one's door

Luo Changshan, who was already at a loss for what to do, found that Zhang Yan's expression seemed to be really interested in the "Miscellaneous Scrolls of Spiritual Affairs" that Zeng Hao said, and he was inexplicably surprised.Although I still don't think "Miscellaneous Scrolls of Spiritual Affairs" is qualified to use it to communicate with Zhang Yan's knowledge, but since I was asked, I will introduce it casually.

"Since my husband is interested in this, I will tell him about it. In fact, the three volumes of "Miscellaneous Spiritual Affairs" may not be found elsewhere. When this book came out, it still attracted a lot of attention. But because the words in it were too imaginary, they were labeled as nonsensical and almost all of them were destroyed. The three volumes in my hand were kept because of the suppression of those pedantic people in the temple, and this volume was really interesting. down.

I wonder if Mr. Zhang has heard of the name "Yu Wenbing"? "

Zhang Yan shook his head.He could guess that Yu Wenbing that Luo Changshan mentioned must be a celebrity, but the memories he inherited did not have this name.He hasn't heard anyone say it since he came here.

"Mr. Zhang is young. It's normal to have never heard of the name Yu Wenbing. Yu Wenbing is a monster, and he has a lot of connections with our school of miscellaneous studies. It's just that after his identity was exposed, he cut off the relationship with us." relationship. In the end, he committed suicide on the bank of Yueshui."

Demon species? !It turned out to be a monster!

This identity is indeed "very inappropriate" as Luo Changshan said.You must know that the monsters are the kind of aliens who are killed whether they are in the monster race or in the human race.It's not that there is anything wrong with the demon race itself, but that their birth is wrong, something that both the demon race and the human race want to strictly prohibit.That's why they are so cruelly unanimous on the issue of demon species.

This is unexpected!Zhang Yan thought to himself.

You must know that the Yaozu is a half-demon, which was born after the combination of the legendary demon god and the human race.And the demon species was born from the combination of a half-demon and a human race.Coupled with the absolute feud between the demon race and the human race, as well as the reproductive barriers and aesthetic differences between the two races, the probability of a demon race is definitely much lower than the probability of triplets or even quadruplets in the human race .

It is rumored that although there are few demon species, they can gather all the talents and specialties of the human race and the demon race as soon as they are born, and they belong to the kind of genius who can do anything.It can be seen from his ability to write books in the field of miscellaneous studies.

It's just that Zhang Yan was surprised when his identity was revealed later and he died.Since it will be exposed, why don't you keep your name incognito? Why do you have to stand out?Still writing a book?What is the picture?

"Speaking of Yu Wenbing, although this person is a monster, he is indeed worthy of death, but he is really powerful in terms of knowledge. Many basic things in the current field of miscellaneous studies were proposed and started by him at that time, and later Talent followed his path. However, because of his identity, his contribution to miscellaneous studies has been deliberately blurred. Even many volumes of this book have been included in some bound volumes, some Handed down, but not signed up.

You also know that many dangers can be avoided by doing so.It can be considered that there is no compromise method that wastes Yu Wenbing's hard work. "

Speaking of Yu Wenbing, Luo Changshan has never met a real person, and Yu Wenbing is also an ancestor to him.But he was still quite moved. Someone must have told him about Yu Wenbing's life.Or from the perspective of knowledge, I feel sad and sorry for everyone like Yu Wenbing.

After a pause, Luo Changshan returned to the topic, and said, "However, this "Miscellaneous Scrolls of Spiritual Affairs" is not considered to be knowledge of miscellaneous studies, and it is even completely different from mainstream knowledge. I understand. But some of the descriptions draw on a lot of examples as supporting evidence, which makes several volumes seem blurred.

But there are very few people who really believe in this book.Most of them are like me, a villain, holding a notebook as a pastime and watching to pass the time.

It talks about an illusion, saying that after the death of the living beings in the world, all the meaning of existence is not immediately ended, and there will still be souls leaving the body to undergo certain changes in the world.Either it will be absorbed by the heavens and the earth, or it will continue to exist as something he named "spirit"..."

Luo Changshan was still talking, laughing from time to time.It should be from the bottom of my heart that I am amused by the content and viewpoints in "Miscellaneous Scrolls of Spiritual Affairs".Even some things that are used as examples in the book are directly said to be "other explanations" and the statements in the book are "far-fetched".

Zhang Yan, who was sitting across from him, didn't notice the horror that flashed in his eyes under the "very interested" expression on his face.

what is this?

spirit?

What Zhang Yan directly targets in his heart is the most basic description of "ghost" in Taoism.

