Zheng Fa has to admit that I somewhat judge people by their appearance.
From the first moment he saw Tang Mudao, he actually didn't have much feeling in his heart - it had nothing to do with beauty or ugliness, for example, Old Man Bai's appearance had nothing to do with handsomeness.
It's just that Zheng Fa prefers to get close to simpler people.
And Tang Mudao...
This person always had a smile on his face, and when he looked at Zheng Fa, he was very precise - he neither ignored Zheng Fa's youth, nor looked around with curiosity.
This is of course not a bad thing, it just doesn't look like the scholar in Zheng Fa's mind.
"Mudao, what's going on with these vehicles of yours?"
"Lao Bai, you also know that I am the president of the Taoist Association abroad." Tang Mudao explained, "I have some cooperation with companies that make these, these equipment..."
He pointed outside Nursing Home.
"I really didn't ask for money."
"Why?"
Tang Mudao shrugged. "Our association also has some influence abroad, especially in traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture and so on. People mainly want to be a GG and do some promotion... To put it bluntly, they don't need money just to make more money."
"Then why did you bring Nursing Home to us?"
"I'm not..." Tang Mudao smiled sheepishly, "I have something to ask for."
Old Man Bai and Zheng Fa looked at each other.
Tang Mudao looked at the two of them with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
Old Man Bai asked, "What's the matter?"
"Brother..." The words in Tang Mudao's mouth seemed to be speaking to Old Man Bai, but his eyes were looking at Zheng Fa, "You also know that I have been living in a barbaric land abroad for a long time, so it is inevitable that I am a little presumptuous."
"..."
"You... got something True Disciple?"
"..."
Old Man Bai Silence.
Just listen to Tang Mudao say, "I won't hide it from you, brother. After we separated last time, I went to Capital University."
"Capital University?"
"I went to visit your former colleagues... and saw your old photos, brother."
"You..."
Old Man Bai points to Tang Mudao.
"Brother, I know, I'm wrong, I'm really wrong!" Tang Mudao apologized quickly, "But you also know, I just had this thought..."
Old Man Bai snorted and shook his head, but couldn't say anything.
This matter Tang Mudao is obviously a bit like prying into privacy.
But after all, Old Man Bai has some status in the circle, and has many photos from the past, some of which are still posted online - in the final analysis, it is difficult to define as privacy.
"Brother, it can be said that your muscles are all from training." Tang Mudao pointed at Old Man Bai's face, "But this face is twenty years younger..."
"..."
It is true that this kind of thing cannot be hidden from those who are interested.
Obviously, the Tang Mudao in front of you is one.
"So you want..."
Plop!
Zheng Fa never expected that Tang Mudao would kneel down whenever he asked.
The man fell to the ground in front of him and said, "Ever since I was a boy, I have been determined to seek enlightenment and hope that immortals will have mercy on me!"
Zheng Fa quickly helped him up.
"Um...Professor Tang, how can you be so sure that we have some kind of immortality..."
"I... have asked about it too."
Tang Mudao said a little embarrassed.
"What did you ask about?"
"In the past six months, this Rainbow Mountain Goddess has shown its spirit twice..."
"..."
"But these two manifestations actually started when you came to Rainbow Mountain."
Zheng Fa couldn't help but shake his head.
Again - although Nursing Home's various movements were not publicized, they were not deliberately concealed either.
If it were someone else, they might not be sure based on just these two pieces of evidence, and might even have other conjectures.
But idiots like Tang Mudao who go around praying to gods and worshiping Buddha...
It's really a good guess.
See him and Old Man Bai not talking.
Tang Mudao said, "Immortal! I sincerely seek the truth!"
"Those instruments are my meeting gifts!"
He pointed at the door of Nursing Home and said.
"I can also get some cooperation from Nursing Home!"
"Cooperation?" Old Man Bai was curious, "What cooperation?"
"I also have some relationships with some foreign hospitals... It won't be a problem to put up a few brands for Nursing Home!"
Zheng Fa I understand a little bit.
Probably just to get some tiger skins from well-known foreign hospitals for Nursing Home to attract some customers.
"I can also introduce some customers to Nursing Home!" Seeing the expression on Zheng Fa's face, Tang Mudao added, "People are not stupid, but they are the kind with a lot of money."
"..."
To be honest, Zheng Fa can see Tang Mudao's efforts and sincerity.
But I became increasingly doubtful.
"Professor Tang... You are doing experimental physics abroad?"
"Well, to be precise, I'm in astronomy."
"Then you..."
Zheng Fa I don't even know how to describe this man's words and deeds.
Tang Mudao blinked, not seeming to understand what Zheng Fa wanted to say.
On the other hand, Old Man Bai on the side seemed to really understand what Zheng Fa meant.
"This kid, I don't think you are scholarly."
Tang Mudao looked at his beer belly and said blankly, "I don't consider myself a scholar..."
"..."
"I do research just because I'm good at it, it's my way of making a living, not because I like it..."
Zheng Fa grinned and said, "But we... are a research type Nursing Home."
