Nan Ronghong didn't seem to want to talk much with these naughty kids. She nodded lukewarmly to Yun Xian and walked back upstairs.
Her cultivation level was originally in the middle stage of the out-of-body state, but after giving birth to two children in succession, her vitality was damaged and she fell to the early stage of the out-of-body state. She made no progress for several years.
She hated Qiu Mo so much, and they both loathed each other, so perhaps she didn't want to have children. Or rather, she simply didn't want to have children at all—how could a female cultivator with such high talent be willing to risk regressing her cultivation to have children with someone she disliked, especially one so arrogant and proud.
Yet, every marriage seems to include the birth of a child as an unwritten condition. If you become a Taoist couple, you must have children; otherwise, what difference does it make whether you get married or not?
Xue Lingxiu had done some research on the Northern Realm before coming here and said, "The cultivation method of Nan Ronghong's original sect is cold and incompatible with pregnancy. Having children repeatedly is two to three times more difficult than for an ordinary person. I'm afraid her essence and blood are almost completely depleted."
Yun Xian said with difficulty: "In the end, they gave birth to two... "
To be fair, if Qiu Zhuo and Qiu Dan could look more capable, or even not be so useless, it wouldn't be such a pity.
Those people only dared to talk behind my back, but when confronted face to face, they dared not say a word. They were cowardly and showed off.
Yun Xian didn't intend to let them continue to talk nonsense like this, so he glared at them with his eyes wide open.
Qi Zhiye asked, "What are you doing?"
"I've memorized your faces." Yun Xian pointed his finger at them one by one like a bully. "You like to talk about it? Next time, tell the young lady. You didn't even learn the rules before coming to the Body Refining Sect. It won't be easy for me to beat you up here."
"You, what do you mean?!" the man said stubbornly, "Then what are you waiting for? If you're so capable, come on!"
"Everyone can refuse three challenges per month. Coincidentally, there are so many of us, so three is more than enough." Yun Xian smiled politely at him. "After three times, if the young lady comes to you again, you will have no choice but to accept the challenge. Haha, be careful walking on the streets at night these days!"
That person: “…”
Seeing their horrified expressions, Qiao Lingshan didn't know what rumors would spread next, such as "Doggo Sword loves bullying" and "Doggo looks down on people," so she quickly said, "Yun Xian, forget it."
Yun Xian snorted coldly.
“…”
Everyone waited idly for a long time, but instead of Ji Rongxue returning, Su Chi came back.
I don't know how he knew that the group was here.
Yun Xian said, "Big Brother, where have you been?"
"I didn't go anywhere. I just took a quick look." Su Chi brushed off the snowflakes hanging on her head and said, "Qiu Mo was poisoned to death."
Everyone: “…………?”
What is it? I took a quick look.
Did you take a quick look at the body of the leader who died in an untimely death? ! !
"Big Brother, you're not kidding!" Yun Xian said hurriedly, "You'd better be careful or you'll be hung up and beaten! Haven't you ever encountered any elders? Is the hall so lax now?"
"Originally, there were two elders stationed there, but Ji Rongxue called one away." Su Chi said, "He encountered the second elder and had a fight."
Yun Xian: "Have you called?"
The Third Elder they met last time was clearly at a higher level than the Spiritual Stage! Could it be that the Senior Brother had secretly advanced again, surprising everyone with his advancement?!
Su Chi shook his head: "No."
Yun Xian: "No, then you..."
"I couldn't win." Su Chi said with a sluggish face, "I ran away."
Everyone choked.
Qi Zhiye pressed on, "You weren't recognized?"
Although everyone in the sect now wears white, Su Chi's pure white still stands out. However, I think Su Chi is not so stupid. He must have used a disguise or covered his face. But this figure...
"No." Su Chi said, "The Second Elder's cultivation method is that of a cow, and cows are color blind. She only sees black and white."
Ji Rongxue's voice could be heard silently through the sound transmission talisman. It seemed to be quite far away, and her tone could not be discerned: "Who moved the body?"
