Ziwei Immortal Path

Chapter 55: Settling the Problems
After listening to this, Xu Boyang nodded silently. No wonder he hadn't come back for nearly six years. It turned out that he was too busy and had no spare time. But then he thought about it and felt something was wrong. Since he was in Yuchuan and didn't go anywhere else, no matter how busy he was, he wouldn't not send a letter home for six years. He didn't know whether this was true or not.

After hearing what he said, I couldn't help but glance at the girl in the crane cloak in the distance. She was only about eighteen or nineteen years old. Curiosity arose in my heart:
"Jiang Yujun? He must be from the Yuchuan Jiang family. He's so young, yet he can command so many heroes. I wonder what his background is? I'm afraid he's the descendant of a Taoist priest!"

He thought about it and decided that it was none of his business, so he stopped asking questions. He took out the small gas bottle from his storage bag, held it in his palm, and said with his spiritual consciousness:
"Master, I already gathered enough of this [Spring Breeze Yishui] three years ago, but I just couldn't wait for you to come back."

"Ah."

Ding Tianshi waved his sleeves and put them away. Suddenly, he saw Jiang Yujun looking towards him. He immediately turned around and walked away, saying softly with his spiritual consciousness,

"We'll talk about the trivial matters at home later."

Xu Boyang looked up and his eyes met Jiang Yujun's, but the two had never met before and did not know each other. When Xu Boyang saw her looking at him, her beautiful eyes showed a hint of curiosity, so he had to nod slightly to show courtesy.

"Boyang."

Hearing the voice, he turned around and saw Xu Shaohua and a young man in black looking at him intently. Kong Zhuoli had already withdrawn his troops and went over to listen to their teachings, then immediately jumped onto the boat.

"Ms. Yujun."

Ding Tianshi flew over lightly and landed beside her.

"Who is this person? Is he a monk from the Kong family?"

Jiang Yujun glanced at Xu Boyang and saw a large piece of ice under his feet. She asked in surprise.

"That's not the case. This person is a guest official of my Fengqing family, a wandering cultivator from Huaishang. This time, he was asked by my clan leader to come to the Wen family in Hanguang Town to buy Lingxizi for Jiaozi. He just happened to see this incident."

When Zhao Jiuchang and Fang Desheng heard that Wen Zaixian was selling his son again, they were furious, but they dared not say anything and could only stare at him fiercely.

"Wen Zaixian, you have a good plan!"

Jiang Yujun snorted and laughed, then stopped looking at Xu Boyang, turned his head and glanced at him, and tortured Wen Zaixianlai.
"Your father Wen Xiuzhu is not around, and there's no one to restrain your hands and feet. How come your business is doing so well?"

Wen Zaixian was a little embarrassed and coughed. Just as he was about to speak, Xu Boqing took two steps forward and said with a sweet smile:
"Sister Yujun, isn't this Lingxizi transaction a common practice among all families? My family really didn't know that Yuchuan had made such an arrangement. Please don't blame me, sister!"

Jiang Yujun glanced at her sideways, with a hint of reproach in his eyes, as if telling her not to talk too much, but there seemed to be a warm smile of intimacy in his glance.

"Ms. Yujun."

Although Ding Tianshi had just questioned Xu Boyang, he had excellent hearing and vision, and had heard every word Jiang Yujun and the others had said, and roughly understood the crux of the matter.

"Since we happened to see it tonight, why not solve the matter of the Six Towns Lingxizi here and there, so that the other families won't have to come to Yuchuan in the future?"

"Well, that's what I meant."

Jiang Yujun nodded and said, "Master Ding, there are eight Lingxizi here right now, and there are many disputes among their families. How should they be divided? Why don't you decide!"

"also may."

Ding Tianshi did not refuse. He glanced at the six Lingxizi on the white jade lotus, then looked at Zhao Jiuchang and others, and finally glanced at the black-sailed boat. He had already made up his mind and said to Wen Zaixian,

"Wen family guards, please hand over the Lingxizi in your hand."

After that, he said to everyone:

"Also, please explain the whole story. I have poor hearing and cannot tolerate lies, so please think carefully before speaking to avoid any damage to the relationship."

"Bo Zhao greets elder brother."

Xu Boyang was surprised and delighted to see that this sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy in black was actually his cousin. He quickly supported him with both hands and said with a smile,

"No need to be so polite, cousin."

"Boyang."

Xu Shaohua's eyes were full of hope, and he asked,
"Is that Taoist priest from the Immortal Sect?"

"Yes, Not Bad."

Xu Boyang glanced at Xu Shaohua and saw that he was worried. He didn't know what was going on in his heart, so he explained,

"Father Ji, this man is the guardian of Fengqing Town and a cultivator of the Yuchuan Immortal Sect, Taoist Master Ding Tianshi. I wonder if Father Ji has anything to say?"

