Chapter 187

"Ji You is back."

"Back? Could it be that he has arrived in Shengjing?"

"No, it is said that he has arrived in Fengzhou and should stay for a period of time."

"So that's it; no wonder I saw Dou Yuankong leave Shengjing in a hurry by carriage yesterday..."

At this time, Ji You's carriage had stopped in front of the Ji Clan gate on the west side of Fengzhou Prefecture, and Gongshu Chou and Xiang Kuangcheng also returned together.

As for the other sect geniuses, they were welcomed by the foreign immortal manors here.

After all, the cultivators in the high-level positions of these immortal manors were originally born in various families, and many of them belonged to the same clan as the geniuses accompanying them this time.

Gongshu Chou had no interest in banquets but was very interested in materials, so he also came here with the carriage.

The three of them just landed in front of the large mansion and hadn't walked toward the village yet, when they saw a six or seven-year-old girl running over, directly leaning on Ji You's thigh.

"Young Master, you're back!"

"Ru Ru, it's only been a few days, why have you gotten fatter again?"

Qiu Ru hiccuped upon hearing this and responded with a childish voice: "I cultivated the Dao."

Pei Ruyi came out of the Ji Clan at this time, speaking while stepping over the threshold: "It's not false to say it's cultivation; after all, she starts shouting she's hungry as soon as she cultivates..."

Qiu Ru raised her head: "Master, I'm hungry even if I don't cultivate."

Ji You pinched Qiu Ru's face, not feeling strange.

This girl had lived a bitter life since she was a child, with steamed buns and wild vegetables; it wasn't easy to see some good food, so she had to think about it every day.

It is said that after the Qiu family of three moved into the Ji Clan, this girl couldn't remember the way anywhere, only remembering how to go to the kitchen.

Recalling when he first came to the Qingyun World, he also lived a bitter life in Yuyang County for three years, unable to pull his legs when seeing a locust in the field, so locust disasters never appeared in Fengzhou.

Qiu Zhong also walked out of the door at this time and bowed when walking to the door: "Young Master, this trip has been hard..."

"No harm, it's just that the outside of the pass is barren, even more so than Fengzhou, and the food is indeed not very good."

"My wife specially made dumplings; you didn't eat on the Winter Solstice, so let's treat today as the Winter Solstice."

Pei Ruyi continued at this time: "By the way, Cao Jiaoxi and the others just arrived this morning and are currently resting in the front hall."

Afterward, the group entered the mansion, walked through the wide avenue, bypassed the Listening Fragrance Water Pavilion, and headed toward the front hall.

Walking to the West Cross Courtyard, sounds of reading came from the courtyard, causing Ji You and the others to stop and look inside.

Chen Fuzi was in a spacious and bright classroom at this time, holding a book, looking like an old man, shaking his head, leading a room full of children to chant.

Some of these children came from Yuyang County, but some were from around Fengzhou Prefecture, basically children from poor families.

"What is the Bandit Dao?"

"It is holding a sharp sword, doing brave things, never yielding when there are good things, enriching oneself, saving the world, and also caring about people's livelihood."

"In summary, if poor, rob the rich; if rich, help the world."

"For example, if there is an arrogant cultivator wearing gold and silver, with a bursting money bag, standing in front of you bullying the commoners, how should you deal with him?"

A group of children spoke upon hearing this: "Politely ask him to leave the money bag, then split it fifty-fifty with the commoners."

Chen Fuzi twisted his long beard with satisfaction and asked again: "What if he doesn't leave it?"

"Convince people with virtue!"

A group of children clenched their fists, each small fist having the word 'virtue' written on it with ink.

When Ji You last came to Fengzhou Prefecture to establish a family, he was busy with joint harvesting and didn't have the opportunity to see the new school established; only now did he see it with his own eyes, unable to help feeling somewhat gratified.

Cultivate virtue before cultivating the Dao; this is the best process.

The biggest problem in the world now is that those people on the immortal path have no virtue, yet possess power that surpasses all living things.

Gongshu Chou also stood at the back at this time, somewhat bewildered, feeling very novel, but not in a position to comment.

How to put it, summarized in four words, it's too ridiculous.

Ji You turned his head to look at Xiang Kuangcheng at this time: "What do you think?"

"Can be called the way of sages."

"Brother Kuang has good taste."

Afterward, several people moved and headed toward the front hall, seeing Cao Jingsong, Wen Zhengxin, Ban Yangshu, and Bai Rulong get up and come out of the front hall.

