Immortality: Start Cultivating Immortality From Pingshan Mountain

Chapter 191: The Whale Cannibalizes and Returns to Xiangyin

Just as Chen Yulou expected.

 As the capital of Yongshun Dynasty.

 Laosicheng is located at the head of the Miaoling Mountains, with rivers and mountain roads extending in all directions.

It is impossible to hide such a big thing.

Before dawn, the Tusi Mansion was attacked, and the news of Peng Ruyang's death spread throughout the country in a very short period of time, as if it had grown wings.

only.

 This incident is too shocking.

 So much so that the An family, the Zhang family, and the Xiang family, who were all chieftains, their first thought after receiving the secret letter was that they couldn't believe it at all.

 After all, no matter how declining the Peng family is now, it is not something that ordinary people can compare to.

Miaoling, Mengdonghe, Laoxiongling, the rolling mountains span more than a thousand miles, and the terrain covers seven states, all owned by the Peng family.

As long as the An family is weak, the two families will secretly help each other.

Before dawn, most of the Peng family camp had already disappeared, and the rest were in panic.

 As long as the Peng family is not destroyed, they will naturally flourish for centuries.

 Wait until Anjia reacts.

 Under this.

 But paper cannot cover the fire after all.

 Forcibly broke into the Peng family's territory.

Whether it is taxing, arresting people or suppressing unrest, they are the ones doing it.

 Can only order the ministries to retreat.

 Between each other, it can be said that one is prosperous and the other suffers both losses.

certainly.

 The Zhang family and the Xiang family were not taken advantage of.

Even the governors of Anjia's generation went to the front line to supervise orders, chasing the remaining troops and killing them continuously.

 Started to take advantage of the situation.

Over the past two hundred years, the Anpeng and Peng families have been constantly at odds with each other openly and covertly, and a war will break out every ten or twenty years.

 Now, how could the three families still not understand?

 In fact, the news of Peng Ruyang's death was sent to the camp early in the morning.

 But Anjia loses more and wins less.

In order not to shake the morale of the military, the former local command department also wanted to suppress the matter.

Just like this time, it seemed that Anjia had the greatest profit. The Peng family was killed in a frontal battlefield and lost all their armor, which wiped away the depression of more than two hundred years.

 But the Peng family collapsed.

 By doing this, one of them didn't want to just sit back and watch the Peng family dominate, and the other was also motivated by the An family's reason to contain the Peng family.

 Then, spread the word from one to ten and to a hundred.

 Coupled with the Peng family members who were at the Nanlong River battlefield, the army's morale was dispirited and they suddenly began to withdraw.

But in fact, the Zhang family and the Xiang family took this opportunity, one from the south to the north, and unknowingly swallowed up a large area of ​​​​the Peng family's territory.

In this situation, even the command department is powerless to make a comeback.

Especially An Jia, who took advantage of his illness to kill him, almost used all his cards, and threw tens of thousands of people into Nanlong River in one go.

but…

 It is their turn next.

 The Zhang family and the Xiang family raised troops to cross the border in the shortest possible time.

 Anyone with a smart mind.

 After all, are there intact eggs under the overturned nest?

In such a situation, the Miao, Yi, and Wa villages have already become the leaders of each tribe, so how can they think of working hard for the Peng family?

Had it not been forcibly resisting due to the natural danger of Nanlong River, and the Zhang family and the Xiang family were unwilling to sit back and watch the Peng family dominate, the three families secretly formed an alliance.

 As soon as he learned the news, he quietly left with his confidants.

 The various tribes in the Miao village rely on the Peng family to survive under the big tree that covers the sky.

Not to mention that Lao Sicheng is impregnable. In just one hour, if you destroy the city and kill people, can you still leave safely?

 It’s simply a fantasy.

The news that Laosicheng was attacked is extremely true and is definitely not a lie.

 Only two families can develop secretly.

 Such a behemoth.

As more and more news, even details, came along the Lingxi River and Miaoling Mountains.

No matter how much mud the descendants have, they cannot hold up the wall, but the huge foundation they have accumulated cannot be defeated in at least several generations.

It’s already too late.

 After all, how can you vomit out something you swallowed?

As for those mountain people who fled into the mountains, or left southwestern Guizhou, heading west to Yunnan, north to Sichuan, south to Guizhou, and east to Hunan, they were even more surprised and happy when they heard the news.

