Zhongfu.
Accompanied by his wives and concubines, the sumptuous banquet lasted until sunset in the evening.
After putting Shi Lingzhen to rest, the Zhong family members gathered in Jiang Ping's house and sat together in silence, their expressions not very good.
It can be said that this banquet was a bad one, and the blood was not flowing smoothly.
They treated Shi Lingzhen with a "hot face but a cold butt", Shi Lingzhen's slightly concealed but enough to be seen as "arrogance, contempt and contempt"... This group of people felt superior to others in Zhong Mansion and almost forgot about the past. The woman with no future to speak of once again remembers her own lowliness and the unforgivable past.
Although they knew that there was a huge gap between mortals and monks, such a scene still made them feel the discomfort of having their dignity trampled on.
Especially when they see their husbands being so cautious and trying to please, they all feel uncomfortable.
Xia He pursed his lips, glanced at the door, took out a 'insulating note' from his sleeve, and muttered something to encourage it.
When the entire room is wrapped in a looming halo of light.
She immediately said angrily: "Humph, what's so stinky! In the end, it's not just a pile of dead bones, it's just a few more years than us. In terms of looks and beauty, any one of our sisters will beat her ten times! When I think of it, Her fake smile makes her angry!"
Qiuxiang smiled bitterly and said: "So what if you can't be angry? Not only can you not be angry, but you can't be beaten. If someone raises their hand and makes a gesture, they can blow you up and make you a little warrior."
Xia He pouted: "When I become a grandmaster, I will crush her penis. It will be like a small airport. She still likes to thrust, tsk~ right, sister Xiaoshu, you will definitely become a grandmaster!"
Tang Xiaoshu smiled and said nothing.
Chunyu blinked and asked: "Fourth sister, what is an airport?"
Xia He's Goose' smiled sweetly, "Go and ask your husband, you're not the one anyway. We sisters are all heads bowed and can't even see our toes. We are the big ones that our husband likes!"
A group of sisters understood and laughed amidst the pain.
A few moments.
"Okay." Jiang Ping glanced at Xia He and said, "You have all seen how hard it is for the master to work for this family. There are some people we can't afford to offend, so we can only suffer. We sisters must remember not to cause trouble to the master. It’s troublesome, but not everyone in the Zhong Mansion can be bullied. We must all work together to share our worries with the master. Let’s all go back and rest.”
"Yes, eldest sister."
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On the other side, Huo Donglai and Zhong Yan went to the study room on the pretext of reminiscing about the past alone.
The maid retreated, and he immediately stepped forward and gave Zhong Yan a bear hug. After a while, he backed away with red eyes: "Brother! Yun Mei..."
Zhong Yan sighed in his heart, having already guessed it.
He joined the Fire Cloud Sect by chance. After he was completely stable, he went down the mountain many times to search. It took him six or seven years to find the two young followers who had begged together, and brought them into the sect. They both had spiritual roots and started practicing together.
Another woman who is six years younger than Zhong Yan and two years younger than Huo Donglai is named Zhou Yun. Like Huo Donglai, she has two-attribute true spiritual roots and has entered the inner gate one after another.
Zhong Yanneng lived in the outer sect for many years without incident, and the two secretly helped and took care of him.
The three of them have always had a deep relationship. Huo Donglai and Zhou Yun even fell in love with each other and became Taoist couples in private.
at the moment……
Huo Donglai had tears in his eyes, "The second month after my eldest brother came down from the mountain, Yun Mei took over the mission to go to Yunmeng Swamp for training. She has not returned yet."
Not knowing life or death... Zhong Yan raised his eyebrows, "Where is the soul card?"
The inner disciples of the Fire Cloud Sect all have soul cards left in the sect. Whenever their lives are in danger, the soul cards will respond and crack, until they burst, indicating death.
Huo Donglai breathed out and said: "At that time, I was tied up by other things and could not go with him. When the appointed time came, I went to the 'Pepsi Hall' to check the soul card. It was intact.
