After Xu Dao came out of seclusion, he did not go directly to Wutong Mountain, the top of the mountain where the Shezhao Taoist priests were. Firstly, there was no reason for it, and it aroused people's suspicion. Secondly, since he came out of seclusion openly, he naturally knew it.
I would like to pay attention to the people in the shop, especially Chen Wan.
This man lived up to Xu Dao's praise for him. Ever since the Talisman Shop opened, he had slept in it all night. In more than half a year, all his gray hair had turned white, and he looked older.
He has been aged for more than ten years and almost has half of his foot in the coffin.
And he worked so hard that when he delivered letters to the quiet room on weekdays, he didn't mention a word, only introduced the business situation of the store and wrote words of greetings.
The reason Xu Dao knew this was because after suppressing his physical body, he secretly left his body and wandered around the Talisman Shop. He saw this person's appearance with his own eyes, and only then did he know that the other person's hard work was great.
Although the income of the entire talisman shop is not only owned by Xu Dao, Chen Wan also owns half of it. The other party is not purely working for Xu Dao, but the reason why Xu Dao can safely retreat for a year is to eat, drink, and use spiritual materials every day.
The money keeps flowing, and the other party also plays a big role.
Chen Wan alone accounted for more than half of the business he brought in through various channels in the first month of the Fu shop's opening. Later, when the Fu shop's business slumped, it was this person who barely managed to maintain the face of the Fu shop.
Therefore, when Xu Dao came out of seclusion on this trip, he naturally wanted to reward the other party to win people's hearts.
It was mid-afternoon, and there was a lack of business and pedestrians in the ghost market.
Although the shop of a talisman shop was open, there were only a few customers wandering around inside, looking at the talismans, talisman pens, talisman inks, books and other items in the shop.
After a year of expansion, Youjian Talisman Shop has been involved in all aspects of drawing and drawing talismans. In addition to selling and purchasing finished talismans, all other things related to talismans can be bought and sold in the store.
At this time, there was a conversation in the talisman shop:
"Although this talisman of yours is rare. I have practiced for many years and have never seen it before. However, it is neither a Taoist secret book nor a high-grade talisman. It is just a low-grade talisman. It is equivalent to a spell in the early stage of Qi refining. How to do it?
Worth thirty talismans?”
The man's beard was gray. He stroked his beard and pretended to be mature and said, "I think it's only worth three talismans!"
The reason why this person is pretending is because this "old man" with gray beard and hair is none other than Taoist disciple Chen Wan who is under thirty years old.
After the other party accepted the position of the shopkeeper of Youjian Fu Shop, he not only did not hide his old age, but also used ink and toner to dye his hair and beard black. Instead, he "relyed on his old age to show off his old age" and simply pretended to be an old man in the shop to easily scare him.
Unsuspecting guests.
"You, here!" When the customer who wanted to sell the talisman heard the price mentioned by Chen Wan, he immediately became anxious and quickly snatched the ancient talisman from Chen Wan's hand and held it tightly in his hand.
The other party said angrily: "I heard that your talisman shop is fair, how can you be so deceptive!"
"Fellow Taoist, don't be anxious!" Seeing that the other party was angry, Chen Wan quickly spoke out to comfort him, and the two of them began to discuss it in a heated exchange.
As soon as Xu Dao walked from the backyard to the talisman shop, he saw the scene in front of him, and his face suddenly smiled.
In addition to Chen Wan, there were two Taoist boys yawning while wiping the counter.
The two Taoist boys did not entertain the guests. They immediately noticed Xu Dao appearing in the shop and were stunned.
Although they were recruited into the Talisman Shop after Xu Dao went into seclusion, they were all smart. When they saw Xu Dao walking out of the backyard, and when they saw Su Jiu standing respectfully beside Xu Dao, they immediately recognized Xu Dao's identity.
The two boys came out from behind the counter and bowed to salute. However, when they opened their mouths to say hello to Xu Dao, they suddenly found that their mouths were tightly closed and they could not speak loudly. They could only make a slight muffled sound.
I saw Xu Dao making a silent gesture towards them, and then tore off the spell cast on them.
The two Taoist boys understood immediately and stood aside respectfully, not daring to breathe and just communicating with their eyes.
Xu Dao did not continue to talk to the two Taoists, but looked at Chen Wan who was negotiating with someone with interest and waited.
Taoist disciple Chen Wan has been the shopkeeper for more than a year, and he is no longer as ignorant as he was at the beginning. He is familiar with dealing with individual customers and defeating the other party's idea of selling at a high price.
"After leaving this shop, fellow Taoist, go to both sides and see if there are any other talisman shops that are interested in your talisman. That's because our boss likes these, so our shop is willing to accept your talisman."
When the customer selling the talisman heard this, his face turned red and he was speechless. Apparently he had already inquired about it in other talisman shops.
He loosened his grip on the talisman and said, "Three talismans are not worth it. This is a treasure passed down from our ancestors... at least five talismans!"
Hearing this, Taoist disciple Chen Wan didn't bother to joke with the other party anymore, and responded with a smile: "Okay, if you say five cents, it's five cents, it's a deal!"
He waved his sleeves and placed five talisman coins on the table next to him. Then he stretched out his hand to signal the other party to hand over the goods in his hand.
Seeing that Taoist disciple Chen Wan agreed immediately, the customer selling the talisman became suspicious again, wondering if the selling price had been set too low.
