The brown pheasant tilted its head.

Fang Chaozhou saw this, sighed, and pretended to be worried, "Dahei, please help me, I can't contact the golden-winged bird,

He begged several more times, and the brown pheasant finally responded, saying very condescendingly: "Okay, then I'll help you find that stupid bird."

Fang Chaozhou didn't know how the brown pheasant was connected, but the next morning, as soon as he opened the door, he saw the golden-winged bird standing outside. The golden-winged bird nodded to Fang Chaozhou, as if to say hello, and then went into the house.

Not long after, Fang Chaozhou heard the sound of the brown pheasant cursing inside.

"Get lost! Stupid bird, it's so hot!"

Fang Chaozhou wrapped his robe around himself and went down the mountain to catch fish in the cold winter wind. When he came back with the fish, the two birds had stopped quarreling. Fang Chaozhou looked at the golden-winged bird using its sharp beak to comb the brown pheasant's feathers with some surprise. The most important thing was that the brown pheasant did not resist and even squinted its eyes slightly, seeming to be enjoying it.

"Ahem." Fang Chaozhou didn't want to be so tactless, but the fresher the Qingchuan Spirit Fish is, the better it tastes. "We should set off."

Upon hearing this, the Brown Partridge immediately opened its eyes and pecked the Garuda's head fiercely, "Silly bird, grow up quickly and take us to Huali Mountain."

The golden-winged bird obediently flew out of the room, and in a moment, its body grew dozens of times larger. Fang Chaozhou took the brown pheasant and sat on it, but the brown pheasant was still afraid of heights and shrank completely in Fang Chaozhou's arms and dared not move. Soon, they arrived at Huali Mountain. Fang Chaozhou got off the golden-winged bird and put the brown pheasant back on the ground. "You guys go have fun. I'll go find Master and Tubai by myself."

The golden-winged bird soon became about the same size as the brown pheasant, and the two birds walked away together. Fang Chaozhou looked at the direction they left, smiled, and prepared to go to Zhongli Yueshui's residence. But after taking a few steps, he was blocked by the barrier.

Fang Chaozhou was stunned for a moment, and tentatively continued to move forward, then he realized that it was not an illusion, there was indeed a barrier blocking his way.

There is only one person who can set up a barrier on Huali Mountain——

Zhongli crossed the water.

Fang Chaozhou thought about it and walked in the direction where the golden-winged bird and the brown pheasant left, but unfortunately found that he couldn't go there either.

He was completely blocked out by the barrier.

This barrier did not block the golden-winged bird or the brown pheasant, it only blocked him.

Fang Chaozhou stopped and looked ahead, just like the first time he came to Huali Mountain. At that time, Huali Mountain was covered in white and he didn't know where to go.

"Master!" He shouted into the distance, "I'm here to bring fish to Tu Bai!"

His voice was carried far away by the wind, but apart from his voice, Huali Mountain was silent, as if there was no living thing on the entire mountain.

After being quiet for a while, Fang Chaozhou started shouting again, "Tubai, I bought you some delicious Qingchuan fish. Do you want to eat it?"

"Master, I didn't mean to kidnap the golden-winged bird!"

"Tubai, fish won't taste good if it's been left out for too long!"

"Master, please let me in. It's so cold outside! Master, I know I was wrong. Next time I will never kidnap the golden-winged bird casually, nor will I stay in Tubai. Please let me send the fish in, Master..."

Fang Chaozhou shouted for a long time until his voice became hoarse, but Huali Mountain was still quiet.

He closed his mouth, turned around and walked back a few steps, found a small stone to sit on, and sat down. The fish in his hand was no longer moving. Fang Chaozhou watched it for a while and cast a spiritual water spell to keep the fish alive.

It's a cloudy day today, with dark clouds in the sky, and it looks like it's going to rain. Fang Chaozhou sat on the stone and cast the Spirit Water Curse seven or eight times before he heard a voice behind him. He stood up quickly and said, "Master..."

It's a golden-winged bird.

The golden-winged bird changed into its original form and flew to his side, as if to send him back.

Fang Chaozhou looked behind him and said to himself, "Okay, then I'll go back first." At this point, he raised his voice and said, "Master, I'll go back and make a longevity tablet for you, and you will definitely ascend to become an immortal!"

