It took about two hours from Suchang City to Bailiang Mountain, Xu Huaigu and Gu March walked all the way, and by the time they walked on the gravel road up the mountain, it was already three poles in the sun.

Today's Bailiang Mountain seems to be particularly lively, at the foot of the mountain, there are scattered pedestrians up the mountain, and when Xu Huaigu and Gu March walk halfway up the mountain, there are even more people.

The most common thing in the crowd is a couple of one-on-one, with their own children, and a rugged man with a sword, who seems to be a swordsman who came to apply.

Walking a little further, almost to the place where the ancestral hall is reached, the crowd has already begun to line up. It's unusual to see so many people in the middle of the mountains.

Gu March asked a woman in line, and then she knew that today was the day when Bailiang Mountain selected disciples and elders from abroad, and those couples who dragged their families with their families wanted to come to test to see if their children had the qualifications to practice.

In the eyes of these ordinary people, those who can practice on the mountain are all immortals, which parent doesn't want their children to become dragons and phoenixes in the future?

It is said that in this shocking feather country, Fang Shengming's name is indeed not small. These people are not only from Suchang, but also people from several surrounding cities have come to join in the fun.

Xu Huaigu walked past the queue with Gu Yueyue, and walked to the door of the Patriarch Hall, only to see that there were several monks from the fifth or sixth realms testing the qualifications of those in line, and a man named Du Chongyang was also among them.

Xu Huaigu took Gu March to the side of the observation deck. This ancestral hall is specially built on the side of the mountain cliff, and from the top of this mountain cliff, the scenery of the river in front of you is in full view.

The two of them admired the scenery for a while, and then they heard someone behind them greet them. Xu Huaigu looked back and saw that it was Zhao Liuping walking towards the two of them.

Zhao Liuping said kindly: "Xu Daoyou is finally here, my father-in-law and the emperor are already waiting for you inside." Xu Huaigu nodded with a smile and said, "Then please trouble my sister to lead the way." Zhao Liuping walked in front, and Xu Huaigu and Gu March followed her into the ancestral hall.

Seven and eight turns, I entered a wing room in the depths of the Patriarch Hall. There was a large round table in this room, and several people were already seated at this time.

Needless to say, Fang Shengming is one of them. In addition, there is a middle-aged man with broad eyebrows, an elegant old man with a long beard, and a thin old man.

Xu Huaigu only glanced at it, and guessed the identities of these people. The middle-aged man's face was calm and calm, with a coercive and calm temperament, thinking that he was Fu Rongyu, the emperor of the Shocking Feather Country.

The elegant old man who was sitting upright should be another person who knew about this matter - Sun Changlin, the national teacher of the Shocking Feather Country.

As for the thin old man, it's even easier to guess. He is full of blood and blood, and he is just a martial artist who accompanies the guards.

Zhao Liuping sat down next to Fang Shengming, Xu Huaigu also took Gu March to sit down, and then a maid came forward to serve a hot tea to the two of them, and then exited the room, and there were only seven people left in this room.

Xu Huaigu was looking at the emperor of the Shocking Feather Country, and he was also looking at Xu Huaigu, there seemed to be curiosity, concern, and dissatisfaction in his eyes, which was a very complicated emotion.

The two looked at each other for a while, but no one made a sound, and the atmosphere couldn't help but be a little awkward. As the host of this meeting, Fang Shengming hurriedly laughed twice, looked at Xu Huaigu and the others, and took the lead in breaking the silence and said, "Xu Daoyou, may I ask who this girl next to you is?" Xu Huaigu replied: "I haven't had time to introduce yet, this is my apprentice, Gu March." She knows all about our affairs, Sect Master Fang doesn't have to mind, she can talk about it openly. Fang Shengming and the emperor exchanged glances, and the two sides nodded slightly, so Fang Shengming introduced Xu Huaigu to the three members of the royal family.

After getting to know each other, this conversation can officially begin. It is said that it is a three-way talk, but in fact, it is mainly Fang Shengming and the royal family of Jingyu Kingdom who are talking.

Because Xu Huaigu's one-third share of copper ore is counted below Fang Shengming's share. In fact, Xu Huaigu's two shots are indeed not worth one-third of the copper mine share.

The reason why Fang Shengming agreed was mainly for the bottle of Lechuan River water. And this matter of forgetting the river is actually a private matter of Fang Shengming's family, and it is not good to talk about it on the surface, so Xu Huaigu only listened quietly to the conversation between the two on the side.

The two talked about things in great detail, which inevitably involved the distribution of the share of copper ore veins, how many craftsmen the royal family should send to help mint money, how Bailiangshan should help in the future war, and how the royal family of the Shocking Feather Kingdom selected cultivation seedlings from all over the country to give to Bailiangshan.

Fu Rongyu rarely took a trip to Bailiang Mountain in person, no matter how big or small, it was naturally the best to negotiate it at one time.

In this process, there were talks, and there were also battles between the two sides, but overall, it was quite smooth.

Xu Huaigu didn't speak much, he kept his eyes closed and took a sip of tea from time to time. This meeting was not short, Gu March was not interested in these things, and he yawned a lot.

Seeing that Xu Huaigu closed his eyes and didn't say a word, she couldn't help but lean into his ear, frowned slightly, and said softly, "Master, why don't you say a word?" The things they talked about were so boring, I was sleepy. Xu Huaigu just replied softly: "Don't worry, it's not time for me to speak." What they talk about is also one aspect of mind cultivation, and if you listen to it more, there will be only benefits and no harms. Gu March got Xu Huaigu's words, helplessly

With an "oh" sound, he propped his chin in his hands, opened his eyelids vigorously, and watched the two continue to talk.

