When Fang Chaozhou regained consciousness, he was the only one left in the room.

He stared at the bed curtains for a moment, then reached out and touched his buttocks.

It doesn’t hurt anymore…

Fang Chaozhou blinked and raised his hands to cover his face. He thought being spanked on the buttocks was the most humiliating thing that could happen to him, but he didn't expect something even more embarrassing would happen.

Zhongli Yueshui is really...too despicable. If he likes the junior brother, after all this incident and being drugged by his rival in such a secluded place, how can he still have the face to pursue the junior brother?

As expected of an old man who has lived for who knows how many years, his methods of attacking his love rivals are very sophisticated.

Fang Chaozhou sat up suddenly. No, he couldn't stay here any longer. He had better leave early. If he stayed any longer, his body and mind would be even more devastated.

However, the matter of leaving cannot be mentioned today. He doesn't want to see Zhongli Yueshui's face for the time being.

It's shameful, so shameful.

The next day, Fang Chaozhou got up early and repeated the wording he had thought of last night several times on the way to Zhongli Yueshui's courtyard.

But just as he arrived outside Zhongli Yueshui's courtyard, he unexpectedly saw Zhongli Yueshui, who was supposed to be in the room, standing in the courtyard.

Zhongli Yueshui saw Fang Chaozhou and spoke first, "You came just in time. I have to leave Huali Mountain for a while for something."

Huh?

Fang Chaozhou was stunned for a moment, then he heard Zhongli Yueshui continue speaking.

"When I'm away, you study through the jade slips." He glanced at the stack of jade slips on the jade table next to him, "I will test your lessons when I come back to see if you are practicing seriously."

Fang Chaozhou followed Zhongli Yueshui's line of sight and saw the jade slips piled up like a hill. He was speechless for a moment. However, Zhongli Yueshui was leaving, which was a great thing. It was better to study harder than to see Zhongli Yueshui every day, so he nodded quickly, "Yes, Grandmaster."

Zhongli Yueshui frowned when he saw Fang Chaozhou's lips, which were barely able to suppress a smile. He slowly walked up to him, and when he saw Fang Chaozhou's body visibly stiffened by his approach, he spoke in a cold voice.

"Fang Chaozhou, are you happy that I'm leaving?"

Because they were too close, Fang Chaozhou began to lose control of his dizziness again. He wanted to take two steps back, but just as he moved, he heard Zhongli Yueshui's increasingly cold and stern voice.

"What are you retreating for? Do you want to be punished?"

This sentence made Fang Chaozhou stop in his tracks. He pinched himself secretly before replying, "No... no, Master."

Zhongli Yueshui looked at the young man who was so frightened that he dared not move, and the displeasure in his eyes became even stronger. "During the time I'm away, Tubai will supervise your studies. If you slack off, I will settle accounts with you one by one when I come back."

"Yes." Fang Chaozhou lowered his head even more.

Zhongli Yueshui left.

When Fang Chaozhou saw the man's back completely disappear, he breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the jade table, and flipped through the jade slips on it. Tubai followed and jumped onto the table. It raised its head and looked at Fang Chaozhou, "Meow, start studying quickly, or Master Zhongli will punish you again."

Although he said this, Tu Bai's mandarin duck eyes were filled with eagerness to try.

Fang Chaozhou, who was looking through the jade slips, didn't see it. He picked up a jade slip at random and said, "Grandmaster has lifted your silence spell. Do you know where Grandmaster has gone? When will he be back?"

"Meow, Lord Zhongli has gone to the northern border. I don't know when he will be back." Tu Bai said.

Fang Chaozhou was stunned by the word "Northern Border" in Tubaihua. He raised his eyes and looked at the white cat in front of him. "Northern Border? Is it the Northern Border of Xuanhan Land?"

"Meow, yeah."

Fang Chaozhou, who had read the original novel, knew what Zhongli Yueshui was doing. He went to save Xue Danrong.

In the original novel, Xue Danrong once went to the northern border alone. The dangers there were far beyond his imagination, so Xue Danrong was trapped in the northern border. Fortunately, he had a mandarin duck jade pendant on him.

