Chapter 225: Happy Events, Parents’ Heart, Transaction
Chapter 225: Happy Events, Parents’ Heart, Transaction
The Cui family, which was thousands of miles away from the Liang family, was also discussing the Fu family's construction of the Demon-Defending City. However, there were only three people sitting in the meeting hall: Patriarch Cui, Patriarch Hong, and Patriarch Qi.
The old patriarch of the Hong family originally wanted to retreat to the back line.
However, after the Cui family and the Qi family had interacted with the new patriarch of the Hong family for several times, they found that the other party still needed some time to calm down, so they jointly suggested that the old patriarch come out again, especially at this time of beast tide outbreak, who needed an experienced head to take the helm.
The Cui clan leader waved his sleeves.
A flash of glow.
A rough city construction map unfolded in the air.
This is the general outline of the Fu family's demon-controlling city that outsiders have seen:
"Brother Hong, Brother Qi, what do you think about the Fu family building the Demon-Protecting City?"
Patriarch Qi had seen the Fu family's Yuyao City from afar and was quite tempted, but now they were afraid that it was too late for them to imitate it.
So I said with some regret:
"Brother Cui, the Fu family has probably been planning this for many years. The Fu family mistress even went to Jingzhou in person and found many talisman masters and workers to build the city. We put it on the agenda when they started the construction, so we could barely keep up, but now..."
It's too late.
Patriarch Cui doesn't think so.
He said loudly:
"Brother Qi, perhaps we alone cannot build it in a short time, but what if the three of us work together to build a city? Moreover, the city of the Fu family can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people and is very large. Since we are short on time, let's build a small city."
Patriarch Qi's heart moved.
Get it.
He hesitated and said:
"Brother Cui, do you mean to build a small town that can accommodate the three families of monks?"
Patriarch Cui nodded.
He looked at Patriarch Hong who had remained silent all this time:
"Brother Hong, what do you think?"
Patriarch Hong’s beard is all white.
He squinted at the city construction map and said slowly:
"No matter how big or small the city is, it is always good to have an extra line of defense when the beast tide breaks out. I heard that the reason why the Fu family built the city so quickly was that they introduced a new method of fortification. If we can learn from the Fu family, then it should be possible for the three of us to build a small city together."
This statement came out.
Chief Qi glanced quickly at Chief Cui.
He frowned and said:
"The Zhenshi Division announced earlier that there is only one spot left for our Huainan Prefecture's family to be promoted to the eighth rank. Now, among all the ninth rank families in Huainan Prefecture, the only one that can compete with Brother Cui is the Fu family. The Fu family has kept the city-building secrets strictly under wraps, so how could they be willing to let us learn from them?"
Patriarch Hong let out a chuckle.
laughed:
"Once the beast tide breaks out, the noble families in Huainan Prefecture will definitely have to reshuffle. By then, there might be a few more vacancies for eighth-grade noble families. The Fu family is not short-sighted. As long as you can produce a treasure that impresses the Fu family, not to mention the city-building secrets, even their talisman array masters can be loaned out."
Money moves people's hearts.
This makes sense.
Patriarch Cui and Patriarch Qi looked at each other and realized that age is always the best.
Patriarch Hong continued:
"I heard that the Fu family's Star Receiving Tower has not been built yet because of the lack of star stones."
There was a pause.
Patriarch Hong's eyes fell on Patriarch Cui:
"Brother Cui, you should still have those star stones you got in the Canglan Secret Realm last time. Although star stones are rare, for us, keeping them will just gather dust in the warehouse. It is better to use them as a stepping stone to get the Fu family to give in."
Chief Cui's face was filled with reluctance.
In order to obtain these star stones, he had used up a chance to obtain a third-level talisman. However, thinking that once their fiefdom was breached, no matter how many treasures they had, they would not be able to keep them, he gritted his teeth and nodded:
"Okay, I'll go to the Fu family myself."
Yunshan County fiefdom.
The construction of the Fu family's inner city was progressing in an orderly manner. Since the spiritual stone vein in Liangyun Mountain had been mined, tens of thousands of miners there turned to help with the construction of the inner city.
This speed is much faster than before.
Fu Yongyi also brought He Qingru, who was pregnant, back from the Liangyunshan mining area. In the meeting hall, he reported to Liu Meizhen the summary of the mining of the spiritual stone vein.
the end.
Fu Yongyi presented the list:
"Mother, the spiritual stones in the account are only 30,000 spiritual stones left because all the spiritual stones mined each month are used to build the city."
"Well, you and Qingru have worked hard over the past few years."
