Chapter 1287 - 352: A Spirit Beast Named Xiba_2

Chapter 1287: Chapter 352: A Spirit Beast Named Xiba_2

"In the meantime, introducing the courtesan as a cultural ambassador should have quite a good effect."

"Along with the arrival of Celestial Craft Workshop and various institutions."

"By then, Jiangnan should become a rather formidable presence."

"But speaking of this, it seems I still need to seek out some other bigwigs."

The great families of weaponry, there are three: Wanjian Manor, Divine Sword Manor, Hidden Sword Manor.

What about the great families of alchemy? This is unknown.

The great families of garment-making, there’s no need to worry about this, Jiangnan’s main trade is this.

What about the great families of grain and oil? This is also unknown.

If Jiangnan wants to become formidable, Yuchi would have to personally go and persuade each one to join, and the difficulty mainly depends on Yuchi’s own strength and Jiangnan’s strength at the time. If Yuchi has strength but Jiangnan doesn’t, others are bound to be unconvinced. If Yuchi lacks strength but Jiangnan is formidable, then he would have no say. Only when both are very strong will it be most secure.

"So there are quite a lot of miscellaneous things to deal with."

"But no matter what, we should take it slow. When the day comes that Ascension Gate grows to the top, Jiangnan will undoubtedly be a renowned presence across the Nine Provinces, and by then, even I, Old Yuchi, would have successfully completed my mission, and wouldn’t need to run all over the place, but could peacefully fish with Yin Shuang and the like."

"Thinking like this, did I come here to endure hardship? If it was just for my own enjoyment, I could have done so long ago, but I chose this path, the road is long, and it’s unclear when it will be complete, but patience is required."

...

At Ascension Gate, Yuchi returned to the sect unprecedentedly to have dinner with the disciples.

Unknowingly, Ascension Gate now had eighteen disciples.

Yuchi hadn’t checked the disciples’ cultivation in a long time, not due to negligence, but because it was no longer necessary to slowly monitor them. Even if a "Sadako" appeared in Ascension Gate, this "Sadako" would be influenced to wash pots and cook.

The atmosphere was too harmonious, with all eighteen disciples sitting in a hall eating, all with smiles on their faces, chatting about various miscellaneous little things, like some disciple speaking nonsense in their sleep or another tripping over flat ground.

There were quite a few.

Yuchi sat next to Lu Qingyin, and now it had been ten days since her arrival at the sect. It was mid-September in the year 990 of the Nine Provinces Calendar, and in the ten days at Ascension Gate, it was noticeable that Lu Qingyin was no longer as reserved as before.

"Have some vegetables." Yuchi smiled, picking vegetables for Lu Qingyin.

"Thank you, Sect Leader Senior Brother!" Lu Qingyin said with a flushed face.

"Well, if there’s ever anything you really can’t get through, just tell me directly. We may not have much capability, but we do care for our disciples." Yuchi smiled.

"I...I will!" Lu Qingyin replied bashfully, keeping her head down.

"Haha, then eat more."

"Mmm mmm..."

After dinner, Yuchi found Song Yinghan.

"Yinghan, do you know about the Cloud Descending Sect?"

"The Cloud Descending Sect?"

"Yes, an assassination sect, seemingly quite formidable."

"I don’t know."

Standing in the Martial Arts Arena of Ascension Gate, Yuchi started to inquire with Song Yinghan about the Cloud Descending Sect, but to no avail. The Star Observatory was also not very knowledgeable about the Cloud Descending Sect, only aware of its existence, but not where it was hidden.

Song Yinghan apologized for not being able to help Yuchi: "Brother Yuchi, perhaps I could go back and ask my dad? He might know a bit, but during my time at the Star Observatory, I really hadn’t heard of the Cloud Descending Sect."

The Star Observatory, huh? Nah, that place is nothing but trouble. Since I’ve already parted ways with Song Qingshan, there’s no need to go back. The past is past, and it’s not like there aren’t other ways... Yuchi cheerfully said:

"No worries, I was just asking casually. This kind of thing isn’t a big deal anyway, so I have some things to take care of first, and if ever you feel a bit lonely, you can come find me, beautiful Yinghan."

Song Yinghan nodded shyly, blushing, then watched as Yuchi left Ascension Gate.

After leaving Ascension Gate, Yuchi temporarily headed near Jiangzhou City.

It was around nine in the evening, and the area around Jiangzhou City was still brightly lit, with a caravan of carriages traveling along the official road, seemingly headed directly to Jiangnan. From the sky, one could see a string of lights below.

Hmm.

Quite impressive.

"Yuan’Er and the others seem to have chosen a place, and they should be moving the Immortal Robe Pavilion from Jiangzhou City to Jiangnan, which is nice, it’ll be convenient in the future."

Yin Shuang perched on Yuchi’s shoulder, with a thousand-meter drop into darkness below her feet. Not far away was the lit-up official road, and she curiously looked at Yuchi: "Brother Yuchi, aren’t we going to the Cloud Descending Sect to rob some money next?"