The two handymen were holding hemp ropes and trying to tie someone up again. The Taoist suddenly reached out and pulled out the black divine sword from behind, making them pale and retreat. The Taoist waved his hand and said: "Don't be afraid. You should pay back your debts. The apprentice's sword is worthless, but this sword of mine is. I will exchange it for you in silver." The waiter saw that the Taoist didn't look like he was lying. He said, "Okay, as long as we can get money, we won't make it difficult for you."
The Taoist walked over, picked up the Demon-Conquering Sword from the ground and handed it to Xuan Yi. He petted her head fondly and said, "My precious apprentice is angry again. Merchants seek profit, and the value of goods is all in their minds. Don't imitate me." With their habits, don’t use money to measure the value of things, let alone look at things with abandon. As long as you are happy every day, no matter how big the trouble is, the master can bear it.” “It’s better to be a master. ! Humph, these businessmen are all snobbish, I will stay away from them in the future." Xuan Yi hugged the Taoist and hummed.
The two handymen followed the Taoist to pawn the divine sword. After walking half a street, they returned to the "Chengjia" pawn shop.
The old shopkeeper with a green shirt and a kind face saw the Taoist and his entourage approaching. I murmured in my heart, could it be that the Taoist priest thought that the golden dagger was sold cheaply in the morning and wanted to redeem it? Or the owner caught stealing something and wants to take away the dirt. With all kinds of suspicions in his heart, he still greeted him with a smile on his face, "The little Taoist priest is here again. I wonder why he is here this time?" How much silver? Give me a reasonable price." The old shopkeeper picked up the sword, took a look at it, and said with a smile: "Oh, an ordinary iron sword for subduing demons can be sold for two or two and five cents of silver. I am an innocent child, so I will give you everything. It’s the real price.”
"I'm convinced, it's up to you, master." Xuan Yi said with a frown.
The Taoist handed his usual magic sword to the counter and said: "I'm bothering the shopkeeper again. We owe money in the restaurant, so we have to come back to pledge it. This sword is my personal treasure. I'll leave it here with you and I'll give it to you within half a month." Then I redeemed it with silver." The shopkeeper was suspicious. The Taoist priest had just taken more than 200 taels of silver in the morning, how could he spend it all so quickly? But as long as I don't want the golden dagger back, it won't matter. He lowered his head and took a closer look, and saw that the sword was completely black and looked like it was made of obsidian. The sword was three feet nine inches long and six inches seven centimeters wide. The edge of the sword has no sharpness, and the hilt is also a stone handle. The guard is carved with black lotus petals, but it is not very fine. So, it looks like a rough hand-carved toy, how could it be a treasure?
The old shopkeeper couldn't understand and could only shake his head and be speechless. He stretched out his hand to pick it up, only to realize that the sword weighed a thousand pounds. Gritting his teeth and using his spiritual energy with both hands, he was able to pick it up. Putting the sword down, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and gasped: "I didn't expect that the little Taoist priest is so powerful that he can walk around with such a heavy sword on his back. But I looked at it for a long time and couldn't see the benefits of this sword. The sword is a weapon. , naturally the greater the power, the rarer the material, and the higher the value. But your sword seems to be carved from stone, it is neither sharp nor too heavy, so what is the value of such a sword?"
Seeing that the shopkeeper didn't know the treasure, the Taoist picked up a round and smooth pebble from the pine bonsai nearby. Stand the sword upright and let the stone fall naturally from the top of the sword. There was no sound, and the pebbles fell on the sword's edge and was split in half. Everyone's eyes were horrified when they saw this. The old shopkeeper thought he was being deceived. He rubbed his eyes, picked up two halves of the pebbles and looked at them. The cross section was as bright as a mirror. Immediately he shouted with joy: "What a sword! What a sword! No, this is a divine sword! It splits stones silently. I have never seen such a divine sword. What a treasure, what a treasure! I don't know what the little Taoist priest has." How much silver do you want to pawn the sword for?”
"This sword has spirit, and it will recognize its owner. If it is not the person it recognizes, it will be like wood, without any sharpness. If it recognizes its owner, it will not be difficult to split the sky and the earth. I only think of it to understand the temporary difficulty. , one hundred taels is enough. Within half a month, I can redeem it with double the amount of silver." "Okay! Okay, one hundred taels is one hundred taels, and I will save it for the Taoist priest. You can come back and redeem it when you have money. Oh, I I really made a mistake, the little Taoist Master is an expert, and he has so many magic weapons." The shopkeeper was overjoyed, hurriedly opened the pawn ticket, took out the silver and delivered it.
The Taoist handed over the money he owed to the waiter of the restaurant "Mo Bai" and took his apprentice on the road.
After the Taoist left, the old shopkeeper began to study the divine sword again. I raised my hands and tried to chop dozens of times, but I couldn't even chop the wood. Sighing again and again, he realized that he had no chance with the divine sword. Seeing that the shopkeeper was so interested, the waiter smiled and said: "Shopkeeper, he came to redeem it in half a month. Even if it is a treasure, he can't keep it, so let's put it aside." The old man said with a sly smile: "Redemption? Haha, such a god The sword is worth at least one hundred thousand gold, but he foolishly only pawned it for one hundred taels of silver. How could I let him redeem it? When he comes back, he will just pretend that the sword was stolen. The one hundred taels will be considered as compensation to him. It’s over!”
