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C47

"How can you believe me?"

Zhen Qingchun was on the verge of collapsing. What kind of world was this? He even asked people to learn from him. Was this God?s punishment? Also, where does he look wretched? At best, he has some characteristics.

"I won't believe you unless you first let me become a Spirit Talisman Master." Du Shaofu said.

"Humph. Brat, you are quite good at bargaining. If you don't acknowledge me as your master, then why should I teach you?"

Zhen Qingchun was not willing. He knew that this brat was smarter than thieves.  Du Shaofu would not acknowledge him as his master, yet he wanted Zhen Qingchun to teach him. When he has become a Spirit Talisman Master, he still would not admit Zhen Qingchun was his master. He couldn't let this brat lead him by the nose. As the saying goes, the older, the wiser. He couldn't believe that he couldn't deal with a brat right now.

Du Shaofu shrugged his shoulders. He looked at Zhen Qingchun, and said, "If you want me to become your disciple, then you have to show some sincerity towards me. What if I got duped?"

"You!"

Zhen Qingchun felt persecuted, truly persecuted.

Taking a deep breath, Zhen Qingchun held in his anger and said, "Alright, I will first teach you to become a Spirit Talisman Master on one condition. My Immortal Soul is too weak right now. You have to give me some Profound Qi. Relax, it won't harm you at all. You will recover after a night of breathing. If not, I won't have the strength to teach you how to become a Spirit Talisman Master. You can find someone else to teach you. At worst, we can part and go on our own ways."

Du Shaofu hesitated. When it came to Profound Qi, he was a little dubious.

But to be honest, Du Shaofu wanted to become a Spirit Talisman Master in his heart. He pondered and hesitated for a moment.

"Alright, I agree."

Du Shaofu compromised. Up to this point, he could only gamble once, because he really wanted to become a Spirit Talisman Master.

"Humph!"

Zhen Qingchun snorted and glared at Du Shaofu with seething hatred. He felt that he had suffered a loss today, as the saying goes, "the older, the wiser," but today, he really did not have any advantage. He had a feeling that he had been playing with hawks all his life but was bitten by a little bird in the end. It was just as Zhen Qingchun had said, he truly only needed Du Shaofu's Profound Qi. Under Zhen Qingchun's instructions, Du Shaofu directly injected his Profound Qi into the small pagoda. The small pagoda shone with a dazzling light as an ancient aura began to spread out.

Du Shaofu was shocked. He remembered that last time he tried injecting Profound Qi into the small pagoda, but it did not react at all.

When the Profound Qi on Du Shaofu's body seemed to have been completely used up, Zhen Qingchun, who had returned to the small pagoda, spoke to Du Shaofu, "Your Profound Qi is much purer and more than I thought. This is more or less enough, if you continue to exhaust it, it will harm your future cultivations. Wait for me to recover for three days, after that I'll teach you how to become a Spirit Talisman Master. In the three days, you should also prepare some materials. Remember, don't let anyone know my existence, including your closest relatives.?

After that, Zhen Qingchun and Du Shaofu talked about a long list of medicinal herbs, and many of them had names that Du Shaofu had never even heard of before.

Much of his Profound Qi had been taken away by Zhen Qingchun, so Du Shaofu also had to recuperate. After memorizing the medicinal herbs list, he sat cross-legged on his bed and began to practice the cultivation method of the Golden Winged Roc.

In the morning of the next day, in the shadow of the morning sun, in the array of the morning mist, the Stone City awakened to life.

Outside of Du Family, it was extremely lively. The City Lord of Stone City, Ye Baolin, personally brought his precious daughter to pay a visit to Du Family. He wanted to thank the Young Master of Du Family, Du Shaofu, for saving his beloved daughter from the Barbarian Beast Mountain Range.

When the news spread, it spread across the entire Stone City. There was no citizen within Stone City who didn't know about the Ye Family.

When it came to the five families in the Stone City, no matter how many overt struggles and secret battles other families had over the years, no one believed that any clan would be stronger than the Ye Family. Even the Du Family, which had become the talk of the Stone City, was no exception.

The reason was that Ye Family was in control of the Stone City for five consecutive generations. Just this point alone was enough to explain that Ye Family had always been the unshakeable number one of the Five Great Clans.

There was still a month to the competition in which the young generations of five great families in the Stone City competed once every three years. At this time, when the City Lord personally paid a visit to the younger generation of Du Family, this made some people who were interested had some thoughts.

In the morning, when Du Shaofu retracted his hand seals and stopped his breathing, he could feel that there were people outside the courtyard.

Du Shaofu walked out of the courtyard. There was a smart young man dressed as a servant.

The young man was extremely courteous and respectful to Du Shaofu, and immediately introduced himself. He said that Du Hai, the backyard chief executive, had been severely punished by the front courtyard general director because he did not do well, and later he would be the head of the backyard and was now awaiting Du Shaofu's arrangements.

