Chapter 150 The Servants and Others
After Wu Dongxiao left, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan returned to the ancient city to continue their discussions.
Zhong Cai pondered, "Let's hold the auction in three months. Two months can be used to spread the word, and one month can be used for cultivators to travel... If the cultivators are from distant places, those who are willing to participate should be at least at the Suspended Ascension level or above. A month or two should be enough time for them to get to the venue. What do you think, Lao Wu?"
Wu Shao chuckled dryly and said, "I'll listen to A-Cai."
Zhong Cai thought for a moment, then said, "In the past, the auctions we went to required verification of funds, but this time..."
Wu Shaogan said, "This time there should be Nirvana Realm experts going, so there's no need for verification." He also pondered for a moment and said, "Senior Xiong Biao should be able to rent a suitable auction house. At that time, the Nirvana Realm experts will have private rooms, the Spirit Transformation Realm experts will have private seats on the third floor, the Palace Construct Realm experts will have private seats on the second floor, and those at or below the Fusion Realm will all be seated in the main hall on the first floor."
Zhong Cai nodded: "Then we'll leave it to Senior Xiong..." He said with a smile, "Just have Senior Xiong inform you and me, and then let the puppet rent it itself. But we should also check some countermeasures."
The two quickly agreed to use the mirror mark to contact Xiong Biao and other special Taoist soldiers to issue all the necessary instructions.
Xiong Biao's side, of course, also started to promote and prepare in full swing.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan went to Canglong City to find an opportunity to release the two level-eight puppets.
Soon, the two puppets also headed towards the Seventh State at top speed.
They only brought a lot of Xuan Stones with them for the time being, but not the treasures to be auctioned off—once everything is ready, a teleportation array will naturally deliver the treasures to them.
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Canglong City, a small medicine shop.
Yes, all these years later, it's still just a small medicine shop.
Of course, the shop owner had no intention of expanding the business.
However, the pills sold in this shop are already quite famous. Their quality is not low, often being medium grade or even more, and many times a few high grade pills are also available for sale.
The shop's size remained the same, but its quality improved year by year, from initially only having level two pills to later having level three and four pills.
Many cultivators in Canglong City know that this shop is not simple at all; its background is the number one fourth-level alchemist in Canglong Academy!
Even if the pills obtained from such alchemists are of relatively low quality, they are still extraordinary.
Therefore, every time it is sold out, the demand exceeds the supply, and it will be sold out in the blink of an eye. In fact, many cultivators send people to keep an eye on it all year round, and they can't wait to buy it whenever new pills are available.
And this shop itself was so well-known that no one in the entire city dared to bully it.
Even some of the larger powers in the city are usually very polite to the people in this shop.
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Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan would occasionally come over, and right now they were sitting in the courtyard behind the shop drinking tea.
Just like many years ago, Xiang Lin stayed nearby.
Qiaohong and Bichen both brought tea and snacks, but they were no longer able to process many of the ingredients themselves, so they could only do some simple cooking. They would go to various places in advance to collect high-grade and delicious finished products, and serve them to their two masters as soon as they arrived.
The same applies now; both drinking water and water are of the most suitable grade.
Then they stood aside as well.
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Zhong Cai had some affection for these people, so she smiled and asked, "Where's Zhong Da?"
Qiao Hong smiled and said, "He doesn't usually have much to do; he just goes out every day to find something to eat."
Zhong Cai raised an eyebrow.
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Interestingly, because Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan gave many servants the right to marry as they pleased, Xiang Lin indeed showed no interest, but Qiao Hong and Zhong Da ended up together.
Qiao Hong is intelligent and beautiful, while Zhong Da is honest and dull; their personalities seem really mismatched at first glance.
But as they spent more time together, they actually developed feelings for each other.
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Zhong Da is single-minded. If Qiao Hong still doesn't have the right to choose her own spouse, he definitely won't have any feelings for her and will only see her as his master's person.
But now that Qiao Hong can make her own decisions, in Zhong Da's eyes, Qiao Hong is a beautiful girl who is skillful and kind-hearted.
Over the years, as a guard who could die in place of his master at any time, Zhong Da had never thought about getting married. But now that he could think about it, a girl like this was right in front of him every day, so it was no wonder that he was moved.
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Qiao Hong never imagined she would have such power, but now that she does, she'll think about what she should do with it.
She was very self-aware; intelligence and beauty meant nothing in this world. She was merely a low-grade Yellow-rank talent, and being able to serve her current two masters was already an incredible stroke of luck. To be treated so well was something she could never have dreamed of!
