The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Chapter 335 The money-grubbing shopkeeper Zhao, am I the culprit? (Please subscribe!)

Early the next morning, Xu Zhiyu took Xu Zhisheng out and went straight to Tianluo Pavilion.

"Brother Nineteen, just tell me, what are we going to do? So that I can have some idea!"

Xu Zhisheng, who was following behind, asked. He who was walking in front slowed down slightly and said with a smile:

"Don't be nervous, that's a good thing! Haven't you been learning formations from Senior Liu for a while? It just so happens that the family needs to purchase a set of formations, so I asked you to check it out."

Hearing what his clan brother said, he felt relieved and continued:

"Brother, my level is limited, and the time to learn from my seniors is also short. I'm afraid I won't be able to help you much!"

"It doesn't matter. There are no other members of the family who know the formations. Just do your best! Besides, the place we are going to today is the store opened by Lingxiao Sect. The quality of the formations sold there is guaranteed. There's pressure." He comforted his clan brother.

This is his plan. Since you have been put off by the appointment, then if he comes directly to the door and says that there is a big deal coming to the door, you will be embarrassed to avoid it, right? The third level formation cannot be decided by ordinary stewards. The shopkeeper must come forward.

While chatting and laughing, the two of them had already stepped into Tianluo Pavilion. This place was different from when he came before. It seemed that Zhao Shitian, the new shopkeeper, had renovated the place after he took office. If it was before The noble and elegant style now looks magnificent, with an air of luxury everywhere.

There were not many people in the hall at this time. Except for a Qi Refining monk who was bargaining with the steward behind the counter, the others were all idle clerks from Tianluo Pavilion. So as soon as they stood still, someone came up to greet them. .

"Seniors, how can I help you?"

Glancing at the casual cultivator who was practicing Qi, Xu Zhiyu said loudly:
  "I have a big deal to discuss with you. Please take us to see Shopkeeper Zhao."

Hearing this, the young man looked embarrassed and apologized:
  "Senior, it's really unfortunate that the shopkeeper is in retreat. You two go to the reception room to serve tea first. I'll ask the chief steward to entertain you two. What do you think?"

Xu Zhiyu naturally couldn't get angry with a young man, so he immediately led him to the second floor and waited for the arrival of the big manager.

"Brother Nineteen, you said that this big sect is different. You see, the decorations and other furnishings are much better than our Baocui Building. If nothing else, just the set of tables and chairs we are sitting on. If you read it correctly, it should be made of the second-order middle-grade spiritual wood - ebony iron wood, right?
  And as soon as I got to the second floor, I felt that the spiritual energy concentration instantly increased to the second-level low-grade. This was true whether it was at the stairway or in the reception room, but I didn't feel anything on the first floor. This shows that the entire There should be a spirit-gathering formation of a high level on the second floor of Tianluo Pavilion, otherwise it would never be like this. "

Looking at the clan brothers sitting there chatting, Xu Zhiyu smiled happily. He was about to say a few words of praise, but he didn't expect someone to beat him to it.

"Haha, this fellow Taoist from the Xu family has really good eyesight! I'm an old man, Le Zefeng. I didn't know that these two Taoist friends are here, so I'm sorry for not being able to welcome you!"

Before saying anything and smiling, a person suddenly came out from behind the screen and greeted the two of them.

"Xu Zhiyu of the Xu family and Xu Zhisheng of the Xu family have met fellow Taoists!"

The two of them also stood up and returned the greeting, but they saw that the person who came had a square face, a slight beard under the chin, and gray hair. He had the kind of fake smile that a businessman has on his face, and when he heard Xu Zhiyu announcing his home, there was an unconscious look in his eyes. There was a flash of strange color, but he hid it well and no one noticed it.

"I just heard from the guy that the two Taoist friends of the Xu family are going to buy a set of formations. I don't know what type they need. I might as well ask the guy to get them for you!"

After drinking a cup of tea, Steward Le Guan kept stroking the small tuft of beard under his chin with his right thumb and asked with a smile.

"Fellow Taoist Bumanle, the two of us are here this time because we were entrusted by our family to purchase a third-level high-grade defensive formation. I wonder if your pavilion has it in stock?" Xu Zhiyu said calmly.

He did not use this as an excuse to ask for a meeting with Shopkeeper Zhao, but the family really needed such a formation. After many investigations and verifications, he found that the current scale of Taoyuanfang City is indeed a bit too small. Against the backdrop of the increasing number of monks, , was particularly obvious, so he prepared for a rainy day and bought a set to prepare for future needs.

"Oh? It's a third-level high-grade defensive formation. Are you serious about what Daoist Xu said?"

Manager Le's eyes lit up, this was a big deal! These monks who go out to perform tasks in the sect, in addition to the contribution points of the task itself, also have another source of income, which is the commission obtained from the sale of spiritual objects.

A third-level high-grade formation is worth seven to eight hundred thousand low-grade spiritual stones. He is in charge, and the commission ratio is 10% according to regulations. This is seven to eighty thousand spiritual stones. Who would be indifferent?

