Chapter 242 Step through the iron shoes and find nowhere
Although Tianji Ancient City is very lively, there are almost no people here.
Because this place is where mortals live in Tianji Ancient City.
Now without the sound of reading loudly in the school, this simple street seems even more desolate.
Lin Qing watched all this with an expressionless face, then took steps towards the gate of the school.
The door latch was covered with dust. The school must have been closed for some time.
Lin Qing stretched out her hand, brushed off the dust on it, and pushed it gently, and the door opened.
Sunlight shines through the window on the side, making the dust in the air particularly obvious.
The neat table was still there, as if the children had just left.
On the table at the front, there are lesson plans and a book that looks new.
This is Lin Qing's specially selected enlightenment reading material. The words in it are easy to understand and are commonly used.
But now, no matter how commonly used, it has become useless.
Sighing silently, a hint of gloom appeared in Lin Qing's eyes. He once again experienced the influence of monks on mortals.
The destruction of a large force affects thousands of mortals.
The Tongtian Chamber of Commerce has fallen, and if the aftermath is not done well, it will cause disaster to mortals.
Involuntarily, Lin Qing shook her head, feeling a little guilty.
Only today did he think of these children and the school he had built.
"Who are you?" An old voice sounded from behind him. Lin Qing looked back and suddenly had a strange look on his face.
The person who came was an old man with gray hair and a stooped back. He looked to be 80 or [-] years old. He had no cultivation at all and was just an ordinary person.
Because of this, Lin Qing felt surprised.
In today's Tianji Ancient City, mortals can live in the city. Although it is not stated explicitly, there are many hidden rules for mortals.
One of them is that the age cannot exceed thirty. At this age, the hope of cultivating immortality has been lost. Even if one is cultivating immortality, the achievements achieved are very limited.
Therefore, mortals after the age of 30 have to live in the affiliated cities.
Now I see an old man, which is really strange.
"Who are you?" Seeing Lin Qing didn't answer for a long time, the old man asked again.
"Old man, I am a monk here. I haven't been back here for a long time. Where are the children here?" Lin Qingqiang forced a smile.
The old man suddenly looked shocked, looked back and forth on Lin Qing's body, and finally said tremblingly:
"Are you the senior who built the school?"
Lin Qing nodded: "It's me. Where are the children here?"
The old man suddenly showed excitement and was about to kneel down tremblingly, but was supported by Lin Qing in time.
"Sir... you are finally here. Since the school was closed, the children have moved to another place. Please come with me."
With that said, the old man moved out of the way, intending to let Lin Qing go first.
Lin Qing did not refuse and walked out of the school first. Then he followed the old man and walked towards the densely packed houses.
"Old man, may I ask why the school here is closed?"
"I heard that the owner was wiped out, but the chamber of commerce that took over didn't want to waste money anymore, so it closed the school."
Lin Qing's eyes flickered and asked: "Old man, do you know which chamber of commerce it is?"
The old man walked, thinking, and finally said:
"I heard that it was a chamber of commerce opened by the stewards of my former employer. They are all fairy-like figures. How could I, a bad old man, know about it?"
"Since the school closed, the children had nowhere to go. Fortunately, Mr. Liu was kind-hearted and decided to stay and continue teaching the children, so they opened a school in the old yard.
But this time it’s not free. It costs some money, but it’s just for food. Mr. Liu himself has to write copybooks for others to subsidize the school.
But even so, many children leave and do not continue to study in the school. "
Listening to the old man's nagging, Lin Qing couldn't help but sigh.
As a mortal, you are lucky to be able to survive in Tianji Ancient City.
It is indeed a huge expense for them to spend money for their children to study.
As for the new owner of the school, Lin Qing already knew who it was after a simple calculation.
It was the monk who replaced Liu Qian as the new manager here. After the news of the demise of the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce spread,
Many external branches have become independent and have undergone a makeover.
The four major sects did not pursue the matter. Although this was a considerable amount of wealth, they did not take it lightly.
As he thought about it, Lin Qing's eyes narrowed, and bursts of murderous intent flashed through them.
There is nothing wrong with this person taking over the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce's property, but the spiritual stones he paid for were properly sealed in the Chamber of Commerce and used every year.
It goes without saying that this person was greedy and wanted to keep those spiritual stones as his own, and did not want to pay for the school fees anymore.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Qing shook her head and decided to settle the score with them later.
