Chapter 84: Tianyuan Dharma Assembly (I)
Lu Ren and his friends had no plans to stay in Tianlu Bank for long. They also planned to buy some clothes for the mountain ghosts to wear on a daily basis.
After the matter was settled, they stood up and said goodbye, and walked out of Tianlu Bank. Then Lu Ren was extravagant this time, and took Qilinzi and A Bing to eat at McDonald's, which is a favorite among children. Qilinzi and A Bing also gave face, and it can be seen that both the man and the bear were very happy with the meal.
It turns out that even if they are non-human, they are just ordinary children after all.
After eating and drinking, everyone prepared to go shopping. Unexpectedly, as soon as they came out of the fast food restaurant, Lu Ren heard a familiar voice calling him from afar: "Ah Ren! Ah Ren!"
Hearing the sound , Lu Ren looked around in confusion, trying to find where the sound came from. Then, he saw Zong Yi waving at him with a silly smile on his face across the street.
This was the first time Lu Ren had seen Zong Yi since the class reunion incident two months ago.
After that incident, because Lu Ren had to go to work, he only had time to ask Zong Yi about his condition via text message. He finally felt relieved after receiving Zong Yi's reply that "he is safe and sound".
Originally, he had planned to go with Zong Yi the last time he visited Sheng Min, but Zong Yi was out of town shooting a video, so they missed each other. Later, the two of them made an appointment to visit Sheng Min again, but because of the various strange emergencies that Lu Ren encountered during this period, the matter was left unresolved.
I didn't expect to meet you here today.
Soichi still had his distinctive yellow curly hair. He was wearing a sweater of unknown brand today, but the fancy design of the sweater showed that it was not cheap. Although it was fancy, the sweater really suited him and made him look youthful and beautiful.
At this moment, Zong Yi had already crossed the road and was walking towards Lu Ren and the others. He was smiling heartlessly and didn't look very smart. He almost had the words "stupid but rich" written on his face.
Zongyi almost ran the last few steps. Seeing this old classmate who had been through life and death with him before, Zongyi seemed particularly happy. He patted Lu Ren's shoulder vigorously and said happily: "Aren! What a coincidence! Long time no see, what are you doing?"
Lu Ren rubbed his shoulders with his teeth bared, and replied: "My...distant relatives came to the city, so I took them out to buy some things during the weekend." As he spoke, Lu Ren introduced the Qilin : "This is Lu Yang, and this is A Li."
The mountain ghost and the unicorn cub greeted each other in a friendly manner: "Hello."
Soichi also smiled at the two of them and responded politely, "Hello, hello... eh?"
Zongyi carefully looked at the mountain ghost and the unicorn cub, and then said to Lu Ren with a look of shock on his face: "Aren, how come your two relatives are both so good-looking?" After that, Zongyi pretended to carefully look at the mountain ghost's face for a while, and then pretended to study Lu Ren's face, and finally concluded in an exaggerated tone, "Your distant relatives must be quite distant."
His expression was teasing, and it was obvious that he was joking. Lu Ren didn't feel annoyed. He just laughed and scolded him, "Go away," and started chatting with him about other topics.
Lu Ren asked, "What about you? Why are you in the city center?"
Zong Yi said: "I'm here to buy something. You should know that my family is a big family of metaphysics.
Lu Ren had heard about this matter when he was in school. At that time, he didn't quite understand how shamanism could become a family business. Later, he learned that the Zong family was more than just shamanism, and was a very powerful existence.
So Lu Ren nodded and said, "Yeah, I've heard of it before."
"My family is planning to hold a big meeting recently, it's called something, um... 'Tianyuan Dharma Assembly'! Anyway, it's quite grand. And I'm a self-media blogger, so I plan to take the opportunity to shoot some and make some money. So I came out today to buy some props for the shooting."
From time to time, Zong Yi would say some words that Shan Gui had never heard of, which made her curious: "Traffic money?"
Although it is already the Internet age, Zongyi did not think it was strange that Shan Gui knew nothing about traffic. He just thought Shan Gui was a popular person who did not go online much, so he patiently explained: "Traffic money means that as long as my videos are played, I can get some share of the website. This is my main source of income now."
After that, he added: "Actually, Miss Ali, you have such good appearance, you can also try to do self-media, it should be very marketable."
The mountain ghost was a little surprised when he heard this: "Can I do it too?"
Zong Yi just said casually: "Of course, everyone can do self-media. Although it may be difficult to get started, it's not a bad idea to give it a try."
Who would have thought that after hearing what Zongyi said, Shan Gui actually lowered his head and began to ponder, as if he was thinking about the feasibility of running his own media.
But Lu Ren didn't notice Shan Gui's sudden contemplation. Although he didn't say it, he was still very happy to meet his old classmate. He couldn't help but talk more to Zong Yi: "The Tianyuan Dharma Assembly you mentioned, is it a symposium? Then it shouldn't be popular if it's filmed."
