The road is vague

Chapter 424 Lü Family Workshop
The people of Yuancheng in Jingzhou are all proud to be residents of the number one city in the world.

After more than two thousand years of development, Yuancheng truly deserves its title as the number one city in the world, a city that never sleeps and is always brightly lit.

After Li Mo led the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai out of the teleportation array, the three of them stared blankly at the bustling street.

It took him a while to come to his senses.

As he waved from the street, a wooden ox and flowing horse came and stopped in front of the three of them.

"Where are you three gentlemen headed?"

After gesturing for the two to sit down, Li Mo responded with a low voice.

“Jimushan Workshop outside Dongcheng”.

The coachman looked surprised upon hearing this.

"It's quite far over there. It will take at least two hours to get there, and the travel expenses will be eight hundred coins."

"kindness."

After Li Mo took out the copper coin, the wooden ox and flowing horse drove along the wide road and soon left Yuan City.

On Jimu Mountain, there are countless timber workshops of all kinds.

However, if we're talking about the most profitable, largest-scale, and most booming business in recent years, it has to be the wooden ox and flowing horse from the Lü family workshop.

The wooden ox and flowing horse taxi that Li Mo is currently riding is a product of this workshop.

It is precisely because of this that, in just over thirty years, the government behind this workshop has become one of the business tycoons of Yuancheng, possessing astonishing wealth, and has established some policy dealings with the high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and even reached some tacit understandings with the military, which can be described as a miracle.

"Sir, we've arrived."

"kindness."

After getting out of the car, Li Mo looked at the huge workshop.

This is just one workshop in the final assembly stage of the wooden ox and flowing horse. The entire production process involves hundreds of workshops of all sizes, providing different parts, and has a very wide reach.

"What right do you have to hit me!"

"We are also technical staff in the workshop, what right do you have to fire us!"

"That's right. If it weren't for us independent puppeteers helping our master back then, where would the workshop be today?"

Several rogue cultivators were making a ruckus in front of the Lü family workshop.

A cultivator dressed in a crane cloak sneered.

"The owner is getting old and in poor health, so she no longer participates in the management of the workshop. She is now focused on planning her Spiritual Immortal Puppet Tournament. The workshop is now managed by Manager Zhao. You craftsmen are ultimately just freelancers, and your puppetry skills are not up to par. Manager Zhao has already invited disciples from the Puppet Sect to serve as the workshop's technical staff. Let's part ways amicably and avoid any unpleasantness!"

"Don't think we don't know, Manager Zhao is just taking advantage of our boss's old age and trying to seize his business!"

"Yes, yes!"

"Without our constraints, Manager Zhao can control the technical department and do whatever he wants..."

Where there are people, there is a social hierarchy.

After observing for a moment, Li Mo understood everything.

Because of the Seventh Day Memorial Organization, he had to live in anonymity and did not intend to acknowledge Lü Cuicui. However, when he learned that Lü Cuicui was prolonging her life with the help of the Longevity Pill and was barely clinging to life, he couldn't help but want to come and see her.

At this time.

A female cultivator walked out of the workshop; it was none other than Lü Tong, whom they hadn't seen for many years!
She has now reached the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

The Lingmu Sect array master looked more mature and composed. Upon seeing the noisy workers outside the gate, she immediately came over with a male and a female attendant.

"Manager Wang, what do you mean by this?!"

With a loud shout, she intimidated the technician and protected him.

"These are all long-time employees who have worked for the company for half their lives. How can they be dismissed just like that!"

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang chuckled softly.

"So it's Master Lü. Hmph, this is Manager Zhao's idea. The workshop has reached a point where reform is necessary. We must bring in more outstanding formal disciples of the Puppet Sect to replace these unaffiliated technicians. Manager Zhao is also considering the long-term development of the workshop. It's better to have a short pain than a long one!"

“They are all key members of our technical department. Go tell Manager Zhao that if I say no, then no!”

After arguing for a while, Lü Tong ultimately saved the workers.

