Chapter 302: There is no escape
Ji Yue was just a maid. She didn’t know much and was basically in a state of confusion.
Ji You also knew that he couldn't get anything out of her, so he got up from the small building and rushed to the Yuheng Palace where the Dan Sect's headmaster was "ill".
In the breeze, his clothes fluttered, and Ji You stepped on the ground and landed silently in a secluded tea pavilion.
Then his eyes were filled with golden light as he looked down at the mountains and forests.
At this time, the Yuheng Palace was under tight security, the doors and windows were all closed, and there were people guarding the front and back doors.
However, the guards were not from the Dan Sect itself, but those who were neither disciples of the Dan Sect nor from the Xian Sect.
The cultivation base of those people is pretty good, and most of them are at the upper level of Rong Dao.
Moreover, he looks about the same age as Cao Jinsong.
There is a big hurdle between the lower three realms and the upper five realms, and after the lower three realms are perfected, it can be said that there are hurdles one after another.
If Cao Jinsong, at his age, can cultivate the Tao and reach the higher realm of the Tao, he can become a teacher in the Immortal Sect.
Ji You had thought about the identities of these people when he went up the mountain, and guessed that they should be from Danzong's in-laws' families.
Because it has no combat power, the Dan Sect, as one of the Immortal Sects, has always lived extremely cautiously and carefully, and has relied on marriages to gain the ability to protect itself for thousands of years.
The people they marry into are basically talented people from small families.
Small families are easy to control, and they won’t become too ambitious and use marriages to control the entire Dan Sect.
These are the gatekeepers, and are basically some backbone members of the family that the Dan Sect has won over over the years through the marriages of female alchemists.
At this moment, Ji You suddenly felt a strong breath coming, so he turned around to look.
On the nine-story white jade trail, an old man in immortal robes floated over.
"I want to discuss this with the elders of Dao Sect. I am here to see the headmaster of Dan Sect."
"My headmaster is currently recuperating in bed and cannot see guests at this time. I hope Elder Shang will forgive me."
In front of the Yuheng Palace, six young men in red robes stepped forward to greet them, but before they stopped they had already bowed and declined.
Shang Que frowned when he heard the voice: "Who are you?"
"I am Hong Zhen, a disciple of the headmaster, and these are my fellow apprentices."
Yuan Li, the head of Danzong, has six disciples, all of whom are alchemists at the upper fifth level and are the main force in the annual supply of elixirs.
So maybe others are not familiar with Hong Zhen’s name, but these elders are not unfamiliar with him.
This is a very talented disciple under Yuan Li, with an astonishing success rate in making pills. He is the best among the six disciples. Many immortal sects and families have thought of letting their descendants marry him.
And Ji You found that he had seen two of them before.
One was Wen Bin, who was ordered to demonstrate alchemy to Tianshuyuan when they came to Danshan as guests.
The other one is Yuan Bingqing, who came to Danshan with Danyangzi because of You Buyu's matter during the Autumn Fight of 4,000 years, and was entrusted by Yuan Caiwei to deliver a letter for her.
"So he is the master's disciple."
"Elder Shang, you are so kind. The Kaiyang Palace's pill appreciation meeting has already begun, right? Elder, have you seen any pills that you like? Master said that all those who come up the mountain today are honored guests of our Dan Sect, and they can all be given away for free."
"I'm not very interested in elixirs this time, but since the head of the Dan Sect is not convenient to see guests, forget it. I'll come again tomorrow morning."
Shang Que waved his sleeves and turned around and said, "The alchemy of the Dan Sect is inherited from the way of heaven, and it is full of mysteries. Master Yuan has controlled the sacred weapon for many years, and his alchemy skills are unparalleled. He should be healed overnight."
The six disciples watched him go away, their smiles faded, and their brows furrowed slightly.
However, not long after the elders of the Wendao Sect left after discussion, an elder from the Xuanyuan Immortal Palace also arrived.
What he said was almost the same as what Shangque had said, and he also wanted to see Yuan Li. However, the answer from Hong Zhen and others was still that the headmaster was ill and unable to get up.
"The elder Huo Yu from Shanhai Pavilion has come to ask to see the headmaster of Dan Sect..."
"Chen Ke, the elder of the Chen family, comes to ask to see the headmaster of the Dan Sect..."
"Yan Jingfu, the elder of Lingjian Mountain, is here to ask to see the head of Danzong..."
Waves of people arrived one after another, but they all left after failing to meet him, without forcing him to do so...
After the afternoon, after seeing off the elder from Lingjian Mountain, the sun had already begun to set.
