Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 352: The Elder of the Fei Family

"Nan'ao from Sheshan Hall pays his respects to the elder of the clan." Fei Nan'ao brought his wife with him. He put aside his usual serious look and did not have any plans. He lined up outside the mansion and led his wife to pay respectful respects to an old man in a purple robe with white hair and a youthful face.

Even in front of such an outstanding junior like Fei Nanying, the purple-robed old man seemed a little proud of his status and only said "OK" indifferently. It was not until his eyes turned to Fei's wife that the old man smiled and said, "My niece-in-law has suffered a lot here."

"Master Zong, you are too polite. The landscape here is very different from the Gyeonggi area. There is no need to talk about hardship here. It is Ningyue who has broadened his horizons." Han Ningyue responded softly.

"Well, you are worthy of being the legitimate daughter of the Yukun Han family." The purple-robed old man smiled even more. In a good mood, he also looked at the man and woman behind Fei Nan'an and his wife.

"This is Shu He, right? The last time I saw you, you were still a baby girl. At that time, your father and mother were still..." The purple-robed old man suddenly realized that he had said something wrong and stopped talking, but his eyes looking at Fei Shu He were still very soft.

Fei Shuhe walked out gracefully and bowed: "Granddaughter Shuhe, greetings to the elder."

The old man in purple robe nodded, and when his gaze moved to the head of Kangda next to Fei Shuhe, the smile on his face faded at first, but then he took a closer look, and a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.

"This young man is not as bad as the people in the clan said before."

Even so, the old man in purple robe showed no intention of stopping to talk to his nephew's son-in-law.

Although Sheshan Hall has no Jindan cultivator in charge, with only about ten fake elixir masters in the past hundred years, its status is slightly lower than that of the direct branches of the Fei family in Yingzhou and it is not prominent. However, Fei Shuhe's maternal family is no less prestigious than the Yukun Han family of the Immortal Dynasty.

Back then, Kuang Liuting was so ruthless and insisted on marrying Fei Shuhe off, which shocked more than just the Sheshan Hall. After all, this was a matter of lowering the family's reputation, which was definitely not a small matter.

Therefore, there were quite a few high-ranking cultivators in the Fei family who had opinions about this marriage; even the head of the family, Old Ancestor Ye Xun, had asked about it.

However, no matter how angry the high-ranking cultivators of the Fei family were, no one dared to touch Kuang Liuting. But whether to save Kang Dabao's life or not was actually discussed more than once within the Fei family.

After all, it is one thing to follow Kuang Liuting wholeheartedly to earn a future, but whether or not one can allow this Earl of Nan'an to manipulate him at will is another.

The senior practitioners of the Fei family argued endlessly about this matter, but it was finally Patriarch Ye Xun who made the final decision and said that this should not happen again. Only then was it possible to save the life of Sect Leader Kang, who had no idea how many times he had been to the gates of hell.

Kang Dabao was lucky today. The old man in purple robe was a moderate on the matter. If he had met an elder of the Fei family who held a grudge against the matter, the former's life might have been saved, but he would have certainly suffered a bitter lesson.

Even so, the purple-robed old man was reluctant to give Master Kang a good look. He led a few bodyguards and was personally welcomed into the lobby by Fei Nanying.

The arrival of the clan elders from Yingzhou was a great joy to the Fei family members from Sheshan Hall who had traveled across mountains and rivers to Yunjiaozhou.

The ascetic monks who usually lived in seclusion and rarely showed up came out to pay their respects.

People like the Fifth Master of the Fei Family, who holds a position as a clerk in the provincial governor's office, are even eager to do menial tasks like serving tea.

It was also the first time for Master Kang to see the Fei family put on such a grand display. After a short while, nearly fifty seats in the hall were filled.

As the foundation of Yunjiaozhou Court in Shannan Road has become more and more stable over the years, now half of the foundation-building cultivators of Fei's Sheshan Hall have moved here. It is no longer the embarrassing situation when Sima Fei attacked a mere Wuxiang Sect and only had Gun Shilu, a foundation-building cultivator, to call upon.

According to Fei Shuhe who was beside Kang Dabao, this was a grand gathering in Sheshan Hall, and those who entered the hall were not divided into legitimate and illegitimate, but only considered based on their cultivation. Therefore, anyone who sat on a chair in the hall was a foundation-building cultivator.

