The copper coins were obtained, but the Taoist secrets in them did not belong to Lin Qianxing, so he could not take up the position of [Taoist] yet.
"Hey, what are you doing! That's my money!" The gambler looked at Lin Qianxing and said.
"I have a fate with you, so I want to buy this copper coin from you." Lin Qianxing said.
At the same time, Lin Qianxing also took out a gold coin.
The gambler looked at the gold coin, greed flashed in his eyes, but he said uncharacteristically: "If you don't want to sell it, I won't sell it for any amount of money. Just leave."
Lin Qianxing could tell that he didn't want to raise the price, but he truly believed that this copper coin meant a lot to him, more than this small amount of money.
At this time, the gambler snatched the copper coin back from Lin Qianxing's hand, and then carefully placed it in the inner pocket of his arms.
During the entire process, Lin Qianxing did not stop him.
Obtaining Taoist secrets depends on chance.
He had to make the gambler voluntarily give up the ownership of the copper coins and resolve the cause and effect, so that he could truly get the chance.
This process is the ceremony for his inauguration as a Taoist.
Of course, there are many ways for Lin Qianxing to obtain it, including buying it by force, or simply beating him to force him to give up and then snatch it away.
Either way, it's fate.
However, Lin Qianxing knew very well that the melon that was forced was not sweet, and the opportunity that was taken by force was definitely not a good opportunity.
So he still planned to spend more time to resolve the above cause and effect.
"What's your name, sir?" Lin Qianxing asked the gambler.
"My surname is Zhu, and I am the third in the family. You can just call me Zhu San. Looking at the way you are dressed, do you think you are a student in the academy?" Zhu San looked at Lin Qianxing, rolled his eyes and said: "
In this way, I've been quite prosperous recently, you can lend me some money, and when I get the money back, I'll split it 50-50 with you."
Lin Qianxing remained silent and just looked at Zhu San with a smile.
"Four six? Three seven? Two eight is already the limit!!" Zhu San kept testing Lin Qianxing's bottom line.
"That copper coin has some value to me. If Mr. Zhu San is willing to give up, money is not a problem." Lin Qianxing said.
Zhu San was stunned for a moment when he heard the sound.
He didn't know why Lin Qianxing wanted his copper coin, but he really didn't want to sell it.
Even though he lost everything several times, he still kept it and never used it as gambling capital. This was his final bottom line.
"Sorry, I can't sell it." Zhu San shook his head.
"Don't you ask me how much I'm asking for?" Lin Qianxing said, "How about a hundred gold?"
Zhu San's heartbeat stagnated, his cheeks turned rosy, and he unconsciously covered his chest with his hands.
"Where is one thousand gold coins?" Lin Qianxing asked again.
Zhu San swallowed his saliva. How could he gamble so that he could earn that thousand gold?
With this thousand gold, what else can he get?
He slowly reached out and took out the copper coin in his arms. The moment his fingertips touched it, his expression returned to clarity.
"No, you can't!" Zhu San shook his head violently and said to Lin Qianxing: "I can't sell it, no matter how much money I pay."
Lin Qianxing laughed, what is this?
An anchor for the humanity of others?
Even if he gambles to such an extent, he still has something he is obsessed with.
Then the key to this secret will become clear.
"Mr. Zhu San, do you want to have something to eat?" Lin Qianxing asked, "I'm treating you."
"Your treat!" Zhu San repeated.
"I'm treating you!" Lin Qianxing affirmed, "Any restaurant in the city will do."
Hearing the sound, Zhu San didn't think much and led Lin Qianxing to the most luxurious restaurant in the city.
He had nothing left and didn't care what Lin Qianxing had in mind.
As for that copper coin?
Judging from Lin Qianxing's magnanimity, he might be able to do it even if he directly robs it.
Since he didn't grab it from the beginning, it proves that he is more or less a reasonable person.
If this is the case, then he has nothing to fear.
In the restaurant, Zhu San was chatting with Lin Qianxing while enjoying the food in the restaurant with ease.
When he was eating, his eyes were full of nostalgia, and he was familiar but also a little strange. He must have been a frequent visitor here, but he gradually stopped coming here after it declined.
"Looking at Mr. Zhu San's conversation, he was once a scholar, right? Why did he fall into his current situation?" Lin Qianxing asked.
"I got addicted to gambling and couldn't quit it. My wife and children ran away. I thought about making money in the gambling house to make them change their minds, but I ended up losing everything." After saying this, Zhu San smiled nonchalantly,
Said: "If you take a walk around the gambling house, you will find that there are eighty to eighty stories like this. They are not new. In recent years, the court has gradually banned gambling, so this kind of thing has become less common. But speaking of it, this can
Who is to blame? No, we still have to blame ourselves! If we didn’t have that word of gambling, who could have ended up in this situation?”
"That copper coin was given to Mr. Zhu San by his important people, right?" Lin Qianxing asked.
Hearing Lin Qianxing mention this copper coin again, Zhu San seemed a little wary, but after all, he was eating someone else's food, so he couldn't answer it at all. He explained briefly: "My daughter gave it to me."
"Is this the lucky money? I heard that the red rope above requires three thousand fine red threads to be woven together. It is a very complicated process. Your wife must have great respect for Mr. Zhu San." Lin Qianxing
said.
Hearing the sound, Zhu San fell into silence.
The eating hands stopped.
Tears couldn't stop pouring from the corners of my eyes.
"I'm really nothing. I even gambled away her tuition fees."
As he said that, Zhu San couldn't help but slap himself twice.
