"This is troublesome," Old Ma looked a little worried and said to Lu Chen, "This is a little troublesome."
Lu Chen sat on the ground, one hand casually stroking Atsu's head. Atsu also rested its head on Lu Chen's thigh with a satisfied expression. Its two giant eyes were also half-closed, and it occasionally grunted twice, as if it was about to fall asleep.
Hearing Old Ma's complaint, Lu Chen looked up at him and smiled, "What's wrong?"
Old Ma squatted down beside him, glanced at the huge black dog, and said, "You know what's going on, so I don't have to talk nonsense. We'd better keep a low profile when we enter the Immortal City, but if you insist on bringing Atsu, it's really troublesome. "
"Roar!"
Suddenly, there was a low roar, and it was aggressive, as if a ferocious demon beast had suddenly jumped out of the forest, which startled Old Ma. But when he took a closer look, there was no movement around him. The one who roared was Atsu, who looked simple and silly just now.
This giant dog, which was already taller than an adult man, stared at Old Ma with a fierce look in its eyes. It let out a low growl from its throat, but it looked like it was about to bite Old Ma.
The snow-white fangs and the fierce look in Atsu's eyes made Old Ma's heart skip a beat, and he subconsciously took a step back.
But at this moment, Lu Chen reached out from the side, and with a smile, he slapped Atsu's head, and scolded with a smile, "Don't mess around, Old Ma is one of us."
Ah-Tu retracted the fangs that he had just bared just a moment ago. He glared at Old Ma and looked a little unwilling, but he still lay down next to Lu Chen while huffing and puffing.
Old Ma heaved a sigh of relief and couldn't help cursing again, "Damn it! I gave you so many meat bones to eat back then, and now you've forgotten all about it! "
Lu Chen waved his hand and said to Old Ma, "This matter may be a little troublesome, but please take the trouble. The mountains around the Immortal City are not safe. I don't feel at ease leaving Atsu alone outside. "
Old Ma pondered for a moment and said to Lu Chen, "Actually, it's not difficult for us to bring Atsu into the city and find a bigger house to stay in. I'm just afraid that after a long time, Atsu will be so bored that they can't take it anymore and run out to the streets. That would be troublesome. "
Lu Chen thought for a moment, and suddenly asked Old Ma, "This time, we won't have to pay for the expenses ourselves, right?"
Old Ma immediately said, "Of course, no matter what, we are still working for Fuyunji. At least they have to pay for our daily expenses. Well, I still have to talk to Hall Leader Xue later to see if she can give me more money to open a shop, a storefront, or something. This is our business without any capital!"
At the end of his speech, Old Ma rubbed his hands excitedly. It seemed that he still cared about doing business and opening a shop. Even if he had failed repeatedly on the road of business in the past ten years and suffered countless losses, he still had a lot of money.
As someone who had experienced that period of time with Old Ma, Lu Chen was very clear about Old Ma's experience and ability in this regard. But since it was not his own money, Lu Chen did not care about it. He just said to Old Ma seriously, "That's good. When you go to ask for money, ask for an extra … uh, a large portion of rations for Atsu."
Old Ma was startled and said, "A large portion of rations? What is this for?"
Lu Chen touched the smooth fur on Atsu's back and patted its belly. He smiled and said, "This dog is different from ordinary dogs. Believe me, as long as there is enough delicious food, I guarantee that it will be too lazy to take a step out!"
Old Ma looked at Atsu with some astonishment. He could not help but roll his eyes and said, "Is there such a thing? I say, are you a dog or a pig …"
…
Two days later, an extremely spacious carriage that could seat four to five people silently stopped outside the forest. The coachman was a dark, skinny, and capable looking old man around fifty years of age. He didn't make a sound when he arrived and just parked the carriage without saying a word. Then, he sat in the carriage and waited silently.
After a while, Old Ma, Lu Chen, and Atsu walked out of the forest and got on the carriage. From the beginning to the end, the old coachman looked straight ahead and did not look at them. It seemed that he was completely unaware of what was happening behind him.
It was not until the sound of Old Ma closing the carriage door was heard that he seemed to suddenly wake up. He also did not look back, but picked up the whip in his hand. With a crack of the whip, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. The carriage turned around and began to walk towards the Immortal City in the distance.
The carriage was very spacious, and the inside was also clean and tidy. Once the door was closed, it was as if it was isolated from the outside world. There were small windows on both sides of the carriage, but at the same time, there was a curtain so that the people inside the carriage could see the scenery outside, but the people outside the carriage could not see the situation inside the carriage clearly. It was very convenient.
After entering the carriage, perhaps because Lu Chen had already told them beforehand, Atsu obediently lay on the wooden plank, while Lu Chen and Old Ma sat opposite each other.
The carriage was spacious enough, and they sat comfortably. They heard the sound of the wheels rolling along the way. They gradually moved from the quiet mountains to the road, and as they gradually approached the huge and bustling immortal city, more and more people came and went around the carriage, and there were all kinds of sounds.
Listening to the various sounds that came from outside the carriage, Lu Chen suddenly said, "Where are we going?"
Old Ma said, "Hall Leader Xue has already made arrangements. Through secret means, he found a spacious house for us. It will not attract attention. We will go and stay there first, and then we will move slowly."
"Mm." Lu Chen nodded and said, "After all, this Immortal City is Zhenxianmeng's territory. It is convenient to do things, and the speed is much faster than other places."
Old Ma glanced at him, but shook his head and said, "You are wrong about this."
"Mm?" Lu Chen was a little surprised and said, "What do you mean?"
Old Ma looked out of the window through the curtain and said, "You rarely come here. Even if you come occasionally, because your identity is hidden, you will not come into contact with the people here in Zhenxianmeng, so you do not understand the current situation. Now in this Immortal City, Zhenxianmeng, there are scenes of overcrowding everywhere. There are all kinds of big and small yamen in the Immortal City, and there are countless redundant officials. To do a simple thing, they have to worship a lot of Bodhisattvas, make people break their legs, and then accept bribes and money to do things. It is a common practice. "
Speaking of this, Old Ma smiled thoughtfully and said, "Normally speaking, if we want to buy such a house through ordinary means, and we don't give them money, and we just do things according to the proper rules, let alone two days, it will take at least two months."
Lu Chen frowned and said after a moment of silence, "According to what you said, what if I go to do something and say that it was the damn baldy who gave me the task? Will those people speed up? "
Old Ma hesitated and seemed to be thinking for a moment. Then he said, "Mm, with the reputation of a Perfected Immortal, maybe it can be done faster by ten days."
Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh and said, "The damn baldy's reputation can only be faster by ten days?"
Old Ma also laughed and said, "More or less. These things are too small and too complicated, but there are rules to follow. You, a Perfected Immortal, can't be too serious with your subordinates. It's embarrassing enough, so it's more or less like this."
Lu Chen sighed and said, "Then why can it be so fast this time? It seems that Hall Leader Xue seems to be different from others?"
"Yes, in the Immortal Alliance, Fuyunji is sometimes like an anomaly. He does things quickly, and his level of command is far better than the other halls. But because of this, our Hall Leader Xue Ying has also been criticized a lot. People say that she likes to be in the limelight, is arrogant, and flatters Perfected Immortals and so on. However, this is what I think about this matter. "He raised his head to look at Lu Chen and said indifferently," A person whose hands are stained with blood will always move faster than those mediocre people, right? "
Lu Chen nodded and said, "You are right."
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