Xu Lingxiu frowned: "It's too precious."
Whether it is fire pith stone or fire turmeric, it is very rare. If the latter can be exchanged in the sect - it is extremely rare in such good condition, then the former is simply rare. When a fire pit stone of this quality is seen by the alchemists, they are willing to spend a lot of money.
Gu Zuo saw that Xu Lingxiu seemed to want to return the things, so he hurriedly said: "Actually, I have something to ask for, and I also ask Senior Brother Xu not to refuse."
Only then did Xu Lingxiu raise her face, a little arrogant: "What's the matter?"
Gu Zuo said, "Actually, let's start with the fact that we just came back from visiting relatives a few days ago..."
Next, it's time for storytelling.
After I said that, the purchase of resources was smooth, but on the way back to the sect, there were people who suddenly jumped out and almost assassinated them. If it wasn't for their luck and the use of poison, they would have succeeded... They also said that they also checked some things later, but unfortunately they didn't have any clues. They were short of manpower. A conclusion can be reached... Besides, they are still very worried, so they hope to ask Xu Lingxiu to help and ask Yunyun.
As for the secret hand they guessed, of course, this will not be detailed, not only will not even be detailed, and even the doubts going here will not be mentioned.
After Xu Lingxiu heard it, she slapped her palm on the ground, a little angry: "Even the person who took my Ziyiling dares to assassinate? Who is it? I don't take Xu Lingxiu seriously!"
He felt that he had lost face greatly, and his anger was rising from his heart.
Xi Yangyun also looked unhappy: "Is there such a thing? That is also my share. My little sister can have a chance to recover, thanks to the two being so generous and willing to take out the solid heart pill. If there are people like that who dare to hurt my benefactor, I naturally can't stand idly by!"
One felt self-esteem hurt, the other felt obligated, so there was no need for Gu Zuo to ask Xi Yangyun a favor afterward, and both of them had already decided to intervene.
Gu Zuo: "..."
Asking them to help is serious, but the other party is so active, it will inevitably make him feel a little sorry.
To be honest, his biggest bargaining chip hasn't come out yet! I thought now was the most unsuspecting and most appropriate time!
After that, Gu Zuo showed a happy smile: "Senior Brother Xu and Senior Brother Xi are willing to help, that's the best. Thank you two brothers! Thank you two brothers!"
It's just that there was originally a third senior brother, Lu Jiusi, because the other party didn't speak, so he didn't take the initiative to mention him.
However, Gu Zuo was not just talking.
His mental power spreads out, covering the entire room like a wave of water. His main focus is Lu Jiusi, who is calm and calm on the side!
At the same time, Gongyi Tianheng watched as he handed everything over to Gu Zuo to explain, and he also observed Lu Jiusi's subtle expressions without a trace.
This two-pronged approach, if it is really him, can always see something.
Sure enough, while talking to Xu Lingxiu and Xi Yangyun, Gu Zuo noticed that when he mentioned an assassination, and when Xu Lingxiu and Xi Yangyun expressed their willingness to help, Lu Jiusi's eyes suddenly flashed - even though it was only very fast and very light. The moment was also captured by his spiritual power!
Gongyi Tianheng also noticed the fluctuation of his breath at that moment... Lu Jiusi performed perfectly, but it was this perfection that made him appear less perfect.
Xu Lingxiu said: "I will tell the people below to pay attention to this matter, and if there is news, I will tell you."
Xi Yangyun also said: "My people in Shuangyun Palace will also mobilize people, and they will definitely investigate this matter!"
Gu Zuo listened, and quickly shared some of the things they found, such as the name and identity of the disciple represented by the square-inch cloth token, etc., and shared all the information.
Xu Lingxiu and Xi Yangyun simply called people up, remembered all these things, and went down to make arrangements.
