A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 414 Fan Hongjiao

Although Duan Rong didn't know the exact effects of the two bottles of bone marrow gray matter from the Yuan Beast's spine, he could guess from the reactions of Fan Hongjiao and the other three that this thing was definitely not an ordinary item.

Duan Rong knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Thank you, Master, for your generous gift!"

Seeing that Duan Rong was very strict in observing etiquette, Zhu He did not dare to step out of line. He smiled and said, "Master has already instructed us to prepare a banquet. Let's have a simple meal together, master and disciple."

Zhu He said, turning his head to look at Fan Hongjiao and the others, and said, "We've been busy these days, it seems like we haven't had a meal together for a long time, right?"

Fan Hongjiao smiled and said, "We often get together. With Master, I remember it was a few years ago when Junior Brother Wang Yue joined the sect!"

Zhu He laughed and said, "I have been a little overwhelmed in the past few years. Hong Jiao, you are their senior sister, so you have to take care of these junior brothers for me!"

Fan Hongjiao said with a smile: "Master, don't worry! The fellow disciples are all well behaved."

As Fan Hongjiao spoke, she turned her head and glanced coquettishly at everyone in the room. Duan Rong fortunately didn't feel anything, but Wu Shidao and Lu Geng both got goose bumps.

Zhu He nodded and said, "Let's go, let's take our seats together."

Several people left the meeting room, walked along the corridor for a while, and turned into another room.

This room was a little more spacious, and the furnishings and decorations were also much more gorgeous and pleasing to the eye. There were also several pieces of calligraphy and painting hanging on the wall. Duan Rong took a look and found the brushwork to be quite good.

A number of dishes had already been placed on a round mahogany table in the middle of the house. As several people entered the house, some hot dishes were served one after another.

Several people took their seats.

As soon as they sat down, a servant came over and poured wine for them one by one.

Duan Rong sat there quietly without saying anything.

In such occasions, it is usually necessary to wait for Zhu He to speak first.

Zhu He paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "It's been a while since I've had dinner with you guys. I'm a little too lenient. I'll punish myself with a drink first!"

Zhu He said this and picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

These opening remarks warmed the hearts of all the disciples.

The servant next to him immediately added more wine to Zhu He.

Zhu He said: "Come, let's drink together and welcome your junior brother Duan Rong to Yunfu Peak."

Upon hearing this, the others raised their glasses.

Zhu He continued, "But this wine is not for nothing. I will probably be even busier in the next few years. Your little junior brother has a very good personality and talent. If I fail to take care of him, you must make up for it. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible."

Duan Rong's expression remained unchanged, but he understood in his heart what Zhu He meant by saying that he would be even busier in the future. It was obvious that the battle for the sect leader was getting closer and closer, so how could he not be busy?

Lu Geng smiled and said, "Yes! I knew that drinking Master's wine must have conditions."

Zhu He laughed and said, "You really hit the mark this time, Lu Geng. I'll leave it to you to help Duan Rong choose weapons and skills!"

Lu Geng laughed and said, "Master, you only pick on the weak."

Zhu He glared at him and said, "Nonsense! You are so big and strong, how can you be soft?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room burst into laughter.

In fact, this job should have belonged to Lu Geng. Lu Geng was just making jokes at the banquet.

Wang Yue was not around, and Fan Hongjiao and Wu Shidao were both more experienced than him, so this job naturally fell to him. When he first entered the sect, it was Wu Shidao who took him to choose weapons and martial arts.

After they drank a few more glasses, Duan Rong stood up and began to toast them one by one.

Duan Rong called everyone "Master", "Big Sister", "Second Brother" and "Third Brother" affectionately. Especially Fan Hongjiao, when Duan Rong toasted her, she insisted on drinking from the same cup with Duan Rong, so Duan Rong had to touch his nose and agreed.

After Duan Rong finished his round of toasts, Zhu He sat for a while and then left.

At this time, there were only four of them, the brothers, left at the table.

As soon as Zhu He left, Fan Hongjiao picked up the wine glass and walked over to Duan Rong.

When Duan Rong saw Fan Hongjiao coming with wine, he was about to stand up immediately, but Fan Hongjiao pressed his shoulder with one hand and pushed him back into the chair.

Fan Hongjiao put her hands on Duan Rong's shoulders, leaned forward slightly, and exhaled a sweet breath.

Duan Rong turned his head and saw clearly her fair neck extending downwards, and not far away were two...

Fan Hongjiao looked at Duan Rong with a sharp gaze and said, "Come on! Junior brother, since this is our first meeting, I will give you a glass of wine. Okay?"

Duan Rong asked anxiously, "Senior Sister Fan, how can this be allowed?"

"What's this..."

The two of them pushed each other slightly, and the glass of wine spilled on Duan Rong.

