Liu Qingfeng took a sip of the spiritual tea and looked at Liu Qinglan, "Contact her and invite her to come to the Liu family to participate in the hunting competition."
The hunting competition is a grand event for the five islands, and the result of the competition is directly related to the allocation of sea areas for the next ten years.
Although the Liu family has already determined the contestants, it would always be beneficial to attract one more cultivator in the late foundation building stage to participate.
Liu Qinglan followed his instructions, took out the token and sent a divine thought to the other party.
However, after she saw the reply, her expression turned ugly, "The other party said that they have already agreed to the Cheng family."
"Cheng family? Didn't you say that she wasn't close to the Cheng family?"
Liu Qingfeng was a little surprised. Among the three major cultivation families on Nansha Island, the Zhang family has always been low-key, and the Cheng family has been in a period of transition and gradually declining in recent years.
Only his Liu family is on the rise and thriving.
That's why he was so sure that the other party would eventually choose the Liu family after weighing the pros and cons.
Without waiting for Liu Qinglan to reply, he put the teacup on the table.
"Well, now that she has made her choice, there is no need to worry about it anymore."
If Xu Chunniang chose the Zhang family, Liu Qingfeng would still have some concerns, but the Cheng family has become increasingly less powerful in recent years, so there is no need to worry.
In fact, in Xu Chunniang's eyes, there is not much difference between the three major families.
In the past few months, she has been reading through the bone book, cramming various materials, and everything about the kraken.
During this period, he even went out to sea and personally found some sea monsters to practice with.
But the real core resources are firmly in the hands of the cultivation families.
The situation on other islands is similar to that on Nansha Island. If Xu Chunniang wants to learn more about the maritime cultivation world, she will inevitably have to deal with these cultivation families.
It happened that at this time Cheng Surong broke through the foundation-building stage and found her again, inviting her to serve as a guest official at the Cheng family. She readily agreed.
As for the hunting competition, Cheng Surong also mentioned it to her, expressing her hope that she could represent the Cheng family in the competition.
But Xu Chunniang has not yet decided whether to participate.
She agreed to serve as a guest official at the Cheng family just to borrow the Cheng family's library.
Being a guest official is a relatively free position and enjoys certain offerings. Except when the Cheng family is in crisis and needs to take action, there are not many restrictions at other times.
Of course, if you are willing to pay more for the Cheng family, you can get more resources accordingly.
Since Xu Chunniang became a guest of the Cheng family a month ago, she has been spending all day in the library, reading the bone fragments eagerly.
Except for Cheng Surong's two visits, no one else disturbed her.
Not long after Cheng Surong returned home, she obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill and successfully established her foundation.
Since she established her foundation, her temperament has become more calm. In addition, she has recruited a cultivator who has completed his foundation for the Cheng family, and has won the trust and appreciation of the head of the family, Cheng Shangling.
Seeing that the deadline for the hunting competition was getting closer, but the contestants had not yet been decided, Cheng Shangling finally couldn't sit still anymore.
He called Cheng Surong again and asked about Xu Chunniang.
"How about it, friend Xu who saved you, are you willing to fight for my Cheng family and participate in this hunting competition?"
Cheng Surong showed a trace of embarrassment on her face. "Senior Xu is in the library all day. I think she mentioned the hunting competition twice, but she didn't seem interested."
There was a flash of contemplation in Cheng Shangling's eyes. He had been staying in the library reading for so many days. He was a calm and patient man.
I have never seen her take action, so I don’t know how strong she is.
But she was able to practice to this level alone on an unknown island, so she must be pretty good.
"Since she likes reading, I wonder if she would be interested in the books on the third floor of the library?"
Cheng Surong was slightly stunned, "What does the Patriarch mean?"
The third floor of the library has always been open only to members of the Cheng family, with few exceptions.
Even she only gained the qualification to enter after she established her foundation.
Cheng Shangling nodded, his eyes calm.
"Books are inanimate objects. Why not use them to win over a cultivator who has reached the Perfect Foundation Establishment stage? Go and ask that young friend Xu to come over, and tell him that I have something important to discuss with you."
Since Xu Chunniang liked reading, he catered to her tastes without fear that she would not be attracted.
Cheng Surong understood, bowed, and left the hall, heading towards the library.
When Xu Chunniang heard that the head of the family wanted to invite him, she did not dare to keep the Jindan cultivator waiting for long, so she put down the bone book in her hand and hurried to the hall.
"I wonder why Master Cheng called me here?"
"Sit down."
Cheng Shangling smiled slightly, had someone bring spiritual tea, and personally picked up the pot to pour the tea.
"This post-rain green bamboo is a specialty of Green Bamboo Island. Even I only got four ounces. I heard that Mr. Xu likes reading, so I think he is an elegant person. Let's try this tea to see if it suits your taste."
Cheng Shangling is a mid-stage Jindan cultivator and the head of the Cheng family. At this moment, he personally poured tea for her. Xu Chunniang was really flattered.
"Master Cheng is too polite. I am just a rough man."
She took the teacup with both hands, wondering what the other party's intention was.
Is it for the hunting competition, or simply to win people's hearts
Cheng Shangling's smile deepened. "Young friend Xu, you don't have to be polite. You have achieved such accomplishments at such a young age, and you are so diligent and studious. You will definitely have a bright future."
Xu Chunniang felt a little embarrassed by the compliment, and she tried to hide her embarrassment by drinking tea, while she said sincerely, "I know that I am not well-informed, so I want to read more books."
"If the younger generation of my Cheng family could be as successful as Young Friend Xu, I would be very satisfied."
Cheng Shangling sighed, then turned into helplessness, "It's a pity that the children of my Cheng family are useless. We can't even get enough people to participate in the hunting competition."
After hearing this, Xu Chunniang had no idea what was going on. The head of the Cheng family invited her here for the hunting competition.
"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by young friend Xu. My Cheng family has indeed been short of talent over the years. In addition, another Jindan cultivator in my Cheng family has a short life span, so our family is even more declining.
But my Cheng family has a 2,000-year-old heritage in Nansha Island. I can’t guarantee anything else, but the number of books we have is definitely far greater than that of the Zhang and Liu families.
If you are willing to participate in this hunting competition, all the bone books on the third floor of the library are available for you to read."
Hearing this, Xu Chunniang couldn't help but be moved.
She stayed in the library these days. In addition to catching up on her common sense, she was also looking for news about the Dead Sea and the Five Northwestern Sects.
But after so many days, nothing was achieved.
It's not like she hadn't thought about going to the third floor of the library, but she was not a member of the Cheng family and had no authority to set foot there.
The conditions Cheng Shangling offered just hit the mark of her heart.
Xu Chunniang pondered for a moment and said, "I have only been on Nansha Island for half a year. I have never heard of the hunting competition before, and I am not familiar with the rules. I am afraid I cannot take on this important task."
"My friend, you are too modest. You were born on an unknown island. At such a young age, you have been able to cultivate to the perfection of foundation building by your own efforts. It can be seen that you have good talent and good luck."