Chapter 223: Speaking from Afar

The East Rising Courtyard had been bustling with people since early this morning, because of the arrival of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan disciples, and the northern noble families visited one after another.

But after Lingjian Mountain's Little Jianzhu moved in, more southern families came to pay respects one after another, lining up from the pavilion of the east courtyard to the blue stone "Sun Rising in the East."

During this period, many people had mysterious auras and deep realms, some of whom already had gray beards and hair, waiting quietly in the courtyard.

The seven great Xian Sects had seven personal disciples, and the Chen Clan Xian race had two, but only Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi was the nailed-down next Abbot.

After all, holding the artifact is not something anyone can do.

It is difficult for them to see the Abbots of the seven great Xian Sects, and some, even if they have come to the Heavenly Dao Assembly, are not known to ordinary people, so the Abbot figures they can contact are only Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi.

So many wanted to come and pay respects to her, to exchange a future for their family.

At this time, in the tea pavilion of the east courtyard small building, Lingjian Mountain's Little Jianzhu was still wearing that Jianzhu immortal robe, but the crown had been taken off, and her eyes were looking at the old man in front of her indifferently.

He was wearing a cyan brocade suit, already showing signs of old age, and his cheeks were somewhat shriveled, but his spirit was still high.

This person's surname was Zeng, and he was the head of the Zeng family in Lingzhou.

The Zeng family was considered a relatively large noble family, but in recent years, they had been in conflict with the Deng family of Lingzhou, and this visit was actually to borrow Lingjian Mountain to bully the other party.

Because whether in terms of relationship or past dealings, Family Head Zeng felt that their family was closer to Lingjian Mountain than the Deng family.

He had never seen Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi before, thinking that no matter how powerful the other party was, she was just a young girl, but only when sitting opposite her could he feel a pressure, so much so that his posture immediately lowered a lot.

"The Zeng family and the Deng family are both noble families of my Lingzhou, and should have been harmonious; if they always stir up trouble like this, it is not good for everyone."

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi raised her eyes to look at the head of the Zeng family: "Lingjian Mountain does not want to intervene in the disputes of noble families, and some things are difficult to say clearly as an outsider, and in my opinion, the conflict between your two families is not impossible to mediate."

Family Head Zeng arched his hands upon hearing the sound: "But that clan land with abundant spiritual energy originally belonged to my Zeng family."

"Which one from Heavenly Jianfeng promised you?"

"It... it was Abbot Yan's golden words."

"But that set of Heavenly Jianfeng is useless to me; I am different from him, I just hope Lingzhou can be more stable."

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi looked at him: "Family Head Zeng perhaps thinks I am just a little girl, not knowing that I have been able to distinguish who has greed since I was a child."

Family Head Zeng was silent for a long time before speaking: "The Jianzhu's instruction is correct."

"The Deng family had the intention of seeking peace earlier; I can speak for you, let this matter end here."

"But Jianzhu, my Zeng family has also injured many disciples."

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi didn't answer, turning to say: "I heard that you have a grandson who is in Profound Understanding; my sect still has a Profound Gathering Pill, so let him join my Profound Jianfeng afterward."

Family Head Zeng opened his mouth, immediately arching his hands and bowing: "Thank you, Jianzhu."

"No need to thank me, that is your grandson's own ability, I can only help him on a journey to the blue clouds."

"Jianzhu's immortal fortune is enjoyed forever, and the luck is equal to the sky."

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi watched him leave, then gently put down the teacup in her hand.

The Zeng family has been close to Heavenly Jianfeng for so many years, and sometimes they are quite difficult to deal with, and Profound Jianfeng naturally leans more toward the Deng family.

However, Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi is not the same as people like Yan Zhong; she also gave the Zeng family a chance to get close to her this time.

Disciples personally recruited by the Abbot are naturally different from other disciples; Family Head Zeng has lived for a hundred years and naturally understands this point.

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi couldn't help but rub her temples, sighing softly.

She is still not very good at this kind of thing, but the position she is in forces her to be good at it. She pursed the corners of her mouth, then glanced at the opposite courtyard.

She saw the disciple Brother Brother Gongshu Chou in the courtyard, walking past a house with a profound and unpredictable appearance.

Ji You was drinking tea with Xiang Kuangcheng and Wei Rui in the room at this time, when he heard a knock on the door.

Wei Rui thought it was Sister Yan living opposite who had come, so she ran up to open the door, but saw a disheveled rough man standing in front of the door, startled, and turned to look at Ji You and Xiang Kuangcheng.

Xiang Kuangcheng got up from the meditation cushion at this time: "Brother Brother Brother Gongshu, long time no see."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou arched his hands: "In the blink of an eye, it has been half a year, but thinking back, it is like yesterday; seeing you again today, it is like a lifetime away."

