Painter

Chapter 189 38: Ink Sea
The people who were reading among the copybooks began to discuss in whispers. Before, they just recorded the damaged pages. After Li Chan reminded them, they took a closer look at the text and found that those parts eaten by moths happened to be missing the word "immortal". , I can't help but feel a chill down my spine.

"The Lantai is fortified everywhere, and the monsters can't get close at all. How can this be?"

"This place is blessed by Chang'en, and there has never been a flaw in the sacrifice. It is said that there will be no silverfish, let alone demons."

"Since the saint went west, there has been chaos everywhere, and now even in the imperial city..."

Amidst the discussion, Song Xiang frowned tightly.

Lantai worships Chang'en, the God of Books, who can bless books. Since the completion of Lantai, no books have been gnawed by rats or lost or burned.But since the sage went west, the divine way of the entire Dayong Kingdom has not been so effective.Where there is drought, the god of rain can't make clouds and rain, and in the land of migratory locusts, the god of wax can't eliminate disasters. Now, even the god of calligraphy in Lantai has problems.

During the sacrifices in various places, there were also many rumors. It is said that today's saints went west to Zen Taodu Mountain, disobeyed the will of heaven, and offended the gods of the nine heavens.But about this matter, the common people in the market can just mutter a few words, as the servant of Lantai, the fourth rank of the official residence, Song Xiangruo talks nonsense, but he can't escape the five eyes and six ears of Shen Zha Si Youjin.

He pondered for a while, put down the "Yuluzhai Ritual", approached Li Chan, and said in a low voice: "Unexpectedly, there are monsters sneaking into Lantai, please Li Youyi to return to Shenzhasi quickly, and call the manpower. To prepare for the sacrificial ceremony, please ask the book god to send down a spiritual response to kill the monsters."

Li Chan withdrew her gaze from looking at the bookshelf, shook her head and said, "No need for now, let me try first."

"Li Youyi, Lantai is an important place for collecting books, so it's a big matter, so you can't be negligent, so it's better to be cautious." Song Xiang hesitated, "What's more, now that silverfish only eats the word "immortal", those damaged classics are also It's not difficult to fix, but if you annoy that monster, the consequences will be unpredictable."

Li Chan asked: "Song Shilang knows the origin of that monster?"

"I don't know." Song Xiang shook his head, "But as long as you go to Shu Chang'en, the situation will naturally become clear."

Li Chan raised her eyebrows, and understood Song Xiang's plan, if she sacrificed to the Book God before Shen Zhasi, the matter would be resolved, and the matter would stop in Lantai.

"What if you don't understand?"

"If you can, you have to ask to know."

Song Xiang didn't back down, Li Chan smiled, "Of course I won't stop the priest, but I'm going to hunt the capital on behalf of the saint, and Song Shilang should not stop me from hunting demons."

Song Xiang frowned, secretly thinking that the people in Shen Zhasi really had troubles, and there was really no way to stop them.

At this moment, Li Xikun who was on the side said: "Song Shilang, if it wasn't for Li Youyi, we couldn't find out that it was the monsters who made the disturbance. Presumably Li Youyi should have made up his mind."

"Oh?"

"It's not like I have an idea, but I have a clue." Li Chan glanced across the pile of bookshelves, "It will take some work to find out that monster. I also ask Song Shilang to take him out of Shiming Pavilion and leave one person behind." Just give me a guide."

"Alright." Song Xiang chuckled, "Then I will go to sacrifice to Chang En. If the Book God can get rid of this silverfish, it will also save Li Youyi some effort. Xikun, you stay for Li Youyi Guide." After finishing speaking, he left Shiming Pavilion with the school clerk and scribes.

Only Li Chan and Li Xikun were left in the pavilion.

The school secretary was in front of him to guide and inform the categories of books collected everywhere. Under the faint light of water essence, Li Chan walked through the bookshelf.

"Brother Xikun is a reasonable person, but he is not very tactful as an official."

