Chapter 280 We are Immortals
The violent snowstorm was still raging, until the sky was dark.
The grain carts on the official road were moving forward in the wind and snow, stopping and starting, swaying from side to side.
Fengzhou was already a disaster-stricken area, especially the northwest direction where the official road was located, where the snow was thick.
This is actually still a good thing, because the official road in Fengzhou has been repaired after all. But after leaving Fengzhou, the road conditions in the other four disaster-stricken states are all kinds of things.
Under extremely cold temperatures, extremely low visibility and unpredictable road conditions, the ordinary horsemen who originally served as the main force of transportation were almost like going through the gates of hell.
But when they heard that it was for the sake of saving lives, some coachmen still drove one chariot after another without hesitation.
At the same time, He Zhang and Qiu Zhong from Fengzhou Prefecture were sitting in the front hall of Jizhai, looking at the amount of food needed and the amount of food used, their expressions solemn.
"Even if the first batch of grain is delivered successfully, it will be difficult for the drivers to return empty-handed."
"Yes, the disaster area is too large. It is really difficult to reach the required number relying solely on our Fengzhou's transportation capacity."
"It would be fine if the Northern Guard Army was still here, but the barbarians in the northern border have made some unusual moves again. It's strange that this year, the extremely cold northern border didn't snow, but the five states of Qingyun..."
"What now?"
"Let's load the truck first. We can always find someone to help after it's done. If that doesn't work, we old guys can take over."
"What about those outside?"
"Just do as you said, Master. No matter what they say, put the blame on him."
He Zhang and Qiu Zhong raised their heads, listened to the scolding in the front hall, and walked out breathlessly.
In the front hall of Jizhai, young men from noble families from all over the world were sitting in the front hall with angry faces and murderous aura.
With the appearance of Qiu Zhong, a sharp sword was unsheathed with a clang, flashing a cold light, and slashed towards his neck without any hesitation.
At this moment, Pei Ruyi, who was in the front hall, was quick-witted and swift-handed, and slashed with his sword.
The two swords collided, and with a loud bang, the porcelain vase placed in the hall exploded instantly.
The cultivator who drew the sword's eyelids jumped, and he spoke angrily: "Do you know that because all the spiritual stones in Qingyun World have been cut off, my young master is waiting to break through. If he loses the opportunity because of this, who among you can afford it?!"
Pei Ruyi looked at him coldly: "This is Ji You's decision. He said that he will bear all the consequences."
"Him? Haha, there are no immortal cultivators in Fengzhou and he took advantage of it. Does he really think he is the master of Fengzhou? I advise you to quickly resume the transportation of spirit stones, otherwise... the consequences will not be something you can bear."
"The road from the northern border to Fengzhou has been closed, and the snow is so deep that it would be difficult to transport it even if we wanted to."
The eyes of the cultivator who drew the sword instantly became sharp: "It is difficult to transport the spiritual stones, so how do you transport the disaster grain?"
Qiu Zhong lowered his head even lower: "After the heavy snow, my Fengzhou Road Office spent a whole day cleaning the official road in Fengzhou before the grain carts were able to leave..."
"Since there is a way, then we can transport the spirit stones the same way we transport the food!"
"The young master said that food is life-saving, but spiritual stones are not, so we won't transport them for the time being. No one can help. If you have a way, you can go to the northern border to get them yourself."
Qiu Zhong bent his waist and said in a hoarse voice: "We are just servants. If the young master does not change his decision, even if I give in, the Road Office and the Immortal Supervisor will not cooperate. The Immortal Master will understand clearly."
The immortal cultivator who drew his sword had an angry look on his face: "Are you saying that no one in this world can control him?"
"My young master is a disciple of the Heavenly Academy. Without the Heavenly Academy's intervention, the noble families naturally cannot control him."
"I will report your words to the head of the family truthfully, but after this winter, there will no longer be a Ji family in Fengzhou."
The other cultivators also looked at them with gloomy expressions, and then left Fengzhou Prefecture.
The demons don't want the human race's money. The snowy region where they live is even poorer than Fengzhou, so what they want are firewood, rice, oil, salt, hand tools and other things.
