Volume 1: Zhao Shanhe Chapter 108 Make Another Deal
In the blink of an eye, seven whole days passed.
Ji Yuan's face was full of exhaustion, but when he saw the three jade boxes in front of him, he couldn't restrain the joy in his heart.
This time in alchemy, I have to say that he was indeed very lucky. Every time he was about to lose all his previous efforts, he unexpectedly and inexplicably got through the difficulties.
Otherwise, the three materials he prepared would not be enough, and three high-grade elixirs would not be successful in one furnace.
Moreover, the number of pills produced in the end for each type of pill was far beyond his expectation. He originally thought it would be good if he could make just one pill, but now there were one or two pills of each type.
Suppressing the joy in his heart, Ji Yuan took a deep breath, then picked up a pill between his two fingers, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully.
This elixir is called the Foundation-Building Pulse Condensing Dan, and it is the most important of the three elixirs refined this time. As its name suggests, it has the power to establish the Foundation and Condensing Pulses.
The effect of condensing the meridians is exactly what Ji Yuan needs now. It can reshape the destroyed meridians throughout his body and make them wider and tougher than before, capable of carrying more and stronger power.
As long as the body's meridians are successfully reshaped, not to mention immediately reaching the spiritual realm, at least one's cultivation level can be restored to its peak, and it is only a matter of time before the realm is broken.
As for the foundation-building effect of this elixir, it lies in the huge vitality it contains, which can make the user's physical body more powerful and lay a solid foundation.
This foundation will play an unimaginable role in the spiritual realm, improving cultivation and stabilizing the realm, no less than the elixir specifically targeting these.
After a while, Ji Yuan dropped the elixir between his fingers into his mouth, chewed it up, and swallowed it in one gulp.
Almost as soon as it entered the stomach, a strong spiritual energy swept away, wrapped in astonishing medicinal power and spiritual substances, and quickly spread to the limbs and bones.
Even without his deliberate guidance, these medicinal and spiritual substances gathered at the place where the meridians originally existed. In just a few blinks, he felt a tingling sensation in his body.
But this numbness soon turned into a heartbreaking itch, as if there were countless ants crawling in the body. This was the abnormal movement caused by the regrowth of the destroyed meridians.
Ji Yuan quickly ran the core mental method of Xuantian Dao Jing, and his mind was immediately immersed in a clear sky, so as to suppress the urge to reach out and scratch, and prevent himself from scratching his body until the flesh and blood were blurred.
Under the influence of the Xuantian Dao Sutra, he gradually forgot the strange feelings coming from his body and immersed himself in enlightenment.
Before I knew it, several days passed quickly.
It has been a full month since the disaster occurred in Qianyu City. However, although the situation in the city has improved a bit, it is still a bleak situation where people are living in dire straits.
Just like the people from the county governor's mansion and the major forces in the county city, they did not play any significant role. At most, they prevented the people in the city from starving to death for the time being.
As for the ban on the county town, it has not been lifted yet. Otherwise, the people in the city would have become refugees long ago and spread to the surrounding counties and towns.
However, regarding the miserable situation of these people, the group of dignitaries who came from the county seemed to be invisible.
On this day, the county government office rarely became lively. In a reception hall in the backyard, more than a dozen dignitaries from various forces in the county and city gathered here.
Although it was not yet dinner time, several tables of banquets had already been set up. A group of people were changing glasses, and the chatter and laughter even spread beyond the walls of the county government office.
But compared to the excitement in the county government office, the atmosphere inside Mingxinxuan was already gloomy and gloomy at this time, and the atmosphere could be said to be extremely solemn.
"After all, Mingxinxuan is one of the two largest chambers of commerce in Luoxia County, and these people actually want to exclude us!"
Liu Ruyan's face was gloomy, and she could no longer maintain her usual calmness and elegance.
When she thought of the faces of the people in the county government, she felt very angry. Ming Xinxuan had done so many things, and the situation was about to get better.
As a result, those people wanted to pick peaches along the way!
Without even thinking about it, some of them must have been greeted by the other two owners and deliberately tried to get Qian Nishang to break through. They failed and lost a large amount of money in vain, but got nothing.
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Chapter 108: Make another deal
As for the other part, they probably want to take advantage of the situation and wait for the Qian family to offer enough benefits and ask them to "show their favor".
It's just that the Qian family is already in a difficult situation, and most of the family's wealth has been spent on planning this operation. They just want Qian Nishang to accumulate enough merit to successfully enter the three realms.
