Immortality cultivation starts from Dongxuan Lake

Chapter 19 The only good news

However, every time something big happens, low-level monks like them will suffer.

This was just like the birth of Foundation Establishment Pill before and the appearance of Tribulation Cultivator.

This made Lu Ming feel uneasy, but he felt reassured after looking at the spiritual stones in his storage bag.

In more than half a year, he has accumulated enough spiritual stones to buy a small courtyard in Fangshi. When the time comes to move into Fangshi, what happens in Lingmi Lane has nothing to do with him.

Whatever happens here won't harm Fangshi, right?

Thinking of this, he decided to leave early tomorrow to visit the market.

There are not many people like him who realize something is wrong.

Everyone is running.

……

At night.

He quietly approached the Tian family and knocked on the door. The eldest brother of the Tian family was a clam farmer in Dongxuan Lake and was considered a well-informed person in Lingmi Lane.

"Who is it?" A loud voice came from the door.

Lu Ming turned around and looked around.

"Open the door quickly, I have something important to talk to Brother Tian." Lu Ming shouted softly.

After a moment of silence, the door opened: "Master Lu, it's you, what's the matter?

The corner of Lu Ming's mouth twitched. Since the news that he became a Talisman Master spread through Master Chu, everyone called him that.

After all, no one in Lingmi Lane can draw low-grade talismans.

Normally, a monk at the third level of Qi training would have to perform a fireball spell not only by making secrets but also by reciting a mantra, which is a waste of time. With the fireball talisman, it can be activated directly.

It's safer to encounter Jie Xiu.

"Sister-in-law of the Tian family, I heard that Brother Tian is breeding clams in Dongxuan Lake. Is he at home now?" Lu Ming asked directly.

"Oh, so that's what happened. My family is here." The Tian family's sister-in-law patted her chest and said, which made Lu Ming's brows jump.

"Let's talk first."

"Who is it?" Tian Meng's voice came from the back room.

"It's Lu Ming, Master Lu."

"Then please come in quickly." Tian Meng hurriedly greeted him.

Lu Ming followed and walked in.

The room was very simply decorated, with no furnishings except a bed and a wardrobe.

"Sit, sit, Master Lu, do you want some water? I'll pour you a cup of tea." Tian Meng rubbed his hands and said nervously.

"Thank you, no need to bother."

"I have something I want to ask you." Lu Ming said straight to the point.

"Okay, okay! Say it." Tian Meng looked at Lu Ming excitedly.

Although he didn't know what Lu Ming wanted from him, it was possible for Xiao Sang to become an apprentice and learn the art of drawing talismans.

"Brother Tian works at a lake where clams are cultivated. I wonder if the rental price there has increased?"

Breeding spiritual clams is equivalent to digging for spiritual stones. The price has increased for him, which is why there is a real problem.

Knowing Lu Ming's intention, Brother Tian immediately lowered his voice and said to him: "Master Lu, I'm afraid this matter will soon spread throughout Tailing Mountain."

"I don't know why the Gongsun family is so crazy... Not only the spiritual field, but also the rent for cultivating spiritual clams by the lake has increased by as much as 50%."

"I also heard from a manager of Gongsun's family that the prices of small courtyards in Fangshi have also increased a lot."

"And no matter how much your original rent was, it will be doubled, and the spiritual stones will be replenished within a time limit."

"The supervisor won't let me go out and talk nonsense about this."

Lu Ming frowned slightly after hearing Brother Tian's words.

"How could this happen?" he muttered.

Brother Tian shook his head: "I don't know."

Then he sighed again and said: "Now the whole Tailing Mountain is in a fuss because of this incident. Many people have asked about the situation of the Gongsun family, but they were told that they can only accept it."

"The Gongsun family acts so domineeringly, aren't they afraid of something happening?" The Tian family's sister-in-law pouted at the side.

"How can we not be overbearing? There are more than one or two foundation-building monks in the Gongsun family. How can we spiritual farmers and clam farmers fight against them?"

The eldest brother of the Tian family sighed, it was okay for people like him who just raised clams and were given a fixed amount of spiritual stones instead of renting land, but those spiritual farmers would have a hard time. People can't live well and can do anything. It's not peaceful outside.

Lu Ming stopped listening to the rest of the words. He cupped his fists and thanked Brother Tian: "Sorry for bothering you."

The eldest brother of the Tian family waved his hand: "Don't say this, our neighbors will turn away if they say this."

