This is not how immortals cultivate

Chapter 183 Mr. Jiu Yixiang

Yuliu County, the royal villa.

The villa is surrounded by green mountains, with green bricks and black tiles. The layout of the courtyard is ingenious, with pavilions, towers, rockery and strange rocks, lush flowers and trees, and winding paths connecting them.

Wandering through it, the changing scenery is dazzling.

Hexagonal Pavilion.

Xiang Yuan and Xiao Yan stared at each other.

When Cheng Yuling was around, the two of them had a great time talking to each other, with the father being kind and the son being filial. When Cheng Yuling was not around, the atmosphere was completely different.

Cheng Yuling was injured and was sitting in the house to recuperate. Without her to stabilize the situation, Xiang Yuan and Xiao Yan stopped acting. If they didn't agree with each other, they would say nothing. Whoever spoke first would lose.

Xiang Yuan's skills in cultivating his qi are average, and he is not even worthy of carrying shoes for Xiao Yan, who has been in the court for many years. But there is a saying that goes, the barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. He does not need to please Xiao Yan, but only Cheng Yuling. On the other hand, Xiao Yan has a lot to say at this time.

Xiao Yan placed a letter on the table, pushed it in front of Xiang Yuan, and said with a guilty conscience: "I have roughly understood your situation. You have a clean family background and a kind heart. You and Ling Yue...are a good match."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Yuan immediately became filial. He picked up the teacup, bent forward, and knelt on one knee very smoothly.

"Father-in-law, please accept my greetings."

"Don't rush to drink tea."

Xiao Yan took the teacup, feeling extremely uncomfortable. He opened his mouth several times but didn't drink it. He put the teacup down and continued, "Don't be too happy too soon. You've passed this level, but it's not easy to pass the Wushuang Palace level."

What does it mean that Wushuang Palace also controls the marriage discussions of its disciples?
It can't be that you are guaranteed a job after graduation and your marriage has to be decided by your master and elders, right?

Xiang Yuan didn't understand what was going on, so he stood up, clasped his fists respectfully, and asked about the situation at Wushuang Palace.

Xiao Yan did not hide anything and said directly: "When I married Yu Ling, I encountered many difficulties and it took two years to complete. If she had not walked around Wushuang Palace with a big belly in anger, her master would not have agreed to this marriage."

Cheng Yuling has been a disciple of the Palace Master of Wushuang Palace since she was young and has been his first disciple. According to Cheng Yuling, it was the Palace Master who took the initiative to come to her and said that she had extraordinary talent and came to accept her as a disciple.

Because it was Cheng Yuling's own opinion, and her aptitude was mediocre in Wushuang Palace, and she was only in the innate stage after years of cultivation, Xiao Yan did not believe this statement. Only when Cheng Yuling recalled the past, he praised her crazily, praising her for her amazing learning and aptitude, and because she was distracted by the love between men and women, her mood was in chaos and her future of cultivation was ruined.

My wife was originally a genius, but she gradually became mediocre because of me. It’s all my fault!

This guy was able to marry nine wives and had a bunch of lovers outside who loved him to death. It was not because of his status as a member of the Xiao family. He was very good at coaxing women.

Back to the point, Cheng Yuling had secretly decided to get married, and she was pregnant. Anyone who was not blind could see it, so the Palace Master turned a blind eye, let her leave the mountain, and reluctantly agreed to the marriage.

Xiao Yan briefly described the situation and glanced at Xiang Yuan: "Do you understand? It's not easy to pass the Wushuang Palace. The high and mighty Palace Master is not a reasonable person."

"I understand. What my father-in-law means is that if I am bullied, I should let Lingyue follow suit." Xiang Yuan bowed to show that he accepted the instruction.

"..."

I didn’t say that!

The corners of Xiao Yan's mouth twitched, and he glared at Xiang Yuan fiercely. He took a few deep breaths to suppress his annoyance, and cursed Xiao He in his heart.

This guy kneels down when I tell him to, without any manliness or self-respect. He is extremely shameless. You introduce this kind of scum to your sister, and you think it's okay?

