Apart from the incident with Liu Chengxue, when Xia Xiao asked Ah Zhu what she had seen, she shook her head in shame. Actually, Ah Zhu had seen a lot of things, but she just couldn't remember them. When she told him about the feeling of waking up from a dream, Xia Xiao didn't blame her, but comforted her:
"It doesn't matter, that's enough to know."
Now they should have returned to the deserted palace, but Xia Xiao pulled Ah Zhu over and asked Liu Chengxue to walk aside wisely so as not to disturb their conversation. Ah Zhu still didn't understand what Xia Xiao meant, but the latter had many times more things in his mind than she did.
"By the way, do you think the whale that Senior Ma Dan had predicted at the beginning is related to this incident?"
If Xia Xiao hadn't said it, Ah Zhu would have forgotten that Ma Dan's eyes could see through people's weaknesses and the future. Once, he saw an extremely huge whale in the starry sky, swallowing up the sunset, absorbing all the power of several dead stars around, and then leaving.
Thinking of that incident, Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu suddenly lost their chances of winning. But the latter was unwilling to admit defeat and muttered:
"So what if it's related? It can definitely be solved."
Since Ah Zhu said so, Xia Xiao did not say much. He just turned around and said to Liu Chengxue:
"Let's go back to the deserted palace together!"
"Thank you two adults for leading the way."
Immediately, the three of them ascended into the air, and the vibrations around them were terrifying. They immediately headed towards the deserted palace. As they left, the previously built palace immediately fell into ruins, but the thousands of snow-capped mountains were reshaped in Ah Zhu's glance. She did not have the ambition to save the world, but she would definitely deal with the disaster she brought.
Liu Chengxue took a look and couldn't help but admire Ah Zhu's character. It takes about three days to get from the westernmost part of Zhuangzong to the Desolate Palace. In fact, Ah Zhu can tear through the void and go away. It's just that Xia Xiao and Liu Chengxue's strength is a bit low. Going forward like that will damage their bodies.
This reason was actually only secondary, because as long as Ah Zhu wanted, people without any source energy in their bodies could still travel through space. But now she wanted to see what the Zhuang Sect was like. After all, after returning, with her personality, she definitely didn't want to come out again.
Xia Xiao and Liu Chengxue also looked all the way, they were still unfamiliar with this place. On the way, Xia Xiao asked Liu Chengxue:
"Senior, you have been in Xishu for hundreds of years, and no one has ever invited you? That shouldn't be possible!"
"I came silently and did not cause any disturbance. After that, I have been in seclusion. Although some people have seen my existence, I have been practicing, which coincidentally caused some people who came to invite me to retreat. Moreover, my strength is actually not very useful, so gradually no one came."
"Senior, you are too self-deprecating. I hope that after arriving at the Desolate Palace, you can show your strengths."
Liu Chengxue nodded. When he arrived at the Desolate Palace three days later, he was immediately shocked by the orderliness and grandeur here. He had seen a world calling out for him, but after coming to Xishu, his ambition was worn out and he forgot that feeling. But now, when the whole Lingchu City was boiling, he landed in the square in front of the Desolate Palace, and he felt like returning home.
"please!"
Xia Xiao and Azhu walked on both sides of Liu Chengxue and entered the hall together. There were many people sitting and standing in the hall at this time, about two hundred people. Although Liu Chengxue was very unfamiliar with them, everything was familiar to Xia Xiao and Azhu. After making a gesture of invitation, Liu Chengxue saluted the hall master and the others, and then sat down in his seat.
Next to Liu Chengxue was a burly bald man. He was very excited to see Xia Xiao and Azhu return, but at this moment he leaned towards Liu Chengxue with some doubt and asked:
"Why are you the only one left? They didn't invite the other one back?"
Liu Chengxue didn't know, she just shook her head and said nothing. Seeing how nervous and restrained she was, the bald man said in a rough voice:
"Don't be so dull. The atmosphere in the Deserted Palace is usually very good. It's not good for you to be so out of touch. My name is Zhang Jinchui. I also came here a few days ago. What about you?"
"My name is Liu Chengxue, and I hope you can give me more guidance in the future, big brother."
"Hey, you're so polite."
"You just arrived, you don't know the specific situation of the Desolate Palace yet?"
Seeing Liu Chengxue shaking his head, Zhang Jinchui preached to him:
"Now, the Desolate Palace is divided into the Five Elements Hall, the Jishi Hall, and the Elders' Council..."
Zhang Jinchui was introducing the Desolate Palace to Liu Chengxue, a newcomer, but the Palace Master coughed and told him to shut up immediately, signaling Liu Chengxue to listen to the Palace Master. Zhang Jinchui seemed too enthusiastic, which made Liu Chengxue, who had not talked to anyone for hundreds of years, a little uncomfortable, but this was not a bad thing.
Although Liu Chengxue had never been a leader, he felt that it was not a good thing for a force to be too oppressive. Now it seemed that the Desolate Palace was better than he thought.
When Liu Chengxue entered the main hall, many female disciples of the Five Elements Hall looked at him and stared at him for a long time. Although these female disciples were no longer young girls who had just begun to fall in love, they still had a lot of feelings for him. Who would have thought that they would see such a person in the Desolate Hall? It was really pleasing to the eyes.