Even if it was just Luo Changshan's few words and a joking tone, Zhang Yan was sure that the thing that Yu Wenbing called "spirit" in "Miscellaneous Scrolls of Spiritual Affairs" was a ghost.And those instances that Luo Changshan said were "far-fetched" are actually some external influences of ghosts on living people and the environment. They are not far-fetched, but hit the nail on the head!

This completely broke Zhang Yan's impression of ghosts in Huangtianyu all along.He used to think that the matter about ghosts should be a blank in Huang Tianyu, and even if there were psychics like the Wu family and his son colluding with ghosts, it should be a special case, and there was no systematic understanding.

But now Zhang Yan doesn't think so anymore.

Chapter 120

Zhang Yan said that he would pick out some chapters in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" and write them into a book by hand, as a communication with Luo Changshan at that time.The content about the Pythagorean law mentioned earlier is also included in it. Luo Changshan can handle it by himself, and it is okay to pass it on.

As the other party of the exchange, Luo Changshan will sort out the "Miscellaneous Scrolls of Spiritual Affairs" that Zhang Yan is interested in, and bring it to Zhang Yan when he comes over later.By the way, some excerpts of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" handwritten by Zhang Yan should also be completed, and the two sides just swapped.But during this period, Luo Changshan wanted his apprentice to follow Zhang Yan to increase his knowledge, and asked Zhang Yan to give a lot of admonition, don't be polite.

For Zhang Yan, he had another unexpected joy this time.And for Luo Changshan, it was even more rewarding.Even his old face was a little bit unbearable, and he felt that he had taken too much advantage this time.I'm afraid it won't sound good if it spreads out, and it means bullying honest people.

I wanted to ask Zhang Yan to choose some other knowledge to exchange and find supplies for Zhang Yan, but Zhang Yan refused very straightforwardly, and said, "You can't chew as much as you want." I can't take advantage of myself like this.But this matter can't be dragged on all the time, otherwise it won't look good.So even though Luo Changshan didn't mention it again, he had other plans in his heart.

For example, helping Zhang Yan gain a foothold.In addition to the miraculous bone strengthening pill, Luo Changshan is also ready to contribute, and even plans to invite a few friends to contribute together.Even if it is cheaper this time.

For dinner, Wang Lanping cooked a large table of dishes, nothing fancy, enough meat and vegetables, enough wine, this is the greatest sincerity of the Zhang family.

Of course, Zhang Yan's drinking capacity became a laughing stock again, and Luo Changshan, who was happy to drink, laughed for a while, and compared him with his apprentice Zeng Hao, saying that they were about the same age, and their drinking capacity was also the same.Then Zeng Hao, who was about to come, immediately moved to Zhang Yan's side and called out the word "senior brother".Before Zhang Yan could react for a while, he answered confusedly, and Zeng Hao started to say the word "senior brother" with a smile on his lips.

When he came to his senses, it seemed that Zeng Hao couldn't change his words.

"It is said that scholars have a lot of thoughts, but now it seems that they are right. Why do you half-grown children have so many thoughts? It is hard to guard against!"

But these are just self-deprecating laughs, and they won't make Zhang Yan feel uncomfortable.If he really wanted to say it, he had a good impression of Zeng Hao, a half-grown child.If this kid hadn't mentioned it at a critical moment, Luo Changshan probably would never have thought of taking out "Miscellaneous Scrolls of Spiritual Affairs".

To use a sentence that is often put up as a scene in Taoism is: You and I are destined.

So although Zhang Yan realized that Zeng Hao was planning to call him "senior brother" by his side, he didn't mind.Don't you just want to follow along with some knowledge, it's a trivial matter.The nine-year compulsory education is enough for Zeng Hao to learn for a lifetime.

At the end of the meal, it became a scene of fighting for wine. Zhang Shun, the eldest brother who was given high hopes by Zhang Yan, was no match for the old man Luo Changshan.In the end, Zhang Yan had no choice but to go to the opposite side and knock on Liu Carpenter's door, and it happened that their son was also there, so they called them together.

In the end, Luo Changshan had one against two, and it was almost a draw.Seeing Zhang Yan's scum like wine, he almost couldn't close his jaw.Secretly thought that this old man in his seventies has a weight of nearly three catties, so what would his weight be when the other party was young?drink all the time?

Forget it, drinking is not a skill.While drinking the sweet fruit wine, Zhang Yan comforted each other in this way.

The next day, Luo Changshan left Langyuan City without even calling Zhang Yan to say hello, and went home to find the three volumes of "Miscellaneous Spiritual Affairs" under the bookshelf, and visited some old friends on the way , or perhaps another way of saying it.Zeng Hao was left behind and asked him to run errands with his "senior brother".

