Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 142 - 47 Silly Fortune

Chapter 142: Chapter 47 Silly Fortune

Seeing Zheng Fa’s old friend visiting, Zhou Qianyuan and Han Qi all tactfully took their leave.

Only leaving Zheng Fa in the hall to entertain Seventh Young Master and his sister.

As the saying goes, a small parting is better than a new one... No, meeting old acquaintances in a foreign place, anything discussed feels pleasant.

"Miss..." Zheng Fa said to the Zhao Family’s miss.

The miss waved her hand and said, "We are not in the Zhao Family now, just call me Zhao Jinglan."

"Zhao," Zheng Fa thought for a moment, then changed the term of address, "Did you come to Jiushan Sect for something? Is there anything I can help with?"

He knew in his heart that the Seventh Young Master might come specifically to visit him.

But Zhao Jinglan would not.

After all, the two were not that familiar.

"No need, I’m planning to go to Taiyang County and just passing by Jiushan Sect," explained Zhao Jinglan.

"...Taiyang County?"

Zheng Fa’s expression froze, why is it this place again.

Seeing his expression, Seventh Young Master asked, "Have you also heard of Taiyang County?"

Just as Zheng Fa was about to speak, he saw the miss signaling discreetly to him.

Seeming a bit anxious.

He thought for a moment and smiled, "I’ve heard, Chang Chun Sect in Taiyang County has some relations with our Jiushan Sect."

Zhao Jinglan sighed lightly, and it seemed Seventh Young Master hadn’t noticed these matters, he turned to Zheng Fa and asked, "Zheng Fa, how are you doing in Jiushan Sect?"

Zheng Fa thought about it and replied, "Not bad, I guess?"

He wasn’t sure how to describe his situation - talking too much felt like showing off, the incredibly low credibility kind, which Seventh Young Master might consider as boasting.

"I heard, your Jiushan Sect is quite chaotic."

Who knew, Seventh Young Master snorted.

"Chaotic?" Zheng Fa was startled, does Jiushan Sect have a bad reputation outside?

"My senior brothers say that your Jiushan Sect has three harms!"

"The first harm is Zhang, who relies on her talents and doesn’t take others seriously. They say she not only bullies Jiushan Sect disciples, but also is hardly polite to disciples from Hundred Immortals Alliance."

"..."

Zheng Fa looked at Seventh Young Master’s mouth, not learning to behave after going to Qingmu Sect?

But Zhang’s reputation has always been mixed.

Especially those disciples who have been beaten by her, probably hate her a lot.

"What’s the second one?"

"The second is your Sect Leader, who hides in the mountains and neglects his duties, as good as absent."

"..."

Now Zheng Fa was sure.

Seventh Young Master is quite happy living in Qingmu Sect...

Otherwise, he wouldn’t still be this bold.

"What... third?"

Zheng Fa was quite curious.

"The third is your Talisman Magic Pavilion, originally a place to learn talismanic magic, but I heard it’s fraught with infighting and the disciples have no heart to learn."

"..."

Is he gossiping about himself now?

Thinking of his future role as the Pavilion Master of Talisman Magic Pavilion.

Zheng Fa suddenly became very alert.

His identity as a staunch supporter of Zhang, a disciple of the Sect Leader, and future Pavilion Master of the Talisman Magic Pavilion - isn’t that combining three harms in one?

Seeing Zheng Fa’s odd expression, Seventh Young Master seemed worried, "Zheng Fa, is Jiushan Sect really that chaotic?"

He glanced again at the things Han Qi had sent over, then shook his head and said, "It seems like you didn’t suffer too much, well, after all, your talent in talismanic magic is so powerful."

"...No grievances, but this reputation seems bad." Zheng Fa turned and asked Seventh Young Master, "Are you doing well in Qingmu Sect?"

Seventh Young Master started laughing, not saying a word, just a face full of pride.

Beside him, Miss Zhao Jinglan gave him a white look and said, "He, once he entered the sect because he had decent talents in talismanic magic, plus through elder’s connections—he got a Golden Core Master who is skilled at talismanic magic."

Zheng Fa nodded.

