After Tong Nuonuo put the tea leaves into the box, Chen Xiao gave up. He asked, "How is the matter of the evil cultivator going? Is there any progress?" Then he apologized, "I'm busy here too, so I can't help you."
Tang Ru finished her tea and was eating some snacks. After hearing what she said, she chewed her food vigorously and swallowed it down, saying, "No problem. It's OK as long as Nuonuo is with me. Thank you for your kindness." She raised her chin and said, "Thank you for the tea. When everyone is free, I will thank you with my specialty."
Tang Ru was a spiritual plant master, so she could tell that this tea was valuable. Not only was it useful for replenishing her own consumption, but it was also useful as a stepping stone to open some people's mouths. Chen Xiao didn't stop her, so she just remembered the favor.
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "It's a deal then. You must let me try it someday."
Tang Ru was full of confidence: "I guarantee that your mouth will be filled with fragrance, and you will want to try it again after tasting it."
Tang Ru's confidence made Chen Xiao curious. Unfortunately, she didn't have time at the moment. After a short rest, Tang Ru and Tong Nuonuo went out again. After returning empty-handed many times, the two of them have learned to be smart. They pretended to be brokers who resell everywhere, and they also looked like they had a large amount of white spirit fruit in their hands. Now they really found a way and are in contact with the other party.
Knowing that they were making good progress, Xi Yunting decided to give their share of the White Spirit Fruit to Tang Ru. With such a large amount of fruit, it was enough for Tang Ru and Tong Nuonuo to become anyone's guests.
The next day, Hu Qingyun asked Manager Hong to personally invite them to his house for a chat.
Manager Hong led the way, leading the two people to enter through the side door instead of the main entrance. While leading the way, Manager Hong apologized: "I really neglected you two. In order not to attract attention, I had to do so. I am sorry for making you two feel wronged."
Chen Xiao didn't think much of it, but it seemed that he didn't go through the main entrance just to keep a low profile. He didn't want to cause trouble, so Hu Qingyun's caution was in line with Chen Xiao's wishes.
Although the City Lord's Mansion was affected by the war, it has been renovated. However, perhaps due to the rush of time, it can be seen that some buildings are new and some are old.
The City Lord's Mansion of Jincheng is certainly not as majestic as Hanshan City, but it also occupies a large area and is very wide. Every brick and tile is carefully carved and ingenious.
The architectural style of this country is very similar to that of Hanshan City, and it also tends to be simple and elegant. However, the styles of different times and places are different, and there are some subtle differences, which further highlight the local customs.
Compared to Hanshan City, which has a martial arts training ground not far away from the City Lord's Mansion, Jincheng City's City Lord's Mansion has a garden pond and even a pavilion across the water, which is quite elegant.
Hu Qingyun's residence is nearby. You can get there by crossing the winding bridge over the water.
Chen Xiao took a quick glance and saw that the courtyard was completely new. The old city lord loved his youngest son, so not only was the new house exquisitely built, but the interior was also very large. Whether he was meditating or practicing body skills, he could satisfy his needs without leaving the house.
Chen Xiao took a look around. Although this place was nice, it was like an invisible cage. No wonder Hu Qingyun was depressed and wanted to turn the tables and become the city lord.
Seeing Chen Xiao shaking his head, Xi Yunting asked in a low voice: "What's wrong?"
Chen Xiao looked at Manager Hong in front of him, leaned over to Xi Yunting's ear and said, "The situation is not good."
He was so close that his breath blew on Xi Yunting's ears. Xi Yunting had never felt how sensitive his ears were before, but now he felt as if they were burning.
In order to hide this somewhat embarrassing change, Xi Yunting's aura became colder and his expression became more serious.
Seeing his expression, Hu Qingyun thought that he was dissatisfied with the way he entered the City Lord's Mansion. He apologized and said, "I don't know what my two brothers heard in the past two days, and they have been watching me closely. I had no choice but to invite you two here in this way. One day in the future, I will open the main gate of the City Lord's Mansion and personally welcome you two in."
To open the door of the city lord's mansion to welcome him, one must be the master. Hu Qingyun's words were both a hint and a promise. Once he became the city lord, he would definitely repay him.
Chen Xiao did not respond to his words. He was no longer like in his previous life, doing Feng Shui for the client first to survive, and then to leave enough retirement funds for his master. Now he was more focused on studying and developing Feng Shui. For him, wealth was secondary, and vitality was primary. This made Chen Xiao even less affected by external things.
Chen Xiao said calmly: "Mr. Hu, you are too polite. Let me take a look at this courtyard first."
Hu Qingyun was also very straightforward. He took Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting to look around the place.
Chen Xiao frowned imperceptibly.
