Chapter 167: The Shell Summons the Five Element Dragon
Chapter 167: The Shell Summons the Five Elements Dragon
Tian Lin did not return to the city at night, but went on a boat to the sea to find the water official to exchange for spirit stones.
The water official was already numb to Tian Lin's tricks. After counting out eighty-six spirit stones for Tian Lin, he suddenly said to Tian Lin with a sly look:
"It's lonely late at night, would you like to go to the restaurant to have some fun?"
Tian Lin, who was in the early stage of foundation building, had become accustomed to the fawning of those Qi Refiners.
He tilted his head to look at the brothel next to him, which was full of people and had red lights hanging high, and asked the water official:
"Although brothels used to have red lanterns, today's red lanterns seem different from usual ones."
The water officer immediately stepped forward and said to Tian Lin:
“Senior, you may not know that this kind of brothel only hangs lanterns embroidered with phoenixes when there are new girls getting dressed.
Firstly, it is like getting married. A woman's chastity is precious after all, and even a girl from a brothel cannot be treated casually.
Secondly, it is to tell the guests at home that there is something new today, and everyone should come and try it quickly."
Tian Lin understood what Shui Guan meant. Shui Guan wanted to take him to the brothel to try something new.
"Forget it, this matter——"
Tian Lin had just finished speaking when he saw Zhang Xiaoke and a few fishermen coming over.
He tilted his head to look in Zhang Xiaoke's direction, and heard the water officer glaring at Zhang Xiaoke and saying:
"Zhang Xiaoke, you came to my Hebo with a sword, what do you want to do?"
Zhang Xiaoke is at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, and the cultivators following him are all at the eighth level of Qi Refining and above.
In terms of momentum alone, Zhang Xiaoke and his gang were far superior to the Water Official who was also at the twelfth level of Qi Refining.
But the water official was not afraid at this time because Tian Lin was standing next to him.
He never thought that Tian Lin would not help him, after all, Tian Lin was the Tong family's priest.
"Senior Tian, I have no intention of offending you."
Zhang Xiaoke bowed and said something to Tian Lin, then looked at the water officer and said, "Water officer, please hand over the young lady from the Zhong family."
The water official was amused when he heard this: "Because you couldn't pay the mountain and marsh tax, I used the young lady of the Zhong family as collateral. As the saying goes, debts must be repaid, and it is only natural. I am not afraid of you no matter where the lawsuit is filed."
Zhang Xiaoke said angrily: "There is still one month left before the mountain and swamp tax is paid. How do you know that we won't be able to pay the spirit stones in a month?"
"What a joke! I sit here every day, how could I not know how many fish you have caught? Not to mention a month, even if I give you two more months, you won't be able to catch any fish monsters."
Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel again, Tian Lin asked the water official, "Did the river and lake officials ask you to use their fisherman's daughter to pay off the debt?"
Shui Guan wanted to lie, but when he met Tian Lin's serious eyes, he was timid for a moment.
"That's because his daughter is a Qi Refiner. Can she sell a few more spirit stones in this brothel to make up for the loss of our Tong family?"
The water official hesitated and said, "His daughter is just a mortal and cannot be exchanged for spirit stones."
Tian Lin snorted coldly after hearing this: "So you conspired with the madam of this brothel just for a little money?"
Without waiting for the water official to speak, Tian Lin sighed, "Xiao Shao, I've known you for a few days, and I thought you were smart. Why don't you use your brain when doing things?"
The water officer looked at Tian Lin in confusion. Tian Lin pulled him aside and said:
"There has been heavy fog at sea recently. I have heard that our Tong family's ancestor may come to the sea to investigate.
You are destroying the reputation of the Tong family at this time for a few taels of silver. If the Tong family's ancestors find out, not only will you be in trouble, but even the offerings on your head will be in trouble."
What Tian Lin said was true, he saw the Tong family's ancestor appear with his own eyes.
But he didn't know whether Tong Yao cared about the Tong family's reputation, and whether she would punish the people below for the sake of reputation.
