New Times, New Hell

Zheng Yan's family is a well-known family of celestial masters in Ledu. The history of Taoism has been passed down from generation to generation. It has been hundreds of years since Zheng Yan's father's generation. Demons, who have been blessed with divine power, are well-known even in the entire cultivation world.

There are quite a few offshoots of the same surname of the Zheng family, and some of them make a living by doing this. Some of them have really practiced and have some real skills, and some are purely in the name of Ledu Zheng's name to swindle and deceive others, amassing money wantonly, but the relationship is not much Intimacy, Zheng Yan's family can't control it.

But no matter what, Zheng Yan's family is always the orthodox successor of the Zheng family's celestial masters. Whether they are true cultivators or fake cultivators, they all need to act in the name of the Zheng family, and they have always followed the lead of the Zheng Yan family.

Unexpectedly, when Zheng's celestial master was passed down to Zheng Yan's generation, it seemed that the world was about to change.

The heirs of the Zheng family have always been closely watched by all parties, so everyone knew early on that Zheng Yan did nothing in the matter of cultivating the Tao. Seeing that Zheng Yandu is about to start working after graduating from university, this opportunity still hasn't come yet.

Previously, the Zheng family had kept Zheng Yan at home to study for a year, but Zheng Yan didn't achieve anything in the end, and even packed his luggage overnight and left home.

Now there is news that Zheng Yan has completely defected to the embrace of socialism and joined an Internet company to work.

In this way, the side branches of the various families who were already eyeing each other naturally became more active.

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Zheng's mansion.

"Come on, big nephew, tell us, what are you doing now?" The middle-aged man who spoke was Zheng Shu, who belonged to the ignorant side of the collateral lineage, who just used Zheng's name to bluff and deceive. , but because he knows how to drill, he is doing well, and he can speak a little bit in the Zheng family.

Zheng Yan didn't have a good impression of him, but he couldn't ignore his elders, so he replied honestly: "Work in an Internet company and be a product manager.""

Zheng Shu opened his eyes exaggeratedly: "Not bad, this is a high-tech industry with good development prospects."

Zheng Yan's father, Zheng Jing, was sitting in the main seat, and interrupted him impatiently: "Zheng Shu, you have something to say, don't talk about it."

Zheng Shu was thick-skinned, and he was not annoyed when he heard the words, and said casually: "Brother, since the eldest nephew does not practice Taoism, then we must not keep Zheng's magic weapon in his hands, right? Wouldn't that be a waste of money, in my opinion?" , it is better to take it out and let the brothers who are interested in developing in this line inherit it."

A person next to him argued: "Brother, what Zheng Shu said is reasonable. If Zheng Yan is not a Taoist priest, the name of the Zheng family's celestial master can't just fade away. It's better to hand over the magic weapon to other people so that the Zheng family can continue to be carried forward. .”

Zheng Jing said nonchalantly: "If Zheng Yan doesn't inherit, it's not like my family won't inherit it. When Zheng Yan gets married and has a child, I can let my grandson inherit it."

Hearing this, Zheng Shu showed a disapproving expression: "I didn't say that, big brother, how many years will it take until your grandson inherits? The world changes so fast, and if we really wait for so many years, I'm afraid that our Heavenly Master Zheng will not be here long ago." position."

Others chimed in.

At this time, a middle-aged Taoist priest who was full of energy said: "The things belong to the elder brother's house. How to arrange it, the elder brother will naturally make up his mind, and you don't have to force it."

As soon as he spoke, the chaotic scene suddenly fell silent.

Zheng Yan also raised his head and glanced at him. The one who spoke was Zheng Guang, the fourth eldest in the room, and the most outstanding branch of the Zheng family.

When it came to Zheng Yan's generation, another very talented successor came out of his family. Zheng Guang's son, Zheng Dan, practiced Taoism since he was a child, and opened his eyes at the age of six. Now he is only in his early twenties, but he has already achieved a little fame.

Today Zheng Dan also came with him, standing beside his father in Taoist robes, his waist was straight, his eyes were bright, and he was full of momentum. He was wearing the same plaid shirt as a programmer, because he had worked too much overtime a while ago. The slightly sluggish Zheng Yan was in stark contrast.

Zheng Yan was in a delicate mood when he saw Zheng Dan. The two of them were about the same age. Zheng Yan was originally the orthodox heir of the Zheng family, while Zheng Dan was stamped as a genius by the clan. The two were often compared by their elders since they were young.

