Chapter 12: Preparing for the Feast
As soon as the morning came, Zhang He got up in a hurry, although he learned that the monster was dead from Li Buxiu last night, Li Buxiu also told him that there was someone else behind the whole thing, which made him faintly have some guesses.
He was still very uneasy in his heart, but it was still a joy to think that the monster had finally died and solved his heart disease for many years.
In addition, I lost a lot of people last night, so at this time, I should treat my subordinates well.
At this time, Zhang He was sitting in the hall, early in the morning he ordered his servants to call all the family stewards in the house, and now the people sitting on the left are all the family members in his house, and the people standing in front of him are the people in charge of his family.
Although everyone in front of them was called over, they were all confused, and they didn't know what the city lord had done when they called them over, but they had to wait in the hall, and the city lord would naturally say when everyone was together.
Seeing that the people in front of him had basically arrived one after another, Zhang He did not hesitate, although his body was still a little weak, he also had to show the majesty of the city lord, looked at the crowd, and said slowly:
"Now that everyone is here, let's talk about today's events, today is a day worth celebrating, just last night, Immortal Master Li has successfully eliminated the evil that plagued our town, tonight I plan to set up a banquet, reward all the subordinates, entertain and entertain Immortal Master Li, and at the same time stabilize the hearts of the people in the city."
The expressions of the people were different, and the housekeepers were also happy when they heard it, but more were surprised, while the family members were happy and excited.
Zhang He roughly swept the expressions of the crowd, and he didn't care too much, took a sip of the tea on the table, and continued to instruct:
"Yu Xing, you go to Zhang Bang today and inform the people in the city that the demon has been killed. Then go to the city to hear, Zhiyuan, Xingzhong, these three newspapers published news magazines that eliminate demons. Finally, go and clean up the grounds of Tianlong Temple, some people lost their lives last night, and the corpses were not dealt with in time, so you should also go and place their corpses"
"Yes, my lord"
Yu Xing clasped his hands into fists and saluted, responded, and immediately went out to run errands. This Yu Xing is the Zhang He cronie who was responsible for informing the whole city to find Li Buxiu that day, and now that Wang Yu is not sober, he has to do it.
There are two teams of guards in the city lord's mansion, one team is led by Wang Yu to be responsible for various security matters in the palace, while Yu Xing is responsible for various things outside the city lord's mansion.
Originally, he was in charge of going to heaven and earth to track down monsters, after all, it was a matter outside the house, but Li Xianshi named Wang Yu to deal with it.
Anyway, he doesn't care, whoever goes to a life-giving thing like this is unlucky, and he was expecting this monster to kill Wang Yu by the way. But I didn't expect them to succeed, after this incident, Wang Yu must be more valued by the city lord, and it is impossible for him to get a good share under Wang Yu in the matter of eliminating demons.
At the moment, I was excited to do what the city lord ordered, and I wanted to behave well.
"Lao Li, the scale of this banquet should be larger, you will be responsible for getting the kitchen ingredients and dishes right, remember to use the freshest and best ingredients, and by the way, supervise your subordinates to clean up inside and outside the house, and prepare more good wine for Li Xianshi. And you are responsible for bringing together the nobles of the city."
"Yes, Castle Lord"
Lao Li's name is Li Rong, fifty-five years old, he has followed Zhang He for more than 30 years, he is a person that Zhang He trusts very much, and now he is the chief housekeeper in Zhang He's mansion.
The daily arrangement of the house, food hygiene, and the deployment of his maids are all in his hands, and he has always obeyed Zhang He's instructions, and often worries and solves doubts for Zhang He. This time, listening to Zhang He's heavy orders, he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly answered yes.
"Madam, you are responsible for coordinating the family's expenses, you will give him directly how much money Lao Li needs, and you will also help Lao Li make some fruit desserts on the table tonight, and let his maids get the pendants at home again, which are a little old."
"Yes, sir"
Zhang He's wife, named Chen Yan, has a bewitching figure, a white melon seed face, a pair of phoenix eyes, almost thirty years old, in Zhang He's eyes, she is very empathetic, and Zhang He is deeply loved.
After Zhang He's first wife died of illness, he married her again, and now the money in Zhang He's mansion is in her hands.
"Zhi'er, you go and talk to Immortal Master Li, don't be lazy about the banquet tonight, Immortal Master Li is the most important guest tonight"
"Huh? Yes, father."
Zhang Zhi heard that his father actually wanted to contact this immortal master by himself, and he was really happy in his heart, who doesn't like to associate with immortals, because of the relationship between his father and Li Buxiu, he didn't dare to go, he still respected Zhang He very much.
And he has been trying to cultivate, but he can't find a knock on the door, and he can't even do the first step of Taoist cultivation into nothingness.
Zhang Zhi is now thirty years old, the first son of Zhang He and his first wife, and Zhang He still loves his eldest son very much.
Just married Chen Yan, and after Chen Yan gave birth to a son, he cared for him a lot less, and Zhang He also had a lot of guilt for him and his mother at this time.
"Everything that should be ordered has been ordered, you can go and get things done, listen to the arrangement of the lady's housekeeper, go down"
"Yes, sir"
And when they said yes, they all dispersed.
At this time, Li Buxiu had already gotten up early, and after washing, he crossed his legs on the bed and continued to practice, he needed to cultivate the Yuan Shen as soon as possible.
The first step of Taoist cultivation is to cultivate the original spirit, although it is the first step, but it is also the step that most tests the talent of cultivation, and the talent that Taoist cultivation says does not lie in the level of understanding.
It depends on whether you can enter the concentration, whether you can enter the self-forgetfulness, and reach a state of nothingness and eternal silence, many people who claim to be smart have chaotic thoughts, and they will not be able to enter this state in their lives, nor can they sense the light of sex, and they will not be able to cultivate the original spirit.
And many people who look dull and honest have pure thoughts, and naturally reach this state, see the light of nature, and cultivate the original spirit.
Now Li Buxiu is cultivating the second primordial god, and for him, meditation is commonplace, and cultivating the primordial god is naturally very simple.
The hands are interlocked, the tongue is against the palate, the eyes are slightly squinted, and the nine orifices are locked at will, and after a while, they enter the realm of selflessness, and then the sexual light begins to flicker, like a light in the dark, gradually brightening, dispelling the darkness in the eyelids.
At this point, Li Buxiu's first step of recultivating the Yuan Shen has been successful, of course, his talent is outstanding, and the second is to rebuild, so he is naturally familiar with the road. If others have to do it for a few months, or for years.
The original spirit had been cultivated, Li Buxiu opened his eyes, came to the table in the room and sat down, looked at the tea on the table, and poured himself a cup.
Holding the cloud-piercing sword on the table, he pulled it out with a gesture, but he couldn't pull it out. This sword can be regarded as following him for decades, and it has been nourished by him all the year round and has a little spirituality, which is difficult for ordinary people to pull out, and it needs to have true yuan mana to drive it.
After putting the sword down, he looked at his sleeve and thought about what to do with the rest of the matter. After a while, I heard a knock at the door.
Li Buxiu raised his eyes and looked at it, surprised in his heart, looking at the figure of the shadow coming out of the door, and the habit of footsteps, it was not Zhang He. Although he was confused, he straightened his sleeves and walked over and opened the door.