The main hall of the Valley of Fantasy.
At this time, Zhang Ping was in a dilemma. As the protector of Lady Feng, the head of the Feng family, he couldn't lie. He knew about Tian Linyu and benefited from it, but he had also received Li Changqiu's filial piety just now, so it would be difficult to deal with it.
"This... subordinates don't know." Zhang Ping had to deal with it perfunctorily, because he had benefited from both sides, and no matter which side he helped, he would be bitten by the other side.
Lady Feng was stunned for a moment, and then sneered. It seemed that her good protector had become more capable, and knew how to accept gifts and lie to her, just like those men in the past.
Men are greedy. When they have beauty, they want money, and when they have money, they want power. Their desires are endless. Zhang Ping, who vowed to protect her for life, is just a common man.
Madam Feng's sneer made Zhang Ping feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, but there was nothing he could do. A woman's heart is as deep as the bottom of the sea, and he can't guess a woman's heart, especially a woman from the Feng family. It is said that men cannot withstand temptation, will be treacherous, and will love the new and dislike the old. In fact, women are also like this, especially beautiful women like the Feng family. They also cannot withstand the temptation of the outside world.
The reason why Zhang Ping was favored by Lady Feng, apart from his appearance and loyalty, was because of his cultivation that he had always been proud of. A few years ago, when he was in his early forties, he reached the fifth level of the Golden Core, which was a top-notch existence in the Feng family. However, he has not entered the Nascent Soul stage in the past few years. Recently, he found that many inner disciples were about to break through the Nascent Soul stage. , which made him very frustrated.
Zhang Ping knew that he had fallen. His thoughts were all on Lady Feng, and he had not calmed down to practice for a long time. Recently, Lady Feng's excessive behavior has gradually attracted more and more people's attention, and they will say something in private: Zhang Ping relied on the head of the family to become a protector, and he has no strength at all.
Zhang Ping is not convinced. He wants to become stronger. He wants to break through the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible. He has to fight for more resources. Even if they are obtained through this method, if he cannot become the number one in the inner sect, he is not worthy of standing. Beside Lady Feng.
Zhang Ping took two steps back, knelt down on one knee and said, "Zhang Ping knows his mistake. Please ask the head of the family to remove me from the position of guardian."
Madam Feng stopped her sneer and stood up from her seat. She originally wanted to punish him not to come near her for a month, but she didn't expect that Zhang Ping actually asked to be transferred!
"Zhang Ping, come here!" Lady Feng's face flushed with anger. If there were no outsiders, she would have rushed over to let Zhang Ping know how powerful she was.
Zhang Ping took a deep breath. Although he didn't want to face the angry Lady Feng, he still got up and walked over as the head of the house couldn't do anything.
"Do you...really want to leave?" Lady Feng's eyes were angry but she was more reluctant to leave. She hated being deceived the most in her life, but compared to being deceived, she hated being left even more.
Zhang Ping lowered his head and nodded. At this time, he had made up his mind. Although he was deeply reluctant to let go of Lady Feng, he still reached this step.
If Lady Feng was thirty years ago, she would have lost control of her emotions, but now she is no longer a twenty-year-old silly girl. Since they can't stay together for the rest of their lives, it's easy to get together and part ways.
"Now that Protector Zhang admits it, let's step down from this duty of Protector." Madam Feng forced herself to smile, and raised her hand to signal Zhang Ping to step back. If this is what he wants, it doesn't matter if she fulfills it for him.
"Thank you, Patriarch." Zhang Ping accepted the punishment, but he was not at all relieved. He handed the protective token to the Patriarch's guard and hurriedly left the main hall.
These guards were all brothers who lived and died with Zhang Ping. Although they didn't understand, they didn't say anything. After all, this was Zhang Ping's own choice. Now they could only watch Zhang Ping leave.
"Very good." Lady Feng always had a smile on her face, but she knew how forced her smile was. She didn't stop her fake smile until Zhang Ping's figure disappeared outside the palace door.
At this time, Lady Feng just wanted to do nothing and let herself go. Unfortunately, she was the head of the Feng family, so she didn't have much choice.
The coldness in the corner of her mouth struck again, and her eyes flashed with coldness. She wanted to end this ridiculous scene in front of her as soon as possible: "If you are as honest as Zhang Ping, it will save a lot of time!"
"Master, please have mercy. I promise that I will only rely on you in the future." Li Changqiu thought that the matter was over and immediately showed his loyalty. He really didn't expect that Protector Zhang would be so righteous. Since he took over the blame alone, he didn't need to mention it again.
Madam Feng waved her hand in annoyance and asked Li Changqiu to get up. Li Changqiu suddenly smiled widely. He didn't expect that he didn't receive any punishment for what happened today. It was really the blessing of the Li family's ancestors.
Li Changqiu made Tian Linyu unhappy. He was afraid that Li Changqiu would run away and refuse to admit his guilt in the future, so he stood up directly, grabbed Li Changqiu's sleeves, and cursed angrily: "You coward! You framed me with this note." You still don’t admit it! Don’t you know what you have done?