"If I were tactful, I wouldn't still be a ninth-rank school scholar." Li Xikun sighed, "But it's good to be a school scholar, at least he can read the books in the Lantai collection to his heart's content." He stopped and pointed to the front left The bookcase, "Look here, Li Youyi. Most of the books in this cabinet are biographies of immortals. If the monsters like to eat the word "immortal", the classics in this cabinet must be severely damaged."

Li Chan didn't care about the bookcase.

"Where are all the ancient books hidden in this pavilion?"

"Ancient books? Come here."

Li Xikun walked to the north of the pavilion, among the closely arranged bookshelves, many scriptures, silk books and bamboo slips were neatly stored.The books are well preserved, but both the seals and the spines are clearly dated.

Li Chan stood still under the bookshelf, looked up and down the books on the shelf, and said, "Song Shilang is offering sacrifices to Chang En, brother Xikun, don't you need to help?"

"There is no shortage of me." Li Xikun finished the answer without thinking, and then understood the meaning of the Jingji Youyi envoy, slightly startled, and said with a wry smile: "I will go and have a look. If Li Youyi has something to do, just go out of the pavilion and call me. .”

"Go slowly." Li Chan smiled slightly.

Li Xikun bid farewell and left.

Li Chan watched the back of the school secretary disappear among the bookshelves, then turned his head and looked at the many ancient books in front of him. Under the dim light of the water essence lamp, his lacquer-like black eyes were instantly stained with two colors of blue and blue. The rolled bamboo slips were put down after one glance, and picked up another silk scroll.

Read the classics in the bookshelf one by one in this way.

……

Lantai, on the altar of the Lingshu Hall, Chang En, the book god, dressed in red clothes, holds a yellow scroll in his hand, and a book boy is at his feet.

Sacrificial utensils such as pot statues, elephant statues, and mountain statues have been set up under the altar, and the music officials from the Taiyue Department also brought bells and drums.After Song Xiang washed his hands in the copper basin, he wrote an essay and threw it into the fire.

In the sound of music and green smoke, the prose was burned out. Ling Zhu was wearing a five-color cassock, a lotus crown on his head, folded his sleeves and bowed his head. He could see the sandalwood smoke billowing in the furnace, faintly forming a human figure.

……

Under the bookshelf of Shiming Pavilion, Li Chan read a volume of bamboo slips and silk books, and finally, when she picked up a copy of "The Story of Zhi Tian", she stopped.Open it and read carefully, the word "immortal" occasionally appears in the book, but it is not eaten by silverfish.

After reading "Zhi Tian Ji" word by word, he showed a clear expression, returned the book to the shelf, and sat down cross-legged on the floor.

The pavilion was unusually quiet, the sound of the lotus flower can be heard, and even the slight crackling of the lamp burning was very clear, and the music of sacrifices from the Lingshu Hall could be faintly heard outside the window.

The light from the snow shines through the window, mixed with the light of the water spirit lamp, and you can see the particles of dust.

The words on the spine of the book also dance with the dust, like mosquitoes and flies.

There was the sound of flipping books, weak at first, and then loud and loud.

A few words "Donghai Nanming" flew by, and Li Chan stretched out her hand to touch it, her fingertips were as cold as falling into water.He moved the "water wave" in front of him curiously, and suddenly, the word "whale salamander" appeared in the water!
The word whale salamander comes out through the water, and is good at facing the wind. In the blink of an eye, it turns into a long whale. The fish skin is black and shiny, and it is wrapped in monstrous waves!
Wow!When the waves hit, Li Chan's body was swung away like a mayfly, but he grabbed the fin of the whale, and the long whale suddenly sank into the darkness.

Only a few bubbles popped out, and the next moment, with a loud bang, it broke through the waves!He leaped into the sky on a whale
The vault is as pale as paper, and the vast sea is as black as ink.The foam was churning, and a few water droplets brushed against his cheeks and hair, but what kind of water droplets?It is clearly a text!

　In the past two days, I have been working on the detailed outline, and the detailed outline has already made up to [-] characters, so the main text is written less, and this short one tonight
　　
　
(End of this chapter)