Second courtyard study room.
Yan Sandao explained the matter in detail.
Zhong Yan held the 'Image Gathering Talisman', pondered for a moment, and activated his vitality.
Suddenly, the vitality in the talisman surged, condensing a picture into the void.
Jiang Yunruo, dressed in an aqua blue dress, was sitting on a chair with a smile on her face. There was a grinning baby in her arms, being held by her mother and waving...
After a while, the picture disappeared.
After being quiet for a while, Yan Sandao looked at her husband's face and said, "The child is very cute. This is when he was just born. Why doesn't Miss Ruoyun imprint the recent image on her?"
Zhong Yan let out a breath and said, "It was branded in advance. She probably hasn't seen the child for a long time."
"Then how can she be sure that the child is safe?"
"Apparently she sees the child's talisman regularly, one at a time. Even if she wants to show it to me, she can't do it. She misses the child herself and has to make sure that the child is really okay."
Yan Sandao frowned and said: "She actually knew that you had a deep friendship with Senior Lin, and she also said that Qifeng secretly supported the Zhong Mansion. Does this mean that the Palace of Eternal Life has completely grasped our details? Also, what she said Does he mean that even the Seven Peaks are not enough to compete with the Palace of Eternal Life?"
Zhong Yan pondered and said: "The war between Wei and the surrounding countries' cultivation circles is not peaceful. How can the Eternal Life Palace pay attention to me, a Qi-refining monk from a mortal city?"
"At most, they are the lower-level peripheral personnel of Changsheng Palace who collected some information about me."
"I have been trading talismans in Huoyun Pavilion. It is not a secret that Pei Nanjin came to the house. If someone is aware of it, they will investigate and make connections."
"For example, Feixian Pavilion has news about buying and selling!"
"Darcissus is related to the Palace of Immortality. Feixian Pavilion is most likely to have been infiltrated. Even the real controller behind Feixian Pavilion is the Palace of Immortality."
"As for Ruoyun, he must have learned some fragmentary information through Narcissus or during the mission, and he deduced the connection between me, Lin Zhengping and Qifeng!"
"It can be seen that Ruoyun can come into contact with these things. He said he was passing by, but in fact he was active in several cities around Qingyang..."
After a pause, Zhong Yan pinched his eyebrows and continued: "If she knew that I was willing and could get 50,000 or even 100,000 spirit stones, she would definitely think differently."
"No matter how powerful the Palace of Eternal Life is, what does it have to do with us? I, a little Qi-refining monk, am so full that I am looking for death to fight against them?"
"Ruoyun's four spiritual roots are currently in the middle stage of Qi refining. What important tasks can a cannon fodder perform? How many secrets can he master?"
"If I add a child with four spiritual roots, can I exchange it for fifty thousand spiritual stones?"
Yan Sandao nodded, thinking it was true, "Husband, what should we do now?"
Zhong Yan said: "It is good news to make sure that she and the child are okay. It will save the Shadow Guard and Death Guard from looking for her. If they mess around, it will harm her."
"Didn't you tell her about Taishan Tea House? If you inform her, when she shows up, tell her clearly that I am willing to exchange 50,000 spiritual stones for her and the child to come back."
"The rest...just wait for the news."
Yan Sandao blinked and reminded: "Husband, if you offer fifty thousand spiritual stones at once, will the Eternal Life Palace raise the price?"
Zhong Yan glanced at her and said: "Ruoyun is not stupid. He knows better than us how much it costs to escape from the Eternal Life Palace. Fifty thousand spirit stones, I told her about Zhong Mansion's current capabilities and the bargaining chips it has. She will fight with her." Negotiate the price in the Palace of Eternal Life.”
"Okay, I'll do it right away!"
Yan Sandao left, and Zhong Yan walked back and forth in the room.
After some thought, his brows relaxed and he was in a good mood.
As long as Ruoyun gets the news, he doesn't believe that fifty thousand spirit stones can't be exchanged for two four spirit roots.
"Zhong Siyu..."
Zhong Yan repeated the name in his mind and walked out with a smile.
After receiving the report from the guard, he went to a guest room in the first courtyard and met Liu Zhengchun lurking in the Yang Mansion.
