There is no doubt that Yan Hokusai and Yu Heizhang are two kinds of people. One is a well-known entrepreneur with a billionaire net worth, while the other is an expert advisor who has considerable influence on the city's decision-making. And when these two completely different people appeared at the same time in a place that they would almost impossible to usually appear in - the training base of Shenbao Football Club, the management of the base and even the senior management of the club were immediately alarmed.

No matter how Gu Mingyuan knocked on the side, Yan Hokusai did not say what kind of relationship he had with Zuo Lin. When Yan Beizhai saw Zuo Lin, he only said lightly that he was an old friend of Sun Lao, and asked Zuo Lin to look for him again. Zuo Lin didn't expect that the address he left behind recklessly could attract such a big person. When Zuo Lin wanted to ask carefully, he noticed that Yan Hokusai made a series of responsible and gorgeous gestures in his hands half-folded in the sleeves of his suit, and that gesture was one of the special contact methods that Teacher Sun had taught him that belonged to their kind of people.

After a few words of humorous modesty, Zuo Lin said that he would continue to finish the work in hand and returned to the turf. Yu Pingzhang looked a little unrelenting, but he couldn't be indifferent to Yan Hokusai's lunch invitation. The arrival of the club's top management gradually turned this simple lunch into a luncheon full of social temperament. Although Yan Hokusai is quite accustomed to this, Yan Yingxue, the little granddaughter that Yan Hokusai is most happy to take with him, does not like this occasion full of the smell of tobacco and alcohol, and runs out after eating a little fruit. A young and beautiful woman among the four bodyguards who followed Yan Hokusai at any time followed behind Yan Yingxue, but did not interfere with the little girl's actions at all.

Yan Yingxue happily ran to the turf that Zuo Lin had just cleaned up, sat down beside Zuo Lin, and said happily: "Big brother, grandpa is here to find you today, right? They all said that you are very good at growing herbs, and the smell of grass on your body is also very good." ”

Zuo Lin looked at the beautiful little girl beside him with pity. The little girl's exaggerated sniffing action made Zuo Lin's heart move. He asked, "Can you smell me?"

Yan Yingxue nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, everyone's body smells different." My nose is even better than a dog's. ”

Zuo Lin said: "It's innate, right? Only a good sense of smell can be so good." "Now that you know that Yan Beizhai also understands such a set of contact methods, it is nothing that Yan Yingxue shows a little unusual talent as Yan Beisai's granddaughter.

"Yes, grandpa has been playing with me everywhere knowing that I have a good nose, and I already remember the smell of many kinds of flowers and plants. But ah, big brother, you have several special flowers and plants that smell really good. Can you take me to see it?" Yan Yingxue said wistfully.

After glancing at the female bodyguard who was standing not far away, dressed in a black suit and vigilant at all times, he said, "Your friend will let me take you there?"

Yan Yingxue said with a smile: "It's okay. Sister Xiaohua had better speak. ”

This bodyguard, who was called Xiaohua's sister by Yan Yingxue, did not make any objections at all, but quietly followed Yan Yingxue and Zuo Lin about 10 meters behind. Leisurely and vigilant.

There are so many places in the left woods greenhouse that can attract this curious little girl. Yan Yingxue listened carefully to Zuo Lin talking about the characteristics of those special kinds of plants, the little girl didn't like to pick beautiful flowers in her hands, but she didn't care at all about the wet soil, mixed with the smell of fertilizer was not good.

"Big brother, aren't you the kind of person that grandpa said can talk to animals and make flowers and plants grow and sprout at your command?" Yan Yingxue suddenly asked.

"Aren't you yourself? A person with such a good nose is a natural guardian of nature. Zuo Lin said kindly.

"I've been practicing very hard. However, my grandfather said that if I didn't have a really good teacher, I would always be just a little girl with a good nose. Yan Yingxue said a little unconvinced.

“…… I'm the kind of person your grandfather said I could teach you. Zuo Lin said in a very small voice

。 But Zuo Lin obviously noticed that Yan Yingxue's ears were dilated for a moment, and then, the innocent and lovely Xue Xue looked at Zuo Lin with admiration and longing. …… The look of a little girl a few years old can conquer almost anyone.

