Chapter 51: Recruiting apprentices to start a company and begging for alms
After watching the excitement for a long time, Li Zhou finally remembered what he had forgotten.
She went down the mountain to recruit disciples, but ended up eating and eating all the way, and she hasn't even met her two disciples in such a long time.
Anyway, there is nothing else to eat now. No, there is nothing else to do. Let’s just go into the city.
First go ask Huang Qiufang and Cong'er if they are willing to join the Duotian Sect.
Sect leader Li Zhou identified the direction of the Old Sour Jujube Lane and patted the white dog's head. The white dog then understood and raised its front legs and jumped lightly.
The man and the dog turned into a white rainbow and crossed the city wall.
Everyone was stunned. At the side, the swordsman Li Zhou was too lazy to deal with the trivial matters of mortals. Before they could react, he turned into a beam of light and flew away on his sword.
As the clear light flew to the southwest, a cold yet wild voice gradually faded away, leaving behind an echo before finally fading away:
"Xi Lishan will know the day when the princess goes to war..."
Jiang Lingyi took a deep breath, faced southwest, and bowed again, not caring whether Gongsun Jianxia could hear her or not, and said loudly: "On behalf of the entire Quanyi army, I thank Jianxia for his great kindness!"
Gongsun Jianxia left these words to help her beat the Quanyi soldiers. How could Jiang Lingyi not follow the trend and remind them again that they were still alive because Jianxia gave them a chance to redeem themselves for their crimes.
As for the Inuyi soldiers, regardless of what they were thinking, at least at this moment, no one dared to raise any objection.
Nie Hong, Wei Xianfeng, Ma Yong and others looked at each other with dazed expressions. Who could have thought that what they thought was a difficult battle to defend the city would actually turn into an opportunity to achieve great things.
Governor Jiang, General Meng and the garrison general also came down from the city wall and rushed over.
Governor Jiang then realized that his daughter was so enthusiastic about the marriage because she was actually planning to expand the territory.
Now the Inuyi prince is dead, but how and why did he die? As his biological father and governor of a state, he has to plan a careful explanation to make the princess's expedition more sacred and her inheritance of the Inuyi throne more legal.
And all this is thanks to the clan leader and the swordsman.
He had actually doubted the sect master's ability before. How could he dare to do that?
Governor Jiang even bowed to the southwest in his heart.
General Meng and the garrison general, along with Wei Xianfeng, hurriedly incorporated the Inuyi Army.
Speed is of the essence in war. The Qing king's side cannot afford to be slow and wait for the Inuyi royal court to take time to prepare.
It is still unknown how much combat power the remaining Dog-barbarian troops still have.
Alas, your small country, in order to gamble on its national destiny, has placed all its hopes on an evil god.
Don't you think that our Great Zhou is full of talented people? How could we be afraid of such evil tricks?
He selectively forgot his shock and despair when he saw the projection of the god. When he thought of the Duotian Sect behind him, General Meng, the garrison general, Wei Xianfeng and others felt particularly confident.
Our Great Zhou and Duotian Sect are truly too powerful.
While feeling proud, when everyone was reorganizing the Inuyi Army, their minds occasionally wandered for a moment and they couldn't help but wonder, what was the leader doing in the city?
Sect leader Li Zhou was standing at the entrance of the Old Suanzao Lane, with the white dog following beside her, as if it was no different from an ordinary dog.
Deep in the alley, there were sounds of fierce quarrels and occasional crying.
"Qiufang, how can mother harm you? Come home with mother. If the barbarians really break in, we can be together as a family to take care of each other."
"My daughter, listen to your mother and go home quickly. The world is in chaos. How are you going to survive as a pair of widows?"
"You are staying in the Zhou family. You have the reputation of being a chaste and virtuous woman. Who among the outsiders will understand your suffering as a widow?"
"Look at your good mother-in-law. Has she ever said a word for you?"
Li Zhou walked into the alley with the white dog. Along the way, he could see heads poking out from behind the half-open doors. The noise was so loud that the whole alley could hear it clearly.
