Shan Xiao's side, due to Su Bai's ambiguous attitude, and their temporary lack of intention to work, could be seen as giving Face to Su Bai, the newly appointed manager.
He planned to personally visit Su Bai next time to communicate.
As for Su Bai, after her last conversation with Xu Changge, she felt it was necessary to frequently show up at the Xu Family.
Mainly, it was after telling stories to Xu An and the others last time that Su Bai realized she and Xu Changge had known each other for almost sixty years.
Time truly flies.
As for whether Su Bai would disturb Xu Changge when she looked for her, Su Bai was initially a bit worried.
But later, she wasn't.
Because every time Su Bai went over, Xu Changge would be all smiles, as if nothing was wrong.
Su Bai had also asked about this.
"Every time I come over, you personally accompany me. Won't I be disturbing you?"
Xu Changge's reply was:
"Of course not. Every day, besides Cultivating, I'm just arguing with those people about things that are absolutely impossible to agree on."
"Rather than discussing such boring things with them, I'd rather spend time with little Sister Su Bai."
"What's wrong with little Sister Su Bai lately? She keeps running over to my place."
Xu Changge blinked her eyes.
Her long eyelashes made her eyes appear exceptionally bright.
Su Bai touched her forehead.
"We've known each other for almost sixty years, haven't we?"
"Yes, just three more years until sixty years."
"..."
After a moment of silence, Su Bai opened her mouth, but in the end, said nothing.
Instead, she changed the subject.
"Has the Xu Family still not produced a new Foundation Establishment Cultivator?"
Such an obvious change of topic, Xu Changge naturally noticed.
However, she knew Su Bai's personality.
For the always indifferent Su Bai to have time to come to her place to play was already a great change.
"Not yet, but it's coming soon."
"You've been prepared for a long time?"
After Xu Changge reached Foundation Establishment, the Family had been developing steadily.
The reconstructed Xu Family did not have a small population.
It should be said that when the reconstruction first began, Xu Changge took on all the Family's affairs, big and small.
She commanded her clansmen to procreate daily, rewarding those who had many children.
Medicinal Pills and Spirit Stones were given out.
In just ten years, the population had multiplied several times.
Then, Immortal Seeds with Spiritual Roots were born in batches.
Although Green Bamboo Sword Sect had taken five promising children at that time, Xu Changge had kept a few.
Now, after nearly fifty years of her nurturing and the supply of vast resources, there were already five Cultivators at Qi Refining Peak.
And as early as thirty years ago, which was not long after Xu Changge reached Foundation Establishment, she had continuously sent her clansmen to participate in the Zhenyi Secret Realm to accumulate Foundation Establishment resources.
The first time, it was Qi Refining Stage - Mid Phase Cultivators.
They only obtained a few Spirit Medicines and lost three people.
But the next two times, it was Qi Refining Stage - Late Phase Cultivators who went.
They all had gains.
Moreover, two of the five children originally sent to Green Bamboo Sword Sect had grown up and achieved a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment.
With their help in Green Bamboo Sword Sect, Xu Changge's process of collecting Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine was relatively smooth.
Since the Spirit Medicine had been fully collected, it was naturally time to wait for her Family's Cultivators to complete their accumulation, so that Foundation Establishment Pills could be refined to help them achieve a Breakthrough.
Compared to Su Bai, who only focused on Cultivating by herself, Xu Changge had too many things to consider.
"Your plan has truly been a long-term one."
Su Bai tilted her head, looking at Xu Changge, who always had a smile on her Face.
She felt that Xu Changge's previously somewhat unfamiliar image was slowly becoming more complete after a few proactive contacts.
Compared to before, she understood Xu Changge's personality and her thoughts much better.
Hearing Su Bai's sigh, Xu Changge placed a hand on her Face.
"Oh, no, I just considered things more thoroughly."
"The Xu Family's development is also thanks to my juniors' hard work, which saved me a lot of worry."
