Although it is only a few streets away from Uncle Zhong's courtyard, the atmosphere of the treasure building is completely different.

This six-storey building with white façade and arches is located in the heart of the city, close to the area's most popular tourist attractions. Whether it's a weekday or a weekend, the neighborhood is bustling with people.

This time is the summer vacation, and the bears and children on vacation, the sunset red elderly group and other groups crowd the nearby streets. The two of them squeezed forward with great effort in the crowd, and Jiang Chen was very puzzled: "Why do you want to open a store in such a place?"

According to the general routine, this kind of mysterious shop should not be in the kind of alley where no one passes by, and you have to rub the right code or something to buy things.

Xia Mai's answer was very simple: "The people of Tianzheng are the leading treasure dealers in the world of cultivating immortals, and they usually sell some antiques and antiques from ordinary people. Being pushed forward by the flow of people, the girl simply introduced in more detail: "Maybe you can't imagine that there are basically antique markets of a certain scale, and there are Tianzheng people setting up stalls, but this side leads to the main store, and the most complete things and discount activities are also the most, and it happens to be relatively close to Uncle Zhong's house." ”

After that, he sighed and said: "Now the young people of the Tianzheng family have also opened an online store, originally to facilitate Taoist friends, but most of the old-timers are still not very receptive to new things, so the online business is quite bleak, and only some ordinary religious supplies and other sales are okay." ”

Speaking of this girl, she paused, didn't know what she thought, and laughed: "Last time I heard someone say that there was once an old-timer who came out of retreat, took Tang Xianzong's flying money at that time, and ran to the bank to let people exchange it into silver, but the bank refused, and almost didn't fight, and then the bank called the police." ”

Jiang Chen listened to it interestingly, and laughed along: "However, that kind of thing should be regarded as an antique." ”

"That's not it, I was bought by a pawnshop, and the old man was not happy at the time, but it turned out to be several times more than the number of people who changed hands...... There are too many such things, and the Tianzheng people took a fancy to the business opportunities, so they simply opened a chain pawn shop, specializing in helping Taoist friends to recycle and sell some cross-generational objects, with a fair price and won the hearts of the people. ”

Jiang Chen silently remembered this Tianzheng faction in his heart: it sounds like it should be a group of immortals who have gone astray, not keen on cultivating immortals but keen on business, and have a pivotal position in this circle.

Finally, the two walked into the treasure building.

The first floor is a jewelry miscellaneous piece, the second floor is woodwork, the third floor is a stone, and the fourth floor is a stall that can be rented by individuals. Xia Mai led Jiang Chen straight to the only freight elevator in the building - this elevator was some years old, and the lights on the floor outside were not lit at all, and it looked like it was broken. The girl reached out and clicked on the upper and lower buttons for a while, only to hear a "ding" sound, accompanied by the sound of the pulley inside rubbing the steel rope, and the elevator began to run.

There were a lot of small advertisements and graffiti pasted or printed on the inside of the freight elevator, and Jiang Chen simply took out a small card of Uncle Zhong from his pocket and pasted it.

"Remember, you're Chen Qi, don't forget. Xia Mai whispered again, and at the same time pressed "1, 3, 6" on the elevator button at the same time.

I was about to agree, but the elevator sank instantly, as if it was doing a vertical fall, and with a bang, it smashed to the ground. The shock made Jiang Chen's knees numb and dizzy. After a moment's relief, the elevator doors slowly opened to the sides, and he glanced up at the elevator screen, which read: B4.

B4?There are also four basement floors?

Outside the elevator door is a brightly lit shop, and Jiang Chen imagined that the decoration of the whole store is very modern, the exterior wall on the side of the elevator is composed of glass floor-to-ceiling windows, and the interior is a well-designed shelf for people to choose like shopping in a supermarket, and finally queue up at the cashier for unified settlement. The overall shop is simple and clear wood, and there are several shopping guides with professional smiles on their faces.

If it weren't for the fact that those shopping guides were all wearing light brown robes and stepping on a pair of ten-square shoes on the soles of their feet, Jiang Chen would even mistakenly think that he had walked into Muji.

However, the area of this shop is a little too wide, and Jiang Chen even vaguely feels that such a scale is not something that can be accommodated under the treasure building. There is only this one shop on the entire floor, and there is a softly lit light sign at the door, which reads: "Tianzheng Stationery". This should be the designated supplier of the Boyang students that Xia Mai told him before.

