Hogwarts Crawler

"Since Shopkeeper Qian said so, I am interested in Shopkeeper Qian's collection."

Adam looked at Shopkeeper Qian:

"Let me open my eyes."

"I have to say, Mr. Li really doesn't look like he grew up abroad..."

As Shopkeeper Qian walked to the cabinet against the wall to take out the treasure, he couldn't help but sigh:

"Is Mr. Li really coming to China for the first time?"

"It is indeed my first time back."

Shopkeeper Qian nodded and took two boxes over:

"Mr. Li came for the Yangping Zhidu Gongyin, so let's start with these two."

The lid of the box was opened, with a seal on one side and a magic sword on the other.

"Yangping Zhidu Gongyin, Sanwu Zhanxie Sword?"

"That's right!"

"Shopkeeper Qian, now you can say, this thing is stolen goods? Who can rob Zhang Tianshi of Tianshi Mansion?"

Adam's words in short are... I don't believe it!

"I wonder if Mr. Li knows about the founder of Taoism?"

Shopkeeper Qian did not explain, but asked Adam a question instead.

"Shopkeeper Qian also knows that I grew up in the UK, so just tell me directly."

Although Adam knew, he did not want to play dumb like this.

Shopkeeper Qian nodded, and did not keep him in suspense:

"In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the prototype of Taoism gradually took shape in the chaotic world at that time, namely the Taiping Dao in the East and the Wudoumi Dao in Hanzhong..."

Adam's pupils shrank, and he seemed to know why Shopkeeper Qian mentioned the founder of Taoism just now.

"Mr. Li actually knows?"

Shopkeeper Qian is a master at observing words and expressions in this business, and he was also very surprised to see the change in Adam's expression.

"... Zhang Xiu actually has a descendant alive?"

Zhang Xiu, a name that perhaps few people would notice if they did not study the history of the late Han Dynasty.

But in fact, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect he founded and the Taiping Sect founded by Zhang Jiao were the origins of Taoism. Later, Zhang Xiu was killed by Zhang Lu, and the Five Pecks of Rice Sect also fell into Zhang Lu's hands.

After Zhang Lu took over Zhang Xiu's Five Pecks of Rice Sect, he preached that his Taoism and the Five Pecks of Rice Sect were actually inherited from his ancestors. His father's name was Zhang Heng, and his grandfather's name was Zhang Ling.

The ancients often added a related word between or after the two-character names to indicate what sect they believed in, such as the "Tao" in Xie Daoyun and Li Daoyuan, or the "Zhi" in Wang Xizhi and Gu Kaizhi.

As the founder of Taoism in Zhang Lu's mouth, Zhang Ling was naturally called... Zhang Daoling.

Adam came back to his senses from the shock, and a sense of reason rose in his heart.

There was no magic in the previous life, and Zhang Xiu died naturally, but this life is different, and it is not impossible to have a successor.

"That's right. Zhang Xiu's descendants have been looking for opportunities, but Zhang Xiu was defeated at the beginning. Later, Tianshi Dao became stronger and stronger, so they have been hiding... until one day, Zhang Tianshi came to Taiwan."

Manager Qian's face showed some admiration, not knowing whether it was for Adam's knowledge or Zhang Xiu's descendants' tolerance.

From the end of the Han Dynasty to the Second World War, this persistence of not forgetting the original intention even made Adam want to admire it.

"When they sold these two treasures, I was also shocked that they could do this. They also said that when Zhang Lu seized Zhang Xiu's Taoist lineage, they could not return it in its original state with their strength, but they could seize Zhang Lu's orthodoxy."

Storekeeper Qian sighed:

"It is indeed the case. Zhang Tianshi died suddenly overseas, and the three treasures were lost. I heard that Longhu Mountain was fighting over who was the orthodox. Finally, Chongxuan Bureau, which is now the office, took action to suppress it. Several disciples of Zhang Tianshi each led a Taoist lineage and left in anger..."

"Let's not talk about those. Let's talk about the three treasures they got at that time. The Zhengyi League's powerful magic scrolls were each kept as a backup. They were originally torn and divided equally. These two things were difficult to divide, so they exchanged them for money to divide them equally. From then on, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect and the Tianshi Sect were even."

