Chapter 233 Preparation for departure
A family alchemist has more than one apprentice.
Therefore, as soon as he received the instruction to turn left, the middle-aged man hurried to find his master.
His master was not a member of the Xiangfu family, but a descendant of a side branch. He had been on the bench for many years because of his shallow blood relationship. It was only after his master showed his outstanding talent in alchemy that he was taken seriously by the family. But even if he is taken seriously, his position in Xiangfu is not high, because there are countless people who are better than his master.
But no matter what, it's better than him.
After gingerly reporting the matter to his master, his master Xiang Yulin's eyebrows wrinkled slightly. Then, without even finishing the tea, he hurried forward with another disciple, leaving him bent over to see them off respectfully. He waited until they left before he dared to straighten up and reveal a pair of jealous eyes.
After a while, he had put away all his emotions, shook his sleeves and walked out slowly.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, someone stopped in front of him with a playful smile. He grabbed his shoulder with one hand and kept him from getting away. He asked in his ear: "Wu Ming, I just saw your master leading your junior brother forward in a hurry. What happened?" The visitor was not a cultivator of the Xiang family, so when asking these things, he secretly stuffed something into Wu Ming's hand through the cover of his sleeves.
Wu Ming shook the thing he had just received. After feeling the satisfying hardness and contour, he felt a lot happier. He wrote lightly: "It's just that someone sent a fifth-grade high-level elixir. It's just for identification of the medicine." He looked indifferent, as if the fifth-grade elixir was really not worth mentioning.
But his behavior is like a joke in the eyes of others.
Wu Ming really didn't know what he was thinking. His master was only a fourth-grade alchemy master. He couldn't even refine a second-grade elixir, but he dared to say something as shameless as "it's only a fifth-grade high-grade elixir." .
However, the fifth-grade high-level elixir...
narrowed his eyes, and he soon had a plan in his mind. Following Wu Ming's wishes, he said a few flattering words and then left in a hurry. As soon as he left, the expression on Wu Ming's face immediately changed. He sneered disdainfully, threw away the things in his hands, and shook his head and said, "This man..." Wu Ming's
master Xiang Yulin appeared in the reception room not long after.
At this time, Xiang Zuo was talking to Su Ziyi. When he saw Xiang Yulin, he immediately shut his mouth, stood up, saluted to Yulin, and introduced him very politely: "Master Xiang, this is Su Ziyi." Master Sudan, I have some pills in my hand that I need your help to identify." As he said that, he turned sideways and gave up his position, allowing Su Ziyi to come face to face.
Although they both belong to the Xiang Mansion, Xiang Zuo and Xiang Yulin are not familiar with each other because they rely on different factions. The two are even more cautious when facing each other.
But now, this restraint completely disappeared when Xiang Yulin saw Su Ziyi in person. Because Xiang Yulin didn't expect that the alchemist who brought the fifth-grade high-level elixir would be so young, and his aura was not low at all, and his cultivation was even more difficult for him to see, and there was a hint that he could face the elders. It’s a feeling that comes only then.
Could it be that this young man is already a practitioner in the foundation building stage? Or a fifth-grade alchemist?
How can it be? !
No matter what Xiang Yulin thinks in his heart, since Su Ziyi's strength is more than one or two points higher than him, he has to be polite. So after they met each other, he tentatively asked: "I have met Master Sudan. I heard from my disciple that Master Sudan brought fifth-grade high-level elixirs this time?" The suspicion in his eyes made Su Ziyi
He caught it, but Su Ziyi didn't care and just smiled. He waved his robe on the table, and a porcelain bottle appeared: "I'd like to ask the alchemist for help." He looked confident, obviously confident in his own elixir. When Xiang Yulin saw this, he didn't waste much time. He directly picked up the porcelain bottle, poured the elixir inside into the palm of his hand, and looked at it carefully.
At this sight, his expression became cautious.
He didn't expect that it was really a fifth-grade high-level elixir, and it was also a very rare life-extending elixir.
