My dreams can simulate the future.

Chapter 36 The true meaning of the blood tiger

Seeing that the Dream Butterfly Painting had recovered its energy so quickly, Jiang Chen thought of entering the dream again.

"Last time I dreamt about it, I directly refused Sun Yunhe's offer to recruit me. As a result, the Sun family attacked me that very night."

This time, entering the dream, I can use a delaying tactic to buy some time. The longer I can delay, the greater the effect of the Dream Butterfly Diagram will be, and the more room I have to maneuver.

Thinking of this, Jiang Chen entered his dream again, and it was already late afternoon.

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In the dream, Sun Yunhe quickly returned to the Jiang family's courtyard. Jiang Chen was already familiar with what he said.

After the apology was discussed, Sun Yunhe once again tried to recruit him.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, I have come to visit you today not only to apologize, but also to discuss another matter."

"My Sun family is in dire need of a talisman master. Fellow Daoist, your talisman-making skills are renowned in Black Stone Mountain Market."

"My Sun family wishes to hire you as a guest elder, with the same treatment as the family head. If you, Fellow Daoist Jiang, are willing, you may marry into my Sun family."

These words were exactly the same as what was simulated in the previous dream.

This time, Jiang Chen did not refuse directly, but pondered for a long time, as if weighing the pros and cons.

After a long while, he finally replied.

"Senior, this matter is of great importance, and I cannot make a decision immediately. Could I please give you an answer in a few days?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Yunhe's smile faded slightly.

However, Jiang Chen did not refuse outright, and his attitude was not too forceful.

He simply stood up and said, "I still have matters to attend to in the clan, so I won't stay any longer."

"Then you should think about it carefully, my Sun family has a Foundation Establishment stage son-in-law in the Golden Cauldron Sect, who can even contact a Core Formation stage cultivator."

"As long as you are willing to join my Sun family, you will be treated the same as the direct descendants of the Sun family. Later, when you join the Golden Cauldron Sect, with a Core Formation Realm cultivator as your backer, you will surely rise rapidly in your career."

Jiang Chen could naturally tell that these words were both an attempt to increase leverage and a threat.

If he is unwilling to submit to the Sun family, he will inevitably be suppressed in the future.

Jiang Chen decided to play dumb and stood up to bow, saying, "Take care, Senior Sun."

After Sun Yunhe left, Jiang Chen continued drawing talismans, waiting for the Sun family's next move.

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Two hours passed, the sun set, and night fell.

Hou Ming climbed onto the wall again, and Jiang Chen, just like in the previous dream simulation, asked him what had happened.

Hou Ming sighed: "What a bad day. There are a few rogue cultivators who do nothing but squat in front of my stall, completely blocking it."

They won't buy anything, and they won't let anyone else buy anything either. It's so annoying!

"When I came back, I saw that the gate of Da Xiong's house was blocked by four thugs who were only allowed to enter but not leave."

When I got home, the door was blocked by two thugs. I tried to go out, but they blocked me back; they even blocked me from climbing over the wall.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen cursed inwardly: "Are all the higher-ups in the Sun family mad dogs? I have no grudge against your Sun family. You're suppressing me like this even though you're not sure if Steward Zhao will recommend me to join the Golden Cauldron Sect ahead of time."

Such an arrogant and domineering family will inevitably offend someone they can't afford to offend and get themselves killed.

"Trying to be polite to them? Do they really think I'm made of clay? They're ungrateful! Well, I'll fight them to the death!"

Following his experience from the previous simulation, Jiang Chen immediately contacted Li Cheng.

The subsequent process was no different from the previous simulation.

He promised to take Li Cheng's son, Li Decheng, as his follower and instruct him in drawing talismans.

After Li Cheng captured all the sword-wielders sent by the Sun family, Jiang Chen once again promised to invite Li Cheng's guards and sword-wielders to a banquet at Juxianlou.

There was no further movement from the Sun family until the morning of the following day.

