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Chapter 137 It’s too stupid to strike an egg against a stone

Outside the threshold, Hong Yuanji's expression remained unchanged and his steps remained motionless.

The ancestral home of the Xiuxian family is similar to the cave of the monks. The monks will set up defensive formations, early warning restrictions, and even traps in the cave. The ancestral home of the Xiuxian family is no exception.Just on the west side of the Luoxia Mountains, in the past ten years, Hong Yuanji had heard more than once about unlucky monks who broke into other people's caves or ancestral houses and were killed.

Although the Pei family is one of the three immortal cultivating families in Luoxia City and looks very inconspicuous, there was a heyday when Jin Dan was the head of the family more than 1000 years ago.The current Pei family's ancestral residence may contain means to trap and kill Jindan Zhenren. In addition, Zuoting Zhenren of the Qingchuan Sect is a guest here, so Hong Yuanji does not want to take risks.

He stared at Pei Ruxi, his eyes swept over her soft skin wrapped with gauze, and his eyes were dark, like a beast staring at its favorite prey.

"Miss Pei kindly invites me, and I should comply. Unfortunately, the whereabouts of my two apprentices are unknown. We'll have to wait for another day." Hong Yuanji said this as if he felt regretful.In an instant, he asked Pei Ruxi in the tone of interrogating a prisoner: "Have you and your tribe seen my two apprentices in the mountains?"

"Ouch..."

Sensing Hong Yuanji's hostility, the lynx roared, arched its body, straightened its tail, exposed its fangs and claws, and its exploding fur nearly doubled its size.

Hostility was directed at Pei Ruxi. Her mind and body were tense, and she deeply realized that the gap in strength between herself and Hong Yuanji was too large to be overcome.If Hong Yuanji took action directly, her chances of escaping from his hands would not be more than [-]%.

However, Hong Yuanji was cautious by nature, and under the premise that she invited Qi Zuoting as her guest, the possibility of him taking direct action was very slim.

Pei Ruxi tried his best to reduce the influence of the desire to survive, and calmly touched the lynx's fluffy chest to calm its emotions.She looked at Hong Yuanji and said, "I saw your two apprentices fighting at the foot of the cliff."

This was not a lie. Hong Yuanji was surprised by Pei Ruxi's honesty and asked: "Then?"

Pei Rushi said: "Hong Mei killed Chen Daoxian."

Hong Yuanji asked again: "What else?"

He asked knowingly. Pei Ruxi didn't know whether he found the scene where Hong Mei and Chen Daoxian killed each other. He said, "Hong Mei was planted by Chen Daoxian with a bloodthirsty parasitic vine and she didn't survive."

She didn't lie, she just hid part of the truth.

Hong Yuanji stared at Pei Ruxi intently, with the hidden murderous intention on her back like a ray of light.

"really?"

"really."

Pei Ruxi didn't feel guilty at all.It was Hong Mei who wanted to kill her first, so she killed Hong Mei. This was not wrong and she was justified.

Precisely because Pei Ruxi's attitude towards questioning was too straightforward, Hong Yuanji became suspicious: Could it be that the third-level sword talisman that killed Meier did not belong to Pei Ruxi?

He didn't believe it.

"Does my apprentice's death have anything to do with you?" Hong Yuanji asked another question.

"It has something to do with it." Pei Ruxi admitted happily, "I knew that Hong Mei ambushed me, so I pretended not to know and asked my father and aunt to help me deal with her. She was seriously injured by us, and I was captured by her. Chen Daoxian took the opportunity to plot against her."

"You are very courageous." Hong Yuanji was aroused by her answer. Jin Dan's pressure crossed the threshold of the Pei family's ancestral home, like a sea wave rushing towards Pei Ruxi, "You dare to hurt my apprentice, Aren’t you afraid that I, the real person, will kill you to avenge your apprentice?”

"Buzz!" The defensive formation of the Pei family's ancestral home appeared, like a transparent glass bowl holding the entire ancestral home upside down. The pressure weakened by the formation came to Pei Ruxi, like a strong wind, blowing away her The bangs and gauze skirt are raised.

The lynx backed away, feeling timid.

Pei Ruxi refused to give in, raised her head and said, "I'm afraid of your revenge, and I'm also afraid that Hong Mei will kill me!"

