Chapter 46-Cultivating Talismans
Xiao Hong didn't know why the Second Mistress was so keen on finding out about Ye Kong's secrets, but since she had taken the initiative to bring it up, of course she would pay close attention to it.
The Second Mistress looked out of the window and said with a frown," Actually, I'm doing this for the good of Wen 'er and Wu' er. Although they have a great teacher to guide them, they still haven't made any progress in their martial arts. Wen 'er is about to turn twenty, and Wu' er is about to turn eighteen. It's only a matter of time before they enter the battlefield and make a name for themselves. If we can get Ye Kong's help, our sons, Ye Wen and Ye Wu, can also improve their martial arts greatly. That will be beneficial to the Ye Residence, to you, and to me.”
Xiao Hong nodded. So that was how it was. No wonder the Second Mistress had suddenly changed her attitude toward Ye Kong and his mother. It turned out that the most fundamental reason was because of her own son.
It was no wonder. Which mother didn't want her son to be well? Moreover, the concept of a mother being noble in Cangnan Continent was that if Ye Wen and Ye Wu were successful, she would be promoted to the official wife.
"Madam, don't worry. Xiao Hong will do her best and won't disappoint you.”Xiao Hong immediately said.
The Second Mistress knew that she had to give some benefits to her subordinates. She stroked Xiaohong's black and shiny hair and smiled." Xiaohong, I know you're ambitious and want to climb up the tree and become a phoenix. That's why I haven't asked you to serve Master. I was thinking that when I marry you to my Ah Wu later, you'll become half a master when he opens the government. As long as you do this well, I guarantee that you'll be satisfied. How about it?”
If it was in the past, Little Red would definitely be very happy. Ye Wu had always been eyeing her like a tiger eyeing its prey. Although Ye Wu wasn't the ideal son-in-law in her heart, he was the Third Young Master. If she could marry the Third Young Master, it would be considered climbing up a high branch.
However, Xiao Hong did not think so now. A young man suddenly appeared in her heart. She did not know why, but it was so sudden. That guy had a bad temper and was as smart as a ghost, but she could not let go.
"What's wrong? You don't want to?" Second Mistress saw that Xiao Hong was actually in a daze and asked unhappily.
"Yes…yes, yes." Xiao Hong didn't dare to refuse, but she was wondering how the Second Mistress would react if she found out that she liked Ye Kong.
But that kid was acting dumb and didn't know how to be flirtatious. What should he do?
Ye Kong didn't know that countless girls had been thinking about him that night. Otherwise, he would have stuck an Invisibility Talisman on his body and swept his surroundings with his spear.
He was still pondering over that talisman. After pondering for most of the night, he felt that he had basically understood this talisman, so he began to set up the array.
He stood in the middle of the room, pinched the talisman, and activated it with spiritual energy…F * ck, there was no reaction.
"How did this happen? Isn't this how formation talismans are used?" Ye Kong was a little puzzled. He tried two more times, but the talisman still didn't move at all.
Ye Kong sat back down in front of the table and suddenly thought, No wonder Fan Nine Snakes used Cage Grass to trap me instead of a talisman. It turns out that this talisman is broken, and it can't be used.
Ye Kong couldn't believe that the talisman he had studied for half the night was actually useless. He could only smile bitterly.
In fact, when he was studying it previously, he had discovered that there was a very abnormal break in the circuit of the talisman. It seemed that the circuit had been broken, causing the spiritual qi to be unable to pass through, which was why the talisman could not operate.
Ye Kong really needed a formation to train in, but the formation talisman was broken. This made him very angry, and he wanted to throw the formation talisman into his storage bag. However, he had another idea.
"Why don't I try to repair this talisman? It's a good time to test my skills." In the past, Ye Kong wouldn't have been so confident, but things were different now. He now had the juice of a low-tier spirit herb.
Ye Kong did as he was told. He took out a relatively short Cage Grass vine from his storage bag and used his small sword magical treasure to make a few cuts on the vine, allowing the white, sticky grass juice to drip out. He then used a clean inkstone to catch it.
