After the White Fox Mine Patrolman left, Xu Lian returned to his main house and lay down to sleep, but he couldn't fall asleep. It might be because he had been unconscious for eight days before, and he was in good spirits.
He checked the attribute panel and took stock of his current practice resources.
Name: Xu Lian
Level: Ming Jin Stage Sixth Level
Skills: Wind-breaking Sword Technique (Volumes 123), Seven Styles of Xian Gang (Complete Edition)
Props: None (One-star long sword not worn)
Note: You currently have no available advancement points, please obtain advancement points
In terms of cultivation resources, there are more than 600 spirit stones, more than 280 Qi Condensation Pills, four Heavenly Snake Grasses, a small bottle of Nine-Turn Detoxification Pills, and 900 spirit stones from the white cat clone.
As for the Purple Jade Card and the Blue Rain Card, they are not counted as part of the cultivation resources.
That's all...
It may not look like much, but each plant of Heavenly Snake Grass is priceless. His real worth has actually surpassed that of all the practitioners in Pingyang County.
It’s just that I can’t sell the Sky Snake Grass... So it’s the same as having nothing
This gave Xu Lian a headache. It was like guarding four mountains of gold but not being able to mine it.
He thought about it and came up with a clever idea.
"The Sky Snake Grass can be used as a trump card. If you encounter an enemy you can't defeat, throw a crystal ball at them. The enemy will definitely not know what it is. If you punch them and they explode... they will die on the spot."
Of course, with the Heavenly Snake Grass destroyed, he would be so heartbroken that he would want to die. This would be equivalent to killing a thousand enemies... and losing 100 million of his own money
"Isn't the Sky Snake Grass really worth hundreds of millions of spirit stones?"
Thinking of this possibility, when the situation really got difficult, he didn't know whether he would be willing to smash it out.
I was thinking about random things for more than half an hour, but still couldn't fall asleep.
Xu Lian simply stood up.
Come out of the main house and walk towards a wing room.
He vaguely remembered that the tallest woman seemed to live in this room
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I touched the door gently and found that it was not fastened at all.
then.
He walked in and bolted the door.
The woman was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt someone coming. She woke up dazedly, startled for a moment, and then asked in surprise, "Master?"
Xu Lian nodded.
The woman understood and cried with joy, "Thank you for your mercy, sir."
Xu Lian asked, "What's your name?"
"My name is Caixia."
"Caixia? What's your last name?"
"My father and mother said that girls don't need surnames. It's more intimate to call them by their names, and it's easier for men to like them, so they didn't give me a surname."...
Xu Lian knew this. There were indeed many women in Green Bamboo Town who did not have surnames. "Then I will call you Caixia."
We have almost finished chatting.
Everything will fall into place naturally.
It’s not that Xu Lian is anxious, but he is anxious to get the recognition of the head of the family and to gain a foothold in this big house. That’s the reality.
The next day at noon.
The first thing Xu Lian did when he woke up was to check his favorability.
Then, there was no display of favorability!
This left him speechless.
It means that the favorability is below 50/100 and cannot be seen at all.
"Sure enough, although I caught a lot of fish with this net, they were far less than the fish I had carefully fished for."
Xu Lian finally understood why some people only like to eat caught fish. It does make sense.
During lunch.
Caixia deliberately tied up her long hair. She was the tallest person to begin with, and now she looked even taller. She was as proud as a peacock and sat next to Xu Lian as a matter of course.
She always moved closer to Xu Lian, picking up food for him from time to time and chatting with him, appearing to be very intimate.
For the sake of favorability... Xu Lian didn't want to offend her, so he chatted and laughed with her while eating.
Of course, the other women's eyes turned red with envy.
Wang Cuiyun was concentrating on chewing a piece of steak. She knew that no matter what these women did, as long as Xu Lian still loved her Xiya, her position would be unshakable and she would be in a secure position.
Finished lunch.
Caixia took Xu Lian's hand and said, "Husband, I'm a little full. I want to take a walk in the house. Can you accompany me?"
Xu Lian smiled and said, "Okay."
then.
She took Xu Lian for walks in the house, but she always went to crowded places to show off her status.
Xu Lian did not point it out and just followed her wishes.
One is to increase favorability.
Secondly, it is to test her character and see if she is qualified to become the mistress of this house after Sister Xiya and Chan'er!
He spent almost the entire afternoon with her, letting her show off all over the house.
At night, of course, I would be with her.
The next morning.
Name: Xu Lian
Level: Ming Jin Stage Sixth Level
Skills: Wind-breaking Sword Technique (Volumes 123), Seven Styles of Xian Gang (Complete Edition)
Props: None (One-star long sword not worn)
Note: Caixia's favorability towards you is 50/100
Xu Lian received a surprise.
What does this mean
This shows that the method is effective, and that’s easy to deal with.
Just pamper her and it’s all done!
then.
Xu Lian always responded to Caixia’s requests.
Day 3.
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Day 4.
Day 5... Caixia's favorability soared rapidly.
