"Young man, wait." Just as Mo Wuji was about to walk out of the guild hall, a slightly aged voice called out to him.

Mo Wuji turned around and saw a middle-aged man. His appearance didn't seem as old as his voice suggested.

"Are you calling me?" Mo Wuji sized up the middle-aged man. This was a fellow with extremely sharp eyes, seemingly capable of seeing through everything.

"That's right, I'm calling you. If you don't mind, we can find a quiet place to talk." The middle-aged man finished speaking and pointed to the tea room on the side of the guild hall.

Mo Wuji chuckled. "Of course, I don't mind."

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Watching Mo Wuji and the middle-aged man walk towards the guild's tea room, the people in the guild hall began to discuss amongst themselves.

"Was that Lu Jiujun, the owner of Dan Han Pill Refining just now? Everyone knows that guy is a fake pill refining assistant. Could it be that he wants to recruit that madman? Isn't he afraid his workshop will go bankrupt again? His brain doesn't seem to be working very well."

"Hehe, you know to say 'again'. If Lu Jiujun had a functioning brain, he wouldn't have ruined Dan Han Pill Refining. This guy seems smart at first glance, but he's really not. Just look at Dan Han Pill Refining to know."

"Who doesn't know Lu Jiujun's brain isn't working well? It's a pity about Dan Han Pill Refining. It used to be one of the top pill refining workshops in our Chengyu Principality. It was even ranked in the Stellar Transformations Empire. Now it's just a small workshop. After a while, it'll disappear completely..."

"Who told him to have such good luck, being able to inherit Dan Han Pill Refining. Even if he ruined it, at least he once owned it. At least he doesn't have to be like us, looking for work here."

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Mo Wuji couldn't hear the whispers anymore. At this moment, he was already sitting in the tea room with Lu Jiujun. Lu Jiujun had ordered a pot of Raocheng Spring Dawn tea.

The pale green tea was poured out, emitting a faint fragrance. Mo Wuji couldn't help but pick up the cup and take a sip. A fragrant aftertaste filled his mouth, and his whole body felt relaxed. He couldn't help but praise, "Good tea."

In his previous life, Mo Wuji wasn't particular about tea. After all, he was at that level, and he had tasted all kinds of good tea. There weren't many that could compare to this tea. Moreover, Mo Wuji could tell that this tea was brewed casually, without paying attention to the various details. Otherwise, the taste might be even better.

Lu Jiujun smiled slightly. "Raocheng Spring Dawn is one of the three famous teas of Chengyu Principality. Every year, some is given as tribute to the Imperial Royal Family. What we are drinking is made from the old leaves, and these old leaves are not something that ordinary people can afford. Let me introduce myself. My name is Lu Jiujun, and I am currently the owner of Dan Han Pill Refining..."

Speaking of this, Lu Jiujun deliberately paused and looked at Mo Wuji. He believed that Mo Wuji would definitely continue, saying, "Oh, it's Dan Han Pill Refining. I know it."

Mo Wuji understood Lu Jiujun's intention. It seemed that this Dan Han Pill Refining was really not simple. He said with a slightly apologetic tone, "Sorry, Owner Lu, I've really never heard of Dan Han Pill Refining."

Lu Jiujun opened his mouth wide, seemingly unable to believe Mo Wuji's words. In Raozhou, who hadn't heard of Dan Han Pill Refining? Even if Dan Han Pill Refining had collapsed and many shops and workshops in various places had been swallowed by others, it had only been a few years, and its reputation wouldn't have fallen so quickly, right?

After a moment of surprise, Lu Jiujun understood and said self-deprecatingly, "It seems that I'm being presumptuous. Young Master Mo is focused on restoring his country, so naturally, he wouldn't care about commercial matters."

Seeing that Lu Jiujun understood, Mo Wuji no longer beat around the bush and said directly, "Owner Lu knows my background, so I assume you're not here to invite me to be a pill refiner, right?"

He had said wildly in the guild that he would be a pill refiner if he did it, but Mo Wuji knew his own limitations. No one would take his wild words to heart.

Lu Jiujun picked up the teacup and took a sip. He calmly put down the teacup and said with a smile, "Young Master Mo is right. I'm here to invite Young Master Mo to be the chief pill refiner of my Dan Han Pill Refining."

This time, it was Mo Wuji's turn to be astonished. He subconsciously paused the hand holding the teacup and asked in complete confusion, "Owner Lu, haven't you heard about my situation? Are you sure I wasn't just bragging? Or saying something a normal person wouldn't say?"

Lu Jiujun said calmly, "My pill refining skills are not good, but I believe my eyes are still pretty good. When Young Master was speaking wildly just now, the confidence in your eyes and the energy in your body were definitely not something that could be faked by bragging, nor could it be done by someone with a mental problem. Furthermore, Young Master's words just now gave me even more confidence. That's definitely not something an abnormal person would say. So, I'm taking a gamble. What do you say, Young Master Mo, are you interested in collaborating with me once?"

After speaking, Lu Jiujun added, "Oh, right, I also have a nickname, called Lu the Madman. The reason why my Dan Han Pill Refining failed so quickly was because of my crazy decisions."

Lu Jiujun didn't even believe his own words. He naturally wouldn't hire Mo Wuji just because of Mo Wuji's confidence. Perhaps there was a little bit of that factor, but more importantly, there was a reason that only he knew. That was that Mo Wuji's grandfather, Mo Tiancheng, had another identity that no one else knew: a pill refiner identity, and still a very high-level pill refiner.