Regrettably, at the end of this comparison, Zheng Yan has been reduced to a foil, a tool used to prove Zheng Dan's talent.

In fact, in terms of IQ, Zheng Yan is no worse than Zheng Dan. The two attended the same school for nine years of compulsory education. Zheng Yan's grades were a lot ahead of Zheng Dan's. Yan went all the way to a key university.

It's a pity that in Zheng's Heavenly Master's School, if you don't practice Taoism, no matter how high your education is, it doesn't matter.

As Zheng Yan went to university, he has been slow to start cultivating Taoism. In recent years, other branches of the Zheng family have a faint tendency to surround Zheng Guang's lineage.

Like when he first came here, many other uncles went up to establish relationships with Zheng Dan and praised him well, but Zheng Yan, who was of an orthodox background, was ignored by no one.

This is not difficult to understand. If Zheng Yan's family loses its inheritance, even if it is only a generation away, it will definitely hurt its vitality. Zheng Dan is in the limelight and is very likely to become the leader of the new generation. If Zheng Guang takes advantage of the situation, It may not be impossible to replace Zheng Yan's family and become Zheng's orthodox in the future.

Zheng Yan is not a fool. He knows that Zheng Guang's words are nice on the surface, but in fact he is retreating to advance. Otherwise, he would not be here today.

Sure enough, just after Zheng Guang finished speaking, Zheng Shu picked it up again, said "Yo yo" twice: "You don't care, fourth brother, but brother, I have to complain to you anyway. Fabao is really not jealous, I feel pity for Zheng Dan."

"Who here today doesn't know that Zheng Dan's talent for cultivating Taoism is this—" Zheng Shu gave a thumbs up while speaking, and turned around exaggeratedly for everyone to see, "He opened his eyes at the age of six. Let alone our branches, even the elder brother’s family has not produced such talents for many generations. Since the inheritance of Zheng’s celestial master cannot be broken, shouldn’t Zheng Dan be the most suitable successor for the next generation? ?”

When Zheng Shu said these words, other people present echoed them.

"That's right, Zheng Dan has done a lot of beautiful things outside in the past two years, and our Zheng family's reputation has grown accordingly."

"You don't know, just this year, many people have asked me for help, asking Zheng Dan to come forward to do something."

"I'm the same here. They're all referring to names. I just want to invite Zheng Dan. I guess it won't be long before the Zheng family is mentioned outside, and they will all be talking about Zheng Dan."

Everyone said something to each other, and put Zheng Yan's family on the fire. Fortunately, he and his father were mentally prepared, and they just couldn't bear to say anything.

It was Zheng Dan who stood up first and stopped everyone: "Uncle Bomo, please say that, it's nothing but absurd praise."

"Alas, nephew, you are too modest." Zheng Shu gestured exaggeratedly, "I heard that you only captured a mandrill in Maiqiu Mountain in the imperial capital last month, didn't you?"

As soon as Zheng Shu said this, the others didn't know if they knew about it beforehand, and they all showed surprised expressions.

"Really or not? A mandrill has been subdued?"

"This has to be made clear, is it eliminated, or is it used for your own use?"

Zheng Dan responded with kindness: "It's a mandrill ghost, which has harmed many surrounding villages. The villagers over there couldn't bear it, so they asked me to deal with it."

He paused: "It's not easy for that mandrill to cultivate, and I didn't kill them all, so I took it away."

Zheng Shu said with emotion: "My nephew's words are too simple. I have friends who are from there, and they all told me that he is not an ordinary mandrill ghost. The mandrill has been hiding in Maiqiu Mountain for many years, and he has become a ghost. For climate, they found many masters before, but they couldn’t do anything about it, but once Zheng Dan passed by, not only was he subdued, but also the mandrill was obediently obeyed and driven by him, do you think this is a big deal?”

After Zheng Shu finished speaking, everyone was shocked and praised continuously.

Even Zheng Jing couldn't help but look at him differently, and asked, "Zheng Dan, have you really subdued the mandrill?"

Zheng Dan nodded: "Yes."

Zheng Jing sighed: "You are indeed talented."

In fact, in the past, it was not a big deal for Master Zheng to subdue a mandrill, but since 50 years ago, for some reason, the aura in the world has dropped sharply, the world has come to an end, and many ascetics are not as powerful as before.

