Chapter 82: The Old Man
Ye Wen walked to a wall, watched carefully, stretched out his hand and touched the wall, a little coolness came from his fingertips, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly, the old man secretly said that the old man was too sloppy, before leaving, at least he should tell the way to open the door.
The black wall, which is quite smooth to the touch, flashes with a dark and faint oily light, has an indescribable strange atmosphere, and under the operation of the prohibition, it separates the inner and outer spaces.
It stands to reason that this kind of prohibition is loose inside and strict outside, it is difficult to break the door and enter, and it is easy to open the door and go.
After pondering for a while, Ye Wen no longer hesitated, pressed his palm against the wall, and the power in his body turned far away, and the light flashed, slowly pouring into the black wall.
It didn't take long for there to be more water ripples on the wall, one breath and one inhalation, the Dao force flowed, the ripples were like a breeze blowing, shattering into fish scales, the ripples were diffuse, and a water gate was condensed under the palm.
After doing this, Ye Wen withdrew his palm, and was happy in his heart, the so-called thought was clear, and suddenly it became clear, sure enough, the prohibition of the wall, the trigger principle is not separated from the way of the talisman, when the Dao power infiltrates, the forbidden aura is entwined, and the combination of the two parties is the invisible key to open the door.
There was a noisy crowd outside the door, and as soon as he got closer, the clearer the sound became, Ye Wen was stunned, and then walked out slowly.
After Ye Wen strode out and the water gate closed, he saw people coming and going in the alchemy hall, gathering in twos and threes, either stopping to talk, or going in and out of the water gates, shuttling through the black-walled rooms.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, his heart was relieved, although he didn't do anything wrong, but he had two talismans and was in a strange place, he was inevitably a little apprehensive, he looked up at the big tree in the center of the hall, and hurriedly walked in that direction.
There is a table and a stool under the big tree, all of which are made of stone, and there is an old man sitting on the stool, meditating with his eyes closed, and a row of ten talismans is horizontal on the table, and the Dao power is restrained and subtle, obviously he is undoubtedly a talisman refiner.
Ye Wen's eyes swept slightly, and he pondered, in this talisman refining hall, the number of talisman refiners does not seem to be much, there are only a few people, although the voices are boiling, but judging by the fluctuation of Dao power, most of them are far from Meng Lao's qi.
Then he left it behind and continued to walk, and after a few hundred steps, he reached the old man.
Ye Wen saluted respectfully and said: "Senior, I was brought by Meng Lao, according to the instructions, after selecting the two talismans, I came here to wait, saying that I had my own arrangements." ”
Hearing this, the old man raised his head slightly, met Ye Wen's eyes, squinted his eyes, and his voice sounded: "Old man Meng? ”
Ye Wen was speechless for a while, this senior was too frank, and his heart was suddenly mixed, it seemed that the judgment of the assessment was correct, but listening to the tone of this senior, it seemed to be very tricky,
However, no matter how slanderous he was, it was not easy to show it, he considered his words, and only said after half a sound: "The seniors laughed, it is an honor to be able to serve the Yanyu Pavilion." ”
When the old man heard this, he seemed to be undeniable, his expression seemed to be smiling, slightly mocking, but then he took it away, his face was straight, and he said lightly: "Choose two talismans, do miscellaneous for two months, identify two talismans, do miscellaneous for ten months, a total of one year, those who violate the contract, deal with the crime, if there is no objection, put down the two talismans, and start the appraisal." ”
Ye Wen couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Identification talisman?"
"It's the identification of the talisman, don't you want to know, what kind of talisman you have chosen? This is a necessary step, if you are not satisfied with the miscellaneous time for too long, you can also choose to give up the talisman and go back. The old man said indifferently.
Ye Wen glanced at the old man strangely and said, "However, I already know the true body of the talisman ......."
"What!Who told you?!, how dare you break the rules of the Yanyu Pavilion?!" The old man's face changed, and he said angrily.
Ye Wen only felt a flower in front of him, a suffocating breath, rushing to his face, his whole body entered a state of stiffness in an instant, and the instinctive turn of Dao Li suddenly sobered up, and his heart was shocked, what a terrifying power.
