Shen Shi suddenly fell silent, looking at Zhong Qinglu for a long time without speaking, and Zhong Qinglu seemed to be very patient and stood there quietly. After a while, Shen Shi said, "I remember." ”

Zhong Qinglu didn't mean to be tactful or tentative, but said in a low but direct voice: "I want to do this deal with you again." ”

A trace of surprise flashed across Shen Shi's face, and he looked at Zhong Qinglu with a hint of incomprehension in his eyes, and said, "Why? You are now in the Ning Yuan Realm, and the door rules have no restrictions on you, the Zhong family's support for your spirit crystal should be enough, right?"

Zhong Qinglu smiled, shook his head slightly, and stopped talking. Just looking at Shen Shi's expression, she hesitated for a moment, then sighed lightly and said, "Over there in my house, the situation is not very good now." ”

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment, and he was also taken aback in his heart. Many years ago, when he just entered the mountain gate of Lingxiao Sect, he had already heard that among the hundreds of vassal families under Lingxiao Sect, the four most powerful and powerful families were Sun, Xu, Hou, and Zhong, and the Zhong family actually had the longest history of following Lingxiao Sect among the four, and it was also a glorious time in the past, but in recent years, the talents in the clan have withered, and the momentum is not as good as before, plus rising stars such as the Sun family and other families have produced Sun Mingyang and other Yuan Dan realm real people, so they have fallen behind, but they still maintain the position of the four great families.

But now listening to Zhong Qinglu's meaning, it seems that the Zhong family is even a little difficult to maintain the current situation?

Zhong Qinglu didn't let him doubt for too long, seeing that there was no one left and right, he whispered to Shen Shi about his situation, it turned out that the situation of the Zhong family has really gotten worse and worse in the past few years, in addition to the fact that there is no pillar figure in the clan who can stand up now, the ability of several clansmen in power now is also average. Of course, when he said this, Zhong Qinglu's words were still tactful, but Shen Shi could hear something strange, because now the patriarch of the Zhong family, if he remembers correctly, should be Zhong Qinglu's biological father.

These are all internal reasons, but in addition, there is a more important reason, but in the past few years, the Sun family, the head of the four major families, has expanded dramatically, and with the momentum of Mingyang Zhenren, who now has the status of the second person in the Lingxiao Sect, no one in the vassal family dares to conflict with the Sun family, so in the past, many people shared the lucrative business and income, but now most of it has been taken up by the Sun family.

The Xu and Hou families are okay, there are also characters in the Hou clan who can support the façade, and there are also many old connections in the Lingxiao Sect, so the Sun family is quite polite to these two families, and it can be regarded as stopping at the point if they take some advantage, but they are not too polite to the Zhong family. The Zhong family has been weakened for many years, and it is not very obvious that it is maintained on weekdays, but for the people in power of the Gaomen family, they have naturally long been insightful. Therefore, in the past few years, the Zhong family's income has shrunk sharply, either explicitly or secretly, and now this year's income is almost only three percent of the original.

Speaking of which, Shen Shi naturally knew it in his heart, thinking that it was no wonder Zhong Qinglu was so embarrassed, alchemy was already a huge consumption, and both talent and financial support were indispensable, even if it was a sect disciple like Zhong Qinglu who had already shown extraordinary talent in alchemy, if he wanted to go further, the resources needed would be a lot of money, you must know that the deeper the alchemy is, the greater the cost, because with the improvement of the spirit pill level, the spirit material level required by the Dan Fang is also constantly improving. You can't expect to use some first-grade spirit grass to refine third-grade or fourth-grade high-grade spirit pills.

It was at this time that Shen Shi's heart suddenly moved, and he thought of another thing, and after hesitating for a moment, he looked at Zhong Qinglu and said in a low voice: "I remember that you have always been favored by the Dan Hall earlier, and I heard that Elder Yunni, who presided over the Dan Hall, also values you very much, but after so long, he still hasn't taken you into the door, could it be ......."