At this moment, Xiang Yulin couldn't help but feel a little confused. You must know that the levels of alchemists are clearly defined. In addition to outstanding geniuses who can refine Xuan-level elixirs, those who can refine seventh-grade elixirs and above are called senior alchemists, and those who are above grade four are intermediate-level alchemists. Alchemists, those below level 4 are low-level alchemists.
And he, Xiang Yulin, has been proud of his alchemy talent since he was a child. He has worked hard for fifty or sixty years, but he has just crossed the threshold of an intermediate alchemist. Even so, he is quite respected in the Xiang Mansion. After all, there are only two senior alchemists in the entire Xiang Mansion, and the number of intermediate alchemists is no more than ten.
But now, in front of him, there is a person who is decades younger than him and whose cultivation and alchemy skills are much better than him. How can he feel blessed in his heart?
Immediately, he said with the last trace of luck: "Can I take the liberty to ask who refined these elixirs?" Xiang Zuo, who was next to him, immediately frowned, completely confused by asking Xiang Yulin this question
. meaning of the problem. Su Ziyi understood, and he nodded: "Yes, I refined it." After saying that, Xiang Yulin's face completely froze.
Su Ziyi looked at him like this, but found it quite interesting.
Xiang Yulin quickly realized that he had lost his composure. After confessing to Su Ziyi, he quickly collected his thoughts and began to evaluate the pills that Su Ziyi had brought. You know, since he left the side branch and entered the Xiang Mansion, he has been accustomed to being hit. Su Ziyi's appearance only gave him a bigger shock. As long as he was given some time, he would calm down soon.
It's just that this calmness started to become a little unstable again after he identified all the qualities of the elixir.
There are twelve pills in total, including five of low grade, four of medium grade, two of medium and high grade, and one of high grade. Judging from the color, they must have been refined recently.
This couldn't help but set off huge waves in his heart, and he looked at Su Ziyi with some caution.
Now that the grade of the elixir has been determined, the next thing will be easier to handle. Xiang Yulin's appraisal of the elixir was really good. After three times, five and two, he classified Su Ziyi's elixir as a first-class one, and gave Su Ziyi a second-class ticket, which could bring three people in with him. tickets to the venue.
Su Ziyi took it and looked at it, and found that it was still a seat on the third floor. This made him a little curious about the other auction items prepared for this auction.
The matter was over, Su Ziyi, holding the voucher, quickly followed Xiang Zuo and left the auction house. After they left, I don't know how many people turned their attention to Su Ziyi.
It was also at this time that Xiang Zuo realized something was wrong.
He smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that after this auction, oh, no, I'm afraid that in just a while, many people from aristocratic families will come to investigate your affairs, little brother Su." Regarding Su Ziyi's behavior, Xiang Zuo had something in mind, but he also knew that even if he didn't help Su Ziyi, Su Ziyi could still enter the auction house to consign, but it would take more time to complete all the procedures.
"That's why I went to find the housekeeper." Ignoring Xiang Zuo's emotions, Su Ziyi said with a smile.
With this sentence, Xiang Zuo immediately understood the inner meaning, and the annoyance in his heart was swept away. He also said with a smile: "Don't worry, Brother Su, I believe that the master and the elders will stand by you." Over here." "Of course I believe it." Su Ziyi said politely: "After all, among the aristocratic families, the one I trust the most is Xiang Mansion." The two looked at each other and smiled, and all conflicts almost disappeared
.
After returning to the Xiang Mansion, the first thing Xiang Zuo did was not to report to Xiang Nanyu. Instead, he found a servant and solemnly ordered: "Go and check the recent actions of the Su Mansion, especially the It's related to the Su family."
"Okay, steward Xiang."
As soon as he got home, Su Ziyi handed the ticket to Bian Qing and went into the pharmacy to continue refining the elixir.
"I believe that Xiangzuo will send people to check some things later. After they find out some things, they will definitely guess a little bit of our plans. When they come to the door, we will ask them to hand over a large amount of information to us. Use the materials to refine a large amount of elixirs at once." Su Ziyi said to Bian Qing while grinding the spiritual grass in his hands.
"Is the Xiang Mansion really trustworthy? If they join forces with the Su Mansion..." Compared to Su Ziyi, Bian Qing was still more worried.
