Chapter 72 Chapter 72 Kissing the corner of the mouth

Qin Sheng felt that this was not going to work. He had to find something else for Xu Zhaoyi to do that could consume his energy, otherwise his wife would be so bored that she would treat him like a toy.

Just then, I remembered that the reward for their wedding mission had been issued, so I said:

[I have good news for you. I've collected another purple talisman and have had Noodles retrieve it and store it in the manor safe. Now, all I need to set up the Transformation Rotation Formation is one more purple talisman. Since you're free these days, you could study this formation ahead of time, ok?]

As he spoke, he stuffed a tablet and a stylus into Xu Zhaoyi's hands for him to use for drawing and drafting.

This was serious business, and even though Xu Zhaoyi knew what Qin Sheng was thinking, he accepted it with great surprise.

However, Qin Sheng's plan was bound to fail in the end. If Noodles were here, he would probably complain about him directly. He had never seen anyone use the method of pursuing others to reject others like him. Even if he wanted to express it more tactfully, this was... too "tactful"!

In fact, this is no longer a polite refusal, it is simply the opposite of what was asked.

Xu Zhaoyi had already memorized the diagram of the Transformation Rotating Array in his mind, so it didn't take much effort to draw it out now. However, the array was complicated, and the four purple talismans only met the basic requirements.

Not to mention that this formation requires profound magic power to control. Once it is abandoned halfway, the souls in it may be damaged. Take Xu Zhaoyi's current cultivation level of the ninth level of Qi Refining as an example. He doesn't even dare to write on the purple talisman that he has collected with great difficulty.

Fortunately, there is no rush for this matter. Xu Zhaoyi thought that it would be more stable if he and Qin Sheng could work together to set up the formation after he established his foundation.

He suddenly remembered that there was a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator nearby with whom he could exchange experiences. So he looked up at Qin Sheng and asked indirectly, "Hey, did Ling Huan ever tell you what it felt like when he broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage?"

[…Why don’t you just ask him?] Qin Sheng found this question, which seemed to go all the way around the world, a little funny.

[He's not here, how can I ask?]

[You've been together at the Xu family for so many days, haven't you ever thought about adding each other's contact information?]

[………]Xu Zhaoyi almost laughed out of anger. Yes, why didn’t he have any? It was because he was worried that Qin Sheng was not prepared and would be exposed!

Seeing this, Qin Sheng stopped teasing him and said bluntly: [His cultivation path is very different from yours, so there is no reference value.]

[Okay!] Xu Zhaoyi didn't doubt that Qin Sheng was just being perfunctory. After all, Qin Sheng wanted him to break through sooner than anyone else. If he said there was no reference, then it must be true.

He followed Qin Sheng's wishes and concentrated on studying the Transformation Rotation Formation for the next few days, not wanting to push the other party too hard.

——Qin Sheng is the kind of person who requires you to break through the barriers to touch the real part of him. Of course, the premise is that he can tolerate you doing so, but even so, you can't force him to make a decision. In the end, you still have to let him take the initiative to come out and hug you.

Xu Zhaoyi was very aware that he had chosen a difficult person to pursue, and he enjoyed it and didn't find it troublesome.

At the same time, Feng Lili also received the first batch of spirit stones made by two elderly child workers, Mian Mian and Hu Sheng.

Even though she had witnessed an endless supply of spiritual water, she almost couldn't walk when she saw this batch of spiritual stones. The spiritual energy that high-quality jade can store is incomparable to that of other carriers.

Feng Lili didn't dare to touch it casually, so he called Raphael, Lijiaya and Zhou Jianwei, three people Qin Sheng had certified as trustworthy, to come and help sort and classify them, and discuss which pieces to throw into the circle to test the waters first.

Raphael was familiar with this. "They're divided into three categories: high, medium, and low. High-quality spirit stones are one yuan, while medium and low-quality spirit stones are three to five yuan. Don't sell them to just one person. Once the payment is made, we have no say in their whereabouts or use. Anyone who buys such a good thing wouldn't want to tell anyone about it. So, we need to see if there's a market for magic tools in your area so we can use them for exhibitions and promotions."

"Yes," Feng Lili thought for a moment, "Nan Chuan originally had a shop over there, which was looked after by my sister Feng Lili. After she fled back to Southeast Asia, it was temporarily closed because no one was looking after it. It's only been a few months, so the rent should not be overdue yet."

It should have been reopened a long time ago, but during the time they were back, the Qin family kept causing trouble, so it had to be put on hold temporarily.

Now that we need it, we can use it.

"But will someone come to steal the goods?" Lijiaya had more experience in setting up stalls, and she grew up in Southeast Asia, so the first thing she thought of was safety.

Feng Lili denied this assumption: "It's not like they're going to rob us. Our local magic weapon trading market was jointly established by several major cultivation families. Anyone who causes trouble on their territory will definitely end up with a life of robbery but no life to enjoy it."

Lijiaya asked happily, "Are they so responsible?"

Feng Lili shook his head. "They're not responsible, they're just trying to protect their own status and interests. So, now that you mention it, I'm not worried about robbers. Instead, I'm more worried about these aristocratic families themselves. They might put pressure on us to give up the larger market and only supply them."

