Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading - Chapter 71

Hundred Treasures Tower is located in the southwest corner of Zhongjing City, but it is some distance from Chen Luo’s Earl’s Mansion. No wonder he hasn’t seen it after days of coming and going.

　　The carriage squeaked and squeaked for half an hour, and finally came to the door of Hundred Treasures Tower, Chen Luo lifted the curtain, and was amazed——

　　The floor is paved with red bricks, the green willows carry the wind, oil was painted on the golden tiles and the lacquer pillars. The four statues of alien beasts at the archway at the entrance are half a zhang from top to bottom, and the golden silk flag with “royal gift” written on it flutters in the wind.

　　The flow of people was like woven cloth, and the horses and carriages were like a tidal wave. If it weren’t for everyone wearing ancient costumes, Chen Luo would have thought that he had traveled forward in time to a commercial plaza.

　　Looking at the main body of the building, it is called the Hundred Treasures Tower, but the high wall with ends that cannot be seen, and the high wall is covered with commercial advertisements, this is clearly a commercial complex.

　　”This big of a place, are there no restrictions for it?” Chen Luo asked subconsciously.

　　Wang Li smiled lightly: “Earl is too worried, what restrictions, two parts of this tower is owned by His Majesty.”

　　Oh, it will be fine with that kind of connection.

　　…

　　With Wang Li leading the way, Chen Luo soon met a steward in the private room. The steward, like Wang Li, had a humble smile on his face, his face full of sincerity: “What treasure are you looking for?”

　　Chen Luo straight to the point: “Barbarian Bone Pill!”

　　”Barbarian Bone Pill!” The steward’s face stiffened, and then he smiled apologetically, “Our branch is currently out of stock.”

　　Chen Luo frowned slightly: “I heard you have.”

　　The steward gave a wry smile and said, “Sir, listen to me, Barbarian Bone Pill is not a rare thing, you can get five materials by slaughtering a barbarian tribe. But at this time of year, it is really difficult to arrange for people to go out to slaughter barbarians. “

　　”If this esteemed person really must have it, you can make reservations. A barbarian tribe should have a barbarian king comparable to the great Confucianism, so at least three great scholars must be dispatched to be sure. Because it is dispatched for the nobles, if there are other gains, it has nothing to do with the nobles. As for the price of dispatching three great Confucians, about three great Confucian treasures should be enough to cover the costs.”

　　”Three items?”

　　”If you don’t have a Confucianism treasure, it’s fine, our branch can estimate the cost for you. One million taels of silver can be exchanged for one or two Daoist Crystals, and a ten tael of Daoist Crystal for a Great Confucian literary treasure. What do you think?”

　　Chen Luo’s heart sank. It has appeared, it has appeared. The high-level currency in Xianxia fantasy novels appeared.

　　”I heard that last time that two great Confucian treasures are enough to buy them.”

　　The steward shook his head slightly: “Your honor, it’s not like that. When Emperor Lin was in power, Barbarian Bone Pill could be bought for one million taels of silver; when Emperor Wu was in power, two or three million taels of silver could also get Barbarian Bone Pill. But up to now, the great Confucians take great risks when it comes to going out on expeditions, and maybe they will even stay in the wild, so naturally the price should be given according to the risk.”

　　”The last time was due to other reasons, so our branch sent out a hand to slaughter a barbarian tribe. The barbarian bone pill was an accidental harvest, so it was the one with the highest price. To be honest, if someone hadn’t raised the price with that great Confucian, it is estimated that one great Confucian Wen Bao is more than enough to cover the expenses.”

　　”If you think the price is high, you can wait. When our branch receives other orders, it will also need to be slaughtered. If they can also bring back the materials along the way for your Barbarian Bone Pill, it will be cheaper.”

　　When Chen Luo heard this, he understood the meaning of the steward. It’s like in a previous life, if you wanted to charter a car and used the car for half an hour, people would still charge a whole day’s worth. If you used the car for a day, they also charged for a day. He now wants the materials for the Barbarian Bone Pill, but what he needs to pay is the price of slaughtering part of the barbarians.

