Chapter 159 Meeting Zhou Shoufan Again

Seeing that the man was trying to make trouble, Dr. Tea was about to cry.

Fortunately, this man would not really make things difficult for the tea doctor. He turned to Tian Lin and asked:
"My friend, you don't look like someone from Pingyang City, so where are you from?"

At this time, Dr. Tea walked up and whispered a few words to the man.

When the man looked at Tian Lin, he seemed a little doubtful.

Tian Lin didn't care what the man was thinking, he just asked him:

"Just now this tea doctor said that if you are a disciple of an immortal sect, you can use the teleportation array for free as long as the government can verify your identity. I don't know how they verify your identity."

The man said, "Since you are a disciple of the Immortal Sect, the court will naturally have a corresponding register."

Tian Lin asked again: "What if the imperial register cannot be found?"

The man heard this and said, "Then you are not considered a disciple of the Immortal Sect. You still have to pay the fees required for the teleportation array."

Tian Lin fell silent after hearing this. The cost of the teleportation array was a bit expensive. How could he afford so many spirit stones?

He didn't know how the Dao bell was stolen, because the Dao bell was now on the Dao Mountain of Yaoyue Sect.

But what is Patriarch Yaoyue’s level of cultivation?
In the eyes of ordinary cultivators, Patriarch Yaoyue is naturally a great golden elixir cultivator.

But in the eyes of those immortals, even if the golden elixir is not an ant, it is still something that can be killed with a slap.

How could Patriarch Yaoyue have the ability and virtue to steal the Wendao Bell from the Wendao Sect?
Therefore, it is likely that Elder Yu asked Patriarch Yaoyue to take the Asking Dao Bell away.

However, the taking away of the Tao Bell directly led to the Yaoyue Sect's migration to the north.

The northern wilderness is too far away from Pingyang City.

Even if Tian Lin flew on a sword, it would probably take him ten years to get there. Not to mention the long journey, he would encounter countless dangers while trekking through mountains and rivers.

"If I want to go to the Daoist Sect, I have to spend dozens of high-grade spirit stones. I wonder if it is easy to earn these dozens of high-grade spirit stones in our Pingyang City."

After Tian Lin finished speaking, the man said, "In this world today, there are more and more cultivators, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to earn spirit stones. I wonder what your cultivation level is?"

"Tian has just started to build his foundation."

The man said, "Senior is truly a natural talent, no wonder you were favored by the immortal sect - but earning spirit stones does not look at cultivation talent, but only at the cultivation of the hundred arts. I wonder what skills do you have?"

Tian Lin shook his head: "Apart from my relatively fast cultivation speed, I have no other strengths."

Hearing this, the man couldn't help but laugh dryly: "If you are not good at any of the hundred arts of cultivating immortals, if you want to earn enough high-quality spirit stones, you won't go out to sea to fish like us, right?"

Tian Lin thought about his own advantages.

He was not afraid of entering the sea, at least he was not afraid of the water in Chenxiantang.

As long as he doesn't go deep into the sea, he has the confidence to fight close combat with the one or two fish monsters in the nearshore area.

"I wonder how much we can harvest from fishing?"

Seeing that Tian Lin was seriously considering the feasibility of earning spiritual stones by fishing, the men all laughed:
"Senior, don't think about it. With your cultivation level, if you only catch some sea fish on the shore, the spiritual stones you earn in a day will not be enough for you to buy spiritual rice.

But if you fish a mile away, regardless of whether it is dangerous or not, I am afraid that you have no experience in fishing, and even if you are lucky enough to encounter a Five Elements Flood Dragon, you will let it run away."

"I heard that the Five Elements Dragon is full of treasures."

The man didn't know how to respond for a moment, so he could only nod and say, "The Five Elements Dragon is indeed full of treasures. An adult Five Elements Dragon is worth one top-grade spirit stone."

According to calculations, a medium-grade spirit stone is worth one hundred low-grade spirit stones, while a high-grade spirit stone is worth ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.

It can be seen how expensive an adult Five Elements Dragon is.

Tian Lin asked the man, "If I want to go fishing, I wonder whose permission I need and whose gang I need to join?"

Seeing that Tian Lin was really unmoved, the man could only say:

"Since you are a foundation-building cultivator, you can live in the inner city. You don't have to join any gang. Just go to the Tong family to get a tribute card, and you can go fishing in Shenxian Pond for free."

The two chatted for a few words, and Tian Lin bowed to the man before leaving.

According to the man, Pingyang County a thousand years ago has now been renamed Pingyang City.

There was no one in the mountains and wilderness outside Pingyang City, so flying with a sword was not a problem.

But if you are close to the county town, it is best not to fly with the sword.

Because there are many workshops or forbidden gardens in the county town.

To prevent anyone from spying, flying is prohibited around these workshops or forbidden gardens.

Tian Lin followed the man's instructions and went into the city to get an identity card at the county government office.

He cannot be considered a disciple of an immortal sect now, but as a foundation-building cultivator, he is different from others.

After the people from the yamen verified Tian Lin's cultivation level, they issued an identity card to Tian Lin.

For this identity card, Tian Lin spent five low-grade spirit stones.

Just as Dr. Tea said, today's "Pingyang County" is much more magnificent than the Pingyang County a thousand years ago.

Not only were huge cities built, but the population also became much denser.

There were many cultivators coming and going on the street, including those who were at the foundation-building stage. Tian Lin also saw quite a few of them. Soon, Tian Lin found the old house of the Tong family beside the street.