Zong Yi shook his head and explained, "It's not a symposium, it's more like a private temple fair. It's fun. The last time such a conference was held was when I was very young. I don't remember anything, but I remember there were a lot of delicious food."
When he heard that there was something delicious, Qilin cub immediately perked up. He swallowed, then shook the hand that Lu Ren was holding to attract Lu Ren's attention. Then he looked up at Lu Ren with expectant eyes: "Aren, there is something delicious!"
The teddy bear in the Qilin cub's hand also secretly changed the direction of its face, and was now looking at Lu Ren with its round little eyes, with a pleading look in its eyes.
The expressions and actions of the man and the bear were surprisingly consistent, and their faces showed "I want to eat so much".
Lu Ren laughed and said, "This is a private temple fair. We can't get in." After saying that, he looked at the light in the eyes of the man and the bear gradually dimming, and quickly comforted them, "How about this, I'll buy more vegetables today and make delicious food for you, okay?"
However, before the Qilin cub could agree, Zong Yi, who was standing nearby, suddenly said, "It's not impossible. I've already asked my family for a filming permit. You can just go in as my filming assistants."
Perhaps fearing that Lu Ren would refuse, Zong Yi added: "It just so happens that I am really short of manpower recently. You don't know that low-budget bloggers like us are really poor and can't afford to hire anyone. We have to do everything by ourselves, which is very tiring. If you are willing to come and help, it will really be a big help to me."
Zong Yi's words made Lu Ren hesitate.
On the other side, after hearing this, the unicorn cub and the teddy bear continued to look at Lu Ren with hopeful eyes. The mountain ghost who had been silent all the time seemed to be somewhat interested in Zong Yi's filming plan, even though she had no interest in the delicious food. She only said, "Why not go and have a look? I also want to know how to make money from traffic."
Although Lu Ren was not surprised by the rebellion of these two little foodies, he did not expect that Shan Gui would also want to take a look. He said in surprise: "Ali, are you interested in self-media?"
The mountain ghost nodded: "Well, I want to find something to do before spring comes."
After hearing this, Zongyi immediately struck while the iron was hot: "Go ahead, go ahead. I will definitely teach you everything I have learned in my life."
In the end, the score was 3 to 1, and in the eyes of everyone who was expecting him, Lu Ren accepted Zong Yi's invitation. Zong Yi jumped up and down and shouted "Yeah!", then he decisively led the others to sit in his car.
It must be said that Zong Yi, as a second-generation rich man, is indeed rich. The last time Lu Ren took his car, he was in a brown Porsche. This time, Zong Yi's car was changed to a black Bentley, which looked much more solemn. It should be deliberately changed to match the formal occasion of Tianyuan Fahui. Rich people are willing to spend a lot of money on some insignificant details.
This time, Lu Ren was still very careful when riding in the car, for fear of dirtying Zong Yi's car.
In comparison, Zong Yi seemed very casual. While driving, he popularized the knowledge about Zong family and Tianyuan Dharma Assembly to several people: "Tianyuan Dharma Assembly is a tradition that has been around for a long time. It is said that it was left by our ancestors. I heard from my father before that Tianyuan actually means the center of the chessboard. This name is meant to indicate that this is the most core event of Xuanmen.
Do you know the four families of Xuanmen? Zong, Zhong, Qi and Qian. Although the other three families have gradually declined in recent years, they were evenly matched in the past and no one was willing to give in. In order to prevent disputes, the tradition of holding the Tianyuan Dharma Assembly was established. The Tianyuan Dharma Assembly is usually held when there is a fight or disaster, and must be held by the most powerful family at the time. "
After listening to Zong Yi's popular science, Lu Ren intuitively felt that this so-called Dharma Assembly should be a very important meeting, so he asked uncertainly: "From what you said, this should be a very important meeting. Is it really okay for you to take us, who are irrelevant, with you?"
Zong Yi seemed indifferent, "Don't worry. Apart from the Zong family, few people in other families still stick to their old ways. The Tianyuan Dharma Assembly is no longer as good as it used to be. Just treat it as a gathering to discuss things. In fact, this meeting should have been held last month, but some of the guys in the Zong and Qi families who were originally designated as the next generation of successors went out to play during the summer vacation and got injured. The meeting was postponed for another two months to wait for them to get better. Think about it, how can a meeting that is postponed at will be officially held?"
The mountain ghost who had listened to them all the way seemed to be somewhat interested in this: "So what was the reason for you to think of holding the Tianyuan Dharma Assembly this time?"
Zong Yi was not particularly clear about this, he only heard a general idea: "I heard that it was because a very powerful wild method appeared recently, which can drive the drought demon."
Lu Ren, who had never had a deep understanding of what species Jun Fang was, said: "Hanba ?"
Zong Yi was driving the car, so he could only answer him in a hurry: "I haven't seen it either. Anyway, I heard that it is a very evil creature, and it is said to like to eat people."
Hearing this, Lu Ren was terrified and said to Zong Yi: "That's too scary. We must quickly catch the person who released these scary things!"
