Four days later.
Yu Qingyao returned to the city successfully and was going home to change clothes, so she went to Zhong Mansion.
On the way back, she kept imagining a picture in her mind - throwing the package in front of Zhong Yan, then putting her hands on her hips, pointing at her nose, and shouted arrogantly, "Hun Dan Zhong, bring the spirit stone to my aunt!" '
The more I think about it, the more aggrieved and bitter I feel.
When she went to the market, she saw the busy monks coming and going to buy things. She didn't even have spiritual rice to buy spiritual stones, so she could only stare.
It's all caused by Hun Danzhong!
Otherwise, why would I refuse to make a living and use up my savings?
"Soul Dan Bell!"
"Sooner or later, I'll ride on you one day!"
Yu Qingyao was walking angrily in the alleyway when she suddenly stopped. Standing at the door of her courtyard was a young man who was a servant of the Zhong Mansion.
"Young man, I have met Master Yuxian!" Zhong Xiaozhong bowed in greeting.
Yu Qingyao's heart trembled. She was aware of her movements at any time. Fortunately, she didn't run away!
When she left Zhong Mansion that day, the idea of taking the spirit stone and leaving with her kept flashing through her mind, and it was extremely feasible, but she didn't have the guts.
"Talk inside."
Yu Qingyao opened the door.
Zhong Xiaozhong stopped in the yard, took off the cloth bag hanging on his waist and gave it to her with both hands.
"Master Yu Xian, my master asked me to hand this over to you. He also said that you can take on outside work in your free time."
Yu Qingyao glanced at the cloth bag with her consciousness. There were fifteen low-grade spiritual stones in it, which was exactly one year's salary.
Immediately, she very spinelessly threw away her anger towards Zhong Yan, took the cloth bag and said with a smile: "Thank you Hun for me...your master."
I called him the nickname "Hun Dan Zhong" so many times that I almost let it slip.
Then, she took out another package from her storage bag, "Fangshi Daoist Master heard that your master got a daughter and married a beautiful concubine. He was busy with official duties and could not come to congratulate him in person. These are the gifts he gave..."
"Thank you, Immortal Master Yu, I will tell you what I said to you."
After Zhong Xiaozhong left, Yu Qingyao returned to the house, opened the storage bag, looked at it again and again, and touched it again. It had been a long time since she had accumulated so many spiritual stones at once.
Whether it was escorting goods or looking for herbs to ward off monsters and beasts, it was usually one or two spirit stones at a time. There were only a handful of stones that exceeded three. The price was too high and she didn't have the guts to do it.
"It's barely enough. I'll go to Cheng Mansion later to exchange for a few bottles of Qi Condensing Pills."
"You can take the job yourself... but don't go too far, lest 'Hun Dan Zhong' has trouble and can't find anyone to give me eye drops!"
"Hmph, I should have known that I would be the guest of the Yang family!"
After muttering for a while, Yu Qingyao heated up hot water and took a pleasant bath.
After putting on clothes and getting ready to go out, a woman's shouting came from outside the courtyard.
In confusion, he walked over and opened the courtyard door to take a look, but it was Jiang Ping who came with two maids. There was also a suitcase on the ground containing silk cloth and other items, and a carriage parked next to it.
"The Nu family has met Master Yu Xian, so I took the liberty of coming to visit you, so I didn't disturb your cultivation, right?"
"How come, Mrs. Zhong invites you inside!"
Yu Qingyao was confused, led the three people into the house, and then hurriedly made tea.
Jiang Ping looked around the hall, pulled out a storage bag from her waist and handed it over, "Master Yu Xian, you don't have to work too much. I hope you won't find it objectionable to me as a small holiday gift."
Yu Qingyao's consciousness swept away and her eyes were blank. Inside were a stack of talismans, a large bag of spiritual rice, many medicinal materials, spiritual fruits, and monster meat.
"Master Yuxian?"
"Oh!" Yu Qingyao came back to her senses and asked hurriedly: "Is it sent by Soul...Zhong Daoyou?"
I almost spilled the beans again, I have to be careful next time I see him, Hun Danzhong's 'Ferocious Ape' has a good reputation and is not easy to mess with.
Jiang Ping shook her head and said with a smile: "My master doesn't care about these mundane things. I will arrange the festival gifts for the immortal masters in the city."
Yu Qingyao understood. She had heard that the Zhong Mansion would give gifts to some monks during festivals. She had not done so before because of lack of friendship. The last time she went to the Zhong Mansion, Jiang Ping in front of her gave them something.
