She is devoted to cultivating immortality

Chapter 79: Looking forward to meeting the true dragon offspring, being called the mother of pity, fate

"Longsun invited fellow Daoist Danyangzi. Is it appropriate for Xie to go?"

Xie Lian held the invitation tightly in his hand. He really wanted to go, but he wanted to get things clear.

If the number doesn't match, it would be embarrassing if they kick you out.

"It's impossible for the Grandmaster to go. In fact, the existence of the True Immortal level is basically unlikely to pay attention to Minjiang Dragon Sun. It is said that his injury has reached the point where it is beyond repair. There is no need to get involved with a sick dragon with no future. To be honest with you, this is the fifth invitation he has sent to the Grandmaster. In other words, he has held five banquets, but the Grandmaster has never gone. He just sent a healing elixir every time to show his gratitude."

When Du Ning'er said this, she shrugged her delicate nose and looked confused.

"The Grandmaster himself didn't even go, but he insisted that Senior Xie might be interested. I don't know why."

"Daoyou Danyangzi said that Mr. Xie would be interested?"

"That's what the Grandmaster said."

Xie Lian thought for a moment and suddenly asked.

"Minjiang Minjiang, why does it sound familiar?"

Du Ning'er said.

"The Minjiang River is not small in size, and it is connected to the Zhang River, which makes it even more important."

"Zhanghe..I understand."

Xie Lian suddenly recalled the day when he was drinking with Zhuang Mochen and Danyangzi, during which they mentioned the issue of “river management”.

When talking about the difficulties of controlling the Zhang River, the Min River was mentioned.

The tens of thousands of miles of waters of the Zhang River extend into three major rivers, two major lakes, and five major rivers...The Minjiang River is one of the three major rivers.

In other words, if we want to control the Zhang River, we cannot avoid the Min River.

Minjiang River, Dragon's Grandson, River Management.
Xie Lian understood.

Danyangzi still felt that Xie Lian would interfere in Zhuang Mochen's river management, so he sent the invitation to her.

"Fellow Daoist, you have overestimated me. The Zhang River is a huge issue, at least it is not something I can intervene in right now. The problem with this matter is not whether I want to help Mr. Zhuang, but whether I have the ability to do so."

“So I don’t have this thought in mind at all now.”

"But I am indeed very interested in the Dragon Grandson Banquet. After all, I am a true dragon descendant, and it would be good for me to see the world. It seems that I have to go to this banquet."

Xie Lian took a close look at the invitation, which clearly stated the time.

March seventeenth.

If you calculate the date, isn’t it next month?
She murmured in her mind.

"It's time to go for a walk."

And at this time, Quan Shaoze and his group finally rushed back to Xiaoning County.

They had no intention of stopping and galloped all the way to the county government office.

Late in the night, the guard's condescending voice was heard.

"Where is the magistrate of Xiaoning County? My Lord Shizhong has come here on the orders of His Majesty, why don't you come out quickly!"

Instantly, the county government office was in an uproar.

"Are you the Magistrate of Lou County?"

"My name is Lou Xianggao. Nice to meet you, His Excellency the Minister."

Quan Shaoze sat in the honorable seat in the back hall with his horse and sword, while County Magistrate Lou stood below and bowed, with a flattering and cautious look on his face.

In fact, he had gone home to rest by this time, but Quan Shaoze suddenly came to the county government to convey his imperial edict, so how could he not react?

He immediately put on his official uniform and rushed to the county government office.

The imperial edict had been delivered, so the conversation didn't need to be so serious. According to the official system of the Qian Kingdom, lower officials didn't have to kowtow when meeting their superiors. It was just a routine etiquette, but Lou Xianggao still behaved more humbly.
A higher-ranking official can crush a person to death, let alone the huge gap between him, a mere county magistrate and the minister.

In Fengdu, Quan Shaoze's minister was a "lucky villain" who not only had a bad reputation, but also lived in fear of losing his position. Smart people could see through his situation and did not take him seriously.
But in other places, especially the remote Xiaoning County, Quan Shaoze is undoubtedly the "celestial official" who tops the sky.

Magistrate Lou had never come into close contact with such a powerful figure in his life, so how could he not be careful?

