Tan Xun was not joking when he said he wanted to treat guests to dinner. Of course, with Tan Xun's temperament, he would not be extravagant and wasteful. He even took Lin Jin to a restaurant in Wangcheng that he often went to, and ordered a few more signature items than usual.
Just dishes.
Naturally, this wine must be drunk.
It is a principle and a rule to entertain guests from afar with wine.
To be honest, Lin Jin and Tan Xun were not very close before, and there was also a big age difference. According to Lin Jin, there might be a generation gap even if they were three to five years apart, not to mention the age difference.
Thirty or fifty years old.
But after this drinking session, we had a very interesting chat with Tan Xun.
The most important thing between people is that they have the same point of view, that is, their views on different things. In this regard, Lin Jin and Tan Xun are quite similar, and they also have their own strengths and weaknesses when talking about the knowledge of animal identification.
During this period of time, Lin Jin took extra classes in the Beast Museum, and his knowledge increased greatly. No one among his peers could compare with him, and even those who were older might not be able to surpass him.
But what Tan Xun is most particular about is erudition.
He was most surprised by this discussion. Lin Jin knew much more about the subject of beasts than he thought. In a word, it far exceeded the level of a second-level beast appraiser, even on the other hand.
Among the three-ring beast appraisers, it is more than enough.
At this time, Tan Xun suddenly said: "Master Lin, if you come to take the three-ring appraiser qualification test now, I think you can pass it."
Lin Jin was stunned for a moment and then understood that this was Tan Xun's affirmation of his knowledge.
"Tan Laomiao likes it!"
It's still appropriate to be modest.
Tan Xun shook his head very firmly: "I'm not exaggerating. Your knowledge is really amazing. I have seen too many talented people in this Wangcheng Association. At least thirty years ago, no one can compare with you.
powerful."
If the previous praise was just talk, Tan Xun's evaluation this time was extremely serious.
Lin Jin smiled, naturally happy in his heart.
At this time, all the dishes on the table were almost finished. Lin Jin thought of the monster monkey he had met before. He thought about it and asked tentatively.
"Mr. Tan, is there peace in this royal city?"
This question was obviously a bit broad, and it was also because Lin Jin didn't know how to ask, so he started with this question.
Tan Xun is an old man, and naturally he can tell that there is something in Lin Jin's words: "Master Lin, this royal city is the core of the Jade Dragon, and there is peace under the emperor's feet. If you have any doubts, you can ask directly. Although I am a few years older than you,
But he is not a pedantic person, and there is no need to beat around the bush."
Lin Jin laughed, this was what he was waiting for.
"Okay, okay, then Mr. Tan, I'll ask you directly."
"But it doesn't hurt to ask."
"When I first came to the royal city today, I encountered a transformed monster..."
As soon as Lin Jin finished speaking, Tan Xun's face was startled.
"A transformed monster?"
"Not bad!" Lin Jin roughly told what happened today. Of course, he left out the part about the white ape. He just said that he met by chance on the road, noticed something was wrong, and discovered some clues about the other party.
Tan Xun is obviously very concerned about this. If other people tell it, he may not believe it. After all, it is extremely rare for monsters to take shape. Ordinary people may never encounter it in their lives.
But as a three-ring beast appraiser, he naturally knows it very well. The first experience of ancient monster cultivation is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, encounter an opportunity, and open up spiritual wisdom.
This is the first step.
Only by opening up spiritual wisdom can monsters know how to practice.
Then the monster can refine the first magical power, which is Tao Renyan.
At this point, the monster has become very powerful. It is recorded in ancient books that at this point, the monster can already possess many other magical means such as charm, illusion, dreaming, etc., and ordinary people are definitely no match for it.
Transformation is the third step.
That is to say, it can transform into a human form and walk around the world, making it difficult for ordinary people to detect it.
But after all, this was something recorded in ancient books. Tan Xun knew about it, but to be honest, after living for so long, he had only seen it once when he was young and studying.
At this moment, Tan Xun couldn't help but think of past memories.
Lin Jin saw that Tan Xun didn't say a word and had a solemn look on his face. He didn't interrupt, but waited quietly. After a long time, Tan Xun said: "When I was studying in the early years, I once encountered a transformed monster in the wild."
Forty years ago, Tan Xun was just a teenage apprentice. It could be said that he was very high-spirited. At that time, he was just a trainee, following the monks to the mountains to hunt some ferocious beasts.
The group of them spent the night in the mountains. As a result, when Tan Xun went to drain water at night, he met a strange old man.
The old man, dressed in brocade, was standing on the cliff in front, only a dozen steps away from Tan Xun. Through the moonlight, he could clearly see his face.
He is in his sixties, with a tall build, a long and thick beard, and a hateful look in his eyes.
At that time, Tan Xun didn't know who the other party was. He just felt strange that there was an old man in rich clothes in this deep mountain and old forest. There should be no other people within a hundred miles here. And if he entered the mountain from the outside like them, how could his clothes be so different?
It was so intact. You must know that Tan Xun and his group, even the linen leather armor, was severely worn by the branches and rocks along the road, but this old man's clothes were like new clothes just bought from a clothing store.
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Tan Xun was naturally curious and wary. At this time, the old man spoke.
The old man asked them why they came to catch wild beasts in the mountains and forests.
At that time, Tan Xun and a group of monks captured seven or eight wolf cubs. After returning, they trained them and blessed them with the mark of the beast, so that they could become pet beasts through a blood contract.
Catching wild animals to make pets is a job that many people do to support their families, and there is nothing wrong with it. So young Tan Xun also told the truth.
The old man was obviously still angry. What Tan Xun saw at that time was that the shadow cast by the other party under the moonlight was actually a huge wolf shadow.
Fortunately, an old monk noticed something was wrong and rushed over to see this scene. He hurriedly apologized to the old man, woke up the others, and released all the wolf cubs in the cage.
In this way, the evil spirit in the old man weakened a bit.
Tan Xun remembered very clearly that at that time, they all had animal pets, and the highest was a second-level animal pet. However, in front of the old man, the animal pets were all crouching on the ground and did not dare to stand up at all.
The mysterious old man left with the wolf cub, and Tan Xun and the others fled from the deep mountains overnight. On the way back, they learned from the old monk that the old man they met in the forest was not a human being at all.
It was also from that time that Tan Xun learned how to transform monsters into shapes.
Any monster that has reached the transformation stage can at least explode with the power of a third-level beast. If there was a conflict at that time, according to the old monk, the dozen or so of them would have to be lost in the deep mountains and old forests.