Qeng Ho Mage

Chapter 215 Shang Fang Sacrifice

Fang Dushu got Qi Daoming's personal permission to return to Zhenwen School.

He didn't stay in the Bodhi Lin. After bidding farewell to the four Jindan stage scribes one by one, and paying a farewell to Master Tie Shuangfeng at the Fengming faction, he packed his bags and left the next day.

When he bid farewell to Teacher Xia Qiwen, he asked about Qin Hongyao, a fellow of the Holy Spirit. Before he went to the snowy field, he had entrusted Qin Hongyao with the Ice and Fire Silkworms to help hatch the silkworm flocks.

Because he has been away from the sect for too long, he has not taken back the silkworms so far, and he does not know how far the silkworms have been raised.

Master Xia Qiwen told him that Qin Hongyao's Dharma body was ill and he was staying in the main altar.

Qin Hongyao's life expectancy is about the same as Qi Guangxiang's, almost over a hundred years old, and her physical body is healthy.

But that year, Qin Hongyao followed Master Xia Qiwen to Heitou Mountain in the territory of Guifumen in Lizhou to deal with the scourge of insect infestation. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured.

Due to long-term treatment, Qin Hongyao's condition tended to worsen over the years, which made her unable to travel far, so Master Xia Qiwen left her in the Holy Spirit to look after the house.

Fang Dushu can only visit after returning to the mission.

In fact, among the eight branches of the Zhenwen School, each branch has a true disciple.

Yi Tianmai left behind his sixth disciple, Yuan Difan, who was recruited by Qi Guangxiang after he formed an alchemy.

The eldest disciple Qi Jianting and the fourth disciple Gu Zunchan went to Xueqi City in Dayong Kingdom with Sanfeng Wenshi.

The third disciple Xiang Xinxiu and the fifth disciple Xie Zhenshan followed Qi Guangxiang to Bodhi Forest this time.

Currently Yi Tianmai's true disciples are these six.

When Fang Dushu left the Bodhi Forest that day, Xiang Xinxiu and Xie Zhenshan came to see him off together.

Xiang Xinxiu looked distressed, but it wasn't because she was about to part with Fang Dushu.

She had something else on her mind: "Second brother, you have practiced in the snow field for these years, and your mana has reached the late stage of foundation establishment. I am still in the early stage of spinning. I have tried several times, but I still can't break through. Hey, master and mistress must be very special to me." disappointment."

She was not well-qualified in the first place, and she was able to be accepted as a true biography because she took advantage of the loopholes. At that time, Yi Tianmai had just been completed and there was a serious shortage of manpower, so she was recruited by Qi Guangxiang.

"Master and mistress don't judge good or bad based on cultivation, you just need to work hard." Fang Dushu comforted her: "Besides, cultivation is a personal matter. You improve your mana for yourself, and you don't need to care about others' opinions."

"Senior brother taught me the lesson, I wrote it down." Xiang Xinxiu also wanted to maintain a normal mind, but she still couldn't pass this test in her heart.

Qi Jianting and Gu Zunchan had already made a breakthrough.

Even Fifth Junior Sister Xie Zhenshan's mana has reached the peak in the early stage of foundation establishment, and there is a possibility of breakthrough at any time.

Xie Zhenshan was Fang Dushu who joined Yitianmai through the Guyan Grand Competition when Fang Dushu was stationed in Xueqi City. She is not yet 30 years old this year. If Xie Zhenshan also advances, Xiang Xinxiu will be left far behind, and it will become more and more her appearance. The qualifications are mediocre.

But when it comes to practice, being anxious doesn't help, on the contrary, it does a lot of harm.

Fang Dushu reminded again: "Don't be impatient when practicing, if you can't calm down, you still won't be able to pass the test next time."

Xiang Xinxiu made a bitter face: "There will be a war soon, and there is no chance to retreat in the future."

Xie Zhenshan next to her heard the word "war", and couldn't help but sneak a glance at Fang Dushu. She envied Fang Dushu very much in her heart. At such a tense moment, she was actually sent back to the main arena, away from the main battlefield.