This involves a huge amount of reconciliation work, which has always been handled jointly by Fengzhou and the Sixianjian, so that the Snow Demon Stone can circulate smoothly.
Therefore, the transportation of demon stones is not as simple as a road problem.
In fact, most of Fengzhou’s grain production was converted into silver through exchange with demon stones.
But because of Ji You's order, all government offices and the Sixianjian in Fengzhou are now busy with disaster relief, and no one is dealing with this matter at all.
Since the demons couldn't get anything, it was naturally impossible to give them the spirit stones. It would be a joke to take it by themselves.
Therefore, the easiest way to resume transportation is to solve Ji You’s problem first.
After everyone discussed it, seeing that it was getting late, they decided to stay in their respective family’s fairy villas for one night before going to report.
The immortal cultivator who drew the sword was named Guo Liu, a member of the Guo family in Liangzhou. At this time, he came to Wanshu Xianzhuang, which was under the Guo family, still cursing.
There were several of his cousins in Wanshuxian Manor, including Guo Zixing, Guo Ziyi, and Guo Pingrong. Everyone laughed from time to time when listening to his scolding, and then remained silent.
Guo Liu cursed for a long time until his throat felt hoarse, then he stopped. He then frowned at them and thought that they had all gone stupid staying in this remote place.
Although Guo Liu's realm is not high and he is only at the condensation stage, he is the bloodline of the master family after all. Even though he was sent out to travel, he was received with great ceremony by Wanshu Villa.
He ate and drank until late at night, then returned to his room to rest.
After a sound sleep, he was awakened by the urge to urinate in the second half of the night. As soon as he got up from the bed, he heard a noise in the yard, so he looked out the window.
In the dim snowy night, his cousins came out of the room tiptoeing like thieves.
It seemed that the few of them had not made an appointment in advance, and they couldn't help but be slightly stunned when they met in the atrium.
However, the few people who followed didn't say much. They just looked at each other and walked out of the fairy villa.
At the same time, in a house on the west side of Fengzhou Prefecture.
Zhang Pingyang looked at his pregnant wife Lanlan who was sleeping soundly, so he got out of bed quietly, dressed neatly and went out.
He is a descendant of the side branch of the Zhang family in Liangzhou. He has had average talent since childhood and has only reached the Ninghua realm. After coming to Fengzhou, he practiced for many years and finally married the commoner girl Lanlan.
Since then, he rarely left his wife, and even did not return to Xianzhuang. This was the first time he decided to leave.
As he walked out of the room, Lanlan, who was lying on the bed, gently opened her eyes and looked at the figure leaving for a long time without saying a word.
In fact, she used to be very afraid of immortal cultivators and would tremble when she saw one, but after getting married, she felt that it was just like that.
When he couldn't sleep, he looked very worried, but there was nothing mysterious about him at all.
On a snowy night, the cold was bone-chilling, and even the moonlight seemed frozen.
Zhang Pingyang walked along the road and passed by the wall with the words "I was born between heaven and earth, and I must have a story to tell to future generations."
From afar, the horse-drawn carriages carrying grain had already stopped in the grain field not far from the city gate, but when he got closer, he couldn't help but be slightly startled.
Because he found that the cultivators from other immortal villages had also arrived, and some had already boarded their carriages. When they saw him, they all turned their heads with strange expressions.
"Brother Zixing, why are you here too? There are no spirit stones to be taken this time."
"I went there for Brother Arong."
"Ah, the guy from Northwest Village who took us hunting last time?"
"His wife is about to give birth. We are immortal cultivators, so we are much stronger than ordinary people."
"The sickle can be said to be a crescent-shaped scimitar, and cutting wheat can be said to be learning the way of the sword. It is not easy to hide this as a groom. What will you say when you go back?"
"Why don't we just agree not to tell anyone? Anyway... we're all in this together."
Zhang Pingyang could not help but chuckle, thinking that we have been deceiving ourselves all the time, then he climbed onto the carriage and grabbed the reins.
Guo Zixing was also adjusting the reins, and seeing this, he couldn't help but glance at him: "By the way, when is Lanlan going to give birth?"
“Probably after the New Yuan.”
"You... don't plan to return to the Zhang family in Liangzhou?"
