Chapter 101: Teaching magical skills and negotiating business
After carrying the drunk Xu'er home and leaving the apologetic Ying'er to take care of him, Chen Mou washed his hands and face with the hot water brought by Han'er and wiped them clean. The smell of alcohol had long since dissipated. He met Han'er in the main room.
The son whispered a few words and went to the West Room to practice as usual.
Han'er went out and poured out the water in the tub, returned to the main room, and knocked on the door of the side room.
Without permission, she could not step into Xu'er's room.
"Young Master said, Xu'er's homework for today will be halved. If she can't finish it on the same day, she will make up for it all tomorrow."
The moaning little girl lying on the bed suddenly got up, rolled out of bed, put on her cloth shoes, stumbled towards the table, and shouted: "I can... I can do it, sister Ying'er... don't
Hold me."
Ying'er thought it was funny, so she had to help Xu'er, who was drunk, to a chair in front of the table and sit down. He quickly took the cotton robe and put it on Xu'er, wanting to give it a slap.
Next time if you show off your talents, you will have to let the young master take action in the family. There are no rules.
Chen Mou took the "Sword Crystal" gifted to him by his senior brother and put it on his left wrist together with the fire crystal beads. He felt very at ease in his heart. He came to the sun-drenched island in another world, opened the simple courtyard door, and stood outside.
A man with a fluttering green robe and a monkey face.
After being stunned for a moment, Chen Mou greeted him warmly and stretched out his hand to invite him.
"Fellow Taoist Yuan Hou is here, please come in soon!"
"It's cool outside. Instead of sitting in your yard, let's talk by the lake."
Yuan Hou held a rough pottery jar in his hand, looked out at the layout of the courtyard, grinned, turned around and walked towards the woods to the east.
The small house is exquisite. It uses the trees of the island as the frame and the cliff rocks as bricks to form the retaining walls. It was built by the owner of Tongtian Jade Bibi and has been integrated with the island's ground to create a unique small world.
The monkey-faced man can enter and leave the island freely and has vast magical powers, but he does not want to be restricted by entering the house.
He will not talk too much about the ignorant young Taoist priest.
There are some things that require self-awareness. If he talks too much, it will be bad.
Chen Mou followed, and was surprised to find that after not coming here for a long time, several winding bluestone paths had been built in the forest of the island. Five feet away from the water, at the edge of the forest, there was an ancient hexagonal wooden pavilion made of bluestone.
In the pavilion, you can enjoy the shade of trees and enjoy the lake breeze.
Marquis Yuan climbed up the steps and walked into the pavilion. He placed the rough pottery jar on the bluestone table and sat on the stone bench in the northeast.
"Sit wherever you like. If you have anything to ask, just ask. I'll tell you whatever I can."
After more than half a month of rest, the monkey-faced man seems to be in a good mood.
He has bare furry monkey feet, his legs are raised comfortably, and his body is slightly tilted back.
Chen Mou's mind was racing. Compared to the moody attitude Yuan Houcai had when he came out a few days ago, this seemed much more normal. He didn't dare to ask nonsense questions or pry into secrets that were not helpful now. He wanted to be more serious.
"How can I use the stone pillar array on the top of the mountain to enhance my cultivation?"
Such a mysterious stone pillar array only condenses a trace of the Seven-ray Fire every four months. It is useless and wasteful.
Yuan Hou immediately sat upright, put down his legs, and said with a smile: "That's called the 'Eight Door Fire Raising Formation'. It has been passed down for a long time. I can tell you a 'Liu Li Wugou Body Forging Technique'. You can try to borrow the formation."
The condensed sun essence flame tempers the body and soul, and also enhances the cultivation level.
"I just have to be careful not to kill myself all at once. I have finally come to you, and I don't want to wait thousands of years for the next owner of the jade jade."
Chen Mou was overjoyed, cupped his hands and said, "Please ask fellow Taoist Yuan Hou to teach you the skills."
As expected, Marquis Yuan was also responsible for teaching.
It's no wonder that Marquis Yuan looked down on him with his meager cultivation.
