On the Avenue.

Chapter 211 Codename: True King (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival)

"Heaven?" Situ Wen was a little confused.

"Tian Ting is an organization under the name of San Ren. It is a code name."

Chen Shi explained to him the origin of the Sanren organization, and then explained the origin of the Tianting, saying, "My grandfather and Granny Sha, Uncle Qingyang and other Sanren have a special hobby. They like to search for relics in various places, explore the lost secrets of ancient times, and protect the gods from China, so they established the Tianting. Now my grandfather has passed away, Granny Sha said that I am the head of the Tianting, but there must be more than just a few of us in the Tianting, so I want to win over a group of people to make the Tianting stronger."

Situ Wen seemed a little confused. Although the Tianting organization was under Sanren's name, from the name, it didn't seem to be a serious organization.

No matter how you listen to it, it sounds like a rebellion.

"But rebellion is fine."

He thought to himself, "I just don't know whether this is a rebellion against the imperial court or a rebellion against the true God?"

"We gathered together because of our interests," Chen Shi explained.

Situ Wen thought: "My hobby is to overthrow this world. Judging from the name of Heaven, it is probably a rebellion against the imperial court and the true gods."

Chen Shi said: "Now that you have joined the Heavenly Court, you will be our Heavenly Court's Tiangong, responsible for the engineering. In the future, you will explore the ruins and build temples for the Chinese gods. You cannot refuse."

Situ Wen said generously: "This is a piece of cake for us Lu Banmen! We Lu Banmen have been engaged in construction, tomb building, craftsmen, carpentry, pond digging, mining, stone chiseling, road construction, bridge and road construction, and school construction in fifty provinces over the years. Building a temple is just a small matter."

Chen Shi's heart was slightly moved, and he asked, "Are there Luban schools in all fifty provinces?"

Situ Wen nodded.

Chen Shi was startled.

He originally thought that Lu Ban Sect was just a small sect entrenched in Yudu, but he did not expect that Lu Ban Sect was actually distributed in all fifty provinces of Xiniu Xinzhou!

This is definitely not a small sect!

Chen Shi calmed down and asked, "How many people are there in Luban Sect?"

Situ Wen said: "There are more than 15,000 craftsmen on record, of which there are about 10,000 cultivators. But most of them are in the Divine Embryo Realm. If they can cultivate to the Golden Elixir, they can already be the incense master in each province."

Chen Shi was startled again.

He originally thought that the scale of Luban Gate was similar to that of Taiping Gate, with only a hundred or so people, but he did not expect it to be so large!

The Luban Sect is so large, but Situ Wen, as the sect leader, is only in the Nascent Soul Realm. Can a Nascent Soul Realm master such a huge force?

He expressed his doubts, and Situ Wen said, "We in the Luban Sect all do hard labor. Many people cannot survive, but have a lot of strength, so they join the sect. Our rule is that the master takes the apprentice, and one master takes four or five apprentices. The smart ones who can endure hardship will stay. Those who can't endure hardship and are stupid will be driven away.

"Apprentices of Luban Sect learn skills while practicing magic. Most of them have never been to school and cannot read or write. During festivals and sacrifices to the true gods, they can occasionally receive rewards from the true gods and be granted divine fetuses. But there are no serious students. This kind of people account for the majority of Luban Sect."

Chen Shi thought about it and realized that it was very common for country children to never go to school. For example, Yuzhu from Huangpo Village did not go to school.

Those who can go to school in the village all have some financial resources.

When these children grow up, they either stay at home to dig for food in the soil or go out to work.

But the danger level in the city is no less than that in the countryside. If you are not careful, you will be sold to a farm or become a guest of honor in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

It is difficult to make a living, but joining a sect like Luban Sect after entering the city is a way to make a living.