It can be seen that Luo Changshan still attaches great importance to other contents of "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic".In addition, Zhang Yan also learned from Zeng Hao that Luo Changshan left Langyuan City through the post station of the army, and traveled smoothly all the way on a fast horse and express train.Anyway, Zhang Yan knows that Zhou Cang's level of military positions are not capable of giving this convenience.I think it can only be the Shi Junshuai in the Eastern Army camp.

"Clean up, let's go give gifts." Yawning, Zhang Yan told Zeng Hao where he was going today.

After leaving Langyuan City, the two walked side by side, Zhang Yan put his hands behind his back, and Zeng Hao held the things.Zeng Hao didn't have any trouble holding a five-jin jar of wine, and it didn't even affect his chattering to Zhang Yan at all.

"Brother, what are we going to do?"

"Brother, do you think there is any space in "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic" that can explain the principle of driftwood?"

"Brother, if you go to formally set up an academic platform, you can guarantee that you can compare those so-called up-and-coming talents to the mud. Let me tell you, those old men have apprentices under their sect, and they always like to look at them with their nostrils." people……"

Zhang Yan was very curious about how this kind of chatterbox grew up beside Luo Changshan, and it was a miracle that he was not beaten to death by Luo Changshan.Or maybe Luo Changshan is also this kind of steamed stuffed bun in private?

"Stop, stop, stop! Can you be quiet? I'm going to give a probe gift later. You will make the other party think that my family has a brain damage. If my elder brother's marriage is ruined, you see, I won't let your master break your leg. !" Zhang Yan regretted bringing Zeng Hao all the way in order to find a laborer.

"Brainless? Senior brother, is that a disease? Could it be that senior brother, you also dabble in curing diseases and saving lives? That's right! Senior brother's unique skill is alchemy, and he must be an expert in medicine..."

Zhang Yan: "...you won."

Go all the way to Wangjiazhuangzi.The two young men entered the village and attracted the idea of ​​the village owner. They didn't go far before they were stopped by a tall and thick man, who said he was the security chief of Zhuangzi. They went to the gate of the small courtyard of the family named Wang Shi.

The security chief was still smiling at the door and shouted: "Old Shitou, someone brought wine to your house, come out!"

"What are you shouting for? Who brought me wine?"

As soon as the words fell, a stout man in his fifties came out of the yard.He has dark skin, bunts, thick limbs, and short hair.Followed by two strong guys in their twenties and a six or seven-year-old boy.

Bao Chang pointed at Zhang Yan and Zeng Hao.He stopped talking and stood on the sidelines to watch the excitement.If Wang Shi took the wine, he probably would have to beg for a lunch.

"Uncle Wang, I am the second child of Wang Lanping's family in Zhuzui Lane in the city. This is a good wine for you." Zhang Yan has no experience in things like probe ceremony, so he followed his mother's order and kept his mouth shut. It's just a gift, it depends on the other party's attitude whether to accept it or not.But Zeng Hao, who was sensible at this time, shut his mouth obediently.

However, Zhang Yan took a look at the few people who came out of Wang Shi's house during the words.When Zhang Yan saw the six or seven-year-old youngest son of Wang Shi's family, Zhang Yan was stunned.

Chapter 121 Zhang Luo

The child of Wang Shi's family looks very similar to Wang Shi who is walking in front, so he should be Wang Shi's youngest son.At the age of six or seven, the skin is already a little dark, whether it is from the sun or inherited from the father.Slightly fatter, he looked curiously at Zhang Yan and Zeng Hao, two strangers.

What aroused Zhang Yan's idea was the child's eyes, which were unusually agile, making people feel that the child was very clever.

This is actually an external manifestation of the soul's natural strength.There is a saying that the eyes are the windows to the soul, and in the eyes of Taoist monks, the eyes are the windows to the soul.Especially before the age of 12, when the soul has not been affected by the turbidity of the world, it is most obvious.After this age, the strength of the soul is difficult to see from the eyes, and special means are needed to measure it.

Zhang Yan didn't expect that he would meet such a gifted child inadvertently.Counting it, it was the first time since he came to Huangtianyu.

But the occasion was wrong, Zhang Yan suppressed the idea of ​​touching the little baby's bones.Smilingly, he took the wine jar from Zeng Hao's hand, and passed both hands to Wang Shi who walked outside the yard.

When Wang Shi heard Zhang Yan's self-introduction of his family name, a smile appeared on his face.I understand that this is a probe gift.

