The rich man first looked at Xiao Pang for a few times, then bowed and said, "I am Zhang Deqing, but I don't know why my cousin asked me to come to you?"
"Nothing, he has something for me to return to you!" Xiao Pang said, and took out the scroll and handed it to Zhang Deqing.
Zhang Deqing's face changed drastically when he saw the picture, and he took it and opened it. It was the Zhang family's treasure "Moon Full Spring River"! After carefully looking at it several times, Zhang Deqing was sure that it was the original, not a fake.
He hurriedly put the painting away, and then respectfully bowed to Xiao Pang and said, "Master Dao, you are so kind! Zhang Deqing thanks you on behalf of the Zhang family!"
"No need to be polite!" Xiao Pang said lightly, "Since the painting has been delivered, I will take my leave now!" After saying that, he wanted to turn around and leave.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Deqing shouted: "Wait a minute, Taoist priest, how is my cousin Zhang Derong now? I only know that he was framed and imprisoned, and I am thinking about how to save him!"
"He has passed away!" Xiaopang said helplessly: "The court executed his entire family! You, please be patient!"
"Oh my God!" Zhang Deqing burst into tears after hearing this, wailing: "My cousin is from an honest family, but he suffered such a disaster for no reason. What kind of world is this!"
"Alas!" Xiaopang was moved by his sympathy when he saw him crying miserably, but he had no way to change what had happened. He could only shake his head helplessly and said: "It's useless to cry now. Fortunately, the people who framed him are dead, so please be patient!"
"What?" Zhang Deqing said hurriedly: "It is said that the people who framed him were the family of Master Pang. How could they die?"
"So what about Master Pang? They were all killed by me!" Xiaopang sneered.
"Ah, so it was you, Taoist priest, who avenged my cousin?" Zhang Deqing asked hurriedly.
"Yes, after Zhang Derong died, he turned into a fierce ghost and entangled Master Pang. I encountered this and was so angry that I killed Master Pang's entire family. Before Zhang Derong's soul died, he asked me to return this item to you. Now that the matter is half done, I should leave!" Xiaopang said goodbye again.
"Master, wait a minute!" Zhang Deqing knelt on the ground, grabbed Xiaopang's sleeve and said, "You have been so kind to my family, you have to give me a chance to repay you, right? Otherwise, my cousin will blame me if he knows about it!"
"Alas!" Xiaopang smiled bitterly and said, "I think you can see that I am a cultivator, and what I want to do is to pursue the great way. Your worldly things are really of no help to me! Let's put it this way, I appreciate your kindness, but don't mention the words of repayment!" As he said that, Xiaopang waved his sleeves lightly, flicked Zhang Deqing's hand away, and then wanted to leave.
"Wait a minute, Immortal!" Zhang Deqing shouted again after hearing this: "I know you don't like worldly things, but I have something here, which was left by a monk. I think it will catch your eye!"
"Huh?" Xiaopang stopped immediately after hearing this, and then asked in surprise: "How do you have a monk's thing?"
"It's like this. A few decades ago, a monk was injured and fell in my backyard. I took good care of him for ten years, but I couldn't save his life. In the end, he died. But before he died, he was grateful for my care over the years and gave me I left a piece of yellow jade, he said, that is the treasure that the monks want. If I encounter a big trouble and want to ask the monks for help, I can use the jade as a reward, and the monks will definitely agree. This shows that this thing must be extraordinary. "Zhang Deqing then said: "Master, you have helped my family so much, I Zhang Deqing have nothing to repay, I am willing to offer this thing to show my gratitude!"
"This" Xiaopang hesitated for a moment. In fact, with his family background, he almost has nothing to lack, but looking at Zhang Deqing's appearance, it seems that he is unwilling to get up without giving it away. In order to leave here quickly, Xiaopang had to say: "Then I will take a look first!"
"Yes, Master, please wait a moment!" Zhang Deqing said, and got up and walked in. Not long after, he came back with a piece of yellow jade that was more than two inches long.
"This is the treasure left by the monk! Mortals like us don't know what this thing is used for." Zhang Deqing hurriedly handed it to Xiaopang, and at the same time looked at Xiaopang's face with expectation.
Xiaopang took it without any care, and used his spiritual sense to explore inside. He soon found that it was actually a set of thunder magic refining process. After a closer look, Xiaopang soon found the name of this thunder magic, Wu Earth Divine Thunder!
This seemingly inconspicuous topaz turned out to be a thunder talisman that recorded how to refine Wu Earth Divine Thunder!
Xiaopang was overjoyed and immediately said to Zhang Deqing: "To be honest, this thing is really very useful to me!"
Zhang Deqing found out that Xiaopang liked this thing, and then he showed a satisfied smile on his face, and then took the opportunity to say, "It's my honor that the immortal likes this thing. It's late today, but I wonder if the immortal can give me a little face and stay at your house for one night. So that I can experience the friendship of a host!"
As the saying goes, it's soft to take someone's hand. They gave away thunder talismans worth millions of spirit stones. How can Xiaopang have the nerve to not give this face?
So he had no choice but to smile bitterly and say, "Then I'm sorry to bother you!"
"I dare not, I dare not, it's my honor!" Zhang Deqing said with a smile. Seeing that Xiaopang agreed, he was naturally overjoyed. Then he pulled Xiaopang inside and ordered a big feast to be prepared. He wanted to entertain the immortal.
The servants of Zhang's house were very efficient. In a short time, a table of excellent banquets was prepared. Zhang Deqing accompanied Xiaopang and Xiaopang sat in the main seat. The two drank and talked. Zhang Deqing was indeed a man of the stage. He was humorous and knowledgeable. He complimented Xiaopang without leaving any trace, which made Xiaopang feel very comfortable.
As they talked, after three rounds of drinks, Xiao Pang suddenly asked curiously: "Mr. Zhang, I just brought a painting to your house today, and you treated me as a distinguished guest! Have you never suspected that I was talking nonsense? What if I am a liar, what will you do?"
"Haha, immortal, you are joking!" Zhang Deqing laughed and said: "This "Moon Full Spring River" is very famous and worth a lot of money, but you just gave it away. I have never seen such a generous liar! If every liar is like you, I would be cheated every day! A table of banquets is exchanged for a painting. "Moon over the Spring River", I really made a fortune! Haha!"
"Haha!" Xiaopang heard this and laughed bitterly, "The banquet is secondary. The key is the topaz you gave me. It is priceless. Ten "Moon over the Spring River" can't exchange it!"
"Master, I have been with a cultivator for ten years. I can see that you are as great as him!" Zhang Deqing smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest, if you came here specifically for that thing, would you still need to cheat? We can't stop you from robbing it directly!"