Chapter 162 – The Secretary of State
Chapter 162 – Upper Secretary
Many thoughts flashed through Li Xin’s mind.
Tan Qingxue asked him if he knew about the baleful aura within that divine egg, could it be that he had discovered something?
But thinking carefully, Li An felt that it was impossible!
The Ten Thousand Fathoms Abyss was filled with baleful Qi, whether the baleful Qi was artificially injected or naturally infested, there was no way to find out, and Li An had given the divine egg a trace of Life Seed Qi to save its life at that time, and that trace of the Qi had also been digested by the divine egg at that time, there was no trace to be found.
“Fatal Seed Qi? This Wu does not know ……”
Li An said doubtfully, “Then is the divine egg’s problem serious now?”
Tan Qingxue didn’t move, “Yes, the family head summoned me and the clan’s therapists have discussed this many times, but the divine egg’s vitality is too weak and forced by the baneful qi, removing the baneful qi is already difficult enough, if you want to completely save the divine egg, you still need to find certain divine life substances before you can do so …… “
“I see… …… Secretary Tan has taken the trouble.”
Li An said painlessly.
“Right.”
Tan Qingxue suddenly continued, “Tanxue does have something that she happens to want to ask for the help of Supreme Minister Wu.”
Li An hurriedly said, “Please speak, Supreme Minister Tan.”
“I’ve been suffering from insomnia and dreaminess lately, and after looking to the physician in the hall, he said that I’m overly consumed by my divine soul, and that in addition to taking soul-restoring medicines, it would be best if I had some ‘Prana-quenching talismans’ to go along with it.”
She smiled with a beaming smile, “I wonder if Supreme Secretary Wu can help?”
Li An said, “Good, I wonder how much Upper Secretary Tan needs?”
“Three or five will do.”
Li An nodded, “Wu will do his best, and after the runes are refined on another day, I will immediately deliver them for Supreme Minister Tan.”
“Mister Wu won’t bother you any longer-“
He got up to take his leave.
Looking at his departing figure, Tan Xue was pondering for a long time, picking up a teacup and taking a sip, whispering, “See why I’m fuming?”
She was thinking back.
When Li An just came in and saw her, although he was only slightly stunned, it did not escape her eyes.
“Acquaintance? But I have not detected a familiar aura, besides, my acquaintances, who else is still alive today? The northern part of Da Li is in turmoil, Qiu Hui and the others have all passed away, right ……”
She whispered, seemed to have some feelings, then her eyes slightly revealed a clear light, “You say right?”
I don’t know to whom I am speaking.
But after a long time, she suddenly added: “Perhaps, there is another person, he is smart enough, cautious enough …… Wu Shangqing, but also from the Great Li ah ……”
……
Walked out of the Tan Mansion.
Li Xin’s vigilance in his heart has not gone.
In fact, he was not at all interested in what kind of strange encounters Tan Qingxue actually had, even though there had been skin to skin and profound exchanges, but so what?
Now see each other again, but as strangers.
But he didn’t want to reveal traces in front of the other party.
“Ning Prana Talisman ……”
He was wondering if Tan Qingxue was testing him by deliberately asking him to refine this.
After all, White Tiger Hall wouldn’t be short of talisman masters, and besides, Tan Qingxue came from a talisman-making background back then, and now that she was already in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, would she be unable to refine the Ning Prana Talisman?
Moreover, the Ning Prana Talisman belonged to the second-order special talisman, which could play the role of tranquilizing the soul and calming the spirit, and was generally used by very few people.
When refining this kind of talisman, Li An’s divine soul and Yuan Spirit would also be involved, and if it was an expert with enough realm, he could even infer the divine soul breath of the talisman maker from the talisman.
Looks could be changed, but how could the divine soul aura be concealed?
But, Li An was not worried about this.
His Life Seed changed in thousands of ways, and after the first branch was connected to the Spiritual Platform, it allowed him to disguise even his own divine soul aura!
These Ning Prana Talismans definitely needed to be refined for Tan Qingxue.
After all, he was now presenting himself as a second rank talisman master and was the upper secretary of the Xuanwu Hall, so it was unreasonable to say that these talismans could not be refined.
