Chapter 53: The Murdered Wife's Testimony (9)
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It was already late at night and the villagers of Lujia Village were all asleep, so Zhu Qingchen didn't want to bring anyone to disturb them.
Zhu Qingchen thought about it and took them to the bamboo forest where Lu Nanxing used to practice sword.
Cheng Yi and Lu Nanxing are almost at the stage of forming their elixir.
Cheng Yi's intention came to fruition naturally. Lu Nanxing was stimulated by the disciples of Xuantian Sect and suddenly burst out with unprecedented strong spiritual power. He could not control it and was about to form a pill.
Both of them felt very hot on their bodies. If they didn't release the Dan Qi, they would probably explode and die.
Zhu Qingchen picked them up one in each hand and threw them onto two large bluestones.
"Sit cross-legged and regulate your breathing."
The two people were confused, but they still listened to him, got up from the ground obediently, and sat cross-legged in meditation as usual.
Zhu Qingchen flipped through the Qiankun bag given to him by the system, took out the pills he had prepared earlier, and fed one to each person.
The other cultivators looked at them with concern and said to Zhu Qingchen, "Immortal Venerable, this place is not far from Xuantian Sect. We will go to guard nearby to prevent them from coming to their senses and chasing us to cause trouble."
Zhu Qingchen nodded: "Okay."
They clasped their fists and dispersed throughout the bamboo forest to protect their two fellow practitioners.
Zhu Qingchen took out magic weapons from his Qiankun bag and placed them around.
At the same time, dark clouds rolled in the sky and dull thunder could be heard faintly.
When a cultivator forms his elixir, it is called a "minor thunder tribulation".
How many cultivators are stuck at the Jindan stage throughout their lives, or even die at this stage.
The system said: "Don't worry, they will succeed."
Zhu Qingchen nodded and looked at the tree above his head seriously: "I was just thinking that this world of cultivation is quite scientific."
The system was puzzled: "What?"
"If you sit under a tree during a thunderstorm, you will be struck by lightning."
“…”
Not long after, there was a thunder, and raindrops as big as soybeans fell from the sky, hitting Cheng Yi and Lu Nanxing.
Zhu Qingchen touched their foreheads and tested their breath again: "Just like that, take your time."
When they heard the familiar voice, both of them felt relieved.
Zhu Qingchen always stood by Lu Nanxing and Cheng Yi, accompanying them through the tribulation.
Suddenly, a loud thunder exploded.
The wandering cultivators in the bamboo forest all turned around to look.
Lightning flashed and thunder roared, and Xuantian Sect on the top of the mountain naturally saw it.
But they have no time to care about lightning now.
Xu Fangting lay on the ground, his hands tightly grasping the weeds and mud on the ground, with a look of resentment on his face.
Why? Why did Zhu Qingchen treat him like this?
The idea of changing the golden elixir was not his, and it was not him who wanted to change the golden elixir!
Can't Zhu Qingchen just deal with the headmaster and Shen Mingzhu? Why do you treat him like this?
Why didn't Zhu Qingchen just arrest the head of the sect and Shen Mingzhu? Why should he lose face in front of everyone?
Even if he was wrong to deceive Cheng Yi, didn't Cheng Yi see through it a long time ago? Didn't Cheng Yi not get fooled by him at all? Didn't Cheng Yi set a trap to lure him in?
He is the savior destined by heaven. How dare Zhu Qingchen treat him like this?
The disciples of Xuantian Sect wanted to go up and help him, but they were frightened by his resentful eyes and hesitated to move forward.
Xu Fangting ignored them, clenched his fists, and forced himself to get up from the ground.
Yes, he was the destined savior. Zhu Qingchen ruined his reputation, and not only him, but also all the people in the world.
The seal of the Demon Abyss is getting weaker day by day, and other sects are counting on him to ascend and strengthen the seal. If other sects knew that Zhu Qingchen had offended them, they would definitely not let Zhu Qingchen off.
