I picked up skill fragments in the demon world.

Chapter 152 Dealing with Xie Lingyun

Facing the crying little kid, Zhang Chen quickly hugged him and said, "Don't cry! Don't cry! Don't say you are just a mental patient. Even if you become a fool, I won't despise you."

"Really?" The little kid looked at Zhang Chen with tears in his eyes.

"Of course it's true." Zhang Chen said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the little kid threw himself into Zhang Chen's arms and cried, "Zhang Chen, you're so good. I want to be the best friend in the world with you in the future."

The little kid was really frightened.

Zhang Chen stroked the little girl's head as if he was coaxing his daughter. He felt as if he had a new daughter!
At this time, footsteps were heard outside the door. The law enforcement elder came back and looked at Zhang Chen and Xiao Douding who were hugging each other. He said earnestly: "You two are lucky to have caught the young lady's eye. You need to serve her well. If you can be favored by the young lady, you will be able to rise to prominence in one step."

"Who is this person?" Zhang Chen looked at the law enforcement elder and asked tentatively.

To be honest, although he had been in contact with the other party for quite some time, he really didn't know the other party's identity and origin. After all, such things were not something that someone of his status could inquire about.

"Xie Lingyun, the daughter of Xie Xuan, the chief of the Northern Procuratorate! If you can climb this high branch, your future will be limitless." The law enforcement elder patted the two on the shoulders with a cautious voice: "Children, you must seize the opportunity! In a person's life, there are only a few opportunities to change their destiny, or even only one. If you can seize it, then seize it. If you can't, you will always be in the dust."

The law enforcement elder said to the two of them, "Come with me to wash up, and then go serve the young lady."

When Zhang Chen heard the words of the law enforcement elder, his pupils shrank and his heart was shocked: Xie Lingyun, the daughter of Xie Xuan?
Xie Xuan and I are old acquaintances!

If we talk about seniority, Xie Xuan and I are of the same generation, so Xie Lingyun should at least call me uncle, right?

However, only now did he understand why Huang Liguan attached so much importance to Xie Lingyun. After all, she was the daughter of the chief of the Censorate, and was more noble than a princess.

"It's actually her!" Zhang Chen muttered in his heart, and conspiracy theories began to arise in his mind again: "Could it be that old guy Xie Xuan marked me, so he sent Xie Lingyun here to find a way to crack it?"

"Can I still hide it now?" Zhang Chen felt a little annoyed. This feeling of guessing all the time was not good.

"I must find a way to obtain the higher-level formulas of Qigong in Huang Tiandao as soon as possible, and then leave here quickly. I always feel like there are so many villains around me, and I don't feel safe at all." Zhang Chen said to himself.

Faced with Xie Lingyun's personal assignment, Zhang Chen and Xiao Douding could not resist. They could only follow the law enforcement elder out in a depressed mood. At this time, their eyes were full of innocence. After looking at each other, they both frowned. No one wanted to do the work of serving others. With their temperaments and personalities, even if there were great benefits of wealth and glory, they would never want to serve others.

After washing up, the two of them came to the southwest corner of the Taoist temple. At this time, the entire southwest corner was blocked by guards in iron armor. Although the sun was scorching in the sky, the guards in the iron armor seemed unaware of the heat in the sky. There even seemed to be layers of frost condensing on the armor.

Zhang Chen saw this scene, and there was a hint of disbelief in his eyes. Frost condensed on the armor in such a hot day? Are you kidding?
"This armor is not made of ordinary steel. Instead, it was made from a large tomb unearthed by the Procuratorate thirty years ago. There is a strange iron ore in the tomb. The iron ore contains the power of ice and has incredible power." The law enforcement elder explained.

Zhang Chen suddenly realized after hearing this that anything could happen in this mysterious world.

Zhang Chen and Xiao Douding looked at each other in silence, following the law enforcement elder all the way to a three-story bamboo building.

"The young lady is resting inside, you two can go in. Remember, you must not offend the young lady, otherwise even the king of heaven will not be able to save you." The law enforcement elder said here, and looked at the little bean: "Especially you, don't cause trouble for me again."

After saying this, the law enforcement elder said goodbye and left. Then Zhang Chen and Cheng Yu looked at each other and walked towards the small building.

"You two come up." When the two came downstairs, they saw that the window on the third floor was open. Xie Lingyun, dressed in red, was sitting in front of the window and greeting them.

