Dao Companions Help Me Live Forever

Chapter 106: Shangyang Mansion News

Li Ge and his wife quickly adapted to life in Zhaojiafang Market.

The bottom-level scattered cultivators were like wild grass, with excellent adaptability. No matter where they were, they could thrive.

Moreover, Li Ge and his wife were among the best, with the care of Yu Xian.

Yu Xian gradually got used to the current life as well.

Every day, he cultivated, comprehended demonic techniques, improved his professional skills, fished by the pond, brewed wine under the tree, drank tea in the market, and trained his concubines...

Life was leisurely and carefree.

In the blink of an eye, it was already two years later.

Zhaojia Gou, the ancestral mansion of the Zhao family.

Yu Xian half-lay under a peach tree, holding a gourd of wine in his hand, swaying back and forth, taking occasional sips.

In the open space in front of him.

Two graceful and charming girls were dancing gracefully. Under their white skirts, their slender and beautiful legs were revealed. With the fluttering ribbons, their figures were entwined.

The two of them moved in unison, with similar appearances and figures. It seemed that even their sizes were almost the same.

They were like each other's shadows, even their slightest expressions were very similar.

Beside the two girls, there was also a band, with gold, shells, silk, bamboo, gourds, leather, teeth, and horns, all eight musical instruments.

Moreover, all the performers were beautiful women in their twenties and thirties, with excellent appearances and figures, pleasing to the eye.

"These people like to play these little tricks, thinking that they can corrupt me and buy me off?

Hmph, let me tell you, you succeeded."

Yu Xian took a sip of the newly brewed peach blossom wine, feeling sweet in his mouth and content in his heart.

There was no way around it, he was such a vulgar person.

"I don't know how long they have been trained, living such a decadent life, it's really enjoyable."

Previously, Yu Xian had also enjoyed the life of a noble family, such as the Prince of Fu, who had a lot to say.

But when he enjoyed it, the princess was already in charge. How could she let him do these things?

He himself was not interested in this aspect, at most he would go to the brothel to listen to music. He never thought about running his own troupe, let alone a troupe of beautiful women.

So he missed out on it in a daze.

But the Zhao family was different. Fearing Yu Xian's power, even if he didn't make any demands, they would try their best to please him in various ways.

Especially when they discovered Yu Xian's strong interest in women.

For the Zhao family, it was not difficult to find some beautiful women, but the subsequent training and cultivation required some cost.

But compared to keeping the guest lord locked up in the back courtyard, not letting him go out and cause trouble, and not playing any tricks to scare him off easily...

The cost was completely worth it.

This dance troupe and band were sent by the female steward of the Zhao family not long ago.

To be honest, occasionally letting them perform and cultivate their body and mind made people feel much younger.

Yu Xian leaned his head back comfortably, and a beautiful maid with a beautiful appearance and graceful figure gently bent down behind him, her head sinking into tenderness as she gently massaged his shoulders.

Just at this moment.

A tall and capable-looking maid walked over and handed him a jade slip with both hands.

"Guest Lord, this is the Shangyang Mansion News that was newly delivered this month."

Shangyang Mansion News was one of the industries of the Wan family, one of the eight major cultivation families in Shangyang City.

The Wan family was a family skilled in raising spirit beasts.

They not only monopolized most of the spirit beast business in Shangyang City, but also cultivated many spirit birds with fast flying speeds, specifically used to deliver messages in various places.

Shangyang Mansion News specifically recorded all the big and small events happening in Shangyang City and its surrounding areas. It was compiled once a month and recorded in a book for people to read.

Yu Xian also wanted to inquire about the news in Shangyang City, only to find out that clever people had already started selling newspapers.

However, this kind of newspaper was relatively high-end and did not make money from the poor.

After all, news was not a cultivation technique secret manual. It had a time limit and lacked confidentiality. The cost of reproduction was very low. Once one person knew, almost everyone knew.

Taking the route of small profits but quick turnover would only lead to explosive losses.

Therefore, the customer circle of Shangyang Mansion News was very small, basically consisting of the Foundation Building families in one area.

After all, ordinary cultivators would never pay the high price of fifty spirit stones per month to obtain a small newspaper.

