Pure Yang!

Chapter 148 Zhang Fan’s Reward! A Package from Zhenwu Mountain
Late at night, the lone moon hangs high in the sky, like a bowstring.

In the dim room, Zhang Fan looked at the empty box in his hand, took out his mobile phone and called Li Yishan.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is currently unavailable..."

A prompt sound was heard, followed by a harsh and rapid busy tone.

"Um!?"

Zhang Fan lowered his eyelids and looked at the time. It was already past eleven o'clock.

"have you slept?"

Li Yishan has a very strange habit. Usually, he is almost impossible to find after 11 o'clock at night.

According to Li Yishan, eleven o'clock in the middle of the night was the Zi hour in ancient times, when the Yang energy of heaven and earth was at its weakest and the Yin energy was at its strongest...

This is the secular routine, the time when ghosts and gods appear and move around, so good people should go to sleep.

At that time, Zhang Fan wondered if Li Yishan was learning folk customs and had become a demon.

"If no one picks me up, I should go to bed."

Zhang Fan curled his lips and called Li Yishan again.

At this time, on the rooftop of Jinfeng Building.

"Rat, rat, squeak, squeak. Cow, cow, moo, moo. Tiger, tiger..."

A pleasant cell phone ringtone that sounded like a nursery rhyme rang out in the quiet night and echoed on the cold rooftop.

In the corner, a mobile phone was placed on the ground, glowing in the darkness, and the screen showed an incoming call: Zhang Fan!
The faint light illuminated a figure not far away. Under the cold moonlight, the figure stood beside the rooftop with arms open, like a bird yearning for freedom, letting the night wind whistle in its ears.

Suddenly, the figure leaped down from the 37th-floor rooftop.

call……

The midnight wind was even more violent, as if a wild beast was roaring and howling, ferocious and terrifying, causing black clouds to cross and hiding the crescent moon.

boom……

Finally, with a loud bang, everything seemed to come to an end.

The wind stopped and the clouds went away.

The pleasant and melodious cell phone ringtone that sounded like a nursery rhyme also came to an abrupt end, and the lingering sound scattered on the rooftop that had regained its quietness.

……

The next day, early morning.

It was just daybreak and sunlight shone through the window into Zhang Fan's room.

He was like an owl, with his eyes open and his hair messy, as if he had not slept all night.

"I am too full to sleep... Haven't I escaped the catastrophe yet?"

Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes and scratched his head.

"Dad's dad is a monster, dad's mom is a monster, mom's..."

At this moment, a pleasant cell phone ringtone broke the silence of the early morning and drew Zhang Fan's thoughts back.

He drooped his eyes and fumbled on the bed for a while, finally touching his cell phone. He picked it up and saw that the caller ID was Li Yishan.

"Hey……"

"Why did you look for me last night?"

Li Yishan's voice came from the other end of the phone, sounding weak.

"Why do you sound like that?"

"Damn it, don't mention it. I had a stiff neck yesterday..."

As he spoke, Li Yishan sucked his teeth and took a deep breath, appearing to be in considerable pain.

"Did you sleep alone yesterday?" Zhang Fan couldn't help but asked subconsciously.

"Huh? You're not right. You're very wrong. What do you mean?"

"I'm just asking casually. You always sleep well." Zhang Fan grinned.

"I didn't sleep well yesterday and fell off the bed. When I woke up this morning, my neck was hurt."

On the other end of the phone, Li Yishan's voice suddenly became stronger, as if he was stretching his neck while enduring pain.

"What did you want from me last night?"

"Oh, nothing... I just want to ask you, do you remember when you were a child, the first time I brought you to my house, and you saw a box..." Zhang Fan asked casually.

"Box? What box?"

"It looks a bit like the box that holds Angong Niuhuang Pills."

"Oh oh oh... I remember it's the box that contains the pornographic discs!?" Li Yishan suddenly became excited.

"..."

Zhang Fan was speechless, but it made sense when he thought about it. The seal on the box said that minors should open the box with their parents...

According to Li Yishan's thinking, it is indeed easy to think in the wrong direction.

"What's wrong?" Li Yishan's voice brought Zhang Fan back to his senses.

"Do you still remember what was in the box?" Zhang Fan asked casually.

"Something? What? The box was empty when I opened it."

Li Yishan's voice came from the phone and echoed in Zhang Fan's ears.

"Empty!?" Zhang Fan was stunned.

"Has your parents hidden it a long time ago and watched it secretly..."

"Get out!" Zhang Fan cursed with his eyes narrowed.

"No...it's been a long time since then, and you called me just for this?" Li Yishan expressed his confusion.

"What else could it be?"

"I thought you were talking about Xu Zhixia."

There was a hint of malicious smile in Li Yishan's voice.

"What else could there be between me and her?" Zhang Fan rolled his eyes.

Ever since the incident at the Zhang family's old house, he has never seen Xu Zhixia again.

"She came to me." Li Yishan said suddenly.

