After going around in a circle and returning to the cell, Zhan Chen looked at the familiar dark environment and couldn't help but smile bitterly, lamenting his many misfortunes.
But he didn't regret his refusal to surrender to Yin Meiru. He just blamed himself a little. He was still too excited and didn't remember the word "hidden front" that his master once warned him. Otherwise, the situation would definitely be much better than now.
I rejected the witch. It seems that I have to stay in this cell for a long time. Fortunately, I saved my life. I believe there must be a way out. I want to think about it carefully. He simply closed his eyes and quietly
Think about it.
However, the sound of footsteps again in the corridor interrupted his thinking. Zhan Chen couldn't help but stand up and looked at the dark door again, full of hope: Who will come this time?
After a while, a tall figure appeared at the door. He recognized it at a glance. The person who came was the prison chief.
The cell leader came straight to his cell, unlocked the door, and said: Zhan Chen, come with me.
Zhan Chen was full of suspicion, but he still stood up, followed him, walked out of the cell, and walked towards the exit of the prison.
Could it be that he wants me to be released from prison? Zhan Chen felt his heartbeat speeding up, but then he thought: No, I just offended that witch yesterday. With her little belly, will she let me out today?
When they arrived at the prison gate, the cell leader turned around and said to Zhan Chen: Zhan Chen, you can go out now.
Only then did he realize that all this was true, but he began to hesitate again: Don't be too optimistic that my crime has not been pardoned, otherwise they should take off the shackles on me.
Zhan Chen, why don't you leave quickly? Then the cell boss's voice came again.
Zhan Chen said "oh" and walked out of the door. When he saw the bright sun again, he felt a sense of worry about gain and loss in his heart.
At this time, a familiar and pleasant female voice suddenly came from the side: Zhan Chen, come with me.
He hurriedly looked around, only to see Anru standing aside and shouting at him.
Manager An, what's going on? Zhan Chen dragged the shackles towards her.
Anru replied: The saint wants to summon you, come with me quickly. After saying that, she turned around and left. Zhan Chen hurriedly followed her.
Along the way, I heard Anru say: Zhan Chen, you have gone through hell this time. It is because of your arrogance that you have suffered such a disaster.
Zhan Chen felt ashamed and said: Manager An taught me a lesson, and I will definitely pay attention to it in the future.
But you're lucky, things have turned around. The Saint is willing to see you, which means there's still room for change. But you have to be careful what you say when you see the Saint later.
Zhan Chen thanked him and said, "Thank you, Mr. Manager, for your teaching. I understand."
The two of them went directly to the main hall, only to find that Yin Meiru and a group of maids were already waiting there.
After the ceremony, Anru came forward and said: Your Highness, we have been brought here.
Okay, step aside.
If it was Anjou, he would step aside and stand.
Yin Meiru crossed her legs again and said condescendingly to Zhan Chen: Zhan Chen, you killed my elixir, and you must be put to death by law, but I think this is your first offense, so I can spare your life.
Seeing that she had finally taken a step back, Zhan Chen thought to himself: The witch is so powerful now, I'll let her go a little bit to avoid her edge. I'm afraid I won't have to deal with her if I want to gain a foothold on the Saintess' Peak in the future.
So he was no longer stubborn and replied: I know I was wrong, I must be careful next time.
When Yin Meiru saw that Zhan Chen was finally willing to bow to her, she couldn't help but smile. However, she soon realized that she was a little happy, so she hurriedly concealed her smile, put on her arrogant face again, and said: Since you have admitted your mistake,
I will pardon all your crimes, and you will not have to worry about the compensation for the elixir.
Not only that, I am extremely gracious and approve your application for retreat.
Zhan Chen suspected that he had heard wrongly. The surprise came so suddenly that he was a little at a loss.
So much so that Anru had to remind him: Zhan Chen, thank you so much.
Only then did he come to his senses and kowtow: Thank you, Holy Lady, for your gift.
Okay, Zhan Chen, go down and Anru, you can make arrangements for Zhan Chen’s retreat.
Anjou answered with his hands raised as ordered.
So Zhan Chen was able to return to his dormitory smoothly. As soon as the news spread, it caused a sensation in the entire Saint Maiden Peak.
That night, his door was knocked open by Ma Shun. As soon as he came in, he stared at Zhan Chen and shouted: Good boy, your luck is so jealous.
Zhan Chen smiled bitterly and said: Brother Ma Shun, please stop trying to bully me. I almost died for this.
