Observing Wanfa from the martial arts school servants

Chapter 107 The Silly Goose

The next morning, Lin Mu arrived at the platform early to practice his boxing.

The waterfall's mist rose and billowed in the morning light, and several disciples of the Idle Sect were already sparring. The muffled thuds of the blue light barrier colliding with their fists mingled with the sound of the water, one after another.

Those defeated underlings from yesterday saw him from afar, their eyes gleaming with eager anticipation.

Lin Mu simply nodded to them, then went around to the other side of the platform and began practicing his stance.

Having already observed and replicated them, paying attention to them further is just a waste of energy.

He turned his attention to his fellow disciples who were at the Core Formation stage of the Idle Sect.

They clashed their blue light walls against each other by the pool, or cleaved each other with blades formed from condensed energy, the light of their magic refracting into rings of rainbows in the mist of the waterfall.

Lin Mu stared intently, observing carefully.

The myriad methods of martial arts lay quietly deep within his mind, without any reaction.

Is it that the power of the Core Formation Realm is beyond observation? This chasm is actually deeper than the origin mark of a great demon.

Or is it for some other reason?

Just as Lin Mu was puzzled, Zhong Bo limped out of the bamboo path, carrying a bucket of water he had just brought up.

He walked to Jiang Wang's side and whispered a few words in his ear.

Jiang Wang, who had been leaning against a stone pillar with his eyes closed to rest, opened his eyes after hearing the story, his expression somewhat strange.

He waved to Lin Mu.

"Lin Mu, do you know anyone from the Zou family?"

"know."

Today is the 70th birthday of the Zou family patriarch.

"They sent invitations, inviting the master's wife and you as well."

"My master's wife went to the capital and hasn't returned yet, so Xiaoxiao has to take her place."

"Since you know the Zou family, take her with you."

Lin Mu considered for a moment.

Having been at the Xian Sect for two days, I have almost completely mastered the Transformation Realm martial arts, but I am currently at a loss when it comes to the techniques of the Core Formation Realm.

Instead of wasting time on the platform, why not try your luck at the Zou family's place?

He had personally experienced how powerful the body tempering techniques of the Qi Refining stage were. If he could find the subsequent techniques, this trip to Qingzhou would not have been in vain.

"OK."

Jiang Wang nodded, then added, "Xiaoxiao loves banquets, so you can keep an eye on her."

Seeing that Lin Mu had agreed, all the fellow disciples of Xianzong breathed a sigh of relief.

When Lin Mu led Yu Xiaoxiao to the entrance of the Zou residence, the alley was already full of carriages.

The black lacquered gate was wide open, and the plaque above the gate that read "Zou Mansion" was made even more festive by the red silk flowers.

Auntie was standing at the door greeting guests, and when she saw Lin Mu, she smiled and waved.

Xiaoxiao followed behind him, each of her two crooked ponytails tied with a small yellow flower she had picked from somewhere.

My second aunt took two steps forward to greet her.

"Lin Mu has arrived. The old master is in the main hall. The banquet will begin shortly."

Several ladies in silk robes were chatting idly while fanning themselves. One of them, a woman with slightly high cheekbones and wearing jade earrings, looked Lin Mu up and down, covered her mouth with her fan, and asked her second aunt in a low voice, "Who is this? He looks like a martial artist."

Second Aunt's smile remained unchanged, but her voice rose a few decibels: "This is Young Master Lin Mu, a martial arts scholar from Heyuan County."

"He studied literature under Wen Haoran, a scholar who passed the imperial examination."

These words were like water dripping into a hot oil pan. Several ladies who were fanning themselves stopped at the same time, and their eyes all fell on Lin Mu. The slight disdain they had shown earlier instantly turned into warm smiles.

"Does Young Master Lin know Scholar Wen?"

"May I ask which family Young Master Lin is from?"

"Have you ever been married?"

Lin Mu felt that practicing boxing all night would be easier than this.

