Chapter 172 Pond Fish
Black Tower.
"Sister Pei, please sit down."
Jiang Xiaobai led Pei Ning to the top.
Pei Ning had been here before, and when he looked around, he saw low bookshelves, just like yesterday.
"Your place is quiet, which is a good place for practice." Pei Ning glanced at the low bed behind the bookshelf, and then sat down.
Jiang Xiaobai knew what he meant. She quickly poured tea and said, "If sister likes it, then stay here for a while."
"I'm afraid it will spoil your good deeds." Peining smiled.
Jiang Xiaobai also laughed and said, "Aren't my good deeds also my sister's good deeds?" She stopped pretending.
"Aren't you afraid that the ancestors of the Qin family will find out that you are here?" Peining asked.
"That won't happen." Jiang Xiaobai smiled.
The two women talked nonsense in the boudoir for a long time before Peining asked about the serious matter.
"I heard that something happened to your family a while ago. Is it true?" Peining pressed the cup of tea.
There were rumors in Xinyi Square half a year ago that several members of the Jiang family had died. They are all people with names, including Jiang Xiangsheng, Jiang Huo, Jiang Yufeng, and Jiang Xianghan.
"Yes." Jiang Xiaobai sighed, "The soul lamp has been extinguished. I only found out later."
"What happened?" Peining asked.
"I don't know." Jiang Xiaobai shook his head, "My ancestor never told me these things, and I didn't get any news when I asked."
Peining nodded and asked no more questions.
The stone tablet had already been handed over to Lin Bai for disposal, and Lin Bai would not let her get involved again.
The two chatted for a while about Miaomiao and Jiang Yu's cultivation, and then left the black tower.
But all the young children of the Jiang family who were watching the ceremony were shocked. Miaomiao couldn't stop crying and was crying on Lin Bai's lap.
"It's all dispersed." Jiang Xiaobai stepped forward and dispersed the disciples.
"What happened?" Peining held Miaomiao's hand and looked at Lin Bai.
"Brother Yumao is in an unexpected situation." Lin Bai shook off the feeling of loss in his heart and said, "Miao Miao has entered the Tao and her breath is unstable. Let her stay here for two days while I go to Fengming Mountain to have a look."
After a few more words, Lin Bai set off on his own.
Leaving Xinyi Square, we headed towards Fengming Mountain.
When we arrived at the place, only a few young people from the Zhu family were there. After asking, I found out that Zhu Yushu, his wife and Zhu Jianyang had both gone to Tian's house.
Is the Tian family involved? Lin Bai saw that no one in charge was there, so he called Zhu Yuyang and Zhu Mingjun.
These two are also the foundation-building seedlings of the Zhu family, and Lin Bai has always been familiar with them.
The seniority of the Zhu family was determined by the ancestor of Jin Dan, Yu Mingxin. Zhu Yuyang is of the same generation as Zhu Yushu and others, and Zhu Mingjun is of the same generation as Miaomiao.
As a result, the two of them asked questions and had no idea.
Lin Bai went to find Zhu Yuqiang again, but still didn't know anything.
There was no other way, Lin Bai could only sit and wait in the main hall.
Two days later, Pei Ning came again with Miaomiao.
Miaomiao stopped crying, only her eyes were red and swollen. Seeing Lin Bai, she couldn't hold back her tears, "Master." She walked forward, knelt down on the ground, and lay on Lin Bai's lap, crying again.
Lin Bai didn't say much, just patted her back gently.
Pei Ning looked at Lin Bai, who shook his head gently.
"It's Tian Wanjun! It's all Tian Wanjun's fault!" Zhu Yuling suddenly rushed forward, but Zhu Yuyang and others were unable to stop her.
After not seeing each other for a few years, Zhu Yuling has aged a bit, wrinkles appear on her face, her eyes have a mean look, and her hair is spread out.
"Miaomiao!" Zhu Yuling came to the main hall, staggered a few steps, fell in front of Lin Bai, pulled Miaomiao into her arms, and said: "It was Tian Wanjun who harmed your father!"
Miaomiao was stunned for a moment, then shook her head, "No way, she is a good person."
