The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Chapter 45 Buying bamboo shoots (please recommend, please collect)

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A deafening shout rang out in the hall of Yubao Pavilion. Customers who were shopping all looked towards the place where the sound came from. I saw the shopkeeper of Yu Bao Pavilion holding a bamboo shoot in his left hand and protecting his body with his right hand. He looked at the man in front of him nervously. He was obviously frightened by the man's loud voice.

"What's the matter? You still want to hit someone? Boy, please shine your eyes, this is the Treasure Pavilion of the Zhuji Bai family. If you want to cause trouble here, I advise you to think about yourself first!"

"Fellow Taoist, I misunderstood. I didn't want to cause trouble. I just didn't expect the price of bamboo shoots to be so expensive. I was frightened for a moment and couldn't help but speak a little louder. Fellow Taoist, don't blame me, don't blame me!" The man accompanied him with a pleasant look.

Seeing that there was no excitement to see, everyone turned their attention and went about their own business. Buy what should be bought, sell what should be sold, and the hall returned to normal.

The man was none other than Xu Zhiyu.

In the morning, he first opened the spirit animal bag, took out "Huahua" and put it in his arms. Looking at the little guy who has grown up and become much cuter, he is in a good mood. He took the gourd from the table and prepared to feed "Huahua" milk. The little dumpling who had been happy without milk before was not in high spirits this time. He drank a little and then stopped drinking. He drank less than half of what he usually drank.

This made Xu Zhiyu very anxious, thinking that the spirit beast was sick. He was about to go to Sister Ten to ask about the situation, but suddenly he realized what Sister Ten had said to him after the dinner last night.

Only then did I remember that Xiaotuanzi had grown up and it was no longer enough to just drink the spirit animal milk. Now it was time to feed the spirit bamboo shoots.

But he didn't rush out. Instead, he slowly put "Huahua" on the ground, then took a few steps back and stood still.

"I haven't seen you in half a year. Let me see if Huahua has grown? Come on, show me." Xu Zhiyu said to himself.

"Huahua" who was placed on the ground by him may not be used to being away from the warm embrace at first. She screamed "嘤嘤嘤" a few times, which only made his heart melt.

Xu Zhiyu called softly from the front, teaching "Huahua" to crawl to where he was standing. "Huahua" had not received any training before, so she just looked around and hesitated to move her legs. Xu Zhiyu could only walk closer and patiently teach it. Fortunately, with the help of the spirit beast restraint, "Huahua" could still understand and execute some of the orders he issued. This made great progress with this toddler lesson.

"Thankfully, I got out of seclusion in half a year and got you back from Sister Ten, otherwise you wouldn't be able to learn to walk in another six months." Xu Zhiyu could imagine that with Sister Ten's love for this cute beast, where would it be? They all love it so much, how can they train him to walk?
  Next, he asked "Huahua" to show off his training results. I saw the little guy staggering forward. His four feet were not very coordinated. He was swaying left and right as if he was drunk. He would accidentally fall on his butt and squat down, and then try to climb up again. He stood up and walked toward Xu Zhiyu with faltering steps. He was so cute.

After training for a while, he put the little guy back into the spirit beast bag. He also understands that training should be done in moderation and not too hard. Too much is not enough.

Xu Zhiyu first went to find his father and sold the first-class high-grade spiritual talisman made in the retreat to the family. He now has a lot of money at hand. In addition to buying bamboo shoots for "Huahua" today, he also has to go to Baibao Pavilion to buy an item. He wanted to test an idea. If the test passed, not only would he have many life-saving cards, but the strength of the entire Xu family would also rise to a higher level.

During the period of seclusion, Xu Zhiyu successfully drew a total of eighty-six first-class spiritual talismans. One piece is priced at thirty-five spiritual stones, which makes a total of three thousand and ten spiritual stones.

Of course, the price of first-level high-grade spiritual talismans is not fixed and varies from talisman to talisman. The offensive type costs about twenty-five spiritual stones, and the protective type is more expensive, about thirty-five or six spiritual stones. The earth escape talisman drawn by Xu Zhengyang is an auxiliary spiritual talisman, and its price is similar to that of a protective spiritual stone. It is a good thing for escaping. Basically, any monk with a small fortune will buy one for emergencies.

More than three thousand spirit stones may seem like a lot, but the cost has to be deducted. Before the retreat, he spent nearly two thousand spirit stones just to buy first-grade high-grade talisman paper and spiritual ink!
  Some people say that this also earns a thousand spiritual stones? One thousand in half a year, two thousand in a year, where can I find such a good thing? But this was Xu Zhiyu who successfully broke through to the first-level high-grade Talisman Maker and drew the first-level high-grade spiritual stone. But what if it fails? Aren't all these two thousand spiritual stones wasted? As the saying goes, high returns are often accompanied by high risks, so don’t be jealous of how many spiritual stones other people’s charm makers, weapon refiners, alchemists, and formation masters earn, and how many difficulties and efforts are behind their success, but few people see these. Thought about it.

