Chapter 153: Deterrence, Revenue Generation, Never Lose, Master Yi
Longhushan Tianqingyuan.
This is the place used by the Tianshi Mansion to entertain distinguished guests, and it is also where Yi Chen temporarily resides.
At this time, it was morning and the sun was rising.
Two young Taoists were standing at the door of Yi Chen's room waiting, with unexpected looks on their faces. One of them was tall and thin, and the other was short and fat, which was quite distinctive.
"Brother Mingde, this Taoist from outside the mountain is really too much. He came to Longhu Mountain without informing me and made me wait for a long time."
"How about we leave him a message and ask him to come to Daozhen Temple to find us himself?" The tall and thin Taoist rolled his eyes and suggested.
"Junior Brother Mingyuan, be careful with your words."
"This is a trivial matter ordered by the Heavenly Master. We must hand over the silver token of the library to Taoist Master Yichengzi. How can we do this?" The short and fat Taoist replied with a frown.
Although he was unhappy in his heart, he still held back and did not accept his junior's advice.
The tall Taoist curled his lips when he heard this: "Brother, you have a good temper. What level is this person? He is just a mountain and wild Taoist. I don't know where he came from. If he hadn't found the jade token of the previous generation of the Heavenly Master by chance, would he be worthy of living in this Tianqing Courtyard and making me wait for so long?"
"The Heavenly Master also named this person to compete with the winner of the mountain gate competition in seven days. This is really a great honor for this person."
"Even though I am a true disciple of Mount Longhu, I can fight with my senior brothers who are ranked in front of me without losing. Senior Brother Daoyi was even able to defeat him in the past. I don't know why the Heavenly Master values a true disciple from a small family so much."
"In my opinion, even you, my senior brother, can fight with this Taoist Yichengzi."
Taoist Mingyuan said flatteringly.
Taoist Mingde did not reply, but from the curve of his mouth, it could be seen that he was quite appreciative and satisfied with the compliment from his junior fellow apprentice.
Just when Taoist Mingyuan wanted to say something else, a tall Taoist with a sullen face walked towards him with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, against the sunlight.
His steps seemed slow but were actually fast, and in a moment he arrived in front of the two people.
The majestic figure blocked out the sunlight, and a large shadow fell, hiding the figures of the two people.
Just stand in front of it and a momentum as immovable as a mountain will emerge.
A feeling of oppression like that of a ferocious beast came over him, and the tall and thin Taoist was speechless at this moment, like a duck with its neck strangled.
At this moment, the hairs on Taoist Mingyuan and Taoist Mingde suddenly stood up, as if they were being stared at by some top predator.
"My two fellow Taoists, are you looking for me here for something?" Yi Chen said softly.
The voice was not loud, but Mingde and Mingyuan both heard a strong and powerful feeling.
"Dao... Daoist friend, the Heavenly Master has ordered us to hand over the silver token of the library to you..."
The tall and thin Taoist was now huddled behind the Mingde Taoist like a quail. There was no other way, so the Mingde Taoist could only respond reluctantly.
"Thank you very much."
"Why don't you two Taoist brothers go in and have a cup of tea?" Yi Chen took the token handed over by the short and fat Taoist and said with a smile, revealing his eight big white teeth, which were extremely dazzling.
"No, no, I have something else important to do."
"Brother, please do as you please. If you want to find some food, you can go to the dining hall with this token and get it for yourself."
After giving the instructions, the brothers Mingde and Mingyuan fled from Tianqing Courtyard.
At this time, a cool breeze blew, and both of them felt a chill on the back of their necks. It turned out that their clothes were soaked with white sweat.
The two looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.
"Is the Taoist master in the small Taoist temple outside the mountain so powerful now?"
After a moment of silence, Taoist Mingde sighed and said, "Brother, I was misled by wine and women, and I didn't expect that I would be so decadent now. Every generation has talented people, and the old are replaced by the new."
"I actually underestimated the heroes of the world."
"From today on, stop drinking!"
Taoist Mingde slapped his thigh hard and swore to the sky.
Then he headed towards his cave.
