Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 377 If you're in trouble, come to your teacher!
These words caused an instant uproar in the audience.

"What? The goddess from the Holy Spirit Dojo is here too?"

"Really? Brother Ma actually managed to invite Princess Xu Cunxin over?"

"Old Xu, you didn't even tell us about something this big?"

The young man from the Xu family, a prominent family in the Holy Spirit Dojo, looked completely bewildered. "Don't look at me, I'm bewildered too."

My aunt did come to the Machinery City this time, but I never expected that Ma Tengyun would invite her to the banquet.

After all, these kinds of banquets are mostly attended by the younger generation.

The goddess's aunt was not even in the same generation as them.

Wu Xian and Xue Lingling exchanged a surprised glance, clearly also taken aback by the news.

what's going on?
Isn't my personally taught disciple a well-known "homebody"?

Now you have so much leisure and refined taste?

Soon after, amidst the enthusiastic atmosphere, the goddess Xu Cunxin slowly walked into the banquet hall, nodding indifferently to the disciples from all sides until she spotted Wu Xian and Xue Lingling in the crowd.

In shock, I almost called out the names of my master and mistress on the spot.

"Brother Wu... Chairman Xue, what are you doing here?" Xu Cunxin stepped forward quickly and asked in surprise.

“I recently discussed some business with Brother Ma, and then I was invited here,” Wu Xian said with a shrug. “But it didn’t seem very interesting; he’s not quite the young talent I imagined.”

Xu Cunxin chuckled, naturally understanding Wu Xian's veiled criticism of these young people's pursuit of fame and fortune.

In fact, she didn't really like these kinds of occasions, but the Wanrong Chamber of Commerce had recently done her a great favor, so she accepted the invitation to come and return the favor.

"Does Your Highness know Master Wu?" Ma Tengyun asked curiously as he approached.

"Mm." Xu Cunxin nodded calmly, without saying anything more.

Even so, it was enough to leave the scions of prominent families present utterly bewildered.

The three scions of prominent families who were preparing to make things difficult for Wu Xian froze on the spot.

What was originally a difficult situation immediately turned into a formal greeting to Xu Cunxin.

Distinguished family members such as Bai Shiqi and Zhao Qinghe also came to pay their respects.

As for the idlers in the back hall, they didn't even have the right to come and pay their respects.

The subsequent small talk between Wu Xian and his two disciples undoubtedly became the absolute focus of the entire banquet.

The longer Xu Cunxin and Wu Xian talked, the more bewildered the young men from prominent families present became.

As a result, the subsequent banquet events became mere formalities.

"What's going on?" Amidst the incredulous gazes of the group of aristocratic scions, Wu Xian sat down with Xu Cunxin. "With your status, what are you doing here at this kind of event?"

Xu Cunxin sighed helplessly, "Consider it repaying a favor to the Wanrong Chamber of Commerce."

"A favor?" Wu Xian asked, puzzled. "What favor would require your presence, a goddess,?"

“Grandpa is getting old, and the situation in the martial arts world is changing frequently. So he urgently needs some medicine to prolong his life and keep the overall situation in order.” Xu Cunxin sighed helplessly.

"The source of life?" Wu Xian raised an eyebrow.

“Well,” Xu Cunxin smiled bitterly, “Although my Xu family harbors deep hatred for the upper class, we have to admit that the [Life Source] is a good thing. Unfortunately, the Wanrong Chamber of Commerce has limited Life Sources, and mainly consists of a few top-grade spiritual herbs that can prolong life.”

Clearly, Xu Cunxin was unwilling to use anything from the upper echelons.

"Tsk~ You silly girl, come to your master when you're in trouble!" Wu Xian secretly transmitted his thoughts, "How much lifespan does your grandfather have left?"

Upon hearing Wu Xian's secret telepathic message, Xu Cunxin's delicate body trembled, and a look of disbelief appeared in her eyes. "Master has a way to obtain [Life Source]? Or do you have precious spiritual herbs and medicines that can prolong life?"

