If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 214: Lao Shenxian

Lianghe Beach.

Seeing the white fish belly gradually light up in the east, the flat-headed general could no longer hold back and cursed, "Damn it! That unfilial girl is playing tricks on me. I'll make her pay!"

After saying this, he spurred his horse forward and galloped along the bank of Liang River, heading south.

"Idiot, come back!"

A vast and evil black smoke spread from behind like a wave, submerging an area of ​​ten miles in a breath.

"Brother Wang, the unfilial daughter Sha Yu did not come, and she took away a craftsman for nothing." General Bian Tou said excitedly.

"He's just a craftsman, not worth mentioning."

Having said that, there was also disappointment and anger that was difficult to suppress in Prince Lu's eyes.

"That ghost messenger is her godson, and he is still in our hands. Since she dared to break the promise, let her godson pay the price." King Lu said.

"I'm going to tear that cowardly fat ghost to pieces alive!" The flat-headed general raised his head and let out a ghostly howl.

Prince Lu was silent for a while, then said, "Go to Qinghe Village and bring the remains of Chen Laoshi and Zhang Xiaoqiao here. I can use a secret method to force their souls back."

He vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

Perhaps, Yu Fengxian just wanted them to let Chen Laoshi go from the beginning.

Of course, she also wanted to rescue her godson, but she didn't trust her former "father" at all and was unwilling to come to Lianghe Beach alone.

“I’m afraid that even if we dig up the remains of Chen Laoshi and Zhang Xiaoqiao, we won’t be able to capture their souls.” A black shadow appeared beside him at some point, and sighed, “Yu Fengxian is indeed cautious!

The two resentful ghosts’ wishes have been fulfilled and they can be reincarnated.

She should arrange for them to go to the underworld as soon as possible."

King Lu said coldly: "No one can play tricks on me."

"How about letting General Bietou give it a try and attack Tianmen Town?

Standing outside the city, he announced loudly - he was only looking for Yu Fengxian, and it had nothing to do with anyone else.

Guan Chenghuang is a cautious person who cherishes his life and loves his family, so he may not interfere. "

The shadow brings up the old story again.

“In the past, Guan Chenghuang might not be willing to break the delicate balance between Guaizi Mountain and Tianmen Town for a Yu Fengxian.

But that idiot Bietou just killed the grandson of Guan Chenghuang last night.

Now Li Xianzhi has widely sent out invitations to heroes and agreed to hold a ghost-suppression conference in East Shu.

At this time, how could Guan Chenghuang remain indifferent?

He remains indifferent, so how can the ghost-killing conference be held?

Let Zhou Lang come over immediately!

Nowadays, it is becoming increasingly difficult for ghosts and gods to enter Tianmen Town, but the opposite is true for human immortals. Zhou Lang can disguise himself as a martial arts hero to participate in the martial arts conference.

It would be better to find a few more people. I am worried about Zhou Lang alone." King Lu said.

"Zhou Lang will definitely come to Tianmen Town to look for Yu Fengxian. He swore it, but it's too late in terms of time."

The black shadow groaned for a moment and said, "Let's see the effect of the Shudong Martial Arts Conference first.

If Yu Fengxian follows them into the ghost country of Guaizi Mountain, they will find an opportunity to take her life.

If she stays in Tianmen Town and refuses to leave, then Guan Chenghuang, Li Xianzhi and other core forces of Yingxiang Mansion will be in Lianghe Beach, and we can arrange for a ghost king to sneak into Tianmen Town and get rid of her. "

"That's it!" Prince Lu nodded heavily, "Yu Fengxian must be killed, even the Emperor of Heaven can't save her, I say!

I don't care about heaven's will, destiny, or favor at all.

But she was only a minor threat after all, and killing her did not mean the outcome was decided.

From the beginning to the end, Tianmen Town is the overall situation.

Such stupid things as the flying fairy crossing the Eight Immortals shooting the sun, ruining the whole situation for her alone, can only happen once, and it must never happen to me. "

"Tianmen Town is just the prologue, destroying Qin is the ultimate goal!" said the black shadow.

“First destroy Tianmen Town, then…” King Lu paused and said in a complicated tone: “Alas, I forgot that we are already dead.

Destroying Tianmen Town and severing the connection between Daqin and Xisha Region is our obsession during our lifetime.

We are willing and able to accomplish it, but Daqin is too far away.

The great cause of destroying Qin is only related to you living people.

You should not just focus on the 'Eight Kings' Palace', you should rebuild the 'Western Thirty-Six Nations Alliance'.

In this regard, I am happy to help, as long as you promise to restore the country for my Ji family."

The shadow laughed in a low voice and said, "Do you think that I am the only servant of the 'Master'?
It just happens that I am in charge of the Xisha region.

There will definitely be a new alliance of princes in the Liusha region next, but it will no longer be in the Xisha region, but in the Dongsha region!

As for the Ji family and Xilu, you can rest assured that Xilu will always belong to the Ji family and can only belong to the Ji family.

