After leaving the main hall, Lin Manliu went to the backyard of the villa to report to his parents that they were safe.
The family of three chatted with each other and talked about a lot of gossip and trivial things...
For example, has the journey been safe?
Or maybe ask the young man what strange things happened on the road?
Lin Man answered them one by one. As for the answers, they were all relaxed and satisfying.
When they were chatting happily, Lin's father "driven away" the boy in a short shirt.
Seeing Lin Man's doubtful expression, Father Lin pointed to the door and explained the reason.
The news of his return today has been informed by the Taoist Shen when he passed by. He also said by the way that he would have time to pay a visit.
In response to this, the boy in a short shirt grinned and shouted, "Let's go!" Go now!
Lin Manliu pushed open the door and walked out. Before he even took a step forward, he saw a familiar figure at the corner of the familiar courtyard.
Zhou Mo, who was wearing a plain white Taoist robe, was sitting cross-legged on the eaves for some reason. When he heard the movement of the boy in a short shirt, he raised his eyes and looked over.
Lin Manliu thought to himself, this person must have bad intentions when he appears here in the middle of the night!
The young man spoke loudly: "What is Master Zhou doing here?"
Zhou Mo said: "I have nothing to do, so I just find a place to sit quietly."
We haven’t seen each other for a long time, but Zhou Mo still loves to save face...
Lin Manliu hugged his fists and shouted: "It's getting late, I still need to visit Master Shen Xiao, so I won't disturb Master Zhou to sit quietly and watch the sky!"
After the boy in the short shirt finished speaking, he prepared to continue walking towards the courtyard where Shen Adou was.
But when he approached Zhou Mo's side, he suddenly heard the soft words of the Taoist robe.
"Have you ever regretted going to Southern Xinjiang?"
Lin Manliu stood still and was silent for a moment.
"Although my character is damaged, I have no regrets!"
After hearing the boy's answer, Zhou Mo closed his eyes and slowly exhaled.
"If you don't go, your heart will not be harmed and disaster will not strike you. Do you still not regret it?"
Lin Manliu replied with two words, no regrets!
Seeing Zhou Mo's expression, as if he was ready to continue his lecture, the boy in a short shirt quickly raised his hand to block Zhou Mo's mouth.
The young man's sudden move made Zhou Mo open his eyes again and look at the reckless man in front of him.
The two looked at each other, and Lin Manliu spoke word by word.
"My parents told me since I was little that it's a blessing, not a curse, and you can't avoid it! I know that after the incident in Maple Leaf Forest, Master Zhou always had good intentions in persuading you, but there's no need to persuade me in everything! Let's stop it!"
When he met Jiang Yanlin before the Sword Burial Valley, even if it was intentional, he would still lend a helping hand to the young master of Yuezhou whom he had met once before.
The indirect death of Brother Dong in Lotus Bay was unexpected, and it was also due to his failure to see the situation clearly.
But he will take this as a warning in the future, act more cautiously, and will not put his relatives and friends in danger again.
These are Lin Manliu's disasters, and they are also lessons he must learn on his journey.
How do people who have never suffered hardship know what it feels like, and how can they ensure that they will not suffer hardship in the future?
Without waiting for Zhou Mo to resist, Lin Manliu quickly left without paying any attention to this person as he removed his hand.
In the end, only a plain white Taoist robe was left at the corner of the courtyard.
Zhou Mo looked at the sky and murmured: "Good fortune and misfortune depend on each other... I have learned a lesson..."
Misfortunes are where blessings depend, and blessings are where misfortunes lie.
The boy in a short shirt, who had already gone away, appeared in front of the small courtyard where Shen Adou lived.
Lin Manliu raised his hand and knocked on the courtyard door. With a "squeak" sound, the ajar door opened on its own.
There was also a shouting sound in the courtyard. I forgot to close the door, just come in!
The boy in a short shirt walked into the courtyard, and through the half-open window frame, he found that Priest Shen Xiao was busy in the house!
At this moment, the little girl with braids was counting the money on the table with her fingers.
When Lin Manliu took a closer look, Shen Adou quickly raised his hands and covered all the money on the table to prevent the young man from seeing it.
Lin Manliu clicked his tongue and said, "How come Master Shen is so good at guarding against thieves..."
Shen Adou shook his head, pretending to explain in a deep voice.
"Just now I calculated with my fingers that someone has incurred a huge amount of debt recently. If I become obsessed with money, won't my money be in trouble?"
As soon as these words came out, the boy in short shirt suddenly had black lines on his face.
Today, he is indeed short of Senior Sister Qiao by a lot of money.
Lin Manliu could only cough out: "Ahem... No matter how difficult it is for me, I will never ask Master Shen to borrow money..."
Shen Adou said: "Seriously? Then we can get down to business!"
The young man in a short shirt nodded in agreement and began to wait for the little girl with braided braids to say "business".
Shen Adou spread his hands, picked out four copper plates from the pile of money, and placed them in front of the two of them.
"There are a total of eighty-three dollars on the desk. Now that I have taken out four dollars, how much is left?"
The boy in the short shirt knew that when facing Ru Zhoumo and Shen Adou, the things they said should not be viewed superficially.