Ji You clapped his hands lightly: "Well said, close the door and see the guest off."

"?"

Xiang Kuangcheng was also stunned for a moment: "Brother Ji said it wrong, right?"

Ji You looked at Brother Brother Gongshu Chou: "You know how to write books, right? The writing is quite good, and it's vivid; how much manuscript fee did you earn?"

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou was also stunned: "What writing books?"

"History of the Snow Region Journey."

"Eh, where did Brother Ji learn of this?"

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou was invited to the tea table by Xiang Kuangcheng at this time, looking at Ji You somewhat unbelievably.

His epic masterpiece that he had exhausted his talent to create had not yet been able to shine, and was confiscated by his own Jianzhu; although he later relied on his memory to say a few segments while masked, most of them were not as good as the first version that was as smooth as a fountain.

So few people knew that his first version was carefully organized into text.

Ji You looked at him: "Don't worry about so much, just say yes or no."

"I really can't hide it from you; this matter is true."

Xiang Kuangcheng was somewhat puzzled after hearing this: "What book?"

Ji You turned his head to look at Xiang Kuangcheng: "Brother Brother Brother Gongshu wrote a book about my entire journey to the Snow Region, fabricating it vividly, as if one were there, and then brought it back to Lingjian Mountain."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou raised his eyebrows and arched his hands: "Overpraised; actually, it's just a clumsy work, and there is still room for improvement."

Xiang Kuangcheng recited the five characters "History of the Snow Region Journey," then looked at Brother Brother Gongshu Chou, then thought of Lingjian Mountain, and then thought of the figure on the carriage, suddenly opening his eyes wide.

They had analyzed in detail on the carriage at that time whose tail Ji You had seen in the Snow Region, and then he remembered that Brother Brother Gongshu Chou's eyes burst with golden light at that time.

He had also instructed Brother Brother Gongshu Chou at that time that this matter was just a baseless imagination and must not be said out.

Later, Zhengxin Xianzi Yan came to Shengjing to spend the winter, looking like she wanted to bite people, and Ji You said that Zhengxin Xianzi Yan knew about the tail.

Kuang Shusheng Kuang was puzzled at the time, thinking to himself how the matter that only heaven knows, earth knows, you know, and I know could be known; he never expected Brother Brother Gongshu Chou to have such a fatal hobby of writing books.

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou looked at their expressions: "What's wrong? What I wrote is not a bad thing!"

"Still not a bad thing?"

"How can this be a bad thing? I wrote the part where you slashed the Soldier King on the wilderness very brilliantly, and the part where you counter-killed the Demon General in the Demon Emperor City was also vivid."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou crossed his arms on the table: "Do you know how difficult that combat description is? I tried every way to rationalize how a Demon General could beat you with full-body knife wounds with bare hands!"

Ji You's mouth twitched: "Then I have to thank you?"

"That's not necessary, because no matter what, we two can be considered life-and-death friends."

"Do you think I'm praising you? Continue to confess."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou furrowed his brows, his face revealing a puzzled look: "What else to confess?"

Xiang Kuangcheng coughed at this time: "Confess about the tail."

"Tail? Oh."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou remembered: "That part about the tail was also very difficult to write; I haven't had a Daoist partner, and I had to highlight the Demon Princess's secret love for you, and I had to set off your heroic spirit; I put in enough effort!"

After he finished speaking, his eyes froze, thinking to himself where the killing intent came from.

Xiang Kuangcheng couldn't help but grin: "Brother Brother Brother Gongshu, didn't we agree on the carriage at that time that although the matter of the tail was strictly reasoned by me, in the end, none of us had seen it with our own eyes; things we haven't seen are imaginations, shouldn't we not say it out?"

Ji You looked at Xiang Kuangcheng: "You are also an expert."

Xiang Kuangcheng swallowed: "I didn't mean to; who knew he had the bad habit of writing books."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou looked at him: "But I think your reasoning is very clever and absolutely accurate."

"Brother Brother Brother Gongshu, please don't praise me..."

"But since ancient times, there has never been a lack of beauties in soul-stirring novels, because beauties matching heroes have enough attraction; if I weren't afraid of the Demon race messing with me, I would have written the sequel about the Demon Princess being pregnant."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou picked up the teacup and took a sip: "I don't understand what Brother Ji is afraid of; you don't have a lover on Lingjian Mountain."

After he finished this sentence, he paused slightly: "Could it be that Junior Sister Ding Yao is really your lover? I said so, Elder Yan Chuan couldn't have protected you for no reason on the wilderness that day."