Situ Wen said: "There are also a small number of people who studied for a few years when they were young and became scholars. If they failed the imperial examination, they would become craftsmen and learn a craft. There are also some imperial scholars who waited for a few years, but the court did not give them an official position or salary, so they had to take off their imperial robes and learn a craft to make a living. Therefore, the people of our Lu Ban School do not have very high achievements. It is useless if they have high achievements, because they cannot be used in work."

There was one more thing he didn't say, which was that the advanced skills were controlled by the aristocratic families, and all they could learn were low-level skills and spells.

Even if you have the aptitude and understanding, there is nowhere to learn.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "I knew you would come, so I immediately memorized the Dragon Meridian Art after I came back, but I didn't expect you to come so soon. I haven't finished writing the Dragon Meridian Art yet, so please wait in the village for a while."

Situ Wen said yes, unable to hide his excitement.

Chen Shi went back to his room and continued writing Dragon Skirt Secrets, while Situ Wen wandered around Hu Village. He saw that the village was in good order, and the foxes were literate, studying the Master's knowledge and Taoism in private schools.

"Even animals know the importance of learning, but we humans are unable to learn and make full use of our talents. Isn't it sad?" he thought to himself.

Situ Wen walked around for a while and came to Chen Shi's wooden cart.

He was a craftsman. When he saw the wooden cart, his eyes lit up and he went closer to study it. At this moment, the wooden cart suddenly grew arms, opened its bloody mouth, and threatened him not to get close.

Situ Wen's eyes widened, his heart pounding, and a voice in his mind shouted, "This is it! I want to learn this! I have to learn this!"

Learning the Dragon Jump Technique will not allow you to surpass all the ancestors of Lu Ban School, but learning the Dragon Jump Technique plus this will definitely allow you to surpass all the ancestors of Lu Ban School!
Chen Shi wrote down the Dragon Skirt Secret and gave it to him when he went out.

Situ Wen was worried, but he mustered up the courage to ask, "Sir, can I learn this?"

He raised his hand and pointed at the wooden cart.

He had suffered at the hands of Chen Shi. The cardinal, the most important treasure of the Luban Sect, was easily made to rebel by Chen Shi, which really made him envious.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "This is a southern school of talismans, which is relatively rare and not easy to learn. But to me, talismans are the same regardless of north or south, they are all the same. If you want to learn, I will teach you."

Situ Wen was surprised and happy, so Chen Shi simply passed the haunted house talisman to him.

Situ Wen already had some basic skills in drawing talismans, but the southern style talismans were rather strange and it was difficult to master them in a short period of time.

On the contrary, he had learned the complete Dragon Legs Technique in a short period of time, and his cultivation had improved by leaps and bounds.

His original Nascent Soul was about a foot high and on the verge of becoming a Spiritual Transformation, but he had no subsequent skills and it was difficult to break through.

Now that I am activating the complete Dragon Skirt Technique, I can feel my Nascent Soul stirring and showing signs of transformation into a spirit!
If you continue practicing at this speed, breaking through to the Spirit Transformation Realm and achieving Primordial Spirit will be just around the corner!
"You'd better consolidate your foundation and don't rush to break through to the Spiritual Transformation Realm."

Chen Shi instructed, "Your original Dragon Legs Technique had too many omissions. Many parts of the Nascent Soul, Golden Core, and Physical Body were not cultivated. Now that you have a complete technique, you should polish it for a while in the Nascent Soul stage. When there are no omissions, you can break through."

Situ Wen said yes.

Chen Shi saw that he had many deficiencies in talismans, so he said, "I have a friend named Yu Tiancheng, who is a master of talismans. It will be difficult for you to learn the Southern School of talismans in a short period of time. Yu Tiancheng is the head of the Hongshan Hall of the Talisman Master Association. I will write a letter to you, and you can go to Gongzhou to see him. He will definitely teach you everything he knows. If you lay a good foundation, it will be much easier to learn the Southern School of talismans."

Situ Wen said happily: "Master Yu of the Hongshan Hall Talisman Master Association? I have also heard of his name. He is a hero from Gongzhou! But the Talisman Master Association is of the middle ninth rank. I am afraid he will look down on me."

