After leaving the Kong clan city, Jiang Yuebai calmed down.
"Master, what if I lose? I'm only in the middle stage of foundation building. To win the championship, I have to deal not only with the Kong family, but also the entire family alliance and all the other people participating in the Fengyun Conference. There are so many people at the peak of foundation building."
Li Jiuchuan put away the strictly defined bet agreement and shrugged helplessly.
“I can’t use the Primal Chaos Spiritual Fruit right now. If I don’t have it, I can just wait another 300 years. But as for your Golden Spiritual Item… work hard on your own. Don’t cry and say that your master didn’t help you in the future.”
"How could I be the kind of ungrateful person? No, I have to hurry up and study the intelligence of the Kong family and other monks involved. Master, go play with your old friends. I'll go to Hongyan Tower to buy intelligence."
Jiang Yuebai ran away. Li Jiuchuan looked at her from behind and said with a smile, "I believe you will definitely win the championship. It seems that I, your master, must work hard as well. Otherwise, how can I be worthy of being the master of the champion?"
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The most prosperous area of Kongfang City, deep in the compound.
Xie Jingshan was so angry that his face turned red as he looked at the naughty old man who was sleeping in a rocking chair in the yard.
"Grandfather, you are really going too far! I want to be on the sword ranking list with my own ability, not with your spirit stones hitting me."
Xie Tianbao held a palm leaf fan and fanned himself, "Oh, then you can't get on."
“Grandfather!” Xie Jingshan was furious. “What I hate most is you using money to pave the way for me!”
Xie Tianbao sat up and threw his palm-leaf fan down.
"Is it wrong to pave the way with money? Money can help you solve 90% of the problems in this world and make your life easier and smoother. Don't be ungrateful for what you have."
"If you don't want me to control you, fine. Give me 17 or 18 great-grandchildren. You can go wherever you want. I will never interfere with you again."
Xie Jingshan was simply helpless with Xie Tianbao. He was so angry that his face turned red. After holding it in for a long time, he finally shouted, "I like men!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Jingshan saw two figures flashing out of the courtyard gate, holding hands. They were his father Xie Guihong and his mother Ding Lanzhi.
"No, mother, please listen to my explanation, I am not that, I, oops!!"
Xie Jingshan squatted down with his head in his hands and cried angrily.
Ding Lanzhi let go of Xie Guihong's hand and walked to Xie Jingshan.
Xie Tianbao snorted, closed his eyes and rested, and the rocking chair rocked more and more violently.
Ding Lanzhi pulled Xie Jingshan up and looked at her son, who was taller than her. She scolded him, "You are already a young man, but why are you still acting like a child? If you like a boy, bring him back to me and let me take a look."
"Ahem~"
Xie Guihong choked on his saliva, and Ding Lanzhi glared at him. Xie Guihong quickly pursed his lips and waved his hands to indicate that he was fine.
Xie Jingshan was surprised, "Mom you..."
Ding Lanzhi said, "There are either men or women in this world, oh, and there are also strange people and monsters. No matter what you like, as long as it is what you like, mother supports you to pursue it. Don't worry about what others think. Life is neither long nor short. The most important thing is to know what can make you truly happy."
"Mother~"
Xie Jingshan pouted, it turned out that children with mothers were loved by others.
Xie Jingshan stretched out his hand to hug him, but Xie Guihong pressed his forehead and said sternly: "How old are you? It's not proper for you to hug your mother!"
Xie Jingshan angrily slapped Xie Guihong's hand away, "I haven't hugged my mother since I was four years old! Why can only you hug her?"
"She is my Taoist partner." Xie Guihong pulled Ding Lanzhi to his side.
"But she is still my mother! Go find your mother!"
“Hey, hey, hey,” Xie Tianbao said unhappily, “Don’t involve others in your quarrel, or both of you will get out.”
Phew~
Ding Lanzhi couldn't help laughing as she watched the family of young and old.
"Alright, you've said enough," Ding Lanzhi tried to smooth things over. "Jingshan, it's my fault that I haven't been with you all these years. I heard that you joined the Tianyan Sect to practice swordsmanship. Go and get ready. I'm going to test your swordsmanship in person."
Xie Jingshan's eyes lit up, "Really? I'll go get ready now, mom, please don't lie to me."
As soon as Xie Jingshan left, Xie Tianbao glanced at Ding Lanzhi with displeasure.
"Don't think I don't know that you, a woman, have bad intentions and want to use my son to do something shameful. You have almost emptied half of Shanhai Tower's assets over the years, and now you have come back and taken away a large amount of spiritual stones."
