The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 86: Interchanging Techniques
Qin Keqing couldn't help but look happy when she saw her man giving her the keys to the inner storeroom.

Although after getting married, Li Jingxiao took her to the warehouse and counted the items according to the account book.

Moreover, the 1600 acres outside the city, the small villages scattered in three places, and the eight shops in the city have all been handed over to him to manage.

But the small room in the inner treasury was only opened so that he could count how much cash was inside.

Now the key to the inner storehouse has been handed over to me, which means that from now on, all this money will belong to the eldest wife.

When I think about the inner treasury, there are 4.5 taels of silver and copper coins and 3 taels of gold.

The total amount of silver notes is 3.7 taels.

Qin Keqing was so happy that she laughed silly.

Among this silver, the gifts received at the wedding included more than 10,000 taels of silver in cash and more than 4,000 taels of silver notes.

This gift money may seem like your own, but in fact, if there is a happy event in the family of the person who gave the gift in the future, you still have to return it, and you may even have to pay a little more.

In addition, after the property of three managers of the Xing'an Earl's Mansion was searched, silver and copper coins were speculated, which were equivalent to 3 taels of silver.

The 1600 acres of land, three shops and three small houses were also accumulated by the three managers over the years.

Li Jingxiao benefited from it all at once.

When the concubines in Jiangzhou were driven back to their hometown, Li Jingxiao extorted 1 taels from them before letting them go.

As for others, the Jia and Lin families gave gifts several times. The amount of money was not much, but the gifts were counted in carts.

In the next ten years, the family will not have to go out to buy silks and satins.

Items like Yunjin and Suzhou embroidery can often replace silver, and may not be bought even with money.

Qin Ye was only a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works, and he did not dare to abuse his power for personal gain. He lived a very poor life relying solely on his salary and some routine tributes.

Qin Keqing was inevitably excited when she suddenly had tens of thousands of taels of silver in her hands.

She immediately stopped caring about the four taels of monthly salary that Li Jingxiao gave to Baozhu and Ruizhu.

Little did they know that Li Jingxiao still had 1 taels of silver in his hand.

The Dingcheng Marquis's Mansion sent another 2 taels of silver, which was also hidden in his hands.

As for the five shops, Li Jingxiao did not keep them for himself, but let his wife take care of them.

Baozhu and Ruizhu gave themselves to Li Jingxiao last night, which naturally meant they were truly home.

Seeing that her monthly allowance was higher than that of some officials' wives, the young lady actually had control over the family's inner chambers and finances.

The two maids grew up with Qin Keqing, so it is no exaggeration to say that they share the same fate.

So the better Qin Keqing was, the happier they both were.

When she was washing and dressing Li Jingxiao, the tenderness in her eyes could not be hidden.

When Li Jingxiao went to the yamen, the maids and servants saw that Baozhu and Ruizhu had their hair tied up, and their monthly allowance was another 4 taels.

Although there was no mention of taking them as concubines for the time being, in fact, even the three Jingxi sisters and Qin Zhong treated them as concubines.

As for the monthly allowance of Jingxi and the others, although Li Jingxiao did not think of it for a while, Qin Keqing thought about it and simply raised it from the previous 2 taels to 5 taels.

She has more than Baozhu and Ruizhu, which naturally shows how much she is valued by her sister-in-law and her elder brother Li Jingxiao.

Qin Zhong set the price at 2 taels.

Originally, Qin Zhong was not eligible to receive this money, but Li Jingxiao did not mind giving his brother-in-law twenty or thirty taels of silver every year.

The three Jingxi sisters were naturally very happy. Qin Zhong looked at Jingrong who had already thrown herself into Qin Keqing's arms, and soon he started laughing too.

In this way, the family's monthly allowance and food rations were only over one hundred and sixty taels.

Among them, the masters' monthly wages accounted for the bulk of the total. Although Li Jingxiao's personal guards had the salary of the Jinyiwei, since they were personal guards, it was normal for them to receive double the salary.

Sixteen people get 2 taels per month, which is 32 taels in total.

The monthly salary for more than thirty maids and servants was actually only more than twenty taels.

When used for food and dishes, it is only about 30 taels.

It can be seen that no matter what era, no matter how much you eat and drink, you will never ruin your family.

The real cost is the annual welcoming and seeing off.

There was also a gift to that dead eunuch Xia Shouzhong, which was at least five or six hundred taels of silver.

Including the other eunuchs and maids, several hundred taels were gone.

Fortunately, Xia Shouzhong also knows the principle of give and take.

The furniture, decorations, furnishings and daily necessities in the new house are all fine goods selected from the Imperial Household Department’s warehouse.

It would cost at least three or four thousand taels of silver. To be honest, Li Jingxiao got the better deal.

The materials and workmanship of the beds in the main house and the east and west wing rooms are so exquisite that even money cannot buy them.

And the news I heard from Xia Shouzhong was incomparable to the money.

So Li Jingxiao would never be stingy with this kind of money.

