The Husky and His White Cat Shizun - Chap 153
Although he was angry, he still had to hurry.
After bidding farewell to Mei Hanxue, they went up from Dai City. After an hour, they finally arrived at the number one sect in the world — Linyi’s Confucian Wind Sect.
From the name, one could see that the Confucian Wind Sect was based in Linyi. In this city, there were 72 immortal mansions of various sizes. Because these mansions were so large, it would take a horse to travel from the front gate to the back gate. Therefore, these mansions were simply called “cities”. The 72 cities of the Confucian Wind Sect each had their own duties and were clearly divided. Compared to the peak of life and death of a grassroots sect, the difference was like heaven and earth. They couldn’t be compared at all. Even though Xue Meng loathed the upper cultivation world, he couldn’t help but be shocked as he stood in front of the city gate.
The Confucian Wind Sect.
These words weren’t false.
They had come to the main city, which was also the largest city of the Confucian Wind Sect. It had white walls and black tiles that connected the sky and the sun. There were towering towers in all four corners, and there were star palaces in all four directions. The main city gate was painted in gold and red, and the carriage road that extended out was five feet wide. It was a long road with no end in sight. The road was paved with high quality Qi Refining Stones. One didn’t need to do anything with these stones. They only needed to stand on them to gather spiritual power. Although the amount of spiritual power gathered wasn’t much, everyone understood the principle of “sand makes a tower”. Thus, each stone could be sold for thousands of gold coins.
Xue Zhengyong sighed. “It’s really good to be rich …”
Madam Wang laughed. “Even if you’re rich, do you also want to pave an Qi Refining road at the peak of life and death?”
“No, I’ve laid a square in every village in the Lower Cultivation World. These stones are full of spiritual Qi, so ordinary ghosts and monsters don’t dare to approach them. If we can lay one in every village, when we encounter demons and monsters, we can hide when our disciples can’t deal with them in time.” Xue Zhengyong muttered and counted with his fingers. Then, he shook his head and said, “Unfortunately, we can’t afford to lay one.”
Xue Meng also sighed. “The peak of life and death … Sigh, it’s a bit poor.”
“Yes.” Xue Zhengyong nodded like he was pounding garlic. “We’re all cultivators, but I don’t know where the Confucian Wind Sect got so much money.”
At this time, Chu Wanning, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke up. “High Lord, do you know how much it costs to hire an ordinary disciple of the Confucian Wind Sect to kill a devil?”
“I’ve never asked around. How much do you want?”
Chu Wanning stretched out four fingers.
“Four hundred silvers?” Xue Zhengyong’s eyes widened. “That expensive?”
Chu Wanning said, “Four thousand taels.”
“…”
“There are many rich merchants in the upper cultivation world. It’s easy for the Confucian Wind Sect to make money. With Venerable Lord earning eighty silvers per commission, how could you possibly catch up to them? Besides, sometimes the High Lord doesn’t even take a single cent. “Chu Wanning said, but his eyes were very gentle.” Let’s go. Let’s go into the city. ”
Great sects often treated people with rules and regulations. The Confucian Wind Sect’s Bureau of Rites had been waiting at the city gate these days. Although they were all smiles to everyone, they were well aware of what kind of guests had come and what their status was.
Individual and minor cultivators would accompany them to look around and then lead them to their residences. As for small sects with some status, they would be led to see the Protector Elders in charge and received by the Elders.
As for those who had reached the peak of life and death among the Ten Great Sects, the Confucian Wind Sect didn’t put on airs and directly invited them to rest in a warm room. When the Confucian Wind Sect’s Sect Master Nangong Liu finished his work, he would come to the warm room to meet the guests.
The warm room was filled with a rich aroma of ambergris incense, and the soft carpet was so soft that one could almost sink half of one’s foot into it. There were delicate and beautiful camellias in the room. There were eight different colored camellias, which were called the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. There were white petals with spots of captivating red, which were called the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea. There were white petals with spots of captivating red, which were called the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea.
