Chapter 16: Shang Yuhe is abnormal, and Lin Man'er is swaggering
Yan Ziyu chased after him, and strongly demanded that Shang Yuhe trade according to his needs. Shang Yuhe originally wanted to disgust Lin Man'er, so as to avenge his defeat in the battle for territory in the eight counties of Meizhou. But now, Yanziyu insisted on asking that she could also smile back and prepare materials.
The treasures of the Dragon City Heavenly Treasure Pavilion were mainly concentrated in the hands of the four managers. That is, the three stewards on the first to third floors, as well as the local pavilion master of the Tianbao Pavilion. Among them, the treasures in the hands of the three stewards correspond to the areas under their respective jurisdictions, and the cabinet masters have treasures that are full of weight.
As for Shang Yuhe's responsibilities, they are mainly bookkeeping, reception and communication. Compared with the shopkeepers of other branches of Tianbao Pavilion, there is less treasure identification. The reason for this is the lack of personal ability.
As mentioned before, in order to cultivate Shang Yuzhu's ability and power, the Shang family made an exception to promote Ding Yi, who had a lower cultivation, to serve as the treasurer of Jiangcheng Tianbao Pavilion.
However, although Ding Yi's cultivation was a little worse, he was a third-level alien spirit root of the Tianzi, plus two pseudo-spirit roots of wind and thunder, and a seventh-level soul pupil. In addition, runes, danshu, formations, martial arts, etc. are all involved. And these skills are what a shopkeeper should have.
Shang Yuhe is very good in other aspects, but she has no talent in soul arts, which is also destined to make her unable to become a qualified shopkeeper. However, she can be a good leader. It's a pity that her mother's decision-making mistakes caused the Shang family to suffer heavy casualties. This includes Shang Yuhe's father.
It was precisely because of Shang Yingfang's major mistake that she forced her sister Shang Yingyi to take the position in danger, and used herself as a bargaining chip to invite 13,000 to come forward to suppress the scene. Later, when the situation gradually stabilized, some clan elders proposed to burn Shang Yingfang to death, so as to give an explanation to those clansmen who sacrificed in vain.
In this regard, Shang Yingfang not only did not resist, but voluntarily accepted the punishment of burning herself. However, how could Shang Yingyi, as her own sister, be able to do it, not to mention that the Shang family didn't have many people to take the lead at that time. In the end, it was Shang Yingyi, as the head of the family, who overcame public opinion and saved her sister Shang Yingfang.
Of course, it is impossible for Shangzhou to stay, and other branches are not easy to arrange. So Wan Sanqian proposed to transfer Shang Yingfang to the Tianbao Pavilion in Dragon City. In this way, it not only calmed the anger of the clansmen, but also allowed Shang Yingfang to exert his residual heat.
Shang Yuhe, as Shang Yingfang's own daughter, naturally followed her to Dragon City. In order to make up for their mistakes, the mother and daughter really worked hard and slept all night. It can be said that the Tianbao Pavilion in Dragon City can have today's situation, and it is basically because of the mother and daughter who are slowly running it.
Of course, compared to the loss caused by Shang Yingfang, it is a drop in the bucket. After all, the previous Shang family was the first of the five great families, and its financial strength and power were comparable to that of a country.
Having said that, Shang Yuhe first summoned the three stewards and ordered them to extract according to the order. After that, he went up to the top floor to find his mother and put together a few special materials.
Interestingly, as soon as Shang Yuhe stepped into the door, he heard his mother ask, "How is that kid?" ”
"Vulgar, brutal, brainless." Shang Yuhe replied without hesitation.
Shang Yingfang put down the shadow jade in her hand and chuckled: "No wonder Yu stopped resisting so much, this really doesn't meet her criteria for choosing a mate." ”
"What did she tell you?"
"Yuzhu suggested to me that you marry him."
Shang Yuhe snorted coldly and said angrily: "This dead girl, she didn't want to herself, but pushed me into the fire pit." ”
However, Shang Yingfang gently knocked on the shadow jade, and said with a smile: "I think that kid is very interesting and a good choice." ”
"Mother, you haven't seen his obscene appearance, which makes people disgusted when they see it."
