Guard Shen Junmao had just had an exquisite breakfast meal under the service of two young maids. The window outside the window was blue and the air was refreshing and crisp. The early birds were chirping, which disturbed a pair of colorful feathers hanging in front of the hall. The canary also sang along.
Quite interesting!
Shen Junmao stood up and teased for a moment, then reached out and took the latest schedule from the front of the case. The morning schedule was very tight. First, he went to visit the Wildebeest Cub Taming Farm in Yema Town with the guards of Quanling Town and Guanting Town. , and then they will go to Xiantang Town together to watch the boating on Green Lake with Qian from Xiantang Town. During the banquet, they will read his recently compiled poetry collection. The ownership of these market towns is complex, among which Quanling Town and Guanting Town are Both are under the jurisdiction of Winter City of Li Zong, while Mustang Town and Xiatang Town are under the jurisdiction of Chui Gong City of Yufeng Sect.
Shen Junmao spent a lot of time and energy to find a way to maintain this small circle. In terms of position, the status of Dayi County is equivalent to Winterfell and Chui Gong City, and the town code is equivalent to the city lord, but the Qianshan Sect is a small sect. Naturally, Shen Junmao, the small sect, could not stand on an equal footing with the city lords of the two cities, and the cultivation base of both of them was in the middle of the Xuan level. Therefore, he lowered his profile and interacted with the guards of the four towns near Dayi County. These four cultivators One of them is at the Xuan level, and three of the three are at the Spirit level, which can be considered to be similar in cultivation. In terms of jurisdiction, the jurisdiction of the four towns is far better than the ordinary market towns of the Qianshan Sect, and is equivalent to the current size of Dayi County. .
The topic that the two sides discussed was not a frontier matter. This type of topic was very sensitive and no one could afford the relationship. Therefore, Shen Junmao had to develop several special hobbies, such as raising birds, fishing, cultivating spiritual herbs, and tasting. Antiquities, etc., which are very important for him to interact with the four guards.
All parties involved in the relationship know that these hobbies are just topics and cover-ups. The most important thing is that they are related to the trade of several places. Dayi County, Winterfell, and Chui Gong City belong to three sects respectively, forming a strong horn. , if the trade routes are smooth and trade is prosperous, it will be a good thing for several people. Especially the four guards. When the road is difficult, if you want to be proud of your officialdom, if you don't make some achievements, how can the upward path be smooth? ?
Harmony brings wealth.
This is something Shen Junmao understood from the beginning. He is not always a person who is willing to compete for money and land. He has already dealt with the small businessmen from the four towns within the scope of his authority on the trade route from Dayi County to the east. At the same time, he also exchanged for Dayi County and the small caravans in Longgu Town in the east of Dayi County, and the right to enter the four towns for trading at the same time. This change undoubtedly increased the power of Dayi County as the center. The types and abundance of supplies in this area.
Quanling Town specializes in spiritual grass, Guanting Town has a large population, Yema Town specializes in wildebeest and other low-level tame animals, Xiantang Town specializes in fish, shrimp and pearls, Longgu Town specializes in animal bone fossils, plus the northern Guhan Town’s Water, jade, and these materials can all be concentrated in Dayi County in the center, thereby attracting larger caravans and even regular chambers of commerce to settle in, promoting the prosperity here. In the last month, the tax revenue from commercial taxes and land transfers has increased significantly. Yijun has already accounted for fifteen second-level coins, reaching a record high.
Shen Junmao naturally knew about the Changning Chamber of Commerce in Donghu County, and also knew that the matter was personally facilitated by the head Jiang Feng. This kind of one-time investment from the Chamber of Commerce is rare, so in the long run, he believes that he "will The governance strategy of "sharing interests for your benefit" will definitely turn Dayi County into a dazzling pearl in the northern part of the Asan Sect.
The only thing he was worried about was, on the one hand, how to continue to expand the scope of Dayi County's influence.
For example, in several other towns of the Hanshan Sect, after Guhan Town was assigned to the Qianshan Sect, the civil exchanges between the two sects were not greatly affected. Except for the people of the Hanshan Sect, there was a slight tendency of exodus to the Qianshan Sect. Of course, in Shen Junmao's view, this It was the best thing, but the official exchanges between the two sects became very rare and full of hostility. How to solve this matter, he has not thought of a suitable way. It is said that Ma Ai, the head of the Hanshan Sect, has no control over the guards of the towns. The control is extremely strict. Not only do they employ cronies, but they also have spies following them at all times. It is extremely difficult to make good friends with the guards of several towns under the Hanshan Sect.