After Jiang Chen and the others walked in, a little Taoist priest with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes immediately followed: "May I ask what do you need for the two Daoists? Whether it is all kinds of clothing, magic weapons and equipment, or exercise rubbing, I can introduce one or two to the two of them." ”

Xia Mai smiled: "Thank you, let's take a look at the stationery." ”

The little Taoist priest blinked when he heard this: "Could it be that the two of you are freshmen from Boyang Academy?" Seeing that the girl nodded, the other party's attitude seemed to be cordial all of a sudden: "This is a coincidence, then I am still your senior." Formally introduce myself, my name is Zhu Yuanqing, I am also a student of Boyang, I am from the sixth branch of Sichuan, and I am a sophomore in high school this year. I've been doing a summer internship here for the past few days. ”

"My name is Xia Mai, this is Chen Qi, and we are all freshmen in this year's Thirteenth Maritime Recruitment. Xia Mai introduced, and Jiang Chen also nodded politely to the other party.

Zhu Yuanqing smiled and arched his hand: "It turned out to be a fellow Taoist friend of the Wu Yuexia family and the Chen family, and I was fortunate to meet it." After that, he seemed to think of something, and leaned closer and whispered: "Don't blame the senior for gossiping, it's spreading everywhere, saying that your thirteenth middle school recruited a ...... this year."

Jiang Chen immediately became vigilant, and his back straightened slightly. Xia Mai frowned and interrupted him: "It's just a rumor, and it's not very credible." Senior, let's take a look at the stationery first...... It's getting dark. ”

"Yes, yes, look at me patronizing gossip...... Come with me, both of you. Zhu Yuanqing also seemed to realize that this question was a little inappropriate, but he had a comfortable and natural attitude, so he led the two to a shelf on the inside. On this shelf are translucent silk wraps with pink bows tied around them. There is a big promotional sign on the shelf: SALE*20% off*/20% off!

Hey?

From the moment he walked into the store, Jiang Chen found that almost all the signs and price code tags in this store were bilingual in Chinese and English, and even on the counters such as long swords, gossip, folding fans, and compasses, there were also Japanese labels.

"There are quite a lot of new students who have come to buy stationery in the past two days, so Tianzheng Stationery is packaged and sold for the designated list of various colleges, and the price of the packaged goods has dropped by 20%, and there is a 20% discount at the time of settlement with a student ID, which is still very cost-effective. Zhu Yuanqing introduced very politely.

"Very good, so be it. Xia Wheat still continued to practice a very simple and rough style, picking up a copy and running to the cash register.

"Eh, don't you have two sets of spare school uniforms, the school only issues two sets, and they are easy to wear out, this is the senior's sincere suggestion......" Jiang Chen suspected that Zhu Yuanqing, an intern, should rely on sales commissions to eat, and followed the two of them to promote other products in the store.

"And this monster gacha, there is a 5% chance of being able to open a rare divine beast, last time I saw a customer open a young phoenix ......"

It's a pity that the girl who walked at the front didn't seem to have the nostalgia and reluctance that women are accustomed to when it came to shopping, she turned back to Zhu Yuanqing and smiled sweetly: "Thank you, senior, these are enough." Stuffed the rest of Zhu Yuanqing's words back into his stomach.

Once again, Xia Mai refused Jiang Chen's move to take out his bank card and plan to settle the bill, and paid the money very resolutely.

"Your bank card can't be used, it will leave a record and go back to transfer it to me. After walking out of Tianzheng stationery, Xia Mai threw the package into Jiang Chen's arms, and then he said the reason.

Jiang Chen looked at the huge shopping bag and the small receipts in the bag, only to feel that the wallet quickly deflated.

Feeling of poverty...... It's empty.

"After a while, you take the documents you just gave you, go to get two bank debit cards, and use cash to deposit some pocket money into it. Jiang Chen nodded his head one by one.

After walking out of Duobao Building, Xia Mai stretched her waist a lot, and with her movements, some of the girl's soft waist was exposed from the hem of the vest.

"Mission successfully completed!!Let's disperse, let's go home!"

"Wait a minute...... Jiang Chen pointed to his face: "I've always been like this?" Wang Ziteng will call the police to say that I am missing...... If your parents come home suddenly, they can't explain it!"

"Blame me, blame me, almost forgot. Xia Mai took out a small fingernail-sized rune paper from his pocket that was folded into a triangle and handed it to Jiang Chen: "A simple little trick to let the other party see what you want them to see, but it is only effective for the spiritless, oh, that is, mortals." I don't know if it's Jiang Chen's hallucination, but I always feel that Xia Mai's attitude towards him seems to be much closer than before.

"Just put it behind your ear. However, don't use it on the way home. ”

"Why?"

