Chapter 290 Brother-in-law, save me!
Shengjing Post Station has been unusually busy these days. After all, many goods are constantly circulating in Qingyun Tianxia as gifts are exchanged.
Ji You walked out of Wuliu Trading Company through the morning mist and came here in a white robe. He waited in line for a long time before he got his goods.
Qiu Zhong sent several jars of wine, all of which were brewed by farmers in Fengzhou.
After the inventory was completed, Ji You put all the items into the storage gourd with a wave of his hand, and then came to Kuang Cheng's residence, where he saw Kuang Cheng writing the couplets of the new year with ink.
Ji You stood aside and took a look, and saw a pair of neatly-crafted couplets.
Reading history by the pine window, I always think about the joys and sorrows of the world.
Meiwu never forgets the rise and fall of the country when brewing tea.
Ji You knew that this was a letter written by Kuang Cheng to himself.
His life now is better than before, and it is totally different from that in Yuyang County. He wrote this couplet to remind himself not to forget to be prepared for danger in times of peace.
Kuang Cheng stopped writing and looked up: "Brother Ji is here?"
Ji You nodded and said, "It's well written. If you're not in the Immortal Prison anymore, you can still make a living by selling calligraphy and paintings."
"Thank you for your praise, Brother Ji. Would you like me to write one for you as well?"
"Okay, go ahead. Appearance, talent, whatever you want. But forget about gentlemen and saints. I'm not worthy of them."
Kuang Cheng picked up the pen again, thought for a long time before carefully writing, and then wrote out two rows of large characters.
The backyard is filled with three wives and four concubines, and there are many beautiful girls.
There are many sons and daughters around him, and the scene is bustling.
After seeing this, Ji You was silent for a long time, then looked up at Kuang Cheng, feeling that this boy was mocking him.
After he came back from here yesterday, he chatted with the little master of Lingjian Mountain until the evening, and the girl was almost half a head taller than him. Then Yan Shuyi said it was getting late and got up to go back, without caring about his life or death at all, so he did not get a good sleep.
Many daughters and children surround my knees, it’s so busy and bustling, wow.
Ji You took out some wine from the storage gourd: "Old Qiu sent it. I'll leave two jars for you."
"I live alone, two jars are a bit too much..."
"Not much. Goodbye."
"Eh? Brother Ji, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
"Go back and practice!"
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After leaving the drinks, Ji You walked out and then returned to Wuliu Trading Company.
The clerk in the shop had been given a holiday a few days ago. At this time, the courtyard was empty. He lit a fire in the tea pavilion and then sat cross-legged in meditation.
Then he cleared his mind and began to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Ji You had guessed before that spiritual energy was a universal substance that could exist in any form. However, due to the weather at this time, the spiritual energy that was taken into the body also carried a chill.
As the spiritual energy flowed into his body along with his broken spiritual essence, a raging fire immediately ignited in his mind.
The blazing flames began to burn through every inch of his body, causing him to tremble all over and the pain to penetrate deep into his bones.
The last time he made a breakthrough in his physical body was in the Holy Land of Sages. The spiritual energy there was rich, and it really helped improve his physical body by leaps and bounds.
But after returning from it, the concentration of spiritual energy in the outside world was not enough to support his intense burning.
Refining the body is not easier than attaining enlightenment, because Ji You felt the process was prolonged during his several breakthroughs in the Holy Land of Sages. First it was the third level, then the fifth level, the seventh level, and now he might have reached the ninth level.
With the blessing of the holy land of the sages, the fifth and seventh levels did not take up too much of Ji You's time, but now the progress of the ninth level was extremely slow. It was only at this moment that he reached the first hurdle.
This is also the reason why he cannot beat Yan Shuyi, because if we talk about the level of enlightenment, he has not even reached the initial level.
Ji You clenched his fists at this time, his whole body was filled with energy, and sweat began to appear on his forehead.
Yan Shuyi brought Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu to eat and watched his training process again.
"Young Master has been practicing for longer than before. It's already 9:00 pm."
"The new year is coming soon. I have seen many disciples of Tianshuyuan stop practicing Taoism these days and go down the mountain to meet friends. Why do you suddenly become diligent, young master?"
Listening to the conversation between Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu, the cold and arrogant Xiao Jianzhu clenched her fists, remembering that he wanted to carry her back to her room yesterday.
This guy wanted to beat me so that I could have a baby for him...
It was now approaching the new year, and Shengjing City was becoming increasingly lively.
Every household hangs paper lanterns, the East and West Markets begin planning stalls for the Lantern Festival, and stalls filled with winter wine begin to appear on the main streets.
The lively little master of the family was a little restless, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he asked Ding Yao to act coquettishly and begged Ji You to take them to the street.
In the bustling East and West Markets, vendors are struggling to sell their wares amid the surging crowds of people.
