The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Two months have passed since I returned from my last treasure hunt.

During this period of time, Xu Zhiyu did not go out for safety reasons and stayed in Yuanguang Pavilion to manage the store. However, he did not forget to send his tribe members out to inquire for information.

He was also very satisfied with the news fed back by the clansmen. No one in the city mentioned that a monk had obtained the golden elixir inheritance, which meant that Wu Erben and his wife really did not leak this matter. Otherwise, this matter is really not true. Easy to handle.

The inheritance of the golden elixir is enough to make some monks do crazy things. He stays in Tianyuanfang City and has the golden elixir monks to protect him secretly. He is not afraid, but what if someone follows the clues and finds out where the family is from through their details? ?
  Moreover, Zhenren Liu asked his grandfather to write a letter some time ago, saying that her mission of protecting the Xu family is coming to an end and she will leave soon. At this time, if the news comes out that the Xu family has a fourth-level weapon refining inheritance and two golden elixir techniques. , then the family is really in danger.

At that time, it was not the Zi Mansion forces in the nearby counties who had the idea of ​​​​his family. Maybe the nearby Jindan forces such as Baiyimen would secretly take action.

However, he was still a little uneasy, because Wu Erben really didn't leak this matter, which meant that what he said when they were separated was true. He was now afraid of the other party. It would be too difficult to make excessive demands, such as doing something that is full of great risks.

But he also had a plan in mind. If he was just busy, he would do his best. If Wu Erben used this matter as a threat to ask him to commit suicide, then he would definitely refuse. If pressed, he would be like Shopkeeper Wu. That said, it's not impossible to find someone to kill him, but this is the last option. As long as there is a little room for change, it can't be a dead end.

That day, he was busy checking accounts at the counter. Now the business in the store is getting better and better day by day, everyone is very busy, and he, the hands-off shopkeeper who has always been taking a break, finally can't take any more time.

After finishing last month's accounts, he raised his head and was about to take a rest when he saw his clan brother Xu Zhisong walking out in a hurry. This made him a little curious. After all, his clan brother didn't care what he usually did. Everything is done slowly and orderly.

"Brother Eleven, where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Xu Zhisong paused when he heard the question, turned around and said with evasive eyes:
  "It's nothing. It's just that I recently met a few talisman makers and we made an appointment to get together today. I was late making talismans in the room, so I hurried over!"

His eyes lit up when he heard this, and he was also very interested in communicating with the monks who were classmates in the talisman making skills. He immediately asked with a smile:

"Brother, since you have such a good thing, can you also bring me along and make some new Taoist friends?"

There was nothing wrong with his request, because before that, he had brought his clan brothers to a gathering of Talisman masters such as Deacon Miao, Wang Changyou and others. This was not an unreasonable request, but Xu Zhisong stood there, His expression was twisted, as if he had something to hide.

"Brother Nineteen, I have something to do with you here. Let Brother Eleven take you to the party next time!" At some point, Xu Zhikai came to the lobby and said this after hearing the words of the two clan brothers.

He looked back at the serious Xu Zhikai, thinking that he really had something to do with him, so he could only say with a little regret:
  "Okay, in that case, Brother Eleven, you can go alone, but next time you have a chance, you must introduce them to me!"

"Definitely, definitely next time!" Chao Xu Zhisong's expression relaxed, he agreed repeatedly, and then left quickly, as if he was really late.

Looking around the lobby, he found that there were not many guests at this time, so Xu Zhiyu asked Xu Zhigui to take care of the place, and he took his clan brothers to the back hall to talk.

"Zhikai, if you have anything to do, can you tell me now?"

Xu Zhikai looked at his always smart clan brother, couldn't help but sigh, and then said:
  "Brother Nineteen, what I want to say happens to be related to Brother Eleven! Haven't you noticed that he often leaves early and comes back late recently, and his whereabouts are unpredictable?"

Xu Zhiyu frowned, thought for a moment, and realized that what he said was true. He nodded and said:
  "Well, when you said that, I thought about it, and it seems to be true. It should be because I have made some new friends and often interacts with them, so that's why it's like this, right?"

"Originally, I thought that was the case, but in private I found that Brother Eleven often secretly had fun alone, and once I saw him smiling at a green hairpin used by a female cultivator. I felt something was wrong, so I I secretly followed him out a few times, and finally discovered a big secret!"

