A Niang said to be careful of those fairies!

"Who is this lady?" The old man looked at Zhang Miaotong with sharp eyes and asked.

Not all members of the Zhang family are omniscient and know each other well. The actual situation is that most people only know a small number of people in their neighborhood and famous people in the family.

For example, last year a new ancestor, Yongquan, was born in the Zhang family. He was a disciple of Xuannv Palace, and he is now the ancestor Zhang Lai.

At this time, the old man was not sure which of the handsome young man and the beautiful fairy was the one who came back to visit the Zhang family.

"Zhang Miaotong is Zhang Lai's biological sister, so we can be considered his junior brothers and sisters." Lin Xuan responded to the old man's question.

"Oh! This is Patriarch Zhang Lai's sister, and brother-in-law, please come in!" The old man immediately understood and immediately bowed to welcome the two into the clan territory.

In this way, they entered the Zhang family's territory. Including this time, they had come here three times in total. The layout of the clan territory had not changed much, and it became familiar in Lin Xuan's eyes.

After entering the clan's land, the two were no longer in a hurry as they were when they were traveling, but walked slowly. Passers-by looked surprised when they saw this beautiful couple.

Zhang Miaotong's home was a medium distance away from the entrance to the clan's land. A quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the gate of the small courtyard of Zhang's father and mother's home.

"Dad, Mom, I'm home!" Zhang Miaotong sent a message to Zhang's father and mother. She was no longer an ignorant girl who knew nothing. She no longer used her spirit to spy on her parents' private lives. What if they were trying to give her a younger brother or sister?

She transmitted the message directly into the room, and the sound echoed in the courtyard, and was easily noticed by the monks with their keen sensitivity.

Half a cup of tea passed, the gate to the courtyard was half opened, and Zhang's mother's still young face poked out, then stretched it back, and then the gate opened wide: "You, little girl, come in, you only come back once every few years."

Zhang's mother's eyes were full of blame. Zhang Miaotong lowered her head unconsciously when she was stared at by her. Now, he is a high and mighty immortal master, but there is no change in front of his parents.

The two entered the yard under the greeting of Zhang's mother. The yard had undergone a round of expansion, mainly to accommodate Zhang Lai and his family. After all, he had several wives and had several children with them.

"You're back just in time. Let's have lunch together. I've cooked something delicious for lunch today." Zhang's mother held Zhang Miaotong's hand.

Lin Xuan tried his best to restrain his breath, but he was already in the Yongquan stage, and his Dharma body was just beginning to take shape, so he had his own magical manifestations. Although Zhang's father and mother didn't say anything, their subtle expressions showed that they were under a little bit of invisible pressure.

"Come, come, this is your uncle. Let him introduce himself to you again today." Zhang's father was arranging for several of Zhang Lai's descendants to recognize their relatives. His mood finally improved a little.

Lin Xuan and Zhang Miaotong returned to the Zhang family once six years ago. At that time, the children brought by Zhang were still very young and ignorant. After a few years, it was inevitable that they had forgotten Lin Xuan and Zhang Miaotong, their uncle and aunt.

Zhang Lai had five children in total with his wives, two boys and three girls, all of whom were descendants of monks. They were very handsome and all of them were top-notch handsome men and beautiful women.

"Hello, uncle." The little boys and girls greeted Lin Xuan, and then turned their attention to Zhang Miaotong.

Zhang Miaotong was indeed more beautiful. Her ninth-level Qi Refining cultivation enhanced her already beautiful appearance, which stunned the simple-minded children.

Although Lin Xuan was handsome and elegant, he exuded a certain kind of oppressive force that made the children subconsciously afraid.

He took the initiative to touch the hair of several children, looked at Zhang's father and asked in confusion: "Father-in-law, Miaotong and I have not been able to give birth to children for several years, why did my eldest brother-in-law give birth to five children in one go?"

Zhang's father was stunned. He didn't expect his son-in-law to ask him such a question. After thinking for a while, he answered, "It may be because the concubines that Zhang Lai married were all mortals. Although they have some Qi and blood foundation, they are not cultivators after all. Therefore, the probability of giving birth to offspring is very high. After I gave them the resources to break through the Qi Refining stage, Zhang Lai and them didn't have many new children."

"I see." Lin Xuan suddenly realized: "It is indeed difficult for cultivators to give birth to offspring for some reason."

