Although even he couldn't figure out what this little thing was, it didn't seem to have any ill intentions towards Lin Jiujiu, at least not at the moment.
Thinking this way, my original intention to tidy it up faded a bit.
With Baili Chenyuan protecting her, Lin Jiujiu went into seclusion for half a month during her cultivation.
When she opened her eyes again, she had already reached the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.
She had to stop, not because she couldn't advance any further, but because she sensed her tribulation was approaching.
The grand array she had set up for Tantai Yueming to conceal the secrets of heaven had blocked the tribulation of the Golden Core cultivator entering the Nascent Soul stage, but it could not prevent the tribulation of the Transcending Tribulation stage.
Without undergoing tribulations, one cannot even enter the tribulation-crossing stage.
The mortal realm cannot withstand the tribulation of the Transcendent Stage. If she were to undergo tribulation here, it might not only affect the Lin family, but also cause immense disaster to the Great Chu.
These are all causes and effects. Mortals are very fragile. If too many people die or are injured because of her tribulation, she will be burdened by these causes and effects. When she reaches the Great Vehicle Perfection stage and ascends to immortality, she will also be subjected to more tribulations due to these causes and effects.
In one of her past lives, she was cleaved into ashes during her ascension for the same reason.
To cross the tribulation stage, one must go to the cultivation world.
Furthermore, with her current cultivation level, she could practically do whatever she wanted in the mortal realm, so there was no need for her to rush to break through.
Lin Jiujiu stabilized her cultivation at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, then dispelled the formation she had set up, went back to her room to wash up, and went out to let her parents know she was safe.
Although the Lin family members learned about Lin Jiujiu's situation from Baili Chenyuan, they still couldn't help but worry. Now that they saw Lin Jiujiu appearing in front of them in high spirits, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at Lin Jiujiu, her complexion was even better than before. Her already fair and pretty face now seemed to be coated with a layer of light, making it even harder to remember her appearance after looking at her for a while.
The Lin family was both surprised and took it for granted.
After all, their Jiu Jiu is now a celestial being, so naturally she is different from ordinary people.
During the days that Jiu Jiu was in seclusion, Manager Zhang took away another thousand catties of fine wine from the Lin family, and all of it was sold.
Although the price is a bit high, it is still in short supply.
Some merchants from the south even come here specifically to buy from him; if they can't buy from him, they order from restaurants at high prices.
He then looked at Manager Zhang with envy, not for any other reason than that the restaurant had actually been sold for twice the price of his, which made his heart bleed.
So, the second time he came to pick up the drinks, he specifically asked if he could raise the price a little more.
After all, with the price going up, not only will the Lin family earn more, but his own commission will also be higher.
It's better to earn money for yourself than to let others earn it.
Besides, alcohol isn't a necessity. Since it was originally positioned to be sold to the wealthy, there's no need to worry about the high price having an impact.
Originally, Lin's father had planned to ask Lin Jiujiu before making a decision.
Even Baili Chenyuan dared not say how long it would take for Lin Jiujiu to emerge from seclusion, and Manager Zhang obviously couldn't wait any longer, so in the end he could only ask Yang Li.
After all, he was the person in charge personally appointed by Lin Jiujiu.
Finally, Yang Li made the final decision to raise the price by another 50%.
After all, if the price is raised too high at once, the restaurants might lose profits and even unite to boycott them.
There's no need to offend people for such a small gain.
However, Manager Zhang also informed those people that they could raise the price of the wines that came from the Lin family, but the price could not exceed 50% of the cost price. Any further increases would require their prior consent.
They also value reputation in business. In Yang Li's view, his master's skills are definitely not limited to brewing wine, and the family business will only grow bigger and bigger. So, they naturally need to build up their reputation from the very beginning.
After Lin Jiujiu emerged from seclusion, Yang Li reported all of these matters to him.
Lin Jiujiu was also very satisfied with his handling of the situation.
"You did a good job, we'll do it your way."
Not long after she emerged from seclusion, Tantai Yueming's men returned.
They also brought someone back with them on the way.
The little girl looked about five or six years old. She had delicate features, but was so thin that she looked almost unrecognizable.
According to the message sent back by Tantai Yueming, the little girl had been sold to the northern desert. Based on the information provided by Lin Jiujiu, his men intercepted her before she left the pass.
After confirming their identities, they were delivered directly.
As for Tantai Yueming, he has made some progress in his investigation, but there are still no results.
He wanted to invite Lin Jiujiu to go to the northern desert.
According to him, he found a trace of information about cultivators in the northern desert.
But the trail quickly went cold; their existence was erased by some secret method.
Although he was a Nascent Soul cultivator, he was a sword cultivator who believed in overcoming all spells with sheer force. He only had a superficial understanding of some magical techniques.
He originally wanted to ask Baili Chenyuan for help.
However, he knew his own limitations; he knew that Baili Chenyuan would never come to help him unless Lin Jiujiu intervened.
So he simply ignored him and, while having the little girl sent back, gave Lin Jiujiu a jade slip for transmitting sound.
Lin Jiujiu looked at the little girl in front of her, who seemed to have been greatly frightened and was somewhat disoriented. She had someone take her away to wash her clean and change her into Liang Yu'er's little clothes.
Although Liang Yu'er is younger than that little girl, she has been living in the Lin family for a while and has been eating plenty of oily food. She eats medicinal meals specially prepared by Lin Jiujiu every day and drinks a glass of milk every morning and evening. Now, she is no smaller than a five or six-year-old child.
Liang Yu's clothes, however, did not appear small on her; in fact, they were somewhat loose.
Lin Jiujiu looked at the dazed little girl, sighed, and said to Granny Huang's little daughter.
"Go and call Steward Yang over."
Yang Li was capable and did things to her liking, so after Lin Jiujiu came out of seclusion, she promoted him to manager.
She usually manages external affairs, while household chores and internal affairs are handled by Granny Huang.
After all, she was used to living in the inner quarters, and she was very adept at arranging these things.
Old Huang's daughter didn't have a name before, because children born into the household like them were destined to serve in the master's mansion, and the master would bestow a name upon them. Their parents were not entitled to name them.
Granny Huang always called her Er Ya, which means the second maid in the family.
She had considered asking Lin Jiujiu to give her daughter a name, but her mistress had been missing for some time, and the Lin family's explanation to the outside world was that she had gone on a long trip.
Granny Huang never found the opportunity, but the Lin family members started calling her Er Ya.
Er Ya curtsied and responded.
"Yes, Master."
He then ran out of the manor.
The dozens of acres of wasteland that were bought on the estate a few days ago have been sown, and the crops are growing very well. Lin's father and his family usually come to check on them when they have time, so no one else needs to worry about them.
Yang Li would go up the mountain whenever he had free time.
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