Chapter 175 Soft-hearted
No wonder the mountain's center forward developed genuine feelings after Ji Rong's words.
Shan Zhongfeng spent his years refining elixirs and living in the Jade Void Palace. Most of the alchemists and servants of his generation knew that he could not refine good elixirs, and most of the older generation of alchemists and servants also knew why he could not refine good elixirs.
Everyone lives here and has lived together for many years. When Shan Zhongfeng was young, he didn't understand how others viewed him, but he gradually came to understand later.
Many people looked down on him, and even more people laughed at him behind his back, but not a single one of them thought of him.
Although the old Taoist priest Gu Lin could tolerate Shan Zhongfeng secretly squandering the funds of the Kun Dan Room every now and then, the old Taoist priest Gu Lin's gaze towards Shan Zhongfeng always conveyed a sense of disappointment and disdain, as if he were a hopeless case.
Therefore, Shan Zhongfeng often thought that if he hadn't been brought back by Shan Zhongfeng himself, he would probably have been sent to the unloading workshop and chopped into eight pieces long ago.
But Ji Rong is different! Although Ji Rong came to find him this time claiming she was seeking refuge,
However, Shan Zhongfeng knew that he had not given Ji Rong much help. Ji Rong had gained entry into the Jade Void Palace by relying on the alchemy skills she had learned outside.
Ji Rong gave him a storage ring full of treasure, but because of him, she was constantly framed as soon as she entered. He even beat her three times in public. Although this was the rule of the Kun Dan Room, he didn't show her any mercy when he carried out the punishment.
She never blamed herself for these things. On the contrary, knowing that there was a problem with the pills she refined, she generously offered to pass on the pill-making techniques she had learned from outside herself!
This thoughtful goddaughter who ran back on her own initiative is practically Huang Da giving him a continuous gift!
"Huang Da! Why are you so good to me?" Shan Zhongfeng couldn't help but smile when he thought of this, but he covered his eyes with his hands and howled.
Now that he had genuine feelings for Ji Rong, Shan Zhongfeng couldn't help but worry about her even more. After howling for a while, he wiped his eyes and asked, "Where are your goblins?"
"Godfather, what are you going to do?" Ji Rong asked warily.
Shan Zhongfeng said, "Those things will turn into clay sculptures if they are separated from their believers. They need to be kept with rare and precious materials. What's the point of keeping them? Let me take you to the medicine shop and sell them."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong refused, saying, "No, I don't lack money right now."
I've had a life of constant wandering since I was little, and I've never had a good day. They're all fully functional and clever, so I want to keep them to serve me.
They seem perfectly fine and lively right now. Let's keep them healthy for a while longer, and only consider other options when they're really in serious trouble.
After a pause, he turned to Shan Zhongfeng and said, "Godfather, now that I'm here, I will make sure you are never short of money again. Does our Jade Void Palace have any channels to Canglan? If so, please pass on a message to my uncle and me, asking them to send us some treasures regularly."
Shan Zhongfeng had never taken the initiative to care about affairs outside Yuxu Palace in the past, so he was unaware of it.
The sun was high in the sky outside. He jumped up and said, "Girl, I've remembered what you did. I'm going to my master's to watch the fire. You rest well and we'll go get the medicine tomorrow."
Ji Rong used her wings to block Shan Zhongfeng from leaving, and said, "It's so boring to be exposed to the sun like this every day. Godfather, give me a cage. I want to lock the goblin in there and play with him."
Shan Zhongfeng took the cage off his neck and said to her, "Don't break it, or it will be hard to explain."
Ji Rong nodded. After seeing Shan Zhongfeng off, she picked up the cage and knocked on Shan Wu's door.
Looking at the three goblins who were already awake and doing nothing in Shanwu's house, and Shanshui sleeping on the mat, she pointed at Shanshui and asked Shanwudao, "Uncle, this one hasn't woken up yet?"
Shan Wuyou shook his head to indicate that he did not know, so Ji Rong used one of his claws to grab Shan Shui and throw him onto his back.
Then she handed the cage to Shan Wudao: "Lock these few in here, lest they run into someone else's alchemy furnace without us even knowing."
Once the cage was closed and the incantation was recited, Baoshan and the others could no longer see what was happening outside.
Ji Rong gave Shan Wu a wink, and Shan Wu immediately made a hand seal, erecting an isolation barrier. Ji Rong used her wing claws to remove a simple storage ring, poured out one-third of the spirit crystals inside, and then transformed into a magic tree body to continue nurturing the mountains and waters.
The next day, before explaining the last section of "alchemy" to the old Taoist Gu Lin, Ji Rong said, "Master Alchemist, the elixirs my adoptive father refines have always been very strange. I originally wanted to teach him this alchemy technique, but my adoptive father said that he has not yet completed his apprenticeship and cannot practice unorthodox methods. Do you think he can learn this?"
Gu Lin was very satisfied with Shan Zhongfeng's enlightenment. He stroked his white beard with his hand and then looked at Ji Rong below him and said gently, "Young friend Ji Rong, that is your magic. I have no right to interfere. If you are willing to teach, Feng'er is willing to learn. He can learn it."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong expressed her gratitude, then clasped her wings together, preparing to bow to Gu Lin.
Gu Lin quickly stepped down and helped Ji Rong up, saying, "Young friend, please don't bow to me. You are so selfless in bestowing such exquisite alchemy upon me. It is I who should pay you the respects of a half-master."
"Once I have thoroughly studied and recorded your alchemy method, and informed my master, you will surely benefit greatly, young friend. Perhaps in the future, all the alchemists of Jade Void Palace will have to treat you with the utmost respect as their teacher."
Upon hearing this, Ji Rong's eyes widened in disbelief. Having wandered around for years and witnessed countless robberies, this was the first time she had encountered such an old-fashioned person who emphasized teacher etiquette. Ji Rong felt a sense of disbelief.
After returning home, she told Shan Zhongfeng about it. Upon hearing this, Shan Zhongfeng exclaimed excitedly, "Good girl, how can your alchemy skills be so amazing that you can make those old guys willingly perform the rites of half a master!"
Then Shan Zhongfeng ran to Gu Lin and kowtowed three times, then lay down beside Gu Lin and wagged his tail for a while, thanking the old Taoist Gu Lin for allowing him to practice another school of Taoism. He then quickly returned to Ji Rong's room and bowed to Ji Rong.
Ji Rong stopped working altogether. Although she and Shan Wu each occupied one of the positions of personal attendants of the old Taoist Gu Lin, they did not need to serve him.
In the morning, she taught Shan Zhongfeng about "Danfa" (the art of alchemy); in the afternoon, she practiced her physical techniques by Shan Wu's side; and in the evening, she secretly went to Shan Wu's place to nurture the mountain and water. Her days were very fulfilling.
Three months passed just like that. On this day, Shan Wu suddenly made a hand seal and erected an isolation barrier, saying anxiously, "Niece, you originally said it would take at most a year or two, but so much time has passed now. What are we going to do?"
Ji Rong said smugly, "That's all said for others to hear, that would cause confusion, how can you tell the truth?"
Furthermore, later, the Divine Lord obtained the authority of the Witch God and sealed off the vital energy, stabilizing his crumbling divine body, thus slowing down the depletion of this source energy even further.
Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. We don't need to rush. Let's stay here for three to five years first, and once we're settled, we can explore more avenues of opportunity.
Do you remember what He said: "There are many roads, and none of them end in sight." We need to find out which road is the best so we can travel it properly.
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