Chapter 43 The Second Elder's Help
When he arrived at the Sutra Repository, the second elder was reading a book and drinking tea on a recliner at the door. Lin Changqing quickly bowed and greeted him.
The second elder glanced at him, waved his hand, and motioned for him to go in. Lin Changqing was a regular customer here, so he didn't need to give any instructions.
Lin Changqing walked in and went straight to the information area, and began to carefully search for information related to the Golden Seal Script. After searching for several hours, he only found some simple introductions and some superficial information, which were completely unusable for translation and not even enough as reference materials.
This shouldn't be the case. The Lin family has been around for hundreds of years, so they should have some foundation! Is it on the second or third floor? Why not ask the second elder?
I found the second elder reading a book at the door.
When the second elder saw Lin Changqing coming out, he thought he had finished reading and was leaving. It was not until Lin Changqing came up to him and talked about the golden seal script that he realized he had something to talk to him about.
After thinking carefully for a while, he said uncertainly: "It seems that when Grandpa Taizu left Qingyun Sect and founded Jiufeng Mountain, he did consider that his descendants would need this information.
I had exchanged a copy of the Golden Seal Script Shuowen Jiezi in advance from Qingyun Sect, but no one has used it for hundreds of years, and I don’t know where it is gathering dust!”
Lin Changqing was very anxious after hearing this. "Second Grandpa, please think about it quickly. I have a great use for it. When I find it, I will get some of my grandfather's second-level spiritual tea for you to taste. Please help me think about it quickly."
"Is that so? Fine then! For the sake of the second-level spiritual tea, I'll go to the second and third floors to look for it for you. Come over tomorrow to get the news!
Remember to bring the second-level spiritual tea. If you dare to fool me, I will give you a swollen butt. Go!"
"Thank you, Second Grandpa. I knew you would definitely find it!"
"Go away, come back tomorrow afternoon, not too early."
"Got it. I'm leaving now. Second Grandpa, you must find me! I will bring you the second-level spiritual tea tomorrow to honor you."
Seeing Lin Changqing walking away, the second elder smiled and sighed: "This clever little devil!"
In fact, among all the younger generations of the Lin family, the second elder is most optimistic about Lin Changqing.
Having observed Lin Changqing for such a long time, he admired Lin Changqing's character very much. He was hard-working, diligent, self-disciplined, studious, clever, and filial. He was very sure that when Lin Changqing succeeded in building his foundation, he would definitely do his best to protect the family.
This was the reason why he wanted to help Lin Changqing, otherwise he would not have agreed to help find the explanation of Jin Zhuanwen.
We need to find this thing somewhere. It is on the third floor of the Sutra Repository, protected by a core formation. It is at the same level as the family's third-level inherited skills, the Qingmu Changsheng Sutra, and they are all placed together.
When Lin Changqing returned home, he felt indescribably excited when he thought that he would be able to get the Shuowen Jiezi in golden seal script tomorrow and would be able to translate this mysterious martial arts technique quickly. He always felt that this martial arts technique was very important to him.
After practicing magic, he entered the space. The Qingling tea tree is now hundreds of years old and has only grown to the height of Lin Changqing's chest. He first picked the tender leaves suitable for making tea from the tea tree, about three or four coins in total, and put them in a jade box to send to his second grandfather tomorrow.
Although the height of the Qingling tea tree only reached Lin Changqing's chest, its root system was very developed, covering an area of more than ten square meters. Lin Changqing casually got twenty-four roots that could stimulate growth and survival.
I have planted two acres of land. Once the crops grow, it should be enough for me to drink!
Then he began to use the spiritual rain technique and the birth-inducing technique on the spiritual medicines and plants in the space, especially the spiritual tea roots that had just been planted, which he paid special attention to.
After completing today's task, Lin Changqing left the space. Although he was still a little excited, Lin Changqing forced himself to rest early because he still had to go to Baicao Garden to take care of the spiritual plants tomorrow!
