Gao Xian has been practicing in the mountains every day recently, feeling that he has made great progress.
However, he does not like the idea of cultivators killing each other.
In his view, this kind of internal strife is too cruel and has completely exceeded the necessary limits.
A sudden blizzard came, the cold weather could freeze people to death, and he didn't want to go into the mountains anymore.
Zhu Qianniang said calmly, "I've been taking you every day without complaining, and you still don't want to go."
"Qianniang, I was wrong. It's not that I don't want to, I just think it's too cold, so I want to rest for a couple of days." Gao Xian hurriedly admitted his mistake.
"When there's heavy snow blocking the mountain, demonic beasts will hide in their dens and not come out, and medicinal herbs will be covered by snow. No one will go into the mountains in this kind of weather."
Zhu Qianniang said solemnly, "I came to remind you of one thing. As winter approaches, cultivators in the mountains must return to Feima Gathering to spend the winter."
"At least a few thousand cultivators reside deep in Tengshe Mountain. This group of cultivators are lawless, and when they settle in Feima Gathering, it will definitely cause chaos. You must be careful..."
The cultivators living in Feima Gathering will not venture too far into the mountains.
This group of cultivators are relatively peaceful in Feima Gathering and will not cause trouble.
However, the cultivators who are active in Tengshe Mountain all year round are different.
They lack respect for Feima Gathering and are more aggressive and brutal in their actions.
Every year after winter sets in, these cultivators entering Feima Gathering will cause a lot of trouble.
When Zhu Qianniang saw the sudden snowfall, she knew that the group of cultivators in the mountains would be coming back.
She specifically came to remind Gao Xian, fearing that he might not understand the seriousness of the situation and mistakenly think that Feima Gathering is as safe as before.
Gao Xian is most annoyed by this kind of uncontrollable chaos.
He said, "Qianniang, I want to move, move to the vicinity of Chang Street. It's safer there in any case."
Feima Gathering is just one long street that divides Feima Gathering into two from south to north.
All shops like Changsheng Hall, Lingfu Hall, and Bai Bing Hall are located on this long street.
Even wandering cultivators will set up stalls on Chang Street.
In short, Chang Street is the commercial center of Feima Gathering, with the most people, the liveliest atmosphere, and the safest.
Zhu Qianniang nodded, "That's good. Chang Street has patrol teams day and night, so it's safer."
She said, "I'll inquire for you, but the rent for houses near Chang Street is very expensive, at least five spirit stones per month."
Gao Xian nodded, "That's fine, I've earned two hundred spirit stones in this period."
Following Zhu Qianniang into the mountains every day to collect herbs and hunt demonic beasts didn't earn him much, but by killing cultivators, he earned over two hundred spirit stones.
Tian Gui Dan and Lu Jiao San sold well, and it was difficult to earn two hundred spirit stones in a month.
It must be said that robbing was faster.
Zhu Qianniang was very efficient and found a house in a few days.
The monthly rent for the house was seven spirit stones, which was an increase due to the arrival of winter and the return of mountain cultivators to Feima Gathering.
This price was indeed very expensive.
Although the house was nice, it was not actually worth the money.
The only valuable aspect was its location in the central area, which was relatively safer.
Gao Xian lived in a mud house, only paying one spirit stone per month.
The rent was also paid by the medicine shop, so he didn't need to spend money.
Gao Xian went to take a look.
The courtyard was located behind Lingfu Hall, diagonally across from the back door of Lingfu Hall.
There were east and west wing rooms, three main rooms, all made of blue bricks and large tiles, neatly arranged and comfortable to look at.
The courtyard had a well, a cellar, a warehouse, a toilet, and everything needed.
Compared to Lingfu Hall, it was much smaller, but spacious enough for one person to live in comfortably.
These houses belonged to Lianyun Sect and were managed by the Foundation Building cultivator Li Shuanglin.
They were only for rent and not for sale.
After seeing it, Gao Xian thought it was not bad.
Although the price was high, he had made a fortune recently, enough to live here for two years.
Not to mention that his pills sold very well.
After weighing the options, Gao Xian signed the contract on the spot.
He paid three installments, totaling forty-two spirit stones.
"The alchemy room needs to be renovated with a chimney, brick platform, and the purchase of charcoal, firewood, furniture, and various daily necessities."
Zhu Qianniang calculated, "It will probably take about twenty days to complete."
