Chapter 101 Patient Fisherman

Li An read several books with two pots of tea, until the hour of Hai, when the teahouse was about to close, then he stretched and left, throwing a piece of spiritual stone on the table as a tip.

Since this day, he would go to the teahouse to sit and read books every three or five days, and read for a whole day.

The reason why Li An did this was mainly because according to his repeated observations, this Yundao Teahouse was Song Mingzhang's favorite place to stay!

However, he did not rush to contact the other party, but read books and drank tea silently.

In the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed.

"Mr. Zuo, what are these books? I see you read them every day, don't you feel tired?"

On this day, Li An came to the teahouse again, and the waiter led him to sit in a familiar corner and asked curiously.

Li An and the waiter in the store had already become acquaintances. Knowing that although Li An was a foundation-building cultivator, he had an easy-going and approachable personality, he dared to say a few words to Li An.

Li An's pseudonym in the city is "Zuo Wen".

"These are all miscellaneous books," Li An smiled slightly, "Astronomy and geography, snakes, insects, birds and animals, anecdotes, legends and travel notes... I read everything."

The waiter was surprised, "I like to read these things, especially anecdotes! I didn't expect you to like them too..."

Li An said, "Of course, come here, this "Travels in the North" is for you. It describes a lot of strange things in the northern border of Dali, hahaha."

He handed the waiter a book, and the waiter hurriedly said, "Mr. Zuo, I dare not take it..."

"Take it if I ask you to, don't refuse. This is not a precious thing. I spent ten spirit stones to buy it. I give it to you as a souvenir. If you think it's inappropriate, just return it to me after reading it."

After hearing this, the waiter hurriedly wiped his hands and took it respectfully from Li An. "Thank you, Mr. Zuo, thank you, Mr. Zuo!"

"Mr. Zuo, please wait a moment, I will serve you tea right away!"

The waiter left.

Li An continued to read.

Over the past year, he has been practicing while reading.

Although reading is an effort to enter the Treasure Pavilion, he has read a large number of books, which have everything, which has indeed made him gain a lot.

Even in his previous life, he did not have the heart to calm down and read seriously.

…

"Xiao Chen, what did the guest give you?"

As soon as Xiao Chen walked to the back hall, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar spoke.

This man was the owner of the teahouse - Cai Chao.

The waiter hurriedly took out the book and handed it to Cai Chao.

Cai Chao opened it one by one and saw that the thin book was densely packed with notes.

"At the beginning of the fifth year of Emperor Yuan of the Great Li Dynasty, a strange snake rose into the sky from Qinghe County, spewing flames from its mouth, which could burn for dozens of miles, and was a great disaster..."

This is the content of the book, and the notes next to it are:

According to the "Qinghe County Chronicles", there are many fire mines in the county, and the "Mineral Records" says that fire mines can contain fire essence, and the strange snake must be hatched from the fire mines, so it is born with the ability of fire...

This is just one of them.

Cai Chao couldn't help but be surprised.

There are many people who like to read these miscellaneous books, but this guest is so knowledgeable that he can analyze the whole story from a simple record...

This Zuo Wen is not simple.

"A cultivator in the foundation building stage is actually interested in these things..." Cai Chao was puzzled, but immediately returned the book to the waiter, "Learn more from this gentleman. Those immortal novels you usually read are useless." "I will serve this gentleman 'Bihuchun' later." "Okay!" ... Before leaving that day, Li An said to the waiter, "Brother Xiao Chen, your master gave me tea. I have something to say to your master." Xiao Chen said, "Mr. Zuo, please go." Li An knocked on the table, "This spiritual pattern wooden table, your master probably bought the wrong one." He smiled and said, "Goodbye." ... The next day. When Li An came again, the boss Cai Chao personally served him tea. "Fellow Daoist Zuo!"

Cai Chao was very polite, "I am Cai Chao, the owner of this place. I wonder what's wrong with this spiritual wood table?"

Li An said, "So it's Fellow Daoist Cai!"

He hesitated for a moment, "This wooden table is not spiritual wood, but Quwen wood."

Cai Chao was stunned. Spiritual wood is very precious. Just the tables and chairs of his teahouse cost thousands of spiritual stones!

He took the high-end route.

But Quwen wood is very cheap.

I was actually fooled by someone?

