Crossing town house man and wife

"That's right." Wu Ming nodded affirmatively, "I will definitely not settle in such a ghostly place where there is no internet, no computer, no express delivery, and I have to light oil lamps at night."

"That's good." Shang Gui also nodded in satisfaction, "If I'm right, you've already prepared a way to enter the palace, and that way——I can probably guess it."

"No way, I will do this all my life, I have no other ability." Wu Ming snorted.

Shang Gui pretended not to hear his sarcasm, and continued on his own: "In this case, then you continue to do it, Xia Bo and I will help you control the monks in the city. If you need, after entering the palace, we will You can also go to help, the condition is that you must use that altar in front of us, and you are not allowed to destroy or use it in a destructive manner."

Yan Heng who was at the side was very surprised to see Shang Gui's tone of business and determination.It stands to reason that since Shang Gui is Wu Ming's master, he is an elder comparable to Wu Ming's parents. If the elder asks the younger generation to do something, if there is any need to discuss it, just order it directly.However, business ghosts only consider themselves elders when they are joking on weekdays, but they will not put on airs when they are serious. This way of getting along makes Yan Heng a little hard to understand.

Wu Ming was used to this state, and when he heard Shang Gui's offer, he immediately said, "You have to be responsible for studying the talisman array in Lingdanzi's memory, and then teach me how to use it."

"You don't have to worry about this, I will start tonight." Shang Gui replied, "Originally, what I was most worried about was that I couldn't gather five monks to open the altar, but Ling Danzi can imitate something similar to the altar by himself. The teleportation circle obviously doesn't require five people to open the altar."

"Hurry up, I really don't want to delay in this damn place." Wu Ming said.

Then, Wu Ming discussed the details of the cooperation and the follow-up of the distribution of spoils with Shang Gui.

When they had finished talking, Yan Heng finally seized the opportunity to interject, "Old Gui, if you want to settle here, I have something to ask you."

"Say." The merchant ghost raised his eyebrows.

"If possible, I hope you can maintain the order in Liaodi and take care of my family and subordinates in Liaodi." Yan Heng expressed his intentions as concisely and clearly as possible.

The Shang ghost was startled for a moment, then pondered as if thinking of something, and finally said after a while: "Who is in control of Liaodong and Liaoxi today?"

Yan Heng hurriedly replied: "Before I leave, I will leave this matter to my mother."

The corner of Shang Gui's mouth twitched immediately, "Is there no one else you can trust? I mean, a man."

Yan Heng was taken aback for a moment, but after pondering for a while, he shook his head and said: "Mother at least grew up with the first emperor—you should know who I'm talking about—and she has a high degree of acceptance of new rules and new things. If it were someone else, the situation I opened up and the things Madam brought... might not be able to stay."

"But Uncle Xia hates women!" Wu Ming said helplessly, "He would never condescend to deal with a woman, let alone take care of her."

"This..." Yan Heng couldn't help frowning.Although he heard Wu Ming say that Xia Bo hated women, when he decided to entrust the foundation to his mother, he did not expect that Shang Gui and Xia Bo might stay here, and naturally he did not expect that this matter would have anything to do with her. What happens to Xia Bo, who hates women.

Shang Gui, who was sitting opposite Yan Heng, sighed, "Actually, it's not so much hate as it is...fear."

Wu Ming immediately raised his eyebrows, "Is there something hidden here?"

"I'm just guessing." Shang Gui picked up his teacup again and said in a slow tone, "Uncle Xia has always said that he was born in the Xia Dynasty, but the Xia Dynasty was founded by Yu's son. At that time, Yu was already dead. Now, how could he have the opportunity to control the water with Yu? So I guess, Xia Bo's real age should be older than what he said, maybe he is someone who has experienced the matriarchal clan era."

"What does this have to do with his misogyny?" Wu Ming asked suspiciously.

"In the era of matrilineal clans, the status of men and women is completely opposite to what it is now." Shang Gui said, "Men's status is very low, and they can only be driven by women on weekdays, and they can't control the initiative when they reproduce—of course , I haven’t really experienced it, and all of what I said is just my guess after archaeology.”

"I've heard that the women in the matrilineal clan era were very powerful." Wu Ming echoed, "It is said that the spells we use now are passed down from them. With the ability of the land, men are no match at all."

Shang Gui nodded, "As far as I guess, men and women at that time may not be the same species, or originated from different life systems... Ah, digressing."

"It doesn't matter, it's just chatting anyway."

"Now is not the time to chat!" Shang Gui sighed, but continued after taking a sip of tea, "You also know that males always want to pass on as much of their genetic genes as possible, while females don't want to pass on their genes as much as possible." I just want to accept the best genetic factors. But at that time, women were superior to men, and women had the absolute initiative in childbearing. This made some women rather give up childbearing than reproduce with men they despised. This also made Many men do not get the chance to inherit life. In order to break this abandoned state, some men take the risk and plunder women from the matrilineal clan. Of course, they have nothing to do with those powerful women who can spell. Kidnapping and stealing weak women and babies who can't cast spells—by the way, even now, men in some areas seem to be doing it."

"If being able to cast spells was the norm at that time, then not being able to cast spells is equivalent to a natural disability. In other words, our descendants actually come from despicable men and low-quality women?" Wu Ming couldn't help but widen his eyes.

