Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Good luck comes at a price.

Wang Luo felt deeply about this sentence, so he said it very sincerely.

Needless to say, he was very lucky.

How can someone who is unlucky be born with a top-notch Taoist body? The rarity of this kind of physique is much rarer than just three yellows in a row!

But how could a lucky person lose all his relatives due to war during his childhood?

But how could a person who was unlucky become the only survivor when the army and bandits ravaged the entire village? When the immortal master Song Yijing discovered Wang Luo, he happened to be lying in a piece of collapsed wooden furniture, avoiding the sight of all the soldiers and bandits, and avoiding all the burning beams, wood, and masonry!

But how could a person with good luck encounter the greatest heavenly catastrophe in Kyushu just when his cultivation was on the right track and when he was about to condense the wonderful golden elixir? !

But how could a person with bad luck survive a catastrophe that wiped out hundreds of millions of practitioners?

Today, Wang Luo has a deeper understanding of the word luck due to the advice given by his senior sister Lu Zhiyao.

Good luck comes at a price.

Although it is obvious that Wang Luo's price is usually paid by others... but he never likes to benefit himself at the expense of others, and this has never been the style of Lingshan people.

As for the drawing of picture scrolls specifically, given his usual luck, it may not be possible to maintain the miracle of getting gold every time he draws, but the shipment rate will definitely be higher than the average of ordinary people - that is, the picture scroll workshop The values ​​listed are much, much higher.

Then the person who asks him to smoke on his behalf will obviously have to pay the price for this good luck.

For example, become a useless person who is obsessed with Taixu picture scrolls and neglects reality!

Fang Qingqing spent a whole day flipping spoons in Lao Hong's shop, and finally earned a thousand spirit leaves. Then she turned around and threw them into the picture scroll without blinking!

A person who originally had the temperament of a big sister turned into a scurrying dog-licker after seeing Shukaku! Even though Lao Hong paid her wages, he never saw her licking like this!

The attitudes of Zhang Dun and Zhao Jinxi further strengthened Wang Luo's judgment. Especially Zhao Jinxi, who could have kept himself clean and stayed away from the scrolls. But after seeing Wang Luo's performance in drawing cards, he decided to devote himself to the scroll...

Then of course Wang Luo wouldn't do it for them.

Good luck comes at a price, and this reason is enough for them to quit.

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The three workers did not force Wang Luo any more. Seeing that he was unwilling, Zhang Dun and Zhao Jinxi just sighed a few words of pity and left Fang Qingqing's stone castle.

Zhao Jinxi said that he was going to Qinglu to listen to the beautiful girl he singled out sing. He also wanted to post the record of four gold draws and four golds in a conspicuous place in the Zhaotang to attract attention.

Zhang Dun said that he had a gang war to fight in "Fei Yuan Lu". Although the enemy was powerful and his gang's defeat was certain, he must be a tragic hero.

So Wang Luo also took advantage of the opportunity to leave.

On the one hand, he didn't want to disturb Fang Qingqing's madness towards Shukaku Yueliang. On the other hand, he had roughly seen Taixu's appearance, his curiosity had been satisfied, and it was time to go home.

Not long after, all the blind people lined up in front of the restaurant window dispersed.

When Wang Luo returned to Shi Mansion, Shi Yue had just finished her night shift. She was wearing a dusty vest with the words "Connect to 100 Cities" printed on the chest and back. The girl's face was full of exhaustion and her steps were staggering. When she saw Wang Luo, her greetings seemed weak, which was full of Rongcheng flavor.

"Have a good evening, Zaoluo...Why are you so late too?"

"It's quite fun to drink and go shopping in Taixu with my coworkers after work."

A look of disgust suddenly appeared on the girl's tired face.

"Wang Taixu...those people can't do serious things! Mountain Master, don't follow their bad example! I have seen too many losers who are addicted to Qinglu and picture scrolls!"

Wang Luodun was interested. Although Fang Qingqing, Zhao Jinxi and others were not high-end talents, they had correct work attitudes and excellent professional skills. How could they be so useless?

Of course, compared with Shi Yue who works overtime day and night, they are indeed a bit useless, but the reality is that useless people can have enough money to draw cards in picture scrolls, but model girls are overwhelmed by debt.

However, Wang Luo did not argue with Shi Yue about Taixu's discrimination, but instead asked: "You look bad, is it because your work is not going well?"

Shi Yue forced a smile, cheered up and said: "Fortunately, the work is still the same as usual, but after a busy day, I found that the money I earned was not enough to cover the floating interest, so I was inevitably a little discouraged..."

