Chapter 15
"Are you alive?" Upon hearing the fluffy creature in his arms say that he had a single water elemental root, Luo Yi finally realized that the little thing in his arms that could speak was not some kind of intelligent companion toy.
However, this appearance... Luo Yi really couldn't believe that there could be a creature in this world that looked like this. He secretly marveled at the biodiversity, which was truly an eye-opener!
Ye Zi merely sensed that Luo Hengzhi was in the Scripture Pavilion and did not disturb him. Instead, she went to the rooms of her three junior brothers.
"Senior Sister, you're back?" Junior Brother Shen Mu was alone in his room. When he saw Senior Sister, he immediately got up and ran over.
"Why are you alone?" Ye Zi took out a string of candied hawthorns and handed them to her junior brother.
Xiao Shenmu took it, licked it, and then replied, "Senior Brother noticed signs of a breakthrough and went to the back mountain for a short seclusion. Junior Brother is rushing to make robes. Senior Sister, you don't know, the number of people ordering robes from the online store has increased a lot today. Junior Brother said he won't sleep tonight and will definitely finish the orders."
Ye Zi frowned slightly after hearing this, walked to the table, and looked at the thick stack of talisman paper and a dozen newly made protective amulets on the side.
"When your senior brother comes back, tell them not to take any more orders after this one is finished, and to close the online store." Ye Zi squatted down, took her little junior brother's hand in her hand, and looked at his red little hand. She wondered how long he had been drawing talismans. Ye Zi rubbed it tenderly.
"Senior Sister, why? Isn't it good to have orders? We can earn more money." Xiao Shenmu was a little downcast, and said in a low voice with his head down, "The shop has just started to recover, and Senior Brother and Junior Brother are so happy today. There are more and more orders, and it's such a pity to close it down... Senior Sister, can't we not close the shop?"
"Aren't you tired of doing all this?" Ye Zi pointed to the thick stack of talismans on the table, then squeezed Xiao Shenmu's red little hand. "You should focus on your cultivation. With your senior sister here, you don't need to worry about such trivial matters as making money."
"Senior Sister, we won't neglect our cultivation. We made these things in our spare time after we finished cultivating. They weren't tiring at all, and they're part of cultivation, aren't they? Besides, I really enjoyed making them." Xiao Shenmu tried his best to persuade his senior sister, his eyes sparkling as he pointed to his work on the table.
Seeing how much Xiao Shenmu liked her, Ye Zi didn't say anything more. She just secretly decided that she would earn more money so that her junior brothers wouldn't have to work so hard to finish orders.
After Ye Zi left, she went to check on the other two junior brothers before going to the Scripture Pavilion to find Luo Hengzhi.
"What's up?" Luo Hengzhi was looking at a series of additional features of the Dao Companion Contract and was genuinely impressed by how amazing the Dao Companion Contract was, especially the part about cultivation growth.
Just as Ye Zi said, as long as Luo Hengzhi can draw Qi into her body, her cultivation level will rise from the ground and instantly increase to half of Ye Zi's cultivation level!
In other words, as long as he draws Qi into his body, even if he doesn't cultivate and just lies down, as long as Ye Zi's cultivation improves, he can also improve.
Luo Hengzhi sighed inwardly, "As long as my Daoist partner puts in the effort, I can win even if I just lie there!"
Luo Hengzhi was engrossed in watching when he looked up and saw Ye Zi standing to the side. He didn't know when she had arrived or how long she had been standing there.
"Today, you said you'd eat at a big house, how do you want to eat there?" Ye Zi asked.
"Eat the rich man's food?" Luo Hengzhi recalled that she had made that suggestion because she didn't want to stay in the mountains anymore. She didn't expect Ye Zi to take it to heart and even remember it. "I was just saying it casually. Just take it with a grain of salt."
Ye Zi approached Luo Hengzhi step by step, giving Luo Hengzhi no chance to evade the question: "You also said that with my abilities, a wealthy family would have to pay tens of millions to perform a ritual."