Xu Shaohua sighed softly and said in a hoarse voice:

"Boyang, Father Ji has no other desires but to let go of his two children. Now that Bo'en and Boxiao are both pregnant with telepathic powers, the Kong family of Luolin Town has already agreed to adopt them to the Zeng family of Tianji Town."

Xu Boyang did not know the whole story of the "Forget Worry Pill". At first he thought it was just a change of name and surname and a change of family affiliation. Both Bourne and Boxiao had the surname Kong. He did not know why Xu Shaohua was so fussy about this. He felt a little curious and asked immediately.

After Xu Shaohua and Xu Bozhao explained it one after another, he finally understood and said in surprise:
"If so, wouldn't that mean you've completely forgotten your roots and ancestors, and become a member of another family?"

Xu Bozhao looked gloomy and nodded.
"Big brother, you're right! To be honest, big brother, Father Ji, you see the man with the long hair in the Zeng family. He's now the head of the Tianji Town clan. His name is Zeng Shuming. He's actually... my biological brother... Xu Boming. Unfortunately, he possessed telepathy and was fed the 'Forget Worry Pill' by the Zeng family. Now he has lost all his memories and has become a member of the Zeng family."

Xu Boyang and Xu Shaohua were both quite surprised. Following Xu Bozhao's gaze, they turned their heads to look at Zeng Shuming, who was wearing black clothes and had long hair, not far away. They found that the two looked very similar.

Xu Bozhao smiled bitterly, with a hint of helplessness in his tone:
"For all these years, I've been trying to please the Zeng family, working like a slave for them, just to be by Zeng Shuming's side, serving him like a slave. For no other reason than that one day he would regain his memory and recognize me as his younger brother."

"Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. After all these years, no matter what I said, he wouldn't listen. He just thought I was making up stories and trying to mislead people. Now that he's in a high position, he's completely lost his original self. He's cold-blooded and ruthless, and has completely become a member of the Zeng family."

"Alas! Speaking of which, this 'Forget Worry Pill' is indeed vicious! No wonder the Zeng family isn't afraid of me staying by his side!"

Xu Shaohua looked at Zeng Shuming's unrestrained expression. There was no trace of the honest Xu Shaoxue in the past. It was as if he had seen the future of Bowen and Boxiao. He was extremely sad. His knees softened and he knelt in front of Xu Boyang, crying softly:

"Please, nephew, save my two boys."

"Why did Ji's father do this?"

Xu Boyang was shocked and ashamed, and quickly helped Xu Shaohua up.

"As a descendant of the Xu family, Boyang should do this as part of his duties. Father Ji shouldn't do this."

Xu Bozhao said beside him:
"Brother Boyang, for now, if you have any spiritual objects or stones, you can ask for mercy from Taoist Ding of the Immortal Sect. I will then talk to Zeng Zongzheng and exchange the Lingxizi. Perhaps there will be a glimmer of hope."

This matter is easy to say but difficult to do, and the cost is not small. Xu Boyang was undecided for a moment and asked:
"Since Father Ji has spoken, Bo Yang dare not disobey. However, Bo Yang still needs to ask one question: if the Taoist priest agrees, what will Father Ji do in the future? Will he continue to return to Luolin Town?"

Xu Shaohua sighed and shook his head:
"As long as the Kong and Zeng families agree to this, the Zeng family is just making up the numbers, so there may not be any consequences. But the Kong family will definitely be unhappy. I'm afraid they won't be able to go back. Moreover, they need my nephew to keep it a secret and give my family a way out."

"I'm just an ordinary person. Although I'm an accountant, I've trained several apprentices for his family over the years. In reality, I'm no longer important in Luolin Town. I'm just ashamed of my wife and the Kong family for their years of care. In the future, I can take my two children and leave for another place, or wander around the world. It's better than being separated from my family and living under someone else's roof."

Xu Boyang hurriedly said:
"What are you talking about, Father Ji? That's not what Boyang meant. I'm just worried that Father Ji is weak and might be threatened again if he goes back. If Father Ji doesn't mind, he can stay in Fengqing. Although Boyang doesn't have any great abilities, he shouldn't have any problem protecting the family."

Xu Shaohua burst into tears of joy and said:
"If that's the case, that would be great."

"understood."

Xu Boyang had received Ji's father's consent and he already knew what to do. He said nothing more and suddenly heard Xu Bozhao say:
"Brother, Father Ji, there is one more thing. Actually, there is another person from my Xu family tonight. The wife of Wen Zaixian is my sister Xu Boqing."