Xie Guihong protected his wife, "Dad, that was paid for by me. Lan Zhi and some of her sisters from Feiyan Pavilion wanted to stay for a while, so I bought a house for them in the suburbs."
Ding Lanzhi pressed Xie Guihong's hand and set up a soundproof formation, and Xie Tianbao immediately became alert.
Ding Lanzhi said, "Dad, I did have a purpose for coming back this time, but I did come back for Guihong and Jingshan, for Shanhai Tower, and for you. Our Pavilion Master wants to see you. After you meet him, you will know why I have been out there all these years."
"If you can agree to help our Pavilion Master, once this is done, I will stay at home and expand the Xie family. You don't have to make things difficult for Jingshan. He is still a child and should be able to go out and explore without any worries."
Xie Tianbao raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Xie Guihong added, "Lanzhi, you don't have to go through the trouble of expanding the Xie family. The current Xie family is good enough. Dad, I also have something to tell you."
Xie Guihong took out a palm-sized box and handed it to Xie Tianbao. Xie Tianbao took it, opened it, and sat up in shock.
"How did this seal end up in your hand?"
Xie Guihong glanced at Ding Lanzhi, his affection undisguised, "This seal also belongs half to Lanzhi. Without her running around outside for the past twenty years, we would never have been able to get it."
Xie Tianbao blew his beard and glared, "Great, you are really my offspring! You look exactly like me back then! You are forcing me to become a god as soon as possible and go to the upper realm, right? Fine, I want to see what you are up to. Call your Pavilion Master, I'll be waiting."
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Springs and Lakes, Mountains and Seas Tower.
As soon as Zhao Fuyi arrived in Kong Fangcheng, she took her three disciples to Shanhai Tower, waved her hand, and let them choose whatever they wanted.
Except for the second disciple who was stuck outside and couldn't come, the eldest disciple Li Shenzhi, the third disciple Tang Weiman and the youngest disciple He Wangchen were all here.
Zhao Fuyi has been hunting monsters in the North Sea for seven years and has saved up some money. It is time to make up for her apprentices and let them show their talents and shine at the Fengyun Conference.
Zhao Fuyi stood in the lobby, watching True Lord Canghuo talking endlessly to Yu Qiuchi, Yunshang, Song Zhiang and the other two Jindan disciples.
Ge Yuchan followed her master Li Fantao and tried the daggers and throwing knives sent by the waiters of Shanhailou one by one.
Guanghan Sword Master gave personal instructions to Lu Nanzhi, Xie Jingshan, and his eldest disciple Fang Yuxing.
There are also several other True Lords of Tianyan Sect and their disciples. They have basically all arrived today. If they are not in Shanhai Tower, they are in other shops, buying things for their disciples.
In addition, when Zhao Fuyi entered the city, he also saw a large group of people from Guiyuan Sword Sect. During the Tianyan Sect competition, the five little geniuses led by Zhuo Qingfeng had already established their foundation and were all in high spirits.
There are disciples from more than twenty major sects, such as Jin Gangtai, Baiyang Sect, Liuyun Sect, and other fifty or sixty smaller sects, scattered all over the city.
Disciples from aristocratic families, led by the Kong and Fang families, have also gathered in the Fang clan city, including disciples from the Lu family.
The free cultivators of the Free Cultivator Alliance have already filled the south of the city. The inns there are cheap and are their first choice.
The young eagle takes flight, the seedling grows into a tree,
Many heroes compete for the top spot!
Zhao Fuyi curled her lips and smiled softly. For the first time, she felt that it was very interesting to watch these seedlings grow little by little.
"Master, we have chosen."
Li Shenzhi, Tang Weimian, and He Wangchen each took a pile of things and placed them on the counter to form a small mountain. Zhao Fuyi twitched her little finger violently.
The waiter quickly calculated the bill and reported a number to Zhao Fuyi. The three disciples looked at Zhao Fuyi eagerly.
Zhao Fuyi clenched the corner of her clothes. It was really expensive to grow these seedlings!
Li Shenzhi's eyes flickered, and he suddenly said, "Master, I suddenly remembered that you taught us that formation masters should make a living by the formation and not rely too much on other things. I was so happy just now that I don't want these magic tools anymore. I just want this set of Qiankun chess."
Li Shenzhi bumped into Tang Weimian, who hurriedly said, "Master, you know I can't make up my mind every time I buy something, so I don't want all of these. I want you to help me choose which one."
Li Shenzhi picked one out and stuffed it on Tang Weimian, "This is the best."
Tang Weimian nodded and stared at He Wangchen together with Li Shenzhi.
