Volume 2: Yun Ji Cang Hai Chapter 244: Entering the City
Elder Jiang and Lin Yi walked off the ship one after the other. He wanted to chat with them, but he waited and waited but the other party didn't catch up. He turned around and saw that he was curiously looking at the stalls. He thought, after all, he is young and inexperienced. What's so good about these stalls. Seeing that the rest of the disciples also scattered, Elder Jiang walked forward leisurely. Suddenly he saw Elder Meng arguing with someone, so he quickened his pace and rushed over. His spiritual sense swept over the two men in green shirts. Elder Jiang knew what was going on, so he passed Elder Meng and the others, clasped his fists and said, "Hello, two Taoist friends! These are all disciples of Jiang. If I have offended you, please forgive me!" The black-faced man saw that the other party had another person talking nonsense, and was about to get angry, but he heard the difference in the other party's address, and couldn't help but look at the white-bearded old man. After a while, the black-faced man's face changed, and he grabbed his junior brother who was about to commit a crime with a whip, and then he forced a smile, clasped his fists towards Elder Jiang and said: "I am Zheng Jin, with the cultivation level of the first level of Qi training, and this is my junior brother Zheng Tong, who is only in the Qi Condensation stage. My two brothers are descendants of the Zheng family, and we are on duty here today. Haha! Nice to meet this Taoist friend. I don't know where the Youxian Township is, and what are you doing in my Beizhu City?" The black-faced man named Zheng Jin looked quite pleased when he mentioned the Zheng family. He saw a trace of worry flash across Elder Jiang's eyes, and the little bit of scruples in his heart also disappeared. In this sea area, no one dared to offend the Zheng family! This old man of unknown origin has a higher cultivation level than himself, so what! No one dared to be presumptuous in Beizhu City, unless they didn't want to live! Elder Jiang had already seen the other party's cultivation level, and he didn't take these two people to heart, but he thought of the Yan family who had offended inadvertently. Obviously, this Zheng family is also a family of immortal cultivators. No family can be provoked, not to mention that when you are on the territory of the Zheng family, you should be careful in everything! "Haha! I come from thousands of miles away, but I am just passing by here. I want to go into the city to rest for one night. Please give me some convenience, fellow Taoists!" Elder Jiang smiled and bowed to the Zheng brothers. Zheng Jin was originally afraid of Elder Jiang's cultivation, but when he saw that the other party was afraid of things, he couldn't help but get angry. Think about it, at the door of your own house, you have to lie down if the person is a bully or a tiger. As the saying goes, the strong bully can't suppress the local snake, not to mention that this is the Zheng family's one-third acre of land. After rolling his eyes a few times, Zheng Jin became bolder after a while. He crossed his arms, pretended to be in deep thought, and said with some embarrassment: "It's not that my brother doesn't give face to this Taoist friend! Your disciple violated the city regulations and should be whipped. But! The law is nothing more than human feelings, and there is a way to compromise." Elder Jiang raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh! What method do you have? Taoist friend, you might as well tell me. A little silver is harmless, and we are still willing to pay it, just to make friends." Zheng Jin laughed dryly twice, stroked his beardless chin, and said pretentiously: "Daoyou, what you said is wrong! What use are gold and silver to us? My brother is on duty here, and it is also a helpless act. I got a little money to drink, purely It's just a fun thing. However, I see that you are a straightforward person, so I'll say it directly. You can let me release your disciple. Ten spirit stones will offset ten whips. These three people are also accomplices. Each of them will be fined five spirit stones, and there is also a city gate tax for you to enter the city, one spirit stone each. As for you, fellow Taoist! Considering that you and I are fellow Taoists, my two brothers will suffer a little loss and not ask for your city gate tax. Hehe! I am not a very easy person to talk to! If it weren't for your persuasion, I would definitely not agree to this price. "The round-faced junior brother named Zheng Tong has opened his mouth wide and looked at his senior brother in disbelief. Oh my God! Senior brother is really amazing. He can collect dozens of spirit stones at once. You know, as an outer disciple of the family, he only gets one spirit stone a year, and he himself has not yet reached the Qi training stage, so he doesn't even have half a spirit stone. Zheng Tong felt that his saliva was flowing out. How much profit can he get from dozens of spirit stones? Elder Jiang's face changed. He didn't have many spiritual stones. Lin Yi risked his life for everyone, but he only got 20 spiritual stones. Now, this kid with the first level of cultivation was really greedy. He asked for 20% to 30% of the spiritual stones in his pocket at once. This was the accumulation of Tianyan Sect for ten years. I gave you all of them, kid, aren't you afraid of being stuffed to death! "Fellow Daoist, please give me a reply! I'm impatient! Please tell me whether it's possible or not!" Zheng Jin's eyes flickered, showing a rather impatient look. Elder Jiang smiled bitterly and shook his head. Even if it was to lose money to avoid disaster, it was not to be blackmailed like this. He also saw that the other party was deliberately making things difficult, but it was really annoying to swallow his anger like this. Even though he was indifferent, Elder Jiang still felt that he could not suppress his anger. A familiar voice sounded in his ears: "What is the Qi Condensation Stage? How come I have never heard of it!" Hearing this, Elder Jiang felt relieved and smiled at the person who came: "Those with spiritual roots can be called the Qi Condensation Stage." The person who came was Lin Yi, who had seen the situation at the city gate from behind the crowd. He didn't want to ask more, but he saw that the other party was deliberately making things difficult. It was not a solution for so many people to block the city gate, so he came out to interrupt. "So that's it, doesn't it mean that people with spiritual roots can smoothly enter the Qi Condensation Stage!" Lin Yi asked again. Elder Jiang held his silver beard and shook his head and said: "Not really! Some people, even if they spend their entire lives, still cannot reach the Qi Condensation Stage." Lin Yi nodded secretly, thinking that he was really lucky at the beginning! He walked to Yu Zixian's side again, stretched out his hand, and grabbed it hard. With a "click", the invisible shackles bound to Yu Zixian were broken by him. "You, who are you!" Zheng Jin didn't take it seriously when he saw that Lin Yi was young but also an immortal.
