Yefutidaolu

Chapter 23 Strange World
Even at this time, there were still many guests around Jinyouzhai, but most of them were in human form. However, Gao Jian discovered that occasionally one or two of them seemed to be unable to transform properly, and always left a tail or ears outside, letting people know that they were not actually human.

Obviously, although everyone likes to transform into humans, Jinyouzhai’s guests obviously come from both sides.

But Gao Jian didn't care much about those things. He looked at the couplet on the gate of the manor and couldn't help but marvel at it.

"The name is big enough, and this couplet is really..." he said to himself.

However, just as he finished speaking, he saw a boy in green clothes walking in from the door.

The boy had a straight nose and a straight mouth, a pair of ears that were as high as his eyebrows, and a pair of bright eyes. He walked up to Gao Mian with a smile and bowed: "Sir, please don't think I'm being arrogant. All the guests who have been to Jinyouzhai have never said that we are just in name only. You can come in and take a look. It's free anyway, just as a way to digest your food."

"Okay." Gao Jian nodded and walked inside.

Seeing this, the boy immediately led the way and asked: "What are you interested in, sir?"

Gao Jian did not say what he wanted to buy, but replied: "I heard what you said, so I came in to take a look."

The boy did not despise it, and still said with a smile: "That's great, then why don't you follow me and walk around outside."

Gao Jian nodded.

So the boy led the way in front.

After walking a few steps, Gao Jian saw a big tree. There were many cicadas clinging to the tree, at least thousands of them. However, these cicadas did not chirp. Instead, they lay quietly on the branches.

"Sir, this tree is called the Fanzhen Tree. It bears spring at eight thousand years old and autumn at eight thousand years old. It bears fruit once in spring and autumn. The fruit is like sweet dew. It has three branches and five leaves. It can nourish magical herbs and insects. The land around it can produce rare treasures and prosper even more."

Gao Jian saw this huge tree, with its branches and leaves all looking like jade. The cicadas fed on the sap, so the tree also looked green and transparent.

"You're right up there?" Gao Jian asked.

The green-clothed boy immediately bowed and said, "Sir, you have good eyesight."

Before he finished speaking, he saw one of the green cicadas come down from the tree, land on the ground, and transform into a boy in green clothes, going to greet another guest.

Looking carefully, I saw that all the guests coming in were accompanied by boys and girls in green. I guess they were all green cicadas on this tree.

"Sir, please move on. Let's go further in. Maybe you'll come across something you want to buy. Even if not, it's good to take a look at some new and interesting items, and it can also be a topic of conversation with a few good friends." The boy invited Gao Jian to go further in.

Gao Jian nodded and continued walking forward without stopping.

Going further, I saw a landscape painting hanging outside. The charm in the painting was so strong that it almost overflowed. Obviously, this was a magic weapon.

So Gao Jian stopped and paused for a moment.

Seeing Gao Jian stop, the boy immediately introduced: "This is a painting of high mountains and distant waters, which was painted by a great master of the two passes with great effort."

"As the saying goes, a vertical stroke of three feet is actually a thousand feet high; a horizontal stroke of nine inches is actually a hundred miles away. After this object is raised, the person's body is both here and not there. Although it looks like the person is still standing in the same place, in fact, the two sides are separated by a hundred miles. Ordinary spells will fail because of the insufficient reach and cannot even touch it."

"But the charm is extremely dangerous. Sir, please do not try to comprehend it. There have been several people who thought they were gifted and tried to comprehend it directly. Their souls seemed to have fallen into the sky and were trapped in the painting. They had to ask experts to fish them out, which was very expensive. They also developed a fear of heights and could not even fly."

Gao Jian nodded: "Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." He already knew that Shen Yun was actually very dangerous and one should not try to comprehend it casually.

If it is a skill like Taoist songs, it is okay to learn it, but if you try to comprehend all kinds of miscellaneous spiritual charms, you will kill yourself. Not only is it dangerous, but the effect may not be good.

For example, the charm left behind by powerful people when they refine magic weapons, and the charm left behind in battle, are not only dangerous, but even if you overcome the danger and comprehend the charm, in fact... that's all.

For example, Gao Jian once tried to comprehend the four words "Ningtai County City". Even though he avoided the danger, all he got was a chance to see the interior of Ningtai County City.

As for the smell of incense, that was what he stole from the willow tree and had nothing to do with Shen Yun.

Moreover, even if it is a martial art, it is not absolutely safe. Many powerful people pass down their martial arts not to leave a legacy, but to cast a net to catch fish. You practice according to his martial arts, and when you become successful, he will come to eat you, because your practice method is not to become an immortal, but to refine yourself into a big medicine for others to eat.

When you are out and about, if you don't have any sense of charm, you'd better be careful.

Gao Jian found that the tip of the rusty knife was still sharp at this moment. He planned to save all of this for his future practice. He was not going to touch these roadside charms. It is better to be safe than sorry.

He continued to read on following the introduction given by the boy in green.

The green-clad boy was not bored and diligently introduced various treasures along the way.

"This talisman was made by a master from the Zhenjing Dao Palace. It has five precious stones on the outside and nine essences on the inside. It can suppress evil spirits and control hundreds of ghosts."

"These are dried dates produced in the date forests in the wilderness of the north. The branches of the date forests are more than a mile long. When the seeds are ripe, they are as red as vermilion. They do not shrink when the stems are dry. They have a sweet and moist smell, which is different from ordinary dates. Eating them can calm the body and increase energy."

"This is the seed of the spiritual tree Ruo Mu. In Huiye Mountain, there is a red tree with green leaves, named Ruo Mu. Its green leaves are as green as jade, and its fruit is edible and intelligent. After the seed is planted, if you take good care of it, it will only take 4,000 years to grow into a tree, and it will bear fruit every ten years. It is an excellent investment in the sect."

Gao Jian could see that the things this person introduced were indeed not something he was prepared to buy.

These should be placed in the display cabinet by Jinyouzhai to brag and show off their strength.

And the other party didn't even show me the things that I really wanted to sell...

This is actually a good way to do business. It's not about selling, but just showing how great you are. If customers want to buy, after seeing these things, they will not underestimate the quality of Jinyouzhai's goods and will naturally be more likely to spend money at Jinyouzhai.

However, Gao Jian himself was planning to buy here, and now he is just here to broaden his horizons.

Jinyouzhai covers a very large area, at least thousands of acres. Gao Jian walked for about half an hour and listened to the green-clothed boy playing the flute for half an hour without stopping.

No wonder cicadas are used as shopping guides. Cicadas chirp all day long, so no matter how much you chirp, you won’t get annoyed.

However, at this moment, Gao Jian stopped.

He saw a place where mounts were sold.

"Sir, would you like to buy a mount? Then come in and take a look!" The boy immediately introduced him in attentively.

(I will resume writing 4K words per chapter in a few days. I feel uncomfortable writing 2K.)
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