At this moment, Xi Yangyun suddenly turned his head and said to Lu Jiusi: "Jiusi, although it's not too good to trouble you, but the assassination of Junior Brother Gu and Junior Brother Gongyi is really sinister, so I am worried about Lingxiu and myself. There is also a shortage of manpower, so I want to ask you Jiusi Pavilion to help you a little, and I will definitely repay you after the incident."
Gu Zuo's mental power sensed that Lu Jiusi's breath had become more obscure again, so he couldn't help laughing secretly, he finally raised his face and looked over with expectant eyes.
Lu Jiusi: "…"
Xu Lingxiu snorted: "It's a big deal, I owe you a favor."
Lu Jiusi hurriedly gave a wry smile: "It's not that I don't want to, but it's too late to think about the manpower to be dispatched." He suppressed his thoughts and treated Gu Zuo very kindly, "I always appreciate it. Junior Brother Gu, I already have the heart to help, but I'm just afraid of being abrupt."
Gu Zuo hurriedly waved his hand: "It's not abrupt, it's not abrupt, Senior Brother Lu is willing to help, that's really good." He seemed to feel that it was not enough to express his gratitude, and said more solemnly, "Thank you Senior Brother Lu!"
Seeing Gu Zuo's expression, Lu Jiusi twitched the corners of his mouth and nodded slightly: "Since this is the case, I will count as a share of Jiusi Pavilion to find the... culprit for Junior Brother Gu."
Gu Zuo's smile also brightened.
[Big brother, I think it is Lu Jiusi, what do you think?]
[Azo said it well. He was deep in thought, but still had some flaws in the end.]
[Hey, I really don’t know why he did this, does he want to cut off all our wings?]
[Probably... His thorn in the flesh is me.]
There were a few more questions in Gu Zuo's heart.
[… What does eldest brother mean?]
[I just have a guess.]
[Brother, tell me carefully?]
[Azuo can think about it, if I hadn't discovered the secret hand... ]
Gu Zuo thought about it.
Haven't you analyzed it before? If it is not found, the children of Gongyi's family will probably die one after another while traveling, and the murderer has not been found.
[If one person follows another, his colleagues often fall silently, but those who follow him cannot find the murderer, causing his subordinates to continue to die. If things go on like this, what does Azzo think that person will think?]
Gu Zuo's heart tightened.
[I am afraid that you will lose trust in the people you follow, so you want to leave and follow someone else?]
[Azuo said it well.]
[It turned out to be like this... So, Lu Jiusi's purpose is to recruit me by suppressing the elder brother, as the eldest brother mentioned at the beginning?]
[Nine times out of ten, this is the reason.]
Gu Zuo was awkward, he thought that Lu Jiusi's secret strategy would be something like an obstacle or a stumbling block, but he didn't expect that it would be a direct killer, so cruel. For a time, his feeling for Lu Jiusi changed from suspicion and jealousy to very dislike - such a person who did not use any means to achieve his goals really made him feel uncomfortable.
[It's me who implicated my big brother.]
Gongyi Tianheng's expression remained unmoved, but the smile in his eyes gradually deepened.
[It's all a family, what's the point of being involved?]
Gu Zuo felt a little hot on his face, as if his heart was getting hot after ironing.
The communication between the two was only within consciousness, so many words were said in the breath, and Lu Jiusi's attention has never been removed.
When Lu Jiusi was forced to ask for "help", Gu Zuo thanked him again and again, and the gratitude in his eyes almost overflowed.
Perhaps because Lu Jiusi was unhappy, he left first after talking to a few people.
Gu Zuo was of course a little panicked and said, "Is it because of me..."
The dark light in Lu Jiusi's eyes was unpredictable, and he said in his mouth: "It's not the case, it's just that my people from Jiusi Pavilion are not here, and Junior Brother Gu, your matter is important, I'd better go back and make arrangements quickly so as not to miss the opportunity. "
Xi Yangyun said heartily: "So it is, Jiusi, you have a heart, I might as well wait."
Lu Jiusi also smiled gracefully: "Where, Yangyun, you have to take care of Shuangyun, you can't leave at will, and Lingxiu also has a heavy responsibility. I'm used to being idle on weekdays, but now it's just right to run errands."