Wang Luoqi said: "The interest rate has changed again? Can this thing be changed at will?"

Shi Yue sighed: "So now Zhu Wang's most profitable career is running a bank."

Wang Luo thought for a moment and took a few drops of cool concentrated spirit leaves from his fingertips.

"I earned three hundred spirit leaves from working today. You can use it."

Shi Yue was startled and showed a smile that was a little moved, a little ashamed, and a little aggrieved.

"Lord Mountain Master, I really don't know what to say... Anyway, thank you. This is the first time I have received unexpected wealth in the past few years."

Wang Luo couldn't help but be surprised: "This is your first time to get unexpected wealth? Don't you usually find money when you go out?"

Shi Yue's expression became even more aggrieved: "I have only lost money and it was picked up by others... Lord Mountain Master, can you pick up money when you go out?"

Wang Luo said: "Throughout the whole day today, I saw a total of 347 pieces of lost spiritual leaves on Stone Street Road, 17 pieces of fragmentary jewelry, and several other miscellaneous items."

Shi Yue was stunned: "There is such a thing!?"

Wang Luo said: "My luck has always been like this, but my senior sister taught me not to pick up things on the road and not to go to casinos, so strictly speaking, I haven't gotten any unexpected wealth."

"The mountain master is of outstanding quality, I admire him."

"But strictly speaking, the Shi family has always had good luck. Otherwise, it would be impossible for a family to serve Lingshan for nearly ten thousand years. There has never been a shortage of wealthy families who want to compete with your Shi family for the position of mountain-protecting family."

Shi Yue could only smile bitterly: "It seems that I have embarrassed the family."

"No." Wang Luo said, summoning the Ascension Record and turning to the page of the outer mountain gate, "Look, this is your personal information, and the luck in the attribute is..."

Before Wang Luo finished speaking, Shi Yue jumped up on the spot: "What is this?! How do you have my information!?"

"I am the mountain master of Lingshan, of course I should have the information of the people in the outer mountain gate."

"Then you don't even mark out the measurements!?" The girl's face was flushed and she was furious, but the interesting thing was that her loyalty did not decrease at all.

Wang Luo patiently explained: "The attribute display is based on the needs of readers. What you want to see will be displayed on it. I have never seen these three numbers before."

Shi Yue was stunned for a while and wanted to escape on the spot.

Wang Luo did not stop him, but said: "In my opinion, although your luck is not excellent, you are worthy of the name of the Hushan family. Here, it is assumed that the average luck of ordinary people is 10, and your luck is 18, which is already at a level where you will not lose money even if you buy lottery tickets on a daily basis."

"...If I really have such good luck, how could I fall into debt of tens of millions!?"

Wang Luo was also curious. Yes, what happened?

With Shi Yue's luck, she might not be able to stop the family from falling into decline, or stop her father from becoming a gambler, but why was she so miserable that she could not earn interest after working for a day, and was also discussed by the neighbors as bad luck?

However, before the two of them could discuss it clearly, they heard Zhao Xiuwen's cheerful and enthusiastic voice from the courtyard.

"Brother Wang and Sister Yue are back? I've prepared some midnight snacks, come and try them!"

After passing through the inner courtyard gate, I saw Zhao Xiuwen setting up a grill under the housekeeper's tree, with dozens of half-meter-long skewers of marinated meat piled up beside him, as well as two large barrels of rice wine.

Wang Luoqi said, "I thought you came back to study."

Zhao Xiuwen smiled shyly and said, "I asked my girlfriend to send me some old books before, and she sent me the discounted barbecue in the cafeteria. She also said that I couldn't finish it by myself, so it's better to share it with the landlord and neighbors to maintain a good relationship."

Shi Yue sighed, "You really found a mommy girlfriend, and Zhou Lu takes care of you too well."

Zhao Xiuwen smiled and said, "So after supper, I will study all night. At the end of the year, I have to meet Lulu in the academy! I can't let her wait in the academy for too long!"

Shi Yue said, "You can do it... Hey, Sister Fan Li is back?"

As she said that, she turned her eyes to the west wing, and saw that the lights were on in the room, and the figure of a woman was vaguely reflected on the window paper, with a graceful and gentle posture.

Zhao Xiuwen said, "Yes, she just came back not long ago. It is said that she can finally take a long vacation. Unfortunately, she took private orders during her vacation. I invited her to eat barbecue skewers but she didn't come."

Shi Yue shook her head and said, "She has some social phobia... Hey, Uncle Qin hasn't come back yet?"

"No, she worked the night shift yesterday, so she should come back to rest today... But it's not uncommon for them to work overtime."

