Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 89 The fox blocks the way
His father's illness was cured and he was still alive and well, but Li Xiuyuan was relieved.

However, he took his guards and returned to the mountain where the Polygonum multiflorum essence was entrenched.

"Young master, look, this rock is indeed a piece of emerald, but it is blocked by the stone skin, so it is no different from ordinary rocks." Tieshan walked over from the side of the cliff carrying a huge black stone.

But he saw that the stone as large as a millstone was covered with a layer of black stone skin, and a crystal green light was vaguely revealed inside.

"It seems that this thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum essence didn't lie to me." Li Xiuyuan waved his hand and said, "Take it back, and find a jade carving master to make some jade articles in the future."

"Yes, young master." Several guards immediately offered their hands, carried the stone and walked down the mountain.

"Young master, don't you want to take the 1 taels of silver back?" Tieshan asked while looking at a box containing silver money.

Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved, and he waved his hand and said, "Take it back too, but the money in this box has to be used for charity, not for private use."

"Master, why is this?" Tieshan asked curiously.

"Because this is theoretically not our Li family's money, but the life-saving money of the Polygonum multiflorum essence." Li Xiuyuan smiled suddenly: "We can't ignore the life-saving money of the Polygonum multiflorum essence. If we use his money for good deeds, we can kill two birds with one stone. It gained merit, and our Li family gained fame."

Tieshan nodded and responded.

When everyone went down the mountain, they passed halfway up the mountain.

Li Xiuyuan stopped in his footsteps.

He saw that the old woodcutter was still chopping firewood and making alchemy.

The old woodcutter still doesn't know that he has been deceived by the Polygonum multiflorum essence for 30 years, and he has practiced fake pills for 30 years. There is no elixir in the copper furnace.

"If I don't tell him the truth, he's probably going to practice alchemy here until he dies." Li Xiuyuan thought to himself.

Thinking of this, he walked over

"It's you young man again, I'm not interested in taking care of you anymore, leave quickly, don't disturb my alchemy." said the old woodcutter.

Li Xiuyuan said: "I don't want to disturb your alchemy, but I just want to remind you that you have been deceived by that so-called god. What you practice in this copper furnace is not an alchemy at all, but an ordinary pebble. Don't talk about alchemy." It has been 30 years, even if it takes 300 years of refining, it is impossible to practice the elixir, so I advise you not to waste this effort, you should give up the plan of refining the elixir as soon as possible, go down the mountain and go home."

"What nonsense are you talking about? The elixir I practiced is fake?" The old woodcutter suddenly became furious: "Get lost, you are so nasty as a young man, you are making me unable to practice the elixir even if you can't succeed in asking for medicine from immortals."

Li Xiuyuan frowned and said nothing.

He felt that this old woodcutter was obsessed too much. He had practiced alchemy for 30 years. Now that he told him that the elixir was fake, he didn't seem to believe it.

"I didn't prevent you from practicing the elixir, I just reminded you." Li Xiuyuan said: "That's all for now, I'm leaving."

He had no intention of continuing to persuade the old woodcutter, but left after telling the truth.

Seeing Li Xiuyuan and the others leaving so readily, the old woodcutter was taken aback.

Then he muttered: "Catastrophe, this person is the catastrophe I encountered in refining the alchemy, he must want to shake my determination to refine alchemy, let me open the alchemy furnace and have a look."

"But the old god said that the alchemy furnace cannot be opened. Once you open the elixir, you will not be able to practice it, and you will fail. You must practice a full Jiazi. I remember it clearly. Well, I can't be fooled by his few words. I have to strengthen my determination to make alchemy, there are still 30 years, and I will be able to become a fairy in 30 years."

After muttering a few words, he continued chopping wood to make alchemy, ensuring that the fire would not go out.

After Li Xiuyuan went down the mountain, he looked back.

Seeing that the old woodcutter hadn't woken up and went down the mountain, he couldn't help shaking his head, and then left without looking back.

"Pack up your bags immediately, let's go back to Guobei County."

After returning to the cottage, Li Xiuyuan immediately ordered.

This time I came to Wangchuan Mountain just to put on a show, so many things will happen on the way, now I have been out for a long time, and it is time to go back.

"Yes, Eldest Young Master." Tieshan replied, and began to prepare to leave.

About half an hour later, the convoy was ready. It set off from the cottage and drove all the way to the official road.

"You don't need to send it off, go back." Li Xiuyuan waved his hand.

"Eldest young master, the young one will not be far away. If you have any orders, send someone to send a letter." Wu Fei and Han Meng brought the men from the cottage to the official road and stopped.

"Master, have a good journey, young master." The others saluted.

Li Dafu was sitting on the carriage, full of energy, his white hair turned black, he didn't look like a man who was nearly fifty years old, but rather a man in his thirties.

He waved his hands with a smile and said: "Go back, with my son here, my master will have no worries along the way."

Both Wu Fei and Han Meng were murdered, especially Wu Fei, who killed County Magistrate Liu and was also a robber. The Li family was a clean family, so naturally they would not bring Wu Fei and Han Meng with them. Can be placed in Wangchuan Mountain as part of the hidden strength of the Li family.

"By the way, I haven't seen my son for quite a while, did something happen in the house?" Li Dafu asked on the way.

"The mansion is very peaceful, nothing happened, but during the few days when father had an accident, the servants in the mansion became a little restless." Li Xiuyuan said.

Li Dafu nodded and said: "It's normal for the servants to be restless when the tree falls and the monkeys scatter."

"By the way, when my son went to Xiahe Village, he took in a maid." Li Xiuyuan said; "Because there were a lot of things during this time, I forgot to tell my father."

"It's just a maid. If my son likes it, it doesn't matter if I accept ten or eight. You don't need to explain to Weifu. It's the pair of golden locks you took out of the house last time. You give it to that girl." Is it? Why did you bring back a servant girl, but no other lady?" Li Dafu said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "This matter is a bit complicated. Let's talk to my father later. Let's talk about the personal maid that the child received in Xiahe Village. The personal maid is a widow."

"Widow?" Li Dafu was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed: "I didn't expect my son to have the style of the ancient Mengde, not bad, not bad."

"Father doesn't think there's anything wrong?" Li Xiuyuan said.

Li Dafu said: "What's wrong with this, isn't it just a widow? There are so many widows in this world, don't widows stop looking for men? If there is a war, there are six or seven out of ten women in the world." One is a widow, and they have to remarry in the same way. Besides, they just entered our Li family to be a personal maid, and they are not concubines or regular wives. It makes no difference whether they are widows or not, as long as my son is pleasing to the eye. Father won't mind."

"In the future, if my son doesn't like it and thinks that the status of a widow is inappropriate, I can give it to others later. Eleven of the eighteen concubines who used to be my father were given away, leaving only a few obedient ones to serve your mother. "

Send someone?

A streak of cold sweat appeared on Li Xiuyuan's forehead.

Sure enough, native ancient people are terrible, and his father is no exception. He almost forgot that this ancient people had the habit of giving away maids, maidservants, and concubines indiscriminately.

I remember that a famous historical figure in the previous life, Su Dongpo, gave a concubine he was pregnant to a friend in exchange for a horse, but the woman was so strong that she couldn't stand the insult and committed suicide.

Even pregnant concubines are willing to send out, this is a terrible atmosphere, which can be seen.

But I have to say that this trend is also very popular in this world.

"Master, there is a fox blocking the way ahead."

Suddenly, at this moment, the Tieshan mount leading the way stopped, and said in a panicked voice.

(End of this chapter)