Fan Hongjiao cried out, put down his wine glass, and used a handkerchief to wipe the spilled wine for Duan Rong.

"Look, this is all over you. Senior sister will help you wipe it off."

As he rubbed, he soon began to gently caress Duan Rong's chest.

Fan Hongjiao's eyes were as bright as water, and she said, "Junior brother, you are quite strong!"

Duan Rong grabbed Fan Hongjiao's hand, stood up, and his face suddenly turned red with shame.

Fan Hongjiao looked at Duan Rong's shy and anxious expression, but smiled charmingly and said, "Junior brother, why are you holding on so tightly? Are you hurting me?!"

Duan Rong immediately let go of Fan Hongjiao's hand! He didn't expect that the eldest sister of Yunfu Peak would behave like this. For a moment, he was at a loss!
"Sit down, little brother. It's okay. I won't eat you."

Fan Hongjiao smiled, pulled Duan Rong to sit down, then pulled a chair and sat directly next to Duan Rong.

Fan Hongjiao poured a glass of wine, raised her head and drank it all in one gulp. Her eyebrows were like silk, and she turned her head again to look at Duan Rong with a smile, and asked in an ambiguous tone: "Junior brother, I see you are so shy, you are not still a virgin, right?"

As Fan Hongjiao spoke, he covered his mouth and smiled.

Duan Rong just remained silent, looking at Wu Shidao and Lu Geng opposite him with a pleading look.

Fan Hongjiao raised her glass and said, "Since you don't want me to feed you, can we have a drink?"

Duan Rong looked at the wine glass that Fan Hongjiao held in front of him and felt a little embarrassed. He had no choice but to raise his glass and clink it with hers, and then they both drank it.

Seeing Duan Rong drink, Fan Hongjiao was immediately very happy and said, "Junior brother, I know a few talented junior sisters in the sect. I will be your matchmaker and help you find someone. Oh, by the way, Jiang Hanyan is not bad, she is Lin Youjian's favorite. If you can get her, maybe Lin Youjian will stand on Master's side in the future, which is a great achievement! Don't say I didn't teach you!"

Duan Rong smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Senior Sister, but... I'm already married."

"what?!"

Not only Fan Hongjiao was surprised, but even Wu Shidao and Lu Geng were slightly startled.

To be able to enter Yunfu Peak and become Zhu He's disciples, they must have very good talents.

With great talent, their Taoism aspirations naturally followed suit, so they had no plans to get married. But they did not expect that Duan Rong, who looked less than 20 years old, was already married. Fan Hongjiao was stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief in her eyes, and said, "Junior brother, are you already married?"

Duan Rong smiled lightly, drank a glass of wine, and said, "Yes. Getting married will make people feel more stable."

In his previous life, having a family was Duan Rong's long-cherished wish.

Wu Shidao praised: "Although you are young, you can see things clearly."

Duan Rong smiled awkwardly and did not comment.

Fan Hongjiao rolled her eyes, looked at Duan Rong, and asked, "Is my sister-in-law also a disciple of the sect?"

Duan Rong said: "That's right."

Fan Hongjiao and Wu Shidao exchanged glances. Fan Hongjiao asked, "Who is it?"

Duan Rong said: "Senior sister and senior brother don't know her. She is still in Tallinn."

"That's it!"

Fan Hongjiao suddenly relaxed her body, and put her hand on Duan Rong's shoulder like a snake, saying charmingly: "In fact, it's better to get married earlier. Married people know how to love others better."

Fan Hongjiao was originally afraid that Duan Rong's wife, who was also from the sect, would hook up with Duan Rong and cause trouble. Now she heard that he was still in the tower forest and might not be able to come out for a year or two, so what was she worried about?

As Fan Hongjiao spoke, her hand began to caress Duan Rong's chest again.

Wu Shidao frowned, and suddenly glanced at Lu Geng, saying, "Brother Lu, didn't Master ask you to take me to pick weapons and techniques?"

Lu Geng's eyes moved, and he said, "Ah, yes! I think it's almost time. Junior brother, let's go."

As Lu Geng spoke, he stood up, pulled Duan Rong and walked out.

"Oh..." When Fan Hongjiao reacted, Lu Geng had already pulled Duan Rong out of the room.

Fan Hongjiao sat up straight, looked at Wu Shidao angrily, and said angrily: "Why are you ruining my good thing?"

Wu Shidao said coldly: "Senior sister, you should restrain yourself."

Fan Hongjiao snorted coldly and said, "Master Wu, you should understand your identity. I am the senior sister. You are still lecturing me?!"

Wu Shidao sighed and said, "Senior Sister, do you still remember that during the Yougu test three years ago, there was an outer disciple who was only half a step away from stepping onto the altar?"

Fan Hongjiao's eyes moved. During the test three years ago, she went out to carry out a mission and returned more than half a year later. She seemed to have heard someone say the same thing when she came back, but she didn't care.

