Chapter 347

In the afternoon, the setting sun went west, and the afterglow of the sunset mapped the dim yellow autumn day into a patch of bright gold.

Instructor Cao packed up his things and moved to the inner courtyard with the help of everyone.

Ji You also helped. He sat in the wheelchair, holding a soup spoon to help him send it into the new courtyard, and used this as a reason to force Old Cao to voluntarily set up a banquet at Hongding Building to celebrate.

"Rebellious disciple!"

"Carrying three months of monthly salary, you can't just let me help move things for nothing. If I don't ask you to treat me now, when will I?"

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In the following days, Ji You lived a secluded life at the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, focusing on recuperating from his injuries.

His body was already strong, and coupled with the various medicines for consolidating the foundation and nourishing the origin configured by Danyangzi for him, the depletion of his body was replenished very quickly.

Plus Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu accompanying him personally, sometimes pushing him out for a stroll, sometimes chatting together, the days passed not too boringly.

The only thing that needed slow nourishment was his atrophied meridians.

During this period, Kuang the Kuang Shusheng returned from the epidemic area and visited Ji You together with Wei Rui.

Ever since self-healing patients appeared in Qibao County, other patients also began to improve inexplicably. Until a few days ago, the epidemic there had been completely cleared, so they rushed back to Shengjing.

Since Ji You went out for body refinement in the spring, plus that incident with the Pill Sect, they hadn't seen each other for more than half a year, so they chatted a lot.

"Appraisal Ding Shijie is so mighty on the mountain, not at all as cute as she is in front of Young Master Ji."

"Really?"

"Really, none of the disciples on the mountain don't look up to her, feeling she is even more majestic than our Great Xia Emperor."

Wei Rui gave strong proof of the little Appraisal Master's high and mighty status.

She admired Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi too much; she just didn't understand how such a cold person would touch her belly as soon as she was free, looking like she wanted to have a baby.

Hearing Wei Rui's words, Ji You could vaguely imagine her world-renowned appearance, and felt a slight longing in his heart.

In fact, Ding Yao had already written a letter yesterday, sending the news that Ji You had woken up to Spirit Sword Mountain. According to the days, it would be delivered in another two or three days.

It's just that the current Azure Cloud World is beset by internal and external troubles, and she is tied up with sect affairs and cannot get away, while he still needs to recuperate, so when they can meet is still an unknown.

In addition, there was another letter reporting safety sent to the Pill Sect, but the Pill Sect still hadn't lifted the mountain seal.

Ji You looked at Xiang Kuangcheng at this time: "Where do you live after returning to the capital?"

"Living in the home of Mu the Tisi."

The Chu family ancestor came to Shengjing and fought with the Abbot of the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan, directly collapsing the entire Chunhua Lane.

Kuang the Kuang Shusheng finally became a civil servant and was assigned a small official residence, but he became homeless again after not living there for a few years.

"You can't always live in someone else's house, not to mention it's disturbing, and isn't it inconvenient to have a secret meeting with Wei Rui?"

"Brother Ji is truly dissolute!"

Xiang Kuangcheng and Wei Rui's cheeks flushed red in an instant.

Ji You looked at Xiang Kuangcheng with a twitching mouth, thinking to himself that you two have been together day and night on Spirit Sword Mountain for several months, is saying the word "secret meeting" still dissolute? The two in my house are already studying how to have children.

"Before the New Year, during that snow disaster, I donated most of my family fortune, so I'm really short of money. Let's take our time with building the house. After all, Mu the Tisi is also unmarried and lives alone."

Xiang Kuangcheng knew that Ji You would mention "Endless Life" in the next second, so he immediately pulled the topic back to the house.

"I said I could lend it to him, but he didn't want it."

Hearing his description, Wei Rui raised her eyes and looked at Ji You and said.

Xiang Kuangcheng pursed his lips: "How can I spend Miss Rui'er's money to repair my own house."

Ji You picked up the teacup after hearing this: "It doesn't need to be borrowed. The grain in Fengzhou is almost finished, and the spirit sprouts after breeding have also been harvested twice. There are still some Snow Region Demon Stones in our Fengzhou inventory. The world is waiting to be rebuilt, and there are plenty of places to earn silver."

"Now that chaotic phenomena occur frequently, earning money is secondary, grain must be sold anyway." Xiang Kuangcheng answered.

"Then this matter will be left to you. Think of a way in the last few days to see how to circulate grain and spirit sprouts, and take this opportunity to find those bottom-level commoners to sign some labor agreements, let them move to Fengzhou, and when my injuries improve, we will start and do a big job."

