Dragon's Origin

"Pfft!" Mei'er, who had just taken a sip of water, sprayed half of it out upon hearing Wang Sheng's words, caught completely off guard. Fortunately, she turned her head in time, and there was no one in the direction she was facing, so she didn't spray Wang Sheng and Qingling Old Daoist and appear rude.

After spraying, she coughed repeatedly. Mei'er, not caring about her ungraceful behavior, kept patting her chest, completely unaware of the temptation such actions brought to Wang Sheng.

It wasn't just Mei'er who was surprised; Qingling Old Daoist was as well. However, Qingling Old Daoist was clearly surprised by two things.

The first was definitely the fact that Wang Sheng actually knew several Grand Masters of the Exquisite Pavilion. What a joke! In this world, being fortunate enough to know a few Masters of the Exquisite Pavilion was already a blessing. As for Grand Masters, unless you were in that circle, you'd only seen their works and knew their names, which was already good enough; you'd never even met them in person.

Occasionally, if you were lucky enough to know one, that would already be an amazing achievement. When bragging about it to others, the number of people listening would be equal to the number of people marveling and envying.

But what did Wang Sheng just say? He knew several Grand Masters of the Exquisite Pavilion? Saying he knew one wouldn't even be an exaggeration, but he actually said several? Were Grand Masters of the Exquisite Pavilion people that anyone could know?

The second thing that surprised Qingling Old Daoist was Mei'er. Although Qingling Old Daoist was proficient in identifying and processing medicinal herbs, he was no stranger to natural charm, especially since Old Ancestor Ling Xu had given him some pointers before he left. Mei'er's actions just now had displayed temptation to the extreme. Her natural movements evoked infinite charm.

Fortunately, Qingling Old Daoist had already surpassed the seventh realm of cultivation, so he only appreciated it and wouldn't be obsessed. But he found that Wang Sheng could actually resist this temptation, which made him look at Wang Sheng in a new light. In addition to his surprise, Qingling Old Daoist had an even higher opinion of the Nine Words Secret. Such endurance, besides the Lin character formula, what other possibility was there?

"Can you at least be a little realistic when you brag?" Mei'er finally stopped coughing and complained to Wang Sheng: "You even know several Grand Masters of the Exquisite Pavilion. Do you even know which way the Exquisite Pavilion's door faces? Baoqing Yu Tang has been in business for so many years, and I only barely managed to connect with the Exquisite Pavilion through millions of gold coins worth of transactions. What do you rely on to know Grand Masters?"

Wang Sheng was about to answer, but suddenly found it difficult to explain. Could he tell Mei'er and Qingling Old Daoist that he had guided Old Tie on the path of materials science and helped him realize his advancement? Could he say that he had guided Old Lu and helped him realize his advancement? Who would believe that if he said it out loud!

However, Qingling Old Daoist should believe it. After all, Wang Sheng could even guide Old Ancestor Ling Xu, so what was it to guide a few Grand Masters with low cultivation? Of course, low cultivation was compared to Old Ancestor Ling Xu. Old Tie and Grandmaster Lu were both rare super experts outside. That was a terrifying cultivation that had been tempered by decades or centuries of daily use and refinement of spiritual energy.

"What's impossible about that?" Even if Wang Sheng didn't say that, he could still find a reason: "When I was learning carving, I was personally guided by a carving Grand Master."

After speaking, he turned to Qingling Old Daoist and asked, "Old Daoist, you tell me, is my carved Old Lord statue barely passable?"

"It's more than just passable." As soon as Qingling Old Daoist heard about carving, he immediately understood that Wang Sheng wasn't speaking falsely: "In Old Daoist's opinion, it's at least at the level of a Grandmaster."

"You can also carve? And you learned carving from a Grand Master?" Mei'er had never heard that Wang Sheng also knew the craft of carving; it was like listening to a heavenly book: "Master, are you being deceived by him? Can his carved Old Lord statue be at the Grandmaster level? Take it out and let me see?"

Mei'er could barely believe that Wang Sheng could carve, but she wouldn't believe that Wang Sheng's carving level had reached the Grandmaster level, even if she was beaten to death. Wang Sheng was an assassin from Worry-Free City, where would he have the time to study the craft of carving? That wasn't a realm that Wang Sheng could reach at his age. Even if Wang Sheng really knew how to carve, he would have to keep carving continuously for another twenty or thirty years to reach the Grandmaster level.

"Old Daoist wouldn't dare to speak falsely." Qingling Old Daoist had personally seen the Three Purities statues, so he hurriedly answered for Wang Sheng upon hearing this: "Madam, if you want to see the Old Lord statue carved by Marquis, just go to the Three Purities Temple in Sanjiangkou. Those three Old Lord statues in the heart of the river are the Marquis's work. It's only a few dozen miles away, you can go and see it at any time."

"The three giant Old Lord statues in the Three Purities Temple were carved by you?" Mei'er didn't know how many times she had expressed such surprise today.

She couldn't believe her ears. The giant statues over a hundred meters high were actually carved by Wang Sheng. If calculated according to that level, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Wang Sheng was a stone carving Grandmaster!

The fame of the Three Purities statues in the Three Purities Temple had reached the point where anyone who came to the capital would definitely go to see them, and even burn incense at the Three Purities Temple. This was just for ordinary tourists. In the hearts of those Taoist believers, the Three Purities statues in Sanjiangkou were already at the level of Taoist sacred sites. If this was playing Civilization or Age of Empires, this would be a Great Wonder that could directly lead to victory!

This was actually carved by Wang Sheng? Mei'er's thinking couldn't keep up with the rhythm of reality, and she was in a state of complete disbelief but had to believe it, caught in a dilemma.

"The regular script appeared in the world at the same time as the Three Purities statues." Qingling Old Daoist added heavy weight again: "It was discovered by that Grand Secretary in the capital, who didn't believe that the regular script was Marquis's work at that time. Coincidentally, Old Ancestor Ling Xu was also there, so the Grand Secretary pinned it on Old Ancestor."

This not only explained the carving, but also explained the origin of the founder of regular script. Even if Mei'er didn't believe it, she could only admit that the Worry-Free City assassin she had always thought was just a little bit creative was probably really a Grandmaster of calligraphy and carving. Okay, not just a little bit creative, each one was a shocking big deal.

"In fact, there is one skill that I absolutely dare to say I am a Grandmaster in." Seeing that Mei'er had been continuously shocked, Wang Sheng smiled and joked to ease the atmosphere.

"Which skill?" Mei'er and Qingling Old Daoist were both stunned. Mei'er really wasn't surprised anymore and asked directly.

"Eating!" Wang Sheng pointed to his mouth: "As a gourmet, I can responsibly announce that in eating, I am a well-deserved Grandmaster!"

Mei'er and Qingling Old Daoist were speechless for a moment. Looking at the complacent Wang Sheng, Mei'er suddenly understood Wang Sheng's intention to ease her surprise, and smiled sweetly: "Okay! In this skill, you really are a Grandmaster."