On the other hand, Shen Junmao is worried about the new establishment of Beimu County. Although as the junction of Luoyingmen, Chixiamen and Qianshan Sect, Dayi County and Beimu County have different radiation ranges, but Qianshan Sect is long and narrow from north to south. , the slightly narrow territory between east and west means that the distance between the two places is not far. Therefore, how to cooperate with Beimu County for win-win cooperation is an issue that must be carefully considered.
Fortunately, the construction of Beimu County has just begun.
Yesterday, Shen Junmao had already met Qiu Zhenzhen, who passed by here on a special trip and claimed to be the "inspector" of Beimu County. This wife of the head of the house is indeed good-looking, and her cultivation level is similar to hers. To say that she is suitable for the head of the house, Apart from being a widow with a baby, there's nothing wrong with her.
The leader is also very discerning. He knows that his cultivation is poor and it will be difficult to find a serious Xuan-level person. In this regard, he underestimates the leader Jiang Feng. If he can give birth to an heir who awakens to the Dharma as soon as possible, he may be able to break through the history of the Qianshan Sect. The leader's curse of "having no monk heirs".
Sure enough, he is able to bend and stretch, he is truly a man!
Shen Junmao secretly thought that he couldn't do it. He was a wife who wanted to marry him during his illness. Although she was a little older, she was also a young lady. Thinking of this, there was a slight pain in his waist. He thought that during the lunch dinner, he should Talk to the old guard of Guanting Town about whether you should take some medicinal wine. It is said that he is also very good at this.
It's just that the leader has not yet returned from the ruins of Stormrage Canyon, which makes people a little worried. Speaking of the hard-won good situation of the Qianshan Sect, if the leader dies suddenly like his predecessor, Ren Wodao, I am afraid that various undertakings will have to be Zhongdao has collapsed. I wonder who can take over and take charge of the Qianshan Sect?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel dazed for a moment, thinking that maybe it wasn't so unfortunate, so he lowered his head again and checked the arrangements for the afternoon and evening.
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Li Zong, Zhenwu City.
In the past few days, Yu Xiaozheng has been hiding in "Black Donkey Zhang"'s shop and shivering. He has not shown up at any of the "Puzzle Brigade" offices for three days. Even Zong Nei asked someone to take a leave of absence, let alone Take any new cases.
The recent rumors frightened him.
He did not expect that the investigation results he inadvertently released about the "Man Yue Building" would cause such a big reaction. It is said that someone had already investigated the Man Yue Building overnight, but in the end, except for paying some taxes, nothing happened. Then someone came out to cause trouble for him, and the "head family member" Zhu Yizhao, whom he had worked so hard to deceive, also sneaked away.
The hole was getting bigger. The moment he discovered that Zhu Yizhao had escaped, he realized the seriousness of the problem.
If it weren't for the possibility of being watched by someone who wanted to go out, he would have already found a way to run to the branch of the Qianshan Sect in Dayi County. However, when he thought about it, there might be someone in Li Zong who looked at the Yu family's face and wouldn't do it. It's ugly, but in the Qianshan Sect, with Jiang Feng's cultivation and influence...
Fortunately, it wasn't impulsive, he thought to himself.
Just when he was wondering when the storm would be over, Yu Xiaoman came to the store. Before he could speak in the back hall, he took out a lot of items from the storage bag, from herbs, to elixirs, to magical tools, to talismans.
?, except that there is no spirit stone, everything is available.
"Sister, are you rich?"
"No," Yu Xiaoman just looked at him quietly, "You deserve this."
"Deserve it?"
"Yes, the Man Yue Tower case I asked you to investigate has now been resolved."
"But the result was that I listened to your words, made it up at random, and leaked it out. Now, someone has spread the word and wants to beat me to the point where I can't make any progress in my cultivation."
"You have really been unable to improve your cultivation recently, so you don't need others to hit you." Yu Xiaoman said lightly, "I found someone to help you publicize the news, but I borrowed the name of your 'Puzzle Brigade' and your people can't do anything at all.
Not reliable."
"What...?" Yu Xiaozheng staggered, and his body lost strength involuntarily, "Sister, how could you harm me? I am your brother, your biological brother!"
"Harm you? Without this investigation, where would you get these rewards?"
"Who gave this thing?"
"Fourth uncle and sixteenth uncle. Also, seventh uncle also knows about this."
"Why...or what do they want me to do?" Yu Xiaozheng couldn't help but shudder when he thought of his seventh uncle Yu Chengke's stern black face.
"Shut up."
"Is it that simple?"
"Yes, from now on, don't touch anything related to Man Yue Tower. If there is no special need, it's best not to pass by."