After getting dressed, Li Jingxiao suddenly remembered that when he got married, he had promised the sons of nobles who accompanied him to pick up his bride to go to Zuixianlou for a drink.

He smiled and told Qin Keqing about it. Qin Keqing said she knew it without any concern and said, "My husband, since you are going to treat us, you must not lose your manners and pick the best ones."

Li Jingxiao smiled and nodded, thinking that his daughter-in-law was really generous and virtuous.

"Don't worry," he said, and then secretly kissed Qin Keqing on the face. Under the coquettish gaze of his wife, he laughed and left the house.

As soon as he left, Qin Keqing pouted, sighed, and said to Baozhu and Ruizhu beside her, "My husband must have left a lot of money on him.

Otherwise, why didn't you ask me for money?"

Baozhu and Ruizhu looked at each other and thought to themselves that it would be abnormal if the master didn't keep some private money on him.

He helped Qin Keqing back to the house and whispered, "Madam, the master has magical powers. He can even make a sword and a guqin appear and disappear suddenly.

Even if he hid the money, we can’t prove that he really did.”

When Qin Keqing heard about Li Jingxiao's ever-changing abilities, she nodded dejectedly, but then she felt secretly proud.

My husband is considerate, caring, capable, and never does anything stupid outside. Being able to marry into the Li family is indeed a blessing I have earned in my previous life.

Li Jingxiao arrived at the yamen and listened to Zhao Junming's report as usual.

I thought everything would be fine, but I saw Zhao Junming finish talking about the trivial matters of the Jinyiwei, then he took a few steps closer and spoke in a low voice.

"Sir, last night at the East City Thousand Households Office, a general and I were drinking.

I mentioned it by accident, but the Saint has already ordered the Maoshan, Tianshifu and other Taoist sects to send people to Beijing to pray for blessings."

Li Jingxiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry about it. I'm really looking forward to seeing a master come to the capital."

Before, Li Jingxiao was worried that the emperor and the emperor emeritus would get older and older, so he had to teach them Taoism in order to achieve immortality.

Now that someone has come to take this risk, it’s a good thing for me.

Moreover, Li Jingxiao was absolutely convinced that the old Taoist priests of Maoshan and Tianshi Mansion would definitely not devote their whole heart to helping the royal family practice Taoism.

And the emperor would definitely forbid his sons and brothers from practicing Taoism.

Otherwise, everyone would become a superman, and the unlucky one would be him, the emperor.

Even if he is the retired emperor, he will definitely treat his sons and grandsons as thieves and guard against them.

Zhao Junming was relieved to see that Li Jingxiao didn't seem to be bothered. Then, following Li Jingxiao's instructions, he led his men to deliver invitations to various noble families.

Before three o'clock in the afternoon, Li Jingxiao left the yamen with Erfu and other guards. Before he mounted his horse, he saw Shi Delong, dressed in the uniform of an inspector, walking quickly towards him with two soldiers.

When he came before Li Jingxiao, he took out a letter and raised his hands in salute.

"Sir, I just received a letter from the ancestral temple. The witch in Jiangzhou has been executed."

Li Jingxiao's face lit up with joy. He took the letter and saw that the beeswax on the letter was intact, so he knew that the letter had never been opened.

Then he nodded with satisfaction.

He handed the horse to Erfu and took Shi Delong with him towards Zhenwu Temple, while he opened the letter and started reading.

The letter was written personally by the headmaster of Maoshan.

In addition to describing in detail the process of killing the witch, it also mentioned that Shi Delong and the other two wrote a letter back to Maoshan, and that Jia Jing wanted to go to Maoshan to seek immortality.

Maoshan not only agreed to this, but also said that it would send someone to teach Jia Jing the basic Maoshan Taoist practice.

At the end of the letter, he congratulated himself on having mastered the Lightning Thunder Fist.

Three methods of practicing talismans, namely the Thunder Control Talisman, the Five Thunder Talisman, and the Five Thunder Talisman Formation, were given as gifts to celebrate.

Li Jingxiao was overjoyed.

After reading the key points of practicing these three spells, it was probably because a force of thunder had been nurtured in his body.

Moreover, his ability to draw talismans was adequately exercised as he drew 50 third-level exorcism talismans and 50 third-level fire-control talismans every day.

Therefore, just by looking at the Thunder Control Talisman and the Five Thunder Talisman once, it is easy to master the two thunder talismans by drawing the talismans in the air with your fingers.

Thunder Protection Talisman Entry Level 1 (1/100)

Five Thunder Talisman Entry Level 1 (1/100)

Shi Delong, who was watching from the side, was once again filled with envy.

While Shi Delong was envious, he couldn't help but think that among his three brothers, Junior Brother Lin Yi was the best at drawing talismans.

But compared with adults, their talents are completely not on the same level.

As for myself, after careful recollection, I first cultivated the Lightning Thunder Fist and was highly regarded in Maoshan.

All resources are tilted towards oneself.