The mandarin duck jade tokens are a pair. If Xue Danrong crushes the one on his body, the other jade token will also break. The owner of the other piece is Zhongli Yueshui.

The mandarin duck jade token was given to Xue Danrong by Zhongli Yueshui when he was a child. Now Xue Danrong must have encountered danger and was unable to leave the northern border, so he crushed the jade token.

When Zhongli Yueshui realized that the jade token on his body was broken, he hurriedly left Huali Mountain and went to rescue. In the original novel, the chapter on the northern border was the first appearance of Zhongli Yueshui.

That heroic act of saving the beauty earned Zhongli Yueshui countless fans.

No wonder Zhongli Yueshui looked so bad just now. His beloved must be in a bad mood because something happened to him.

However, Fang Chaozhou didn't remember how long Zhongli Yueshui's journey to the northern border took. It would be great if the six-month period would be over when he returned.

But the possibility was slim, so he started studying quickly.

Although Zhongli Yueshui is gone, Tubai is still there. Tubai is responsible and stays by Fang Chaozhou day and night. However, he does not urge Fang Chaozhou to seize the time to practice. Instead, when Fang Chaozhou is studying, he will take the initiative to fall down in front of Fang Chaozhou, spread out his snow-white belly, curl up his furry little paws, and stare with a pair of mandarin duck eyes.

Fang Chaozhou who was meditating: …

He clenched his hand that wanted to touch the other person's belly.

No, petting cats will only hinder things.

Seeing that Fang Chaozhou didn't move, Tu Bai blinked, stood up, walked to Fang Chaozhou's legs, and fell down again with a "bang", revealing his furry little belly again, and even used his paw pads to press against Fang Chaozhou's knees.

Fang Chaozhou pursed his lips in restraint, trying to move his eyes away from the other person's belly.

Tubai made a gurgling sound, and this time it stood up and climbed onto Fang Chaozhou's legs, then fell down again, revealing its furry belly for the third time, which looked very nice to the touch. It wasn't enough to reveal yet, so it rolled around on Fang Chaozhou's crossed legs like a spoiled child, and meowed from time to time.

The corner of Fang Chaozhou's mouth twitched, and after a moment, he decisively placed his hand on Tu Bai's belly, but before he could touch it a few times, Tu Bai suddenly twisted his body, climbed up, with his ears erect, staring in one direction.

Fang Chaozhou saw its movements and looked in the direction it was looking. With the sound of a bird singing, Zhongli Yueshui's golden-winged bird circled above their heads, and a man fell from the sky.

"Master!"

Fang Chaozhou had been staying in Huali Mountain and had not seen a living person other than Zhongli Yueshui for a long time. Now that he saw an acquaintance, he immediately called out, his tone full of surprise.

He quickly took Tu Bai off his legs and stood up.

When the master saw Fang Chaozhou, he frowned slightly, with obvious disdain in his eyes.

When Fang Chaozhou saw the other person's eyes, he suddenly remembered his confiscated "warm baby".

It seems that Master hasn't forgotten that incident.

"Chao Zhou, are you used to living in Huali Mountain these days?" the master asked.

Fang Chaozhou thought for a moment before speaking, his tone very cautious, "Master, I feel that I am disturbing the master's meditation too much, how about I go back to Yizhi Peak?"

"There's no rush to return to Yizhifeng. I came here to give you your letter." The master took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Fang Chaozhou. "This is from your father. The messenger said it's an expedited letter, so you should open it and take a look."

Fang Chaozhou was stunned for a moment before he opened the letter. He had read so many storybooks that he read letters very quickly. The letter began with a few greetings. The original emperor's father asked him if he was in good health, if he was happy in Tianshui Sect, and if he had enough money. The middle paragraph talked about some important events in the court. Finally, the writer said that he was unwell and asked Fang Chaozhou if he had time to return to Beijing.

Fang Chaozhou read the few words at the end several times before he realized the problem. The original father seemed to be seriously ill, so he specifically asked his son to go back.

