"Three hundred taels of silver, five hundred catties of rice, twenty catties of fresh meat, three hundred catties of cured meat and various vegetables and fruits, three sets of wide-sleeved robes, crown belts, shoes and socks, and a copper gas stove ......"

Zhang Yan looked at the list in his hand, in addition to these things, there were also some scattered daily items that were not among them, he secretly sighed that Min Lou was good, even if these grains were eaten by his hands and feet, they were enough for him to eat for a whole year, which could be said to have completely solved his urgent needs.

To be sure, if you look at the value of interpreting the Taoist book today, you can't actually sell it for that price, and even if you go to the Guru Guanzhong for advice, you won't need so much.

However, considering that there are also factors in this that Min Lou deliberately made friends, Zhang Yan was not hypocritical, and accepted them all, but this favor was borne solidly.

After pondering for a while, he wrote a letter, found a miscellaneous boy to come over, and asked him to send him down the mountain when he bought another day.

After placing everything properly, Zhang Yan meditated behind closed doors, although the "One Qi Qing Sutra" is only an introductory mental method, but the way of cultivation, such as sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, he knows the importance of the foundation, and after so many days, he has not even a moment of relaxation.

Nothing was said all night.

At the beginning of the second day, he still went to the pavilion in Qianzhangyan, but unexpectedly found that someone was waiting there early.

This person is in his early thirties, but his temples are slightly white, his eyebrows are slightly haggard, and he is holding a Nanmu bookcase in his palm.

Zhang Yan stood up and replied with a humble attitude: "Exactly." ”

"In Xiade to cultivate Zhao Yuan, I heard that Senior Brother Zhang is good at decoding etching texts, so I came here to seek advice. ”

Zhao Yuan opened the wooden box in his hand, revealing a thin Taoist book, as if he was afraid of damaging this Taoist book, he took it out lightly, and then held it in front of Zhang Yan, and said respectfully: "If you can solve the doubts in your heart, you will not treat your senior brother badly." ”

Zhang Yan saw that Zhao Yuan regarded this book as a treasure, glanced at the carefully made Nanmu box again, smiled slightly, leaned the bamboo banner in his hand to the side, took out a white handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his hands, and then took the book.

Seeing Zhang Yan's actions, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but feel a little good for him in his heart.

As soon as the book was in his hands, Zhang Yan flipped through it slightly, and found that this Taoist book only had the upper volume and no lower volume, obviously unwilling to let him read it all, which was also reasonable, he smiled, and returned the Taoist book to Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan's face changed, and he hurriedly said: "Senior Brother Zhang, is there something wrong?" or ......" He paused, and glanced at Zhang Yan suspiciously, could it be that Min Lou exaggerated Zhang Yan's ability, but in fact, the other party couldn't interpret this Taoist book at all?

Zhang Yan shook his head and said with a smile: "Senior brother, don't worry, this book is all in my heart." ”

This half of the Taoist book is only a few hundred words, and now his memory is getting better and better, and he has studied the etching for several years, so he naturally remembers it after reading it once, and he still relies on this to promote his reputation, which should be to put on a high-ranking posture.

"Oh?" Zhao Yuan was taken aback, but there was some doubt in his expression.

Zhang Yan walked into the pavilion without hurrying, put the pen, ink, paper and inkstone in the bamboo basket behind him on the stone table, and sat down calmly before lifting the pen and writing.

He just saw that this Taoist book called "Yongchuan Xingshui Book" was actually just a miscellaneous book of immortal travel, and it was not difficult for him, and it was not long before he interpreted this half of the Taoist book.

Before the ink dried, Zhao Yuan hurriedly grabbed the pages in his hand, and couldn't wait to read them, he was still full of expectations when he first saw it, but it didn't take long for his face to get worse and worse, and after turning it over and over again, he sighed and said: "Originally, I didn't believe it, but I didn't expect it to be the case, and I spent a lot of thought in vain...... Also, the true book of the wonderful law, where can my generation see it at will, I am also blinded this time!"

Zhang Yan was surprised and said, "Why did Senior Brother say this?"

Zhao Yuan showed a bitter expression on his face, and said: "Senior brother, you also know that it is difficult for our registered disciples to cultivate the Tao, that is, those who have abundant food and clothing, and the family full of gold and jade must also make some offerings to those evil slaves from time to time, so as to obtain some methods, and not hide it from Senior Brother Zhang...... Alas!"

Zhang Yan suddenly understood, whether it is the concept of Shanyuan, the concept of moral cultivation, or the concept of Tai'an, there are only a dozen or so real beginner disciples, they are usually devoted to cultivation, and the daily chores are handed over to the stewards around them, although these people are in charge, but don't underestimate them, they also have the name of named disciples. Beginner disciples would always leave some manuscripts after reading the Taoist books on weekdays, and these servants secretly copied some of them and sold them to named disciples or some wealthy families who aspired to cultivate immortals, so as to make a profit from them. ,

However, this is also divided into three, six, nine and so on, if it is not a real wealthy mansion, he will not give you a face, only take some miscellaneous books to send away.

