"Sky's will is like a knife. What does that mean?" Qing Li read the words on the board and looked at Han Sen with confusion.
She knew the words, and she understood the literal meaning. But she had no idea what they actually meant.
"Go back and read it. If you can write the same words, I'll take you as my student." Han Sen smiled.
"If I can copy the same words, you will let me be your teacher. Is it really that simple?"
Qing Li couldn't believe what she had just heard. She thought it would be too easy for him to pass the test by mimicking four words.
"Yes, it is that simple. Go back and practice.
But I have one condition. You cannot ask for help. You have to read and write it yourself. If someone else helps you, you lose. "Han Sen smiled.
These four words were very simple, but it was definitely not a simple matter to imitate them.
Han Sen's words contained a Teeth Knife knifemind. She could copy the strokes, but she could not copy the meaning behind them.
He wanted Qing Li to imitate the words. Most of the time, he wanted Qing Li to give up. But if Qing Li could understand the meaning of the words and imitate them, she would be considered a genius. It would not be a bad thing to have such a student.
"Okay, you said it. You can't go back on your word."
Qing Li was too young. She didn't know how to read, and she didn't know much about knives, either.
She thought it would be easy to copy the words, but she was worried Han Sen might go back on his word.
"I won't go back on my word." Han Sen smiled.
Qing Li happily returned home with the wooden board. She planned to copy it and show it to Han Sen. She wanted him to kneel down and accept her as his student without a single word of nonsense. She wanted him to say yes to her and accept her as his student.
When she got home, Qing Li couldn't wait to start practicing.
Although the Rebate cared a lot about culture, Qing Li didn't really care about it. She was good at her studies, but she didn't really focus on them. She just finished her homework and didn't want to practice her handwriting.
Fortunately, Flower King had a good upbringing. He forced Qing Li to practice calligraphy for a while.
Qing Li's handwriting wasn't that good, but it was passable. If it was just a copy, Qing Li was confident.
But when Qing Li started to copy Han Sen's handwriting, she started to feel strange. The more she wrote, the more she thought her handwriting didn't resemble Han Sen's.
At the beginning, he felt that he had copied it quite well, but as he continued to write, he realized that it didn't.
"That's weird. Why is this happening?" Qing Li took the wooden board and studied it carefully. She realized that the words on the board were changing.
Perhaps it was not that they were changing, but that the carvings on the wooden board were getting deeper and deeper, so the feeling of the carvings was slowly changing. It was as if the carvings could change.
"Teeth power?"
Qing Li now understood. The words Han Sen had written contained Teeth power. The Teeth power was tearing the wood apart, and that was why it was doing what it was doing.
This discovery didn't make Qing Li back down. It only made her more competitive. She took a deep breath, and she swore that she would copy the words no matter what.
This time, Qing Li put in a lot of effort. She tried to copy the words, and she also tried to learn the calligraphy and knife skills.
As the daughter of the Flower King, she wanted to learn calligraphy and swordsmanship. Naturally, there were many calligraphy masters who were willing to teach her. The Flower King also had a lot of authentic works. Plus, Qing Li was a very smart girl. She had learned a lot.
Although it was difficult to improve her calligraphy skills in a short amount of time, her eyes were improving quickly. The more she read, the more she thought Han Sen's words were impressive.
The impressive thing wasn't how well the words were written, it was how powerful the knife skills were.
The more Qing Li learned about calligraphy and knife skills, the more she thought the words were mysterious. The more she tried to copy the words, the more she felt they were not real. She couldn't copy the meaning of the words.
Pang!
After ten days, the wooden board broke. Han Sen's Teeth power and knifemind had turned the board to dust. The words were gone.
Qing Li froze. She knew Han Sen had given her a time limit, and she felt depressed. The words were gone, but she still hadn't been able to copy them. She had failed the test.
"Qing Li, what are you doing here?
I haven't seen you in so many days. The exchange is about to start. "A woman's voice came from outside the door. She pushed the door open and walked in.
It was a Rebate girl. She was about the same age as Qing Li. Her name was Du Lishe, and she was Moonwheel Of Gojoseon's daughter. She was a student of Moon Garden, just like Qing Li. She was a good friend of Qing Li's.
Qing Li was always very active, but she had been hiding in the house for ten days. She hadn't gone out to play with her friends, either. This made Du Lishe very curious. She wanted to know what Qing Li was doing, so she went to look for her.
"The Buddhas of the Buddha are here. Why don't you go and have a look? What are you doing here?" Du Lishe saw Qing Li, so she walked over to her.
"Hey, you are practicing. Did Uncle Flower force you to do this?"
Du Lishe saw calligraphy everywhere. She picked one up and said, "Your handwriting has improved. It's much better than before."
"Father didn't force me. I wanted to practice." Qing Li shook her head.
"That's strange. Why would you take the initiative to practice calligraphy? That's not like you. Did something happen to you?" Du Lishe looked at Qing Li in surprise.
Qing Li looked sad, and she said, "You know I have always admired Queen. I wanted her to be my teacher, but Queen said I wasn't good enough for Teeth Knife. She wouldn't take me as a student."
"I know. Hasn't that been a long time ago?
Why are you still thinking about it? "Du Lishe asked.
Qing Li shook her head and said, "No matter what, Her Majesty is my idol. So, I came up with an idea. If I can't take Her Majesty as my teacher, I'll take her disciple as my teacher. That way, I'll be Her Majesty's disciple."
"Flower King's daughter is going to take Han Sen as a teacher? That's amazing. Even if you did, he wouldn't take you." Du Lishe laughed.
"He didn't reject me. He just wrote four words for me to copy. He said if I could do it well, he would take me as a student," Qing Li said.
"So, you've been practicing for so long?" Du Lishe noticed that Qing Li had written the words "God's will is like a knife."
"Yes. But even after practicing for so long, I still can't do it." Qing Li looked depressed.
"What is so hard to write? Let me have a look." Du Lishe was curious.
Qing Li shook her head and said, "There are no words."