Chapter 276: Seeing the Beauty Again, Giving Treasures and Entrusting Things to Her
Chapter 276: Seeing the Beauty Again, Giving Treasures and Entrusting Things to You (First Update)
Deep in the Jinshui Stream, the crack gradually narrows. On the top, there are many long, square jade beams that are dozens of feet long and inserted across the crack on both sides. The jade beams are covered with wooden boards, making it look like flat ground. There are pavilions built on the wooden boards. This is the hall of the Jinshui Chamber of Commerce.
This is an aerial attic, but it occupies a large area. Du Yuxi and Cheng Xinzhan were walking in the guild hall. There was a formation here, which isolated the noise from the bustling market below, giving it a sense of peace and quiet in the midst of noise.
"Master, the study of Xiao Huijian is in front."
Du Yuxi brought Cheng Xinzhan to a corridor and stopped. At the end of the corridor, twenty steps away, there was a quiet room with the words "Jianlu Zhai" written on a plaque in front of the door. The door was ajar, and a wooden sign with the words "Office" written on it was hung on it.
This place was different from other places. When the door of the abode was ajar, a faint fragrance wafted out, which was very elegant and timeless. Cheng Xinzhan recognized it. It was the "Eli Tent Fragrance". Shiyi Niang liked to hang this fragrance in her residence. He had smelled it in the Doudai Pavilion in Haiqing City.
"Good work."
Cheng Xinzhan bowed and said.
Du Yuxi said she didn't dare and was about to leave.
At this time, Cheng Xinzhan suddenly called him and asked,
"Fellow Daoist, were you present at the last Waterway Convention at Tulong Mountain?"
Du Yuxi didn't know why the master suddenly asked this question, but he didn't dare to ask, so he just nodded truthfully.
Cheng Xinzhan said,
"At that time, in a restaurant, you and a casual cultivator from Shizhou hit it off immediately and talked about the North and South Kuixing. Do you still remember that at that time, in the same restaurant, not far from your table, there were two Taoists holding swords. You said, they looked like the North and South Kuixing?"
As Du Yuxi listened to Cheng Xinzhan's words, her eyes widened.
Cheng Xinzhan smiled and said,
"Daoyou has a keen eye."
Du Yuxi was extremely shocked. He remembered that such an incident happened, but now when he was asked to recall the faces of the two Taoists, he had completely forgotten them. After all, it had been almost ten years.
When he came to his senses, he couldn't help laughing and said,
"I didn't expect that I, Du Yuxi, had already seen the fairy face."
Cheng Xinzhan asked with a smile,
"At that time, I remember that fellow Taoist said he was going to Shizhou."
Du Yuxi answered respectfully,
"When the world was in turmoil, I left to avoid disaster. Now, thanks to the Taoist's magical powers, Xiangxi has such a good year, so of course I have to come back."
Cheng Xinzhan smiled and bowed when he heard this.
"Returning to my homeland is a good thing. We'll see you again if we're lucky."
Du Yuxi returned the gift.
"I hope to meet the immortal face and bathe in his pure light again."
Du Yuxi maintained the posture of saluting and stepped back for a long time before turning around and leaving.
"It's true that we meet everywhere in life."
Cheng Xinzhan sighed and walked towards Jianlu Zhai.
He had just reached the door and was about to raise his hand to knock when the half-closed door opened by itself, revealing a stunningly beautiful face. It was:
In the golden palace and incense tower stands a graceful lady,
The brocade and colorful clothes are trailing in the jade courtyard.
The phoenix's eyes are full of emotion, but its majesty is hidden.
Her eyebrows are as dark as black.
The golden hairpins and earrings are ringing,
The sleeves flicker with pearlescent couplets.
It is not the Queen Mother of Yaochi who has descended,
Who in the world has such appearance?
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"Long time no see, Eleventh Lady."
Cheng Xinzhan smiled and said, she became more graceful and elegant.
Eleventh Lady looked around with her beautiful eyes, but she blocked the door and said angrily,
"Where did Xinzhan come from? What kind of appearance did he change to make himself look so old? I don't care about seeing almond eyes and distant mountains. I prefer phoenix eyes and sword-like eyebrows. Change Xinzhan back. I want to see the true face of Mount Lu."
