Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 106 Losing Money and the Path to Joining the Heavenly Crafts Company (Please Subscribe)

A cultivator wearing a Xuan Ting Si robe walked over.

Zhou Ling's gaze swept over and found it was He Zijian.

Although He Zijian was only thirteen years old, he was tall and strong, not much shorter than an adult.

There was no trace of naivety on his face; he strode forward with his head held high, exuding a truly intimidating aura.

"A street brawl—this shows they don't respect the Xuan Ting Division!"

He Zijian's gaze swept over everyone, and when he saw Zhou Ling, he was slightly surprised.

His expression remained unchanged, and he spoke with a serious face.

"My name is Li Mu. I have just met He Tingwei!"

Upon seeing He Zijian, Li Laosan was no longer as eccentric as before. He walked over, cupped his hands in a respectful bow to He Zijian, and was very humble in his attitude.

This is a stark contrast to his previous arrogance.

Li Yinfeng, who was standing to the side, also bowed and said, "Greetings, He Tingwei."

Although both are prominent families in Lingxia Immortal City, the Li family is not in the same league as the He family.

"what's going on?"

He Zijian ignored the two of them and instead glanced at Zhou Ling before asking.

Without greeting Li Mu, he first asked Zhou Ling.

Although there seems to be no problem, it already shows a degree of bias.

After all, in this situation, whoever speaks first has the advantage.

"Tiger was beaten up by the Four Seasons Restaurant for delivering spirit wine without cause, and they threatened us not to continue delivering wine to the restaurant, or they would beat us every time they saw us!"

"It was Brother He who decided to send the funeral wine to the Four Seasons Pavilion, and we naturally cannot accept such a thing!"

"Therefore, I have no choice but to retaliate!"

Zhou Ling cupped his hands and said, his face full of anger.

Zhou Ling was well aware that in a place like Lingxia Immortal City, it was all about who had the bigger fist.

Might makes right!

As for other rules and regulations, just listen to them!

There's no need to take it seriously!

But the whole family and Yuanhu will eventually have to live in Lingxia Immortal City.

Offending a Foundation Establishment family like the Li family is also a problem.

So no matter what, we should drag He Zijian into this first.

As expected, He Zijian's face darkened upon hearing this.

His gaze then swept over Li Mu and his nephew, and he said indifferently, "Does my He family's Four Seasons Pavilion need the Li family's permission to buy spirit wine from any other family?"

He initially maintained a businesslike attitude.

But now his expression seems to have changed.

The way the Li family acted was a direct slap in his face.

Upon hearing this, both Li Mu and his nephew's expressions changed. Li Mu hurriedly shouted at Li Yinfeng, "What exactly is going on?"

The He family is not one they can afford to offend.

Li Yinfeng went and provoked He Zijian for a few bottles of spirit wine. He must have lost his mind!

Li Yinfeng's eyes flickered, and he inwardly groaned.

He had indeed inquired about Zhouji Winery.

He was just a rogue cultivator with no background or connections.

However, the spirit wine that was refined was of quite good quality.

Upon inquiry, it was learned that Manager Zhao had decided to purchase Zhou Jialing Wine.

I originally thought that the Zhou family had given Manager Zhao some benefits in private.

That's why they decided to teach the Zhou family a lesson, to make them realize the importance of giving up the spirit wine business at Four Seasons Pavilion.

Who would have thought that this matter was actually arranged by He Zijian.

Why would someone like He Zijian care about where the restaurant gets its spirit wine?

He quickly said with a forced smile, "This is completely a misunderstanding!"

"It was just that the Wu brothers had a collision with this young man."

"The Wu brothers were so arrogant that they started fighting!"

Now, seeing this, he wasn't stupid; he naturally understood that He Zijian and the young man before him must know each other.

The only option was to shift the blame onto the Wu brothers to avoid provoking He Zijian.

He Zijian's gaze immediately swept over the two pale-faced boys lying on the ground.

Compared to Yuan Hu, this injury looks significantly more serious.

He then said in a deep voice, "Since it's a misunderstanding, and today is a joyous occasion, it's best not to alarm anyone else."

"You should reimburse Brother Zhou for his medical expenses!"

"Then let's settle this privately."

