Chapter 197 No, You Came at the Right Time
"As expected, the young man is fearless and arrogant. This reminds me of my own youth."
"You must know that Na Yunzhi was once promised to be the best in the world?"
"But Ji You, when you really take root among the noble families, have descendants, have blood relatives, and consider the continuation of the family, you will know that there is no human nature that cannot be changed."
"For thousands of years, I have seen many people like you in Qingyun World, but in the end, they always have to bow their heads to me."
"When that time comes, I will see you regret your decision."
At three quarters past noon, in the South City Simian Prison, the representative of the Lingshi Chamber of Commerce from Yunzhou left the Simian Prison angrily.
An earthen house collapsed on the Nancheng Road that we passed through. As the bricks and tiles collapsed, smoke and dust instantly filled the street.
After seeing this scene, everyone almost understood what was going on.
Daxia did not choose either of the two methods proposed by the Yunzhou Lingshi Chamber of Commerce. They chose to change the route to Fengzhou. Ji You really did not care about the possibility of being targeted and hostile by the Yunzhou families, and participated in this matter without any concealment.
Just as the three heads of the Office of Administration had said, everyone couldn't help but feel a sense of madness in Ji You.
"Previously, many people in the courtyard thought that Ji You would very likely become the Lu family's son-in-law, but after this incident, it is probably impossible."
Qin Rong raised his head: "It's impossible in the first place. Ji You has never responded to the eldest lady of the Lu family before. It is said that there is another woman in the courtyard now."
Lang Hetong also heard about this, and frowned slightly: "I don't know which family this girl is from, but Ji You, who rejected Princess Changle and Miss Lu, brought her back."
At this moment, Ji Jingyao came in from outside, exhausted and said, "The people from Danzong have received it. All the elixirs have arrived."
"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Ji. I wonder if the distinguished guest from Danzong has been settled?"
"I have arranged for them to stay in the courtyard. The Yuan family's brother and sister said they wanted to visit friends in the inner courtyard. I asked someone to take them there."
Lang Hetong didn't take it seriously after hearing this. He thanked him for his hard work and then picked up a chess piece and prepared to place it.
But soon he was suddenly stunned, then looked up and found that Qin Rong was also stunned opposite him.
"Who is she visiting?"
"Of course it's Ji You. Previously, everyone in the courtyard was saying that they admired each other and that Ji You wanted to go to Danshan to be a son-in-law. Now it seems that Miss Yuan also has this intention."
"But there is a woman in Ji You's yard now..."
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In the afternoon, the sky was clear and the snow was melting on the trail of Mount Ni. The siblings of the Yuan family were climbing the mountain under the guidance of a disciple from the Dean's Office.
Yuan Caiwei did not wear a red robe today, but changed into a long silver brocade skirt, a gold-plated and kingfisher-dot hairpin, and a little gold powder on the corners of her eyes, making her look delicate and soft. At this moment, she was following the disciples of the Head Office to an inner courtyard fairy residence.
After the disciple left, Yuan Caiwei reached out to knock on the door, but her white jade fingers hesitated when they touched the door frame.
Although she and Ji You often exchanged letters, she still felt a little nervous when they actually met.
Yuan Chen didn't have so many concerns. Seeing his sister hesitate, he couldn't wait to push open the door.
But the next second, Yuan Chen, who was pushing the gate, quickly retreated and closed the door behind him, with a look of astonishment on his face.
Yuan Caiwei frowned: "What's wrong?"
Yuan Chen swallowed his saliva: "Sister, it seems that the way I opened it is not right..."
"Is it that Master Ji is not wearing any clothes?"
"Are you looking forward to this, Sister?"
Yuan Caiwei said "go to hell" and then impatiently pushed open the gate. She looked around the yard and then stood there in a daze.
At this moment, she finally understood why A-di opened and closed the door.
Because the young master of Lingjian Mountain was wearing a small flowered jacket, sitting in Ji You's yard, holding a small knife in one hand and a potato in the other, having already peeled half of it, and was looking over at him at this moment.
The clear and bright eyes first revealed a hint of innocence and loveliness, as gentle as the bride next door, but soon turned cold and alert...
At this time, on the second floor of Hongding Tower in the city.