Not giving them to be refined was more likely to make the other party suspicious.
“On her, did you find anything special?”
After returning to his residence and closing the door, Li An’s thoughts moved, and he sent a question towards Shangguan Xiaoxiao in his spirit stage.
“You don’t listen to my words, so why ask me?”
Shangguan Xiaoxiao’s Yuan Spirit clasped its hands and seemed to have a feeling of raising its eyebrows.
Ever since she entered Li An’s spiritual platform, she had not been given the “respect” she deserved!
When Li An Gou was in the stinky ditch outside Tianyang City, she had advised Li An to leave countless times, but as a result, Li An was bent on his own for twenty-two years, and she nearly despaired of herself.
In the face of the opportunity of the abyss, she analyzed Li An in various ways, but turned around and left.
Even, halfway through, he wanted to directly refine her ……
Now, she finally found her chance.
“Speak, or not?”
Li An coldly snapped.
“I hope you understand that people need to have value when they live, if they don’t have value, then they don’t need to live.”
His words were calm and extremely threatening, “You think that your sister exists, so I need you, but I can go far away and escape from Yan Country, from Xiling Yuan Continent, and even from this Emperor Yuan Realm, at that time, what value do you still have to me?”
At those words, Shangguan Xiaoxiao was indeed stunned for a moment.
If Li An had said this in the past, she would have only mocked and not cared.
But now ……
she felt that Li An was most likely serious!
This bastard is really too much of a dog, for safety, he must have done something that would take decades to escape to a hundred and eighty billion miles away.
She’d already seen it.
Twenty-two years in the stinking gutter had finally given her a slightly more correct perception of Li An – Li An was an extremely life-thirsty person.
“Good you Li Gou ……”
She cursed hatefully, then said, “…… That woman is no longer human.”
Li An frowned, “Not a human being? Then what is it?”
“It’s still inconclusive, there’s a possibility that she could become a demon, there’s a possibility that she could become a Fury, let’s see how that thing in her body eventually takes shape ……”
Shangguan Xiaoxiao said, “Anyway, you stay away from her, she wants to kill you like a mole cricket.”
Li An: “……”
He let out a long sigh.
Cause and effect is chaotic and unpredictable, in this vast Immortal Cultivation world, really anything can happen, once Tan Qingxue, just a mediocre qualification and simple-minded talisman master, was left far behind by the crowd.
The death of a solitary old man was her only end.
Unexpectedly, when Mu Qingwan, Zhao Xianchuan, Wang Dazhu, Xu Qiuhui, and a host of other Immortal Cultivators with their own strengths had all turned to dust, she was still alive, and had an unimaginable creation?
Of course, it might be difficult to say whether it was a creation or a calamity.
However, Li An was calm in his heart, whether she was dead or alive, no matter how weak or strong she was, Li An only treated her as a passerby!
Was, and still is.
What she came to the Jiang family to do, Li An did not care, keep a distance, do not allow other things to interfere with his own road to JieDan, that is.
……
In the next few days, Li An first purchased the herbs that Sun Jinxue needed and sent them to her.
For this reason, Sun Jinxue appeared happy and excited, and that night, she personally did a lot of drinking and cooking, and the lone man and woman stayed with Li An for dinner to show her gratitude.
However, she grasped it well and did not have anything happen that day, but just guided the atmosphere to an appropriate moment, and then sent Li An away.
Step by step.
Li An knew this by heart, but he didn’t care.
Sun Jinxue need him as a backer, evening him, in the future may be in the Jiang family will be much better, and he in the Xuanwu Hall, but also need a heart and basic plate, Sun Jinxue know how to do things, have a brain, but also just can be utilized by Li An.
Take what you need, take your time.
Then, Li An took a few sheets of talisman paper from within the hall to make a talisman for Tan Qing Xue.
Four days later.
Li An arrived again and knocked on the door of Tan’s residence.
“Secretary Wu is here, the master is in the study and said you can go there directly-“
The door servant respectfully said.
Li An then headed towards the study, and just as he reached the side of the study, he heard a sound of men and women laughing and joking.
“Aiya, it’s so hard to draw talismans, I’m so bent, is it because I’m not talented?”
