Zhu Changyang took a silk flower and pinned one on the developer's other ear so that the two ears would appear symmetrical.
"Ah, our developer is so fierce and cute." He admired the cat's head with two flowers, then held the kitten's front legs with both hands and raised it up, "Ole Ole Ole~"
The developer punched the air twice and opened his mouth wide: "Meow~"
Studio:
[Fuck, I'm blind, what kind of horrible straight male aesthetic is this! The fashionable kitten turns into a rustic kitten in a second... ]
[Hahaha, Chang Yang is playing The Lion King here. I often do this to my master! ]
[I'm jealous, the developer is so cooperative, my master only gives me two paws TT]
Zhu Changyang played with the cat for a while before putting it down and wanted to pay the girl.
"These are worthless." The girl refused to accept them and joked, "It has brought me business, so I'll just consider it my wages."
Zhu Changyang did not insist any longer, thanked him again, and left with the cat and Jun Shu.
The two people and the cat had not walked far when a man in brocade clothes and two people dressed as servants hurriedly turned from the intersection and almost bumped into them.
Zhu Changyang didn't pay much attention to it. He stepped aside and was about to turn the corner.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind: "Xie Xizhi, how dare you illegally occupy land? You are so bold."
Then there was a loud "crash" noise, apparently a stall was overturned.
Everything happened very suddenly. In just a moment, a startled cry was heard. It was the voice of the girl selling perfume powder: "Peng Gu, what are you doing?"
Before he finished speaking, there was another "crack" sound, which was the sound of wood breaking.
The girl screamed in shock, almost tearing her heart apart: "My Pipa—"
Zhu Changyang and Jun Shu immediately turned around and looked over.
The girl's stall was completely overturned, and the silk pollen box rolled to the ground. But the girl didn't care about it at all, and held tightly in her hand a pipa that was broken into two pieces.
Zhu Changyang had just seen a long object wrapped in soft cloth beside the girl's stall, but he thought it was something like merchandise and didn't look closely. Only then did he realize that it was actually a pipa.
The entire body of the pipa was shiny and lustrous, and the strings were a light golden color, emitting a faint glow. Even someone like Zhu Changyang, who had no knowledge of musical instruments, could tell that it was made of excellent material.
But such a pipa was destroyed and turned into waste at this time. The soft cloth that originally wrapped it fell to the side, and there were obvious marks of being stepped on on the cloth.
The man in brocade clothes with his servants stood in front of the stall, looking down at the girl, and said in surprise: "Oh, this is your pipa. I thought it was some worthless trifle. I'm so sorry."
The girl was so angry that her eyes turned red. She gritted her teeth and said, "You obviously did it on purpose!"
The man in brocade clothes named Peng Gu was obviously well prepared. The servants he brought with him overturned the stall without saying a word, and he himself stepped accurately on the pipa that was carefully placed next to him, leaving no time for anyone to react.
The developer meowed and ran back quickly.
Zhu Changyang and Jun Shu were about to follow, when a figure suddenly jumped past them. A thin and small figure ran in front of the girl and shouted anxiously, "Xizhi, how are you?"
But it was that little profiteer who explained it.
The girl's eyes were filled with tears, but she clenched her teeth tightly, trying not to let herself cry: "Brother, my Pipa..."
Zhu Changyang was stunned when he saw this. He didn't expect that this girl and Jie Li were actually siblings. What a coincidence.
Jie Li jumped up angrily and was ready to fight with Peng Gu: "You dare to bully my sister, I will fight you-"
He made a seal with his hands and pointed at Peng Gu, but unfortunately the seal was too weak and he asked the servants to interrupt him before he could get close to Peng Gu. The two servants were tall and strong, with a steady breath, obviously they had practiced Qigong.
The two men grabbed one side of Jie Li's arms, and Jie Li was unable to move.
"Jie Li, please be careful with your words. Who bullied your sister? You have to pay taxes to set up a stall here. Jie Xizhi dared to occupy the land without paying. I am just following the rules." Peng Gu said as he shook out a paper order with a seal on it.
Xie Xizhi said angrily: "It was Yu Xicheng who clearly told me that I could put it here!"
"You believe what Yu Xicheng said?" Peng Gu sneered, "This place is not under Yu Xicheng's jurisdiction."
Jie Li gritted his teeth and said, "You shouldn't have broken Xizhi's pipa. You knew the exam was only a few days away—"
"How do I know that's her pipa?" Peng Gu pretended to be dumb, "I thought they were just her worthless little things."