Once the seal of the Demon Abyss is broken and the Demon God appears, Zhu Qingchen can just wait to be torn to pieces by the Demon God.
We'll see how arrogant he can be then.
Xu Fangting got up from the ground and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
He turned his head, and his disciples took a step back in fear at his terrifying gaze.
Xu Fangting's chest rose and fell twice, and he said to them, "I'm fine. Those words just now were all forced to confess by Zhu Qingchen. I have never done such a ridiculous thing as changing the golden elixir."
In fact, everyone knows whether he did it or not, and he now wants to restore his reputation.
"This matter must not be spread outside, otherwise the entire Xuantian Sect will be in danger."
The disciples knew how powerful they were and they also cared the most about face. Normally they relied on the name of Xuantian Sect to show off their power outside. Now that they have lost face so much, they naturally would not go out and talk nonsense.
They nodded repeatedly to show that they understood.
Xu Fangting walked into the mountain gate alone without asking anyone for help.
The headmaster and several elders have profound cultivation. Even if they are seriously injured, they can get up again after a while.
It was about to rain at this time. The leader carried Shen Mingzhu on his back, and several elders supported each other, and they finally returned to their residence.
As soon as they returned to the palace, several people immediately began to look for healing pills and poured them into their mouths.
His stomach was bloated from eating so much, but the injuries on his body didn't get any better.
Suddenly, they remembered the "Qing Xin Jue" that Zhu Qingchen asked them to copy, and immediately began to look for writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.
It was a pity that they had neglected their practice for so long that they could not even memorize the "Qing Xin Jue". They hurriedly rummaged through boxes and drawers to find the book, but only found two. Several people crowded together and scrambled to copy it.
The head of the sect did not squeeze in with them. He still held the pill, pried open the mouth of the unconscious Shen Mingzhu, and stuffed the pill into his mouth.
It’s a pity that no one remembered what Zhu Qingchen said to them.
——Practice diligently and there is still room for improvement. Crooked ways lead to a dead end.
Therefore, no matter how many pills they swallowed or how many times they copied the "Qing Xin Jue", they always felt uneasy, as if Zhu Qingchen would come back and take their lives in the next second.
During the struggle, several elders smudged the paper and wrote the wrong words, and then they began to blame and pass the buck to each other.
"It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"
"I've said before that this is against the will of heaven and will never work, but you guys insist on going against the will of heaven!"
"I've said before that the master allowed his little disciple to be lawless. He was a waste in the first place, so he should have been well taken care of. Why did he go and steal other people's golden elixirs? Now, the entire Xuantian Sect is in trouble."
"Also, I felt that Yuqing was weird from the beginning. He was reluctant to come, but suddenly agreed. You didn't doubt him at all!"
As they were talking, several elders dragged their injured bodies to the headmaster, grabbed his collar and asked him for an explanation.
"You tell me! It's all your fault! Because of your useless disciple, you have ruined our entire Xuantian Sect!"
The head of the sect got up from the ground and grabbed their collars as well: "You are talking nonsense, my disciple is not a waste! Mingzhu is not a waste! As long as you give him a golden elixir, he can..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the Second Elder: "Wake up! You are crazy!"
If they had known earlier, they should not have listened to the leader and gone to protect Shen Mingzhu.
Now, things have turned out like this.
The group of people no longer had the demeanor of elders and were about to start fighting as they talked.
At this time, the palace door was pushed open from the outside.
A flash of lightning passed by, and Xu Fangting was soaked all over. He stood at the door in a daze, like a walking corpse.
The elders looked back and were shocked by his appearance that looked neither human nor ghost.
"Fang Ting..."
"Has Zhu Qingchen left?"
Xu Fangting replied calmly: "Gone, he's gone."
The elders heaved a sigh of relief and stroked their chests: "It's good that he's gone, it's good that he's gone."
The headmaster asked: "He didn't do anything to you, did he? Are you injured?"