Du Shaofu nodded. He had also seen this person before. He was the son of an old servant of Du Family who had lived in the Du Family since he was young, but Du Shaofu had no impression of him. He secretly sighed inwardly towards Uncle Lin's efficiency and employment. Uncle Lin was definitely an elder in Du Family and a person that his eldest uncle valued. He arranged a person that was not eye-catching to become the caretaker of the backyard, probably for the sake of Du Shaofu.

The youth informed Du Shaofu that the City Lord had come. After asking about the reason, Du Shaofu couldn't help but frown.

The alcoholic father wasn't in his room, so after washing up, Du Shaofu had no choice but to go to the hall.

When Du Shaofu arrived, there were already many people seated in the wide hall. On a few seats of honor, Du Shaofu saw his eldest uncle Du Zhenwu, his second uncle Du Zhixiong, and even a few elders of the Du Family who were normally hard to see.

These elders of the Du Family rarely showed up, but their status was very high, and they were not even below the Patriarch.

Beneath his eldest uncle and the others, there were several elders. There were also many outstanding youths of the younger generation in the clan, among which Du Yu and Du Xue were also present.

However, Du Shaofu did not see Du Hao, Du Yan, and the others. Most likely, they were heavily injured yesterday, so they would not be able to see anyone today. Otherwise, they would naturally attend such an important occasion.

The moment Du Shaofu stepped into the hall, he immediately felt many unfriendly gazes. There were a few Du Family elders gritting their teeth and looking at him, but they could only hold in their contempt.

On the other side of the hall, Du Shaofu saw many unfamiliar people. The one in front was a gallant middle-aged man in his forties. He was dressed in a long robe and had a wide smile on his face. He looked very talkative and had a strong temperament.

"Very strong."

This was the feeling Du Shaofu had towards the gallant middle-aged man. From the gallant middle-aged man's body, Du Shaofu felt an aura that was different from that of his eldest uncle, Du Zhenwu. This kind of aura was not as strong as that of his uncle. It seemed to be a little light and calm.

However, Du Shaofu's intuition told him that this light and calm aura was stronger than his uncle's.

"So this is the City Lord of Stone City, Ye Baolin."

Du Shaofu raised his head to look at the gallant middle-aged man. He had heard of the name of Stone City Lord Ye Baolin, but he had never seen him before. He heard that this time it was the City Lord who had come. Without question, the one seated at the very top was the City Lord.

When he was very young, Du Shaofu had been taught by the teachers in the Du Family Private School and had already become familiar with many books. He had also heard quite a bit about the outside world, that the Stone City was just a border city in the empire, that there was a county above the city, a government above the county and the government was directly under the empire's jurisdiction. It was said that the leaders of the governments were made to be marquises and they were all famous and powerful people.

Of course, there were still many empires on this continent, and there would always be wars between empires, causing countless deaths. Fortunately, Stone City was a borderland city, which was not connected with other empires. In general, there was no war between the empires, which was like a paradise.

And when his gaze fell upon the young lady beside the middle-aged man, Du Shaofu's eyes moved slightly. He was a little surprised. It turned out that she was the daughter of the City Lord.

It was only then that Du Shaofu started to seriously look at this girl. She had a really good appearance and not worse than Zhu Xue who was from the Profound Talisman Sect. She even could compare to the tight-fitting clothed girl who had robbed him.

However, if the two were to be compared, their temperaments would be different. The tight-fitting clothed girl was noble and tall, but the girl in front of him was even coldly elegant.

"Greetings Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, Clan Elders!"

It seemed that the people from Ye Family had been talking with his eldest uncle and the others for quite some time. He quickly went up to the eldest uncle, second uncle, and the few clan elders and bowed. As for the so-called elders of Du Family, Du Shaofu didn't pay attention to them.

"Shaofu, let me introduce them to you. This is City Lord Ye. As for City Lord Ye's daughter, Miss Zijin, I think you would already know her." Du Zhenwu introduced them to Du Shaofu with a smile.

"Greetings City Lord Ye." When Du Shaofu heard this, he knew that his guess was not wrong. The gallant middle-aged man was the City Lord of Stone City, Ye Baolin.

"Just call me Uncle Ye. I have come here specifically to thank you. If it wasn't for you, I am afraid Zijin would still be in danger right now. You are truly a young hero. Yet another extraordinary talent has appeared in my Stone City."

Ye Baolin smiled as he looked at Du Shaofu, and it was obvious that he was truly grateful. After that, he waved his hand, and a man dressed in armor with the appearance of a soldier walked forward. He passed a three feet long embroidered box to Du Shaofu.

Ye Baolin smiled at Du Shaofu and beckoned him to accept the embroidered box. He said, "Nephew Shaofu, please take it. This is the 'Ink Spirit Sword' my Ye Family has kept for many generations. Although it is insufficient to represent the value of Zijin in my heart, it is a small token of my appreciation."

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