"Mr. Qin is taking care of our Xiao family's business, so why should I be inconvenienced? But you and I are acquaintances, and the five hundred taels of silver is the external price. Since you came to me, you don't need such an expensive price.
, I will ask someone to send three pieces of Tianji bone paste here tomorrow, and you can give me one thousand taels then." Xiao Qing said.
"Thank you, Miss Xiao Qing. I'll give you the money now." Qin Ziling was surprised when he saw that Xiao Qing had wiped out five hundred taels of silver for him, but he didn't refuse to be pretentious. Instead, he cupped his hand and took out a coin.
A thousand taels of silver notes were handed to Xiao Qing.
"Okay, you come here to get it tomorrow." Xiao Qing took the banknote and said simply.
"Excuse me, Miss Xiao Qing. I'll take my leave first, you're busy." Qin Ziling stood up and said, and then specially raised his hand to Xia Yan.
Watching Qin Ziling leave, Xia Yan hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't help but said: "Miss, this Qin Feng doesn't even dare to go into the inner city to buy ointment. Is there any problem?"
"You are overthinking. A person whose cultivation level is at least at the peak level of Ironhide, and who is very likely to be practicing leg skills, or even the realm of strength, is willing to earn five or six taels of silver each time through hunting, and now he is still
I'm willing to spend 1,500 taels of silver to buy Tianjixu bone ointment for a friend who is probably only in the realm of muscle training. What's the problem? Everyone has everyone's secret, as long as I know that he is not a bad person, and he is still a good person.
As a person who values friendship, why not help him?" Xiao Qing replied, while speaking, her eyes were looking at the goldfish swimming in the pond, showing extremely complicated emotions.
Once, she was unwilling to escape alone because of the word "love". As a result, she had no choice but to lose her strength. She was ridiculed by many people and said that she was a "womanly benevolence", and thus ruined her great future and even her family.
The people there also hated iron and criticized her for being "a woman of kindness".
After hearing too much, sometimes even Xiao Qing herself began to doubt herself. Did she do something wrong?
If there was a huge disparity in strength between the two sides and there was no chance of winning, she would resolutely choose to escape and plan to avenge her grandfather, the guards and her clan members in the future. But at that time, her grandfather had already injured people from the Netherworld Sect, and reinforcements were on the way. As long as she
If she stayed, she would have great hope of saving some guards and tribesmen. Besides, there was also her grandfather's body. Could she be considered a deserter?
Putting yourself in their shoes, what if she were one of the guards and clan members? There was clearly hope of reversing the situation, but the entire army was wiped out because the coach fled before the battle. Would they be willing to die?
If this happens, if something similar happens again in the future, how many guards and tribesmen will defend the Xiao family to the death?
Or if she succeeds without losing her strength, who will accuse her of being a "womanly benevolent"? They will only praise her as a heroine with love and righteousness, and her popularity will surely rise to the top.
But reality is always cruel.
She succeeded, but at the same time her foundation was damaged and her strength was lost, so she became a little woman who only had "a woman's kindness" and could not achieve great things.
Today she seemed to see a faint shadow of herself in Qin Ziling's body.
A master is willing to condescend to hunt to make money, even spending 1,500 taels of silver for a friend who trains muscles!
"It's just that Miss, many wild animals and medicinal materials have been sold to him at the original price, and now five hundred taels of silver have been wiped out all of a sudden. Isn't this a bit too..." Xia Yan said.
"For me, a little more money is not much, and a little money is not much, but it is different for him. He can go hunting in the mountains dozens of times. In this case, why not sell him a favor? Selling a favor is the same.
As for looking at people, I would not sell the favor to another person no matter how high his cultivation level is, because he is very likely to be a white-eyed wolf who eats yours, takes yours, and bites you back in the end. But Qin
Feng doesn't know. Even though he didn't say anything grateful and didn't express anything before, in fact, he must have remembered this feeling in his heart."
"Well, I don't really expect him to have anything in return. With his cultivation and status, he can't help me with my affairs even if he wants to." After talking about it, Xiao Qing didn't know what he thought of, with a look of sadness on his face.
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"Miss, are the family forcing you again?" Xia Yan couldn't help but look worried when she saw this.
"Haha, in a big family, personal interests can always be sacrificed. Since I lost my strength, in their eyes, they are just a woman who can be used in exchange for benefits! Fortunately, I have taken control of a lot of things in the past few years.
The industry can generate a lot of benefits every year, so it still has some negotiation qualifications. But I don’t know how long this matter can drag on." Xiao Qing said with a trace of ridicule on his face.