But his aunt wouldn't let go of his sleeve, and her enthusiasm made him uneasy.

Yesterday it was still "it doesn't matter if a warrior eats a lot," but today it's like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law.

Before he could figure out why his aunt's attitude had changed so quickly, she had already waved towards the corridor.

"Qingshu, come and greet Young Master Lin."

A young man dressed in a pale white scholar's robe walked out of the corridor. He was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a handsome face and an air of arrogance unique to scholars.

Zou Qingshu, the second aunt's youngest son, Zou Wanruo's cousin, was a scholar who passed the county-level imperial examination last year and is preparing to take the provincial-level imperial examination this year.

His aunt pulled him to her side, her voice brimming with undisguised pride.

"This is Xiao Qingshu. He just passed the civil service exam this year and is now preparing for the provincial exam."

The ladies clicked their tongues in admiration. One said that Young Master Zou was a handsome and talented man, while another said that he had a bright future and that becoming a scholar, a provincial graduate, or even a metropolitan graduate was just around the corner.

Some suggested that Mr. Zou show off his skills and broaden everyone's horizons.

Auntie waved her hand with a smile, saying that he was still young and needed more experience, but her eyes were already busy making arrangements.

She ordered her servants to capture a demonic beast.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mu frowned and subconsciously took a step forward, shielding Xiaoxiao behind him.

Unconsciously, his finger moved half an inch towards the direction of the shattered mountains and rivers.

The servant returned quickly, carrying a cage.

There was a goose in a cage.

It was called a demonic beast, but it was actually a demonic goose, twice the size of an ordinary white goose. It had a very faint and fine dark gold pattern around its neck, and it was honking loudly and flapping its wings, making the cage rattle.

This beast wasn't particularly dangerous, but it was extremely ferocious. Its roar was louder than thunder, and its mouth opened and closed as if it wanted to bite off a person's fingers.

The ladies were so frightened by it that they took several steps back.

Seeing that the servants had subdued the demon goose, the second aunt turned her gaze to Lin Mu and said with a smile, "Young Master Lin, didn't you study literature with Scholar Wen? Could you let us see your skills?"

Lin Mu was initially unwilling, but his clothes kept being tugged at.

In order to get out of trouble as soon as possible, he decided to use the Mind-Cleansing Technique.

He raised his right hand and lightly touched the forehead of the demon goose with his index finger, about three inches in front of it.

The power of the Mind-Clearing Mantra condensed into an extremely gentle and still wave, following the intention, and was sent out from the fingertips.

A faint, thin blue light flashed by, like a match struck in a dark room, illuminating for a moment before going out.

The goose's cries abruptly ceased.

It stood in the cage with its head tilted, its wings forgotten to flap, its neck stretched straight, the dark gold patterns still there, but that fierce and menacing aura seemed to have been ripped from its brain.

It blinked, then blinked again, and let out a very low, very soft gurgling sound from its throat.

It's as if it's saying: Who is the goose? Where is the goose? What is the goose going to do?

The ladies looked at each other, still waving their fans, but their faces were full of confusion.

In their eyes, Lin Mu simply pointed at the goose; they couldn't sense the fluctuations of the Heart-Cleansing Technique or the suppressed bestiality within the demon goose.

The second aunt quickly gave her son a wink.

Zou Qingshu took a step forward and turned a page of the bamboo slip in his hand.

He took a deep breath and recited aloud, "Heaven and earth possess righteous energy!"

Pure white light seeped from the ink characters, and a very faint, thin stream of light poured down the bamboo slip, surging toward the still-dazed demon goose.

The light flowed over the cage, and the goose's feathers turned to ash inch by inch in the light. The feathers were scorched black and curled, falling to the ground in a flurry.

When the light dissipated, a completely naked goose stood in the cage, its entire body devoid of feathers, revealing its charred skin.

Judging from their formation, they are clearly superior to Lin Mu.