When it was passed down to his generation, he was even cut off from the gods and spirits of the heavens. Although he could still use the aura of the heavens and the earth to cast spells, it was no better than before.

Now even if he wants to subdue a mandrill, it will take a lot of effort, not to mention that Zheng Dan is only in his early twenties.

Zheng Jing said: "In this case, let me pass on Zheng's magic weapon to you. You go back and practice hard, and the future will definitely be limitless."

He asked: "Do you have a magic weapon at hand now?"

I heard Zheng Guang say: "Brother, what Zheng Dan is using right now is a gossip mirror."

Zheng Jing's complexion changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Zheng's family only has a mirror of the eight trigrams of heaven and earth, which is to be passed on to my grandson. Zheng Dan, you can choose another one."

Before Zheng Dan could speak, Zheng Shu first jumped out and said, "Brother, since you have agreed to give the magic weapon, which one is not given? Since Zheng Dan is used to using the gossip mirror, the Qiankun gossip mirror will definitely be able to bring out the best in his hands." Doesn't it work, isn't it appropriate?"

Zheng Yan, who was listening to them arguing for a long time, finally saw the clues. After a long time, these people came here for the gossip mirror.

No wonder there was so much fanfare and so many people came.

There are quite a few magic tools of the Zheng family, but the most famous of them is the Qiankun Bagua mirror handed down by the first generation of celestial masters of the Zheng family. Demons and ghosts are also well-known in the world of monasticism.

Zheng's celestial masters have always been proud of this gossip mirror, if it is passed on to Zheng Dan, wouldn't Zheng Guang's lineage really take over the orthodox banner?

Naturally, Zheng Jing would not agree, but Zheng Guang obviously came prepared, and he didn't speak much, while the others kept talking to each other, until Zheng Jing was so run-on that he couldn't say anything.

Although Zheng Yan himself did not practice Taoism, he knew the importance of this gossip mirror through his ears and eyes since he was a child. When he saw that these people were clearly teaming up to bully his father, he immediately became angry and stood up and said: "Uncles, don't be too serious. It's too much, the gossip mirror belongs to our family, whether to give it or not is up to my father to decide."

Zheng Shu didn't take him seriously at all, immediately snorted, and teased: "Zheng Yan, since you don't practice Taoism, why should you bother with our Taoist affairs?"

Another person took up the conversation: "Didn't you go to engage in those high-tech things? Are you going to dominate the gossip mirror?"

It's good that Zheng Yan didn't make a sound, but when he made a sound, he immediately became a target. Everyone immediately thought of him, and made a big fuss about him. Coming out is the gesture of occupying the latrine and not shitting, and dragging down the entire Zheng family's Tianshimen for selfish desires.

When Zheng Jing saw this posture, his heart skipped a beat. The secret was not good. At the beginning, he could still insist on not letting go, but after Zheng Yan came out, if he continued to insist, if there was anything wrong with the Zheng family in the future, these people would surely He will point the finger at Zheng Yan, and must beat Zheng Yan as the eternal sinner of the Zheng family.

Zheng Jing's thoughts turned, and she quickly shouted: "Zheng Yan, stop talking."

Zheng Yan sighed bitterly, but how could the others give up, and what to say, Zheng Guang gestured for everyone to be quiet, and then Shi Shiran looked at Zheng Jing and said, "Brother, don't get me wrong, I'm really sorry!" It’s not because I want to seize the opportunity to seize the Mirror of the Eight Diagrams, but because Zheng Dan has learned well, I hope he can improve to a higher level, and this is also for the development of the Zheng family.”

He turned his head and glanced at Zheng Dan: "Dan'er, release that mandrill and show it to your uncle."

Zheng Dan took out a small gourd from the bag, and pulled out the cork from the mouth of the gourd: "Okay."

At the same time, Zheng Jing shouted loudly: "Wait a minute, don't let go."

But he was still a step too late, Zheng Dan's gourd had already been opened, and a thick black air came out from the mouth of the gourd, followed by a strange "whoosh" sound. Accompanied by the black air and the sound, a three-year-old The monster, the size of a child, with its head tilted forward and its mouth growing three inches, gradually took shape.

Although mandrills are also called mandrill ghosts, they are not actually ghosts, but mountain spirits, which can be seen without opening the yin and yang eyes.

