Chapter 138 Another Old Friend Passed Away

The wedding banquet proceeded in an orderly manner.

With the toast from the newlyweds Huang Xuan and Zhu Manting, the atmosphere was brought back to life.

But everyone knew that the biggest limelight of this wedding banquet had been monopolized by that man.

After accepting the toast from the newlyweds, Chu Ning left the hall.

It’s not that they are afraid of stealing the limelight from the newcomers, but the other foundation-building masters are the same. The upcoming banquet has nothing to do with these big guys.

Chu Ning did not leave Feijian Villa, but was personally invited by Zhu Zhenying to the backyard to drink tea.

Zhu Zhenying's original arrangement was that he would entertain the cultivators in the late stage of foundation building, and if the other cultivators had not left yet, his son would entertain them on his behalf.

There were only seven foundation-building cultivators who did not leave, and they all had good relations with Feijian Villa. Those who had average relations left directly after drinking the toast from the newlyweds.

"Fellow Daoist Chu..."

The disciples below served him fragrant tea. Just as Zhu Zhenying was about to speak, his son walked in.

"Fellow Daoist Chu, the head of the Shangyuan Sect, Zhang Jinghe, wants to see you."

Zhu Shiming was responsible for entertaining the foundation-building cultivators who had not left. He was a little surprised that among these seven cultivators, Zhang Jinghe had not left yet. In the end, he did not expect that Zhang Jinghe stayed because he wanted to see Chu Ning.

Seeing Chu Ning's puzzled expression, Zhu Shiming explained: "Master Zhang just asked me privately about Fellow Daoist Chu's name. This Master Zhang knows Fellow Daoist Chu's name."

Listening to Zhu Shiming's words, Chu Ning became even more curious. He knew his name?

When I left the Liang Dynasty, I was only in the late stage of Qi Condensation, and that was the kind of late stage of Qi Condensation that was not very famous. Logically speaking, Zhang Jinghe should not know me.

"Please invite this Master Zhang to come in and have a chat."

Zhu Shiming nodded and went out. Zhu Zhenying pondered for a moment and said, "Zhang Jinghe is the head of the Shangyun Sect. He broke through to the late foundation-building stage five years ago and has about fifty years left to live."

"The gate of Shangyun Sect stands at the junction of Raozhou and Fengzhou. There are many disciples, but there is only one foundation-building cultivator, Sect Leader Zhang."

Chu Ning narrowed his eyes slightly. The mountain gate was at the junction of Raozhou and Fengzhou, so this Sect Leader Zhang knew his background through Raozhou?

After a while, Zhu Shiming led Zhang Jinghe into the yard.

"It is indeed Fellow Daoist Chu. I had guessed it when I was in the hall, but I didn't dare to confirm it."

Zhang Jinghe entered the yard without following the formalities. He knew that Chu Ning must be full of doubts at the moment, so he spoke directly.

"I have a very good relationship with your master and we call each other brothers."

Chu Ning was stunned. How could they be on equal terms with his master and his brothers? One was in the late foundation building stage, and the other was in the middle stage of the core forming stage. It seemed like there was a big gap between them.

But who knows, everyone might have a few poor relatives. As long as you keep moving forward in your cultivation, there will always be some friends who cannot keep up with you.

Chu Ning quickly stood up from his chair. The rule of respecting teachers should still be followed.

Zhu Zhenying and his son were also shocked. Zhang Jinghe has such a powerful brother?

They didn't know Chu Ning's background, but what they were sure of was that if he had a master, he must be a powerful person in the Jindan realm.

This Zhang Jinghe was quite secretive. He had such a relationship but never revealed a single word to the outside world.

Seeing Chu Ning stand up respectfully, and then seeing the expressions of Zhu Zhenying and his son, Zhang Jinghe's heart skipped a beat. He realized that his words had caused misunderstanding.

Chu Ning must have thought that the master he was talking about was his master who was in the Jindan realm.

"Ahem, Fellow Daoist Chu and I are brothers with Master Liu from Raozhou. Brother Liu respectfully calls me Brother."

Zhang Jinghe hurriedly explained, and Chu Ning's mouth twitched.

Are you a brother to my teacher? You, a person in the late stage of foundation building, are on good terms with my teacher?

