Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 297 Wuweilou Yue Family Recruits a Son-in-Law
"Fearless Building?"

Kang Dabao recited in a low voice, with a hint of doubt on his face, but he saw Ye Zhengwen on the other side looking smug: "Ha, there are still many things in Yunjiaozhou that you, the Great Sect Leader Kang, don't know."

He did not keep the secret and said directly: "Wuweilou is a force that specializes in spying and trading, claiming to be 'all-knowing and fearless'.

Not only have they been working in Yunjiao Province for a long time, but they are also one of the best intelligence organizations in the entire Shannan Road. It is said that as long as they can afford the price, they can even get information about the elders of Zhaixing Tower.

The hierarchy is strict. In addition to the owner of the Golden Pill Tower, there are 26 white-clothed stewards, each responsible for a state. Under the white-clothed stewards, there are hemp-clothed disciples and gray-clothed hangers-on, all of whom make a living by selling information.

It sounds like there are many disciples, but there is not much contact between them. The upper and lower levels have always been in a single line of communication. When they come and go, they only talk about spiritual stones and spiritual materials, and there is never any personal friendship.

Wanjun's great-grandfather was one of the few hemp-clothed disciples in Yunjiaozhou. But by the time it came to my generation, Taishan, he had failed the examination of the white-clothed deacon and could only inherit the position of the gray-clothed hanger-on.

However, with this status, the Jiang family can provide a lot of convenience for merchants in addition to buying and selling information, and their life is quite prosperous.

It's just that the Jiang family fell into decline after encountering the black bandits. The family lost all their elite members and their vitality was severely damaged, so they fell into decline too quickly. When my family was on his deathbed, I looked around at the younger generations in the family, but couldn't find even a capable person.

That's why he let me hold the token, wait for the hemp-clothed disciples to summon me, and inherit the position of the gray-clothed hanger-on for the Jiang family. That's also why I was able to do my business of gathering intelligence.

But the hemp-clothed disciple above me doesn't think highly of me and hasn't contacted me many times, so I am just trying to maintain my status as a gray-clothed hanger-on."

Kang Dabao saw that Ye Zhengwen looked a little lonely, and was about to say a few words of comfort, but he heard the latter speak again:
“The only two remaining members of the Jiang family have very poor aptitude for Qi training, so I asked them to take the remaining thousand or so Jiang family members and hide in two mortal towns to live in peace.

I originally thought that if another immortal seedling could emerge, I would bring it to my side to raise, but I never expected that after all these years of waiting, it would never happen. "

At this point, Ye Zhengwen changed his tone and said solemnly:
"Old Kang, to be honest, I'm not sure about the foundation building. If anything happens, please take care of the Jiang family. Please take the position of the gray-clothed helper for now, and when the Jiang family has another capable person in the future, pass it back to them.

Now that we Chongming Sect has gained momentum, you can use this token to get information. When the Sackcloth Clothes disciples summon you in the future, they will test you again and most likely recommend you to the position of Plain Clothes Deacon. If you return to the Sackcloth Clothes disciples, it will definitely be much more convenient.

Just remember that this token must not be left unattended. If the hemp-clothed disciple summons you three times and no one responds, the restriction on it will self-destruct and the token will become a common thing."

The head of Kangda looked at the token in his hand carefully. He did not reply to Ye Zhengwen's words, but asked softly: "If you are not sure, you might as well wait a little longer. You are not yet sixty years old this year, so you can wait."

Ye Zhengwen could tell from the worry in his old friend's tone, but his face became more relaxed, and he smiled faintly and said:
"I can't wait any longer. The longer I wait, the more scared I feel. If I lose my fighting spirit, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on to the few chances I have in my hands."

Ye Zhengwen sighed, turned to Kang Dabao and said in a deep voice: "You and I are brothers. We met when we were little. At that time, you were the leader of a small sect of three people, and I was a rootless cultivator. We supported each other all the way and became sworn brothers. But then Wanjun appeared..."

Seeing Kang Dabao's eyes flashed with a soft light when he heard Wanjun's name. Ye Zhengwen shook his head for a while, and then murmured: "How could I not know that if you were willing to give up this useless position of the sect leader and choose to marry into the Jiang family."

