"Ān Běi Guó Shì ..."
The masked female practitioner standing behind Yuyan whispered softly, repeating the same words.
Her voice was distinct, in contrast to Sister Ningyao's, which was the voice of a normal female cultivator.
The masked female cultivator's voice belongs to the category of having a subtle and seductive tone.
The sound of the forging furnace 'boomed' as Yu An shivered at the words.
Watching Yu An's face flushed with embarrassment, Yu Lou took a deep breath.
Stick hammer!
Yu Lou rose to her feet, intending to greet the female practitioner named Yingxi who was brought over by her sister.
But as he rose, he realized that due to having been involved in charcoal burning just now, his current appearance was far from presentable.
Peach wood spiritual charcoal had made his face pitch black, and the sweat that flowed out under the scorching heat of the spiritual fire formed several winding rivers in the mud on his face.
Compared to the unfamiliar female practitioner in a silver-line embroidered and woven blue bottom robe, Yu Lou was more like a coal-mining bear who had become possessed.
Lingyao was introducing business to the Wang family, and Yu Lou couldn't afford to be concerned about that much.
He cleaned his face embarrassedly, grinning dryly, and looked at Lingyao Sister.
"Sister, who is this senior?"
The female practitioner named Yingxi also looked confused at Lingyao.
You say these two are from the King clan of Anbei, but why does one look stupid and the other looks black, neither of which is normal.
"Yingxi Cultivator wants to have a special sound cultivation weapon custom-made, which requires spiritual wood as the base material. That's why I thought of your Wang family, and here she is."
With a gaze of disappointment, she looked at Yu An, who only realized what was happening after the older brother stood up. Lingyao then introduced the female cultivator Yingxi to her.
"This is Yu Lou. You can discuss your custom-crafting matter with him."
Yu An: What about me? I'm also standing here!
At this time, Yu An was sixteen years old, and he stood next to Zhong Ningyao and the masked female cultivator Yingxi, but no one paid him any attention.
He vowed silently to himself that he must overcome his heart demons and no longer be affected by female cultivators. From now on, he would be a free-spirited and uninhibited wanderer.
"Senior Yingxi, what type of musical instrument do you want to have crafted? We have horizontal zither, vertical zither, guqin, and pipa in our Wang family."
Yu Lou's answer was also quite thoughtful, as it was tailored based on his observations of the female cultivator.
The female practitioner wore a white silk mask, obscuring her features, but donned a modestly woven white silkworm lake blue bottom silver-line embroidered and adorned robe imbued with spiritual energy.
Her voice was so... unique and memorable.
Therefore, after comprehensive judgment, Yu Lou deduced that this senior probably wouldn't like suona, erhu, dudu, daiko, small drums, waist drums... cymbals, bellies, bells...
These items did not align with the temperament of this female cultivator, so he avoided these types of musical instruments that sounded less refined.
At the same time, he also deliberately omitted the dizi (a Chinese flute), xun (a Chinese mouth organ), and bells, among others, as they all shared a commonality—they could be refined by Hongmei.
"Don't call me senior. We are roughly the same age, so just call me a cultivator or friend instead."
"I want to have a seven-string zither made, preferably one crafted from spiritual wood. Can your Wang family do that?"
Yu Lou knew about the seven-string zither, which is considered the origin of all zithers. The seven strings of the seven-string zither correspond to the most basic seven musical notes.
"Of course! Our Wang family has relevant inheritance and experience."
However, you may have to wait a bit. I need to convey your customization requirements to the refining craftsman in our clan through a letter.
Then, we will continue to communicate the details of the customization, and finally determine the delivery date.
"There are many factors in the cultivation of such musical instruments, such as the materials used, the skill of the craftsman, and the spiritual connection. It would be difficult to customize one, especially for someone who doesn't have much experience in this area."
Senior Yingxi, the last customization fees and delivery date may not be ideal, but I hope you can understand.”
Although I don't know where Lingyao got this unsuspecting patron from, Yu Lou naturally wants to fully exploit the potential commercial value of this individual.
