"Today, I am treating you to this meal, and no one is allowed to steal it from me!"
"What? He Laosan has made a fortune recently?"
"Haha, you don't know that Lao He went on a killing spree in the newly opened gambling room yesterday, killing everyone. I guess he won back most of the money he lost in the first half of his life last night."
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"Brother Hu, what day is it today? Let us old guys come here to drink!"
"Haha, of course there is a happy event!"
"As you all know, I stocked up on furs a few years ago, but a lot of them got rotten due to improper handling. I was about to lose money. I met a traveling businessman a few days ago who said he wanted to use furs to sew a large tent for someone.
Used by a military lord."
"The quantity required was large, and the big tent didn't care about the damage to the furs, so I took them all away. In addition, Mr. Zhu has given us a 90% tax reduction. Although the price is cheaper, but this
After going back and forth, I calculated that my earnings were 30% higher than before. I, Hu Er, have finally recovered this time!"
"Well, congratulations. Speaking of which, we have been very lucky recently. My son has also made progress in his studies. The fourth child has been silent for so many years. I heard a few days ago that his mother-in-law is finally pregnant."
"There's also this matter. When he comes later, we have to let him drink a few more drinks!"
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In the wine shop, the drinkers were talking and congratulating each other with glowing faces. Although it was still noon, the business was very busy, and the huge wine shop was almost full.
Chu Zhaozhao put down the note in his hand and looked up at Chu Qingxiao, who was sitting on the opposite side.
Chu Qingxiao drank a glass of water and asked: "How is it? Did you find anything?"
Chu Zhaozhao frowned: "There are too many incomplete contents, and there are not many valuable clues. I told you to keep a diary, just keep a diary. Can't you omit the complaints?"
"You are not a writer of fantasy novels. There is so much nonsense, and no one will pay you according to the number of words!"
Chu Qingxiao shrugged his shoulders: "The doctor said that when hysterical patients are seriously ill, they will create so-called evidence and supporting conjectures."
"These things were all written unconsciously when I was ill. How can I control them?"
Seeing that Chu Qingxiao still didn't believe what he said, Chu Zhaozhao couldn't help but feel a little angry, but he didn't want to break up with Chu Qingxiao at this moment, so he could only pretend that he didn't hear what he said.
She then said: "But it's not completely without clues."
"Huh?" Chu Qingxiao frowned and looked at the other party.
Chu Zhaozhao opened the manuscript, turned to the last page, pointed to the content above and said: "Look at the end of the manuscript, you mentioned that it was the old Taoist priest in Xuandu Temple who told you the secret of Zhuyin."
"The old Taoist priest who knows so many secrets is obviously not an ordinary person!"
Chu Qingxiao smiled bitterly and said: "I have thought of this a long time ago. When I first got sick, I went to Xuandu Temple for the first time. Unfortunately..."
"There is no such place as Xuandu Temple in Wuling City. The location of Xuandu Temple in my memory is actually the private residence of a wealthy family named Zhu."
"Not to mention the old Taoist priest. I've asked most of Wuling City, but no one remembers such a person."
"In the final analysis, this is just something I made up when I was suffering from hysteria."
"So, I advise you not to waste your efforts."
The cold water thrown by Chu Qingxiao did not make Chu Zhaozhao have any intention of wavering. She said: "There are so many things that you don't remember, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't exist."
"If this old Taoist priest is still alive, maybe we can solve the mystery."
"How to find it? I almost turned Wuling City upside down, and..." Chu Qingxiao looked at the girl in front of him, as if he saw his past self. "You can't find it because you are stupid. This girl is Tianxuan
A high disciple of the mountain, a quasi-inner disciple of Qingque Peak." Chu Zhaozhao raised his head and said nonchalantly.
She stretched out her jade fingers and moved them gently on the manuscript, finally landing on a line of small words.
That's what the old Taoist priest once said to him - "Actually, I am a god. At least I used to be."
Chu Qingxiao didn't know why, he blinked: "So what? Can such a line of words prove that he really exists?"
"He must exist, but we have to find a way to find him, or find traces of his existence." Chu Zhaozhao said angrily, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with Chu Qingxiao's attitude of thinking that he was hysterical.
"And this sentence is the clue."
"This sentence?" Chu Qingxiao frowned. With his eyesight, he really couldn't understand what clues there could be in such a sentence that seemed like a joke.
"Ahem." Chu Zhaozhao coughed twice, cleared his throat, and then said: "The Great Wei Dynasty in the Northern Dynasty had nine towns, and our Dayu Dynasty had the Supervisor Tiansi. Although the names are different, their duties are almost the same.
."
"They have a transcendent status in their respective courts and are above all other ministerial offices. Even if the emperor wants to appoint the person in charge, he needs to be recognized by the Taoist Court of the Martial Temple before he can be canonized."
"Do you know the significance of the existence of these two government offices?"
Chu Qingxiao has been in this border town in southern Xinjiang since he can remember. He has heard some things about the imperial court, but most of them are superficial. Chu Zhaozhao's questions are naturally not something Chu Qingxiao can answer.
When Chu Zhaozhao saw this, his face became bright, and he put on an old-fashioned look and said: "There are many types of cultivation paths in the world, but in the end they all lead to the same destination through different paths, and they all lead to the final state."
"To be able to achieve such a good fortune, who has not gone through many hardships and dangers? Talent, luck and one's own hard work are all indispensable."