"During this time, you can stay at home and go out less."
Gao Xian felt a bit embarrassed and said, "You don't need to worry about these trivial matters. Don't you have a younger brother, Daniu? I think he is reliable. Let him help me out. I'll pay him with spirit stones..."
Zhu Qianniang thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. In a few days, the Zhu family will come by airship. There will be a lot of things to do."
Gao Xian asked a bit worriedly, "Is everything okay?"
"The Zhu family wants to take over Changsheng Hall. When Old Zhu died, the pharmacy became mine. If they want to take it, they can pay with spirit stones."
Zhu Qianniang was very calm, but Gao Xian knew that things were not that simple.
He said seriously, "Qianniang, no matter what happens, I will always be with you."
Zhu Qianniang's expression was complex as she said, "Don't say 'always,' there are no constant people or things in this world."
Gao Xian was a bit upset, "Qianniang, I remember all the kindness you've shown me! I don't make promises lightly!"
"Don't worry, everything will be fine. I can handle it."
Seeing how serious Gao Xian was, Zhu Qianniang pondered and said, "The Foundation Building cultivator Zhu Changsheng of the Zhu family is in seclusion. I don't know when he will come out. Without his support, the Zhu family won't dare to act recklessly."
After Zhu Qianniang left, Gao Xian felt uneasy.
The Zhu family's affairs seemed a bit troublesome.
It was understandable, as Changsheng Hall was one of the most profitable businesses in Feima Gathering.
With such huge profits, the Zhu family would definitely want to take control.
Zhu Qianniang was still an outsider, and with Old Zhu's death, the Zhu family would definitely not trust her.
Gao Xian sighed.
These matters involving the Zhu family and Lianyun Sect were beyond his reach, and he couldn't help even if he wanted to.
Daniu soon came to find Gao Xian.
Gao Xian explained the situation in detail and gave him a list.
Although this young man seemed a bit simple, he was a Qi Refining cultivator, practicing the Primordial Unity Body technique.
Zhu Qianniang said that this kid was very capable in both fighting and handling tasks.
Gao Xian gave Daniu ten spirit stones and asked him to take care of things.
If the money was not enough, he could come back to him.
Daniu was quite willing to help run errands.
Selling medicine and dealing with medicinal herbs at the pharmacy every day was actually quite boring.
Gao Xian had always been good to him, always bringing back something for him whenever he returned from the mountains.
Whether it was talismans or demonic beast meat, he never came back empty-handed.
Daniu, although simple, could clearly distinguish between good and bad treatment.
He thought Gao Xian was a good person and was willing to work with him.
With Daniu helping out, Gao Xian could focus on alchemy at home.
It was inconvenient to move a bunch of medicinal herbs, so he decided to refine them all into pills.
Gao Xian had a storage bag, although not large, it was more than enough to store the pills.
After busy days, he had refined all the stored medicinal herbs into pills.
His alchemy skills had greatly improved, making it extremely easy to refine these low-level pills.
He could produce over a thousand pills in one furnace.
This time, he had refined four thousand Lu Jiao San pills, four thousand Tian Gui Dan pills, and one thousand each of Gu Yuan Dan, Bai Lu Dan, and Hui Qi Dan.
After processing all the medicinal herbs, Gao Xian felt relieved.
With nothing to do, Zhou Yuling came to find him, as they hadn't seen each other for over a month due to his busy schedule.
"Yuling, you finally came. I missed you," Gao Xian said, reaching out to hug her.
Zhou Yuling pointed at his chest with her finger to stop him and said with a smile, "If I don't come to find you, can't you come to find me?"
"I'm just afraid your father will notice," Gao Xian and Zhou Yuling were quite familiar with each other, speaking without reservation.
"Ugh, that's my father," Zhou Yuling blushed a bit at Gao Xian's words.
She lightly scolded him, but inside, she felt warm and happy.
Seeing Zhou Yuling's shy and beautiful appearance, Gao Xian couldn't help but hug her tightly.
"What are you doing?"
"It's too cold, I'm helping you dispel the cold!"
This answer had a greasy feeling of a middle-aged man.
Zhou Yuling couldn't help but burst into laughter at his response.
She didn't resist and let Gao Xian hug her tightly.
Zhou Yuling had to admit that in the icy weather, a warm embrace was indeed quite comfortable...
(End of Chapter)