"What do I have to do to make you believe me?"
Zhen Qingchun was about to break down. What kind of world was this? He actually asked someone to take him as his master. Could it be that this was a punishment from the heavens? Also, where did he look wretched? At most, he just looked a little unique.
"Unless you let me become a Talisman Master first, I won't believe you." Du Shaofu said.
"Hmph, you're a good schemer. If you don't want to be my apprentice, why should I teach you?"
Zhen Qingchun didn't want to do it. He knew that this kid was more shrewd than a thief. If he didn't want to be his apprentice and wanted him to teach him, this kid would definitely not admit it. Therefore, he must not be led by the nose by this kid. He didn't believe that he couldn't even deal with a kid now.
Du Shaofu shrugged, looked at Zhen Qingchun and said, "If you want me to be your apprentice, you have to show some sincerity. What if I'm fooled?"
"You …"
Zhen Qingchun was very aggrieved, really aggrieved.
Taking a deep breath, Zhen Qingchun suppressed his anger and said, "Okay, I'll let you become a Spiritual Talisman Master first, but you have to promise me one condition. My Primordial Spirit is too weak now, so you have to give me some Xuan Qi. Don't worry, it won't do you any harm. You'll recover after a night of breathing and adjusting your breath. Otherwise, I won't have the strength to teach you to become a Spiritual Talisman Master. You can find someone else to teach you.
Du Shaofu hesitated. When it came to Xuan Qi, he really didn't believe in Zhen Qingchun.
But to be honest, Du Shaofu really wanted to become a Talisman Master. He pondered and hesitated for a moment.
"Okay, I promise you."
Du Shaofu compromised. At this time, he could only gamble once. After all, he really wanted to become a Talisman Master.
"Hmph!"
Zhen Qingchun coldly snorted and stared hatefully at Du Shaofu. He felt that he was at a disadvantage today. As the saying goes, the older the ginger, the spicier, but today he didn't have the slightest advantage at all. He felt like he had played with an eagle all his life, but in the end, he was bitten by a bird. Just as Zhen Qingchun said, he really only needed Du Shaofu's Xuan Qi. Under Zhen Qingchun's instructions, Du Shaofu directly poured his profound energy into the small pagoda. Then, the small pagoda flickered with a dazzling light, and an ancient aura spread out.
Du Shaofu was surprised. He remembered that he had tried to inject Xuan Qi into the small tower last time, but at that time, the small tower didn't have the slightest reaction.
When Du Shaofu felt that the Xuan Qi in his body was exhausted, Zhen Qingchun, who had entered the small tower again, spoke to Du Shaofu. He said, "Kid, the Xuan Qi in your body is much purer and more abundant than I thought. It's about time. If you continue to consume it, it will be harmful to your future cultivation. Wait three days for me to recover. After three days, I will teach you to become a Talisman Master. During these three days, you should also prepare some materials. Remember, don't let anyone know of my existence, including your closest family members."
Then, Zhen Qingchun gave Du Shaofu a long list of names of spirit herbs. Many of them were names that Du Shaofu had never heard of before.
Quite a bit of Xuan Qi had been taken away by Zhen Qingchun, and Du Shaofu urgently needed to breathe and recover. After memorizing the list, he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to cultivate the Golden Roc's cultivation method to recover.
The next morning, under the shadow of the morning sun, in the morning fog array, Stone City was awakened.
Outside the Du Family, it was bustling with noise and excitement. Stone City's City Lord, Ye Baolin, brought his beloved daughter to visit the Du Family. He said that he wanted to thank the Du Family's young master, Du Shaofu, for saving his beloved daughter, Ye Zijin, in the Misty Mountains.
When the news spread, it immediately spread throughout Stone City. As a citizen of Stone City, there was absolutely no one who didn't know about the Ye Family.
When it came to the Five Great Families of Stone City, no matter how much competition there was between the other families, no one thought that there was a family that could be stronger than the Ye Family. Even the Du Family, who had been in the limelight recently, was no exception.
The reason was that the Ye Family had been in control of Stone City for five generations. Stone City's City Lord had been a member of the Ye Family for five consecutive generations. Just this point alone was enough to explain everything. The Ye Family had always been the unshakable number one family among the Five Great Families.
It was said that there was only a month left until the competition between the Five Great Families' younger generation that occurred once every three years. At this time, the City Lord personally went to the Du Family to visit a junior of the Du Family. This caused some people to have some thoughts.
In the morning, when Du Shaofu withdrew his hand seal and stopped breathing, he already felt that there was someone outside the courtyard.
Du Shaofu walked out of the courtyard and saw a clever young man dressed as a servant.
The young man was extremely polite and respectful to Du Shaofu. When they met, he introduced himself. He said that the head steward of the backyard, Du Hai, had been severely punished by the head steward of the front yard because of his incompetence and embezzlement. At the same time, he would be the head steward of the backyard and would listen to Du Shaofu's arrangements at any time.
