Chapter 450. Inner Qi
Lin Yi never expected that one day he would inherit the essence of martial arts, because in the past, there were always people like Teacher Huang who were protecting him, making him feel that it doesn’t matter whether he practices martial arts or not. Moreover, he is lazy by nature, and practicing martial arts is a very difficult thing for him.
But just now, Lin Yi learned the essence of this book from this hand-copied "Fist Secret Book", and he could also understand the mystery of martial arts.
But when he was awakened by Deng Changbo and Xiong Yaodong, the spiritual energy flowing in his body turned into internal force and was blocked into his qi sea. He could not vent his anger and was anxious, so he slapped the table with a palm.
The entire table shattered instantly.
Lin Yi's unconscious behavior completely shocked Deng Changbo and Xiong Yaodong. They saw Lin Yi seemingly distracted just now, so they kindly reminded him that who knew what hysteria he had and even slapped the table.
But immediately, Deng Changbo wondered whether the table was slapped by Lin Yi.
How is this possible? This is a solid wood table. Not to mention a scholar like Lin Yi who is powerless, even if he is himself, he may not be able to shatter with one palm.
So, what's going on?
Old Deng was puzzled, and Old Xiong was also surprised.
Lin Yi felt a little embarrassed.
I don't know what I should say at this moment.
However, before Lin Yi could speak, Old Deng said first: "Sorry, this table is too old, it didn't hurt your hand, right?"
After thinking about it, Deng Changbo still thought that there was something wrong with the table itself, and Lin Yi could not have broken the table with one palm.
Xiong Yaodong also came to his senses. His guess was the same as that of Old Deng. No matter how Lin Yi looked at it, he was very angry, without any attitude of a martial arts master.
Seeing them saying this, Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this would be fine, so as not to explain, and even to compensate others for the table.
After calming down, Lin Yi changed the topic again and picked up the book "Fist Secret Book" and asked: "In my opinion, this book is extremely precious, but I don't know how much you want to sell for Brother Deng?"
Deng Changbo was a little embarrassed and said, "We shouldn't have spoken to you, after all, we all know each other... But now I'm really short of money, so you can see if I can--80,000 yuan, how about it?"
80,000 RMB, totaling NT$370,000, is definitely a large amount.
Deng Changbo felt a little embarrassed when he said this price. After all, you should be a treasure of this handwritten copy, and others may not be a treasure of it. For example, the single-knife score that Lin Yi had identified before was only 8,000 yuan, but this "Fist Secret Book" costs 80,000 yuan, which is ten times higher.
Of course, according to Lin Yi's current wealth, he would not care about these things, and he just learned the essence of this martial arts secret book, so he was even more embarrassed to say something.
But when Deng Changbo saw Lin Yi not saying a word, he thought he was unwilling to do so, so he hurriedly said, "It's better to do this. We are destined to drink together. The books just now cost 25,000 yuan, and this one will make up an integer - how to raise 100,000 yuan?" After that, he looked at Lin Yi with hope, fearing that Lin Yi would not agree.
Old Xiong beside him also said, "Yes, this price is already very low. Brother Lin, that is, you, if you are someone else, you won't sell this secret to him!"
Lin Yi was not willing to be petty with them, and the manuscripts were always unprotected. They sold as much as they felt they were worth. They were also a secret book passed down by others. Lin Yi no longer bargained and sold them directly for 100,000 yuan.
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Speaking of which, Deng Changbo is also a somewhat extreme book collector. He likes martial arts novels, so he opened this martial arts Spring and Autumn Bookstore. Because he is obsessed with martial arts, he has collected many old versions of martial arts novels that are reluctant to sell.
So much so that he had no funds to turn over and could not even pay the rent. Under Xiong Yaodong's guidance, he sold the martial arts secret book "Fist Secret Book" that he could not inherit to Lin Yi at a high price to solve the urgent problem.
But in Lin Yi's opinion, doing this is a complete treatment of symptoms but not root causes. As long as he is obsessed with this for a day, he will not be able to get out of the embarrassment for a day.