"Why did she look for you?" Zhang Fanqi asked.

"She wanted to ask you out for dinner, but you didn't say anything." Li Yishan chuckled.

Zhang Fan remained silent. During this period, Xu Zhixia had indeed looked for him, but times had changed and he no longer had the heart to deal with it. Some things should be left alone.

It’s better not to meet!

"Tsk tsk, now you are like a toad eating popping candy, shaking."

Li Yishan's laughter came from the other end of the phone: "You are not as half-dead as you were before. I should have recorded it for you at that time and made you eat me for the rest of my life."

"That's not me, you got the wrong person."

As he spoke, Zhang Fan was about to hang up the phone.

"Wait a minute, Xu Zhixia left yesterday, did you know that?"

"I know. She sent me a message." Zhang Fan said calmly.

Yesterday, Xu Zhixia left Yujing and returned to Shangjing. She said hello to Zhang Fan and asked him to look for her if he had time to go to Shangjing.

"You are such a bad person. After all, we are in love, but you didn't even say goodbye." Li Yishan chuckled.

"Do you have anything to say? If you don't have anything to say, don't force a conversation."

"Let me tell you something serious." Li Yishan suddenly changed the subject.

"what's up?"

"There are new dog meat hotpot dishes. Let's go eat them together tonight." Li Yishan said seriously.

"..."

"You're afraid of dying too." Zhang Fan rolled his eyes.

"It's better to die in vain than to die in vain!"

"Look behind you." Zhang Fan said suddenly.

"What? Ouch... Oh my god..."

Li Yishan's painful howls came from the other end of the phone, as if his neck was broken.

Zhang Fan laughed, hung up the phone, washed up and was about to go out.

Ding ding ding... At this moment, Zhang Fan's cell phone rang again. He opened Chaoxin and saw that it was a message from Sui Chunsheng.

"Do you have time? Come to the Dao League. Your bonus has been received."

Zhang Fan's eyes lit up when he saw this.

He heard from Sui Chunsheng that because of his contribution to the Xuanmiao Temple trip, the Jiangnan Provincial Dao Alliance had approved a special bonus for him, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

"It would be fine to just transfer the money directly, why do I have to make a trip?" Zhang Fan grumbled in his heart, but since he had the money, he didn't care too much. He went out, took a taxi, and headed straight for Jiangnan Provincial Alliance.

As soon as I entered the door, Sui Chunsheng came to greet me in the yard.

"You are so polite. It is our duty to make some contribution to the cause of Taoism, and you are giving me money... Really... How much?"

Zhang Fan leaned close to Sui Chunsheng's ear and whispered.

"You come with me."

Sui Chunsheng took Zhang Fan and turned into the small house next to them. Zhan Xinyue was holding a camera and seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Here, your bonus."

Zhang Fan took the envelope and opened it eagerly...

One thousand dollars in cash, plus two hundred dollars in shopping vouchers! ?
Zhang Fan was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes and looked at Sui Chunsheng.

Can the Dao League be more stingy?!
If it were in the past, Zhang Fan would have accepted it with joy. But now, he could be considered a man who had seen "big money". The courtyard in Gusu City that Sishe left for him collected more than 30,000 yuan in rent every month.

One thousand dollars, plus shopping vouchers to make up the difference, this is also a bonus! ?

"The bonus comes second." Sui Chunsheng shook his head.

"Is there any other reward?" The flame that Zhang Fan had just extinguished rose again.

"And honor!"

"..."

As he spoke, under Zhang Fan's incredible gaze, Sui Chunsheng actually took out a banner from the table behind him, on which was written:

Excellent worker of Yujing Daomen!!!
Signed by: Jiangnan Provincial Taoist Association.

Time: September 27, 2024.

"Come here, this is an honor that belongs to you, and it is also the Dao Alliance's affirmation of you. Don't feel unworthy of it."

Sui Chunsheng saw Zhang Fan standing there as if petrified and not accepting the banner, so he hurriedly tried to persuade him.

As he spoke, he stuffed the banner in his hand into Zhang Fan's hand.

"look here."

At this moment, Zhan Xinyue took out his camera and asked the two to pose.

"Look at the camera and shout after me, may you have infinite blessings!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "click" sound of a shutter, and the picture froze. Zhang Fan received the first silk banner in his life.

"What's wrong? How do you feel?" Sui Chunsheng couldn't help but ask when he saw Zhang Fan didn't say a word.

He was extremely excited when he joined the Taoist Alliance and received honor and recognition for the first time.

"It's hard to comment!" Zhang Fan forced a smile, expressing his deep emotion.

"Nothing, I'll leave first."

Zhang Fan held the banner and the bonus and left. If he had known earlier, he would not have made such a special trip.

"Zhang Fan!"

Just as he went out, a familiar voice came from the side, calling him Lord.

Zhang Fan stopped, turned around and looked, and was stunned for a moment.

“Ma Buting!?”

