Xu Qing was shocked by the sister's abrupt words about becoming a disciple. He even threw a plate of food at the opponent in a very dishonorable manner. He muttered and said: "Sister, please don't eat this kind of useless food."
Are you kidding me? My half-skilled carving skills are just half-cooked meat, and I can’t even put it on the table.”
Xue Qiong twitched her lips and said, "I'm not learning jù carving from you. I want to learn stone betting."
Xu Qing smiled bitterly and said: "Sister, if I told you that betting on stones is purely about méng, would you believe it?"
Xue Qiong rolled her eyes and showed an expression that was strange if she believed you, but she said: "Believe me, I just want to learn a magic trick. Can you give me a happy word?"
Xu Qing was completely speechless, shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't want to teach, it's just that I don't know how to teach. Anyway, it's just two words, luck. If you don't believe it, you can ask the teacher, he knows best about my stone gambling."
Rather than being in a dilemma, it is better to just blame it on Mr. Xue. Mr. Xue, who knows that he has clairvoyant eyes, is the best shield.
Xue Qiong reached out and pushed the untouched steak forward, took out her mobile phone and made a call. You could guess without looking that she must be calling the old man to complain.
Xu Qing calmly picked up the steak on the plate and brought it to his mouth to gnaw. Mr. Xue would stand in his way anyway, so there was no need to worry about it.
As expected, the call was made to Mr. Xue. While complaining, Xue Qiong squinted at the foodie opposite who was just eating steak. Unexpectedly, what Mr. Xue said was very similar to this guy. In the end, it was all down to luck. What did this kid say?
When you come out, you step on shit and have bad luck.
Xue Qiong instinctively felt that there must be some unknown secret between the master and apprentice, but she could only stare at her dear grandfather who was so dismissive.
Steak is expensive, but it's very satisfying to eat. A large piece of beef is a good thing to fill your stomach. After two pieces of steak, Xu Qing was already full.
Xue Qiong reluctantly glanced at the emerald toad, and finally gritted her teeth and pushed it in front of Xu Qing, saying bitterly: "You are lucky, but I still don't believe it. I won't look at the thing in your pocket, but you have to agree.
I have one thing."
Xu Qing smiled and put the jade toad into his pocket: "I will help you if I can, but you must not let me snatch toys from kindergarten children or anything like that."
Xue Qiong ignored this man's talk of cheating and said directly: "I would like to ask you to be the stone gambling consultant of Huaqiong Tower for this Burmese public market, and I can use your luck to find some good materials, okay?"
Xu Qing smiled and said: "No problem, but you have to send me back now. I really have important things to do tomorrow. I will return to Jiangcheng when I'm done."
Xue Qiong didn't expect that he would agree so readily. She felt secretly happy. After paying the bill, they went downstairs to the parking lot to pick up the car and drove into the bustling city night scene.
It was already twelve o'clock in the evening when he returned to Wuhun Base. Xu Qing did not waste his precious rest time. He still had important things to do tomorrow morning. What kind of existence would Shengwu Pavilion be?
After a dreamless night, I woke up naturally from a peaceful sleep. When I opened my eyes, it was already exactly seven o'clock. There was still one hour left before the time agreed with the old man Mu Lingzi. I had plenty of time to wash up, soak in a bucket of instant noodles and drink.
Xu Qing did not wear the Long Yuan Sword today, and was completely dressed as a tourist. When he was about to leave, he suddenly felt a tasteless taste in his mouth. He grabbed a few handfuls of football chocolates from the snack plate on the desk, put them into his pocket, and trotted out.
In the main gate of the base, you can see Mu Lingzi standing next to an outdated Hongqi car from a distance and looking over here.
Don't look at the paint stains on the surface of this car, but you can see how comfortable it is inside when you sit in it. The driver is an acquaintance, Long Chenyu from the Dragon Teeth Team. Today he also went to the Shengwu Hall to receive a reward, and he was approached by Mu Lingzi on the way.
Came to be a driver.
The car drove steadily westward, driving out of the bustling city. It took about two hours before it stopped in front of an old Taoist temple built against a mountain in the western suburbs.
After getting off the car, Xu Qing raised his head and glanced at the half-shaped plaque hanging diagonally on the lintel of the Taoist temple. There was only the word "武" left on it, and the whole plaque hung diagonally, as if it would fall down if the wind blew.
The plaque is broken, and the Taoist temple is even more broken. The bluestone steps leading inside are covered with large and small cracks, and some stubborn grass has sprouted from the cracks in the bricks. Looking at it vertically, it doesn't look like a Shengwu Hall, but rather like a holy martial arts hall.
A deserted house that is rarely visited.
As the saying goes, people cannot be judged by appearance, and differences cannot be measured by measurements. The Taoist temple's dilapidated appearance must be a cover-up. There is something inside that can only be known after entering.
Mu Lingzi took the two of them directly into the Taoist temple. Xu Qing saw that it was still in ruins. There were a total of five houses that looked like the Taoist priests lived in the past, and four and a half of them were ruined. That one was called the half-ruined house.
Both walls of the building collapsed, but only a few large beams and pillars supported it from completely collapsing. What is a little surprising is that the Sanqing Hall in the south is intact. This may be the only building that looks like anything.
Long Chenyu had been here before, and he followed Mu Lingzi every step of the way. Even when he walked, he stepped on his steps. To describe him as cautious is not an exaggeration at all.
Mu Lingzi led the two of them into the Sanqing Hall. The sculptures on Sanqing were well preserved, but the incense was too weak. The incense burner at the foot of Sanqing had long since stopped emitting smoke and had accumulated ashes from the incense burner for who knows how many years.
They are all condensed into small pieces, and you can easily pinch them into two pieces with just a pinch of your fingers.
The moment Xu Qing walked into the temple, he began to scan around with his clairvoyant eyes, hoping to find out the exact location of the Shengwu Hall. When he cast his eyes on the blue bricks on the ground below the Sanqing Shrine, his eyes were filled with confusion.
A little surprised.
Under the piercing eyes of the clairvoyant, a huge cave appeared below the altar, with various strange-shaped stone bells and stalagmites intersecting like canine teeth. The most surprising thing is that there are many large stalagmites that emit a layer of méngméng all over their bodies.
White light, the light is cold but it can be used as lighting. If you go down, you won't even need a flashlight. The cave extends to the mountain behind the Taoist temple. I don't know how far it can go. It is estimated that the Shengwu Hall should be built in the middle of the mountain.
That's right.
Mu Lingzi walked to the statue of Sanqing and bowed respectfully, then reached out and hugged the incense burner on the altar table, and began to rotate according to a certain pattern.
Turning three times to the left and two times to the right, a crisp clicking sound was heard in the ears. The entire altar moved backwards, revealing a five-foot-square tunnel. Mu Lingzi looked toward
The two people behind them smiled and gestured, then jumped into the cave.
Xu Qing walked to the tunnel entrance, lowered his head and looked down. He saw that there was no ladder below. However, the tunnel entrance was only three meters down. There was no danger in jumping directly. He could still clearly see Mu Lingzi.
Just stand down and wave to yourself with a smile.
"Your sister, you don't even want to go up the stairs. Isn't this intentional to make people sprain their feet?" Xu Qing muttered in a low voice with a depressed look on his face, and jumped into the tunnel.