"Miss, why haven't you come back yet?" Yun Xian said stiffly, "It's my senior brother. He went to, uh, look through it for a while. Sorry."
No matter what, people are dead. The dead are the greatest. This is indeed a bit...
"You don't have to apologize to me." Ji Rongxue said calmly, "Fellow Daoist Su, thank you very much. I've spared you the trouble."
Su Chi: “Yeah.”
Yun Xian: “.”
Forget it. The eldest daughter has always been filial.
"We've been discovered. Are you okay?" Yun Xian asked, "Why is there no movement in the hall now?"
"The elders are furious and are investigating each and every one of them." Ji Rongxue even smiled as he spoke. "Guests are gradually pouring into the sect now. We can't just publicly announce to everyone that the Sect Leader has been overthrown. But it seems he can't be overthrown again. He's been placed in the deepest part of the underground pavilion, guarded by more than a dozen checkpoints."
Qiao Lingshan: "...Who else would want to turn it over again?"
It's not like making scallion pancakes! You still need to sprinkle some spices on it!
"Don't worry, I won't be exposed." Ji Rongxue finally said in a voice transmission: "Wait a moment. I just went to the death row."
After a while, Ji Rongxue came over and told her about the conversation she had just had with Jiang Lancui.
Jiang Lan urged her to let her out, as she felt quite uncomfortable in the prison.
Earlier, this person had met with Qiu Zhuo and Qiu Dan. It was unknown how he had managed to not only avoid being dealt with, but also successfully get a small handle on them. Now, each of them believed that Jiang Lancui was sent by the other side to kill them, and they were in a stalemate.
Ji Rongxue felt that this person could cooperate. The two of them had almost finished their talk. She said that a group of female prisoners were about to be released recently. If you want to get out, you can just change into prison uniform.
This really stirred up a hornet's nest! Jiang Lancui refused sternly on the spot, as if he had been greatly offended. If he was asked to wear this, he would rather not come out.
Ji Rongxue was baffled. Was it necessary to change clothes?
But Jiang Lancui felt it was necessary.
So, the talks fell through. Perhaps it would have been better if Xue Lingxiu had gone instead; after all, Ji Rongxue wasn't tactful or warm, she was blunt and seemed quite cold. In short, as the group walked down the street, even though Miss Ji always walked in front, it was always Master Xue who had the flyers forced upon him.
In short, Jiang Lan urged, "Just wait! My father will be here soon."
"His father is Jiang Fengtian." Ji Rongxue frowned and said, "This person has no connection with the Body Refining Sect. Which side will he support?"
This is not really good news.
Jiang Fengtian is as famous as Liu Feiran, so you can imagine how important he is.
"Forget it." Ji Rongxue said, "It's all the same anyway."
Yun Xian looked at her stern face and thought of the brown puppy the group had just mentioned. He couldn't imagine what it was like for a young lady to have a dog. It was no wonder she had been so kind to Shu Jiuwei in Qiankun City and never laughed at that fat male fox.
Perhaps Miss Ji was thinking of her own puppy. A typical puppy's lifespan is twelve or thirteen years, so it might have already died. Even if it had survived until now, it would have been too old to walk.
Ji Rongxue didn't notice everyone's gaze. She looked into the distance at the blank snowfield, and the wind was as sharp as a knife.
...No matter which side the scales eventually tip to, what she has to do is always to overturn the scales.
Ten days passed in a flash.
The Body-Building Gate was filled with guests attending the banquet, and the snowfield became much more lively. To express their mourning, everyone wore mourning clothes, white cloth was hung all over the eaves, and a long white carpet was laid outside the long steps of the hall.
Fortunately, it is a sunny day today and there is still some setting sun.
The coffin had already been carried into the hall. It seemed the Second Elder hadn't found the traitor who had dared to touch the headmaster's body, and now he was desperately trying to keep his face pressed against the corpse, not giving anyone another chance to strike.
