Put away your magical powers now!

Chapter 16 [Traveling together? ]

When it was dawn, Chen Yan opened his eyes while lying on the bed, picked up the phone next to the pillow and checked the time.

It was six o'clock in the morning.

I found a novel and read it until after twelve o'clock last night.

I calculated that I had slept for less than six hours, but Chen Yan felt refreshed and energetic.

Chen Yan recalled that if he had woken up in the past to reach this state, he would have to sleep for more than ten hours and sleep thoroughly to have this comfortable feeling.

Obviously, after the vitality enters the body, it is of great benefit to his body, and his physical condition should have improved a lot.

I got up and fried two eggs for myself, sandwiched them with two sides of toast, and ate them with a box of milk in two or three bites.

After wiping his mouth, Chen Yan said that toast was not as delicious as fried steamed bread slices.

He glanced at the time and it was already past eight o'clock. Chen Yan changed into his coat and went out.

In the morning, Chen Yan went to the building materials market for construction and decoration again.

After careful selection, he finally found a merchant selling decoration stone materials.

Yesterday, Chen Yan had decided not to be a laborer - carving stones by himself was too painful.

He calculated that with such a large yard and the villa he lived in, the basic material bluestone strips would need to be more than 100 meters long to set up such a large spirit gathering array.

More than 100 meters, he carved runes bit by bit by himself... I guess the house will expire after finishing it!

He found the merchant directly to place an order.

Fifty bluestone strips were two meters long, forty centimeters wide, and twenty centimeters thick.

Then he took out two pictures he had prepared on his mobile phone.

"The bluestone strips are carved on both sides.

According to the two pictures I gave you, one is carved in negative and the other is carved in positive."

Chen Yan was not afraid of the runes being leaked.

The pattern he left behind was incomplete, and several key positions were reserved.

Chen Yan would personally fill in the incomplete parts when he set up the array.

Therefore, even if someone got this pattern from the merchant and made the same pattern, nothing would come out.

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So after glancing at the pattern, the boss was not surprised.

These days, when ordering stone materials for decoration, patterns will be carved on them for beauty, and there are all kinds of them.

He quickly calculated the cost of materials and labor, and then quoted a price.

Chen Yan estimated the degree of black-heartedness in the decoration building materials market and tried to cut it in half.

The boss smiled and nodded happily: "Deal!"

Chen Yan: "..."

Damn, I gave too high a price!

He cursed in his heart, but Chen Yan did not regret it.

He did not think of using the interception technique on this boss.

But business is like this, bargaining is a matter of no regrets,

The price is negotiated by the buyer and seller, and they are willing to fight and suffer, and there is no forced buying or selling.

If you give too much money because of your lack of experience, it is because you are not as skilled as others, and it is also the ability of the boss.

You have to admit it!

The delivery time was set at seven days - it was seven days, but the boss saw that Chen Yan was willing to pay, so he told the truth: if it was fast, five days would be enough. The two parties agreed on seven days to leave some margin for error for the workers.

Chen Yan was quite satisfied with this time!

If he carved runes on so many bluestone strips by himself... before carving, he had to learn carving skills and practice the craft before he could get started.

If he carved one wrong, it would waste two meters and he would have to start over.

Where did he get so much time?

But it was different for other merchants.

It would take at least one day to cut 50 bluestone strips.

And the carving work... their business was all machine carving!

Scan the pattern into the computer, then make a template, and use the computer to control the machine.

Move the bluestone strips to the machine, turn it on, and you can carve one strip in a short time.

Chen Yan heard that the boss's own stone factory has four of these machines!

Walking out of the building materials yard, Chen Yan was in a good mood.

To cultivate immortality, you have to use scientific methods!

Huh?

Chen Yan remembered that the booklet said that the magic array is extremely difficult to learn and practice. It is a very time-consuming and laborious way. It is difficult to achieve even a small success without studying hard for a lifetime.

Is it because the ancients did not have machines to practice this thing, and they carved materials by hand?

I just made a simple version of the mountain spirit gathering array, and it was so time-consuming and laborious to carve.

If I make a Yellow River array, a Qimen Dunjia array, etc....

How much material would it take!!!