My teacher is at most in the late stage of Qi Condensation now, which is even less reliable than being on good terms with a Jindan master.

After a quick thought, Chu Ning roughly guessed what was going on.

This Master Zhang knew that you were asking about Jin Cheng, so he chose to treat his teacher as a brother.

"I see. Since you are my senior brother, you must be Elder Chu Ning. Master Zhang, please take a seat."

Chu Ning respected both teacher and master equally. Since the teacher recognized Zhang Jinghe's brotherly relationship, he had to give Zhang Jinghe enough respect.

On the contrary, the Zhu father and son were confused by Zhang Jinghe's words.

Chu Ning’s master in Raozhou, is there any Jindan strongman in Raozhou?

"Tomorrow, Master Zhang and I will return to Raozhou together. It has been a long time since I last saw you, Master."

"good."

Zhang Jinghe agreed. He did not leave immediately after the banquet because he was waiting for Chu Ning to say this.

At the same time, he also understood that the underlying meaning of Chu Ning's words was that other things should not be discussed for the time being and should be discussed on the road tomorrow.

"Fellow Daoist Zhu, what's the situation at Qing Fu Sect?"

Chu Ning looked at Zhu Zhenying. Fu Shichun was killed by him, and Fu Yanxing was also killed by Zhu Shiming who chased him out. It can be said that he had formed a mortal feud with the Qingfu Sect.

"Qingfu Sect also has an elder who is in the middle stage of foundation building, but he doesn't have a good relationship with Fu Shichun and his son. When the previous leader of Qingfu Sect was still alive, this elder competed with Fu Shichun for the position of leader, but failed in the end."

Zhu Zhenying's words made Chu Ning understand.

The elder wished that Fu Shichun and his son would die, so that the Qingfu Sect would belong to him.

"I will keep an eye on the movements of the Qing Fu Sect. If anything goes wrong, I will deal with it immediately."

Zhu Zhenying's words were meant to reassure Chu Ning that the matters concerning the Qing Fu Sect would be settled by their Feijian Villa, so he didn't need to worry too much.

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The next day.

The newlywed couple Huang Xuan and Zhu Manting sent Chu Ning to the gate of the Huang Mansion.

"No need to send me off. If you do, you will only slow me down."

Chu Ning waved his hand, and Huang Xuan and Zhu Manting looked at each other helplessly. What he said was true, but it sounded a bit heartbreaking.

"Practice well, people should look forward, and not always dwell on the past."

Patting Huang Xuan on the shoulder, Chu Ning said meaningfully that Huang Xuan was too responsible, which was not a good thing.

But with what he did in the hall yesterday, the Huang family will have a smooth future for a long time, and it also relieves some pressure on this kid.

"Brother Chu, I know."

Huang Xuan nodded heavily, and Chu Ning turned his gaze to Zhu Manting: "If this kid gets stubborn, beat him up."

"Listen to Brother Chu." Zhu Manting smiled sweetly.

"Come in."

Chu Ning raised his hand for the last time and disappeared on the spot.

Huang Xuan looked at Chu Ning's disappearing figure with a trace of melancholy on his face. Brother Chu was always like this, as if nothing could affect his mood.

Zhu Manting held her husband's hand. She didn't know what story there was between her husband and this Brother Chu, but she knew that after this Brother Chu appeared, her husband's spirit and energy were much better than before.

Although her ex-husband didn't show it on the outside, he was always hiding something in his heart, and she could feel the gloom in his heart.

Now that the rain has stopped and the sky is clear, the gloom is gone.

After leaving the city, Chu Ning saw Zhang Jinghe waiting in the pavilion outside the city.

"Sorry to have kept Master Zhang waiting for a long time."

"I just arrived as well. I drank too much with Daoist Fellow Zhu yesterday and almost missed the time I had agreed with Daoist Fellow Chu."

Zhang Jinghe laughed, and the two of them flew towards Raozhou on their flying swords.

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Raozhou, Chen family.

The elders of the Chen family gathered together. As a second-rate force, the Chen family had nothing to do with Feijian Villa, and no one was invited to attend the wedding banquet.

However, what happened in the villa last night has already spread to Raozhou.

Now, these elders are discussing the origins of the mysterious mid-stage foundation-building expert, whether it will affect the current situation of the Daliang Dynasty, and how their Chen family should respond.

