I just want to torture you to death, don't force me to beat you to death

Chu Ning's twenty-fourth year calendar.

The new year is approaching.

The former capital of Liang Dynasty is now Feijian Villa.

Chu Ning came out of the ancient well.

The consciousness spreads.

After a while, Chu Ning smiled slightly and walked out of the villa.

During this time, no one was disturbed.

Beijing.

It's more lively than ever.

Walking on the streets, Chu Ning could see monks everywhere, but most of them were in the early and middle stages of Qi Condensation.

With Chu Ning's current state, a monk under the Foundation Establishment wouldn't be able to see his state with the simplest concealment technique.

On the street, many of the shops related to warriors that Chu Ning visited are still there, but the customers they serve have changed, from serving warriors to serving monks.

For ordinary people, life is still the same. In the past, one was competing for one of his descendants to have the qualifications to practice martial arts. Now, one is competing for one of his descendants to be qualified to cultivate immortality.

In this kind of country where there are mostly ordinary people, Chu Ning does not have the sense of detachment that makes people enter the mortal world, but more of a memory.

Maybe it's because my time to cultivate immortality is still short.

In the capital, Chu Ning stayed for a day, listening to the talks of some Qi Ning monks in a teahouse, and gained an understanding of the current Liang Dynasty.

In the Liang Dynasty, there is no royal family now, and there are twelve sects in total. The strongest sect has monks in the late stage of foundation building, and most of them are in the early and middle stages of foundation building.

These twelve sects are well known, but the Liang Dynasty actually had more than these twelve sects. There were also some sects that were of a lower level because they did not have strong foundation builders.

These twelve sects were famous throughout the Liang Dynasty, and most of the lower sects were only somewhat famous in their respective states.

There are no powerful Jindan people, and the entire Liang Dynasty area is very stable, with no large-scale conquests between sects.

Just when Chu Ning was about to get up and leave the capital for Raozhou, the words of a monk in the teahouse made Chu Ning glance over.

"Have you heard that the Huang family and Feijian Villa are getting married. The daughter of the owner of Feijian Villa is going to marry the head of the Huang family."

Huang family?

Chu Ning narrowed her eyes slightly.

"The Huang family is really standing tall. When the outside sects came in, only three of the eight major families still exist. I thought that the Huang family would be suppressed and disappear, but I didn't expect that they would team up with Feijian Villa in the blink of an eye. Got involved."

"Don't be envious. It is said that Huang Xuan, the head of the Huang family, is a handsome man. Otherwise, how could the daughter of the owner of Feijian Villa get married?"

The daughter of the owner of Feijian Villa married Huang Xuan, the head of the Huang family. In the eyes of everyone in the capital, she was marrying down and it was the Huang family who had climbed up the ladder.

Today is different from the past. The eight great families of the Liang Dynasty have long lost their past glory.

Especially the Huang family, since they migrated from Qingzhou and entered the capital, they originally thought of ascending the throne and proclaiming themselves emperor, but who would have thought that in the end the territory of Qingzhou would be occupied by other sects, and the several original forces in the capital plus the foreign capital... Suppress it.

"Originally, I thought that the Huang family might decline in three to five years, but now it seems that the Huang family can survive for decades."

…

A complex look flashed across Chu Ning's face. If the Huang family was destroyed, he would not have any sympathy, but Huang Xuan...

Huang Xuan never failed him from beginning to end.

"The younger brother is getting married, Lao Hei, do you think I, the older brother, have to go and support her?"

"You already said brother, why bother asking me."

…

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Huangfu in the capital.

The Huang family members were beginning to clean the entire mansion. Red lanterns were hung on the eaves of the courtyards, and everyone's faces were beaming with joy.

The marriage between the head of the family and the eldest lady of Feijian Villa is a great joy for the Huang family.

Ever since the elders and the old head of the family were killed, the Huang family has begun to decline. Although the Huang family has given birth to three late-stage Qi Condensation powerhouses over the years, the current late-stage Qi Condensation powerhouses can no longer use the Sea-Suppressing Needle. function.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is pouring in. Generally, second-rate sects have more than a dozen late-stage Qi Condensers, and the Huang family is already at the bottom of the second-rate forces.

The original eight major surnames, not counting the other five that have died out, the remaining Chen family in Raozhou, not only has their territory not been occupied, but over the years, clan members have continued to emerge in the later stages of clan condensation, with more than twenty clan members, second only to ten The second sect.