Time is a butcher's knife. Back then, Taoist Mingde was also a famous figure on the Dragon and Tiger List. Unfortunately, he was misled by wine and women. Now, at the age of over fifty, he has not yet become a real person and was removed from the Dragon and Tiger List.
When the tall and thin Taoist saw that there was no one around, he went to another hill and entered a mansion through the back door.
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Seeing Mingde and Mingyuan fleeing in panic, Yi Chen couldn't help but smile.
After scaring these two people, he felt a little better.
Yes, he did it on purpose.
These two people actually framed him secretly, and they deserve this retribution.
As he walked up from the foot of Longhu Mountain, Yi Chen had already heard people everywhere talking about him.
Appointed by the Heavenly Master.
Yi Chengzi, a talented Taoist who returned the token of the previous Heavenly Master, will compete with the winner of the Longhu Mountain competition in seven days.
This news caused a huge uproar, some people were indignant, while others were eager to try.
"It turns out that all the gifts of fate are secretly marked with a price."
"Master is roasting me on the fire." Yi Chen couldn't help but sigh.
"On the one hand, you are strengthening the Dragon Slaying Sword for me, and on the other hand, you are asking me to sharpen the sword for Longhushan."
"With such a big momentum and the news spreading so quickly, I don't believe that there is no high-level people from Longhu Mountain behind the scenes fanning the flames. I'm afraid that many people will come here to compete with me."
“Shit.”
"No, absolutely not."
"I came all the way here to give you the jade token, and the information I got from the underworld is to listen to you. If I listen to you, I will help me upgrade the Dragon Slaying Sword, but I don't know to what extent. Why do you want to squeeze my surplus value like this?"
"We agreed to have a match in seven days, but today we started warming up. Is this the rhythm of a match?"
"Isn't this a loss for me?"
After asking himself three questions, Yi Chen felt like “mmp” in his heart for a moment.
His mind was working rapidly, thinking of a countermeasure.
If you just play ostrich and avoid it, that would be too low.
Squeezing urine out of a toad and squeezing oil out of a stone, that's real skill.
"If the Heavenly Master wants to fleece me, I will fleece him back."
As a Taoist priest who is well versed in human nature, Yi Chen was thinking hard about the arbitrage space here.
Within seven or eight breaths, an immature plan emerged in his mind.
Got it.
If the Heavenly Master wants him to sharpen his sword, he can just have a 'fake match'.
The knife definitely needs to be sharpened.
After all, I have benefited from others, and the materials for upgrading the Dragon Slaying Sword were provided by others, so I cannot go back on my word.
However, how to sharpen the knife and whose knife to sharpen is still debatable.
Yi Chen stroked his chin, and suddenly inspiration came to him.
He made his decision.
He will fight for half a day with anyone who gives him benefits, showing his style and level, with friendship first and competition second.
Give him more benefits, and he will use his knife like a whetstone when competing with his opponent. After a good beating, he will definitely sharpen his knife.
Wouldn't this achieve the purpose of pulling others down?
He just didn't believe that there weren't a few hills or factions in Longhu Mountain, and that they were all a loving family.
In this way, everyone can save face, and it won't be considered that Yi Chengzi is playing passively. After all, no one is blind.
"I am really the counselor of the King of Hell—a clever little fellow."
"The knife is sharpened, but not completely sharpened, which is good."
“Everyone has a bright future.”
After deciding on the general direction, Yi Chen took the silver token and headed towards the library.
However, he did not have too many expectations for his trip to the library.
Zhang Taichu didn't even know about this, and he didn't get anything out of it with just a silver token.
Moreover, Yi Chen had a feeling that the contemporary Heavenly Master should actually possess other information about the underworld, but his relationship with him was not enough for him to tell him such secrets.
Giving myself the silver token was just to make up for it.
The classics of Mount Longhu are vast, and most of them are miscellaneous talks, treasure appraisals, cultivation experiences, travel notes, detailed explanations of the wonders of heaven and earth, etc. The silver token is already the privilege of a true disciple, so this thank-you gift is not too small.
While he was daydreaming, he had arrived at the library without realizing it. Yi Chen took out the silver token and strode in.
