Chapter 55: Oh My Dear Big Brother, What Are You Pretending For!

"The Wang Shi of the Anbei Kingdom..."

The masked female cultivator standing behind Wang Yuan repeated softly.

Her voice was very special; if Sister Ning Yao's voice was that of a normal female cultivator,

then this masked female cultivator's voice belonged to the class that was both husky and seductive.

Hearing it made Wang Yuan shiver, and in the artifact furnace came a 'Bang!'

Seeing Wang Yuan's embarrassed face, Wang Yulou took a deep breath.

A blockhead!

Wang Yulou stood up, wanting to pay his respects to this Qi Refining female cultivator named Yingxi brought by his senior sister.

But after standing up, he realized that because he had just been burning charcoal, his current appearance was far from presentable.

The peach wood spirit charcoal had smoked his face pitch black, and under the scorching heat of the high-temperature spirit fire, the sweat pouring out had carved several winding great rivers through the black mud on his face.

Compared to the strange female cultivator in a silver-threaded embroidered, plain-woven blue-background dharma robe, Wang Yulou looked like a coal-mining black bear that had become a spirit.

Ning Yao was introducing business to the Wang Shi, so Wang Yulou didn't care about that anymore.

He clumsily wiped his face, forced a dry laugh, and looked at Lin Lin Lin Lin Shijie Ning Yao.

"Lin Lin Lin Lin Shijie, who is this senior?"

The female cultivator named Yingxi also looked at Ning Yao in confusion.

You say these two are from the Wang Shi of the Anbei Kingdom, so why does one look stupid and the other look black, neither of them being very normal?

"Daoist Yingxi wants to customize a special sound-tribe artifact, requiring spirit wood as the base material, so I thought of your Wang Shi, and thus brought her here."

Glaring at Wang Yuan, who had only just realized it and stood up following his big brother, Ning Yao introduced to the female cultivator Yingxi again.

"This is Wang Yulou; you can discuss the matter of your customized artifact with him."

Wang Yuan: What about me? I'm standing here too!

At this moment, Wang Yuan was sixteen; he stood beside Zhong Ningyao and the masked female cultivator Yingxi, but no one paid him any mind.

He secretly vowed that he must defeat his heart demon, and from now on never be influenced by female cultivators again, becoming an unrestrained and dashing rogue.

"Senior Yingxi, what kind of sound-tribe artifact do you wish to make? Horizontal zither, vertical zither, guzheng, pipa; the Wang Shi has them all."

Wang Yulou's answer was also clever; it was customized by him based on his observation of this female cultivator.

This female cultivator wore a white gauze mask, making her features unclear, but she wore a spirit-aura-breathtaking, relatively restrained style of plain-woven lake-blue background silver-thread embroidered dharma robe.

Her speaking voice was so... um, unique and deeply memorable.

Therefore, after comprehensive judgment, Wang Yulou concluded that this senior probably wouldn't like the suona, erhu... large drum, small drum, waist drum... cymbals, náo, duó...

These didn't fit the tone of this female cultivator, so he bypassed these sound-tribe artifact types that sounded less high-class.

At the same time, he also cunningly omitted the xiao, xun, and bells; these also shared a commonality: they were all things Master Master Hongmei could refine.

"No need to call me senior; I am about the same age as you, just call me Daoist.

I want to make a seven-stringed zither, preferably one made of spirit wood; can your Wang Shi do it?"

Wang Yulou knew the seven-stringed zither; this thing belongs to the source of all zithers, and its seven strings correspond to the seven most basic tones.

"Yes! The Wang Shi has relevant inheritances and experience.

However, you may have to wait a bit; I must first send a message to the artifact refiners in our clan regarding your customization requirements.

Afterwards, we will continue to communicate the customization details, and finally set the delivery date.

Refining artifacts like the seven-stringed zither is already extremely difficult, and you want to customize one, so among these...

Daoist Yingxi, the final customization fee and delivery date might not be very ideal; I wonder if you can understand."

Although he didn't know where Ning Yao had scrounged up this sucker, Wang Yulou naturally wanted to fully exploit their potential commercial value.

Simply put, it was about farming gold coins; the more, the better.

Customizing sound-tribe artifacts itself belongs to rare demands, and the Wang Shi's secret Wood Generation Technique for spirit wood artifacts cannot be used for free.

