Longevity: From Being Pushed By The Witch

Dozens of guest officials gathered in the conference hall on the top floor of the Wan Dao Commercial House.

These guest officials formed small groups of two or three or larger groups of eighty or ninety, sitting in the front and middle positions of the conference hall.

As for Ji Boying...

He didn't know anyone, so he chose a secluded corner by himself and closed his eyes, pretending to be invisible.

After about a quarter of an hour...

The shopkeeper, Yun Qianshan, arrived late.

"Everyone!"

Yun Qianshan stood at the front of the conference hall, waved his hand, and said loudly,

"We have gathered here today to announce an important matter."

"Just three days ago, the eighth elder of the Crimson Flame Sect, True Person Yunxiao, finally emerged from seclusion and successfully broke through to the Nascent Soul stage!"

"The reason for summoning all of you here is to discuss the personnel attending the Nascent Soul Ceremony of True Person Yunxiao!"

"Wan Dao Commercial House has a total of ten spots, aside from the five guest officials from the Crimson Flame Sect, there are five more spots."

"I wonder... do any of you have the intention to attend this ceremony?"

As Yun Qianshan's voice fell, the people in the conference hall instantly erupted into a commotion.

For Ji Boying, upon hearing that it was about deciding the personnel attending the Nascent Soul Ceremony, although he was somewhat interested, after careful consideration, he simply closed his eyes.

The Nascent Soul Ceremony was indeed good, attending it would allow him to taste many rare and exotic fruits...

But at the ceremony, there would also be many True Persons and True Immortals present.

He wouldn't be able to act freely if he went.

This kind of ceremony was like celebrating a promotion at a KTV in his previous life.

If someone without status went, not to mention singing, they might not even be able to touch the fruit platter and drinks, they could only sit there and listen to the leaders howl like ghosts and wolves.

"Oh, right!"

Just as everyone was discussing with great enthusiasm, Yun Qianshan at the front pressed his hand again and said,

"The participants in this ceremony are not only our commercial house and the people from the righteous sects, but also the people from the demonic sects will send representatives."

"Of course, you don't need to worry, Elder Li, who is in charge of the commercial house, will also go together. With Elder Li present, your safety is guaranteed."

As Yun Qianshan said these few sentences, the originally bustling hall instantly fell silent.

As for Ji Boying, upon hearing Yun Qianshan's words, his eyelids twitched.

Although Wan Dao Commercial House was different from those righteous sects.

Those demonic cultivators would still give some face.

But...

If the two sides were to fight, with the earth-shattering power of Nascent Soul experts, even a slight impact could cost lives.

However...

For the current Ji Boying, this kind of impact wouldn't be enough to endanger his life.

He was already at the Golden Body stage, his defense was even stronger than an ordinary Gold Core True Immortal.

"No one wants to go?"

Yun Qianshan looked at the silent crowd and sighed lightly.

If he had known that even the demonic cultivators would attend the ceremony, he wouldn't have mentioned it.

After hesitating for a moment, he looked at the crowd and said again,

"It seems that all the guest officials are very modest."

"In that case... I will directly name them, so as not to damage the harmony among you."

The crowd saw that Yun Qianshan was going to directly name them, and they all began to curse inwardly.

If they were named, they were afraid that they would be in trouble.

"Wu Guan, Guest Official Wu?"

Yun Qianshan smiled and looked at an old man in the crowd.

After hearing his name, the old man's face trembled. He wanted to refuse, but...

As a guest official, he didn't have the qualification to refuse the tasks assigned by the commercial house.

Even if he didn't want to, since he had taken on the role of a guest official for the commercial house, he had to accept it even if he held his nose.

In this way, Yun Qianshan named four people in succession.

Those four people, upon hearing their own names, had expressions as if they had lost their souls, looking extremely ugly.

Ji Boying looked at those four people and couldn't help but cast a sympathetic gaze.

They all had Foundation Building cultivation, and some of them were even in the early stage of Foundation Building.

If they were to encounter a Nascent Soul expert in battle, I'm afraid...

"For this last spot, Mr. Ji, how about you take it?"

Just as Ji Boying was sympathizing with others, Yun Qianshan's voice sounded again.

Ji Boying was first stunned, then looked up at him with an incredulous expression.

At this moment, the latter had a smile on his face as he met Ji Boying's gaze.

"Hoo..."

After a long exhale, Ji Boying finally stood up and bowed to Yun Qianshan.

"Thank you, shopkeeper!"

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After leaving the conference hall, Ji Boying returned to the reception room.

The grand ceremony is expected to take place in the middle of next month, and the trading company will notify in advance. You only need to report to the trading company the day before the ceremony begins.

Ji Boying sighed lightly, silently praying that this grand ceremony would not be like the leadership meetings in his previous life.

"Mr. Ji, this is the settlement price for the talismans you made this month, totaling 31,000 medium-grade spirit stones."

Ji Boying roughly glanced at the contents of the account book, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"The price of the second-grade high-quality talismans has increased so much this month?"

"Yes."

Qiu Yu smiled and then without any hesitation, sat next to Ji Boying and said softly,

"With the arrival of demonic cultivators in the city, people are in panic. Talismans like these that can assist in combat and even save lives naturally have increased in price."

"Especially defensive talismans, it is expected that their prices will increase by ten percent next month. If Mr. Ji doesn't mind having more spirit stones, you can make more of them."

"Thank you for the reminder, Fellow Daoist Qiu!"

Ji Boying smiled and bowed, then asked again,

"I wonder how much the price of defensive robes for self-defense is now?"

"Mr. Ji wants to buy a robe?"

Qiu Yu raised an eyebrow.

Ji Boying nodded.

"Buying a robe at this time will probably cost a lot more money, but... Mr. Ji is a guest of the trading company and can get the internal price. Even if the price of the robes has increased significantly, it won't be much more spirit stones."

Qiu Yu took out a scroll and slowly spread it out in front of Ji Boying, continuing to explain,

"Now, the price of a magic-grade robe is roughly around 15,000 spirit stones. If it has additional functions like lightness and concealment, the price will increase even more, even doubling is not surprising."

"However... I still recommend Mr. Ji to buy a robe without additional functions."

"Robes with additional functions may be better, but... Mr. Ji is a talisman master, and these additional functions can be completely replaced by talismans. There's no need to spend that extra money."

Upon hearing this, Ji Boying couldn't help but be speechless.

"Does Yun Shopkeeper know about Fellow Daoist Qiu's business practices?"

"Giggle..."

Qiu Yu covered her mouth and laughed, leaning towards Ji Boying, her voice gentle,

"I'm doing all this for Mr. Ji's sake. If the shopkeeper finds out, Mr. Ji will have to take responsibility for me~"

Her soft voice, coupled with her enchanting appearance, made Ji Boying's mind involuntarily sway.

He avoided her gaze and quickly changed the subject,

"Then, according to Fellow Daoist Qiu's opinion, which robe should I buy?"

...

Half an hour later, Ji Boying walked out of the reception room with a robe that had good defensive capabilities and could explode in times of crisis.

After the discount, the price was 18,000, which was a bit expensive, but in this critical period, spirit stones were obviously not as important as life.

After leaving Wandao Trading Company, Ji Boying didn't rush home.

Since moving to the inner city, he hadn't been out for half a month.

Some of the household supplies were running low, so it was a good time to purchase a batch.

Also...

He wanted to go to the Lingdan Pavilion and see how things were going with Sun Lao-ge now that demonic cultivators had entered the city...