Zhu Wen and Ling Xiaoying

Lingxiao Mountain.

Halfway up the mountain, in a quiet courtyard shrouded in mist all day long.

Zhu Wen, who had been captured by Ling Pengyun and brought back to the Ling Clan Mountain in his early years, was sitting in front of a small table, holding his breath and concentrating on a talisman pen, constantly waving it on a blank Talisman Paper.

After about half an hour, when all ten blank First Rank Middle Grade Talisman Paper on the small table in front of him had been used up, he finally stopped.

On the small table in front of him, three talismans shimmered with Spirit Talisman Cave.

Looking at the three Spirit Talisman Cave, Zhu Wen's eyes shone brightly, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

"We've finally increased the success rate of drawing Fire Arrow Talisman to 30%."

"Thus, over the past year or so, I have invested in purchasing First Rank Middle Grade blank Talisman Paper to try drawing Fire Arrow Talisman Spirit Stone, and I can recoup some of my investment."

For over a year, the Ling Clan family provided him with a hundred blank First Rank Middle Grade Talisman Paper to help Zhu Wen draw First Rank Middle Grade Fire Arrow Talisman.

However, those hundred blank First Rank Middle Grade Talisman Paper only helped Zhu Wen master the First Rank Middle Grade Fire Arrow Talisman.

After that, for the rest of the year, he could only rely on his own Cultivation Resources to exchange for First Rank Middle Grade blank Talisman Paper from the Ling Clan, which he used to draw Fire Arrow Talisman and increase the success rate of drawing them.

Zhu Wen attributed his ability to increase the success rate of drawing Fire Arrow Talisman to 30% in just one year to his advancement to the Qi Training Seventh Layer nearly a year ago, which greatly enhanced his Divine Sense.

Having a strong Divine Sense is a great advantage when drawing Spirit Talisman Cave.

As for his breakthrough to the Qi Training Seventh Layer, it was thanks to a Miasma Breaking Pill from the Ling Clan.

With his thoughts returning to normal, Zhu Wen smiled as he took the three Fire Arrow Talisman he had just drawn and walked out of the meditation room into the courtyard.

Then, he waved his hand and released a burst of spiritual energy, which disturbed the thick fog that enveloped the courtyard.

Before long, Ling Pengliang, the Great Elder of the Ling Clan clan, used an array plate to break through the clouds and enter Zhu Wen's courtyard.

Upon seeing Ling Pengliang's arrival, Ling Pengliang Zhu Wen informed him that he had increased the success rate of drawing First Rank Middle Grade Fire Arrow Talisman to 30%.

Ling Pengliang was quite pleased with this matter.

Zhu Wen's success rate in drawing this Fire Arrow Talisman increased to 30%, which was enough to barely make a profit.

The Ling Clan clan could also increase its financial revenue by exploiting Zhu Wen.

Ling Pengliang then inquired with Zhu Wen whether he would accept the task of drawing Fire Arrow Talisman for the Ling Clan.

Zhu Wen readily agreed.

For over a year, he has spared no expense in using Spirit Stone, which were originally intended for purchasing Cultivation Resources, to buy First Rank Middle Grade blank Talisman Paper to try to draw Fire Arrow Talisman, mainly in order to better accept the Ling Clan's commission to draw Fire Arrow Talisman.

This would also increase the Ling Clan's regard for him.

His life could be safer.

Just as Ling Pengliang was about to return to the Affairs Hall to retrieve a batch of First Rank Middle Grade blank Talisman Paper and hand it over to Zhu Wen to draw Fire Arrow Talisman, he was stopped by Zhu Wen.

"Ling Daoyou, please wait a moment."

Ling Pengliang stopped and asked with a puzzled look, "Is there anything else, Fellow Daoist Zhu?"

"Um... Ling Daoyou, I wonder if you could do me a favor? I'd like to leave this courtyard again this month," Zhu Wen stammered.

More than a year ago, when the Ling Clan began to announce that it was recruiting sons-in-law and wives for its members, Zhu Wen was also arranged to meet several single female cultivators from the Ling Clan a few times and chat for a while.

