Of course, the reason why Miao Yi could be so generous this time was also because he had made a small fortune. The small chest he obtained from killing someone and robbing them contained a total of five thousand Gold Crystals.
Whether it was an ordinary person or a cultivator, their hearts were interlinked.
Qian Zifeng and Zhou Liqin suddenly had a windfall, so they were naturally happy. Of course, they still put it off on the surface.
Naturally, Miao Yi let the two of them take it, saying that he wanted to make friends. If they didn't accept it, it would mean that they looked down on him. So Qian Zifeng and Zhou Liqin had no choice but to accept it.
"Leave the mount to me. Since we're friends, Brother Miao, there's no need to be so polite. Otherwise, Little Auntie will have to wait for too long."
"Then I'm sorry." Miao Yi cupped his fists towards the two of them, then turned around and left.
He walked briskly all the way to the South Edict Grand Hall. Little Aunt Qing Ju was waiting for him at the entrance of the Grand Hall with a smile on her face. She asked, "Have you completed the mission Manor Head assigned to you and returned?"
"It's all thanks to Little Aunt." Without another word, Miao Yi immediately took out a money pouch from his robes and presented it to Qing Ju. "This is a small token of my appreciation. I hope Little Auntie will accept it."
The first time he met Qing Ju, he had wanted to build a good relationship with her. However, he did not have anything to give her. This time, he took out the 100 Gold Crystals that he had specially prepared.
Qing Ju chuckled and shook her head. She took the money pouch and even opened it in front of him. When she found that there were hundreds of Gold Crystals, she couldn't help but tease, "Gold Crystals? Dazzle? Li Huan Bei Luo Brain Mule Coal Meng Chu Cang Waving Hypocrisy? Du Xie? Is he in a hurry? Play? Thus the shallow and frail body is in a state of panic and weariness in an instant? Lan Ci Nai Yi? Play smart
What he meant was, "This isn't the first time we've met, why haven't I seen you so polite before?"
Miao Yi smiled sheepishly and said, "Naturally, we can't let the ghost cultivator's belongings be buried in the wilderness."
Qing Ju didn't continue to tease him. She didn't put away the pouch of coins, nor did she return it to Miao Yi. Instead, she held it in her hand and turned around to lead the way, saying, "Follow me."
The two of them walked out from the back of the main hall one after the other. They walked along the stone steps of the mountain road. Along the way, Qing Ju asked about what had happened.
On the highest peak of the mountain behind the main hall, there was a spacious pavilion with richly ornamented beams and painted rafters.
Qing Mei was playing the zither in the pavilion, while Yang Qing was drinking wine by himself beside a few exquisite side dishes. His expression was indifferent as he surveyed the boundless mountain scenery. He also saw the two people climbing up the mountain.
As soon as the two of them entered the hall, Yang Qing slightly raised his hand and Qing Mei stopped playing the zither.
Miao Yi hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his fists towards Yang Qing, saying, "Miao Yi was ordered by Manor Head to exterminate the ghost cultivators disturbing the people in Changfeng. Fortunately, I did not fail in my mission, and have come to report back!"
He passed an exquisitely carved box to Qing Ju.
This bastard was quite daring. He actually placed the Yin Core in the box that contained the Orbs of Will that he snatched from Head Guard Huang. Was he not afraid of being recognized?
Qing Ju opened the box and placed it in front of Yang Qing. Yang Qing picked up the Yin Pill in the box and looked at it. He smiled and said, "Did things go smoothly? Did you encounter any trouble?"
Miao Yi immediately recounted the events that he had just told Qing Ju. He naturally pushed the blame for Zhang Shucheng and Mo Shengtu's deaths onto that ghost cultivator.
Yang Qing was slightly surprised, "Two White Lotus Third Grade cultivators died in battle?"
Miao Yi could tell that he was puzzled as to why he was fine, so he immediately explained, "That ghost cultivator was not alone. The Mystic Arts Temple on Thousand Buddha Mountain in Changfeng was her lair. Back then, over a hundred monks in the temple had all turned into zombies and were hiding in the temple's pond. By the time I had killed all the zombies, the two of them had already fallen into the ghost cultivator's evil hands. I was lucky enough to kill that ghost cultivator because the two of them had severely injured the ghost cultivator. That's how I was able to take advantage of the situation."
He didn't mention that Mo Shengtu and Zhang Shucheng were sent by Xiong Xiao to kill him, because he didn't think that he was more important than Xiong Xiao in Yang Qing's heart.
