The head master has a new female apprentice

Chapter 101 Yan Xiaohu, long time no see! (6k)

In the black market!
[A ruined pill: This is a Spirit Flame Body Tempering Pill that is completely irreparable. The refiner added a large amount of Black Treasure Grass, causing the medicinal properties to conflict with each other, rendering it completely useless.]

Looking at the feedback, Zhou Qing scratched his head and turned away.

"Old Four, none of these will work? It's okay, I see there's another stall over there."

"No, I think my nose is allergic today. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Go back and get some rest. This nose is our God of Wealth and my ancestor. No accidents can happen. Be careful. There are steps here. Go slowly."

"Third Brother, there's something wrong with my nose. My legs and eyes are fine, and I'm not pregnant. Please don't support me."

"I'm just worried that you might fall and get hurt. How about I carry you on my back?"

"roll!"

…………

The next half month was a mixed bag. Most of the pills that were appraised were waste, and only a few had relevant remedial measures, which allowed the two to make a small profit.

Yan Xiaohu also successfully bought two plants of materials for the Infant-forming Pill, but he still needed nineteen plants.

"I thought half a year would be enough for us to go back and forth, but I didn't expect that we would have to stay longer!" Yan Xiaohu sighed while holding the old hen.

Zhou Qing lay on the wooden railing, looking at the bustling crowd below, and at this moment he actually felt a little homesick.

Since I joined Taiqing Sect, I have never been out for so long.

I don’t know how Master is doing now?

"There was no trace of the eldest senior brother and the second senior sister on the way here. I sent a message but got no reply. It seems they are very far away from us!" Zhou Qing said.

Yan Xiaohu nodded. Considering Second Senior Sister's thrifty personality, she must have money on her and would be willing to spend it on the two of them.

"Third Brother, this isn't a solution. I can sense that every time we go to the black market, someone is secretly observing us. Even though they buy cheap, useless pills, they later sell them as good pills. Will they think we have some treasure? What if..."

Zhou Qing hesitated to speak.

Yan Xiaohu pondered, in fact, he had the same feeling recently.

After all, there are already many desperate criminals in the black market, and they are all engaged in murder and robbery.

"Then what do you think we should do?" Yan Xiaohu said a little irritably.

Zhou Qing thought for a moment and said, "Before we left, didn't Master give us the address of a shop belonging to our Taiqing Sect? We can ask them for help and see if they have any medicinal herbs or ready-made Infant Forming Pills. We'll figure out a solution then."

Yan Xiaohu's eyes suddenly lit up.

I almost forgot about this.

He quickly took out a piece of paper, looked at the address on it, and the two of them hurried off to look for it.

Lingyun Mansion was so huge that the two of them didn't find a place called Cuiyu Pavilion on Lingfeng Street until evening.

The shop is not very big and sells jade, jewelry and other products.

"Sorry, sirs, the store is closed," the waiter came over and apologized just as the two were about to go in.

Zhou Qing looked at the old shopkeeper who was calculating accounts with an abacus inside, and immediately took out his identity token.

When the waiter saw this, his face suddenly changed. Yan Xiaohu seemed to have discovered something and hurriedly stepped in.

"It's you!" Yan Xiaohu said in surprise.

When the old shopkeeper heard the voice, he squinted his eyes and looked up, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Isn't this Yan Xiaohu from Xiaoling Peak who peeped at the Grand Elder taking a bath? It really is you two. When did you come to Lingyun Mansion?"

The old shopkeeper immediately showed a look of joy on his face and even quickly put down his abacus and ran out.

Qian Dafu was so happy to see his relatives from the sect while he was in a foreign land.

After hearing this, Yan Xiaohu's face immediately fell.

A few years ago, Qian Dafu returned to the sect to report on the business situation. Just two days after he returned, he heard that Yan Xiaohu, the core disciple of Xiaoling Peak, and his silly junior brother secretly ran to watch several supreme elders take a bath, and finally ran back crawling.

At that time, he was eating snacks with several other shop owners and exchanging business experiences. Unexpectedly, after hearing the news, he was caught off guard and choked.

