15 Days Ago Author: Pig Heart Shrimp
Chapter 15: Nocturnal Visit to Yu Hua at Longqiao Water House.
Gu Wen did not return to the mansion, but instead went to his usual place of work.
Here, he had a small courtyard, with only one room and one hall.
Although the courtyard lacked artificial hills and flower scenes, it was where he most often spent the night.
The mansion was too large, crowded with people, and every action required caution.
Moreover, if something went wrong, it was not easy to escape.
Gu Wen lacked a sense of security.
He preferred small rooms and environments where it was difficult to be caught by slipping into alleys.
However, there was no place for the bodyguards to stay here.
Looking at the rather simple dwelling, and then at the large bunk where the watermen lived, these young soldiers all had somewhat grim expressions, almost directly displayed on their faces.
But they couldn't ask Gu Wen to return to the mansion, as it was arranged by the Wang Family and was a divine command.
Gu Wen said, "This place is very close to Longqiao. You can go there and stay. If there is anything, I will send someone to find you. If you feel bored, you can go to the gambling house and have some fun."
The leader of the bodyguards still maintained some professionalism.
As the leader, he undoubtedly had to bear more responsibility.
He hesitated, "This might not be appropriate. After all, we have a mission."
"Leave two people behind to give face to the Wang Family."
"But we can't let a few brothers work while we go have fun."
The leader of the bodyguards became more interested.
Gu Wen suggested again, "We can take turns."
"That makes sense."
The bodyguards once again left shoulder to shoulder to listen to music, leaving behind two unlucky fellows with gloomy faces, who were probably of lower status among them.
In Gu Wen's mind, where there are people, there is a Jianghu.
Most of the bodyguards were from the Imperial Army, serving the Zhao Family for generations.
Some families had members who were commanders, while others were just ordinary soldiers for their whole lives.
Their income was naturally not worth mentioning.
Gu Wen had no need to expand his influence, but he could gather information from the bodyguards of the Wang Family and the changes in the Imperial Army.
Gu Wen stood in front of the two men, with a friendly smile, and asked, "What are your names?"
"We are Qin Mian (Rong Leng)."
The two men answered simultaneously, looking at Gu Wen with eager eyes, showing respect and admiration for the nobility.
"Thank you both for your hard work."
Gu Wen patted their shoulders, chatted for a few moments, and then left.
Being too obvious in trying to win them over would not be good.
Winning people over is like pursuing the opposite sex, it is always about attracting them, only when they have no other choice will they take the initiative.
A true hunter waits for the prey to come to him.
If the prey doesn't take the bait, it means it's not the target.
As the sun set after a stick of incense, Gu Wen stood in front of the central Longquan well at the water house.
The Longquan well had a width of five meters at the mouth, with a blue stone outer wall covered with moss.
Hanging above were a large bucket big enough for two adults to stand in, connected by an iron chain to a wooden hoist, also known as a winch.
Four seven-meter-long beams intersected above the well mouth, with the iron chain extending to the right winch, allowing an adult to lift five hundred catties of weight with it.
This well was Gu Wen's main means of making money.
The well water was deep and dark, with several silver-white water fish floating around, and occasionally an old turtle could be seen swimming.
The turtle was there to prevent poisoning, while the fish were naturally present in the well.
It was estimated to be connected to an underground river, or perhaps the water vein in the eyes of Fairy Yu Hua.
Gu Wen glanced at the sky, estimating the time.
It would probably take a while before the sun completely set.
Suddenly, the well water stirred, and more fish surged up.
"Has this phenomenon occurred before?" Gu Wen asked the most experienced waterman beside him, and the answer was, "For the past year, fish have been swimming up at this time."
An anomaly that had appeared in the past year.
Gu Wen's gaze slightly condensed as he gathered his true qi in his eyes, hoping to glimpse some clues.
In his eyes, the well water suddenly shimmered with seven colors.
"Bring up a bucket of water," he ordered decisively.
Splash!
The large bucket fell down, splashing huge water droplets and startling the fish in the water.
Among them, the seven-colored substance was also brought up.
Gu Wen took a closer look and found that this color was only a thin layer floating on the surface, like an oil film.