"Hmph, it really can't be done. Then we will pick up some people and leave Fangshan County directly. Miss, your feat back then was incomprehensible to others. All of us who are slaves and slaves admire us in our hearts, especially those who were saved by you back then.
As long as you say a word, I will definitely be willing to protect you when you leave." Xia Yan said.
"Don't be stupid, how much ability do you have? Besides, many people still have wives, children and elderly people! Forget it, if you don't talk about these things, it's not that bad yet." Xiao Qing waved her hands as she spoke, and then
I took some fish food, scattered it in the pond, and quietly watched the large and small goldfish swarming in to grab the food.
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"It's normal for young people to be arrogant based on their talents. I understand this." Zuo Le said calmly in the backyard of Hantie Zhangyuan after listening to Zheng Xinghan's report.
"But Master Zuo, I think Junior Brother Nangong Yue's character is..." Seeing that Master Zuo didn't seem to pay any attention to him, Zheng Xinghan hesitated for a moment, then bravely spoke again.
"Character?" Zuo Le raised his hand when he heard this, interrupted Zheng Xinghan, with a sarcastic look on his lips, and said: "You know destiny at fifty. Master is already fifty years old this year. He dare not say that he has read countless people in his life.
, but the people I have met must have experienced many more things than you. Can I not see what kind of character Nangong Yue has? "
"But so what? Times have changed. When Da Qi was founded, "virtue" was the first priority, and then knowledge and talent. But now in troubled times, only those with strength and soldiers will have power and status, and talent
How many people will care about morality if they are protecting themselves?"
"My Hantie Zhangyuan is actually trying to survive in the cracks now, and the situation is getting worse and worse now. Why? Have you ever thought about it, that the Hantie Zhangyuan is only supported by me and a strong martial artist! If we
If another powerful martial artist appears in Hantie Zhangyuan, the situation will be completely different, and Fangcheng City will have greater self-protection ability and voice."
"You have also seen these days that all forces are wooing Nangong Yue. Even someone as proud as Lu Taiqiang does not hesitate to put down his airs and deliberately flatter Nangong Yue. Do they value Nangong Yue's character? No, they are all watching.
His talent in martial arts is all about having a powerful martial artist in his camp in the future. At this time, if his teacher changes his attitude towards Nangong Yue and gives up on cultivating him because of what you said, he will turn around and
If you can justifiably leave Hantie Zhangyuan and join someone else's sect, then our Hantie Zhangyuan has lost the hope of getting another powerful martial artist in recent years. If you just rely on being a master, you might be given to someone else one day.
Swallowed."
"But as long as my master does not change his attitude towards Nangong Yue and continues to cultivate him with all his heart, even if he becomes a powerful martial artist, he will still be my disciple, and he will still have to protect Hantie Zhangyuan and dare not do anything to bully his master and destroy his ancestors.
When it comes to treason, very few people can bear this big hat!"
"Xinghan, you are a steady and down-to-earth person, and I trust you as a teacher. But some things, especially in these troubled times, cannot be done based on emotion or preference alone. You have to look at the overall situation. To be honest,
Zi Ling's recent behavior is really beyond my expectations. I admire him and like him from the bottom of my heart. But unfortunately, his talent is not good at all, his potential has been exhausted, and his fate is already doomed. What can he change even if he is a teacher?"
"However, you don't have to worry. As long as you are a master, you will never allow your fellow disciples to kill each other!" After saying that, Zuo Le patted Zheng Xinghan on the shoulder with a serious look on his face.
"Master Zuo, I understand!" Zheng Xinghan nodded and replied, his mood was very heavy, as if he was blocked by something and couldn't vent it out.
Why can people like Nangong Yue be so arrogant and get key cultivation?
Why should people like Qin Ziling be humiliated and not receive any justice?
But Zheng Xinghan knows that what Zuo Le said is right. The world is like this now, and strength is everything!
"It's good to understand. By the way, Zi Ling can be completely trusted, and his actual combat ability is also good. It's not peaceful outside the city recently. In two or three months, the Qinghan Snow Lotus Grass will mature. You can take him with Muxuan
Go pick it." Zuo Le patted Zheng Xinghan's shoulder again and said.
"Yes, Master Zuo." Zheng Xinghan couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard this, his spirit was shaken, and he quickly replied.
"You, you, you still can't get rid of the problem of being emotional!" Zuo Le pointed at Zheng Xinghan and shook his head.