What a lucky world!

Chapter 105: The Strange Luck Spirits

During the few months in the mountains, Lin Jinglong also taught Zhang Mu some common sense, such as the token with the word "Zhen" on it, which is the identity symbol of the Zhenfu Division.

After all, Zhang Mu was still responsible for Zhou Yangyou's life. Although the other party might not be able to find out, he still felt guilty. When he saw the token, he naturally stayed as far away from it as possible.

As for whether it would attract the other party's attention, Zhang Mu was not worried.

According to Lin Jinglong, the Pacification Office is a ghost that everyone avoids.

He followed the scholar in green through the streets and alleys, and finally stopped in front of another restaurant. The scholar in green stopped, turned around, and said to Zhang Mu, "You didn't eat enough just now, did you?"

"This restaurant is great. Let's have another meal. I'll order the food and you pay the bill. Just consider it as a reward for my help just now. How about it?"

Zhang Mu nodded happily.

The scholar in green robes walked into the restaurant with a smile and asked for a private room.

Sitting in the private room, the scholar in blue robes followed the restaurant's menu and ordered sixteen dishes: four cold, four hot, four steamed, and four boiled. Then, still unsatisfied, he said, "That's enough. Do you want to add a little more?"

Zhang Mu waved his hand, signaling the waiter to place the order directly.

After the waiter closed the door, Zhang Mu asked, "I still don't know your name, sir?"

"My name is Zhu..."

The scholar in green robes paused, then bowed and said, "My name is Zhu Tiannan."

Zhang Mu naturally didn't believe that this was the other party's real name.

Humph, that’s the bad thing about the underworld: it’s not honest at all.

Unlike him, he came down the mountain just to make friends!

"My name is Li Yuan." Zhang Mu also gave the name he had prepared in advance.

After exchanging names, the two felt a little closer.

"Brother Zhu looks like he comes from a wealthy family, so why did he miss a meal? Did something happen to him?" Zhang Mu asked first.

Zhu Tiannan shook his head and said, "To be honest, Brother Li, I did encounter some problems and lost my luggage, which is why I lost my money. I'm sorry for the trouble."

While shaking his head, Zhang Mu noticed the skin below the other person's neck that was inadvertently exposed. It was as white and smooth as fat, and its skin was brighter than snow, which was inconsistent with the yellowish complexion.

Zhang Mu only took a quick glance and then turned his gaze away, not looking any further. He changed the subject and asked about what had just happened: "I'd like to ask you, what exactly happened just now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Tiannan smiled faintly and said, "Brother Li, is this your first time in the city?"

Zhang Mu nodded. "I was originally just a craftsman working in a forging shop in a county under Yongning Prefecture. By chance, I had some capital and decided to come to the prefecture to see the world."

"No wonder..." Zhu Tiannan smiled, revealing two rows of white teeth, and said, "I see that you are also proficient in martial arts, so you should know about the concept of destiny, right?"

Zhang Mu nodded.

"We just encountered a monster." Zhu Tiannan said.

"Monster?" Zhang Mu asked, puzzled. "Please explain in detail."

Zhu Tiannan nodded and was about to speak when the waiter knocked on the door of the private room. After entering, he placed the dishes Zhu Tiannan had just brought on the table one by one and said with a smile, "Enjoy your meal, sir. It will take some time to steam."

After the waiter left, Zhu Tiannan picked up the chopsticks, tasted each dish first, then ordered a few dishes and said they tasted okay, and asked Zhang Mu to try one or two as well.

Then, he continued with the previous topic.

"Spirits are born from destiny, they are not living beings."

"They often appear in places with prosperous aura, such as prefectural capitals, county capitals, and even large cities like the capital. It's not uncommon to see them."

"Qi Luck is strange and varied."

Zhang Mu asked curiously, "Are there many kinds of spirits?"

"Of course." Zhu Tiannan took a small bite of his food and continued, "For example, the stone lion in front of the Ru'nan County Law Courts Office has transformed into a spirit of fortune, and normally no one notices it."

"But once, the chief judge accepted a bribe and let a solid case go unpunished, and the murderer was released directly."

"When the murderer left the court, the stone lion suddenly leaped up and crushed him to death. It then charged at the chief judge, but was stopped by the chief judge's seal and luck. Unwilling to give in, it crashed down the court hall, burying the chief judge alive and then smashed itself into rubble, shattering it to pieces."

"This is the famous spirit, Lion Qingtian!"

Zhu Tiannan took two more bites of his food and continued, "For example, in brothels, the most common type of spirit is called the 'Charming Eye'. These spirits are invisible and colorless, and are very good at confusing customers. Once they enter the customer's eyes, the woman they see, no matter her true appearance, will look as beautiful as a fairy."

