Chapter 222: Hostages, Happy Events, Living City
Chapter 222: Hostages, Happy Events, Living City
On the deck of the treasure ship, two men and one woman, dressed in the uniforms of the core disciples of the Liu family of Taiyun County, were looking excitedly at the fertile fields, forests, and rivers passing by below the treasure ship.
All three were around twenty years old.
However, the three people's positions were obviously different. Liu Yunming, who was standing in the front, held the Qiuyue fan in his hand and wore a Canglang jade pendant produced in the far west on his waist. Liu Yuntong, who was on his left, wore a Cangling ring on his right thumb. Although the petite Liu Yunfeng on the right was a woman, she did not have any ornaments on her body.
Liu Yunming looked at the scenery below the treasure ship and whispered to Liu Yuntong:
"Brother, I heard that Jingzhou is a southern barbarian land. Now it seems to be true. You see, as we go further south, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth becomes thinner and thinner, and the number of people who fly objects and build foundations has decreased a lot. This time, father sent the three of us to the Fu family. Isn't this clearly exile? Even if the Fu family is of the ninth rank, I'm afraid it can't compare to our Taiyun County."
"Brother, be careful what you say!"
Liu Yunming is the eldest son of Liu Mingyun, the head of the Liu clan in Taiyun County.
He has always been outspoken.
Liu Yuntong, who was born to a concubine, was frightened. He subconsciously looked around and saw that he was surrounded by his family members. He breathed a sigh of relief.
I was just about to give you some advice.
But he saw Liu Yunming staring at him with cold eyes.
Liu Yuntong's heart tightened:
"Brother, I was anxious just now, so my tone was a little harsh, but we are now on the Fu family treasure ship, and our words might be heard by Auntie Jianji, so I..."
"What are you!"
Liu Yunming's eyes became stern. He hated being lectured the most.
"I say, second brother, do you think that being sent to the Fu family as a hostage means you can be on equal footing with me? Don't forget that your mother is just a servant girl who serves my mother. What a joke!"
Liu Yunming snorted coldly.
Turn around.
He didn't even look at Liu Yuntong again.
Even after being scolded in public, Liu Yuntong did not show any anger on his face, as if he was used to it. Instead, Liu Yunfeng, who had remained silent, gave him a concerned look.
Liu Yuntong shook his head imperceptibly.
The interest of the three people was instantly dissipated because of this little episode.
After a while.
A guard quickly stepped forward and bowed to the three people:
"Young Master, Second Young Master, Third Young Lady, the Great Elder invites you."
Liu Yunming put away the Qiuyue fan, turned around, bent down and entered the cabin first. Liu Yuntong followed closely behind him, and Liu Yunfeng walked at the end with his brows lowered.
The three of them entered the Great Elder's private room.
The great elder cast a spell into the cabin, and a light curtain of formation rose up in an instant:
"Don't stand, sit down."
The great elder waved his sleeves.
Three cushions fell.
After the three of them saluted, Liu Yunming naturally sat on the cushion in the middle.
After the three people sat down.
The great elder said solemnly:
"This time, the clan has chosen the three of you as hostages. Before you enter the Fu family's fiefdom, the head of the family has a few words for me to tell you three."
This statement came out.
Liu Yuntong and Liu Yunfeng straightened their bodies immediately.
Liu Yunming muttered something, but no one could hear it clearly.
The Great Elder frowned slightly upon seeing this.
Continued:
"The three of you are all from the lineage of the clan leader. Although you are sent to the Fu family as hostages, the next generation of the Taiyun County Liu family's patriarch will also be born from among you three."
This statement came out.
Liu Yunming looked a little unhappy.
The head of the Liu family has always been the heir to the direct lineage. As the eldest son, it would naturally be his turn to be the next head of the family.
Calling the second and third brothers together this time is just to make up the numbers.
Liu Yunming curled his lips.
I feel that the older the elder gets, the more he likes to nag.
He guessed that these were what he himself wanted to say, and he used his father's name just because he was afraid that the three of them wouldn't listen.
The voice of the great elder continued to come from above:
"The name of proton is not nice"
"But this time, moving into the Fu family is a great opportunity for you to broaden your horizons and hone your minds."
"Once you enter the Fu family's fiefdom, you must remember the following points."
When Liu Yunming heard there was another one, two, three.
I became more and more impatient.
