Chapter 268 Brother Wang, how are you?
Chapter 268 Brother Wang, how are you?
Going to the Lingzhou Pavilion of the Changsheng Sword Sect, my aunt smiled as she rested her head on the man's shoulder, playing with a piece of crystal white jade in her hand.
After a faint spiritual energy rippled, she guided Zhao Qing's consciousness to check the reply together.
[Hong Ning: You've been...very tired these years, right?]
Zhou Xiaoyi's beautiful eyes fluttered, and she chuckled and whispered beside the man: "Husband, I'm asking if you're tired these years~"
"How should Xiaoyi respond?"
Zhao Qing had a smile on his face, but he felt helpless in his heart. Besides that, he also had an inexplicable sense of anticipation... He didn't know where this anticipation came from.
Xiaoyi confronted Hong Ning in front of him.
Naturally, he did not let Xiaoyi go. In the small pavilion where only his spiritual consciousness was restricted, he stripped off her clothes completely and left a bright red palm print on her buttocks as a punishment.
"How do you want to respond?"
There was a flicker of spring in the woman's beautiful eyes, and her slender body moved slightly towards the small couch against the wooden wall. Her waist was so smooth that it seemed as if it had no bones.
She turned her hot cheeks away and responded to Hong Ning's message alone.
At the same time, he spat lightly: "Shen Mo and Kong Yang are outside the door. If you are not afraid of my naked body being seen, then continue to humiliate me~"
Although Zhou Xiaoyi was cursing like this, her ears were gradually getting hot.
The spirit boat was traveling between the clouds. The small pavilion was restricted by spiritual consciousness. Besides, Shuyue Qinghuan and Luo Xianning were still outside. The two men would not be stupid enough to break into the compartment of another couple.
She slightly parted her red lips, hot and moist breath coming out from between her mouth and nose, and she gritted her teeth as she replied to Hong Ning's message.
【Zhao Qing: I'm not tired, just a little bored.】
After the news came out, Hong Ning did not reply immediately, so Xiaoyi returned the communication jade to Zhao Qing.
She casually took out a gauze dress and covered herself with it, pressing her warm body against the man: "Zhao Hongning is obviously seducing you."
Zhao Qing thought to himself, of course I know.
However, he still revealed a puzzled expression: "Then, doesn't this message of yours fulfill Hong Ning's wishes?"
My aunt rolled her eyes slightly and did not expose her husband's hypocrisy.
Instead, he teased, "Although Hong Ning has a lively and playful personality, she won't spend the night with you."
"In the end, isn't it because you two fell in love with each other when you were laughing and joking together?"
"Let's see what she wants to do by stirring your thoughts so gently..."
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Changsheng Sword Sect, Shigufang.
The warm sun penetrates the clouds and mist, and shines on the lush spiritual fields, making the whole world exceptionally bright.
Liu Pan stood tall and straight, looking pretty as she stood by the ridge of the field, her bright eyes full of anticipation.
In the morning, she received a message from Senior Zhao, saying that he would accompany Sister Qinghuan to the sect to find her today...
At the same time, the disciples on duty in the various menial work workshops of the Changsheng Sword Sect also issued similar orders today - a new sect has been established in the southwest of Chu State and is renting menial work from the Changsheng Sword Sect. If any menial workman is willing to do so, he can wait in advance at the duty station in each workshop.
Liu Pan took a last look at the spiritual field she was taking care of, and stroked the storage ring with her slender hand... Obviously all the luggage had been packed.
She was wearing a plain white tight-fitting training suit with a spirit sword embroidered on her chest, and walked against the flow of people to the duty station at Shigufang.
I could hear the constant conversation between my senior brothers and sisters.
"I came all the way to Songshan because of the reputation of the Changsheng Sword Sect."
"Who would switch to a nameless sect? Isn't that foolish!?"
