The five-year agreement between Lu Changan and Mumud has expired.
After becoming a first-level talisman master, Lu Changan was ready to discuss terms with the Mu family.
However, after waiting for half a month, no one from Mu Maude or the senior management of the Mu family expressed their position.
But this day.
Mu Xiuyun's maid came to the door and said that the eldest lady asked him to go out to discuss the Tao of Talisman.
The location is "Weeping Willow Pavilion" by Feiyue Lake.
"The eldest lady of the Mu family is asking me out?"
To be honest, Lu Changan didn't want to get too close to Mu Xiuyun.
Especially dating between an orphan and an orphan can easily lead to suspicion.
…
Half an hour later.
When Lu Changan came to the shores of Feiyue Lake, which was shaded by green willows, an almost half-hanging pavilion came into view.
"This is Weeping Willow Pavilion?" Lu Changan glanced at the plaque.
"Master Lu, please go to the third floor."
A girl's voice, as clear as a spring, came from the attic.
The third floor of the pavilion is in the form of a hanging garden, facing the magnificent Feiyue Lake.
Lu Changan originally thought it was a private tryst.
Facts have proved that he thought too much.
Except for wearing a plain skirt, Mu Xiuyun is gentle and elegant.
There is also a girl in blue clothes, with a beautiful oval face, willow eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, with a bright and charming charm.
Lu Changan felt familiar.
I quickly remembered that this was the first time I went to the Jiuyue Building and the girl in the red dress next to Mu Xiuyun.
"She is Mu Yinglan, you have met her before."
Mu Xiuyun introduced with a smile.
Mu Yinglan, Lu Changan heard what Li Ergou said.
This woman is quite famous. Among the young women with spiritual roots in the Mu family, her appearance and temperament are second only to Mu Xiuyun.
"Master Lu." Mu Yinglan bowed with a soft voice.
"Miss Mu."
Lu Changan returned the gift, feeling strange.
The last time we met was two or three years ago, when Mu Yinglan didn't have a good attitude towards him.
This time, the woman seemed to be a different person.
Dressed up, soft and charming.
Sensing Lu Changan's probing gaze, Mu Yinglan's pretty face turned red.
However, she was not Xiaojiabiyu's type, and she boldly looked at Lu Changan with her bright eyes.
When we meet again today, our mentality is different.
Mu Yinglan's eyes lit up.
Lu Changan is not only handsome, but also has a special temperament, indifferent and quiet, which makes people feel comfortable.
A few days ago, the elders of the clan put pressure on her, and under Sister Xiuyun's persuasion, Mu Yinglan reluctantly agreed.
When I saw her today, she didn't feel bad.
Although his cultivation is not outstanding, as a young Talisman master, he is handsome and has both talent and appearance.
"Master Lu, I left an ancient book on talismans below. Come back later."
Mu Xiuyun apologized and hurried downstairs.
Only Lu Changan and Mu Yinglan were left in the same place.
No matter how slow Lu Changan is, he should understand.
"Mr. Lu, Ouran will make tea for you."
Mu Yinglan smiled brightly, and her fair-skinned and long-legged figure started busy with light movements.
Lu Changan stopped talking until Mu Yinglan brought a cup of tea with hope in her face.
Blowing the hot air, Lu Changan took a sip.
"Mr. Lu, you take good care of yourself so well, do you have any secret recipe?"
Mu Yinglan blinked and asked curiously.
Lu Changan is in his twenties, but still looks like a teenager, with crystal clear skin.
There are many people who are cultivators of immortality who are good at keeping good looks. This is also a topic of interest to the female cultivators.
"Maybe it's because I have a good attitude and am practicing wood-based skills?"
Lu Changan had already prepared for such problems.
This place is not ordinary, and it is not unusual in the world of immortals to have an eternal appearance. There is no need to worry about being caught and sliced into pieces.
In addition to the beauty-preserving elixir, many exercises have the effect of preserving the appearance.
