Back in the room, Zhao Lin stared at the pattern for a long time.
The pattern of a crescent moon and three plum blossoms may seem simple, but it is quite elegant and has a unique artistic conception and beauty.
Zhao Lin originally suspected that the robbery was not necessarily done by bandit cultivators, but now it is almost certain that the murderer is someone else.
It's rare to see bandit cultivators with spirit boats, let alone have special emblems.
The Li family of Sanshan County is the most suspect, but Zhao Lin has seen the Li family's emblem. It has the shape of three mountains on the left and the word "Li" on the right, which is very different from the pattern of crescent plum blossoms.
"No matter who it is, I will definitely find you out!"
The next day, Zhao Lin came to the office, found several stewards, and asked them if they had seen any emblem or clan crest similar to the crescent plum blossom.
As a result, no one recognized it, even Wei Zongchuan, the owner of the workshop, said he had never seen it.
"Strange, this pattern is definitely not engraved on the ship casually for the sake of beauty. It must be the emblem of a certain family or organization, but why doesn't anyone know about it?"
Zhao Lin couldn't help but feel a little worried. The administrative office dealt with various shops. If he didn't even know them, it would be difficult to figure out the origin of the pattern.
"Is shopkeeper Zhao idle again?"
There was a voice behind him, and Zhao Lin turned around to see Liu Chaoyuan walking over with a smile, holding several notice boards in his hand.
"Shopkeeper Liu!"
Zhao Lin's heart moved. Linglong Pavilion has stores in major cities. Liu Chaoyuan is a foundation-building monk, so he might have seen this pattern.
After exchanging pleasantries, he took out the paper and asked, "Has Senior Liu seen this pattern before?"
Liu Chaoyuan took it and took a look at it, and said in an uncertain tone: "It seems to be a clan seal."
Then he shook his head and said, "I have traveled extensively and dealt with many families. This is the first time I have seen this pattern."
He returned the note to Zhao Lin and asked, "Where did you see it?"
Zhao Lin made up a random reason: "A few days ago, someone brought a magic weapon to the store for appraisal. I saw it accidentally and was curious, so I drew a picture of it to learn more."
Liu Chaoyuan said "Oh", pondered for a moment, and said: "Although I can't understand it, there is a master in our city who is very knowledgeable about emblems and clan insignia."
"You should have heard of this person, Chen Yiliang from Zhenantang. I happen to be familiar with him. Why don't we go and ask for advice together."
Zhao Lin naturally agreed, so the two of them went to Zhen'antang together.
Zhenantang is a medical school that specializes in medical research. It has a branch in almost every city, even to foreign sects.
Medicine is one of the hundred arts of cultivation, ranking among the top ten in terms of importance. It covers a very wide range, including the treatment of internal and external injuries, as well as health preservation and inquiry.
When a monk encounters a bottleneck in his practice, how to make further breakthroughs, when an old monk's practice declines, and how to maintain his realm, all fall within the scope of medicine.
Zhenantang is located on Yunshui Street not far from the administrative office. Zhao Lin and Liu Chaoyuan walked to the gate and met Gu An and Tang Zhengquan walking out of it.
"Shopkeeper Zhao." The two of them saluted.
"Brother Tang, how is your condition?" Zhao Lin asked with concern.
"The doctor prescribed some elixirs and said that if you go back and rest for half a month, you will be fine."
"That's good, you can go back first."
Zhao Lin gave a few instructions and walked into Zhen'an Hall with Liu Chaoyuan.
Unlike other shops, there are many customers in the medical school, but it is quite quiet.
The hall is spacious and bright, with a row of benches on both sides, with more than a dozen monks sitting there.
There was a table in the middle, with two young monks sitting behind them. They wore square scarves on their heads and moon-white robes, dressed as doctors. They seemed to be apprentices at a medical school.
There is a row of stone chambers in the inner room, with the names A, B, C, D and so on hanging in front of the door.
Zhao Lin and Liu Chaoyuan walked into the lobby. When the two apprentices saw a foundation-building monk, they quickly stood up and saluted: "Can you please heal your wounds or ask a question?"
Liu Chaoyuan said carelessly: "I don't want to heal or ask questions. I know your museum owner Chen Yiliang and I have something to do with him."
The apprentice on the left said: "The owner is treating the guests. Please wait a moment. I will go in and make an announcement."
"Okay, don't keep me waiting too long."
Liu Chaoyuan pulled Zhao Lin to sit down on the bench, crossed his legs and waited.
After a while, the apprentice came back and said, "My owner would like to invite you two to come over. It's in Room A."
Zhao Lin and Liu Chaoyuan walked to the door of the room, pushed the door open, and saw an old man with white hair and a pale face sitting in the stone room.
As soon as the two entered the door, the old man's sharp gaze came straight over, passed over Liu Chaoyuan, and fixed on Zhao Lin.