"After the last time I went to your house, I found that your residence was worshiped by a huge formation...... The caster is strong, and I guess the guy who hid you ten years ago did it. In short, if you don't have someone to guide you, no one else will be able to find your place to live, even if they have been. Last time, I was able to find you because of Wang Ziteng's guidance. ”

Therefore, it is safer to use Chen Qi's face outside, so as not to be followed. ”

"Also, you can only maintain this appearance for a month, and you will have to go to Uncle Zhong to pinch it once a month in the future. After thinking about it carefully again, and making sure that there was nothing else to instruct, the girl waved her hand: "Okay, okay, I still have homework at home that I haven't done, so I'll leave first, I'm afraid the next time we meet, I'm afraid school will start, and I have something to contact on WeChat!"

......

After separating from Xia Mai, it was already dark, and the bank card had to be done another day. Jiang Chen took the subway home and suddenly felt physically and mentally exhausted.

In the past few days, he has received too many messages that have turned his life upside down, and since he received that phone call, it can be said that he has not been idle for a moment, which will suddenly relax the nerves that have been tense, and the whole person seems to be falling apart.

A day ago, he had decided to turn down an offer from Thirteenth High School, but now he has taken the opposite path. It's really like Xia Mai said: "This road looks glamorous, but most of the time it can't help itself." ”

Holding the heavy bag in his arms, Jiang Chen slowly closed his eyes on the subway and pretended to sleep.

......

By the time you get off the subway, night has already fallen, and the lights of the high-rise buildings illuminate the city as if it were day. Jiang Chen looked up at the thousands of houses lit up by the stars, and he didn't know how many ordinary firewood, rice, oil, and salt were there, and how many ups and downs in life were staged.

With a soft sigh, he walked home.

It's just that this complicated mood didn't last long, and it was completely destroyed just the moment Jiang Chen opened the door of the house.

"Chenchen~~!You're back!" Wang Ziteng ran out of the kitchen, with an apron tied to his body, and rushed towards Jiang Chen like a little daughter-in-law.

Jiang Chen didn't hesitate, picked up the plastic bag in his hand and smashed it on the head of this guy, muttering to himself in his heart: Was Xia Wheat too ruthless yesterday and stupid for this product......

Wang Ziteng covered his head but looked behind Jiang Chen: "Where is Xia Mai, didn't you come back with you?" and then aggrieved: "I still have a lot of things I want to ask Xia Daoyou...... Eh, what are you carrying?"

"Ahem" Seeing that Wang Ziteng had a strong interest in the bag in his hand, Jiang Chen coughed dryly twice, and had to forcibly change the topic: "Don't talk about this first, what are you doing in my kitchen?" Because there is usually no one else at home, Jiang Chen put a set of spare keys in Wang Ziteng's, and the other party naturally often comes to his house to rummage through boxes and cabinets to eat and drink. It's just that this person has always been good at eating and running away without work, is this the sun coming out in the west today, and he actually went down to the kitchen??

The most terrifying thing was that the sight and smell in the kitchen were no less than a biochemical explosion, which choked Jiang Chen's tears.

"That ......" Wang Ziteng scratched his head: "My mother stewed old hen soup, let me bring you one." As a result, you never came back, so I just wanted to warm up......"

"You mean" Jiang Chen pondered and asked, "All this is just caused by you, a hot soup?"

Wang Ziteng seemed to feel very guilty in his heart, so he nodded obediently, and added in a low voice: "I added that...... Treasure ...... Heaven and Earth"

Jiang Chen pressed his eyebrows with his fingers, he was not interested in knowing what this middle two disease had found to add to his soup, he was only glad that it was only the kitchen that was fried, otherwise if the soup was really drunk by him, wouldn't it be difficult to see the sun tomorrow again......

"Okay......" I really can't stand Wang Ziteng, a man who is nearly 1.9 meters old, has to put on that girly chirping look, I only feel that I ate a little too much yesterday: "You go back first, I still have something to do...... Help me thank you auntie for the soup. ”

Wang Ziteng was unhappy with a capital letter, Jiang Chen pushed him out, and he grabbed the door frame hard: "Eh, why do you want to drive me away as soon as you come back...... Are you worthy of my sincerity to you!What have you been doing for so long, what the hell is going on with you and Xia Mai...... Don't push, don't push...... What the hell are you carrying in your hand......" Wang Ziteng, who was babbling and asking repeatedly, was forced out of the door by Jiang Chen.

Bang.

The door is closed, and the world is silent.

However, after this guy's fuss, Jiang Chen was not in the mood to be compassionate anymore, so he simply poured all the things he bought today on the coffee table.

