【Name: Xu Chong】
[Purple Mansion: Nine Transformations of Yangshen]
[Huang Ting: First Grade Dan Formation]
[Jade Pond: Nine Turns of Iron Bones]
[Side skills: Breaking the sky with one hand (beginners just starting to practice), Splitting light and turning it into shadow (beginners just starting to practice), Keeping the truth (beginners just starting to practice)]
[Rule: Immortality (consumes 10,000 spiritual energy to activate)]
[Spiritual Source: 15]
"The Jade Pool is still a little bit behind..."
Fang Leshan sighed secretly.
It is obvious that Fang Leshan in the backyard of the Blood-Clothed Guard was transformed by Xu Chong using the Formless Robe.
The real Fang Leshan is, of course, dead.
Not only was his body transformed into a false appearance by the Formless Clothes, the essence of his cultivation was also transformed into spiritual source, supporting Xu Chong's ascension to the ninth level of Yang God.
As for the large barrels that look exactly the same, and the viscous liquid inside the barrels, they are just appearances.
Xu Chong's original plan was to drag Fang Lezhong to soak in the Seven Days Transformation Soup together.
In order to reasonably lower Fang Leshan's realm to the ninth level of Iron Bone, which is the same level as Xu Chong himself.
In this way, it would be easier for him to disguise himself as Fang Leshan.
But now it seems that's not the case.
If you cut off contact with your family for seven days, your soul will be killed by the clan leader?
Is this a test for myself, or is there really such a rule?
Xu Chong thought quickly.
“…It should be the latter.”
"From the time I woke up until now, I haven't revealed any flaws."
"Even if Fang Lezhong suspected me, he should have used something small that only the two of us knew to test me."
"So, if you disappear for seven days, your soul will be destroyed... This should be true!"
"Well, how can it be so perfect?"
With this thought in mind, Xu Chong decided not to wait any longer and controlled his phantom body in another place to signal Dou Tianyuan.
Not long after, a little old man with his hands behind his back walked leisurely into the backyard.
"Dou Tianyuan?!"
Fang Le, who had just been immersed in despair, suddenly became excited.
"It seems that you are still in high spirits... This is not a good thing for me. I'd better come back in two days."
Dou Tianyuan laughed and pretended to turn around and leave.
"slow!!!"
Fang Lezhong shouted anxiously, and said quickly: "We have been disconnected from the clan for too long. If we don't contact them by this time tomorrow, we will be killed by the clan leader from a distance!"
"Oh? Is there such a thing?"
Dou Tianyuan raised his eyebrows, "How come I have never heard of it."
"This is not unique to the Fang family. The direct descendants of the three ancient clans all have such rules. This is to hide the direct descendants' secrets and to protect their safety."
Fang Lezhong explained.
"rule?"
Dou Tianyuan seemed to be thinking about something , and nodded after a moment, "No wonder, some of the rebels captured by the Blood Robe Guards always died suddenly even though they were not tortured... It seems that those who died suddenly should be the direct descendants of the three ancient clans."
These words were spoken for Xu Chong to hear.
"Now that you know, why don't we talk about it."
Fang Leshan said, "You have trapped us, it should not be as simple as refining the elixir, right?"
"certainly."
Dou Tianyuan laughed, "I am very interested in the Fang family. Before, I only knew about the three ancient clans, but I didn't know what the three ancient clans were... Can you two help me solve this puzzle?"
"this……"
Fang Lezhong hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but glance at Fang Leshan with flickering eyes.
Any member of the Fang family who enters the library will swear an oath by the Dao Seed before entering and will not reveal it to anyone, just like "Fang Xianzong" did in the past.
The two of them are no exception.
Although breaking the oath will not result in life or death, there are two people here after all...who will break it is a problem.
Xu Chong caught Fang Lezhong's idea and immediately came up with a plan.
"Let me tell you..."
Xu Chong sighed in a similar manner.
Fang Lezhong was somewhat moved, yet also somewhat confused.
"If you and I continue to argue about this at this critical moment, I'm afraid we'll both die."
Xu Chong put on a righteous look and said in a deep voice, "Besides, I have already fallen to the first level of the Golden Body. Even if I broke my oath and let my Dao Seed be tarnished, the worst that can happen is that I will fall to the Iron Bone Realm. The gap is not that big, but you are a Huangting Seed Dao, which is different."
"you……"
Fang Lezhong's expression changed, and finally he gritted his teeth and chose to remain silent.
"Okay, let's put aside our brotherly feelings for a moment."
Dou Tianyuan showed impatience, "First tell me what's going on with the Fang family, then I'll consider what to do with you."
"I will be reserved and remove the parts that are detrimental to the Fang family, and then tell you the rest."
Xu Chong said slowly: "The Fang family, the Lin family, and the Zheng family are families that existed at the same time as Emperor Qing..."
