Volume 1 Chapter 50: Cow's Testing

  He immediately raised his hand.

  A green light flashed, bursting out of the air, and the atmosphere around it instantly tore apart like paper, making a hissing sound. As the green light passed by, people's hair stood on end.

  "Slap."

  A crisp sound like a cracking gourd, carrying tens of thousands of bright red bursts, the azure sky is like a deep sea, and instantly gives birth to ten thousand feet of red coral.

  Fresh blood splattered on the elegant robes of the surrounding young masters, mouths, hair, and a pungent smell slowly spread, those mocking faces still hadn't closed their mouths when white teeth were stained with blood.

  Stunned like ice and snow, everyone was frozen in place.

  I've seen people who have killed before, but I've never seen anyone who kills as easily as you!

  One word of insolence, blood splatters three feet!

  It wasn't until much later that people realized what had happened. The young men, with their mouths full of fresh blood, fell to the ground and vomited violently, becoming dizzy and disoriented. Many others fainted on the spot.

  A hot and pungent smell rises up.

  In a courtyard filled with white flowers, a gentle and elegant voice rose up leisurely and carefreely.

  "Now that you reminded me to exercise, I'll use his head as a target to improve my aim."

  The crowd stood still like stone statues, and Chuyu's eyes were fixed only on Tai Shi Lan.

  She still stood upright, her face slightly pale, but not a hint of panic, which made him narrow his eyes in satisfaction, and then furrowed his brow in dissatisfaction.

  Because he found that, at some point, Jing Tai Lan had already drilled into the crowd to her side. At this moment, in front of him was a scene of murder, but Ta Shi Lan surprisingly did not cover his eyes.

  He heard two people talking in hushed tones.

  "I'm afraid..." Jing Tai's small face turned pale and she burrowed into Tai Shi Lan's arms.

  "It's good to be afraid." Tai Shi said, "One should have a sense of awe for life. However, look at you."

  "No...!" Jing Tai Lan shook his head desperately.

  Tai Shi Lan didn't go to touch Jing Tai's face, nor did he move. He just said: "You see clearly, people die like this. Just one moment, everything is gone, can't move, can't speak, can't see their loved ones again. Afterwards, although many people will laugh, many people will also cry, his loved ones, children, friends. These people and things take many years to obtain, but losing them can be very quick, a word, an order, a raised hand, an instant."

  "Don't kill... don't kill..." Jing Tai Lan rubbed his eyes with both hands.

  "No." Tai Shi Lan said, "Some people are better off not being killed than being killed. Some people are better off being killed than not being killed. Remember, if you kill someone and the ones who smile outnumber those who cry, then it's worth killing."

  "I don't understand..." Jing Tai Lan looked back at the corpse in confusion, "He... laughed too much?"

  "This is an exception." Tai Shi said calmly, "Some people are ruthless and you shouldn't learn from them."

  Rong Chu heard this and blinked his eyes. He thought he should be angry, a certain woman was really unappreciative.

  But somehow, the girl who cherished every word, explained Jingtai blue in a way that was both detailed and on-the-spot, using her unique understanding to instill into his little brain what those masters had said a million times but he wouldn't listen to. He thought it was really interesting.

  She is an iceberg, an iceberg under the sunlight, refracting countless glories from every angle, with a unique and resplendent beauty, shining like crystal.

  Tai Shi Lan's palm stroked the top of Jing Tai Blue's head, suddenly turned his head to look at him for a moment, and then turned his head back.

  That one glance was brief, but it truly reflected the smile in his eyes for the first time.

  Because of his respect.

  She is not afraid of being trampled on by others, but if someone takes action to defend her, she also knows warmth.

  Rong Chu looked at her serene and calm profile, her forever level gaze rarely showing gentleness.

  He suddenly smiled slightly again.

  Like the wind blowing open one blossom, the Everlasting Flower.

  Rong Chu suddenly killed someone, and the students in the field were all shocked. The head of the court, with a pale face, hastily called for the body to be carried away and notified the family of the deceased. Everyone thought there would be an outburst, but unexpectedly, neither the head of the court nor the deputy commander gave Rong Chu any attention from start to finish. Some students who were used to reading the situation gradually seemed to understand, and the mocking laughter finally disappeared.

  The crowd finally quieted down, and Tai Shi Lan brought up the topic again, "Assistant Cao, you haven't come to take the test yet."

  "Really?" Contrary to everyone's expectations, Cao Zhe didn't change his attitude even after Rong Chu gave Tai Shi Lan a helping hand. He shook his head casually and said, "You can't learn it."

  "What?" Tai Shi Lan asked calmly.

  "This subject of mine is not part of the regular curriculum, because it directly belongs to the Imperial Light Martial Arts Academy." Cao Fuzi puffed out his chest, his tone filled with pride, instantly transforming from a timid old man into a magnificent great master.

  Everyone was stunned, knowing that Old Cao would never find his disciple, but they didn't expect that this subject had such a glorious origin.

  "This subject, even in the Guangwu General Camp, there are no more than three people who learn it." The old man stretched out three pale fingers. "According to the rules, every place where the Guangwu General Camp is established will set up this subject, but like the 25th camp, many years have passed without recruiting any disciples, but even so, this subject must be established."

  He silently added a sentence in his heart - if not, it would be impossible to surpass the Dongtang Tianji Mansion, like searching for a needle in the ocean.

