Xianlu

Chapter 218 Beating the Demon Envoy

After Xu Dao left the customs, he didn't go directly to Wutong Mountain, the mountain where the priests of Shezhao were. After learning about the people in Huifu shop, especially Chen Wan.

This person lived up to Xu Dao's praise for him. Since the opening of the talisman store, he has slept in the talisman store all night long. In half a year, his already gray hair has all turned white, and he looks old again. An old man who has aged for more than ten years, and almost half of his foot is about to step into the coffin.

And with such hard work, when Chen Wan delivered letters to the quiet room on weekdays, he didn't mention a single word, only introduced the operating conditions of the shop, and wrote words of greetings.

The reason why Xu Dao knew was that after suppressing his body, he wandered around in the talisman store when he quietly came out of his body, and saw the appearance of this person with his own eyes.

Although the income of the entire talisman store is not only owned by Xu Dao, Chen Wan also has half of it, and the other party is not purely working for Xu Dao, but the reason why Xu Dao can safely retreat for a year is that the daily food, spiritual materials, and talisman money are constantly flowing. , the other party also played a big role.

Taoist Chen Wan alone accounted for more than half of the business brought in through various channels in the first month of the Fudian's opening. Later, when the Fudian's business was sluggish, it was this person who kept the Fudian's face.

Therefore, when Xu Dao left the customs on this trip, he naturally wanted to reward the other party to win people's hearts.

He walked out of the quiet room stepping on the sunlight and came to the talisman shop.

It was the afternoon at this time, and there was a lack of business in the ghost market, and there were few pedestrians.

Although the shop of a talisman shop was open, there were only a few scattered customers walking around inside, looking at the talismans, talisman pens, talisman inks, and books in the shop.

After a year of expansion, there is a talisman store that has been involved in almost all links related to talismans. In addition to selling and purchasing finished talismans, other things related to talismans can be bought and sold in the store.

At this time, there was a voice of conversation in the talisman shop:

"Although your talisman is rare, I have never seen it in my practice for many years, but it is neither a Taoist book nor a high-level talisman. It is just a low-level talisman. It is equivalent to a spell in the early stage of Qi refining. Thirty talismans?"

It is said that the man had gray hair, stroked his beard, pretended to be sophisticated and said: "In my opinion, this charm is worth three talismans!"

The reason why this person is pretending is because this "old man" with gray beard and hair is exactly the Taoist Chen Wan who is only 25 years old.

After the other party accepted the position of shopkeeper of Youjian Fudian, not only did he not use ink and toner to dye his hair and beard black to cover up his old state, but instead "relying on the old and selling the old", he simply played the role of an old man in the store to deepen his seniority. , to bluff unsuspecting guests.

"You, here!" The customer who wanted to sell the talisman heard the price in Chen Wan's mouth, and immediately became anxious, and quickly snatched the simple charm that was being pinched in Chen Wan's hand, and held it tightly in his hand.

The other party said angrily: "Everyone says that your talisman store is fair, but I don't think so, it's so deceitful!"

"Fellow Daoist, don't worry!" Seeing that the other party was angry, Chen Wan hurriedly comforted him, and the two chattered back and forth to discuss.

As soon as Xu Dao walked from the backyard to the talisman store, he saw the scene in front of him, and smiled immediately.

In addition to Chen Wan, there were two Taoist boys who were yawning while wiping the counter.

Although the two Taoist boys did not entertain the guests, they looked around and immediately found Xu Dao appearing in the shop, they were stunned for a moment.

Although the two boys were recruited into the talisman store after Xu Dao retreated, they were both clever. When they saw Xu Dao coming out of the backyard, and saw Su Jiu standing respectfully beside Xu Dao, they immediately recognized Xu Dao. identity.

They came out from behind the counter and bowed to salute, but when they opened their mouths to say hello to Xu Dao, they suddenly found that their mouths were tightly closed and could not be opened, only a slight muffled sound came out of their mouths.

Xu Dao made a silent movement towards them, and then tore off the spell cast on them.

The two Taoist boys immediately understood, and quickly stood aside respectfully, not daring to breathe, but communicating with their peripheral vision.

Xu Dao didn't continue talking to the two Taoist boys, he looked at Taoist Chen Wan who was negotiating with people with interest, and waited.

Daoist Chen Wan has been the shopkeeper for more than a year, and he is no longer as ignorant as before. Those who know this person well deal with individual customers, and attack each other's idea of ​​selling at a high price inch by inch.

