The Chu clan's residence was very large, but the place where Chu Xiu, the son of a concubine, lived wasn't very big. It was just an ordinary courtyard, smaller than the other three brothers.
Having fused the memories of two lifetimes, Chu Xiu's mind was still a little muddled about the rest, except for some important things. After exiting the meeting hall, he thought for a while before remembering where he was staying.
Pushing open the door to his courtyard, he saw Gao Bei waiting inside. When he saw Chu Xiu return, Gao Bei went up to him and said, "Young Master, is the meeting over? Would you like to eat something? This lowly one will prepare it for you. "
Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "There's no need to rush. Where is the clan's dispensary for receiving cultivation resources? I haven't received any cultivation resources for a year, so I should have accumulated quite a bit, right? "
Gao Bei's mouth moved, as if he wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back down.
Chu Xiu said indifferently, "I know what you want to say. You want to say that I didn't have the qualifications to receive cultivation resources in the past, and even if I go now, they might not be willing to give it to me, right?"
Gao Bei smiled awkwardly, not daring to reply. In fact, Chu Xiu also knew what was going on.
As a son of a concubine, Chu Xiu had never been valued since he was a child. When it was time for him to cultivate, there were no elders to guide him. When he had already missed the best period for cultivation, the Chu clan randomly sent a guard to teach him martial arts.
Every direct descendant of the Chu clan had the qualifications to receive cultivation resources every month, but these things had never fallen into Chu Xiu's hands since he was a child. They had all been taken away by someone else, and that person was the eldest young master of the Chu clan, Chu Kai.
Even Chu Xiu didn't dare to complain to Chu Zongguang about this, so the people in the dispensary were even less likely to say anything. As such, they tacitly agreed to give Chu Xiu's share of cultivation resources to Chu Kai.
As a result, Chu Kai's current strength was a level higher than that of Chu Xiu and the others. This was due to the contributions of 'Chu Xiu' from the past.
Chu Xiu looked straight at Gao Bei and said, "Remember, those are the rules of the past. Now, some rules need to be changed."
Gao Bei got goosebumps from Chu Xiu's stare, but he quickly nodded.
"Lead the way."
The pharmacy of the Chu family was very lively. There was a separate area for the pharmacy.
Although the pharmacy was called a pharmacy, it produced two types of medicine.
One was Jinchuang medicine, which was sold to jianghu people. After it was made by the pharmacy, it would be sold in the Chu family's shop in Tongzhou Prefecture.
There was also the Qi Replenishing Powder, Blood Coagulation Pill, and other elixirs that could assist martial artists in their cultivation.
The ingredients for these elixirs were very precious, and some of them didn't even exist in Tongzhou Prefecture. They had to buy them from outside through caravans. The failure rate was also very high, so these elixirs were basically not sold. They were only used by the Chu family's internal members.
At this time, Gao Bei brought Chu Xiu into the pharmacy. Some of the servants and stewards of the pharmacy looked at Chu Xiu with a strange look in their eyes. After all, they had never seen this second young master in this place. What was he doing in the pharmacy today?
Chu Xiu pushed open the door of a room. Inside sat a steward in his forties, dressed in brocade.
There were several stewards in the pharmacy. The one in front of him was only responsible for distributing cultivation resources to the Chu family's disciples, and was not the chief steward.
When he saw someone suddenly push open the door and come in, he subconsciously sat up straight. However, when he saw that the person was Chu Xiu, he immediately leaned back in his chair and asked casually, "So it's the second young master. May I know why the second young master has come to my pharmacy?"
At this time, Gao Bei, who was behind Chu Xiu, said with a smile, "Steward Zhou, it's like this. The second young master has come to collect his cultivation resources for this year."
Steward Zhou was stunned for a moment, then he sneered and said, "Is the second young master making fun of me? Your cultivation resources have always been the eldest young master's. Why do you need to ask me for it? "
Chu Xiu said indifferently, "Then why do you want to give my cultivation resources to the eldest young master? Do you think it's my order or father's order? "
Steward Zhou was stunned. Was there a need for anyone to say something like this? When the eldest young master took your cultivation resources, you didn't even dare to let out a fart. Of course they wouldn't say anything.
Now that Chu Xiu actually came to question him, Steward Zhou felt that Chu Xiu was here to cause trouble. However, he didn't care about this second young master, who had never been valued in the family.
Steward Zhou directly snorted and said, "If the second young master is unhappy that the eldest young master took your cultivation resources, you can directly ask the eldest young master for them. I'm afraid you're thinking too much if you want to vent your anger on me!"
A trace of danger appeared in Chu Xiu's eyes. However, at this moment, a person suddenly ran in and slapped Steward Zhou to the ground. The person scolded, "How dare you! How dare you speak to the second young master like this? Do you have any respect for your seniors? "
Steward Zhou covered his face and looked at the person in front of him in disbelief. "Head steward, why did you …"
"Shut up! You have no right to speak here! "
The pharmacy's head steward immediately shouted sternly and interrupted him.