To foster a better relationship between Zhu Wen and the female cultivators, Ling Clan agreed that Zhu Wen could leave the courtyard, which was trapped by the Bewildering Formation, for one hour each month.

After all, the courtyard is only so big, and the female cultivators of the Ling Clan who are not familiar with Zhu Wen would get a little bored if they came here every time.

However, every month, for the hour that Zhu Wen left the courtyard where the Bewildering Formation was set up, Ling Pengliang, a Qi Training Completion cultivator, would secretly follow him.

To prevent Zhu Wen, who Qi Training Seventh Layer of Qi Refining, from taking advantage of leaving the courtyard to harm the Ling Clan clan members in the Clan Mountain.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, are you planning to go looking for my Fifteenth Aunt again?" Ling Pengliang understood upon hearing this.

For the past six months, Zhu Wen has only had one chance to leave the courtyard each month, and he would go to the Spirit Beast Garden in the back mountain to find Ling Xiaoying, the fifteenth member of the Ling Clan Xiao Generation who takes care of the group of Demon Beast there.

This Ling Xiaoying was one of the several female cultivators from the Ling Clan Ling Clan who had met with Zhu Wen several times more than a year ago.

At the same time, Ling Xiaoying is also the daughter of Ling Yunhan, who manages the Lingxiao Back Mountain Spirit Beast Garden.

After the Demon Beast Uprising ended, Ling Pengyun captured too many Demon Beast in the Spirit Beast Garden in the back mountain.

Ling Yunhan, a Beast Tamer, was too busy to handle everything, and no new Beast Tamer had emerged in the Lineage.

After the Demon Beast Uprising ended, Ling Yunhan transferred her daughter, Ling Xiaoying, who was stationed at Low-Order Spirit Vein outside the village, back to the clan to help her take care of the Demon Beast in the back mountain.

"Indeed, I wonder if Ling Daoyou can grant my wish? Please rest assured, Ling Daoyou, after I leave this courtyard, I will never cause trouble for your Ling Clan clan."

Zhu Wen's thoughts were exposed, and he scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, but he also admitted it.

He wasn't stupid; he naturally knew why the Ling Clan had confined him to this courtyard.

"I naturally trust Fellow Daoist Zhu. Since Fellow Daoist Zhu has increased the success rate of drawing Fire Arrow Talisman to 30%, your benefits should indeed be increased as well."

"How about this, Fellow Daoist Zhu, you can have one more opportunity to leave the courtyard each month from now on."

"If you are a fellow Daoist, you can increase the success rate of drawing Fire Arrow Talisman to 40%, and you can go out once more, and so on." Ling Pengliang agreed immediately after seeing Zhu Wen's response, and said with a smile.

The Ling Clan arranged for Ling Xiaoying and Ling Clan single female cultivators to meet Zhu Wen, intending to use them to help Ling Clan Zhu Wen truly integrate into the Ling Clan.

Now that Zhu Wen has taken a liking to Ling Xiaoying, Ling Pengliang naturally won't stop Zhu Wen.

"Thank you, Ling Daoyou. I have something I'd like to purchase from your Ling Clan's General Affairs Hall Affairs Hall. Could I accompany you there first?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Wen's face lit up with joy, and he thanked him profusely.

Ling Pengliang nodded slightly, and then, relying on the array plate in his hand, removed the thick fog that had enveloped Zhu Wen's courtyard.

Afterwards, he and Zhu Wen walked out of the courtyard together and headed towards the Ling Clan's Affairs Hall.

Half an incense stick later, when Zhu Wen left the Affairs Hall, his face was full of smiles.

Ling Pengliang followed behind, lurking in the shadows to prevent Zhu Wen Zhu Wen from harming the Ling Clan clan.

Not long after.

Having finally gained some freedom, Zhu Wen went straight down to the Spirit Beast Garden on the back of Lingxiao Mountain.

Upon entering the Spirit Beast Garden, he saw Ling Xiaoying, the woman he had been longing for for the past half-month, amidst a pack of Gale Wolf. She was constantly taking out Demon Beast meat from her Storage Bag and feeding it to the Gale Wolf.

