Chapter 413 Puppetry!

Xin Zhen and Yu Boyi had a very pleasant chat, from morning to afternoon, and from afternoon to evening. At the beginning, Yu Boyi was talking about how a warrior should fight against the enemy. After he talked about some key bloody methods, Xin Zhen immediately drew inferences from what he had learned.

Xin Zhen has rich combat experience, hundreds of years of experience in the martial arts world. Although the battles in this world of gods and demons are not exactly the same, some things are in common.

Xin Zhen has been active in the martial arts world for hundreds of years and has long since become a true martial god. His acumen in combat is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Otherwise, facing a tiger spirit as big as a house, how could Xin Zhen, with his current martial arts strength, seriously injure it?
In the second half, it was Xin Zhen who spoke more and Yu Boyi who spoke less. However, what Xin Zhen said was also to raise some of his own questions. Some of them Yu Boyi could answer, some he needed to think about before speaking, and some made Yu Boyi feel incredible and dumbfounded.

When the night was late and everything was quiet, they both stopped chatting suddenly because they sensed a strange atmosphere.

However, the two men had no fear and even smiled at each other. Their eyes were full of admiration for each other, especially Yu Boyi. Although he was the one instructing Xin Zhen today, he learned more from Xin Zhen than Xin Zhen himself!

Yu Boyi had a doubt in his mind. This boy was so young, but he had so much combat experience. Could it be that he was fighting every day?

Or maybe... Yu Boyi's heart skipped a beat and he thought of a possibility, but then he shook his head. If it was an old ghost who was reincarnated, it would not be that he didn't even know how to use blood and energy.

However, now is the time when foreign enemies are invading, and Yu Boyi has no time to think too much, because he has heard rustling sounds coming from the window.

Suddenly, a little man came in through the window, carrying a spear on his shoulder, and his movements were as agile as a cat.

As soon as he landed, the little man quickly became as tall as an ordinary person.

Yu Boyi was startled, then he drew his sword and slashed at the villain. Xin Zhen narrowed his eyes slightly, protected Yu Boyi's servants, paid attention to the windowsill, and watched the fight between Yu Boyi and the villain.

The little man's movements were extremely agile and his body was erratic. Yu Boyi thrust his sword repeatedly, but his sword failed to hit him.

Xin Zhen frowned slightly. This was the first time he saw a warrior from this world take action. Yu Boyi’s sword power was okay, but his sword moves... were very crude!
Is it because Yu Boyi himself doesn’t practice swordsmanship much, or is it because their sect doesn’t specialize in swordsmanship?

We don’t know yet, but Yu Boyi’s swordsmanship is probably comparable to that of those third-rate masters in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer.

However, Xin Zhen did not say much, but watched Yu Boyi fight with the villain.

The villain wanted to fight back, but after a few collisions with Yu Boyi with his spear, he realized that he was no match for Yu Boyi, so he shrank rapidly and fled towards the window again.

Yu Boyi became anxious. If he let it escape, there would be a lot of trouble in the future. He jumped up with all his strength and swung his sword quickly, but the little man dodged and quickly got into the window.

Yu Boyi was very anxious. Seeing that the villain was about to escape successfully, he suddenly heard a thud and a chopstick was suddenly stuck in the villain's thigh.

Yu Boyi was overjoyed. He quickly opened the window and chopped down with his sword. With a flash of sword light, the little man broke into two pieces and fell to the ground.

Xin Zhen held the oil lamp and walked to the place where the little man fell, and the light illuminated the ground.

The two men looked down and found that the person lying on the ground was actually a paper man that had been cut in half.

The two men squatted down and looked at the paper man carefully.

Although the paper figure was cut into pieces, it was extremely finely crafted, as if some mysterious power had given it life.

Yu Boyi carefully picked up the two halves of the paper man and found some strange runes on it.

Yu Boyi was somewhat familiar with Taoism and recognized that these runes seemed to be some kind of ancient spell. He said to Xin Zhen, "This is the evil spell of paper figurines."

It was the first time that Xin Zhen had seen such evil magic, and he was somewhat amazed.

Just as the two were wondering, the lights in the room suddenly dimmed and the air around them became cold.

Xin Zhen's heart trembled, he clenched the sword in his right hand, and moved away from the window cautiously.

Suddenly, there was a gust of cold wind in the room, accompanied by the sound of low-pitched incantations.

Xin Zhen and the other person looked in the direction of the sound and saw a black shadow slowly emerging from the corner of the wall. The figure was blurry, but the pair of eyes flashing red light were extremely clear.

The black shadow suddenly let out a sharp laugh, and the sound seemed to come from the depths of hell.

Yu Boyi suddenly rushed forward, and his sword drew a silver light, pointing directly at the heart of the black shadow.

