Chapter 45: The Old Waiter
The smile on Lao Hou's face paused, and he looked at Shen Shi with a little doubt, but at the same time, when Shen Shi called him casually, he was also stunned. When the words were thought about in his heart, there was nothing unusual, but when he said it, this "Lao Hou" was called very familiar, as if he had called countless times in the demon world in the past three years.
The old, rickety old monkey demon has now been sleeping in the gray lizard forest of the Guiyuan Realm, but his voice and smile are still deep in Shen Shi's heart, and it seems that he has never left, but in a trance, he feels that a long, long time has passed, and heaven and man are forever separated, and he will never see each other again in this life after all.
An inexplicable feeling surged into his heart, and Shen Shi looked at the ground in front of him blankly, only to feel a sudden throbbing pain in his heart.
"Hey, hey?"
A few shouts woke Shen Shi up from his memories, he looked up, and saw Lao Hou's face full of surprise and doubt, looking at himself, and said, "This guest, do you know me?"
Shen Shi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and after a moment of silence, when he opened his eyes again, his expression had regained his calmness, looked at Lao Hou and smiled lightly, nodded and said, "Yes, otherwise how would I know your name is Lao Hou?"
Lao Hou stared at Shen Shi for a long time, but obviously he couldn't recognize who this young man was or had simply forgotten about Shen Shi, frowned and thought for a long time, but still smiled bitterly: "Your Excellency, I really don't remember you, may I ask your name?"
"Shen Shi. ”
"Shen Shi?" Lao Hou scratched his head, but his brows furrowed even tighter, and he still didn't seem to have too much impression, and his eyes were full of doubts when he looked at Shen Shi. Shen Shi smiled, squatted down in front of his stall, his eyes swept over those large and small true and false spiritual materials, and then looked up with a smile and said, "Is there any such small jar for sale recently?"
"Little can, what small can?" the old monkey asked in amazement, but after a while, his body suddenly shook, as if he remembered something, but he seemed to be a little unsure, his eyes widened and he looked at the young man in front of him, frowning and pondering as if he was desperately thinking about something, pointing to Shen Shi and saying, "Little can...... Small canister ...... Could it be...... What's that, uh, is it...... By the way, it seems that there is a ...... Ahh
Suddenly, Lao Hou shouted, looked at Shen Shi, and said, "You, you are the one who deceived me...... The little one in the treasure pot!"
Shen Shi was dumbfounded, "bah", and said: "What treasure jar, you don't know what is in it, do you brag that it is a treasure jar?"
Lao Hou seems to have remembered most of the original events, and the expression on his face is also very complicated at this moment, obviously seven years have passed, even he didn't expect Shen Shi to suddenly appear in front of his eyes, and Shen Shi has already grown up in the past seven years, and his appearance and figure have changed a lot, no wonder he can't recognize it.
Just a moment later, Lao Hou suddenly had a trace of vigilance on his face, looked at Shen Shi, and said in a deep voice: "Stinky boy, are you always looking for me today because you want to come to find trouble?
Shen Shi was stunned, but he didn't expect this old man to have such an idea, and said with a smile: "Ha, you think a lot." ”
"Phew! Anyway, Lao Tzu doesn't accept old goods and rags, so you don't want to take advantage of me again. Hmm......" Lao Hou was unhappy, staring at Shen Shi and speaking coldly, but suddenly as if he thought of something, his face changed suddenly, his body shrank back, and said: "You are doing good now, right, I sue you, don't mess around, my son is now a disciple of Ning Yuan Realm under the Lingxiao Sect, if you dare to touch me, be careful that my son kills your whole family!"
Shen Shi rolled his eyes and shook his head, thinking to himself that he didn't look fierce and vicious, or did he say that these scattered cultivators who set up stalls have always been accustomed to all kinds of evil things......? Although the relationship is average, it is not enough to do anything to you. ”
As soon as the old monkey raised his head, the expression on his face was obviously taken aback, but then he remembered something, nodded, his expression eased a little, and said: "Oh, it seems that I remember, when I went to worship the fairy rock, you stinky boy was also in that group of children, drinking, I didn't think that I would be out of breath now, and I actually did the same door as my son." ”
Shen Shi scolded with a smile and said, "What's the point of being in the same door with your son?"
