You cultivate immortality, I cultivate merit

Shi Zelan carried a bag of rice cakes back to the top of the mountain and told Xia Yu some of the news she had heard in the town.

Xia Yu sighed after hearing this, so he looked at Shi Zelan and said, "The last time I went back to attend the celebration, I found that Master Feng Guan and his lover were already hanging out together in the sect."

After listening for a long time, Shi Zelan said calmly, "This shows that most people in the Lou family have tacitly accepted their relationship."

Xia Yu looked at her and said, "Master Minghua is in seclusion. At this time, even those who want to speak up for her will remain silent."

Shi Zelan expressed her understanding: "It's not easy for anyone, and in this kind of situation, maybe the person who helped you will think you were meddling too much later."

Shi Zelan did not think highly of the morals of Master Fengguan and Master Minghua. She was ostracized by the children of the Lou family in the lecture hall, and these two people always ignored her.

Xia Yu listened to Shi Zelan's words and sighed, "That makes sense. For a matter like this where the parents-in-law each have their own reasons, if other people get involved too much, it will affect the parties involved from making the best choice."

After they chatted for a while, Xia Yu said that he would also go to the town to listen to the news in the next two days.

The next day, Xia Yu left the top of the mountain, while Shi Zelan stayed on the top of the mountain to draw talismans.

When she woke up this morning, she felt that she should speed up the process of refining a batch of talismans.

Shi Zelan now has plenty of materials for refining talismans, so after Xia Yu came out of the top of the mountain, she started to get busy.

In the afternoon, after Xia Yu came back, Shi Zelan asked him, "Do you want me to help you refine some array talismans?"

Xia Yu looked at her in surprise: "Can you hand over the things you refined to me?"

Shi Zelan fell silent for a moment, then thought for a moment, looked at Xia Yu and said, "You draw the formation, and I'll refine it first.

As for the outcome, it will be up to the elders to decide.”

Xia Yu agreed with Shi Zelan's words, and immediately said with a smile: "Okay, I have always had this idea, but I was embarrassed to tell you.

You took the initiative to bring it up this time, so I took the opportunity to fulfill your wish."

Shi Zelan looked at him and said, "Draw more formations. I have never tried to refine formation talismans.

If you fail, don’t be disappointed.”

"I'm not disappointed. I heard from my uncle that refining array talismans is a very difficult task."

"I thought I'd try it with a normal mind, maybe I could succeed with one or two."

Shi Zelan is confident in herself, but after all, this is something she has never done before, so she still has to leave some room when speaking.

When Xia Yu drew the formation, he tried to draw the simplest possible deceptive formation.

After he finished drawing, he gave it to Shi Zelan. She held it up and looked at it for a while, then said to Xia Yu, "I think we can give it a try."

Xia Yu said to Shi Zelan, "Can I draw a few more for you as backup?"

"it is good."

Shi Zelan drew the talisman according to Xia Yu's formation diagram, but after drawing a few strokes, she felt it was not going smoothly and naturally adjusted the direction.

While Xia Yu was drawing the formation, Shi Zelan was drawing the talisman. Xia Yu casually told Shi Zelan about the shop in the town.

The Dong family couple are friends who have been through thick and thin together, and they used to have a very good relationship.

Moreover, before the boss insisted on taking the young cook in the store as a concubine, people around them thought that the relationship between the couple was quite good.

Everyone had a very good impression of the young cook in the store before, thinking that she was quiet and devoted herself to her work in the kitchen.

Everyone thought that the young cook was very grateful, remembering the help the couple had given her when she was weak, and never cared about the people who hired her at a high price. Later, the couple took a concubine, and the wife of the couple would return to her parents' home every few days with her children and a lot of things.

Sometimes, I even stay at my parents' home for as long as a month.

Some people, with good intentions, advised the wife of the landlord not to give this house to a concubine for nothing.

The lady of the landlord's house was silent at the time. Then after returning to the shop for a few days, she thought of a way to send her two sons to study in Yangzhou Prefecture.

The boss's wife returned to the shop, and in the eyes of outsiders, it seemed that the family could finally live a peaceful life.

The boss was gentle to his wife, and his wife was a little cold towards the cook, but she never took any action against the concubine.

The boss and his concubine lived a happy life. The boss's wife also told people outside that she was too old and could no longer serve the boss.

Fortunately, she had a concubine who took care of her master in bed and outside of bed, so she could live a leisurely life.

The boss's wife used to be in charge of all matters in the store, but now she has completely let go and is only responsible for the money flowing in and out of the store.

The men in the town knew what the wife of the Dong family said, and they all thought that she was a rare and virtuous woman.

Shi Zelan asked curiously, "Don't you think that the young cook's fire in the shop has nothing to do with the boss's wife?"

Xia Yu nodded affirmatively and said, “Ever since the boss’s wife ignored the affairs of the store, and the guests came, they also felt that the atmosphere in this store was not right.

So they come once and will not come a second time.

When the fire started, the boss's wife had decided to go to Yangzhou Prefecture to see if she could do other business because the business in her store was not doing well. "

Shi Zelan glanced at the troubled Xia Yu and said, "The fire was started by the concubine. When it was burning, the owner and the concubine were in the kitchen.

The relationship between these two was really good, no wonder they died at the same time."

A few days later, Shi Zelan went to a nearby village to experience the daily life and accidentally heard someone say that the shop in the town had been sold.

The authorities have closed the case, and the landlord’s wife has sold the shop, saying she never wants to come to town again.

Shi Zelan returned to the top of the mountain and told Xia Yu the latest situation. After listening, Xia Yu sighed: "There are indeed countless puzzles in life. This one is already the best result."

Shi Zelan looked at Xia Yu and said, "Do you think the Dong family's wife is not completely innocent?"

Xia Yu shook her head and said, “No, I think the Dong family’s wife is an innocent person.

But from what I heard from them, the boss's wife used to be very concerned about everything going on in the store.

In the past six months, the boss's wife has returned, but only a small part of her heart has returned. She is no longer concerned about the business in the store."

“I think they deserved it, they teamed up to break the Dong family’s wife’s heart.

The boss's wife just saw some hidden dangers in the kitchen, why did she keep speaking out?
I'm afraid she had warned those two passionate people before, but she was considered jealous."

Xia Yu listened to Shi Zelan's words, thought for a while, clapped her hands and said, "Sister Lan, your explanation makes sense. You will suffer the consequences if you do evil."

Xia Yu was reminded of a formation and said to Shi Zelan, "Sister Lan, now I understand what has been bothering me."

Xia Yu studied the formation carefully, while Shi Zelan focused on refining talismans.

The two worked hard for some time and finally achieved some results. (End of this chapter)