Take a break orz!
"Zhao Qing, the third layer of qi refining, miscellaneous spirit root, failed the assessment!"
The voice of the sect deacon spread through the spirit array, echoing throughout the Danxia Sect.
At the assessment meeting of the outer disciples, the crowd was surging, and thousands of miscellaneous disciples surrounded the huge square, worried.
No one cares who Zhao Qing is, after all, there are too few people who can pass the assessment of the outer gate, and they are very rare, they will only fantasize about how they will dominate the Danxia Sect if they pass the assessment.
Half a month later......
Zhao Qing finished the day's work and returned to the stove workshop with bundles of firewood on his back.
"Senior brother, this is today's firewood, sixty catties."
The stove workshop was full of people, and the senior brother of the outer sect who was in charge of the miscellaneous disciples had a cold face.
Zhao Qing paused, and then spoke carefully: "Senior brother, I am a miscellaneous servant in Room 2 of Courtyard 16 of C-Zi......"
The cold man in front of him was very young, and at this moment he suddenly realized, his eyes narrowed and he smiled. "I know, Zhao Qing, right. Senior Brother Kong has already told me. Why, is there an estrangement from the junior disciples in the courtyard? β
Zhao Qing's face was happy, he looked around, and whispered: "Senior brother said that I laughed, I have been here for more than ten years, and I am now forty years old, but I have only refined qi at the third level...... I'm afraid that I won't be able to meet the assessment standards of the outer door in this life. β
Therefore, he planned to marry and have children, so that he could have a ...... You can't always live with your juniors and disciples. He added.
The cold young man was a disciple on duty stationed at the Outer Gate of the Stove Workshop, responsible for the management of the miscellaneous servants of the Stove Workshop, and his name was Wang Teng.
Wang Teng smiled and understood. "Yes, you should have seen it a long time ago, there are so many miscellaneous servants in the stove workshop, and how many of them can enter the outer door at the end? I had already reached the seventh level of Qi refining eight years ago, and the talent gap can be imagined, and it is not something that the so-called hard work can make up. β
"It's just...... There is no idle yard in this stove workshop, which is a bit difficult to do. β
The miscellaneous disciples all live in a room shared by four people, and there are four rooms in each courtyard, but there are also many wives and children who have a single room, which is the privilege given by the former outer brothers.
Zhao Qing spent a lot of money to ask a friend to find Senior Brother Wang Teng, who was also a miscellaneous servant in the stove workshop before, but his talent was relatively good, and he passed the outer door assessment early.
He was silent for the moment, bending over and laughing, waiting for the next step.
Difficult? If it is difficult to do, it can be done, otherwise the other party will not let go, and there is indeed no shortage of idle houses in the stove workshop.
Sure enough, Wang Teng continued to speak: "But it's not impossible, senior brother supports miscellaneous disciples to start a family from the bottom of his heart." β
"The stove workshop will distribute three Qi Gathering Pills every month......"
Zhao Qing instantly comprehended and replied: "My talent is not very good, and I still have fifteen Qi Gathering Pills, I think that with my senior brother's talent, the effect of taking it should be much better than mine." β
Qi Gathering Pill is a hard currency, there is a demand during the Qi refining period, and the sect will issue a fixed amount every month, and if you want to buy more, you can only spend spirit stones to buy it, and you also need the contribution of the sect.
Zhao Qing had already made a plan, and it was right to give Wang Teng some benefits, after all, asking people to do things was like this in his past and present lives.
Wang Teng shook his head with a smile: "The Qi Gathering Pill is the foundation of the junior brother's family, how can the senior brother snatch love with a sword?" Isn't it possible that a bride price is not required to marry a wife? β
Zhao Qing's heart sank, and he only listened to the other party continue.
"In this way, senior brother is a good person to the end, which junior sister do you like, senior brother will help you to talk and make peace, and ensure that you succeed."
"As for the matter of the house, you don't have to worry too much, senior brother should think of a way here, it shouldn't be a big problem."
"It's just that after the junior brother gets married, you have to put your heart at home, the cultivation path is difficult and difficult, and at that time, ......" Wang Teng smiled and said nothing.
Zhao Qing lowered his head and laughed, and he already knew in his heart that he had a greater appetite.
"Two Qi Gathering Pills every month, I will send them to Senior Brother on time."
"Eh, eh! Other! Wang Teng said: "This stove workshop is not very peaceful, in case there is a conflict between disciples, it is a trivial matter if the pill is lost, and it is not good if it hurts the junior brother." β
"In this way, I will receive the pill for you in the future, and you will come to me to get it when you have to be free, and you can rest assured that in this stove workshop, there is my Wang Teng for a day, and your husband and wife will be safe and sound, how about it?"
