Zhong Yan left Feixian Pavilion and left Ruoyun behind.
Using the messenger talisman, Li Shangwen was found on West Street.
This guy is actually setting up a stall selling groceries!
On his handsome face, there were a few messy strands of hair hanging down in front of his forehead, and there was a tired look between his eyebrows. His brocade robe changed into coarse linen clothes, and he still had the image of a young master before.
On the rag in front of him were three first-level talismans, several bottles of elixirs, and other miscellaneous items such as animal skins.
"uncle!"
As soon as he saw Zhong Yan, Li Shangwen stood up from the small stool with excitement on his face.
Zhong Yan glanced at the stall and said, "Let's go."
"good!"
Li Shangwen wrapped a roll of rag around his waist, followed Zhong Yan, and couldn't wait to talk about his experiences these days.
He first spent two days wandering around Fang City to gain more knowledge, and found that the security in Fang City was very high, so he sold the talisman given by Zhong Yan to a big store, leaving only one communication talisman.
Then he went to sell various goods and set up a stall by himself. He didn't make much, so he just added a few taels of silver according to the original price. Over and over again, he actually earned around a hundred taels.
Li Shangwen smiled and said: "My child still has twelve spiritual stones. These goods in hand are worth almost ten yuan. The money is pure profit! This is the first time that my child has made money since he was a child. It feels indescribably wonderful!" "
Zhong Yan glanced at him, "Where will you sleep at night?"
Li Shangwen turned around and pointed, "In the alley behind, I saw many people not staying in the hotel at night, but sleeping directly against the wall. The cost of the inn in this city is so much more expensive than that in Qingyang City, so I don't want to go there. Anyway, Nothing will happen."
Zhong Yan nodded and praised: "Not bad."
Passing through an uninhabited alley, Li Shangwen approached Zhong Yan and whispered: "Uncle, I have been thinking about it carefully these days, and I still have a doubt in my heart. I don't know whether to talk about it or not."
"explain."
"You told Immortal Master Nama that the City Lord's Mansion would help deal with the subsequent troubles. Were you lying to him? What leverage do you have to negotiate with City Lord Qin to get him to agree to deal with the aftermath?"
"I don't have any leverage, and I won't look for him."
"Ah?" Li Shangwen stopped in a daze.
Zhong Yan stopped, waved his hand to form a sound barrier, and said with a smile: "Didn't I tell you that my uncle also likes gambling? I bet that Qin Ben will take action."
Li Shangwen pushed the hair from his forehead, scratched his face, and said worriedly: "This is too risky! Uncle, you have a young family, so reckless, betting your hopes on others, without even saying hello, if If he ignores it, there will be no way out."
"Then what do you think is the bargaining chip that makes Qin Ben willing to help?"
Zhong Yan asked back, and then said: "Uncle, I am at the fourth level of Qi refining. I am in the middle and lower reaches among the many guests in Qingyang City. Even the possible position of retinue mage was given by Qin Ben. The only one who can do it is the Talisman Master. Identity is not worth mentioning, so what leverage can I have?"
"If you don't have enough chips to negotiate, you are completely relying on others, and others will be too lazy to pay attention to you. Therefore, you can't come to your door, you have to do it yourself first."
Li Shangwen blinked and said uncertainly: "If you don't communicate with the City Lord's Mansion and do your own thing, he will think that you have many back-ups and can solve them without his help. In this way, your bargaining chip will be infinitely magnified. Right?"
Zhong Yan nodded with a smile, "You understand a little bit, but it's not completely right. The key to this is that I told you that Qin Ben was dissatisfied with Xue Shanhu's many ways. He eliminated Xue Shanhu and supported another obedient collaborator. Something I wanted to do but never did.”
Li Shangwen's eyes lit up and he clapped his hands and said, "I understand, my uncle. What you have to do, uncle, is to push Qin Ben to do what he wants to do!"
Zhong Yan nodded, "Of course, the premise is to understand the entire situation, whether it is opponents, stakeholders, or unrelated people..."
After a pause, Zhong Yanxiao asked: "Do you know intuitively? When you bet money and guess dice, you often have a feeling that this one is going to win?"