"That would be great."

Xiang Kuangcheng has always been a person who can't stay idle. He liked to meddle in Yuyang County, and now that he has been entrusted with an important task, he has already begun to think.

So without staying too long, he left with Wei Rui, intending to take this time to think it over carefully.

And not long after, Jixiang Hall welcomed two more visitors, the Lu sisters who had returned from thousands of miles away in Yunzhou.

Ding Yao and Zhuo Wanqiu entered the back hall in advance and did not meet the two of them.

Last year, during the New Year period, they were ordered by their own Appraisal Master to meet the Lu sisters, asked if the matter of the sisters serving was true, and also asked if it hurt, so it was not very convenient to meet at this time.

The two sisters soon walked into the hall, the elder sister wearing a plain white flowing immortal skirt, and the younger sister wearing a light yellow ru skirt embroidered with interlocking branches, coming over with a light step.

It could be seen that their return this time was not easy, and their pretty faces carried fatigue and haggardness, with quite a bit of delicate beauty.

"Senior Brother!"

"Back?"

Lu Hanyan nodded obediently: "Just arrived today."

"It was Ding Shijie Zhengxin who sent a message," Lu Qingqiu explained, "knowing that Young Master Ji woke up, we rushed back."

"Your relationship with Ding Shijie Wen... is now very good?"

Ji You's expression was a bit surprised when he heard Lu Qingqiu's address to Wen Zhengxin.

Before, Lu Hanyan and Fang Jincheng fought privately in the bamboo forest, which finally led to Elder Fang secretly taking action. Not only did he give Ji You a hard time many times, but he also restricted him from using sword Dao in the Heavenly Dao Assembly qualifiers.

So Wen Zhengxin found them very unpleasant, feeling that the Lu family's merchant attribute was very heavy, clearly having the suspicion of being used, and her impression of the sisters was not good.

Although they experienced many things together later and the relationship eased quite a bit, it was still cold compared to others.

But on the day he woke up, when Wen Zhengxin mentioned the Lu sisters, her attitude was clearly friendly, and she even removed the surname and called them "Qingqiu" alone, which made Ji You feel a bit doubtful at the time.

"On the way to the expedition, the relationship got better."

Hearing the inquiry, Lu Qingqiu couldn't help but whisper.

Also existing with family industries, Lu Qingqiu and Yuan Caiwei's personalities are similar, quite sensible, and also have cold pride, but at this time, that beautiful face couldn't help but float a touch of pink.

At this time, Ji You couldn't help but think of the three girls rushing forward on the expedition, thinking to himself, I understand.

Ding Shijie Wen and Eldest Miss Lu should have both discovered that each other was pretending that Lu Hanyan was spanked, and became intimate because they had the same secret.

Elder sister, younger sister...

This is already without notifying me, and they have already ranked the seniority in the backyard, right.

Ji You couldn't help but think of Yuan Caiwei, who had always wanted to call Kuangcheng Yan Shuyi sister, thinking to himself, why are women all the same.

The key is that it would be fine if it were just Lu Qingqiu and Lu Hanyan, why did even the always serious Ding Shijie Wen get involved, and even became the big one among the three of them.

Too inappropriate, even if the body is good, it can't be like this, you have to notify me at least.

"How is Yunzhou now?"

Ji You sighed at the fickleness of human hearts, and after a long while, finally remembered the thing he cared about most.

Lu Qingqiu opened her mouth after hearing this: "Currently, both You and Yun states are in war, and the Barbarian-Demon Allied Forces have pressed to the Rege Plain, currently stationed in the upper reaches of the Nujiang River."

"Half of it?"

"Mm, so this time returning to the capital, it's not just the two of us sisters, my parents, and others from the Spirit Stone Chamber of Commerce have all come, and rented a residence in the West City, preparing to take refuge for a while."

The Rege Plain spans both You and Yun states, in the hinterland of the two states. Since the Barbarian-Demon two races have already arrived there, it means that half of the area has been occupied, which naturally affected the largest mine in Yunzhou.

The Lu family is a century-old family, and the Spirit Stone Chamber of Commerce combined is not weak, but facing the Barbarian-Demon two races, their strength still appears too small, with no chance to resist, so they could only withdraw from Yunzhou first.

But fortunately, Lu Hanyan is still an inner courtyard disciple, and the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan still has the responsibility to protect her family.

"Rebellious disciple!"

