Chapter 1101: Chapter 381: Prince’s Mansion Turmoil, Secrets, and Expansion (Part 4)

Having him handle the purchase was indeed the most suitable.

"Alright, we’ll do as Brother Yongshang says."

Yaoyao didn’t insist.

Fu Changlei pondered for a moment, then took a list from his sleeve and handed it to Fu Yongshang:

"Yongshang, help me see if our shop has the materials on this list."

Fu Yongshang took it and had a look.

It was all Talisman Making materials.

He swept everything up with a broad promise:

"Uncle Changlei, don’t worry. Even if we don’t have them, I’ll find a way to gather them all. You just rest for a bit; I’ll be back within half a day."

After he got up.

He then remembered to ask Fu Yongyi and Yaoyao if they needed to buy anything.

Both shook their heads.

Once he left.

The three of them sat cross-legged and closed their eyes in meditation.

As expected.

In less than half a day.

Fu Yongshang came thudding up the stairs and handed the prepared storage bag to Fu Changlei:

"Uncle Changlei, please check carefully if anything’s missing."

Fu Changlei took it and swept it with his Divine Sense; seeing that all the materials needed for him to refine the [Heaven-Shocking Hammer], [Heaven-Caging Talisman], and later the [Thunder-Attracting Talisman] Fu Changsheng had passed on to him were all present without a single omission, he couldn’t help being impressed by Fu Yongshang’s capability in handling affairs. At the same time he was genuinely a bit shocked by Jingzhou’s abundant products—when taking the Teleportation Array, he had swept through the South Huai Prefecture, yet had only barely managed to gather one or two of the common materials he needed.

Jingzhou was already like this.

The prosperity of the Great Zhou Imperial Capital was simply unimaginable.

He patted the storage bag; a flash of Dawn Light gleamed, and then a box floated toward Fu Yongshang:

"These are Tier Three High-Grade Spirit Talismans I refined. Yongshang, see if they’re enough to offset the cost of the materials on my list."

In the Fu Family.

Accounts had always been kept strictly.

Public and private were clearly separated.

This was something the Elder Council had decided later on, and because of it Fu Changsheng ended up with an extra private treasury. If the clan needed something and it came out of his private treasury, it still had to be clearly recorded.

Fu Yongshang opened the box and swept it with his Divine Sense, clicking his tongue in admiration:

"Uncle Changlei’s Talisman-Making Skill is truly outstanding. Every Spirit Talisman is of top quality. Selling these will only bring in more Spirit Stones, not less. I’ll record the proceeds under your name, Uncle Changlei."

After exchanging a few polite words.

The four of them had a meal at Yunxiang Tower.

Early the next morning.

Fu Yongshang personally escorted them to the Transmission Hall.

The Transmission Hall had nearly a hundred halls, each leading to a different location, and every hall had a Purple Mansion expert stationed there.

The newest hall had the two characters "Wuzhou" hanging conspicuously above it.

Seeing this scene, Yaoyao couldn’t help feeling a surge of ambition in her heart:

"If, in the future, the clan can build Teleportation Arrays at each of our strongholds, that would be perfect!"

However.

As for the construction principles of the Teleportation Arrays, the Court had not revealed a single shred of information; its secrecy level was several grades higher even than that of Purple Mansion Spiritual Objects.

Yaoyao silently swore to herself.

Once the clan grew rich in the future, she would have her father approve dismantling a Teleportation Array for research. As long as they could analyze its structural principles, they could build their own. Yet as soon as this thought arose, she found it strange—why had no other Seventh-Grade Noble Family and above ever had this idea:

"Could it be that there are hidden Profound Mechanisms in these Teleportation Arrays that prevent people from stealing the method?"

Thus.

Once they entered the hall.

She observed the Teleportation Array with even greater focus.

At this look.

Her brows furrowed:

"So that’s how it is!"

Even the Teleportation Arrays managed by the Court itself were set with Array Patterns that would automatically self-immolate once dismantled; clearly, it was to prevent other Noble Families from learning in secret:

"Truly, this is just..."

The Court was obviously using this measure to control the various Noble Families.

Fu Yongshang cupped his hands to the elder in charge of the Teleportation Array:

"Master Youu, these three clansmen of mine wish to head to Wuzhou. We’ll trouble you, Master."

The matter of the Fu Family’s promotion to a Seventh-Grade Noble Family had long since been spread throughout all of Jingzhou by Liuu Meizhen.