Dou Tianyuan listened quietly and fell into deep thought.
Even though Xu Chong had hidden a lot of the contents of 'Tianxuan Chronicle' in order to play the role of Fang Leshan well, the rest of it was something he had never heard of.
After a long time, Xu Chong finished his description, his face looking a little pale.
Fang Lezhong saw this and thought it was caused by the Tao seed being covered in dust, and felt quite ashamed.
At this time, Dou Tianyuan also spoke slowly: "So, the three ancient families and Taiping Dao are actually not one and the same?"
“Never.”
Fang Lezhong took the initiative to answer and replaced Fang Leshan.
"What about Ji Qingzhi now? Which family does he belong to?"
Dou Tianyuan asked again.
"I don't know, but it's not from the Fang family."
Fang Lezhong shook his head. "Ji Qingzhi rose to prominence very quickly. We didn't have time to find out his true background."
"That will make it easier."
Dou Tianyuan laughed, "I want you to guide the three ancient clans to deal with Ji Qingzhi... This will not harm the interests of the Fang family, right?"
"To deal with Ji Qingzhi?"
Fang Lezhong was stunned, "That's it?"
"What is that?"
Dou Tianyuan's face darkened, "Ji Qing is an executioner to Daqing who can be killed by anyone!"
"Uh, is it because of Yongzhou?"
Fang Lezhong suddenly realized, "Ji Qingzhi is quite capable in using food to win over the refugees and incite hostility towards the imperial court... Don't get me wrong, this was entirely his own decision."
The disaster relief in Yongzhou turned into bandit suppression, and there are two versions that are most widely circulated throughout the world.
The first was that Lou Youzhi coveted disaster relief food and carried out an inhumane massacre in Yongzhou.
This version is widely circulated among local people.
They are not familiar with martial arts, do not understand power, and have a unclear understanding of the value between the position of Prime Minister and disaster relief food, and they think this is the truth.
The second version is that the leader of the Taiping Dao used food to lure the refugees, guided the refugees, and finally held them hostage, forcing the imperial court to suppress them all.
This tradition is circulated among the powerful or aristocratic families with a certain status.
For example, those in the Taiping Dao camp, whether the six major families or the other Taiping Dao members, tend to agree with the second statement.
So Fang Lezhong naturally associated Dou Tianyuan's attitude towards Ji Qingzhi with Yongzhou.
No.
It's not just that.
According to the functions of the Blood-Clothed Guards, failure to stop Ji Qingzhi's action was definitely a serious dereliction of duty.
It is possible that Dou Tianyuan was punished by Emperor Qing for this.
Well, that makes more sense if you think about it this way.
Fang Lezhong seemed to be thinking about something.
Then, he became depressed.
Damn it, why didn’t you say it earlier!
We are already preparing to deal with Ji Qingzhi, okay?
What do you think I came to Beijing for?
Isn't it just to get the Wuxiang Clothes to use against Ji Qingzhi?
If you had said it earlier, nothing would have happened.
Now, I have fallen six levels in a row...
Fang Lezhong really wanted to curse.
Xu Chong spoke at the right time: "It's just Ji Qingzhi. If we want to deal with him, we don't need the three ancient clans at all... As long as you can provide us with a Wuxiang Yi, it will be enough."
As soon as these words were spoken, Fang Lezhong reacted suddenly.
Yes, since Dou Tianyuan also wants to deal with Ji Qingzhi, why not just get the Wuxiang Clothes through him?
However, Dou Tianyuan shook his head: "This is not possible."
Fang Lezhong frowned, "If I remember correctly, the imperial court should have confiscated one a few years ago, right?"
"You mean the one about the water ghost? There is indeed one."
Dou Tianyuan nodded, "However, it has long been taken by the Ministry of Industry to refine Taoist tools."
Fang Lezhong looked depressed, "Then there should be another one."
"Another one?"
Dou Tianyuan was a little surprised.
"To be honest, we were planning to deal with Ji Qingzhi."
Fang Lezhong answered without any psychological burden: "Duan Yuanyang told us that Wei Wuxie was his nephew, and Wei Wuxie should have been killed by Xu Chong... His memory should have been tampered with, so he doesn't know much."
"No wonder you want Gongsun Mang to help you plot against Xu Chong."
Dou Tianyuan shook his head. "Unfortunately, even if I hadn't bumped into you, you wouldn't have succeeded... Someone else killed Wei Wuxie, and you won't get Wei Wuxie's Wuxiang Yi."
Hearing this, Fang Lezhong's heart suddenly tightened, and he said, "In this case, we can only suppress Ji Qingzhi through the power of the family, but we can't kill him."
“That’s enough suppression.”
Dou Tianyuan looked calm, "Someone else will do the job of killing him."
"All right……"
Fang Lezhong sighed.
