Chapter 23 Zhe Xue
Chapter 23 Zhe Xue
Today, the Lin family has moved to Shendu, with only Lin Wanyi remaining alone in Wangjing.
However, leaving does not mean demolition. This is still the old house of the Lin family. In the past when the Lin family was flourishing, it was extremely noisy and even crowded.
Although the deserted building looked desolate like a grave, this desolation also created a lot of vacant space, which was just right for placing the piles of gifts sent by major academies in Wangjing today.
Butler Qiu walked in front to lead the way for Gu Zhuo. Thinking about those smiling faces and the gentlemen from the academy who asked their young lady to say a few good words for them, he couldn't help but feel complicated.
In the eyes of those people, the relationship between Lin Wanyi and Gu Zhuo was already extraordinary, and the fact that the latter was staying in the Lin Mansion and living under the same roof with the young lady was the most powerful evidence.
But this will all be over soon.
Butler Qiu stopped, stepped aside to make way for a door, and said to Gu Zhuo, "Everything is in this room."
Gu Zhuo thanked him sincerely and pushed the door open to walk out.
Butler Qiu turned around naturally and watched the door for him.
It was a room of neither big nor small, with a deliberately cleaned desk piled with various gift boxes.
The sunlight shines in from the window and illuminates the hill, giving it a sense of glittering beauty.
Gu Zhuo didn't close the door.
He walked to the table and opened the gift boxes one by one.
The first thing that catches your eye is a pill, its color is as blue as the sea, and it exudes a fresh scent. Just a slight sniff is enough to make you feel relaxed and happy.
This is obviously the world-famous Bi Hai Dan of Changqiu Temple, which is specially used by practitioners in the Dongzhen realm. The medicinal effect of this pill is to broaden the mind of the practitioner, consolidate the state of mind, and prepare for the next breakthrough to nourish the spirit.
If Gu Zhuo remembered correctly, this pill converted according to the market price would be enough for him to move out of the Lin family and live in the inn for a few months, and he might even have some surplus.
Thinking of this, he naturally felt better and wrote down the name of Qingteng Academy carefully.
The next box contained a Qingyun Talisman, which allowed the practitioner to ride the wind and soar into the clouds. It was reasonably priced, and it was obvious that the talisman was meant to help the practitioner rise to prominence.
Most of the gifts that Gu Zhuo opened next were similar to the Qingyun Talisman, in that they were not cheap but had good intentions.
After all, this is a gift for meeting someone, a gift without asking for anything in return. It is unreasonable for Qingteng Academy to be so extravagant.
"I don't know why... it looks like it would be troublesome to dismantle this pile of things, but as I was doing it, I felt a little happy."
“Does this count as discovering the unknown?”
"Whether it's unknown or not, I don't know. Anyway, I know one thing."
"what's up?"
"Gu Zhuo, our family is rich now!"
Voices of joy, relief, excitement, and emotion came from all things and continuously flowed into Gu Zhuo's heart.
Listening to these extremely happy voices and looking at the gifts piled up in front of him, he naturally felt very good and his hands moved faster and faster.
So soon, the last gift appeared.
It was a long and narrow wooden box.
The wooden box is all black, and a pattern of rolling mountains is carved on the surface using a relief technique.
Among the mountains, there is a unique and steep peak that stands out and is unforgettable.
Gu Zhuo looked at the peak and knew where the gift came from.
When the wooden box was opened, the clear light like autumn water that came into view completely confirmed his inference.
This is not a welcome gift from a certain academy.
This is a gift from Chaotian Jianque, the top sect in the world.
That unique, steep and majestic peak was obviously the Tiandu Peak where the Chaotian Sword Palace was located.
The clear light is slightly dimmed, but the sharpness remains.
What caught Gu Zhuo's eye was a long sword, about three feet long. The sword body was as clear as a mirror, and its sharpness was obvious.
What’s even more amazing is that the mirror-like sword body has a secret. Whenever dust in the air falls and is about to meet the sword body, clouds and mist surge like a whirlpool, silently swallowing the dust.
Obviously, this sword can swallow not only dust, but also blood. This sword is undoubtedly the most precious gift that Gu Zhuo has received today.