Li Shangwen was stunned, "Yes, but every time I open it, it's wrong!"
Zhong Yan couldn't help laughing, "So you are gambling and guessing!"
“Intuition sounds like an ethereal thing, but it is often based on certain evidence and phenomena. It’s just that many people don’t know how to organize and classify various clues;
For example, when my uncle bet that Qin Ben would take action, I analyzed Qingyang's situation and speculated on Qin Ben's psychology and temperament based on what he did. This gave me the intuition that Qin Ben would take action.
What I want to do is to make this intuition stronger and increase the possibility of Qin Ben taking action.
Therefore, although Qin Ben and I have not conspired and discussed privately, it seems to be a complete gamble, but we are very sure. "
Li Shangwen was confused and scratched his scalp.
Zhong Yan looked at his face and continued to teach carefully, "Give me a simple example, does Xue Hongyi know?"
"I know, Xue Huhu's adopted son is at the fourth level of innate martial arts."
"Where's Guo Qingxue?"
Li Shangwen silently read his name twice, "The housekeeper of Xue Mansion is called Guo Qinglin, it should be related to him."
"She is Guo Qinglin's sister, who is also Xue Shanhu's eldest wife."
"It's her!"
Zhong Yan nodded and asked with a smile: "What do you think about putting this name together?"
"Foster mother and adopted son, what's the problem?"
"What would you think if you saw them walking alone on the street one day, talking and laughing?"
Li Shangwen looked confused.
Zhong Yan continued: "Some time later, you happened to meet them coming out of the room at the inn again, and you noticed that Guo Qingxue was disheveled, with a strange face, and he was evasive. What would you think of?"
Li Shangwen's eyes widened, "Are they having an affair?!"
Zhong Yan smiled and said: "Look, you don't have any evidence. This is just your intuition. It's all based on speculation. In fact, it's normal for the mistress and the adopted son to walk alone on the street, even if they come out of the room disheveled and with an abnormal face. , it may also be caused by some misunderstanding, or even Xue Shanhu is in the room.
As time goes by, you find more similar traces, and by summarizing all the clues, your intuition will become stronger. Even if there is no evidence of catching someone in bed, you can still judge whether this intuition is true. fact. "
Li Shangwen pursed his lips and thought, took a breath and said, "Uncle, the child seems to understand a little bit!"
Then, he curiously asked: "Then do they really have that kind of relationship?"
"You have to think about the problem from multiple angles. This is not the key to the problem."
After a pause, Zhong Yan said meaningfully: "The key is whether Xue Shanhu will feel that his wife and adopted son are suspected of adultery."
"..." Li Shangwen blinked, looked at Zhong Yan with eyes full of admiration and awe, and said with a smile: "Uncle, if Xue Peng knew that he had brought an enemy like you to the family, he would probably break open the coffin board. , I will kneel down in front of you and kill myself to apologize!"
"Okay, go back and think about it slowly by yourself. When things happen, think more, compare more, summarize more, and don't be afraid of making mistakes. When you gain more experience, you will naturally know how to measure the so-called intuition, whether it is reliable, and whether you should gamble."
"Yes, uncle! The kid remembers it!"
At this moment, in Li Shangwen's heart, Zhong Yan is a god-like existence, and he is extremely grateful that the other party can be so attentive and take the trouble to teach him.
Subsequently.
The two went to Huoyun Pavilion and got the talisman materials.
Zhong Yan was surprised when he saw the two guards, and an unknown premonition arose in his heart for no reason.
Because one of the gray-shirted old men, whom he had met at the Fire Cloud Sect sect meeting, was named Song Yunhui. He was the law enforcement elder of the inner sect. His specific state was unknown, but he was definitely above the middle stage of foundation building.
The law enforcement elder left the sect and came to Yangquanfang City. He must have come to investigate something happened here, and the matter was not small.
Another young man in black clothes in his twenties, with narrow eyebrows and thin lips, has a strange face. He is not a permanent guard of Huoyun Pavilion, but his identity is not difficult to guess. He must be a disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall who came with Song Yunhui. .
Zhong Yan immediately stepped forward and saluted solemnly, "Zhong Yan has met Elder Song, senior brother!"