He Wangchen scratched his head in confusion and said slowly, "I want all of these."
"What the hell do you want? Can you use all these things?" Li Shenzhi said unhappily and secretly sent a message to He Wangchen.
"That's enough." Zhao Fuyi smiled bitterly, "It's because of my incompetence that you've suffered so much over the years. Give me a little more time, and I'll settle all my debts. You don't have to bear the burden for me anymore, and you're not allowed to bear the burden for me anymore."
"I am still ignorant of worldly affairs at my age. It is all because I accepted you, a group of extremely outstanding disciples. I am really ashamed and I am really a burden to you."
Li Shenzhi was surprised by Zhao Fuyi's change. He had not quite believed it when Tang Weiman said it was because of Li Jiuchuan and Jiang Yuebai.
Seeing this, Li Shenzhi suddenly felt relieved and took out a jade slip from his arms.
"In that case, Master, I won't be polite. These are all the spiritual stones I owe to others for doing business over the years. I have recorded every single one of them, including the principal and interest. There is also a fixed contact method at the back. Master, please settle these debts."
"You don't have to pay it back right away. You can pay it back in three to five years. That will put my mind at ease. Also, my second junior sister has quite a bit of it. I'll ask her to send it to Master later. That way, she won't have to run around to earn spirit stones anymore and can focus on practicing formations."
Tang Weimian stared at Li Shenzhi with eyes wide open, and said through gritted teeth, "Big Brother, you are too rude! We agreed to pay it back together slowly."
"Isn't this what Master meant? Besides, all these spirit stones were spent on Tiangang Peak. I didn't spend them indiscriminately."
He Wangchen had a dazed look on his face, looking around, not knowing what was going on.
Zhao Fuyi laughed and shook her head. What goes around comes around. No matter how much you owe, you will have to pay it back in the end.
Not far away, True Lord Canghuo generously paid the bill for his disciples. Seeing Lord Guanghanjian's embarrassed look, he did not hesitate to mock him and was very proud of himself.
It is said that refining weapons makes one rich, while sharpening swords makes one poor. The ancients were not deceiving.
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Late at night, in the courtyard of Dengtong Lane.
Jiang Yuebai had watched Yingyu fight too much and felt dizzy before coming out to get some fresh air. He just happened to see Lu Nanzhi coming back from outside, looking worried and with a lot on his mind.
"Anan."
Jiang Yuebai called softly, and Lu Nanzhi was stunned for a moment, "Why don't you rest yet?"
Jiang Yuebai came closer to look at Lu Nanzhi, sniffed again, "You smell so sweet, you must have found another woman behind my back!"
Lu Nanzhi pushed Jiang Yuebai and said, "Stop making trouble. Tomorrow is the first day of the Fengyun Club's preliminary election. You should get some rest. I'll go back to my room first."
"Anan!"
Jiang Yuebai called Lu Nanzhi, but Lu Nanzhi stood in the shadow of the eaves without looking back.
"Anything else?"
Jiang Yuebai frowned, "When my grandfather passed away, I didn't trust anyone, didn't want to rely on anyone, and just wanted to chop my enemies to pieces with my own hands. At that time, I was just practicing Qi, and facing a Jindan, it was like hitting a rock with an egg."
"I spent five years in the mines and two years in the sect. For seven whole years, I was filled with hatred. Now, when I wake up in the middle of the night, I also feel regretful. I regret that I lost seven years of happy time with you in the sect."
"If my master hadn't helped me to take revenge, I don't know how long I would have been controlled by hatred. Do you know how I felt at that moment? I didn't feel upset that I didn't take revenge myself. I was relieved, because if I had continued, I would not have been able to get through the inner demon of foundation building, and I wouldn't be who I am today."
"Also, this time, I was troubled by a spiritual object for more than three years, and my master helped me find a solution as soon as he arrived. Sometimes I also feel that it is not good to rely on the master, but whether it is you or me, we are only in our twenties, and it is impossible for us to solve all the problems in this world with our abilities."
"Sometimes we can rely on others. It's not shameful. It's better than regretting it in the future. If you feel that you owe others, then you should try your best to make up for it in the future. No matter what you are doing recently, please wait a little and give some time to all those who want to help you, okay?"
The night breeze is cool and the leaves are rustling.
After a while, Lu Nanzhi said, "Let's join the Fengyun Club first, and the rest... we'll talk about it later."
Lu Nanzhi returned to her room, leaving Jiang Yuebai standing alone in the yard, sighing deeply.
The wind and clouds will come, and I just hope you are all safe!
See you tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)