But what is her relationship with Zhong Yan? Naturally, he didn't dare to take it back. He pursed his lips and pushed back, "Mrs. Zhong had better ask her husband."
Jiang Ping blinked deliberately and said with a smile: "No, I have the final say on these things, but Master Yu Xian has to return the storage bag to me."
Spirit fruits, monster meat and other items can be stored in storage bags for a long time without dissipating the spiritual energy, but it is impossible to give a storage bag every time you give a gift.
Yu Qingyao looked at Jiang Ping's face, hesitated a little, took out the things and put them on the table, cupped her hands and said, "Well, thank you, Mrs. Zhong!"
"Master Yuxian, you are too polite!"
Jiang Ping lowered her body and continued with a smile: "I had a great conversation with the immortal master last time. I feel that I have fallen in love with the immortal master. I wonder if I can come to bother you again when I am free someday?"
"Of course, Mrs. Zhong can come at any time!"
"Thank you Master Yuxian. I won't disturb your practice. I have to go to the Liu Mansion."
Jiang Ping bowed, bowed, and led the maid away.
Yu Qingyao walked to the gate and watched the carriage disappear before returning to the hall.
She counted all the items and estimated that they were almost equivalent to a year's salary.
It's so arrogant. Every family gives away so much. How rich does the Zhong Mansion have to be?
A fourth-level Qi refining monk!
Do Talisman Masters make more money than Alchemists?
But thinking about the scene last time when Zhong Yan casually took out two thousand spiritual stones and shocked her body so much that she was speechless, she felt that these were nothing.
Looking at the pile of things, Yu Qingyao felt extremely complicated. These precious materials used by the monks were all arranged by a mortal wife.
"If I marry him, my status will be as high as Jiang Ping's, and I will no longer have to worry about training resources..."
This thought suddenly appeared in her mind. Yu Qingyao was startled and quickly shook her head to dispel the thought.
"How can you marry such a person? His cultivation level is so low and he likes to jump around. Sooner or later, he will be targeted..."
"Still a pervert! Marrying so many beautiful concubines!"
"The soul is a big bad guy!"
After cleaning up, Yu Qingyao went out and took a stick of incense to the house of Cheng Youliang, the only alchemist in the city.
By chance, I met another concubine from the Zhong Mansion who seemed to be named Xia He and led the maid away after delivering the gifts.
The same suitcase filled with cloth and other things.
But the monk resources on the table only had three talismans and some monster meat, which was less than the value of three spiritual stones.
"Is it because I have a high level of cultivation that I was given more..." Yu Qingyao guessed secretly.
"It is a metaphor for the great arrival of my fellow Taoist friends, and we welcome you from afar!"
Cheng Youliang, who was on the fourth level of Qi Refining, repeatedly handed over his hands. When he saw her looking at the items on the table, he smiled and said, "Young Daoist Zhong is so generous. He doesn't miss anything during the holidays, but it actually makes me embarrassed."
Yu Qingyao nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, I just received it too. He gives it to every house, and it costs a lot of money for a year."
Cheng Youliang blinked and immediately understood the temptation in the other party's words. He knew that Yu Qingyao had not received any gifts before.
"I have asked, but not every family gives gifts, only those with good friendships and decent cultivation. No family favors one over another. If Cheng is not an alchemy master, I am afraid that he will not be able to get into his eyes. With Zhong Daoyou's income as a top-grade talisman master , these things are only a small part, worthy of investment..."
After a pause, he continued: "Yu Daoyou is practicing at home in seclusion every day. I'm afraid you don't know yet that Zhong Daoyou is going to serve as Qingyang's retinue mage."
Yu Qingyao was stunned, "He is a retinue mage? Who said that?"
"I went to the Yang Mansion yesterday to have a drink and talk about the guest. Fellow Taoist Yang revealed that Zhong Yan and Bai Siyuan were working as retinue mages together. It is estimated that there will be a decree from the capital after the new year. Zhong Yan only has the fourth level of Qi refining, but it is not enough to be a retinue mage. Look, you can’t prepare it in advance.”
Yu Qingyao suddenly felt like she had figured out many key points.
She learned from Bai Siyuan that Zhong Yan came from the Fire Cloud Sect. Now it seems that he has a very strong backing. Otherwise, how could he be the retinue mage? It is no wonder that there are so many spiritual stones that he can invite the late Qi Refining Master. Master.
