Chapter 160 The Trace of the Nine-Life Immortal
Not long after Tian Lin closed the door, the older maid knocked on the door.
"Master, Brother Qiu from my old house has come to bring you an offering card."
Tian Lin stood up and opened the door, looking at the boy behind the maid.
The boy was holding a passing plate in his hand. On the passing plate were five gold, wood, water, fire and earth spiritual stones.
Under thirty low-grade spiritual stones was a set of white robes with gold edges, and a silver waistband was placed on the robes.
Before Tian Lin could speak, the young man said: "Master Tian, the great elder asked me to bring this."
Tian Lin only took the silver waist badge, but refused to accept the clothes and spiritual stones on the tray:
"No reward for no merit, Tian is already very sorry to have nothing to eat and live in, so how can I ask for something from your house again?"
The boy smiled and said: "Master Tian, you are a heretic. You are the worshiper of my Tong family, and you are my own family. There is no 'noble house' here, only our house."
This young man was very articulate, which made it difficult for Tian Lin to refuse.
The maid was also aware of people's words and took the pass for Tian Lin without waiting for Tian Lin's instructions.
Tian Lin said to the young man: "I will accept the spirit stones and clothes. I will come to the door in person to thank the great elder for his kindness another day."
The boy bowed and said, "Master Dao, I don't have any instructions, so I'll go down first."
After he finished speaking, he was about to leave. The maid in the room who had just put the tray on the table chased him out and shouted, "Brother Qiu, please wait a moment."
Tian Lin built his foundation and cultivated his spiritual skills. He saw the maid at the door with a glance of his spiritual consciousness. He took out a spiritual stone from the purse on her waist and stuffed it into the boy's hand.
The boy smiled and thanked him, and finally left the 'Tian Mansion'.
When the maid went to the kitchen to get hot water, Tian Lin looked at the thirty spiritual stones on the tray and picked up the clothes on the tray.
Thirty low-grade spiritual stones, this is a huge sum of money in Yulong Continent.
But in Cangzhou, low-grade spiritual stones are not particularly rare.
Tian Lin picked up the clothes on the pass tray and asked the maid: "What material is this clothes made of? Why does it look like a magic weapon?"
While the maid was changing the hot water for the teapot on Tian Lin's table, she explained with a smile:
"This is made of spirit moth silk and golden leaf grass. Both spirit moth silk and golden leaf grass are used to make treasure clothes. So although this dress is not a treasure garment, it still requires hundreds of low-grade spiritual stones. It’s worth it.”
Tian Lin smiled when he heard this and said, "It's really flattering that the Great Elder is so caring."
The maid explained to Tian Lin:
"Master, there is no need to feel embarrassed. Our Tong family grows golden leaf grass and raises spiritual moths. These clothes are expensive outside, but for our own family, they don't cost a few spiritual stones.
Moreover, for those who make offerings at Tong's house, in addition to receiving gifts for the first time, there will also be congratulations during every year and festival. So this is not only the case here, but also for other offerings. "
Tian Lin put down his clothes, took the tea from the maid, and asked her: "There are several worshipers living in this area. Do you know all of my high-ranking neighbors?"
Although he changed his appearance, he still didn't want to meet Zhou Shoufan, so he asked this question.
"There are two worshipers living on our left, one is Master Gao and the other is Cai Xiangu. Both of them are in the early stages of foundation building and are good at making talismans.
The one who lives on the right is Long Daoye, an alchemist in the foundation-building realm. "
She said to Tian Lin: "Master, if you have anything in the future, you can exchange it with them. This is much better than buying magic weapons and talismans outside."
As soon as she finished speaking, the younger maid said at the door: "Master, Master Gao from next door is here."
As soon as the maid finished speaking, a hearty laugh sounded outside the door.
Tian Lin looked around and saw a tall and thin man walking into the room. He cupped his hands with Tian Lin and said:
"Fellow Daoist Tian, nice to meet you."
This tall and thin man is more than eight feet tall and looks like a bamboo pole.
Tian Lin smiled, raised his hands and returned the greeting: "The cabin is simple and simple, and I haven't had time to organize it yet. Please forgive me, fellow Taoist Gao."
While the two of them were talking, the two maids quickly set the table and made tea for the tall and thin man.
The tall and thin man sat down at Tian Lin's invitation. The two exchanged names and places of origin, and Tian Lin naturally concealed the fact of Yulong Continent's identity.
After only a few words of greeting, Gao He asked Tian Lin:
"I see that fellow Daoist Tian, you are young and have already reached the early stage of foundation building. You must have a skill in earning spiritual stones, right?"
Tian Lin stroked his gray beard and said with a smile:
"I don't know how to cultivate immortals. I relied on my ancestors' wealth and a little fairy fate to reach the foundation-building realm. Now I have nothing, and I rely solely on the help of the great elder to find a chance to go fishing."
"Fellow Daoist Tian is really funny and humorous."
Although Gao He thought Tian Lin's joke was cold, he still laughed a few times to save his face.
But when he saw that Tian Lin didn't defend himself, he realized that Tian Lin's words just now didn't seem to be a joke. He couldn't help but question:
"Fellow Taoist, do you really want to fish with those fishermen to earn spiritual stones? So what's so good about the fish in Shenxian Pond? I'm afraid the spiritual stones you earn in a month are only enough for three meals of spiritual rice."
