Chapter 60
Chapter 60
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 60
Chapter Title: State of the Allies
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Mirror Moon Pavilion. This was an establishment under the Yun Clan, poised to become the largest tavern in the future Mirror Moon Market City.
It was in a prime location, just off the main street.
Covering an area of three acres, it had two floors. The first floor housed the main hall and private rooms, while the second floor consisted of guest rooms for cultivators seeking lodging.
When Chen Jianghe arrived, he found Yu Daniu already waiting at the entrance of the Mirror Moon Pavilion, with Yun Xiaoniu by his side.
Yun Xiaoniu was now ten years old, standing over five and a half feet tall, looking almost like a full-grown adult.
He took after Yu Daniu in appearance, with dark skin and a simple, honest look about him.
"Brother Jianghe."
"Daniu, sorry to keep you waiting." Chen Jianghe quickened his pace and approached Yu Daniu.
The spiritual power emanating from Yu Daniu was much stronger now; he had clearly broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining.
"Nephew greets Uncle." Yun Xiaoniu bowed respectfully.
"Well now, Xiaoniu has gotten even sturdier."
Chen Jianghe patted Yun Xiaoniu's arm. In another couple of years, the boy would probably be taller than him.
"Brother Jianghe, let me show you around the Mirror Moon Pavilion."
Yu Daniu said with a broad smile.
He led the way for Chen Jianghe, first taking him on a tour of the ground floor, which featured a main hall of over three hundred square meters, thirty-six private rooms, and a rear kitchen.
Then they went up to see the guest rooms on the second floor. Although they weren't as lavishly decorated as the Welcome Inn at Port One, they possessed a classic, fragrant charm, excelling in tranquility and elegance.
Every guest room was equipped with soundproofing, spirit-gathering, and defensive arrays.
"These guest rooms are set up with spirit-gathering arrays, allowing the spiritual energy to reach the concentration of a first-tier high-grade spirit vein. There are also defensive and soundproofing arrays to better protect our customers' privacy."
"What do you think, Brother Jianghe?"
Yu Daniu looked at Chen Jianghe, seemingly seeking his opinion and suggestions regarding the Mirror Moon Pavilion.
"It's good. A very nice layout."
Chen Jianghe gave Yu Daniu a deep look. Why did it feel like Yu Daniu had an unusual connection to the Mirror Moon Pavilion?
"Daniu, has the Yun Clan arranged for you to work at the Mirror Moon Pavilion?"
Live-in sons-in-law were generally only responsible for procreation, not for other family affairs. This was to prevent them from abusing their power for personal gain and lining their own pockets.
"My third and fourth sons were also found to have spiritual roots. As a reward, the clan made me the manager of the Mirror Moon Pavilion."
Yu Daniu said with a simple smile.
In truth, the Yun Clan's decision to make Yu Daniu the manager wasn't solely because he had fathered four children with spiritual roots for them.
The main reason was that Yu Daniu knew how to be grateful.
On the day Yun Bufan attempted to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, the demonic cultivator Lan Tianxiang was slaying elders, property heads, and deacons outside the island. At that critical moment, it wasn't just Yun Huizhen who told Yu Daniu to leave.
The other Yun Clan women who had taken in live-in husbands said the same to their spouses.
Those sons-in-law either nodded or remained silent.
Without exception, they all tacitly agreed with their wives. Only Yu Daniu had bluntly refused, vowing to live and die with the Yun Clan.
Therefore, not only was he made the manager of the Mirror Moon Pavilion, but his annual stipend was also raised to twelve spirit stones, surpassing that of his wife, Yun Huizhen.
"The Yun Clan made you the manager of the Mirror Moon Pavilion!"
Chen Jianghe was astonished. He truly hadn't expected this.
Even if the Yun Clan valued Yu Daniu, the most he would have expected was a simple job at the Mirror Moon Pavilion.
Why would they let a live-in son-in-law manage one of their establishments?
Especially an establishment of this scale.
"Daniu, congratulations." Chen Jianghe congratulated Yu Daniu from the bottom of his heart. From this day on, Yu Daniu could be considered fully integrated into the Yun Clan.