After he finished speaking, he placed the fish in his hand on the stone and cast a spiritual water spell before slowly crawling onto the golden-winged bird. After climbing up, Fang Chaozhou felt as if something was missing. At this time, the golden-winged bird had already flown up.

"Wait, where is Dahei?" Fang Chaozhou finally discovered what was missing.

The brown pheasant did not come back with them.

As soon as he asked, a deep voice of an adult man sounded in his mind.

“It stayed.”

Fang Chaozhou paused and looked at the golden-winged bird under him. "Is that you? Golden-winged bird, were you talking to me just now?"

"Um."

After this sound, no more sound came into Fang Chaozhou's mind. When the golden-winged bird landed, he was still a little overwhelmed to react.

His Dahei was kidnapped just like that? Don't you even say goodbye to him?

Fang Chaozhou climbed down from the golden-winged bird and watched it spread its wings and fly away, disappearing into the sky. He blinked, turned around and walked back, his mind still in a mess. Because it was too chaotic, I didn't look at the ground, stepped on a stone, and fell to the ground with a thud.

“Ah—hiss—”

Fang Chaozhou had never fallen so hard since he became a cultivator. His mind was not thinking straight, so he didn't even cast any spells and just fell straight down.

He got up from the ground. His hand was fine, just a little red, but his knee was bruised. He looked at his knee injury and limped back. As soon as I returned to Zhuoyu Pond, I met Hu Xiang.

Hu Xiang saw Fang Chaozhou limping back, and looked worried, "Ninth Uncle, what happened to you?"

He walked over quickly as if he wanted to help Fang Chaozhou, but Fang Chaozhou dodged his outstretched hand.

"It's okay. I was just distracted and accidentally fell." Fang Chaozhou waved his hand. "This flesh wound is nothing serious. I just want to take a shower first and then deal with it."

Hu Xiang's hand froze in mid-air, and he took it back after a while, "Hu Xiang is worrying too much."

Fang Chaozhou looked at Hu Xiang and suddenly said, "You look much better."

Hu Xiang nodded, a smile spread across her face. "Thanks to the Immortal Du that the Ninth Prince found for Hu Xiang. The medicine he prescribed for Hu Xiang is very effective. After taking it for a few days, Hu Xiang can walk a few more miles every day."

"That's great." Fang Chaozhou said.

Hu Xiang paused for a moment, "Ninth Uncle, Hu Xiang received a letter from the court last night, saying that the snowstorm in the north is severe. I'm afraid Hu Xiang will have to return to the capital tomorrow."

"Going back tomorrow?" Fang Chaozhou thought for a moment, "Then I'll ask my fifth junior brother to come over to see you again today. This time, you can take more pills back. When you've finished taking them, I'll send more to you."

"Thank you very much, Ninth Uncle." Hu Xiang's smile deepened. "I wonder if Ninth Uncle is willing to perform for Hu Xiang tonight? Hu Xiang has already asked someone to prepare a banquet."

Fang Chaozhou readily agreed, "No problem."

Nightfall.

When Hu Xiang saw a room full of monks, even he couldn't help but freeze the smile on his lips. Fang Chaozhou called all the fellow brothers and sisters who had nothing to do tonight. They had not eaten earthly delicacies for a long time, so when they heard that they could eat, they all came over.

Fortunately, as Hu Xiang is the emperor, his daily meals already have many dishes, and today he has prepared ninety-nine dishes, which is enough for these fellow disciples to eat.

There was not only food, but also fine wine.

Hu Xiang was not feeling well, so she declined after drinking one glass. The fellow disciples who came to toast her naturally turned to Fang Chaozhou, saying that since Fang Chaozhou was Hu Xiang's uncle, he should treat his nephew with respect.

My goodness, Fang Chaozhou almost crawled under the table after drinking so much. The hangover pills given by his fifth junior brother Du Yunxi didn't work.

After the guests left and Fang Chaozhou finished his bath, he didn't have the strength to move at all. He lay on the bed, listening to the howling north wind outside, and slowly closed his eyes.

As the night deepened, it began to rain outside, but the people sleeping soundly in the house were unaware of it, not even noticing that there was a visitor in white.