But what he did made Quan Shaoze feel a little uncomfortable. When he was in Fengdu, no one treated him as a dish. Even... Forget it, let's not talk about it.

He sighed inwardly and said.

"Lord Lou, there is no need to be restrained. Please take a seat first."

Lou Xianggao sat down as he was told, but he only sat on the front half of his butt.

But Quan Shaoze didn't notice this thoughtful little detail. He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and rested himself for a while. The journey had been very exhausting for him.

But this action made County Magistrate Lou puzzled, but he did not dare to disturb them and could only wait quietly.

After a while, Quan Shaoze suddenly spoke.

"Lord Lou, you are so brave that you even dare to deceive the emperor!"

Magistrate Lou's face changed drastically and he stood up quickly.

"What do you mean, sir? How dare I, a lowly official, deceive the emperor?"

Quan Shaoze took it by surprise. After he finished speaking, he immediately looked at Magistrate Lou's expression. Sure enough, he saw that his eyes were wandering, and he immediately made a judgment in his heart.

"Although your position is low, your courage is not small. Everyone in the world knows that the emperor has spared no expense in his quest for the immortal. Almost everyone in Xiaoning County knows about the Fairy Lady. Could it be that Lord Lou doesn't know about it? If so, you, as a county magistrate, are being too arrogant."

Quan Shaoze gave a meaningful smile.

The initial memorial submitted by Xiaoning County did not mention any news about the immortal.

They just reported the number of people affected, and as to why the losses were not serious, they just used vague words to say that it seemed like a good omen.

When he mentioned the immortals at the court meeting, he just wanted to take the opportunity to leave Fengdu, leave Emperor Qian, and breathe a breath of freedom for a short time.

I never thought that there would really be an immortal in Xiaoning County.

If Emperor Qian had confirmed the news early on, it might even be possible for him to come in person.

"This, this"

Magistrate Lou was unable to answer and sweat dripped down his face.

He never expected that the Minister of the Court would come to Xiaoning County in person.
In this way, the plan he and Zhuang Mochen had previously made would fall apart.

Logically speaking, a small county would not attract the attention of the central government at all. Even if someone was sent to verify the authenticity of the memorial he submitted, they would at most be from the county, or at most from the state.

If someone came from the county, Magistrate Lou would be able to deal with it properly. He did not hold this position for nothing. Who doesn't have a few friends?

His contributions are real and there is no exaggeration.

If they are from the state, just be careful and there shouldn't be any problems.

But Quan Shaoze came in person, which made him confused. It was just a small county, how could he have the honor to make the minister come in person?
Seeing Magistrate Lou's nervous look, Quan Shaoze suddenly felt a sense of sympathy. Wasn't it the same when he was questioned by Emperor Qian?

Suddenly, he no longer wanted to criticize him, but directly told him his true purpose.

"Lord Lou, to tell you the truth, what happened in Xiaoning County is nothing at all. You should be very clear about this."

"I came here on the emperor's orders for only one reason, and that is to search for immortals!"

"The entire eastern region was hit by a disaster, and only Xiaoning County was spared. Your Majesty suspected that it was the interference of the immortals, so he sent me on this trip in person. To be honest, I arrived here several hours ago. As soon as I entered Xiaoning County, someone mentioned the matter of the immortals, so I immediately left the city, visited various villages, and made detailed records."

Quan Shaoze patted the thick stack of records at his hand and said.

"So you don't have to hope for the best. These things will be presented to the emperor sooner or later. Tell me all the information about the immortal. Remember, everything!"

At this point, what else could Magistrate Lou say? He could only sigh in his heart.

"Thank you, Madam. Mr. Zhuang, you can't blame me."

He knew that the matter could no longer be concealed, so he organized his words and began to speak.

"This matter has to start from the beginning, a few months ago."

This talk lasted for a full hour.

In fact, Magistrate Lou didn't know much about Xie Lian. He only knew that she and Zhuang Mochen were good friends, and that she was usually kind and had a good relationship with her neighbors.

The actual interactions between the two were actually very few.

But Quan Shaoze wanted to hear every detail, so Magistrate Lou had to rack his brains and tell him all the rumors and speculations.

