Chapter 123: Mountain Guest Banquet

"Where is this? Although the copper coin is small, it can carry heaven and earth, dominate people's hearts, and the most mysterious thing is endless!"

Qian Xiaoren shook his head and patted his stomach: "As the saying goes, the bedside sac is as big as a fist, and there are three hundred dollars to break it!" Now that I don't have enough savings, and the money I have saved is still far from the number of three hundred, I can't teach my heart to run out in advance!"

After that, he didn't forget to wink at Qi Jingzhi, as if to remind him not to forget to help find money to buy the mountain.

"Know, know, money is the treasure of the road!"

The eagle owl shook his head disdainfully, and said to the python, "Look, he's preaching his lofty arguments again! Xiao Jiu is doing everything well, but it's a pity that he fell into the eyes of money, and he can't get out in this life!"

"Uncle Owl's words are wrong, the reason why our human race can overwhelm all races and open up a prosperous era of humanity is that money is used for great purposes!"

Being denied the way of cultivation, Qian Xiaoren was rarely stunned, and said loudly: "Emperor Yan of the past soared, and the three holy kings taught the people to be farmers, all based on wealth. After that, humanity gradually flourished, and the daily use increased greatly, and all the sages and sages ascended to wisdom and foresight, and looked up to heaven and earth, digging mountains of copper and casting them into money."

"Therefore, money is the body, there is a dry and a kun, the outer circle is like the sky, the inner side is like the earth, it is immortal and long-lived, and it is not scarce and short! Its accumulation is like a mountain, its flow is like a river, there are times when it moves, there are knots in the line, the market is easy, and it does not suffer from wear and tear, so it can last for a long time, and it is a treasure of the world!"

Hearing this, the eagle owl didn't do anything, but the yellow-robed man shook his head and interrupted, "I haven't seen you for a long time, but Xiao Jiu's mouth is getting more and more neat! Your Holy Jiang Dao system is really pervasive, and you can blow anything out of the sky! But what I have seen in my life is not quite the same as what you say."

"In this world, the one who has more money is the first to be the ruler, and the one who has less money is the last to be the servant. Angry and defensive, not money wins; lonely, weak and sluggish, not money; resentment and hatred, not money; Let the question be laughing and talking, not money! Therefore most of the people of the world are servant of money, but gold is their father, silver is their mother, lead is the eldest male, and tin is the wife.

When Qi Jingzhi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh when he thought of Yinling's old affairs: "There are some people in this world who are really unscrupulous and do whatever it takes for money."

At the same time, he could see that this yellow-robed man seemed to be elegant and modest, but in fact he was the most cynical and arrogant, otherwise he would not have demolished the ancestral hall of the House of Divine Shade in a fit of rage.

On the other hand, Qian Xiaoren even raised his eyebrows when he heard what the yellow-robed man said, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Huang's words are wrong!"

Just before he could refute carefully, the green python had already chuckled out a chuckle and said, "Okay, okay, every time we meet, we have to quarrel over this. Two elder brothers, Xiao Jiu is now the time to lay the foundation, don't mess with his Dao heart!"

It paused, and then commented, "If you really want to talk about it, what thing in this world is not one and the same, and there are pros and cons? In this world, what is the difference between a word of money? If you have money, danger can make you safe, and death can make you live; If you have no money, you can make you cheap, you can kill what you live, you will be rich and strong if you gain it, and you will be poor and weak if you lose it."

"And this thing flies without wings and walks without feet, and it cannot be controlled by a wise man. Xiao Jiu, since you are practicing this path, you must be sincere and follow the holy path, and you must not be paranoid and serve for money!"

Hearing this, Qian Xiaoren couldn't help but turn his anger into joy, and said with a sincere heart: "It's still Grandpa Shengqing's words that are pertinent, and Xiao Jiu has been taught!"