Zhao Lin only felt a gossamer-like consciousness scanning his body, but he did not feel panic. Attack spells were prohibited in Fangshi. The old man's spells were somewhat similar to the Zhaoyu Gong in martial arts.
Liu Chaoyuan smiled slightly, said nothing, and simply stepped aside.
The old man's consciousness swept through Zhao Lin's meridians and spiritual apertures, and finally stopped at the "Zhengshu point", and said: "My little friend has sufficient energy and blood, and the meridians are stable. The most rare thing is that there are no hidden injuries, and the foundation is solid!"
"If I read it correctly, you have reached the peak of the sixth level of Qi refining. As long as you open the Zhengshu point, you can enter the seventh level of Qi refining."
Zhao Lin was slightly surprised. It was just that the old man could see his own cultivation level. It was not easy for the old man to be able to accurately tell the spiritual acupoints he cultivated.
There are twelve spiritual orifices on each level of the Qi Refining Realm. The monks can choose any of them, and there are no fixed requirements.
"Master Chen has a keen eye, and I admire him for that!"
Zhao Linshen bowed, and he knew without asking that this person was Chen Yiliang, the owner of the medical academy.
Chen Yiliang laughed and turned to ask Liu Chaoyuan: "Brother Liu is here today. Do you have any advice?"
"Don't take advice seriously."
Liu Chaoyuan glanced at Zhao Lin, "This little friend has seen an emblem but can't recognize the calendar. I know that Brother Chen is well-informed and has a lot of research on this matter, so I ask you to give me some help."
Hearing this, Chen Yiliang showed an interested look on his face and waved for the two of them to sit down, "Oh, I'd like to take a look then."
Zhao Lin took out the paper, opened it, put it on the table, and respectfully pushed it in front of Chen Yiliang.
"Junior saw this pattern by chance. Unfortunately, my eyesight is poor and I can't see the calendar. Please give me some advice, Senior Chen!"
Chen Yiliang picked up the paper, stared at the pattern for a long time, frowned and said, "Did you miss something in the pattern?"
Of course, Zhao Lin was not sure. Tang Zhengquan replied without even looking carefully: "This junior glanced at me. There may be some omissions. Please correct me, senior."
Chen Yiliang took out a writing brush from the pen holder, tapped it in front of the crescent moon, and asked with a smile: "If you think about it again, is it like this?"
Zhao Lin pretended to think about it for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, that's true."
Chen Yiliang leaned back in his chair and said confidently: "That's right! This is a clan seal, from the Di An Sect!"
Zhao Lin's heart was shocked, and he felt suddenly enlightened. He suddenly understood why this pattern seemed so familiar.
I killed fourteen Earthly Dark Sect monks, and one of them had this pattern on his robe. Two years later, my memory was very blurry. After Chen Yiliang reminded me, I finally recalled it.
These bitches, instead of taking care of them, actually hit me on the head.
Zhao Lin suppressed his ups and downs of emotions and said calmly: "Senior Chen, please give me some advice!"
Chen Yiliang held his beard in his hand and said slowly: "Zhen'antang has a branch in Jiangdu of Di An Sect. I have been working there for five years and I have a certain understanding of the local immortal cultivating families."
Pointing to the top of the pattern, he asked, "What do you think it looks like here?"
Zhao Lin thought for a moment and said: "It originally looked like a crescent moon, but with an extra point, it looks like the yin and yang fish in Bagua, but there is only one."
Chen Yiliang stroked his palm and said, "Yes, it's the Yin-Yang fish! The Di An Sect sent envoys to our sect to study Taoism, and they also learned from this Yin-Yang fish and named it Gou Yue."
"The Gou Yue is very popular in the Di An Sect. Many families have the pattern of the Gou Yue in their clan emblems. So whenever you see this Gou Yue, it's probably from the Di An Sect."
Liu Chaoyuan was puzzled and interjected: "The yin-yang fish are a pair, representing one yin and one yang. This is the way of heaven. Why is there only half of the moon?"
Chen Yiliang smiled contemptuously, "Brother Liu, I don't understand. Everything you steal must be changed before you can say it is your own. The Di An Sect shouldn't do too many things like this."
Liu Chaoyuan asked again: "What do the three plum blossoms below mean?"
Chen Yiliang said: "Shanggu, the Di An Sect, likes pine, bamboo, plum orchid, or powerful beasts."
"Families with a long history have their own family emblems, and most of the patterns are based on this as a symbol of status."
"As far as I know, the Immortal Cultivating Family in the western part of Di An Sect likes to use plum blossoms as their family crest, but I don't know which family it is specifically."
Zhao Lin put away the paper and gave a solemn salute, "Master Chen is indeed well-deserved and knowledgeable. With one word, the juniors can clear up the clouds and see the sun. They are enlightened. They are really taught!"
