Journey to the West: Begins with Tiger Vanguard

Chapter 133 Transaction!

"Ha ha."

Looking at Qi Hu who was bowing again, Zhang Daoling, who had just picked up the teacup, stroked his long beard with one hand and laughed out loud.

Because he remembered what happened more than half a month ago.

It was also night in Chechi Country, and it was also night on earth.

When this kid first became the state teacher of Chechi State, he was still in the late stage of foundation building. When I asked him for something, this kid immediately bowed and asked to become his disciple.

now,

More than 20 years have passed in the human world.

Still in Chechi Kingdom, still the same night.

Not only did this kid complete the task of making things difficult for the pilgrim very well, he also advanced his own cultivation from the late stage of foundation building to the golden elixir realm.

When I asked, he bowed without hesitation again, just like he did before.

But this time, the boy no longer wanted to become a disciple regardless of the consequences, but instead wanted to follow.

Besides laughing at the fact that this kid was indeed much more pragmatic and sensible, he also sighed at how smart he was.

Talk about it.

With this kid's current Jindan cultivation strength and good aptitude, he is indeed qualified and has barely reached the threshold for him to accept disciples.

However, he hasn't accepted any disciples for a long time.

If this kid wants to become his disciple again like last time, he can only refuse.

But, this kid has changed his mind and wants to follow me, so this can be discussed.

Anyway, after this journey to obtain the scriptures, he had indeed realized that this little demon was very good, smart, and capable of getting things done.

Even if the other party doesn't mention it, he won't just abandon it.

After all, when the little demon was still in the Qi Refining stage, he saw that the little demon had some luck, so he rescued the little demon.

Now, it has been completely proven that my original judgment was correct.

Now this little demon has reached the golden elixir stage and looks like he has the potential to become a human immortal. If he goes one step further in the future, he will become a demon king, which will be very useful.

How could he give up?

After thinking for a while, Zhang Daoling looked at Qi Hu in front of him and said with a smile: "You kid, you really don't look like an ordinary monster."

"Don't worry, you are smart and capable, I won't abandon you."

"But there is no need to follow me around."

"so."

Zhang Daoling paused for a moment, drank the tea in the cup, put it down, and continued: "You can continue to stay in the mountains, or go somewhere else, whatever you want to live, just continue. If I have anything, I will find you again."

Hearing this, Qi Hu's mind gradually sank.

He didn't believe that Zhang Tianshi in front of him didn't understand the meaning of his words, but if the other party didn't mention it, it meant that he didn't allow it and didn't agree.

What the other party meant now was that he should just do what he usually does, just like before.

And the other party will come to him again when he has something to do, just like before.

As if he had noticed Qi Hu's thoughts, Zhang Daoling continued, "Of course, I am not a stingy person. You did a good job this time, and I have always been clear about rewards and punishments."

talking.

Zhang Daoling held a small and exquisite jade slip in his hand and passed it to the table beside him. He continued, "Send this thing to Kunlun Mountain and give it to the current head of Kunlun. He will give you what you want, whether it is magic, treasures, weapons, elixirs, or other things.
"You still have time to think carefully about what you want."

"By the way, you should go out for a walk instead of staying in this corner."

“Go out and see the world, broaden your horizons and gain more knowledge.”

"This will be very beneficial to you in the future."

At this point, Zhang Daoling turned to look at Qi Hu and asked, "What do you think?"

After hearing what Zhang Tianshi said.

Qi Hu's mood had quickly recovered from his initial disappointment.

At this time, he suppressed his thoughts and immediately said respectfully: "Thank you for the reward, Master Tianshi. I will definitely deliver the things to you."

As he spoke, his expression had returned to normal. Qi Hu stood up, picked up the teapot, refilled Zhang Daoling's teapot, and said, "The Heavenly Master will definitely not lie to me. I also want to go out and take a look at the world."

"kindness"

Hearing Qi Hu's words.

Zhang Daoling nodded.

Of course, he had heard the little demon's previous thoughts, and also noticed some changes in his mood. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said: "This idea is right. This world is very big. Only when you go out can you see a wider world."

"When you come back, you will find that many of your ideas will be different from now."

"Anyway, I'm still very optimistic about you, old Taoist."

"do not let me down"

After saying this, Zhang Daoling put down the teacup in his hand and disappeared on the bench.

"Thank you, Master!"

"Farewell, Heavenly Master."

Upon seeing this, Qi Hu quickly bowed to the sky.

A good while.

Only then did he relax and sit back on the bench behind him.

I picked up the teacup and poured myself a cup, feeling the hot tea going down my throat and into my stomach, which was refreshing, refreshing and comfortable.

Qi Hu couldn't help but sigh.

He was both disappointed and not very disappointed with the reward given by Master Zhang Tianshi this time.

Say disappointed,
Of course it was because he originally thought that his contribution in dealing with the pilgrims team could earn him a place in the heavenly court, but it turned out that he was overthinking.