After he finished speaking, his mouth was already dry.

Someone brought some hot tea to him. He sat aside and drank it in small sips, glancing at Quan Shaoze from time to time.

Unexpectedly, after hearing these words, Quan Shaoze showed a strange look.

"You said that when you first saw her, she was sleeping on the old locust tree and wearing a Taoist robe, right?"

"It should be a Taoist robe. Many people saw it at the time. Some people even wondered why Mr. Zhuang would become friends with a young Taoist woman. But after that day, Madam Xie changed her clothes. She usually dressed like a scholar and liked to wear a long gown. She never wore a Taoist robe again."

"This Zhuang Mochen you're talking about, is he a Jinshi? He was also a counselor, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhuang is the only Jinshi who has appeared in Xiaoning County in many years, so he has a high reputation. After he resigned and returned to his hometown, many people felt sorry for him. After all, he was a fourth-rank official, so how could he just throw it away like that?"

"That is to say, after he resigned, he returned directly from Fengdu to Xiaoning County and did not go anywhere else on the way, right?"

"I haven't asked this, but it's probably true that Mr. Zhuang is tired of the officialdom and just wants to return to his hometown to teach. Logically, he shouldn't be in the mood to travel around."

After a nonsensical conversation, County Magistrate Lou saw that Quan Shaoze fell silent again.

But his expression kept changing, sometimes excited, sometimes suspicious.

"What on earth is he thinking about?" Magistrate Lou muttered to himself. He always felt that there seemed to be something here that he didn't know.

This is the fact.

Quan Shaoze's heart was already in turmoil.

"Zhuang Mochen was returning home from Fengdu when he met this Lady Xie on the way. She was still wearing a Taoist robe and had returned to Xiaoning County. Calculating the time, it was very close to that day. Could it be that this Lady Xie was the one I met at Caishikou!?"

Quan Shaoze couldn't sit still and kept walking back and forth.

The image of the young Taoist priest whom I met at Caishikou that day emerged in my mind.

"The origin of fate has been destroyed, the origin of fate has been empty, the emperor personally cut off the immortal fate with a knife, why bother to force a meeting again?"

These words spoken by the Taoist priest kept echoing in his dreams on many nights.

"Is that you? Is that you?"

He muttered to himself, all kinds of emotions rushing to his mind at once.

Just because he met this person once, he went from being a minor official to a minister that everyone admired. All the fears he had in walking on thin ice, all the ups and downs, all the love and hate originated from that one meeting that day.

It was just a meeting and a few words, but it changed Quan Shaoze's fate.

"All adults, all adults"

Magistrate Lou stretched out his hand and waved it in front of his eyes.

Quan Shaoze suddenly became like a possessed person, crying and laughing, muttering something, which made him a little confused.

How is this going?

There's nothing surprising about what I said.
Why does this person seem stupid after hearing this?
"Lord Lou!"

Quan Shaoze grabbed Magistrate Lou's hand so hard.

"Come on, follow me to see Lady Xie."

Magistrate Lou looked outside and saw nothing but darkness.

"Ah? Now!?"

Quan Shaoze pulled him out without saying anything more.

"But Madam Xie is not seeing guests now. Many people want to meet her, but they are not allowed to enter the house."

"Sincerity is the key to success. You and I will wait outside the door. We must see her once!"

"But you should at least have a meal before you go. Haven't you been busy all day, sir?"

"Quan is not hungry!"

A group of people rushed out in a black crowd, passed through the dark night, and arrived at the door of Xie's house.

Under Quan Shaoze's order, no one dared to make any noise and just waited outside the door.

Therefore, even the dealer next door was not alarmed and was still dreaming.

Not to mention Xie Lian, who has been isolated from the outside world.

The night passed.

At this moment, the coldness between heaven and earth has not yet dissipated. It is still bone-chillingly cold in the morning, and it will not become warmer until the sun comes out at noon.

The branches and leaves of the old locust tree were covered with dewdrops of various sizes. Du Ning'er took a small bottle and put the dewdrops in one by one.

"When you become an immortal root, the dew on your body will be valuable, but now, it is still not worth mentioning. I will take it back and feed it to my rabbit."