The packaging of Tianzheng stationery is very intimate, each magic vessel is individually packaged in a small cardboard box, and it seems to take into account the use of novice immortal cultivators, and each one has a simple introduction and instructions for use with exquisite printing. So Jiang Chen took out his mobile phone, opened the search page, and typed these things into the same way, wanting to learn more about the origin and history of the corresponding items, but the results of the query were greatly beyond his expectations.

Take the simplest bucket lantern as an example, the definition on the Internet is: "Bucket lantern is a thing used in Taoism when holding prayer ceremonies (worship) fighting ceremonies." The stars are killed, and the longevity, wealth, and lordship of the people in charge are dying. According to the time of birth, the ritual finds his natal star official, and the purpose of the ritual fighting puja is to eliminate disasters and misfortunes for people, and pray for blessings and longevity. "It should be a special way to visit to pray for blessings.

However, Tianzheng's small manual reads: "Dou Lantern (canopy type), providing the effect of dispelling forest miasma and intimidating low-level demon beasts, is often used in field operations such as deep mountain cultivation, herb picking, and demon beast catching, and is a necessary magic weapon for seclusion and home travel." ”

There are also objects, the meaning of the instruction manual is not clear, and even obscure, people can't scratch their heads, take the canopy ruler as an example, the network interpretation is: ""Taoist book aid deed" has clouds: the ancients to remove the ominous peach branches, Hou Yi died in the peach stick, so the future generations to chase ghosts to use it, today the Peng ruler is its kind. The canopy ruler is one of the magic weapons used to ward off evil spirits in the town altar on the Taoist ceremony, and it cannot be used indiscriminately. It is usually used to try to find an altar and display and use it when making ceremonies and Jiao. It probably means to try to talk about it or use it at the time of related rituals.

However, the manual reads: In the past, the magic weapon of the Heavenly Marshal Tianpeng Zhenjun of the Arctic Venerizable Capital of the Shangqing Ziwei Palace, with an offensive attitude, one hit the soul, the other hit the soul, and the secret treasure of the soul puppet;

Not only the bucket lantern and canopy ruler, but also the other magic tools, except for the drawing paper and pen, are almost all different from the Taoist utensils queried on the Internet.

Jiang Chen continued to look until something caught his attention.

That's a ring.

The Qiankun Ring, also known as the Qiankun Circle or the Yin-Yang Ring, is two interspersed ring-shaped magic instruments that can be used to play, which implies the natural and subtle truth of Taoism, representing the origin of Qiankun, the cause and effect of blessings and misfortunes, and the life of yin and yang. The Qiankun ring bought from Tianzheng is very exquisite, about the size of a ring, the double rings are set, the rotation is smooth, and each ring is not simply round, but like a slender rectangular metal strip, constantly twisting, end to end. There were very subtle and dense characters engraved on it, and Jiang Chen tried to distinguish them for a while, it should be some kind of ancient characters with a certain sense of age that he had not dabbled in.

The manual reads: Qiankun ring (also known as yin and yang ring), Xuanzhi and Xuan, the door of all wonders. Implying the mystery of heaven and earth, reversing the truth of yin and yang, the ritual usually contains a small storage space, and can also be connected to a fixed magic circle. Usage: Put it on a certain body part, turn the ring body, and move with the thought.

Jiang Chen looked at the size of this Qiankun ring, and couldn't help but slander the sentence on the manual in his heart, "Put it on a certain body part." ”

It's as if it can be put on a place outside of your fingers...... Hey. A slightly strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth on the hook, and Jiang Chen put the Qiankun ring on his left index finger.

Originally, the inner diameter of this Qiankun ring should be longer than Jiang Chen's fingers, so it was obviously a little loose when it was just put on his hand, but the magic was that after Jiang Chen had the idea of "a little loose", the Qiankun ring was very naturally locked, until it just coincided with the arc of Jiang Chen's fingers, and it would not slip off or be too tight when attached to the fingers.

Jiang Chen thought it was interesting and wanted to take it off and take a closer look, but the Qiankun ring seemed to receive his thoughts, and it naturally loosened and fell off his fingers.

Could it be that this is ...... Guessing like this, he tried a few more times, and sure enough, every time according to his mental requirements, the Qiankun Ring also made changes in shape and size.

Wearing it on his hand again, Jiang Chen's right hand lightly touched the Qiankun ring, and the touch was very warm, and it seemed to be much warmer than the metal material it looked. Thinking about it, closing his eyes, and with almost no effort, Jiang Chen felt a small piece of space.

It wasn't a big space, but it was a little dim, and it looked empty.