Chapter 89 Can I call you husband?
"Are there more? But give them all to me, what will you use?" Nie Ying had no idea that Sun Zecheng had more than ten talismans. Most people only had one, and two were a big deal.

"Take what's given to you. I must have more. This True Yang Silver Ruler Talisman was given to me by Master Li Huayuan. I'll give you one of the two brand new ones."

"Two talismans are enough. You can keep them. I don't want them. Your master is so kind to give you two talismans!" Nie Ying raised the knife talisman and the gold brick talisman.

"No! This is the betting reward for taking first place in the Tianwutai Forum." Sun Zecheng curled his lips.

"Just take it if I give it to you. I made a bet with my master and won his invisible needle talisman. So don't worry that I don't have it." Sun Zecheng stuffed the Zhenyang Silver Ruler talisman into Nie Ying's hand.

Sun Zecheng wanted to give more as a gift, but then he thought that three talismans were already luxurious enough. If he gave more, he was afraid that this naive man would be soft-hearted and give some away.

"But you are not allowed to give away the things I gave you."

"Well, I won't give away anything that Senior Brother Sun gave me."

"Do you still call me Senior Brother Sun when no one is around?" After hearing Nie Ying's promise not to send anyone away, Sun Zecheng finally felt at ease and continued to rummage through the storage bag, but the two of them had to change the way they addressed each other.

Nie Ying hesitated for a while.
"You can call me Brother Cheng..." Sun Zecheng said when he saw Nie Ying hesitate.

"Can I call you husband?" Nie Ying suddenly interrupted Sun Zecheng.

"Of course! I couldn't ask for more!" Sun Zecheng was overjoyed. He hugged Nie Ying and started to chew her: "Aying, my good wife."

"Husband, since I call you husband, I won't go back."

Unexpectedly, Nie Ying was so straightforward. Sun Zecheng was overjoyed. He hugged Nie Ying and started to bite her again.

"Wife, I am a mortal. I prefer mortal names. Call me husband. It sounds more elegant to call me husband."

Nie Ying didn't say anything, but just hugged Sun Zecheng and started biting him.

After a quick bite, Sun Zecheng called out, "Wait, I still have something to give you."

"Magic weapons, let me see..." Sun Zecheng had a lot of top-level magic weapons, but they all had their origins. He was afraid that Nie Ying would not understand the situation and would unknowingly bring trouble or even danger. After rummaging for a while, he took out the newly made black iron flying diamond shield. This shield was made of black iron and reshaped after being forged in the weapon refining shop. He also added the diamond shield function by hand. It was much more powerful than Han Li's original black iron flying shield. A yellow maple leaf was designed as the shield emblem on the shield. It can be said that it was brand new and homemade.

Nie Ying liked this Flying Diamond Maple Leaf Shield as soon as she saw it: "Is this produced in our Yellow Maple Valley? I like this maple leaf pattern."

"It was made by Sun Zecheng, a disciple of the Yellow Maple Valley, so you can say it is a product of the Yellow Maple Valley. If you like it, I'll give it to you."

"Husband, can you also refine weapons?" Nie Ying saw that Sun Zecheng had used the brass shield and knew that he still had it, so she accepted it without hesitation.

"I only need to know a little bit. Once I have a good idea, I will make a set of magic tools for you." He continued to rummage through the storage bag.
"Four bottles of He Qi Dan, a pill for the foundation-building stage, a total of forty pills."

"Hubby, you spent a lot of spirit stones on this, didn't you?"

"Hehe, without spending any spirit stones, two blind foundation builders came to rob your husband, but your husband robbed them of four bottles of Qi-combining pills in return."

"Ah! You only have four bottles?"

"I don't need the elixir, just take it if I give it to you." "Husband, you don't need the elixir?" Nie Ying couldn't understand.

"Your husband's martial arts is special, and the elixir has little effect. Besides, I have taken exotic fruits and have a special physique. My cultivation speed must be faster than yours. Just give it to you." Some secrets should not be known to Nie Ying as much as possible unless it is necessary. Sun Zecheng brought out an excuse he had prepared long ago.

"This is an intermediate-level talisman, the Vajra Talisman. I have tested it myself and it can withstand at least five full-strength attacks from a mid-stage Jindan. It is comparable to a talisman treasure. I'll give you a brand new one..." Sun Zecheng continued to rummage through the storage bag.