Liu Meizhen took the list, glanced at it, and placed it on the table. She slapped the storage bag, and with a flash of light, a pill bottle floated towards Fu Yongyi.
Fu Yongyi took a glance.
His body trembled.
Liu Meizhen said slowly:
"Before your father went into seclusion, he told me that he would give you this foundation-building pill after you finish the mining work in the spiritual stone mine. You should accept it and focus on building your foundation. I will keep an eye on Qingru's delivery, and there will definitely be no mistakes."
Foundation Building Pill!
This is the elixir that many low-level monks dream of.
It is also the first step towards true spiritual practice.
Fu Yongyi excitedly took it with both hands and bowed to the ground in the direction of the secret room where Fu Changsheng was in seclusion to express his gratitude.
He is a person who knows how to be grateful.
Liu Meizhen smiled:
"Even if you get the foundation-building pill, don't rush to break through right away. Your sister just happened to have successfully built her foundation and come out of seclusion. In addition to the foundation-building experience of the clan, you can also exchange some of your experience with your sister. Once you are fully confident, you can make the breakthrough."
"Yes, mother."
Fu Yongyi happily withdrew from the meeting hall.
A trace of envy flashed in the eyes of Fan Ge'er who was guarding the door. Yaoyao had already successfully established her foundation, and now this sworn brother would probably be able to successfully establish his foundation in another one or two years.
On the contrary, it was him.
There is still no idea about building the foundation.
After sorting out his thoughts, he stepped into the meeting hall and bowed:
"Mother, my grandfather from Anyang County brought a cousin from the Liu family to ask for an audience."
"But Yuntian?"
"It's cousin Yuntian."
There was a pause.
Brother Fan added:
"Reporting to mother, cousin Yuntian's cultivation has reached the peak of Qi Refining."
five years ago.
Clan leader Wu Liu came to the Fu family and went to the Wanning Chamber of Commerce to bid together. Clan leader Wu stayed in the Fu family's land and successfully built his foundation. Fan Ge'er guessed that his grandfather brought his cousin Yuntian to the house at this time, most likely because the foundation-building pill he won in the auction that year was kept in their Fu family.
Liu Meizhen nodded and said:
"Brother Fan, please welcome the person in."
Fan Ge'er turned around and welcomed Chief Liu and Liu Yuntian into the meeting hall.
He turned around hurriedly and went to his own courtyard.
in the courtyard.
Yulian is weaving a robe.
Seeing this time, Fan Ge'er suddenly returned home and was stunned for a moment: "It's not lunch time yet, why did my husband come back early today?"
Fan Ge'er took Yu Lian back to the room.
A spell was cast on the formation plate, and the formation light curtain rose up.
Married for many years.
It was the first time that Yu Lian saw Fan Ge'er look so solemn, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous: "Husband, could it be that the beast tide has begun to erupt?"
Brother Fan shook his head.
Quick voice transmission:
"My dear, you have reached the peak of Qi Refining. It is time to build your foundation."
Yu Lian did want to.
But where did she get the foundation-building pill?
"Husband, there is no rush for this matter. Anyway, I am still young. I will wait for a few more years until I have accumulated enough contribution points for the family."
Wait any longer.
I’m afraid the clan’s foundation-building pills will be cleared out.
Brother Fan said solemnly:
"My dear, please do the math. Elder Runzhi of our clan used up two foundation-building pills for his two foundation-building efforts. There are also my third uncle, fourth aunt, younger sister, and the newly promoted foundation-building master of the Yu family fiefdom. Now Brother Shitou is also going to build his foundation. Just now, my grandfather came to visit us with my cousin Yuntian, who is at the peak of Qi training. So how many foundation-building pills will it take?"
"Wait a little longer"
"I'm afraid that by the time we accumulate enough family contribution points, the foundation-building pills will have been used up."
Yulian turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside.
On weekdays, she would weave robes at home to supplement the family income.
After hearing what Fan Ge'er said, I realized it later and became a little nervous, but I knew what was going on.
"There's nothing we can do about it. If the clan's stock of foundation-building pills is empty, then we can only wait for the next batch."
There is another reason.
She was afraid that once she established her foundation, she would be superior to her husband.
Brother Fan gritted his teeth and said:
"My dear, the family contribution points we have are definitely not enough, but the contribution points accumulated by mother and father are more than enough. I plan to..."
"Husband, you must not do that!"
Yu Lian interrupted Fan Ge'er in a hurry.
She married into the Fu family, marrying into a wealthy family. The mistress was probably not very satisfied with her as the eldest daughter-in-law. Moreover, after being married for many years, the two of them went against the mistress's wishes and insisted on not having children for the time being.
