Pack your things and go down the hill?

This sounds like he wants to expel himself from the sect, but with Shi Jian's understanding of his guardian, he has not seriously violated the rules and precepts of the door, and he will never be punished lightly.

What made Shi Jian feel most puzzling was why his guardian let him go down the mountain, for no reason, and at the critical juncture when the big corpse brother crossed the full moon tribulation, could it be that something big would happen in Maoshan?

I had the heart to ask, where did I think that his guard was lame and lame, but he walked very fast, stepped into the Wanfu Palace in a few steps, and closed the door casually.

Not knowing the specific situation, Shi Jian didn't dare to go up and knock on the door, and returned to Huayang Temple with a stomach full of doubts. When I found the master, I found that the Taoist chief was actually lying on a recliner in the small courtyard basking in the sun, is this what people do?

Shi Jian's face was not good: "Master, we are eating and drinking in Wanfu Palace, and we have been worried for a few days, so it's good for you to hide in the Taoist house alone and enjoy leisure." ”

In fact, the Taoist chief glanced at the little apprentice and said lazily: "I am also worried about the teacher, isn't this full moon night over, soothing and soothing my mood." ”

"Who said it was over?"

In fact, the Taoist chief was shocked when he heard this, and suddenly sat up straight and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Shi Jian said solemnly: "Just now, the second master called me and asked me to pack up my things and go down the mountain. ”

In fact, the Taoist chief looked at Shi Jian and blinked, and it took a long time to react, and he sighed, continued to lie down and bask in the sun, and said casually: "The dead cripple reminded you right, you should go down the mountain early, otherwise this year's task will not be completed." ”

"Mission?" Shi Jian's spirit was shocked, and he hurriedly asked, "Master, what task?" ”

"One thousand taels of silver!"

"A thousand taels of silver?" Shi Jian felt that his voice had changed a little.

"Yes, the senior brother of the head of the sect handed over the deed to you, that is, the newly acquired eastern territory of Lingnan in the Xiaoling Society will be handed over to you for jurisdiction, according to the regulations of our sect, you will have to complete the task of counting 1,000 taels of silver in the first year."

Shi Jian stared blankly at the master, who was actually a Taoist, and felt that he was not on the same channel as him at all.

I was stunned for a while before I came to my senses, and asked in disbelief: "So the second master asked me to go down the mountain, just to let me make money?" ”

"Or else?" In fact, the Taoist chief laughed and said: "Do you think that the Maoshan faction is almost finished, and the dead cripple specially sent you, a genius, down the mountain in order to preserve the fire of the Maoshan faction?" What are you thinking day by day, if our Maoshan faction is so easy to finish, can it still be passed on to the present? If you want to save it, you will also save it as a teacher first, and you will go back to the first generation. ”

Understanding the cause and effect, Shi Jian's attention instantly focused on one thousand taels of silver, and said dissatisfiedly: "It's been more than four months this year, why do you have to complete the task of one thousand taels, it's unreasonable!" Also, the deed was asked to be received by you, Master, so why should I be asked to govern the new territory, if you want to go, you should go, Master. ”

In fact, the Taoist chief asked, "Who took the deed?" ”

"You asked me to pick it up."

"Who picked it up?"

"You made me ......"

"Who picked it up?"

Asked and asked about this sentence, Shi Jian said speechlessly: "I took it." ”

In fact, the Taoist chief asked again, "Did I force you?" ”

"You didn't tell me the truth."

"Did I force you?"

"Nope."

In fact, the Taoist chief smiled and said: "That's right, you took the deed yourself, and no one forced you, and complained to me, it's better to go down the mountain early and find a way to make money." Apprentice, the teacher reminds you that if you can't complete the task, you have to use other things to deduct it. ”

"What's that?"

"Tranquility!"

Tranquilizing incense is the secret incense of the Maoshan sect, which has the miraculous effect of protecting the soul and stabilizing the mind, and can assist the mage of the Yin God Realm to condense the soul, which is an indispensable thing in practice.