"Out of this store, fellow daoist, go to both sides to see if there are other talisman stores that are interested in you. Not only North Street Ghost Market, but West Street, South Street, and East Street, you can all go Last time...only if our owner likes these, this store is willing to accept your spell."

The talisman seller's face turned red when he heard it, and he was speechless, apparently he had already inquired about it in other talisman stores before he came to Youjian talisman store.

As for the inquiring news, whether it is good or bad, it can be seen from his reaction that it is obviously not a good situation for him.

The talisman seller loosened his grip on the talisman, and said, "Three talismans won't make you any money. This is a precious talisman passed down from my ancestors... at least five dollars!"

Hearing this, Taoist Chen Wan didn't bother to bargain with the other party, so he responded with a smile: "Come on, if you say five yuan, it's five yuan, and the deal is made!"

He flicked his sleeves, and grandly released five talisman coins on the table next to him, then stretched out his hand, signaling the other party to hand over the goods in his hand.

Seeing that Taoist Chen Wan agreed immediately, the customer who sold the talisman became suspicious again, thinking whether he agreed too easily and set the selling price too low.

It's just that he glanced at Taoist Chen Wan's face, and found that Chen Wan didn't seem to be in a hurry to buy it, and he had indeed run into a wall in other stores.

As soon as the talisman seller gritted his teeth, he slapped the simple charm in his hand on the table, collected five talisman coins, and walked away after cupping his hands.

And Taoist Chen Wan picked up the talisman, it was indeed the one just now, and it was not dropped by the other party, so he quickly raised his voice and shouted:

"Guest officer, please go, come again next time!"

When the guests were far away, Chen Wan blew on the talisman paper in his hand, and muttered in a low voice: "Hey! You're stingy."

Just at this moment, a clear voice sounded in the shop:

"Shopkeeper Chen is so rich, I don't care about the five talisman money."

Hearing this, Taoist Chen Wan was taken aback, turned his head quickly, and immediately saw the store clerks standing respectfully on both sides behind him, and Xu Dao and Su Jiu standing between the clerks.

It was Xu Dao who looked at it with a smile and called him out.

Daoist Chen Wan's eyes were in a trance, and his face immediately showed joy, "Master, you have left the customs!"

With a surprised expression on his face, he quickly walked up to Xu Dao in small steps, and bowed to him.

When Taoist Chen Wan came back from his astonishment, recalling what Xu Dao said, he suddenly explained with some embarrassment:
"The old slave was talking about himself just now, and it was neither, not arranging guests."

Xu Dao didn't bother to care about what he said, so he reached out and took the quaint charm he bought from the customer, put it in his hand, looked at it for a while, and then commented: "A talisman drawn with the technique of the Tang Dynasty. It’s less than 500 years old, it’s just that the technique is simple and simple, after so long, the aura inside has almost disappeared, it’s only equivalent to the magic technique that a Taoist boy can perform.”

"If you are generous, if you add more money, the master will think that you two are singing oboe and filling your own pockets."

Taoist Chen Wan's expression froze immediately when he heard it. Although Xu Dao had been in seclusion for a year and he had been greatly delegated power to him, he would not forget that the signboard of the talisman shop was entrusted to Xu Dao, not him, the shopkeeper.

Moreover, the most important reason why the business of Youjian Fudian has been able to open up to now and become more and more prosperous is also because of Xu Dao's cultivation.

And Chen Wan himself is just a Taoist in the early stage of Qi refining, and he has no courage to be arrogant and arrogant in front of Xu Dao, a "late Taoist".

Therefore, when he heard the words "double spring" and "encroaching on his own pocket" in Xu Dao's mouth, cold sweat would come down his forehead. It was not because he had really done these things, but because he was worried that Xu Dao was jealous and didn't trust him.

There was no contract between him and Xu Dao. Although the so-called half-percent dry shares could be received every month, they were only verbally ordered by Xu Dao, and they could be withdrawn casually, letting him get out of bed.

"My master is very careful! I don't dare to do this, old slave. You treat me so kindly, how dare I do such a thing without conscience."

Taoist Chen Wan quickly cried out, his face was very tense, and the two Taoist boys beside him were dumbfounded.

"My boss just said a few words, why is shopkeeper Chen so worried?" The two Taoist boys slandered, of course they were still quiet and didn't dare to say a word
"Hahaha!" Xu Dao's laughter echoed in the store, he patted Taoist Chen Wan on the shoulder, and comforted him:
"That's natural. Master Chen has seen all the hard work this year. It's just a joke."