"You pay—"
"What a joke! You occupied land illegally and you still want me to compensate you? If you have the guts, go and report it to the city lord and see who is right." Peng Gu said and winked at the two servants.
The two servants threw Jie Li hard to the ground. Jie Li's back hit the powder box that had rolled on the ground, and he grimaced in pain.
"Brother!" Xie Xizhi hurried forward to help him up, "How are you?"
"I'm fine." Jie Li endured the pain and climbed up. He wanted to pounce on Peng Gu again, but was stopped by Jie Xizhi.
"Brother, forget it." Xie Xizhi shook his head, his face full of worry, "You can't get hurt."
Jie Li seemed to remember something and finally stopped.
"That's right." Peng Gu crossed his arms, looked down at Jie Li, and said sarcastically, "Jie Li, your spiritual roots are ruined, and you still think you are a genius of the immortal sect? If you continue to be so impulsive, if you get hurt accidentally, your sister will be in trouble."
"You!" Jie Li could no longer bear it, and broke free from Jie Xizhi and was about to pounce on him again.
Seeing this, Peng Gu sneered and simply didn't ask the servants to take action. He stepped forward and kicked Jie Li away immediately.
"Brother!" Xie Xizhi screamed again and glared at Peng Gu, "Peng Gu, you are going too far!"
He put his hands together in front of his chest and made a plucking gesture, which was exactly the finger technique of Yin Xiu.
"Just you?" Peng Gu was not afraid at all. He also flicked and flicked his hands, and the aura bounced towards Jie Xizhi along with his fingers.
Their auras collided, and Xie Xizhi was clearly no match for his opponent. His whole mind was shaken, and he took two unsteady steps back, barely able to stand.
"Xie Xizhi, listen carefully. From now on, you and Jie Li are not allowed to set up stalls to sell goods in the city, otherwise I will smash them every time I see you—"
Before he could finish his words, a black shadow suddenly jumped out of the shadows, and a black cat pounced forward silently, scratching his face with its sharp claws.
This move was a big surprise. Peng Gu was suddenly startled. Fortunately, he reacted very quickly and retreated several steps to the side in an instant.
Unexpectedly, the black cat was extremely agile. Seeing Peng Gu dodged, it turned abruptly in mid-air and tried to grab him again.
This turn was totally against common sense, and it was too late for Peng Gu to dodge. The cat was right in front of him in an instant, clawing at his flesh.
In a flash, a faint light appeared on Peng Gu's body, which bounced away the black cat's claws.
When the black cat couldn't catch it, it became furious. It let out a loud "meow" and pawed forward with both front legs, ready to throw a set of cat punches.
Seeing this, the two servants rushed over and tried to catch the black cat.
However, the black cat was so agile, and the power of its claws was unexpectedly terrifying. The two servants had all been trained, but they were no match for the black cat. After a short while, they were scratched and covered in blood.
Peng Gu saw that something was wrong and immediately ran away, saying something harsh before running away, "Remember what I said—"
The two servants didn't dare to fight with the black cat anymore and ran after him screaming.
Zhu Changyang stepped forward and helped Jie Li up: "Are you okay?"
It happened suddenly, and he really didn't understand why. When he saw Jie Li making a move and making a hand gesture, he wanted to wait and see, but he didn't expect Jie Li's aura to be so weak. On the contrary, Jie Xizhi's hand gesture was stronger, but unfortunately he was still no match for Peng Gu.
When Jie Li saw that it was Zhu Changyang, she was surprised, but also a little ashamed that her idol had seen her in such a state of disgrace, so she got up awkwardly and said, "No, it's okay."
After that, he hurried to see his sister, "Xizhi, how are you?"
"I'm fine." Xie Xizhi shook his head and bent down to pick up the broken pipa. "It's just that the pipa is broken."
Jie Li comforted him softly: "It's okay, we'll buy another one."
Xie Xizhi sighed, "The pipa at Jinshihang is so expensive, where can we get the money to buy another one?"
"You can make money if you want." Jie Li patted his chest, "Have you forgotten that your brother is the best at making money? Don't you believe me?"
"Of course I believe you." Xie Xizhi smiled bitterly, "But the exam is in three days, how can I make it in time?"
Jie Li fell silent when he heard this. After a moment, he suddenly thought of something and raised his head and said, "I got it. The master of the Wang family really wants my flashlight and is willing to pay ten times the price to buy it from me. I will sell it to him."
"No, you got it with great difficulty." Xie Xizhi immediately refused, "Didn't you say that this is the work of the masters and you should treasure it and keep it for study?"
