In front of the Gu family's mansion, Yue Hai, Jiang Zhiyuan and others were standing quietly. As soon as the servants in front of the mansion saw Elder Yue Hai's arrival, they quickly went to report it.
You must know that it is rare for Elder Yuehai to visit his house. On weekdays, big families go to his house to invite him over and over again, but they may not be able to invite him out. Even those who are the head of the big family, go to Elder Yuehai's house. On the Internet, they are often rejected.
Not long after, a burst of hearty laughter came from the Gu family door.
"Hahaha, Elder Yuehai! It's been a long time since I last saw you. Why are you free to visit the Gu family today? What's the good news?"
Gufeng, who had already changed into a black robe, walked like a dragon and a tiger, walking with wind.
Behind him was Gu Zhen, who looked gloomy.
Being able to have two ancient elders from Gufeng Ancient Town go out to receive him in person is enough to show how much the Gu family attaches importance to Yuehai.
However, when he saw Jiang Zhiyuan and the others behind Elder Yuehai, a smile appeared on Gufeng's face, but Guzhen's face became even more gloomy.
"Elder Yuehai, these people behind you don't know..." Guzhen said in a low voice.
Gu Feng said immediately, "We are the guests as soon as we come in. It's freezing outside. Please go to the house and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up!"
"Nowadays, the Gu family is in a period of turmoil. If some unknown people are allowed to enter the Gu family at will, trouble may arise!" Gu Zhen said in a deep voice, his gloomy eyes sweeping over Jiang Zhiyuan and the others with a sense of scrutiny.
When Jiang Zhiyuan and everyone heard this, their hearts sank. The ancient town obviously meant that they didn't want to see them very much. They suspected that they came to the Gu family to cause trouble and didn't want them to go in.
When Elder Yuehai heard this, he was extremely dissatisfied. If a person of his status wanted to bring a few people into the Gu family, he would think highly of the Gu family. As a result, this ancient town still wanted to see them, which was a disgrace to him.
Yuehai's face darkened and she said, "What? Is it because the people I brought make you worried? Or do you suspect that there is something wrong with me?"
As soon as these words came out, Guzhen was speechless. If he didn't handle this well, he would offend Elder Yuehai, and the consequences of offending Elder Yuehai would be very serious. Even a big family like the Gu family would not want to offend him.
Therefore, Guzhen said quickly, "Where! How could I doubt Elder Yuehai! Come on, come on, it's cold outside, come inside! It's warm inside!"
Just like that, Elder Yuehai led everyone into the Gu family in a big way.
Entering the gate, all you can see is black, and there are many black pavilions. Countless servants in black gowns come and go, most of them carrying medicine baskets full of medicinal materials, transporting them to one pavilion after another with closed doors.
They all looked nervous and walked in a hurry, as if they all had urgent tasks.
Seeing the confused expressions on everyone's faces, Gu Feng said with a smile, "These Gu family servants are all transporting medicinal materials. Our Gu family has hundreds of low-level alchemists who are refining elixirs every day. This elixir business can be said to be... The most important economic lifeline of our Gu family!"
"Haha, hundreds of low-grade alchemists? That was in the past when your old man from the Gu family was still alive! Although I rarely move around Fulong City, I still know a little about the current situation of your Gu family and Xue family.
As far as I know, the total number of alchemists currently in your Gu family is less than a hundred, and the elder Gufeng and the eldest lady Gu Neng are going there this time.
The medicine city's purchase of Ganoderma lucidum seems to have failed. It seems that you are going to lose this competition with the Xue family! Elder Yuehai said with a smile while stroking his beard.
Gufeng sighed when he heard this, and his eyes suddenly dimmed a lot.
Gu Zhen also shook his head in silence.
bang bang bang
A violent sound rang out from a pavilion, and then, a gray-faced middle-aged man walked out of the building and said loudly, "What bad luck! The furnace exploded again! Why is this iron bone powder so difficult to refine!"
The servants around him seemed to be used to this kind of scene. After taking one more look at the alchemist who failed to refine it again, they went back to their own affairs.
And the same thing is not uncommon. The banging sound soon spread like a plague, and more and more disgraced alchemists came out of their respective pavilions...
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, there are only forty or fifty low-grade alchemists with mixed results. It seems that the standards you set are not low. So many people have failed!" Elder Yuehai said.
"There is no way. These people have been refining continuously for a whole day, and their mental state has declined a bit. In addition, the standard I gave them is to refine high-quality iron bone powder, so the result of this failure is acceptable."
Although he was very depressed in his heart, Gu Feng still maintained his face and explained.
