Chapter 275: Recruiting Troops
"Then let me ask you, do you like me?" Li Daoxuan moved closer to Gong Youwei and looked at her. They were very close and could feel each other's breath.

Eye to eye, nose to nose.

What Li Daoxuan saw was a pair of eyes as bright as sapphires.

"Me? I like you." Gong Youwei thought for a moment, then answered with certainty, "If I didn't like you, why would I follow you out here?"

"." Li Daoxuan didn't expect her to be so blunt, so he held back what he was about to say.

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Have you ever been sad?"

"Sad? Me?" Gong Youwei held her face in her hands and looked at Li Daoxuan with his cheeks puffed out. "There are times when I feel sad, like when I'm hungry."

"You are hungry and have nothing to eat. I hug you again to comfort you. Do you think this is love?" Li Daoxuan tried hard to explain.

"This, doesn't count." Gong Youwei was a little confused and subconsciously felt that this kind of thing could not be considered love.

"That's right. Now Xue Yurong lost her sister so I hug her. If you are sad in the future, I will also hug you to comfort you. This is not called love, it's called consolation." Li Daoxuan explained to Gong Youwei seriously what love meant, and she nodded repeatedly.

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I still have some things to do." Li Daoxuan reached out and rubbed Gong Youwei's head, then walked out of the room.

Only Gong Youwei was left sitting on the couch, holding her chin with her hand and frowning in thought.

"Is it true that two people hugging each other is not love?"

Regardless of Gong Youwei's thoughts on life, Li Daoxuan heard a knock on the door when he arrived in the yard.

When they opened the door, they saw Manager Chen and his group coming in.

As the carriage approached, dozens of people carrying various things entered the yard.

Shopkeeper Chen looked around and was amazed at this villa. When he saw Li Daoxuan coming, he hurriedly took his hand and bowed, saying, "Young Master, I have brought all the things you wanted. I also brought some servants for you, a total of 28 people. Among them are two farmers, all of whom fled from Henan. There are women and children, five each. There are also six maids and guards to look after the house. Everything is here, you can take a look."

Li Daoxuan took the list handed over by Manager Chen and took a quick look at it.

The twenty-eight persons purchased cost one hundred and four taels, of which six maids cost ten taels each, and the remaining twenty-two persons cost a total of forty-four taels.

Looking at the numbers above, Li Daoxuan couldn't help but sigh that human life is really cheap in this world.

A farmer's family of six only had twelve taels of silver, but the maids were more expensive in comparison, at ten taels each.

Looking at it, it looks ordinary, not good-looking, but it makes her look young, so it is more expensive.

"This is their indenture, please keep it safe, young master."

Li Daoxuan took the indenture, put it in his sleeve and put it into his Qiankun bag, then asked Manager Chen to move the things to the yard. After everything was settled, he called Xue Yurong out.

"These are the people who will take care of the yard from now on. There are twenty-eight of them in total. If you have nothing to do, help me arrange work for them."

After hearing what Li Daoxuan said, Xue Yurong also nodded.

She is the eldest daughter of the Xue family and she understands this. After all, the Xue family was once a wealthy family and there should always be rules in this family.

Xue Yurong's mother taught her a lot about household affairs like this.

After just a little familiarity, Xue Yurong quickly got the hang of arranging the work of these servants and maids.

There are not many people who need to be served in the yard now, only Li Daoxuan. Apart from the aunt who cooks, the people who look after the yard and the servants have all been assigned.

Seeing Xue Yurong doing so well, Li Daoxuan nodded with satisfaction.

He kept Xue Yurong for this purpose, and now he can prepare some things with peace of mind.

After taking out the things sent by Manager Chen, Li Daoxuan spread out the red cloth, placed the statue and incense altar on it, and then told Xue Yurong not to let anyone into the yard.

After everything was done, Li Daoxuan washed his face and hands, first burning three incense sticks to pay respect to the gods and ghosts of heaven and earth. Then he chanted the opening spell and walked around the stone table covered with red cloth.

He took out a talisman from his Qiankun bag and placed it on the table.

"I obey the command of Tianpeng, Xuanwu opens the gate of Hell. The jailers stop interrogating, the ghost soldiers surround the world. The devil king draws his sword in anger, and the six caves suppress the devil barbarians. Listen to my decree, the gate of heaven looks like the black mountain. Hurry up and obey the order!"

After the incantation, the sword is inserted into the talisman. Then a cup of sake is raised and sprinkled onto the box containing the soil. Then the incantation is recited again.

After pouring three glasses of wine, Li Daoxuan stood in front of the box.

He reached out and pinched the soft mud, placing it on the table.

Build three piles in this way and place them on the red cloth.

Seeing this, Li Daoxuan nodded with satisfaction.

After washing his hands again, he took out three paper figures and pasted them on the soil. Li Daoxuan recited: "General Tianlei, the most powerful one in killing evil. Capture evil spirits and chase monsters, God is coming. I am calling you now, stand at the steps. Hurry up and obey the order!"

The tip of the sword touched a pile of mud, and the pile of mud slowly turned into a human shape with limbs and facial features, standing on the table with a spear in hand.

He chanted again: "General Land Mine, you have different manifestations. You can transform into fractals to help you overcome difficulties. Follow my command, and you will explode like thunder. Hurry up and obey my command!"

Just like before, he drew his sword, and another pile of mud also swelled up and then turned into a human shape.

"General Renlei, with silver teeth and dazzling eyes. He rides on a dragon chariot and commands the Gangji. He assists me in my conduct and helps me cultivate the way of humanity. Hurry and obey the command!"

After chanting the spell, the three piles of mud all took human shapes.

This method is to summon soldiers and horses, and it is a technique of transforming spirits into possession of a body.

All that is needed is the soil from the local city god, and with the aid of the magic of opening the altar, one can summon the three generals to serve him and exorcise demons.

This is another military-type magic that Li Daoxuan has learned in recent days.

Seeing that the clay figures were all good, Li Daoxuan prepared to give them some spirit.

What is "dianling"? It is the finishing touch.

If a person has no spirit, he will be in chaos; if an object has no spirit, it will die. The matter of attaching spirits and animating souls is the key to summoning troops.

If you don't know how to activate the spirit, you won't be able to enter the art of summoning gods.

Li Daoxuan had learned the art of awakening spirits from his uncle Jiu, so he was well aware of the tricks involved.

He first picked up a handful of incense ash, then put it on the clay figurine's eyes, blew on it again, and then chanted: "May the heavens and earth bless you. May the Lord of Heaven show his divine power!"

After reading it, the breath blew away.

The clay figure quickly became bright and its entire body was instantly colored.

The paper man pasted on it blends into it, transforming into a man with a green face and golden armor.

The clay figure is only the size of a palm, but it looks very proud.

If you make three more pieces in the same way, they will all turn into images of ferocious and evil spirits.

"Generals, listen to my orders! Slay the demons and keep the noble spirit alive!"

"promise!"

A sound of nothingness was heard, and the clay figures were all standing on the table.

Li Daoxuan nodded with satisfaction and took out another talisman from his arms.

He sat down cross-legged, meditating as he faced the setting sun.

He held the talisman in both hands and placed it under his temple, chanting: "Leave the body."

Then I saw the yellow talisman flying up and a paper man flying away into the wind.

The three clay figures on the stone table disappeared, and only Li Daoxuan was sitting quietly on the ground in the yard.

(End of this chapter)