Buddhist Cultivation: Starting from Divination

Chapter 1 The Pawnshop Lord and the Old Prince

Great Xia Dynasty, Shengzhi three years.

Xianli 860 four years.

Jinzhou City

It has been three years since the former dynasty's Great Yan subjugated the country, and everything seems to be covered up by time.

The first ray of sunlight at noon entered the city, bringing a lot of fireworks to the whole city.

The teahouses, inns, and taverns on the street are all overcrowded, and the laughter of diners makes this area extremely noisy.

On the official road, vendors yelled to and fro, and ice gourd vendors stood at the corner of the street. There was an endless stream of pedestrians on the road, and children played and ran past.

What a glorious scene.

To the east of the market is a well-repaired pawnshop tile building, with "Huai character small pawnshop" engraved on the door plaque.

"Shopkeeper Zhao, take a look, how much is this stone worth?"

A big man with a sweat towel tied on his forehead threw an ordinary pebble and threw it in front of a young man.

It's just that this young man is so handsome.

Wearing a black gown, the clothes are clean and clean, and there is a string of golden copper coins around the waist.

His facial features are fair, with sharp edges and corners, his nose bridge is strong, and he is as handsome as jade. There is a pair of pupils under his knife-cut eyebrows, from which there is a heroic spirit, and there is a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

It seems friendly and approachable.

His name is Zhao Huai, and he is the shopkeeper of this small pawn shop.

Zhao Huai picked up the stone and looked at the crystal clear pebbles in front of him for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, a golden copper coin suddenly appeared in his hand, and he tossed it inadvertently.

This seemingly inadvertent action did not attract the attention of the big man.

"Two hundred Wen, what do you think?"

After looking at it for a long time and throwing copper coins for a long time, Zhao Huai finally spoke.

"Two hundred Wen?"

"No more."

"Two hundred Wen is two hundred Wen. Oh, I'm unlucky."

The big man complained, but he couldn't hide the smile under his eyes.

"Wait for my change."

Zhao Huai muttered in a low voice, then fumbled through the cabinet below to find it.

Now that the big man has won the price, he is not in a hurry.

Holding the counter with both hands, a pair of small eyes began to peek around.

But after looking at it for a long time, I couldn't help but be disappointed.

He found that the store was really poor, and it didn't even have any valuable calligraphy and paintings.

So he casually said:
"I said shopkeeper, you are a pawn shop, why don't you even have a treasure in the house? If you are like this, if someone else comes, I'm afraid they won't dare to put things on you."

Zhao Huai took out a sling of money from the cabinet, all copper coins with square holes.

Counted one by one, and counted again, a total of two hundred.

"No way, business is down."

Zhao Huai raised his head and replied helplessly.

"That's right, the name of your pawnbroker is not based on it. It's a miracle that your shop can be opened for three years."

The big man chuckled, it seemed to be teasing, more like irony.

But when Zhao Huai heard this, he didn't show any anger on his face, and said indifferently:

"Pawn shop is life, it is best to earn money, you can't and don't have to force it."

The big man laughed and said, "The shopkeeper's attitude is very lenient."

"People who come here are all bearish."

"Here, you have to take the money."

Zhao Huai handed over the money with a smile.

The big man took the money, feeling heavy in his hands, and at the same time feeling at ease in his heart, he suddenly felt happy, and couldn't help but say something more.

"I said shopkeeper, you came to Jinzhou three years ago, right?"

As soon as Zhao Huai heard this, he immediately became vigilant, and with a smile on his face, he asked back:
"Why did you say that?"

The big man glanced around and said in a low voice: "If it is, you have to be careful. For some reason recently, the government has been checking the new household registrations of those who have come to various states in the past three years. No, Wang Erha, who sells cakes next door, three The person who came to Jinzhou a few years ago was still a gangster, and was arrested by the government for questioning yesterday, and now he doesn't know whether he is dead or alive.

"If not, just treat me as a fart."

The big man said with a grin.

Zhao Huai shook his head and said with a light smile, "Don't worry, I have been in Jinzhou for seven or eight years, so you don't have to worry about me."

"That's okay, I'll push some business for the shopkeeper another day, and I'll leave first."

The big man tightly held the money in his hand, and didn't keep much, so he said goodbye immediately.

When he went out, he was still snickering.

