Chapter 23: The Three Great Stewards

On this day, Qin Guan was sitting on the desk in the house to sort out the "Three Qingguan Refining, Refining and Qi Nourishing Spirits" that he was going to compile, when he suddenly heard a knock on the door of Qingjing, saying that there was someone from the steward's mansion of Danghai City, and he wanted to invite Qin Guan to discuss something. Qin Guan wondered, the three major stewards of Danghai Chengfang City did not have any special friendship with himself and others, except for Min Hui himself and others, the other two had never even met, what did he have to say to himself? Put down the jade slip at hand, the inheritance knowledge of Changwuzi, Ling Xiaozi and Lianshan Ancestor recorded in the jade slip is also one-tenth, and it can't be completed for a while, so it's okay to go and see what the three stewards have.

Qin Guan straightened his appearance, he basically didn't go out of the house for three months, except for one meal a day, he was carefully pondering his "Sanqinglu" in the house, and the muscles of his body were a little solidified. changed into a decent white robe, and begged Gu Weirui to tie her hair well, insert a peach tree branch as a hairpin, and went out with the dust in her hand. Originally, Qin Guan didn't want to be so formal, but he couldn't stand the persuasion of Qingxuan on the side, this is the face of representing Sanqingguan, as the master of Sanqingguan, it is really undignified to go to see the magnates here casually. Gu Weirui and Helianjun also felt so, Helianjun even took out his personal experience when he was the city lord: "Don't think that I have nothing to do, when I was the junior brother and I was the city lord, when I saw a person, the first thing I saw was his well-dressed appearance, and after getting along, I could know whether this person had real talent and real learning." Although there are also wandering skeletons in the world, but that is all after becoming famous, and now we are still lonely and unknown, so we really have to act like this. "Qin Guan is helpless, human nature, and he can't be exempt from vulgarity now.

Tidying up, Gu Weirui and the others all praised Qin Guan's appearance, if it weren't for the fact that he looked too immature, he would really have the appearance of a master. Not to mention, Qin Guan has been in this world for five or six years, and he has grown from a handsome boy to a young man today, but he has grown really fast. Qingjing had already summoned the little maid outside the door and guided him to the door of the house where Qin Guan and the others were. After the little servant entered the door, he knelt down on one knee and arched his hand and said, "I have seen all the immortal chiefs, and the three chief stewards of my family asked Qin Immortal to come over the mansion to talk about it." Qin Guan sat upright, nodded slightly, and said, "I know, please ask the little brother to lead the way." ”

When I went out, there was a beast cart parked outside the courtyard, and the beasts pulling the cart at the two ends were snorting and snorting, looking very old. Qin Guan got into the car, and thought in his heart, this beast looks like a leopard in its body, its whole body is red, and it has a corner on its head, it is not common in the overseas cultivation world, it is a special beast of the Jiuzhou Continent, I didn't expect that there is such a small place as Danghai City, it seems that this Danghai City and the Jiuzhou Continent are also somewhat related. Don't look at the lack of spirituality of this beast, it can only be used to do things like pulling carts, but it has a lot of strength, enough strength to practice qi and consummate realm cultivators, and its value is not low, even in the Jiuzhou Continent, it has to be a medium sect to have.

The beast cart was not very shaky, and it was very fast, and it only took a while to reach the steward's house. It is said that it is the steward's mansion, which is much more magnificent than Helianjun's original city lord's mansion, even the gate is made of low-grade spiritual material boxwood, and the two monster beast tiger jiao statues unique to the overseas cultivation world at the door are used as decorations in front of the door. It is estimated that because of the formation set up, the aura appears to be very strong, comparable to the concentration of aura in Qingliang Mountain, Qin Guan was amazed: "The formation of this Swinging Sea City is worthy of its name, and it is worthy of being the most famous market within a radius of three thousand miles!" The little guy who led Qin Guan here smiled: "Please come with me, the chief steward is waiting for the chief to arrive in the living room." After speaking, he took out a license plate in his hand and opened it to the door, and the formation shrouded in the steward's mansion opened in response. The little guy leaned over and made a gesture of invitation, and after Qin Guan entered the gate, he entered the gate and closed the formation again.