"That's why I'm so high-profile this time." Su Ziyi stopped what he was doing, tilted his head and said: "Since the Su Mansion is no longer planning to let us go, let's just make the matter bigger. Although I'm not a big shot. , but if they are willing to surrender and cooperate, there are many aristocratic families who are willing to accept us." "
And if Xiangfu wants to regret it and interfere with it, then we will find another partner." Looking back, Su Ziyi continued what he was doing. : "Fifth-grade alchemy masters are not so easy to train. It is not a big deal to turn against the Su Mansion for a fifth-grade alchemy master. After all, there are many aristocratic families who are opposed to the Su Mansion." "As long as we do
n't If we seek refuge with the government or some loose cultivator alliance, things will definitely not turn out to be something we don't want to see this time." "I hope
so." Although Su Ziyi said this, Bian Qing was still a little worried.
As Su Ziyi said, after receiving the information found by his subordinates, Xiang Zuo vaguely guessed Su Ziyi's intentions. However, he valued cooperation with the Su family more than Su Ziyi thought, so after obtaining the consent of Xiang Nanyu and the third elder, he went to the Su family's door with greater sincerity.
It's just that Su Ziyi was refining elixirs in seclusion, and the person who received him was Bian Qing.
Glancing at the closed door of the pharmacy, Xiang Zuo showed a smile, and politely said to Bian Qing: "Brother Su is really hard-working." Bian Qing didn't have much communication with Xiang Zuo, but because Xiang Zuo was embarrassed by them at
first Bian Qing bought their first prey when he was young, so Bian Qing had a good feeling about Xiang Zuo. When he heard what Xiang Zuo said, he responded with a smile: "It's not easy for my husband to get to this point. Not only because of his hard work and diligence, but also because of the help of other people."
He looked at Xiang Zuo frankly: "When we were still in Luoshan Village, Butler Xiang, you, Dr. Wu, and the young master helped us a lot. Don't be busy, let us be grateful. Now that I think about it, I feel that it was thanks to meeting you in the first place, otherwise I really don't know what would have happened." He spoke sincerely, and Xiang Zuo became serious when he heard it.
"When we came to Qixia Town, to the housekeeper, you also gave us a lot of help..." There is no need to say the next words, they all know it.
"We all keep these in mind." After saying that, Bian Qing shook his head and said: "I won't talk about this anymore. This time my husband is in temporary retreat and I am really sorry that I couldn't meet and chat with you." He had an appropriately apologetic look on his face, making his sincerity evident.
But Xiang Zuo didn't care about this at all. He had already gotten what he wanted this time.
He waved his hand: "It's okay, I was the one who suddenly interrupted." He also pretended to be unintentional and said: "But Brother Su has been refining elixirs recently. Can his body hold up like this?" Although he didn't know how to refining elixirs, but Having been with Old Doctor Wu for a long time, he also knows that refining elixirs for a long time is not an easy task for practitioners.
"It's okay." Bian Qing said with a faint smile: "My husband has always been determined in his heart and will not do anything that is forced on him." "Furthermore, I heard from my husband that he has made great achievements in alchemy these days
. It takes a lot of practice to figure out your own understanding. So I believe that your husband is doing this just to break through to the sixth grade alchemy master as soon as possible. After all, our current situation is not very clear." In one sentence, what they are doing now is suspicious. Everything was explained clearly.
And Xiang Zuo seemed to believe it.
Sixth grade.
Hearing this word, Xiang Zuo's whole breathing stopped for a moment. It's not that he doesn't believe Bian Qing and thinks Bian Qing is telling lies, but he really feels that Bian Qing is telling the truth. In the past few years that he and Su Ziyi have known each other, he has seen too many impossibilities from Su Ziyi. Many things that take many people decades to achieve, but the other party has achieved it in just a few years. Thinking about it this way, the other party can become a six-year-old. It is not impossible to become an alchemist.
Therefore, when he heard Bian Qing say that Su Ziyi needed a lot of practice to hone his new understanding, his eyes began to sparkle.
