She slept well the whole night, dispelling the weariness of her wanderings, and early she arose in her jade palace.
After a simple washing and brushing, Yu Lou arrived at the doorway of the elder's bedroom.
He had some doubts and concerns in his heart.
How to get along with the red-browed in the future, this is a matter that needs a direction from the elder.
The key point is, Yu Lou is unsure how the elder wants to handle her step-master.
It is impossible to cover up the fact that the red-browed wants to kill him, which creates a rift between Yu Lou and the red-browed.
However, despite this, Yu Lou still believes that the red-browed is valuable, very valuable.
He is a master alchemist who can forge superior grade artifacts with thirty-two layers of restriction.
In Wu nan cultivation world, the upper limit of solo combat is to cultivate qi, and Yu Lou wants to go further in the future, which cannot be separated from the support of the family.
Within the family, he and Yu An have good relationship, above them there are Rong Yuan uncle and Rong Wen uncle, and thus he has his own faction.
If he takes some initiative to have the elder re-employ Hongmei and make good use of this stepfather as a teacher, Yu Lou's path within the clan in the future will be smoother and go further.
In the cultivation world, survival with a utilitarian perspective is not something shameful.
The so-called hot-bloodedness and passion often only exist in fantasy stories.
Yu Lou is facing a master who could kill his apprentice at the drop of a hat, a grandmaster who drained the essence of thousands upon thousands of cultivators for the sake of refining golden dan, and a sect alliance and ten sects that are experts at exploiting and oppressing.
He needs calmness, wisdom, patience, and perseverance... in order to go further.
The Wang family is a united family, but it is also a large one. Moreover, it is a family with a long history of inheritance and strict internal governance models.
Yu Lou does not want to casually enter the sect and be treated like a slave, so he needs to make early preparations, make good use of the resources of the Wang family, and plan his path of development in advance.
First, practice well enough within the Wang family, then seek to advance one's foundation and seek opportunities for cultivation, these two steps must be taken firmly, and cannot be separated from preemptive planning.
At the door of the elder's room, Yu Lou does not knock either, but just stands quietly outside.
Soon, the elder's voice came from inside.
"Come in, don't just stand there."
Seeing Wang Xianmao sitting cross-legged on the cushion, Yu Lou first performed a courtesy, and then spoke softly.
" Elder, Yu Lou has a question to ask."
"Speak!"
He didn't know what the kid was standing guard at the door in the early morning for, but the elder still wanted to be close to the younger generation of the clan.
"Yu Lou doesn't know how to get along with Hongmei in the future, and I would like to ask the elder for guidance."
What he asked was how to get along, but in reality, he was testing the elder's intentions regarding Hongmei.
"Ha ha, you said it well yesterday, each to their own. You can call him your master, and he is also a new member of our Wang family."
Wang Xianmao clearly hadn't given much thought to Hongmei's situation; his plan was still to let Yu Lou study skills under Hongmei well.
However, Hongmei has changed his name to Wang Yushuo, and has been forced to join the Wang family through secret techniques. He is not a foreign surname, nor is he a direct branch of the family.
Yu Lou was a bit confused.
"Then, what about his foundation-building?" Yu Lou asked with some doubts.
Elder, do you really consider Hongmei to be a member of our Wang family and allow him to continue building foundation?
"We will discuss it once you have learned enough. Hongmei wants to build foundation, and he has to pass my test."
Only a Zifu great cultivator who is proficient in the art of wood can break my Black Vine Locking Spirit technique. Rest assured."
Wang Xianmao answered with a slight sense of pride.
He is a senior foundation builder with profound spirit powers. His Black Vine Locking Spirit technique, which he developed by using his unique spiritual power as a trigger, cannot be unlocked by ordinary Zifu cultivators!
"Elder, if our Wang family can have a few more direct-line foundation builders in the next few decades, then perhaps we could give Hongmei an opportunity."
"After all, he is a master alchemist. If we can have him serve our Wang family, it would be worth taking a little risk."
Yu Lou was clear that if Hongmei could build foundation, he and Yu An would be the biggest beneficiaries, no matter what path the Wang family would take in the future, their road would be very broad.
After all, under the pressure of the sect alliance, Hongmei's joining the Wang family may have been embittered, but this choice was not that bad.
Whether it's being a slave for the sect's Zifu, or for a private company like the Wang family, it is still being a slave.
The difference lies in the fact that the foundation builders of the Wang family have company stock, while those of the sect are just pure slaves.
On the other hand, Yu Lou's question is actually a test. He wants to confirm what exactly he has exchanged in the Red Light Guiding Hall of the Wang family.