The pharmacy's head steward was slightly plump. When he turned to face Chu Xiu, his fiendish expression immediately changed to one of incomparable warmth.
"My subordinates are insensible, please forgive them, second young master. The pharmacy has stored all your cultivation resources for you. Not a single portion will be missing. Also, the pill refiners have recently refined a batch of Blood Coagulation Pills of excellent quality. I've also given you a bottle. I'll pack it up for you now."
As he spoke, the pharmacy's head steward immediately ordered his men to pack up the items and handed them over to Chu Xiu respectfully. He then personally sent them out.
Turning around and closing the door, the head steward looked at Steward Zhou, who was still covering his face in a daze. He sighed and said, "I slapped you just now for your own good. If I hadn't slapped you, you would have been in deep trouble today."
There were so many stewards in the pharmacy and Steward Zhou was his trusted aide. That was why Steward Zhou couldn't believe that the head steward had slapped him without a second word.
Of course, Steward Zhou didn't dare to complain. He only asked curiously, "Head steward, why were you so polite to that Chu … second young master?"
Actually, Steward Zhou wanted to tell him to lower his head. Just now, the head steward's attitude could be considered as servile.
The head steward shook his head and said, "Remember, in the future, be more polite to the second young master. You must be even more polite than the other three young masters. This second young master is no longer the second young master of the past."
As he spoke, the head steward told him about what had happened in the Chu family's conference hall.
The head steward was in charge of the pharmacy and could be considered as one of the Chu family's stewards. He had been standing in the conference hall and had witnessed the entire process.
Previously, Chu Xiu had acted so crazily that he had almost beaten Steward Liu to death in front of everyone. That attitude made him feel a chill run down his spine.
As for Steward Zhou, his body trembled even more after he heard the story.
There was a difference in status between a steward and a steward. He belonged to the lowest rank, while Steward Liu, as the head steward of the Chu family, was the highest rank. Steward Zhou had to bow his head in respect when he saw Steward Liu.
In the end, even Steward Liu was almost crippled by this second young master. Steward Zhou actually dared to be so rude to him. Steward Zhou felt that he was simply courting death.
Steward Zhou hurriedly wept tears of gratitude to the head steward. "If it wasn't for you, this lowly one would have been in deep trouble."
The head steward sighed and said, "Remember, even though we are all stewards of the Chu family, we are still servants. If we forget our identities, the consequences will be very serious. Just like Steward Liu, he forgot his identity. In the end, not only will he be disgraced, he will also have to lie in bed for a few months. "
On the way back to his courtyard, Gao Bei couldn't help but say to Chu Xiu, "Young master, you were really impressive just now. Even the head steward of the pharmacy was so courteous to you."
"Courteous?" Chu Xiu shook his head and said, "It wasn't courteous, it was reverence. If you can't be good enough to make everyone respect you, then you can only be evil enough to make everyone fear you. "
Gao Bei shook his head in confusion and said, "I don't understand."
Chu Xiu pushed open the courtyard's gate and said, "Of course you don't understand. If you did, you wouldn't have been unable to become a steward after so many years."
Looking at the slightly empty courtyard, Chu Xiu said to Gao Bei, "Go find some wooden stakes to erect in the courtyard."
"Young master, what do you need wooden stakes for?"
Chu Xiu's eyes revealed a hint of brilliance and said, "To practice the saber!"
If one wanted to advance on the path of martial arts, they needed talent, perseverance, fortuitous encounters, and comprehension. There was no difference between them, but to reach the peak, none of them could be lacking.
For the current Chu Xiu, his talent could only be considered average. As for his comprehension, he didn't know much about it. As for fortuitous encounters, Chu Xiu knew quite a bit, but he didn't have the strength to snatch them.
So now, Chu Xiu could only work on his perseverance.
Gao Bei went to prepare the wooden stakes. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, he also got someone to send dinner over.
Although Gao Bei's ability was average, he was conscientious and meticulous when doing things.
Returning to his room, Chu Xiu took out the medicinal pills he received from the pharmacy. Among them, there were two packets of Qi Replenishing Powder a month, which should be twenty-four packets a year. However, the head steward of the pharmacy gave him thirty packets.
There was also the Blood Condensation Pill, three pills a year, but Chu Xiu had ten pills in this bottle, and their quality was also high.
The preparation of this Qi Replenishing Powder was relatively simple. He just needed to grind some herbs into powder according to a certain ratio and mix them together. It could replenish Qi and strengthen the body, and assist in cultivation. However, there were several herbs that were more precious, and they couldn't be bought in Tongzhou Prefecture.
As for the Blood Condensation Pill, as the name suggested, it was used to help martial artists condense the body's Qi and blood to break through to the Blood Condensation Realm. It needed a special alchemist to refine it. The process was complicated, and there was a chance of failure. Even the Chu family only dared to refine it once a month.
Taking out a packet of Qi Replenishing Powder, he mixed it with water and swallowed it. After a while, Chu Xiu felt a heat rising from his body. He quickly began to operate the Xiantian Skill to refine this medicinal power.
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