Journey to the head

Chapter 68
Zhou Chao and others left, and Lotus Peak suddenly became quiet.

Lu Qian and Jiang Qingfeng were the only two people left in this complex courtyard and pavilion.The lotus flower's spiritual veins swayed gently, and its little bits of spiritual light were particularly charming.

Jiang Qingfeng couldn't help but ask: "Junior brother, is there something wrong with Zhou Chao?"

Lu Gan shook his head: "There is nothing wrong with Zhou Chao, but there is something wrong with his family. When he asked me for help, I specifically asked him if he could make the final decision on his family affairs. At that time, he was full of confidence, but now it seems that he is completely That’s not the case.”

Jiang Qingfeng groaned and suddenly remembered: "Yes, today Zhou Chao came to the foot of the mountain to greet us. Many disciples came to meet us. It looked very grand, but we didn't see any elders from his family!"

"Senior sister is really attentive." Lu Gan smiled approvingly, "His father is the head of the family. His father is critically ill, so he has been entrusted with the responsibility of governing as the young master. In the face of a powerful enemy, which of the branch elders of his family is willing to take on this hot potato? If an honest man like Zhou Chao is willing to charge forward and do his best, then it would be great."

"When he can bring benefits to everyone, there will naturally be peace, but when his decisions harm the interests of various branches, there will be a lot of opposition. Now that he has handed over this spiritual vein to me, I am afraid that there will be a conflict with the branches of his family. The cracks were suddenly exposed.”

Jiang Qingfeng thought for a while: "But after all, he has recruited two foundation-building Taoist priests, how dare the other branches dare to mess around?"

Lu Gan sneered: "On the surface, we don't dare to mess around, but who knows if there is a series of connections in private? Maybe now Zhou Chao's words and deeds will be passed on to the elders of each branch, and there will be no secrets left. ."

Jiang Qingfeng was taken aback, and she reacted: "Is that why junior brother behaves so coldly? Is it possible that there are traitors among those around Zhou Chao who are in the later stages of Qi training?"

"It's impossible to say for sure. Anyway, we can only be careful now." Lu Qian looked at the spiritual lotus and sighed, "The person who signed the lease contract with us is Zhou Chao. If Zhou Chao is deposed, then this contract will also become Empty talk.”

Jiang Qingfeng felt that the joyful mood just now disappeared all of a sudden: "It is impossible to depose him. No matter what, he still has the power of two foundation builders, which is enough to intimidate Xiaoxiao."

Lu Gan said slowly: "Those two foundation builders are guest ministers of the Zhou family, and they obey the orders of the head of the Zhou family. But don't forget, Zhou Chao was only entrusted by his father to temporarily take over the position of the head of the family. Once his father, the head of the family, dies, he will All the elders would oppose his succession..."

Jiang Qingfeng took a breath, but Lu Qian smiled and comforted him: "Sister, don't worry, since this spiritual vein has been handed over to me, I will naturally have a way to keep it. I will tell you the specific situation when I meet Zhou Chao in the evening. Oh. , I just gave him a communication talisman, I will contact him later."

Seeing that Lu Qian was confident, Jiang Qingfeng was naturally relieved.For so long, no matter what situation she was in, Lu Gan always found a way to turn the situation around. As long as Lu Gan was around, she felt at ease.

The two of them didn't think too much at the moment. They first walked around the several courtyards around the spiritual vein to get a rough idea. Then they took the flying boat and circled around the mountain peak to figure out the overall architectural layout.

Generally speaking, the layout of Lotus Peak is similar to that of the main peak of Yuqing Mountain, except that it is a bit crude and messy.Generally speaking, it is a stone path from the foot of the mountain to the top. The road is connected with a series of houses, large and small pavilions, squares and conference halls.Behind the meeting hall are several small courtyards surrounding the spiritual veins.

There are five bedrooms in the small courtyard where the Lingmai Lotus is located. Now Lu Gan and the others have enough to use, so they might as well live here, enjoying the richest spiritual energy.Lu Gan asked Jiang Qingfeng to tidy up some more, while he returned to Spirit Snake Peak to pick up Xuan Jizi and Baitao.Jiang Qingfeng walked around and found that the room had been cleaned. There was no shortage of tables, chairs, beds and cabinets, but there were no towels, bedding, pots, pans and other daily necessities.Although it is said that after cultivating monks, they have their own spiritual energy to cleanse their bodies, and it doesn't matter if they live in the wilderness in the wilderness. It doesn't matter whether they have these or not, but looking at the bare bed board, Jiang Qingfeng always felt that it didn't feel like home.

So she also went out, set up a flying magic weapon, and wanted to see where to buy these sundries nearby.

To buy these mundane things, you won’t have to go to Meihuafang thousands of miles away, right?With this thought in her mind, she looked down the mountain and suddenly discovered that there was a group of houses on the mountainside. There were about fifty or sixty houses. Two rays of light happened to fly into this group of houses.

Monk?Wasn’t this place given to us, Yunshan Sect?

After another look, Jiang Qingfeng suddenly felt enlightened.The lease contract clearly states that it is lending the land within ten miles of the spiritual vein to the Yunshan Sect.This ten-mile radius almost covers the upper half of Lotus Peak, and the lower half is naturally still owned by the Zhou family. It is not surprising that there are monks living here.

She glanced at it a few times. Although she was a little curious, she had no other ideas and wanted to leave immediately.But suddenly another ray of light flew up from the house and headed straight for Jiang Qingfeng.

Far away, a man shouted: "But Taoist fellow from Yunshan Sect is in person? Fellow Taoist, please rest for a moment, I have something to tell you."

How did he know my identity?Jiang Qingfeng stopped the magic weapon, and the escaping light flew closer, but it was an elegant young Taoist, a monk in the middle stage of Qi training.

It was getting dusk now, and the orange-yellow sunlight hit Jiang Qingfeng's body, and the clouds on her temples were dyed gold, so bright and moving. The Taoist didn't want to stop such a fairy, and was stunned for a long time. He was speechless for a long time.

"This fellow Taoist?" Jiang Qingfeng frowned, "What's the big deal? How did you know that I am a disciple of the Yunshan Sect?"

"Oh? Oh! Yes, yes." The Taoist suddenly woke up, his cheeks were red, and he saluted in a panic, "This, this fairy, my surname is Zheng Mingduan, is a monk living in Lianhua Peak, and I live with you. The monks here have asked me to meet with the leader of the Yunshan Sect."

Zheng Duan?Jiang Qingfeng realized that in addition to his own monks, the Zhou family also had more than 40 monks with other surnames, and this person must be one of them.Thinking about it again, he said that he lived here and was entrusted by the monks who lived here. Could it be that the monks with other surnames from the Zhou family all live under Lotus Peak?

Thinking of this, she suddenly felt that this matter was important and quickly returned the greeting: "I have met fellow Daoist Zheng. My name is Jiang Qingfeng. The leader of my faction is not here right now. If you have any questions, I can tell you on your behalf."

Zheng Duan nodded repeatedly and said a few words, which confirmed his previous guess.Most of the monks from the Zhou family live on the main peak, while the monks with foreign surnames who have defected are all placed on the mountainside of Lotus Peak.

"As for why I guessed that you are a fairy from the Yunshan Sect, it's because in the middle of the night yesterday, the top of Lotus Peak was noisy and there were two groups of monks. Everyone asked out of curiosity, only to find out that from now on, this top of the mountain will be noisy. The area within ten miles of the spiritual vein is all under the control of the Yunshan Sect."

(End of this chapter)