Xiao Yan didn't say anything, Xiang Yuan continued: "Father-in-law, the Wushuang Palace may not be easy to pass, but the past is the past, and the present is the present. The Palace Master is making things difficult for you because you have too many wives, and the one you married is her first disciple... What does this have to do with me? The Palace Master has the right to discipline her disciples, and she can't interfere in the marriage of her disciples, right?"

"Where did the disciple come from?"

"Mother-in-law is the Palace Master's disciple. According to seniority, isn't Lingyue the disciple's grandson?"

"Haha, you know nothing!"

Xiao Yan smiled coldly: "It seems that Ling Yue did not mention this to you, and you don't know who her master is."

Xiang Yuan was stunned for a moment.

"The Palace Master of Wushuang Palace has two direct disciples. The first disciple is Yu Ling, and the last disciple is Ling Yue."

"..."

You’re right, my mother-in-law is really my senior sister!

Xiang Yuan opened his mouth wide. This palace master must be crazy. How could he accept disciples in this way? The seniority order was messed up.

Xiao Yan continued to sneer: "The Palace Master loved Yu Ling very much. When he learned that she had given birth to a daughter, Ling Yue, he accepted her as a registered disciple when she was young. When Ling Yue returned to the mountain with Yu Ling at the age of fourteen, she was officially accepted as the Palace Master's closed disciple."

In a nutshell, the big trumpet was ruined, so I picked up a small trumpet to practice again.

The palace master poured all her wrong love for Cheng Yuling onto Xiao Lingyue. It would be much more difficult for Xiang Yuan to marry Xiao Lingyue than for Xiao Yan to marry Cheng Yuling.

He had been cheated once in his early years, so there was no reason for him to fall into the same trap twice.

Xiang Yuan's face turned dark and he looked at Xiao Yan with an extremely unfriendly look. After all, it was you who caused the murder case that made the situation more difficult!
Xiao Yan smiled contemptuously, not understanding what Xiang Yuan was complaining about. He picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Comfortable and smells so good!
Seeing Xiang Yuan was frustrated, Xiao Yan was in a good mood and continued, "Yu Ling has already made the decision about you and Ling Yue. I won't say much. I also can't say anything about Wushuang Palace. Whether it succeeds or not, it all depends on your methods."

Xiao Yan did not say what specific means were used. In short, the disciples of Wushuang Palace were decisive in killing, and the palace master was definitely not someone who was easy to talk to. Xiang Yuan wanted to use the same method he used back then, but it was impossible.

Xiang Yuan rolled his eyes. Xiao Yan wanted to use the rules of Wushuang Palace to control him, which was a bit of an overestimation of Xiang Yuan's moral integrity.

I didn't say you have to get married!
As long as we can stay together forever, marriage certificates and other things are no big deal.

Three thousand worlds are the big deal!

Xiang Yuan thought that there was no problem on his side. He thought that Senior Sister Bailong was just like him, with a long-term vision and a broad perspective, and would not care about trivial worldly matters.

Xiao Yan waited for a long time but did not see Xiang Yuan ask how to pass the Wushuang Palace. He was surprised at the boy's ability to cultivate his Qi, and suddenly thought of another possibility.

Oh no, this kid is going to take advantage of everything and refuse to admit his mistake!
He glared at Xiang Yuan and slammed the table, saying, "Asshole, don't think I don't know what you are thinking. If you have no intention of getting married, I will never agree to this marriage even if I die!"

No way, you can guess this?

Xiang Yuan was speechless and brought up the old topic again: why are they all so smart? Wouldn't it be nice to hang out in a circle of people in their seventies together?

He bowed and said righteously, "Father-in-law, please don't joke. Although I am of humble origin and don't know the rules, marriage is a major event in life. How dare I mess around and disappoint Ling Yue? I have my own plan for Wushuang Palace."

"It better be this way!"

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and said, "I am going to adopt you as my adopted son. With this relationship, if you betray Ling Yue in the future, I am the father and you are the son, so I have the right to tear out your tendons and skin you, and dig out your wolfish heart and dog lungs."