At this time, Xie Lingyun was weak, and looked less heroic and noble than before. Instead, she looked more delicate and timid, very feminine.

The two of them went up to the third floor and bowed respectfully to Xie Lingyun:
"I've met noble people."

Xie Lingyun glanced at the two of them, and then his eyes fell on Zhang Chen. He looked at Zhang Chen with a pair of eyes, with countless words and questions in his mind, but the moment he faced Zhang Chen, he swallowed them all back. No matter how he opened his mouth, he felt it was inappropriate.

"Don't be so reserved, come and have something to eat." Xie Lingyun pointed to the seven or eight plates of fruit and pastries in front of the table. The grapes were big and round, with dew on them, as if they had just been picked.

Looking at the snacks on the table, the little kid swallowed hard, then raised his head and looked at Zhang Chen with his bright eyes.

"Thank you for your reward." Zhang Chen bowed respectfully, then took the little kid's hand and thanked him respectfully. Then he knelt in front of the table, picked up the cake and took a small bite, but did not continue to eat it. Instead, he waited for Xie Lingyun to lecture him.

Xie Lingyun pointed to a corner nearby and said, "You can sit wherever you like. You just need to serve me while I am practicing. The rest of the time you can do your own things, whether it is practicing or reciting scriptures. It's all fine."

The two looked at each other, then sat there obediently with the cakes in their hands, though they seemed a little reserved and quite uncomfortable.

Xie Lingyun understood the two's restraint, but he did not try to persuade them. At this moment, he was playing with the scriptures in his hands, and his eyes fell on Zhang Chen: "Where are you from? How many years have you been in the Taoist temple?"

Zhang Chen said quickly, "I am a hunter in the mountains. I fled because of the severe drought, so I joined the Taoist temple a few months ago."

Zhang Chen's answer was very skillful. It seemed that he had answered, but in fact he only answered what he wanted to tell the other party, such as he had only been in the Taoist temple for a few months and his entanglement with Huang Liguan was not deep.

As for his origins, they were all evaded.

Xie Lingyun glanced at Zhang Chen, with the corners of his mouth curled up, as if he didn't see Zhang Chen's trick: "When I need you in the future, I will summon you over. When you are done, you can naturally go back and rest. Don't worry, you will get your benefits!"

When Xie Lingyun said this, an inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Is she short of maids?

Of course there was no shortage of them. As long as she opened her mouth, countless maids would be brought up from the foot of the mountain. What she lacked was the ability to suppress the strange things in her body.

Now it seems that she has found it! Zhang Chen was thoughtful after hearing what Xie Lingyun said. It seemed that Xie Lingyun was targeting him. He had already understood what Xie Lingyun meant. Xie Lingyun wanted to use the golden light on his body to get rid of the demon.

Xie Lingyun looked at the little boy, who was staring at the cakes on the table with eager eyes, his throat moving back and forth: "You look so reserved, take the cakes and go down first, I have something to say to your senior brother."

She regarded Zhang Chen as her senior brother and Xiao Douding as her junior sister.

"Sir, you are wrong! I am the senior sister and he is the junior brother!" The little girl looked at Xie Lingyun very seriously and corrected him. This was very important to her.

Xie Lingyun was stunned when she heard this. She looked at the little kid who had just reached Zhang Chen's waist, then looked at Zhang Chen. Seeing that the little kid didn't seem to be joking, she asked in surprise, "That's really strange. How come you've become a senior sister when you're so young?"

The little kid lowered his head, looking aggrieved and silent. Facing the noble man, he couldn't lose his temper, nor could he break his legs.

"Senior Sister, please go back." Zhang Chen touched the little kid's head. The little kid picked up the pastries on the table and walked downstairs sullenly.

Just looking at the cake in his hand, the little bean thought turned in his mind: "Forget it, since she treated me to a delicious meal, I won't hate her."

After Xiao Douding left, the room suddenly became quiet. Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen and said tentatively: "Thank you for what happened in the temple today."

Zhang Chen was secretly surprised: "Here it comes! As expected, it comes"

Now he had two choices. The first choice was to deny it outright, thinking that Xie Lingyun would not make things difficult for him. The second choice was to admit it, and he might be able to make friends with Xie Lingyun and even take advantage of Xie Xuan's power.

However, what Zhang Chen is unsure about now is whether Xie Lingyun came to the Taoist temple accidentally or Xie Xuan secretly instructed him to do so.