If she asks the mistress for contribution points now, the mistress will probably dislike her even more. However, she can only think about these words in her mind, but cannot speak them out loud. Yu Lian said tactfully:
"My dear husband, Mother has her own rules for doing things. If she is willing to give us the Foundation Establishment Pill, why would you need to take the initiative to ask for it?"
This statement came out.
Fan Ge'er, who was confused by the situation, shuddered.
Na Na said:
"Maybe. Maybe mother is too busy and may have forgotten."
But I remember that Brother Shitou wanted to build his foundation.
Thinking back to the several times his mother had tried to put someone in his room, he had always refused with various excuses, and she kept repeating that there are three unfilial acts, and the worst of them is to have no descendants.
Is that why?
That's why their mother refused to give them the foundation-building pill.
Brother Fan looked dejected.
Seeing this, Yu Lian felt uncomfortable. She thought that maybe she had established her foundation, and there was a high-level fighter in their family who could help her husband prepare for the foundation in the future. So after hesitating for a while, she said:
"Husband"
"I asked my mother for the contribution points to exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill. She has not used any of her contribution points over the years. She is also the head of the Spiritual Planting Hall, so she should have accumulated quite a lot."
Fan Ge'er wanted to refuse.
Because after Cai Xiangu and Gan Shenglin got married, the son they gave birth to also had spiritual roots, the other party's contribution value might have been left to their son.
But now that things have come to this, I have to give it a try.
Brother Fan also said:
"Then I'll ask my uncle too."
After Fu Changren and Liang Qianqian got married, they had no children.
As one of the four great cultivators of that time, Fu Changren should have accumulated quite a bit of contribution points.
The two of them split up.
Yu Lian went directly to the Water Curtain Cave in the back mountain. A half-grown boy was helping to weed the medicinal field in the yard. When he saw Yu Lian, he happily came to greet her:
"Sister, you came just in time. Mother has braised a mullet today."
Gan Xiaoqi was raised by Yulian since he was a child and was naturally close to her. However, after Yulian got married, she rarely came to the back mountain unless it was necessary.
Cai Xiangu, who was preparing lunch in the kitchen, was happy to see her daughter come back, but then she thought that it was not a festival and her daughter suddenly ran back home probably because of something.
Without even bothering to untie her apron, she told Gan Xiaoqi:
"Go to the kitchen and watch the fire"
talking.
He pulled Yu Lian into the room and closed the magic circle. After returning home, Yu Lian saw her old mother busying around, and her eyes became slightly red. Her mother was almost eighty years old this year, and her originally straight waist had become a little hunched due to years of working in the fields.
I have a lot of things to say.
But I couldn't say it at this moment.
Upon seeing this, Cai Xiangu quickly pulled the other person to sit down and said in a gentle voice:
"Good boy, don't be afraid. I'll be there for you. Tell me what happened."
Yu Lian turned her head away, wiped her eyes, bit her teeth and lips, and whispered:
"Mother, how much is your family contribution value? My husband and I are discussing it and are going to collect it together to see if we can exchange it for a foundation-building pill."
"So that's what happened. You scared me, kid!"
Exchanging for Foundation Establishment Pills is a good thing.
She thought that the mistress was going to add another person to Fan Ge'er's room.
Cai Xiangu subconsciously glanced around, slapped her storage bag, and with a flash of light, an identity token appeared in her hand:
"Over the years, I have been saving for you. I have also taken your uncle Gan's share."
talking.
A spell was entered into the identity token.
A flash of glow.
But a string of concise numbers appeared on the back.
Yu Lian took a glance.
Exclaimed:
"Three thousand three hundred and thirty-six contribution points, mother, you... you have accumulated so much!"
Cai Xiangu's magic spell was taken away.
He quickly put the token back into the storage bag.
With a bit of complacency, he said:
"Don't you think about it? Mother has been in the Fu family for more than 30 years. With what I have and what your dead father has, we can at least make up 5,000 contribution points. Then we can ask the Fu family to pay half of it, and then we can exchange it for the Foundation Establishment Pill."
Fairy Cai keeps a count of it in mind.
Mentioned father.
Yu Lian hesitated and said:
“A father has many children, and he is afraid that
"How can those little guys compare to you? Don't worry, I have already made arrangements with your father before you got married. He must have kept the contribution points. Although he has a soft personality, if he can get his Chen family to produce a foundation-building cultivator, he will care more about it than you and I."
