I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 182: Getting rich by making stones, the soul-enchanting ancient mirror!

Ye Luo didn't feel anything when he took it. He just weighed it a few times, and suddenly he stood up.

This scared Wei Haoran and Chen Tie, who were drinking with the girls, and they turned to look at Ye Luo.

Wei Haoran and Chen Tie were old acquaintances of Ye Luo. When they were in Nanyang Prefecture, they had come to Ye Luo to buy a large number of martial arts training resources. They had been friends for seven or eight years.

Ye Luo is not an ordinary person in Wanbaolou, but an experienced walker who is deeply trusted by the head manager of Nanyang Wanbaolou.

Wanbaolou's business spanned most of the Daqian territory, with a large branch in Nanyang Prefecture. The entire Nanyang Demon Suppression Bureau sourced much of its resources from Nanyang Wanbaolou.

The head manager of Nanyang Wanbaolou was also a man well versed in the ways of the world. Upon learning that the upgrading of the Demon House in Qingwu Town was the eldest princess's idea, he asked Ye Luo to come to Qingwu County to work and provide convenience for the eldest princess.

Ye Luo was able to gain the trust of the chief shopkeeper, which meant he must be highly skilled, knowledgeable and considerate.

The treasure that could surprise Ye Luo so much also caused surprise in Chen Tie and Wei Haoran.

Chen Tie threw some small change to the girls performing arts, and said, "Go down."

"Thank you for the generous reward, sir."

After the woman left, Chen Tie approached Ye Luo and asked, "Master Ye, what's so magical about this white jade?"

Ye Luo stroked the jade gently, exclaiming in amazement, "I never thought that white pupa stone would appear in this small Qingwu County."

Wei Haoran shouted, "White Pupa Stone?"

"Yes, there's no doubt about it. I've seen this item in the treasure house of Wanbao Tower in Nanyang." Ye Luo made a judgment after sorting it out, and then explained to Xie An, "White Pupa Stone is also called White Pupa Jade. When many top martial artists or important figures are about to die, their descendants will cut the white pupa jade into pieces, polish them into shapes similar to bamboo strips, string them together with gold threads to make clothes, and then give them to the dying person to wear. After they die, they will be buried. It's similar to a golden embroidered robe, but better than a golden embroidered robe. It can keep the deceased alive, hoping for a resuscitation at some point."

Wei Haoran and Chen Tie are relatively young and obviously have little knowledge of matters concerning the dead.

Chen Tie asked, "Can it really keep the deceased alive? Or is it just psychological comfort?"

Ye Luo said confidently, "It really can. The White Pupa Stone is extremely special and can preserve life energy. Some monsters particularly like to use White Pupa for burial. After all, monsters are different from humans and have many mysteries. The White Pupa can bring out its full potential."

Xie An understood.

No wonder this jade can retain the demonic energy. So that's why.

However, now all the demonic energy in the white pupa stone has been sucked dry by Xie An. Ye Luo and the others can't tell where the white pupa stone comes from, let alone know that it is related to the demon. This makes Xie An feel relieved.

However, seeing Ye Luo's surprised expression, Xie An felt that even if the demonic energy in the white pupa stone was gone, it should still be quite valuable.

Just wait for Ye Luo to speak first.

As expected, Ye Luo did not hide his love for the White Pupa Stone at all, and stroked it lovingly, "What a good thing. If I take it to Nanyang Wanbao Tower, it will definitely sell for a good price."

Sir, are you interested in selling it?"

Xie An said, "I found this by chance in Dayin Mountain some time ago. I wonder what its value is."

Ye Luo calculated with a smile on his face, looking like an old businessman.

Seeing this, Chen Tie quickly added, "Master Ye, Brother Xie is my brother, you can't lower the price."

cough cough.

Ye Luo coughed twice to hide his embarrassment, "Master Chen, you don't know me well. I will definitely follow business rules when dealing with outsiders. But Master Zongsi is someone I admire, and I will never let him suffer any loss."

