Zhang Qilu and the other six people were sitting in a top-notch restaurant, ordering a table full of dishes. Baked stuffed snow crab lid, sweet and sour pork with 10-year tangerine peel, Fulin crispy chicken, baked oxtail with roasted sauce, crispy abalone and chicken, dragon belt with jade pear fragrance, Longjing chrysanthemum smoked squab, Australian lobster in soup, rice wine braised queen clam, Steamed grouper, fresh shrimp, scallops and lotus leaf rice, stewed abalone fin with hotpot chicken, and bird's nest in coconut sauce.
Everyone is a cultivator and hasn't eaten much for almost a day. When they see such a large table of delicious food, they can't hold back and just gobble it up.
Huo Huiling was the first to put down her chopsticks. She asked with some embarrassment, "Um, um, what kind of Taoist art did you bring us here just now?" After saying this, Huo Huiling's face was already flushed, and she looked pretty and handsome. It was not like she had never seen a boy before, but when she saw Zhang Qilu, some uncontrollable emotions arose in her heart.
Huo Huiling's question was also what everyone wanted to ask curiously. Although everyone did not stop using their chopsticks, they all turned their attention to Zhang Qilu.
"It is said that thousands of years ago, there was a Taoist method called "Eighteen Escapes". The origin has been lost. The eighteen Escapes are: Gold Escape, Wood Escape, Water Escape, Fire Escape, Earth Escape, Ice Escape, Wind Escape, and Rain Escape. Escape, Cloud Escape, Sea Escape, Mountain Escape, Thunder Escape, Mirror Escape, Shadow Escape, Sound Escape, Light Escape, Electricity Escape, and Sky Escape. But after thousands of years, most of these eighteen escape methods All have been lost. Gradually, only five kinds of escape methods have been left. These five escape methods are called "Five Elements Escape Methods". But until now, these Five Elements Escape Methods are not complete, and only a few are left. Longhu Mountain is considered The only Taoist sect that masters this method. They call it "Five Elements Escape", but they can't use it out of thin air. Now they need to use the power of the Five Elements and set up a formation in advance to use it."
"Nephew, then the Taoist temple we showed up is just a formation, right?"
"Yes, they have set up this formation in some places in China."
"Brother Qi, wouldn't it be very convenient to go wherever you want?"
"No, this formation is extremely complex and very expensive. There are only six of them in the whole of China."
"Nephew, that's awesome. You can take me on trips more often in the future."
The two girls were talking to each other, making Zhang Qilu feel helpless.
"It can't be used casually." Zhang Qilu took out the jade seal and said, "This is the Tianshi Seal of Longhu Mountain. If you want to escape to those places, you need to activate the jade seal, but after using it once, this The energy of the jade talisman is now dead and needs to be nourished by the holder. Now I estimate that it will be impossible to use it again within a year and a half."
After listening to Zhang Qilu's story, everyone seemed disappointed.
"But that old Taoist priest must not have imagined that from the fragments he mentioned, it would be possible for me to understand the entire "Eighteen Escapes" backwards."
Hearing what Zhang Qilu said, everyone became excited again, as if they could learn it tomorrow.
"That little Taoist priest is so powerful. It's much more powerful than my divine foot power."
"However, it will take some time to realize this. I think if I don't do anything, I should be able to fully understand it in about five years."
Hearing this, everyone was discouraged again. Others could say, how could Zhang Qilu, the unlucky guy, do nothing for five years, and yet trouble would come to his door within five days?
"Okay, let's eat. Pay the bill."
In front of the waiter, everyone looks at me and I look at you. Although they are all young men and women from rich families, none of them have money.
"Huanxi, don't you have any money?"
"Boss. It was taken away by those people."
"Well, the money was taken away, but those treasures on your body were left to you. You deserved to be beaten by those guys."
Then Zhang Qilu looked at the little monk again.
"Little Taoist priest, do you see ***? I rely on alms."
Zhang Qilu could only hold his forehead. Suddenly, a stack of blue Huaxia coins appeared out of thin air in his palm and handed it to the waiter.
The waiter was a little stunned, but he didn't take the money from Zhang Qilu's hand.
"Sorry, we
If you don’t accept Huaxia coins, besides, it won’t be enough for you. "
Zhang Qilu stopped talking and took out another wad of money with his left hand like magic. This time it’s Lianzhongbi. At this time, not only the waiters, but also everyone was dumbfounded. Zhang Qilu threw his money to the waiter.
"Is it enough?"
The waiter nodded like a beetle.
Zhang Qilu shook his head slightly.
"Nephew, what kind of magical power do you have?"
"It's just a little trick. Okay, everyone, we should go. We still have things to do."
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The large round hardwood dining table is dark red in color. If you look carefully, the dark red also has a hint of purple. The wooden surface is not painted, but it already has a thick oxide layer. Make the table surface smoother and more lustrous. Zhang Yuanmei knew that this kind of patina showed that the table was old. The real value was not the table, but the patina, because it represented the heritage of the big family. No matter how precious something is, there are always people who can afford it, but to protect it for decades or even centuries, only a big family with a deep foundation can do it.