Qin Guan entered the gate, and when he saw this steward's mansion from the outside, he felt that it was very magnificent, but after he came in, he felt that this steward's mansion was very quiet, and it was not at all different from the outside. It is estimated that this is the work of the formation, and I don't know which of the three stewards is so good at the way of the formation, not only can it cover such a large courtyard, but the concentration of aura in the courtyard is no less than thirty percent higher than that outside, and it is better than Qingliang Mountain. "I can't say, in the future, I have to ask Senior Brother Helian to communicate with this chief steward who is good at formations, if you can figure out this formation thoroughly, you don't have to bother to find a spiritual place in the future, and you can establish a base in a position with beautiful mountains and rivers. ”

After walking for seven or eight minutes, he walked through a pond and came to a tall hall, the door was open, and the little maid stood still in front of the door and did not go forward. Before Qin Guan could ask the reason, he only heard a deep voice say: "Qin Daoyou, don't come unharmed, you are polite here." It turned out that Min Hui personally came out to greet Qin Guan. After the two of them bowed their hands, Min Hui guided Qin Guan into the living room.

The living room looked tall and magnificent from the outside, but after entering, Qin Guan found that it was different from what he imagined, only an empty room, and the facilities inside were simple, and there was no small building in the city lord's mansion that Helianjun was exquisitely furnished. There is a circle of seats in the center to form a large circle, and there is a small coffee table next to each seat, and when you look at it, you will know that the coffee table seats are all made of spiritual materials, although the technique is not very clever, but if it is used to refine weapons, it can also refine a lot of low-level magic weapons. "Hey, it's really rich, let's not talk about the beasts, you can't buy them if you have money, and the furnishings in this house also have to take a lot of spiritual materials and energy to make. Qin Guan thought secretly.

Min Hui introduced the other two stewards to Qin Guan, the white-faced and long-haired old man named Liao Xingchen, who was the chief steward of Danghai City, and also a famous formation master, and the formations in the city were all from him; The relationship between the three of them is that of Liao Xingchen, Min Hui, and Gu Qinfang in the middle, respectively managing different places in this Danghai City. Because Liao Xingchen's formation cultivation is profound, he usually sits in the steward's mansion and doesn't care about other things. And Min Hui is young, and his cultivation is only in the early stage of Jindan, so he is outside to manage the big and small things in the market. And Gu Qinfang is a cultivation maniac, only when she defends against the attack of murderers, she only has the opportunity to see her figure, under normal circumstances, she cultivates in her own cave mansion, regardless of the world, it is no wonder that her cultivation is the highest among the three.

After everyone saw each other, they sat on the chairs, Liao Xingchen took a sip of the spiritual tea on the coffee table, and said to Qin Guan: "I invited Qin Daoyou to come this time, I want to see the Tianzong talent that my third brother said, I didn't expect to see it today, it is really a talent, I see Qin Daoyou's bone age is only twenty years, and he can reach the foundation building period to cultivate, which is really embarrassing for my generation." "Qin Guan didn't even dare, he was stained with the light of his predecessors, if he didn't have the legacy of Ling Xiaozi, Changwuzi and Lianshan Ancestor, he relied on his own cultivation, that is, he was in the middle stage of Qi cultivation, it would never be possible to reach the cultivation of the foundation building period. Naturally, he will not say that he has received the legacy of his predecessors, but only that he has won the love of his elders, and this is where he is today. Liao Xingchen and the three of them looked at each other, with a look on their faces, and then Liao Xingchen continued: "Qin Daoyou doesn't have to be arrogant, even if he is loved by his elders, he must have his own efforts to achieve today's achievements. My brother and sister have gone through hundreds of years to have their current cultivation, and at the age of Daoyou, that is, during the Qi cultivation period, there is really no comparison with the entry of Daoyou. Min Hui and Gu Qinfang also sighed, especially Gu Qinfang's enthusiasm for cultivation was even greater than that of the other two, so they felt it more deeply. According to Qin Guan's bone age, that is, twenty years old, he had already reached the foundation building period cultivation that the three of them had achieved in a hundred years, which was really the envy of the three of them.

Qin Guan knew that his age and cultivation were amazing, but there was no way, as long as he had enough spiritual power now, he could cultivate all the way to the Jindan realm, and the bottleneck or something could only be after the Jindan, which was all the favor of his predecessors, and it had nothing to do with his own efforts. But to say so, it's really a bit annoying, Qin Guan arched his hand and said: "The three are the predecessors of Qin's cultivation, Qin is still only the cultivation of the early stage of foundation building, and he never dares to be the praise of the three predecessors." The three seniors are now Jindan stage monks, with a lifespan of up to a thousand years, and they are just a hairy boy in the next generation, so they have to ask the three seniors for advice. ”

Liao Xingchen and the three of them nodded again and again at Qin Guan's humble attitude, but they thought in their hearts that Qin Guan's words were just a humble remark, and the monks who had reached the foundation building period at such a young age must have famous families and advanced cultivators behind them, and the three of them were just three casual cultivators, so it was impossible to be cheeky enough to guide Qin Guan.