Seeing this scene, Kang Dabao couldn't help but be a little surprised.

You must know that this is only part of the strength that Sheshan Hall of the Fei family in Yingzhou has displayed on the surface.

Even among the ten fake Dan in his family, only one came, that is, the elegantly dressed old woman with white hair who was sitting below the purple-robed old man.

This old woman is of special status, she is Fernando’s great-aunt.

At that time, he even invited a Jindan to be the son-in-law for Sheshan Hall, but that Jindan was unlucky and has already passed away.

But this old woman, with her identity and fake elixir cultivation, is able to maintain a transcendent status within Sheshan Hall.

"She must have been the one who led the release of the concubine of the Fei family who was supposed to marry me. Otherwise, how could a smart man like Bo Yue be deceived by a group of idiots?"

Kang Dabao is not a member of the Fei family, and Fei Shuhe is not a true cultivator who has established his foundation, so they were not able to take turns sitting on the chairs. According to the rules, the two of them should follow Nanny Sun and stand in a corner of the room.

However, the son-in-law of Master Kang is neither a son-in-law nor a daughter-in-law, but a guest.

Since Fei Nan'ao tacitly allowed Kang Dabao, an outsider, to participate in the gathering, the Fei family should treat him with courtesy.

Would such a large Sheshan Hall lack a chair for the head of Kangda to sit on? The answer is of course no.

However, this was obviously not what Fei Nanying intended. Kang Dabao didn't care much about his face, so he didn't have any resentment towards this scheming old woman. But Fei Shuhe beside him showed some displeasure on his face.

The white-haired old woman thought she had been polite to Kang Dabao. After all, she did not humiliate him with words, nor did she show any contempt for him. At most, she used some means to embarrass the latter.

As for Fei Shuhe's face? As a junior who has not yet established his foundation, she does not need to worry about so many things. But Fei Shuhe does not think so. You must know that the couple are originally of the same blood and are one body. They prosper together and suffer together.

How could Fei Shuhe not be angry when Kang Dabao was treated so badly by the clan? It was just that she couldn't get angry because of the presence of the clan elders.

After Master Kang saw what she was thinking, the scene of the beautiful girl's hot body pressed against him when the four of them were having fun before emerged in his mind.

She bit her thick earlobe with her red lips, and the fiery whisper at that time seemed to ring in Kang Dabao's ears again: "I have given you my heart and liver, but I hope you will not let me down in the future."

"Has Bo Yue forgotten the position of his son-in-law?" After Kang Dabao stood up and said this, the hall, which had been a little noisy, suddenly became quiet.

Fei Shuhe looked surprised, but then she felt a little happy because of her husband's behavior.

However, Fenan was a little surprised by Kang Dabao's action. After all, the latter was not the kind of person who liked to show off, so he would not take this little grievance seriously.

The purple-robed old man's expression, which had been expressionless, suddenly changed. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly as he looked at the white-haired old woman with a half-smile.

The old woman was still calm at this moment, as if she hadn't noticed anything, but her turbid eyes were fixed on the fat body of Kang Dabao. Her gaze was so scorching that Kang Dabao could feel his skin getting red through his clothes.

But this time, with Jindan by his side, Sect Leader Kang did not choose to swallow his anger, which was somewhat beyond Sima Fei's expectations.

"Who wants to sit down in the hall?" the old woman asked, her voice hoarse and quite harsh.

"Replying to the senior, I am Kang Dabao, the husband of Fei Shuhe, the legitimate daughter of Sheshan Hall, who wants to sit down." Kang Dabao raised his head and chest and responded calmly.

"Oh, Mr. Kang, it's not that my Fei family doesn't know etiquette, but at this time, only the true cultivators of my Fei family can sit down." The white-haired old woman didn't even bother to raise her eyelids, and she said back in a few words. "Senior, I am Kang Dabao, the Earl of Yunjiao Prefecture, and I am the magistrate of Pingrong and in charge of Jin County. I want to sit down." This time, Kang Dabao ignored Fei Shuhe's dissuasion and asked again in a deep voice.

"How can a lowly official like me overstep my authority?" The old woman spoke in a light tone with her eyes closed as she spoke, as if she was too lazy to say anything to Master Kang.

"Senior, although I am humble, I have killed a fake pill master, established more than ten foundation cultivators, and trained countless Qi cultivators. I have made some military achievements, and even the Earl of Yunjiaozhou praised me. Can't I get a position in the Fei family today?"