Only in this way can we win at least ten years of respite, so that the Qian family will not be completely expelled from Mingxinxuan in recent years and eaten up by the surrounding forces.
Under such circumstances, how can we come up with anything to satisfy those people's appetites?
"Now that group of people have gathered in the county town, if we can't come up with a suitable solution before the dinner is over, I'm afraid all our efforts will be in vain."
Qian Nishang leaned on the back of the chair, her beautiful eyes already tightly wrinkled, and her eyes were full of thinking.
No matter how hard she racked her brains, it was difficult to think of a way to successfully break the situation, and she couldn't help but feel anxious in her heart.
On the other side, Wu Shan and his junior sister Feng Xiaoxiao also looked solemn at this moment. They had always had a very good relationship with Qian Nichang, so they were naturally anxious about him.
Cui Long, on the other hand, had no expression on his face. He just leaned quietly on the chair and fell asleep, seemingly not caring about the current situation.
"Can you ask Mr. Xu to come forward?"
Feng Xiaoxiao pondered for a moment, and then asked aloud with the attitude of giving it a try.
Hearing this, Qian Nichang shook her head without thinking. Xu Lin was obviously her junior, but the relationship was thousands of miles apart. In fact, the Qian family did do it in the early years. I'm sorry to Xu Lin.
Some things about our ancestors.
Nowadays, it is very difficult to maintain a superficial relationship. It is simply impossible to ask the other party for help.
Otherwise, even if the ancestor of the Qian family dies, the other two families will never dare to have the slightest idea, and naturally they will not be targeted by various forces.
Even if we don't mention Xu Lin's talent, how high he can reach in the future, just his status as the second-class swordsman of Mingjian Division is enough to intimidate all Xiaoxiao.
"I'm not very busy today. You are actually in the mood to get together and chat."
While everyone was thinking hard, a faint smile came from the side.
Qian Nishang looked first, and soon saw a little Taoist priest walking towards him with a long sword on his back and his hands in his arms.
He sat down on an empty chair, and Dong'er behind him quickly poured him a cup of hot tea.
"Looking at the worried look on the boss's face, what happened?"
Ji Yuan blew the hot air in the cup and asked casually.
But before he came here, he had already heard from Dong'er's mouth about the predicament that several people were facing now, and it was only after careful consideration that he decided to take a hand.
After all, he had accepted the position of special enshrinement, and the owner was indeed generous. The most important thing was that there were still many benefits that he had not received, so he could not sit back and watch the heavy losses.
Otherwise, given his temperament, if it was not about his own wealth and life, he would never wade into troubled waters for no reason and cause many karmic consequences.
Qian Nishang smiled bitterly. Perhaps Ji Yuan's talent was amazing and his future achievements would be as high as Xu Lin said, but she didn't think it would be of much help to the current situation.
A genius who has not yet grown up has no real role except to bring enough expectations.
At least for her right now, this is indeed the case. After all, if she can't get over the current difficulties, she won't have time to wait for the genius to fully grow up.
But after thinking for a moment, she explained the current situation in detail to the little Taoist priest in front of her.
After a long time, after listening to these words, Ji Yuan glanced at the sky outside the window with a thoughtful expression.
"I heard that my boss is familiar with Xu Lin, the second-class swordsman of Mingjian Division. I happened to have a transaction with him. Now that the time is coming, I wonder if my boss can make an introduction on my behalf?"
He spoke slowly.
Hearing this, Qian Nishang's eyes immediately lit up. Regarding the transaction between the two, she had heard Xu Lin mention it earlier, and the other party even sold off a lot of property from her.
The meaning of Ji Yuan's words is self-evident, he just wanted to use this to make some work, (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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Let those in the county government mistakenly think that they have some deep friendship.
Perhaps this approach will not solve the current predicament immediately, but at least it can make the other party take action and buy a lot of time.
"Of course there is no problem."
She narrowed her eyes and laughed, and the joy on her face could not be suppressed.
Even the brothers and sisters Wu Shan and Feng Xiaoxiao on the side were extremely surprised at this moment. They did not expect that this young alchemist who was younger than them could actually establish friendship with Mr. Xu of the Mingjian Division.
Cui Long was the only one with a gloomy look on his face, and a bit of anger in his eyes. He was obviously dissatisfied with the kid in front of him and ran out to disrupt the situation.
