12dz Chapter 1173 Being given the cold shoulder
Chapter 1173 Being given the cold shoulder
After leaving Donghua Porcelain Shop, Yang An and Xu Changshou took a stroll around Youbi Peak. Yang An bought some things before the two returned home.
Back at his residence, Xu Changshou took out the Netherworld Jade Brush and glanced at it, then couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had only just entered the Donghua Immortal Sect, and he already owed 120 million in loans.
However, there's nothing we can do about it; without a magic brush, there's no way to draw talismans.
The next day, early in the morning, Xu Changshou arrived at the stable. Yang An continued to teach Xu Changshou how to brush the horses, but Xu Changshou still couldn't get the hang of it and just watched from the side.
After a busy day, Yang An finally finished cleaning the horses, and the two sat in the stable chatting.
At this moment, Wu Shan walked over, glanced at Xu Changshou, and said, "Starting tomorrow, you don't need to work at the Horse Breeding Office anymore. There's a vacancy at the Horse Training Office, so you can go there."
"The horse training officer..."
Xu Changshou asked in bewilderment, "Senior Brother Wu, what do you want me to do at the Horse Training Bureau?"
Wu Shan laughed and said, "Going to the Horse Training Office is naturally to train horses."
"Training horses!"
Xu Changshou became interested. He had heard that taming a horse could earn him some merit points, which was much more promising than training horses.
"It's settled then. I'll take you to the horse training office first thing tomorrow morning."
Wu Shan waved his hand, said those words, and left.
After Wu Shan left, Yang An's expression turned somber. He said, "Junior Brother Xu, you mustn't go to the Horse Training Bureau."
Xu Changshou asked in bewilderment, "Why can't we go?"
Yang An said, "I've heard that the lowest cultivation level required to tame a Crimson Scaled Dragon Horse is at least the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm. With your current cultivation level, taming a Crimson Scaled Dragon Horse might not be easy, and you could even be in mortal danger."
"Oh?"
Xu Changshou's expression changed upon hearing this.
"Senior Brother Yang, if that's the case, why did Wushan still send me to the Horse Training Bureau?"
Yang An looked around and, seeing that no one was around, lowered his voice and said, "You've offended someone, and they're making things difficult for you."
"Offended someone? Who could I have offended?"
"You've forgotten, Sima Xuan."
"It's him."
Xu Changshou nodded slightly.
Yang An said, "Sima Xuan and Wu Shan have a very good relationship. It is because of this relationship that Sima Xuan was able to stay in the Horse Breeding Bureau even though he had broken through to the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm. Otherwise, Sima Xuan would have reported to the Horse Training Bureau long ago."
"That makes sense..."
Xu Changshou nodded secretly. Yang An was right. In the Horse Breeding Bureau, there was only Sima Xuan at the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm, which was abnormal. Logically speaking, Sima Xuan, who had reached the mid-stage of the Void Refinement realm, should have been transferred to the Horse Taming Bureau.
Perhaps because the horse training office was too dangerous, Sima Xuan kept putting it off.
After all, horse training is very dangerous, injuries are common, and in severe cases, it can even be life-threatening.
Perhaps the Horse Training Bureau needed more people, and only Sima Xuan met the requirements. However, Sima Xuan had connections. Just then, I had beaten Sima Xuan yesterday, so Sima Xuan used his connections to get me into the Horse Training Bureau.
After glancing at Xu Changshou, Yang An analyzed, "Junior Brother Xu, you have to be careful. Sima Xuan's goal in getting you into the Horse Training Bureau might not be the ultimate goal. His ultimate goal might be to kill you. Once you're in the Horse Training Bureau, he definitely has other methods waiting for you."
At this point, Yang An paused for a moment before continuing, "Junior Brother Xu, do you have any connections or acquaintances in the Donghua Immortal Sect?"
"Forehead……"
Xu Changshou thought for a moment and said, "I have a fellow disciple who is a maidservant of Commander Hua."
Yang An shook his head: "A maid won't do. Maids are too lowly in status and have no say in anything."
Xu Changshou frowned: "Then what should I do?"
Yang An said, "For now, we can only take it one step at a time."
"That's it..."
Xu Changshou's eyes darted around.
He is Lei Zu's disciple, so his background is quite impressive.
However, Lei Zu has already ascended to heaven, and Zhu Miaoshan once said that she should not go to her unless she encounters a life-or-death situation.
This is such a trivial matter; it's definitely not worth going to Zhu Miaoshan, much less Bai Wenlong.
Just like Yang An said, we can only take it one step at a time.
……
At night, Xu Changshou went to Hua San Niang's temple and secretly arranged to meet Ye Mengyao.
"What? You've been assigned to the horse training department?"
Ye Mengyao was very surprised to learn of this.
Then he said in a deep voice, "This is bad, Junior Brother Xu. Someone is trying to harm you. Who have you offended?"
Xu Changshou explained the conflict between himself and Situ Xuan.
Upon hearing this, Ye Mengyao's expression turned even more unpleasant.
She smiled wryly and said, "I know this Situ Xuan. I heard that one of his ancestors was a cultivator at the Mahayana realm who cultivated in our Donghua Immortal Sect, but I don't know who it was."
Xu Changshou nodded secretly; Situ Xuan indeed had a powerful background.
"Senior Sister Mengyao, do you have any way to save me?"
Ye Mengyao shook her head slightly: "I am just a maid, my voice carries no weight, I have no say at all."
"Now, there is only one way to save you."
"any solution?"
"Go find Senior Brother Lu."
You mean Lu Yun?
"Yes. Senior Brother Lu is now the sect leader's disciple. If he is willing to step in and help you, you will definitely be able to overcome the current difficulties."
"Forget it, I'll handle it myself."
Xu Changshou waved his hand and returned to his dojo.
He had fought with Lu Yun before, but the two had no relationship. Even if he went to Lu Yun, Lu Yun might not pay him any attention. Besides, Xu Changshou didn't want to owe this person a favor.
Never mind, let's refine the Netherworld Jade Brush first.
It took Xu Changshou one night to completely refine the Netherworld Jade Brush.
……
Day two.
Tuk-tuk-tuk...
Before dawn, there was a knock on the door.
"Who!"
"It's me, Ye Mengyao."
Xu Changshou opened the door and welcomed Ye Mengyao in.
"Senior Sister Mengyao, what brings you here so early?"
Ye Mengyao looked at Xu Changshou and said seriously, "I thought about it all night. When you get to the Horse Training Bureau, the people there definitely won't harm you on the surface. They will most likely let you go directly to train horses."
Xu Changshou wondered, "What danger could there be in going directly to train horses?"
Ye Mengyao said, "Training horses is very dangerous. Not only do you need professional horse training skills, but you also need to undergo special training before you can start training horses. Even so, the risk of injury is still very high."
"If you go to the horse training office and they immediately send you to train horses, that would be dangerous."
"Hmm, you have a point." Xu Changshou frowned.
Ye Mengyao reached out and took out a jade slip, handed it to Xu Changshou, and said, "These are some horse taming techniques. I secretly made copies of them. Go back and study them carefully."
"Ok!"
"I go first."
"Goodbye, Senior Sister Mengyao."
After Ye Mengyao left, Xu Changshou began to study the jade slip she had given him.
The jade slip contained a complete set of horse taming techniques.
Xu Changshou then realized that taming horses was a test of endurance.