Chapter 270 Return of Gift
It was late at night and everyone was asleep. A lotus-like lamp, with a candle flame burning quietly without any oil, was burning as the Taoist priest was studying hard by the light.
Before I knew it, a puff of smoke was spreading from the side.
"Canopy..."
The night light reminded him.
Lin Jue turned his head and saw a little ghost wearing brown clothes and with a fair and clean face. Seeing that he was still awake, he looked surprised and puzzled.
"Ah……"
Lin Jue couldn't help but laugh:
"You are so brave, little thing. You dare to show up at the Taoist temples of Emperor Yujian and Lord Yili to ask for directions. You dare to come out casually in the capital. Aren't you afraid of bumping into someone and getting beaten up?"
Chen Niu turned his head and looked at him in confusion, then looked at the fox beside him who was half-closed his eyes and looked sleepy.
Seeing that none of them wanted to ask it for directions, it scratched its head, floated out of the house and continued to look for the way.
"Don't run too far!"
Lin Jue didn't know whether the monster could understand him or not, so he shouted and then turned his head to look at the night outside the window. He tried to feel the yin and yang around him and combined with the season, he could almost tell the time.
"It's already five o'clock..."
Only then did Lin Jue close the ancient book, tidied himself up and lay down on the bed.
But I couldn't stop thinking about it.
Sometimes I was thinking about the differences and similarities between Curse Control and Blood Control, and the ingenuity of their combination, and sometimes I was thinking about other miscellaneous things.
Although this Chen Niu is useful, he cannot solve the problem of finding the way at night or asking for directions in dreams. He doesn't listen at all when we talk, and it seems that he doesn't understand. It is still somewhat dangerous in a place like the capital. When I have time, I should send him to my junior sister and let her keep it for him.
Should also buy a bird.
Buy smart birds like crows, starlings, or pigeons.
Although it is difficult to send a letter to other brothers, this place is only a hundred miles away from Fengshan, so it is still possible to ask it to deliver a letter for myself and my sister.
But I don’t have any money right now.
Thanks to the Juxian Mansion, I have settled down in the capital, and I don't know how many years I will stay here. If I want to refine the golden elixir here, not to mention the things before refining the elixir, it will take three years just to refine the elixir. It's time to send a letter to all the brothers, informing them of the recent situation of myself and my little sister, so that they can feel at ease and keep in touch with each other through letters.
This friendship between fellow students must never be broken.
Although I have only been in the mountains for four or five years, and I don’t know how many years I will have in the future, those four or five years were truly happy and worry-free. I think that no matter how long the days to come are, they will not be able to dilute the feelings.
A letter should also be delivered home.
Even in Hengcun, which is not far away, Mr. Wang has helped me, so it is reasonable to tell him about it.
But the postal industry these days is neither developed nor underdeveloped.
If a war breaks out on the border, it will only take a few days to reach the capital. If there is urgent military intelligence, there are other means to transmit it, and it may arrive in less than one night. However, these are not available to ordinary people.
If ordinary people wanted to send a letter, they could only ask someone to deliver it to them.
Whether it can be delivered depends entirely on the credibility of the person who brings the letter.
Fortunately, Huizhou's trade has been developing rapidly in recent years. Huizhou merchants go to Jiangnan nearby and Beijing from far away. If they come to Beijing, most of the brothers live on that road.
Moreover, Huizhou merchants value trust and promises and are not likely to break their promises.
But delivering a letter is not easy. Not to mention the long distance you have to walk, just finding the place takes a long time, and naturally you have to pay the person enough.
The question comes back again -
Lin Jue has no money now.
Fortunately, my junior sister is rich.
The junior sister also has to deliver letters to the senior brothers. She can write the letter first and find Hui merchants in the capital. When it is time to deliver the letter, it will only be a matter of adding two envelopes with her junior sister.
Lin Jue thought about it and gradually fell asleep.
News of what happened at Juxian Mansion yesterday gradually spread.
The magic skills performed by various extraordinary people, the generous rewards from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the personal presence of Master Fan and the immortal master who killed the Crocodile King half a year ago, even Master Fan treated him with courtesy. Of course, there were also the thrilling moments that almost injured His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the flying knife magic that was easily blocked by the protectors, and the reckless boy who offended the real person, and the small punishment from the fox beside the real person.
