pressure and motivation
Zhao Rui is not afraid of making enemies with the Cha family. Although the Cha family is powerful and there are many strong people in the clan, Zhao Rui feels that he can handle it and there is no need to be afraid.
But being unafraid doesn't mean letting your guard down.
With such a powerful enemy, Zhao Rui still felt a certain sense of crisis.
He felt that he should hurry up and improve his strength as soon as possible.
If his "Eight Desolation Killing Immortal Art" can break through the late stage of seizing spirits and enter the early stage of life, his strength will soar exponentially, so there is really no need to worry about Dong'an Cha's family at all!
However, although it seems that there is only one level difference between the late stage of seizing souls and the early stage of life, they are actually two completely different realms in "Eight Desolation Killing Immortals", and there is a huge gap in between. Long hours of hard work cannot be accomplished overnight.
Zhao Rui now only hopes that the earth monument obtained from the Immortal Demon Cemetery can help him shorten the time of cultivation, cross that gap, and enter the realm of life as soon as possible.
While thinking there, Sun Xiaolan stretched out her arm, tapped his head lightly, and asked with a smile, "Xiao Rui, what are you in a daze for? It's time for us to eat. After dinner, we have to go to my uncle's bar." Woolen cloth!"
Zhao Rui collected his wandering thoughts, looked at Sun Xiaolan, and found that she didn't seem to be embarrassed because of what happened just now, and couldn't help but play a little bit of thought in his heart.
He leaned into Sun Xiaolan's ear with a smile, and jokingly said, "Sister Xiaolan, I remember you said just now that I am your boyfriend!"
Sun Xiaolan was startled for a moment, and then two blushes flew onto her pretty face, which quickly spread to the base of her ears, as if she had been colored by rouge, it was extremely bright.
She stomped her feet, stretched out her little white hand in reluctance, pinched and twisted Zhao Rui's waist, and said angrily: "Damn Xiaorui, which pot can't be opened and which pot to carry. She knew it was just to prevent Zha Naiwen from hitting me again." The idea, but the excuse, and deliberately joked with me, I don't know if this will annoy me!"
Although Sun Xiaolan yelled that she was very annoyed, there was no trace of anger on her face.
On the contrary, between the brows, there seemed to be seven points of shyness, three points of joy, and a girly charm.
Zhao Rui didn't know why, but suddenly there was an idea that he wanted to take her into his arms and have a good time with her.
Seeing his strange expression, Sun Xiaolan couldn't help but get a deeper blush.
After a while, the atmosphere between the two returned to normal, so they started laughing and making noise again.
After eating in the cafeteria, Zhao Rui and Sun Xiaolan left the school and went directly to Uncle Sun Xiaolan's bar by car.
Uncle Sun Xiaolan's bar opened in Defu Lane, which is a famous coffee bar street in Dong'an.
Telford Lane is located behind South Street in the city center, not close to Dongling University, but not far.
Before liberation, it was not called Defu Lane, but Black Tiger Lane. A small street was dark and narrow, like a dormant black tiger. Superstitious people said that this place is good Fengshui.
In 1993, Defu Lane began to undergo large-scale demolition and reconstruction, and it was planned to transform it into a tourist and cultural street and a special tourist attraction in Dong'an.
The reconstruction lasted three years. After the reconstruction, Defu Lane has a new look, antique and charming.
The majestic Sanmen Stone Monument, the well-proportioned antique buildings, and the paths paved with large bluestones all come together to form a landscape full of ancient charm.
Although Telford Lane is only less than 200 meters short, there are bars, coffee houses and tea houses next to each other, all with yuppie names, and each environment has its own characteristics.
Because most of the people who come here to consume are relatively affluent white-collar workers, and foreigners often come to patronize. If there is no special feature, it will be difficult to survive in the fierce competition.
Uncle Sun Xiaolan's bar is called Lanlingfang. It is small in size, but it has elegant decoration, soft lighting, soothing music and a very good atmosphere.
When Zhao Rui followed Sun Xiaolan to Lanlingfang, probably because of the daytime, there were not many customers in the bar, and there were more waiters and bartenders than customers.
Behind the circular bar, apart from a young man who looks like a bartender, there is also a middle-aged man with a fat figure and a bit bald head. The most similar is Xiaolan's uncle Chen He.
Zhao Rui had seen him many times when he was at Xiaolan's house before, and although the interval was a bit long, he was still able to recognize him.
Sure enough, as soon as Sun Xiaolan entered the bar, she went straight to the bar, smiled and said to the middle-aged man, "Uncle, we are here."
Chen He came out from behind the bar, and said with a smile, "Oh, Xiao Lan, you guys came so early, I thought you wouldn't arrive until later! Hey, this is the Xiao Rui you mentioned, I haven't seen you for a long time, Turned into a handsome boy."
