Chapter 111 Heavenly Prosperity Mysterious Soldiers, Worship God and Righteous Law
Chapter 111 Heavenly Prosperity Mysterious Soldiers, Worship God and Righteous Law
Having the same name is very common, but having the same name and pronunciation as your grandfather is not common.
Li Yuan was a little surprised and accepted the invitation:
"Since Patriarch Zhao has invited me, I will naturally go. However, I have already agreed to go to the other families. When I am free, I will definitely visit the Zhao Mansion."
"In that case, Zhao will be waiting for Master Li to come."
Zhao Yunsheng breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to say goodbye.
Liu Zheng closed the gate and licked his teeth: "Three shops on Shenbing Street in Fucheng!"
Shenbing Street is one of the most prosperous streets in the city. It is no exaggeration to say that every inch of land is worth a lot of money. He couldn't figure out how much silver the three shops were worth.
"The Zhao family is really generous."
Li Yuan put away the house deed and couldn't help but admire it.
The Zhao family reacted too quickly. Now that the three shops were delivered to him, he had no reason to make things difficult for Mr. Zhao because of this matter.
"One of the six major families!"
Liu Zheng was shocked beyond words. Looking at Li Yuan looking through the house deed, there was a hint of awe in his eyes.
Not to mention the Zhao family, no matter how small a family is in the capital city, it is not comparable to his family. It can be said that even if his father used all his connections, he would not be able to hook up with a child from a big family like Zhao Yunsheng.
But such a huge monster actually had to bow to Li Yuan...
"If the three shops were connected, they would probably be half the size of a weapon forging shop. The Zhao family is really rich."
Li Yuan sighed in his heart and became cautious.
'No wonder the Zhao family could go from being a dung tyrant to one of the six largest families in the city. This family tradition is truly extraordinary.'
After sending Liu Zheng to help him buy some elixirs, Li Yuan returned to the house to feed the little mice.
His luggage was all in the incense burner, so there was nothing to pack.
"With so many invitations, which one should I go to first?"
Li Yuan didn't want to go to the Zhao family. Although the Zhao family showed sincerity, he didn't believe that the Zhao family would dare to attack the true disciples of the Divine Weapon Valley without concealment.
But, since Old Han was not around, he planned to play it safe. After all, it was the Zhao family who invited him, and he was not the one trying to curry favor with them.
"This is the true power of the Divine Weapon Valley!"
Looking through the invitation, Li Yuan was very satisfied.
If he was not a true disciple but an ordinary inner sect disciple, not to mention the Zhao family, even Zhao Yunsheng might not care.
Not to mention three shops, it's impossible for him to get even one. What apology? It's good enough that they don't attack him secretly.
"Well, let's go to this family first. The Zhou family is engaged in the iron ore business. It's not large in scale, with only three mines..."
He picked up an invitation at random. Li Yuan didn't know much about these small families and was too lazy to ask.
I chose this one purely because the courtesans here are ranked highly.
"Master Ningshuang, she ranks 21st on the Hundred Flowers Ranking. She wears a white dress, is graceful and charming, and is proficient in playing the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as the flute and the harp. She is really, really..."
Liu Zheng was very excited when he came back from buying the elixir. He took out the Hundred Flowers List and turned to that page to show Li Yuan.
The painter who drew the Hundred Flowers List understood people's hearts, and he sketched a woman with a graceful figure with just a few strokes.
"Okay, send the invitation to the Zhou family first."
Li Yuan handed the invitation to Liu Zheng, who trotted over there, very enthusiastic.
"It is very necessary for Miss Lu to organize that fellow townsman gathering. With someone to help with things, we can have more time to practice martial arts."
Li Yuan thought to himself.
When he was short of money, he wanted to do everything himself and felt pain when spending an extra penny, but now, time is more precious to him.
It is natural to win over people.
"You have to open a shop. You can't just think about making a quick buck."
Even in the provincial capital and the Divine Weapon Valley, it is absolutely true that the poor in literature are rich in martial arts. It may even be more obvious and intuitive. Li Yuan has already felt it.
For example, Fang Yunxiu was very nervous. This time when they met, she was clearly still wearing the same clothes she wore last time, which were washed so much that they turned white...
It is important to have a stable and long-term income. It is not just a matter of elixirs, he also needs to collect more weapons.
There are many good things in Shenbing Valley, and there are also many in the city.
"call!"
Li Yuan slowly adjusted his troops' posture, sorting out what he had learned yesterday in his mind.
Han Chuijun's attainments in martial arts are unquestionable, and the secret manual he personally copied naturally contains his insights into martial arts.
