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Chapter 264 Follow me

Fu Qingzhu glared at the two drunken guys with annoyance.

I don't know how much wine they drank, but it's amazing that they could make two innate masters so drunk.

"We didn't drink much, just one jar each!" Zhou Zhi said.

"How big is the jar?"

"A five-pound jar!"

"Five catties of wine could make you all like this?" Fu Qingzhu expressed disbelief.

"Drinking is all about the experience, so we can't let our cultivation levels interfere with the enjoyment. That's why we sealed our inner energy before we drank. Chang Jian is no match; he didn't even finish his drink before getting this drunk!" Zhou Zhi laughed heartily, looking smug.

"Another jar, please!" Chang Jian shouted, raising his arm in a drunken frenzy.

"This guy is worse than me at raising his son, worse than me at drinking, worse than me at fighting, worse than me in everything, hahaha, so happy!"

"Wake up, I have serious business to discuss with you!" Fu Qing's face hardened. "If you keep sleeping like this, believe me, I'll make you sleep for a few days."

Zhou Zhi immediately sat up straight. The next moment, the room was filled with the aroma of wine. With a wave of his hand, a gentle breeze swept through, and the aroma of wine that he had forced out with his true energy was instantly swept away.

"Old man Fu, you're such a spoilsport. We finally get to experience the feeling of being drunk, and you have to interfere. Why can't we talk about serious matters?" Zhou Zhi complained.

"I'm talking about the serious matter concerning Li Dachui and Xiao Changche!" Fu Qingzhu dragged over a chair, glanced at Chang Jian beside him, and said, "Does this guy know about Changche's matter?"

“Actually, we can let him know now, because I’ve already told him Big Hammer’s true identity!” Zhou Zhi said.

“I’ve said before that once Li Dachui becomes the King of Guanwai, their marriage should be on the agenda. Now that this goal has been basically achieved, shouldn’t we get things done?” Fu Qingzhu said.

"What do they say themselves?" Zhou Zhi said, "These two are very ambitious. If you don't ask them, be careful they might go against your wishes. Anyway, there's no rush. Let's wait until they come back from Qingtongxia!"

“You have a son, so of course you don’t care!” Fu Qingzhu said angrily, “It doesn’t matter if it drags on for two years, but Changche is a girl. She’s the same age as Li Dachui, and she’s already twenty-six. She’s practically an old maid!”

A sudden shout startled the two people, who turned to look at Chang Jian.

Chang Jian stared at the two people with his bloodshot eyes, not blinking an eye.

"Old Chang, what are you doing? Why are you making such a fuss? Are you trying to scare me to death?"

The room was filled with a sour smell again, but the next moment it became clean and refreshing, and Chang Jian felt the air was refreshing all at once.

"Who are you calling an old maid?" Chang Jian asked.

Fu Qingzhu and Zhou Zhi exchanged a glance and burst into laughter. "Old man Fu, you should tell Chang Jian that you're practically family!"

Fu Qingzhu smiled and said, "Xiao Changche."

Chang Jian stood there like a wooden or clay sculpture for a long time before finally saying, slowly and deliberately, "You mean, Xiao Changche is a woman?"

"Is there a problem? Can't she be a woman?" the other two old men asked in unison, as if on cue.

Chang Jian muttered, "I knew it! Li Dachui always rushes to make decisions, while Xiao Changche, the real Protector-General, never utters a word. It's nothing like his competitive style from before. Turns out she's a woman. The ancients were right: two tigers cannot share one mountain, unless one is male and the other female!"

Fu Qingzhu said, "What I mean is, we can get together in a small circle and arrange the marriage between the two of them in advance, and confirm their status. Hasn't the court already changed the name back to the Beiting Protectorate and appointed Li Dachui as the protector? Gradually, we can let Xiao Changche fade out of everyone's sight, or find a suitable opportunity to say that Xiao Changche is dead. In this way, Xiao Ningyu can appear openly and legitimately."

“I think if you say that to Xiao Changche, she’ll definitely turn on you. She’s not the kind of woman who’s patient enough to stay at home and wait for her man to come home. She’d much rather go out and fight with a gun!” Zhou Zhi said.

Chang Jian, being a master of innate skill, quickly accepted the fact that Xiao Changche was a woman. Thinking back to the Xiao Changche of the past, he nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Zhou Zhi's judgment.

"In the regions beyond the Great Wall, we rely on strength and fists. What does gender have to do with it? Besides, putting aside Xiao Changche's martial arts skills, I've never seen anyone more skilled than her in terms of battlefield awareness and on-the-spot command. Wouldn't it be a waste not to use such a great general?" Chang Jian said, "Whether it's the potential conquest of the Northern Yuan or the future advance into the interior, if we want to achieve great things, we need as many people as possible like her, not to discard them!"

Fu Qingzhu looked at Zhou Zhi.

Zhou Zhi nodded and said, "I told him Da Chui's true identity. Old Man Chang has decided to follow us to the bitter end. The Chang family is lucky to have encountered such a meritorious act of supporting the new leader. How could they miss it?"

