Mr. and Mrs. Wang stayed at Zhang Yuan's house for a while, expressed their gratitude, and then left.
Wang Ru wanted to return the chickens, ducks, and eggs that the Wang family had brought, but Wang Wenzhang and his wife refused to do so, so she had no choice but to leave them behind.
After seeing Wang Wenzhang and his wife off, the old woman scolded Zhang Yuan for a long time.
They questioned Zhang Yuan about what had happened, but Zhang Yuan stammered and couldn't explain, so he just laughed it off.
In the end, it was Dad Zhang Ting who smoothed things over.
“Yuanzi will be going back to school in a few days, so don’t blame her. Besides, Yuanzi went to the Wang family and nothing happened to her. Yuanzi is capable, and it’s a good thing that she can help!”
My mother finally gave up.
During this trip home, Wang Ru and Zhang Ting both felt that their son had changed a lot. Not only had his health improved, but they also sensed an indescribable change in Yuanzi.
However, as long as their son is healthy and academically successful, the parents have nothing to worry about.
Zhang Yuan's parents didn't take the matter to heart.
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night.
The quiet Anping Village is dotted with starlight.
In an unassuming little house, in a room with the lights on, Zhang Yuan finished his cultivation and remained seated cross-legged on the bed.
At this moment, Zhang Yuan's consciousness is flipping through "Notes on Alchemy".
Since he was in his own room and there was no one else there, Zhang Yuan had no reservations and simply flipped through the pages of the book that appeared in the air with his fingers.
Every now and then, Zhang Yuan would flip through "Notes on Alchemy" to see if there were any new elixirs updated in the book.
As Zhang Yuan's strength increases, "The Alchemy Notes" will unlock some new pills and refining methods.
Half a month later, after Zhang Yuan unlocked the beginner-level True Qi Pill, his Alchemy Notes were finally updated with new pills and refining methods.
Dali Dan.
Elixir effects: After taking it, your strength will double, lasting for about ten minutes!
Ingredients: 20 grams of 10-year-old wild yam powder, 2 orange peels...
Refining method: ...
Body-protecting pill.
Elixir Efficacy: After taking the Body Protection Elixir, one can temporarily increase physical strength, improve the strength of the skin and bones, and increase the defensive capabilities of the person taking the elixir by 50%!
The effects last approximately ten minutes.
Ingredients for the Body Protection Pill: 100 grams of cowhide, 36 grams of pangolin shell, 12 grams of quartz...
Refining method: ...
Zhang Yuan carefully read the two newly discovered pills in his alchemy notes, memorizing the materials, effects, and methods for refining the Body Protection Pill and the Strength Pill.
Although the Mighty Strength Pill and Body Protection Pill are not as precious as the Meridian Opening Pill, and they cannot restore true qi like the Elementary True Qi Pill, they can still enhance the user's combat strength.
After hunting and killing the python demon, Zhang Yuan returned home and repeatedly thought about the process and details of his battle with the snake demon.
Although he successfully hunted down the python demon, he also exposed many weaknesses.
For example, the Spirit Slaying Technique and talismans are suitable for ranged combat, but in close combat, he lacks means to subdue enemies. Currently, he only has the Vajra Mantra, which can improve his body's defensive capabilities and strength.
Facing a monster of the same level but with a stronger body, like the python demon, he lacked the ability to fight at close range. Once the monster got close, he could easily be killed!
In addition, he also lacked a suitable weapon.
Even the wood-chopping knife in the house couldn't break through the snake demon's defenses, which shows that ordinary weapons are hard to harm demons!
Zhang Yuan was tilting his head as he read the pages of his alchemy notes when his phone on the bedside table suddenly rang.
Zhang Yuan glanced at the wall clock subconsciously; it was 9 p.m.
Who would call me at this time?
During his freshman year, Zhang Yuan devoted all his energy to cultivation. In order to refine pills, he even moved his dormitory off campus, so he had very little contact with his classmates.
However, he still reached out and took the phone.
It was a call from Li Hu, the president of the Tongcheng University Martial Arts Association.
Zhang Yuan answered the phone.
A cheerful voice came through the phone: "Zhang Yuan, are you still at your hometown?"
"Um, Senior Li Hu, what's wrong?"
"The preliminary round of the Tongcheng City Martial Arts Competition has been scheduled for four days from now. Make sure you prepare well these next few days!"
Zhang Yuan chatted with Li Hu for a while, and after finding out the specific time and location of the preliminary round, he arranged to meet Li Hu at the Tongcheng City Gymnasium on the morning of the preliminary round, and then hung up the phone.
The winter break is a month long, and 20 days have already passed. There are only 10 days left before school starts. Zhang Yuan originally planned to return to school in 9 days, but now it seems he will have to go to Tongcheng city earlier.