"He..." Xu Fangting paused, then shook his head, "No, he didn't do anything to me."
The elders felt unbalanced: "Why?"
Why should they be treated like this by Zhu Qingchen? But Xu Fangting doesn't have to?
Xu Fangting said: "He always worried that I was the savior and wanted to seal the Demon Abyss, so he didn't dare to attack me."
He raised his head and looked at the elders who were unwilling to accept the defeat with a sinister look: "If it weren't for my status, I'm afraid he would have slaughtered all of my Xuantian Sect today."
The elders were frightened by his gaze and did not dare to say anything else: "That's good, thanks to Fang Ting."
Xu Fangting slowly stepped over the threshold. He was drenched in the rain, and water was dripping from his wet clothes.
As he walked into the hall, rain fell on the ground, leaving a dark trail.
Like a water ghost crawling out of the lake, it approached step by step.
He knelt on one knee in front of the headmaster with stiff movements: "Master, are you okay?"
The head of the sect shook his head and said, "I'm fine. I'll probably be fine after a few days of recuperation."
Even if he had something to do, he couldn't say it in front of the younger generation.
Xu Fangting reached out his wet hand and stroked Shen Mingzhu's cheek.
Shen Mingzhu's cultivation was too poor and she had already fainted.
The head of the sect watched his movements, was stunned for a moment, and called out tentatively: "Fang Ting?"
Xu Fangting said, "Master, now that my junior brother has become like this, I want to form a bond with him as soon as possible."
"What?" The head of the sect was stunned for a moment as he didn't expect him to bring up such a thing at this time.
Xu Fangting said seriously: "I want to become a Taoist partner with my junior brother, so that I can take better care of him."
"After Junior Brother wakes up, he will definitely remember that he couldn't change his elixir. We have to find a way to comfort him and not let him be too sad." "Also, Xuantian Sect has such a big thing, we have to celebrate it."
The headmaster looked at him and felt that something was wrong.
But Xu Fangting's movements were gentle and his eyes were concerned, which did not seem fake. The head of the sect did not know what he was planning. Perhaps...
He really likes Shen Mingzhu.
At this time, several elders also joined in.
"Yes, Fang Ting is right. Xuantian Sect needs some good news."
"Master, Fang Ting is infatuated with Mingzhu, so you will agree, right?"
"Why wouldn't you agree? We're childhood sweethearts, and Fang Ting is deeply in love with you."
The head of the sect thought for a long time, looked at the still unconscious Shen Mingzhu, and nodded: "Okay, it's hard for you to have this intention. Mingzhu is in this state, but you are still willing to form a contract with him. I will hand Mingzhu over to you, and I will start to prepare it in a few days."
"Thank you, Master. I will take good care of Mingzhu." Xu Fangting supported Shen Mingzhu's face, lowered his head, and a strange smile appeared on his face.
The rain slid down his face and fell on Shen Mingzhu's face, leaving a sticky mark.
"I will treat Mingzhu well." Xu Fangting took Shen Mingzhu from the head of the sect, hugged him, and fed the pill into his mouth.
Seeing how attentive he was, the headmaster felt relieved.
Suddenly, a flash of thunder appeared outside the window.
Everyone remembered something and their expression changed.
The second elder whispered, "Is it... that Cheng Yi, has formed a pill?"
Immediately afterwards, there was another loud thunder.
I guess Lu Nanxing has also achieved Dan.
Xu Fangting lowered his head with a sinister expression. It was just the formation of a pill. What was the big deal?
He was just about to cover Shen Mingzhu's ears when Shen Mingzhu was awakened by the two loud thunders.
Shen Mingzhu suddenly opened her eyes, her empty eyeballs turned around, and slowly fixed on Xu Fangting's face: "Big Brother... my golden elixir..."
He came to his senses, threw the thing in his hand away, pounded his Dantian hard, and cried loudly: "Big Brother, my golden elixir, my golden elixir! I don't want my own golden elixir, I don't want my own..."