The morning light shone on her, dyeing her hair, clothes, and skin a light golden color. Hong Yuanji's eyes were so good that he could clearly see the fine hair on her face and his reflection in her eyes.

He suddenly thought of the young Hong Mei, who was thin, small and extremely stubborn.

At this time, Pei Ruxi was more stubborn than the Hong Mei in his memory. Even though she was afraid of him, she still dared to see him, and she dared to admit that Hong Mei's death had something to do with her...

A very courageous child who dares to do what he does and has a proud temperament and doesn't bother to lie.

Hong Yuanji thought: Ten-year-old Mei'er has suffered a lot. She is not as innocent as Pei Ruxi, nor is she as beautiful and cute. It is a pity.

Pei Ruxi couldn't guess what Hong Yuanji was thinking. She felt that his eyes were cold and sticky. She felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart. She couldn't help but frown her eyebrows and wanted to give him a fifth-level sword talisman.

The lynx bit the hem of her skirt and pulled at it.

It didn't want to confront Hong Yuanji. Hong Yuanji was too strong, so it was better to avoid his edge.

It just so happened that Pei Ruxi had the same idea.

Although she doesn't want to bow her head, sometimes she will hit a wall if she doesn't bow her head.Hong Yuanji's cultivation strength is stronger than hers. To fight against him by holding back your neck is to throw an egg at a stone and not to overestimate your own abilities. That is too stupid.

Just when Pei Ruxi was thinking about how to exit the scene with dignity, Hong Yuanji's anger subsided for no reason.

Her eyes showed a little curiosity. Hong Yuanji looked at her, took out a flat square box, and said: "Hong Mei is my apprentice, Miss Pei. I apologize on her behalf."

The square box contained an apology gift.

Pei Ruxi couldn't figure out why Hong Yuanji apologized to her, but she killed Hong Mei and paid the spoils, and she and Hong Mei settled their grudges.

Hong Yuanji couldn't tolerate her refusing to accept the apology gift, so he threw the square box at Pei Ruxi in the Pei family's ancestral house. He didn't ask Pei Ruxi for Hong Mei's body and relics, and disappeared in the blink of an eye in a line of blue smoke.

The square box came with the skillful force he exerted. If Pei Ruxi didn't catch it, the contents in the box would fall out, causing troublesome consequences.

"The rustling—"

The finger-long water dragon flew out from Pei Ruxi's short hair, instantly became ten times larger, and quickly held the square box in its mouth that was about to open the lid.

Pei Ruxi nodded Shuilong's head, and Shuilong went to find Pei Xiangrong with the square box in his mouth.Putting down the square box, it said human words: "This is something left by Master Hong, and it must be returned to Master Hong."

Pei Xiangrong's perception was not as sharp as Pei Ruxi's. He had just heard from the messenger sent by the concierge that Hong Yuanji was coming to the door and was going to receive him at the door.Hearing Shui Long speak, he ignored his surprise and asked eagerly: "Where is Zhenren Hong?"

The water dragon waved its tail and said, "This is something left by Master Hong. It must be returned to Master Hong."

It was given a rune with sound transmission function by Pei Ruxi and could only speak one sentence.

Pei Xiangrong looked in the direction of the gate of his ancestral home and thought to himself: Hong Yuanji was probably sent away by Xi Xi?Hiss, why is Xixi so brave?She suffered a loss in dealing with Hong Mei last time, and was injured in dealing with Ancestor yesterday. She still dares to take such a risk today. She must be persuaded to change her behavior, otherwise she will torture herself to death sooner or later!

He glanced at the water dragon flying away, took out a communication talisman, and planned to arrange for his sixth uncle to return the square box to Hong Yuanji.

Uncle Liu guessed that the death of Hong Mei brothers and sisters was related to Pei Ruxi. How could he have the courage to meet Hong Yuanji?
Pei Xiangrong asked him to go, but he resisted in every possible way, but when he couldn't resist, he simply suggested that Pei Xiangrong leave the matter to Pei Jinlun.

Let’s not mention who went to Hong Yuanji’s cave to return the square box. Hong Yuanji walked into the treasure building and used the third-level sword talisman drawn by Li Yao as an excuse to kill Hong Mei, and beat Li Yao into a serious injury that would not heal for at least three to five years. .

If Li Yao was not an inner disciple of the Hanshan Sect and her master was not an elder of the Hanshan Sect, he would have killed her or cut off one of her arms to spare her life.