Zhao Qing gritted his teeth and nodded heavily.
Qi Gathering Pill, he has already eaten a lot, and it doesn't have much effect, so it's not bad to be able to change a guarantee.
As a disciple of the Five Sects of Miscellaneous Spirit Roots, it was more difficult to build a foundation than to ascend to the sky, and he had long lost hope.
Seeing that Zhao Qing nodded in agreement, Wang Teng took out a wooden card from his sleeve and handed it to him.
"T-shaped courtyard No. 60, a total of four rooms, all yours!"
"If you have time, you can also buy some spiritual plant seeds to plant, wouldn't life be easy?"
Zhao Qing thanked him again and again, and after taking the wooden card with both hands, he was ready to say goodbye and leave.
The T-shaped No. 60 is the last number of the courtyard. He knew that it was far away from the sect, at the very edge of the stove workshop, at the foot of Shouyun Mountain, where he would pass every day to chop firewood.
"Wait, what if the other brothers ask?"
Zhao Qing bowed his head and arched his hand and said, "Disciple Zhao Qing asked Senior Brother Wang to receive the Qi Gathering Pill on his behalf, what's wrong?" β
Farewell to the queen of the king.
Zhao Qing didn't eat dinner, and went straight back to the 16th Courtyard of C.
Now everyone is still working or eating, and there is no one in the yard. He went back to his room, packed up some clutter, and left alone, without notice.
Reliving a lifetime, he knows better than anyone that when he is weak, all relationships can only be maintained by interests.
Not to mention that everyone is a miscellaneous disciple, so there is no need to notify.
In fact, Zhao Qing was already at the second level of qi refining when he was in his twenties, but he could practice one mountain at a time, especially his own spiritual root was a great hindrance, and he had secretly encouraged him not to bully the poor young man.
But seeing that Chinese New Year's Eve is nine years old today, he is an orphan and has nothing to worry about in this world, and for a few decades, he is just a handful of loess.
When you go to another world, you always have to leave something.
In the end, he decided to marry a wife and have children to live a long life.
In his previous life, he had an accident without graduating from college, and in this life, he has been a bachelor so far, so he wants to talk about marrying a daughter-in-law...... He was also the first time.
There are thousands of miscellaneous disciples in the Danxia Sect, among which there are many female cultivators, but Zhao Qing does not plan to choose a monk as his wife, and besides, people are probably not willing to marry him.
In this stove workshop for more than ten years, he has long been accustomed to seeing all kinds of bloody plots, some female cultivators sell their hue for profit, not to mention, and there are even those who turn against Taoist couples, abound.
At this moment, Zhao Qing took advantage of the fact that it was not yet dark, placed his sundries in the T-shaped end courtyard, and then went down the mountain to the town closest to Danxia Sect.
Danxia City is the self-reserved place of the sect, and most of the people who live in it are casual cultivators, but there are also many mortals who seek a living here. There is no so-called curfew for inner disciples on duty.
Most of the casual cultivators who came to live in Danxia City were suffering from strange illnesses or poisoning, and they planned to find opportunities here to buy or exchange the pills they needed from the disciples of the sect, so large-scale conflicts rarely broke out.
After providing his identity wooden card, Zhao Qing easily entered the city.
Most of the people who walk the streets are monks, and few mortals go out on the streets during this time.
He first walked back and forth in the city for two streets, and then turned into a Danfang where no one was around, and exchanged ten Qi Gathering Pills for ten spirit stones. In fact, the normal sale in Danfang can sell twenty spirit stones, but ...... The price of black slaves is recycled at a low price, and there is no way.
With these ten spirit stones, plus some leftover from before, it is enough for the expenses of the next period of time.
After leaving Danfang, Zhao Qing went straight to the Phantom Rain Pavilion, and he had greeted the matchmaker here a long time in advance.
As soon as I entered the door, I heard a pleasant cry.
"Eh, Zhao Daoyou, I can look forward to you, how are you thinking about it? Last time, the sister on the second floor of Qi refining was very good, and she was also beautiful, not to mention her slender figure, the most important thing is that she is only in her early thirties. β
Zhao Qing smiled and nodded, he noticed that there were still a few loose cultivators in the lobby, so he didn't speak.
The matchmaker's surname is Xu, she is very good at observing words and feelings, and while her body is plump, her willow waist is not full of hands, and she is very eye-catching when she walks.
She smiled and said, "Fellow Daoists come with me." As he spoke, he got up and opened the door of the cubicle, and turned his head to Zhao Qing and winked, the step above his head trembled slightly, attracting the attention of a group of scattered cultivators.
