Chapter 529
After taking a bath, there was still a lot of chalcedony milk left, which was divided among the few people. After learning that Yuan Jing was going to take the chalcedony milk back to the Zhai family, Zhai Yuanhao also took out his share and asked Yuan Jing to take it back with him.
In his opinion, he was able to obtain this gift thanks to his eighth brother, and after leaving the Zhai family and Fengyan Kingdom, he had not been able to do anything for the family. Compared with his eighth brother, he felt extremely ashamed, so he hoped that his chalcedony milk could help the family.
Yuan Jing agreed without hesitation. Although this was Zhai Yuanhao's opportunity, in the plot, Zhai Yuanhao's family was destroyed because of him, so he did owe his family a cause and effect.
While taking a bath, Zhai Yuanhao took the time to ask Yuan Jing many questions. He wanted to know about his family situation and Yuan Jing's life after joining the Xingjian Sect. Yuan Jing had nothing to hide from him, so he told him that he was already an earth-level alchemist, which made Zhai Yuanhao amazed and proud.
The same was true for Mu Xuanning. She was once again impressed by Zhai Yuanjing's talent in alchemy and regretted not being able to snatch him from Duan Linzhi and get him into Qimu Sect. It was obvious that Qimu Sect was more suitable for Zhai Yuanjing. Besides, Yuan Hao was also in Qimu Sect, and its advantages were no worse than those of Xingjian Sect.
She was amazed when she knew that Zhai Yuanjing took a year to become a Xuan-level alchemist from knowing nothing. Now she knew that Yuanjing took less than a year to become a Di-level alchemist. She went from amazement to shock and regret. She secretly glanced at the expressionless Duan Linzhi. It was too late to poach him now. It would be difficult to achieve with this peak master around.
Mu Xuanning took the time to discuss alchemy with Yuan Jing. The emotion in her heart changed from shock to admiration. Some of Yuan Jing's views on alchemy were more experienced and sharp than hers who had been immersed in it for many years. She couldn't help but glare at Duan Linzhi again.
In fact, when he knew that his junior brother's eighth brother had become a Xuan-level alchemist, he wanted his junior brother to bring his eighth brother into the Qimu Sect. But at that time, Zhai Yuanhao knew that his eighth brother had a very good relationship with Duan Linzhi and would definitely be brought into the Xingjian Sect by Duan Linzhi. Mu Xuanning had to give up. Now thinking about it, it would have been better if he had tried harder at the beginning.
Duan Linzhi remained calm, as if he hadn't noticed anything.
After taking a bath, although Zhai Yuanhao was reluctant to part with his eighth brother, there were still two fellow disciples who were separated from them and their life and death were unknown. He and his senior sister could not stay here peacefully. There was also a senior brother beside them who had to be brought out of the cliff as soon as possible, so they could only say goodbye with great pain.
Zhai Yuanhao nagging: "Don't be fooled by Brother Duan's cold-hearted appearance. He is actually a warm-hearted person. On the contrary, the Fifth Prince of the Divine Eagle Country looks humble and polite, but he is actually a shameless and despicable villain. Compared with him, Brother Duan is really a good man."
Mu Xuanning didn't know how many times she heard him say that Duan Linzhi was a good person, and she almost couldn't help rolling her eyes. She couldn't look directly at her junior brother's appearance, so she turned her head away and looked to the side. When she saw this, she was stunned.
Behind the shade of the trees, two figures stood facing each other. The shorter man looked up at the taller man and gave a bright smile. The taller man leaned forward slightly and gave the man in front of him a light kiss on the face. There was no such thing as cold-heartedness. The look in his eyes was so gentle that it seemed like it could drown someone.
Mu Xuanning was extremely shocked and stood there in a daze. At this moment, she finally understood that she had no chance to dig out this person. It turned out that these two people had such a relationship. No wonder a genius in alchemy like Zhai Yuanjing would not choose any other forces and chose the Xingjian Sect, which had the worst alchemy environment.
"... Senior Sister? Senior Sister, did you hear what I said?"
The shaking hand in front of her finally brought Mu Xuanning back to her senses. She looked at Zhai Yuanhao like a fool. Is this the good man that Junior Brother mentioned? She asked tentatively, "Junior Brother, do you really think that Master Duan is a good man? He is so enthusiastic towards my eighth brother and others?"
Zhai Yuanhao was puzzled, and he touched his head and said, "I definitely wouldn't stand by and watch others die, but it's unlikely that he would be as kind as my eighth brother. After all, not everyone can see through Brother Duan's true nature like my eighth brother, and not be afraid of Brother Duan's coldness. My eighth brother and Brother Duan hit it off right away."
Mu Xuanning was sure now that her junior brother was really a fool. Did they hit it off at first sight? It was more like love at first sight. No wonder she felt that Duan Linzhi's attitude towards Zhai Yuanjing was too enthusiastic at first, and it didn't match his legendary personality at all. Now she finally understood why.