"The head of the family."

When the Chen family members who were guarding outside the parliament hall saw Chen Jingwu, they hurriedly saluted.

Chen Jingwu is now in the late Qi Condensation stage. As early as three years ago when he broke through to the late Qi Condensation stage, he became the head of the Chen family.

"Elders, what is there to discuss about this matter? They are able to kill a late-stage foundation-building expert. Even if it will cause the Liang Dynasty to confront it, can our Chen family stop it?"

When Chen Jingwu came in, he saw several elders having a serious discussion and was speechless.

"Jingwu, although our Chen family can only be regarded as a second-rate force, if chaos really breaks out, our Chen family will not be able to stay out of it."

"Jingwu, the reason why our Chen family has been able to pass on for hundreds of years is that we must predict the possible risks in advance and be prepared to deal with them, so that we will not be helpless when the time comes."

Several elders were somewhat dissatisfied with Chen Jingwu's attitude. Just because something didn't happen now didn't mean it wouldn't happen in the future. If you lead a family, you have to consider what will happen in the next twenty years.

“Elders, if we want to replace other powerful foundation-building cultivators to come in, I think you are right. We should discuss it first, but the key is that this foundation-building cultivator will not cause any harm to our Chen family.”

After Chen Jingwu received the news from the capital, he immediately knew who the mysterious foundation-building cultivator named Chu was.

Who else could it be besides Chu Ning? Someone who has connections with Huang Xuan, who is also at the foundation-building level, and whose last name is Chu...

There aren't so many coincidences.

"Jingwu, what you mean is..."

An elder responded: "Are you saying that the mysterious foundation-building cultivator is Chu Ning?"

"Who else could it be except him?" Chen Jingwu spread his hands and asked.

"The realms don't match. Chu Ning has only been building his foundation for a short time. How could he break through to the middle stage of foundation building so quickly? Not to mention being able to kill someone in the late stage of foundation building."

The reason why the elders of the Chen family did not think of Chu Ning was because their strength was not equal.

According to the speculation of these elders, this mysterious foundation-building expert must have practiced for at least a hundred years, which is reasonable.

"What's wrong with this? Chu Ning has only practiced martial arts for a few years. Is it reasonable for him to break through to the late stage of Qi Condensation?"

Chen Jingwu knew that the elders had not thought it through. When the seal was not lifted, Chu Ning had reached the Grandmaster level in just a few years. Wasn't that also unreasonable? Since there were unreasonable examples before, why couldn't there be the same thing later? "This..."

"Now that Jingwu mentioned this, it seems that this is really possible."

After Chen Jingwu's reminder, these elders finally realized that this was not impossible. It could only be said that Chu Ning's talent for cultivation was extremely rare and could not be explained by common sense.

"Whether my guess is right or not, it won't be long before it's verified. If it's Chu Ning, he will definitely come back to see my brother-in-law, and the elders don't need to study it here."

"Ahem, Jingwu, you little brat, don't you know how to respect your elders? How are you talking to us?"

Several elders were somewhat helpless. Jingwu was the successor of the Chen family that they all favored, so he took the position of the head of the family without any suspense.

He seems reckless, but he is actually very careful.

As for this incident, they didn't think of Chu Ning, but Jingwu did.

But if one were to say that they were dissatisfied, it was because they did not have much respect for the elders.

"If you think I'm not respectful enough, then choose another patriarch, one who respects you, so I can practice with peace of mind."

Chen Jingwu curled his lips and strode out of the conference hall. The elders were helpless. There was nothing they could do. They were the ones who spoiled Jingwu to this extent, and now he had to bear the pain himself.

"Why are you looking at me? When Jingwu made a mistake, I wanted to punish him severely. It was you guys who said that if young people don't make mistakes, they are still young people."

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When the second elder of the Chen family saw the looks from the other elders, he glared back at them.

Other elders of the Chen family: …

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Raozhou City.

After Chu Ning entered the city, he went directly to his teacher's house.

When Zhang Jinghe was in Raozhou, he separated from Chu Ning, and Chu Ning understood why Zhang Jinghe knew him.

It turned out that a disciple from the Shangyun Sect happened to be asking Jincheng at that time, and also happened to know him.

