Chapter 370: The School of Calligraphy Truly Exists! _2
Indeed, the wild history isn't entirely false. At least they say, the Bookman can make things progress as they wish, and Li Nuo has verified this.
Moreover, the priority of the Bookman clearly stands above that of the Yin Yang School.
The Yin Yang School predicts the future, while the Bookman changes the future.
According to wild history, the Bookman not only can alter the future but can even change the past.
For the Bookman, there's no distinction between past, present, and future. Changing what has happened or even resurrecting the dead is just a stroke of the pen.
Of course, even if this is merely the imagination of Bookmen who have never entered the realm, it's not something Li Nuo who's in the Initial Realm of the Bookman can achieve.
Currently, what the Bookman can achieve can also be done by the School of Cross and Vertical.
However, the Bookman's method is simpler. The School of Cross and Vertical needs close contact to change another's thoughts and must conform to basic logic, but the Bookman just uses simple paper and pen to let things develop favorably, disregarding logic entirely, making the introverted extroverted, and turning the gentle and kind into rough and rude, undoubtedly surpassing the School of Cross and Vertical by a level.
The School of Cross and Vertical hints and subtly influences, while the Bookman disregards all root settings.
Even though all schools have their strengths, it must be admitted that compared to other schools, the Bookman possesses a unique specialty.
However, cultivation in the Bookman is also extremely difficult.
An acclaimed work across the continent can only barely let a Bookman enter the realm, and how difficult the subsequent cultivation is can be imagined.
Before long, the Phoenix looked at Li Nuo with doubt and asked, "Why are we opening so many bookstores? The profit isn't high, it would be better to open more women's lingerie shops..."
Li Nuo didn't explain much, saying, "It doesn't matter if the profit isn't high, as long as we don't lose money."
Descriptions of the Bookman in various texts are limited, and their truth unknown, Li Nuo also wants to know where the limit of the Bookman lies.
When studying the Mohist with Li Yun, Li Nuo regretted studying liberal arts in the past.
But now, he is glad he studied liberal arts back then.
Although it doesn't give any advantage in Mohist cultivation, for the Bookman, it offers natural benefits.
Rather than entrusting cultivation to others, it's better to take it into your own hands.
If he can open bookstores across all countries on the continent, the difficulty of cultivating the Bookman will be greatly reduced.
Seeing that Li Nuo wasn't joking, the Phoenix didn't ask more. However, with the Li Family's current financial resources, opening bookstores throughout the Capital cannot be achieved, let alone in all states of Daxia, which is even harder.
She turned her eyes, quickly coming up with an idea.
Jade Sound Pavilion.
The old woman looked at the Phoenix and asked, "How much silver do you need?"
The Phoenix said, "Three million taels."
While all the silver of the Daxia Green Bird Society is in her hands, it's not something she can spend arbitrarily.
The old woman was astonished and said, "Why do you need so much silver?"
The Phoenix replied, "He needs it."
"Do you give it just because he asks?"
"What else can I do?"
The Phoenix looked at her and said matter-of-factly, "Compared to a few others, I have neither family background nor status. Why wouldn't I spend more silver to gain his favor? If I lose his favor, it does no good to any of you..."
The old woman asked in confusion, "He's already so rich, what does he need so much money for, three million taels, why so much...?"
The Phoenix shrugged and said, "Who knows, just say whether you'll give it or not. If not, I'll just openly tell him that though I'm the lady of the Li Family, the money from Jade Sound Pavilion has nothing to do with him and ask him not to think about it..."
The old woman's lips moved, how could such words be spoken?
She had come to her current position with great difficulty and couldn't let her efforts be in vain.
After much consideration, she gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, three million taels it is..."
Ningxin Garden.
Li Nuo looked at the Phoenix in surprise and exclaimed, "Three million taels?"
The Phoenix nestled in his arms and said, "Oh my, my money is your money, there's no distinction between us as a couple..."
These words left Li Nuo feeling a bit embarrassed.
It's said that the Phoenix marrying into the Li Family was like climbing a high branch, but in truth, she has been contributing to the family all along, providing both emotional and financial support, indispensable to Li Nuo both inside and out.
After some tender moments, the Phoenix asked, "Still, I don't understand why we need to open so many bookstores..."
Li Nuo picked up a pen and said, "Look..."
Before long, a look of astonishment appeared on the Phoenix's pretty face as she murmured, "Bookman, isn't that something made up?"
Li Nuo shook his head and said, "The Bookman truly exists."
Only after witnessing it with her own eyes, did the Phoenix believe that the Bookman is not just a legend. She looked at Li Nuo and murmured, "So what they say, that the Bookman can dictate life and death with a pen, even reviving the dead, is it also true?"
It's certain that the Bookman can dictate life and death with a pen, but reviving the dead, even in this fantasy world, is too fantastical unless one day he can achieve it, otherwise, it's hard to believe.
He thought of something and asked in surprise, "However, why doesn't the power of the Bookman work on you?"
The Phoenix was also puzzled, saying, "I don't know, maybe it's because our relationship is too close. I've heard that the Yin Yang School also finds it hard to predict the fate of those close to them..."
This is indeed a possibility.
Before Li Nuo could ponder long, a young maid walked in from outside. Seeing the Phoenix sitting on Li Nuo's lap, her face blushed slightly, and she lowered her head, saying, "Young Master, there's a gentleman named Chen Qi outside looking for you..."