When the guests arrived in front of the main hall, they all stood in their proper positions, seemingly randomly, scattered here and there, but their positions were very particular.
Who stands behind whom, who stands in front of whom, and seniority should be ranked according to order. This cannot be messed up at all. If it is messed up, it will cause trouble.
Qiu Dan and Qiu Zhuo were closest to the main hall, their faces filled with sorrow. From time to time, their expressions changed and they would look at each other warily.
They don't seem like brothers, but more like enemies.
Only Ji Rongxue was standing there, and the people behind him were really weird.
Yun Xian and his group were definitely standing randomly. Whoever wanted to talk to whom stood together. Su Chi usually stood to Yun Xian's left, while those on his right rotated randomly. They didn't line up, and their posture was not strict. Overall, it was very unpresentable.
Behind them stood the inner sect's core disciples, led by Tiedan. Outer sect disciples were currently ineligible for the funeral banquet and could not attend, but everyone knew that if they could choose a team, they would definitely line up behind Ji Rongxue.
People are not blind to who is more capable and who is more popular.
Looking around, behind Qiu Zhuo and Qiu Dan were the elders, the headmasters, and the stewards, who looked old and depressed. Behind Ji Rongxue, on the other hand, were all young faces.
Everyone thought, what a pity, at this time, the most useless one is this young face.
There was the sound of footsteps, and Nan Ronghong arrived. The elders each bowed and said, "Madam, the Sect Leader."
Nan Ronghong nodded.
But unexpectedly, Ji Shang would also come to such an occasion.
Everyone who came here knew about Qiu Mo's affairs. Their eyes immediately lit up, and they completely forgot their original intentions. They wanted to shout loudly: "Fight! Fight!"
The elders were also surprised, their faces suddenly changing, not knowing what to call them. There was already a headmaster's wife, so were they going to have to divide it into a senior and a junior wife?! Ji Shang had clearly not even been naturalized. It was truly inexplicable. How dare she come at this time?!
The attitude of everyone in the Body-Building Sect towards Ji Shang can be summed up in one sentence.
He's been abandoned, yet he still dares to come looking for me?!
No one likes her, yet she still dares to stay?!
It's obviously...it's already like this, yet you still dare to do that?!
It's as if someone has harmed her, so she has to act like a victim as a matter of course. It would be best if she lies on the ground weakly, crying all day long, and let these people give her some cheap pity, instead of daring to stand up!
They can give it to her, but she can't ask for it!
Ji Shang didn't care about their expressions, he just stood at the other end with Nan Ronghong next to him.
The funeral bell rang a total of one hundred and eight times.
The guests entered.
As the eldest son, Qiu Zhuo was the first to step onto the long stairs, followed by everyone else. The surroundings were silent and there was only the passing glances of people assessing each other's strength, like a dragnet that wrapped up the cold air.
They all have ulterior motives and are sweet-mouthed but treacherous.
Finally, Qiu Zhuo stepped in front of the threshold, bowed deeply to the coffin, kowtowed, and said in a deep voice: "Qiu Mo's eldest son, Qiu Zhuo requests an audience!"
Qiu Dan also went up the stairs in the same way. The people behind him were so numerous that there were even more of them than Qiu Zhuo.
He also bowed before the threshold and said, "Qiu Mo's second son, Qiu Dan requests an audience!"
The snow was falling heavily, and the two men felt a sharp chill on their noses and mouths. In the empty sky and earth, only the sound of internal strength could be heard echoing.
Three bows and one kowtow, this is the rule.
But before the two of them stood up, they heard a chaotic sound of footsteps behind them. In the front, someone's footsteps were slightly dull and soon approached the threshold.
Ji Rongxue!
But she didn't stop!
In full view of everyone, she nonchalantly stepped over the threshold, with the tips of her shoes going straight over the lowered heads of her two brothers, and stood firmly in the main hall.
She said, "Ji Rongxue."
In an instant, loud thunder roared, lightning roared, wind and rain came suddenly, and the weather changed drastically!
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