Everyone laughed again, Gu Zuo thanked him again and again, and finally sent Lu Jiusi away.
After Lu Jiusi left, I don't know if it was a psychological effect or what. The atmosphere in this room seemed to be much more relaxed than before.
Gongyi Tianheng was silent on the side, seeing this, he was thoughtful.
Maybe some people hide it so well that it's hard to detect, but some things are made in everyone's subconscious and a choice has been made long ago.
For example, Xi Yangyun and Xu Lingxiu, they have a deep friendship with Lu Jiusi, and they trust him very much, but when they get along, when there is no Lu Jiusi and when there is Lu Jiusi, there will be a difference that they have not noticed themselves - these two people The friendship between them is much more sincere than with Lu Jiusi.
Gu Zuo has been here for a long time, and he is no longer as restrained as he was at first. He looked at Xu Lingxiu and asked for alchemy again, as if he suddenly remembered something, and asked hesitantly: "How is Miss Shuangyun now...? "
Xi Yangyun's smile froze slightly.
Gu Zuo secretly thought that it was not good, did he say something wrong? He originally saw that Xu Lingxiu was still refining alchemy, and wanted to take this opportunity to use this question to elicit the things he wanted to give to Xu Lingxiu before, but now it seems that something is wrong.
He knew that Xi Yangyun and Xi Shuangyun had a deep relationship. If this touched Xi Yangyun's pain point, it would not be something he wanted to do - Xi Yangyun's character is very good, and he offered to help like that just now, sincere and generous, it is really worth it A hand in person.
Xi Yangyun's reaction was quick, he sighed and said, "Lingxiu worked hard for several months, and finally refined ninety pills of solid heart, I naturally gave it to Shuangyun very quickly. However, the task of nourishing the heart is extremely painful. , Shuangyun suffers hard every day, which makes my heart as a brother very distressed."
Gu Zuo was puzzled.
Feeling distressed is distressed, but there is always hope, not because of this bad mood.
At this time, Xi Yangyun continued: "I later learned that the better the quality of Guxin Pill taken when nourishing the heart, the less pain. It's a pity that I'm useless as a brother. If I could find the pill earlier, please Lingxiu's help in the research will not allow the little girl to get treatment at the last minute, so there will be no time to prepare."
This is not Xu Lingxiu's problem at all. If it weren't for his excellent talent, love and righteousness, he spent several months on alchemy, not to mention if he could make 90 solid heart pills so quickly. It's good to be able to make the lower grades. And among the medicinal pills Xu Lingxiu refined, 40% of them were of middle grade, which was very rare.
At the beginning, when Xi Shuangyun took the medicinal herbs, there was no middle grade or low grade. If it wasn't because Xi Shuangyun's performance was different when taking the two medicinal herbs, they would not have found out about it.
Therefore, the two quickly changed their practice and asked Xi Shuangyun to only take the middle grade Guxin Pill, but there were still 60% of the low grade, so the two wanted to replace it.
It is also for this reason that Xi Yangyun devoted all his resources and tried his best to collect medicinal materials. Xu Lingxiu also worked diligently, and continued to refine pills every day... and try to refine as many middle-grade Guxin pills as possible.
Gu Zuo was stunned.
Then, when he looked at Xu Lingxiu, there was something odd.
what to say...
This little prince, his luck seems to be really good!
Of course Xu Lingxiu is also keen. He has never been seen with such eyes before, so he turned around and said, "What are you looking at?"
Anyway, it's just that the tone is not very happy... He has never been happy.
Xi Yangyun was helpless: "Lingxiu..." He said to Gu Zuo again, "Junior Brother Gu, don't mind."
Gu Zuo shook his head: "I was abrupt."
Of course he wouldn't mind. The little prince's face was either "I'm proud" or "I have a bad temper", or "I'm not happy now, don't mess with me." got used to. Even the bamboo horse that Xi Yangyun grew up with, isn't he often impatient? Everything written on his face didn't make him hate it.
