Guan Tong led Huyan Dilong on the winding mountain path of the Red River Valley. Guan Tong wore a bamboo knife around her waist, looking heroic and like a heroine.

Guan Tong looked at the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Red River Valley and was overjoyed, "Little Earth Dragon, this will be our home from now on."

Huyan Dilong didn't reply. Little Dilong's inner home was still not here, but in a small inn where the snow was falling.

Guan Tong saw through Xiao Dilong's thoughts at a glance, and said seriously: "I am different from you. My parents are dead and I have no family anymore. Naturally, Changping Zong is my home. It's just the place that is most affectionate in your heart."

This is your hometown, and it can no longer be your home. You are already the founder of the Changping Sect, you know what should be done, right?"

The little earth dragon looked at Guan Tong jumping up and down with his hands behind his back, his eyes were a little crazy for a moment.

Guan Tong stopped, pulled out his bamboo knife, and said seriously: "What is family? When they are in danger, no matter how scared we are, we will not hesitate to draw the knife to save them, even if they die."

The little earth dragon listened quietly.

"Little Earth Dragon, if you were in danger, would Master risk his life to save you?"

Huyan Dilong's eyes finally softened a bit, and he nodded slightly.

"In that case, why don't you treat Master as a relative?"

Huyan Dilong's eyes were lowered. For some reason, the only relative the little Dilong felt in his heart was his aunt.

Suddenly, Guan Tong stared straight into Little Earth Dragon's eyes and said with a smile: "Actually, Little Earth Dragon who seems to be the talkative is the worst person to talk to."

Huyan Dilong was stunned on the spot. Guan Tong pulled out his bamboo knife and danced wildly, as if he had the demeanor of a master.

Guan Tong slashed in the air, cutting down countless flowers and plants. He took back the bamboo knife and breathed a long sigh of relief, "Little Earth Dragon, when I form the elixir, I will take you to the world. Even if you don't regard me and Master as relatives, senior sister will still treat you as relatives."

Be a family member. No matter how difficult things happen to you in the future, you must tell Senior Sister. With me protecting you, let alone your tyranny in the world, at least no one in this sect dares to bully you."

However, in an instant, Guan Tong squatted on the ground slumped again, "I really want to make pills quickly."

Huyan Dilong said softly: "You can't be in a hurry when forming the elixir. The more anxious you are, the harder it will be to get in."

Guan Tong curled his lips and said, "You sound like someone who has come before, as if you have already formed an elixir. I am Master's most talented disciple. I haven't even formed an elixir yet, so just wait."

Having said that, Guan Tong's heart was like a mirror. This kid Xiao Dilong had already formed a pill. He, the founder of the mountain, was a little embarrassed about his face.

The more Guan Tong thought about it, the more uncomfortable he felt, and he said angrily: "Little Earth Dragon, we haven't competed for a long time."

When the little earth dragon heard this, his hair stood on end.

Guan Tong never gave Little Earth Dragon a chance to escape. He drew his sword using the Bazi Jue taught to him by his master. The moves were fatal. Little Earth Dragon pulled out the bamboo sword and could only hold on. He was hit by the violent moves of his senior sister from time to time.

After a quarter of an hour, the senior sister was satisfied and sheathed the knife, leaving little Earth Dragon with a bruised nose and swollen face.

Guan Tong finally felt at ease.

The Red River Valley is very large. Guan Tong and Xiao Dilong walked for a whole day before they could barely finish it. The master had given Guan Tong and Huyan Dilong a death mission. They were not allowed to use their spiritual power and only relied on their physical strength to patrol the mountain.

lock up.

This exhausted Guan Tong, who was already lazy. Even though Guan Tong was naughty, he still listened to his master's instructions. The main reason was that with Little Earth Dragon as his spy, Guan Tong didn't dare to be lazy even if he wanted to.

Furthermore, I heard that Master has reached the Ascension Realm, and not a single plant or tree in the Red River Valley can escape Master's observation. Naturally, Guan Tong doesn't dare to be lazy. Otherwise, Master will ask him to patrol the mountain again, and it will be dark by then.

, Guan Tong doesn’t dare to walk at night.

If it weren't for the little earth dragon accompanying him during the day, Guantong would not dare to walk on the mountain trails during the day, especially after hearing too many things from Xu Rong this year.

Ghost stories, looking at the secluded mountain road, it seems like monsters and monsters can jump out at any time.

Night falls.

Guan Tong dragged two trembling legs back to Nishang Tower, her cheeks were flushed, and as soon as she entered the door, she shouted to the sky and the earth, "Sister Xiyun, I'm thirsty to death, I'm hungry to death, is there water? Is there food?"

Xiyun liked this girl who always had a smile on her face from the bottom of her heart, and immediately called the maid to prepare water and food for Guan Tong.

Xiyun even personally fetched a basin of water for Guan Tong and wiped Guan Tong's face.

Guan Tong quietly lay beside Xiyun's ear and smiled: "Sister Xiyun, do you have a crush on my master?"

Xiyun glared at Guan Tong fiercely, "The little girl's movie is all nonsense."

Guan Tong took a big gulp of water and finished a large bowl of water in a blink of an eye. He said with a smile: "Although my master looks a little rough, he is destined to be a woman. There are always women who are fascinated by my master along the way.

"

Xiyun smiled lightly and said: "That's true, but I am not fascinated by your master, but someone has fallen into your master's way."

Guan Tong's curiosity aroused, he leaned close to Xiyun's ear and asked softly: "Who?"

Xiyun looked around and whispered: "Sister Ning Ke, she will leave tomorrow. Please keep an eye out and secretly see if your master will go to see her off?"

