C27 The Taoist Priest Who Sees Money Is Open-minded

Along the way, through the dense forest, they finally arrived at the entrance of the Taoist temple. At this moment, there were people everywhere outside the Taoist temple. It was not easy to find groups of travelers. They must be here to read fortunes.

Xu Lai and Lee Fei followed the crowd into the Taoist temple.

Unexpectedly, the moment they entered the Taoist temple, they saw everyone entering a hall. Xu Lai and Lee Fei naturally followed the crowd. They did not expect that there was an auction going on inside.

Under the huge statues of the Taoists, a man with a vulgar fish-like eyes and eagle-nose was holding a rusty ancient bronze cauldron. He looked around and said proudly.

"Everyone, this is a magic tool that my master, Daoist Priest Shang Qing, personally used to strengthen himself. If this thing is placed at home, not only will it be able to eliminate disasters and seek refuge, but it will also be able to protect your business and increase your wealth."

The man holding the rusty ancient cauldron spoke with spittle flying all over the place. However, the people below only nodded their heads to take a look, as if they didn't have the urge to specially purchase it.

These people had come to find Taoist Priest Qing to read his fortune. They didn't intend to buy any magic tools in the first place.

When the man who was showing off the magic artifact in his hand saw this situation, he raised his eyebrows.

"Everyone, my master, Daoist Priest Qing, is in seclusion. The number of guests he can meet is limited. There are only three people he can meet today, and the three of them will be the first to bid for the first three magical artifacts. Although these magical artifacts are expensive, the ones who will receive the profits will be you, all of you."

Everyone looked over when they heard this. This Taoist temple was located in a remote and remote place. It was not convenient to make a trip back and forth. Most of the people present were sent by businessmen. Time was precious, and it was not easy to report this matter if they could not do it.

When they heard this man's words, everyone immediately called out their bids.

"I bid 10,000."

"I bid 15,000."

"Twenty thousand."

...

As more and more people called out their bids, the price continued to rise, reaching a price of thirty-five thousand. The eyes of the man holding the ancient cauldron lit up. This ancient cauldron was just an ordinary item, and the stall outside cost at most 200 yuan. This was considered a profit. Even the man who had planned to make money at the beginning didn't expect that this stupid thing could be called 35,000 yuan.

For a moment, the man's mouth almost reached the back of his head.

"Xu Lai?"

The crowd was shouting the price when Xu Lai and Lee Fei stood at the back. Xu Lai was waiting for the final price. He directly increased the price. Although the item was not valuable, it was the most direct way to meet Taoist Shangqing. Otherwise, if he could find a place as big as a dozen football fields, it would be a long time before he could find it.

At this moment, a puzzled voice suddenly came from behind Xu Lai.

Xu Lai turned around and saw a beautiful girl looking at him in confusion. Beside the girl stood a middle-aged man in a suit.

"Lin Youyou?"

Xu Lai also looked at the girl curiously. Xu Lai had seen this girl before. She was Ma Xudong's girlfriend. They had been together for a few years. However, Lin Youyou needed a lot of money to start a business. Ma Xudong's family was not particularly wealthy. Obviously, he could not afford that much money. Therefore, the two of them parted unhappily in the end.

To put it bluntly, it was because of the money.

After that, Xu Lai had never seen Lin Youyou. He had never liked this kind of woman. Plus, he had broken up with her. Because of this, he didn't want to talk to Lin Youyou.

"Xu Lai, why are you here? Are you here to read fortunes?"

"I'm here to accompany my friend."

Xu Lai gave a perfunctory reply, while Lin Youyou looked at Xu Lai's ordinary attire. He suddenly put his arm around the middle-aged man's arm and said casually, "I am here to accompany Old Wang. His recent business is not particularly good. Last year, his business was only 500 million. Well, I specially brought him here to relax. Take it as a relief. "

"It's only 500 million. You can tell that Lin Youyou is deliberately showing off when you hear that. Xu Lai glanced at him. After all, he had spent some time with his brother. As the saying goes, a gentleman dissolves friends without saying anything evil. Xu Lai didn't intend to argue with her. His eyes swept across the crowd of people who were still busy with the auction. He said, "Well, it looks like... You are living a good life now. Congratulations."

Hearing Xu Lai's words, Lin Youyou looked up proudly. He said in a tone of an experienced person, "I say, Xu Lai, you do not know. I used to be too young to see anything clearly. Ever since I followed Old Wang, I realized that my standard of living was getting higher and higher. The problem was getting clearer and clearer. With money, I don't have to worry about anything. "

Xu Lai frowned. He wondered if this woman was sick, but he was not finished.

The price of the ancient cauldron was on the other side. When someone called out eighty thousand, it stopped.

Xu Lai took the opportunity and shouted 85,000 yuan.

This shout made Lin Youyou, who had been chattering nonstop, raise his eyebrows.

"Yo, I didn't know you were rich recently, Xu Lai."

Lin Youyou sized Xu Lai up with a scrutinizing gaze, but who knew that Xu Lai had no intention of paying attention to her at all. He only focused on looking at the crowd of hawkers in the distance.

At this time, Lin Youyou was also annoyed. She thought that she was a rich lady worth hundreds of millions. She came here to talk to you on her own accord because she thought that she was worthy of you. You, on the other hand, acted like you didn't want to talk to her.

When Lin Youyou thought about it, she couldn't help but move to the front of the crowd and wave her hand arrogantly.

"One hundred thousand!"

When Lin Youyou shouted, everyone in the surroundings instantly quieted down.

"One hundred thousand? This girl spent 100,000 to buy a broken cauldron? Is this child's brain rusty or is his brain flooded?"