Just like Jiushan Sect also has cultivators who like Alchemy or Artifact Refining, other houses have those skilled in talismanic magic—of course, definitely not as formidable as Jiushan Sect’s heritage.

Seventh Young Master’s talent in talismanic Dao after training by Zheng Fa might be relatively ordinary in Jiushan Sect.

But in Qingmu Sect, he is a talismanic Dao genius.

Instantly the big shot of the pack!

Looking again at Seventh Young Master, he indeed already had the airs—so lofty and arrogant.

Seeing his sister not speaking, Seventh Young Master prodded again, "Anything else?"

"Anything else?"

"Your cultivation level!" Seventh Young Master reminded.

"Right, this idiot broke through to the third level of Qi Refining three days ago," Zhao Jinglan resignedly said after a moment.

Zheng Fa was genuinely surprised this time.

He and Seventh Young Master were both Dual Spirit Roots, naturally aware of the pace of progress for Dual Spirit Roots.

Aside from his situation which couldn’t be compared, Seventh Young Master’s pace was extremely fast.

Seventh Young Master seemed humbly gesturing, "Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning, it’s just the pampering of my Master, who bestowed some elixirs upon me."

Indeed.

Qingmu Sect is known for Alchemy.

Not only does Seventh Young Master have a sister in the Foundation Establishment Stage, but also a Golden Core Master—those precious elixirs aside, he probably doesn’t need to worry about elixirs for Qi Refinement Stage.

Zheng Fa finally understood.

This guy didn’t come to visit him.

He definitely came to show off!

And even brought a mouthpiece!

Seventh Young Master joyfully handed over the bottles and jars from his pack to Zheng Fa, "Don’t say I don’t remember old times, I also brought elixirs for you!"

These bottles contained very few elixirs, just one or two pills each, clearly really scrimped from his own share.

"By the way, what realm are you at now?"

Seventh Young Master curiously asked.

Zheng Fa glanced at the elixirs before him.

He decided to preserve the happiness of Seventh Young Master.

"Pretty similar to yours," he said vaguely.

"You also refine them this quickly?"

Seventh Young Master was startled, looking at the elixirs as if he wanted to take them back.

He glanced at the pile of items delivered by Han Qi and nodded, "It seems you’re also living well."

Seventh Young Master smacked his lips, his face showing an inexplicable sense of regret, and suddenly said, "It would be great if Gao Yuan were here."

His tone carried a deep longing for Gao Yuan.

...

Qingmu Sect is far from Jiushan Sect, and it was a tiring journey for the two people of Seventh Young Master.

Zheng Fa arranged for the two to sleep in the guest room before he had time to take out the jade tube from Master Pang.

He closed his eyes and immersed his Divine Sense into the jade tube, barely half an incense stick later, he opened his eyes, clearly pained.

How should one describe the contents within this jade tube?

It was full of somewhat misleading talismanic diagrams.

Simply put, if one said that the talismanic diagram was Seventh Young Master.

Zheng Fa felt very familiar with Seventh Young Master.

But looking at the talismanic diagrams in Master Pang’s jade tube, it was like seeing Seventh Young Master showing up this time with nine fluffy monkey tails on his butt and six fox ears on his head...

Compared to the talismanic diagrams Zheng Fa knew before, these diagrams had many additional symbols.

Zheng Fa put down the jade tube, his expression rather exhilarated.

Master Pang was most adept at the Void Spirit Eye, and the jade tube he took out likely contained the talismanic diagrams observed by his Void Spirit Eye.

Compared to the common knowledge previously understood by Zheng Fa.

The talismanic diagrams seen by a Nascent Soul Master were probably much closer to the essence of talismanic diagrams.

...

The next day, Zheng Fa didn’t have much time to entertain the two from Seventh Young Master.

Zhang was leaving Jiushan Sect and wasn’t too reassured about Yuan.

There were many matters that needed Zheng Fa’s attention.

Of course, most of these issues were caused by Zheng Fa himself.

Such as ordering spirit grain from Qianhe Sect.

Or where to send the Guiding Ship this time, how many Spirit Talismans to load, and given that the Jiushan Sect workshop was very popular, whether to send another ship.

And since the market of Jiushan Sect was booming, whether the rent should be increased.

