In Qi Xiang's impression, those who practice truth and seek Taoism should live in seclusion in the mountains, ate in the wind and dew, and live a very hard life. Just like Chen Biexue, even though he was born in a wealthy family, his life was simple.

But as soon as Chen Biexue spoke, he mentioned money, which is too vulgar.

He also said that he could not practice Taoism without money. Where did this come from?

Qi Xiang expressed confusion.

At this moment, Chen Biexue smiled coldly: "You still want to practice the truth, but you don't even know the basic four elements of cultivation. You still want to seek the truth. You really don't know what's the matter."

"What are the four elements of cultivation?" Qi Xiang's heart moved and asked for advice.

"The Dharma companion and wealth land! These are the four elements of cultivation."

Chen Biexue did not hide it and said bluntly: "Generally speaking, if you want to practice truth, you must first have the method of entering the Tao, as well as famous teachers and fellow Taoists who can communicate, and a place of cultivation with a quiet environment and sufficient vitality."

"But the most important thing is to have enough money to be qualified to talk about cultivation and seeking Taoism."

"How many of these four things do you have?"

Chen Biexue waved his hand and said, "You don't have the same thing, so don't waste your efforts."

Qi Xiang was silent, frowned slightly, not very convinced.

"Don't believe it." Chen Biexue said in a faint voice: "Take me as an example, I have been practicing the truth at the age of ten and have been in the Tao for fourteen years. A rough calculation, do you know how much money I have spent over the years?"

Qi Xiang shook her head slightly, but she still guessed: "Ten millions?"

"Ha..." Chen Biexue sneered and said calmly: "Billion!"

"Ahem..." Qi Xiang's heart trembled, and she was a little scared.

"It's just one billion, that's nothing." Chen Biexue said lightly: "As far as I know, there are people who have squandered a billion dollars in order to cultivate their true rituals. In comparison, I'm a witch."

"Really or not?" Qi Xiang was somewhat suspicious.

Chen Beixue disdained to explain, and then pointed to the incense recipe and said, "I won't ask you about your origin. I looked at it, it's really good. Although it's a bit useless, most of the incense recipes are useless due to the extinction of the materials."

"But there are two or three prescriptions that can be made..."

Chen Biexue pondered for a while and raised the price: "I bought it for one million. I've bought it. Take the money and go back and run your antique business well. Don't hold on to some unrealistic dreams."

Qi Xiang remained silent. He thought about it carefully and had to admit that Chen Biexue was right.

Since ancient times, the practice of seeking Taoism has not been played by ordinary people, so there have been many alchemists and Taoists throughout the dynasties, who are attached to the emperors, powerful people and wealthy people.

Of course, those emperors, powerful people and wealthy people were all the big sheep. After Qin Shihuang was cheated by Xu Fu, he didn't know how to learn from his lessons and was deceived one after another.

In fact, Qi Xiang was very suspicious that the alchemist and Taoist priest were on the surface to refine elixirs for the emperor, the powerful and wealthy, but in fact, they were using their power and financial resources to serve themselves.

When he was successful in his cultivation, he kicked the emperor, powerful and wealthy away with one kick, and went freely.

This is called borrowing chickens to lay eggs, and it is a business that is ineffective.

The problem is, can Qi Xiang do it by borrowing chickens to lay eggs?

After Qi Xiang asked himself, he shook his head unconsciously. From the past, there were not many people who could escape unscathed after cheating the emperor and the powerful. Most of them were discovered through tricks and chopped off their heads because of their poor skills.

It is a very high risk to cheat the emperor and the powerful. If you don’t have three points, don’t go to Liangshan.

Qi Xiang also knew that she could not do this job. While he was meditating, under Chen Biexue's call, someone took a card in and placed it in front of him.

Qi Xiang hesitated a little and took the card and said goodbye very sensiblely.

"If there are any similar things, you can come to me..." Chen Biexue said more, waving his hand to say goodbye.

"must!"

Qi Xiang glanced at Chen Biexue and he would definitely come again.

After leaving Moling Villa, Qi Xiang was not so angry, but disappointment was inevitable. He also knew that he had thought about this matter too simply.

Yes, I am not a relative and have no friendship with Chen Beixue, so why should I help me?

It seems that being a person is more reliable to be self-reliant.

Qi Xiang strengthened his belief and took a bus back to Jinling City. At this time, he was also a little hesitant and thought for a while. He did not rush to return to his residence, but bought a new cell phone and called Jiang Baiwan.

When the number was dialed, I heard a series of blind voices and no one answered.

"What's going on?" Qi Xiang frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong with this. After thinking about it, he called another phone number again, which was the landline number of Jiang Baiwan Villa.

After a while, the landline was turned on, but a mechanized voice came: "Hello, the owner of the villa has moved, this is an empty number. Hello, the villa..."

