Chapter 159 Odd changes to even unchanged
"You are."
Mr. Zhang looked at the two foundation-building guests in front of him. One of the young men in white looked familiar, and he couldn't help but hesitate for a moment.
"Mr. Zhang, I am Lin Shan, your successor at Yichuan Auction House!"
As soon as Lin Shan entered the room, he saw an old man and a young man lying on the bed. They seemed to have just finished some "strenuous exercise" and were enjoying their leisurely lunch break.
"Will you take a closer look?"
Mr. Zhang may have been too immersed in enjoying himself, which made his thoughts a little slow for a while. He looked at the current boy for a long time before making a connection with the young man from Yichuan back then.
The old man stood up quickly and welcomed Lin Shan and the hooded gray-robed man to the side. The three of them sat down on the ground one after another, and the girl served tea and snacks.
"I haven't seen you for a few years, and you've already established your foundation. It seems that Master Zuo thinks highly of you!"
In Mr. Zhang's understanding, Lin Shan was able to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage in just a few years because of Zuo Zhenren's great training. After all, he himself was Zuo Zhenren's help and left him a Foundation Establishment Pill to advance further. .
Lin Shan smiled and did not refute, but just chatted with the old man about the current situation.
The old man and the young man had not seen each other for several years, but there were always endless topics to talk about. He did not mention his experience in the Black Lotus Sect, and Mr. Zhang did not inquire too much about his experience.
As the two chatted, they talked about the local Yinchuanfang City.
"Business in Yinchuan is not easy. All the major stores are laying off employees, and the auction houses are also in recession. My monthly salary has been cut to 50 spiritual stones!"
"What? Back then, the chief appraiser's monthly salary at Yichuan Auction House was 100 spirit stones!"
With the same status and the same profession, the monthly salary has been cut in half. Lin Shan couldn't help but lament the sadness of the current casual cultivators. Even a foundation-building monk like Mr. Zhang who is skilled in a certain field has a very stressful life.
Even if you join a cultivation family as a guest, not to mention losing your freedom, your salary may not be more than working part-time. It can only be said that the world is difficult.
Mr. Zhang was more open-minded: "Yinchuan is no better than Yichuan. The casual cultivators have already hid in the mountains and forests, and the market has withered badly. If I hadn't come here to accompany my granddaughter, I would not have left Yichuan."
"Oh? This is your old granddaughter?"
Lin Shan glanced behind Mr. Zhang, and there stood a girl in a goose shirt. She had a small mouth and a melon-seed face. She was at the seventh or eighth level of Qi training. Was she massaging her grandfather just now?
Thai eighteen-touch, ancient SPA, and essential oil back massage. Where else can you find such advanced technicians except in the "high-end clubs" in the previous life?
Could she be a time traveler?
"My granddaughter Lan Xinhuizhi has had twice as much soul power as ordinary people since she was a child, and she has the spiritual roots of fire and wood. I specially asked her to learn alchemy under the alchemy master of Yinchuan. Now she is practicing Qi period elixirs. Basically, there is a 40% success rate.”
"Forty percent! You are truly gifted!"
Lin Shan couldn't help but marvel. When he heard that this woman's soul power was "twice as much" as that of an ordinary person, he became more and more suspicious that she was a time traveler. Isn't this an inappropriate template for an alchemist?
"My granddaughter can walk half a year after she is born, can speak human words at the age of one, can read the Four Books and Five Classics by heart at the age of three, and can understand the techniques of cultivating immortals at the age of five"
Whenever Mr. Zhang talks about his granddaughter in front of outsiders, he looks proud. He even gave up his high salary in Yichuanfang City to come back for her, which shows his love for her.
"Amazing!"
When the girl heard Lin Shan's praise, she glanced at him secretly and discovered that this senior in the Foundation Establishment stage had advanced cultivation and was actually a handsome young man!
She didn't know when her ears turned red quietly, and she tapped her grandfather's back shyly, as if to tell him to stop praising him, because her daughter was a little embarrassed.
Mr. Zhang laughed and stroked her hair lovingly.
But who would have thought that Lin Shan next to him suddenly said something inexplicable to the girl in a goose shirt.
"Odd changes to even and stays the same!"
"???"
The girl looked at him stupidly, with a confused look on her face. She didn't know where to put her little hands.
After receiving no response for a long time, Lin Shan was a little confused. Didn't this girl receive nine years of compulsory education? It shouldn’t be! Maybe crooked nuts?
