Chapter 008: Shortening Symbol
Xu Lai turned around and saw that the person looked familiar. He said, "Oh, you are that guy, right?"
"Damn! I'm Sun Muyu, what so-and-so!" Sun Muyu was furious. Who is this person? He can't even remember his name.
"Yes, that seems to be his name." Xu Lai thought about it and actually had some impression of it.
Sun Muyu suppressed his anger, looked at Xu Lai and said, "Are you a mage too?"
When Xu Lai heard him say "also", he asked, "You too?"
Sun Muyu was not happy and sneered: "Of course I am, but it's hard to say whether you are or not!"
"Oh?" Xu Lai asked in confusion.
Oh, you ghost! Sun Muyu cursed in his heart, what kind of person are you, don’t you have any idea?
"Stop pretending. You call yourself a mage? You're just a fake!" Sun Muyu said coldly.
"You are a fake? Then what?" Xu said.
"What do you mean I... I said you're a fake!" Sun Muyu was furious. "You can only fool people who don't know anything about this, but you can't fool me!"
"Okay, okay, just treat me as a fake. Anything else?" Xu Lai was in a hurry to eat.
Sun Muyu felt so choked up that he was holding his breath. What did this guy mean? You are a fake, okay? How can I treat you as one?
"You guys caused the injuries on my cousin, didn't you? You even lied to her that it was to drive out dirty water? Ha, your trick may work on laymen, but you can't fool me! Is that how you drive out dirty water?" Sun Muyu sneered.
"You also know about dirty water. It seems you really know something." Xu Lai was surprised.
"What do you mean by understand a little! Do you know who I am? I am the disciple of Master Yuan from Xuzhou! You deserve to be unlucky for meeting me!" Sun Muyu said proudly.
"Who is Master Yuan?"
"Master Yuan Tianlin! The truth is revealed this time. Even Master Yuan doesn't know him, yet he still claims to be a mage!" Sun Muyu sneered.
Xu Lai really didn't know Xuzhou's Yuan Tianlin. He was probably from some small school. The art has been passed down to this day, and the schools, big and small, are complicated and it is impossible for him to know every one of them.
"Tell me, what are you planning to do? My cousin fainted, it was actually you who did it, right?" Sun Muyu said confidently. Everything was exactly as he expected.
Last night, he had some suspicions, but he couldn't be sure. When Kang Lu woke up this morning and heard her describe the process of removing the dirty water, he was completely sure that Xu Lai was a complete liar!
Although Sun Muyu was born into a wealthy family, he has been fascinated by magical skills since he was a child. In the end, he used a lot of connections to finally become a disciple of Yuan Tianlin in Xuzhou. He has learned a lot over the years.
When it comes to driving out dirty water, it is not an easy task. He has seen his master Yuan Tianlin do it twice. The procedure is extremely complicated. If there is any mistake, the whole work may fail. He still dares not try it.
But my cousin Kang Lu said that those two people drove out the dirty water from her by beating her with their fists?
This is absolutely ridiculous! What is a mage?
"You have nothing to say, right? What I hate most is people who use the name of a wizard to cheat people!" Sun Muyu sneered.
"Okay then. I'm going to eat." Xu Lai turned and left. He had to continue surveying the terrain in the afternoon and had no time to chat with him.
Damn it! What do you mean by "okay"? It's like I wronged him!
Sun Muyu was furious and sneered in his heart. He shook his fingers and a shrinking symbol suddenly appeared between his fingers.
"Brother, just wish you good luck." Sun Muyu's body swayed slightly and he passed by Xu Lai, but the shrinking talisman had already silently stuck to Xu Lai's waist.
The so-called shrunken talisman is a type of talisman that has only become popular in the magic circle in recent years. It uses a special translucent talisman paper, which is several times smaller than ordinary talismans, about the size of a Band-Aid, and is written with a micro-engraving talisman pen.
Compared with traditional talismans, there is nothing special about the shrinking talisman, and its effect is much worse than that of ordinary talismans. However, its advantage is that the talisman paper area is small and it is highly concealed, so it is very effective when used to make some latent talismans.
Seeing that he had succeeded, Sun Muyu sneered and ignored it, walking towards Jiangning University across the street. He used to be a student of Jiangning University, but he only studied there for half a year before going to Xuzhou to become a disciple.
He just came back from Xuzhou a few days ago and made an appointment with a few familiar friends to have a meal together.
"Brother Muyu, this way!" There was a group of fashionable and beautiful young men and women at the school gate. One of the girls with a round face saw Sun Muyu coming over at a glance and immediately waved to greet him.
"Xiao Yun, you are getting cuter and cuter." Sun Muyu smiled at the girl and said, "Long time no see."
The rest of the people immediately gathered around, laughing and shouting, saying all kinds of things, and it was very lively for a while.
At this time, three more girls came out of the school. One of them frowned and said, "How uncultured! Making so much noise in front of the school gate. What kind of talk is that?"
The girl next to her laughed and said, "That's Sun Muyu, the young master of a wealthy family, so of course everyone praises him."
"Sun Muyu? Where is she?" another girl asked.
"What? Duoduo, do you know this Sun Muyu? That one!" The girl from before said with a smile, pointing towards the crowd.
Chen Duo took a look and found that it was indeed the boy she had seen last night. She said, "I met him once."