"It's okay, I can buy it again later." Jie Li glanced at Zhu Changyang, "Besides, I have already met Master Zhu in person."
Xie Xizhi was stunned: "Ah?"
Jie Li quickly introduced her to the owner, and she realized that the owner of the little black cat was the master Zhu whom Jie Li admired.
Zhu Changyang was also a little surprised. Previously, Jie Li wanted to become his disciple and serve as his servant, but he didn't take it too seriously. After all, Jie Li was always talking nonsense.
After hearing Xie Xizhi's words, he realized that Xie Li really regarded him as a role model.
Zhu Changyang felt mixed emotions for a moment. He suddenly felt something furry under his feet. He looked down and saw that it was the developer who was nudging him with his head. His green eyes looked up at him with watery eyes: "Meow meow meow~"
Then he ran to Jie Xizhi's feet and continued to look at him, "Meow meow meow~"
"Got it." Zhu Changyang smiled helplessly and looked at the Jie Li siblings. "Excuse me, what is going on here? What about the pipa you are talking about?"
The cleavage showed hesitation.
If someone else had asked, he might not have answered, but the person standing in front of him was Zhu Changyang, so he couldn't refuse.
Seeing this, Zhu Changyang hesitated for a moment and said, "Why don't you sit down and talk?"
There are tea vendors at the night market. People only come here at three o'clock in the morning because some people who work need to rest late at night and will come here to drink a bowl of tea before leaving.
The four people and the cat found a tea stall and sat down. Jie Li then told Zhu Changyang about the situation of the two brothers and sisters.
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Jie Li and Jie Xizhi, a brother and sister, are both natives of Gongyu City. They are one year apart in age. Jie Li is sixteen this year, while Jie Xizhi is only fifteen.
Different from most residents of Gongyu City, Jie Li is not interested in music. On the contrary, he has liked various instrument handicrafts since he was a child. He also bought some books related to instrument refining from a bookstore and aspired to become a tool refiner when he grew up.
Four years ago, when Jie Li was twelve years old, the weapon refining sect Yong Zhoutian was recruiting newcomers. Jie Li went to participate in the selection and it turned out that he had a top-grade spiritual root that was extremely suitable for weapon refining.
With his excellent talent and qualifications, Jie Li was undoubtedly recruited by Yong Zhoutian, and was personally accepted as an inner disciple by the sect's great elder.
Having entered the immortal sect, which is one of the most powerful sects in Piaomiao Continent, Jie Li's future is bright. His parents and sister are all proud of him.
Jie Li also made up his mind to practice hard, become a top weapon refiner, and lead his family to a better life.
Unexpectedly, half a year later, just when he had made great progress in Qi training and was about to break through, he suddenly met with an accident. When he was going down the mountain with his fellow disciples, he encountered bandits who actually dug up his spiritual roots.
The weapon-refining genius who had a bright future in the immortal world has become a useless person.
Zhu Changyang had just heard Peng Gu say that his spiritual root of Jie Li was destroyed. He only knew now that there was such a hidden story. He could not help but be shocked: "How could such a thing happen?"
Jun Shu was not surprised at all, he just sneered: "This kind of vicious skill requires a very high level of cultivation, ordinary bandits can't do it."
Jie Li was stunned for a moment, then smiled meaninglessly: "Forget it, it's been a long time."
He was disheartened when the incident first happened, but now when he talks about it, he feels much calmer.
Xie Xizhi glanced at Zhu Changyang and suddenly said, "My brother had originally given up the idea of becoming a weapon refiner, but after hearing about Master Zhu's deeds a few days ago, he started to think about it again."
In the world of cultivation, if you lose your spiritual roots, you can no longer make progress. Jie Li was the fastest one to refine Qi among his fellow disciples who entered the sect at the same time as him, but he stopped there. Not long after, he was abandoned by his master and expelled from Yong Zhoutian.
Originally, he felt ashamed and had no face to return to Gongyu City.
As if misfortunes never come singly, at this time, both his parents fell ill. His father passed away soon, and although his mother eventually survived, she was left with a chronic illness.
Jie Li no longer cared about his face and rushed back to Gongyu City overnight. In order to take care of his sick mother and younger sister, he became a small-time profiteer who resold goods everywhere.
Because he was smart and eloquent, his business was doing quite well and the situation at home gradually improved.
Jie Li thus gave up his dream. After all, according to common sense, without spiritual roots, his cultivation would no longer be able to improve. With his shallow Qi Refining realm, it was simply impossible for him to refine a high-quality magical weapon.
