The previously dirty streets were swept clean early in the morning, and a few green-clothed servants of the Li family could still be seen on the streets looking toward the entrance of the town, maintaining order and cleanliness in the town.
Logically speaking, the behavior of the Li family is a bit excessive, but the Yamen does not care about it, and will even cooperate fully if necessary. This is all because the second young lady of the Li family who has joined the Baiyun Sect is coming back to visit relatives today. It is said that her companions are also
I have several classmates.
Not to mention the Baiyun Sect in Qianye Town, even in the entire Canglan Mansion, they are at the level of overlord. Even the head of the Canglan Mansion also holds the position of deputy sect leader in the Baiyun Sect, and his influence is evident.
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There is a slightly dilapidated shop at the end of the alley, with the words "Cao's Stone Shop" hanging on the plaque.
Inside the house, Cao An woke up from a pile of materials and looked at the two-inch-tall knife-wielding puppet next to him, with a satisfied smile on his face.
"It seems that Pindao... No, I'm still great."
The sword-holding puppet looks like a middle-aged Confucian scholar, lifelike, with a long sword in his hand, fluttering clothes, and a Yuan Ting Yue Zhi demeanor. There are four big characters "Heavenly Sword Song Que" painted on the base with a silver hook.
Cao An is not from this world.
In his previous life, he was a Taoist priest from his family. Influenced by his parents and other disciples, he had a weak temperament and was occasionally a little bored.
After finishing college, I returned to the Taoist temple and learned the jade book passed down by the old Taoist master. I studied the magic and martial arts intensively. Even though it didn't feel authentic, I studied it for more than ten years until I perfected the magic.
I almost got beaten to death when I went down the mountain to drive away evil spirits; as for martial arts, after reaching the state of transformation, the effects... don't even mention it.
He died unexpectedly ten days ago, and his soul traveled through this world, replacing Cao An, the junior Yanshi who had the same name as him. Now he is dealing with the mess he left.
He was originally a trouble-loving master, and as he had been a Taoist priest for more than ten years, he was somewhat taboo about the theory of cause and effect.
So much so that after time traveling, the first thing to do is to deal with the cause and effect left by the original body. Some debts must be paid as soon as possible.
When he was eight years old, Cao An's family was ruined and he fled all the way. When he was about to die, he fell into a river and went down the river. He was rescued by Li Yuxiu, the second daughter of the Li family in Chiba Town, and became her playmate. In fact,
Above are the servants of the Li family.
They were both seven or eight years old, and seeing that the second young lady of the Li family looked exactly the same as her own sister, the original person always treated her as a biological sister, taking extra care of her and being obedient.
While growing up with her, he worked hard to learn and pass on Yanshi skills. This situation lasted for four years. However, others did not understand Cao An's feelings. In addition, the boy and girl were born with outstanding looks. Naturally, some rumors spread over time.
Into the ears of Master Li.
In a rage, Li Lianshan ordered his men to beat Cao An half to death and drove him out of the Li family.
However, the connection between the two was not severed. Cao An, who had become a master of martial arts, built a stone workshop in the town to make a living and promised to make a puppet for her every year until she was eighteen years old.
This year is the last time.
"It's a pity that you don't have much talent in martial arts, and you still want to leapfrog the level and make puppets. It's basically a way of death. The backlash of Yanshi Technique is not something you can bear. Unlike me, I have maxed out this skill in my last life. This is a small thing.
The backlash can be completely exempted." This was Cao An's unexpected discovery after fusing his memory. The art of inviting gods is the art of Yanshi. Although there are slight differences, the principle is the same.
The performance of Yanshi Shu in this world is completely different from that in the previous life.
"I have obtained your body and accepted your kindness. I will help you repay your promise and kindness. I will also avenge you. You can go with peace of mind."
Cao An also knew that the original person couldn't hear it, but he still couldn't help but say it.
At this moment, a gong was suddenly heard outside the door, and the shouts of the Li family's servants came one after another.
"Second Miss is back!"
Cao An raised his head, holding the puppet in his hand, and his face showed joy.
"Are you back? Pay off this debt first!"
He strolled out of the room and looked around. A large number of villagers who were "forced to welcome" had already gathered. He frowned, bypassed the crowd, followed the path in his memory, and came directly to the gate of Li Mansion. As expected, there were so many people there.
slightly less.
He walked in circles like this, and when he arrived at the door of Li's Mansion, he happened to catch up with two women and one man from the Baiyun Sect riding horses and stopping at the door of Li's Mansion.
Everyone in the Li family came forward under the leadership of Li Lianshan. The young man bowed and took the horse's reins and walked away. Li Lianshan was smiling all over his face.
"Qianye Town welcomes all the distinguished disciples of the Shangzong. I would like to thank you for your teachings to Xiuer and for your care of Xiuer."
After speaking, he turned his head and looked at his daughter, "Yuxiu has grown up!"
Li Yuxiu stepped forward happily and hugged Li Lianshan's arm, "Dad, this is the senior brother Shen Qingshu I mentioned to you in my letter. Next to me is my senior sister Yin Li. Senior brother and senior sister, this is my father Li Lianshan."
"I've met Uncle Li!"
"I've met Uncle Li!"
In my memory, Li Yuxiu was lively, smart, and small. More than a year later, she appeared even more graceful.
Beautiful things always infect people's hearts, and this scene is indeed beautiful.
Cao An looked at this scene with a smile and waited quietly for them to finish their greetings before walking out of the circle of people and walking forward.
"Uncle Li, Yuxiu!" In my memory, the original person was always called like this.
The sudden sound interrupted the politeness of several people, and they all turned their heads to look at Cao An, who was smiling warmly.