Chen Wan wiped the cold sweat from his brow. Originally, he wanted to show off his achievements and ask for a reward, so he flew to Java in an instant.

Now he just wants to promise not to suspect him, not to kick him out of the talisman store, so that he can continue to enjoy half of the shares in the talisman store.

And Xu Dao saw that the other party was so sensible, so he continued to appease him, made a bow, and said:

"Pindao would also like to thank Chen Daoyou for taking care of the talisman store for more than a year, thank you."

When Chen Wan saw it, he avoided it again and again, and said in his mouth, "Don't dare, the master killed the old slave."

"Tch!" Xu Dao suddenly let out a snort, and shouted: "Master, you can call me old slave, so don't call yourself old slave. Pundao remembers that Chen Daoyou is less than thirty years old."

Taoist Chen Wan blushed when he heard this, he was even more embarrassed and ashamed.

But what stunned him the next moment was that Xu Dao took out something from his sleeve and held it in the palm of his hand. It was pale all over, like a small bone plate, with a flash of inspiration, which was exceptionally good.

"Chen Daoyou and take this pill."

There is something supported on the osseous plate, the size of a pigeon's egg, in a red and floating state, with a bloody gleam.

A gust of pure energy suddenly appeared in the shop, and it came from the blood-red pigeon eggs. Just one sip can shake people's spirits and give rise to longing thoughts in their bodies and minds.

Taoist Chen Wan stared wide-eyed at the small plate in Xu Dao's hand and the red meatballs supported on it.He seemed to think of something, and quickly looked at Xu Dao.

Xu Dao nodded towards the other party to show his affirmation.

Seeing this, Taoist Chen Wan cheered up. He respectfully took the treasure from Xu Dao's hand, then opened his mouth wide, covered his mouth with his sleeve, and swallowed the blood-red pigeon eggs in the small dish in one gulp.

After the pill fell into his stomach, Taoist Chen Wan blurted out:

"It really is the best spirit!"

After taking the things given by Xu Dao, his originally dull complexion instantly became rosy and shiny, his eyes shone brightly, and his body felt warm. Even his gray hair immediately turned darker, making him look younger .

High-quality essence is one of the things that can nourish the body the most. Swallowing a pill of condensed essence will nourish the person's deficient body, and the vitality in the body will also increase a lot, which makes people dumbfounded.

What made Taoist Chen Wan even more happy was that without waiting for him to thank him, Xu Daofu said, "Fellow Taoists can buy the flesh and blood of monsters by themselves in the future, use the spells in their hands to absorb energy, swallow them to nourish the flesh, and save money to buy again." Those inconsequential pills."

Since Taoist Chen Wan injured his physical body when he broke through the realm, he has always wanted to repair the foundation of the physical body, but he was poor at the beginning, and he had no money in his hands, so he couldn't buy high-quality elixir.

Now that he has become the shopkeeper of Youjian Talisman Store, although he has money in his pocket, but because his physical body has been short-lived for too long, ordinary pills are difficult to cure, and it is not enough to take a crop to heal.

In addition, although his appearance is old, his life span is still early, so there is no need to worry, and it is useless.

And now the "bone plate" held by Taoist Chen Wan is exactly the object that Xu Dao engraved with the incantation of extracting essence and marrow. It can condense flesh and blood, extract pure essence, and it is the most nourishing to the body!

And this object is not an ordinary talisman, but a piece of scale armor on Xu Dao's body, which he has researched for a year.

This scale can not only be used as a charm and amulet, but also can be turned into a scale soldier, driven by Xu Dao.

Xu Dao gave it to Chen Wan for health preservation, not only as a reward, but also as a monitoring function.

If the opponent has malicious intentions, the scale charm is no longer the opponent's health treasure, but a murderous thing that will penetrate into the brain and take his life.

After finishing speaking, the benefits were also given. Before the other party could react, Xu Dao suddenly asked, "Where does the emissary of the Jiangzhou Demon Slayer live now?"

Chen Wan was immersed in the joy of taking the essence, stroking his cheeks and hair, and when he heard the question, he subconsciously returned: "Oriental Ghost Street."

"Good!" Xu Dao nodded and whispered. He flicked his sleeves and walked outside the talisman shop, leaving only his voice:
"This person disturbs my property and deceives my fellow Taoists. If you are poor, go and meet him!"

(End of this chapter)