When we first met him in Fuyang Town, although he didn't look old, his hair had turned gray and he had a twilight air about him.
At this moment, he became more energetic and had more smiles on his face - because his cultivation had finally made progress and he had broken through to the fifth level of Qi refining.
"Thanks to Junior Brother Zhong!"
"You and I are under the same sect as the elder Yi Chuan Gong. We have known each other for many years. We should take care of each other when we are away from the sect."
Liu Zhengchun nodded, with a look of emotion on his face, and talked about the situation in Yang Mansion.
"Currently, the Yang family plus the guest ministers have a total of sixty-seven monks. In the later period, there will be twenty-five, and most of them are on the seventh floor."
"The two alchemists, except for Cheng Youliang who is familiar to my junior brother, the other one came from the Wei Kingdom. He is said to be a casual cultivator, but he should be from a rundown family or a small sect and has reached the first level of high-level."
"A first-level mid-level talisman master who was originally a guest of the Zhou family, and a spiritual planter who was recently recruited. I haven't had much contact with him yet and I'm not very familiar with it..."
"The Zhou family has completely handed over the management of the spiritual field in the western suburbs to the Yang family. They only pay the rent, and the tribute is not included. It is regarded as Zhou Qian's dowry to the Yang family..."
"In addition to the Fangshi that is under preparation, Yang Yanqing is forming a small team to prepare to go to sea next year to explore and hunt in the Chongming Islands..."
After Zhong Yan listened, he asked: "Who built the formation?"
"It seems that Yangquanfang City is the main one, and the Zhou family has also sent formation masters here. I don't know the details."
Liu Zhengchun smiled bitterly, "My cultivation level is low, and I am considered a marginal figure in the Yang family today. I have no access to confidential matters."
After a pause, he continued: "As for Zhang Yufu, there is nothing unusual about him. He is cautious and scheming. Now he has broken into the seventh level and has gained Yang Yanqing's trust and made him a confidant. Does Junior Brother Zhong have a clear direction? What's wrong with him? ?”
Zhong Yan shook his head and said, "I'm not sure. I've only met him a few times. I feel like he has obvious hostility towards me. Maybe I provoked him or someone related to him before, but I didn't pay attention to some details."
Liu Zhengchun thought for a moment and said, "Okay, he lives in the yard next to mine. I'll keep an eye on him. Once he mentions anything about junior brother, I will send you news."
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At midnight.
Important guests such as Yang Yanqing left one after another, and Zhong Yan also lost all his alcohol and returned to the side hall.
Dongcao and Zhizhu are sorting out the wedding gifts here.
"Husband!"
"You haven't rested yet?"
"Sister-in-law Liu'er and sister Yuning are in the outer courtyard. The eldest sister and the others have gone to bed first and will be changed tomorrow morning."
Dongcao explained, picked up a roster and came forward: "Husband, in addition to the jewelry and medicinal materials on the gift list, the City Lord's Mansion also gave 999 spiritual stones, 30,000 prayer beads, and two hundred pairs A standard crossbow, is this considered sister Ziyue’s dowry?”
Standard crossbow... Zhong Yan's eyes flashed, feeling that Qin Ben would not be leaving Qingyang for too long, "Keep it."
Dong Cao added: "There are also a few more heavy gifts. Mr. Peng presented eight hundred spirit stones and three first-level magic weapons in the name of the Peng family, Yang's six hundred spirit stones plus thirty bottles of Qi Condensing Pills, Pang Xianshi's six Bai Ling Stone.”
Xia He then added: "There is also shopkeeper Ding from Yangquanfang City who has sent demonic beast spiritual materials. It is estimated that there are six hundred spiritual stones."
Zhong Yan blinked. Taoist Duobao returned the five hundred spirit stones he had given him before and added another hundred.
"These are recorded carefully. If they have any happy events in the future, they will have to send them back according to the ceremony."
"Yes, husband."
Xia He said with a smile: "I have made some estimates. All the gifts will cover the expenses, and there will be some profit. Otherwise, Sister Qingyao will have to feel heartbroken again."
Zhong Yan was amused: "She is just a money-crazy, petty person."
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