Ji You took the three veiled girls through the long street, bought some things that looked good but were not useful, and then came to the second floor of Zuixianlou and found a private room to sit down.
Yan Shu could also use his spiritual mirror to erase all traces of the three people to avoid exposing their identities and causing a commotion, but daily conversations would still be inconvenient, so it would be better to find a private room.
You get what you pay for. Although the private room on the second floor is expensive, the view is much wider than that of the crowded lobby.
Whether it's singing and dancing or playing the guitar and singing, you can see it all.
After the four of them sat down, they ordered some tea and snacks. Before everything was served, Yuan Chen came in hurriedly.
After coming up, he drank a cup of tea, took a piece of mung bean cake, and ran down again. He struggled to make his way through the crowded lobby and squeezed to the front of the stage below.
He now knew the show schedules of all the major teahouses and restaurants in Shengjing, and knew that the storytelling show would soon begin. He sat in the front row in order to be most directly shocked.
Ji You had been busy with cultivation these days and hadn't taken care of Yuan Chen. Seeing him so anxious, he couldn't help but wonder, "What is Yuan Chen busy with recently?"
Yan Shuyi put down the teacup and looked up at him: "Yuan Chen was having trouble controlling the holy weapon, so I gave him a ray of the holy weapon's origin. He has been refining that ray of the holy weapon's origin in recent days."
"The origin of the holy weapon?"
"For testing, if he is not rejected by the origin of the holy weapon, then he can wield the holy weapon. And from what I have seen over the past few days, Yuan Chen should not be rejected."
Ji You opened his mouth and said, "Then why has he always had trouble on Dan Mountain?"
Yan Shuyi said seriously, "Maybe Yuanchen really didn't work hard enough, so Yuan Caiwei was very angry. As a result, Yuanchen had a miserable time these days and could only sneak out to listen to books."
"Giving a ray of the origin of the holy weapon will have any effect on you?"
Yan Shu also heard a hint of concern, and did the opposite, upholding the dignity of the master and turning his eyes cold: "The disciples of the small Tianshu Academy are too lenient."
Ji You raised his head and looked at Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu: "Turn your heads away, don't ruin the dignity and arrogance of your master in your hearts."
Little Master: “?”
Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu did not dare to neglect it and turned around immediately, thinking that my high and mighty Master Jian was going to be spanked again.
Sure enough, as the two of them suddenly came up with the idea, a "pop" sound was heard behind them, and at the same time, there was the sound of whistling sword energy blowing off robes.
When the two turned around again, they found that their own master was looking at them with murderous intent on his face. They couldn't help but pursed their lips, thinking that the master could only scare people with his aura, and was actually reluctant to take action.
After a while, Yan Shuyi, who had been whistling with sword energy for a while, was fed a piece of cake and could not help but speak softly.
"If you want to know, I can tell you. It doesn't matter if the source of power is more or less. However, it is connected to my spiritual mirror. If it is taken by someone with bad intentions, there may be trouble."
"Did Yuan Caiwei ask you for this?"
"She was too worried, so I came up with this idea."
"It seems that even though you sisters quarrel from time to time, your relationship is actually pretty good."
After the words were spoken, the box suddenly fell silent.
Ji You looked at Yan Shuyi's eager expression and thought it was too hasty.
When they used to say sisters, they really meant sisters, but now in Yan Shuyi's eyes, the word sisters means stealing men.
However, although the arrogant ghost was still jealous, he still took the risk and gave a trace of the origin of the holy weapon to Yuan Chen.
This was partly because she was naturally proud and felt that no one could defeat her. Another reason might be due to her relationship with the Yuan siblings.
Having said that, he also felt that Yuan Caiwei seemed a bit elusive. She only came for dinner every day and always looked like a work girl.
However, Master Jian still thought that the sisters' affairs were stepping on his feet, which made him feel it was inappropriate to ask again.
At the same time, a noisy sound suddenly came from downstairs.
Three or four people in black clothes and with their hair in buns came down from the second floor and began to clear an aisle leading to the front desk among the crowd.
There was a lot of pushing and shoving during the period, and some dissatisfied voices were heard.
Afterwards, several young masters and daughters of noble families dressed in gorgeous clothes came down from upstairs, holding wine glasses that were overflowing with spiritual energy and came in front of Yuan Chen.
As the new year approaches, many noble families come to visit Nishan Tianshu Academy. In addition to those who heard the news and came to participate in the immortal appreciation meeting and snow appreciation meeting, immortal practitioners can be seen everywhere.
Those who came downstairs this time included several young masters of Liangzhou Zhu family, the young lady of Qingzhou Xu family who was attached to Shanhai Pavilion, the son-in-law of Yuzhou Miao family, and the younger generation of the old royal family Li family.
