"Greetings to Great Elder Gongsun."
Gongsun Zhu walked straight up to Jiang Yuebai without looking around and gave him a helping hand.
"You're welcome. Hong Tao has already told me about Huaxi Valley. I came here today to take a look. It's very nice."
Jiang Yuebai stood up and glanced at Xiao Ankuo and the others. They had been so arrogant just now, but now they all looked pale and terrified.
Hong Tao asked from the side: "What were they arguing about just now?"
Jiang Yuebai's eyes flashed with a barely perceptible smile, and he reported respectfully, "They asked me to hand over the blueprints of the Spirit Farming Puppet, saying that as an inner sect disciple, I shouldn't be farming here."
"Shouldn't?" Gongsun Zhu turned around, looking at Xiao Ankuo and the others with a solemn expression, "When will you guys get to decide who should farm and who shouldn't?"
Xiao Ankuo shuddered all over and kowtowed quickly, "Great Elder, you misunderstood. I was just... just joking with Junior Sister Jiang. It was just nonsense."
"What about forcing her to hand over the puppet blueprints?" Hong Tao asked.
Zhu Kuan and others, who had been so arrogant just now, didn't dare to raise their heads or say a word at this moment, and just waited for Xiao Ankuo to explain.
Gongsun Zhu saw that Xiao Ankuo was the leader and just looked at him.
The pressure from the Jindan elder made Xiao Ankuo feel cold all over, his scalp tingling, and he said tremblingly, "No, no, we just wanted to ask... whether Junior Sister Jiang needed help. Junior Sister Jiang misunderstood, really misunderstood."
Xiao Ankuo regretted it to the extreme at this moment. He never thought that Jiang Yuebai could invite the great elder Gongsun to come in person. No wonder she had been so fearless before. It turned out that she had been prepared.
Just as Jia Xiuchun said, this little wolf cub should not be underestimated!
Jiang Yuebai stepped forward and reported: "Grand Elder, there is no need to be angry. In fact, I should thank Senior Brother Xiao."
Xiao Ankuo stared in confusion, what does that mean
Gongsun Zhu frowned and looked at Jiang Yuebai. Jiang Yuebai continued, "If Senior Brother Xiao hadn't tried every means to stop the spiritual farmer from joining Huaxi Valley, leaving me with no one to use, I wouldn't have been forced to think of another way, and I wouldn't have been able to come up with the idea of puppet farming."
Gongsun Zhu looked at Jiang Yuebai steadily. Jiang Yuebai looked like a child who was deliberately complaining, which made Gongsun Zhu snort and laugh.
Gongsun Zhu turned his head away. Jiang Yuebai looked reserved, while Xiao Ankuo was trembling with fear and didn't dare to breathe.
"No, this is all unjust. I am really wronged..."
Gongsun Zhu glanced at him calmly, "Xiao Ankuo, hand over the spiritual farmer's token."
Xiao Ankuo begged and kowtowed, "Great Elder, please forgive me. I am really innocent, really..."
Before she finished speaking, Gongsun Zhu raised her hand and sucked, and the token on Xiao Ankuo's waist fell into her hand. The other spiritual farmers became uneasy and crouched even lower.
Gongsun Zhu threw the token to Hong Tao behind him and ordered: "Temporarily deprive Xiao Ankuo of his spiritual farming status and the spiritual fields he rented, and demote him to a menial servant, but he still needs to take care of the 500 acres of spiritual herbs he is in charge of until they mature. If he truly repents and makes some achievements within three years, the token will be returned to him."
"yes!"
Xiao Ankuo knelt down in tears, at a loss for words. In his heart he wished he could cut Jiang Yuebai into pieces, but he still had to say "thank you, great elder".
Guo Zhen and the other two secretly sighed that it was what they deserved and felt proud.
