That night, Wan Tao hosted a banquet in Linzi for Gao Pei and the head of the inner stall.
He had not been back to Linzi for twenty years. As he walked through the lights of the night market, Wan Tao deeply sighed that it was indeed the largest city in the world.
This largest city in the world has more than 70,000 households and a population of more than 500,000. The shops in the city are like forests and open at night, especially at night. , Lift your sleeves to form a curtain, sweat to form rain, and lights are like dragons. Wan Tao found some of the feelings he had when he was a student. He went to Nulv with Gao Pei and Fangtou, wandered among the songs and dances, indulged in makeup, and was so happy that he even forgot to paint.
I was hungover until the afternoon of the next day, so I got up, packed my clothes, and went to see Luo Lingfu.
Seeing Wan Tao coming, Luo Lingfu was very happy: "Why is Wan Tao here? Have you been to Linzi before? Is there anyone you know who can take you around?"
Wan Tao said with emotion: "Twenty years ago, Tao went to the Academy to study, but unfortunately his studies were not completed and he had to wander around the world. I am really ashamed to say that."
Luo Lingfu smiled and said: "So, you were originally from a school."
Wan Tao smiled bitterly: "How dare you say that you are from a school? On this trip to Linzi, one of them came to file a report. When Qing Xingxing agreed to enroll the seven Qingfengya brothers as monks in the school, Sun Xingxing said, The family moved thousands of miles away to come to the Academy. We can't just let Qing Xingxing leave because he was seriously injured and leave his post. He agreed to let their brothers be admitted. The report Tao brought was to this end."
Luo Lingfu praised: "Sun Wu is broad-minded, graceful, considerate of others, regardless of past grudges, and is kind! Yangzhou Academy now has many more people than a year ago, but it is still not enough. After all, the area under its jurisdiction is too wide, far from other The school buildings are comparable. I agree with the recruitment of manpower."
Wan Tao added: "Secondly, Sun Xingxing said that he had to follow your teachings back then, and he was cared for by Xingxing of the former Song Dynasty, and he was his disciple. It seems that he also followed your disciple. The academy is no different from the wilderness, and he deeply felt that The burden on my shoulders is too heavy, so I was specifically asked to seek advice from Fengxing, what should I do if I want to take care of the Yangzhou school?"
Luo Lingfu became more and more satisfied: "The responsibilities of walking are simple to say. The first is to strictly guard against the three ways and keep the place peaceful. The second is to strictly check for strange signs and appease people's hearts. The third is to strictly enforce the prohibitions and not violate them. I don't need to explain the three ways. , the strange appearance requires a lot of thinking, and as for the prohibition, the inner stall will inform you when the walking documents are issued, so there is no need for any pressure. "
Wan Tao bowed and obeyed, took out a box from his arms and presented it: "These are three elixirs that I got from Yangzhou School after searching Xiaodong Shanfang City. Sun Xingxing said, Luo Fengxing, you have been hunting evil spirits and heretics all year round, running around. At the cusp of the storm, struggling between life and death, every time I think about it, I sweat for Fengxing. There are too few elixirs, and there is nothing to cherish, so I have to use them when they are suitable for their purposes, not for personal friendship, but just to help Fengxing. Although I know that if I am strong in cultivation, it may be difficult to use it, but no matter what, I can keep a few on me just in case."
Luo Lingfu opened the box and found three elixirs lying inside. After a little identification, he found that one was the Dragon and Tiger Golden Pill, one was the Fenmai Pill that could treat damaged meridians, and there was also a Shengyuan Pill that could replenish the damaged Qi Sea. . All three are top-grade elixirs, especially the first Dragon-Tiger Golden elixir. Because Xian Menzi Gao has passed away, the elixir recipe has not been handed down. One is less than one used in the world, so it is particularly precious.
Of course, as a disciple of the academy, Luo Lingfu doesn't want any magic pill? At this point in his life, he no longer has much feeling for the three elixirs themselves, but only for the feelings of everyone in Yangzhou Academy.
Luo Lingfu specially invited Wan Tao to have a meal and asked him if he had any ideas in the future. After all, it was not appropriate for a senior god-refining cultivator in the distraction realm to only be granted the status of a monk in the school, especially in Luo Lingfu's eyes. This guy is also "very good at fighting".
Wan Tao doesn't care much about this. He doesn't have so many ideas. He just wants to do what he likes and doesn't like to be too restrained. This is also a common habit of the older generation of monks in Langshan: just have someone covering your head. It's okay to let me fight for a solution or help with something, but don't let me fall into too many constraints. If you talk about the rules with me, then I will talk to you about staying or leaving.
This is true for the Ying Brothers, the Six Friends of Matoupo, and the Seven Brothers of Qingfengya. It is precisely because Wu Sheng understands them that they are willing to gather in Yangzhou Academy to help Wu Sheng rise to power.
Although the academy is good and provides a safe sky for them, it would not be okay if one day Wu Sheng puts a hat on them and ties a rope around their necks and tells them what tasks they must complete every year and what rules they must follow. , That won’t work, this must, that must, they will also leave Wu Sheng and look for their dreams again.
Therefore, the status of a monk in a school is enough. Anything else would be meaningless.
After telling Luo Lingfu his wish, Luo Lingfu felt a little regretful, but he would not force it. After all, everyone has his own ambitions.
This trip to Linzi went very smoothly. Wan Tao got the official appointment from Wu Sheng to travel to Yangzhou. He felt that Yangzhou was already sky high and the clouds were vast. It was just another Langshan Mountain - no, it was more prosperous and comfortable than Langshan Mountain!
In addition to this protective amulet from his brothers, he also received the reward promised by Luo Lingfu, fifty yi of gold, four high-grade magical instruments, twenty bottles of various spiritual pills, and twenty kilograms of spiritual materials, all of which were given to Wu As for the rewards for the monks under the Yangzhou Academy, it is Wu Sheng's business. He can distribute the rewards according to merit, supplement them separately, or divide them at nothing - if he can find a way to persuade them. Public words.
Luo Lingfu separately gave Wan Tao a storage artifact, which was an embroidery bag as big as a palm. It was a kind of compensation for him to hand over Shen Douke's storage belt. It also contained a lot of white silk, mineral materials and pen and ink for painting. This kind of care is quite considerate.
Before returning to Yangzhou to build New Langshan with his brothers, he made a special trip to Linzi and came to the mansion of Da Shi Luanxin in the east of the city. He stayed in a restaurant diagonally opposite for two days and two nights before finally meeting the woman. .
When the woman got out of the car, she no longer looked as youthful and beautiful as before, but she looked more luxurious and dignified, making her look more charming.
Wan Tao took out the silk ink from the storage instrument, flew out the natal essence pen, used the pen on the table to draw with the dragon and snake, leaning against the window, and in the very short time when the car left the street, he sketched a picture of a beautiful lady Take the map.
But the woman in the painting is very different from the noble girl just now, except that her appearance is about five points similar, just like two people. So Wan Tao took another piece of white silk and repainted it, then the third and the fourth. Until all the white silk he carried in the storage instrument was used up, he still couldn't draw the charm of the lady who was riding in the car just now. What do you think? They are all stuck twenty years ago.
The teeth are like gourd rhinoceros, the head is long and the eyebrows are furrowed, the smile is charming, and the beautiful eyes are looking forward to it!
"Ah!" Wan Tao roared, threw the pen on the table, sat down slumped, and cried bitterly.
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