Zhang's father nodded, "Yes, when your mother-in-law and I gave birth to Zhang Lai, we were lucky. We got pregnant in a few years. But when Zhang Lai didn't come home for more than ten years, we wanted to have another child, but it took us more than ten years to get pregnant with a daughter. If the great masters in the world of immortal cultivation want to have descendants, they usually expand their concubines and try their luck with the heavens."

"Oh, okay." Lin Xuan sighed. It seemed that whether he and his good sister could have their own child depended on luck.

"Don't worry, son-in-law. This matter can't be rushed." Zhang's father patted Lin Xuan on the shoulder to comfort him. He and his wife were open-minded. They already had their eldest son and gave birth to their grandchildren, so it didn't matter if the eldest daughter was born later.

Anyway, they still have another twenty years to live, so I don’t believe that this couple won’t get pregnant in the next twenty years.

During the conversation, Lin Xuan exclaimed, after cultivating to the Yongquan stage, the second great realm of the Immortal Path, his horizons would naturally be elevated. At this moment, he could see that the spirituality of Zhang Lai's three daughters was particularly outstanding, while his two sons were like stubborn stones, and their pitiful spirituality could not be seen without careful observation.

The three daughters are all spiritual, but the two sons are like stubborn stones and cannot be civilized. They have the same monk father, but why are there such huge gaps between them? What is the reason?

Could it be true that the saying is true, that the son is the enemy of his father in his previous life, so that he did not get any spiritual power at all? After returning to the sect, I have to ask my wife what happened. My wife is the palace master, she must be knowledgeable.

Chapter 67 Zhou Zheng's Request

Zhang Lai was in charge of the important affairs of the Zhang family and took over the responsibility from the previous ancestor Yongquan. With such an ancestor who had practiced in the sacred land of Xuannv Palace, the family foundation of the Zhang family was greatly enhanced.

If you are lucky, there will be a grand occasion where two people in the Yongquan period will jointly rule the family, which is almost the same as the royal family.

In the royal family, there are two or three people who are in the Yongquan period openly and secretly, and they are the successor of the young and the old. There are at most three people at most, and two old men must be counted among them.

Even among the royal family, only the person sitting on that seat can be considered a cultivator in the prime of life. If Prince Ning's plan had succeeded more than ten years ago, the royal family would have one more cultivator in the prime of life today.

In addition to the doubling of power in the Yongquan period, the core cultivators under the Yongquan stage of the Zhang family are bound to usher in rounds of expansion as long as Zhang Lai is alive. After all, the Zhang family has become stronger and can swallow up more resources from the Tang Kingdom.

On this day, after Zhang finished taking care of the family affairs, he returned to his own small courtyard. His return to the family to take charge after breaking through Yongquan was a pleasant surprise for the original ancestor. The Zhang family itself had another path to cultivate the Yongquan ancestor, and he did not disrupt the family arrangements.

After all, Zhang Lai was a disciple of the Holy Land and was used to practicing seclusion, so he didn't interfere much in the internal relationship structure of the Zhang family.

After being in charge of the family for more than a year, Zhang Lai has the appearance of a handsome young man and a profound temperament. He has become more distinctive in handling family affairs. His original easy-going nature has disappeared, replaced by a certain sense of majesty.

In the small courtyard of Zhang Lai's house, several people sat and drank. The Zhang family did not have the money to get spiritual wine, so they drank high-quality ordinary wine.

Zhang Lai took a sip of rice wine and glanced at Lin Xuan who was sitting quietly on his left. The aura of this brother-in-law was becoming more and more unfathomable.

"Ah," Zhang Lai sighed slightly, "Will you come back every few years in the future?"

"Yeah," Zhang Miaotong nodded, "Come back occasionally to see my parents. They are old now. It's better to see them more often so that I can remember them in the future."

Several of Zhang Lai's children were playing in the corner of the yard, looking at the adults from time to time. They were still young, so Zhang Lai restricted them to the yard and only allowed them to move outside the yard when they grew up.

Zhang Lai himself understood that his two sons did not have much intelligence. In this life, they could barely reach the second or third level of Qi Refining and enjoy more than a hundred years of good time. The focus of his legacy lies in his three children, who are very intelligent.

However, they three might not be able to enter Xuannv Palace for further training as their qualifications are probably weaker than his. All they can do in this life is to become the next core cultivator of the Zhang family.

Of course, if they had other ideas, Zhang Lai would not object. He was quite accommodating to his daughters' ideas.