The reason why Zheng Jing yelled was because he suddenly remembered that his son Zheng Yan had not only failed to practice Taoism, but also... was particularly afraid of ghosts.

I saw that the mandrill that Zheng Dan subdued had an extremely terrifying appearance, with slender arms, a thick leg under his body, the soles of his feet backwards, a row of sharp teeth exposed in his long mouth, and his eyes were even more blood-red. .

Zheng Jing could tell that this mandrill was very unusual with just one glance, but at this moment he didn't care about it, and hurried to see Zheng Yan, fearing that his son would faint from the shock in front of the public.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw that Zheng Yan's expression was different, but upon closer inspection, it didn't seem like he was afraid, but rather...disgusted?

Zheng Jing:? ? ? ? ?

He couldn't help calling out: "Zheng Yan?"

Zheng Yan turned his head: "Is there something wrong?"

Zheng Jing stayed for a while, then let out a sigh of relief: "It's okay."

Zheng Yan was puzzled, so he turned his head to look at the mandrill again. Thanks to his colleagues' daily exercise, this mandrill can only be regarded as a relatively ordinary appearance in his eyes.

As soon as the mandrill appeared, it raised its head to the sky and let out a long howl, shaking the hearts of all present. Then it waved its thin and long sharp claws, screaming "Awow", and was about to rush towards the crowded place.

As soon as everyone's expressions changed, Zheng Dan immediately took out a gossip mirror, made a formula in his hand, took a picture of the mandrill, and shouted: "Bold and evil, dare to be presumptuous?"

The mandrill was illuminated by the gossip mirror, and suddenly its arrogance was greatly reduced. It retracted a pair of sharp claws, and reluctantly stood back in front of Zheng Dan.

Zheng Dan said apologetically to everyone: "I have disturbed all uncles and uncles. This mandrill has a high level of cultivation and an unruly personality. It will take some time to be trained before it can be completely obeyed."

Zheng Shu patted his chest, and said with lingering fear: "I can understand, I can understand, this mandrill is very unusual, with one leg and red eyes."

There are many folk legends about mandrills, but most of them are just ordinary ghosts or ferocious animals. However, the mandrill that Zheng Dan tamed was a real mandrill. The one-legged mandrill only has red eyes. It is the embodiment of the mandrill ghost's cultivation.

Zheng Dan said modestly: "It took me a lot of effort to subdue it."

Zheng Shu shook his head with a "tsk tut": "You can subdue it like this. Once you get the Qiankun Bagua Mirror, it will not be easy to completely tame this mandrill ghost."

He directly assumed that Zheng Dan would definitely be able to get the Qiankun Bagua Mirror.

The others took advantage of the situation to catch up and said to Zheng Jing: "Brother, Zheng Dan has such a cultivation level at such a young age, if you give him the Eight Diagrams Mirror, you won't be humiliated."

Zheng Jing's expression was a bit bad, Zheng Guang looked over and smiled and said, "Brother, I didn't mean to make things difficult for you, it's just that Zheng Dan has some bottlenecks in his practice recently, and it's difficult to break through. If you are willing to give him the gossip mirror, I will definitely appreciate it." Endless...Do you see if this mirror is right for you to lend him, and after Zheng Yan gets married and has a child, and your grandson inherits the Zheng family's celestial master, how about we return the Bagua mirror?"

Zheng Guang's words were high-sounding and seemed reasonable, but when he thought about it carefully, he did it step by step. Once the gossip mirror was "borrowed", Zheng Dan made a name for himself with it, and it was not easy to get it back.

But Zheng Jing has been pushed to a dead end, he may not agree, but Zheng Yan will definitely bear countless accusations in the future, and taking a step back, even if Zheng Yan has a child, it will be very difficult to surpass Zheng Dan's talent. Once the orthodoxy declines, those magical weapons will not be robbed by the sidelines who are eyeing them.

But now, if they can use the gossip mirror to make good friends with Zheng Guang, asking them to keep Zheng Yan in the future may be a way out.

Zheng Jing sighed in her heart, but she was really unwilling.

Zheng Dan said at the right time: "The main reason is that Brother Yan doesn't practice Taoism, otherwise, I wouldn't dare to say that."

This sentence finally made Zheng Jing completely determined, and was about to speak out reluctantly, when Zheng Yan took the lead and said: "Who says I don't practice Taoism anymore."

Zheng Jing didn't say a word, and went to see Zheng Yan with a lump in her throat.