Xie An was speechless, thinking to himself that the look on your face just now looked like you were going to kill someone.

After a moment, Ye Luo said, "Decades ago, General Zhou, who retired from Nanyang Prefecture, spent 1.5 million taels on a complete set of white pupa clothes. I've estimated the price to be 30% higher than that. This piece of jade can be polished into about ten jade pieces, and making a set of white pupa clothes for an adult man requires about 3,000 jade pieces. So, this piece of white pupa stone is worth about 6,500 taels."

What do you think, Master General?"

A piece of white pupa stone that has been drained of demonic energy can still be worth six thousand five hundred taels?

Five dollars, isn't that thirty thousand taels?
It is worth all the money the Giant Whale Gang has plundered from the people over the years.

So scary.

Although Xie An was happy in his heart, he still looked very embarrassed and hesitant on the surface.

Chen Tie wanted to help Xie An get some benefits, so he took the initiative to pour a glass of wine for Ye Luo, "Master Ye has the support of Wanbao Tower, a mountain of gold, so why not make up for it?"

Wei Haoran also began to lobby, "That's right. Master Ye has a large family and a large business, why don't you be more generous? The business we've done with you over the years is worth more than 100,000 taels."

Ye Luo's face turned dark, thinking that Wanbao Tower was not his home.

However, Ye Luo felt a little embarrassed by the two people's echoing each other, and finally said: "Okay, everyone says that Master Zongsi is a straightforward and generous person, so I can't be stingy. Then let's have seven thousand taels. What do you think?"

Xie An felt very happy.

The fifth-rank general is great.

Just frown a little and you'll get five hundred taels.

If you are in Daqian, you have to be an official to make money.

Xie An had already agreed in his heart, but he said, "Since Master Ye is so generous, then it's a deal. If I still have some white pupa stones..."

Ye Luo was not vague, "All at this price. No matter how many there are, I'll take them all..."

Before he could finish his words, Xie An took out four more pieces.

Before coming here tonight, Xie An had made sufficient preparations. If he didn't have silver, he would bring all the treasures.

"I blame you... Mr. Xie, you've discovered a mountain of gold." Wei Haoran, the son of Duke Wei, was overwhelmed with excitement. "Next time, take me with you to Dayin Mountain to hunt for treasure..."

Snapped.

Chen Tie knocked him on the head and said, "If you want money, ask your father for it."

Wei Haoran sighed, "Hey, my dad wrote to me a while ago and scolded me, saying that not only have I achieved nothing here, but I also spend money like water. He wants to cut my monthly allowance of 5,000 taels to 4,000 taels. Life is not easy."

The corners of Xie An's mouth twitched... He really wanted to kick this guy to death!
Damn it, only having 4,200 yuan in pocket money a month and still crying poor.

Pretentious!

Suddenly, Xie An understood why Zhao Qing'er was so dissatisfied with this guy.

……

Xie An returned to the Xie Mansion with a huge sum of 35,000 taels.

Her face was full of smiles.

Thirty-five thousand taels!
In the thirty-eight years of my life, I have never been so rich.

He missed the white fox very much.

This is your own God of Wealth.

I was so rude to have tried to arrest him earlier. This isn't the right way to treat the God of Wealth...

However, according to Ye Luo, this white pupa stone is used to be worn by dying dignitaries. It can keep the deceased alive, ensure that the body does not decay, and also attempt to revive it.

So, the white fox's white pupa...could it be that it was stripped off from the white pupa of some great demon?

Before dying, the demon put on a white pupa robe, and then all the demonic energy in its body ran onto the white pupa stone...

If that's the case, it makes sense.

wrong.

White pupa clothes are made of white pupa stones cut and polished into jade pieces. The white pupa stones given by the white fox are irregular, unlike white pupa clothes...