"Kid, you can't just look at people! Take your uncle as an example, what is it that has anything to do with handsomeness? ”
"Although my uncle looks a little shabby, his talent is unparalleled in the world. Like a pearl, dazzling. ”
"Well said! Then do you really know Lin Man'er? ”
The daughter probably glanced at it, and it was nothing more than a little talent in cultivation. But there is never a shortage of geniuses in this world, as long as you are willing to spend money, what kind of geniuses can't be recruited? ”
"Hehe, it seems that you have a deep prejudice against him!"
"How can this kind of person have a good impression of me as soon as they meet?"
"Alas, it's useless to talk too much, look at the letter from when the rain stops!"
Shang Yuhe urged his divine sense and scanned the contents of the shadow jade. At first glance, the whole person was like thunder, and he couldn't return to his senses for a long time.
"It's... How is this... Maybe? ”
"Surprised, huh? To be honest, Wei Niang still can't believe that he can break the myth of Zhong Shengtian's undefeated. ”
"Mother, could it be that the girl deliberately exaggerated?"
"You grew up with her, and you know her character better than your mother."
Shang Yuhe was silent for a long time and asked, "If this is true, then is she really not moved?" ”
Shang Yingfang picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and quipped: "I don't know if she is tempted, anyway, I am tempted." ”
"Mother, don't laugh."
"No, I'm very serious. To be honest, I regret marrying your dad now. What else could he have but a handsome skin? If you are in trouble, you can't even save your own life, let alone anything else. ”
"But... But do you think he is willing to marry you? After all, there is a difference of more than 20,000 years between you. ”
"For practitioners, age is never an issue. Moreover, I have taken the Zhuyan Pill for a long time, and my appearance is no worse than yours. ”
"Mother, if you really marry him, how will your daughter meet people in the future?"
"It's simple, let's cut off the relationship now, from now on you are you and I are me. Moreover, I am doing this for the sake of the future of our Shang family, and I expect that Shangzhou will also support it. ”
As soon as the words fell, he saw Shang Yuhe throw away the shadow jade in his hand, and said sharply: "You just broke the sky today, and I don't agree." ”
Shang Yingfang looked at her anxious daughter and laughed, "Haha...... You stupid child, your mother is teasing you! ”
Shang Yuhe snorted, and sat on the chair and sulked. Shang Yingfang sighed and said solemnly: "The reason why my mother told you this is to let you recognize the reality. What is Reality? Force is reality. ”
"Mother's meaning to let me marry him?"
"It's not that easy, now it's not a question of whether you want to marry or not, but whether he wants to or not. As you said before, there is never a shortage of beautiful women in this world, and even women with talents, talents, family backgrounds, and appearances are all in one. As long as they are strong enough, women are appendages. ”
"It doesn't seem like it came out of your mouth."
Shang Yingfang sighed heavily: "If my mother could have figured it out earlier, she wouldn't have ended up today." ”
"So what do I do now?"
"Normalcy and let it be."
"But wouldn't it be too passive?"
"Silly boy, do you think it's a good thing to post upside down? You have to always remember that as a woman, you have to be self-respecting. Only in this way can you gain the respect of others. You don't have to sell yourself, just like the rain stops, keep your personality. Even if you can't achieve good things in the future, you can still be friends! ”
Shang Yuhe nodded as if he didn't understand. After that, she gathered the materials needed for Yanziyu from her mother's hands and left.
In the private room, Lin Man'er and Yan Ziyu were discussing something, when they saw Shang Yuhe walking in with a smile. Lin Man'er glanced at it and saw that he had changed into a blue dress and another new and exquisite set of makeup.
At the moment, his face sank, and he said unhappily: "I thought it was difficult to find things, and my feelings took time to dress up." If you do this, sooner or later you will have to close your business. ”
After Shang Yuhe heard this, he hurriedly took out a storage jade plate and explained: "President Lin, don't get me wrong, the materials of the Essence Qi Pill are indeed difficult to make. Some of them were at my mother's side, and when I went up to get them, I changed my makeup by the way. It really didn't take much time. ”
Lin Man'er said impatiently: "Okay, I'm too lazy to listen to your nonsense." How much is it, let's get it straight! ”
Interestingly, Shang Yuhe's face suddenly turned embarrassed, obviously not calculating. Yanziyu is also a woman, so she still doesn't understand Shang Yuhe's thoughts. Still, the sudden change made her wonder. Seeing that Lin Man'er was about to speak and urge, Yanziyu thought about it and decided to play some little routines.