Fang Dushu should be the first lucky one to enjoy this kind of treatment as a disciple of the Foundation Establishment Stage of Zhenwen Bamai several times.

Xie Zhenshan was curious about the reason why Fang Dushu got the privilege, but she didn't ask.

She waited for Xiang Xinxiu to finish complaining, and asked cautiously: "Second senior brother, do you still have the spirit dew that fellow Taoists of Chuanliu Sect asked you to buy yesterday? Younger sister also wants to buy some."

She had endured for a whole day, wanting to ask Fang Dushu for Linglu, but she didn't know Fang Dushu very well, so she never had the courage to speak up. Seeing that Fang Dushu was about to leave, she finally summoned up the courage.

Fang Dushu looked at her: "The war is imminent, and Xiaoyuan Temple is hosting the Panshi Ceremony to provide trading venues for comrades. Should you consider buying some self-defense treasures?"

Xie Zhenshan is very assertive: "Even if the sky is about to fall, you still need to wash your face every day, and you need to have your eyebrows painted. Second senior brother, my little sister thinks that you need to buy self-defense treasures, and you can't lack daily necessities."

She regards the spirit dew as a common beauty-preserving thing.

Fang Dushu listened, and nodded slowly: "That's right, no matter what happens in the future, you still have to pay attention to your appearance, and you can't break the jar and turn yourself into a homeless man."

After speaking, he threw two bottles of Linglu to Xie Zhenshan.

Xie Zhenshan seemed very happy when her wish was fulfilled: "Brother, how many spirit stones do you need for these two bottles of spirit dew?"

"You have already opened your mouth, how could senior brother want your spirit stone?" Xiang Xinxiu rolled her eyes at her, feeling that she was talking too much.

Xie Zhenshan giggled, "Thank you, brother!"

She grabbed a bottle and held it tightly in her arms, reluctant to let go, and handed the other bottle to Xiang Xinxiu: "Senior Sister, let's each have a bottle."

"You keep it all." Xiang Xinxiu didn't care about her appearance, and she didn't plan to get married in the future. Her only thought was how to quickly raise her cultivation level to the middle stage of foundation establishment. Alas, this is really too difficult done.

"Senior sister, don't you want it? That little girl wants them all." Xie Zhenshan was not polite, and quickly put away the two bottles.

She was about to thank Fang Dushu again, but she saw a white elephant parked on the short hill in front of her, with a platform on the back of the elephant, and a monk sitting cross-legged on the platform.

Xie Zhenshan was very surprised to see the monk standing up and bowing to the Dushu in front of him.

She had just received a gift from Fang Dushu, but she didn't accept her spirit stone. She felt that her senior brother treated her well, so she disappeared, and asked with a smile, "Senior brother, is this master waiting for you?"

Fang Dushu had already stopped in his tracks, and said, "That's Master Zunhui from the Discipline Academy. He's going to the lower court to read out the Buddhist decree. The lower court under his jurisdiction includes Lingbizhai. I'll ask him to give me a lift."

During the chat earlier, Fang Dushu mentioned his niece Bi Fang to the two, and he would go to Lingbi Zhai first before returning to the mission.

"You don't need to send any more, just go back now."

"Senior brother, walk slowly!"

Xiang Xinxiu and Xie Zhenshan watched Fang Dushu leap onto the back of the elephant, and then flew away from the mountain on the elephant until it disappeared into the sky before returning to the station.

On the way, Xie Zhenshan inquired curiously: "Senior sister, our second senior brother's surname is neither Qi nor Gu. Why does he receive special care from the school than the senior senior brother and the fourth senior brother? Both the senior senior brother and the fourth senior brother are going to participate in the war, but he can return home." Send practice!"

Xiang Xinxiu was also a little puzzled, she asked Qi Guangxiang about this, but Qi Guangxiang didn't reveal the truth to her.

