Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 338 The more the merrier
Lu Zheng can indeed make better thunder talismans, but it requires more energy.

You have to earn spirit stones, but you still have to keep yourself in good condition just in case.

Seeing Lu Zhengfeng agreed so calmly, the beautiful woman couldn't help but feel that this young man was a hidden talent.

Or maybe the other person just looks young, and who knows if he is a powerful old figure from some immortal sect.

The beautiful woman then instructed the guards beside her, saying, "Prepare horses for them, and have them accompany us into the city. We'll arrange accommodation for them..."

The beautiful woman turned to look at Lu Zheng and said with a smile, "Will this not delay your business?"

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "Thank you for your help."

He didn't take advantage of others by giving them a thunder talisman for free just now.

Soon, Lu Zheng and Qing Wan followed the carriage on horseback.

The beautiful woman asked, "We are from Yingdu. Where are you two from?"

Yingdu? Lu Zheng thought to himself, could this woman be from a big family?

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "I came from the east and traveled here. I heard that the Yunmeng Lake is vast, so I came to take a look."

The beautiful woman's eyes moved slightly. "Traveling? I just heard that you are here to look for someone?"

The beautiful woman naturally heard clearly the conversation between Qingwan and her daughter.

Lu Zheng explained, "I want to find the Yunmeng Sect. I've heard that this sect is mysterious, so I want to go and see it for myself."

The beautiful woman nodded slightly. "I see. However, the Yunmeng Sect is hard to find. Every year, countless people come to Yunmeng Lake to search for the Yunmeng Sect, hoping to gain an opportunity, but they all return empty-handed..."

The beautiful woman paused, then continued, "However, I see that you are not an ordinary person. I think you are different from those people... I heard that there are immortal sects in the great marsh recruiting disciples, and one of them has some connection with the Yunmeng Sect. Perhaps you can go there to look for clues about the Yunmeng Sect."

"Oh?" Lu Zheng's expression changed slightly. "The Immortal Sect is recruiting disciples. I think you guys are going there too?"

The beautiful woman whispered, "Yes, if you arrive before November, you can take the second test."

Lu Zheng heard this and said, "The second time?"

The beautiful woman explained softly, "It's not that easy to enter the Immortal Sect. The first test has already begun... which is to safely reach the location where the Immortal Sect selects disciples."

The Yunmeng Lake is not peaceful, and the journey is filled with numerous dangers.

It is normal for some people to die during the examination.

Hearing the beautiful woman say this, Lu Zheng began to understand why she wanted to buy a better thunder talisman.

He couldn't help but look at the little girl in the carriage.

The little girl also stared at Lu Zheng with her big watery eyes, with a look of curiosity and ignorance.

The beautiful woman noticed Lu Zheng's gaze and looked at her own child with a look of pity in her eyes.

Lu Zheng has seen many different aspects of life, so he doesn't feel much.

He was just curious and asked, "Why do you want her to come here to practice?"

The beautiful woman said quietly, "After joining the immortal sect, she can choose her own life and not be bound by worldly affairs like me."

She is a woman with a story, but Lu Zheng has no wine.

Lu Zheng turned and asked, "How are you going to get there?"

The beautiful woman said, "There are iron ships in Daze City. We plan to go there by ship like everyone else."

Many places in the Yunmeng Lake are covered by clouds and fog all year round, and even cultivators can easily get lost in them.

The safest way is to go by boat with the crowd.

Of course, don't think that you can avoid danger by doing this.

Sometimes the iron ship encountered danger, and even the entire crew would be destroyed in the swamp.

The beautiful woman whispered, "We've booked tickets for a boat, but you two probably haven't bought yours yet. I have extra seats here, so I can give them to you... There's been a lot of people heading deep into Yunmeng Lake lately, so it'll be difficult for you to buy tickets, and it'll probably take a while."

The beautiful woman felt that people like Lu Zheng would not lack money to buy high-end boat tickets, but they just didn't like the hassle of trivial matters.

She could offer some help, but of course she had her own little thoughts.

That is, if something really happens along the way, perhaps we can seek help from Lu Zheng and the others.

Lu Zheng asked, "How much is the ticket?"

The beautiful woman couldn't help but look at the guard not far away.

The guard answered truthfully, "Two hundred spirit stones per person. The price of tickets sold privately nowadays might be double that."

Qing Wan was surprised: "So expensive!"

The guard said, "It's not that expensive. After all, the journey is long, and it's a private room on the ship... There are cheaper options that only cost ordinary gold and silver, but you'll have to squeeze in with many people."

"Oh..." Qing Wan nodded suddenly, and whispered, "That's still expensive..."

The beautiful woman couldn't help but smile and said bluntly, "If you two are willing, I would like to hire you as temporary guards. You don't need to pay for the ticket, and I will give you a satisfactory remuneration... If you can protect my daughter and me when we encounter danger, I will also give you more compensation afterwards."

Qing Wan couldn't help but feel a little moved when she heard this. After all, they were going there too, so wouldn't it be nice to make some money at the same time?

Lu Zheng thought about it and said, "I'll think about it."

He said he would consider it, but Lu Zheng had no such plans.

