Chapter 34 Six temporary workers
Ning Mingmei stayed in Gongshan Hall for a while longer and got some free pastries. He didn't leave Gongshantang until a whole bag of notes was handed to him.
When we left Gongshan Hall, the head of the hall was still being polite: "I hope the cakes here will suit Elder Ning's taste."
Ning Mingmei: "It's quite suitable. Can you pack a box for me? Let my disciples have a taste when I get back."
The system was shocked again when it saw Ning Mingmei leaving Gongshan Hall with two gift boxes.
System: "Who are you?"
Ning Mingmei: "He's not that kind of person. He's just an ordinary overseas PhD who would take the free mineral water and pizza back to the lab to fill his stomach when attending a meeting..."
The system finally ran out of patience. Half a month later, Ning Mingmei was electrocuted again in mid-air.
This dangerous driving directly knocked Ning Mingmei from mid-air on Piaomiao Peak to the bottom of the mountain. Several disciples passing by only saw a flash of cold light, like a meteor falling to the ground.
It is not so easy for people in the Spirit Transformation Stage to be killed by falling. Instead, it makes people conscious. It's a pity that Ning Mingmei only rode an ordinary flying sword when he went out today. The sword had already been shaking for a long time, and it officially died after it fell to the ground, breaking into several pieces.
The system was also frightened when it heard Ning Mingmei’s “hiss”. It originally thought that it would be difficult for a cultivator in the Spiritualization Stage to die from a fall, so it said anxiously: “Ning Mingmei, you…”
Then he saw Ning Mingmei picking up his broken sword piece by piece.
Ning Mingmei: "Don't throw away the materials. Take them back. I can also let my disciples use them to grind a dart and give it back to me... Where did I drop it?"
Just treat it as their metalworking internship assignment.
...Why is Ning Mingmei still thinking about discovering new uses for his disciples at this time!
The system was so angry that it didn't react for a moment and wanted to shock him again.
However, it still remembered Ning Mingmei's question and replied: "This is the north of Piao Miao Peak, and also the northernmost part of Qingji Sect."
No wonder it's so cold. Snowflakes are falling and the snow is white.
System: "This place is rarely visited. Going further east, you will reach the Cliff of Repentance. This is where the people of Qingji Sect who have committed crimes reflect on themselves. Below the Cliff of Repentance is the Qingji Sect Prison."
Ning Mingmei: "I understand. This is the most useless piece of land that I asked Master Qi to take. You can't even build a house here."
The west side is close to the alchemy furnace, the south side is close to the inner ring, and the east side is close to the paradise where the supreme elder lives. They are all good places to build a house.
The only room closest to the north is not only useless, but also has a prison view...
Ning Mingmei's eyes looked at something and then stopped.
The system was still making sarcastic remarks: "Even if you build a house, you won't make any money. There are so few people in the inner sect, who will buy your shabby house? Also, do you have enough manpower to complete the tasks you just received from the Gongshan Hall? Did you see the way those people looked at you? Don't make a fool of yourself by not completing the tasks, and make others wary of you..."
Ning Mingmei is a man who always wants to take shortcuts. He can't become a fat man in one bite. The system felt that it was really annoying: "At least four more people!"
Ning Mingmei: "Keep your voice down."
System: "Oh? Are you feeling guilty? You've finally stopped being horny and are starting to listen to my advice?"
This time it finally felt a sense of accomplishment in building a system.
Ning Mingmei said: "If you can't make it in real estate, you can be a demolition household."
The system said: "This broken place is deserted. Who will demolish your broken things..."
West.
The system lowered its head in astonishment. He saw Ning Mingmei use his sword energy to dig a little deeper into the deep hole he had just created.
In the thick layer of snow, there was a metal plate. The patterns are embossed, like the unique patterns of the demon race.
There are two depressions on it. It's like they belong to two different tokens.
One of the tokens was extremely similar in shape to the one Ning Mingmei brought back from his past life.
And this mechanism looks like the switch of some extremely magnificent tomb... or a secret realm.
Ning Mingmei: "If this thing is opened, there will be a secret place inside. I have built houses all over it. If other people want to explore this secret place, they will have to demolish my house. In this case, should they give me some demolition fees?"
system:?
Who can tell it what a demolition household is?