"Otherwise, why would there be fewer and fewer people who can use spells, almost to none?" Shang Gui shrugged and acted helplessly. Winning. Powerful women became extinct because they refused to give birth to inferior offspring, while weak women continued under the control of men, and the status of men and women was reversed. After all, this kind of situation has already appeared in today's human society There are signs of defeating the strong with the weak, but this time it is no longer limited to gender."

"After I die, let him be flooded." Wu Ming has no interest in the future of human beings, and pouted, "If I were a woman, I would rather not have children."

"That..." Seeing that the two of them had completely strayed from the topic, Yan Heng could only intervene helplessly, "What does this have to do with Xia Bo?"

"He has experienced it, so he is afraid." Shang Gui took another sip of tea, "He is afraid that women will return to their ancestors, and that the matrilineal society will reappear. In the ten years after Wu Zetian became emperor, he would even wake up in his sleep If it wasn't for the fact that the human cultivators were still prosperous at that time, and Wu Zetian recruited a few more capable people, he might have personally shot Wu Zetian and killed Wu Zetian."

Yan Heng was confused when he heard it, but Wu Ming already had an embarrassing expression on his face, "As for what?"

"It's just obsession." Shang Gui said, "Aren't you the same?"

"Uh..." Wu Ming blinked.

From a certain point of view, there is indeed no difference between him and Xia Bo, they both have almost zero tolerance for certain things, but the things are different and the root causes are different.

After talking about Xia Bo's gossip, Shang Gui turned his head to Yan Heng and said, "I can't give you a 100% guarantee on this matter. Xia Bo is staying here. I want to leave with Wu Ming first and come back later. I You can only say hello to Xia Bo and let him remember this matter. If you really need help when you encounter difficult troubles, remember to ask your mother to send a man to negotiate, and don’t do it yourself——by the way, take a Things like jade pendants come out as tokens, maybe there is something on my side that needs them to do."

"What's the matter?" Wu Ming asked Yan Heng.

"You can't let Uncle Xia manage the country, can you? Whether you can manage it well is one thing, and whether you have the time is another." The merchant ghost said helplessly, "After all, we still have to create an emperor and let them manage themselves."

"It's as if this place is already in your pocket." Wu Ming complained.

"That's already your task." Shang Gui replied nonchalantly, "If you can't finish it, you can stay here and join us in casting the Kyushu tripod."

"You really want to build that broken tripod?" Wu Ming was a little surprised.

"This is the only way to pacify this place." Shang Gui said, "If you don't like this method, don't ask any more questions. If you don't see it, you don't."

Wu Ming pouted, but didn't say any more.

After discussing the follow-up cooperation matters, Shang Gui promised to send the drawings of the talisman array as soon as possible, and then got up to leave.

Before leaving, Shang Gui asked Wu Ming, "Aren't you going to return my horoscope?"

"It's no longer necessary." Wu Ming replied indifferently.

"Hey——" Shang Gui sighed, "When the child grows up, he doesn't want to go home anymore."

"Damn, can you stop running the train with your mouth full?" Wu Ming rolled his eyes, "Let people who don't know think I was born by you!"

The merchant ghost ignored him, turned to Yan Heng and asked, "Have you thought about it too? If you leave all your family and run away with him, you won't be afraid that your mother will be mad at you if she finds out?"

"No." Yan Heng smiled faintly, "I have already arranged the funeral, and my mother will only treat me as dead."

"You two are really the same kind, you are the most unfilial sons." The merchant ghost glanced at Wu Ming with emotion and sarcasm, "I hope you two can last forever and have a good relationship for a hundred years, don't turn against each other in the end, and regret it too much. "

"If you divide it, you will divide it, and you will definitely not regret it." Wu Ming replied affirmatively.

"That's right." Shang Gui nodded, "Anyway, he can live for more than a hundred years if he is as strong as the sky, and he will pass it with patience. There is really no need to regret it."

"Hello—" Wu Ming immediately stared.

The merchant ghost smiled brightly and left.

Yan Heng was a little puzzled by Shang Gui's last words, but he understood after a while.Even if he is also a "ghost", he is only a mortal womb, while Wu Ming is a ghost cultivator with almost eternal life. The days that the two can get along together is actually 80 or [-] years, and this has to be because of his long life. , Longevity under the premise.

"Madam..." Yan Heng couldn't help calling Wu Ming.

"Huh?" Wu Ming was still immersed in the resentment of bickering with the merchant ghost. When he looked up, he found Yan Heng's face was full of confusion, and he couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

"You and I... can only be together for a hundred years?" Yan Heng asked tentatively.

Wu Ming was stunned for a moment before he understood, rolled his eyes, and replied angrily: "Don't think too much, let's live 100 years before we talk about it! Maybe one of us will love the new and dislike the old first, and cheat on the wall! Goodbye if you don't go out!"

"Madam—" Yan Heng hugged Wu Ming helplessly, and then laughed too.

Yes, things in this world are always changing rapidly, who knows what tomorrow will look like?Neither he nor Wu Ming are immature young men who just fell in love, so they don't need to use some illusory promises to please each other.

It takes a long time to see people's hearts, and the days between him and Wu Ming are still long!