Sigh, this girl doesn't look like she has a problem. Why does she sound like she's drinking soup? Just this broken cauldron, say two hundred more and talk about the price. You can even get thirty. "

"Although the bidder can see Daoist Qing, he shouldn't be such a fool."

The surrounding people were thinking about it in their hearts. They all looked at Lin Youyou in an orderly manner. Lin Youyou felt that everyone was looking at her. She even felt good about herself. She looked like she was rich. All of them were envious as she looked at Xu Lai out of the corner of her eye.

Xu Lai resisted the urge to laugh. He gave Lin Youyou a thumbs up with his right hand and gave a thumbs up.

This kind of person would only give him a thumbs up if his face showed that he was a rich fool. Otherwise, what else can you say?

Don't tell me you want to praise her for being cute?

Anyway, Xu Lai could not find any other way. Rich nouveau riche were indeed easy to get into trouble sometimes. However, money and money were two different things. Not all rich people were fools who squandered their money casually. Most of them were saved up bit by bit. Most of the time, they would consider the price ratio. This is why a lot of rich people buy luxury goods according to their brand and reputation. On one hand, it is to show off. On the other hand, it more or less agreed with this price.

And where did this broken cauldron come from?

If Daoist Priest Shang Qing didn't have time today, then it would be tomorrow. There was no need to be so stubborn.

Therefore, when everyone looked at Lin Youyou as if he was looking at a monkey, the man who was standing on the auction stage and holding the broken cauldron was happy. He quickly dropped the small hammer and said happily.

"Congratulations to this lady for getting the ancient cauldron. At the same time, she won the opportunity to meet with Daoist Priest Shangqing."

Seeing that the ancient cauldron was in his hands, Lin Youyou didn't forget to look at Xu Lai provocatively.

This scene made Xu Lai feel awkward. He couldn't tell whether this woman was stupid or innocent.

The first ceremony ended. The middle-aged Old Wang who was standing beside Lin Youyou could not wait to angrily pull Lin Youyou's hand and leave. Clearly, this Old Wang was not a nouveau riche. He knew what was worth and what was not. He just did not flare up on the spot and chose to leave.

Xu Lai watched the two weirdos leave and chose to bid for the next item.

The second item was a long sword made of copper coins. Nothing unexpected happened. When Xu Lai raised the price to 70,000, no one around increased the price. Xu Lai also successfully obtained the item.

"When I see that Taoist Shangqing later, I have to knock some money on him. I can't let my seventy thousand go to waste." Xu Lai thought to himself.

After a while, the third item, a glass of wine, was also auctioned.

Very quickly, a maid came from not far away and led Xu to the deeper parts of the Taoist temple. Lee Fei wanted to follow but was stopped by the maid because she could only see one person. Although Lee Fei was unhappy, it was Xu Lai who paid the money. So she could only sit under the shade of the tree in the distance angrily.

The maid led Xu Lai to the entrance of a hall with Thousand Sun Palace hanging on it.

Pushing open the ancient door, Xu Lai was brought in. Clearly, they had entered in batches. As for why Xu Lai was the first, Xu Lai did not know.

After entering the hall, the maid slowly closed the door.

The hall was unusually spacious. It was pitch black and only a dozen or so candles were lit. At the center of the hall, on an altar, a hunched figure was prostrating on the altar. Under the candlelight, there was a shriveled old face.

"What do you want?"

Xu Lai stared at the long hair. From the corner of his eye, he saw the candle flame on the candle by his side shake a few times. A couple of black figures vaguely flashed past.

This long hair did not look as simple as it looked.

Xu Lai thought to himself, but his mouth only responded calmly.

"Taoist priest, I did not come to take my life."

"Oh? Interesting, if you are not here to count your life, you are here to count who's life."

"Count your life."

Xu Lai's eyes were like torches as he coldly stared at Taoist Shangqing.

A trace of a smile appeared on Daoist Priest Shang Qing's shriveled lips. He looked at Xu Lai with interest.

"Doctors can't treat themselves. Of course, we Taoist priests can't tell our own fortune."

"You don't know how to calculate. I will calculate for you."

The Taoist looked at Xu Lai. He seemed to be more interested in this young man.

"Then tell me. I am really interested."

"I guess you are lucky today," the Taoist priest said.

"You are not a fortune-teller. You are here to take my life."

Taoist Shangqing laughed. The light around him suddenly dimmed. Xu Lai had been prepared for this, so he made a defensive gesture. "You are not a fortune-teller," Taoist Shangqing said. "You are here to take my life.

Sure enough, a few black shadows came out of the darkness and pounced on Xu Lai.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of fighting came one after another. Not long after, the sound stopped abruptly.

The candlelight reignited.

Under the illumination of the candlelight, Daoist Priest Shangqing narrowed his eyes. He still wanted to hear what the young man on the ground would say.

Under the illumination of the light, Daoist Priest Shang Qing's pupils suddenly shrank when he saw the figures of the burly men lying in disarray in the hall.

"Are you looking for me?"

It was unknown when Xu Lai's figure had appeared behind him.

At the same time, a few golden needles were inserted into his limbs and neck.

Daoist Priest Shang Qing wanted to turn around, but he was shocked to find that his entire body was stiff.

"You, you, you, what did you do to me?"

Xu Lai squatted down and smiled quietly.

"Now it is you who wants to answer my question."

"I can see from your posture that you seemed to have expected me to come. I can ask you how did you know."

When Xu Lai's question fell into Taoist Shangqing's ears, a trace of panic flashed across his eyes. However, he managed to cover it up.

"Alright, you have guts. Just you wait."

The candle light was extinguished again in a daze.

Then, a miserable cry sounded from within the great hall.