"Now that Divine Blade Island is gone, the Changsheng Sword Sect is number one in the world. Even if you work as a menial servant, you'll still be a disciple of the Changsheng Sword Sect."
"What kind of sect is that? I think it's quite weak, otherwise why doesn't it just open a sect and recruit disciples?"
……
It’s Si Youzong.
Liu Pan muttered twice silently, and walked lightly, ignoring the comments around him.
She also knew that her life might be a little worse if she went to Siyou, but Sister Qinghuan would never let herself be bullied.
As for the few senior sisters she was close to, she had secretly persuaded them twice to follow her to the southwest, but it didn't work.
After all, this is... the Changsheng Sword Sect.
Soon, Liu Pan found the senior brother on duty at Linggufang. After explaining his intention, he was told to wait in a house.
"Senior Sister Liu!"
"Are you planning to go to Siyou Sect as well?"
Many young men and women had already been waiting here. They were all in the initial stage of Qi training and usually did the dirty and tiring work.
The girl's eyes sparkled, and a hint of joy appeared on her pretty face.
"Exactly!"
Someone asked doubtfully, "With Senior Sister's cultivation at the middle stage of Qi training, she shouldn't be leaving our sword sect, right?"
Liu Pan smiled without saying anything, and did not mention that he had relatives on duty in Siyou Sect, so as not to cause too much trouble.
For the sect's disciples, the Siyou Sect that rents out servants and the white-haired fairy whose Divine Blade Island sank were completely from two different worlds...there was no connection at all.
Only a few Yujing disciples and the Jindan Yuanying cultivators from the major sects were able to perceive the subtle connection between them.
The Changsheng Sword Sect handed over the Chu imperial power to the Zhou family without any warning, which was an unusual signal... However, the empress of the Zhou family has not appeared yet.
……
The stream of light cut through the clouds and landed on the back mountain of the Changsheng Sword Sect.
Zhao Qing and his group of seven stepped off the spirit boat.
When they arrived at Luo Xianning's territory, she naturally led everyone to various miscellaneous workshops to select disciples.
Originally, according to her idea, all the servants were gathered together and Zhao Qing's family could choose them at will...
However, Shuyue felt that it would be better to take the disciples' wishes into consideration. Otherwise, even if they were brought back to Shouyun Mountain, it would not take long for the disciples to run away.
As the leading sect in the Chu State, the Changsheng Sword Sect has a very detailed division of its miscellaneous service workshops, with seven major ones.
The grain-feeding workshop where Liu Pan works is the easiest one.
As the name suggests, it is in the sect's spiritual fields that spiritual grains and rice are cultivated, and spiritual wine is also brewed.
The Changsheng Sword Sect's spiritual grains and spiritual wines are not only provided to its own disciples, but are also sold to various cultivation markets and other sects.
The appearance of Zhao Qing and his group quickly attracted the attention of many disciples.
But they all watched from afar, and no one dared to approach... This was naturally because of Luo Xianning's status.
Although this Senior Sister Luo is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, which is not much different from ordinary inner disciples, she is a unique existence in the entire sect.
Many times, she can even represent the headmaster's opinions, especially in recent years.
At this moment, Luo Xianning led her aunt and Shuyue to walk in the front, and Gu Qinghuan naturally followed closely beside Zhao Qing.
As for Shen Mo and Kong Yang... they had already left the team as if they were familiar with the route and were wandering around casually, just waiting to steer the spirit boat to take away the selected servants.
"Senior Sister Luo!"
The disciple on duty at the Miscellaneous Workshop greeted everyone respectfully. Glancing at the two beautiful female cultivators beside Luo Xianning, he assumed they were inner disciples from the Siyou Sect...
But he never thought that one of these two women is the current empress of Chu State, and the other... is the first Qigong master in the history of Chu State.
Fortunately, the Siyou Sect does not have the inner and outer sect system.