As he spoke, he took out a five-hundred-ling-coin silver note from his arms and placed it on the table: "I hope you'll accept it if I delay the consultation with the owner."
According to the rules of the market, any treasure that is offered for inspection must be paid a consultation fee. Zhao Lin just found out about Chen Yiliang's consultation fee outside and gave him twice the price.
Chen Yiliang nodded and did not refuse. He charges for medical treatment, and the same applies for doing eye surgery.
Liu Chaoyuan smiled and said, "It seems that we have found the right person."
After the matter had been clarified, Zhao Lin stopped delaying and stood up to leave.
Chen Yiliang sent the two of them to the door and suddenly said: "My little friend's meridians are strong and strong, which is a good thing, but it is several times more difficult to cultivate than ordinary people."
"The first spiritual aperture on the seventh level is one of the three most difficult spiritual apertures to break through. With your qualifications, you can't even think about it without a year or two."
Zhao Lin was startled, wondering why he still went to the doctor? And this rhetoric sounds very much like a charlatan.
Chen Yiliang continued: "If you want to practice faster, I can prescribe a pill for you. After taking it, you can save at least half a year."
Zhao Lin smiled calmly and said, neither humble nor arrogant: "Thank you, senior, for the advice, but I want to try it myself. If necessary, I will definitely come and ask for advice."
Chen Yiliang watched the two of them leave, holding his beard and murmuring to himself: "It's interesting. This trick of mine has always been successful. I didn't expect that I missed it."
After walking out of the hospital, Zhao Lin took out a banknote and said, "Mr. Liu, please accept it."
Liu Chaoyuan waved his hand and said: "I'm just a middleman, I don't help much, just forget it."
Although he said forget it, his eyes were fixed on the banknote.
Zhao Lin smiled secretly in his heart and said seriously: "Without you as a middleman, the matter cannot be asked, so please accept it."
It's also a big taboo in life to be grateful to people you don't know but take it for granted to people you know. What's more, Liu Chaoyuan is a senior, so he can't let people go through this trip in vain.
"Okay, I won't do it next time."
Liu Chaoyuan happily collected the banknote.
After returning to Jindan Hall, Zhao Lin went straight back to the backyard, made himself a pot of spiritual tea, and thought about how to solve the current problem.
It was already clear that this was revenge from the Earthly Dark Sect.
He had been staying in Fangshi, and the Di An Sect couldn't find a chance to make a move, so he disguised himself as a bandit cultivator and robbed the goods.
What to do next?
The goods will definitely not be recovered, and reporting to the sect will have no results.
Because there is no evidence on hand, Tang Zhengquan's confession alone is not enough to prove that Di An Sect did it.
Speaking of which, he killed fourteen elite cultivators from the Dark Sect. This bit of revenge was nothing. The problem was that if he was targeted by these people, how would he do business in the future?
After thinking about it and having no idea, Gude Zhao walked into the backyard and said carefully: "Shopkeeper Zhao, the spiritual tea and elixir will be out of stock soon."
Zhao Lin put down the teacup and asked, "How long can I last?"
Guzhao said: "I checked the warehouse just now, and I can insist on it for three days at most."
Zhao Lin thought for a while and said: "Then we will bring in another batch of goods. It is still the same list as last time. Go to Zhouyi and ask the escort team to escort it."
There are escort teams in Fangshi that specialize in transporting goods, similar to the escort agencies in the world.
The escort team's spirit boats have outstanding offensive and defensive capabilities, and the monks are proficient in killing techniques. They can even ask foundation-building monks to take charge.
Correspondingly, the cost is quite expensive, and generally only big stores can afford it, or multiple stores along the way can hire an escort team.
The store's spirit boat has been damaged, and this is the only way to transport goods.
Gudzhao said distressedly: "It's too expensive to hire a convoy. How about we find another shop to borrow one, and I will go back to transport the goods myself. We won't encounter bandit repairmen again, right?"
"no!"
Zhao Lin flatly refused, "We can no longer take risks. We would rather spend more money to transport the goods safely."
Others don't know the reason, but I know it clearly. Since the Di An Sect dared to do it the first time, they are not afraid to do it a second time.
If he loses another cargo ship, his two years of work will be completely in vain, and his impression in Lu Yuanxiu's heart will plummet.
Gudzhao didn't expect Zhao Lin to react so strongly, so he had no choice but to nod in agreement, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Should I inform Master Zhou about this?"
Zhao Lin was silent for a while and said, "I'd better inform you."
After Gude Zhao finished speaking, he still stood where he was. Zhao Lin asked, "Gu Gu, is there anything else?"
Guzhao said: "The store's funds are a bit tight. Since the cargo boat is broken, it is better to sell it at a discount to get back some of the money."
Zhao Lin felt a headache and waved his hand: "Just follow the ancient meaning." (End of Chapter)