Guan Tong kept nodding his head, as happy as if he had discovered a mountain of gold and silver.

Xiao Dilong watched the two women in front of him whispering to each other, but he didn't understand the style, so he could only lower his head to drink the water and bury his head in the food.

On the roof of Nishang Building, a man in a green shirt put his head in his hands, lying on the tiles, looking at the vast night sky, lost in thought.

Nangong Qianbai moved a ladder, holding a bottle of wine in his hand, and slowly climbed up to the roof.

Xu Tianran quickly held on to the ladder, "It's windy on the roof, what are you doing up here?"

Nangong Qianbai rolled her eyes at Xu Tianran, "I'll give you a drink."

Xu Tianran took the wine bottle, raised his head, and put the spout directly into his mouth. He drank a large gulp of strong wine and felt comfortable all over.

Qianbai put his hands in his sleeves, looked at the night sky, and asked: "Ning Ke is leaving tomorrow, are you willing to leave?"

"What's the reluctance to give up?"

"Aren't you worried about such a beautiful girl walking alone in the world?"

"You choose your own path, so what's the use of others worrying about it?"

"Actually, if you ask to stay, she will stay."

"Why should I let people stay?"

Qianbai said calmly: "It's true that I can't prove it. However, I should give him a ride tomorrow, right?"

Xu Tianran looked melancholy, "It doesn't matter if I send it, it doesn't matter if I don't send it. It's a mess and makes me sad."

Under the clear breeze and bright moon, I was dressed in a green shirt and took another sip of wine. I suddenly straightened up and said, "I will be in seclusion in a few days, and you will have to work hard for the sect."

Qianbai curled her lips, "If you don't retreat, I won't have to work hard?"

Xu Tianran could only laugh bitterly, "In three years, we will build a navy of 30,000 people. We must have the best warships, the best armor and swords."

Qianbai said in a deep voice: "Pei Jiamu has been asked to start building warships and 50,000 horizontal knives. By the time you leave seclusion, Changping Sect will have 20,000 elite infantry and 30,000 powerful navy."

Xu Tianran put his arm around Qianbai's shoulders and said softly: "Thank you for your hard work."

Qianbai pushed Xu Tianran's hand away with disdain and shuddered, "Don't touch it, I don't have a habit of cutting off my sleeves."

Xu Tianran looked at the night sky, "I'm still short of money. Do you want me to go to Suzhou?"

Qianbai shook his head, "Don't worry about money. I'll figure it out. Don't seek skin from a tiger."

Xu Tianran thought about it. That old turtle from the Qian family in Gusu never did business at a loss as long as it had anything to do with making money. How could he make a profit doing business with him?

Qianbai counted on her fingers, "The business to which the household hall belongs is

The ship can also make a profit of 100,000 taels of gold in a year. The tribute money for the merchant ships is still the same, which is 400,000 taels of gold a year. With the revenue of all parties in Jilong Port, Changping Zong's annual income of 500,000 taels of gold is not a problem.

It’s equivalent to ten million taels of silver. If I continue to increase revenue and reduce expenditure this year, I will always be able to sustain the sect. You can rest assured that these things will not trouble me."

Originally, the Ryukyu Sect maintained a large number of monks, navy, and soldiers. Although they made more money all year round, they also spent a lot of money. In addition, Xiao Ran spent the surplus gold like running water on building the Red River underground spiritual river and spiritual lake. Therefore, the inheritance

A sect that has been extremely wealthy for three hundred years would only have a pitiful one and a half million taels of gold.

Qianbai looked at Yi Qingyi, took the jug over, took a rare sip of wine, and said softly: "This year, Jinfu Bank will issue gold and silver tickets, and also mint new copper coins. We can collect a lot later."

Money. In the past, the Ryukyu Sect didn’t accept money, but now we can open up the door to money, and it’s another lucrative business.”

Xu Tianran patted Qianbai on the shoulder, "With you here, I feel so relaxed."

Qianbai said softly: "Wu Mingzhe, Lu Xilun and Shen Qingcang took the lead to go to the Western Region. Qi Rongxuan originally wanted to go in person, but the sect couldn't do without him, so he had no choice but to stay. Originally, Lu Xilun and Shen Qingcang were not willing to go either.

Go, I didn’t expect Wu Mingzhe to take the lead in expressing his willingness to go to the Western Regions for training. How could Lu Xilun and Shen Qingcang lose to Wu Mingzhe, who they despised, so the three of them went together. Qi Rongxuan’s coupon has been handed over, I will approve it for you.

"

Xu Tianran nodded slightly.

Qianbai continued: "There is one more thing. If I don't tell you now, you may be in seclusion by then. I'll let you know first."

"Say it."

"After winter, I plan to send brothers Jiang Yan and Jiang Li to the Central Plains to gather the refugees. At present, there are less than one million people in Yizhou, and the fertile fields in the south of Yizhou are hundreds of miles away. They cannot remain abandoned. However, if you want to gather the refugees, you must

When purchasing grain and cattle, I am thinking that when refugees enter Yizhou, one household will be given a year's rations and ten taels of silver, and ten households will be given a cattle. In this way, within five years, the southern part of Yizhou will gradually become richer.

.In the short term, this is another huge expenditure of money, but in the long term, the Changping Sect will become a force that cannot be ignored and break into the world's horizons."

Xu Tianran nodded again, but kept staring at the wine bottle in Qianbai's hand.

Qian Bai deliberately refused to give the jug to Xu Tianran and took another sip himself.

Xu Tianran said with concern: "Drink less, what will you do if you get drunk later?"

Qianbai laughed and said, "You carry me when you're drunk."
To be continued...