Chapter 6: The Most Awesome Taoist in History

  The question is how much can be bought with one or two pieces of silver, thinking back to the martial arts era, when heroes would casually take out hundreds or thousands of taels of silver notes, it seems that one or two pieces of silver can't buy anything.

  This is where Wen Fei's journey took off. In ancient times, the purchasing power of white silver was quite objective, and the things he could buy far exceeded his imagination!

  Forget about the silver, might as well bring some stuff over and sell it, who knows maybe even make a little extra money.

  But what to sell became a problem. What was lacking in ancient times? Salt, but selling private salt seemed like smuggling, punishable by death. Haven't you seen such scenes in many TV dramas?

  Why not sell the vegetable knife instead? I heard that ancient smelting technology was not very advanced, and the price of a vegetable knife seemed to be quite expensive. Maybe one could sell it for dozens of taels of silver, which would at least be enough to buy a sheep back, and then slowly slaughter and eat it.

  Thinking of this, I encountered another difficult situation. This time, I was dressed up like a thief and caught by someone. Fortunately, I met a kind-hearted person. Otherwise, if I had met a greedy one, he would have embezzled my jade pendant and thrown me into prison, that would be really unlucky.

  But where can I get traditional clothes to wear? Wen Fei was troubled by this, thinking that it's just for a meal, is it worth spending hundreds of dollars to buy a set of Hanfu? I'm not even a Hanfu fan!

  I wonder which dynasty I went to earlier, or was it another parallel space? Anyway, it's absolutely not the Qing Dynasty, better not recognize it.

  Wen Fei is a foodie, and in front of fellow foodies, no matter how difficult it is, they must overcome it. Going online to check the prices of Hanfu, it's still acceptable, just a few hundred bucks. Hmm, the best place to go would be the Tang Dynasty, that was the golden age for fat people!

  Thinking that even if a set of Hanfu is fixed, it will take several days to arrive. Wen Fei couldn't wait any longer, thinking about those fragrant roasted chicken, grilled chicken, white-cut chicken, and braised chicken, Wen Fei's saliva accelerated secretion, almost flowing out with a gurgling sound.

  No way, can't wait! Might as well shave my head and become a monk, that's much simpler... Ah, no, if I'm going to pretend, I should be a Taoist, why be a Buddhist? We have Taoist robes at home anyway.

  As a Taoist enthusiast, how could I not have this important prop? One hundred and fifty bucks bought from some Taoist association, the fabric is naturally terrible, shining under the light, it's almost transparent. It's almost like the banners hanging on the street, if I were to wear something else, it would be worth at most ten or twenty bucks. But after all, it's still a Taoist robe, isn't it?

  Delighted to have dressed up, and then did my hair. My hair was easier to deal with, just put on a fake bun. All of these were bought online together, and I just put them on at home to amuse myself.

  It doesn't matter now, Wen Fei put on the fake hair bun and wore a blue robe with a crossed collar. He also wore white socks and blue shoes. Those who didn't know would really think that was the real person.

  Made a flirtatious glance at her reflection in the mirror, put two fingers together to form a sword shape, and sang: "Troops were sent to ancient times, buying chickens! Wait, I'll go buy some kitchen knives at the supermarket first!"

  Wen Fei wore a Taoist robe and swaggered out of the neighborhood, now people are indifferent, at most someone takes a second glance, no one cares about meddling in other people's business. He entered the supermarket and went straight to the kitchen knives section.

  If it's something like shampoo, you can't help but have a salesgirl. But these kitchen knives, pots and pans... Do you want a delicate little girl to wave a kitchen knife in front of you and say: "Sir, do you want to buy a knife..."?

  At the thought of this scene, Wen Fei shuddered and shook his head to shake off the discordant idea, continuing to look at the price of the kitchen knife.

  It turns out that Wen Fei is still a man with a conscience, he didn't care about the thin knives that were like paper clips and cost only 7 or 8 yuan. He chose several stainless steel ones, which cost no more than 30 or 50 yuan, and then bought several iron pots.

  When it was time to pay, the cashier looked stunned: "Sir... Dao Zhang, you bought so many knives, that..."

  Wen Fei deliberately said: "Am I breaking the law by buying a knife? Even if it's for a fight, I'd rather buy a watermelon knife, who buys a vegetable knife?"

  The cashier was a young girl in her early twenties, with a pretty face. After hearing Wen Fei's words, she felt somewhat annoyed in her heart. Originally, it was just a kind reminder, but unexpectedly, Wen Fei's tone was so aggressive. However, due to professional ethics, she still smiled and replied: "Okay, please pay the bill, a total of ten yuan. Plus three mouths of stir-fry, you need to pay eight hundred and twenty yuan in total!"

  Wen Fei couldn't help but feel a pang of pain, thinking that this time when he went back to ancient times, not only would he buy several more chickens, but it would be best if he could also make a small profit. If he could sell a kitchen knife for three or five taels of silver, then he would have made a big profit!

  With a swagger, Wen paid the bill quickly and left the supermarket, humming a tune as he walked home. However, he didn't expect to be seen by passerby A, who took out his phone and snapped a photo, posting it online with the caption "The Most Awesome Taoist in History".

  Wen Fei wearing a Taoist robe and carrying dozens of kitchen knives and pots became an online sensation, earning tens of millions of clicks.

  Back home, Wen Fei hastily grabbed the jade pendant, closed his eyes... and then waited for a long time before opening them to find himself still in the same place.

  "What's wrong, has this jade pendant lost its spiritual energy?" Wen Fei's heart tightened, the Three Purities were above, but hopefully nothing was amiss!

  He carefully held the jade pendant in his hand for the first time, and it didn't look like it was of good quality. It seemed to be carved with a pattern similar to the Eight Trigrams, which should have something to do with Taoism. Could this be the legendary treasure? Its appearance is too shabby, not to mention that it's almost as cheap as those few dollars trinkets on street stalls, at least others wouldn't think it's anything valuable.

  The more mysterious the object is, the safer it is that others can't see its value. Wen Fei comforted himself and saw a hole on the jade pendant, so he found a rope to tie it around his neck.

  "What should I do with this jade pendant?" Wen Fei was frantically pacing back and forth in the room, unable to think of a good solution. Dripping blood, burning fire, drowning water, electrocution...

  Wen Fei tried one by one, but didn't see any reaction. Just as he was about to try electrifying the jade pendant, he suddenly slapped his own thigh with a loud "slap".

  "Right, this is obviously a treasure, that fat concubine has been holding onto it for so long without making any moves, and yet I just grabbed it and... could the key be in the magical power?"

  But I seem to have not cultivated any magical powers yet? Wen Fei wondered to himself. Thinking back, the first time he got the jade pendant was when his yin soul had just escaped and returned to his body...