He was at the early stage of the Golden Core Realm, but he almost choked to death on a mouthful of snack.

It became a topic of conversation for many people at the time, and Yan Xiaohu became even more angry after hearing it.

This is really a case of people just wanting to watch the fun. This incident has already become an indelible psychological shadow and black history in his life, and you just added icing on the cake for me.

That day, Qian Dafu was about to set off again and return to Lingyun Mansion. As soon as he walked out of the mountain gate, he met Yan Xiaohu who was ready to fight him.

The two of them started a chase between them.

So, you say that the two of them are familiar with each other, but actually they are not.

Not familiar, but actually quite familiar.

Faced with Qian Dafu's enthusiasm, Yan Xiaohu opened his mouth, but what else could he say? After all, he still needed help from the other party.

"It's us. We were all young and ignorant." Yan Xiaohu said with a laugh.

Qian Dafu said happily: "Look at what you said, what do you mean by young and ignorant? It's only been a few years."

"Shopkeeper Qian, I see your business isn't doing very well. It's probably because of your mouth," Yan Xiaohu said sarcastically after looking around.

Qian Dafu smiled and said, "It's really not that great. I never intended to make money. The sect placed me here mainly to gather information."

Yan Xiaohu's face twitched involuntarily, and he felt like he had punched cotton.

"Come on, come on, hurry up and go in, Xiao Wang, and prepare two hard dishes quickly. Someone from the family is coming, and you don't have any sense at all!"

Qian Dafu quickly said to the waiter.

The waiter finally reacted and nodded happily.

Zhou Qing came in and looked at Qian Dafu's honest face, and he realized that this was a shopkeeper with low emotional intelligence.

People are really enthusiastic!
Soon after, fish, meat and chicken were all placed on the table in the backyard room, along with fine wine and peanuts. It was indeed a real feast.

Qian Dafu enthusiastically poured wine for the two of them, asking when they had arrived and how the sect had been doing these past few years. It would still be four or five years before he had to report back, and he was homesick.

Actually, he is still a true disciple of Baizhan Peak, but his talent is just like that, so he simply looks for a job here and becomes the shopkeeper, which is quite comfortable.

Zhou Qing had no choice but to smile and tell some interesting stories about the sect. After all, it is better to report good news than bad news. Even if such an honest shopkeeper knew about it, he would not be able to help, but would be worried instead.

"Infant Forming Pill? You?"

After a few drinks, Yan Xiaohu let go. After all, the past was over, and he was a very generous person.

Then he told her what had happened.

After being shocked, Qian Dafu's face was filled with envy.

He is indeed a core disciple. He is about to enter the Nascent Soul stage, but he is still in the early stage of the Golden Core stage, motionless, just like he was back then.

"Is there any way? Either medicinal materials or finished products are fine!" Yan Xiaohu asked expectantly.

Qian Dafu frowned and began to pace with his hands behind his back.

"It's difficult, a bit difficult. The materials for refining the Infant Formation Pill are already rare, and there are countless people stuck at this level. The recipe and refining techniques for the Infant Formation Pill are public, so both individuals and sects are trying their best to collect them."

Qian Dafu said seriously.

Zhou Qing and Yan Xiaohu didn't expect that a pill would be so difficult to make.

"By the way, Lingyun Mansion will hold an auction in half a month. Maybe there will be some ready-made Infant Formation Pills there. If you're not in a hurry, you can wait a while!"

Soon, Qian Dafu seemed to have thought of something and said quickly.

After hearing this, the two of them couldn't help but brighten their eyes.

That's okay.

"By the way, how much does an infant-forming pill cost here?" Yan Xiaohu asked after thinking for a while.

Qian Dafu thought for a moment and said, "Normally, it should be around 800 mid-grade spirit stones. Of course, it should be more expensive at the auction, since there are more bidders."

Yan Xiaohu was completely stunned, and even Zhou Qing was secretly shocked.

He had picked a lot of Lingyun mushrooms in the cave passage before, which was the main ingredient for refining Chongqiao Pills.