The golden light shifted as the sun set, now covering the Yuheng Hall, with its golden roof reflecting a dazzling glow.
Seeing this visit come to an abrupt end, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, with a trace of fatigue appearing on their faces.
Hong Zhen, a disciple of Yuan Li, leaned on the pillar of the corridor: "Five of the six major immortal sects are here."
After hearing this, Yuan Bingqing raised her head and asked, "Is it only Tianshuyuan that didn't send anyone?"
"After all, our Dan Sect and Tianshu Academy have some friendship. Even if they wanted to come, they wouldn't be so open and aboveboard. It's just that there is no difference between five of the six families coming and all five coming."
During the conversation, Wen Bin suddenly received a message from a disciple. After unfolding it and taking a look, he walked towards Hong Zhen and said, "It's not the five major sects, Senior Brother, the six major sects are here."
Hong Zhen was stunned: "How could it be?"
"Just now a disciple came to report that Ji You from Tianshuyuan also came to the mountain early this morning. He showed up at Danxiaping and then disappeared."
"Ji You..."
After hearing this name, all the male disciples, including Hong Zhen, fell silent.
They grew up on Dan Mountain and were treated like the headmaster's own children. In fact, they all had feelings for Yuan Caiwei. After all, who wouldn't like to be with the headmaster's daughter who they spend every day with?
When Danzong decided to recruit You Buyu as a son-in-law and intended to form an alliance with Tianshuyuan, they also expressed the idea of eloping, but the other party did not respond.
Later, You Buyu fell in level when he went to Lingjian Mountain, and the marriage was called off.
They were relieved at first, but who knew that rumors about Ji You and Yuan Caiwei would spread and never stop for two or three years.
The Dan Sect is in a semi-secluded state, and the alchemists on the mountain are unable to travel around.
They were not aware of the details of the rumors, and even their understanding of Ji You was not as good as that of ordinary disciples of the Immortal Sect, but the hidden pain in their hearts had always been there.
"No, Ji You and Tianshuyuan don't have a good relationship, so why would he come to my Danzong to ask for someone on behalf of Tianshuyuan?"
Yuan Bingqing spoke in silence: "I must have been so nervous these days that the disciples down the mountain saw it wrongly."
Hearing this, Wen Bin looked at Yuan Bingqing and said, "It's true that Ji You was rejected by the Heavenly Academy, but this is not the first time he has spoken on behalf of the Heavenly Academy. Don't forget that he has been to Lingjian Mountain to ask for advice, and he has also been on a diplomatic mission to the Snow Region as a disciple of the Heavenly Academy."
“I was forced to go there.”
"The sword forest of Lingjian Mountain was not forced to be broken by others."
Hong Zhen frowned after hearing this: "People with inferior backgrounds will be treated as aliens in Qingyun World. Ji You appears to be noble to the outside world, but in order to fit in, it is not impossible for him to secretly do something unpopular."
Wen Bin looked down the mountain where people were surging, "This may not be a bad thing."
"What do you mean, Junior Brother Wen?"
"It doesn't matter whether there are five or six, but since he came here today like the other immortal sect disciples, it means that he has no good intentions towards our Dan Sect. The rumors about him and Caiwei are probably just rumors, otherwise he shouldn't show up."
Yuan Bingqing was about to say something when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a graceful figure descending from the high Yaoguang Palace: "Senior Sister Caiwei..."
When everyone heard the sound, they looked and saw Yuan Caiwei walking down the mountain slowly.
Several young men wanted to say hello, but they found that Yuan Caiwei's eyes were bright, her steps were hurried, and her eyes were full of anticipation, as if she was going to meet someone. The words in their mouths were suddenly swallowed back.
Danzong has been facing many major events recently, the biggest of which is the issue of the inheritance of the holy weapon.
They all knew that Yuan Chen had officially gone into seclusion, and Junior Sister Caiwei was keeping strict watch over him, never leaving his side.
In other words, if there wasn't someone she really wanted to see, she wouldn't come out of Yaoguang Palace easily.
Coincidentally, they just learned that Ji You had come to Danzong.
And when their gazes shifted to Yuan Caiwei's footsteps, their faces gradually became ugly.
Because when they found that Yuan Caiwei was heading towards her bamboo house, they suddenly realized that Ji You, who had disappeared after going up the mountain, might be in her boudoir.
Ji Yue also came from the direction of Yaoguang Palace at this time, and followed reluctantly behind.