Wang Lanping visited Wang Shi's daughter three times in Wang's village, and Wang Shi also visited Zhang Shun many times at Zhang Ji Wooden Ware Shop in Langyuan City.Wang Shi knew about the lack of legs, and if it bothered him, he would not go to see it, but directly refused.As long as the man can support the family and has a good waist, what does it matter if he has no legs?

"Well, I've accepted this wine." As he said, he took the wine jar from Zhang Yan's hand, and before Zhang Yan could speak, he turned his head and shouted into the yard: "Xiaoqin, take the piece that was smoked on the stove. Take the meat off."

"Oh!" A daughter in the room responded.

Zhang Yan understood that it was Wang Shi who agreed to the marriage, and was going to return the gift.I can't help but feel a little more joy in my heart, happy for my eldest brother.

After a while, a young woman in her twenties came out of the house with a plain dress, holding a piece of smoked bacon in her hand, which weighed about three catties.

The woman is slightly fat and looks good, but there is a red spot on her forehead that is more than two fingers wide, which should be a birthmark.But he didn't try to cover it up, he glanced at Zhang Yan and the two with a smile, nodded, then handed the meat in his hand to Wang Shi, then turned his head and went back into the room.

"Uncle Wang, then I'll go back?"

"Well, tell your old lady, let her be more agile, our Wang family doesn't have so many rules."

Sure enough, Zhang Yan smiled and said yes, took the bacon and left Wangjiazhuangzi. He vaguely heard the big security guard pulling Wang Shi to beg for lunch, and said that he would drink the jar of wine And so on.

After Zhang Yan went back to bring the news to his mother, the whole family was overjoyed.Wang Lanping giggled and went back to her room to stock up on her old jewellery, saying that she wanted to pick out a few and pass them on to the eldest daughter-in-law.Not all will be given, and the rest will be left to the second daughter-in-law in the future.

The younger sister, Zhang Huiyuan, kept walking around Zhang Yan, wanting to know what her future sister-in-law would look like, so she asked Zeng Hao, who was going with her, if Zhang Yan didn't say anything.It really made her get a lot of news out of Zeng Hao who suddenly became a little shy.

Of course, Zhang Yan noticed that his elder brother Zhang Shun was also blushing and listening with pointed ears.

The Wang family did not dislike Zhang Shun's physical disability, and the Zhang family naturally did not dislike the erythema on the forehead of the daughter of the Wang family.It's not even a problem at all.

"Uncle Wang said, let our family act faster, their family is not so particular. I think we should go to the matchmaker tomorrow to finalize all aspects, so that we can start preparations as soon as possible?" Zhang Yan took advantage of the meal At that time, I began to take over the work of organizing this happy event.After all, the only person in the family who is suitable to do this is him.

Wang Lanping nodded again and again, but after hesitating for a while, she still expressed her worries.

"Yan'er, don't you need to be in a hurry? You should clean up your elder brother's house first, and then add some..."

Before Wang Lanping finished speaking, Zhang Yan interrupted with a smile, and said, "Mother, you don't have to worry about these things. You just need to find a matchmaker and make an agreement with the Wang family. I'll take care of the rest. Big Brother Marriage, how can you still live in Zhuzui Lane? Take this opportunity to change our house."

"Ah? Our family is going to change houses?!" Zhang Huiyuan was the first to exclaim with joy. This little girl is the most positive about any good change in life, and rarely hesitates.

Zhang Shun frowned, and said: "Although the store can get the money if we change the house, the expansion of the store has to be delayed."

Wang Lanping blinked her eyes. She had money in her hand, and she had saved the money Zhang Yan sold the pills before. She was about to speak, but was stopped by her son again.

"Mother, you keep the money in your hand. Brother, you also keep the money for expanding the store. I have money here, and changing the house is enough."

"You still have money? Where did you get the money?"

"Hey, it's not easy for me to get some money with my abilities? Don't worry, I'll find a suitable location tomorrow." Most of the money in Zhang Yan's hand came from Wu Qingling, who had won in the Qianfang before. The family has not completely collapsed, so it is not the time to tell the family about this.Lest they be on tenterhooks.

"Why are you still here? Hurry up to the inn, and you will be beaten to death by the street patroller after the curfew." Zhang Yan turned around and found that Zeng Hao, who was eating and drinking, was still there, so he chased him away.When he was about to leave the house, Zhang Yan noticed that the boy's eyes were wrong, and he kept glancing at his sister Zhang Huiyuan.