There is also the Gu family of Yongzhou. Although there are not as many clan members as the Chen family in the late stage of Qi Condensation, the eldest elder of the Gu family is already a leader in the late stage of Qi Condensation and has great hope of building a foundation that can support the Gu family.

Only the Huang family is in a state of decline. The younger generation has not yet grown up, and the older generation is gradually leaving.

Fortunately, now the head of the family is about to marry the eldest lady of Feijian Villa. With Feijian Villa as his backer, no force will take advantage of the Huang family.

After decades of recuperation, the Huang family still has hope of rising.

The inner courtyard of Huang Mansion.

A young man was sitting cross-legged and practicing in the courtyard. There was movement at the entrance of the courtyard.

The young man opened his eyes, stood up, and looked at the woman walking from the courtyard door with a smile on his face.

The woman is wearing a pink silk shirt with fluttering skirts and a graceful figure.

"Manting, why are you here?"

"If you don't want to see me, then I'll leave."

"No, it's just that according to custom, the bride cannot come to my Huang family at this time."

Huang Xuan shook his head, and Zhu Manting glanced at the several medicine bottles on the ground, a look of distress flashed across her pretty face.

"You are taking this elixir again. Although this elixir is helpful for your cultivation, it will cause harm to your body."

Zhu Manting knew the pressure her sweetheart was under. Outsiders only saw the glory of him ascending to the position of head of the Huang family, but they did not know that the Huang family was now in a complete mess.

"It's okay. I can bear this little pain. You are already in the late stage of Qi Condensation, and I am still in the middle stage of Qi Condensation. If I don't improve my strength quickly, I won't be able to stand up anymore."

Huang Xuan was joking, and Zhu Manting snorted softly: "From now on, I will be in charge of our family, and you have to listen to me."

"I can't beat you, so I can only listen to you."

"So if you can beat me, you won't listen to me, right?"

Zhu Manting was angry and raised her pink fist to hit Huang Xuan's chest. However, before the fist could land, it was caught by a hand.

…

The man loves his concubine, and the moonlight is in the sky, which has its own fun.

After a long time, Zhu Manting tidied her messy hair and rested her head on Huang Xuan's chest. There was a look of hesitation on her pretty face, and her red lips were slightly opened. After several times, she finally spoke:

"Huang Xuan, my father said that it is best to hold this wedding in the villa. Many guests will come to attend the banquet. I am afraid that the Huang Mansion cannot accommodate so many guests."

"good."

Hearing that her lover agreed without hesitation, Zhu Manting raised her head, a little confused.

"Silly girl, how many times have you argued with your father and suffered so many grievances in order to marry me? This little thing doesn't matter."

Huang Xuan had a smile on his face, Zhu Manting's red lips were slightly raised, and her jade arms took the initiative to wrap around the back of her lover's neck.

…

The lingering love ended, and Zhu Manting's pretty face turned red. She lowered her head in embarrassment and leaned into Huang Xuan's arms.

"Dad asked me to ask you for a guest list so that we can arrange the seats when the time comes."

"Well, I'll write to you later."

Huang Xuan took Zhu Manting's hand to the study, and Chu Ning's figure appeared above the pavilion.

"I'm almost forty years old, and I'm still in love like a young man."

Above the Huang Mansion, the corner of Chu Ning's mouth twitched. He almost turned around and left, but fortunately, the young couple stopped at the last moment.

But after thinking about it, Chu Ning smiled. In the world of cultivating immortals, isn't forty years old a young person?

Chu Ning's eyes fell on the two medicine bottles on the ground. As an alchemist, he knew what medicine they were just by smelling the smell and shape.

Bone Spirit Pill.

A kind of elixir used in the Qi Condensation realm can improve the efficiency of Qi Condensation monks in absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but it has side effects. When the effect of the medicine takes effect, the bones will feel like needles and tearing pain.

Most monks will not take this kind of elixir, because if taken for a long time, it is likely to cause irreversible damage to the body.

"What the hell is this kid doing? He took this pill."

Chu Ning had an angry look on his face. If his future siblings weren't in the study at this moment, he would have given Huang Xuan a big showdown.

"You also said that you don't think about how much influence you and his father have on this kid."

Lao Hei defended Huang Xuan in Chu Ning's mind: "His father was disabled for the sake of strength, and you even chose to burn your life. This is called a crooked upper beam and a crooked lower beam. Compared to the two of you, this boy is pretty good. of."

