Jing Cheng was silent for the rest of the night.
Others thought that Taoist Jing was in a bad mood because of the incident in Bijia Village, and later everyone spoke in lower voices when chatting.
In fact, Jing Cheng was not as depressed as they thought. He just suddenly recalled the past and felt a little melancholy.
Lian Xuefeng... should be said to be the only friend he made after coming down the mountain, although the two had a very unpleasant experience when they first met.
But no one can explain the fate clearly.
Later, the two of them dealt with each other more often, and they didn't know when it started, but they "forgot all their grudges after meeting and smiling."
Then, a small tail appeared behind Jing Cheng.
No matter where he goes, this person follows him.
At that time, the two were of similar age, neither of them had reached adulthood and were not very old. Although Lian Xuefeng was a descendant of the nobility, most of the nobility had fallen into decline during the Republic of China period. He was born into a large family with many children, and no one cared about an unpopular young master who ran away every few days.
Jing Cheng's job is a life-threatening one, and getting injured is a common occurrence. He also has a bad reputation and is often attacked from behind by his peers. He has no time to rest all day long.
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...
So he really couldn't understand why this young master didn't study hard, but instead followed him around all day long. How could he be so idle?
Lian Xuefeng waved his fan like a rich young master, pointed at him and said, "Look at you, you don't even have anyone to serve you, and you don't have any money. If I don't keep an eye on you, one day you'll be put in a sack and stabbed to death, and there won't even be anyone to collect your body."
"..." Jing Cheng was completely speechless.
What kind of bullshit answers are these?
Could it be that this guy followed him just to collect his body?
"Then aren't you afraid that it will be dangerous to follow me? The Heavenly Master is no joke in catching ghosts and demons. If you are not careful, you will lose your life. You are just an ordinary person."
Jing Cheng thought for a long time and felt that he couldn't let this young master idle away all day. The world is so chaotic now. If he gets hurt, wouldn't the Lian family fight him to the death? After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if the Lian family is not doing well now, it is still an aristocratic family.
"Where in the world today isn't dangerous? If you die, you die. You'll leave behind only your body and soul. Eighteen years later, you'll still be a hero!"
Lian Xuefeng chuckled, looked at Jing Cheng with a sharp gaze and said, "A Taoist priest once said that I have a unique bone structure and am a good candidate for practicing Taoism. How about I become your disciple?"
Jing Cheng choked for a moment, and after a long while he said, "...That Taoist must have lied to you. You don't have the talent for cultivation at all."
I don’t know if it was Jing Cheng’s illusion, but after he said this cruelly, the expression of the person opposite him seemed to dim a little.
So Jing Cheng had to comfort him again, saying, "You are more knowledgeable than me. If I were born in a scholarly family, I wouldn't have to be a heavenly master. Isn't it enough to live in fear all day long?"
As soon as the words came out, Jing Cheng felt something was wrong. After thinking for a moment, he simply told him what was in his mind: "What did Mr. Liang say? 'If the youth are strong, the country will be strong', right? Look at this chaotic world full of devastation. Countless poor people die of poverty or starvation every day. After you became a noble, have you never thought about doing something?"
That day, Lian Xuefeng was silent for a long time.
In the following days, the "little tail" did not appear again.
Jing Cheng thought that it was his words that hurt the heart of this young master who grew up in a honey pot, and he felt a rare sense of guilt.
However, he was planning to catch a very cunning demon at that time. The fact that the young master was not around allowed him to let go and he didn't have to worry about protecting the young master. He felt a lot more relaxed.
When they met for the last time, Lian Xuefeng solemnly told Jing Cheng that he was going to study abroad and would probably need to study for many years, and sincerely invited Jing Cheng to go abroad with him.
"My family has already arranged everything for me abroad. I promise you, I will protect you abroad and no one will dare to bully you. Don't you like new things? I heard that foreigners have a lot of new things that you have never seen."
Jing Cheng refused decisively before he could finish his words: "I'm not going."
"Why?" Lian Xuefeng looked hurt, but he quickly found a reason for Jing Cheng, "Are you worried about not having money? You don't have to think about this, my money is your money."
