Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

Chapter 115: Promotion to Helmsman of Guangling Hall! Reversal of Status

Yaowang Valley has been operating in the Qingmu area for many years, and it was one of the top forces in the area in its early years, taking the lead.

Yaowang Valley re-established its mountain gate and built branch altars without the slightest haste. The mountain gate's residence had been under construction for a long time.

After a year, the Qingmu branch altar of Yaowang Valley rose from the ground twenty miles outside Qingmu.

The mountain gate stands tall, like piled white jade, with three gilded characters inscribed on the plaque: Yaowang Valley.

Steps upon steps.

Throughout the mountains, Yaowang Valley disciples wearing Yaowang Valley attire stood guard and patrolled everywhere.

Without seeing the sect's core, just looking at this mountain gate, one could feel the grandeur of a major martial arts sect.

I didn't expect that this mountainous area would actually be the branch altar of our Yaowang Valley.

Qiu Zhen, as a local, was very familiar with the surroundings.

Speaking of which, the location of the Yaowang Valley branch altar was not far from Qiu's Village, less than twenty miles away, and he usually passed through this place.

In the past, he only knew that Yaowang Valley had bought this place. He concentrated on his cultivation and was too lazy to inquire about Yaowang Valley's plans.

He never expected that it would become the Yaowang Valley branch altar residence now.

Junior Brother, you haven't seen the sect leader yet, have you? Let's go and pay our respects to the sect leader together.

As he spoke, the three dismounted in front of the mountain gate.

Perhaps because the three of them were wearing Yaowang Valley uniforms today, and also the cyan-gold gorgeous attire of Innate Martial Masters, a group of gatekeepers respectfully greeted them.

Greetings, three Martial Uncles.

Within the sect, without direct master-disciple lineage, those with higher realms were all addressed as Martial Uncle.

Even though Tong Yuncong, Yu Lanyin, and Qiu Zhen were all young, even younger than many gatekeepers.

After reporting their names, a deacon of Yaowang Valley, knowing that the three were disciples of An Jishi, and perhaps having been instructed beforehand, welcomed them into the mountain gate without saying a word.

It was a coincidence.

Upon first entering Qingmu, perhaps the Yaowang sect leader was preoccupied with many matters, and the three were out of luck, not seeing the sect leader.

However, perhaps the sect leader and a group of elders had already made decisions about their assignments, which didn't affect anything. An elder of the sect received them and arranged their duties.

About an hour later, the three rode their horses away from the branch altar residence, setting off to take office.

Dust flew on the mountain road.

The sect is too stingy, promoting to the Innate realm only rewarded two thousand taels of silver. I thought there would be something good.

Qiu Zhen, with a silver note in his arms, was a little disappointed.

Previously, he had heard from a group of enshrined martial masters in the Qingmu Medicine Shop that promotion to Innate would be rewarded handsomely by the sect.

He never expected that the generous reward would only be two thousand taels of silver.

Junior Brother, you have a treasure-hunting talent and are not short of money, so naturally you don't care about this silver.

Senior Sister Yu Lanyin chuckled and said:

For many Acquired Martial Master disciples, two thousand taels of silver is not a small sum.

Junior Sister is right.

Tong Yuncong laughed loudly:

In fact, the biggest benefit of becoming an Innate Martial Master is being able to hold important positions in Yaowang Valley. As long as you are bold, you can easily make money, and you will be making a fortune in a year or two.

Senior Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?

Yu Lanyin glared at Tong Yuncong reproachfully: Don't teach Junior Brother bad things.

Hahahaha ~

Tong Yuncong smiled without saying a word, not responding.

Qiu Zhen just smiled when he heard this.

Having lived two lives, he was not a fledgling and knew more about these tricks than they did.

Speaking of which, this time Yaowang Valley took the initiative to let their senior brothers and sisters enter Yaowang Valley to gain experience and take on duties, showing their closeness, and they really did not treat them badly, giving them all positions of real power.

After more than a year of rapid development, the markets, workshops, and trading markets in Qingmu have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

In addition to the market town outside Qingmu City becoming a major trading hub in the entire Changle Prefecture, four important large market towns have emerged in the Qingmu area.

These four market towns are located in the remote suburbs of Qingmu, close to the mountains, and are distribution centers for mountain treasures and transactions, attracting countless Jianghu people, major chambers of commerce, and forces from all sides.

Yaowang Valley is no exception, constantly increasing its investment.

Now, the medicine shops and pharmacies in the major market towns have all been upgraded to Medicine Halls, with hall masters in charge.

Qiu Zhen, Tong Yuncong, and Yu Lanyin were arranged to go to the Yaowang Guangling Hall in Guangling City, one of the four major market towns.

Second Senior Brother Tong Yuncong was entrusted with an important task by the master to serve as the Hall Master of Guangling Hall, in charge of all affairs in the hall, a proper leader.

This arrangement was not unexpected.

Tong Yuncong's martial arts cultivation was profound. Before the age of thirty, he was already an Innate True Gang master. He had also gained experience outside for many years. Whether it was martial arts strength or experience, he had the ability to stand alone. Yaowang Valley was relieved to let him be in charge of a hall, which was not unexpected.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Zhen and Third Senior Sister Yu Lanyin had only recently entered the Innate realm and were young. This time, they were also promoted to helmsmen, granted positions of real power.

Third Senior Sister was in charge of the front yard of the Guangling Hall headquarters, managing the physicians and apprentices in the front yard, and was responsible for consultations, medicine sales, and other matters.