Xu Bozhao uttered another shocking and appalling fact. He was dejected, his voice hoarse and as thin as a mosquito's.

"Back then, my father passed away suddenly due to illness, leaving my three siblings helpless. The former manager of the Zeng family felt sorry for our family and, considering that my father still had some respect for us, came to help."

"At that time, Tianji Town and Hanguang Town were trying to win over each other, so they formed in-laws. The Zeng family couldn't bear to part with their own children, so they set their sights on my younger sister. At that time, my eldest brother had just been diagnosed with a spiritual connection. In order to join the Zeng family to cultivate, he agreed to give my younger sister to the Wen family in the neighboring Hanguang Town..."

"From then on, my younger sister held a grudge and severed all ties with the family. Unexpectedly, when she went to Hanguang Town, her luck turned. By chance, she actually became the wife of Wen Zaixian, the young master of the Wen family in Hanguang Town."

Xu Boyang and Xu Shaohua were filled with sorrow after hearing this, and could not help but look at the heroic girl in the red cape standing beside Wen Zaixian. She turned out to be Xu Shaoxue's little daughter.

To put it bluntly, this matter is a private affair between Xu Shaoxue's three brothers and sisters. It is really difficult to comment on it without having experienced it personally. Perhaps they were living under someone else's roof at the time and were forced to do so by the situation.

After all, both of them seem to be doing well now, so it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong. But this boy and girl, brother and sister, are facing each other and are like strangers. It's really fate that makes people do this.

"Father Ji, please help me look after the children and don't let them talk nonsense."

Xu Boyang glanced at the people opposite him and felt that something was wrong. He quickly took out a pill, crushed it and swallowed it, pretending to heal his wounds. He got into the black sail on the boat, performed an "invisibility spell", sat cross-legged in meditation, and entered the [Purple Star Fate Palace].

Xu Bozhao and Xu Shaohua followed in, each holding the child, and saw him sitting cross-legged in meditation, but suddenly he disappeared. They were shocked and terrified, but dared not say a word.

Fortunately, the two places were very far apart, and the people on the other side of the river, including Ding Tianshi, did not notice that Xu Boyang had lost his breath.

After a moment, Xu Boyang opened his eyes and revealed his figure.

The three of them had just walked out of the black tent when they suddenly saw Kong Zhuoli walking over on the water and whispered to Xu Shaohua:

"Uncle, Taoist Ding wants to invite two of my Lingxi disciples over."

Xu Shaohua's face changed, he didn't dare to answer, and stared at Xu Boyang.

"I come."

Xu Boyang turned and entered the black tent, holding one in each hand, brought out Bourne and Boxiao, and followed Kong Zhuoli to walk over the water.

After Xu Boyang put Bourne and Boxiao down, the eight Lingxizi stood trembling on the lotus pod, each of them looking around with their little eyes, and there was panic on their little faces.

"Ms. Yujun."

Seeing that Lingxizi had arrived tonight, Ding Tianshi said to Jiang Yujun,

"My Fengqing family is also short of Lingxi children, so we shouldn't be included. However, I have no intention of getting involved in this matter tonight, so we might as well end it together. However, as Ding will be the host tonight, my guest official will take care of Fengqing's affairs for the sake of fairness."

"can."

Jiang Yujun understood that Ding Tianshi was trying to shut others up so that they wouldn't have anything to say in the future, so she nodded lightly.

"Okay! Where is the head of the Wang family in Qingxuan Town?"

Ding Tianshi asked.

As soon as these words were spoken, there was complete silence and no one responded. The people from the various towns in Yuchuan looked at each other and involuntarily looked at Xu Boyang with complicated expressions.

Everyone present was a fox spirit. Seeing that this man was actually a guest official appointed by the Taoist priest to assist in the management of Yuchuan County and the family of Taoist Ding Tianshi of the Immortal Sect, it was no wonder that he dared to act so recklessly and kill people at will. Seeing that the host and the guests were in unison and ready to go on stage to perform, no one dared to say a word.

Of course, these foxes were overthinking it. Ding Tianshi didn't care who hurt Xu Boyang, so he didn't know the whole story.

Only then did Xu Boyang realize that the person he had just killed was actually the head of the Wang family in Qingxuan Town.

Seeing the gazes coming at him like knives and swords, he turned back without saying a word, came to the place where he fell, pinched a "water avoidance spell", and lifted up Wang Chuhui's body and the magic weapon [Zhu Shenqiang], turned back and said lightly:

"here."

Seeing that this person was calm, Jiang Yujun was secretly surprised and asked:

"Did you kill this man?"

"This person doesn't know what's good for him, he deserves to die."

Xu Boyang said lightly that things had come to this point and he didn't want to say any more words.

