This morning, reading with the demon.

Chen Xu explained "The Analects" to the little hedgehog demon Wei Yuan, asking him to read a passage and then recite it from memory.

After memorizing, he grasped a brush with his little hands to learn writing.

Wei Yuan was small, and his hands were small too.

Fortunately, his hands had basically taken on a human shape, so when Chen Xu gave him a slender brush pen, he could barely hold it to write.

During the process, Chen Xu found that, although he was teaching the demon to read, rather than reading himself,

the Literary Qi in the Ink Pool within his Sea of Literature was slowly increasing.

Wei Yuan was very earnest in his reading, although he was indeed a bit dim and often forgetful of what he had memorized.

But when Chen Xu had him repeatedly memorize and recite, he was able to settle his mind and bit by bit recite back what he had forgotten.

Chen Xu said, "Reading a hundred times, its meaning becomes apparent. Although I do not entirely agree with rote learning, believing that memorizing and understanding should be combined in study,

repeated recitation is actually the simplest form of learning; it can accompany your entire reading career.

Sometimes when you don't want to think about anything, being able to read and recite is also a kind of progress."

Originally, Wei Yuan had a very hard time with rote learning, despite his perseverance and ambition, because reading is, at its core, tedious.

Relying solely on perseverance for rote learning is truly very, very hard.

Until Chen Xu gently explained it, describing the fun of reading.

Suddenly, Wei Yuan found that repeatedly memorizing something seemed to gradually become delightful and interesting.

The little hedgehog read aloud brilliantly, while Chen Xu occasionally flipped through the "Talisman" book at hand.

The geometric problems in the book were mostly not difficult for Chen Xu, except for those involving topology.

In this area, Chen Xu was also a novice, and looking at too many topology problems made him dizzy.

Not only did topology problems make him dizzy, but the strange symbols in the second half of the "Talisman" book also made him not dare to look for long.

If he looked too much, not only would his Qi Blood surge, but even his Sea of Literature would become tumultuous.

But the "Talisman" book had its own charm, being ever-refreshing with repeated readings.

For instance, the Water-Repelling Talisman: when Chen Xu first saw it, it appeared three-dimensional, then flat, and now it seemed as though the symbols of the Water-Repelling Talisman had come to life.

Vaguely, it had a sense of flow.

But when he tried to capture that sense of movement carefully, it disappeared.

Upon looking again, the symbols in the book seemed just a jumble of ordinary lines.

Yet Chen Xu could clearly feel that his grasp of the Water-Repelling Talisman seemed to have deepened somewhat.

In the "Food Cauldron Celestial Book," even the ability record of the Water-Repelling Talisman had increased!

[Water-Repelling Talisman (Introduction 23/100)]

All around, the world's Qi circulated.

Chen Xu often had a vague feeling that he was on the verge of mastering something amazing.

The little hedgehog was always worried that the rewards he gave Chen Xu weren't good enough and that he might be at a disadvantage.

But Chen Xu now felt that perhaps he was the one getting a great deal.

As he browsed through the "Talisman" book, not only did he make progress with the Water-Repelling Talisman, but his Fire Control Skill also saw advancements in the condensation of the fire seed.

[Fire Control Level 2 (351/1000 fire seed condensation 2.9%)]

One person and one demon read books until various noises erupted inside and outside the inn.

People getting up, washing, talking…

From outside on the street came the cries: "Selling wontons, five coins a bowl, fresh meat wontons, cheap and tasty!"

"Selling steamed cakes, selling steamed cakes..."

There were also voices from the inn, as the staff shouted, "Oh, guests have arrived, please come this way, are you stopping for a bite or staying?"

And voices of fellow students nearby, "After a full day's rest, we're alive again; it's time to find Brother Chen to discuss exam questions and answers."

The little hedgehog Wei Yuan suddenly jumped up from his cross-legged position, hurriedly packing his books back into his book box, leaping and skipping towards the window.

"Mr. Chen, I have to go now, I can't let others see me."

The little demon was frantic, hurriedly saying, "Thank you for teaching me today, I'll be back in a few days. By the way, be sure not to go out alone at night, there will be ghosts..."

Before the words were even finished, the little demon had already pulled open the window, slipped through the gap, and swooshed downstairs.

Chen Xu took a few steps forward to look, just in time to see the little hedgehog's pointed head burrowing into the ground.

In an instant, that pointed head also disappeared.

The little demon's earth-burrowing skill was simply extraordinary.

Chen Xu watched with satisfaction, just about to step back from the window, when suddenly a piercing cat cry echoed from the alley below.

"Meow—"

The sly cat agilely scaled the walls and crossed the alley, as the familiar scene seemed to replay.

Chen Xu's brows immediately rose, a thought occurring to him.

In the Sea of Literature, the Wu Hook instantly flew out—

Ten Steps Kill One, no one left alive for a thousand miles.

As he watched, within ten steps... no, with Chen Xu's current sense of the surrounding Qi, the moment the Wu Hook flew out it was more than ten steps away.

Not just ten steps, but a hundred feet!

In the distance, only a ghostly figure was seen darting out of the alley.

As the figure approached, its cries were piercing, the bell gave a humming jingle, and an indescribable oppressive aura wafted through the air.

It seemed about to fade from view, moving forward and back.

In the next instant, the Wu Hook appeared beside it, the translucent bright blade like a scythe forged from a crescent moon.

The blade fell,

The sly cat barely had time to raise its head, extending a sharp claw.

But it was futile, as the Wu Hook's blade had already slashed through, cutting its fur and severing the white bone underneath.

Meow—

The shrill cat cry finally subsided beneath the blade of the Wu Hook, the murderous intent severing all Demonic Qi.

Standing by the window, Chen Xu suddenly felt a foreboding in his heart.

It was a gaze from some entity in the void, as the sly cat died.

Death Curse Seal!

This was the sly cat's death curse seal.

Meanwhile, Chen Xu's Tribulation Mirror ability spontaneously activated.

Perhaps—

More accurately described, the Tribulation Mirror was not spontaneously activating, but it simply existed, omnipresent and ever-present.

Being everywhere and at all times, there was no need for it to be activated afterward.

The Tribulation Mirror did not need to move.

As the sly cat's death curse seal descended upon Chen Xu, it simply naturally fell into emptiness.

It fell into the void, and with nowhere to settle, helplessly, unwillingly, it eventually dissipated on its own.

Consequently, the sly cat fell to the ground, its fur shedding.

The ghastly white bones were exposed, leaving a desolate scene behind.

The cold little alley was without pedestrians, a vague rustling sound as if from some animal came from afar.

Chen Xu seemed a bit apprehensive, and immediately released his Puppet Daoist Soldier.

The roughly foot-tall Daoist Soldier leaped down from the window, lightly skipping to the side of the decapitated puppet cat.

It picked up the Demon Puppet Bone with one hand and the Demon Puppet Fur with the other.

Just as the Daoist Soldier was about to return to Chen Xu's side, a knock on the door sounded: "Brother Chen, are you well? I wonder if you are awake?"

Another voice called, "Brother Chen, Brother Chen, have you had breakfast, do you want to come out?"

Chen Xu directed the Daoist Soldier to leap back to him with the two items, and the Daoist Soldier entered the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, disappearing without a trace.

Chen Xu responded to his fellow students, "Please come in, brothers."

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