Banshee Family Training Record

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He bought ten Foundation Establishment Pills in one go, which pleased the Nalan family cultivator. After taking his own Foundation Establishment Pills and paying with spirit stones, he turned to leave.

But before he had taken more than a few steps, a strange female voice suddenly rang out from behind him: "Fellow Daoist, please wait."

He stopped on the lake, turned his head and saw a bright-eyed and white-toothed girl smiling sweetly as she walked gracefully toward him.

The girl had her black hair piled up at the back of her head, adorned with a crystal-clear jade hairpin. Her skin was fair and radiant, and her beautiful eyes were as deep and captivating as a still pool. Her long, curled eyelashes fluttered like butterflies, radiating an irresistible charm.

She wore a magnificent, bright silver palace gown, with intricate gold embroidery blooming on the delicate silk, exuding nobility and splendor, shimmering brilliantly under the sun.

A wide belt with flowing tassels adorned her slender waist, making it appear even more delicate and willow-like, while also making her chest stand out more, exuding the beauty of youth.

Yun Chu'an looked at the girl with a hesitant expression. She was very beautiful, but he didn't recognize her face at all. He only felt a familiar aura about her, as if they had met before and had a deep connection somewhere.

Strange, who is she again?

He wasn't sure for a moment, but the girl opposite him seemed to have expected all of this. She cleared her throat with a light cough and continued, "You must be Yun Chu'an from the Huai Shan family, the merchant who specializes in selling Vajra Talismans but has always insisted on not raising prices?"

Yun Chu'an nodded: "That's right. Ah, actually it's not that prices aren't rising, it's just that the increase is small. The price of a top-grade Vajra Talisman has now risen to 1,200 spirit stones."

As he spoke, he already had a guess in his mind, but he still asked cautiously, "May I ask what brings this young lady to me?"

The woman said, "Then it is no different from what he said. Yun Chuan, listen carefully. I am the only princess of Jin Kingdom, Sheng Linglong."

Upon hearing this, Yun Chu'an's expression changed drastically.

Holy crap, it's Gao Tianci!

He glanced at her face out of the corner of his eye and thought to himself, "I never expected that the princess's true appearance would be like this!"

He dared not be negligent, nor did he dare to recall too much of the ambiguous and romantic events that had occurred in the hot spring that day. He quickly knelt on one knee and lowered his head: "This humble subject, Yun Chu'an, greets Your Highness!"

Sheng Linglong looked down at him, a slight smile playing on her lips, a satisfied expression on her beautiful face.

At the same time, she breathed a slight sigh of relief. Thankfully, the news that "Gao Tianci is Sheng Linglong" should have been kept under wraps and hadn't spread.

At least he didn't know.

Hmm, then there's no problem. My dignity has been preserved.

These past few days have been going smoothly, and she was in a good mood. Seeing that Yun Chuan was trembling with fear, she did not intend to tease him. Instead, she maintained her dignified voice and continued, "Rise. Minister Gao has already told me about your actions. Since you are so talented and kind-hearted, I will treat you with the respect due to a national hero."

Yun Chu'an stood up, secretly thinking to himself, "Gao Aiqing, that's clearly you."

He said "Thank you, Your Highness," stood up, and asked hesitantly, "Your Highness, where is Brother Gao Tianci... Sir?"

Sheng Linglong said, "He has other missions and has already returned to the capital. But you don't need to worry. Before he left, he told me everything he had agreed on with you. I will be staying here for a long time, so..."

She smiled at him and said, "I will personally handle all matters with you."

Yun Chu'an bowed her head and thanked her, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Sheng Linglong accompanied him, strolling leisurely across the lake as she inquired about business-related matters, arranging delivery times and other details.

Yun Chu'an nodded repeatedly, agreeing to each request and keeping them in mind. He was still weighing whether he should reveal that the real Vajra Talisman could actually counter Foundation Establishment cultivators. He now had the ability to mass-produce such items, and perhaps he could exchange them for a large number of mid-grade spirit stones from the royal family.

But after weighing the pros and cons, he ultimately decided not to take too big a step yet. He would wait until he understood the true extent of the business dealings with the royal family before gradually deepening the cooperation.

On the surface, he was respectful to her, but he had no thoughts of loyalty to the Jin emperor or patriotism in his heart. If the Jin royal family treated him well, he was willing to cooperate with them. If these guys wanted to exploit him and take advantage of him, he was ready to run away to the Zhao state at any time.

