"What do you think?"
Yang Zhen smiled faintly and said with a hint of joking: "Could it be that you want a Master from the Purple Mansion to call you brother?"
"Are you the ancestor of Zifu?" The middle-aged man's expression changed in shock: "It's only been a few years, how is this possible?"
"There are so many unexpected things in this world," Yang Zhen said with emotion: "Before I came back this time, I never thought that my original body would also be taken away."
"Besides, they still switched bodies, right? Yang, Zhen, Lao, Di?"
He said the last four words word for word. It feels a bit weird to call someone by your name to a stranger.
"Tell me about your experiences over the years." He said to the other party.
"Okay! I have been holding some words in my stomach for more than 20 years, so I can only tell you!" The middle-aged man also named "Yang Zhen" laughed loudly, raised his neck, and drank a glass of beer. Afterwards, the past events were recounted:
"We are indeed destined. We are two worlds apart, and we both have the same name. Maybe that's why we swap bodies!"
"Is that so?" Yang Zhen was surprised, vaguely feeling that this might be the answer. He really wanted to ask Yiyi, but after offering the Jie Qi Sheng Yun from the Little Immortal Grass, he was fast asleep in the sea of consciousness, and he couldn't bear to disturb him.
"...After I woke up dazedly by the stream, I walked around and met several tourists soon. I didn't know anything at that time, and I didn't dare to talk nonsense, so I pretended to have lost my memory. The police learned from me I found your identity certificate in my backpack, so I notified our parents..."
"I rested at home for several years. When my parents saw me like this, they resigned from their teaching positions and stayed with me at home. They told me about the past every day, read to me, and taught me how to live and study again..."
"Three years have passed, and I have learned a lot. I have gradually become familiar with this world, and slowly I dared to speak. That's it, I have completely taken over your identity."
"My parents were getting older at that time, and I was thinking about finding a new job. Your job in machinery sales has been lost long ago, and I couldn't do it even if I wanted to. After thinking about it, I realized that although this world has no aura, I used to do it when I was a child. I learned several sets of mortal boxing skills from my mother, as well as luck techniques, which can also be used here..."
"Maybe it's because there were more ferocious beasts in the original world and it was more difficult for mortals to survive. The moves I have learned are more practical than the martial arts here, and they mobilize the body's potential to a greater extent..."
"So I borrowed some money from my family and opened a martial arts gym. It was initially in our small county town, and gradually its reputation spread. Especially after I participated in several 'Martial Arts Conferences' and defeated all my opponents, everyone became Knowing that I am not just a showman, more and more people are learning. Later, my family moved to Baisha City, where I built a main library, taught many disciples, opened many branch libraries, and the business grew bigger and bigger..."
Having said this, the middle-aged man showed a trace of nostalgia and unconcealable pride, and said: "In the 2008 Beijing Olympics, my disciples and I even performed as special guests at the opening ceremony!"
"In 2008, the Beijing Olympics was held?" Yang Zhen was surprised and happy. A few years before he traveled through time, he had experienced the shock of the failed bid for the 1993 Olympic Games. As a middle school student at the time, he stayed up all night and wrote a long article as motivation.
This incident has always haunted him.
Unexpectedly, after eight years, it was finally held in our country!
"How did the Olympics go? Was it a success?" he asked enthusiastically.
"It was very successful. It is no exaggeration to say that it is the grandest and most successful one in the history of the Olympic Games," the middle-aged man said cheerfully: "Not only that, we also ranked first in the number of gold medals!"
"It's great!" Yang Zhen slapped her palms together excitedly.
Seeing him so excited, the middle-aged man couldn't help but smile knowingly: "Brother, I haven't been back for more than 20 years. Do you want to know the changes in our country over the years?"
"Tell me about it!" Yang Zhen urged.
Although he can learn about it from newspapers and magazines tomorrow or in the next two days, it is not as interesting as listening to someone tell him directly!
In twenty-three years, there were so many things he wanted to know.
"Okay," the middle-aged man drank another cup, smacked his mouth, and after taking some time to relax, he spoke like a treasure trove:
"We are now the world's largest trading country!"
(Yang Zhen: Oh.)
"Our GDP is now the second in the world; in terms of industrial output alone, it is well deserved to be the first in the world!"
(Yang Zhen: Huh? Really?)
“Our car export volume has just surpassed that island country to the east and ranks first in the world!”
