flstandardbreds Chapter 1020 Paying for Learning
Chapter 1020 Paying for Learning
Chapter 1020: Paying for Learning
We returned to the small town on Xishan Island.
In less than two years, the town has undergone tremendous changes.
Along the south side of the town, more than ten houses were built and several shops were opened.
As soon as Xiao Han landed, she heard Fatty Wang standing outside his shop, cursing and swearing.
"Fellow Daoist Wang, what's wrong?" Xiao Han greeted him.
Fatty Wang spat and pointed to the south of the town, "That old geezer dared to steal my business. He angered me, so I chopped him up with one knife."
Following the direction of his kitchen knife, Xiao Han saw a small restaurant with a sign that read "Shenxianju Grand Restaurant".
The corners of her mouth twitched.
Distracted by Xiao Han, Fatty Wang couldn't continue his rant. He looked at Xiao Han and said with a smile, "Go and comfort Old Man Qian. Another grocery store has opened over there, and he must be in a bad mood too."
Xiao Han nodded, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and went to Qian Duoduo's General Store instead of the teahouse.
When Qian Baiwan saw her come in, he sat down in the rocking chair and swayed back and forth, ignoring her.
I guess they felt there was no money to be made and didn't want to bother with it.
Xiao Han tapped on the counter. "Shopkeeper, we have a customer. Shall we serve you?"
Qian Baiwan jumped up from his rocking chair, his face beaming. "What would you like to order, sir?"
Xiao Han took out a storage bag containing green cloud stones worth 500,000 divine stones and handed it to Qian Baiwan.
"This is the cost of purchasing the rune explanation."
Qian Baiwan put it away. "Alright, you'll come here for class after the shop closes today."
He had to watch over the shop during the day; he couldn't afford to be late.
After finalizing the class time, Xiao Han went to check on her empty cave again. Thanks to the array set up by Old Man Yu, the cave was still intact.
After checking out the place to stay, I finally had time to go to the teahouse for a while.
Several regular tea drinkers were there, and when they saw her return, they all greeted her in unison.
Xiao Han habitually took out a divine stone and handed it to the shop owner, Xin Nuxiu.
Brother Xin skillfully brewed her a pot of the cheapest coarse tea.
Although Xiao Han had been living with these people in this small town for several years, she only knew the surnames of everyone except for the general store owner, Qian Baiwan.
So she didn't know what the female cultivator's real name was; she could just call her Fellow Daoist Xin.
Xiao Han sat down and immediately asked Granny Liu beside her, "Who are these new cultivators over there?"
What she really wanted to say was, were those people like you, hiding their true strength and coming here to play dumb to fool others?
But she ultimately dared not unveil this veil. She was afraid that if she were exposed, she would be nothing more than a nobody here, and she wouldn't be able to stay.
If others are unwilling to admit it, then she'll just pretend to be stupid too.
Granny Liu curled her lip, "Just a bunch of busybodies."
It seems they are unwilling to go into details.
Xiao Han stopped asking questions and instead began to sell her green marble.
"Fellow Daoist Liu, would you like to buy some green cloud stones?"
Old Lady Liu chuckled, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who would have the money to buy this useless thing?"
Xiao Han then looked at Old Man Yu.
"Fellow Daoist Yu..."
Before he could finish speaking, Old Man Yu started waving his hand.
“Sell it to young girls; this old man has no interest in such things.”
Xin, the female cultivator, suddenly spoke up: "I'll buy 100,000 divine stones."
Xiao Han quickly packed 100,000 green marbles and handed them to her.
Xin Nuxiu indeed gave her 100,000 divine stones.
For the first time, Xiao Han realized that money was actually very easy to earn.
I spent the afternoon in the teahouse, listening to all sorts of discussions about the people in Zhennan.
In short, it's a case of imitating someone else's style without understanding their own flaws!
Xiao Han felt that everyone in the town had an indescribable, strange feeling about them.
It's the same in both the North and the South.
After the teahouse closed, she went to Qian Duoduo's General Store.
When Qian Baiwan saw her arrive, he got up and went to close the shop door.
He then pointed to the open space in the middle of the grocery store, "If you do your job well and listen attentively, I won't repeat myself."
Xiao Han hurriedly took out a futon, then sat down cross-legged and activated a sound-recording stone.
Qian Baiwan glanced at it but didn't say anything.
He then began to explain the principles of the spatial confinement talisman and what kind of laws and powers were involved.
Xiao Han tried hard to understand the content, which was a bit beyond the scope of the curriculum, but she also felt that she had benefited a lot.
Explaining a rune is no less effective than giving a sermon.
No wonder they asked for 500,000 divine stones.
Time flies when you're focused on the lesson.
More than an hour had passed by the time Qian Baiwan announced the end of his lecture.
Based on the other party's understanding of the power of laws, Xiao Han knew that the other party's cultivation level was at least two major realms higher than hers.
To be even bolder, the possibility of a God Emperor is not out of the question.
In short, apart from her, there probably isn't a single cultivator in this town who is truly at the True God Realm.
Xiao Han put away the prayer mat and bowed to Qian Baiwan to express her gratitude.
Qian Baiwan waved his hand, "The money and goods are settled, it's just a transaction, there's nothing to thank me for."
Xiao Han didn't rush to schedule the next lecture; she needed to digest this material and draw it skillfully first.
When I stepped out of the grocery store, it was already dark outside.
The fierce winds whipped through the trees and leaves in the mountains, making a rustling sound.
Some winds whistled through the cracks in the mountain, making a sound like the wailing of ghosts, making one feel as if they were in the underworld, with no trace of the divine realm.
The protective light shield was no match for the fierce winds of the Heavenly Fiend, but Xiao Han still subconsciously raised the protective light shield and flew towards his cave at top speed.
This kind of chilling wind that blows straight into the bone marrow is not something one should try too often.
Fortunately, her cave was very close to the town, and she arrived in just a few steps.
Back in her cave, she slipped into the exquisite fairy abode, waved to the fawning croton to stop disturbing her, and then took out the sound recording stone to listen to it repeatedly.
The sound-recording stone was activated, and Xiao Han was stunned upon hearing it.
There was indeed still the voice of the money-making monk inside, but it sounded dry and lifeless.
To use an imperfect analogy, it's like listening to a really nice song, but when you listen to it again, the song has no musical accompaniment, no musicality, and it's just like reciting lyrics with a few ups and downs.
Xiao Han immediately understood.
The sermons delivered by Master Qian earlier were imbued with the divine pronouncements of the Great Dao, allowing her to immerse herself in and understand them more quickly.
This sound-recording stone is simply unable to preserve the great Dao's divine message.
No wonder many profound talismanic arts cannot be recorded on jade slips. Some great cultivators' sermons can only be heard in person.
Well, all she could do was listen to the dry, lifeless voice, try her best to recreate the feelings she had at the time, and then savor and understand them.
She had been staying in the Linglong Immortal Abode for several days, and feeling dizzy and overwhelmed from studying, she needed to relax, so she left the cave again.
However, when she scanned the town with her divine sense and saw a large crowd gathered there, it seemed that something had happened, so she hurriedly flew over.
When they arrived in the town, Xiao Han was speechless once again.
In the crowd, Fatty Wang and a gaunt old man were wrestling together like men from an ordinary country.
Without using any spiritual power or law power, they simply wrestled with their bodies.
Xiao Han could only sigh: These cultivators are all too idle.