Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 208 Friends
Gong Xuan's eyes widened, and his legs went weak.

"Five...five hundred thousand taels?"

"Five hundred thousand taels." Boss Guo's smile remained unchanged. "This is an extremely worthwhile deal. If the Taoist priest achieves the Star Pointing Realm, its value will far exceed five hundred thousand taels."

"That's right..."

Gong Xuan's lips moved slightly.

He and Lin Jiang went out for more than half a month and earned a total of six hundred taels.

At this rate of earning money, it would take 6,000 for 10 trips, 60,000 for 100 trips, and 600,000 for 1,000 trips to reach the full 600,000!
Even if you have perfect attendance, it would still take sixty years to run!
If it were just him,

That's 120 years!

The Dali Temple doesn't have that many tasks for him to do!

"Isn't this a bit too much...?"

Gong Xuan's voice still carried a hint of struggle.

Manager Guo looked at Gong Xuan, gently shook his head, and said:
"Five hundred thousand isn't much. Didn't you arrest Liu Shuwen? The Court of Judicial Review is investigating, and his family alone has already been estimated at one million one hundred thousand taels, and the investigation isn't even finished..."

"My goodness..." Gong Xuan had been poor since he was six years old, and only in the last year had he seen some silver, at most a hundred taels.

Upon hearing the number of millions, his mind, already struggling to process the talismans, was already overwhelmed.

"If this were packed into silver, how many boxes could it fill..."

"A million taels of silver is just a number. How can we actually pack it up and carry it out?" Boss Guo said with a bit of helplessness.

Gong Xuan sat back down, pondered for a long time, and finally sighed with regret:
"If I had known this case would be so lucrative, I should have asked for more back then."

After saying this, Gong Xuan turned to Lin Jiang and said, "Young Master, why not try another method..."

However, just as Gong Xuan was saying this, he noticed that Lin Jiang seemed to be thinking carefully.

After saying this, Gong Xuan turned to Lin Jiang and said, "Young Master, let's go ask someone else..."

As the words left his mouth, Lin Jiang seemed to be seriously considering them.

Gong Xuan's forehead immediately broke out in a sweat:

"Young master, you don't really want to earn this 500,000, do you?"

Lin Jiang blinked, then came to his senses and said:

"I'm just thinking about it."

“Indeed.” Boss Guo nodded: “Daoist, you can’t find anything better than asking here. Buying and selling is cause and effect, and transactions are the end. That’s how it is.”

Upon hearing this, Gong Xuan seemed to understand something, and he nodded solemnly:
"Thank you for your guidance, Mr. Guo. This matter is indeed of great importance, so please allow me to think it over carefully."

"It's alright." Boss Guo waved his hand with a smile: "Have some tea first. This is top-quality tea that I found."

The two of them picked up their teacups and took a sip.

The taste was the same as last time, still ordinary.

……

Leaving the teahouse, Gong Xuan gazed at the setting sun and sighed deeply.
"Five hundred thousand taels of silver..."

"It's not that I can't earn it," Lin Jiang thought to himself.

In the capital city, it's not entirely impossible to achieve this level of success.

However, Lin Jiang needs to develop a specialized business.

Upon hearing this, Gong Xuan immediately shook his head.

He said to Lin Jiang seriously:
“Young master, if there is truly no other way, I will find a way to raise the money myself. This money must not be borne by you.”

Seeing Gong Xuan's determined expression, Lin Jiang could only show a helpless look on his face.
"Perhaps we can only rely on Mr. Guo's help, then consult Master Liang, or perhaps there are other ways?"

"it is good."

They turned back to the Liang residence and arrived shortly there.

Upon seeing the two, the servant at the gate immediately opened the door to greet them.
"Master knew you would come as soon as he got up this morning, and specially ordered me to wait for you."

"Hard."

"Don't dare, don't dare."

When Lin Jiang and Gong Xuan were led to the platform where Liang Huashan usually stayed, he had already prepared tea at the square table.

Sitting in his chair, Liang Huashan smiled and looked at Gong Xuan:

"Master, this is our first formal meeting."

"I have long admired your name, Master Liang, but I have never visited you before. I hope you will forgive me."

Gong Xuan knew that Liang Huashan had accompanied him while he was painting. However, since Lin Jiang hadn't mentioned it, and Liang Huashan didn't want to appear in front of others, Gong Xuan remained silent about it.

This is indeed the first time we've met in person.

"How could that be?" Liang Huashan waved his hand with a smile, but he immediately straightened his face:
"Is the Taoist priest currently stuck in the illusory mirror?"

“Exactly.” Gong Xuan also sat up straight immediately: “Do you have any good ideas?”

“This matter is not easy to handle.” Liang Huashan shook his head: “Young Master once mentioned your cultivation method to me. I know that you seek to break through your fate based on your destiny. Apart from asking Young Master to suppress your fate, there is only one other way: you need a huge amount of wealth to replenish your fate, so that your ‘poor’ fate can be suppressed by overwhelming wealth, and only then can you break through the bottleneck.”

Upon hearing this, Gong Xuan's expression changed slightly, as if he were deep in thought.

"what happened?"