Li Zhou remembered that the reason why Huang Qiufang was so close to her mother-in-law and worked hard to treat her when she was sick was because her parents wanted to sell her and get some money to marry her younger brother.
From the sound of his voice now, it seems that he wants to take Qiufang home during the chaos.
Whether it is for the good of their daughter, only they themselves know.
The sect leader didn't care about other people's family affairs, she only knew that there was a good disciple she liked.
She stood at the door of Qiufang's house, took in the messy scene, and knocked on the door politely.
“Tap, tap, tap.”
There were three knocks on the door; not very loud, but they instantly silenced all those who were shouting.
Everyone opened their mouths in confusion, turned to look at the door, and saw the woman with a sword and a white dog.
She stood outside the door, looking inside with a pair of starry eyes. Her expression was calm, but it made people tremble in their hearts, and they didn't dare to look at her.
The old woman who looked somewhat like Huang Qiufang suppressed her fear and thought to herself, this is weird, how could she be scared by a little girl?
"Who are you?" she mustered up the courage to ask, her hand still tightly grasping Qiufang's wrist.
Li Zhou naturally ignored her. His eyes fell on the shadow of Cong'er who was trying his best to protect Qiufang but was unable to stop the crowd.
A ghost without any power cannot touch people.
Li Zhou then used his "clairvoyance" to help everyone see ghosts.
Huang Qiufang's family only felt a breeze blowing past their eyes, and the next moment, they saw Cong'er with a fierce look in front of them.
Smart?
How could it be Cong'er?
Isn’t Cong’er…already…dead?
“Ghost…” Several members of the Huang family who were specially called to help retreated one after another, pointing at Cong’er’s phantom and screaming, “Ghost!”
If you don't do anything wrong in your life, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on your door at night.
But if you have done something wrong, you will be afraid of seeing ghosts even in broad daylight.
The old woman holding Huang Qiufang was terrified, thinking of Cong'er's ghost who had been beside her all along, seeing how she forced her mother to remarry, and how she said it was not worth it for Cong'er, not to mention that Cong'er had died a long time ago...
Fear is a small thing, shame is a big thing. The old woman shuddered, let go of Qiufang, and fell to the ground.
Qiufang subconsciously stepped forward and wanted to help her mother up, but when she thought of the scene of being besieged just now, she stopped.
Cong'er was smart. From their looks, he knew they could see him. He turned around and saw Li Zhou, who was standing tall at the door. He immediately understood who had used magical powers.
Without ability, you can't protect anyone. She even thought about living an ordinary life with her mother and grandmother.
"Master," she knelt down in front of Li Zhou without hesitation, "Please help me."
She had not forgotten what Li Zhou had said, that a cultivator should not be involved with his family, so she kowtowed and said, "As long as my mother is well, I will never be attached to the secular world again, and I will concentrate on my cultivation, and I will be able to repay my master in the future."
Qiufang wiped her tears and wanted to pull Cong'er back, but was stopped by her mother-in-law again.
It's a great thing that the three of them, mother and daughter, depend on each other for survival, but there are jackals lurking outside. Even if they are scared away today, can they really live a peaceful life in the future?
Why not, let's go our separate ways...
Li Zhou herself is a baby who cannot live without her mother, so how could she not understand Cong'er's feelings? She smiled slightly, raised her hand and helped Cong'er up.
"My dear disciple, I am testing you because I want you to know that cultivation is not easy. Since you are determined, how can I bear to separate you from your mother?"
Cong'er was suddenly stunned, unbelievable joy exploding in his mind. Qiufang also stared at Li Zhou blankly, not daring to think about the meaning of the Immortal Master's words.
Li Zhou looked at Qiu Fang and asked directly, "Are you willing to join Cong Er and become a disciple of my Duo Tian Sect?"
Become a disciple... Can she actually practice cultivation?
She thought that being able to work with Cong'er and be a housewife in the family, cooking and washing clothes, was a great blessing.