Chu Ning was speechless because he found that what Lao Hei said was really reasonable and he couldn't refute it.

Therefore, he chose to block Lao Hei again.

If you can't defend yourself, then get rid of those who question it.

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The next day!

Chu Ning appeared at the gate of Huang Mansion.

"Tell your master that Brother Chu is here."

The two young people from the Huang family guarding the door looked at Chu Ning with doubts on their faces.

The head of his family still wants to call the man in front of him big brother?

Although they felt a little unreliable, thinking about this person standing there, they couldn't see the truth clearly. In addition, the elders of the clan told them not to judge people by their appearance if they had guests, so they finally decided to report it to the head of the family.

"Your Excellency, wait a moment!"

A young man hurried towards the house. Chu Ning's consciousness spread and he sensed Huang Xuan's hurried steps.

"Brother Chu!"

Huang Xuan looked at Chu Ning, who was standing in front of the door with a smile, with disbelief in his eyes.

It’s really Brother Chu.

When the younger members of the clan came to report earlier, he still couldn't believe it. There had been no news about Brother Chu for more than ten years.

But he knew that Brother Chu was definitely still alive, and he also knew that if he went to Raozhou to find Brother Chu's teacher, he could know the whereabouts of Brother Chu.

But he didn't go.

Because he didn't have the face to see Brother Chu.

"You kid, you are about to get married and you haven't sent me an invitation. Why, now that you are the head of the family, you no longer recognize me as your eldest brother?"

"No...no, Brother Chu, you will always be my eldest brother, I...I..."

Seeing Huang Xuan talking incoherently and almost crying, Chu Ning also sighed: "Let's go in first and talk about it. Now he is also the head of the family."

"Okay, please, Brother Chu!"

The two young people from the Huang family at the door were a little sluggish at the moment.

The emotion shown by the head of the family just now was like an aggrieved child meeting an elder.

What is the origin of this person?

Huang Xuan did not take Chu Ning to the main hall of the Huang family, but to the courtyard where he lived, because he knew that Brother Chu was not a person who liked ostentation.

"Brother Chu, I... I actually wanted to find you several times, but I was too embarrassed to ask Senior Liu. Xiaoxuan didn't expect that Brother Chu would still pay attention to me."

In Huang Xuan's opinion, Brother Chu would show up when he was about to get married, which meant that he had been paying attention to him all these years.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... This kid thinks too well of you, so he's a little too naive."

Lao Hei muttered in Chu Ning's mind, and Chu Ning rolled his eyes. Huang Xuan had misunderstood.

There is no need to explain it myself.

"I didn't expect you to become the head of the Huang family and marry the daughter of the owner of Feijian Villa."

Chu Ning was also a little emotional. He never expected that Huang Xuan would become the head of the Huang family. Logically speaking, Huang Zhongtai was dead. It was already good that Huang Xuan was not suppressed by the Huang family members. How could he become the head of the Huang family?

"It was Second Grandpa. Second Grandpa pushed me to become the head of the family against all opinions?"

"Second Grandpa? The second elder of the Huang family?"

Thinking of the second elder of the Huang family who questioned Huang Zhongtai at the enthronement ceremony of Huang Zhongtai, if this person had the power to stand up, it would really be possible.

Is it just that the second elder is so optimistic about Huang Xuan?

In Chu Ning's opinion, Huang Xuan's temperament is not suitable for being a family head because he is too simple and too kind.

"As for Man Ting and I, it's fate."

When talking about his sweetheart, Huang Xuan was a little shy: "I hadn't become the head of the family at that time, and I was traveling outside, and then I met Man Ting..."

Listening to Huang Xuan's narration, Chu Ning probably knew what the plot was.

The woman disguises herself as a man, becomes a brother, and eventually falls in love with each other.

A classic plot in a storybook.

There was also a plot where the elders in the family were beating up the mandarin ducks. Zhu Manting's father, the owner of Feijian Villa, did not agree with the two of them being together, and blocked them several times, and even personally warned Huang Xuan.

A strong foundation-building expert warned the Qi Condensation monks. One can imagine how much pressure Huang Xuan was under.

At that time, Huang Xuan had just become the head of the family. Offending the owner of Feijian Villa would most likely bring disaster to the Huang family.

"Brother Chu, to be honest, I really thought about giving up at that time. I can't bring the entire Huang family to a dead end because of myself."