"Is it possible that the great demon wasn't that particular about the white pupa coat? He simply strung the white pupa stones together with gold thread and draped them over his body."

Xie An felt that this possibility could not be ruled out.

No matter what, one thing is certain: this white pupa stone should have absorbed the demonic energy of the great demon.

There is a big monster behind the white fox.

As a result, Xie An became more and more curious about the white fox and looked forward to the next transaction.

As soon as I stepped through the hanging flower gate and entered the courtyard, I heard Yuhe's voice, "Master, what are you so happy about?"

Xie An took out a thick stack of banknotes and handed it to Yu He. "Take it. Continue to buy medicinal herbs to cultivate Bao Zhi. Bao Zhi's medicine cannot be cut off."

The largest denomination of the Daqian silver notes Xie An had come into contact with was one thousand taels. It wasn't as exaggerated as the TV dramas in his previous life, where he would often take out silver notes worth tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of taels.

The main reason is that, despite relatively advanced anti-counterfeiting technology, silver notes still face the risk of counterfeiting. To mitigate this risk, the denominations are generally small. Furthermore, the use and circulation of silver notes are limited to a relatively small group, primarily among the upper class and merchants.

As for ordinary people, a few taels of silver were enough to meet their needs, and they rarely had the opportunity to come into contact with silver bills.

Not to mention ancient times, even in Xie An's previous life, the denominations of banknotes were not large because of the risk of counterfeiting.

If someone rashly took out a silver note worth 10,000 or 100,000 taels, who among the local officials and merchants would dare to accept it? Even if they gave it to the emperor, he would have to summon a group of ministers and technicians to repeatedly verify its authenticity.

Even the thousand-liang silver note was only seen for the first time because Xie An had come into contact with Ye Luo, the Wanbaolou walk-in. Even some banks in the county could not exchange it.

The only bank that dares to accept a hundred thousand taels of silver is Tiandi Bank!

Yu He counted the banknotes carefully and was shocked. "Ten thousand taels! Master, where did you get so much money?"

Xie An didn't say it explicitly, "Just keep it."

yawn.

Xie An yawned and went into the main hall. He left 25,000 taels in his pocket for his own use.

Yu He stared blankly at Xie An's receding figure, muttering, "Master, you've really worked hard for this Baozhi..."

……

The next morning, there was a knock on the door of Xie Mansion.

Yuhe went to open the door and found that the person who came in was a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman, followed by a guard with a sword.

The middle-aged man bowed politely when he saw Yuhe, "Does Chief Xie live here?"

Yuhe nodded, "What do you want from our master?"

The middle-aged man said, "Last night, the General Manager did a business with us, and I'm here to deliver the goods. Please let the young lady know that you are grateful to the General Manager."

Since the Nei Jin Pill was such an important item, the middle-aged man naturally had to deliver it to Xie An personally.

Yuhe led him in. After seeing Xie An, the middle-aged man personally handed him a red lacquered square box and left after some greetings.

Yuhe looked at the brocade box curiously, muttering to herself: I don’t know what the master is doing. He is always so mysterious lately.

Unexpectedly, Xie An handed the brocade box to Yu He and said, "Here, this is a gift from the master."

Yu He opened it and was greeted by a burst of medicinal fragrance that was so refreshing. It turned out to be two six-level internal energy pills. She returned the brocade box to Xie An and said, "Master, this is too precious..."

Xie An picked it up again and forced it into Yu He's hand. "You call me Master and help me with everything. As a Master, I can't treat you unfairly, and I can't delay your martial arts training. Take it well and strive to break through to the sixth level of martial arts as soon as possible. If you refuse, you are not recognizing me as your Master."

After saying this, Xie An ran away to prevent Yuhe from continuing to make excuses.

Yu He looked at Xie An's receding figure, her eyes red, and finally bowed deeply, "Thank you, Master."

……

Xie An's days became peaceful again.

