The fat man has never been short of money since he was a child, of course, before his own uncle's accident. His grandfather used to be an old Red Army, and it is said that he also served as a guard for a certain Noji boss. His father used to be the manager of a state-owned enterprise, but later went to other places because of the national restructuring, and he came back about five or six times a year, but the salary was very high. When we were young, when the average worker was thirty or forty yuan a month, his father had more than 100 yuan a month, plus food stamps and oil stamps, and his life was quite comfortable.

The fat man is rarely scolded for being poor, and the other party doesn't know if he intends to provoke him, anyway, when the fat man's face came out, it was not right.

"I have four of them here, if you want one hundred and fifteen dollars, take them, and I'll give you a pendant made of wolf teeth." Guaranteed to be genuine......"

The seller took out a piece of red cloth and wrapped several daggers with a wolf's tooth. I pulled the fat man next to me and whispered, "Fatty, don't be impulsive, you can't do business so nonsense." ”

But the fat man's temper came up, and it was useless for anyone to say, so he threw a stack of ten-dollar tickets over, and dragged me backwards with a dagger wrapped in a red cloth. As I was leaving, I heard the seller laugh a few words, and it seemed that he felt that he had made a fortune.

Walking out of the morning market, we found a corner where there were no people, and the fat man lit a cigarette and opened the dagger wrapped in red cloth. With a slight smile on his face, he said, "This time it's earned." ”

I didn't react for a while, I was still aggressive just now, I looked like I was rich, why did this guy say that he earned it at this time?

"Didn't Master Han say last time that a senior brother from Beijing would come to Shanghai in a few days? Last night he informed me that the old master had arrived in Shanghai today. We just ask him to open these daggers, and when the light is opened, we will sell them to the beads, and the price should be doubled! ”

It turned out that this kid was wandering around such a thought, I cracked my mouth and smiled, and lifted the wolf tooth, I can't tell if it's really a wolf tooth, but the tooth socket is very long, the tip is sharp, it looks like it should be a carnivore's tooth, I'm afraid of using dog teeth to pass off like many unscrupulous vendors on the market.

"Let's go to Master Han in the afternoon."

The fat man said with a smile.

On the way there, the fat man told me about Master Han's brother. His name is Yu Faxian, and he is a descendant of the Zhengyi faction. Chinese Taoism can be roughly divided into two schools in contemporary times, one is the Quanzhen Sect, of course, the Quanzhen Sect mentioned here is not the martial arts sect written by Mr. Jin Yong, but one of the branches of Taoism in China today. The other school is the Orthodox Church, and the difference between the two sides is about three points.

The first point is that the origin is different, according to myths and legends and sects, the Quanzhen Sect originated in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the founder was the famous Patriarch Wang Chongyang in martial arts. Its heyday should be regarded as the period when the Yuan Dynasty was under the rule of Qiu Chuji, who was recruited by the imperial court at that time. The Zhengyi sect is rumored to have been formerly known as the Heavenly Master Dao in the late Han Dynasty, founded by the Heavenly Master Zhang Daoling, and it seems to be earlier than the Quanzhen Sect in time.

The second point is that the cultivation method is different, the pure cultivation of the Quanzhen Sect Master, and the alchemy technique. The Zhengyi sect is mostly based on talismans and spells.

The third and biggest difference is that the precepts are different, and the Quanzhen Sect advocates that the cultivator must become a monk, endure shame and dirt, suffer for oneself and others, abstain from killing and sex, eat sparingly, and sleep less. The Zhengyi sect, on the other hand, can walk in the world, but it is not a monk, and there is no problem with smoking and drinking.

In ancient times, it was said that the two major sects were still fighting openly and secretly, but I don't know if there were any internal contradictions in the apparent peaceful coexistence today. Master Han's senior brother is an old-timer of the Zhengyi faction.

At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the fat man and I arrived at the gate, and we could hear faint laughter and conversation coming from inside. The fat man knocked on the door, Master Han opened the door for us, and after seeing me and the fat man, he nodded and said, "Come in, bring the door shut." ”

Entering the inner hall, I raised my eyes and saw an old man with crane hair and a childish face, the deepest impression was the long white beard, the silver beard was estimated to be more than ten centimeters long, with a light smile on his face, wearing a plain old Taoist robe, but the whole person was very clean, quite a bit of fairy wind and bones.

