The next day.
Chen Mansion.
When Chen Ping and Yun Haitang were discussing the plan to go out to pick spiritual materials in the house, the weapon refiner Liao Xiafu suddenly came to visit.
Also coming with Liao Xiafu was his seven-year-old son...and a young female nun.
The female cultivator looked at Wen Wenjing quietly and said nothing.
The last time Chen Ping and Yun Haitang visited Liao Xiafu to purchase the Vientiane Formation and the Five Elements Psychedelic Formation, they did not see this female cultivator.
turn out to be.
Since the last time Chen Ping and Yun Haitang went to Liao Xiafu to refine the formation disk, Liao Xiafu has visited many foundation-building monks in the hope that his son can be taken care of after his own death.
But even if some good conditions were given.
Still declined without exception.
Right.
In the current harsh situation, every monk cannot protect himself. How can he take care of others?
What's more, he is still a seven-year-old mortal who has never felt anger?
After that, Liao Xia Fu Mao suddenly realized that it was better to find a stepmother for his son than anyone else to take care of him.
So he found a pure-hearted female cultivator among the monks during the Qi training period and became a Taoist companion. He promised to leave all his belongings, including the Awakening Pill, to this Taoist companion after his death.
The only condition is that the other party must swear an oath to raise his son to adulthood.
"Fellow Daoist Liao came here today. He must have something to do, right?" Chen Ping said.
He didn't know why Liao Xiafu came here, but what was certain was that he definitely didn't come to tell him stories.
"...Yes, yes, there is something."
Liao Xiafu rubbed his hands and looked at his young wife, who was helping Yu Lingchun clear the snow in the yard, and his son, who was studying Qi.
Looking back, he smiled uncomfortably:
"Fellow Daoist Chen, the old Taoist monk is a monk in the Qi training period, and he is kind and gentle by nature. After I die, other monks will definitely target them after learning that they have inherited my property. So..."
Chen Ping shook his head secretly, but he still listened patiently to what Liao Xiafu said.
Liao Xiafu racked his brains for his son.
His plan was to break up a small portion of his belongings into pieces, spread them out secretly, keep them in different monks' hands, and return them to his wife and son in installments after his death.
Most of them were donated to Lingxiao Sect in a high-profile manner.
Create the illusion that all his money will be donated and his widow and son will be taken care of by the Lingxiao Sect.
"The donation to Lingxiao Sect will be made public in a high-profile manner. In addition, the old man's weapon refining skills will also be passed on in a high-profile way in exchange for the blessings of some fellow Taoists. In this way, the two of them have very little property, so naturally they will not Being plotted by others."
"Fellow Daoist Chen previously asked me to help refine two sets of formation disks. I wonder if Friend Daoist Chen still needs it?"
Chen Ping understood the implication of Liao Xiafu.
This is because he hopes that he will also become a target for Liao Xiafu to spread his money secretly, so that he can become the patron saint of his wife and children.
Chen Ping said decisively:
"Fellow Daoist Liao, please forgive me for my inability to do anything. You should know that my cultivation is not good enough, and I have a wife. It is not easy to survive in Luoyue City. How can I care for others? I also ask Friend Daoist Liao to find someone else."
Chen Ping knew very well how much he weighed.
He is incapable of meddling.
I don’t want to meddle in other people’s business either.
The road to immortality is long, and I am lucky to survive. How dare you ask for anything else?
"I know, I know."
Liao Xiafu moved his body uneasily:
"I can refine the formation plates that Fellow Daoist Chen needs, without charging any spiritual stones. I don't dare to expect Fellow Daoist Chen to help her mother when something happens to her. I only want one thing from Fellow Daoist Chen, and that is to do it before I die. After that, I can give her mother some spiritual rice and monster meat every year and a half."
"That's enough."
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Chen. It's about my son's life. I'm spreading money openly and covertly. It's about the survival of her mother and father. I will never reveal this to anyone. Fellow Daoist Chen can just do it secretly..."