(Yang Zhen: Car, export? Still No. 1! No way?)
"Our high-speed rail mileage ranks first in the world! If I take the train from Baisha in the morning, I can reach the capital three thousand miles away at noon!"
"We now have three aircraft carriers! We also have fifth-generation stealth fighters and stealth bombers!"
"Now we have our own astronauts on the space station above us!"
"We have the largest information and communication network in the world!"
"..."
One after another, each time the middle-aged man mentioned an achievement, Yang Zhen's mouth opened wider. At first he couldn't believe it, but later he was so surprised that he couldn't say anything!
What a change!
There are many things that he would have never dared to think about twenty years ago.
For example, in the case of automobiles, the market had just opened up at that time. Everyone wanted to buy cheaper imported goods, but they were worried about whether the domestic companies could survive.
Who would have thought that after twenty years of earth-shaking changes, our company not only survived, but also grew stronger, became more powerful, and exported large quantities to foreign countries!
There are also aircraft carriers, high-speed trains, space stations...
"I have missed so much in the past twenty years!" He couldn't help but sigh.
"That's right!" The middle-aged man put away the pride on his face and said seriously: "I came from the Jade Realm to this world without spiritual energy. Although I lost the opportunity to practice immortality, I have no regrets!"
“There is no wanton killing, no threat from ferocious beasts, no precarious life, but there are countless modern technologies such as cars, airplanes, and computers, as well as colorful cultural life, rich food, and countless Kind and hard-working people, and more importantly—"
"This is a prosperous and vibrant country! Although I am a visitor from another world, I have never regretted coming here! I can live such a peaceful and colorful life for a hundred years. I am satisfied, and there is nothing more I could ask for!"
"To borrow a popular saying on the Internet, I, Yang Zhen, will never regret entering China in this life!"
"Okay!" Yang Zhen was so excited that she couldn't help but applaud, and the two of them drank a full glass of wine again.
The beer went down my throat.
At this moment, in an unnoticed corner deep in the sea of consciousness, a small black stone suddenly turned into a cloud and merged into the sea of consciousness.
Yang Zhen was slightly surprised, then overjoyed!
He knew what it was, it was impurities! It was the discomfort that had been lingering since he took this body.
This discomfort is not only the discomfort of a dove occupying a magpie's nest, but also a trace of guilt for his predecessor.
Among them, the former has gradually disappeared into the invisible as time goes by and the cultivation level becomes higher, while the latter is hidden and even he may not be aware of it.
However, after all, this is his heartache and hidden worry. Maybe at some point, when he breaks through to a certain realm, it will suddenly burst out and become his inner demon!
Until this moment, when he witnessed the pride of the middle-aged man recounting the past years with his own eyes, the man had no regrets about his change of identity and sincerely integrated into the world. His trace of guilt finally completely subsided.
From then on, he was truly one with this body!
It can also be seen from this that seizing possessions is definitely not the right way to practice Taoism, and the hidden dangers are huge!
Yang Zhen was ecstatic in her heart. She never thought that when she traveled back to her hometown, she would have such an unexpected gain!
…
"A few years ago," the middle-aged man continued, not knowing what Yang Zhen was thinking, "I collected some herbs from this world and combined them with the medicinal liquid that my mother from the previous family used to exercise for me, and developed several kinds of body-building products. I bought health supplements to strengthen my body, and then I partnered with my friends to set up a company, and the business was equally good..."
"..."
"I met my cousin when I first came to Baisha. Later, the martial arts school developed and expanded, and Master Taishan funded a lot of it..."
Yang Zhen listened quietly, with a smile on her lips. If this dear friend's experience in this world were written down, I think it would be an interesting and refreshing article!
He was genuinely happy for the other person.
Next, it was his turn to describe his experience. But at this time, a small episode occurred——
Yiyi woke up.
Xiao Xiancao opened her eyes in confusion, and Xiao Yao's nose twitched, apparently smelling the aroma of food.
Thinking of the promise she made not long ago, Yang Zhen smiled and asked the middle-aged man who didn't know why to borrow a set of women's clothes. Not long after, a white light flashed, and a young girl dressed as a restaurant waiter appeared in front of the two of them.
The middle-aged man was startled. Fortunately, he came from the world of cultivation after all and understood the endless methods of the Immortal family. Although he was surprised, he was not so shocked.
"This fairy is..."
"My name is Yiyi, and I am my brother's little waiter." The restaurant girl said crisply using the new words she just overheard.