Thus, Yun Chuan accompanied the princess for a while in the Weihu market. It wasn't until Sheng Linglong received news that someone was urging her to oversee some matters that she finally ended her leisurely stroll for the day, reluctantly bidding him farewell and parting ways with him.

Yun Chu'an had no intention of lingering here any longer. Since the princess had promised a huge sum of money, he was also quite eager. He immediately turned around and used the Shrinking Earth technique to return to the mountains, heading straight for the location of the field mouse family.

Chapter 287 The Dragon Prince Ran Away!

In the coming period, Yun Chu'an planned to properly train Wu Zhonghua, so that this little mouse could quickly learn to print the highest quality Vajra Talismans—that way, he could wash his hands of the trade with the royal family.

He changed his appearance and attire, using his teleportation ability to cross mountains, streams, and valleys, arriving near the territory of the Yellow Python Clan before evening.

Before he could even go inside, he heard an angry shout: "Who goes there!"

Yun Chu'an was startled and instinctively wanted to make a move, but he withdrew his hand halfway and looked up: "It's me, Mickey!"

Before he could finish speaking, someone among the many people lying in ambush recognized him: "It's Master Mi! It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

Yun Chu'an squinted and scanned the area. Three or four snake demons at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining emerged from the woods. Some of them had not yet fully transformed and walked over with huge snake heads on their heads.

The one who called out his name was a tall, thin man who was fairly good at transforming. He had a fawning smile on his face and was bowing and scraping to him: "Master Mi, we are carrying out a blockade mission. Please don't take offense."

Yun Chu'an frowned, feigning displeasure: "What exactly is going on? I brought Foundation Establishment Pills with me. You know, Brother Diao is preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Can I still go in now?"

The snake demon's expression changed drastically: "Oh, yes, yes, yes! Of course you can! This blockade can't stop you, no matter who else it is!"

Several snake demons quickly dispersed, gesturing for him to come over. Yun Chu'an crossed the blockade, waved to the tall, thin snake demon, and lowered his voice, asking softly, "What's going on? Why did you suddenly start blocking off the area again?"

The snake demon looked bitter, struggled and hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "To tell you the truth, you must not tell anyone outside the family. This is a family secret."

"The dragon son of the Wei River has secretly escaped!"

Yun Chu'an was stunned upon hearing this, then his expression changed drastically: "He escaped? Really? No... wasn't his ribs pierced and his cultivation sealed, so he couldn't mobilize any spiritual power? How could he possibly escape?"

The snake demon nodded: "Yes, that's what everyone's most puzzled about right now. How was this dragon prince able to escape?"

He lowered his voice and whispered, "Some people say that the people guarding him were lax and the seal was loosened and not repaired in time, but no one believes this explanation. So now everyone is guessing that there is a high possibility that there is a traitor within the family!"

Yun Chu'an was stunned for a moment, then gasped.

broken!

Will they start a thorough investigation next?

Well, then we need to be more careful from now on. We don't want the investigation to end up on me, making me a scapegoat for the real mole. That wouldn't be worth it.

His expression was grave as he heard the snake demon continue whispering to him, "However, according to the elders' calculations, even if the Dragon Prince of the Wei River escaped, he certainly hasn't gone far. He's definitely hiding in the mountains within a hundred miles of this area. As long as we seal off this area, he won't be able to escape alive!"

His confidence suggests that, like other snake demons in his clan, he likely considers the blood of the Wei River dragon prince as the key to his transformation into a dragon.

Yun Chuan remained calm, took out two hundred spirit stones from his spirit stone bag and gave them to him, saying "Thank you for your hard work," which immediately made the snake demon extremely grateful.

He then continued on his journey to the cave of the field mouse family.

As if sensing something, he had just entered when he saw Qi Qiao's familiar figure leap out of the cave and hug him with great joy.

Her cultivation level has improved further, and she is now at the seventh level of Qi Refining. With sufficient resources, even though she is just a zombie, she can make rapid progress like a genius.

Yun Chu'an kissed her cheek tenderly for a while, whispering his congratulations. After spending some time with his wife, he continued deeper into the cave to find the Flower in the Mist and teach her how to print higher-quality talismans.

