Xiuxian: I have an inventory

Chapter 139 Come on, let’s do it!
"What? Bai Wuji is Xiao Changqing?"

Jiang family.

When Jiang Jiuyue returned home and told Hong Jiantao what happened today, Hong Jiantao showed an expression of disbelief almost the same as she had before.

At first, he couldn't believe that the low-level cultivator who had discovered his talent in the art of talismans after he casually gave him some pointers had not only successfully established his foundation more than ten years later, but had also transformed into a great cultivator with strength comparable to that of a cultivator in the late stage of foundation building!
This speed is simply unbelievable!
Even the elite and talented disciples of a first-rate Jindan sect are worthless in the face of such a speed!
Secondly, he couldn't believe that if it was really Xiao Changqing, Xiao Changqing would be so bold as to slap the nephew of Blood Crow True Man in the face and not care about the face of Jindan True Man at all.

"What's going on, Jiyue, tell me quickly!"

Hong Jiantao, who has seen many ups and downs and is used to being calm in the face of praise or criticism, is a little out of control of his facial expression at this moment.

Jiang Jiuyue told the story of how she and Mu Chunfeng went to Jinxiufang to find Xiao Changqing.

As she retold the story, the shock on Hong Jiantao's face, whose temples were white, never faded, and his expression kept changing.

It was a long while after Jiang Jiuyue finished speaking that he came back to his senses. He sat on the chair and muttered to himself: "Escaping from the hands of two Jindan Zhenren from Baihua Valley and Luoxia Sect, doesn't it mean that Xiao Changqing is not in the late foundation building stage or perfect foundation building stage, but is already comparable to the false Dan stage? This... How is it possible."

Without waiting for Jiang Jiuyue to explain, Hong Jiantao smiled and shook his head: "That's right. Based on this kid's previous personality, he was steady and cautious, never arrogant. If he didn't have strong enough strength, he wouldn't be so arrogant after coming to Liyang Immortal City and dare to offend Master Jiedan."

Jiang Jiuyue agreed with this.

When he was in Nanshanfang, Xiao Changqing was famous for being low-key.

Even though he rose from a casual cultivator at the bottom of the "slums" to a talisman master in the Lingfu Pavilion, he did not become arrogant and domineering, and his mentality and behavior did not change much.

"Uncle, do we need to tell the family and my father about Xiao Changqing's matter?" Jiang Jiuyue suddenly spoke hesitantly.

Although he has already traced his ancestry, he acknowledges Jiang Canghai as his father from the bottom of his heart.

but.

Jiang Jiuyue is always closer to Hong Jiantao.

After all, she was raised by Hong Jiantao, and before coming to Liyang Fairy City, she never knew who her parents were.

Even though I found out later and understood that my father had his own reasons and had to hide, the missing love and companionship are still missing.

So now if she has any secrets, she will discuss them with Hong Jiantao first and ask for his opinion.

Hong Jiantao did not answer directly, but asked: "Jiyue, what do you think?"

Jiang Jiuyue said, "When I left Jinxiufang, Xiao Changqing told me to tell you, uncle, about his affairs. Don't tell anyone else for now, don't let the Jiang family know. Because of his current troubles, he doesn't need to be afraid and can handle them. But if True Man Xue Ya and the Song family knew his details, and they have a close relationship with us, it might not be a good thing for the Jiang family. So... I think Xiao Changqing is right, and we should keep it a secret from the family for now."

Hong Jiantao nodded with relief and said, "We should keep it a secret for the time being."

His ideas are somewhat different from those of Jiang Jiuyue and Xiao Changqing.

Apart from the fact that Xiao Changqing is now facing irreconcilable conflicts with the Song family and True Man Xue Ya, the most important thing is that the Jiang family itself is in a lot of trouble and its future prospects are uncertain.

The head of the family, Jiang Canghai, is about to go to the southwestern border of Dayu's immortal world to seek revenge on Lu Daoming.

If Jiang Canghai knew that Xiao Changqing had arrived in Liyang Fairy City and possessed such powerful strength that was comparable to that of Fake Dan Zhenren, he would most likely find ways to "invite" Xiao Changqing to the westward team to help seek revenge on Luoxia Sect.

He would even ask him and Jiang Jiuyue to help win over and persuade Xiao Changqing.

After all, this is Jiang Canghai's obsession, and the importance of any person or thing must come after revenge.

of course.

Given Xiao Changqing's personality, even if he stepped in and used the favor as a condition, Xiao Changqing might not agree.

But Hong Jiantao didn't want to try it.

At the beginning, his actions of helping Xiao Changqing and giving him the pen were all done out of his own will, and he did not think about things like investment and return.

This is a grudge among Luoxia Sect's own people, there is no need to involve Xiao Changqing.

If the Jiang family is thriving, then it makes sense to try to win over Xiao Changqing.

But the future of the Jiang family is uncertain now, and trying to win over Xiao Changqing would be cheating them.

