Volume 6: Summer Chapter 13 Pigments
"The paint is so expensive?" Dai Qi was a little curious.
"Yes, I didn't believe it at first. It's just paint. Later I found out that different grades are completely different. Some colors turn gray right after painting, while others can remain unchanged for a hundred years under better preservation conditions. Some colors are even exclusive," Jiang You said while talking about the promotion knowledge he heard from the boss of the art shop, while carefully looking at Jiang Mo's paintings. "I thought, since my son has a good sense of color, I should buy him more colors so that he won't be restricted when painting. Don't you think so?"
"Yes." Dai Qi nodded. She looked into the store and said, "I want to buy a postcard and have it mailed to me in a year."
"Okay, since this is your first business, I'll give you a discount."
As they spoke, Jiang You and Dai Qi walked into the store.
Dai Qi is looking at postcards on the shelf.
Jiang Youze walked to the counter and sat down. He grabbed a watermelon-flavored lollipop from the candy bowl, unwrapped it and put it in his mouth. Then he took out his cell phone and found Meng Xianyang on WeChat.
Jiang You: Xiao Meng, is there any problem with the air conditioning in your room cooling down now? "
After waiting for a while, Meng Xianyang didn't reply, so he put the phone on the table.
Dai Qi finally picked out a postcard of a city landscape photography. She walked to the long table, sat down, took out a black fountain pen from the storage box, lowered her head and began to write quickly.
After writing, she waited for the writing to dry, then she put the postcard into the envelope and glued it shut.
She hesitated as she addressed the envelope.
At this time, Zhao walked into the store, circled around Dai Qi's feet, and then rushed into the kitchen.
Dai Qi smiled with relief, then she wrote down her current address on the envelope, then she walked to the counter and handed the envelope to Jiang You, "I won't rent your house in a year..."
Jiang You glanced at her, found a city building stamp and pasted it on. "We'll talk about it later. I'm tired of changing tenants all the time. 16 yuan."
Dai Qi took out her phone and scanned the QR code on the counter. After paying, she remembered what Jiang You said before. She asked, "Brother Jiang, do you have other houses to rent?"
"There are two more sets over at Lanxinyuan."
"No wonder you're so laid back. You can open the store when you want to, and you can't open it when you don't want to."
"It's okay, it's okay. I still have to make money," Jiang You watched Zhaocai sneak out of the kitchen, "I have to start saving money for my son to marry a daughter-in-law."
"How old is your son?"
"It was fast, about ten years, it just passed in the blink of an eye."
"Too."
…
Chang Lizhang brought Zhuang Zekun and Guan Nuo to the place on Jiujin Mountain where they arrived that night.
After Zhuang Zekun investigated for a while, he asked Chang Lizhang: "Was it Jiang You who broke my seal?"
Chang Lizhang recalled and said, "It was Section Chief Tang. Jiang You seemed to have pointed her in the direction." Then he briefly recounted the situation at that time to Zhuang Zekun.
"This time, it's all thanks to Section Chief Tang." Chang Lizhang glanced at Zhuang Zekun's expression and said, "Mr. Zhuang, I'm from the Chucheng Special Branch. I hope someone can come to pick me up as soon as possible. Something just happened on Jiujin Mountain, and someone who can calm it down needs to come."
"Do you want to answer it?" Zhuang Zekun asked.
"I can't do that."
"So do you want to go to the research institute? I heard that eight or nine years ago, Teacher Ji mentioned that you should go there."
Chang Lizhang was stunned for a moment, then he shook his head, "I have become lazy over the years and am not used to the pace over there."
They continued to move forward.
The further we went, the harder the road became. There were signs of cracks on the ground, and rocks that had fallen from the mountain were scattered all over the place.
Zhuang Zekun stepped over a stone and said, "The institute has made many new achievements recently."
"fine."
"I have discovered a new path of cultivation."
Chang Lizhang didn't say anything, he just glanced at Zhuang Zekun.
"According to the evaluation, it is superior to all the cultivation methods we know of so far," Zhuang Zekun stopped and looked at Chang Lizhang. "After the Jinghu Society collapsed, many obstacles also disappeared, but now we are short of people and talents. If we ask the people on the mountain to borrow people, how many people there can do what Brother Zheng did?"
"Let's wait until things get settled here."
After Chang Lizhang gave in, Zhuang Zekun stopped forcing him and started chatting about some light topics. Soon, they arrived at their destination.
The gap has been completely closed.
"Wangshu detected that the concentration of Chucheng's alien spiritual power had increased, so he came to Yanjing to find me," Zhuang Zekun put his hand on the mountain wall, feeling the spiritual power inside the mountain, "The concentration of Tangjiang City's alien spiritual power has also increased. It was discovered by Master Hongzhen."
"Didn't the research institute find out?"
"I found out. Teacher Ji said that the increase in concentration in Tangjiang City was caused by an experimental accident. It has been brought under control." Zhuang Zekun put down his hand and looked at Chang Lizhang. "Brother Lizhang, after I came here, I went up the mountain alone. The concentration of the alien spirit power in Chucheng has also dropped to normal levels."
"That's why I would rather stay in Chu City than go to the research institute."
"What do you mean?" Zhuang Zekun asked.
"When Brother Zheng and I talked, he was always straightforward," Chang Lizhang walked a few steps outside, looking at the lush mountains. "I didn't hide any facts in the report I submitted. Before that night, I had no idea there was a passage at the bottom of Jiujin Mountain. Brother Zheng guarded Chu City for ten years purely out of chivalry."
Zhuang Zekun looked at Chang Lizhang's back and fell silent.
Guan Nuo listened to their conversation. He looked at Zhuang Zekun, then at Chang Lizhang. Finally, he broke the silence and asked, "What is alien spiritual power?"
"The scanning function of the law enforcement recorder was originally developed to detect alien spiritual power," Zhuang Zekun answered Guan Nuo. He said, "It is used to determine his location."
"he?"
“This story begins thirty years ago.”
…
Tang Butian walked up to Zhong Minghong and Zhong Yan and said, "Boss Zhong, do you want to talk to me about something?"
"You've made progress again."
“ I’m very talented.”
"Brother Zheng is gone," Zhong Minghong asked, "Did you bring back his sword?"
"No, I died together with the enemy."
Zhong Minghong sighed, "I originally wanted you to send his sword to the Sword Tomb."
"I want to know what happened thirty years ago?" Tang Butian gently waved the wooden sword. "This wooden sword now recognizes me as its master. I think I have the right to know."
Zhong Minghong smiled bitterly. He simply told Tang Butian what happened thirty years ago. Then he said, "Many people on the mountain know about this matter, but because it involves too many people and the method used by Mu Di is rather evil, it has been classified as confidential."
After listening, Tang Butian asked, "The change in the way of heaven predicted by Buddhism refers to that disaster?"
"Yes," Zhong Minghong took a step forward, "I heard that the concentration of alien spiritual power in Chucheng has increased."
"There is a passage and a door at the bottom of Jiujin Mountain. The spirit of the door calls her master a god. The door has been closed."
"Does Zhuang Zekun know about this?"
"Yes, it is clearly written in the report."
"In order to help Zhuang Zekun fight against the Jinghu Society, we sacrificed Feng Yuan and Chen Chang. When we were in Yanjing, Zhuang Zekun said that Guan Nuo had figured out the most critical way out."
Hearing this, Tang Butian pursed her lips.
