Chapter 3381 - 3373: Discussions at the Misty Temple
Chapter 3381: Chapter 3373: Discussions at the Misty Temple
"Sure, we don’t really have anything to do anyway." Qin Han took a sip of his drink and said:
"With this situation, we’re split in private, but on the surface, it’s still harmonious. What should we do next?"
"Just keep dragging it out. They’ve already made initial investments, so even if we keep dragging, it’s beneficial for us." Lin Yi said:
"Now is the time to counteract every move they make."
"Just playing rogue, trying to get something for nothing, huh?" Gao Zongyuan said.
"Exactly, but we must ensure that, no matter what, we’re always the ones benefiting."
"If we play this way, I can be quite the expert."
Lin Yi nodded, "In the logic of international trade, there’s no room for sentimentality. Today we are friends if you benefit me; tomorrow, if you don’t, I’ll stab you."
"Lin Bro, we’re still learning from you."
"When you take over the family business and have more experience, you’ll understand how it works."
"We’re not really getting it now, let’s just drink."
They continued to toast, and Liang Ruoxu didn’t hold back his drinking capacity, drinking all the way to the end.
After dinner, they went their separate ways.
Lin Yi and Liang Ruoxu went home, while Qin Han and the other two went to a hotel.
Early the next morning, Lin Yi got a business car and took Liang Ruoxu and the child, along with Qin Han and the other two, out for a day trip.
The car drove for more than an hour, reaching Wuling Mountain on the outskirts of Jing City.
They planned to enjoy the scenery and relax.
"There seem to be quite a lot of people around here." Liang Jinming said with a cigarette.
"It’s the weekend, everyone is taking their kids out." Liang Ruoxu said:
"Plus, there’s a Wuling Temple here. I heard it’s quite spiritual, probably lots of people come for the incense."
"Then let’s go have a look." Lin Yi said:
"I’m even a Vice Sect Leader at Longhu Mountain, we’re all in the same fraternity, probably won’t even have to pay for tickets."
Lin Yi distinctly remembered that this position was bought for over 600,000 from Zhang Youfu.
Later, upon checking, that position didn’t even exist in the Daoist system.
"This mountain’s a bit high, climbing up will be exhausting."
"Brother Qin, you seem a bit weak." Liang Jinming stubbed out the cigarette butt, "I’m totally pumped, watch me climb up in one go."
Liang Jinming took the lead and headed up.
Lin Yi, holding the child, followed the ascent.
Despite there being quite a few climbers, it wasn’t as crowded as popular tourist spots overall.
Halfway up, there were even fewer people.
It’s clear the crowd was headed for Wuling Pass.
The group’s stamina wasn’t bad, they climbed for over an hour, resting only once, reaching the summit.
Wuling Temple wasn’t large but seemed to have been refurbished as many places looked new.
The tickets cost 20 yuan each, not particularly expensive.
"Bro, we’re all in the same field, think you can give us a discount?" Lin Yi said with a smile.
"Ah? Colleagues?"
The disciple in a Daoist robe looked at Lin Yi in surprise.
"Bro, tickets are just 20 yuan; we don’t need this."
"But we really are colleagues, I’m a Daoist priest at Longhu Mountain Shangqing Palace, even the Vice Sect Leader, second-in-command."
Lin Yi retrieved his phone and showed some photos.
"See for yourself if you don’t believe me."
Seeing the photos, the young disciple was greatly surprised.
He glanced at the child in Lin Yi’s arms, then at Liang Ruoxu standing beside him.
A real life winner, indeed.
"You guys go on in, no ticket fee for fellow colleagues."
"Young master, don’t listen to him, he’s joking with you."
Liang Ruoxu pulled out his phone and scanned 100 yuan to the Little Daoist.
"The patron has done a good deed."
After paying, the group entered the Daoist temple.
In front of them was a huge black cauldron filled with countless sticks of incense that had not burned out.
Since there weren’t many people, paired with the surrounding scenery, it felt quite serene.
"Lin Bro, what do you think is the significance of places like this?" Liang Jinming asked:
"To show the cultural diversity of the country? Or to give bored people a place for spiritual sustenance?"
"Not entirely." Lin Yi said:
"You can see Buddhism and Daoism as cultural schools, just with some distinct features."
"But there’s also fortune-telling here, that’s probably a scam, right?"
"I can’t say for certain." Lin Yi said:
"Fortune-telling might have been accurate long ago. It’s just that over the years, more scammers have ruined its reputation, causing people to stop believing."
"I know something called the Back-pushing Diagram, heard it’s very accurate, but I don’t know if that’s true." Gao Zongyuan said.
"I think it’s all nonsense; there are so many prophecies around the world, claiming to predict things like the 2008 subprime mortgage crisis, clearly hindsight predictions."
"Don’t say that." Lin Yi replied:
"There are many things in the world that ordinary people can’t comprehend that are actually true. I didn’t believe it before, but now I do."
"Uh huh? Lin Bro, have you been brainwashed?"
"It’s not brainwashed, it’s because I’ve actually seen it."
"Whoa!"
The Eight Trigram Soul in Qin Han and the other two seemed to blaze intensely.
"Quick, quick, quick, tell us what you saw."
"It’s classified, can’t tell you." Lin Yi said with a smile:
"But some things that seem impossible do exist, and so-called prophecies might be possible too."
"Oh my, according to your logic, is the wall-climbing Kung Fu in novels real too?"
"To some extent, it is." Lin Yi said:
"Look at me, carrying a child, climbing a mountain for over an hour without breaking a sweat."
"What you’re saying is a bit scary."
"What’s scary about it? It’s just different training methods." Lin Yi said:
"All that so-called combat training doesn’t hold a candle to ours."
"Don’t tell me it’s a Daoist Cultivation Method?"
"Something like that, our main training method is meditation." Lin Yi said:
"This idea actually comes from Daoism."
"Then is there really something like a Cultivation Method in Daoist texts?"
"Possibly, we’re also looking."
"You guys changed direction?" Liang Ruoxu said with surprise.
"It’s still being planned, depending on Elder Lu’s opinion."
"But the problem is, you need some proof for this." Liang Jinming said, "Otherwise, really, no one will believe it."
"You know Zhang Daoling?" Lin Yi asked with a smile.
"Ask me about the price per night for an actress, I might know, this is beyond my expertise."
"I’ve heard of him, seems like the founder of Daoism." Gao Zongyuan said.
"Yeah, this person truly existed."
"We know he truly existed, it’s written in the history books."
Lin Yi gave them a mysterious look, "You’ve only read about him in books, but I’ve seen him."