The timeline of the original novel revolves around Xue Danrong, and during this period of time, the original body knew that Xue Danrong went to the northern border and secretly followed him. However, Xue Danrong noticed that someone was following him, so he deliberately shook the original body off. Finally, when the original body found Xue Danrong, Xue Danrong had already been rescued by Zhongli Yueshui.

When the original body returned to Tianshui Sect, he received the sad news that his father had passed away. This added a great deal to the tragedy of the original body. His beloved was rescued by someone else, and he didn't even get to see his father for the last time.

It turned out that the original body’s father had sent a letter.

The master in the original novel did not give the original body the letter, probably because he was afraid that the original body would feel guilty.

"Chaozhou?" Seeing Fang Chaozhou was silent, the master couldn't help but call out.

After Fang Chaozhou came to his senses, he immediately folded the letter and put it away, "Master, can I leave Tianshui Sect for a while? My father is seriously ill, and I want to go back to the capital to see him."

As they cultivate immortality, they are supposed to cut off all ties with the mundane world, but they are not so strict as to not even be able to go back to see their biological father when he is seriously ill.

Countless cultivators born in mortal families embark on the path of cultivating immortals, and seeing their parents again is the last time they see them.

When the master heard Fang Chaozhou's words, he already understood the contents of the letter, so he nodded and handed Fang Chaozhou a storage ring. "This is the storage ring that I confiscated from you, but I threw away all the messy things in it."

Tu Bai, who was standing by, heard the conversation between the master and the disciple and suddenly interrupted, "Fang Chaozhou, Master Zhongli would be angry if he knew you left Huali Mountain."

Its voice drew the master's attention to it. The master frowned and said, "I will explain to you, Master. You don't need to worry about the Tubai Divine Beast."

Tubai's eyes became obviously fierce. Fang Chaozhou saw this and quickly bent down and touched Tubai's little head a few times, "Tubai, I just went back to see my father. You can't stop me from leaving even when my father is seriously ill, right?"

When Tu Bai was touched by Fang Chaozhou, his eyes instantly became gentle, but he was still unwilling, "Meow, but when will you come back? It won't be long, right? Don't leave. Mortals have their own destiny of life and death, and you can't change anything if you go back."

This sentence made Fang Chaozhou's eyes darken. He withdrew his hand and for the first time his tone was no longer gentle. "Mortals naturally have their own destiny of life and death, so I have to go back. I can still live for a long time and have plenty of time to practice, but mortals don't have that anymore."

After saying that, he turned to look at his master, "Master, let's go."

On that day, Fang Chaozhou set out on the road to the capital city of the mortal world. Although Tu Bai wanted to stop him, Fang Chaozhou's master was blocking him, so it could only watch Fang Chaozhou leave. However, when Fang Chaozhou left, Tu Bai kept staring at him with a cold look in his eyes.

Fang Chaozhou needs to first take a spaceship to the nearest cultivation town to the capital, and then fly to the capital on a sword.

About seven or eight days later, Fang Chaozhou arrived outside the city gate of Beijing. When the guards at the city gate saw the appearance of cultivators, their expressions became somewhat solemn, because spiritual energy is scarce in places where mortals gather, and cultivators usually will not come.

Fang Chaozhou looked at the crowd queuing to enter the city and automatically walked to the end of the line. But as soon as he stood at the end, the people in front of him all walked away and ran to stand behind him, but very far away from him.

Fang Chaozhou looked back in surprise, thought about it, and walked to the back of the team again.

So, the group of people once again scattered like birds and beasts, and then gathered behind him, of course, still keeping a distance. Although they were far away, Fang Chaozhou could hear everything they said clearly.

"Oh my God, it's a monk!"

"Will monks eat people?"

"I heard that they can live forever because they eat a lot of mortals."

"Only monsters eat mortals to achieve immortality. I heard that they drink boys' urine every day to achieve immortality."

"Really?"

"It should be true. My distant relative Mr. Huang from the house next door drinks boy's urine every day. Now he is fifty years old but looks thirty."

"Wow, that's amazing! How much did this monk drink to look so young?"

“…”

Fang Chaozhou: ...