"The two types of wood are almost exactly the same. The only difference is the degree of spiritual energy. If you want to use Quwen wood to pretend to be spiritual wood, you only need to nourish it in the spirit gathering array for a period of time to make Quwen wood full of spiritual energy. In this way, it can be indistinguishable from the real thing."

"But the spiritual energy of Quwen wood disappears very quickly, far less than that of spiritual wood, which will not change even after fifty years of use. If I'm not mistaken, Brother Cai bought these tables and chairs three years ago, right?..."

Li An explained with a smile.

Cai Chao suddenly realized: "Brother Zuo is right... Thank you Brother Zuo for clearing up my doubts, thank you Brother Zuo!"

At the same time, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes. He dared to deceive me.

No wonder his table and chairs look a little old after only a few years!

"Brother Cai, please don't let anyone know about this. Zuo Wen told you... I just want to study with peace of mind."

Li An smiled.

"Cai understands!"

Cai Chao asked someone to serve Li An the best Bihuchun, and then left in a hurry.

...

After this day, Li An did not go to the teahouse for several days.

And on the third day.

In front of Yundao Teahouse, a luxurious carriage stopped, and an old man in a white robe slowly got off and walked into the teahouse.

"Master Song, you are here, please come in!"

The waiter came out to greet him warmly.

"Huh? Why did you suddenly change your table and chairs?"

As soon as Song Mingzhang entered the teahouse, he noticed the changes in the teahouse. "Master Song, I was cheated..."

Cai Chao came out and said, "The tables and chairs before were all made of Quwen wood. They have been there for so long... I really made a fool of myself!"

Song Mingzhang laughed out loud when he heard this and patted Cai Chao on the shoulder, "You finally found it."

"I had already found it when you bought it three years ago, but at that time, the Quwen wood had not lost its spiritual energy, and it was actually not much different from the Lingwen wood. I might as well let you use it for a few years and then tell you. Wouldn't it be better to return it when the time comes... Haha, I didn't expect you to find it yourself."

Cai Chao said, "It wasn't me who found it, but a Taoist friend told me..."

"Oh? Taoist friend? Do you have friends in the wood business?"

"No, this Taoist friend is not a wood merchant, but a person who loves reading..."

He immediately told the whole story.

Song Mingzhang was surprised.

The difference between Quwen wood and Lingwen wood can only be discovered by a veteran who has been immersed in the wood business for decades.

Song Mingzhang knew it because he was knowledgeable and had the ability to appraise treasures.

But now, an unknown figure actually has such a keen eye.

It is rare.

"Where is this person?" he asked.

"Zuo Daoyou hasn't been here for a few days. Master Song, are you drinking 'Tianyang Chen' today?"

"Yes."

Cai Chao immediately went to make tea himself.

...

After seven or eight days, Li An came to the teahouse again.

Cai Chao was bored in the building, so he came out to chat with Li An. After this incident, the relationship between the two suddenly became closer.

When Cai Chao talked about Song Mingzhang, Li An was pleasantly surprised, "Do you know Master Song?"

"That's great... Brother Cai, can you do me a favor?"

"Brother Zuo, please go ahead,"

Li An said, "I want to buy two books from this Master Song. He must have them."

Cai Chao frowned imperceptibly. Zuo Wen wanted to ask him to help buy books?

Because Song Mingzhang often comes to the teahouse, many people who have requests for Song Mingzhang will also come here. He has seen a lot!

Did Zuo Wen come to the teahouse to get close to Song Mingzhang?

But, it shouldn't be... After all, Zuo Wen has been here for more than a year.

Who would wait so long to do normal things or ask for help?

"I wonder what book Brother Zuo wants to buy?" he asked.

"A book of "Essentials of Alchemy" and a book of "Knowing Grass Secrets". I have run all over Tianyang City and can't find these two books. After thinking about it, maybe only masters like Master Song may have them..."

"If this master doesn't want to sell them, Zuo is willing to borrow them!"

Cai Chao nodded, "Okay, I'll try."

...

A few days later, when Song Mingzhang came to drink tea, Cai Chao told him about this.

Song Mingzhang was slightly thoughtful.

As a treasure appraiser, many people approached him, and many of them wanted to learn by relying on his "love of reading" personality to get close to him.

"Forget it. Boss Cai rarely does things for others. I can't refuse your face. I will lend these two books to him for a month, and I don't have to pay the spirit stones."

"Hey, the knowledge in these two books is not easy to understand!"

...