This is similar to the ancient times when the nobles monopolized knowledge. They themselves don't even have one to enjoy such a good thing as a spirit stone, so how could they be willing to share it with casual cultivators?

You have to know that today's independent cultivators are not necessarily without money. The difference in status between the two lies more in the cultivation resources, family collections and the right to speak in this circle.

In the past, it was useless for independent cultivators to have money, but if they were allowed to hold this spirit stone auction, the situation would definitely change dramatically.

Raphael also thoughtfully agreed with her concerns. There is nothing new under the sun. The majority of Nanyang's cultivation resources are also monopolized by the organization he originally belonged to. If such an auction house appeared in Nanyang, he was sure that their organization would not sit idly by.

"No, I have to talk to them about this." Feng Lili said, frowning and going to send a message.

Raphael asked the other two to continue classifying the spirit stones. No matter what the result of the discussion was, this work had to be done.

Qin Sheng was quite surprised to receive Feng Lili's text message. When he rescued Feng Lili and arranged for her to replace Feng Lili, he did not expect her to be so capable.

He had considered this situation. If it were an ordinary time, he would have to think twice before doing such a thing. However, the Qin family had just been beaten badly by his wife, so there shouldn't be anyone who would dare to go against Juesai in the short term.

Even if they really want to unite, it will take time to reach a consensus. After all, spiritual energy is rare. It is not like some dispensable interests. These people would rather no one has it than accept the "lower class" sharing it with them.

Spiritual energy determines whether the people with higher cultivation levels in each family have the opportunity to break through the foundation-building stage and extend their lifespan by hundreds of years.

Juesai's toughness can be seen from the fact that he resisted the Qin family's revenge and succeeded. If Juesai was threatened and smashed the pot in anger, his dream of immortality would be shattered and he would be left with nothing but regrets.

When the temptation of immortality conflicts with the distribution of class interests, magic defeats magic. In Qin Sheng's view, the former is more tempting, and the chance of a fight to the death is very small.

He asked Feng Lili to follow Raphael's plan first, and arrange for the stronger members of the organization to take shifts to guard the store. Minor frictions could be solved directly without worrying about causing trouble. If they could not be solved, he would try his best to hold on and notify them, and he would let Xu Zhaoyi rush over.

Feng Lili felt relieved when he knew that Qin Sheng had an idea in mind, so he turned around and joined the team counting spirit stones and started working happily.

At the Qin family's side, since Qin Sheng was too much of a homebody, Gu Qingyue couldn't find any chance to be alone with him. He tried to instigate Qin Xing to please Qin Sheng. Qin Xing wanted to, but he didn't dare to step on his brother's minefield!

Look at what has become of the Qin Dynasty.

Although Qin Shi's affairs seemed to have no direct connection with his brother, Wu Yunlian still revealed some plausible news to him in order to scare him and stop him from provoking Qin Sheng.

For example, before Qin Shi got into trouble, the place he went most frequently was the store of Xu Zhaoyi's ex-fiancée, and the person he had the most contact with was an employee in that store. After the incident, that employee resigned from the store.

Everyone from the old man to Qin Xing's uncles knew all of this, but no one offered to find this person for Qin Shi, let alone question Qin Sheng whether he was involved in this matter.

The most terrifying thing is that Qin Xing also got a hint from his father Qin Kangnian that the Qin family no longer seriously sought medical treatment for Qin Shi. In other words, Qin Shi was completely finished.

The cause of all these bad things was just because he said something bad to Xu Zhaoyi at Qin Sheng's engagement ceremony.

By this calculation, considering his performance when Qin Sheng brought Xu Zhaoyi home for the first time, Qin Sheng did not retaliate against him and even took sides to defend him in front of Qin Shi. He can be said to be the only younger brother that his eldest brother loves a little!

After Qin Xing realized this, she was flattered like a bitch, and was even more unwilling to step on Qin Sheng's minefield, making the other party feel that the idea was intermittent and that the love that was more precious than diamonds was all wasted.

Because of his non-cooperation, Gu Qingyue had no choice but to settle for the second best and explore the Qin family's so-called holy place, Hanyan Luoxing, which even the Qin family members were not allowed to enter and exit at will.

Qin Xing had already rejected him once, so it was difficult for him to make excuses for his second request. He could understand Gu Qingyue's yearning for the Qin family's holy land of cultivation, so he pestered Wu Yunlian for three days and finally made the other party give in.

In fact, Wu Yunlian had been waiting for him to beg for a long time, but Gu Qingyue still wanted to start with Qin Sheng. If Qin Xing really chose to listen to him and ask Qin Sheng out for a private meeting, Wu Yunlian would definitely smash his head.

Fortunately, she revealed so much information that her stupid son finally knew how to write the word "fear".

She never dreamed that Qin Xing did not choose the former simply because he was daydreaming and mistakenly thought that Qin Sheng loved him but was unable to express it.

That day, Qin Xing brought Gu Qingyue into Hanyanluoxing. Qin Sheng specially asked Noodles to come back and follow them to mark all the places they had passed.