Baozhi was taken care of by Yuhe, which saved Xie An a lot of energy. His daily life was roughly divided into three places: home, the Demon Suppression Division, and Tang Family Fort.

Since Tang Zhengyang went into seclusion, Xie An took on the responsibility of protecting Tangjiabao, and he would visit it occasionally.

Besides, the Xie Mansion is only a few steps away from Tangjiabao, so it is convenient to go back and forth.

Xiao Hongtang's schoolwork became increasingly demanding. In addition to learning to read and write, she also began to learn the other five arts.

Like the previous generation, Daqian also emphasized the six arts: etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics.

The eleven-year-old Little Red Sugar has already started rolling...

Many times Xie An went to Tangjiabao, and Xiao Hongtang was always busy...

Although Xie An felt a little distressed, he also understood that everyone has his or her own path in life.

Xie An had no choice but to buy some more snacks that Xiao Hongtang liked, warm clothes, etc. and give them to Tang Linshi.

After the winter came, the wind and snow fell intermittently and the weather became colder and colder.

Although the days were quiet, Xie An never slacked off and continued to work hard. He actually liked this kind of ordinary life.

No need to bow down for a few grains of rice, no need to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. When you go home, someone makes the bed, someone cooks... there is warmth. When you go out, everyone has to call you Master General.

In Qingwu County, he already lived like a big boss, making many people envious.

What Xie An liked most was not the envy of others, but the leisure and simplicity.

Until midnight of that day——

Boom!

A streak of lightning streaked across the night sky, seemingly cleaving the entire firmament in two. Immediately following, a thunderous roar shook the earth, causing the ground to tremble.

Xie An, who was sitting cross-legged in the room, felt a sharp pain in his eardrum and suddenly woke up from his practice. He stood up abruptly, walked under the eaves, and looked up at the sky.

Thick lightning flashed across the sky like a giant dragon, cutting through the sky again and again, and the rumbling thunder was deafening.

Although thunder is rare in autumn and winter, it does happen occasionally. It is not a rare thing, but this is the first time Xie An has seen such violent lightning and thunder.

What was even more disturbing was that this winter thunder lasted for a whole night.

There was only thunder, no rain.

At dawn, the thunder gradually subsided and a blizzard began to fall.

Xie An closed the doors and windows, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to practice Mingyu Gong.

I don’t know how long it has been...

dong dong dong.

A rapid knock on the door interrupted Xie An's retreat.

Xie An finished his training, put on his clothes and opened the door. He saw Yu He standing at the door with a head full of snow. Her eyes were wide open. "Master, come and see. Bao Zhi has grown so big."

Xie An followed Yuhe to the wall of the central courtyard, and indeed saw two protrusions growing from the edge of the broken tree stump, each half a foot high and as thick as two thumbs.

It was round like a cactus, blood-red, as if it were filled with rich blood. Thorns sprouted from its surface, giving it a ferocious look that wouldn't let anyone get close.

Xie An was surprised and delighted.

So big?
its not right……

Xie An had looked at it last night and saw only two small embryonic buds, none of which had sprouted yet.

The increase in one night is greater than in the past few days?

Because of the winter thunder?
Unfortunately, winter thunder comes and goes quickly, and is uncontrollable.

Overall, this is good news.

"This money was well spent! Yuhe, go to the Demon Suppression Division and ask for a few days off for me."

That day, Xie An did not go out and stayed at home.

He had a strong premonition that the white fox would come at night.

This time, the young sprouts of the precious plants are several times thicker than the last time. If the white fox comes... five pieces of white pupa stone will not be enough.

There has to be more.

All of them!

Xie An finished his dinner early, returned to the courtyard, and locked the door.

It was still snowing, so Xie An moved the Drunken Old Man's chair under the eaves, brought a stove to make tea, and then brought a small table and placed fruits and other snacks on it.

People just lie down on the drunkard's chair, sip tea and eat snacks, it's so comfortable.

