Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 266: Mo'er's Wedding and Gun's Request
"Brother Kuai, I have examined your five mu of spiritual fields. The spiritual essence is insufficient. It feels worse than the spiritual fields in my Qinye Forest. The vision of the farmer you found is a bit poor. If you cultivate the fields in the valley we just passed by, the spiritual fields should be much better."

Kang Rongquan picked up a handful of spiritual soil and smelled it, then turned around and spoke seriously to Kuai En, who was standing obediently beside him.

Kuai En had a forced smile on his face, and the wrinkles on his face looked like a blooming black and yellow chrysanthemum.

After hearing Kang Rongquan's words, he came closer and started to flatter: "This farmer outside is not as capable as Brother Kang Shi who has received the true teachings of Elder Zhou. It's all because of my stupid brother's failure to do a thorough investigation beforehand. Now I'm causing Brother Shi to worry."

"Well, that's nothing." Kang Rongquan nodded perfunctorily.

It is true that Kuai En speaks well, but Kang Rongquan has heard too much flattery in recent days, and no matter how much he likes to hear it, he has become numb to it.

So at this moment, his expression was indifferent, and he said:
“Brother, there is no entry-level spiritual vein in Dantong Cliff, so the power of this spiritual field must be insufficient.

So, Brother Kuai, don't expect to have any harvest in the first two years. Spiritual grain is very difficult to grow. I have also seen those sons-in-law in your family. They are all incredibly stupid. Even if they can grow it, they certainly can't grow it well.

Let's plant a few yellow sprout beans first. I'll give you a list. In the first one or two years, you should plant a lot and harvest a little to improve the soil. If you have extra money in the future, you can buy some advanced spiritual soil to fertilize the field.

If we do this, and if we don’t encounter any pest disasters, we may be able to make a profit by the third or fourth year at the latest.”

Kuai En happily took it. He didn't care whether Kang Rongquan was arrogant or spoke nicely. Just as Kang Dabao said, his nephew was a flatterer but had a soft heart.

Because of Kuai En's high level of misery and the fact that the two families were related by marriage, Kang Rongquan only charged half of the price of an ordinary teacher when he came to teach.

Moreover, during the busy farming season in the future, Kang Rongquan and Kuai En have arranged for the son-in-law of the Kuai family to work as a temporary worker for Emperor Chongming, which will provide the Kuai family with another stable source of income.

If he could gain such benefits by just listening to a few unpleasant words every day, then Kuai En would rather have someone curse him every day.

"Please stay a few more days, Brother Shi. I will ask the chef to prepare a banquet right away." Kuai En took advantage and his gratitude was genuine. Seeing that Kang Rongquan was about to leave, he sincerely wanted to keep him.

"No, no, if I stay any longer, the old man of the Ming family will probably come and ask me to come over again, and it's hard to refuse. I'm going back to the clan now, as I have a lot of things to do at home.

By the way, the food in this storage bag was given to you by my master’s wife before I left. She also told me to tell you something: if there are any problems at home, don’t hide them and write to me often.”

"This young lady still needs to practice cultivation, my foolish brother, this is really..." Kuai En took the storage bag and knew that this must be the money that Pei Kuai saved from her own food supply.

"When my uncle passed away, my aunt was almost hindered by her past and her marriage was ruined. Now she has to take some of her own money to support her family." When Kuai En thought of this, he felt that the storage bag was burning in his hand. "When my family is better off in the future, I will definitely bring more glory to my aunt in Chongming Sect."

"Then I'll take my leave!" Kang Rongquan rode on the black-blooded horse rented from the beast garden, and rode away amid the admiring and envious eyes of the other cultivators of the Kuai family.

Since Duan Anle returned to the sect and took charge of the zoo, the zoo's management regulations have been sorted out by him in an orderly manner.

One of the rules that is most closely related to the people of Chongming Sect is that when disciples are out nowadays, if they need to borrow a spiritual beast from the zoo for transportation, they must pay the rental fee with good deeds.

This rule is followed by everyone, regardless of status, from the head elder to the ordinary disciples.

Compared with ordinary wild cattle and those worthless miscellaneous livestock, the rental price of this black-blooded colt is not cheap. Among the young people, few can afford it except Kang Rongquan.

The reason why Kang Rongquan spent such a huge amount of money was related to his personality of ostentatiousness, but it was also related to his need to return to the clan as soon as possible to attend a wedding banquet.

