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Chapter 19 "Mountains and Seas" Chapter of Drilling into the Dust
When I woke up I found myself lying in the incense room.

Senior Brother stood beside me.

"I'm back?" I said.

The senior brother immediately said happily: "Junior brother, you are awake."

"Which one? Where's the ring?" I said.

"Is it in your hand? What's wrong?" said the senior brother.

I raised my left hand and the ring was placed on the finger of my left hand.

its not right?I clearly remember holding it in my hand.

A burst of sucking came to my finger.

Living thing?Did it run up on its own?

"Elder brother, did you bring this for me?" I asked.

The eldest brother shook his head and said: "It's a good thing since we found it, junior brother. Tell me what's in the Taotie?"

I didn’t know how to answer the senior brother’s question, so I thought for a moment and said, “It’s very dirty, messy, and a little smelly.”

"Think about it. You eat so much garbage every day. It's really hard for you. Give me the stuff. That couple is coming soon, and I want to return it to them." The senior brother said.

I nodded my head and said, "If the couple comes, let me pay them back."

The senior brother smiled: "I won't take away your credit, let you give it to them."

After saying that, the elder brother smiled and walked out.

I was left alone looking at the ring blankly.

Living thing?

The old glutton said you are alive, but you still have lies?

I pulled off the ring and examined it on my hand.

But no matter how you look at it, it’s just a diamond ring?

I took out the water glass on the table and put it straight.

Pour a light amount of tea.

Then the ring was placed inside.

I looked at the teacup and thought, I don't believe I can't drown you.

Sure enough, something strange happened. The rings that were originally connected in a circle suddenly started to squirm.

The head and tail are loosened, like a worm.

And the gems are the eyes of this bug.

The bug squirmed out of the water glass, and then looked at me with its jewel-like eyes.

God, the bug and I looked at each other.

The bug that crawled out of the cup was connected head to tail again and turned back into a ring.

My God, this is indeed a monster.

Why does it exist?What is it used for?

I thought about it but had no idea at all.

It was so surreal when I picked up the ring again.

A familiar voice came, coming from that couple.

I looked up out the window at the sky, then looked at the time on the wall.

At 01:30 in the afternoon, I entered Taotie in the morning.

It should be afternoon now.

I held the diamond ring tightly and pushed open the door of the incense room.

The couple sat in front of the hall and were very happy to hear that they had found the diamond ring.

I walked over slowly.

The senior brother smiled and said: "Junior brother, please return the things to others quickly."

I nodded my head and looked at the motionless diamond ring in my hand.

Now only me and Lao Tao know that it is a bug.

But nothing I said would work. Shaking my head, I stretched out my hand and said, "I'll give you the thing back. If you drop it next time, don't come here to look for it again."

As soon as I finished speaking, the woman in the couple stood up and walked towards me.

He took the ring from my palm, nodded and said, "Yes, it's my ring."

The couple in front of them didn't know if there was any problem.

I thought about it and asked, "Where did you buy your ring?"

"What?" the woman said warily.

"No, I just think the ring is beautiful. Doesn't he have a girlfriend, and I want to buy one for her," I said.

At this time, the senior brother opened his mouth wide, and I knew that he understood that I didn't have a girlfriend at all.

I turned my head and glanced at Senior Brother, blinking.

The senior brother seemed to understand and said nothing.

"Young man, you have good taste. I bought this from Lao Chen Gold Shop in Zhenxi. The price is not cheap. Can you afford it?" the man in the couple said, with a sense of superiority on his face.

"The west side of town? Lao Chen Jin Pu?" I said thoughtfully and wrote down the address.

The couple checked the ring again and left the recycling bin happily.

The old glutton thing is over now.

The senior brother walked over slowly and said, "Junior brother, are you really in love with the ring? But it's true, it's really beautiful."

I smiled and said, "I'm not so superficial. There's something wrong with this ring."

"Is there a problem? What should I say?" Senior Brother said doubtfully.

"Sir, are you free this afternoon?" I asked.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Senior Brother said.

