Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 763 - 464: It’s a Treasure for You, but a Disaster for Me! _2

Chapter 763: Chapter 464: It’s a Treasure for You, but a Disaster for Me! _2

The more widely something is spread, the more profound its influence, which is similar to the "incense and fire" theory mentioned by Sean Knight and Elijah Hastings.

Think about the Chinese mythological system, how has it become among ordinary people?

Many people still believe that the deity system recorded in Journey to the West is orthodox.

The deity system in Journey to the West has some similarities with that in Investiture of the Gods, why? Because both novels drew inspiration from each other.

Journey to the West itself was formed by collecting information from various story books dating back to the Tang Dynasty, compiling many dramas and stories.

The deity system in it is just the author’s imagination based on the records of ancient books.

But due to its widespread dissemination, it has become the standard for many common people’s understanding of Chinese deities.

The same is true for Investiture of the Gods.

Many young people today tend to accept the Honghuang system summary of Chinese mythology in web articles or even regard it as the standard of the Chinese Mythical System.

But who can be sure? Perhaps because of the wider spread information, in a few decades or centuries, the common people may use this system as the standard.

Some people say that there are several signs of a person’s death: physical death, spiritual death, disappearance of their mark, etc.

It’s similar in this situation.

That’s why some ancient people said that if they cannot leave a good name for thousands of years, they will be infamous for thousands of years!

Why? Nothing more than wanting to leave a mark in the historical record.

Already understanding this point, it’s more enjoyable for Sean to talk with the old monk.

The old monk is quite proficient in studying Buddhist principles.

However, Sean is a college student in the age of information explosion. He may not research much, but the amount of information he has seen and heard is significant.

He may not specialize in monastery studies, but he has a broad range of knowledge!

In this way, the conversation between them is endless.

Although Sean did not understand why Horton spoke Chinese so well, he knew that Horton was truly proficient in Buddhist principles.

He was only able to engage in conversation with the old monk due to being a modern college student who has been exposed to a wide range of information.

Otherwise, his speech would be blocked after only a few sentences.

Elijah was also surprised to see Sean holding his own in conversation and not being overshadowed by the old monk!

Vicky Wilson, who was waiting outside, looked at Sean and the old monk talking without interruption and didn’t want to disturb them.

Unknowingly, the sky darkened.

"That’s enough for today," the old monk Horton stopped the conversation reflecting on what was said, "You guys wait, I’ll have them bring food over, I guess you must be hungry by now."

"Will you eat with us?" Sean asked.

"No, no, no, I follow the ancient people, who practiced not eating after noon."

That’s great, no wonder he looks so impressive.

To Sean’s surprise, there was a phone in the old monk’s meditation room. The old monk picked it up, dialed a number, spoke a few words, and then hung up.

"The conditions in the village are rather simple, but the food is very clean."

"Thank you," Sean nodded in gratitude. But he still wanted to know what this old monk was up to. At least his intentions seemed genuine.

Of course, this wouldn’t prevent him from taking back those things.

As the elder had said, "The Chinese people and the Japanese people are in unity, there is only one enemy, and that is Japanese imperialism and Chinese traitors."

Those things were taken from China by Japanese imperialism, and they should naturally return to the motherland.

Soon after, footsteps were heard in the front yard, and the old monk laughed, saying:

"They’re coming."

Sure enough, two middle-aged peasant women hurried over with lunch boxes.

They said a few words to the old monk, bowed, and then turned and left.

The lunch boxes were actually just old-fashioned wooden boxes and quite hefty.

"Alright, you guys eat. I’ll go close the front door," the old monk said, turning on the light and walking towards the front yard. As he passed Vicky, he said, "Miss Meiko, you should come over and eat, too."

The food in the two lunch boxes consisted of stir-fried greens, fried fish, scrambled eggs, rice balls and fermented soybeans.

The aroma was enticing, so Sean and the others set the food on the table and invited Vicky to eat with them.

Vicky was somewhat displeased, but since she couldn’t make the decision on her own and it had already come to this point, there was no more to say.

The three were all hungry, and the scent of the food made them even hungrier. They quickly devoured the food.

By the time the old monk returned, the three had cleaned up the lunch boxes and put them aside.

"Youth is such a good time!" The old monk exclaimed, then arranged lodging for Sean and his companions.

As expected, the single-story house was a storage room, but now there were two well-refurbished guest rooms. Sean and Elijah stayed in one room, and Vicky in the other.

"It’s very quiet and safe here at night, so you can rest assured," the old monk reminded them before going to rest.

It wasn’t long before they heard the old monk chanting.

Sean and Elijah looked at each other and felt happy.

This was the perfect opportunity!

However, both were clear that they couldn’t act in the first half of the night and had to wait until the latter half of the night.

Of course, it would be better if they could stay another night to find out about the old monk’s routines and how long he slept.

At midnight, Sean suddenly opened his eyes.