Qiu Zhen was in charge of the backyard of the Guangling Hall headquarters, managing all affairs in the backyard, preparing herbs, managing the medicine gathering and treasure hunting team, etc., also holding real power.

It must be said that Yaowang Valley was very sincere this time, letting the three of them work in Yaowang Valley, and no one was arranged for idle duties. All of them held real power, and the arrangements were very appropriate according to their strengths.

Originally, Yaowang Valley planned to let the three of them go to various places to gain experience, but Second Senior Brother Tong Yuncong flatly rejected it, not trusting the junior brothers and sisters who had just entered the Innate realm, and wanted to lead them personally.

The elders of Yaowang Valley seemed to have expected this, and did not refuse, very readily arranging them to Guangling City, Guangling Medicine Hall.

Overall, the functions of each department of Guangling Hall were similar to the Qingmu Medicine Shop where Qiu Zhen was originally located, divided into three parts.

Front yard, backyard, enshrined martial masters.

The duties of the front and back yards were similar, among which the focus was still on the Enshrined Martial Master Team.

Jianghu martial arts sects fight for survival, and disputes are always inevitable.

The most important force in the medicine hall was the Enshrined Martial Master Team. Yaowang Valley had already appointed a deputy hall master and a helmsman to lead the Enshrined Martial Masters, responsible for the daily external affairs of Guangling Hall, power struggles, etc.

Guangling City was far away, a full fifty or sixty miles away.

In fact, the three of them could travel faster on foot.

However, Second Senior Brother Tong Yuncong was an old Jianghu, believing that it was most important to ensure one's physical strength when traveling outside.

Unless there was an urgent matter, it was always the best choice to have horses as transportation, without consuming physical strength.

Guangling City, Guangling Hall.

Perhaps knowing that the Guangling Hall Master, Front Yard Helmsman, and Backyard Helmsman were taking office today, the apprentices, Yaowang disciples, and deacons in the medical hall had long been prepared to welcome them.

In the front yard, people were crowded, many whispering, guessing and discussing something.

Brother Liu, who do you think the sect will send to Guangling Hall this time? I wonder if they will be easy to get along with.

Kang Zhuangyuan sighed faintly, with a trace of sorrow on his face.

In the past year, working under Hall Master Shi has not been easy. Not only can he not make money, but Hall Master Shi's temperament is fickle, scolding them at every turn. Working under him is really worrying and living like years.

Not to mention, the managers of the same level parachuted in by the sect suppressed and squeezed out their locals. The strong dragon crossing the river made them breathless.

He has been very depressed this year.

No matter who it is, life will definitely not be as good as before.

Liu Anqing shook his head, his face full of loneliness.

In the beginning, the Qingmu Medicine Shop was located in a remote corner, small but small, but as the shopkeeper of the Qingmu Medicine Shop, he was in charge of all affairs of the entire medicine shop, which was glorious and majestic. Not to mention this, he did not have much ambition. He could accept staying in the city as a small deacon or manager.

Unexpectedly, fate played tricks on people.

Yaowang Valley continued to increase its investment in the Qingmu area, and now it has re-established its mountain gate and branch altars. The branch hall in Qingmu City has become a sweet pastry.

Ordinary apprentices and the like are easy to say, no one is watching them, but the managers, big and small, without some identity background, cannot stay, and are sent to remote market towns to work one by one.

Guangling Market Town is close to the mountains, and there are monsters and beasts invading from the outside. The Jianghu people who are usually in contact are full of desperadoes, and life is definitely not as stable as before.

Things are impermanent, and fate is unpredictable.

Liu Anqing and Kang Zhuangyuan both sighed heavily when they thought of this.

I only hope that the superior who comes this time will be easier to get along with.

While Liu Anqing and Kang Zhuangyuan were sighing, there was a commotion in the front yard of Guangling Hall.

Immediately afterwards, the rumble of horses galloping came from far to near.

Here they come, the hall master and the two helmsmen are here.

As a manager exclaimed, everyone went out to greet them.

Liu Anqing and Kang Zhuangyuan were no exception, following out to greet them.

From afar, the two stretched their necks and looked far away.

They saw three riders galloping on the dirt road of the market town.

The three people riding horses, two men and one woman, each had a tender face, young to the point of being outrageous.

The leader was okay, although he looked young, his face also had the mature temperament of having experienced wind and frost and many years of tempering, and the man and woman beside him, each had a frighteningly tender face, clearly teenagers and girls in their teens and twenties.

How young!

Are these the hall master and helmsmen of our Guangling Hall?

The sect wouldn't have made a mistake, would it.

That's not right, why do these three Martial Uncles look so unfamiliar? It seems like we haven't seen them much on weekdays.

A group of apprentices were talking, their faces full of astonishment and incomprehension.

Although the managers and deacons were equally shocked, they kept their mouths shut and dared not gossip.

They knew very well that no matter how young they were, they were also Innate Martial Master experts with keen ears and eyes. They could hear clearly what they were saying from afar.

Of course, among the crowd, the most shocked people were Liu Anqing and Kang Zhuangyuan.

Many people beside them were parachuted in by Yaowang Valley and did not know the people who came, but the two of them recognized the youngest teenager among the three.

Brother Liu, it's Qiu Zhen!

I saw it.

Helmsman... Became a helmsman, doesn't that mean we are going to become...

I'm afraid so.

Liu Anqing and Kang Zhuangyuan looked at each other, looking at the young man riding a horse, dressed in bright clothes, their hearts were complicated.

Things are impermanent. In just one year, the situation of both sides has changed dramatically.