Du Shaofu nodded. He had also seen this person before. He was the son of an old servant of the Du Family. He had lived in the Du Family since he was young, but he didn't have much of an impression of him. However, regarding Uncle Lin's efficiency and use of people, he secretly sighed in his heart. He was indeed worthy of being an old member of the Du Family. Uncle Lin was also a very important person. He arranged for an ordinary person to be the head steward of the backyard because of him.
From this young man, Du Shaofu found out about the City Lord's visit. After asking about the general reason, he couldn't help but frown.
His drunkard father wasn't in the room. After washing up, Du Shaofu could only go to the main hall.
When Du Shaofu arrived at the main hall, there were already many people sitting in the spacious hall. In the seats of honor, Du Shaofu saw Uncle Du Zhenwu and Second Uncle Du Zhixiong. There were also a few members of the Du Family that were rarely seen.
These elders of the Du Family rarely showed themselves, but their status was very high. Sometimes, it was even not below the Patriarch.
Below Uncle Du and the others, there were many elders sitting with them. There were also many outstanding members of the younger generation of the Du Family. Du Yu and Du Xue were among them.
However, Du Shaofu didn't see Du Hao, Du Yan, and the others. They were probably too heavily injured yesterday and couldn't see anyone today. Otherwise, they would naturally attend such an important occasion.
When Du Shaofu stepped into the main hall, he immediately felt a lot of unkind gazes. It seemed that many elders of the Du Family were gnashing their teeth and looking at him, but they could only hold it in.
On the other side of the main hall, Du Shaofu saw many unfamiliar people. In the front, there was a heroic middle-aged man in his forties. He was wearing a long robe and had a smile on his face. He looked very talkative and had a kind of imposing temperament.
"He has a very strong strength."
This was Du Shaofu's impression of the heroic middle-aged man. On the heroic middle-aged man's body, Du Shaofu felt an aura that was different from that of his Uncle Du Zhenwu. This aura was not as strong as that of his Uncle Du Zhenwu. It was more gentle.
However, Du Shaofu's intuition told him that this gentle aura was stronger than that of his Uncle Du Shaofu.
"Is this the Stone City's Lord, Ye Baolin?"
Du Shaofu looked up at the heroic middle-aged man. He had heard of the Stone City's Lord, Ye Baolin's name, but he had never seen him before. He had heard that this time, the Lord of the Stone City had come. Without a doubt, the person sitting at the top was naturally the Lord of the Stone City.
When he was very young, Du Shaofu had read a lot of books under the guidance of the Du Family's private tutor. He had heard a lot about the outside world. Stone City was just a border city of the Empire. There were counties above the city, there were mansions above the counties, and the mansions above the mansions were under the direct jurisdiction of the Empire. It was rumored that the Lord of the mansions was the existence of a Marquis or King. They were all famous experts.
Of course, there were many empires on the continent. There were often wars between the empires, and there were countless casualties. Fortunately, Stone City was a border city and did not have a border with other empires. Usually, there would not be any wars between the empires. It could be regarded as a paradise.
When Du Shaofu's gaze landed on a young girl beside the middle-aged man, Du Shaofu's eyes moved slightly. He was a little surprised just now. When did he save the City Lord's daughter? So she was the City Lord's daughter.
Only then did Du Shaofu seriously size up the young girl. He carefully sized her up. Her appearance was really not bad. She was not inferior to the Profound Talisman Sect's Zhu Xue. She could even be compared to the woman in tight clothes whom he had robbed before.
However, if the two were to be compared, the two temperaments were different. That woman was noble and tall, but the young girl in front of him was a bit more cold and elegant.
"Greetings to Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, and all the elders."
Du Shaofu glanced over the matter. It seemed that the people from the Ye Clan had been chatting with his Eldest Uncle for a long time. He quickly walked to his Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, and the elders of the clan and bowed. As for the so-called elders of the Du Clan, Du Shaofu did not pay attention to them.
"Shaofu, let me introduce you. This is Lord Ye, quickly bow. As for Lord Ye's daughter, Miss Zijin, I think you already know her." Du Zhenwu smiled and introduced to Du Shaofu.
"Greetings to Lord Ye." Du Shaofu heard this. His guess was right. The heroic middle-aged man was the Lord of Stone City, Ye Baolin. He immediately bowed.
"Nephew, there's no need to be so courteous. What City Lord? Just call me Uncle Ye. I came here specifically to thank you. If it wasn't for you, I'm afraid Zijin would be in danger now. You're truly a young hero. My Stone City has produced another outstanding talent."
Ye Baolin looked at Du Shaofu and smiled. It was clear that he really wanted to thank him. Then he waved his hand. Behind him, a person wearing armor and dressed like a soldier came forward and handed a three feet long box to Du Shaofu.
Ye Baolin smiled at Du Shaofu and signaled Du Shaofu to accept the box. He said: "Nephew Shaofu, please accept it. This is the 'Ink Spirit Sword' from my Ye Clan. Although it is not enough to represent the value of Zijin in my heart, it is still a small token of my appreciation."
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