…
As soon as Ning Mingmei left, Shen Liwan came to Yuting Peak to report.
Yin Xisheng was weak, so the Yin family set up a formation in Yuting Peak. Even in the severe winter, Yuting Peak is full of daylilies and white flowers, and the warm air makes it feel like spring all year round.
This item alone consumes millions of spirit stones every year.
A family of immortal cultivators, it is indeed a family of immortal cultivators. Every time Shen Liwan entered Yuting Peak, he couldn't help but be amazed.
His family has been passed down in the Qingji Sect for three generations and has quite a foundation. Even so, compared with the wealth of the big families, it is just a drop in the bucket.
The disciple who led the way thought he was staring at the green plum blossoms and said with a smile, "This was sent by someone from the family a few days ago. Master was in a good mood and wanted to enjoy the plum blossoms on Yuting Peak. However, Yuting Peak is warm, and it takes a lot of effort to make the winter plum blossoms survive here.
Come to think of it, I don’t know how Master came up with this idea. But one day he passed by there and said that it would be interesting to plant a plum grove here and see someone dancing with swords in it.
How could his master, a practitioner of Dharma, think of dancing with swords? It seems like he is having a fight with someone.
Shen Liwan said, “This Jade Merlin cost a lot of money, right?”
Piaomiao Peak is so cold that it can freeze people to death. The problem that Yu Tingfeng was struggling with was how to afford to keep Lumei cool.
What a pity!
The disciple said, "It's not expensive. This green plum tree was sent by Master's uncle. We have only planted half of it. It cost us four million spirit stones. Master said that we should plant the remaining half later."
Eight million!
Ning Mingmei took his disciples to Yedi to carry out a mission, which cost only six million.
Together with the large and small strips within a radius of fifty miles, the total number does not exceed tens of millions.
The wealth and status of aristocratic families is something that ordinary people can never achieve no matter how hard they try.
Shen Liwan sighed softly in his heart, then thought that at least he could lean on a big tree to enjoy the shade, and he became happy again.
The disciple took him to the tea room where Yin Xisheng met guests. Yin Xisheng wrapped himself in a newly made cloak and asked him to sit down.
So look. Even if they are elders, they have different fates. Shen Liwan was already a very prestigious second-tier peak master among the twelve peak masters, and when he came in front of Yin Xisheng, he still had to treat him well.
Chen Liwan's expression remained unchanged. He still greeted people warmly and praised Lumei greatly.
Yin Xisheng held the heater in his hands, his expression indifferent: "It's just a new thing."
So what if the plum blossoms are green? So what if it’s spring all year round?
His position is now at the top. No matter how high he is, he is not higher than the leader Qi Miancheng.
All this happened because he was weak and sickly, so he lost the opportunity.
Shen Liwan stopped when he saw that things were going well, and started talking about things that would interest Yin Xisheng - for example, he reported to Yin Xisheng about Ning Mingmei's actions today.
Yin Xisheng was in deep thought.
"He asked for a fifty-mile radius?"
“Maybe Master Ning Feng is short of money.” Shen Liwan made a joke.
In fact, there was a moment when he thought this way.
"How could that be?" Yin Xisheng shook his head. "He must have other purposes. All the cops within a radius of fifty miles were used as cover. What he is looking for must be extraordinary."
He pondered for a moment, and gradually a bit of inexplicable gloom appeared in his eyes: "Since Ning Mingmei came to me first to ask for an alliance, he should also show some sincerity in getting closer to me."
Shen Liwan also gradually felt a little cold. Yin Xisheng looks gentle on the outside, but in fact he has a fickle temperament and is born with a very clever mind.
Since he said that Ning Mingmei had a problem, there must be something fishy going on here.
When Shen Liwan saw Yin Xisheng thinking, he really hated himself for being so short-sighted that he couldn't see the intrigues between these smart people!
Yin Xisheng thought for a moment and said, "Ning Mingmei went out with Chang Feichang last time, right? Chang Feichang looks neutral, but I know he is on the side of the Sect Master. In that case, this time, we will send two disciples from Yuting Peak to train with the disciples from Piaomiao Peak."
First, let’s see what Ning Mingmei is going to do. The second is to show everyone in Qingji Sect where you stand.