He could tell from the words that Marquis Yuan had been sealed in the Xiaodao Mountain Monument or under the rock for thousands of years. He roughly calculated that the ancient jade was from the Shang and Zhou dynasties. If the time on earth is synchronized with the other world, then it would be
It's more than three thousand years old.
Yuan Hou casually threw out a piece of sapphire two fingers wide and three inches long, and warned: "I can't go to the top of the mountain, so I can't help you. You try slowly. As long as you don't die, you will be able to lift the clouds and soar one day."
He was worried that this kid would be too hasty and burn to death on the top of the mountain, causing him to sleep for thousands more years.
Although there is no time in the dark, it is still boring, so it is better to go to the sky as soon as possible to have a look.
Chen Mou caught the sapphire piece and recognized it as the "jade slip" recorded in the classics. He was not in a hurry to check the content inside and asked the second question: "Can I still use the Heaven-Bearing Jade Bi to return to the previous world?"
"Without leaving a mark, you can't go back to the previous world. Or you can wait until you reach the Mahayana level and use jade to open up another shuttle passage. But it's hard to say. It's just a matter of luck, unless you find Old Man Qingtong above the Nine Heavens in the future.
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"Well……"
Chen Mou was silent, after he reached Mahayana cultivation, who knows how many years would pass, what would be the point of going back?
He quickly adjusted his mentality and continued to ask: "How many worlds can the Tongtian Jade go to?"
"Three or four, maybe. I don't know the specifics. Old Qingtong is very stingy. He walks alone and doesn't want to take me out. He leaves me to guard Luofen Slope. Oh, you damn old man. He only cares about himself.
A happy life."
Mentioning Mr. Qingtong so many times, Yuan Hou couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and scratched his head and ears.
Chen Mou hurriedly interrupted: "How are the monkey grandchildren you left behind back then doing well?"
He can understand Yuan Hou's mood. Anyone who has been locked in a dark room for a long time will always become a little abnormal.
Let’s get acquainted with Yuan Hou first, and then we’ll have plenty of time to make inquiries.
Yuan Hou was diverted and returned to normal. He smiled and said: "Those monkey cubs are living a good life. Three hundred miles around is the territory of the monkey tribe, where all kinds of monkeys and ape tribes gather. Listen to them, three thousand
Over the years, there have been several near-annihilation crises. Relying on the unique topography of Luofen Slope and another forbidden area, the incense seeds were left behind and slowly simmered. After growing in power, they regained the lost territory.
"
He reached out to get the stoneware jar, opened the seal, and created two large stoneware bowls, poured out two bowls of amber wine, and gestured: "Try it, monkey wine."
Smelling the rich aroma of fruit wine, Chen Mou picked up the thick bowl and took a sip.
His current relationship with Yuan Hou cannot be said to be a simple master and servant, or a friend. There are still some unclear clues in it. He needs to slowly figure it out in the future. Yuan Hou has hidden many things from him.
But there is one thing: his life and death seems to affect the future of Yuan Hou.
So for now, he is not worried that Yuan Hou will be detrimental to him.
Taking a sip of the monkey wine, the taste was surprisingly dry and mellow, soft in the mouth, and turned into a line of warm spiritual energy. It was much better than the Lingguo wine and Baihua wine he drank in Fangshi.
With a little movement, he absorbed the spiritual energy of the fruit wine.
I slowly finished a bowl of wine, savored it for a while, and realized that it was a good thing. The spiritual energy conversion rate was higher than that of elixirs, and it didn't have the residual poisonous disadvantages of elixirs.
When he looked at Yuan Hou with stern eyes across from him, he immediately understood that Yuan Hou came today and wanted to do a business with him. No wonder he was so easy to talk to and had such a polite attitude.
The autumn spiritual fruits on Luofenpo are almost ripe.
He was still worried about harvesting too many fruits at one time and having no place to store them.
Then let’s talk.
The place of Luofenpo is not simple. The spiritual fruit produced must have its own uniqueness. Otherwise, in the Monkey Clan's 300-mile territory, there is no place where spiritual fruit trees cannot be planted?
Is it necessary for Marquis Yuan to put down his dignity and come to discuss business with him?