Although he couldn't see the other party's cultivation level, he also believed that the other party's cultivation level would not be higher than that of the old man with a white beard. The old man has already shown his timidity and no longer needs to worry about this person who is younger than himself. Unexpectedly, the other party easily broke his wind-binding talisman, which shocked Zheng Jin! What kind of cultivation is this! I'm afraid he might be different from his master. He was a little unsure of Lin Yi's background, so he shouted in a stern voice. The round-faced junior brother was blushing. The conversation between Lin Yi and Elder Jiang just now touched his mind. However, the other party really didn't mean it. Before this, Lin Yiyi knew that there was a Qi training period. Now, for the first time, I saw someone who was still in the Qi Condensation stage. Out of curiosity, I inevitably took the opportunity to ask Elder Jiang for advice. Unexpectedly, these few words violated Zheng Tong's taboo.
After Zheng Tong was discovered to have spiritual roots, his family allowed him to practice for four or five years, but he still could not enter the Qi training period. This matter made him brood, and now that Lin Yi mentioned it again, it was like being pointed at the nose and humiliated. At this time, Zheng Tong hated Lin Yi from the bottom of his heart. He is not a fool. He knows that the other person's cultivation level is higher than his own, so he can only stare at him as if he wants to eat him, and try his best to make his round face longer to show his inner resentment! Looking at the two brothers in front of him, Lin Yi smiled at each other and said: "We all came on the same road, and no one has violated the city's rules. I just wait for you to come and count the money for you." That's all. Why should you two Taoists be angry? It's not the rule of this city to ask for dozens of spiritual stones just to enter the city! The city's gate tax is only one denarius. It's already wrong for you two to force one tael of denarius, so why do you make excuses to make things difficult for us? How about a cup of tea, as a small gift for the first meeting?" Zheng Jin's face turned darker after hearing Lin Yi's words. How did the other party know that entering the city cost one penny? Dozens of taels of silver were about to turn into dozens of spiritual stones. Who knew that when this kid came, he would turn into 20 taels of silver. Being exposed and suddenly deprived of so many benefits, Zheng Jin couldn't help but feel a little angry. If it were an ordinary mortal, that would be fine, but the other party turned out to be a fellow cultivator. He really made this matter a big deal. He was not responsible. If the superiors found out the whole story, he would probably be punished. "Others ask for one tael of silver to enter the city, but if you don't know your origin, I will charge you one or two taels of silver. No, I will collect the spiritual stone. What do you think? Don't go to the city if you can! I have the final say here!" Zheng Jin's tone became surprisingly tough. He put his hands on his hips and assumed an aggressive posture! Unexpectedly, before the crowd in front of the city gate understood, Zheng Jin's expression changed, he stretched out his hand, and his tone changed sharply, saying: "Bring me the money! If you do it again next time, I will never forgive you, huh!" Lin! He was stunned for a moment, then smiled and threw the money in his hand. Zheng Jin grabbed the silver, raised his head, and threw it at the city gate without looking at the crowd, looking like a bachelor. A crisis turned into a farce in an instant. Everyone kept their own strange thoughts in their stomachs and walked into the city without wanting to cause more trouble. Lin Yize pretended that nothing happened, walked to the fish stall on the roadside, threw down a piece of silver, nodded to the old man, uncle and nephew, and left with a smile. "Brother, are you going to let them go like this?" Zheng Tong was still a little angry. He moved to Zheng Jin's side and looked at the departing outsiders with some reluctance. Zheng Jin's black face revealed a sneer. He waved the silver in his hand in front of Zheng Tong's eyes and asked, "How much money should we have collected?" Zheng Tong counted with his fingers and said, "There are forty-eight people in total, so what should be collected?" "Four taels of silver." "How much silver do I have in my hand?" Zheng Jin asked again, leaning on the city gate, crossing his arms and tiptoeing. Zheng Tong snorted: "I can't improve my cultivation, and even my senior brother laughs at me. Isn't it just twenty taels of silver? Do you think I'm stupid?" Zheng Jin rolled his eyelids and thought to himself, do you really think you are the brains? Good job. "Except for the money that should be handed over, how much more can I get?" Zheng Tong quit. Who dares to say that he is not smart. He shouted: "There are still fifteen taels of silver left. Senior brother, you want to take it all. Where's my share?" Zheng Jin raised his eyebrows, waved his hands impatiently, and said perfunctorily: "Don't Yell! I'll take your share first. "Look, I won't be without you afterwards. Aren't these gold and silver just for fun? Are you taking it seriously? I tell you..." He whispered a few words into Zheng Tong's ear furtively. Alone laughed sinisterly. --------
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