After venting his anger over the death of two apprentices, Hong Yuanji left Luoxia City.Returning to the cave, he wrote a handwritten letter to his Jindan period friends of the Hanshan Sect, explaining the reason why he injured Li Yao.He also wrote a letter to other friends, asking them to find out why Qi Zuoting appeared on the west side of the mountain range that does not belong to the Immortal Cultivation Sect.

When Pei Ruxi was fighting with his ancestor, the ancestor threatened Pei Ruxi's life, but Qi Zuoting didn't show up. He stood outside the Pei family's ancestral home, and also threatened Pei Ruxi's safety, but Qi Zuoting still didn't show up.

Hong Yuanji wanted to know whether Qi Zuoting was Pei Ruxi's backer.

As the saying goes, if the mountain falls, it depends on everyone running.Pei Ruxi did not expect Qi Zuoting to be her backer. After Hong Yuanji left, she ordered the dining hall to send her breakfast to her cave, and by the way, she fed the frightened lynx more than ten kilograms of dried fish to calm down the fright.

Li Yao was used as a punching bag by Hong Yuanji. Pei Ruxi and Pei Xiangrong did not expect that Li Yao would suffer.

Li Yao is an inner disciple of the Hanshan Sect, and there are three golden elixir masters in the Hanshan Sect.Pei Xiangrong was worried that the Shan clan would be angry with the Pei clan, so he selected precious healing elixirs as gifts from the clan treasury, and went to the Zhenbao Tower with Pei Ruxi to visit Li Yao.

The father and daughter met Li Yao successfully. Li Yao accepted the gift and asked Pei Ruxi if he would become a disciple of Qi Zuoting.

"Not yet." Pei Ruxi said.

Li Yao had thought about recommending Pei Ruxi to the Hanshan Sect a few years ago, but the Pei family refused to let go. Now that Pei Ruxi can make his own decision, Qi Zuoting of the Qingchuan sect is visiting the Pei family's ancestral home.

After thinking about it, Li Yao said: "With all due respect, Miss Pei, do you have any thoughts of joining the sect? You have outstanding qualifications and can be promoted to the foundation building stage within six years. You will definitely become a Jindan master in the future. A small town like Luoxia City No place can give you the help to soar to the sky, only by becoming a disciple of a sect can you avoid being troubled by mundane things and practice without distraction."

"I understand what you mean. I'm still young, and I won't have time to become a disciple again in a few years." The clan is too weak, and Pei Ruxi can't live without it. She has feelings for the clan.

"If you intend to join the sect, we, the Hanshan Sect, can give you the best training conditions." Li Yao hinted with luck, "We may be able to help you solve your troubles. Please believe in our sincerity."

Pei Xiangrong interrupted with a smile: "Can you make a promise on behalf of the Hanshan Sect?"

Li Yao looked at him and shook her head in denial: "No, we need to consult the master on this matter."

After sending Pei Ruxi and Pei Xiangrong away, Li Yao sent three sword letters to his master who was far away in the Hanshan Sect.

There are still six days left before the New Year. Pei Ruxi is recuperating from his injuries while instructing his clansmen on their cultivation and fighting skills. The newly appointed leader of the Pei clan, Pei Xiangrong, is too busy to eat and finally completes the important things that cannot be postponed on New Year's Eve.

The ancestor was overthrown by Pei Ruxi, and the rules of the Pei clan changed. Except for a few people such as the sixth uncle and Pei Jinlun who were unhappy, most of the clan members welcomed the New Year happily.They hope that everything in the new year will be better than last year. They pray that Yinggu will succeed in building the foundation, that Pei Ruxi will become stronger and stronger, and that Pei Xiangrong, Pei Jinsheng, and Pei Zhili, the pillars of the clan, can improve their cultivation...

Cultivation cannot be rushed. Pei Ruxi has just established the foundation and needs to stabilize his cultivation and state of mind.In addition to recuperating and giving advice, she read books, practiced spells, and drew talismans. She occasionally went to the weapon workshop to help Liang Jianan refine weapons, and to the martial arts field to teach Su Qingrong moves. She spent the bustling New Year in an ordinary way.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the second-level magic weapon that Liang Jianan had devoted all his efforts to refine was released, and he could finally return to Xiuyuan to stay for a few days.