Xue Meng also didn’t understand, but when he saw a white camellia blossom with a pair of black spots on its soft petals, he felt that it was very interesting and reached out to touch it.
Chu Wanning said, “Don’t touch it.”
“Why?”
Chu Wanning didn’t say anything and just shook his head. Madam Wang sighed and said, “A book like this can be sold for more than ten thousand taels of gold.”
“…” Xue Meng’s complexion turned ashen as he withdrew his hand. Then, he slumped into the cushioned taishi chair.
He thought about the list of names he saw in the book stall before. At that time, he was angry because he wasn’t among the top one hundred young elites in the cultivation world. But now, he felt that the book didn’t deceive him.
There was a big character on his forehead that was suffused with black qi:
Poor.
But then again, he didn’t know where that book went. He didn’t even have time to finish flipping through it before he lost it …
After a while, the red corals and freshwater pearls crisscrossed through the curtain made a rustling noise. Two elegant and dignified female cultivators wearing the snow-white immortal robes of the Confucian Wind Sect fluttered in. One on the left and one on the right, they lifted the bead curtain and bent their knees. Their voices were like the cries of orioles.
“Sect Master Immortal Monarch has arrived.”
As soon as they finished speaking, a man in his forties walked through the door with a smile. His appearance was ordinary and somewhat scholarly. He had an ordinary appearance that would immediately be drowned in a crowd. Besides his very fair skin, there didn’t seem to be anything special about him.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, Mo Ran, who was sitting there drinking tea, almost spat it out.
“Oh, Sect Master Xue, Sect Master Xue, I’ve been hoping for you to come to the Confucian Wind Sect as soon as possible. Look, as soon as you come, you’re full of heroic spirit and dignified appearance. Who can compare to you? That’s great, that’s great! My humble house is full of vitality! Good! Good! Good! ”
Xue Meng, “…”
Mo Ran, “…”
The dignified Sect Master of the number one sect in the world actually spared no effort in praising the Sect Master of the Life and Death Summit, who was ranked last among the Ten Great Cultivation Sects. He said “good!” three times in a row. Each time, he was more generous and enthusiastic than the last.
He praised Xue Zhengyong so hard that Xue Zhengyong naturally enjoyed it very much. He said with a smile, “You’re too kind, Sect Master Nangong.”
“I’m not being polite, I’m just sincerely envious of Sect Master Xue. Sect Master Xue is a hero of the generation, majestic and awe-inspiring. Look at me, you’re just a middle-aged man who has no Qi. You’re already dead meat with only fat left. I’m really ashamed of my inferiority.”
Nangong Liu said enthusiastically. Xue Zhengyong originally wanted to hold back, but he couldn’t hold back his peacock tail anymore. He said, “You flatter me, you flatter me. Haha, hahahaha, Sect Master Nangong is too modest.”
In his previous life, Mo Ran didn’t have any dealings with Nangong Liu. When he was slaughtering the Confucian Wind Sect, this person quickly ran away. Mo Ran was too lazy to pay attention to such a small fish. He didn’t care whether he was killed by knives and spears in the end, or whether he escaped and lived the rest of his life in secret.
In this life, this was the first time he met Nangong Liu so closely. But when he heard his tone, Mo Ran didn’t like it. He lowered his voice and said, “So the Sect Master of the number one sect in the world is amazing in his mouth.”
Xue Meng heard this and unexpectedly agreed with him. He said in a low voice, “That’s right. Look at him. When he opens his mouth, he really has a glib tongue. I can’t even smell the fragrance of flowers in the room anymore. Tsk, only the sweetness of Nangong Liu’s mouth is left.”
After Nangong Liu finished praising the old, he started to praise the young.
“Aiyo, isn’t this the proud son of heaven, Young Master Xue?”
The poor young master Xue Meng had a bad temper.
He calmly cupped his hands and said, “Sect Master Nangong.”