"Old Han calls the transformation of Qi and blood the three limits breaking. The first is to develop internal strength, the second is to strengthen the body, and the third is to change the body..."
"My Qi and blood circulation is complete. I only need to take pills and medicine to strengthen my body and directly enter the inner strength. There is no bottleneck before the inner strength is complete!"
"The Nine-Shaped Bones have raised my limits. Once I break through the limits, the gains will be far greater than those of my peers. This advantage needs to be maintained..."
……
Comparing himself, Li Yuan sorted out and summarized.
"Old Han and the other elders in the valley are obviously on different paths. I have no idea who is right or wrong, but it seems that I don't need to make a choice..."
Li Yuan knew how to make choices and was not arrogant. However, as long as he had enough weapons and basic diagrams, he did not need to practice various martial arts for decades like Lao Han.
"Collect the fundamental diagram to change your bones, cultivate your strength and temper your body at the same time, until your inner strength is complete. Well, the promotion of the weapon-controlling talisman must also keep up, and the Sea-Splitting Mysterious Whale Hammer is the most important..."
After finishing a set of military postures, Li Yuan felt relieved. He heard footsteps outside the yard and Liu Zheng had hurried back.
"call!"
Slowly he came to a stop, got a basin of water, washed himself, changed his clothes, and then went out.
The city was prosperous, with all kinds of shops. After Li Yuan went out, he first went to find a silk shop and asked a tailor to make clothes for him.
Although he didn't care about the true teaching ceremony, it would be unacceptable if he really wore coarse linen clothes at that time.
Afterwards, he wandered along the street again, looking for weapons to buy. He was very picky now, and he would not buy weapons below the second level unless they had special effects.
As for second-tier or third-tier weapons, he encountered quite a few along the way, but after weighing the pros and cons, he only bought a few with "talent blessings".
"Weapons in the city are much more expensive. A hammer like this costs at most 45 taels in Gaoliu County, but here it costs 52 taels..."
Liu Zheng felt a little pained because this was after he had bargained for the price and the stall owner's first offer was eighty taels.
"Not bad either."
Li Yuan readily paid the money. As he was planning to expand his weapon forging business to the capital city, he naturally would not mind the expensive weapons.
"Level 3 weapons are still hard to come by."
After walking around a few streets, he did come across a few third-tier weapons, but Li Yuan felt the prices were not worth it, so he had to give up.
When it was getting dark, he took Liu Zheng to the banquet at Baihua Pavilion.
He was also somewhat curious about the Oiran, mainly because the Hundred Flowers List was so stunningly painted that he wanted to see it for himself.
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Riding on the sedan chair back home, Zhao Yunsheng went straight to the backyard, but this time he was stopped by an old man before he could enter the yard.
"Butler Liu, Li Yuan has agreed to attend the banquet. I want to see grandpa..." Zhao Yunsheng was quite polite.
The butler in front of him had served his grandfather for more than fifty years and was an absolute confidant, so he dared not offend him.
"Master Sun, please go back. The master is practicing martial arts."
Butler Liu nodded slightly, turned and walked into the backyard.
In the backyard, the smell of incense and candles was still lingering. Butler Liu bowed slightly in front of the door and waited for a response before pushing the door open and entering.
In the study, with smoke curling around, an old man in a black gown sat on a cushion, facing a bronze statue that was as tall as a person and lifelike.
"He agreed?"
The head of the Zhao family slowly opened his eyes, and his facial features and expression were exactly the same as those of the statue opposite him.
"Well, he agreed."
Steward Liu bowed very respectfully, but seemed a little afraid to look directly at the old man in the smoke.
"A top-grade dragon-shaped bone. It would be a waste if such a good seedling followed Han Chuijun. It would be great if we could win him over."
The head of the Zhao family lit incense and candles to worship the statue.
Butler Liu felt a chill in his heart, but still responded:
"It's a waste. Han Chuijun's lineage has been searching for the impossible 'Sea-Splitting Mysterious Whale Hammer' for over a thousand years. I don't know how many people have been delayed..."
"The Mysterious Soldiers of Heaven's Fortune are just a legend after all, just like the fire from heaven when Taizu pacified the world. There is no such thing as a waterfall-like fire from heaven, nor any Mysterious Soldiers of Heaven's Fortune."
As Patriarch Zhao spoke, he inhaled gently, and the green smoke in the room moved around like little snakes and was inhaled into his mouth and nose.
In an instant, the wrinkles on the old man's face were quickly smoothed out, and his slightly sallow complexion became rosy, as if he had become ten years younger.