Seeing Ji You return safely, Cao Jiaoxi could be said to have mixed feelings, but some words couldn't be said, muttering that it's good to be back, it's good to be back.

Ji You patted Cao Jiaoxi's shoulder, but his gaze was attracted by Bai Rulong, a flash of surprise in his eyes: "Broken through the realm?"

Bai Rulong puffed out his chest, already having the scale of Cao Jingsong, and spoke: "The Lower Three Realms are perfectly completed for many days, and I am currently charging into the Realm of Profound Understanding."

"What happened when I wasn't here?"

Ji You looked at him, thinking to himself, could it be that he fell in love with a woman, but that woman disliked his cultivation being too low?

Ban Yangshu opened his mouth at this time: "You didn't take him to the demon clan to see women with round buttocks and tails, so he decided to go himself; he has been in seclusion since you left."

Bai Rulong raised his head: "After reaching the Realm of Profound Understanding, I can support myself."

Ji You raised the corner of his mouth: "If you go outside the pass in the Realm of Profound Understanding, you could be beaten until you shit; I suggest you cultivate to the Realm of Merging with the Dao before considering this matter."

Gongshu Chou looked at Bai Rulong from behind at this time, thinking to himself that when they went out to watch buttocks, Ji You said it was for a friend; now it seems it really wasn't 'making a friend out of nothing'.

Xiang Kuangcheng also bowed at this time and met them; at the same time, Ji You also introduced Gongshu Chou to everyone, this life-and-death friendship who stabbed him once at Qiling and almost killed him.

Pei Ruyi, Wen Zhengxin, and others only then recognized that this was the Lingjian Mountain Realm of Merging with the Dao who was ordered to chase and kill them back then, and their brains twitched for a long time like the scholar Kuang.

"Brother Gongshu has taken good care of me along the way, especially after my hands were injured."

Ji You looked at Gongshu Chou and said: "On the way here, I had a conversation with Brother Gongshu, and he said he was also willing to enter my Ji Clan as a tribute."

Hearing this sentence, the expressions of Wen Zhengxin and others couldn't help but become strange.

This Lingjian Mountain Realm of Merging with the Dao probably didn't see the 'typo' on the plaque when entering the door, didn't know this was a bandit den, and being a tribute here requires handing over money, yet he's happy.

Afterward, the front hall set up a round table, and people in the kitchen began to serve dishes; not long after, the banquet was dazzling and the wine fragrance was overflowing.

During the period, Cao Jingsong and others also asked many questions like Xiang Kuangcheng, although they had already understood the ins and outs of the trip through the message of the Immortal Supervision Bureau.

And Ji You's answer was similar to that in the carriage, focusing on talking about the twelve barbarian soldier kings chasing and the night ambush of the Scale and Fang clans on the Jade Garden.

"Bare hands and slashed out sword energy facing the face?"

Cao Jingsong, Pei Ruyi, and Wen Zhengxin looked at each other: "What kind of precious blade, take it out and let us see."

Gongshu Chou: "?"

Ji You looked around the table after hearing this: "Two blades that can compare to that heart-protecting mirror of mine."

Hearing this sentence, everyone couldn't help but look at each other and nod, thinking to themselves that Ji You ran to the demon clan to make a fortune; he really couldn't go empty-handed at all.

Xiang Kuangcheng listened from the side, thinking to himself that precious blades are nothing.

Even if the blade is famous and valuable, it has a price.

What is most amazing about Brother Ji's trip to the Snow Realm is that he almost abducted the princess of the demon clan...

That is the princess of the demon clan; even the most famous precious blade can only be a gift in front of her.

Brother Ji, this disaster, is really causing trouble wherever he goes.

But this is a good thing; marry that daughter of the Pill Sect, marry that demon princess, and marry that Lu family daughter, all kinds of marrying, marrying, marrying, endless life, and finally controlling the four directions with a strong body, realizing eternal peace, simply beautiful.

But this time, Xiang Kuangcheng didn't reveal this idea, lest Brother Ji say again that the sage books he read were yellow...

At dusk, the burning clouds dyed the sky.

Xiang Kuangcheng left the banquet, spread out paper and pen in the room, and after grinding ink, intended to write a letter to Wei Rui, but didn't know how to write when he raised his pen.

He followed Ji You here, originally intending to accompany him to die, originally thinking that perhaps there would be no tomorrow in the future, so he left a farewell letter to Wei Rui before leaving the capital.

With the thought of the last letter, the wording in that letter couldn't help but be a bit hot and reckless.