Zhang Yuanmei's home in Shanghai has a dining table that is more expensive, older and larger than this one. No matter how the outside world is turned upside down, these big families have remained unchanged for thousands of years, but sometimes they need to hide behind the scenes. If they can't avoid dynasty changes and wars, then they are not qualified to be called a thousand-year family.
Zhang Yuanmei is thinking about the future of her family. With the emergence of people like Zhang Qilu and Zhang Nian'er, is it time to stand high-profile in front of the curtain again?
In a big family, those who inherit the family business are generally not those with the highest talents. Anyone with great ability will let them fly freely in this world. For people like that, no matter what you use to limit them, it's a cruel waste. And their achievements are often very surprising, which is actually more conducive to the survival of the family. For a family like the Zhang family, survival is higher than interests, and interests are higher than all emotions. Such a child may only appear once in a century, and even a person like his own son may only appear once in a thousand years. But now there are two such talented and rebellious children in the Zhang family. What exactly does this mean? How to use it.
Zhang Yuanmei sighed and put aside these thoughts. When and how a big family should hide, when and how should it appear, and how to use family resources and use the family's children. These are actually what the helmsman of a big family should do. Questions to think about. She has been brought up by Mrs. Zhang since she was a child, and has always been trained as the successor of the Zhang family. Such a person does not necessarily need to be very smart, but must be good at thinking and considerately.
"What's the matter? Don't you think the noodles I made are delicious? I can't help it. No one has gone shopping in the past two days, so you just have to make do with it." After Tuojiang said this, he took another big mouthful of noodles.
Zhang Yuanmei picked up the noodles in her hand. The noodles looked pretty good. This was a bowl of egg noodles. The noodles were made of bamboo noodles. Even if you don't eat it, you know it must be delicious. The rich soup should be made from chicken soup, a slice of fried golden luncheon meat, half a braised egg, a few green vegetables, and finally a little green onion for decoration.
Zhang Yuanmei took a bite, and it was indeed delicious. The soup was fresh and sweet. It not only had the deliciousness of chicken, but also the freshness and sweetness of some seafood. The noodles were left half undercooked, which made the texture stronger and retained some of the aroma of grains. Luncheon meat is not that simple. Zhang Yuanmei took another bite. It was fried in chicken oil. No wonder, although the soup was rich, it was not greasy at all. It turns out that when the soup was stewed, the fat of the chicken was removed, and the eggs could also be braised. It's good, it's delicious, the sweetness is a bit contradictory, I don't know how it is done, and the last bite of boiled vegetables is very refreshing. It's obvious that a lot of effort has been put into everything, but it's just right and not annoying.
Zhang Yuanmei raised her head and glanced at this elegant man who looked a bit like a teacher. He could make such simple ingredients so extraordinary, and all of this was completely upgraded based on local tastes. This was definitely not an easy job.
"Sir, I don't know how to address you. I think it's a bit indecent to take off the word."
Zhang Yuanmei is obviously wise. He can judge the depth of the person in front of him from a bowl of noodles and speak to him.
His tone also became much more respectful.
"Call me Laoyan, my students all call me that."
"Mr. Yan. Are you a teacher?"
"That's right. I have been teaching for several years, including primary school mathematics, middle school Chinese and history."
"what about now?"
"lawyer."
These words made Zhang Yuanmei look at this man more seriously. Zhang Yuanhe and Uncle Qi, who were at the same table, also invariably looked at this man again.
"In today's society, if we don't understand the law, sooner or later we will have no food to eat, and we may even go to jail."
"Mr. Nayan, have you ever thought about changing careers? Take your brother with you, and our Zhang family can provide you with help."
"I have never thought that although our sect cannot be put on the table, it can never be defeated in my hands. Although there are not many of us, each of us has his own unique skills. Together we can be called a wonderful sect. Since ancient times, our Qianshu has not been used to make a living, and we almost never attack ordinary people. The existence of Qimen is more of a warning to the world, as well as those who use fraudulent means to make money and kill people. If those people use fraudulent means to make money and kill people, If they are too vicious and harm people's lives, then we will take action to destroy them. These have their own ancient sayings." Z.br>
General Tuo adjusted his glasses when he said this, and continued, "Although we are not good people, our Qimen have done some things for the country and the people since ancient times. All this is not for the sake of righteousness, but for a little conscience."
These words made Zhang Yuanmei understand this mysterious strange sect better.
"Mr. Yan, will you also accept orders? It seems that you are here just because of my son's entrustment this time."
"Of course I'll take it, we'll never be soft on people in the world."
At this moment, the door was pushed open, and an old-looking young man ran in, panting heavily and saying:
"Then, over there, people are gone."
"If someone is gone, let's talk about it."
"Boss, yes, those people from No. 74 Taiping Avenue are gone."
