Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 60 Purple Clothes
In just half a day, Pei Yansu had already arrived at the center of Xinyue Lake by riding the wind. Looking at the Immortal Market not far away, which he had not been to for a long time, he found it was still bustling with cultivators from all over Qingshen flying back and forth. It seemed like just yesterday, as if the war outside had not affected this place at all.

"If it weren't for the deployment of troops at Langfeng Peak and the cooperation of the various sects of Taoist priests, how could we have such an orderly and peaceful situation in Qingshen today? I'm afraid that the land would have been overrun with liches and corpses!"

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, waved his sleeves, and immediately jumped over.

Outside the Fangcunjian Mountain Protection Formation, several monks on duty saw a person rushing straight into the formation from a height of ten thousand feet, as fast as a bird. They were all shocked, and before they could react, they saw the person take out a token, cut open the formation, and suddenly enter. They were all shocked:
"It's the senior from the Immortal Sect!"

As Pei Yansu Fu entered the battle formation, he hovered in the air high above the square inch space. Before he could react, two streams of light came up from the square inch space, one above and one below, and transformed into two figures, one male and one female.

The man was wearing a light silver Taoist robe and looked to be in his twenties. He was imposing and had a rather prominent brow. The woman was wearing a light golden feather robe and had a calm demeanor. She looked to be in her thirties. The man stepped forward and bowed.
"The on-duty hall manager, Southern Huai cultivator Sun Shangli greets Senior Immortal Sect!"

The woman bowed slightly and said, "Fuyao Pavilion Manager Wu Jingshu greets Senior Xianzong."

The man was riding a flying sword and the woman was riding a long stick. Both of them were at the ninth level of Condensation Stage. They couldn't help but feel a little nervous when facing Pei Yansu, who was in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment Stage and suddenly appeared. Moreover, seeing that Pei Yansu had a handsome face and was young, like a young man, they all felt a little nervous.

Pei Yansu clasped his fists and smiled:
"Excuse me, both of you! I am Pei Yansu, a cultivator from Jiangzuo and of the Cangwu Pei family. I am merely visiting my home, Cuiyuanlu. Why bother bringing both of you together? What's the matter, Steward Wu? Is the owner of the lacquer workshop not here?"

"Cangwu Pei Family!"

The two were shocked when they heard that the visitor was from the Pei family of Cangwu!
Although Sun Shangli and Wu Jingshu were both from the Sun and Wu families, the powerful families in Nanhuai and Yunfu counties, they were both from small clans. Compared with the direct descendants of the Cangwu Pei family, they were not even a little bit inferior. They immediately bowed their heads and obeyed, and lowered their attitude even more.

The mountain protection formation was broken into by someone using a token. The two men thought that something big might have happened in Sishui and the Immortal Sect had sent someone to report it. They were all trembling with fear and caution. After hearing what Pei Yansu said, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But I didn't expect that this person was so meticulous. He just looked at the movement and immediately noticed the abnormality in the small space. He really has a sharp eye.

Faced with such inquiries from the senior of the Immortal Sect, Wu Jingshu did not dare to be arrogant and could only nod and say:

"Replying to Senior Pei, a month ago, the fighting in Sishui was intense. The Taoist priest received an order from Langfeng Peak and led all the monks from the Fuyao Pavilion in Fangcunjian to the north to provide assistance. I was the only one left here to maintain the situation."

Pei Yansu nodded slowly and sighed softly:

"I understand. This time, I was ordered by the Jiangzuo Immortal Sect's Feathered Priest Liushui Chaozong to go to Yuchuan to handle some chores. Today, I was passing by Xinyue Lake on my way back and stopped by to check on my family's shop."

""Flowing Water Facing the Sect"!"

Wu Jingshu and Sun Shangli lowered their heads and looked at each other, with surprise in their eyes.

The two of them have practiced in their respective immortal sects for many years. Sun Shangli has slightly better aptitude, and was chosen to take the rotation this time according to the law. Wu Jingshu's aptitude is average. She has not been able to build a foundation in her thirties and has not made much progress. Fortunately, she does things in accordance with the law, is an honest person, and is a descendant of the Huaishang Wu family, so Qi Fuling has kept her in Fangcun.