Maybe he was worried about something, so he woke up very early today, completed the basic training tasks, and went towards Baicao Garden.
By the afternoon, the tasks at both Baicao Garden and Aoyun Peak were completed. Seeing that the time was just right, Lin Changqing tidied himself up, took out the Qingyu Ling Tea he had prepared last night, and flew towards the Sutra Library.
When they arrived at the Sutra Repository, the Second Elder was reading a book and drinking tea in the same place as yesterday. Lin Changqing quickly bowed and greeted him, then respectfully offered the spiritual tea in his hand.
The second elder took it with a smile, "Xiao Qing'er, Second Grandpa has been looking for it for a long time, but he still can't find it. What should I do?"
When Lin Changqing heard this, he said very disappointedly: "Then I will give this tea to you as a tribute, thank you for your care all the time."
"Come back, where are you going? Don't you want the things?" The second elder said with a smile.
"Thank you for your respect." Lin Changqing said weakly.
"I'm talking about the Explanation of Chinese Characters in Golden Seal Script." After saying this, the Second Elder smiled as if he had succeeded in his prank.
When Lin Changqing heard this, he immediately came to life. He quickly ran to the Second Elder and looked at him with hope.
"Second Grandpa, please stop teasing me. I'm getting anxious and angry." Lin Changqing said helplessly.
"You are such a fool, kid. I, your grandpa, got it with great difficulty, and you still don't allow an old man to play a joke on you!"
"Okay, okay, okay, what Second Grandpa said is right, grandchildren are meant to be teased! It's your duty to tease me!"
"I told you you're a clever little fellow! You think really fast. Here you go, take it!"
Second Grandpa took out a golden jade slip.
Then he handed it to Lin Changqing solemnly. He said, "This golden seal script is the true script of the immortal world. It is the script that truly carries the great Dao. In the past, the ancients had to bathe and burn incense to learn this golden seal script to show their sincerity.
But now it is not so particular, but it does contain a very powerful mysterious power.
An ordinary jade slip simply cannot bear the weight. Even if it is carved into it, it will soon break into pieces.
Therefore, at least third-level spiritual materials must be used, and specially made jade slips can be preserved for a longer period of time.
This is also the reason why you rarely see gold seal characters on the first floor, especially complete exercises or records written in gold seal characters. Ordinary books or jade slips cannot preserve them at all.
This is also the only golden jade slip in the family. I can lend it to you, but you must promise Second Grandfather that you cannot take it out of the ancestral mountain."
After listening to the second elder's words, Lin Changqing knew that his second grandfather had helped him, and that the jade slip with the golden seal script was extremely precious.
He said with a serious face: "Don't worry, Second Grandfather, I will use it at home. If I have to leave Zushan, I will send it back to you first!"
"Okay, I feel relieved when you put it like that. You can take the things."
"Thank you."
Lin Changqing was filled with gratitude and bowed deeply to the Second Elder. The Second Elder accepted it calmly.
He waved his hand and let Lin Changqing leave.
Lin Changqing returned home, calmed himself down, made a pot of spiritual tea, and fell into deep thought.
Today, Lin Changqing once again felt the warmth and care given by the family elders, and once again felt lucky to be born in this family.
Although it is just a small foundation-building family, the only thing we can do now is to practice hard and give back to the family when we have the ability!
After drinking a cup of green jade tea to make his mind clearer, he picked up the golden jade slip and placed it on his forehead, and began to look at the information inside.
After looking at it for a while, I had a general understanding in my mind that this jade slip with explanations of Chinese characters should be given by Qingyun Sect to inner disciples or true disciples to learn the Golden Seal Script.
The contents are listed from easy to difficult in a very systematic and rigorous manner, including examples, organization and application, etc., which are very detailed. It can be said that with this jade slip, Lin Changqing has more than 90% chance of translating that technique.
(End of this chapter)