She said: "Brothers are going back to prepare for the formation of alchemy. During the war, it will definitely be more beneficial for us to have one more golden alchemy master to help us out."

Xie Zhenshan asked again: "The fourth senior brother has also practiced to the late stage of foundation establishment, why not let the fourth senior brother also retreat and form alchemy?"

The fourth son of Yitianmai is Guzun Zen. During Fang Dushu's departure from the sect, he has been practicing hard in closed doors, so his cultivation base has grown rapidly. In order to track down Fang Dushu's disappearance and whereabouts, the boss Qi Jianting stayed in Xueqi City for several years without practicing. Because it is still in the middle stage of foundation building.

Xiang Xinxiu commented: "Fourth senior brother's aptitude is not as good as second senior brother's! We rely on the Tianmai six disciples, and if we only compare cultivation talent, no one can compare to second senior brother!"

"Really or not? When the little brother was getting started, the master and the wife praised him. He is a rare cultivation genius in Jiazi. Could it be that he can't compare with the second brother?"

"If you don't believe me, when we get together someday, we can have the second senior brother compare with the younger one. Then you will know how powerful the second senior brother is."

"But when will we get together?"

"..."

Walk away with the voice of the two.

Fang Dushu has also followed Master Zunhui away from the Bodhi Forest.

Master Zunhui is a disciple of the Discipline Academy, and he is very familiar with the rules of the Xiaoyuan Temple. Fang Dushu asked him: "Master, if the disciples of your temple return to vulgarity now, will you hold them accountable?"

Going back to vulgarity suddenly when a war is imminent is like betraying the sect suddenly. If it is placed in other sects, it will definitely be severely punished.

Master Zunhui said: "The disciple's resignation is due to the mortal relationship. If he is forced to stay in the temple, he will not serve the Buddha piously. It is better to let him go. The temple will not punish any disciple who returns to the secular world."

Fang Dushu said: "There will be a war soon, and Xiaoyuan Temple will bear the brunt of it. Now that you are returning to vulgarity, it is obvious that you have the intention to avoid the war, and your temple will let it go?"

Master Zunhui is the true biography of the head of the Discipline Academy, but he does not copy the dogma in his speech.

He had his own unique insights and explained to Fang Dushu: "Avoiding war is due to fear. Fear easily breeds rebellion. Even if such disciples stay, they will only add to the chaos, and will not be able to play the role of Wei Buddha. Instead, Why bother? Don't you think it's right, Master Fang?"

Fang Dushu laughed: "Master is very insightful. He sees the world clearly. In times of war, the main force to defend the sect must be those disciples with firm will."

In his heart, he didn't take it seriously, like this kind of life-and-death confrontation between great powers, one must not rely solely on loyalty to fight, strong men should still be caught, and cannon fodder should still be used, the key is to be clear about rewards and punishments.

However, it is inconvenient for Fang Dushu to express any opinion when it comes to the gate rules of Xiaoyuan Temple.

On the contrary, his niece was practicing in the temple, and he very much agreed with Master Zunhui's treatment of the cannon fodder. He could leave as he wanted, and stay as long as he wanted, so that he could easily take his niece away without worrying about causing trouble.

Master Zunhui must have understood what he meant when he heard this question: "Benefactor Fang, if the niece decides to return to vulgarity, the poor monk will never stop her, but if she insists on staying in the temple to guard the Buddha, please don't use the identity of uncle Fang." to force her."

Fang Dushu said: "I will not persecute her. If she is devout and righteous, I will help her."

Fang Dushu knows how to persuade Bi Fang to return to vulgarity and join the Fang family. He thinks that Bi Fang should obey his request.

But he didn't expect that when he returned to Lingbizhai, Master Zunhui read out the Buddha's decree, and after Bifang figured out the current situation, he was determined to stay in the monastery.

Bi Fang's reason cannot be disputed.