After half a stick of incense, a carriage arrived outside the county government office. Ji Yuan jumped down first, followed by Qian Nichang and his maid.
There was no need for any announcement. The gatekeepers were none other than the same policemen who had fought together against the enemy. After hearing their intentions, one of them enthusiastically led the way.
As for whether any rules would be broken, in the face of Ji Yuan's worries, the detective laughed at himself and said that there were seven or eight of them who actually no longer wanted to continue doing this.
Even with Ji Yuan's contribution, they might be promoted to the county government office in a few years, but what they had seen in this month had already made them feel disheartened.
Nowadays, some people want to resign from their official positions, and when the situation in the county gets better, they can do some small business or work, and in the future, they will marry and have children for the rest of their lives.
There are still a few people who want to go out for a walk. It is not bad to be a wanderer. At least when encountering injustice, no matter how good your skills are, at least you don't have to worry about being restricted by your official position.
Ji Yuan didn't know how to evaluate the thoughts of these people. From a rational point of view, with this achievement, not only his success, but also his promotion to the county town in the future, he would be able to gain some small fortune.
But many times, they cannot act completely rationally, and will always do things that others think are extremely stupid for various reasons.
After thinking for a while, he took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve robe. The denominations were not large, and the total amount was only thirty taels of silver.
"It can't be done! This can't be done!"
The detective quickly refused. In his eyes, Ji Yuan, Zhao Yuansong and others were not only their saviors, but also the great benefactors of the entire county. How could he accept his banknote!
"Whether you are traveling around the world or doing a small business, you have to have some money, not to mention you deserve it."
Ji Yuan shook his head and forced himself into the other person's arms. With his cultivation level, it was impossible for him to refuse.
And if it weren't for the fact that the other party was an ordinary warrior and had accompanied them through most of the twists and turns, and was not afraid of life and death, he wouldn't have sincerely admired him, and he wouldn't have paid a sum of money at this moment.
When Qian Nishang saw this, she couldn't help hiding her face and laughing softly, because she saw Ji Yuan resolutely stuffing the banknotes into the arms of the policeman, while a look of pain appeared in his eyes.
Such a contradictory look can make people smile.
The policeman finally accepted the bill, but if he continued to refuse, he was afraid that his arm would be "accidentally" broken by the little Taoist priest in front of him during the pushing.
After an incident, Ji Yuan and others, led by the police officer, arrived outside the courtyard where Xu Lin temporarily lived.
"Since you are familiar with each other, just go in on your own. If you need anything, I will be waiting a little further away."
The detective whispered a few words, then turned around and wandered a few feet away, leaning against the eaves and humming a tune.
When the two saw this scene, they laughed knowingly, and then walked into the small courtyard in front of them together.
As soon as they walked into the courtyard, the door opposite them was opened, revealing a young man in brocade clothes with a horizontal knife on his waist, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
"That's right...not that surprising!"
Xu Lin walked into the courtyard, first glanced at Qian Nichang, and finally his eyes fell on Ji Yuan.
At this time, in addition to a bit of emotion, there was also a little disappointment in his eyes, as if he didn't expect the other party to visit today.
"Oh, it seems that Fellow Daoist Xu has some suspicions in his mind?"
Ji Yuanxiao (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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He said squinting.
Hearing this, Xu Lin shrugged, crossed his arms, and had no intention of inviting the two of them into the room.
He thought for a while and then said without interest: "There is a little bit of speculation, so you only have a chance to say three sentences. After that, the friendship between you and me will be over."
"But don't worry, I will give you every penny of the transaction."
Qian Nishang's expression darkened. Although she knew in her heart that the other party did not want to get involved, she did not expect that he would be so disrespectful and his words were full of alienation.
However, Ji Yuan didn't seem to care about this. He didn't even look at Xu Lin, and walked towards the room behind him, looking more like the owner of this place.
When Xu Lin saw this, his brows immediately furrowed, and a murderous aura emerged subconsciously in his body.
It wasn't that he had murderous intentions, but that he was out of habit and often couldn't control the strong murderous aura in his body.
"Relax, Pindao is not here to persuade you to do anything, but to make another deal with you that is beneficial to both you and me."
Suddenly, Ji Yuan opened his mouth without replying, and a jade box appeared out of thin air in his hand.
Just a slight smell of the fragrance of elixir floating in the air caused Xu Lin's expression to change, and a look of shock appeared in his eyes.
Chapter 108: Make another deal This chapter has been completed!
