"True and false, false and real..." Situ He mulled over this sentence.
A ray of spiritual light, like lightning, swept up a tsunami in his heart.
"Yes!" He said in his heart, "The soul is originally nothingness... The soul is invisible..."
"True and false, false and real, switch seamlessly!"
Thus, he knew that he had pushed open an incredible door.
His body, which had been sluggish for a long time, showed signs of loosening again.
"If I can see through the mystery of this soul..." he thought, "After the commander-in-chief, it will be me!"
And Situ He no longer had any doubts.
The monster in this bookstore must be an incomparably powerful ancient god.
Perhaps he had just woken up from a long and eternal sleep.
Or perhaps he had sensed the signs of the recovery of spirit aura and returned from the end of the endless galaxy.
In short, this was a powerful existence that he could not estimate or predict.
As a result, Situ He's demeanor and tone of voice quietly changed. ,
For the first time, he couldn't help but use honorifics, "Sir..." he asked, "I wonder if you are willing to part with this treasured book to me?"
… …
"Of course!" Ling Ping'an ignored the problem of the customer in front of him in terms of language because in his opinion, this might be the other party's habit.
After all, the Federation was so big.
There were all kinds of people.
Back then, when Ling Ping'an graduated from university, there were still a group of people who missed their former moe. They wore useless moe clothes and swaggered through the city. They were just short of putting up the banner of 'anti-summer return to moe'.
Then, they were suppressed by the counselors and teachers.
They almost couldn't even get their graduation certificate.
Therefore, Ling Ping'an answered quite straightforwardly. He rubbed his hands and said excitedly, "Thank you, 245 yuan!"
He even took out two cards from the drawer and placed them on the counter, "This shop supports mobile phone QR code payment and money QR code payment!"
"We also support IOUs and loans!"
"Among them, mobile phone payment can enjoy a discount of 9.20% today. You can also participate in the 'Today's Payment Star' event and have a chance to win a free prize!"
However, Ling Ping'an realized that the customer opposite him had a strange expression on his face when he saw the two cards he took out.
Ling Ping'an had no choice but to ask softly, "What's wrong? Is there any problem? "
"The price is negotiable..." In order to make this deal, Ling Ping'an had no integrity. He didn't have the bearing of a profiteer at all and immediately gave in on the price.
But little did he know, when he took out the two playing cards.
In Situ He's eyes, everything he saw and heard was completely different.
… …
"Thank you. Two hundred and forty-five yuan …"
While Situ He was still surprised by these words and thinking about what the Ancient God meant by the price he had offered, Situ He suddenly heard something.
The Ancient God took the two terrifying cards from the drawer and brought them to his eyes.
Drops of blood and tears dripped from one of the cards.
Countless vengeful spirits howled as they circled around it.
A vortex that was obviously not a good thing spun and appeared on the card.
On the other card, there were also twisted monster phantoms floating on it. Evil and terrifying ravings came from the ears of these twisted monsters and reached Situ He's ears, causing him to feel fear, fear, and shock.
Even the words that Ling Ping'an thought were friendly and humorous, when they fell into Situ He's ears, they also changed their appearance.
"This shop supports one-click payment by scanning the code with the soul!" His voice seemed to come from the horizon, but it also seemed to be whispering in Situ He's ears. Just listening to it, the ice-cold and bone-piercing evil aura was like maggots attached to bones, entangling Situ He's soul.
"It also supports one-click payment by scanning the code with the lifespan!"
He pushed the two extremely terrifying cards in front of Situ He.
It made Situ He feel as if he was in the legendary Underworld. It was as if he had seen Ox-Head and Horse-Face, the judge who took his life.
"I also support the consumption of the father and the descendants to repay..." The gloomy voice made one's scalp tingle. Together with the two extremely evil cards, it made Situ He feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
His hands trembled and he wanted to ask, "Can I not buy it?"
But just as this thought was born, Situ He felt as if something was wrapped around his neck and slowly tightening.
Thus, he knew that this was a black shop.
As long as he stepped into this place and saw the shop owner's things.
He had to buy it whether he wanted to or not.
The shop owner would force him to buy and sell.
But what could he do?
Since ancient times, no one had been able to solve the problem of a big shop bullying its customers.
Soul, lifespan...
Of course, Situ He was unwilling to accept these two payment methods.