After a while, the two of them turned around in the alley and finally came to a house that looked fragile.
Looking at the door, the old man sneered and said lightly:
"My lord, please don't be offended. The little old man's house is simple and shabby, and he can't even get on the stage."
"Have I always lived in the city?"
The old man opened the door and nodded: "I have been here for 70 years. My son is a monk in the Yin and Yang Realm. It's a pity that he died fighting for the sect when he reached the stage of forming pills. Although the annual pension is not much, it saves money." One province is enough."
The doubts in Lin Qing's eyes dissipated. This may be the reason why Tongtian Ancient City did not drive him away.
After opening the door and entering the small courtyard, Lin Qing's face suddenly showed a smile.
Just because the familiar sound of reading sounded in his ears again, that voice full of sunshine made him feel a lot better.
He stood at the door and looked in, only to see two simple rooms in the small courtyard.
One of the rooms had been set up with desks, and a young man stood at the front, reading aloud from the book in his hand.
Every time a sound fell in the house, the echoing voices of children echoed.
Although the conditions are much simpler, the breath of life contained in the voice has not diminished at all.
Lin Qing made a weak gesture towards the old man, and then slowly walked into the room.
Looking inside the dilapidated house, I saw four rows of simple tables in the room.
There are two tables in each row, and there are three children gathered at each table, which looks very crowded.
But even so, their eyes were clear, and they read the book in a catchy way, as if they wanted to keep all the knowledge taught by their teacher firmly in their minds.
Lin Qing just stood at the window, looking into the room, and unconsciously there was a smile on her lips again.
In this world, it is still very difficult for ordinary people to survive, but being able to read and understand things is a way forward.
Of course, in this world, if a mortal wants to turn over, the easiest way is to practice cultivation.
I don't know how much time passed, but Lin Qing just stood there until the sound of reading in the room stopped.
A delicate woman also appeared at the door of the courtyard, holding a large wooden basin filled with ugly-looking dry food.
Seeing these dry foods, Lin Qing was a little stunned. He didn't expect that he could see such things in this world.
Even in his previous life, this kind of thing only appeared when he was a child.
In today's world, it is almost impossible for any mortal dynasty with the protection of a sect to suffer a major there is a flood, waterlogging or plague, monks will come forward to solve it.
Compared to ordinary people in mortal dynasties, monks are the greatest danger.
Because once a monk reaches a higher level, the destructive power caused is unimaginable.
A fight between two monks is enough to completely destroy a mortal dynasty.
The delicate woman looked at Lin Qing blankly, and for a moment she was afraid to take a step. She looked at the old man again, and the old man explained with a smile:
"This is the monk in the city. The previous school in the city was built by him."
"Greetings, sir." The delicate woman seemed a little scared and slowly bent down.
The children in the room seemed to have seen the woman, and they immediately laughed happily, left their seats and ran to the window.
Because they know that whenever this aunt comes, they can eat.
But when they saw the tall man standing in front of the window, fear suddenly appeared in their eyes and they couldn't help but shrink back.
The gentleman in the house also noticed that there was an outsider, so he walked out of the house and looked at Lin Qing, with surprise and uncertainty on his face, and asked:
"excuse me, you are?"
"I am a monk from Ziyang Mansion. I built the previous school. Now that the school is closed, I came to take a look." Lin Qing explained with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, not only the gentleman, but also the delicate woman and the old man stared at Lin Qing with wide eyes.
They had heard about Ziyang Mansion. They heard that mortals there could practice for free, and if they were successful in their practice, they could join the sect.
Even if you don't practice, you can still be protected by the sect and won't be bullied by the monks.
They even heard that mortals could work in Ziyang Mansion, have a stable livelihood, and even earn spiritual stones.
Save it and use it for cultivation when the children grow up.
In this world, news spreads very quickly, but among mortals it spreads very slowly because the world is so big.
They can know because they are in Tianji Ancient City, where there are countless monks.
It can be said that they can receive news from the outside world anytime and anywhere.
The young gentleman was stunned for a moment, then shook his head to get rid of the thoughts in his mind.
He quickly came to Lin Qing, then bowed and said loudly:
"Junior Liu Wensu is an ordinary student here. Because his cultivation talent is too poor, he can only make a living by teaching. By the way, I was a teacher in the school before.