Most of the Taoist books circulating among the three lower courts came from this way.

Although Zhao Yuan's family has been doing business for many years, he can be regarded as a wealthy family, but compared with those princes and nobles, he is still far behind.

The objects that Zhang Yan had scruples about before were these "hao slaves", these people have great energy, and most of them are colluded with the beginner disciples, ordinary disciples can never afford to provoke them, and you will be in vain.

This time it was also Zhao Yuan's eagerness to seek the Tao, and he heard that a certain beginner disciple was searching for the Five Elements Shensha everywhere, and was willing to take out a few "authentic Taoist books" for all the brothers to refer to.

Zhao Yuan originally thought that this "Taoist book" must be a wonderful method of the immortal family, but he didn't want to come back and turn it over, and found that it was just a travelogue Fang Zhi, which was worse than ordinary qi practice, and he couldn't help but regret it in his heart, but he was afraid that it was his own deduction that made a mistake, and within a few months, he spent a lot of money to consult a few beginner disciples one after another, and the conclusions were all the same.

"After six years on the mountain, today's calculation has failed again, I think it is because I have no chance with Xuanmen, so it is better to go back to my hometown to do business. ”

Zhao Yuan was thirty-eight years old, seeing that the cultivation was difficult and he had suffered repeated setbacks, he couldn't help but be discouraged, and he had the intention of going down the mountain, he looked at the half of the Taoist book, and couldn't help but be angry from his heart, and grabbed it in his hand and was about to tear it in half.

Hearing his words, Zhang Yan's eyes flashed, and he suddenly reached out and grabbed Zhao Yuan's wrist, and said, "Senior brother, slow down." ”

Zhao Yuan looked up in amazement.

Zhang Yan looked at Zhao Yuan and said in a deep voice: "If Senior Brother can trust me, can you read the next volume of this book with me?"

Zhao Yuan heard what Zhang Yan said, hesitated for a moment, and said, "What does Senior Brother mean?"

Zhang Yan said sincerely: "With all due respect, the Eclipse Taoist Book pays attention to the integration of the text, the front and back reflections, and the rash separation is vain to understand its meaning, just when I look at this book, some places are quite mysterious, maybe ......"

"Oh?" Zhao Yuan looked at Zhang Yan with wide eyes, and seemed to understand the meaning of Zhang Yan's words, and trembled unconsciously, "It's difficult, isn't it ......?"

Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Do your best and obey the destiny of heaven." ”

Zhao Yuan gritted his teeth, stood up and stomped his feet, and said, "Okay, I'll take a look at it with my senior brother!" He had already given up this thought, but Zhang Yan's words made him see a glimmer of hope, although it was still very slim, how could he be willing to let go easily?

Seeing Zhao Yuan hurriedly leaving, Zhang Yan got up and paced, and said: "In ancient times, there was Yongjun, also known as Chuande, the terrain is high, and the eight rivers converge, such as Crouching Tiger Pangang, looking south to Dongzhou, and like a hidden dragon swooping down the beach, wanting to enter the North Sea......" The more he read, the more he felt that there was probably some allusion, originally he only thought that this book was just a travelogue, but just now Zhao Yuan said that there was no fate, and he suddenly remembered that the predecessors of the Daomen had always liked to fiddle with the mystery and add heart barriers, maybe there was something mysterious in it that he had not discovered.

In less than an hour, Zhao Yuan rushed back panting, he didn't say a word, he pulled out a Taoist book from his arms and stuffed it into Zhang Yan's hand.

Zhang Yan nodded, sat down unhurriedly and flipped through it, Zhao Yuan looked at his face nervously, and his heart was full of gains and losses, but Zhang Yan's expression was always flat, and he couldn't see the slightest clue.

After reading the entire second volume, Zhang Yan secretly said in his heart: "That's true!"

This time, he was very sure that there were dragons and tigers, which clearly meant that the intersection of Kanli and the eight waters referred to the eight veins, and the water was the veins!

The etching text used in the entire Taoist book is extremely shallow, even a person with dull qualifications can understand one or two, but he also writes the excellent method of building the yuan in the form of a travelogue, but if he does not study it sincerely, the person who is always in the heart of the Dao will really miss the past, this immortal master can be said to have far-reaching intentions.

Only now he is thinking about another issue.

Do you want to tell Zhao Yuan?

It stands to reason that even if it is undoubtedly said that this is a travelogue, Zhao Yuan has nothing to do with him, and it will not attract the attention of others.