The children of the aristocratic families in the capital, as well as the disciples of the immortal sect who were guests at Prince Chong's Palace that day, were gathered together.
As soon as the Danzong caravan arrived at Tianshuyuan, Zhao Yunyue set up a banquet there in advance and used the connections he had made over the years to invite people from the inner courtyard.
Pills like Qianyuan Dan have always been rare and valuable.
In addition to the fixed shares allocated to the six major immortal sects which cannot be bought or sold, the Dan Sect also always has some spare supplies.
This is because the higher the quality of the elixir, the more unstable its structure is and the higher its damage rate is. Even if it is personally escorted by a fifth-grade alchemist, accidents may still occur along the way.
What Liu Junchi was eyeing were those spare supplies.
Since the siblings from Danzong have now paid all their shares for Tianshuyuan, the spare parts prepared for Tianshuyuan can be taken out for trading.
There were many people who had the same idea as him. In order to avoid any further trouble, they set up a banquet early and waited here.
Ding Shaojie, who had returned from the Sixian Prison with his elders, was also invited to the banquet. He had a cold face and sharp eyes.
"Does the Snow Region Demon Stone really need to be transported from Fengzhou in the future?"
Ding Shaojie clenched his fists: "Yes, these are the original words of the Sixianjian."
Zhao Yunyue raised her wine glass in a cold voice: "This Ji You really doesn't give face to anyone."
Ding Shaojie raised his eyes and said, "He is just a rural private cultivator. If my father hadn't stopped me, I would have had someone chop off his head!"
Liu Junchi looked up when he heard the voice: "This is in front of the Tianshu Academy, Brother Shaojie should keep a low profile."
"Why do you all say that?"
"Tianshuyuan is the most prestigious among the seven immortal sects. You can seek revenge, but you can't slap them in the face. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come to my Lingjian Mountain to ask for advice for a few unknown disciples."
Ding Shaojie was silent for a long time and drank the sake in the glass.
In fact, he didn't care that much about the spirit stone business. He cared about Lu Qingqiu, which was why he was jealous of Ji You.
When I just came back, my father said that businessmen care most about profits and losses. Although the Yunzhou Chamber of Commerce is large, it is not worth offending a holy sect like the Tianshu Academy. He also said that there are plenty of ways to stop Fengzhou's transportation business.
But love is not a business, and cannot be calculated based on gains and losses, so he was so angry.
Liu Junchi looked at Ding Shaojie and couldn't help but chuckled and said, "In fact, Ji You is nothing special in my opinion."
"Oh? Brother Liu thinks so too?"
"certainly."
Liu Junchi straightened his back and said, "Although he is an upper Tongxuan realm with extraordinary talent, he is still only an upper Tongxuan realm after all. If he had not been born in Fengzhou where there are no other families, he would not have the right to be so arrogant and give orders about such things."
Ding Shaojie couldn't help but look up when he heard the voice: "Brother Liu is right. He just took advantage of his status. Only foolish people would think he is upright and noble, while people with discerning eyes would despise him. If such a person were in my Yunzhou, he wouldn't even be worthy of carrying my shoes."
"But then again, Ji You can indeed be considered a smart person in some aspects."
"Where's the cleverness?"
"He first took advantage of Chu He's fame along the way, and even staged a rumor that he was going to marry into the Dan Sect. Today, he took the opportunity to get in touch with the Snow Region Demon Stone. All these actions may seem perverse and meaningless, but they have indeed invisibly raised his reputation and status."
Liu Junchi raised his head and said, "There are several elders in Lingjian Mountain who want to recruit him as their disciple. The road that seems to be getting narrower and narrower has become wider. If he hadn't been so grandiose, he would be just an ordinary inner court disciple of Tianshu Academy now, and he gets 20% of the tax revenue. He is really cunning."
Ding Shaojie opened his mouth and asked: "What is the rumor about marrying into the Dan Sect?"
"When Qiling was in trouble, Ji You saved the daughter of the headmaster of Danzong. Later, some people began to spread rumors that he and Miss Yuan had a secret crush on each other and wanted to marry into Danzong."
