"Sister, what are you doing?!" Qin Rulan secretly tugged on Qin Xinru's clothes with her hand behind her back, and shouted in her ear in a low voice.
Her cheeks were red and she felt embarrassed. She lowered her head and was too embarrassed to look at Zhang Xiaozu.
Qin Xinru's reaction and words clearly told her that Zhang Xiaozhu's jade pendant was really a treasure that was beneficial to the soul, but what she never expected was that Qin Xinru actually pinned the jade pendant behind her back, spoke forcefully, and put on a strong look. Buying and selling by force, how is this different from a street bully? It is really disgraceful.
After being reminded by Qin Rulan, Qin Xinru looked startled, and then realized that she had lost her composure. Her cheeks turned red and she was very embarrassed. She took a deep breath to calm down her turbulent emotions, but still did not return the jade pendant to Zhang Xiaozu, but used a gentler gesture than before. He said with a lot of tone: "No matter who you talk to, you have to quote your price, right? Maybe you tell me now, and I will——"
"You can't." Zhang Xiaozu shook his head and interrupted Qin Xinru, "Either take me to see the great elder, or return the jade pendant to me, and I will turn around and leave immediately."
"What if I don't pay it back?" After being interrupted by Zhang Xiaozu, and seeing Zhang Xiaozu's smug and arrogant expression, with an expression of doubt about himself, Qin Xinru's anger suddenly surged up again, and she stared at Zhang Xiaozu and said coldly .
"If you don't return it -" Zhang Xiaozu looked cold and said, "Then you have to take it carefully and don't let it get bumped. If it breaks, it will be over."
After saying that, Zhang Xiaopou ignored Qin Xinru and looked at Qin Rulan and said: "Second Miss, please lead the way. I really want to see the elder of your mansion. If that doesn't work, then I will find another family and sell this jade pendant to them."
"Please come here." Qin Rulan also figured it out. Qin Xinru was still unwilling to face Zhang Xiaopou's identity, and insisted on looking down at Zhang Xiaopou in a condescending manner. If the two of them were to negotiate this deal, it would have to fall through, so Simply ignore Qin Xinru and lead Zhang Xiaopou forward.
The two of them bypassed Qin Xinru and continued walking forward, one behind the other.
Qin Xinru stood there, and it took her a few beats to react. It was because Zhang Xiaozu told her to hold the jade pendant, which made her nervous. She didn't dare to use force to hold the jade pendant, for fear that it would be broken by the force. But I didn't dare to loosen it too much for fear that the jade pendant would fall off and break.
When she came to her senses, Zhang Xiaozu and Zhang Xiaozu had already walked more than ten steps away, and they immediately started to chase after her angrily. Suddenly there was a crisp sound in her ears, and she suddenly stopped her unlifted foot in place, followed by her body. It trembled violently like a sieve basket.
Gulu——
Qin Xinru swallowed hard, her expression extremely panicked, and she lowered her head to look at her right hand. As the five fingers of her right hand opened little by little, and the jade pendant that had been split into two parts came into view, the blood on her face instantly disappeared, and she collapsed to the ground with a bang. Eyes staring, but without focus. The mouth was open wide, but no sound came out.
"ah--"
"ah--"
"ah--"
When Qin Xinru woke up from the sluggish state, holding the broken jade pendant in both hands, and letting out a louder scream, Zhang Xiaozu and Zhang Xiaozu had already turned around the screen wall and walked far away.
"What happened?!" Qin Rulan was startled when she heard Qin Xinru's scream. She hurriedly stopped and looked behind her, but her sight was blocked by the screen wall and she couldn't see what was going on.
"Maybe you accidentally broke the jade pendant?" Zhang Xiaozhu glanced back as if nothing had happened, and then urged Qin Rulan: "Let's keep walking."
"The jade pendant was--broken?!" Qin Rulan's eyes suddenly widened.
Zhang Xiaozu waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's okay, I have another piece here. Let's go, it's almost dark."
Qin Rulan raised her head and looked at the scorching sun high in the sky. Damn it, it was getting dark.
"Hey -" She sighed, shook her head, turned around and continued walking forward.
Although she didn't know what happened specifically, but Zhang Xiaozu's calm reaction that seemed to have been expected, and the evil smile on the corner of his mouth, she knew that her sister must have been teased by Zhang Xiaozu, and the trick was terrible.
Qin Rulan turned around and walked into a garden path. Because Qin Xinru's scream was too penetrating, the Qin family heard the sound and came. They were afraid that there would be another trouble after the Qin family met Zhang Xiaopou, so they hurriedly walked out of the path.
After turning left and right, Qin Rulan took Zhang Xiaopou to a secluded courtyard and said to Zhang Xiaopou, "Master, please wait a moment. Let me inform you."
"Yeah." Zhang Xiaozu nodded.
Dong dong dong——
Qin Rulan walked forward and knocked lightly on the door. After a moment, an old voice came from the room: "What's the matter?"
Qin Rulan was immediately overjoyed when she heard the voice, and said anxiously: "Great Elder, it's me, Rulan. That's right, a young master named Zhang said that he has treasures that can nourish the soul, and he has the intention to sell them. He wants to meet with you to discuss in detail. Will you see me?"
"Bring him in." The great elder's voice came from the room, his tone was indifferent, and it was hard to tell whether he was surprised or happy.
Qin Rulan obeyed the order, informed Zhang Xiaozu, and then the two of them entered the room one after the other.
Zhang Xiaozu stepped into the room and was stunned. He saw that the room was empty, except for a round table and a few round stools, there was no other furniture, and there was not even a landscape calligraphy and painting hanging on the four walls.