If we have different ideals, we cannot work together.
Although the cultivation experiences in the classics and the notes of the predecessors were of little use to him, those miscellaneous talks and travel notes could increase his knowledge and broaden his horizons, and could be used as a way to kill time.
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In a mansion at Tianzhu Peak, Longhu Mountain.
Taoist Mingyuan, who was as thick as a bamboo pole, sat half-way on a chair and reported something carefully to a young Taoist who was sitting lazily at the desk.
"Mingyuan, are you saying that Yichengzi, who returned the token of the previous Heavenly Master, has a very strong cultivation base, as if he has comprehended the true meaning of dragon and tiger, and has the means to shock the mind?"
The handsome young Taoist said in surprise.
"Brother Hu, that is indeed the case."
"I went there with Senior Brother Mingde on purpose, just to find out what this person is like. But it turned out that Senior Brother Mingde and I didn't even have the desire to take action against him."
"I guess Daozi is the only one who can suppress Longhu Mountain now."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Taoist Mingyuan sighed.
If you want to get involved in the gang, you can be arrogant, but you can't be blind, and you can't pull your eyebrows to cover your eyes.
Arrogance does not mean stupidity.
"Well, now apart from Senior Brother Daoyi who has broken into the True Person Realm and is invincible, the remaining True Disciples are only me and that hypocrite Longyi."
"Now Long Yisheng and I are equal in reputation and cultivation. If I can design a plan to make him lose face this time, I will definitely be able to suppress him. Junior Brother Mingyuan, your information is very useful."
Taoist Hu Yi clapped his hands and laughed.
He also had a plan in mind at this time, which might make Long Yi suffer a loss.
If it had been in the past, it would have been fine, but the significance of Princess Qingzhu coming to Mount Longhu this time was self-evident. Zhang Longyi's father, Yuan Hong Zhenren, was a powerful man at the ninth level of the Zhenren realm, and Zhang Huyi's background was not bad either, as was his father Yuan Shan Zhenren.
Even if Zhang Huyi cannot win the beauty this time, he must ruin the good fortune of Zhang Longyi who is always around Princess Qingzhu.
He just didn't believe that Princess Qingzhu would fall for a loser! Thinking of this, Zhang Huyi felt relieved. He said in a deep voice, "Brother Mingyuan, you and I will keep an eye on Taoist Yichengzi. When he comes out of the library, I want to pay him a visit in person."
There are many ways to make progress and get ahead.
Sometimes the way to win in chess lies outside the chessboard.
Instead of working hard to improve yourself, it is easier to discredit others...
On the road to fighting for the second place, sometimes, it is inevitable to use some low-level means.
Zhang Huyi saw through this clearly.
The library is unaware of the passage of time.
A day passed.
Two days passed.
Three days passed.
When Taoist Mingyuan was waiting anxiously, on the fourth day, Yi Chen finally arrived and appeared at the door of the library.
These days Mingyuan has been playing chess with others at a chess stall nearby every day, and he has been glancing at the door of the library out of the corner of his eye, almost squinting.
Seeing Yi Chen, he hurriedly begged for mercy and admitted defeat to a Taoist who was playing chess with him, walked to a secluded place, took out a yellow talisman, and lit it with magic power.
In an instant the talisman turned into ashes, and a look of relief appeared on Taoist Mingyuan's face.
"Senior Brother Hu Yi, it's up to you from now on." Mingyuan murmured to himself.
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After staying in the library for three consecutive days without sleep, Yi Chen felt like he was going to molder. He was dizzy reading the vast amount of various classics.
"It's better to come out." Yi Chen sighed.
Little Miao hid in Yi Chen's arms and poked out a little cat head, nodding in agreement.
These three days were terrible. Every time it wanted to take a rest, a big hand would pick it up and question it:
"How do you sleep at your age?"
"If a spirit beast doesn't learn, it will be covered with fur and horns all its life."
"This is the library of Mount Longhu. There are a few spirit beasts who are lucky enough to read the books here."
"If I, your father, hadn't taught you to read and write so early on, would you have had this blessing?"
"Good boy, you should be grateful."
"If you don't work hard at your age, do you expect me to do so?"