It depends on the array master to carve the runes one by one...

It will take a long time.

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Having solved a big problem of his own in the morning, Chen Yan was in a very good mood. After coming out of the building materials market, he ran to find a large warehouse supermarket and made a big purchase.

It's almost the end of the year, and I have to buy some New Year's goods.

Chen Yan thought that the old lady was gone - well, now he didn't feel sad at all when he thought of this matter.

This year, he spent the New Year alone.

He thought he would go back to the countryside.

He grew up in the village, and the villagers had a good relationship with each other. There were occasional conflicts, but generally they were harmonious.

Besides, the villagers helped a lot with the old lady's funeral.

The elegiac couplets were written by the old village chief, and the shed for the funeral was built with the help of the villagers.

During the funeral, several families in the village helped Chen Yan carry the coffin.

These favors must be repaid!

Chickens, ducks, salted fish, bacon and the like are not needed. During the New Year, the villagers can kill pigs themselves, so they don't lack these.

Chen Yan bought a box of good cigarettes, and a few boxes of elderly milk powder and the like.

I won’t buy wine for now, because I can’t take it on the high-speed train. I’ll buy it in the county when I get back.

I was shopping and thinking along the way, and then I went to the clothing and luggage area and picked out a black leather men’s briefcase.

This leather bag is for the old village chief.

The old man still carries a peeling bag every time the village holds a meeting or something.

The bag is also printed with: In commemoration of the XX anniversary of the victory of XX...

That bag is older than Chen Yan.

Chen Yan thought about getting a new one for the old man during the Chinese New Year.

The old village chief treated me well. When I was a kid, I was naughty and went upstairs and broke the tiles on the roof of the village chief’s house.

When the old lady found out, she chased me and beat me, but the old man stopped her with a smile.

The year I was admitted to college, it was the old man who helped me find a car and accompanied the old lady to send me to the train station.

The leather bag Chen Yan bought was not expensive, only 200 yuan.

The village doesn't need too much good stuff. The old village chief only has a teacup and two packs of cigarettes in his bag.

It's not worth buying him a donkey or something.

In fact, Chen Yan didn't want to show his filial piety to the old village chief.

But... the money was left by the old lady!

The letter left by the old lady said that the money earned by magic can only be spent on people in the sect.

If you give it to others, you can spend less within the normal range. If you spend it recklessly or extravagantly, you will be cursed.

I am the grandson of the old lady, and I have been poor for so many years.

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The large warehouse supermarket has a postage service. Chen Yan purchased several boxes of things, but he was too lazy to take them back. He left the address of the villa, paid some fees, and asked the supermarket to deliver the goods the next day.

After leaving the supermarket, he looked at the time and missed the lunch time, which was more than one o'clock.

Chen Yan found another stewed food store, cut half a roast duck, half a catty of duck liver, bought a few steamed buns and went home.

When he got home, it was just after one thirty. Walking into the community, strolling to the gate of the villa...

I saw a business car parked in front of the gate of the villa.

There were two people standing in front of the gate of my house.

One of them was wearing a gray suit and looked quite business-like. Chen Yan recognized him at a glance, it was the "someone in a certain year".

The man was holding his mobile phone with his head down, and suddenly looked up and saw Chen Yan. He immediately put away his mobile phone, smiled, and walked over with a smile.

"Mr. Chen, excuse me for disturbing you! I was just about to call you."

Chen Yan smiled: "Didn't we make an appointment at three o'clock in the afternoon?"

The man was a little embarrassed, but also politely said: "Sorry, the original appointment was at three o'clock. But because of some special reasons, I had to come and disturb you in advance. It was my mistake at work, and I'm sorry for causing you trouble!"

As he said, he looked into Chen Yan's eyes: "Let's go in and talk? Is it convenient?"

Chen Yan nodded and unlocked the gate.

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The gate was opened, and when he walked in, the scene in the yard was clearly seen.

The courtyard wall was originally more than one person high, and it was difficult to see the situation inside from outside.

After entering, the courtyard was designed with staggered levels. First, walk up two steps along the cobblestone road with staggered flowers.

There were some flowers and plants planted along the wall in the courtyard, but they have been abandoned for many years without anyone taking care of them.