The Chongqiao Pill is the best elixir for reaching the Great Perfection of the Foundation Establishment Realm and breaking through to the Golden Core Realm.

The price of a Chongqiao Pill is only thirty medium-grade spirit stones.

Now that he has reached the Golden Core Stage and is breaking through to the Nascent Soul Stage, the price of the Infant Forming Pill has reached eight hundred.

The path of cultivation is really full of difficulties at every level, and every step is difficult but you have to take it one step at a time.

But if you think about it from another angle, this is already very good. The Foundation Establishment Pill, the Crisis Relief Pill, and the Infant Formation Pill can at least help you complete a part of the journey.

When your Nascent Soul breaks through to the Spiritual Transformation stage, no matter how much money and pills you are given, it will be of no use.

At that time, it will be up to you to understand the artistic conception.

As for the journey from spiritual transformation to soul slaying, it goes without saying. The difficulty is enough to be seen from the fact that there are only a dozen or so people who have achieved this in the current Shengwu Dynasty.

After Zhou Qing finished sighing, he looked at his third brother who was still in a daze and asked quietly, "How much money do you have on you?"

Yan Xiaohu finally came to his senses, gave a wry smile, and then stretched out four fingers.

Zhou Qing shook his head.

With this level of worth, I guess it’s not even enough for the starting bid.

"I'd better collect the herbs slowly!" Yan Xiaohu said helplessly.

Qian Dafu, who was standing by, said, "Not to mention the difficulty of collecting them, even if you collected them all, there's a high probability of failure when refining them. Even if you succeed by chance, will you definitely achieve a breakthrough after swallowing them? From what I know, some people may need two or three."

"Can you please stop being so discouraging with your mouth? Before I came here, I was full of confidence, but now you've made me feel discouraged," Yan Xiaohu said with a look of disgust.

Qian Dafu smiled awkwardly and muttered softly: "But I am telling the truth. Honest advice may be unpleasant to the ears, but it is beneficial to one's conduct..."

"Stop, stop, let me be quiet!" Yan Xiaohu quickly raised his hand to interrupt him.

Then he held his chin with both hands and sighed.

"In half a month, we have to collect at least a thousand medium-grade spirit stones!" Zhou Qing thought for a while and said.

Even that’s not enough, after all, there are many wealthy people at the auction.

Yan Xiaohu said with a bitter face: "Where can I get it from? Unless I borrow it from someone."

After saying this, they both looked at Qian Dafu at the same time.

Qian Dafu shrugged: "As I said just now, this shop is just a cover-up and it doesn't make any money at all." "Lend me some of your pension money, I will definitely pay you back later!" Yan Xiaohu said immediately.

Qian Dafu couldn't help but laugh, then he opened the window, looked out at the night and said, "Why should I care for my old age? A man travels all over the world, and wherever he goes is his home. He is buried where he dies, and the green mountains and green hills are the same in the world!"

Yan Xiaohu rolled his eyes.

Zhou Qing couldn't help but take another look at the shopkeeper.

His state of mind is really extraordinary and open-minded.

"How about asking Master to come over?" Zhou Qing discussed after hesitating for a moment.

When Master comes, I can give the Primal Chaos Gold to him for safekeeping. If the sect doesn’t need it, I can use this auction to trade it.

By then, we will be the ones who are rich and powerful, holding 70,000 medium-grade spirit stones in our hands.

Yan Xiaohu was a little hesitant.

This also makes the two of them seem too useless.

Qian Dafu, who was standing by the window at the moment, turned around and asked doubtfully, "Are you calling Master Mo Feng? It will take forever for him to come here, unless you have the Mother-Child Scroll?"

The two looked at Qian Dafu in surprise.

Even though he is only in the early stage of the Golden Core Realm, his vision is quite good. After just a few words, he can immediately think of the mother-and-child scroll.

Qian Dafu noticed something from the two men's expressions and sat down again, sighing, "Master Mo Feng is truly exceptionally kind to you two. He's willing to risk his own life to protect you. I wish I had a master like him."

