Even though he was an ordinary person, as a cultivator, his body had strong recovery ability. Two days later, Zhong's father got a prosthesis installed. He could move normally and looked the same as before, but he couldn't go out of the city to hunt because he couldn't exert much strength.
Gu Yao and Chi Chang Ye would still go out during the day and come back after sunset. Zhong Chen couldn't follow them heartlessly anymore, so he stayed at home to take care of his father and practice diligently.
When they came back the next day, they heard Zhong's father sighing in the yard. When they walked in, they saw Zhong's father stroking a crossbow-like weapon in his hand. In the past few days, they have been wandering around the city and found that the cultivators here not only rely on close combat, but also use weapons for long-range attacks.
Because the body refiners cannot accumulate spiritual power in their bodies, they cannot use the spiritual weapons and treasures of the monks, but the weapon refiners have also developed a weapon suitable for them, which relies on spiritual stones to provide energy, but such weapons are quite expensive and consume a lot of spiritual stones.
Now they see such a crossbow-like weapon in the hands of Zhong's father, and they can clearly see the groove for placing spiritual stones, but this weapon does not even reach the level of spiritual weapons, so it is conceivable that its killing power is not strong.
"The two seniors are back, I will go to cook for you now." Zhong's father forgot that monks do not necessarily need to eat, but Gu Yao and Chi Changye have been eating with them for the past few days, and he has also gotten used to it.
"No hurry," Gu Yao asked him to sit down, "Can I take a look at this weapon?"
"Well? Okay, senior, you can take a look. This weapon was passed down from my father. It's old and needs to be repaired before it can be used." Father Zhong handed the crossbow over and explained.
Although Gu Yao and Chi Changye were not good at refining weapons, they had a friend who was a weapon maker, so they would not be completely ignorant of the art by hearing and seeing. The material of this crossbow is ordinary, and the key is the array pattern engraved inside. Now, due to long-term use and wear, some parts of the array pattern are broken.
They wandered around the city these past two days, and were also considering how to integrate into the life here. They couldn't just be idle all day, so they could retreat and practice. At least during the time they stayed in Beiya City, they still had to have a seemingly serious business.
Originally, the idea was still a little immature, but now with the situation of Zhong's father and the crossbow in his hand, Gu Yao's idea became clearer and clearer.
He wanted to open a shop, targeting these cultivators, selling them items that they could use. Of course, for them, whether they made money from spirit stones was secondary, and the purpose was just to experience life.
After communicating with Chi Changye, Gu Yao returned the bow and crossbow to Zhong's father and asked, "Where is Zhong Chen?"
Zhong's father sighed, "This kid, I forbade him to leave the city, so he went out to find a job, and I don't know where he went. Now he hasn't come back. I was worried whether I should go out to look for him."
"No need to look for him, he'll be there soon." Chi Changye saw Zhong Chen, with a bruised face, walking home. When he was almost home, his steps slowed down, and he couldn't hide the wound on his face. Zhong's father waited for a while and saw that his son didn't push the door in, so he got up and went out to see. He didn't think that Chi Changye was deceiving him.
One was thinking about delaying time and waiting until it was completely dark so that his father couldn't see the condition on his face clearly before going home. The other was worried about his son's condition. So the father and son bumped into each other head-on. Father Zhong's face changed immediately, but he didn't scold his son outside. Instead, he turned around and walked back with a sullen face. Zhong Chen had no choice but to follow behind with his head down.
Entering the yard, he saw Gu Yao and Chi Changye were also there, calling people in a buzzing voice: "Senior Gu, Senior Chi."
Gu Yao couldn't help laughing when he saw his big painted face: "What did you do? Did you fight with someone?"
Zhong Chen carefully looked at his father. Zhong's father was angry and ignored him. Zhong Chen explained in a low voice: "I found a job, serving as a sparring partner for others. I can earn ten middle-grade spirit stones a month." He screamed as he said this. This was a wound on his face, and it hurt.