Since he couldn't uphold justice for him, he wasn't prepared to fall out with Xiong Xiao. The key point was that he didn't have the ability to fall out with Xiong Xiao, so he might as well let Xiong Xiao mistakenly believe that the two of their deaths were the work of the ghost cultivator. He wanted Xiong Xiao to think that he still didn't know that Xiong Xiao wanted to deal with him, so that he could better prepare himself if the other party had any other intentions. Otherwise, it would be easier to dodge a spear in the open than to guard against a stab in the dark.
"It's not easy to kill over a hundred zombies with just your cultivation at White Lotus First Grade. As expected, you did not disappoint me."
Yang Qing looked at Miao Yi with slight admiration as he praised him. As for Mo Shengtu and Zhang Shucheng's deaths, it was obviously of no importance to him.
He then took off one of the storage rings he wore on his finger, and took out a jade archive from within. Invoking his arts with two fingers, he wrote down the document of appointment on the jade archive, and imprinted his own transcendent seal for verification. Afterwards, he handed it over to Qing Ju along with the storage ring, and said to Miao Yi, "Take my decree and report to Mount Calming Sea's Mountain Chieftain, Qing Ju. She will arrange the position of East Arrival Cave's Cave Master for you."
Qing Ju passed the jade archive and storage ring to Miao Yi. The document of appointment was a must, but the storage ring was equivalent to a Cave Master's level of equipment. It should have been issued by the Mountain Chieftain, but Yang Qing's actions clearly had the intention of buying people's hearts, to show how much he valued Miao Yi.
This black storage ring was a treasure refined from the refined essence powder of Black Crystals. Don't underestimate it, under normal circumstances, it was not something a cultivator of Miao Yi's level could afford to use.
Miao Yi received the two items in his hands, but he couldn't contain his happiness. His expression twitched as he said, "How did the Cave Master of Hundred Blossoms Cave become the Mountain Chieftain of Mount Calming Sea?"
Qing Ju stifled a smile. It was public knowledge that Qin Weiwei and this brat didn't have a good relationship.
Yang Qing asked indifferently, "Do you have any objections to me appointing Qin Weiwei as the Mountain Chieftain of Mount Calming Sea?"
Miao Yi laughed dryly, "No objections. I'm just curious."
The key was that even if he had any objections, it wouldn't change anything. He couldn't bear to give up the position of Cave Master. This was an opportunity that he had risked his life for. How many people would have never imagined that they would have such an opportunity?
Yang Qing lifted his wine cup and drank a mouthful with an expressionless face. People like him liked to use both carrot and stick tactics.
Just as Miao Yi was feeling a little awkward, Qing Ju carried the money pouch and walked to Qing Mei's side. She smiled and said, "Big Sister, this is the money Miao Yi gave me. There's no less than a hundred crystal coins." She turned to Miao Yi and asked, "Did Big Sister Qing Mei prepare it?"
Miao Yi was sweating profusely. Wasn't this exposing his bribery in front of Manor Head Yang Qing? Bribing people shouldn't be played like this.
Actually, he had prepared Qing Mei's as well. He just wanted to find an opportunity to give it to her behind her back. He couldn't do this kind of thing in front of Manor Head Yang Qing. Now that he had no other choice, he could only weakly reach into his robes and pull out another money pouch. He presented it to Qing Mei and said, "Elder Auntie, this is a small token of my appreciation."
Qing Ju snatched the money pouch and shook it, indicating that she had accepted it on Qing Mei's behalf.
Who would have thought that Yang Qing, who was holding a wine cup, would look at him from the corner of his eye and ask indifferently, "Miao Yi, you prepared a gift for them. Did you not prepare a gift for me?"
He was obviously making fun of him. Miao Yi heaved a sigh of relief and didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he said, "Manor Head, please don't make fun of me. This is just a small gift of mine. How could you possibly be interested in it? It won't be too late to give it to you after I have obtained something good."
Yang Qing nodded and said, "I will remember your words."
He then turned to the two handmaidens and said, "Pass down the order. In the future, when he comes to South Edict Manor, the mountain gate doesn't have to stop him. He can come and see me directly. I will be waiting for his gift!"
This was another favor to Miao Yi. His method of buying people's hearts was really on point.
"Yes!" Qing Mei and Qing Ju bowed in response.
Miao Yi naturally thanked them.
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