As soon as he heard that he was going to detain the tranquilizing incense, Shi Jian couldn't sit still, and walked into the Taoist house behind the buttocks of the actual Taoist chief, watching him take out a bag of things from the dormitory, throw it into his hands, and listen to him say: "According to the regulations in the door, the Yin God Mage can receive a tranquilizing incense every seven days. ”

"In the past three years, the teacher has given you his own soothing incense to cultivate, and those will not be counted with you. A few days ago, you helped the Maoshan faction win the Little Spirit Society, and the senior brother in charge specially approved that you can receive a soothing incense every day. ”

"There are a total of 365 tranquilizing incense sticks in the bag, I helped you get it for a year, and after removing the 230 sticks in the second half of the year, you still owe me 135 sticks, each with three taels of silver, a total of four hundred and five taels."

Shi Jian threw the bag back to the actual Taoist chief and shouted, "Three taels of silver, why don't you grab it?" I don't want it, I'll buy it myself. ”

In fact, the Taoist chief looked like he was eating Dingshi Jian, and said calmly: "Don't be too expensive, the tranquilizing incense is the secret incense of the sect, what is the secret tradition, that is, only our Maoshan faction has it, and other places can't buy it at all." Three taels of silver is the internal price of the sect, and it is not sold for any amount of money to the outside world. ”

Shi Jian did not doubt the authenticity of the Dao Chief's words, there was only one place in Maoshan that sold the tranquilizing incense, and there was no other semicolon, and it was only sold to the Yin God Mage of the Maoshan faction. But he was scared by the actual Taoist chief, and he would not believe all the words of the actual Taoist chief, at most sixty percent.

"Don't you, right?" In fact, the Taoist chief made a gesture to collect the bag, and said intentionally or unintentionally: "The Anshen incense in the door has always been in short supply, so the teacher is the master of Huayang Guanguan, you can receive more at a time, and if you go by yourself, you can receive it for a month at most, and you can't even get one." Even if you can receive more, you have to collect money for the excess, do you have money to give to others? ”

"I've got it for you this year, so don't you just practice hard. If you want to give an IOU to your teacher, pay me back after a year, don't make profits. ”

Shi Jian said helplessly: "Master, I am your apprentice, not your enemy, don't always think about pitting me." ”

"Who cheated you?" In fact, the Taoist chief was not angry and said: "This one hundred and thirty tranquilizing incense was received by the teacher in your name, that is, you spent four hundred and five taels of silver, and this money can be counted in this year's last task." ”

"Can it still be counted like this?" Shi Jian said in surprise.

"I forgot to tell you just now, a thousand taels of silver can be handed over to real money, and you can also spend money to buy materials from the sect, such as soothing incense, high-quality ritual incense, high-grade talisman paper, healing secret medicine and other things, and the money spent in a year adds up to more than 1,500 taels to complete the task."

"Actually, it's quite easy, if you want to spend less money, teach you a way for the teacher, pull more Maoshan disciples to Lingnan, they are under your jurisdiction in Lingnan, and the money they spend is also counted in the upper task."

Shi Jian pondered it carefully for a while, and asked tentatively: "Master, a tranquilizer incense is not less profitable in the three taels of silver, right?" ”

"Earn for sure, if you don't earn anything, what will you do to feed so many people in the Maoshan faction, have you spent a penny on eating, drinking, and Lazar until now?"

"In the peaceful years, the sesame oil money collected every year by the three palaces and six views is not only enough for the expenses of the sect, but also has a surplus. In the year of famine and war, the income of the palace has decreased, and it is necessary to give doctors and medicines to relieve the victims, where does the money come from? You have to rely on the disciples of Maoshan to earn it! ”

Speaking of this, in fact, the Taoist said earnestly: "Apprentice, collect money in the door, Maoshan disciples make money is never for profit, all Maoshan disciples are to kill demons and eliminate demons, Kuang support the right path as their own responsibility, must not be confused by gold and silver and other vulgar things, lose their hearts." ”

"Lingnan was not the territory of the Maoshan faction before, in order to avoid causing greater disputes, it was inconvenient for us to intervene, but now that it belongs to our Maoshan faction, the Maoshan disciples must take responsibility, keep one side safe, and protect one neighbor."

"Apprentice, Senior Brother in charge has entrusted you with the important task of governing the eastern part of Lingnan, and has high hopes for you, so don't let us down."