"Several of my friends who were traveling with me also heard about this rumor. When they came here by boat, they told me that they wanted to host a banquet for Ji You, befriend him, and take the opportunity to buy elixirs directly from the Dan Sect. I just smiled and said nothing."
Zhao Yunyue looked at him sideways and said, "Brother, what you said is too much. Ji You should have some face in Danzong."
Liu Junchi put down the teacup and asked, "Junior sister, what do you mean by that?"
"When the eldest daughter of the Dan Sect disappeared, he was the one who rescued her."
"But I heard that the eldest daughter of the Dan Sect gave him money, and she settled the matter with him after she came back. How can such an unfamiliar act be considered as a show of disrespect? It is nothing more than exchanging rumors for favors."
Zhao Yunyue seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this, thinking that at that time he only felt resentful about being rejected, but he didn't think about it carefully.
Now after listening to Senior Brother Liu's analysis, it does make some sense to me.
I heard people say before that Ji You wanted to marry into the Dan Sect, but there was really no news about him afterwards. Now that I think about it, it might really be his wishful thinking.
Especially today, Dan Zong has been here for several hours, and many children from aristocratic families already know about it, but Ji You is still discussing the transportation route in the Sixian Bureau. It seems that he has no idea about Yuan Caiwei's arrival.
If the two of them really had some unusual relationship, why didn't they even know about his arrival?
Thinking of this, Zhao Yunyue seemed to have a clear thread in his mind, and suddenly felt relieved.
As a princess and a foreign disciple of Lingjian Mountain, although such identities are noble, they are naturally not as good as those of the daughter of Danzong.
Could it be that Ji You really wanted to marry into his family's family and that was why he rejected me, but was rejected in the end? Now he doesn't even mention it, and he keeps a woman from nowhere in the yard.
Princess Changle picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.
The invited guests had not arrived yet, so naturally everyone at the table could not drink alcohol first, and could only drink tea and chat.
During the conversation, Ding Shaojie and Liu Junchi had a very pleasant conversation and he found the other person's words more pleasant.
However, as the sun set, Liu Junchi began to feel uneasy, wondering if the Yuan siblings had been invited by someone else.
You have to know that the most important purpose of his trip is to buy Qianyuan Pill. If he is targeted by others in advance, he will return empty-handed.
At this moment, a disciple from the Head Academy invited by Zhao Yunyue came to Hongding Tower and handed a Ruyi carved from spirit stone to Zhao Yunyue's desk.
This jade ruyi is the size of an adult's palm. Although it is not very big, Ding Shaojie was born in a spiritual stone family, so he can see that this ruyi is crystal clear and has no impurities, so it can be considered a top-grade product.
There are many mineral veins in Lingzhou, but even the spirit stones mined from the same vein have different qualities, because the closer the spirit stone is to the spiritual core of the main vein, the more refined it is.
As to why the demon race's spirit stones were of such high quality, the Yunzhou Spirit Stone Chamber of Commerce had actually long ago guessed about this question.
There should be a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual core under the snowy area. Because it is rarely visited and has never been taken by anyone, it nourishes countless spiritual veins around it and is filled with spiritual energy.
And the jade ruyi in front of him should be considered as the third grade according to the standards of their Chamber of Commerce, and is a product of the middle section of the spiritual vein.
However, Ding Shaojie discovered that Princess Changle lost her smile when she saw the Lingshi Ruyi.
"My Lord, I am so sorry. I have to return the things I accepted earlier."
"Master Wei, didn't you see the Danzong siblings?"
The disciple of the Head Office smiled softly and said, "Yes, I did meet them. We even talked a few words when we went up the mountain. I also proposed to them to invite us to a banquet, but they declined."
Zhao Yunyue couldn't help but look up: "Can you tell her that it's Senior Brother Liu from Lingjian Mountain who's hosting? Senior Brother Liu is at the upper level of Rong Dao, and it's very possible that he could enter Yingtian Realm."
"Of course they did, but... they were in a hurry to visit Ji You, so I don't know if they heard it clearly."
"What are they going to do?"
The disciple of the Head Court pursed his lips and said, "They went to visit Ji You as soon as they entered the gate, but they didn't expect that Ji You had changed the courtyard."