At the same time, she realized that it was no longer possible for her to follow her two masters indefinitely—the speed at which her two masters were progressing was simply terrifying!
Qiao Hong and Bi Cen had discussed this in private. They should now focus on their cultivation and closely follow Xiang Lin and Zhong Da—they are the true confidants of their two masters!
They both valued competence and honed their skills in these areas on numerous occasions.
Xiang Lin was quite busy with his affairs, and he devoted his spare time to cultivation. Zhong Da, on the other hand, followed orders and usually gave them instructions.
Gradually, Qiao Hong turned her gaze to Zhong Da.
Unlike Xiang Lin, who is a loner and a lone wolf, Zhong Da made Qiao Hong feel very safe.
Moreover, Zhong Da is only of Huang Pinzhong caliber, so Qiao Hong won't be able to catch up with him.
Qiao Hong was trained as a concubine to serve the emperor, and she learned many ways to please masters of different personalities. She also witnessed the inherent flaws of cultivators.
In her eyes, Zhong Da's stable and unchanging personality was actually a plus.
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Before they knew it, Qiao Hong and Zhong Da had developed feelings for each other and grew closer. However, it took them several years of getting to know each other and confirming that they could get along well before they decided to get married.
Two years ago, they first informed Xiang Lin about the matter, and Xiang Lin then reported it to his superiors.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan even came to officiate the wedding for the two.
The two have now moved in together, but because Zhong Da is already a cultivator at the fifth level of the Palace Opening Realm, while Qiao Hong is still at the peak of the Heavenly Guidance Realm, there is a significant gap between their realms. Since it is inherently more difficult for a Palace Opening Realm cultivator to conceive than a Heavenly Guidance Realm cultivator, Qiao Hong is not pregnant yet.
But the couple has always been harmonious and have a very good relationship.
Zhong Cai was also pleased with this outcome.
Neither he nor Wu Shaogan expected that Qiao Hong and Zhong Dahui would become a couple, but upon closer reflection, it did seem quite fitting.
With such a clever girl as Qiaohong by his side, Zhong Cai felt much more at ease about Zhong Da, and he believed that Zhong Da would certainly not let Qiaohong down.
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And Bichen...
He's quite quick-witted, and it seems he's about to get married.
Bichen was born with a charming appearance and was sent here in the form of a cross-dressing man, but that does not necessarily mean that he prefers men.
Qiao Hong and Zhong Da developed feelings for each other over time, while Bi Cen was "love at first sight".
The girl who liked him was a very bright and cheerful young woman. Given Bi Cen's personality, if it were a girl whose background was hard to discern, Bi Cen would not have much contact with her. But this girl happened to be from a branch of the Shao family.
That's a bit outrageous.
Because the three top families of Jade Dragon City were quite close to Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan, these people in Azure Dragon City also had dealings with Xiang Lin's pill shop.
Bichen would occasionally run errands, and that's how she met the girl from a collateral branch of the Shao family.
Miss Shao really liked Bi Cen's face. Later, she found out Bi Cen's identity, but to her, Bi Cen was someone who followed those two! Even though she was called a servant, she was still a subordinate she valued.
Besides, her own aptitude is about the same as Bi Cen's, but her level of attainment is not as high.
When she told her parents about it, they had no objections.
Then the girl started chasing after Bichen.
Bichen herself had received a less-than-ideal upbringing and was originally somewhat insecure. However, after following two good masters, she gradually became more confident and put those unpleasant past experiences behind her.
This Miss Shao wasn't a stunning beauty, but she had a very likable personality. When pursuing Bi Cen, she was always straightforward, and Bi Cen admired her greatly.
The two are now cultivating their relationship and have decided to become Daoist partners when they both become cultivators of the Palace-Opening Realm.
Bi Cen is already at the peak of the Heavenly Attraction Realm, while Miss Shao is only at the tenth level of the Heavenly Attraction Realm.
But it shouldn't be long before they get married.
Zhong Cai was also pleased with this outcome.
Wu Shaogan, on the other hand, thinks that as long as A-Cai thinks it's good, then he thinks it's good too.
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Zhong Cai's gaze fell on Xiang Lin, and she couldn't help but smile.
So, out of this large family, Xiang Lin is still the only one who remains single.
That's a bit tragic.
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Xiang Lin seemed to sense something and felt a chill run down his spine.
