Miao Yi didn't make things difficult for the City Lord, and exchanged a few words with him. He found that the City Lord was quite familiar with the people of East Arrival City, so he encouraged him and let him leave.
Both sides didn't have much in common to talk about.
After the relieved City Lord Xu left with his men, Miao Yi let Yan Xiu open the gift to take a look.
Sure enough, there was a grain-sized pearl that emitted a gentle glow in the small box. Miao Yi didn't stand on ceremony, and immediately put it into his storage pouch.
Inside the box were five thousand Gold Crystals. It wasn't a small sum, and was the wealth of the people of East Arrival City.
For Miao Yi, who was born as a commoner, he felt a little conflicted about accepting such things, but he had no choice. The entire East Arrival Cave didn't belong to him alone, and all his subordinates depended on the believers of East Arrival City.
However, Miao Yi didn't keep a single cent, and let Yan Xiu take a portion of the Gold Crystals to distribute. White Lotus Third Grade disciples were given two hundred each, and Second Grade disciples were given half of a hundred. The rest was kept as the cave's funds, and handed over to Yan Xiu for safekeeping.
Yan Xiu was in a good mood. When he was in Transient Light Cave, he couldn't enjoy the treatment of a trusted subordinate of the management.
Soon after, everyone left the grand hall and came to the plaza. Sixteen beautiful girls stood in a row, trembling with fear. They weren't very old, and were waiting for the Immortals to choose.
The beauty of the two people in the lead was even more outstanding. They were slender and elegant, and their delicate heads were lowered like two shy budding flowers that were pleasing to the eye.
The only flaw was that they were still young, and their bodies hadn't fully developed. The places that should be erect weren't perky, and the places that should be perky weren't perky either. They couldn't be considered sexy, but they had a different taste, and there might be people who liked them.
With Miao Yi in the lead, everyone looked over. Miao Yi also felt an itch in his heart, curious as to what kind of quality the handmaidens Yan Xiu had personally chosen for him were.
Beside Miao Yi, Yan Xiu waved to the two girls at the front, "You two, come here. This is the Cave Master you will serve!"
The two of them glanced at Yan Xiu, then quickly looked at Miao Yi. They lowered their heads, and carefully moved over. Both of them bowed, and their voices were like the cries of birds, "Zhao Qian 'Er, Liu Xue, greets the Cave Master!"
The other handmaidens couldn't help but sneak a glance, and faintly felt a trace of envy. Even though they were Immortals' handmaidens, as long as they weren't fools, they knew that being the Master 'Master' handmaidens was naturally different from being someone else's handmaidens.
"Raise your heads." Yan Xiu ordered the two of them to raise their heads for Miao Yi to admire, while explaining to Miao Yi from the side, "Both of them are fifteen years old. She's slightly older, and her name is Zhao Qian 'Er. She's good at dancing. Her name was Liu Xue, and she was good at musical instruments. Both of them have the aptitude for cultivation, I wonder if Cave Master is satisfied with them? "
One playing and one singing? Miao Yi couldn't help taking another look at Yan Xiu. He was no longer the clueless young man he used to be. It wasn't easy to find a handmaiden who was young, beautiful, talented, and had the aptitude to cultivate. Yan Xiu had clearly put in a lot of effort.
Seeing that he didn't express his opinion, Yan Xiu tried asking, "Cave Master, if you are not satisfied, we can change again!"
Miao Yi muttered to himself for a moment. Even though normal men liked beautiful women, he had already made up his mind. Regardless of the conditions, as long as he had not found his little brother and little sister, he would not get close to any woman. What if his little brother and little sister were suffering right now while he, as their big brother, was enjoying it …
However, he still nodded and said, "There's no need to change, just stay here!"
Keeping two people by his side to serve him would also reduce the interference of miscellaneous matters, which would be beneficial to his cultivation.
After the Cave Master finished choosing, it was time for the others to choose. Even Shang Youlai, who was guarding the mountain gates, was called over.
After everyone had finished choosing, there were still two left. Yan Xiu said to Qiu Shaoqun, "Help Dan Biaoyi take these two back."
Qiu Shaoqun nodded.
However, only now did everyone realize that two handmaidens seemed to be missing. Miao Yi was also a little baffled. Yan Xiu had personally contacted East Arrival City about this matter, how could he have left him out? He couldn't help but ask, "Where are your handmaidens?"
Others might not have noticed it yet, but Miao Yi felt it in an instant. In that instant, an unusual sense of desolation faintly flashed across Yan Xiu's eyes.
Yan Xiu squeezed out a smile, slightly bowed and said, "Yan Xiu is old, I'm used to being alone."
Wang Zifa and the rest immediately made fun of him, "Not old, not old, flowers bloom and bloom are still no problem."
The two women, Nan Sisi and Wang Xiuqin, also pursed their lips into a smile. Everyone had received benefits today, and seemed to be in a good mood.
Yan Xiu blushed with shame and smiled bitterly. He cupped his hands towards the crowd and begged for mercy.
That woman who couldn't bear the humiliation, raised her blade and leaped on a horse, in order to obtain the highest merit to wash away her humiliation. In the end, she was beheaded … That scene suddenly flashed through Miao Yi's mind. He silently stared at Yan Xiu for a while, then slowly turned his head away, not saying anything more.
But he understood why Yan Xiu was doing this. Honestly speaking, he originally had some complaints about Yan Xiu because of Luo Zhen's death, but today he seemed to understand that some things were difficult to erase from the heart of this old man who was used to flattering others.
Qiu Shaoqun, who was also a captive of Transient Light Cave, also cast a pensive glance at Yan Xiu, not uttering a word …
After everyone had each taken their own handmaidens back, Yan Xiu also called for two handmaidens to follow behind Miao Yi.
Having eaten and drunk to its heart's content, Charcoal was still lying at the entrance of the rear hall, dozing off. Its smooth snake tail occasionally whipped the ground. It was living quite leisurely, which was also this fellow's old habit.
Hearing movement, it only opened its eyes to take a look. Seeing that Miao Yi had returned, it let out a sneeze, then closed its eyes again.
The few of them stood in the courtyard. Zhao Qian 'Er and Liu Xue carefully sized up their surroundings, feeling curious and nervous for the first time.
Miao Yi turned his head and said, "Yan Xiu, the two of them have just arrived, so they are still unfamiliar with the situation. Help them arrange what they should do. I will bring Zhu Tianbiao to patrol the territory."
This was also something that every Cave Master who had just arrived should do. It was impossible for them to oversee an area, and not even be familiar with their own territory. For the first time, they still had to spend some time.
Hearing that he was going out, Charcoal's eyes widened, his ears perked up, and he raised his head to look.
Yan Xiu hurriedly called out to Miao Yi, who was about to leave. He pointed at the two young girls, reminding him, "Cave Master, you haven't given them names yet."
Miao Yi was taken aback, "Don't they have names?"
Yan Xiu laughed, "Those were once common names. Now that they are Cave Master's subordinates, logically speaking, Cave Master should bestow new names on them. It means to transcend mortality and start anew. That's what everyone does."
"So that's how it is!" Miao Yi scratched his head. Even though this fellow had learned a little from Lao Bai, his knowledge was limited. Naming wasn't something he was good at. In the end, he could only laugh dryly and say, "Zhao Qian 'Er, Liu Xue. From now on, you two will be called Qian' Er and Xue 'Er!"
Yan Xiu was taken aback, but he didn't have anything else to say. He turned to the two handmaidens and reminded them, "Hurry up and thank the Cave Master for bestowing names!"
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