Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 117: Deputy Left Seat

Senior Appraiser, Li An!

Even Li An himself was momentarily stunned.

But he quickly understood.

Since Qin Xuan said it was the intention of the Wang Mansion... the only possibility should be the Third Princess.

This is the world of the present, where everyone in the Treasure Pavilion fights and competes, but in the end, Li An, who lies from beginning to end, only obtained the fruit that everyone desires because of a word from the superior.

Strength? Not important!

In this era, the most important thing is relationships.

Of course, this kind of relationship... makes Li An feel somewhat creepy.

The Demon Cult is raising pigs. Through these methods, Li An can obtain more cultivation resources and reach the Foundation Establishment stage faster.

Before slaughtering the year pig, it needs to be fattened.

Moreover, the opponent's layout is also far-reaching, and everything is covered with a very reasonable appearance—Li An helped the Third Princess, so she rewarded Li An.

If Li An hadn't discovered the truth, he would only be complacent now, thinking that he had climbed up to a high branch and would soar to great heights from now on.

However, since he had already made up his mind to stay, Li An was not afraid.

The more the enemy gives, the better.

He thought this way, but a trace of fear appeared on his face. He stood up and said, "Thank you, Wang Mansion, thank you, Pavilion Master!"

Qin Xuan's beauty was extraordinary, radiant, and so beautiful that it was hard to look away. But in her eyes, there was also some complexity at this moment. She never expected that Left Wen, a treasure appraiser with no presence, could reach this point...

"Congratulations, Chief Xu, Deputy Left Seat. From today onwards, I hope you will be loyal to your duties and prioritize everything for the Treasure Pavilion. Don't disappoint the Prince and my expectations."

...

Everything has been settled. For a while, many appraisers in the Treasure Pavilion took the initiative to greet and show goodwill towards Li An.

One or two of them even directly gave him some valuable resources.

Li An is now completely different, especially since he has a background in the Wang Mansion!

This means that his position in the pavilion is higher than that of Mo Rong and Zhou Ying, the two deputy seats.

Second only to Chief Xu.

If Li An lives longer, he may even have a chance to challenge for the position of Chief in the future. So, how can he not make friends?

Zheng Xiaoxiao looked at Li An's back from a distance, and for a while, she felt extremely bitter in her heart...

Back then, Lu Hua, she, and Li An became candidate appraisers together.

Now, decades have passed, Lu Hua has already been abandoned, fallen into the streets, and his family has declined. His life is extremely difficult and miserable. As for her, she is far behind Li An and will have to look up to him in the future...

How did decades of light and shadow develop into this?

She couldn't understand. Perhaps this is fate...

Completely beyond human control!

...

Back at home, Li An set up a formation to isolate the surrounding perception, and then began to concentrate on refining talismans.

Over the years in the Treasure Pavilion, he has accumulated quite a bit, plus the spiritual stones given by the Wang Mansion, he is not lacking in resources now.

Since he is not lacking, he will use the resources to arm himself to the teeth!

He took out a large batch of second-grade talisman paper and held a second-grade talisman pen.

"Now, I can make second-grade exquisite talismans..."

His goal was the Frost Talisman, the Gang Qi Talisman, and the Sky Control Talisman!

The Frost Talisman can directly freeze the enemy, almost trapping them to death.

The Gang Qi Talisman can instantly erupt with Gang Qi attacks, extremely fierce, and is a precious item among offensive talismans, far superior to the Burst Talisman.

As for the Sky Control Talisman, as the name suggests, it allows cultivators to briefly control the air. Of course, the distance won't be too long, usually only a few hundred meters.

Among them, the Sky Control Talisman is the most difficult to refine.

After all, controlling the air is something that only Foundation Establishment stage cultivators can do. Being able to temporarily fly through talismans is already quite extraordinary.

It is very important for both fighting and escaping to be able to break free from terrain restrictions and gain a brief burst of speed through the Sky Control Talisman.

Li An focused his mind and began refining.

That night, he used thirty sheets of talisman paper to refine three Frost Talismans.

He was very satisfied!

If it were in the past, even with the bonus of his past life's experience, his success rate would not be this high.

But now, firstly, he strengthened his divine sense with his life seed, and secondly, his spiritual root has reached the middle grade of the Yellow Stage, with a sensitivity of 85 points, which is very close to the high grade of the Yellow Stage.