Tan Qingxue’s voice.
“It’s not difficult, come on, let me hold your hand and teach you? Don’t be afraid, right …… slow, slow, just a little bit more successful!”
Another clear male voice rang out, and within this male voice, there was clearly a hint of an excited trill, like a person who had been pursuing a goddess for a long time, and was suddenly thrilled to be given a chance by the goddess.
Li An Xin’s heart moved, so he waited outside the door for a long time.
Some memories flooded back. Back then, when he and Tan Qingxue were in Qingyang Fang City, the two of them were like fish in water, like glue, this kind of thing was done a lot, drawing charms together in the study, Li An had also held her hand, guiding her while doing something ridiculous …… But it was all in the past.
Instead, he was alert in his heart.
Tan Qingxue this will not be deliberately do to Li An see?
After a long time.
“Drawing talismans is so tiring, standing for so long, my waist is sore ……”
Tan Qingxue’s pouting and complaining voice rang out.
The man stammered, “I, I’ll rub it for you?”
“There’s no need …… By the way, I have an appointment today.”
As the words fell, the door to the study opened.
“Wu Shangqing, when did you come ……”
Tan Qingxue’s eyes seem to be very surprised, very bright eyes gazing at Li An’s eyes, but Li An’s eyes only calm, without the slightest ripple, slightly owed:
“Mister Wu is sending talismans for Supreme Minister Tan-“
Said handing over a few talismans.
Tan Qingxue took them and took a close look, a flash of disappointment flashed imperceptibly in her eyes, but still said, “Many thanks to Supreme Minister Wu, this is the reward for Supreme Minister–“
Saying so, he gave a storage bag.
Li An took it bashfully and smiled, “Wu will not bother.”
After saying that, he excused himself and left.
Tan Qingxue watched him leave, but there was no longer the trace of anticipation in her eyes that she had last time, only a coldness and disappointment.
He listened to the sound of the room, no fluctuations, and then this look at the soul, also not the deceased in her imagination.
And why bother? Perhaps, it is just that Li An saw her when she froze, the coincidence from Dali, as well as sending her a talisman …… provoked a trace of unwillingness in her heart of the aftermath, so it will be so strange to try it.
There was no need for it at all!
She smoothed out the inner ripples.
“Snow, let me continue teaching you how to draw charms …… Take a break this time, okay?”
The appearance of the talisman master beside her looked quite young, with hope and expectation in his eyes.
“I’m tired, Chen Lin, go back.”
Tan Qingxue said indifferently.
Chen Lin’s face changed slightly, “Xue’er ……”
“Rune Master Chen, although I don’t care about the difference in status, it would be more appropriate for you to call me Shangqing, right?”
Tan Qingxue did not hide the hint of disgust between her brows, “Send the guests away.”
Rune Master Chen Lin was invited out of the Tan Mansion, he was ashamed and angry.
What on earth was going on?
“Wu Qin!”
In the end, he clenched his fists and looked in the direction of the Xuanwu Hall with hatred in his eyes!
Obviously, everything was developing so smoothly, and it was all because this Wu Qin had arrived and spoiled his own good deed.
Moreover, it was clear that he was able to refine the Ning Prana Talisman himself, and Tan Shangqing actually went to find Wu Qin?
“Today, I, Chen Lin, am located under people, but in the future …… I may not always be just an ordinary guest secretary, and may not mix worse than this Wu Qin!”
He flung his sleeves and turned around.
……
Back to Xuanwu Hall.
Li An felt that after this matter, Tan Qingxue should not do these meaningless things anymore.
His guess was correct, the next period of time was quiet, and between him and Tan Qingxue, there was almost no more excessive interactions.
……
In the blink of an eye, five years passed.
During the five years, Li An mixed like a fish in water in Xuanwu Hall.
It was mainly because his backer had been too fierce these past few years!
Jiang Ribai had become the most powerful of the four True Dan Elders since he welcomed Ruoli to recognize his ancestor.
Ruo Li also did not live up to her talent, the cultivation of the Royal Beast Art by leaps and bounds, although the start was very late, but it is already recognized as a genius in the Jiang family, five years has been refining the fourth layer of qi, almost a small step a year.