Manager Wang left in anger.

Then Lü Tong noticed Li Mo, the Thousand-Faced King, and Princess Dai standing in front of the gate.

However, at this moment, Li Mo had already activated the Shadow Mask, transforming into a middle-aged man with a scar on the corner of his right eye, looking quite fierce, and his smile was slightly sinister.

The Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai both seemed to follow Li Mo's lead.

"Who is your Excellency?"

"Hehehe, I am Black Dog Old Monster. These two are my sworn friends. I heard that Gui Workshop is recruiting a few managers to look after the workshop?"

Upon hearing this, Lü Tong's eyes lit up.

"That's true, but the workshop requires a cultivation level of at least the Golden Core stage. I wonder if the three of you..."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo immediately laughed.

"That's wonderful! All three of us are at the Golden Core stage!"

Say it.

The three of them revealed a trace of spiritual pressure, which immediately surprised and delighted Lü Tong.

"Although the workshop does not require the three of you to appear every day, you must at least be able to arrive at any time. What do you three think of the monthly stipend of three hundred spirit stones?"

"no problem!"

"kindness."

"it is good."

After agreeing on the terms, Lü Tong immediately instructed the male cultivators behind him to arrange accommodations for Li Mo and the others.

"The three of you should rest for a bit. Come with me tonight for the conference."

"it is good."

In this way, the three of them had a place to stay in Yuancheng.

After dealing with things here for a while, Li Mo planned to deal with the matter concerning the seventh day after death. The political rival of the Grand Elder on the seventh day was undoubtedly Zhong Siming of the Road Guiding Division.

The mere thought of that old man made Li Mo grit his teeth in hatred.

If he hadn't listed himself as one of the successor observers, how could he have been targeted by the First Seven Organization and repeatedly plotted against? Besides, Li Mo's good friend Wang Feng had not only successfully established his foundation, but in recent years his official career had also been very successful. He was now a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Works, a high-ranking official in the court, and someone Li Mo trusted.

To figure out how to avoid the organization that organized the first seven days after the death and to submit the task assigned by the imperial court, we can first ask these two people for their opinions.

This matter is not urgent.

Night falls quickly.

Li Mo, accompanied by the Thousand-Faced King and Princess Dai, arrived at the workshop's meeting room as agreed. He naturally stood behind Lü Tong, alongside a male and a female cultivator behind her.

In addition, Lu Ci, the former head of Jubaotang, was also here, with a total of six Golden Core cultivators in charge.

This also reflects the decline of the Lü family within the Lingmu Sect.

the other side.

Behind Manager Zhao stood eight Golden Core cultivators, which greatly surprised Li Mo. He secretly wondered what kind of background this person had. Judging from Lü Tong's demeanor, these people seemed to have let a wolf into the house and were now too powerful to be controlled.

After Li Mo and his two companions entered the conference room, everyone's eyes turned to them.

However, the black dog monster he transformed into looked like someone not to be trifled with, and after a brief eye contact with him, the group quickly looked away.

Although Li Mo was not clear about the specific organizational structure of the Lü family workshop, it was not difficult to see from the positions of the people at this meeting that they were almost divided into two factions.

One faction was led by Lü Tong, while the other faction was led by Manager Zhao.

The others are all fence-sitters.

This force, which relied on workshops for wages, was almost comparable to a small sect.

However, most of these people are only there for personal gain, and they simply lack the cohesion and sense of belonging that the sect once had.

"This month, the workshop produced a total of 90,000 low-grade wooden oxen and flowing horses, a decrease of 6,000 compared to last month. The production of mid-grade and high-grade wooden oxen and flowing horses has clearly rebounded. In addition, the R&D department's new products..."

After a woman finished reporting the data from the routine meeting, Manager Zhao immediately snorted coldly.

He slammed the paper on the table and looked at Lü Tong.

"Master Lü, I heard you rejected my dismissal order again today? If your R&D department continues to do nothing and lets those freelance technicians sit around and live off the land, I think Lü's Workshop will be crushed by those bandwagoners sooner or later!"