Thus the always indifferent Master Youu showed a slightly more amiable attitude:

"The Wuzhou Teleportation Array requires five people to activate. Of course, if you’re willing to cover the transmission cost for the remaining two persons, that’s another matter. In addition, teleporting to Wuzhou costs ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones per person."

Fu Yongshang was momentarily stunned.

There hadn’t been such a rule before.

And the price had clearly gone up quite a bit.

This...

For three people that would be thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

Not something ordinary folk could possibly produce.

Seeing this, Master Youu offered a brief explanation:

"This is a new regulation issued from above just yesterday."

This sort of thing could be verified with a little inquiry; one couldn’t be fooled on it.

Hearing this, Fu Yongshang immediately felt like retreating.

An extra twenty thousand Spirit Stones for nothing.

That was the hard-earned profit of everyone in their shop for a month or two.

Fu Yongshang cupped his hands to Master Youu:

"Master Youu, then we won’t take the Teleportation Array just yet. We’ll discuss it first."

"Mm."

Hearing this, Master Youu inwardly cursed them as paupers.

It was merely an extra twenty thousand Spirit Stones, yet they were still penny-pinching like this, when all three of Fu Changlei’s group were Purple Mansion cultivators.

This Fu Family truly lived up to being from some remote backwater; even after being promoted to a Seventh-Grade Noble Family, they still reeked of poverty.

Though his heart was full of disdain.

Master Youu’s face didn’t show a hint of it as he simply closed his eyes and meditated.

Leaving the Wuzhou hall of the Transmission Hall, Fu Yongshang immediately transmitted his voice to the three:

"Uncle Changlei, I heard the Lei Family is also planning to head to Wuzhou soon. How about I go contact the Lei Family?"

The Lei Family’s daughter had married into the Seven Commandery Prince’s Mansion; the Seventh Young Master born from that marriage was Ningning’s husband, so the Lei Family and their Fu Family could be considered in-laws.

Fu Changlei shook his head at once:

"Before we came, I heard the Patriarch mention that the Lei Family has also already been promoted to a Seventh-Grade Noble Family, though their fief hasn’t been decided yet. Right now there are only three spots left in Wuzhou that no one has chosen. I don’t think we need to save this twenty thousand Spirit Stones."

If they were late.

And the Huizhou Prefecture the Lady of the House had her eye on was chosen by someone else, wouldn’t that be a cause for regret?

After all.

Once a choice was made.

That Prefecture or County would become the Fu Family’s focus of development in the future, directly affecting their next hundred years of growth.

Yaoyao and Fu Yongyi at the side both nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Fu Yongshang couldn’t press the issue further.

After a pause, he said:

"Alright, Uncle Changlei, then wait a bit. I’ll bring two of the sharper lads from the shop over for you. When you get to Wuzhou, they can run errands for you and such."

As a merchant.

Fu Yongshang’s principle was to never waste even a single coin.

After he left.

Yaoyao covered her mouth and chuckled:

"No wonder Father trusts Brother Yongshang so much."

Fu Yongshang had been in business for many years; the Spirit Stones that passed through his hands were not a small figure, yet he still maintained his original heart—truly rare.

It was just that.

Though Fu Yongshang had navigated the marketplace for many years.

His heart for Cultivation was difficult to settle.

However.

Fortunately, he still had a hundred years of Lifespan left, so there was still a chance.

Fu Yongshang cast a Light Body Technique and swiftly returned to his own shop, leaving only the elderly worker outside to attract customers, while he summoned all the younger ones to the back courtyard. He sent a Daoist Technique into the Array, and once the Array Light Curtain rose, he said:

"Every one of you here is someone I watched grow up. You’ve followed me for so many years, yet I haven’t managed to secure any great prospects for you. Now, however, a tremendous opportunity is right in front of you. Among you here, is there anyone willing to go to Wuzhou?"

The workers present.

Were all from the Business Hall of the Fu Family’s Moon Academy.

They were all excited at the first half of his words, but when they heard it involved going to Wuzhou, they subconsciously exchanged glances, then all lowered their heads in unison.

Wuzhou was newly established.

In terms of safety, it couldn’t compare to Jingzhou at all.

In Jingzhou, there was a Barrier on the border, and Golden Core Masters from the Land of the Far West couldn’t cross, so while there were occasional minor skirmishes along Jingzhou’s border, it was overall quite peaceful.

Going to Wuzhou.

Would mean being truly exposed under the Sects’ very noses.

The clan had only just been promoted to a Seventh-Grade Noble Family.

The shop’s business was in its prime, booming.

They had no need to risk their lives going to Wuzhou.

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