The escort mission sounded simple, but he didn't know much about Yunmengze. If something unexpected really happened, he might not be able to protect the other party.

There are some things that you cannot agree to easily just because of a little benefit.

He had no intention of being a temporary worker. If he really encountered any problems, it would be okay to help out. Hearing Lu Zheng say this, the beautiful woman was a little disappointed, but she did not force him on the matter.

She said, "My surname is Jing, what are your names?"

Lu Zheng's mind turned. Yingdu's surname was Jing, so this girl might be from a royal family.

"My last name is Lu..."

"My last name is Qing!"

Qing Wan said excitedly, but then she thought about it again and realized that this seemed not to be her surname.
But it's written on the ID card, so there doesn't seem to be any problem.

Jing Wei heard the two people's answers and nodded slightly.

Soon, the group arrived at Daze City.

There are many notices posted under the powerful city walls, including some bounty lists.

Qing Wan glanced over and her eyes lit up. She said excitedly, "Lu... Look! There are so many bounties on bad guys and demons. Should we pay attention to them? Tsk, they're so valuable!"

Qing Wan's eyes sparkled as she discovered that some of the bounties were over ten thousand spirit stones. Those with high bounties and wanted warrants didn't seem that powerful.

Jing Wei, who was standing next to her, saw Qing Wan's expression and asked in surprise, "Are you short of money now?"

Qing Wan shook her head and said, "How can cultivation be done without spending money? Let me tell you, there was a Taoist who was even more powerful than me before. He even went around doing business and driving up prices..."

"Of course, we don't need it now, but we have to prepare for the future. The more natural treasures, the better!"

Qing Wan imitated Yun Xiao's tone, with an expression that said practicing was not easy and she had to work hard to save money.

"I'll go over and take a look!"

Qing Wan jumped off the horse and quickly ran to the bottom of the city wall using her short legs. Then she began to cast a spell to quickly record the wanted lists.

There were people nearby who were curious when they saw the little kid coming.

But when they saw Qing Wan waving her hand and casting a spell, they suddenly lost all their thoughts.

How can such a small child use magic? Is that a normal thing?
Jing Wei looked at Qing Wan in the distance and said softly, "It's rare for someone to be so sensible at such a young age."

Lu Zheng couldn't help but smile and said, "She's not really a child..."

Jing Wei's heart was slightly moved when she heard this, and she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.

However, she didn't want to pry into or ask about other people's secrets.

Jing Wei whispered, "I want five thunder talismans, one thousand spirit stones each, how about that?"

Lu Zheng secretly thought that Mrs. Jing was really generous.

Come to think of it, there was someone who offered 10,000 spirit stones for his life. Isn't that only worth the ten thunder talismans he made?
Thinking of this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh and shook his head.

Seeing this, Jing Wei couldn't help but say, "Mr. Lu, if you think the price is too low, you can increase it."

"Oh, that's not the case. I just thought of something else." Lu Zheng said, "That's the price. I will make the thunder talisman as soon as possible."

"Thank you." Jing Wei said, "The ship we booked will depart the day after tomorrow. You two can take a look around Daze City in the next two days. I have a subordinate who is familiar with the place, you can take him with you..."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "No need to go through so much trouble."

After a while, Qing Wan came back jogging and handed the small notebook to Lu Zheng.

As Lu Zheng entered the city, he looked through the bounty in the small notebook.

Most of the bounties offered above are for entities in Yunmeng Lake.

There are evil cultivators, demons and ghosts, and those who can make it to the list are all at the third level, and there are even those at the fourth and fifth levels.

Lu Zheng was wondering, how could there be so many wanted persons in Yunmeng Lake? Did the local Qi Refiners not care, or were they unable to do anything?

After entering Daze City, Lu Zheng and his companions followed Jing Wei's team to an inn.

Lu Zheng and his companions also stayed in the inn that had been booked before, which saved them a lot of trouble.

The two entered the room. Lu Zheng asked Qing Wan to guard the room while he went into the small world and quietly drew talismans.

In just half a day, Lu Zheng made five third-level thunder talismans.

Just by holding it in your hand, you can clearly feel the tremendous power of thunder contained in the talisman paper.

"If a demon ghost in the middle stage of the third realm were to take on such a thunderbolt, it would probably be seriously injured if not killed..."

Lu Zheng muttered to himself. He was sure that the power of his thunder talisman was better than the same-level thunder talismans made by others.

This is the purple thunder that he transformed from pure righteous energy, which consumed a lot of righteous energy.

After making the thunder talisman, Lu Zheng stayed in the small world to recover his energy and spirit.

After regulating his breath for a while, Lu Zheng left the small world and gave a thunder talisman to Qing Wan, asking her to take it to Jing Wei for inspection.

I didn't give out all the thunder talismans at once because I was worried that the other party would think the quality of the thunder talismans was not good enough.

Secondly, it was also to keep a low profile. After all, making so many thunder talismans at once would seem exaggerated to others.

Qing Wan went to look for someone with the wooden box containing the thunder talisman.

But after a moment, Qingwan ran back excitedly with a bag in her hand.

"She accepted it! She even gave me an extra 300 spirit stones! She said this thunder talisman exceeded her expectations..."

(End of this chapter)