"How long will my sister and brother-in-law stay at home this time?" Zhang Lai asked. He had resigned from Xuannv Palace and the only two of his fellow disciples he had closest contact with were them, and they were familiar with each other.

Lin Xuan and Zhang Miaotong looked at each other. The former said nothing and gave the initiative to the latter. Lin Xuan only decided where to go after leaving the Zhang family.

Zhang Miaotong and her husband's brother have been inseparable and have supported each other for many years. With just one look, she understood his general idea and pursed her red lips and said, "Let's stay at home for half a month, and then go out for a walk."

Zhang's father and mother were out on business, so the only adults in the yard were Zhang Miaotong, Zhang Lai and Lin Xuan.

Apart from the similar taste, ordinary wine could not make the monks drunk, so the two jars of ordinary wine that Zhang Lai brought out were quickly finished.

The children in the front yard got tired of playing and moved to the backyard. Because they were restricted from going out by Zhang Lai, they had no choice but to play wildly in this yard.

There were limited rooms in the courtyard, and Zhang Lai's wives occupied two of them, leaving a small room for Lin Xuan and Zhang Miaotong. Since neither of them had any pursuit of size or luxury, they just slept in the same bed for more than ten days.

Zhang Miaotong was fully influenced by her parents' atmosphere for more than ten days, and a stone fell from her heart. During these ten days, Zhang Lai sometimes went out to do business. He is now the ancestor of the Zhang family, and some difficult and complicated problems of the Zhang family are waiting for him to solve. Zhang Lai's identity as the ancestor makes his relationship with the Zhang family more like a symbiotic cooperative relationship.

He spent decades of his middle and young life in Xuannv Palace. He attaches more importance to his biological parents, and his interests are not as deeply bound to the Zhang family as those of his original ancestor. It can be said that their symbiotic partnership is the best at present.

When Zhang Lai's children grew up and started working for the family, he naturally became part of the family.

Exactly ten days later, the couple had stayed at home for too long and decided to go out for some exercise. They came to the imperial capital of Tang Kingdom. The extremely handsome man and the gentle and graceful woman walked hand in hand on the streets of the imperial city, attracting the attention of peddlers and hawkers.

Lin Xuan took Zhang Miaotong to Prince Ning's Mansion. He had been to the Zhang family's land three times in total. The second time he did not visit the imperial city.

The Ning Wang Mansion is a little more desolate than it was a few years ago, but it is still majestic and solemn. It is unknown whether Ning Wang Zhou Zheng has broken through the Yongquan Stage.

With the strength of Prince Ning of Tang Kingdom, even if he did not break through the tenth level of Qi Refining, the result of eventually becoming a Yongquan Great Monk would not change. It's just that he would definitely have no chance of becoming the emperor. The current emperor of Tang Kingdom has been sitting on the position for so long, Prince Ning cannot shake it without outstanding strength.

"Please stay!" The gatekeeper at the Ning Wang Mansion stopped the two of them, half bowing politely. He was shocked by their appearance and immediately found the corresponding faces: "Are you two visiting the Ning Wang Mansion? Do you have a visiting card?"

Zhang Miaotong leaned close to Lin Xuan's ear, her breath tickling his ear. She whispered, "Brother, what are you doing here?"

Lin Xuan's eyes flickered, his lips moved slightly, and he explained to her: "I came here when I first brought you home, and I had a little conflict with King Ning."

He didn't elaborate. This was not the place. He would tell her the details when he got back in the evening. He patted his sleeves, looked at the palace servant again and said, "We are visiting Prince Ning. We didn't bring an invitation. We came from the Zhang family."

Upon hearing this, the mansion servant's face turned strange. He had no doubt that the Zhang family referred to must be the Zhang family among the five major families of Tang Kingdom. So he bowed to the two of them and immediately went into the mansion to report the news. Because there was no invitation, he could not make a decision.

The two did not have to wait long. Soon, the steward of Prince Ning's Mansion came out to greet them. After many years, he looked even older. On the surface, the steward was friendly and enthusiastic: "Oh, nice to meet you. It has been more than ten years since we last parted. Has it?"

The steward bowed and kept his body very low, because he could not get any feeling from Lin Xuan at all. This would only happen when the gap between them was too big.