"With your ability in managing wealth, how could the position of the eldest son-in-law of the Jiang family fall to a mediocre person like me? If that were the case, Wanjun might not have to go out to do business herself, and she would not have fallen into the hands of the old thief Huolong. According to Wanjun's original intention, she should have chosen you."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet. Kang Dabao remained silent for a long time. When he opened his mouth, he laughed and scolded, "You're talking nonsense! Wanjun obviously likes my handsome appearance."

Ye Zhengwen was stunned after hearing this, and a smile crept onto his face:

"Perhaps. Now that you, the rejected 'pretty boy', have already established your foundation, I, the eldest son-in-law of the Jiang family, can't be too late. I can't be so mediocre until I am old and meet Wanjun in the afterlife, and let her feel that she has chosen the wrong person again."

Kang Dabao felt his heart sink after hearing this, knowing that he could no longer persuade him. So he said nothing more, and only stuffed some second-level pills he had found in the storage bags of those foundation-building monks into Ye Zhengwen's pockets when he left.

These pills have some effect of strengthening the body and replenishing the vital energy, and can be considered rare items on the market in Yunjiaozhou City.

Ye Zhengwen did not act shy or express gratitude, and went back to seclusion.

Sect Leader Kang suddenly lost the desire to look for his beautiful wife and concubines. He felt depressed and had difficulty practicing. He had no interest in examining the Fearless Tower token he had just acquired.

Thinking of the instructions from Taoist Heilu and the message from Nanny Sun, he took out the map of Yunjiao Prefecture that he had drawn when he was a traveling merchant, and began to draw the locations of Ping and Jin counties on the map.

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Qin Sufu, who was guarding outside the Biha Cave with great expectations, was scolded harshly by the Heilu Taoist with a stern face. The Taoist's words were a bit harsh this time. He gave Qin Sufu a lot of warnings about not being enterprising and scheming, and asked him to carry them back.

Although the latter had not held out much hope for a marriage between the two families, he had not expected to be harshly scolded.

Thinking that the matter that Yue Jing had personally entrusted to him had turned out like this, he couldn't help but feel bitter.

So Qin Sufu had no choice but to bid farewell to the Taoist Heilu with his head down. He also thought that he had been away for a long time and the Taoist Heilu would have returned, so Shan Gong must be in need of someone to take care of him, so he prepared to say goodbye to Kang Dabao.

On the way back to Chongming Sect, Qin Sufu saw a young monk who looked like a piece of wood. He felt that he looked familiar, but he didn't pay much attention to him. He stopped him and asked softly, "Young friend, do you know where your master is now?"

Pei Que met Qin Sufu and bowed, saying, "Junior Pei Que, nice to meet Uncle Qin. Before I left, I heard from my senior brother that my master is practicing in the cloud room in the courtyard."

Qin Sufu nodded after hearing this. He felt a little familiar when he heard Pei Que claim to be Kang Dabao's disciple. He and He Dezong had similar personalities and were both generous, which was why he was respected by his peers.

After hearing Pei Que's answer, Qin Sufu immediately took out several bottles of Qi training pills and a top-grade magic weapon:
"I came here in a hurry, and I don't have time to spend time with you juniors. I'll have to ask you to distribute these pills to your fellow disciples as a gift. This magic weapon is something I used in my early years, and I'm giving it to you as a gift. Please don't despise it."

This magic weapon is of excellent quality. If it were sold on the market, it would cost at least two or three hundred spirit stones, which is not a small amount even for the relatively wealthy disciples of Chongming. How could Pei Que despise it and thank him repeatedly.

Qin Sufu did not stay too long. After saying a few words of encouragement to Pei Que, he headed in the direction of Kang Dabao.

Pei Que had made a small fortune and was looking very happy. He was holding the golden axe magic weapon he had just acquired and was walking on the way to attend the Taoist meeting that Kang Rongquan was going to hold. After he had walked a few steps, he saw his uncle Pei Yi and his aunt Kuai walking towards him with his little cousin.

He immediately put away the instruments and bowed respectfully: "Uncle and aunt, how are you."

"It's fine, it's fine. You, kid, have already said that we are all family members, so why do you have to act serious every time?" Kuai smiled and gave him a fake support.

Pei Yi's daughter was very excited when she saw Pei Que. She was not very skilled at walking, but after a jog, she staggered into Pei Que's arms and mumbled in a baby voice, "Brother!"

Pei Que's expression softened instantly, and he picked up the little girl with a smile, and said to Kuai: "Aunt, if you have nothing else to do, let me take Zhu'er to Junior Brother Kang's Taoist meeting to play."

