Immortality is above

Chapter 23 23: Watch life, watch people’s hearts
  In the main hall of Li Mansion, the lights were shining brightly, and there was a large round table. The delicacies were not served, only tea, snacks, etc. were served.

Just because there are still distinguished guests who have not yet arrived.

There are currently four guests at the table, except Li Kuan, who is the host.

Gao Xisheng, the chief escort of Huwei Escort Agency, is good at using a tiger-headed door-breaking knife;

Song Bin, the master of Bengshan Martial Arts School, has a pair of iron fists and has developed Bengshan Jin. Although "collapse of mountains" is an exaggeration, the broken rocks and broken trees are nothing to mention;

Lin Shen, nicknamed "Linglong Hero", has a broad face. In Jiangzhou, both black and white will give him some face;
  The only one left was the scholar Chen Liubai from Chenjiaji.

Speaking of which, Gao Xisheng and others interacted with each other on weekdays and were old friends. Chen Liubai was the only one who was a complete stranger. It seemed a little stiff to join the banquet.

In order to save this situation, everyone was asked to agree to take action. Li Kuan was bleeding heavily. Just relying on favors was not enough. He had to give real money and silver benefits.

After all, the person who kidnapped his son was the notorious Aolai Island strongman.

Li Kuan thought about it. Even if he sells his property, borrows money, and collects five thousand taels of silver to send, he may not be able to save the person. The result may be that he loses both his life and property.

Therefore, on our side, we must strengthen our manpower so that the other party will be wary and not dare to mess around.

It happened that Chen Liubai came to the door, so he casually invited him to come to the table and treat him as a companion, making a great impression.

In any case, this is a close family member and can be regarded as one’s own family.

After all, he is a scholar and is qualified to serve.

However, when making the introduction, Li Kuan did not mention Chen Liubai's experience of being deceived into seeking Taoism and cultivating immortality, but only focused on his feat of becoming a scholar at the age of fourteen and preparing to take the provincial examination.

Sure enough, Gao Xisheng's attitude was very different: a scholar was nothing, but if he could pass the examination and become an official, it would be completely different.

In the State of Zhao, those who were involved in rivers and lakes were always afraid of the government offices and kept them at a respectful distance, but they were also eager to establish connections with them.

With Chen Liubai's resume, he has a promising future and is worthy of a toast.

This is exactly the result Li Kuan wants to get.

See everything in your eyes, the human world is so sophisticated, and the attitude changes, just like a trickle of water, with its own sound and response.

Chen Liubai was thoughtful.

In his previous life, he was just an otaku who was good at playing keyboards. After coming to this big world, he let himself go. He went to the mountains without hesitation when he was more than ten years old, so he was always lacking in experience.

This is probably what the elders in the mountains call "mental tempering".

In the fundamental method of "Visualization and Induction", the meaning of "Visualization" encompasses all phenomena, from the stars on the sky and the earth to as small as flowers, grass, sand and stones; it can visualize the rhythms of serious Taoism, secret magical powers, and it can also observe life and the human heart.

In it, there is the heart of family and friends;
  Have the heart to hate evildoers;
  Have the heart of a passer-by;
  Even more demonic and demonic...

Observe it and then get it, and then you will feel it. This is called "cultivation".

Therefore, practice is not just about practicing hard behind closed doors, fighting and killing, but also about pondering subtle and thoughtful thoughts.

No wonder those who practice in the mountains will come down for a walk when they reach a certain stage.

Although Chen Liubai went down the mountain not proactively, but passively, since he came down, he couldn't just live in a muddle.

While drinking tea, Song Bin asked: "Brother Li, don't show off. Who else did you invite? Why are you so late? It's already dark and you haven't seen anyone yet?"

Gao Xisheng guessed: "Is it the Master Liu of Bafang Village?"

Li Kuan sighed: "I did go to invite Master Liu, but he happened to be unavailable, so he couldn't come."

Gao Xisheng: "..."

The so-called "no time" is mostly an excuse.

"Linglong Hero" Lin Shen blinked: "I guessed a bit."

"who is it?"

Gao Xisheng and Song Bin said in unison.

