Outside Chang'an City, Lin Ze stood in front of the main trunk of the Jianmu Sacred Tree, looking at the towering trees, slightly lost in thought.
Next to Lin Ze were three carts full of heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Countless spiritual energy escaped from them and condensed into light clouds. An ordinary person could take a sip and become an immortal or a Buddha, but it could prolong his life.
These three treasures of heaven, materials and earth are only the resources needed to support the growth of the Jianmu Sacred Tree for three days.
If Lin Ze hadn't been dominating the world, with millions of strong men under his command to collect heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and foreign tribes from all over to pay tribute, and with Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism sparing no effort to support him, he wouldn't have been so arrogant.
As the saying goes, a building is not made of a single piece of wood; the moisture of the ocean is not the result of a first-rate return.
With his personal ability alone, Lin Ze would never have been able to achieve such great results in such a short period of time, cultivating a sacred tree that is more than 700 feet tall.
Lin Ze dared to say that no one, not even a saint, had this ability, including Taoist saints.
To go a long way, Lin Ze brought these three carts of natural materials and treasures to the Jianmu Sacred Tree today, not to lament that life is not easy, but to "fish".
Catch a big fish named Zhuang Zhou, a slippery fish.
Yesterday, Zhuang Zhou didn't speak clearly, so he ran away with the six essences of heaven and earth he obtained from Lin Ze.
But the monk could not escape from the temple, so Zhuang Zhou would eventually bury the essence of heaven and earth under the roots of the Jianmu sacred tree in exchange for rewards from heaven.
So Lin Ze only had to wait and see near the Jianmu Sacred Tree, Zhuang Zhou would show up sooner or later.
These three carts of heavenly materials and treasures were prepared by Lin Ze to give to Zhuang Zhou as the icing on the cake, allowing him to obtain more heavenly rewards.
When the sun rose high and the golden sunlight passed through the layers of leaves and fell on Lin Ze, the wind suddenly started.
A smile appeared on the corner of Lin Ze's mouth and he said loudly: "Since senior brother is here, why do you need to be secretive? Junior brother has prepared a small gift, please accept it."
Zhuang Zhou did not show up to meet him, and slightly helpless voices came from all directions: "Junior brother is busy with business, why waste your precious time with me for a trivial matter?"
Lin Ze chuckled lightly: "It seems that senior brother has some misunderstandings about junior brother. Don't worry, senior brother. Junior brother will never pester senior brother here. He will just say a few words and leave."
However, after a long time, Lin Ze did not receive a reply from Zhuang Zhou.
Sensing that Zhuang Zhou was still lingering nearby, Lin Ze frowned slightly and said, "Senior brother, are you planning to continue the stalemate like this?"
"Junior brother privately believes that no matter whether he believes in me or not, he should not avoid seeing me, but should show up and have a few words. If he feels that you and I are not interested in what we say, you can leave. Can I stop you, brother?
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After saying this, Zhuang Zhou still did not respond.
Lin Ze waited for a moment, with a look of displeasure on his face. He waved his hand to the guard guarding the cart and ordered: "Let's go, follow me back to the palace."
There was a "creak" sound, and the guards pushed the cart in a different direction and drove slowly towards Chang'an.
At this time, a figure suddenly appeared in the direction of the cart.
Zhuang Zhou, who was wearing a green Taoist robe, stood in the middle of the road with a helpless face: "Senior brother, I only know so much. No matter how much I ask, I won't gain anything else."
Lin Ze looked at Zhuang Zhou with clear eyes and said leisurely: "Senior brother is finally willing to give up. Senior brother keeps saying that he doesn't know much, but junior brother clearly hasn't asked anything. Why should senior brother be so nervous when he belittles himself and makes a conclusion so early?"
Zhuang Zhou's expression was stagnant, with an expression on his face that said, "I've already guessed what you're going to ask."
"Then what do you want to ask, junior brother?"
From Zhuang Zhou's point of view, his younger brother always liked to stalk him, so he couldn't avoid it, so he had to follow the question.
However, Zhuang Zhou had already made up his mind. He had said everything that should be said and a lot of things that should not be said. The rest he would not say even to death.
Lin Ze took a deep breath and asked: "Junior brother, I just want to ask, is what senior brother said yesterday true or false?"
Zhuang Zhou was stunned when he heard this. He had never expected that Lin Ze had to think hard and ask such a question.
Lin Ze took a few steps forward and looked calm: "Why, senior brother, do you have to think for a long time whether what he said is true or false?"