However, the third-level formation was not something he could decide, so although he was excited, he did not directly promise Xu Zhiyu and the others anything. He just asked them to wait for a while while he went to ask the shopkeeper. I can't eat meat, so I can still drink some soup.

Waiting for him to walk out of the room, Xu Zhisheng looked around and saw no one was around. He hurriedly approached his brother and said:

"Brother Nineteen, that's not right! Didn't the young man who received us downstairs just now say that the shopkeeper is in retreat and doesn't see outsiders? So why does Manager Le say he's going to invite the shopkeeper now?"

Looking at the clan brother with a puzzled look on his face, Xu Zhiyu sighed inwardly, he is really young and inexperienced. No wonder Senior Liu asked you to come to Fangshi to practice. You still know too little about these people's worldly ways.

"Zhisheng, some things can only be seen with your own eyes, heard with your ears, and finally thought with your heart. This is the real purpose of senior sending you to Fangshi for training. Just watch it carefully. As for what you can learn from it , that’s all up to you!”

He conveyed this through voice transmission, and Xu Zhisheng seemed to understand. There was no communication between the two until Zhao Shitian, the shopkeeper Zhao, appeared.

"Two Taoist friends, you have been waiting for a long time!" The person who came was still very chic, which made Xu Zhiyu a little confused. Does Lingxiao Sect have requirements for appearance when accepting disciples?

After the greetings again, the guests and hosts took their seats. Zhao Shitian just picked up the tea cup and looked at it, and got angry at Steward Le on the spot.

"What's going on? Don't you know how to serve good tea when your distinguished guest comes? Who are you fooling with these things? Didn't I repeatedly give orders not to serve guests with this kind of inferior spiritual tea again? Go and check, what is today's tea? Who did it? We must punish him severely!"

"Yes, shopkeeper, I will investigate closely after I go down!"

This situation can be seen by the Xu brothers who are standing aside, because although this steward is not as good as Shopkeeper Zhao, he is also in the late stage of foundation building, and now he is being scolded like a subordinate. This can't help but surprise. However, this was a matter within the family's cabinet after all, so the two of them did not interrupt.

"Well! Take my token, go to the treasure house, fetch the set of the third-level high-quality Pili Xuangang Formation, and show it to Fellow Daoist Xu!"

After the reprimand, Shopkeeper Zhao seemed to have lost some of his anger. He took out a jade token from his storage bag and handed it to Manager Le, then waved him away.

Then the three of them began to chat about various topics, from Taoyuanfang City of the Xu family to Tianyuanfang City of the Lingxiao Sect, from the clan members of the Xu family to the disciples of the Lingxiao Sect, and then talked about the current situation of both good and evil.

Finally, the topic inevitably returned to the formation. At this time, Zhao Shitian asked:

"Fellow Daoist Xu, I am a straightforward person. If I have any questions, I just ask them straight to the point. You won't mind, right?"

"Of course not, Fellow Daoist Zhao, but it doesn't matter!"

"I'm not afraid that you'll ask, but I'm afraid that you won't ask. If you don't ask, wouldn't it be in vain for me to come?" Xu Zhiyu thought in his heart, but his face showed an expression of listening carefully. "I heard that the nobles have a good relationship with Taiyang Tower, and Taiyang Tower should also sell this kind of third-level high-grade formation, right? Why would fellow Daoist Xu choose to visit my Tianluo Pavilion?"

This question is difficult to answer. This was his first reaction. At the same time, he could already guess a few reasons for the change in Lingxiao Sect's attitude towards the family.

Seeing his silence, Zhao Shitian, who was sitting above him, smiled meaningfully. He kept playing with the Yin Yang Fish Jade Pendant in his hand and waited patiently without urging him.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao was joking. The Xu family and Taiyang Tower only have some normal exchanges. If we want to say that they are closely related, they are also closely related to the Shangzong. After all, the Xu family has always been under the command of the Shangzong and has been protected by him. Therefore, if we have any needs, we will The first thing that came to mind was Shang Zong, so when we found out there was a need for formations, the family ordered me to come directly to your pavilion to buy them!"

His words were just right, and he also expressed his attitude on behalf of the family. The Xu family was absolutely loyal to the Lingxiao Sect.

Zhao Shitian didn't know whether he believed it or not. He just stopped playing with the jade pendant, picked up the changed spiritual tea, and toasted the two of them.

Not long after, Guanshi Le appeared with a storage bag in his hand. Then it was time to inspect the goods. Xu Zhisheng finally had a place to use it. At the signal of his clan brother, he followed Guanshi Le to the next door.

In fact, he couldn't sit still for a long time. Although his clan brother warned him to listen and watch more, he didn't understand a word of the verbal exchange between the two, and he didn't dare to interrupt. He could only drink tea aside.

Seeing the two people leaving, the faces of the two people who stayed in the reception room became serious at the same time. Xu Zhiyu, who had been sitting there, also left his seat and solemnly saluted Shopkeeper Zhao, who was sitting upright with his hands clasped in fists.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, I also have a few questions that I would like to ask for advice. I wonder if you would be willing to give me some advice?"

