Chapter 50: A bet

On the way back, I and Brother Chengxin talked about the details of the deal. When it came to the matter of the essence, it was really Brother Chengxin’s luck, because he was the first person to break into the medical vein, and the old ghost was looking for the medical vein.

What’s more, I was amazed to learn that, even though he was only five years younger, the old man was already three hundred years old, and it was because of those five years that he had the chance to meet Brother Chengxin.

But this is also a necessary accident. In Taoism, the most numerous are undoubtedly the divination and physiognomy branches, because these two require low talent and are easy to get into. As long as you understand some theory, you can get started, and you can get by without involving advanced techniques.

The last two are the mountain and medical veins. The mountain vein is full of half-truths and folk beliefs, and there is a lot of half-baked knowledge. The medical vein is the rarest of all, because it really takes time to accumulate and learn, and it is also quite complicated. It also has the meaning of doing someone else’s wedding dress. The true medical vein also needs to learn some secret methods, so the people in the medical vein are the rarest.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the old ghost met Brother Chengxin first. It can be considered their common luck.

On the way, I also told Chengxin about the “room in the room” thing, and Chengxin was quite moved. However, the money we have put together so far is not enough to go to the “room in the room.” Thinking about the clues that Master Liu is going to give us, we can only sigh and give up.

It was almost 2 a.m. when we got to the dormitory, but most of the people here had not returned yet, so it was dark everywhere. Only one room was brightly lit. I took a closer look and realized it was our room.

Chengxin brother shook his head and said, “I’m numb from spending so much money, I don’t care about the 5 yuan per kilowatt hour electricity. It’s okay for a girl to leave the lights on in her dorm room.”

I looked at Chengxin brother strangely: “No one cares if she turns on the lights. What are you talking about? Are you trying to get to someone else?”

Cheng Xin Ge lowered his head and adjusted his glasses. He suddenly turned his head and squinted at me, his eyes flashing with a gleam of light. He said, “She is a woman with a story. I’m not ready to start, I just want to know more about her.”

“Oh.” So that’s it. It seems that I was overthinking it the other day.

As a result, I had just taken two steps when my neck was suddenly grabbed. Chengxin brother yelled behind me, “Don’t fight with me! Back in the day, you snatched Ruoxue away from me without me noticing! Don’t tell me you didn’t get her either. You two are friends and lovers at the same time, which is also a kind of life.

Perhaps people who practice Taoism are more open-minded about the way they get together. I laughed and pushed Chengxin’s hand away. The two of us laughed and answered the dormitory all the way.

But when we entered the dormitory, we were both stunned because we saw a person sitting in our room, legs crossed, head resting on his hands, one hand impatiently tapping on his thigh, waiting for us鈥擫in Chen.

“Are you surprised to see me here?” Lin Chen looked at me and suddenly laughed arrogantly.

I frowned slightly and leaned against the doorframe. I said to Chengxin, “Chengxin, you see, there is a difference between people. You laugh like the spring breeze, but some people laugh like a yellow dog with its teeth showing. The scary thing is that they think they are cool.”

“Yes, why do I laugh so well? Teach that yellow dog some other day?” Brother Chengxin showed a thoughtful expression.

“You guys…” Lin Chen stood up abruptly, but at that moment, Shen Xing slowly poured two glasses of water for us and said, “Look at you, are you in your thirties? You came back fighting all the way, I could hear you from far away.”

“Did you get bitten by a dog?” Cheng Xin took the water and asked with a slight concern.

“No, I’ve been reading all the time, I don’t have time to care. Come in if you want.” Shen Xing didn’t care at all, turned around and walked into the house. I and Cheng Xin Ge also followed in, completely ignoring Lin Chen.

Lin Chen may be arrogant, but he is definitely not stupid. In the face of our indifference and ridicule, he quickly calmed down, straightened his collar, and his expression returned to a bottleneck. In fact, his appearance at this moment was also quite manly and manly. There was no reason why Irene would fall in love with him.

“Chen Chengyi, don’t always do useless things with your mouth. I came here to ask you one thing. Are you willing to fight? Of course, according to the rules, you can refuse, but I can’t guarantee that I won’t go out and say that the great disciple of the Li Yimai Mountain Word lineage is afraid.” Standing in the room, Lin Chen said to me.