Something about the paper being short and the feelings being long, something about meeting in the next life.

Now it's good, the person didn't die, but there is that letter expressing his heart.

Xiang Kuangcheng's hesitation about this peace letter stemmed from this.

If he treated it as if that letter didn't exist and wrote with the tone of an ordinary friend, there was always a feeling that it wasn't quite appropriate, as if he was teasing people, but if he called her "Rui'er," it would seem a bit... a bit wretched.

A scholar is a good material for reading, but he is completely incompetent when encountering such things.

At this time, the scholar looked out from the brightly lit window and saw Ji You writing a letter opposite.

His hand was not easy to use, his grip on the pen was trembling, and he had to stop to rest after writing a few strokes, which could be called a scene of early human domestication of limbs, but it had to be said that his thinking seemed extremely smooth, and he didn't have the expression of repeated entanglement like himself.

After a long time, he saw that Ji You had finished writing the letter, packed it, and picked up the second sheet...

Xiang Kuangcheng opened his mouth, then clenched his brush, looking at his inkstone that had gradually dried up because he couldn't write, calling it a red-faced disaster.

"Back, in Fengzhou, still fairly safe."

"This trip was thanks to Elder Yan Chuan's care, and also thanks to Brother Gongshu's company, but on the way back, I often missed whether your breakthrough was smooth..."

"Actually, after leaving the pass this time, I went to a distant place where humans had never been; I wanted to bring some exotic specialties for you, but the Snow Realm is really barren, and some items that can make women happy are flowed in from the human clan, so there was no need to buy them."

"I will return to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan in a few days; if Jianzhu has free time, you can come to Xuwu Mountain to find me."

Ji You's first letter was written to the Little Jianzhu of Lingjian Mountain; he skipped the matter of encountering the demon princess when his hands couldn't support a chicken, and then explained the things encountered on the diplomatic mission to the demon clan.

As for more, he didn't write.

Anyway, after returning to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi would definitely not be able to sit still and would come to Xuwu Mountain to "stroll around," and it wouldn't be too late to talk then.

Afterward, he blew the ink dry, sealed the letter, dropped the two characters Zhuo Yao, and then took out a stack of letter paper.

"Back, in Fengzhou, still fairly safe."

"This trip was extremely dangerous; the pills you and Yuanchen prepared for me helped me a lot; I heard from Gongshu Chou that the dosage of these pills was customized for me, so I knew you must have worked overnight to make them; thank you for your love, girl."

"This time after leaving the pass... I went to a distant place where humans had never been; I wanted to bring some exotic specialties for you, but the Snow Realm is really barren..."

"If there is a chance to come to the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan as a guest, I will definitely thank you in person."

Ji You finished writing, blew it dry, put it in an envelope, and sealed it.

Afterward, he looked at another brightly lit window, seeing Xiang Kuangcheng scratching his ears and cheeks, his brows tightly furrowed, unable to help chuckling.

With this level, still a top graduate? I said those sage books taught yellow things.

"Eh, Old Kuang!"

Xiang Kuangcheng raised his head upon hearing this: "What's wrong?"

Ji You poked his head out from the window: "Writing to Wei Rui?"

Xiang Kuangcheng nodded: "Left her a farewell letter when leaving the capital, now want to report peace."

"So entangled, do you want me to write it for you? Guarantee you will have a big fat boy next year today."

Xiang Kuangcheng opened his eyes wide instantly, his cheeks flushed red, stammering for a long time before squeezing out a sentence: "I am not willing to bully the disabled."

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Afterward, the scholar's window was quickly closed.

Ji You's mouth twitched, and he intended to close the window and sleep, but before he could reach out, he found that there was another window in the guest room next door that was brightly lit.

As he looked over, Gongshu Chou's figure writing furiously was revealed in his line of sight.

It seems Brother Gongshu also has someone he misses?

That's right, after all, he is a person of almost forty.

Although cultivators have a long lifespan, and the Realm of Merging with the Dao living to one hundred and fifty is not a problem, he is also at the age to find a Dao companion.

Ji You watched for a while, having a feeling of full literary talent with nowhere to release, always wanting to write for others.

But watching and watching, his brows gradually began to furrow.

Because Gongshu Chou's writing was as smooth as a dragon flying and a phoenix dancing, 'susu' was one sheet, 'susu' was another sheet, and he had been writing for half an hour without stopping, simply thinking like a fountain.

This is not writing a letter; this is taking a postgraduate entrance exam.