She went to Yaoguang Palace after Ji You left the bamboo house. She felt that since he was her son-in-law, she should inform the young lady of the news as soon as possible.
As she ran closer, she saw the people looking up at her, so she bowed slightly.
As Yuan Caiwei's personal maid, Ji Yue actually knew that several of her senior brothers had always had feelings for her young lady.
After all, some of the medicinal flowers and essential oils they practiced were delivered through her hands.
But Ji Yue felt a little sad for them, thinking that they probably didn't know that their young lady had been dumped by the new son-in-law.
This was not something she, a maid, made up at random. Rather, she discovered that after the young lady returned from Shengjing, she had secretly taken a lot of elixirs that could replenish the qi of both mother and child, as if she wanted to protect the fetus.
But later, as if confirming that there was no movement, it stopped.
Ji Yue bowed, then turned and headed towards the bamboo building...
Ji You left the Solitary Peak Tea Pavilion next to the Yuheng Palace at noon, and first returned to the vicinity of Danxiaping for a walk.
There are many disciples of the immortal sect at the foot of the mountain, even more than in the early morning.
He also found several familiar faces, such as Yan Ye and Yan Qingchi, who were from Xuanjian Peak of Lingjian Mountain and were responsible for guarding the sword forest.
There were also two other elderly people, one from the Huo family and the other from the Shang family, both of whom had accompanied him on the diplomatic mission to the Snow Region.
However, the difference between these people and when we met in the morning was that they were not in Danxiaping, but went to Tianshu Hall.
The reason was that the Dan Sect had a sudden idea to hold a pill appreciation meeting in the Tianshu Hall and invited those disciples of the Immortal Sect to appreciate it.
The Dan Sect's elixirs have always been priceless and highly sought after, and the elixirs presented at the elixir appreciation meeting are all treasures within the sect. However, Ji You discovered that those people from the Immortal Sect seemed a little absent-minded during the elixir appreciation process, as if their purpose was not this.
Ji You then left Danxiaping and returned to Yuan Caiwei's bamboo house.
Some things don't require you to look at them for too long before you can get a rough idea of them.
The head of Danzong is not sick, but is pretending to be sick to avoid seeing him.
As for the elders of the Immortal Sect, they also knew that he was pretending to be sick, so they came one after another and forced him to see people.
Something was really going to happen in Danzong, and it was likely to be a disaster.
Otherwise, they would not have gathered all their in-laws and families to the mountain to take precautions.
Nowadays, the Immortal Sect’s courtesy is just an appearance, and the real storm seems to be gathering.
At this moment, the gate of the bamboo courtyard was suddenly pushed open. Ji You looked up and saw Yuan Caiwei pushing the door open to enter the courtyard.
She was wearing a blue silk skirt embroidered with peonies. The hem of her skirt flowed like waves when she walked. A jade hairpin was inserted diagonally in her hair, making her skin as white as fresh snow. Her beautiful eyes lit up when she saw Ji You.
She was in Yaoguang Palace just now. When Jiyue said that her son-in-law had come, she was in a daze for a moment, as if she didn't realize what son-in-law meant.
It was not until Yuan Chen asked back, "My brother-in-law is here," that she realized that Ji You had arrived at Danshan, so she hurried over.
However, when she actually saw Ji You, Yuan Caiwei suddenly felt a little helpless.
Her relationship with Ji You was not as affectionate as that between Yan Shuyi and him. They were usually polite to each other, which was somewhat similar to that between Kuang Cheng and Wei Rui. The most extraordinary thing about them was their lip service.
As a result, Xinyuan was suddenly kicked, but there was still no powerful shot before the forward swing.
But in Yuan Caiwei's original imagination, this matter should be a natural outcome after mutual promises, vows, and calling him "husband" in a low voice.
As a result, the order was reversed, for example, the titles, friendship and so on did not have time to catch up, and the daughter of Danzong was somewhat at a loss.
"Sir, long time no see..."
Yuan Caiwei muttered to herself and quickly looked at Jiyue: "Um... Yue'er, go serve tea."
After hearing this, Ji Yue hurried into the house to get the tea set, but she couldn't help feeling a little confused.
I've already taken the pregnancy-preserving medicine a while ago, so why is she still calling you Young Master so distant? It sounds like we're friends rather than companions.
She picked up the tweezers and poured tea into the teapot, then she heard the sound of idle chatter in the yard.
"How is Yuanchen's receiving of the holy weapon going?"
"It's been slow progress, but there are some results after all, and my father is relieved."
"That's good……"
Ji You muttered to himself, and suddenly felt quite strange, as if he didn't know what attitude to adopt.
