Establish A Long-Lived Family From The Son-In-Law

Chapter 72: Meeting Miss Er Again, Cheng Ge Takes You to Read and Taste Tea!

After Lu Changsheng came down from the second floor, he arrived on the first floor and began inspecting the items being sold in the shop.

He wanted to see if there was anything he wanted.

On this trip, he also wanted to buy a high-quality magic tool pen, as well as some top-grade talisman paper and top-grade spiritual ink.

When he was in the Qi Refining Third Layer, Lu Changsheng had attempted to draw high-grade talismans.

However, due to his cultivation level and the quality of his talisman-making tools, the success rate was very low.

He only managed to draw about ten talismans to prepare for unexpected situations.

After recently breaking through to the Qi Refining Fourth Layer, he tried again to draw high-grade talismans, but it was still difficult.

He could only draw a few relatively simple high-grade talismans.

And the success rate was only about forty to fifty percent.

For other talisman masters, this success rate was already quite good.

But in Lu Changsheng's opinion, it was still lacking.

So he thought about buying a better magic tool pen, and then buying some top-grade talisman paper and spiritual ink.

This way, not only could he improve the success rate of drawing talismans, but he would also have confidence in drawing some more difficult high-grade talismans.

Whether or not the talismans would sell was another matter.

At least having more high-grade talismans on him would give him a sense of security.

Otherwise, what would he do if he encountered unexpected situations while traveling between the Jiulongfang Market and Qingzhu Mountain?

Lu Changsheng looked at the items being sold in the shop.

The talismans being sold were mostly low-grade talismans.

Then there were basic talismans, intermediate-grade talismans, and a few high-grade talismans.

In addition to talismans, the shop not only had magic tool pens, talisman paper, and spiritual ink, but also some related raw materials and books on talismans.

Then, he looked at the prices of the magic tool pens, top-grade talisman paper, and top-grade spiritual ink at the talisman-making tool counter.

The price of a low-grade magic tool pen was seventy spirit stones.

The price of a medium-grade magic tool pen was two hundred spirit stones.

The price of a high-grade magic tool pen was six hundred spirit stones.

Top-grade talisman paper came in different qualities, divided into fine and good.

Fine quality cost fifty spirit stones for a stack of ten sheets.

Good quality cost thirty spirit stones for a stack of ten sheets.

Top-grade spiritual ink also came in different qualities, divided into fine and good.

Fine quality cost fifty spirit stones for a box.

Good quality cost thirty spirit stones for a box.

"Really expensive."

Lu Changsheng looked at the prices above and couldn't help but click his tongue.

He had thought before that he was quite rich.

But looking at the prices, he suddenly realized that he was very poor, especially poor.

After buying a medium-grade magic tool pen, he wouldn't have much spirit stones left on him.

"For me right now, a medium-grade magic tool pen is enough."

"And unlike ordinary pens, magic tool pens are very durable and can be used thousands of times, so there's no need to worry too much about damage."

Lu Changsheng rubbed his chin and decided to buy a medium-grade magic tool pen.

After all, once he bought it, he could use it for a long time.

As for the prices of talisman paper and spiritual ink, he thought they were okay, not too expensive.

After all, a high-grade talisman could be sold for thirty to fifty spirit stones.

And top-grade talismans could be sold for over two hundred spirit stones!

But being able to sell at such prices was also because of the threshold and difficulty.

For example, Fourth Elder, as a first-tier talisman master, only sold three top-grade talismans each month because the failure rate was too high.

After deducting the cost of time and materials, the profit was also limited.

Not everyone was like Lu Changsheng, who had a knack for talisman-making like eating and drinking.

"No need to rush. Right now, I mainly use spirit stones to buy materials for the Hundred Refining Body Technique. I'll go to the southwest street tomorrow to see if there are suitable materials for the technique and if I can sell some talismans for money."

Lu Changsheng thought to himself.

Then he asked the shopkeeper Zhang Shan about the cost price of these magic tool pens, top-grade talisman paper, and spiritual ink.

Zhang Shan didn't hide anything and answered truthfully.

