Section 4 Why Exceptions Can Be Made
The long night was long, and he had no intention of sleeping, Wei Qiqi extinguished the night light charm and sat in the dark until dawn.
The sky was shining little by little, a beam of light was shining in front of him, and fine dust was flying in the air, and he vaguely remembered, maybe mistakenly, that it was called the colloidal effect?
Wei Qiqi got out of the shed, stretched his muscles, squinted his eyes and looked at the clouds on the horizon, his heart fluctuated.
Fluttershy stood in the shadow of the tree, rubbing her hands and feet, waiting anxiously, until she finally saw the fairy master come out, trotting all the way to him, her face flushed, and she whispered, "Immortal Master, Daddy Slave is the patriarch here, and he wants to meet you." ”
"Where?"
Fluttershy looks around mysteriously, tuggs at his sleeve, and whispers, "You come with the slave, and the slave takes you, not far away." ”
It's okay to go with Fluttershy to meet the patriarch, the natives who have lived in Tieling Town should be no different from ordinary Han people, and listen to what he says, and then make plans. Without hesitation, Wei XVII walks after Fluttershy and into the depths of the village.
The east was white, and the natives of the village had already gotten up, wrapped in bloated animal skins, smashed the ice by the river, and rinsed with bark buckets, and they were not afraid of freezing, and when they saw Fluttershy and Wei XVII passing by, they lowered their heads one by one and did not dare to look at them, apparently in awe of the "immortal master" who flew away. It suddenly occurred to Wei XVII that the reason why the patriarch and Fluttershy were so eager to learn spells was not only to protect the village, but more importantly, to maintain their power and be worshipped as gods by the natives.
Turning around to the southwest corner of the village, Fluttershy pushes open the door to a shed and invites Wei XVII inside.
The shed is very empty, from the scale, it is more than enough to accommodate more than ten people, and a clay kang is built luxuriously in the corner, there is a stove next to the kang, and the firewood is burning, warm as spring.
The patriarch of the Turen jumped down from the kang, he was a middle-aged man in his forties, five short figures, dark skin, eyes narrowed into a line, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, always with a smile, a simple and honest appearance.
"Fortunately, fortunately, Wei Xianshi came from afar, and he worked hard! "After all, the patriarch has been in Tieling Town, and he is polite in his speech, but he is not as respectful as the other natives.
"Patriarch Jin is well-informed, this earthen kang was created by you!"
"I'm ashamed, I probably know some Taoism, I groped around, and it took me months to get it right, I couldn't light the fire at first, and the smoke poured into it, and the smoke made people can't stay, although the old people in the village didn't say anything, they were laughing in their stomachs, and then they got it right, and they built one for each of them, warm in winter and cool in summer, they tasted the benefits and wanted more, so they reluctantly made it difficult and pushed me to be the patriarch. ”
Fluttershy nods and smiles, scoops boiling water from the stove, soaks a little ginseng, and graciously serves it to Wei XVII and Jin Buchang.
Jin Buchang raised his eyebrows and took a sip, exhaling a full breath of hot air, and asked, "I heard from Fluttershy that the immortal master is willing to exchange spells for the things of our natives, I don't know if that's okay?"
"That depends on what Patriarch Jin has. ”
Jin Buchang smiled, and changed the topic: "We dealt with the immortal master before, and they said that Kunlun's sword tricks and spells are not spread outside, and the immortal master is also from the Kunlun faction, why can we make an exception?"
"Kunlun's sword tricks and spells can't be passed on, this is good, but the world is so big, not only Kunlun's faction, Patriarch Jin is in Tieling Town, he should have heard of it. ”
"I see. Jin Buchang thought for a while, reached out and took out an oily paper bag from the kang hole, opened it solemnly, and spread it on the earthen kang, which contained some animal bones and sun-dried herbs, "The demon beasts in the barbarian bone forest are not something we can deal with spears and bows and arrows, and there were originally a few demon pills handed down from the ancestors, which were replaced by Meng Immortal Master, and only these animal bones and herbs remained, I wonder if they can enter the eyes of the immortal master?"
