Chapter 186: Silver-Browed Array-Breaking Mouse
Lu Tianyu took Liu Jinzi and quickly arrived at the Transmission Array.
The Transmission Array of Donghuang Star was located in front of the Lu family ancestral hall, beneath a tall building.
Because it had not been used for many years, the entire building had been sealed, and the guards had all been dismissed.
Opening the Restriction to enter, a dusty atmosphere immediately rushed toward them, and Lu Tianyu wore a look of astonishment.
The Transmission Array was divided into an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard; the inner courtyard was where the array was located, and the outer courtyard was where the guards were stationed.
At this moment, the place was filled with small gray mice, jumping and playing.
The arrival of Lu Tianyu and his companion startled these small mice, and they scurried away in a panic.
Some climbed walls, others dove into holes; in just a few breaths, they had all vanished completely.
Lu Tianyu gave a wry smile: "I never expected this place to have become a mouse nest; I hope you will forgive me, Master."
Liu Jinzi's gaze was fixed on a mouse hole: "This building of yours was sealed, yet these mice could still get in from the outside; these are no ordinary mice."
"If I am not mistaken, these mice should be Silver-Browed Array-Breaking Mice. If Young Master Lu is willing, you can sell these mice to me; I am willing to pay double the market price."
"These Silver-Browed Mice are extremely rare things. It is said that wherever these mice appear, it is either a golden nest or a silver nest."
"It seems the Bahuang Xingyu is destined to become a prosperous place; my Heavenly Secret Sect moving in early can be considered basking in Young Master Lu's light."
Lu Tianyu waved his hand: "Master, you are being too formal."
"These mice are not kept by me; Master may take them as you please. I have no need for these mice."
He truly did not need these mice; his Heaven-Swallowing Tripod ignored any array and could enter directly, so he had no need for them at all.
Upon hearing this, Liu Jinzi shook his head vigorously: "No, these Silver-Browed Mice are useless to ordinary people, but they are of great use to me. The value of this thing is extremely high!"
"Thanks to you, my wife was cured. I already owed you a massive favor; how could I take these Silver-Browed Mice for nothing?"
His expression was sincere and firm.
Lu Tianyu blinked: "How about this, I will leave the arrays of my Donghuang Xingyu to you, Master, from now on."
"If you have free time, Master, you can also help me train a few people who know arrays, and I will gift these Silver-Browed Mice to you."
He knew Liu Jinzi was a rather rigid person and had no choice but to use this as an exchange.
Liu Jinzi could only nod: "Young Master, rest assured, I will certainly do my utmost."
Eight hours later, the array returned to normal.
Lu Tianyu received a message from Liu Qingyan: "Young Master, I have found over three hundred people; I will bring them all over for you to screen. The coordinates for our Liuli Sect's Transmission Array are..."
Lu Tianyu immediately opened the Transmission Array and let Liu Qingyan bring the people over.
There were three hundred and thirty people in total, all women carefully selected by Yan Dongping and Liu Qingyan.
Each was as beautiful as a flower, and all possessed a basic understanding of the Dao of alchemy.
"Greetings, Young Master!"
Yan Dongping's expression was somewhat uneasy: "Eighty of them are staff from our Liuli Sect's alchemy workshop; if you need to refine pills, Young Master, you can use them directly."
"The others all have talent for alchemy; with a little training, they can also be used."
These past few days, she had been tormented to the point of agony.
Tian Daguang of the Joyous Union Sect had stayed at the Liuli Sect and would not leave, demanding to harvest her yin to supplement his yang every day.
Tian Daguang was a Heart Movement Stage cultivator, and every day he would use his bedchamber arts on her, an Integration Stage Sect Leader, while toying with her like a dog; she felt like she wanted to die.
However, for the sake of the entire Liuli Sect, she dared not act rashly.
If she were to anger the Joyous Union Sect, the Liuli Sect would be destroyed.
But Tian Daguang was simply not human; besides tormenting her every day, he also demanded a different woman to serve him.
He had a special requirement that this woman must be a virgin.
And the women in the Liuli Sect who were virgins were all important tools prepared for marriage alliances with other sects.
If all these people were defiled by Tian Daguang, the Liuli Sect's future income opportunities would shrink drastically, which was a disaster for the Liuli Sect.
Yan Dongping had originally thought that the marriage alliance with the Joyous Union Sect was a great thing, but she never expected such wanton behavior where they treated them like horses to be ridden at will.
In particular, Tian Daguang also had designs on Liu Qingyan, the greatest beauty of the Changheng Star Domain, and kept threatening her to hurry up and send Liu Qingyan to his bed.
This left Yan Dongping in a dilemma.
She deeply regretted the decision she had made back then, to associate with a sect like the Joyous Union Sect that viewed women as tools.
Now, the only person who could save the Liuli Sect was Lu Tianyu.
Lu Tianyu was upright in character, far better than the Joyous Union Sect in every way, and he was also an enemy of the Joyous Union Sect.
Yan Dongping also knew that since Tian Daguang had died at the Liguang City auction, the Joyous Union Sect would certainly hold the Liuli Sect accountable.
Given Tian Daguang's evil nature, his verbal promises were not to be trusted at all.
Once Tian Daguang had finished toying with all the virgin women, he would turn on them without a second thought.
She suspected that Tian Shiguang's death had something to do with Tian Daguang; at the time, Tian Shiguang's dantian had been destroyed by Lu Tianyu, but he could still have survived.
Yet after Tian Daguang arrived, Tian Shiguang suddenly died.
If it wasn't Tian Daguang's doing, then there must be something sinister afoot!
Someone who would even kill his own brother was simply not worth trusting.
Although Yan Dongping knew that if Lu Tianyu were to accept the Liuli Sect, he would certainly put forward some demands, it would still be far better than the Joyous Union Sect destroying the Liuli Sect.
Moreover, after this marriage alliance with the Joyous Union Sect, the Liuli Sect's reputation was ruined, and no sect dared to stand up for them.
The only person she could turn to was Lu Tianyu.
If Lu Tianyu did not accept them, the Liuli Sect would be completely finished.
However, the only good news was that Lu Tianyu had relented.
But Yan Dongping knew that Lu Tianyu had not yet formally agreed, and everything was still a fifty-fifty chance.
Therefore, this negotiation with Lu Tianyu was of the utmost importance.
Lu Tianyu nodded: "Please follow me!"
He flicked his sleeve and walked out first.
Yan Dongping hurriedly chased after him: "Um, Young Master, if you have any other requests, feel free to bring them up; we will do our best to satisfy you!"
"Qingyan has already told you, we are willing to use the entire Liuli Sect as a dowry for you!"
Lu Tianyu waved his hand: "I have already said, let's see if the people you have selected are useful, then we can discuss other matters."
Yan Dongping and Liu Qingyan exchanged a glance, then gritted their teeth and followed.
Zhang Xiaocui wanted to say something, but she opened her mouth and did not speak.
Lu Wenbin was not here, so she had no way to speak; after all, her status was too low, and she did not yet possess the qualification.
Lu Tianyu brought the women to the front of the medical clinic, where Gui Shen Xie Yi had already been waiting.
Yan Dongping and Liu Qingyan knelt directly on the ground: "We beg the Divine Doctor to accept us; we are willing to do anything for the Divine Doctor!"
They assumed that the person in charge this time was Gui Shen Xie Yi, and that Lu Tianyu was merely a messenger.
Having discussed it, they decided to pay their respects directly to Gui Sheng Xie Yi.
The remaining women also knelt on the ground one after another, kowtowing and saluting toward Gui Shen Xie Yi: "Greetings, Divine Doctor."
End of Chapter