"Has this kid ever killed a fake pill?" The purple-robed old man had just arrived and didn't know the intricacies of the matter, so he was a little surprised.

But just by looking at the expressions of Fennan and the white-haired old woman, one could tell that the fat monk in front of him was not exaggerating. However, the purple-robed old man did not say anything, and was still looking forward to how the old woman would answer.

But the old woman with white hair kept mumbling for a long while before she slowly spoke: "I have killed the fake pill master before, it is not surprising."

Normally, the old woman's response was far-fetched, but Kang Dabao was still not discouraged, and continued to clasp his fists and said, "Senior, I am Kang Dabao, the head of Chongming Sect, and I want to take the seat."

"There is no place for small sects in the Fei family. With your status as Mr. Kang, you can't even enter the Fei family's gate." The old woman sneered at this, as if she was laughing at the stupidity and ignorance of Mr. Kang.

“Senior, although my sect is small, the founder of this sect was a loyal and righteous man who moved from the capital to Yunjiao Pingman with Shen Lingfeng, the governor of Shen Prefecture, and earned military merit with his passion and was appointed as the deputy lieutenant of Guo to seek grace.

Chongming Sect has been established for more than 200 years since its founder Zhang Yuandao. Since Zhang, the leaders of each generation have sacrificed their lives for the Immortal Dynasty. After the sect was passed down to the younger generation, even the disciples who were over ten years old abandoned their families to help the country and rushed to the battlefield.

It can be said that he used his bones and blood as a torch and his skin and flesh as a banner. I dare to ask you, senior, with such loyalty and righteousness, why can't I get a position in the hall today as the head of Chongming? I dare to ask you again, is this your intention? Or is it the intention of the Fei family? "

The monks of the Fei family are shrewd. Even the repeated questioning by the white-haired old woman just now has made Kang Dabao look like a worthless person. They are not like the villains in the storybooks, so I can only laugh at them and ridicule them.

But when they heard that Master Kang used the words "loyalty" to pressure the old woman, the other cultivators couldn't help but start to whisper. Everyone knew that Nan'an Bo liked these two words the most, so who could bear the accusation of disrespecting loyalty?
There was a special light shining in Fei Shuhe's eyes. She had slept in the same bed with her fat husband for such a long time, but it was the first time she felt that the latter's figure had become somewhat majestic.

The scene became a little noisy. The situation did not develop as the white-haired old woman had expected. Her face looked very ugly. She was in a dilemma because of Kang Dabao's words.

"Interesting." The purple-robed old man raised his lips slightly.

Fei Nan'an was not completely on good terms with the white-haired old woman, who relied on her seniority and cultivation to hinder him in every way. While he was secretly happy, he pretended to be angry and shouted, "This is certainly not what the Fei family meant!"

He first broke the awkward atmosphere in the hall and secretly choked the old woman with a word before Sima Fei continued to shout: "So many people from the tribe are here, but you are the only one who is special. Don't you know how to find a seat for yourself?!"

When Sima Fei finished his act, some sensible and trusted clansmen came over and made room for the leader Kang.

The old lady with white hair looked at Fei Nan'an for a long time, but she didn't think she was wrong. She stood up for the Fei family when Kuang Liuting came to the Fei family to snatch people away, and now she treated Kang Dabao badly for the Fei family.

In his opinion, if this good-for-nothing young master was sensible, he should have given up his status as the Fei family's legitimate son-in-law early on so as to relieve the Fei family's worries.

This was not something that could be considered as asking too much, at least not in the eyes of the old woman. David's dynasty had been like this since its founding, with bamboo gates facing bamboo gates and red gates facing red gates. It was natural and natural.

However, with the presence of the elders today, the old woman still had some grudges in her heart, but she didn't want to make things too embarrassing. After all, if the news got out, it would always be their Sheshan Hall that would be laughed at.

But no matter what, she was indeed overconfident this time. Arguing with a junior over some verbal advantage would be shameful even if she won, let alone losing.

"Madam, please take a seat," Sect Leader Kang was not frightened by offending a fake Dan. Instead, he smiled and gave his seat to Fei Shuhe. The latter could not hide his joy on his face, and then he rarely showed some girlish thoughts.

