Chapter 299: Immortal Fate is Hard to Find
Bao Zheng left very satisfied because Lu Sen promised to give him the "treasure ship" parked near Hangzhou for his use.
The ship was originally used by Yang Wenguang for going out to sea, but now he has arrived in Xingqing Prefecture, and besides... the money earned from the last maritime trade is enough for the Yang family's food and clothing for decades or even hundreds of years. The Yang family has no worries about money now.
Therefore, there is no problem at all in lending the treasure ship to Bao Zheng.
After getting Lu Sen's promise, Bao Zheng and the Prince of Runan began to chat happily.
Bao Zheng at this time was less majestic, more smiling, and looked much friendlier. If someone had been "punished" by him in the past, they would never be able to associate this amiable middle-aged scholar with the iron-hearted Bao Gong of the past.
After staying in the Prince of Runan's mansion for a while, Bao Zheng left.
Lu Sen and Zhao Yunrang sent him out together and saw Zhan Zhao outside the door.
Bao Zheng left first with Wang Chao, Ma Han and others, and he asked Zhan Zhao to stay.
In fact, Bao Zheng now has the black cat spirit beast to protect him. Although he is indeed not as strong as a real master like Zhan Zhao, it is not an easy task for anyone to assassinate him.
So Bao Zheng doesn't really need any guards now.
Lu Sen walked up to Zhan Zhao and asked with a smile, "Have you been busy with official duties recently?"
"Fortunately, I will have some free time in the future." Zhan Zhao said with a smile, "It's just that in a while, I will go to sea with Bao Fuyin. I am happy just thinking about it."
Lu Sen was stunned for a moment: "If you leave, what will happen to your wife and children at home?"
"My wife will go to sea with me." Zhan Zhao said without hesitation: "As for my son, I will leave him to my father to take care of him."
People in the martial arts world have their own free and easy ways. For Zhan Zhao, there is freedom in the world.
Although it is hard to say that leaving children at home to be taken care of by family members is a good thing, each era has its own concepts.
At that time, it was important for a man to have ambitions. Yang Wenguang did not abandon his children at home to go out to sea to do business, nor did he abandon his wife and children at home to join the army in Xingqing Prefecture.
Lu Sen has no intention of judging other people's attitude towards life, as long as they are not doing evil.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Why don't you invite Bai Yutang to go out to sea with you?"
Zhan Zhao was puzzled: "Why do you and Bao Fuyin say the same thing?"
Hearing this, Lu Sen laughed immediately.
He took out a spiritual brick from his backpack, as well as a secret book he had found from the Tianji Sect: "This is the entry method for practicing immortal arts. As for whether you can get started, it depends on you."
Zhan Zhao took a look, shook his head and said with a smile: "It's too expensive, I can't accept it. No merit, no reward."
Lu Sen tossed the spiritual brick in his hand and said, "I also gave one to Bai Yutang."
Hearing this, Zhan Zhao's eyebrows immediately raised slightly. He hesitated for a moment, then took the spiritual brick and the secret book, clasped his hands together and said, "I am grateful for your kindness. When I return from the sea and repay the kindness of Prefect Bao, I will go to Master Lu's command and wait for your orders."
"Friends are sending each other gifts, so how can you send someone without sending them? It's hurtful to say that." Lu Sen patted the other person's arm and said, "I will have to stay in Xingqing Prefecture for a long time, so I won't go to Hangzhou to see you off. Have a safe trip."
“Thank you for the kind words, Master Lu.” Zhan Zhao bowed, his handsome face full of gratitude.
Afterwards, the two sides said goodbye. Lu Sen stood at the door, watching Zhan Zhao's departing figure, and chuckled, "As soon as you heard that Bai Yutang also had one, you asked for it, and you also said that the two of you were not..."
He shook his head and returned to the study room of the Prince of Runan's Mansion. Just as he was about to say goodbye to his father-in-law, he heard him say, "Sen'er, there is something I have to talk to you about."
"Tarzan please speak."
"Princess Fukang, you should know this person."
Lu Sen nodded: "I heard that she was a little girl around fifteen years old, and she was the reason why Empress Dowager Cao summoned me back to the capital."
"It is indeed her." The Prince of Runan took a sip of tea and sighed, "This is a poor girl. She is still staying in the palace and cannot leave with Queen Mother Cao. Even... no one dares to marry her, and no one dares to let her marry."
Lu Sen wanted to ask 'why', but then he understood , because Queen Mother Cao had said that she would marry Princess Fukang to herself, now everyone in the world tacitly agreed that Princess Fukang was Lu Sen's woman.
With Lu Sen's current reputation, who would dare to openly have feelings for her?