The old city lord loved his son too much, so he chose this place to build a new courtyard for the sake of coolness in the summer. There were many servants serving Hu Qingyun, and Hu Qingyun's own trained subordinates all lived here with him. Although the whole courtyard looked very regular from the outside, it was divided into blocks of different sizes by walls in order to leave several martial arts training grounds. The whole layout can be said to be messy and chaotic, without any rules.
After looking at the courtyard, Chen Xiao went to Hu Qingyun's living room and bedroom. He stood silently in the middle of the house and took out the compass to calculate the direction of the house. There was no big problem with the direction of the house. The furnishings in the house were simple and easy to adjust.
He began to calculate according to Hu Qingyun's spiritual root attributes. The new star position had to rely on the guidance of the compass, and a large amount of vitality that he was reluctant to use on weekdays was consumed. What's more, the spiritual root talent was more complicated than the previous single five elements, and the calculation was twice as difficult.
Soon Chen Xiao once again entered a state of ecstasy, completely forgetting everything around him. He raised his arm slightly and kept walking back and forth in the room.
If Tong Nuonuo followed, she would immediately recall that before the start of school, Chen Xiao was also so focused on his own thoughts, constantly walking back and forth.
The only people present were Hu Qingyun, his servant, and Xi Yunting. It was the first time for the three of them to meet him, and although they didn't know what he was doing, they didn't dare to disturb him.
Chen Xiao had a serious expression, his eyes were fixed on the side, and he ignored the people around him. Gradually, his expression became more and more serious. Although the weather outside was cold and windy, beads of sweat gradually seeped out of his temples and forehead.
Xi Yunting felt the same way, as if he could understand how hard Chen Xiao was working. His chest ached, but he could only endure it silently. Brother Xiao, this is like practicing, you can only rely on yourself, no one else can help.
Time passed by minute by minute, making people feel that the days passed by like years. The silent atmosphere in the field made people feel a little breathless. Manager Hong wanted to say something, but Xi Yunting glanced over and stopped him with a stern look.
Seeing this, Hu Qingyun smiled apologetically and shook his head at Manager Hong.
Chen Xiao's steps became slower and slower, but also more and more determined. Finally, he walked to a certain position and stood still. His originally rosy cheeks turned pale, and sweat flowed down his neck, soaking his snow-white collar.
Blinking his eyes, Chen Xiao let out a long breath and lowered his raised arms. His nerves had been tense all the time, his brain felt numb, and the excessive consumption of energy made him feel dizzy.
Xi Yunting immediately stepped forward and half-embraced him. He turned to Hu Qingyun, who was standing there in a daze, and said, "Please prepare a room for my brother Xiao to rest for a while."
Hu Qingyun then came to his senses and hurriedly instructed Manager Hong to do it.
After a while, a guest room was cleaned up. Xi Yunting helped Chen Xiao over and asked him to sit down.
Without Xi Yunting's instructions, Hu Qingyun asked the small kitchen in the courtyard to bring a bowl of nourishing soup. "Master Chen, you have worked hard. Please have some soup. This soup is specially used to nourish and calm the mind, and it is most effective for mental depletion."
Chen Xiao pursed his lips in embarrassment: "I am not strong enough, I am sorry to make you laugh, Mr. Hu."
Although he still didn't quite understand what Chen Xiao was doing just now, the mental damage he had incurred was real. Hu Qingyun said sincerely, "I dare not. Master Chen has taken the trouble to take care of my affairs, and I can't thank you enough."
Xi Yunting frowned slightly and watched Chen Xiao slowly drink the bowl of soup. If Hu Qingyun was not the owner of this place, he would have wanted to throw this noisy guy out.
Xi Yunting asked softly: "Brother Xiao, do you want to lie down for a while?"
Chen Xiao rested for a while, drank the soup and felt much better. He shook his head and said, "No, I'm fine now." If he really lay down, he would be a joke. This is too useless, just for calculating the direction. Fortunately, there is the guidance of the compass, otherwise he may not be able to complete the comparison of so many star positions even if he spends ten or eight years. It's just that the vitality he had accumulated before was consumed a lot, which made him feel a little distressed.
It seems that I should write down all these star positions so that I can calculate them myself in the future.
Hu Qingyun asked Chen Xiao, "Master Chen, what conclusion did you draw from what you just did?"
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Don't be impatient, Mr. Hu. After you've seen the inner house, you still need to see the outer house."
Hu Qingyun said, "Where else do you want to look?" He was a little confused because the person had said that he only needed to look at the study and bedroom.
Chen Xiao nodded calmly and said, "The situation is more complicated than I expected. To be on the safe side, it's best to go around the house to see if there is anything obstructing it."
Hu Qingyun thought about it, and then took Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting out of the courtyard gate and walked around the courtyard. They went around to another direction, where there were a few trees and a path. As soon as they stepped onto the path, they saw a man walking over there.
Hu Qingyun's face remained unchanged. The people on the other side were surprised to see them coming over and asked, "Little brother, why didn't I hear that you had guests visiting today?"
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