After sitting down, he did not forget to glance at the white-haired old woman, looking quite proud.

"Greetings, elder of the clan!" After everyone was seated, Fei Nan'an, leading the Fei family, bowed solemnly to the purple-robed old man, who then turned his gaze away from the white-haired old woman.

"The border areas are poor, but you have traveled thousands of miles, abandoned your homes and careers, and come to Yunjiaozhou to build your career for the sake of your clan. This shows your sincerity. On behalf of the head of the clan, I would like to thank you all."

The purple-robed old man was a kind elder who did not just say nice words. But as soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hands, and the next moment, rays of spiritual light emerged from his sleeves and fell into the hands of all the foundation builders in the hall.

The Fei family patriarch had obviously put a lot of thought into this. Every spiritual object was just right for the foundation-building practice he was doing.

Even the white-haired old lady and Fei Nanying, two of the Fei family's leading figures in Yunjiaozhou, were no exception and all had happy expressions on their faces.

"I really should have this chair. I almost missed out on this great bargain!" Kang Dabao thought to himself as he looked at the sparkling spiritual weapon in his hand.

Like the head of Kangda Sect, Fei Shuhe also got a spiritual weapon. However, she had no shortage of this item, so she didn't take it seriously.

But looking around, he saw that there were both legitimate and illegitimate members of the Fei family with their Taoist partners in the hall, and they were all male members of the Fei family with their wives. However, only the couple received the treasure bestowed by the clan elders, and this honor made Fei Shuhe feel a little sweet in his heart.

"Thank you, Patriarch! Thank you, Elder!" The Fei family monks in the hall knelt down again. The old man in purple robe stroked his beard and smiled. He handed a brocade storage bag to Fei Nan'an and said, "The rest of the younger generations are all in it. You can distribute it when you find a time."

"Yes." After Fei Sima bowed, he saw the old man in purple robe supporting him from the air, and the Fei family cultivators in the hall felt that they were held up by an invisible big hand.

"Well, I have come all the way from the Yingzhou clan, and I haven't eaten anything yet. It's just right for me to have a drink with you. Nan'e, how about a long table banquet for our family dinner today?!"

Although the purple-robed old man asked inquiringly, Fei Nanying had no reason not to respond, so he immediately replied: "Master, Fei Nanying will arrange it."

Following Fei Nan's order, the servants in the Fei family mansion began to get busy. Fortunately, most of them were born and raised in the Fei family. Before they became monks, they had mastered the menial skills passed down by their ancestors.

Therefore, the long table banquet for hundreds of people was set up by the servants of the Fei family in less than half an hour. The process was orderly and there were no mistakes.

After seeing this, Kang Dabao was filled with admiration. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the servants of the Fei family seemed to be much more serious and orderly than the militiamen in the 17 counties of Yunjiao Prefecture.

If both sides used military tactics and fought in battle array, it would not take long for the local soldiers to be defeated.

When the tables were filled with delicious delicacies and all the guests were seated at the long table, the purple-robed old man glanced at the Fei family monks one by one and waited for a long while before speaking:
"The sage said, 'Skills are acquired through details and lost through play.'" The head of the family said that you are far away in the border states, without the guidance of the elders in the clan, and may have slacked off in your cultivation. The biggest purpose of my trip is to follow the head of the family's order and hold a small competition for the talented people in the Sheshan Hall of the Fei family.

It is better to do it today than to wait for a day. Today is the right time and there is no need to prepare. It is a good opportunity to test the true quality of the men of my Fei family and use your bravery to accompany the wine!"

But when they saw the purple-robed old man drink a full glass of spirit wine, the white-haired old woman and Fernando who were serving him had surprise in their eyes, and they knew that this arrangement was a spur-of-the-moment idea.

The elder is a Jindan upper cultivator, so there is no reason for Sheshan Hall to disobey his arrangements. Fei Nan'ao was about to make arrangements when he heard the purple-robed elder say, "Also, put the unparalleled loyal and righteous head of the Chongming Sect in the list of candidates for the competition, so that the Fei family can see how the Pingrong County Master who can kill the fake Dan is."

Fei Shuhe's expression changed, and he was so panicked that he tightly grasped the hand of Kang Dazhang. The latter's smile also faded suddenly, and he looked around, taking in the reactions of all the Fei family's foundation building, feeling like a thorn in his back.

(End of this chapter)