Chapter 62

The recording of the program is complete, but it will be another half month before it airs.

However, the Yanjing TV station is very generous.

The agreed-upon 60,000 yuan appearance fee was transferred to Su Xiaofan's account the day after the recording.

The transaction was completed, and Su Xiaofan didn't feel right continuing to stay at the hotel arranged by Yanjing TV, so he moved out on the same day.

With money in his account, Su Xiaofan naturally didn't need to rush back to Luochuan.

The store he and Zheng Dagang were planning to open was still in its early stages, and Su Xiaofan intended to find some antiques in the capital to bring back.

However, the plan to look for bargains had to be put on hold because the next morning, Su Xiaofan was taken to a place by Jing Shizhen.

"Uncle Jing, your wealth must be no less than that of Mr. Wang, right?"

Looking at Jing Shizhen's house in the central villa area, Su Xiaofan couldn't help but whistle.

When he was chatting with his sister about buying a house in Yanjing, Su Xiaofan had also looked up the housing prices in Yanjing.

This central villa area is one of the most expensive areas in Yanjing.

The villa in front of him covers an area of about five acres.

According to the real estate app that Su Xiaofan had seen, this villa is worth at least 200 million yuan.

The villa has no wall, but the trees planted around it form a natural barrier, effectively protecting the privacy of the villa.

"Money is there to serve people. With money, one should naturally live comfortably."

Jing Shizhen led Su Xiaofan into the villa.

Although he is quite old, Jing Shizhen's villa is very modern.

The interior is decorated in a Chinese style, and all the appliances are smart.

As soon as they entered, the tall floor-to-ceiling curtains automatically opened, and the lights turned on according to the indoor lighting.

"Uncle Jing, do you live here alone?"

Looking at the spacious living room, Su Xiaofan felt that the place lacked a bit of human warmth.

"Yes, usually a management company comes to take care of it."

Jing Shizhen nodded and gestured for Su Xiaofan to follow him down to the basement.

The basement is sunken, with sunlight coming in from two sides, providing excellent lighting. Jing Shizhen stopped in front of a wall with a cloud dragon pattern.

Su Xiaofan saw that Jing Shizhen's palm was placed on the protruding dragon pearl. After about three seconds, the wall silently split open from the middle.

"A secret room?"

Su Xiaofan couldn't help but speak.

"Yes, in fact, most of the old houses in Yanjing have such secret rooms."

Jing Shizhen nodded and said, "In the antique circle of Yanjing, there is a term called 'digging old houses,' which refers to the secret rooms or cellars in the old quadrangle courtyards."

Su Xiaofan knew this, not just in Yanjing, but also in Daxi Province, there are many similar old houses.

Before the liberation, due to constant warfare, some wealthy families would dig deep cellars to hide people or objects.

However, after the liberation, the people living in these old houses were often not the original owners.

Therefore, they didn't know about the existence of these cellars. When they were occasionally discovered, they would often attract many antique dealers or collectors.

In the 1970s and 1980s, antiques were not very valuable.

A cellar's worth of items could be sold for just a few hundred yuan.

Of course, a few hundred yuan was a significant amount of money at that time, and most people couldn't afford it.

The secret room that Jing Shizhen opened was about twenty square meters.

Three walls of the secret room were lined with antique shelves, and there were only about seven or eight items on the shelves.

"Uncle Jing, are these all ritual objects?"

Su Xiaofan immediately saw the string of Vajra Bodhi beads he had sold to Jing Shizhen, placed on a wooden tray on an antique shelf.

Looking around, Su Xiaofan instantly understood the purpose of the secret room.

Repair Value: 106 points!

Vajra Bodhi Beads: Low-grade ritual object, cannot be repaired!

Han Dynasty Cloud Unfolding: Low-grade damaged ritual object, can be repaired, can be nurtured!

Han Dynasty Gold Coin Sword: Low-grade damaged ritual object, can be repaired, can be nurtured!

Lamb Fat White Jade Gourd: Mid-grade ritual object, cannot be repaired, can be nurtured!

Taoist Master's Seal: High-grade damaged ritual object, can be repaired, can be nurtured!

Ming Dynasty Turtle Crane Incense Burner: High-grade damaged ritual object, can be repaired, can be nurtured!

Song Dynasty Three Pure Ones Bell: High-grade damaged ritual object, can be repaired, can be nurtured!

Seeing the information in his mind, Su Xiaofan couldn't help but draw a deep breath.

He really didn't expect that Uncle Jing would have so many ritual objects.

Apart from one complete mid-grade ritual object, several of them were actually high-grade ritual objects.

Although most of the ritual objects were damaged, this was the most ritual objects Su Xiaofan had ever seen.

"Can the mid-grade ritual object, the Lamb Fat White Jade Gourd, be nurtured?"

Looking at the information in his mind, Su Xiaofan wondered if it could become a high-grade ritual object after nurturing.

"Boy, what are you daydreaming about?"

