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Today's Xianlin Street is as lively as ever.

Pedestrians are weaving, rows of shops are scattered on both sides of the criss-crossing streets, wild flowers are blooming everywhere, antiques, food, groceries, medicinal materials...everything is available for basic necessities, food, housing and transportation, only unexpected, nothing can't be found.

The difference is that the shop here is divided into upper and lower floors. The upper floor is for tourists, and the lower floor is for Duan Huichuan.

Young Master Fang was naturally one of the tourists.

He was fondly playing with the string of Buddhist beads in his hand - with this thing, maybe those messy things can stay away from him?

"Our store is a century-old store that is well-known far and wide. Its quality is excellent, its price is fair, and it's fair to all!" The boss, a middle-aged bald man, pointed to a large row of photos hanging on the wall with a smile, "Look Let alone the cinnabar talisman used by Maoshan Taoist priests to catch monsters, and this one, a pennant presented by the second-generation heir of Longhushan No. 30!"

Duan Huichuan almost didn't laugh out loud, and walked into the shop slowly, looking around.

"You said that this thing can drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters, and keep evil spirits from invading, so... can it cure bad luck?" Fang Jun rubbed the beads engraved with Zen language patterns, quite moved.

"Yes, of course I can." The boss rubbed his hands, "Wear it on your hands day and night, and keep it in good condition to turn bad luck into good fortune! Young man, today you and I are destined, and I will give you a [-]% discount on this last bead of blessings and misfortunes. Go for a fraction, only [-]! Hey, there is no such shop after passing this village."

Fang Jun waved his hand generously: "Money is not a problem, as long as it is useful."

"Isn't Young Master Fang the least convinced of these heretical things?"

An untimely voice came from behind Leng Buding, Fang Jun frowned unhappily, when is it his turn to dictate what he wants?

When Fang Jun looked back and saw the visitor's face clearly, the scolding he was about to say was caught between his teeth, and under the gaze of Duan Huichuan's meaningful eyes, he forcibly held back: "Yes...it's you Ah... Mr. Duan."

The thrilling scenes of wind and thunder flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern. Fang Jun swallowed his saliva, and said with a fake smile: "Why is Mr. Duan here? Could it be that you have also taken a fancy to this string of beads? A gentleman has the beauty of an adult, my young master." I don’t want to rob you.”

Duan Huichuan twirled the string of beads, and admired them seriously: "Well, the top-grade red rosewood, the carver is good, but the rope is too thin, next time I need to match it with a thicker one, after grinding. Master Fang , there is a wholesale market near my house, the workmanship is even better than this one, it only costs [-] yuan a bunch, if you like it, I will give you the address?"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense...I'm consecrated!" Seeing a knowledgeable person, the boss pulled Duan Huichuan aside and begged for mercy in a low voice, "I said this master, Xiao Ben Business, don't tear it down."

Although Fang Jun doesn't understand the way here, he is not stupid. He was furious immediately: "How dare you lie to me! You know who I am!"

"Misunderstanding! This... is my misreading, I'm sorry!" The boss was anxious, "You don't like this thing, I have other treasures here, I hope you are satisfied! This time it is definitely a good thing!"

"No more! I'm not stupid, will you fool me twice?" Fang Jun raised his foot and was about to leave, but Duan Huichuan didn't want Duan Huichuan to hold him back, pointing to a Guanyin jade hanging around the other's neck, quite interested look.

"Boss, the one you wear is quite unique. Is there another one? Give me one."

Fang Jun looked at him suspiciously.

The boss touched his bald head, and said awkwardly: "Here, there is no one exactly the same, this one is left. I have other Guanyin jade here, how about you take a look?"

"Oh, that's fine."

"Hey wait—" The boss really didn't want to let go of a wealthy big customer, so he took off the jade pendant around his neck without hesitation, and offered it obsequiously, "Dear guests, my Avalokitesvara jade is from the legendary Burma In the Jade Buddha Cave..."

"Okay, okay, why didn't you say you dug it from Qin Shihuang's mausoleum." Duan Huichuan interrupted him impatiently, "give me a real price, and forget it if I don't sell it."

The boss rolled his eyes and made a look of heartache: "Seeing that the two of you are destined, [-] will make friends."

"Goodbye!" Duan Huichuan turned his head and left.

"Hey, don't go, five thousand! A discount of [-]%! - Five hundred! Come on! It can't be lower!"

Duan Huichuan then stopped and gave Fang Jun a wink. The latter bought it dubiously, held it in his hand and looked left and right, but he didn't see any flowers.

Seeing this, Duan Huichuan smiled mysteriously: "It's not a baby, but it has some spiritual energy on it, and it's really good to wear it on your body. All in all, it's definitely not a loss, Mr. Fang, don't worry."

"Really?" Fang Jun was pleasantly surprised, and then a little puzzled: "But, do you really want to give it to me?"

"Giving help to those who really need it is a traditional virtue." Duan Huichuan smiled kindly, as graceful as the warm sun in March: "Mr. Fang hid under the table last night. I wonder if you enjoyed watching it?"

"..." Fang Jun's expression froze on his face, and he was so embarrassed that he couldn't add any more embarrassment for a while. The faint warning under the other's warm and spring-like eyes made his heart shudder, "That, I, I didn't see anything! At that time The light is too dim, I can't see anything clearly under the table, haha."

"Oh?" Duan Huichuan nodded knowingly, "It seems that Mr. Fang listened to my words, very good, you wear this Guanyin jade, it can suppress the evil spirits around you, in short, you won't be so unlucky .”