In just two or three days, someone might have helped Lin Jue or Master Fan, but Lin Jue, who had just arrived in the capital, had become somewhat famous in Juxian Mansion.
Correspondingly, Master Fan always went in and out with him, and whenever someone mentioned Lin Jue, they would inevitably talk about Master Fan.
……
Three days later.
Lin Jue brought his fox and walked on the streets of the capital with Master Fan.
It was afternoon, and most of the wealthier families in the capital now practiced the three-meal system. This time was just around the corner from mealtime, and if they were in a good mood, they could have dinner together. So, the man and the fox, led by Master Fan, went to visit Taoist Tao, who practiced blood control.
Master Fan was very particular and had asked his old servant to deliver the letter in advance, so it was not considered as an impertinent visit.
Along the way, he told Lin Jue about the abilities of Taoist Master Tao.
It is said that this Taoist priest Tao is also considered to be very capable in Juxian Mansion. If there are any monsters causing trouble around the capital, the clerks from the Ministry of Rites will come to him and ask him to take action, and he will usually not refuse.
Therefore, Taoist Master Tao also lived in a courtyard.
Lin Jue was not surprised by this.
Although Taoist Master Tao's blood control method has its weaknesses, it is more flexible than curse control, and is as easy to use as one's arm. Although it is easier to restrain than curse control, it is also more lethal.
Let’s not talk about monsters, let’s talk about warriors.
Unless it was a top warrior like Luo Gong, who could cut off the flying knife with one strike, other warriors, who did not know the weakness of this magic, would be able to block or knock the flying knife away. If they could block or knock away one knife, could they block or knock away ten knives? In the end, they would have to die with hatred.
But this spell has too great a weakness.
Ancient books say that it is afraid of heavy rain. In fact, it is not only afraid of rain, but also afraid of complex environments such as forests. If you want to hurt someone, the flying knife cannot be inserted too deep, otherwise it will dirty the blood talisman and become ineffective. Therefore, the fighting method must choose the weather and terrain.
Lin Jue was thinking as he walked, and at the same time turned his head to look at the street in the capital.
The road is paved with stone slabs, and it has been there for who knows how many years. The potholes and potholes are all signs of time, and the shops on both sides are very prosperous.
But Lin Jue soon realized something was wrong.
"Fan Daoist, why are there always some spots of stone slabs on this road that are damaged?" Lin Jue pointed at the road surface and asked curiously, "Could it be because of the transportation of some heavy stone sculpture?"
"Fellow Daoist Lin really has a good eye. It is indeed caused by the stone sculpture." Tianshi Fan shook his head helplessly, "But the stone sculpture was not transported, but smashed by the stone sculpture itself."
"Why?"
Lin Jue stared at the ground carefully.
"Fellow Daoist, you may not know that two miles down this street is the Guanxing Palace. There used to be a pair of stone horses at the gate of the Guanxing Palace. I don't know if they became spiritual over time or were influenced by the fairy spirit of the Guanxing Palace, but in the past two years, they seemed to have become spirits. One evening, they suddenly ran out of the city. From time to time, they would come out at dusk or in the morning to run and gallop, entering from the east gate and running out from the west gate, running across the capital, making a lot of noise on the streets."
Master Fan said:
"At first they hit people, so you can see that if it's a little darker, people will only walk on the side of the street and won't walk in the middle anymore."
"Stone horse..."
Lin Jue said, "No wonder."
Why do these traces look like they were trampled upon? They are somewhat similar to the traces left by the stone giant summoned by himself and his junior sister, but also somewhat different.
"Is there no one trying to stop it? Just letting it run wild on the streets of the capital?"
"This one……"
Master Fan hesitated for a moment and said tactfully:
"At first, the Juxian Mansion also offered a reward and asked the manor's extraordinary people to subdue them, but the stone horses were very tall and ran as fast as the wind. Once they ran out of the city, no one knew where they went. Moreover, their entire bodies were carved from solid stone, invulnerable to swords and guns, and immune to water and fire. Ordinary talismans and spells had no effect on them. Moreover, they were sculptures in front of the Guanxing Palace. Many people could not deal with them, and some were unwilling to deal with them. Over time, it was left like this..."
