Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Chapter 19 About my relationship with Shi Yue

Good luck comes at a price.

Wang Luo felt deeply about this sentence, so he said it very sincerely.

Needless to say, he was very lucky.

How can a person who is unlucky be born with a top-notch Taoist body?The rarity of this kind of physique is much rarer than just three yellows in a row!
But how could a lucky person lose all his relatives due to war during his childhood?

But how could a person who was unlucky become the only survivor when the army and bandits ravaged the entire village?When the immortal master Song Yijing discovered Wang Luo, he happened to be lying in a piece of collapsed wooden furniture, avoiding the sight of all the soldiers and bandits, and avoiding all the burning beams, wood, and masonry!

But how could a lucky person encounter the greatest heavenly catastrophe in Kyushu just when his cultivation was on the right track and about to condense the wonderful golden elixir? !
But how could a person with bad luck survive a catastrophe that wiped out hundreds of millions of practitioners?

Today, Wang Luo has a deeper understanding of the word luck due to the advice given by his senior sister Lu Zhiyao.

Good luck comes at a price.

Although it is obvious that Wang Luo's price is usually paid by others... but he never likes to benefit himself at the expense of others, and this has never been the style of Lingshan people.

As for the drawing of picture scrolls specifically, given his usual luck, it may not be possible to maintain the miracle of getting gold every time he draws, but the shipment rate will definitely be higher than the average of ordinary people - that is, the picture scroll workshop The marked values ​​are much, much higher.

Then the person who asks him to smoke on his behalf will obviously have to pay the price for this good luck.

For example, become a useless person who is obsessed with Taixu picture scrolls and neglects reality!

Fang Qingqing spent a whole day flipping spoons in Lao Hong's shop, and finally earned a thousand spiritual leaves. Then she turned around and threw them into the picture scroll without blinking!
A person who originally had the temperament of a big sister turned into a busy licking dog after meeting Shukaku!Even though Lao Hong paid her wages, he never saw her licking like this!
The attitudes of Zhang Dun and Zhao Jinxi strengthened Wang Luo's judgment, especially Zhao Jinxi, who could have kept himself clean and stayed away from the scroll.But after seeing Wang Luo's card drawing record, he decided to devote himself to the scroll...

Then of course Wang Luo wouldn't do it for them.

Good luck comes at a price, and this reason is enough for them to quit.

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The three workers did not force Wang Luo anymore. Seeing that he was unwilling, Zhang Dun and Zhao Jinxi just sighed a few words of pity and left Fang Qingqing's stone castle.

Zhao Jinxi said that he was going to Qinglu to listen to the beautiful girl he singled out sing, and he also wanted to post the record of four gold draws and four golds in a conspicuous place in the Zhaotang to attract attention.

Zhang Dun said that he had a gang war to fight in "Fei Yuan Lu". Although the enemy was powerful and his gang's defeat was certain, he must be a tragic hero.

So Wang Luo also took advantage of the opportunity to leave.

On the one hand, he didn't want to disturb Fang Qingqing's madness towards Shukaku Yueliang. On the other hand, he had roughly seen Taixu's appearance, his curiosity had been satisfied, and it was time to go home.

Not long after, the crowd of blind people lined up in front of the restaurant window dispersed.

When Wang Luo returned to Shi Mansion, Shi Yue had just finished her night shift, wearing a dusty vest with the words "[-] Cities Access" printed on the chest and back.The girl's face was full of exhaustion and her steps were staggering. When she saw Wang Luo, her greetings seemed weak, which was full of Rongcheng flavor.

"Have a good night, Zao Luo...Why are you so late too?"

"It's quite fun to drink and go shopping in Taixu with my coworkers after work."

A look of disgust suddenly appeared on the girl's tired face.

"Wang Taixu...those people can't do serious things! Mountain Master, don't follow their bad example! I have seen too many useless people who are obsessed with Qinglu and picture scrolls!"

Wang Luodun was interested. Although Fang Qingqing, Zhao Jinxi and others were not high-end talents, they had correct work attitudes and excellent professional skills. How could they be so useless?
Of course, compared with Shi Yue who works overtime day and night, they are indeed a bit useless, but the reality is that useless people can have enough money to draw cards in picture scrolls, but model girls are overwhelmed by debt.

However, Wang Luo did not argue with Shi Yue about Taixu's discrimination, but instead asked: "You look bad, is it because your work is not going well?"

Shi Yue forced a smile, cheered up and said, "Fortunately, work is still the same as usual, but after a busy day, I found that the money I earned was not enough to cover the floating interest, so I was inevitably a little discouraged..."

Wang Luoqi said: "The interest rate has changed again? Can this thing be changed at will?"