He paused, and his face showed a flying look: "Don't hide it, the lord of the country had a decree a month ago, and I was promoted to be the deputy envoy of the treasury of the East Treasury of the Inner Palace, and I will leave for the national capital after today's birthday banquet."

"Oh? That's a great way to congratulate!"

The eagle owl opened his mouth to praise, but his tone was strangely tight: "This Great Qi lord really doesn't know anyone, let you go into the treasury, didn't you throw the mouse into the rice jar?"

As its words fell, the green python immediately burst out laughing, and the yellow-robed man couldn't help but laugh, but he reacted violently halfway, and hurriedly covered his face with his sleeves, and his laughter couldn't help but look a little dull.

The green python laughed for a while, and suddenly said with a straight face: "This deputy envoy of the treasury is humble and powerful, and he is not a confidant of the lord of the country. However, I heard that the Daqi Inner Mansion is now controlled by the Peng family, although his family and your Chaozhou Qian family are in the same vein,

But the situation is the same, how could the King of Qi choose you to hold this important position?"

When asked about this, Qian Xiaoren's face immediately showed a happy look, but he deliberately lowered his voice and said, "I heard that my position was originally held by a child of the Peng family, and that guy somehow annoyed the money god in the Dongqian treasury, and was beaten up and dismissed.

As for how to make mistakes, Qian Xiaoren refused to elaborate.

He snorted, turned his head to the stairs and shouted, "Which one is waiting down there?"

Before the shouting stopped, there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and the young waiter who had greeted Qian Xiaoren and Qi Jingzhi walked up quickly, lowered his head after a glance, and said respectfully, "Please command the Ninth Master!"

"It's not early in the morning, it's time to prepare for the feast, right?"

Qian Xiaoren said, turning his head to look at a few mountain guests: "Grandpa Shengqing, Uncle Owl, Brother Huang, General Zuo, are you still following the old practice?"

Except for General Zuo, who didn't hear it, the other three all nodded silently.

Qian Xiaoren looked at Qi Jingzhi again, and asked with a smile, "What does Brother Lu like to eat, I asked them to prepare."

Qi Jingzhi was stunned when he heard this: "Can this guest to the banquet order his own food?"

Qian Xiaoren explained with a smile: "Ordinary dishes are naturally prepared in advance by Jiaofu, but this banquet is naturally a little special, and the mountain guest banquet is even different from other places, just like Grandpa Shengqing doesn't like meat and fish, and only eats old herbs; Uncle Owl is not happy with meat, and every time he comes, he has to eat a dish of nectar and three squeaks."

Speaking of this, Qian Xiaoren showed an indescribable look on his face, and paused for a moment before continuing to count the treasures: "Brother Huang has the most tricky taste, and he has always used plague as food and miasma as pulp. If he comes, Jiaofu will prepare all kinds of strange incense and burn them in the furnace for him to taste."

"As for General Zuo, I heard that Yun Xianghou specially went to Wenbian Town and asked for a batch of barbarian Zuo Er for meritorious service, all of which were obtained by the soldiers of the border guards, and the blood is strong, so they are all given to General Zuo to make blood food!"

Qi Jingzhi's heart shook when he heard this, only to feel that this Houfu birthday banquet was really extraordinary, and he couldn't imagine that the green python and the yellow-robed people were eating grass or smelling incense, and the food was extremely light, but it was General Zuo, who had the most pure heart, wanted to enjoy blood food, although he didn't know what kind of meat dish the carved owl's hundred flowers and nectar three squeaks were, but he didn't think that there would be such a bloody ear of the barbarian.

The green python cast his gaze and asked with a smile, "I see that Brother Deer's body has a lot of resentment, and I think it is to feed on the essence and blood of people?" Don't be embarrassed, with the face of Marquis Yun, it is not difficult to go to the state capital prison to bring a few death row prisoners."

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi hesitated slightly, shook his head and laughed sullenly: "Lu has not drunk blood for a long time, he is just a vegetarian, and today is a birthday banquet, so it is really not appropriate to open a killing ring!"

