The plum blossoms in the cold snow, the willows in the spring wind return.
Unknowingly, winter had passed, and spring had arrived.
The frozen mountain stream began to flow again. The icicles under the eaves of the bamboo houses, the tree branches, all dripped crystal clear water under the sunlight.
In the morning, the tavern was a little quiet, there were not many customers.
Fang Yuan sat inside, close to the window. At his request, wooden screens were erected around his seat, making it into a compartment.
A light breeze blew in from the window, carrying with it a fresh and fragrant smell of the earth, making people feel relaxed and happy.
Jiang Ya sat opposite Fang Yuan, his face full of smiles.
"These are the primeval stones for this trip, please accept them." He placed four full money bags on the table and pushed them towards Fang Yuan.
Naturally, the money bags were filled with Yuan stones.
Fang Yuan did not open them one by one, but weighed them in his hand.
He had been doing business for more than a hundred years in his previous life, he knew how many Yuan stones there were in his hand. He could immediately sense if a Yuan stone was missing.
There was nothing special about this skill.
On Earth, there was an oil seller who placed a copper coin at the mouth of a bottle and dripped oil into it. The oil formed a line and passed through the small hole in the middle of the coin, not a single drop spilled out. There was also a godly archer who could shoot leaves from a hundred steps away, every shot was accurate. An old butcher who had been working for many years could weigh the meat with his hands, and would know exactly how much it weighed with a scale.
How did he train to this level?
There was no other reason, practice makes perfect!
The accumulation of experience. Sometimes, a miracle could be created.
After his rebirth, this kind of feeling that came from experience naturally came with him. Fang Yuan weighed them with his hands, and after confirming that there were no problems, he took out a small cloth bag and handed it to Jiang Ya.
Jiang Ya quickly took it with both hands, opened the bag, and checked carefully.
Although Fang Yuan had the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass, he did not directly sell it. If Guyue was in the tundra, he would be eager to do so. He was eager to do so. It was good for maintaining social relations and increasing his influence.
But Fang Yuan was not willing to do so. This was a waste of time and energy. Thus, he sold the vitality leaves to Jiang Ya, and as the shop owner, Jiang Ya sold these rank one healing grass Gu.
Jiang Ya was Jiang He's younger brother. While Fang Yuan was looking for the Liquor worm, Jiang Ya's eyes lit up. I've met him before. His brother, Jiang He, was half an ally to Fang Yuan. Therefore, he was asked to be the agent. Appear to sell. It was relatively safe and reliable.
"One, two, three … nine. There are indeed nine Vitality Leaves, not bad. "Jiang Ya counted three times before closing the bag and carefully putting it away.
Then, he raised his cup and toasted Fang Yuan, "Sir Fang Yuan, it's been a pleasure working with you. Let me toast you!"
The way he looked at Fang Yuan hid a strong sense of envy. It even turned into a trace of jealousy.
Just a year ago, it was also spring. The first time he met Fang Yuan, Fang Yuan was just a student in the academy. He did not even have the qualifications to wear the Gu Master uniform.
But now, not only was Fang Yuan wearing the uniform, he was also wearing a red belt with a square metal plate in the middle — he was already a rank two Gu Master!
And now, he was still a rank one, wearing the green belt.
Forget about these, what made Jiang Ya even more envious was that after Fang Yuan obtained the inheritance, he jumped from a poor kid to a rich man.
The wine tavern, bamboo building and Nine Leaf Vitality Grass that he controlled, these were all wealth that Jiang Ya could not obtain even if he worked for his entire life!
But, Jiang Ya did not dare to show his jealousy.
Fang Yuan sold the vitality leaves to him, and he earned the difference in price. Fang Yuan had already become his sugar daddy, and Jiang Ya did not dare to offend this junior in front of him.
"Sigh, comparisons are odious …" Jiang Ya raised his cup, his face full of smiles, but in his heart he sighed deeply.
Fang Yuan also raised his cup, and drank it all in one gulp.
Although Jiang Ya's expression was obscure, he was old and experienced, how could he not see through it?
Fang Yuan did not take it to heart, if Jiang Ya was not jealous, it would mean that he had great ambitions, and on the contrary, it would make Fang Yuan look up to him.
But he was envious of Fang Yuan's fortuitous encounter, and just this scheme was too small, not worth mentioning. Drinking a cup of wine with him was only because he currently had some value to him.
Jiang Ya put down his cup, and said excitedly, "The vitality leaves in the clan, each one sells for fifty-five Yuan stone. After listening to your instructions, our grass Gu only sells for fifty Yuan stone, as expected, the supply cannot meet the demand! Lord, why don't you grow some vitality leaves every day, that way we can earn even more! "
Fang Yuan heard this and shook his head, resolutely rejecting, "No way, growing nine vitality leaves is already my limit, it wastes a lot of my cultivation time."
This was the difference between Fang Yuan and Jiang Ya, these ordinary people.
To Fang Yuan, Yuan stone was only a cultivation resource, a tool. Everything was for the sake of cultivation. And Jiang Ya treated Yuan stone as his life's goal, the reason why he cultivated was to earn more Yuan stone.
But even if Fang Yuan only grew nine vitality leaves every day, and earned over four hundred Yuan stone, after these few days of accumulation, his wealth had increased to a considerable level.
Seeing Fang Yuan reject, Jiang Ya did not dare to force him, and could only pout his lips in pity, and attentively poured wine for Fang Yuan, and then for himself.
