Chapter 8

At this time, at the gate of the renovated mansion, a group of Tianxing Sword Sect people surrounded the Little Daoist sitting at the door.

"This little sister looks really festive."

"So young and became a monk..."

"Young Sect Master, don't tell me this little chubby girl is our landlord?"

Anuo's gaze became very resentful.

Shen Tang found it funny and asked softly: "Little sister, why are you sitting here alone, where is your master?"

Anuo sniffed: "Master said, as long as I sit here to welcome guests, the guests will definitely give me candy if they see me cute. He lied to me, you not only didn't give me candy, but also scolded me."

As soon as this was said, the Tianxing Sword Sect elder who had just blurted out that she was a little chubby girl felt embarrassed. He touched his body and didn't have any candy, so he smiled and sealed a red envelope: "Little sister, take it to eat candy."

The next moment, more than a dozen red envelopes were stuffed into Anuo's arms, and Anuo hugged the red envelopes and stood up, slipping into the main gate and "bang" closing it.

Elder: "?"

Anuo's voice came from inside the door: "Master said, before he comes back, children cannot open the door."

There was silence outside the door.

So you were sitting here acting cute just to cheat money?

"Miss Shen is here quite early." Lu Xingzhou's voice came, and Shen Tang turned to look, only to see Lu Xingzhou approaching slowly rowing the wheelchair alone, looking very hard.

Shen Tang pursed her lips. She could always see herself in Lu Xingzhou, and every time she saw it, her heart would soften a lot.

Clearly knowing that this mindset is not quite right... This man should not need anyone's sympathy.

She sighed and said softly: "Specially letting Anuo perform such a scene at the door... Mr. Lu, are you satisfied with the character of my Tianxing Sword Sect?"

Lu Xingzhou was stunned. This Shen Tang seemed to be more sensitive than Sheng Yuanyao, who was from the Demon Suppression Division, and saw through his observation of the Tianxing Sword Sect's character at a glance.

"Miss thinks too much." Lu Xingzhou looked around: "Where is Miss Qingli?"

"Qingli has other important tasks." Shen Tang's expression was quite strange. You really care about Qingli...

But one of her tasks is to investigate you...

Lu Xingzhou opened the gate and pointed to a corner of the west wing: "That side is my and Anuo's residence and alchemy room, not for rent. The rest of the place is yours, you arrange it yourself."

After speaking, he went straight in, as if Qingli was not there, and he had no interest in greeting others.

A young man looked at Lu Xingzhou's back as he entered the door and said unhappily in a low voice: "This person is rude."

Shen Tang said faintly: "In the end, it's just a relationship between landlord and tenant, need to be so enthusiastic? You and I are now down and out, no longer better than before, collect your arrogance."

The young man was a bit unconvinced and pursed his lips without answering.

Shen Tang ignored him and turned to the elder who gave Anuo the red envelope: "Uncle Zhong, put up the plaque."

The elder nodded, soared into the air, and hung the plaque on the door behind him.

The plaque curtain was unveiled, with "Shen's Merchant" written on it.

The Tianxing Sword Sect people had different expressions, and quite a few showed displeasure.

Although everyone is considered to be fleeing, it is impossible to hang the Tianxing Sword Sect plaque again, and it must be covered with the name of a merchant, but it is completely possible to start another merchant name. What does it mean to use "Shen's"? Does this become your family industry?

You Shen Tang are just a disciple of the former sect master, not a daughter, and even if you are a daughter, we are a sect, not a sword family!

But for some reason, no one made trouble in public, only a few people exchanged glances. Shen Tang took in everyone's expressions and smiled slightly, entering the door first.

"Such a group of stray dogs, actually discord." In the alchemy room, Lu Xingzhou and Anuo sat opposite each other eating cakes, sighing: "Actually, it's not bad to let outsiders misunderstand that it's a family industry, and it won't be guessed as a sect. Knowing it's a cover name, of course, the more thoroughly it's misled, the better. What are they struggling with?"

I don't know how their master and apprentice saw the scene outside the door.

Anuo supported her chin: "They are unconvinced that a girl is in charge. Back then, Sister Fish was so powerful, and because she was a little girl, she added a lot of trouble."

"Yuan Muyu looks fourteen or fifteen years old, in the eyes of others, that's a real little girl... Shen Tang is already twenty-one or twenty-two."

"Anyway, whether it's Sister Fish back then or Shen Tang sister now, they are all older than you."

"...What does it have to do with me whether they are old or young."

"Hmph hmph." Anuo hummed: "Really sealed your heart and locked your love?"

"Women will only affect my efficiency in raising children."

Anuo's expression brightened a lot subconsciously, happily saying: "By the way, didn't Master say they might not be the Tianxing Sword Sect?"

"Not sure, always feel something is strange." Lu Xingzhou said halfway, suddenly stunned: "Shen Tang is coming this way... She just arrived and didn't settle personnel and allocate houses first, but came to find me?"

Anuo closed her mouth and looked at the door curiously.