Gu Qingyue was a cautious person. He guessed that since it was his first time here, even if no one suspected his identity, he was still an outsider, and this place might be hiding the Qin family's biggest secret, so there would definitely be many people watching him in secret.

Therefore, he did nothing but observed with his naked eyes and noted down the general terrain. After learning from Qin Xing that there were countless small fish monsters in this huge Luoxing Lake, his eyes flashed slightly, and he obviously guessed something.

It was naturally easy for him to use the answers to cover up the process, which in his opinion was tantamount to trying to cover up the truth.

Gu Qingyue used curiosity as an excuse to pull Qin Xing to stay by Luoxing Lake for a long time.

He also suggested if they could fish one out to see, and Qin Xing's end was shaking so hard that the placenta was almost shaken out.

"Of course I wouldn't dare. In the Qin family, apart from my eldest brother who has lawless privileges and can easily catch this little fish monster and make grilled fish, even my parents have never touched anything in Falling Star Lake."

Gu Qingyue had to use a lot of effort to resist the urge to roll his eyes after hearing this, and sighed: "Then why don't you ask your eldest brother to come along, and beg him, will he not grill two for you?"

"Ha, he almost roasted me!" Qin Xing thought that Gu Qingyue really didn't understand their family's situation. As Qin Sheng's most favored younger brother, he didn't dare to think so beautifully.

"How could that be?" Gu Qingyue really didn't understand: "He knew that what Qin Shi said about you that day was true, but he still chose to defend you unconditionally in front of him."

He could tolerate his younger brother trying to use his advantage to sabotage his wedding. He did not get angry when it happened. When his younger brother was exposed by outsiders, he subconsciously chose to protect his younger brother first. In the end, he did not care about it, and did not even say a real word of blame.

The only thing that might be criticized is that Qin Sheng’s personality is too cold, but this is not a big problem.

If this isn't considered a truly wonderful brother, then what else could be considered one? In Gu Qingyue's opinion, Qin Xing was the perfect example of someone who didn't know how to appreciate their blessings.

Qin Xing couldn't help but sigh after hearing what he said.

How could others understand the psychological trauma Qin Sheng had caused to his brothers and sisters of the same generation in the past twenty years?

Neither of them could convince the other, so they could only change the subject. Gu Qingyue sighed, "The spiritual energy here is much stronger than outside. Even among the aristocratic families, there are only a handful who can afford to create a place like this."

Qin Xing was naturally proud and took credit for it, saying, "I've already told my mom that you can come and go as you please while you stay at our house."

"Does your father agree too?" Gu Qingyue hasn't forgotten that he is actually not welcome in this family. Wu Yunlian may not be able to stand his son's nagging, but Qin Kangnian doesn't seem like someone who would spoil his children without limits.

Qin Xing hesitated for a moment before confessing, "They rarely object to my eldest brother's ideas. It should be said that since we were little, whenever my eldest brother puts forward an idea, it has almost never been rejected. Because my eldest brother accepts your existence, my parents will also accept you, allowing you to enter and exit Hanyan Luoxing freely like me. This is how they express their attitude to everyone."

This made sense. Gu Qingyue knew Qin Sheng's importance to the Qin family better than Qin Xing, and immediately put aside his doubts.

A few days later, when Qin Sheng counted the time Gu Qingyue had stayed in Hanyanluoxing and couldn't count it on one hand, he felt that the time was almost right.

Feng Lili had everything ready. The shop had reopened for a few days. The spirit stones on display attracted a lot of people, and the news soon reached the Qin family.

The Qin family had suffered enough losses from Jue Shi, so this time they rarely thought of robbing the family. They all agreed that Qin Kangnian would bring them to the auction, and no matter how many spirit stones there were, they would try to buy them all at any price.

They also couldn't imagine that the spirit stones that Noodles and the nurse sent to Jueshi Garden were filled to the brim with the 'coffins' that were usually used to transport people. If they bought them all, as long as Feng Lili was a little bit unscrupulous, even the rich Qin family would suffer a lot.

Although Feng Lili himself was not a black-hearted person, he was helping his boss make money. Isn't the Qin family's money Qin Sheng's money? It's just a transfer from one hand to the other. There's nothing wrong with asking for a higher price.

Finally, Qin Sheng seized the opportunity to set the date for the auction, and then reminded Xu Zhaoyi to be mentally prepared and visit the forbidden area that night.

“Just checking it out?” Xu Zhaoyi asked.

[It would be great if we could resolve it all at once, but this time we're just testing the waters, there's no need to go all out.]

Qin Sheng spent so much time and effort on Gu Qingyue just to let him play a small role.

But there's still a problem...they haven't been completely honest with each other, which means that logically they can't act together.

"Okay, I won't do anything rash. Just wait for me to come back." Xu Zhaoyi took advantage of Qin Sheng's moment of daze and leaned over to give him a kiss.

However, the angle was not well controlled this time, and the kiss fell on the corner of the mouth, which made it seem a little cautious. Qin Sheng, who came to his senses and wanted to say something, was stuck.

I almost couldn't help but ask, what's wrong with you?