Therefore, refining talismans is twice the result with half the effort.

The next day.

The news of Li An becoming the deputy seat appraiser of the Treasure Pavilion has also spread, and many people came to visit.

After decades, Cai Chao's hair has turned white, and today he is even more surprised and admiring. The scholar who was down and out in his teahouse in the past has now risen to such a height!

Far surpassing Song Mingzhang back then!

It wasn't until dusk that the guests gradually decreased, and Li An was ready to continue refining talismans.

"Master, I have a report," the gatekeeper came forward at this moment and said, "There is a woman outside with a young girl. She insists on seeing you and cannot be driven away. She has been kneeling outside the gate for almost an hour..."

Li An said, "A woman?"

"Yes, she claims to be an old acquaintance of yours named Song Anning."

Upon hearing this, Li An couldn't help but be taken aback.

Song Anning...

It had been fifteen years since he left the Song family.

How could Song Anning come here after all these years, and why was she still kneeling outside the gate?

In fact, Li An had heard some news about her. Back then, she fell in love with a young genius and planned to become his Dao companion, so she took away all of Song Mingzhang's inheritance from Li An.

She did indeed marry the genius she had fallen for, so how did she end up like this?

Li An pondered for a moment, not wanting to pay any attention to her.

However, reputation still needed to be considered.

After all, Song Mingzhang had been kind to him, and everyone knew it. If Li An refused to see Song Anning kneeling outside the mansion, it would be inappropriate...

"Let them in."

...

Soon, Song Anning entered the living room with a girl who looked to be seven or eight years old.

Her face was weathered, and her plain dress seemed ordinary. The beauty of the past had been worn down by life, and there seemed to be a layer of profound sadness on her face.

The little girl by her side was timid, tightly holding onto her sleeve.

"Long time no see, Miss Anning... Please have a seat," Li An spoke.

However, Song Anning knelt directly on the ground, tears filling her eyes.

"Why has it come to this—"

Li An quickly stepped forward and helped her up.

"Master Li, I apologize to you. I was blind back then and chose a heartless person. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

She burst into tears!

Through patient questioning from Li An, he finally learned the whole story.

After marrying the young genius, she had enjoyed a period of happiness. However, as the genius grew stronger and began planning for Foundation Building in recent years, she could no longer provide any help. After her family fortune was exhausted, the genius kicked her out.

It was harsh reality.

She had some looks back then, but for cultivators, this... meant nothing at all.

She had been wandering in the city with her daughter for half a year, living a difficult life.

After all, Song Mingzhang had spoiled her too much back then, and she had hardly learned any skills.

Recently, she didn't even have a place to stay and was on the verge of becoming a prostitute.

So, she completely abandoned her pride and came to find Li An, hoping he could help her.

"I know it's all my fault. Master Li, I don't expect you to forgive me, but I really have no other choice. I don't want Qingqing to suffer with me..."

Her tearful eyes were filled with a mother's despair and sincerity.

After contemplating for a long time, Li An said, "Madam Cao, can you let Qingqing have a meal first?"

He had heard the little girl's stomach growling several times.

Song Anning nodded hurriedly.

The gatekeeper stepped forward and took Qingqing to eat.

"I can't help you," Li An said calmly, "Here are three hundred spiritual stones. I suggest you leave Tianyang City and go somewhere else—"

Song Anning was stunned for a long time before sadly saying, "Alright, alright... Anning is being unreasonable."

She turned around and prepared to leave.

"Qingqing can stay here. If you agree, starting tomorrow, she will change her surname to Song," Li An added.

Song Anning suddenly turned around and stared at Li An. In her eyes, countless emotions seemed to surge—shame, hesitation...

After much thought, she agreed.

That night, after giving Qingqing many instructions, she left alone.

Qingqing stayed in the mansion. Li An gave her the name Song Qingqing and had her pay respects to Song Mingzhang's position before sending her to the cultivation academy in Tianyang City, giving her a chance, a choice in life.

This was the last thing he did for Song Mingzhang—to leave a legacy and let someone in this world remember him.

Consider it repaying a debt.

As for Song Anning, a person who belittled and debased herself, she was not worth wasting any more emotions on.

It would be better if she stayed far away.

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(End of this chapter)