Zhang Fan didn't expect that he would meet this person again.

This kid was hit by his [Fire Dragon Pill Sword] in the yard of Zhang's old house. I heard that he was seriously injured and almost lost half his life. But it has only been a short time, but he looks like nothing happened. His skin seems to be even more radiant and white, and even his pores are difficult to see.

"My Three Emperors sect still has some foundation."

Ma Buting seemed to see Zhang Fan's confusion and spoke softly.

Each Taoist sect has its own unique elixir or secret medicine, and there are also many methods of transforming oneself into a new person.

Ma Buting was born in the Three Emperors Sect. He obtained the true teachings of the [Three Yin Demon-Slaying Sword] and also mastered the [Three Emperors Summoning Spirits] method. Naturally, the sect would not hesitate to save such a talented person at any cost.

"You're in trouble this time." Ma Buting walked closer and said lightly.

"Yin Yang me!?" Zhang Fan glanced at him.

"No, I really do..."

Ma Buting shook his head and said solemnly: "If I hadn't suffered this disaster at your hands, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to take this step..."

As he spoke, there seemed to be a gleam in Ma Buting's eyes, the colors were distinct, as if water and fire were blending together.

"I am about to enter the [High Power] level."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Fan's expression changed slightly, and even Sui Chunsheng and Zhan Xinyue beside him looked a little unnatural.

Ma Buting had originally been practicing the [Three Yin Demon-Slaying Sword], which was of the most yin nature. On that day, he was hit by Zhang Fan's [Fire Dragon Pill Sword], and true fire entered his body, nearly killing him. Who would have thought that during this catastrophe, with the help of the Three Emperors Sect, he was able to break through the barrier of life and death, comprehend the true meaning of yin and yang, and take a crucial step.

"Only by going through thousands of calamities can one achieve immortality." Ma Buting murmured softly.

This life and death crisis seemed to have transformed him a lot.

No wonder it is said that calamity is both a fatal sword and an elixir of life for practitioners.

"Thank you for that."

As he spoke, Ma Buting actually bowed his head and saluted Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan could also see that his gratitude was genuine.

"If I achieve a high level of accomplishment, I may even need your advice."

A terrifying light flashed in Ma Buting's eyes, and he seemed to have regained his former confidence.

After he finished speaking, Ma Buting bowed again and turned to say goodbye.

"What does that mean? Is he really thanking you, or is he just trying to show off his power?" Sui Chunsheng walked over and couldn't help but ask.

"Thank you very much, but he must be feeling a little pissed off." Zhang Fan said calmly.

He has no life-and-death grudge with Ma Buting. The latter saw the hope of achieving [high merit] because he broke through the barrier of life and death. In a sense, Zhang Fan is both his destined person and his destined person.

The transformation of life and death, blessing and misfortune, this conforms to the true meaning of Taoism.

Therefore, Ma Buting's gratitude to Zhang Fan is naturally from the bottom of his heart, and the past grudges will surely disappear as he enters a higher realm.

However, a person like him, with such a character, was defeated by Zhang Fan, so he was naturally angry. After breaking through the realm, he naturally wanted to ask for advice again and feel proud!!!
"High Master!?"

There was a surge of desire in Zhang Fan's eyes. That was the state he had been looking forward to for a long time.

At this time, the Jiangnan Provincial Dao Alliance was already busy, setting up the altar and the incense table... Someone even walked into the building holding an exquisite jade box. There was a talisman seal on it, with the seal of the Three Emperors Sect printed on it.

Zhang Fan knew that this was the [Jiangzhen Incense]. Those with high Taoist skills who wanted to enter this realm must use incense to subdue all the true beings.

Only by lighting this incense, reverently chanting the sutras of the ancestors, and attracting all the true ones, can the primordial spirit be baptized and sublimated, thus breaking into the [High Gong] level.

"I'm sour!"

Zhang Fan curled his lips and left angrily.

Although the failure rate of reaching the [High Skill] level is extremely high, Zhang Fan knows that with Ma Buting's talent and background, and the help of [Jiangzhenxiang], there is almost no suspense in achieving the [High Skill] level.

Zhang Fan returned to "Night Without Brightness" with a silk banner rolled up and the prize money in his pocket. As soon as he entered the door, he was stopped by Wen He.

"The boss asked you to come to his office."

"You have work so early in the morning!?"

Zhang Fan had a frown on his forehead. The mornings on weekdays were suitable for slacking off, and normal work should start in the afternoon.

But who made him a beast of burden?
Putting down the banner, Zhang Fan turned and came to the door of Bai Buran's office.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

"Come in!"

Bai Bu Ran's voice came from inside the door, as lazy as usual, as if he had not yet woken up.

"Boss, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Zhang Fan walked in and asked.

"The [Jiangzhenxiang] that Zhenwu Mountain gave you has arrived..."

As he spoke, Bai Bu Ran pursed his lips and his eyes fell on the package on the desk.

(End of this chapter)