"Nursing Home..." Tang Mudao was stunned, "Are you still a research type?"
He seemed to have trouble understanding that the two words could go together.
Zheng Fa nodded towards him.
He looked at Old Man Bai again, and Old Man Bai nodded towards him.
Tang Mudao opened his mouth. "I thought... you opened Nursing Home to make money..."
This is a normal thought--
The idea of creating Nursing Home just to study immortal magic is not normal.
If Zheng Fa only wanted to make money, the instruments and connections this person sent would actually be of some use.
You can't say you don't care.
Only...
"It would be better if you give me these things as two papers of your own."
Old Man Bai on the side sighed.
Tang Mudao was also a little depressed. "How could I have known that an immortal can recruit people in the same way as he recruits doctors!"
"..."
The article is pretty easy to talk about.
Tang Mudao Not only has he written a lot of books, he is by no means an unknown person in the academic world.
Zheng Fa Although I don't know much about his research topic, judging from the journal grade, impact factor, and citation count, this person's tenure as a professor probably did not come from the mysterious Eastern power.
Zheng Fa and Old Man Bai were discussing in the backyard.
Tang Mudao is waiting inside the main building of Nursing Home.
"What do you think?"
"Academic ability should be no problem." Old Man Bai said first.
"I always feel that this person..." Tang Lingwu shook his head and said, "It doesn't fit in well with our personalities. He's a bit..."
"A bit too sophisticated." Professor Tian continued.
Tang Lingwu nodded.
This is also the feeling of Zheng Fa.
This man is smart, careful and determined.
Old Man Bai also appeared once in the live broadcast of a B&B owner.
This person has gathered so much information.
IQ and will Zheng Fa do not doubt it.
"I'm also thinking about this question..." Zheng Fa expressed his thoughts, "First, do we need an astronomer? Second... if this person joins us, what impact will it have on Nursing Home."
"I'm actually worried that this person wants to use the immortal skills he learned to seek his own benefits in the secular world."
"His Taoist Association..." Zheng Fa thought for a moment, "That's what it means."
After saying this, Tang Lingwu and the other two nodded.
Old Man Bai, on the other hand, touched his chin and said, "Actually, I feel that, regardless of academic accomplishment, we also need such a person."
"Huh?"
Zheng Fa looked at Old Man Bai and listened to his opinion.
"We Nursing Home are going to open, right?"
"Yes."
"As for us, we may attract some people's attention."
Zheng Fa somewhat understood what Old Man Bai meant. "You mean, let him be welcomed and sent off?"
"Yes, I think among the four of us, he is not suitable for this." Old Man Bai continued, "It's like the inner and outer doors in those novels. We do research, but those mundane things have to be dealt with."
Zheng Fa also thinks Old Man Bai's angle is interesting.
He originally thought that Tang Mudao's slipperiness was a shortcoming.
But when Old Man Bai said it, Zheng Fa also felt that maybe this was an advantage.
"The most important thing is whether you can control this person."
Zheng Fa nodded slowly, already having some ideas in his mind.
"Test?" Tang Mudao blinked and said, "What kind of test?"
"You know Nankeyimeng, right?"
Tang Mudao understands a little bit. "Ask the heart?"
Zheng Fa nodded, his habit is to say everything he can without pretense, and the same is true now when facing Tang Mudao.
Use Great Dream Talisman, Zheng Fa to him and make it clear.
"I accept!"
Tang Mudao probably understood that Zheng Fa gave him a chance, and nodded immediately.
Zheng Fa was a little behind his head, and Great Dream Talisman was shot into his head.
Zheng Fa The four of them saw a black mist slowly rising above his head, and the figure of Tang Mudao appeared in the black mist.
He was wearing a monk's robe and seemed to be walking in a small town - this small town looked extremely backward.
People in the town bowed their hands to him one after another, calling him an immortal.
He nodded around and came to a bungalow.
The walls of this bungalow are made of red bricks, which is rare in this era.
He opened the door and walked into the lobby.
There is an offering table in the hall, with three incense sticks lit on the table. The smoke wraps around a black and white photo on the wall - the person in the photo is younger than him and is wearing the same robe.
Tang Mudao looked at the black and white photo and suddenly said:
"Dad."
"When I learned qigong from my master at the age of twenty, I knew he was a liar."
"At the age of forty, when I went to those Daoist temples Temple, I also knew that they were scammers."
"At the age of fifty, when I became the president of the association, I also knew that I was lying to others, and I'm afraid they also knew... It was just a joke."
"But as you said, Daoism is not a lie..." Tang Mudao said, "I got it."
Old Man Bai was stunned and turned to look at several Humanity's Dao:
"Is this feudal superstition still inherited from family?"
Professor Tian, on the other hand, shook his head and said, "It's not a family tradition... At his age, if his father is interested in this, he might be in a bad situation."
Old Man Bai was stunned and nodded silently.
"What he calls seeking the truth..." Professor Tian continued, "Maybe it's just that he hasn't been able to let go. It's just two generations of idiots..."
(End of chapter)