Hey, you can't die, Ma Shun said with a proud smile.
Oh, that's why
You would have died a long time ago. In the past, once our medicine slaves got rid of the elixir and had no money to pay for it, we often wouldn't survive the next day. But you kid has created a miracle.
Zhan Chenqi said: If this is the case, why are you still willing to stay at Saintess Peak?
But Ma Shun's expression changed and he replied: Brother, you don't understand. The competition on other peaks is more brutal and bloody, and Saintess Peak has the lowest death rate.
Listening to what he said, Zhan Chen could imagine how difficult it was to survive in the Demon Sect.
Gossip aside, do you know how everyone talks about you?
have no idea.
Everyone says that you are someone valued by the saint.
Zhan Chen smiled bitterly and said: It must be a plaything that she targeted. I almost died for it.
Playthings are good, you have to take advantage of the fact that the saint's interest in you is still there, and climb up even one level, then you can sit back and relax.
Zhan Chen laughed dumbly as he climbed up. I have no interest in doing so.
Don't worry, just listen to me first. Seeing that he was not in a good mood, Ma Shun hurriedly advised him.
Well, you say.
You know, take our little spiritual field as an example, there are a lot of tricks in it.
You know, we are just the smallest medicine slaves. We work hard all day and barely have any time to practice, but what we get in exchange is just a little merit point.
Zhan Chen couldn't help but nodded in agreement. It was really difficult to be a medicine slave. He knew it personally. No matter how much he improved his work efficiency, he still had to spend most of his day taking care of the spiritual field, leaving little time for cultivation.
But you have to know that our superiors are called stewards. Their workload is very small, but what they get is countless times that of our medicine slaves.
A steward only has one thousand merit points per month, which is no different from us, but the oil and water comes from this spiritual field. Let me ask you, what is the daily work of a steward?
Zhan Chen pondered for a moment and replied: Mainly responsible for inspecting the spiritual fields once or twice a month, collecting mature elixirs, registering them, and handing them over to the supervisor at the end of the month.
When he said this, Ma Shun suddenly asked: Brother Zhan, do you know what the key is?
Zhan Chen thought for a moment, a light flashed in his eyes, and he seemed to have realized something.
Yes, just change the numbers in this account a little bit. Ma Shun said proudly, patted his thigh, and showed a lewd smile.
Zhan Chen was thoughtful and asked: Isn't it easy to be discovered?
Haha, Brother Zhan, as long as we work together, how can we be discovered?
Are you saying that the supervisor and the manager colluded to hide the secret from their superiors?
Yes, the number of elixirs that have been corrupted is quite large, accounting for nearly 30% of the output of all spiritual fields, of which 20% belongs to the filial supervisors, and the remaining 10% belongs to the stewards, and a steward is generally responsible for 20 acres of spiritual fields, and only 10% is enough.
Very impressive
How come there are so many clues? What should I do?
Haha, brother Zhan, you are worrying too much. In fact, the person who benefits the most is the manager Anjou, and the saintly lady doesn’t care about these things at all.
At this point in the conversation, Zhan Chen finally understood what it means to be as black as a crow in the world. Whether it is a righteous sect or a demonic sect, it is the same. There is always an invisible chain of interests that secretly controls everything.
Brother, you can take advantage of the Lady Saint's favor and directly apply to Anjou to become the medicine field manager. I believe she won't dare to refuse. In this way, won't there be some magic medicine for you if you want it?
Zhan Chen's eyes lit up after hearing this. If this is true, then all the conditions for alchemy have been met: Yuzhai requires an alchemy furnace and elixir at the beginning, and he can refine a large number of fourth- and fifth-grade elixirs by himself. With the help of the elixir,
Rapidly improve your cultivation level.
Suddenly he thought of another important point and asked: But it's not that easy to become a steward, isn't it?
No, as long as you have the martial master cultivation level, you can serve. However, there are many martial masters here, so the stewards' cultivation level is generally above the high level of the martial master. Aren't you about to go into retreat? You can use this breakthrough to become our spirit master in one fell swoop.
Tian’s youngest steward
Zhan Chen sincerely thanked: Brother Ma Shun, thank you for telling me all this. If this can be done, I will not forget you, brother.
Haha, Brother Zhan, this is what I am waiting for.
Brother Ma Shun, please forgive me for not being able to accompany you. I want to retreat immediately and break through to Wu Zun.
Zhan Chen suddenly stood up from his seat, he couldn't wait any longer.