"Tch, I thought those two women were pretty, so I thought you were interested in them."
Ning Yuan laughed playfully.
It turned out that the senior brother had such a humorous side. Lin Jie was speechless and briefly recalled the appearance of the two women just now. They were indeed pretty good.
However, Lin Jie didn't have any ideas. He was purely a modern soul. He believed that if he didn't see it, he could ignore it, and if he didn't have the ability, he could not help. He didn't fit in with either of these, so he simply did charity.
Selling one's body to bury one's father sounds silly, but it is common in this world. It is not uncommon for one to sell one's son or daughter. In many cases, one's origin outweighs one's choice.
This is the tragedy of the times.
The two walked for a while and came to the area where the well-off and wealthy people lived in the city.
The environment here is obviously much better than outside. The two of them stopped and walked around, chatting.
Lin Jie occasionally sold some snacks to eat, and Ning Yuan also bought some.
"Senior brother, what does it feel like to live without grain after forming the elixir?"
Lin Jie was a little curious.
"I don't feel anything, I just don't feel hungry."
Ning Yuan took a bite of the roasted sweet potato on his hand. Although it was steaming, he ate it naturally.
He took a bite and continued.
"Initiation is just a practice in seclusion to prevent yourself from starving to death when there is no food. Who in the normal world doesn't like to eat delicious food?"
This is true.
Lin Jie nodded and scanned both sides of the street, and found an old man with gray hair in a corner who seemed to be painting.
Business seemed to be going well, so he became interested and pulled Ning Yuan over there.
"Are you still interested in painting?"
Ning Yuan asked as he walked, a little curious.
Lin Jie pointed to the old man's eyes and explained.
"I'm not interested in painting, but I am interested in painting by a blind person."
Ning Yuan took a closer look and saw that the old man had his eyes open, but his pupils were gray-white and lifeless.
Both of them became interested and came to the stall to see how the blind man painted.
In front of the old man, a man was describing a person's face and figure, and then added some information.
The old man listened and painted, occasionally interrupting to ask questions carefully.
After the painting was completed, a lifelike woman stood on the attic, with a beautiful expression and appearance, in the style of ink painting.
The old man looked for the man's voice, placed the painting in front of the man, and kindly asked him how he was doing?
The man looked at it carefully for a few times and was very satisfied. He took out a few pieces of silver from his pocket and placed them on the table, making a deliberate noise.
Then after the old man packed the scroll and handed it to him, he took the scroll and left.
The old man put away the broken silver on the table, lowered his head as if in a daze, and then asked the next customer what he wanted.
Ning Yuan was amazed when he saw it, and Lin Jie also thought it was amazing, and then he remembered the words of "The Oil Seller".
"Nothing but familiarity with your hands."
After a while, it was Lin Jie's turn, and he coughed.
"What do you call it?"
"I don't deserve the title. I just sell paintings. You can just call me Lao Yang."
The old man smiled and then asked Lin Jie about the subject.
Lin Jie pondered for a moment, recalling every detail of his acquaintance with Liu Sisi, and then answered.
"A woman is admiring the willow trees by the stream on the arch bridge."
After that, Lin Jie described it carefully, and the old man asked while painting.
Ning Yuan stood aside, holding his hands and looking a little sad.
After the old man finished the painting, he handed the painting to Lin Jie. Lin Jie looked at it carefully and couldn't help but admire it.
"Lao Yang, your painting is so beautiful."
Lao Yang shook his head and said seriously.
"It's not my fault to paint beautifully. I just express what you have in mind on paper with a brush. No matter how beautiful the painting is, it will never be as good as the picture in your mind."
Lin Jie clasped his fists in gratitude, feeling that both the old man's paintings and words contained some profound meaning.
After paying some money, he left with Ning Yuan. Lin Jie asked Ning Yuan curiously.
"Senior Brother Ning doesn't have the painting you want?"
Ning Yuan shook his head, raised his chin, and imitated the old man's tone, his voice was so low that he could only sigh while stroking his beard.
"No matter how beautiful the painting is, it is not as beautiful as what you think in your heart."
Lin Jie was speechless again. Could it be that I taught my senior brother badly? I remember that his senior brother was not like this before.
The two returned to the inn and knocked on Zhao Guangming's room.
Zhao Guangming asked about the person who came, and after knowing that he was a good teammate, he opened the door. At this time, there was a pile of manuscript papers on his desk.
There was also an abacus. Lin Jie looked at the thing and played with it for a while before putting it down.
The two of them came here not only to care about their teammates, but also to inquire about the progress of the audit.
Zhao Guang understood the two of them.
"I am a cultivator, not a god."
Lin Jie patted the table, looked at Ning Yuan, and said righteously.
"Old Zhao is right, Senior Brother Ning, you are too anxious."
Then he took out another box of preserves and handed them to Zhao Guangming.
"Take a rest when you are tired."
Then Zhao Guangming couldn't bear it and pushed both of them out of the door. With a crisp and clear sound, the door was locked again.
The two looked at each other with a knowing smile.
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In the Dome of Law Enforcement Peak, Liu Sisi walked up the stone steps with her skirt in hand. Her shadow illuminated by the wall-mounted lamp was stretched very long on the stone wall. The further up she went, the better the light became.
Until a flash of white light appeared and she reached the top.
"Xiao Bai, let's see what delicious food I bring you."
Liu Sisi shouted.
The giant Eclipse Tengu with silver-white hair was lying on the large blanket, playing with a pile of metal objects in front of him with his paws.
Hearing her words, his ears perked up, and he shook his long tail behind him. He turned his head and looked at the woman stepping on the stone steps.
Then he whined twice.
Liu Sisi nodded, then put her hands on her hips and said.
"You can take a guess."
Xiaobai snorted heavily, then turned his head and fiddled with the metal parts.
Liu Sisi glanced there. She had been here several times before and found that the dog seemed to like doing things.
She took out the food she brought in the storage bag, which was some roasted and cooked animal meat. She had brought raw meat before, but Xiaobai didn't like eating it.
Seeing the holy beast in front of her eating so obediently in front of her, she was still a little dreamy.
I heard Lu Qian say before that Lin Jie colluded with the Eclipse Tengu to help him avoid interrogation.
She once asked Lin Jie about this, and then Lin Jie told her that the holy beast was actually just a arrogant, stupid, and cute big dog, and he was also greedy.
So she took the time to bring some food to thank it. She was still very scared at first, but it was exactly as Lin Jie said, just coax it when it was angry.
She touched Xiaobai's head. The hair was very soft.
"Xiaobai, can I ask you something?"
"Woo?"
"Let me beg you, you are the most powerful."
Liu Sisi coaxed and received a positive reply from Tsundere.
She then looked serious and asked solemnly.
"How can the wild spirits cultivate the great road?"