Xu Fangting hugged him and whispered to comfort him: "Wait for Senior Brother to be in seclusion for a few days, then go kill them and avenge you. Senior Brother will form a bond with you, don't be sad, Senior Brother will avenge you."
Xu Fangting hugged him tightly and said, "You don't have to do anything. Just stay calm and form a pact with Senior Brother."
Lu Nanxing ran away, Cheng Yi also ran away. Shen Mingzhu, you must not run away again.
Even if Zhu Qingchen made him lose face in front of everyone, so what?
He is the savior, and he has plenty of ways to ascend!
*
At the foot of the mountain, the sky was getting light and the sky was clear after the rain.
Lu Nanxing opened his eyes and exhaled his last breath.
He just felt that his whole body was light and his mind was clear, without any fatigue from staying up all night.
He raised his head and met Zhu Qingchen's gaze: "Master?"
Zhu Qingchen raised his index finger, hushed him, and looked at Cheng Yi next to him.
Cheng Yi was sitting next to Lu Nanxing, sitting upright with his legs crossed, his eyes closed and his brows slightly frowned.
Lu Nanxing quickly calmed down and looked at Cheng Yi seriously.
It was unknown how long it took before Cheng Yi let out a breath.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he met the serious gazes of Lu Nanxing and Zhu Qingchen.
Cheng Yi paused for a moment and smiled: "Immortal Venerable, Senior Brother Lu."
Zhu Qingchen sat in front of them and stretched out his hand to them. The two men obediently stretched out their hands and put their wrists in his hands.
Zhu Qingchen released a wisp of spiritual energy to each of them, which flowed through their meridians to check their physical conditions.
"How are you two feeling?"
Cheng Yi said, "I feel quite comfortable. My spiritual energy is much more abundant. There is a small ball emitting golden light in my sea of consciousness. It is a little hot. This should be the golden elixir, right?"
"Yeah." Zhu Qingchen nodded slightly, "Where's Nanxing?"
Lu Nanxing said: "Me too."
In the original book, Lu Nanxing was seriously injured, but with the help of rare treasures, he formed a pill in just three months.
This time he was not injured. Zhu Qingchen taught him personally, and he practiced hard day and night, and it only took him one month.
Cheng Yi was faster than him.
Zhu Qingchen was worried that forcing things to happen would be bad for his health, so he asked a few more questions.
Now it seems that there is no problem.
Zhu Qingchen withdrew his hand, stood up, brushed the hem of his clothes, and said to the casual cultivators in the bamboo forest: "It's OK. You worked hard last night. Thank you very much."
Lu Nanxing and Cheng Yi turned around and looked around, then quickly clasped their fists and thanked them: "Thank you very much, thank you everyone."
The casual cultivators who were guarding the Dharma nearby came out of the bamboo forest one after another and clasped their fists, "You're welcome."
They hesitated for a moment, looked at Cheng Yi, and tried to make their eyes appear normal.
They asked tentatively: "Cheng Yi, last night you..."
Cheng Yi nodded: "Yes, it's just as Senior Brother Lu said. Damn, those beasts in human clothing actually wanted to steal my golden elixir, how shameless!"
"How shameless! Fortunately, nothing happened to you, otherwise we would have gone down the mountain to play, what would you have done?"
"If they fail to change, they will definitely look for someone else. I will find the biggest tavern and publicize their good deeds in it."
"Yes, I'll go too."
Cheng Yi smiled and scratched his head: "Thank you all."
"You're welcome." The casual cultivators patted his shoulders.
"So Chengyi, you don't like their senior brother at all, right?"
"...Of course, I just want to lure the snake out of its hole."
"That's right. How could we possibly fall for that kind of person?"
Cheng Yi smiled and hid beside Zhu Qingchen: "I still have to thank you, Immortal Venerable."
Zhu Qingchen patted his head, interrupted their conversation, and said seriously: "Lu Nanxing invites you to his house for barbecue to thank you."
