The next day, early morning.
Qingluo Lane.
Fang family.
"Child, you should go back to the inn quickly. Your Third Sister has already done you a great favor by allowing you to come back for one night. You must not break the rules, ahem!"
Fang Chao said to his daughter Fang Xue while coughing.
Fang Xue suddenly came home last night. The old couple were overjoyed, but also very scared.
Fang Chao had spent quite a bit of time in Zhenyang City when he was young, and he knew very well that the rules of large sects were very strict. If one entered a sect, one had to renounce worldly feelings.
For someone like Fang Xue, who had just joined the sect and had gone home to visit relatives twice in a row, it was a big taboo.
So after his daughter stayed at home for one night, Fang Chao urged her to go back to find her third senior sister.
"Dad, your health has become so bad, I want to spend half a day with you and mother."
Fang Xue supported Fang Chao and saw that her father looked even worse than the last time she came back. He had lost a lot of weight and she couldn't help feeling sad.
This is clearly a sign that the end is not far away!
But his cultivation was so low that, let alone helping his parents to live forever, he couldn't even find a way to store his father's soul after his death.
I fought so hard to enter Zhenyang Sect, but why?
Tears welled up in Fang Xue's clear eyes. Fang Chao raised his hand and gently stroked his daughter's hair, smiling:
"Don't worry about me, daughter. Fellow Daoist Qin and fellow Daoists in the workshop often send me some nourishing pills. I am in good health."
Fang Xue bit her lip and suddenly said, "Dad, I will go find the Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill when I get back. I will first remove the poison in your body and then try to make you healthy again."
In order to earn spirit stones to pay Fang Xue's tuition for the spiritual academy, Fang Chao worked as a poison attendant for many years. The poison in his body was deep, and the only reason he could live this long was because of the thought of seeing his daughter's successful cultivation.
Of course Fang Xue knew all this. The Zhenyang Sect naturally had the "Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill", but only the elders or people of Ye Xiyue's status were qualified to use it.
Ordinary inner disciples were not even qualified to take a look, let alone outer disciples like Fang Xue.
Hearing his daughter's words, Fang Chao angrily scolded: "Nonsense! You have just entered the sect and have not yet established your foothold. You must not act recklessly! Never mention this matter again!!"
Fang Xue was shocked by her father's harsh rebuke and tears started streaming down her face.
"But, Daddy, you and Mommy worked so hard for so many years to send me to Zhenyang Sect, but in the end, I can only watch you..."
Fang Chao suddenly pushed Fang Xue away, pushed her out the door, and said sternly:
"Do you know how many cultivators have spent their entire lives trying to get a glimpse of the Zhenyang Sect's mountain gate? You are luckier than countless others for being able to enter the Zhenyang Sect. Even if Daddy dies, he will be able to give an account to the ancestors of the Fang family! If you don't listen, I will not acknowledge you as my daughter!"
After saying that, he slammed the door.
"Daddy, Daddy, Mommy!"
Hearing his daughter's cries outside, Fang Chao's body trembled, tears streamed down his face, and he started coughing violently.
His wife, who was standing next to him, came forward to support him, with tears in her eyes.
"Husband, I, I can't bear to leave Xiaoxue."
Fang Chao hugged his wife and sighed, "If our daughter has such a promising future, she will be a rare talent in the future. We are in a quagmire and we must not let our daughter be contaminated by filth!"
"Yes, yes, I understand, woo woo woo ..."
Inside the door, the couple hugged each other and cried.
Outside the door, Fang Xue, with tears streaming down her face, slowly knelt down and kowtowed heavily.
Daddy, Mommy, I will definitely get the Ice Heart Rejuvenation Pill and find the way to immortality.
As long as our family can be together forever, I don’t care whether it’s Zhenyang Sect or Qinglian Sect!
After kowtowed three times, Fang Xue stood up, the tears on her face gone, and turned to walk towards Caifeng Street where her third senior sister lived.
