Two months later, Tao Zi ended her short retreat and returned to the attic from the space.

She tidied up her clothes, picked up the purple magnolia fan left for her by her master, and walked towards the central front hall without hurrying. After saying goodbye to Sheng and Daojun, he went directly to the deacon hall of Tianyu Peak.

There are 19 peaks in the whole Tianyu Peak, except for the main peak, the others are all secondary peaks, and there are two floating islands in the secondary peaks.

With such a vast area, there are naturally many disciples. In the entire Tianyu Peak, there are nearly 1,000 miscellaneous disciples alone, and there are as many as 2,000 inner and outer disciples combined. And the deacon hall** has six deacons, more than 20 inner and outer disciples and more than 100 miscellaneous disciples, who jointly support the operation of Tianyu Peak.

Looking at the busy and moderate deacon hall under the glittering eaves, Tao Zi was inevitably a little apprehensive in his heart, but thinking of his master's earnest instructions, he only made a humble and calm look on his face. But these deacons, perhaps for the sake of her own disciples, did not have any embarrassment, but were extremely thoughtful.

Even so, it took half a month for Tao Zi to have a face-to-face understanding of the miscellaneous matters up and down, inside and out. Although Tianyu Peak is not as good as the well-known peaks such as Dan Peak and Qi Peak, it also has advantages that these peaks cannot match, such as an ore called Yunyu Stone produced in the three sub-peaks of Tianyu Peak, which is an indispensable material for refining high-level magic weapons and even spiritual treasures.

The output of the cloud stone in the entire Chenhua realm is not much, but it is also very precious because of this. Tianyu Peak will control the mining of this ore every year, and after handing over half of it to the sect, the rest will be distributed by Tianyu Peak himself. You can imagine the degree of competition.

In addition to the total output, the exchanges between Tianyu Peak and the inside and outside the sect are also a headache for Tao Zi, and it takes a lot of effort to remember these inextricable relationships, relatives, distances, and courtesies.

On this day, the sunset dyes the westernmost little female peak of Tianyu Peak in a magnificent red. Tao Zi rubbed his sore shoulders, and as soon as he looked up, he met Qi Chen who was waiting at the door of the deacon's hall.

The two came to Tao Zi's attic together, Tao Zi made a pot of tea in a similar way, poured a cup of tea full of seven points, and then handed it to Qi Chen.

But Qi Chen didn't care if she poured a few points, picked it up and drank it all. He rubbed his hands together and considered how to speak, but Tao Zi's teasing smile swept into the corner of his eyes. He was originally a little embarrassed, but he laughed out loud all of a sudden: "Little junior sister, this is the gadgets that senior brother brought you, they are not valuable, you can see if there is anything you mean." ”

Tao Zi's eyes were shining and he took the storage bag, and said pretendedly: "Well, I want to take a closer look, if I am not satisfied, the senior brother can double it, this is my reward." ”

Qi Chen scolded with a smile: "People are big ghosts, after the matter is completed, you are indispensable!" In fact, he doesn't get along much with this little junior sister, but in several interrogations with his senior sister, he occasionally mentions this little junior sister, but it is better than one time.

Now, I am angry with my master like this, and I have to come to the little red man in front of this master to be accommodating.

Tao Zi suddenly smiled, and said, "Second Senior Brother, you have indeed made Uncle Shi very angry this time...... she frowned, and continued: "You and that ...... That girl, I'm afraid it will take a lot of twists and turns, and I think it is extremely unrealistic to have a double cultivation ceremony full of guests and perfection, and it would be a great compromise for the master to nod. ”

Qi Chen sighed, he didn't know what Tao Zi said, but Shizun was not an ordinary elder to him, and what he wanted was not just a compromise, but a sincere blessing.

On the one hand, he is the most cherished lover, and on the other hand, he is the most respected master, and he really doesn't want to make either party unhappy.

Tao Zi silently drank a cup of tea, and waited for Qi Chen to wake up from his contemplation before continuing: "Senior brother, don't worry, if there is a suitable time, I will definitely help senior brother turn around." It's just that it may take a long time......"

Qi Chen nodded, it is already extremely rare for the little junior sister to have this sentence, and if she is someone else, I am afraid that she will not be able to.

He couldn't help but look at Tao Zi, who had just turned twenty years old, a little differently, and then heard Tao Zi continue: "But senior brother don't have to be discouraged, as monks, whether it is Taoist cultivation or demon cultivation, the upward heart is the same, senior brother and this girl work hard to cultivate, if the cultivation can be improved, if you want to come to the old man's house, he will naturally be a little more forgiving." ”

Qi Chen's heart sank when she said it, and after a second taste, it was indeed the case. I remember that when he went to practice, this little junior sister had just been accepted by her uncle, and she didn't even reach the point of entering the body, and it was only more than ten years, she had not only built the foundation, but she was about to break through the early stage of foundation building, and stepped into the middle stage of foundation building.

Look at yourself again, when the little junior sister started, he was in the middle of foundation building, and now he is still the same, if he accepts such an apprentice, I'm afraid ......

After laughing at himself, he also became serious. After solemnly thanking Tao Zi, he said goodbye and left.

From summer to winter, Tianyu Peak ushered in the first snow of the year.

The red maple is dyed, the yellow leaves are not withered, and the snow falls on the forest with golden dots and red, which is beautiful.

Tao Zi rarely put on a fiery red coat, held up a red oil-paper umbrella, and climbed up the steps to the front of the deacon hall step by step.

But when I entered the temple, I found that there were always only two or three deacons present at the same time, but now they had arrived together, and the atmosphere was quite stagnant.

Seeing her take the umbrella and enter the hall, the eldest Deacon Du saluted her and said, "Senior Sister Tao, come and sit inside." ”

Tao Zi hurriedly returned the salute, then sat on the chair nearest to him, and said, "Senior brothers, you are polite, I don't know what it is today?"

Deacon Nadu spoke: "Yes, it is indeed a little tricky, and I am about to ask my junior sister to judge. ”

Tao Zizheng said: "Senior Brother Du, please speak." ”

Deacon Du's brows were tightly locked, and the other five deacons were also a little worried, Tao Zi heard him: "Yesterday, I saw that it was almost the end of the year, so I took a few miscellaneous disciples to Yunyu Peak to collect Yunyu Stones. But when I arrived, I found that the disciple in charge of mining looked panicked, and I didn't see it right, and I even drank it with fear, only to know that the cloud stone that had been mined this year had been stolen. ”

Tao Zi's face was shocked, this cloud stone is extraordinary, and there are not a few relationships that need to be maintained every year. After five months of doing things, although she did not have the power of Wei Shenyun, she had quite her own momentum.

She said in a deep voice: "Who stole it, but there is a clue? Why didn't you report such a major matter to me yesterday?"

Tao Zi is usually as gentle as the wind to everyone, and rarely shows solemnity, seeing her like this, Deacon Nadu hesitated for a while before continuing: "It's not that the delay is not reported, it was originally ...... Originally, I wanted to take the opportunity to find some clues and report them. ”

Tao Zi sighed, since Deacon Du said this, I don't think there is the slightest clue.