Note: Caixia's favorability towards you has increased from 50/100 to 60/100
Note: Caixia's favorability towards you has increased from 60/100 to 70/100
Note: Caixia's favorability towards you has increased from 70/100 to 80/100
Half a month later.
Caixia's favorability has reached 80, only one step away from 90.
However.
During this half month, Caixia became more and more arrogant. She would beat and scold other women at every turn, treating them like maids. She had already regarded herself as the mistress of this house.
She asked Xu Lian to buy her a lot of beautiful clothes, rouge, powder, and jewelry.
She also asked Xu Lian to promote her father to be the mine supervisor.
She even had a big fight with Wang Cuiyun, and she pointed at Wang Cuiyun's nose and cursed, "Who knows which wild man your daughter ran off with, and you, an old fool, still shamelessly stay in my house."
Wang Cuiyun was so angry that her face turned green and she was shaking all over. She ran into the kitchen, got a kitchen knife, and was about to cut her face.
However, Wang Cuiyun reacted quickly and looked strangely at Xu Lian who was standing beside and taking good care of Caixia. She felt that something was wrong with Xu Lian during this period and he was too indulgent towards Caixia.
This is not like Xu Lian's style. Is there any deeper meaning behind it
Wang Cuiyun calmed down and stopped arguing with Caixia. She even apologized to Caixia with a smile and flattered Caixia in everything.
This made Caixia completely secure her status as the mistress, and she became so inflated that it was difficult to argue with her. In this house, except Xu Lian, she had no other rival. Sometimes, Xu Lian even had to give in to her, as if Xu Lian had become a henpecked man who was afraid of women.
that's all.
A few more days passed.
Note: Caixia's favorability towards you has increased from 80/100 to 90/100. You have gained an advancement point and can choose one of the following: rank, skill, or item to add.
Xu Lian was so happy that he almost cried. He had had enough of this period of time. He tried his best to gain favorability.
Of course, this is nothing.
For the advanced level, it's worth it.
Therefore, Xu Lian loved Caixia even more and granted her every request.
According to Caixia's request, her father was promoted to deputy manager of the mine.
He directly replaced Pu Lin and took charge of the mine.
This made Pu Lin very depressed, but he didn't say anything. He just worked silently, waiting for Xu Lian to reuse him again.
Note: Caixia's favorability towards you has increased from 90/100 to 91/100. You have gained an advancement point and can choose one item from rank, skill, or props to add points.
The effect is remarkable.
Xu Lian was happy.
He wanted to see the limit of Caixia's favorability, and also to see to what extent it could expand.
then.
Xu Lian took the initiative to reveal his identity as a cultivator.
Sure enough, Caixia immediately proposed to take her to practice together. She wanted to achieve immortality and eternal youth!
Of course Xu Lian couldn't teach her, he just used his energy to help her sort out her meridians, making her look radiant.
Caixia felt the changes in her body and thought she was a practitioner...
A few days passed.
Caixia's favorability did not increase.
This made Xu Lian very disappointed.
He had to think of another way and revealed a little about his identity and background.
After Caixia found out, she directly asked Xu Lian to work with the higher-ups to appoint her father to open a new mine and be in charge of it alone!
Xu Lian agreed, transferred a batch of money, food and manpower to her father, and asked her father to find a valley to open a new mine... Of course it was a fake mine.
And so, some time passed.
No matter how much Xu Lian pampered her or how hard he worked for her, Caixia's favorability did not increase at all.
From this point of view, 91/100 favorability is Caixia's limit.
Although her favorability had reached its limit, Caixia's heart swelled without limit. She acted domineeringly in the house and beat and scolded other women at will. Even Wang Cuiyun was not spared and was pushed around by her several times. She also asked Xu Lian to comb her meridians every day to improve her physique.
Xu Lian completely lost his patience with her.
It was evening that day.
dining room.
There were still three tables, but Caixia and Xu Lian sat at one table alone. The other women were squeezed at two tables and they all had to stand and couldn't eat. They had to wait until Caixia finished eating before they could start eating.
The dishes on the table were also different. The table of Caixia and Xu Lian was full of fish and meat, while the other two tables were filled with food for servants. This was also one of the requirements put forward by Caixia, saying that a wealthy family cannot be without rules.
"You're looking at the food on my table?"
For some reason, Caixia got angry while eating and smashed the chopsticks hard on the face of a pretty girl.
The beautiful woman cried, but she didn't dare cry loudly and could only sob.
The other women were all frightened and turned pale. They lowered their heads and looked at their toes.
“That’s enough!”
Xu Lian knew the time had come and shouted.
With a "pa", a slap suddenly hit Caixia's face.
Caixia was knocked off her chair and fell to the ground. She covered her face in a daze. For a moment, she was unable to come to her senses and didn't understand why Xu Lian, who always responded to her requests, suddenly hit her.
The other women were also stunned.
Only Wang Cuiyun showed a wrinkled smile on her old face, and she was not too surprised. She had long seen that Xu Lian intended to indulge Caixia, but she didn't know what the deeper meaning was. However, this moment would come sooner or later.