Simply put, it's about making more gold coins, the more the better.
Customizing musical instruments is already a rare demand, and the Wood Spirit Law that Wang family has secretely passed down in the realm of Wood Life cannot be used for free.
The Wang family may not have fully mastered the path of refining with fire and metal, but this does not mean there is a problem with their other paths of refining inheritance.
Senior Yingxi's desire for a seven-string zither crafted from spiritual wood is precisely the area where the Wang family excels.
What does it mean to excel?
It means being able to fetch the highest price!
"Cost... I only need a middle-grade artifact. Eight hundred spirit stones, can that be?"
She seems not to care much about the time, but she is quite concerned about the price.
Yu Lou quickly grasped the key point.
This female cultivator is not in a hurry to use the artifact, and at the same time, she has a clear demand for them.
Saying "only a middle-grade artifact is needed" has a subtle, implicit, unobtrusive, yet indeed existing composure to it.
Why is she composed?
After a moment's consideration, Yu Lou calmly spoke up and said.
"Eight hundred spirit stones, and you want Wang family to customize a seven-string zither for you?"
Senior cultivator, let's part ways amicably.
Sister, thank you this time, but we really don't have much to talk about.”
Said, Yu Lou turned around and began to wash his face with water.
Smooth, composed, natural, scope, grandeur.
However, beside him, Yu An struggled to maintain a calm expression on his face by squeezing and squeezing.
He really wanted to rush over, grab his brother's hand, and kneel down to beg him to stop pretending.
That's 800 spirit stones! That's 800 spirit stones!
My dear brother, what are you pretending for!
That's 800 spirit stones, for heaven's sake!
Fortunately, the masked female cultivator Yingxi was completely controlled by Yu Lou's responses and pretentiousness, not noticing Yu An's strange expression.
"Then... How many spirit stones does Yu Lou senior think is appropriate?"
The tone of the masked female cultivator Yingxi even carried a hint of solemnity.
That's it!
"Senior Yingxi, now is not the time to discuss prices."
You can pay a deposit of three hundred spirit stones first, and then we can start with discussing the requirements for the restriction and selecting the type of spiritual wood.
You also know the characteristics of musical instruments. The impact of the different restrictions and base materials is enormous.
Only after we confirm your specific requirements can we give you a reasonable price.
The price will definitely not be just eight hundred spirit stones. You need to understand that the Wang family's expertise in the Wood Spirit Law and wood-based artifacts is worth a bit of money."
Reasonable, and in the end, no price was given. The only thing said was that it definitely wouldn't be just eight hundred spirit stones.
But after Yu Lou said this, the masked female cultivator Yingxi instead felt a sense of anticipation.
She believed that this amount of spirit stones would be worth it.
"Here, this is the deposit of three hundred spirit stones. I want..."
Even after the mysterious masked female cultivator Yingxi left, Yu An was still a bit slow to understand the situation.
The deposit of three hundred spirit stones was given so easily; what is this female cultivator's background?
Lingyao sent the female cultivator away and returned to the front of the refining furnace. She slapped Yu Lou's shoulder heavily, exclaiming excitedly.
"I said you're a genius in business!"
Lingyao, who had two levels higher cultivation than him, slapped Yu Lou's shoulder so hard that he almost stumbled. But he quickly regained his balance and asked the question that had been on his mind.
Zhong Ningyao raised her finger and pointed in the direction of the guarded cultivation hall, speaking lowly.
"The daughter of that one..."
Yu Lou was first taken aback, then burst into a broad smile.
"Ha ha ha, so I didn't overcharge earlier. It was just to make her not lose, at a decent level."
Yu Lou's words, good or bad, were hard to say, but after hearing them, Lingyao also laughed very happily.
Mu Chunze, that scoundrel, oh well.
The teacher didn't return all morning, so the senior sister was fronting the store while Yu Lou and Yu An continued refining artifacts in the back.
Their cultivation bases were not high, and their spiritual power was quite limited. Each of them managed to refine only two artifacts.