Until recently, the Changchun Tower wedding farce spread throughout the Piaomiao Continent, and Zhu Changyang suddenly appeared with his spiritual power rice cooker. Naturally, some of his previous deeds also attracted people's attention.
There were many people who participated in the Baigongmen weapon refining test with Zhu Changyang that day. Many people heard Chang Chunwu say that Zhu Changyang had no spiritual roots, and saw with their own eyes that Zhu Changyang made a flashlight without any cultivation. These things were circulated among weapon refiners as small pieces of information.
Jie Li was a well-informed person who resold goods outside the Secret Realm every day. He was shocked when he heard about this incident and never forgot it. Later, he finally asked someone to help him buy a flashlight. He was convinced that there really was someone who could create magical tools without cultivating spiritual power and that they could be used by mortals.
Therefore, Jie Li rekindled his hope of refining weapons and regarded Zhu Changyang as a role model.
"So that's how it is." Zhu Changyang suddenly realized and couldn't help but sigh. He finally understood why Jie Li wanted to worship him as his master as soon as they met.
But he still had one thing that he was confused about, so he asked, "What happened just now?"
When this matter was mentioned, Jie Li's eyes turned red and he gritted his teeth and said, "Peng Gu must have done it on purpose."
It turns out that he was not the only one in Jie Li's family who had his spiritual roots detected, there was also Jie Xizhi.
Like most people in Gongyu City, Xie Xizhi has loved music since childhood and his goal is to enter Yaoyin Pavilion.
Not long after Jie Li returned from Yong Zhoutian, the Raoliang Academy set up by Yaoyin Pavilion in Gongyu City recruited new people. Jie Xizhi went to participate in the selection and was tested to have a top-grade spiritual root suitable for sound cultivation, so he entered Raoliang Academy to study.
"Yayin Pavilion has a strict selection process. After testing your spiritual roots, you have to go to Raoliang College to study first. The college holds a major exam every three years. Only those who pass the exam can be included in the roster and become official disciples of Yaoyin Pavilion." Xie Xizhi explained.
Zhu Changyang understood what he said.
If Yaoyinge is compared to a top music college, then Raoliang College is its affiliated middle school, which is dedicated to selecting and training new talents for Yaoyinge.
Xie Xizhi was very talented and worked very hard in his training. He successfully refined his Qi in just three years. His progress in music was extremely rapid, and he won the first place in several small tests in the academy. With this situation, it was naturally not a problem for him to enter the Yaoyin Pavilion.
Coincidentally, this year's major exam happened to be just before the Le Tian You ceremony, and Yao Yin Pavilion suddenly made a decision that the new disciple who ranked first in this year's major exam could participate in this year's Le Tian You ceremony and play with the elder Jiang Hui.
When the news came out, all the students in Raoliang College were in an uproar.
Jiang Hui was like a banished immortal in the hearts of the people of Gongyu City. To be able to play with him was something that the newcomers dared not even think about. Moreover, it was on Lotte Tour, which was a moment that the whole city was paying attention to. It was conceivable how glorious it was, and the future prospects were even more limitless.
Xie Xizhi was even more delighted. As a music practitioner, she had admired Jiang Hui since she was a child. From then on, she worked harder every day to practice her skills in an effort to win the exam.
According to her strength, even if she made some mistakes and couldn't get first place, it would definitely not be a problem for her to enter Yaoyin Pavilion.
Who would have thought that Peng Gu would find an excuse and destroy her pipa without saying a word.
At this point, Jie Li showed hatred, "Peng Gu was Xizhi's classmate and was also going to take the exam this year. He must have known that he couldn't beat Xizhi, so he deliberately destroyed her pipa so that Xizhi couldn't take the exam."
Zhu Changyang knew very little about sound cultivation, and was very confused when he heard this: "Can't I just buy another one?"
There are many musical instrument shops in Gongyu City, and it is not difficult to buy a pipa. Although it is not as good as the original one, it will always be no problem to play it.
Xie Xizhi shook his head: "Two years ago, Raoliang Academy added a new rule, requiring all students to use immortal tools purchased from the gold and stone shop in the city, otherwise they will be expelled from the academy and will not be able to participate in the Yaoyin Pavilion's exam."
Zhu Changyang was stunned: "What kind of weird rule is this?"
Isn't this just the school requiring students to buy stationery and books from a designated bookstore, or they will be expelled? This is pure collusion of interests.