I have already started to fantasize about the days after entering the Fu family's fiefdom.
What the Great Elder said went in one ear and out the other:
"First, be modest and prudent. When you come to the Fu family, you are no longer the high and mighty young masters. You must control your temper and be alert at all times. You are now living under someone else's roof. No matter what you do, you must think twice before acting. It is different from being in the clan land. If you commit a crime, the family elders will cover for you."
"Second"
"When you get to the Fu family, no matter what you see or hear, you are not allowed to tell anyone about the Fu family, including us old guys."
"at last"
"I hope you will always remember that the blood flowing in your veins is from the Liu family of Taiyun County."
The soundproof spell cast by Elder Liu naturally could not block the observation of the foundation-building consciousness. In the second-floor cabin of the treasure ship, Ouyang Fei listened to Elder Liu's instructions and nodded slightly:
"Meizhen, it seems that the Liu family of Taiyun County is a person who knows what's going on."
Liu Meizhen was comprehending a new pill recipe, and occasionally marked a few words on the jade slip. Upon hearing this, she said calmly:
"Uncle Fei, what you want is what Elder Liu wants."
Ouyang Fei is not stupid.
I immediately understood:
"Meizhen, do you mean that Elder Liu said this on purpose for us to hear?"
Liu Meizhen put the pill recipe away.
Nod slightly.
Then he said:
"Uncle Fei, what do you think of the three protons sent by the Liu family?"
Ouyang Fei withdrew his spiritual consciousness.
Shaked his head:
"The people sent by the Liu family in Taiyun County are not good seedlings. Although Liu Yunming is the eldest son of the clan leader, his personality means that if he leaves Taiyun County, there are many people who will deal with him. As for the other two, one is a son of a concubine, and the other is a daughter of a concubine. Now..."
Halfway through the sentence.
Ouyang Fei realized belatedly that he had said the wrong thing.
Liu Meizhen was also born to a concubine.
Liu Meizhen seemed unaware and said calmly:
"Uncle Fei, what do you think about letting Liu Yunfeng marry our Rong brother?"
"What?!"
Ouyang Fei almost choked on his own saliva.
Although Rong Ge'er is already in his early twenties, his behavior is still like that of a child. Ouyang Fei hurriedly shook his head and said:
"Meizhen, whether Liu Yunfeng is good or bad, our Rong brother can't tell. Rong brother, you know that although she is old, she is still a child. It is far from the time for her to get married and have children."
Ouyang Fei and Rong Ge'er get along particularly well.
The two get along like real grandparents and grandchildren.
So it’s okay for others.
Ouyang Fei is absolutely very concerned about Rong Ge'er's affairs.
Look at his big reaction.
Liu Meizhen said with a smile:
"Uncle Fei, don't worry. I didn't say that I would let Rong'er get married and have children right away. The reason why I want to arrange Rong'er's marriage is to let him enter the world. As a person who has been through it, you know better than me that if Rong'er wants to go further on the road of cultivation, he must go out into the secular world to experience and hone his mind."
"That's true, but for now, let Rong Ge break through to the foundation building stage."
"Yeah, I mentioned that as well."
The flag of the eighth-rank Shangguan family was placed above the treasure ship, in addition to the flag of the Fu family. Along the way, when the robbers saw these two flags, they all began to back off.
The treasure ship returned safely to the Yunshan County fiefdom of Huainan Prefecture in Jingzhou.
One trip and one trip.
It took almost two years.
This is when the Shangguan family's treasure ship was used. If an ordinary foundation-building cultivator were to fly with a flying object, it would probably take double the time.
This is also why the monks in the two states.
If there were no teleportation array, few low-level cultivators would be able to travel across states.
Arrived at the mountain gate.
On the treasure ship, the eldest elder of the Liu family, followed by Liu Yunming and his two siblings, also walked from the cabin to the deck, their eyes falling on the towering archway at the mountain gate.
There was a flash of envy and awe in the Great Elder's eyes.
Ninth-rank family.
I wonder if the Liu family of Taiyun County will also have the day of promotion.
With the treasure ship falling.
The light curtain of the magic circle in the mountain gate surged, and then a gap opened.
A powerful spiritual energy suddenly came towards me.
Elder Liu was shocked:
"This aura"
Their Taiyun County clan mountain is a second-level mid-grade spiritual vein, and is the most prestigious among the five major Qi-refining families in Taiyun County.
