In these days, Lu Xianghui has also heard that there are many outstanding seniors and seniors who want to become Uncle Li Yao's followers. However, so far, no one has succeeded.
But he never thought that Uncle Li Yao would take the initiative to invite him.
With his heart pounding, Lu Xianghui suppressed his eagerness after thinking for a while, bowed his hands and said, "Uncle Li Yao's love and care must be engraved in Xiang Hui's heart. It's just that the followers must be of great help to you."
It is worth recruiting. However, Xiang Hui has a shallow knowledge and mediocre blood, so he may not be able to take on such a big responsibility. Only talented people are suitable to be the followers of my uncle."
He also knew that if he could become a follower of Uncle Li Yao, his life trajectory would undergo a huge change. Even the entire family would be able to achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven.
But Lu Xianghui didn't want to be a useless person and drag Wang Liyao down. He also didn't want to accept charity for nothing.
Wang Liyao slowly shook his head and said: "I have been following my father since I was a child, and I know that talent is easy to find, but nature is rare. Senior Brother Lu has a steady style, down-to-earth, and can stick to his heart in the face of temptation or danger. He is a rare talent. Li Yao invited Lu
Senior brother, I am a follower not for the sake of taking care of you, but because I really need senior brother Lu’s help.”
In fact, when faced with such a major event, Wang Liyao would not act without aim. Before this, all the information about Langzuowei's ninth-grade family, the Longquan Lu family, had already appeared on Wang Liyao's desk.
As the saying goes, what kind of family raises what kind of people? Although the Lu family of Longquan is weak, it is an honest family with strict family education and down-to-earth duties. The common people within its jurisdiction have always lived and worked in peace and contentment, just like a paradise in the world.
Faced with such a sincere invitation, Lu Xianghui thought about it carefully and said, "Uncle Li Yao invites you like this, so Xiang Hui doesn't dare to shirk it anymore. From now on, Xiang Hui will take the young lady as his guide and will not give up even if he dies."
As soon as this statement was made, the relationship between the followers was settled. All that was needed was to notify the relevant institutions of the academy and register them.
This kind of behavior is not prohibited in the academy. After all, the genius or the little genius may recruit some followers. This is an ancient tradition. Especially those big geniuses will be all-powerful figures in the future. Who will
Never had a following?
"Senior Brother Lu, please sit down." Wang Liyao asked him to sit down again, and her attitude was much more cordial. The relationship between followers and their master has always been one of honor and disgrace, and it is an extremely close relationship.
"Yes, Miss." Lu Xianghui sat upright with a serious expression. He understood that Miss Li Yao was going to arrange a "job" for him.
"You and I are both disciples of the academy, so naturally we must put the interests of the academy first." Wang Liyao said while drinking the spirit tea, "However, after all, we are also from aristocratic families, and we cannot not be dedicated to our family."
Lu Xianghui nodded and said: "What the lady said is absolutely true. In order to train me, the family has been frugal and has also delayed the future of many younger brothers and sisters." When he mentioned this, a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes.
color.
This is the tragedy of many lower-class families. With limited resources, it is impossible to cover everything, and there will inevitably be victims.
Langzuowei, where the Lu family of Longquan is located, is extremely difficult to break due to the long history since the land reclamation and operation, the class consolidation has become more serious, and there are layers of oppression between the aristocratic families.
To put it more exaggeratedly, the Ping An Wang family can still go out to fight outside the territory. But the Longquan Lu family is surrounded by cultivated land with owners, and there is no place for them to open up wasteland and fight against ferocious beasts.
"Settle down first before we get out." Wang Liyao took out an identity jade pendant and said, "Our Wang family in Changning is rich in grains. As long as you take this jade pendant to the Wang family in Changning, someone will make arrangements for you. I dare not tell you.
It’s not a big problem for Mr. Lu to double his income.”
Double income?
Lu Xianghui's heart almost jumped out of his chest. The reason why the family was so tight was that most of the family's income was used to meet huge expenses, and there was not much left over.
If the income is doubled while the cost remains the same, the Lu family will no longer have to live such a miserable life, and the younger generation of the family will also have the opportunity to develop better.
"In addition, I, Wang, have some shares in Shouda Trading Company, which also has a branch in Langzuowei. Children with more reliable families can also study with me." Wang Liyao arranged casually, "The treatment at Shouda Trading Company is not bad.
The development prospects are also very good.”
Shouda Trading Company!
This newly emerged trading company has recently aroused heated discussions in the academy. The most important thing is that this trading firm is very generous and has contracted all the spirit birds and flying chariots in the academy, creating a new business field.
Many flying chariot drivers in the academy have experienced a sharp increase in their incomes, and their normally unexplored professions have become popular. Even Lu Xianghui has begun to consider whether he should learn to drive a flying chariot as soon as possible so that he can have a job in the future.
Not a bad career.
But I never thought that this popular Shouda Trading Firm was actually related to the Wang family. And Miss Li Yao could arrange people to join it with just one word.
For a moment, Lu Xianghui was in a daze. Sure enough, the class gap between people was really big. Miss Li Yao made some casual arrangements and changed the Lu family's fate side by side.