"I see."
"For example, the Taoist friend Tao whom we visited today, he tried to deal with the pair of stone horses, but his flying knife only left a mark on them and could not hurt the stone horses."
"That's true."
Lin Jue also knows how to turn a stone into a general, and knows that it is not easy to deal with.
Usually when he and his junior sister were able to turn stones into warriors, they just used whatever stones were available. Even so, the stone was invulnerable to swords and guns, and was immune to water and fire. Perhaps because the stone giant was rather bulky, it was difficult to kill anyone with the stone giant. However, if it was mainly used for defense and had no other abilities, it would be difficult for others to break it.
At the same time, he glanced at Master Fan again.
I think this Master Fan is the type of person who "has the ability to get rid of the stone horse, but is unwilling to do so for the sake of the reputation of the Guanxing Palace or even Tianweng."
It didn't take long before they arrived at a small courtyard.
Taoist Master Tao was a man of real ability, so he naturally lived in a courtyard outside the government office of Juxian Mansion, but he still lived with a few other people.
Because Master Fan had delivered the letter in advance, Taoist Master Tao and his disciples were already waiting outside the door. Few people in the capital dared to disrespect Master Fan.
"Master Fan, Fellow Daoist Lin, please come in."
"What Heavenly Master? It's all an empty title. You can just call me Fellow Daoist Fan." Heavenly Master Fan waved his hand and walked in.
Taoist Master Tao had already prepared tea to welcome the two.
"The reason I came to visit you today is not for anything else, but because I, Fellow Daoist Lin, saw Fellow Daoist Tao's magic skills in the Juxian Mansion that day and became very interested in him, so I wanted to come and visit you."
As Fan Tianshi spoke, he was afraid that Taoist Master Tao might be impolite or cause some misunderstanding because he did not know Lin Jue well, so he gave him a special reminder:
"I also admire Fellow Daoist Lin's ability and character, just like I do for Fellow Daoist Tao. In addition, Fellow Daoist Lin has just arrived in the capital and may not be familiar with the affairs of the capital, so I am willing to act as a middleman and visit Fellow Daoist Tao together with Fellow Daoist Lin. But it is not just as simple as living in the same courtyard with Fellow Daoist Lin."
Although Taoist Master Tao had not seen Lin Jue's skills that day, he had a deep memory of how Luo Gong beside him knocked his flying knife away with just his scabbard. Combined with what he heard later, he naturally had a deep impression of Lin Jue.
Now after hearing what Master Fan said, he couldn't help but look at Lin Jue a few more times.
After hearing this, Lin Jue understood that this meant using the three words "Master Fan" to guarantee himself.
There is no doubt that in the Beijing area, these three words are of high value.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Fan."
In this case, Lin Jue didn't waste any more words and spoke directly:
"I came here today for no other reason than seeing Daoist Brother Tao perform the Blood Control Technique that day. Suddenly, I was inspired and felt grateful, so I came here to express my gratitude."
Taoist Master Tao was shocked when he heard the two words "Xue Yu" at the beginning.
In a place like the capital, although he did not brag about himself like others, he always called his magic the art of controlling objects when he was outside.
I didn't expect to be seen through at a glance.
He is indeed worthy of being the expert who got rid of the Alligator King.
Taoist Master Tao now believed that the Crocodile King had really been eliminated by them.
I was very surprised to hear the second half of the sentence.
Then I heard Lin Jue say:
"I also know a technique to control objects, which is different from your blood control technique. I control objects with spells, which is called the spell control technique. It has its own characteristics and merits compared to the blood control technique. If you are willing, I will give you this technique to repay you for the enlightenment you have brought me."
After these words were spoken, Master Tao was stunned.
Not only that, even Master Fan Tian, who was sitting next to Lin Jue, was stunned.
In this Juxian Mansion, all the so-called eccentrics and martial arts masters, even if they have only a little skill, will hide that skill very carefully. Even when accepting disciples, they have to be extremely cautious. They just want to learn other people's magic secretly and must not let others see through their true intentions. How can such a thing be possible?
I'm afraid it's only Fellow Daoist Lin.
But he still had to pretend to be calm and composed, as if that was how a cultivator like us should look.
(End of this chapter)