"Move?" Qi Xiang was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that this matter was very unusual.

Jiang Baiwan has lived in Jinling for many years, and he moved away after only a dozen days of leaving. What happened during this period?

Qi Xiang was puzzled, but he also understood that Jiang Baiwan might not be able to count on him. After pondering for a moment, he turned around and walked into an Internet cafe, and then searched the Internet for local information.

After watching it for more than an hour, Qi Xiang was surprised to find that there was no movement about Wang Dong’s death, whether it was the news media or the gossip forum. It seemed that there was no such person as Wang Dong in the world...

"It's strange!"

Before Qi Xiang came back, he was a little worried. Although he believed that he had done his hands and feet cleanly, no one knew that he had done it himself. However, Wang Dong died in the alley and was inevitably associated with it.

Even if you are not sure that you are the murderer, it is a matter of course to ask yourself to go to the police station to assist in the investigation.

It must be very troublesome to enter the police station.

That's why Qi Xiang wanted to ask Jiang Baiwan for information about the situation and it would be best to help clear the relationship. But unexpectedly, Jiang Baiwan moved away, not knowing if he is still in Jinling City.

The strangest thing is Wang Dong's death, which seems to have caused no trouble, and everything is calm.

By the way, the focus of the news was that not long ago, due to the dry weather, some houses and shops in the city frequently encountered fires, which burned many buildings. This caused major property losses, but fortunately no casualties.

In order to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the general public, the relevant departments jointly organized a large-scale inspection a few days ago to eliminate the safety hazards in the city and restore the normal production, life and work of the people as soon as possible...

In short, all kinds of headlines, news, either current affairs, people's livelihood, or gossip, are no different from the usual ones.

Although this incident was strange, Qi Xiang also breathed a sigh of relief and went home immediately.

The quiet alley is no different from before. It is very quiet and there is no one. Qi Xiang is calm and shuttles through the alley very calmly, and will soon return to her residence.

But at this moment, his steps suddenly turned, and when he passed a fork, he walked in another direction, running contrary to the direction of the residence.

After walking for a while, his figure disappeared at the end of the alley and came to the lively street nearby.

In an instant, Qi Xiang's expression calmed down slightly, mainly when he walked to the neighborhood of the house, he keenly realized that the atmosphere around him was a bit subtle, and it seemed that someone was monitoring it.

"This is not an illusion..."

Qi Xiang thought something, then turned around and continued walking in a different direction. After walking for about half an hour, he stopped and opposite the busy street was his shop.

At this moment, Qi Xiang took a look, but her mood was very complicated. She didn't know whether to be angry or melancholy. Because his shop had turned into a piece of residue, and there were traces of black and yellow burning everywhere.

The store was rented, and he didn't feel sorry for burning it. Most of the things in the store were very cheap things, and even if they were all turned into ashes, the losses were not heavy.

The problem is that the shop was burned shortly after he left, and there were people watching him near the residence.

This situation also made Qi Xiang realize that it is not advisable to stay here for a long time, it is time to leave...

Qi Xiang was very decisive, and did not drag her back, leaving quickly and neatly. His speed was not fast or slow, and it was no different from other people shopping.

But after walking for a while, Qi Xiang felt something unusual, as if someone was hanging from behind him from afar. He moved his heart and immediately accelerated his pace, and then the man followed...

Qi Xiang frowned and walked quickly while thinking about how to get rid of the man. As he walked, a small alley appeared in front of him, and he walked in without hesitation.

The alley was straight, and after walking for a while, there was a fork.

Qi Xiang flashed and hid at the corner of the fork, then held her breath and waited intently. Soon, the sound of anxious footsteps came from the alley, and the man hurriedly ran and turned into the fork.

In an instant, Qi Xiang clenched her fist and was about to swing it out. But after seeing the man's face, his fist stopped in the air and could not be hit anymore.

"Ah..." The man was startled, then patted his chest and said, "Qi Xiang, what are you doing?"

Qi Xiang stopped and smiled bitterly, "I thought I had encountered a robbery..."

"Wow, this blue sky and white sun, you are not a weak little girl, who will steal you?" The man curled his lips and said with concern: "Where have you been going these days? What's going on in the store? Why is it so miserable?"

"...I ran to the countryside." Qi Xiang said vaguely: "I just came back and didn't figure out what happened."

"Oh!" The man sighed, patted Qi Xiang on the shoulder, and comforted him: "Many stores have caught fire these days. You are fine. There are not many valuable things in the store, so the loss is not big..."

"I can only think like this." Qi Xiang nodded, revealing a little dull look at the right time.

"Forget it, don't mention this." The man waved his hand, then smiled mysteriously, "Qi Xiang, you are back, there is a big deal, you must be interested..."

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Chapter completed!