"Miss, what should I do?" Lu Xianghui was moved and wanted to repay Wang Liyao.
"Practice and strive to reach the Lingtai realm as soon as possible. Before that, improve your bloodline first." Wang Liyao said calmly, "Your qualifications are not bad, you are born to be at the peak of low-grade first-class. Under normal circumstances, one or two drops of stone marrow
, or a fourth-grade blood-tempering pill, you can easily reach the middle-grade, and you can stimulate your bloodline in the Qi Refining Realm."
A drop or two of stone marrow? A fourth-grade blood-quenching elixir?
Lu Xianghui is a little thirsty. These two things are worth thousands of gold. And his current annual expenses are only five to six hundred gold! If he doesn't eat, drink or practice, he can only buy it in 89 years.
Affordable.
Among the five to six hundred thousand gold, there are still two hundred thousand gold as a subsidy given to him by the family. In order to get the two hundred thousand gold subsidy, the family has done everything it can...
Before he could speak, Wang Liyao touched the storage ring and produced several more bottles of elixirs in front of him: "Here is a blood-tempering elixir, which should help you break through to the middle level D level. Senior Brother Lu doesn't need more.
I will write down the account for you and pay it back after you have succeeded in your cultivation."
"Yes, Miss." Lu Xianghui took a deep breath, regained his composure and said, "I will definitely fight for Miss."
Wait until Lu Xianghui leaves.
Wang Liyao took out the package sent by her father. In addition to some cultivation materials, there was also a letter. They were all instructions from her father. The general idea was that now Shouda Trading Company has developed a situation and everything in the family is going well.
, she doesn’t need to worry too much, she just needs to practice well with Master Tianhe.
Wang Liyao understood that this was because her father was afraid that she would interfere in too many things at such a young age, which would cause the senior officials of the Academy to have objections to her. Moreover, even if her master was Master Tianhe, he might not be able to help her suppress the Qian family.
The Qian family of Longzuo is an established fifth-grade Zifu family. Their network of relationships is complex and deep-rooted. How can they be used casually to deal with them?
The competition with the Qian family cannot be decided overnight. Everyone just relies on their own methods.
…
same time period.
Longzuo County City.
In a county with developed commerce, there are countless shops of all kinds.
In an ordinary-looking shop that sells some goods from the North and the South, a seemingly ordinary woman wearing a hood greeted us.
Under the cover of the waiter, the woman entered the backyard. After several twists and turns, she arrived outside the inner courtyard room. After taking off her hood, she was shocked to find that she was Cao Lina, the current Qian family's wife.
"Lina asks to see Grandma Jiu," she whispered.
"Come in." A soft voice came from inside.
Cao Lina walked in, and there stood a young and beautiful woman with a fairy-like temperament in the side room. As soon as she saw Cao Lina, she said: "It seems that the Yuwen family has rejected your Qian family."
Her voice floated softly, like a fairy whispering in her ears.
As soon as she saw this woman, Cao Lina showed admiration on her face, bowed Yingying, and gritted her teeth angrily and said: "Jiu Aunt Grandma, we didn't expect that the newly promoted Fire Fox ancestor of the Yuwen clan seems to be the same as Wang.
We have a lot of connections with each other. He actually beat out the elder of our Qian family."
This "Grandma Ninth Aunt" is Cao Youqing, the direct lineage of the Liaoyuan Cao family. She was arranged by the ancestor of the family to enter the Lingyun Holy Land since she was a child. Now she is only a hundred or so years old, and she is already at the seventh level of the Heavenly Realm.
She is also one of the famous Tianjiao fairies in the Holy Land, and there are many juniors in the family who admire her endlessly.
Cao Lina also grew up listening to the stories of Grandma Jiu, and she once wanted to go to the Holy Land to follow in her footsteps. But the family needed her to marry into the Longzuo Qian family to expand the family's influence. How could she, a little girl, have the ability?
Control your own destiny? Even though you are unwilling to do so, there is nothing you can do.
"It's okay. Since the Yuwen clan doesn't understand, let's teach them a lesson together." Cao Youqing said lightly, "After all, the Qian clan in Longzuo has huge commercial power, and they can still do it by putting all their efforts to suppress the Yuwen clan. of."
"Grandma Jiugu, all the elders of the Qian family are very cowardly." Cao Lina said angrily, "What is the way of the shopping mall, peace is the most important thing. A mere setback actually made their elders council unanimously decide to go directly to rebuild the old relationship with the Wang family. The representative who was photographed turned out to be Qian Xuehan, the eldest son of the old man. If he was really asked to do it, wouldn’t it be a severe slap in Xuerui’s face? His status in the family would definitely plummet."
Cao Youqing nodded calmly and said: "The Qian family is a businessman, who values profits but despises appearance. It is not surprising that he made such a decision."
"Grandma Jiu Gu, what should I do about Xuerui?" Cao Lina said nervously, "Originally, I wanted him to make a great contribution and win over the ancestors to list him as the second Zifu seed and use the family resources to train him. But now... …If the Qian family and the Wang family rebuild their old relationship, wouldn’t Xuerui be relegated to the sidelines?”