Lu Nanxing turned his head:?
Master, where did I say that?
The wandering cultivators stopped asking Cheng Yi what was going on and gathered around Lu Nanxing.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Lu!"
"Brother Lu is so generous!"
A group of people walked in front, and Lu Nanxing led them back to Lujia Village.
Zhu Qingchen fell behind, turned to look at Cheng Yi, and said softly: "Even if you liked me, it's nothing. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. It's not your problem. You were just deceived."
"Yeah." Cheng Yi was a little embarrassed, "But they will laugh to death, so I'd better not say it."
Zhu Qingchen couldn't help laughing, and Cheng Yi followed him obediently.
*
The group returned to Lujia Village.
The sun has risen and the villagers are working in the fields.
Lu Nanxing suddenly jumped out from the mountain: "I'm back!"
The villagers heard the familiar voice and looked up in surprise: "Nanxing is back?"
But soon, they thought of something and the smiles on their faces faded again: "Wait a minute, how come you only came back in a month? Did the Immortal Lord drive you back because you ate too much? Or did you get into trouble?"
Lu Nanxing: ???
"Where can I eat? No... I came back with my master! And with many friends!"
"Really?" The villagers remained skeptical.
"yes!"
Lu Nanxing ran back quickly and asked his master who was walking behind him to come up: "My master is here! I have not been expelled from the sect!"
Zhu Qingchen smiled and nodded: "Yes, he was not expelled from the sect, and successfully formed a pill. Now he is——"
"The first Jindan cultivator in Lujia Village!"
Zhu Qingchen held Lu Nanxing's hand high, as if he was awarding him an award.
The villagers then felt relieved, dropped their farm tools, walked up to Lu Nanxing, patted him on the shoulder, and tried to see if he had grown taller and stronger.
“Not bad, not bad.”
"Lujia Village is number one!"
At this time, the village chief came out of the main room with a cane.
"What's wrong? What's going on? Why is it so noisy?"
"Village Chief, Nanxing has achieved Golden Core! Our Lu Village has produced the first Golden Core cultivator!"
"Really?" The village chief suddenly opened his eyes wide, flashing with excitement, and the wrinkles on his face stretched out.
He quickly called out to the villagers: "Hurry, hurry, stop working, don't work today, quickly kill the pigs and cows, pick up the red cloth and hang it up, I'll go tell the others! We're having a feast today!"
Just as the village chief was about to leave, he saw Zhu Qingchen again, and hurried forward, bowing to him excitedly: "Thank you, Immortal Venerable, for your good teachings, good teachings!"
He turned around and saw the casual cultivators again, and hurriedly said, "Are these all disciples of the Immortal Venerable? Wait a moment, we will prepare the food right away, it will be ready soon!"
The villagers moved quickly, putting down their work and getting busy, some slaughtering pigs, some boiling water.
By evening they were ready.
Two square tables were placed in the open space in the middle of the village and a blazing bonfire was lit.
Zhu Qingchen declined several times but was still asked to sit in the main seat. The village chief sat on his left, and Lu Nanxing and Cheng Yi sat on his right.
The other wandering cultivators were all sitting very close to Zhu Qingchen.
The villagers sat together, drinking and eating meat. Even Zhu Qingchen's system crane was given a large bowl of fine spiritual rice.
Zhu Qingchen sat in his seat, enjoying the food fed by the villagers coming from all directions. Lu Nanxing stood beside him, helping him grill meat and pour wine.
The meat was sliced thinly and roasted till crispy. Zhu Qingchen ate one bite at a time.
The rice wine was turbid but mellow. Lu Nanxing poured it for Zhu Qingchen: "Master."
Cheng Yi raised his wine bowl and said, "Immortal Lord, toast to you. Thank you very much."
Zhu Qingchen raised his bowl to him: "You're welcome."
As soon as Cheng Yi made a move, the other cultivators also stood up quickly: "Immortal Venerable."