Tian Lin didn’t know, and Shui Guan didn’t know either.
He couldn't help but look up and asked Tian Lin: "Did the Tong family's ancestor really come to this sea?"
Tian Lin sneered, "Don't ask about this kind of thing, and don't spread it around. In short, I advise you to work honestly at the Hebo Office during this period of time, and don't mess around."
At this moment, Shui Guan suddenly realized and finally understood why Tian Lin, a powerful foundation-building cultivator, came to Chenxiantang to learn how to fish.
"Mr. Tian, you are right, but I have already promised the brothel's madam—"
"You are a Qi Refining Level 12 person, and you are short of money? You should pay her back double the money you gave her."
After Tian Lin said this, he no longer cared about this matter and went to the beach to take Buddha Demon Pills and practice.
He didn't know how long it had been before he heard footsteps behind him, and saw Zhang Xiaoke walking towards him with a few fishermen and a little girl in bright red.
The little girl had obviously been crying for a long time, and her eyes were a little red and swollen.
Just when Zhang Xiaoke was about to take the little girl to kowtow to Tian Lin, Tian Lin raised his hand to block them.
"You should think about what to do if Yuehou cannot pay the mountain and swamp tax."
He happened to be in this situation today, but if he was asked to use spirit stones to rescue these people, not to mention that he didn't have so many spirit stones, he couldn't do it even if he had so many spirit stones.
"One month later—"
Zhang Xiaoke looked at the people behind him, his face somewhat sad:
"We'll talk about what happens in a month. If Senior hadn't intervened today, I wouldn't have been able to explain to this girl's parents."
Tian Lin shook his head, closed his eyes and continued to meditate, no longer paying attention to the people in the group.
This move was tantamount to a clear statement of thanks, but Zhang Xiaoke drove away those who were accompanying him, but he himself stayed where he was.
Tian Lin knew that Zhang Xiaoke was not someone who did not know the seriousness of the matter, so he looked at Zhang Xiaoke with doubtful eyes, and then heard Zhang Xiaoke say:
"Senior, do you want to fight the Five Elements Dragon?"
After he said this, how could Tian Lin still have the mood to practice the Buddha and Demon Freedom Technique?
He just looked into Zhang Xiaoke's eyes and asked him, "Do you have a way to lure out the Five Elements Dragon?" Zhang Xiaoke nodded and took out a small whistle from his arms.
Tian Lin took the whistle and found that it was made of a snail shell. However, the shell was not only hard, but also looked as shiny and translucent as jade.
"This conch shell was left to my ancestor by a beastmaster. Although it is not a magic weapon, it is more valuable to fishermen than a magic weapon."
Zhang Xiaoke said: "Senior, if you want to fight the Five Elements Flood Dragon, you can blow this conch and it will attract the Five Elements Flood Dragon."
Tian Lin believed that Zhang Xiaoke would not dare to lie, so he asked him in confusion: "Since you have this ability, why are you still afraid of not being able to make a living by fishing and hunting?"
Zhang Xiaoke had a wry smile on his face:
"If you say that fish monsters like the two-headed fish are difficult to fight, but there is still a chance of victory. Then this five-element dragon, even if it is a good foundation-building expert, it is difficult to capture it."
Zhang Xiaoke said: "When this snail came into my ancestor's hands, it was really useless. When it came to my generation, I have never been able to use it to capture the Five Elements Dragon -
You must know that the scales of the Five Elements Dragon are extremely hard, and its speed is extremely fast. If you miss it, it will be difficult to catch up; even if you hit it, it will be difficult to hurt it without the foundation-building cultivation. "
Tian Lin didn't say anything, but held the snail shell in his hand.
Now that the snail shell has fallen into his hands, there is no way Zhang Xiao can get it back.
Tian Lin couldn't help but think of Boss Zhang in his mind -
If Boss Zhang were here, he would probably kill Zhang Xiaoke directly.