Mo'er had been in the sect for more than ten years, and the marriage was finally settled. Jin Shilun, who had been taking Mo'er around in the kitchen all day, got the upper hand and made a big profit.

After Jin Shilun brought Mo'er to the head of Kangda to ask for this marriage, his fellow disciples began to prepare for the wedding banquet in full swing.

Kang Rongquan was a very lively person. If he had not been unable to deny the favor of his master's wife's family and if Kuai En had not looked really pitiful, he would not have made this trip to Tanggu County at this critical moment.

On the way back, Kang Rongquan passed by Butai Mountain, the old site of Wuxiangmen in Wang County.

Qiaogong Fort is now divided into two parts. One part obeyed the order of Nan'an Earl and moved to Pingrong County and was under the management of Pingrong County. The other part also left Tiejiao Mountain and moved to Butai Mountain, a second-level sacred mountain, in accordance with the order of the Sima Mansion of the state court.

After the fall of Wuxiang Sect, this sacred mountain was controlled by the Sima Mansion of the state court and handed over to the county magistrate Wang for management.

This is of course not for free. It is said that County Magistrate Wang offered a very high price and squeezed a lot of money out of it. Others said that Qiaogongbao did not want to buy it, but Sima Mansion designated this location.
Kang Rongquan also heard that in addition to the portion of grain that County Magistrate Wang received as a tribute to the Sima Mansion of the provincial court, he also sent a portion to Emperor Chongming.

This news was not obtained from the teachers, but was heard from the idle people in the tavern when I was out buying gifts for Jin Shilun and his wife.

However, Kang Rongquan had heard from the elders in the sect that the people in Qiaogongbao were quite adaptable to this new place.

Not long after moving here, Qiaogongbao spent a large sum of money to make the state government make an exception, sold Zhang Shangyin and opened a market at the foot of Butai Mountain.

Relying on the relatively high-quality and low-priced mechanical puppets in his home, he quickly gained popularity.

When Kang Rongquan passed by, he saw the crowded market in Qiaogongbao and knew that his family was living a prosperous life again.

Seeing this scene, the expression on his face was not good.

Back then at Xiaowu Mountain, if the disciples of Qiaogong Fort had not come to support and destroyed the formation on the top of the Jiazixu Hill with the Lingjing Cannon Cart, the Chongming Sect would not have suffered such a terrible defeat.

The two families were enemies just a few years ago, but now they have become so-called allies. It is really ridiculous.

Perhaps the head of the Kang family shared the same mood as Kang Rongquan, so not long after Qiaogong Fort moved to Pingrong County, Kang Dabao, as the county lord, set up several military camps at the junction of Baisha County and Pingrong County, and recruited many disciples of Qiaogong Fort to be stationed there.

In those military camps, monks from both sides would often engage in small-scale battles of low intensity.

Changning Sect, after the death of two foundation-building masters from the Lin family, seemed to have lost their spirit and enthusiasm. Apart from sending some unlucky disciples to infiltrate the counties of Yunjiao Prefecture, they did not take any other actions.

The New Cloud Alliance was naturally happy about this, just like the Changning Sect. Both parties seemed to have a tacit understanding and wanted to report to their respective masters in this way.

However, no matter how small the intensity of the battle is, there will always be casualties.

These military camps in Pingrong County had only been established for less than half a year, but Kang Rongquan himself had heard that nearly ten men from Qiaogongbao had died in the military camps.

As for the Changning Sect, the casualties are probably not much different.

Kang Rongquan naturally had no sympathy for this, and was happy to see the two sides fighting each other. He still had a bloody debt in his heart, and he would get it back from Changningzong and Qiaogongbao sooner or later.

Sulling in this way, Kang Rongquan rode his black-blooded horse all the way to the Chongming Palace, which was decorated with lights and lanterns.

It was a lively day today. Even He Wanying and Feng Wan, the two ill-fated couple, were pardoned and allowed to stay at the banquet for a while.

Of course, this can only be done under the close supervision of Jiang Qing, who had taken a leave from the Lingshi Mine to come back for a drink.

After all, the idea of ​​"breaking up the couple" has not been completely dispelled from Master Kang's mind.

Kang Rongquan came back a little late. When he entered the room, the wedding ceremony was almost over. Jin Shilun and Mo'er, the newlyweds, had already begun to pay their respects to their parents, which made him very annoyed, so he quickly squeezed into the crowd to join in the fun.