Especially the wood-based exercises.
The more common "Eternal Spring Gong" is 70% to 80% similar to the "Evergreen Gong of Ancient Trees".
The power of maintaining health and beauty is mediocre.
Even if Lu Changan deliberately dissipates magic power, it feels like an ordinary wood-based skill.
Mu Yinglan looked at Shenghui and wanted to use this topic to talk in depth.
"Miss Mu, Mr. Lu has an internal emergency, please go out first."
Lu Changan smiled apologetically, stood up and left in a hurry.
"Internal emergency?"
Mu Yinglan was stunned for a moment.
A pretty face suddenly turned red, and her chest was heaving.
Lu Changan obviously left for an excuse.
"The surname is Lu! Who are you looking down on? I am willing to come here to give you face!"
Mu Yinglan was very angry.
She originally looked down on Lu Changan.
Because of pressure from his family, Lu Changan became a Talisman Master again, so he reluctantly agreed to Mu Xiuyun's matchmaking.
She was so angry that her eyes turned red!
Snapped!
The tea cup fell and the tables and chairs fell into pieces.
Lu Changan, who was going downstairs, heard the sound, sped up a bit, and left Weeping Willow Pavilion in a flash.
"Why? He doesn't want to marry a girl from the Mu family?"
Mu Xiuyun, wearing a plain skirt, stood in front of the second-floor window, pensive.
With Lu Changan's age and potential, there is little hope of building a foundation.
As an orphan, I am not so repelled by having a wife.
If you say you look down on ordinary women.
Mu Yinglan has spiritual roots, good looks, and many suitors.
As long as he marries Mu Yinglan, Lu Changan will be able to get the family's cultivation, skills, elixirs, and guidance from the clan elders, and his future will be smooth.
"Sister Xiuyun, it's not that the younger sister is uncooperative. I'm afraid the one named Lu is not interested in women."
Mu Yinglan came over angrily.
"Not interested in women?"
Mu Xiuyun was surprised, could this be the truth?
But I recall the two or three times I met Lu Changan.
When Lu Changan faced her, he would occasionally reveal a subtle appreciation for beauty.
As a woman, this intuition is very keen.
"I'm so angry! The guy surnamed Lu is older than me, and his level of cultivation is not as high as mine. How dare you insult people like this."
Mu Yinglan couldn't swallow the bad breath in her heart, and the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became.
"Don't mess around!"
Mu Xiuyun's eyes narrowed and she warned.
Mu Yinglan is a fourth-level Qi Refining monk. If she is bent on revenge, Lu Changan will probably suffer.
"I'm not that stupid! Lu Changan is a first-level talisman master. If I attack him, the elders will definitely punish me severely."
"I, Mu Yinglan, swear! I will find a man ten times stronger than him, so that he can only look up to me in the future."
…
"The Mu family really worked hard to recruit me as their son-in-law."
Lu Changan returned to the other hospital, somewhat dumbfounded.
The Mu family's "matchmaking" ultimately ended in failure.
Fortunately, the Mu family did not force anything.
After all, strong melons are not sweet.
A few days later.
The head of the family, Mu Maode, personally summoned Lu Changan and talked for half an hour.
Both parties successfully reached an agreement.
From now on, Lu Changan will be able to enjoy the treatment of normal clan members without marrying a girl from the Mu family.
Enjoy a certain amount of spiritual rice, elixirs, etc. every year.
Of course, he has to pay the obligation and help the Mu family refine a certain number of talismans every year.
The materials for refining the talisman came from the Mu family, and with Lu Changan's attainments in talisman, he could only make a profit but not a loss.
In this way, Lu Changan officially settled in Feiyue Villa and started a cultivation career.
…
Three years have flown by.
In the other courtyard.
The evergreen magic power in Lu Changan's body travels through his limbs and bones, with a green connotation of endless rotation.
"Eight years."