Perhaps the Wang Shi's Jin Shi fire technique and artifact refinement path are not perfect, but this doesn't mean their inheritance in other directions of the refinement path has problems.

The spirit wood seven-stringed zither that Daoist Yingxi wants is exactly the field where the Wang Shi is most skilled.

What does 'most skilled' mean?

It means they can sell it for the highest price!

"The fee... I only need a Mid-Quality Technique artifact; eight hundred spirit stones, is that acceptable?"

She obviously didn't care much about time, but she cared quite a bit about the price.

Wang Yulou quickly caught the key point.

This female cultivator, ah, isn't in a rush to use it, and at the same time, her demand for the artifact is very clear.

"Only need a Mid-Quality Technique artifact," this phrase, when savored carefully, also contains a subtle, obscure, unassuming yet indeed existing composure.

Composure; why is she composed?

After simple consideration, Wang Yulou spoke calmly, saying.

"Eight hundred spirit stones, and you want the Wang Shi to customize a seven-stringed zither for you?

Daoist, let us part on good terms.

Lin Lin Lin Lin Shijie, thank you this time, but we really have nothing good to discuss."

Having said this, Wang Yulou turned around, held a basin of water, and washed his face.

Smooth, composed, natural, grand, and generous.

However, beside him, Wang Yuan struggled immensely to hold back, holding back, maintaining the calmness on his face.

He really wanted to rush over, grab his big brother's hand, kneel down, and beg him to stop pretending.

Eight hundred spirit stones! That is eight hundred spirit stones!

Oh my dear big brother, what are you pretending for!

That was eight hundred spirit stones!

Fortunately, the masked female cultivator Friend Yingxi was completely controlled by Wang Yulou's answer and show of arrogance, noticing none of Wang Yuan's strange expression.

"Then... how many spirit stones does Daoist Wang Yulou think is appropriate?"

In the masked female cultivator Friend Yingxi's tone, there was even a hint of solemnity.

It worked!

"Daoist Yingxi, it is too early to discuss the price now.

You first give three hundred spirit stones as a deposit; we will start by communicating the requirements for the arrays and selecting the type of spiritual wood.

You are also clear on the characteristics of sound-attribute magical tools; different arrays and different base material types have a huge impact on the power.

Only after confirming your specific requirements can we quote you a reasonable price.

This price will certainly be more than eight hundred spirit stones; you need to understand that the Wang Shi's attainment in the Wood Generation Technique and wood-crafted artifacts is worth some small money."

It was reasonable and logical; in the end, no price was quoted, the only thing said was that it would certainly be more than eight hundred.

But after Wang Yulou said this, the masked female cultivator Friend Yingxi instead felt a sense of expectation.

She believed these spirit stones would be spent well worth the value.

"Here, this is three hundred spirit stones as a deposit; I want..."

Until the mysterious masked female cultivator Friend Yingxi left, Wang Yuan still hadn't quite turned the corner.

Three hundred spirit stones as a deposit were just given like that; what divine being is this female cultivator?

Ning Yao saw off that female cultivator, returned to the front of the artifact furnace, and she heavily patted Wang Yulou's shoulder, saying excitedly.

"I said you are a genius in the way of business!"

Lin Lin Lin Lin Shijie Ning Yao's cultivation was two levels higher than his, causing Wang Yulou to stumble directly from the pat, but he quickly stabilized his body and asked out the doubt in his heart.

Zhong Ningyao raised a finger, pointed toward the direction of the Guarded Cultivator Mansion, and said in a low voice.

"That person's daughter~"

Wang Yulou was first startled, then laughed heartily.

"Hahaha, then I didn't overcharge just now; asking for one thousand from her is just a break-even level."

Wang Yulou's words were hard to say whether good or bad, but after Ning Yao heard them, she also smiled very happily.

Mu Chunze, that dog thing, sigh.

The master didn't return all morning; Lin Lin Lin Lin Shijie watched the shop in front, while Wang Yulou and Wang Yuan continued forging artifacts in the back.

Their cultivation was not high, their spiritual power quite limited; each only forged two pieces.

Wang Yuan blew up one piece, but both of Wang Yulou's two pieces were successfully forged, and both had four layers of arrays forged into them.

