Chapter 30 Dragon King hiss…… Jiang Linteng straightened up suddenly, took out three incense sticks with great skill, lit them and then worshiped the Emperor. Although the Emperor has appeared several times and quite frequently, it still seems a little unreal to Jiang Lin. This time, the Emperor wanted him to build a statue of Lord Lingguan first? Jiang Lin thought about it carefully and it seemed to be true. Anyway, from the time I was born until now, the Lingguan Ye at the door has always been a portrait. Now that I have money, it’s not a big deal to replace the statue of Lingguan Ye with a statue. What's more, there is the imperial decree from the Emperor. "Statue, who should I go to..." Immediately, Jiang Lin faced such a problem again. Although he has lived in this world for sixteen years, he has basically not been active and has always been struggling to make ends meet. Let me put it this way, before this, Jiang Lin would stay away from any activities that cost more than fifty copper coins.
Now that he had suddenly become rich after being poor for a long time, Jiang Lin was at a loss for a moment. However, the problem is not big. After all, Jiang Lin can relax a little for the next period of time. Wang Daoren is being watched by Bai Suzhen's sister, and the matter of the ghost fetus is being followed by the City God. Don’t worry too much about the former, and the latter cannot be solved in a short time. He had just caught a merchant transporting ghost fetuses, which had alerted the enemy. Next, this "ghost fetus industry chain" would inevitably be investigated. It can be predicted that for some time to come, the entities behind the City God and the ghost fetus industry chain will inevitably be in a stalemate. This actually gave Jiang Lin a lot of free time. "It's a good time to use this time to organize the Taoist temple." Jiang Lin muttered, and his ears suddenly moved. "Tuk tuk..." There was a knock on the door of the Taoist temple. Jiang Lin walked to the door of the Taoist temple, opened it and saw Ao Run, whom he had not seen for a few days, and a middle-aged man who looked wealthy and dressed in silk. "But is Taoist Priest Jiang Lin in person?" The middle-aged man bowed deeply and said, "I am Ao Fang, the Dragon King of West Lake. Nice to meet you, Taoist priest." "I will always remember your life-saving grace. In the future, if you give me any instructions, I will do my best!" Jiang Lin suddenly realized that the person in front of him was the master of West Lake, the Dragon King of the Lake Kingdom. "Greetings, Dragon King. Dragon King, your words are too respectful. Please come into the temple and have some tea." Jiang Lin returned the greeting with a smile, then turned sideways to give instructions. "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
The West Lake Dragon King nodded with a smile and walked into the Taoist temple. When he came in, his expression suddenly tensed. As a dragon god with a full-time deity position, the West Lake Dragon King must be too familiar with the energy of heaven. And within this simple, even shabby little Taoist temple, there lingers an indescribable aura. That aura made the old Dragon King feel the urge to bow down in worship. hiss…… As expected, he is the one who can receive the Heavenly Talisman and take command just after entering the Tao. This Taoist Priest Jiang is really not a simple person! The old Dragon King suppressed his shock, went straight to the main hall, and worshiped respectfully at the foot of the Emperor's shrine. the other side. Ao Run did not follow his father in, but followed Jiang Lin. "Fellow Daoist Jiang, thank you very much for this." Ao Run didn't say much, and his voice was very soft, but anyone could hear the gratitude in his words. "You're welcome, princess." Jiang Lin smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's just my job." With the Emperor's order, it is of course my duty. Ok? Ao Run was stunned for a moment, and immediately lowered her head so that Jiang Lin could not see the blush on her cheeks. It’s my job…? Her heart was pounding and she lost her composure for a moment. "Princess? Princess?" Suddenly hearing Jiang Lin's voice, she looked up abruptly, only to find that she had unknowingly followed Jiang Lin to the main hall. In order to cover up, Ao Run hurriedly walked in and burned incense in front of the shrine of the Emperor. For some reason, looking at the Emperor's eyes that looked down with compassion, she always felt a little guilty. She always felt that the Emperor was watching her. Is it an illusion? "Princess, what's wrong? I just asked you, but you didn't seem to hear me." Jiang Lin asked puzzledly. Ao Run came back to his senses, smoothed his hair, and said, "Fellow Daoist, please forgive me. I lost the dragon ball and was practicing to make up for it. I was a little absent-minded for a while." "I see." Jiang Lin nodded suddenly, not noticing the strange look on the old Dragon King's face.