Because he had a vague intuition that his soul and lifespan might not be able to pay for this expensive book purchase.
And the so-called consumption of the father and the descendants to repay the loan was even more unacceptable!
Just when he was at a loss of what to do.
The kitten, the kitten suspected to be the Egyptian cat goddess, suddenly meowed and jumped onto the ancient god's shoulder.
Her small body lay down and stuck out her pink tongue to lick and comb her fur.
In Situ He's eyes, a small claw pointed at something tied to his waist.
Situ He then knew.
He had a third way.
Although the price he needed to pay for this path was still heavy, it was at least within an acceptable range.
After thinking about it again and again, Situ He gritted his teeth, untied the thing from his waist, and then handed it forward while trembling with fear.
"Sir, can I use this to exchange with you?" He asked nervously, "Because, I really can't afford it now..."
Did he dare to use things like soul and lifespan to pay?
He didn't dare!
… …
"Another one without money?" Ling Ping'an was about to vomit blood.
It wasn't easy to make a deal.
In the end!
She actually didn't bring money!
It was fine if the little girl didn't bring money when she went out.
You're a man, and you don't look like someone who lacks money from the way you're dressed.
Why didn't you bring money?
Moreover, it was fine if you didn't bring cash.
How could you not have this mere 200 yuan in your phone wallet?
Could it be that he wanted to freeload me?
Or, this was a pitiful tracheitis. He had been married for decades. In the eyes of outsiders, he seemed to have a stable job, a happy family, and both children. In fact, he even needed his wife's approval to buy a pack of cigarettes. The change in his phone and pocket was forever only enough to go to work, take a taxi, and buy breakfast.
Ling Ping'an was puzzled.
Until he saw the thing that the other party handed over and was attracted by it.
It was a bronze utensil the size of a fist.
From the appearance, it seemed to be a beast-shaped artifact made of bronze.
From the appearance, it seemed to have a vicissitudes and an ancient aura.
Cultural relic?
Ling Ping'an frowned and then smiled, "This thing was from last week, right?"
The customer nodded, "Sir, you have sharp eyes!"
"It's indeed from the Shang Zhou Dynasty!"
Ling Ping'an laughed.
He picked up the bronze beast artifact and looked at it carefully.
To be honest, there was nothing to say about this craftsmanship.
It had a human face and a goat body. Its head was symmetrical on both sides and in the middle, it seemed to have a big mouth open. It was lifelike. At a glance, one could tell that it was the crystallization of modern industry.
"It's Taotie, right?" Ling Ping'an weighed it, "Not bad!"
This thing was useless to him.
But his aunt liked it!
Ling Ping'an was worried about how to deal with his aunt who would return from the Beizhou Dynasty in two to three months or half a year!
Now it was great!
With this handicraft, it should be able to make his aunt happy and let her know his filial piety. His aunt liked things from the Shang Zhou Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty very much. Even if it was a handicraft, as long as it suited her taste, she would be very happy.
Thinking of this, Ling Ping'an nodded and said, "In that case, I'll suffer a loss and exchange it with you, customer!"
Indeed!
In Ling Ping'an's opinion, he must have suffered a loss!
After all, although his book, "The Unsolved Secrets of the World", was definitely not as expensive as 245 yuan, he could still sell it if he bargained for 180 or 170 yuan.
However, the bronze handicraft made by this kind of machine would at most sell for 120 or 130 yuan in a handicraft shop.
He had suffered a huge loss!
But it was difficult to buy happiness with money.
Especially when his aunt was happy!
Then, he threw the thing in his hand into the drawer.
… …
Situ He watched helplessly as the Taotie, which even he could not subdue and could only barely control with the seal of the commander-in-chief, was playing with a child's toy in the hands of the 'Ancient God'.
He lowered his head deeply.
This Taotie was discovered in the mausoleum of the Western Zhou Dynasty.
When it was discovered, it caused a sensation.
That was because it was alive.
People didn't know if there was an ancient almighty who smelted a living Taotie cub into a bronze artifact or if the bronze artifact forged by the ancient people had turned into a Taotie after a long period of time during the recovery of spirit aura.
In short, this thing was indeed alive.
It could eat and run.
Its appetite was terrifyingly big and its strength was beyond imagination.
