"I underestimated that old Taoist priest."

Qi Xiang muttered to himself: "Although I don't know, what is he planning." But once he succeeds, it looks like I'm going to be out of luck. Damn, what an old fox, scheming. ”

"If he fails, though......"

Qi Xiang was a little anxious, and couldn't help but pace slowly in the store, walking back and forth.

"If you fail...... Forget it, don't curse him. ”

Qi Xiang stopped and looked up at the sky, judging from the current situation, the thunder tribulation seemed to be over. Whether it was success or failure, it was not something he could stop.

"Resign yourself to fate, or evacuate quickly?"

Qi Xiang pondered, suddenly gritted his teeth, and made a decision. He drew an umbrella in his hand, then closed the shop, and braved the pouring rain to go straight out.

At this time, thunder and lightning flashed, rain fell, and there were no pedestrians on the streets, only sparse vehicles passing by. With great difficulty, he stopped a taxi.

After getting in the car, Qi Xiang didn't talk nonsense, and said, "Master, go to the lake." ”

"Where's the lake." The driver asked, muttering in his heart, what are you doing by the lake on this rainy day?

"...... on the edge of Yueyang Tower" Qi Xiang replied casually, urging: "Hurry up, I want to go and enjoy the rain." ”

“…… Got it. ”

The driver was relieved and felt that young people had some quirks, which was understandable. The car started, and I didn't dare to drive fast in the rain, so I slowly detoured for about half an hour before I arrived at my destination.

Qi Xiang paid, walked briskly with an umbrella, and came to the edge of Dongting Lake.

It rained heavily, and the lake was foggy and confused, and I couldn't see the specific situation at all.

"Boom!"

There was another thunderclap, and a bolt of lightning swept over the lake, an incandescent glow. But it also illuminates a little space.

Qi Xiang glanced at it, and saw that there was a white thing floating on the surface of the lake, which looked like fish and shrimp, but the belly was upward, and it seemed to have been killed by thunder and lightning.

"It's so tragic......"

Qi Xiang glanced at it, then shifted his gaze and looked at the dark void.

It's a pity that only the rolling rain is flying above the lake, and the big and small beads are falling and hitting the lake obliquely. Countless potholes and potholes were left behind, as well as ripples that were layered and blended with each other.

In addition, with his eyesight, he couldn't see any clues.

"Did it succeed or failed?"

Qi Xiang was a little entangled, it was a thunderstorm now, and he didn't dare to dive into the bottom of the lake rashly. Enter the Secret Realm. The most important thing is that who knows what the state of the secret realm will be after the thunder tribulation.

Blind in both eyes, go in casually. What if it's hacked?

This matter had nothing to do with him, but because of his self-inflicted death, he really died. Isn't it wronged?

Qi Xiang hesitated, and after watching for a long time, he immediately went home.

He decided. Don't be in a hurry to leave, wait and see for a while. Even if the old Taoist priest or the spirit tree succeeds in surviving the tribulation, he must recuperate for a period of time first, and it is impossible to find trouble with him so quickly.

It's mainly him, and he is also a little reluctant to use a hundred-character tablet.

The mystery of the hundred-character tablet, he hasn't understood much, so it's a pity to give up like this......

People die for money, and birds die for food, it's really reasonable!

Qi Xiang slowly returned to the shop with complicated thoughts, and then leaned against the door to watch the rain.

The rain has been falling for several hours, but it shows no signs of stopping. The downpour continued all night, until dawn the next day, when it was reduced and slowly slowed down.

In the early morning, it is also very troublesome for office workers to go out.

On some roads, there are a lot of puddles and mud, which brings a lot of trouble to everyone's travel.

Fortunately, the city's drainage system is good, and there are no flooded houses.

In the morning, at eight or nine o'clock, the rain finally stopped, the sky cleared, a gentle sun shone down, and there was a brilliant rainbow across the sky, which was very beautiful.

Qi Xiang didn't sleep all night, so he sat in the bunk and waited quietly.

He had a gut feeling that someone should come looking for him today. It's just a blessing or a curse, and he can't be sure......

Outside the door of the shop, there was a faint sound of rustling. It was a sanitation worker, sweeping the streets. A long broom, scratching across the concrete pavement, scraped gently, the sound is somewhat rhythmic.

Qi Xiang's eyes didn't look, just listening to the sound, he knew that the sanitation workers were sweeping very seriously. The stagnant water and residual leaves were swept clean, and the road surface returned to a clean and tidy state.

However, in the neat and rhythmic sound of cleaning, there is a bit of discordant movement. It seems that someone is coming, and the sound of scattered footsteps destroys the rhythmic beauty of the broom.

This discordant noise made Qi Xiang's brows furrow. In a moment, a murmur approached, and it seemed to be coming towards the shop. His ears were so sensitive that he could even hear the sound of the two talking.

"Second uncle, do you really want to find him?"

"If you don't look for him, who are you looking for?"

"But...... I think this kind of thing is completely a natural disaster, an accident, ......."

"Fluttershy, you're still young...... Anyway, listen to me. ”

The two men stood outside the shop, whispering and arguing.

When Qi Xiang heard this, his heart suddenly moved, he concentrated, and all kinds of thoughts were troubled, and immediately subsided like a tide, and his mind was restored to a state of emptiness and tranquility like water.

