Chapter 154: Please Have a Drink, This Wave Was Wiped Out!

On Moon-Watching Mountain, the two saw the Southern Witch again ten days later.

"Senior Southern Witch, have the Yun family arrived?" Fang Xu asked.

The Yun family had been entrenched in Huang Prefecture for a thousand years; this relocation certainly involved many things to sort out, which Fang Xu had considered.

But this relocation from Huang Prefecture to the Twilight Cloud Grassland was, for the Yun family, almost tantamount to treason.

After all, although the Twilight Cloud Kingdom on the Twilight Cloud Grassland had been destroyed, many remnants of the Twilight Cloud Kingdom still lived on this grassland, and the Yu Kingdom had not yet fully occupied the entire Twilight Cloud Grassland to this day.

Based on the timing, the direct-line personnel of the Yun family should have arrived by now.

He could only force himself to swallow the mare's milk wine in his mouth.

Gu Qiu curled his lip, a flash of displeasure crossing his face as he said: "Wanting to save her is fine; return to the Ascension Immortal Assembly, and I'll accompany you to find Senior Brother Jiang. With his influence, requesting a person from the Yu Kingdom should still be no problem."

"Fang Xu, you surely wouldn't want to make an enemy of the entire Yu Kingdom, would you?" Li Xingyan looked at Fang Xu and said.

Upon hearing this, the two soldiers became unsettled!

"Are you really a disciple of the Ascension Immortal Assembly?" one of them eyed Fang Xu suspiciously and asked.

After inheriting several estates, Fang Xu glanced at them, and his face showed an even more bewildered expression.

Ascension Immortal Assembly disciple!?

Several people obviously did not want to drink Fang Xu's wine anymore, hastily waving their hands and saying:

"Can't get used to it! Can't get used to it!"

"Fang Xu, things have become troublesome." Gu Qiu naturally also saw these portraits, and in his mind formed a guess similar to Fang Xu's.

"Your Majesty, since Junior Sister Gu has said this, I shall set aside my dignity and make a request to Your Majesty."

How does the system feel somewhat unreliable?

"In three days, I will set a banquet and invite the heads of all the great clans; you will also come then."

Upon hearing this, several people fell into deep thought, and afterward also felt this method was not bad.

Jiang Feng heard this and smiled faintly: "I will not interfere in disciples' affairs, but Fang Xu seems to have gone to carry out the task of promoting to inner-door disciple, and is currently not in the mountain."

His words left Li Xingyan slightly stunned.

But for the sake of the family's future, Tuoba Xiong could only force himself to swallow the wine in his mouth.

Li Cangwu glanced at the crown prince Li Xingyan beside him and said: "My son Xingyan has heard that the great clans of the Yu Kingdom and a disciple named Fang Xu from the Ascension Immortal Assembly have some grudge, and he intends to personally intervene to resolve it."

"The general's military duties are burdensome; he has no time to see you!"

Huang Prefecture is the Yun family's territory; maintaining order there should properly be the duty of Huang Prefecture's garrison troops, not imperial soldiers appearing here.

Upon tasting the wine, Li Xingyan was instantly dazed.

Upon seeing Fang Xu, the various power masters present, such as Lü Shengren, felt somewhat embarrassed.

……

"The Ascension Immortal Assembly does not interfere in the Yu Kingdom's internal affairs, but its disciples also do not wish to be coerced."

"The Saintess took a divine artifact from the temple, saying she was going to carry out a mission." The Southern Witch said, looking at Fang Xu: "I don't quite understand the rules of the Ascension Immortal Assembly; I want to ask you, can you send some clansmen secretly to assist the Saintess? After all, the mission..."

"This time, let them each target the previous pursuit of the young hero, offer corresponding compensation—what do you think?"

Fang Xu slowly raised his head, meeting Li Xingyan's gaze with a faint smile: "Everything depends on the Prince's decision."

Originally, this matter was an ambiguous situation; Yun Wan is a disciple of the Ascension Immortal Assembly, and Jiang Feng could intervene or not.

"Fang Xiaoxia is now an inner-door disciple of the Ascension Immortal Assembly; these things, in the eyes of ordinary martial artists, are still passable, but in Fang Xiaoxia's case, they can hardly be considered anything."

"Hmph..." Gu Qiu gave him a sideways glance, muttering under his breath, unknown what he said.

Fang Xu gazed into the distance, pondered for a moment, then smiled faintly: "Winning people's hearts, maintaining one's supporters."

Gu Qiu felt a bit embarrassed and stuck out his tongue, saying:

"Jiang brother, this person is..."

"Though I have some acquaintance with Sha and Tianming brother, I cannot bear to see Wan'er suffer."

"Since everyone is here, I'll just say it." Gu Qiu stood with hands behind his back, glanced at Li Xingchen indifferently, and said: "Yun Wan is my inner-door disciple of the Ascension Immortal Assembly; I don't care what crime the Yun family ultimately committed, but from the moment Yun Wan joined the Ascension Immortal Assembly, she became my Ascension Immortal Assembly's person."

"Thank you for informing me, General." Fang Xu clasped his hands, then added: "May I ask the General, do you have any leads on Yun Qing's whereabouts?"

"Since you informed me, this much time has passed; Huang Prefecture is not too far from the Twilight Cloud Grassland, so the Yun family should have arrived by now."

"I'll go first."

Upon seeing Fang Xu arrive, Li Xingyan warmly welcomed him.

The Yun family's people have still not arrived to this day, causing him to feel a faint ominous premonition.

【Your friend Zhang Dalì died……】

"I'm not afraid!"

He casually clicked "Inherit," three estates began rapidly rolling over, but this side's estate was not yet confirmed, and before him, a series of virtual panels popped up again.

Let you all, who initially chased the young master all over the world, now although you can't kill him, you must also pay some price.