 What makes me happy is that the Peng family is on the road to death.

 Being frightened, angry, and helpless is because there is a high probability that it will be difficult to return to the homeland in this life.

Just when the three families divided the Peng family.

Chen Yulou and his party have crossed the Mengdong River, passed the Miao Village, and entered the boundaries of Sanxiang and Four Rivers.

  Along the way.

 Whether it is the market or the world.

 The story of Lao Sicheng is spread everywhere.

Unsurprisingly, as the distance grows farther, countless versions of what happened that night have evolved.

to be honest.

 Chen Yulou has long been used to this.

 But when he heard someone swearing that the reason why the Peng family suffered such a disaster and the catastrophe was because they offended the gods and ghosts, he couldn't help but have a question mark on his face.

 The Miao people are similar to the Wa village.

 Have always believed in ghosts and gods.

For example, the people of the Eighteen Miao Villages in western Hunan believe that there are eighty-three ghosts and gods in heaven and earth, while the Miao people in southeastern Guizhou believe that there are three gods and eighteen ghosts. Southwest Guizhou believes that gods and ghosts are one.

It is precisely because the Peng family thinks too highly of themselves and does not respect ghosts and gods.

So the ghosts and gods were furious and sent hundreds of ghosts from heaven to turn Laosicheng into a hellfire overnight.

 As for why it is spread like this.

 It was because someone saw a stream of fire streaking over Laosicheng that night.

Then…

 The inner city was ablaze.

 What he said was quite decent and impeccable.

 Unfortunately, there is a huge difference between the facts and the rumors.

It was also because of this rumor that when he heard other rumors later on when he was on the road, he did not find it strange at all.

 The first day of the tenth lunar month.

 It is the traditional winter clothing for sacrificial festivals.

　　People will make sacrifices and burnt offerings on this day to pay homage to their relatives.

 Because it is an autumn day, it is also called the Autumn Festival, the October Festival, or the Ancestor Worship Festival.

 In addition, there are also customs of giving clothes and opening furnaces.

 The fire flows in the seventh month, and the clothes are given in the ninth month.

It is precisely from this.

As the group walked along the Yuan River, passed through Xiangyin City, and entered the vast Xiantan Ridge, they saw the Zhuangzi located in the green hills and fertile fields from a distance.

only.

  I don’t know why.

 Chen Yulou, who was riding on the back of the dragon colt, subconsciously slowed down.

　　Perhaps it’s due to the shyness of being close to home.

 Perhaps it’s because I haven’t come back for too long.

　　The last time I left, it was not yet the autumn harvest, and the fields were full of vitality and prosperity.

 In order to welcome the coming harvest.

Zhuangzi also built a special autumn club.

Now that I have returned, there is no more green grass in the fields, only patches of field ridges and dry wells.

 The weather has also changed from scorching summer to cold autumn.

 In the blink of an eye, two or three months have passed.

 Not only him, but the others also expressed emotion.

 “The shopkeeper’s kidnapper is here.”

Chen Yulou looked across the fields to the mountains further away. The autumn wind was rustling and the green leaves were already dyed red.

 Just in a state of ecstasy.

Hong girl came behind me at some point and whispered.

　　　“kidnapper?”

Chen Yulou raised his eyebrows and subconsciously looked away, looking outside Chenjiazhuang.

 Sure enough.

　　A group of people were rushing out of the village on horseback and heading straight for where they were.

 The first person.

Who is it if it’s not Huamaguai?

 However, looking from a distance, there was a hint of surprise in Chen Yulou's eyes.

Huamaguai has been in the village since he was a child.

Due to the rain and famine while escaping, he got seriously ill due to the rain and famine. The root of the disease was established from then on. Even though he took a lot of medicine for treatment in the following years, the foundation was damaged and he was always weak.

 Among the three of them, he has the worst health.

However, Huamaguaisheng has a flexible mind, an astute mind, and is experienced in doing things, so he never makes people worry.

 So over the years, he has been taking care of almost all matters on the mountain.

Zhuangzi also took care of him a lot.

Who among the top and bottom of Chenjiazhuang doesn’t know. Uncle Yu is the current butler, and Huamaguai is the next generation heir.

 Because I went to southern Yunnan.

 A line can last for several months.