Ye Zi drew closer and closer, and Luo Hengzhi could even smell the fragrance emanating from her, like the red plum blossoms in winter, releasing a captivating and intensely sweet scent amidst the ice and snow.
Luo Hengzhi was a little dazed, but quickly came back to her senses.
He was just saying the thing about taking advantage of the wealthy, but it was also true. However, Ye Zi was genuinely thinking about it at the moment.
In an attempt to distance herself from Ye Zi, Luo Hengzhi stood up and retreated. However, Ye Zi showed no intention of letting Luo Hengzhi off the hook and continued to approach step by step.
Ye Zi's eyes were aloof and cold. Luo Hengzhi unconsciously avoided Ye Zi's gaze and looked down. Ye Zi, perhaps because she did not get the answer she wanted, pursed her red and moist lips slightly.
Luo Hengzhi felt his heart beating inexplicably fast for a moment. Was he... a little nervous?
He certainly had no doubt that if he didn't find Ye Zi a wealthy person who could pay tens of millions, Ye Zi might not let him off easily.
"Okay, stop." The two were so close they could almost hear each other's breaths. Ye Zi remained calm and composed, while Luo Hengzhi's heart pounded like thunder. He reached out and grabbed a book from the table, placing it between them to prevent Ye Zi from getting any closer.
Luo Hengzhi took another step back before speaking, "The exact amount a wealthy family gives depends mainly on the difficulty of the matter. If it's a very difficult or life-or-death matter for a powerful family, even tens of millions is not enough."
"As for the Huo family, although I don't know how much they gave Master, I guess Master didn't ask for much." Otherwise, this Taoist temple wouldn't have remained in such a dilapidated state, and Huo Qinglei wouldn't have rushed over to give money directly. Luo Hengzhi was also a little curious about how much the Huo family gave, and asked, "So, how much did the Huo family give?"
“The Huo family is different. My master had a good relationship with the Huo family ancestors and promised to protect their descendants, so he didn’t ask for much,” Ye Zi replied.
Luo Hengzhi nodded, meaning that there was basically no charge. It seemed that the same thing happened half a year ago. No wonder Huo Qinglei was willing to pay out of his own pocket to take on the task of repairing the Taoist temple.
Seeing Luo Hengzhi's distraction, Ye Zi asked directly, "What do you think of that Jiang family you mentioned?"
“The Jiang family mainly deals in jade and antiques, and they are quite wealthy. As for whether they can offer ten million, it depends on the difficulty of what the Jiang family is asking for. If it’s something that no one else can solve, and you solve it, then let alone ten million, even more, those big families would be willing to pay,” Luo Hengzhi said.
"Okay, let's go." Ye Zi said, pulling Luo Hengzhi along with her, and started to walk out.
"Wait...wait a minute." Luo Hengzhi stumbled as he was pulled, forced to put down his book. He still had many things to read, and he was very interested in all the books in the library. He really didn't want to leave; he just wanted to read. "Do I have to go with them?"
Seeing Luo Hengzhi's obvious reluctance to go, Ye Zi looked at her with a questioning gaze. Suddenly, as if remembering something, she asked, "Did the Jiang family also bully you?"
"Huh?" Luo Hengzhi knew Ye Zi had a quirky way of thinking, but she didn't expect Ye Zi to ask such a question. So she pointed to the bookshelf behind her and said, "No, I just want to read more books."
"What kind of books do you want to read?" Ye Zi looked at the books that Luo Hengzhi had just left on the table. "Just those?"
"No, there's that one, that one, those few, and all those on top. I want to study them all carefully. I really don't have time to go out with you." Luo Hengzhi pointed to all the books that interested her, to show that she was really busy and didn't have time to go out.
"Okay." Ye Zi pointed to the bookshelf. "Here you go!"
Then, Luo Hengzhi saw all the books he had just pointed to obediently fly into Ye Zi's hands, and watched as Ye Zi put those books into the spatial ring on his hand.
