Main Text Chapter 95 Snowstorm in Nanxuan (I)
Practicing is a boring thing. Miao Yi almost never leaves the house since he started his retreat.
His cultivation level has not yet reached the level of fasting without food and drink. He will go out of the stone chamber to eat something every ten days or half a month, and then continue to practice indoors.
When the little guys climbing on the stone door were hungry and clamoring, he just sent a message to Qian'er and Xue'er outside to prepare, and then drove the little guys to go out to eat something, and then called them back after eating.
Four months later, the wish beads in his mouth were only refined by nearly 20%. He still wanted to continue practicing, but he had to come out of retreat.
Because it was the end of the year again, and it was time to harvest the wish beads in Donglai City. After harvesting the wish beads, he had to personally escort the surrendered wish beads to Zhenhai Mountain to hand them in. He couldn't lose them on the way, otherwise he would be guilty if he lost the surrendered wish beads.
So he had to come out of retreat.
After Yan Xiu went in to report some things, he withdrew, and Qian'er and Xue'er both came in holding clothes.
In the hot spring bath, Qian'er and Xue'er's young bodies were still attractive, waiting for Miao Yi to bathe and change clothes.
After a refreshing outfit, Miao Yi walked to the stone gate and waved his hand to put the little guys into the storage ring.
On a snowy day, Miao Yi came out of retreat.
The flowers in the yard were withering, and Heitan seemed to have forgotten the previous grudges. When he saw him come out, he jumped up happily and neighed.
Miao Yi raised his hand and touched its head that was pushed into his arms. Qian'er and Xue'er put a black cloak with white velvet on his shoulders, which gave him a bit of the momentum of a superior.
This cloak was made by the two girls for Miao Yi together when they saw winter coming.
Miao Yi patted Heitan's head, pushed it away, walked into the courtyard, and walked slowly on the snow.
Climbing to the top of the pavilion, he looked at the silver-clad mountains under the heavy snow with his hands behind his back.
Another year has passed. I wonder how the second and third brothers are doing? Miao Yi sighed slightly.
Qian'er and Xue'er looked at each other, wondering what the cave master sighed about.
For the two of them, what was there to sigh about for someone with such a high status as the cave master?
After being in a trance for a long time, Miao Yi came back to his senses when he heard the movement in the distance. He tilted his head and squinted his eyes to look, then turned around and led the two girls down the balcony again.
In the distance, a large group of people and horses made a noisy sound walking on the mountain road, driving cattle and sheep, and at the same time, carts and horses pulled a batch of New Year gifts.
The city lord, who was shrunken with cold, huddled on the horse's back and led a group of soldiers.
Yan Xiu, Zheng Jinlong, and Wang Zifa, three white lotus third-grade cultivators, drove dragon horses and carried weapons, and personally supported the front and back.
Hou Sheng, Shang Youlai, Nan Sisi, and Wang Xiuqin kept driving dragon horses to run around to check.
In order to escort this batch of things, seven of the eleven cultivators in the entire Donglai Cave were sent.
The reason for such a large-scale mobilization was not only because of the supplies pulled by carts and horses, but also because of the large number of wish beads hidden in them.
The wish beads were hidden in the stomach of one of the sheep. They were poured into the sheep's stomach before departure. Even Yan Xiu's escorts did not know which sheep, cow, or horse the wish beads were hidden in.
The purpose of doing this was very simple. Even if someone robbed on the way, it was unlikely that they would take away everything.
The city lord Xu Xinliang had to be so careful. He had to personally deliver the wish beads harvested by Donglai City this year to Miao Yi before the handover was completed. Even if something happened later, it had nothing to do with him.
Outside the mountain gate, Zhu Tianbiao, Qiu Shaoqun, and Shan Biaoyi rode on dragon horses with weapons and looked around.
After the supplies pulled by carts and horses entered the mountain gate and stopped at the square, everyone except the city lord Xu Xinliang withdrew.
Miao Yi, wearing a black velvet cloak, stood on the steps at the entrance of the hall, reaching out to catch the heavy snow falling from the sky, with Qian'er and Xue'er following him.
Xu Xinliang bowed to Miao Yi on the steps from a distance, and Miao Yi nodded slightly and said, "Take it out!"
Xu Xinliang walked into the herd of cattle and sheep, looked around, and pulled out a sheep.
"Mee..."
Shan Biaoyi took out his gun and poked the sheep, and soon took out a small leather bag from the sheep's belly. He tore off the leather bag and found another cloth bag with a closed mouth.
When the cloth bag was opened, there was a pile of wish beads emitting a hazy halo.
Yan Xiu and others gathered together and counted them, and found 120 beads, not one less.
After confirmation, Yan Xiu flashed to the front of the hall and presented them to Miao Yi with both hands.
After Miao Yi counted them again and found that they were correct, he directly put them into the storage ring, shook his cloak lightly, turned around in the wind and snow, and took Qian'er and Xue'er into the hall.
Xu Xinliang breathed a sigh of relief at this time and handed a large box to Yan Xiu.
In the box were 10,000 gold crystals, equivalent to 1 million black crystals and 100 million white crystals.
Unlike the 5,000 he gave as a gift last time, he couldn't always afford to give so many.
This batch of gold crystals, like the wish beads, had to be turned in, and Donglai Cave could only keep 20%.
Xu Xinliang, Yan Xiu and others entered the hall and presented Miao Yi with a report on Donglai City's situation in the past year.
Xue'er went down to take it and handed it to Miao Yi. After Miao Yi opened it and read it, he threw it to Yan Xiu and asked Yan Xiu to copy a copy in his name immediately with the jade book, because he had to report it to Zhenhai Mountain.
Yan Xiu dealt with it on the spot.
After Miao Yi and Xu Xinliang had a question and answer session, he dismissed him.
After Miao Yi took the jade book handed over by Yan Xiu and checked it, he also made his own seal in the jade book and put it in the storage ring.
He turned around and asked Yan Xiu to open the box and distribute the gold crystals that everyone deserved.
In everyone's eager eyes, Miao Yi did not disappoint everyone. In addition to the wish beads that were handed in, among the 24 left, three were distributed to each person with the third-grade cultivation of White Lotus, and two were distributed to each person with the second-grade cultivation.
The group of people were so happy that they could hardly close their mouths. Which cave can get so many wish beads in a year? It is estimated that there is no other place except Donglai Cave.
Sitting high, Miao Yi looked around at everyone and said: "I hope you will continue to work hard next year. Miao will not treat you unfairly!"
The group of people immediately bowed and saluted sincerely, saying: "I will follow the orders of the cave master!"
This scene made Qian'er and Xue'er secretly take a peek at Miao Yi who raised his hand to support him, and they felt a little proud.
This is probably related to the fact that Yan Xiu has not yet told them that Miao Yi's cultivation is the worst in Donglai Cave. If they knew, they might not feel so happy.
Miao Yi looked around and said, "Zheng Jinlong, Wang Zifa, Zhu Tianbiao, Hou Sheng, and Shang are here again."
Five people came out and clasped their fists, saying, "Here!"
Miao Yi: "To avoid any more trouble, the five of you will follow me and take the things to Zhenhai Mountain for handover!"
The five people shouted, "Yes!"
After getting the benefits, everyone's spirit was obviously different. They obeyed the cave master's orders without any shirking, which made Qian'er and Xue'er look at the cave master who was commanding his subordinates with awe.