The heavens start from Maoshan

Chapter 321
Some people can be controlled.

Some people can't.

At the reception banquet prepared by Cui Min, Zhang Heng only drank a few glasses of fruit wine.

But he has said everything that needs to be said, and the rest depends on how the Cui family makes moves.

He felt that there should be no fools in this world, especially the overlord of the Cui family, no matter what the people below, the high-level members would never be fools.

He also admitted that he was a fool.

If there is no Zhang Butcher, you have to eat hairy pigs?

The most important thing about Zongmen is balance.

Will not let one family dominate.

The Cui family belongs to the top power in Xianmen, but it is not the only one.

In 2000, the world entered an era of catastrophe.

According to Zhang Heng's understanding during this period of time, when the catastrophe era came, eight major forces formed an alliance and jointly occupied the Yaochi Immortal Mansion. This is the origin of the Yaochi Immortal Mansion.

The Cui family was one of them, and was originally a leader in the local pharmaceutical industry.

The other seven are also leaders in various fields.

Now 2000 years have passed, and the eight major forces of that year, after a series of changes and wars, there are still five remaining, that is, the five major families.

Among them, the most powerful is the local government during the catastrophe period.

By the way, it's not called the official now, it's called the Sovereign Lineage.

For Zhang Heng.

The Cui family is not the only choice.

It's like the college entrance examination.

Cui's family is Shanghai Jiaotong University, in addition to Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, University of Science and Technology of China.

He is the number one student in the college entrance examination, the one who holds the initiative.

"how do you feel?"

Coming out of Cui Min's cave, Zhang Heng walked along the lakeside with the eldest lady.

"It's incredible."

Zhang Yitong sighed: "I never thought that the several major families and suzerains who control the Xianmen came from this way."

Hear this.

Zhang Heng smiled lightly and said: "How else can it come about? The era of catastrophe has come, and the planet has increased by a thousand times and tens of thousands of times. In the past, China was said to have only more than 900 million square kilometers, but after the catastrophe came, a county increased to Tens of millions of square kilometers."

"Take the Yaochi Immortal Mansion as an example. This is called the Yaochi Domain, and its area is close to the total area of ​​the planet before the catastrophe."

"Before the catastrophe, it was just a provincial city."

"Big families like the Cui family are just some leading enterprises in the city."

"After the catastrophe struck, these leading companies with tens of thousands of employees, relying on various materials and their own size, quickly formed an alliance to share the benefits together."

"So there are various fairy gates and holy places formed around the secret realm that we are familiar with."

Zhang Heng shrugged.

"Before I left, Cui Min invited me to go to Chuan Gong Pavilion tomorrow to choose the secret method of the golden elixir. What do you think?"

Zhang Yitong actually has a good impression of Cui Min.

Back then, everyone came here on a flying boat. When they first arrived at the sect, they had never been bullied because of Cui Min's presence.

Right now, Cui Min intends to have a good relationship with her, Zhang Yitong thinks that it can go smoothly.

"Go, the Cui family tree has deep roots and has a great voice in the fairy gate."

"I don't care, as an alchemist, I don't need to go on a mission."

"You can't, sooner or later you have to leave the sect to fight against the Holy Land of Maitreya."

"On weekdays, walk around more with the Cui family's children. For my sake, those people will take care of you more."

When Zhang Heng said this, he added another sentence: "When you have chosen the golden elixir secret method, let's ask for leave to go back. Inner sect disciples have family visit leave, so it's not for nothing, and the old grandmother is old, according to my estimate."

He didn't say anything after that.

Birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature. The old grandmother is an ordinary person, and she is almost 80 years old this year.

Coupled with the many things to worry about these years, Zhang Heng realized before leaving that the old grandmother's lifespan was nearing the end.

Three years have passed now.

If I don't go back and have a look, I'm afraid I won't even see the last side.

"It's been three years, it's time to go back and have a look."

Zhang Yitong looked sad.

the next day.

Zhang Heng was making alchemy in the cave.

Zhang Yitong followed Cui Min to Chuan Gong Pavilion, and chose two secret techniques that could be cultivated in the Jindan state.

A few more days followed.

After dealing with the matter at hand, the two went to Zongmen to ask for family leave, and then went back by flying boat.

A few years away.

The old grandmother looked older and older.

When Zhang Heng and the others returned, she was tidying up the vegetable garden.

speak up.

Although the Zhang family is sunset, there are still some fields in the family.

The old grandmother was too old to farm by herself, so she rented it out, so that she could spend some of it for chewing every year.

"Why did you come back?"

See Zhang Heng and the two return.

The old grandmother was overjoyed and then surprised, and asked with trepidation: "Didn't you get driven back by the sect?"

Zhang Yitong was a little dumbfounded.