Don't think you can get away by pretending to be stupid. Who doesn't know that you like Miss Feng? I don't believe it's all fake! "
Tian Linyu's quarrel frightened Li Changqiu. He liked Feng Siniang, but what does this have to do with the dagger and Hui Mo? When did he frame Tian Linyu with that note?
"You fart! When did I frame you?" Although Li Changqiu didn't quite understand, he had never harmed anyone. It must be Tian Linyu's trick, and Tian Linyu wanted to harm him!
Tian Linyu knew that Li Changqiu would not shed tears until he saw the coffin. In this case, he was not polite: "You are really good at pretending! If you don't admit it, okay, take out the dagger you have been carrying all day long. If you can take it out, , I kowtow to you to apologize!"
"Dagger? Okay, just wait and call me grandpa!" Li Changqiu said and started to search, but he couldn't find it after searching all over his body.
"Li Ergou, where's my dagger?" Li Changqiu was so anxious that he was sweating. He didn't care about etiquette. He raised his hand to wipe away the dripping sweat and looked at Li Ergou not far away in panic.
At this time, Li Ergou was so frightened that he lost his mind. He had never seen this scene before, and he punished a guardian as soon as he came up. His young master is worse than that guardian, and he will not be kicked out when the time comes...
Li Ergou was happy when he thought about the possibility of them being driven out of the valley. If they were really driven out of the valley, wouldn't it be just what he wanted? Then he would be able to take the young master home!
"Haha, that's great!" Li Ergou couldn't help but laugh out loud. Li Changqiu was so angry that he rushed over and hit him hard on the head.
"Master... Master!" Li Ergou was blinded by Li Changqiu, but he felt guilty and did not dare to say anything. He just covered his head and looked at Li Changqiu. He didn't know why Li Changqiu was so angry...
"I... Where's my dagger?" Li Changqiu breathed heavily and suppressed the anger in his heart.
He looked at the stupid servant in front of him and vowed to drive this guy out when this was over. He would rather be alone in the Valley of Fantasy than embarrass himself with such a stupid thing around!
"No, no." Li Ergou replied hesitantly, fearing that he would be beaten by his master if he said the wrong thing, so he could just tell the truth.
"What do you mean it's gone?" Li Changqiu was furious. The dagger was still on him yesterday, but it disappeared overnight.
Seeing that his master was even more angry, Li Ergou knew that he had said the wrong thing again. When he was nervous, he stuttered even more: "It's just...it's just...it's gone. I can't find it."
"You loser! You can't see things, and you can't understand what you say!" Li Changqiu was so angry that he raised his hand and was about to hit Li Ergou, who didn't live up to his expectations, and didn't care where they were.
Such a noisy scene gave Lady Feng a splitting headache. She was not good at dealing with the affairs of her disciples. She usually relied on Elder Chang and Protector Zhang. Now that Zhang Ping had abandoned her, she could only send someone to ask for Elder Zhang. Get old.
Wang Yuanting saw that things were progressing too slowly, so he had to take action. He first bowed his hand to the head of the Feng family, and then said to Li Changqiu: "Leader Li, don't worry, I'll help you find out."
Li Changqiu stopped and recognized the speaker at a glance as brother Wang Xi, who had honored him this morning. He temporarily let go of Li Ergou and just stood there glaring at Li Ergou.
When Wang Yuanting saw that the two people had stopped messing around, he walked to Li Ergou and asked patiently: "Brother Ergou, you are saying that the dagger can't be found, right?"
Li Ergou swallowed nervously. He glanced at Li Changqiu secretly and timidly whispered back: "Yes, it's gone. I can't find it."
"Brother Ergou, can you tell me loudly?" Wang Yuanting raised his hand to indicate that Li Ergou should speak louder when he answered. His answer should be heard by everyone present.
Only then did Li Ergou realize that his answer was related to the success or failure of Li Changqiu and him, and even their lives. He took a deep breath to adjust, and mustered up the courage to say: "The dagger is gone. It can't be found."
Wang Yuanting nodded with satisfaction, raised his hand and patted Li Ergou on the shoulder, and continued to ask: "Brother Ergou, when did you find out that it was missing?"
"This..." Li Ergou tried his best to recall that he was dressing Li Changqiu this morning and found that he was missing. However, he couldn't remember whether it was on him last night. After all, they all drank and no one cared about the clothes on their waists. dagger.
Seeing that Li Ergou was confused again, Li Changqiu couldn't suppress his anger again. He was about to call Li Ergou a waste, but was stopped by Wang Yuanting's sharp eyes.
"Don't be in a hurry, think about it carefully." Wang Yuanting comforted him, regretting in his heart that he chose these two losers. Mud can't hold up the wall, and he can't even do it himself.
I saw a very painful expression on Li Ergou's face. He had never been very smart. He drank a few glasses of wine last night. Although it was not much, he was still confused and couldn't remember anything at the moment.
In the beginning, Mr. Li thought that Li Ergou was both loyal and stupid, so he let him follow Li Changqiu. He said he was heartless and he felt relieved.
Originally, when Li Ergou accompanied the second young master to eat, drink and have fun, he didn't need to use his brains, just a little wink and a few quick legs. But now in this Valley of Fantasy, it's no longer possible.