But the two knew quite a lot about the stories of the immortal sect figures!
The Green God has a prophecy: the waters of Jiangzuo will all flow towards the sect! This refers to the almighty Taoist priest of Jiangzuo, "Liushui Chaozong". This Taoist priest is no small matter; he is the current head of the Jiangzuo Immortal Sect!
How could a disciple who could be appointed by the Immortal Sect's leader "Liu Shui Chao Zong" to go to other counties to handle miscellaneous affairs be an ordinary person? He must be the Immortal Sect's confidant!
Sun Shangli's lips trembled slightly. He bowed and said with a smile, "Since Senior is just passing through to take care of household chores, I will not disturb Senior Pei too much. If Senior has any instructions later, please let me know."

Wu Jingshu nodded: "What Manager Sun said is absolutely right. The same is true for Fuyao Pavilion."

"Easy to say!"

Pei Yansu came without notice, he had no official business, but he wanted to follow Xu Boyang secretly to investigate the smuggling of Qingshen and the private storage of Lingxizi by the noble families in Zhufen Wilderness. He had to find his family to make preparations in advance. He didn't expect Qi Fuling to be away, and his presence caused a commotion. He felt a little apologetic, but didn't show any attitude, so he just clasped his fists in return.

After the two left, Pei Yansu breathed a sigh of relief and fell into the belly of the mountain. However, fortunately, he was a cultivator of the Immortal Sect, so he could not avoid walking through the five elements square formation in a small space. Fortunately, he had been here many times before, and the theory of the five elements' mutual generation was already familiar to him.

After a while, they arrived at Danding City. Pei Yansu pursed his lips slightly, performed an "invisibility spell" and quietly went to Cuiyuanlu!

The inner courtyard of Cuiyuanlu.

The weather was just right today. Ah Fu, the waiter, was squatting in the middle of the yard, holding a large winnowing basket of herbs and spreading them out. In the winnowing basket was a strange-looking purple-blue herb with thick branches and leaves and tooth-like edges. It was called the prickly-haired radish. It was highly poisonous, but it was the main raw material for refining the healing pill "Xiao Huan Dan".

In just a short while, Ah Fu had covered most of the yard with the thorny Xuanwei. He clapped his hands, breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead with his elbow, turned around and went to the alchemy room to check the temperature of the furnace. Only after he confirmed that there was no problem did he step out of the door.

Unexpectedly, he bumped into someone head on. He thought it was the other guys in the shop who were blind and immediately got angry. Suddenly, he noticed that the person was tall and straight, with golden cloud patterns on his body. He realized something was wrong. He took a closer look against the sunlight. His pupils dilated and his hair stood on end. He knelt down and said:
"Hey, my friend Pei Afu, nice to meet you, young master!"

Pei Yansu glanced at the alchemy room, which was empty. Disappointment appeared in his eyes, and he asked calmly:
"Afu, where's my sister?"

"Young Master, Miss Zisu finished adjusting the heat two hours ago and left. I don't know where she went."

Facing the youngest master of the Pei family, Ah Fu was so frightened that he completely forgot the instructions given by the young lady before she left, and quickly replied in a low voice.

"He left two hours ago?"

Pei Yansu's eyes flickered. He had just used the "invisibility spell" to come all the way in, just to give his sister Pei Zisu a surprise. He didn't expect that after walking around, she was not there.

Feeling a little annoyed, he asked:

"Adjust the temperature? You mean she's on duty today? How could she be absent from her post?"

Although this "Cuiyuanlu" is the property of the Pei family in Fangcunjian, apart from the "Ninghuaxuan" owned by the Jiangzuo Immortal Sect, it can also be regarded as the face of Jiangzuo in Fangcunjian. Besides, the Pei family is very large. Under the three Taoist priests, there are hundreds of direct descendants of the clan.