Yin Xisheng instructed the matter and explained some other things to Shen Liwan. Soon, he felt tired and went back to his room to rest.
Shen Liwan also came out from Yuting Peak. As soon as he walked out of the mountain gate, he saw his disciple chatting with another disciple from Yuting Peak.
"The report meeting at Piaomiao Peak a few days ago was quite interesting."
“Although I don’t understand a lot of the content, I really want to watch it next time!”
Shen Liwan was in no hurry to go up. He stood there, listening attentively to the two disciples' gossip.
As for the report meeting on Piao Miao Peak, Shen Liwan, who was busy with the ups and downs of personnel affairs, only heard a little about it. What he couldn't have imagined today was that even his own disciples had heard of this report.
And the reviews are pretty good.
It moved, the sensitive sense of personnel moved.
But isn’t it just Piaomiao Peak, and not Qiansheng Peak?
Shen Liwan didn’t come out until the conversation was over. Seeing him come out, the disciple stopped talking and put a cloak on him: "Master..."
"Go find your two junior sisters and brothers and ask them to go out with Piaomiao Peak to gain experience this time." Shen Liwan said.
Disciple: “Ah?”
Shen Liwan: “Ah what, go do it.”
It is not yet known what the benefits are. Since a kind-hearted man like Yin Xisheng has done it, he has to follow suit and will never let the benefits slip away.
And who knows what use that report will be? Anyway, there are many people in Jixian Peak, so it doesn’t cost any money to send a few disciples to try and make mistakes.
The disciple had another question: "But will the person from Piao Miao Peak allow our disciples to go with him?"
Shen Liwan said: "Stupid, bring a big gift, and besides, we will pay for our own food and lodging, so Elder Ning doesn't have to worry about it."
After thinking for a while, he said, "Give them more money for their travel. When they are away from home, it is necessary to treat them to a meal so that they can build good relationships with the people in Piao Miao Peak and get more information out of them. Be generous and build relationships, which is more important than anything else."
This is Shen Liwan’s experience as an administrative elder for many years.
The disciple did not dare to delay and went back to the peak to do it immediately. Shen Liwan waited for his disciples to bring back the big gift, while thinking about what to say when they went to Piaomiao Peak.
One is Fang Wuyu, one is Chang Feichang, and one is Qi Miancheng. Now they all have unclear relationships with Ning Mingmei... Is the world of Qingji Sect really going to change?
Thinking of this, Shen Liwan went to Qiansheng Peak again before going to Piaomiao Peak. Let me get some information first.
For this purpose, he specially notified someone to deliver the repair items from Qiansheng Peak that had been held up for several days.
Originally Shen Liwan was not in a hurry. With popular colleges around, who would be in a hurry to repair things for a small, shabby college?
Qiansheng Peak is located in the southern part of the inner gate of Qingji Sect, and there is a bamboo forest on the mountain. As soon as Shen Liwan arrived, the disciples notified Mu Hanshan to come out to greet him.
Shen Liwan was not surprised. Qiansheng Peak has always been like this. They are often very unreliable and just lie around all day. Every time Mu Hanshan came out to do business and manage other disciples, it was always the serious and upright Mu Hanshan.
"Xiao Mu, have the things you reported for repair a few days ago been delivered today?" Shen Liwan said amiably.
"Thank you for your concern, Master Shen. It has been delivered." Mu Hanshan said.
But he still frowned, looking worried.
With Master Chang Feichang around, it is indeed a cause for concern for a senior disciple like him.
Shen Liwan chatted with Mu Hanshan by the way: “What’s wrong, Xiao Mu, things haven’t been going well recently?”
A disciple next to him interrupted and said, "Brother, it has been like this since he came back from the report meeting at Piaomiao Peak."
Actually, it’s not that bad.
During the trip to Yaochuan City, Mu Hanshan and Lin Heting established a great friendship. A few days ago, he brought two disciples to support Piaomiao Peak and was deeply shocked by the report.
They also went to Yaochuan City, which is also the main peak of Qingji Sect. Qiansheng Peak is still the same Qiansheng Peak, but Piaomiao Peak is no longer the same as before!