Duan Linzhi was attracted by Zhai Yuanjing.
Forget it, let his junior brother discover the truth himself in the future, or wait for his eighth brother to tell him the truth one day. I hope he will be able to bear it by then. Thinking of this, Mu Xuanning looked at Zhai Yuanhao with sympathy again.
Zhai Yuanhao was confused and could only smile foolishly in front of his senior sister.
After sending the pair back to the cliff, they agreed to meet again when they passed by Qimu Gate another day, and then they returned to the bottom of the cliff.
Yuan Jing couldn't help laughing at this time: "You did it on purpose, deliberately letting Senior Sister Mu see the scene and know about us."
Duan Linzhi raised his eyebrows: "Of course, to prevent her from always using my tricks to steal people's attention to condemn me, and from trying to poach people from me from time to time, I have to tell her that some people can't be poached."
Yuan Jing laughed out loud.
The two men did not cut off the chalcedony milk at the bottom of the cliff. Apart from taking the chalcedony milk, they did not touch anything else. After hundreds or thousands of years, a small pool of chalcedony milk might gather here again. Of course, it might take more than tens of thousands of years to reach the previous amount. This must be the place where an ancestor discovered this good thing and then used a formation to encircle and protect this place, leaving it for the destined person in the future.
Yuan Jing decided to follow the example of his ancestors and restore the chain formations outside one by one. The two of them were already familiar with this formation, but he did not reveal Yuan Jing's level in formation in front of Zhai Yuanhao. He only said that it was Duan Linzhi who broke the formation. Zhai Yuanhao and Mu Xuanning had no doubts at all.
After restoring the formation and repairing the restriction in the air, the two left.
They did not continue to explore the Tianyao Mountains, but headed towards the Fengyan Kingdom. When they encountered towns on the way, they would stop to collect the necessary Yuanzhi and refine the chalcedony milk on their bodies into chalcedony pills.
When they returned to Fengyan Country, they found that the vitality conditions in Fengyan Country were indeed much worse than the places they had visited before. No wonder people from outside looked down on Fengyan Country, thinking it was a barren place. Except for those who came here to recruit talented warriors, no one was willing to set foot here.
The two men acted separately, one was to meet Emperor Duan, and the other was to leave some Jade Marrow Pills and other cultivation resources for Emperor Duan. The vitality of Fengyan Country was thin, and the Yuan plants it could produce could not be compared with those outside. Duan Linzhi kept most of his harvest, which made Emperor Duan almost cry with joy. His Thirteenth Prince was indeed the most filial, and none of his other sons and daughters could compare to him.
Yuan Jing met the head of the family and his parents. Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi were studying at the Royal Academy, so he did not go to find them. Compared to Duan Huang, the things he brought back were more practical for the Zhai family.
Zhai Quxiang and Tang Honghui were both proud and emotional, and told their son: "You don't have to worry about us when you are outside. If the younger generations in the family work hard, they will find opportunities to go out and make their own way with their own abilities. If they don't have the ability, they can only stay at home. Besides, because of you and Xiaowu, the situation of the Zhai family is much better than it was two years ago. I heard that Emperor Duan intends to allocate a piece of land for our Zhai family in the imperial capital. After this is implemented, our Zhai family will move to the imperial capital."
Other family forces would not have any objection to Emperor Duan's actions, because everyone could see that Emperor Duan's move was aimed at winning over the two brothers of the Zhai family, so that they would not forget that they came from Fengyan Country when they were away, and if Fengyan Country was in trouble one day, they would be able to rush back in time.
This is not the first time this has happened. Just because Xie Shuchun entered the Wushuang Sect, the Xie family also entered the imperial capital and relied on his influence to show off their power. Compared with the Xie family, the low-key nature of the Zhai family is very appealing. The children of the Zhai family are all very hardworking and motivated, and they do not get carried away once they succeed.
"I understand. This time I just happened to get some good stuff, and I met my fifth brother. He also asked me to bring back his share. Anyway, Brother Duan and I came out for training. Wherever we go is training, and the journey won't be long." Yuan Jing was also very happy to see his parents. After not seeing them for more than half a year, his parents' strength had increased a lot thanks to the elixirs he left behind.
Neither Yuan Jing nor Duan Linzhi stayed long. After delivering the things, they reunited and left Fengyan Kingdom. Except for the parties involved, no one knew that the two of them came and left quietly. As a result, Emperor Duan secretly took better care of the Zhai family. Now when he looks at Zhai Yuanjing again, he is extremely satisfied and thinks that his son has a much better vision than him. Look, he is now an earth-level alchemist, and maybe he will be a heaven-level alchemist soon. With such a partner, no girl would change for another one, no matter how good her conditions are.