It originated from the rumors about the daughter of Danzong and the private disciples of Tianshuyuan, and most of them told the story of the latter wanting to marry into the family.
From the perspective of emotion and status, many people felt that Ji You was trying to curry favor with the upper hand.
Zhao Yunyue was stunned for a long time before raising her eyes and then smiled: "If Senior Brother Wei didn't see it, you can just tell me directly. I won't blame you, Senior Brother Wei. I will just find someone else to ask for it."
The disciple of the Head Office opened his mouth and said, "I really saw them. I was the one who brought them into the inner courtyard."
"But Ji You is in the Sixian Prison now."
"Of course I know this. As for the matter of the Snow Region Demon Stone, I had already told them about it before we went up the mountain, but they said they wanted to wait in the yard and asked us at Tianshuyuan not to inform them so as not to disturb them."
It was already 3:00 p.m. and the sun was beginning to set.
Ji You came out of the Sixianjian and walked from south to north with Kuang Cheng.
The Sixianjian was going to go to Fengzhou to repair the official road after the new Yuan Dynasty. The preliminary preparations for this matter fell on Kuang Cheng's head. In fact, only if Kuang Cheng did this could both parties feel at ease.
After all, there are bound to be many people who want to make money from this kind of project.
In addition, after the barbarians retreat, the Zhenbei Army, which is preparing to leave the northern border, will then go to Fengzhou to station.
On the one hand, he can oversee the repair of the road, and on the other hand, he can fulfill his promise to Ji You and protect the people in his village.
At this time, the two of them returned all the way to the north of Shengjing City, and saw countless people on the street, handing over visiting cards.
Ji You wasn't quite sure what was going on and was a little confused, but seeing that many of the women had sparkling eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little fortunate.
"Fortunately I didn't bring Yan Shuyi with me today."
Kuang Cheng couldn't help but raise his eyes: "Why is this?"
Ji You smacked his lips and said, "Because the streets are full of cats with their tails up. If she sees this, I'm afraid she'll be in trouble tonight."
"Fairy Yan doesn't allow you to take a concubine?"
"No, she even helped me choose one herself. I was just afraid that I wouldn't be able to marry her..."
Ji You couldn't help but admire his own foresight at this moment: "There are obstacles every step of the way on the street. If we stay in the yard, there won't be any more trouble."
Kuang Cheng looked at the interface at this time: "Why don't we find a place on the street to eat before going back?"
"Forget it, I better go back. I haven't even made lunch yet. If I'm any later, someone will probably get mad."
"It seems that free food and drinks, as well as money earned with great effort, are not as good as what Brother Ji likes."
Kuang Cheng sighed and thought that although Brother Ji seemed to be a playboy, he would definitely be a good husband. He smiled softly, but found that Ji You, who was holding countless invitations, suddenly stopped and put one hand on his eyes.
First the left eye, then the right eye, and pressed for a long time.
Kuang Cheng turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ji You blinked: "I don't know why my eyelids are always twitching."
"Are you feeling unwell?"
"Maybe he was smoked by the smoke from cooking every day these days, it's nothing serious."
After Ji You finished speaking, he bowed to Kuang Cheng and said goodbye, then headed towards Mount Ni.
When he returned to Tianshu Academy, countless students were looking at him with burning eyes and whispering to each other, which made him unable to help but look back many times.
Ji You just thought that the news about going to the Sixian Observatory today was reported back to the courtyard, and he didn't pay too much attention to it. He walked through the vast forest, entered the inner courtyard, and then returned to his own villa along the way.
With a creak, the gate was pushed open.
He took a step inside and was stunned for a moment. He saw that the table was full of shredded potatoes, piled up into a small mountain, and there was an empty sack next to it.
Why did you cut so many potato shreds? I originally bought this so I could eat it until the New Year ends.
Ji You picked up the sack and walked towards the chapel, where he saw an even more shocking scene.
Yan Shuyi was kneeling on a blanket in the room at this time, holding a few hand-drawn cards, while Yuan Caiwei was sitting opposite him, also holding a few cards.
The two men were playing a game of beating tigers with sticks and making chickens eat insects, while Yuanchen was sitting aside, shivering.
