Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 788 The Liu Family
The next day, Tangning, Wu Tongming, and Zhang Ziqing left the Tianniu Mountains and came to the Qianxuan Wutong Pavilion in Yuanpeili City.

When the three of them entered the room, a beautiful woman greeted them, Ji Shou said: "What do the three seniors need?"

"We need three boat tickets to "Qianhuali". The sooner the better."

"Okay, please wait." The woman flipped through her hands, took out a thick booklet, flipped through it a few times and said, "In an hour, we will have a Fengling boat passing by "Qianhuali". Qian Lingshi, what do the three seniors think?"

"Okay." Zhang Ziqing agreed, and handed over six thousand spirit stones to her.

"The three seniors, please follow me." The woman took the Lingshi, handed them three number plates, and led the three of them through the hall to an empty room in the backyard, where there were more than a hundred cards. On the futon, there are twenty or thirty men and women sitting upright.

The three of them found a place to sit cross-legged. Tangning asked, "Brother Zhang, didn't you say you were going to have a banquet? Why did you go to Yuanhuali?"

Zhang Ziqing smiled slightly: "Brother Tang, rest assured, you will know when you get there."

Seeing his appearance, Tang Ning didn't ask any questions. About a quarter of an hour later, a man with big ears pushed in the door and said, "Fellow Taoists, the merchant ship you're on this time is about to leave. Let's go, please follow me."

Everyone got up one after another and followed him out of the attic. After a short walk, they came to a huge cyan light curtain.

The leading man flicked his hands and handed Zhang Chuanyin Talisman inside. Soon, the light curtain melted a gap, and everyone entered the room.

The inside is very vast, the flat road has no end in sight, and the ground is paved with uniform black stone slabs, smooth and bright.

Many large and small merchant ships are docked in a well-defined frame, arranged in an orderly manner. This place is the merchant ship berth of the entire "Yuanpeili City", and all merchant ships entering and leaving the "Li City" are parked in this place.

Tang Ning and the others, led by the men from the Qianxuan Chamber of Commerce, came to the deck of a Wind Spirit ship named "Walking".

In less than an incense stick, there was only a loud bang, and the "Crossing Number" burst into light, soared into the sky, and slowly drove out of the light curtain. After half an hour, it had arrived at the outline of the "Qianhuali City" outside.

At this time, a white-faced man came out of the cabin, and said loudly: "Qianhuali City has arrived, and fellow Taoists who disembark here please gather here."

The voice clearly reached the ears of everyone on the deck, and soon, more than ten people gathered in front of the man, and they handed over the number plates to him one by one, and then got off the merchant ship.

"Brother Zhang, can we speak the truth now! Where are we going?" Tangning asked after Fang left the Wind Spirit Boat.

Zhang Ziqing said with a smile: "Brother Tang is invited to a banquet this time, in fact, it is borrowing flowers to offer Buddha."

"Oh? Brother Zhang, please explain clearly."

Zhang Ziqing said: "Brother Tang probably doesn't know that today is Liu Ziyang's [-]th birthday. Liu Ziyang held a grand banquet in Qingfeng Valley, entertaining all the powerful people in Xuantang City, and held a three-day banquet. You can go to Qingfeng Valley to have a banquet."

"We're new here, and we don't know much about the local personnel, so we can take this opportunity to get acquainted with friends from all walks of life. This is a rare feast. Anyway, you and I have nothing to do, why don't you go see and see?"

Tangning nodded and said, "I see, who is this Liu Ziyang?"

"He is a son of the Liu family, and he is the head of the Liu family's office in this city. I heard that this person cares about money and righteousness, has a lot of friends, and has a good face. I have never seen this person before, but I just heard about it a few days ago. Several monks in this department talked about this matter, so they paid attention.

"It is said that he is very old, and his life span is not long. His [-]-year-old birthday should be his last birthday, so there is a big banquet in Qingfeng Valley."

Tangning said, "The Liu family Brother Zhang mentioned? But the Liu family in Donglai County?"

The Liu family is well-known in Donglai County. Its status is only under Jingyuezong, and its influence spreads all over Donglai County. It is the leader of Donglai County's cultivation family.

Liu Ji, the great ancestor with the surname Liu, was good at humiliating people, which was a common practice in the market.

However, he is heroic in nature, has a strategy, and has lofty ambitions in his heart.

When I was young, I read the book of the ancestors of Ying's family, but I sighed and said: This is what a man should do.

Liu Ji started from his infancy, although he was good at vocal music, he often insulted others, especially those who despised red tape.

However, he is open-minded and magnanimous, he follows advice like a stream, distinguishes between public and private, and never acts out of personal joy or anger.Across the world all his life, taking pleasure in playing games, he is a first-class hero in the world.

In the world at that time, no one could match it.

Xin You'an, a hero of later generations, once said: Liu Gaozu Ji, swallowed thousands of miles like a tiger.

The ancestor of the Shi family in Liangzhou once commented: If you meet Liu Gaozu Ji, you should face the north.

Zhang Ziqing replied: "Apart from him, which other Liu family has such great influence in Donglai County. Liu Ziyang has been in charge of this city for nearly a thousand years, and has made many friends. This time, there is a big banquet. I think all the forces in this city have a reputation. People from all over the world will be invited to participate in the banquet, how can such a grand event be missed?"

"So, the team leader and supervisor will also be invited to participate?"

"It's possible! Who knows!"