“Heroes really come from young. Handsome! Amazing! Look at this nose, these eyes, tsk tsk, spirit! Like father, like son! ”
Xue Meng was speechless.
Nangong Liu turned around and said to Xue Zhengyong, “Brother Xue, I’m so envious of you. Look, in the world today, which young master has half an inch of your son’s spirit? If you want to talk about me, in this big world of cultivation, there are so many young talents. If your son is the second, then no one can be the first! ”
Xue Meng was originally disgusted with him, but Nangong Liu didn’t seem to see the alienation on Xue Meng’s face at all. He threw a basket of warm praises at Xue Meng, knocking the good and good Young Master Xue out. In the end, he even showed a smile.
When he whispered to Mo Ran again, he said, “Ahem, although this Sect Master Nangong is a bit exaggerated, he’s telling the truth.”
“What truth?” Mo Ran found it funny and looked at him from the corner of his eyes. “You said that you’re the second in the world, and no one dares to be the first?”
“What’s wrong? I’m the winner of the Soul Mountain Conference …”
“That’s a competition. Many individual cultivators didn’t participate. Do you really think that the heroes of the world can compete in that small competition?”
“…” Xue Meng’s face turned red. After a while, he muttered indignantly, “Forget it, I know you’re envious of me.”
If it was when they were young, Mo Ran would definitely laugh at him again. But now, when the words came to his mouth, he felt that Xue Meng was just a bit competitive and narcissistic. What was there to compete for? So, he nodded and smiled. “Okay, okay, okay. I’m envious of you. You’re the best.”
But when he looked up at Nangong Liu again, the smile in Mo Ran’s eyes disappeared.
There were many kinds of evil people in this world. Some people were rebellious and committed crimes that reached the heavens. The whole world hated that they couldn’t get rid of them and be happy after killing them.
But some people were very powerful. They relied on their glib tongues and flattering skills. They were obviously rotten to the bone, but they weren’t despised by others.
In his previous life, Mo Ran was the first kind of person. But the people he hated the most were not the good people in the world who opposed him. He didn’t hate Mei Hanxue, he didn’t hate Xue Meng. He even admired Ye Wangxi and pitied Ye Wangxi.
He hated Nangong Liu the most. As long as there was something to be used, he would kneel on the ground and lick other people’s hemorrhoids.
Damn it, he was a person who licked others’ hemorrhoids.
Ever since Nangong Liu came in, Chu Wanning had been standing by the window, looking at the neat and tidy houses of the Confucian Wind Sect. It was a magnificent scene.
The wind was strong, blowing the soft curtains covering the window into a haze. Chu Wanning stood in the haze. Nangong Liu’s warm and friendly face froze for a moment, but he quickly tidied himself up and walked towards the window.
“Grandmaster Chu …”
Chu Wanning didn’t look at him. With an indifferent expression, he said, “Sect Leader Nangong, between you and I, we already know each other very well.”
That soft muslin like spring water took advantage of the east wind and kept brushing against his face. Chu Wanning was somewhat impatient. He raised his hand and fiercely blocked that irritating thing. He said indifferently, “No need to exchange pleasantries.”
Nangong Liu smiled and said, “I don’t have any other intention. I just thought that I haven’t seen Grandmaster for many years, so I came to give my greetings. That’s all. Grandmaster, why do you keep people a thousand li away? ”
“I came for Nangong Si.” Chu Wanning still didn’t turn his head. “Not for you.”
“Si ‘er will be very happy to see you. Although you didn’t accept him as a disciple, you enlightened him. After you left, he often told me that he missed you.”
“… …”
Seeing that Chu Wanning didn’t rebuke him, Nangong Liu said again, “Grandmaster, when the butterfly suppressed the heavens, you sacrificed yourself for righteousness. Later, you were saved by Grandmaster Huaizui and returned to Yuanyang. However, I presume that your body hasn’t fully recovered yet, right? Confucian Wind Sect specially prepared twenty best quality soul-nourishing pills for you to express our sincerity to Grandmaster on behalf of all the immortals in the world. Grandmaster, please accept — ”
“Nangong Liu.”
