Chapter 225: The Women

On the first day of the New Year of the 24th year of Yongxing, the Hua family courtyard became lively early in the morning.

After hearing the movement, Hua Changxi sealed the few furnaces of third-grade top-quality pills she had refined, put away the alchemy furnace, and then untied the restrictions in the room.

After returning to her room last night, she wanted to cultivate, but as soon as she started, the spiritual energy in the Hua family courtyard was drained by her.

Her current cultivation speed could absorb more than 4 million spiritual energy points in an hour. The spiritual energy in the Hua family courtyard was because a gathering spirit array was arranged.

Hua Changxi didn't understand arrays and could only arrange a simple low-grade gathering spirit array, but the spiritual stones needed to maintain the operation of the low-grade gathering spirit array were not many, and she couldn't afford her cultivation.

After replenishing the spiritual stones overnight, she could only take out the alchemy furnace to refine pills.

【Third-Grade Alchemist (Top-Quality Pill): Alchemy 1508 furnaces 1508/】

Hua Changxi glanced at the alchemy data. To upgrade to a fourth-grade alchemist, she still needed to refine more than 8,000 furnaces of third-grade pills.

"I have to spend more time refining pills in the future."

The appearance of Xia Zhen and his group still caused a sense of urgency in Hua Changxi's heart, especially facing Meng Qingyao, who lit the pill fire on the Second Street, which made her feel competitive.

Meng Qingyao was a fire-wood spirit body and could be said to be a natural alchemist. Her talent in alchemy was definitely not as good as others, but she had the Shennong Tripod as a cheat.

In terms of external hardware conditions, Hua Changxi felt that she and Meng Qingyao were evenly matched.

Because it was evenly matched, it made her want to compete.

Before, when refining pills, she didn't have a matching reference object. Meng Qingyao's arrival could be considered a reminder and a mirror for herself.

The Hua family courtyard was becoming more and more lively. Hua Changxi performed a cleaning spell, tidied up her appearance, opened the door, and saw many Hua clan members standing in the courtyard who had come to pay New Year's greetings.

"Jiuniang, come quickly to pay respects to the uncles and brothers and sisters in the clan."

Hua Changxi was pulled by Hua Dalang to his side and received one family after another of Hua clan members who came to pay New Year's greetings.

In the Hua clan, as long as there were cultivators in the family, they all came to the Hua Bin family to pay New Year's greetings today.

Fifteen years after crossing over, this was the first time Hua Changxi had contact with so many clan members, and her face was stiff from smiling.

She knew that as long as she still had to have contact with people, the welcoming and sending off would be indispensable, but she really couldn't raise any interest in chatting and being polite with a group of people she didn't know at all.

By noon, after lunch, Hua Changxi slipped away directly.

"Mother, I'm going out to pay New Year's greetings to others."

Looking at Hua Changxi who went out of the courtyard in the blink of an eye, the Hua family was somewhat helpless.

Old Master Hua frowned: "The Count's Mansion sent word that the heir will also come to sit for a while this afternoon."

The heir coming to the door was undoubtedly aimed at Jiuniang, but now Jiuniang had gone out, which made the Hua family, who were receiving the heir of the Count's Mansion for the first time, feel unsure.

Hua Minghe: "Since the heir is coming to pay New Year's greetings, we just need to make sure our etiquette is not wrong."

Old Master Hua sighed: "That's all we can do." After speaking, he looked at the many grandsons and granddaughters, and felt regret again in his heart.

Why was the most promising junior in the family not someone else, but Jiuniang, who had a rebellious bone!

After Hua Changxi left the Hua family, she went directly to the Xu Medicine Shop.

She had been thinking about the bloodline atavism of Xu Ling, and now that Pharmacist Xu was working for her, she had to figure out Xu Ling's situation.

"Uncle Xu."

On the first day of the New Year, there was no one in the Xu Medicine Shop, and Pharmacist Xu was taking stock of the medicinal materials in the medicine cabinet with the shop assistants.

Pharmacist Xu saw Hua Changxi, and his face was suddenly happy: "Jiuniang, why are you here?"

Hua Changxi smiled: "I'm here to pay you New Year's greetings."

Pharmacist Xu put down the work in his hands and led Hua Changxi to the backyard.

The two chatted for a while, and Hua Changxi asked: "Uncle Xu, why didn't I see Lingling?"