Du Ning'er muttered quietly with a carefree smile on her face.

The old locust tree did not move, and even when the wind blew, it did not tremble at all.

He cooperated very well and let Du Ning'er collect all the dewdrops.

At this time, Xie Lian had also finished painting all night.

Although she had been interrupted by Du Ning'er while she was painting before, it didn't matter. As long as she wanted, she could enter that state of forgetting both herself and the world at any time.

Overnight, I drew more content.

She took a few steps back, looked at it with satisfaction, then turned around and looked at Du Ning'er.

"I have prepared what you want."

She took out the jade slip and handed it to Du Ning'er.

This was the practice method that had been improved. After calculating with the Dayan diagram for a whole night, it succeeded as expected.

"What on earth is in here? Can Ning'er see it?"

Du Ning'er asked curiously.

"Look, this is what Daoist Fellow Danyangzi prepared for you."

"My stuff?"

Du Ning'er took a quick look and immediately showed surprise.

"Isn't this the practice my father left me? No, it's not right. It seems a little different!"

She looked at Xie Lian in disbelief.

"You actually changed your practice method?"

She had no objection to Dan Yangzi leaking the cultivation method to Xie Lian. After all, for a master like Xie Lian, the cultivation method was of little significance.

What shocked her was when Xie Lian changed his practice method?

She had just tried it out briefly, and following the new method of practice, she no longer felt the sluggishness or discomfort she had felt before. This showed that Xie Lian was not making random or blind changes, but had truly completed the improvement.

But when was this done?

The jade slip only lasted for Xie Lian for one night.

And he's still painting.
Multitasking?
Du Ning'er's little mouth opened into an "O" shape.

"Well, since you brought so many gifts, I should at least do something to show my appreciation. This can be regarded as fulfilling the request of fellow Daoist Danyangzi. You should practice well in the future and don't disappoint the expectations of your master and grandmaster."

Xie Lian smiled. It seemed that Dan Yangzi did not tell Du Ning'er that she had the "talent" to create cultivation methods, probably because he was afraid of scaring this girl.

So she didn't mention this matter, but just gave a few words of encouragement.

"Okay, thank you, mother."

Well. After spending a night together, without a master or ancestors around, Du Ning'er's spiritual and lively personality was fully revealed.

She stopped calling me senior and started calling me Lianma~
Xie Lian didn't get too hung up on this.
Because Zhuang Yan still calls her Aunt Lian.

Du Ning'er still looked somewhat distracted, and she once again had a direct sense of how terrifying Xie Lian was.

She bowed respectfully to Xie Lian and then took her leave.

She had not forgotten that Danyangzi had told her to "go early and come back early."

"Ning'er is leaving. Come visit Mother Lian again when you have the chance!"

Du Ning'er said crisply.

Xie Lian waved his hand.

She put away the jade slip and skipped out of the yard.

Then they saw Quan Shaoze and his group, who had been waiting all night and were hungry, cold, and looked very miserable.

"You, you're not"

Quan Shaoze recognized the girl at first sight.

Isn't this the fairy he saw last night?
How did you get out of Empress Xie's yard?
Du Ning'er also recognized him.

I instantly guessed the purpose of these people's visit.

"I want to see my mother, humph~ then you'll have to wait for a while"

She giggled, and Xie Lian immediately immersed himself in painting again, not paying any attention to the people outside.

But what does this have to do with her?

She was in a good mood. She walked a few steps and suddenly turned around. She made a face at everyone and let out a string of silver bell-like laughter. Then her figure flashed and disappeared.

Hiss!
Magistrate Lou was shocked when he saw Du Ning'er for the first time.

"Is she, is she a ghost?"

Quan Shaoze took a deep breath and murmured.

"It's not a ghost, but a fairy."

Just as Du Ning'er thought, after Xie Lian sent her away, he immediately entered a state of oblivion.

On March 17th, the Minjiang Dragon Grandson would hold a banquet. Xie Lian was very interested in it and would definitely go to join in the fun.

Then there would not be enough time left for her to paint.

The follow-up will be one chapter at 12 noon and one chapter at pm every day. Each chapter will have more than words, which means more than words per day. I will maintain this number. I hope you will follow my reading.

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