"Is that alright?" Upon hearing this, Li Yinfeng immediately objected.

He frowned. Why should he have to pay for the spirit stones?
Li Mu gritted his teeth, interrupted Li Yinfeng, and bowed to He Zijian, saying, "It's entirely up to He Tingwei to decide!"

He Zijian glanced at Zhou Ling and asked, "How is it?"

"I will follow Brother He's arrangements!" Zhou Ling replied tactfully.

"In that case, let's make it one hundred spirit stones!" He Zijian continued.

Li Mu didn't say anything more. He took out a spirit stone bag from his body, handed it to He Zijian, and then bid farewell to He Zijian and left.

He Yinfeng and the others helped the two injured teenagers leave.

He Zijian then handed the spirit stone bag to Zhou Ling and said with a smile, "Brother Zhou, I didn't expect the Four Seasons Pavilion matter to cause you trouble."

"Let's go grab a bite to eat, as an apology to you."

"Thank you so much for your help, Brother He!"

Zhou Ling also bowed and thanked him.

He took the spirit stone bag and handed it to Yuan Hu.

"Brother Ling, this is a hundred spirit stones, I dare not accept it!"

Yuan Hu was stunned for a moment, then quickly stopped.

His face was bruised and swollen, and his lips were cracked; he looked rather pitiful.

"Just do as I say!"

Zhou Ling stuffed the spirit stone bag into his hand.

Yuan Hu then carefully put away the spirit stone bag.

One hundred spirit stones was a windfall for him.

At this moment, Wang Xin and Sister-in-law Xu also came over.

Wang Xin took out healing pills from her person and gave them to Yuan Hu and Xu Jiu.

Xu Jiu was not originally injured, but at Zhou Ling's insistence, he had no choice but to take the pill.

Afterwards, Zhou Ling asked He Zijian to go to the Four Seasons Pavilion first, while he would take Yuan Hu to Master Lin Dan's place.

No matter what, He Zijian was a great help this time.

Otherwise, with his own strength, he would have no chance of defeating Li Mu, who was at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

He was self-aware enough to know that much. Despite having many tricks up his sleeve, his level of understanding was still limited.

After sending Yuan Hu and the others to the clinic, Doctor Lin examined them again and, after confirming that there were no problems, Zhou Ling went to the Four Seasons Pavilion.

Wang Xin seemed uninterested in having dinner with He Zijian and went home on her own!

Yuan Hu and Xu Jiu stayed in the clinic, where Doctor Lin applied medicine to their wounds.

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"I never expected this whole thing was caused by the Four Seasons Restaurant. Come, Brother Zhou, let me apologize!"

He Zijian picked up his wine glass and drank it with Zhou Ling.

Zhou Ling said with a smile, "Brother He, I should be thanking you. Without your help, the Li family uncle and nephew wouldn't have given up so easily!"

After saying that, he picked up the wine pot, poured a cup of wine for He Zijian, and then toasted He Zijian with another cup.

He Zijian nodded, seemingly pleased with Zhou Ling's words, and said, "You don't need to worry about the Li family's affairs anymore."

"I've already said it, I doubt they'll dare to cause you any more trouble!"

"Thank you, Brother He!" Zhou Ling said again.

However, he knew in his heart that the Li family uncles and nephews, being so arrogant, would not easily let go of such a loss.

Therefore, no matter what, I need to improve my strength as soon as possible.

Only when one's own strength is sufficient can one truly protect oneself.

He had asked Uncle Xu about it on the way here.

The Li family is a Foundation Establishment family. Now, the Xu family has three brothers: two are at the early Foundation Establishment stage and one is at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

He owned many businesses, including brewing, weapon refining, and dyeing.

It is also very famous in the western part of the city.

After the battle, Zhou Ling felt quite exhausted, and seeing the table full of spiritual food, he didn't stand on ceremony.

Of course, the main reason was also the fear of wasting food, so they immediately began to eat heartily.

"How's the process of designing the black robe going?"

After eating some spiritual food, He Zijian thought for a moment and then asked another question.

"There's nothing seriously wrong, but it will take a few more days to finish drawing it!"

Zhou Ling replied.

Deacon Qin had told him that he should finish drawing it within half a month.

Only six days have passed.

After these days of exploration and drawing, my proficiency with the two soul imprints has significantly improved.