The black shadow was not to be outdone, and swung the black spear in his hand to meet Yu Boyi's sword.

The two fought fiercely in the room, sword lights and black shadows intertwined, making clanging sounds.

Although Yu Boyi's swordsmanship seemed very crude to Xin Zhen, the black shadow was still no match for him and gradually gained the upper hand.

Yu Boyi found the right moment and pierced the black shadow's heart with a sword. The black shadow let out a shrill scream, then turned into a puff of black smoke and dissipated into the air.

Xin Zhen seemed to be thinking about something. This paper figurine technique was indeed quite commendable. If an ordinary person encountered it, they probably would not be able to fight back. But when facing a warrior, they would be powerless.

For a moment, everything seemed to calm down.

Xin Zhen reminded Yu Boyi, "Brother Yu, take a break first."

Yu Boyi was a little out of breath, but his expression was still alert. He thought this might not be the last one, so he quickly sat down and adjusted his breathing.

After a while, I heard a sound like a cow panting outside the window, and the rumbling sound of footsteps. It should be a huge monster.

The monster pushed the window frame, and the walls of the room began to shake and tremble, seeming to be about to collapse. Xin Zhen and Yu Boyi looked at each other and understood what it meant.

Yu Boyi picked up the servant on the bed, Xin Zhen stepped forward, suddenly opened the door and rushed out, and Yu Boyi followed closely behind.

The three of them ran out to the yard and looked back, only to see a huge ghost. From their angle, they couldn't even see its head. They could only see that the ghost's shoulders were as high as the eaves.

The ghost suddenly poked its head out to look, and with the help of the dim moonlight, Xin Zhen saw that the ghost had long red hair, a face as black as coal, yellow light flashing in its eyes, no clothes on the upper body, no shoes on the feet, and was holding a bow in his hand with an arrow stuck in his waist.

While Yu Boyi was still in astonishment, the red-haired ghost had already bent his bow and shot an arrow at him. Yu Boyi hurriedly deflected the arrow with his sword, and it fell to the ground.

Just as he was about to attack the red-haired ghost, the red-haired ghost shot another arrow. Yu Boyi quickly jumped to avoid it, and the arrow penetrated the wall, making a crackling sound.

Xin Zhen shouted loudly, and wiped the long sword on his palm. Bright red blood stained the long sword. Xin Zhen's Pure Yang Wuji Gong was poured into the long sword, and the blood actually evaporated into red light that wrapped around the long sword.

Xin Zhen rushed forward, and the red-haired ghost drew his sword, wielding it like the wind, and slashed at Xin Zhen with great force. Xin Zhen swayed like a willow in the wind and dodged the sword. The sword struck a stone in the yard, and the stone broke into two pieces with a loud bang.

Xin Zhen appeared between the legs of the red-haired ghost like a flash of lightning, and swung his sword to cut the red-haired ghost's ankle. With a slight cutting sound, the red-haired ghost's ankle was cut off. The red-haired ghost roared in anger, and the roar was like thunder. The red-haired ghost raised the sword on one foot and slashed down at Xin Zhen fiercely.

Xin Zhen did not retreat but advanced, crouching and diving forward. The red-haired ghost's knife fell and hit the ground behind Xin Zhen.

Xin Zhen swung his sword fiercely, and the red-haired ghost fell to the ground with a bang. Xin Zhen stepped on the red-haired ghost's body at high speed and reached the side of the red-haired ghost's head in just one step.

The red-haired ghost was startled and waved his hand to slap him, but Xin Zhen dodged it swiftly and turned around to slash the red-haired ghost's neck with his sword. A head as big as a millstone rolled to the ground and there was no sound.

Yu Boyi quickly took the oil lamp and shone it, only to see a puppet as tall as an ordinary person lying on the ground, with its head, feet, and torso scattered all over the ground, and the bow and arrow still wrapped around its waist.

Xin Zhen lifted up the puppet's head with a sword, and saw that the puppet's face was painted hideously hideous, with blood flowing from the place on the neck where the sword had cut it, just like a real person.

Xin Zhen nodded with a serious expression. This puppet technique was even more sophisticated than the paper man technique. The paper man's defense was easy to break, but this puppet was very hard. If he hadn't smeared the sword with his warrior's blood, it would probably not have been able to break the defense with just the sharpness of the iron sword.

The two waited for a long time, but no ghosts attacked again. However, they did not dare to sleep, so they sat and waited for dawn with candles in their hands.

The three of them only breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the crowing of roosters in the distance.

Yu Boyi and Xin Zhen bowed deeply and said gratefully, "Brother Xin, if it weren't for your help, I might have really died tonight."

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Even if I'm not here, with Brother Yu's martial arts, he can handle it."

Yu Boyi smiled bitterly and said, "This red-haired ghost is so powerful that I alone may not be able to survive. Brother Xin, don't be so modest. I owe you my life!"

