The next morning, before dawn, Tu Nian and the other two had already set out from Wozhou.
All the talismans agreed upon with Du Juan were delivered last night, of course only half of them. Tu Nian will deliver the other half only after the accounts are settled in the middle of next month.
As a businessman, you have to be cautious when doing business.
The three of them made a fortune with the new talisman and returned to their clan in great style. However, they did not know that someone in Wozhou had obtained the new talisman and sent it back to his family as if it were a formidable enemy. At the same time, the talisman also attracted the attention of some interested people.
Of course, all of this is later. A new year brings a new beginning. Tu Nian returned to the clan just in time for the Lunar New Year, and with less than ten days until the apprenticeship ceremony, he was busy all over the snow, preparing for the Lunar New Year while also preparing for the apprenticeship ceremony. Everything seemed to be moving in the right direction.
The first person worth mentioning is, of course, Tu Nian himself.
Tu Nian made a lot of money from this trip to the sect. After subsidizing the sect, he also saved a lot for himself, laying a good foundation for opening a store in the future.
Also, since the day when he passed the message to Xie Chi, the two have contacted each other from time to time, and now they have established a good friendship. Later, Tu Nian also found an opportunity to tell the other party his true gender.
Sincerity is the most powerful weapon. After Tu Nian's explanation and apology, and after a half-day cooling-off period, Chi Chi completely accepted the idea of her first love becoming her best friend. Tu Nian also gained a superior means of obtaining information and a powerful and beautiful friend. Everyone was happy.
The second is the sect.
With the second wave of funds from Bi Hai in place, plus the bounty income from Jin Nanfeng and Xu Ziqiao and the subsidy from Tu Nian, Ji Xue was finally renovated inside and out. The only thing missing was experienced managers from all sides.
The sect had upgraded its capabilities, gaining a reputation for its strength and prospects. Nie Yanchen posted a recruitment notice, and many applicants arrived that very day. After careful selection by Nie Yanchen and Chu Qiurong, they ultimately selected several cultivators of decent cultivation and good character to join the sect, tasked with managing daily life, food, accounting, and other minor matters.
Nie Yanchen was able to breathe a sigh of relief and regain some time to slack off.
Finally, there are the demons.
Through Jin Nanfeng's efforts day and night, Yuwen Yiyi finally couldn't resist and fell in love with him. Under the deliberate maintenance of the third princess of the demon clan, Jixue and the demon clan maintained an ambiguous relationship.
Even in the later period, there was no need for Jin Nanfeng to offer a bounty personally. Any disciple of Jixue who brought a bounty would be given the green light, so that the bounty orders from the Bounty Pavilion were issued particularly quickly recently.
The consequence of Jin Nanfeng not going to the Demon Clan is that Yuwen Yiyi has now become a frequent visitor to the snow, staying for days and cannot be driven away.
In this way, time passed day by day, and the people in Jixue were busy in a chaotic yet orderly manner, and finally welcomed the annual apprenticeship ceremony.
"Xiao Si! Do you have any extra salutes over there? Bring some over here!"
At the snow-covered main gate, Chu Qiurong, who had just finished counting the gifts for her apprenticeship, shouted to Tu Nian who was busy setting up the venue in the distance.
"Right on!"
Tu Nian responded hurriedly, turned around, and stuffed all the colorful cloth used to decorate the venue into Bo Qiu's arms. "Quick, burn all the thread ends and take them to Third Brother."
He withdrew his gaze from her departing figure and lowered his eyes to the pile of colorful cloth in his hands. Bo Qiu frowned slightly, "Why would I do such a thing..."
Song Chengming, who had just finished tidying up the tables and chairs, came over and happened to see him setting fire to the thread ends with a depressed look on his face. He put his arm around his shoulder and said soothingly, "Don't worry, Sister Tu at least cares about you and didn't assign you any heavy or strenuous work."
Bo Qiu's expression became even more subtle after being addressed in such a disrespectful manner by him. He retreated half a step and lightly dodged from Song Chengming's hand.
Song Chengming was a thick-skinned man and didn't notice anything. His hand fell into nothingness, so he turned and pointed elsewhere in the sect, continuing, "Look at those newly recruited stewards. Master orders them around without mercy, and they work harder than an old ox plowing the fields..."
Less than an incense stick of time remained before the ceremony officially began, and the noise outside the Jixue Sect grew louder. The disciple in charge of welcoming guests finished registering the number of people joining the sect and returned to report to Nie Yanchen, "Master, all the cultivators who registered earlier have arrived. Shall we begin the spiritual root testing now?"
Nie Yanchen clenched his hands slightly, "Wait a minute."
"yes."
"etc."
The disciple was about to leave after responding when Nie Yanchen stopped him and warned him, "Be careful to maintain order."
The disciple left, and Nie Yanchen clasped his hands together.
He hadn't seen such a grand occasion in a long time. In the past, he had watched the former sect leader and elders of Jixue hold their apprenticeship ceremonies, and he always thought that these were the best days because they were lively and they gave him a chance to relax and not practice. Now that he was in this position, he was worried about everything and couldn't find any sense of relaxation.
My hands feel slippery because I'm sweating again.
Nie Yanchen pursed his lips, rubbed his hands on his body, looked up and called out, "San'er, Xiaosi!"
I called two people, but only one came.
"What's the matter again!" Xu Ziqiao came late and spoke in a bad tone.
Nie Yanchen originally wanted to lecture him, but seeing that he looked exhausted and his robe was half-twisted, yet he was still available at any time, he finally couldn't bear it.
"Where's Xiao Si?"
"How would I know!" Xu Zi crossed his arms, his eyes wide with anger.
They'd agreed to set up the venue together, but Tu Nian disappeared just as the materials were laid out and before they even started. Bo Qiu, however, came over later with the finished colored fabric, but he was a big shot, laying it out and then just standing there, not doing any other work.
Xu Ziqiao couldn't ask an outsider to help him, so he just had to take on all the remaining work by himself.
Where is Tu Nian? He wanted to ask!
"cough."
Seeing that he was feeling frustrated, Nie Yanchen didn't ask any further questions. He coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness and said, "I'll find someone else to take care of the venue. San'er, you go outside and help them keep an eye on it. There are too many people waiting outside, don't let anything happen."
"knew."
To be honest, compared to the trivial tasks in the sect, maintaining order was more to Xu Ziqiao's liking. He strolled to the sect gate, intending to look for the disciples who were waiting outside to receive him. But when he glanced around, he saw Tu Nian leaning against the pine trees beside the gate!
"Tu Nian!"
"Hey, who's so wicked as to shout into someone's ear?"
Tu Nian was using the Taifeng Talisman to eavesdrop on the gossip of the new students when Xu Ziqiao suddenly shouted, scaring her so much that she stumbled out from behind the tree.
Tu Nian turned his head with an angry look on his face, and when he met Xu Ziqiao's sullen face, he instantly became depressed and called out with a forced smile, "Third, Third Brother."
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