In the blink of an eye, another half a year passed, and Yuan Jing and Duan Linzhi finally walked out of the mountains and returned to the human settlement.
During the past six months, the two of them had almost no contact with the outside world, so they first had to find out about the major and minor events that had happened in the outside world during the past six months.
After asking other warriors, the two learned that they were now staying in the territory of a small country, which was a vassal state of the Divine Eagle Country.
The two were in a restaurant, eating and drinking while listening to other diners' gossip. This was the best way to get news from the outside world. This city, because it was located in the mountains where monsters lived, had the most warriors and was well-informed of all kinds of news.
"The Three Kingdoms League is about to start again. This is a prelude and warm-up for the big competition of the eight major powers. This time, many young talents will surely emerge in the Three Kingdoms League."
"Speaking of young talents, who can compare to Master Duan Feng of the Xingjian Sect?"
"But there has been no news about Peak Master Duan since he entered the Tianxiao Mountains, and it is unknown what the situation is now. Besides, our Xuanwu Continent has never lacked talented people. Haven't you heard about Xie Shuchun from the Wushuang Sect recently? He captured the Golden Eyed Beast by himself and subdued it. Now the Golden Eyed Beast has become Xie Shuchun's mount."
"Except Xie Shuchun, the other young warriors of Wushuang Sect are not bad either. It's just that they were overshadowed by the overly outstanding brilliance of Master Duan Feng before, which made them seem inferior. When the Three Kingdoms League begins, these talented people will definitely appear one by one. That's when they will become famous."
"The Wushuang Sect is not bad, but is the Xingjian Sect bad? The brilliance of Master Duan Feng overshadowed the genius of the Wushuang Sect, but didn't it overshadow the genius of the Xingjian Sect? In terms of real combat power, the group of sword maniacs in the Xingjian Sect are much stronger than the Wushuang Sect."
"Hey, hey, which country are you from? Why are you standing on the side of the Xingjian Sect and boosting their morale?"
"It doesn't matter which country I'm from. I'm on the side of the facts. Besides, it's the disciples of Wushuang Sect who are too arrogant and domineering. They have brought their bad reputation upon themselves. If you have the ability, don't bully us low-level warriors. Why don't we see disciples of Xingjian Sect bullying warriors? They even have the reputation of Sword Madman, but they don't act like this."
"Forget it, everyone, stop arguing. I've also heard of a warrior's name, a warrior named Zhai Yuanhao from the Qimu Sect. I heard that he spread the word that the Fifth Prince of the Divine Eagle Nation sent people to kill him in the Sky Howling Mountains. This time, he wants to challenge the Fifth Prince openly in the Three Kingdoms League and defeat him."
“Is this true or false?”
"I don't know whether it's true or not, but this does seem like the style of those princes and nobles."
"Isn't the Qimu Sect good at cultivating Yuanzhi and refining pills? When are you going to challenge other warriors in the arena?"
"I have heard of this warrior. He has great talent. He has not been in Qimu Sect for long, but he has made rapid progress. Oh, and there is another piece of news that I don't know if it is true or not. It is said that he and Master Duan Feng are from the same country."
"Really? Then I'd like to go to the Three Kingdoms League to see it for myself. I wonder if Master Duan has come out of the Tianxiao Mountains and whether he will go to the league."
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Yuan Jing looked at Duan Linzhi. Three Kingdoms League? Did Duan Linzhi receive the news?
Duan Linzhi smiled and said, "The place we stayed before was isolated from the outside world, and the letter couldn't be delivered. I guess it won't be long before the letter arrives. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Yuan Jing blinked. "It's enough to just listen to gossip about this kind of thing. I'm not very interested in watching it live. Besides, if you go to that kind of game, it will be a bit like bullying the weak. If you ask me, why don't we go there and take the things out while everyone's attention is focused on the Three Kingdoms League?"
Duan Linzhi picked up a piece of food for Yuan Jing and said, "I'm not interested in participating either. Your idea is great. Let's do it this way."
Yuan Jing smiled and said, "Fifth brother will be very disappointed when he knows we are not going, but I have confidence in him. He will definitely win." Because he is the son of destiny. As the male protagonist, how could he be defeated by a cannon fodder like the Fifth Prince of the Divine Eagle Kingdom?
Ahem, he must not forget that he is actually a cannon fodder as well, and he cannot speak of other cannon fodders in such a disdainful tone.
The two of them listened to some other gossip and then returned to the inn with satisfaction. When they arrived at the inn, the letter sent from the Star Sword Sect arrived. As expected, the letter talked about the Three Kingdoms League. The sect leader certainly hoped that Duan Linzhi could participate, but it didn't matter if he couldn't make it in time. After all, the Star Sword Sect did not rely on Duan Linzhi alone to gain a foothold in the Xuanwu Continent. This league is also a time for other disciples of the Star Sword Sect to shine.
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