Although Zhang Jinghe did not explain clearly why he knew him, Chu Ning could guess it from the location of the Shangyun Sect's mountain gate.

At the same time, Chu Ning had an understanding of the financial resources of the Shangyun Sect. This sect should be quite wealthy. Even one of its disciples could afford to use the post station for communication. Considering the location of Liang Chaohe and Wen Jincheng, and the express delivery, the spirit stones required were not a small number.

From Liang Dynasty to Wenjin City, it takes more than a year for those below the foundation building stage, and almost half a year for those in the foundation building stage. Even for those in the golden elixir stage, it will take several months to arrive.

The reason why the descendants of the Liang family could not find the territory of the Liang Dynasty was not only because of the long distance, but also because they did not know where to look.

The main gate of Liu Mansion.

Chu Ning didn't use his spiritual sense to perceive, but knocked on the door directly.

An old man opened the door.

The old man looked at Chu Ning for a few times, and asked uncertainly: "Excuse me, are you Mr. Chu?"

Chu Ning raised his eyebrows, the teacher knew that he was back.

Does news from the capital spread so quickly?

"Mr. Chu, the master and the mistress left a message. If you come back, please go to the home of Captain Liao in Daning County."

Seeing the change in Chu Ning's expression, the old man confirmed that this was Master Chu.

Chu Ning's expression changed: "Okay, I'll be there right away."

Did something happen to Lao Liao?

Jin Le said some time ago that Lao Liao was in good health.

Chu Ning frowned, but it only took a cup of tea to reach Daning County.

Daning County has not changed much from before, but when he arrived outside Lao Liao's house, he took a quick look with his spiritual sense and a wry smile appeared on his face.

Over the years, the place where Lao Liao lives has not changed, except that a yard has been added.

At this moment, there were quite a few people standing in the yard, all looking solemnly at Old Liao who was supported by the middle-aged woman.

Chu Ning pushed the door open and walked in.

The noise of pushing the door attracted the attention of everyone in the yard. When they saw Chu Ning, except for Liu Junshan and Chen Jingyi who had expected it and looked calm, everyone else had shocked expressions.

"Chu...Lord Chu!"

The person who was speaking was Liu Da. He was now a lot fatter than before, and his skin was fairer than before, and he was wearing expensive silks.

As early as six years ago, Liu Da became the leader of the Sanzhu Gang, and the former leader Li Yunshu retired successfully.

"teacher."

Chu Ning greeted his teacher first, then nodded to Liu Da, and then looked at Lao Liao.

From his current state of mind, it can be seen that Old Liao is at the end of his life.

"Chu...Chun Ning, Lord Liu just said that you might be on your way back to Daning County. I was joking with Lord Liu, saying that you knew that I, Old Liao, was leaving, so you came back to see me off."

Old Liao's eyes were a little blurry, and he raised his skinny hand. Chu Ning stepped forward and held Old Liao's hand, and the spiritual energy flowed into Old Liao's body through his palm.

As spiritual energy entered his body, Lao Liao's eyes began to focus.

"This must be the spiritual energy of a foundation-building expert. I never thought that I, Old Liao, would be able to enjoy the spiritual energy input from a foundation-building expert in my lifetime. This life is worth it."

Old Liao looked at Chu Ning and smiled happily.

"Old Liao, you are such a mean person. I plan to go back to Daning County for a while and take you to listen to Xiaoxiang singing every day."

"Xiaoxiang has stopped singing opera for a long time. If you want to listen, you can only listen to Xiaoxiang's apprentice singing opera."

The middle-aged woman who was supporting Old Liao wiped the tears from her eyes and said, "Uncle Liao, Lord Chu, I can sing."

The middle-aged woman was Xiaoxiang from that year.

Old Liao shook his head. Chu Ning didn't really want to listen to the opera. He just patted Old Liao's hand and said nothing.

Since he came to the other world, he has had two and a half masters, and this half master is Lao Liao.

During the first three months after he joined the police station, it was Lao Liao who taught him the rules of being a detective. He was able to understand these rules on his own, but that would take more time.

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Two days later, Lao Liao passed away.

There was no big banquet and not many people came to burn incense. The burial site had been chosen by Lao Liao a few years ago.

A new tomb was built outside Daning County.

