To destroy the friendship between two men, there is nothing more than money, power, and beautiful women.
Among them, money is the simplest.
There is a saying that "talking about money hurts feelings".
Even if they are blood brothers, there will be big rifts over money issues.
Whether before or after time travel, whether it is the earth or the magical world, more than a thousand years of experience tells Jia Zhengjin,
A simple friendship can hardly stand the test in the face of money.
The reason why Huang Shao and Diao Jun have such a strong relationship is mainly because they have no money and depend on each other for life.
They are each their own support. They work together to survive. Not only do they have no conflict of interest, they even support each other.
If these two good brothers, who grew up poor and suffered a lot, were suddenly involved in financial interests, the so-called strong friendship would be easily broken.
Huang Shao and Diao Jun did not know that the "Taoist monk" in front of them was thinking about how to destroy the friendship between them, and was excitedly eating barbecue.
Growing up, there was not a day when they didn't worry about food. The brothers were hungry and satiated every once in a while, and occasionally they were lucky enough to knock down pheasants, rabbits and other things to eat meat, but they didn't care whether they were full or not.
I'm so lucky today that I can eat as much meat as I want, not to mention where the Taoist monks came from and how they got so much animal meat. Anyway, let's eat until we're full.
The two brothers did not doubt the "magic" of the Taoist monk in front of them. They had never seen a real Taoist monk in person. They only occasionally heard that Taoist monks had great magical powers and could subjugate demons and eliminate demons. In addition, they seemed to be able to do many things.
Magical things.
The Taoist monk in front of him summoned tiles, wooden blocks, and barrels with his bare hands to scoop out rainwater, gathered rocks into bonfires, and conjured animal flesh out of thin air. It should have nothing to do with subduing demons, but it was also a rare spell.
It sounds a bit envious to say that if I could learn similar spells, wouldn't I not have to go hungry in my next life?
So after eating, Huang Shao and Diao Jun looked at each other and asked cautiously: "How should I call this monk?"
"Jia Chong, a poor man!" Jia Zhengjin reported a false identity.
"It turns out to be Taoist Master Jia, I'm Huang Shao."
"I'm Diao Jun!"
"Huang Shanren and Diao Shanren, I'm disturbing you two by staying here for one night today!" Jia Zhengjin nodded politely.
"Don't disturb, don't disturb!" Although he was really not happy before, the monk in front of him took out a large amount of animal meat to make himself full. Huang Shao's attitude changed instantly, "It is our honor for the monk to rest here for one night!"
"You two are so polite!" Jia Zhengjin said with a smile as he looked back at the heavy rain outside the window.
"Brother, you are about the same age as us, how can you have such magical powers?" Huang Shao asked curiously.
"Are they the same age?" Jia Zhengjin laughed when he heard this, "That's ridiculous!"
What's the meaning?
Huang Shao and Diao Jun looked at each other.
"Pindao is probably more than 1,800 years old this year. It seems that he is that old. I can't remember clearly." Jia Zhengjin sat cross-legged by the fire. "Because he practiced magic, his appearance has not changed."
Hearing this, the two brothers were stunned and found it unbelievable.
"One, more than 1,800 years old?" Huang Shao stuttered a little, "Monk, don't joke!"
"There are no years in the mountains, and enlightenment avoids reincarnation." Jia Zhengjin pretended to be enigmatic, "When Pindao was born, your ancestors were still unknown!"
"Then you are not a living god?" Diao Jun asked doubtfully.
"It's not too much to call me a living god." Jia Zhengjin nodded.
"I don't believe it!" Huang Shao thought for a while.
"I don't believe it either!" Seeing Huang Shao say this, Diao Jun hurriedly responded.
"Believe it or not, it doesn't matter." Jia Zhengjin closed his eyes and rested in a meditative posture. "I just stayed here for one night and will be on my way when the rain stops. You and I are just acquainted, there is no need to go into it further."
"It seems to make sense." Diao Jun saw that he was resting with his eyes closed, so he turned his head and whispered in Huang Shao's ear, "Brother Shao, let's go to bed early? It's not leaking now, and the house is very dry. We don't need to squeeze in."
In the corner."
"Fool, you can't miss such a good opportunity!" Huang Shao whispered to him, "Although I don't know the origin of this monk, if we can learn a spell, we will not have to worry about food in the next life."
"Brother Shao, do you believe what the monk says?"
"Believe it or not, his magic is real!" Huang Shao reminisced about the delicious taste of the animal meat and touched his bulging belly, "In this life, we may have only one chance to meet the legendary monk, and
Today is the day! It is simply an opportunity given by God, how can you not seize it?"
"But they didn't say they wanted to teach us..."
"That's why we have to find a way!" Huang Shao rolled his eyes, "You think carefully on the side first, and I'll check your tone."
"Oh!" Diao Jun obediently sat by the fire with his knees in his hands, watching Huang Shao move in front of Jia Zhengjin.
"Brother Jia, Taoist Master Jia?" Huang Shao called him cautiously, sitting on his knees and looking straight ahead.
"What's wrong with Mr. Huang?" Jia Zhengjin slowly opened his eyes and asked calmly.
Huang Shao was a little nervous: "Brother Jia, my two brothers have heard about Taoism since they were young and have been yearning for it. However, they have no place to become disciples. Today I am lucky enough to meet a monk. I wonder if you will accept a disciple? If you don't mind, my two brothers
I am willing to become a monk..."
"When it comes to cultivating Taoism, first look at qualifications and secondly, opportunity." Jia Zhengjin said expressionlessly, "If you have qualifications but no opportunities, you will have no choice; if you have opportunities but no qualifications, it will be a waste of effort."
"Does the monk have the qualifications to see my two brothers?" Huang Shao asked hurriedly.
Jia Zhengjin took a casual look and responded calmly: "Huang Shanren does not have the appearance of a Taoist, but Diao Shanren has some wisdom."
This is of course nonsense. How can he tell at a glance whether others have the qualifications to practice Taoism? Even he himself is a fake Taoist priest.
Huang Shao was a little shocked: "Brother, are you kidding me?"
"People who practice Taoism do not tell lies!" Jia Zhengjin closed his eyes.
Huang Shao turned back and made eye contact with Diao Jun. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Monk, since you said that Jun'er has the wisdom to cultivate Taoism, it is a chance to meet him today. Can you accept Jun'er and teach him magic? If you accept,
Xia Jun'er, I'm willing to follow you and be a handyman..."
"No!" Diao Jun heard this and hurriedly stopped him, "Brother Shao, you can't!"
"Stop talking!" Huang Shao turned around and said, "Didn't you hear what the monk said? You have wisdom and have the opportunity to learn spells. If you can become a disciple, your future is limitless. Since I don't have wisdom and can't learn spells, I might as well follow you.
It’s good to be a handyman by your side. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..."
"We brothers, no matter what we do together," Diao Jun said seriously, "If we want to learn magic from a master, we must do it together! I can't learn magic from a teacher, while Brother Shao follows me as a handyman. Or we don't learn magic.
It’s pretty good now.”
"What's good?" Huang Shao hurriedly reached out to grab him and apologized to Jia Zhengjin, "Brother, I'll have a few words with Jun'er in private."