But even so, it seemed to have taken him three full months to draw the Thunder-Protecting Talisman.

The most infuriating thing is that even now, I can't draw a thunder talisman out of thin air with my fingers.

When he looked at Li Jingxiao drawing the talisman, he saw strands of lightning emerging from his fingers. Shi Delong, who had already mastered the Lightning Fist, could see that Li Jingxiao had made some progress in this Taoist practice.

Comparing yourself to others can really make you angry.

I remember when I was practicing the Lightning Thunder Fist, it took me half a year just to get started.

This alone made everyone in Maoshan feel that they were extraordinary geniuses.

As for reaching a small level of success in cultivation, it still took three years despite having sufficient resources for cultivation and the full support of the sect.

But the adult in front of him had already achieved a small degree of success in his cultivation in just two months.

For a moment, Shi Delong felt that the gap between himself and Li Jingxiao was like the difference between humans and dogs.

But when you think about it, Li Jingxiao is so young and his strength is no weaker than his own, so his talent must be unparalleled.

It would be abnormal if he learned the Thunder Talisman as slowly as I did.

Li Jingxiao couldn't hide the smile on his face because he had learned two more talismans.

He reached out and patted Shi Delong's shoulder, "Brother Dao, I will reply to your letter later. Please take the trouble to send it back to Maoshan."

Shi Delong nodded hurriedly.

At this time in Maoshan, because of the internal power cultivation method given by Li Jingxiao, those young disciples who had not been able to cultivate magic power for many years were able to feel the internal power one after another.

Although due to talent, future achievements may not be certain.

But the cohesion among the entire Maoshan community is much stronger than before.

Moreover, the internal power of the Five Tigers Breaking Gate Knife was combined with the sect's secret manual and years of experience in cultivation by the head master and a dozen elders.

After getting together and making some improvements, they actually came up with a practice method that is simpler and easier to learn.

Although the upper limit is not high, being able to get started means more true disciples.

Maoshan has no shortage of high-end combat power. What the head master and elders are most worried about is that under the suppression of the imperial court, there will be fewer and fewer talented disciples.

Now, even a pyrotechnician who makes fire and chops wood has a certain chance of cultivating internal strength.

From now on, Maoshan will not only not have to worry about its disciples not being able to practice Taoism, but will instead have to start considering how to select the best from the best.

Otherwise, there will be too many disciples and insufficient resources.

It can be said that the gratitude of everyone in Maoshan to Li Jingxiao came from the inner court.

Not to mention thunder spells and talismans, even the high-end secret manuals such as the Five Thunders Orthodox Method were willingly passed on by the head master of Maoshan to Li Jingxiao.

Of course, if Li Jingxiao wants to learn, he has to exchange it for good things.
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Li Jingxiao arrived at Zhenwu Temple. There were still not many people coming to see the doctor today.

Li Jingxiao completed the task in just over an hour with more than a dozen people.

Looking at the level 7 (677/700) experience bar, Li Jingxiao wished he could go home right now and have a duel with his wife.

After seeing off all the patients, Li Jingxiao picked up a pen and began to write a letter.

In addition to thanking the Maoshan Sect Master in the letter, after some thought, I decided to attach an article about the basic internal skills of Quanzhen Sect that I got from the game.

Compared with the Five Tigers Breaking Door Knife's internal skills, this internal skill is slower in practice, but in other aspects it is completely superior, and there is no need to worry about going astray.

Anyone who has practiced Taoism for many years will understand after watching it that this internal skill is a real Taoist practice.

Of course, this internal skill cannot be called Quanzhen basic internal skill.

Instead, it was changed to "The True Martial Qi Training and Induction Chapter".

When Shi Delong heard that the letter also included the real core skills of Zhenwu Temple to lay the foundation, his expression became very serious.

With Li Jingxiao's permission, he was allowed to read and practice the letter with Lin Yi and Liu Hongshi before sending it out.

If there is something you don’t understand, come to yourself.

Shi Delong excitedly bowed deeply to Li Jingxiao.

I couldn't help but think, why not persuade the headmaster to accept me as his junior brother?

Although they have different inheritances and are not subordinate to each other, Li Jingxiao is of a higher generation. From now on, all the disciples of Maoshan will have to call him uncle or great-uncle master when they see him.

The adult couldn't help but give some advice.

With your level of cultivation and speed of practice, after three to five years, perhaps a few casual pointers from you would be like a revelation to my fellow disciples and I.

It will definitely be beneficial for my future practice of Lightning Thunder Fist.

Thinking of this, Shi Delong made up his mind to go back and talk about this with Junior Brothers Lin and Liu.

Moreover, with this "Zhenwu Qigong Induction Chapter" in hand, Shi Delong believed that Jia Jing's request for the martial arts method was not a problem at all.

But Li Jingxiao still instructed Shi Delong to tell the head of Maoshan to teach Jia Jing any technique that could help him cultivate internal strength.

(End of this chapter)