"Where are you from?"
"???"
"???""???"
The girl in the goose shirt, Mr. Zhang, and even the Black Skull Demon Lord who was drinking tea next to him all looked at him with confused expressions on their faces, not knowing what Lin Shan was talking about.
Can’t you understand foreign language? Shouldn't it? That’s right! She knows how to touch Thai eighteen! Very authentic! Is it possible?
"Sawadika, why is Zeng Ma so busy today? Yin Di replaces the donkey!"
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The three of them still looked at him quietly without saying a word, wondering what kind of plane he was doing.
I'm most afraid of the sudden silence in the air.
……
After communicating again, Lin Shan finally understood that all the girl's massage techniques were taught to her by Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang’s massage techniques were learned from Lin Shan at the Yichuan Auction House
It was a big mistake and all the excitement was in vain. After the two reminisced about old times, Lin Shan said goodbye and stopped disturbing them. After all, the grandfather and grandson were enjoying the happiness of their family, and there was no need for him to interfere too much.
Before leaving, he thought that Zhang Laoyue's salary had dropped to 50 spirit stones. Lin Shan wanted to lend a helping hand, but was afraid of hurting the old man's self-esteem, so he went to save the country and gave some unused alchemy classics to his granddaughter.
Along the way, he killed many foundation-building monks and obtained many storage bags, and even as much wealth as Master Kame. There was no harm in giving away many things that he didn't need.
Mr. Zhang personally sent Lin Shan out of the Yinchuan Auction House. The old and the young said goodbye reluctantly. Lin Shan promised to come back to visit the old man when he is free next time.
……
After visiting his old friend and letting go of a worry, Lin Shan and the Black Skeleton Demon Lord decided to leave Yinchuan to pursue the Black Lotus Sect's large-scale transportation ship.
However, on the way out of Yinchuan Fang City, there was always a vague gaze following behind him. Because there were formation restrictions in Fang City, Lin Shan's spiritual consciousness could not detect very far, so he had to pretend not to know.
After the two of them completely walked out of Yinchuan, someone quietly followed behind them.
"What a good boy, you dare to follow two foundation-building monks during the Qi training period. You are very courageous!"
The man was instantly startled. When he turned around, he saw that Lin Shan and the hooded gray-robed man had blocked the entrance to the outer formation of Yinchuan, and his true face was exposed to the eyes of the two of them.
"Red-faced Toutuo!"
Lin Shan couldn't help but be shocked when he saw that it was this guy who was following him in Fangshi. This guy also went to Huainan?
After so many years, I have almost forgotten about this kid.
At the Yichuan auction that year, he and Mr. Zhang played a double act, which deceived the red-faced Tutu, causing him to fail to take the picture of the Happy Buddha.
On his way back to the capital from Yichuan, he was attacked by Princess Guo by a stream in the Yanyun Mountains. He was about to kill Princess Guo, but he was chased and fought by the red-faced Tutuo, causing him to miss the opportunity.
To be honest, if this Tutu hadn't stopped him back then, Princess Guo might not be alive now.
Lin Shan was very happy to see his old acquaintance again. A few years later, his old friend had stayed in the same place, and he had become a foundation-building monk. Things had changed and people had changed!
"There is a road to heaven but you don't take it, and there is no door to hell and you still break in!"
After hearing this, the Black Skeleton Demon Lord, who was originally a hell creature next to him, couldn't help but step forward to correct his semantic errors.
"Hell has doors. There are eighteen levels of hell. Each level has hundreds of portals, specifically connecting to the next level!"
"It's not important."
Lin Shan glanced at this guy displeasedly, it was really annoying to try to cause trouble.
At this time, the red-faced Toutuo was so frightened that his calves were trembling. He had just felt that there was a statue of Huanxi Buddha appearing in Yinchuanfang City, so he hurriedly followed it all the way.
But with his ten-meter-wide spiritual sense in the Qi-training stage, how could he possibly detect the cultivation level of the monks in the Foundation-building stage?
After leaving Yinchuan, I realized that I had made a big mistake. What I didn't expect was that the person I was following turned out to be an old acquaintance, Lin Shan. Back then, I robbed someone of a statue of Joyful Buddha in the Yanyun Mountains, and now he has transformed into a monk in the foundation-building stage!
The question is why does this guy have a Buddha statue of joy on his body? Does your family wholesale Buddha statues?
Or. Fishing law enforcement?
(End of chapter)