Put away your magical powers now!.

Chapter 17 [Traveling together? ]

Chapter 16 [Traveling together?]

When it was dawn, Chen Yan opened his eyes while lying on the bed, picked up the mobile phone next to his pillow and checked the time.

Six o'clock in the morning.

I found a novel last night and read it until after midnight.

He calculated that he had slept for less than six hours, but Chen Yan felt refreshed and energetic.

Chen Yan recalled that in the past, if he wanted to reach this state after waking up, he would have to sleep for more than ten hours and get a thorough sleep to feel this comfortable feeling.

Obviously, after the vital energy enters the body, it will be of great benefit to one's body, and the physical condition should be greatly improved.

I got up and fried two eggs for myself, put them between two pieces of toast, and drank a box of milk. I finished them in no time.

After wiping his mouth, Chen Yan said that toast was not as delicious as fried steamed bread.

Looking at the time, it was already past eight o'clock, so Chen Yan changed into his coat and went out.

In the morning, Chen Yan went to the building materials market for construction and decoration again.

After careful selection, I finally found a store that sells decorative stones.

Yesterday, Chen Yan had decided not to do the hard labor anymore - carving stones by himself was too much suffering.

He had calculated that with such a large yard and the villa where he lived also included in it - to set up such a large spirit gathering array, the basic material, bluestone strips, would need to be more than 100 meters long.

It's over a hundred meters long, and I carved the runes bit by bit with my own hands... I guess the lease on the house will expire by the time I'm done!

Find the merchant directly to place an order.

Fifty bluestone strips, two meters long, forty centimeters wide, and twenty centimeters thick, were ordered.

Then he took out two pictures he had prepared on his phone.

“The bluestone strips are engraved on both sides.

According to the two drawings I gave you, one is engraved in negative and the other is engraved in relief."

Chen Yan is not afraid of the rune leak.

The drawings he left behind are incomplete, with some key locations retained.

Chen Yan will fill in the missing parts himself when he sets up the formation.

Therefore, even if someone got this pattern from a merchant and made the same pattern, they would not be able to produce anything.

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So after glancing at the pattern, the boss wasn't surprised.

Nowadays, when ordering stone for decoration, it will be carved with all kinds of patterns for the sake of beauty.

I quickly calculated the cost of materials and labor, and then quoted a price.

Chen Yan estimated the extent of the black-heartedness of the decoration building materials market and tried to cut the price in half.

The boss smiled and nodded happily: "Deal!"

Chen Yan: "..."

Damn, I gave it too high!
He cursed in his heart, but Chen Yan did not regret it.

He didn't even think about using any luck-interception techniques on this boss.

But that's how business is, bargaining is a move you never regret.

The price was negotiated between the buyer and the seller, and there was no forced buying or selling.

If you are paid too much because you lack experience, it is because you are not as skilled as others, and it is also because of the ability of the boss.

Gotta admit it!

The delivery time was set at seven days—seven, but seeing Chen Yan's willingness to pay, the boss admitted: "If it's fast, five days is about right." The two sides agreed on seven days to give the workers some margin for error.

Chen Yan was quite satisfied with this time!
If I were to carve runes on so many bluestone strips by myself... before carving, I would have to learn carving skills and practice the craft before I can get started.

If you carve one wrong one, two meters will be wasted and you will have to start over.

Where do I get so much time?
But it’s different for other merchants.

50 pieces of bluestone, at least one day of stone cutting.

As for the carving work...the other people's business is all about machine carving!

Scan the pattern into the computer, make it into a template, and use the computer to control the machine.

Move the bluestone slab onto the machine, turn it on, and you can carve it out in a short while.

Chen Yan heard that the boss’s own stone factory has four of these machines!

Walking out of the building materials yard, Chen Yan was in a good mood.

To cultivate immortality, one must use scientific methods!

Huh?
Chen Yan recalled what was said in the booklet: the art of formations was extremely difficult to learn and practice, and was a very time-consuming and labor-intensive process. It would be difficult to achieve even a small degree of success without devoting oneself to studying for a lifetime.

Is it because the ancients practiced this without machines and carved the materials purely by hand?

I was just making a simple copy of the spirit gathering array, but it was so time-consuming and labor-intensive to carve it.