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and Shen Tang's voice came: "There are some words I want to say to Mr. Lu."

"Enter, the door is not locked."

Shen Tang pushed the door and entered, seeing the two sitting opposite each other eating cakes, and couldn't help but smile: "Didn't disturb the two of you eating, right."

Lu Xingzhou said: "Miss shouldn't be here to beg for food? I can't afford to feed your hundreds of people."

Shen Tang smiled: "On the contrary, we will hire a cook to be responsible for the merchant's meals, and you master and apprentice can eat with us in the future."

"Polite. Miss Shen, what do you need me, the landlord, to do?"

"These days the Danxia Gang has sent people to spread rumors in the city, saying that your alchemy means are very ordinary, the pills you refined before were the results of others' assistance, and you embezzled..."

Lu Xingzhou raised an eyebrow: "Yo, they actually know?"

Shen Tang was choked, and after a long time continued: "I think they don't know, they are just maliciously smearing, so that you can't mix in Xiazhou in the future and no one is willing to take you in. After all, you offended the Danxia Gang so hard this time, it's strange if Liu Qingcang doesn't vent this anger."

Lu Xingzhou smiled: "More than that... he even bought a killer to assassinate me last night."

Shen Tang's expression changed slightly, but she heard Lu Xingzhou continue: "Now that I live with Miss Shen, if they still plan to mess with me in terms of force, someone will help me block it, right?"

Shen Tang stared into his eyes: "Did you design to let us rent the house just to let us block the disaster?"

Lu Xingzhou didn't deny it: "There is a part of the reason... but Miss is also willing, isn't she? After all, Bai Chi was poached from you, and Miss also wants to give them some color, otherwise the team will not be easy to lead in the future."

"Since Mr. needs our force, and we also need Mr.'s alchemy, we should cooperate. We are new here, even if we have the heart to find trouble with the Danxia Gang, it is not appropriate to have a violent conflict with the Danxia Gang. If we can strike them from the alchemy level, it is the best choice."

"I said, I won't join your sect."

"Mr. doesn't need to join the sect. We provide medicinal materials and pay Mr. to refine pills. Mr. himself improving his alchemy level also needs a lot of alchemy, which is also one of the reasons why he was willing to stay in the Danxia Gang as an alchemist, right?"

Lu Xingzhou looked at Shen Tang with some surprise for a long time, wondering: "I have a lot of calculations against Miss, why is Miss still very accommodating... There are many alchemists in Xiazhou, I don't believe Miss can't hire an excellent alchemist willing to join the sect, why is it so..."

Shen Tang smiled softly: "Someone who is full of worries but is willing to meddle to persuade me not to seek death... is worth some accommodation."

Lu Xingzhou pursed his lips and didn't answer.

It was Anuo who had compassion, not himself. This kindness is really unmerited.

"Moreover..." Shen Tang patted her wheelchair and looked at Lu Xingzhou's legs, her smile filled with melancholy: "People who are falling in the same boat should help each other."

Anuo had been very sensible and didn't interrupt, eating cakes in small bites, her eyes turning back and forth between Master and Shen Tang.

Lu Xingzhou's gaze also fell on Shen Tang's legs, but there was no focus, as if he was lost in thought. After a long time, he said: "My embezzlement in the Danxia Gang is true, I don't know if Miss Qingli saw it at that time."

Shen Tang was stunned and didn't answer immediately.

Lu Xingzhou continued: "With my character, you really dare to mix with us, aren't you afraid that I will take advantage of you?"

"Heh..." Shen Tang laughed: "I learned about it, the treatment they gave you is just slightly higher than ordinary grade-eight alchemists, and the feedback you gave them has exceeded expectations. Not only does the alchemy exceed the required grade, but you also unselfishly helped establish the alchemy system and train apprentices. You are an alchemist, not a hall master. You didn't need to work so hard to do such things, isn't it because you intended to pay for the pills?"

Yes, so the Liu father and daughter felt Lu Xingzhou was too much of a beast of burden, couldn't understand it, and all brain-filled that he was for Liu Yan'er.

However, in fact, he was just repaying the pill money he embezzled in this way, how could others understand?

Sheng Yuanyao didn't understand this point from beginning to end, Shen Tang just heard Qingli's report and could understand it so well.

"You really know how to find excuses for me." Lu Xingzhou was silent for a long time, said faintly: "Is it possible that I am just a person who will do anything to make money?"

Shen Tang looked at him, her eyebrows soft: "Let's assume it is."

Lu Xingzhou suddenly felt that this gaze was a bit dazzling, pursed his lips, turned his head and asked: "What is the main business and model of your sect turning from a sword sect to a merchant?"

Shen Tang was stunned, realizing that this person finally moved from the distant "landlord and tenant" relationship to wanting to help each other.

She laughed, her eyebrows curved, very beautiful.

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ps: Why did the failure of confession become something in the female channel? I scratched my head for a day looking at your comments yesterday and didn't understand. Didn't Minghe refuse Qin Yi before? Sure enough, Qin is a demon concubine in the female channel?