Song Yunhui nodded slightly, not surprised to be recognized.
Zhong Yan immediately knew that it was Lin Zhengping who had introduced him to him. He looked at Lin Zhengping and said with shame: "Elder Lin, how dare I bother Elder Song to send me back to the city!"
Lin Zhengping smiled and said: "Nothing, I originally arranged for two other people, and it just so happens that Senior Brother Song is on the road with you on some business, so let's go together."
"That's it, Elder Lao, senior brother."
After Zhong Yanshi bowed, his eyes flashed when he lowered his head. He stood up and said awkwardly: "Disciple, I have another unkind request..."
Not long after.
A group of four people walked out of Huoyun Pavilion.
Zhong Yan was in front, Li Shangwen was pretending to be a servant and was accompanying him. Song Yunhui and the man in black revealed their cultivation aura on the fifth level of Qi Refining, acting as a guard.
Arrive at the gate of Defang City.
When they met Mazhida, they changed their appearance with a new face, and they were notified by Zhong Yan in advance, so they didn't make too many courteous gestures.
Even so, many of Fangshi's eyes, which were about to move, retreated away.
With such a strong lineup, there would be no surprises on this trip.
In mortal cities like Qingyang, on the road leading to nearby cities, the bandit cultivators who jump around are basically in the Qi refining stage, and there are very few in the later stage of Qi refining.
With Ma Zhida alone, it's basically safe. Even if he can't fight back, escaping is not a problem.
What's more, now there is an additional foundation-building elder.
The four of them rode away soon.
A big man with a beard came out of Fangshi and followed him from a distance on horseback.
His expression was hesitant at first, then firm, and finally turned into excitement. He found a deserted place to stop and deliver the message.
at the same time.
In the maple forest two hundred miles away from Qingyang City, the middle-aged man in Qingshan took out the talisman and learned the news - two more fifth-level Qi refining and one seventh-level Qi refining were feasible!
All the bandit leaders showed excitement.
Not to mention the resources Zhong Yan brought with him, the wealth of two middle-stage Qi-refining monks and one late-stage Qi-refining monk was worth taking action.
"Brothers, have a good rest tonight! Make a fortune tomorrow!"
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Qingyang City, Zhongfu.
These days, the Zhongfu family members are keeping an unusually low profile. Except for bringing drinks and food to the sergeants outside the hospital, they never leave the house.
Even three properties in the city were temporarily closed because the day after Zhong Yan left, Yuelai Restaurant was vandalized by 'unknown persons'.
The whole family was worried, and bad thoughts inevitably came into their minds - the master had left the family and ran away!
Most people naturally dare not speak out.
Xia He secretly talked with Qiu Xiang, "It's been eleven days, why hasn't my husband come back with news?"
Qiuxiang: "Fourth sister, do you think my husband will abandon us and run away?"
Xia He: "..."
Qiuxiang rolled her eyes: "You come here so late to ask me, don't tell me you don't think so!"
Xia He: "I have thought about it, but I don't think my husband will leave us alone. We still have children! Just talk about it in private, but don't let the eldest sister hear it!"
"I know, I'm just afraid..." As she said that, Qiuxiang glanced at the door and lowered her voice and said, "I heard that monks are indifferent to family ties and it's very common for monks to abandon their families and children."
Xia He thought for a moment and said, "No way, my husband is different from other masters. So if my husband leaves, what will my sister do?"
Qiuxiang pursed her lips and said, "What can we do? If my husband doesn't come back, the whole house will be dead!"
After a pause, he added, "Maybe it's even worse!"
Xia He was silent for a while, and said with fierce eyes: "If the Xue Mansion comes to kill me, I will die with them, and I will have someone to support me even if I die!"
Qiuxiang's face fell, and she said weakly: "I don't know martial arts."
Xia He blinked and suppressed a smile: "Then, when they come to the door, I will kill you first?"
Qiuxiang was speechless and said with an angry smile: "Don't worry about it, sister, I'll do it myself!"
The two of them struggled with each other, laughing and enjoying themselves in pain.
To say that the calmest person in the entire Zhong Mansion was naturally Yan Sandao, but he was 'locked up tightly' and was not allowed to go out.
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