Cheng Xinzhan smiled and nodded, then returned to his original appearance. He spread his hands and said,
"In this case, Eleventh Lady might let me in?"
Only then did Eleventh Lady smile and invite Cheng Xinzhan in.
"Did Du Yuxi tell you that I was here?"
Cheng Xinzhan asked.
Eleventh Lady nodded.
"He does a pretty good job. Since he still cares about old acquaintances, I'll keep an eye on him."
Even if it wasn't Xinzhan, if a distinguished guest like Shizong Daozhong had come, and he, as the supervisor, didn't know about it, then Du Yuxi would naturally not have to be the guard of the water gate. I just heard that this person had an old relationship with Xinzhan, so I would just take care of him in the future.
The two sat down and Eleventh Lady poured tea.
At this time, a plum bonsai on the table moved without wind. Then, a light flashed, and a sika deer as big as a kitten walked down from the pot, jumped into Shiyi Niang's arms, and looked at Cheng Xinzhan curiously with wet eyes.
"She recognized you."
Eleventh Lady said with a smile while holding the little deer in her arms.
"Is this the wood spirit?"
Cheng Xinzhan also recognized it and said,
"It's been kept very smooth and shiny." Eleventh Lady smiled and stroked the fawn, saying,
"Of course, this is my little darling."
Cheng Xinzhan smiled, looked at Shiyi Niang carefully again, and said,
"I haven't seen you for a few years. Eleventh Lady looks better. If she is tired from the paperwork and becomes haggard, it is my fault."
Shiyi Niang placed the teacup in front of Cheng Xinzhan and rolled her eyes at him.
"You always say nice things. Since you called me down, I haven't seen you come to see me many times, and you write to me much less than before."
Cheng Xinzhan felt a little embarrassed.
When the Chamber of Commerce was first being planned, although the Lu and Water Gangs of Wuling were led by the principle of "if you doubt them, don't employ them" and "don't doubt them", after all, the Lu and Water Gangs had only worked in the Wuling mountain area before. They might not be able to quickly get started with the procurement and dispatch of materials in many places, and this was exactly what Bai Yujing was good at, so Cheng Xinzhan went to Peacock City to ask Shiyi Niang to come to the Chamber of Commerce for guidance.
Eleventh Lady is a genius. Her sea market business is getting bigger and bigger in Peacock City. Now she is the leader of the sea market group in Peacock City. The caravans under her command have crossed the Qilu Peninsula and went deep into the Yellow Sea and the East China Sea.
Cheng Xinzhan came to invite her, and Shiyi Niang naturally agreed, but she never missed any opportunity. She immediately made a request that she did not want to be a mentor, but to bring the caravan to invest and become a supervisor. She did not ask for a status like the four generations of four families, but she could not be worse than the land and water gangs of Wuling. Of course, the value of the caravan and business lines she brought would definitely not be lower than that of the land and water gangs.
Cheng Xinzhan thought there was nothing wrong with this, as it would allow Shiyi Niang to pay more attention to her own business. Besides, there were many wars along the coast, so a caravan with experience in sea travel would naturally be better.
However, he emphasized one point, that the Jinshui Caravan belonged to the Haoran League, and he had no control over the business of Peacock City, but those who were incorporated into the Jinshui Caravan still had to obey the dispatch of the Haoran League. He asked whether this would hinder the tradition of Baiyujing's actions.
Shiyi Niang agreed immediately, saying that it was okay, and that they would separate, with the business in the sky doing business in the sky and the business on the ground doing business on the ground, with two sets of identities, and both sides would expand and recruit people. This is what the people in Baiyujing did, and the caravan grew step by step. Otherwise, relying solely on the business in the sky, which was groundless, how could Baiyujing float in the sky for so long.
On weekdays, Eleventh Lady travels around the world, underground and overseas, and is no less idle than Cheng Xinzhan. Now she takes the initiative to make trouble, saying that Cheng Xinzhan writes fewer letters. In fact, she herself takes the initiative to write much less than when she was in the second realm.
Today, Cheng Xinzhan came to Jinshui Chamber of Commerce and happened to meet Shiyi Niang on duty. It was indeed a coincidence, and both of them were a little surprised.