Jiang family, just take care of yourselves first and don’t think about winning over anyone.

……

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City Lord's Mansion.

Under the leadership of Zhu Xiaochuan, Xiao Changqing came to the most "sacred" place in Liyang Fairy City for the first time and met the commander of Liyang Guard, Gu Zongyuan.

"Friend Bai Dao, I have finally got you here."

Gu Zongyuan looks like a middle-aged man and doesn't seem to be very old.

In fact, he is not very old.

He is just over eighty years old, but his cultivation has already reached the great perfection of foundation building. If all goes well, he will surely reach the stage of forming a golden elixir before he is a hundred years old.

The life span of a foundation-building cultivator is at least 180 years. If the technique he practices is special, or he has a fortuitous encounter, his life span will increase further.

Just like Xiao Changqing, after practicing the longevity technique and reaching the foundation-building stage, the upper limit of his life span will be higher than that of ordinary techniques. In addition, Xiao Changqing now also has the method of body refining, so his life span is more than two hundred years.

Therefore, for a cultivator who is building a foundation, the time before the age of one hundred to break through to the Jindan stage is the peak time.

Before the age of 120, the impact will not be too great.

Only when one is over 120 years old and attempts to reach the Jindan stage will there be a significant impact.

Therefore, Gu Zongyuan can be considered "very young" among the foundation-building cultivators.

Coupled with his earthly spiritual roots, he is considered to be one of the two people with the greatest hope of successfully forming a golden elixir in the next twenty years in Liyang Immortal City, and he truly deserves the title.

"Meet Commander Gu."

Xiao Changqing bowed slightly.

"You're welcome. I'll call you Captain from now on, okay?" Gu Zongyuan raised Xiao Changqing's arm and said enthusiastically, "Let's go. Yesterday, I heard from Brother Zhu that you agreed to join the Liyang Guard, so I booked the best restaurant in Liyang Fairy City, 'Zuixianlou', and also invited 'Peony Fairy', one of the three most beautiful women in Liyang Fairy City, to perform, just to welcome you, Captain."

After saying that, Gu Zongyuan said to Zhu Xiaochuan again: "Brother Zhu, let's go together." Zhu Xiaochuan chuckled and followed him without any hesitation.

Normally, Gu Zongyuan would not have many opportunities to invite him to drink.

As for Zuixianlou, although the consumption is not cheap, the foundation-building cultivators grit their teeth and are still willing to spend some money there occasionally.

However, the three most beautiful girls in Liyang Fairy City are fairies that Zhu Xiaochuan cannot normally meet.

Because these three courtesans are themselves foundation-building cultivators, not only are they stunningly beautiful, but they have also achieved astonishing levels of attainment in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, which are enough to be of certain help to foundation-building cultivators.

Therefore, the three most beautiful courtesans were invited to perform to entertain the audience. Generally, they were cultivators in the late foundation-building stage, and they had to be core figures of the top ten families in order to be invited.

The group left the City Lord's Mansion, boarded the flying boat, and sped towards their destination.

In the flying boat, Gu Zongyuan suddenly sent a voice message to Xiao Changqing: "Captain Bai, this is our first meeting, and I don't know what your personality is like. If you don't like this kind of interaction, you don't have to participate in the future. The Liyang Guard does not have the principle of intrigue and currying favor with anyone. In addition to welcoming you today, it is also equivalent to officially announcing your identity to the public, mainly for the Song family and Senior Blood Crow to see."

Xiao Changqing nodded and replied in a voice transmission: "Thank you, Commander Gu. However, I have been practicing most of the time since I came to Liyang Immortal City, and I haven't really had a good time to wander around. Today I will just take it as an opportunity to see the world. There is nothing to be uncomfortable with."

"That's good, that's good..." Gu Zongyuan said with a smile.

……

……

As Gu Zongyuan held a high-profile banquet for Xiao Changqing.

The news that there was a new captain named 'Bai Wuji' in the Liyang Guard quickly spread in Liyang Fairy City.

Countless low-level Qi-refining cultivators and early-stage foundation-building cultivators with no background only treated him as a topic of conversation after dinner. They secretly envied this foundation-building cultivator who suddenly appeared, and wondered what extraordinary qualities he had that allowed him to be promoted to the captain of the Liyang Guard.

From now on, there will be one more person on the list of people who should not be provoked in Liyangxian City.

But the senior officials who knew the inside story, such as the ten major families, were a little dumbfounded, and then they were waiting to see the reaction of the Song family and True Man Blood Crow, like watching a joke.

They knew about Xiao Changqing and He Yuan, and they also knew that the Song family had been investigating Xiao Changqing's background.

Many people are secretly speculating when the Song family will take action and how ruthless the action will be.

As a result, Li Yangwei took the people under his command?

Captain Li Yangwei, even the Song family, which ranks among the top three of the ten major families, dare not touch it easily.