Zhang Pingyang looked at the snow in the distance and chuckled: "In fact, when I was forced to come to Fengzhou, I knew in my heart that I could never go back."
Guo Zixing was silent for a while after hearing this: "I lived to the age of sixteen in Zhongzhou and thirty-eight in Fengzhou. It is indeed not time for me to think about going back."
Zhang Pingyang tightened the reins and circled them around his right wrist: "Let's see who can ride more steadily."
"How dare you, a lowly groom, speak to me like that?!"
"Hey, we agreed not to tell anyone about this, Ma Fu."
"Didn't you say you weren't going home?"
"I have to go back for my parents' birthdays. If the people in the host family knew about it, I'd probably be laughed at to death..."
Guo Zixing muttered to himself and turned to look behind the carriage. There were some volunteer horsemen harnessing the carriage, so he shouted, "You guys just follow us, we..."
Zhang Pingyang saw him stop abruptly and couldn't help but look at him.
Guo Zixing pursed his dry lips and said, "We are immortals!"
In the dark night, the agricultural official in charge of checking the quantity waved his hand.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Pingyang grabbed the reins and shouted "Gee", and the grain-carrying convoy rushed into the snowy night along the dawn that had not yet risen, with an endless solemnity on his face.
In order to ensure safety along the way, the official roads along the way cleaned up the road for a whole day yesterday and finally sent the first batch of grain carts away with great difficulty.
But after another heavy snowfall in the evening, the road ahead is expected to be covered again.
When Fengzhou customized the grain carts, they took the conditions of snowy roads into consideration, so they made the wheels extremely large.
But even so, the deep snow still poses a big test for the horses.
Sure enough, as the second batch of grain transport vehicles drove out of Fengzhou Prefecture, it didn’t take long before the official road ahead was buried by thick snow.
Looking around, the white snow makes it difficult to tell the direction of the road.
However, just when everyone was worried about how long the horses could gallop on such thick snow, a strong breath suddenly swept past, whistling and buzzing in the snowy night.
In a trance, Guo Zixing caught a glimpse of a figure wearing a double-breasted cloth shirt, standing with his hands behind his back, rising straight into the clouds.
With a buzzing sound, pressure fell from the sky.
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the middle of the thick snow on the road, and then the strong wind blew an endless snowstorm to both sides.
In the split second of the explosion, snow waves rolled over thousands of miles away, sweeping away the road surface.
Seeing this scene, Guo Zixing was stunned. He looked up and saw only black clouds but no figure.
At this moment, Zhang Pingyang's words "move faster" woke him up, and then a team of grain carts sped along the road...
There was wind and snow in the five states, and the sky was covered with white.
In just five days, Qingyun Tianxia, with no new spirit stones being transported in, was completely cut off from supply.
Many people who were trying to break through the realm, those who were entering the Immortal Sect and planning to enter the inner courtyard, and those who were waiting for elixirs, all stopped practicing and had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
They didn't expect that the transportation of spirit stones would really stop like this.
Seeing that every spiritual stone shop had sold-out signs hanging up, those who came to participate in the snow viewing party, such as Liu Junchi, Peng Peng and others, began to nervously wait for the reactions of the families behind them.
They understood the family behind them and knew that this incident would inevitably cause anger.
Thinking of this, Liu Junchi's scalp went numb, because once they put themselves in Ji You's shoes, it was as if they felt the pressure like a tsunami.
Sure enough, not long after the supply of spirit stones was completely cut off, a chariot came flying in the air amid the whistling spiritual energy.
An elder from the Zhang family of Liangzhou appeared with a gloomy look in his eyes and landed aggressively.
On Yong'an Street, the snow that had not yet been cleared was blown into a blizzard, mixing with the falling goose feather snowflakes.
The peddlers, with white mist constantly spewing out of their mouths, immediately dodged to the side, and hurried past on both sides of the road with their hands in their pockets and their heads lowered.
Then came the Guo family of Liangzhou, the Long family of Qingzhou, the Hua family of Lingzhou, and the Zeng family.
Countless tasks with mysterious auras kept whistling in from outside the city, and the accompanying disciples also flew in from the air, filing in amidst the wind and snow.