"This woman Xiong Rong is truly terrifying."

Fang Xu froze for a moment and said: "I already knew my senior sister wanted to leave; having this reaction is quite normal, isn't it?"

Those words were just shouted by Gu Qiu.

The Ascension Immortal Assembly protects its own, but this protection also depends on who the specific person is.

Becoming an inner-door disciple, one can subsequently utilize some resources of the Ascension Immortal Assembly to cultivate diligently and quickly raise one's cultivation.

"Just sleep and it'll be fine."

Li Xingyan ordered the wine changed, and everyone began toasting and exchanging cups.

"Now, Fang Xiaoyou is magnanimous, willing to reconcile with all of you over this matter."

The soldiers at the gate saw Fang Xu had only the cultivation of a martial artist, paid no attention, and one of them, impatient, said:

Saying this, he patted Fang Xu's shoulder like an elder, turned, and left the pavilion.

A sour and fishy taste filled his mouth and nose, making it hard for him to swallow.

Well...

Gu Qiu stared at him curiously.

Fang Xu glanced over and indeed saw a few familiar faces.

The wanted posters did not include Yun Tianming, Yun Jin, or Yun Wan, which proved that the three were either captured or dead!

However, as an inner disciple of the Ascension Immortal Society, Yun Wan likely would not be treated too harshly by the Yu Kingdom's royal family, so she was probably only temporarily placed under house arrest.

But now, Jiang Feng had spoken, and if he hesitated even slightly, it would seem like disrespect toward Jiang Feng.

Yun Qing, eldest legitimate son of the Yun family, colluded with the enemy and betrayed the nation; anyone who sees him may report to the authorities immediately, and upon confirmation, a reward of three thousand taels will be given!

Indeed, something has happened!

Seeing these posters, Fang Xu knew that the Yun family almost certainly had a traitor within, who leaked their plan to migrate to the Mu Yun Grasslands.

"Although I have lost something this time, it also resolved a dangerous matter."

But since several people in the field were staring at him at that moment, Lü Shengren found it hard to spit it out.

The fact that Sha Tianrui could describe her as terrifying proves how deep Xing Rong's scheming and strategy go.

Fang Xu suddenly recalled Sha Tianrui's warning that Yun Qing had fled to Tilan Mountain, so he turned to Tongtong and said: "Tongtong, can you control the ferocious beasts in the mountains to help me find someone?"

The Crown Prince?

Looking for me?

Having received a definite answer from him, Fang Xu couldn't help but let out a sigh.

"Master Lü, would you like a taste?" Fang Xu said with a smile.

Fang Xu was somewhat surprised.

"Eh! So fake, I can't stand it, I can't stand it!"

Seeing this, Fang Xu nodded slightly and looked toward Nanwu: "Senior Nanwu, I can take Tongtong out, but I cannot guarantee her absolute safety."

Nanwu laughed: "Children of the grasslands, having experienced the fall of the nation and the destruction of the family, should have long since come to terms with life and death."

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu glanced at Li Xingyan, then bowed his hands toward Jiang Feng and said: "Disciple obeys the command."

Early that morning, Li Xingyan sent someone to deliver an invitation, inviting Fang Xu to meet in Zhongzhou City that evening.

"Yun Tianming died in battle, Yun Wan shijie was captured." Fang Xu gave a brief reply.

Li Xingyan immediately waved his hand, signaling the servant to bring paper and brush to Lü Shengren.

They knew that Fang Xu's words were meant as a hint to them.

Inheritance Two: 【White Inheritance, Strength Attribute 25 points】 Inheritance risk unknown, Kang Tianwei died in the deep sea; to obtain the inheritance by touching his corpse, one must endure some hardships.

The three continued forward, and when they were about to enter Huangzhou territory, Fang Xu noticed something amiss!

But as soon as the wine entered his mouth, Lü Shengren's face changed.

He is not an unreasonable person.

"Good, good, good!"

Saying this, he gestured with his hand: "Please, everyone, take your seats,"

Seeing Fang Xu respond so casually with an "uh," Gu Qiu became unhappy and immediately glared at him, saying: "What kind of reaction is this?"

"If Li Xingyan can mediate from within and resolve this grudge, the major clans will surely be grateful to him."

Old acquaintances from Tilan Mountain, disciples of the Ascension Immortal Society—if Sha Tianrui is not foolish, he can deduce who the visitor is.

Kang Tianwei?

After thinking carefully, he recalled that these might be the few unlucky fellows he met when inquiring about sea vessels in Canghai City.

Seeing the friend list full to bursting, Fang Xu felt immense joy in his heart.

Fang Xu nodded and said: "Yun Wan shijie has helped me many times, so I naturally cannot stand by and do nothing."

Not long after the soldiers left, they came running back, faces respectful: "Young hero, the general invites you to enter."

Tongtong was knocked unconscious, and Gu Qiu had no time to linger here, so he could only wait until later to search for Yun Qing's whereabouts.

After he left, Sha Tianrui rose and approached Fang Xu, examining him closely before saying: "Are you Fang Xiaoyou?"

"Fang Shaoxia's righteousness makes us feel ashamed."

Li Xingyan said, glanced at Fang Xu, then smiled and said: "Fang Shaoxia, I have already thought it through for you—those few families and their backing powers are indeed at fault first, so I naturally will not let you suffer injustice."

The three departed from Wangyue Mountain and set off toward Qingzhou.

He had also considered winning Fang Xu over for his own use, so naturally he could not neglect him at this time.

Upon hearing this, Li Xing's face turned somewhat unpleasant.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu shook his head and said: "Although Yun Wan shijie is a disciple of the Ascension Immortal Society, her family has been convicted of treason, which is already a state affair of the Yu Kingdom."

"The grassland wine's flavor is too distinctive; I still prefer the wine of the Yu Kingdom!"