"Answer my question first."

Xu Cunxin took a deep breath. "At most six months."

Good heavens, he's even more anxious than the old man. No wonder he's so worried. "After the banquet, I'll give you some special medicine. The stock we have should be enough to extend Old Master Xu's life by more than two years," Wu Xian said calmly. "But this stuff is quite expensive to make, so we can't just give it to you for free."

"money is not a problem."

Xu Cunxin suppressed her excitement.

“This time it’s free,” Wu Xian’s eyes flickered slightly. “During my trip through the Beast Realm, I took a liking to a level 67 Royal Demon. With the capabilities of your Holy Spirit Dojo, taking down this demon shouldn’t be too difficult, right?”

“No problem.” Xu Cunxin didn’t hesitate at all and immediately asked Wu Xian for details about the great demon. “I will go hunting with the elders tomorrow. But, could Master’s elixir be…?”

Wu Xian smiled slightly, "I'll give it to you after the banquet."

Xu Cunxin took a deep breath; her excitement made her almost unable to sit still.

Meanwhile, the smaller parts of the banquet were also proceeding at a leisurely pace.

The discussions about charity auctions, charitable donations, and the ideas behind the scroll painting were utterly boring.

In particular, the charity auctions and donations seemed utterly ridiculous to Wu Xian.

Throughout history, it would have been better if the upper-class gentlemen had exploited people less than if they had been pretending to do charity.

Those who are truly dedicated to charity would never appear in such an occasion.

Or rather, they are simply not qualified to participate in such occasions.

As for the subsequent discussion on the ideas for the scroll painting, Wu Xian found it somewhat amusing, as it was more like everyone was showing off their own results than actually discussing it.

Only the advice given to these younger generation members by the eldest disciple, Xu Cunxin, was of some value.

"Here it comes, here it comes, the crucial part is here!" Xue Lingling exclaimed excitedly.

Wu Xian's eyes widened slightly. "Are we about to start fighting?"

"Yes."

Ma Tengyun slowly walked towards the center of the venue, where several staff members carried a mechanical device resembling a league equipment into the venue.

"It's a rare opportunity to gather all of you talented young people together, so naturally we should do something interesting," Ma Tengyun said unhurriedly. "Since we're gathered here in the Machinery City today, we should experience the unique features of this place."

This is a carefully selected and meticulously crafted scroll replica simulation device by our club.

It incorporates the most popular Mechanical Realm dungeons from Mechanical City, with adjusted numerical values, guaranteeing you a thrilling and satisfying gaming experience.

Ma Tengyun paused for a moment, then continued, "Of course, just playing around isn't very interesting; there has to be a prize involved."

"Therefore, I have specially prepared two novel medicines as gifts for the winners of this competition."

As he spoke, amidst the curious gazes of the crowd, he took out two medicine bottles and inadvertently gave Wu Xian a smile.

"This is the latest masterpiece of the pharmaceutical master specially commissioned by my Wanrong Chamber of Commerce. The bottle on the left is called [Spirit Feeding Pill], which can be fed to the painting spirit for refinement to improve the painting spirit's level. Currently, the highest level that can be raised to is five stars."

This statement sparked a lively discussion among the audience.

"There's such a miraculous medicine? It's specially made for painting spirits."

"Can I only get it to five stars? It doesn't seem very useful."

"It saves time and effort."

"It's quite useful for Brother Ma, haha."

"It's a pretty novel thing. I could get some for the younger brothers and sisters in the clan to show off."

Wu Xian and his master exchanged a strange look.

Only then did the two realize that the dinner was actually an advertisement for the Spirit Feeding Pill and the Spirit Gathering Pill.

“Hey~ You guys are too narrow-minded. This medicine may seem insignificant at first glance, but you’ll find it very useful once you actually experience it,” Ma Tengyun explained with a joke. “Those of you here are the best among the younger generation of scroll painters. You should be able to understand the helplessness of a newly made scroll only having two or three stars, and the many inconveniences.”

(End of this chapter)