Xu Lingxiu glanced at Gu Zuo, still unhappy: "You haven't answered me yet."
Gu Zuo saw the uneasiness in his eyes flashing, and felt a little interesting, so he straightened his face and took out a piece of yellow silk from his sleeve: "This matter, actually... I hesitated for a while... "
Xi Yangyun didn't quite understand: "This is?"
Gu Zuo sent the yellow silk to the front, and hesitantly said, "Senior Brother Xi and Senior Brother Xu will tell at a glance."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lingxiu walked over, stretched out his hand and pulled the yellow silk over: "What weird thing..." Before he could finish speaking, his eyes widened, and his face also showed an unprecedented look of shock. It was stuck in his throat, and he didn't say it again.
Gu Zuo and Gongyi Tianheng looked at each other.
Xu Lingxiu's fingers trembled slightly, her eyes moved down quickly, and she could see all the words and graphics recorded on the yellow silk very clearly!
Xi Yangyun also noticed something was wrong with Xu Lingxiu. He looked at Gu Zuo's expression and hesitated. In the end, he still said nothing and waited quietly.
After a long time, Xu Lingxiu finally recovered, he closed his eyes, took a deep breath, managed to calm down, did not rush over to grab Gu Zuo's collar - he asked a little hastily: "Where did you get this thing from? of?"
Gu Zuo knew that Xu Lingxiu had some guesses, and the timing was too coincidental. It could not be said that it was because Xu Lingxiu was lucky, and they happened to be the pushers of God to give him good things, or was it because of their luck that they could At this opportunity, the previous decision was just rounded up.
But either way, there's nothing wrong with it.
Therefore, Gu Zuo naturally reiterated what Gongyi Tianheng had mentioned to him before and told Xu Lingxiu again: "This is when the young master was reading the non-flowing exercises on the first floor of Cangwu Pavilion, from a certain mezzanine. Earned…”
Now he can make up stories with sincerity, just like now, he has expressed his doubts when he got the yellow silk, and when he went back to visit relatives, he found something wrong after researching, thinking about whether it is important to hand over this thing. To Xu Lingxiu, it was difficult to make a decision after all kinds of entanglements, so I "made it all clear" and was very sincere.
Xi Yangyun heard it and understood it very well.
After all, the appearance of this hand trick shows that there is a problem with the inheritance Xu Lingxiu got from his master, and even what his master has learned may have problems!
Xu Lingxiu looked at the heart technique, and rarely restrained the arrogance: "There is something wrong with the hand formula, I had a hunch when I was refining alchemy, and the master also mentioned to me that this hand formula was incomplete back then, but I never thought that the real hand formula was flawed. The secret is actually in the Tibetan Martial Pavilion."
Xi Yangyun didn't know about this.
It's also that he doesn't understand some things about pharmacists - if you can become a yellow-level pharmacist or have the qualification to become a yellow-level pharmacist, your own talent is very good, and using this good talent to cultivate incomplete skills, some parts are perfect and some are perfect. The place is specious, and of course it feels a little wrong in the long run, but they don't have the ability to repair it.
Xu Lingxiu is not a fool, of course, he also knows the concerns of Gu Zuo, and now that he has got this yellow silk, when he faces Gu Zuo, his attitude is so much better.
At least, he himself felt that his attitude was a little better.
"You gave me this and helped me a lot. What do you want?"
Gu Zuo scratched his face: "It's just a thank-you gift from Senior Brother Xu for his help, and what else I want... In the future, if I am short of any medicinal materials and Senior Brother Xu has it, give me a chance to exchange it for something else. How about it?"
Xu Lingxiu fixedly looked at Gu Zuo's face: "These are all trivial matters, and they are not worth the value of this skill."
Gu Zuo seemed a little embarrassed: "I learned this trick... I also learned it." He thought for a while, "If the Hall Master of the Pharmacy Hall finds out, can he not punish me? I didn't do it on purpose, I just felt I was curious, and after I learned it, I discovered the clues."