And not very disappointed.

This was because he heard from Master Zhang that he had indeed completed the mission quite well.

But that's it.

He felt that if his contributions were great enough, or in other words, if his own cultivation strength was stronger, his own value would be greater.

Even if he didn't mention it, Zhang Tianshi would most likely win him over directly and give him what he wanted.

Without him having to mention it himself.

In short, the bottom line is that he is still too weak and is not highly regarded by the other party.

Knowing yourself is the hardest thing
Qi Hu always thought that he often reflected on himself and responded to everything around him with caution. He believed that he still had some understanding of his own identity.

But the facts told him that it wasn't.

Otherwise, Zhang Tianshi would not have rejected him.

Yes, it is so difficult to become an immortal. He is just a small Yuandan-level monster. There are so many monsters like him in the whole world and the whole monster clan.
However, with his cleverness, he completed two tasks and wanted to climb the ladder.
Didn't you say before that this wasn't a deal?

You complete the task and the master will reward you!
You, you.
Don’t just think about heaven and the system, those things are too far away from you. The key is to concentrate on practicing and improving your cultivation!

If you bloom, butterflies will come;
If you are wonderful, heaven will arrange it for you.
in this way,

There was silence for a while.

Qi Hu finally came to his senses, let out a long breath, and turned to look at the small and exquisite jade slip on the table next to him.

The jade slip is warm, smooth and has an excellent feel.

Qi Hu didn't need to use his spiritual sense to sense the powerful restrictions attached to the jade slip, which was completely beyond his ability to detect.

Since Zhang Tianshi asked him to deliver it to the leader of Kunlun Immortal Sect, then he would do it.

Although I don’t want to think about those things that were organized in Heaven anymore.

But Qi Hu will definitely not let go of the reward he has given to the team this time, and he has to choose carefully.

He has thought it through.

What he said before about wanting to follow Zhang Tianshi was just like when he suddenly said he wanted to become Zhang Tianshi's disciple more than 20 years ago. Both were extremely presumptuous behaviors.

The other party really didn't intend to just throw it away after using it, and would need it in the future.
But the Heavenly Master is the Heavenly Master, his words are flawless, rewarding, comforting, and encouraging. If Qi Hu was a little dumber, he would definitely not be able to hear it, and he would be grateful to the Heavenly Master.

But he had heard it clearly.

He and Zhang Tianshi have a simple transactional relationship.

The other party gave him a task, he completed it and got a reward.

That's it.

Actually, this is quite good.

It’s just that the other party’s status and position are too high, which makes Qi Hu have many inappropriate thoughts.

This led to his previous depression.

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. That's how it is.

That's the case.

Then just keep your feet on the ground, focus on yourself, practice diligently, don't aim too high, only you can change your own destiny, don't think about others!

Thinking of this.

Qi Hu suddenly felt that he had some understanding, and his mind and consciousness became clearer.

Finished a pot of spiritual tea.

Qi Hu didn't think any more about it. He sat cross-legged on the cushion and began to meditate and practice.

Early the next morning.

The sky is dimly bright.

In front of the quiet room, there were three figures standing. They were the manager of Jinshan Temple, the bear demon ghost Xiong Er, the female snake demon ghost Hong Ye, and the bear demon ghost Du Yan.

"Wow"

At this time, the door of the quiet room opened wide, and a voice came out: "Come in."

The three ghosts immediately walked into the quiet room, looked at the figure on the futon who had opened his eyes, and knelt down to salute: "Greetings, Master."

"Everyone, get up."

Qi Hu said, his eyes swept over the three ghosts, and then he said: "As I told you before, the time has come, the master is leaving, and this time when he leaves, he will not come back as often as before."

"So, the Jinshan Temple and Chechi Kingdom will be handed over to the three of you to take care of."

As he spoke, Qi Hu's eyes fell on the snake demon's female ghost Hongye and said, "Hongye, your mission is still the same as before, to find and kill the ghosts in the capital, and at the same time, you are not allowed to leave the city!"

Upon hearing this, the snake demon's female henchman Hongye immediately said respectfully, "Yes, sir!"

Qi Hu then looked at the ghost official Xiong Er and said, "Xiong Er, you should still do the same as before and keep an eye on Jinshan Temple."

"Yes, sir."

Xiong Er also immediately spoke respectfully.

Originally, Jinshan Temple was the most important in Qi Hu's eyes, and he should have given special instructions and made some plans for it.

But he had already seen clearly the relationship between himself and Zhang Tianshi, and knew that he was not valuable enough. No matter how much he tried to please the other party, it would be useless. So he didn't need to waste his energy to please him anymore, and just did the same as before.

Finally, Qi Hu looked at One-Eye, a ghost minion who was also a bear monster. When One-Eye died in his hands on the battlefield at the foot of Jindou Mountain, he was almost at the late stage of the spiritual realm. After becoming a ghost minion, he lost a lot, but he was still in the late stage. He was also the one with the highest cultivation strength among the three ghost minions who stayed in Chechi Kingdom.

then.