Half a month later, the training team came back. Only Yun'er was missing, and the soul card was in pieces. I asked a few of them, and they said that Yun Mei left voluntarily because something happened on the way back. I was very surprised at Yun Mei's death. It was not like that. lie……"
Zhong Yan asked bluntly: "Do you think Yun Mei is still alive and someone deliberately broke the soul card? Is it related to Shi Lingzhen?"
Huo Donglai was silent for a while, "She has been hanging around me during that time. There is nothing suspicious and no evidence."
Zhong Yan's heart was like a mirror, he must have doubted Shi Lingzhen.
Although Huo Donglai had a close relationship with Shi Lingzhen, and the latter was affectionate from time to time, Zhong Yan could see that the two seemed to be inseparable. Huo Donglai did not like each other at all, and was only superficially accommodating.
It had been learned during the previous dinner that Shi Lingzhen was the daughter of the leader of the fifth peak of Huoyun Sect. She had motives and conditions.
"Since I believe that Yun Mei has not died, and there will be a chance to meet again in the future, you should calm down and break through the foundation."
When Zhong Yan came down the mountain, Huo Donglai had completed his Qi refining. With his qualifications, he should have already established the foundation.
"Shi Lingzhen prepared the Foundation Building Pill for me..."
After a pause, Huo Donglai said: "Brother, I want to leave the sect and go down the mountain to do casual cultivation with you!"
Zhong Yan looked at him, "Not to mention whether the sect will let you go, do you really think that a casual cultivator is so good? Even if you have a true spiritual root, it will be difficult to form an elixir without enough resources! It is better for you to stay in the inner sect. Risking your life to earn such a small amount of spiritual stones!"
There is another thing Zhong Yan didn't say. Huo Donglai's character is not suitable for being a casual cultivator. He is just, kind and indecisive at heart. It would be better to stay in the sect. If he is not ruthless enough outside, it will be difficult to live well.
Huo Donglai was silent.
Zhong Yan added: "You are about to build a foundation. If you don't like it, how can I force you to do it? It's uncomfortable to see people's faces, but until you have the ability to resist, you have to endure it. When you become stronger in the future, you will have your own. Find a way to find out the truth, find Yun Mei's whereabouts, or seek justice. If you are really tired, there is no need to force it. There is a wide range of places in the world, and big brother is always welcome. You have to think clearly. "
"Yes, brother, I understand."
Huo Donglai nodded, and then said apologetically: "At the table, I have made my sisters-in-law feel wronged. I hope my eldest brother will say sorry to them for me."
Zhong Yan pressed his shoulder and patted him hard again, "It's nothing."
"By the way, brother, before going down the mountain this time, Senior Li came to see me once and asked about your whereabouts."
"She asked me?" Zhong Yan was quite surprised. Senior Li was the master of the seventh peak of the Fire Cloud Sect. His name was Li Lin, and she was the one who led him to the beginning.
Huo Donglai nodded and said: "I guess I heard the news from somewhere that you had left the sect. I told you truthfully that I came to Qingyang."
After a pause, he continued: Brother, I heard Senior Li think highly of you. If you stay in the sect and have a relationship with her, your situation may be much better, and you may be able to enter the Seventh Peak. "
Zhong Yan smiled and said, "You think I haven't thought about it?"
I have thought about hugging the legs of the pretty senior sister and the beautiful elder sister based on my appearance, but how could I not think of Li Lin who had saved her life?
It's just that in the Huoyun Sect for so many years, except for the first year or two when she came out to take care of him a few times, after that she only saw him from a distance during sect conferences and other occasions.
It's not even close to being in contact, it's just a far-fetched relationship.
What's more, except for the main peak, there are no more than thirty disciples in each of the nine peaks of the Fire Cloud Sect. Their status is still above the inner disciples, so how can he have a share.
Not knowing what was on his mind, Zhong Yan asked, "What did she say about me?"
Huo Donglai: "I didn't say much. I said you have a good character and are mature and steady at a young age. I also said that going down the mountain might be the right choice for you."
Zhong Yan nodded. It was indeed correct to go down the mountain and enter Mortal City. "Has she formed a pill?"