Zhao Qing didn't think about it, and followed into the compartment before he spoke: "Remember that Xu Daoyou mentioned last time that the Phantom Rain Pavilion has a lot of resources for mortal women? β
Mrs. Xu showed a look of surprise, and her red lips opened and closed: "Daoyou is married to the main house, how can a mortal woman be worthy of you, after you build the foundation, your longevity will increase...... Not suitable, not suitable. β
"Moreover, the dowry for female cultivators in the early stage of qi refining is only about fifty spirit stones, and you will come out after saving a few more years." She added.
Building a foundation?
Am I worthy?
Zhao Qing shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Zhao is just a miscellaneous disciple, his talent is not good, he has no intention of immortal dao, if he can get a confidant, I can pay ten spirit stones for this." β
This is the price he has inquired about a long time ago.
When Mrs. Xu heard this, she immediately smiled, revealing a very professional demeanor: "In this way, I will take Daoyou to see the jade slips of several women first." β
In fact, there is another reason why Zhao Qing does not want to marry a monk, he is afraid of trouble.
Monks have to practice, they need resources, not to mention the expense, and there are many things to fight for...... In short, less stable.
And with her age and cultivation, normal female cultivators can't look down on themselves, so why bother to be boring?
After not having the big threshold of monks, Zhao Qing soon met the woman he liked.
Wang Shuyue.
He is not tall, his father is missing, his mother is no longer alive, his face is a little cold, but it is difficult to hide his delicate facial features, and after talking for a while, Zhao Qing quickly made a decision.
Sometimes first impressions are really important, although Wang Shuyue is not the most beautiful, let alone a monk, and has no parents.
But these are not problems, it is enough to be gentle and quiet, even if she doesn't dress up much, but there are only two words for Zhao Qing: exquisite.
With the blessing of the first impression, even the inappropriate age of only eighteen years old was ignored by Zhao Qing, although the age gap was a bit big...... But I can do it.
Two days later, at the foot of Shouyun Mountain in the east of Huozaofang, twenty or thirty miscellaneous disciples gathered, all of whom came to attend the wedding banquet.
Everyone is from the stove shop, and there is no shortage of ingredients and cooks, so it's okay to make do.
It is worth mentioning that Senior Brother Wang Teng, who is on duty this month, also came over to drink a glass of wine, which made many miscellaneous disciples guess in their hearts.
It was night, and the candle shadows danced wildly on the window paper.
Wang Shuyue, who had a red hijab on her head, was tense, and she would follow the middle-aged man in front of her in the future, which made her even more nervous.
After all, she was married to an immortal master of the Danxia Sect, and the immortal master was moody, and she was apprehensive.
Zhao Qing closed the door of the courtyard gate, took a deep breath, and slowly lifted the bride's hijab, Wang Shuyue was in her prime, her eyebrows and eyes were very smart, her long eyelashes were fluttering, but her eyes were a little evasive, and her little face was red.
"Husband...... Husband. β
Zhao Qing sat down beside her and blew out the candle.
"Wait!" Wang Shuyue said suddenly.
"Huh?"
I saw that the girl got up and opened the small baggage she was carrying, took out five spirit stones from it, and slowly put them on the table, placing them very neatly.
"In the future, Shuyue will be the husband's person, whether she dies or lives depends on the husband, and the money they give is useless, so it is better to subsidize the family. I'll plant the seeds I bought tomorrow...... I will clean up the house on the west side and use it as a kitchen in the future, and my husband will tell me what he wants to eat in the future. β
Zhao Qing was a little stunned when he saw the familiar spirit stone on the table, and sighed more with emotion: "Okay, does the lady still have something to say?" β
Wang Shuyue was dressed in a wedding dress, walked slowly to the couch, and said with a shy face: "Please have mercy on your husband." β
This night.
The two discussed calligraphy and painting, and the old wolf did his best to penetrate the new rice paper and draw a bright picture of the first bloom of peach blossoms.
Early the next morning, Zhao Qing woke up slowly, and when he saw the little wife sleeping beside him, he couldn't help but feel stunned for a while, he was a man in two lives, this was the first time he was a husband, and the burden on his body was heavier in the future.
Suddenly, a curtain of light appeared in front of him, illusory and ethereal.
[Alchemy Experience Gained: 35]
γDanshi: Beginner Rank (35/200)γ
[Single Experience: 5]
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Plugins? Script? Plug? Goldfinger? What did I do!
Was it ...... last night?
Zhao Qing's spirit was in a trance for a while, and he was a little sluggish for a while. It's been decades, and I've finally waited for this day.
He got up without changing his face, drank a sip of water, and packed up the utensils he had to bring with him when he went out to work. I looked at the panel carefully again, and after confirming that it was not a hallucination, I showed irrepressible joy.
It was really like a dream, so magical, so magical that he couldn't believe it.
There's no way, I've been scared for decades.