They were all invited by noble families in the capital to drink and have fun with friends.
Someone just saw Yuan Chen upstairs and confirmed that he was the direct disciple of Dan Sect, so he immediately couldn't sit still.
Just like Liu Junchi before, what they were thinking about in their hearts were the spare pills that Danzong brought when he delivered the pills this year.
These kinds of elixirs are usually bought by various thousand-year-old families with huge backgrounds after the elixirs are delivered, and it is difficult for ordinary children from aristocratic families to see them.
However, the direct descendants of the Dan Sect are naturally qualified to choose to whom to give the medicine, and today is an opportunity that cannot be missed for them.
"This front hall is so crowded and full of people. Mr. Yuan is a distinguished person. Why don't you come up to the second floor with us to drink?"
"Who are you?" Yuan Chen looked at them with a confused look on his face.
The Zhu family disciple bowed gently and said, "Mr. Yuan doesn't recognize us yet, but we all want to make friends with him."
After hearing this, Yuan Chen immediately waved his hands and said, "Thank you for your kindness. This place is fine."
"If Mr. Yuan wants to watch a performance, there are singing and dancing in our private room. Why squeeze in here?"
"I don't watch singing and dancing, twerking and hip thrusting. What's so good about that?"
He came here just to listen to storytelling and was not interested in singing or dancing.
Hearing his refusal, several people who were nearby couldn't help but step forward and grab his arms lightly.
It is difficult to meet the direct disciple of Dan Zong, and now that I have met him, it is impossible to send him away with just one sentence.
This action was a bit rude, but the fact that the alchemist had no fighting power was well known in the world of Qingyun. Although he was reluctant, as long as he was invited up and apologized, after a few drinks, they might become friends after getting drunk.
There is an old saying in Qingyun: No fighting, no acquaintance.
However, they were unaware of Yuan Chen's determination to listen to the book, and their hands were immediately shaken off.
Then several daughters of wealthy families came forward and started to struggle with him, instantly attracting the attention of people from all around.
"Who is that person and why is he so popular?"
"It was taught by the Dan Sect himself."
"Why is the direct descendant of the Dan Sect here?"
"The people who came to Tianshuyuan to deliver pills have been here for several days."
"No wonder those noble family children are so enthusiastic, but now that they have taken action, aren't they afraid of offending others?"
"Not to mention the direct teachings of the Dan Sect, even ordinary upper fifth realm alchemists are extremely rare. There is no chance to make enemies with them. Besides, you can't hit a smiling person. After going up, you can drink a few cups and you can be considered to know each other. This opportunity is really rare."
But at this moment, Yuan Chen, who couldn't resist them, suddenly shouted "brother-in-law", and the whole audience fell silent in an instant.
The door of a private room on the east side of the second floor opened, and Ji You walked out, looking down with his eyes lowered.
Yuan Chen said with a sad face: "Brother-in-law, there are a few people I don't know who want to drag me away!"
Ji You frowned slightly and looked at the nobles who were holding Yuan Chen: "Are you doing this because you want to die?"
Many people in the private rooms on the second floor opened their windows because of the word "brother-in-law" and couldn't help but look at Ji You.
Among them were the disciples from Tianshu Academy who were sitting idle, Lu Qingqiu who was meeting guests with her uncles and aunts, Princess Changle Zhao Yunyue who was wearing a fairy dress, and Liu Junchi who was chosen for her by Prince Chong.
In fact, those young men from the Zhu family and young ladies from the Xu family were all guests invited by Zhao Yunyue.
It was Zhao Yunyue who had just caught a glimpse of Yuan Chen in the crowd. When she heard that the young man from the noble family she was entertaining wanted to invite Yuan Chen up, she raised her hand in agreement, wanting to get to know him.
But she didn't expect that the Zhu family's children would be a little forced in their actions because the opponent had no fighting power, and what was even more unexpected was that Ji You, who had not appeared for a long time, was also here.
At this time, the young men from the noble families who had invited people stopped smiling, frowned, and the person who was holding Yuan Chen's arm slowly put his hand down.
Seeing this, Yuan Chen pushed them away and ran upstairs.
This is actually a small matter. If we are both willing, we will hit it off. If you ask me and I don't want to, we won't become enemies. It's no big deal.
Just looking at the figure of Danzong's disciple running past, the disciples of Tianshuyuan sitting on the south side of the second floor could not help but remain silent.
Like Ji You, they belong to the same immortal sect, and among them are even Ji You's senior brothers and sisters. They have been sitting in the mountains for many years, and their cultivation has actually been improving.
But the only ones that Qingyun Tianxia remembers are those who were directly taught by the Palace Master.
Logically speaking, Ji You should be the same as them, and may not even be stronger than them because of his background. But in fact, every time he appears, or just has a name, it is enough to force many people to give in.
