Chapter 11: Lu Miaoge
Inside a courtyard of the Green Bamboo Estate.
“Old Gui, why are you suddenly interested in Lu Changsheng?”
Uncle Fu thought his friend had invited him for drinks and a chat, but he didn’t expect it to be about serious matters.
He was quite surprised to hear about Lu Changsheng’s talent in crafting talismans.
They were both elders of the Lu family, but now in a semi-retired state, responsible for simple tasks in the Green Bamboo Estate.
“Since this child is in our Lu family and possesses such talent, it naturally cannot be wasted.”
“You are well aware of the current state of our Lu family, aren’t you?”
“The Old Ancestor’s condition is deteriorating, and the Chen family is constantly making trouble. If this continues…”
“This child has an extraordinary talent in crafting talismans. If we nurture him a little, he could become a talisman master for our Lu family, which would be a good thing.”
The manager of Hundred Treasures Pavilion sighed and said.
Hearing this, a grave expression appeared on Uncle Fu’s face.
Years ago, the conflict between the Lu family and the Chen family not only led to many deaths and injuries among the Lu family’s young and strong, but also severely wounded the Lu family’s Old Ancestor in that battle.
The Lu family’s Old Ancestor was already old, and with this serious injury, his remaining years are likely numbered.
Currently, the Lu family only has the Old Ancestor as a Foundation Establishment cultivator. If the Lu family’s Old Ancestor dies, and the Lu family has no Foundation Establishment cultivator to hold the fort, they simply won’t be able to defend their current foundation and the blessed land of Green Bamboo Mountain.
He nodded and said, “Indeed, if this child can truly become a talisman master, it could enhance our Lu family’s foundation.”
“Let’s go, I’ll go with you to see the family head and let him decide.”
Immediately, the two headed towards Green Bamboo Valley.
Green Bamboo Valley is the core area of the Lu family in Green Bamboo Mountain.
Below it lies a second-order spiritual vein, which can be used for cultivation by Foundation Establishment cultivators.
People like Lu Changsheng, a live-in son-in-law, and ordinary members of the Lu family are usually not qualified to enter.
However, as elders of the Lu family, the two are naturally qualified to enter.
The two arrived at a mountain estate.
“Uncle Gui, you said that Lu Changsheng has talent in crafting talismans?”
Lu Yuanding, the head of the Lu family, was very surprised to hear the words of the manager of Hundred Treasures Pavilion.
“That’s right, Family Head.”
“Lu Changsheng bought a set of talisman-making materials at Hundred Treasures Pavilion about half a year ago, saying he wanted to practice making talismans. I didn’t take it seriously at the time.”
“Unexpectedly, after a few months, he succeeded in crafting five talismans out of the hundred sets of materials he bought.”
“And this time, he succeeded in crafting eighteen talismans out of a hundred sets of materials.”
“Although I don’t understand talisman-making, I can see that this child has an extraordinary talent in talisman-making.”
The manager of Hundred Treasures Pavilion nodded and said with some emotion.
“Before this child came to our Lu family, he had not started cultivating, nor could he have been exposed to talisman-making. Under such circumstances, he can indeed be called extraordinarily talented.”
Lu Yuanding nodded thoughtfully.
“This Lu Changsheng is indeed not bad. He has been quite diligent in our Lu family for more than a year.”
“Other immortal seedlings are not willing to have children, but this Lu Changsheng has already made five women in our Lu family pregnant.”
At this time, Uncle Fu also spoke.
“Lu Changsheng is only from a peasant background. Before cultivating immortality, it would have been good enough for him to marry one wife.”
“Now that he has such an opportunity, how can he resist the allure of women?”
Lu Yuanding chuckled and didn’t seem to mind much.
He continued, “However, this child is from a peasant background and is willing to marry and have children in this way, which shows that he is relatively simple and easy to subdue.”
“Since he also has such talent in crafting talismans, we can consider absorbing him into our Lu family.”
“Uncle Fu, go find Miaoge and have her take a look at Lu Changsheng’s talent in crafting talismans and see how his skills are.”
“If he is really as Gui Bo said, and is worth cultivating, then nurture him a little.”
“However, this child has only been in our Lu family for a little over a year, so he must not have fully returned to our family’s heart yet. We still need to observe him more.”
Lu Yuanding pondered slightly.
“Yes, Family Head.”
Uncle Fu responded with a bow.
This day.
Lu Changsheng was cultivating when he heard his wife, Lu Lanshu, say that Uncle Fu and the Eldest Miss had arrived, so he immediately got up and went to the hall.
Inside the hall, two figures were sitting upright.
One was Uncle Fu, the steward of Green Bamboo Estate.
The other was a young woman of eighteen or nineteen years old.
The woman’s dark hair was lightly tied up, and she wore a pure white, snow-like dress.