"If we were like the other three Foundation Establishment Families, the Xu Family wouldn't have developed either."
Xu Changge seemed to hint at something.
Su Bai heard it.
Gossip!
Su Bai shifted her bottom, sitting up straight.
She said with some anticipation:
"Tell me, is there something going on with the Song Family, Ding Family, and Wang Family?"
Seeing Su Bai's expression, Xu Changge covered her mouth and chuckled.
Then she nodded.
"Yes, there is. Their Families are quite troublesome; the main branch and the sub-branch are having a big dispute."
"These Families don't have a relationship with a Sect, so they emptied out most of their Family's resources just to enter the market."
"These resources were originally meant to Cultivate Foundation Establishment Cultivators."
"Now, the Qi Refining Peak Cultivators who can still split from them are demanding an explanation from the main branch."
"Originally, those resources could have allowed the sub-branch to also produce a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, but now they've been used up."
"Then, when their Old Ancestor can no longer hold on, they will only be able to choose people from the main branch to use the reserved resources for Foundation Establishment, and the sub-branch will have no hope."
By the end, Xu Changge couldn't help but smile, clearly annoyed by those old fellows bothering her recently.
At this moment, seeing the other Families embroiled in internal conflict, she expressed schadenfreude.
It was already a sign of Xu Changge's strong sense of agreement that she wasn't kicking them when they were down.
After hearing the gossip, Su Bai's curiosity was satisfied.
"Sister Xu, are you still planning to entrust the task of refining Foundation Establishment Pills with your Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine to the Disciples of Green Bamboo Sword Sect?"
At this point, Su Bai brought up the main topic.
Xu Changge nodded.
The Foundation Establishment Pills refined by the Disciples of Green Bamboo Sword Sect were only mediocre.
But for such an important item, Xu Changge also didn't feel comfortable inviting outside Alchemists.
Moreover, inviting outside Alchemists meant they would not only demand payment but also a share of the Medicinal Pills refined.
Although the Foundation Establishment Spirit Medicine in Xu Changge's possession was complete, it was obtained by the Xu Family members risking their lives from the Zhenyi Secret Realm.
She didn't want to waste it.
Su Bai bringing this up now clearly indicated she had something to say.
Su Bai crossed her arms and exhaled.
Alchemists capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pills were not too rare for a Sect.
Su Bai glanced at Xu Changge, making up her mind.
She would reveal a bit of her own background to Xu Changge...
And at the same time, see Xu Changge's reaction to it.
"If Sister doesn't mind, please entrust the task of refining Foundation Establishment Pills to me."
"If you let the Disciples of Green Bamboo Sword Sect refine them, you'll only get Medicinal Pills of ordinary quality in the end."
"While I can't guarantee how good my Alchemy technique is, it's at least better than ordinary Disciples."
"Consider it a small token of my regard, given how long we've known each other, Sister."
Hearing that Su Bai could refine second-tier Medicinal Pills, Xu Changge was a bit surprised.
When Su Bai first mentioned this, she hadn't even thought in that direction.
Because the Materials for Foundation Establishment Pills were relatively rare, although the refining difficulty was average among second-tier Medicinal Pills, ordinary Alchemists usually didn't have high proficiency in refining them.
Su Bai saying she could refine them clearly showed confidence in her technique.
After a moment of hesitation, Xu Changge said,
"Haha, since Sister has guaranteed it, then I'll hand over the Spirit Medicine to you."
"Sister, aren't you afraid I'll waste all the Spirit Medicine?"
Su Bai and Xu Changge exchanged glances at this moment, and they smiled at each other.
Xu Changge played with her hair with her fingers.
"If they're wasted, consider it practice for Sister."
"My cultivation is barely sufficient, and I can still support the Xu Family."
"At worst, we'll just consider that the Xu Family gained nothing from the Secret Realm for twenty years."
Clearly, Xu Changge truly treated Su Bai as her own Family.
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