"Foster father, I am here, please accept my greetings!"

"..."

No, you'd better struggle a bit. Do you really have no shame at all?

Seeing Xiang Yuan kneeling respectfully, Xiao Yan lost his temper instantly, and suddenly agreed with Xiao He. This boy was thick-skinned and black-hearted, and he had extraordinary martial arts talent. He would become a great man in the future! But why did Xiao He push his sister into the fire pit? Xiao Yan really couldn't understand this.

He pondered for a moment and decided to try Xiang Yuan's method. If he was really a hot commodity as Xiao He said, he would have to pay with his sister. He gritted his teeth, accepted it, and would not interfere anymore.

"Xiang Yuan, since you are my adopted son, I can act as your father. Since you have entered my Zhaowang Mansion, you must abide by the rules of the mansion. Do you understand?"

I understand. There are many rules in the palace, and I don’t have to abide by them if I’m not there.

Xiang Yuan nodded in agreement, and patted his chest to promise that he had abided by the rules and regulations since he was a child and would never do anything wrong.

Seeing that he agreed so quickly without frowning, and not afraid of being made difficult, Xiao Yan felt discouraged again, and waved his hand and said, "Get up, from today on, you are my ninety-first child."

Is it going to be the ninety-nine achievement so soon?

Xiang Yuan complained in his heart and suddenly realized something was wrong. Jiuyizi Xiang Yuan, Jiuyi Xiang Xiansheng, it sounds like driving.

It’s bad. I’ve been led astray by Senior Sister Chen Wen and Bai Yue again.

Xiang Yuan blamed Senior Sister Bai Yue for always driving, which caused him to develop bad habits. He was also annoyed that he came too early and could not be the boss, so being the last ninety-ninth was also good.

"You have three brothers in the courtyard. Go get close to them. They are all brothers from your family. Remember to keep in touch and visit each other often..."

Xiao Yan waved his hand and at the same time sent a message to the three guards in the yard, namely the master brother, guard A and guard B.

As his motives were impure and could not be made public for this long journey, he brought along his three adopted sons for escort: his eighth son He Yuanzhi, his nineteenth son Fang Qixian, and his thirty-fourth son Gu An.

Among them, He Yuanzhi has the highest cultivation level, reaching the peak of the innate half-step stage. He is stuck at the bottleneck of breaking through the Spirit Transformation Stage. He is loyal and Xiao Yan trusts him extremely.

Qixian and Gu An also have good qualifications, and the key is that they are quiet and can control their mouths. Every time Xiao Yan secretly goes out, these three adopted sons are his first choice.

As for secretly going out to meet his lover, there was no one in Zhaowang Mansion to take charge of the situation and there might be chaos. This problem has never been a problem.

For a long time, the Xiao family has been presided over by the Crown Prince Xiao Qian. Xiao Yan usually does not speak, but he will discuss with his eldest son before speaking.

The main one is to listen to advice!
Because he listened to advice, his career was prosperous and he was promoted step by step. From being an ignored descendant of the Xiao family's side branch, he overcame all difficulties and reached his current position as the Grand Chancellor and dominated eight states.

When Xiao He said his father was a dog, he was not slandering him. As a father, he had some vision and wisdom, but to be honest, he focused all his attention on his wife and lover. He was able to have the status he has today because of the support of his eldest son.

In other words, in order to become a rich second-generation, Xiao Qian forcibly promoted his incompetent father.

Xiang Yuan was not aware of these, and with limited information, he really thought that Xiao Yan had taken the lead role, and while flirting with other women, he had fought for his current position by pushing girls. Seeing that the other party was trying to test him and wanted to see what he was like, he decisively picked up a knife and walked towards the yard.

Xiao Yan did not follow him. He stood in the pavilion with a cup of tea in his hand, looking calm and composed.

Half an hour later, He Yuanzhi and the other two came back covered in dust.

"How is your Ninety-first Brother? How capable are he?"

"..." x3
The three brothers looked at each other, and He Yuanzhi said, "The two brothers tried the moves first, and they wanted to be humble, so they lost half a move."