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "Yu Tiancheng is not that kind of person."

Situ Wen said, "Sir, our Luban Sect used to have its annual profit handed over to the Young Master's chief steward for review. Now that Luban Sect is separated from the Young Master, who will the profit go to?" Chen Shi's heart was slightly moved: "The Young Master took money from you?"

Situ Wen nodded and said, "Your Highness didn't take much. Luban Sect has a surplus of more than 30,000 taels of silver every year. You can take 10,000 taels, and the rest will be taken care of by Luban Sect. We are relatively poor, but Yanzhi Lane has a lot of surplus. Yanzhi Lane in Yudu alone has a surplus of more than 200,000 taels every year. As for Mingfeng Pavilion, Hongniang Club, and Kuaihuo Lin, their surpluses vary."

Chen Shi hesitated, because the Heavenly Court was just a makeshift team and there was no one to manage the money.

When my grandfather was alive, he was extremely poor, which shows that there is no extra money in heaven.

Granny Sha can only make a living by being a fortune teller, Hu Xiaoliang is the chief of the fox clan and has no worries about food and drink, Qingyang went to the mountain village to be a demon and eat and drink for free, which shows that he is also poor.

There may be other people in heaven, but there is definitely no one who is in charge of money.

"Shao Jing is good at business, maybe we can let him manage the money." Chen Shi thought to himself.

But there is no need to rush for money, as Chen Shixian doesn’t have much money now anyway.

"You should keep the surplus of Lu Ban Sect for now. It is not time to spend the money yet." Chen Shi said.

Situ Wen hesitated for a moment and said, "When I came here, Aunt Xue from the Hongniang Society said that she had found out where Mr.'s hometown was and was going to raze Huangpo Village."

Chen Shi raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "If I hear the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening. Aunt Xue's methods are still too slow. Master Situ, what does Aunt Xue's Hongniang Club do?"

Situ Wen said: "The Hongniang Club is to match men and women. There are two types, one is the Hongniang and the other is the matchmaker."

Chen Shi was surprised: "Aren't Hongniang and matchmaker the same?"

Situ Wen shook his head and said, "It's different. The main purpose of a matchmaker is to arrange a match. If they find out which girl has reached the age of marriage, they will propose marriage to her and introduce a man to her.

"There are rules here. If the girl's family gives a lot of money, they will say she is married to a respectable family. If the money is too little, or if the matchmaker is not satisfied, they will say she is a concubine of a rich family, or say behind her back that the girl is immoral and a slut.

"Or if a rich and powerful family takes a fancy to a girl, they will ask a matchmaker to come to the girl's house to propose marriage. Even if the girl doesn't want to, the matchmaker will always find a way to make her agree. So, it's also a profitable business."

Chen Shi asked, "Where is Hongniang?"

Situ Wen smiled and said, "Sir, have you read The West Chamber? In The West Chamber, Hongniang was a maid in the Xiangguo Mansion, a servant of Miss Cui Yingying. She helped Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng to get together by acting as a matchmaker. Hongniang's job was to act as a matchmaker between men and women."

Chen Shi thought: "This is a good thing."

Situ Wen shook his head and smiled, "Sometimes it's a good thing. But sometimes it's not. For example, if I like Aunt Xue, Aunt Xue is already married, and I want to be happy with Aunt Xue, I need to find a matchmaker from the Matchmaker Association to help us get together."

Chen Shi raised his eyebrows: "How to thread the needle?"

Situ Wen said: "Hongniang would get close to Aunt Xue, become her sister, praise me in front of her, and create various opportunities for me to get close to Aunt Xue. After a few times, we ended up in bed. Normal matchmakers don't make much money, this kind of job is the big money."

Chen Shi's eyes widened and he said in a lost voice: "Is this possible?"

