Ch59 - Xue Family's Worries

Glancing at the dumbfounded Xue Hao, Liu Mufeng looked at Xue Gang. “I used to have five spiritual roots, and now I’m a single wood spiritual root. I haven’t tried it with others.”

Hearing this, Xue Gang stood up from the chair. “So, Nephew Liu is the first beneficiary?”

“Yes, the reason why I contracted these insects was to wash my spiritual roots.” Nodding, Liu Mufeng told the truth.

“This, this matter, Hao‘erand I need to discuss.” Xue Gang said after thinking about it.

“No problem, I can live in City Lord Xue’s mansion for some time, even for a year and a half. When I came, I had already talked to my grandfather. He knew that I was here with you. He said he is your good friend, and you will take good care of me.” With a smile, Liu Mufeng said indifferently.

Hearing this, Xue Gang smiled. “Of course, I will ask the housekeeper to arrange for my Nephew Liu to live in my house first. Then, after discussing it with Hao‘er, I will reply to my nephew Liu.”

“Then I’ll wait for news from City Lord Xue.” Nodding, Liu Mufeng said with a smile.

“Alright.” Nodding, City Lord Xue immediately called the housekeeper and asked the housekeeper to take Liu Mufeng and his wife to the guest room to rest. Then, he took his son to the study room.

When he came to the study, Xue Gang waved his hand, and the door was tightly closed.

“Father, what is that Five Elements Spirit Insects? Can it really turn my three spiritual roots into a single spiritual root?” Looking at his father, Xue Hao asked anxiously.

“Well, yes, the Five Elements Spirit Insects are ancient spirit insects and are very sensitive to the spiritual roots of cultivators. Moreover, the Five Elements Spirit Insects are very smart. They can help the cultivators by eating the spiritual roots and widening the meridians. The effect is better than the Spiritual Washing Pill.” Looking at his son, Xue Gang said truthfully.

“Father, then why didn’t you agree to Liu Mufeng?” Looking at his father, Xue Hao asked suspiciously.

Hearing his son ask, Xue Gang frowned. “Didn’t he also say that the Spirit Insects in his hand are not the Five Elements Spirit Insects? Instead, it is a close relative Spirit Insects, who has returned 30% of its bloodline to their ancestors. If this is the case, then the risk will be great.”

“Father, I want to give it a try. It is not easy to advance to the Spiritual Master Realm with these three spiritual roots. It is even more difficult to advance to the Spiritual King Realm. How can I be alone in the future with such low strength? How could I help my father with his worries for the City?” Looking at his father, Xue Hao expressed his heart.

Looking at his depressed son, Xue Gang nodded. “Yes, this father knows that you are making progress. You have been cultivating hard. You would have advanced to the Spiritual Master Realm long ago if you were a single spiritual root. But the risk of this matter is too great. So let’s think about it again? What do you think?”

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Xue Gang nodded. “Yes, this is the best for both of us. Whether Liu Mufeng is capable, we will know after a try.”

“It’s just that Liu Mufeng’s asking price is 80 million. If we give him another person, I’m afraid he will have to ask us for another 80 million!” Thinking of the high cost, Xue Hao frowned deeply.

“It doesn’t matter. If he can turn you into a single spiritual root, I am willing to give 160 million spiritual stones. Besides, he wants not spirit stones but magic talisman. A magic talisman worth 80 million, how much cost can I have? It’s only 30% of the cost.” Speaking of this, Xue Gang smiled disapprovingly. Although the surface price is 80 million, the 80 million magic talismans and the 80 million spirit stones are different.

“Thank you, father!” Bowing his head, Xue Hao’s eyes were red with gratitude.

“We are father and son. You don’t need to say this. So tomorrow, you will take Liu Mufeng’s list and go to our store to assemble a batch of magic talismans. I’ll look for a suitable and secure person here. When I find the person, we will send the person to Liu Mufeng, let him add one more person, and see what he has to say. If he wants, I will add another 80 million spirit stones to him to wash the spiritual roots of that person first. We will see with our own eyes how he would do it. If there is no problem, it is not too late for you to wash your spiritual roots.”

“Okay, everything depends on father’s arrangement.” Nodding, Xue Hao agreed.

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Liu Mufeng and Jiang Xu’s room.

Sitting on the chair, Liu Mufeng and Jiang Xu were chatting while drinking tea.

“Mufeng, that Young City Master Xue Hao is really troublesome. He is so picky when he asks questions.” Speaking of Xue Hao, Jiang Xu snorted coldly. He was very annoyed. If it wasn’t for those batches of magic talismans, he wanted to punch him and beat that kid all over the floor and looking for his teeth. That guy talks too much and is annoying.

Seeing his wife’s annoyed appearance, Liu Mufeng smiled. “Little fool, those opening remarks by the Young City Master are all from Lord Xue Gang. Think about it, how old is Xue Hao? How could a young man in his early twenties know that my mother was expelled from the Wang family nineteen years ago?”

“What do you mean?” Looking at his husband, Jiang Xu’s eyes widened in shock.

