I am going to live forever in the world of mortals

Chapter 54

There is no stool in the carpenter's house...

Inexplicably, Zhang Xiuyuan thought of a friend who worked as a cook in a hotel in his previous life, but he ate instant noodles every day when he came home from get off work, and the kitchen refused to cook.

He shook his head and stopped thinking about it, pulled out the Dust Shadow Sword in his hand, and said, "I also ask Master Li to help make a suitable scabbard for this sword..."

"Huh~"

When Old Li saw the Dust Shadow Sword, he couldn't help but stare in surprise, and muttered, "Is this Dust Shadow Sword?"

"Ok?"

Hearing the words, Zhang Xiuyuan also raised his eyes slightly in surprise, and asked, "Master Li has seen this sword?"

"I have seen..."

Old Li thought to himself that you might not have been there when I saw this sword, so he asked casually, "Isn't this the magic sword of Master Taixu? This has been passed down to you?"

"Master Taixu is a teacher..."

Zhang Xiuyuan asked: "Master Li knows the master?"

"I've seen it before, I'm not familiar with it..."

Old Li stroked the Dust Shadow Sword with his fingers, and said with a sense of comprehension: "Since Zhang Yangming passed this sword to you, so he is already dead?"

"The master has indeed passed away."

"Then you are the ninth generation master of Taixu Temple?"

"Yes."

"Time is not forgiving..."

"..."

Zhang Xiuyuan saw that the sloppy old Li's face was full of emotion, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Master Zhang Yangming gained a great reputation in the Jiangnan area in his early years, it is not surprising that some of the older generation in Gusu City may have seen their master.

Old Li sighed, and seemed unwilling to say anything more on this matter, muttering: "The sword is a good sword, but I don't know what kind of scabbard you want?"

"Is there any difference between the scabbard?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiuyuan frowned slightly and asked, "But I don't know what kind of scabbard Master Li can make?"

"Naturally there is a difference..."

Old Li snorted softly and said, "I can forge too many scabbards. If all of them are the same, is it unnecessary to ask you?"

"..."

Zhang Xiuyuan was choked by him, but he didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he asked curiously: "But I don't know what is the difference between the scabbards made by Master Li?"

"Slippery..."

Old Li glanced at him, and said pretendingly: "I can't tell the difference, you just need to tell me what kind of scabbard you want."

Seeing his pretentious attitude, Zhang Xiuyuan felt a little funny, and asked, "What if there is wine? Can you still say it?"

"Is there any wine or... um... any wine?"

Old Li's words were already on his lips, and he seemed to have reacted suddenly, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, as if he had been hooked by a glutton, he nodded and said, "You can have wine."

Seeing this, Zhang Xiuyuan couldn't help laughing, sheathed the Chenying sword, and said with a smile: "Then I'll go and buy a pot of good wine for Master Li first, and then listen carefully."

After all, he arched his hands and turned away...

Old Li looked at his back going away, and rubbed the beard on his chin with his gaze. He didn't know what he thought of, and he smiled and muttered: "It's better than the idiots of the previous generations..."

"..."

Zhang Xiuyuan bought a pot of good wine at a nearby wine shop, wrapped some peanuts and a chopped roast chicken in oiled paper, and handed them all to Old Li after returning to the carpenter's shop.

"Master Li, there is not only wine, but also food to go with the wine."

"You boy, you are sensible~"

When Old Li saw someone handing him food and drink, he uncorked the pot like a thirsty person seeing water in the desert, and gulped it down first to satisfy his craving.

As for the oily paper bag containing peanuts and roast chicken, he placed it on the coffin lid beside him, took a sip of wine, ate a handful of peanuts, and then took a few mouthfuls of roast chicken...

very comfortable

Zhang Xiuyuan obviously just had a meal not long ago, but seeing how delicious his food was, unexpectedly felt a little hungry too, which was strange.

Old Li glanced at him, and saw that most of the drinks, peanuts, and roast chicken in front of him were down, and he said politely: "How about eating some?"

"No, no, no..."

Zhang Xiuyuan shook his head with a smile, and said: "Pindao just ate, Master Li, you don't have to be polite."

"It just so happens that I'm not full~"

Seeing that he was savvy, Old Li ate the peanuts and roast chicken like a storm, and then wiped the oil stains from his hands on his clothes without caring about his image.

Seeing that there was still less than half of the jug of wine left, he pulled out the wine gourd around his waist again, and carefully poured the remaining half of the jug of wine into his own wine gourd...

