I, a minor character, fell into the Shura field of the heroine and the villain

First of all, there was a lot of work to be done here, and as early comers, they could easily occupy good commercial locations. Business in this era was not as complex as in later generations, and many merchants still conducted their business in the form of shops.

Often a good store location can bring great advantages to merchants.

Besides, they are all monks and their lifespans are longer than those of ordinary people, so they can indeed afford to wait.

Thanks to Miss Qin's leadership, everyone in the delegation gradually relaxed.

After they expressed their willingness to cooperate, Zhao Kangping also proposed to invite them to attend his succession ceremony about half a month later.

Zhao Kangping learned that there was someone in their delegation who was in the business of hosting weddings and funerals, providing one-stop services including predicting auspicious dates, setting up the venue, picking up the bride, and sending off the funeral procession.

This person's name was Liu Fucai. He was originally an outer disciple of a small sect. He was not very good at cultivation. When he reached a certain age and still failed to establish his foundation, he left the sect and inherited the family business.

As a result, he relied on his own brain to find business opportunities and achieved considerable results.

Coincidentally, Zhao Kangping's succession ceremony also needed to be as grand as possible. He asked Liu Fucai if he could take on the task. After thinking about it, he said, "Sure. It just needs to be grand, right? We once held a wedding for the chief brother of a certain sect and the chief sister of the neighboring sect."

"What a spectacle! A red carpet stretched from the top of the mountain to the foot, with flowers planted on both sides of the road. The fireworks that were set off that day could have circled River City two and a half times."

"That day, we prepared over a hundred cranes and had them fly back and forth around the mountain. We also had people arrange a large amount of clouds and mist on the sect's mountaintop to create a fairyland-like atmosphere..."

As soon as Zhao Kangping heard Liu Fucai talking so excitedly, he knew that they must be very experienced.

Although weddings and succession ceremonies are very different, they do have some similarities.

"Okay, okay, then we wish you a happy cooperation."

“It’s just the price.”

"about how much?"

"It depends on the specific scale. At least hundreds of thousands of spirit stones are needed. If you want to make it grand, tens of millions is possible."

The two chatted a lot more, and Zhao Kangping planned to find Dongfang Jingrou later to discuss the specific details.

After they finished discussing some matters concerning the succession ceremony, they had almost finished touring the southern part of the city.

So Zhao Kangping wanted to play the role of a good host and invited them to stay at the City Lord's Mansion, but Qin Lingxuan refused.

The reason was that they didn't want to cause him trouble and disturb the peace in the mansion.

The visit of the Qianshang Alliance delegation was largely successful.

Zhao Kangping suggested going out for dinner in the evening, but they all refused.

This made Zhao Kangping feel a little uneasy. Why were his invitations rejected? Could it be that something had made them unhappy?

Seeing his worry, Qin Lingxuan took the initiative to explain to him: "Don't worry, City Lord. In fact, we came to Chuanliu City for other important matters."

"You should also know that some of our business alliance's franchisees also opened branches in the southern part of the city before the unrest in River City."

"If we want to reopen these stores, we have to negotiate with the store managers here."

"Their opinions are also an important reference for us to continue doing business here."

After hearing this, Zhao Kangping felt much more at ease.

No wonder they would go to a banquet first and then go on a field trip.

Then Zhao Kangping sent them back to the inn where they were staying.

"Ping'er, I think it will cost quite a bit of spirit stones to hold this succession ceremony. I have some savings here that I can give you for an emergency."

This was the second time she had brought up this matter. As the former leader of the Xianyun Sect, and a powerful cultivator at the Void Refinement Stage, she had accumulated wealth that Zhao Kangping could not even imagine.

However, Zhao Kangping declined politely, "Thank you, Aunt Yun, for your kindness, but I have more than enough spirit stones right now. I helped Miss Qin in Fuxian City before, and she brought me some rewards this time. I saw that the resources inside are quite considerable, and they will come in handy."

Qin Lingxuan was very generous. Those resources were enough for him to squander for a long time. He just wanted to hold a succession ceremony and splurge.