It can be said that Liao Xiafu does not have to suffer from conscience.
He was obviously worried that buying too much spiritual rice and monster meat for his widow and second son at once would also lead to unnecessary disasters.
But this is the most important thing for the two of them to survive.
He didn't come to Chen Ping on a whim.
Before Chen Ping and Yun Haitang visited him, he had inquired about all the foundation-building monks of Lingxiao Sect and knew their general situation.
Liao Xiafu knew that Chen Ping was extremely low-key and never liked to join in the fun or be competitive.
In troubled times, this kind of people live the longest.
Moreover, Chen Ping was a casual cultivator, so he didn't have to take care of the whole family like Yun Haitang and had no time to take care of other things.
This is the reason why he appeared in Chen Mansion today.
the other side.
For Chen Ping, it really wouldn't be a problem if he just sent some spiritual rice and monster meat at the right time.
It concerns the lives and fortunes of Liao Xiafu's wife and children, so there is no need to worry about Liao Xiafu leaking secrets.
The issue is.
One thing more is never better than one thing less.
Chen Ping and Liao Xiafu only met on a casual basis, with no emotional basis at all, and they were not even friends.
And those two formations were just the icing on the cake for him.
It's not indispensable at all.
There's no need for it. So he said:
"Fellow Daoist Liao, I really can't help you with this. Please forgive me."
Liao Xiafu did not give up:
"Don't be anxious, Fellow Daoist Chen. I know that two formations cannot afford Fellow Daoist Chen's help. Previously, by chance, I got a cloud-winged bird. This bird is a spiritual bird that seeks medicine. Fellow Daoist Yun should take action on this." I heard that I would like to give this bird to Fellow Daoist Chen in exchange for Fellow Daoist Chen’s help.”
Um?
Chen Ping glanced at Yun Haitang and said seriously:
"Fellow Daoist Liao, your son is lively and lovely, and your Taoist couple is also a kind-hearted person. You and I are both members of the Lingxiao Sect. If your Taoist friend encounters an unexpected situation, I should take care of your wife and children. This is the duty of monks of our generation. .”
I am worried about collecting medicine.
Going out once to collect herbs is definitely no safer than helping Liao Xia's rich wife and children deliver some spiritual rice and monster meat every year and a half.
On the contrary, the forest is much more dangerous.
Besides, I still need to go out three times a year.
If only there was a way to pick a large amount of medicinal materials in today's increasingly barren forest, it would eliminate the need to go out in the next few years. Then this method is definitely worth paying a certain price.
This is the cloud-winged bird in front of me.
Yun Haitang had been sitting next to Chen Ping and listened without saying anything. At this moment, he couldn't help but turn his head and glance at Chen Ping.
The beautiful eyes curved.
"Thank you Daoyou Chen for making it possible." Liao Xiafu was overjoyed and immediately bowed deeply.
He also quickly called his wife and children to express his thanks to Chen Ping.
Chen Ping was able to take a serious look at the mother and son for the first time, and it was obvious that Liao Xiafu had spent some effort to find this female cultivator.
The female cultivator is not very beautiful, but she looks quite comfortable. She does not have the kind of hostility that is common among monks, giving her a gentle and gentle look like a lady.
According to Liao Xiafu's explanation, his wife is not very violent. Although the demonic intention in her heart is ignited, it is not easy to explode. Even without the Awakening Pill, she can persist as long as possible without being possessed by the demon.
Next, Liao Xiafu handed the Cloud-winged Bird and its training books to Chen Ping and made some introductions.
At the same time, two hundred middle-grade spiritual stones were left behind.
It will be used to purchase spiritual rice and monster meat for his wife and children in the next few years, and will be used for the next ten years, or until the spiritual stones are used up.
Then, he promised:
"Fellow Daoist Chen, although the old man is declining, his skill in weapon refining is still there. Those two sets of arrays, at most two
Yue then sent it to fellow Taoist Chen. "
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Liao!"
After a few chats, Liao Xiafu left with his wife and children.
…
(End of chapter)
