Factory owner is king

Chapter 173
One getting better situation, two bad news.

Moths fly to the flames, one after another.A candle in the dark night can turn thousands of moths into ashes, as long as the fire does not go out.

But people are different from moths. People have thoughts, and when they have thoughts, they will have emotions, such as fear.

During the days when they came to Majiaji, Dongchang did not count how many rivers and lakes came to this supposedly peaceful town because of the red flowers in Yanyulou, but in any case, there would never be less than 130 is the number seven.why?

Because under the archway at the entrance of Majiaji Town, 130 seven human heads were stuck on wooden stakes, and the blood has dried up, and some have even begun to rot.

Death is the best deterrent. 130 The lives of the seven masters passed away without value, without even providing a little useful information or opportunities for the latecomers, and the others were naturally afraid.Especially after the head of the Huashan Keqing Elder named Zuo Zhongyuan was also hung up, there were no more people who tried to make a move.

This is a good situation, but Xu Ruyi's face is very gloomy, as gloomy as if it could freeze, even the burning fireball in the sky cannot melt.

Two pieces of news came from Beijing: First, Tianmen knew almost nothing about Yanyulou, only that the leader of Yanyulou called himself Mrs. Xu, and had never dealt with Tianmen.In addition, Dongchang also sent a message, as usual, just a short line of eight characters, "Silver is missing, there is no news for now."

"Hmph, a bunch of trash." Xu Ruyi raised his head and squinted his eyes to look at the dazzling sunlight in the sky, and said angrily, "For an organization as big as Yanyu Building, I know it's zero. 20 taels of silver walked under the sky, but it disappeared." . It doesn’t matter whether he’s the one who eats or the one who eats shit!”

Fang Tianyou kept silent like a cicada, but Nangong Caiyun remained silent as always.

Xu Ruyi glanced back at the two of them, and shook her head helplessly, as she still lacked a think tank.

Some people are arrogant, some people have low self-esteem.But beyond that, most people have a rough idea of ​​themselves.Xu Ruyi's evaluation of himself now, needless to say martial arts, but in terms of wisdom, he is just a middle-of-the-road talent.The experience of later generations has given me a broad horizon and logical thinking ability, but this is obviously not enough.

In this turbulent Ming Dynasty, in the court, the arena, and the world, he is not a god, but can barely be regarded as a chess player.

Fang Tianyou felt Xu Ruyi's emotional agitation, but he was just a villa owner and couldn't come up with any good suggestions, so he simply stopped talking.On the other hand, Nangong Caiyun thought about it and said softly: "Master once said that if you encounter any confusion, you might as well find a temple to offer incense sticks."

"Offer incense? Do you want to worship Buddha?" Xu Ruyi sneered: "Buddha is so high above us, why should he help our family? Just by ringing his head? Three pillars of fragrance?"

"It can calm your mind." Nangong Caiyun gave an interesting reason, and then remained silent again.

"Calm down?" Xu Ruyi repeated in a murmur, then nodded: "Alright, then go burn the incense sticks."

. . . . . .

It was just a visit to a temple, Xu Ruyi was not prepared to mobilize troops.Fang Tianyou was left to take charge of the overall situation, and Xu Ruyi took Nangong Caiyun and left.

Wearing casual clothes, they asked someone casually, picked up some incense and candles, and headed to Ananda Temple in the north.

People often say ancient temples deep in the mountains, but it is not absolute. At least Ananda Temple is not on the mountain, but by the water.

An unknown river in the north of Majiaji does not have a nice name. Because it goes around Ananda Temple, the locals call it Ananda River.Or maybe the river was originally called Ananda River, so that’s why the temple was named Ananda Temple?
Xu Ruyi and Nangong Caiyun didn't care about the problem of the chicken and the egg, they just came to enjoy the incense.

It's not a famous temple or an auspicious festival. There are not many pilgrims in Ananda Temple.And it seems that the monks of Ananda Temple are not doing well.

Just throwing a piece of silver weighing more than one tael into the wooden box, and asked the abbot of Ananda Temple to come forward to receive him in person in a patched cassock. Xu Ruyi felt that her guess was very reliable.

"Almsgiver, the Buddha saves those who are destined. If you have any troubles, you may wish to worship before the Buddha, and all the Buddhas will bless you." The old monk clasped his palms together, lowered his eyes and said in a low voice.