Yu Lian was moved:
"Mother, please tell Uncle Gan that after I build my foundation, if my brother needs my help in the future, I will definitely not refuse."
"Girl, why did you swear to me? You came out of my belly, so I know your personality. But as long as you have this intention, I can live another thirty or forty years. When I am buried, I can still accumulate so much contribution points for your brother. Since you are already married, just take care of your own family. You don't need to worry about me."
"mother"
Being said so.
Yu Lian just felt her nose sour.
After returning from the Water Curtain Cave, Fan Ge'er had already communicated with Fu Changren. The couple looked at each other, and Fan Ge'er smiled and said:
"Yulian, uncle has agreed to transfer all of the more than 5,000 contribution points he has accumulated to your name."
This way.
Ten thousand family contribution points were enough.
After the transfer was completed, Fan Ge'er did not delay for a moment and took Yu Lian directly to find Liu Meizhen. When Yu Lian activated the 10,000 family contribution points of the identity token.
There was no sign of surprise on Liu Meizhen's face.
Instead, as if he had expected it, he slapped his storage bag, a rosy glow appeared, and then a pill bottle floated towards Yu Lian:
"Yaoyao has just completed her foundation building. Yulian, before you go into seclusion, remember to communicate with Yaoyao."
While talking.
Suddenly, a series of rapid beeping sounds came from the communication jade talisman on Liu Meizhen's body.
Seeing this, Fan Ge'er and Yu Lian tactfully retreated.
Liu Meizhen cast a spell.
However, it was the tribesmen living at the foot of the mountain who reported back that the head of the Cui family wanted to see him.
After half a cup of tea.
In the living room.
Liu Meizhen sat at the top.
Patriarch Cui was led by Fan Ge'er into the reception room.
From the mountain gate to the reception room on the mountain, Patriarch Cui discovered that the Fu family had covered the Demon-Controlling City with a magic circle that isolated the prying eyes of spiritual consciousness, and only the outline of the outside could be vaguely seen from the outside.
After the guest of honor took his seat.
Chief Cui lowered his head and took a sip of Wuling Tea. This was the first time he had dealt with Liu Meizhen. However, he had a deep memory of how Liu Meizhen had cheated Liang Zhitang out of hundreds of thousands of spiritual stones in Wanning Market. Therefore, he did not dare to slack off in the slightest, nor did he intend to beat around the bush. He said sincerely:
"Mrs. Fu"
"To be honest, I came here to exchange for a city map of your Fu family's Demon-controlling City and your new technology for building the city. I wonder if Madam Fu is interested in selling it?"
Liu Meizhen raised her eyebrows in pretended surprise.
He shook his head and said:
"Patriarch Cui, the city construction map involves the core secrets of our Demon Control City. I'm afraid your trip will be in vain."
This is a city construction plan that can resist the Jindan Zhenren.
How can it be traded out?
Chief Cui laughed and said:
"Mrs. Fu, I know this, of course. I don't need the specific runes of the city construction map, I just need the general structure of the city, and your experience in city construction."
"Patriarch Cui, this is not something I can decide alone."
Liu Meizhen looked embarrassed.
It is true that you don't release the eagle until you see the rabbit.
Chief Cui knew that everyone was smart, so he didn't beat around the bush and said directly:
"Mrs. Fu, I heard that your central hub, the Star Tower, has not yet been built due to a lack of star stones. What if I can solve this urgent problem for you?"
Liu Meizhen put down the teacup.
laughed:
"Building fortifications to resist the beast tide is something that the human race should work together to accomplish. If we can help Brother Cui, our Fu family will naturally be happy to assist to the best of our ability."
The conversation turned.
Liu Meizhen said:
"I wonder how many star stones Brother Cui has?"
Patriarch Cui made a three sign with his right hand.
Liu Meizhen narrowed her eyes slightly, raised her teacup again and took a sip, then said leisurely:
"If we have three more, we can speed up the progress and finish the construction within half a year. By then, the entire team for building the city can be lent to Brother Cui."
This statement came out.
Patriarch Cui's eyebrows jumped, and for the first time he straightened his body and looked at Liu Meizhen solemnly.
How could the other party guess so accurately that he had a total of six star stones in his hand?
When they obtained the Star Stone, they were in the Canglan Secret Realm, but only he and Patriarch Hong were there. Patriarch Hong would never have told anyone else. Could it be that Liu Meizhen happened to be nearby at the time? !
Patriarch Cui was horrified when he thought about it.
The reason why the Fu family was so confident in building the Demon-Defending City was obviously because they had predicted that he would personally deliver the Star Stone to their door!
(End of this chapter)