The Xu family follows Taoism and seeks longevity

Chapter 311 Heartbreaking numbers (please subscribe!)

Five more days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was time to break into the Heart-Questing Formation.

Xu Zhiyu accompanied his parents to the square in front of the family meeting hall. Of course, the Asking Heart Formation could not be arranged here, but was arranged in the side hall of the meeting hall, also for confidentiality reasons.

When their family of three came to the square, they found that the place was full of people. Xu Shengsheng had already started to check the number of people based on the roster.

"Everyone, be quiet. I checked just now and found that all the clan members in the clan are here. Now I announce that the heart-searching test has officially begun."

"The test sequence is arranged according to seniority, starting with the successors. Whoever I read later will go to the room on the right to take the test. Do you understand me clearly?"

"Listen clearly!"

The answering voice was very loud, but among the hundreds of voices, there were a few that were very unnatural. If you were asked alone in normal times, you might be easily discovered, but now because the answering voices are so many and mixed, it is very unnatural. It was covered up and no one noticed anything unusual.

"Xu Jilai!"

"Have!"

"Get tested!"

"Yes!"

The questioning test was conducted in an orderly manner. The person being tested entered from the front door. After passing the test, he walked out of the back door, circled around and returned to the square.

The test was also conducted relatively quickly. There were only three questions in total, and they were all asked quickly. Therefore, it only took one morning for the family monks to complete more than half of the test.

At this moment, Xu Zhiyu heard someone whispering behind him.

"Xiao Lizi, that's not right. I remember that Fellow Daoist Wang took the test in front of me, right? Why is it that I'm back and he hasn't come back yet? Nothing will happen, right?"

I saw a tall, old monk with yellow teeth asking a worshiper of the Xu family next to him. The man being asked had a beard that was a foot long. The beard was also stained with some unknown liquid like monster grease, and he looked a little slovenly.

"Probably not. It has been almost twenty years since the three of us joined the Xu family. We have basically been inseparable. We have never heard anything unusual from Uncle Wang!" the sloppy man replied.

"It's hard to say. Anyway, when I went to look for him in his cave this morning, it took him a long time to open the door for me. When the door finally opened, I found that the expression on his face was wrong and he was a little pale."

The elderly monk continued to give examples, trying to tell his companions what was unusual about the monk named Wang. But after hearing what he said, his companion felt guilty and poked him with his elbow, and at the same time lowered his voice and said:
  "Uncle Zhang, don't make such a loud noise. He looks bad because I tried another dish I developed for Uncle Wang yesterday. Maybe the combination is not suitable, and he is upset!"

After hearing what he said, the old monk pointed at him and said angrily:
  "Are you trying Lao Wang again? Can you not harm us two? Our combined age is almost 180 years old, and we don't have a few more years to live. It's like being quiet. Can't you just let us both live forever?"

"Do you still remember the last time you cooked a dish for me with 'seed kidney beans'? You also said it was a dish you had recently researched, and you asked me to try it. I refused and ate it, but what was the result? What if it wasn't a family tradition? Ji came to the rescue in time, and now the grass on my grave is several feet high, you know?"

Seeing that his companion was angry, the sloppy man immediately said with a smile:

"Uncle Zhang, don't be angry! Last time I didn't apologize to you and compensate you with three hundred spirit stones. You said that this matter was completely over. Why are you bringing it up now?"

"Besides, between you and my uncle Wang, one is a spiritual planter, responsible for taking care of the family's farmland, and the other is a spiritual herbalist, responsible for planting the family's low-level, short-year elixirs. These jobs are easy to do, and there is no need to innovate or anything. .”

"But nephew, I am different. I am a spiritual chef, and I am responsible for the research and development of family spiritual meals. Don't worry about your old joke, I haven't developed a new meal for five years. Xu Zhijian, who is in charge of the family restaurant business Fellow Taoist said, if I can't come up with new dishes, today's salary will be halved."

"Old Uncle Zhang, after all, you were married to my father and Uncle Li, can you bear to see your nephew having his small salary deducted?"

When we talked about the latter part, the slovenly man had runny nose and tears, and he burst into tears. When the old monk saw this, he didn't feel like saying anything more. Instead, he helped him up and patted his shoulder.

While listening to the family chat, it was soon the turn of Xu Zhiyu's parents to take the test. He originally wanted to help his parents go, but the two elders refused. The two leaned against each other and took the test before and after.

After the test of the Qi Practitioners, it was the turn of the Foundation Establishment cultivators. Based on seniority, the first one to go in was Xu Zhibang, the youngest of the Foundation Establishment cultivators. He was only thirty-three years old this year.

When it was Xu Zhiyu's turn, it was already late. He climbed the steps and came to the door of the side hall. Looking at the empty and mysterious room, he raised his legs and walked in.