"I'm not here to make amends."
Cheng Xinzhan said.
"How are you going to make amends?"
Eleventh Lady smiled when she heard this.
He took out a wooden stick from the cave stone, put it on the table, and said,
"Look what this is."
Eleventh Lady thought that Cheng Xinzhan was just saying that and apologizing verbally, but she didn't expect that he actually brought something. She hadn't taken a closer look yet, but she was already very happy. Her eyes lingered on Cheng Xinzhan's face, making him feel a little uncomfortable. Then she lowered her head to look at the wooden stick.
This is a green rattan stick, five feet long, made of seven small rattans, one inch thick in total, just right for holding in the hand. The rattan stick glows green, and the vine leaves on it look alive.
"What magic weapon is this?"
Eleventh Lady could feel a strong wood energy, which seemed to suit her very well, but she couldn't tell where it came from.
Cheng Xinzhan tapped the rattan stick, and the stick suddenly spread out and turned into seven small vines. The small vines then changed into seven emerald green pythons, which looked towards Shiyi Niang.
Eleventh Lady was naturally not afraid of the python, she just looked at it in amazement, but the little deer in her arms was so scared that it closed its eyes tightly and dared not even breathe.
Afterwards, the seven colorful pythons gathered together and turned into a majestic green dragon, which swam in the air, circled around Eleventh Lady, then returned to the table and turned into a rattan stick again.
"This is a vine from Ailao Mountain in Yunnan. They call it the poisonous dragon vine or the mountain king vine. It likes to eat ancient spiritual trees. If it eats too much of them, it will easily become a spirit and will be cut down by the evil cults in Ailao Mountain to make magic weapons.
“I got this from a three-washed demon in Ailao Mountain. The demon spent a lot of time and effort to refine it using the essence of seven vines with a cultivation period of two hundred years. It can be used for both attack and defense.
"After I got it, I thought that Eleventh Lady was practicing the wood-marrying method, so this should be suitable for her. So I used Taoist methods to refine it again, removed the blood evil spirit and impurities in it, added the positive energy of Jia wood and the evil energy of Yi wood, and attracted the power of the seven stars in the east, carved a horn wood talisman, which can be used by Eleventh Lady for self-defense.
"The good thing about this thing is that it is refined, easy to use, and it is a greedy eater. If you feed it enough natural treasures, its grade will also improve."
Cheng Xinzhan smiled and said that after returning to Kanli Mountain, the lion spit out the cane. The power of the mountain king frightened the cane spirit into submission and it never dared to transform into a giant python to cause trouble again. Cheng Xinzhan saw that this thing was indeed more suitable for Shiyi Niang, so he went back to the furnace to refine it again, thinking that he would give it away when he saw it in the future. However, he did not expect that he would meet her right after he refined it.
After listening to Cheng Xinzhan's introduction, Shiyi Niang liked the rattan stick more and more.
"By the way, Eleventh Lady, try taking the cane in your hand."
Cheng Xinzhan pointed at the rattan stick and said.
Eleventh Lady did as she was told and felt that the cane was cool to the touch, which made her feel much clearer. It was also very light, as if it was not a cane but just a piece of straw. Her weight was almost imperceptible.
At this time, Cheng Xinzhan pointed at the cane again. The cane flashed a green light, and when the light flashed, the cane disappeared, and instead, a green hairpin appeared in the palm of Shiyi Niang's hand.
"I have refined an extra transformation into this staff. It can be transformed into a hairpin on weekdays, adding a touch of color to Eleventh Lady."
Cheng Xinzhan smiled.
Looking at the green hairpin in her palm, Eleventh Lady's beautiful eyes sparkled, but she said,
"How can I accept such a generous gift?"
Cheng Xinzhan smiled when he heard this.
"I will definitely not embarrass Eleventh Lady. I came here this time to ask for your help."
"Master, what else do you want to ask me?"
Eleventh Lady asked with a smile, and at the same time very naturally took off a pearl hairpin that was shining brightly on her head and replaced it with a rattan wood green hairpin.
"Ask Eleventh Lady to find something for me."
(End of this chapter)