After being rejected by him, Nangong Ruyun didn't say anything on her face, but she felt a little disappointed in her heart.

The child really didn't need her anymore.

She hated the cold poison, blaming the icy trauma she had sustained during the civil strife. Consequently, she had no choice but to freeze herself, severing contact with Ping'er for decades.

Maybe Zhao Kangping didn't have any other intentions, but she just felt that he was not as close to her as before.

She felt as if there was a void in her heart, and she felt indescribably uncomfortable.

However, when she was feeling mixed emotions, Wan Baiyi hugged Zhao Kangping's right hand and rubbed her cheek against him like a kitten.

"Master, I ate a lot of delicious food today." The girl was a little heartless and only cared about eating. Only eating could make her feel carefree and happy.

Zhao Kangping glanced at the girl's flat belly. He really didn't know where all the food she ate went. He even suspected that there was an alternate dimension inside.

"Okay, let's go back first." He took the girl's hand and prepared to go back, but after a few steps he didn't hear Aunt Yun's footsteps.

He turned around and saw the pretty aunt still standing there in a daze.

Nangong Ruyun came back to her senses from her chaotic thoughts. She concealed her emotions well and followed the two of them.

……

After Luo Xueqing arrived at the holy land to sign up for the demon-slaying operation, she had some free time, so she went to the Sutra Library.

This time, she did not come here to choose any secret manuals of martial arts for herself, but to look for some ancient books.

Recently she became curious about the scabbard of the Qingni Sword.

Such a powerful magical weapon would surely not remain unknown. She wanted to trace back history and find any records of it.

The Zi Yang Holy Land has a long history, and its collection of various classics is naturally vast.

It was not easy to find the information she wanted.

However, she was well prepared when she came. She found the administrator there in advance and asked if there were any books about the deeds of the old Sword God.

Because the Qingni Sword was the sword used by the old Sword God, records related to the Qingni Sword will definitely appear in books related to the old Sword God.

After receiving the administrator's reminder, Luo Xueqing's time in searching for information was indeed shortened.

It didn't take her long to find a biography about the old Sword God.

The old Sword God's real name is unknown. He was probably born in a small country more than 6,000 years ago.

At that time, there was a sect called the Sword Sect, and the old Sword God joined the Sword Sect when he was young.

According to the records in the book, the old sword god's talent was not good, but he was diligent and hardworking. When he was still in the Qi training stage, he got up early and went to bed late every day to practice swordsmanship, persisting for decades without slacking off.

The brothers and sisters in the sect all laughed at him for being crazy about swords, and the sisters and sisters all called him a fool.

But he also had some peace and quiet, and as a loner he was happy to be accompanied by his sword.

He was unknown in the Sword Sect for a long time. No one cared about him, and even later no one remembered him.

One year, the Sword Sect encountered an incident and was besieged by a large number of demonic sects.

The situation of the Sword Sect was extremely critical at that time, and the sect leader and chief disciple were both killed in the battle.

There were only a few elders in charge of the situation, and the sect fell into chaos for a while.

The sect was divided into two factions, one insisted on fighting to the death, and the other wanted to surrender.

Just as the sect's leaders were arguing over whether to fight or make peace, an unknown disciple walked out of the Sword Sect's protective formation.

That person is the man who is ridiculed as a sword fanatic.

When many of his fellow disciples saw him, they thought he wanted to be a deserter and take the opportunity to escape before the Demon Sect launched an attack.

However, something happened that shocked everyone in the Sword Sect.

This is the man's 100th year as a disciple of the Sword Sect.

For a hundred years, he had no friends, no woman liked him, and the only thing that kept him company was the three-foot-long sword in his hand.

When the demon leaders from several demon sects that were besieging the Sword Sect saw him, they all ignored him and did not regard him as a threat.

They didn't even hear what the man said.

Maybe he heard it, but didn't take it seriously.

However, some disciples of the Sword Sect who also wanted to escape in the chaos seemed to have heard the man's almost crazy words.

"Within thirty breaths, retreat fifty miles from the Sword Sect, or you will die."

Everyone who heard this thought that person was crazy.