Next up, it was the Chu family of Yongzhou and the Lu family of Yuzhou...
As numerous important figures arrived in Shengjing, a carriage inlaid with a flying magic weapon entered from the west gate. The Yunzhou Spiritual Stone Chamber of Commerce also arrived in Shengjing and looked towards the Nishan Tianshu Academy...
Lu Qingqiu had just returned to the Bishui Lake Courtyard at this time. He used his spiritual energy to ignite the charcoal stove in the house to resist the cold air coming from all directions.
Ji You's disaster relief work caused the supply of spirit stones in Qingyun Tianxia to be cut off, so many people in the courtyard sent her notes, asking if she had any spirit stones for sale.
In their eyes, Lu Qingqiu is the eldest daughter of the Lu family in Yunzhou, and she grew up sleeping in a spirit stone nest.
However, because there were so many people coming here, the spirit stones in her hand were quickly snatched away and there were only a few left.
As for the remaining ones, she did not continue to sell them, but went to the inner courtyard and gave them to her sister who was in seclusion to break through.
Lu Hanyan used her spiritual energy to blow away the snow on her shoulders, changed her coat, then took out the teapot and sat on the charcoal stove.
When the kettle made a hissing sound, Lu Qingqiu, who was about to make tea, heard a knock on the door. Then Wen Siyuan from the head office came in and handed her a note.
Lu Qingqiu couldn't help but shook his head: "I don't have many spirit stones in my hand. If there are more invitations, please help me reject them."
Wen Siyuan heard the voice and said, "It's not about buying spirit stones, this post is from the head of the Lu family."
"My father?"
"The head of the Lu family came to Shengjing this morning and is now in the city."
Lu Qingqiu felt a little surprised and didn't understand why his father came to Shengjing at this time.
She took the post and took a look at it. It only had the name of a restaurant and the name of the private room written on it.
After thinking for a while, Miss Lu held up an umbrella and walked out of the snowy courtyard, and came to Shengjing City along the sacred road covered with thick snow.
Before she knew it, she arrived at the restaurant mentioned in the post. She reached out to brush off the snow on her paper umbrella and walked forward to go in.
This restaurant usually does good business and is bustling every day. There is singing and dancing at night, making it even more crowded.
But today, the building was completely silent, with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.
Lu Qingqiu walked through the corridor and saw many important figures with luxurious clothes and mysterious aura sitting in the front hall. He recognized some of them, but for those he didn't recognize, he could probably guess their identities based on the family crests on their clothes.
These family emblems represent the great families in the world, and those who sit here are the top leaders among them.
Some were elders, some were worshippers, and all had serious expressions.
While she was coming and going, servants would come in and out of the building from time to time, delivering letters and messages.
Lu Qingqiu felt a little confused, but he still politely greeted several people he knew, and then walked upstairs.
Seeing this scene, the people below couldn't help but look at each other.
"The Yunzhou Lu family is really good at taking advantage of the situation. First they came uninvited, and now they are targeting the Guo family..."
"It's not surprising that all merchants are like this. Otherwise, would you let your daughter marry a dying man?"
"Huh?"
"After the Tiandao Conference, the Lu family had some ideas, but fortunately, nothing came of it."
At this time, Lu Qingqiu had already walked upstairs, came to the box written on the note, pushed the door and walked in.
There were five people in the room, including the father, mother, the head of the Yunzhou Ding family, Ding Mao, and Ding Shaojie. In the main seat among the crowd sat a man.
The man was wearing a tall crown and a jade belt, had a handsome face, and was dressed in a brocade cloak. There was a hint of elegance between his eyebrows.
Seeing this, Lu Xiong stood up and said, "Daughter, come here, let me introduce you. This is Guo Ran, the son of the Guo family in Liangzhou."
Lu Qingqiu bowed slightly: "Greetings, Mr. Guo."
"Miss Lu, I have heard of your name for a long time. I am glad to see you today. You are truly beautiful and charming."
"Mr. Guo, you are too kind."
Madam Lu gently held Lu Qingqiu's hand at this time: "Mr. Guo is young and promising, with a strong talent for cultivation. He will be able to reach the state of integration in a few days. However, because he is devoted to the Great Dao, he has not yet married."
