Journey to the head

Chapter 66 Lu Gan comes to visit
Early the next morning, the sun filled the entire Yuqing Mountain.The Zhou family's mountain gate is wide open, and the disciples are gathering, ready to welcome the distinguished guests.

Zhou Chao was waiting at the Zhike Pavilion at the foot of the mountain. His eyes were bloodshot, but he still kept his spirits up.Behind him stood five late Qi practitioners who were the mainstays of the Zhou family.

To be precise, they are truly under his control, the mainstay of the family lineage.

The Zhou family now has more than 40 monks with the Zhou surname, and more than [-] monks with other surnames who have taken refuge.There are five lines in total, one line is the direct line of the family leader, and the other is the branch line where the four elders belong.

The family leader's branch, together with Zhou Chao, has six monks in the late stage of Qi training, 22 monks in the middle stage, and thirteen monks in the early stage. Although it can overwhelm a single branch, it is less than the monks of the other four branches combined.

Last night, Zhou Chao did not hesitate to show off his face and forced the Four Branches to move out overnight.The monks of the four branches had no choice but to comply under the pressure of the guest minister, but how could they be willing in their hearts?Although Zhou Chao told them to clean up, no one listened.In the early morning, Zhou Chao was worried and went to check, and sure enough he saw the ground was in a mess and full of smoke.

He had no choice but to suppress his anger and summon a group of people to clean up the place.

In the morning after a busy night, he originally ordered the entire clan to send people to greet Lu Gan, but there was no one from the great elder's lineage, and only some monks in the early stages of Qi training from the other three lines came here.

Seeing that the appointed time was approaching, Zhou Chao didn't want to lose his temper and make a joke in front of Lu Gan, so he had to hold his nose and admit it, and sent these people to wait at the mountain gate.He brought several core disciples who were in the late stages of Qi training to greet him.

Fortunately, there are monks from the family leader's lineage who support him, otherwise...

Zhou Chao thought silently. After what happened last night, the more he thought about it, the more something was wrong. The more he thought about it, the more confused his mind became. Some panic emotions gradually arose in his heart.Hey, I hope to see Lu Gan today and ask him for advice.

At this time, I saw a ray of light flashing in the sun in the sky in the distance.

Zhou Chao quickly stood up and waited. Half a cup of tea later, a flying leaf fell from the boat, and Lu Gan took Jiang Qingfeng out of the boat.

"Young Master Zhou, I apologize for the long wait." Seeing Zhou Chao personally greeting him at the Zhike Pavilion at the foot of the mountain, Lu Qian was also a little surprised.

Zhou Chao grabbed his arm and said with a smile: "The Yunshan sect is my family's great benefactor. I deserve to stand here for a whole day. Please, please!"

The two of them held their arms and walked forward, chatting and laughing, and climbed up the stairs from the foot of the mountain, followed by the tribesmen behind them.Every few hundred feet, two more monks were waiting on the left and right, one holding a purifying bottle and the other holding a fly whisk to show his welcome.

Jiang Qingfeng was greatly honored by such a high-level reception, her face was shining, she tried to straighten her body, looked straight, and maintained a dignified demeanor.

She thought to herself that it would be better if there was also a group of elite disciples behind Lu Gan at this moment.

Lu Qian walked in front, constantly guessing in his mind, but with a smile on his face, nodding his head as Zhou Chao pointed out various scenery in the mountain to him.

Due to the strict etiquette, they were not allowed to fly, but they were all monks with spiritual powers. They could climb mountains and wade in rivers easily, and they made their way up effortlessly.An hour later, I turned a corner and came to a mountain col, and my eyes suddenly opened up.

In front of me, I saw an archway made of white jade rising from the ground. The four characters "Jade Green Blessed Land" were flying and phoenixes were dancing, which was extraordinary.Under the archway, dozens of monks were gathering, looking forward to it.

As soon as Zhou Chao and Lu Gan appeared, these monks bowed and saluted, loudly saying: "Welcome Master Lu!"

Lu Gan quickly returned the gift.I glanced at them from the corner of my eye and saw that many of these people were in the early stages of Qi training, and I couldn't help but feel moved.Originally, only those with a certain status were qualified to welcome guests. Lu Qian thought that these dozens of people were all in the middle and late stages of Qi training in the Zhou family, but it turned out that there were still so many in the early stages of Qi training, which was strange.

There are more than seventy people in the Zhou family who are in the middle stage of Qi training. Even if half of them are busy and unable to come, they will not be able to fill up the number of monks who are in the early stage of Qi training. What's more, not a single elder from the Zhou family came.The information conveyed here is very thought-provoking.

He was observing everyone, and everyone was observing him.

Seeing that the great benefactor Zhou Chao spoke of was just a monk in the middle stage of Qi training, many people thought they were well disguised, but there were still doubts and disapproval in their eyes.

There are others who are well-informed and have heard a few rumors. At this moment, they suddenly feel that they know the truth.It is speculated that it must be to please the Jin Dan master behind Lu Gan that they put on such a big battle.

Only the five core tribesmen who were in the late stage of Qi training were the only ones who actually heard Zhou Chao explain the reason in detail.

The Liuhe formation that covers most of the mountain peak has an entrance and exit at the archway.This is also a common practice among sects. The mountain-protecting formation opens an opening at the mountain gate and is guarded by the disciples to facilitate entry and exit. It will only be fully closed under special circumstances.Otherwise, every time the disciples come in and out, they have to open and close it, and there won't be so much energy.

Zhou Chao introduced a few words to Lu Qian, then passed the archway surrounded by everyone and truly entered the Zhou family's residence.

The light in front of Lu Gan's eyes changed. He looked closely and saw pavilions rising up the mountain, and houses arranged neatly along the heights.A bluestone staircase extends upward from the foot, crossing two large squares and leading directly to the glittering golden-domed hall on the top of the mountain.

Lu Gan praised: "The Zhou family is well-run and the place where they live is prosperous, which is enviable."

He was not lying. The Zhou family was a cultivating family. Unlike other sects, in addition to more than a hundred monks with their own surname, there were more than a thousand mortals who were direct relatives of the monks in this family and lived on this mountain peak.Therefore, the place looks densely populated and lively.

Fortunately, Baitao was left at Spirit Snake Peak. This little girl likes to join in the fun. If you bring her here, she might sneak away to cause trouble.

Zhou Chao laughed loudly, said a few words of humility, and suddenly remembered what happened last night.Originally, he was very proud of the prosperity of his family, but now he suddenly found that there seemed to be something strange about the branches, and his heart suddenly sank.

So he didn't want to introduce too much and led Lu Qian towards the main hall.

The Zhou family's residence basically uses this stone staircase as the main path, with many branches branching out from left to right, leading to different locations and buildings.After walking along the stone steps for another stick of incense, the golden-domed hall appeared in front of us.

There is a plaque hanging high in the main hall with the four characters "harmony brings good fortune".

This is left by the ancestor of the Zhou family. There are eight words in the whole text, "Being good will lead to violence, and being harmonious will lead to auspiciousness." It educates families to love each other and live in harmony.Now that Zhou Chao saw him, he felt a sense of tightness in his chest again.

At that moment, he dismissed most of the monks and took only the core clan members with him into the palace together with Lu Gan.After the guests and hosts were seated, there was only a muffled sound and the palace door was closed.

Jiang Qingfeng was startled. She looked at Lu Qian and saw Lu Qian chuckle and said straight to the point: "Originally, I was just here today to fulfill the contract and receive the first-level high-level spiritual vein, but Brother Zhou greeted me ceremoniously. Now... It’s so mysterious, what’s the point?”

(End of this chapter)