Qi Hu had an exquisite black cloth bag in his hand, and threw it to the one-eyed man, saying, "There is a magic weapon in it, take it and take good care of His Majesty."

The storage bag contained the low-grade magic weapon, the staff, from the murdered monk.

When I am not around, the one-eyed ghost has this magical weapon, and my opinion is that his strength will increase a lot. In addition, with the two evil ghosts Xiong Er and Hong Ye, he can basically handle most situations as long as the attackers are not cultivators at the Yuandan or Jindan level.

The one-eyed man was immediately surprised when he heard the voice, and he kowtowed and said, "Yes, Master, I will definitely protect your Majesty!"

"kindness"

Qi Hu nodded, then looked at the three ghosts and said, "In the future, if there is nothing serious about Chechi Kingdom, you don't need to notify me. If there is anything you are unsure about, please discuss it with Xiong Er. If there is a dispute, Xiong Er has the final say. That's it, let's go."

"Yes, sir"

The three ghosts quickly left the quiet room.

Qi Hu immediately stood up, waved his hand to put away the tea set and utensils on the table, turned his head to look at the quiet room where he had stayed for more than 20 years, turned around and walked out.

Then he took a step into the air, and white clouds appeared under his feet, and he flew towards the direction of the imperial palace.

soon.

Fly over the palace.

Qi Hu swept his mind and found that the middle-aged king was in an inner room with a favorite concubine. They were drinking and watching their concubine dancing.

Qi Hu didn't bother to worry about anything else, and his figure instantly appeared in front of the window of the spacious inner room.

Seeing the appearance of the Imperial Master in a black robe, the beautiful concubine, who was wearing erotic gauze and looked almost naked, immediately changed her expression and subconsciously wanted to shout.

But the king reacted faster. He knew that the Imperial Master would not show up like this if there was nothing wrong, so he immediately shouted at his favorite concubine, "Shut up! The Imperial Master must have something important to discuss with me, so get out of here!"

soon.

The favorite concubine, who burst into tears after being scolded by the king, left the inner room with several beautiful maids.

The king ignored him. As long as the Imperial Master asked, he could send this favorite concubine to Jinshan Temple and to the Imperial Master's bed without blinking an eye, not to mention the current situation. He immediately looked at Qi Hu in front of the window and asked with a smile: "Is there something wrong with the Imperial Master?"

"His Majesty."

Qi Hu turned his head and looked at the middle-aged king with white hair on his temples. He nodded softly and said, "I am leaving now."

The voice just fell.

The king's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately asked anxiously: "Why did the Imperial Master cough so suddenly?"

"Cough cough."

Looking at the king whose face suddenly flushed and who was coughing continuously.

Qi Hu put his hand on the other person's shoulder and sent a peaceful spiritual power into the other person's body.

The king seemed to be in good health, but in fact, years of hard work had already drained his body.

If it weren't for Qi Hu's previous multiple treatments, the situation would not be like this now.

With spiritual nourishment.

Not a moment.

The king recovered, but his face was still anxious. He looked at Qi Hu and said, "Why is it so sudden, Imperial Master?

The king was getting anxious again.

Qi Hu said slowly and soothingly: "Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. Just listen to what I have to say."

The king, who was quickly appeased, had to sit down obediently and look at Qi Hu.

Qi Hu then told the king about his upcoming journey, but before he could finish, the king said in a hurry: "I don't trust other talented people, and I don't plan to look for any more. As long as I am alive, the position of the national master of my Chechi Kingdom can only be the national master, and no one else!"

Hearing the king so anxious and so determined was no pretense.

Qi Hu nodded in his heart, and then told him that although he was going far away, he had made arrangements for Chechi State: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Although I am going far away, I have made arrangements for your safety and the safety and stability of the entire capital. Nothing will go wrong."

Hearing Qi Hu's words.

The king's anxiety eased a little, but his heart was not at peace at all: "The national teacher has told me so solemnly that I will be away for a long time, so I will definitely not be able to come back in three to five years. My body..."

The king was about to speak.

Qi Hu saw through the other party's worries, so he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I know your Majesty's physical condition."

talking.

Two exquisite small bottles immediately appeared in his hands and he placed them on the table beside him. After informing him of the method of taking the medicine, he said, "As long as Your Majesty takes it on time and takes it together with the prescription I wrote before, it won't be a big problem to extend your life by twenty to thirty years."

"Extend life by twenty to thirty years."

Hearing this, the king looked at the two small bottles and his eyes widened instantly.

When he came to his senses, he found that the imperial teacher sitting opposite him had disappeared.

The king's expression suddenly changed. Knowing that the Imperial Master was about to leave, he rushed to the window and shouted to the sky, "Is there a day when I can see the Imperial Master again?!"

There was only the vast, clear, pale blue sky, and nothing else except a group of geese migrating southward.

(End of this chapter)