"However, there are monsters, spirits, or people with evil intentions who use evil methods to seize the creation of heaven and earth, and use inferior cultivation to reach the realm of gods."
"The existence of Supervisor Tiansi and Jiuzhen Mansion is to kill these false gods who use evil methods to take away the creation of heaven and earth."
When Chu Qingxiao heard these words, he frowned: "I don't quite understand. What mistake did the false god you mentioned make?"
"Is it just because they used a different method from most people to cultivate to the realm of gods, that they should be killed?"
According to common sense, when I told Chu Qingxiao some "secret secrets" that he had never known, he should sigh or show admiration for her.
But this guy completely went against common sense and asked a question that Chu Zhaozhao couldn't answer.
Chu Zhaozhao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Perhaps it is because their virtues are not suitable? Moreover, the Divine Soul Realm obtained through evil methods cannot compete with the real Divine Soul Realm. Some are weak, even with the Five Realms and Six Realms.
The martial arts in different realms are almost the same."
"But if that so-called evil method didn't harm anyone, how can we say that his virtue is not worthy of it?" Chu Qingxiao was still a little confused.
But Chu Zhaozhao was a little annoyed by his question. She waved her hand and said: "Then I know everything. If you are so curious, go and ask Si Ming, the master of the Si Mansion!"
"And that's not the point. The point is that that old Taoist priest is probably such a false god!"
Chu Qingxiao also realized that he had gone astray. He stopped searching for the root cause and said instead: "So what?"
"This kind of false gods have a unique aura, and I happened to read about the method of tracking this aura in the sect. Although most false gods can restrain this aura, after all, it is impossible to do so all the time."
"Perhaps I can find traces of false gods according to that method." "You must know that most of these false gods hate humans. It is very likely that the current situation in Wuling City is the result of his cooperation with Zhu Yin, and you can't say that he was
Used chess piece."
"Of course it's possible that he is indeed on our side, but no matter which way it is."
"Finding him may be the key to solving this mystery!"
Chu Zhaozhao spoke seriously, but Chu Qingxiao shook his head when he heard this: "Why do I feel that everything is such a coincidence?"
"What kind of false god does he happen to be, and you happen to be able to find his method?"
Chu Zhaozhao heard the hidden meaning in Chu Qingxiao's words. She sneered and said angrily: "The method of tracking the breath of false gods is called Concentrating Mind. It is the method for most practitioners to sense spiritual energy. In Tianxuan Mountain, as long as you enter the second
All disciples of the realm must practice it, and even ordinary people like you can practice it, but if you haven’t read the classics about the breath of the false god, it will be difficult to find the breath of the false god from the complex qi mechanism.”
"In the final analysis, it's because you are ignorant."
Hearing this, Chu Qingxiao shook his head and did not intend to argue with it.
"Hmph! You don't believe it, but soon, I will prove that everything I said is true!"
Chu Zhaozhao said this, stood up, and shouted not far away: "Waiter! Check out!"
A thin young man heard this and walked over quickly, saying warmly: "Come on."
The waiter at the store greets and delivers guests, but he has already developed the ability to greet everyone with a smile.
But when he got closer and caught a glimpse of Chu Qingxiao sitting beside him, his body visibly trembled and he subconsciously took a few steps back.
"Don't worry, he won't hit anyone, I'm watching!" Chu Zhaozhao was used to the attitude of everyone in Wuling City towards Chu Qingxiao. She patted her chest and said, and then said: "Look at how much it is, let's pay the bill.
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The waiter was still a little worried. He always kept a few steps away from Chu Qingxiao. He stretched his neck and looked at the food on the table. He made a slight calculation in his mind and said immediately: "A total of one hundred and thirty-four cents."
"It's quite cheap." Chu Zhaozhao glanced at the sumptuous table of food and said so. Then he stretched out his hand and took out a piece of broken silver from his purse and handed it over, saying proudly.
He said: "No need to look for it."
The waiter in the shop took the piece of silver and his eyes suddenly lit up.
The Dayu court had always strictly controlled currency. Even broken silver was divided into four categories: one coin, three coins, five coins, and eight coins, and was stamped with the official stamp to prevent the inflow of bad coins from the Northern Dynasty.
The broken silver that Chu Zhaozhao handed over should be worth three qian of silver. When converted into copper coins, it was a full 300 yuan. The extra part was enough to earn the waiter three days' salary.
The smile on his face suddenly overflowed, and he no longer looked at Chu Qingxiao with such fear.
"Thank you, sir." He hurriedly bowed to thank you and was about to put the broken silver into his arms.
But the next moment, he suddenly thought of something, took the silver in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully, his brows suddenly furrowed.
The warm look on his eyebrows just now disappeared immediately: "Sir, your money...isn't right."
"What do you mean? Can this money be fake?" Chu Zhaozhao was a little dissatisfied with the waiter's lack of knowledge.
The waiter was not afraid. He handed over the pieces of silver and said, "The silver in our Yu Dynasty all has official seals and is distinguished by year numbers."
"From Taizu to the present, there have been three emperors, namely Jingtai, Wanning and now Qingyuan, but the official seal on your silver coin is Chongsheng!"
"When did our Yu Dynasty have this title?"
"Is it possible that the Yu Dynasty changed its dynasty without us knowing about it!?"