But compared with the spiritual vein in front of him, it is obviously dwarfed.
Liu Yunming said quickly:
"Grandpa, I'm afraid the Fu family's spiritual vein has already been promoted to the third level. My goodness, I've only heard of eighth-grade families having third-level spiritual veins, but the Fu family's foundation is so profound!"
He thought that the Fu family's fiefdom was a remote and poor place.
Never imagined.
The Fu family is so wealthy that they even own a third-level spiritual vein.
Liu Yuntong, who was following behind him, was also a little excited, with a dazzling light flashing in his eyes.
When the clan issued a notice to select two other hostages to accompany Liu Yunming to the Fu family, he was unwilling to accompany the prince to study. After all, it was obvious that the next head of the family could only be his eldest brother, after all, he was the eldest son. But his mother insisted that he be the first to sign up.
He was unmoved at the time.
Until my mother said the last sentence:
"If you are in Taiyun County, you will always be a slave-born child!"
Take a look now.
He made the right bet.
The spiritual energy of the Fu family's spiritual vein is so rich that even if one does not practice in the spiritual spring well, it is more than ten times better than the clan land in Taiyun County.
at this time.
In the mountain gate.
A young man walked over slowly.
The young man's long black hair was tied up with a jade crown, his brows revealed confidence and determination, and his every move revealed not only vitality but also an innate aristocratic temperament.
If the other party was not still at the Qi Refining level.
Liu Yunming thought the other party was the head of the Fu family.
The young man stepped forward and greeted Elder Liu and the others one by one. After exchanging names, he learned that the other party was the eldest son of the Fu family's patriarch.
The current steward of the fiefdom.
As the son of the clan leader, Liu Yunming also wanted to show off at this time, but he couldn't find the courage to speak after several attempts. Compared with Fan Ge'er, he seemed like a country bumpkin.
After the reception banquet.
Brother Fan picked out a few important matters of the clan in the past two years and reported to Liu Meizhen:
"Mother"
"Half a year ago, Elder Runzhi brought good news that he had successfully broken through to the foundation-building stage. Our Fu family has one more foundation-building cultivator. In addition, Grandpa Yu's injuries have also healed a lot. Three months ago, he took my sister to survey the site for building a city. Most of them have already made a decision, but Grandpa Yu said that you, mother, have to go to the back mountain to find him. Grandpa Yu said he has something to discuss with you."
Liu Meizhen was not at all surprised at Runzhi's successful foundation building.
After Fan Ge'er finished speaking.
Pointing to a chair beside him and asking him to sit down, he personally poured a cup of Changling tea for him and said, "I left the fiefdom after your wedding. Now two years have passed. How are you two doing? Is Yulian pregnant?"
"Thank you for your concern, mother. Yulian and I are doing fine. As for the child, Yulian and I feel that it is too early to have a child now. I want to wait until Yulian breaks through to the foundation-building stage before planning for a child."
Upon hearing this, Liu Meizhen put the teacup down gently.
Lightly said:
"Is this your idea or Yulian's?"
"Mother, this is what Yu Lian and I think."
Brother Fan has been in charge of general affairs for many years.
At this moment, he was aware of his mother's slight anger, but since he had already started a family, the affairs of the family were to be decided by them and he had no intention of backing down.
Seeing this, Liu Meizhen waved her hand:
"If you're alright, go ahead."
"Yes, mother"
Brother Fan stepped back.
Liu Meizhen, however, looked at his receding figure in a daze.
It was still unknown how Fan Ge'er would build the foundation of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Sutra, but with the help of Fan Ge'er's personal resources, Yu Lian quickly broke through to the peak of Qi training and had a good chance of building a foundation:
"This child is still too honest."
Liu Meizhen sighed softly.
I got up and went to the Water Curtain Cave in the back mountain.
Yulian moved away after getting married. When Liu Meizhen arrived, she heard Yaoyao's excited voice from the second floor of the wooden building from a distance: "Mom, when did you come back? Really, you didn't even inform me in advance."
talking.
He walked down from the second floor like a gust of wind.
He hugged Liu Meizhen, just like when they were little. Liu Meizhen's eyes lit up as she scanned Yaoyao's mind. Yaoyao had already reached the peak of Qi training. Liu Meizhen said with satisfaction, "Well, not bad. It seems that you haven't been lazy in the past two years."