But no matter what they were thinking, they were all gone with the hall master's cough. When these disciples first entered the hall, they were all confused as to why Xia Xiao or Azhu was not the hall master, but during this period of time, they finally knew that the hall master who did not hide his strength had a strong ruling power. The establishment of Jishitang and the Elders' Council was the best proof of this.
After a light cough, everyone fell silent, not daring to speak again. Seeing this, Yu Shangyan was very proud and glanced at Xia Xiao. The latter smiled bitterly, secretly saying that he was amazing, but what did it mean to look at him? However, when they were quiet, he could talk about things. In front of everyone in the Desolate Palace, Xia Xiao took out a jade bamboo and said:
"This is a token from the Sanheng Mountain Smallpox Granny. You can summon her by crushing it."
In the half month that Xia Xiao and Ah Zhu were away, everyone knew what they had done. But now one died and one kept a token, which meant that anyone who was still alive could be won over by them. This efficiency was simply admirable. But after Xia Xiao handed it to Yu Shangyan, she just played with it for a while and put it into her empty ring. Then she said to everyone:
"Here, on behalf of the entire Huang Palace, I welcome you all once again."
As he spoke, Xia Xiao and Azhu, who were sitting on both sides of Yu Shangyan, also bowed symbolically. But their small actions were a big deal in the eyes of everyone. Therefore, when they bowed, the disciples of the Five Elements Hall did the same, with uniform movements, which made the people sitting on the right side of the hall feel a little excited and returned the greeting together.
"Being able to gather together is a kind of fate. It just so happens that Xia Xiao and Azhu are here with Elder Liu today, so I will talk about the current scale of the Desolate Palace and the work of each hall. I won't say much about the strength, as everyone knows it, but the current strength does not represent the future, or even who we will be in a few months. The original Desolate Palace was just a skeleton, and because of your arrival, it has been fleshed out and will soon become a complete body, not a broken one."
"With your arrival, the Desolate Palace has the ability to operate normally. Now, there are 150 disciples in the Five Elements Hall, 76 disciples in the Jishi Hall, and 50 elders in the Elders' Council. Those who have not yet obtained the position of elder can seize the time to practice, or make contributions to recruiting strong people for the Desolate Palace, and they can all obtain the position of elder. From today on, we will jointly formulate the regulations of the Elders' Council and clarify their respective tasks. Except for the chief and deputy chiefs of the Five Elements Hall who are responsible for the lives of the disciples, the rest of the elders must participate in guiding the disciples in their cultivation. As for the quota, everyone can fight for it."
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Yu Shangyan talked endlessly about these things, but from her words, Xia Xiao also grasped some key points, such as Jishitang has now recruited many young and promising disciples from the previous Jishi City. And not all those who have reached the Heavenly Heavy Strength have the position of elders. He didn't know what happened, but it was obviously a wise move to only allow some of the strong men above the Tenth Heavy Strength to have the position of elders.
In addition, the arrogance on the faces of the people in Jishi City at the beginning had disappeared a lot at this time. Xia Xiao also wanted to know, so he asked his master with his source energy. While Yu Shangyan continued to speak, Qing Xunzi whispered with his source energy:
"After the people from Jishi City came to Huang Palace, the Palace Master only gave them a week to think about it. But after a week, they were still hesitant and even wanted to bargain. The Palace Master was furious and asked them to leave and repay the spiritual medicine and holy fruit that had been sent to Jishi City within seven days. Under pressure, these people stayed, but the Palace Master did not accept all of them. He only kept some of the strong ones who were willing to stay in Huang Palace, and the rest were driven back to Jishi City. Jishi City is now just a medical clinic under Huang Palace, and it cannot be considered a part of Huang Palace."
"So, Yu Shangyan can give up Jishi City at any time?"
"That's right."
Xia Xiao sighed secretly, women are really scary, but this action will not harm their Huang Palace. Since they don't accept the toast, they don't care about the word threat. And now no one is forcing them to stay, they can leave if they want, but what Huang Palace has paid must be returned.
Looking at the people in Jishitang, their faces seemed to be submissive, with no intention of resistance. However, those who are sensible should do so. Yu Shangyan gave them the power to manage the sacred fruits of the entire Huangdian. How much power is this? If they don't cherish it, will they really disband Jishicheng and stop practicing medicine in the future? They don't have that kind of courage, and they don't want to torture themselves like this. At this time, they are very calm and devote themselves to the construction of Huangdian.
Just like Yu Shangyan said before, because of the joining of everyone, the current Wild Palace can be said to be a skeleton with flesh and tendons. After a while, it will be a living wild beast that can conquer all directions. As a force favored by the Heavenly Palace, since they are like this, they can only serve in it with peace of mind.
Seeing Yu Shangyan's way of dealing with things, Xia Xiao was completely relieved. It seemed that after staying for another week or so, he would be ready to return to the Great Wilderness. Xia Xiao and Azhu immediately thought of those things. As for the future, they both believed that they could solve it, but they couldn't see it now, and it would take some time...