Mentioning Xu Ling, Pharmacist Xu showed a worried look on his face: "Lingling is on duty, and it will be a few days before it's her turn to change shifts and rest."

Hua Changxi looked surprised: "Lingling went out to work? Where is she on duty?"

Pharmacist Xu sighed: "Jiuniang, do you know the Demon Suppression Army?"

Hua Changxi nodded.

Pharmacist Xu: "The Right General of the Demon Suppression Army is the eldest son of the current Emperor, His Highness Junling. His Highness has an army composed entirely of women, named the Women's Army."

"The person managing the Women's Army is Wu Erniang of the Wu An Marquis Mansion, Wu Liyun."

"Some time ago, Lingling encountered a runaway carriage on the street. In order to save a child, she slapped the carriage away. This scene happened to be seen by Wu Erniang, who saw that Lingling was a body refiner."

Speaking of this, Pharmacist Xu asked Hua Changxi again: "Jiuniang, do you still remember Master Konghai who cured Lingling's lethargy?"

Hua Changxi nodded again: "Of course I remember."

Pharmacist Xu continued: "After Master Konghai cured Lingling's lethargy, he left Lingling a book of body-refining techniques. Lingling relied on this book of body-refining techniques to embark on the path of cultivation."

"The women's army in Wu Erniang's hands are all cultivators. Wu Erniang saw that Lingling had good skills, so she recruited her into the army."

"I didn't want Lingling to join the Demon Suppression Army, but she insisted on going."

"Lingling told me that cultivators need a large amount of resources to cultivate, and she has to earn cultivation resources, and the Demon Suppression Army is the best place to go."

Hua Changxi had always been worried that the monk Konghai who saved Xu Ling was a demon, and was worried that Xu Ling was being manipulated. Now that she learned she had joined the Demon Suppression Army, she was less worried.

The Demon Suppression Army recruits people and will definitely conduct screening. If Xu Ling had any abnormalities, the Demon Suppression Army would likely be able to find out.

Afterward, Hua Changxi chatted with Pharmacist Xu for a while, then left the Xu Medicine Shop, and then went to the Shennong Medicine Shop in Feng'an Square to see Pucao and A Niu. It wasn't until dark that she returned to the Hua family courtyard.

"What, the Count's Mansion gave our family a five-entry big courtyard?"

At dinner, Hua Changxi was told by Hua Liulang that the heir of the Count's Mansion had given their family a house.

Seeing Hua Changxi frown, the second uncle of the Hua family hurriedly explained: "The heir said that our courtyard is too small, and there are so many people in the family, so we can't live in it, so we should change to a bigger house, and then gave a house deed."

Hua Liulang looked at Hua Changxi's face: "The family didn't want to accept it, but the heir insisted on giving it, and it was really impossible to refuse..."

Hua Changxi glared at Hua Liulang: "Sixth Brother, what are you looking at me for? The heir gave the house, and the family accepted the house, which has nothing to do with me." After speaking, she buried her head and started eating.

The Hua family saw her reaction, and their expressions were not very good.

Old Master Hua wanted to say something, but was pulled hard by Old Madam Hua.

Old Madam Hua smiled: "Accepting the house deed was really not good to offend the heir's kindness in front of the clan members. We will definitely not move into that house. After a while, your grandfather will exchange the house deed back."

Hearing this, Hua Changxi looked up and looked at Hua Liulang: "How was the output of the fire spirit mine last year?"

Hua Liulang: "It's okay."

Hua Changxi: "Our courtyard is indeed small, so let's take out a sum of spiritual stones to change to a bigger house." She paused, "We can buy the house ourselves, why do we want other people's."

Hua Dalang opened his mouth: "In the current capital, you can't buy a suitable house even if you have money."

Hua Changxi looked over in surprise.

Hua Dalang: "Good land and good houses are all in the hands of power-holding big families. In the past, the liquidity of vacant houses in the capital was considered high, but with more and more people pouring into the capital, the houses in the capital are not enough."

"Nowadays, many places around the capital are being built with houses everywhere."

Hua Changxi was stunned after hearing this. She really didn't pay attention to this aspect of the situation.

Old Madam Hua: "If you can't buy a house, don't buy it. Our family is enough to live in. Alright, don't talk about this, eat, eat." ===== CHAPTER 226 =====