"But 'Charming Eyes' are inseparable from brothels. So some people ignore the advice of those around them and spend a fortune to redeem the 'fairy' they consider themselves. But when they finally marry her, the 'Charming Eyes' don't work, and they discover that the person they brought home is actually a mediocre beauty. But by then, it's too late." Zhang Mu was curious and asked, "Anything else?"

"Of course there are thousands of strange things," Zhu Tiannan said. "For example, the Red Sleeves Girl who helps scholars refresh their minds, the Pillow Whispers that sow discord between couples, the Jade Gentleman who protects his master from disaster... If I really wanted to talk about them, I wouldn't be able to finish in three days and three nights."

Zhang Mu was quite interested and continued to ask, "Then what did we encounter before?"

"A yellow dog!" Zhu Tiannan took a sip of tea to moisten his throat before saying, "A kind of thief who specializes in stealing luck."

"The name 'Yellow Dog' means 'Yellow Dog'. They often change their appearance and seek your consent for something. But no matter what they say, they will secretly want to take away your luck. As long as you agree, they can steal your luck. They are a very annoying monster."

“Basically, they will be eliminated once they are discovered.”

"Just like before, that female yellow dog said she wanted to pet your cat. If you agreed, it would be equivalent to allowing it to take away the cat's luck..."

At this point, Zhu Tiannan suddenly realized that something was wrong.

Cats are lucky?

Zhu Tiannan looked at Xuan Ji who was dozing on a chair nearby. Stars seemed to flash across his eyes, and then he seemed to see a Buddha statue with a blurry face behind Xuan Ji.

"Buddhist guardian beast?"

"No wonder he has such a strong aura that he was favored by the female yellow dog."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Ji raised her head and looked at Zhu Tiannan.

Xuan Ji: (=`=；)ゞ

Watch your wording. What does it mean to be favored?
nausea!

At this moment, Zhang Mu, who was standing by, was shocked.

Because Xuan Ji had made a vow to practice Buddhism, she had a strong Buddhist aura, which could be sensed by anyone in the martial arts world who was slightly sensitive. For this reason, Wei Wuyou even helped Xuan Ji cover up, saying that no one below the Grandmaster level would see through it.

Zhang Mu was not surprised that the female yellow dog could see through him, after all, monsters themselves were born from luck. But he could tell at a glance what Zhu Tiannan was doing.

As if he could see what Zhang Mu was thinking, Zhu Tiannan explained, "She did a good job of covering herself up, but my family's Qi-reading technique is more powerful in this regard."

Zhang Mu nodded, becoming more and more certain that Zhu Tiannan's background was not simple.

"Then why couldn't anyone see the female yellow dog before?" Zhang Mu asked again.

Zhu Tiannan laughed and said, "It's just a trick of the spirit. I can see it because I'm practicing the art of seeing qi and have cleansed my pupils before."

At this time, the waiter knocked on the door again and brought up the steamed and boiled dishes.

Zhang Mu had no problem with it, so he just sat aside and watched Zhu Tiannan eat. He found that although the other party ate very elegantly with small bites, his stomach was like a bottomless pit and never stopped eating for a moment.

More than an hour passed, and all the food on the table was eaten up, but Zhu Nantian still looked the same as before.

"Well, never mind. Let's eat until we are 70% full today." Zhu Tiannan bowed to Zhang Mu and said, "Thank you, Brother Li, for your hospitality."

"You're welcome." Zhang Mu waved his hand. "Brother Zhu helped me today, too."

"That's right." Zhu Tiannan nodded and stood up to say goodbye. Seeing that the other party had no intention of becoming a close friend, Zhang Mu said no more and also bowed to say goodbye.

This is how the world is, we meet by chance and pass by each other.

After Zhu Tiannan left, Xuan Ji jumped onto the table and said to Zhang Mu, "She smells like a woman..."

Zhang Mu looked at his palm and nodded: "I know..."

……

At the same time, in the Divine Weapon Pavilion of Yongning Prefecture.

Shenbing Pavilion is a large commercial organization spread across Dayun, and this place is just a branch of Shenbing Pavilion in Yongning Prefecture.

At this moment, people were coming and going in the Divine Weapon Pavilion, and everyone was on high alert as if they were facing a great enemy.

On the top floor of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, the wrinkled-faced Pavilion Master looked at the person standing in front of him, and knocked the ground heavily with the cane in his hand.

"Has the tip of the Snow Frost Sky Spear not been found yet?"

"What should we do if a customer comes to pick up the goods?"

(End of this chapter)