This "Cuiyuanlu" is not just the business of Pei Yansu and his siblings. There are many Pei family members following behind the scenes. There is not only Pei Zisu, the alchemist, in the store. There are also many uncles and aunts.

But then again, the reason why the Jiangzuo or Cangwu Pei family is the leader in the field of elixirs in Qingshen is all due to the fact that the Pei family produced an extraordinary genius three hundred years ago.

The Taoist Priest "Boiled Sea Golden Elixir"!
This person was gifted and had a unique way of doing things. He used the [Kan Water] that Jiang Zuo had cultivated himself to enter the Tao, and created the "Water Alchemy Technique" that was famous throughout the country. He used water to make elixirs, which shocked the world in one fell swoop and made him famous from then on!

If he hadn't single-handedly supported the Cangwu Pei family, they might not have been able to compete with the Yuchuan Ding family's "Nang Ying Ying Xue" in the field of Qingshen elixir!
In short, in Qingshen, the "Boiling Sea Golden Elixir" of Jiangzuo and the "Firefly Reflecting the Snow" of Huaiyou can be regarded as the ancestors of Taoist alchemy. In more than a hundred years, no third person has been able to take away their brilliance!
In this small space, almost all the medicine shops, big and small, are owned by the Jiangzuo and Huaiyou sects, and are opened by the relatives, friends, or disciples of these two feathered masters.

Pei Afu kowtowed quickly and said in a panic, "Young Master, the young lady said she had something to go out for, and I didn't dare to stop her..."

"Ah Fu, although you are not a blood relative of my Pei family, my family gave you a surname, and you have been with Xiao Zi for many years, so you can be considered a member of my family. As a family member, you should persuade the young lady if she is not sensible. How can you let her act recklessly?"

Pei Yansu was obviously a little angry, and he kept scolding her.
"She's been away from home for seven or eight years now, without my parents and me to control her. She's become increasingly lawless. Such a big shop is open and doing business, and the furnace in the inner courtyard is still refining pills, and she just left like that without a word?"

"Something happened? Why won't you be back for two hours? This 'Cui Yuan Lu' is only open for four hours a day. She's fine, but she's gone for half of it?" "This 'Cui Yuan Lu' isn't just about my family. What if the Bo Mai Liu Shui lineage gets to know about this? What if the Shu Mai Bai Shui lineage gets to know about this? Then they'll come and cause trouble for our Zhu Hai lineage again!"

"Also, what if the Master of the Boiling Sea finds out about this?"

As Pei Yansu spoke in a stern voice, Pei Afu knelt on the ground, sweating profusely, trembling, and dared not answer.

"Afu!"

Suddenly, a clear and pleasant female voice was heard from the outer hall, like a spring breeze blowing through a string of wind chimes.

When Pei Afu heard this voice, he was so frightened that he almost peed his pants. He raised his head in a hurry, only to find that Pei Yansu in front of him had disappeared without a trace!
He stood up with tears in his eyes, and beads of sweat immediately appeared on his head!
"Afu, what are you doing here? Didn't you hear me calling you?"

The sun was shining brightly, and golden light shone through the mottled shadows of a purple mulberry tree in the yard and onto the ground. A beautiful woman who looked only eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in purple, walked into the backyard with lotus steps and a rustling voice.

The purple silk dress she wore seemed to be woven from the purple glow of dusk. Her skirt was light and flowing, and her black hair was loosely tied up with a simple sandalwood hairpin. A few strands of hair hung down in front of her smiling face. Her eyebrows were like distant ink, her eyes were like stars, her nose was slightly tilted, and her lips, which were not made up, were slightly raised, full of smiles, revealing her agility and playfulness.

When Pei Afu saw her, he was at a loss and lowered his head and said:
"Ms. Shiso..."

"Huh? Ah Fu, what's wrong with you?"

Pei Zisu approached and found that the young man who had been with him for seven or eight years was a little strange.
"Why are you sweating so much?"

"Um... I just went to the alchemy room to check the temperature of the fire, and I accidentally got hit by the fire..."

