lerbook Chapter 200: Will Madam An not reconsider?
Chapter 200: Will Madam An not reconsider?
"Soul Sea! A beast pattern that can enhance spiritual power, just as I expected."
Upon seeing the introduction about the Soul Sea on the panel, Zhang Ping couldn't help but smile.
With this beast rune, he could enhance his spiritual power, especially the skills that would appear after mastering the beast rune to perfection, which would definitely have a transformative effect on his spiritual power. At that time, he would also be able to penetrate his body with divine sense and enter the realm of divine integration.
Zhang Ping processed the king of reed fish in front of him and cut off the horn needed for the beast pattern branding.
He then casually destroyed the surrounding iron cages, freeing the people inside.
Do one good deed every day.
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Three days later, at the Pingfan Winery in Luhua City.
A dozen or so women had appeared at the winery, working various odd jobs. Suddenly, there was an abundance of manpower. The two servants they had recruited earlier were immediately captivated, their eyes darting towards the many young women who had suddenly joined the winery, their desires stirring.
But when he thought about how these people were all arranged by their boss, he quickly suppressed the little thoughts in his mind.
"The boss really knows how to have fun; with so many people, they could probably play for years without getting tired of it..."
There's one downside: these people are all very quiet. They don't talk much, but when they see the owner, they quietly approach him, like...like a child seeing his father, seeing someone to rely on.
Regardless of what the two servants thought, Zhang Ping looked strangely at An Ruxue, who had come to visit again, from the window of the second-floor guest room.
"Madam An, may I ask what brings you here to see me this time?"
An Ruxue did not answer, but glanced at the graceful young woman who brought the wine and said, "I didn't realize that Young Hero Zhang would make no attempt to hide his hobbies."
Zhang Ping knew what she was referring to, chuckled, and waved for the girl pouring the wine to leave.
This is a complete misunderstanding. Zhang Ping is a gentleman who, at the risk of offending a mysterious force, simply rescued some captured boys and girls on the island.
Those people all possessed considerable talent for cultivation. After rescuing them, Zhang Ping prepared to leave.
Unexpectedly, most of them knelt on the ground, begging to follow Zhang Ping in the future and repay his life-saving grace.
Most of these people were abducted after their entire families were wiped out by Brother Chun and his gang. A small number came from families with some power, which is why they were trafficked.
For those who have lost their homes, Zhang Ping's appearance is undoubtedly a source of support, or a "lifeline".
If you seize the opportunity, you can learn a set of cultivation skills by following Zhang Ping.
It's much better than the aimless life of leaving and not knowing where to go.
Zhang Ping prided himself on being a virtuous man and naturally did not want to see them homeless. Moreover, having just arrived in Luoxiaze, he no longer had the convenience of having a large number of people do things for him with just a word.
It would be good to train some subordinates.
He then selected a few people from among them, casually tossing them a few low-level cultivation manuals to send them away.
The girl... naturally became his subordinate.
Zhang Ping's gaze shifted for a moment before his thoughts returned to the present.
"If Madam An's trip is about what happened last time, then there's no need to say more."
He has already obtained the King of the Reed Fish. After imprinting it on his Soul Sea, he will spend most of his time improving his proficiency in the Soul Sea, aiming to reach perfection as soon as possible, remove the demonic corpse power from his body, and break through to the Divine Integration stage.
There's no time for me to be Anran the brat's follower.
An Ruxue remained expressionless and took out a book.
"Young Master Zhang would like to see this."
Zhang Ping took the book and discovered that it was about the art of talismans, detailing its origins and development, and even including a basic method for drawing talismans.
His hands trembled almost imperceptibly.
A talismanic inheritance? This woman actually has something like that?
He looked at An Ruxue: "Madam An, does this belong to the An family?"
If it's the An family, that's troublesome. The three major families each have their own auxiliary cultivation traditions: the An family specializes in talismans, the Xuan family in alchemy, and the Qi family in weapon crafting. These are all top secrets that each family keeps to themselves.
If this were from the An family, Zhang Ping worried that the An family patriarch would come after him.
An Ruxue shook her head: "Young Master Zhang, please rest assured, this is not the An family's inheritance. But it is more complete and of a higher level than the An family's inheritance."
"Really?"
