Half-Yokai Cultivating the Path of Immortality Chapter 694: Snow Girl
It’s the end of the year again.
In the Purple Air Palace, the little blue bird received the three treasures and handed them over: "Master, there are fewer than last year, but there are three times as many as in the early years."
Lu Tong took the vase.
The war is over, and the battle with Jiguo has reached a stalemate, three times beyond expectations.
He casually gave the little blue bird a magical energy and began to plan this year's distribution.
"Thank you, Lord."
The little blue bird just exited the hall, and soon returned, saying: "The Lord of the Kingdom, the Lord of the Qin Sect wants to see you."
"Bring it in."
Qin Zong entered the palace and said: "Your Majesty, the year is coming to an end. The businessmen of the country have prepared a New Year's celebration and would like to invite the Lord to the banquet."
"Who is the leader that can actually ask you to invite me?"
After the Liangyao Chamber of Commerce withdrew, the rise of large and small merchants was astonishing, and several extremely rich people were born among them, and Lu Tong also heard about it.
Qin Zongdao: "Mu Feiyang, the owner of Feiyang Chamber of Commerce."
Lu Tong recalled for a moment and said, "Is it the Feiyang Chamber of Commerce that sells 'Hundred Monsters and Hundreds of Treasures'?"
"Exactly."
One hundred monsters and one hundred treasures, the most suitable treasures for all kinds of monsters, including Baiguo Wine suitable for a ten-foot-long monkey, Huang Biaohu's Jinbao Pills, Feng Xiong's hollow grass clothing, etc.
The last time Lu Tong heard about the Feiyang Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber of Commerce had more than a hundred stores under its umbrella.
"Do you have something to ask me for?"
"Probably not. They have long admired the king, but they have never had the opportunity to ask for an audience. It is said that in order to invite the king, this annual celebration is very grand."
Lu Tong thought for a moment, nodded slowly and said, "When?"
"The night after tomorrow."
"Okay."
Three days later.
In a valley not far from Yuanxiang City, there are various pavilions and pavilions scattered in an orderly manner. Outside the gate of the mansion, a group of richly dressed men and women are waiting at the door.
A flying chariot fell.
The leader quickly stepped forward, knelt down and said, "Mu Feiyang, pay homage to the Lord!"
The people behind him fell to their knees one after another.
"Meet the King."
Lu Tong walked out of the Hundred Demon Chariot, looked at the young man in front of the chariot, looked it over, and said: "Get up, Liangyao Zhengguo does not have such etiquette."
Etiquette varies from country to country.
In some countries, they kowtow three times and bow nine times, and are not even allowed to look directly at the king; in some countries, the king and the people live together without distinguishing each other.
Mu Feiyang stood up hastily and said: "Please forgive me, Lord!"
Lu Tong shook his head and said: "Shopkeeper Mu, today you are the master and I am the guest. How can any guest convict the master? Come on, show me the Mu family's mansion."
"Yes, please, Lord."
Mu Feiyang stepped aside.
Lu Tong strode towards Mu's Mansion. When he passed by the people who were still kneeling behind him, he raised his hand and released a burst of magic power to help everyone stand up.
In the Mu Mansion, the pavilions are closely arranged, almost one next to the other.
Mu Feiyang pointed to a crane-shaped cornice and said: "Master, this is the 'horn' of our Liangyao Zhengguo. Here is the crane horn, followed by monkey horns and tiger horns."
Lu Tong nodded.
Animal horns, something from the "Book of Good Demons" revised by Zhang Qiao and others.
The utensils of Liangyao are easy to change. Recently, the beams, columns, eaves, etc. of the newly built houses in Liangyao Zhengguo almost all contain animal shapes.
He looked at the eaves and felt that something that could be called "culture" was brewing.
"When was this house built?"
“The old house was built thirteen years ago, and it was reworked by craftsmen half a year ago.”
Lu Tong looked at Mu Feiyang.
As expected of a businessman, his sense of smell is keen enough, and he realized the importance of it soon after the Book of Good Demons was issued.
"Very good."
