Chapter 8: Greed
Early the next morning, Chen Jing continued to walk with two dark circles under his eyes. He was so excited that he didn't sleep all night.
After a night of thinking, he completely calmed down.
Humanity is slim, immortal is reckless, and becoming an immortal cannot be achieved by utopia. Only by being down-to-earth, grasping the present, and laying a good foundation can we hope to achieve our wishes.
Chen Jing traveled during the day, and at night, he absorbed the essence of plants and trees to cultivate internal strength.
On the third day, he came to Shizhu County.
Shizhu County is a small county located at the junction of Qingyang County and Tianya County, with a small population in the county, and the total population of the county is only 50,000.
Shizhu County is located in the north of Tianmu Mountain, there is a large desert north of Tianmu Mountain, as soon as the monsoon blows, the sand of the desert flies into the sky, and then is taken to Tiezhu County.
Because of the environment and climate, Shizhu County is very poor, and the whole county is poor.
The people of Shizhu County have been riding beads, raising bamboo rats, and planting cacti, but all of them have failed.
Walking on the streets of the county seat, looking at the low and dilapidated shops on both sides, and looking at the shabby clothes of the people, Chen Jing felt that he was out of place with this world.
Soon arrived at the gate of the county office.
In feudal society, the officials and the people were people of two worlds, and no matter how poor the area, the officials were rich.
Chen Jing walked all the way along the street, but he didn't see a new house, all of which were dilapidated, but when he arrived at the county office, he saw a magnificent and heroic mansion.
However, this has nothing to do with Chen Jing.
"I've seen Shaoxia!"
The two guards recognized the Changchun Valley disciple clothes on Chen Jing's body, and hurriedly stepped forward to pay respects.
Changchun Valley supervises the royal family for the Xianmen, and the identity of Changchun Valley's disciples naturally overrides the government.
"I'll go in by myself."
Chen Jing waved his hand and stepped into the county office.
The door of the lobby was wide open, and there was only one person dressed as a master who was handling the paperwork, and the county order was not there, nor was the county magistrate and the catcher.
Chen Jing was about to enter the lobby, but the master saw Chen Jing and greeted him.
"It turned out to be a young man from Changchun Valley, dare to ask the young man's name?"
The master gave up his hand again and again.
Chen Jing's words are like gold: "Chen Jing." ”
The master was not angry, he arched his hand again: "Please wait a moment Chen Shaoxia, I will call the master to see Shaoxia." ”
"Hmm!"
Chen Jing nodded, walked into the lobby, and sat down at the position of the county commander.
As soon as he sat down, a servant walked in and served him a cup of tea.
After a while, the master walked in with a young man in an official uniform, this young man was full of vitality and full of bookish atmosphere.
"The contemptible person is the voyage of the county commander of this county, Chen Shaoxia came from afar, and he worked hard."
Fang Zhihang said politely.
Chen Jing was too lazy to say officially: "I came this time to convey a message to your county on the order of the master." ”
"Please speak clearly."
Fang Zhihang is the color road.
Chen Jing waved his hand, his expression became serious: "This matter is related to the immortals, and the immortals want to ......."
He was 1510 and informed Fang Zhihang of the "Immortal Ascension Conference".
"Immortals... Immortals take apprentices? ”
Fang Zhihang listened radiantly, and his smile was about to break through the barrier of his face and come out of his face.
The master is full of remembrance, and there is a hint of love in his eyes.
"Not bad! It is the immortals who accept the apprentices. No wonder I didn't remind you, this time is a good opportunity for your Shizhu County to turn over. Think about it, if there are immortals in your county, what will happen in the future? ”
Chen Jing said with a smile.
There is a difference between doing things for others and doing things for yourself.
As long as Fang Zhihang understands the benefits and does not need Chen Jing's supervision, Fang Zhihang will handle things properly.
"Shaoxia, look, is it okay to be contemptible?"
Fang Zhihang asked suddenly.
The implication is that he also wants to go to the apprenticeship.
Chen Jing was not surprised at all, he touched his chin: "The immortal said that if you are over thirty years old, you don't want it." ”
Fang Zhihang's eyes lit up, he was twenty-eight years old, and he was three months away from turning twenty-nine.
"What about those under thirty?"
......
That night, Fang Zhihang arranged a reception banquet for Chen Jing, and after the reception banquet, Chen Jing stayed in the county office.
Knock knock!
Chen Jing was about to go out, inhaling a wave of grass and tree essence, and there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
Chen Jingdao.
The door opened, and Fang Zhihang walked in with a one-foot-long jade box.
"Today's reception banquet, can the young man be satisfied?"
Fang Zhihang's face is full of spring breeze.
Chen Jing got up and arched his hand: "Brother Fang has a heart." Regarding the Immortal Ascension Conference, I also asked Brother Fang to bother a lot. ”
Fang Zhihang couldn't open his eyes with a smile, he opened the jade box and brought it to Chen Jing.
Chen Jing saw that in the box was a He Shou Wu plant, which had grown into a human form and was very well preserved.
"Brother Fang, this is?"
His heart was pounding.
His ability told him that this He Shou Wu was not trivial, and the quality of the herb essence contained was very high.
In order for a Polygonum multiflorum to grow into a human form, it must absorb a large amount of the essence of the sun and the moon, and it must be absorbed continuously for 500 years before it can take shape.
If Chen Jing wanted to use his ability to catalyze a humanoid He Shou Wu, he would not sleep and would catalyze it for ten years.
The preciousness of this He Shou Wu can be imagined.
Fang Zhihang was born in a family of eunuchs, and he was very good at observing words and feelings, and he knew that Chen Jing was tempted.
"That's right, I have a younger brother who is an outer disciple in the Zijin Gate of Fuyun County. I know that the Purple Gold Sect and your sect have always been at odds, but my brother is only a disciple of the outer sect......"
Everyone wants to be good with their relatives, Fang Zhihang not only wants to participate in the Immortal Ascension Conference by himself, but also wants to bring his younger brother with him.
Chen Jing was a little worried.
If Fang Zhihang's younger brother was related to other sects, and the other sects were not dealing with the sect behind Changchun Valley, if he agreed, he would have made a big mistake.
However, he glanced at the hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum out of the corner of his eye.
"No! Can't take any chances! ”
Chen Jing defeated greed with reason.
People can be greedy, but they can't be unprincipled, and no matter how they are, they can't help sects that are not in harmony with their teachers.
A small mistake can lead to a catastrophe in the future.
Isn't it the hundred-year-old He Shou Wu? Even if he can't dig it, he can buy it with silver.
Money can make ghosts grind, and with money, what kind of treasure medicine can't be bought.
Fang Zhihang saw Chen Jing's expression change, sometimes hesitating, sometimes firm, and continued: "This matter is not difficult for Brother Chen. ”
Chen Jing pondered for a moment before he said decisively:
"Brother Fang's kindness, I understand it. If it were something else, I would have turned a blind eye and passed it, but this one thing could not be done. The sect treats me like a mountain, and I can't do anything that is sorry for the sect. ”
Fang Zhihang was stunned when he heard this, he didn't expect that Chen Jing would refuse, but Chen Jing's words were reasonable, he couldn't refute them, so he could only leave regretfully.