“Father and son sing double reeds, one sings red face, the other sings white face. To put it bluntly, City Lord Xue doesn’t believe in my identity and origin. It’s just the simplest test.”

“That’s actually the case, that City Lord Xue is really scheming!” Rolling his eyes, Jiang Xu snorted coldly. So, it’s not that the son was annoying. It’s that the father and son have neither good things.

“It doesn’t matter. People don’t know us. So it’s understandable to test us out.” For this, Liu Mufeng didn’t care.

“Then, if they don’t trust us so much, will they make a deal with us?” Jiang Xu had no idea about this.

“Definitely! Xue Hao will not give up this kind of opportunity. Just before the transaction, I am afraid there will be other temptations.” Liu Mufeng didn’t think that City Lord Xue would be so relieved, so he will give his son’s slot to someone else.

Jiang Xu frowned. “Ah? Are there still trials?”

Seeing his wife’s depressed appearance, Liu Mufeng was happy. “Little fool, testing is a good thing for us. I wish City Lord Xue would find a few more people to come and test me? You calculate, one person for 80 million, how many spirit stones are two, three, four are? How many spirit stones?”

Hearing this, Jiang Xu was stunned. “You mean, City Lord Xue will find someone else to let you wash their spiritual roots?”

“Definitely. He will never let his son take risks. Therefore, he will definitely find someone to test it.” Liu Mufeng had already guessed this.

“Well, if you say that, that’s really a good thing.”

“If City Lord Xue really finds someone to try, I plan to give him another list. In this way, we don’t have to buy materials ourselves. We can buy it all in Rune City.”

Jiang Xu frowned. “However, if you asked him to help you buy spiritual plants and pill refining materials, wouldn’t he be suspicious?” It’s okay to buy talismans and arrays, but Xue Gang would be suspicious if he bought spiritual plants and crafting materials.

“Don’t worry, I have already prepared a speech. He will definitely believe it.” Liu Mufeng has already thought about this.

“However, 50 million spirit stones are more than enough for the items on that list. Wouldn’t that make him pay cheaper?” Jiang Xu felt a little disadvantaged when he said this.

“Hee hee, people visit a lot, so you have to give them a discount. Besides, if we buy those things ourselves, we don’t have enough spirit stones, and we have to run around. Wouldn’t that be harder for us?”

“Well, that’s true.” Nodding, Jiang Xu agreed.

“If all the things we need are solved here, we can have no worries.” If both lists were completed, he and Xiao Xu could disguise themselves to go to the foot of Cang Mountain and wait for the secret realm to open.

“Yeah.” Nodding, Jiang Xu smiled. He thought to himself, ‘If everything is in hand, they don’t have to run around anymore. Not bad.’

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Three days later…

“Father, the talismans that Liu Mufeng wants on the list, this son has already prepared.” Xue Hao said when he came to his father’s side.

Xue Gang nodded. He turned to look at the steward next to him. “Bring the person in!”

“Yes, City Lord!” The steward then brought in a young man in fancy clothes from outside.

Seeing the person coming, Xue Hao couldn’t help but widen his eyes. “Xu Qiu? Steward Xu, your son?”

“Yes, Young Master, it is my youngest son Xu Qiu. He has six spiritual roots, and now he is the strength of three stars in the Spiritual Realm. If there is no accident, it is estimated that he will stop here in this life.” The old steward sighed.

“But, this is dangerous. What if something happens? Steward, why don’t you find someone else!” Looking at the housekeeper, Xue Hao couldn’t bear it. Since he was a child, the housekeeper took care of him and was loyal to his father. How could he let the steward use his own son to experiment on him?

“Young Master, you don’t have to worry. He volunteered for this. Whether he succeeds or not, he will not complain about the Young Master and the City Lord. Moreover, the City Lord has already agreed that no matter whether the cleansing of the root is successful or not, he would give my son 80 million spirit stones to let him live the rest of his life in peace.” Looking at Xue Hao, the steward said.

“Young Master, don’t worry, it is an honor for this humble servant to try to wash the spiritual root for you, and this humble servant never complains. Besides, there is no difference between the six spiritual roots of this servant and being an ordinary person. So even if it fails, at most, it’s just being an ordinary person, and there is no big loss for this humble servant.” Looking at Xue Hao, Xu Qiu said respectfully.

As soon as his father went back and told him about it, Xu Qiu immediately agreed. Xu Qiu knew that this was a golden opportunity for him. Although there were certain risks, he would be a single spiritual root if this method succeeded. That is something he would not dare to dream of. Moreover, just trying it once would cost 80 million spirit stones. For such a large sum of spirit stones, their family would never be able to take it out. Therefore, he said that he could not give up this opportunity to be an experimental product. Even if he failed, he would hold no one accountable.

Hearing this, Xue Hao patted Xu Qiu on the shoulder gratefully. “Thank you for your hard work, Xu Qiu.”

“It is my honor to be able to do things for the Young Master.” With his head down, Xu Qiu said solemnly.