Elder Yuehai seemed to have noticed Gu Feng's stubbornness. He just smacked his lips and then said, "I just think that if this failure continues, your Gu family's medicine storehouse will not have much savings. Now the Xue family's rise is getting stronger and stronger. , It has been difficult for your Gu family to buy medicinal materials in the market. You have lost the last batch of Ganoderma lucidum in the medicinal city this time, and I guess you don’t have much material left to refine iron bone powder..."
"Although we don't have much left, we can still make a hundred Iron Bone Powder for our Gu family!" Gu Zhen said decisively, with an unquestionable solemn look on his face.
Elder Yuehai also smiled when he saw this and said nothing more.
Just by looking at the scene in the pavilion, he could already see the decline of the Gu family.
Most of the servants running around the pavilion have disappeared, and the rest are just delivering medicinal materials to a few specific pavilions.
More than half of those alchemists who failed in refining have left the pavilion, and only a handful of them have returned to their pavilions to continue refining the elixir.
It can be seen that the remaining iron bone powder materials of the Gu family can no longer be allowed to be taken risks by those less powerful alchemists, and can only be used by those stronger alchemists to work hard.
Elder Yuehai stroked his beard and said, "I came here this time not only to walk around your Gu family, but also because these friends behind me have some friendship with the eldest lady of your Gu family and want to come and meet her. I don't know if you Where is the eldest lady of the Gu family now?"
Gu Feng said, "The eldest lady should accompany the family master Gu Yu to refine the elixir now. If you want to see her... I will inform you!"
"Refining elixirs? Refining seventh-grade elixirs? Okay, okay, I have long heard that your family master is a wizard of alchemy. He dares to try to refine seventh-grade elixirs with fifth-grade strength, and he wants to fulfill his father's legacy. ! It’s a pity that I haven’t had time to appreciate his alchemy process before. Haha, I just happened to have one today.
Sora, let me go and take a look too! How is it? Elder Yuehai asked with a smile.
"This..." Gu Zhen pondered undecided. Logically speaking, the alchemist's alchemy was most taboo to be disturbed. Although he had always disliked this ancient jade, this was also their personal grudge.
Guzhen has always made a distinction between public and private matters, and he will still treat it fairly on this issue of right and wrong.
But Elder Yuehai, regardless of his prestige or seniority, is not someone he can easily offend, so what should he do?
Just when Gu Zhen was still thinking about how to explain to Elder Yuehai, Gu Feng stood up directly and said, "Of course it is possible! Looking at the time, the head of the family should not have started refining the pill yet, and now is the perfect time to go see it!"
As he spoke, Gu Feng began to lead the way, and Elder Yuehai followed him with a smile on his face.
The group of people walked through the pavilions in a mighty manner. When the servants they met along the way saw them, they bowed and bowed to avoid them.
Jiang Xianfeng was also very interested in the pavilions along the way, curiously looking around and touching here and there.
However, Yiniao looked at the pig demon who was already dripping with tears.
After thinking for a while, Yi Niao still couldn't figure it out, so he carefully sent a message and asked, "Why are you such a dead pig drooling? Did you find another big treasure?"
The pig demon chirped and replied via voice transmission, "There are so many delicious weeds here. I can't help it anymore and want to have a big meal!"
"Damn it, if you dare to mess around here, be careful not to get beaten into a sandbag! If you want to die alone, don't hold us back!"
Yiniao waved his fist and warned the pig demon.
The pig demon showed a look of grievance. Unlike the human race, the demon clan cannot replenish the demon power through the practice of martial arts. They can only replenish the demon power by swallowing herbs or other things full of spiritual power.
It has not filled its stomach for a long time, and Yaoli has been in a state of hunger, which makes it very uncomfortable. It always wants to find an opportunity to fill its stomach.
No, when I entered this ancient house today, the smell of medicinal herbs was everywhere. These medicinal herbs brought back memories.
When the demon clan was raging across Kyushu, the medicinal herbs everywhere were the food of the demon clan. Even the demon clan regarded low-grade herbs like this as weeds and were too lazy to eat them.
But to this day, the pig demon does not care about his status as a sixth-grade great demon, and is thinking about how to eat some herbs to fill his belly.
After Gu Feng led the group of people for a long time, they came to a huge black tower.
I don't know what kind of metal the tower is made of. At first glance, it is several feet high, and its black luster gives people a sense of mystery.
At the lowest level of the tower, there is a small iron door, which is tightly closed.
Gu Feng stepped forward and gently clicked the door knocker, and a crisp sound rang out, spreading far and wide.
However, after waiting for a while, the iron door was still closed, and there was no response. It seemed that the people inside did not want to pay attention to the visitor at this time.
Gu Meng then stepped forward and knocked on the door again, shouting, "Miss, Elder Yuehai has led people to visit the family head. He wants to watch the family head make elixirs!"
After a while, the iron door creaked open, and Gu Meng stood at the door and said with a smile, "Welcome Elder Yuehai and all the distinguished guests!"