"Alright, everything's here. Enjoy the journey." After saying that, Ye Zi grabbed Luo Hengzhi, who was still in a daze, and teleported into the sky.
When Luo Hengzhi came to her senses, she was already thousands of miles in the sky.
Alright! He finally understood. There was no way Luo Hengzhi could resist Ye Zi!
If resistance were effective, the word "compromise" would never exist in this world!
Luo Hengzhi accepted it and was too lazy to fly herself. She squatted down and sat on Ye Ziling's sword, took out a book from her spatial ring, forced herself not to argue with Ye Zi, and calmly focused on reading as if nothing had happened.
【So good!】 Ye Zi looked at Luo Hengzhi, who was reading obediently, and smiled slightly.
Luo Hengzhi remained expressionless and unmoved upon hearing Ye Zi's sudden inner thoughts.
Luo Hengzhi has realized that Ye Zi is someone sent by heaven specifically to bring him down!
Luo Hengzhi's phone vibrated at that moment. He opened it and saw a message from Luo Yi.
"Boss, a small fish has taken the bait!"
Luo Hengzhi put away his phone, his eyes cold. The first "gift" he was giving to his second uncle, Luo Kun, was on its way!
Since Ye Zi insisted on bringing him along, Luo Hengzhi didn't stand on ceremony. He would ask Ye Zi any questions he didn't understand. Before he knew it, the journey had passed quite quickly.
"Is that the Jiang family's residence?"
Luo Hengzhi was engrossed in a book called Puppetry when he suddenly heard Ye Zi's voice. Following the direction Ye Zi was pointing, he looked down.
"Death aura again?" Luo Hengzhi saw the same death aura as the Huo family, but the difference was that the source of the dense death aura was actually inside the Jiang family compound.
He was right; the Jiang family's desires were probably the same as the Huo family's.
Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi landed rapidly in the Jiang family courtyard. Their sudden appearance caused screams and panic in the Jiang family!
"Who are you people, and why have you suddenly appeared in my Jiang family?" An old woman walked out of the house, with an elegant and composed demeanor, clearly someone who had seen it all.
“Nameless Mountain, Lingju Temple,” Ye Zi replied.
"Is this from Lingju Temple?" A smartly dressed woman walked over and stood beside the old woman. "Mother, this is someone Junrong invited online to treat Father's illness."
Ye Zi didn't take orders online; she came directly. However, Ye Zi didn't refute the woman's words. After all, she was there to solve a problem and take advantage of the situation. She nodded and stated the price: "If the illness is too complicated and serious, the fee will be very expensive!"
"That's only right, please come inside." Although the old woman was a little suspicious because Ye Zilu looked too young, she didn't say anything.
"Mother, I'm going back to the company now. If there's anything wrong with Father, please contact me and Junrong immediately." The woman left after saying that.
The old woman looked at Ye Zilu and Hengzhi: "You, come with me."
Before Luo Hengzhi went in, she couldn't help but look back. Death energy was constantly rising from the ground in the corner of the courtyard, but the land there was flat and unmarked, not like it had been filled in or dug. It didn't seem to be the same kind of corpse pit as last time.
Ye Zi and Luo Hengzhi entered the room, where black death energy had filled the room, mainly concentrated on the bed, where an old man of similar age to the old woman lay.
It was indeed similar to Huo Zhongkui's situation, but also different. This old man still had his three souls and seven spirits, and was even breathing, but he was surrounded by death energy, which kept entering his body with each breath.
"What are your demands? Is it enough if the person wakes up?" Ye Zi asked the old woman before making her move.
"You really have a way to wake someone up?" Upon hearing Ye Zi's words, the old woman's calm expression turned excited, and her hands began to tremble. "As long as the person can wake up, my Jiang family is willing to give 50 million to your Taoist temple as incense money, and also to rebuild the golden statue of your temple's enshrined deity!"
Upon hearing that there were fifty million, Ye Zi couldn't hide the joy in her eyes. She turned around and winked at Luo Hengzhi.
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