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"this… "
Xiahou Hongde's eyes were as big as copper bells, and he stared at Wang Shouzhe as if he was breathing fire.
Such an important matter, you kid didn't say it earlier? He thought that swallowing fire-type spirit stones was a necessary step for drinking fire crystals~!
Unexpectedly, it was just to light a fire... or to add a sense of ceremony.
Immediately, Xiahou Hongde felt the burning sensation in his stomach getting stronger and stronger.
The difficulty of using profound energy to enter the stomach to wrap the fire-type spirit stone is not so small! And the "fire crystal burning" is not easy. After eating most of Haiwan's belly, his whole body was scorching hot, and his blood continued to accelerate.
It's literally double the joy.
He hesitated whether to get out of the carriage first and force out the damn fire spirit stone.
"However, Xiahou Chengshou is worthy of being a monk in the realm of heaven and man." Wang Shouzhe cupped his hands towards Xiahou Hongde as he spoke, showing admiration, and praised endlessly, "The fire-type spirit stone is burning in his stomach, and he can deal with it calmly." In short, it really is the profound art that reaches the sky."
You must know that once the fire element spirit stone is activated, it can burn without oxygen and emit scorching heat waves. Most people can't bear this stimulation.
As soon as this statement came out.
Xiahou Hongde's thought of getting out of the car to vomit first was immediately dispelled.
"It's just a small trick. After you, Patriarch Shouzhe, are promoted to the realm of heaven and man, you can naturally do it."
He resisted the strong strangeness and discomfort of his internal organs as if they were being baked in a stove, and he insisted on showing an inscrutable, calm and breezy appearance.
He picked up the spiritual tea that he had previously disliked and neglected, and slowly "sipped" it, with an attitude of a master who did not change his face before the Liuping mountain collapsed: "Where did we talk just now? Yes, just give me Three hundred catties of fire crystals were burned, and the city guard will forgive you this time."
This fire crystal burns, but it's a good thing~
After drinking it once, he was fascinated. It's just that I swallowed the fire-type spirit stone, and my stomach couldn't bear it.
It's very suitable for their kind of, um, heroic soldiers who are as powerful as mountains and as powerful as the world. This made him miss the feeling of fighting on the battlefield with his brothers when he was still at the Lingtai stage.
Unknowingly, he raised his bargaining chip by another hundred catties.
"Three hundred catties of fire crystal burnt is just a trivial matter. Besides, how long can you drink a little fire crystal burnt?" Wang Shouzhe refilled his tea calmly, and said slowly, "Xiahou Chengshou is only two hundred pounds now. How old is he, in the prime of his life. Even if he only drinks one hundred catties a year, he will have to consume fifty or sixty thousand catties for the rest of his life."
Fifty or sixty thousand catties
Xiahou Hongde froze, why didn't he pay the bill
Oh, by the way, this kid also counted the longevity of his Purple Mansion Realm.
This kid is quite good at talking.
I like.
However, he was right about one thing, even if he drank a hundred catties a year, he would have to drink ten to twenty thousand catties for the rest of his life, right
Immediately, he hesitated and asked, "Patriarch Shouzhe, how much is this wine?"
Even Chixia Shao, which he is tired of now, costs several thousand gold a catty, such a "peerless fine wine" such as Huojing Shao, is it not less than ten thousand gold
With his support, he can afford to drink.
But Xiahou Hongde is not alone, he has a big family to support, and his children and grandchildren are scattered in various military camps, so they have to be subsidized.
What's more, monks in the Heavenly Human Realm have the expenses of the Heavenly Human Realm, and their daily practice consumes resources, which can add up to an astronomical sum over time. If there is a bit of pursuit, it is normal for a cultivator in the Heavenly Human Realm who wants to make progress to spend tens of thousands of gold a year on cultivation.
This is also the reason why some families that are not good at management and have insufficient financial resources, not only cannot be promoted to the Heavenly Human Realm, even if they are barely promoted, if they do not quickly develop financial resources, the reason why the family will be dragged down just by the Heavenly Human Realm where.
Of course, the family status would be different if one entered the Heaven-Man Realm.
Relying on the protection of the ancestors in the Heaven-Human Realm, they can quickly develop industries and broaden their financial resources. At worst, the ancestors of heaven and humans can still maintain it by going outside to fight wildly.
It's just a dangerous thing to go outside the domain to fight in the wild. If you don't do it well, you may fall outside the domain. So, that's not a long-term solution after all.
Gossip aside.
Wang Shouzhe took his time and said, "For external sales, I tentatively set the price at ten thousand gold per catty."
really!
Xiahou Hongde's eyes were slightly dignified, a thousand gold is not an astronomical figure for a cultivator in the Heavenly Human Realm. But the long-term consumption every year is a huge expense.