"Good person?" Zhu Yuling sneered, "You are still young, how can you tell the difference between good and bad? In the future, Fengming Mountain may not be named Zhu!" After saying this, Zhu Yuling looked up at Lin Bai again, holding both hands. He grabbed the hem of Lin Bai's clothes and said, "My family owes you as much as the ocean, and Yu Mao is your nobleman. He was harmed by the Tian family, and you must avenge him!"
Upon hearing this, Miaomiao immediately broke away from Zhu Yuling's arms, pushed Zhu Yuling away angrily, and said with red eyes: "My father told me long ago that only the Zhu family owes the master, and no master owes the Zhu family anything." ! My father was born with Master My close friend, let me treat my master like my own father!" Miao Miao became more and more angry and kicked Zhu Yuling away, "Now that the cause of my father's death is unknown, you force my master to become enemies with Jin Dan. Are you going to harm my master?"
"Miaomiao..." Zhu Yuling actually cried, "Miaomiao, our surname is Zhu, we are a family, how can I deceive you?"
"My father's surname is also Zhu. Could it be that he has been lying to me?" Miaomiao became increasingly impatient.
"You..." Zhu Yuling cried louder and louder, grabbing Miaomiao's clothes, "I taught you an abacus and how to identify elixirs when you were a child...have you forgotten?"
"I remember." Miaomiao opened her hand and retreated to Peining's side, saying, "I will teach your children how to read elixirs in an abacus tomorrow. After you die, I will tell them about them every day." .”
"You..." Zhu Yuling was stunned, then looked at Lin Bai, and said: "It's you! It was you who ruined Miaomiao's teaching, it's all..."
Before she finished speaking, Zhu Yuqiang stepped forward and slapped her on the back of the neck, knocking her unconscious with one palm.
"She has always been resentful since she was relieved of her duties at Fengming Pavilion." Zhu Yuqiang shook her head and sighed, "Later, when Jun Wan came to power, she went to her uncle unconvinced and was scolded by him again. From then on, she became more and more crazy. ”
Zhu Yuqiang called someone again and carried Zhu Yuling out.
After waiting for another five days, Zhu Jianyang and others did not come back.
Pei Ning couldn't stay for long, so he returned to the Tianchi faction first.
Two more days later, Zhu Yushu and others finally returned.
Zhu Yushu looked ugly, and Tian Wanjun looked like he was in a state of despair. Only Zhu Jianyang was used to wind and rain, so he looked calm.
Everyone had no time to pay tribute, so Zhu Yushu drove all the disciples away. Only his wife, Zhu Jianyang, and Lin Bai were left.
After everyone sat down, Lin Bai asked why.
It turns out that this matter really has something to do with Tian Wanjun.
Tian Wanjun hasn't done anything big since she took over the affairs of Fengming Mountain. She just saw that the Zhu family had little income, so she went to her parents' house to attract many precious spiritual plants.
She comes from a farming background, so she is good at it.
Then, seeing that the Zhu family was in decline and no one could make elixirs, weapons or talismans, he called his sisters and brothers from his mother's family to come to Fengming Mountain to play and teach the Zhu family's children. Even Lin Bai was bribed by her several elixir recipes and came to Fengming Mountain from time to time to teach alchemy and talisman-making skills.
After more than a year of this, the children of the Zhu family have really learned a lot. However, the interest rate has not increased much. Of course, I can't blame others. It will take ten or twenty years for this to be effective.
Tian Wanjun was fair and gentle, and everyone in the Zhu family thought of her dearly.
Not long ago, Yuan Ying Lu Haike of Jiuyin Mountain visited the Qiaoshan Sect.
Although Jiuyin Mountain does not deal with the Yunxia Sect, it has always had contacts with the Qiaoshan Sect.
Of course, a few years ago, due to the fox incident, the Yang family of Qiaoshan Sect also had conflicts with Jiuyinshan.
With the fox becoming the ancestor of the third surname, the news that the Yang family and Jiuyin Mountain made wedding clothes for others became a joke, but it did not stop the Yang family and Jiuyin Mountain from dealing with each other.
Lu Shiping, a descendant of Yuan Ying Lu Haike's golden elixir, is a female cultivator. She went to Tianjia Lingdi to buy some fish pearl grass, which is a specialty of Guinong Mountain.
This fish pearl grass is beneficial to the practice of golden elixir, but the yield is very small, and it has always been used by the Tian family.