Shi Yue sighed: "So now Zhu Wang's most profitable career is running a bank."

Wang Luo thought for a moment and took a few drops of cool concentrated spirit leaves from his fingertips.

"I earned three hundred spirit leaves from working today. You can use it."

Shi Yue was startled and showed a smile that was a little moved, a little ashamed, and a little aggrieved.

"Lord Mountain Master, I really don't know what to say... Anyway, thank you. This is the first time I have received unexpected wealth in the past few years."

Wang Luo couldn't help but be surprised: "This is your first time to get an unexpected fortune? Don't you usually find money when you go out?"

Shi Yue's expression became even more aggrieved: "I have only lost money and it was picked up by others... Lord of the Mountain, can you pick up money when you go out?"

Wang Luo said: "Throughout the whole day today, I saw a total of 347 pieces of lost spiritual leaves on Stone Street Road, 17 pieces of fragmentary jewelry, and several other miscellaneous items."

Shi Yue was stunned: "There is such a thing!?"

Wang Luo said: "My luck has always been like this, but my senior sister has taught me not to pick up lost things on the road or enter casinos, so strictly speaking, I have not received any windfall."

"The master of the mountain has extraordinary qualities, I admire him."

"But also strictly speaking, the Shi family's luck has always been good. Otherwise, it would be impossible for one family to serve Lingshan for nearly ten thousand years. There is never a shortage of wealthy families who want to compete with your Shi family for the position of the mountain guardian family."

Shi Yue could only smile bitterly: "It seems that I have embarrassed the family."

"Not really." Wang Luo said, summoning the Ascension Record and turning to the page of the Outer Mountain Gate. "Look, this is your personal information. The attribute of luck is..."

Before Wang Luo could finish speaking, Shi Yue jumped up on the spot: "What is this?! How do you have my information!?"

"I am the master of Lingshan Mountain, so of course I should have information about the personnel of the outer mountain gate."

"Then you don't even have to mark your measurements, right?" The girl's face turned red at this time and she was furious, but the interesting thing is that her loyalty has not diminished at all.

Wang Luo patiently explained: "The attribute display is based on the needs of readers. What you want to see will be displayed on it. I have never seen these three numbers before."

Shi Yue was stunned for a while and was about to run away on the spot.

Wang Luo did not stop him and just said: "In my opinion, although your luck is not excellent, it is worthy of the name of the Mountain Guard family. Assume here that the average luck of ordinary people is [-], and your luck is [-] , it’s already at a level where you won’t lose money even if you buy lottery tickets every day.”

"...If I was so lucky, how could I end up with tens of millions of dollars in debt!?"

Wang Luo was also curious, yes, what happened?
With Shi Yue's luck, it may not be able to prevent her family from falling into decline, or it may not be able to prevent her father from becoming a bad gambler, but why is it so bad that he can't earn any interest even after working for a day, and is still discussed as bad luck by the neighbors?
However, before the two of them could understand the discussion, they heard Zhao Xiuwen's cheerful and enthusiastic voice coming from the courtyard.

"Brother Wang and Sister Yue are back? I just happened to have a midnight snack ready, come and try it quickly!"

Passing through the inner courtyard gate, I saw Zhao Xiuwen setting up a grill under the butler tree. Dozens of half-meter-long meat skewers that had been marinated in advance were piled beside him, as well as two large barrels of rice wine.

Wang Luoqi said: "I thought you came back to study."

Zhao Xiuwen smiled and said: "I asked my girlfriend to send me a batch of old books before. She took advantage of the situation and sent me the discounted barbecue in the cafeteria. She also said that I couldn't finish it by myself, so it was best to share it with the landlord and neighbors. Have a good relationship.”

Shi Yue said with emotion: "You really found a girlfriend who is a mother. Zhou Lu takes good care of you."

Zhao Xiuwen chuckled and added: "So after I finish my supper, I will study all night. At the end of the year, I have to meet Lulu in the academy no matter what! I can't let her wait in the academy alone for too long!"

Shi Yue said: "You can definitely do it... Hey, Sister Fan Li is back?"

As she said that, she turned her eyes to the west wing, and saw the lights in the room, and the figure of a woman, with a graceful and gentle posture, was vaguely reflected on the window paper.Zhao Xiuwen said: "Yes, not long after I came back, it was said that I could finally take a long vacation. Unfortunately, she was busy with private orders during the vacation, so she didn't come to eat skewers when I invited her."

Shi Yue shook his head and said: "She already has some social anxiety... Hey, Uncle Qin hasn't come back yet?"

"No, it stands to reason that I worked the night shift yesterday and should come back to rest today... But in their factory, it's not uncommon to work overtime temporarily."

