Talisman Emperor
Chapter 1 – Chen Xi
The Southern Border of Song Yan City.
Dusk falls during a fiery sunset.
As usual, Chen Xi pushed open the door and walked over to Zhang's Grocery Store.
Zhang Grocery Shop was just an ordinary shop in downtown Song Yan City, the interior was not very large, and only at the sale of a few daily talismans to maintain its sales, the best seller was a 1st class talisman, and it was only at the sale of a few daily talismans to maintain its sales, second was a grade-2 talisman, this was the only merchandise sold to maintain the viability of a small business, the sales were also not large, but it barely maintained its foothold in Song Yan City.
Chen Xi noticed, there were 7 to 8 innocent talisman practitioner apprentices. The shopkeeper, Boss Zhang Da Yong gave them a lecture, and his shriveled voice echoed throughout the grocery store. (TL Note: Is there a proper word for talisman practitioner?)
“I will give you a month, after a month, if any of you are dissatisfied, go home and go play mud. Lastly, keep in mind, if you want to be a quality Talisman coach, hard work is your only way to success, no one can succeed !! ”
All the apprentice eyes shone with excitement and desire.
"Oh, Chen Xi has arrived"
Zhan Da Yong turned his head to face Chen Xi, while greeting her with a sweet smile.
"Uncle Zhang, today is the 30 Fire Dragon talismans." Chen Xi took out a pile of light cyan talismans, and handed them all over. (It was actually a Fire Dragon talisman but the Fire Dragon sounded colder)
Zhang Da Yong waved his hand: "Don't rush, since you are here, why not help me teach this little brat, your wages will be calculated separately. Well, for every hour worth 3 yuan stones. What are you saying?"
After giving it some thought, Chen Xi nodded: "Great"
The 30 Fire Dragon talismans could only sell for 10 yuan of stone, but it took him 5 hours to make. So, no matter how you think, the price is very abundant.
Zhan Da Yong laughed and turned to face the new apprentice group, suddenly with a serious face and speaking in a heavy tone: "The path to becoming a talisman practitioner is very profound, so for you to begin with, "The path to becoming a talisman is very profound, your Senior (senpai), will show you how to make a Fire Dragon talisman, which is one of the best sellers. I dare not say about others, but if we dare to say solid basic skills, no one in Song Yan City can compare to Chen Xi, he said, on this I also feel humble. You should observe and study carefully. Don't miss this incredible opportunity. ”
The brush!
The 7 to 8 apprentice disciples were simultaneously staring at Chen Xi's body, but no matter how you looked at it, he was just a pale skinny boy, and his age would not be much different from theirs, either, the eyes of the teenager could not help but show a trace of suspicion as to whether this brat was like the person portrayed by Uncle Zhang.
The expression on Chen Xi's face did not change, he was not even aware of the delicate atmosphere around him, and he took out an attalisman preparation table, he said, then he took out a light cyanFu paper from the side of the table and placed it on the flat surface of the table, after which he took out a pen dipped in ink and brushed it off.
His hands move very smoothly.
The teenagers facing off quickly gathered around.
Even when holding Fu's pen, Chen Xi's temperament was the only change, there was clarity in his eyes, his wrists were swinging like snakes, Fu's pen tip was allegro (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/allegro ) *shashasha …… the slender arc gracefully opened and spread throughout Fu's paper, somewhat like a wisp of curly smoke that was born, comfortably natural.
The new symbol drew the wide-open eyes of all the disciples, staring unblinkingly at the wrists, pens, as well as the symbols formed on the light cyan Fu paper, their expressions shocked.
Talisman had 9 grades; the level 1 Fire Dragon Talisman was one of the most basic talismans, of course, it was also the lowest level talisman. The teenagers who were looking at it at first did not believe him due to his age difference, however, saw first time alone on Zhi Fu Chen Xi, even though it was only a few stokes, it was only a few stokes, but it was full of grace and precise control of power, their hearts conquered instantly.
Chen Xi looked focused, completely selfless; just not paying attention to the gazes that kept coming, after being done with Zhi Fu, she was immersed in a strange silence, he simply stared at the thin and dense Fu line on the Fu paper.
Looking at the shocked faces of the teenagers, Zhang Da Yong could not help but laugh, not to mention about the newcomers, just that he himself encountered it every time, he said, their hearts could not stop floating with astonishing colors, just as he had mentioned, just picking up the basics of making talismans on attainment, Chen Xi had indeed reached an incredible level.
Stroke, stir, hook, pull, turn, energy to sharp precision, Fu Zhi's extremely thin light blue pine, swaying under Chen Xi's pen, slowly forming a nice pattern.
After burning an incense stick.
Huuo!
Fu Zhi suddenly lit up, like breathing, then immediately restored to its original form. (TL Note: Not sure about this: ⁇ ⁇ )
Chen Xi put aside Fu's pen, feeling like she had a heavy body like she had just dodged the ship, the pain hardened; her pale thin cheeks turned clear and transparent.
Before coming to the store, he had produced 30 level 1 Fire Dragon talismans; these were made half-and-half, but still spent a lot of effort and a lot of time to produce those talismans, his true element had been completely drained and he was mentally exhausted.