"Come with me to Lao Chen Jin Pu in the west of the town." I said slowly.

"Wait while I change my clothes." The senior brother said.

"No need, just wear Taoist robes. If it suits you, you have to bring a guy with you," I said.

The senior brother looked at me puzzled: "Bring a guy? Why?"

"You don't have to worry about it, just come." I said.

"Okay." The senior brother nodded.

I picked up the Bagua mirror on the side and wiped it with a cloth.

The two left the recycling bin and walked toward Zhenxi in Taoist robes.

The entrance to Lao Chen Jin’s store.

I looked at the store in surprise. It was almost packed with people at this time.

The various gold ornaments displayed are lifelike and the business is ridiculously good.

I walked towards the inside, but the senior brother was wavered and did not dare to take another step forward.

I said, "What's wrong, Senior Brother?"

"Junior brother, can you tell me what the problem is? If you and I walk in dressed like this, it will be bad if we ruin other people's business." The senior brother said.

Road after road, fall, fall, fall.

Indeed, there is a saying among the people that Taoist priests are not very popular in many places.

What's more, my senior brother and I are still wearing Taoist uniforms.

I looked at Senior Brother and said, "Senior Brother, what are we cultivators doing?"

"Cultivation of mind and nature, pure mind and few desires? Really?" Senior Brother said.

"Is there a demon?" I said.

"Slay the demons and pacify the common people?" The senior brother said righteously again.

"This is what you said." I took the elder brother's hand and walked towards the store.

"Wait, you mean? There is a demon?" The senior brother looked shocked, but this time he did not retreat.

Inside Lao Chen Jin's store, the boss is introducing business to customers.When he saw me and senior brother, he frowned and said, "Here? Where do these Taoist priests come from?"

"Are you the boss?" I said.

"Lao Chen Jin's store, Chen Lao Jin is me. What? Are you here to buy gold or jewelry?" Chen Lao Jin said with a smile.

I walked forward slowly and came to Chen Laojin.

Customers came out of the shop one after another, precisely because of this shocking frown.

Chen Laojin gritted his teeth and said, "You two Taoist priests, you'd better come here to buy things. I've lost so much business. If you don't buy something, don't even think about going out today."

Senior Brother heard what Lao Chen said and pulled my sleeve.

I gave the senior brother a look, then pushed him away with my hand and continued walking towards Chen Laojin.

I looked at the diamond rings in the store.

Three groups, a group of ten, all with their own characteristics.

All are pleasing to the eye.

I pointed at one of them.

Chen Laojin said with a smile: "I didn't expect that little brother has good taste. This is really good. 60 points, less than [-]. I'll give you a discount, [-]."

"Take it out and let me take a look." I said.

"Do you want to buy it? If you buy it, I will take it." Chen Laojin said.

"Buy." I sneered.

"Yo." Chen Laojin sighed and took out the diamond ring from the counter.

He handed it to me with a white cloth and said: "Hold it with the cloth and let you take a closer look. The size is 60 cents, and it is not fake at all. I have the certificate, don't worry,"

I sneered and took the diamond ring and said, "Eight thousand and eighty-eight for a 60-point diamond ring?"

"Yes, eight thousand and eighty. You can go to other stores and ask, the price I give is the same." Chen Laojin said with a smile.

"I said 60 for a [-]-cent diamond ring." I said again.

"What do you mean by this?" Chen Laojin looked at me and said.

"You're a [-]-point bug, how do you calculate that?" I said loudly.

All the surrounding customers laughed.

"Is this crazy?"

"Cheating money?"

"Boss, call the police."

. . . . . .

The boss's face was ashen.

"What kind of insect? Say it again." Chen Laojin said.

"How much do you want for a 60-point bug?" I said decisively.

Chen Laojin sighed, and the shopping guide girl from another counter came out.

We drove out the guests one by one, leaving only the senior brother and me.

The eldest brother picked up the peach wood sword at this time.

"Tell me, how did you know?" Chen Laojin said through gritted teeth.

At this time, the diamond ring in my hand squirmed, broke away from the white cloth and fell to the ground.