Although the rat demon girl found it very difficult to learn, she was indeed studying very diligently. After teaching her some techniques, Yun Chu'an told her to go back and practice on her own. Then he summoned several leading women and instructed them that something big had happened outside recently, and they should not wander around until the storm subsided.

Everyone responded in unison. After finishing speaking, Yun Chu'an glanced around and noticed that Yan Yao and the little snake demon Sui Sui were not there. He frowned slightly and asked, "Where are the two children?"

Ziyang Cai said, "I don't know. They must have run off to play. Kids can't stay still, especially since both of them have cultivation now. We don't know where they've gone."

Yun Chuan said, "Keep a close eye on them these next few days and don't let them run around, lest they get into trouble."

He hadn't taken the matter to heart yet. He turned around and looked outside: "I'm going to the Ten Thousand Snake Cave. Trouble is about to break out again. Those two good-for-nothing brothers from the Diao family can be our shield."

He quickly finalized his next action plan, while at the same time, in the ravine, two adorable little girls, Yan Yao and Sui Sui, walked side by side, slowly ascending a small river, picking up smooth pebbles from the ground with curiosity in their eyes, as if they wanted to collect them.

Yan Yao was wearing a white, close-fitting cotton jacket, and her black hair was tied into two small pigtails, making her look clean, refreshing, and quite cute.

Sui Sui's black hair was loose and smooth, and she was wearing a green dress that exposed her two fair legs. She wore black leather boots and was clearly more well-dressed than the girls around her.

The two little girls walked along the river, picking up stones from under their feet: "I think this one has a nicer shape."

"I don't think the color is very nice, and the surface isn't very smooth either. How about you take a look at this one? I think the white one looks better."

"I don't think it looks very good; there are sharp edges here."

"It'll be fine after you get back and polish it; the main thing is that the color is nice..."

……

The two girls walked forward, talking as they went. After a few steps, Yan Yao suddenly stopped and pointed ahead: "Look, there seems to be a figure over there!"

Sui Sui looked ahead and saw a tattered, blood-stained adult man lying motionless among a clump of dark green water plants, his life hanging in the balance.

Instinctively, a little fear welled up in the little snake demon's heart. She grabbed Yan Yao's little hand and tried to walk back: "Let's go, let's leave him alone, there might be some danger."

However, Yan Yao narrowed her eyes. She could see a wisp of purple energy floating above the unconscious man's head. Although dangerous, he also possessed great fortune that they could use.

She had a premonition that she could foresee his fate.

“No,” she said. “Let’s take him back, this man.”

She pointed at the unconscious man and said in a childish voice, "He'll be useful to Mickey."

To this day, she still doesn't know Yun Chuan's real name.

Sui Sui was taken aback, hesitant in her heart, but finally nodded gently: "Okay, then we'll take him back!"

Chapter 288 The Little Girl Makes a Great Contribution

In the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes.

"I spent a lot of money to get this Foundation Establishment Pill. There were originally two, but I ate one myself and was lucky enough to successfully establish my foundation, so there is one left."

Inside the cave, Yun Chuan sat comfortably in a recliner, a smile on his face. Opposite him, the burly snake demon Diao De'er, with his triangular eyes, stared wide-eyed at the fragrant pills in his hand, his excitement palpable, his face even flushed slightly.

Behind him, Diao Desi's eyes also gleamed with greed. These demon cultivator families, living deep in the mountains and forests, generally didn't have any particularly profitable large-scale industries, and they had to rely on robbing to obtain many things.

This often leads to them not having a stable income, and instability is basically equivalent to poverty. Unless the members of the family are exceptionally talented and receive special care from the higher-ups, they generally do not have Foundation Establishment Pills available.

The Diao brothers never thought they could use this thing to help them break through, but they never expected that Yun Chu'an would bring them one!

"My eldest sister and I discussed it, and she's still a long way from breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Plus, we've had a series of troubles happening around here lately, so we just gritted our teeth and sent it to my second brother," Yun Chu'an said with a smile, his words sincere. "We're all family; if my second brother can break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, we can all benefit too!"

As he spoke, he saw Diao Desi staring intently at the pill behind him, his pupils gleaming with undisguised covetousness: "Actually, I think I'm about to break through soon too."

Diao De'er's expression changed, and he quickly put the pill away, saying, "This is easy. We'll grit our teeth and save up some spirit stones, and then we'll figure out a way to get you a Foundation Establishment Pill."