The other two girls were about to gossip when they heard a sudden scream from the crowd.
The three of them were startled and turned to look, only to see that Sun Muyu was acting crazy. He slapped himself several times in a row, then started dancing and trembling, as if he was having epilepsy.
Some girls stepped back in fear, and the rest were stunned.
In the blink of an eye, Sun Muyu slapped himself several times.
“Fuck it!” Sun Muyu cursed, waving his hands and shouting at the crowd: “What are you still standing there for? Come up and hold me down!”
When he called out, a bunch of men finally came to their senses and rushed forward. However, Sun Muyu was shaking like a lunatic, and knocked down several more people in the chaos.
But fortunately, there were many people in the group, and they rushed forward, some pressed his hands, some hugged his head, and finally pinned the man to the ground.
"Hurry up and look, is there anything like transparent tape on me? Tear it off for me!" Sun Muyu shouted from below.
Everyone searched frantically again, but after searching for a long time, they still couldn't find what he was talking about.
"Keep looking, there must be one!" Sun Muyu roared. He really wanted to die.
"Still no, Brother Mu Yu..."
"Search, keep searching!" Sun Muyu could only say this after tossing and turning. He knew in his heart that the shrinking talisman must be on him, but he couldn't say anything. He couldn't let anyone strip all his clothes off, could he?
The crowd continued to bustle. The entrance to Jiangning University was a busy area, and soon a large crowd of people gathered to watch the excitement.
"Let's go. It looks scary." said the girl with Chen Duo.
"Let's go. Where are we going to eat?" Chen Duo asked.
"Let's have tomato fish. We haven't had it in a while." another girl suggested.
The other two had no objections, and the three of them went over together. After walking a few steps, Chen Duo accidentally saw a person sitting in the noodle shop opposite, so he said to his two companions: "You go over first, I'll go say hello to my friends."
The two girls said "Oh" and went over first.
Chen Duo entered the noodle shop, sat down opposite the man, and tapped the table with his fingers: "Why are you here?"
Xu Lai looked up and saw that it was her, and said, "Landlord, you are here too, would you like a bowl of noodles? It's delicious."
"No, I eat here all the time." Chen Duo said, "What are you doing here? Is there something wrong?"
"Oh, I got up and took a walk, and ended up here. What a coincidence." Xu Lai said while eating.
"My school is here." Chen Duo pointed to Jiangning University.
"Is this a good school?" Xu came to see the school gate opposite.
"Of course it's the best in Jiangning City. Do you want me to take you there for a look?" Chen Duo was quite pleased with herself.
"Are you free? I have something to do in the afternoon." Xu said.
"Oh, then we'll talk about it next time." Chen Duo is also a person who knows her limits. Since the other party is busy, she certainly won't force him.
"By the way, you still remember Sun Muyu, the one we met at Kang Lu's house last night. He seems to be Kang Lu's cousin. I don't know what's going on, but there are a lot of people gathered over there!" Chen Duo said, pointing towards the school.
"I remember. We just met." Xu Lai picked up the bowl and took a sip of soup.
"Ah? You met him?" Chen Duo was surprised.
"Yeah, that guy is crazy, right?" Xu said.
"You know?" Chen Duo asked curiously.
Then I heard him say, "I was hit by an anti-joint charm. It will be fine once the effect wears off."
"Ah? Anti-joint talisman? What is that?" Chen Duo asked hurriedly.
"It's a kind of talisman that will make a person's joints uncontrollable."
"Then how did you know?" Chen Duo was surprised.
Xu Lai recounted what had happened before in general.
"Damn it! What nonsense is this guy talking about? He even said that we killed his cousin!" Chen Duo almost slammed the table when he heard it.
"And then you put his talisman back on him?"
"Yes." Xu said.
"Not bad, well done!" Chen Duo was very satisfied with Xu Lai's performance. The guy surnamed Sun deserved it.
Chen Duo was excited for a while, then a little worried: "So, that guy is also a mage?"
"Yes, he seems to be a student of Master Yuan in Xuzhou." Xu said.
Chen Duo felt a little worried after hearing this. What kind of master is this? He sounded very powerful. "Do you think they will cause trouble for us?"
Then Xu Lai said while eating noodles: "Don't worry, I'm here for you."
Chen Duo knew that he was bragging, but she didn't expose him. She just followed his words and said, "That's right. We also have a mage. Why should we be afraid of him?"
Xu Lai chuckled.
"Okay then, you continue eating. My friend is waiting for me to eat." Chen Duo said as he stood up and prepared to leave.
"See you later, landlord." Xu Lai waved his hand.
When he finished his meal and came out of the noodle shop, the crowd gathered at the school gate was still increasing. He walked past and headed towards the west of Jiangning University.
He walked and stopped like this until the afternoon, and he had a rough idea of the terrain in the vicinity. However, in order to achieve more precise positioning, he needed some props to assist in the calculations.
This time, he came back with almost nothing except some important belongings. Although online shopping is very popular nowadays, it can only buy some daily necessities. He couldn't buy the few things he needed.
He had just arrived and was not familiar with Jiangning City, so he really didn't know where to buy it.
After asking around a few streets, no one knew the place. When I passed by a coffee shop, I saw two people standing at the door, talking in low voices. It was also a coincidence that I had seen one of them at noon.