The twelve main peaks are also divided into levels. The four at the bottom are Qizhen Peak, Xiangguang Peak, Piaomiao Peak and Qiansheng Peak. Now that he saw that Piaomiao Peak was showing signs of change, how could Mu Hanshan not be anxious?
Shen Liwan inquired, "Oh? How was the trip to Yaochuan City?"
Mu Hanshan replied: "It's brilliant. Master Ning Feng is very thoughtful and unfathomable."
Meticulous and unfathomable? Shen Liwan was shocked.
Is this still the Ning Mingmei who is ignorant of the world?
Shen Liwan pondered in his heart, but he didn't get any more information from Mu Hanshan.
Shen Liwan smiled: "Come to think of it, Xiao Mu, you were also a genius that all the peaks were fighting for. Why did you choose Qiansheng Peak at that time?"
Mu Hanshan's tone was calm at first, but it suddenly changed: "Qiansheng Peak is fine, Master Chen, don't worry about it."
...Why did I hit a snag this time? Shen Liwan was a little angry. A disciple from Qiansheng Peak passed by and asked, "What did the senior brother say at that time? 'I saw the immortal, and my heart yearned for him.'"
?
Another female disciple from Qiansheng Peak said, "Yes. It is said that when our master was in the Nascent Soul stage, he once exorcised demons in our hometown. We were still a mortal at that time. When we entered the sect, we also said, 'I saw the immortals, and my heart yearned for them'..."
Yo. Shen Liwan thought. At that time, Chang Feichang was a talented young man who was in the Nascent Soul stage of 200 years. He wore white clothes and a golden crown, and had an extraordinary appearance.
Now, many years have passed since his master's death, and Chang Feichang is still in the Spirit Transformation Stage, with no progress at all, and is only maintaining the appearance of a young man in the Nascent Soul Stage. On the other hand, Mu Hanshan has already reached the Jindan stage and is taller than his crippled and useless master.
but. Shen Liwan's mind changed again.
No matter what Piaomiao Peak does, no matter how the other peaks roll, Qiansheng Peak seems to be the last peak to be caught in the vortex.
Because their peak master is already lying down.
Mu Hanshan looked a little embarrassed: "Go do your thing."
Shen Liwan looked at him and suddenly smiled.
What? Does this person want the immortal he saw that year to appear before him again?
Shen Liwan stopped talking nonsense. He left behind the festival gifts he brought with him, and before leaving, he did not forget to provoke Mu Hanshan: "The Piao Miao Peak is not the same as before. But Qiansheng Peak is still the same as before, haha."
"But stability is good."
Mu Hanshan: ...
Seeing Mu Hanshan silently going to the mountain to look for someone. Shen Liwan smiled slightly, then left.
"Let's not go to Piaomiao Peak yet." He said to the disciple driving the carriage.
Disciple: "Peak Master, is this trip cancelled?"
Just as he was breathing a sigh of relief, he heard Shen Liwan say, “No, double the festival gift you bring over.”
disciple:?
Shen Liwan: “Then, find two more disciples to go with you!”
…
Ning Mingmei went back to Piaomiao Peak. Not only did he bring dominoes, he also brought new swords.
He dug a little deeper into the snow and put the dominoes back into the grooves. As soon as I put my fingers down, I felt the nameplate vibrate slightly.
There seemed to be a brilliant light flowing across the panel, but only halfway through.
In other words, it also requires the cooperation of the other half of the dominoes.
Ning Mingmei: "Where is the secret that made me become an evicted resident?"
System: ...I really want to curse.
Ning Mingmei put the dominoes back into his bag. The good news is that the dominoes worked. The bad news is that they worked, but not much.
Another good news is that this most useless piece of land is also useful. The bad news is that he doesn't have enough free disciples to build a house for him on the snow.
Ning Mingmei buried the snow again and leisurely returned to Piaomiao Peak. On the way, the system complained to him: "I think no matter how many people you give me, it won't be enough."
How dare I accept a call from within a radius of fifty miles? How dare you answer it? Just your four disciples who have nothing to do?
Then return to Piaomiao Peak.
"Peak Master, Peak Master Yin is here."
Yo...Yin Xisheng is here?
Yin Xisheng not only came this time, but also brought tea and two chairs that looked very comfortable. After Ning Mingmei became a successful candidate in Qimiancheng, he was delighted to receive two ergonomic chairs, which made him smile slightly for a moment.