But later the school was closed and I had nowhere to go, so I simply settled down here and taught these children, and I could barely make a living. "
Lin Qing took a look at him. There was a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy in his body, which was probably at the first level of Qi training. Considering his age, it seemed that his talent was indeed not good.
At this time Liu Wensu walked into the house and called the children to come out.
"Come on, come on, this senior is the gentleman who helped us build the school earlier. Come out and meet us."
The children were very scared, but when they heard this, they immediately swarmed out and gathered around Liu Wensu, staring at him with big eyes.
One of the children said timidly: "Thank you, sir."
Other children also followed suit and said words like "thank you".
Lin Qing never stopped smiling when he looked at these children. Although their clothes were ragged, their eyes were as clear as he had ever seen.
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Suddenly, Lin Qing was stunned for a moment and noticed unusual changes in her body.
The bottleneck of the Mahayana period, which has always been extremely solid and without any clues, seems to be starting to loosen, with the slightest cracks on it.
He once asked Huo Luan how to break through the Mahayana, but the answer he gave him was confusing.
"Breaking through will happen naturally when it's time to break through. The Mahayana realm cannot be forced."
Lin Qing has also read countless human classics, and the classics have different opinions on how to break through the Mahayana.
Some say that one needs to be in a state of mind to break through, and some say that one needs to have strong enough spiritual power to forcefully break through. In short, there are various theories.
It seems that every Mahayana breakthrough opportunity is different.
However, at this moment, Lin Qing found his opportunity for breakthrough.
The smile on Lin Qing's face couldn't help but become brighter. He touched the little heads of the children beside him and said with a smile:
"Let's eat. I also have some food here, which is very delicious."
As he spoke, Lin Qing took out a large sealed box from the storage space, which contained countless spiritual fruits and exuded an alluring fragrance.
Lin Qing could no longer remember which demon clan owned these. In short, these spiritual fruits were very precious.
If it were placed at Ziyang Mansion's auction, it would fetch a good price.
But Lin Qing has never paid attention to these external things, not to mention that he has found an opportunity for breakthrough in them.
This is an opportunity that no amount of spiritual stones, no amount of contribution, no amount of money can buy.
Liu Wensu said quickly: "No sir, this is too expensive."
As a Zhan Wu Zha monk, he can naturally clearly realize the preciousness of these spiritual fruits.
Lin Qing shook her head, smiled, and said slowly: "I want to thank you. Eat, I still have a lot left after eating."
As he spoke, he knelt down, opened the box, took out the spiritual fruits, and handed them to the children one by one.
Moreover, he also gave one to the old man and the delicate woman, and Liu Wensu was of course also indispensable.
"Eat it, it will prolong your life."
Seeing the children holding spiritual fruits in one hand and dry food in the other, eating happily, Lin Qing's face showed a smile again.
Seeing that there was some dry food in the basket, Lin Qing looked at the delicate woman and asked, "Can I have one?"
"Ah, of course, sir, please." A look of embarrassment flashed across the face of the delicate woman, and she spoke quickly.
Lin Qing smiled slightly, took a piece of dry food, looked back and forth, and finally put it into his mouth and took a bite.
"Yeah, it still smells the same."
It's dry and grainy, and there seems to be a lot of debris in your mouth when you bite it. It's really unpalatable.
But Lin Qing still took him and sat next to Liu Wensu and asked:
"Are you interested in coming to Ziyang Mansion to practice?"
Liu Wensu was stunned for a moment, then showed excitement, but soon his eyes dimmed and he shook his head slightly:
"Thank you, sir. There are still many children who need to be literate and can't do without me here."
At this moment, Lin Qing's consciousness was fully opened and he realized that Liu Wensu was telling the truth. He couldn't help but nodded and looked up at the sky.
"In my opinion, a monk's talent is not important. Tenacity and good character are what a monk really needs."
This is not Lin Qing's boastful statement, because he has seen countless Mahayana deeds.
There are many people with outstanding talents, but there are also many people with poor talents.
In fact, almost all Mahayana people are people with strong character. In their view, talent is not important, perseverance and tenacity are the most important.
Their selection of apprentices does not only depend on talent, it is even ranked at the bottom of their selection requirements.
Liu Wensu laughed dryly and shook his head: "Thank you for your kindness, sir, but I really can't leave, so it's fine to live like this for the rest of my life."
"Actually, you all can go."
(End of this chapter)