"Mom, I'm not the second brother, how can I be lazy? Besides, Grandpa Yu is watching me every day, urging me to break through to the peak of Qi training. Even if I want to be lazy, Grandpa Yu won't let me."
Yaoyao pulled Liu Meizhen to the reception room and sat down.
He personally poured a cup of tea for the other person, and chattered like a lark:
"Mom, I have good news for you. My second brother has also broken through to the peak of Qi Refining. I usually see him eating and sleeping, but I never thought that he almost surpassed me quietly. Humph, is this what Daddy always says, pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger? By the way, my second brother is on the second floor. You are back, why is he still sleeping, second brother, second brother!"
"Stop shouting, your second brother has already gone into the mountains with your grandfather."
"Ah, Second Brother doesn't keep his word. He clearly promised me when he came out of seclusion that he would take me with him when he goes up the mountain again. Humph, let's see how I deal with him when he comes back."
Yaoyao was very angry.
Liu Meizhen looked at the smile on her daughter's face and it reached her eyes.
at this time.
The entrance to the living room.
Nanny Liu walked in slowly with Fu Ge'er and Qiang Ge'er.
Fu Ge'er and Qiang Ge'er have already arrived and are studying in the academy. They are both very cute, but although they are twins, they look completely different.
The two of them bowed to Liu Meizhen politely.
The smile in Liu Meizhen's eyes suddenly faded a lot, and she stood up and said:
"I'm going to talk to Uncle Yu. Yaoyao, go prepare the family dinner."
"Okay, mother"
Yaoyao watched her mother go upstairs without looking back. Her eyes fell on Fu Ge'er and Qiang Ge'er who looked disappointed, and her face was full of pity.
Two younger brothers since birth.
Not to mention being hugged by my mother, I can hardly see her even a few times a year.
But she clearly remembered that when she and her two siblings were young, their mother took care of them day and night, and she didn't know why her mother was so indifferent to her two younger brothers.
Yaoyao took a step forward.
He took Fu Ge'er and Qiang Ge'er's hands from left and right, and said in a soft and kind voice:
"Fourth brother, fifth brother, come on, Third sister will go to the kitchen to make your favorite thousand-layer cake."
Speaking of food.
The eyes of Fu Ge'er, who was still lost a moment ago, immediately narrowed into a line of smile:
“The thousand-layer cake made by the third sister is the most delicious”
"You little greedy cat"
Instead, Brother Qiang looked back at the second floor reluctantly.
When Aunt Liu saw this scene, she sighed deeply.
The second floor.
Liu Meizhen entered Master Yu's room, only to see that the walls were covered with hand-drawn drawings. Compared to two years ago, Master Yu's energy and blood were much more abundant, and the aura he exuded had apparently reached the peak of foundation building.
See Liu Meizhen come in.
Only then did Master Yu put down the blueprint in his hand.
The room was filled with blueprints.
There is not even a place to sit:
"Meizhen, you're back just in time. Yaoyao, Qingru and I have surveyed the fiefdoms of Yunshan and Pingshan counties, and we found that the most ideal place to build a city is Pingshan county."
"I studied the city construction plan given by Changsheng."
"I plan to use the same principle as the Seven-Star Quicksand Formation of Luofeng Mountain. Although that mountain protection formation is only of the second-grade upper grade, the Seven-Star Quicksand Formation draws the power of the stars in the sky as the source of power for the formation. It is a large-scale protective formation that combines offense and defense. It can operate on its own every day with the help of the power of the stars without replenishing spirit stones."
"As long as I find the star stone, I can use this principle to arrange the city construction plan given by Changsheng, and then extract the scattered spiritual energy from the third-level spiritual vein to nourish the city. In this way, over time, the city built according to the city construction plan will not have to worry about the magic circle weakening over time. On the contrary, as long as the star stone is sufficient in the future, it will be able to enhance the power of this city."
Grandmaster Yu was so excited that he talked about various industry knowledge about formations.
Liu Meizhen only understood roughly what was said.
At the end of the Master's speech, he added:
"In a word, if this city is built according to my idea, it will be a living being, just like us cultivators, and can absorb the essence of heaven and earth and ascend."
This sentence.
Liu Meizhen naturally understood.
but.
But some people say:
"Uncle Yu, besides the star stone you mentioned, do you need any other special spiritual materials?"
(End of this chapter)