Just as he closed the wooden box to hide the sharpness of the sword, a voice sounded from behind.
"This sword is called Zhexue, what do you think?"
Gu Zhuo turned around and looked at Chen Chi who was standing outside the door leaning against the wall. After thinking for a moment, he said honestly, "It's OK."
Chen Chi was stunned for a moment, thinking that this was a flying sword forged by the sect's master himself. Although its grade was indeed ordinary due to the materials used, the means used to forge the sword were unusual.
Judging from the ever-changing cloud and mist formation engraved inside the sword body alone, this is not something that an ordinary fifth-order flying sword would use, not to mention that the master who forged the sword is quite famous in the cultivation world and is almost a master in sword forging.
Chaotian Sword Palace, which is thousands of miles away, certainly could not have heard about Gu Zhuo's breakthrough to the realm of Dongzhen last night and immediately asked the strong men in the sect to send the sword thousands of miles to Wangjing, and deliver it to Gu Zhuo this morning.
Naturally, all this was Chen Chi's decision.
The Zhexue Sword was the reward he received for doing things for the elder several years ago. However, due to various reasons, it was never put to use.
Last night, he thought over and over again, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Chaotian Sword Palace could not miss out on a genius like Gu Zhuo. He also knew that Zhexue was a gem in his hands, so he made up his mind to give the sword away.
However, he never expected that Gu Zhuo would give such an evaluation with such sincerity.
"correct."
Gu Zhuo looked at him and asked, "Did you ask Butler Qiu to put this... Zhexue at the bottom?"
Chen Chi was speechless, thinking that he had been seen through, and said helplessly: "I mainly wanted to give you a surprise, and by the way, I also wanted to use this pile of rotten fish and shrimp to highlight my sincerity."
Gu Zhuo naturally wouldn't respond.
Not to mention that he would appear extremely rude if he agreed with this statement, what was more important was that he was counting on exchanging these things for money so that he could move to an inn, so how could he possibly agree with it?
Thinking of this, he turned to look at Butler Qiu and said, "Thank you for your help."
Butler Qiu understood what was meant. He was told to be careful when handling these things and try not to let the gift giver know about it. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing. He nodded and said, "I understand."
Having said this, the old servant turned and left.
Obviously, he also felt that Gu Zhuo was not suitable to continue living there, and it would be a good thing for him to move out as soon as possible.
Chen Chi, who was standing nearby, just pretended that he saw nothing.
"Chat?"
"it is good."
"As I said before, Chaotian Sword Palace is really good. There is a reason why it is very suitable for you."
"what reason?"
"A handsome boy like you, who looks like an immortal, if you accidentally join the wrong sect, you will have to carry a sledgehammer to hit people, which is too damaging to your image. Chaotian Jianque uses swords, you know the sword immortal, right? The best thing is flying swords, and the second best thing is pretending... It perfectly fits your image. In the future, people will call you the sword immortal, and there will never be any strange names like rough diamond. Is this important enough?"
Gu Zhuo was speechless.
The more Chen Chi spoke, the more excited he became. He felt that every word he said made sense, and no one could refuse the conditions he offered...
Just then, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door.
Butler Qiu left and came back.
He held more than ten envelopes in his hand and said to Gu Zhuo, "Someone has sent a new challenge letter."
Chen Chi found it very strange and laughed mockingly: "Where did so many idiots come from who are asking for trouble? They are not even Dong Zhen, so why did they send us a letter of challenge?"
"Do not."
Butler Qiu's tone was extremely complicated: "The names signed in these thirteen challenge letters... are all Dong Zhen, the Dong Zhen who has been famous in Wangjing for a long time."
Who could make thirteen long-famous masters of the Dongzhen Realm in Wangjing throw away their dignity and send a letter of challenge here overnight?
Chen Chi thought of a possibility and his eyes changed suddenly.
After a moment of silence, Gu Zhuo took the thirteen challenge letters, put them aside, and said calmly: "Tell them that the time and place are all determined by me."
The manuscripts have been sent, so the update time cannot be stable... but anyway it's about 4,000 to 5,000 a day.
(End of this chapter)