He just said on the surface: "Brother, you are here to see me, why do you need to bring tea?"
"That's right. When you came back from Yaochuan City, you asked someone to send tea to Yuting Peak... Is it because last time, senior brother didn't get to drink good tea at your Piaomiao Peak?" Yin Xisheng smiled.
So I feel guilty.
Ning Mingmei pushed his glasses and said nothing. Yin Xisheng said: "Junior brother is thinking about you. You know it all."
Thanks for the self-guided walkthrough.
During this meeting, Ning Mingmei emphasized two things: First, he fell ill after returning from Yaochuan City some time ago, so he did not take the initiative to visit his senior brother. Second, after returning, I was busy with disciplining my disciples and didn’t know much about the outside world…
Having said that, Yin Xisheng laughed again.
"I happen to have two disciples here. Both are from Zhaoyue Mountain." He said, "I heard that you are going to Zhaoyue Mountain? If it is convenient, why not take them with you to help you find the way. It will also be a favor to me, your brother."
Zhaoyue Mountain and Liuyue Lake are the same place. There is a mountain and a lake here. The mountain is Zhaoyue Mountain and the lake at the foot of the mountain is Liuyue Lake.
Ning Mingmei said: "But Senior Brother, Piaomiao Peak is poor. I am not familiar with worldly affairs, I am afraid I can't take good care of them..."
Yin Xisheng said in a gentle voice: "It's my fault that I'm weak and can't take them out... In this case, Junior Brother, take this thing."
Ning Mingmei opened the box and took a look.
Two million.
Two million in exchange for a laboratory opportunity, just give them a name at the end of the project. Ning Mingmei pushed his glasses and said, "How can I be so embarrassed..."
Yin Xisheng: "What's there to be embarrassed about among fellow apprentices? If you need them to do anything, just order them around."
Ning Mingmei: "Thank you, Senior Brother. I will."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Ning Mingmei said sincerely: "Brother, when I come back from this business trip, I will go to see you first."
The cold smile in Yin Xisheng's eyes became a little warmer: "Yeah."
He looked at Ning Mingmei and vaguely felt that Ning Mingmei's temperament was a little different.
Just like the fruit trees gradually entering the flowering period.
He suddenly said, smiling like a flower: "Now everyone in the sect says that you fainted when you came back. It was Sect Leader Qi who carried you all the way from the flying boat to the back hall of Tiantai Peak. Many people saw it along the way. Junior brother and Sect Leader, you really have a deep affection for each other..."
Ning Mingmei looked a little uncomfortable: "Brother, don't listen to their nonsense..."
Ning Mingmei said to the system: "Now the Qingji Sect is full of rumors about me and the Sect Leader? If that's the case, where is my credibility when I ask him for reimbursement in the future?"
System: Damn it.
Seeing Ning Mingmei nervously grasping his sleeve, Yin Xisheng took another sip of tea and said, "What are you talking about, Junior Brother? How can I believe it? But Master Qi is honest and upright. I have never seen him be so close to others."
Is it because of Ning Mingmei that this is indeed the cauldron prepared by Master Wuwei?
Ning Mingmei lowered his head, looking even more nervous: "Senior Brother..."
Yin Xisheng said, "I'm just kidding. Don't worry. It's Qi Miancheng who wants to carry you away, not you who is going with him."
Ning Mingmei: "Yes, Senior Brother is very observant. If Senior Brother fainted, Master Qi would definitely carry you away."
Yin Xisheng almost didn't swallow his tea.
Yin Xisheng left. Ning Mingmei said to the system: "Yin Xisheng still doesn't fully trust me and doesn't fully expose his ambitions in front of me. Moreover, he is still in the probation period for me."
That is to say, just give some money, test it, and monitor it.
System: "Really? You are so pitiful."
The last sentence contains sarcasm.
Ning Mingmei said to the system: "Go out to do horizontal projects, and there are sponsorship fees and travel expenses. Generous, or a cultivator is generous. It's worthy of being able to live for thousands of years."
system:……
What's going on. Ning Mingmei said he was lucky, but the system always felt that this was all Ning Mingmei's conspiracy.
And Ning Mingmei said he was short of manpower, so how come only two people came?