Lü Shengren, seated beside Fang Xu, spoke up.

"Annoying!"

"Whose father did you inherit?"

Perfect—let's net them all in one go!

"Then, many thanks, Your Highness the Crown Prince." Fang Xu bowed his hands.

Friend List (10/10)

After a full makeover, Tongtong completely became an ordinary little girl.

"Fang Xu, are you alright?"

"My grudges with the major clans run deep, and can be considered a matter of life and death."

Something must have happened.

If Fang Xu is currently pretending to reconcile to buy time, and after a few years his strength increases and he suddenly turns hostile, then by that time our several great clans and our strength will be finished.

Gu Qiu frowned tightly, then looked at Fang Xu and said: "Do you really want to save your junior sister Yun Wan?"

"This Crown Prince is not as straightforward as he appears on the surface." Gu Qiu said lightly.

It seems the Immortal Island has calculated that Gu Qiu's journey this time might fail.

Fang Xu then sat in the first seat to the right of Li Xingyan, and sitting together with him was precisely the head of the Qingzhou Lü family, Lü Shengren.

These compensations naturally amount to nothing more than some elixirs, herbs, rare minerals, and treasures.

"Now that the great clans see they cannot eliminate me, they must certainly be worried that I will grow strong and take revenge on them."

Li Xingyan waved his hand and laughed: "I just like your straightforward nature!"

Tuoba Xiong, seeing this, also raised his wine cup in front of him.

Tongtong raised her tender face and gently patted the silver wolf beside her, then spoke.

Fang Xu asked curiously.

"Lord of Huangzhou." Sha Tianrui smiled faintly: "This time, the Emperor ordered the extermination of the Yun family, and the Xing family contributed the most, and afterward they also showed great enthusiasm."

Moreover, he swallowed it down, and Lü Shengren still wore a smile as he said: "This wine is truly potent!"

At the same time, perhaps feeling that this sin should not be borne by him alone, Tuoba Xiong swallowed the wine, and just like Lü Shengren, praised: "The grassland's mare's milk wine truly has a unique flavor."

A thousand-year-old aristocratic family, now in just over a month, has fallen to the state of family destroyed and people dead.

Since she is not in a hurry to return to the Immortal Island, it is perfect to accompany Fang Xu on a trip to Huangzhou to see what exactly happened to the Yun family.

After a moment of contemplation, Fang Xu spoke with slight concern.

Jiang Feng did not give a direct answer, facing Li Changwu's gaze with a faint smile: "The Emperor's cultivation seems to have advanced considerably recently; it appears he has found his own path."

Fully aware that he had been tricked by Lü Shengren, and also knowing that Fang Xu is doing this to take revenge on them.

Sha Tianrui shook his head, his expression somewhat complex.

Fang Xu thought for a moment; now that he understands the situation roughly, staying in Huangzhou City seems pointless, so it would be better to immediately return to the Ascension Immortal Assembly.

Upon hearing this, the faces of Tuoba Xiong and the others present instantly showed a hint of unnaturalness.

All nine people present praised the mare's milk wine that Fang Xu brought out without end, and Li Xingyan had already been unable to sit still for some time.

If he agrees to this matter, then the Li family will surely later proclaim that the marriage between Yun Wan and Li Xun was approved by his Jiang Feng.

Originally, according to his plan, Jiang Feng would not care about these things at all, and as long as he gave his approval, he could completely tell Yun Wan that this marriage was agreed upon by Jiang Feng.

Fang Xu smiled slightly, put away the disguise secret technique, and restored his original appearance.

"Ha... haha..."

Li Xingyan also seemed not to have expected Fang Xu to say this, and the scene became somewhat awkward for a moment.

Nan Wu listened and nodded: "Then it's good."

Xing Rong knew that Sha Tianrui's words were already meant to see her off, so she immediately said no more, stood up, and bowed: "In that case, I will take my leave first."

In Li Xingyan's view, Fang Xu now completely trusts himself to give him a fair solution.

And Sha Tianrui also seems not to want to exterminate completely, but is forced by the imperial decree to do so.

The other clan heads also showed expressions of worry on their faces.

Speaking, he first looked toward Lü Shengren: "Head of the Lü family?"

Li Zhaochao still wanted to say something, but noticing Li Changwu's expression, he could only helplessly clasp his hands and say: "Your son obeys the command."

Wrong!

Li Lingjiang should have informed the Crown Prince of these matters.

In the Yu State, this is merely an inner disciple's marriage affair; in the past, it would never have reached him.

Of course, some die-hard supporters of Li Xingchao did not come to attend this banquet.

"You all also cannot be this careless; I feel that from now on, our families should form an alliance, agree that if any family is attacked by this brat in the future, others must rush to support them promptly."

When they decided to hunt down Fang Xu and interrogate him about a first-rank martial technique, none of them anticipated that things would develop to this extent.

As a result, I too was tricked by them.

The state of Fusang is because the imperial family and the Yan Shen Sect joined forces, preparing to sacrifice all able-bodied men and women of Fusang State; this act, both publicly and privately, requires the Ascension Immortal Assembly to intervene.

Before the words finished, she directly struck Tongtong unconscious with a knifehand.

"Kill the general, the Yun family..." Fang Xu took a sip of tea, his expression solemn.

Inheritance Three: 【Unknown Inheritance, Kang Tianwei's father】 Inheritance risk unknown, Kang's father identity unknown, but he seems to possess some kind of legacy.

At this time, Huangzhou City actually has looser defenses than the surrounding cities of Huangzhou, appearing as if nothing major has happened.

"How is the situation?" Gu Qiu asked curiously.

Fang Xu smiled as he poured her a full cup of mare's milk wine, then also did not continue pouring.

These fellows, when they hunted down Fang Xu, acted in unison, but now they all wish to trap someone else.