Firstly, this would prevent Zhang Xiaoke from making excessive demands. Secondly, if Zhang Xiaoke was killed, others would not know that he had such a treasure.
"I sincerely offer this to you, Senior. I only ask that you can give me ten mid-grade spirit stones in one month to pay the mountain and swamp tax that is missing from the Sanhe Gang."
Zhang Xiaoke bowed and didn't look at Tian Lin's expression.
Tian Lin thought for a moment and said, "Okay, I will help you pay the mountain and swamp tax next month to help you out of your urgent need.
There is only one thing. I don’t want this snail shell either. When you can collect ten middle-grade spirit stones and return them to me, I will return this snail shell to you.
In the meantime, consider it as a loan from me."
Zhang Xiaoke raised his head, a look of disbelief in his eyes.
Tian Lin sneered, "If you don't believe in my character, why did you give me the shell? Besides, when you gave it to me, didn't you already have no chance of getting it back?
Why do you doubt me when I say I will return it to you in the future?"
Zhang Xiaoke gave the snail shell to Tian Lin out of helplessness, not because he really trusted Tian Lin's character.
Now that he had received Tian Lin's promise, he was no longer so hopeless.
"Thank you, senior!"
Zhang Xiaoke bowed to express his gratitude, and Tian Lin waved his hand and said, "Okay, that's it. I hope you won't mention what happened today to anyone else."
The Zhang family's heirloom has been passed down for generations, but until now no one knew that Zhang Xiaoke had such a treasure in his hands.
It can be seen that the Zhang family cherishes this thing very much.
Although it was given to Tian Lin now, Tian Lin had no intention of occupying it.
Now that he has leaked the news of the treasure, others can't do anything to Tian Lin. But when Tian Lin returns the treasure to him in the future, will others still be unable to do anything to him?
I'm afraid by then, he should consider whether to kill Tian Lin to silence him.
Zhang Xiaoke left with mixed feelings, and Tian Lin looked at the snail shell in his hand.
Ten medium-grade spirit stones are quite a lot, equivalent to a thousand low-grade spirit stones.
But an adult Five Elements Dragon is worth ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.
Tian Lin thought about his own strength and felt that he might not be able to hunt a full-grown Five Elements Dragon.
But if you can catch an underage Five Elements Dragon, you can easily earn ten medium-grade spirit stones.
"If I can really attract the Five Elements Dragon, I won't have to worry about spirit stones. But I can help Zhang Xiaoke pay the mountain and swamp tax. I wonder if he can earn ten mid-grade spirit stones to exchange for the snail shell in my hand?"
One year, two years?
Perhaps in a year or two, Zhang Xiaoke would be able to earn enough spirit stones to redeem his family heirloom.
But if one or two years really pass, Tian Lin might have already gone to the Northern Wilderness.
By that time, the shell is actually useless.
Even if he returned it to Zhang Xiaoke, Tian Lin wouldn't feel the slightest bit sorry.
Tian Lin spent the entire night meditating on the beach and practicing the Buddha and Demon Freedom Technique.
It was not until the red sun rose in the sky that he took out the boat from the storage bag.
He held the shell in his hand, with a vague sense of anticipation in his heart.
Also looking at Tian Lin with anticipation was Zhang Xiaoke, who gave the snail shell to Tian Lin.
Last month, after spending tens of thousands of dollars on the internet, I felt a little exhausted.
Part-time job, guys, I have used up all my saved manuscripts and am now out of money.
I need to slow down a bit. If I don't, I'll be completely ruined.
I also need to sort out the plot and find a way to save a few more manuscripts. Firstly, it will be convenient for me to check for omissions and secondly, I will be very busy in the next few months. I can't just take leave after something happens, right?
I hope you guys can understand and let me take some time off before I explode.
During this period, I still keep my promise when I put the game on the shelves: two updates every day, at least two updates are required.
ps: I would like to ask, can I ask for a monthly ticket?
(End of this chapter)