Chu Ning can understand Huang Xuan's thoughts.

In terms of his feelings for the Huang family, Huang Xuan may not be very deep, but Huang Xuan is a person who values ​​friendship and responsibility. The second elder of the Huang family pushed him to the position of head of the family. He was afraid of living up to the expectations of the second elder, and was afraid that he would not be able to live up to his expectations. Face to face with the second elder.

"In the end, Man Ting forced her to die before her father agreed to the marriage."

The owner of Feijian Villa is a monk in the late stage of foundation establishment. He has two sons, both of whom are in the early stage of foundation establishment. However, he only has one daughter. It can be said that he is the son of old age. He is doted on like the apple of his eye. He is afraid of melting if he holds it in his mouth. , holding it in the palm of your hand for fear of getting cold.

Faced with the threat of death from her daughter, she had no choice but to accept the marriage.

With his first brother-in-law and second brother-in-law in the foundation building stage, and a father-in-law in the later stage of foundation building, Chu Ning could understand why Huang Xuan wanted to take the Bone Spirit Pill.

He is also stubborn. Isn't it bad to eat soft food?

"Master, are there any distinguished guests coming to your door?" An old voice came from the entrance of the courtyard, the voice of the second elder of the Huang family.

"Brother Chu, he is the second elder."

"Um."

Chu Ning nodded. He knew what Huang Xuan meant, which was to ask him if he wanted to meet the second elder Huang Daoping.

In fact, when the second elder approached the courtyard, his consciousness had already felt it.

"Second Elder, please come in quickly."

When Huang Daoping entered the yard, his old eyes fell on Chu Ning for the first time, and his pupils shrank at the next moment.

He couldn't see clearly the person in front of him, and he couldn't even feel the other person's level of cultivation.

There are only two possibilities, one is that the other person is either a monk or an ordinary person, the other is that this person is a strong foundation builder.

To be able to appear here and have the head of the family greet him personally, there is no way he could be an ordinary person.

This is a strong foundation builder.

Huang Daoping made a judgment in his mind in an instant, and his expression became respectful.

"Huang Daoping has met senior."

In the circle of monks, seniority is determined by cultivation, regardless of appearance, except for close relatives.

Listening to the words of his second elder, Huang Xuan had a look of shock on his face. Does the second elder mean that Brother Chu has established a foundation?

The second elder would only address the foundation-building monks as senior.

Although Brother Chu had the strength of a grandmaster back then and was already in the late stage of Qi Condensation, the late stage of Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment were only one level apart. Most monks could not cross this stage, but a few lucky ones could within a hundred years. To get started, it would take an average genius fifty years.

These are some common senses about cultivation that have been spread after outside forces came in.

"You're welcome, I'm discussing friendship with Huang Xuan, my peer."

Chu Ning responded with a smile, and Huang Daoping quickly said: "Those who are successful come first. This is how it should be."

In his heart, Huang Daoping was also confused. When did the head of the family know a strong foundation builder, and even considered him a peer?

At that time, there were not many people who knew about Huang Zhongtai's incident. The Huang family consisted of the eldest elder, Huang Zhongtai, and Huang Xuan's father and son.

What Huang Daoping knew was that Huang Zhongtai killed his father and brother, but he knew nothing about Huang Zhongtai's targeting of Chu Ning.

"Master, I'm here to attend the wedding between you and Miss Zhu. Do you want to discuss with Feijian Villa to change the guest list?"

Last night, Huang Daoping already knew from Huang Xuan that the wedding would be held at Feijian Villa. Although he felt a little regretful, he knew that this was the biggest concession for Feijian Villa.

And people need to be self-aware. For this wedding banquet, the guests at Feijian Villa must be Foundation-Building monks. It really can't hold up such a scene if it is held in the Huang family.

"Yes, I almost forgot about this." Huang Xuan also reacted and looked at Chu Ning expectantly: "Brother Chu, do you want to attend?"

Chu Ning originally did not plan to attend the wedding banquet. He originally came to see Huang Xuan, and then left after giving a congratulatory gift. However, seeing Huang Xuan's expectant expression, he couldn't bear to refuse.

"Well, since I'm here, I must be here to drink your wedding. Why, there are too many guests and there is no place for me as the eldest brother?"

"No... no, Brother Chu, you know." Huang Xuan scratched his head anxiously, and then saw that Brother Chu was joking: "Then I will go and inform Man Ting. Second Elder, please chat with Brother Chu for a while."