Gongsun Zhu raised his voice and said, "This elder is here today because Jiang Yuebai cares about the sect and took the initiative to submit the spiritual farming puppet blueprint to the Internal Affairs Hall. From today on, Huaxi Valley Woodworking Institute will be under the management of the Internal Affairs Hall. If you want to grow farming puppets, buy them from the Woodworking Institute. Don't give this elder any evil thoughts."
"And you too!"
The sound was like thunder, and everyone trembled suddenly.
"Since you are all so idle, the spiritual farm quota you have to hand in will be doubled this year. You are not allowed to leave the valley for half a year and reflect on your actions. If you violate this rule, your spiritual farmer token will be confiscated immediately!"
"yes!"
The spiritual farmers knelt down with tears in their eyes and accepted the punishment.
"Get out of here now!"
Hong Tao shouted loudly and everyone hurriedly left Huaxi Valley. They lost not only the lady but also the soldiers, and everyone hated Xiao Ankuo.
Jiang Yuebai also asked Guo Zhen and others to retreat temporarily, and personally took Gongsun Zhu around the valley. Finally, he returned to the Carpentry Institute and asked Tang Shengcai to explain the various puppets to Gongsun Zhu.
Gongsun Zhu praised Tang Shengcai highly, encouraged him to work hard, and promised to report to the sect and promote him to the position of outer sect disciple in charge of the Carpentry Institute.
Tang Shengcai was flattered and moved to tears of gratitude. He had spent most of his life building houses for people in the sect and had taken part in the outer sect assessment three times but had failed.
At this time, I had only been in this carpentry workshop for more than a month, doing the carpentry that I liked, and I was immediately promoted to the outer sect, and became a powerful disciple in charge. It was simply unimaginable.
Tang Shengcai was extremely grateful at this moment that he was able to get in touch with Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai escorted Gongsun Zhu and Hong Tao to the valley entrance. Gongsun Zhu said, "I heard from Hong Tao that you have figured out how to solve the problem of your farming puppets being too dependent on the Divine Machine Stone?"
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "Yes, but I am not very knowledgeable, I still need to ask the seniors for advice and try more. Besides, the competition is coming soon, I may not have time..."
"But after all, you are an inner sect disciple recommended by the sect master himself. The sect master has taken a liking to you, so you must not slack off in your cultivation. The small competition is more important. As for other things, we can take our time. For now, we should first meet the needs of Huaxi Valley, and then sell them when we have spare capacity. There is no rush."
Jiang Yuebai thanked him, "Thank you for your understanding, Great Elder. No wonder Master Hong always told me that you are the most considerate. He feels very comfortable working under you."
Gongsun Zhu laughed, "You are so sweet, you tricked Hong Tao into coming aboard, right?"
Jiang Yuebai bared his teeth, while Hong Tao smiled without saying a word.
"Go back. From now on, you can contact Hong Tao directly about matters related to the Woodworking Institute."
Jiang Yuebai bowed again and returned to the valley first.
After her figure disappeared, Gongsun Zhu glanced at the pond beside him and said to Hong Tao, "You have done a great job on this matter. If the other people in the Internal Affairs Hall had even a third of your ability, I would not have been so short of time to practice in seclusion. If you practice well, my position will be yours sooner or later."
"Great Elder, you are too kind. This is all due to the ability of Jiang Yuebai. Speaking of which, when I came here yesterday and saw the current state of Huaxi Valley, I was really shocked. I never thought that a little girl of only twelve years old could achieve such success."
"This girl is clever and bold, but she is too reckless because she thinks she is a little clever. You should keep an eye on her and give her some advice in the future. Today, she complained to me, so I won't bother with her. If she finds someone with a more ulterior motive, I'll give it a try."
Hong Tao thought that Jiang Yuebai was just looking for someone to serve her, and she did it on purpose. Yesterday, she asked him a lot about Gongsun Zhu's temperament and preferences. She knew that people always have to reveal something for others to judge in order to reassure people.
"The Great Elder is right. I will definitely look after her in the future."