He thought for a moment and added, "It's just that the body I took away is not of high realm, and I still need some human food."

Hearing Qi Jingzhi say this, the green python glanced at him meaningfully, and the yellow-robed man was a little surprised and happy: "In that case, how about Brother Lu and I taste a few strange incense together?" I just don't know what you have to do?"

As he spoke, he turned to the waiter and asked, "What incense have you prepared today?" Let's talk to Brother Deer!"

When the young waiter heard that the new faceling was a human blood eater, his face turned three points pale, and although he turned his head in the direction of Qi Jingzhi, his eyes did not leave his toes, and he said respectfully, "There are five furnaces in this incense feast."

"The name of the first incense is Lingxi, burning and shining, awakening the gods and eyes, and you can see the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth."

"The name of the two incense burners is Cuiyun Longxiang, and its smoke lasts for a long time, and it becomes the wonder of the cloud dragon, which is for the guests to enjoy, and it has the wonder of meditation."

The waiter remembered a few incense burns well, and gradually calmed down when he carried it on his back, no longer as hesitant as before.

"The three incense burners are called Hua Wei Feng Zhu, which is the first system this time, pounding tulips and flowers into mud, grinding agarwood into powder, supplemented by emperor ointment dissolved juice, its fragrance is charming and sweet, and can reconcile the internal organs."

"The name of the four incense burners is a pillow of pear clouds, and its fragrance is refreshing and clean, like flowing clouds, which can invigorate blood and qi, and return to dreams and souls.

"The incense of the last furnace is called Spring Letter in the Snow, and its incense is cool and lonely, and it is strong and vigorous, for the guests to wake up

Dream clearing."

When the yellow-robed man heard this, he couldn't help but pat his hands and exclaim, "Wonderful! Incense flowers burn it, and the air is fresh...... If there is a monk who can practice this path, refining qi in the furnace, calming the essence because of qi, calming the mind because of the essence, and giving birth to the spirit, refining for so long, and turning it into a reality, then the great road is in it!"

After saying that, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "It's a pity that Huang's path has been set and cannot be changed, and he can only stop at a superficial level, which has wasted the hard work of the Jiao master."

The green python on the side responded with a smile: "Fortunately, there is Brother Lu here this time, it has the body of a disciple of the Dao Sect, and it will definitely be able to understand from it, and it will not chew peonies like you."

When the yellow-robed man heard this, he immediately nodded again and again, and seeing that Qi Jingzhi had no objections, he waved his hand to the young waiter: "Just prepare according to this, I and Brother Lu will each have a copy!"

The young waiter answered, and then bowed down.

Qi Jingzhi heard and saw it, and couldn't help but laugh dumbly. If you only listen to the words of these people and do not look at their appearance, you really think that there are Gao Shi Yaji and sages in this building.

He shook his head slowly, and said in a muffled voice: "Lu Mou is a mountain and wild villager, and he doesn't know anything about the way of burning incense, but he just listens to Brother Huang's high theory, which seems to contain an extremely clever method of dining?"

Hearing this, the green python and the yellow-robed man glanced at each other, and there was obviously surprise in their eyes, and when they looked at Qi Jing again, their expressions were much more solemn.

"It seems that Brother Lu's seizure of this Dao disciple is not without a purpose, but originally with a heart towards the Dao. Among the mountain guests of my generation, there are very few people who can have such thoughts, and they are not talented, and they are willing to be commensurate with the deer brothers as Taoist friends in the future."

The green python nodded heavily at Qi Jingzhi, and then sighed: "Speaking of which, the old man thought that he would meet the new rising one of Daishan at this mountain guest seat, but he didn't expect that it was Linshan who came first to the new Daoist."

Qi Jingzhi was a little surprised when he heard this, but with the idea of saying less and making fewer mistakes, and not saying good, he just saluted the green python, which was regarded as recognizing the title of Taoist friend, and did not comment on Daishan's matter.