Xu Lingxiu sneered: "What if you learned the adventures you got yourself? There is no reason in the world to punish you because you gave us benefits." After speaking here, he paused, "Gu Zuo, can you? Are you willing to worship my master as a teacher? If you are interested, I can deal with it for you."
He felt that this was the kind of favor that could be repaid to him.
When Gu Zuo heard this, he felt a "squeak" in his heart.
He didn't want to worship that Hall Master as his teacher at all! Isn't this little prince too affectionate, it's not good to give his master respect to others! He has too many secrets, although he thinks that he should be able to hide the yellow-level pharmacist, but the other party's own strength is already above the transcendental realm, who knows what will be special about the alchemist who has achieved transcendence. The place? I don't want to, I just don't want to!
So, why should he refuse...
Generally speaking, if the disciples of Qingyun Sect have such good deeds, they will not refuse unless they are fools.
At this moment, Gongyi Tianheng's voice sounded in his mind.
[Azuo, I just said that I have seen the body of the mysterious pharmacist, and that I have passed on it.]
Gu Zuo was relieved in an instant, he said something, and said to Xu Lingxiu: "Actually, when I followed the son in Cangyun Kingdom, I accidentally found a skeleton in a cave. When I buried it, I got a few copies. The book that he left behind, I got a lot from it..." He finished composing this long-windedly, and finally concluded, "...Because of those benefits, I worshiped the skeleton as a teacher, so I can only live up to the kindness of Senior Brother Xu. "
Xu Lingxiu pouted: "It's really stupid, if you don't say this, who would know?"
Gu Zuoyou said with embarrassment: "I can hide it from others but I can't hide it from myself. Since I have made that decision, I can't be a villain who regrets it."
Xu Lingxiu waved her hand impatiently: "Forget it, if you have a junior brother like you, I will have an uneasy life in the future. Anyway, it's the same as before. If you need anything, just come to me. , if there is anything you don't understand, I will also give you pointers. After I hand over this manual to the master, I will definitely ask you for some rewards, and this matter will not cause you any trouble."
Therefore, Xu Lingxiu is indeed very smart. He quickly found another way to repay, and immediately understood that Gu Zuo didn't want to get involved in deeper things at all.
It's no wonder that he can get along so well, even if he is arrogant and arrogant, he can still make some sincere friends.
Gu Zuo was also very satisfied, and secretly sent a voice transmission to Gongyi Tianheng.
[Brother, do you think Xu Lingxiu really believed my reason?]
Gongyi Tianheng's voice always seemed to be so calm.
[Believe it or not doesn't matter, the yellow silk is very old, at most Xu Lingxiu doesn't believe that this thing was obtained in the mezzanine, but if you donate it, he will definitely remember it in his heart. He doesn't know if your apprenticeship is true or not, but since you don't want to, give him steps, and he will follow it down and help you in a different way.]
[Big brother is right.]
[Thank you Azzo for your praise.]
[…]
Gu Zuoyan finished the sound transmission and said to Xu Lingxiu, "Thank you, Senior Brother Xu!"
Xu Lingxiu snorted coldly, "I should thank you."
Gu Zuo: "..."
This feeling of being treated politely by the little prince is really... terrifying.
Xu Lingxiu settled everything that should be said and asked, and went back to the back of the pill furnace. At this time, there was a hint of relief in his tone that was almost imperceptible: "Yangyun, Shuangyun's luck is good, with this door With the help of the hand tricks, when I refine the solid heart pill later, I can improve a lot faster, and the quality of the pill should be able to improve a little bit."
Xi Yangyun suddenly understood, and his face was almost ecstatic: "Can you... produce a top-grade Guxin Pill?"
Xu Lingxiu glanced at him: "The middle-grade Guxin Dan should not be a problem, but if you want to be high-grade, you need to look at the chance. The fire pit stone given by Junior Brother Gu is also very good, and it can also be used in the pill furnace. Great for alchemy."