The cost price of a low-grade magic tool pen was forty-three spirit stones.

The cost price of a medium-grade magic tool pen was one hundred and thirty-nine spirit stones, and the cost price of a high-grade magic tool pen was five hundred spirit stones.

Because the Lu family didn't have a refiner, these items were purchased from elsewhere to sell.

As for talisman paper and spiritual ink, the fine quality was made by the Lu family, while the good quality was either made by themselves or provided with materials by others. Zhang Shan was not clear about the cost.

After listening, Lu Changsheng nodded and decided that when he wanted to buy a magic tool pen, he could directly get one at the cost price from the shop.

Then he asked about the shop's daily revenue, sales, which talismans sold well, and the prices and quantities of talismans purchased from other places.

Because Lu Changsheng had an idea in mind.

If he were to take full responsibility for managing the shop in the future, could he sell all the talismans he had on him through this shop?

Zhang Shan truthfully answered all these questions, giving Lu Changsheng a certain understanding of this talisman shop.

Knowing the business of this spiritual talisman shop in Jiulongfang Market, it can be considered a good business, with a monthly revenue of several thousand spiritual stones.

"It seems that the business of the Lu family's spiritual talisman shop is even better than I imagined," Lu Changsheng couldn't help but think to himself after hearing this information.

After chatting with Zhang Shan for a while, Lu Changsheng didn't ask any further questions.

Returning to the rest area on the third floor, Lu Changsheng saw Lu Miaoge still inside the talisman room, so he began to meditate and cultivate.

As it was nearing dusk, Lu Miaoge came out of the talisman room.

She told Lu Changsheng that he could go back at this time.

Although there was no curfew in Jiulongfang Market, it would become much quieter at night.

After all, cultivators also needed to cultivate and rest.

And Li Shi Wangwu also lived in the shop and could help watch over it.

Then, Lu Miaoge took Lu Changsheng to the Lu family's mansion in the eastern district.

It was quite a distance to walk from here to the Lu family's mansion in the eastern district.

The two of them walked relatively fast and had walked for about half an hour.

The Lu family's mansion covered an area of about two thousand square meters.

Compared to the residence in Qingzhu Valley, it was naturally much smaller.

But in the crowded Jiulongfang Market, this courtyard was already considered large.

Lu Changsheng curiously asked Lu Miaoge how many spiritual stones such a mansion would cost.

Lu Miaoge was also not sure about the specific price.

She only said that for a mansion like this, the lease would start from three to five years.

As for the price, it could range from dozens to hundreds of spiritual stones per year.

Hearing this, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but be amazed.

To rent for a year would require dozens or even hundreds of spiritual stones, so buying one would cost several thousand spiritual stones?

Indeed, no matter where you are, buying a house is not easy.

Arriving at the mansion, Lu Miaoge asked the steward in the courtyard if the second elder of the Lu family was at home.

Now that Lu Changsheng had been brought here, he naturally had to meet this second elder of the Lu family.

The steward said that the second elder was resting in the backyard and brought the two of them to meet the second elder.

Before long, Lu Changsheng saw this second elder of the Lu family.

Although he had white hair, his complexion was very ruddy, shining like a baby's.

His tall figure was dressed in a blue robe, and he held a jade bamboo staff in his hand, giving off an imposing aura.

This second elder was in charge of the Lu family's business and had been away for a long time. This was the first time Lu Changsheng had seen him.

"Second Elder!"

"Grandfather!"

Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaoge both bowed to the second elder.

The second elder nodded and looked at Lu Changsheng, revealing a smile. "You must be Changsheng. At such a young age, you are already a middle-grade talisman master, very impressive."

"In the future, if you have any matters in Jiulongfang Market, you can come directly to me."

The second elder patted Lu Changsheng's shoulder with his broad palm and said so.

"Yes, Second Elder," Lu Changsheng replied respectfully.

Then the second elder asked the steward to arrange a room for Lu Changsheng.

At the same time, he mentioned that there would be a banquet in the evening to welcome him and let him get to know the other young members of the Lu family and interact with them more often.