Her slender and graceful figure sat elegantly and dignifiedly in the chair.
Her face was extremely beautiful, pure and snowy, matching her snow-white dress and ethereal temperament, like a snow lotus from the Tianshan Mountains, holy and flawless.
This woman was the woman Lu Changsheng had seen once when he came to Green Bamboo Mountain a year ago, and whose name he had remembered.
Lu Miaoge.
She was also the Eldest Miss that Lu Lanshu mentioned.
The other party looked exactly the same as when Lu Changsheng saw her a year ago, without any change.
Lu Changsheng glanced at her and then withdrew his gaze.
Now that the system’s effects were beginning to show, and with the skills of a second-order talisman master, Lu Changsheng’s thoughts were clear.
He believed that through hard work, his future achievements would not be bad.
Facing this Eldest Miss, unlike the first time he saw her, he didn’t feel that she was unattainable and out of reach.
He cupped his hands and saluted, “Uncle Fu, Eldest Miss!”
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He was a little strange in his heart. It was understandable for Uncle Fu to come over.
But what was the matter with this daughter of the family head, the Lu family’s Eldest Miss, coming over?
Someone like Lu Miaoge should usually live in the core area of Green Bamboo Mountain and would not come to Green Bamboo Estate.
“Lu Changsheng, I heard from A’Gui that you have been learning to make talismans recently, and are now a talisman-making apprentice?”
Seeing Lu Changsheng come forward, Uncle Fu said.
“A’Gui?”
Lu Changsheng was stunned when he heard this name.
“It’s the manager of Hundred Treasures Pavilion.”
Uncle Fu reminded him.
The manager of Hundred Treasures Pavilion was actually named A’Gui?
Lu Changsheng felt a little strange, and vaguely understood what was going on.
It should be because of the talent he showed in talisman-making.
He immediately said, “I only have a ninth-grade spiritual root. I know that there is no hope for cultivation, so I thought it would be better to learn a craft. Therefore, I have been practicing talisman-making during this time, and I am currently able to draw three basic talismans.”
“It’s very good that you have this idea.”
“I have also seen your performance in our Lu family for more than a year.”
“Therefore, the reason I came here with the Eldest Miss this time is to see how your talisman-making skills are.”
“If you really have talent in talisman-making as A’Gui said, the family will naturally give you certain support and cultivation.”
Uncle Fu praised and said.
Lu Changsheng secretly thought, as expected.
He immediately made a grateful gesture and cupped his hands, “Thank you, Eldest Miss, thank you, Uncle Fu.”
“Which talismans can you draw now?”
At this time, Lu Miaoge, who was sitting beside her, looked at Lu Changsheng with her beautiful eyes and said, her voice like the sound of a clear spring, very pleasant to hear.
“Reporting to Eldest Miss, the talismans I can draw now are Cleansing Talisman, Clothing Purification Talisman, and Dust-Repelling Talisman.”
Lu Changsheng said with cupped hands.
“Draw the Clothing Purification Talisman and Dust-Repelling Talisman for me to see.”
Lu Miaoge stood up, revealing her graceful figure wrapped in a snow-white dress, and took out a set of talisman-making tools and materials from her storage bag and placed them on the table.
“Yes.”
Lu Changsheng pursed his lips, walked to the table, and immediately smelled a faint fragrance, which was the body fragrance of the Eldest Miss.
He suppressed his restless thoughts and picked up the talisman brush on the table.
This talisman brush was not the kind of wolf hair talisman brush he had bought before.
It was a talisman brush with a golden yellow body.
The pen shaft and the tip of the pen emitted a faint yellow light, and the words “Golden Bamboo” were engraved on the end of the shaft.
Lu Changsheng could tell at a glance that this was a top-quality talisman brush.
Without thinking too much, he gently dipped the tip of the pen in the ink beside him, and then began to draw the Clothing Purification Talisman.
At this time, Lu Changsheng would naturally not make talismans as usual, wielding the pen in a wild and unrestrained manner, flowing like clouds and water, and splashing ink.
Instead, he appeared very nervous and drew slowly with stiff movements.
After a while, a Clothing Purification Talisman was completed.
Lu Changsheng glanced at the graceful Lu Miaoge and continued to draw the Dust-Repelling Talisman.
Just as he was about to finish drawing the Dust-Repelling Talisman, at the moment when the final stroke of the pen was about to end, his hand trembled slightly, causing the spiritual energy to be interrupted, and a wisp of green smoke diffused from the talisman paper.
“I’m sorry, Eldest Miss, I was a little nervous just now.”
Lu Changsheng quickly said.
This was naturally acting.
He had told the manager of Hundred Treasures Pavilion before that he only had about a 30% chance of success with the Dust-Repelling Talisman.
Under the current circumstances, it was almost successful, but he was too nervous, which eventually led to failure. Wasn’t that normal?