"I hope I won't disturb you from your business," Kuai looked at her husband before agreeing with a smile.

Pei Que was about to leave when Pei Yi suddenly asked, "Que'er, what was that magic weapon you had just now?"

"I just met Uncle Qin Sufu Qin, and he gave it to my nephew."

"Oh, so that's the case. That's good. Take it, elder. Don't forget this encouragement. You need to practice hard in the future." Pei Yi's expression did not change. He nodded slightly and gave another reminder.

Seeing Pei Que passing by, Pei Yi turned his gaze back to his wife and said, "Please reply to the marriage proposal your nephew mentioned last time, and don't mention it again in the future."

Kuai's eyes dimmed when he heard this, but he still insisted: "Kuai En has good intentions, and family members always know each other well."

Pei Yi's tone became a little more severe: "Since you have married into the Pei family, you can't just think about your family. Que'er is the head disciple and will have a future. The head brother should decide her marriage. You don't have to worry about it anymore."

"I understand." There was still some regret in Kuai's tone. Pei Yi continued, "You should focus more on your own cultivation. Even if you want to support your mother's family, it should be moderate. You should ask Kuai En to manage the family with his heart and make the mortals live and work in peace and contentment.

In a few years, if another fairy seedling with outstanding talent is cultivated and accepted into the sect, then the Kuai family will have a sect disciple of their own. Isn't that better than just marrying a daughter into the sect?"

"Well, I'll write a letter to Kuai En right away." A husband is more important than anything else. Although the younger sister of the Kuai family is also a cultivator, she feels that her path to enlightenment is hopeless, so she places all her thoughts on her husband.

Now that Pei Yi had said it so bluntly, the younger sister of the Kuai family naturally wanted to listen.

"It won't be long before I need to prepare for the foundation-building process." Pei Yi muttered to himself, "But I haven't even taken revenge yet, should I tell Que'er?"

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As the Yue family was increasingly valued by the Earl of Nan'an, Hancheng, located in the north of Yunjiaozhou, has become increasingly prosperous in recent years.

As the owner of Hancheng, the Yue family also gained a lot of benefits from it. Even the Yue family has two people who have built their foundation. The benefits gained from external expansion in just a few decades are almost equal to the benefits gained in the past two or three hundred years combined.

Yue Feng first went back to Chongming Market to take care of some things before hurried back to the clan land.

Thinking that he was about to hand over this bustling and crowded city to someone else, although he knew it was a lucrative business, Yue Feng still felt a little reluctant.

This was built by the Yue family, which took several generations and a lot of effort. The hardships involved are not something others can understand.

Yue Feng felt even more sad when he thought about how the Yue Family of Hancheng, as the descendants of the founder of the Liangyi Sect, were now colluding with the royal family of the Xian Dynasty to overthrow the Liangyi Sect's orthodoxy.

However, the Liangyi Sect has been established for thousands of years and existed during the previous dynasty.

Even though the Yue Family has the reputation of being the descendants of the founder of the sect, they have experienced ups and downs several times, and have not produced any genuine golden elixir for more than a thousand years. The little bit of incense and worship they have can no longer gain them any benefits from the Liangyi Sect.

Changing the family status like this was a last resort. After all, if the daughter of the Yue family could really ascend to the heavens, then the Yue family would be able to turn things around. It is possible that within one or two hundred years, they would be able to produce another genuine golden elixir to bring glory to the family.

Yue Jing was an outstanding person in the Yue family for several generations. Although he changed his flag and made a decisive bet, he did not put all his thoughts on marrying off his daughter.

In his eyes, the black-shoe Taoist who can achieve the Golden Leaf Taoist foundation is a rare treasure.

Objectively speaking, it would be difficult for even the wealthy families in border states with less wealth to give a large family business like Hancheng as a dowry, but Yue Jing did it anyway. This decisiveness naturally made Yue Feng, a younger generation, admire him very much.

But when he returned home and heard what Yue Jing said, he exclaimed: "The Taoist Hei Lu refused?!!!"

I don't know if Yue Jing's surprise has passed, or if he has been so calm from beginning to end. At this moment, he sat in the first seat, facing the Yue family's leaders and elders in the hall, with a calm expression on his face, and said in a calm voice:
"It's not surprising. I had expected this beforehand, but I didn't expect that Black Shoe would not hesitate at all."