"Well, you did a great job on this matter. The Spirit Farming Puppet is nothing, but the advantage is the ingenuity of the idea, which benefits a wide range of people. In this way, you can finally achieve some results in increasing revenue and reducing expenditure. I have lived up to the trust of the sect master. Very good!"
*
In the Daohua Courtyard, Guo Zhen and the other two were like ants on a hot pan. When they saw Jiang Yuebai coming back, they rushed over.
Shi Xiaowu was quick to speak and asked first: "Senior Sister Jiang, this puppet was obviously invented by you. If you just hand it over to the Internal Affairs Hall, wouldn't it be a big loss!"
Guo Zhen nodded. He also wanted to ask this. Although he felt very happy to have tricked Xiao Ankuo and the others today, the loss was too great.
Qi Yue watched quietly, waiting for Jiang Yuebai to answer her questions.
Jiang Yuebai sat down and took a sip of water. "You all know the principle of being in possession of a treasure, and the Spirit Farming Puppet is really not that powerful. We just took the lead. When others open their minds, they may invent something more powerful."
"Besides, farming is our main business. Spiritual vegetables and grains are consumables that we need to eat every day, but what about the spiritual farming puppets? If someone buys one and uses it for a year, it's OK, even if they don't break down for three or five years. It's profitable at the beginning, but when everyone has one, it's no longer profitable."
"It's better to give up this benefit in exchange for the sect's protection. Now that the Internal Affairs Hall has intervened, as long as the Carpentry Institute is here, who dares to come to Huaxi Valley to cause trouble? In addition, I have helped the Internal Affairs Hall this time. When we sell spiritual vegetables in the future, the Internal Affairs Hall will definitely give us some convenience."
The three of them suddenly realized, and their eyes brightened when they looked at Jiang Yuebai.
Guo Zhen praised: "I am much older than Junior Sister Jiang, but now I feel that I have lived a dog's belly. I don't have Junior Sister Jiang's insight, nor do I have Junior Sister Jiang's vision and courage."
"Brother Guo, don't belittle yourself. You just spend most of your time studying farming. I am more wild and have dabbled in more things, so I am more agile in thinking. When it comes to farming, I still have to rely on Brother Guo."
Guo Zhen blushed and scratched his head, while Shi Xiaowu rolled his eyes in contempt.
Jiang Yuebai took a sip of water, "Also, Master Hong helped me to negotiate for this. In the future, the Carpentry Institute will give me 10% of the income from the sale of the Spiritual Farming Puppet. All the materials used are provided by the Internal Affairs Hall, so I won't lose anything."
"That's good, that's good." Guo Zhenxi smiled and Shi Xiaowu nodded continuously.
Qi Yue frowned and said, "Senior Sister Jiang, you have offended Xiao Ankuo today. He is a sinister villain, and..."
"But it's okay."
"Three years ago, there was a man in Ziyun Valley who practiced evil methods to improve his cultivation and killed three menial disciples. Although the Law Enforcement Hall later caught that evil cultivator, abolished his cultivation and imprisoned him in Tianlao Peak, I always feel that this matter is related to Xiao Ankuo."
"He was stuck at the eighth level of Qi training for several years, and it was then that he suddenly broke through the bottleneck. The timing was too coincidental, so you'd better be careful."
Another evil way
Jiang Yuebai's gaze gradually deepened. From Lin Suiwan to Song Peier, and now Xiao Ankuo, Jiang Yuebai always felt that a storm was coming.
"Got it. I'll be careful. Thank you, Qi Yue. Also, Senior Brother Guo, please go with Xiao Wu to give each of the spiritual cultivators who didn't cause trouble today a set of farming puppets and ten divine machine stones. As for the others, we won't sell them any parts for half a year. We'll see how they perform later."
"good."
After what happened today, Guo Zhen has completely submitted to Jiang Yuebai and obeys his orders. Not only him, but also Tang Shengcai and everyone in Huaxi Valley are the same.
"Qi Yue, come with me and continue to learn how to make the Divine Machine Stone."
(End of this chapter)