Hearing this, Ding Shaojie beside him couldn't help but clench his fists.
He had been in love with Lu Qingqiu since he was a child, and thought that after the news of Ji You's failure to break through spread, Lu Qingqiu would be with him again, but he didn't expect that there would be another person.
Lu Qingqiu actually understood what his parents meant and knew that they were thinking about choosing a son-in-law for him again.
In fact, ever since the news spread that Ji You had not broken through since he came out of the Holy Land of Sages, clues of his parents' intentions began to emerge.
When my younger sister entered the inner courtyard, my family specially took out a spiritual core and gave it to He Lingxiu. On the one hand, it was to ask her to take better care of my younger sister in the inner courtyard, and on the other hand, they also asked He Lingxiu to introduce some young talents to my younger sister.
Lu Qingqiu didn't object to this matter. He thought it would be better to marry the naughty girl who was eager to be spanked by Ji You every day.
But what she didn't expect was that after her sister broke through in seclusion and there was no news for half a year, her parents set their sights on her again.
In fact, she had previously written to her father to tell him that Ji You's fighting ability was not as simple as it seemed, but her father ignored her.
In fact, Lu Qingqiu could understand it, because in thousands of years, there has never been a cultivator like Ji You, and even she didn't know what level of combat power Ji You had.
Merchants are profit-oriented and make all decisions based on profit, including marrying off a daughter.
They were friends today, but they could become enemies tomorrow because of interests. They were friends yesterday, but they could drink and chat happily today because of interests. This kind of thing is not uncommon in their Lingshi Chamber of Commerce.
Lu Qingqiu came to his senses and did not directly refute the situation. Instead, he said, "I haven't seen mother for a long time and I want to talk to her about personal matters," and went to the next room with Mrs. Lu.
Madam Lu followed her to the next room and could not help but ask in a low voice: "Although Mr. Guo is already 32 years old, he can enter the Rong Dao, which makes him a genius. What do you think?"
Lu Qingqiu raised his eyes slightly: "I have given my body to Ji You."
Mrs. Lu's face changed drastically: "What did you say?"
"Dual cultivation is not something that is difficult to talk about among immortal cultivators, but my sister hasn't given it to me yet. She is suitable."
"Did you know that Hanyan wrote a letter home during her retreat, saying the same thing as you did?!"
"This little girl..."
Lu Qingqiu spat lightly, then looked at his mother: "If that's the case, there's nothing we can do. I won't go there. Mother and father should worry less about this in the future."
Mrs. Lu watched her turn and leave. After a moment of silence, she whispered, "Actually, I don't want you to marry that Guo guy either."
Hearing this, Lu Qingqiu couldn't help but turn his head.
Madam Lu fixed her eyes, "The Guo family is one of the largest families in Liangzhou, and Guo Ran is very skilled. I am afraid that you will suffer if you marry him. You can leave, but you must not tell anyone that you gave your body to Ji You."
Lu Qingqiu glanced at his mother, then turned and left, returning to Tianshuyuan in the wind and snow.
However, when she walked up to the mountain gate from the snow-covered mountain path, she couldn't help but frown, and then looked at the restaurant behind her again.
She only remembered to put off her in-laws just now, and only now did she recall the doubts that had arisen when she entered the room earlier.
What are these people doing here?
The Guo family is a large family. With my father’s connections, he probably wouldn’t be able to invite people directly to Shengjing for a meeting.
The key point is that there are other immortal clans in the restaurant, and he even saw several families from Lingzhou.
Thinking of this, Lu Qingqiu was slightly startled, and his brows gradually frowned.
These noble families came here in droves because Ji You had cut off the transportation of spirit stones...
In fact, Lu Qingqiu's guess was indeed correct. Their Lu family did not have the face to allow so many famous families in Jiuzhou to come here for their marriage.
They came here for the spirit stones.
When Ji You established a noble family in Fengzhou and took away Fengzhou's share of taxes, these big families were already very angry, but they could not take action due to the immortal rules.
Now, he cut off the supply of spirit stones at will and sent food to the mortals affected by the disaster, forcing the geniuses in their families who wanted to break through to the realm to stop. This made them even more furious.