"to be honest."

"..." x3
Telling the truth would hurt the brothers' feelings, so He Yuanzhi was embarrassed to speak. Fang Qixian and Gu An took the initiative to step forward and speak one by one, all with bitter smiles.

It was true that they both wanted to be humble, but Xiang Yuan didn't really mean it. Anyone with a standard of accuracy could see that he was clearly holding back.

When Xiao Yan heard that Xiang Yuan had fought two innate masters in a row and won easily, he secretly sighed that he was a monster and then looked at He Yuanzhi: "What about you? You also lost to him?"

"Although it was a draw, his realm is far inferior to mine. I should be defeated miserably."

He Yuanzhi sighed and lamented that because it was just a sparring match, both sides stopped at a certain point and did not kill each other.

The result was that he was pinned to the ground by his innate divine power as soon as they met. It took him several rubs to come back to his senses. He successively used the protective qi and the power of heaven and earth, but was defeated by Xiang Yuan head-on.

After the fight, my head is still buzzing.

"Also, Brother Ninety-First used the three of us as a whetstone to refine his swordsmanship and master the use of true qi and Gangqi. It can be seen that..."

He Yuanzhi felt inferior to him and was completely convinced: "If he wants to break through to the Xiantian realm, he can do it anytime as long as he has the thought. He deliberately suppresses his realm and is unwilling to break through because he feels that his practice is not yet complete. The three of us brothers are far inferior to him in terms of determination and composure."

Seeing the three heads bowed in front of him, Xiao Yan sighed and said to himself: "In this case, let's do it!"

He raised his hand and a long sword with a white sheath appeared in his hand: "Give it to Xiang Yuan. I promised my wife that I would give him an opportunity, and I can't break my promise."

When they saw the knife, He Yuanzhi and the other two all looked envious.

……

That night, in the house.

Xiang Yuan sent away Cheng Yuling who came to inquire about gossip, and looked at the bowl of jujube kernel and glutinous rice porridge on the table and a piece of white paper under the bowl, with a rather strange expression on his face.

The mother sold her daughter too quickly. Knowing that Xiao Yan had nodded, Cheng Yuling directly stuffed Xiao Lingyue's birth date and time into his hands, and took his birth date and time away.

This marriage has been settled at Prince Zhao's Palace!
The jujube kernel and glutinous rice porridge was cooked by Cheng Yuling, who was injured and had difficulty moving one of her arms. When Xiang Yuan saw this bowl of porridge, he was touched and called her "mother" with even more respect.

He sat at the table, picked up the porcelain spoon to taste it, chewing slowly and enjoying it very much. With his other hand, he took out the long knife that had just been warmed up and observed it carefully.

The name of the sword is Jinglan, and it comes from the Xiao family in Shendu.

The scabbard is all white, just like the first snow, and as cool as moonlight, pure and flawless. It is carefully carved from the essence of thousand-year-old ice.

It contains coldness, and comes with the buffs of being calm and having the ability to break illusions.

The scabbard alone has so many details, and the blade hidden inside is even more amazing.

The blade is as cold as frost, and the light is as sharp as a pool of autumn water, with flowing silver light. Not only is it extremely sharp, it also looks great, and it has the ability to control the wind. When it is unsheathed, it has the momentum of shocking the storm. It can also integrate the laws of heaven and earth. It is the magic weapon that innate warriors dream of.

The demon pill and tiger blood in Xiang Yuan's hand suddenly became redundant.

"Go find Senior Brother Tongming. If these two treasures cannot be used, Wang Hu will only lose his life, but I will lose my original plan!"

Xiang Yuan's fingertips brushed the scabbard and reluctantly put it into the jade disk space. He was tasting the jujube kernel and glutinous rice porridge when the tattoo on his palm suddenly jumped.

Ding!
Xiang Yuan heard the prompt sound of his imagination in his ears, and it was accompanied by a piece of text.

[Xiao Lingyue sends you an invitation, please open the door as soon as possible]

"..."

Is it appropriate to open the door now?

(End of this chapter)