It should be able to be drawn in a few days.

"Okay!" He Zijian nodded with a smile.

He took a sip of wine and said, "If you can draw the black robe, I'll see if I can get my uncle to help me."

"I'll find you a job at the Imperial Workshop!"

"The Heavenly Crafts Bureau!" Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling couldn't help but show a look of surprise and delight.

For independent cultivators, only by passing the Technician Examination and becoming a First-Rank Technician can they possibly enter the Heavenly Crafts Bureau.

Of course, even if you become a first-class technician, it will be extremely difficult to enter a department like the Heavenly Crafts Bureau without someone paving the way!
Once you have the identity of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau, you are a regular public employee.

Li Mu and his group would then be more cautious and wouldn't dare to openly target them.

Moreover, his mother hoped that he would join the Tiangong Division, a department with good benefits and not much risk.

For Zhou Ling, joining the Heavenly Crafts Bureau was optional.

But for the safety of his family, he now feels a sense of urgency.

"I'll have to trouble Brother He to help me with this matter!" Zhou Ling toasted He Zijian again.

He Zijian thought for a while and said, "You should draw the black robe first, so that your uncle can work on it at the Heavenly Crafts Bureau."

"There's a technician assessment in a few days. If you pass it, you'll basically have a 70% chance of getting into the Heavenly Crafts Bureau!"

Every year, countless people try to enter the Tiangong Division, but most of them are scions of prominent families, each with their own connections and methods.

Although He Zijian had connections, he couldn't guarantee that he would succeed!
If Zhou Ling can refine the soul imprint of the Xuanpao, then he will already have a great advantage.

With my uncle's connections in the Imperial Workshop, things became much easier.

Of course, his help to Zhou Ling was not without reason.

Aside from the fact that Zhou Ling had helped He Lingyun before, he felt grateful to Zhou Ling.

In addition, Zhou Ling's demonstrated abilities make him worthy of being helped.

From a young age, he understood one thing: for a family to grow, it needs talented people.

In addition to talent within the family, external talent is also needed.

Now, Zhou Ling is undoubtedly the best candidate for him to win over and cultivate.

"However, this matter must be kept secret from you and me, and no one else should know about it."

He Zijian added his instructions.

Zhou Ling nodded. Naturally, he couldn't tell anyone about this.

"Your spirit wine is really good!"

"Moreover, according to Manager Zhao, it's much cheaper than the original Li Family Winery!"

After the matter was settled, He Zijian took a sip of the spirit wine and praised it.

Zhou Lingxuan immediately took out two jars from his storage bag and handed them to He Zijian, saying with a smile, "Brother He, keep these two jars and have a taste!"

He Zijian smiled and nodded. Without any hesitation, he put the two jars of spirit wine into his storage bag and said with a smile, "I'll take this spirit wine back for the old man to try."

"If possible, all other restaurants under the He family's control will use your family's spirit wine from now on!"

"In Lingxia Immortal City, besides the Four Seasons Restaurant, there are several other restaurants that are also our properties!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling was initially delighted, but then frowned and said helplessly, "My mother is only at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and the amount of spirit wine she can brew each day is limited, so she may not have such a large production volume!"

For the mother, the current situation is already very satisfactory.

You can earn more than a dozen spirit stones every day.

Even if business is good, my mother is still too busy to manage everything.

Zhou Ling didn't want her mother to work so hard.

Moreover, the mother also had to ensure a certain amount of time for cultivation every day to guarantee that her cultivation level would improve.

"You're worried business is too good!" He Zijian shook his head. "Then just hire two more winemakers!"

“That makes sense, Brother He is truly insightful!” Zhou Ling patted his forehead and said.

If we can indeed secure orders from other restaurants in the He family's establishment, then we should hire other winemakers to brew wine.

Anyway, I can build my own brewing furnace, so I don't need any other investment.

The mother then oversees the quality control.

This actually made things easier for the mother.

With this plan in mind, he immediately perked up and enthusiastically inquired about setting up a distillery with He Zijian.

To expand in this way, it's not as simple as renting a shop to start a business as it is now.

There are also other documents and procedures to be processed.

He Zijian was also delighted and began to discuss it with him.

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(End of this chapter)