Seeing that his face was flushed and his cheeks were bulging, he was obviously very angry. Zheng Jing understood his mood and comforted him: "Zheng Yan, I'll take care of it..."

Zheng Shu didn't let go of this opportunity, "haha" laughed loudly: "Zheng Yan, haven't you all gone to engage in the Internet? How do you cultivate Taoism? Do you cultivate Taoism on the Internet?"

Zheng Yan simply went all out, showing Yu Zhengdu's usual state and speaking skills when discussing business with customers, puffed up his chest and said: "Yes, traditional cultivation is too slow, so I choose to join the high-tech industry and practice scientifically."

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Zheng Jing: "..." Son, shut up!

Zheng Shu couldn't stop laughing even more wildly, and he didn't care about his usual Taoist posture, he just leaned forward and backward.

"It's rare that Zheng Yan is willing to practice Taoism, so don't laugh at him." Zheng Guang stopped Zheng Shu in good time.

Zheng Shu looked innocent: "No, fourth child, do you still take it seriously?"

Zheng Guang turned to Zheng Yan: "Zheng Yan, since you are also practicing Taoism, you might as well give us a demonstration."

As soon as he said this, the scene immediately became optimistic.

Zheng Jing sighed, this Zheng Guang was really treacherous and cunning, he seemed to help Zheng Yan speak, but turned out to be trapping everywhere.

Sure enough, Zheng Yan looked confused, and he just said casually, how could he really do it, so he asked stupidly: "How to demonstrate?"

Zheng Guang is bound to win today, he has already had a clear picture of Zheng Yan's situation, and he has a good idea of ​​his state, and said: "Look, your cousin has subdued a mandrill, and you have only a short time to cultivate. It doesn’t have to be so strict, it’s fine if you can take in a kid or exorcise evil spirits.”

He smiled slightly: "As long as you can do one of them and prove that you are indeed successful in cultivating the Tao, then we naturally dare not ask for this Eight Diagrams Mirror again."

Zheng Jing: Oh.

His son is afraid of ghosts himself, so how could he accept ghosts.

Just heard Zheng Yan say happily: "Calling a ghost, I know how to call a ghost."

Thanks to the fact that the deeds of Yu Zhengdu's battle against the Demon Dao Golden Crane Temple were widely circulated in the company, Zheng Yan immediately thought that although he didn't know how to do it, he had WeChat and a company group.

As soon as his words came out, the scene: "..."

There was a moment of astonishment on Zheng Guang's face, but he quickly reacted and kept a smirk: "Then you can show your hand now."

"Okay." Zheng Yan said as he took out his mobile phone and began to edit information in the company group.

Zheng Guang looked confused and asked, "What are you doing?"

Zheng Yan sent the message, imitating Yu Zhengdu's momentum, and said with akimbo confidently: "We practice science scientifically, and high technology is called a ghost!"

Zheng Guang:? ? ? ?

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Zheng Shu laughed loudly: "Oh, my eldest nephew, I see that you have not only failed to cultivate the Tao, but you have also made problems with the Internet, right?"

Although the others didn't say it directly, they all showed the same meaning in their eyes.

Zheng Jing couldn't help covering her face: Alas——

He was sighing in his heart, but his body was suddenly cold. He couldn't help but move his hand away from his face, only to realize that the room was suddenly dark. Then, a thunder came down from outside the room, and the wind howled, blowing everyone away. The face hurts.

Although they belong to a family of celestial masters, they have never seen such a fierce scene.

Zheng Yan was also taken aback by Wan Jun's aura, and quickly lowered his head to look at WeChat.

Kang Jin: [Who are those uncles of yours, wait for me! 】

Chen Yangli: [No way, your home is too far away, it takes half a day to drive there, can you summon us in a way? 】

Yu Zhengdu: [He can't do it, can he? 】

Shang Que: [I'll go there. 】

In the group: […………………]

Kang Jin: [Boss, be gentle! ! ! ! ! 】

Lu Lingxi: [These people... lack the beatings of the ghost king]

Zheng Yan was taken aback, and quickly typed: [Boss, no need, really no need. 】

Immediately afterwards, he received a private chat from Kang Jin: [Shh——]

Kang Jin: [The boss doesn't know what's going on these two days, and he's in a particularly bad mood]

Kang Jin: [I don't think he went there for you, he just wanted to hit someone. 】

Zheng Yan: [………………………]