At that moment, he glared at Lin Man'er, and pretended to say: "What are you anxious about, of course it is difficult to settle accounts with so many materials." After a pause, he looked at Shang Yuhe again, and said with a kind smile, "The night is dark, since the shopkeeper Shang hasn't sorted out the accounts for the time being, then you might as well keep the accounts first, right?" ”
Shang Yuhe wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, if he continued to drag on and settle the accounts, Lin Man'er would definitely be even more displeased. Since she decided to win over, it is not too much of a loss to pay a little price. What's more, the way of bookkeeping can also avoid the involvement of interests, which is obviously very beneficial to the future emotional development.
Thinking of this, Shang Yuhe readily agreed, and promised Lin Man'er that there was no hurry about the bill, and he would talk about it later! After Lin Man'er heard this, he always felt that the other party was sarcastic about him. After all, Shang Yuhe's current attitude is very different from before, and he can only come to such a conclusion without understanding the reason.
So, Lin Man'er tore off the merit medal on his chest, lined it up on the table, and said angrily: "Lao Tzu has military exploits, so you don't need to keep accounts." ”
This time, Shang Yuhe was very embarrassed. Fortunately, the swallow language mediated and eased the atmosphere. However, Lin Man'er insisted on settling the bill and had nothing to do with Tianbao Pavilion.
Shang Yuhe was helpless, so he began to settle accounts. As a result, Lin Man'er's military exploits were not enough to pay for after calculation, and the number varied greatly. In this regard, Yanziyu was very puzzled. After all, if Lin Man'er's combat exploits were exchanged for successful performance points, it would not be a small amount.
At that moment, when I took the bill and looked at it, I understood the reason for the matter. It turned out that in order to please Lin Man'er, Shang Yuhe took the materials of the best. In particular, soul-based materials account for about seventy percent of the total price.
At this point, even if Lin Man'er took out the existing spirit stones on his body, he would not be able to do so. Unless he can mortgage the treasures brought out of Tianzun's tomb, but in this way, he will really lose to his grandmother's family. After all, those treasures are the treasures of the future town store of the Carp Chamber of Commerce. Even, it can save his life at a critical time.
Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming more and more embarrassing, Yan Ziyu coughed lightly and proposed: "Otherwise, how about you record my account first, and then settle it after I have it all together?" ”
After Shang Yuhe heard this, he was obviously reluctant. After all, the battlefield is dangerous, and if Yanziyu accidentally hangs up, the loss will be great. Moreover, this adult favor is not given to anyone.
Yan Ziyu gritted his teeth, took out the Moyu Ghost Emperor Qin, and admonished: "Shopkeeper Shang, the value of my soul soldier is several times higher than your bill. Now I will temporarily mortgage it to you, if I unfortunately die in battle, your Heavenly Treasure Pavilion will not lose. ”
Shang Yuhe looked at the Moyu Ghost Emperor Qin, and his heart was itching with anger. Obviously, she didn't care about the small profits in front of her, but wanted Lin Man'er to owe her favors. As long as there is this favor, it will be much easier to develop in the future. But this swallow language is a hindrance from it, if she agrees, it will fulfill others. If you don't agree, then this favor will be sour.
In desperation, Shang Yuhe gritted his teeth and stomped his feet and made a bold decision. I saw him pick up Lin Man'er's merit medal, and while handing it back, he explained: "I have offended a lot before, and I hope President Lin will not care." As for the bill, it's forgiven, and it's my reparation. ”
Lin Man'er heard the buzzing of melon seeds, he really didn't expect Shang Yuhe to make such a decision. As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person with a smiling face, Lin Man'er took the merit medal and joked: "If you do business like you, don't you lose to your grandma's house?" But don't worry, when I make up enough achievements, I will definitely pay you back with interest. ”
Shang Yuhe breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile: "President Lin said that he laughed, meeting is fate, just a small courtesy, why worry about it." Originally, there was nothing wrong with this sentence, but Shang Yuhe added another sentence, "Make a friend, and the interest will not be counted." ”
After Lin Man'er heard this, she didn't say anything, but she was very dissatisfied in her heart. After all, in his consciousness, a friend is a friend and should not be linked to interests.