This meeting lasted for about three hours, during which someone specially served a few snacks, otherwise, he would be hungry and sleepy, and Gu March would definitely not be able to hold on.

I don't know how many yawns I yawned and how many pastries I ate, the talks finally came to an end, Gu Yue couldn't stay up for a long time, and just wanted to leave quickly, go to Bailiang Mountain to see the scenery, and then go to see the girl Fang He.

Even if you practice knives, it's 10,000 times stronger than sitting here. Just as Fang Shengming and Fu Rongyu were about to finish leaving, Xu Huaigu, who had not spoken before, spoke: "Sect Master Fang and Mr. Fu have already talked properly?" Fang Shengming nodded and said, "All aspects of the matter have been talked about almost as well. Regarding the idea that Xu Daoyou gave us before, we all think it is feasible. Of course, the money will not be missing Xu Daoyou. Xu Huaigu continued: "Thank you for looking up to me Xu, but I still have one more thing I want to tell you." ”

"According to the plan, I will use Xu Songtu's identity to challenge the remaining two Seven Realms Sects in the Frightening Feather Country. With my current strength at the peak of the Six Realms, if I want to defeat those two with my outer sword alone, I don't have a very good chance of winning. Therefore, I want the two of you to help me, if I can break through to the Seven Realms, this can be done more securely. What do you guys think? At that time, Xu Huaigu swore that he could do it, but now he temporarily changed his hexagram, Fang Shengming's face was a little unhappy, and asked: "Tell me first, how to help?" Xu Huaigu bowed to the two of them and said, "Both of them are big names in the country of Shocking Feather, and they must be very familiar with the local area. I want the two of you to help me collect some sword intent, no matter what it is, as long as it contains sword intent, the more the better. With these sword intents for me to comprehend, breaking through the Seven Realms is just around the corner. Fang Shengming's expression became strange, and the Fu Emperor whispered a few words to the thin martial artist, and then his expression began to become unnatural.

Xu Huaigu's favor was not so easy to help, and the two reached an agreement on this point. The sources of this sword intent are nothing more than a few.

Either the remnants of ancient swords, or the swordsmen who cultivated swordsmen have accumulated over the years, and there are some rare things.

These things are worth a lot of money, but they can't be easily helped. Seeing that the two of them hesitated, Xu Huaigu hurriedly continued: "Don't be in a hurry to refuse, I also know that my request is unreasonable, so I will also have compensation." He took out a small pouch from his robe, opened it, and poured it out, and suddenly a small pile of colorful copper coins rolled down onto the table, all colored beads.

As soon as the money was taken out, Fang Shengming and Fu Rongyu's expressions were unconsciously stunned for a moment. You know, this is a lottery money!

A colored bead is exchanged for worldly gold and silver, it is a million taels of silver, to be honest, excluding copper mines, Fang Shengming has almost only so much money in his body.

Before the copper mine could not be produced stably, Bailiangshan's economic expenses were also ready to borrow money from the Kingdom of Jingyu.

Xu Huaigu said with a smile: "Sect Fang has been cultivating swords for many years, and Mr. Fu is the master of a country, so he must have his own way. I still have ten colored beads left, and if they can help me collect sword intent, I am willing to pay a high price for them. ”

"You think your way is worth much, even if you take it from me. If you can't make up the lottery money, the rest is your own, what do you think? Fang Shengming and Fu Rongyu were both a little shocked, and the two looked at each other.

Fu Rongyu opened his mouth in disbelief and said, "Immortal Xu is so generous to trade colored beads? If we are not trustworthy and take money from you indiscriminately, but only give you things that are far from so, then you will not lose a lot? Xu Huaigu replied with a relaxed smile: "Are the two of you such people?" I, Xu Huaigu, saw the two of you today, and I don't think so. Sect Master Fang is a hero, and Mr. Fu is a royal family, so he will never lose more long-term interests because of this small profit, right? "Longer-term benefits...... This has a somewhat different meaning.

Fang Shengming and Fu Rongyu still had some concerns, and they didn't dare to agree to Xu Huaigu's request. However, Zhao Liuping made a quick decision, nodded at Fang Shengming first, and said, "I think it's feasible." She persuaded the two: "When Bailiangshan was first built, it was the time when it was most needed to spend money, and Xu Daoyou's money could solve our urgent needs." And Mr. Fu's side, I know that you have high ambitions, and you don't feel at ease about only guarding these territories for the rest of your life. But if you want to expand your territory and start a war, it will be all gold and silver. You have some useless stuff in your treasury, why not sell it for a profit? After that, she bent her eyebrows and smiled at Xu Huaigu, and Xu Huaigu also smiled back and thanked her.

Fang Shengming had always believed in Zhao Liuping's decision the most, and after thinking for a moment, he agreed: "I have some sword cultivation friends, I can go and ask them." After Fu Rongyu said a few words to the national teacher beside him, he also said: "I do have a lot of treasured ancient swords in the treasury of the Surprise Feather Country, which should be able to meet the requirements of Xu Xianchang. So, Fang Shengming took four colored beads, Fu Rongyu took six, and Xu Huaigu's last family foundation was wiped out.

Gu Yueyue just looked at it happily from the side and said, "Master, I didn't expect you to be so rich." Then you said before that you had no money, were you afraid that I would develop a bad habit of being extravagant, so you didn't dare to tell me? Xu Huaigu laughed dryly twice and ignored her.

I really lied to her before, but now, there is really no color bead on my body, only some scattered large beads and small beads.

Gu Yue was still immersed in the idea that Master was really rich, and he didn't know that the real hard days were coming.