Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 95 Conquest
On the second day after Zhou Yixiu's initiation ceremony, the Chongming Sect was still bustling with activity. This was the day when Yuan Changsheng turned five years old.

The little protagonist was dressed up by his two mothers today, looking like a young master from a wealthy family. He looked nothing like his father, who was a short, thick, dark man.

The guys in the sect were also happy because besides Mo'er, there was also Zhou Xinran, who was also very pretty.

They were still young, including Han Yundao, and they didn't necessarily have any feelings of excitement, but it was always a good thing to have a beautiful sister by their side.

No matter which small world it is, people with good looks can always feel the kindness from others more easily.

If you don’t believe it, just look at the female cultivator from the Lu family. They have lived next to each other for so many years and have dealt with each other quite a few times, but Master Kang still couldn’t remember her name.

Zhou Xinran's personality is different from Mo'er's. The former is bright and generous like a colorful rose, while the latter is shy like a mimosa.

It was Zhou Yixiu's first time to attend a family banquet like the one hosted by Chongming Sect, and he felt a little nervous.

But Zhou Xinran had already asked for a jar of spiritual wine from Kang Dabao's small table with a smile, and poured it for the youngsters one by one.

This action made the younger generations all cheer. They had been serving wine to their elders all these years and had never had the chance to eat meat.

It has only been two days since she arrived, but this pretty girl, who has not yet found a master, seems to have become the leader among the second generation of disciples of the Chongming Sect.

"Ha, Junior Brother has been doing some work outside for many years, and there is no one to control this girl at home. She has a wild temper. Don't blame me, Senior Brother." Zhou Yixiu felt a little embarrassed when he saw the younger generations who were originally sitting obediently and were thrown into chaos by the jar of spirit wine brought over by Zhou Xinran.

"Junior Brother Zhou, where did you come from? There's nothing to blame. A banquet should be lively." Yuan Jin looked at Zhou Xinran who was pinching the nose of the honest child Duan Anle and pouring wine into his mouth. A group of kids gathered together to make a noise, and he also laughed out loud.

"I remember that Senior Brother and Senior Brother Pei were the ones who hated drinking the most." Yuan Jin sighed, took Changsheng from Second Director, and fed him a few mouthfuls of the delicious food.

"I don't really like drinking now, it wastes spirit stones." As soon as Master Kang finished his unkind words, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. He felt the mellow wine flowing into his stomach with a warm current, and then a rich aroma rose up and echoed in his mouth, making him squint his eyes in comfort.

Pei Yi smiled but said nothing. The scene before him seemed to remind him of the time when his master and uncle were still alive.

At that time, Kang Dabao played a role similar to Zhou Xinran whenever there was a banquet in the Chongming Sect.

Relying on the fact that he was the eldest senior brother, he pinched the noses of his junior brothers and forced them to drink. He himself did not drink, but took advantage of the fact that his junior brothers were drunk to eat up all the spiritual food that was rarely seen.

After a few more years, when my fellow disciples had grown up and knew more, such scenes no longer occurred.

"I hope their future will be better than ours." Pei Yi glanced at Pei Que, who was smiling happily among the group of children, and knew that he had made the right decision to go against his master's will and return to his hometown.

Jiang Qing did not join in their conversation. Ruyi was riding on his shoulders, grabbing the young swordsman's hair with his greasy little hands and shouting, "Third Uncle, Third Uncle, let's fly, let's fly."

Yuan Jin was displeased when he saw this, and yelled at Ruyi a few words, but seeing that it didn't work, he asked Dong Ningxin to pick the baby up.

Unexpectedly, after hearing Ruyi's babyish shouts for a few words, Jiang Qing could no longer resist. He stepped on the flying sword and flew into the air, becoming little Ruyi's "mount".

The innocent laughter of children could be heard in the room. Ruyi was happy, which made Changsheng jealous. Of course, his father Yuan Jin would not accept this. He went to look for Kang Dabao, but the latter just picked up the wine jar and hid.

Changsheng trotted to Zhou Yixiu, an old man who looked easy to bully, and pestered the old man, then carried him on his back and flew around with a wry smile.