Just find some Qi-cultivating monks to publicize Si You's achievements in the mortal world... For example, assisting in the formation to divert water, building bridges and schools, distributing some medicinal foods that strengthen muscles and bones, and treating some orphans and disabled people who are about to die.
The purpose is to gather incense for Sihe, and by the way, to discover young children with talent in spiritual practice.
Although the sect would be less intimidating without foundation-building disciples, as long as my aunt can properly arrange the three royal priests, no family in the southwest of Chu State will be able to cause trouble.
Not long after, Zhao Qing and his group met the servant from the grain workshop who had been waiting for a long time.
Looking around, there were twenty-three cultivators...except Liu Pan, the rest were at the initial stage of Qi training.
When Liu Pan saw Zhao Qing's family beside Luo Xianning, his bright eyes brightened a little, but he did not call out. Instead, he stood behind the crowd and waited quietly.
She silently felt the fluctuations of spiritual energy around her, and was a little surprised for a moment... Sister Qinghuan didn't have any cultivation at all. Could it be that she had practiced some secret method that blocked her perception?
Gu Qinghuan looked back at the girl with a slight smile on his face.
She waved gently: "Pan'er, don't worry, just come over."
Pan'er?
The woman's gentle smile was like a spring breeze, attracting the attention of many servants, who then turned to look at Liu Pan.
The courtyard was extremely quiet for a while, and everyone had different thoughts, most of them just sighing that Senior Sister Liu was well prepared.
With Luo Xianning present, both the outer disciples on duty and the menial disciples waiting to be selected maintained absolute awe and did not talk privately.
Liu Pan walked out from the crowd with light steps.
After greeting Luo Xianning, he followed Gu Qinghuan silently, but was soon pulled closer by Shuyue.
Wang Shuyue looked Liu Pan up and down. The little girl from back then...was now as tall as herself.
"Are there any sisters you know who can leave with you?"
After a slight hesitation, Liu Pan shook his head to indicate no.
She originally wanted to say a few words about which junior brother present was law-abiding and which junior sister was lively and cheerful...but considering that Senior Sister Luo was right next to her, she gave up the idea.
Wang Shuyue nodded slightly, exchanged glances with Luo Xianning, and then turned her gaze to the male and female cultivators waiting for selection.
Unconsciously, the energy and blood in her body began to surge. Although her expression remained serious, she was more or less nervous.
After all, she had never held any power, let alone been the head of a sect.
It was fine to talk about it on paper with Xiaoyi's husband at home, and Shen Mo and the other two were all familiar with each other, but now looking at so many unfamiliar faces... it was inevitable to feel stage fright.
But what is to come will come. As long as she opens her mouth, the twenty-two cultivators in front of her will become Si You's disciples.
Zhou Xiaoyi raised her eyebrows slightly, stepped aside calmly, and sent a message to Shuyue with her spiritual sense.
"My husband and Qing Huan are waiting, and Fellow Daoist Luo won't say anything."
"At this moment, even if Chen Changsheng arrives, you are still the Siyou Sect Master."
"The true leader of a sect holds the resources of Divine Blade Island in his hands. The sect is located in Shouyun Mountain, which is inviolable in the entire Yongning Province. The three Jindan offering families of the Chu State will pay you mineral vein spirit stones every year..."
"No one can interfere with your decision!"
Wang Shuyue held her breath, slowly suppressing her surging blood and energy. Ripples appeared in her bright eyes, and her aura grew stronger and stronger...
Under the gazes of many people, she said calmly: "Those who are married or have families, please step back."
As soon as he finished speaking, several male and female monks stepped aside.
Wang Shuyue nodded slightly and spoke again: "Those whose ancestral home is east of Songshan, please move back."
For Si Youzong, arranging incense is a long-term matter. If the journey home is too far... it cannot be done.
It was just like when Qinghuan was in Danxia, he had no chance to return to Tianshui even after the year ended.
Soon, only eleven monks were left in the field.