But she also knew that the old grandmother had high hopes for them, hoping that they would be successful in the fairy sect.

Seeing that the old grandmother was a little restless, she quickly explained: "Grandma, Zhang Heng and I practiced hard, and now we are inner disciples. When we come back this time, it is a family leave granted by the sect."

As he spoke, he handed over the badges of the two representing the identities of inner disciples.

"Inner disciple!"

See the badge.

The old grandmother let go of her hanging heart.

In the past few years, Zhang Yitong also occasionally wrote to her, saying how he was doing well.

But how much can you believe in this kind of thing?

Grandma is someone who has experienced it, and knows what it means to report good news but not bad news.

Zhang Yitong said, and she listened.

Whether that is the case or not, who knows.

Xiaochunzi next door also said that he was eating hot and spicy food outside, but what happened, he went out for several years and didn’t come back, and finally went home once. I heard from Aunt Li on the front street that all the clothes were rented.

"Grandma, I discussed it with Zhang Heng."

Zhang Yitong didn't know what the old grandmother was thinking, and said happily: "We have another idea when we come back this time. There are some satellite cities around Xianmen, not to mention that they are very close to Xianmen, and the living conditions are also very good."

"We are discussing to buy a nearby farm, with a few servants, and take you there to enjoy the happiness, you see"

"Qingfu?"

The old grandmother heard it.

I am happy, but I have no intention of going with the two of you, and I refused: "Grandmother, I am 78 this year, and I can have a few days to live. The neighbors are all my friends. They go out every day to chat with people and play cards. , the days are pretty good.”

"If you go to Yaochi, which side will the gate of Yaochi open?"

Sighing: "It's not that I'm hypocritical, it's really hard to leave my homeland. I'm thinking now that I can be buried in the Zhang family's grave after death, and I don't care about others."

"If you have filial piety, you will accompany me around these few days. Aunt Liu of the Xi family bought a wedding coffin for herself. The wood is very good. I thought about preparing it for myself. Don’t be careless, it’s too late to do it now.”

Uh.
Zhang Heng and Zhang Yitong looked at each other.

The old grandmother was still quite open, so she began to think about the funeral.

Actually right.

After working hard all his life, Zhang Yitong has grown up now, and has become an inner disciple, promising.

It's time for the old grandmother to take a break and think more about herself.

After all, customs vary from place to place.

At Zhang Yitong's house, the coffin is called Shoufang, and they are very particular about it.

There is also an old saying: It is better to live without a house than to die without a place.

night.
The eldest lady is lying on the bed.

Zhang Heng sat aside.

This is Zhang Yitong's boudoir. To put it bluntly, the predecessor never came in at all.

In the previous life, he was a servant of the Zhang family, and it was the same for seven generations of grandparents and grandchildren.

The feelings towards the eldest lady and the predecessor are very complicated, just like treating a goddess, for fear of desecrating her.

Zhang Heng didn't have such complicated thoughts.

Sitting in the small chair of the eldest lady, playing with the little doll on the dressing table, she said without looking back: "No accident, the old grandmother still has four years of life."

The eldest lady didn't ask Zhang Heng how he knew.

She has long been used to Zhang Heng's mystery, and she just sighed: "Before we leave, let's buy some servants for grandma. We are not around, and grandma is getting old, so someone needs to take care of her."

Zhang Heng nodded: "You can figure it out, don't you have a sixth sense, pick a few kind-hearted people back."

Yaochi Xianfu is a class society.

Immortals, merchants, farmers, slaves.

Classes are distinct, set as early as birth, and it is difficult to change them afterwards.

In the case of immortality, that is, monkhood.

They can do business, farm, and buy slaves.

But for merchants, they are not allowed to practice, and for farmers, they are not even allowed to do business.

Zhang Heng actually has nothing to comment on this system.

The birth of class originated from the initial stage of catastrophe.

The group of people who dared to fight hard and kept the inheritance of Yaochi became monks in the end.

Honest people who dare not fight with their lives have become merchants and farmers.

The rebels, outsiders, and captured hostile forces were beaten into slavery.

Fate, made its choice 2000 years ago.

If you are not convinced, work hard and change your destiny with your ability.

If the ability is not enough, luck is fine.

Yaochi Xianmen only accepts disciples of monk status, but down the line, there are also some unremarkable small inheritances among the people.

Some of these inheritances are exercises created by the practitioners themselves, which are spread out for people to practice and see the effect.

Some are revealed from unknown secret realms.

If you are lucky, you can get the inheritance of the sect, and you can also embark on the path of cultivation, but it is a little more difficult than the disciples of the immortal sect.

"Zhang Heng, you've been busy all day, and you should be tired."

was talking.