Zhang Ping didn't answer, silently flipping through the talismans in his hand.
Compared to the old land, the most prominent difference in the Myriad Spirits Domain is the development of a more systematic cultivation path. It's so systematic that it's practically indistinguishable from cultivating immortality.
Although Zhang Ping possessed the power of beast patterns, and even dared to dream of obtaining beast patterns that could enhance his talents in talismans and alchemy in the future, talent was one thing, but the inheritance of knowledge was also indispensable.
After a moment's consideration, Zhang Ping's gaze fell upon An Ruxue's beautiful figure.
"Mrs. An, would you like to reconsider my suggestion from last time?"
"You?!" An Ruxue exclaimed in anger.
I took several deep breaths to calm myself down.
How come she didn't realize Zhang Ping was a lecher before?
"The trial will begin in ten days. Please reconsider, Young Hero Zhang."
An Ruxue did not take the book back and quickly left the winery.
After she left, the girl who had been waiting outside immediately came in to clean up the untouched spirit wine on the table.
Zhang Ping glanced at it and casually said, "You drink it, don't waste it."
He paused in his movement as he left the zither, then knelt down to express his gratitude.
Looking down at the girl kneeling and leaning forward, revealing the beautiful lines from her soft shoulders to her waist and hips, Zhang Ping said, "I've said it before, there's no need to kneel for everything."
Li Qin protested: "Our lives were saved by adults; adults gave us a new life."
Seeing this, Zhang Ping had no choice but to slowly change things.
His thoughts returned to the book in his hands.
"The art of talismans..."
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An Ruxue returned to the small courtyard where she and her son lived.
In the middle of the courtyard, under a jujube tree that had lost all its leaves, a man with a scraggly beard lay drowsily on a recliner, holding a wine jug in his hand, exuding a sense of decadence.
An Ruxue only glanced at it twice.
When I got to the backyard, I saw Anran meditating cross-legged next to the rockery.
An Ran's cultivation was extraordinary, his body's energy transforming into dragon shadows. Upon seeing An Ruxue, he stopped cultivating.
"Mother, you're back? How did it go? Did Brother Zhang agree?"
An Ruxue replied, "No, I'm still considering it."
Upon hearing this, An Ran frowned immediately.
This trial was of great significance to him.
In his previous life, his talent had just been restored. Because of a quarrel with his mother, he participated in the trial alone. Although he was lucky enough to become a menial disciple of the Qingdan Immortal Sect, he missed all the opportunities that came with the trial.
Especially that suddenly appeared ruin; the things inside are treasures even for those at the Divine Integration Realm.
In this new life, he must grow up in the shortest possible time.
All the opportunities from past lives that one can obtain require cultivation.
"Zhang Ping..." An Ran thought to herself.
"I don't remember this person from my past life. It must be because I returned to Luhua City much later in my previous life. This person either died on that mountain road or was rescued."
"But regardless, at this stage, this is the only person who possesses both sufficient strength and meets the required moral standards."
Thinking of this, An Ran sighed inwardly.
Luhua City is too small. If he were in Taihu City, he could go to the Demon Hunting Alliance to post missions.
However, there is no Alliance headquarters here.
"Mother, does Brother Zhang have any questions about the talismanic arts manual I gave him?"
An Ran thought to herself and asked if Zhang Ping suspected the inheritance was fake, otherwise a normal person would definitely be tempted.
He added, "Mother, I feel this person is the best choice. His abilities and character are both suitable. I will go and ask him in person in a couple of days."
An Ruxue felt conflicted when she heard her son say that Zhang Ping was a good person.
She didn't tell her son that the other man was after her body.
But when he heard An Ran say that she would go herself, his heart tightened: "I'll go instead. Xiao Ran, you should focus on your cultivation and prepare for the trial."
"I'll go ask him again in a couple of days and try to persuade Young Master Zhang."
"Okay." An Ran nodded in agreement without much thought.
Looking at her son, who had changed so much, An Ruxue felt a sense of relief, mixed with heartache.
Hesitantly, he asked, "Xiao Ran, is it really necessary to go to the trial?"
An Ran nodded firmly: "Mother, this trial is very important to me, I must go!"
Her son's resolute gaze was deeply imprinted in An Ruxue's mind.
She pursed her lips: "Mother knows."