Shi Yue sighed: "Every time I feel hard at work, I feel much better when I think about Sister Fan Li and Uncle Qin."

Zhao Xiuwen put the meat skewers on the grill and asked, "Your standards for recruiting tenants are not terrible, right?"

Shi Yue said: "If it's not miserable enough, why would you be willing to rent my house? Someone in the neighborhood should have warned you that I, the landlord, have always been very unlucky."

Zhao Xiuwen laughed and said: "How can such a thing happen? Thanks to you, I can continue to practice with Zhou Lu in Rongcheng and prepare for the academy. And if it is really unlucky, how can I encounter such a strange thing as the resurrection of the Lord of Lingshan Mountain? "

With that said, Zhao Xiuwen took the initiative to hand Wang Luo a skewer of perfectly grilled lamb legs.

"Come and try it, Zhou Lu's favorite way to make it."

The meat is soft and tender, and has a lingering spiritual charm. It is obviously not an ordinary thing, but a "cultivation" mutton.Wang Luo bit off a piece and felt the fragrance on his lips and teeth, and the real energy in his body was faintly stirring, which was quite beneficial.

Zhao Xiuwen smiled and said: "The canteen of Rongcheng Academy is still trustworthy. In the entire Rongcheng, apart from the top restaurants and restaurants, the canteen of Rongcheng Academy has the best supply. Lao Hong has been looking forward to this kind of meat skewers. I haven’t been looking forward to it for a long time.”

Shi Yue said: "So you have to get in by the end of the year no matter what. Don't let Zhou Lu wait too long."

"Haha, for sure, I don't feel at ease if she is alone in the academy. There are so many young talents there..." At this point, Zhao Xiuwen also had lingering fears, "She is very popular in the academy. ."

Wang Luo curiously asked about the story between him and his girlfriend Zhou Lu.

The plot of the story is very simple: Zhao Xiuwen and Zhou Lu were both born into ordinary families in Nanxiang, but they were studious and talented since childhood. So after graduating from elementary school, they were recommended by their instructors to come to Rongcheng for further study.

There are several academies in Rongcheng, but the most famous one is undoubtedly "Rongcheng Academy". When the two came to Rongcheng, it coincided with the academy's annual admissions examination. Zhou Lu passed by luck, while Zhao Xiuwen passed by a narrow gap. His name fell from Sun Mountain.

Afterwards Zhou Lu entered the academy for further study.And Zhao Xiuwen was not discouraged by the temporary defeat. He worked hard and studied hard, waiting for a comeback next year.

"However, it is really difficult to take the college entrance examination, especially the popular major laws." Zhao Xiuwen tore into meat skewers and drank rice wine. While he was enjoying himself, he began to speak the truth, "If you change to other majors, such as For the five elements, concentration, etc., I’m about 43-[-]% sure when I take the exam now, but arithmetic is really not something people learn. I did a set of mock papers in the morning, and I only got [-] points..."

Wang Luo asked curiously: "What does law and calculation mean? Is it calculation and calculation?"

Zhao Xiuwen explained: "The scientific name is Lili, which together with Tune and Harmony are known as the three major majors of the Great Law. They specialize in the theoretical calculation of the Great Law. How should I put it, Lord Mountain Master, you should know about modern society , everything is respected by the Great Law. However, the Great Law is not static, but requires continuous adjustment by manpower, and the specific adjustment requires special personnel to calculate. For example, the late night snack law launched by Rongcheng some time ago is Li Lawyer It was decided to implement it only after joint deliberation with the Department of Industry and Commerce.”

Shi Yue simplified it: "Simply speaking, they are officials responsible for drafting political decrees. After graduating from the Lili Hall of Rongcheng Academy, most students work in law firms in various places, doing top-level design and policy research for the lawyers. The treatment is quite generous.”

Wang Luo pondered for a moment and then asked: "What about the lawyer?"

Zhao Xiuwen said: "That's the man in heaven. The lawyer is only responsible for providing plans, and the specific implementation depends on hiring lawyers. If people think your plan is not good, then the plan you worked out for three days and three nights is just waste paper, not to mention Most of the tuners have good arithmetic skills... However, for ordinary people like us, it is already a dream to enter the Lili Department of the Ministry of Law, and tuners are really beyond our reach."

Wang Luo asked curiously: "Why? Does the lawyer still have birth requirements?"

"There are no explicit requirements, but nearly [-]% of the students in the tuning department of Rongcheng Academy are from wealthy families, and most of the rest are invested by wealthy families. The objective reality is before us." Zhao Xiuwen sighed, "We need to To become a lawyer, the hidden threshold is to condense a high-grade golden elixir before graduating from the academy. This is really difficult for ordinary people to reach the sky."