I was prepared for this, otherwise I wouldn’t have asked Wu Erni about fighting. Even if Lin Chen didn’t bring it up, I would have brought it up for the sake of poor Irene. So I was calm. I said, things come to us, and we Li Yimai have never been afraid.

I smiled and said to Lin Chen, “You’re so elegant. You didn’t go to the ghost market, and you waited for me. It’s hard for you.”

Lin Chen said, “It’s not interesting to be in the back. I’m not in a hurry. But you, Chen Chengyi, are you going to say yes or no?”

“So I just agreed to you? That’s not interesting? You’re a loser, I’m not afraid of you going to say it! Go ahead, and by the way, take our past records and talk about them.” I naturally have my own plans. I can’t just agree to Lin Chen so easily. I have to push him.

“You…” Lin Chen was suddenly speechless.

In fact, I don’t really know Lin Chen, but from the limited contact I’ve had with him, I always feel that he has the temperament of a hero. For example, he can endure being under Xiao Chengqian, he can decisively and simply put down his feelings, and he can also suppress his emotions, just like he did just now.

But limited contact has also allowed me to know his weaknesses. He is always eager to prove himself. He has too strong a sense of self-esteem and places too much emphasis on his own abilities. Of course, this may also be related to his rise to power.

The organization they belong to is quite competitive.

“What’s wrong with me? Lin Chen, to be honest, I’m not afraid of fighting you, but it’s meaningless. You’re a loser! Unless you can impress me.” When facing someone like Lin Chen, the more arrogant you are, the better. You have to poke him in the sore spot hard, and then he will take the bait.

“What do you mean?” Lin Chen looked at me intently.

“Give me something to bet on. We’ll each put up something.” I tilted my head and scratched my ear.

Shen Xing looked at me and laughed, saying, “You look like a real gangster.”

I’m not pretending to be a gangster. This is something that I inherited from my master. This is also a legacy that I can’t afford to lose. I said it in this way, with a little indifference, to lower Lin Chen’s guard. Plus, if I don’t offer a prize, he won’t be fooled. He’s not a fool.

“Haha, okay, you can choose whatever you want, money or magic weapon, but what can you give me?” Lin Chen really took up my offer.

“I don’t think your magic weapon is as good as my master’s. How about this, we each pay 20,000 yuan. I’ll also give you a magic weapon that my master passed down to me. You just give me Irene. You know, she and I have a history. That’s the condition. If you don’t agree, that’s it.” I said.

“Erin?” Lin Chen’s expression changed slightly.

“Yes, Irene, this is a necessary condition. Otherwise, I won’t agree to fight with you! Lin Chen, don’t think too well. There are many people here. If you want to use me to become famous, how can you not pay? You can refuse to agree. Irene is not my woman. I can do this with her friendship. I can’t leave any regrets. You decide for yourself.” The last sentence was deliberately said by me, because I wanted to speak according to Lin Chen’s way of thinking.

He doesn’t care much about relationships, and it’s reasonable for others to be like this. I can’t let him see that I actually still care about Irene’s remnant soul. Irene died within ten years, and I can still find a way to reunite her remnant soul. Time is of the essence.

Lin Chen’s expression changed constantly. Finally, he nodded and said, “Okay. Then tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock, the ghost market will be over, and I’ll be waiting for you.”

Then he suddenly burst into laughter, as if unable to control his emotions. He took out the pendant from around his neck and said to it, “Erin, silly woman, look, I’ve betrayed you again.”

After that, he turned and left. I and Brother Chengxin looked at him, and suddenly our moods became complicated. We couldn’t figure out the meaning of that sentence, and we were a bit sad about how to hide that sentence.

Lin Chen walked to the door and suddenly turned around, looking at Shen Xing and said, “You woman, you are obviously an ordinary person, but you let Chen Chengyi, who should be, escape, otherwise even the annoying Su Chengxin could be taken care of. It’s really annoying!”

But Shen Xing didn’t even look up, as if Lin Chen wasn’t talking about her, and just quietly read her book.

Lin Chen also didn’t make a fool of himself, sneered and walked away.

I and Brother Chengxin looked at each other, and Shen Xing let us escape?