"Grandma Jiugu, it would be a trivial matter if Xuerui and I can't control the Qian family's right to speak. I'm afraid it will delay the grand plan of you and the young master."
"Oh? It seems that you are quite keen." Cao Youqing said with a half-smile but not a smile, "Tell me, what is the big plan between me and the young master?"
"This..." Cao Lina hesitated for a moment, but then she mustered up her courage and said, "Actually, I also heard some small rumors. That incident probably only happened in the past two hundred years. Can I help you, Grandma Jiugu? They secretly planned to let Xuerui gradually gain control of Qian's voice, probably because of that matter..."
The stakes in that matter were so high that Cao Lina didn't dare to speak too clearly even if there was no one around.
"Forget it." Cao Youqing said calmly, "Actually, that person's longevity is not a big secret. Many families with good ears and eyes have more or less felt the undercurrent. However, all the old families are cunning. Fox, the reason why everyone is pretending to be deaf and dumb now is because the situation is unclear, and secondly, they are waiting for a price."
"Then my aunt and our Cao family got involved so early..." Cao Lina said with some concern, "Will it cause danger to the family?"
"It doesn't matter." Cao Youqing said confidently, "I am from the Holy Land and have nothing to do with the family. What's more, my ancestors have already made arrangements."
"What's more, my young master is such an amazing and talented person. Even he is willing to support him. How can he have a low chance of winning?" Cao Youqing's eyes showed an obsessed and fanatical look, "I'm just waiting for you. If you need to act according to the plan, just plan slowly. Whether you and Xuerui can control the Qian family is just a small bargaining chip in the world's grand plan. Lina, I proposed this plan to the young master for the sake of you, mother and son. .”
"Don't let me down!"
Cao Lina was excited, and she suddenly understood that the chessboard played by Grandma Jiugu and those behind her was too big. Even if Qian's chess piece was lost, it was just lost, and at most it was just a little regretful.
However, whether they can control the Qian family in the future is everything to them, mother and son. She is unwilling to accept that she is just a marriage tool, and she will be marginalized once her eldest son Qian Xuehan comes to power.
She is not willing to accept that her son will only be one of the many elders of the Qian family in the future.
"Grandma Jiu Gu, I understand." Cao Lina's eyes showed a hint of cruelty, "As long as you and the young master are willing to strongly support Xuerui, I, as a mother, will help pave this road for him!"
Cao Youqing looked at Cao Lina with admiration: "She is indeed the daughter of my Cao family. Such courage is like that of our ancestors. Although entering the game early is risky, the benefits are also greater. I hope that in the future, Qian will be more successful in Xuerui's hands." Two steps forward. As for support, with me here, how can I treat you and Xuerui badly?"
"Thank you, Grandma Jiu, for your advice." Cao Lina's eyebrows were filled with joy. After Yingying bowed, she left, her heart burning like fire.
…
It is still the capital of Longzuo County.
Tianyuan Danfang.
This is the most famous alchemy shop in Longzuo County, and it is said that the background behind it is unfathomable.
Recently, many major events have occurred in Longzuo County. Among them, the Master of Alchemy Cauldron was hired by Tianyuan Danfang and became the enshrinement of Tianyuan Danfang. Naturally, it caused a commotion and heated discussion.
The reason announced by the Master of Alchemy Cauldron to the outside world is that he needs to teach the new disciples, so he can take advantage of the environment of Tianyuan Danfang.
also.
Nowadays, the hot topic in Longzuo County is the spiritual bird flying chariot of Shouda Trading Company Branch. Now ordinary people can enjoy the core and personal inheritance of the academy as long as they are willing to spend a little money, and there are also flying chariots that can only be used by the noble family. The chariot is gone.
It's just that most people don't know that the competition between Shouda Trading Company and Qian's Trading Company has begun secretly.
In Tianyuan Danfang.
The handsome Wang Shouye was staring at each other with Qian Xuefu, who looked happy.
"Shouye, I never expected it." Qian Xuefu said with emotion, "I originally thought that you and I would not fall out because of competition and friction in the family business. But I never thought that in the end we still came to the point of The same step as fire and water. Fate is bad, fate plays tricks on people."
"Uh..." Wang Shouye said with an innocent look, "When did we become the same? Senior brother..."
"Don't call me Senior Brother!" Qian Xuefu said inexplicably with a look of sorrow and anger, "If you still call me Senior Brother, you know clearly that I admire Senior Sister Gu, but you still want to drink tea with her and talk about the past and the present?"
"Senior brother, the relationship between me and Senior Sister Gu is innocent." Wang Shouye shouted, "We just talked about some family business, and I already have a wife."
Qian Xuefu suddenly became energetic, pulled Wang Shouye and said: "Brothers are still brothers after all, how can they have conflicts over trivial matters? By the way, what did Senior Gu talk to you about?"
"Business!" Wang Shouye shook his head and said, "However, Senior Sister Gu seems to be very interested in my fourth brother."