In less than half an hour after it was discovered, it swallowed the entire tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty and all the surrounding flowers and trees into its stomach.
Fortunately, the commander-in-chief was in Chang'an at that time.
Therefore, he acted in time and suppressed it, so that no casualties were caused.
He also didn't let it eat the entire Guanzhong.
Although the commander-in-chief suppressed it, this thing was still arrogant and untamed even in front of the commander-in-chief. It bared its teeth and could only be sealed and restrained with a secret technique.
However, now, this extremely arrogant Taotie, which didn't even put the commander-in-chief in his eyes, was as obedient and docile as a puppy in the hands of this Ancient God.
Moreover...
Situ He could clearly feel that the Taotie was afraid.
Therefore, it didn't even dare to move.
It closed its eyes tightly and pretended to be dead like a hedgehog that had met its natural enemy.
Therefore, Situ He didn't dare to stay here any longer.
He picked up the book in his hand and was about to leave.
Then, he thought of a problem and turned to the Ancient God at the counter and said, "Sir, I have another request..."
"It's so foggy outside..."
"I want to borrow a flashlight from you..."
… …
Ling Ping'an looked at the customer in front of him.
He thought about it and considered that doing business was about running a small stream, especially the business of the bookstore. It really relied on regular customers and repeat customers.
Therefore, he nodded, took out a flashlight from the drawer and handed it over.
In any case, these flashlights weren't worth much.
Some time ago, he had bought them from a nearby mall that had gone bankrupt and liquidated.
A hundred of them were only 300 yuan.
At that time, Ling Ping'an didn't think too much about it. He bought it purely because it was cheap.
After buying it, he realized that he wouldn't be able to use up so many flashlights in his lifetime.
Now, giving them to a customer could be considered recycling.
Situ He took the flashlight and let out a long sigh.
Then, he bowed to the Ancient God in front of him, "Sir, I wonder if I can still come to your place in the future?"
"Of course you can!" Ling Ping'an said happily, "But you have to remember to bring money next time!"
"I make money in business!" He said seriously.
Although Ling Ping'an didn't care about money at all.
Just like how he had been writing online novels for several years, the total amount of royalties was barely enough for his daily expenses.
But he didn't care. He just liked it.
Just like this bookstore, it had never made money.
If he sold it, he could sell it for at least tens of millions.
But he was willing to live here and run it alone.
After all, he wasn't short of money!
But the problem was that if he didn't make any money, it would be too embarrassing!
It would also be difficult to explain to his aunt.
What if his aunt felt that he was not suited to do business and forced him to go to work? What should he do?
"Got it!" Situ He nodded. Then, he thought for a moment and carefully probed, "Then can I bring friends here?"
Ling Ping'an was extremely happy and nodded on the spot, "Sure!"
"Bring more!"
How could he complain about having too few customers when he opened his door to do business?
In Ling Ping'an's mind, the more, the better.
Of course...
Don't come too often, and don't come all the time.
Well, it was enough for three to five customers to spend money a day.
In the rest of the time, he wanted to slack off, play games, and write novels!
… …
Situ He swallowed his saliva hard.
At this moment, he completely dispelled the idea of asking the commander-in-chief to come when he went back.
This Ancient God...
Without fear.
Considering all that had happened just now, Situ He didn't dare to let the commander-in-chief step into this place easily.
If even the commander-in-chief was controlled by him.
Wouldn't the world be turned upside down!?
He could only bow again, push open the door, and walk out.
Meow!
The moment he opened the door, a cat meow was heard.
Situ He turned around and saw the cat goddess that he suspected to be from Egypt jump onto the counter from the owner's shoulder.
The amber cat eyes were as bright as gems.
A faintly discernible, lazy female voice rang out in Situ He's heart.
"Say hello to Young Master Siming for me..."
Situ He was obviously stunned, but then he nodded.
The kitten's head gradually sank into the counter and disappeared.
And that lazy female voice sounded in his heart again.
"Let's go! Let's go! "
"The great ruler has awakened a little more... the time of his return has been brought forward..."
He subconsciously looked at the owner of this place.
Layers of fog lingered in the head. In the pitch-black eye sockets, the flames were gradually extinguished.
And behind him, Situ He saw countless strange-looking black shadows crawling on the floor, surrounding the ancient God like stars surrounding the moon.
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