But no matter which situation it is, he seems to be in trouble now.

And the most important two points are, first, Xie Lingyun helped him, although he did not need Xie Lingyun's help, but from the perspective of ordinary people, Xie Lingyun was definitely a pure good person. This was the first noble he had ever seen who was willing to help ordinary people.

Second, that demon is a great disaster. Now that I know that I can restrain him, when the demon counterattacks, this damn ghost will never let me go.

Helping Xie Lingyun is helping yourself.

The best option is to eliminate the Heavenly Demon in its infancy now, before it completely interferes with the material world. If we wait until the Heavenly Demon invades the Great Heavenly Master and several others, it will be too late to fight back.

"You are joking, sir. It is just a matter of fate. It is my blessing to be able to help you." After a little thought, Zhang Chen admitted it directly.

"What's the meaning of your golden light? You should know that there is something strange about me that even my father can't do anything about." Xie Lingyun immediately became interested.

Zhang Chen shook his head after hearing this: "I don't know. I just accidentally mastered the art of drawing runes in the past. I accidentally drew a rune and mastered the means to ward off evil spirits."

His answer was very important. Although he wanted to help Xie Lingyun solve the problem, he also had to be on guard. If Xie Lingyun killed people and stole the treasure, it would bring trouble to himself.

Human hearts are always fickle, and Zhang Chen must never pin his family's safety on human hearts.

If it was obtained from the secret, what if Xie Lingyun asked him to hand over the secret? If it was obtained through cultivation? If the other party wanted to take away this acquired ability, he would be dumbfounded. And if the other party coveted his secret book, well... Zhang Chen had already thought of a coping strategy in his mind.

So Zhang Chen directly attributed everything to drawing talismans. If Xie Lingyun was interested in drawing talismans, he could just pass on the technique. Xie Lingyun had no magical powers, so it would be useless for him to master the technique. If Xie Lingyun could not learn it, he could not blame himself.

"Drawing talismans?" Xie Lingyun was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Zhang Chen in surprise: "Talismans are a legendary method, isn't that just a trick of the ancients?"

"I don't know either. I just found runes fun those days, so after imitating them and drawing them, I gained some inexplicable abilities." Zhang Chen looked at Xie Lingyun in front of him. At this moment, golden light was flowing in his eyes, and there was a mysterious fiery red aura flowing around Xie Lingyun, but that fiery red aura was covered by the black aura, as if covered by a layer of black gauze. It was obvious that Xie Lingyun was still troubled by the demon.

"Can you draw it for me to see?" Xie Lingyun was now interested: "What materials do you need to draw the talisman?"

"Yellow paper and cinnabar will do." Zhang Chen said.

"Go get some yellow paper and cinnabar." Xie Lingyun said.

Soon, the guards brought yellow paper and cinnabar. Zhang Chen then mixed the cinnabar and drew the talisman on the yellow paper in one go.

However, after drawing the immobilization talisman, Zhang Chen quietly blessed the talisman with the light of the righteous god and stored it in the talisman. However, the amount of golden light Zhang Chen applied this time was a bit too much, super much.

"I can't see anything unusual." Xie Lingyun stared at the talisman in front of him. In his eyes, it was still an ordinary talisman paper, without any abnormality.

"But it can temporarily solve your nobleman's hidden danger." Zhang Chen said.

Upon hearing this, Xie Lingyun took the talisman that Zhang Chen had just drawn and fell into deep thought: No wonder I didn’t notice the source of the mystery when I went to the courtyard several times before. I didn’t expect that the so-called mystery in my eyes actually came from the legendary talisman technique?

Xie Lingyun played with the talisman with a thoughtful look in her eyes. If she had not personally experienced the magical effect of the talisman technique, she would have felt that she had been fooled by Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen drew the talisman right under his own eyes. To verify whether the talisman really had an effect, or to verify whether the talisman was really the mystery he had seen before, he needed to verify it himself.

"How do I use this talisman?" Xie Lingyun looked at Zhang Chen with her bright eyes.

“You only need to stick it on your body to use it, but the talisman has a validity period. It can only be used for one day. Once it is not used for one day, the power will disappear.” Zhang Chen was referring to the light of the righteous god, which can only be stored in the object for twenty-four hours. Once it exceeds twenty-four hours, it will automatically dissipate.

(End of this chapter)