Zhang Yuan takes the Tongcheng City Martial Arts Competition very seriously!
The first place winner gets a prize of 200,000, the second place winner gets 100,000, and even the third place winner gets 50,000!
Zhang Yuan is currently short of money. Although he already has ginseng, the main ingredient for refining the Meridian Opening Pill, he still has a significant funding gap to purchase auxiliary medicines.
All the money he had on him totaled no more than 30,000.
This 30,000 yuan includes his living expenses and rent for the next semester!
Therefore, Zhang Yuan desperately needs money.
With money, one can refine elixirs to improve their strength and solve the problems of living expenses and rent for the next semester.
If he can get into the top three or top two in the Tongcheng City Martial Arts Competition, he can get a large sum of money, and all these problems will be solved!
This is the second time that Tongcheng City Wushu Competition has been held. In the first competition, senior student Li Hu participated and won eighth place. Zhang Yuan is stronger than Li Hu and theoretically has a chance to compete for the top three!
As for whether he could make it into the top three, Zhang Yuan wasn't sure, since the first edition had a much smaller scale and fewer participants than this one.
Nobody knows if they'll encounter any powerful experts or even cultivators this time!
Therefore, Zhang Yuan decided to pack his luggage tomorrow, tell his parents, and return to Tongcheng City the day after tomorrow morning.
Upon arriving in Tongcheng city, I first went to Jiuzhuotang Pharmacy to purchase the raw materials for refining the Mighty Pill and the Body-Protecting Pill. Then I returned to school to refine the pills, hoping to complete them during the Tongcheng Martial Arts Competition.
This way, he would have a better chance of winning the game.
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The next day.
Zhang Yuan and his family of three were having breakfast around the table. His parents sighed that the five-day Spring Festival holiday had gone by so quickly, and that they would have to go back to work tomorrow. They told Zhang Yuan to stay home alone for the next few days.
Zhang Yuan, shoveling food into his mouth, said, "My classmate found a part-time job in Tongcheng city, and I plan to go there tomorrow to work with him!"
Mom said reluctantly, "You've only been back for a few days and you're already leaving!"
She hoped her son would stay home a few more days.
Zhang Yuan said, "You'll all be going to work tomorrow, and I'll be bored staying home alone. I might as well go out and do some part-time work to earn some money and broaden my social experience."
Mom still disagreed, but in the end, Dad Zhang Ting spoke up to support his son.
"Let him go. He's grown up and has his own ideas. It's good for him to experience society early on!"
My mom finally agreed.
In the afternoon, Zhang Yuan packed his luggage in his room.
Zhang Yuan packed his clothes and some food prepared at home into his suitcase. While unpacking, he pulled a crumpled white business card out of his pocket.
Jia Zheng: Professional Feng Shui master and exorcist, specializing in Feng Shui, exorcism, wealth seeking, and fertility seeking...
Telephone: 177...
Holding the business card, Zhang Yuan recalled the fat Taoist priest who had given it to him.
That day, he insisted on handing him a business card, seemingly saying he wanted to do some business with him and make money together! At the time, Zhang Yuan was in a hurry to take an exam and didn't take it to heart.
I forgot about it afterwards.
Zhang Yuan held the crumpled business card, thought for a while, and decided to call Jia Zheng to have a talk.
Although the Tongcheng City Martial Arts Competition offers substantial prize money, the competition hasn't even started yet, and he's unsure if he'll actually receive it. If Jia Zheng does offer a potential collaboration opportunity, it could potentially create a new and stable source of income.
Zhang Yuan might not be good at other things, but he's now quite experienced in exorcising ghosts!
Zhang Yuan made a phone call to Jia Zheng.
The phone rang for a while before being answered.
At first, Jia Zheng thought it was a call from an unknown customer and was somewhat indifferent. But after Zhang Yuan explained his identity, Master Jia's attitude became noticeably warmer.
"So it was Master Zhang Yuan!"
"So, what do you think about our collaboration?"
"Are you interested in collaborating?"
How can we cooperate?
"I'll be in charge of finding clients, and you'll be in charge of handling them. We'll split the profits 40/60, you get 40% and I get 60%, how about that?"
Zhang Yuan was unfamiliar with this industry and hesitated.
Jia Dao then said, "We can try cooperating first. If the business goes smoothly, we can discuss the profit-sharing ratio later!"
Zhang Yuan thought about it for a moment, thought it was a good idea, and agreed.
Let's try a few orders first.
If the collaboration doesn't work out, there's no real loss.
Jia Zheng has an order coming up tomorrow afternoon, and he asked Zhang Yuan if he's free tomorrow afternoon so they can go take a look together.
Zhang Yuan calculated the time and figured he would arrive at Tongcheng Bus Station around 3 PM the next day, so he arranged to meet Jia Zheng at the station around 3 PM.
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