These rapid-fire words were like devilish sounds piercing his ears, and Xiao Miao is trembling a little when he thinks about them now.
"Pipi cat, let's go eat." Yi Chen touched the little cat's head and then went straight to the dining hall in the outer courtyard of Longhu Mountain.
As for why he didn't go to the dining hall where there were many inner disciples, it was naturally because he didn't want to socialize.
He didn't want five people to come up to him and chat with him while he was having a meal, and ten people to ask him for advice.
He couldn't be ruthless in the Longhu Mountain area, so the outer courtyard was the best choice.
Yi Chen hurried along at lightning speed and soon arrived at the dining hall.
Relying on the silver token, he ordered a large table of dishes and began to feast on them.
There is naturally a small kitchen in the outer courtyard of Longhushan. Standard meals are free, but if you want to eat better, you have to pay extra.
Just as Yi Chen was showing off his meal while secretly collecting information from the people around him, the gossip of people at the next table caught Yi Chen's attention.
"Brother, have you heard? I heard that Brother Hu Yi, in order to win Princess Qingzhu's smile, used his great magical power to make ten acres of azaleas bloom overnight, and picked some to give to the princess."
"Hey, Junior Brother, you've only just started. Senior Brother Long Yi asked for help and yesterday he helped a hundred acres of azaleas to grow. He picked some and gave them to the princess. I wonder which of the two senior brothers will win the beauty."
Yi Chen: “…” It’s fucking rolled up.
Just as Yi Chen was sighing in his heart, suddenly a handsome young Taoist came towards him with a smile on his face.
"I didn't expect that the Taoist priest would come directly to the dining hall of the outer courtyard to hide away. Now the Taoist priest is a well-known figure in my Longhu Mountain."
"My name is Zhang Huyi, nice to meet you, Brother Yi Dao."
"Hehe, he's finally here." Yi Chen smiled slightly in his heart. The person he was waiting for finally arrived.
He stayed in the library for three days, not only to look up books, but also to wait for people.
Wait until someone thinks it through clearly and thoroughly.
It also tests the person's patience so that you can sell it at a good price.
The fight between the major disciples of Mount Longhu was information that could be easily obtained, and he didn't believe that no one had any bad intentions.
"I hid because I wanted to meet the person I wanted to meet, the one who knew what I was doing."
"Although this place is remote, it can be found by someone with ulterior motives. I just didn't expect you to be so quick."
Yi Chen said dimly.
Hearing this, Zhang Huyi's pupils suddenly shrank.
"What if no one comes to look for you? Wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
"Everything depends on fate. How can you force it? If I get it, I am lucky. If I lose it, it is my fate."
"The one who comes to see me is the one who is destined to be with me."
"I can't just go to the mountain if it doesn't come to me. That way it won't be worth anything. It's better not to make the money."
"Brother Taoist, can you please spare me a moment to talk?" Zhang Hu said sternly.
A cup of tea later, Zhang Huyi walked out from a valley with a painful look on his face and his teeth bared.
Yi Chen's face was full of smiles.
"Don't worry, Brother Dao, I have a good reputation for my work."
"Tomorrow we will fight at Tianzhu Peak. We will fight for 300 rounds. Afterwards, you can say that you have some understanding and need to retreat. I will take care of the rest."
"I'll do exactly what the Taoist says." Zhang Hu's figure flashed and then disappeared on the mountain road.
Yi Chen then sneered.
At this time, twenty thousand taels of silver notes and two bottles of Peiyuan Dan used to cultivate spirit beasts were neatly lying in his storage ring.
If you don't come to Longhu Mountain, you won't know how little money you have. Zhang Hu is the most promising member of their family to compete for the second Daozi, so he is naturally extremely wealthy. With Yi Chen's negotiation skills, he could squeeze so much money out of him, which was beyond Yi Chen's expectation.
But after thinking about it, Yi Chen felt relieved.
Within a large company, different departments want each other to die more urgently than their rival companies.
It's worth spending some money to embarrass your old rival no matter how you look at it.
It's done. I'll resume normal updates tomorrow. Good night everyone (End of this chapter)