This matter happened in front of so many outsiders, and I can't deny it even if I want to. Since I can't deny it, I have to be reasonable. I can't just wait to be killed without knowing right or wrong.

Pei Yansu, who was standing nearby, smiled meaningfully when he heard this. He looked at Xu Boyang with interest, sizing him up and down.

Jiang Yujun smiled, showing no joy or anger, and said:
"It's better for him to be dead. From what I heard about tonight, all the troubles were caused by this guy."

"Since the Wang family is dead, there is no evidence to support what you said."

Ding Tianshi didn't say a word, as if Wang Chuhui's death was just a trivial matter. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the storage bag from him, threw it to Wen Zaixian, and asked,
"Zhao Jiuchang, who are your two Lingxi children?"

Zhao Jiuchang glanced at them and pointed, "These two."

"Okay! You can take it away."

Ding Tianshi waved his sleeves, and the two Lingxizi flew into the air and immediately appeared beside Zhao Jiuchang.

Zhao Jiuchang was overjoyed and quickly caught it. The two Lingxi children were also filled with joy in his arms and shouted in unison, "Master."

"Eh."

Zhao Jiuchang happily agreed.

"Zhao Jiuchang, forgive me for saying one more thing. It's understandable that you didn't know the ins and outs of the situation when you were managing the household just now. However, this family matter is a family matter. As a member of the Yuchuan Xun family and the manager of the Qinghui Ghost Market for many years, I hope you will think twice before you act in the future and not act on impulse again."

Ding Tianshi looked at me with a clear gaze and said a few words in a neutral tone.

Zhao Jiuchang was convinced and bowed, saying, "Thank you for your guidance, Taoist priest. Jiuchang admits his mistake."

After that, he apologized to Kong Zhuoli:

"Master Kong, I apologize for any offense I've caused you tonight. Please inform your Zhonghai Guard that this was a misunderstanding. If he has time another day, please visit the Ghost Market in Qinghui Town. I, Zhao, will be at your service as a token of my gratitude."

"Easy to say!"

With so many people present, and the Yuchuan Jiang family and the Taoist priests of the Xianzong also present, Kong Zhuoli naturally couldn't say anything. Firstly, he was not the head of the Kong family, and secondly, he was not the governor of Luolin Town. He had to report this matter back to Kong Zhonghai, and it would be up to him to decide what to do next and whether to resolve the issue.

Up to this point tonight, the Kong family in Luolin Town actually didn't suffer any losses. Although Kong Zhuoli was injured, he was not seriously injured. What's more, Wang Chuhui, who injured him, is dead. Having said that, he and Xu Boyang also killed many minor cultivators in Qinghui Town. If you think about it carefully, you really don't know who got the advantage and who suffered the loss.

As soon as the matter of Qinghui Town was settled, Ding Tianshi immediately asked:
"Fang Desheng, you said that your Qingxuan Town is missing three Lingxizi, right? Then do you remember which Lingxizi your family is?"

Fang Desheng had no idea who the other Lingxizi Wang Chuhui brought was. He coughed and was about to make up a story, but then thought about it and was afraid that Wen Zaixian would retort. Suddenly, he heard Fang Zhinan beside him with a depressed look on his face. He walked forward and said:
"I remember it. It's that one."

It turned out that Wang Chuhui had just brought three Lingxizi to trade. Fang Zhinan saw them from afar and found that two of them were standing close together, while the other one was standing alone.

I felt it was strange at the time, so I observed carefully and was quite impressed. Now that the truth was known, I immediately stood up to identify the person on behalf of my father.

This Lingxizi came up to the two of them tremblingly, but was held tightly by Fang Zhinan, not daring to breathe.

Ding Tianshi continued, "According to what you said before, you planned to exchange the three missing Lingxi children for your family's magical instruments. Now that you have obtained one child, what will your family use to exchange for the remaining two Lingxi children?"

Fang Desheng looked a little embarrassed, sighed softly, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Master Ding is fair, and I admire him very much. However, my family has been working hard for my son Zhi'an for many years, and unfortunately, the magic tool we used to exchange for Lingxi seeds was stolen by a thief. Now we really don't have anything to exchange for the remaining Lingxi seeds. It's really shameful."

After saying that, he turned around and bowed to Kong Zhuoli and Xu Boyang, saying:

"I really have no choice tonight, please bear with me!"

Kong Zhuoli bowed slightly and said no more, but Xu Boyang's expression changed slightly and he said:

"Shou Fang, I killed someone under your command tonight. I hope you can forgive me. How about this: the spirit stones of your two Lingxi children will be counted on me. From now on, we will owe each other nothing."

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and looked at Xu Boyang.

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Sorry, I'm a little late today

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