So it’s right to like collecting books, but you must see your financial strength clearly.
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After leaving the Martial Arts Spring and Autumn Old Bookstore, Lin Yi found a nearby old bookstore according to the address shown on the Taoshu map. However, the books in this old bookstore basically had nothing to do with his interests, so Lin Yi didn't pay attention to it anymore. There were some books on the bookshelf that looked good, and the prices were not expensive, all of which were around NT$100. I picked the left and right and found three books, but it cost less than 300. When I checked out, the boss actually paid another 20% off, saying that he must have come here for the first time since mainland China, so he just made a friend.
There is also a shop running simplified Chinese books in mainland China. At the door, the price of all books is multiplied by 4.5, which is the price of NT$. In addition, it is also stated that it is 60% off. It is strange that mainland books are actually sold in Taiwan, which is cheaper than in the mainland. Lin Yi went in and read it, and it was also new books. He wanted to buy a few books, but he should forget it, mainly because he didn't want to run around with them on his back.
...
When Lin Yi left Guling Street, he looked at the sky and the sunset was setting, and it was already evening. Before he knew it, he had been searching for books for a whole day.
At this moment, the bag he was carrying was full of stuff. It must have felt heavy when he put it in the past, but today he felt very light.
Lin Yi was a little surprised at first, but gradually he felt something was wrong. The feeling of being frustrated in the bookstore came again. He felt that his belly was filled with bloating gas, but he just didn't know how to vent it.
He held his stomach hard, and his belly slowly bulged and became bigger and bigger. Seeing this scene, Lin Yi was a little surprised. He remembered it well. When he was a child, he saw someone performing qigong, but he made his belly bigger and then slashed with a steel knife. Now his belly... But where can I find a steel knife?
Lin Yi, who was full of excitement, continued to walk forward and unknowingly arrived at a bus stop.
Unlike mainland China, every bus station is crowded with people. There are only four or five people scattered on this platform, and two of them are couples snuggling together. Seeing their kind and sweet and sweet manner, Lin Yi felt that the feeling of being frustrated became stronger and stronger. After scanning it a few times, he quickly moved his eyes to another place. If he continued to look, he would be sure that he would become more uncomfortable.
Holding the breath that wanted to come out of his body, Lin Yi gritted his teeth and waited at the platform. Soon, the bus arrived.
People got on the bus one after another. When it was Lin Yi's turn, he remembered that he had no NT$. What should he do?
The driver looked at him, "Where are from mainland China?"
Lin Yi nodded.
"Let's go next time, I can't change RMB here." After saying that, the driver drove Lin Yi out of the bus, started the bus, and left.
Since he arrived at Baodao, Lin Yi has never received such treatment. The impression given to him by Taiwanese people is that he is hospitality. The driver's indifference surprised Lin Yi a little.
But seeing that it was getting late, Lin Yi stopped caring about these things. He moved his ankles and planned to go forward while waiting for an opportunity to rent.
But as he walked, his pace became faster and faster, and he actually ran slowly along the bus road of the bus.
At first he still jogged, but soon Lin Yi was like a wild horse that was free from the reins, and he sped on his legs. The speed was so shocking that he could not see a young man carrying a backpack chasing behind a bus and running wildly.
Lin Yi did not relax at all, his momentum was as fast as lightning. What he needed now was to vent and vent... Only in this way could he consume his bulging belly...
The driver was not paying attention to the back of the car at first, but the passengers in the car noticed it and turned around and talked, "Look, what is that?" "How is it possible? Someone can actually run over the bus?", "Oh my God, it's incredible!"
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Hearing the discussion, the driver saw Lin Yi, who was "chasing" the bus through the rearview mirror.
He was angry, "This mainland boy really doesn't know how to live or die. He thought he could run through the car!" So he increased the accelerator and would have to leave Lin Yi behind, so that he could not even eat the car!
Chapter completed!