"That's true." He sighed, "Lord, you have so much wealth, why do you need to work so hard every day. From what I see, why do you still need to stay in that shabby rented house? Why don't you empty out a bamboo building and live there yourself? Then marry a beautiful wife, and hire seven to eight servants to serve you. That would be a happy life, tsk tsk. "
Fang Yuan laughed lightly, and did not say anything.
How could a sparrow and swallow know the ambitions of a great swan!
He turned his head, and looked outside the window.
Bamboo buildings, with snow on top, bathed in the bright spring light. Far away, there was a willow tree, its branches with yellow and green tender leaves, gently swaying in the gentle spring wind.
Fang Yuan's gaze was a little absent-minded, thinking about his current situation.
After solving Fangzheng's problem, his family property could be said to have been secured.
White Jade Gu and Moonglow Gu had been successfully refined. It could be said that he had both offense and defense. Next was to refine the Liquor worm.
But the matter of the Liquor worm was more troublesome. To refine the Four Flavors Liquor worm, he needed a second Liquor worm, as well as sour, sweet, bitter and spicy wines. These things, he did not even have a clue about.
"The Liquor worm must be refined, without it, my progress will be more than halved. But to refine the Four Flavors Liquor worm, I have to wait for the caravan to arrive. Using the caravan as an opportunity. I can also expose the White Jade Gu. This way, my battle strength can be displayed, and I don't need to hold back. "
Fang Yuan now had the Moonglow Gu, White Jade Gu, and together with his five hundred years of battle experience, he was already above most Rank two Gu Masters.
Sickly Snake Jiao San and other slightly famous group leaders, if they fought him one on one, they would not be Fang Yuan's match.
But for Chi Shan, Mo Yan and Qing Shu. Fang Yuan was still weak.
Firstly, his cultivation was insufficient, Fang Yuan was only Rank two initial stage. But they were all upper stage or even peak stage. Secondly, he did not have enough strong Gu worms. Fang Yuan used Gu worms for battle. He only had two. But Chi Shan, Mo Yan and Qing Shu each had at least three, and they also had hidden trump cards.
And among his peers, Fangzheng, Mobei and Chicheng were unsurprisingly starting to show their talents.
Especially Fangzheng, after obtaining the Rank two Moon Raiment, he already had the strength to fight Fang Yuan. And as time passed, his cultivation would get higher and higher. Gradually, he would leave Fang Yuan far behind.
Unless Fang Yuan could quickly refine the Four Flavour Liquor worm, he would not be able to keep up with Fangzheng in terms of cultivation speed.
As for the higher levels. Those Rank three and Rank four Gu Masters.
To Fang Yuan, there was no need to talk about a draw. Even keeping his life was a difficult matter, not to mention challenging someone of a higher level.
It was very difficult to challenge someone of a higher realm, Fang Yuan had no trump cards and also no aptitude. Even if he had rich battle experience, even a clever housewife cannot cook a meal without rice, without a strong Gu worm, these experiences would not be of any advantage.
"If I can refine the Four Flavour Liquor worm, my cultivation speed will be more satisfactory. But I still need to replenish some Gu worms. I have the White Jade Gu for defense, the Moonglow Gu for offense, and the Nine Leaf Vitality Grass for healing. I still lack detection and movement type Gu worms. Although these two Gu worms are only supplementary, once I have them, I can make up for my shortcomings and increase my battle strength by at least three times! "Fang Yuan pondered.
He did not need to learn step by step through practice. His rich life experience had already let him know his exact position.
Jiang Ya's voice sounded in his ears, "I heard that recently, there seems to be someone looking for trouble with Lord? Specifically causing trouble in the bamboo building and wine tavern you rented out? "
Fang Yuan frowned, his train of thought was interrupted.
But, Jiang Ya was right.
Fang Yuan had already investigated clearly, it was his uncle, Guyue Dong Tu, who was stirring up trouble in the background.
After being warned by Guyue Qing Shu, he no longer dared to use Fangzheng to cause trouble. But after a period of silence, he was filled with unwillingness and resentment. Using his connections, he hired some Gu Masters to cause trouble at Fang Yuan's place.
Businessmen were most afraid of this kind of trouble.
So recently, he had taken some time out to check on the place.
"Young master, someone is causing trouble again." At this moment, a waiter walked into the room with an anxious and fearful expression.
"Oh?" Fang Yuan's brows relaxed, to think he would bump into him today.
Not waiting for Fang Yuan to make a move, Jiang Ya suddenly stood up, eagerly saying, "Lord, please wait for a moment, I will go take a look."
He walked out of the screen and turned around in a blink of an eye.
"It's Guyue Man Shi!" Jiang Ya's face turned pale, saying in a low voice. His eyes were also filled with fear and worry.
Guyue Man Shi?
Fang Yuan acted cautiously, knowing the importance of information. In this period of time, he had already gathered information on all the Rank two Gu Masters in the clan, and had memorized most of them.
Guyue Man Shi was a Gu Master with some reputation, good at defense and had some strength, taking up the role of Man Shi's group leader. In terms of reputation, he was slightly higher than sickly snake Jiao San.
Bam!
From outside came the sound of wine jars smashing on the ground.
Then a rough and arrogant voice sounded, "Pfft, what kind of wine is this? It's like horse piss, you dare to sell it to me? "
"Hmph!" Fang Yuan's eyes flashed coldly, standing up.
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