Wei Qiqi didn't attach much importance to the demon pill, but it was the term "forced exchange" that caught his attention, and he asked, "Immortal Master Meng exchanged a lot of demon pills?"
"Yes, as much as you want, very eager, in exchange for salt, tea and tobacco, which are worth much more than other things, and the old people in the village can't hide it, so they take it out. Jin Buchang's tone revealed regret, obviously feeling that such a transaction was a big loss, but the other party was a sword cultivator, and he had to rely on his strength to protect the village, so it was inconvenient for him to say anything.
Wei Qiqi picked up a dried herb, and thought to himself, why did Meng Zhongliu diligently pursue the demon pill? Could it be that he was cultivating the "Aiki Finger Xuan Sutra"? This is not impossible.
Jin Buchang also saw that the other party was a little absent-minded, and said with a smile: "It's all some goods that can't be used, which makes the immortal master laugh!"
Wei Qiqi put down the herbs and said, "Patriarch Jin has something else that he can get his hands on?"
After a pause, as if hesitating, Fluttershy got up in a hurry and coughed heavily, and Kim sighed and said, "This is the only thing left from my ancestors, and if it weren't for Fluttershy's pestering to learn spells, I wouldn't have taken it out." ”
He got up and dug up the earth wall in the corner, took out a vermilion jade box from the hole, held it in both hands and handed it to Wei Qiqi, and said, "Immortal Master, please take a look." ”
It turned out to be a red jade box! Wei Qiqi remembered what Liu Que said, red jade is the essence of red sandstone smelting and condensation, and it is made into a container to raise spirit insects, which has many benefits. He remained silent, wiped off the dust on the surface of the red jade box, and looked closely, only to see that the jade box was boxy and integrated, and countless dark red gossamers were engraved on the surface, zigzag back and forth, constituting an extremely complex prohibition.
"How do you open this thing?"
Jin Buchang smiled bitterly: "If I knew how to open it, I wouldn't have taken it out......! I've never shown it to anyone else, and I don't know what's inside, maybe it's empty, maybe it's a treasure, and if the fairy master likes it, he will pass on some spells to Fluttershy and take them. ”
"How many years has it been handed down from my ancestors?"
Jin Buchang hesitated for a moment and said, "I can't tell, it's been around since my grandfather's generation, at least for more than a hundred years." ”
Wei XVII took the red jade box into his arms and said, "Okay, I'll pass on a spell to Fluttershy, but this matter needs to be kept tight-lipped." ”
"This is natural. Kim breathes a sigh of relief and glances at Fluttershy, relieved to see her face full of joy. The jade box has been in his possession for many years, and it has always been regarded as a treasure, and if it is passed on to Fluttershy, it is also hidden in the earthen wall, and if the news leaks out, it may cause her to be killed, but it is better to give it to the immortal master in exchange for some protective spells. He understands that no matter how good things are, if they are not known for their purpose, they will be hidden until they die of old age and abandoned in the wilderness.
Wei Seventeen beckoned, summoned Fluttershy to his side, and said, "I'm going to pass on your spell, called 'Soul Dementorship', which can hurt people invisibly, and if you practice to the depths of your essence, it is enough to detain the soul and manipulate demon beasts, which is the most powerful." ”
Jin Buchang smiled all over his face and said repeatedly, "Thank you Immortal Master for making it happen, Fluttershy, and don't kneel down and kowtow!"
Fluttershy hurriedly got down on her knees and bowed to Wei XVII, but Wei XVII stepped aside, refusing to accept her head, and said, "No, exchange the jade box for spells, fair trade, no need to be polite." ”
In front of Jin Buchang, he passed the dementor mantra to Fluttershy, who silently recited the hymn and kept it in mind, Wei Qiqi explained a few words, and when she was familiar with it, he told her to cultivate on her own, and if she had any questions, she could ask him privately.
After speaking, he looked at Jin Buchang deeply and walked away.