Xin Zhen smiled, stood up and said, "Brother Yu, let's go and find that evil man, so that he won't continue to harm innocent people."

The two hurried to the market, only to find that the fortune teller had already escaped.

This was something Xin Zhen had expected. If someone cast a spell to harm someone, he would definitely know that the spell had failed. So, of course, he would run away immediately.

Xin Zhen then said goodbye to Yu Boyi. Yu Boyi asked about Xin Zhen's residence and said that he would visit Xin Zhen as soon as he finished his business here.

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Yu, you can practice Yijinduangu Chapter first. If it works, discuss it with the seniors of your sect, and then come to find me."

Yu Boyi looked solemn and nodded, "That's good. If it really works, I will definitely persuade the sect to give Brother Xin an equal reward."

Xin Zhen smiled and nodded.

Xin Zhen did not return home all night, which made Feng Sanniang and Xin Qi very worried. They were relieved only when they saw him.

Xin Zhen had not slept all night and had a fierce battle with the Red-haired Demon. Although he did not look tired, he lay down on the bed.

After talking with Yu Boyi for a day and a night, there are too many things that need to be reviewed.

Xin Zhen had an amazing memory and he quickly sorted out his thoughts.

We talked a lot, but it can be summarized into three points.

The first is how to deal with demons and monsters in the body refining realm, which is actually the use of blood and energy;

The second is the realm of a warrior, which opened a new door for Xin Zhen;
The third is the skills that Xin Zhen possesses, the attributes of the Pure Yang Wuji Gong and the Tianshan Six Yang Palm, as well as the value of his various sword and palm techniques.

From Yu Boyi's words, it seemed that his master's school was also a big tradition in the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. However, looking at his sword skills, body movements and internal strength, Xin Zhen felt that they were a bit rough.

Although we don't know Yu Boyi's status in his sect, from what he said, he seemed to be quite loved by his master. It is impossible that he couldn't learn the real things because of his low status. The only possibility is that the martial arts in the world of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio are generally like this.

In this way, all of his internal skills, boxing skills, sword skills, etc., are estimated to have considerable value!
Finally, there is the I Ching Bone Strengthening Chapter.

Xin Zhen threw out the Yi Jin Jiangu Chapter in order to trade for the technique to enter the Qi training realm from Yu Boyi's sect, but he also had to guard against someone from the other sect becoming greedy and wanting to get more from him.

He needs to be mentally prepared.

There is still time. He must obtain the status of Jinshi before he can enter the Daoluo Si. Once he has the status of Daoluo Si, no matter how bold Yu Boyi's master is, he will not dare to openly attack the officials of the Daoluo Si.

In the next few days, Xin Zhen calmed down to prepare for the exam. Although he was once a top scholar in the imperial examination and had never given up studying, it was still necessary for him to sort out his thoughts and cultivate his sense before the exam. As the saying goes, it is better to sharpen your sword before the battle.

On the ninth day of February, the spring examination begins.

The weather was still very cold, which was a great test for the candidates, but for Xin Zhen, it was a very easy thing.

Firstly, he was immune to cold and heat, and secondly, he had extraordinary energy. For him, not to mention taking the exam in a cubicle for three days, even if he did not eat, drink or sleep for three days, it would be an easy thing.

On February 11, Xin Zhen walked out of the Imperial Examination Hall with ease. Xin Qi and Feng Sanniang had already come to greet him. Xin Qi asked repeatedly, "Master, how did you do in the exam? Can you pass the exam?"

Feng Sanniang smiled and said, "I told you not to ask. What the young master wants now is a good rest!"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "It's okay, there shouldn't be any problem. Let's go back to the inn."

I went back to the inn and waited for the results to be announced, which was also the news about Boyi.

Xin Zhen didn't know that Yu Boyi was trying to practice the Yi Jin Liang Gu Chapter and he forgot about time and even forgot about the imperial examination!

In other words, Yu Boyi did not forget about it, but felt that the imperial examination was not that important anymore.

Xin Zhen had just arrived at the Zhuangyuan Inn when he saw Yu Boyi pacing anxiously in front of the inn counter.

Xin Zhen was surprised and asked, "Brother Yu, did you come here directly from the Imperial Examination Hall?"

When Yu Boyi saw Xin Zhen, his face suddenly lit up with joy. He took a few steps to Xin Zhen's side and whispered, "Hurry up and find a place to talk."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Let's go to my room."

After returning to the room, Xin Zhen asked Xin Qi and Feng Sanniang to watch outside, leaving only Xin Zhen and Yu Boyi in the room.

Yu Boyi grabbed Xin Zhen's hand and said anxiously, "Brother Xin! How can you give this skill to others casually? If others know about it, the world will be in chaos!"

(End of this chapter)