Red Mansion: Incense and God Road, starting from the City God of Shenjing

Chapter 74: Fortune and Misfortune Help the Dragon Girl
"Daughter, come with me to meet Jia Cong."

But thinking of Jia Cong's usual style.

Mrs. Xue hesitated for a moment before speaking.

It is normal for women not to see outsiders.

But Jia Cong was young, and the Xue and Jia families had been relatives for many years, so it was barely acceptable.

The main thing is.

Whether it is dealing with people or handling affairs, Xue Baochai is better than her mother.

It would be better to take care of it if anything happens.

"Alright!"

Xue Baochai herself was also worried.

He reached out his hand and touched his head, and the dragon horns covered it.

She regained her girlish appearance.

……

Xue Mansion Main Hall
"I pay my respects to the Marquis!"

Mrs. Xue was a smart person. She didn't put on airs as a senior and stepped forward and bowed.

"Mrs. Xue, there's no need to be so polite."

Jia Cong has always been gentle towards people who can be of use to him.

Stand up and support yourself.

The divine power was activated, and a barely perceptible divine light flashed in his eyes.

After glancing at Xue Baochai.

But I was a little surprised.

"This is my daughter Xue Baochai!"

"Daughter, come and meet the Marquis!"

"Baochai greets the Marquis!"

"Sister Bao, you're welcome!"

Jia Cong was a little more polite in his words.

Who would have thought that Xue Baochai, who was listed as the first of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling along with Daiyu, actually had the blood of the dragon clan.

Now this world...

Not to mention the dragon clan.

Even the Jiao species have not appeared for hundreds of years.

The blood dragon behind Jia Cong's head turned into a hairpin.

It can only be said that it is a fusion of the dragon demon soul and the rare treasure.

It can't be considered a real dragon.

……

Although the two parties are nominally relatives.

But it would be better not to say anything about the relationship.

Fortunately, Mrs. Xue has been in charge of the Xue family business in recent years and is quite talkative.

In addition, there is Xue Baochai, a girl with a delicate mind.

Every time he opens his mouth, he can liven up the atmosphere just right.

Instead, Xue Pan sat there restlessly, not daring to say a word.

After having a cup of tea and tasting the Jiangnan style pastries.

Mrs. Xue finally got straight to the point.

"I wonder why the Marquis came to the mansion this time?"

"There is one good thing..."

"Madam Xue, do you know about the rebellion by the eight major salt merchants in Jiangnan?"

"My Lord, my Xue family has lived in Jinling for generations, and we do business with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and have never had any dealings with salt merchants."

Aunt Xue hurriedly explained when she heard this.

"Mrs. Xue misunderstood. I just said that I came here for a good cause."

"Although the salt merchants have been exterminated, all their salt stocks have been confiscated."

"Unfortunately, most of the salt routes under the control of the Japanese salt merchants have been cut off."

"The salt shortage in Jiangnan is causing a stir right now. I thought the Xue family was an imperial merchant, and they had shops and trade routes all over Daqian."

"What did the Marquis say?"

"Will the Xue family be allowed to obtain the salt permits and start a business as a salt merchant?"

When Mrs. Xue heard this, even though she had seen a lot of things in the world, she couldn't help but hold her breath.

Don’t underestimate the Xue family, they are a royal merchant family with millions of assets.

But it's really not as good as the salt merchants...

Whether it is power or property.

"I am thinking that we have to choose a new salt merchant anyway, so why not let the Xue family come forward?"

"Master Hou, this..."

Get an affirmative answer.

Aunt Xue stood up suddenly in a panic.

The huge profits from smuggling salt are not just talk.

Even afterwards, the royal family and the officials in the court would not allow the salt road to be controlled by one family.

But it has the credit of alleviating the salt shortage.

It is not difficult to become one of the eight major salt merchants.

It can be said that the Xue family has taken several steps forward.

It's like pie in the sky.

"I dare not lie to you, my Lord. Since my husband left, the Xue family's business has been getting worse day by day."

"But the trade routes, caravans and shops are still there."

"In seven days at most, we will be able to distribute salt to all parts of Jiangnan and resolve the salt shortage."

Coming back to her senses, Mrs. Xue quickly made the assurance.

"I believe in you, Madam. Just sit down."

Jia Cong replied gently.

Originally, Jia Cong chose the Xue family to resolve the salt shortage.

Secondly, it is to see the qualifications of Xue Baochai, who is ranked first among the Twelve Beauties of Jinling.

Now the goal has been achieved.

"My Lord, the Xue family can take over this business."

"There's just one more thing..."

Just then, Xue Baochai suddenly spoke.

"Whether it is to temporarily resolve the salt shortage this time, or to obtain salt permits in the future and become one of the salt merchants."

"The Xue family will only take 30% of the profits from the salt trade, and the remaining 70% will be given to the Marquis."

Compared to Mrs. Xue who was surprised, Xue Baochai is indeed smart and beautiful.

One of the reasons is that the Xue family is not strong enough to protect such huge interests.

The second is to take the opportunity to get close to Jia Cong and obtain his protection.

"In this way, the Xue family will be responsible for the operating costs and take 30% of the profits from the salt trade!"