"Hahahaha." Xu Ruyi said with a smile: "Old monk, the Buddha is the Enlightened One, and the four elements are empty. Why is he protecting me for no reason?" He pointed at the cassock on the old monk's body playfully, and said: "If you really want to protect me, then... I should bless you as a monk. Just looking at your dress, it seems that the Buddha is not paying attention to you."

Xu Ruyi's words were somewhat disrespectful, but the old monk didn't take it seriously, and smiled lightly: "The Buddha is an enlightened one, so the blessing he gave the old monk is to give the old monk a chance to realize enlightenment at the right time, and give the old monk a chance to realize the rest. Instead, it hurts."

"Cut, that sounds nice." Xu Ruyi sneered, "If you really want to become a Buddha suddenly, why would you come out to see me?"

"Amitabha." The old monk proclaimed the Buddha's name, and then said sadly: "The old monk cultivates the Buddha, but he has to live to practice. If you can't even eat, how can you talk about becoming a Buddha?"

"Heh. You old monk is very funny when you talk." Xu Ruyi thought for a while, looked up at Venerable Ananda, who was two feet tall, beside him, and said with a smile: "I have encountered some troubles recently, and I have some problems in my heart. Annoyance. I came here today, in fact, I just want to try to be quiet and quiet. I talked to you, the monk, and smelled the scent of this incense candle, and I feel pretty good."

Speaking of this, Xu Ruyi reached out and took out another ingot of silver from her bosom, weighed it, and said, "Can you tell fortunes? Help our family do the calculations, and you can say anything, our family will feel comfortable." , the money will belong to you, how about it?"

Ten taels of silver is not a small amount, saving a little money is enough for ten people to live for a few months.The monks are vegetarians, so it may take longer.

The old monk is not so unreal, at least Xu Ruyi saw the joy in his eyes, but the old monk didn't speak immediately, but was silent for a moment, and stepped forward to pick up the stick from the table: "Mianmian Divination is a Taoist magical power, and the old monk doesn't know it, but there is no problem in signing in for the donor according to the script."

Xu Ruyi took the lottery tube without hesitation.With a strong grip, the internal force was activated, and the entire sign tube suddenly turned into pieces, and even the densely packed hanging signs inside were ordinary. Only one hanging sign was intact, and was held by Xu Ruyi in his hand.

The old monk looked calm and not surprised. He stretched out his hand to take the tag in Xu Ruyi's hand, wiped it, and then said: "There is no way around, but there is a road to Taoyuan. If you practice cultivation, you will live as long as a pine tree. Donor, this is One is signed."

"Signed?" Xu Ruyi shook her head, "I don't feel like I'm in a situation right now. Tell me, and I'll listen."

The old monk pondered for a moment, and said: "Looking around, there is no door to enter, no way to go. But the mountains and rivers are restored, and the willows are dark and the flowers are bright. The winding path leads to seclusion, and you can be liberated. It is better to be still than a hundred movements. Occupy the main position, treat the guests with respect, and the opportunity will come."

"By chance?" Xu Ruyi smiled, shook her hand, and threw the silver into the merit box: "Okay, I will stay for another three days to see if what you old monk said is effective."

Xu Ruyi didn't believe in gods and Buddhas in her previous life, and if she did, she wouldn't make a living in the society.But after traveling through time, he saw a lot of nagging people, which made him hesitate a bit.

The old monk's sign is not right or wrong for the time being, after all, it still depends on the development of the situation, but "the mountains are heavy and the rivers are restored, the willows are dark and the flowers are bright", it sounds a little bit related to my current situation.

When we walked out of Ananda Temple, it was almost noon.

Not really hungry, just a little dry mouth.Fortunately, there happened to be a small tea shed on the roadside.A simple thatched shed, a few square tables, a rickety old man, and not even a tea guest.

"The tea shed is set up here, and I can make some money." Xu Ruyi said casually, and walked in with Nangong Caiyun.

He found a table to sit down at random, and the stooped old man came over: "You two guests, would you like something to drink?"

Xu Ruyi said: "If you have anything to quench your thirst, just have two bowls."

"Okay, wait a moment, two guests." The old man turned around and left, and after a while he put two bowls of tea on the table: "The old man doesn't have anything good, only two bowls of herbal tea, which is the handicraft of the old man's ancestors. It is cool and refreshing. Please taste it for two guests."

"Herbal tea?" Xu Ruyi picked up the tea bowl and took a sip. It tasted pretty good, with a slightly sweet taste, but it didn't look like sugar was added. It should be the sweet water.

"Why don't you drink?" Xu Ruyi looked at Nangong Caiyun, wondering.