"That's good." Fang Jun saw that his expression did not seem to be fake, he let out a long sigh of relief, and suddenly admired his father's foresight in his heart, to build a good relationship with a powerful Taoist priest, maybe when it would be useful, he thought for a moment, He laughed and said, "Master Duan, um, I was ignorant and unable to speak before, you don't remember villains, don't take it to heart, if you need any help in the future, just ask."

Duan Huichuan smiled politely: "It's easy to say, Mr. Fang is being polite."

After getting rid of Fang Jun, Duan Huichuan walked into a tavern called Feixian on the back street, which was said to be named after the owner.At this time, the lanterns are just beginning to come on, the setting sun and the new moon meet in the radiant sky, and young men and women start their colorful nightlife one after another.

Maybe it's because of the hidden location, Feixian's business is not as good as other colleagues, there are very few drinkers sitting scattered, the bartender is studying new cocktails behind the bar, and he doesn't care about taking orders.

The young singer is playing the guitar intently on the stage. The ambiguous and lazy singing voice is intertwined with the dizzy lights. It is lively but not noisy. The night, the wine, and the slight drunkenness. happy.

Duan Huichuan walked through the empty tables and chairs, went inside, pushed open the soundproof door where guests were restricted, and followed the spiral staircase to the basement floor.

The melody gradually faded away, replaced by noisy human voices, or high-spirited talks, or tense negotiations, everyone who came here could find their own position, the difference was that some people had enough chips to choose position, and some people are so cash-strapped that they can only be picked by others.

There was a semi-open private room in the corner, a man in his 30s made fun of the woman beside him, and then took a sip of wine.

Duan Huichuan didn't have the slightest awareness of being a light bulb, and Da Lala sat there, the man was slightly startled, as if he didn't expect to see him at this moment, and the next moment, he dismissed the woman and left.

"Why are you here?" I don't know if it was because the light was too dim, but the man's skin was too pale, and his face was somewhat feminine like a man's and a woman's. Shows a bit of seductive beauty.

"The food is out." Duan Huichuan lamented, poured himself a glass of wine, and took a shallow sip.

"How can you use it so quickly?" Fei Xian frowned slightly, "Your problem... the onset time has shortened again?"

In front of his old friends for many years, Duan Huichuan rarely revealed a little bit of secret: "Yeah, there was a little accident. Anyway, it's still the same prescription. I scoured a few herbs in a few old shops outside. The remaining rare materials cannot be found on the market, so I still have to trouble you, as before, I will transfer the money to your account."

Fei Xian dialed a phone number, gave some instructions, then put down the phone for a while, and motioned him to wait a moment: "Could it be because of soaking this kind of soup for a long time, and the resistance has developed? Do you want to try different flavors? I I also know several potions that also have the effect of confinement and freezing."

Duan Huichuan shook his head: "These materials I used are already the most effective among the same kind of materials. If it doesn't work, I can only increase the dosage."

"That can't be done!" Fei Xian looked at him worriedly, and said in a deep voice, "Are you going to kill yourself? The dose of a needle for an ordinary person is enough to roll on the ground in pain. Although you didn't take it orally, you have been suffering for years Taking a bath in the ground, the pain is not usually bearable."

Duan Huichuan involuntarily stroked the bangs on his forehead, pursed his lips and smiled as if mocking himself: "It's better than growing something messy on your body."

Fei Xian had no choice but to remain silent, not knowing what to say to comfort him, even though he knew that the other party did not need his comfort, it was better than this long and depressing loneliness.

Perhaps this topic was too heavy, Fei Xian changed the subject and brought up another matter with a smile: "You know, many people are looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Duan Huichuan raised his eyebrows, popped up a peanut, and opened his mouth to catch it.

"Yeah, to be precise, I want to find that glowing diamond. There are still people who want to buy it at a high price. How about it? If you agree, I can arrange it for you and sell it for an astronomical sum."

"Astronomical figures..." Duan Huichuan smiled lowly, half of his face was illuminated by mottled light and shadow, and half was sunk in shadow. His facial features were already handsome, and such a wanton smile was reflected against the blurred light In the next step, it showed a bit of coquettishness and a third of uninhibited, "—I just don't want to sell it."

Fei Xian was a little surprised at why the other party suddenly changed his sex, but he didn't ask why. At this moment, he would rather look at Duan Huichuan's smile for a while, a fascinating smile.

——It's a pity that good things are always short-lived, whether it's a smile or something else.

"Can you help me find out who are looking for this diamond?" Duan Huichuan suppressed the smile on the corners of his eyes and played with his wine glass calmly.

Fei Xian frowned: "You want to know this? It's easy to find the agents, but going up to find the people behind them, I'm afraid it's very difficult."

Duan Huichuan nodded lightly, not caring too much: "If that's the case, forget it."

The Xianlin neighborhood is not big, and it takes less than an hour to walk back and forth on two legs, but it is not small. It has been entrenched in the east of the city for hundreds of years, winding countless The labyrinth of alleys is horribly densely populated.

The neighbor on your left may be the great-grandson of a former master, and the one on the right may be a wanted criminal who escaped from other places. Even the bricks used to place the table legs at home may win a prize in a museum and become a family of cultural relics. part of.

Saying goodbye to Fei Xian, Duan Huichuan familiarly shuttled through the narrow and noisy ancient streets and alleys, collecting all the medicinal materials needed.

When I hurried home, the moon was already hanging high.

The hazy moonlight gently gathers down like a veil, covering the sparse shadows and slanting treetops and branches, spreading a thin layer of powder on the winding path home.

"Xiaochen! Come and see what your brother brought back for you!" Duan Huichuan was holding large and small bags of medicinal materials in his left hand, and a beautifully packaged box in his right.

"Brother, you are back, there is a guest today!"