Chen Yulou, who was really worried, specially left him behind. Uncle Yu was watching over him in the village and he was sitting on the mountain, so he could sit back and relax.

Now it seems that the kidnapper is doing pretty well.

 There was tranquility inside and outside Zhuangzi.

 It is completely different from the chaos seen along the way.

 Like a paradise.

But what surprised him was that the figure riding on the horse at this moment had blood surging all over his body. He was obviously accomplished in martial arts practice, or he was a master of breathing. how come?

It is not an exaggeration to say that the bones of Guaizi's body are damaged by the wind.

Over the years, not only him, but also Miss Hong had tried to persuade him countless times to learn martial arts to keep fit, but the boy always used excuses like being busy or tired to excuse him.

 It’s been a long time.

 Chen Yulou just let him go.

Unexpectedly, this time I just went to southern Yunnan, and the boy turned out to be completely different.

 The horse stands on the field road.

 Chen Yulou waited quietly.

Not long after, a team rushed outside. Huamaguai looked excited and jumped off the horse.

 Hurrying forward to the outside of the dragon colt.

 “Shopkeeper...you are finally back.”

 As soon as he spoke, his tone became choked up.

 Over the years.

　　Whenever the shopkeeper went on a long trip, he didn't always accompany him. Fortunately, this time, Kunlun and Hong Gu had both left, leaving him alone.

 Two months is not a long time.

  But it is definitely not short.

But every time he came down the mountain to Zhuangzi, Uncle Yu was getting older, so he spent most of his time finding a well-lit place in Zhuangzi and taking a nap in the sun.

 As for other people.

 The relationship is still somewhat distant after all.

 He didn't even have anyone to talk to.

Now that I was looking left and right, I finally got the shopkeeper and them back.

 “Don’t be so playful yet.”

 Looking at his appearance, Chen Yulou interrupted calmly.

 “What’s going on with you?”

"Ah...oh, I know I can't hide this from you, the shopkeeper."

Huamaguai was stunned for a moment, subconsciously lowered his head and glanced at himself, then suddenly realized what he was doing and grinned.

“You asked me to practice my martial arts well before you left.”

“In the past few months, things have been calm in the mountain villa, and I have nothing to do, so I casually looked for some internal exercises and read through them.”

“Can you reach the threshold by just flipping through it?”

 Hear this.

 Chen Yulou is relatively calm.

 But the red girl behind her could no longer hold back.

 She originally wanted to practice martial arts.

　　　I don’t know how much I suffered.

It’s no lie to practice in the summer and practice in the winter.

Especially a few months ago, in order to practice the profound Tao foundation building skills, I just entered the level of samadhi. I had to practice asceticism in the back mountain for more than half a month before I met the shopkeeper's requirements and started trying to introduce Qi into the body.

 Huamaguai is a person who is tired of standing still.

 Over the years, I can’t even remember the simplest set of Wu Qin Xi.

Now you can get started with just a few exercises.

It is impossible that he is the one-of-a-kind martial arts wizard?

 “It’s not that simple.”

Huamaguai scratched his head.

He was a little embarrassed to say it in front of everyone.

 But since the shopkeeper asked, he couldn't hide it, so he had to bite the bullet and say it.

“At first, I couldn’t even understand the sentences. They were so clumsy that it was difficult to read them.”

“But that day I was reading a book by the lake, and suddenly I met Uncle Ming, and we had a casual chat. I didn’t even think of asking him, but he did anyway.”

 “Then I just said it casually.”

"Unexpectedly...Uncle Ming is also very successful in martial arts training. He gave me some pointers a few times, and I practiced according to his instructions, day after day, until early this morning."

Huamaguai spoke intermittently.

The look of surprise and suspicion in Chen Yulou's eyes gradually dissipated.

 But Kunlun and Miss Hong were increasingly in disbelief.

 “Uncle Ming?”

“You’re not talking about the Mr. Zhou who taught Kunlun, are you?”

Hong girl stared at Huamaguai outside her with wide eyes.

 She is cold and arrogant.

 On weekdays, no matter whether in Zhuangzi or on the mountain, strangers are kept away from each other and rarely interact with people.

 At most, he can chat with Kunlun and Guaizi for a few words.

 But she still knew about Zhou Mingyue.

 The gentleman the shopkeeper invited to teach Kunlun and Yuan Hongmeng.