However, Lu Shiping is a descendant of Yuanying after all, so she still has to give her face. Tian Guiqin, the head of the Tian family, took the initiative and presented three pieces of fish bead grass as a gift.
Lu Shiping thanked her again and again, saying that according to the rules of Jiuyin Mountain, she wanted to sleep with Tian Guiqin. How can two female nuns sleep together? Tian Guiqin was so frightened that she refused. Lu Shiping also said that she could change the male cultivator from the Tian family, but Tian Guiqin still didn't respond.
Lu Shiping no longer forced herself, and invited the Tian family to Jiuyin Mountain. It is said that the big island of Jiuyin Mountain produces a lot of seafood, but the people of Jiuyin Mountain are not good at trading, so they want to sell some things for the Tian family to sell on their behalf.
There used to be a trading house in Xinyi Fang in Jiuyin Mountain, but it was closed down by the Yang family because of the fox incident and has never been reopened since. The same is true over Santongfang.
There are also markets along the coast of Jiuyin Mountain, but they are far less prosperous than Qiaoshan.
Seeing that there was such a good thing, the Tian family didn't dare to agree immediately. Instead, they went to ask the Gu family first.
Gu Jinzhen disagreed, but Gu Jiuzhong said it was feasible. After two days of fussing, we finally agreed.
And Tian Wanjun wanted to do things for the Zhu family. After learning about her mother's family, she also wanted to take a flying boat to see if she could have some soup.
But she is a female cultivator after all, and it is inconvenient for her to go to Jiuyin Mountain in person. After discussing with Zhu Yushu, they appointed Zhu Yumao, the steward of Fengming Pavilion.
According to Tian Wanjun, it is actually easy to do business with talented people.
The Tian family didn't want to take the Zhu family to drink soup, but Tian Wanjun went back to her parents' house and cried for two days, and finally pinched her nose and agreed to take Zhu Yumao with her.
From then on, the Tian family sent three people to build foundations and four people to practice Qi, together with Zhu Yumao, a total of eight people, to accompany Lu Shiping to Jiuyin Mountain.
The eight people stayed in Jiuyin Mountain for half a month, negotiated the contract, and then went home to ask the family leader for instructions.
However, not two days after the eight people left Jiuyin Mountain, Lu Shiping chased after them, saying that they had lost something and wanted to check Feizhou and everyone else's storage ring.
The Tian family naturally disagreed, but Lu Shiping was not unreasonable at all and just smashed the flying boat with one palm.
This time the eight people came to discuss business. After a few battles, they didn't expect Lu Shiping to turn against her and be ruthless, and five of them died on the spot.
Later, Lu Shiping refused to stop and only killed the old Qi practitioner of Yitian family.
Lu Shiping scolded the Tian family for being unclean, so the business was stopped and the old cultivator was asked to go back and deliver the message.
"My parents' family are all uncles, all mature people, how could their hands and feet be unclean? Yumao is honest and kind, and he doesn't know how to take things from others." Tian Wanjun wiped away tears, "Jiuyin Mountain must be a slanderer!"
No one said anything.
"It's all my fault for being greedy..." Tian Wanjun started crying again.
"I don't blame you." Zhu Yushu held Tian Wanjun's hand and comforted her gently.
"What do you think?" Zhu Jianyang looked at Lin Bai.
Lin Bai felt that Jiuyin Mountain was treating the Tian family like dogs.
The Nascent Soul Sect is certainly qualified to play tricks, but behind the Tian family is the Gu family. Therefore, this and that are a slap on the Tian family's butt, and this is a slap on the Gu family's face.
Moreover, Jiuyin Mountain does not carry out assassinations, but does so openly. And he was left alive to report the news.
This is really bold, as if he doesn't take the Gu family seriously, and doesn't even care about the Qiaoshan Sect's face.
Something happened to Gu Qingshui, right? Lin Bai had a severe headache.
"The so-called stealing is just an excuse. Yumao is an unreasonable disaster, and the Tian family is afraid that it will also affect Chiyu."
Lin Bai was also very confused, so he asked again: "Who did the Nascent Soul Deer Haike go to the Qiaoshan Sect to visit? And when did he return?"