Yeah, how could anyone in their right mind say such a thing?

This wasn't funny at all. Standing not far in front of the man were four demon leaders, representing four different demonic factions. They were used to being superior and never took the weak seriously, as if paying any attention to them was an insult to themselves.

The man didn't have much of an aura of strength and looked like an ordinary person.

However, the demons chose to ignore that under the pressure released by their realm, this man was able to walk in front of them as if nothing had happened.

This was an anomaly in itself, but the arrogant demons did not believe that someone wearing an ordinary disciple's uniform could be more powerful than the Sword Sect's leader.

Until the man began counting down, counting to ten.

Finally, one of the demons was amused by him: "Hahahahaha, you are so brave, you even made me laugh."

After counting to ten, the man's eyes changed, and he grasped the sword in his hand and pulled it out.

That day, in broad daylight, many people in the Sword Sect saw countless stars falling from the sky.

The stars are shining, the sky is dark, and the earth is shaking.

Some say that the man only swung the sword once, while others say that he swung tens of thousands of swords in a very short period of time.

That battle was the old sword god's famous battle.

On that day, the people of the Sword Sect learned that this unknown male disciple, whose name was not even remembered, actually had a higher level of cultivation than the Sect Master.

In that battle, the four great demons died, and countless demons behind them were killed or injured.

On the battlefield, the man's back was resolute and majestic.

Perhaps the person who recorded this incident also knew that pale and powerless words could not record how the man swung his sword and how he killed the enemy.

This biography does not record the specific style of the old sword god in that battle, nor does it describe the entire process of the battle.

After this battle, the old Sword God left the Sword Sect. He had always preferred quiet and peaceful surroundings, and after this attack, if he stayed in the Sword Sect, his life would never be the same again.

Luo Xueqing learned from the preface of this book that this book was written by later generations who visited people who knew or had contact with the old Sword God and compiled the information they collected.

She continued flipping through the pages, skipping over many of the old Sword God's life stories and finding a few pages about his sword.

The old sword god used many swords in his life, and in the end he reached the state of having a sword in his hand without even having one.

He was not the first owner of the Qingni Sword. He obtained the sword during an adventure, but it was also the sword he used most frequently in his later years.

Because he was very fond of the Qingni Sword, he specially found the best weapon-making master at the time to make a scabbard for it.

It is said that when the scabbard was made, the master used many rare natural materials and treasures. When the scabbard was completed, it even caused a strange phenomenon in the heavens and the earth.

However, after obtaining the scabbard, the old Sword God was only happy for a while, because he learned from the weapon refining master that in order to unleash the full effectiveness of the scabbard, he must spend a large amount of spirit stones to feed it.

Although the old Sword God had great cultivation at that time, he did not have much savings. Because he was kind-hearted, he donated all his money to those in need.

From then on, the old Sword God no longer used the Qingni Sword. He gave the sword to his little apprentice.

The biography also states that the Qingni Sword gave birth to a sword spirit, which made the sword even more powerful.

However, when reading this, Luo Xueqing became a little uneasy.

Because she had briefly come into contact with the Qingni Sword. At that time, she had probed her spiritual consciousness into the sword, but she did not feel the presence of the sword spirit.

Could it be that the sword spirit disappeared from the sword?

Or is it that the Qingni Sword has been hidden at the bottom of Luoyue Lake for too long, and the sword spirit has actually run into the lake?

……

After Zhao Kangping returned to the City Lord's Mansion, Dongfang Jingrou soon found him.

"You're here at the right time." When the woman walked towards him, her two junior sisters happened to follow behind her.

He guessed that it should be news about the second branch of the Wang family.

So they found a quiet place to talk.

"How is it?" Zhao Kangping said to Dongfang Jingrou's two junior sisters.

Junior Sister Mei said with some surprise, "We found the lantern he mentioned on the second floor of the post station yesterday and put the paper stars inside it."

"Brother-in-law, guess what we found in the lantern today?"

Junior Sister Tian on the side pushed her and said, "Stop keeping me in suspense. If you don't say anything, I will."