He asked, "I was just saying that I want to expand this Taoist temple, but I don't know how much money it will take." "This is simple." The old dragon king came over with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "All expenses, Taoist priest, just ask, I'll pay for it!" The dragon clan has never been short of these things. Do you know about the Crystal Palace? "That's not necessary." Jiang Lin smiled and shook his head, saying, "I still have some money here, but I am short of money. I would like to trouble the Dragon King and the Princess to find a better craftsman to make a statue of Wang Lingguan." "The Great Spiritual Officer of Dutian?" The old Dragon King was stunned for a moment, and gestured to Jiang Lin with his eyes at the statue of Emperor Ziwei behind him. Jiang Lin naturally understood what the old Dragon King meant, and said, "I will take care of the golden statue of the Emperor." "As the old saying goes, you should eat one bite at a time, right?" "That's the truth." The old Dragon King had no intention of asking further questions, and simply said, "This matter is simple. The envoy in charge of purchasing in my Dragon Palace is very familiar with the area around Hangzhou. Wait for me to send a message to him and ask him to bring skilled craftsmen over." "I don't know, Taoist priest, do you plan to use wood carving? Stone carving? Or clay sculpture of the golden body?" "It's best to have a stone sculpture." Jiang Lin thought for a while and said. "What a coincidence! Old Long has a piece of top-quality lapis lazuli, about two feet tall, which is good enough to use. I'll give it to you for twenty taels of silver. How do you think?" The old Dragon King clapped his hands and said in surprise. Hearing this, Jiang Lin smiled and nodded, saying, "In that case, I will accept your kindness." He knew very well that it didn't matter whether the stone existed or not, and it didn't matter whether it was suitable or not. As long as the old Dragon King said this at this moment, the stone would naturally appear. And it couldn't be more suitable. Even if Jiang Lin just said to use wood, the old Dragon King would have suitable wood. This was an unspoken reward, and Jiang Lin had no reason to refuse it. "Father, you are disrespectful." Ao Run suddenly said, "I offered incense, but I didn't offer any money." "oops!" The old Dragon King slapped his forehead and said exaggeratedly, "I'm really old!" After saying that, he reached into his sleeve and a huge gold ingot appeared in his hand, which was as big as four or five of Jiang Lin's fists. He didn't know where the old Dragon King was hiding. "Master, this is the incense money from my father and I. It is to honor the Emperor. Please accept it." After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Lin to refuse, he put it on the merit box. It was not that he didn't want to put it in, but the opening was too small and it couldn't fit in.
Jiang Lin smiled helplessly and said, "When I rebuild the golden body of the emperor, I will use this as lacquer to express my gratitude to the old dragon king. I hope the old dragon king will not let this go to waste." "This is truly the greatest honor in Lao Long's life!" The old Dragon King nodded repeatedly in surprise. This is a Taoist temple with the true aura of Emperor Ziwei! If the statue of Ziwei Emperor in such a Taoist temple were painted with the gold offered by the Taoist, it would be really... I'm afraid that even the main family of the four sea dragon clans don't have such good luck! "Master, I will go and urge the Dragon Palace to purchase the materials first, and bring the stone here at the same time." The old Dragon King did not give Jiang Lin a chance to refuse and said directly: "My daughter will stay here for now, so that she can be a helper to the Taoist priest." "Old Dragon will be back soon, will be back soon!" After saying that, he left quickly. For a moment, Jiang Lin and Ao Run were the only ones left in the Taoist temple. (End of this chapter)