"Husband, I only want you now." Nie Ying interrupted Sun Zecheng and pushed Sun Zecheng down.

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Once a woman has tried the pleasure and takes the initiative, there is nothing a man can do.

A moment of spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold,
The two of them tossed and turned all night without realizing it, and the volcanic lava erupted several times.

Fortunately, both of them are young and are cultivators, so they can still be full of energy the next day after not sleeping all night.

Nie Ying openly changed her hair into a woman's bun and appeared hand in hand with Sun Zecheng.

When Lei Wanhe saw it, he directly gave Nie Ying a thunder sword talisman, saying that it was a dowry from the master to the disciple. Nie Ying thanked the master generously and accepted it.

Seeing Nie Ying accept the things, Elder Lei immediately and anxiously called the two of them together to discuss official business.

After the first foothold was taken, it was natural to build and arrange the formation. What Elder Lei discussed with Sun Zecheng and Nie Ying today was the planning and layout, and then the construction and arrangement according to the plan. Elder Lei felt uneasy if he didn't ask Sun Zecheng about everything.

After reading the jade slips introducing the Yuan family, Sun Zecheng's first impression was that they were poor.

The Yuan family was originally only a Jindan family, so naturally they had no right to share in the Beiliang Kingdom's already scarce spiritual minerals. They just used the spiritual veins and mountains and rivers to build a small medicine garden. The rest of their resources were basically obtained from battlefield spoils and rewards for military merits, which were basically exchanged for their lives, and they lived a very poor and miserable life.

The original spiritual vein of Yuanjialing was very ordinary, but Huangfeng Valley had spiritual eyes. Simply put, most of the spiritual veins of Huangfeng Valley could be moved to Yuanjialing.

In this way, the spiritual energy of cultivation above the Jindan level is not much different. Like Ancestor Linghu, he carries his spiritual eye with him, so it doesn't matter where he cultivates. The cultivation environment below the foundation building level is much worse, and one can only make do with it. He can only wait until the entire Beiliang Kingdom is conquered and then separate a few mountains to accommodate the lower-level disciples.

But the biggest losses are those who cannot move the spirit stone mines, medicine gardens, and underground fires, and these happen to have the greatest impact on the group's largest and lowest-level disciples.

He had never thought about these things before, but now, as Elder Lei's assistant staff officer and after understanding some of the inside story, and standing from the perspective of a prospective successor, Sun Zecheng understood the reason why Elder Lei was so anxious after a little thought.

In the past, each disciple could work for the sect and earn spirit stones. But if there is no work after moving to Beiliang Kingdom, the sect will find it difficult to survive if it just eats up all the money.

For example, there are nearly 10,000 Qi Refining disciples in Huangfeng Valley. If they are paid a minimum wage of two lower-level spirit stones a month, that is 20,000 lower-level spirit stones! That is 240,000 lower-level spirit stones a year!
At present, the average monthly salary of the Qi Refining Stage in Huangfeng Valley is actually three yuan, which is three hundred thousand yuan a year.

There are also offerings from the foundation-building period, offerings from the Jindan elders, and offerings from the Yuanying ancestors.
Sun Zecheng roughly estimated that the annual expenditure of Huangfeng Valley was 800,000 lower-level spirit stones.

“You don’t know how expensive firewood and rice are until you manage the household! I never thought that Huangfeng Valley would spend 800,000 lower-level spirit stones a year. If the sect moves here, not only will we face the life-and-death danger of fighting with Mulan, but we will also face the danger of eating up all the resources! How we find a source of income in Beiliang Country is the key to whether the sect can survive!” Sun Zecheng put down the jade slip and said with emotion.

"Yue Country is still better. It has spiritual mines, medicinal gardens, and underground fire. This place has nothing. The entire Beiliang Country is extremely poor." Elder Lei deeply agrees.
"You two won first place in the Tianwutai Discussion. Our sect has only become a little more affluent in the past few years. Seeing that your junior brother Murong is about to build his foundation, you may even win first place again in the next Tianwutai Discussion. What a pity." Lei Wanhe was reluctant to give up the profits from the Yue Kingdom's spiritual mine.

(End of this chapter)