The reason why his Lu family's Dan Han Pill Refining was able to become famous in Raozhou was because of Mo Tiancheng, the Prince of Bei Qin. Although his grandfather and Mo Tiancheng were friends, the Lu family had also paid a heavy price in order to obtain Mo Tiancheng's pill refining support.

In other words, if it weren't for the fact that the vast majority of Dan Han Pill Refining's profits were used for Mo Tiancheng, Dan Han Pill Refining wouldn't have failed so quickly. So, when Mo Wuji said that he was a pill refiner, others didn't believe it, but he somewhat believed it in his heart. If he were a pill refiner himself, he would also pass it on to his descendants, especially since Mo Wuji was so confident. Of course, he wouldn't explain this matter, whether Mo Wuji knew it or not.

Hearing Lu Jiujun's words, Mo Wuji calmed down instead. He didn't quite believe that Lu Jiujun was really hiring him as the chief pill refiner because he judged that he wasn't lying. There was no such thing as a free lunch, and Mo Wuji was very clear about this principle. If the other party was really such a reckless guy, he probably wouldn't have Dan Han Pill Refining.

"What? Could it be that Young Master Mo was really just talking big? Now that I want to hire you, you're afraid?" Seeing that Mo Wuji didn't speak, Lu Jiujun squeezed out another sentence.

Mo Wuji didn't have any fluctuations because of Lu Jiujun's squeezing. After taking a sip of tea, he said, "I can join, but what's my reward?"

"Fifty gold coins per month. Dan Han Pill Refining provides housing. In addition, as long as the requests are not unreasonable, Dan Han Pill Refining will try its best to satisfy you." After Lu Jiujun finished speaking, he stared at Mo Wuji. He didn't believe that Mo Wuji could refuse such a high salary. This salary was naturally not as high as that of a real pill refiner, but it was several times higher than that of an assistant pill refiner in the Cheng Ling Extreme Pill Workshop just now.

According to his guess, Mo Wuji would definitely stand up excitedly as soon as his offer came out.

But the reality disappointed him greatly. Mo Wuji seemed not to have heard his words, and calmly took a sip of tea. Just as Lu Jiujun was getting a little impatient, he asked an unrelated question, "Owner Lu, I heard that opening the meridians is the most expensive thing. I don't know how much it costs to open the meridians?"

Mo Wuji wasn't someone who hadn't seen money. He was excited about ten gold coins before because no one with discernment recognized him at that time. He was just temporarily finding a job to support himself and Yan'er. Even if he got the job, he would only do it for a month at most before leaving.

And the Lu Jiujun in front of him definitely wouldn't let him only work for a month before leaving, and would definitely sign some kind of contract.

Lu Jiujun looked at Mo Wuji in confusion. Mo Wuji had gone to open the meridians, and the result was that he had ordinary roots. He had also heard about it. What did Mo Wuji mean by asking this now?

Although he didn't know Mo Wuji's intention, he still carefully replied, "There are three ways to open the meridians. The first is to open the meridians with the help of spiritual herbs, which is also the most commonly used method. The cost varies according to the level of the spiritual herbs. The lowest price is more than ten thousand gold coins. The second is..."

Mo Wuji interrupted Lu Jiujun's words apologetically, "Owner Lu, since the lowest price is ten thousand gold coins, then there must be a highest price. May I ask what the highest price is?"

Lu Jiujun smiled. "The highest price is no price. I heard that even if you sell the entire Chengyu Principality, you can't afford the most precious spiritual herbs."

So that's how it is. I wonder how much money Mo Xinghe's parents spent on spiritual herbs to open his meridians. It can be guessed that the lower the price of the spiritual herbs, the worse the effect of opening the meridians.

Lu Jiujun continued, "The second is to open the meridians with the help of a strong person. The fee for this is based on the mood of the strong person. Generally, it's not less than one hundred thousand gold coins. Asking for millions is not too high. The third is to open the meridians with the help of a Meridian Opening Array. There is no such method in our Chengyu Principality. I heard that the Stellar Transformations Empire has a Meridian Opening Array, but only people with certain obvious aptitudes have the opportunity to enter and open their meridians."

Mo Wuji was silent. No matter which method was used to open the meridians, even if he earned one hundred gold coins a month, how long would it take him to earn enough money to open his meridians?

"Owner Lu, have you opened your meridians? Opening the meridians once costs at least ten thousand gold coins. I guess not many people can afford it, right? Doesn't that mean poor people can't open their meridians at all?" After a long time, Mo Wuji said.

Lu Jiujun shook his head. "I went to test, but I only had ordinary roots. Plus, I don't care about cultivation, so I didn't open my meridians."

"Does the test before opening the meridians also cost money?" Mo Wuji asked again.

"Of course, it costs money. It's generally around five hundred gold coins. Even if the test shows that you have spiritual roots, you may not be able to obtain cultivation qualifications when you open your meridians."

"Then, if the test shows that you have ordinary roots, can you open your meridians?"

Lu Jiujun laughed. "Although I don't understand this very well, I also know that the possibility of ordinary roots successfully opening the meridians is less than one in a million. Only a very small number of people who are not willing to have no spiritual roots know that they have ordinary roots and still spend money to open their meridians."

Mo Wuji completely understood. His cheap old man was finally desperate and knew that he had ordinary roots, but he still spent gold coins to help him open his meridians.

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