Killing Demons: Upgrading from Calligraphy

Chapter 19 Murder Case
"With this stroke of my hand, your last trace of life will be completely cut off. Have you thought about it, eldest son?"

In Qian Yuhai's room in the private courtyard of Qian Mansion.

Qi Xiu stood in front of the Jade Bodhisattva with his pen in hand.

The body of the Jade Bodhisattva, which was blocked by hundreds of [Town] characters, was almost completely petrified.

Only the palm pressed against Mr. Qian's head still retains its jade-colored texture.

Looking at his father who was only alive, Qian Yuhai knelt down and kowtowed to his old father:

“Yu Hai is incompetent and cannot cure your illness, yet you are suffering like this.

Don't worry, father. After you leave, your son will do his best to protect my Qian family's business. "

Touching his head to the ground, Qian Yuhai's shoulders shook slightly, and the suppressed grief turned into tears and his eyes instantly overflowed.

Watching all this silently, Qi Xiu sighed in his heart.

I was about to pick up the pen and write the last character "Town" to completely seal off this strange Jade Bodhisattva.

However, he found that Mr. Qian, who had always been as stiff as a puppet, actually raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

There was a hint of relief and relief.

Seeing this scene, Qi Xiu was slightly moved.

This Jade Bodhisattva's so-called life extension is probably more of a torture for the patient himself...

The word "town" was settled.

The characters "Town" that had long been embedded in the Jade Bodhisattva's body all appeared.

Ripples of golden light, majestic and majestic.

In the dark, hundreds of "Zhen" characters are connected with each other, like golden chains, tightly locking the entire jade Bodhisattva.

"This is……"

Looking at the golden chain formed by the condensation of the character [Town], Qi Xiu's mind was shaking, and a sense of enlightenment was about to come out.

Frowning his brows, searching for this enlightenment, Qi Xiu could feel that if he could release this enlightenment.

Perhaps you can realize another magical aspect of the character [Town].

It's a pity that this enlightenment came suddenly, but it still seemed like there was still a layer of window paper missing.

No matter how hard Qi Xiu concentrated.

This feeling could not be completely vented, and finally subsided slowly.

A feeling of loss arose in his heart, feeling that a great opportunity had just slipped away. Qi Xiu rubbed his eyebrows.

It's because the state of calligraphy is not enough.

So this enlightenment has been restricted and cannot be broken through?

Faintly realizing the reason why this power of enlightenment could not be released, Qi Xiu's eyes flickered.

Calligraphy just broke through to the second level some time ago.

The proficiency level is less than [-]%.

The reason why the progress is so slow is not because he is lazy.

After the calligraphy breakthrough to the second level.

Growth in proficiency appears to have entered a period of sluggishness.

Practicing calligraphy as before, although you can also gain proficiency, but the gain is very little.

If you want to increase your proficiency in calligraphy in a short period of time, unless there is another way, it will take at least half a year at the current pace.

"Furthermore, the power of the innate cloud seal script obtained after the calligraphy is improved has almost grown by leaps and bounds.

Therefore, what is brought about is the same level improvement in consumption.

The [Martial] character of the second level can kill me after just one use.

Yunzhuan in the third realm is something I can’t even think about.

Calligraphy needs to be practiced, but other skills such as martial arts must also be improved simultaneously.

Becoming a hexagonal warrior is the safest thing in troubled times. "

Here Qi Xiu was thinking about a new round of training plan, while Qian Yuhai on the side quietly picked up his father's body and put the shroud on him personally.

"When will the eldest son plan to mourn Master Qian?"

The cooperation was completed, Qi Xiu stood aside with his sleeves rolled up.

"This matter is very serious. I will immediately send a letter to Yuchuan and Yuze and ask them to come back to discuss my father's funeral.

Thank you for your hard work during this time, Mr. Qi. I will accept this small thank you gift from Mr. Wan Wang. "

A wad of silver notes was stuffed into Qi Xiu's hand.

He twisted his fingers, drooped his eyelids, and Qi Xiu's pupils shrank slightly.

Good guy!
1 taels!

You really deserve to be named "Qian".

"If you don't ask me for this, I will do it. You and I can help each other." Qi Xiu, who had just turned around to leave after picking up the banknotes, walked to the door and turned half sideways.

“You’d better go get checked out as soon as possible for your illness.

Concealing illness and avoiding medical treatment is not something a smart person would do. "

Hearing Qi Xiu's reminder, Qian Yuhai smiled slightly and cupped his hands towards Qi Xiu:

"Thank you, Mr. Qi, for thinking about me. Mr. Qian knows."

