After Su Yuan's previous position was replaced by Zhu Luomu and others, he could no longer earn many spirit stones just by guarding the "Star-Breaking Room".
And if he were allowed to run the sect's shop, there would be many benefits. Whether it was elixirs, magic weapons, or spirit stones, he would be the first to come into contact with them.
Although he may not be able to afford it, he is well aware of the principle that those who are close to water get the moon first.
Therefore, he was sent out in the first batch. Su Yuan felt like a fish in water. In the early days of opening the shop, he used his innate talents to build relationships and welcome guests from all directions.
Every aspect was done in a thorough manner, allowing the "Falling Star Valley" to settle down smoothly in the "Holy Demon City", which made Xingming very satisfied.
At the beginning, Xingming's idea was to rotate two other deacons to come to the "Holy Demon City" every five years, of course, for fear that the deacons would change over time.
But since Su Yuan was not replaced in the first five years, it became the case that only one deacon was replaced every five years to partner with Su Yuan.
It can be seen how satisfied Xingming is with the benefits Su Yuan brings to "Falling Star Valley".
During these years, Su Yuan also gained huge benefits from it. First of all, he obtained four "Zengyuan Pills" at a very low price.
Fifteen years ago, he finally achieved his wish and broke through to the false pill realm. Secondly, his storage bag was becoming more and more bulging.
Xingming was of course aware of this, as he did check the store's accounts.
But as long as the sect makes a lot of money, there is nothing wrong for all the disciples in the "Holy Demon City", whether they are deacons or waiters, to profit from it.
It is even more unreliable for cultivators to rely solely on the few spirit stones given by the sect every month and ask disciples to work hard.
So for a while, both the sect and the shop were extremely satisfied.
However, Su Yuan was very thoughtful and smooth-talking. He knew that the sect would only allow him to take advantage to a limited extent.
Therefore, he was very strict about how far his hands could stretch for himself and his disciples. He would only take what he could, and would not take a penny from what he could not take. Even if he had to pay out of his own pocket, he would make sure that all the accounts he handled were settled.
As for the other deacon who was rotating, if Su Yuan had a good relationship with him, he would say a few more words to him, but if he had a bad relationship with him, he could do whatever he wanted to him.
Anyway, he is not in charge of those accounts, so someone will definitely cause trouble for him.
Sure enough, over the past decade or so, the Foundation Establishment cultivators in charge have been replaced by two or three batches. Some were punished, and some were even taken back to the sect to be executed with cruel tortures, but Su Yuan remained unmoved.
He and another deacon also knew that the sect master would send magical weapons and disciples for training in the next few days.
He had just received a report from a disciple that Elder Zhang from the sect was bringing people here. He was stunned for a moment, but immediately rushed out to greet them with another deacon.
After meeting each other for the first time, Su Yuan finally confirmed that Zhang Ming was the person he met at the beginning.
"Disciple Su Yuan (Xie Tongyi) pays homage to Elder Zhang!!"
The two of them greeted Li Yan in unison.
Although the cultivator named Xie Tongyi had only seen the portrait of Elder Zhang once in the jade slip, he recognized Li Yan in the crowd without Su Yuan's reminder.
After paying homage with great ceremony, the two men bowed to the ground, which frightened the servant following behind them, and he quickly knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and bowed his head.
Li Yan smiled and raised his head slightly, and the three of them stood up uncontrollably, nonchalantly.
"No need to be so polite. I didn't expect that Deacon Su is here to take care of the sect's assets. I'm quite surprised!"
Li Yan spoke as he raised his hand.
Su Yuan couldn't help but feel delighted when he heard this. He had never thought that Elder Zhang still remembered him. This had invisibly brought him closer to a Jindan.
This was a great blessing for cultivators like them. Overjoyed, Su Yuan bowed slightly again without concealing his expression at all.
"Elder Zhang actually still remembers me. Although my cultivation is not very good, I am very lucky to be able to help the sect before my death!"
Li Yan also nodded with a smile, thinking in his heart.
"It's obvious at first glance that this person is a sly person, but he still didn't hide his expression. He showed it on purpose!"
At the same time, he also expressed symbolic approval.
"Deacon Su is too modest. The sect master's ability to judge people is still very impressive!"
Seeing these two people asking and answering each other, the rest of the people couldn't help but show surprise on their faces to varying degrees.
Many of them knew that Deacon Su Yuan had left the sect and came here eighteen years ago, and he actually had an old relationship with Elder Zhang.
Among these people, another deacon, Xie Tongyi, turned his head and glanced at Su Yuan meaningfully. Seeing that Su Yuan seemed to have no response at all, he was very dissatisfied.
"Good of you, Su Yuan. You and I are so close on a daily basis. When the sect sent a message to me a few days ago, you never told me that you had any history with our Elder Zhang. Are you afraid that I will know about it? Can I ask you to do something for me?"
He felt both dissatisfied and envious. Being able to cling to the thigh of a Jindan cultivator would bring many benefits, needless to say. If the sect encountered any difficult problems, the other party only needed to say a word and the sect master would give him face.
If you are more diligent in your daily life, when others are in a good mood, they may just give you a few words of advice on your cultivation, which may help you save several years or even decades of hard practice.
A Jindan cultivator in our sect will be of great benefit to everyone both publicly and privately.
Li Yan didn't take Su Yuan's little thought to heart. He just smiled and stopped talking.