Just these two artifacts helped him increase one segment of Jin Guang, directly filling about one-twentieth of the Jade Ruyi.

Wang Yulou estimated that if he forged Low-Quality Crafted artifacts with four layers of arrays like this, then for every forty pieces forged, the Jade Ruyi in his mind would accumulate full Jin Guang.

For a long time, he hadn't yet tried what kind of advancement would occur after consuming all the Jin Guang.

Thus, he calculated in his heart that he must forge more artifacts and create more talismans next, to accumulate the Jin Guang full as soon as possible.

"Brother, you actually successfully forged both pieces; three out of four forged, we can completely establish our own sect!"

Looking at the three-finger-thick Low-Quality Crafted Purple Copper Law-Breaking Pestle in his hand, Wang Yuan could not hide the excitement in his heart.

A three-quarters success rate; if the two of them established their own sect, it would actually be supportable.

"Note, it is two and a half pieces successfully forged," Wang Yulou said with a smile.

Wang Yuan instantly stopped smiling.

His personality really needed more polishing.

"Alright, you stay here to accompany Lin Lin Lin Lin Shijie Ning Yao; I will go to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion to take a look, and report the matter of Mu Yingxi's custom artifact to Uncle Rongsheng."

(Do not ask me if it is single heroine, multiple heroines, or no heroine; write what needs to be written. This book will have quite a few female characters, but there is no clear heroine.

This is a male-frequency cultivation novel; the protagonist is male; seeking great freedom, eternal fruit, fame and success, what is there not to have?)

Being able to spend more time with Zhong Ningyao, Wang Yuan naturally would not refuse.

It's just that, looking at the Purple Copper Law-Breaking Pestle in his hand, he had a rather reluctant-to-let-go meaning.

"Brother, how should we sell these Law-Breaking Pestles?"

Actually, Wang Yulou had long ago discussed this matter with Master Master Hongmei; Wang Yuan asked this because he did not want to face Master Master Hongmei, or rather, he was not prepared to face Master Master Hongmei.

Similarly, Master Master Hongmei disappeared inexplicably this morning, completely showing no sign of seeing the two of them; it is visible that Master Master Hongmei also had not adjusted her mindset.

Among the three master-disciples who knew what happened, only Wang Yulou understood what he wanted, able to face these storms or setbacks calmly.

"Keep them for now; two pieces are still lacking; let's talk after we finish forging them tomorrow."

At the very beginning, Wang Yulou's plan was to sell these monkey-version Law-Breaking Pestles at Hua Feng Ju for sales, but now, he had some new ideas.

Hundred Treasures Pavilion, Hundred Treasures Pavilion; since it is Hundred Treasures, it is not strange to have artifacts for sale, right?

It's just that the level of this batch of Purple Copper Law-Breaking Pestles is really a bit worrying... this is a big problem.

"You mean Mu Chunze's daughter wants to find our Wang Shi to customize a seven-stringed zither artifact?"

Hearing the news Wang Yulou brought, Wang Rongsheng was a bit stunned.

This is an opportunity, right?

But this matter... it looks exactly like the respected Guarded Cultivator finding a new direction for model innovation in the field of scraping the ground again.

"Yes, I remember two ancestors were once proficient in the sound path, and the Clan Leader's Wood Generation Technique level is also high.

The seven-stringed zither Mu Yingxi wants must be made of spiritual wood; our family lacks neither spiritual wood nor deep wood techniques.

Considering all this, this business deal cannot be missed; therefore, I just agreed to it."

Wang Yulou's answer made Wang Rongsheng very satisfied.

See the opportunity, grasp it, then first cut three hundred spirit stones as a deposit from her.

Yulou's talent for business goes far beyond mere talent—he's a business genius!

Wang Rongsheng summoned a carrier pigeon, manipulated a spirit pen, and began writing on paper suspended in mid-air, while instructing Yulou.

"I'll contact the Clan Chief right away, but you need to know that quoting too high a price will turn friends into enemies.

But everything you said to her makes sense. I think, in the end, I should step in and bring the price back down to eight hundred spirit stones.

That way, we can make a small profit, and also do a little networking with the garrison cultivator.

Doesn't the garrison cultivator's daughter represent the garrison cultivator herself?"