Naturally, Lu Changsheng agreed respectfully to this.

Knowing that he had now integrated into the Lu family, these social interactions and worldly affairs were unavoidable.

Soon, the steward arranged a small courtyard for him.

The courtyard was not large, only a little over a hundred square meters, smaller than the one in Qingzhu Mountain Villa.

It had soundproofing and a simple array to gather spiritual energy. The spiritual energy here was not as good as in Qingzhu Valley, but it was much better than in Qingzhu Mountain Villa.

At night, a servant came to inform Lu Changsheng to attend the banquet.

Lu Changsheng nodded and went to the hall.

"Hmm?"

As soon as Lu Changsheng arrived in the hall, he saw not only the second elder and Lu Miaoge, but also two managers of the Lu family who were of the same generation as Lu Yuanding, as well as five young members of the Lu family.

However, his gaze quickly fell on a stunning woman standing next to Lu Miaoge.

The woman was wearing a white crane embroidered long dress, and the tight-fitting dress perfectly outlined her curvaceous figure, revealing her graceful body even through the dress.

As the hem of her dress was cut open, one could see her straight and slender legs, wearing a pair of white silk stockings as thin as cicada wings, adding a touch of noble and holy temptation to her already fair and smooth legs.

Her small and delicate jade feet were stepping on a pair of light silver high heels with flowing cloud patterns, accentuating her tall and graceful figure.

This woman was none other than the second miss who had once been set up on a blind date with Lu Changsheng, Lu Miaohuan.

Lu Changsheng didn't expect that this second miss would also be in Jiulongfang Market.

And this second miss had changed from black stockings to white stockings.

It had to be said that the second miss had a really good figure.

Especially her legs, perfectly proportioned, not too fat or too thin, straight and round.

Whether in black stockings or white stockings, she exuded a stunning and alluring feeling.

"Hmph!"

Lu Miaohuan also saw Lu Changsheng. When she noticed his gaze falling on her, she snorted coldly and turned her head to look elsewhere.

Lu Changsheng just smiled and pretended not to see.

It's no surprise that Miss Er still holds a grudge.

This is normal.

It has only been half a year since the blind date between the two of them. After rejecting Miss Er, he turned around and married Lu Miaoyun. With Miss Er's proud and arrogant personality, how could she forget and not hold a grudge?

If it weren't for the second elder hosting a banquet to welcome him, Miss Er probably wouldn't even bother to see him, let alone have a good expression on her face.

But when Lu Miaoge and Lu Miaohuan, the two sisters who looked alike in appearance and figure, stood side by side, Lu Changsheng couldn't help but think, what if Miss Er dressed like this too? What would it be like?

Or perhaps, the two sisters, one fair and one dark.

Lu Changsheng didn't dare to think too much and immediately suppressed his thoughts.

This thing is too exciting, I can't think too much about it.

If the family head, Lu Yuanding, knew about his thoughts towards his two daughters, he would probably chop him with a sword.

"Second Elder."

He bowed to the second elder.

"Changsheng, let me introduce you."

The second elder naturally noticed Lu Miaohuan's behavior, but didn't say anything.

He knew about the little grudge between Lu Changsheng and Lu Miaohuan.

It was because of this incident that Lu Yuanding saw his daughter being restless at home and sent her to Jiulongfang Market to find something to do and relax.

Immediately, with the introduction of the second elder, Lu Changsheng got to know the two managers of the Lu family and four other young members of the Lu family.

These few people were able to work in Jiulongfang Market, and their status in the Lu family was not low. They belonged to the future high-ranking members.

Except for Lu Miaohuan, who didn't give Lu Changsheng a good face because of the grudge, the others were very enthusiastic.

After all, there is no love or hate without reason.

Lu Changsheng is easy-going and never offends anyone. He is also a middle-grade talisman master, so they naturally want to befriend him.

Especially these few people, they know a little about Lu Changsheng's talent in talisman making. The family has always been trying to fully integrate Lu Changsheng into the Lu family, so they naturally want to befriend him and would not do anything to offend him.

In this way, Lu Changsheng also got to know a few people.