Huo Donglai shook his head, looking a little regretful, "It failed. She failed to form the pill and got out of seclusion this time. This is the second time. It is estimated that she will not have a chance again in the future."
Zhong Yan was silent.
Forming a pill is countless times more difficult than building a foundation.
In the entire Huoyun Sect, there are more than twenty elders and peak masters who are stuck in perfect foundation building, but there are only two pill-forming monks.
When they first met, Li Lin had already reached the eighth level of Foundation Establishment. Thirty years later, she was still at the Foundation Establishment level, and she had very good qualifications, with two attributes of true spiritual roots.
Huo Donglai blinked and said, "Maybe she will come to Qingyang to see you."
Zhong Yan: "..."
Huo Donglai smiled and said: "Brother, it's not that I'm belittling you. With your level of cultivation, except for new disciples, you are at the bottom of the outer sect. Why does she pay so much attention to you when she has perfected the Foundation Establishment? She wants to leave the sect far away. When traveling to Chu State or even out of the Eastern Region, it’s normal to pass by Qingyang and take a look.”
Zhong Yan nodded slightly. It was indeed possible to say that. After all, he had saved her life and such an unforgettable scene had happened. If he hadn't been a little boy with no hair at that time, maybe there would have been more. Other stories made him prosperous in the Fire Cloud Sect.
This time, she went out to look for opportunities to break through, and it was basically the end of her life.
It is best to successfully form the elixir once.
If you fail once, you still have a chance.
But if it fails twice, hope is almost lost.
As for foundation building, even if it is a perfect foundation building, it can only last for two hundred years, or just a few more years.
The years will eventually turn into dust, and the pink skeleton will bury the beauty.
Some small talk.
Zhong Yan felt the communication talisman in the storage bag vibrate, swept it away with his consciousness, and couldn't help but smile.
It's time to start.
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…
The moonlight was hazy and the mist was rising.
The sea area southwest of the Wei River.
Ten large cargo ships lined up side by side, advancing slowly in the undulating dark waves at a snail-like speed, with red and black flags with the word 'Qi' printed on them fluttering in the wind.
On the deck of the middle ship, a woman wearing a white robe and a veil was none other than Yan Sandao of Qingyang Zhongfu.
She put away the messenger charm and looked worried. She had been out at sea for half a month and didn't know what the situation was like at home.
And around her, there were humanoid scarecrows lined up, with the ones in the front wearing shining armor and halberds.
The other ships were all the same, with less than a hundred men in armor.
And these straw models came from thirty refugees who were hired cheaply on the same boat.
"Sister San Dao, there is no need to worry. Uncle has made arrangements and there should be no problems."
A woman also wearing a veil stepped forward. The sea breeze blew the veil, and the dim light and moonlight revealed a peerless face, even worse than Yan Sandao.
But it was Li Henian's ninth concubine who spent thirty spiritual stones and fifty thousand taels of silver to marry, Zhou Yunning, a twenty-four-year-old third-level innate warrior.
Yan Sandao was silent for a while and said: "It's at least seven days ahead of schedule. There must have been some accidents, but I believe your husband can handle it well."
Zhou Yunning nodded, and after a while he blinked and asked, "Sister, have you ever heard from uncle, when will my master come back?"
Yan Sandao looked at her and smiled and said: "Sister, relax, my husband said that Brother Li is strong and experienced, so he will definitely come back."
The truth is, Mangdang Mountain is dangerous and no one can guarantee that he will be able to come back, and Li Henian's risk level this time is higher than before.
But it is inconvenient to say this.
In front of him, Zhou Yunning and the eighth concubine of the Li Mansion were both married into the Li Mansion at the same time. Li Henian left for Wangxi City without even taking off the red hijab.
If you can't come back, you will have to remain a widow for the rest of your life.
Not long after.
There was movement from Yan Sandao's waist. He took out the talisman and heard the sound, and his face lit up with joy.
"You can go back!"
Zhou Yunning smiled, turned around and shouted to the ship next to him, "Master Li, move at full speed!"
"Yes, Madam Ninth!"
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