He coughed: "With Brother Su's ability, it is only a matter of time to break through to the sixth level. However, at this juncture, there is not much I can do, but I thought that since we have a cooperative relationship, why not We will provide Brother Su with spiritual herbs and give them to Brother Su to refine into elixirs. As for the reward, it will be the same as our normal transactions. Do you think it's okay? Brother Bian. "Is that okay?Sure!
Chapter 234 Visiting the city
Since both parties had this intention, the cooperation was quickly reached.
The speed to the left was very fast, and not long after leaving, someone sent a batch of materials. In this batch of materials, in addition to the conventional ones, there are also some new spiritual herbs. These spiritual herbs are the main drugs or auxiliary drugs of several fifth-grade mid-level elixirs. The difficulty of refining is just lower than that of the longevity elixir.
It seems that Xiangfu's plan is quite clear.
With the materials in hand, the Su family had no time to worry about other things. Those who collected the materials collected the materials, and those who made the elixirs made the elixirs. Suddenly, the whole family was in full swing. As a result, Su Ziran and Su Linhuan, who had come several times later, were rejected again. After returning to the Su Mansion, they were severely scolded by Su Linyu.
"It seems that over the years, I have made your life so good." Su Linyu took a sip of tea. His eyelids were drooped, making it difficult to see the emotions in his eyes, but judging from the aura on his body, , knowing that his mood at this time must not be very good. He put the teacup on the table with a bang, which shocked Su Linhuan and his son who were standing below.
"Maybe I'm mistaken." Su Linhuan was brought up by himself. Su Linyu naturally knew how much his younger brother weighed. When he saw his useless look, he just felt that he had done something wrong: "I guess even if he comes The person is Mu Ge, and that kid can be so hard-hearted that he doesn't care."
Mu Ge was the woman who gave birth to Su Ziyi and left early. In her short life, she was not liked by her relatives, cherished by her husband, or respected by her children, so she died completely with resentment. After her death, no one missed her, including her biological son Su Ziyi.
It seems that trying to use blood and family ties to restrict Su Ziyi will not work.
After all, no one ever gave Su Ziyi the slightest bit of love or affection.
After thinking about this, Su Linyu didn't ask Su Linhuan and the others to go find Su Ziyi again, and just let them go down. And just as they were going down, a boy hurriedly entered the main hall. He was Su Linyu's new personal servant. His predecessor was beaten to death by Su Linyu because of unfavorable information about Su Ziyi.
With the lessons learned from his predecessors, this young man was extremely cautious when doing things. No matter there was any trouble, he would report it to Su Linyu as soon as possible.
And today, the news he brought to Su Linyu was about Su Ziyi.
As soon as he heard the boy mention Su Ziyi's name, Su Linyu first asked the boy to stop, waved to Su Linhuan and Su Linhuan to come back, and then let the boy continue. After the boy finished speaking, Su Linyu looked confused and murmured: "Shou Extension Pill?" "Exactly." The boy replied hurriedly: "This is an alchemy apprentice of the Yi family who personally received the medicine from the Xiang family alchemist. I heard about it there. I was afraid that I was wrong, so I went to the auction house to check, and then I found that there was indeed a longevity pill added to the auction list." It seems that it is true
.
Seeing that the head of the family did not say anything, the boy continued: "Because the person was brought over by the housekeeper Xiang Zuo from Xiang Mansion, and the elixir was personally appraised by Xiang Yulin, alchemist Xiang, so it attracted a lot of people at that time. Therefore, in the past few days, many aristocratic families have sent people to explore the details of the Su Family Alchemy House. I don’t know what their plans are for the time being." "Haha." After hearing the last sentence, how could Su
Linyu He couldn't guess Su Ziyi's plan, but because he guessed it, he sneered.
When his eyes caught sight of Su Linhuan and Su Ziran, whose expression changed greatly, Su Linyu felt a sense of frustration in his heart. They are obviously both descendants of the Su family and come from the same lineage, so why are they so different? Now Su Ziyi's actions clearly used him as a bargaining chip. As long as they act rashly, he might even change his last name tomorrow.
How could this not make Su Linyu angry?