Shi Yue sighed, "Every time I feel hard at work, I feel better when I think of Sister Fan Li and Uncle Qin."

Zhao Xiuwen put the skewers on the table. On the grill, he asked: "Your standard for recruiting tenants is not the word miserable, right?"

Shi Yue said: "If it's not miserable enough, why would you be willing to rent my house? Someone in the neighborhood should have warned you that I, as a landlord, have always had bad luck and am very unlucky."

Zhao Xiuwen laughed and said: "How could this happen? Thanks to you, I can continue to accompany Zhou Lu in Rongcheng to practice and prepare for the academy entrance examination. And if it was really unlucky, how could I encounter such a miracle as the resurrection of the master of Lingshan Mountain?"

As he said, Zhao Xiuwen took the initiative to hand Wang Luo a string of perfectly roasted lamb legs.

"Come and try it. Zhou Lu's favorite way."

The meat is tender and has a lingering spiritual charm. It is obviously not an ordinary thing in the world, but a "cultivated" mutton. Wang Luo bit off a piece and felt that his lips and teeth were fragrant, and his true energy was faintly agitated, which was quite beneficial.

Zhao Xiuwen smiled and said, "The canteen of Rongcheng Academy is trustworthy. In the whole Rongcheng, except for the top restaurants, the canteen of Rongcheng Academy has the best supply. Old Hong has been looking forward to this kind of meat skewers for a long time."

Shi Yue said, "So you have to pass the exam by the end of the year anyway, don't let Zhou Lu wait too long."

"Haha, of course, I'm worried about leaving her alone in the academy, there are so many young talents there..." At this point, Zhao Xiuwen was still scared, "She is very popular in the academy."

Wang Luo asked curiously about the story between him and his girlfriend Zhou Lu.

The story is very simple: Zhao Xiuwen and Zhou Lu were both born in ordinary families in Nanxiang, but they were diligent and studious since childhood, and they were talented. So after graduating from elementary school, they were recommended by their tutors to study in Rongcheng.

There are several higher academies in Rongcheng, but the most famous one is undoubtedly "Rongcheng Academy". When the two came to Rongcheng, it happened to be the academy's annual entrance examination. Zhou Lu passed by luck, but Zhao Xiuwen failed by a small margin.

Afterwards Zhou Lu entered the academy for further study. And Zhao Xiuwen was not discouraged by the temporary defeat. He worked hard and studied hard, waiting for a comeback next year.

"However, it is really difficult to take the college entrance examination, especially the popular law-related subjects." Zhao Xiuwen tore into meat skewers and drank rice wine. While he was enjoying himself, he began to speak the truth, "If you change to other majors, such as For the five elements, concentration, etc., I’m about 80-90% sure when I take the test now, but arithmetic is really not something people learn. I did a set of mock papers in the morning, and I only got 43 points..."

Wang Luo asked curiously: "What does law and calculation mean? Is it calculation and calculation?"

Zhao Xiuwen explained: "The scientific name is Lili, which together with Tune and Harmony are known as the three major majors of the Great Law. They specialize in the theoretical calculation of the Great Law. How should I put it, Lord Mountain Master, you should know about modern society , everything is respected by the Great Law. However, the Great Law is not static, but requires continuous adjustment by manpower, and the specific adjustment requires special personnel to calculate. For example, the late night snack law introduced by Rongcheng some time ago is Li Lawyer. It was decided to implement it only after deliberation with the Department of Industry and Commerce.”

Shi Yue simplified: "To put it simply, they are officials responsible for drafting political decrees. After graduating from the Lili Hall of Rongcheng Academy, most of the students work in law firms in various places, doing top-level design and policy research for the lawyers. The treatment is quite generous.”

Wang Luo pondered for a moment and then asked: "What about the lawyer?"

Zhao Xiuwen said: "That's the man in heaven. The lawyer is only responsible for providing the plan, and the specific implementation depends on the lawyer. If people think your plan is not good, then the plan you worked out for three days and three nights is just waste paper, not to mention Most tuners have good arithmetic skills... However, for ordinary people like us, it is already a dream to enter the Lili Department of the Ministry of Law, and tuners are really beyond our reach. "

Wang Luo asked curiously: "Why? Does the lawyer still have birth requirements?"

"There are no explicit requirements, but nearly 90% of the students in the tuning department of Rongcheng Academy are from wealthy families, and most of the rest are invested by wealthy families. The objective reality is before us." Zhao Xiuwen sighed, "We need to To become a lawyer, the hidden threshold is to condense a high-grade golden elixir before graduating from the academy, which is really difficult for ordinary people. "

Wang Luo asked: "High-grade golden elixir? Do you mean Rongyuan elixir, Jishuang elixir, etc.?"