Just like it is difficult for an ant to see the full picture of a giant, he understood that although he hadn't seen this young man for many years, he still had the same charm and demeanor. He, Prince Ning, and everyone in Prince Ning's mansion could do nothing about him and could only treat him with courtesy.

Since he took the princess away last time, Lord Ning Wang has been recuperating for several years. With his body at the ninth level of Qi Refining, he is still stuck at the tenth level of Qi Refining and is half a step away from entering the Yongquan realm. From now on, he has no hope of coveting the throne. His relationship with the current emperor is quickly repaired because Lord Ning Wang is no longer a threat.

The former ambitions are now only left with bitterness. The culprit is the young man in front of him, but it is hard to say whether he is good or bad. Although Prince Ning failed, he does not have to bear the stigma of incest.

The steward sighed. After so many years, did this young man remember Prince Ning's affairs and come back to laugh at the fool?

The followers of powerful forces are indeed difficult to serve. Not only are the forces behind them likely to make people nervous, but they themselves are young talents who have been trained by powerful forces and are very strong. They decide the internal affairs of other weaker forces based on their preferences.

(No, there are duplications and confusion in several chapters. I will find a backup and correct it.)

Chapter 68: Telling Experience

"Take it back and don't peek." Lin Xuan stopped Zhang Miaotong's spiritual consciousness. The latter realized something in an instant and immediately retracted her spiritual tentacles as if nothing had happened.

She reflected for a while and realized that she had become too arrogant and even wanted to spy on other people's territory at will. This was the Ning Prince's Mansion and she was a member of the Zhang family. Logically speaking, the Ning Prince's Mansion was the territory of the royal family above the Zhang family.

They were invited by the steward to the backyard for tea. The women in Prince Ning's mansion were told in advance to stay away, so the place seemed quiet for a while.

After he stopped his good sister from peeping, he suddenly felt strange. He had ruined Zhou Zheng's plan more than ten years ago. Wouldn't it be a bit hypocritical to behave like this now?

What would Zhou Zheng think? He was now unlikely to reach the tenth level of Qi Refining, and it was a pity that he had broken through to the next level at the ninth level of Qi Refining. If he came to his house and pretended to be nice, would he be angry?

The Ning Wang Mansion's servants served tea under the orders of the chief steward. Although it was ordinary tea, the taste was authentic. The Ning Wang Mansion did not do anything tricky in this small matter.

Chatting with his good sister and taking a sip of tea from time to time, he felt so comfortable. After a while, he didn't see King Ning, but there was a group of beautiful girls with attractive figures and good looks, laughing and dancing for the two guests, accompanied by leisurely piano music, which was extremely luxurious.

It would have been fine if it had been like this, as the Ning Prince's Mansion was a grand residence for the royal family, so it was normal for it to be a bit extravagant. What was unusual was that when these beautiful ladies danced, their silks and satins quietly fell to the ground, just like flowers blooming and shedding their unsightly buds to reveal their charming petals. It was a truly luxurious scene.

Zhang Miaotong's jade hand paused, the teacup lid froze, her eyebrows raised, the Ning Wang Mansion had such an evil style.

She and her good brother have been married for many years, so she knows his character. Seeing such a beautiful scene, wouldn't her saliva be flowing all over the floor? What does the King of Ning want to do? To corrupt her husband's heart with wine and sex?

Zhang Miaotong said that people did not object to a good brother pursuing a beautiful woman, which was very normal. If he was a serious ascetic monk, she would not have the opportunity to get close to him. It made no sense for her to block the way for new comers after she succeeded.

It is normal for a good brother to be so outstanding that he attracts beautiful women. She will not feel jealous about it. She understands that she should serve her good brother together with several good sisters.

But what about these mortal women? What is the intention of the Ning Palace? Are they given to my brother for fun? If my good brother is really attracted to them and has fun for a while, what will he do with these mortal women afterwards?

Should he abandon them and let King Ning deal with them later? If he kept them around, would it affect his brother's career?

Lin Xuan didn't think too much about her. Although he was admiring the beautiful scenery intently, he had no intention of asking Ning Wangfu for beauties to play with. He was anxious to settle the feud with Zhou Zheng, and felt uncomfortable.

But when people send beautiful women to their house to show their talents, it's a feast for the eyes and it doesn't cost any money, so he is quite honest most of the time.

"Hmph, good brother, can you please keep your eyes closed? Maybe King Ning is hiding something." Zhang Miaotong forcefully pulled Lin Xuan's head down to block his sight, and blew on him forcefully and intimately with her lips to divert his attention.