  He let out a silent sigh, having waited for so many years, yet still unable to find that one person. It's also true that such people are extremely rare in this world, and Dongfang had long known of their existence, obtained the secret method, and gathered them together, training them early on, which is why they always have the upper hand in every battle against Nanqi. Nanqi started late, and for a moment, where could they find such people? It's a pity that these people who bear the secret mission, if they can't complete their task, will never be able to return to Lijing, can't do what they want to do, and will spend their entire lives trapped in waiting... How sad.

  Lao Cao's heart was filled with tears, for the first ten thousand times he shouted for help. If someone came to rescue him at this moment, he would be willing to offer them a long-life tablet and incense for generations to come!

  Everyone who heard this sentence let out a collective "oh" and finally understood why the old man had been eating free meals here for so many years without being kicked out. It turned out that he was eating national relief grain and enjoying special subsidies.

  "This subject is called Tianxu." Cao Fuzi closed his eyes, shook his head, and looked pained. "There are people in this world who have extraordinary abilities beyond human capabilities. The Tianxu subject is to find all the talented individuals in the world, give them a unique method, and transform their innate abilities into the strongest power in the world... Alas, you won't understand even if I say it. Never mind." He let out a long sigh, then suddenly said, "However, I have an ultimate skill. Are you interested in learning it?"

  His words had barely fallen when a burst of laughter erupted from the crowd again, this time even the students from humble backgrounds couldn't help but laugh.

  "My goodness!" Xiong Xiao Jia wiped her eyes and exaggeratedly shouted, "Master, you won't show off your 'Camera Eye' again, will you? Spare Tai Shi Lan, he learned your ultimate skill three years ago and is still half-blind now!"

  "Don't listen to his nonsense," someone pulled on Tai Shi's sleeve, "Look at this old man with a scar above his eye, and he dares to boast about having the 'overturning' eyes that can overturn cities and countries. He says one glance can overturn a city, another glance can overturn people's hearts, and a third glance can overturn the world...Damn it, it sounds like some cheaply made script from a third-rate writer in the streets..."

  Tai Shi Lan glared at Cao Fu Zi, his eyes full of bloodshot and twitching with a nervous tremble.

  It's really Cao Fu Zi's one move, even pigs are laughing.

  "That half-blindness is not my problem." Cao Fuzi muttered to himself, "She doesn't have a resolute heart, she can't learn this. To learn this skill, one must be born with charming eyes, yet also have a firm gaze, an unyielding will, and never back down when facing others... I think you, Tai Shilan, meet several requirements, except for the charming part..."

  Rong Chu suddenly smiled.

  Yes, the cold and unyielding Taishi Lan learned to capture with his eyes, then stood upright like a spear, spoke like a knife, and gave a gentle glance...

  It's really full of discordance, making people want to laugh...

  After laughing, he lifted his chin again - hmm, perhaps this contradictory beauty is another kind of charm...

  Tai Shi Lan didn't wait for Cao Fu Zi to finish speaking and abruptly said: "I won't learn."

  Cao Fuzi smiled unexpectedly and said with a wave of his hand, "Alright then, I can also be certain that you and I have no master-disciple relationship."

  The old man turned around and left, his footsteps echoing, his back figure slightly desolate.

  "Wait," Tai Shi Lan said suddenly, "Why don't you try it?"

  Cao Fuzi turned around, and for the first time, there was a glimmer of hope in his eyes. He looked at her carefully, then suddenly pointed to his own chest, "Take a look, what's wrong with me?"

  "It's madness!" someone laughed loudly - Old Cao is stupid, no need to ask or investigate, just take a look and you'll know what disease it is!

  "I don't know." Tai Shi Lan shook his head.

  "How many ants are over there?" The old man pointed to a broken wall on the other side of the square.

  "I don't know."

  "Did you pass through this wall?" The old man pointed to a wall behind him.

  "No."

  The old man sighed, shook his head and muttered to himself, "I knew it..." He casually pulled out a pocket watch from his bosom to check the time, then suddenly said, "Let me stop this Southeast Asian clock from ticking."

  "It can't be done."

  "I knew you couldn't do it." The old man rolled his eyes and turned around to leave, "Wasting an old man's time!"

  Tai Shi Lan suddenly stepped forward one step and pulled his sleeve.

  "Clang." The old man's precious and rare pocket watch, which he had just put down, was pulled to the ground by her and smashed into three pieces.

  "My watch!" Cao Fuzi let out a loud roar, hastily and painfully picking up the watch, trying to piece it together, but the watch was already broken, and there was no way to restore it.

  "Ah, Tai Shi Lan!" Cao Fuzi suddenly jumped up like thunder, and it took three men of Xiong Xiao Jia's build to hold him back. "What are you doing?! You ruined my pocket watch! I just bought that watch last year! It cost me a fortune! You good-for-nothing, nobody wants to take you on as an apprentice, why did you have to smash my watch?!"

  "Pfft... " Jing Tai Lan rolled her eyes, "Rare? It's just a toy from the Ri Zhen Palace toilet..."

  "I want to be your apprentice." Tai Shi Lan replied quietly.

  "Daydream! Daydream!" Old Cao jumped up to his feet in Xiong Xiao Jia's arms, his fist almost hitting Tai Shi Lan's face. "I'm telling you, I'd rather die than take you as my apprentice! You're daydreaming for this lifetime! Daydreaming!"

  "Will you accept it?"

  "Old man wants to take you as an apprentice, just wear a chamber pot on your head, only wear underpants, and in front of the whole camp, kowtow step by step, kneel at your door and shout 'aunt' and 'master', shout once every time you see him! Shout once every time you see him!"