Pei Ruxi and Pei Xiangrong accompanied her to dinner, and she sighed: "I will refine two more second-level magic weapons and become a second-level weapon refiner. In a few years, my weapon refining level will be better than Uncle Thirteen's."

This was something she never dared to think about before.

Pei Xiangrong held Liang Jianan's hand and stared at her affectionately: "A'nan is so amazing!"

Liang Jianan smiled: "My husband supports me in learning to refine weapons. I am very grateful to my husband."

"How do you want to thank me? Kiss me?" Pei Xiangrong pretended to be delicate and fell into Liang Jianan's arms, taking the opportunity to behave, "I miss Ah Nan, and I want Ah Nan to love me."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to go home tonight." Liang Jianan patted Pei Xiangrong's face and said, "Get up and eat."

"Hey, Anan did the job perfunctorily and didn't take any care at all." Pei Xiangrong nuzzled into her arms dissatisfied, acting very skillfully, "At least feed me a few mouthfuls of food. Anan hasn't been close to me for a long time. My husband has almost become a decoration."

A family of three ate around the dining table. The couple sat on the left side of the dining table. Pei Ruxi sat alone on the right side of the dining table. Seeing his father and mother crowded together, he said with an indifferent face: "If you don't want to eat, please Get off the table.”

Liang Jianan pushed Pei Xiangrong, who was leaning in her arms, and the latter sat upright lazily and said, "Xixi, can you please stop saying things that disgrace the scenery?"

Pei Ruxi asked, "Dad, can you eat seriously?"

Pei Xiangrong shrugged and picked up his chopsticks to eat.

The next morning was a cloudy day with no sun. Pei Xiangrong lay on Liang Jianan's bed, bent his arms to support his head, stared at Liang Jianan sleeping on the side of the pillow, and asked softly: "My dear wife, you have been in drought for a long time. Are you still satisfied with my skills?"

"You don't know if you're satisfied or not?" Liang Jianan punched him twice angrily and stood up to get dressed.

"You seem to have a piece of clothing with a collar of white fox fur. How many days can you let me wear it?" Pei Xiangrong understood the idea and got out of bed to help his beloved wife change clothes. "We are husband and wife. When I wear your clothes, no one dares to gossip."

Liang Jianan turned to look at him and saw that he was wearing the loose clothes that Zhizhi liked to wear before, and said, "You are free to wear whatever clothes you want. Don't use me as a cover for you to disguise yourself as a man."

Pei Xiangrong smiled dryly: "No way, I am your husband, how can I disguise myself as a woman!"

As if to prove that the new patriarch of the Pei family could not disguise himself as a woman, Pei Xiangrong did not wear Liang Jianan's white fox fur collared clothes, and came to the front yard of the ancestral house with a straight face and neatly dressed to handle clan chores.

The servant came to report that Xiao Long wanted to see him.

Xiao Long is Pei Jinfan's widow and Pei Xiangrong's sister-in-law. He asked the servant: "What does she want from me?"

The servant couldn't tell clearly.

Pei Jinfan asked his servant to invite Xiao Long in.

Xiao Long was wearing a plain cross-collar dress, with white silk flowers in her hair. Her face was thin and she looked quite haggard.She lowered her head to greet Pei Xiangrong and said straight to the point: "Chief, I want to return to my natal family. Please cross out my name from the Pei family tree."

Pei Xiangrong was taken aback and said, "You want to marry again?"

Xiao Long looked at the plain toe tips, blinked his dry eyes, and said, "My husband told me that if he dies, he doesn't need me to be a widow for him."

Pei Xiangrong knew that she and Pei Jinfan were a loving couple, so he said considerately: "The Pei family does not need you to be a widow. It doesn't matter if you keep your name in the genealogy and remarry."

Xiao Long was reluctant to leave Pei Jinfan and did not insist on crossing out his name.

Pei's ancestral home was her sad place. She lived here until early February, when she returned to her parents' home with half of Pei Jinfan's ashes. She never returned to Pei's ancestral home for the rest of her life.

　The north wind is coming and it's getting cold again.

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　　There is only one Jindan monk in Luoxia City: Qi Zuoting.

　　The ancestor of the Pei family was between the middle and late stages of foundation building and was not a golden elixir cultivator.

　　Li Yao was in the early stages of foundation building and was a sword cultivator. All of Pei Ruxi's sword talismans came from her.

　　Li Yao's master is the elder of the Hanshan Sect and has not yet formed the elixir.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)