Xu Zhiyu walked briskly to the Yubao Pavilion of the Bai family in Taoshuifang City, a shop that specializes in selling wooden spiritual items.

After entering, when he learned that he wanted to buy bamboo shoots, the waiter diligently led Xu Zhiyu to see the shopkeeper. Then the scene at the beginning happened. Hearing Xu Zhiyu’s explanation, the shopkeeper also relaxed his guard. Puzzled:
  "These bamboo shoots are usually used in restaurants for cooking, so the people who come here to buy bamboo shoots are basically the chefs of various restaurants. I haven't heard anyone say that they are expensive? Don't you know the market, fellow Taoist?"

"Fellow Taoist, I misunderstood. I didn't buy the bamboo shoots to cook, but to feed the spiritual beasts." Seeing the shopkeeper's misunderstanding, Xu Zhiyu explained.

"Fellow Taoist, feeding the spirit beasts with bamboo shoots is really a great gesture. Fellow Taoist, could you tell me what kind of spirit beast you are raising?" Now it was the shopkeeper's turn to be surprised.

"What's the inconvenience of this! To be honest, fellow Taoist, I raise an iron-eating beast." Xu Zhiyu replied without taking it seriously.

"Oh, this kind of spiritual beast is not common in Yongzhou. It's a blessing to friends. But who told you to feed iron-eating beasts with spiritual bamboo shoots?" the shopkeeper continued to ask.

Before Xu Zhiyu could answer, the shopkeeper seemed to have remembered something and said, "Fellow Taoist's spiritual beast was not bought by the Spirit Beast Pavilion, right?" Then he raised it according to the secret manual and saw that it was necessary to use spiritual bamboo shoots to feed the iron-eating beast, so he went to Did you come to our store to buy some?"

"Which store did you buy this from? Is there any difference? I hope fellow Taoist can enlighten me." Xu Zhiyu said confused.

"Don't take it seriously. Since fellow Taoists want to hear it, I'll tell you."

"Spiritual Beast Pavilion is a store opened by the Spiritual Beast Sect. You must know this, right?" The shopkeeper nodded when he saw Xu Zhiyu, and then continued:
  "So the secrets of raising spirit beasts in the Spirit Beast Pavilion are all handed down from the Spirit Beast Sect. The Spirit Beast Pavilion is a huge thing. There are four or five Jindan Masters in it. The Zi Mansion has nearly a hundred people, and the foundations have been built over a thousand. Countless anger.

Among the monks inside, from the sect master to the outer disciples, no one does not raise spiritual beasts. In fact, other people's breeding secrets are actually for the disciples of this sect. They have a lot of money, so raising spiritual animals must be different from us, and all they need are the best. "

"That's why it is said in the secret book to use spiritual bamboo shoots to feed spiritual beasts. Ordinary monks definitely cannot afford it. Besides, this iron-eating beast has the potential to advance to a second-level spiritual beast. Even within the Spirit Beast Sect, that is Only core disciples will raise them. Core disciples are the backbone of a sect, and the resources provided by the sect are extremely abundant, so raising an iron-eating beast is not a burden."

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he looked at Xu Zhiyu, meaning are you willing to spend so many spiritual stones to buy spiritual bamboo shoots to feed the spiritual beasts?

the answer is negative. He made a calculation. If he followed the feeding secret book and fed one spiritual bamboo shoot and five spiritual stones per day, the amount would be more than 1,800 per year. This basically drained him dry. No wonder the shopkeeper said that ordinary people couldn't afford it. That's right. What are their conditions? What are your conditions? Do you dare to use the same grade as others?

It seems that I can only feed the spirit beast pills that the public spirit beasts eat. It is not only economical and affordable, but also large in quantity. The disadvantage is that the growth of spiritual beasts is slow. It may take ten years to eat spiritual bamboo shoots to advance from a first-level low-level spiritual beast to a first-level mid-level spiritual beast. However, eating spiritual beast pills will be much slower. It may take thirty or forty years. If you are unlucky, you will never be able to advance to the next level in your life.

However, out of his love for "Huahua", Xu Zhiyu bought ten bamboo shoots for it and prepared to satisfy the little one's craving every few days. This was within his ability. The rest can only be figured out later.

After leaving Yubao Pavilion, Xu Zhiyu went to the shop selling spirit beast pills nearby and bought three bottles of spirit beast pills, each containing ten pills. It only cost sixty spirit stones. According to the store, one pill every three days is enough at the moment. If your body grows in size in the future, you can give more in moderation.

After settling the ration problem for "Huahua", Xu Zhiyu went to the next destination of the trip - Baibao Pavilion.

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