What happens next is simple... the usual Daozhong oath.
However, the oath taken by this Tao Seed has much greater deterrent power.
"Although your strength has been reduced by the Huadao Soup, you have reached that level after all. As long as you consume the Tianling Pill, you will be able to recover quickly."
Dou Tianyuan smiled faintly, "Of course, the premise is that the Tao Seed cannot be covered in dust."
"So you've already figured everything out."
Fang Lezhong said sadly, "Send us to the west of the city."
"Please."
Dou Tianyuan pushed open a door and raised his hand to signal.
Fang Lezhong, with a dejected look on his face, walked into the void and disappeared as "Fang Leshan".
In fact, everything that just happened was secretly controlled and directed by Xu Chong.
All of this is for one purpose.
——Make Fang Lezhong believe that the Wuxiangyi no longer exists, so that he completely gives up the search for the Wuxiangyi and turns his full attention to planning against Ji Qingzhi.
Borrowing Fang Leshan's identity is also to better participate in this plan.
soon.
Fang Lezhong took Xu Chong back to the Fang family’s stronghold, the fish market, located in the southwest corner of the capital.
"They are so brazen, and they are not afraid of being followed by Dou Tianyuan... It seems that this base ."
Xu Chong seemed to be thinking about something. He frowned slightly, imitating Fang Lezhong's behavior, and endured the unpleasant stench as he moved among the crowd.
Soon we arrived at the fish market pier.
"Let me handle the contact with the family... Your Dao Seed has been covered in dust, so it is not appropriate to waste your essence and blood."
Fang Lezhong nodded to Xu Chong, bent down and got into one of the black-sailed boats docked at the pier.
"My blood essence cannot contact the Fang family."
Xu Chong curled the corners of his mouth and waited patiently.
A full stick of incense passed before Fang Lezhong walked out of the black-sailed boat with a look of deep fatigue on his face.
"What's wrong?"
Xu Chong asked.
"I told the clan leader everything that happened here."
Fang Lezhong replied in a deep voice, "The clan leader told us not to go back for the time being, not even to go on the tower ship..."
"Don't want to go back?"
Xu Chong was dumbfounded. "Why? Are you afraid that Dou Tianyuan has hidden means on us?"
Isn't the patriarch of the Fang family a bit too cautious?
If I had known this earlier, why would I have bothered so much...
"That should be it."
Fang Lezhong sighed and added, "But don't worry, the clan leader is just taking precautions. He doesn't distrust us. He will even start making arrangements for Ji Qingzhi right away... With this in mind, your Dao Seed should not be tarnished for the second time."
"I hope so."
Xu Chong did not comment, and felt a little relieved.
Although he could not participate in the planning as Fang Leshan, at least he made the Fang family believe that the Wuxiang Clothes could not be obtained.
The goal is half achieved.
… …
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Taiping Township.
A loud laugh broke the tranquility of this dreamy island.
“——Hahahaha, Ji Qingzhi, Fang Shuyue from the Fang family is here to visit.”
Almost everyone had angry looks on their faces at the same time, looking coldly at the air where the voice came from.
The Fang family knows.
One of the six major families.
I have never heard of the name Fang Shuyue. I guess he is a prominent figure in the Fang family.
But no matter who it is, how could they act so wildly in Taiping Township? !
Can we call the Taoist master by his name?
Immediately, a master from the law enforcement team was ready to take action to confront Fang Shuyue, who was ignorant of the immensity of the world.
However, before they could fly up, an equally grand and even more ethereal voice slowly came from the Taiping Palace.
"The Fang family's patriarch has come to visit, bringing glory to Taiping Township."
The gate of Taiping Palace slowly opened, emitting a burst of golden light.
Many people from Taiping Township looked solemn and saluted from afar in the direction of Taiping Palace.
"Please come in and see me."
Ji Qingzhi said again.
"You are polite."
Fang Shuyue responded indifferently, turning into a stream of light and entering the depths of Taiping Palace.
A throne, and a man on the throne whose face cannot be seen clearly and who is wearing a straw crown.
This is what Fang Shuyue saw.
In addition, he also felt a faint sense of majesty permeating around him.
A show of strength...
Fang Shuyue didn't care and asked, "You never show your true face to others?"
"What you show to others may not be your true face."
Ji Qingzhi said lightly.
"……All right."
Fang Shuyue raised his eyebrows and went straight to the point: "Ji Qingzhi, what do you think of the current Emperor of Daqing?"
“We know too little to evaluate.”
Ji Qingzhi replied.
"If there is a chance that would allow you to get close to him, or even kill him..."
Fang Shuyue's tone was tempting, "Are you interested?"
As soon as he said this, Fang Shuyue clearly felt the air around him stagnate for a moment.
Dharma realm.
interested in.
These are the two conclusions Fang Shuyue came to.