This is very important.
"Hmm, it's difficult. Your Rong Jiang uncle is in seclusion, and will have results in two years."
Then, it's the clan's foreign surname elder Iron Niuhen, who also exchanged half of the foundation builder's materials with me.
Iron Niuhen, despite being weaker in cultivation and less balanced in qi and essence, is attempting his second foundation-building. His success rate is quite high.
Wang Rongyuan and Wang Rongwen's group are even further behind, and it's estimated that they won't be able to consider foundation-building for at least twenty years.
"On the foundation-building materials, we don't lack at all. Thanks to Hongmei this time. If he doesn't make a fool of himself, we won't know where to find this extra amount of foundation-building materials, hahaha."
Yu Lou understood, the elder had no intention of letting Hongmei truly build foundation.
Once he builds foundation, it will be harder to control him.
He put down those far-off thoughts and said.
"It's Yu Lou's fault for not considering things thoroughly."
The elder shook his head. He was satisfied with Yu Lou in all aspects, but the only flaw about the child was that he was too reserved.
Since they are all family, what's the point of being so reserved?
Are you afraid of me?
I'm quite approachable, right?
"No, I'm quite satisfied with you. You guessed it right, the attack on Wu Long Fang by the Valley Sage Sect is indeed not something simple."
Not that you guessed the Valley Sage Sect colluding with the plundering cultivation faction, but that there is a major problem at Miaofeng Mountain!"
How could there not be problems at Miaofeng Mountain? Their inner door disciples are starting to act as robbers, plundering Wang Rongyuan.
Of course, this also cannot be separated from Wang Rongyuan's refined fishing skills at the time.
"Is there a big problem at Miaofeng Mountain?"
That's a sect with three Zifu great cultivators stationed there. How could there be a big problem?
"Oh, they want to push another Zifu cultivator. When the Red Light Guiding Hall was first opened for exchange a few years ago, they exchanged two sets of materials for challenging the Zifu level."
The two sets of foundation-building materials pressed down the foundation builders on the upper and lower floors of Miaofeng Mountain, causing them great distress. The qi practitioners were even forced to change their allegiance in large numbers.
The Valley Sage Sect saw this as an opportunity, knowing that the guard force of Miaofeng Mountain in the Wu Long Fang was weak, and they exerted all their strength to seize Wu Long Fang.
Yu Lou was shocked.
Okay, let's proceed. Overturned boat water is the tears of the people.
These sects can benefit from their disciples being forced to change sects in large numbers. They really are extraordinary.
He and Yu An did not directly join the sect, which was correct.
"Two sets of materials for challenging the Zifu level, it seems that Miaofeng Mountain is taking a gamble and determined to cultivate a new Zifu."
Seeing that Yu Lou could discern this, Wang Xianmao was very pleased.
"Yes, Miaofeng Mountain's senior elder and the Bear King ancestor have a strained relationship. The ancestor wants to refine a golden dan, and they are worried."
But these things are irrelevant to us. As for you, Yu Lou, I plan to have you take charge of the newly established Bao Bao Pavilion. Do you have the confidence to do well?
The Bao Bao Pavilion is a new shop established by Wang Xianmao, inspired by the Huang family's Bao Bao Shop, and it is specifically aimed at qi practitioners.
The Wang family will buy another piece of land in the Qingxi Fang and establish the Bao Bao Pavilion, specializing in selling exquisite talismans, elixirs, and magic items.
After being cut by Red Light Guiding Hall, the Wang family needs to open up new revenue streams to meet future demands.
Not to mention anything else, just thinking about the future addition of at least two foundation builders to the Wang family, Wang Xianmao felt his head spin.
The Wang family's assets are so limited, they cannot afford to support so many foundation builders. Increasing revenue through spiritual stones is the only way to make it work.
"This...... Wouldn't it be better to let Rongsheng uncle take over? The situation in Wu Long Fang is chaotic now. Wouldn't he be the perfect choice to be the manager of Bao Bao Pavilion?"
Yu Lou certainly wanted to accept this appointment, and it was clear that Wang Xianmao wanted to use it as an opportunity for his cultivation.
However, he worried that he might not be able to handle the business well, and would drag down the family.
Wang Rongsheng has been running Wu Long Fang for so many years, and he has rich experience. He is much more suitable than Yu Lou.
Seeing Yu Lou refuse, Wang Xianmao waved his hand and said.
"Yu Lou, you don't have to decline. Low-priced rooms are very popular among scattered cultivators. This shows that you still have talent in managing matters."
In the coming years, the Bao Bao Pavilion will still be under your management. As for Rongsheng, I have other plans."