As soon as she walked out of Qingluo Lane, Fang Xue paused, with a look of surprise on her face:
“Uncle Qin!”
She took two steps forward and couldn't help but asked happily: "Are you okay?"
Qin Gengyun was surprised: "What can happen to me?"
Fang Xue reacted and said quickly: "It's nothing, Uncle Qin, I just saw that you are a little happy."
Qin Gengyun smiled and said, "Fang Daoist, I came to you because I have something to ask of you."
After that, he handed over an invitation. Fang Xue took it with doubt. After opening it, she couldn't help but exclaimed:
"Uncle Qin, do you want to invite Third Senior Sister back?"
The invitation read: "I am very grateful for the hospitality you provided yesterday. To express my gratitude, a banquet will be held at Yueyin Tower tonight at 12:00 p.m. We hope you will come."
Qin Gengyun nodded: "Fang Daoyou, please give this invitation to Senior Si."
Fang Xue hurriedly said: "Uncle Qin, actually, Third Senior Sister used a magic on you last night..."
"Xiaoxue!"
Qin Gengyun interrupted her and said with a smile:
"You are an outer disciple of the Zhenyang Sect. You have a bright future ahead of you. You must be careful with your words and actions. Don't let Uncle Fang and Aunt down."
Fang Xue was stunned, her eyes reddened again, and then she bowed deeply to Qin Gengyun:
"Uncle Qin, I understand! My father..."
Qin Gengyun said: "If possible, I will try to find a Bingxin Rejuvenation Pill for Uncle Fang."
“Uncle Qin…”
Fang Xue was stunned again. The next moment, she suddenly knelt on the ground and bowed to Qin Gengyun:
"If Uncle Qin can save my father, I am willing to be a slave!"
Qin Gengyun quickly helped her up: "Xiaoxue, don't be like this. I can only try my best, but I may not be able to do it."
"No matter what, my words today will always be valid, Uncle Qin..."
Fang Xue hesitated for a moment and whispered, "You have to be careful of Third Senior Sister."
After saying this, he bowed again and then turned and left.
Looking at her slightly immature back, Qin Gengyun sighed:
"Why does a pure heart seem to be incompatible with the Zhenyang Sect?"
Fang Xue returned to the inn, handed Qin Gengyun's invitation to Si Minglan, and then left the room.
Si Minglan looked at the invitation and a strange smile appeared on her face:
"You actually walked into a trap? That's great. It saves me a lot of effort."
She stood up and walked to a mirror, looking at her charming and graceful figure in the mirror and giggled:
"Sure enough, the more he pretends to be a gentleman, the more hypocritical and lustful he is. This Qin Gengyun is the same. I'm afraid he is obsessed with me. His wife is so pitiful."
With a wave of her fair and plump arm, a piece of clothing of special style flew into her hand.
"I'll give you a little reward tonight, hahaha!"
…
night.
Moon Drinking Tower.
It was the private room named "Moon Charm" again.
Qin Gengyun was sitting in the room, with the table already filled with food and wine.
In the same place, he was a guest last night, but became the host tonight.
Likewise, last night he was the prey, but tonight he is the hunter.
Qin Gengyun looked at a bronze mirror not far from the table. There seemed to be nothing unusual about it, but in the mirror, Qiu Zhihe had already drawn him into the "Wind Return Array".
This formation is not offensive, so there is no spiritual power fluctuation at all, it is only connected to Qin Gengyun's consciousness.
If Qin Gengyun is cast under a spell and successfully resists it, the magic circle in the mirror will be activated and instantly counter the caster.
Upstairs from "Yueyein", in a private room called "Yueying".
"Miss, don't worry. I will use my ethereal eyes to sneak downstairs and monitor them. I will make sure that my son-in-law doesn't cheat on me!"
Liusu was looking excited and said to Qiu Zhihe with a smile.