Zhao Xiuwen laughed: "If I hadn't reviewed ancient history unexpectedly some time ago, I still wouldn't have recognized the names you mentioned... Modern cultivation standards are not as strict as those in ancient times. It is possible to achieve flawless elixir formation and self-generation of true energy. , it is already a top-grade golden elixir. In the old days, it might only be a passing standard for golden elixirs. But at that time, it would often take hundreds of years and require all kinds of materials. Treasure. The window period left for a person to condense the elixir is less than ten years. If he does not form the elixir before the age of thirty, he can basically say goodbye to the elixir. Without the resources of a wealthy family, it is not easy to condense the elixir. ?”

Shi Yue also sighed: "In the final analysis, money is still a word. How can you become an immortal without money?"

Zhao Xiuwen also sighed: "Yes, Sister Yue, with your talent, you could actually go to Rongcheng Academy..."

Shi Yue calmed down and raised his wine glass to interrupt the other party's sigh: "There is no need to mention my matters. I can successfully graduate from Meng College and complete the foundation. I am already satisfied."

Wang Luo asked: "So you were forced to stop practicing?"

Shi Yue was helpless: "Who would be willing to stop at the threshold of condensing elixirs if they could advance their cultivation further? Even if you go out to work for others, your salary in the elixir period can be several percent higher. But now that you are in debt, where can you go? I still have money to pay for tuition.”

Zhao Xiuwen said nervously: "Sister Yue, please don't worry, I will pay the rent on time!"

"Don't worry, your salary won't be raised."

The two of them clinked a drink and smiled bitterly.

Wang Luo ate the skewers in silence and began to think about the money issue in his mind.

In fact, in the classical era, money was also ranked first among the wealthy couples who practiced the four elements. It's just that in the classical era, Lingshan was the richest in the world, and even the outer sects rarely worried about money. Those practitioners who are struggling on the edge of survival have to worry about the word money almost every day. Now it's just the reincarnation of heaven, and it's Lingshan people's turn to worry about money.

Even if you don't take into account the dilemma of Shi Yue and Zhao Xiuwen, or the open tasks that Ascension Record has opened for him, in terms of his own cultivation needs, money is also necessary, and the demand is probably far greater than that of Shi Yue and Zhao. A poor person like Xiu Wen.

Thinking of this, Wang Luo decided to go to the Xiaobai Building of Qingping Division early tomorrow morning to urge him to apply for an ID card, get his legal status as soon as possible, and then find a job with more money and less work.

——

A long time ago, Lu Zhiyao once said something to Wang Luo.

Happy people's meals are always short, while unhappy people's meals are often long.

At that time, this sentence was criticized by other Lingshan people as nonsense. However, now it seems that one has to admire Lu Zhiyao's foresight.

The late-night snack stall under the butler tree seems particularly long-lasting.

The debt-ridden worker who said he would study all night long to compete with the college candidates at the end of the year; he said he wanted a good night's rest so that he could work seven more jobs. The two of them chatted with meat skewers, rice wine and bitter water until the sky broke out. Both of them have endless bitterness in their hearts, and when they meet their bitter friends, they have endless words to talk about.

It wasn't until the butler tree couldn't bear to look any further and began to shake its branches and leaves to encourage them that they finally went back to their respective houses with unfinished thoughts, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

As the master of Lingshan Mountain, Wang Luo took care to clean up the mess, including putting away the grill, washing dishes, and dumping garbage.

After finishing all this, he was about to go out to urge the Jianmu seeds, but heard a hurried knock on the door.

"Is Shi Yue here? Is Shi Yue here!"

Looking back at the north room where the sound of a gentle sleep was faintly heard, Wang Luo stepped out of the courtyard and opened the red outer courtyard door.

A tall and strong patrolman in green clothes stood outside the door.

He looked to be in his forties or fifties, unkempt, his green uniform had faded slightly after washing, and there were oil stains on his chest, and there was tofu pudding on his stubble.

He was a very down-to-earth person.

"Hello, Shi Yue is not here, you can find me if you have anything."

The down-to-earth green man was stunned when he heard this, he adjusted his crooked soft hat, and looked down at the record in the green handbook.

"Strange, it shows that she is at home... Who are you? Who is Shi Yue?"

"I am Wang Luo, and my relationship with Shi Yue..." Wang Luo thought about it and found that this was really an interesting question.

What is his relationship with Shi Yue? Landlord and tenant? Mountain owner and mountain protector?

After a moment, Wang Luo concluded.

"You can treat me as her father."