Wang Luo asked: "High-grade golden elixir? Do you mean Rongyuan elixir, Jishuang elixir, etc.?"

Zhao Xiuwen laughed: "If I hadn't reviewed ancient history unexpectedly some time ago, I still wouldn't have recognized the names you mentioned... Modern cultivation standards are not as strict as those in ancient times. It is possible to achieve flawless elixir formation and self-generation of true energy. , it is already a top-grade golden elixir. In the old days, it might only belong to the passing line of golden elixir. But at that time, it would often take hundreds of years to condense a passing level of golden elixir, and it would also require all kinds of natural materials and earth. Treasure. And now the window period left for a person to condense the elixir is less than ten years. If he does not form the golden elixir before the age of 30, he can basically say goodbye to the golden elixir. And without the resources of a wealthy family, how easy is it to condense the elixir? "

Shi Yue also sighed: "In the final analysis, money is still a word. How can you become an immortal without money?"

Zhao Xiuwen also sighed: "Yes, Sister Yue, with your talent, you could actually go to Rongcheng Academy..."

Shi Yue calmed down and raised his wine glass to interrupt the other party's sigh: "There is no need to mention my matters. I can successfully graduate from Meng College and complete the foundation. I am already satisfied."

Wang Luo asked: "So you were forced to stop practicing?"

Shi Yue was helpless: "Who would be willing to stop at the threshold of condensing the elixir if they could advance their cultivation further? Even if they go out to work for others, the salary in the elixir period can be several percent higher. But now that we are in debt, where can we go? I still have money to pay for tuition.”

Zhao Xiuwen said nervously: "Sister Yue, please don't worry, I will pay the rent on time!"

"Don't worry, your salary won't be raised."

The two of them clinked a drink and smiled bitterly.

Wang Luo ate the skewers in silence and began to think about the money issue in his mind.

In fact, in the classical era, money was also ranked first among the wealthy couples who practiced the four elements.It's just that in the classical era, Lingshan was the richest in the world, and even the outer sects rarely worried about money.Those practitioners who are struggling on the edge of survival have to worry about the word money almost every day.Now it's just the reincarnation of heaven, and it's Lingshan people's turn to worry about money.

Even if you don't take into account the dilemma of Shi Yue and Zhao Xiuwen, or the open tasks that Ascension Record has opened for him, in terms of his own cultivation needs, money is also necessary, and the demand is probably far greater than that of Shi Yue and Zhao A poor person like Xiu Wen.

Thinking of this, Wang Luo decided to go to the Xiaobai Building of Qingping Division early tomorrow morning to urge him to apply for an ID card, get his legal status as soon as possible, and then find a job with more money and less work.

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A long time ago, Lu Zhiyao once said something to Wang Luo.

Happy people's meals are always short, while unhappy people's meals are often long.

At that time, this sentence was criticized by other Lingshan people as nonsense.However, now it seems that one has to admire Lu Zhiyao's foresight.

The late-night snack stall under the butler tree seems particularly long-lasting.

The debt-ridden worker who said he would study all night long to compete with the college candidates at the end of the year; he said he wanted a good night's rest so that he could work seven more jobs. The two of them chatted with meat skewers, rice wine and bitter water until daybreak.Both of them have endless bitterness in their hearts, and when they meet their bitter friends, they have endless words to talk about.

It wasn't until the butler tree couldn't stand it any longer and began to shake its branches and leaves to urge them on that they finally went back to their respective houses, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

As the owner of Lingshan Mountain, Wang Luo carefully cleaned up the mess, including putting away the grill, washing the dishes, and dumping the garbage.

After finishing all this, he was about to go out to urge the construction of wood seeds, but heard a rapid knock on the door from outside.

"Is Shi Yue here? Is Shi Yue here?"

Looking back at the north room, where the faint sound of deep sleep could be heard, Wang Luo stepped out of the hospital and opened the maroon door to the outer courtyard.

A tall patrolling Qingyi stood outside the door.

He looked to be in his late 50s or [-]s, with a slovenly appearance. His uniform was faded from washing, his chest was stained with oil, and his beard was stained with tofu soup.

He's quite a down-to-earth person.

"Hello, Shi Yue is not here. If you need anything, you can come to me."

Earth Qi Qing Yi was startled when he heard this. He held on to the soft hat that had fallen off and looked down at the records in Qing Yi's manual.

"It's strange. It shows that she is at home...who are you? Who are you Shi Yue?"

"I am Wang Luo, am I related to Shi Yue..." Wang Luo thought for a while and found that this was really an interesting question.

What is his relationship with Shi Yue?Landlord and tenant?Mountain owner and mountain protector?
After a moment, Wang Luo concluded.

"You can think of me as her father."

(End of this chapter)