Situ Wen said, "The Hongniang Club gives you a surplus of up to 100,000 taels every year. The Hongniang Club's business is not the best in Yudu, but the best in Xijing. Aunt Xue is just the incense master of the Hongniang Club in Yudu. The president of the Hongniang Club is said to be a big shot in Xijing and is very close to you. People like me can only look up to them."

He smiled and said, "Some big shots' handles often fall into the hands of the Hongniang Society. The Hongniang Society can help you accumulate a lot of connections. However, although Aunt Xue is only the incense master, she has practiced the Seven Turns and Seven Transformations Dance of the Sky, which is said to be passed down by you. She is extremely powerful and is on par with me."

Chen Shi nodded slightly. Situ Wen was extremely powerful. If they were to clash head-on, he would most likely not be Situ Wen's opponent.

However, he had seen the Seven Turns and Seven Transformations Dance of the Sky Technique in the True King’s Tombstone Forest. It was called the Shenzhou Seven Turns and Seven Transformations Dance of the Sky Scripture. He didn’t know if it was the same technique.

Chen Shi did not specifically memorize this technique, and when he briefly recalled it, he could only remember about 70% to 80% of it.

Situ Wen said, "In addition to contacting me, Aunt Xue also contacted Happy Forest. Happy Forest is a casino and also owned by the young master. The head of Happy Forest is called Du Shenshou. He practices the Jizhao Shenbian Jue, which was also taught by the young master. He is extremely powerful."

"Silent Illumination Divine Transformation Technique?"

Chen Shi's heart moved slightly. He had seen a martial art called "The Samadhi Sutra of Silence and Illumination" in the Forest of Steles. He wondered which one was more powerful, the Samadhi Sutra of Silence and Illumination.

Situ Wen said: "Aunt Xue also invited Shopkeeper Qiu from Mingfeng Pavilion. Shopkeeper Qiu practices the Thunder Body Technique, which is fierce and domineering, even more powerful than my magic!"

Chen Shi thought about it and realized that he had also seen the secret of using the Thunder Body in the Forest of Steles.

I don’t know how Shopkeeper Qiu’s Thunder Body Technique compares to his Thunder Body Technique.

Chen Shi laughed and said, "Are they planning to go to Huangpo Village to kill me?"

Situ Wen said: "I used Yanshi to monitor them. They are still in their respective headquarters and have not left yet."

Chen Shi asked, "Where is the incense altar of the Hongniang Society? And how do we get to Happy Forest and Mingfeng Pavilion? Master Situ, please tell me the way."

Situ Wen stood up and said, "I'll lead you there."

Chen Shi shook his head: "You should go to Hongshan Hall in Gongzhou and avoid the limelight. I'm afraid something big will happen in Yudu."

He stood up, stretched his muscles, and said with a half-smile: "They want to go to Huangpo Village? The Master said that a gentleman should be slow to speak but quick to act. Their understanding of the Master is far from enough!"

Upon hearing this, Situ Wen was full of admiration: "As expected of you, sir, you speak in a very coherent way!"

He said quickly: "I'll let Master Yan lead the way, sir!"

Situ Wen was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and said, "Sir, since this is a Heavenly Court organization, I can't just call you Sir. You have to have a resounding name, otherwise it won't make sense."

Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "The title of Young Master has been used by someone else. I am ashamed to use this title..."

Situ Wen tried to ask, "How about you use True King as your code name?"

"Codename: True King?!"

Chen Shi said happily, "This name is very famous! Okay, let's use the True King!"

Situ Wen was inexplicably excited and felt more motivated: "The real king really has the ambition to rebel! I didn't follow the wrong person! Unlike the young master, he was so timid about rebelling, like a woman!"

Chen Shi was excited.

A thousand miles begins with a single step.

"I, who am older than you, said that even if we knew the enemy was thousands of miles away, we would rush over and kill him immediately! What's more, Aunt Xue and the others are in the city!"

——Mid-Autumn Festival, I wish you all a happy family reunion! !

(End of this chapter)