"It's better than this. At the price of seven thousand gold per catty, I will keep three thousand catties for Xiahou City every year." Wang Shouzhe prefers to drink spiritual tea, and said while drinking it by himself, "Anyway, my Wang family does not rely solely on sales. wine for a living."
Seven thousand gold a catty? Three thousand catties share! And still every year!
Xiahou Hongde's eyes straightened all of a sudden.
If he could resell it, wouldn't he be able to earn more than 20,000 dry gold out of thin air
He fell silent for a while, and looked at Wang Shouzhe with a strange look in his eyes.
From the moment this kid opened his mouth, he was doing business with tens of thousands of gold every year, and he also looked like he was just doing it casually. No wonder... He was able to unite so many families in such a short period of time that even the Changning Xu family seemed to vaguely regard him as their leader.
This is the God of Wealth~ Who doesn't like the God of Wealth
"Patriarch Shouzhe, you are bribing me." Xiahou Hongde said solemnly, "What is your purpose?"
As a city guard, he is also a person who has seen the world.
The reason he dared to pay dividends from the dry shares of Fa Cai Gaming Workshop was because it was a hidden income that Cheng Shou had tacitly declared throughout the past generations, and if he didn't get it for nothing, he wouldn't get it.
But if Wang Shouzhe wants to use money to hit him and let him participate in the family struggle, wouldn't it be dragging him into trouble? Then the loss outweighs the gain.
"Xiahou city guard is too worried." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "If I want to use my lord to participate in family battles, how can I bring it up after the fact? I just like my lord's military and military connections, and sell a wine by the way to broaden the family's source of funds. .This is just a pure business cooperation, nothing else."
"Of course, if the matter is reasonable, reasonable, and legal, and the adults can help out within the scope of their duties, Shouzhe will naturally be grateful, and it should be regarded as helping each other."
"Forget it." After all, Xiahou Hongde couldn't resist the temptation, and agreed with a smile, "I can only promise you that during my term of office, I will give your family some conveniences that are in line with the law. At the same time , I will also hint at Huangfu's side, don't mess around during my term of office."
"So, thank you Xiahou Chengshou."
Wang Shouzhe bowed his hands to him, and the smile on his face became more and more sincere.
He believed that Xiahou Hongde would hint and warn Huangfu, after all, it was also related to the peace of Chang Ningwei during his tenure.
However, Xiahou Hongde overestimated his deterrent power in Huangfu's mind, and underestimated the huge pressure that Huangfu faced with survival and promotion.
The development of the matter is destined to disappoint Xiahou Hongde~
After the cooperation of interests, Xiahou Hongde's attitude towards Wang Shouzhe suddenly became a little different.
The two chatted for a few more words, and Xiahou Hongde left with a few pots of fire crystals presented by Wang Shouzhe.
After getting out of the carriage, his breezy appearance disappeared without a trace, his face was flushed with embarrassment and discomfort.
When he found a corner, he didn't care about other things, and immediately burst into shape and flew towards the city guard's mansion.
Because that damned fire-type spirit stone had slipped under the stomach unknowingly, and entered the longest organ in the human body that was indescribable and indescribable.
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On Wang Shouzhe's side, just after seeing off Xiahou Chengshou, another wave of guests came.
That was Fang You'an, a direct disciple of Zifu Academy.
He is still as gentle as jade, calm and unhurried as a son of an aristocratic family, and even his posture when tasting the spirit tea is particularly charming.
He grinned and complained, "Junior Brother Shouzhe, you are too popular. Now I have to wait in line to see you."
"Hehe, Senior Brother You'an was joking." Wang Shouzhe sat across from him, with a slightly apologetic expression on his face, "I know why Senior Brother You'an is here. Today is indeed Shouzhe's fault, isn't it because you are still in Changning? Wei's general situation has stirred up a lot of troubles, and he used the power of the academy to frighten Patriarch Hua Ye, making him dare not make any changes for the time being."
Although Fang Youan and other Xuegong disciples did not speak or express their views on the whole matter, it did not mean that they were not included in Wang Shouzhe's calculations.
In fact, if it weren't for their presence, relying on the influence of Tianren Huangfu and Hua Ye's ancestors in Changningwei, they might not be able to cover up the matter, and Xiahou Hongde would not have decided to handle it impartially.
After all, the school's official influence is not small. Xiahou Hongde was also afraid that his hesitation would affect his subsequent promotion and reputation.
Therefore, the existence of Fang Youan and other school disciples is the most important part of his plan to be perfectly executed this time.
"It's okay, it's your ability to make the most of the situation." Fang You'an said with a calm smile, "Besides, the other party is indeed involved with the Yin Sha Sect. Since you have taken action to clean it up, it can be regarded as a contribution to Daqian."