"Hiss... Does this kid miss my sister?" Zhang Yan suddenly realized.But what reassures him is that his sister seems to have no feelings for Zeng Hao at all, and she doesn't even look at him except talking normally.

It's not that he looked down on Zeng Hao, it's just that he subconsciously refused to accept it out of a kind of elder brother's unique and unreasonable subconscious refusal.Zhang Yan himself hadn't noticed this yet.

After packing up his things and everyone in the family turned off the lights and went to sleep, Zhang Yan closed the door and continued alchemy in his own room.He was going to use up all the remaining medicinal materials tonight.There are still eight furnaces.

It wasn't until the middle of the night that Zhang Yan put away the alchemy furnace, leaned on the bed and squinted for a while, and took the opportunity to summarize his alchemy techniques tonight in his mind.

Someone sent medicine materials to the door to increase his proficiency, so Zhang Yan's improvement was still very fast.

Previously, Zhang Yan could only complete [-]% of the refining process of Biqing Dan, but now he can barely complete a little more than [-]%.And he can feel that the more he goes back, the faster he improves his techniques.It is estimated that after another dozen or so medicinal materials are explored, the threshold of complete refining of Biqing Dan should be reached.It's just that just touching the threshold doesn't mean that you can immediately practice pills, and how many ways Zhang Yan still has to go is still unknown.

Chapter 122 Spirit General

"My lord, that man went out of the city today. He was accompanied by the young man from the old school who looked for him the day before yesterday. He went to the Wang Family Village outside the north gate, and he brought a large jar of wine with him when he went. Afterwards, we went to investigate, and he went to Wangjiazhuangzi to find a family named Wang Shi, and he should be there to give a probe gift."

"Probe ceremony? Is he going to get married?"

"It should be his eldest brother Zhang Shun's marriage. A matchmaker is already picking up the job. It's his mother Wang Lanping who is doing the work, and he's doing the errands."

"The identities of the old and the young have been found out?"

"Yes, sir, we found out. The old one is called Luo Changshan, and the young one is called Zeng Hao. The two are master-student relationships. Luo Changshan is a master of miscellaneous studies, one of the 'Nine Elders' who are rumored outside. Shi Xuan, commander of the Eastern Army, is a close friend."

"Oh? Luo Changshan?! Then... So, his identity as a miscellaneous scholar can be confirmed?"

"Yes master, the old slave thinks so too."

"Okay, keep watching him closely, and don't let him out of your sight."

"Yes, the old slave stepped down first."

"Ah."

The old housekeeper withdrew his head and retreated from the study room, leaving only Wu Yuan who was a little thinner inside.

He lost his only son in a few days, and even sent away his old man. Under the double blow, even Wu Yuan, who is extremely deep-hearted and tough in the city, is by no means as calm as he appears on the surface.The pain and tyranny deep in his heart are only clear to him.

Different from others, Wu Yuan was inexplicably certain in his heart that his son's death could not have been caused by Ma Feng, but that someone had murdered him in some obscure way and then pretended to be Ma Feng, trying to deceive everyone.Even Wu Yuan had a direct candidate for the murderer in his mind.It was Zhang Yan, who was known as a branch of miscellaneous studies, but had extremely weird methods.That's why he keeps people staring at him.

But there are always surprises.Luo Changshan's name, Wu Yuan, has been heard before. This person is very unusual, let alone Shi Xuan's friend, and his ability is definitely not the slightest bit.It's hard to say why this kind of person came to Zhang Yan in person, but it's definitely not good news for him.

As a result, it became more and more impossible to use normal means to target Zhang Yan.And have to move faster.

After thinking about this, Wu Yuan felt a little dizzy, supported his forehead to relax, and didn't dare to stay in the study anymore, and was about to get up and go back to rest.He has never slept soundly these days, and always wakes up in the middle of the night, otherwise he would not have lost weight so quickly.

But when Wu Yuan raised his head again and was about to turn off the lights and go back to his room to rest, he stopped again.Because at some point in his study, there were three "figures" floating in mid-air looking at him.

"My lord, the two spirit generals are here, and I'll bring them here for you." It was the girl ghost who was speaking, standing in front, while introducing two people on the left and the right who were covered in black mist, fully armored, and behind her. A burly ghost in a black feather cloak.

In an instant, Wu Yuan understood what he was facing, but he felt a little pity that it was not the "king" himself who came, but the two generals under his command.

The Wu family has been working with "Wang" since a long time ago, and they have seen some things around "Wang".For example, the female ghost before and the two spirit generals in front of him all belonged to very important positions under the command of the "King".And the boy ghosts and girl ghosts before that, they are called "spiritual children" are the targets of training, and they often change.