If you create a Yellow River formation, a Qimen Dunjia formation, or something like that...

That would require a huge amount of materials!!!

It was up to the formation master to carve the runes one by one...

It won’t happen soon.

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Having solved a major problem this morning, Chen Yan was in a very good mood. After leaving the building materials market, he ran to a large warehouse supermarket and did some shopping.

It’s almost the end of the year, and I need to buy some New Year’s goods.

Chen Yan thought that the old lady was no longer with us - well, now he didn't feel sad at all when he thought about it.

This year, he spent the New Year alone.

I'm thinking of going back to the countryside.

I grew up in the village, and the relationships among the villagers are pretty good. There are occasional minor conflicts, but generally we live in harmony.

What's more, a lot of villagers helped out at the old lady's funeral.

The elegiac couplets were written by the old village chief, and the tent for the funeral was built with the help of the villagers.

During the funeral, several families in the village helped Chen Yan carry the coffin.

These favors must be repaid!
Things like chicken, duck, salted fish and bacon are useless. During the Chinese New Year, the villagers will slaughter their own pigs, so they don't lack these.

Chen Yan bought a box of good cigarettes and several boxes of elderly milk powder and other things.

I won’t buy the wine for now, as I can’t take it with me on the high-speed train. I’ll buy it in the county when I get back.

I was shopping and thinking along the way, and then I went to the clothing and luggage area and picked out a black leather men's briefcase.

This briefcase is intended for the old village chief.

To this day, the old man still carries a peeling bag every time he attends a meeting in the village.

The bag is also printed with: Commemorating the XX anniversary of XX victory...

That Bao is older than Chen Yan.

Chen Yan thought about getting the old man a new one during the New Year.

The old village chief treated me well. When I was a kid, I was naughty and climbed up the roof of the village chief's house and broke all the tiles. When the old lady found out, she chased me and beat me, but the old man stopped her with a smile.

The year I was admitted to university, it was the old man who helped me find a car and accompanied the old lady to take me to the train station.

The handbag Chen Yan bought was not expensive, only two hundred yuan.

The village doesn't need very good things, so the old village chief uses a bag that only contains a teacup and two packs of cigarettes.

It wouldn't be a good match to buy him a donkey or something.

In fact, Chen Yan didn't want to show more respect to the old village chief.

But... the money was left by the old lady!

The letter left by the old lady said that the money earned from magic can only be spent on people within the sect.

If you are giving money to others, it is okay to spend less within a normal range. If you spend it recklessly or extravagantly, you will be cursed.

I am the old lady's grandson, and I have been poor for so many years.

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That large warehouse supermarket had a mailing service. Chen Yan purchased several boxes of things, but was too lazy to carry them back himself, so he left the address of his villa, paid a small fee, and asked the supermarket to deliver the goods the next day.

After leaving the supermarket, I looked at the time and found that it was already past lunch time, a little after one o'clock.

Chen Yan found another braised food shop, bought half a roast duck, half a pound of duck liver, a few steamed buns and went home.

It was just past 1:30 when I got home. I walked into the neighborhood and strolled to the gate of the villa...

I saw a commercial vehicle parked in front of the villa gate.

There were two people standing in front of the door of my house.

One of them was wearing a grey suit and looked quite business-like. Chen Yan recognized him immediately as the "someone, some year".

The man was holding his cell phone with his head down, when he suddenly looked up and saw Chen Yan. He immediately put away his phone, put on a smile, and strode towards him with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Chen, excuse me for interrupting you! I was just about to call you."

Chen Yan smiled and said, "Didn't we meet at three in the afternoon?"

The man was a little embarrassed, but he also said politely, "I'm sorry, we were originally scheduled for three o'clock. But due to some special reasons, I had to come early to disturb you. It was my mistake at work, and I'm sorry for the trouble!"

As he spoke, he looked into Chen Yan's eyes and said, "Shall we go inside and talk? Is that convenient?"

Chen Yan nodded and unlocked the gate.

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The gate opened and I walked in, and the scene in the yard was immediately clear to me.

The courtyard wall was more than one person high, and it was impossible to see what was going on inside from outside.

After entering, you will see a staggered courtyard. First, you need to walk up two steps along the cobblestone path paved with staggered patterns.