The broken wires were very short. As long as there were a few of them, they could be connected.
Ye Kong used the tip of his pen to suck a little of the liquid. Holding his breath, he pointed at the point where he had broken the pen, and then stopped writing.
Although he needed to use a " Spirit Talisman Pen " to create Spirit Talismans, which was the kind of pen that could channel Spirit Qi, Ye Kong was only doing a small repair for now. An ordinary pen should be able to replace it.
The tip of the brush touched the broken point, but it didn't have much effect. The liquid that fell on the talisman paper didn't match the talisman paper at all. The moment he moved his hand, the liquid rolled away like a small dewdrop.
"How did this happen? Could it be that the juice of low-grade low-level spiritual herbs was not extracted this way?”
Ye Kong was right. The liquid used to make talismans could not be used by just taking a few drops of the spiritual grass. The correct method was to use the spiritual fire in the cultivator's body to burn the spiritual grass into liquid. This was also called refining.
But Ye Kong didn't know that. Besides, he wasn't very familiar with his control of the fire element, so he couldn't release flames steadily and continuously.
However, Ye Kong was still a little smart. He quickly realized that the concentration of the liquid wasn't high enough. If he could concentrate it, he might be able to do it.
Then, he spent some time using a small bowl to collect a lot of white glue. He placed it on the table and let the water evaporate naturally.
After everything was done, he felt a little sleepy. Even cultivators in the early stages would feel sleepy. If one didn't meditate or sleep, they would get more and more sleepy.
Meditation and sleep could both help relieve one's fatigue, but there was a difference. Meditation could absorb spiritual energy, but sleeping could not. However, it was fine to be beaten awake while sleeping, but if one was slapped while meditating, they would vomit blood.
Having just arrived at a new place, Ye Kong didn't dare meditate recklessly. He decided to sleep, so he rolled up his clothes and went to bed.
The little girl woke up early in the morning and went to the outhouse. After she was done, she faced the mirror and painted herself yellow. She dressed up properly and went to see Ye Kong, the little handsome man.
Chen Jiuniang was really busy today. Of course, she wasn't doing embroidery. After moving to the backyard, no one dared to ask her to do work. She was busy dealing with those little girls.
Even though the two maids who had been rejected last night had helped Ye Kong make a counter-advertisement, it still couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of those maids.
All the maids in the manor had many ideas, and who didn't want to climb up the social ladder? Even if they couldn't be taken in, following a famous young master like Ye Kong was still a glorious thing.
Those who thought they were pretty had dressed up early and found an excuse to come to this courtyard. As for the excuse, it was too simple. They came to learn embroidery and became Chen Jiuniang's disciple to build a relationship.
Chen Jiuniang was also very happy. The room was filled with birds and birds chirping. Even Chen Jiuniang felt comfortable, let alone the men.
"YiNiang, this is what I embroidered last time. Please give me some pointers. If you criticize me, I will definitely accept it humbly.”
YiNiang, your embroidery work is really amazing. Hehe, those mandarin ducks seem to be alive.”
"How is it that the mandarin ducks have come to life? It's your heart that has come to life, right? Haha…"
" You little spring girl, you're going to die. Watch me pinch you…"
Chen Jiuniang looked at the maidservants laughing. She was also very happy. It had been a long time since it had been so lively.
Of course, she understood what the servant girls were thinking. Although her goddaughter, Xiao Qin, had a fixed position in her heart, a man had to have three wives and four concubines to have a lot of children, right?
" You should embroider it like this. Hmm, it's better if the needle comes up from the bottom first..." Chen Jiuniang guided while observing those maids.
This one was not bad. He was handsome, but his butt was small. That one was not bad either. He looked like he had given birth to a son, but he was old. This one here was about the same age as Kong 'er. Her figure and face were both pretty good, but her temper was too big…
Chen Jiuniang was so picky that she didn't even notice Lu Qin's arrival.