What kind of longing is worth such consumption of pen and ink; it's not one person, right?

Gongshu Chou didn't know he was being watched at this time; his pen was like a god, 'susu' finished writing one sheet of paper, and started another.

"Snow Realm Trip Chapter 5 - Fairy Tail."

"Last time, it was said that on the night of the Jade Garden, Ji You sword-slashed the demon general Shu He, then the envoy group moved into the Spirit Garden, and the demon minister invited a group of physicians..."

"Why did no one go to treat Ji You?"

"【Blank, at this time left for everyone to discuss】"

"Just when everyone was puzzled, a beautiful figure appeared from the door, delicate and beautiful, graceful and moving..."

"May I ask Princess, do demon women have round buttocks and tails?"

"Ji Lang, want to see?"

"At this time, this noble demon princess had already secretly fallen in love with this brave human man, a matter that shocked the sect geniuses accompanying them, especially Huo Hong."

"Why? Because this Huo Hong had intentions toward this demon princess early on, invited her several times but failed, but didn't expect that this princess would be so proactive toward Ji You, making people sigh, truly worthy of being the man who almost killed Gongshu Chou..."

Gongshu Chou took a deep breath, combining what he saw and heard with his brain, writing very smoothly.

The whole process from the diplomatic mission to the Snow Realm to returning to the Nine Provinces was too long, unlike a battle that was concise; if he relied on his brain to remember, it would be easy to forget some details, so he needed to write it down.

Ji You was still watching at the window, not knowing why his scalp felt numb, so he hurriedly reached out, intending to close the window and sleep.

At the same time, a small figure was coming along the corridor, crouching, running secretly, running toward the kitchen...

Afterward, under the dark night sky, there was an extra bowl in front of Ji You's door, with an enticing chicken leg in the bowl.

Gongshu Chou left on the second day, holding a thick stack of paper rolls, and got on the carriage with other cultivators, his expression very excited.

Lingzhou is far from here, and they have to set off early.

Cultivators are not under the command of Great Xia, so naturally, they don't need to return to Shengjing to report, just return to their respective mountains.

And Ji You stayed here for a few more days, checking the tax salary books of last year, as well as the situation of the farmland waiting to be reclaimed.

With the reduction of tax salary in Fengzhou, more and more commoners came from other states; although all places issued private orders strictly prohibiting wandering, they couldn't hinder the desire for survival.

These people were now settled, waiting to receive farmland after reclamation next year.

Which meant that after the spring, letting cultivators practice "joint reclamation" and "joint farming" was already an imperative thing.

Additionally, in his spare time, Ji You also took Qiu Ru to fly in the air a few times, intending to let her have more interest in cultivation and shift her attention from eating.

The result was significant; Qiu Ru now really wanted to know what those wild geese flying south for the winter tasted like...

Ji You couldn't help but purse his lips, thinking to himself that this girl's heart for eating is clear.

"Jianzhu, time to eat."

On the Xuanjian Peak of Lingjian Mountain, Cui'er walked into the hall with dishes.

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi at this time was sitting on the bed holding her chin, her aura more mystical than ever, but at this moment, she seemed not to have heard.

Seeing this, Cui'er was somewhat puzzled, because since the message of the Immortal Supervision Bureau reached Lingjian Mountain, Cui'er had noticed that her Jianzhu began to have a feeling of not being able to sit still, especially after receiving a letter the day before yesterday, even more so.

Just at this moment, Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu returned from outside: "Jianzhu, back."

Gongshu Chou arrived at Lingjian Mountain only this morning and was surrounded by a group of disciples, wanting him to talk about the demon clan, but before he could speak, he received the summons of the Little Jianzhu.

At this time, Gongshu Chou walked into the Yunding Tianque, heard the Little Jianzhu's inquiry, and presented the manuscript he wrote when he came.

Then, he didn't take the manuscript back when he left...

One was that Jianzhu didn't intend to give it, and two was because he didn't dare to ask for it, because all the swords in the hall were trembling wildly at that time...

After Gongshu Chou left, Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu picked up the manuscript and took a look, then couldn't help but hold their breath, then turned to look at Jianzhu.

In their line of sight, the Little Jianzhu of Lingjian Mountain was deep in thought; after a long time, she subconsciously turned her head to look at her buttocks, then was dazed for a long time, her beautiful brows slightly furrowed.

"What does Jianzhu mean?"

"Jianzhu should want to cut off the demon princess's tail..."

"Why do I feel Jianzhu hopes she can also grow a tail?"

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