Lü Shengren looked at the wine jug in Fang Xu's hand, then at his own wine cup, and then smiled as he pushed his cup toward Fang Xu.

However, at this time Fang Xu had already changed his appearance, and Xing Rong did not recognize him.

The main point is to have everyone eat together at a loss.

"You should know, the palace sister of Fusang State had previously applied to the Immortal Island for a cleanup plan, directly exterminating the Fusang State's imperial family root and branch."

But Gu Qiu said that before her arrival, the island had already made preparations.

"Young friend Fang, when you later arrive at Lizhou, be sure to visit my Yin family..."

This banquet continued until the hour of Hai before ending; after Fang Xu left first, the clan heads and Li Xingyan all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Young friend Fang, I have received a piece of news." Sha Tianrui suddenly said: "The Crown Prince has recently seemed to be searching for you all the time."

By then, after Yun Wan and Li Xun successfully marry, he can also take the opportunity to connect with the Ascension Immortal Assembly, and even if Yun Wan one day becomes a core disciple of the Ascension Immortal Assembly, he would profit greatly.

"My nephew originally planned to send him back to the Ascension Immortal Society, but... but my son Li Xun and Yun Wan have hit it off, so he came today specifically to ask Elder Jiang to agree. After my son and Wan'er get married, I will send him back to the Ascension Immortal Society."

"Now, paper and brush are here. Please each write down what you think is a reasonable compensation. Let Young Hero Fang Xu review it. How about that?"

Although I have changed my appearance, I can still sense something just from my demeanor.

"I accidentally gave too much."

The moment his tongue touched the wine, his face changed instantly, and he couldn't help but look toward Lü Shengren, as if saying: "You old fox!"

Gu Qiu wasn't very interested in their affairs, so he amused himself by teasing Xiaohei on the side.

He was only halfway through his performance when Gu Qiu started rubbing his arms, saying he couldn't take it.

As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Qiu beside her poked her forehead with a finger, and a flood of information instantly surged into Tongtong's mind.

"The three-burnt yellow from Lizhou is also quite good..."

Everyone raised their cups, thinking of toasting Fang Xu.

Saying this, she lifted the little squirrel from her arms and placed it on her shoulder: "I should be leaving tomorrow."

Although Li Xingyan also has some wit, compared to the Seventh Prince Li Xingchao, he is clearly still lacking.

"There's Xiao Yin!"

Facing her doll-like face, Fang Xu gave a wry smile: "Senior Sister, what reaction do you think I should have to be considered normal?"

"But it should be fine..."

"Tianming Brother died in battle, Yun Jin was captured by the Crown Prince's men, and Wan'er was taken by the Seventh Prince's men."

A core disciple spoke up, believing Jiang Feng would not refuse.

"Abnormal!" Gu Qiu said angrily.

Li Cangwu smiled without speaking, then shifted his tone:

"Ashamed, ashamed. It's all for the family; we were momentarily blinded."

In my memory, the Crown Prince of Yu State is Li Xingyan. Compared to the Seventh Prince Li Xingchao's deep scheming and caution, Li Xingyan seems more forthright.

Killing Tianrui looked at his appearance with slight surprise, about to speak, but then seemed to think of something, smiling faintly as he looked toward Xing Rong: "The conditions of the Xing family head, this general will truthfully report to His Majesty. As for what comes after, His Majesty will surely send court officials to negotiate with the Xing family head."

"I think Elder Jiang won't tear his face over an inner disciple and the Yu Emperor."

Fang Xu nodded slightly, then rose directly and clasped his hands toward Killing Tianrui: "General, you are busy with military affairs; I won't disturb you further."

Obviously, a fierce battle once took place here.

Tongtong shook her head: "I can only control beasts that were tamed in advance; I cannot control fierce beasts on the spot."

"Young Hero Fang Xu has arrived."

Lü family patriarch Lü Shengren, Tuoba family patriarch Tuoba Xiong, the lord of Lizhou Yin Tianhe, and six venerable warriors whom Fang Xu could not name.

With such a lineup, if placed before, Fang Xu would not dare to come.

"Hmph!"

But Yun Wan is after all just a newly promoted inner disciple. The Ascension Immortal Society itself does not welcome people from great clans, because their worldly entanglements are too great and will eventually bring trouble.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu smiled faintly, then rose and approached Tuoba Xiong.

Tongtong gently tugged at Nanwu's clothes, then looked at Fang Xu with eager anticipation.

Tuoba Xiong tilted his body to look at what Lü Shengren had written, roughly understood it, and when it was his turn, he also wrote a compensation list for the Jizhou Tuoba family based on what Lü Shengren had listed.

Since learning that above the Martial Venerable realm there exists the Yuanwu realm, and knowing there is a broader world outside, Fang Xu's heart has long been unsatisfied with staying in Yu State's land.

"Fang Xu."

Upon hearing this, everyone present felt curiosity rise in their hearts.

"Exactly!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present finally relaxed slightly.

Her serious expression made Fang Xu unable to hold back a smile.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu furrowed his brows.

"They went too far in mentioning the Blue Mountain relics and setting up ambushes to kill you everywhere, but fortunately you have turned danger into safety, successfully joined the Ascension Immortal Society, and your future is limitless."

The guards at the mansion gate stopped Fang Xu's approach.

Either say these great powers' leaders are old foxes, or after drinking the mare's milk wine Fang Xu poured, though it was clearly hard to swallow, each still acted as if they were greatly enjoying it.

"Drinking?"

After arranging Gu Qiu and Tongtong to stay at an inn in the city, Fang Xu came to the former mansion of the Yun family.

"Greetings, Crown Prince." Looking at the rather sturdy Li Xingyan before him, Fang Xu slightly clasped his hands.

After completing this mission, I will be promoted to inner disciple.

"Why has she come?"

