Reunion

"Well"

A soft sigh echoed within the pavilion.

Although he rejected Xu Xinyao's suggestion, the father still offered her as much help as possible within the limits of what was permissible.

At this juncture, drawing five array masters and five weapon refiners from the armor is probably the limit that the Institute of Investigation can manage.

As for why only 500,000 taels were allocated as funding, Xu Yuan felt that it was probably because the father did not want to encourage this matter.

Once the money runs out, the entire project will naturally have to be disbanded.

After all, given the current situation, researching the Soul Nourishing Ring would only be a burden for the Prime Minister's Mansion's residence.

Xu Yuan was really having a headache.

If the money in his Sumeru Ring hadn't been stolen by that old woman Lou Ji, it should have been enough for Xu Xinyao, that money-devouring beast, to burn for a while. But now he can only try to find a way to make money again.

worry.

However, there are always more solutions than problems. With that thought in mind, Xu Yuan silently took out paper and pen from his Sumeru Ring and began to ponder his money-making plan inside the pavilion.

If he could use the identity of the Prime Minister's Mansion Crown Prince of the Prime Minister's residence, making money would be very easy. After all, with power in hand, money really is just a number.

Unfortunately, he could only use the identity of the illegitimate son of the Left Vice Minister of Ministry of War when he was outside the officialdom.

It's difficult to make money using this identity. After thinking it over, Xu Yuan could only come up with some fragmented ways to make money.

He was looking for Li Yunqing, that nouveau riche, who had been running the Imperial Clan Chamber of Commerce for a long time. He didn't believe that Li Junqing didn't have his own secret stash of money.

But the question is, how can we seize their secret stash of money?

Although that guy is carefree and irresponsible, he's more shrewd than a monkey when it comes to matters of interest.

The second option was to sell the Cultivation Method.

He had a lot of Higher Vehicle Cultivation Method he had acquired during his travels. If he took these Cultivation Method to Hua Hong, he should be able to sell them for a lot of money.

Thirdly, he could go to Lou Ji's Rain Listening Pavilion to sell information.

Lou Ji is in the intelligence business; she can buy and sell information.

By changing identities and keeping a good concealment, even the scraps of information should be able to fetch tens of thousands of taels of silver.

However, apart from finding Li Yunqing, the other two methods are like drinking poison to quench thirst; two or three hundred thousand taels of silver simply cannot withstand Xu Xinyao's burning through.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan clicked his tongue lightly, having made up his mind.

Let's try going to Li Yunqing first; if that doesn't work, then we'll have to go to the secret realm.

The heavenly materials and earthly treasures that exist within some of the secret realms in my mind are priceless treasures that would be impossible to find elsewhere.

In the novel "Cangyuan", the Tian'an Chamber of Commerce is a shady business, selling these heavenly materials and earthly treasures for only one-tenth or even one-twentieth of the price. However, since the Tian'an Chamber of Commerce is now owned by the company, although Xu Yuan does not expect to sell them to Hua Hong at the market price, he can at least get 50% to 70% of the market price.

If we can sell these things, it shouldn't be a problem to support Fourth Sister's entire project.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan decided against going out for the time being and turned back to his room.

He activated his Cultivation Method with all his might, using his Will Soul to control the pen, and began to copy down the various Cultivation Method, secret arts, and information he had memorized.

Time flies, the sun is setting in the west, and the silence in the room is broken by a soft knock on the door.

"Tap tap tap--"

Xu Yuan quickly gathered the thick stacks of papers covered in writing from the table and put them into his Sumeru Ring. Then, he rubbed his tired temples.

Although he had already entered the Fusion Realm, he still felt tired after practicing the Cultivation Method for a long time.

After a few moments of silence, Xu Yuan called out loudly towards the door:

Come in.

"Squeak--"

The door was pushed open, and a girl dressed in a purple silk dress and a white brocade coat appeared in Xu Yuan's sight.

Xu Xinyao blinked her eyes, looking at her slightly tired Third Brother, and asked with some surprise:

"Third Brother, what's wrong?"

Xu Yuan waved his hand dismissively:

"It's nothing, I'm just Cultivation Method."

"This kid is copying down Cultivation Method."

A deep, resonant male voice chuckled, and a remnant soul resembling a middle-aged scholar drifted into the room, glancing around before clicking its tongue twice.

"Tsk tsk, I didn't expect your room to be so simple."

Seeing Old Man Luo appear, Xu Xinyao's eyes held a hint of doubt, and she followed up on his topic by asking:

"Senior Luo, shall I transcribe the Cultivation Method?"

Luo Daofan stroked his chin, glanced at Xu Xinyao again, and said with a light laugh, "You little girl, didn't you want to study my Soul Ring? You probably just want to use these Cultivation Method to sell for money, right?"

"..." Upon hearing this, Xu Xinyao immediately turned around and looked at the handsome young man who looked slightly tired.

Xu Yuan simply gave a light hum:

"Long time no see, you old rascal, still as talkative as ever."

Luo Daofan curled his lips, displaying an attitude of disrespect for elders:

"Likewise, I haven't seen you behave any manners either, you brat. What do you want by calling this old man here?"

Xu Yuan was somewhat speechless, rolled his eyes, stood up, and got straight to the point:

"You already know, right? I wanted to borrow your Soul Ring. It would be even better if you could tell me the crafting method and recipe directly."

"Pfft."

Old Man Luo chuckled and crossed his arms, "You're quite the prude, but on what grounds?"

Xu Yuan walked up to Old Man Luo, circulated his Source Qi, and patted Old Man Luo's shoulder (his soul form): "Why are we talking about this? Since you're willing to come, you must have already agreed, right?"

"I'm the one who rescued our beloved little sister."

"Us?" Old Man Luo's eyes twitched.

Xu Yuan grinned and spread his hands:

"We're close friends despite our age difference, and we call each other brothers. It wouldn't be inappropriate for me to call Xiran my sworn sister, would it?"

"." Old Man Luo.

"." Luo Xiran.

A moment of silence,

Old Man Luo said nonchalantly:

"Call me whatever you want, but what does that woman's life or death have to do with me?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xinyao subconsciously opened her mouth as if to remind someone of something, but before she could speak, she was interrupted by Xu Yuan's voice:

"You're getting a little arrogant, Brother Luo."

Xu Yuan winked at Old Man Luo: "If you really don't care about Xi Ran, why did you give up your spot to our sister during your Luo Clan's Holy Son Competition? You're a genius who comprehended the Heavenly Word Mantra in just over a month!"

Old Man Luo snorted coldly, his voice showing no sign of backing down:

"Back when we were in the Heavenly Oversight Pavilion, I never really liked her. She was so arrogant and didn't know herself."

"I gave her the spot simply because I didn't want to become an emotionless figure like the Pavilion Master. I would be happy to see that woman become like that."

"But unfortunately,"

"That woman's arrogance seems mismatched; she's too weak, utterly useless, unable to even decipher the Yantian Stele."

"." Luo Xiran.

Hearing these words, Xu Xinyao silently shut her mouth, swallowing back the words of advice.

Upon hearing these words, Xu Yuan's expression turned somewhat strange.

Old Man Luo felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and frowned as he asked:

"What's wrong?"

Xu Yuan revealed a hint of amusement:

"Old Man Luo, you haven't seen our little sister yet, have you?"