Lu Changan lamented that time flies by so fast, it has been eight years since he came to Mu's house.
After these years of observation.
As time goes by, the power of Evergreen Gong increases at an extremely slow rate.
At least, it is slightly more powerful than the popular "Yuanyuan Jing" and "Tuyan Jing".
It’s true that the longer you live, the stronger your magic power becomes!
In the past three years of practice, Lu Changan has reached more than half of the third level of Qi refining.
I estimate that in another year, I will reach the peak of the third level of Qi refining.
In the Qi refining stage, he basically has no bottlenecks.
The peak of the third level of Qi refining is equivalent to the fourth level of Qi refining.
In other words, it takes four years to go from the third level of Qi Refining to the fourth level of Qi Refining.
And Li Ergou, who lives next door, reached the peak of the third level of Qi training half a year ago.
The reason why there is no breakthrough is because of the existence of bottlenecks.
From the third level of Qi training to the fourth level of Qi training, and to the middle stage of Qi training, this is a hurdle.
Li Ergou has ordinary qualifications. How easy is it to break through the bottleneck?
Or slowly polish it over time.
Or use the level-breaking elixir.
Level-breaking elixirs are very scarce in the Mu family and need to be exchanged for donations.
…
"Brother Lu, let's hunt birds together——"
At ten o'clock in the evening, Li Ergou shouted outside.
"Crying so happily? You haven't shot a bird in the past few days."
Lu Changan joked.
It's okay to simply do it.
"Forget it, I'll go play with you today."
"Great! Brother Lu takes action, and there will be gains tonight."
Li Ergou was very happy.
The "bird" the two of them mentioned refers to a kind of "osprey" that recently visited Feiyue Lake.
This kind of osprey is an acquired semi-spiritual beast that specializes in eating spiritual fish in Feiyue Lake.
As a result, the spiritual fish fishery in Feiyue Lake dropped sharply.
Rumor has it that this kind of osprey is a product of the "Zhou Family".
Lu Changan, who had been cultivating in the Mu family for eight years, sensed a sign of instability.
This stems from the grievances between the Mu family and the Zheng family.
Ten years ago, the two tribes fought over the ownership of the first-level copper mine, and the foundation-building ancestors of both sides were injured.
Later, one of the seven aristocratic families, the "Zhou Family", came forward to mediate, allowing the two families to stop fighting and share the discovered copper ore equally.
As the arbiter, the Zhou Family of Beast Controllers takes away 30% of the profits.
Some time ago.
Under the first-level copper mine, it is suspected that the accompanying "Purple Heart Copper" was found, which is an excellent material for refining high-grade magical weapons.
The two tribes, which had been peaceful for several years, were once again at war with each other and sent more manpower to the mining area.
In the past two years, the Zheng family has paid an unknown price to gain support from one of the beast-controlling Zhou families, selling many of their spiritual pets.
Osprey is one of them.
Although the osprey cannot threaten the monks in the Qi Refining Stage, it can fly and is good at diving. It secretly hunts spiritual fish and aquatic products in Feiyue Lake every night.
The Zheng family used this trick to try to involve the Mu family's energy in the rear.
The real target is the "Purple Heart Copper" in the mining area.
To target Osprey harassment.
The Mu family issues tasks to their clan members, and those who kill the ospreys can redeem their contributions.
Li Ergou suffers from the fact that he has no contribution to exchange for the level-breaking elixir.
Therefore, I actively "hunt birds".
…
"The accompanying purple heart copper, the harassment of Osprey... the conflict between the Mu family and the Zheng family may escalate."
On the way to Feiyue Lake, Lu Changan had a deep look in his eyes.
"Wait a minute! It's not easy to find such a relaxed and harmonious place to practice in the Mu family."
"If the foundation-building ancestor of the Mu family cannot bear it or dies, he must run away."
How could Li Ergou, who was traveling with him, know?
Brother Lu, the most trusted person around him, is considering a plan to run away.