The reason why the Zhao family bought this thing before was simple: to extract the news from it and throw it into the market to attract customers.

After all, gossip is also an important productive force.

The source of information for the lower-level cultivators is closed off, so if they want to know what is happening outside, they can only come to the market to listen to the news.

After Yu Xian learned about it, he asked the Zhao family to transcribe and send him a copy every month.

So even though he was five or six hundred miles away from Shangyang City, he still had some knowledge of what had recently happened in Shangyang City.

"Read it."

Yu Xian closed his eyes, enjoying the gentle touch on the back of his head, too lazy to read the newspaper himself.

The tall maid was not surprised.

She placed the jade slip on her forehead and quickly read out the contents of the newspaper with a clear and beautiful voice, like a jade stone.

"...Dan Yang Zhenren rarely appeared, and under the mediation of Zhenren, the Jiang and Lin families announced a ceasefire, and Shangyang City returned to calm."

"...After the ceasefire agreement, the Lin and Zhang families announced a marriage alliance, with the eldest son of the Lin family marrying the great-granddaughter of the Zhang family's patriarch. The wedding was grand and attracted the attention of the whole city."

"...The Jiang family, not to be outdone, married into the Wu family the next day, and the Jiang and Wu families became in-laws."

"...Independent cultivator Luo Ming successfully built the Foundation Building. He is the fifth cultivator to successfully build the Foundation Building after the auction ended. After building the Foundation Building, Luo Ming announced his high-profile joining of the Lingfu Chen family and married the eldest daughter of the Chen family."

"...The price of spirit rice continues to rise, and there is a noticeable increase in the number of spirit farmers among independent cultivators. There may be a shortage of spirit rice in the future."

"...The prices of basic materials such as ore, talisman paper, medicinal herbs, and animal skins have slightly increased."

"...In the slum area, many cultivators have left recently, fearing an imminent large-scale war."

"..."

One piece of news after another was read out by the maid.

It wasn't until half an hour later that the maid's voice became hoarse, and she finally finished reading the last piece of news.

Yu Xian opened his eyes and waved his hand at the women.

"You can all leave."

"Yes."

The women saluted and left, leaving only a fragrant breeze in the room.

Only the twin sisters who had just danced looked a little disappointed.

They had always heard that Lord Keqing was fond of women, but they had been here for more than two months and Lord Keqing hadn't even touched them.

Clearly, they were not lacking in any aspect.

For a while, the two women fell into self-doubt.

Meanwhile, Yu Xian was thinking about the content of the newspaper just now.

"When the storm comes, what can I do?"

The major aristocratic families in Shangyang City were actively forming alliances and uniting, obviously more sensitive to a certain atmosphere than him, an outsider.

And even the reclusive Dan Yang Zhenren had to show up to stop the impending war between the Jiang and Lin families. There must be a reason behind it.

After thinking for a while, Yu Xian realized that he seemed to have nothing to do and didn't really want to do anything.

"When the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up. If I can't hold it, I'll just run away. It's not like it's the first time."

"But before that, it wouldn't hurt to strengthen my own strength."

He raised his palm, and countless formations appeared on the ground. In an instant, a large formation enveloped the entire courtyard.

If someone were to look from the outside, all they would see is a cloud of mist surrounding a big cotton ball.

This was a second-grade lower-tier Cloud Mist Formation, an improved version of the Cloud Mist Formation. It didn't have much killing power, but it was a top-notch illusion formation that could trap cultivators in the mid-stage of Foundation Building.

In the two years, he hadn't wasted his time on women's bellies.

As the formation appeared, a blood pool appeared in the center of the formation, emitting bubbles with a blood-red color. However, if one were to sense it carefully, they would find that there was no trace of bloodiness in the blood pool. Instead, it was filled with abundant spiritual energy.

This blood pool was formed by Yu Xian's Foundation Building mana and existed in a state between reality and illusion.

In the center of the blood pool sat a pure white jade skeleton with sporadic purple spots, facing the sky, undergoing the baptism of the blood pool.

Although the scene was extremely evil, it inexplicably exuded a sense of tranquility.

(End of this chapter)