The eagle owl didn't care so much, and immediately snorted coldly: "This time Daishan made such a big move, that three-eyed stone puppet didn't have any, and it is said that the king of Qi will also crown him as the Marquis of Daishan!" If this is the case, why did my old owl curl up in the mountains and endure so many years?"

The green python shook his head, his expression was very solemn: "This matter is very strange, the old man has inquired for a long time, and he has not figured out what it is, but I only heard that after the incident, there was a Dai woman under Dai Mountain, who suddenly claimed to have obtained the inheritance of witch blessings granted by God, and also used this to cure the chronic diseases of many people under the mountain, and for a time the followers were like clouds."

"That woman even claimed to be a witch who worshipped the god of Daishan, and wanted to set up a shrine to the god of Daihou at the foot of the mountain to protect Yuzhang County and even the entire Changzhou!"

The eagle owl was stunned when he heard this, and then his face was full of doubts: "I don't believe it! If this is really the case, then the three-eyed stone puppet and the Dai girl will definitely be exterminated as the evil god Yin, unless the king of Qi also moves his head like Lao Zuo, he will never be able to do such a ridiculous thing!"

The yellow-robed man diagonally opposite obviously disagreed, and teased, "There are too many ridiculous things in this world, and this one is not bad! Let's just say Brother Sheng, if you don't do a good mountain god, you have to go to the small sect to be the thankless protector god, and when outsiders hear it, they must also think that Brother Sheng's brain is not very bright."

During the banquet, a few people were chatting with each other, when there was a sudden sound of footsteps at the staircase, and then many waiters and maidservants went up to the second floor with the food table.

After a while, the dining table in front of Qi Jingzhi was full of wine and food in the world, no matter the utensils and dishes, they were all exquisite that he had never seen.

In the middle of the dining table, a pottery lotus incense burner is placed, and the lotus petals are upwards and scattered, and there are as many as five layers.

A faint green smoke floated out of the furnace, winding, condensing but not dispersing, gradually becoming the shape of a coiled dragon lying in the clouds.

Qi Jingzhi silently admired for a moment, only to feel that all the mundane worries were forgotten and distracting thoughts were not born, and then he looked up at the rest of the seats in the building.

I saw that there was no wine or food in front of the green python, and it was full of strange flowers and fruits with branches and leaves, and most of Qi Jingzhi couldn't name them.

There was also a pottery five-layer lotus incense burner on the food table of the yellow-robed man, and he nodded slightly towards Qi Jingzhi, leaned in front of the stove and opened his mouth to inhale, and then put the plate

Dragon-like smoke swallows into the mouth.

After a while, the smoke erupted from his nostrils again, and suddenly turned into two charred dragons.

As for Qian Xiaoren, the food table in front of him was full of ordinary wine and food, which was far less eye-catching than those few winning money.

Qi Jingzhi turned his head to look at the side again, and saw General Zuo lifting his head and putting it into a small bronze tripod in front of him.

Qi Jingzhi only glanced at Xiao Dingzhong and looked away, and then looked past General Zuo to look at the eagle owl's food table.

When he saw clearly what "Hundred Flowers and Nectar Three Squeaks" was, his pupils shrank, and his stomach was even more churning, and he finally figured out why Qian Xiaoren's face was so strange when he mentioned the name of this dish.

He quickly retracted his gaze, and was hesitating whether to follow the example of the yellow-robed man to swallow the clouds and spit out the fog, when he suddenly heard the sound of rolling thunder outside the window.

The thunder continued from far to near, and in an instant it reached the top of the people, and the sky darkened.

After the waiters and maidservants served the food, they retreated lightly, but the young waiter was still standing at the top of the stairs, and then said respectfully, "Ladies and gentlemen, Yuan Shaojun has arrived, and the birthday banquet is about to begin. If any of you want to attend the ceremony, you can follow the villain to the atrium."