Becoming an Exalted One
Chapter 55

The Dragon King's Incense Money, Fortuitous Encounters Everywhere

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At noon, Hundred Victories Martial Arts School.

"Senior Brother Lu is here!"

"You still call me Senior Brother Lu? It's obviously our young hero from Changle County who is here!"

"Yes, yes, Young Master Lu, Lu Yingjie..."

Lu Sui As soon as he stepped into the outer courtyard, he was surrounded by a group of apprentices.

It can be regarded as enjoying the "big star" treatment.

The apprentices in the outer courtyard usually kept a respectful distance from him and did not dare to approach him for fear of offending him and causing trouble in vain.

Today is different.

Many young apprentices in their twenties bravely approached.

They all showed admiration and whispered good words to each other.

"I really didn't expect that Senior Brother Deng would actually hit Xie! He also wanted to assassinate Young Master Lu!"

"Deng Yun What kind of senior brother is he? He only knows how to bully our apprentices from the outer courtyard!"

"Fortunately, Young Master Lu is extremely talented. Not only did he capture Deng Yun, but he also eliminated the evil gangsters in one fell swoop. It is said that there were fifty or sixty people in total..."

Did the casualties balloon so quickly?

Lu Sui's eyes twitched slightly, thanks to Lu Yulin's active search and marketing efforts.

Master Lu Family bravely fought against the evil culprits, solved the murder case of Zhenyuan Escort Agency for Wu Xing, and made great contributions to the peace of Changle County people...

This kind of rhetoric has spread throughout the streets and alleys through teahouses, tile shops, restaurants and other places.

What surprised Lu Sui the most was that everyone believed in such an obvious campaign!

"That's right. These days, if you hide a piece of silk writing in a fish's belly and write that you are destined to be king; if you dig a stone under the river and carve a few words on it, you can fool a large group of people."

Lu Sui thought:

"Buying trolls, buying trending searches, and marketing personalities has never gone out of style since ancient times.

But, why do you waste so much effort? To treat me as a warm-up for your young master?"

Lu Sui Concentrate distracting thoughts and throw some doubts behind you.

He looked at the many apprentices from the outer courtyard, cupped his fists and said:

"Thank you for everyone's praise, it's just a fluke, Master.

You can get Deng Yun within three days of entering the library, and Non-Self Lu Sui is more capable, but Master Tan is the better one!

Deng Yun and I came from the same school, but he had evil intentions, poor academic skills, and insulted Master Tan's skills, so he lost to me!"

Look, how beautiful our young master's words are!

Heiwa gave a thumbs up sincerely. He followed Lu Sui in and out of Hundred Victories Martial Arts School, and he also knew some of the rules of martial arts.

The first thing is to focus on art!

When you go on stage to fight, you don't lose even if you lose, and you must not let your opponent step on your master.

If you try to compete with each other, you will fail in the competition.

The loser will call themselves "not good at learning" and "not as good as others".

It means that my ability is low and I can't beat you, but it's not that my master is incompetent in martial arts.

In the same way, if your opponent makes derogatory remarks.

Now that the two martial arts schools are at odds, they must draw a line and fight again.

Until one of the parties admits that my family is not as good as yours.

It's like smashing the sign of the martial arts hall and you can no longer eat this bowl of rice.

All these things can be resolved!

Therefore, in the martial arts, it is not uncommon to see tragic examples of families being destroyed and people killed because apprentices are ignorant and talk trouble out of their mouths.

Later, everyone became more cautious about hanging up the curtains to avoid harming themselves.

"That's right! Master Tan teaches well!"

"Young Master Lu also learns quickly!"

"This is called a good horse with a good saddle..."

"Bah! It's a thousand-mile horse meeting a bole. If you don't know a few Chinese characters, you're just talking nonsense!"

A group of apprentices from the outer courtyard chatted back and forth, making the atmosphere quite lively.

Lu Sui saw this and said loudly:

"That junior brother helped me go to the kitchen and ask the master chef to make a few more barrels of bone-strengthening soup and add some big fish and meat meals, and put them in my account. Junior brothers, please eat meat!"

Oops!

The apprentices cheered.

A bowl of bone-strengthening soup costs five taels of silver, and it is rare to drink it several times.

Not to mention, there are also big fish and meat to replenish your body!

This treatment is almost like a Chinese New Year!

Triangle Eyes, who had been slapped by Deng Yun before, said:

"Young Master Lu is so generous! Junior Brother Wei, hurry up and say a few auspicious words to please Young Master Lu, so that you don't have to eat those fishy sewage!"

Junior Brother Wei remained silent, staring at the tall figure surrounded by everyone.

Thought:

"When a real man is born and walks through this world, he should be like Senior Brother Lu..."

It makes people happy to throw money away!

After paying the bill, Lu Sui slowly walked into the inner courtyard.

Liang Bao and Wei Erhe are both there.

The only thing missing is Bai Fangfang.

The two of them were stepping on high stakes and practicing their footwork.

Liang Bao moved back and forth, like a dragonfly touching water, with a rather elegant and agile posture.