"Tuk, tuk!"

At the same time, someone knocked on the door frame of the shop, which was regarded as a kind of etiquette greeting and reminder.

“…… Come in! ”

Qi Xiang opened his mouth, then sat down next to the tea table, slowly took the clay pot and poured water, and then rested it on the small stove, and cooked it over a thumb-sized charcoal fire.

When people from outside came in, they saw a leisurely scene.

"Hey, Master, what about making tea?"

Someone was the first to speak, and it was a beautiful woman's voice.

Unsurprisingly, it's the flower butterfly.

Qi Xiang didn't even raise his head, and when he was boiling water, he cleaned the cup by the way. The small and delicate cups rolled silently in the water, and then took them out with clips and rested on the table.

"Master, your business here is too cold."

In Hua Die's tone, there was a bit of salt sprinkled on the wound: "A pot of tea for thousands of yuan, no one complains about you?" ”

"Fluttershy, don't talk nonsense."

Someone next to him stopped it. He drank it in a low voice, and then said with a smile: "There are many mediocre people in the world, and if you don't understand the true meaning of the tea brewed by the master himself, it is often easy to miss the opportunity." ”

Hua Die pursed her lips and whispered, "I'm really good at sycophancy." ”

Hua Wenjun didn't hear it, and said very politely: "Dao Chief, I took the liberty to disturb again, please forgive me." ”

"Sit ......" Qi Xiang led his hand before he raised his head: "Welcome!" ”

Hua Wenwu also planned to be humble and polite, and Hua Die was already sitting next to Qi Xiang unceremoniously. He smiled and said, "Master, do you want me to introduce you to a few guests?" ”

"They are all local tyrants like my second uncle, and they don't have any money in their pockets."

Hua Die suggested: "However, a few thousand yuan is too cheap, double it, quote tens of thousands, take the most high-end road, I am afraid they are more willing to pay." ”

"Fluttershy, don't talk nonsense."

Hua Wenwu's face darkened. Lesson: "Don't you see, the Taoist chief runs the shop, not for money. I thought it should be to experience life. Experience the Red Dust ......"

"Wrong, I'm in it for the money!" Qi Xiang said: "If you can pit, you can pit...... It's just that there are too many smart people, and I haven't seen any fools fall for it......"

"Ah...... Ha ha. The Taoist is really joking. ”

Hua Wenwu was very embarrassed, and quickly changed the topic: "Dao Chief, I really don't hide it." We came here this time, and we asked for something. ”

"What's the matter?" Qi Xiang was also a little curious.

"It's not a big deal."

Hua Die's heart was straightforward, and she didn't mean to sell it at all, and said directly: "Mainly yesterday, it rained heavily and thundered. Early this morning, we received a report that our family's old house had been struck by lightning and burned most of it. ”

"What?"

Qi Xiang's pupils contracted, and even if he had some preparations in his heart, he was taken aback.

"Well, that's a normal thing."

Hua Die said to herself: "But the second uncle went to see it, he didn't know what was going on, he was suspicious, and he felt that things were not simple, so he wanted to ask you to take a look." ”

"Ahem!"

Hua Wenwu was even more embarrassed, quite uncomfortable. After all, as a businessman, he has become accustomed to talking to people around the bush. Hua Die was so direct, but he was not used to it.

However, he immediately calmed down and said with a smile: "Dao Chief, I think this matter is a little strange. After all, the old mansion of the Hua family has a history of many years. ”

"For hundreds of years, whether it is strong winds, torrential rains, no matter how bad the weather, I have experienced a lot, and the house has been safe and sound, but today it is ...... There was an accident. ”

Hua Wenwu hesitated: "In my opinion, this thing is a bit abnormal. ”

"Second uncle, you must be too careful."

Hua Die shook her head and sighed: "The reason why an accident is an accident is that it is uncontrollable and there is no law at all. Besides, just because I was okay doesn't mean I'm safe. ”

"There are too many things like this risk, unpredictable, ......"

Hua Die seems to like to disagree with people, even if this person is her second uncle, she has to argue: "Airplanes and high-speed trains are safe enough, but there are times when they crash." ”

"What's more, it's a house, there was such a big thunder last night, and the house stood in the barren mountains and wilderness, and it was normal to be split."

Hua Die smiled and said, "Second uncle, we should be happy, we moved out of the house a long time ago." Otherwise, the thunder should have slashed you. ”

"What is this called......

Hua Wenwu was displeased, and he also understood the temperament of this eldest niece, so he didn't bother to say more to her, and continued to look at Qi Xiang, with a very sincere attitude: "Dao Chief, this happened suddenly, which made me feel uneasy. Don't know if you're free, give me some pointers? ”

"Good!"

Qi Xiang didn't hesitate for a moment, and nodded directly: "Go and see ......"

"Great."

Hua Wenwu hurriedly said: "Dao Chief, there is a car outside, look at ......"

"Let's go!"

Qi Xiang got up, didn't care about the boiling water, turned his head to Hua Die and said, "You help me look after the store, let's go back as soon as we go." ”

"I'm looking at the store?"

Hua Die was unhappy and said, "Why...... I'm going too. ”

"Fluttershy, be obedient, you stay."

Hua Wenwu expressed his support: "We'll be back in a while." (To be continued......)