"But what if this little Taoist priest makes trouble in the Yamen?" "Trouble? What kind of trouble can he cause as a poor and smelly Taoist priest? Even if he makes trouble in the Yamen, do you think the Yamen believes in me or him? That's it. He can only suffer the loss of being dumb, and I have given him a second thought." "The shopkeeper is really smart! I didn't expect that this poor Taoist priest is actually the shopkeeper's noble man, and he gave you two huge fortunes in one day." The boy raised his eyebrows again. Thumbs up and boasted. "You're right. Let's buy some meat for dinner tonight!" said the old shopkeeper, Fu Xu, laughing.
After leaving Tongshan Town, Xuantian was greatly puzzled and asked: "Master, you have so many abilities. It is not difficult to turn stones into gold, and it is also easy to send gods to arrest the yin. Even if you want to arrest a mountain of gold, it can only be done with a little effort. Why bother? Are you going to pawn the divine sword that you carry with you?" Xuan Yi smiled and said: "Hey, brother, why don't you understand yet. Magical powers can act on the world, but they will naturally have an impact on the world. You want to seize the wealth from other places? Come on, there are other places that are missing. The balance of yin and yang cannot be destroyed at will. Besides, the master is an expert and cannot use Taoism for personal matters. Since you walk in the world, you must do things according to the rules of the world. You must use a pair of hard-working Get every penny of reward with your hands. Isn’t that right, master?”
"Xuan Yi is right." Taoist. Xuan Yi sighed again: "But, I'm a little worried. Master, that old shopkeeper doesn't seem to be a good person. You gave him such a precious sword, but I'm afraid he will get greedy and sell the sword." , I won’t be able to get it back by then.” The Taoist smiled slightly and explained: “Xuan Yi. Nothing in this world can belong to anyone. Even our bodies don’t belong to us. They are only temporary. It's just a borrowed body. If the divine sword belongs to me, it will naturally not be able to escape. If it falls into the hands of others, it will be someone else's chance. In this way, there is no joy or pity in gains and losses."
"Master, you are really considerate. Since you don't care, then I don't care. Where should we leave Tongshan Town now?" "In the morning, the copper beads that the woman sold were ancient magic weapons to suppress demons. Dongfang Tong There must be an ancient monster in the lake, and I have to subdue it to prevent it from ruining all living beings."
"Ah! The ancient demon must be powerful. Master, now that you don't have the Demon Subduing Sword, how can you subdue it?" Xuan Yi asked worriedly. "Hey, sister, our Demon-Conquering Sword is not here. Master, take it and use it." Xuan Tian smiled and raised his Demon-Conquering Sword. "Brother! That's an ancient monster. I'm afraid our broken sword can't even cut down the monster's hair, so we still need the master's Black Lotus Divine Sword." "Wow, that's it! If I had known better, I wouldn't have bought this broken demon sword. , I have been tired all day in vain." Xuan Tian said angrily.
The Taoist touched Xuantian's head and said with a smile: "Haha, Xuantian is not worried. Master, you don't need a demon sword to conquer this big monster. This ancient monster is very powerful. If a strong enemy is afraid of Mo Lian, it will be useless. But it is sealed. For tens of thousands of years, Tonghu's mana has been completely lost and its consciousness is chaotic. I can take this opportunity to use the spirit-cleansing method to bring it back to the light."
"Yes. Master rarely takes action directly, and usually uses some tact. But master, now that we have left Tongshan Town, you and I still remember our bet! You said that I will be cheated three times today. But I It seems that I have only been cheated twice today. The owner of the Green Toad of the Swiss Weapon Shop cheated me once, and the Fat Monk Restaurant cheated me the second time. After all, I still win! In this case, you have to let me Eating roasted chicken for ten days and staying at a ten-day inn, a Taoist priest can't cheat." Xuanyi suddenly shouted happily.
"Haha. Who said you were deceived twice, and once, you were deceived a long time ago and you didn't even know it." The Taoist smiled slightly. "Ah, how can there be a third time? Let me hear what you say." Xuan Yi stopped laughing and asked in confusion. "The third time is me. I made a bet with you because I lied to you. Even if you win the bet, there will be no roast chicken and no hotel for you to stay. So, does it count as three times?" The Taoist smiled.
"Ah! Taoist priests can also deceive people! Master, master, how can you deceive a child? You are a Taoist priest! According to your logic, I am the loser! I don't care, I don't care, I win. "Xuan Yi jumped on the Taoist's back and shook him vigorously.
"Okay, okay, you win. If there are still dozens of taels of silver left, I will give it all to you. From now on, Xuanyi, you will be the master of the house. What we eat and where we live depends on your wishes. Like this Are you satisfied?" "Really? Master, you are not allowed to go back on your words. From now on, I will make the decision. We must have good food, drink and a good place to live! Brother, what do you think?" "Okay! Master is the wisest, and my sister is in charge. Okay, I can eat delicious food too!" Xuan Tian jumped up and clapped his hands with joy.
"Everything is fine. But if Master finds out that you are lazy in practicing, he will still slap you with a ruler!"
