Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 262 Earning money to study and "the realm of Taoism"

"What is it, Master Gu?" Shen Qiu immediately asked, "As long as it is within my ability, I will definitely try my best to complete it."

Shen Qiu grew up in a wealthy family with a subtle identity, and had to deal with people of different status since he was a child.Over time, he has accumulated a lot of experience and has his own theory on interpersonal communication.

According to his understanding, the master-slave relationship is somewhat similar to the relationship between a couple, and it also has stages such as "first acquaintance period", "passionate love period", "suspect period", and "plain period".

He and Gu Xu are now in the "initial acquaintance period" - there is a sense of novelty, curiosity, and expectation for each other, but they haven't figured out the details of each other yet.

During this process, the host will use a series of small things to examine the abilities of the guests; the guests will also evaluate the potential and character of the host in the details of their daily interactions, so as to judge whether this person is worth following. .

Shen Qiu secretly thought: When I first came to this mansion, Mr. Gu showed me so many talisman formations created or improved by himself, obviously he wanted to show his prestige in front of me; and now he proposed another one to me. The problem, asking me to help him solve it, obviously wants to take this opportunity to test my ability... Regardless of Mr. Gu's young age, these routines are really proficient!

Thinking of this, the way Shen Qiu looked at Gu Xu became different from before.

Of course, Gu Xu didn't think so complicated in his heart.

He drew a group of servants on the screen wall, just because he likes to be tidy, but he is used to frugality, and he doesn't want to spend money to hire people; Qiu asked for help, more because he was worried about the future source of the elixir.

"I have a elixir workshop," Gu Xu said, "it's located in the outskirts of Qingzhou. The chaos caused by scattered people has caused many monks to move out of Qingzhou Mansion, its business has become increasingly bleak, and it is difficult to buy the materials needed to refine the elixir..."

Gu Xu described in detail the current situation of the elixir workshop that Shi Xiaohan gave him, and finally added a sentence: "In terms of talisman and seal art, I may barely be regarded as an expert; but in terms of making money in business, I am a complete expert I am a layman. Therefore, I really want to ask Brother Shen, how should I deal with such a situation?"

Gu Xu's attitude of speaking was sincere and humble, without the airs of the mastermind at all.

When Gu Xu said "I have an elixir workshop", Shen Qiu was a little surprised at first. After all, according to the information he had learned before, Gu Xu was born in a poor family, and all his cultivation resources had to be done desperately to kill ghosts. In exchange for - how can a person like him have a pill workshop?Could it be that his past hardships and simplicity were all pretended, but in fact he was a hidden rich boy?

However, from Gu Xu's later description, Shen Qiu discovered that the elixir workshop in his hands was actually originally owned by Shilei, a thousand household in Laizhou Prefecture.

"If I remember correctly, Master Gu and the daughter of Qianhu at that time seemed to have worked in the same yamen," Shen Qiu silently guessed, "When Qingzhou Mansion suffered a disaster, both of them seemed to be there ...the relationship between them must be very good.

"Perhaps they have already entered the stage of discussing marriage, and that pill workshop is Miss Shi's dowry."

Thinking of this, Shen Qiu couldn't help showing a self-deprecating smile on his face.

With such a good skin that girls like Gu Xu, I am afraid that even if he idles around all day and does not do his job properly, he can still live a very nourishing life.

After pondering for a while, Shen Qiu answered: "Lord Gu, have you considered moving this elixir workshop to Luojing City? Or establishing a new branch in Luojing City? Luojing City never lacks supplies , and there is never a shortage of customers, especially when the 'Luoshui Conference' is coming, your workshop must be full of people."

Gu Xu frowned slightly: "Moving to Luojing City...Actually, I have thought of a similar idea before, but will the cost be too high?"

With Gu Xu's personality, when he bought a house in Luojing City, he began to feel sorry for his pocketbook.If he was asked to build a new workshop in Luojing City, he would probably be bleeding from the whole heart.