However, he wasn't really a lonely person, nor did he intend to be beautiful alone. He just left the matter of a Daoist partner to fate—after all, the training of assassins was much more rigorous than that of guards. The reason he could have this "fate-seeking" attitude was because he had watched his two masters grow up over the years.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan have known each other since they were young, and Zhong Cai's sunny and cheerful personality has influenced Wu Shaogan to be very lively in private as well.
Their relationship was a secret, and Wu Shaogan could only tell Xiang Lin about it most of the time... Over time, Xiang Lin's personality was also affected, and he was no longer the ordinary death guard he used to be.
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Xiang Lin silently handed over a box.
Zhong Cai took it and opened it.
Unsurprisingly, it was the maternal grandfather and aunt, and the stepfather and stepmother.
Their connection has never been broken.
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The West Tiger Hunting Group has been developing very well over the years.
Although the place is relatively remote, it is not that dangerous, and there are basically no cannon fodder who deliberately come looking for trouble—the Azure Dragon Academy has a strong deterrent effect on them, and they will all give Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan face.
Grandpa Sun Hu has finally reached the Enlightenment Realm, and Aunt Sun Liu is already a cultivator at the seventh level of the Palace Opening Realm.
Such a rate of progress is terrifying in Xihu's area, but outsiders can only envy them - after all, they can receive resources from Canglong City from time to time, and they have no shortage of the pills needed for cultivation, so of course they will progress very quickly.
The only problem is that no one else is as outstanding as the two of them.
At the same time, Xi Hu had frequent interactions with the Zhong family.
and……
Sun Hu basically wouldn't get involved in matters concerning the Zhong family, and Zhong Guanlin was well aware of this.
Whenever the two families needed to communicate, it was always Sun Liu and Luo Fengxian who handled it.
The relationship between the two actually started to get quite good over time.
Ultimately, the fact that Luo Fengxian filled in shortly after Sun Liu's passing was due to Zhong Guanlin's seamless transition, not Luo Fengxian's fault.
On the contrary, Luo Fengxian was a thoughtful person who never treated Zhong Cai badly, and she never embezzled the gold given to her by the Sun family.
His character is acceptable.
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The Zhong family has also developed very rapidly in recent years.
Although many people vaguely sensed that Zhong Cai's relationship with the Zhong family was not as close as his relationship with Xi Hu, Zhong Cai still maintained correspondence with his parents.
That shows real affection!
Therefore, if both Xihu and the Zhong family need to save face, then Xihu should be given face.
If the Zhong family or other families need to save face, they will give face to the Zhong family.
The current head of the Zhong family is someone who is good at seizing opportunities. Apart from Zhong Guanlin's branch, the other branches of the Zhong family will not receive any extra benefits from Zhong Cai and his wife, but the channels through which they can obtain resources have increased.
Some resources might also leak out from Zhong Guanlin's room.
Therefore, many of the upper-middle level cultivators in the Zhong family have made breakthroughs in their strength.
The Zhong family's overall strength has increased significantly.
In Kunyun City today, even though the Wu family still has two Fusion cultivators in charge, they are practically invisible.
People from other cities who want to interact with Kunyun City rarely contact the Wu family unless Fuhe intervenes. They are more concerned about the Zhong family's opinion and will actively bring the Zhong family along.
The two members of the Wu family who had merged were basically not showing their faces. It seemed that after finishing the matter of detoxification, the still relatively healthy ancestor also went into seclusion.
Over the years, the cultivators in the city have sighed countless times in private.
Many particularly profit-driven families, large and small, have also re-established rules within their clans to try to avoid similar incidents occurring within their own families.
Although most of the time nothing unexpected happens, once an accident does occur, the entire family is essentially wiped out, which is quite terrifying...
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Zhong Guanlin himself broke through three minor realms in succession.
Luo Fengxian not only successfully completed her abortion, but also reached the mid-to-late stage of abortion.
The couple's relationship... well, it's gotten even stronger.
However, the number of beauties in Zhong Guanlin's backyard has not decreased at all, and has increased year by year—his persona of liking beautiful women has never wavered.
Luo Fengxian's two children would occasionally add their own thoughts to their parents' letters, discussing their confusion about cultivation. Each time, their replies would offer answers.
Zhong Yun and Zhong Lan'er are now in their twenties.
If initially, the proactive interaction with his sixth brother was mainly driven by self-interest, over time it developed into genuine respect.
One indication of this is that they are pursued by many cultivators, including those from high-ranking families and those with even higher aptitude. However, perhaps to emulate their sixth brother, they have not yet chosen such a profit-driven family marriage. Instead, they are preparing to cultivate diligently and find a suitable Daoist partner in the future…
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