Climbing towards the counter little by little.

The senior brother's eyes widened and he was at a loss.

"I don't know anything and I want you to tell me," I said.

"Aren't you a troublemaker?" Chen Laojin said.

"No, if I want to cause trouble, spread it everywhere and tell people how to identify it. Wouldn't you be finished long ago?" I said.

"That's right, what is your purpose?" Chen Laojin said.

"I just want to hear your story." I said with a smile.

In the backyard of Lao Chenjinpu, there are three mahogany benches.

A nice pot of Tieguanyin.

The three sat opposite each other.

Old Chen smiled and said: "I dare to ask, how to call him."

"Li Goudan." I waved my hand.

"Chen Da Da." Senior Brother smiled.

"Oh? They still have the same surname." Chen Laojin smiled.

"Don't take it seriously, it's just a coincidence." The senior brother continued to giggle.

"Looking at the two immortal Taoists, they must be true Taoist priests." Chen Laojin said with a smile.

"We just listened to a story and left, nothing else." I said with a smile.

"Forty years ago, my old Chen family was originally a family of tomb robbers. That day, my grandfather and father fought against each other. Of course, I also heard about it." Chen Laojin said.

"Jiazidou?" I asked.

"The owner of this tomb was a well-known local rich man. He died on the day of his 60th birthday. No one knows who did it. After the grand burial, my grandfather and father took a fancy to him," said Chen Laojin.

"And then?" I asked.

"The trip to the tomb was thrilling. Although it was not as exaggerated as those in tomb-robbing novels, it was also unusual because the burial objects were all alive," said Chen Laojin.

"Alive?" Senior Brother said in surprise.

Chen Laojin raised his hand, and the ring and jade pendant on his hand came to life.

Beating in Chen Laojin's hands.

"I have forgotten what these things are called. I only heard my grandpa say that this ring is called Diamond Dust."

"Drilling dust?" I thought.

The senior brother suddenly realized and said: "Zuan Chen? Is this Zhuan Chen?"

"Master, do you recognize him?" Chen Laojin said.

"The products of alchemy in ancient times are recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Gold vessels that have consciousness and recognize their owners are usually buried with emperors' tombs. I only have this memory, and the ancient scroll on which Zuan Chen is written has long been worn out." Senior Brother slowly said said.

"My grandfather and father spent a lot of effort to get these 47 diamond rings and four pairs of jade pendants." Chen Laojin said.

I nodded my head and looked at Zuan Chen beating in Chen Laojin's hand.

"The money for the gold jewelry I have here is all earned by these diamond dust. I sell them to others at the lowest price in the market. As long as that person is not paying attention or takes off the ring, the diamond dust will find a way to get into the water. into pipes or trash cans, and then come back to me again," said Lao Chenjia.

"Is this how you make money?" I said.

It dawned on me.

The couple bought a ring, and the ring was this diamond dust.

My wife ran to the trash can without warning, trying to run out of the trash and return to the old Chenjin store.

Unexpectedly, they were directly eaten by gluttons, and the couple found out that they were looking for the diamond ring.

Only now have everything.

Chen Laojin smiled and took out a black card from his waist and said: "This is one hundred thousand, which is not a courtesy. Just treat it as a secret for me by the two Taoist priests."

"It can't be done." Senior Brother said.

Chen Laojin smiled and said: "This rule was passed down from my grandfather. It is reserved for those of you who discover the secrets and those who are evil and evil. After all, harmony makes you rich."

"This..." The senior brother was at a loss.

"How about? The Taoist priest helps me do a feng shui check. Is this money going to be used as feng shui money?" Chen Laojin said with a smile.

When the senior brother was about to speak, I stepped on his feet and said, "We will accept the money. I will show you the Feng Shui right away."

"Okay, please give me some advice from the Taoist priest." Chen Laojin smiled happily.

I took the black card and turned it around with a smile.

While lamenting Chen Laojin's family background, he randomly gave two Feng Shui bureaus.

I took my senior brother back to the Taoist temple, smiling all the way.

(End of this chapter)