The new apprentice saw no signs of exhaustion, only seeing the smooth completion of his talisman, instantly enraging.
"That's awesome! The speed, flexibility, and accuracy of a pen can really shock a person! "
"Wa, Chen Xi senpai completed a disposable talisman, this success can only be described as perfect!"
(I turned it to senpai because I thought it was easier to understand)
"In the future, I will have to follow Chen Xi's great senpai advice, such as skilled calligraphy, I guarantee that I will practice."
“……”
However at that moment, a strange ying yang qi sound could be heard coming from the entrance of the shop.
“Hmm, the production of grade 1 basic talisman is not very good, give you 5 years time, with your frozen face, and will act stupid when learning the basic talisman. Why do you brats at least have a curious expression, then when did you brats start making grade-2 talismans? At his level, all bad boys are just vegetable birds (beginners) ”
Listening, all the buzzing sounds instantly disappeared without a trace, currently the fiery eyes of the teenagers, adding some suspicion in them, accompanied by strange colors.
Five years just to master the basics of producing a grade-1 talisman?
Such qualifications are rubbish!
The expressionless Chen, hmm, sounded like a familiar nickname ……
And so on, so there it is! (Shocked)
The new talisman practitioners finally knew who Chen Xi was, now their eyes were emitting a strange light.
In Song Yan City, Chen was expressionlessly included in one of the famous household names, which was one worthy of being called jinxed.
When Chen Xi was born, the Chen family was originally among the first-class families, but was destroyed overnight by the enemy, he was left with his grandfather, father, and mother.
When he was one year old, his grandfather was bedridden due to a serious illness, to remedy their loss, to become someone useless, he said, the family with 4 mouths to feed had turned them into normal citizens of Song Yan City.
At the age of 2 years, his brother Hao Chen was born, his mother lost on a snowy hill without a trace, rumors say that the Chen family that was spared did not fall ( ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ), he said, they can't stand this poor lifestyle, followed by the handsome young man he eloped for.
At the age of 3, his father left home and never returned.
At the age of 4, she was originally engaged to the southern Su household, but the Su household sent dozens of experts, standing in the sky, in front of every person from Song Yan City, tearing up the marriage certificate, and making it a reality, then fly.
For five years in a row, many unfortunate things had happened to Chen XI, one after another, and it had become more serious than before. Song Yan City was not too big, very fast, the name of the curse (or curse) Chen XI like had grown her wings (become famous), had spread throughout Song Yan City, had spread throughout Song Yan City, even women and children know.
Since Chen Xi's childhood was harsh, looking indifferent, no one ever smiled at her, she said, besides the good thing only remains as propaganda ( ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ nick), his name is dubbed as Chen expressionless throughout Song Yan City.
"Uncle Zhang, I'll be back tomorrow."
The atmosphere was strange, Chen Xi could even feel it, in other words, over the years he had grown up with the same routine, he very often practiced. Uncle Zhang nodded, Chen XI left quietly.
"Jin (Hmm)!"
Not long after Chen Xi left, Uncle Zhang stared at the door fiercely, he snapped: "YUN HUNG, COME WITH ME!"
"Uncle, I ……."
Yun Hung hesitated, wanting to make an excuse, but seeing his uncle walking into the hall, he quickly got there with a small jog, straightened his mouth and murmured bitterly: "That's weird, that's weird, didn't I just say one point about Chen's expressionless expression eh, why are you so serious. "
When the two left, the newcomers could not help but discuss the topic between them.
"Oh, that's actually Chen's phrase, we better not be here from the start, learn the talisman operation from him, we don't know if we'll be stained with his bad luck."
"ah! This is bad, just now when the expressionless Chen made a talisman, I accidentally touched it ……. This is impossible, I have to go home quickly to take a shower. ”
“Ha ha, this situation frightens all of you; my father said that only Chen's expression brings misfortune among the Chen family, this has nothing to do with us. "
……
The night was dark as ink and starry.
While being bitten by the wind, Chen Xi slowly released her clenched fists, tightened her clothes, and quickly ran home.
When he was close to his house, he suddenly saw the shadow of a skinny figure sitting at the door, borrowing the starlight; he could vaguely tell that figure was hai brother Hao Chen.
"My brother, you're back." His brother, who had recently turned 12 years old stood up, happily shouted, then when he thought he felt wrong, he quickly lowered his head.
"Thank your head." Chen Xi walked forward, her voice loud.
Chen Hao looked like a child who had committed a crime, but he was persistent and did not raise his head, he softly said: "Grandfather is waiting for you to have dinner, let's go inside." After saying, he turned around and was about to head home, but he was stopped by Chen Xi who grabbed his hand.
"Are you in a fight again?"
Chen Xi raised Chen Hao's chin, staring at his sister's face that was filled with inflamed wounds.
Chen Hao forcefully released Chen Xi's grip, raised his head, with stubborn eyes, shouted: "They called me a wild species, and summoned the brother as a curse, "They called me a wild species, and want our whole family to die sooner, so of course I want to beat them "
Chen XI was startled, looking at her stubborn brother, staring at his innocent brother's face filled with fury; her heart felt an unspeakable pain.
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