Lü Tong gave a cold laugh.

"Without these skilled workers, the workshop wouldn't be where it is today! They are all heroes who fought alongside the owner to build this empire. Although you are now the head manager of the workshop, you don't have the authority to dismiss these heroes. As for reforms, I think we should start with the production department. I've heard they've been extorting money and favors lately..."

The two sides engaged in open and covert struggles, arguing heatedly until their faces were red with anger.

"Are they arguing again?"

Sudden.

A weak, aged voice came from afar.

With the sound of mechanical gears turning, an elderly woman in a wheelchair, pushed by another woman, slowly emerged from the darkness.

"Cui Cui, why aren't you resting? Why are you here?"

"Master!"

Li Mo stared blankly at the white-haired woman in the wheelchair.

He could tell at a glance that the other person was weak and exhausted, barely clinging to life with the help of external forces. It was impossible for her to reconcile with the beautiful, innocent, and cheerful figure he remembered.

He couldn't help but recall the vows they made when they were deeply in love, the promises to grow old together, and the resentment and anger that followed, which led to their never seeing each other again.

His actions over the years, including his lack of restraint over his desires, are largely driven by a deep-seated desire for revenge.

Decades have passed, and everything has changed.

The eyes beneath the Thousand-Faced King's silver mask narrowed slightly as he looked at the female cultivator behind Lü Cuicui.

This person gave him a very strange feeling!

Lu Cuicui, lying in her wheelchair, arrived at the long table in the tense conference room.

Although she appeared old and frail, nearing the end of her life, she exuded a sharp and powerful aura, as if she held great power.

This is another side of Lü Cuicui that Li Mo has never seen before.

He could tell at a glance that Lü Cuicui had endured a lot of hardship to achieve her current status in the business world; she had grown step by step to reach where she is today.

"I know you're all doing this for the workshop, but I don't want to repeat myself. Everything should be based on the Spirit Flavor Immortal Puppet Conference three months from now. Some say that people are reincarnated after death, while others say that people cannot be brought back to life. I don't care about those things. I only believe what I see. Emotional memories may not be immortal, but spiritual flavors can be."

After speaking coldly, Lü Cuicui looked at Manager Zhao.

"Go and tell Master Mortise and Tenon that as long as he can produce what I want at the conference, I can give up the military business."

Upon hearing this, Manager Zhao quickly smiled and agreed.

Lü Cuicui then looked at Lü Tong.

"I asked you to contact the seventh-day memorial service and search for Li Mo at all costs. Is there any progress?"

Lu Tong's expression changed slightly.

“I’ve already contacted them, but no matter how much I’m willing to pay, they always refuse on the grounds that Li Mo is an official of the Great Qian Dynasty. Cui Cui, I’ve told you so many times, the reason I didn’t tell you about that Yin De Pill was for your own good.”

This is precisely why the Lü family lost power in the workshop; Lü Cuicui lost trust in the Lü family.

"enough!"

After her angry roar, Lü Cuicui couldn't help but cough and gasp for breath.

After calming down for a while, she regained her composure.

"No matter what others say, I still don't believe that someone with his extraordinary talent would disappear so mysteriously and die without a clear explanation. He must still be alive!"

Pushed by the woman behind her in her wheelchair, Lü Cuicui gradually disappeared into the distance.

"Even if I don't live to see that day, I will leave behind my essence, my deepest emotions, and in the form of a puppet life, I will wait for his return..."

Li Mo was struck dumb, staring blankly at the receding figure in the darkness.

In that instant, he suddenly felt that the resentment and depression that had accumulated deep in his heart had vanished without a trace.

He felt ashamed, guilty, and resentful of his past acts of lustful release, which he considered almost retaliatory.

"Are you OK?"

Princess Dai noticed Li Mo's unusual behavior.

"I am fine."

Li Mo's voice was choked with emotion, which made the Thousand-Faced King beside him show a look of curiosity.

(End of this chapter)