But it was indeed radiant.
The expressions of the surrounding watermen remained unchanged, indicating that they couldn't see it.
Gu Wen took a small sip with a spoon, and his fate trembled.
At the same time, the true qi in his body began to activate.
The activation of true qi indicated that the well water indeed had spiritual energy, which was beneficial for cultivation.
However, fate would not react to spiritual energy, meaning that there was a special substance in the well water.
Upon inspecting his fate internally, he was stunned.
This time, it was...
Imperial Nectar!
Although the quantity was very small, not even reaching one unit, at least he knew the method of obtaining it.
He quickly drank two more sips, and the seven-colored substance disappeared, along with the commotion in the well water.
The Imperial Nectar was still about one-third away from reaching one unit, and its scarcity was disappointing.
However, considering that if he could drink it every day, he would have twenty units in a month.
As for the uses of Imperial Nectar... his fate slightly moved, and bits of information came through, which should have turned into something he could understand.
But this time, it became elusive, distorted, and blurry.
In other words, in Gu Wen's own understanding, there was no specific alignment with the uses of Imperial Nectar.
His understanding of Tianzhu was enlightenment, while his understanding of Imperial Nectar was just a piece of jade pendant.
The jade pendant was his family heirloom.
It was a fairy fate, meaning that the purpose of Imperial Nectar was related to fairy fate.
The distortion and blur this time were probably because he no longer had a fairy fate.
But besides the family heirloom, where else could he find a fairy fate?
Gu Wen suddenly lost interest.
He had never considered reclaiming the fairy fate from Zhao Feng as his ultimate goal.
If conditions did not allow, he was ready to give up.
Because the risk was too great, and weakness meant temporary suspension.
Half an hour later, Jiang Fugui brought the second batch of medicinal fruits, a total of one hundred, all uneven in quality.
A deposit of eight thousand five hundred taels, deducting two thousand taels, left six thousand five hundred taels, obtaining Tianzhu for two years.
Tianzhu for two years.
Under the bright moonlight, the Longqiao on the opposite side of the river became lively.
Gu Wen sent off the remaining two bodyguards, who left without even asking for benefits, showing a certain attitude.
He returned to the room in the small courtyard, closed his eyes, and meditated.
Occasionally, he would take a sip of Longquan water to speed up his progress.
Although it was better than nothing compared to the enlightenment of Tianzhu.
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Under the bright moonlight, a figure more radiant than the moon floated into the courtyard.
Yu Hua entered the room and felt a subtle spiritual energy fluctuation inside, with a hint of surprise on her face.
To cultivate in a place with a fixed heavenly cycle was like moving a mountain with spiritual energy.
Therefore, to cultivate, one must possess a Dao Foundation.
The breath of drawing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth inside the room indicated that the descendant of the Gu family had cultivated the most difficult Jade Clear Dao Foundation of the Sanqing Sect.
At least, he had outstanding aptitude and perseverance, enduring the restrictions of the heavenly cycle for cultivation.
Yu Hua acknowledged his perseverance, firm enough to say, "Heaven has bestowed a great task upon this person." It was precisely because of this statement that she had been paying attention to Gu Wen.
A person who had lost his fairy fate, yet still maintained a heart determined to forge ahead.
A person who had experienced hardships, yet still treated the world with kindness.
Ah...
It was truly difficult for the elders inside the door.
Yu Hua decided to give the Gu family descendant another hint.
Even if in the future he sought retribution from the Sanqing Sect, it would be what they owed him.
She walked to the door, gently knocked on it.
Knock, knock, knock.
After a long time, there was no response from inside the room, and the spiritual energy fluctuation disappeared.
Gu Wen opened his eyes, looking puzzled.
Who would knock on the door in the middle of the night?
Knock, knock, knock.
Yu Hua knocked on the door again, still no response from inside, but some faint sounds could be heard.
She suddenly had a bad premonition, followed by a thought.
'The Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is the best strategy.'
Bang!
The door was pushed down directly, and Yu Hua only saw a figure leaping out of the window.
Veins of anger appeared on her forehead.
This guy was truly slippery like an eel!
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