Others follow advice and imitate celebrities, but you start by pretending to be a god?

Chapter 81 Intangible Cultural Heritage
The black deer stands proudly, surrounded by beasts and birds playing with it. It is about to become the overlord of this world.

Pattering...

Dark clouds gradually gathered above the forest, and cool rain fell.

The black deer held its head high and chest puffed out, making an ethereal deer cry, appearing extremely content.

With four hooves stepping on the wind, they began to play more and more happily in the slanting wind and drizzle. The animals and birds behind them also ran along in the mountains and forests.

Rumble…

Following a dull thunder.

Near a cave not far away, a hare was startled by the thunder and began to flee in a hurry.

Its figure was incredibly fast, constantly leaping among the mottled grass.

Before he knew it, the hare came to the entrance of the cave and took shelter from the rain under the eaves.

The entrance of the cave where the hare was located was more than three meters wide and had an oval shape.

In addition, the sky was gloomy and no light could penetrate, so one could only see the situation about five meters inside the cave.

Deep inside the cave was a deep darkness, like a bottomless abyss.

The hare twitched its nose twice, as if it smelled some unpleasant odor.

There are many scratches on the wall at the entrance of the cave.

It was as if someone had used a small carving knife to carve several long and narrow tracks on the wall of the cave!
At this moment, a rustling sound was faintly heard from deep in the cave.

The hare at the entrance of the cave stood up suddenly, with its ears erected high, and twitched its nose twice, then it jumped away as if ready to escape!

"Swish!"

However, before the hare could run far, the sound deep in the cave suddenly accelerated.

Along with the sound of gravel being ground and splashing, the horrible friction sound made people's scalp numb!
In the dark cave, several scarlet lights appeared, and they quickly changed from the teacup shape at the beginning to the size of a disc!

Then, just as the hare jumped out of the cave and its legs left the ground, three bloody mouths suddenly popped out from the cave!
Before the hare could react, it was torn into three pieces!
Then there were several swallowing sounds.

As the scarlet blood splattered at the entrance of the cave, it was gradually washed away by the rain.

The friction sound in the cave gradually became deeper, as if nothing had happened.

……

On the other side, Lin Nan sensed the thunder mark on Xuan Ce's body and found that he was in good condition.

The spiritual energy here at the school is thin, which is probably related to the environment. I think the natural scenic area has lush forests and the spiritual energy should be more abundant.

"Well...you can go over and take a look some time."

The two laps around the artificial lake on campus just now finally had some results.

After absorbing the subtle spiritual energy around him into his body, he found that it was constantly opening up the meridians in his body.

Lin Nan could clearly feel a trace of warmth flowing through his body, and his body was changing accordingly.

Just like that, after walking along the lakeside with Wang Yue for a while, Lin Nan discovered that the speed at which the spiritual energy was gathering seemed to have slowed down a bit.

"Could it be... that I have reached the bottleneck of my first practice?"

But one can’t become fat in one breath, and there’s no need to rush for success, so Lin Nan prepared to go back to the dormitory first.

The sun was setting and it was time for dinner.

Out of politeness, I asked Wang Yue if she wanted to have dinner together.

Unexpectedly, the other party agreed without hesitation, which was beyond Lin Nan's expectations.

It was just a courtesy originally, but now I feel embarrassed to refuse.

When they came out of the cafeteria, it was getting dark, so Lin Nan took him back to the dormitory.

And following this standard process, I encountered many classmates in the class.

Even when the two were eating in the cafeteria, several classmates saw the photo and ran over to eat the food!

Suddenly, the gossip about Lin Nan and Wang Yue in the class group became more and more popular.

"This is a real hammer on the family members!"

"I just saw them eating together in the cafeteria!"

"Not only that, after dinner, Lin Nan even sent our class beauty back to the dormitory!"

"Oh my god, I hit the real melon so soon?!"

"It's only been a few days since the military training ended, and Lin Nan has already seduced our class beauty?!"

"Where is the real boss? Why don't you come out and make excuses? @林楠@王岳."

With the heated discussion in the class group, the two were naturally questioned by their roommates.

"Oh oh oh oh~"

"Brother Nan! I was wondering why you suddenly wanted to go to the library. Maybe something happened!"