The grass was not taken care of either, and a large area of ​​turf turned yellow.

Not far away, the swimming pool was not far from the house, but the pool was empty, and there were also fallen leaves and branches in it.

Chen Yan moved in these days and only took care of his own things, so he didn't pay much attention to these things - young people like him, few of them like to take care of flowers and plants.

As for the swimming pool, the temperature will drop to zero in a few days, and who will swim outdoors on this day?

It's not used, so I'm too lazy to clean it.

There was another guy who looked old when he came in with the other party.

Why do you say old?

The man wore an old-fashioned jacket with a front opening. The material seemed to be silk, with dark patterns on it. It looked expensive.

He had a head full of silver hair, combed neatly into a big back. Seeing how neatly his hair looked, he must have had something done.

This hair color, one cannot be so white and neat unless he is seventy or eighty years old.

But his complexion looked quite rosy and smooth. Judging from his appearance, he should be in his early forties.

His chubby and round face, probably because of his fatness, his skin and flesh were all stretched out, but there were no wrinkles.

Chen Yan took a look at this man and was sure.

This guy, either he was born with premature graying of his hair.

Or, he dyed his hair white on purpose.

He was very polite. When he entered the door, he didn't even look at Chen Yan, and followed "someone in a certain year" in.

When he walked, his chin was slightly raised.

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He walked through the yard, invited the two people into the house, and sat down in the living room.

Chen Yan didn't have tea leaves at home, so he took two bottles of mineral water and placed them on the coffee table in front of the two people.

The white-haired middle-aged man seemed to want to take out a cigarette, but when he saw that there was no ashtray on the table, he seemed to frown.

Chen Yan pretended not to see it - he didn't like others smoking in his home.

Chen Yan sat opposite the "someone in a certain year" and said slowly: "I'm sorry, when I signed the contract that day, I was in a hurry and only remembered the name of the landlord on the contract, but forgot how to address you."

"Oh, my last name is Yan, a strict Yan. I am an assistant to Mr. Fang, helping Mr. Fang to take care of some miscellaneous matters related to assets."

As he said, he took out a business card and handed it to Chen Yan.

Chen Yan took it and looked at it, Yan Zhaoxing.

And the Mr. Fang he was talking about was the boss who originally bought this haunted house and is now Chen Yan's landlord.

"Okay, then I'll call you Assistant Yan."

Chen Yan smiled politely and put away the business card.

In fact, they must have introduced each other when they signed the contract that day. Chen Yan didn't remember their names - it was quite embarrassing.

But Chen Yan knows that for many embarrassing things, the more secretive you are about them, the more awkward they will be. On the contrary, it would be more convenient for everyone to say it openly.

Assistant Yan pondered for a moment: "It's true that I'm disturbing you by coming to your door today. But, I'll just tell you the truth."

Chen Yan said nothing and looked at the other party with a smile, as if he was all ears.

"Our house has some special circumstances. I think you must have known about it before coming here." Assistant Yan said slowly: "Although this matter is a bit awkward to say, the special circumstances of the matter also exist. So...

After Mr. Fang took over this house, he also did some processing.

For example, the room was deeply cleaned, some interior settings were changed, and some local areas were renovated...

Of course, we also invited experts to perform rituals.

Our coming today is also related to doing things. "

Doing something?

Chen Yan raised his eyebrows - If you want to say this, I'm familiar with it. This is what my family does.

Ahem!

The white-haired middle-aged man next to him suddenly cleared his throat deliberately. After attracting their attention, he deliberately smiled slowly and said:

"Xiao Yan, why don't you let me do the talking? I'm afraid you won't be able to explain professional things clearly."

Assistant Yan nodded quickly and said politely: "Yes, yes, uncle Qing, you are an expert, you say it, you say it!"

After a pause, Assistant Yan looked at Chen Yan and said seriously: "Mr. Chen Yan, let me introduce you. This is...Uncle Qing, the expert teacher invited by our President Fang."

Chen Yan looked at this expert teacher...

Traveling together?

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[Please give some as a New Year red envelope~ It doesn’t take much, just ask for a lucky break. 】

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