Su Yuan and Xie Tongyi were very experienced in handling matters. They immediately arranged for the waiter to take the rest of the people to settle down first, and the two of them personally arranged the accommodation for Elder Zhang. It was not that they treated Feng Tao and the other five foundation-building fellows badly, but they knew that Elder Zhang must come here to hand over the storage bag first, and perhaps there were many things he needed to ask them.
The conversation with other fellow disciples could only be left for later. Feng Tao and the others who were building their foundation were all clear-eyed and clear-minded, so they didn't say much.
After bowing to Xiang Qian and Su Yuan, he apologized to Li Yan and led all the disciples to leave.
Afterwards, Su Yuan and the other two respectfully took Li Yan directly to the sixth floor of the pavilion.
In a spacious room on the sixth floor, Su Yuan and the other man served tea and then stood below with their hands hanging down.
Li Yan raised his hand and pointed to the chair beside him, motioning for the two to sit down, then took out a storage bag and a jade slip.
“Let me hand over the things we brought from the sect to you first. Some of them may be urgently needed by the shops, so don’t delay any longer.
There is also a jade slip here, which is the message left by the sect master, which lists some instructions and the list of items brought this time."
As he spoke, Li Yan gently pushed, and the storage bag and jade slip flew towards Su Yuan who was below. He also realized that Su Yuan was the main person here.
However, his seemingly casual action looked different in Xie Tongyi's eyes.
"This Elder Zhang threw both items to Su Yuan without even thinking about it. Both his movements and expressions were so natural and casual. This old boy Su Yuan has hidden a lot!"
Su Yuan leaned forward slightly and caught the object that was floating over, but then he looked at Xie Tongyi. They both understood the meaning in the other's eyes. Su Yuan was quite tactful in this regard.
Xie Tongyi knew that Su Yuan was confirming with him whether he should check it out immediately or go out and check it later. This would also be a way to confirm his existence in front of Elder Zhang.
In the past, ordinary magic weapons and the like were delivered by the sect’s foundation-building monks, so they would check and verify them immediately without hesitation.
Valuable items will be delivered personally by Star Moth, so they don’t even need to check them, they can just accept them directly.
But this time they encountered such a situation. No one, including Su Yuan, had ever really dealt with Elder Zhang and did not know his character.
For a moment, these two usually tactful people saw hesitation in each other's eyes. They were not sure whether they really wanted to count the items in the storage bag in person.
He was also afraid that Elder Zhang had a strange personality and thought that the two of them didn't believe him at all, so he made a note of this.
At this time, Xie Tongyi quickly withdrew his gaze, his expression relaxed, and he was secretly glad that the thing was not thrown to him.
Although he will be responsible if any problems arise in the future, it will definitely not be the main responsibility.
"You have a very good relationship with Elder Zhang. Even if he trusts you so much, just do whatever you want!"
Xie Tongyi thought to himself and lowered his eyes. Su Yuan couldn't help but curse in his heart when he saw Xie Tongyi look at him and then pretended it was none of his business.
“Shameless!”
But he also reacted very quickly. Although he could not count the items, he had no problem listening to the sect leader's message. After listening to the sect leader's description, he would make plans for the next step.
He immediately said "I apologize!" to Li Yan, and immediately immersed his consciousness into the jade slip.
After a while, Su Yuan withdrew his spiritual sense and looked up at Li Yan, but he did not tell Xie Tongyi the contents of the jade slip and simply ignored Xie Tongyi's dissatisfied look.
In the jade slip, Xing Ming explained the arrangements for these training monks and asked him not to interfere. Unless the other party was willing to stay in the shop for training, he only needed to arrange accommodation for them.
As for other expenses, everything is to be borne by the individual himself. Of course, whether this includes Zhang Ming's food, clothing, housing and transportation is up to Su Yuan and the others to guess.
As for the rest, Xing Ming explained that while Elder Zhang Ming is in the "Holy Demon City", everything must be arranged by him. Elder Zhang must also be present in the transaction with Master Wan Xiang of the "Longhua Temple". If there are any unresolved issues, they can ask Elder Zhang for resolution, etc.
At the end of the jade slip, Su Yuan finally saw a list of items he brought this time.
Seeing this, Su Yuan felt relieved at first. First of all, he and Xie Tongyi had already discussed the matter of these fifteen people coming for training several times. Before getting news from the sect leader, it was difficult for them to judge the right measure.
With so many people coming, the daily expenses are quite a lot, although these expenses are ultimately paid by the sect.
But everyone here has a different personality. Even if they are all Qi Condensation disciples, there are still some distance between them.
What's even worse is the five foundation-building monks, who are at the same level as them in the sect. If one fails to handle them well, he will offend others. No one wants to take on such a thankless task.
Now that we have the sect leader's order, things will be much easier. It's just a matter of providing the other party with accommodation.
Although the house here is not big, with the six-story building at the back, it is easy to accommodate thirty people.
As for the environment, except for a few rooms that are spacious and bright with relatively luxurious decorations, the rest of the rooms are relatively simple.
Su Yuan didn't care about this. It was good enough to have a place to live in the "Holy Demon City", and it was free.
If you feel the conditions are not good, then go out and find a good inn by yourself. He won't stop you because he has already made arrangements.
Now they just have to serve Elder Zhang in front of them well, this is the key.
As for those fifteen people, Su Yuan is very tactful and will not let anyone get criticized.
So we decided to hold a banquet tonight to entertain them. After all, they have come from far away, so we should show some appreciation as a good host.
I think Xie Tongyi would have no objection to this matter.