Chapter 21: Hanging a Thousand Kites, Thank You Reminder Carefully observe the message status of Ding Ying and the other five. Chu Ge judged that the martial arts of these five people were not very attractive to him. If he chose to inherit and master them, it would be a waste of his supernatural power, so they were all used as sacrifices. “I have bought almost all the old items that can be bought in Linyuan City. When the business environment stabilizes in the future, it will be difficult for me to acquire more because the resources nearby are scarce. " Chu Ge thought in his mind, "Now my properties are almost all sold out. After the quarterly accounts of the inn and the restaurant are settled this month, I will sell the restaurant, get the money, and give some severance pay to the servants, and then I can leave Linyuan City." A new plan gradually came into his mind. Originally, he planned to wait until he reached the peak of his blood and qi in the blood exchange realm before setting off for the provincial capital to take a look and also visit his elder sister Chu Feixue. Unfortunately, the resources in Linyuan City are already being felt to be scarce. Fortunately, after several years of correspondence, he can now meet his predecessor's elder sister. Perhaps I can use Chu Feixue's channels to obtain more cultivation resources.
Chu Ge was not averse to occasionally eating his sister's free meal. He entered the secret room carrying some materials for making paper-cut hangings and paper kites. First take out the stolen money, and then carefully count it together with the banknotes in the safe. Ten thousand taels of silver notes, silver ingots, jewelry, etc., added up to a property worth about fifty-five thousand taels. This is all his savings now. Unfortunately, Ding Ying and others who were killed only had more than 3,000 taels of silver on them. Most of the looted wealth seemed to have been handed over to the stronghold of the Tiandi Xianghuo Sect, so he didn't get any huge wealth. In addition, there were four hematopoietic pills, which he had no intention of taking, but instead sacrificed all to Long Zhong. Perhaps Long Zhong's refining effect is better than his own refining and absorption. Four hematopoietic pills can extract three strands of strange power. He took the pills to refine them himself. One blood-forming pill was only equivalent to half a strand of supernatural power, and four pills were only equivalent to two strands of supernatural power. He also had to worry about taking too many and accumulating drug poison in his body. After all the sacrifices were made, there was an extra bit of special power and there was no need to worry about the poison. However, it is not night yet, and Chu Ge is not in a hurry to practice martial arts. Instead, he studies the left-handed way first and makes new Gua Qian and paper-cut kites. There are many types of paper-cut hangings. The four-character hanging banner with the words "Welcome" that was once hung in houses is just one of them. It can be used to give an early warning and prevent thieves from breaking into private homes. There is also a hanging scroll with the words "prosperity and prosperity" made of gold paper. This kind of hanging charms can attract wealth if hung in shops or other business places. However, it requires a lot of gold paper, which is not only expensive but also consumes energy. This time, the hanging Qian that Chu Ge wanted to make was a "good luck and good fortune" hanging Qian that could predict disasters, give warnings, and ward off evil spirits. The material for this hanging scroll is very particular, and it needs to be cut out from mulberry paper, mulberry paper or other parchment paper. The flowers are also drawn with purple gold, soaked in black dog blood, and then dried with peach charcoal.