He was busy in the management tower to the point of confusion, so he could only ask Han Qi and the others to take Seventh Young Master around.

Seeing Zheng Fa furiously writing with a frowning face, Seventh Young Master inexplicably felt a bit sympathetic.

Exiting the tower, he muttered to the two with Han Qi, "Yesterday when I saw you guys bringing him gifts, I was a bit envious... Now it seems, Zhang is really working him to the bone."

Han Qi and the others had complex expressions but didn’t dare to speak.

"Speaking of which, do you three have a good relationship with Zheng Fa?"

Seventh Young Master asked again.

"Us?" Han Qi laughed, "We follow Zheng."

Seventh Young Master looked puzzled, glanced back at the tower, then at Han Qi and the others, "Zheng Fa has just joined and you have to listen to him? Were you guys that miserable before?"

...

Visiting Jiushan Sect, naturally, they had to stroll through Jiushan Sect’s market.

"I’ve long heard that Jiushan Sect’s market is bustling; didn’t expect it to have so many people," Seventh Young Master remarked somewhat surprised.

Beside him, Zhao Jinglan probably understood life’s hardships better, she shook her head and sighed: "These stall owners in the market might be earning more money than me."

"Zhao did business too?" Han Qi asked.

"In the early years, for the sake of reaching Foundation Establishment, I traveled for a few years," Zhao Jinglan said with a voice that contained a bitter yet nostalgic smile, "Looking at the disciples of Jiushan Sect today, they seem to have it slightly better than I did back then."

Her gaze looking at the stall owners of Jiushan Sect inevitably held some envy.

But as they walked, she noticed something amiss.

The stall owners were very enthusiastic when they saw Han Qi and the others.

Or rather, their expressions were somewhat respectful and not fearful.

"Han, why are they..." Zhao Jinglan was confused and turned to ask Han Qi and the others.

Han Qi didn’t elaborate much but explained to her, "I now also work in the market, so I’m quite familiar with them."

Zhao Jinglan nodded.

But her gaze towards the three subtly shifted.

Immortal Sect is a very pragmatic place—merely being familiar wouldn’t earn one respect.

...

The worthiest place to visit in Jiushan Sect’s market was of course the newly built theater.

Or rather, it was a drama theater.

Seventh Young Master previously mentioned coming to see drama theater, and it wasn’t a lie—he had already heard of the reputation of drama theater at Qingmu Sect.

"Sis, aren’t you watching?"

Zhao Jinglan looked at the ticket prices on the sign beside her and pursed her lips, shaking her head, "I’m not interested."

Seventh Young Master sternly said, "Sis, I have Spirit Stones, I’ll treat you."

"I don’t know how much money you have? It’s one thing to buy gifts for Zheng Fa, but now you’re wasting money recklessly?" Zhao Jinglan habitually scolded her brother: "Spending so lavishly the moment we leave home! Are you that rich?"

Seventh Young Master pursed his lips, remained silent but appeared a bit aggrieved.

Han Qi, however, waved to a tall, thin person nearby: "Zheng had already prepared tickets for you guys."

"Prepared in advance?" Zhao Jinglan narrowed her eyes, finally voicing the suspicion in her heart: "Zheng Fa in Jiushan Sect..."

...

Seventh Young Master’s mouth agape, he repeated the words of Han Qi and the others in a murmur: "You’re saying Zheng Fa is now the sole disciple of Jiushan Sect’s Sect Leader, and also the favored one of Teacher Zhang."

"No, I meant Xinzhou!" Han Qi wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling that this Mr. Zhao’s understanding was strangely accurate.

"He’s now at the fifth level of Qi Refinement?" Seventh Young Master completely ignored his words and sprang up suddenly: "I’ll go find him!"

"What are you doing?"

"Those elixirs! But those were saved up one by one by me! He’s so rich yet he dares to take them!" Seventh Young Master gritted his teeth in anger.

Zhao Jinglan couldn’t bear it anymore and slapped her brother on the back of his head.

"Sis?"

"Our mother always says fools have fool’s luck..." Zhao Jinglan sighed and said, "But your foolishness and luck are just too much..."