"Then can I go out?" Since Yu Xiaoman mentioned the "Puzzle Brigade", he immediately wondered whether this incident would have any impact on the Brigade. At least, it should make it more famous.
"It's not possible now. We have to wait at least ten days for the storm to dissipate." Yu Xiaoman seemed to see what Yu Xiaozheng was thinking, "Your brigade has been banned for spreading rumors and causing a bad impact.
Chairman Zhao Mengjiang and Vice Chairman Feng Jiuyang have been arrested."
"What?"
Yu Xiaozheng was startled. He couldn't help but take two steps back, leaned against the wall, looked up at the empty roof, and then turned his head to look at the messy pile of high-value items on the table. He didn't expect these things.
It actually had to sacrifice the brigade in exchange, and the little joy left in my heart evaporated in an instant.
"Zhao Mengjiang and Feng Jiuyang are not the president and vice-president at all. Although they are both generals in the brigade, they are not wrong. I, the vice-president, made up the news."
"This is not important. What is important is that Fourth Uncle has helped you obtain the qualifications of an elite member of the clan. This is particularly important for you to obtain training resources and improve your cultivation. Only when your cultivation improves can you do what you want to do.
.Xiao Zheng, you have to understand that as a descendant of the Yu family, you don’t have much time to have fun."
"..." Yu Xiaozheng hesitated, he was speechless.
"The Zhengqi Alliance's auction will be held at the end of this month in Yufeng Sect's Xiaoting City. Since you have lent the 'Sacred Wood Thunder Talisman' to the Cui family and they have not returned, some of these items will be sold.
Exchange it for an item of comparable value. With your level of cultivation, you and I should find ways to get a good skill book." Yu Xiaoman explained. She saw that Yu Xiaozheng's eyes were still dim, as if he could not accept the "Puzzle Brigade"
"Furthermore, they will only be imprisoned for half a year. After that, you can secretly compensate them and share the benefits you get. They are all ordinary monks, and they join the brigade for the sake of spiritual stones."
, isn’t it?”
"Really?"
Yu Xiaozheng murmured to himself, his eyes suddenly becoming empty. He recalled the exciting days and nights when searching for mysteries, the laughter and curses when clarifying evidence to distinguish true from false, and the joyful drinking after successfully solving the mystery.
call!
He blew the scattered hair on his forehead and leaned against the wall again. His eyes were slightly moist, and he looked helplessly at Yu Xiaoman, who was usually as cold as ice, but now had a faint smile on his face, guessing that she might also
From the operation of this matter, I have obtained a lot of training resources, and even as a more advanced planner, I can get more.
And, this is exactly what she wants.
"Sister, I couldn't understand you before, but I didn't expect that you couldn't understand me either."
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Stormrage Canyon, within the fragmented ruins.
"Use blood sacrifice to refine this ancient treasure."
"How much?"
"If it's just a rough sacrifice, it's not much. Just give it a try. Besides, this ancient treasure already recognizes you as its master. You had already injected some spiritual power into it as soon as Yuanchu died."
It turns out that this is the case. Now Jiang Feng understands why he can roughly control the nearby black stones according to his will. However, now these black stones have been buried deep into the ground according to instinct. With Jiang Feng's ability to control ancient treasures, it is difficult to control them again.
"Is this why you are still willing to cooperate with me?" Jiang Feng couldn't help but ask.
"That's right, especially when I can't kill you." Yan Shujia said frankly, "But you have to be careful if you die, then this ancient treasure will completely belong to me." Before Jiang Feng could understand this,
With the chill of saying a word, she had already cut her five fingers and dripped dozens of drops of blood.
"Is this still possible?" Jiang Feng was stunned and thought, please tell me what you mean, but you have injected so much blood, are you lying to me?
"The difference between ancient treasures and magic treasures is that in addition to being extremely powerful and containing the way of heaven, they can also have a second owner. Of course, if either of you or I achieve the pseudo-heaven level or Nascent Soul, the other one will be given up by the ancient treasure and cannot be used again.
Use unless..."
"Unless what?" Halfway through his words, Jiang Feng couldn't help but turn his head to look, only to find that there was a trace of disgust in Yan Shujia's originally pure eyes.
"Forget it, it's a distant and impossible thing." Yan Shujia stopped talking.
Forget it? Jiang Feng felt that Yan Shujia was hiding something from him, but it didn't seem to be important. Maybe it was a secret that the other party didn't want to reveal. He sighed in his heart that Yan Shujia, a core disciple of the sect, knew so many things, so he followed the law.
After dripping the same amount of blood, slightly faint lines gradually appeared on the ancient treasure. It was a seven-story pagoda.
"Tower of Eternity!" Yan Shujia blurted out.