Chang Jian laughed and said, "That's exactly the point! When the Chang family wants to choose someone to assist them, they naturally want to choose someone with the greatest chance of success. We used to think Linghu Ye was the most promising, but now that we see the real dragon is right beside us, how can we look far away instead of looking near?" "Are your second son and many other elite figures still with Linghu Ye?"

"Let them hang around there for now, they can come back when the time is right!"

"A good bird chooses a good tree to perch on, Chang Jian, you've really mastered that saying!" Fu Qingzhu said sarcastically.

“We’re not like you, Old Master Fu, who’s always pampered and protected wherever you go. We have to earn our own living and make our own future. One wrong move and we’ll be dead or our clan wiped out.” Chang Jian ignored Fu Qingzhu’s sarcastic remarks, his tone full of helplessness.

Sometimes it's okay not to fight!

“Either don’t embark on this path in the first place, or once you do, there’s no turning back,” Chang Jian sighed. “It’s like rowing against the current; if you don’t move forward, you fall behind.”

Chang Jian spoke with a hint of resentment, but Fu Qingzhu felt embarrassed to keep pressing him, since they were allies now!
"There's one more thing I need to tell you."

"what's up?"

"Duanmu Miaomiao is currently recuperating in Changchun Valley!" Fu Qingzhu said. "She is a master of the Innate Realm, and her temperament is somewhat unpredictable. I was worried that you might have a conflict, so I came to let you know in advance!"

"Zhou Yi said she got into a fight with Phagpa?" Zhou Zhi gloated. "Pagpa has been in seclusion for many years, and it's said he's not far from reaching the Divine Realm. Duanmu really messed up this time, didn't she? Let her beat up Big Hammer last time. Hey, old man Fu, you can treat her, but it's okay to let her suffer a little, right? Good for three days, bad for two days, let her stay in Changchun Valley for a while, so she doesn't run back and cause trouble with the Tiele again!"

"Outrageous! Do you think I'm that kind of person?!" Fu Qingzhu exclaimed, her eyes wide. "I have medical ethics. Doctors are like parents. How can I act like you, without any moral compass?"

Zhou Zhi snorted, about to retort, but Fu Qingzhu continued, "However, I have never treated the injuries of a master of the Innate level in my life. This is a great opportunity, and I am going to study it carefully. Perhaps my medical skills can be improved to a new level through this matter."

Zhou Zhi clapped his hands and laughed: "That's exactly the point. Treatment is definitely necessary, but her kind of injury is quite troublesome to treat. It might take a year or two. Maybe by then you'll be able to achieve enlightenment through medicine, and Duanmu Miaomiao will be able to soar to great heights. She'll have to thank you then!"

Chang Jian was stunned.

So it turns out that after all this fuss, Fu Qingzhu was actually planning to keep a master like Duanmu Miaomiao, a master of innate talent, stuck in Changchun Valley.

His gaze towards Fu Di, the immortal, also changed somewhat.

Even the revered healer Fu, with the heart of a parent, is still a human being, and has his own relationships with people!

"Duanmu Miaomiao's injury is really quite serious. I came here today not only to talk about the two younger generation, but also specifically to talk to you about this matter. You are both innate masters, so you can help me to study it together."

"You want us all to go to your Changchun Valley?" Zhou Zhi shook his head: "I'm in Tai'an City, isn't it great to be fined a hundred coins a day? Your Changchun Valley is like a ghost town now, I'm not going there."

"Changchun Valley is deserted now, all thanks to Li Dachui! He's lured away all my disciples and medicine boys!" Fu Qingzhu roared in anger. "Now I have to personally prepare the medicinal herbs. You two, are you going or not?"

"Go!" Chang Jian decided he couldn't let go of this opportunity to get closer to the God of Medicine. Besides, studying the injuries of a master of innate cultivation would also give him a glimpse into Phagpa's methods. Such an opportunity was too rare to pass up.

Phagpa is said to be close to the realm of spiritual travel, and Duanmu Miaomiao is capable of fighting Phagpa to a standstill, even if she is more seriously injured, she is still more powerful than herself.

Unlike Zhou Zhi, who has been in the Innate Realm for many years, Chang Jian, who has just entered the Innate Realm, is still confused about many things. At this level, you can't rely on others for many things. Sometimes, other people's understanding is not a good medicine but poison. You can only explore everything step by step on your own.

"And you?" Fu Qingzhu stared at Zhou Zhi.

Zhou Zhi sighed, realizing that if he didn't agree, he definitely wouldn't be able to drink the Human World wine. The key was that he didn't know where Fu Qingzhu would try to trip him up again.

The last time I had a rash all over my body, I suffered terribly, and it was itchy for several days before it subsided.

If you really anger him, who knows what he might do to harm you.

“Go, go, but there must be enough in the human world!” Zhou Zhi said.

"It's just the human world!" Fu Qingzhu chuckled. "As long as you go, I'll let you use him for a bath!"

Zhou Zhi was furious: "When I asked you to get some worldly things before, it was like asking you to take my life."

"Because Attila has come to join me!" Fu Qingzhu laughed heartily. "The precious medicinal herbs that the Imperial Physician of the Great Yuan Dynasty has accumulated are piled up like cartloads and bushels. I am now very well-off!"

(End of this chapter)