It's over, he shook the wine gourd in his hand, and after hearing the gurgling sound in the wine gourd, a somewhat satisfied smile appeared on that old face.

He burped, and saw the little Taoist priest looking at him with a smile, using his little fingernail as a toothpick to pick between his teeth, and said, "I'm used to living a hard life, so I can't waste it."

"Frugality is a virtue..."

Zhang Xiuyuan said: "If Master Li is full of food and drink, can you tell me the difference between the scabbards?"

"..."

Old Li couldn't help but pause when he heard that his fingernails were picking between his teeth, and then he grinned and said, "Actually, I just teased you. A scabbard is a scabbard. What's the difference?"

"It's true..."

Zhang Xiuyuan thought about it, and asked without paying too much attention: "Then, has Master Li measured the size of the Dust Shadow Sword?"

"Ok?"

Old Li blinked his eyes in a daze when he heard the words, then nodded and replied after regaining his senses: "Measure it, my eyes are much more accurate than a ruler."

"How long will it take for the scabbard to be ready?"

"Well... just three to five days!"

"That's OK..."

Zhang Xiuyuan nodded and said with a smile: "It's getting late, and the poor Taoist will not bother Master Li any more. The payment for customizing the scabbard will be delivered when the poor Taoist comes to pick up the scabbard in three to five days."

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands and said 'Farewell', then turned and left.

"..."

Old Li looked at his back in a little surprise, seeing that he walked very simply, without any intention of staying behind, he hurriedly called: "Little Taoist priest, stay!"

"Ok?"

Zhang Xiuyuan had already stepped out of the carpenter's shop. Hearing the words, he stopped and looked back, and asked inexplicably, "Is there anything else, Master Li?"

Old Li frowned and asked, "You left just like that?"

"if not?"

Zhang Xiuyuan also asked with a frown: "The matter of the scabbard has been decided, is it possible that Pindao will stay here until Master Li makes the scabbard?"

"That's not necessary...it's not..."

Old Li shook his head, and after he realized it, he asked, "I mean, I just made a fool of you and made you buy drinks and food for nothing. Don't tell me you're not angry at all?"

"What's wrong with this..."

Zhang Xiuyuan smiled nonchalantly, and said, "At first I wanted to listen to it as a story, but as Master Li just said, a scabbard is a scabbard, what story can there be?"

"..."

Old Li's face froze...

Seeing this, Zhang Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Master Li, there is no need to worry too much. You can just treat the drinks and food as the deposit paid by the poor."

Old Li's beard trembled when he heard the words, he somehow felt that he was like a buffoon on a stage in front of this little Taoist priest, and after mumbling for a long time, he realized that he was singing a one-man show.

Suddenly, he grinned and asked, "Then why don't you ask me how much I get for customizing the scabbard?"

"You only pay when you take out the scabbard, so what's the use of asking now?"

"Then what if I ask for a lot of money when you come to get the scabbard?"

"It's okay to ask for a price..."

Zhang Xiuyuan smiled, and said meaningfully: "As long as the poor Tao thinks the scabbard is worth it, he will pay Master Li what he wants; Let me tell Master Li that Tai Xu Guan has never set limits on food and drink."

After all, he smiled and walked away...

Old Li looked at his back going away with a very strange expression, and said to himself: "What does this kid mean to say that Tai Xu Guan is not a vegetarian?"

"Interesting~ Hehehe~ Interesting~"

He seemed to be laughed at by himself, turned around and fell into the coffin beside him, trying to sleep, but the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, the more angry he became, the more he couldn't sleep, he couldn't fall asleep after tossing and turning...

It's getting dark outside...

He suddenly gritted his teeth and sat up from the coffin, snorted rather resentfully, and muttered: "My scabbard has no story!? Brat, I want to see what kind of reward you can pay!"

"..."

On the other side, Zhang Xiuyuan didn't know that someone would be tossed and turned sleeplessly by his words.

Due to a lot of time wasted in customizing the scabbard, it was already a dark night with few stars when he returned to Taixu Temple...

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the mountain, he heard a faint singing voice before he turned back to watch. The voice was round and jade-like, and the singing voice was melodious and melodious. Sometimes the singing was like a couple whispering softly when they rub their ears together, and sometimes it was like the crisp and melodious sound of pearls and jade falling on the plate. very beautiful...

Zhang Xiuyuan couldn't help but feel a little weird when he heard the singing, stopped and smiled lightly: "There is no stool to sit in the carpenter's house, and the ghosts sing in the middle of the night in the Taoist temple~"

(End of this chapter)