In addition to being angry, it also made him dislike the two people below him more and more. However, those two people looked aggrieved with lowered eyebrows and lowered their eyes, which made him feel even more angry. But he was the head of the family after all, so after taking a few deep breaths, he suppressed his emotions, told the two of them to go down in a cold tone, and warned the other party that it was best not to go out and cause trouble for him at this time.
After everyone went down, Su Linyu took a deep breath to shake off all the violence in his heart.
When I looked up again, I saw nothing but calmness.
Haha, does this kid really think that such a false suspicion array can be useful? He, Su Linyu, was able to stand out from the many people in Su Mansion and become the master of the mansion, not only because of his talent in cultivation, but also because of his exquisite heart with seven orifices. If Su Ziyi wants to win against him through tricks, just wait a few hundred more years!
With that said, he called the boy over and gave an order against his ear.
Here, as soon as the materials were obtained, Su Ziyi processed the fourth-grade elixir as soon as possible. After he had refined the fourth-grade elixir, the auction had spread to everyone in Qixia Town. The whole town was buzzing with people, and it seemed to be even more lively than before. The things discussed in it are all treasures in the auction.
Although they don't know what's in the auction, it doesn't stop them from guessing what's in it based on their imagination.
Just relying on imagination and a mouth, they also found fun in this prosperous age.
It was also at this time that Su Ziyi finally got out of the pharmacy and stopped refining elixirs. Instead, he took Bian Qing and Su Yulang out and walked towards the west city.
You know, a new market has opened over there.
The market was more lively than Su Ziyi expected. There were not only cultivators, but also ordinary people running around in the market, either helping others or taking the opportunity to visit the market and look at the hands of the cultivators. What is so strange about this thing. Also because the aristocratic family maintains order here, as long as these ordinary people don't make trouble, there won't be any trouble.
Therefore, when Su Ziyi and his party stepped into Fangshi, all they saw when they looked up were people's heads.
"Hold your hands, don't get lost." Looking at the crowded scene, Su Ziyi simply held one hand at a time, holding their hands tightly and squeezing in. After squeezing in, they discovered that in fact, ordinary people dared to walk around outside and take a look, but they didn't dare to come in at all. Because of this, it was much more relaxed inside, and even if they didn't hold hands, they would still be there. There is no chance of getting lost.
However, Su Ziyi never let go of their hands.
The things in the market are in a mess, and some of them look like garbage. Some Qi refining practitioners have also put them on the stalls and tidied them up, as if they were an undiscovered treasure waiting for them. The excavation of destined people. This kind of bridge seems to be written in those books on the earth. Unfortunately, there are very few people who are willing to block this opportunity.
There were nothing good in the stalls near the front. Most of them were miscellaneous talismans or spiritual herbs. Su Ziyi passed by a dozen stalls in a row and found that the most valuable thing was actually a thunder talisman? And judging from the color of the talisman paper, it seems to be quite old. Looking at the stall owner's cultivation level, he is only at the fifth level of Qi refining. For a casual cultivator of this strength, a thunder talisman can indeed be regarded as a "luxury product".
It's a pity that this thing is not attractive to Su Ziyi.
However, it's not like he didn't buy anything. He lost some uncommon spiritual grass seeds at several stalls. These seeds have climate requirements and do not grow in the hot and humid conditions of the southwest. Therefore, they have always been available only from Maison's stores. Arrived. Su Ziyi bought them back just to see if he could change the environment through the formation so that they could grow under such conditions.
Thanks to Yang Yihua, he is now very interested in the game changing the growth of spiritual grass.
The further you go, the more good things you get. At the beginning, it was perfectly fine for Su Ziyi to pay the bill with the Void Spirit Stone, but later on, he started to use fragments of the Spirit Stone. It was also at this point that Su Ziyi really felt like "shopping".
"How do you sell this?" Su Ziyi squatted in front of a stall and asked, picking up a black metal block. This black metal block is heavier than black iron, and it is also mixed with some golden sand-like things, but it is these golden sands that are the most valuable thing in this metal block. It is called golden crystal sand, which is a kind of low-grade sand. Refining materials for high-level treasures.
"Three spiritual stone fragments for five." The stall owner glanced and looked away. He brought too many of these metal blocks with gold crystal sand, and they were not very valuable.