"We visited Mr. Guo before..." Gong Xuan briefly recounted the visit to Mr. Guo.
Upon hearing this, Liang Huashan shook his head helplessly.
"Old Guo... his method is actually the same as mine, using wealth to suppress one's fate. If you can really earn that 500,000 through your own abilities, would you still be considered 'poor'? However, this old fellow has been in the business world for many years, and his speech is very roundabout. He calls this 'refined and elegant,' but I just don't like it."

Only then did Gong Xuan fully understand Boss Guo's meaning, and he remained silent for a long time.

"Is it absolutely necessary to use gold and silver?"

"Not exactly." Liang Huashan shook his head: "As long as the value is appropriate, whether it is rare and precious materials or gold and silver, it is all acceptable."

Gong Xuan nodded and solemnly thanked Liang Huashan:
"Thank you everyone." ...

By the time Gong Xuan and Lin Jiang came out of Liang Huashan's house, it was already dark.

Gong Xuan looked up at the sky. The sun had set and the moon had risen, but the stars were not yet visible. However, it was already late in the summer, so it was actually quite late.

He stared intently at the sky for a while before turning to look at Lin Jiang:
"Young master, I plan to leave the capital in a few days."

"Where do you want to go?"

"The Art of Seeking Fate," Gong Xuan said. "I'm used to the wild ways of the martial world and really don't know how to make a living in the capital. Even if I had the skills to sell to the powerful, it's not what I want."

"So you want to travel the martial arts world?"

"Yes, I want to travel the martial world." Gong Xuan nodded: "I know some secrets in the martial world. If I go west, I think I should be able to get some opportunities."

Lin Jiang pondered for a moment and began to think.

For Lin Jiang, leaving the capital at this moment was not a problem, since he had only come to the capital to find Sun Zhong to unlock the secret in the box.

Now that the imperial prescriptions have filled the inner palace, there seems to be no need for us to remain in the capital.

But there are still unresolved matters in the capital.

Leaving aside what to do with the mansion that was purchased with money, it is inappropriate to leave the cook alone.

Chen Dajiang might not be willing to go with him now.

There's also Xiaoshan Shen, Liang Huashan, and Sun Zhong, whose head is always shrouded in hostile red qi.

There are still many things that Lin Jiang needs to handle himself.

It would be better to make arrangements in the capital first.

At the same time, Lin Jiang was also considering whether he should part ways with Gong Xuan temporarily.

Gong Xuan's weakness was obvious, and his frequent coughing revealed his declining health.

In this case……

It would be better to wait until I master the "Returning Home" alchemy technique, so that I can provide Gong Xuan with a small bottle of escape techniques, and then let him travel alone, which would also be a way for him to recuperate.

Lin Jiang recalled that the prescription for "returning to one's hometown" was relatively simple, so studying it should not be difficult.

"Can we wait a while?"

"Naturally."

Gong Xuan didn't ask Lin Jiang what he wanted to do or how long he needed to stay in the capital. He simply nodded in agreement.

On their way back, the two did not say much about it, but continued to chat and laugh, buying food and drinks in the streets of the capital before walking back to the courtyard.

As he approached the courtyard, Gong Xuancai finally slowed his pace slightly:
"Young master, my poor fate often leads me to make others suffer hardship when I associate with them."

"Your fate has no effect on me."

"Yes." Gong Xuan's face showed a wistful smile: "But my desperate efforts are, in a way, a lonely fate. Deep friendships cost me money, so I dare not make close friends and do not leave letters. In more than ten years of traveling the martial world, although I have made two or three friends, I am ultimately a man of few words."

"Only by meeting you, young master, can I say that I have met the first true friend in this world."

Lin Jiang thought for a moment, then confidently patted his chest:
"This proves that I'm a reliable person!"

Gong Xuan laughed heartily:

"Indeed! To drink and sing under the moonlight with someone like you, young master, is truly a great blessing! To have such a friend in this life is enough!"

His laughter was so loud that passersby on the surrounding streets couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

Lin Jiang thought for a moment, then started laughing along with Gong Xuan. The laughter was so loud that the passersby cursed them as "two lunatics" before no one paid any attention to them anymore.

The two didn't seem to care at all, chatting and laughing as they walked further and further away.

Before long, they returned to the vicinity of the courtyard.

Just then, Lin Jiang suddenly noticed a man standing at the entrance of their courtyard.

He glanced at the man and noticed that the man's skin was slightly brown, his eyes were tired, and his expression was peaceful.

Lin Jiang thought about it carefully and realized that he had never seen this person before, which aroused his curiosity.

who is this?

It doesn't look like the face of Daxing.

He then slowly walked up to the other person:
"Hello, who are you looking for?"

Upon hearing Lin Jiang's question, the man slowly turned his head and looked at Lin Jiang.

"I am indeed here to find someone," the man said calmly. "I'm here to find you."

"Find me?"

Lin Jiang was even more puzzled.

He glanced at the other person and confirmed that he had never seen this person before.

But for some reason, Lin Jiang saw a slightly distorted aura on the man's profile.

His heart stirred, and the energy flow changed accordingly.

That is……

His summer heat!

The man before him remained expressionless, calmly stating:

"I did come to find you. There's something on you that I'd like to exchange for it."

Lin Jiang's expression finally turned serious.

This person is...

No more parting!
(End of this chapter)