Chu Ning poured three glasses of wine for Lao Liao and stood in front of Lao Liao's grave for a quarter of an hour without saying anything. He really had nothing to say.

Old Liao passed away without any regrets. As for his current situation, he might not even understand it.

"Another one has been sent away."

The breeze blew away Chu Ning's sigh. Chu Ning disappeared in front of Lao Liao's grave. When he reappeared, he was already in front of his old aunt's grave.

More than ten years have passed, and my great aunt's grave is now free of weeds and is very clean.

Chu Ning also learned from Old Liao that Liu Da would bring his children to visit his aunt's grave every year.

During the years that my aunt lived with Liu Da's family, Liu Da's children were very close to her. On the contrary, my aunt's two nephews and grandnephews stopped visiting her grave in the fifth year after her death.

"Aunt, Xiao Ning is here to see you. He hasn't been back for many years. You won't blame Xiao Ning for being unfilial, will you?"

Chu Ning didn't pour wine for his great aunt. Ever since his cheap father drowned from drinking, his great aunt has hated alcohol.

Just as Chu Ning appeared in front of his aunt's grave, a young man in a wooden house not far away saw this scene. His eyes widened, and thinking of the gang leader's instructions, he immediately sent out a fireworks signal without saying a word.

Chu Ning saw all of this, but ignored it.

"Xiao Ning has been outside for these years. The world outside is very exciting, but also very dangerous. But don't worry, old aunt, Xiao Ning is not a reckless person. If he encounters someone he can't beat, he will run away..."

The voices, smiles and appearances of the old people from the past appeared in my mind one by one.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Liu Da arrived here with a food box for offerings in his hand. He had seen Lord Chu at Captain Liao's house the day before yesterday, and he knew that Lord Chu would definitely come here.

However, Liu Da did not step forward to disturb them. Instead, he waved away the others and quietly stood a hundred meters away waiting with his food box in his hand.

Several gang members were shocked and confused when they saw their leader behave like this.

Who is that young man? The gang leader is like a guard, guarding the young man's way and not letting others get close.

After saying some of his true feelings to his old aunt, Chu Ning finally turned around and walked towards Liu Da.

"Lord Chu, I know you're here. These are some of the foods that the old lady loved to eat when she was alive." Liu Dalian hurriedly took a few steps forward to greet him.

Chu Ning patted Liu Da's shoulder and said, "Liu Da, thank you for taking care of my aunt's grave for me."

"Master Chu, this really makes me feel bad. Without Master Chu, I wouldn't be where I am today. When the old lady lived in my house, my children were very attached to her and regarded her as their grandmother."

When Liu Da said this, he was still a little nervous. After all, the old lady had a special status, and his children regarded her as their grandmother. Lord Chu might be unhappy.

"Your children are all very good."

Chu Ning smiled slightly, and these words made Liu Da feel relieved.

"I'm glad Lord Chu doesn't blame me." Liu Da also laughed.

When he saw Lord Chu again this time, Liu Da's heart was full of emotion. Time had left no trace on Lord Chu.

Now even ordinary people know about the existence of cultivators, and the leader of Liu Dayi's gang knows even more. For someone as young as Lord Chu, there is only one possibility, that is, Lord Chu has already established a foundation.

A strong person who has established his foundation is someone who can make a state tremble with just a stomp of his feet.

He didn't dare to hope that Lord Chu would give him a push now. He was already satisfied to be the leader of the Sanzhu Gang.

Visiting the old lady's grave is indeed to repay Lord Chu's kindness.

But he also did not deny that he wanted to carry on the affection between him and Lord Chu to his daughter in the next life.

Moreover, he believed that with Lord Chu's wisdom, his little thoughts would have been seen through long ago.

Chu Ning didn't stay with Liu Da for long. He left as soon as he came out of the bamboo forest on the hillside. He would not leave Daning County so soon as he would have a chance to meet Liu Da again later.

Jijia Town.

When he entered the town and arrived at Ji Yuanshan's mansion, Chu Ning felt guilty for the first time.

PS: The update is late. Today is my grandmother's 80th birthday. I don't have time during the day and can only write at night. To be honest, as an author, I am really afraid of the National Day. Many relatives and friends will choose to hold banquets on National Day because all the guests will come. The day after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, two more relatives will hold banquets. I can only work hard on writing and saving manuscripts.

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