Lao Hou was very proud, with a little pride, and said: "My son is amazing, and it is your luck to be in the same door with him." ”
"Okay, okay, I won't fight with you. Shen Shi shook his head with a smile, his eyes swept over the surrounding stalls, looking at the noisy and noisy place, he felt like he had returned to the time when he was twelve years old, when he had just arrived in Liuyun City, and he felt a little emotional for a while. After sighing, he casually asked Lao Hou:
"Hey, I said Lao Hou, isn't your son out of luck, they are all disciples of the sect of Ning Yuan Realm, why don't you go home to enjoy your happiness and still set up a stall here in Nantianmen?"
I don't know if it's because he knew that Shen Shi was a disciple of Lingxiao Sect, Lao Hou's attitude towards him seemed to be much gentler, and he shrugged his shoulders when he heard this, and said: "My son has already told me to rest and enjoy happiness, but I have been working here for decades, and I can't be idle, anyway, I am not tired, and I still have Lingjing to earn, so I came over to set up a stall." ”
Shen Shi glanced at the spiritual materials he was selling in front of him, and said with a smile: "You are specialized in selling fakes." ”
"Bah, bah," Lao Hou suddenly became angry, and said angrily, "How many years has Lao Tzu been doing business here, don't ruin my reputation!"
Shen Shi smiled, but he didn't say any more, but under his gaze, after waiting for a while, he suddenly seemed to have a little weakness, and he didn't continue to scold, his eyes were a little sneering.
Shen Shi thought for a while, and then said to Lao Hou: "Hey, Lao Hou, I want to ask you something." ”
Lao Hou raised his eyes and said, "What?"
Shen Shi said: "Well, it's the jar you sold me at the beginning......"
Lao Hou immediately said: "Anyway, I don't accept the rags, don't you want to rely on me!"
"......" Shen Shi was a little helpless, looked at this guy with a vigilant and cautious face, and said with a wry smile, "I didn't plan to sell that jar back to you, I just wanted to ask, where did you get that jar in the first place?"
Lao Hou was stunned, and just wanted to say something, but suddenly raised his eyebrows, jumped up like a burning buttocks, and said angrily: "What, is there really a treasure in that jar, hateful, you really took advantage of it back then, return the treasure to me!"
Shen Shi glared at the philistine guy who changed his face faster than turning a book, snorted, and said without changing his face: "What a treasure, it's just a broken jar, and there is nothing in it." ”
Lao Hou stared at him with a look of disbelief.
Shen Shi spread his hands and said, "You go back and ask your son Hou Sheng, if there are really any powerful treasures in that jar, will I still be so miserable in the sect all these years?"
Lao Hou looked at him for a long time, sat down again in disbelief, snorted, and said, "Then you have nothing to do to inquire about that jar, there must be some situation attempt!"
Shen Shi inquired about the reason for the jar, naturally he remembered the past after inadvertently seeing Lao Hou, and by the way, he wanted to inquire about the origin of the jar, after all, the "Pure Heart Mantra" chapter of the Yin and Yang Mantra hidden in the jar is unknown. It's just that this reason is of course impossible to tell Lao Houming, so he said angrily at the moment: "I just passed by here and saw you, thinking of what happened back then, just come and ask, if you don't know, forget it." ”
With that, he stood up and turned around to leave.
"Hey, blah blah. The voice came from behind, but it was the old man who stopped him.
Shen Shi was a little surprised, looked back at Lao Hou, and said, "Hey, could it be that you have actually changed your personality and are willing to sue me?"
Lao Hou's eyes rolled, but with a somewhat weird smile, he rubbed his hands and said, "Forget it, it's been so long since the original incident, let's not mention it." But you came and asked me today......"
When he said the last word, his voice dragged on for a long time, and his eyes also contained deep meaning, so he looked at Shen Shi with a smile, Shen Shi looked at him for a long time, and he was also dumbfounded, squatted down in front of his stall again, showed a knowing smile, and lowered his voice and said, "You want to do business with me." ”
Lao Hou nodded immediately, smiled slyly like a treacherous old dog, and said, "We casual cultivators, what business can't we do, news is also valuable, right?"
Shen Shi nodded in agreement, but then glanced at him and said with a smile: "You want to sell me news, don't you want to know what's in that jar?"