As a result, after a while, someone even more outrageous came - the administrative elder of Jixian Peak, Master Shen Liwan, also came.
He brought double the holiday gifts and also brought four disciples!
Four unpaid apprentices who paid their own travel expenses!
Ning Mingmei naturally accepted it with a smile. Most of those festival gifts were of no use and could only be kept in the medicine warehouse for future use, or given away as gifts or rewards to others in the future, or left for Ning Mingmei to entertain guests or make small desserts for himself. Ning Mingmei rang bells for some of the ones that could be used for decoration, and ordered his disciples to place them in the Snow-Cutting Hall.
Although the Caixue Palace was poor in the past, it was spacious and open. Now, thanks to Ning Mingmei's unremitting efforts, the front hall for receiving guests finally looks a little more presentable.
Even though I walked to the back hall, the middle hall, the reception room, the study, and the various rooms that were supposed to be bedrooms... it was still barren.
But at least the front hall is now open to the public. The disciples no longer had to stand, but there were chairs on both sides.
What a breakthrough!
Ning Mingmei: "What belongs to the public is public. I think that bare snowy land over there is quite nice. I want to build my own Dabieye here in the future."
Current total funds: 11.775 million standard spirit stones.
He also gave the disciples half a month's salary.
Let’s not talk about the disciples’ salaries for now. Ning Mingmei's current personal assets are 5.7875 million. Two million of the funds were donated by Elder Yin for this business trip.
Although he still has to carry it with him, once it's in Ning Mingmei's pocket, it becomes Ning Mingmei's property.
With Rumu, all kinds of business trips become easy. This time, Ning Mingmei rang the bell and called in the remaining four disciples who had no assignments.
Eleven, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen.
Except for sixteen, the remaining three are all roll kings. And Sixteen is also a proud and arrogant genius.
The kind that is very unhappy with the poor old eighth.
This kind of genius is easier to exploit than Lin Heting!
Ning Mingmei: "This time, we will have a field survey that can last from one month to several months. During this process, your literature reading will be cut by 75%, and you will practice and collect data on a regular basis. Before going out, first find the topic you want to study during your practice, and plan your itinerary and tasks based on the topic. You must combine theory with practice. Set up each experimental group well. Write a daily practice report every day, with pictures and text. After you come back, make a report like Lin Heting's group did."
Now that you have read their reports, you should have some experience. So don't blame me for making the requirements higher this time.
The four disciples were like a pie falling from the sky.
Master! Finally, people were asked to go out and practice again!
They learned many details of the last practice in Yaochuan City from the fifth and sixth brothers. Except for the last day which was a bit thrilling, the first few days were simply happier than entering heaven.
Isn't this better than working in the library?
For a moment, the four disciples were very grateful. I thanked him profusely and was full of fighting spirit.
Ning Mingmei's glasses flashed coldly: "Everyone is very happy."
system:……
It felt sad for these four disciples.
Ning Mingmei also prepared for his trip to Yaochuan City. While he was cleaning up, the doorbell rang.
It turned out that Lao Jiu was here.
Lao Jiu is now in charge of the statistics project of the powerful monsters. He came here now because there was a new development - at the group meeting last week, Lao Jiu was very frustrated because he could not understand the foreign language literature of the demon race and made almost no progress.
So as soon as there is progress, I will come and report even if I am not in the group meeting.
Ning Mingmei said to the system: "I didn't make a mistake in choosing this team leader. Look, he's really good at rolling up his sleeves."
System: “Nothing to say.”
Ning Mingmei asked Lao Jiu to sit down. Lao Jiu was a little excited, his little face flushed. He said, "Master, we have done some analysis on the five great powers of the demon race thousands of years ago in the past few days. The following are our preliminary results."
With Bai Bugui, the translator, they are like a tiger with wings.
I would like to call Bai Bugui the DeepL translator.
Ning Mingmei: "Very good, tell me."
Lao Jiu made an analysis of several powerful people from thousands of years ago. There are no details worth noting. The powerful ones of the fox clan are either fond of fox charm or cruel and bloodthirsty. The life stories of every famous and powerful person are all bloody and muddy in much the same way.
Only one fox caught Ning Mingmei's attention.
"Ye Di?"
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