His face was visibly red and swollen, which showed that these two slaps were indeed cruel.
Maybe this kind of pain will make his conscience feel better.
"Since Mr. Zhu San knew that he was wrong, why didn't he find his way back?" Lin Qianxing said, "It's not too late to make up for it before it's too late!"
Zhu San shook his head and said: "It's useless. Once you touch that thing, you can never quit it. I tried not to think about it, but every time I dream, I can't help but think about the wins and losses on the gambling table.
I have lost my wife's dowry and the money Lao Taishan gave me to buy a property. I am hopeless. I am already hopeless. Fortunately, they left me in time, otherwise nothing would be left.
"
"How about this, Mr. Zhu San, I will help you get rid of your gambling addiction and find your wife and daughter again. Mr. Zhu San, how about you give me the lucky money?" Lin Qianxing said.
Zhu San raised his head, there seemed to be hope in his eyes, but then he shook his head and said: "They will never forgive me."
"Mr. Zhu San has not tried it, so how can he know the result?" Lin Qianxing said.
"I have done so many excessive things," Zhu San said with shame.
"But you have also done a lot of things worthy of your family's expectations, haven't you?" Lin Qianxing smiled and said, "Isn't this lucky money proof?"
Zhu San hesitated for a moment, then looked at Lin Qianxing and said, "How do you want to help me?"
"It's very simple, just have a dream." Lin Qianxing said.
Immediately, Lin Qianxing reached out to Zhu San's eyebrows and transmitted a piece of dream information into Zhu San's mind.
Zhu San closed his eyes and fell directly into a dream.
In a dream.
Zhu San is still obsessed with gambling. The only difference is that this time his wife and daughter did not leave.
He became more and more serious, gambling to the end, and once lost his humanity, he wanted to put his wife and daughter on the gambling table.
"How about it? As long as you sign this contract of sale, you will have money for gambling again." The steward of the gambling house said with a smile.
Zhu San was breathing rapidly, looking at his wife and daughter being held hostage with thoughts in his mind, his thumb gradually placed on top of the deed of betrayal.
"Dad, come back!"
Suddenly, a call came, causing Zhu San to stop his movements.
He turned his head and looked at his nine-year-old daughter.
Tears welled up in his eyes.
"Hey, aren't you thinking of going back on your word at this time? You can't quit anymore!!" The steward of the gambling house said: "Honestly stamp your fingerprints and gamble again. This is what you should do.
.”
Hearing the sound, Zhu San's body trembled.
No one knows better than him how difficult it is to resist this temptation.
He wants to bet!
He really wants to bet!!
I really want to!!!
suddenly!
Zhu Sanyi reached out, picked up the short knife that was used to cut off thousands of people's fingers, and slashed it at the wrist of his right hand.
"Ah~!!"
Zhu San woke up from his dream, his whole body soaked with sweat.
He looked at his right hand. The unforgettable pain was still fresh in his memory, but his right hand was still there.
A trace of joy welled up in my heart.
While he was relieved, Lin Qianxing also said: "Mr. Zhu San, do you still want to gamble?"
Zhu San came back to his senses and looked at Lin Qianxing. The complex expression on his face was difficult to describe in words. At this moment, he seemed to have lived through many vicissitudes of life.
In the end, as if he had seen through everything, he calmly uttered three words: "No more gambling."
After saying these three words, his temperament also changed drastically, and he was no longer as decadent as before.
"Then Mr. Zhu San, do you need me to help you find the whereabouts of your wife and daughter?" Lin Qianxing asked.
"No, you have done enough. I will do the rest myself." Zhu San exhaled a long breath and said, "According to the agreement, this lucky coin is yours."
Zhu San carefully took out the lucky money from his arms and handed it to Lin Qianxing.
Lin Qianxing smiled and stretched out his hands to take it.
The Taoji above had changed owners at this time and belonged to Lin Qianxing himself.
"Thank you sir for your enlightenment," Zhu San said.
"Instead of thanking me, Mr. Zhu San, why not thank yourself." Lin Qianxing stood up and said, "I hope Mr. Zhu San will remember today's decision."
"I will remember it, and I will never forget it for the rest of my life." Zhu San said unconsciously, holding the wrist of his right hand.
Compared with the pain of cutting off his wrist, the pain in his heart when his daughter called him was the most uncomfortable for him.
Just when Zhu San was about to ask Lin Qianxing his name, Lin Qianxing disappeared from his eyes.
On the other side, Lin Qianxing was walking on the street, the copper coins in his hand scattered into ashes, all the Taoist secrets were absorbed by him, and a scene appeared in front of him.
It was a picture of a young girl working hard to weave red silk and praying for her father's return.
It was this sincere longing that prevented Zhu San from making the same mistake again and again, leaving a glimmer of possibility for the prodigal son to turn around.
It was Zhu San who always responded to this longing sincerely. At the critical moment, he made the right choice and used great perseverance to break free from the constraints.
In the whole process, Lin Qianxing's role was only to witness and guide certain things to happen.
"Is this fate?" Lin Qianxing said suddenly.
[Tip: You have successfully assumed the first-level Taoist position [Taoist].]
[Tip: Your soul attribute has been improved.]
[Hint: your body attributes.]
[Tip: Your luck attribute has been improved, the current luck attribute is 5.6.]
[Tip: You have obtained a first-level low-level Taoist skill [Fortune Fortune].]
[Fortune Divination [First Level Lower Level]: Before you do certain things, you can use a fortune-telling device to ask the heaven and earth to divine blessings and misfortunes.]