In addition, there is the attitude taught by Dan Zong himself.
There are countless people in Qingyun who want to make friends with Danzong, let alone Danzong's direct disciples. In the past few days, many people wanted to find them to intercept the elixir as before, but they couldn't find anyone.
How could anyone be like Ji You, who responded to Dan Zong’s personal summons and came at his command…
In the almost diagonally opposite boxes, Liu Junchi looked at Zhao Yunyue staring at the figure gradually emerging outside the window, his face gloomy.
He and Zhao Yunyue have known each other for more than two years. During this period, he had tried every means to show his goodwill to her, but he was never able to get her to express her opinion.
Although Zhao Yunyue didn't say it, he actually knew that the reason was Ji You.
Her junior sister Yun Yue had taken the initiative to seek dual cultivation with Ji You, but was rejected by Ji You. So she vowed to find someone stronger than Ji You and trample him under her feet.
But now Zhao Yunyue's resistance to him was almost equivalent to saying that he was not as good as Ji You.
"These Zhu family children and Xu family children are all a bunch of cowards."
Zhao Yunyue couldn't help but come back to his senses when he heard his cold words: "The rumors some time ago have made many people feel that Ji You's fighting ability is different. It may not be wrong for them to choose not to take action."
Liu Junchi raised his eyes when he heard the voice: "There are many reasons why Elder Fang is unwilling to take action against Ji You. Maybe it's because Ji You is being taken care of by some people, or maybe Tianshu Academy doesn't want its disciples to die in the academy, but it doesn't necessarily mean that Ji You is unfathomable."
"Where did you hear these things?"
"I didn't hear it from someone, but you and I are both cultivators, so how could we not know how difficult it is to practice?"
Zhao Yunyue frowned slightly after hearing this: "I thought you heard some rumors."
Liu Junchi put down his teacup and said, "If you know how hard it is to practice, you will know how outrageous the rumors are. Why do you need any other evidence?"
In fact, there were many similar discussions in the other dozen or so boxes.
They were not aware of the existence of the Night Watchmen, and judging by the difficulty of their own practice, they always felt that other reasons were more reasonable.
Although Elder Fang is old and frail, and his life span is not long, and he is far from the realm of his heyday, he is also a powerful person in the Boundless Realm. A lean camel is bigger than a horse, and he is not someone that anyone can scam.
However, these things are ultimately insignificant to them.
In their opinion, no matter what Ji You did, it had nothing to do with them.
So they continued with their previous topic, talking about spiritual practice, business, and so on.
And those young men from noble families who had just gone to the front hall to invite Yuan Chen but were driven away by Ji You also returned to Zhao Yunyue's box, muttering something about how it was not easy to fight with his disciples in front of the Tianshu Academy.
There was another group of people who knew which box Yuan Chen was in and were holding their glasses of wine, hesitating whether to go over and say a few words to him.
Just when everyone was thinking about something, a series of noises suddenly came from the hall downstairs.
Because the front hall was very quiet due to what had just happened, the sound was very harsh.
Everyone couldn't help but look over at the sound, and saw a furtive figure standing in the front hall. It seemed that he was in too much of a hurry and accidentally bumped into the teapot on the table, causing the teapot and cups to fall over.
And when everyone saw his face, many of them couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
"Isn't that Fang Jincheng?"
"What is he doing..."
The people in Zhao Yunyue's box couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound and saw Fang Jincheng trembling all over with a look of confusion in his eyes.
There were rumors in the capital that Fang Jincheng took advantage of Peng Yu's time to cause trouble for Ji You, but was eventually locked up in the abyss by Elder Fang.
Although it is difficult to tell whether the first half is true or false, many people know that he was indeed imprisoned in the abyss, because since then, many people have never seen Fang Jincheng again.
However, the new year is approaching, and the city is filled with singing and dancing, the aroma of wine is everywhere, and it is very lively and young people can't sit still.
So many people know that this genius with a great master behind him has secretly come out of seclusion several times to have fun.
But many people don't know that he is in this building today, nor do they know what he is doing.
At this moment, Fang Jincheng, who had knocked over the teapot and made a noise, looked terrified. He glanced towards the box where Ji You was, then stumbled out of the building, panicking as if a disaster was about to happen.
In the side hall where he came out, several disciples of Tianshu Academy also ran out. Seeing that there was no movement in the box for a while, they ran out of Zuixianlou in a panic.
Seeing this scene, those who were planning to visit Yuan Chen suddenly retreated.
Everyone in the box, including Liu Junchi who was trying to persuade Zhao Yunyue not to believe the rumors, fell into silence.
Fang Jincheng, who had secretly come out to seek pleasure, was scared away and ended up not far from the Tian Academy where Master Wujiangjing was in charge.
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(End of this chapter)
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