Even if Lu Sen had no intention of moving anyone, he would actually kill anyone who wanted to lay his hands on Princess Fukang.
Not to mention that the person sitting on the dragon throne now is Lu Sen’s brother-in-law.
Zhao Zongshi was also taught by Lu Sen for more than a year. He was both his brother-in-law and his teacher, so it is not wrong to say that he was once a tutor.
Even in the court, Zhao Zongshi particularly liked to say "my brother-in-law once said", "my brother-in-law once said".
Zhao Zongshi admired and worshipped Lu Sen very much, so he took Lu Sen's temperament as an example. He liked to argue with people at every turn. Except for not having the temperament of a fairy, he was just like a little Lu Zhenren.
"So what does Tarzan think?"
"What can I think?" Zhao Yunrang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Whether Princess Fukang lives or dies, gets married or stays single until old age, it has little to do with me. But she is still a member of our Zhao family. Seeing that my niece may have a miserable life in the future, I always feel uncomfortable."
Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "Then please ask Taishan to ask someone to send her to Hangzhou, and let Bilian take her with her first."
Zhao Yunrang chuckled and said, "I knew Sen'er wasn't that kind of heartless person."
“This is also a big problem.”
It was not difficult for Lu Sen to marry another woman, and no one would stop him from marrying a princess, but the problem was... he had no feelings for Princess Fukang.
How can you have feelings for someone you've never met?
However, if we really ignore Princess Fukang, she will definitely live her life in loneliness and misery.
I can only take it back to Hangzhou first and see if there is any solution later.
After leaving the Prince of Runan's Mansion, Lu Sen went to Xingqing Prefecture first, where he stayed for a few days to make sure everything was normal. Di Qing and Mu Guiying were both preparing to attack Xuanhua Prefecture.
In fact, in the current situation, the Song Dynasty has a great chance of winning, but Di Qing is afraid that he cannot destroy Western Xia in one battle. He is afraid that any omissions will give the other side an opportunity, so he has been thinking about how to completely "checkmate" the Western Xia from a strategic level.
After sitting in charge for a while, Lu Sen took the time to fly back to Hangzhou.
Yaoyao and Kunkun not only built the mountain gate, but also built many small buildings nearby, such as pavilions, side rooms, spirit formations and the like.
Because they were the eldest sisters, Lu Sen opened up a small part of the sect's authority to them, and they were able to see quite a few "buildings".
When Lu Sen came back, he found a pavilion suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain. In the middle of the pavilion was a square stone altar with a faintly glowing glass ball written on it.
There is a layer of red light film outside the pavilion, which seems to prevent people from entering.
At this time, there were already many people waiting at the foot of the mountain.
But they couldn't go up the mountain, nor could they get close to the pavilion. There was a force preventing them from moving forward.
Some people even knelt at the foot of the mountain, hoping that they would be noticed by Master Lu and thus gain the chance to become an immortal.
At this time, Lu Sen was sitting under the hibiscus tree, looking at the layout and construction of the sect.
The entire sect was almost entirely built by Yaoyao and Kunkun according to the blueprints, and they were very busy during this period.
But they both enjoyed it.
Yang Jinhua and the others wanted to help, but they didn't have the "immortal inheritance" like Yaoyao, so they could only watch from the side.
Lu Sen checked the situation of the buildings in the mountain gate, then nodded and said, "Let Pavilion Master Zhang reveal our intentions."
Yaoyao and Kunkun immediately stepped forward and said, "Master, let us . We can also go to the city to buy some needlework."
"Go ahead." Lu Sen waved his hand, and continued to look at the drawings in the system to see if there was anything that could be filled.
But in the eyes of others, he was just in deep thought.
At this time, Lu Xianxian sat next to Lu Sen.
Yang Jinhua stood up and pulled Zhao Bilian, Xue Nu and others who were having fun next to her, and the group of people quietly left.
Lu Sen didn't notice them leaving.
While he was deep in thought, a grape was brought to his mouth.
He subconsciously put it in his mouth and continued to look at the "drawing" in the system.
Lu Xianxian was standing beside him, feeding Lu Sen fruit without getting tired of it, and would bring water to his mouth at the right time.
The atmosphere is quite warm.
In the city of Hangzhou, the appearance of the Xianjia Mountain Gate did cause a stir for a while, but the people of Hangzhou soon calmed down, and those who were making a fuss were outsiders.
After all, the solar boat above our heads has been hanging in the sky over Hangzhou City for two years.
There was a golden light every day and there was no darkness in the whole Hangzhou. Some citizens even complained privately that they could not sleep well at night.
Almost all those who sold candles and kerosene left Hangzhou, after all, there was no business to do.