"It's not a matter of money." Jing Cheng shook his head and turned to look at the pedestrians hurrying by on the street. He turned a blind eye to the beggar in tattered clothes kneeling and kowtowing on the street. Who would think that they have little money in their pocket these days?
He said slowly, "I am the Heavenly Master. My mission is to protect this land. There is no reason for me to leave just because of your light promise."
Lian Xuefeng stared at him for a long while, said nothing, then turned and left.
A few months later, the post office sent someone to notify him to pick up his things. Jing Cheng didn't react at the time. He thought to himself that he had no father, no mother, no brothers or sisters, so who would mail something to him?
Jing Cheng stepped into a place he had never been to before, confused, and received a huge wooden box, almost as tall as a three-year-old child. As for the weight...
The things were carried over by two young male staff members.
It was not until the staff at the post office told him that the items were mailed from overseas that Jing Cheng realized who sent them.
Amid the shocked gazes of the staff, he calmly carried the wooden box in one hand and walked away.
He returned to his temporary residence (which was once an uninhabited haunted house), opened the box, and found many gadgets he had never seen before, some foreign clothes, a belt, a pair of leather shoes, and some foreign medicines... At the bottom was a bag of dollars and a thick stack of used stationery.
No wonder it is so heavy, this bag of money alone is enough for an ordinary family of five to spend for a lifetime.
When Jing Cheng saw the money, he was shocked beyond words. He picked up the stack of letter papers, which were filled with what Lian Xuefeng wanted to say to him.
The young master who was ignorant of the sufferings of the people had never suffered a loss in his life, the only time was when he met Jing Cheng.
This was the first time he treated someone kindly without expecting anything in return, but the other person didn't appreciate it. You can imagine how the young master felt. He felt embarrassed and left without saying goodbye.
I regretted it later when I thought about it.
They are both real men standing in the world, so why should Jing Cheng follow him like a eloping girl?
What's more, Jing Cheng has been in the underworld for a long time and has seen a lot about the fickleness of human nature. Naturally, he would not believe the hot-blooded words of a person of the same age.
That promise was indeed too light, so light that it made people feel uneasy.
Master Lian reflected on himself and felt that he was a complete failure as a person. He wanted to compensate Jing Cheng. However, he asked himself that he had nothing (?), and apart from money, he didn't know what else he could use to "compensate" Jing Cheng.
So he gave away money that an ordinary family could not save in a lifetime.
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After reading this long letter, Jing Cheng was speechless for a long time.
Jingcheng was speechless when he thought of the young master's behavior. He was very touched, but the money seemed too hot to handle.
Anyone would feel uneasy about receiving such a large sum of money for no reason.
After hesitating for a short while, he took the money to the Lian family and returned the money to Lian Xuerong, the eldest young master's biological sister.
This Miss Lian and Lian Xuefeng are twins, born on the same day. They look exactly the same, except that the other is more delicate.
Miss Lian was surprised that her brother would give so much money to a stranger, and even more surprised that Jing Cheng would not take a penny and gave the money back to her.
"Since my brother gave you the money, it means he truly regards you as a friend. I can't take this money." Miss Lian declined gently.
Their family is not short of this money. In their eyes, friends are more important than money.
Jing Cheng looked at Miss Lian carefully for a moment and said seriously, "This money can be regarded as an engagement gift from your brother and I."
After saying that, he threw the money down, turned around and left.
Miss Lian was stunned behind.
She is only 28 years old, where would she find an engagement partner?
Isn't this gift a little too early?
A few days later, Jing Cheng received an invitation to Miss Lian's engagement party, but he did not go because he was in the countryside exorcising ghosts for a landlord's house at the time.
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Thinking back now, the invitation card that he only glanced at seemed to have a sentence written on it: "The Lian family and the Qin family are united in marriage."
The Lian Family and the Qin Family...
The Qin family...
Jing Cheng suddenly raised his head and asked Qin Yan: "Do you know a lady named Lian Xuerong? According to today's calculation, she is probably over a hundred years old."
Qin Yan was stunned when he heard this, wondering why he suddenly asked this.
But he did have some impression of this name.
After thinking for a moment, he replied: "If I remember correctly, this should be my great-grandmother's name."
"Why are you asking that?"
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Although there are still many holes to fill, I inexplicably feel that the story is about to be concluded.
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