"Okay, I want all that stuff." The price was much cheaper than in the store, so Su Ziyi simply bought them all. However, his generosity somewhat shocked the stall owner, but the next moment the stall owner was so happy that he quickly packed it in a bag for Su Ziyi, and also sold other refining ores on his stall to Su Ziyi. And Su Ziyi really bought a lot after being promoted by him.
When leaving the stall, Bian Qing helped put the things into the storage bag and asked, "Why did you buy so many weapon-refining materials?" But Su Ziyi did not answer him and just looked at him with a smile
.
Bian Qing's face instantly turned red when he noticed Su Ziyi's gaze, and he knew what Su Ziyi was doing. He muttered with some embarrassment: "I've only read a little bit, and I haven't learned anything. It's a waste to buy this." "It's okay, I believe I will use it soon." Su Ziyi was better than Bian. Qing himself still has confidence.
"Maybe time is tight recently, but after we get all these messy things done, we will have time." "
Yeah." Bian Qing felt sweet in his heart when he thought that Su Ziyi did all this for him. Yes, why would you think of saying those bad words that are in the interest of bad people?
The two held hands and continued to move forward, but they didn't expect to come face to face with Su Ziran?
Su Ziran did not come alone. There were many children of aristocratic families around him who were about the same age, not just from the Su family. And among this group of children from aristocratic families, Su Ziran was not the leader. He was just like a little Luo Luo, clustering around the young man in the middle dressed in gorgeous clothes.
And on the hem of this young man in rich clothes was embroidered a family emblem that looked familiar to Su Ziyi.
——Cao family.
In an instant, Su Ziyi's pupils shrank, and his eyes looked at Su Ziran with a little interest. He had no idea that the Su family had a relationship with the super aristocratic Cao family, and looking at Su Ziran's flattering look, he was afraid that they were already deeply involved. This reminded him of the scene he saw in the water realm, and he began to vaguely speculate about Su Linyu's promotion.
Or maybe it was because Su Ziran focused all his attention on pleasing people, and for a moment he didn't notice the approach of Su Ziyi and his group.
When he finally discovered Su Ziyi, his face was full of embarrassment.
Originally, when he faced Su Ziyi, he was a little weak, but because he had been in a favorable position for many years, he looked down on Su Ziyi in his heart, and always felt that Su Ziyi could not get on the stage. But now, Su Ziyi, whom he hated the most, saw the scene he least wanted to see. How could he not feel uncomfortable?
In addition to feeling uncomfortable, the flattery in his mouth was choked in his throat, and he stared for a long time without saying anything.
Su Ziran is not outstanding among this group of people, but he is not completely absent. After someone suddenly noticed that Su Ziran had shut up, he immediately turned his head and looked over. As a result, one or two people followed his line of sight and looked towards Su Ziyi's family. The two parties stared at each other, not knowing what they were doing.
In the end, the boy named Cao who was still surrounded by people frowned and said, "What's going on? Su Ziran." He mumbled something about foundation building in a low voice, obviously not understanding how Su Ziran could confront a foundation building practitioner. Eye. And Su Ziyi could tell from his anxious tone that this young master was not someone to be around.
Therefore, he immediately withdrew his gaze, turned around with Bian Qing and Su Yulang, and passed each other.
After being called out by the young master of the Cao family, Su Ziran completely woke up, broke out in a cold sweat, and quickly confessed to the young master of the Cao family. After Su Ziyi and his party had gone far away, under the pressure of others, they revealed Su Ziyi's identity with a wry smile, and added something in intentionally or unintentionally.
But which one of the people present is not a human spirit?
As soon as I heard Su Ziran say this, combined with what Young Master Cao just said about building a foundation, I immediately thought of thousands of words in my mind. But no matter how exciting they were in their minds, there was no emotion on their faces. After all, this kind of thing was not uncommon in their house. Young Master Cao, on the other hand, tilted his head with interest and said,
"That person just now was Su Ziyi. I heard someone say a few days ago that he was only in his twenties or thirties and was already a fifth-grade high-level alchemist. I I didn’t believe it at first, but now I see it, it’s not impossible.”