Zhao Shitian's eyes flashed, he looked at him with scorching eyes, and said with a smile:

"Are you sure, Fellow Daoist Xu? I never answer questions for free, I charge a fee!"

"How many spirit stones per question?"

"It's not expensive, just 20,000 low-grade spiritual stones for one question!"

Although Xu Zhiyu was prepared to be slaughtered, he was speechless when he heard this and immediately asked:

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, isn't it a bit expensive?"

"It's not expensive. What's your second question?"

"This is the beginning?"

"Yes! What do you want to ask the third question?"

He took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled it, and then asked:

"I want to ask, is there any misunderstanding between Shangzong and the Xu family?"

"Are you saying that the sect envoy who collects the market share is making things difficult for your family? I know this. It's all because your family and Taiyang Tower are too close and the relationship is too close. The sect needs to be hammered!"

Logically speaking, these are secret secrets of the sect and should not be spread to outsiders, but now Shopkeeper Zhao told him bluntly like gossip.

"I don't understand this even more. There are not only one thousand but also eight hundred families under Lingxiao Zong's command. Among them, there are not a few who have Taiyang Tower branch. As far as I know, the ones who are closely related are not my Xu family. One family.

Take the Liang family in Huiyun County, Liangzhou Prefecture, for example. Half of the family members either joined the Taiyang Tower or were directly married. I think this is considered a close relationship, right? "

What he meant was that the relationship between the Xu family and Taiyang Tower was very ordinary, so why did they target our family?
  "Do you think that the sect's attack this time is only against your Xu family? Then you think too highly of your Xu family, right? As for the Liang family you mentioned, life is even more difficult now. They had better not make mistakes. If they are killed by the sect, If you find a mistake in the door, the consequences will be disastrous!
  In fact, in the past, the sect would only turn a blind eye to this situation and not care too much! After all, the sect is so powerful that it is not afraid of its subordinate families interacting with other large forces, because each has different demands and different ways of dealing with each other, which is understandable. What's more, there is the Jiushi Sect of the Huashen Sect above, and Taiyang Tower does not dare to take action against the Qin State where my Lingxiao Sect is located.

But not long ago, news suddenly came out that a senior executive in Taiyang Tower had broken through to the highest level in this world, and might even trigger a change in the entire Xuanzhou situation.

Therefore, the large sects in the country adjacent to the Taiyang Tower headquarters in Yue are all in danger, fearing that Taiyang Tower will use them to expand their territory. Therefore, the sects will consider the situation of the affiliated forces that are close to Taiyang Tower in the past and present. Give them warnings and knocks to stop them from having unwanted thoughts. "

After hearing what he said, Xu Zhiyu first bowed, then took out a thousand middle-grade spiritual stones from the storage ring and handed it over. Zhao Shitian didn't refuse and just put it away. After that, the two sides didn't speak anymore, each thinking deeply. What are you wearing?

"It's a match, it's a match. It turns out that the reason why the Lingxiao Sect is targeting the family is because Mr. Tong broke through to become a god. This kind of top-notch combat power will indeed change the current situation. No wonder the Lingxiao Sect has such a reaction!

wrong! The reason why this old man was able to break through is closely related to the sixth-level elixir I brought out from the Chixiao secret realm. So, the family's encounter this time is entirely because of me, and the culprit is myself? "

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh. This scene was also seen by Xu Zhisheng, who had just walked into the reception room. He walked in and reported:

"Brother Nineteen, Guanshi Le just explained to me the performance of the formation. I also felt the power personally. It is a large formation that has both offense and defense. The price is also reasonable. You can consider purchasing it."

"Really? That's great!" At this point, he glanced at Shopkeeper Zhao, and then said softly:

"In this case, our Xu family has reserved this set of formations. However, the number of spiritual stones is too huge and cannot be raised at the moment. I hope that shopkeeper Zhao will give me some time. When the spiritual stones are gathered, I will come to the door in person. See you again!”

"It's easy to talk! I can trust both the Xu family and fellow Daoist Xu! I will keep this formation for you temporarily. You are welcome to pick it up at any time!" Shopkeeper Zhao said with a double entendre.

The two parties exchanged a few polite words, and then the Xu family said their goodbyes.

"Mr. Le, please send off my two Taoist friends from the Xu family for me!"

"Yes, from the shopkeeper! Two fellow Taoists, please come this way!"

"Please!"

Looking at the Xu family who had already stepped out of the Tianluo Pavilion gate, Zhao Shitian was standing by the window of the reception room, playing with the one thousand middle-grade spiritual stones he had just received, while speaking in a small voice that only he could hear. said:
  "Cousin, I have already done what you asked me to do! I just wonder if Brother Xu Xian, who you say is smart and knowledgeable about current affairs, will understand your painstaking efforts and stay away from Taiyang Tower and get closer to the sect?
  But judging from his performance, he is definitely a smart man. I have made my words clear enough. He should understand, right? "

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