Lu Qin went to their original place as soon as she arrived today. When she saw that there was no one there, she asked around and said that they had moved to the inner courtyard.
Therefore, the little girl went to the backyard. However, the backyard was not a place that could be entered casually. Not only men, but even women could not enter easily. They had to report. If they wanted to report quickly, they had to give a reward. It was not much. About 18 copper coins was enough.
Although the servants guarding the gate knew that Ye Kong was powerful, this was their rule. Besides, it wasn't like the Eighth Young Master had come personally, so who knew who would come looking for him?
Giving gifts was the rule, but it was inconvenient for those servants to say it out loud. How could Lu Qin think of this? He heard that they had gone to inform the Eighth Young Master, but the two servants were simply like old dogs guarding the house-their mouths did not move.
"The two of you, please help me report this.”Lu Qin stood there for a long time, and her legs were sore.
"Little girl, don't you see that we're busy? We'll go after we're done.”That kid was sitting at the door, busy counting ants.
"Big brothers, I didn't see you guys busy.”The little girl didn't know anything about that and told him the truth.
The younger one was unhappy." Young lady, how do you know that I'm not busy? Can I tell you what I'm busy with? To tell you the truth, I'm waiting for an important person here. If the important person happens to be here when I inform you and something goes wrong, will you be responsible?”
This was a good excuse. Lu Qin was speechless. Beside her was an old servant who reminded her," That's right. It's not easy for us to guard the door. Miss, if we're not careful, we'll be punished. If we make a mistake because of you, our silver will be deducted."”
The two servants looked sad and pained. Even if you knew that they were blackmailing you, you couldn't do anything. They were very pitiful, weren't they?
Lu Qin understood what they meant. The little girl was no longer poor. She quickly took out a silver spoon and handed it over.
"Big brothers, you have worked hard."
When the two servants saw this, their eyes lit up. Wow, rich people. Two taels of silver for a single report. Their faces immediately bloomed with smiles." Little girl, you want it."”
However, at this moment, a woman's voice came from behind." Do you know who she is? Aren't you afraid that your legs will be broken if you accept her money?”
The two servants 'fingers trembled. They turned around and saw the Second Mistress' most favored eldest servant girl, Xiao Hong, standing behind her. This Second Mistress was the current ruler of the Ye residence, and Xiao Hong was not someone they could afford to offend.
Lu Qin was a little surprised. This woman was two years older than her. She was quite beautiful, but she didn't know her. Moreover, from her tone…Was she very famous?
"So it's Sister Hong, she's…?”Although Xiao Hong was only sixteen years old, she was the most popular maid. Even the butler, Ye Cai, would not offend her, so the servants naturally called her sister.
"She is the godsister of the Eighth Young Master! You guys extorted money from his f * cking sister, you guys…Think about Sister Ma!”
The two servants trembled in fear. Sister Ma had been beaten unconscious and even chased out of the manor. For two taels of silver, she had angered that violent maniac. It was not a good deal.
"Young lady, don't be so polite. This is such a small matter, why would we need your money?”The old servant quickly retracted his hand.
Lu Qin sympathized with them. She continued to hand over the silver and said," It's okay. Take it. You're all important people here. How can I stand by and watch when you're punished for me?"”
Little Red knew that they were up to no good. She pulled Lu Qin over and smiled." Sister, they're just bragging. Quickly put away the silver. I'll bring you in."”
"Oh." Lu Qin had a good impression of this affectionate sister. As she walked, she asked," Sister, what's your name? Why don't I seem to know you?”
Xiao Hong had been ordered by the Second Mistress to keep an eye on Ye Kong, so she naturally knew about the relationship between Lu Qin and Ye Kong. That was why she was so close to him.
" My name is Little Red. Miss Lu, if you don't mind that I'm just a servant, you can call me Sister Little Red. I've often heard Aunt Chen talk about you…" Little Red was exceptionally enthusiastic, and Lu Qin had a good impression of her. The two of them walked into Ye Kong's courtyard, and it was as if they had been close friends for decades.
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