As soon as he stepped into the dormitory, Lin Nan heard a strange cry.

Wang Chengyu’s big face came closer and kept asking questions noisily.

Lin Nan did not respond to the other party's words. He sat down calmly and turned to ask, "Let's not talk about that for now. How are the props prepared?"

"OK, Brother Nan."

When it came to business, the two of them didn't dare to delay and stopped joking.

As for the so-called props, they naturally refer to Erlang Zhenjun’s weapons: the three-pointed, double-edged sword and the golden bow and silver pill.

Wang Chengyu said in a serious tone, "What a coincidence, Brother Nan... Did you know that this ancient slingshot technique has now become an intangible cultural heritage?"

It turns out that Erlang Shen's golden bow and silver elixir is not a slingshot in the shape of a tree branch, but a crescent-shaped longbow that can pull the bowstring.

The difference between a slingshot and an ordinary bow and arrow is that a leather bag is installed in the middle of the bowstring of a slingshot, and it shoots out clay or copper projectiles.

The slingshot technique is the skill of using this weapon.

"I asked around, and it just so happens that there's an intangible cultural heritage inheritor in Yanhai City who can make this kind of bow that fires projectiles. I heard that he's even been on TV before~"

"I've already made an appointment with them. Let's go and take a look tomorrow."

"Also, I have found someone online to customize the three-pointed, two-edged sword according to the style. I estimate it will be available in the next two days."

"Eh? Wait..."

Just as Lin Nan was thinking about it, Jiang Tao said:

"It's just a matter of finding someone to customize a slingshot. Why do we need three of us to come together? You can just go by yourself."

"I..." Wang Chengyu was speechless for a moment, obviously not wanting to act alone. So he looked at Li Nan for help and said, "Brother Nan, I checked, that place is not close... It's almost to Xuanlan Temple!"

"Would you let me go alone?"

"Hmm..." Lin Nan groaned and said, "Taozi is right. I don't have classes tomorrow morning, so I can do a live broadcast."

Immediately, without paying attention to Wang Chengyu's sad expression, Lin Nan stretched lazily.

"That's settled. Go to bed early, both of you."

The next day, as planned, Lin Nan and Jiang Tao went live in the dormitory as usual.

Wang Chengyu reluctantly followed the address to find the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of making slingshots.

As the taxi drove, Wang Chengyu arrived at the bungalow area on the outskirts of the city.

After many twists and turns along the way, we finally found a bungalow with a yard.

Wang Chengyu looked up at the navigation system and murmured uncertainly:
"Should it be... here?" No wonder he was wondering, there was no eye-catching sign outside the bungalow.

There was just a piece of cloth hanging on the wall with a big word "bow" written on it.

Wang Chengyu hesitated at the door for a moment and then knocked.

The sawing sounds in the yard stopped, and soon a master craftsman came out.

"You are... Master Liang, right?"

Seeing the other party nod, Wang Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief and continued:
"Hello, we have contacted each other online before, and we want to customize a set of slingshots."

"Well... come in."

Master Liang seemed to have a bad temper and kept a stern face. He just waved his hand and turned to lead him into the yard.

After entering the courtyard, Wang Chengyu saw the unfinished products being processed in the yard.

He was taken all the way to a stone table outside the yard, where he looked at the bow-making parts placed on it.

Recalling the identity of this master, Wang Chengyu couldn't help but praise:
"Hey, you are indeed a master who has appeared on TV~"

"I haven't even explained my request in detail yet, and you've already started doing it?"

Master Liang obviously heard this, but did not give a direct answer.

He continued with the work at hand and said without raising his head:

"Let's... talk about the price first."

"You look young, so you should still be a student, right? It's not easy for a young person like you to be interested in this kind of ancient slingshot."

"Forget about asking me to customize it. I have a few finished bows in my yard. If you like them, you can take them directly. The price is negotiable."

At this point, Master Liang paused and said:

"By the way, do you know how much it would cost to customize a slingshot from me?"

Wang Chengyu was stunned. He hadn’t really inquired into the matter too deeply before.

All I know is that this master is a descendant of intangible cultural heritage and has been on a TV show. I think making a wooden bow would only cost a few thousand yuan, about the same price as buying a guitar.