Ji You immediately raised his hand, interrupting his creative desire that was like a fountain: "You spread my affairs without permission, and some things are fabricated out of thin air, which is truly hateful, but considering that you didn't cause too much impact, I'll let it go; but if I let me know again in the future, we will definitely break off relations."

The teacup in Xiang Kuangcheng's hand shook, and the tea splashed all over the table.

Wei Rui didn't know what happened here, listening in a daze, and after seeing this scene, she couldn't help but look up: "What's wrong with Young Master Kuang?"

"Nothing, just feel that Brother Ji is right..."

"The Young Master's face is white."

"Hot..."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou helplessly agreed after listening to Ji You's words.

Ji You looked at the opposite small building at this time, pondering for a moment before speaking: "How is your Jianzhu now?"

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou was not surprised that he asked about his own Jianzhu; in his opinion, all the cultivators in the world should be curious about the Jianzhu: "Just broke through to the Boundless Realm a few days ago, slashed open the sky-filling rain of Lingjian Mountain with one sword, deterring Heavenly Jianfeng from daring to speak for a long time."

Ji You nodded, pondering for a long time before turning back to the previous topic: "Other stories can still be written."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou puffed out his chest: "Any new material recently? Tell me about it."

Ji You pressed his leg, pondering for a long time before staring at him: "There is actually a story."

"Tell me about it."

"During the New Year, a woman came to my courtyard, looking like a flower and jade, and spent the winter here... After she left, I have been missing her, thinking about whether she is doing well, whether she is happy."

Xiang Kuangcheng opened his eyes wide at this time, looking at Ji You in astonishment, thinking to himself that my Brother Ji is the real expert.

Ji You looked at his reaction and raised the corners of his mouth, knowing that Kuang Shusheng Kuang understood, revealing a smile of calculating the world.

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou looked at the two of them puzzled: "Just this? What's the point of this? Give me something exciting."

Ji You looked at him, looking at him strangely: "This is not interesting? No wonder you can't find a Daoist partner..."

"I like fighting and killing, preferably the kind with life and death."

"You can actually pee in the same pot as Yuanchen."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou drank tea, and after putting down the teacup, he pursued: "So is there or is there not?"

Ji You furrowed his brows: "You remember this story first, and later I can tell you a story about Ji Bochang being talented and excellent, slashing and defeating two people in the same realm with four swords, forcing the Lingjian Mountain Elder Pavilion to retreat, and leaving a sentence 'My life is determined by me, not by heaven' under the clear sky!"

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou's expression instantly became solemn: "Say that story again, I'll remember it well."

"Then listen well."

"..."

A long time later, Brother Brother Gongshu Chou walked out of Ji You's house with a shocked face, his eyes full of boiling heat.

Who can compete with me for heroic spirit in the sky, look at me slaughtering the dragon with one sword in hand!

He stood in the courtyard unable to recover for a long time, but the desire to create had been flowing from his heart; let alone unable to hold it back, he couldn't even pinch it.

Zhuo Wanqiu and Ding Yao were on the second floor, and at this time, seeing Brother Brother Gongshu Chou return, they looked at each other and walked downstairs.

At this time, Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi had successively met with several noble family heads, such as the Hua family, the Shangguan family, and the Yuan family.

They either had conflicts with other noble families, or had disputes over interests, and there were also those who had disciples in Lingjian Mountain hoping to exchange for a future, or wanted to invite her to a banquet.

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi sometimes smiled faintly, sometimes expressionless, combining kindness and prestige.

This is what she has been practicing since she was a child; although it is not what she is good at in the depths of her heart, she can still perform it without any difference.

Being an Abbot is actually quite difficult; the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan now has many factions, intertwined, actually because the Abbot is a hands-off manager, which sometimes makes her feel envious.

At this time, Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu walked in from outside: "Jianzhu, Brother Brother Gongshu Chou has returned from the opposite side."

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi raised her eyes, her eyelashes trembling: "Lingjian Mountain always has secrets leaked recently; I don't know who did it. Call him to the next room and ask carefully what he said to that outer sect disciple."

"Yes, Jianzhu."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou had indeed just returned from the opposite side, wanting to create as if a fountain, feeling that nine cows couldn't pull him back, but didn't expect to be stopped by Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu as soon as he returned, asking him what he said to that outer courtyard disciple.

This rough man with a wonderful pen mainly looked at Ding Yao, thinking to himself, sure enough.

No wonder Ji You was so angry about him writing about the princess's tail, and wanted to break off relations or something.

So he picked some key points and said them intermittently to Ding Yao.