Jing Shizhen's voice startled Su Xiaofan, who had been thinking about how much repair value would be needed to nurture the gourd.

"Uncle Jing, seeing so many ritual objects at once scared me."

"You, a naturally brave boy, are afraid?"

Jing Shizhen sat down in a chair in front of an antique shelf and said, "Su Xiaofan, I brought you here because I want to take you as my disciple. Do you agree?"

"I do, I do."

The matter of becoming a disciple had been discussed a few days ago, and Su Xiaofan didn't have any objections, but he wanted to know more.

"Uncle Jing, what school do we belong to? Are there many rules?"

"I can only tell you after you become my disciple."

Jing Shizhen shook his head and said, "There are not many rules, as long as you don't violate the current laws, no one will interfere with you."

"Alright, Uncle Jing, I will become your disciple!"

Su Xiaofan nodded. No matter what school Jing Shizhen belonged to, becoming a disciple would be beneficial for him.

"Good, bow down, twelve times!" Jing Shizhen's face showed a hint of joy.

With a "thud," Su Xiaofan knelt down. Bowing was expected when becoming a disciple, and Su Xiaofan was prepared for it.

"Don't bow to me first, bow to the ancestor!"

Jing Shizhen pressed something, and a figure appeared on the wall opposite the door.

"Uncle Jing, shouldn't our school's ancestor be the God of Wealth?"

Looking at the figure on the wall, Su Xiaofan was stunned.

The figure on the wall had a full face, a high forehead, white eyebrows hanging down, and a kind expression, but his sharp eyes gave an intangible sense of awe.

"What God of Wealth, nonsense." Jing Shizhen scolded Su Xiaofan.

"Is it the Southern Pole Immortal?"

Su Xiaofan guessed. The figure seemed similar to the Southern Pole Immortal on TV, except for the lack of a crane and a staff.

"Shut up, this is Laozi!"

"Uncle Jing, is it you? It doesn't look like you."

"I mean Laozi, Lao Dan, not me!"

Jing Shizhen was almost driven crazy by Su Xiaofan. He felt he would be driven to death by this disciple sooner or later.

"Ah, it's Li Er. If you had said it earlier, I would have known."

Hearing the name, Su Xiaofan immediately understood.

However, this image of Laozi was different from the one he had seen in books, where Laozi was usually depicted wearing a Taoist robe and sitting on a blue ox.

"Bow, nine times!"

Jing Shizhen didn't waste words, "Then bow three times to your master, and you will be considered a disciple."

"Alright!"

Su Xiaofan didn't hesitate and bowed nine times to the figure on the wall.

After bowing to the figure, Su Xiaofan turned to bow three times to Jing Shizhen, who was sitting in the chair.

"Master, you didn't prepare tea, this isn't considered impolite, right?"

Su Xiaofan looked around. He couldn't produce a teacup, so the tea for the master was out of the question.

"We don't do that, just bowing is enough."

Jing Shizhen waved his hand. He had forgotten about this, as it was his first time taking a disciple, and he lacked experience.

When Jing Shizhen became a disciple, he was only six years old and had long forgotten the etiquette.

Jing Shizhen only remembered that his master gave him a heavenly pearl, which he had worn around his neck for sixty or seventy years.

"Master, this is my respect!"

Su Xiaofan took out a red envelope from his pocket, containing 9,999 yuan.

He had specifically gone to the ATM to withdraw this money last night. Although Uncle Jing didn't mention it, a gift for becoming a disciple was necessary.

"Good, you understand the rules. Get up."

Jing Shizhen nodded, took the red envelope, and placed it on the long table beside him.

"Master, don't you have a gift for me? In TV shows, there's always a gift."

Su Xiaofan looked at Uncle Jing dryly. A good master-disciple relationship is reciprocal, not one-sided.

"I..."

The lecture Jing Shizhen was about to give was stifled by Su Xiaofan.

"Go get it yourself."

Jing Shizhen glared at Su Xiaofan, "That string of Vajra Bodhi beads is your gift from your master."

"Master, can I have that seal instead?"

Su Xiaofan's eyes were fixed on the Taoist Master's Seal. It was a high-grade ritual object, and who would care about the Vajra beads?

Moreover, Su Xiaofan had checked that nurturing the Taoist Master's Seal would only cost 20 points of repair value.

The nurturing time was a bit long, ten days, but gaining a complete high-grade ritual object in ten days was absolutely worth it for Su Xiaofan.

"No."

Jing Shizhen shook his head, as if afraid Su Xiaofan would misunderstand, and said, "You have no magical power, so you can't use a high-grade ritual object. The Vajra Bodhi beads are suitable for you."

"High-grade ritual object?"

Su Xiaofan heard a new term. In the repair value system, this should be called a high-grade ritual object.

"Alright, Master, what is a ritual object? What is magical power? And what school do we belong to?"

Su Xiaofan's purpose in becoming a disciple was to resolve his doubts, and now he could finally ask these questions.