After coming to her senses, Caixia became angry, got up from the ground, rushed towards Xu Lian, wrestled with him, and tried to strangle Xu Lian's neck.
It can be seen how much it has expanded. Is this still the same Caixia as before
With a "pa" sound, Xu Lian raised his hand and slapped Caixia again, and she fell to the ground again.
Caixia was completely stunned this time, with a deep slap mark on her face and blood at the corner of her mouth.
After coming back to her senses and looking at Xu Lian's unusually calm face, Caixia finally came to her senses. She was frightened and broke into a cold sweat. She knew she was scared. She hurriedly crawled to Xu Lian's feet, hugged his legs and cried, "Master, I was wrong."
Xu Lian asked, "Where did you go wrong?"
Caixia cried, "I shouldn't have offended my grandfather. He is the heaven of our family. I have violated the heavenly rules."
Xu Lian asked, "What else?"
Caixia looked at the other women with tears in her eyes, "I... I shouldn't have hit or scolded my sisters."
It was not easy to increase the favorability to 91/100. Xu Lian did not want to abandon her easily, so he decided to give her a chance. He helped her up and said softly, "It's good that you know you are wrong. Let's eat."
Caixia sat down and ate while crying.
"Alright, alright, it's alright."
Xu Lian picked up some food for her and glanced at the other women. "You guys should sit down and eat too. Bring some of the food from my table over. From now on, the food for the three tables will be the same."
The other women looked at each other, but they were still afraid of Caixia's previous majesty and did not dare to move.
It was Wang Cuiyun who took action first, and took away most of Xu Lian's dishes with a smile.
After dinner.
Xu Lian simply held a "family meeting" and asked the girls to live in harmony in the future. He mainly spoke to Caixia, hoping that Caixia could really reform herself.
It's time to rest.
Xu Lian worked hard with Caixia to calm her down.
The next day.
Received a favorability notification.
Note: Caixia's favorability towards you has dropped from 91/100 to -10/100. If the favorability is too low, it will no longer be displayed.
Xu Lian’s eyes widened. It was the first time he saw a negative favorability level.
What does it mean
This means that Caixia not only does not repent, but also resents him!
This made Xu Lian completely disappointed in her.
While having breakfast, Xu Lian suddenly stood up and bent over to apologize to the women, "I was too indulgent to Caixia before, causing you to suffer. Although I taught Caixia a lesson last night, the rift between her and you has already been planted, and she is no longer suitable to stay in this family.
So, I decided to immediately let Caixia move out of here and move to another house under my name, so that she can live alone and reflect on her mistakes.
If you make a mistake, you must be punished. Immediately, Caixia's father will be dismissed from his position as manager of the new mine."
Like a bolt from the blue, Caixia slumped in the chair, her face pale, her tall body slowly sliding to the ground, crying and shouting as she hugged Xu Lian's legs, "Master, I really know I was wrong! Don't chase me away!"
The other women were overjoyed, their eyes turned red with excitement, and they felt proud and relieved. Manager Xu finally came to his senses.
Wang Cuiyun smiled particularly brightly, bending down and looking at Caixia, "I told you to scold me, told you to push me, now you are getting your comeuppance, you don't know the position I hold in my heart, I have told me time and again that an old person in the family is like a treasure, I am your treasure, do you understand?"
Phew... Xu Lian almost vomited the breakfast he had eaten.
He really had no appetite, so he pulled Caixia out of the living room.
No matter how Caixia cried and begged, it was of no use. Xu Lian sent her to a carriage with a canopy, drove the carriage out of the mansion, and came to an idle house. Anyway, he had plenty of houses under his name.
"You should reflect on yourself here. I will ask Yang Ye to send some food, vegetables and daily necessities every once in a while. Don't worry, you will have enough food and clothing. If your father is willing, you can return to my mine and do the work of transporting stones."
Xu Lian pulled her out of the carriage and took her into the house.
Caixia knelt on the ground and hugged his legs, crying like a tearful person, "Master, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong!"
Xu Lian pried her hands apart, turned around and left, pausing for a moment, "I will come to see you once next month, and then once every other month. If you have repented, I will know.
Don't forget that I am a practitioner. If you still don't repent in your heart, then after I visit you three times, I will have no choice but to abandon you."
After saying that.
Xu Lian closed the door and drove away in the carriage.
In fact, he felt a little uncomfortable. After all, Caixia's favorability towards him had reached 91/100, which meant that when he doted on Caixia to the extreme, Caixia really liked him. This was certain, and he didn't want to give up Caixia unless it was absolutely necessary.
Hopefully, Caixia can truly repent. However, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. For those who have once been glorious and reached the peak of their lives, is it really that easy to adapt to mediocrity
Xu Lian didn’t know, so he could only wait for time to verify it.
When he returned home, he could clearly see that the atmosphere at home had become cheerful without Caixia.
Caixia is like traffic in this big house, rising rapidly, shining brightly, and then disappearing in an instant, which has a bit of the flavor of palace fighting.
Author's side note: This chapter is ridiculously long, there are two more chapters to come in the evening