After the meal, as everyone was leaving, a young man named Lu Miaocheng leaned on Lu Changsheng's shoulder and said familiarly, "Changsheng, this is your first time going out. As the host, tomorrow I will take you to a tea house to read and taste tea."

"Read and taste tea?"

Lu Changsheng was taken aback.

"That's right, this tea house is very good. It has many famous teas and various types of books. Especially yesterday, they just received a new batch of tea and books. It won't disappoint you."

Lu Miaocheng said meaningfully.

"Miaocheng, is this reading and tasting tea thing serious?"

Lu Changsheng vaguely sensed that something was not right and asked in a strange tone.

Lu Miaocheng glanced at the person next to him and whispered, "Don't worry, can I take you to a proper place? Do you know about the Ten Great Treasures? I can show you tomorrow."

Lu Changsheng remained silent.

Sure enough, his guess was wrong. This wasn't about reading books or tasting tea.

After all, I am your brother-in-law. How can a brother-in-law take his brother-in-law to see the Ten Great Treasures?

And you're telling me this as soon as I arrive in Jiulongfang Market. Is it not appropriate?

Or is this how you see me in your heart?

Lu Changsheng couldn't help but think to himself, then said, "Cheng Ge, I'm not that kind of person. I won't go to such places."

"It's said that beautiful women are like tea, they need to be savored slowly, and beautiful women are like books, they need to be read carefully. Reading books and tasting tea is about observing the various aspects of the world and experiencing the flavors of life. It's the best way to broaden one's horizons and gain life experience."

"Don't worry, I won't tell Miao Yun about this."

Lu Miaocheng said so.

Lu Changsheng: "..."

Damn it, going to a brothel and being described as so pure and refined.

Lu Changsheng didn't expect that the Lu family would have such talent.

But he actually thought that what the other person said made sense. It was a way to broaden one's horizons and gain experience.

When one is away from home, they should see more of the world, right?

"Next time then."

Lu Changsheng pondered for a moment and said.

Although he wanted to gain experience and broaden his horizons, he felt a bit guilty doing this as soon as he arrived in Jiulongfang Market.

And the main thing was important. He planned to go to the street where the wandering cultivators set up stalls tomorrow to take a look.

"Alright, if you want to go someday, you can find me, I'm familiar with this area of Jiulongfang Market."

Seeing Lu Changsheng like this, Lu Miaocheng patted his shoulder and said, feeling a bit bored.

He had heard of Lu Changsheng's reputation and thought he could find a like-minded person, but he didn't expect the latter to refuse.

"Okay, thanks Cheng Ge."

Lu Changsheng nodded and returned to his room, meditated and practiced for two hours before lying down to sleep.

But lying in bed, he couldn't fall asleep no matter what, feeling like something was missing.

"Ah, suddenly being alone, I'm not used to it."

Lu Changsheng sighed softly.

He was used to sleeping with his wives and concubines every night, so suddenly sleeping alone made him feel uncomfortable and insecure.

Immediately, he got up, took out the talisman-making tools from his storage bag, and began to draw talismans.

After drawing three middle-grade talismans, I felt a bit exhausted. I took a sip of the White Jade Hundred Flowers Wine and then lay down on the bed, gradually falling asleep.

The next day, Lu Changsheng woke up and had a simple meal in the morning. Then he went to find Lu Miaoge and they went to the Lingfu Shop together.

During the process, he saw Lu Miaohuan again.

But the latter didn't have a good expression towards her at all.

Originally, she was chatting with her sister Lu Miaoge, but as soon as she saw him, she immediately made a cold hum and looked disgusted.

"That's just how Huanhuan is. She doesn't mean any harm, so don't mind her."

Lu Miaoge had a hint of apology on her face as she spoke.

Last night, Lu Miaohuan came to her and asked why Lu Changsheng came to Jiulongfang Market.

She didn't hide anything and told her sister Lu Miaohuan about the matter of the four elders wanting to hand over the shop to Lu Changsheng to manage.