Zhong Qinglu smiled bitterly, a trace of gloom flashed across her beautiful face for the first time, she sighed lightly, and nodded: "You guessed right, Elder Yun did say something to me, but the few disciples she accepted from the old man, without exception, must at least reach the realm of proficient refining the third-grade spirit pill in alchemy." And in the past three years, I have been stuck at the threshold of the three-grade elixir, and I am confident that I will not lose to others in terms of talent, but ......"

What is this behind Zhong Qinglu did not say any more, but the meaning of the words, Shen Shi naturally understood, the Zhong family's family background is not as good as before, plus a large family of people is there, and money is needed everywhere, and there are not too many people who can be used to support Zhong Qinglu. It's just that in this moment, Shen Shi's heart suddenly moved again, but for no reason, he suddenly thought that Zhong Qingzhu had given him a valuable solid spirit pill a few days ago.

Zhong Qinglu is the daughter of the Zhong family, the situation is still embarrassing, Zhong Qingzhu's background is just a distant side branch, although he is now a small cultivator, but presumably the support he can get from the Zhong family will definitely not be more than Zhong Qinglu, maybe the Zhong family is just a small amount to maintain a face. It's just that under such circumstances, she actually gave herself a solid spirit pill, this friendship is really not light......

A trace of warmth passed through his heart, but he had always been cautious in his thoughts, and he vaguely seemed to notice that something was wrong, but before he could think about it, he saw Zhong Qinglu showing a little worry in front of him, and said softly: "Actually, if it is just a lack of money, and it will accumulate over time, I will not be in a hurry, but Elder Yunni will ...... If I delay too long in entering the alchemy realm, I am afraid that her old man may change her opinion. ”

Shen Shi nodded, no matter whether cultivation or alchemy is another cultivation, the clearest manifestation of a person's talent endowment is the speed of realm progress. Back then, on Qingyu Island, the first batch of disciples who broke through to the high level of the Qi Refining Realm were naturally considered by everyone to be the most talented geniuses, and of course the same was true in alchemy.

Zhong Qinglu was able to refine the second-grade spirit pill as early as when he was refining the Qi Realm on Qingyu Island, which was naturally an outstanding talent, so he was valued by Elder Yunni, but now if she was stuck on the crucial threshold of third-grade alchemy for too long, no one could guarantee that Elder Yunni would change his opinion of her, or even officially accept her as an apprentice.

The difference in circumstances is like a world of difference, and the key point is in the past few years, it is no wonder that Zhong Qinglu is calm and calm, but he is in a hurry. It's just that after Shen Shi figured out these things, his brows were still wrinkled, and he smiled bitterly and said:

"I see what you mean, but...... But now you also know my situation, the current situation is completely different from that on Qingyu Island back then, the amount of spiritual materials needed in the Sanpin Spirit Pill Pill is too large, I want to help you, but I am powerless. ”

Zhong Qinglu shook his head and said in a low voice: "No, you misunderstood, I don't want you to give me the spirit crystal." ”

Shen Shi was stunned, when the two of them made that deal on Qingyu Island, it was clear that they would go to Demon Island to hunt and then sell spiritual materials in exchange for spirit crystals for her, why has it changed now, and he was a little puzzled at the moment, and said, "Then what do you need?"

Zhong Qinglu said: "The main material, I just need you to give me a few main spiritual materials needed in the three-grade spirit pill formula, and I will solve the rest of the auxiliary spirit materials myself, although my family is embarrassed now, but I can still give me some spirit crystals every month, plus my daily savings, I can barely support it, and as long as we can refine the three-grade spirit pill......