"Ha ha!"

"A stone picked up from the mountain can be sold for two hundred coins. I'm afraid the head of the house is not a fool. Hehe, there is enough food for two days."

Zhao Huai sat on the chair and watched the big man leave, the smile on his face could not help but restrained, becoming very dignified.

He stood up, closed the door, and flipped up the "Closed" sign.

Zhao Huai came to the dark warehouse behind the shop and lit the oil lamp.

The entire warehouse is full of precious antiques, and there are many treasures such as jewelry and spirit stones.

On the highest floor of the warehouse, there is an exquisite wooden box with a white jade dragon seal inlaid inside.

Zhao Huai held the stone he had just obtained in his hand.

"Whoa!"

With a breath of effort, the stone in his palm was immediately shattered into powder.

The dust dissipated, and a mysterious ring as crystal clear as jade appeared in his hand.

"Who is the fool?"

At this time, Zhao Huai had a deep smile on the corner of his mouth.

His eyes are as sharp as a knife.

He is actually not from this world, but a traveler.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he found himself in a resplendent palace surrounded by eunuchs.

Only then did he realize that he had time-traveled and turned into a fleeing prince.

The last prince of the Great Yan Dynasty.

The Great Yan Dynasty was originally a unified dynasty, but his predecessor was a hedonist who had nothing to do all day long. He had to manage politics, but he couldn't manage politics, he had to practice, and he couldn't practice.

The son can teach like this, the father is not a good bird.

All prosperous dynasties cannot escape the fate of decline. The Yan Dynasty was overthrown by the rebel army, and the emperor hanged himself on a tree behind the palace.

On that day, the predecessor escaped from the palace, unable to bear the humiliation of fleeing, wanted to commit suicide by throwing himself into the lake.

Man dies, but he also comes.

The new dynasty that replaced it is today's Great Xia.

Zhao Huai continued his exile all the way to the south, passing through a large number of states and counties, and finally settled in Jinzhou, a city in the south near the sea.

Looking at the golden copper coin in his hand, Zhao Huai couldn't help being lost in thought.

He went all the way south, avoiding searches, and experienced military chaos, plague and famine, and everyone around him died tragically on the road, but why was he the only one who survived?

He relied on this golden copper coin.

As long as you toss the copper coins, you can know whether things are good or bad in your mind, and you can predict the fortunes and misfortunes of future events in advance.

Zhao Huai survived by relying on this small copper coin, sold the gold and silver accessories brought from the palace, opened a small pawn shop, and lived in seclusion among the people.

This stay is three years.

In the past three years, Zhao Huai had no desire for revenge. To be honest, he didn't feel much about the original owner's revenge for killing his father.

He just wanted to live, that's all.

This is a world where immortals are respected, and humans and demons coexist.

The secular world is ruled by major dynasties, and monks are governed by five ancient and powerful cultivating sects with a long history.

These powerful sects are also called Xianmen.

Fairy gates generally do not intervene in secular affairs.

So Zhao Huai's intention is also very clear, cultivating immortality is what he should do, and becoming immortal is his goal.

Only by becoming a fairy can one be alone.

As for the mere vengeance of killing one's father, well, let's avenge it in the next life.

Zhao Huai gripped the Xuan Ring tightly, pondered for a moment, looked expectant, and immediately tossed the golden copper coin in his hand.

He didn't know what was inside the ring.

Is it a demon who seized the house?

Or a kind old grandpa?
Who knows, so if you are undecided, let's throw a copper coin first.

In an instant, a line of words appeared in front of Zhao Huai's eyes.

【Fortune and misfortune depend on each other, just look at it】

[Both, seek it without oneself, there are thousands of hexagrams, all from the heart]

[Hexagram [-]: Chance, where the blessed live, the mysterious ring, the origin is unknown, if you collect the ring, the instruction you get is "blessing". 】

Seeing the word "Fu" between the lines, Zhao Huai immediately showed a bright smile.

Since it is a blessing, it means that there is nothing that is not good for you.

Without further ado, Zhao Huai bit his fingertips and confessed Xuan Jie's bleeding.

A strange feeling came to his heart, he could already see what was inside the mysterious ring.

Before Zhao Huai had time to glance at it, an orange light flew out and entered his mind.

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(End of this chapter)