The piece of horizontal flesh on Lao Hou's face twitched slightly, looking a little painful, but then he sighed and said: "I looked away back then, and I was taken advantage of by you stinky boy, count me unlucky, anyway, no matter what I say, I guess you won't tell me the truth, why if I sell you another piece of news, can I make a little money?"
Shen Shi was silent for a moment, he was a little impressed by this old man, although he looked rude and tacky on the outside, but this person did have a little bit of cleverness in his heart, after pondering for a while, he nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll give you a spirit crystal, you tell me the origin of the jar." ”
Lao Hou snorted and said, "Ten spirit crystals!"
Shen Shi snorted and said, "Why don't you go and grab it?"
"The five?"
"No, I can't. ”
"At least four!"
"I'm leaving. ”
"Are you in business or not, believe it or not, I won't tell you the news?"
"You don't bother, at most two spirit crystals, otherwise I won't buy this news. ”
"Three is okay, just three, uncle?"
“...... Don't talk like that, okay, is your son or my brother?"
"Then look at my son's sake, three spirit crystals!"
"Your son didn't have a good face when he saw me, and there are three spirit crystals?
“......”
“......”
After haggling for a long time, two fox-like guys, one old and one young, finally reached an agreement with difficulty, and finally Shen Shi won a lot, and after his mouth was dry, he still bought the news of Lao Hou at the cost of two, and Lao Hou was unwilling, as if he had sold the heirlooms handed down from generation to generation in his family, with a look of regret and remorse.
Shen Shi took out two spirit crystals from the Ruyi bag and threw them to Lao Hou, and then said in a low voice: "Okay, tell me quickly, where did you get that little jar back then?"
Lao Hou grabbed the two spirit crystals, hid them in his arms in a panic, and then said with a smile: "I won't tell you, I bought it from someone else......
Shen Shi raised his eyebrows and glared at Lao Hou.
Lao Hou hurriedly shook his hand and said, "I haven't finished my words yet, young man, don't be so angry, you look like you will turn your face when you say it." ”
Shen Shi snorted and said, "You say." ”
Lao Hou smiled and said: "Actually, that jar is in one place with more than a dozen other things, it looks like a very old antiquity, seven years ago, there was a casual cultivator from other places passing by here, and there was no spirit crystal cultivation so I had to set up a stall to sell goods, I saw that those things were barely worth a little money, so I spent a spirit crystal to buy them." ”
Shen Shi suddenly frowned, there was no origin for any kind of casual cultivation in other places, and after seven years, there was absolutely no one to be found. However, I only heard that Lao Hou was a little proud, and then he continued: "But I also thought about it at the beginning and asked him a few more words, so I also knew the origin of these antiquities. ”
Shen Shi was suddenly moved, and said, "Tell me quickly, where did you come from?"
Lao Hou smiled and said, "I heard that when Na Sanxiu went to a mountain to dig medicine, he accidentally dug up an ancient tomb, but there were no good things in it, just these worthless bottles and cans." ”
Shen Shi pondered for a moment and said, "Then did he say which mountain range he went to?"
Lao Hou was stunned for a moment, frowned, and said, "Well, I don't remember this clearly, after all, it has been so long." What did you say about that loose cultivation in the first place...... Belch...... Where are you going? It seems, it seems to be here in Haizhou, well, is it north? It looks like a ...... in a big mountain in the north."
Shen Shi suddenly raised his eyebrows, as if he had thought of something, and said in a low voice: "The mountains north of Haizhou?"
Lao Hou shook his head and said, "I really can't remember it clearly, it seems that that the loose cultivator said so back then." ”
Shen Shi was silent, he didn't speak for a long time, Lao Hou looked at him a little strangely, and after a while, Shen Shi suddenly let out a sigh of relief and stood up.
Lao Hou glanced at him and said, "Are you leaving?"
Shen Shi nodded, turned around and walked a few steps, and suddenly turned back to Lao Hou and asked, "Lao Hou, has your son come back to see you recently?"
Lao Hou was stunned for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, I just came back to see me yesterday." I've always told him that cultivation is important, just don't go to Jinhong Mountain to cultivate with peace of mind if it's okay, but he's so filial!"
In the end, he had a smile of relief on his face.
Shen Shi showed a smile on his face, nodded, didn't say anything more, and turned around and left here.
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