"Wait a minute, Yu Niang, what do you mean?" Fang Jiuzhang said loudly, "It's not like you don't know about the living dead! Besides, Fang Xiandao said that he would wait until you read the copied pages before making a decision. What else do you want? I agreed without even looking at it, could it be because of that kid's trick?"
He stared at the letter in Madam's hand, "I understand, it's a Kanshu—this paper has a Kanshu attached to it!"
"Grandpa, if Kanshu has no energy, there is no way to activate it..." Fang Yanni reminded in a low voice.
"No need to explain, he said yes, that's it." The old lady rolled her eyes and didn't want to pay attention to the other party at all. It wasn't until Fang Jiuzhang's momentum was frustrated and he closed his mouth and stopped shouting that she said slowly, "Of course I know, that's why I let Qian Yan pass. Since she was born, her memory has never been interrupted, and she has the ability to murder her. Yes, there are probably not many of them in this world."
"Having said that, why is this necessary? The living dead are already rare, and there are not even a few disciples. You don't just want to curry favor with a prime minister of Jinxia City, do you?"
"Huh?" Fang Yu narrowed his eyes.
"Ahem," Fang Jiuzhang felt the murderous intent, "No, you definitely wouldn't do that."
"I... divined a few hexagrams today." Mrs. Fang's voice suddenly became a little tired. "Originally, it was just a routine to divine the fortune of the Fang family, but the performance of the hexagram disk was very ominous, and the level of turbidity could be said to be nearly ten Best in years.”
"Isn't it just that there are twists and turns in the road ahead? This happens every few years, so what's there to worry about?" Fang Jiuzhang said unconcernedly, "I guess it's the people at the bottom of the mountain who are thinking of some crooked idea again, right? As long as there are people in the mountain, With you and me in charge, I'm afraid they'll cause trouble."
"It would be nice if it was just that simple." The old lady shook her head, "I saw that the turbidity spread to a huge range this time, almost filling every corner of the hexagram plate, so I paid more attention and divined other things. Family."
"What's the result?" Fang Jiuzhang noticed something was wrong.
"No one is normal. The feedback from the six families is extremely unclear, and the hexagrams cannot even be formed."
"how come!"
"It's indeed weird. This can no longer be explained by ordinary twists and turns. It can only be said that alchemists intervened and deliberately interfered with the hexagrams. There are only a handful of people in Daqili who can do this."
The old man took a breath, "Do you mean-"
"Well, it's probably the moment Master mentioned."
"Uh... Old lady, old lady, what are you talking about?" Fang Yanni said with a blank look on her face, "Why don't I understand you at all?"
Fang Yu looked at her dotingly, "Do you know why other aristocratic families gather together as one, but the Fang family is divided into two families?"
"Because the Fang family outside the mountain is so annoying, every time I see them, I feel like we owe them a lot!" the eldest disciple said without hesitation.
"Hahaha... That's what they really think." The old lady grinned, "In fact, the separation of families is a rule set by the ancestors of the Fang family. He assisted Emperor Taizu in ascending the throne and returned to Lingzhou after receiving the reward. This ancestral precept was established. To recruit disciples who are qi sensers, every family head must be a qi senser. The family members who are unable to awaken the ability to sense qi move to live in towns outside the mountains. Gradually, This group of people became the current Jufa Fang family and Yamashita family."
"Why do this?"
"Because that big shot believes that the six great families will not exist forever. The decentralization of power a hundred years ago was just a move to win over people's hearts. After the war of Qi State, everything was in dire straits, evil spirits were rampant everywhere in the land, and the imperial court was neither capable nor concerned about screening. Cultivate Qi sensers born in various places, so Taizu will distribute this power to the six people who have made great contributions to the dragon."
"But those who sense Qi have great potential after all. The ancestor of the Fang family believes that letting the aristocratic family handle this process is a hidden danger. Once they think about it, this power will eventually be taken back. In order not to hurt future generations, he put If those who have the blood of the Fang family are separated, they will naturally not be affected by this change."
The old lady showed emotion when she said this, "I have to say that this is a decision once and for all. With the blessing of the Shufa Fang family, those members of the family will go smoothly no matter what they do, and their influence at the foot of the mountain will also Determine the number of new Qi-sensing members of the Fang family. When the crisis comes, as long as the Fang family is discarded as a burden, it will not affect the main family. Even if we are gone, relying on the foundation laid over the past few decades, the Fang family It can last a long, long time.”
"...Is Master so far-sighted?" Fang Yanni was stunned for a moment, "Then why do the Shanxia family still feel that we owe them something?"
"Because the division of the family can take care of everything, but neither side can achieve the ultimate. Compared with the Fei family and the Luo family, they have almost become the real power behind the state. The state pastor is just an equal in front of them, and Yamashita The Fang family... is naturally much inferior." Fang Yu sighed, "People's desires continue to expand over time, and family mottos will gradually fade over time. Perhaps the head of this family no longer regards this rule as a rule. It’s happened.”
"Yu Niang," the old man coughed twice, "divination is just divination, it is neither a prediction nor a reality. What if things are not like this?"
"Do you think I am just doing divination?" Fang Yu said bluntly, "I have sent inquiry letters to other aristocratic families, and also sent news to Gyeonggi Province, asking those disciples who serve in the Privy Council to find out the news. Let Qian Yan Going to Jinxia City is also a kind of response. Mr. Fang said in his letter, the Prime Minister of the Privy Council is interested in the living dead, and what this interest is specifically can be found out in Qianyan."
Fang Yanni suddenly had a premonition that something bad was going to happen, "What if your divination result is correct and it really is the moment that Master said... What will happen to the Fang family?"
"It's nothing, at most it will just disappear." Fang Yu said slowly.
"No!" The eldest disciple suddenly grabbed the old lady's sleeve, "I don't want to leave alone, and I don't want to leave you two alone!"
Fang Yu laughed out loud, "Silly boy, just because the Fang family is gone, it doesn't mean that we are gone."
"Eh?" Yan Ni didn't react for a moment.
"If it really comes to a time when we are separated for a long time, then what the higher-ups want to take back is just the power to recruit people who are sensitive to Qi. If the court wants it, we will give it to us. Without the name Fang family, aren't we a family?" The old lady He smiled and shook his head, "It's just to see who is faster and better prepared to deal with it. It just so happens that Fang Xiandao thinks Jinxia is good, so let's go and have a look first. Don't forget that for fortune tellers -"
""No matter what kind of form changes we face, we can always find an optimal solution."" Fang Yanni chanted subconsciously.
"Correct." Fang Yu patted her shoulder with satisfaction, "My child, you like that boy Fang Xiandao, right?"
"What... this... I... old lady..." The eldest disciple's body suddenly became as stiff as ice, and his snow-white cheeks quickly turned rosy, in stark contrast to the silver-decorated cloth hat on his head.
"Lingzhou people don't need to be subtle and restrained. By the way, the Fang family has two heads, one male and one female. This is also the family motto passed down by the ancestor. According to the usual practice, it will be the Fang family's turn in the future. You come to inherit, and it is up to you to decide who the other person chooses - even though the Fang family may disappear, this rule can still be continued!" Fang Yu encouraged, "Take Qianyan to Jinxia, I will wait for you here. Good news.”