bookrebus Chapter 204 Two Women's Invitation
Chapter 204 Two Women's Invitation
Soon, the two of them will have to give up their current temple and join the Nangong family as guest retainers.
After years of accumulation, Du Yue has stabilized her cultivation at the early stage of Foundation Establishment.
Although she is still lacking in combat skills, this woman is quite talented in weapon crafting and has inherited the true teachings of the ancestor Du Hongzhou. Now, in terms of weapon crafting skills, she is no less than the latter.
This shows that Du Yue's later achievements surpassed those of Du Hongzhou.
The Nangong family would naturally not refuse a weapon refiner with such potential.
Xue Ningshuang, too, entered the Nangong family as a retainer.
However, the latter doesn't have any outstanding skills; if one had to name one, it seems he's only good at training women.
Just in time for the Nangong family to expand their influence, a veteran Foundation Establishment cultivator who had lived in Qianhe Immortal City for many years and knew their background well also had a considerable advantage.
In the future, Xue Ningshuang will be in charge of the logistics and trivial matters of the Nangong family, and will also assist in training some of the concubines of the Nangong family members, so as to better expand the family line and continue the bloodline.
"It seems that you two have already planned your escape routes. I wish you both a bright future in the Nangong family and continuous progress in your cultivation."
Lin Changsheng smiled and offered his congratulations.
The two women were not skilled in martial arts techniques, and given the possibility of being ambushed by the cultivators, abandoning their dojo and joining the Nangong family was the best option for them at the moment.
Lin Changsheng was not surprised.
"It's just a pity that we can't keep our promise to advance and retreat together. It's really because my sister Du Yue and I have weak magical powers, and if we stay here, we'll only become a burden. Please don't blame us, Fellow Daoist Lin."
Xue Ningshuang said with a slight apology and a sigh.
In fact, after years of getting to know her, she also came to understand this down-to-earth and unassuming neighbor.
He usually devotes himself to intensive cultivation, and apart from the pair of maids he gave to him to win over the temple years ago, no new maids have been added to the temple.
During several crises, Lin Changsheng decisively took action at crucial moments to eliminate the evil cultivators from outside, making people feel safe and reliable.
"Fellow Daoist Xue, you are overthinking this. We have been neighbors for many years, and I sincerely wish you both well in finding better places to go. This also fulfills Brother Du's request from back then."
Lin Changsheng said gently.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, it's difficult to hold this place alone. Why don't you join the Nangong family with my sister and me? That way, we can look out for each other."
Suddenly, Xue Ningshuang looked expectant and said something out of the blue.
Upon hearing this, Du Yue's eyes lit up with anticipation.
"I, Lin, also came from a family of cultivators in my early years. Compared to that, I am more used to the leisurely life of a rogue cultivator and have no plans to join any other forces for the time being. Of course, if things really get too difficult in the future, the Nangong family will definitely be my first choice. At that time, I will need the help of you two fellow Daoists."
Lin Changsheng paused slightly, then said with a smile.
Upon hearing Lin Changsheng's tactful refusal, Xue Ningshuang and Du Yue exchanged glances, both revealing a hint of disappointment in their eyes.
Before they arrived, they discussed persuading Lin Changsheng to join the Nangong family.
Firstly, they were also carrying out a mission from the Nangong family, acting as persuaders. Once they persuaded Lin Changsheng to join, they would also receive a considerable benefit.
Secondly, after knowing each other for many years, Lin Changsheng is a reliable person with strong abilities and a skill. If the three of them could join the Nangong family together, they would form a small team, further strengthening their relationship and providing a powerful support.
Of course, this is also related to the personalities of the two women.
Xue Ningshuang built her fortune in her early years by relying on male cultivators, eventually achieving Foundation Establishment.
The maids trained over the years are specifically for serving male cultivators.
Despite being a Foundation Establishment cultivator, she still secretly longed to rely on a man.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have been deceived by strangers and suffered calamities in previous years.
Du Yue is an introverted woman.
Since childhood, everything in the clan has been arranged by the ancestor Du Hongzhou. Although he is now forced to take charge of the clan, his timid personality makes him unsuitable for the position of clan head.
If it were an outgoing, strong-willed woman, she would probably be more inclined to cooperate with Lin Changsheng to protect the dojo while striving to improve herself.
The two women were somewhat disappointed at not being able to invite Lin Changsheng. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, they took the initiative to say goodbye.
Before leaving, Xue Ningshuang blinked again, indicating that she had several excellent maids in Miaoyin Peak, and asked Lin Changsheng if he needed them.
"Thank you for your kind offer, Fellow Daoist Xue. Changchun Peak has a small population, and Qingzhi and Lanhua are enough to manage the daily affairs."
Lin Changsheng declined again.
As she left Changchun Peak, Xue Ningshuang looked back, a hint of regret in her eyes.
For many years, she has navigated relationships with a group of male cultivators in order to ensure her survival as a woman.
The reason she gave Lin Changsheng a pair of maids was simply because she found them pleasing to the eye.
In terms of cultivation level, Lin Changsheng, who had just entered the Foundation Establishment stage and had no background, was really not within her scope of protection.
But this seemingly ordinary person, in just a few decades, has become as powerful as a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
If it weren't for the fact that he was a neighbor, others would probably never have noticed the extraordinary nature of this unassuming ascetic.
……
the next period of time.
The Nangong family brought news.
The tribe's war supplies are running low, including high-level magical runes.
Lin Changsheng needs to expedite the production of a batch of second-tier or higher magical talismans.
Meanwhile, Lin Changsheng finally heard some good news from Nangong Yue, who brought the message.
In the first war of the struggle for the fourth-order spiritual veins, thanks to the timely assistance of major forces such as the Qinglan Sect, Shangqing Palace, and Chiyan Valley, the cultivation world of the Great Zhou Kingdom suffered heavy losses, with casualties far exceeding those of the Yue Kingdom.
The cultivation world of the Great Zhou Kingdom was forced to begin to shrink and concentrate its forces, no longer sending out small groups of cultivators to harass others as before.
After seeing Nangong Yue off, Lin Changsheng, while working hard to make talismans, did not forget to contact Zhang Xiucai.
The other party is a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Qinglan Sect, and is on the front lines of the battlefield, so they may have more detailed information.
A few days later, Lin Changsheng received more accurate information from Zhang Xiucai.
After corroborating the information brought by Nangong Yue, the basic facts were concluded.
The first tentative clash between the two countries has now concluded.
The result was not much different from what Nangong Yue had said; the Yue Kingdom gained some advantages.
However, the reason for their advantage was not that the Yue Kingdom was stronger than the Zhou Kingdom.
Instead, it was the advance planning of Hua Chenyang Zhenjun of the Shangqing Palace in Yue Kingdom, who gathered almost all the major sects and independent cultivators to participate.
On the other hand, the Great Zhou Kingdom only had the Yu Ling Sect as its main force, with the surrounding forces such as the Cha Yin Palace providing support.
This is equivalent to a few sects fighting against the entire cultivation world of Yue Kingdom, thus they are slightly inferior.
Clearly, the Nangong family deliberately concealed the matter in their publicity, only reporting good news and not bad.
……
This day.
Lin Changsheng is working hard to complete the talisman-making task.
Tian Fu suddenly rushed over with a jade slip in his hand.
Lin Changsheng took it and saw that the jade slip had a self-destruction restriction, which was the method of transmitting information that he had previously agreed with Liu Qing.
He immediately used specific methods to unlock the restricted content.
"Is there such a thing?"
A moment later, Lin Changsheng's heart suddenly skipped a beat.