Mu Feiyang's divine instrument was restrained, not as mellow and shrewd as an ordinary businessman, but rather a bit naive. He said: "Your Majesty, please move forward. There is a snow pool behind, which was specially set up for the Majesty."
"Let's go and have a look."
The back garden is completely white, the pool has frozen, there is a thick layer of snow on it, and there are several long tables placed in the center.
"Master, this is the snow pond."
Lu Tong didn't see anything mysterious, so he walked up directly, took one step forward, raised his brow slightly, looked at his feet and said, "What kind of snow is this?"
My feet landed on the snow, but they didn’t sink at all.
Mu Feiyang leaned over, grabbed a handful, and handed it over: "My lord, this is the unmelted snow of the White Night Icefield. Each snowflake has at least hundreds of ice edges. These snowflakes have been preserved for thousands of years. ”
Lu Tong was secretly shocked.
The White Night Icefield is very remote, separated by hundreds of countries, including the Yangxu Desert.
I don’t know how much manpower and financial resources it will cost to build this pond full of snow.
He took the snowflake and rubbed it a few times. He felt a very pure chill and thought to himself: He still underestimated the strength of the Mu family.
"Good snow."
Five long tables are placed in the snow.
Lu Tong went straight to the middle table and sat cross-legged on the futon.
Mu Feiyang asked: "Master, do you want to start now?"
"Let's get started."
"Yes."
Mu Feiyang bowed and waved his hand in the distance.
"Boom!"
With a roar, a cloud of smoke rose into the sky, flying high into the sky and turning into a blue dragon. Then another cloud of smoke rose up and turned into a blue bird.
Soon, the sky was filled with dragons, birds, monkeys, phoenixes, etc.
On the snow pond, a cool breeze blew, and a group of figures walked into the snow pond one after another.
"Shuzheng Chamber of Commerce, Bian Jun pays homage to the king!"
"Fengtai Chamber of Commerce, Zhen Guyu pays homage to the king!"
"Good Demon Chamber of Commerce, Fox River pays homage to the king!"
Mu Feiyang said: "Your Majesty, the four of us will take the lead in this celebration, and other Taoist friends will be drinking in the courtyard."
Lu Tong nodded slowly and looked at each other.
Except for Yiyuan and Qianshui, the six largest chambers of commerce in Liangyao Zhengguo all came.
"Sit."
"Thank you, Lord."
Mu Feiyang clapped his hands, and the maids brought fruits, dishes, drinks, etc.
Then a group of barefoot maids walked out. The leader had a white face, white clothes, and white hair, like a walking snowman. They walked to Lu Tong and sat down.
"Xueqing, meet the king."
Lu Tong's eyes moved slightly, looking at his ice-like cheeks, and said: "Snow Girl?"
The Snow Girl of the White Night Icefield is as famous as the Golden Girl of Jinchi Lake. In comparison, snow girls are even rarer. In addition to practicing special techniques, they also need special blood.
Xue Qing nodded, picked up the flask and poured a glass of wine. When she picked up the glass, a thin layer of frost quickly formed on the surface of the wine.
"Please, the Lord."
Lu Tong took the wine glass, glanced at Mu Feiyang and others, raised his hand and said: "Everyone, please."
"Thank you, Lord!"
Drink together.
Mu Feiyang picked up the wine glass, stood up and said: "Everyone, without the king, we would not be where we are today. Thanks to the king's protection, let's toast the king together!"
"As it should be!"
The four of them stood up together and bowed: "I will thank the Lord!"
"Wait!"
Lu Tong suddenly spoke, and the four of them were stunned at the same time.
Lu Tong stood up with the wine glass in hand and said: "If you want to thank me, I should thank you. Shopkeeper Bian, when the business was in chaos, the Shouzheng Chamber of Commerce was the first to stand up and stabilize the market price. Lu will always remember it in his heart."
"Don't dare!"
Lu Tong smiled and said: "Why don't you dare? Come on, I'll toast you!"
"What the juniors should do."
Bian Jun looked panicked, bowed and quickly drank the wine in the glass.
Drink Lutong together.