Sitting on the honorable seat were naturally the head of the Kang family and his wife Fei Shuhe.

Mrs. Huo's identity was somewhat embarrassing, so she did not even show up this time. She directly took over Zhou Xinran's duty at Chongming Tower, so that the latter could come up to the banquet.

Fei Shuhe carefully handed the chubby Kang Changyi, who looked like a big white steamed bun, to Yu'er, and then sat back beside Kang Dabao with a smile on his face. Kang Rongquan could see clearly from outside, and he was also thinking in his heart, when did his great-uncle grandmother become so close to his great-uncle?
But he didn't stay surprised for too long. After the ceremony, the brothers gathered around the newlyweds and started to make a noise. Kang Rongquan didn't notice and was grabbed by the ear by Zhou Xinran, who pulled him over and forced him to drink big gulps of wine.

Ever since the day Kang Dabao refused to drink at his wedding, he had suffered from the aftereffects. Over the years, his alcohol tolerance had not increased and he would be drunk after just a few bowls of wine.

In the end, Fei Shuhe rescued him with a smile, handed him over to Ping'er's care, and then sat back down beside Master Kang.

Kang Dabao was already the absolute protagonist of the banquet besides the newlyweds, and now with Fei Shuhe sitting next to him, he attracted even more attention.

Fortunately, no outside guests were invited to the wedding of the younger generation, otherwise, when the guests saw that the eldest daughter of the Fei family was so approachable, they would definitely come to pay their respects.

If we were to deal with them at that time, I don’t know how much time Master Kang would have to waste.

Looking up at the happy scene filled with laughter and joy, Kang Dabao sincerely hoped that such days could last longer.

"Even though we don't know when the fight will start, we should at least wait until I get on the bed first, right?" Master Kang turned his head to look at Fei Shuhe's face, which was more beautiful than a flower, and thought so.

———Ten days later, Biha Cave Mansion

Taoist Heilu was meditating as usual that day, but an unexpected guest came.

It was obvious that the visitor was not on guard. After taking a sip of the dim tea in the cup, he frowned and said softly, "I didn't expect Daoist Heishiu to be so simple and plain."

"I am really sorry for neglecting Senior Gun. I cannot eat tea, wine, and betel nut, and these are not available in our cave." Taoist Heilu looked at the new alchemy master in front of him. Although his words were meant to apologize, his tone was still neither humble nor arrogant.

"Ha, that's good. When I first became a Taoist a hundred years ago, I was also so high-spirited. I didn't like fine wine or beautiful women, but only liked to read ancient books and read books. What a pity."

Gun Shilu's eyes showed a trace of reminiscence, which swirled and disappeared, and he said with a smile: "Daoyou, you are too kind. I am just a fake pill, and my path to immortality is over. How can I talk to you, senior?" At this point, he looked at the black-shoe Taoist with a trace of envy: "Daoyou is the one who has a bright future. I am not as good as you."

Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest in black shoes bowed but did not respond to show his humility.

Gun Shilu smiled again, stroked his long beard, and said boldly: "Gun is from the military, so I speak frankly. This time I took the liberty to come to Daoist Heilu because I have something to ask for your help."

"You are welcome to speak as you please, but if you want me to join the provincial court, please don't bother." The Taoist Hei Lu was stopped by Gun Shilu's laughter.

The latter then said, "Don't worry, fellow Taoist. I know that even though Lord Bo personally came to invite you, you were not moved at all. How can I persuade you? Perhaps my Sima still has this thought, but I will not bring shame upon myself."

"Senior, please speak."

"It was for a private matter. Daoist friends, you probably know that my cousin Gun Shide died on Xiaowu Mountain." The fake Sima Gun sighed again, "Although we won the battle, the murderer of my cousin Gun has not been brought to justice. Instead, he has established a sect and called himself the founder of the sect."

"Changning Sect, Dai Fu?" The Taoist in black shoes read out a name in a doubtful voice.

The fake Sima grinned, but the words that came out of his mouth were cruel and bloody: "It is this thief, I will pull out his tendons, peel off his skin, grind his bones and scatter his ashes."

Taoist Hei Lu had a suspicious look on his face, and said calmly: "But I remember that the battle report said that Gun Lu Shi died on the Lihuo Ranjiang Talisman passed down by the Jindan Patriarch of Ruijin Sect."