Shen Shi nodded slightly, indicating that he understood what Zhong Qinglu meant, the alchemy consumption is huge, and there is also a greater or smaller chance of failure, but if you can master a certain alchemy technique, the reward is also expensive, and at the same time, the more high-level alchemist, the higher the level of alchemy, the greater the return. It's just that before reaching this realm, that kind of huge consumption is not something that ordinary people can support, and the more high-level alchemists have more and more demanding requirements for talent, so high-level alchemists have always been extremely rare.

The value of the three-grade spirit pill, if Zhong Qinglu can skillfully refine it, the return will be extremely rich.

However, the main material of the three-grade spirit pill, whether it is the spirit grass or other such as the demon pill, mineral deposits and even various spiritual materials, must be at least above the third order, and the spiritual materials of this grade are worth a lot of money, needless to say, the key is that it is still rare, and if it is related to the demon beast, I am afraid that it will have to face a strong opponent above the third-order demon beast, which is really not an easy task.

What Shen Shi thought in his heart, when Zhong Qinglu spoke so frankly, he didn't hide it anymore, and said to her directly, and said at the same time: "You know, I just broke through the realm, and my strength is like that, if you are so urgent, why don't you find other profound or rich fellow sects in the sect, they should ......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw a sneer on the corner of Zhong Qinglu's mouth, and then turned his head to look into the distance, Shen Shi followed her gaze, only to see that under the golden and white walls in the Guixin Palace, there were crowds, but there were many eyes swept here intentionally or unintentionally, most of them were looking at Zhong Qinglu's delicate and beautiful face and figure, and there was no lack of fiery gaze.

Shen Shi suddenly fell silent and frowned, and then saw Zhong Qinglu turn his head and look at him, and after being silent for a long time, he stared at him deeply, and there seemed to be a bit of flickering dodge or strange light in the depths of his eyes, but in the end she still said quietly:

"I can't believe anyone else. ”

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A business, or many other things, such as apprenticeship, such as marriage, the most important thing is actually the so-called trust, if you can't trust a person, then how can it continue?

The so-called eternity, the so-called desolation and oldness, in the final analysis, is it actually a belief in him?

Trust you, so together.

Trust you, so it's okay to walk together.

The hustle and bustle was far away, as if it was already on the edge of the sky, and the surroundings had been silent for some time, and only this quiet and beautiful woman was left in his eyes.

This is the first time in Shen Shi's life that he has heard a woman say the word "letter" to himself like this.

He was dazed for a moment, overwhelmed for a moment, but soon, he raised his head, looked at Zhong Qinglu, and then nodded heavily.

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Leaving the Guixin Palace, Shen Shi accompanied Zhong Qinglu for a while, and returned to the outside of the Elixir Palace, Zhong Qinglu asked him to wait for a while, and after entering the hall, he walked out after a while, and there was already an extra piece of paper in his hand.

Shen Shi took the white paper handed over by Zhong Qinglu, took a look, and saw several lines of handwriting written on the paper, the content of which was the names of the six three-grade spirit pills and the main materials of the Danfang required by each.

Zhong Qinglu stood beside him and said softly: "The main materials required for the refining of the third-order spirit pill are already rare and rare, whether it is in the sect or in the shops in Liuyun City, there are not many, and even if there is, the price is amazingly high, and we can't afford it." If you go out on an adventure or do a mission on weekdays, you should pay attention to these spiritual materials by the way, and it is best to have the opportunity to get them back, but you don't have to force them. At this, she paused, as if thinking of something, and after a moment of silence, she added,

"Especially if there are any fierce and invincible high-level demon beasts in the meantime, you don't have to force it, or simply remember the place first, come back and call me, the two of us will go over together, it will always be better than one person. ”

Shen Shi glanced up at her in some surprise, but saw that after Zhong Qinglu finished speaking, for some reason, a faint flush suddenly flashed on her pink cheeks, but as if nothing happened, her eyes turned, but she looked at the vast and boundless sea in the distance.

The sea breeze blew, her hair swayed slightly, her clothes fluttered, and her complexion was beautiful, like a fairy in the wind.