"You... resign tomorrow, otherwise you don't have to come back!" Zhong's father said angrily, and his heart was actually bleeding. How could he not know about this kind of sparring partner? It was not uncommon for him to accidentally beat the sparring partner to death, and in the end he just lost some spirit stones and that was it. Even if he didn't kill him, it was also common to injure or cripple him. "Listen to your father," Gu Yao said, "We just want to open a shop and we need someone to look after it. You and your father can come and help us. We
will give you 100 medium-grade spirit stones a month ." Zhong Chen's eyes lit up when he heard this, but his father waved his hand quickly, feeling unworthy: "No, no, we can't help you two seniors, we might even be a drag." The long night did not allow them to refute: "It's settled now. Zhong Chen will quit his current job and help us find a shop tomorrow. Xiaoyao and I need to practice regularly and won't keep an eye on the shop all the time. We don't trust others to take care of it." After saying that, he took Guyao back to the house. Chi Changye's face was stern. Both the father and son of the Zhong family were very scared. They stood there obediently as if they were listening to a lecture. After Chi Changye and his friends entered the house, Zhong's father realized that the matter was settled. "Dad?" Zhong Chen also felt like he was dreaming. Did he really have a new job to earn spirit stones? Zhong's father knew that he had met a noble person this time. Otherwise, cultivators like Guyao and Chi Changye would not need to be hired to do things even if they had just arrived in the spirit world. He patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Listen to the two seniors, and quit your job as a sparring partner tomorrow morning. From now on, we, father and son, will work hard for the two seniors." "Hey! Okay!" Zhong Chen grinned, but accidentally pulled the wound again and screamed. Zhong's father dragged him into the house helplessly and gave him medicine to treat the wound on his face. They, the physiognomists, always have ordinary medicine on hand. The next day, the bruises on Zhong Chen's face subsided. He went out for a run early in the morning and came back saying that he had quit the job as a sparring partner and would go out with his father to look for a store after breakfast. Zhong's father also asked Gu Yao in detail what kind of store they wanted to open, where they wanted to open it, and what size requirements they had. After asking one by one, he went out with Zhong Chen, because he was worried about his son working alone. Because there was no shortage of spiritual stones, the shop was quickly settled, in an alley next to the bustling street that Zhong Chen had taken them to before. Although the location was a little off, it was also popular on that street. Gu Yao directly bought the shop and the yard behind it, spending a lot of spiritual stones. Zhong Chen felt sorry for Gu Yao, thinking that after spending these spiritual stones, when would he get his money back? Gu Yao took out another sum of spirit stones and asked the father and son of the Zhong family to go out and purchase materials. Although the shop had not made any money yet, father Zhong, who had a goal to pursue, no longer had the gloomy look on his face. He looked much better. People who were familiar with him were happy for him when they knew his current situation. It was a rare opportunity to help the senior monks. Maybe he could use it to turn his life around. After buying the materials, Gu Yao and Chi Changye worked in the backyard for two days, and then came out to announce the opening of the shop. Looking at the items on the display shelf, the Zhong family father and son couldn't believe their eyes. Half of the items on sale were elixirs and half were talismans. The former were suitable for the use of body cultivators, and they were all 7th and 6th grade elixirs, but the talismans were clearly for cultivators. Who would buy them if they were placed in the shop? Did the senior make a mistake?
Gu Yao came out, holding a transparent container in his hand, which contained a fat white insect.
Zhong Chen quietly took a step back, thinking he had retreated behind his father without leaving a trace: "This... insect is also for sale?
"
"Yes, it is for sale, but I need you, Zhong Hai, to help me promote it first." Gu Yao said with a smile.
"Just tell me, senior." Although Zhong's father didn't understand what the insect was for, he was very respectful to Gu Yao.
When Gu Yao explained to Zhong's father what they wanted to promote, both Zhong's father and son were in a dizzy state. When they woke up, they found that they were already at the city gate, where many cultivators who were going out hunting gathered. The materials on the wild beasts were also very useful to them, and there were other materials needed by other cultivators outside the city.
"Father..."
Zhong's father coughed lightly and said, "Okay, let's do as the senior said, and spread the reputation of the shop first. Then the popularity of the shop will rise, and there will be no shortage of business." "Okay
, I'll listen to my father."
Zhong's father did not make a sound, nor did he join other teams. Instead, he followed the flow of people out of the city and went to a place where the flow of people was relatively concentrated, so that whatever they did would attract other people's attention.
Several strong men were talking in a team that was not on good terms with the father and son of the Zhong family.
"Didn't Zhong Hai just have one leg bitten off by a wild beast? He came out again so soon. Did he think the wild beast didn't bite him enough? He even brought his son out."
"What does it have to do with us if he wants to die? When did you become soft-hearted and want to help them?"
"Tsk, I was just chatting for fun. I only became soft-hearted and wanted to help them because I felt that life was too easy. Let's go. It's important to hunt wild beasts quickly."
This team was also experienced. They quickly found the traces left by the wild beasts and judged whether they were alone or in a group, and what the size of the group was, so that they could decide whether to take action or not.
"We are lucky today. There is a group of thorn pigs nearby. Come on, the meat of thorn pigs is the most tender and can be sold
at a high price."
The team followed the clues left by the thorn pigs. At this time, they heard explosions and roars of wild beasts in front of them. It was the sound of thorn pigs. Who is ahead of them?
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