But he glanced at Taoist disciple Chen Wan's face and found that Chen Wan didn't look anxious to buy it. He gritted his teeth, slapped the ancient talisman in his hand on the table, collected the five talisman coins and walked away.
Taoist disciple Chen Wan picked up the talisman and found that it was indeed the one just now and had not been switched by the other party. He quickly said goodbye:
"Well done, sir. Come back next time!"
After the guest had gone away, Chen Wan blew the talisman in his hand and muttered in a low voice: "Hey! You must be stingy."
Just at this moment, a clear voice sounded in the store:
"Shopkeeper Chen is so rich that he doesn't even care about small amounts of money."
Hearing this, Taoist Chen Wan was startled, turned his head quickly, and immediately saw the store clerks standing respectfully behind him, as well as Xu Dao and Su Jiu among the clerks.
It was Xu Dao who looked at him with a smile and called him.
His eyes were in a trance, and his face immediately showed joy, "Master, you are out of seclusion!"
Chen Wan suppressed his joy and quickly walked up to Xu Dao, bowed and saluted. He recovered from his surprise, grabbed the talisman in his hand, and explained with some embarrassment:
"The old slave was just talking about himself, not arranging guests."
Xu Dao stretched out his hand and directly took the ancient talisman he bought from the customer, looked at it for a few times in his hand, and commented: "A talisman from the Shengtang period was less than three thousand years ago. It was just a simple drawing technique that has been passed down.
After such a long time, the spiritual energy inside has almost completely drained away, and it is only equivalent to the magic that a Taoist boy can perform."
"If you are generous and add more money, I will think that you two are playing a double act and enriching your own pockets."
When Taoist disciple Chen Wan heard this, his expression immediately froze. Although Xu Dao had been in seclusion for a year and had greatly delegated power to him, he would not forget that the sign of the Talisman Shop was placed on Xu Dao, not on him, the shopkeeper.
And the most important reason why the business of Youjian Talisman Shop has been able to open up to now and become more and more prosperous is also because of Xu Dao's cultivation.
Chen Wan himself was just a Taoist disciple in the early stage of Qi refining, and he had no guts to be arrogant in front of Xu Dao, a "late Taoist disciple".
Therefore, as soon as he heard Xu Dao's words "double act" and "lining his own pocket", his forehead felt cold. It was not because he had really done these things, but because he was worried that Xu Dao was really suspicious of him.
"Master is aware of this! I dare not do this, old slave. You treat me with such kindness, how dare I violate my conscience?"
Taoist disciple Chen Wan screamed, his face was very nervous, and the two Taoist boys next to him were stunned.
"Hahaha!" Xu Dao's laughter echoed in the store. He patted Taoist disciple Chen Wan on the shoulder and comforted him:
"That's natural. Shopkeeper Chen's hard work over the past year has been noticed by me. He was just joking."
Chen Wan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He originally wanted to show off his achievements, but his thoughts about asking for rewards instantly flew to Java.
Now he just wants to promise not to be suspicious of him and kick him out of the Talisman Shop so that he can continue to enjoy half of the money in the Talisman Shop.
When Xu Dao saw that the other party was so understanding, he continued to comfort him, bowed and said:
"I would like to express my gratitude to fellow Taoist Chen for taking care of the talisman shop for more than a year. You have worked hard."
When Chen Wan saw it, he avoided it repeatedly and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, I will kill the old slave."
"Hey!" Xu Dao suddenly made a sneer in his mouth and drank: "You can call me master, but don't call yourself old slave. I remember that Daoyou Chen is still just over thirty years old."
When Taoist disciple Chen Wan heard this, his face turned red and he felt even more embarrassed and ashamed.
But what stunned him the next moment was that Xu Dao took out something from his sleeve and put it into his hand with a sparkling light.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, please take this pill."
A pure essence appeared in the shop, and just one whiff made people feel refreshed.
Taoist disciple Chen Wan widened his eyes and looked at the small plate in his hand with the red meatballs on it. He thought of something. He glanced at Xu Dao, quickly opened his mouth, covered his sleeves and swallowed the light meatballs in the small plate.
Red meatballs.
"Excellent essence!" Taoist disciple Chen Wan blurted out.
His originally dull skin instantly became rosy and shiny, his eyes were bright, his body was warm, and even his gray hair turned darker and became younger.
This person's deficient body has been nourished, and the vitality in his body has increased a lot.
What made Taoist Chen Wan even more happy was that Xu Daofu said: "Fellow Taoist, from now on, you can buy the flesh and blood of monsters by yourself, use the charms in your hands to absorb the essence, and swallow it to nourish your body, and you will not have to buy those random elixirs anymore.
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The "small plate" held by Taoist disciple Chen Wan is exactly the object on which Xu Tao has engraved the charm of extracting essence and marrow, which can condense flesh and blood and extract pure essence.
Moreover, this object is not an ordinary talisman, but a piece of scale armor on Xu Dao's body. It can be turned into a scale soldier and given to Chen Wan for health maintenance. It can also play a surveillance role.
After saying that, the benefits were given, Xu Dao suddenly asked: "Where does Jiangzhou's demon envoy live now?"
Chen Wan was still in the joy of taking the essence when he heard the subconscious voice return: "Oriental Ghost Street."
"Good!" Xu Dao nodded and shouted softly. He flicked his sleeves and walked out of the Talisman Shop, leaving only the words:
"This man is disturbing my property and bullying my Taoist friends. I'm a poor Taoist but go and meet him!"