"It's quite smooth to drink, so I brought some for everyone to try."

Fang Xu was slightly startled, secretly sighing that this woman's eyesight was indeed exceptional.

"Junior Sister Gu, this is..."

"No need, no need, Senior Brother, I'm leaving soon and don't want to bother remembering strangers."

Upon hearing this, Li Cangwu and the others furrowed their brows.

Li Xingyan spoke again: "You and the Lü family, Tuoba family, and other clans and powers—I have heard about your matters."

If the great clans and powers were not acting excessively, he would naturally be willing to reconcile, after all he still needs to live in Yu State for a while, and doesn't want every time he leaves the Ascension Immortal Society's mountain gate to be like a thief, changing identities, being cautious.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng smiled faintly: "Our Ascension Immortal Society has rules; we will not interfere in Yu State's national affairs."

Inside the mansion, when Fang Xu was led in, he encountered an acquaintance again.

Li Xingyan was facing Jiang Feng to mediate between him and the great clans and powers, and if these few dared to act against him, the Ascension Immortal Society would certainly not let it go.

He did not want to get involved, but now Gu Qiu said this in front of Li Cangwu and others, so he also found it hard to refuse.

"No."

"Fang Xu, there's something..."

As a powerful figure at the Martial Venerable realm and the leader of various major forces, there are people in the land of Yu Kingdom who can make them bow their heads, but this absolutely does not include Fang Xu, whose strength is only at the Martial Master realm.

"Tongtong has great talent in beast taming, but now the divine temple of my Mu Yun Kingdom has been destroyed, and its inheritance has been nearly plundered clean by Yu Kingdom. I want you to take Tongtong out of the mountains and nurture her as well as possible."

Seeing Fang Xu silent, Li Xingyan spoke directly.

"Young friend, take your leave."

Seeing Jiang Feng look toward himself, Li Xingzhao slightly bowed his head and said: "Elder Jiang, to be frank, Yun Wan is currently in my nephew's hands."

After all, besides the major clans and forces of Yu Kingdom, there is also a mysterious and unfathomable Yanshen Sect watching over me. Since Tongtong is not a disciple of the Ascension Immortal Society, she can only stay in the side courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

Tongtong painfully covered her head, her face full of agony.

"Fang Xiaoyou really knows how to give Sha Mou a difficult problem." Hearing Fang Xu's question, Sha Tianrui chuckled, then glanced at the soldiers outside the door, quietly dipped his finger into the tea in his cup, and wrote the character "mountain" on the table.

The soldier thought for a moment and felt it was reasonable, so he exchanged a glance with another person and whispered: "You keep an eye on him, I'll go report to the general."

"Senior sister, staying in Huangzhou City serves no purpose now; let's return to Zhongzhou." Fang Xu quickly changed the subject.

But if observed carefully, one can still see that there are some undried bloodstains on the city walls, and even a section of the wall appears to have been severed by a single sword strike from a powerful expert, with the collapsed wall not yet repaired.

"Jiang Shixiong, your disciple has been captured by someone—why are you still so polite?"

Nan Wu shook his head, his face filled with doubt: "I also have some understanding of Yun Tianming—he is not an indecisive person."

Under Li Xingyan's gaze, everyone present lowered their eyes, watched their mouths, observed their noses, and focused on their hearts, pretending not to have seen anything.

Li Xingyan glanced at the crowd and said: "Young Hero Fang comes with sincerity; you all should also show your sincerity."

"These scheming and power struggles are truly annoying!"

Seeing this, Fang Xu spoke again: "Please go inform General Sha again—the inner disciple of the Ascension Immortal Society has come to pay respects."

"Jiang brother, I also have nothing else to attend to, so I won't disturb you further."

Xing Rong!

Fang Xu nodded: "Senior sister, rest assured—I will definitely become a core disciple as soon as possible."

Li Xingyan glanced at the items listed by each family, slightly shook his head, and said: "Your sincerity is somewhat insufficient."

By the time he arrived, everyone else had already arrived.

Along the way, Tongtong rode her silver wolf, which was too conspicuous. The three found a town near Talan Mountain, let the silver wolf hide in the mountains first, and then Fang Xu bought Tongtong a fine horse and some Yu Kingdom clothing.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng slightly raised his eyebrows.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu felt a hint of joy in his heart.

He and the Crown Prince seem to have had no prior dealings.

"I disagree!"

When the three entered the city, Fang Xu suddenly noticed portraits of Yun Qing and numerous direct descendants of the Yun family posted on the wall beside the city gate, with some text written beneath the portraits.

These soldiers I have seen before—when Sha Tianrui led the army to Talan Mountain to exterminate the Yanshen Sect's stronghold, he brought exactly these soldiers.

"Senior, do you mean... to let me take Tongtong away?" Fang Xu only pondered slightly before understanding their intention.

"General Sha, was this matter personally ordered by His Majesty the Yu Emperor?" Fang Xu asked again.

"This time, Xing Rong has come forward with a condition that even His Majesty would find hard to refuse."

Friend One: Zhongzhou Li Xun (65%)

Friend Two: Qingzhou Lü Shengren (71%)

Friend Three: Jizhou Tuobaxiong (69%)

Friend Four: Lizhou Yintianhe (64%)

Friend Five: Zhongzhou Chuyangping (69%)

Friend Six: Yuzhou Ren Tuo (71%)

Friend Seven: Zhongzhou Feng Dong (70%)

Friend Eight: Jizhou Shen Tuyang (74%)

Friend Nine: Huangzhou Jiang Heping (53%)

Friend Ten: Zhongzhou Wang Xiao (58%)

Among these people, except for the Huangzhou Yun family and the forces of Liangzhou in the northern border, nearly all of Yu Kingdom's top-tier forces are covered.