"You mean Junior Brother..."

"That's right!" Master Wu said solemnly, "The outer disciple who is half a step away from stepping onto the stage is called Duan Rong. If not, how could Master have given me two bottles of bone marrow from the vertebrae of the Yuan Beast as soon as I entered Yunfu Peak? Among us, who has received such a treatment?"

Fan Hongjiao's eyes suddenly changed when she spoke to Wu Shidao!
Wu Shidao continued, "And Junior Brother is already married. If something goes wrong, who do you think Master will punish?"

Fan Hongjiao sneered and said, "In that case, I have to thank you for your kindness."

Master Wu said, "That's not necessary. If you are really lonely, I can keep you company."

Fan Hongjiao said with a smile: "Go away! I don't know you yet, you are so cold and lonely."

Wu Shidao stood up and said with a smile: "In that case, I will take my leave."

After Wu Shidao finished speaking, he walked out of the room.

Fan Hongjiao sat alone in the room and drank a few more cups by herself, but she became more and more upset. She held the cup and sighed, "He's only half a step away from stepping onto the stage. Isn't that the same as Yang Sixian back then? Junior brother is so amazing? No wonder Master is so busy, yet he rushed to accept this disciple!"

Lu Geng took Duan Rong and turned out of the corridor.

Lu Geng looked at Duan Rong beside him and said, "Junior brother, I have something to tell you. Stay away from Senior Sister at ordinary times. When there is a mission, just talk about the mission. Try to stay away from her alone as little as possible."

Duan Rong's eyes moved, and he said, "Thank you, Senior Brother Lu, for reminding me. I will do it."

Lu Geng smiled and patted Duan Rong's shoulder. "It's not much, so you don't have to worry too much. Although the eldest sister has a bad reputation in some aspects, she is still a very righteous person."

Lu Geng first found Shi Jian, who was in charge of weapons and martial arts, and asked him to give Duan Rong a set of procedures.

Normally, inner disciples would have to go to the Internal History Department to handle this procedure. After submitting their application, they would have to wait at least ten days. But Lu Geng had been in Yunfu Peak for seven years, and he was already very familiar with all the ways of the department.

In just half a cup of tea, Lu Geng took the documents and went to the place where he and Duan Rong were to receive the weapons.

The vital energy of heaven and earth is violent in nature. Ordinary iron can hardly carry it.

Every disciple who leaves Tallin can get a weapon. This alone is enough to show the sect's heritage.

If Taiyi Sect did not control the entire Qingzhou's resources, how could it have forged so many weapons that were not made of ordinary iron?

Moreover, if an inner disciple's weapon is lost while on an out-of-town mission, it is a serious crime and will be severely punished.

The sect will mobilize all secular forces to issue a warrant for the arrest of this weapon.

This is because such weapons, if lost in the secular world, would be a potential threat to the sect's rule.

Lu Geng brought Duan Rong to a deserted mountain not far from Cuiwei Peak.

For some reason, the mountain was bare, without a single tree, and in the cracks of the rocks there were no dense ferns like those on other mountains.

Duan Rong looked at this strange mountain and asked, "Brother, where are the trees on this mountain?"

Lu Geng said: "On this mountain, no tree can survive."

Duan Rong said: "It's the soil that has the problem."

"You are very knowledgeable, Junior Brother." Lu Geng's eyes flashed as he explained, "Weapons are refined on this mountain all year round. And what they refine are not ordinary weapons. It is quite a headache to handle those materials that are not ordinary iron, so it is inevitable to use some special methods. Therefore, over the past hundreds of years, the soil of this mountain has long been full of various toxins. Not to mention trees, even grass rooted in the loose soil cannot survive."

Duan Rong guessed that there was something wrong with the soil because he had noticed that the soil in the cracks of the rock had a strange color. With his experience, he could tell the problem at a glance.

Duan Rong followed Lu Geng to the entrance of a hidden cave.

Before the two of them approached the cave, Duan Rong already felt several very powerful spiritual senses crossing over them.

At the moment when the powerful spiritual sense swept over, Duan Rong noticed that Lu Geng beside him frowned.

At that moment, Duan Rong's heart tightened.

It turns out that this person also practiced the Taizang Sutra!
This piece of information was quite important to Duan Rong. Lu Geng probably didn't learn the Taizang Sutra secretly, but it was probably passed on to him by Zhu He.

Duan Rong had only the twelfth level of the Taizang Sutra in his hand. Now that he had become Zhu He's disciple, he should have a chance to get the auxiliary medicine for practicing the twelfth level of the Taizang Sutra.

However, the Garbha Sutra definitely has more than twelve levels!

How to obtain the skills at the end of the Taizang Sutra has become his most important task at present.

After all, mental strength is the core of cultivation!
(End of this chapter)