After hearing this, the two of them looked confused.

"What do you mean?" Yan Xiaohu asked hurriedly.

Zhou Qing also hurriedly asked: "Is this mother-child scroll dangerous to my master?"

Qian Dafu said, "It's normal that you don't know. After all, I've been in Lingyun Mansion for so many years, and it was only by chance that I learned the secret of this scroll. To put it bluntly, this scroll is just two coordinate points that can be used to quickly travel from one place to another."

"However, it also has a serious disadvantage, which is that it is extremely dangerous and accidents are prone to occur during the transmission process."

When they heard this, they were both shocked.

Qian Dafu continued, "You should all be familiar with large teleportation arrays. For example, Lingyun Mansion has one that can directly teleport to other prefectures or counties. God knows how many years it took to build them, and how much resources were invested."

"But even so, there are certain risks. The transmission channel will be damaged from time to time by space storms or the void beasts living within it. Regular maintenance and inspections are required."

"Comparatively, this scroll is incredibly crude. The longer the distance, the more unstable the space becomes, and the more likely something could go wrong. The teleporter could be lost forever, or even torn apart by the power of the void."

When Qian Dafu said this, the two of them understood everything.

Yan Xiaohu couldn't help but take out the scroll. The two of them were moved and their eyes were red.

How could they have deserved to make their master take such a big risk?

Then, Yan Xiaohu looked up at Zhou Qing. Zhou Qing knew what his third senior brother wanted to say and nodded in agreement.

They didn't use the scrolls anymore, even if they came back empty-handed this time.

Without the Jieying Pill, Yan Xiaohu would not be able to break through to the Yuanying stage? After all, it was the ground vein foundation, right?

At worst, I can just be careful along the way and send this piece of Chaos Gold back safely.

When I have money, I will offer three or four times the reward. I don’t believe I can’t get a baby-forming pill.

Thinking of this, the two of them felt as if everything had been solved.

"Then let's just treat this auction as a chance to broaden our horizons," said Yan Xiaohu.

Zhou Qing also smiled: "Exactly."

Qian Dafu looked at the two of them, seemed to have guessed something, and smiled.

The teacher is affectionate and the student is loyal!
It’s really enviable!
"The room has been prepared for you. It's also close to the auction. If you don't mind, you can stay here from now on," said Qian Dafu.

The two of them expressed their gratitude, stood up together and saluted him.

If he hadn't reminded them this time, they might have unknowingly harmed their master.

"What are you doing? Get up quickly," Qian Dafu hurriedly helped the two men up.

Normally, a useless person like him should bow to the two of them.

Putting aside their status as core disciples, their future realm will be beyond my reach. When we meet again, I might have to call them "Sir".

"Please forgive us if we cause any trouble in the future!" they said.

Qian Dafu was so happy that his family came to stay with him.

"Sorry, sorry, we've been talking for so long and haven't even started eating. Come on, let me toast you guys!"

"We respect you, go for it!"

…………

Without the pressure, both of them felt much more relaxed.

Especially last night, after Qian Dafu got drunk, he actually took out his pension money with a smile, which was more than 300 medium-grade spirit stones, and forced it on Yan Xiaohu.

How could Yan Xiaohu accept it, but he couldn't resist the other party's enthusiasm, so after some hesitation, he had to accept it.

After waking up in the morning, he regretted his decision. Yan Xiaohu smiled and wanted to return the money to him, but Qian Dafu shook his head and said that he had regarded it as an investment.

He can still distinguish between adding icing on the cake and providing timely assistance.

Anyway, I probably won’t be able to buy the Infant-Forming Pill at the auction, so I might as well collect herbs and make it myself, which also requires money.

And this time he would also help by asking who in the circle had medicinal herbs, so that the two of them wouldn't have to run around everywhere.

"Don't mention it, the food in this inn recommended by Lao Qian is really good, and the price is cheap too!"

Inside the restaurant, the two of them sat by the window, eating and admiring the scenery outside the window, feeling so comfortable.

