The next day, on the carriage heading to the alchemy room, Lu Bei sat upright, and Zhu Yan approached him in a familiar manner.
After get off work yesterday, she made an appointment with a few noble ladies who also lived in Dashengguan to go shopping for rouge and cloth. Lu Bei went home alone in a carriage. She felt that as a senior sister, she did not care enough for her junior brother. If Bai Jin asked about it, she would be embarrassed to explain, so she quickly made up for it.
"Xiaobei, did you have fun in the alchemy room yesterday?"
"Play?!"
Lu Bei leaned back slightly and put some distance between them. As I said before, he was a very upright person.
"I mean, are you happy learning alchemy?"
“Benefited a lot.”
Lu Bei nodded seriously, and then said: "Senior Sister Zhu, it's better for you to call me 'Junior Brother'. Xiao Bei... sounds weird."
"What's the big deal? Senior sister and junior brother are too distant. We should get closer..."
"By the way, Senior Sister Zhu, is there any news from Senior Sister Bai?"
Seeing that Zhu Yan was planning to tease him for fun, Lu Bei used his attention diversion technique, which was very effective. Zhu Yan immediately became excited and started talking about the gossip of Lingxiao Sword Sect.
"Your Senior Sister Bai won't have any news for a while. This matter can't be rushed. I'm telling you, don't spread it out. The headmaster is a very petty person... blah blah... wow wow..."
The carriage arrived at the destination. Zhu Yan closed her mouth with a reluctant look on her face. Lu Bei jumped off the carriage and walked quickly towards the exclusive alchemy room.
"This kid is a good person, but he's too polite."
Zhu Yan was slightly dissatisfied. Although they were both senior sisters, Lu Bei was much closer to Bai Jin than she was.
"Could it be..." Zhu Yan's eyes lit up with gossip. She knew that her idea was wrong, but once the idea came to her mind, she couldn't suppress it.
"Sure enough, Junior Brother is popular wherever he goes."
…
Lu Bei was in the alchemy room, and he saw Lin Bohai as soon as he entered. He greeted him politely, took the materials, and started to make the alchemy without stopping.
Lin Bohai stood by and watched with a strange look on his face, neither making a sound to disturb them nor making any plans to leave.
When he was counting the finished pills after the roll call yesterday, he was surprised to find the Qi Ling Pills refined by Lu Bei. Although there were no top-quality ones, the quantity was indeed not small. According to the loss ratio, it had already reached the threshold of the alchemy room's qualified line.
It's outrageous!
He remembered Lu Bei saying that he had never refined pills before and had never seen anyone do so.
Therefore, he came here today to find out the truth. If he found out that Lu Bei had deceived him, then don't blame him for turning his back on his words. He will just pretend that he never made the vow to stand upside down and refine a furnace of pills.
Lu Bei was happily gaining experience and was completely unaware of Lin Bohai's presence. The latter watched a furnace of Qi Ling Dan take shape and left without saying a word.
Lin Bohai is an old man in the alchemy room. Although people may not necessarily become smart as they grow old, they will have many ideas as they are experienced. With many ideas, misunderstandings will arise.
First of all, he was sure that this was not Lu Bei's first time to try alchemy. All his claims that he had never made alchemy before and had never seen anyone do it were nonsense, meant to deceive a man in his fifties.
Secondly, people like Lu Bei have appeared before. The higher-ups sent people down to investigate and they just hid their identities to make things easier.
Something happened!
Sweat dripped down Lin Bohai's forehead. Two months ago, the merchant that provided medicinal materials to Dasheng Guandanfang was replaced by a new one, who used connections to get in touch with the merchant. As a veteran in the industry with many years of experience, he could tell at a glance that the quality of this batch of raw materials was not as good as before.
Lin Bohai never thought about how big the price difference was. It was none of his business anyway. He just received a hush money.
Now think about it...
I can’t think about it. It’s terrifying to think about it. The more I think about it, the more scared I become.
"It came so quickly. I... should I take the initiative to confess and strive for a good ending, or..."
Lin Bohai wiped a cold sweat and decided to spread the news first. He could not be blamed for the hush money issue. He just didn't want to offend anyone. Now that something had happened, it was time for the other party to fulfill his promise and settle the matter.
Lin Bohai was guilty, but Lu Bei was totally unaware of it. He was even less aware that he had inexplicably gained the identity of a spy, and was happily gaining experience.
This brushing lasted for a whole month.
Name: Lu Bei
Race: Human
Template:NPC
Level: 10
Experience: 10/40000
Cultivation: 100/100
Health: 120/120
Main occupation: Taoism
Secondary occupation: Farmer Lv1 (0/100), Alchemist Lv6 (50/30000)
Attributes: Strength 2, Speed 3, Spirit 10, Endurance 12, Charm 3, Luck 3
Evaluation: Please have some understanding, there is nothing to evaluate about this!
[Demon Slaying Sutra Lv1 (10/5000)]
[Emperor Pill Cultivation Technique Lv6 (100/30000)]
Remaining 14 free attribute points, 930 skill points, and 220,000 experience points.
The growth of spirit and endurance comes from the upgrade of 'Emperor Pill-Nourishing Technique', which has led to the increase of cultivation and life. The reason for being so incompetent is that he did not invest experience in 'Demon Slaying Sutra'.