Li Lianshan frowned slightly, his eyes cold, while Li Yuxiu restrained her smile, glanced at Shen Qingshu uneasily, and looked at Cao An with disgust and impatience.
Shen Qingshu kept smiling, "Who is this?"
Before Li Lianshan could speak, Li Yuxiu had already spoken first, "A former slave of our Li family and my childhood playmate probably heard that I was back and came to take advantage of him."
Come to take advantage of it?
Li Yuxiu's lark-like voice came into his ears. Although it was not loud, it was harsh, making Cao An feel like he had eaten a fly. The last time he saw Li Yuxiu, it was not like this. At that time, she called herself Big Brother Cao.
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'It doesn't seem to be a bad thing. In this case, you can just leave after paying off the cause and effect.' The thought in Cao An's mind flashed away.
Shen Qingshu's smile remained the same, "Oh, then why isn't it happening now?"
Li Lianshan replied: "This man was rescued by Yuxiu ten years ago. At that time, he was young and couldn't bear to let him live on the street, so he kept him as a playmate for Xiuer. Six years ago, considering that the child had grown up,
After all, there is a difference between men and women, and he should support himself. I, Li Jiaren, have done my duty and let him leave the Li family."
Shen Qingshu nodded, "So that's it, Uncle Li is really kind-hearted, but some people may not be grateful because of the relationship between rice and rice. The person who spoke was Uncle Li, Yuxiu. Those who didn't know it thought he was a family friend of the Li family.
Where is the young master?"
"The villagers in the countryside are ignorant of etiquette and have made Mr. Shen laugh. Come on, drive them away!"
Two burly servants in green clothes walked up, one on the left and the other on the right. Cao An stopped his smile and looked calm, "Wait a minute!"
"The second young lady has a distinguished status. I am a countryman and cannot be honored. I came here this time just to return to the second young lady the things that she originally ordered from me. Just now, I didn't think well and I was very offended." As he spoke, Cao An held the puppet in his hands and raised it slightly.
When Li Yuxiu heard that Cao An had changed his title, Li Yuxiu's heart twitched, and there was something strange between his brows, as if he had lost something. However, after taking another look at the senior brother he admired next to him, this unhappiness was instantly forgotten.
The green-clothed servant picked up the puppet and ran to the crowd, but was slapped to the ground by Li Yuxiu.
"Who wants your broken wood? Okay, the things have been delivered, you can go." Listening to the murmurs from the crowd from time to time, looking at their expressions and pointing, Li Yuxiu thought of the previous rumors and became angry. .
This wasn't the first time she heard such rumors, and she didn't care before. But today, when her senior brother was here, it was the first time she felt disgusted with words like 'childhood sweetheart' and 'golden girl'.
Cao An ignored it and delivered it, fulfilling his promise. As for whether she wanted it or not, that was her business. He immediately handed it over and turned around to leave.
Shen Qingshu looked at the puppet on the ground and his eyes were focused. Yin Li's expression changed slightly. Li Yuxiu was from a humble background. He had not been in the sect for a long time and was ignorant of goods. But they were not.
Shen Qingshu bent down and picked up the puppet, "Wait a minute!"
Cao An turned around and asked, "What else does this young master want?"
"Did you make this puppet? Are you a Yanshi?"
"Yes!" Cao An knew that this problem could not be avoided. He used to be Li Yuxiu's puppet every year, even if he denied it, it was useless.
Shen Qingshu stared slightly, "Which sect do you study under?"
"There is no inheritance from a master, it is just a fragment of family inheritance, which I have figured out by myself over the years."
"The Cao family? There seems to be no Yanshi family named Cao in the world." Shen Qingshu muttered and looked at Cao An again.
"You were able to make this puppet relying on incomplete information. I guess you have some talent in the Yanshi technique. I will give you a chance to become my slave. Are you willing?"
In the world of martial arts, Master Yan and Alchemy Master are rare characters. Alchemy Master can refine elixirs to help with practice, while Master Yan can refine puppets and activate them in battles to play unexpected roles.
Every successful Yan Master and alchemist would be treated as a guest by all forces. Shen Qingshu never expected that he would meet a Yan Master in this remote and remote place, and he immediately became interested.
Cao An rolled his eyes, how could becoming your slave seem like some kind of charity to you that you should be grateful for?
"Thank you for your kindness, sir. Cao is used to being undisciplined, but he just wants to farm well in the countryside."
As soon as these words came out, the whole place was so quiet that you could hear a needle drop. They didn't know anything about Yanshi, but they knew that one of them was a disciple of the Baiyun Sect that the government wanted to please, and the other was a country man, with status in the sky and below.
Isn't becoming a slave equivalent to reaching the sky in one step? Unexpectedly, Cao An actually refused.
Shen Qingshu was a little surprised. He was refuted in public, and his face was a little unhappy.
"You have to think carefully. Being my Shen Qingshu's slave will have a higher status than the handyman disciples of our sect. If you follow me, I will not treat you badly. The Yanshi technique hidden by our sect can also be studied by you. This
It is definitely not comparable to the incomplete inheritance you have figured out by yourself."
"I've thought about it. Thank you for your kindness, sir." Cao An refused decisively.
Li Yuxiu frowned, "Senior Brother, it's okay if he doesn't know what to do. He's just a little talented in the Yanshi technique. With your status, it's not difficult to find such a servant."
Shen Qingshu smiled and said nothing. It was not that it was difficult, but that it was impossible. With his current status, even if he was the lowest Yanshi in the world, he could only have a Yanshi servant to please him.
, all of them are masters who are famous all over the world.
It's just that now that the words have been spoken, it can't be changed.
A trace of evil flashed in his eyes, and he waved his hands in a pretentious manner. "Forget it, if you don't want to, then you can leave."
Cao An turned around and walked into the crowd without any nostalgia.