Qiufang really wanted to agree right away, but something seemed to be blocking her throat. She choked and couldn't speak.
The mother-in-law smiled and said for her: "She is willing!"
Good, now she is relieved. After dragging Qiufang down for so many years, it is time for her old bones to...
"Where's grandma?"
Li Zhou asked again.
The mother-in-law blinked her eyes. To be honest, she had just been secretly laughing at Qiufang in her heart, saying that she was still young and couldn't handle the hardships.
When it was her turn, she realized how it was possible for someone to not know what to say at such a critical moment.
Li Zhou patiently asked again, "Mother-in-law, are you willing to join Cong'er and Qiufang as disciples of our Duotian Sect?"
“I’m so old…”
My mother-in-law uttered a few words with difficulty.
Li Zhou smiled and said, "I have a connection with your family. When Duotian Sect accepts disciples, we don't ask about your origins or backgrounds. We only care about fate."
My mother-in-law's lips trembled, the corners of her cloudy eyes turned red, and she couldn't speak for a long time.
This time, it was Qiufang's turn to pull her and kowtow to Li Zhou with her.
"Master, please accept the greetings of your disciples."
Qiufang didn't dare to call the head master "Master" directly like Cong'er did. She and her mother-in-law were just ordinary people and didn't have Cong'er's qualifications. How could he get away with it?
After Qiufang's mother got over her initial fear and shame, she became more active.
Looking at this, who can’t guess the identity of this young woman?
He must be an extraordinary immortal master.
Since Qiufang and her two daughters could do it, why couldn't her son do it?
They are all family members, so their qualifications must be similar!
Thinking of this, the old woman rushed to Li Zhou with great energy and kowtowed to ask to be his disciple.
Li Zhou glanced at her, and when she said the words "my son", he stroked the Luan Dao at his waist and said thoughtfully: "I have to kill three evil men every day, and I haven't killed enough today."
Not only accepting disciples, but also killing people is a matter of fate.
Li Zhou looked at the old woman expectantly.
The old woman closed her mouth and her face twitched.
Li Zhou seemed not to notice the change in her expression and asked kindly, "What do you want to say?"
Seeing that she did not seem angry, the old woman hesitated, not knowing whether to take a gamble, before she opened her mouth. The other members of the Huang family who had better eyesight stepped forward, said "I'm sorry" several times, pulled her up, and ran out of the alley.
The Immortal Master's knife is enough to make one's heart tremble at a mere glance. How dare you make any demands on her? Do you really want to die?
The Huang family fled very quickly. Qiufang took a last look at her mother's back, lowered her head, and suddenly remembered the words of the headmaster.
Whether or not to give up worldly ties is a personal choice. As long as one is wholeheartedly seeking the Tao, there will be no hindrance.
But for her, it is indeed time to give up the last bit of hope for her parents and brothers.
Family members are different after all...
She looked at Cong'er who was making a fuss at the backs of the Huang family, and then looked at her mother-in-law who was looking for Shu Xiu all over the room. Tears welled up in her eyes, but a smile appeared on her face.
Li Zhou thought that he had made a mistake by not bringing a carriage. Mortals could not perform the art of escape. Did she still have to accompany them to Xili Mountain?
That's too embarrassing.
Fortunately, the second disciple she had her eyes on was Yuan Jirui, a genius certified by Ma Yong's Ma Dao Lu. Yuan Jirui was the daughter of Sima of Sizhou, and her family should have a carriage.
Then let’s go to Yuan Sima’s house to pick him up and then borrow a car.
Then go to Longgou Village and pick up Ji Rui's lost soul.
By the way, let me ask Hei Wuchang if he has any ghost cultivation techniques.
Li Zhou, whose mind was full of alms, did not feel ashamed at all for having nothing. He gave a few instructions to Grandma Qiu Fangcong'er, then rode on the white dog and headed to the home of the next chosen disciple.
After all, there are still many good people in this world.
She started from scratch and founded the Duotian Sect, without spending a penny of her own money from the foundation to the mansion to the activity funds.
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