Ah, this... The current situation is probably that even if they want to be even, the Taoist priests of the Tianshi Sect will not agree, but if you really count it, this is another endless account.

In comparison, Adam was more interested in the office, but the transaction was more important at the moment.

Through the scale, Adam knew that Shopkeeper Qian had not lied, but could Shopkeeper Qian be sure that the two items were real?

Shopkeeper Qian really couldn't be sure, he could only be sure that the two treasures did have the power to match the legend, so Shopkeeper Qian took a big step back on the price.

"Speaking of which, such a treasure, even if you keep it all the time, you won't have trouble selling it. Why is Shopkeeper Qian willing to sell it?"

While Shopkeeper Qian went to get other treasures, Adam asked curiously.

"Alas, it's embarrassing to say..."

Shopkeeper Qian sighed,

"I gave birth to an unfilial son, taught him to practice his eyesight since he was a child, and hoped that he could take over my job., who would have thought that he would go abroad to work for those monsters!"

Monsters...?

"He is now an appraiser in Gringotts, and he also found a... cough."

He said this angrily, and wanted to say that he found a foreign girl, but Qian remembered that Adam's father was also a foreigner, so he stopped talking and changed his words:

"He also wants to start a family in a foreign country... Alas!"

"So...?"

Adam heard Qian's abrupt turn, but did not pursue it.

"So... that's it. I was thinking that even if I didn't pass it on to my son, I would take in an apprentice and teach from the beginning. Am I afraid that no one would take care of me in my old age? But..."

Qian came over with a few boxes:

"Half a year ago, my unfilial son wrote back to say that they had a child, and now the child can call him grandpa, but he hasn't seen what grandpa looks like... People get old, and their hearts are weak. ”

“I want to go, but I can’t take the things in this store with me… If I want to take a boat to the mainland, I can still get some help. If I want to go abroad, I’ll die if I take these into the airport.”

Adam raised his eyebrows:

“So you sell them to me?”

“Can you do the same as me?”

Shopkeeper Qian shook his head:

“I’ve been doing this business for most of my life. It’s unrealistic to leave no trace. I’ve been remembered for a long time, but you don’t have to be afraid. The current situation is different from the past. The Ministry of Magic can’t spare any time to do anything more. It’s at this time that I still have some hope of leaving.”

“Just at this time, I came with money to buy these things, and it’s foreign exchange, and I have nothing to do with the Ministry of Magic?”

“Isn’t this just a blessing from heaven?”

Looking at the smile on Shopkeeper Qian’s face, Adam smiled and shook his head:

“What are these things? Introduce them. "

Whether it was a coincidence or not, it had nothing to do with him. The tricks were so deep that no one would take anyone seriously...

Only when he saw Adam coming back did the third uncle finally breathe a sigh of relief:

"I was thinking that if you didn't come back by sunrise, I would quickly bring people to find you."

"Don't worry, third uncle, I said nothing will happen."

Adam patted his hand to reassure him.

The third uncle nodded, and then said:

"Did you buy it? What did you buy?"

Adam smiled faintly:

"I didn't touch the hot potato, but I did broaden my horizons. "

He bought all the gold and jade... including the gold bricks on the walls and the floor and the fortune tree, as Qian said, as a gift.

Maybe it was just a coincidence, Qian really wanted to leave, the price of each treasure was very cheap compared to its value, after confirming that Qian was telling the truth, Adam had no reason not to buy.

Even if there was some trouble behind those things... what was he afraid of?

As for the positive ones, just like Qian said, he was not afraid of the Ministry of Magic, the current situation was different from the past - Ms. Li did not change her nationality, but he was a British citizen, and he and Ms. Li came here by plane, there was a record. He had an accident in Hong Kong Island, and the UK, which was arguing about the ownership of Hong Kong Island, dared to send a warship to ask for him on the spot.

This was what Qian meant, and he knew Adam could hear it through the previous negotiations.

As for the negative ones... Adam did not have a warship, but even if he only looked at the firepower of the Muggle world, it was much more powerful than a warship.