"I will take 20% and send the remaining 50% to the palace. What do you think, Sister Bao?"

Jia Cong said after pondering for a moment.

"It's all up to you, my Lord."

Baochai stood up and bowed.

A pair of beautiful and bright eyes.

I did try to test Jia Cong's thoughts just now.

The Xue family has assets worth millions, so in case Jia Cong is greedy, it would be better to make plans early.

Now seeing Jia Cong dividing the profits so casually, he felt relieved.

Instead, I feel admiration.

Fifty percent, that's millions of silver dollars every year.

If you say send it to the palace, then send it to the palace.

It is rare in the world for someone of such age to have such a mentality.

No wonder he has such a great reputation.

Is it a loss?

Ordinary people might feel they are at a loss.

Anyone with a little common sense would not think so.

Those who eat alone are destined to go nowhere.

At the level of the Xue family, money is no longer the main thing.

What is important is the power to keep the money.

Just as she was about to sit down, Xue Baochai's expression changed.

Having heard about the salt trade just now, Baochai couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

In addition, after hearing Jia Cong's profit distribution plan, he decided that this was a long-term business.

The emotions are excited.

However, it directly triggered the heat poison that had just subsided a little.

The means of covering the head suddenly disappeared.

Two dragon horns were revealed, just beginning to show their sharp points.

In the main hall, a light mist began to spread.

Xue Baochai didn't care about anything else and immediately closed her eyes and started practicing the "Linglan Xin Jue", a water-attributed Xuanmen Qi-refining technique that the Xue family had spent a lot of money to buy!
"Daughter, this..."

Mrs. Xue was suddenly panicked when she saw this scene.

Look at Baochai, then look at Jia Cong.

"Mrs. Xue, there is no need to panic. If I am not mistaken..."

"Sister Bao should have dragon blood, right?"

"This heat poison... seems to be a curse?"

"Of course, I can't hide it from you, my Lord. The Xue family's ancestor once used illegal means to obtain the dragon's blood essence and refined it into his body..."

"This is the only time it has been passed down. It has been who knows how many years since anyone has awakened their bloodline."

"But when it comes to Baochai..."

Mrs. Xue was helpless...

The dragon clan has become extinct, even the Jiao clan is gone.

Xue Baochai's dragon bloodline is a supreme treasure in the eyes of many evil spirits.

Whether it is used to refine magic weapons, or to refine precious medicine to promote cultivation and change bloodline.

All of them can make your strength advance by leaps and bounds.

Therefore, bloodline is the Xue family’s top secret.

She didn't even dare tell Xue Pan.

I was afraid that the other person would get drunk and talk too much.

"Madam, don't worry too much. Sister Bao's bloodline is useless to me."

Jia Cong shook his head and glanced at Xue Baochai, who looked painful.

After thinking about it, he stretched out his hand.

The divine power surged in the body and poured into Baochai's body.

The power is mysterious and can transform everything. I wanted to help Baochai suppress the heat and poison curse.

However, he accidentally discovered that the effect of this divine power was even more powerful than Jia Cong had imagined.

Not only is the power of the heat and poison curse disappearing.

The blood in Baochai's body also began to become extremely active.

Greedily absorbing the divine power that Jia Cong infused into it.

Mana surges!

The strength is rising rapidly.

"Dragon bloodline? Totem? Incense?"

Jia Cong immediately had a guess in his mind.

In ancient times, the dragon clan was the totem of the human race.

The ancients revered and worshipped the dragon clan.

Nowadays, the ruler of the dynasty often calls himself the true dragon emperor.

Over time, incense will be generated invisibly.

In this world, Shinto is the only one.

But the power of so much incense will eventually cause some mysterious changes in the dragon clan.

in other words.

Xue Baochai, who awakened the dragon bloodline.

This is the person who is most compatible with the divine power that Jia Cong has met, except for himself, a congenital god.

It's exactly what I said.

The sorrow and the blessing of the blessings, the blessings of the blessings.

Good fortune and misfortune are interdependent.

Jia Cong pondered for a moment and decided to continue infusing his divine power.

To the innate gods, divine power is worthless.

It will take only a few hours to recover.

No matter how heartless it is, it is still moving.

Baochai seems heartless, but after all.

Or he was oppressed by the heavy burden of the Xue family, and he was precocious and worldly-wise.

Isn't this a manifestation of the importance of family affection?

A person who values ​​love will never let others down, and will never be ungrateful.

Ten divine powers!

Thirty divine powers!
Fifty to divine power!
Eighty divine powers!
After absorbing a total of eighty divine powers from Jia Cong, which was comparable to the magic power of a complete spiritual cultivator.

Baochai's strength finally reached the critical point of the second realm.

The sky above Jinling City was covered with dark clouds and thunder flashed.

There was heavy rain mixed with a little hail.

In the clouds, a vague shadow was circling and dancing.

The vision was even more terrifying than when the great Confucian scholars achieved breakthroughs.

Another twenty divine powers poured in.

The moment of transformation has finally arrived.

The mist in the room was so thick that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

"Buzz!"

An invisible wave flashed by.

