Chapter 96: You're Not Worth Talking To

  When Yitian and a few others arrived near the haunted house, they found that there was a crowd of people surrounding it. Seeing this, Yitian said with great satisfaction: "Haha, there are too many people in line here, we won't be able to play for a while, ah, what bad luck!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, the other three people looked at him with a strange gaze, thinking that Yi Tian was afraid to enter the haunted house and was making excuses to look for another way.

  Annie took a few steps forward to reach Yitian's side, grabbed his arm and without saying another word, pulled him into the crowd. Yitian shook his head helplessly, it seemed that this hurdle was impossible to overcome no matter what.

  But when he heard people around him talking, his eyes lit up instantly.

  Someone was heard saying: "Alas, last time it was because there were too many people and no queue number was available. This time I came again and still encountered a closure, what bad luck!"

  Someone chimed in, "Who says it's not? But I just heard that yesterday someone entered the haunted house and was scared to death. And he was still a young man, what a small heart!"

  Another person added: "Actually, since this haunted house opened, it has not been peaceful. In addition to the young man you mentioned, this is already the second person who was scared to death. The previous one was also very young."

  "What? This is the second one?" The other two heard this and showed a surprised expression, as if hesitating whether to enter the haunted house.

  Annie muttered, "Pfft, they're all cowards. They actually got scared to death in a haunted house."

  But Yitian furrowed his brow at this time, feeling that such a thing was indeed quite strange.

  When Annie saw the notice of suspension for renovation next to the haunted house, she pouted and said with great dissatisfaction: "It's really frustrating, I finally came here with enthusiasm but couldn't play."

  "Ah, yes, it's been a long time coming, but in the end, we didn't get to play. What a pity, what a pity..." Yi Tian shook his head with a smile all over his face.

  "Hmmph, are you satisfied now?" Annie said with feigned anger.

  "Haha, no way, absolutely not! I'm thrilled to be going into such a terrifying place with two beautiful girls, how could I possibly not want to go in? Haha..."

  Seeing Yi Tian's extremely happy smile, Annie thought to herself, "What a weirdo! If it were an ordinary man who encountered a girl entering a haunted house, they would be laughing with their mouth wide open. This guy is different, he can't even enter and yet he's smiling like that!"

  At this time, she jokingly asked: "Yi Tian, is your girlfriend very strict with you? Won't she be like Hei Niu's girlfriend, a mother tiger?"

  As they spoke, Hei Niu and Zhou Xiaolu also came forward. Hei Niu said ahead of time: "Hey, where did he get this girlfriend from? Now it's just the two of them, otherwise I wouldn't have let you guys come over..."

  Seeing Yi Tian glare at him, Hei Niu quickly shut his mouth and gave Yi Tian an apologetic smile.

  Seeing the two of them making eyes at each other, Annie and Zhou Xiaolu couldn't help but laugh on the side. It seemed like they had thought of something again. Annie leaned in close to Yi Tian and asked softly, "Yi Tian, are you not interested in women?"

  "What? I'm a pure man, can't you see?" Annie's words stirred him up, and Yi Tian's voice grew louder, attracting the attention of the people around him.

  Hei Niu nodded in agreement, while Annie and Zhou Xiaolu shook their heads in unison, teasing Yi Tian.

  Yi Tian was speechless at the sight, and he didn't want to argue about joking words. "Okay, if you think so, I have no way, but being a man is not just talking!"

  The haunted house was about to close, and it seemed that they wouldn't be able to play anymore. The few people were about to leave when three people suddenly came out of the haunted house.

  Yi Tian turned his head back with a smile that couldn't be suppressed and loudly shouted at two of them: "Mudao Chang, Mengdao Chang!"

  The two people in front of him were actually 'Mengni Meishang Liang', and he didn't expect that these two guys who mixed food and drink would also appear in the capital!

  The two Taoist priests heard a familiar voice and looked in the direction of the sound. They were overjoyed to see each other!

  "Hahaha... Yi Tian!"

  "Easy!"

  The two men ignored the people around them and quickly walked towards Yi Tian.

  When he came near, Yi Tian cupped his hands and asked with a smile: "Haha, two Taoist priests, long time no see, you both look great, especially Mudao, your whole face is radiant, as if you've become decades younger. Is everything all right with your body?"

  He saw him and two Taoist priests waving at each other, while Hei Niu and the other two watched curiously from the side.