Why do you in the cultivation world also do this
Xie Xizhi smiled bitterly: "The academy said that ordinary musical instruments are too low and will affect the progress of cultivation. If you want to enter the Yaoyin Pavilion and become an excellent music cultivator, you should use high-quality magic instruments to cultivate from the beginning. If you are not even willing to buy a magic instrument, then you are not determined to embark on this path."
Zhu Changyang: “…”
Even the rhetoric of PUA students is so similar, can these training institutions be good? !
The immortal weapons in Jinshihang were all made of rare gold and wood, which contained spiritual power and were very expensive. One of the Jie Li brothers and sisters resold the goods outside the secret realm, and the other sold silk flowers and fragrant powder. In the end, they borrowed some money from others and barely scraped together enough money to buy a pipa.
Xie Xizhi treasured this pipa very much. As the big exam was approaching, he dared not let it get damaged. He was afraid that it would be stolen at home, so he even took it with him when he went out to set up a stall.
But unexpectedly, it was destroyed by Peng Gu.
"Yu Xicheng clearly told me that his relatives had already paid the taxes for that piece of land and that he could lend it to me so I don't have to pay any more money." Jie Xizhi said angrily.
Yu Xicheng was also her classmate. Now that she thought about it, there was clearly something fishy going on.
Jun Shu glanced at her and suddenly said, "That man came prepared. If he wasn't here, he would be somewhere else. He also brought a magic weapon with him. Otherwise, he couldn't destroy the pipa with one kick, and he couldn't beat you either."
Since the pipa was a fairy weapon, it was not something that could be easily destroyed. Xie Xizhi had already refined his Qi and was able to protect himself.
Peng Gu had clearly planned ahead, and to ensure that nothing went wrong, he had brought his magic weapon with him in person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had to show up in person. The developer's claws didn't hurt him because of the magic weapon.
Now that the pipa is suddenly destroyed, I want to buy another one, but I don’t have the money to do so at the moment.
Although Jie Li was clever, he had to pay back the money he borrowed and pay for his mother's medical treatment. Jie Xizhi had to buy all the things he needed for study at the Jinshi Store at Raoliang Academy. With all this, he could not save any money.
It was for this reason that Jie Xizhi practiced hard and practiced diligently, trying hard to get admitted into Yaoyin Pavilion.
For the poor people in this world, the easiest way to break free from their fate is to enter the immortal gate. With the halo of the immortal gate, it is always much easier to do things in the mortal world.
Unfortunately, both the brother and sister encountered an accident and were just one step away from becoming an immortal.
Although Jie Li wanted to sell the flashlight, in fact, even if he sold the flashlight, he would not be able to raise enough money to buy the pipa.
After all, the flashlight was just a common tool, and many people knew that there was a production site in Buchen Land, and sooner or later, the goods would be sold here. Mr. Wang just wanted to get it as soon as possible, and was willing to pay a high price, but he would not be stupid enough to pay an outrageous price.
The magic weapons of Jinshixing are truly priced sky-high.
Zhu Changyang became more speechless the more he listened: "Your academy is doing this to prevent poor people from cultivating immortals, right?"
The Jie Li brother and sister looked at each other in bewilderment. It was not difficult to understand the truth, but the immortal gate was elusive and they were mere mortals. What else could they do except obey
Zhu Changyang understood this logic very well. The most urgent thing was to find a way to buy Jie Xizhi a pipa from Jinshihang.
"It's a pity that I have just run out of money, otherwise I could still help you." Zhu Changyang glanced at Jun Shu slowly.
All his assets were used up on Jun Shu's cultivation a few days ago.
Jun Shu looked back at him unconvinced, and said faintly: "You said that if you lose money, you can earn it again."
He had clearly advised against it, Zhu Changyang, don't try to put the blame on him!
Jie Li quickly said: "No, no, how can I use your money."
"It's okay." Zhu Changyang waved his hand, "I have another way."
After saying that, he took out the jade tablet and sent a message to Shen Zha.
Zhu Changyang: [My good friend, long time no see, I miss you so much]
The reply was quick.
Shen Zhe: [I am Shen Zhe’s master. He is in seclusion. If you have anything to say, please tell me.]
Zhu Changyang: “…”
Studio:
[Ah, what's going on? Such a pitiful pair of siblings. ]
[Chang Yang seems to want to help! Great, our anchor is really kind and nice! ]
[Fuck, it turns out you are looking for Master Shen again! ]
[Hahahaha, your ATM is under maintenance! ]
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(End of this chapter)