Chapter 109: Retreat to Advance

The next day, Li An counted the inheritance left by Song Mingzhang in person, including spiritual stones, resources, etc., and handed them all to Song Anning.

A very generous sum of money!

In fact, it is indeed easy for Li An to annex. He was originally the "grandson-in-law" chosen by Song Mingzhang, and the inheritance is legitimate.

The only obstacle is Song Anning, but this is also very simple. If Li An is kind-hearted, he will marry her first and then divorce her, or if he is more ruthless, he will kill her directly. Who will stand up for her?

She took so many things, which is no different from a child carrying gold through a busy city!

However, Li An did not do so.

First, in a sense, Song Mingzhang did do him a favor.

Second, although no one can say anything after taking these resources, who will dare to trust him in the future?

He still has a long time in the Treasure Pavilion, and he cannot ruin his credibility and reputation.

It's not worth it.

"Mr. Zuo, I asked someone to prepare dinner, please eat before leaving--"

After receiving the inheritance, Song Anning was very happy and became enthusiastic.

Li An refused.

He went to "Wuyang Street" and asked Cai Chao, the owner of Yundao Tea House, to help him rent a clean and tidy residence. Although it was not as grand as the Song Mansion, it was enough for him.

Besides, he had been studying hard for more than ten years to enter the Treasure Pavilion, and had no time to work on talismans and formations. Now was the time.

Living alone was very important to him.

That night, Li An began to make talismans!

Many years ago in Baihu City, Xu Qiuhui gave him a second-level talisman pen and dozens of talisman papers.

That night, Li An made five blasting talismans, three speeding talismans, two forbidden-breaking talismans, and two thunder talismans, all of which were second-level inferior products!

Since he established his foundation, it was no longer difficult for him to make second-level talismans.

With talismans by his side and two sets of high-level formations set up in his residence, he felt a little safe.

He can currently make a second-level formation, but there is no need to set it up before he smells any signs of trouble. That would be a waste.

The safety of Tianyang City is still guaranteed, and he is now a member of the Treasure Pavilion, so he doesn't have to worry too much about this.

"Gao Feng..."

He narrowed his eyes slightly. At present, his most urgent concern is his situation in the Treasure Pavilion.

Thinking over and over again.

He felt that no matter what he did, it would be very difficult to compete with Lu Hua and Zheng Xiaoxiao for the official treasure appraiser.

No connections!

This is the biggest problem.

After all, to become a formal treasure appraiser, in addition to the approval of the treasure appraiser he followed and studied, the other nine treasure appraisers also need to vote for approval.

"Retreat to advance..."

He had an idea!

...

For a period of time, he was still extremely patient and listened to Gao Feng's words.

Another year and a half passed.

During this year and a half, Gao Feng and Hua Ming's descendants also passed the assessment and became candidate treasure appraisers.

In two months, Gao Feng will officially abdicate.

At that time, two of Li An, Lu Hua and Zheng Xiaoxiao will officially become candidates for treasure appraisers.

That day, Gao Feng finished appraising treasures.

Li An came in to make tea for him, handed it to him, and suddenly asked: "Master Gao, I have a question to ask..."

Gao Feng took the tea and ignored him, tasting the tea by himself.

"The guest just brought it, it should be the second-grade spiritual medicine blood ganoderma, which is very similar to the first-grade spiritual medicine hairy ganoderma, but its medicinal fragrance is more complex than that of hairy ganoderma..."

Gao Feng suddenly raised his eyes, raised his eyebrows, and looked at Li An in surprise!

The treasure he appraised just now was a second-grade blood ganoderma.

But the appraisal he gave to that guest was... a first-grade hairy ganoderma.

Li An saw it?

"Why are you saying this..."

He spoke in a deep voice. Li An was extremely respectful, "I am just eager to learn from you, Master Gao, please don't worry."

"In addition, five-color gold and five-color gold, malachite and swan stone... Zuo Wen is also a little confused about these, please teach me, Master Gao."

Gao Feng's heart was beating wildly!

What Li An said were all the bad things he had done in the past two years!

For some magic weapons that are easy to confuse, he would look at the person and deliberately identify them as low-grade things, so as to buy them from the guests at a low price.

Generally speaking, the guests have no exact knowledge, Gao Feng is of respected status, and has the reputation of the Treasure Pavilion as an endorsement, so they will directly sell to Gao Feng or the person he introduced, and there will be no big problems.

This is also the norm in the Treasure Pavilion. Which person in power is not corrupt?

Is he still a human being?

But he didn't expect that all these things were known by Li An?

At this moment, he couldn't help but refresh his understanding of Li An!

In the past two years, Li An has been respectful, but he didn't expect... there is this trick.

Now he suddenly understood that Li An suddenly became so humble and took the initiative to clean for him...

It was to make him let down his guard!

When he despised Li An very much and got used to Li An's service, he tended to be careless.

So this is what happened now!

Take the initiative to approach and wait for two years... Isn't this Li An's patience a bit scary? ?

"What do you want to say!"

He couldn't help but ask in a deep voice.