With two Foundation Establishment Ancestors, the Yun Clan's various enterprises were thriving and prospering. Since Yu Daniu was held in high regard, his future was also boundless.
"It's all just luck."
Yu Daniu chuckled. "Brother Jianghe, let me treat you to some of the Mirror Moon Pavilion's medicinal cuisine."
Afterward, they went to a private room where Yu Daniu ordered a table full of medicinal delicacies. The ingredients included two spirit beasts, the little green fish and the white egret. The big green fish was no longer deemed worthy of the Mirror Moon Pavilion's tables. There was also a jug of high-grade spirit wine.
A jug of first-tier low-grade spirit wine was worth fifty taels of silver (based on port city silver prices).
A jug of first-tier mid-grade spirit wine was worth twenty grains of spirit sand.
A jug of first-tier high-grade spirit wine was worth one spirit stone.
This showed the high standard of hospitality Yu Daniu was extending to Chen Jianghe, and it also reflected the importance he placed on him.
"Brother Jianghe, in two years at most, the Mirror Moon Market City will officially open to all cultivators in the Tiannan Region."
"You're already a low-grade Talisman Master. When the time comes, I'll pull some strings and help you rent a small single-room courtyard in the market city at a low price. From then on, we brothers can both cultivate on the island."
Yu Daniu said sincerely.
"It's too soon for a low-grade Talisman Master to set up shop in the market city. I'll wait until I become a mid-grade Talisman Master. For now, I think being a high-level Fishery Farmer is quite good."
"The income from the little green fish every two years is substantial, and the spiritual energy in the inner waters is also very abundant."
Chen Jianghe said with a light laugh.
He couldn't stay at Mirror Moon Lake forever, let alone settle in the Mirror Moon Market City, so he could only politely refuse Yu Daniu's offer.
"Next year, it'll be time to test your fifth son's spiritual roots, right? How about it? You're not worried anymore, are you? Haha~"
"Hehe~ I still hope my fifth has spiritual roots. That way, the brothers will have each other to rely on in the Yun Clan."
"Mm, that's true."
Chen Jianghe nodded and looked at Yun Xiaoniu. "Xiaoniu can start cultivating after the new year."
"Daniu, you know I'm a low-grade Talisman Master now, and I've saved up some spirit stones. Let me pay you back those eight spirit stones from before."
As he spoke, Chen Jianghe took out eight spirit stones.
"Brother Jianghe, my annual stipend is twelve spirit stones, and Huizhen's is eight. We have more than enough to support Xiaoniu's cultivation."
"What are you talking about? If the child is cultivating, are you and your wife going to stop? In the future, you'll have your second, third, fourth, and fifth sons, all of whom will need spirit stones."
"This..."
"Let's not stand on ceremony, brother. Take them."
At Chen Jianghe's repeated insistence, Yu Daniu accepted the eight spirit stones, but he also said that whenever Chen Jianghe was short on spirit stones, he could just let him know.
After several rounds of drinks and dishes, the conversation turned to Gao Peiyao and Zhou Miaoyun.
Zhou Miaoyun seemed to have become a different person, having lost her former arrogance. She had written letters to both Chen Jianghe and Yu Daniu before the year's end.
In her letter to Yu Daniu especially, her words were polite and tinged with apology.
Moreover, Zhou Miaoyun had reached the sixth level of Qi Refining a year ago, and her father had broken through to the late-stage of Qi Refining.
With a mid-grade Talisman Master and a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, the Zhou Clan had managed to gain a firm foothold in Qinghe Market City.
"Brother Jianghe, do you think Little Sister Peiyao could have...?"
Yu Daniu didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was perfectly clear: he was worried that Gao Peiyao had met with misfortune.
Otherwise, it was impossible that she would have been gone for five years without a single word.
"Fairy Miaoyun said in her letter that Peiyao took a flying vessel from Qinghe Market City to an Immortal Sect Market City. Nothing should have happened to her, right~"
Chen Jianghe's words lacked conviction.