But if the Song family just accepts it and does nothing, pretending that nothing has happened, then the prestige of the Song family will be greatly affected.

Things like prestige are not particularly important to individual monks.

But for families and sects, it is something that can be said to be "dependence on for survival"!

Once damaged, the interests of the family and the sect will be greatly reduced.

Just like this time.

If the Song family does nothing, not only will their prestige be damaged, they will also be suspected of being "easy to bully", and it may even lead to speculation that the Song family has offended the Li Yang Guards or even Li Yang Zhenren!
So when Gu Zongyuan took Xiao Changqing to the Zuixianlou to drink, they had just finished their meal and were about to listen to the piano performance of the Peony Fairy.

The young master of the Song family, who was considered by many cultivators in Liyang Immortal City to be as famous as Gu Zongyuan and the other one with the greatest hope of successfully forming a golden elixir in the next twenty years - Song Changning, had arrived!
He wanted to find out what was going on in person, and even wanted to find out what the Liyang Guard Commander Gu Zongyuan meant.

The Song family's response was timely.

It can be said that he is not decisive.

It is a foregone conclusion that Xiao Changqing will become the captain of the Liyang Guard, and they cannot stop it.

Moreover, Gu Zongyuan announced it in such a high-profile manner that everyone in Liyang Fairy City knew about it.

After today, the Song family will no longer be able to cause trouble for Xiao Changqing or seek revenge.

No matter what he did in the future, no matter how he retaliated secretly, it would be difficult to regain the lost dignity.

In this case, the Song family decided to burn their boats.

You, Gu Zongyuan, are brazenly announcing at this time that Xiao Changqing has become the captain of the Liyang Guard, right?

Then I won’t do it in a shady way, and I won’t do the so-called revenge in secret.

Just do it openly!
When questioning it back then, go to Gu Zongyuan and Xiao Changqing to ask for an explanation!
I can't kill you now, nor can I take revenge on you directly, but you have to apologize for what you did and maintain the reputation of the Song family!

The Song family didn't dare to be an enemy of the Li Yang Guards, but as one of the top ten families, they controlled many channels in the Li Yang Fairy City, and they also had a "relative" relationship with True Man Xue Ya, so they were not a soft persimmon!

I won’t be easily controlled by you, Li Yangwei!

Therefore, the Song family did not send any men to come, but directly asked Song Changning to come forward.

"Brother Changning, what a coincidence that you also come to Zuixianlou to drink today? Come on, sit down and have a drink together." Gu Zongyuan saw Song Changning and did not even bother to fight him. He broke through the formation and pushed the door open. His eyes narrowed slightly, but soon a smile appeared on his face and he began to greet him warmly.

Song Changning would naturally pretend to be nice to Gu Zongyuan at ordinary times. After all, they were both geniuses of the same rank, so even if they competed secretly, they couldn't make it too ugly.

But today he didn't have that thought in mind, and directly asked in a cold voice: "Brother Zong Yuan, I'm not here to drink today, but to ask you something! But when did my Song family offend you? Or when did Senior Blood Crow offend you?"

Gu Zongyuan deliberately beat around the bush and said in confusion, "Brother Changning, what do you mean? How could the Song family offend me? Senior Xue Ya is a senior whom I respect and admire. I would never dare to say such a thing."

"No offense?" Song Changning suddenly turned his gaze, stared at Xiao Changqing fiercely, and asked: "Then why did Brother Zong Yuan recruit Bai Wuji into the Liyang Guard at this time and gave him the position of captain? Brother Zong Yuan, don't say that you don't know that this person has offended our Song family and Master Xue Ya! If you say such a thing, no one will believe it!"

Gu Zongyuan secretly sighed in his heart that Song Changning was worthy of being on par with himself and was quite good at countering the opponent's moves.

"Of course I know a little about this matter." Gu Zongyuan said with a wry smile, "But this is by no means my fault against the Song family or Senior Blood Crow. Rather, I had already discussed with Captain Bai about joining the Liyang Guard before this happened. As for Captain Bai and He Yuan, that happened later. Brother Changning, you say I can't go back on my word and kick Captain Bai out of the Liyang Guard just for He Yuan, right?"

"If that's the case, it's not a big deal that my reputation is damaged. But the Liyang Guard was personally established by my master and represents my master's reputation. How can I go back on my word?"

Song Changning had a gloomy face and said in a cold voice: "Of course I dare not hurt the reputation of Master Li Yang. But when was this Bai Wuji recruited into the Li Yang Guard? This matter needs to be thoroughly investigated!"

"If it is really as you said, Brother Zong Yuan, then it is not only my Song family, I believe that Senior Blood Crow will not have any complaints either."

“But if Brother Zong Yuan knew that Bai Wuji had offended our Song family and Senior Xue Ya, but he deliberately went against us and recruited this person into the Liyang Guard. Then Brother Zong Yuan needs to give us an explanation for this matter!”

(End of this chapter)