He didn't feel anything strange in the first six steps, but after taking the seventh step, he suddenly felt that he was in a daze, as if he had fallen into a dream, but he could feel his hands and feet very clearly, but he couldn't control himself. Thoughts, but this feeling was fleeting. As the amulet in the sea of ​​consciousness trembled slightly, he woke up completely.

"This feeling is really terrible. It's like exposing all my secrets to others. If I didn't have the amulet with me, maybe I would tell all my secrets!" He thought with some fear.

At this moment, the voice of ancestor Xu Deming reached his ears. This voice was different from what he usually heard. It seemed to sound more pleasant to the ear, and even had some deceptive effects in it. Needless to say, this must be the formation. It has a blessing effect, but for him, this is a piece of cake and basically has no impact.

"Xu Zhiyu, let me ask you, 'Do you have second thoughts about your family?'."

He already knew the next three questions, answered them smoothly, and then left directly through the back door.

But little did he know that Xu Deming, who was holding the Questioning Heart Formation disk and presided over the Questioning Heart Test, saw his performance in the side hall through the formation disk, with a wry smile on his face and said to himself at the same time:

"Yu'er, you are completely ignoring the power of the formation! But I have absolute trust in you. If I had known this, there would be no need for you to take part in the test!"

It turns out that most tribesmen will not leave on their own after answering three questions. Instead, they will stand there and wait for Xu Deming to give orders and clearly indicate that they can leave before they leave through the back door. However, Xu Zhiyu left directly after answering the questions. , and then he realized something was wrong.

After coming out of the back door, without any delay, he was about to go around to the square in front, but the voice of the ancestor rang out in the sea of ​​​​consciousness:
  "Yu'er, don't leave yet. Come to the meeting hall. I have something to discuss with you!"

"Alas! It seems that something has happened again!" With a low sigh, he turned around and came to the meeting hall separated by a wall.

When he walked into the hall, he found that the ancestor was sitting on a high seat in the back hall, continuing to preside over the heart-searching test. He didn't dare to disturb him, so he found a chair and sat down.

Another three hours passed before all the tests were completed, and there were already many people sitting in the family meeting hall. Except for Xu Deming and Xu Sheng, two monks from the Zifu family, they were present.

The foundation-building monks sitting below are: Xu Shengxiao, Xu Zhengji, Xu Zhiyu, Xu Zhifeng, Xu Zhijuan, Xu Zhiling, Mo Xinchao, Xu Zhixin, Xu Zhichang, and Xu Zhibang. There are ten people in total. This is only in the family. If Xu Zhikai, Xu Zhinan, Xu Zhiqiang who are staying in Fang City and Xu Zhisong and Xu Zhimin who are guarding the red copper vein are also included, then the number of family foundation builders is fifteen, and the strength is greatly enhanced.

"Ahem, now that everyone is here, let me tell you the results of this family heart test. It can be said to be shocking!"

After everyone sat down, ancestor Xu Deming closed his eyes for a long time before speaking. What he said scared all the family foundation builders.

"Ancestor, what exactly did you test?" Xu Zhiyu asked. From the Ancestor's face, he could see that the result of this test must be very bad.

"In this test, a total of two family members were found to be cheating, colluding with external cultivators, smuggling the family's spiritual grains out, selling them at low prices, and making profits from them."

When he saw everyone heaving a sigh of relief, he said with a more solemn expression:

"This incident alone is far from serious, but what shocks me even more is that there are actually three clan members who have become agents of other forces and come to the family to spy on information."

"Hiss!" As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked. There was an insider in the family. This was a very serious matter. If not done well, the whole family would be wiped out.

Don’t believe it, something like this happened in Jincheng Mansion. A family placed an undercover agent in a hostile force and successfully lured the other party into a trap that had been laid out long ago, severely damaging the hostile force and completely annihilating it. He entered the door, occupied all the other party's territory, and strengthened himself.

"According to his confession, one of them was captured by the now-extinct Wei family fifteen years ago. In order to survive, he shamefully betrayed the family and became an undercover agent of the Wei family. He often provided Xu and I to the Wei family. Information about the family members and family trends.”

"Since the Wei family has been destroyed, the issue of this person has been put aside for the time being. As for how to deal with him, I will discuss it with the clan leader."

"But the dangers of the remaining two are different. One of them is a monk of the 'official' generation of the family. He is ninety years old this year. According to his account, when he was forty years old, he went to Tao, which still existed at that time. I traveled to Shuifang City, lost a lot of money in a casino opened by Baiyimen, and borrowed a large amount of money from usury."

"In the end, because I was unable to repay the debt, my life was demanded. I finally reported my name, and I just managed to survive. However, I was also blackmailed by people in the casino with IOUs, and became a traitor. I reported family news to Baiyimen every six months. In the past fifty years, I I don’t know how much loss the Xu family has suffered because of this!”