To the immortal cultivators in Jiuzhou, Ji You was just a person who transported spirit stones to Jiuzhou, but he thought he was in control of the spirit stones and could cut them off at will.
This behavior is a great overstepping of authority.
Now that there is a suitable excuse, the Ji family can cease to exist.
They were in urgent need of a supply of spirit stones and decided not to keep this person any longer. At the same time, they also decided to regain control of Fengzhou's taxes at this moment and restore everything in Fengzhou to its original state.
The Lu family and the Ding family also learned of this trend, so they hurried to Shengjing, because in their opinion, if Fengzhou was owned by the aristocratic family Xianzhuang again, the management of that road would naturally be theirs to take over.
As for asking his daughter to come and meet Guo Ran, it was actually just a matter of going with the flow, just as those people had just discussed.
However, Ji You is a disciple of Tianshu Academy after all, and his family was established based on Tianshu Academy. Therefore, if the family wants to hold him accountable, the most crucial step is to get the approval of Tianshu Academy.
This matter did not seem difficult to them, because they knew that there were people in Tianshu Academy who disliked him for a long time.
Moreover, a person who has not been able to break through even after entering the holy land of sages is of no value to Tianshuyuan.
The servants who came in and out just now actually went to the Chongwang Mansion with letters from various families. Through the hand of Chongwang, they made an appointment with Elder Fang and put pressure on the Office of Administration to make Ji You doomed.
Messengers come and go here, from noon to dusk.
At the same time, aristocratic families from all directions gathered here, and a solemn atmosphere poured into Tianshuyuan along with the sudden snow and cold wind.
So in the pure white Tianshu Academy, disciples of Tianshu Academy whispering and looking towards Shengjing could be seen everywhere.
The noble families from Kyushu continue to gather in Shengjing; this is indeed a grand occasion.
If it was really an ordinary disciple who had attracted so many people, he would probably have been in a state of panic all day long.
But before the beginning of winter, many things happened in Tianshuyuan.
Xiang Fu entered the inner courtyard, Peng Yu was forcibly expelled from the courtyard and taken away, and Fang Jincheng was locked up in the mountains for seclusion.
All those clues pointed to something, but in the end there was no clear answer, which made people extremely concerned.
And if the reasons for those things were really as previously rumored, they felt that these families had come here in vain.
Those who had the same idea included the officials who stayed behind in the Sixianjian, as well as the Chongwang Palace and the large and small aristocratic families in the capital.
In this small imperial capital, countless people were sitting around the fire in silence, waiting with bated breath.
From dusk to nightfall, and from nightfall to dusk the snow intensified.
In Prince Chong's mansion, Prince Chong, dressed in a bright red robe, paced back and forth, and his daughter beside him even served him tea until it had cooled completely without drinking it.
Until the early morning of the next day, countless elders from various families descended on Mount Ni like a dark cloud.
Lu Xiong did not sleep the whole night yesterday because he learned from his wife that both of his daughters had lost their virginity to Ji You. He got up early and went to the front hall.
Guo Huai, the elder of the Guo family, was about to stand up. When he saw Lu Xiong, he raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Can Master Lu go with us today?"
"Elder Guo, um, I have something to say. I thought about it for a long time yesterday. Please listen to me."
"oh?"
"You all just want to restore the supply of spirit stones, but you don't need to stand against a holy sect like Tianshuyuan. I have some friendship with Ji You, so why not let me go and persuade him."
Hearing this, Ding Mao, who was following behind him, changed his expression and turned to look at Lu Xiong.
As for the others, their expressions suddenly became a little strange, and then they looked at each other, as if thinking about something.
Yesterday, the eldest daughter of the Lu family came and left in a hurry, and then the distinguished eldest son of the Guo family left in anger. They knew that the marriage had not been concluded.
But the problem is that the big deal here is not this marriage, but to wipe out the boy named Ji and return the matter of spirit stones and taxes to four years ago.
This matter is of great benefit to their Yunzhou Lingshi Chamber of Commerce. As the president of the chamber of commerce, Lu Xiong has always been the most active.