……

He climbed over the wall from a corner and jumped out of Qian's house. After finding a hidden location, Qi Xiu took out a piece of facial makeup from his arms and put it on his face.

The next second, the handsome and elegant scholar disappeared.

Replaced by a man with sallow and rough skin and dark cheeks, he looked like a farmer who had been working in the fields all year round.

The Qian family's matter is settled for now.

Even if Qian Yuchuan and Qian Yuze come back, they won't be able to think of me for a while.There is no shortage of money now.

I need to find a place to settle down.

With 1 taels of silver notes in his arms, Qi Xiu felt for the first time what it meant to be wealthy.

Came to a dental shop in Nanshi.

The noisy guests almost filled the entire dental store lobby.

It was noisy and noisy, almost more lively than the vegetable market.

"Brother, please ask, what's going on? What are you doing?"

Stopping a man in his 40s who looked like a hawker, Qi Xiu asked curiously.

"What else can I do? Rent a house."

"Rent?"

Seeing the room full of at least a hundred people, Qi Xiu was at a loss.

So many people come to rent a house?

"do not you know?

Nine murder cases occurred in West City yesterday, spreading throughout West City.

Those who live in Xishi now either stay with relatives or go back to the countryside.

Those who didn’t want to leave and had some spare money came out to rent a house.

Hey, hey, it's my turn. "

After explaining a few words, the vendor hurriedly squeezed into the crowd, leaving Qi Xiu with a frown on his face.

murder...

……

The sun sets over the western mountains and the glow illuminates the long street.

Carrying two large bags of daily necessities, Qi Xiu arrived at his new home, which he rented for four times the premium, twenty taels of silver a month, and paid a deposit of one and three.

This is a detached house located in Dongshi.

The area is three times larger than the place where Qi Xiu originally lived. It is surrounded by high walls, has a quiet courtyard, and a flower pond built in the corner.

Go through the courtyard and enter the main hall,

You can see several guest rooms and inner chambers on the front and rear sides of the hall.

After placing the things, Qi Xiu sat on a chair in the main hall, his expression calm and a little thoughtful.

After a month of calm, murders began to occur again in the city.

The Jade Bodhisattva has been sealed, who committed the murder?

Qian Yuhai?
Qian Yuze?
Master Qian is dead, so they have no reason to take action.

Or, someone else?

A series of questions swirled in Qi Xiu's mind.

"Forget it, if there is a murder case, it will be handled by the government. I don't want to worry about it. I just live my own life."

After thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a clue. His mind was full of confusion, so Qi Xiu simply gave it up.

He is just a scholar with some ability.

It was not his turn to support justice and subjugate demons.

No longer entangled, Qi Xiu, who felt much happier, hummed a tune and turned to the kitchen to start playing around.

I went into seclusion in Lujiacun some time ago, and I help Sister Dongmei on weekdays.

Culinary skills also increased to 37%.

You can also make some home-cooked side dishes.

After dinner, we boiled a pot of hot water, soaked our feet for a while, practiced calligraphy, and then went to bed early for the rare occasion of moving to a new house.

At night, the moon and stars are high.

The lights gradually went out in Baohe County, sinking into a state of drowsiness.

rustling --

Suddenly, a burst of inaudible footsteps sounded.

The nimble and vigorous shadow ran along the roof and groped in from the pointed courtyard.

He entered the room quietly, and in less than half a minute, he heard only a muffled groan.

The window was opened from the inside, and a black shadow jumped out easily.

Weighing the extra baggage on his waist, the black shadow chuckled, turned around, jumped up on the wall, and continued to touch the next house.

Touched one by one.

With more and more baggage on Heiying's waist, he turned to Qi Xiu's house where he had just moved in.

A thin wire popped out and slowly opened the door latch, and quietly entered the house.

The shadow looked around, walked into the back room, and came to Qi Xiu, who was sleeping soundly.

Mo Hei looked closely at Qi Xiu. The shadow shook his head, as if he couldn't see clearly because of the poor light.

He took out a portrait scroll from his arms, and the black shadow blew the fire scroll.

The faint pulsing firelight dispersed the darkness.

After carefully glancing at the scroll in his hand, the black shadow nodded, then turned sideways to look at Qi Xiu on the bed.

And this time.

A pair of indifferent eyes were watching him quietly from the bed.

……

(End of this chapter)