"If I could use a genius like this, I wouldn't have to take that step. Unfortunately, I can't afford to offend the Divine Weapon Valley right now..."
Hearing this, Butler Liu lowered his head a little: "Entry is the true teaching. With the Divine Weapon Valley treating him like this, it will be difficult to win him over..."
"If it doesn't work once, try a few more times. The dragon-shaped bone is worth my patience. If it really doesn't work, then I can only..."
Patriarch Zhao relaxed his muscles and wanted to moan in comfort:
"The law of worshipping gods is truly a holy law. Those ignorant people who don't know the law regard it as an evil law. How foolish they are!"
"Su Wanxiong."
Steward Liu's expression was slightly tense: "The Divine Weapon Valley has been dominating the Dormant Dragon for more than a thousand years. Even though the Evil God Cult is powerful, I'm afraid it won't be able to shake it with the power of Su Wanxiong alone."
"Whether it succeeds or not, what does it have to do with my Zhao family?"
The head of the Zhao family looked calm: "I have no intention of making an enemy of anyone. I just want to maintain the status of my Zhao family..."
Then he turned around and said:
"Go and call a few courtesans from the Baihua Pavilion. I am in a good mood today."
"Yes!"
Butler Liu bowed and retreated.
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All industries in Zhelong Prefecture are thriving, and with the Divine Weapon Valley dominating the side, even the six powerful families dare not expand wantonly. Naturally, gangs and families of all sizes emerge.
The Zhou family is one of them.
For several generations, the Zhou family had clansmen who joined the Divine Weapon Valley. Only with this access could they do small-scale iron ore business. However, in this generation, no one in the family could join the inner sect. Without support, the business became somewhat unstable.
The banquet was a great success, and both the hosts and guests enjoyed themselves. Li Yuan also learned a lot about the Zhou family's background.
"This banquet is not a loss for the Zhou family."
Liu Zheng was still reminiscing about the singing and dancing in the pavilion, but he also had a general understanding of the Zhou family's situation:
"Brother Li is attending the banquet today, so his rivals will have to think twice..."
The title of true disciple is so useful!
Liu Zheng was filled with envy and emotion. Throughout the entire banquet, the Zhou family kept a very humble attitude, but their power was far beyond what his family could match.
The Zhou family has mines, three large mines, one of which contains rare iron materials. If there were no promising disciples in this generation, they would not have attached themselves to outsiders.
"The Zhou family is not bad, but we need to visit those other families as well."
Li Yuan was not in a hurry to make a decision.
With the reputation and status of a true disciple, he had a lot of room to choose. The Zhou family was not bad, but he still understood the principle of comparing prices from three different families.
It's only a few banquets long, so he still has it.
……
Drive Liu Zheng out of his yard.
It was already dark, and Li Yuan naturally had no intention of leaving the city and returning to the mountains. He washed his face with cold water, then began to take pills and practice standing meditation.
"Change all forms, and finally, combine all forms. This is not an easy path for Old Han!"
Standing with the hammer in hand, Li Yuan closed his eyes slightly and could clearly feel the flow of internal energy in his body.
He changed his bones several times, and naturally developed many different kinds of strength. These strengths were dispersed throughout the body, moving with the blood and nourishing the body.
The nine forms raise the limit, and various internal forces speed up the progress of tempering the body.
"Squeak~"
Suddenly, the little mouse made a sharp cry.
Li Yuan stopped immediately, held the hammer horizontally in front of him, and looked towards the roof: "Who!"
"Junior brother, your rat is very sharp. I have been very careful, but it was discovered?"
As the words drifted away, Sha Pingying came into the yard and looked at the little mouse digging at the corner of the wall. He couldn't help but exclaimed in amazement: "Is this little thing going to become a spirit?"
Li Yuan's face darkened slightly, and he pointed to the gate of the courtyard: "Senior Brother Sha, I have a door here."
"I'm used to it. I'm used to it. Next time, I'll definitely go through the door..."
Sha Ping said without blinking: "Junior brother, when Mr. Han left, he told you to go with me today..."
"Master's order?"
Li Yuan was a little skeptical.
"Junior brother, you don't believe me?"
Seeing him like this, Sha Pingying immediately cried out in grievance, but he really didn't have any token to give, so he said helplessly:
"Junior brother, you are a true disciple, and your status is higher than mine..."
"Where to go?"
Li Yuan asked.
Sha Pingying waved the steel stick in his hand with a somewhat creepy smile:
"The Bai family is far away, and the Zhao family is close, so of course we should go to the Zhao family!"
(End of this chapter)