Wang Shuyue's gaze wandered among these people. She turned to look at Luo Xianning and said in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Luo, do you know the sect membership of these disciples?"
Luo Xianning understood instantly and gave the disciple on duty a look, asking him to go to the Dharma Hall to retrieve it.
Not long after, Shen Mo rode the blood-stained spirit boat into the wind and took Liu Pan and seven servants to the mountain behind the Changsheng Sword.
Zhao Qing and his group continued to head to other miscellaneous work areas...
After Wang Shuyue had two experiences, she unknowingly developed a bit more aura.
It was not until after noon that the two spirit boats transformed into streams of light and left the Changsheng Sword Sect.
They stopped briefly at Huashu Lane in Changshengfang and took away more than twenty female cultivators who had been working at the Xueyi Building in Songshanfang...
In this way, the prototype of Siyou Sect was finalized.
There are a total of thirteen cultivators in the middle stage of Qi training and seventy-six cultivators in the early stage of Qi training. Although their cultivation is not high, they are enough to travel around a county and spread the trivial matters of incense among the common people.
These eighty-nine monks are all unmarried. Although there are more female monks, it is not a big deal.
According to Xiaoyi's idea, after these cultivators have been together for a long time, they might get married and form couples in Siyou Sect, which would add another layer of bond to the sect.
As for fellow Taoists, there is no difference between monks and ordinary people.
A disciple of the Changsheng Sword would never become a Taoist couple with a cultivator from the Ice Valley. After all, there was no chance for them to get to know each other... Zhao Qing's family was a good example.
It is worth mentioning that Zhao Qing and his group brought back another foundation-building cultivator during this trip.
Zeng Nianke was originally Shen Mo's woman, and had worked with Zhao Qing's family for nearly ten years.
At present, Shen Mo is helping out in Siyou Sect, and Xiaoyi easily brought her to Shouyun Mountain as a temporary worker.
The evening clouds merge into one, and the setting sun melts gold.
The stove, which was originally empty, has regained some vitality.
The disciples each went in pairs, chose a house and started cleaning...Except for Liu Pan, everyone lived in the Yi and Bing courtyards.
Liu Pan followed Zeng Nianke and temporarily lived in Dingzimohaoyuan, sorting out the clan records of these disciples.
Zhao Qing and his group did not stay for too long and rushed to Danxia City without stopping.
Xiaoyi took Luo Xianning to the shop to buy some daily necessities, and also bought some cakes and pills for the servants.
Shen Mo and Kong Yang went to the Xueyi Commercial Building to retrieve some formation talismans, and also prepared many secrets of martial arts for the disciples to exchange and use in the future.
Zhao Qing, Qinghuan and Shuyue... stood in front of the familiar alchemy shop again.
Danxia City, Zidan Pavilion.
This was the place where his alchemist skills were tested when he first showed his prowess.
Here I met Pei Jin, Xie Yihan, and Lu Zheng... I also made my first pot of gold from here, nearly four thousand spirit stones.
Qinghuan had also followed him in and out of Zidan Pavilion several times.
It’s just that things change and fate takes place.
Senior Brother Pei became the elder of Danxia, the leader Cheng Yue went to Li Country, and the entire Danxia Sect moved to Nanze County.
The Zidan Pavilion was resold many times and became the residence of Senior Brother Wang Teng back then.
The setting sun was obscured by clouds, casting a touch of red.
Zhao Qing held Shuyue in his left hand, and interlocked his fingers with Qinghuan's with his right hand. He pushed open the familiar shop door with his toes...
In the dim shop, a man was bending over a desk, reading a book.
He casually greeted, "What do you need..."
Wang Teng's voice stopped abruptly, and he slowly looked up at the person who came.
The figures of Zhao Qing's family seemed a little hazy in the dusk, and there were inexplicable smiles on the three familiar faces.
"Senior Brother Wang."
"Don't come...are you alright?"
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