"As for the last one, he is a monk from the family's 'Zhi' generation. He is different from others. He came into contact with the monks from Baiyi Sect and was willing to be their dog."

"Ancestor, who is so shameless?" Xu Shengxiao, who has always been a fiery person, slapped the case and said angrily.

"That's Xu Zhilian, who ranks twenty in the generation of "Zhi"!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the people of the ‘Zhi’ generation all had expressions of disbelief, as if they felt like they were hallucinating.

"Ancestor, have you made a mistake! Brother Twenty has been the main lecturer of the family's newcomer school for so many years. Those of us who are lower in the 'Zhi' generation were brought up by him. He treats everyone The clan brothers and clan sisters are all caring and caring, so how could it be possible that he is a traitor? Ancestor, please look into it!"

The one who spoke was Xu Zhichang. He was younger and could be said to have been Xu Zhichang's elder since he was a child. His feelings for him were extraordinary. In the end, he actually knelt down to plead for him.

"And the family is not kind to Brother Twenty. Didn't they provide him with a foundation-building pill for free ten years ago? Although the foundation-building pill failed, he is only fifty-six or seventeen years old this year, so he still has a chance to get a foundation-building pill again. It's from Jidan!" Xu Zhibang, who was also young, said.

"I know it is difficult for you to accept this emotionally, but this is an undoubted fact. After he failed to build the foundation, in order to have a chance to obtain the foundation building pill again, he actually took the initiative to find Dahefang while he was out on a family mission. In the city, under the introduction of a female disciple of the Baiyi Sect, I met an elder of the Zi Mansion, and then sold my Xu family to my Xu family in exchange for the Foundation Establishment Pill."

"Our family's Heavenly Red Copper Mine, Heavenly Red Copper Smelting, and all the living habits and interests of the top family members are all controlled by Baiyi Sect!"

When he said this, Xu Deming was already gritting his teeth, and even the veins on his temples popped out, which showed how angry he was in his heart at this time.

"Ancestor, this" everyone was speechless for a long time. As the clan leader, Xu Shengsheng didn't know what to say and was speechless.

"Okay, cheer up. The sky has not fallen yet. The only Jindan monk in Baiyi Sect is still participating in the encirclement and suppression of the Demon Cult. He does not pose a threat to the family for the time being. Don't be afraid! We will discuss the specific countermeasures later. Discuss!"

Xu Deming continued to say with unabated arrogance that the source of his confidence was the two Jindan masters outside the Xujiashan gate.

"There are more important things waiting for you to do now, which is to select monks from the family, replace the family monks who are on missions outside, and let them also participate in this question of heart test. What I am most afraid of now is that there will be other If the forces have planted spies or developed internal agents in the family, it will be even more troublesome!"

"Zhengji, Zhifeng, Zhiling, and Xinchao, the four of you will go to Fangshi now to replace Zhikai, Zhiqiang, and Zhinan. By the way, you will select 30 clan members from the family to go to Fangshi to replace the defense. Everyone from the Qi tribe has also been exchanged. Shengxiao and Zhichang, the two of you go to the Tianchu Copper Mine to exchange Zhisong and Zhiming back. Just in case, Sheng, you should go with them as well. Chi, you should leave immediately."

"Yes, Ancestor!" The seven people who received the order did not hesitate at all and immediately took the order and left.

The remaining people, under the leadership of their ancestors, came to see several family ghosts who had revealed their true colors under the Asking Heart Formation. In order to show fairness, Xu Deming, in full view of the public, knocked out the ghosts who had already cast spells. The three of them walked through the Heart-Questing Formation again.

"My code name is 'Xu Liuba!'" This is what Xu Zhengyun, who is over 90 years old, said.

"My code name is "'Xu Liujiu'" This is what Xu Zhilian, who ranks 20th in the "Zhi" generation, said.

All the tribesmen who heard these two code names were silent, even Xu Deming, who had heard it once before, was also the same. The meaning behind these two code names was also understood by everyone.

This means that since the establishment of their family, Baiyi Sect has planted nearly seventy traitors in their family. It is really shuddering to think about it now.

"The Baiyi Sect really deceives people! Ever since the founding of the clan, they have been worried about our Xu family, or not just our Xu family, but probably all the subordinate families. That's why they planted traitors. I will keep track of the movements of the forces under my command. I will keep this account in mind. Just wait for me. One day when I succeed in my cultivation, I will eradicate your Baiyi Sect completely. I swear!"

The extremely angry Xu Zhiyu secretly thought in his heart that he could not wait to return to the cave to retreat now and break through to the sixth level of foundation building.

ps: By the way, because I mixed up the previous settings, resulting in some conflicts in the content, I made some changes to the content of Chapter 306. If you are interested, you can take a look. The changes are about the family ancestors. He did not stay on the battlefield, but returned to the family setting.

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