She and Erniu came to see Li An once.
At one time, Li An was the master of the two of them, but now their identities were worlds apart, and when they met, Li An could only call her Miss and bow to her.
She, on the other hand, continued to address Li An as master, and returned the honor of disciple, and gave Li An some gifts.
This makes Li An quite sentimental, now if the pear in the Jiang family stars, can still uphold a simple and sincere, but also rare.
After all, he has seen too many people, from the poor and weak to the rich and powerful, the ambition will be rampant, once with the weak accompanied by the goodness and simplicity, will also disappear.
It is also because of all the above, Li An has lived a very peaceful life.
This year, the family is a message, the master of the family seems to have some problems with the cultivation, it is possible to be closed, then, Jiang Ribai is the first person to preside over the important events in the family, Li An more smooth.
It can be said that now Li An already has the environment of the jieDan!
But he can’t conjugate dan now.
For one, his cultivation at the time he entered the Jiang family was only in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and suddenly having to conjugate dan would inevitably make people suspicious, and it would take time to rationalize the process.
Secondly, he still needed an explicit “Yuan Ling Dan”.
He definitely couldn’t let people know that he had an extremely high grade Yuan Ling Dan and needed to conceal it!
However, fortunately, the Jiang family was a large family, and although the Yuan Ling Dan was a core strategic material, the inferior pills were within reach!
Li An was prepared to save up for a few years and buy a “bad quality Yuan Ling Dan” from the Jiang family, so that the Jiang family would be more at ease with him.
Secretly, he will use the best quality Yuan Ling Dan to flush Dan, when he becomes Dan, the wood is already in the boat, there is no fear of people starting any bad intentions.
“Upper Secretary, are you still not closed?”
In the morning, Sun Jinxue woke up with Li An, she sensed Li An’s cultivation and could already impact the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
Moreover, Li An also already had the Spirit Charge Pill to assist him.
“That’s right, we’ll close the door tomorrow.”
Li An smiled faintly.
Pretend to impact the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and after succeeding, use another twenty to thirty years to lay the groundwork and pretend to cultivate to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and at that time, he would almost be able to purchase the inferior Yuan Spirit Pill from the Jiang family.
The big plan could be expected!
The next day, Li An began his seclusion.
Three months later.
Li An officially came out of seclusion, and his strength explicitly entered the late stage of Foundation Establishment.
“This is the tasks released by the family this month-“
Not long after he left the gate, the family steward had arrived and sent him a list of this month’s tasks.
The family side were all directly connected to the Upper Secretary and assigned tasks, as for how they were arranged within the hall, that was Upper Secretary Li An’s own business.
Li An received the letterhead and took a look, but he frowned, “Brother Xinda, how come the amount of talismans, magic weapons, and elixirs have been raised so much this month? It’s four times what it used to be!”
The steward’s name was Jiang Xinda, Li An often dealt with him and took the initiative to befriend him, and the two of them were relatively close, calling themselves brothers and sisters.
Jiang Xinda laughed, “Old brother Wu, don’t blame me, it’s not just Xuanwu Hall, the White Tiger and Green Dragon two halls are the same.”
He leisurely said, “For the sake of our friendship, Wu old brother, I’ll give you another letter, the next may be all so many …… and possibly incremental.”
Li An’s heart stirred.
Although Li An is the upper secretary, but the status is different, some secrets in the family, he is not qualified to know.
On the contrary, Jiang Xinda was the core steward of the family and probably knew more than Li An.
The Jiang family suddenly wants a big increase in supplies, and it is a continuous big increase …… This is a crazy reserve ah.
Generally doing this kind of reserve, there is only one possibility!
War!
Because, war’s consumption of all kinds of supplies is astronomical!
The more you prepare in advance, the more abundant it will be at the time of war.
However, in the entire country of Yan, the Jiang family did not have any enemies, and within the territory of Qingzhou, the Jiang family was even an overlord that no one could challenge.
Unless ……
Could it be that Yan Kingdom and Da Li Dynasty, are going to have a war?
This thought flashed violently through Li An’s mind!
……
(End of chapter)