The Tong family’s old house occupies almost the entire street. In the middle of Jindan Lane is the Tong Mansion.

The people living on the street near Tong's mansion were all servants, retainers, and attendants of the Tong family.

Tian Lin took the business card and went to Tong's house. After the gatekeeper took the business card and entered the house, he came out after a while and asked Tian Lin to enter through the corner gate.

The one who stayed behind in the Tong family's old house was an old man in the middle stage of foundation building. He was also one of the elders of the Tong family, in charge of some shops and business affairs in Pingyang City.

When he heard that Tian Lin was going to serve the Tong family, Elder Tong had some tea brought up and said at the top:

"We, the Tong family, have invited quite a few guests and offerings. Some teach the children of the family to practice Qi, and some help our Tong family look after the house and the courtyard. I wonder what kind of offerings you, my friend Tian, are going to make?"

"Tian knows nothing about cultivating immortality, and has no experience in teaching disciples. I just heard that being a servant of the Tong family allows you to go fishing, so I wanted to give it a try."

He spoke so frankly that Elder Tong burst out laughing.

"If it's just for fishing, it's easy. Tian, please stay at Tong's house first. I'll have someone send you a memorial tablet later. With this memorial tablet, no one in Pingyang City will make things difficult for you.

If you want to earn more spirit stones, you can also come to me and I will help you find a better job."

Tian Lin was not willing to stay in the Tong family for a long time, and even less willing to be the Tong family's thug.

He was ready to spend money to buy the opportunity to go to sea, but he didn't expect that the elder of the Tong family was so easy to talk to.

Tian Lin immediately stood up and bowed to express his gratitude.

Elder Tong also lost interest in Tian Lin and asked his servants to arrange a place for Tian Lin to live on the street.

The servant had the cultivation level of the eighth level of Qi Refining, and he walked out with Tian Lin.

When approaching the west wing of the outer courtyard, Tian Lin heard the sound of preaching again.

He couldn't help but stop and look inside, and saw a dozen or so children meditating in the courtyard.

The ages of these children are different. Some are over ten years old and have reached the stage of being sensible, while others are only four or five years old, so they do not sit in meditation.

The servant saw that Tian Lin was somewhat interested in the west wing, so he explained to Tian Lin:

"Our Tong family has been passed down for nearly two thousand years, and the side branches have multiplied for who knows how many generations. Therefore, there are a lot of disciples - this West Courtyard clan school is just one of the schools in our Tong family."

Tian Lin was not very interested in the Tong family's clan tradition, so he withdrew his gaze and walked out.

After they walked out of the corner gate, he asked the doorman, "What's the name of the teacher?"

Menzi said, "His name is Xing Bufan, and he has been serving as a priest in our home for more than half a year. Don't underestimate him because he is young. He has already reached the middle stage of foundation building."

Tian Lin nodded and praised, "The foundation-building stage, from the early stage to the middle stage, is a huge hurdle. Many people never make it in their entire lives. Brother Xing is so young, yet he has reached the middle stage. This is really impressive."

"Master Tian, you are not bad either."

Menzi said, "Master Tian, I see you are only about seventy years old, right? I guess with your talent, you can reach the middle stage of foundation building in less than two hundred years."

Tian Lin smiled when he heard this, thinking that this guy was cursing himself.

However, he took a disguise pill when he entered the Tong family, so even Elder Tong couldn't see Tian Lin's true face. It was normal that the doorman couldn't tell Tian Lin's real age.

The two of them spoke in silence along the way, and finally Tian Lin was arranged to stay in a courtyard in Xilai Lane.

Xilai Lane is not far from the Tong family; it can be said that they are just across the street.

Those who lived in this area were either descendants of the Tong family's side branches, or servants, teachers, or guests hired by the Tong family.

The house that the Tong family arranged for Tian Lin was not big, but it had everything including a main house, side rooms and a kitchen.

The most important thing is that the Tong family does not ask Tian Lin for rent, and also provides spiritual rice every day.

After the servant gave the key to Tian Lin, he said that the arranged maid would come over soon.

Tian Lin did not refuse. After the servant left, he went back to the main house.

"Zhou Shoufan plus Xing Shanping equals Xing Bufan?"

Tian Lin tapped the table with his fingers, feeling a little amused.

He didn't expect that when he came to the Tong family to offer sacrifices, he would actually meet Zhou Shoufan.

"Although Zhou Shoufan's father was once injured by the Tong family, if his father had not been injured by the Tong family, how could Zhou Qinshi marry Zhou Qing?
Logically, Zhou Shoufan should be thanking the Tong family for breaking off the engagement - never mind, this matter is none of my business after all. As long as I can go out to sea to fish and collect enough spirit stones, I can teleport to the Wendao Sect. "

The servants of the Tong family didn't let Tian Lin wait too long. They soon brought in two maids and two servants.

The two maids glanced at Tian Lin, and disappointment flashed across their eyes.

Tian Lin smiled and said, "You two are at the sixth and eighth levels of Qi Refining, it would be a shame for you to serve an old man like me. I don't want you to come into the house and serve me, just help me clean the room from now on."

After hearing what Tian Lin said, the two maids' eyes became even more disappointed.

The younger one was about to speak, but the older one tugged at her sleeve. The younger one then followed her sister's lead and bowed unwillingly, and responded crisply.

　Hey, it’s the end of the month and I’m shamelessly asking for a monthly ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)

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