There were originally some flowers and plants planted along the wall in the yard, but they have become abandoned as no one has taken care of them for many years.

The grass was not taken care of properly, and a large area of it was dry and yellow.

Not far away, there was a swimming pool next to the house, but the pool was empty and filled with fallen leaves and branches.

During the days since Chen Yan moved in, he has been busy with his own affairs and has not paid much attention to these things - young people like him rarely like to take care of flowers and plants.

As for the swimming pool, the temperature will almost drop to zero degrees in a few days. Who would swim outdoors on this day?

If you don't use it, you won't bother to clean it.

Coming in with the other party was another guy who looked neither old nor old.

Why do we say old or not?
The man was wearing an old-fashioned jacket with a double-breasted upper body. The material seemed to be silk, and there were dark patterns on it. It looked not cheap.

His hair was all silver, combed neatly back. Judging from the way his hair looked, he must have had some kind of treatment.

With this hair color, you can’t have such neat white hair unless you are in your seventies or eighties.

But this person's complexion looked quite rosy and smooth, and judging from his appearance, he should be in his early forties.

It's a chubby, round face, probably because he's fat, which has bulged out his skin and flesh, so there aren't any wrinkles on it.

Chen Yan took one look at the man and was sure.

This guy is either born with premature graying of hair.

Or, it could be intentional dyeing of hair to be white.

He was very arrogant. When he entered the room, he didn't even look at Chen Yan, and just followed "someone in a certain year" in.

When walking, the chin is slightly raised.

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He walked across the yard, invited the two of them into the house, and asked them to sit down in the living room.

Chen Yan had no tea at home, so he took two bottles of mineral water and placed them on the coffee table in front of the two of them.

The white-haired middle-aged man seemed to want to take out a cigarette, but when he saw there was no ashtray on the table, he seemed to frown.

Chen Yan pretended not to see it - he didn't like others smoking in his house.

Chen Yan sat across from the "someone in a certain year" and said slowly, "I'm sorry. When I signed the contract that day, I was in a hurry and only remembered the landlord's name on the contract, but forgot how to address you."

"Oh, my last name is Yan, strictly speaking. I'm Mr. Fang's assistant, helping him take care of some of his assets."

As he spoke, he took out a business card and handed it to Chen Yan.

Chen Yan took it and looked at it, Yan Zhaoxing.

The Mr. Fang he was talking about was the owner of this haunted house and also Chen Yan's current landlord.

"Okay, then I'll call you Assistant Yan."

Chen Yan smiled politely and put away the business card.

In fact, they must have introduced each other when signing the contract that day, but Chen Yan didn’t remember the other person’s name - which was quite embarrassing.

But Chen Yan knew that the more you tried to hide embarrassing things, the more awkward it would become. It would be more convenient for everyone if you could just speak out.

Assistant Yan paused for a moment. "I'm sorry to bother you by coming today. But I'll be frank."

Chen Yan didn't say anything, but looked at the other person with a smile, as if he was listening attentively.

"There are some special circumstances surrounding our house. I'm sure you must have known about them before," Assistant Yan said slowly. "Although this may sound a bit awkward, there are special circumstances. So...

After our Mr. Fang took over the house, he also did some processing.

For example, we deep cleaned the room, replaced some of the interior decoration, and redecorated some local areas...

Of course, we also invited an expert to perform a ritual.

We are here today to perform rituals."

Perform a ritual?
Chen Yan raised his eyebrows - if you are talking about this, I am familiar with it, this is what my family does.

Cough!

The white-haired middle-aged man next to him suddenly cleared his throat deliberately, attracting the attention of the two people, and then he smiled slowly and deliberately:
"Xiao Yan, why don't you let me explain it myself? I'm afraid you can't explain the professional stuff clearly."

Assistant Yan nodded quickly and said politely, "Yes, yes, Uncle Qing, you are an expert, you speak, you speak!"

After a pause, Assistant Yan looked at Chen Yan and said seriously, "Mr. Chen Yan, let me introduce you. This is... Uncle Qing, the expert teacher invited by our President Fang."

Chen Yan looked at this expert teacher...

Are you in the same industry?
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[Please give me some tips as a New Year's red envelope~ It doesn't have to be much, just for good luck. ]

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(End of this chapter)