The implication was that the pill was still mine.

Before Diao Desi could say anything more, Yun Chuan quickly interrupted, "That's the truth. I've already contacted an outside supplier, and I should be able to get another Foundation Establishment Pill in about a month. By then, Fourth Brother will definitely be able to successfully establish his foundation."

His words silenced Diao Desi, who then fell silent. De'er, his eyes filled with eagerness, looked at Yun Chu'an, his tone tinged with shame: "Oh, brother, look at you, you always bring us so many things every time you come. I don't know what to give in return..."

Yun Chu'an waved his hand dismissively: "We're all brothers, no need for such formalities!"

After exchanging polite refusals and engaging in overly formal exchanges for a while, Yun Chu'an finally cautiously voiced his probing question: "Um, Second Brother, I'm a little curious, is dragon blood... possibly useful to our rat clan?"

Diao De'er immediately realized that the field mouse was being so nice to them because it was eyeing a piece of meat from the Wei River dragon's son.

He could understand that this was the nature of demons, but he gave a wry smile, shook his head, and said, "It might work, but don't even think about it. No, think about it, how much blood and flesh could a dragon prince possibly have on his body?"

He lowered his body and whispered, "A little calculation will tell you that even our ancestors and elders wouldn't have enough dragon blood for him to share. Let me tell you the truth, even if your fourth brother and I combined, we wouldn't be able to get a single drop of dragon blood, not even enough to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, let alone you!"

He finished speaking in one breath, let out a long sigh, and slumped into his chair, somewhat dejected: "So, you see, we can't really rely on these things. We have to work together as good brothers and make things work for ourselves to survive!"

Yun Chu'an understood. No wonder he was able to get in so easily from the blockade. It seemed that the snake demon there had the same idea. Even if they found the dragon prince, they might not get a share of the dragon blood. But offending him was like offending the God of Wealth!

Then, I can be fearless, hmm...

No, I need them to cover for me.

Thinking this, he leaned forward again and said insincerely, "Well, I'm afraid the Foundation Establishment Pill matter will have to be delayed for another two days. After all, the surrounding area is sealed off, and I can't go out. Let's wait until the seal is lifted before we talk about it again—sigh, I wonder if they'll still have any left by then."

Diao Desi immediately perked up upon hearing this, after all, it concerned his Foundation Establishment Pill. His expression immediately became slightly excited: "Don't be like that, you're free to come and go as you please. Let them block it, what does it have to do with us? We can't let this trivial matter delay your journey!"

Yun Chu'an looked at him anxiously: "Will it work?"

Diao Desi patted his chest and assured him, "It's possible. Just leave it to me, I'll take care of it. I'll get you a special token, permit, pass or something, and I guarantee you'll be free to come and go as you please. No one can block you!"

As he spoke, he seemed to have thought of something, gritted his teeth, and said, "Or, whenever you want to go out, just tell me, and I'll go on duty at the blockade and secretly let you out, wouldn't that solve the problem!"

Yun Chu'an immediately nodded, smiling and sighing, "Alright, alright, then I'll trouble you, Fourth Brother!"

He flattered the other party for a while, and both host and guest enjoyed themselves. After having a small drink there, he got up to take his leave, turned and left the Cave of Ten Thousand Snakes, heading straight for the Field Mouse family.

He didn't plan to return to Huai Mountain tonight, not only because of the sudden lockdown, but also because he had originally planned to stay here and give the flowers in the mist to the church first.

When he returned to the field mouse family, it was already late at night. As soon as he got back to the mountain valley, he saw Qi Qiao standing with her arms outstretched, waiting for him.

Seeing him approach, the zombie girl blinked twice and hopped over to his side. Yun Chu'an gently put his arm around her waist, then softly asked, "Have Yan Yao and Sui Sui returned?"

Qi Qiao said, "They're back. They were just playing by the river. It's safe. Nothing happened."

As her cultivation level improved, her speech became more fluent, almost indistinguishable from that of a normal person.

Yun Chu'an breathed a sigh of relief, but then he heard his wife say, "However, they also brought back a very strange person, saying that they found him by the river."

Yun Chu'an immediately stiffened: "What kind of person?"

Qi Qiao tilted her head slightly: "Well, his approximate appearance is... ah, I can't quite describe it, but he's currently inside the cave, being looked after by a few field mice. You'll know once you go in and take a look."