After nightfall, Old Ma, who had gotten the biggest windfall in his life, finally went back to his room to sleep contentedly.
During the period of returning just now, Old Ma pulled Lu Chen and talked a lot. He showed great longing and yearning for the "decadent" life that was about to unfold in the Immortal City.
Old Ma's attitude surprised Lu Chen a little. Although 10,000 spirit stones was indeed a huge sum of money, and most of the poor rogue cultivators with no family background might not see so much money in their lifetime, Old Ma was someone who had been with a Soul Formation cultivator for many years. He also had the support of Zhenxianmeng, and Fuyunji, the most powerful Hall in Zhenxianmeng. No matter what, he shouldn't be so excited, right?
Usually … when we were in Qingshuitang Village, you were always calmer.
Old Ma snorted at Lu Chen's words and refuted them without hesitation. True Lord Tianlan is naturally one of the top immortals in the world, but I have been with him for a long time. Our identities are too different. I'm just a small spy, what special benefits can I get?
Zhenxianmeng is indeed a towering tree, but few people in Zhenxianmeng know my identity, okay? What benefits can I get?
I have a good relationship with Fuyunji, but recently you've been giving Hall Leader Xue Ying a hard time and asked me to go over to ask for money. Cutting off people's income is like killing their parents, do you know that? She has already chased me out once. Now I'm very worried that I might die mysteriously on the side of the road with no one to collect my corpse.
So after saying so much, I'm very miserable. I'm basically a rogue cultivator with no family background. In this situation, it's not strange for me to be excited when I see this huge sum of money, right?
Lu Chen thought about it and nodded. "Yes, you're right. I didn't think so at first, but after hearing what you said, I suddenly feel that these ten thousand spirit stones are too good. It's worth celebrating. "
Old Ma laughed out loud, and his excitement was obvious. He patted Lu Chen's shoulder and said, "Then tomorrow we will go to spend … Uh, no, tomorrow we will go to work, to work!" He quickly corrected his expression and said seriously.
Lu Chen said, "Alright."
Old Ma chuckled, then turned around and walked towards his bedroom. However, after taking a few steps, he suddenly turned around to look at Lu Chen and said, "Hey, you seem a little strange."
Lu Chen's heart skipped a beat, but he smiled and said calmly, "What's strange? I'm fine."
Old Ma looked him up and down, and a trace of surprise flashed across his eyes.
Lu Chen was secretly shocked. He thought to himself, "Does this guy really have some hidden skills? How can he detect traces of Perfected Lord Tianlan's previous visit?"
Old Ma observed him for a while and suddenly said, "Lu Chen, why don't you look excited at all?"
Lu Chen was startled and said, "Excited? Do I need to be excited?"
Old Ma said, "I remember when you lived with me in Qingshuitang Village, you often scolded me for a few pieces of spirit stones. Why don't you have any reaction now that we have this huge sum of ten thousand spirit stones?"
Lu Chen heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I thought you were going to say something. I was bored in that stupid village, so I was just playing with you. It's just ten thousand spirit stones, I don't care about it. "
"Just …" Old Ma paused and looked at him with disdain. He shook his head and said, "Pretentious, you just like to pretend!" With a disdainful look on his face, he obviously did not believe Lu Chen's words at all. He then walked back slowly.
Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh. After watching him return to his room, he looked up at the darkening sky and returned to his own room.
There was a candle in the bedroom. Lu Chen lit it and sat down at the table. Atsu was lying on the floor and sleeping soundly. Lu Chen couldn't help but smile when he saw its appearance. He walked over and rubbed its head. Its fur was soft and it gave off a warm aura.
At that moment, his eyes suddenly became a little blank, as if he was looking at an unknown place. Even his voice became a little hollow. In this room, there was only himself and Ah-Tu, who was sleeping soundly. After a long time, he could only hear him mumbling softly to himself, "From day to night, the words spoken by people are mixed with lies. Ah-Tu, can you tell if I'm telling the truth or not?"
His eyes finally fell on the candle flame that was burning silently. The faint yellow light was reflected in his pupils, burning silently.
"I've been a shadow since I was a child, and I've been a shadow for too long, Atsu."
Atsu was sleeping soundly. Maybe it was dreaming of something delicious, because its mouth was making a series of grunting sounds.
Lu Chen looked down at it, his eyes calm and gentle, and said softly, "Atsu, I seem to have gotten used to lying. I'm always lying, I'm always pretending to be something else. Sometimes, I don't even know what my real face looks like … "
He slightly lowered his head, and the candlelight fell on the side of his face, making it look dark and uncertain.
"So …" His voice seemed to be a little sad, a little emotional, a little disappointed, and yearning, as if he was thinking of something that happened a long time ago.
"If only Yi Xin was still here, right, Atsu? She's so stupid, I don't even need to lie to her, hehe. "
He chuckled softly, but at the end, there was a bit of sadness in his voice. He quietly said so.
…
The next morning, when the sun was shining, Old Ma woke up from his dream early. After tidying up, he went out and walked to Lu Chen's bedroom. He knocked on the door and shouted loudly, "Hey, wake up, wake up! Today's weather is so good, it's a good day to go … to do something! "
After a while, a few grumbling and somewhat annoyed barks came from behind the closed door. Then, a series of footsteps approached from afar. After a creak, Lu Chen opened the door and stood there. He even yawned and said, "What are you doing? The sun just rose, isn't it? It's too early for you to be up."
"What do you mean by early!" Old Ma glared at him, showing a deep hatred for Lu Chen's lazy habits. He said seriously, "We have to do something big, for the sake of the world, for justice, and for the sake of the world. How can we be lazy? Quickly wash up, change your clothes, and tidy up, we'll go out to do something. "
Lu Chen was a little surprised. He looked up and down at Old Ma and said, "It's only been one night, why do you seem to be different from the past ten years? It's like you've changed into a different person."
Old Ma spat and said, "I used to hang out with you in that godforsaken mountain village. I didn't have any motivation at all. But now it's different, we're in Immortal City, this is a great opportunity … "
Lu Chen interrupted, "The main thing is that you have money, right?"
"This is when … no, the main thing is that you have the opportunity to do something big!" Old Ma corrected Lu Chen's wrong point of view in time.
Lu Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, wait for me, I'll be out soon."
"Hurry up."
Old Ma paced back and forth in the yard. After a while, he saw Lu Chen coming out of the room. He poked his head out and glanced at Lu Chen's bedroom. Seeing that Atsu was still lying there with sleepy eyes, he couldn't help but say, "If we go out like this for a day and leave Atsu alone at home, will there be an accident?"
"It'll be fine." Lu Chen walked to the storeroom, opened the door, and brought back a large piece of demon beast meat. He put it next to Atsu, then walked out and said to Old Ma, "It's growing recently, so it can't wait to eat, drink, and sleep every day. It won't want to go out."
"Huh? My goodness, it's still growing at this age? "Old Ma exclaimed.
"Yes." Lu Chen looked back and said faintly, "I only found out last night. It seems that Atsu is going to advance again."
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