At most, a small branch will replace a large branch, and a branch will inherit the throne."

"Alas, as long as they are members of the Ji family, it doesn't matter whether they are from the main or minor branches. " King Lu sighed.

Theoretically, he himself also belongs to the small clan.

According to the Book of Rites of this world: the son who succeeds you is the ancestor, the one who succeeds you is the clan leader, and the one who succeeds you is the minor clan leader.

Although his father was the previous King of Lu and he was the legitimate son and came from a prominent family, he was already enfeoffed after his elder brother inherited the throne and became the ancestor of a smaller clan of his own lineage.

His own descendants were only a minor clan, so he naturally wouldn't mind the minor clan replacing the major clan and becoming the new orthodox branch of the Ji family.

Exit the west gate of Tianmen Town and walk along the bluestone road for about ten miles to reach the outer city of Yingxiang Prefecture.

The two cities are very close to each other. Yingxiang Prefecture has the same prosperity as Tianmen Town, and Yingxiang Prefecture also has a nobleness that Tianmen Town does not have.

There are many shops on both sides of the streets in Tianmen Town, and residential houses are generally hidden deep in the alleys.

Rows of mansions with luxurious gates can be seen on both sides of the road in Yingxiang Prefecture.

From the gate of Yingxiang Prefecture to the gate of Lao Shenxian's house, Xiao Yu saw eight families in the palace.

The eight royal palaces do not include the Prince of Qinghe.

There are even more mansions of marquises, generals, and wealthy merchants everywhere.

“Although Tianmen Town has developed commerce, there are many waterways in the city, and the urban area is divided into many small pieces, which is not suitable for building large mansions.

Moreover, the land outside Tianmen Town is relatively barren and not as fertile as the 'Black Dragon River Plain' where Yingxiang Prefecture is located.

Most wealthy families open shops in Tianmen Town, but buy land to build houses in Yingxiang Mansion.

Shaoyao explained and then asked, "You didn't sleep last night, did you? Don't you need to take a nap now?"

Xiaoyu sat in the carriage with her, opened the curtains, and looked at the street scene outside curiously.

The black girl Wen Zhiruo, on the other hand, rode on a tall chestnut horse, and was dressed to look even more heroic and dashing.

"We've already arrived at Lao's house, why are you still dozing off?" Xiaoyu said. "It's because we've arrived at Lao's house and the carriage has stopped that you can sleep comfortably," Shaoyao said.

"I'm sleeping alone in a carriage?"

"Have a good sleep in the carriage before going in. It's still early for lunch to start." Shaoyao said.

Xiaoyu's eyes flashed and she asked, "What about you?"

"Of course I follow the arrangements made by the housekeeper of the Lao Mansion," Shaoyao sighed softly, "I am different from Zhiruo and the others.

Half a month ago, Butler Song sent someone to deliver five hundred taels of gold to Tianbaoju.

Today, I have been sold to the Lao family.

Play the piano if you are asked to, play the piano if you are asked to, dance if you are asked to, just see how they arrange it.

Zhiruo is a guest, you"

She hesitated a little, "If you follow me, you will be the singer's maid; if you follow Zhiruo, you will be a distinguished guest."

If Xiaoyu had notified the Lao family two days earlier, she would have received the invitation without having to follow Wen Zhiruo.

Even without an invitation, if you follow Wen Zhiruo into the main entrance, you are still considered a guest.

Xiao Yu didn't hesitate at all and said immediately: "Of course I will go with you. We agreed that when we go out, I will be your little maid."

"Then you can rest in the carriage."

"I don't need to rest."

When the carriage arrived at the gate of Lao's mansion, a servant dressed in brand new blue cloth immediately came over to lead the horse and pass the stool.

Although Shaoyao knew martial arts, she still accepted the servant's kindness and got down from the stool.

Xiaoyu followed suit.

"Miss Shaoyao from Tianmen Town has come to celebrate the birthday of Immortal Lao~~" A middle-aged man who looked like a butler immediately appeared at the door and called out the name loudly.

"Master Wen is here~~"

"Hey, is this Miss Yu, the 'righteous and righteous Yu Fengxian'?"

Xiaoyu was recognized by him before she entered the door.

"I am Yu Fengxian, but not 'the righteous Yu Fengxian'. Today I am Sister Shaoyao's maid." Xiaoyu said.

The butler nodded, cheered up, mobilized his inner strength, and his voice became louder and more proud, "The Fairy Yu Feng from Tianbao Residence has come to celebrate the birthday of the Fairy Lao~~~~~~"

"Why are we 'celebrating birthdays', but Master Wen Zong only 'arrived'?"

Xiaoyu took Shaoyao's hand and whispered in her ear as they walked forward.

"Because we have received money and are not serious guests, we must pay our respects to the immortal Lao." Shaoyao whispered.