But after thinking about it, this is just a book of Zhuyuan Dao, although it is rare at the moment, but compared with the long path of cultivation, it is nothing, and he will not do anything that is neither beneficial nor hindering people from the Tao. ,

Zhang Yan slowly raised his head, arched his hands, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Brother Zhao, the "Yongchuan Xingshui Book" is actually the "Yongchuan Xingmai Method", which is really a rare book of Zhuyuan Dao!"

Zhao Yuan's eyes widened little by little, and he trembled and said, "Really?"

Zhang Yan sighed: "If Senior Brother had put the two Taoist books together and interpreted them, maybe someone would have seen the ......."

Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "Otherwise, senior brother and gentleman, if you change someone else, you may not tell Zhao the truth, and the senior brother is really Zhao's fate! ”

He bent down and made a solemn bow to Zhang Yan,

Zhang Yan hurriedly helped him up and said: "This senior borrowed water as a metaphor for qi, and said a little righteousness, and the whole method was presented in front of him like cutting fish and scraping scales, which is very rare, junior brother, I have the heart to give it a try, I don't know if Senior Brother Zhao can allow me to practice?"

Zhao Yuan was stunned, this Taoist book had obviously been written down by Zhang Yan's memory, even if he cultivated secretly, he was helpless, but now he still consulted him, obviously this is respecting himself, and his heart was even more moved, and hurriedly said: "Where is it, the senior brother said this but made the junior brother ashamed, the senior brother has no way to repay the great virtue, this book can be learned." ”

He touched his body, and felt that the bag of pearls he had prepared seemed to be out of his hand, and after thinking about it, he took out a paper bag from his arms, handed it to Zhang Yan with both hands, and said: "I am in a hurry today, I didn't bring a treasure, this is the 'Jade Guisha' in the Five Elements Divine Sand, which is still worth a little silver taels, please be sure to accept it, and there will be a supplementary report in the coming day." ”

Zhang Yan didn't shirk it, took it calmly, and reminded again: "Senior brother's mood is up and down today, and it is not suitable for practice." "Since you have been a good person, you should simply be a good person to the end.

Zhao Yuan hurriedly nodded in thanks, he looked at Zhang Yan, hesitated, took a step forward, and whispered: "Senior brother, it is good to interpret the etching, but it will inevitably be hated by others......"

Hearing this, Zhang Yan's expression became a little serious, and he said seriously: "Senior brother, don't worry, junior brother, I have my own plans." ”

Zhao Yuan nodded, since they are all people who understand, then the words can be finished, he arched his hand and said: "If you need help, as long as the senior brother speaks, Zhao will not shirk if he can do his best." After another solemn salute, he turned and left.

Zhang Yan looked at the other party's back and pondered, it seems that Zhao Yuan is also confident about himself, and the sentence just now will not mention him if he is not regarded as a close friend.

Originally, they first sold Taoist books, and then sold the manuscripts after interpretation, which could make two sums in a row, but now if Zhang Yan is cut horizontally, cutting off a way to make money, it is good to say now, but over time, it will inevitably cause their unhappiness, and the consequences will be difficult to predict.

This is where Zhao Yuan's worries come from.

To say that Zhang Yan has enough money and food now, according to common sense, it seems that he no longer has to make a living by reading etching texts.

But how could his plan be so simple!

He is a cultivator, so he naturally understands that only cultivation is fundamental, and earning money and food is just a matter of convenience, and his real purpose is to attract the attention of the upper echelons of Shanyuanguan.

Zhang Yan has been in the doomsday shijie for seven years, and even entered the core layer of the survivor camp for a time, and he knows very well that the most essential difference between the upper level and the bottom layer is actually only two: one is the control and distribution of resources, and the other is the asymmetrical amount of information.

Although these are two different shijies, the truth is the same.

As a major sect of cultivation, the Mingcang Sect only has more than 300 registered disciples like him in the Shanyuan Temple of the Lower Court, and more than 1,000 miscellaneous Taoist children, but there are only more than 10 real beginner disciples.

However, it was these more than a dozen people and the three lamas in Guanzhong who mastered all the monastic texts.

The beginner disciples of Shanyuanguan generally cultivate in the sixth peak of Cangwu Mountain, and it is easy for people who are not familiar with it to see it. The Guru of Guanzhong preaches every month, but he does not have a perennial "offering", and if he wants to obtain the Taoist method, it is also a fantasy.

Zhang Yan is not a wealthy family, this road is obviously impassable, but in addition, there is another way to go.

That's fame!

If you have a great reputation, even if you can't get the discernment of a certain teacher, you will have the opportunity to make beginner disciples, and once you enter their circle, then you will have a lot of possibilities to obtain the advanced method.

And the ability to decipher the etching text is his stepping stone.

How could he possibly stop before these people had even noticed him?

As for the possible dangers, he smiled slightly, if it was usual, he would definitely not take such a risk, but these days......

He squinted and glanced in the direction of Shenlai Peak, the main peak of Cangwu Mountain, this was a great time!

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