Ling Xiaoying's appearance was not outstanding, but her temperament was excellent. With her soft eyes and loose Daoist robe, she had the air of a well-bred lady.

Although Zhu Wen became a disciple of a Rogue Cultivator after entering the Dao, he was still born into a mortal family.

From a young age, his parents told him that studying was the only way out, and perhaps for this reason, Zhu Wen has always been fond of female cultivators who possess the air of poetry and literature and the temperament of a lady from a prominent family.

This is why Zhu Wen loved Ling Clan Ling Xiaoying the only female cultivator from the Ling family he had met.

Of course, Ling Xiaoying was also the one with the most powerful background among the several female cultivators who had contact with Zhu Wen back then.

This was also a point that Zhu Wen valued. Zhu Wen also guessed that the Ling Clan sent several female cultivators to contact him because they intended to recruit him into the Ling Clan as a son-in-law.

Since he couldn't go against the Ling Clan's wishes, why couldn't he find a female cultivator he liked with a powerful background to marry?

This will also be of great benefit to his Dao Path.

"Ling Xianzi"

Zhu Wen gazed at Ling Xiaoying amidst the wolf pack, his eyes gradually becoming unfocused.

It was the pack of Gale Wolf around Ling Xiaoying, who had been munching on flesh and blood with their heads down, who noticed his arrival and looked up at him. Only then did Zhu Wen come to his senses and greet Ling Xiaoying.

As for the pack of Gale Wolf, since Zhu Wen had frequently visited this place in the past six months, the wolves had become familiar with Zhu Wen scent. Seeing that Zhu Wen posed no threat, the wolves continued to eat the Demon Beast flesh and blood that Ling Xiaoying had thrown on the ground.

Ling Xiaoying, who was feeding the wolves, also heard Zhu Wen's call at that moment. She turned her head and was somewhat surprised to see Zhu Wen appear.

Over the past six months, through her interactions with Zhu Wen Zhu Wen, she learned that this Zhu Wen only had one opportunity to leave the courtyard each month.

Now, only half a month has passed since she last met Zhu Wen.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu."

Ling Xiaoying first bowed to Zhu Wen and greeted him, then asked.

"Fellow Daoist, aren't you only allowed to leave your courtyard once a month?"

Upon hearing the question, Zhu Wen immediately recounted the good news that he had achieved a 30% success rate in drawing Fire Arrow Talisman and that he would be allowed to leave the courtyard twice a month from now on.

Ling Xiaoying was startled upon hearing this.

She had also been in contact with Zhu Wen, so she naturally knew that Zhu Wen had only started drawing Fire Arrow Talisman a year ago.

"In just over a year, this person has increased the success rate of drawing Fire Arrow Talisman to 30%. It seems that Fellow Daoist Zhu has quite a talent for talisman making."

"No wonder the Lineage has kept this Fellow Daoist Zhu, who once acted as Evil Cultivator and even intercepted Peng Yun," Ling Xiaoying muttered to herself.

After regaining her senses, Ling Xiaoying offered her congratulations. "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Zhu, on your success in the Dao of Talismans."

"I've only just increased the success rate of drawing Fire Arrow Talisman to 30%, and I'm still far from being a master of talismanic arts. Please don't make fun of me anymore, Fairy."

Zhu Wen smiled and replied, then quickly walked to Ling Xiaoying, took out a jade box from his Storage Bag, handed it to Ling Xiaoying, and said with a smile.

"Ling Xianzi, it was your birthday half a month ago. I didn't know it, so I didn't prepare a gift for you."

"This gift is now considered a supplementary birthday present to the fairy. I hope the fairy will not find it offensive."

"Please don't refuse. This is just a token of my goodwill. At worst, you can give me another gift on my birthday."

Seeing that Zhu Wen had said so, Ling Xiaoying hesitated for a moment before accepting the jade box Zhu Wen handed over, putting it into her Storage Bag, and thanking him.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, thank you for your kindness."

Zhu Wen's gaze swept over the low wooden houses where the Demon Beast lived in the Spirit Beast Garden.

Upon seeing the excrement of Demon Beast inside those low wooden huts, his expression brightened, and he suggested with a smile.