"What allusion?"
"It is rumored that there are thirty-six kinds of heaven in the world, nine of which have been refined into ancient treasures by powerful people. This Tower of Eternity is one of them."
"Can you achieve heavenly level by controlling the way of heaven?"
"This is necessary, but not sufficient. You have to uncover one-ninth of the alchemy theories in the world at the same time."
"How many kinds of alchemy are there?"
"The number is always changing. According to my master, the last half-sage Ning Liheng of the Wei Kingdom who achieved this level of cultivation was once asked by a fellow Taoist about the number of alchemy theories he had discovered. He frankly admitted that it was more than seventy. Of course,
He may have discovered more than necessary. If it is right, then there will be more than 600 kinds of elixir theory. The more numbers he uncovers, the stronger his control over the way of heaven will be."
"Exploration? The number is still changing?"
Inferring from the two key words mentioned by Yan Shujia, Jiang Feng guessed that perhaps he had already cracked one, which was the one that Chu Yiming voluntarily informed. In most cases, the method of cracking may only be
Either fight with them, or personally teach earth-level monks or golden elixir monks to let them understand elixir theory.
The road is difficult! Although the three of us must have my teacher, but to be able to teach so many monks and let them understand the alchemy and advance to the next level, either they will be enlightened early and have many disciples all over the world, or they will be an unparalleled genius.
“Thanks for being honest!”
"It's nothing, it's not of much use to you anyway." Yan Shujia was straightforward, "Master once taught me that for allies, we should help each other and share benefits as much as possible. This common sense, except for this ancient treasure 'Eternal Treasure'
Tower', if you look for it carefully, it's not difficult to find out."
That's because your circles and mine are different! You are in the core circle of Golden Elixir monks and the Qi Kingdom, and I...
Jiang Feng subconsciously made a comparison. Apart from finding bleakness, he did not find any psychological balance. However, his impression of this good girl who was willing to listen to the master's words quickly improved a lot. If such an ally does not hold back any obstacles,
For example, Kuang Shucai cheated him. Of course, we can’t blame him for asking God to give him more.
"Remember, we have never obtained any ancient treasure. After I return to Qi, my injuries and income will be carefully examined. There may be hidden dangers. You are more or less the leader, and the ancient treasure should be much safer with you.
However, you must give me all the belongings of Brother Limen that day."
"this……"
"Bring it! Otherwise, how can I explain it? After fighting with a mysterious demon clan, I couldn't leave the ruins in time, and finally let him go?" Yan Shujia's eyes widened, "Don't think that I swore an oath.
I really don’t dare to kill you. The worst I can do is leave you here and tell the master everything, and he will definitely be able to help me find a way to remove the influence of the oath.”
"All right."
Jiang Feng sighed, secretly cultivating people is overwhelming, and it is not worth losing their lives just to get some property. He reluctantly handed over several storage bags that had not been warmed to Yan Shujia, including
Zhou Zhenglian had three storage bags that obviously did not belong to him. Jiang Feng briefly checked them and found that in one of the storage bags, there was a red long sword, which was the one used by Chu Anlan.
"I want to keep this long sword. This man is the father of my friend." Jiang Feng handed the rest of the storage bags to Yan Shujia. Seeing that her eyes were wandering, as if she didn't believe him, he added, "Yes.
Chu Anlan of Li Zong, his sixth son Chu Yiming and I are close friends of life and death."
"Okay." After hearing this, Yan Shujia seemed to believe him and did not argue further. Seeing that Jiang Feng still had two spirit beast bags in his hand, he pulled them over to inspect them one by one. "Sure enough, Chu Anlan's body is still inside.
.”
ah?
After Jiang Feng got the spirit beast bag, he took it over to check before he had time to look at it. Sure enough, in the other spirit beast bag, there was a white ape that looked like a sleeping monster.
Jiang Feng understood what Yan Shujia had done, and it was really difficult for her, a leader in the family, to repay him empty-handed. But the temptation of the ancient treasure, even if it could not be sacrificed in a short time, was enough to make her heart move. Even though Yan Shujia was a good girl.
, on this issue, she will probably not reveal anything to her master. Computer version::/
Unexpectedly, as the leader, this time I have the advantage of not being inspected by others. Otherwise, judging from the two people's cultivation and current situation, this ancient treasure, even if I have already taken the lead and refined it, will probably not be able to do it.
Will be left in the hands of Jindan monk Yan Shujia. Seeing that Yan Shujia has reactivated the teleportation platform, the light blue teleportation gate appeared again.
"Walk!"
Before Jiang Feng could refuse, Yan Shujia grabbed him and rushed directly into the portal.