An hour ago, he and his sister went up the mountain to find his brother-in-law. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the owner's sister peeling potatoes. At that time, he thought it was an illusion, but when his sister came in, he realized that everything was real.
The holder of the weapon of Lingjian Mountain, the stern-faced Jianzhu sister, was really peeling potatoes in the yard.
Yuan Caiwei was also stunned for a long time. Although she quickly calmed down and greeted Xiao Jianzhu politely, Yuan Chen could see panic in her sister's eyes.
The man who came to seduce the sisters was discovered by the sisters...
At that time, Xiao Jianzhu also greeted them with a smile and exchanged recent news with them.
At that moment, Yuan Chen seemed to see the indifference and majesty of the queen, as if she was silently declaring that this yard and this man were mine.
At this time, Ji You was standing in the yard, looking at the two women playing cards, and suddenly a famous scene appeared in his mind.
It seems I came at the wrong time.
No, you came at the right time.
Yuan Caiwei had written to him beforehand to inform him that she was coming to Tianshuyuan to deliver the elixir, but he never expected that the timing was so accurate.
At this moment, he glanced at Yuan Chen and found that Yuan Chen was also looking at him. The word stuck in his throat, he never dared to call out his brother-in-law.
"Master Ji is back?"
"Miss Yuan, long time no see. You are dressed so beautifully. You want to kill me as soon as you come..."
Ji You lowered his voice for the second half of the sentence, just repeating it silently in his heart, and then said: "Thank you for helping me prepare the elixir last time."
Yuan Caiwei shook her head gently, and the jade pendant on her earlobe swayed with it: "You're welcome, I just did what I could."
"Are you here to deliver the elixir?"
"I came to deliver the elixir. Yuanchen... insisted on coming to see you, so I came with him. I didn't expect that the young master was not here, but the master's sister was, so we made an appointment to play cards together."
When Yuanchen heard that his sister had put all the blame on him, he held his breath instantly.
It was obviously my sister who was anxious to come here and she even dressed up beautifully in advance, how come it all became my idea now?
Yan Shuyi looked up at this time: "Is Yuanchen still so playful now?"
Yuan Chen nodded: "I'm the one who wants to come."
"Then why don't we stay for dinner together tonight? Anyway, I cut a lot of shredded potatoes today."
Ji You glanced at her and thought that the potato shreds you cut were enough to stir-fry three pots: "You guys go play, I'll go chop wood and make a fire."
Yuan Chen didn't dare to stay here, and hurriedly stood up from the table: "Brother-in-law, I'll go with you, I'm good at chopping wood!"
As Ji You stepped out of the door, Yuan Chen pulled her aside and said, "Brother-in-law, why are you living with Sister Jianzhu?"
"She was a little irritable because of her seclusion, so she came to Shengjing to spend the winter with me. She has been staying here for a long time. But you guys didn't even say a word to me when you came."
"I originally wanted to give you a surprise. I dressed up so fancy that I was trying to seduce you..."
Ji You lifted the lid of the pot: "Master Xiaojian can hear everything you say."
Yuan Chen lowered his head instantly: "I'd better go chop wood."
Yuan Caiwei was sitting in the room at this time, throwing cards while looking at Yan Shuyi: "I didn't expect that Master Ji could cook."
The young master put his chin on his knees and said calmly, "The cooking is OK. I've eaten it many times, and the shredded potatoes are the best."
"Weren't his hands injured before?"
"Well, I was injured and unconscious for several days. After I woke up, I couldn't move at all. Now I seem to have recovered a lot. With the help of spiritual energy, cooking is no problem, but using the sword seems to be a little difficult."
Yuan Caiwei took out a set of ancient books and a pill from her bag at this time: "I found some ancient recipes at home, and then made a pill to nourish the meridians. With the help of the technique, it should be effective in recovering Master Ji's arm."
Yan Shuyi looked at her calmly: "What method?"
"Take the pill, use the pill energy to activate the four acupoints, and apply the medicinal power directly to the arm to nourish it for three days."
"Four major energy points?"
Yuan Caiwei nodded gently: "Abdomen, heart, back and waist."
Yan Shu also narrowed his eyes like a cat protecting its food, thinking that Yuan Caiwei was indeed well prepared.
(End of this chapter)
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