"Yeah." Lu Ming responded.

After just a few steps, he suddenly remembered something and turned to Brother Tian: "I will remember this favor today."

"Haha." Brother Tian's eyes lit up. This was exactly what he wanted, otherwise he would not have told Lu Ming such secret information.

……

After leaving Tian's house, Lu Ming went straight home.

He locked himself in his room, thinking about how to deal with this crisis.

An ordinary courtyard in Tailingshanfang City rents 20 spiritual stones per year, with a minimum rent of ten years.

I have spent a lot in the past six months and have only saved a total of about 200 spiritual stones. I originally planned to rent a small courtyard for ten years, but I will definitely have the money to continue renting it in the next ten years.

But now that the price has doubled, it means that 400 spiritual stones will be paid every ten years. It will take him at least the first half of the year to get it together... And if the Gongsun family acts so domineeringly, something big will happen. He can't afford to wait for half a year. .

Lu Ming suddenly thought of selling all the extra talismans he had.

The success rate of drawing talismans with spiritual blood is quite high, and he has accumulated a lot of them in more than half a year. He has about ten extra talismans and this month he has a total of twenty talismans.

He didn't dare to sell these amulets to others before. After all, his success rate was already very high, and selling them to others might arouse some suspicion.

To be on the safe side, it’s better not to draw attention to your treasure.

Maybe you can ask Shopkeeper Xiao.

The person behind him is not simple, he is from the Zhao family, and he might have some connections.

Lu Ming originally wanted to use the transmission talisman to ask, but looking at the firelights coming out of the window, I am afraid that many people will use the transmission talisman to ask tonight. It is most likely to make mistakes at this time.

Forget it, it's almost January. I'll go to Fangshi tomorrow, so I'll bring the amulet with me.

……

The next day, Lu Ming got up early and went out to take a look. There were many monks on the road.

This kind of group formation is not afraid of encountering Jie Xiu.

After rushing for a while, Lu Ming soon arrived at Fangshi in the early morning. There were more pedestrians on the road than usual at noon, and they were all obviously asking what happened.

Lu Ming came to Zhao's Talisman Store. When he saw Shopkeeper Xiao holding his hands, he asked, "Shopkeeper Xiao, do you know what the rental price of this small courtyard in Fangshi is?"

Shopkeeper Xiao smiled: "I knew Master Lu Fu would definitely ask this question."

He and Lu Ming have been doing business for more than a year. Naturally, he knew that Lu Ming wanted to rent a courtyard in Fangshi, but it was a pity that he would encounter such a thing.

"Now in the market, even the cheapest courtyards close to the edge have doubled in price, and even those courtyards close to the core spirit gathering array have even tripled in price."

"And the rent is the same as usual, paid every ten years, without any discount."

"Then I don't know what the shop owner can do here. I want to rent a yard for a few years...after all, it's not safe outside."

Lu Ming frowned and said, he always felt like a storm was coming.

Shopkeeper Xiao shook his head and said: "To be honest, I just heard the news released by the Gongsun family. The water behind it is very deep. It is a wise choice to rent a house in the market. After all, the Gongsun family has strengthened the market." City guard."

"Can we not strengthen the security guard?" Lu Ming complained in his heart.

A monk in the middle stage of Qi training has been practicing for half his life, and his total net worth is only one or two hundred spiritual stones. Someone rents a courtyard, and if you ask him to pay double the rent, where will he save it?

If the house cannot be paid and the house is repossessed, then the money paid before will be in vain.

For the spiritual stone that they have been fighting for most of their lives, these monks in the middle stage of Qi training went crazy and didn't know what to do.

It is also a matter of course to strengthen the public security work in the city.

Seeing the strange look in Lu Ming's eyes, shopkeeper Xiao also knew what he was thinking, so he said: "Master Lu Fu doesn't have to worry about the safety of Fangshi. After all, the Gongsun family is here to build a foundation, and these Qi training monks can't make any trouble after all."

"However, the rent increase is a certainty and there is nothing I can do about it."

Lu Ming completely gave up the idea after hearing the news, so he sighed and left.

He planned to huddle in Lingmi Lane as before and wait until the storm passed.

Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by shopkeeper Xiao.

"Master Lu Fu, don't be discouraged. Although there is no courtyard, there is good news for you here."

"What good news?" Lu Ming stopped and asked.

(End of this chapter)