Peeping into the Immortal Road

Chapter 55 More
Under Ji Chang's gaze, Chen Yinghu in the picture did not go to the Fangshi Jisi located in the outer city area of ​​Fangshi after leaving Qiancao Pavilion, but went straight to the core area of ​​Fangshi.

Soon, he appeared in front of a magnificent and magnificent hall.

Ji Chang took a closer look and immediately recognized that this was the important place where the person in charge of the market was.

Ji Chang knew a little about the structure of Cangyufang City.

In addition to the deacons of each department who are in charge of specific affairs, the Cangyu Market also has a chief and two managers who jointly coordinate the operation of the entire market.

Usually, these two managers are nominated by the Cangling Chen family and the Yulin Qian family respectively to represent the interests of their respective families.

The post of leader is taken in turns by the monks from these two major families to ensure balance.

At this moment, Chen Yinghu was standing in front of the hall and walked straight in without any hesitation.

Not long after, he came to a private room, took out the invitation from the storage bag, and handed it to a middle-aged man sitting in the room.

"Uncle San, this is an invitation from Qiancao Pavilion." There was a hint of respect in Chen Yinghu's tone.

"Senior Mo plans to hold a banquet to formally accept a disciple in the near future. He specially invited our Chen family to attend the ceremony."

Ji Chang's heart moved when he heard this, and he immediately understood the identity of this middle-aged man.

He should be the current head of Cangyufang City, Chen Qianzhou, a cultivator from the Cangling Chen family.

Ji Chang remembered, based on what he had learned when he spied on the Chen family cultivators before, that the Chen family's generation name was "Green scales hide in the bamboo forest, poisonous fog contains smoke and locks up the subtle fragrance."

In terms of seniority, Chen Qianzhou is the third generation cultivator of the Chen family. He is of the same generation as Chen Qianyun, the first cultivator of the Chen family that he spied on, and is one generation older than Chen Yinghu.

But unlike Chen Qianyun, a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining, Chen Qianzhou, as the person in charge of Cangyu Market, is a genuine veteran cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining.

He is a cultivator of the same level as his master, Master Mo Dan of Qiancao Pavilion.

At this time, Chen Qianzhou took the invitation, glanced at it, listened to his nephew's words, and pondered for a moment.

He slowly said, "Fellow Daoist Mo from Qiancao Pavilion?"

"Fellow Daoist Mo is actually going to accept a disciple? This is something new."

"Yinghu, do you know the origin of his apprentice?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yinghu replied respectfully, "That cultivator was originally a casual cultivator who came to the market a few years ago. I was responsible for guiding him to apply for a certificate at the Market Registration Office."

"Later, he relied on his alchemy skills to become the alchemist of Qiancao Pavilion. Now, he has won the favor of Senior Mo and has been accepted as his disciple."

"I've had drinks with him a few times over the years, and we have become somewhat of a friendship."

"Yeah." Chen Qianzhou nodded slightly when he heard that.

After a brief pause, he said solemnly, "In that case, you will represent the Chen family in this apprenticeship banquet and express our Chen family's congratulations to him."

"I?"

Chen Yinghu was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help showing a little surprise, as if he didn't expect such an important task to fall on him.

"Yes." Chen Qianzhou nodded.

"As the young patriarch of the Chen family, you have a good relationship with Daoist Fellow Mo's disciples, so it is most appropriate for you to come forward."

Chen Yinghu quickly regained his composure. He immediately bowed and solemnly agreed.

"Yes, Third Uncle, I will definitely handle this matter well and live up to the family's trust."

Seeing this, Chen Qianzhou nodded with satisfaction, and then reminded: "At this apprenticeship banquet, you must not only congratulate Daoist Mo's disciples on behalf of the Chen family, but also take the opportunity to consolidate our relationship with Daoist Mo."

He paused, his eyes becoming more profound. “Also, you should try to deepen your relationship with Daoist Friend Mo’s disciple. You must know that human relationships need to be carefully nurtured and managed.”

"Who knows, he might become a top-grade alchemist in our Chen family in the future, refining more precious elixirs for our Chen family." Chen Yinghu was startled when he heard this, and bowed again: "Yes, Third Uncle, I will remember your instructions and do a good job on this matter."

While the two were having a secret conversation, Ji Chang fell into deep thought.

He watched the entire scene through his voyeuristic ability, and not only understood the Chen family's intentions, but also discovered the identity of Chen Yinghu.

"I didn't expect that Chen Yinghu is actually the young patriarch of the Chen family." Ji Chang sighed in his heart.

"Sure enough, I didn't make a mistake in choosing the target of my spying. Chen Yinghu is definitely one of the cultivators with the most spying value in the entire Cangyufang City."

Shaking his head, Ji Chang withdrew his thoughts and continued to prepare for the upcoming apprenticeship banquet.

A few days passed in a flash, and soon it was the day of the apprenticeship banquet.

Early that morning, Ji Chang went downstairs early and started to get busy.

With the assistance of Shopkeeper Li, he carefully arranged the banquet.

Shopkeeper Li is very experienced. He leads several waiters and they are busy shuttling between the banquet venues, moving tables and chairs, arranging tableware, and paying attention to every detail.

Ji Changze observed carefully from the side and offered his suggestions and requests from time to time.

The banquet venue was decorated festively and grandly, with red lanterns hung high and colorful ribbons interwoven into beautiful patterns.

The table was covered with a crisp white tablecloth and laid with fine china.

The air is filled with a faint fragrance, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Ji Chang was dressed appropriately, standing in the middle of the venue, carefully checking every corner.

He made sure that every detail met his requirements and would not allow any mistakes to occur in this apprenticeship banquet.

As time went by, guests arrived one after another.

With smiles and blessings, they walked into this place full of joy and happiness.

Ji Chang warmly welcomed every guest, took the gifts personally, and chatted with them, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer.

……

"Fellow Daoist Chen, please excuse me for spending so much money. Please come in!"

Ji Chang took the gift from Chen Yinghu with a smile on his face, and when he glanced at it, he was secretly surprised.

This is actually a beast-taming ring, and its grade is as high as the first-class upper-grade one. Among the first-class magical instruments, it is second only to the first-class top-grade magical instruments, and can be called a treasure among magical instruments.

Ji Chang guessed that it was probably because Chen Yinghu saw him wearing a spirit beast bag a few years ago and knew that he was quite interested in the way of taming beasts, so he took the opportunity of this apprenticeship banquet to give him such a precious gift.

This beast-taming ring is well-made and of high quality. It is undoubtedly a rare treasure for beast-taming monks.

Ji Chang couldn't help but admire Chen Yinghu's handicraft, and at the same time he had a deeper understanding of the Chen family's financial resources.

Although the gifts presented by the monks who came to celebrate at this apprenticeship banquet were all decent, Chen Yinghu directly presented a top-grade magical instrument as a gift, the generosity of which was truly astonishing.

However, thinking about the secret conversation that I spied a few days ago, this behavior is not difficult to understand.

The Chen family obviously wanted to deepen their friendship with him in this way.

Faced with such a generous gift from the Chen family, Ji Chang just wanted to say: The Chen family really underestimated him.

Which monk cannot withstand such a test?

Give me some more!

(End of this chapter)