　　”Is there no other way?” ”

　　The steward thought for a while, “It’s not that there is no way. The small barbarian bone pills are refined by the Taoist fairy gourd ancestor, and that old man may have stock. You can go and try it. The ancestor lives ten miles east of the city. Hulu Mountain outside, it is easy to find him there.”

　　”Ancestor Immortal Gourd?” Chen Luo wrote down the name. Since there is a chance, he has to try it.

　　Speaking of which, he didn’t know whether it is good to use or not to use his own title of being a Taoist virtuous teacher.

　　…

　　The visit to the ancestor of the fairy gourd needs to be well planned, and it is not always good to visit empty-handed. So Chen Luo, who had left Hundred Treasures Tower, took Ji Zhong back to the earl’s mansion. As soon as he got off the carriage, he saw Nan Yuanxi squatting on the stone steps at the entrance of the Earl’s Mansion, looking around.

　　”Nan Sheng…” Chen Luo greeted Nan Yuanxi who saw Chen Luo, and hurriedly greeted him, holding a stack of manuscripts in his hand, and said as he walked, “Earl, the first editorial is out. I picked it up. I have selected some, would you like to take a look…”

　　”Huh? So fast?” Chen Luo reached out and took the stack of papers and looked at it.

　　”Shouldn’t it be fast? Those guys were very excited when they heard about Earl’s condition. Besides, it’s just a summary of the content of the previous seven days.”

　　”Okay, not bad!” Chen Luo nodded while looking at it, and he had to say that there are really some things about Mr. Wen, especially the one who signed “Sang Luo”. His eyesight is vicious and his writing is well-rounded. He is definitely an old pen.

　　”It’s all good, let’s go, let’s go in and discuss the layout!” Chen Luo took Nan Yuanxi and walked to the earl’s mansion.

　　…

　　Wei Yan’s mansion.

　　Wei Yan looked up at the moon in the sky, feeling refreshed.

　　Even when Song Tuizhisnatched away the manuscript of “Laughing in the Wind”, he didn’t feel wronged at all. 

　　Haha, no regrets at all.

　　Inside the house, Song Tuizhi spread out the paper and dipped his pen in ink.

　　”Respected teacher.”

　　”Today, the heads of the junior apprentices and disciples in Zhongjing gathered in one room, to talk about the new newspaper, and they were all excited. Among them, Kong Tianfang from Zheliu Academy asked our junior about the first part of the newspaper, and our junior wrote “Laughing in the Wind”. For the first time, I now enclose it with the letter.”

　　”When the disciple read this article, he was deeply attracted by the suspense in the article and was surprised by the sudden turn of events. Although this article is only the first part, the world in the article has begun to emerge. It seems to be the world of a warrior, without the power of heaven. It seems like a world of martial artists which has the concept of internal power and can release the energy in the body to achieve the effect of enhancing the power. Could it be that the path of younger brother’s way is like this?”

　　”During “Du Shiniang”, the disciple thought that the way of junior was the way of my Confucian sect’s supplement. But when this “Laughing in the Wind” came out, there was something special. The disciple faintly noticed that even if the way of the junior was only around three thousand miles long, it is enough to stand side by side with Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism in the world. The disciples are shocked.”

　　”In addition, the disciple tried to imitate the martial arts in the book with the colorful energy in his body, but he couldn’t do it, as if there were countless seals around his body, but he couldn’t crack the method. The teacher once said that the human body has great secrets, and I don’t know if the disciple’s actions touched the human body. Great secret, please enlighten your teacher.”

　　”The younger brother is in a hurry, and in just one or two days, he has completed most of the new newspaper. The disciples have not found the right time to recognize each other. Today, I found that our junior needs a Barbarian Bone Pill, and someone guided the younger brother to visit the Old gourd from the Taoist sect. Why does he need to do this as a disciple of the bamboo forest? The disciple intends to go to the barbarian tribe and get three or five pieces for our junior, as a gift of meeting him, does the teacher think it is okay?”

　　”The rest of the trivial matters, no need to worry the teacher.”

　　”The disciple retreats and bows again.”