Only then did Zhuang Zhou come to his senses and replied without hesitation: "Of course it's true. Would senior brother still be able to deceive you?"
Lin Ze nodded slightly, bowed solemnly and said, "Junior brother, thank you very much for your advice and love. Junior brother, if we don't die in the future, we will never forget each other."
Zhuang Zhou had never seen Lin Ze fighting like this before. He couldn't help being startled and said quickly: "Junior brother, there is no need to be so generous. It's just a show of hands. It's just a show of hands."
Lin Ze said with a serious face: "Compared to the grace of saving my life, this is nothing. Senior brother can afford it."
Lin Ze then pointed to the three carts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures and said: "By the way, these are the resources needed to supply the Jianmu Sacred Tree with three days of extreme growth. Together with the six essences of heaven and earth in the hands of senior brother, we can maximize the acquisition of heavenly law."
award."
"In the next three days, I will leave it to my senior brother to "fertilize" the Jianmu Sacred Tree."
"Here, push the cart to the house, put it down and return to the city immediately."
More than a dozen guards bowed and responded: "I obey your order."
Zhuang Zhou saw this scene and opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.
Well, my junior brother is the best at winning people's hearts, and it may be his plan. You must not say something you shouldn't say just because of this small favor.
Lin Ze waited until the guards pushed the cart into the house and turned to leave. He bowed his hands to Zhuang Zhou and said, "Senior brother, I have worked hard to take care of the Jianmu Sacred Tree day and night. I still have business to deal with, so I will leave for now."
Zhuang Zhou was eager for Lin Ze to leave quickly, so he said righteously: "The state affairs are important, junior brother, just go and do your work, and leave some small matters to me."
Lin Ze nodded with a smile, said no more, took off in the wind, and left in the direction of Chang'an.
Until Lin Ze's figure completely disappeared from sight, Zhuang Zhou still had an unreal feeling. He originally thought that Lin Ze would have to stalk him no matter what, and he would only agree to get some information from him.
give up.
Unexpectedly, Lin Ze actually only asked an irrelevant question, then stopped asking any more questions.
If I had known it would be so loud and rainy, why would I need to hide and not dare to face it?
But has Junior Brother really given up? Rather than just delaying the attack?
Zhuang Zhou was filled with confusion. He reached out and drew a cart full of heavenly materials and earthly treasures to his side, and walked towards the Jianmu Sacred Tree, preparing to "fertilize" it.
No matter what, you should not miss the heavenly reward you deserve.
On the wall of Chang'an City, Lin Ze looked far away in the direction of the Jianmu Sacred Tree and silently said sorry to Zhuang Zhou.
What happened today may seem simple or even unnecessary, but it contains Lin Ze's sinister intentions.
First of all, Lin Ze did not have high expectations for Zhuang Zhou to continue to "reveal the news" from the beginning.
Zhuang Zhou avoided seeing him and refused to talk to him, which was as expected by Lin Ze.
The little reward from heaven and earth brought by six essences of heaven and earth and three carts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures could not buy Zhuang Zhou, who had gone through tens of thousands of years of ups and downs and entered the realm of a saint.
The reason why Lin Ze took this unnecessary step was to lay a landmine.
Because Lin Ze vaguely sensed that Dao Sheng had been monitoring him through some unknown means.
Yesterday, Lin Ze used his destiny-defying magical power to shield himself from prying eyes. Taoist Saint must know.
Today, Lin Ze continued to express his gratitude to Zhuang Zhou for his rescue without shielding him from prying eyes. The Taoist Saint must have been able to see it.
If the person who plotted against Lin Ze was a Taoist sage, and he knew that Zhuang Zhou had told many secrets without telling him, but did not know what Zhuang Zhou had said specifically, would he become suspicious?
Once suspicion arises about this kind of thing, it is difficult to explain clearly.
For example, in order to pacify Xiliang, the wife Cao wrote a smeared letter to Han Sui.
No matter how much Han Sui talked, he couldn't make Ma Chao believe him, and the two broke up.
Dao Sheng and Zhuang Zhou are definitely ten thousand times stronger than Ma Chao and Han Sui, but there are some things that cannot be avoided by whoever is stronger.
What made Lin Ze feel a little guilty was that Zhuang Zhou had always treated him well, and this time he reminded him, which was probably out of good intentions.
Lin Ze could only hope that the person who plotted against him was not a Taoist sage, so that his plot would not affect Zhuang Zhou.
In order to protect himself, he used evil intentions to drive a wedge between the two of them.