It is very rare to call "Junior Brother Gu" properly like this.
After Xi Yangyun digested all the meaning of Xu Lingxiu's words, he didn't care about anything else, and thanked Gu Zuo first: "Junior Brother Gu has helped a lot and helped a lot, Junior Brother Gu, don't worry, I will definitely not do what you asked for before. If you are negligent, I will do my best to help you investigate!"
Gu Zuo also showed a grateful smile at the right time: "That would be better, thank you Senior Brother Xi!"
He sighed silently in his heart.
People treat him sincerely, but he is full of lies. If he continued to fool like this, he himself would feel that he would become a big fool like his big brother in the future...
However, now Xi Yangyun or Xu Lingxiu must value Gu Zuo more.
If it was said that the decision to help Gu Zuo was only a seven-point effort under his anger, he would definitely use ten points now. No matter how capable Lu Jiusi is, with the supervision of Xi Yangyun and Xu Lingxiu, it will not be so easy for him to play tricks in private - at least he will be more cautious.
After the words were finished, Xu Lingxiu started to work again, and Gu Zuo also worked hard to see him refining medicine again. And Xi Yangyun jumped up with joy and strode into his little sister's boudoir to report the good news. After coming out, he finally calmed down and returned to his previous state, sitting in his original position.
At this time, Xi Yangyun discovered the existence of Gongyi Tianheng.
—Or rather, I didn’t just discover it, but just ignored it all along.
But with the keenness of a mortal warrior, even if the mood is agitated, he will not ignore a big living person so much. In an instant, Xi Yangyun felt a little guilty, and at the same time there was a complex emotion in his heart that could not be described as a feeling.
Gongyi Tianheng smiled slightly, and has been quiet and silent since he came in. But his posture was calm, without the embarrassment of being left out. Now when he sees Xi Yangyun turning his head, he can also smile and nod freely: "Senior Brother Xi?"
Xi Yangyun is also carefully looking at this junior brother.
I knew before that he had great potential, and now when I observed it up close, I couldn't help but admire him even more. Such a face, such a bearing, such a rapid rate of progress!
Yes, Xi Yangyun quickly discovered that Gongyi Tianheng's aura was at the second level of the congenital, but Gongyi Tianheng had not been back for a year from entering the sect, entering the inner door, and going back to visit relatives. He has already made such continuous breakthroughs... Moreover, with Xi Yangyun's eyesight, it can be found that Gongyi Tianheng not only has a solid foundation, but also has a much stronger aura than the warriors of the same realm, and now he looks more like he is about to break through to the Innate Third Layer!
Such potential is simply terrifying!
Xi Yangyun asked himself, whether it was himself or other brothers and sisters, it was not so exaggerated. To say that there are one or two people on the list of people who are similar to Gongyi Tianheng, but those people are in Gongyi Tianheng's age. There is no such thing as he is in such a calm state of mind.
No wonder.
Xi Yangyun thought to himself: No wonder Junior Brother Gu, who could be seen by Lingxiu, would be so reluctant to part with Junior Brother Gongyi, unwilling to abandon him, follow others, and even refuse to join the alchemy hall.
No matter how smart Gongyi Tianheng is, he is not a worm in the belly of others, and of course it is impossible to know what Xi Yangyun is thinking now. But it doesn't make any difference whether he knows it or not. He just sits here and allows Xi Yangyun to look at it, and he has already left a deep impression on him.
Xi Yangyun thinks of the unimpressed before, and then thinks of the deep impression now, then the feeling is even more different.
Next, after Xi Yangyun tentatively opened a conversation, Gongyi Tianheng naturally took over the conversation, and then he talked freely. His words may not be many, but each sentence is just right, making Xi Yangyun feel the dialogue At the same time of being comfortable, unconsciously, I feel more favorable towards him.
If he had a deeper affection for Gu Zuo before, now his appreciation for Gongyi Tianheng is also growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.