Divine Tang Era

"Hello, Mr. Xu."

As soon as I stepped into Mingfeng Tower, I heard the warm greetings from the maids on both sides.

Having visited many times, Xu Dan recognized several of the maids and waved in response, "Hello everyone, is my sister Li Zhu here?"

Having spent a considerable amount of time at Mingfeng Tower, he discovered that while Lizhu was ostensibly in charge, Zhu Yuxian also wielded considerable influence, though he rarely participated in the tower's affairs. He also noticed that the people within Mingfeng Tower seemed somewhat afraid of her.

Xu Dan observed these things without asking questions or telling anyone. People with excessive curiosity on television often don't survive more than a few episodes.

"The master is on the second floor, young master, this way please." A maid stepped forward to lead the way.

"You don't need to worry about it, I can handle it myself last time." Xu Dan waved his hand and ran up.

After he left, a maid went outside, looked up at the mirror hanging on the door, and then came back. The maid and the others exchanged glances, their brows furrowing slightly, before turning to look in the direction Xu Dan had gone.

A maid had secretly informed the higher-ups.

Xu Dan ran upstairs and saw Li Zhu, the owner of Mingfeng Tower, leaning against the middle counter.

Today, Li Zhu held a silk fan embroidered with playful snow foxes, wore a moon-white silk robe adorned with gold, jade, and pearls, a jade pendant hanging from her waist, and a blooming flower in her hair; she was simply breathtakingly beautiful. Even the brightly lit second floor, inlaid with luminous jewels, paled in comparison to her beauty.

"Sister, I'm here," Xu Dan greeted sweetly as he stepped forward.

"Hehe, I see now. You little thing only come to my Mingfeng Tower when you have something to do. If you're just passing by, you probably won't even give it a second glance," Li Zhu said, gently waving her fan.

"Look at what you're saying, sister. Do you think I'm that kind of person? I, Xu Gongzu, am an honest and upright gentleman."

"Indeed, a gentleman is carefree and at ease, while a petty person is always anxious and worried. Your name is Egg, and gentlemen lie on it, so how can you not be a gentleman?" Li Zhu said calmly.

Why does Xu Dan feel that her words are strange?

The maid beside him looked at him strangely.

"Come with me!" No matter how he reacted, Li Zhu turned and left, and the maids quickly followed to serve her.

Upon entering the reception room, Li Zhu leaned softly against the plush couch, seemingly boneless. Her right hand rested on the armrest, supporting her pretty face, while her left hand gently fanned herself with a fan. "What's going on with the little one beside you? Is it your child? Hehehe..."

Li Zhu seemed to remember something, and with a fan covering her mouth, she burst into laughter.

The maids beside them laughed along.

Zhu Yuxian appeared out of nowhere, leaning against the wall, her shoulders twitching. She was always elusive; Xu Dan never knew when she came or went. Within Mingfeng Tower, she was arguably the most peculiar and unconventional person.

"Sister, this is a spirit child. Generally, it is formed from the essence of a child with spiritual roots who dies young; sometimes it is formed from the essence of a deceased child."

"Do you think I'm as ignorant as you? Do you need to explain? Tell me, where did this child come from? Did he do something heinous?"

"Sister, I'm a good person, I wouldn't do such a thing."

"That's not necessarily true. Some kids may look honest on the outside, but they're actually quite wicked on the inside. I promised to tell them a legendary story, but I've been putting it off for who knows how long."

Li Zhu glanced at him, practically pointing her finger at Xu Dan's nose.

This woman is just being unreasonable. Weren't we talking about a spiritual child? How did she veer off into a legendary tale? This veer is at least a hundred thousand miles off track!

Xu Dan quickly changed the subject, talking about his encounter with the ghost mother and discovering the spirit child after waking up.

Otherwise, if she keeps talking, who knows where she'll end up.

He used a fantastical and exaggerated style to tell the story of the Ghost Mother and the Spirit Child. Starting from his own journey outside the city to practice the Seven Star Flying Steps, he added the plot of killing the Great Blue Wolf and the Ghostly Demon, and the adventure of digging up treasures. He infinitely extended the plot, turning what could have been told in a few sentences into a novella.

If an old bookworm saw this, he'd probably accuse him of padding his writing.

Even though Li Zhu and Zhu Yuxian already knew the general outline of what had happened, their emotions still couldn't help but rise and fall with the plot when they heard Xu Dan's story.

"That's roughly what happened. Sister, I'd like to buy a piece of lightning-struck wood or spirit jade to make a plaque for the spirit child to live in, so he can carry it with him at all times."

"You'd better stay away from the city. There are too many strange things in the wilderness. You got away with it this time, but you might not be so lucky next time," Li Zhu warned, and then sent a maid to fetch something.

She couldn't possibly carry such a common, ordinary item with her.

A moment later, the maid brought the items.

Xu Dan accepted it with satisfaction and tried to communicate with the spirit child, letting it go inside. The spirit child was clever and immediately crawled inside. It just didn't want to come out, saying it was comfortable inside and wanted to sleep. Sure enough, it fell asleep inside shortly after.

Seeing that the little guy was finally not following him around all the time, Xu Dan breathed a sigh of relief, asked the maid for a rope, threaded it through the jade pendant, and wore it on his body.

"Now that we have a possession token, do we still need to buy a manual on spirit communication techniques?" Li Zhu asked lazily, waving her fan.

"I already have the cultivation technique."

"Oh, what is it? Let me see."

Xu Dan wasn't afraid that she would take it away. Besides, it was uncertain whether she would even care. He took out the small transport technique he had bought from Wang Shouyi from his storage ring.

Li Zhu glanced at it, shook her head, and said disdainfully, "This thing can only let you communicate with spirit children at best. It's incredibly shallow. It doesn't even have a method for cultivating magic power or nurturing spirit children. What's the use of it? It's too dirty to even use as toilet paper."

Wang Shouyi's method of "small-scale transportation" is indeed correct, and Xu Dan has no way to solve it.

Li Zhu pulled a booklet from her sleeve and said, "This is a handwritten copy of the Five Sons Transporting Technique. It not only records the methods for communicating with and controlling spirit children, but also wonderful techniques and spiritual formulas on how to cultivate and strengthen one's divine soul and nurture the growth of spirit children. Do you want it?"

Xu Dan certainly wanted it, but he was short of money. "Something this good must be worth a lot of spirit stones, and I don't have that many on me."

"I don't want your spirit stones, just tell me a legend."

Xu Dan was surprised by this good news and immediately stepped forward to take the booklet. "Don't worry, aside from anything else, if it's legendary, I'll tell you as much as you want, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"You said it yourself!" Li Zhu winked.

Xu Dan realized he had gotten a little carried away, but thankfully Li Zhu didn't try to blackmail him into telling more stories, which relieved him. He'd be bored to death if he had to stay here every day telling her stories.

I wonder if these women don't have to do any work and just listen to stories all day. If the higher-ups found out, they would definitely be dismissed.

In my past life, if a company manager dared to do this, they would have been fired on the spot.

I remember a factory manager who played cards on the computer during work hours. After being discovered, he was dismissed in disgrace within two days.

Xu Dan flipped through the booklet and, as Li Zhu had said, it contained methods for cultivating magical power and nurturing spiritual children. There was also a preface written by an unknown powerful cultivator, providing a brief introduction to the Five Elements Transport Technique, giving him a general idea of ​​its contents. Now, looking at what Wang Shouyi had given him, what on earth was that?

He decided that he would no longer buy anything there.

After glancing at it, Xu Dan put away the booklet, thinking that since he was already there, he might as well tell a legend.