Xiao Yu paid attention to the roll call at the back, and there were also serious guests who were called "so-and-so came to pay respects to the immortal Lao Shenxian" because they got off the carriage and directly bowed to the butler, "so-and-so came to pay respects to the immortal Lao Shenxian."

The black girl said nothing and walked straight into the door.

Soon Xiaoyu made another strange discovery: those who took the initiative to shout "Celebrating the birthday of the gods" were mostly placed in the front yard, squeezed together with a group of people; those who were "arrogant and rude" like Wen Zhiruo were invited to the elegant pavilion in the backyard.

Shaoyao rested in the side hall for half an hour, and was then led to the rockery pavilion on the west side of the courtyard by a maid who was about twelve or thirteen years old.

The pavilion on the rockery is located at a relatively high position, and the piano is placed on the east side, facing the guests in the elegant pavilion.

The peonies began to play tinkling sounds.

Even in this environment, she was still 70% devoted to the music. The sound of the piano spread out, naturally creating a cheerful and relaxed yet elegant atmosphere, and several heads popped out from the opposite side of the elegant room.

There are young men and elderly people.

They squinted their eyes and looked very happy. The noise coming from the attic disappeared for the most part.

Xiaoyu was standing obediently behind Shaoyao.

But Shaoyao kept playing the piano. After an hour, even the guests in the elegant pavilion got used to the sound of the piano, and the housekeeper of the Lao Mansion seemed to have forgotten about Shaoyao. Or, did he think of Shaoyao as a plug-in speaker?
Xiaoyu couldn't stand any longer, so she went to find a small stool and sat behind Shaoyao, saying with emotion, "Before, I saw you staying in Tianbaoju every day and didn't go out, so I thought you lived a leisurely and comfortable life.

I didn't expect that it would be so hard to earn just five hundred taels of gold."

Shaoyao kept moving her hands without stopping, and exclaimed, "What a big mouth you have! It's only five hundred taels of gold. You have been in Tianmen Town for a while, you shouldn't be so ignorant!"

Five hundred taels of gold is enough for many people to live comfortably for ten lifetimes."

Xiao Yu grabbed a handful of peanuts from the fruit plate beside the piano table, peeled the shells and chewed them while saying, "It is precisely because I have a certain understanding of Tianmen Town that I think five hundred taels is nothing more than this.

If I had just arrived in Tianmen Town, I would have been shocked to know how much food 500 taels of gold could be exchanged for.

But now I understand that five hundred taels of gold is a huge sum of money for ordinary people, and it cannot be spent in ten lifetimes.

To high-level warriors, it is just ordinary property and can only be exchanged for five Qi-boosting pills.

To an immortal or someone with the power of an immortal, five hundred taels of gold is probably no different from five hundred copper coins in the hands of an ordinary person."

"But I'm not an immortal. Even if I have to give 80% of the 500 taels of gold to Hongxiufang, the rest will be enough to cover my Tianbaoju's expenses for two years." Shaoyao said.

100 taels of gold was only enough for food and drink for two years, which was still unimaginable for ordinary people.

As far as Xiaoyu knew, all of Mr. Wang's belongings - the shops in the city, the farms outside the city, and the old house of the Wang family - added up to no more than six hundred gold.

This data comes from Widow Huang.

Widow Huang said that even without counting the pearls, jade and other treasures, Zhai the blacksmith's two thousand taels of gold ingots were several times richer than the Wang family.

But compared to Aunt Liu who takes a Qi-boosting pill every month, Shaoyao can be considered thrifty.

And Aunt Liu is just a small gang leader.

So how luxurious should a real boss be?
"God Lao, congratulations!"

"God of labor, I wish you good fortune as vast as the East Sea and longevity as great as the Southern Mountains~"

"Goddess Lao, you are almost halfway through your fourth century. You are truly a god!"

Xiaoyu was eating peanuts when there was suddenly a commotion in the yard outside the pavilion.

She quickly got up, stuck her head out and looked outside, and at first sight she saw the 349-year-old Lao Shenxian.

Lao Shenxian was neither tall nor short, about 1.7 meters tall, slightly plump, with a clear mind and a healthy body, a rosy face, skin as white and delicate as a baby's, and bright and clear eyes, very lively.

The whole person looks very energetic.

At first glance, he looks like a man in his thirties, but with his sage-like bearing and skin color and texture that is so fine that it seems unusual for a normal person, even an ordinary person would find him extraordinary.

One can even guess immediately that he has lived a long time.

"No wonder everyone calls him Lao Shenxian. His image and temperament are so consistent with the image of gods in people's minds." Xiaoyu murmured.

Just at this moment, Lao Shenxian raised his head and looked at her with a little surprise.

Just by looking at each other, Xiaoyu seemed to see a sea of ​​stars in his eyes.

The internal energy of Tai Chi Changchun in Dantian is like wheat seedlings bathing in the spring rain, giving a feeling of vigorous growth.

Immortal Lao smiled and nodded to her, then turned around and continued to accept the congratulations from the guests.

(End of this chapter)