"According to Gu Fang, Lu Haike first visited Ancestor Xiang but failed, then went to see Ancestor Cheng, and finally went to talk to Ancestor Gu." Zhu Jianyang sighed helplessly, "After the Yumao Soul Lamp was extinguished, At that time, Lu Haike had just left for a day.”
Can't visit the ancestor? Is it because Ancestor Xiang is not here? Lin Bai remembered that the fox had said that Xiang Laozu abducted the wood demon and seemed to be out.
That means something happened to the Qiaoshan police. Lu Haike saw the clues. Otherwise, why would Jiuyinshan slap the Gu family in the face for no reason?
"What did the Gu family say?" Lin Bai asked.
"Gu Fang went to Guinong Mountain, only comforted him for a few words, and then went back." Zhu Yushu said.
Lin Bai was speechless. The Gu family was really unreliable. They should at least get a golden elixir!
"What did the Tian family say?" Lin Bai asked again.
"My mother's family..." Tian Wanjun shook her head and sighed, "My mother's family says everything is subject to Patriarch Gu's order."
All four of them fell silent.
After a long time, they discussed for a while and left Zhu Yushu and his wife to stay at home while Lin Bai and Zhu Jianyang went to the Qiaoshan sect to inquire about the news.
When they left the main hall, they saw Miaomiao coming up to them.
She wore a black robe, her hair was pulled back, and her eyes were slightly bloodshot.
"Peace at home, I will take care of everything." Lin Bai patted her head gently.
"Yeah." Miaomiao responded softly.
Lin Bai said no more and headed west with Zhu Jianyang.
After entering the territory of Qiaoshan Sect, I spent a while with the patrolling disciples and then continued inside.
Seeing the Xianqiao Blessed Land from a distance, the two of them split into two groups. Zhu Jianyang went to Qingyun Mountain where the Gu family was located, while Lin Bai went to look for Sister Huanhuan.
After spending a long time, I finally saw someone.
Still in the yard, Yang Huan went out to greet her, "I thought you wouldn't come looking for me if I didn't look for you." She was very happy and pulled Lin Bai into the house.
Lin Bai saw her pulling down her clothes and quickly told her the reason for coming here.
"Because of Fairy Shen Yu, my family has never been in contact with Jiuyin Mountain. That's why Lu Haike never met our ancestor." Yang Huan had a faint aroma of fruit wine on his body, and his cheeks were slightly red, but he was much more serious.
"Is Ancestor Xiang on the mountain?" Lin Bai asked again.
The Lu Haike asked to see the ancestor but was not able to see him. It was probably because the ancestor was not at home or was tripped up by something.
Great power belongs to one person. The Dinghai Divine Needle of Qiaoshan Sect is Patriarch Xiang. As long as Patriarch Xiang is around, no Nascent Soul dares to act recklessly.
"This..." Yang Huan shook his head, "Ancestor Xiang rarely shows up, I'm afraid only my ancestor will know about it."
"Then -" Lin Bai lowered his voice and asked, "Is there any movement from Ancestor Gu?" He was afraid that Gu Qingshui would die silently like Gu Qingshan.
"Since the big festival, he has never shown his face." Yang Huan said.
Lin Bai got the news and went to look for Zhu Jianyang again.
When they arrived at Qingyun Mountain, they saw several people walking out of the side hall. They were Gu Jinzhen and Gu Jiuzhong, as well as Li Shouyan, the head of the Huaqing Sect, and Tian Guiqin, the head of the Tian family.
Zhu Jianyang followed behind, showing no emotion or anger on his face; Gu Fang followed behind, but she looked like she had a headache.
Lin Bai stepped forward and saluted, but no one paid any attention.
Tian Guiqin and Li Shouyan left with ugly expressions. Zhu Jianyang pulled Lin Bai, bowed again, and left.
After leaving the Qiaoshan Sect's territory, the two started talking.
"Old Ancestor Gu has gone to Yunxia Sect." Zhu Jianyang said.
"Yunxia Sect?" Lin Bai was stunned for a moment, "Want to fight?"
"Who knows?" Zhu Jianyang smiled.
"Do you agree with Ancestor Xiang? Or is Ancestor Xiang really not on the mountain?" Lin Bai asked.
"Who knows?" Zhu Jianyang still smiled, "People say it's a disaster for fish in the pond, but in fact we are not even considered fish."
(End of chapter)