The dragon horns on its head are crystal clear and half a foot long.

The skin is fair and moist, a gift from nature.

It consumed most of Jia Cong's divine power.

Xue Baochai, breakthrough!

……

"Master Hou..."

A pair of beautiful eyes opened.

Although she was suppressing the heat and poison just now, Xue Baochai did not lose her ability to perceive the outside world.

Know why you are a blessing in disguise.

Achieve a half-dragon body.

"Are you feeling better, Sister Bao?"

Jia Cong helped Baochai up.

Baochai's cheeks turned red as she came into contact with a man for the first time.

Most of my heart is filled with gratitude.

A dragon girl at the third stage can transform into a dragon for a short period of time to kill and her strength is comparable to that of a top-notch Xuanmen spirit cultivator.

Including the salt business.

All the difficulties that the Xue family is currently facing have disappeared.

Another small part is due to divine power.

The innate gods are born of heaven and earth and are loved by heaven and earth.

Divine power is an inseparable part of the innate divine spirit, and the connection between the two is even closer than that between the limbs of a mortal.

Now Baochai absorbs the divine power to stimulate her bloodline and then break through.

It is somewhat similar to the imperial decree to transform ghosts and gods.

Just like Jia Cong's half-god.

Naturally, I have a natural sense of closeness and dependence on Jia Cong, as if we are connected by blood and have a vague spiritual connection.

"Much better. This is a blessing in disguise. I have to thank the Marquis for his help."

Baochai bowed gracefully.

"Sister Bao, there's no need to be so distant."

"Then can I call you Brother Cong?"

Baochai is a person who dares to love and hate, which is completely different from other girls from wealthy families.

Hearing this, she covered her mouth and smiled, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

Such an expression shows a rare sense of innocence.

"Just follow what Sister Bao wants!"

"Daughter, the heat poison in your body..."

Mrs. Xue was also very excited at this time, and was eager to get a definite answer.

"Mother, thanks to Brother Cong, I have now achieved a half-dragon body and reached the third realm."

"Thank you very much, my Lord!"

Mrs. Xue looked grateful, but the Xue family really couldn't produce any treasures that Jia Cong would like.

I could only express my sincere thanks.

……

The southern border of Daqian.

The southern border is mountainous, full of poisonous insects and rampant wild beasts.

There are even many monsters living there, including traces of great monsters of the third realm.

At this time, inside a natural cave that is rarely visited by people.

"The situation has changed. Xue Baochai actually activated her bloodline and broke through in advance?"

A ragged and lame Taoist priest was suddenly awakened from his meditation.

He realized that his secret plan was completely destroyed.

The lame Taoist looked confused and uncertain.

"Who did it?"

"The attendant Shenying left the Great Illusionary Realm to gain experience..."

"Seizing dragon blood and refining immortal plants in order to break through the fourth realm, this is the fairy's plan that has taken a hundred years."

"Who is so bold as to come and destroy it?"

The lame Taoist scratched his head for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.

"The great master is in Mobei. It would be too late if we dare to go there now."

"My side..."

I was just about to leave for Jinling.

The lame Taoist suddenly remembered something.

"The arrangements for the Prince of Nan'an's Mansion cannot wait any longer."

"Whatever. It's just something that went wrong."

"Just go back and make some adjustments!"

Take a long breath.

The lame Taoist sat down again, with his five hearts facing the sky, and entered a state of meditation and cultivation.

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Jinling
Xue Family
At this time, Baochai's breakthrough was complete, and there was heavy rain and hail outside.

It comes quickly and stops even faster.

After the rain, the sky clears up.

"General, I am here to report!"

"The body of the trafficker has been sent to the Yingtian government office."

"Yingtian Prefecture Governor Jia Yucun has returned with his subordinates and is waiting outside. He wants to see the general."

"Please show me the Lord!"

The voice of Ma Ruyue returning to report was heard from outside the hall.

"Sister Bao, can I borrow your house to meet someone?"

"Brother Cong just told me not to be distant, but why are you being distant now?"

"Come with me. There is a study room in my house, which is perfect for meeting guests."

"Brother Cong, shall I ask the maid to take this girl downstairs to change her clothes and rest?"

As he spoke, he looked at Xiangling who had been standing behind Jia Cong.

Even a coarse cloth cannot hide her charming beauty.

It just seems a little out of place with Jia Cong.

"Good work."

Make arrangements for Xiangling.

Jia Cong followed Xue Baochai to the study in the Xue Mansion.

As soon as they arrived, a servant from the Xue Mansion led a thin middle-aged man to the study.

It was Jia Hua, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, whose courtesy name was Shifei and whose alias was Yucun!

He was Lin Daiyu's enlightenment teacher.

He climbed up to the Jia family through Lin Ruhai's relationship.

It was the Jia family’s behind-the-scenes support that enabled him to be appointed as the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture.

It seems that the young author is not good at emotional plots and can only write the main points...

The relationship with Baochai has made rapid progress, satisfying those who want to see the golden hairpin!
Baochai’s strength breaks through, satisfying the desire to see the protagonist’s strength greatly improved!

I have tried my best, please be gentle...the young author will read books and study soon!

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