I have met him several times in Zhuangzi before. He is about forty years old. He looks elegant, easy-going, and speaks well. He does not look like he comes from a poor family, but looks like a down-and-out scholar.

She believed that he was full of poems and books, but said that he taught kidnappers to practice martial arts, which sounded mysterious.

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Huamaguai nodded without even thinking about it.

"It's him."

 “Mr. Zhou…”

At this time, even Kunlun couldn't believe it.

"Okay, let's go to the village to talk about anything. After running around for a day, let's go back and have a good rest."

 Chen Yulou interrupted the conversation between several people.

 Actually, before Guaizi spoke, several figures appeared in his mind.

Such as Uncle Yu, Uncle Liu, Uncle Feng, and Uncle Thirteen.

 They are all elders of the previous generation of the Chen family.

Especially the last three. When my father passed away and the entire Chenjiazhuang and Changsheng Mountain were handed over to him, it was the three uncles who fought with their lives to stop the rumors in the world.

 It can be said that it bought him a few years.

 Watch him personally as he carries the burden.

 Three of them are all real veterans, but they were injured too much when they were young, and now they are all retiring in the village.

 As for Uncle Yu, he is the most unfathomable one.

 In Chen Yulou’s words, although Uncle Yu’s name contains the character for fish, he definitely has the aura of a tiger and a leopard.

Who would have underestimated the old man who took a nap all day long?

 It will definitely bring disaster to oneself.

 But even he didn't expect that the one who pointed out the kidnapper would be Zhou Mingyue.

However, if you think about it, it’s actually normal.

 As a descendant of the Zhou family.

Observing celestial phenomena, distinguishing yin and yang, exorcising gods and ghosts are all trivial, let alone instructing Huamaguai to practice martial arts?

However, given Zhou Mingyue's ability, he definitely knew about the drunken blunder in Guanyun Tower that day, and the fact that he asked Uncle Yu to find someone to keep an eye on him couldn't be hidden from him.

 He thought he would reveal his identity.

　　　will take advantage of these few months to leave quietly.

 The Zhou family has not appeared in the world for hundreds of years.

Although there is no enmity between Yin Yang Duan Gong and Xiling Lishi, they are both in the martial arts world. In the past, they didn't know how things were going, but after their identities were exposed, they looked up and looked down, and they always felt sorry for themselves.

 Unthinkable.

 Zhou Mingyue is quite interesting.

Not only did he not leave, but he actually lived like a normal person in Chenjiazhuang, living from sunrise to sunset.

 Now he is even pointing out Huamaguai.

so…

 He must be trying to express something by this.

 “Yes, from the shopkeeper.”

Seeing the shopkeeper's words, the three brothers and sisters of the Partridge Whistle Master, as well as the rest of the Xiling staff were all there.

Even though Kunlun and Miss Hong were full of suspicion, it was hard for them to continue questioning.

 Having no choice but to swallow this matter back in his stomach for the time being.

 On the contrary, it was Huamaguai, and there was not much surprise.

 Before the shopkeeper left that day.

Have told him two things.

 One is staring at the warlords on the border of Xiangyin, and the other is Zhou Mingyue.

 The shopkeeper has been away for several months.

Luo Laowai and the other three never took action again, and everything was calm.

 As for Zhou Mingyue, the same is true.

 Instruct him on the night.

 The kidnapper went to find Uncle Yu.

His old man just shook his head and said it was okay, letting him practice martial arts in peace.

otherwise.

 Do you really think that he is a kidnapper and all his thoughts are in vain?

 As long as Zhou Mingyue has the slightest dissatisfaction.

 He will never survive today.

Thinking of this, Huamaguai put away the coldness in his heart and smiled again on his face.

"The shopkeeper, when the kidnapper came out, he had already asked the kitchen to prepare food, so you can eat it when you enter the village."

"In addition...I have specially prepared several jars of 20-year-old green bamboo for you, the shopkeeper."

 Hear the last two words.

 A trace of fluctuation finally appeared in Chen Yulou's eyes like a deep pool.

 I was away for several months and drank a lot.

But after drinking and drinking, what he missed most was the green bamboo lamp in Xiangyin City.

 “The kidnapper still understands me.”

"Let's go back to the village first. I've been craving this for a long time, the shopkeeper."

 (End of this chapter)