A few people began to praise me, and I praised you, and talked like this for a while. Qin Guan was still thinking in his heart, what did this guy let him do, how did he know that he was boasting about me here, and he didn't get into the main topic. He couldn't help but be a little impatient, but his face remained the same, which was the purpose of the three of them who began to inquire between the words. Liao Xingchen saw that the heat was almost over, and there was nothing to praise if he continued to talk about it, so it was time to get to the point. He nodded towards Gu Qinfang, Gu Qinfang knew that it was time to get down to business, his face turned pale, and he said to Qin Guan: "Qin Daoyou, today the three of us invited Qin Daoyou to come here to discuss important matters. "It turned out that Min Hui found that the spiritual materials in the Fang City were consumed very quickly, and the Steward's Office had planted a lot of eyes and ears in the Fang City, three months ago, those eyes and ears said that someone had swept away a large number of spiritual materials in the Fang City, I don't know if there was any premeditation. After Min Hui got the news, he discussed with Liao Xingchen and Gu Qinfang, they sent someone to find the person who swept the goods, and found that it was Qin Guan and his party, Liao Xingchen and the others felt that Qin Guan and his party might be refining something, but there were too many goods to sweep, so they wanted to wait and see what Qin Guan and his party wanted to do. How do you know that three months have passed, just seeing Sanqingguan and the gang sweeping the goods, they didn't see anything flowing out, and the three of them were a little confused, so they wanted to ask Qin Guan to ask. After all, the Fang City of Danghai City is not big, and the shops in the Fang City do not store many goods, in case they are all bought by Qin Guan and them, and then someone comes to buy something, and finds that there is nothing to buy, the impact on the goodwill of Danghai City is not small.

When Qin Guan heard that this was the case, he felt a little helpless, just such a trivial matter, he sent someone to ask him directly, he had to find himself from the station, and he was busy compiling books. Qin Guan showed a helpless look on his face, and said: "The three seniors don't worry, they bought a large number of spiritual materials just to refine some gadgets, and now they are almost finished, and they won't buy so many things like they did a few days ago." ”

Min Hui asked Qin Guan curiously: "What is it that Daoyou Qin refines, and does he need so many spiritual materials?" I heard from the shopkeepers of those spiritual material shops in Fang City that those spiritual materials were ordinary stocks in Danghai City for three or five years, and they were all bought by Daoyou and his party. ”

Qin Guan thought about it, anyway, the Xuanguang Mirror was just a novelty gadget, that is, the quality of ordinary low-grade magic weapons, but he didn't have to worry about the covetousness of the three Jindan monks in front of him, so he took out a Xuanguang Mirror from the Qiankun bag, held it in his hand and introduced it to everyone. Liao Xingchen and the three of them listened to Qin Guan explain the Xuanguang Mirror in his hand, and couldn't help but hesitate a little, and asked, "Qin Daoyou, although this Xuanguang Mirror looks very good, isn't it the same as an ordinary jade slip?"

Qin Guan said: "Yes, the effect is almost the same, but the jade slip can carry too few things, not as much as what my Xuanguang mirror can present." Moreover, reading the jade slip also requires the consumption of spiritual sense, and the spiritual sense of the three predecessors is sufficient, so naturally there is no need to worry, but the disciples of the lower disciples are still only cultivating in the qi cultivation period, and reading a jade slip of 350,000 words will consume all the spiritual sense, and the efficiency is too low. And my Xuanguang Mirror, as long as a low-grade spirit stone is placed, it can be used for half a year, and it doesn't need to consume spiritual knowledge, which is much more convenient than jade. ”

Liao Xingchen and the three of them nodded, and they also felt that the idea of this Xuanguang Mirror was very ingenious, and they all praised Qin Guan's flexible mind and eclecticism, where would ordinary people think of so much. Qin Guan smiled slightly, and said humbly: "I don't deserve the praise of the three seniors, it's really because there are no elders to accompany him, and I have to think about the disciples under my sect, so I have to do such a gadget, it's really embarrassing." ”

The three of them praised Qin Guan for a while, and asked about Qin Guan's mentorship, but Qin Guan didn't hide anything, just said that there were three elders who loved him and passed on a lot of knowledge to him, but he didn't say anything more about the details. Seeing that Qin Guan couldn't ask anything here, Liao Xingchen and the others sent Qin Guan out of the steward's mansion, and Qin Guan didn't forget to tell the three of them before leaving, and he would give the three of them three special Xuanguang mirrors in a few days, which could be regarded as repaying the three of them for taking care of their group.