At that time, the state-owned merchants had just withdrawn, and the market was in great chaos. At that time, the Shouzheng Chamber of Commerce was just a group of scattered merchants. They immediately put up the "Shouzheng" sign and provided grain, tea, wine, etc. at the old prices.
Shouzheng Chamber of Commerce has benefited from that event to this day.
Xue Qing stood up to add some wine.
Lu Tong looked at the second person and said, "Nephew Zhen, since you have come to Liangyao Zhengguo, why don't you come to see him?"
Zhen Guyu, a member of the Zhen family in the country of Zhang.
When the country was founded, the Zhen family sent people to congratulate them, but they did not return to the Zang Kingdom and directly stayed in the Liangyao Zheng Kingdom as a branch to thrive.
Zhen Guyu looked young and said with a smile: "My nephew is wrong, please forgive me, uncle."
"I heard that a lot of elixirs were sold to the Staff Kingdom?"
"The blood pills in the country are very good, and they are rushing to buy them."
"Very good."
Lu Tong raised his glass and Zhen Guyu immediately raised his glass and drank together.
Then he looked at the last one - a half-demon.
"Fox River?"
"Meet the King."
"Good Demon Chamber of Commerce, you are quite courageous."
There was no smile on Lu Tong's face.
The Good Demon Chamber of Commerce is the most courageous chamber of commerce. Because of its name, many people thought that it had a close relationship with the Good Demon Chamber of Commerce, and they took advantage of it at that time.
Fox He looks very strange.
It has a human head, but its facial features are those of a fox demon. The human body has all four limbs, but the hands and feet are like fox claws, and the whole body is covered with long and thin hair.
Hu He knelt down directly and said: "Your Majesty, Hu He's life was given to you by your Majesty. If your Majesty blames you, you can take it back at any time."
"Get up."
Hu He immediately got up.
Lu Tong looked at it again and said, "Did you grow up in the small barren mountain outside Jinjing City?"
"Yes, thanks to the king's care, saving the lives of our brothers and sisters, and teaching the "Neither Human nor Demon Sutra, we are where we are today."
Lu Tong felt sad.
When we took over Wanguo, a group of foxes and foxes lived in the barren mountains with no one to care about or want them.
On a whim, he asked Madam Ninth to take care of her. Unexpectedly, the seeds grew into big trees, and the little half-demon grew into a wealthy country.
"The Good Demon Chamber of Commerce has been adopting abandoned children?"
The good demon Zhengguo gave birth to many children, which resulted in many abandoned children. Each tower has a courtyard to adopt abandoned children. Apart from this, only the Good Demon Merchant Association is engaged in this matter.
Hu He said: "We have no parents, and they have no relatives. They are relatives given to us by God."
"You can raise them, but you can't raise or teach them by yourself. Academies in various places never set thresholds. From now on, all students will be sent to academies to study. Do you understand?"
"Yeah."
Lu Tong handed the wine glass to Xue Qing, took out a pen and paper, wrote a note, and threw it away.
"Go to the Master Zhang of the Prisoner's Palace, and you will take care of the abandoned children's courtyards in each tower from now on."
"Yes."
Lu Tong took the wine glass.
Hu He hurriedly said: "Thank you, Lord, for your great kindness!"
After the two drank, Lu Tong looked at the owner of this place and said: "Without the treasures of Feiyang Chamber of Commerce, the monks of Liangyao Zhengguo may not have such strength. You have a share of the credit for the great victories in recent years."
“Don’t dare!”
Mu Feiyang bowed.
Lu Tong smiled and shook his head, picked up the glass and drank in one gulp, then sat down and said, "After drinking, you can talk about anything now."
A few people looked at each other.
Lu Tong glanced at each one and said: "You only have this opportunity, so forget it if you don't tell me."
"The king."
Mu Feiyang sighed and said: "Master, someone is robbing business and violating the commercial laws enacted by Zhidian."
"Who?"
Mu Feiyang hesitated for a moment and said: "It's not one person, it's a group of people."
Lu Tongtong narrowed his eyes and understood immediately.
Except for the four major chambers of commerce, Yiyuan Chamber of Commerce is backed by Xiao Longting and Ji Baobao, and Qianshui Chamber of Commerce is backed by Water Dragon King and Liuxu Green Snake.