When he heard Xu Zhikai talking about following his clan brother, his first reaction was displeasure. Who would want their whereabouts to be known by others? Even if that person is one of his own tribe, that's not allowed!

But then he thought about it. As the person in charge of the store, when he left the family, the patriarch handed these people over to him, but he didn't care enough about the clan members and failed to take up the responsibility. What Xu Zhikai did now Everything he did was actually for him.

So not only did he not blame his clan brother, but he also cast a grateful look at him, patted him on the shoulder, and then asked with a smile:

"Really? What did you find?"

Seeing that his clan brother did not blame himself, Xu Zhikai breathed a sigh of relief and replied with the same smile:
  "I found out that my brother often dated a beautiful monk. He would go to various teahouses and restaurants and stay there for most of the day."

Xu Zhiyu didn't know what he was thinking of at this time, and asked out of nowhere:
  "Just went to the teahouse and restaurant? Didn't you go to the inn?"

"Inn? What are you doing at the inn?" Xu Zhikai asked in confusion.

It was only then that he realized that he had made a mistake and changed the subject:
  "It's nothing, go on!"

"The two of them are often inseparable, and they go out together. I guess it's Brother Eleven's red star that has moved. She often sends Brother Eleven home. I've seen it several times in front of the store, but they are just two of them. The place where people say goodbye is far away from the store, as if they don’t want us to find out!”

After hearing his brother finish speaking, he thought for a while and then said:
  "You mean, in fact, just now the clan brother said that he was going to have a party with his new Talisman Master, but in fact he should be going to meet the female cultivator he likes?"

"That should be the case! However, it cannot be ruled out that she really went to attend the Talisman Masters' gathering, because according to my observation, the female cultivator should also be a Talisman Master, and they should have met at the Talisman Masters' gathering."

"So you just stopped me from going because you were afraid of disturbing the good things of the clan brother?"

"exactly!"

"You said it's true, Brother Eleven. This is a good thing. Why do you have to hide it?"

Now it was Xu Zhiyu's turn to wonder. Love between a man and a woman is a matter of course, why should he be so secretive about it? If these people know about it, they will only support it and not oppose it!
  "Maybe Brother Eleven wants to give us a surprise, or maybe he is embarrassed to say it." Xu Zhikai guessed.

"Okay, now that we have figured out the abnormality of the clan brother, there is no need to follow him in the future. Otherwise, if he is discovered, it will be difficult to explain, and it will cause estrangement. Since Brother Eleven doesn't want to He said, let’s just pretend we don’t know anything, and believe that he will tell us one day when things are right.” “Brother Nineteen, I understand!”

After finishing the matter, Xu Zhikai was about to leave. The moment he opened the curtain and walked out, a voice came from behind.

"Thank you!" It was subtle and at the same time sincere.

The corner of his mouth curved slightly, he lowered the curtain and went to the front hall to continue his work, while Xu Zhiyu stayed in the back hall thinking about something.

Another afternoon, he had just sent an honored guest out and was about to turn around to go back. He casually looked at the street, suddenly smiled and went to greet him.

"Hahaha, I'm just telling you why I'm so happy today. It turns out that a distinguished guest is coming! Fellow Daoist Wang, you are a rare visitor. Come in and have a cup of tea!"

As the visitor, Wang Changyou has been in a good mood recently, and this good mood was also brought by Xu Zhiyu, so he was equally happy to see him, and he also returned the favor with a smile:

"Haha, I'm here today specifically to visit you, brother. It would be even better if there is spiritual tea to soothe your throat!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Xu Zhiyu took Wang Changyou to the reception room on the second floor and brought out some good tea. Since the Xu family's shop opened, he has introduced many customers here.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, have you been in retreat recently? Last time Mr. Miao organized a gathering for everyone, I saw that you didn't come, so I asked him to inquire. He said that you couldn't get away, so he refused. This time it was my turn to organize the gathering, so I came here specially. look at you."

"My thoughts are with you, fellow Taoist. The reason I missed the appointment last time was because I was out and was not in Fangshi. Now I have some free time. I wonder where the gathering organized by my friends is? When will it be held?"

He first explained the reason for his absence last time. At that time, he was preparing for a treasure hunt. In order not to cause trouble, he turned down the party.