Seeing that Pei Yansu had disappeared, Pei Afu dared not tell the truth and had to bite the bullet and tell a lie.

"what?"

Pei Zisu's face changed when he heard this. In a flash of purple, he walked into the alchemy room and checked it carefully. After confirming that everything was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and walked out, smiling:
"Look at how embarrassed you are. I thought the furnace was going to explode. You scared me! It's okay, it's okay!"

Pei Afu nodded and said timidly:

"Miss, I've seen it. I'm glad everything is alright! I'm glad everything is alright!"

"Afu!"

Pei Zisu showed a mysterious smile on her pretty face.
"I have good news for you!"

Pei Afu's face turned pale when he heard this, he was unable to speak out his bitterness, and he said with a bitter face:

"Miss, several waves of customers just came in. Why don't you go to the front counter and check, in case the guys made a mistake with the bill?"

"Afu, what are you talking about? Stop interrupting!"

Pei Zisu was in high spirits and would not listen to anything else. He waved his hand and laughed.
"I'm telling you, this morning I went to Fuyao Pavilion and asked Senior Sister Chen from Jiangzuo. She didn't want to tell me at first, but eventually she couldn't resist my constant persuasion and finally told me!"

"This lacquer shop owner! Sure enough, he's not in this room. Hehehe! I can finally go out!"

Pei Afu was so weak that he quickly advised,

"Miss, the owner of the monastery is not here. We still have Manager Wu from Fuyao Pavilion, Manager Zhang from the City Office, Manager Sun from the Rotating Palace, and Duke Huangsheng from our main branch..."

"Afu!"

Pei Zisu glared with her beautiful eyes and said angrily,

"What's wrong with you today? Why are you always saying such depressing things? It's not my first time going out, what are you afraid of?"

"You're still mentioning Duke Huangsheng? If it weren't for that bastard old man, his bastard sons, and his bastard grandsons, would we have lived such a miserable life these years?"

"Miss, Duke Huangsheng is the elder of our Zhuhai main vein after all, don't say that..."

"Eh? Ah Fu, did you take the wrong pill today?"

Pei Zisu put his hands on his hips and said unhappily,

"Think about how he treated you and I seven years ago when we first arrived at Cuiyuanlu? Have you forgotten?"

"They either refused to give me an alchemy room, or refused to give me alchemy assistants, or refused to give me the strange fire. They just asked me to refine the pills, and then they were picky about the pills I refined, saying this one wasn't good, then that one. In the end, they all counted them as waste! They were defective products!"

"According to the rules of my family's Cuiyuanlu, any loss of elixir materials exceeding a certain amount will be charged to me, and a qualified elixir must be put on the shelf and sold before I can get a 50% commission. Have you forgotten all this?"

Mentioning that dark memory, it was still vivid in his mind. Pei Afu smacked his lips unconsciously and sighed:

"Miss, Ah Fu would never dare to forget. No matter how good the elixir is, Duke Huangsheng always finds fault with it and refuses to infuse it with spiritual consciousness. Without spiritual consciousness, this elixir in this small space cannot be put on the shelf. It will become waste and cannot be sold!"

"If it weren't for the young lady's hard work during those years, even if we could just barely break even, I'm afraid we would have been punished by our family's elders for wasting spiritual materials!"

Pei Zisu snorted coldly and said in a cold voice:
"It's a pity that in this small space, apart from the owner of the lacquer shop "Kun Yu Qiu Shuang", who else can we go to for justice? But after so many times, the lacquer shop owner also feels troubled. After all, this is our own family affair in Cangwu. Plus, that bastard old man is really old, so it's not good to blame him too much. But this guy, he really gets more and more naughty as he gets older!"

"Ahfu, I told you before, Pei Huangsheng didn't get bad because of old age, but the bad guys got old!"

"To put it bluntly, he's just protecting those bastard grandsons of his and doesn't want me to get involved in the business he's been running in this small space for years!"

Thanks to book friend Duizhiren for the monthly ticket!
It’s the last day of this year! I wish you all a prosperous year!
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(End of this chapter)