"This is my senior brother, you can call him Yu Lao."

Master Han introduced us, and Old Yu's eyes fell on me and the fat man, and he first glanced at the fat man, and said with a smile: "Jiangmen Fuxing, I don't have to worry about food and clothing in my life, but I am a blessed person." ”

The fat man who said this smiled, and the old man's eyes fell on me again, but this time he just looked at me and didn't speak. The abnormal situation made me a little puzzled, and after a while, he said, "I want to open an altar and ask Master Zu." ”

Could it be that there is something bad about me? My heart became more and more nervous, and Master Han smiled beside me and said, "You guys just sit here, and I'll go and prepare the magic weapons for opening the altar." I'll call you again when I'm ready in a moment......"

He left the inner hall as he spoke, and the fat man and I sat opposite Yu Lao and were a little nervous and cramped. Yu Lao stroked his beard and suddenly opened his mouth to break the silence between them.

"Have you been to an unclean place lately?"

The fat man and I were stunned when we heard this, because neither the fat man nor I mentioned the matter of catching earth beasts and entering Xuanming Temple, how did Yu always see it?

"You see it all the time?"

The fat man asked with a smile.

"You're okay, but this little doll's face is surrounded by black qi, and the three lights of the heavenly spirit are all jet black, I'm afraid I went to a place where the yin qi is heavier. Tell me, where have you two little dolls been lately? ”

I felt like I was being seen through by the police as a thief, and after thinking about it, I briefly talked about catching the earth beast. But he didn't expect Yu Lao to laugh after hearing this: "You two little dolls are really bold!" If you don't have any skills, do you want to empty the gloves of the white wolf? Haha......"

I was embarrassed by what he said and smiled awkwardly. The fat man took the opportunity to take out a few wolf bone daggers, and said with a smile: "I collected a few daggers made of wolf bones in the morning, I want you to open the light for a while, is it convenient for you?" ”

"You put down the dagger, and then go to the back to help my junior brother set up the altar."

Yu Lao seemed to be about to break away from the fat man, but the latter hesitated, glanced at me, and then nodded and walked out of the inner hall. At this time, there were only two people left in the entire inner hall, Yu Lao and me.

Because I knew that he was deliberately supporting the fat man, I was even more uneasy in my heart, thinking that maybe Yu Lao would say something important. That feeling is quite a bit of the anxiety of a seriously ill patient when facing a silent doctor.

"Have you decided to get into this business?"

Yu Laoduan sat down and asked.

I didn't react for a while, and I showed a puzzled expression.

"If you haven't thought about taking such a path in the future, then be a common man. After a while, I will open the altar to see if anyone is stumbling on you behind your back, and second, I can also help you break this opportunity. If you and your companions don't think about getting into this business, it's best to get out of the way before you get into the picture. Sometimes, it's better not to see or hear. ”

He didn't understand what he said, but it was obvious that he was snuggling me. I couldn't speak for a while, but a smile appeared on the old man's face and said, "There is not one in a hundred people who can see earth beasts, and the number of fortunes is different. You have lived a peaceful life in the first twenty years, don't let yourself be ruined at such a young age. If you start a business of selling ghosts and demons, it will be difficult to turn back in the future. Think about it......"

At that time, I didn't really understand life and luck. In fact, it was indeed relatively naïve at that time, and I always felt that my fate was in my own hands. It's a big deal to die, learn from the heroes of Liangshan in "Water Margin".

Besides, the fat man and I are not considered to have entered the industry, although the earth beast has been caught, but not a penny, in my opinion, it is not really a job of selling ghosts and demons.

In essence, I was still very different from Zhu Zi Hei at that time.

After saying this, Yu Lao didn't speak again, and when it was close to evening, the fat man and Master Han set up the altar in the courtyard.

"Let's open an altar for you first, and see if anyone is behind it. Let's go......"

Yu Lao walked into the courtyard with his hands behind his back, and I followed closely behind, looking at his back and walking, I didn't feel like I was looking at a mortal, and I always felt like a fairy spirit......