"Unexpectedly, a cultivator as profound as him would have such a good face, no different from a secular person."

Zhang Ziqing said: "Who said otherwise? There is no difference between monks and lay people, only some monks are superior and insist on distinguishing the two."

"Aside from being better than ordinary people, monks have many emotions and desires. Otherwise, there would be so many killings and intrigues. In the final analysis, becoming an immortal and attaining the Tao is a kind of desire. A person is a dead person."

"There are countless monks like Liu Ziyang who talk about ostentation and good looks in the whole world of practice, especially those from aristocratic families who take these things very seriously."

Tangning said, "By the way, Brother Zhang, are we going to Qingfeng Valley like this? Do we need to prepare some birthday presents?"

"Shouldn't be necessary! Since he's setting up a banquet, anyone can go, so there shouldn't be any need for a birthday present. Just leave him alone! I'll talk about it later, if necessary, just give some spirit stones as a birthday present, is it possible? Will you drive us away?"

The three of them chatted while flying away, each traveling hundreds of miles, when they met a passing monk on the way, they stepped forward to ask the direction of Qingfeng Valley.

After doing this for an hour or two, I came to a huge valley, which was about the end of the day.

The entire valley is already decorated with lights and festoons, and it is festive and peaceful. A huge mansion below surrounds the land with a radius of tens of miles.

Above the valley, cranes were flying, and from time to time there were flashes of light coming from all directions, heading down the valley.

The three of Tangning also followed the light and landed in front of the mansion at the bottom of the valley.

The whole mansion has only this one door, on the door plaque are engraved with two large Chinese characters Liu Fu, and on both sides are engraved golden slogans such as Blessings like the East China Sea, Shoubi Nanshan and so on.

There were many people coming and going in front of the gate of the mansion. It seemed that there were not a few people who came here because of the fame. Tangning and the three escaped, and then a white-faced man greeted him. With a faint smile on his face, Jishou said: "Thank you three fellow daoists for coming to our wedding banquet, may I ask where do you three fellow daoists come from?"

"The three of us are disciples of Emperor Taixuanzong's office in this city. We have come here to congratulate Senior Liu on his [-]th birthday," Zhang Ziqing said.

"It turns out to be a distinguished guest of Taixuanzong, please follow me." The man led the three of them into the mansion. Inside the spacious courtyard, there are pavilions, terraces and waterside pavilions, which are very elegantly decorated.

On both sides of the gate, several desks were displayed, and several men and women stood upright, and the desks were filled with birthday presents of all sizes.

"These three fellow Taoists are honored guests of Taixuanzong." The man walked up to a woman standing on the desk on the left.

"May I ask the three fellow Taoists Gao's name?" the woman said with a smile on her face, holding a thick booklet in her hand.

The three of them saw such a scene, how could they not know what it meant, it was obviously implying that the three of them would present a birthday gift.

Zhang Ziqing turned it over in his hand, and handed the woman a storage bag: "The disciples Zhang Ziqing, Wu Tongming, and Tang Ning of Taixuanzong's office in Xuantang City came here to congratulate Senior Liu on his [-]th birthday. , talk about your feelings."

The woman took the storage bag and said: "Thank you three fellow Taoists for your hospitality, please come inside."

The voice fell, and a man behind him strode out and led the three of them forward.

It wasn't until the news of the three of them came that the woman opened the storage bag and took out a round and crystal-clear high-grade spirit stone.

Seeing this, a hooked-nosed man next to him had an ugly expression on his face, and cursed: "Damn, these three bastards. Three people gave a high-grade spirit stone, and they are still disciples of Taixuanzong! I really don't think it's embarrassing, I see them I just want to come here to eat free food, and I will make fun of them when I have a chance later."

"Don't mess around." The woman scolded with a frown.

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The three of Tang Ning came to a courtyard on the left. Dozens of banquet tables were set up in the spacious courtyard, and more than a hundred monks were bustling with each other. On the circular stage in front of them, a group of women in white clothes were dancing.

In the courtyard, monks in twos and threes were whispering to each other, making a lot of noise.

"Fellow Daoist, please take a seat." The man led the three of them to the front table and said.

At this banquet table, there are already four people present, all dressed in Taixuanzong's costumes.

After the three sat down as promised, the four looked at them strangely.

Tangning was feeling strange when she heard a man with a fair complexion say, "Are you also disciples of this sect? I don't think I've seen you before."

Hearing his words, Tangning and Fang Ming realized that the three of them were not wearing Taixuanzong's costumes. Before he could answer, Zhang Ziqing said, "The three of us are monks selected from Qinghai and assigned to this city. Under Zhang Ziqing, these two are Wu Tongming and Tangning."

"We haven't been in this city for a long time, and we've been staying in the Tianniu Mountains. This time, I heard about Senior Liu Ziyang's birthday. The three of us have nothing to do, so we came here to join in the fun. Dare I ask the four fellow Taoists Gao's name?"

The burly man on Tangning's left side said in a deep voice, "So I'm new here. No wonder I haven't seen you before. Since I'm a senior from the headquarters, don't be so unreasonable. My name is Xu Yang, and I'm a disciple of the fifth team of the fourth team."

"Zhao Xiu, a disciple of the fifth team of the fourth team."

"Cheng Tianyi is a disciple of the third team directly under the brigade."

"Yu Yang is a disciple of the third team directly under the brigade."

The four spoke one by one.

(End of this chapter)