Zuo Lin reached out and grabbed a small handful of dirt, holding it in both hands, he whispered a sentence written in a language that only a few people in the world understood, and then, in his prayer-like gesture, in the grip of his hands, a seed in the soil quickly broke through the surface of the soil at a speed visible to the naked eye, pushed through the wet soil, and germinated. Yan Yingxue has only seen such a scene in a documentary, and in the documentary, it is a picture taken with super slow photography.

"Xue Xue, remember, we can command the creatures around us to do something. But we cannot command living beings to grow and perish. We can make a seed a big tree in an instant, as long as we can provide enough energy. Energy, on the other hand, is the source of our strength and the dividing line that leads us to different paths. ”

Yan Yingxue's eyes were almost twice as big as usual, and she took the small handful of soil in Zuo Lin's hand with both hands in an almost reverent manner, looking at the dazzling new green that had already taken the form of an adult plant, but was much younger. Yan Yingxue asked Zuo Lin with some awe: "Can I learn this too?"

Zuo Lin replied with a smile: "You will, one day, you will." ”

Such a little girl's adoring and awe-inspiring gaze can always make a person like Zuo Lin feel a sense of accomplishment.

As a bodyguard, Jin Xiaohua stood quietly at the door of the glass conservatory, looking around inadvertently with unobtrusive movements, and glancing at Yan Yingxue every almost 20 seconds. Jin Xiaohua didn't seem to notice the passage of time, and he didn't seem to feel bored or tired, and there was no change in his movements for several hours in a row. And in the past few hours, Zuo Lin has already introduced almost all the main crops in the greenhouse to Yan Yingxue.

And Yan Yingxue's talent in identifying and remembering these plants also made Zuo Lin feel a little incredible. Yan Yingxue only needs to take a closer look at a plant and smell it a little to completely remember a plant. Such a talent was something that Zuo Lin did not have at the beginning. Zuo Lin did not have a natural super sense of smell, and even his talent was not very useful for the knowledge of phytopharmacology that Master Sun had taught him. However, Zuo Lin didn't care about this, Sun Lao gave him a complete knowledge system, and he, now apparently found the best person who could become the successor of Sun Lao's knowledge system—a better person than him.

Yan Yingxue suddenly looked at Zuo Lin embarrassedly and said, "Big brother, do you have anything to eat, I'm hungry." ”

Yan Yingxue seemed to suddenly remember something, and said, "Sister Xiaohua came over without eating anything just now, and the eldest brother also got Sister Xiaohua something to eat, okay?"

Jin Xiaohua, who was faithfully guarding on the side, only frowned slightly. Presumably, eating in an unexpected place was very contrary to her idea of safety, but it seemed that Tsubame Hokusai had given her some instructions, and she did not object. She took out a snow-white handkerchief from her pocket and carefully wiped the dirt off her hands for Yan Yingxue. Then he gently took Yan Yingxue's hand and followed behind Zuo Lin. Seeing Zuo Lin scratching his ears and cheeks, as if he was worried about how to entertain such two distinguished guests, Jin Xiaohua's calm face couldn't help but have a smile.

Zuo Lin was not a person who liked to store food, and in a hurry, he could only think of the half-finished products of the herbs in the kitchen to cook some porridge. Anyway, the kitchen of the Zuo family was originally a place full of herbs and herbs.

However, something he didn't expect happened. When he finally soaked in the kitchen for almost half an hour and walked into the living room with a small pot of fragrant medicinal porridge, he saw more than just Yan Yingxue and Jin Xiaohua. Yan Beizhai, Gu Mingyuan, and Yu Pingzhang were all sitting in the living room, talking enthusiastically.

"Alas, Zuo Lin, come and come, what good things have you done?" Yan Beizhai greeted Zuo Lin warmly, and he didn't have his usual stern and indifferent posture at all.