"How about we go to the Wuwei Building in the inner area this time? I heard that the spiritual food there is excellent and is deeply loved by the high-level monks in Fang City who have already gone without food. I have longed for it!" Wang Changyou left He moved his index finger and said longingly.

"Well, I have heard of the name of Wuweilou for a long time, but I heard that the quality there is very high and the cost is also high. Going there will be too expensive for fellow Taoists!"

He said, and at the same time he thought: If you do this, it will make things difficult for the next person organizing the party. If it is a higher class like you, it will cost too much. If the class is too low, it will look too shabby and it will lose face. Why bother?
  Unexpectedly, Wang Changyou seemed to be able to see through his true thoughts, patted him on the shoulder, smiled and said to him:

"Don't worry, brother, I'll do whatever I want from now on. The reason why I chose this gathering place is because I have a happy event to share with you, and it's also to celebrate this happy event, so I chose that place."

"A happy event? I wonder if you can reveal it in advance so that I can be happy too?" Xu Zhiyu looked at Wang Changyou who was looking happy and asked cooperatively, as if he really wanted to know.

"Haha, let's wait until everyone gets together to reveal the answer. That would be interesting! The time is ten days from now, and the location is the 'Ren' box in the Wuwei Building. I hope fellow Taoists will come to support me!" He laughed and pretended to be secretive.

"Don't worry, fellow Taoist, Xu will be on time for your appointment!" Who said that eating and drinking is not spiritual practice? He agreed happily.

"By the way, I didn't see fellow Taoist Xu Zhisong downstairs just now. I wonder where he is? It just so happens that I can invite him in person!"

"That's unfortunate. Brother Clan has been busy these days and is not in the pavilion right now. However, I will convey your kindness to him!"

"That's right, then I'm sorry for you fellow Taoist! There are still five or six fellow Taoists who haven't been notified yet. I only have free time today, so I have to notify them all. In that case, I'll take my leave!"

"Okay, see you at Wuwei Tower tomorrow! Please, I'll see you fellow Taoist out!"

After seeing off Wang Changyou, he continued to work behind the counter. Now Xu Zhisong has been missing all day, making the remaining Xu clan members even busier.

In the blink of an eye, the time has arrived ten days later. Xu Zhiyu and his clan brothers went to the banquet on time. A group of talisman makers chatted about the methods of making talismans, tasted delicious food, and tasted spiritual wine. The atmosphere was harmonious.

Wang Changyou also took advantage of the wine to announce what he called the good news.

"Everyone, be quiet, I have good news to announce!"

"Come on, Lao Wang. You didn't say anything when I asked you a few days ago. Are you holding it back these days? We can agree in advance. If it's a trivial matter, then don't blame me for laughing at you!" Deacon Miao stopped. He picked up his chopsticks and cursed with a smile.

"You talk a lot, so many delicious things can't shut up your broken mouth. You should weigh it carefully. Just this table of good wine and food, how can it be worth less? If it were ordinary news, I would still have to spend so much money. How powerful, spending so many spirit stones?" Wang Changyou choked back.

Seeing that these two living treasures were about to argue again, Xu Zhiyu quickly stopped him and said:
  "You two, please calm down. We are not here to listen to your quarrels. Fellow Daoist Wang, if you have any good news, please tell us. We are all here to listen!"

"Hiccup! I was so disturbed by Lao Miao that I almost forgot about the main business. Now I announce that I have passed the evaluation of the trading company and officially become a second-level high-grade talisman-making priest! I can succeed, and with all fellow Taoists The exchanges and discussions are inseparable from each other, so today I have prepared a little wine to thank you all for the banquet. I hope you all have a good time. Come and have a drink!"

"Dry!"

"Dry!"

As chopsticks of delicious food went down the throat and cups of spiritual wine were consumed, the atmosphere at the wine table became more and more lively. The happiest person was Wang Changyou, who was grabbing Xu Zhisong to fight for wine. !

Others were not idle either, some were exchanging talisman skills with each other, and some were entertaining themselves with lamps.

Just when Xu Zhiyu thought that the gathering would end like this, Deacon Miao suddenly stood up and asked mysteriously:
  "Fellow Taoists, I also have a message here that I want to share with you. I wonder if you would like to hear it?" (End of Chapter)