Actually, Shang Yuhe didn't mean that at all, but he had been in Dragon City for a long time, and he had dealt with different people all year round, so he couldn't change that set of rhetoric for a while. After that, Shang Yuhe personally sent Lin Man'er and Yanziyu away, and gave an additional Yishen incense and two jars of wine.
After that, Shang Yuhe went to his mother and explained the matter in detail. After Shang Yingfang heard this, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. There's no way, her daughter is not Shang Yuzhi after all, even if she tells her again, she can't change what is engraved in her bones.
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After Lin Man'er and Yan Ziyu left the Tianbao Pavilion, they found a secluded place to practice in the city. During this period, Yan Ziyu gave Lin Man'er an essence qi pill and asked him to recover a little energy as soon as possible in order to refine the aura.
As for herself, she took the other two Essence Qi Pills and threw herself into the alchemy after a short rest. Lin Man'er is like a door god, always guarding outside.
More than half a month has passed, and Yanziyu has also refined a lot of pills. Among them, he consumed some of it, and the rest was handed over to Lin Man'er. I thought that dozens of spiritual qi pills should be able to fill Lin Man'er's Yuan Infant, but the fact is that not even half of them is enough.
Yan Ziyu looked at the few remaining materials and said with a wry smile: "According to your appetite, I can't afford to be tired to death." ”
Lin Man'er touched his bald head and said with an embarrassed expression: "The Qingyuan I absorbed when I was in the Meizhou branch before, and when I left, I replaced it with a large number of spirit stones. So, I didn't expect such a big gap. ”
"Alas, I think it's because the previous Wind Whispering Spell completely emptied your savings, no wonder it has so much power."
"So what now?"
Seeing his thief's embarrassed expression, Yanziyu said angrily: "Eat me, make up for you?" ”
"Hehe, I can't talk about it."
Yanzi snorted, patted Lin Man'er's stomach and said, "I don't understand, you are obviously the Xuan Immortal Realm, how can you be more difficult to serve than the Golden Immortal Realm?" ”
"Uh...... Although I eat a lot, I have a lot of strength! ”
"The strength on a woman's belly?"
"Huh...... You're a big girl, can't you be cheeky? ”
Yanziyu asked rhetorically: "In front of you, do I still have the cheeks?" ”
"Uh...... Look at what you say, how unpleasant! ”
"If you want to listen to it, you can let the old lady taste the taste of the genius of the Soul Sect."
"Forget it! Don't say that Old Man Zhong has already warned me, even your current body, I can't touch it! ”
When Yan Ziyu heard Zhong Shengtian, he suddenly thought of something. At that moment, he pulled Lin Man'er's cheeks and laughed: "You can still spit out a little ivory with this mouth." ”
"What do you mean?"
Yan Ziyu said with a confident look: "It means that I have already thought of how to solve your aura problem. ”
"You're going to cut the meat?"
"Cut your uncle's flesh, I mean we can go to those abandoned cities and look for spiritual sources."
Lin Man'er looked surprised and said, "Does the deserted city also have a spiritual source?" ”
"Nonsense, don't look at what kind of boundary this is. Do you think that the demon army back then was just to eat people? ”
"Where is the spiritual source?"
"Uh...... I remember that the Great General once said that there are a total of seven spiritual sources in the Descending Dragon County. Of these, three dried up early, and the remaining five were buried with the ruins of the city. However, as long as we find the old site first, and then rely on your soul pupil, we should be able to find it. ”
Lin Man'er was overjoyed when she heard this, and couldn't wait to summon the Golden-winged Two-winged Tiger. Yanzi glanced at Lin Man'er blankly, and said angrily: "This is Dragon City, flying is not allowed, and flying on a mount is allowed." ”
"It's okay, let's ride first, and then fly when we get out of the city."