If you are too intimate, it may seem a little inappropriate.
If I treat her as a gentleman, I feel that I clearly made her bloom all night and kicked her so hard that she whimpered.
As Ji You thought about it, his eyes couldn't help but look at her lower abdomen.
Yuan Caiwei noticed his gaze and blushed slightly: "Not pregnant..."
"I'm not impatient for you to get pregnant right away..."
They had been addressing each other as young master and young lady since they entered the hospital. Suddenly, they started talking about whether she was pregnant or not, which made the atmosphere a little charming.
But at this moment, Ji Yue, who had gone to make tea, came out of the room with a clatter, diluting the atmosphere with the tea in her hand.
Yuan Caiwei suddenly came to her senses at this moment, and said with a blank look: "I forgot to ask, why did you suddenly come to Danzong?"
Ji You put the teacup on the table and said, "After the New Year, I have been looking for a place with abundant spiritual energy to practice. On the way, I received a message from Yan Shuyi saying that Dan Sect was in trouble, so I rushed here. As soon as I entered the mountain, I saw many people from the Immortal Sect. What happened?"
Yuan Caiwei's eyelashes trembled as she spoke: "Six days ago, my Dan Sect received letters from other immortal sects one after another, saying that they had found a unique treasure..."
Ji You understood a little: "They want you to help make the elixir?"
"Yes, they sent a message saying they would send us some medicine for us to develop. Later, they did arrive as scheduled, but they did not bring any medicinal materials. They also said that the medicinal materials were extremely precious and could not be taken out of the sect at will."
"?"
"To put it bluntly, their real purpose is to take away the alchemist on the mountain."
Ji You was slightly startled: "Isn't this a taboo of your Dan Sect?"
Yuan Caiwei nodded and said, "My Dan Sect has experienced a dark era when it was enslaved by other immortal sects. Since then, we have been cautious. My ancestors also took great pains to write in the Qingyun Immortal Rules that immortal sects are not allowed to borrow alchemists by force. But the problem is that all the immortal sects are here now."
The Qingyun Immortal Rules were jointly formulated by the immortal sects with the purpose of restraining each other and maintaining stability.
However, although this immortal rule restrained the four directions and kept Qingyun world stable for hundreds of years, no matter how fair it was, its core was ultimately a tool of the rulers.
The rules of the immortal world will change according to what the ruling class needs.
In other words, if all the immortal sects in Qingyun world speak in unison, then everything they say can be a new immortal rule.
And the previous immortal rules no longer have any meaning.
Just like now, when the Immortal Sect needs a stable source of elixirs, it makes rules not to keep alchemists in captivity.
But when the Immortal Sect needed an alchemist, that rule became invalid.
It’s a pity that Danzong didn’t expect their attitude to change so quickly. They didn’t activate the mountain protection formation. When people arrived, they found that these people could no longer be asked to leave.
After thinking for a long time, Ji You said, "I am quite curious. What kind of medicinal herb is so precious that it can make the immortal sects mobilize together and even tear up the immortal rules they have made?"
Yuan Caiwei pursed her lips and said, "I also felt confused, so I went to ask my father, but he didn't tell me clearly. He just told me and Yuan Chen to enter the Yaoguang Palace and be protected by the holy artifact. Don't leave for a short time."
"And your father pretended to be sick to buy time?"
"Yes, Daddy invited all of the Dan Sect's in-laws to Dan Mountain, and then he said he was sick and didn't want to see them. In fact, he didn't want to provoke the anger of the Immortal Sect, nor did he want the disciples in the sect to be taken away."
After hearing this, Ji You looked at Yuan Caiwei and said, "Dan Sect is on good terms with Tianshuyuan. Have you asked Tianshuyuan for help?"
Yuan Caiwei lowered her eyebrows and said, "In fact, we sent a letter to the Heavenly Academy as soon as possible, but no news came back. I think even the Holy Sect doesn't want to be an enemy of the five major immortal sects that have joined forces. They didn't send anyone here because they are on good terms with them."
"But this is not a solution. Those immortal sect members don't have that much patience. If they are determined to do it, your father will eventually come forward."
"In fact, Father has decided to meet with them tomorrow..."
After everything was revealed, the bamboo courtyard fell into silence.
Danzong was really in trouble for this disaster.
Since Yuan Li claimed to be ill and delayed, and even summoned his in-laws to the mountain, he must have wanted to refuse in his heart.
But rejection might be the worst outcome for Danzong.
(End of this chapter)
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