There was a major clerical error in the previous chapter. Li Jian's sister was not a small skirt. There was a typo and the little girl was labeled a small skirt.
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Two hours later, Lijian arrived at the Time Company headquarters.
The headquarters of Time Company is a modern city, with parks, cafes, museums, airports, amusement parks and other facilities. There are many high-rise buildings and roads extending in all directions. Each district in the city is Time Company
of various departments.
The city center is a classical Chinese Jiangnan garden, which is the residence of Mr. Huang Sha, the owner of Time Company.
This garden has a high wall and a deep courtyard. The door is closed tightly, so you can't see what's going on inside. Only a red apricot plant comes out of the wall.
Outside the garden, facing the busy road, there is a constant flow of traffic, and there are three or two pedestrians walking by on the sidewalk.
At this time, Li Jian was standing on the road outside, looking up at the high wall of the garden.
A camera at the door slowly turned around and pointed at the sword.
Li Jian raised his head and stared at the camera and said: "I am Huang Hao, here to meet Mr. Huang Sha. Mr. Huang Sha told me that if one day I open the underworld, I will come to the headquarters of Time Company to find him.
, and I have just opened the underworld."
After a few seconds, the door of the garden slowly opened. A display screen on the door suddenly lit up, showing an electronic map of the garden. On the map, there was a striking red dot at a pavilion in the middle of the lake.
Flashing continuously.
Li Jian looked at the location of the red dot, then took a deep breath and stepped into the garden.
As soon as I entered the garden, my ears suddenly became clear. The sounds of cars, people and modern technologies outside were all isolated by the high wall, as if I had entered the mansion of an ancient dignitary.
The garden was empty, with no one around. As far as the eye could see, the trees were lined with trees, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, and the scenery was beautiful.
Lijian had been here several times before. He strode forward, walking through the corridors and winding garden paths with ease.
After walking forward for a while, he came to an exquisite courtyard, stopped slightly, turned around and looked around, then continued forward and passed through a circular arch on the opposite side.
Suddenly, a huge lake appeared in front of us. On the shore area of the lake, there were green lotus leaves floating, which was so beautiful.
A winding water corridor extends out in the lake and connects to a lake-center pavilion in the center of the lake.
In the pavilion in the middle of the lake, there was an old man sitting there fishing, like a beautiful Chinese painting.
Seeing the old man, Li Jian's face straightened, he stepped onto the water corridor and walked towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
After arriving at the Huxin Pavilion, Li Jian stopped and looked down at the ground.
There was a black cat lying lazily on the ground. It raised its head and glanced at the sword, blinked its green eyes slowly, then lay down on the ground again and continued to sleep.
The sharp sword bypassed the black cat, came behind the old man, and stood quietly.
The old man sat like a sculpture, his weather-beaten face was covered with wrinkles, his silver hair was neatly combed, and his eyes were always staring at the fish float on the water.
Neither of them spoke, the surroundings were quiet, and the hustle and bustle of the distant city had long been isolated, as if they were the only two people left in the world.
"Have you ever caught fish?" At this time, the old man suddenly asked.
"No." Li Jian shook his head.
"This is an activity with a strong sense of ritual." The old man smiled slightly and said slowly, "The focus of fishing is not on the fish. If you want fish, there is no need to go to such trouble. Fishing is about a process.
, a sense of ritual, and the fish obtained through this sense of ritual are fish in the true sense. Many times, the sense of ritual plays a very important role for humans, but people pay less and less attention to the sense of ritual. Technology brings
Human beings have brought many things, but they have also lost many things.”
After the old man finished speaking, he finally turned his head, glanced at the sword, then pointed to a stone bench next to him and said, "Sit down!"
Li Jian sat on the stone bench respectfully.
"You opened the underworld earlier than I thought." The old man said calmly.
Li Jian pursed his lips and said, "It's mainly because of the God of Killing! He advanced the plot too quickly, and discovered the underworld too early. I was very passive, and many plans could only be carried out in advance."
"Yeah! I didn't expect this anomaly like the God of Death. Without him, the second world wouldn't be what it is now." The old man nodded slowly and continued to ask: "What are you going to do next?
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"Daofeng sent me a message, asking me to attend one of their meetings in three days. I haven't decided yet whether to go." Lijian said, glanced at the old man, and asked, "Do you think I should go?"
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"You make your own decision! I have told you a long time ago that I will not interfere with you in any way. You can do whatever you want." The old man shook his head.
After a while, the old man turned to look at Li Jian again and asked, "Have you eaten?"
"Not yet!"
"Then stay here for lunch! I'll catch two fish and let Xiaoyu cook two dishes later." The old man said kindly.
At this moment, the fish float suddenly shook, causing ripples on the lake.
The old man immediately lifted the fishing rod and his movements were very fast, which was not like the skill of an old man at all.
"Wow~" A small fish immediately broke out of the water, was caught, and struggled to swing its tail in the air. The water droplets thrown out sparkled in the sun, like pearls.
"What a pity, little white stripe!" The old man shook his head and smiled, put away the fishing rod, took off the little white stripe from the hook, and threw it in front of the black cat behind him.
The black cat was sleeping on the ground, but after hearing the noise, it immediately opened its eyes.
When it saw the lively little white strips on the ground, it immediately stood up excitedly, opened its mouth to pick up the small fish, trotted to a corner and tasted it happily, biting the fish meat with its teeth, making a crisp "squeaking" sound.
The old man picked up an earthworm in the bait box, slowly inserted it into the fishhook, and then threw the fishing rod out. The bait sank to the bottom of the lake with his hope.
Li Jian bit his lip and looked at the fish float on the lake, with a look of hesitation on his face.
"You seem to have something to say?" The old man turned his head and glanced at Lijian.
"Li Jian nodded, scratched his head, and said sheepishly: "Before I go out, my sister asked me to make a request to you. She is the most annoyed. It's okay if I don't agree."
The old man waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since it is your sister's request, then you can bring her with you next time! Her acting coquettishly is more effective than your talking for a long time. I am a person! I can't stand little girls acting coquettishly.