Tian Lin didn’t know much about fishing, so he asked sincerely: “Do you have any advice from fellow Taoist Gao?”
Gao He smiled and said perfunctorily: "I don't have anything to teach you. After all, fishing is a serious business."
At this time, his attitude towards Tian Lin was much colder. When he saw him slapping his head and saying "ouch", he held hands with Tian Lin and said:
"Gao Mou still forgot to make a few talismans, and they will be delivered tomorrow. Forgive me, fellow Taoist Tian, and we will talk next time."
Tian Lin cupped his hands knowingly and sent Gao He out of the door with a smile.
There were still two maids waiting in the room.
The younger maid couldn't help but murmured something unknown. The older maid glared at her and waited for Tian Lin to turn around before approaching her and saying:
"In addition to selling talisman papers himself, Master Gao also helps the Tong family make talismans."
Tian Lin asked her: "How much can a charm maker like them earn in a month?"
The eldest maid thought for a while and shook her head:
"Master Gao Dao is a low-grade talisman master. A piece of low-grade talisman paper can earn a spiritual stone. But there are also differences between low-grade talisman masters. Some people can draw dozens of them in a day, and some people can draw dozens of them in a day. I can only draw a few talisman papers in a day.
In addition, we have many talisman makers in Pingyang City. Except for a few talisman papers that are in demand by many people, most of the talisman papers are not bought by Gao Daoye.
In short, it is not something that we can know how many spiritual stones Gao Daoye can earn in a month. But after thinking about it, he couldn't get dozens of middle-grade spiritual stones in a month. "
Dozens of mid-grade spiritual stones are really not a small amount.
"If you go fishing at sea, how many middle-grade spiritual stones can you earn in a month?"
Tian Lin looked at the two maids. The little maid who had been holding back for a long time finally got the chance to speak.
She didn't show off to Tian Lin, but Tian Lin always felt that her tone was mocking him:
"If you go fishing at sea, if you are lucky, you can earn a dozen low-grade spiritual stones in a month."
Tian Lin frowned and said, "Is this all the foundation-building monks can do?"
The eldest maid was afraid that he would anger her sister, so she quickly explained:
"Master, I don't know. In the past, Shenxian Pond was extremely rich in fish, and it was a good place for our Tong family to earn spiritual stones. But as time goes by, there are fewer and fewer sea fish on the coast, and we have to go to farther seas to catch them. Fish demon.
About two hundred years ago, fish monsters could no longer be caught in distant waters, and were extremely dangerous. As a last resort, my Tong family gave this Shenxian Pond to those fishing gangs, and only received a small amount of spiritual stones from them every month as a tribute. "
She paused and said: "At this stage, although the fish catch in Shenxian Pond is still not much, it is enough for the members of the fishing gang to earn twenty or thirty low-grade spiritual stones every month.
But half a year ago, a big black ship suddenly appeared on the sea. On the big ship, a woman in white and a Taoist boy, with unknown origins, made waves on the sea and killed countless fish monsters. From then on, the members of the fishing gang could not catch a single fish on this coast for several months. "
Tian Lin narrowed his eyes. Half a year ago, wasn't it the time when he was crossing the sea?
He remembered that he had seen a large number of corpses at sea half a year ago. Many of those corpses were transformed into fish demons.
At that time, the corpses had become a wave, and it could be said that countless fish were dead in layers.
"Black ship, woman in white?"
Tian Lin inexplicably thought of the Nine Lives Master——
"Do you still remember the appearance of the woman in white?"
After Tian Lin asked, the eldest maid waved to her sister.
Her sister pouted and went out, but quickly brought a pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
The eldest maid confessed her crime to Tian Lin, then spread out the water-white drawing paper on the table and started to draw a woman's makeup.
She first painted the bun and face, then the clothes and earrings.
By this time, Tian Lin was convinced that the woman in white she was talking about was indeed the Nine Lives Master.
Just when she was painting her lips and about to add her eyes, Tian Lin suddenly slapped the pen out of her hand.
The eldest maid didn't know why and knelt down in fear.
Tian Lin said: "I'm not blaming you, but this senior has a great level of cultivation. It's better that you don't draw her."
Just after the maid drew the lips, Tian Lin clearly saw the lips on the paper move.
Tian Lin couldn't imagine what would happen if the complete Nine Lives were drawn.
Will the other party jump out of the painting and kill him as if he appeared in a fantasy?
Tian Lin did not explain the slight opening of his lips, so the maid could only stand up in doubt.
Seeing that Tian Lin kept banging on the table without speaking, he winked at his sister and the two quietly left the room.
Tian Lin was the only one left in the room at this time.
What he was thinking about was not whether he could catch fish when he went to sea, but why Master Jiu Ming wanted to kill people on Shenxian Pond.
Moreover, it has been rumored that Master Jiu Ming is a Golden Core cultivator, but his behavior is not what a Golden Core cultivator should be.
Thinking that the Nine Lives Master might be the old monster of Nascent Soul, Tian Lin felt terrified.
He didn't know if Master Jiu Ming was still thinking about him.
If the other party is still thinking about me, then my disguise pill may be of no use to the other party.