……

The several people present all bowed their hands to Li Xingyan, then each took their respective seats.

After countless calculations, he never expected that a core disciple of the Ascension Immortal Society would come to cause trouble.

Li Cangwu stood up, Zhao Wují and several others also rose, preparing to take their leave.

"Yes, if it can be resolved, Fang Xiaoyou will be our friend in the future."

After Tuobaxiong finished drinking, Fang Xu continued to pour drinks for everyone one by one.

After all, if Gu Qiu does not speak up, Jiang Feng would not easily step forward to demand people from Yu Kingdom—this kind of thing is like a bad habit; once started, others will follow.

"No... no problem!"

"General Sha, Xing Rong came to see you for..."

"You... you all..."

However, he did not bother to pay attention to Xing Rong.

If Yun Wan were replaced by Gu Qiu, Li Xingzhao would dare to seize her, and Jiang Feng would likely immediately storm the door to demand her return, possibly even administering mild punishment to uphold the dignity of the Ascension Immortal Society.

Nan Wu looked somewhat embarrassed at Fang Xu and said: "But if such great talent is wasted, it would be unfair to her."

Soldier!

After receiving the paper and brush, Lü Shengren hesitated for a moment, then wrote down the compensation his Lü family was willing to offer.

Fang Xu turned around to look at her and said with a smile: "Li Xingchao naturally also knows that if he can resolve the conflict between me and the major clans, it is absolutely a good opportunity to win people's hearts."

Yun Qing helped me before, and now I also want to help him.

"Your Highness, I have a concern," said an old man with white beard and hair sitting on Li Xingyan's other side, his face full of worry: "Fang Shaoxia has agreed to a settlement this time, but if we give him the things, what if he regrets it later?"

Li Xingyan burst out laughing in anger.

We have had some dealings; back then, I saved the Crown Prince's daughter Li Linglong in Liangzhou, and later, with her help, I passed through layer after layer of obstacles and reached Huayang Mountain, where the Ascension Immortal Assembly is located.

"As for the marriage, I will personally inquire about it later. If Yun Wan and the Crown Prince are truly meant for each other, I can personally preside over their wedding."

He had heard that the Fu Shan Kingdom's royal family was exterminated by Gong Wanrong, and once the Ascension Immortal Assembly gets serious, it will affect his plans.

Gu Qiu pouted and said: "Is pursuing the martial way not good? Why must one meddle in these political intrigues? It's exhausting..."

Li Xingyan smiled faintly and said: "During this time, I have often heard Linglong mention you, and I have long intended to befriend you. Today, upon meeting, Fang Shaoxia indeed possesses an outstanding appearance."

"Senior sister?"

However, Fang Xu keenly discovered that among the six inheritances obtained, only five had arrows pointing toward Canghai City, while one inheritance surprisingly had no arrow indication!

What is going on?

"Fang Xu gege, what are you muttering about?" Tongtong's words rang in his ear.

Jiang Feng waved his hand and smiled: "Then this matter should ultimately be the Seventh Prince's affair?"

Can what is before us be compared to the Fu Shan Kingdom?

Including Li Xingyan, there are a total of ten Martial Sovereigns present!

Excluding Lu Shengren and Tuoba Xiong, whose strength has reached the seventh level of Martial Sovereign, the remaining few also have strength above the fifth level of Martial Sovereign.

"Your Highness, you are not used to drinking?" Fang Xu feigned confusion as he looked toward Lu Shengren and the others.

On all the major routes entering and exiting Huangzhou, a large number of troops have been added!

"But he knows that the conflict between me and the major clans is impossible to resolve."

"I believe no one would dare to impersonate a disciple of the Ascension Immortal Assembly lightly?" Fang Xu said with a light smile.

After leaving the Yun family mansion, Fang Xu found Gu Qiu and Tongtong in an inn in the city.

After adjusting his facial expression, Fang Xu immediately began his performance...

After taking his seat, Fang Xu opened the wine jar in his hand, then slowly stood up and said: "Everyone present are seniors; this first cup of wine, I will pour it for you."

"Sha feels that Fang Xiaoyou should immediately return to the Ascension Immortal Assembly and ask Elder Jiang to act, to save Wan'er back."

If they die, I will definitely not be worse off in obtaining the inheritance.

Lu Shengren was stunned for a moment, then realized that Fang Xu would naturally not dare to use such a lowly method as poisoning in this situation, and without further hesitation, he directly picked up his wine cup, raised his head, and drank the wine in it.

Upon hearing this, Sha Tianrui seemed to also understand that Yun Wan might be treated as a pawn.

Fang Xu sneered coldly in his heart.

"Tongtong, I entrust her to you."

Fang Xu poured him a cup of wine: "Patriarch Tuoba, please."

After three rounds of wine, Li Xingyan saw that the atmosphere was about the same, and then he slowly opened his mouth: "I have invited you all today; as for the matter, you all surely understand it in your hearts."

"Yun Wan marrying Li Xun, I do not agree."

How can this be dealt with?

After hesitating for a moment, a brilliant strategy suddenly popped into Li Xingyan's mind.

After hearing Li Xingyan's words, everyone's faces turned somewhat unpleasant, but they also knew that the things they had brought out were rather shabby for an inner disciple of the Ascension Immortal Assembly.

Pfft!

After spitting out the wine in his mouth, Li Xingyan looked toward the clan heads and power leaders present.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xu looked toward Gu Qiu with a pleased expression and said: "Thank you, senior sister!"

"Father..."

"If this brat is pretending, we will just send him to the Ascension Immortal Assembly's stronghold in the city!"

This matter, Jiang Feng does not speak of, and Li Cangwu can regard it as a rule silently accepted.

"Don't!"

Fang Xu also did not refuse anyone who came, and he drank heartily with them.

"I have seen General Sha." Fang Xu slightly clasped his hands.