But sometimes, you can't break away from the appearance and detach yourself from things.
Lin Manliu responded subconsciously: "Seventy-nine dollars..."
Shen Adou said: "Today's Yijian Villa is the selected four coins. If you want to use four coins to compete with the other seventy-nine, there is only one way!"
Lin Manliu responded: "Combining vertical and horizontal alliances, swallowing small money first, and then making big money?"
In the main hall before, Jiang Xu said this. If he wanted to achieve something in one fell swoop, he would naturally have to negotiate and cooperate with other forces.
Only in this way can we have a break with Queen Nasu.
If we attack with only four coins, we will undoubtedly be able to shake the tree with an earthworm and hit a rock with an egg.
The best result is definitely that in the decisive battle, one's own side has more chips than them, and even 84 coins are all in one hand, so the other side has no chance to come back.
Lin Manliu was in this state of mind when suddenly Shen Adou hit his head with a copper plate.
The boy in a short shirt groaned in pain and looked at the little girl with braids on the other side of the table.
Shen Adou reminded: "Don't be greedy for small things!"
Lin Manliu nodded, and raised his hand to rub his forehead.
"Thank you, Master Shen, for your teachings!"
Seeing the embarrassment shown by the young man, Shen Adou covered his face and laughed.
Lin Manliu muttered in a low voice: "It's so funny..."
Shen Adou immediately put away his smile and looked at him with a straight face.
"If there's nothing funny, just give me the money. Let's combine the wages from the past few times with today's wages! I'm also very tired from throwing stones!"
Now hearing the word "money" makes the young man feel a little embarrassed.
Lin Manliu asked tentatively: "Master Shen Xiaodao... No, how much does Shen Xiaobanxian want to charge?"
Shen Adou looked down at the money on the table and casually shouted: "Seventy-nine dollars!"
Lin Manliu said: "Isn't it a bit expensive... Shen Xiaobanxian, look at how much food you can eat in this city for a day..."
Shen Adou pretended to be angry, raised his hand and slapped it on the table.
"I, the little half-immortal of Yangzhou, have been doing business...for so many years, the prices have always been like this!"
"If you don't believe it, hurry up and go to the fortune-telling stall on Yangzhou Street tomorrow to ask!"
"For those of us who are fortune tellers, it is also very difficult! We take people's money to help them eliminate disasters. This money can be collected safely!"
The series of heroic words in Shen Adou's mouth made Lin Manliu a little confused.
The young man secretly wondered if Master Shen had been misled by Chong Ying, as his way of talking sounded like Chong Ying's.
Seeing Lin Manliu's dull eyes, Shen Adou suppressed his smile and prepared to continue speaking.
"Lin Manliu, you run outside all day long..."
Unexpectedly, Lin Manliu suddenly shouted righteously: "Master Shen Xiaodao!"
Shen Adou immediately broke through and replied: "Ah...what's wrong?"
Lin Man said in six words: "There are many good people in the village, and there are also many bad people!"
"so?"
"When traveling in the villa, you can talk to Senior Sister Ji and Nuxia Shen. You must not join forces with Chong Ying, the old liar and others!"
"how you said that?"
Shen Adou looked at Lin Manliu in surprise, and the boy in short shirt continued to explain.
"The words spoken by Priest Shen Xiao just now are quite similar to the unhealthy trend in the villa!"
"This kind of disgusting yin and yang aura from fellow disciples is something you can never learn from!"
"What Taoist Shen Xiaodao wants to say next is to tell me and ask me to look for more reasons in myself? I have been away from home all these years, and I don't know how to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. I only waste money all day long traveling around... right?" "
Shen Adou nodded, and Lin Manliu lamented with "heartbreak".
"This unhealthy trend seems to have affected Master Shen!"
Shen Adou subconsciously raised his hands, grabbed the braid on his head, and began to think seriously about Lin Manliu's words.
Indeed, in Yijian Villa, this kind of yin and yang strange atmosphere is particularly prevalent.
This problem started with Lu Fengbai, the eldest villa owner, and it became even more obvious when it came to the second villa owner Ye Dangting.
If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will naturally be extremely crooked. This custom is naturally "inherited".
Just when Shen Adou was about to agree with the young man, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Lin Manliu.
Lin Manliu knew something was wrong, and immediately stood up and prepared to retreat.
Shen Adou shouted: "Lin Manliu, don't you also have this unhealthy trend in you?"
Among the people in Yijian Villa who have mastered the yin and yang strange energy to a great extent, Lin Manliu would be ranked second, but no one of his generation would dare to be ranked first!
At this moment, the boy in a short shirt had already run into the courtyard. Behind him, Shen Adou grabbed a handful of coins and was about to throw them at him again.
Lin Manliu hurriedly said: "It's hard to find if it falls in the yard! Priest Shen, think twice!"
Shen Adou glanced at the retreating figure, then at the money clenched in his hand, and looked back and forth several times.
In the end, the little girl with braids had no choice but to stamp her feet angrily, and finally put the money back on the table.
"I'm so angry! I told you earlier what this person did!"
Lin Manliu stood outside the courtyard gate and looked back at the angry little girl.
Thank you, Master Shen!
