That year, Zhang Aotian was only fifteen years old.
For Ma Liu, for the first time, a human life was on my hands.
The feeling of killing was unpleasant. Even if he didn't do it himself, he would feel uneasy inside. He could not sleep for most of the night and often woke up in the middle of the night.
He felt that Master Liu treated him like a father and son, and he always had to share his father's worries and do something to live up to his conscience.
He is a child from a poor family. Even though he was the top student in high school, he appeared to be a poor man who transformed into a powerful person and achieved a class transition, but in fact he still lived in poverty.
After her high school debut, many people came to visit, and they all brought gifts. Naturally, they didn’t dare to ask for expensive ones.
Some are of low value, such as the Four Treasures of the Study, and the classics of saints. The courtesy is reciprocated, and the gift should always be returned to others when they leave.
However, Zhang Aotian had no financial resources and was short of money. He could not afford even the simplest gift in return, and he could not compare with those children from aristocratic families.
Over the years, the income from opening a bookstore has been enough for him to be self-reliant, and it is difficult for him to support Su Longxi, a big eater.
A visitor came to visit, and on the surface they were chatting and laughing, but only Zhang Aotian knew the embarrassment inside.
Liu Ye dug up the things left by Su Longxi's father and gave all the banknotes to Su Longxi, but it was his brother's money and was to be left for him to marry a wife in the future. Zhang Aotian could not touch it.
For a period of time, he was really short of money, so he simply closed the door to thank guests, saw no one, and stopped socializing.
It was at that time that Zhang Aotian's mentality changed.
What is the purpose of studying hard for more than ten years?
I have worked hard to get a good name, but I am still poor and my life has not improved. Do I have to live like this for the rest of my life?
If you are happy in life, you must be happy. If you have some small power in your hands, you have earned it through your own efforts. Why not make the best use of it to make your life better?
Later, when he was about to accept a gift to help someone, Liu Ye came back. There happened to be a guest at home. He saw his embarrassment in returning the gift and left him a 10,000 tael of silver note the next day.
According to Fourth Master Xiao, it was the Sixth Master who secretly hid the demon's organs and sold them in the ghost market in exchange for the money.
Zhang Aotian had spent two years in the Skin Picking Department and knew that if Lei Peng found out about hiding demon parts, he would be beaten to death.
Due to the relationship between Mr. Liu and Lieutenant Lei, he would not be beaten, but stealing other people's things would always make his hands dirty.
Also this time when he was transferred, Lei Peng put in a lot of effort.
Liu Ye took out the Magic Enchantment Technique again and asked him to take it with him when he visited Lieutenant Lei.
When Zhang Aotian received the magic spell, he felt a heavy psychological burden, but he didn't show it.
Although he is also silently paying for this father-son relationship, he can't rely on Master Liu all his life and gnaw at his old age.
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A simple meal of rice and a pot of stir-fried vegetables, the three of them ate with gusto.
Of course, four-fifths of it went into Su Longxi's stomach.
When eating was not enough, he licked the plate clean and drank the water to clean the pot.
It is when children are growing that they need to take in a lot of nutrients so that they can be brave and diligent in their cultivation.
But the elixir at No. 9 Steakhouse was only enough for Ma Liu to take for himself. The exotic flowers and herbs and medicines he had found during his two years of traveling and refining various poisons in the past six years had long been used up.
Even if they brought some spiritual springs back during the holidays, the two brothers had to drink them separately, which was completely unable to supplement the nutrients Su Longxi needed for his growth.
"Mortals fight for money and power, but monks fight for spiritual resources, Dharma, wealth and land."
Ma Liu felt this.
Of the two children, Zhang Aotian has grown up and has embarked on his own career path.
In the past two years, he has focused more on Su Longxi.
Every time Xiu Mu came back, he would take his child out to collect money and treasures, search for elixirs, and train him on the way.
The flowers in the greenhouse are not dependent on the climate. They must go through wind and rain, and be tempered in all kinds of ways before they can become talents.
Zhang Aotian knew that the two of them were going out after dinner, so he put away the dishes and said:
"Sixth Master, I'm going to the Yamen in the afternoon to familiarize myself with the surroundings. In the evening, Mr. Fu Cheng should treat me to a guest and give me a refreshment."
"Okay, go on your own."
Ma Liu nodded and stood up to stretch his muscles.
Su Longxi was reluctant to leave, and Zhang Aotian comforted him with a few words before going out.
When Ma Liu returned to the house, he pried open the floor, took out a small bottle, and used his chameleon talent to make his face squirm, turning into a little boy. He smeared the liquid in the bottle on his face and made a human skin mask.
It takes time for the mask to solidify. Seeing Su Longxi sitting blankly on the threshold, he asked:
"I taught you the bone-shrinking technique, voice-changing technique, and breath-holding technique that I taught you a few days ago. Are you familiar with it?"
The child nodded boredly, his bones and joints cracking all over his body, and his body shrank into a ball, turning into a child, with his long robe hanging on the ground.
Then his voice became thinner and he shouted softly: "Brother..."
The last breath was suffocated, and the heartbeat was completely absent. It gave people a very strange feeling. The person was clearly outside the door, but his presence was not felt at all.
Ma Liu nodded with satisfaction, put the human skin mask in his arms, led the dejected Su Longxi out, went to the tailor shop to pick up custom-made children's clothes, and walked straight out of the capital.
The two of them ran for hundreds of miles along the official road and arrived outside Bailong Mountain in just one hour.
There are many secrets of Ma Liu hidden in the mountain, which is considered his second base camp after his old home.
But three years ago, a villa was built out of thin air beside the official road outside the mountain. Its origin is unknown and it is very mysterious.
There is no room for others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch, and there is no room for other animals in the tiger's territory.
But Ma Liu did not act rashly to avoid causing trouble. It was not until he killed a good demon a few days ago and read his memory that he found out the roots of this village.
The two of them were quietly lurking on the top of a mountain. Below was a hill. Below the hill was the villa next to the official road.
Ma Liuchuan asked:
"Do you know why we are lurking here?"
Su Longxi shook his head blankly.
Ma Liu explained:
"This hill overlooks the villa. It is the commanding height nearby and has an absolute geographical advantage. You must remember that Taoist masters will definitely leave their means on the hill to prevent someone from attacking the villa without knowing it. After all, at night Poisonous smoke is lit on the hill and blown down by the wind, and everyone in the villa will be knocked down."
After a pause, Ma Liu told his guess:
"Even the fact that this villa is not built on a high place is intentional. If someone really has evil intentions and goes to lurk on that hill, they may die in an unknown way."
"Well……"
Su Longxi muttered in a half-understanding manner:
"Hills, peaks, villas..."
The child drew circles in his hands, trying to sort out the relationship between the three.
Ma Liu felt his head hurt, so he had no choice but to repeat the story again. Until Su Longxi understood it completely, he asked the child to put on a human skin mask, change into a little boy's clothes, and prepare to go out.
As for the origin of this villa, Ma Liu remembered that Fourth Master Xiao had reminded him six years ago that the demons in this world were not all loose cultivators. They also had organizations and gangs.
In addition to thinking about overthrowing the Great Yan Dynasty, these demons are more interested in uniting to seek cultivation resources.
When an organization develops to a certain level, it will inevitably open semicolons, open branches, and establish more bases.
The owner of Bailong Villa is a transformed Wong Tai Sin.
He has become famous in the past three years. On the surface, he is a mysterious wizard. Many dignitaries in the capital ask him to exorcise ghosts and eliminate evil spirits. In fact...