Around noon, Jiang Chen and Li Cheng's men arrived at a private room on the second floor of Juxianlou.

Everyone was divided into three tables. Jiang Chen sat with Li Cheng and six other guards. The group of assistants were divided into two tables, with Hou Ming, Lu Hu, and Zhang Henian, the great-grandson of Zhang Laokou, accompanying them.

After they sat down, all of Li Cheng's henchmen were yawning.

Jiang Chen asked curiously, "Brother Li, why are all these brothers yawning? Even if we cultivators don't sleep all night, we shouldn't be this yawning, right?"

Upon hearing this, Li Cheng laughed: "There was no other way. Last night, my brothers and I interrogated those guys who were pretending to be ghostwriters."

These guys are incredibly stubborn; they'd rather die than admit they were impersonating a ghostwriter. The brothers interrogated them harshly, but were afraid of beating them to death.

They could only resort to severe torture while simultaneously using magic to keep them alive. After a whole night of this, the brothers were all exhausted.

Jiang Chen immediately cupped his hands and said, "Brothers, you've all worked hard. Today, I've prepared a second-class banquet for you brothers who are also ghostwriters, costing one hundred spirit stones per table, to make up for your losses."

Upon hearing this, the group of ghostwriters became excited.

"Young Master Jiang is so impressive!"

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Then, Jiang Chen asked, "How are things going with those imposters pretending to be ghostwriters?"

Li Cheng picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and said with a beaming smile, "Sun Yunhai, the squad leader of the Sun family's patrol, found me and wanted to fight me to force me to release the people."

I couldn't be bothered with him, so I reported the matter to Commander Meng. Commander Meng is currently interrogating them.

"The Sun family has become far too arrogant and domineering in recent years. In the entire market, they only respect the garrison commander. Commander Meng has long wanted to teach them a lesson, but he hasn't found the opportunity yet."

Now that a golden opportunity has been presented to them, it's enough to give them a run for their money.

Before long, dishes were served one after another.

The table where Jiang Chen and the guards were seated was a first-class banquet costing two hundred spirit stones per table, and the dishes were indeed quite good.

The golden bear paw of Daheishan, the golden-scaled dragon fish of Jinlin River, the jade tiger whip of Hutoushan, the black tortoise of Xuanwu Marsh, and the golden-feathered pheasant unique to Jujinshan...

Rare ingredients that I had only heard of but never seen before were now being served.

Jiang Chen thought to himself, 'This is far too extravagant. The cultivators on the front lines of Changyuan Mountain are fighting to the death, and here they are... Luckily, I'm the one enjoying myself, so it's alright.'

As soon as the jade tiger whip was served, Li Cheng immediately said, "Brother Jiang, you are still young and don't have a Daoist partner yet. Eating this tiger whip will only make you feel uncomfortable."

We're brothers, we're inseparable, so I'll take the blame for you.

Having said that, he placed the entire plate of tiger penis in front of him.

The other guards objected: "Boss, you're only in your forties, this is nothing! I'm over fifty, I really need this tiger penis to nourish myself."

Li Cheng and his guards actually started robbing each other.

Awoo~~

Just as Jiang Chen's table was laughing and joking, a loud tiger's roar suddenly rang out. Jiang Chen's hair stood on end, and goosebumps rose all over his body.

The crowd followed the sound and saw that Lu Hu's body was flashing with blood-red light, which condensed into a blood-red tiger phantom.

Although the phantom was extremely dim, its terrifying aura was truly frightening.

Jiang Chen had never seen anything like this before and was still in a daze.

Li Cheng immediately stood up, speechless with astonishment. He pointed a trembling finger at Lu Hu: "This...this...this is...he's grasped the true meaning?"

Jiang Chen also realized what was happening at this moment. He gasped and said, "It's exactly the same as the legendary true meaning. Uncle Lu, you've grasped the true meaning."

Lu Hu immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, circulated his internal energy, and the blood-red tiger phantom on his body appeared and disappeared intermittently.