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While talking with the Lu sisters, Cao Jingsong, Ban Yangshu, and Wen Zhengxin, who had to visit routinely every day, stepped into the hall.

Seeing the two sisters return, Wen Zhengxin went to ask them a few questions, and the sisterly friendship was quite deep.

After talking for a long time, she came to Ji You, looked at him with faint eyes, and asked him how his body was in a serious manner, but ended up finding that Ji You's eyes looking at her carried scrutiny.

In the following days, the Heavenly Tian Shuyuan was slightly calm, and battle reports from the north were often transmitted.

The Barbarian-Demon two races that arrived at the Rege Plain began to continuously loot the occupied territory, while building defensive works from east to west layer by layer, and completely dismantled the western section of the Northern Border wall.

Even though they were thousands of miles apart, the human soldiers guarding the upper reaches of the Nujiang River could still see the smoke and dust stirred up when the high-reaching Northern Border collapsed.

And at this time, they gradually slowed down the pace of the attack.

This was the same as what Zuo Qiuyang had expected. Although they came aggressively, they were still afraid of the power of the holy artifact.

"Hoo—"

North of the Northern Border wall, the place where the wilderness and the snowfield meet.

In the biting cold wind, several demon beasts with strong bodies, as high as mountains, were flapping their huge wings that covered the sky and the sun, sweeping across the boundless frozen earth, stirring up vast broken snow and heading north.

And what was carried on the broad backs of these demon beasts was exactly the Demon Emperor's son, Prince Ye Han, who commanded the army to tear open the You and Yun states a few days ago, and the young clan leader of the Scale race, Lin Dou.

Not long after, as the demon beasts fell into the snow-covered Demon Emperor City, the two entered the Demon Emperor Palace side by side.

The deep palace was quiet and solemn, and the Demon Emperor sat on the throne in the hall, his huge and majestic figure emitting a deep and mysterious pressure.

Feeling the two enter the hall, the Demon Emperor slowly opened his eyes, revealing those bright golden vertical pupils.

"You and Yun states, how is the war now?"

"Reporting to Father Emperor, the war is going smoothly. The western section of the Northern Border wall has been dismantled. Although the human Immortal Sects and families sent some people to resist, slowing down the army's progress south, I have confidence that I will completely take down the entire Yunzhou before next spring."

The Demon Emperor nodded after hearing this: "You did well."

Prince Ye Han cupped his hands: "Thank you, Father Emperor, for the praise, but the son thinks that our race shouldn't just be satisfied with Youzhou."

"What ideas do you have?"

"The barbarian race is now allied with our race, but presumably they don't want to share the land with the demon race. The lesson of doing wedding clothes for others a thousand years ago needs to be remembered. We need to multiply and strengthen our race as soon as possible, which requires more land and resources."

The Demon Emperor half-opened his eyes: "You mean to continue south from Youzhou and fight for Qingzhou?"

Prince Ye Han nodded upon hearing this: "Qingzhou has a huge area and borders You and Yun states. We cannot let the barbarian race take the lead."

"What does Lin Dou think?" The Demon Emperor couldn't help but ask.

The class gap of the demon race is not as insurmountable as that of the human race, so the young clan leaders of the five races of Scale, Tooth, Fur, Claw, and Feather are not much worse in status than the Demon Emperor's son.

Especially Lin Dou, who can be considered a genius in the demon race, naturally also has the right to speak.

And hearing the Demon Emperor ask, Lin Dou immediately opened his mouth: "According to the intelligence collected, after the human race's catastrophe, the Chen family head has been in seclusion and hasn't been seen since. I think he may no longer be in the world, so Qingzhou may be taken."

"The head of the Chen family is not dead yet."

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The Demon Emperor looked at the wind and snow outside the palace with vast eyes: "It is true that he is seriously injured, but his aura still exists."

Lin Dou froze his eyes upon hearing this: "Does he have a chance of recovery?"

"He, like that Abbot Xuanyuan, has been preparing to ascend for many years, and his physical body has long since withered. A physical body that has lost its vitality is difficult to heal from injuries; he is just barely holding on."

"Even so, in a seriously injured state, he must be extremely weak and may not be able to drive the holy artifact, which is an excellent opportunity."

The Demon Emperor shook his head gently: "For us to successfully cross the Northern Border, the timing is particularly important. We took advantage of the human race being seriously injured after a catastrophe and unable to react in time. But at this moment, those Immortal Sects have already stabilized. Let alone that Chen family head, the other Abbots are probably also staring at our race's movements."