Chu Ge couldn't find expensive material like purple gold, so he had to use cold gold instead. In addition to the 'Good Luck and Ruyi' kite, he also plans to try to develop a 'Clairvoyance' kite. The paper cutting material needed for the Clairvoyant Kite is kraft paper. It requires precious materials such as eagle eyes, carp intestines and spider silk ropes to make a clairvoyant kite that can carry special powers and observe far away. Chu Ge failed to purchase the eagle eye, so he had to try with an ordinary pigeon eye instead. In the secret room, the faint sound of paper cutting could soon be heard. Time passed quickly, and by evening, Chu Ge had finally trimmed a pair of auspicious hanging ornaments and the prototype of a clairvoyant kite that he was satisfied with. Before he could infuse his special powers to test the results, the bell outside the secret room rang. "Master, Miss Wang and Butler Zhang are visiting and have brought a thank-you gift. Uncle Fu is entertaining them in the reception hall." Chu Ge walked out of the secret room and heard the servants report. "Oh? Wang Xiuyun sent a thank-you gift?" Chu Ge was a little surprised, and subconsciously thought that his identity as a porter shadow puppet had been discovered. But he immediately dismissed this absurd idea. The shadow puppet masks made with the help of unorthodox techniques and supernatural powers are much more realistic than human skin masks. Except for his height and figure, he was almost a different person. Under the circumstances at that time, it was impossible for Wang Xiuyun to see through him. After a cup of tea. In the reception pavilion, after Xiao Chunhua and other pretty maids served them fragrant tea and fruits, Chu Ge dismissed the servants, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then smiled at Wang Xiuyun who was sitting opposite him and said. "I wonder why Miss Wang came here today?" "You used to call me Xiuyun, but now you call me Miss Wang." Wang Xiuyun sighed inwardly, but thinking of Chu Ge rushing to her home to remind her, it was obvious that he was not forgetting their past friendship, and she smiled, "Chu Ge, I came here this time to thank you for rushing to my house yesterday to remind me. I heard that you also defeated a very powerful bandit. Your master Hu Xuezhi said that you are about to break through the bone training realm. In addition to thanking you, I am also sending you a gift in advance." Chu Ge smiled and said modestly, "In that situation, I think anyone would go to the palace to warn you. Fortunately, you are not in any danger." Wang Xiuyun smiled, but then Chu Ge said, "As for the thank you gift or congratulatory gift, you don't have to be so polite. After all, I am dull and Master just praised me casually. I haven't made a breakthrough yet." Wang Xiuyun's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Chu Ge was hinting at her words of advice last time. She was about to explain, but Chu Ge smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I also have to thank Miss Wang for speaking well for me last time, which enabled me to sell my properties for an extra 5,000 taels. So I have to thank her, and I am also thanking you." Wang Xiuyun felt relieved, a smile appeared on the corner of her lips, and she said, "No, since I'm here this time, I can't come empty-handed. Chu Ge, just accept it." Butler Zhang immediately placed the box in his hand on the table. After opening it, several old items were revealed inside. "Hmm?" Chu Ge's eyes lit up. Wang Xiuyun smiled and said, "I've heard that you like to collect these old things. These things are given as a thank you gift. I hope you like them."
Chu Ge smiled and shook his head, saying helplessly, "Miss Wang, you really cater to her needs. I cannot refuse this gift." "Still calling me Miss Wang?" A trace of resentment appeared on Wang Xiuyun's pretty face, "You always called me Sister Xiuyun before." "This..." Chu Ge Ya was stunned, and could only cough dryly, "Okay, then I will call you Xiuyun from now on." "Yes." Wang Xiuyun nodded with a slightly red face, and then sighed, "This time, in addition to thanking you, I also want to thank the old man who saved me. Unfortunately, he is so mysterious that I can’t even remember what he looks like.” "Oh?" Chu Ge felt amused, but his face showed a look of wanting to hear more details. The two chatted for a few more sentences, and Wang Xiuyun changed the topic, often talking about the past. The woman had almond eyes and rosy cheeks, and sometimes smiled shyly, with her eyes tilted and her eyebrows furrowed, as if she was reminiscing about the past. This made Chu Ge very suspicious whether his previous incarnation had ever done anything to this girl Xiuyun. It seems that this girl Xiuyun once admired her predecessor very much. However, he was not his predecessor, and for the time being, he only had martial arts in his mind. He often asked whether the Wang family had more old items that they were willing to trade. Seeing this, Wang Xiuyun had no choice but to agree to go home and sort things out. After taking out more old items to trade with Chu Ge, she reminded Chu Ge of an intriguing piece of news. "Lord Lin from the Evil Suppression Division has not returned since he chased us out of the city yesterday." At the gate of the Chu family mansion. Chu Ge watched Wang Xiuyun's figure in a white cloak disappear into the sedan chair with a deep look on his face and a lot of thoughts in his mind. Will there be any more accidents in the newly settled Linyuan City? Chu Ge felt a little irritated. He just liked to practice in peace, but this world was really unstable. (End of this chapter)