If these things were revealed, it would have a great impact on him.

Whether he could "retire" normally from the Treasure Pavilion was another matter.

"I deeply feel that my eyesight is still problematic and I want to exercise more."

"So, Zuo Wen wants to go to the treasury and be a manager."

Li An said bluntly!

This is his purpose.

It is too difficult for him to become a formal treasure appraiser. Even if he can threaten Gao Feng alone, he can't deal with other treasure appraisers.

He chose to go to the treasury for a benefit.

-All treasures that have been appraised will be put into the warehouse through his hands.

It is convenient for him to find what he wants.

Moreover, he can also fully contact the situation of each treasure appraiser through this position, and find an opportunity to get rid of another treasure appraiser, so that he, the candidate treasure appraiser, can successfully take the position.

Retreat to advance.

Gao Feng suddenly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.

He thought Li An was going to threaten him and asked him to help Li An become a formal treasure appraiser.

That would be difficult. After all, if Li An wants to become a treasure appraiser, he has to squeeze out other people. This is a big grudge. How can he easily make friends with others?

But it is just a position of management...

For treasure appraisers, this is not difficult!

Using this position, you can get Li An's silence... It's worth it.

"Well, you have followed me for so many years and worked diligently. Don't worry, I will consider it for you."

He agreed.

...

Two months later.

Lu Hua and Zheng Xiaoxiao officially became treasure appraisers, and Gao Feng and Hua Ming also officially "retired".

Li An still held the title of candidate treasure appraiser, and under Gao Feng's recommendation, he became the manager of the treasure house of the Treasure Pavilion.

This year, Li An was already 107 years old.

He had spent 17 years in the Treasure Pavilion!

For anyone, this was a waste of time, and the price was too high.

But for Li An, it was nothing.

First, he had been practicing as usual for 17 years, and it did not affect the progress of his practice.

Second, his life span was far beyond that of ordinary people, and as long as he could form a pill before 400 years old, he had plenty of time to use.

"Should I call you Master Zuo or Manager Zuo in the future?"

Lu Hua, who had become a treasure appraiser, casually patted Li An's shoulder and laughed.

Li An said, "Master Lu is too polite, you can just call me Xiao Zuo."

He also laughed.

And three senior treasure appraisers, including Mo Cixi, also appeared together to summon the new treasure appraiser.

Seeing Li An's back as he headed for the treasury, Mo Rong's heart was only slightly moved.

What a pity for such a talented person!

From the bottom of her heart, she prefers people like Li An who are truly capable.

But Lu Hua and Zheng Xiaoxiao's elders gave her more benefits.

Benefits ultimately outweigh everything.

…

There are six people in the treasury, four men and two women, all waiting for Li An.

"Report to Manager Zuo, this is the current account book of the treasury..."

When Li An arrived, one of the women named Zhang Qingqing stepped forward, handed the account book to Li An, and introduced the situation.

The treasury is the most heavily guarded place in the Treasure Pavilion, guarded by a second-level formation.

But Li An sensed it and saw that there were not one, but three!

Li An is mainly responsible for the storage of treasures and subsequent management.

Of course, the power of the treasury is not monopolized by Li An. The pavilion will conduct four inspections of the treasury every month to ensure that there are no problems.

"Well, let's operate as usual, but all the treasures in the warehouse need me to personally check them!"

Li An added a rule.

In the past, when the treasures were appraised by the treasure appraisers, only two people were needed to receive and keep the evidence.

...

In the blink of an eye, another half a year passed.

Li An was completely familiar with the situation in the treasure house.

While getting familiar with it, he began to cultivate his confidants.

Zhang Qingqing was very trusted and very capable when she was in other management.

The other woman, Wang Zi, had just entered the Treasure Pavilion not long ago. She had a lower status among the crowd and often did hard work.

Over the past six months, Li An gradually made an adjustment, constantly weakening Zhang Qingqing's status, and letting Wang Zi replace Zhang Qingqing and become his confidant.

As the saying goes, a new emperor appoints new ministers. When he came to power, he would definitely not use the people who were in charge before.

Li An had run a family of immortals in his previous life. These things were commonplace for him, and political tactics were not difficult.

Besides, he gave Wang Zi a hope. When he left in the future, he would recommend Wang Zi to take over as the steward.

This made Wang Zi more loyal.

At the same time, Li An also continued to build a good relationship with Mo Rong. Although he was repeatedly rejected at the beginning, over time, Li An was finally able to make friends with her confidants.

…

In the blink of an eye, four years have passed!

"Master steward, this is the list of treasures recently appraised by Master Lu Hua..."

That day, Wang Zi sent many more account books.

Li An nodded, "I heard that Lu Hua's grandfather also died three months ago?"

Wang Zi said: "Yes..."

Li An said: "Okay."

He picked up the account book, read it once, and then stood up and prepared to find Mo Rong!

After four years, Lu Hua's grandfather finally died!

Four years ago, Li An was squeezed out of the Treasure Pavilion because Song Mingzhang died early, which led to no one to help him.

Now, Lu Hua's backer is also dead...

He can put everything he prepared into action!

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