A vegetarian banquet was held at the Tianshi Mansion, mainly attended by the four Tianshi and eight chief priests including Fang Jian, with the purpose of welcoming Fang Jian.
There is not much to say about this vegetarian banquet. It is nothing more than drinking some spiritual wine, eating some spiritual fruits and rare treasures, and then everyone speaks freely and talks about daily matters.
However, Fang Jian couldn't get along with them, but he couldn't just leave, so he could only sit there and drink the spirit wine in gulps.
"Master Hongqing, I offer you a toast." Just when Fang Jian was bored, he suddenly smelled a fragrant breeze blowing in front of him.
When he looked up, he saw that the mother of the Great Heavenly Master Zhang Mian, Liu Peng, was holding a jade cup filled with spiritual wine.
At this moment, Liu Yu was smiling and raised the jade cup towards Fang Jian.
Fang Jian picked up the jade cup and thanked Liu Peng, "Thank you, ma'am." Then he drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing Fang Jian's straightforwardness, Liu Yu smiled and said, "Master Hongqing is truly a brilliant man from the Heavenly Court. I believe that with Master Hongqing's help, our Tianshi Mansion will be able to settle down in the East Continent and return to prosperity.
Upon hearing this, Fang Jian immediately spoke up, "We can settle down in the East Continent within five years. But restoring prosperity is unlikely. Once the earth's veins and energy are exhausted, the East Continent will become a dead land."
"..." Liu Yu was completely stunned. It was pitiful. She was just giving Fang Jian a symbolic compliment, and her words were all superficial.
But she had never expected Fang Jian to respond to her so formally. Not only her, but everyone at the banquet heard it, and the atmosphere immediately became stagnant.
Everyone's eyes were focused on him. Liu Peng stood in front of Fang Jian, his face flushed to the roots of his neck with embarrassment.
She drank the wine in one gulp, then said to Fang Jian, "Master Hongqing, enjoy your meal." Then she turned and returned to the main seat. After putting down the jade cup, she lowered her head and teased Zhang Huan, as if she had forgotten everything that had just happened. Liu Zhaoye chuckled, raised the jade cup towards Fang Jian, and said, "Master Hongqing, please."
Fang Jian poured himself another glass of spirit wine, then raised his glass and said, "Master Liu, please. Everyone, please."
"please!"
Everyone raised their glasses in unison and drank the wine in their cups.
The vegetarian banquet to welcome Fang Jian ended quickly. Liu Zhaoye and his team had originally arranged a cloud room for Fang Jian to rest, but Fang Jian declined, wanting to move into Baofangyuan as soon as possible.
Seeing Fang Jian was so persistent, Liu Zhaoye stopped trying to persuade him, dismissed everyone, and personally led Fang Jian to Baofangyuan. Zhenbao Hall and Shifangyuan had just been merged, and the locations of the two courts were not together at all, so Liu Zhaoye took Fang Jian to see Zhenbao Hall first, and then to Shifangyuan.
The Zhenbao Hall is located on a mountain peak to the right of the Tianshi Mansion. The area here is small, with only one large hall and more than twenty small halls.
The Shifang Courtyard is located in the mountains to the north of the Tianshi Mansion. Although it is only a small courtyard, it covers a very large area. It is a flat valley surrounded by mountains on all sides.
Liu Zhaoye and Fang Jian stood on the clouds, looking at the Shifangyuan below and said, "Master Hongqing, which place do you think you will choose as the new headquarters of Baofangyuan? Once you choose, I will immediately arrange for my disciples to prepare for the construction of Baofangyuan.
Fang Jian pointed to the valley below and said, "Here, the mountain where the Zhenbao Palace is located is too small. This place is spacious and suitable."
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhaoye said, "Okay, then I will send people to move all the buildings of the Zhenbao Palace to this Bichen Valley tomorrow."
Bichen Valley?" Fang Jian thought of the name and nodded, "That's a good name."
Liu Zhaoye smiled faintly, then looked at Fang Jian and asked, "Master Hongqing, we will be working together from now on."
Fang Jian keenly sensed the hidden meaning in Liu Zhaoye's words, so he nodded and said, "That's right. I hope Master Liu will give me more guidance in the future."
Liu Zhaoye smiled and said, "I don't deserve your advice, Master Hongqing, but I'll tell you something from my heart."
Fang Jian immediately turned around and said to Liu Zhaoye seriously, "Master Liu, please speak."
Liu Zhaoye stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the desolate and barren land and said:
"The Tianshi Mansion can no longer afford major losses, and the strategy of retreat is a last resort. If the Tianshi Mansion does not retreat, then before the Heavenly Court approaches, the backbone of the Tianshi Mansion will be exhausted.
At this point, Liu Zhaoye sighed, "Master Hongqing must have seen the current situation in Donglu. The Tianshi Mansion can no longer continue to make unnecessary sacrifices and consumption."
Fang Jian fell silent after hearing this. After a while, he said, "Don't worry, Master Liu. I understand your painstaking efforts." Liu Zhaoye smiled slightly, then looked at Fang Jian and said, "It's good that Master Hongqing understands. Well, Master Hongqing has just arrived in the Haolan Realm today. We are not treating you well enough, but we will definitely make up for it later. I believe Master Hongqing is also tired.
Then go to bed early."
Fang Jian nodded and said, "Okay."
Then Liu Zhaoye said goodbye and left. Fang Jian watched Liu Zhaoye leave, then he stepped on the cloud and flew into the Bichen Valley.
"Brother, what do you think of this Taoist Master Hongqing?" In the Taoist palace of the Great Heavenly Master, Liu Peng sat on a sandalwood chair and asked Liu Zhaoye who was sitting on the right.
Liu Zhaoye took a sip of the spiritual tea, feeling the bitterness in his mouth, and shook his head, saying, "Spiritual tea is becoming more and more bitter nowadays.
Liu Yu said helplessly: "The earth veins are almost exhausted. Even the flowers and plants around the Tianshi Mansion can't survive. These spiritual teas need to be watered with spiritual water transformed by magic power every day to survive. Some of them are already good to drink." When Liu Zhaoye heard this, he slowly put down the teacup and said: "It's hard to say about this Hongqing Zhenren, but from his words and deeds, it can be seen that he is a very confident person, and his eyes are firm.
He looks calm, and must be a person who has experienced many hardships. In short, he is not a simple person.
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