Now that the people of Hangzhou have seen so much, they have begun to secretly despise those outsiders. However, after a piece of news came out from the Bitian Pavilion, these noble Hangzhou locals could no longer sit still.
'Master Lu intends to recruit many disciples, but only those with a predestined relationship with the immortals can join the sect.'
'How to determine whether there is a destiny with the immortals? There is a pavilion at the foot of the mountain, called the Destiny Pavilion, inside which is a Destiny Glass Bead. After a single person enters, touch it with both hands. If it emits green light, it means there is a destiny with the immortals, and red light means the opposite.'
'Everyone has only one chance in their life, regardless of gender, age, wealth or poverty, everyone is treated equally. Once you are proven to have no chance of immortality, you will no longer be eligible to enter the Immortal Fate Pavilion.'
"Those who have a predestined relationship with the immortals will naturally be led to the immortal mountains to practice."
'From the eighth day of the eighth month, the Xianyuan Pavilion is open from early morning to dusk every day, and is closed after nightfall.'
When this news came out, the whole of Hangzhou was in an uproar, and then the news spread throughout the Central Plains.
Almost everyone who heard the news was rushing to Hangzhou City.
Who doesn’t want to be an immortal? Who doesn’t want to be a free and easy person like Lu Sen?
On the eighth day of August, people swarmed in and surrounded the entire foot of the mountain.
Circle after circle.
However, there is only one entrance, and the family soldiers just need to guide the queue in order.
But there are still too many people, after all, everyone wants to be the first.
Su Shi came in a hurry, and his scalp was tingling when he saw the dark crowd at the foot of the mountain.
"If this crowd is frightened, there will be a large-scale stampede, and blood will flow like a river." The little fat man was extremely anxious. He found the guard who was maintaining order in front, pulled his clothes, and shouted, "Quickly tell Master Lu, this is not okay, it will easily cause trouble."
The family general knew that the little fat man was very familiar with his family, so he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Magistrate Su. My husband has anticipated this and has made arrangements."
"real?"
"Of course I dare not deceive you."
Now Su Shi's status can be said to have risen, and it is not an exaggeration to call him a noble man.
He himself was noticed by the dukes in the court, who thought he had extraordinary talent and wanted to cultivate him.
At the same time, he was familiar with Lu Sen. When the current emperor was in Hangzhou, he often went in and out of the government office. The three of them often ate and drank together, and they had a very deep friendship.
With these two people standing behind him, anyone with a little bit of insight would know that it is only a matter of time before Su Shi becomes successful.
Just a matter of time and 'excuses'.
"That's good." Su Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
As the morning light gradually shone on the mountain, people began to crowd towards the entrance.
Many people wanted to get ahead of others, so they started to make noise, pushing and shouting, and the scene was about to become chaotic.
Su Shi felt his scalp tingling and looked nervous.
But at this moment, a pretty figure suddenly appeared above the entrance. She was wearing a colorful feathered dress, and divine light was radiating from her. Everyone below began to quiet down.
Su Shi also felt refreshed. He turned around and asked his family commander, "What kind of magical power is this?"
"It should be a meditation technique."
"That's great." Su Shi breathed a sigh of relief and directed the yamen runners he brought with him to set up tea stalls, awnings and other emergency facilities near the entrance.
I was afraid that someone would get heatstroke under the scorching sun, faint, or even be in danger of death.
But what he worried about did not happen. Although it is still the time when the autumn heat is at its peak, it is very cool at the foot of the mountain. Even if exposed to the scorching sun, people will not feel scorching hot.
The crowd lined up and went up one by one, and then came down one by one from the path next to it.
Some were in a daze, some covered their faces in pain, and some even couldn't believe it and kept asking why they had no chance to become immortal.
At the exit, there is a stone tablet with the inscription: It is hard to find an immortal chance, one in a million!
After seeing the stone tablet, these people felt much better.
The crowd waiting below was very anxious at first, but when they saw the people above coming down crying, their hot emotions gradually cooled down.
I'm not looking forward to it as much as before.
Some people even subconsciously stepped back and began to back out.
They are afraid to know that they have no destiny to become an immortal. As long as they don't take the test, there will always be a little hope. But if they take the test, it means all hope is gone.
As the day passed, at least thousands of people entered and came out of Xianyuan Pavilion.
Two days, three days...a month passed.
The Xianyuan Pavilion has received no less than 200,000 people, but there is still no one with the Xianyuan fate.
People who have been tested either return to their normal lives or leave Hangzhou sadly.
But even so, Hangzhou City is still overcrowded. Many people rush in from other places to stay and queue up to test their fate with immortals. Some people stay in Hangzhou City and are unwilling to leave.
They wanted to see who could find the chance to become an immortal.
The overcrowded Hangzhou caused Su Shi a lot of pressure and workload.
