No abstraction, no cultivation

Chapter 145 Past
Since everything was fine, Xu Shun prepared to leave Xiangzhulou and do what he had to do.

When he arrived in front of the extremely ugly flying boat, he saw a man waiting for him.

The man was also wearing a purple Taoist robe and looked familiar.

"Are you Junior Brother Zicai?" He had a handsome face and spoke politely.

"Yes, it's me. Which senior brother are you?" Xu Shun asked.

He seemed to have seen this man in the square when he was in Qinghua Palace.

"I am Zilong, my master is Lanfeng!" He bowed to Xu Shun and said.

Zilong, what a domineering name!
Could it be that he will become the Shenglongba of Lushan Mountain?

Xu Shun thought about this, returned the greeting, and said, "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you! I wonder what you want to talk to me about?"

"I wanted to talk to you before, but after seeing what you did in Xiangzhu Tower, I felt that I had a deep misunderstanding of you!"

"I just want to see you, my junior brother, and I'll take my leave now!" He bowed and left in a cool manner.

"Huh?" Xu Shun was a little confused.

What did I do in Xiangzhu Tower?

I didn't do anything!

What is this?

The Riddler deserves to die!

Before Xu Shun could ask something, he noticed that Zilong was no longer visible.

He heard giggling sounds beside him. He turned around and saw Tan Tan on the other side covering his mouth and laughing, his eyes curved like crescent moons.

"Do you know something?" Xu Shun asked when he saw her smiling so brightly.

“Hmph~” Tan Tan snorted and said, “I asked you to help just now, but you didn’t help. Now you think of me.”

"I won't tell you!" She turned her face away and said proudly.

"..."Xu Shun didn't indulge her and said, "It's up to you!" Then he turned around and got on the flying boat.

He felt there was some gossip in it, but it didn't mean much.

It doesn’t matter whether you know it or not.

"Hey, hey, you are such a boring person." Tan Tan watched Xu Shun get on the flying boat and said in a coquettish voice: "You bought me a box of rouge, didn't I tell you?"

"Goodbye! Don't shout at Jiwei for no reason!" Xu Shun got on the flying boat, and the flying boat flew away like an arrow.

"What a boring person!" Tan Tan said gritting his teeth, looking at Xu Shun's back.

She turned lightly and entered a carefully designed bamboo forest path.

There are bamboo forests inside Xiangzhulou, but this one is particularly different.

The bamboo path winds its way through the forest, with bamboos of uneven heights on both sides. Some stand tall and straight like swords, pointing straight to the sky; others bow their heads and bend their waists gently, adding a touch of tenderness and elegance to the forest.

Occasionally, you can see exquisitely carved stone lamps and stone benches on the path.

Walking deep into the bamboo forest, the view in front of you suddenly opens up and a pavilion with flying eaves, pointed corners, carved beams and painted buildings appears before your eyes.

The roof of the pavilion is covered with green tiles, and the interior is spacious and bright. There are study rooms, tea rooms, and observation decks, from which you can see the depths of the bamboo forest and the gurgling stream.

Tan Tan was very familiar with this place. When she came to the attic, she saw Zi Chai lying in a rocking chair, holding a jade book in her hand, reading and drinking tea.

Why is Zichai here?

Is she also a part-timer?

"My dear sister, you are so relaxed!" Tan Tan still spoke in a clip-like voice. He came to Zi Chai and said, "Aren't you on duty today?"

"I just called the guards, and you didn't even move!"

Tan Tan was born with a clip-shaped voice, so Xu Shun guessed wrong. Zi Chai just said leisurely: "Don't I have a partner? He should go."

"He did go, but he was so boring!" Tan Tan said, "He didn't understand romance at all."

"Oh?" Zichai just said "oh" and said, "He will be gone in three years. To you, he is just a passer-by."

"But, dear sister, why have you been a guard for ten years?" Tan Tan asked, bringing up something irrelevant.

"..." Zichai sighed and said, "Back then, old Lan Xing told me that your master died early and you inherited such a huge legacy from him, so that no villain would worry about you."

"Why not become a Jiwei? You will be my subordinate and I will protect you!"

"I thought, that's fine! The guards are three years long anyway!"

"As a result, three years passed and then another three years, and then another three years, and I've been a guard for ten fucking years!" Zi Chai couldn't help but swear at the end.

Even though her cultivation level is not high, she is the real "old man" among the guards.

Apart from Lan Xing, she had the most seniority, so she could skip work, and as long as Lan Xing didn't say anything, no one else could say anything.

"Hehehe~" Tan Tan laughed so hard that her body shook with laughter. Of course she knew the joke about Zi Chai being a guard.

She did it on purpose!
"Mr. Long just went to look for your partner!" Tan Tan suddenly said.

"Oh!" Zichai still said "oh", as if she was not interested in this at all.

"Guess what Young Master Long said to him?" Tan Tan asked Zi Chai.

"Oh!"

"My dear sister, Young Master Long is in love with you. He often comes to see you and sometimes waits for you eagerly. He is quite infatuated with you!" Tan Tan said with a turn of her eyes.

"Oh!"

"I heard that when the position of Jiwei was vacant, he wanted to recommend himself to be the Jiwei, just to see your beauty!" Tan Tan continued: "In the end, the Jiwei was not him, but another disciple!"

"The rumor at the market is that the new disciple is your fiancé!"

Tan Tan was watching the fun and didn't mind the big deal. He counted on his fingers and said, "What do you mean you are very powerful and have your eyes on your master's inheritance. You want to take both the money and the people!"

Zichai closed the book and said with a stern face, "Zilong is not in love with me at all, he is clearly coveting my master's inheritance!"

"As for the rumors about Zicai, they are pure rumors!"

"I suspect you were the one who spread the rumor!"

"Hehehe~ That's not me! I'm very busy every day!" Tan Tan smiled slightly, suddenly stepped forward and hugged Zichai, but Zichai dodged him in disgust.

"Rich woman, give me a hug!" Tan Tan pretended to have a sad face and said while hugging Zichai's waist.

Half of the land deeds in Qingyun Market belong to Zichai. In addition to those deeds, Zichai's lineage also inherited a lot of industries.

Xiangzhulou is one of them, and Yipintang Teahouse is also one of them.

Some people, knowing that they had no hope of becoming immortals, set their sights on Zichai.

Beautiful people, lots of money.

"I'm not a rich woman. Some people can use jade cards with unlimited amounts to spend as they please!" Zi Chai said as she patted Tan Tan's hand that was holding her.

"Unlimited credit limit?" Tan Tan was shocked. "Is there really such a thing? I've only heard of it, but never seen it."

"Zicai's master has one!" Zichai said, "His master is better than my master."

"Then why haven't I seen him come to our Xiangzhu Building to play!" Tan Tan said: "If I had such a jade token, I would definitely ask all the eight young masters in the building to serve me!"

"...Look at what you have accomplished!" Zichai said speechlessly.

"Could it be that he doesn't like women but likes men?" Tan Tan added, "No wonder he has never been very attentive to you!"

(End of this chapter)