The shock on Yue Feng's face had not yet faded, and he continued to ask: "Could Hei Lu be colluding with Fei Nan'an and Zhu Tong's group?"

Yue Jing raised his eyebrows and whispered:

"It's possible. After all, there's the relationship with Kang Dabao. Fei Nan'an got a great bargain, getting such a useful son-in-law. He can be used as a horse bone to fight for life and death, and he can also be close to the black shoe Taoist. Why didn't I think of it back then?"

There was a flurry of discussion in the hall, and everyone was envious of the Fei family for marrying off their daughter first.

Yue Feng had never thought that the mediocre person in his eyes would so quickly become a popular figure in the eyes of the elders. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

Yue Jing closed his eyes and pondered for a while. As soon as he opened his mouth, the hall immediately became quiet again:

"Don't think about it. We have already tried our best. Since we have tried our best but still can't recruit them, we should just do our duty. There is no need to put any effort into Chongming Sect.

Speaking of which, Yue Wen almost chopped off Kang Dabao's head back then. After this incident, it would have been difficult to win over his family."

After hearing this, a young foundation-building cultivator at the table had a look of annoyance on his face, and he felt even more resentful towards the Liangyi Sect. He almost killed Kang Dabao back then, but he was also almost killed by the Black Shoe Taoist who came to rescue him!
He had heard about Kang Dabao's achievements over the years. To be fair, he was probably no match for him now.

What a twist of fate. Who could have thought that in just less than twenty years, the people who were once considered ants in one's eyes would be able to keep pace with oneself or even surpass oneself.

How could Yue Wen not be annoyed when he suddenly had such an enemy with high cultivation level and considerable power?

Yue Jing had no intention of caring about how complicated Yue Wen's mood was. He just opened his mouth and gave another order:
"Go and tell Tie Liuyun that the New Cloud Alliance is still in existence, and ask other families to keep a tight rein on Chongming Sect. His family is already prosperous enough, and it's time to be stable for a while. Even if we have to use our power to suppress others, we have to make Chongming Sect retract its claws of external expansion.

If the Black Shoe Taoist is defeated, then Tie Liuyun will gather his men to attack. He has not yet achieved the Golden Elixir stage, and he is hesitant about whether to serve the state court. You don't have to be afraid of him."

As soon as these words were spoken, a loud-mouthed female cultivator in the hall stood up and responded.

Yue Jing discussed with several other elders how to deal with the Yunwei Zheng family, and then turned to Yue Feng and said, "Now that you have entered Chongming Market, you must stand firm and not let the people of Sima Mansion reap benefits from it unscrupulously."

Yue Feng was straightforward and pleaded respectfully: "Chongming Market is the exclusive domain of Fei and Gun, and it is under the watchful eyes of Chongming Emperor. I am afraid that I am not capable of doing it alone."

Yue Jing nodded in agreement: "This matter has already been decided in the clan. This time we will send you one of our own family members and two guest officials from other families. Together with the guest official surnamed Gui that you brought to the market before, there will be five people who have established their foundation.

There are more obstacles from Feinan and Gunshilu than you think. I think as long as the Sima Mansion does not take action, Chongming Zong will find it difficult to accomplish anything."

Hearing Yue Jing talking about Gui Xiang, Yue Feng had an idea: "Gui Xiang is a rootless and lonely wanderer. If the elders in the family are willing to hire him as a son-in-law and give him some trust, I'm afraid he will be more loyal to our Yue family."

Yue Jing sat on the main seat and thought for a while, then said, "Well, next time you come back, bring him to see me."

After Yue Jing finished speaking, he closed his eyes again. These trivial matters were indeed a waste of energy. If he had not already become a fake elixir and his path to the Tao was cut off, his cultivation would have been delayed for a long time.

But if he doesn't worry about it, who in the Yue family can do a good job?

Yue Jing knew in his heart that although the Yue family was in great prosperity at the moment, as long as the Yue family members in Liangyi Sect were still there, they would not be able to clear themselves of the suspicion of betting on both sides and playing both sides, and the thorn in the heart of Nan'an Bo would always be there.

This is not something that can be solved by simply dividing the family and severing ties. It is indeed difficult to balance it in the future.

Not everyone has the ability to dance on a chicken.

When Yue Jing thought of this, he felt that he had no one to use: "I wonder how much the son-in-law I have recruited can compare to Kang Dabao?"

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