Hearing Gu Xu's words, Shen Qiu couldn't help complaining in his heart: Mr. Gu, Mr. Gu, this girl has such a good relationship with you, she is willing to give you a workshop, but you are still worried about money?

Of course, Shen Qiu did not dare to say such words.

So he responded: "Master Gu may not know much about the situation here when he first came to the capital. If you want to open a shop here to sell pills, you don't need to have them in stock, but you can sell some pills in advance." Coupon', wait for the pill to be refined before delivery.

"Besides, you can also borrow money from wealthy merchants and several major chambers of commerce in Luojing City to raise funds, and then repay them after your workshop has made a profit.

"Master Gu, as the viscount of the current dynasty, a sixth-rank official, and a genius monk who is favored by the chief minister, I believe that many people will be willing to lend you money."

Didn't expect that in the Great Qi Dynasty, there is such a thing as futures?
Gu Xu was a little surprised by this.

"Brother Shen, can you tell me about the 'Dan Coupon' in detail?"

"Pillage coupons" appeared more than ten years ago, and it was first created by our Shen family in Jinling," Shen Qiu explained. "At that time, the production of pills in the family business was small, but there were many customers. Organizations such as Longmen Academy and Penglai Island have placed large orders to the Shen family's pill workshop.

"In order to cope with this shortage of supply, Jinling Shenshi will issue some 'dan coupons' with private seals after receiving a deposit, promising to deliver the goods on a certain day in a few months."

Gu Xu was silent for a moment, then looked at Shen Qiu and said: "In this way, will someone buy a lot of 'Pill Coupons' in advance and store them at home, and then wait until the 'Luoshui Conference' or 'Long Night', the price of the pills will drop significantly?" When it is rising, sell the 'Dan coupons' at a high price?"

"Of course there is. After all, people are profit-seeking."

"Would it be that some impatient people will speculate on the future price changes of the pills, make a bet, and use these pill coupons to carry out speculative transactions in advance?"

Shen Qiu took a serious look at Gu Xu, and replied: "Yes, Master Gu. In fact, when I was in Jinling a few months ago, I made a small fortune through this method."

At this moment, he already felt that what Gu Xu said, "I am a layman who makes money in business", was fundamentally a lie—in fact, he was very shrewd in this regard, and he knew so many tricks!

"From now on, I will not believe a single word of self-effacing words Master Gu said!" Shen Qiu said inwardly.

"But to be honest, if you really want to make money, Mr. Gu, you don't need to use such a complicated and risky method," only to hear Shen Qiu continue, "Now in the market in Luojing City, you can write it yourself. Painted talismans have fetched high prices - many of your admirers would love to get one and keep it at home.

"In my opinion, you only need to take a few and sell them, and you can get rich almost overnight. Of course, the quantity doesn't need to be too much, after all, rare things are expensive.

"If you find it troublesome, you can let me handle it."

"..."

In the next period of time, Gu Xu and Shen Qiu briefly discussed the plans for the production of pills and making money in the future.

From Shen Qiu's words, Gu Xu felt that the other party did have a bit of real ability in this area, and he was not boasting; the Jinling Shen family's business was booming a few years ago, and this short young man was indeed a major contributor in it.

And Shen Qiu also found that Gu Xu was different from what he had imagined before - he was not only able to cultivate in silence, but had a very wide range of knowledge, and had a deep understanding of many things other than cultivation.

Even if it is a new concept that has never been heard before, as long as Shen Qiu explains a few words, Gu Xu can instantly comprehend it, and even draw inferences about other cases from one instance.

This made Shen Qiu couldn't help feeling that maybe in a few years, Gu Xu would surpass himself in his field of expertise.

"A genius like Mr. Gu simply doesn't give anyone a chance to survive," Shen Qiu sighed silently, "If you stay in front of him for a long time, no matter who it is, they will be beaten to the point of losing confidence."

In the end, the two reached an agreement and decided to establish a new pill workshop in Luojing City in the name of Gu Xu. Shen Qiu would be fully responsible for the specific affairs, including raising funds, recruiting personnel, purchasing materials, etc.As a reward, Shen Qiu will get a part of the pill workshop's profit every year.