"The Great Elder has always been frugal, and his food, clothing, housing, and transportation have always been simple." Qin Rulan lowered her voice and said in a low voice, either because she sensed the shock in Zhang Xiaozu's heart or because she was anxious to explain that the City Lord's Mansion did not abuse their First Elder.
"This is too frugal." Zhang Xiaozu muttered in astonishment.
"Haha, I just think that too many things in the room are an eyesore. It's a personal habit, not frugality." The elder smiled and walked out of the inner bedroom.
He has white beard and white hair, old cheeks but rosy complexion. He wears a gray-white short-sleeved jacket on his upper body, a pair of linen wide-leg trousers on his lower body, and a pair of straw slippers on his feet.
This outfit gave Zhang Xiaozu a sense of familiarity. The old men in Liujiacun all wore this all summer, and Zhang Xiaozu immediately felt a sense of intimacy with this elder who he had never met before. But what puzzled him was that the old man's mental state didn't seem like his soul was damaged and his cultivation level plummeted.
"Rulan has met the great elder."
"Boy Zhang Xiaopeng, I have met my senior."
The two of them paid tribute to the great elder one after another.
"No need to be restrained, just sit down and talk." The great elder smiled and nodded, pointing to the table.
The two of them sat down one by one after the great elder sat down.
"Mr. Zhang, can you take out the treasure and show me the treasure?" The elder sat down and got straight to the point.
"The treasure was snatched away by Miss Qin when entering the gate of the Qin Mansion, but it doesn't matter. I will get one for my senior now." Zhang Xiaozhu said with a smile.
After saying that, he looked at Qin Rulan and asked, "Second Miss, can you lend me the jade bracelet on your wrist?"
"Ah?" Qin Rulan didn't understand what Zhang Xiaozu meant.
"Jade bracelet." Zhang Xiaopou shook his wrist to signal.
"Oh" Although she still didn't understand what Zhang Xiaozu meant, she understood and took off the emerald jade bracelet and handed it to Zhang Xiaozu.
Combining Zhang Xiaozu's words and deeds, the eldest elder vaguely guessed what Zhang Xiaozu wanted to do, but his first reaction was not shock, but laughter. He felt that Zhang Xiaozu was a liar who was playing tricks, but he did not point it out immediately and wanted to see. See what tricks Zhang Xiaopou plays.
Zhang Xiaozu did not hide it. In front of the elder and Qin Rulan, he blessed the emerald jade bracelet with the power of the spiritual nourishing talisman. In order to make the effect better, he deliberately slowed down and condensed more Taoist ghosts on the talisman. Power.
"Please tell the authenticity from the great elder." Zhang Xiaozu presented the emerald jade bracelet to the great elder with both hands.
"Interesting. Are you a ghost cultivator or a Taoist cultivator?" The elder noticed that Zhang Xiaopeng had used Taoist power and ghost power at the same time. He couldn't help but asked curiously, and at the same time reached out to take the emerald green jade bracelet.
"Taoist cultivator." Zhang Xiaozu responded.
"Where did the master come from?" the great elder asked.
"Master Sanqing Guan Tianwu Zhenren." Zhang Xiaozu replied.
Hearing the name of Master Tianwu, the elder couldn't help but be startled, and looked at Zhang Xiaopou in surprise, but the next moment he shifted his gaze to the emerald green jade bracelet in his hand, his eyes widened with an expression of disbelief.
"It's wonderful. It's wonderful." The great elder soon woke up from the shock, stroking his white beard and exclaiming: "It's just an ordinary soul-nurturing talisman, but it is drawn with the two extremely contradictory powers of Tao and ghost. It’s really incredible that it has the effect of nourishing the soul.”
"The Great Elder has a golden eye and can tell the truth with just one word." Zhang Xiaozu said in admiration.
The great elder shook his head and said: "You draw talismans and cast spells in front of my eyes, and I will naturally know it clearly. But if you make it elsewhere and then show it to me, I won't be able to tell that there is anything on this jade bracelet. What kind of mystery. The power of the spell is invisible, so wouldn't it mean that there are frequent dirty tricks in fights?"
"Cough——" Zhang Xiaozu suddenly choked on his saliva.
"It seems that you are quite useful." The great elder smiled.
"——" Zhang Xiaozu looked up at the roof, pretending not to hear anything.
"I have been friends with Niubi Lao Tao for many years. You kid can't talk like a lion." The elder said again.
"I would like to say hello to the senior on behalf of my master." Zhang Xiaozu stood up quickly and saluted the elder.
The great elder waved his hand and said, "Tell me, how much is it? My house is bare, but you have some idea."
"——" Zhang Xiaozu sweated, and secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, I'm not here for your old money, otherwise it would be hard to tell whether I could move a stool or not."
"——" Qin Rulan listened on the side, her cheeks flushed with shame, her head lowered and she didn't dare to say anything.
"Senior and my tutor have been friends for many years. How dare I ask for money from my senior?" Zhang Xiaozu said.
"That's about it." The great elder nodded with satisfaction.
"Ahem - Mr. Zhang, the eldest elder is joking with you. The Qin family will give you a satisfactory price." Qin Rulan couldn't stand listening anymore and hurriedly said.
"Adults are talking, children, don't interrupt." The elder immediately shouted at Qin Rulan with a straight face.
"——" Qin Rulan was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head.
"However, I have something to ask for, junior." Zhang Xiaozu said.
"Say." The great elder responded noncommittally.
"This junior wants to get a few more and sell them to the major families in Baiyun City. No money is required, just elixirs and demon pills. I would like to ask the elder to preside over it. Well, I'm afraid it won't be convenient for me to show up." Zhang Xiaozu said his intention.
"You just want me to be a salesman for you for a while. No problem, we'll split the bill 30-70. I'll give you 30-70."
"——"
