Chapter 64: A Matter of Conscience
The shopkeeper glanced at the white-clothed young man who was sitting on the Taishi's chair, suppressed the curiosity in his heart, walked over and poked Zhuge Chen's shoulder and said, "The kid still doesn't recognize life, just sit in the old man's seat and drink tea with the old man's cup." But that guy is more like a shopkeeper than me, why are you so sure you can eat me with just one sentence?"
Zhuge Chen also felt that it was inappropriate, so he stood up from the stool and handed the teacup that had not yet touched his mouth to the old man.
The old man frowned, undisguised his disgust, and reached out to spill the tea.
Zhuge Chen glanced back at the girl, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This is the first time he has seen such a business. It's really as the other party said, it's a perverse old guy.
The old man couldn't get used to the eyebrows of the men and women in front of him, and deliberately coughed loudly and said, "Buying and selling treasures is nothing more than one asking for a sky-high price, and the other sitting on the ground to pay back." Even if I don't buy it in the end or you don't want to buy it, the two sides will break up. Where is there a preconceived idea like you to sit directly in my seat. ”
Li Yatou glanced sympathetically at Zhuge Chen, who wanted to speak and stopped, and said: "No way, this old man's personality has always been like this. Otherwise, with the background of this shop, it will definitely attract many top cultivators, and it will not be as crowded as it is now. ”
Zhuge Chen shrugged, expressing his helplessness. If it weren't for the bowl of chopsticks that really attracted him, he wouldn't have listened to the old man's cynicism here a long time ago.
When it comes to dishes and chopsticks, ordinary people can only see that its texture is extraordinary. Even practitioners who are proficient in this path will not be able to understand its true function as long as they do not know the heel foot.
The real name of the jade bowl is called the Transformation Bowl, which is a storage magic weapon that is more precious than mustard seeds, and it has a larger inner space. Of course, it is most admired for its own heaven and earth, even if the cultivator has not yet reached the realm of refining the heaven and earth in the palm of his hand, as long as the blood is dripped to make this bowl recognize the master, it is equivalent to mastering a heaven and earth.
Try to think about it, if the cultivation of two people is not far apart, and one person sits on a small world, and the layout pulls the other party into it, what should it be? It is nothing more than an instant imbalance in the game, if the owner of the small world is willing, he can kill the other party casually.
Not to mention the world, even in the heavens, they are still scarce. As one of the four great families, the Zhuge family can be said to stand at the top of the sky, and basically everyone has mustard seeds issued by the family. But when it comes to the transformation of the world, even Zhuge Chen, who has been designated as the next head of the family, does not have it. Only when he has the crown will the family give one.
Zhuge Chen once saw the transformation object that should have belonged to him, which was a peony picture scroll. The forms of the worldly objects are inherently ever-changing, and in addition to being refined into a body of different forms, it also needs to have a "key". It's just that the key is also ever-changing, the key to the peony scroll is a paintbrush, and the key to the jade bowl is the pair of bamboo chopsticks.
That's why Zhuge Chen will stay here, but he can't be particularly eager, otherwise the other party will really open his mouth.
The young man in white was not proficient in buying and selling, so he had to look at Li Yatou with a look of help. Li Ya scolded me before she remembered me, so she threw Zhuge Chen a roll of the eyes. It's just that she doesn't want it to be true in her heart, but it's her job after all. Since she plays the role of this shopping guide, she has to work hard.
Zhuge Chen smiled helplessly and said: "I'm tired of Miss Li, no matter whether it succeeds or not, I owe you a personal favor." ”
Li girl pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Is your favor very valuable?"
Zhuge Chen nodded and said affirmatively: "Of course, even the head of the Wang family may want me to owe him a personal favor." ”
"Bragging. Lily pouted.
It's no wonder that she has this idea, after all, the status of the head of the Wang family in Dayan is too high. Not to mention such a little-known young man in the rivers and lakes, even the head of the Xu family would not dare to say such wild words. It's just that human affection is a long stream, and anyone's favor will not be worthless, it depends on whether it can be used properly.
Even so, I did it. Li Yatou smiled humbly at the old man, and then said: "Shopkeeper, I know that this jade bowl has a special meaning to you, but since you are here, you want to take it out and sell it." Why do you have to make things difficult for the buyer and make both parties unhappy?"
The old man ignored her, took out a pair of bamboo chopsticks from the cupboard under the tea table, and placed them on the jade bowl. He lit the wooden chair in front of him and said to Zhuge Chen: "Come, you sit, let's talk about things." ”
After Zhuge Chen heard this, although he couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in the old man's gourd, he still sat down obediently.
The old man sent the teapot to Zhuge Chen, signaled the other party to fill it himself, and said: "When a man talks about things, he opens his heart, and there is no wine here, so he replaces wine with tea." I can see that you are sincere in buying this jade bowl and bamboo chopsticks, but you have to listen to my story first. ”
"Tell a story?" Zhuge Chen was puzzled, when did he start buying something and still have to listen to the story. Besides, although he is not a daily manager, he can't waste time listening to stories.
It's just that the temptation of the worldly object is in front of him, and he can only keep silent if he doesn't want to.