At the same time, in the names of "Taishang Haotian" and "Ziwei Emperor", the two made a guarantee not to violate their promises and not to infringe on each other's interests.

After signing the names and reading the prayer, a faint halo appeared on both of them, declaring the promise to take effect, and it gradually dissipated after a while.

Then, with another thought, Gu Xu took out a few fifth-generation "ghost-killing charms" from "Xianyunju", and handed them to Shen Qiu.

"This is the 'Taishang Beiji Town Demon Killing Talisman' I drew," he said with a smile, "If brother Shen thinks the money is still not enough, sell them!"

When hearing the words "Ghost Killing Talisman", Shen Qiu actually felt a little disappointed, because he wanted to take this opportunity to see if Gu Xu had come up with something similar to "Bagua Logic Circuit Diagram" and "Fire Characters" recently. Whimsical ideas.

Unexpectedly, it was just the simplest and most basic "ghost killing talisman".

However, when Shen Qiu saw clearly the pattern of the talisman in his hand, he couldn't help but froze in place for a few seconds, only feeling that it was completely different from the "ghost-killing talisman" in his impression.

"This... is this really a 'ghost-killing talisman'?"

"Master Gu, you're not kidding me, are you?"

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The first day of February in the 24th year of Tianxing.

It is suitable for study, worship, consecration, and travel.

Avoid burial, market opening, planting, and livestock.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the day when Shi Xiaohan went to Longmen Academy to study.

The first night, she had been tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep.

On the one hand, she felt very excited when she thought that she would be able to stay in Luojing City justifiably, to taste the rich food in the canteen of the academy, and at the same time meet some new friends.

On the other hand, she felt irritable when she thought that she had to recite books and write articles.

"Gu Xu was at the barbecue restaurant that night. He must be making up things to scare me," she said to herself silently in her heart, "Hmph, he is a big villain, so you can't believe his words."

As she was thinking, she kicked the quilt away fiercely, and her whole body writhed on the bed like a caterpillar.

When it was daylight, she straightened up like a carp, jumped up from the bed, and then quickly washed and dressed.

The clothes she is wearing today are the gray and white uniform of Longmen Academy, and the size is naturally the smallest.But even so, the hem of her robe still dragged on the ground, covering her feet.

In her thick black hair, instead of a shiny gold hairpin as usual, it was replaced by a simple wooden hairpin.

After dressing up, she was not in a hurry to go out, but opened her hands, and tiptoed around in front of the bronze mirror a few times.

Then, she picked up a book from the table next to her, hugged it in her arms, and looked at herself in the mirror, with the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, revealing a subtle smile.

Maybe it's because she didn't show her small canine teeth carelessly as usual, so at this time she seems to have a bit of a bookish look, and she has a bit of a ladylike taste.

"That guy Gu Xu must feel very fresh when he sees my outfit today!" She thought full of expectation.

In her mind, she couldn't help but start to imagine how Gu Xu would praise herself later.

But in the next second, she suddenly remembered that Gu Xu had moved to the newly bought house and no longer lived with her in the headquarters of the Exorcist Department. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to see her new outfit today.

The smile on her face disappeared instantly.

The rouge box in her hand was just half opened when she closed it with a "snap".

Then she carried the "Kunwu Knife" on her back, walked out of the house with her face up to the sky, and was going to go to the yamen kitchen to have a big meal first.

…………

at the same time.

After finishing the all-night practice, Gu Xu did not immediately go to prepare breakfast, but took out the "Shenji Token", recited a specific formula, and entered the "Tao Discussion Realm" opened every half a month.

In the recent period of time, he has practiced the second form of "Fen Tian Seven Forms", and he has also mastered many permutations and combinations of "Star Array". Just how powerful are the two spells.

After finally waiting until today, the "Realm of Discussion of Dao" opened, and a monk of the same realm served as a "guinea pig" for him. Of course, he had to seize this opportunity.

Soon, the arena floating in the boundless darkness appeared in front of him.

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