Unintentional Falling Flowers

"The reason for this is that the Xuanqing Sect issued a decree many years ago to restore the mountains and rivers."

The Song family was chosen as a pilot family for a twenty-year trial. If all goes well, the next step will be the Chu family's alchemy workshop, followed by other families' talisman-making workshops, spirit beast workshops, and so on.

Chu Liutang introduced the situation of the various families, and Chen Lu listened in, learning a lot of inside information.

Upon arriving at the back mountain, the environment was far inferior to that of the front mountain. Smoke swirled around the area, and the roadsides were covered with barren soil, topped with a layer of used spirit charcoal.

Because the Song family used the raw materials smelted by Fenglinfang directly, they didn't see any large pits for dumping waste slag.

"Many years ago, the mines belonging to your Wang family belonged to the Song family, and mine collapses occurred frequently."

Every time the cultivators from the Xuanqing Sect came down to inspect, someone would always complain. The fines weren't much in spirit stones, but they would always use this as an excuse to thoroughly investigate the Song family.

To prevent the Xuanqing Sect from continuing their harassment, the mining rights were sold as a package to the Wang family, but the ownership remained with the Song family; they were simply no longer responsible for anything.

Chen Lu had never heard of this before and had some doubts: For such a large family, wouldn't controlling the entire industry chain be more cost-effective? Why let another family control it? It turns out the ultimate reason was this.

However, upon closer reflection, it's not surprising at all; the fact that the experimental products could only be sold in the marketplace makes sense.

The two arrived at a cave and, standing outside, could hear the ear-piercing noise of metal being hammered, and the air was slightly hot.

The steward opened the door, and a somewhat blinding light shone through the crack. He then went in to report.

Then the steward came out and asked the two to wait for an hour, saying that the young lady would be out soon. Then he went down the mountain to continue guarding the gate.

The two were not surprised, after all, it was weapon forging, and every step was crucial. Before it was completed, no matter what the most important thing was, they could not leave.

Just like alchemy, even if the head of the Chu family came, he would have to wait until the pill was completed before he could enter. This is the proper etiquette.

Chen Lu thought to himself, if it were just a quarter of an hour, that would be fine, but it's an hour. It would be too silly to just stand there and wait.

He glanced around, intending to find a place to sit and admire the environment of the weapon-refining workshop. After all, he had come all this way, and it would be a shame not to take a look.

But Chu Liutang didn't make any move, standing there obediently like a statue.

It wouldn't be appropriate for me, the guest, to move around unnecessarily since he, the son-in-law, hadn't moved an inch.

Left with no other choice, he could only stand with Chu Liutang, like a motionless statue.

This hour felt incredibly long to Chen Lu. He recalled events from both his past and present lives several times, and only a fraction of the time had passed.

Finally, he even started counting how many pebbles were at the entrance of the cave, feeling incredibly bored.

Chu Liutang, standing to the side, remained calm and composed, seemingly used to this situation.

"A son-in-law who lives with his wife's family, and the other party is in such a situation, no wonder he has never mentioned it, and when he does, he rarely talks about the other party."

If I were him, I would probably have changed my name and run away long ago, preferring a harder life to this kind of suffering.

At this moment, Chen Lu truly felt a sense of respect for Chu Liutang.

Only by enduring what others cannot endure can one achieve what others cannot achieve.

If he can truly afford to open his own alchemy workshop, his future achievements will undoubtedly be extraordinary.

Chen Lu's mind began to wander, his thoughts soaring to the heavens.

Suddenly, the firelight peeking through the crack in the cave entrance vanished, and a chilling aura gradually approached.

Startled, Chen Lu trembled and instinctively reached out to unleash a Gengjin Finger strike before immediately retreating.

But Chu Liutang reached out and quietly pressed his two fingers back down as he was about to raise them.

His eyes flickered slightly, signaling Chen Lu to relax, and he then suppressed the urge to take action.

Chen Lu felt the sky suddenly darken, as if a dark cloud had been pressing down.

Looking up, they saw a burly man, as large as a small mountain, standing in front of them. His voice was deep and rough, making their eardrums ache.

As this person spoke, he actually used a secret technique, treating someone who was just visiting normally in this way.

What are you doing here?

Chen Lu glanced at the face and was immediately shocked. This was no longer just a matter of being physically strong; it was a matter of indistinguishable gender.

"I miss Xin Xin, I'm coming to see her. Brother-in-law, is now a convenient time?"

Chu Liutang revealed his signature gentle smile, which made people subconsciously relax.

Chen Lu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he's the brother-in-law, it's perfectly normal for him to be strict with his brother-in-law.

The burly man glanced at Chen Lu and nodded slightly in a gesture of goodwill.

Chu Liutang then introduced, "This is Chen Lu, my junior brother, a junior brother who refines pills. My master just took him in a year ago."

"You took him in a year ago? Didn't your master stop accepting disciples a long time ago?"

The burly man sounded somewhat surprised, and looked at Chen Lu more closely, but couldn't see anything special about him.

"My master said that he had a very high level of comprehension, so he made an exception and accepted him as a disciple. He also said that this was the last disciple he would ever take on in his life."

At this point, Chu Liutang's tone became somewhat firmer.

"He's also my best friend! He works for me now!"

Chen Lu was somewhat surprised. Master Li had never said that he was the last disciple he would ever take on, but it was possible that he had said it in private.

Whether it's true or not, the title of "closed-door disciple" sounds quite prestigious.

"Then come in, Xin Xin is free now." The burly man said, then turned and went inside.

Chu Liutang smiled slightly, tilted his head back, and followed him in with light steps.

"dignified!"

"Xin Xin!"

As soon as I entered, a warm greeting came from beside the stove.

A smile appeared in Chu Liutang's eyes as he excitedly greeted the tall woman by the stove.

Chen Lu stared intently and saw that the woman's figure was exactly as Tao'er had described: over two meters tall, with arms thicker than his thighs.

However, this woman was very beautiful, and if one ignored her figure, she had the elegant temperament of a lady from a prominent family.

The only drawback was the sound that shook the cave.

"Junior Brother Chen, this is my fiancée, Song Linxin."

Chu Liutang quickly introduced the two sides, not wanting the topic to shift to himself.

"Xin Xin, this is my junior brother, Chen Lu, the Chen Lu from the Wang Family Escort Agency in Fenglinfang."

"You're Chen Lu?" Song Linxin lowered her head slightly, looking at him with some curiosity.

He muttered to himself, "He's rather thin, just like Tangtang, frail and weak."

Your cultivation level is slightly higher than Tangtang's, but you should be more capable in combat than Tangtang.

Song Linxin kept using the term "Tangtang" in every sentence, which made Chen Lu feel a little sick of it.

Looking at Chu Liutang again, his eyes were full of happiness, as if she were the only one in them.