She said to Fang Dushu in this way: "My nephew has been in trouble since he was a child, and thanks to the blessing of the monastery, he can survive until now. If there are no foreign enemies to invade, and the seventh uncle asks the nephew to return to vulgar life, the nephew can obey and wait by Qishu's side as long as possible." If you are filial enough, you can go back to the temple to serve the Buddha!

But now that the enemy is at hand, how can my nephew just walk away?This is an act of ingratitude!My nephew would rather die in front of the Buddha than run away for the sake of Gou An. I can learn from the Buddha for this heart. I also ask Uncle Qi not to let my nephew leave the temple. '

Fang Dushu was speechless, and simply stopped persuading him.

He left a batch of self-defense treasures for Bifang, and then led Qingqing and Xiaoying away.

He also did not entrust Master Zunhui to give Bi Fang special care in the future. Xiaoyuan Temple is adjacent to Tianjuemo, and the flames of war will burn all the territories first, and the disciples of Xiaoyuan Temple will face life and death crises.

The key is that Bi Fang has no thoughts of escaping, no matter how she arranges it, it will not help. Whether she can survive the war depends on her own fate.

If she can survive this battle smoothly, the Fang family will be safe and sound, and then Fang Dushu will focus on training her and let her return to the Fang family to serve.

After several days of trekking.

Fang Dushu crossed the entire Liangguo, from Lezhou in the west to Shuozhou in the east, which is not far from Liangjie Mountain, but Fang Dushu did not continue on his way, but chose to stop for a while.

He is going to take a look at the original territory of Shangfang City, mainly to visit the ancestral tomb of the Fang family. Although he is a time traveler and has no emotional ties to the original relatives of this body, Shangfang City and the Fang family are still there. He needs Do something that lives up to your status.

Passing through his hometown cannot be ignored, he is going to pay homage to the tomb of his ancestors.

This ancestral tomb is located on a hill more than ten miles outside Wujiao City. It was originally one of the tombs of the Fang family ancestors. When Shangfang City was destroyed, a large number of clansmen fled here. All the grounds were set on fire and gradually became a mass grave, but there are many remnants of monuments left behind, which can be traced back to Fang's past.

Bifang came here when she stole the tripod, and she revealed the location to Fang Dushu.

Now after decades, the original Shangfang City has long been replaced by Wujiao City, and this is the only tomb left by the Fang family. Apart from this, there is no other trace of the Fang family in the entire territory.

Fang Dushu stood quietly among the overgrown graves, mourning silently.

Qingqing stayed behind him, bent over, and cleared the weeds on the nearby grave mounds with her bare hands. Every time she cleared a grave, she would pay respects seriously.

But she felt that she didn't pay enough respect just to worship, so she asked Fang Dushu: "My lord, we are here to pay respects to our relatives, should we prepare some incense sticks and paper money?"

"No, it's a mortal habit."

Fang Dushu simply said: "We are monks, so don't care about these details."

"Young Master, will you be particularly sad when you see your relative's grave?"

Qingqing wanted to comfort Fang Dushu: "My lord, didn't you say that there is no feast that lasts forever in the world, birth, old age, sickness and death are normal, you should take it lightly."

Fang Dushu was speechless, and said in his heart that I was very indifferent, and I didn't know these Fang family members, so I was so sad.

But Qingqing is so considerate, Fang Dushu couldn't be indifferent: "Come here, Qingqing, arrange a ceremony here, and later I will go to Wujiao City to kill a group of Wujiao disciples, and comfort the heroic spirits of the Fang family here."

When he said this, Little Eagle, who was standing outside the tomb to observe the scenery, suddenly pointed in the direction of Wujiao City, and shouted: "Brother Shu, there is a fight in the city, and a group of foundation-builder monks are fighting fiercely. The land collapsed, and many people died, and you don't need to kill them, they are probably all dead."

"what?"

Fang Dushu felt very surprised, what kind of enemies did Wujiao City provoke?
He immediately flew away from the mountain, approached the city to investigate, and soon locked on a familiar figure, which was Jiao Rong who had met in the Bodhi Forest a few days ago.

(End of this chapter)