He had no choice but to cut in line in a despicable way.

When the guards at the city gate saw Fang Chaozhou approaching, they tightened their weapons, and the leading general's voice trembled a little, "Why are you here, sir?"

Fang Chaozhou took off the gold medal from his waist and handed it to the general, saying gently: "I am the ninth prince Fang Chaozhou, and I am going to the capital to meet the emperor now."

This gold medal was originally worn around the waist when he was in Tianshui Sect. There is a word "nine" engraved on it, and it is a symbol of identity.

The guards were a little surprised when they heard Fang Chaozhou claiming to be the ninth prince of the dynasty. The general looked at the gold medal in his hand, turned it over and over several times, and then said, "Please wait, Ninth Prince. I will go and report first."

The original body left when he was young and hasn't returned for decades. It is estimated that not many people still remember him, so Fang Chaozhou nodded in understanding and said, "Go."

The general took Fang Chaozhou's gold medal and turned to enter the city gate, but as soon as he entered, the city gate was closed. Now the people who couldn't queue up to enter the city had nothing to do. They kept chattering in the back about how much boy's urine Fang Chaozhou had drunk to look so young. They were even making bets to guess Fang Chaozhou's real age.

Fang Chaozhou, who had heard about the boy's urine, could not help but turn around and said in a restrained tone: "I didn't drink the boy's urine, I swear."

When the people heard his words, they immediately retreated more than ten steps, their movements were so coordinated as if they had been trained in advance.

"Oh my god, he talked to us?"

"Did he hear us?"

"I heard that monks have clairvoyance and clairaudience."

"Ah, so powerful, doesn't that mean he can hear me sneezing even if I'm far away?"

"It's not just sneezes. He can even hear you fart clearly. If you don't believe me, let him hear you fart right now."

“Let me try!”

"Let me try too! Can he tell who played it?"

Fang Chaozhou: ...

Forget it, forget it.

Amid the people's continued strange speculation, the city gate was finally opened, but it was not just one person who came out, but a group of people. The man walking in front was wearing a dark red court robe and a snow-white fox fur coat, which made him stand out from the crowd with the man next to him who was only wearing a spring shirt.

The man walked up to Fang Chaozhou and knelt down and bowed deeply.

"Nephew Hu Xiang pays respect to the Ninth Uncle."

The people following him knelt on the ground in a huge crowd.

Fang Chaozhou had never been kneeled before, so he was startled. He quickly turned slightly to the side and helped the other person up, "Don't be polite, get up quickly."

He held the other person's arm and found that his body stiffened for a moment, but the man didn't say anything. He stood up with the help of Fang Chaozhou, then raised his face and gave Fang Chaozhou a faint smile.

The man looked like an ordinary person in his early twenties, handsome and with a complexion as fresh as spring, but his lips were blue and he looked obviously sick, and the blood vessels under his exposed skin were faintly blue.

When he saw Fang Chaozhou's face clearly, his eyes flashed, and then the smile at the corner of his lips deepened.

"The Ninth Imperial Uncle is back. Grandfather Emperor has been looking forward to seeing him for quite some time."

After he finished speaking, he turned his head, raised his hand to cover his chest, his brows seemed to be frowned, and his lips were slightly parted, as if he was extremely uncomfortable. Seeing this, Fang Chaozhou immediately took out a handkerchief and handed it over.

The young man who called himself Hu Xiang saw the handkerchief and shook his head slightly, "Thank you, Uncle Nine, but I'm fine. I just caught a cold when I got up early."

As soon as the voice fell, he heard Fang Chaozhou say.

"Then you should hold a handkerchief even more. There are so many people here. If you catch a cold and don't pay attention, you might pass it on to others."

Hu Xiang: “…”

Seeing that Hu Xiang didn't take it, Fang Chaozhou directly stuffed the handkerchief into his hand, "Nephew, take it quickly." He thought that the other party was embarrassed to accept his handkerchief, so he quickly added, "This handkerchief is not worth much silver, just think of it as a gift from the emperor's uncle, don't be polite."

Hu Xiang: “…”