But this time he learned to be smart, and didn't say a word about the woman raised in the courtyard, or how much he missed her after she left, fiercely protecting Ji You.

Ji Bochang is not here, otherwise he would definitely sigh at how I have these two crouching tigers and hidden dragons, you and Xiang Kuangcheng, by my side!

Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi was in the next room, and with her spiritual sense strength, she could easily hear every word of the other party, with no expression on her face.

Ding Yao looked at Brother Brother Gongshu Chou at this time: "Senior Brother Brother Brother Gongshu, do you know that news has been leaked in the sect recently, and even when the Jianzhu arrived in Zhongxing Commandery was known clearly? If you have any concealment, there is a risk of being expelled from the sect; whether it is what you said or what Ji You said, you need to say it word for word."

Zhuo Wanqiu nodded: "This matter can be big or small; you have to think clearly."

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou swallowed, thinking to himself, is it so serious? I just heard a story and leaked the secret.

Ding Yao looked at him: "Opportunities are not always there."

"Ji You also talked about the New Year, but it definitely has nothing to do with leaking secrets."

"New Year? Go on."

"Uh, Ji You said he raised a woman during the New Year, and missed her very much after she left, always missing whether she was doing well, missing whether she was happy."

After the words fell, Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi raised her eyes slightly, her feet couldn't help but shake gently.

Brother Brother Gongshu Chou was then let go, and Lingjian Mountain's Little Jianzhu continued to meet guests in the pavilion.

The last person the Little Jianzhu contacted was the head of the Cheng family in Lingzhou, whose son had forcibly cut off love and desire to break through to the Merging Dao Realm, resulting in mental disorder and injuring many disciples of other noble families.

This caused the Cheng family to be besieged, and their situation was already very dangerous.

Hearing the four words "cut off love and desire," the Little Jianzhu's eyelashes trembled, and her expression began to become thoughtful.

It was not until nightfall, when the bright moon shone among the pines, that she ordered the disciples to invite the remaining people who had not been seen back.

The Heavenly Tian Shuyuan group watched for half a day in the courtyard, recognizing many figures who had once been famous and then retired home, and at the same time, they also caught glimpses of the figure wearing the Jianzhu immortal robe in that small window many times.

"It's a pity I only saw it a few times; that is the youngest Boundless Realm..."

He Lingxiu spoke upon hearing the sound: "The realm is only secondary; the most important thing is that the Holy Artifact is in her hands. Do you remember how many times you have seen the Little Little Tian Shu body?"

Xiao Hanyan raised her eyes at this time: "If it weren't for the deep conflict between my Heavenly Tian Shuyuan and her, I would have wanted to see the holy face."

"Those Zeng family, Deng family, Hua family, are all families relying on Lingjian Mountain. If it were us, we might not be able to see it. Actually, living in the same courtyard is already very lucky. Ji You hasn't seen as much as we have."

While talking, Chai Ze reached out and slapped a mosquito on his arm: "There are a few more mosquitoes."

He Lingxiu looked at him: "This garden has dense scenery, and there are indeed many mosquitoes and insects. It is annoying to have spiritual energy completely scattered. Why don't we go back."

Xiao Hanyan stood up at this time: "Then let's end it tonight. Everyone go back and have a good rest. We will go to the city to stroll tomorrow."

"Then, good night everyone."

Shi Junhao also drank the tea in the cup, then returned to the room, walking toward the incense table on the west side of the bed.

Cultivators can use spiritual energy to drive away mosquitoes and insects, but they cannot do so when sleeping and entering meditation, because people have no subjective consciousness at that time.

Many cultivators are very disgusted with the feeling of cultivating for a night and waking up to find mosquito bites, and this personal disciple candidate is the same.

But fortunately, a mosquito furnace had already been prepared in Rusheng Garden, so it wouldn't be disturbed by small mosquitoes and insects to disturb the Dao heart.

Shi Junhao reached out and picked up the mosquito furnace placed on the incense table, and just as his palm tilted, he heard a clatter.

After a long silence, a trace of confusion appeared in the eyes of this personal disciple candidate.

How could it be broken?

He picked up the broken half on the ground, suddenly turned his head, vaguely perceiving a burst of aura appearing from the west side, but it was too late for people to capture, and then it disappeared rapidly.

"I'm going out to stroll in the garden."

In the red-candle small building here, Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi, wearing red robes, tapped her toes, and a ripple of spiritual energy instantly appeared in the air, and the exquisite figure disappeared from the pavilion.

Zhuo Wanqiu looked at Ding Yao, thinking to herself that although this garden is elegant, in the Jianzhu's heart, the most worth strolling in is the scenery in the Young Master's bed, right?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 224 =====