"Thank you, Senior Brother You'an, for your understanding." Wang Shouzhe said with a smile, "Senior Brother You'an, it's a coincidence that you came here. Come and taste the 'Bingshan Huo Shao' brewed by me."
After that, he raised his hand and took out another pot of spiritual wine.
"..."
Fang Youan was slightly curious.
"Iceberg Fire" is also a highly spirited wine. However, Wang Shouzhe's "Bingshan Huoshao" is brewed with white jade zhilanling rice and ice dew grass. The color is crystal clear like ice and exudes a slight chill.
As soon as the wine is poured into the specially thickened glass, there will be traces of white mist floating and rising, which looks quite fairy-like.
"This wine is more suitable to be matched with ice-type spirit stones."
As he spoke, Wang Shouzhe took out an ice-type spirit stone, activated it with profound energy, and threw it into the cup.
In an instant, the white mist turned into frost, and a layer of magnificent ice flowers formed on the rim of the cup.
"Interesting, I'll try."
Fang Youan picked up the thickened glass and was about to drink it.
Wang Shouzhe remembered the lessons learned from the past, and hurriedly reminded: "Senior Brother You'an, don't drink the spirit stone together."
Fang You'an rolled Wang Shouzhe's eyes with a strange look: "Why does Junior Brother Shouzhe need to remind you so much? Fang is not a fool, he will swallow Lingshi into his stomach."
"Uh...hehe~ Shouzhe is talking too much." Wang Shouzhe gave a dry laugh, raised his hand and said, "Senior brother You'an, please."
Fang Youan took a sniff, and then took a sip in a chic posture.
The next moment, his calm face changed slightly, and then changed again, and then changed again, his eyes became a little blurred, as if he was caught in some kind of memory emotion.
After more than ten breaths, his eyes regained clarity, and he said with a little emotion: "I finally understand why this wine is called 'Bingshan Braised Red'. It tastes like drinking ice brew, and the whole body is icy. And it's burning like fire. Good wine, good wine. But..."
"Senior Brother You'an, do you think there are still some deficiencies?" Wang Shouzhe asked humbly.
"There is nothing wrong with it, but the name can be changed again." Fang Youan narrowed his eyes slightly, "At first glance, this wine looks like a pure woman with a calm personality, and the first drink is even more wonderful. But After you actually drank it, you realized that she was so hot, domineering and ferocious, and tortured you so painfully. But when you came back to your senses, you found that you fell in love with this indescribable taste. How about changing your name? Let's call it 'Ice Maiden'."
"..."
Wang Shouzhe was speechless. From the looks of it, Senior Brother Youan has quite a lot of life experience~
I don't know which senior sister is so clever that even Senior Brother You'an has been taken care of.
But Ice Maiden—
Row! As long as you like it, who made you a cultivator in the realm of heaven and man? You have the final say on how big your fist is.
Wang Shouzhe decided that the promotional slogan on the packaging of this wine in the future will quote this description from Senior Brother Youan, and the source must be indicated.
The direct disciples of the school drank the wine that they agreed to drink, don't you want to try it
Later, Wang Shouzhe sent Fang Youan to sell wine in the same old way.
Don't look at him as a direct disciple of the Academy, but a direct disciple is also a human being, and he has to save resources to rush to the Purple Mansion, right
Cooperation is beneficial to both~
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After Fang Youan left, Wang Shouzhe "borrowed" another guest in the carriage.
It was "Mrs. Ji" dressed up by Wang Mei.
In this action of beheading Huangfu's minions, she has contributed a lot. Moreover, her identity is still useful in the next strategic arrangement.
Especially after Ji Mingyu inadvertently stamped her identity as the representative of the "Ji family" can be regarded as "certain".
"Wang Mei." Wang Shouzhe still "borrowed" "Jasper Gouqing" to entertain her, and said, "It's really hard for you this time, and you need to be patient for a while."
"Patriarch Shouzhe, please call me 'Mrs. Ji'." Mrs. Ji said with a charming and enchanting face, with a hint of long-lasting resentment in her eyes, "Don't call me by the wrong name."
"Hiss~"
Wang Shouzhe looked helpless, Wang Mei was good everywhere, but once she entered the character state, it would make him very unbearable.
"This..." Wang Shouzhe coughed, "Aren't you afraid that Mrs. Huangfu will become angry when you come to see me in the middle of the night?"
"What are you afraid of?" Mrs. Ji's beautiful eyes rolled down, her voice was indescribably charming, "The more you stimulate them, the more they will be afraid that I will run away, and the more they will cherish it. This is just like a man..."
Uh…
What you said makes sense, but I'm afraid my daughter-in-law doesn't quite understand it.
Wang Shouzhe also thought secretly in his heart.
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