"If that old villain hadn't spread rumors, how could those two useless people in Ruijin Sect be willing to use the third-level inferior talisman to harm Shi De's foundation building? Daoist friend, you should know that at that time, my Shi De and Qin Sufu had been besieging Xiaowu Mountain for three months without success and were about to return."

Taoist Heishi narrowed his eyes and started to think.

"Gun Shilu's reason sounds reasonable at first, but it doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Ruijinmen was not just trying to harm Gun Shilu at the time. Qin Sufu was also seriously injured. If it weren't for Shan Gong's intervention, he might have died in Xiaowu Mountain.

Thinking about it this way, what he said today was a little far-fetched. "

"I guess the senior must have found an excuse to start a dispute?" Taoist Heilu did not answer Gun Shilu directly, but asked instead.

Although he has been devoted to cultivation, he also knows that the Liangyi Sect and the Yunjiaozhou Court are currently at a delicate balance.

The current situation is that the servants and vassals of both sides are constantly in conflict, but the disciples of Liangyi Sect and the officials of Yunjiaozhou Court have not intervened. So although it seems that there are constant disputes, in fact, it has no impact on the overall situation. At most, it can be regarded as a military exercise.

This situation has been going on for some time, but the leaders of both sides have no intention of breaking it.

In other words, if Gun Shilu really wanted revenge as he said, it would destroy this fragile balance and might not get Kuang Liuting's consent.

"It's hard to find an excuse. If I can obtain the genuine golden elixir, even if it affects the overall situation, the uncle might show mercy and give me a chance to kill my enemy. But now, I am wearing an official uniform, so it's not easy to do it."

Sima Gunjia shook his head, stopped talking, and then pleaded, "So, I would like to ask Daoist Heilu to help me with this."

"I may disappoint you, senior, but I don't want to get involved in the feud between the two parties." Taoist Heilu pretended to think about it for a while, but still shook his head to refuse the request.

Gong Jia Sima had just made the fake pill, and he should have been very proud of it. However, after being rejected again and again by the young Taoist Hei Lu, he still did not show any anger, and continued to speak softly:
"Well, I know that you have always been willing to be a free and easy person and don't want to get involved in these things. But I won't hide it from you. Sima Mansion has received reliable information. Changning Sect will definitely make some big moves in the next few years.

The strength of the New Cloud Alliance, together with a part of the Qiaogong Fortress, can only be said to be barely enough, and the people's hearts are hard to say. According to some people's opinion, if the two sides are ready to fight seriously, the New Cloud Alliance may not be a match for the Changning Sect.

If they can't win this battle, the first to bear the brunt will be the Chongming Sect, which is closest to Baisha County. Will you really not take action when the time comes? Will you watch the Chongming Sect's mountain gate collapse again?"

The black-shoe Taoist looked normal and still did not agree:
"I'm afraid you are exaggerating. The Changning Sect is not weak, and the New Cloud Alliance is not easy to deal with. The latter are not united, and the former are also living together, so they must have ulterior motives. This doesn't make sense."

"I have seen Dai Fu's ability. Ye Zhen, the only late-stage cultivator in the New Cloud Alliance, is far inferior to him. I will not lie. Although Dai Fu and Xiao are far inferior to Daoist Hei Lu, they are also capable of competing with the six foundation-building cultivators of Shujian Sect."

Seeing that the black-shoe Taoist was frowning, Sima Gun added fuel to the fire:
"I know you are a man of friendship. I am not saying this to smack you. I just want to get a promise from you. If you can really help me and kill Dai Fu for me, I will be very grateful.

Gun also knows that Daoyou has been negotiating with Chu Yanran, wanting to borrow her Haoyue token to go to Guanshan Cave together. But she has to keep a place for her husband, the weapon master who is about to die, so Daoyou's plan may not work."

When Taoist Heilu heard the words "Guanshan Cave Mansion", his face finally changed.

The fake Sima did not keep the secret any longer, and took out a jade token with exquisite carvings, and said bluntly:

"I will also receive one of these tokens. If Daoist Fellow Hei Lu can avenge our Anshan Gun family, I will give this token to you. If Daoist Fellow can capture Dai Fu alive, I will give you a generous gift as a thank you!"

The Taoist priest in black shoes stared at the jade token, a little out of control. He suddenly felt that what Gunshilu said before was all nonsense.

"Dave, Deve. Oh, by the way, Chen Ye is there too."

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