Chapter 88: Hundred Flower Valley
For many days thereafter, the Xizhu Lan family was busy dealing with attacks from all sides and had no time to care about revenge for Lan Feng.
Not only that, huge differences also emerged within the tribe.
Lan Feng usually had a bad reputation in the clan, and the reason why the Lan family was in such a situation now was all because Lan Wu made a big fuss over his death, provoked the wrong people, and thus implicated the entire clan.
As a result, some elders in the clan united together and forced him, the head of the clan, to abdicate.
Although Lan Wu had reached the Foundation Establishment stage, these clan elders were also quite powerful, and with their large numbers, Lan Wu had no way of doing anything to them.
He has been the head of the family for many years and has long been accustomed to the flattery of others. He enjoys the sense of superiority brought by power and naturally is unwilling to give up his position to others.
Just like that, after many disputes and with the help of external forces, the Xizhulan family was completely split into two.
Ten elders took nearly 70% of the clan members and left to find another place to rebuild the family...
On the second day after the Lan family split, Lan Wu was found dead in the clan territory.
There were no other wounds on the body except for a tiny bloodstain on the neck.
It is obvious that the person who took action is much stronger than Lan Wu.
As to who it is, there are many different opinions and no definite answer.
After Lan Wu's death, the people who had stayed in the tribe were scattered, and the existing industries were divided up by the remaining forces...
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Su Qingwu had no idea what happened to the Lan family. After killing the killer in Jueying Tower, she put away the Xuanshui Formation and continued on her journey with Nian Ru according to the original plan.
After reaching the influence of the Qiyao Sect, we arrived at the Baihua Valley through the unique teleportation array of the market town.
According to rumors, the second leader of the Qiyao Sect and the fourth leader of the Baihua Valley are sisters from the same father and mother, and they have a very good relationship.
In order to facilitate travel, this teleportation array was specially built and has been used ever since.
The name of the Valley of Flowers is as its name suggests, with hundreds of flowers blooming in the valley. Even before you get close, you can smell the rich mixed fragrance of flowers.
However, not everyone can adapt to this kind of environment. After Nian Ru came to the valley, she kept sneezing. In the end, she had no choice but to temporarily block her sense of smell.
Su Qingwu was not affected at all.
She quite liked some of the exotic flowers growing in the valley, so she tried to contact the forces in charge of the corresponding areas and spent nine hundred spirit stones to buy seventy-two kinds of spirit flowers of various colors and shapes, ten of each kind.
That night, she and Nian Ru each stayed in their own room in the valley.
Su Wen set up a restriction in the rented cave, and then went to the Yuqing Mirror space with Su Qingwu.
As for searching for butterflies, they wait outside.
The purchased exotic flowers were planted around the bamboo house in the space, forming a circle, which is pleasing to the eyes at first glance.
After finishing this, Su Qingwu immediately used the Small Spiritual Rain Technique and the Spring Breeze Rain Technique to irrigate the thousands of acres of spiritual fields, and then fed the spiritual pets.
After the busy work is over, I return to the bamboo house and start meditating all night...
On the next morning, a thought came from the searching butterfly that stayed outside.
Nian Ru came to the outside of the cave.
Su Qingwu immediately left the space, and after seeing the other party, she heard him mention something.
"There is an auction in Baihua Valley today. I plan to go and take a look. Senior, would you like to come with me?"
"Has the organizer announced publicly what items will be auctioned?"
"I heard that most of them are related to spiritual plants, but there are others as well."
Hearing this, Su Qingwu made a decision immediately.
"Then let's go together. If I want to participate in this auction, what are the requirements?"
Nian Ru smiled and replied, "All you need to do is show two thousand low-grade spirit stones to prove that you are capable of participating in the auction."
“When exactly does it start?”
"It's 15:00 pm. The location is at Qionghua Villa. However, the space is limited and it's first come first served. If you have nothing else to do, we can just walk around the valley in the morning and then go there earlier. What do you think?"
"That's fine."
Su Qingwu nodded in agreement.
Nian Ru took out a newly acquired map of Baihua Valley, and the two of them walked slowly towards the direction of Qionghua Villa as shown on the map.
This valley covers an area of about two hundred miles in radius, with a total of three forces, with the Baihua Valley Lord's lineage being the most respected.
The monks who have lived here for many years may be affected by the environment and their hostility is not as strong as that of the outside world.
As Su Qingwu walked along, most of the people he met had smiles on their faces, and he did not see any fighting.
Nian Ru really likes this kind of atmosphere, but unfortunately she is not used to the fragrance of the flowers here. Her sense of smell has been blocked for a long time, which is really uncomfortable for her.
If there were no such restriction, she would really like to settle down here.
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After noon, the two gradually approached Qionghua Villa.
The auction venue is open air and everything has been arranged, but the entrance has not yet been opened.
There are already quite a few monks waiting here, and they are all queuing up in the order of first come, first served.
As more people gathered, there were naturally more discussions, which continued to reach Su Qingwu's ears.
"I heard that the auction was hosted by the Valley Master's first disciple himself."
"Yes, I think there will be a lot of good stuff."
"There's a rumor that there are sixty items for sale!"
"I haven't heard of this. The number of treasures in the auction at Qionghua Villa has never been fixed. How did Fellow Daoist Li know about this?"
"Haha, I've made a promise that I won't reveal the source of the information."
"Hey, nine out of ten rumors are false. How can we believe them if you don't tell us where they came from?"
"That's right. Nowadays, who would take a promise seriously as long as it is not linked to the Dao Oath or the Heart Demon Oath? If Fellow Daoist Li doesn't say anything, then it's nonsense. Even if the numbers match by then, it can only be regarded as a blind cat catching a dead rat."
"Haha, whether you believe it or not, what does it have to do with me? Provoking me will not work at all."
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In the end, several people started arguing.
Su Qingwu was quite speechless. It was true that as long as there were too many people, no matter how good the original atmosphere was, it would be slowly destroyed.
In fact, these people were not monks from Baihua Valley, but had heard the news of the auction here and rushed here from other places.
In addition to discussions related to the auction, there is also a lot of gossip involving a lot of love, hate and vengeance.
Su Qingwu was not interested in this and did not continue listening.
As for Nian Ru, she treated these gossips as picture book stories and listened to them for fun.
As a casual cultivator, she has seen and heard a lot during her cultivation up to now. There are many examples of couples in the world of cultivation turning against each other.
Throughout the ages in the Moonlight Realm, those who have been able to successfully ascend to the upper realms, although not all of them have renounced love and affection, are basically the same.
For the more famous young people in various forces, the more their love, hate, and vengeance are spread, the more they will be forgotten by the public in the end.
No matter how good one's qualifications are or how many resources one has, as long as one's mind is not on cultivation, one will not be able to achieve success.
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As time went on, more and more monks came to Qionghua Villa, and at 1:00 p.m., the entrance opened on time.
Su Qingwu and Nian Ru successively presented two thousand spirit stones and entered the villa smoothly.
If you look down at the auction venue from a high altitude, you can see that it is shaped like a bowl, surrounded by layer upon layer of stone stairs about ten feet wide, with rows of jade chairs firmly fixed on them.
About an incense stick later, all three thousand seats were filled, and suddenly a huge shadow fell over the heads of the monks.