After hearing this, although Lu Miaohuan's words were full of cold remarks towards Lu Changsheng, she thought he would be able to manage the shop and so on.

But she knew her sister's character well.

The more she acted like this, the more it showed that her sister cared about Lu Changsheng.

If Lu Miaohuan didn't care about Lu Changsheng, she wouldn't behave like this at all.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh softly.

If Lu Changsheng was just an ordinary cultivator, her sister might gradually forget about this matter and not care about it.

But the problem was that Lu Changsheng was not an ordinary cultivator.

Not only was he handsome, but he also had extraordinary talent in talisman dao, surpassing others.

As time went on, he would become a first-grade high-grade talisman master, a first-grade talisman master, and even a second-grade talisman master.

Now, Lu Changsheng had come to Jiulongfang Market again and met her sister.

In this situation, it would make her sister keep thinking about this matter, remember Lu Changsheng, and gradually form a subtle and dangerous emotion.

But in the face of this situation, she didn't know how to persuade her sister.

Because Lu Miaohuan didn't like to listen to her preaching, and she might even have a rebellious mentality.

"It's okay, Second Miss has a straightforward personality. How could I mind?"

"Besides, this matter is indeed my fault."

Lu Changsheng shook his head slightly.

He didn't really care about Lu Miaohuan's attitude.

After all, when they were set up for a blind date, he did say a lot of good things to please her.

But in the end, she agreed, and he rejected her. It was natural for her to be a little unhappy.

Moreover, Lu Miaohuan had a proud and arrogant temperament.

And Lu Changsheng felt that he also had a tendency to be attracted to beautiful women.

For women who are good-looking, they will be relatively more tolerant.

As they walked and chatted, when they reached the entrance of the Lingfu Shop, Lu Changsheng expressed to Lu Miaoge that if there was nothing important today, he would go out for a stroll.

Upon hearing this, Lu Miaoge fell silent for a moment and said, "You should spend less time with Miaocheng in your daily life and avoid going to improper places with him."

Upon hearing this, Lu Changsheng was first stunned and a little confused, but then he couldn't help but curse in his heart.

"Damn, what a bad reputation this Cheng-ge has!"

Yesterday, Lu Miaocheng patted him on the shoulder and said a few words to him.

As a result, when he said he wanted to go out for a stroll today, Lu Miaoge thought he wanted to go with Lu Miaocheng to read books and drink tea.

This momentarily left Lu Changsheng at a loss for words.

He even had the illusion that he was going to the brothel and would be caught by his wife.

"Miaoge-jie, Cheng-ge asked me to read books and drink tea yesterday, and I directly refused."

"I just wanted to casually stroll around and go to the Southwest Street to see the market of scattered cultivators."

Lu Changsheng immediately spoke up, directly distancing himself from Lu Miaocheng.

He really didn't expect that the latter's reputation could be so bad.

"Okay, I'll be in the shop, you can go."

"If you don't want to go alone, let Li Shi or Wang Wu take you around. They are very familiar with the market inside the district."

Lu Miaoge didn't say much, just nodded slightly and said so.

"No need, I'll just walk around casually."

Lu Changsheng waved his hand, indicating that it was unnecessary.

He still remembered the way Li Shi and Wang Wu looked at him yesterday.

So he didn't want to have too much contact, otherwise the employees would lose their focus on work.

"Alright, remember to come back before it gets dark. Do you have a messaging talisman on you? If you get lost, you can send me a message."

"There are also many guides in the district who specialize in introducing the situation of the district and guiding people to shops. If you want to buy something, you can find a guide."

Lu Miaoge's voice was gentle, like an elder, instructing Lu Changsheng.

Lu Changsheng felt that the Lu Miaoge in front of him suddenly seemed a bit like the Fourth Elder.

Treating him like an inexperienced child.

After all, he was the father of thirty children.

But he also knew that Lu Miaoge treated him like a younger brother or something.

"Okay, Miaoge-jie, don't worry."

Lu Changsheng smiled and waved his hand.

He felt that if Lu Miaoge really treated him like a younger brother, it would be more difficult to change this relationship.

(End of this chapter)