Zhu Qingchen often taught them on weekdays. If Zhu Qingchen hadn't stepped in last night, I'm afraid they wouldn't have been able to leave Xuantian Sect.
but……
Zhu Qingchen looked at the group of people and simply counted them.
Not many, just fifteen.
If he toasted everyone one by one, he would have to drink fifteen bowls of rice wine! He would be full after drinking all of it!
Zhu Qingchen quickly said: "That's enough, I'll just drink one bowl, you guys go drink with the villagers, they can drink a lot."
"Yes." The casual cultivators smiled and drank up the wine in the bowl.
Zhu Qingchen turned his head and happened to meet Lu Nanxing's sparkling gaze.
Zhu Qingchen frowned: "What do you want to do?"
Lu Nanxing picked up the wine jar and filled it for his master: "I am your disciple..."
The casual disciples were shocked: "Who are you calling indecent?"
"Go away, I'm not talking about you." Lu Nanxing pushed them away and continued, "Master, I came earlier than them, so..."
"Okay, okay." Zhu Qingchen drank another bowl and turned the bowl upside down to show him, "It's done, let's go grill the meat."
"Yes." Lu Nanxing squatted beside the campfire and grilled meat for his master obediently.
Soon, the group of independent cultivators mingled with the villagers, drinking and eating meat together.
Lu Nanxing grilled a pile of meat for his master and piled it into a small hill, and Zhu Qingchen let him play by himself.
At night, Lu Nanxing was drunk by the villagers. The villagers wanted to send him back to rest, but he broke free from their support, looked around, saw Zhu Qingchen, and stumbled back to Zhu Qingchen.
He sat at Zhu Qingchen's feet, tugged at his clothes, and cried loudly: "Master, I don't have a father or a mother. You are the only one in the world who is so kind to me and teaches me how to practice. You are my father! This is the father in my heart!"
Zhu Qingchen paused while chewing the barbecue, lowered his head to look at him, and felt that there was something strange about what he said.
Forget it, just be a father.
Once a teacher, always a father.
Zhu Qingchen rubbed his ears, picked up another piece of barbecue, dipped it in some wild plum sauce, and stuffed it into his mouth.
The next second, Cheng Yi heard Lu Nanxing yelling, and hurried forward, pushed Lu Nanxing away, and hugged Zhu Qingchen's legs.
"Nonsense, the Immortal Master is obviously my mother! The mother in my dream is as gentle as the Immortal Master! They always say that I am stupid, only the Master is gentle to me and says that I am smart, just like my mother!"
Cheng Yi was also drunk.
Zhu Qingchen:?
Why did you change my gender?
Lu Nanxing refused to accept it and stretched out his hand, trying to push him away: "Go away! This is my father! My master!"
Cheng Yi held Zhu Qingchen's legs tightly, refusing to let go: "No, this is my mother!"
Zhu Qingchen opened his eyes wide: ???
Listen to yourselves, both of you, what are you talking about?
Zhu Qingchen put down his bowl and chopsticks and tried to pull his feet back: "Help! System!"
The system possessed the crane, ate a large bowl of spiritual rice, and secretly drank the villagers' rice wine. Upon hearing the host's call, it immediately flew to the host drunkenly and asked in shock: "You have become a 'male mother'?"
Zhu Qingchen choked up: "You are the one who became a male mother."
Xianhe lowered his head and pecked Lu Nanxing and Cheng Yi's hands.
Go away! This is my host, I am his male mother!
The war is about to break out.
The two people refused to let go. The system nagged them and tried to fan them away with its wings, but they still refused to let go.
In the end, he was dragged away by the villagers and independent practitioners.
When they were dragged away, the two men stretched out their hands aggrievedly: "Master, I am innocent! Please don't abandon me!"
The system flew to Zhu Qingchen, spread its crane wings, hugged Zhu Qingchen, and declared its sovereignty.
This is my cub!!
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