"I'm just taking a look, nothing more." Lin Xuan didn't do anything out of the ordinary with his good sister under other people's noses, he just whispered his thoughts to her.

"I don't believe it. You're almost drooling." Zhang Miaotong had a look of contempt on her face.

"Uh, no way. Sister, I'm unhappy that you said that about your husband." Lin Xuan's lips were dry. He pushed Zhang Miaotong away, trying to avoid her sight, but the latter kept pestering him so that he would stop paying attention to those ostentatious maids.

As soon as the dance ended, a group of maids looked slightly disappointed, bowed politely, picked up the silks and satins and bellyband interiors scattered on the ground, and left one by one.

Seeing this, Zhang Miaotong snorted: "A bunch of little foxes, trying to seduce my husband, don't you even look at your own looks?"

What she said was extremely accurate. No matter how beautiful the mortal beauties collected by Prince Ning's Mansion were, they were not as beautiful as a cultivator. Female cultivators were nourished by magical powers and their flaws were corrected, while mortal women had no way to make up for it.

Although there are tens of thousands of spiritual objects in the world, and many of them can improve one's appearance, how can a mortal woman have the opportunity to enjoy such treasures?

Lin Xuan scratched his head and blushed. To be honest, he had indeed felt a heat attack on his abdomen just now. Although these ordinary beauties were not as beautiful as his wives, they were numerous and fresh, so he couldn't help but want to try a different flavor.

But he would not admit it, for fear of making his good sister angry.

"I haven't seen you for many years, but I still can't see through you. You are indeed a genius of the Holy Land." A middle-aged man walked into the main reception hall, sighed while sitting on the main seat, and did not mention the little trick his men had just done.

"What do you mean? How can a holy land still be called a holy land if it can be surpassed by a prince of a small royal family?" Zhang Miaotong felt that this person was exaggerating. Judging from his demeanor, he should be the owner of this palace.

"I was wishful thinking." Zhou Zheng said with a smile. Lin Xuan observed his expression carefully and found that he looked relaxed. Was he cunning or had he let go of what happened in the past?

There is no doubt that Zhou Zheng has broken through the Yongquan stage and opened up a large spring and a small spring. He is very old and does not want to wait any longer. As expected, after breaking through the Yongquan stage, he has become stronger and more powerful. However, he has not seen the shadow of a second high-level spiritual plant in all these years.

It was indeed extremely lucky that he got that high-level spiritual plant that pushed himself back to the top.

Looking around at Zhou Zheng and finding him surprisingly calm, Lin Xuan sighed, "I thought you had been grudged for many years and had changed beyond recognition. With your demeanor, it's no wonder I saw a hint of an emperor in you back then."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Zheng's face stiffened slightly. Why did this bastard bring up things that were not relevant?

He sighed, lowered his head and shook his head: "I, Zhou Zheng, am not the kind of person who will do anything to achieve my goal. The reason I chose my daughter was just to limit the matter to family affairs. Otherwise, I could have found a way to practice evil cultivation and use the blood of mortals to help my great path."

"I can't wait. Three years after you left, I broke through to the Yongquan stage with the foundation of the ninth level of Qi Refining. I have no hope of coveting that position. The emperor will not support me like this. My brother's throne is very stable." Zhou Zheng had a blank expression on his face. Zhang Miaotong was inexplicably frightened.

"Do you want to take revenge on me?" Lin Xuan suddenly asked this question.

"Revenge?" Zhou Zheng was stunned, then laughed: "Hahahaha! You are joking. Since there is no hope, I will just be a free and easy prince and pretend to be in love with my brother. I am crazy to mention revenge. Even if we add up the power of our entire royal family, I am afraid we can't shake you at all."

He put on a dejected look again: "The plan failed, and some things can't be salvaged. I want to know, how is my daughter, my Mu'er, doing now? I don't dare to look for her, I want her to come back."

Lin Xuan showed a strange look on his face. Has Zhou Zheng let it go and wants to repair his relationship with Princess Haoyu?

"I can go check it out for you. I haven't known about her situation for some years."

"Well, I hope you can fulfill my old wish. Apart from the fact that my plan hurt her, I have done my best for my daughter." Zhou Zheng nodded, not feeling ashamed of his decision at all. After all, if he didn't have thick skin, he wouldn't have thought of exchanging his daughter's chastity for his own bright future.