In Luosu City, two Taoists led donkeys. The donkeys walked side by side, one on the left and the other on the right. There was a huge steel fork on their backs, and they stopped in front of a blacksmith shop.

There was a tinkling sound in the blacksmith shop, and iron was being struck.

"Boom!"

The steel fork fell to the ground and made a loud noise.

But I saw a young Taoist put down the steel fork, came over and saluted the blacksmith with a smile:

"Store, do you want to collect the steel forks?"

"Ouch! Where did the two Taoist priests get such a big steel fork?"

"Behead Yaksha, Yaksha dropped it."

"You two little Taoist priests, please don't deceive me! How can there be any Yaksha? If there really is a Yaksha, and he can move such a big steel fork, he will have to find a general or a god who is good at martial arts to deal with it!"

"Haha, it is indeed difficult to deal with, but there is no need for gods."

"this……"

The blacksmith was naturally shocked and came over to look at the steel fork carefully.

"This steel fork is made of good steel, but the workmanship is very rough. It is so thick and long, it probably weighs more than a hundred pounds? Who can make it move? Is it really a monster?"

"Can the store charge? How much?" Lin Jue asked, "This is really good steel. If this handle is melted, it can at least be used to make dozens of good swords."

"Where did the Taoist Master come from?"

"Taoists don't lie."

"hiss……"

The blacksmith thought again and again, excited and afraid, and finally shook his head: "Taoist Master, it's not that the villain won't accept it, but he is really afraid that if he accepts it, the monster will come to find the villain. Besides, the villain here only has some hoes and hatchets, which are useful.

I can't get such good steel and I can't use up so much steel. Even if I can use it, I can't afford it. I'm asking for an arbitrary price and I can't do it to the Taoist priest. There is a sword-making shop over there. If you have money and courage, please go to them.

Bar."

"Then what should the price of this steel be?"

"Pig iron costs about ten dollars per catty, but it costs people to refine it. To make five-fire wrought iron, it costs more than one hundred dollars per catty. When refined iron is turned into steel, it costs more than two hundred dollars per catty. If it is made into hundreds of steel, it costs more than one catty per catty.

I need two or three taels of silver."

"What is this?"

"At least it's fine iron anyway."

"Thank you."

The two men carried the steel fork and put it on the donkey's back.

As I walked through the city, I don’t know how many people paid attention.

Two quarters of an hour later, the swords were laid out.

Lin Jue and Lin Jue took a bag of silver and weighed it with their hands. They were both surprised and happy.

The guy from the sword shop was carrying the steel fork in.

Unexpectedly, this steel fork, which looked ordinary and had no charm, turned out to be far more than they expected when converted into money.

"Half for each person."

"good!"

"Gone."

"Where are you going, senior brother?"

“Chicken and unrestrained!”

"good!"

The two walked into the crowd.

One day later.

There is a tinkling sound in the forest.

Two Taoists rode paper donkeys and walked leisurely up the sloping mountain road.

The junior sister bought a bell for her paper donkey.

Lin Jue didn’t understand this——

Because the paper donkey is originally made of paper, it will turn back into a piece of paper every time it is taken back, and the bell cannot change accordingly. Therefore, not only must a separate bell be carried, but it must be hung again on the neck of the paper donkey every time.

When it turns back into a piece of paper, it will fall to the ground, and you have to bend down to pick it up, which is very troublesome.

The junior sister didn't think it was a bother and even wanted to buy one for his donkey, but he refused.

In addition to the bells, I also bought a pack of chestnuts.

They say they are chic, but in fact they don’t know how to spend money, are reluctant to spend money, and have no place to spend money. The prosperity of Luosu is far less than that of Yi County. In the end, the two of them only bought a bell and a bag of chestnuts when they passed by the county town.

I had a good meal in the city with about ten kilograms of pork.

At this time, he was sitting on the back of a donkey, peeling chestnuts as he walked.

The sound of bells gradually entered the depths of the mountain forest.

Just after passing the hot spring and approaching the foot of Fuqiu Peak, I immediately heard a voice coming from the forest: "Hey! You are back? I thought you died outside!"

This sound is strange and very distinctive.

"Senior, long time no see."

Lin Jue stopped the donkey and smiled.

"That's not right! Have we ever met before?"

"Too……"

Lin Jue was startled at first, and then his smile became even brighter.

As soon as he heard this sentence pattern, the familiar smell came immediately. In addition, he knew that when he arrived at the foot of Mount Yi, he had entered the territory of the mountain god, and he didn't know whether it was because he had been carrying the mountain god's token for a long time or something, Lin Jue seemed to

Being able to feel the aura of this mountain naturally makes you feel at ease and makes you feel much more relaxed and happy.

I even wanted to ask:

"We have known each other for more than two years, and we have some friendship, but as my senior said, we have never met in person. I don't know your true appearance, so why not show up and meet him?"

But I heard the voice in the forest reply: "Since we have already known each other, why do we need to meet?"

“If we don’t meet, how can we have fellowship?”

"That's not right! You, a Taoist priest, haven't you ever heard of a saying? Those who communicate with each other are based on their hearts, not their appearance! Don't you know that people's hearts are unpredictable and dangerous in mountains and rivers? If you don't see their heart and communicate with each other by appearance, you will think that

If you don't see its appearance, you will think it is sparse, but is that right?"

"..."

Lin Jue had actually heard of this sentence.

I heard it from the mouth of an old man from Shucun Village.

It seems that it was originally said by a fox demon.

There are often fox monsters in the world, and they hang out with people. People are very curious and always want to meet them. Most fox monsters don't want to be disturbed, so they use such words to refuse.

It probably means that when making friends, you should use your heart, not appearance. The human heart is very complicated and cannot be seen clearly with the naked eye. On the contrary, the naked eye will only be disturbed. If you cannot see the heart and only look at the appearance to make friends, you will feel that there is a relationship.

Intimacy is obviously wrong, and if you can't see the face but can see the heart, it feels alienated, which is also wrong.

Lin Jue thought for a moment, smiled again, and then casually said: "Then if we can't come back, will seniors feel lonely in the future? Miss me?"

The weird voice was also silent for a while, and then avoided the question: "You, a Taoist priest, are the last to go up to the mountain to practice, so why do you go the furthest to eliminate demons? Your senior brothers have already returned and finished."

"How is my senior brother?"

"Some of them were injured, but I guess they should be fine by now."

"That's good." Lin Jue said, and then answered it, "It's just bad luck. I happened to find the place where the demon king stores his death energy, which can transform ordinary plants and animals into monsters and evil things..."

Lin Jue knew that it was a well-informed man, so he explained the matter in general.

Until we talked about the Yaohua Empress.

"Senior, do you know this empress?"

"Do you know where Emperor Yujian is?"

"Nature knows."

"That's it."

It seems to be saying that the status of this empress in the hearts of the monsters here is like the status of Emperor Yujian in the hearts of the people here?

This guy's speaking style...

I really love the bar.
To be continued...