Junior Brother Liang's "Cicada-Chasing Steps" is about the level of Dacheng.

In comparison, Wei Erhe seems a bit clumsy.

However, although his speed was slow, his lower body was very stable, and the soles of his feet seemed to be glued to the piles.

It turns out that this is how ordinary people practice Qigong...

Lu Sui couldn't help but sigh.

Immediately, he became more and more sure of his martial arts talent!

"Senior Brother Lu, I haven't seen anyone for a few days!"

Liang Bao took a breath, jumped down, and landed firmly.

"This time you have brought glory to Hundred Victories Martial Arts School! Changle County The evil disaster that no one can break, please solve it, Senior Brother Lu!"

Lu Sui waved his hand and said a few more words.

"Why don't you see Junior Sister Bai?"

"Dragon King Gang is collecting incense money today, Junior Sister Bai is probably pretending to be a dragon girl."

Liang Bao smiled.

"Incense money?"

Lu Sui suddenly became interested and took the initiative to ask.

"Dragon King Gang How can you still collect money for the temple?"

You should know that Land Beyond the Pass rarely has the habit of worshiping Buddha, Bodhisattva and the Three Qing Emperors.

Most of them are City God Temple, Land God Temple, Shanshen Temple, Songzi Empress Temple and so on.

In remote Zhuangzi or villages, you may see a few "wild temples" where you can worship "Huang Taixian" or "Wutong God".

However, in a large city like Jiaofu County, temples to wild gods are not allowed and must be destroyed if found.

This is also the rule set by the Nine Ridges and Ten Mountains, the Taibao people!

"This "Dragon King Gang" is a nickname, just call it whatever you want.

Junior Sister Bai's family is in the boating business. In the past, it should have been called "Caobang"."

Liang Bao was happy to clear up the confusion and said with a smile:

"Feng River passes through Changle and ends at Yongning. Everyone relies on the water and begs for food at the pier outside the south gate.

Junior Sister Bai's father worked as a "dock officer" for several terms. When her father's generation came to the fore, he was elected as the gang leader..."

"Dock officer" is like a "white paper fan", he is mainly responsible for coordinating conflicts and having the seniority to make peace with others.

If someone from outside comes to do business, the first thing they do is to "visit the dock"..."

Lu Sui Clearly.

Since ancient times, waterways have been golden roads, and docks have been Treasure-Gathering Basin.

The gang that can control this area and declare it as its own territory is usually the most powerful "social gang" in the local area.

I bet Junior Sister Bai is the "gangster lady"!

So, incense money is considered "protection fee"?

"Senior Brother Lu doesn't know that Dragon King Gang can accept money for incense without violating Nine Ridges and Ten Mountains's rules. It's because Junior Sister Bai's family has had an adventure."

Liang Bao slowed down his tone and said in a low voice:

"Originally Bai Family people were just ordinary fishermen. By chance, they caught a large golden carp weighing ten kilograms. Bai Family ancestors were so happy that they kept it in a tank and planned to go to the market the next day to sell it at a good price.

Who would have thought that at night, ancestor Bai Family had a dream, and the big golden carp actually spoke, claiming to be the grandson of Feng River Earl, who was accidentally caught because of his fun and fun.

The big golden carp transformed into a young man with red lips and white teeth, with tears in his eyes begging Bai Family ancestors to show their noble hands..."

Lu Sui listened with rapt attention, this story seemed slightly familiar.

It seems to be very different from the process of his great ancestor Lu Ping'an's fortune?

"Bai Family Emperor Gaozu believed this and released the golden carp the next day. There has been no news from him since.

Until one day, Bai Family Gaozu realized that fishing was not a good way to make a living, so he decided to do business with ships!

The first time he encountered a storm, he lost his footing and fell into the water. Just when he was about to die, a young man stepped on the water, rescued him, took him to the Dragon Palace, and entertained him for three days!"

Liang Bao became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, his eyes sparkling:

"Senior Brother Lu must have guessed that the boy was the big golden carp released by ancestor Bai Family. In order to repay his kindness, he gave ancestor Bai Family two treasures.

The first is "Water-Avoidance Pearl", which can submerge under the river for seven days and seven nights without taking a breath, and can travel hundreds of miles!

Bai Family ancestors relied on this to catch countless treasure fish and made a fortune from then on;

The second is "River Earl Painting". It is said that this picture can attract good luck and avoid disaster. Whether the ancestors of the Bai Family went into the water or sailed out of the boat, if the river in River Earl Painting rises, it will be bad, and if the river ebbs, it will be smooth."

"Bai Family ancestors relied on these two treasures to secure their position as dock officer of Caobang Shipping Company.

Those fishermen and boatmen who are rushing for big business will come to ask Bai Family ancestors.

Over time, he got the name "White Dragon King".

The gangs are also called Dragon King Gang and Fengshui River. Those who work for a living are happy to pay some incense money as a good fortune to turn disaster into good fortune."

Lu Sui felt strange in his heart.

Land Beyond the Pass, what an adventure!

Is there anything special to say?

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