  "Haha, Yi Tian, you're still so good at talking, your temper suits my taste, if it weren't for you, I'd have lost this old life of mine long ago, what rebirth are we talking about?!" The old Taoist laughed with a face full of wrinkles.

  Wang Daochang didn't say much, but the grateful look in his eyes was self-evident. He had been raised by the old Taoist since he was a child, and although he called him "Master", in his heart he regarded the old man as his own father.

  At first, if it wasn't for Yi Tian's timely rescue of the old Taoist priest, the old Taoist priest would have already gone to report to Yan Wang Ye, and when Yi Tian visited him, he even sent him 10,000 yuan, which the old Taoist priest still remembers to this day.

  "Hey, don't take it too seriously, it's just a small matter. By the way, when did you guys arrive in Yanjing?" To say that they were swindling in some small places, Yi Tian still thought they could get by and have a meal to eat, but in the imperial capital, this was a place of dragons and tigers, where one needed real skills. If they weren't careful, it would be easy to get into trouble.

  "It's a long story, haha, it's a long story!" As he spoke, the old Taoist took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Yi Tian.

  Yitian took it over and saw that on it was written: "Putianju, Nishang Daochang, Business: Various ritual instruments, talismans, cinnabar, etc."

  The other side reads: physiognomy, divination by tortoise shell and yarrow stalks, choosing names, fortune-telling by characters, Feng Shui, etc.

  At the end there is an address and three phone numbers, one landline number and two mobile phone numbers.

  At this time, Yi Tian was extremely surprised and thought: "Wow, it seems that the old Taoist priest has become rich!"

  He took a rough glance at the other's facial features, and indeed his fortune was prosperous. "Haha, Daozhang, I didn't expect you to be doing so well in the capital, how's business usually like for you?"

  The old Taoist smiled and nodded, stroking his beard, looking very majestic. He pulled Yi Tian to a secluded area with no one around, "Hehe, how should I put it? We're always busy running around, day and night, no time to rest. It's not that we don't want to find outside help, but I just can't trust outsiders. What I value most is ability, unfortunately, there isn't anyone who meets my expectations yet!"

  "Easy, I originally said to take you as an apprentice, but you didn't want to. Otherwise, I could also have a break and rest. To be honest, at my age, I don't want to bother with it either. If not, when you have time, come to my place and take a look. If it feels suitable, help me out. Your future business will all be yours, I won't take a single penny. How about that?"

  Meng Daochang, who had followed him, also chimed in: "Yes, Yi Tian, my master and I are really too busy to handle it. Just the haunted house job alone, we wouldn't take it even if you paid us 10,000. We have several big deals on hand that are pressing for time, and if we don't get to them in a timely manner, they'll easily slip away."

  When he heard that the other party was unwilling to accept a job of 100,000 yuan, Yi Tian was completely speechless. These two are really not afraid of big things, how did they mix up like this?

  "Okay, I'll go take a look when I have time, I'm studying at Peking University right now and money is indeed a bit tight lately!"

  "What? You're studying at Kyoto University?" The old Taoist and Monk Tong both looked at Yi Tian in surprise.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Hehe, no need to be polite, you're young and promising! The old Taoist said, taking out a bundle of money from the gray cloth bag he was carrying, exactly 10,000 yuan, and handed it directly to Yi Tian. "Yi Tian, I won't say much, just take this 10,000 yuan, there are many places to spend money at Beijing University, we only brought this much today, if it's not enough, you can tell me again!"

  "Dao Zhang, what are you doing..."

  Before Yi Tian could finish speaking, the old Taoist priest pulled Meng Mei Liang away quickly and left, saying as they walked: "Yi Tian, don't forget to come find me!"

  Watching the two people gradually moving away, Yi Tian shook his head with a deep sigh. These two people were not bad at heart, apart from cheating and drinking, they were quite loyal to each other. Speaking of which, their relationship was something he understood, seeing them reminded him of himself and Old Man Xu.

  What was initially a good deed has unexpectedly brought returns, and it's on these two master-apprentice pairs, truly the will of heaven is unpredictable.

  "What's wrong, Yitian?" Annie walked over and said casually, but when she saw the stack of 100-yuan bills in Yitian's hand, she curiously asked: "Why did those two Taoist priests give you money just now?"

  Hei Niu and Zhou Xiaolu also looked over with puzzled expressions on their faces.

  "They owed me a small favor before!"

  "What? A small favor and they gave you so much money? What exactly did you do for them?"

  "It's nothing, I just saved the old Taoist priest's life."

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