After a while, Li An went to the teahouse, and Cai Chao came over and said with a smile: "Brother Zuo, you should buy me a drink!"

He took out two books, which were the art of distinguishing elixirs and the secret of identifying grass.

"Master Song said that these two books are out of print. Only a few treasure appraisers in the Treasure Pavilion still have them. You have found the right person!"

"He said that he would lend them to you for a month."

Li An was overjoyed and said: "Brother Cai, don't worry, it won't take a month, ten days... No, three days, Zuo Wen only needs three days!"

...

After returning to his residence, Li An forgot to eat and sleep.

Three days later, he really returned the book.

...

When Cai Chao returned the book to Song Mingzhang, Song Mingzhang was quite surprised. Zuo Wen only read it for three days?

He flipped through the pages and found that the bookmarks he left in the tree were intact, and there were not many traces of the pages being turned.

"Love reading?"

He couldn't help but smile, remembering Cai Chao's previous evaluation of this person.

It seems that it is just as he thought, just a trick to get close to him?

After reading the book, he gave up?

He shook his head and didn't care about it anymore.

When Cai Chao saw Song Mingzhang's smile, he suddenly realized that he was right. Li An was really approaching him on purpose...

Then, Cai Chao's attitude towards Li An suddenly became cold, especially when he learned about this incident and Li An enthusiastically asked Xiao Chen about Song Mingzhang's situation, he couldn't help but sneer.

And Li An still went there often to drink tea and read books. Even if Cai Chao's attitude changed, it didn't affect him at all.

In fact, he had already found out everything about Song Mingzhang.

But he wouldn't be anxious. Now the other party obviously regarded him as a clinger like others.

You need patience, use patience to distinguish yourself from others!

…

Just like that, another four years passed!

On this day, Li An drank tea as usual, but asked Xiao Chen to invite Cai Chao to meet him.

When Cai Chao heard Xiao Chen's report, he was stunned for a moment. In the past few years, he no longer cared about Zuo Wen and almost forgot about him.

Four years ago, this guy seemed to have played a trick and wanted to use him to get close to Song Mingzhang...

In a blink of an eye, Zuo Wen has been studying in the teahouse for five years? ?

He was a little suspicious. Did he guess wrong that year?

He had seen too many people who wanted to get close to Song Mingzhang, but who could persist for five years?

Moreover, in these five years, Li An had no dealings with Song Mingzhang except for borrowing two books that year.

He thought for a while and walked out immediately:

"I don't know what important matter Zuo Daoyou called me for?"

He smiled warmly.

Li An said, "I want to ask Daoist Fellow Cai for a favor."

"Daoist Fellow, please speak."

Li An said calmly, "Four years ago, Master Song gave me a book to read. I heard that Master Song's granddaughter suffers from the disease of 'Yin Ulceration'. Recently, Zuo has gained a lot from reading and has thought of a good prescription. Maybe it will be useful for Master Song's granddaughter."

He took out a pack of elixirs and handed it to Cai Chao, "This is the medicinal material I prepared. In addition, this is the origin of the prescription. Please also present it to Master Song."

"Zuo is very grateful."

Cai Chao was stunned for a moment. Cure the disease of Master Song's granddaughter?

Master Song is a treasure appraiser. He has invited many masters over the years, but none of them could cure his granddaughter Song An Ning's disease. How can Li An cure it?

"Daoist Fellow Zuo, why don't you give it to Master Song yourself?" he asked.

Li An smiled: "Master Song is of noble status, and Zuo Wen is a poor cultivator. I feel ashamed of myself. I just want to repay my gratitude, so I won't bother him——"

Cai Chao said: "Okay, I will give it to Master Song on your behalf."

Li An left after some polite remarks.

…

Soon after, Song Mingzhang came to the teahouse, and Cai Chao presented Li An's things:

"Mr. Song, I have a joke to tell you then..."

"Do you still remember Zuo Wen from four years ago?"

"He actually said a few days ago that he thought of a prescription that could cure Miss An Ning's illness, which is really ridiculous..."

Song Mingzhang picked up the medicinal materials in confusion, examined them carefully, and then picked up the prescription written by Li An. Looking at the clear and beautiful small words on the prescription, he couldn't help but be stunned:

"Joke?"

"What kind of joke is this... This is something that saved my granddaughter's life!"

He stood up suddenly and grabbed Cai Chao, "Where is this Zuo Wen???"

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