Why is this old man angry?
His mind flowed, his mental space entered a state of imminent battle, his face did not move, and his tone was indifferent: "I never knew the rules of Yanyu Pavilion, it turned out to be a forced purchase and forced sale?
"You personally found out the true body of the talisman?" the old man couldn't help but be shocked, and suddenly stood up, shocked.
"Of course, I don't dare to deceive my predecessors. ”
Ye Wen said respectfully, but his heart sank, the content of the assessment was not to break the blockade of the talisman and find out the real name of the talisman? Could it be that he got the wrong direction at the beginning?
"Grandpa......" Meng Lao listened to the voice from behind, stopped, turned to look, and saw his grandson's worried and unwilling look, and sighed in his heart, he was really a child who didn't grow up and was worrying.
"Do you really think that I can't compare to that Zhang Zhao?" Meng Hao looked at his grandfather with an unwilling expression.
Hearing this, the wrinkles on Meng Lao's face were layered again, and there was a bit of sadness in his eyes, a little difference in strength, but it was a matter of life and death in a battle, and the same was true for the talisman refining competition.
Hao'er and Zhang Zhao, in terms of surface strength, the gap is not obvious, but this is the culprit who caused Hao'er to be blindly confident and not listen to advice, unable to see the true strength of the enemy, digging his own grave step by step, and forcing himself into a desperate situation.
This is also where Old Man Lu is cunning, using disciples with similar strength as bait, causing his disciples to fall into the net.
Meng Lao's face was gloomy, remembering that in the past, all of his disciples suffered unbelievable fiascos when they firmly believed that they had won the victory, and they were heartbroken.
Losing nine times in a row, if it were an ordinary alchemist, he would probably think that this was very reasonable, luck problems, strength problems, skills are not as good as others, and he naturally ended in failure, but he firmly believes that there must be a greasy one, and every time he competes, the victory or defeat is five or five, but he has lost nine times in a row, how can this make sense?
The disciple's failure also suffered a blow to his reputation, and his treatment was even more relegated from purple to blue.
All of this is Lu Buwei's behind-the-scenes operation, fueling the flames.
Meng Lao's heart is like a mirror, but he is helpless, in terms of personal relationships, he is not as good as the surname Lu, whether it is a monk or a talisman refiner, all of them are inseparable from resources, and under the vigorous pull of money, few people can avoid vulgarity.
"Of course not, your strength is obvious to all, but everything must be planned and then moved, it is difficult to guarantee that the other party will not use insidious means, you are so reckless, how can you inherit my mantle in the future?" Meng Lao said with a sigh, but he couldn't bear to hit his grandson's self-esteem.
As soon as these words came out, Meng Hao was suddenly overjoyed, nodded and said, "I see, grandpa is afraid that the other party will be unwilling, and he will use dirty means to change the outcome of the victory, right?"
Then he felt that he was recognized by his grandfather, who had always been strict, and he was proud in his heart, and immediately said: "But grandpa, you are too unfounded, under the witness of many people, where is the opportunity to start? In terms of the strength of refining talismans, Sun Er is stable above Zhang Zhao, as long as he goes all out, he will definitely win!"
Seeing his grandson's confident appearance, Meng Lao thought of the murderous lurk on the road ahead, and Lu Buwei's insidious tricks came out one after another, thinking about it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After turning around a few corridors and pavilions, I saw some apprentices coming and going, shuttling from the courtyard to the storefront hall, from the treasured materials to the ready-made talismans, the goods were running, and the business was obviously good.
Meng Lao stopped, and glanced at his grandson again, Meng Hao's face was dazed, for some reason, Meng Lao was stunned, with a lot of thoughts, he was also a member of the apprentices when he was young, life is really not easy, no one wants to live at the bottom for a long time.
After a period of climbing and struggling, he finally became famous, married a wife and had children, and then it was his son's turn to start a family, Hao'er was born, but he never expected that not long after, his relatives died in the jungle one by one, leaving the only grandson to accompany him.
If even Hao'er suffers from accidents, then he is equivalent to nothing, and nearly fifty years of struggle have become a joke, how can it be so!