Zhao Rui smiled, and replied neither humble nor overbearing: "You are too proud."
Chen He waved his hands and said, "Don't be so unfamiliar, you and Xiaolan are childhood sweethearts, and I am Xiaolan's uncle, neither of them is an outsider. My surname is Chen, and you can call me Uncle Chen from now on."
Zhao Rui was not hypocritical, and immediately called Uncle Chen.
Chen He nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "Two days ago, Xiaolan asked me if the store needed manpower, saying that she wanted to help you find a part-time job, and there was a waiter in my store who happened to be preparing for a few days Just leave, so, if you don't mind working hard, come to me to do things. When the waiter is gone, I will call you. "
Before Zhao Rui had time to say yes, Sun Xiaolan smiled and said first, "Okay, uncle, how will Xiao Rui's working hours be arranged, and how much salary are you going to give him?"
Chen He was stunned for a moment, and then teased, "Xiao Lan, since when did you become the manager of the family? You're looking for a job, and you're also talking about salary?"
Sun Xiaolan's pretty face flushed slightly, and she quickly argued: "Help people to the end, Xiaorui is young, so I have to help him."
"If you really have a girl who is extroverted, and you are just a friend, then you start helping others to kill my uncle. In the future, it will be fine, don't you squeeze the old bones of my uncle?" Chen He kept shaking his head and sighed, "We This is the official opening at two o'clock in the afternoon, and proofing at two o'clock in the evening. However, there is usually not much business during the day, and Xiaorui still needs to go to class, so it is enough to come to the store before eight o'clock in the evening, and there are two days off every month. The salary is treated as a formal waiter, 800 per month, how about it?"
Although Dong'an is a big city, the consumption level and wages are generally not very high. 800 per month is not bad for a part-time ordinary bartender. In addition, Zhao Rui's working hours are not long and there are holidays. And the conditions given can be said to be quite generous.
"Okay! That's it." Sun Xiaolan nodded in satisfaction, then put her hands behind her back, twirled her toes on the ground, turned around as lightly as a butterfly, and said happily, "Xiaorui, what do you think? Are you satisfied?" ?”
"Very satisfied. Thank you, Sister Xiaolan and Uncle Chen." Zhao Rui nodded with a smile, and a warm current was quietly surging in his heart.
With his current net worth, although he doesn't need to work at all, Sun Xiaolan tried her best to arrange everything properly and take care of him meticulously.
Zhao Rui felt that this love, this feeling, was more important than anything else, even more precious than those ancient treasures in the Immortal Mausoleum.
Since the part-time job is not too long, and he usually practices "Eight Desolation Killing Immortals" in the middle of the night when there is no one around.
Therefore, Zhao Rui felt that he still had enough time to practice, and working in bars would not have much impact on his cultivation progress.
Seeing that Zhao Rui agreed without hesitation, Sun Xiaolan felt that she had done Zhao Rui a great favor, she was in a good mood, and the smile on her face was even brighter.
Since there were no customers in the bar and it was very quiet, Chen He asked the bartender to make three glasses of wine, and then the three of them sat at the bar and chatted while drinking.
Zhao Rui also took this opportunity to learn something about Lanlingfang from Chen He.
After chatting for about an hour, Zhao Rui and Sun Xiaolan felt that the time was almost up, so they bid farewell to Chen He.
Chen He didn't want to stay, and sent the two of them out of the bar.
Sun Xiaolan was going to go back to school directly, and Zhao Rui decided to go to Shanshui Yayuan because she was going to start practicing tonight, and the two had different paths.
Although Sun Xiaolan was a little puzzled about Zhao Rui's whereabouts, she didn't ask any further questions.
After returning to Shanshui Yayuan, Zhao Rui waited in the villa until late at night, until the nearby residents had fallen asleep and the lights in the villa area were dimmed. Then he quietly left Fenglin Residence without disturbing anyone. Under the circumstances, he quietly entered the mountain forest behind the villa area.
Zhao Rui didn't go to the water pool where he used to practice, because the aura of heaven and earth contained there had almost dried up after he absorbed it in a predatory manner, and it had little effect on cultivation.
He searched for a meeting in the mountains and forests, came to a cliff, and then sat down against the stone wall, and then took the ancient treasure - the monument of the earth, out of the ring of heaven and earth, and hung it around his neck.
After finishing all this work, he closed his eyes, got rid of distracting thoughts, and let himself relax. The third light map of "Eight Desolation Killing Immortal Art" imprinted in his mind immediately emerged.
Zhao Rui adjusted his breathing, and according to the formula recorded in the third light map, he began to absorb the aura of heaven and earth, practice, and strive to bridge the gap between the late stage of seizing the spirit and the early stage of life.