Mu Feiyang walked to the table, handed over a notebook, and returned without saying a word.
Lu Tong opened it and read it.
As expected, the goods in the book are from Yiyuan and Qianshui Chamber of Commerce, and many of the items are very similar to the "Hundred Monsters and Hundreds of Treasures" from Feiyang Chamber of Commerce.
He understood instantly.
The host of this banquet is not Mu Feiyang, but Qin Zong. Qin Zong was unable to restrain Xiao Longting and others, so he deliberately asked him to come over and solve this problem personally.
There was silence in the snow pond.
The cool breeze blew, and snowflakes flew, falling on the brows and shoulders of several people, but no one moved.
"Hey."
Lu Tong sighed and said: "The commercial law has been established, and no one can offend it. The war in the West is not over at this time. Give me half a year and I will give you an explanation."
"Thank you, Lord!"
The four of them prostrated together.
Lu Tong waved his hand and said: "Sit down."
It was not a harmonious feast.
Lu Tong had something on his mind and kept frowning in thought. The others did not dare to be presumptuous and cautiously lowered their heads to eat and drink.
After dinner.
Mu Feiyang said: "Your Majesty, have you ever heard of the Snow Man in the White Night Icefield?"
Lu Tong glanced at Xue Qing next to him, nodded slightly, and said, "The Snow Maiden's beast?"
"Exactly, this beast is very rare. There happens to be one in the mansion. It's still early today. Is the Lord interested in seeing this beast?"
"Go and see."
The remaining three people retreated.
Lu Tong and Mu Feiyang walked towards the back of the snow pool together, with Snow Girl following beside them, leaving patches of hexagonal ice flowers wherever their feet passed.
"Oh **** ho ho..."
A series of strange screams sounded like the shouts of a hawker.
Xue Qing walked a few steps quickly and stopped outside an igloo about one and a half feet high, looking at Lu Tong with sad eyes.
Lu Tong ignored it.
Mu Feiyang opened the igloo and said: "Your Majesty, please."
Lu Tong entered the house.
"Oh **** ho!"
The cold wind blew inside the house, and countless snowflakes were flying, vaguely covering an eight-foot-tall fat figure. ~IndoMTL.com~ Phew. ”
Lu Tong opened his mouth and blew, the cold wind stopped and the snowflakes fell quickly.
Not far away stood a snowman.
It has a single horn, a body like a horse, and four tiger claws under its legs. It has a human head and a human face, the face is covered with downy hair, and the eyebrows are like a fat old man with a sad face.
Except for the black tiger claws, the whole body is white without a speck of color.
"Ani."
Xue Qing walked over and hugged Xue Man's neck.
"Oh ho"
One person and one demon hug each other.
Lu Tong asked: "What's going on?"
"Back to the king, the various tribes in the White Night Icefield are also fighting endlessly. Xueqing's tribe was attacked and became a prisoner. I spent a lot of money to buy it back to the country and prepare to dedicate it to the king."
Lu Tong was not surprised.
Snow girls are rare.
This kind of rare treasure is his when he sees it. Unless he doesn't want it, someone else can take his turn.
"Feiyang Chamber of Commerce's business actually covers the White Night Icefield?"
"To be honest with the country's lord, businessmen pursue profit. I went to the ice plain to find a few methods to break the Ji State's ice method and make huge profits from it."
Lu Tong's expression moved slightly and he said: "Found it?"
Mu Feiyang raised his hand and pointed at Xue Qing and said: "There are many ways to use ice, but there are few ways to break ice. However, Xue Qing has a legacy and should know a few."
"Very good. If this method is feasible, I will not treat you badly."
"Thank you, Lord!"
Lu Tong blinked, and several thoughts came to his mind.
The means and financial resources of these chambers of commerce far exceed expectations, and they may be able to solve even greater troubles.
"I have one more important thing to entrust."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"The Luotian Magical Treasure is urgently needed in the country. Tell Bian Jun and others that no matter which chamber of commerce masters the refining method of the Luotian Magical Treasure, I will pay a high price for it and will never take the method by force."