Fang Xu smiled faintly: "People of the imperial family, which one can be simple?"

Sha Tianrui did not give a direct answer, but only smiled helplessly: "With the Yun family's status, Fang Xiaoyou, who do you think could define their guilt?"

【Your friend Kang Tianwei died; as a friend, you may randomly inherit any one of Kang Tianwei's three shares of inheritance.】

"What do you think he is scheming these things for?" Gu Qiu asked curiously.

【Your friend Wang Shuqing died……】

But now it is different.

Fang Xu came to his senses, and only then did he see that Gu Qiu and Tongtong were both looking at him with puzzled expressions.

At that time, several people insisted on using the news of going out to sea to threaten Fang Xu into treating them to drinks.

"Right, right, have a drink of my good wine from Qingzhou."

"Someone, bring paper and pen!"

"Jiang brother, I have come today because I have some matters I want to discuss with you."

Reconciliation?

"Ah!"

"Only Yun Qing that brat managed to escape by risking his life; now his whereabouts are unknown."

Jiang Feng heard the words and his face showed a bitter smile.

"There is one more matter..." Li Cangwu continued: "The Yun family of Huangzhou plotted rebellion and treason; I have already ordered their extermination. Recently, I learned from Wuji that the eldest daughter of the Yun family is a disciple of the Ascendant Immortal Society, and Wuji wishes to come in person to apologize to Brother Jiang."

Fang Xu specially took out a jar of the worst mare's milk wine from his Qiankun bag, and that evening he alone carried the wine jar to the agreed place.

These good friends are all Martial Venerables, and among them are strong ones like Lu Shengren and Tuoba Xiong, who are at the seventh level of Martial Venerable.

"At the wine table, I can intercede with the heads of the major clans to obtain some compensation for you—how does that sound?"

The three directly left Tilan Mountain and rushed to Zhongzhou.

"First go to Huangzhou City to take a look." Fang Xu said with a solemn expression.

Huayang Mountain, Qingzhu Peak.

"Fang Xu, cultivate well—becoming a core disciple is certainly no problem for you. I await you on the Immortal Island." Gu Qiu said solemnly.

Shatian Rui, seeing this, sighed somewhat at his disguise technique, and then ordered someone to serve tea.

After entering Qingzhou territory, Fang Xu originally intended to let Gu Qiu meet the Ascendant Immortal Society first, after all, the Ascendant Immortal Order on Yushan Tianyi had been lost, and the location of the Immortal Island must have been exposed; she should hurry back to the Immortal Island to let the headquarters of the Ascendant Immortal Society there prepare countermeasures.

On the other hand, it is also the various major powers he wishes to buy over; if the conditions he offers are too harsh, they will inevitably be dissatisfied.

Looking at Gu Qiu, Li Cangwu felt somewhat doubtful, for he had just heard Gu Qiu address Jiang Feng as "Senior Brother"!

In the pavilion, Li Cangwu looked at Jiang Feng before him and smiled faintly: "Brother Jiang's aura is becoming increasingly inwardly gathered—he is probably about to take that step, right?"

"With so many princes of the Yu Emperor, yet now he entrusts state affairs solely to Li Xingyan and Li Xingchao—this alone suffices to prove that the two are far from ordinary."

Li Xingyan glanced again, then handed it to Fang Xu: "Young Hero Fang, take a look?"

"I happened to recall an old acquaintance."

Fang Xu quickly said: "Senior Sister is carrying out the task of promoting inner-door disciples; the Ascendant Immortal Society has explicit orders forbidding disciples from interfering in secular power and family affairs."

Gu Qiu also did not continue to question the earlier matter, nodded, and the three immediately departed Huangzhou City for Zhongzhou.

As for the inheritance of the several people, Fang Xu did not examine it closely, but directly clicked to inherit all.

"I feel that grudges should be resolved, not perpetuated; the matter is past—you two might as well reconcile now, how about it?"

Gu Qiu nodded and added: "Then did Li Xingchao not notice this at all? Why did he not come forward?"

After chatting idly with Nanwu for a while, Fang Xu decided to rise and make a trip to Huangzhou to take a look.

"Your Highness jests." Fang Xu slightly bowed his hands: "Since the seniors have all shown sincerity, I also do not wish to sneak about like a thief every time I go out on a mission, being overly cautious."

Li Xingyan originally thought Fang Xu would complain, haggle a bit, or at least show some dissatisfaction, then they would argue, and he would mediate from the middle so both sides would be satisfied.

Before departure, Nanwu glanced at Tongtong beside him, then at Fang Xu, somewhat wanting to speak but hesitating.

"Now you feel you have become a threat, fearing my retaliation, so you wish to reconcile?"

"Is that possible?"

"In that case, do not rush to answer—three days later!"

"I have not yet drunk the mare's milk wine of the grasslands; today is just the right time to sample it!"

Fang Xu: "..."

Fang Xu did not answer, meeting Tongtong's expectant gaze with a faint smile: "Following me will be very dangerous—even more dangerous than your staying on Wangyue Mountain."

Seeing this, Fang Xu hurriedly looked toward Gu Qiu.

The others in the field had all left, leaving only Li Xingyan, Fang Xu, and Gu Qiu three people.

At that moment, Tongtong beside them interjected: "Then where are we going next?"

In a blink, the time arrived for the appointment with Li Xingyan.

"What nonsense am I muttering to myself?"

"Mm."

Afterward, each clan submitted in writing the compensation they were willing to offer, and then handed them all over to Li Xingyan.

"Please inform General Sha that an old friend from Tilan Mountain has come to visit." Fang Xu said.

Fang Xu had just filled his cup when he directly tilted his head back and gulped down the wine in the cup.

"Brother Jiang, for such a trifle, why bother speaking of seeking or not seeking?" Li Cangwu smiled faintly, then looked toward Li Xingchao: "Old Seven, have someone send Yun Wan back."