Yan Ziyu looked at the golden-winged two-winged tiger in front of him, and said with a sympathetic expression: "You follow him, it can really be said that you have poured blood mold for eight lifetimes." ”
However, the Golden-winged Two-winged Tiger replied unconcernedly: "Although I can fly, I am not bad at running. ”
Yan Ziyu was really speechless, the eighth-order golden-winged two-winged tiger at the first rank of the dignified ancient spirit level could actually say such a bottomless word. Sure enough, as the old saying goes, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked.
Forehead...... Then Yan Ziyu jumped on the back of the golden-winged two-winged tiger and ordered, "Don't rush out of the city, take a walk around first." ”
Lin Man'er was quite speechless and said: "We are all first-class meritorious deeds, isn't it okay to do this?" ”
"You know a fart, our exploits on the front line, then we have to show off. Otherwise, why would Dragon City build a merit monument? Just take a big cloth and cover it. ”
When Lin Man'er heard this, he nodded again and again: "It's such a truth, being a person is not showy, so what's the difference between it and salted fish?" With that, he patted the golden-winged tiger's ass and urged it to move.
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In the central street of Longcheng, the golden-winged tiger spread its wings, held its head high, and strode forward. Under the sunlight, the huge wings are like golden leaves, dazzling. Coupled with its embarrassing tiger eyes, as well as the king-shaped tiger stripes on the forehead that are not angry and arrogant, it can really be described as a domineering side leak.
Everywhere they passed, pedestrians avoided and after they left, a heated discussion ensued. Among them, there are naturally mixed reviews, and some people are envious and jealous and make sarcastic remarks; Some people believe that this is the treatment that a first-class meritorious service should be, and it also shows the noble status of the human race.
However, whether it is praise or ridicule, these will not affect Lin Man'er and Yanziyu's mood. Even, Lin Man'er waved to pedestrians from time to time, as if he was a leader inspecting the grassroots troops.
Because the movement was too loud, it alarmed the power of the Terrans who were recuperating. Among them, naturally including Yan Qiu, the palace master of the Fangsu Palace. When she saw this scene, she couldn't help laughing and said: "This kid is still a teenager with a first-class meritorious service. ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw Cao Hong beside him with a worried expression: "Uncle Shi, is it really okay for him to be so sharp?" ”
"What's the problem?"
"In troubled times, people's hearts are not ancient, so I am afraid of being jealous!"
"So what?"
"What does Uncle Shi mean?"
"It's not interesting, I just feel that living cautiously all day long is very tiring and hypocritical."
"But there's no need to be so ostentatious, right?"
"If you have that ability, you can ride a real dragon and swagger through the city. But the problem is, you don't. Perhaps, this is the difference between you and him, think about it! With that, he turned around and went back to the house to rest.
Cao Hong looked at Lin Man'er's distant figure and laughed at himself: "If I really do that, I won't be beaten to death by my master." ”
Interestingly, as soon as Cao Hong finished speaking, he felt a sudden cool air behind him. Such a familiar feeling, you don't have to look back to understand that it is your master who is not smiling, strict with himself and disciplined people.
"Hong'er, you seem to have a lot of opinions about being a teacher? Say it, you can change it as a teacher! ”
Cao Hong turned his head with difficulty, looking at the smiling master, and really wanted to slap himself. "Division... Master, apprentice doesn't mean that. ”
"Oh, what the hell do you mean?"
"In vain... In vain, it is a feeling. No... No, it is to follow the teachings of the master. ”
"Really? Can you remember the first lesson you were taught, it didn't make you lie, right? ”
"If you know your mistakes, please punish the teacher."
"What's wrong with you?"
"Disciples should not talk about the master behind their backs, let alone deceive the master."
"Is that so?" After a pause, he pointed in the direction of the city gate and said, "How could the teacher have said that you would not be allowed to swagger through the market?" But as long as you can be like that kid, let alone riding a golden-winged two-winged tiger, you can ride on the head of the teacher. ”
"Don't dare!"
"Look at your little bit of talent, don't dare to do that, how can you replace you as a teacher in the future?" Seeing what Cao Hong was about to say, he directly interrupted, "Enough, think about it yourself!" After that, he went to Yan Qiu to discuss the big matter.
Cao Hong stood on the roof, not to mention how aggrieved he was.
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