Free attribute points and skill points come from the improvement of the main and auxiliary professions.
Lu Bei invested a lot of experience in the alchemist's secondary profession and the 'Imperial Pill Nourishing Technique'. On the one hand, it increased the success rate and speed of alchemy. On the other hand, he wanted to test the quality of the 'Imperial Pill Nourishing Technique' to see if it could allow him to be promoted from an alchemist to a senior alchemist.
There was still no response after reaching level 6, so I simply stopped investing experience.
With 220,000 experience points left as inventory, he is not facing any survival crisis at the moment. He has not considered strengthening his combat effectiveness for the time being, and he also lacks attacking skills, so improving them is not very meaningful.
There is another consideration. It has been a month and there has been no news from Bai Jin.
Lu Bei was waiting for news from Bai Jin. It was hard to explain his sudden improvement within a month. So he waited for Bai Jin to bring him to Lingxiao Sword Sect, where he could touch some profound Taoist books and gain enlightenment on the spot. This would be a good excuse.
According to Lu Bei's idea, after completing the novice period at level 20 through enlightenment, all attributes would surge and he would officially enter the realm of immortal cultivation. This would be enough for him to obtain a large amount of resources from Lingxiao Sword Sect.
Then, there is another happy and refreshing wave of experience gaining.
The reason why I was able to gain a large amount of experience within a month and have a surplus after the investment was all thanks to Lin Bohai's secret help.
During this period, Lin Bohai obeyed Lu Bei's orders. Even when Lu Bei was so outrageous as to open five furnaces to make elixirs at the same time, he stroked his beard and smiled calmly without saying a word, satisfying him in various ways and giving him backdoors.
Lu Bei couldn't understand it, but he was deeply moved. He felt ashamed for looking down on the other party before. He thought he was just a veteran in the system, but he never thought that the other party was at a higher level and was more fond of supporting the younger generation than his own son.
He's a good old fashioned guy.
"I haven't heard from my senior sister yet. Just in case, I should think about my attack skills. It doesn't matter if I practice them or not. It's good to save the game after trying them."
Experience is valuable, but after refining pills for a month, Lu Bei is really tired of it and wants to change the environment to cleanse his mind.
He heard from other alchemists that a new batch of Youzhou specialties had arrived at Yunshui Tower, so he was thinking about going there to take a look.
Lu Bei didn't quite understand what Yunshui Tower was, but from what he heard about its special features, he could tell it was a great place for sightseeing.
The world is so big, and if he can't go to Youzhou to enjoy the unique scenery in Yunshui Tower, it can be regarded as a long journey, which can barely make up for his regret.
"It's just a trip, Senior Sister Zhu should let me go...right?"
"It's not a big problem. If she's worried about my safety and is afraid that it will be difficult to explain to Senior Sister Bai, let Senior Brother Wei accompany me!"
…
Night, Wei Mansion, the master's bedroom.
Zhu Yan was sleeping soundly with a thin silk quilt covering her. Her curves were graceful, and her small inner shirt could not hide her white spring light. She turned sideways in her dream, and the thin silk quilt slid to the side of the bed, instantly filling the whole room with a strong sense of sex.
At this moment, a dark shadow quietly pushed open the door, came to the bedside, paused, and stretched out a big hand from the darkness.
Then…
He picked up the silk quilt and covered Zhu Yan with it.
Bang!
Zhu Yan kicked out, aiming straight at the vital spot three inches below the black shadow’s navel.
Bang!
The big hand in the darkness caught it steadily, and facing Zhu Yan who suddenly rushed over, the long arm stretched out to hold her in his arms, turned around gracefully and threw her back into the **.
Looking at the skillful operation, you can tell that only an old couple can do this.
"Madam, why haven't you gone to bed yet?" Wei Mao asked as he lit the lamp.
"This bed is so cold, how can I sleep on it!" Zhu Yan said unhappily.
"I'm busy with work, and I..."
Wei Mao explained a few words, and seeing Zhu Yan covering her ears and not wanting to listen, he changed the subject and said, "Madam, what's going on in the alchemy room? The amount of Qiling Pills sent to us recently has always exceeded the quota."
The Huangji Sect was in charge of all spiritual practice affairs within the Wu Zhou territory, including the military's supply of elixirs. As the Huangji Sect and the central royal power became increasingly alienated, local military logistics became more and more sluggish.
For example, for daily consumables such as hemostatic pills and energy-replenishing pills, delayed delivery is common.
Don’t ask, if you ask, it means I’m practicing.
"Isn't this a good thing?" Zhu Yan raised his foot and kicked Wei Mao again and again.
This dead guy, he hangs around with men all day long and doesn't even spend some time with his own wife.
Wei Mao did not dodge, frowning and saying: "It's a good thing, I could have had a few bottles of fine products before, but now they are all finished products."
"It's good enough that I didn't confiscate your Qiling Pills. What else do you want?"
Zhu Yan lost her temper because of her husband. She snorted coldly and said, "I will go back to my parents' home in two days. Xiao Bei will be left to you to take care of. Take him to the military camp and keep a close eye on him. Don't let him run out and learn bad things."
"What are you doing back at your parents' house?"
"You treated me badly, I will go back to my parents' home and wait for you to make amends!"
"… "