After a while, Yu Qingyao realized the word 'guest' in the other party's words and asked: "Fellow Daoist Cheng has decided to be the guest of the Yang family? How much is the salary?"
Cheng Youdian nodded and said: "Twenty-two per year, mainly because Yang Yanqing promised to provide materials for me to make alchemy, and if I open a market in Qingyang City in the future, the elixir shop will also give me 30% profit."
Twenty-two... Yu Qingyao murmured in her heart. It was five yuan higher than the price offered to her, and there were so many additional benefits. She was a little unconvinced for a moment. Even the alchemist was the lowest level and his cultivation level was also low.
If Zhong Yan were here and knew what she was thinking at this moment, he would sneer and say, "Don't even look at yourself for what a piece of trash you are."
Yang Yanqing made it clear that he disliked her and it was of no use. He recruited her to join the gang simply because the sixth level of Qi refining allowed him to fill his head and build a strong team to bluff people.
The conditions offered to him by the other party were to start with fifty spiritual stones a year, and other businesses would be distributed according to work. After the talisman shop was opened, he would provide materials and the profits would be divided 50-50.
However, these are all based on the cooperation with the retinue mage who has intercepted and killed him, and has a certain understanding of him, as well as the destruction of the Xue Mansion as a reference.
Otherwise, a first-level Talisman Master on the fourth level of Qi Refining would not be worth the price.
Back to business.
Cheng Youliang looked at Yu Qingyao's face and said with a smile: "The income from Taoist friends' jobs is too low. Why don't you join the Yang family with me? Based on the conditions of Taoist friends, the salary will not be low. Now the Yang family's momentum is high, although I don't know why. The key, but anyone with a discerning eye can clearly see that the establishment of the Yang family should be a sure thing..."
Yu Qingyao shook her head slightly: "Yu is not good at sociability and is used to being a loner."
Cheng Youliang stopped trying to persuade him, "How many Qi Condensing Pills do you want, Fellow Daoist Yu? They've all been prepared for you."
Only if you buy the elixir will the other party come to your door.
"Fellow Taoist Lao Cheng."
Yu Qingyao took out five spiritual stones and handed them over.
Not long after, she left Cheng Mansion with more doubts in her heart.
Each family received the same gifts, but he ended up with so many. Was it Jiang Ping's mistake, or was it Zhong Yan's intention?
"This Hun Danzhong, isn't he pursuing me in different ways?"
Thinking of this, Yu Qingyao's heartbeat couldn't help but accelerate, and her cheeks felt slightly hot.
She remembered clearly that when Zhong Yan came to her for the first time, it was to marry her as a Taoist companion.
However, she hadn't realized yet that she no longer disliked Zhong Yan for his low cultivation level as before.
Just kidding, even with a low level of cultivation, he is still capable of destroying the Xue Mansion.
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Zhongfu.
As soon as Xia He got home, he ran to the study and pouted: "He'er lost!"
"Then Yu Qingyao is just as you said. Before I left the house, she came to Cheng's house!"
Zhong Yan smiled and said: "If you lose, you have to accept the punishment. Watch the show tonight."
So many resources were sent, but there were no pills. Yu Qingyao had no spirit stones and went to Fangshi to buy Qi Condensation Pills, so she had to go to Cheng Mansion.
Time, distance, etc. are all taken into account, and there will be no difference without any accidents.
As for asking someone to borrow it?
According to the data, Yu Qingyao has never cared about others borrowing it for so many years in Qingyang City.
When talking to him, I still relied on my relationship as a "home guest", so I blushed and found it difficult to speak.
Xia He's face fell, and with a smile, he crossed the table and sat on Zhong Yan's lap, blinking repeatedly, "He'er knows he was wrong. You shouldn't doubt your husband. Please spare me, or give He'er a sense of participation... …”
As she said that, she leaned into her husband's ear and breathed out, "He'er hasn't eaten sausages or drank milk for several days."
"..." Zhong Yan squinted at her, shook his head and sighed.
"You are so naughty!"
"Goose goose~"
There was a burst of delicate laughter, and the flower branches trembled.
"My husband doesn't like it?!"
As a result, I participated in the study room in advance.
Zhong Yan gave her some 'verbal' education.
[Ding~ You and your concubine have worked hard to practice together once, and you will gain +1 skill comprehension, +3 Talisman experience, and +1 cultivation progress]]
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