Yu An blew up one artifact, but Yu Lou successfully refined both, and both incorporated four layers of restrictions.
Just these two artifacts have helped him increase one level of gold light, filling up about twenty-one-tenths of his desired level.
Yu Lou estimated that if he were to refine this type of fourth-level restriction lower-grade artifact, he would accumulate gold light in his imagination of Ruyi every forty items.
For a long time, he had never tried to see what benefits there would be after completely exhausting all the gold light.
Therefore, he began to calculate in his mind, and decided to refine more artifacts and make more formulae as soon as possible to accumulate the gold light.
"Brother, you managed to refine two artifacts out of four, which is more than twice as successful as before. We can definitely set up our own shop!"
Looking at the three-finger-thick lower-grade artifact, the Purple Copper Break Law Staff in his hand, Yu An couldn't hide his excitement.
With a success rate of three-quarters, if the two of them set up their own shop, they could actually make it work.
"Pay attention, it's two and a half.” Yu Lou smiled.
Yu An immediately stopped smiling.
His character truly needs to be polished and refined more.
"Alright, you stay here and accompany Senior sister Ningyao. I'll go to the Treasure Pavilion to have a look and also report the matter of refining an artifact for Senior Gracedawn to Shangsheng Uncle."
(Do not ask me whether this is a single female lead, multiple female leads, or no female lead. Write as it comes. This book will have many female characters, but there is no clear main female character.)
This is a male-oriented cultivation novel, where the protagonist is male. The pursuit is great leisure, eternal fruit, and having achieved success in name and fame, what else does he lack?
Yu An naturally wouldn't refuse the opportunity to spend more time with Zhong Ningyao.
However, he couldn't help but fondle the Purple Copper Break Law Staff in his hand.
"Brother, how should we sell these broken law staff?"
In fact, Yu Lou had already made arrangements with Hongmei, so when Yu An asked about it, he didn't want to face Hongmei or wasn't ready to face her.
Similarly, Hongmei's disappearance this morning was mysterious and without any prior indication from either of them, which suggests that Hongmei has also not adjusted her mindset.
Among the three disciples who know what has happened, only Yu Lou understands what he wants and can face these storms or hardships calmly.
"Let's keep them for now. We're still two short. Let's talk about it tomorrow after we finish refining."
Initially, Yu Lou's plan was to sell these monkey-version broken law staffs at the Refine Peak Residence, but now, he had some new ideas.
"The Treasure Pavilion, the Treasure Pavilion, all treasures are there. It's not strange to find artifacts for sale, is it?"
However, the quality of this batch of Purple Copper Break Law Staffs is really a bit worrying... That's a big problem.
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"Are you saying that the daughter of Mu Chunze wants to commission us Wang family to create a seven-string zither artifact?"
When Yu Lou brought the news, Wang Rongsheng was taken aback.
Is this an opportunity?
But this matter... It seems to resemble the respected cultivation guard again finding a new direction for innovative scalping.
"Yes, I remember two elders who were both renowned for their musical paths, and the family patriarch's expertise in Wood Spirit Law is also high."
Gracedawn is asking for a seven-string zither to be made from spiritual wood, and our family is not lacking in spiritual wood, nor is our expertise in wooden laws shallow.
Considering these factors, this business cannot be missed. Therefore, I agreed to it."
Yu Lou's answer made Wang Rongsheng very satisfied.
See the opportunity, grasp it, and then take her deposit of three hundred spirit stones first.
Not only does Yu Lou have talent in business, he is a genius in business!
Wang Rongsheng summoned a carrier pigeon, manipulating the spirit pen to write on the suspended and half-empty paper, and then instructed Yu Lou.
"I'll contact the patriarch right away, but you must understand that a high quote can turn friends into enemies."
However, what you said to her is also reasonable. In the end, I will step in and lower the price back to eight hundred spirit stones.
This way, we can make a small profit and also slightly build some connections with the cultivation guard.
The daughter of the cultivation guard represents the cultivation guard herself, doesn't she?"