Just as Lin Shen was waiting for an answer, the disciple ran in and loudly announced, "Master, the Taoist priest is here."

"Okay, I'll go out to greet you personally."

Li Kuan was overjoyed and walked out quickly. Gao Xisheng and the other three looked at each other and followed them one after another.

In a moment, only Chen Liubai was left, still sitting there with a piece of Songhua cake in his mouth.

The steward who was waiting on the side saw this and secretly shook his head: after all, people from a small family in the countryside lack some etiquette and winks. Everyone ran out to greet the distinguished guests. It was good for him to still sit here and not move at all. How could anyone stay? A good impression?
  After a while, I heard a hearty voice saying: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, there is a poor man here to guarantee that your son is safe and sound and returns safely."

Li Kuan was overjoyed: "Thank you so much, Taoist Master."

While talking, everyone returned to the hall and prepared to take their seats again.

Chen Liubai looked up and saw the chubby round face of Taoist Wang.

Surrounded by everyone, Taoist Wang was high-spirited and imposing. Suddenly he saw Chen Liubai sitting there. His eloquent words suddenly stopped and he was stuck, which was quite uncomfortable.

Li Kuan didn't know why, so he greeted warmly: "Taoist Priest, please take a seat."

At the same time, he winked at Chen Liubai.

He was originally arranged to sit with me, so he would not sit in the top seat, but in the bottom seat. But even so, now that Taoist Wang is here, Chen Liubai should stand up and give way to show respect.

Sitting there in a daze, what's going on?

If he offends Taoist Wang, things will be in trouble.

However, before Chen Liubai could move, Taoist Wang stepped forward with a smile on his face and said, "It turns out Mr. Chen is here too. I'm glad to see you."

Li Kuan was startled and asked quickly: "Taoist Master, do you know Liu Bai?"

"Pindao was once invited to go to the Chen family to exorcise evil spirits... to do some work. By chance, he met Mr. Chen once."

Even though he was good at dancing and was accustomed to seeing the situation, he felt a headache at this moment. He didn't know how to get along with her so as to avoid offending this real master unintentionally.

"Oh I got it."

Although Li Kuan was surprised by Taoist Wang's enthusiastic attitude, he didn't think much about it for a while: "Taoist Master, please take a seat."

With Chen Liubai here, how could Taoist Wang dare to entrust him? After some rejection, Li Kuan was finally allowed to take the main seat, and he sat next to him, specifically on Chen Liubai's side. He couldn't help but secretly rejoice: He hoped to have a relationship with Chen Liubai, but he had no way. , and dare not take the liberty to visit.

Because of Chen Liubai's behavior, it was obvious that he didn't want to be disturbed.

But now in the Li family, a rare opportunity has appeared.

"No wonder I went out today and heard the chirping of magpies. It turned out to be a sign of good luck..."

Daochang Wang was very excited.

The guests were all here, and the dishes began to be served. Naturally, there was a lot of changing cups and glasses, and they drank and drank.

After drinking for three rounds, we started talking about business.

Li Kuan was eager to save his son, so he decided to set off for Aolai Island tomorrow morning without further delay.

To this, Taoist Wang was the first to respond and agreed wholeheartedly. With him taking the lead, Gao Xisheng and others had no objections.

The meal lasted for an hour and then dispersed. All the distinguished guests were arranged to stay and have an early rest to recharge their batteries.

After returning, Li Kuan thought for a while and sent someone to call Chen Qiao: "Daughter-in-law, where has your brother Liu Bai been all these years? Has he told you?"

Chen Qiao replied: "He didn't mention the details. He only said that he traveled around the world and learned martial arts."

"He knows martial arts?"

Li Kuan was surprised. After all, no matter how you looked at it, Chen Liubai looked like a weak scholar, who was not comparable to Kong Wu.

I'm afraid it's not just to show off one's face, but to put money on one's face, and to brag.

Or, just show some tricks and say you know martial arts.

However, Wang Daozhang's attitude towards him is a bit strange...

Li Kuan couldn't figure it out, so he stopped thinking about it. Anyway, Chen Liubai agreed to go together tomorrow. Whether it was a mule or a horse, you could tell at a glance.

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