"It's alright. By the way, Ling Xianzi, I've also been free. I noticed some Demon Beast droppings in the nests of those Demon Beast packs in the Spirit Beast Garden, so I'll go and clean them up. You can continue feeding these Gale Wolf; I won't bother you."

After saying that, Zhu Wen walked to the nearest low wooden house and used his Object Manipulation Technique to clean up the excrement inside.

When Ling Xiaoying was in the center of the Gale Wolf Pack, saw this scene, she wanted to say something to persuade him, but then she thought about how Zhu Wen had helped with some things every time he came here in the past six months, and she couldn't persuade him to stop. So she stopped trying to persuade Zhu Wen to stop doing these dirty jobs.

However, Ling Xiaoying was quite satisfied with Zhu Wen's actions.

Inside the Spirit Beast Garden, Zhu Wen, who was using Law Technique to clean up the Demon Beast's excrement in several low wooden houses, would occasionally steal a few glances at Ling Xiaoying.

An hour passed quickly as they worked.

Zhu Wen also found Ling Xiaoying, and with a hint of reluctance, said goodbye to Ling Xiaoying and obediently returned to his own courtyard.

Ever since he used the help of the Ling Clan to break through to the Qi Training Seventh Layer, he has cherished his life and dared not violate the rules set by the Ling Clan, lest his treatment be reduced and he miss the opportunity to advance to a higher level of cultivation.

Just after Zhu Wen left the Spirit Beast Garden, Ling Xiaoying took out the jade box that Zhu Wen had given her from her Storage Bag and opened it.

But inside the jade box, they discovered a delicate, emerald-green hairpin that exuded Spiritual Qi.

"First Rank Middle Grade Hairpin Magic Item!"

When Ling Xiaoying sensed the aura emanating from the hairpin, she was startled.

First Rank Middle Grade Law Artifact is worth at least eighty Spirit Stone on the market.

Eighty Spirit Stone is not a small amount for a Qi Refining cultivator.

Ling Xiaoying immediately had the idea of returning the hairpin to Zhu Wen.

After all, she had no other relationship with Zhu Wen. If she accepted this precious item, Zhu Wen might look down on her.

Furthermore, she is not as wealthy as Zhu Wen.

She couldn't afford to give Zhu Wen such a precious gift on his Zhu Wen.

Just as Ling Xiaoying was about to leave the Spirit Beast Garden, an Old Ji emerged from a wooden house in the center of the Spirit Beast Garden, landed in front of Ling Xiaoying, blocked her Ling Xiaoying, and spoke.

"Ying'er, this is a woman's hairpin. If we return it to Zhu Wen Zhu Wen probably won't be able to use it. So let's keep it."

"Although Zhu Wen did a lot of bad things in the first half of his life, how many Rogue Cultivator in the Cultivation World are clean?"

"Just now, I also heard Zhu Wen talking about the success rate of drawing Fire Arrow Talisman."

"Zhu Wen is only in his sixties or seventies now. It's a sure thing that he will become First Rank Middle Grade Talisman Crafter in the future."

"Furthermore, he has reached the Qi Training Seventh Layer Refining, which means he has great potential and is an excellent choice for your Daoist partner."

"You're not getting any younger, it's time to find a spouse."

"Furthermore, you must know the Lineage's intention in having you and several other single female cultivators in the family contact Zhu Wen, with the intention of recruiting him into the Lineage as a son-in-law."

"Now Zhu Wen only has eyes for you. He comes here every month to do dirty and tiring work, and he also gives you such a generous gift. This is enough to show his feelings."

"I think I understand what you're thinking. If you didn't like Zhu Wen, you would have already turned down the men like I did with the other marriages I arranged for you more than ten years ago. How could you be so dignified and composed?"

"If you ask me, you should take advantage of this generous gift from Zhu Wen to express your feelings for Zhu Wen as well."

"At that time, I will find a male hairpin maker for you to return to Zhu Wen."

This Old Ji, Ji, is none other than Ling Xiaoying, the only Beast Tamer of the Ling Clan, and the manager of this Ling Yunhan Spirit Beast Garden.

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