The time of waiting always seems to be very long.

Fortunately, Xie An was patient enough. After he finished eating the fruits and drinking the tea, Xie An lay down on the chair, closed his eyes, and entered a state of meditation while practicing the Nineteen Sections of Mingyu.

Don't delay either.

Finally, it was the early hours of the morning.

Xie An's ears moved slightly.

rustling~
This voice sounds familiar...

Xie An opened his eyes suddenly, and saw a white fox sneaking around the corner. Xie An suddenly called out, "Want to eat?"

The white fox was startled, then stopped, squatted down, and nodded like a chick pecking at rice.

Xie An rubbed his fingers together and said, "Exchange it for white...stones."

Xie An had studied this precious plant carefully, but it didn't seem to be of much use to him. Even if it was, it wouldn't matter...it could still grow. The most urgent thing Xie An needed was the immortal energy.

The white fox wrote a "?" in the snow with its paws.

Xie An knew what this meant: asking how many stones...

After the previous tug-of-war, Xie An felt there was no need to play games. "Let's calculate based on volume. Last time you ate two of my small sprouts, you gave me five stones. These two large sprouts are ten times as much, so you'll get fifty stones."

In order to prevent Bai Hu from bargaining with him, Xie An pretended to be serious and added, "One price, no bargaining."

The white fox scratched its head and ears, then used its claws to write a 4 on the snow and drew a small circle.

Xie An: "Four stones, plus some extra ones?"

The white fox cackles softly and nods its head continuously.

Xie An weighed the pros and cons.

Four stones were indeed enough for me to advance to the Five Animal Play. My small goal had been initially achieved.

And that circle... should be a good thing.

Xie An decided to take a look first: "Bring the thing over and let me see it. If it's something good, it's not impossible."

quack.

The white fox suddenly cried out, pointing at the tender sprouts of the treasure plant, then pointing at its own mouth, and then pointing at the number 4 and the circle on the ground.

Xie An: "You want to eat first and then bring something else... That won't work. Bring the food first!"

Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid?

Foxes are cunning by nature, how could they trust you so easily?

The white fox hung its head, feeling very disappointed, and finally jumped over the wall and ran away.

In less than two quarters of an hour, the white fox climbed over the wall again, holding a tattered cloth bag in its mouth. It walked vigilantly to ten meters away from Xie An, put down the cloth bag, and then retreated several meters.

"Let me see."

Xie An opened the cloth bag.

There were indeed four white pupa stones inside, similar in size to the last time, and there was also a round bronze mirror the size of a palm.

Xie An knew about white pupa stones, and he had also detected the longevity factor, revealing that each stone contained three hundred strands of demonic energy. This part was reassuring. Xie An then focused on the round bronze mirror.

There is no movement in the longevity character.

It can be seen that it is not a spiritual creature.

But this is normal. Xie An has been here for so many years, and he has only sensed a spiritual object, the fairy box. It can be seen that spiritual objects are extremely rare. Xie An did not expect that this bronze mirror was a spiritual object.

The bronze mirror felt cool to the touch, and was engraved with mysterious patterns, somewhat resembling red spider lilies. The workmanship was exquisite, the carving flowing smoothly, as if completed in one go. On the back, a large black red spider lily was carved with exquisite craftsmanship, likely in one stroke.

Based on Xie An's many years of experience in imperial service, he initially determined that this item was very old, probably predating the Tianbao era. That is, four hundred years ago...

If you pawn it, you could probably get a thousand taels of silver.

I have spent more than a thousand taels to cultivate this precious plant.
Compared to this, it's not worth it.

But... the red spider lily on the back deeply attracted Xie An. Looking at it made him sink into it and unable to extricate himself...

quack.

The hoarse cry of the fox woke Xie An up.

hiss!
I just... was confused.

Can this mirror bewitch souls?
Xie An was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

(End of this chapter)