"There's really nothing good at home. Zuo Lin smiled embarrassedly. He didn't even have time to continue to apologize, Jin Xiaohua had already taken the pot in his hand. Divide the whole pot of porridge as quickly as possible.

"I really didn't eat anything at noon, so I patronized and talked to those people. Yu Pingzhang added with a smile as he held the hot porridge.

"I didn't expect you to come, this ...... It's a bit rude to entertain guests like this. Zuo Lin saw that everyone seemed to like the taste of medicinal porridge, so he casually explained.

"Zuo Lin, how did you get that conservatory?" Yu Pingzhang couldn't bear it and took the lead in asking this question. "I've seen the types and proportions of plants in the greenhouse, and the design of this small environment is really exquisite. …… It seems that there are some plants that are not of the common species, and I am not very familiar with this crop. The interaction and functional combination of these plants is a new topic. ”

"Well, presumably, it's just because I have a good teacher," Zuo Lin didn't know how to explain these strange plants and why these things grew strangely. He certainly knows that the scientific system of modern society can answer many biological questions well, but not all of them. Yu Pingzhang looks like a very interesting person, obviously, he is also a good person. Zuo Lin has realized that perhaps in order to deal with Yu Pingzhang, he has to use the most basic knowledge to help Yu Pingzhang do something, but for most of the problems, Zuo Lin still needs to remain silent.

After explaining a little how he got the knowledge of Chinese herbal medicine from his teacher in the mountains, he had successfully transferred Yu Pingzhang's interest to the now nowhere to be found.

"Zuo Lin, are you interested in popularizing your technology a little? Now that the city government is working on several agricultural demonstration projects, I think your small environment multi-crop cultivation project is very promising. ”

After thinking about it, Zuo Lin replied: "Teacher Yu, is it okay for me to settle down some of the recent things?" Actually, there are many things that I can't figure out, and the teacher has done a lot of experiments, so I just follow the teacher's results and copy them. If Teacher Yu thinks I can help, just call me when the time comes. ”

Yan Hokusai said as if he was relieved: "Mr. Yu, don't be so anxious. It's not easy for you to get a project there, a lot of funding, space, personnel and so on. Anyway, Zuo Lin is already here, are you still afraid that he will be able to run away after settling those things?"

Yu Pingzhang smiled and said, "Old Yan, don't you know, it's not easy to encounter an interesting project now." The above has to have political achievements, it must have a propaganda effect, and it must have this and that, and it is usually annoying. Zuo Lin's project is so attractive. ”

After sitting for a while, Yu Pingzhang said goodbye and left. Subsequently, Gu Mingyuan also went back to the office to deal with other cases in hand. When the two left, Jin Xiaohua packed up all the dishes and chopsticks and walked into the kitchen, leaving an undisturbed conversation space for them.

“…… It's been about 30 years, and I finally saw another person with the power of nature, and he was also a disciple of Sun Lao. Yan Hokusai sighed, "I have known Sun Lao since I was very young, it should be in the 40s, and 60 years have passed." Sun Lao must still look like that, and I'm really old. ”

Yan Beizhai waved his hand to stop Zuo Lin from speaking, and he continued: "Back then, I was just a little follower of Sun Lao. Sun Lao had his own business, so he left everything behind and left. With the assets left by Sun Lao and the only thing I can learn about the power of nature, from Shanghai, Hong Kong, to the United States, Japan, and finally back here, I have the scale of these assets in my hands today. I've been waiting for Sun Lao to come back. ”

Yan Hokusai's emotion made Zuo Lin quite embarrassed. Zuo Lin himself was not very clear about the relationship between Yan Hokusai and Teacher Sun, he only knew that when Teacher Sun introduced him to the door of mastering the power of nature, he once said that once he chose this path, he chose a different kind of life. This power can only belong to those who are full of reverence for the world, and can only belong to those who possess the simple and kind heart of the possessor, and the possessor of this power has a thousand strange temperaments, bloods, and races, just as each person's abilities are different. The owners of this power do not have a fixed name, but for the sake of their activities and communication with each other, they have chosen an ancient Celtic term to mark themselves as such a community, the Druids.