"Ha ha……"

After learning about Wang Chengyu's naive idea, Master Liang smiled, shook his head, and raised his hand to show a number.

"Ah?" Wang Chengyu raised his eyebrows and immediately turned to look at the slingshot that had been made in the yard.

"That's fine! I'll just pick a good one. Thank you, Master."

After saying thank you, he went to the bow rack in the yard and carefully picked out a slingshot.

I weighed it in my hand and was quite satisfied with the shape.

However, due to the details, it does not conform to the saying of golden bow and silver bullet.

After all, the purpose of buying slingshots was to play the role of Erlang Shen.

Wang Chengyu thought about it, took the slingshot and five bullets, turned around and asked Master Liang:
"Master Liang, do you have any gold paint or something like that? I want to paint this bow gold."

"Also, are there any white copper or iron bullets? It would be even better if there were silver-plated ones!"

However, with the two requests made by Wang Chengyu...

Master Liang, who was originally working with his head down, suddenly froze.

He immediately turned around, looked at Wang Chengyu with some doubt, frowned and said:

"...Golden bow and silver bullet?"

"Could it be that you came to me before... just to customize this?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Wang Chengyu saw that the other party also knew it, and thought that the other party understood the style and could help him make it, so he responded hurriedly.

But unexpectedly, Master Liang frowned even more tightly.

He looked at him again and asked in a low voice:

"You are a student, why do you have to go to so much trouble to customize a golden bow and silver bullets?"

"Master Liang, judging from your appearance, you should also know the legend of Erlang Shen."

Hearing this, Wang Chengyu smiled pretentiously and said:

"It is said that Erlang Zhenjun had a crescent-shaped golden bow on his waist..."

As he spoke, Master Liang looked somewhat relieved at first.

However, the more he spoke, the more strange Master Liang's expression became.

It was not until Wang Chengyu briefly described their situation that Master Liang's brows furrowed.

"What did you say?"

Wang Chengyu thought the other party didn't hear clearly, and continued to respond with a smile:
"We customized the golden bow and silver bullets just for you to play Erlang Shen."

As soon as these words fell, Master Liang's face turned completely dark.

He immediately put down the work at hand, made a gesture of invitation and said:
"I'm sorry, but I won't do this job anymore. I'm sorry I won't send you off."

As he said this, he pretended to ask Wang Chengyu to leave the yard, with a very firm attitude.

Such a sudden change also left Wang Chengyu stunned.

He didn't understand for a moment, the identity of this intangible cultural heritage inheritor of Master Liang...

Are you learning how to make a slingshot or how to perform Sichuan opera face changing?
How could the attitude change so quickly?!
Wang Chengyu was afraid of messing things up, so he quickly said:

"Don't, Master Liang? Weren't you fine just now?"

"What's wrong with you? We can discuss the money issue later..."

Master Liang saw that he was indeed confused and looked very anxious.

Then he calmed himself down a little, sighed and said, "Come with me."

Immediately, Wang Chengyu followed Master Liang into the bungalow in confusion.

When the door opened, Wang Chengyu was slightly startled when he saw the situation inside.

"Take a look, what is this?"

Following Master Liang's voice, I saw a portrait of Erlang Shen hanging upright on the wall in the front of the house.

Looking at its posture and movements, it looks like it is holding a golden bow and pulling the bowstring!
Below the portrait, there is a statue of Erlang Zhenjun, and the incense table is fully equipped with offerings!
"Did you see it?" Master Liang said calmly, "What kind of status does Erlang Zhenjun hold in the hearts of us slingshot craftsmen... I don't need to say more, right?"

"In other words, if I really did it for you, I'm afraid I would be blamed by the Grandmaster!"

"This……"

Wang Chengyu was speechless for a moment. He never expected this result.

It turned out that their purpose of imitating Erlang Shen touched the master's nerves.

After much pleading, Master Liang still refused to give in and just waved his hand and told him to leave quickly.

Wang Chengyu was helpless for a moment, but finally, with a sad face, he called Lin Nan.

"Hello? Brother Nan! Come here quickly..."

“I really can’t handle this!”

……

(End of this chapter)