But the various major powers of Yu State had originally been determined to kill him; his ability to survive and reach Huayang Mountain, join the Ascendant Immortal Society, relied on fighting his way through, and on the old ape exchanging his broken body for it.

Just as Jiang Feng hesitated, a clear and lovely voice suddenly rang out.

"This time I truly inherited a father..."

"It's fine, it's fine—nephew is not in a hurry." Li Xingyan quickly bowed his hands.

"This matter is simple; I can serve as a witness." Li Xingyan said: "When the time comes, if Fang Xu returns, I, representing the Yu imperial family, wish to stand together with you all."

Whether Yun Wan and Li Xingchao's son are deeply in love, he does not know, but he does have some understanding of Yun Wan's relationship with Fang Xu.

Fang Xu took the paper, roughly flipped through it, and said: "It can be done."

At this moment, the friend list was already full—nine leaders from the major powers plus Li Xun, making ten people; Li Xingyan was not on the list.

The sorrow of parting was instantly dispelled.

"What person!?"

When he came around to Li Xingyan's side, before Fang Xu could speak, Li Xingyan hurriedly raised his own cup.

"Inner-door disciple Yun Wan, please return her to the Ascendant Immortal Society."

After a series of virtual panels popped up, Fang Xu's friend list was left with only Li Xun, alone and solitary.

Fang Xu was about to speak when a virtual panel suddenly popped up before him, notifying him that his friend had died.

But Fang Xu's remark "All depends on the Highness's decision" did put him in a difficult position.

His ready agreement did make the various clan heads and power leaders somewhat uneasy.

"Hurry up and get out!"

"Young Hero Fang, this mare's milk wine is not to my taste—why not drink something else instead?"

Fang Xu gave a sheepish smile and said nothing.

Yun Wan had already sent someone to deliver a letter to me that day, which meant my proposal had been approved by Yun Tianming, and the Yun family should act quickly.

"Fang Xu, the Saintess visited once not long ago," Nan Wu suddenly said.

"Let me introduce you—Gu Qiu, core disciple of the Ascension Immortal Society."

"I know this request is somewhat excessive..."

"Senior, rest assured—although the mission is dangerous, Enforcement Hall disciples will accompany us throughout, and even if the mission fails, they will do their utmost to protect Senior Sister's life."

Fang Xu's consciousness silently sank into the depths of his sea of awareness, to the friend list there.

After leaving Huangzhou, the three took a detour to Tilan Mountain, where Tongtong summoned back the silver wolf hidden in the mountains.

"But this does not mean what happened before never occurred."

The three did not linger, heading straight for Huangzhou City.

Jiang Feng remained calm, gesturing with his hand: "Your Majesty, please speak freely."

"Senior Brother." Seeing Jiang Feng, Gu Qiu playfully approached him, clasped her hands, then glanced around at the others present.

As she passed Fang Xu slowly, Xing Rong glanced at him and suddenly said: "I find this young hero's demeanor somewhat familiar."

Fang Xu clasped his hands, then raised the wine jar in his hand and said: "When I was fleeing, I passed through the Mu Yun Grassland and bought some fine mare's milk wine from some herders."

Under this tacit understanding, Fang Xu quickly made a round, adding everyone present except Li Xingyan to his friend list.

A maid, upon hearing this, hurriedly fetched paper and brush.

"My head is about to explode!"

Jiang Feng suddenly turned to the silent Fang Xu beside him and smiled faintly: "The Crown Prince just said he intends to mediate between you and the major forces of Yu State—you two should talk."

Lü Shengren drank and praised it; Tuoba Xiong drank and also praised it endlessly—could the mare's milk wine Fang Xu brought truly be some exceptional fine wine?

Judging by this, this brat's sincerity is still acceptable, so the grudges between the two sides might just be resolvable.

After entering the city, Fang Xu casually inquired and learned that the person actually guarding Huangzhou City at this moment was none other than Sha Tianrui, with whom I had once crossed paths.

Just what in the world is this third inheritance?!

Is this asking me to inherit an old father?

Seeing their appearance, Fang Xu secretly chuckled in his heart.

"Senior Sister, you and Tongtong find a place to stay first—I'll go gather some information."

Gu Qiu tilted her head, thought for a moment, then counted on her fingers: "At least there should be surprise, sorrow, reluctance, and you must persuade me to stay a few more days."

Zhao Wují, standing nearby, heard this and slightly clasped his hands: "Thank you, Elder Jiang."

Immediately after, Gu Qiu brought Fang Xu to the pavilion.

One by one, they took back their own papers, gritted their teeth, and added more content.

Among the six inheritances, two are real estate, three are attribute points, and one is a special inheritance—Kang Dawei's father.

Inheritance One: 【White Inheritance, a ordinary courtyard in Canghai City (equivalent to one hundred taels of silver)】—low inheritance risk, as the courtyard was purchased by Kang Tianwei with money and comes with legal procedures for direct acquisition.

"In the Tilan Mountain relics, what you've done to this junior friend is excessive—I must criticize you all!"

This is where Jiang Feng resides; at this moment, on Qingzhu Peak, Emperor Li Cangwu of Yu, Crown Prince Li Xingyan, Seventh Prince Li Xingchao, and the rare gathering of the human butcher Zhao Wují are all present here.

The Ascension Immortal Society's prestige still makes him dare not be careless.

Tuoba Xiong brought the wine cup to his nose, sniffed it, and suddenly sensed a faint fishy and foul odor—he paid no mind, assuming mare's milk wine naturally smelled like this, and tilted his head back to pour the wine directly into his mouth.

Lü Shengren's face turned solemn as he spoke.

The others, upon hearing this, all nodded in agreement, immediately indicating they could comply.

(End of Chapter)