"It's just you and me. If you drink, I won't. To avoid getting into trouble." Nangong Caiyun said coldly.

"It's not possible." Xu Ruyi smiled, but Nangong Caiyun still didn't intend to drink, so Xu Ruyi didn't insist anymore.

Slowly, three bowls in a row, Xu Ruyi got up and said with a smile: "Account."

The old man came forward slowly and slowly, and Xu Ruyi threw a piece of silver over.

The old man took it with his hand: "Guest officer, wait a moment, the old man will give you some change."

"No..." Xu Ruyi was about to say "don't bother", but was suddenly stunned.

But the old man had already turned around and went to the back, and after a while, he came back with some scattered silver and copper coins: "Guest officer, I want you two, two, three and seventeen cash, please take it away." Trembling, but Xu Ruyi just sneered and didn't answer, instead she sat down again and pointed to the north direction: "Over there is Ananda Temple, and few people from Majiaji go to offer incense on weekdays. Another guide said: "There is Majiaji over there, and there are not many monks from Ananda Temple going there. Old man, your tea shed is set up here, and the business will not be very good on weekdays."

The humble smile on the old man's face gradually disappeared.

"Originally, our family thought that maybe you have a field at home and you have children and grandchildren to take care of you, or for some other reason, and we didn't want to go into it. But the strange thing is that you, an old man, have rags and rags on your body. There’s something wrong with how you can still find so much money for a patch.”

"Looking at your dim-sightedness, the money you found is quite odd, which is also suspicious. Old man, don't you want to say something?"

The waist of the rickety old man gradually straightened, and his old attitude dissipated.Although the face was still full of ravines, and the exposed skin was covered with plaster, but the spirit had changed, became very sharp, and his eyes were shining brightly.

"Besides these, if you take a closer look, your temples are also bulging, and your whole body is dirty, but your ears are dry and quiet. Alas, the more you look, the more flaws you see." Xu Ruyi played with taste. : "Tell me, who are you?"

"Me?" The old man spoke in a young man's voice: "Mrs. Xu."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cold light pierced Xu Ruyi's throat!
In the midst of the lightning and flint, a long sword poked out from one side and blocked Xu Ruyi's throat.

"Ding!"

After a crisp sound, Madam Xu withdrew and retreated. In her hand, she was holding a chisel made of unknown material like gold or jade. It was more than three feet long and was bare without a handle.

Xu Ruyi remained calm, but Nangong Caiyun stood up and stood in front of Xu Ruyi, facing Mrs. Xu, with the enemy in front of Shuang Zhi in her hand.

"You are Mrs. Xu?" Xu Ruyi said in surprise, "That Mrs. Xu from Yanyu Building?"

"The factory owner is very knowledgeable, and Xu admires him." Mrs. Xu replied with a smile, which was regarded as acknowledging her identity.

Xu Ruyi laughed loudly and said: "Our family was still having a headache for your Yanyu Building, but I didn't expect you to come to our door. It seems that worshiping Buddha is still useful, and we have to burn incense frequently in the future."

"Burning incense is indeed a good thing. Maybe the Buddha will bless you and let you have a good pregnancy in your next life!"

Nangong Caiyun's sword moved, he was impatient with the tasteless jokes they said, and more importantly, he didn't want to give the opportunity to his opponent.

The sword light that cut through time and space seemed to have a streak of blood in the cold light. Nangong Caiyun did not underestimate the enemy, and used the fatal "ten steps to kill"!
This is a simple straight stab, there is no move at all, but there is only one word: fast.

And it's not just fast, this is the second time Xu Ruyi has seen Nangong Caiyun use this trick, and she has a deeper understanding.

His evil-fighting sword technique also has the word "quick" in it, so he knows fast swords very well.If Nangong Caiyun's move was just quick, it wouldn't be worth Xu Ruyi's fear.

What's more important about this sword technique is that bloody aura!

Before the sword is moved, the intention arises first, and the sword comes out immediately, and all dharmas follow.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!" Mrs. Xu, the owner of Yanyu Tower, actually forced herself to break through the shackles of Nangong Caiyun's sword intention and raised the iron pliers in her hand.

"Ding!"

There was another crisp sound, just now the iron rod pierced the spine of Nangong Caiyun's sword, but this time it directly hit the tip of the sword.

The frost in Nangong Caiyun's hand was a treasured sword, but the brazier in Mrs. Xu's hand was not ordinary iron, and the picture was frozen here.

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