Logically speaking, even if he had not formed a marriage alliance with the Guo family, he would not object to anything that was beneficial to the foundation of the Yunzhou family. But now he suddenly changed his mind.
It seems that the daughter of the Lu family has lost her virginity to that dying man.
Although Ding Shaojie was uneducated, he was quick-witted and at this moment he felt his forehead turn green.
However, the bigwigs of the aristocratic families present at the scene ignored his advice, turned around and rushed away in the wind and snow. The majestic aura caused snow explosions on the sacred road, and exerted pressure on all directions.
Many noble families have gathered here from the restaurants and inns where they are staying, and the gathering becomes even more powerful with their joining.
However, what surprised these noble families was that they were not the only ones coming here.
On the roadside not far away, many officials from the capital were standing in the wind and snow, including people from the Sixianjian.
Then there were some disciples from the Tianshu Academy, who were also vaguely visible behind the mountain gate.
However, they obviously did not come with them to cause trouble. Instead, they had a scrutinizing and wait-and-see look.
Guo Huai, the elder of the Guo family, stood still in the snow and looked around. He couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Why aren't the Hua family and the Zeng family from Lingzhou here?"
At this moment, everyone suddenly noticed that no one from the Hua and Zeng families, who had been furious last night because they had no stones to use, showed up.
"Could it be... that I overslept?"
"?"
Guo Huai thought for a moment, then called a young man named Guo Yong and sent him to look for the inn where the Lingzhou family was staying.
Then Guo Yong used his spiritual energy to control his steps and quickly disappeared in the wind and snow.
After about a cup of tea, Guo Yong returned in the heavy snow, but he was still alone.
Guo Huai frowned when he saw this: "Where are the people?"
Guo Yong leaned forward upon hearing the voice and said, "Reporting to the elder, the waiter at the inn said that two girls came to visit yesterday, and then several noble families in Lingzhou left overnight."
Hearing this, Guo Huai was slightly startled: "Leaving overnight?"
"yes."
"Where is this girl from?"
"I don't know."
Lingzhou is not very close to here. In order to arrive at the agreed time, Lingzhou must travel in wind and snow.
But since they were already here, why did they all suddenly leave overnight? This made the noble families present couldn't help but frown, feeling that something was strange.
And the people around, whose eyes were full of scrutiny, couldn't help but whisper to each other at this moment.
At this moment, Zhang Ao, the elder of the Zhang family, stroked his long beard and looked at everyone: "It's just a disciple of Tianshu Academy who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Even if one or two families are missing, it won't affect the overall situation."
Guo Yong nodded, and just as he was about to calm down, he suddenly saw another figure running out of the wind and snow and coming in front of them.
The man was dressed like a butler, wearing black clothes and black boots. He walked into the deep snow and bowed slightly: "My Lord, my prince fell seriously ill yesterday and cannot get out of bed today."
"Ill?"
"It's an emergency..."
"What about the message we write to Elder Fang?"
"My prince said that although he cannot come here today, the message has been sent to the Heavenly Academy for all the immortal masters. You just need to wait for the response."
All the elders from the aristocratic families in the field frowned, looking as if they were thinking about something in the wind and snow.
First, the Lingzhou family retreated overnight, and then Prince Chong claimed to be ill and could not come. They couldn't help but feel strange.
Especially Ding Mao and Lu Xiong, the confusion in their eyes continued to grow.
King Chong holds shares in the Lingshi Chamber of Commerce. If he can get the transportation rights of the Snow Demon Stone, why would he go to such great lengths to take back the tax collection rights from the Sixian Supervisor?
He dared not be unenthusiastic about such matters, let alone claiming illness to avoid them.
Just when doubts continued to arise, a figure suddenly came roaring in the snow and wind above Tianshuyuan.
The man was wearing a gray Taoist robe and had white hair and beard, which made everyone in the room straighten their backs instantly and their faces became more formal.
However, when he landed in front of the sacred road, everyone discovered that he was not Elder Fang, but Elder Peng from the Peng family.
Elder Peng stopped in the snow and looked up at them: "Elder Fang said, let's forget about this matter..."
"???"
(7,000 for a monthly ticket)
(End of this chapter)
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