"Brother, you are so lucky." The man praised sincerely.
The little girl in front of him, not to mention her stunning appearance, her unparalleled temperament, which was as refined as a fairy and untainted by the worldly world, was something he had never seen before in his life.
This is the female fairy in the world of immortality!
However, his emotion did not last for three seconds when he saw the little fairy quickly taking down several skewers from the grill and stuffing them into his mouth with a smile on his face, regardless of whether they were hot or not. , and after a while, the two cheeks bulged up, and the oval face turned into a small watermelon.
A pair of big black eyes looked at the two of them cutely: "Both of you are called Yang Zhen, and your nickname is Xiao Shitou. How should I call you in the future?"
The middle-aged man was stunned, still immersed in the shock of the fairy falling into the mortal world. Finally, Yang Zhen smiled and said:
"When there is no one around, he calls me eldest brother, and I call him brother. When there are people around, we all call him Mr. Yang, and he calls me cousin."
"Cousin?" Xiao Xiancao blinked, with a puzzled look on his face.
Yang Zhen smiled and said nothing.
…
"I'm not as lucky as you. At the beginning, I ended up being a beggar for several days..." Yang Zhen joked towards her newly recognized brother.
He started with Tiezhu's rescue, then entered the Zhao Mansion, forged the body to derive spiritual roots, the sect competition, went to Chongzhou, etc., and gave a rough description of what he had experienced in these years.
He didn't mention Xiao Qingshi specifically, and he said that some of his encounters were due to Yiyi's help.
The little fairy grass has nothing to do with me, I just take it and roast it on the side, eat it happily, and occasionally give them a few skewers.
The middle-aged man listened carefully. When he heard that Yang Zhen originally had five spiritual roots, he couldn't help but sigh, and seemed to be relieved of another worry.
When she heard that Yang Zhen's five spiritual roots turned into short and small wooden spiritual roots due to some strange combination of circumstances, she burst into laughter.
The Zhu family cleverly obtained the spiritual veins of the Yang family, and when they discovered the Kongming Stone Mine there, he suddenly realized;
When Zhu's family suffered a devastating disaster due to the Dongchuang Incident, he had mixed feelings and drank three drinks in a row...
In the end, when Yang Zhen told the story of the palace murder case and how Yang Yin was wronged and assassinated, the man couldn't bear it anymore, covered his face with his hands, and burst into tears.
"My father and mother are very loving," he choked, "I will always remember that every time my father wrote a colorful article, my mother would always make a pot of fragrant wontons and the whole family would sit together. , and happily shared it..."
"When my father died, I woke up several times in the middle of the night and found my mother hiding in my father's study and crying secretly. When I hid outside the door and peeked, she, a cultivator of immortality, didn't even notice..."
Having said this, the man left his seat and knelt down in front of Yang Zhen with a plop:
"Brother Yang, thank you, thank you for avenging my father!"
"Brother, I have a favor to ask of you!"
"Please speak." Yang Zhen looked serious. He had already guessed what the other party was going to say.
Sure enough, I saw a look of grief and anger on this man's face, gritted his teeth and said:
"Please, you must avenge my mother!"
"My mother, she was killed!"
"Who was harmed? Taoist Liu?" Yang Zhen asked.
Regarding the death of the Jin family, he questioned many people, including Zhu Shiya of the Zhu family, as well as Zhao Liyu, Tiezhu, Yang Mabu and others.
In the end, he came to the conclusion that Jin did indeed die at the mouth of the demon wolf, but the process was somewhat unclear.
The biggest doubt among them is that with Jin Qingchen's strength at the fourth level of Qi training and a first-level high-grade sword to protect himself, even if he loses to a pack of wolves, it is not difficult to escape.
Maybe it was to protect her son.
This was his guess, but there was no further evidence to support it.
But now, the witness of the entire incident is right in front of him, and the truth will be completely revealed.
Thinking of this, Yang Zhen couldn't help but look forward to it.
However, the middle-aged man's first words shocked him:
"Taoist Liu? No! That man's surname is Yang, and he comes from the same clan as me!"
PS: There won’t be too much plot in this volume, but it feels a little difficult to write. In addition, some holes have begun to be filled in. To prevent mistakes, I am writing a little slowly.
Thank you to my old friend Jiuzhouke 2012 for your support with monthly tickets and recommended tickets! Thank you Carrot!
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