Huang Xuan left in a hurry, and Chu Ning looked at Huang Daoping meaningfully. Just one glance at Huang Daoping made him feel great pressure.

This made him understand that this senior Chu was probably not an ordinary foundation-building monk. He was probably in the middle or late-stage of foundation building.

At the same time, Huang Daoping knew that his little thoughts had been seen through by this senior.

He mentioned the guest list earlier because he wanted Senior Chu to attend the banquet, so that the Huang family would have a foundation-building monk in charge.

"Senior, Daoping has no selfish motives, and it is not for the Huang family." Huang Daoping quickly explained: "The marriage between the head of the family and Miss Zhu is a happy event, but it is also a huge pressure for the head of the family. The capital has been affected by this matter recently. There was a lot of talk.”

"Second Elder, drink tea."

Chu Ning did not answer the topic. He had already heard the outside discussions about the Huang family, including Huang Xuan, yesterday.

Huang Daoping breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had passed the test.

He sat down on the stone bench, but Huang Daoping only dared to sit halfway down.

Huang Xuan left quickly and came back quickly. He did not go to Feijian Villa in person, but arranged for his tribe to report the matter to Zhu Manting.

"The master of the house is back, so I'll leave first."

Seeing Huang Xuan come back, Huang Daoping breathed a sigh of relief. He was under too much pressure to accompany this senior.

Huang Xuan was a little confused. The leaving figure of the second elder gave him a feeling of running away.

Is it my own illusion?

"Do you have any guests at your wedding that I know?"

Chu Ning's words drew Huang Xuan's eyes back from the courtyard door, with a smile on his face: "There is indeed an acquaintance of yours, Brother Chu. I have invited Brother Jin to this banquet."

"Jin Le?"

Chu Ning was a little unsure. Jin Le's talent in martial arts was average, and the Jin family could only be regarded as a small merchant family. So it was Huang Xuan and Jin Le who had maintained a personal relationship over the years?

"Yes, that's Brother Jin."

Mentioning Jin Le, Huang Xuan showed a smile on his face, a happy smile from the heart.

"Brother Jin now has eight sons and eleven daughters. The fifth son has the qualifications to practice and was accepted as a disciple by the Hunyuan Sect. The ninth daughter also has the qualifications to practice and was accepted as a disciple by the Ziqing Sect."

Chu Ning was stunned. Is this guy Jin Le taking the route of eating the next generation?

As long as you have more children, your destiny will always change against the will of heaven?

Eight sons and eleven daughters, so many concubines.

This is the real winner in life.

Such people will also have no friends. This full moon wine event alone would have to be held so many times.

In comparison, the several foundation building banquets held by myself pale into insignificance.

"This guy is still comfortable, but where is he now?"

"Brother Jin will arrive tomorrow, but he doesn't know that the banquet location has been changed. He will come to the Huang family first."

"Okay, then I'll wait for Jin Le to come and go there together tomorrow."

Meeting old friends who are childhood friends always brings more expectations.

…

At Feijian Villa, Zhu Zhenying looked at the guest list from the Huang family handed over by her daughter, and her eyes were directly fixed on one of the names.

Chu Ning, a foundation-building monk.

Why hasn't he heard of such a foundation-building monk?

"Dad, I think this may be someone invited by the Huang family to support the show, or maybe a foreign foundation-building monk."

Hearing his eldest son's words, Zhu Zhenying nodded. The Huang family did not write down the specific state of foundation building, but it should be at the early stage of foundation building.

"Then I'll give you a seat at the end of the first table."

Zhu Zhenying's arrangement was not to look down on the Huang family, but to elevate them to a higher level.

This banquet was attended by many Foundation Establishment monks. The first table was arranged for four late-stage Foundation Establishment monks and six mid-stage Foundation Establishment monks. As for the early-stage Foundation Establishment monks, they could only sit at the second table.

In the world of immortality, strength speaks for itself after all. Even if he arranges for Chu Ning to have a better position at the head table, he is afraid that the other party will feel uncomfortable.

"Dad, my little sister doesn't know that you have good intentions. She thinks that you put the banquet in our villa because you look down on that boy Huang Xuan."

Zhu Zhenying's eldest son, Zhu Shiming, sighed helplessly after listening to his father's arrangements.

Little sister didn't know that the banquet was held in the villa to prevent some people from causing trouble at the wedding banquet.

The Huang family cannot control this situation.