The old grandmother came in with a cane in one hand and a blanket in the other: "I found you a blanket, you can go back to your room and rest."

Um? ?

Zhang Heng looked at himself, and then at the eldest lady lying on the bed.

Look at the smiling old grandma again.

Alas, this is quite speechless.

What do you think of him? When he was in Xianmen, the eldest lady lived with him every day, and he didn't behave badly.

It's all right now, it's hard to come back and treat him as a thief.

This is not appropriate.

"Tongtong, Xiaoheng didn't bully you, did he?"

Wait for Zhang Heng to leave.

The old grandmother immediately pulled Zhang Yitong and whispered.

The eldest lady blushed, "Grandmother, what are you talking about, that's my younger brother."

The old grandmother was a little conflicted: "I knew he was so talented and could make alchemy, so I recruited him as my son-in-law, and now I have become a younger brother, which is neither fish nor fowl."

The eldest lady couldn't listen anymore: "Grandmother, you should go to bed early too, and don't think about these things about getting your legs broken."

The old grandmother leaned on crutches and shook her head: "Blame me, blame me."

Shake.

half a month later.

After the family visit was over, Zhang Heng and Zhang Heng returned to the sect with the reluctance of their grandmother.

This go.

I don't know when I will return.

But this is impossible.

The road of practice is a one-way road that cannot be turned back.

Once you step on it, you can't come back.

"Zhang Heng!"

Get off the airship.

Suddenly there was a call from behind.

Zhang Heng looked back and found that Liu Wu was standing not far away, looking at him with joy.

Glance at his waist.

The identity badge of inner disciples.

Zhang Heng smiled: "Okay, you have also entered the inner door."

"Half a month later than you, and almost two months later than Yun Lingzhi and the others, there is nothing to praise."

Liu Wu scratched his head: "I heard the eldest sister say that you went back to visit relatives, how is it going, is it going well?"

"smoothly."

"It's just that the old man is getting old, and it's hard to leave his homeland, so he won't come back with us no matter what."

Zhang Heng called Liu Wu: "You should go back and have a look later, right?"

"I'm not going back."

Liu Wu explained: "My mother told me to practice in the sect with peace of mind, and come to see me if she missed me, saying that it would be too troublesome for me to go back."

Zhang Heng didn't know much about Liu Wu's family.

All I know is that his family opened a farm and planted a large fruit orchard.

"Okay, the inner disciples have a battle mission, look back and see if everyone can get together and take care of each other."

Zhang Heng has a good sense of Liu Wu.

He is a smart man. If he is in danger, take Cui Min, Liu Wu, and Zhang Yitong as examples.

If only one can survive, he feels that Liu Wu has the greatest chance of surviving.

"I heard something"

Liu Wu approached cautiously: "There is an undercover agent from the Holy Land of Maitreya in the inner sect. Every son of a big family like Cui Min has a huge reward and is the assassination target of the Holy Land of Maitreya. In the early years, a direct member of the Liu family, I was ambushed when I was on a mission, and even the guardians fell."

Looking around, he said again: "In my opinion, when we go on a mission, it's best not to go all the way with Cui Min. It's very dangerous. After all, if someone tricks her, it's hard to say what will happen."

"This"

Zhang Heng was silent for a while: "I think it's easy."

"I have an appointment with some senior brothers."

"When I go on a mission, they will come to help me."

Liu Wu invited: "If you trust me, you can let the eldest lady go with me all the way. Our goal is small, and we are prepared, and the mission should be easy to pass."

"not necessarily."

Zhang Heng shook his head: "If the Holy Land of Maitreya thinks Cui Min is a threat and intends to kill her in the bud, I'm afraid I am the same. With my relationship, my sister's side is hard to say."

Zhang Heng suddenly found out.

It's not good for people to be too famous, because it's easy to become a top bird.

Now everyone in the inner sect doesn't know that he is a genius in alchemy, and he is a middle-grade alchemist after only three years of practice.

In the future, he is very likely to become the next immortal alchemist in Yaochi Holy Land.

In this way, I am afraid that Maitreya Holy Land will also put him on the must-kill list.

What's more, his ranking may still be higher than Cui Min.

be implicated by him.

It is not necessarily that no one will set their minds on Zhang Yitong.

"It seems that I have to go along with this expedition mission."

It was originally in Zhang Heng's mind.

The mission of the eldest lady is to go through the motions, just find a few Cui family members to take with her.

Looking at it now, there are many uncontrollable factors.

The Cui family's goals are too big, and Liu Wu's ability is somewhat insufficient.

Think about it.

Maybe it's time to go out and walk around, to create an illusion to the outside world that there are powerful guardians guarding the young lady behind her.

Uh.

It's not an illusion, after all, he can fight quite well.

(End of this chapter)