Zhou Qing agreed with Yan Xiaohu's words. He then took out the token and sent a message to his eldest brother and second sister.

Unfortunately, there is still no reply. I guess the distance is too far and the message cannot be received. I don’t know where the two of them went.

Dengdengdeng-

At this moment, hurried footsteps suddenly came from the stairs on the third floor. Then, a handsome young man holding a folding fan came up hurriedly and looked around.

Soon he saw the two people sitting by the window, his eyes lit up and he ran over quickly.

"Brothers, what a coincidence! We meet again! Someone is chasing me, but you guys just pretend you didn't see me. Please help me!"

After Xiao Cancan finished speaking, she immediately crawled under the table where the two of them were dining and quickly pulled down the table curtain.

The two were a little confused.

At this moment, several figures ran up the stairs, all wearing uniform tights, looking around with serious expressions.

Even some private rooms were not spared, causing the people inside to curse, but these people all exuded the aura of golden elixir, which instantly made the diners shut up.

After searching for a while and not finding anyone, they left in a hurry.

"They're gone, you can come out now!" Yan Xiaohu said, tapping the table lightly.

"Shh, keep your voice down, they will come back!" a voice came from under the table.

Sure enough, within a few breaths, the few people who had left before actually came back. Even the person who was sitting by the window jumped up, frowned, and released a powerful spiritual sense to search.

Then several people looked at each other and shook their heads.

"Sorry to bother you!" The Jindan realm cultivator lying on the window bowed to the two of them and then jumped down again.

Yan Xiaohu stood up and looked. They had already met downstairs and were talking about something. Then they dispersed again and disappeared into the crowd.

"This time he's really leaving!" Zhou Qing said.

Xiao Cancan then carefully untied the table curtain and made sure they left before she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Two Taoist brothers, we are really destined to meet each other!" Xiao Cancan sat down and greeted the two of them in a familiar manner.

Without waiting for Yan Xiaohu to speak, she immediately took out a few spirit stones and placed them on the table.

"No need to share a table this time, it's my treat!" Xiao Cancan said with a smile.

Yan Xiaohu said calmly: "I have already paid."

Xiao Cancan: “…”

Then, she coughed lightly and immediately changed the subject to Zhou Qing: "Thank you very much for last time. Xiao has always been grateful for what she has done. If you want anything, just ask."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Forget about repaying. We two brothers are just ordinary people and don't want to cause any trouble. Look..."

Although we don’t know what you did to be hunted by a group of Jindan realm cultivators, we both just want to stay in Lingyun Mansion for a few days and don’t want to cause trouble and get involved in your affairs.

When Xiao Cancan heard this, she immediately realized that there was a misunderstanding.

He said with an embarrassed look: "I'm not an enemy, don't worry, I'm mainly here to wait for someone today, okay, I won't disturb you..."

"Cancan——"

At this moment, a surprised voice sounded behind him, and then a beautiful woman was seen walking up the stairs.

Her appearance instantly attracted everyone's attention. She was like a beautiful flower blooming in the dark night, with her waterfall-like black hair casually tied up, fair skin, and slightly upturned eyes with a natural charm.

She was wearing a lavender silk dress with fluttering sleeves, and the pair of mountains, which seemed to be about to come out from under the dress, were the most eye-catching.

Every gesture is full of charm.

Even Yan Xiaohu and Zhou Qing couldn't help but take another look.

"Sister Wanli, here——"

After seeing the beautiful woman, Xiao Cancan quickly raised his hand and greeted her happily.

"Okay, you guys eat first, I'll leave first!" Xiao Cancan stood up and said.

The beautiful woman also walked over at this moment. As Xiao Cancan stood up and moved away, when she saw Yan Xiaohu at the dinner table, she was stunned for a moment, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

"Yan Xiaohu, long time no see!"

The beautiful woman came forward and greeted Yan Xiaohu directly.

This sudden greeting completely confused Yan Xiaohu, and Zhou Qing immediately looked at his third senior brother.

No, what's going on?

(End of this chapter)