Today, the courtyard of Chongming Sect was filled with joy. Kang Dabao was holding a jar of wine and was about to scold Changsheng when a message came from outside the door. He frowned, quietly walked out of the courtyard, and came to the outside of the Chongming Sect's archway.

The visitor was an acquaintance, wearing a light blue official uniform with a short flute tucked into his waist, which looked a bit out of place.

"Zhai County Lieutenant." Kang Dabao was slightly stunned when he saw the newcomer, and bowed respectfully. "Master Kang, you and I are old acquaintances, why bother with all this empty formalities?" After many years, facing Kang Dabao again, Zhai An's words "Master" were less playful.

The dandy air he originally had was much less, and his eyes showed some vicissitudes of life that came from having experienced many hardships.

As for why Zhai An left his hometown and ran to Pingrong County to serve as the assistant county lieutenant, Kang Dabao actually knew some of the reasons.

Since the death of the ancestor of the Zhai family several months ago, there has been no foundation-building cultivator in his family.

Although his family's Da Zhaifang was also an industry that had sought business opportunities in Hancheng, the Zhai family had a small branch that had long been separated and had produced two foundation-building ancestors. After hearing that something had happened to the main branch of the Zhai family, they returned under the pretext of splitting up the family again.

Since it was a family affair, the Yue family of Hancheng, who were also in trouble, allowed the small branch of the Zhai family to seize Zhaijiafang because of the cover-up by the small branch of the Zhai family, and because their family did not have the energy to take care of it.

With the spiritual stone at hand, the two families were relatives, and the small branch of the Zhai family did not hold back. In order to seize the market town as quickly as possible, the means of attack were ruthless, killing and injuring many cultivators from the large branch of the Zhai family.

From then on, Zhai An's clan was completely defeated, with heavy casualties. Even Zhai He, who had always been inseparable from him, died in the melee.

In the end, Zhai An, a pampered young man in the middle stage of Qi training, actually became the most accomplished person in the Zhai family.

There were also many casualties among the cultivators from the small sect. The original formation of Zhai Jiafang was of a high grade. Under the desperate resistance of the cultivators from the big sect, even the two foundation-building cultivators from the small sect suffered serious injuries.

This naturally made the monks of the small sects even more angry, and they were ready to sharpen their knives to find the remnants of these big sects.

Zhai An knew that he could no longer stay in Jingnan Prefecture, so he wandered around and hid in Pingrong County.

Unfortunately, most of the remaining people in his family were not very capable. In order to get a spiritual land for his clansmen to practice, Zhai An sold himself to the county government in exchange for the spiritual land of the Iron Sword Gate for practice.

The county magistrate Xie Fu appointed him as the Pingrong county lieutenant, which was not a good job because two county lieutenants had left their posts for various reasons within just half a year.

Kang Dabao's prediction was correct. Since the Immortal Dynasty entered Yunjiao Province, although they had severely dealt with the forces that were too inclined towards the Liangyi Sect, the Liangyi Sect was not completely without countermeasures and had never stopped making various small moves in secret.

The fight between the two families has just begun, and there will be deaths later.

Sending capable men to assassinate county officials is the simplest and most effective method among the many means used by the Liangyi Sect. It can really scare many officials into resigning.

In order to curb the arrogance of these assassins, Kuang Liuting also specially sent an old coroner from the Dali Temple in the imperial capital to participate in the hunt for the murderers.

Although many assassins have been executed in the past six months, including many foundation-building cultivators, it is an indisputable fact that being an official of the Xian Dynasty is a high-risk profession in Yunjiao Province today.

Therefore, in Kang Dabao's eyes, no matter whether it is the cautious and prudent Zhai County Lieutenant in front of him, or the increasingly arrogant Xie County Master who is sitting in the yamen, they all seem to be like dead bones in a grave.

"I wouldn't come here for no reason. The county magistrate has issued an order to recruit men." Zhai An said modestly, and when he saw Kang Dabao's eyes suddenly become angry, he lowered his head timidly.

He had no choice but to be afraid. The county lieutenant before him was killed by a surprise attack from the head of a family with a gold brick when he went to recruit monks to do hard labor.

Even the group of yamen runners who were coaxed into doing the job with great difficulty were unable to return.

This has resulted in Zhai An being a lonely man even though he has been in office for some time.

"Captain Zhai, can we talk for a moment?"

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