Chu Wanning finally turned his head to look at him, but the way he addressed him had changed. He withdrew his arm from the muslin and suddenly turned around. His tall figure seemed to blend into the large expanse of the sky.
His eyes were like flames and lightning, his eyebrows were cold, and his expression was extremely gloomy.
“Don’t put me on a high pedestal. How can a mere Confucian Wind Sect thank me on behalf of all the immortals in the world? Who gave you face? ”
“… …” The corner of Nangong Liu’s mouth twitched, but the charming smile on his face didn’t fall. After a while, he said with a smile, “Look at you, why do you have to … …”
Xue Zhengyong knew that Chu Wanning and Nangong Liu didn’t have a good relationship. The whole cultivation world knew that. When Chu Wanning was fifteen years old, Nangong Liu became his guest. He ate, drank, and lived like a god. However, a few years later, Chu Wanning suddenly had a falling out with Nangong Liu in front of everyone in the Confucian Wind Sect’s main hall. The two of them talked back and forth, saying things like “Jin Cheng Chi”, “Shen Wu”, “The request of the monster at the bottom of the lake”, “righteousness”, “long-term illness”, and “madam”. Anyway, the bystanders were confused.
However, everyone knew that in the end, Chu Wanning couldn’t restrain his anger and slammed the table.
“At that time, he was receiving a salary of ten thousand taels of gold. Every month, he would receive more than a thousand spirit stones and talismans, but he didn’t take a single coin. He stood in front of the hall and took off the Qiankun Pouch on his waist in front of everybody, returning all the remaining money. Then, with a calm face and without saying a word, he took off the highest grade jade crown that Nangong Liu gave him when he became a guest. His long hair fell down, and he returned the jade crown to the Confucian Wind Sect’s ceremony officer. ”
— — This was a scene that many storytellers in the lower cultivation world were fond of telling.
“Nangong Liu’s expression turned ugly, but he still tried to mediate. Therefore, he said to Grandmaster Chu, ‘Senior Immortal has served our sect for so long. Even if you want to leave, you still have to pay the bill. Confucian Wind Sect doesn’t want to be accused of taking advantage of others.’
Grandmaster Chu said, ‘In the past, I served His Highness only to repay Madam Rong’s kindness with a meal. Now that Madam has passed away, I have no intention of staying in your sect because we have different moral principles. There’s no need for money. I’m ashamed to live off the emperor’s salary. ‘Finished speaking, he closed his eyes and left Confucian Wind Sect. ”
Xue Zhengyong originally thought that the storyteller was exaggerating the facts, so he tried to ask Chu Wanning how Confucian Wind Sect had offended him. However, Chu Wanning didn’t like to talk behind people’s backs, so he only shook his head and never explained.
But now it seemed that the storyteller’s words were not false at all.
Madam Wang saw that the atmosphere was stiff, so she couldn’t help but come out and mediate. She said softly, “Elder Yu Heng, don’t be angry. What if you hurt your body?” Then she turned to Nangong Liu and bowed. “Emperor Nangong, we appreciate your kindness, but the Peak of Life and Death doesn’t lack spirit stones and precious medicines. We can’t accept your Soul-Nourishing Pill …”
“… Haha, Madam is right. It’s just a slight lack of consideration.” Nangong Liu found a way out of this embarrassing situation and said, “Elder Yu Heng, I’ve offended you. I ask Elder Yu Heng not to take it to heart.”
Mo Ran watched from the side. He thought to himself, ‘This person has been splashed with cold water by Shizun, but he can still laugh so calmly. He’s really amazing.’
Thinking this, he lowered his head and drank the Rizhao Snow Green Tea in his cup.
Who would’ve thought that while he was drinking the tea, Nangong Liu would arrive in front of him with a smile on his face?