The old man nodded and said, "Yes." After listening to the story, let me ask you a few more questions. As long as the answer satisfies me, even if this jade bowl and bamboo chopsticks are given to you for free, I am willing!"
Zhuge Chen asked, "Why?"
The old man closed his eyes and said slowly: "The stones of other mountains can attack jade." ”
Before Zhuge Chen could figure out the meaning of his words, the originally bright room turned dark. The two were still sitting at the tea table, but Zhuge Chen had an illusion that there seemed to be only the two of them left in this world.
If he guessed correctly, this should also be a small world outside the world.
Zhuge Chen took a sip of tea in the cup, looked at the old man's open eyes and said: "The predecessors cultivated so profoundly, why do you want to draw the ground here as a prison? In my opinion, this jade bowl and bamboo chopsticks must be the fishing things of the predecessors, and those who wish to take the bait!"
The old man is no longer the snarky appearance he used to be, but very amiable. He smiled and said, "The son can be taught." I just don't know how this boy guessed it? It stands to reason that there should be no such person in this world, and even if there were, at least it wouldn't be so young. ”
Zhuge Chen pointed to the top of his head and said, "Like my predecessors, I also come from heaven. ”
The old man looked thoughtful, pinched his fingers to make a calculation, and began to deduce. But Zhuge Chen is the physique of the god king, and the rubber pillar sword can cover the heavens, although the old man's cultivation is profound, it can not break through the layer of fog that separates him.
He frowned and said, "It's strange, with the old man's cultivation, he can't even be regarded as a son." Dare to ask what is the surname of the son, why bother to ignore the colorful life in the heavens and heavens, and come to this world purgatory to suffer?"
"My name is Zhuge Chen. The young man in white said: "There is no way to talk about suffering, and heaven is worse than this purgatory on earth to me." ”
"Zhuge Chen......" The old man smacked carefully, and suddenly seemed to remember something, "It must be the god-king body that moved the heavens and the heavens in the early years, even the old man has heard of it, why did he come to this world?
Zhuge Chen couldn't help but laugh and said no.
According to his judgment, the old man's cultivation is at least the realm of the Little Zhen Dao, and he may have already established himself in the Great Zhen Dao. It stands to reason that such a person should have cut off the love thread a long time ago and ignored the red dust. But why does the old man look serious, but he doesn't leave love?
Could it be a frustrated person trapped by love? If this is the case, Zhuge Chen feels a little unworthy for him.
Even if Zhuge Chen admits that he is not an indifferent and ruthless cultivator on the Great Dao, if he is asked to choose on the path of love and cultivation, I am afraid that he will choose the latter without hesitation.
He asked with doubts: "Dare to ask the seniors, but are you disturbed by love? The story told is just so that someone who is destined can help untie the knot?"
The old man did not shy away from it, nodded and said, "That's right!"
Zhuge Chen was even more puzzled, how could there really be a cultivator who cultivated to a high level but was immersed in love.
The old man continued: "I know that you may feel worthless for me, how can the infinite scenery on the path of cultivation not be worth the love between men and women? Actually, no, if there is one day, you have also experienced such an unforgettable heart, you can understand my mood. ”
"The seekers laugh at me for being too crazy, and the loveless envy me for being shallow, and only I know why I can't see through it!" The old man drank the tea in the cup slowly, and the breeze rose between the fluttering sleeves: "The young boy of the Zhuge family, I have three questions of conscience, but if it helps me a little, I will give it to you, and I owe you a favor." ”
Zhuge Chen smiled and asked the same question as Li Yatou: "Is the favor of the predecessor very valuable?"
The old man got up with laughter, and Zhuge Chen, who was carrying the momentum he carried, could only barely raise his head, but he couldn't open his eyes. When he spoke, he looked like an old man in his last years, and he was clearly an invincible overlord with qi and blood!
His eyes were angry, and he opened his mouth to speak, his voice was like a loud bell: "The old man is the overlord of Wujiang, young boy, do you say this favor is worth it?"
At this moment, Zhuge Chen had only one thought in his mind, that is, he must let the other party owe this favor.
On the Wujiang River, thousands of troops and horses besieged it, and less than 100 people fought bloodily against the enemy, and in the end, only this overlord was killed!
As the mastermind behind the scenes, the Taiyi God Dynasty is the only feudal dynasty in the sky, and its power is only stronger than that of the Zhuge family. But even if the Taiyi Divine Dynasty gave up everything and vowed to kill this overlord with the strength of the whole country, it was still very disappointed.
It's just because in that earth-shattering battle of ghosts and gods, the overlord has reached the realm of saints. Moreover, he entered the Dao by battle, and his killing power was even higher than that of the ordinary saints in the three sects!
Since then, the Taiyi Divine Dynasty has not said a word about the battle of swearing to kill the overlord. And the overlord who should have been in the limelight disappeared, but he didn't expect to come to this world, and he was suspected of being hurt by love.
The overlord sat down again and reminded: "This is a matter of conscience, and if you are not careful, I am afraid that the path of cultivation will collapse." One last time, do you really have to risk your life?"
Zhuge Chen smiled heartily and said: "What about the collapse, it's not that I haven't experienced it." Besides, for the sake of the overlord's favor, this son is not afraid of broken bones!"