Shangyuque

Chapter 143 Zhou Yingxi, you are worse than a donkey! Wang Yulou, you are a beast! (1.14W monthly ticket request)
The Immortal Alliance ruled over a territory that spanned several states, and the Wunan Basin was only a part of its northern part.

But this powerful force itself is not strong. It is only regarded by those great monks as the final form of a consensus. It becomes a platform to help the great monks rule their territories and find the greatest common divisor of interests.

The reason why the Immortal Alliance has power is not because it has some kind of inherent power, but because it accommodates the powerful forces under its umbrella.

In the Immortal Alliance, there is no one above the Golden Core stage. Due to the particularity of the new Purple Mansion method, the absolute status gap between the Purple Mansion Great Cultivator and the Golden Core True Person in the Immortal Alliance is not too big - at least not as big as the gap between the Purple Mansion and the Foundation Establishment stage.

Once, facing a situation where Yuan Zhengju was driving with his magical powers and was being chased by robbers, Wang Yulou managed to win simply by relying on his speed.

The same is true for the game of interests between Zifu and Jindan under the rule of the Immortal Alliance. Just because Zifu is troublesome enough, they can gain the value of being ranked among the immortal platforms.

After all, if a new Purple Mansion is willing to make the effort, the Jindan Zhenren who will be struck by lightning every few years will only waste their precious time in the process of running around.

Therefore, a Purple Mansion master like Zhou Fujiao is a well-known master with status and treatment, whether in the Red Lantern Alliance or the Immortal Alliance.

But, Lao Zhou’s situation is a little special now.

As the daughter of a top family in the world of immortal cultivation, Zhou Yingxi's life is full of characteristics of a child from a large family. She started practicing Qi at a young age and gained an advantage at the starting line.

Also in his teens, Wang Yulou was still struggling to draw in Qi, and was unable to practice for a little longer every day, but Zhou Yingxi had already made great progress in practicing Qi.

She easily obtained the position of inner disciple under the Red Lantern, which is something that many casual cultivators can only dream of in their entire lives. After she reaches the foundation-building stage in the future, she will be directly promoted to the true disciple.

All of this was brought to her by Master Fu Jiao. With this ancestor of the Zhou family around, Zhou Yingxi had a life where she could run in the wilderness effortlessly.

However, Lao Zhou's cave collapsed.

Many things began to change. The descendants of the Red Light Zhao Zifu family, whom Zhou Yingxi was once familiar with, began to look at her with a strange look in their eyes.

Zhou Yingxi knew clearly that those people were not looking at her, but the Zhou family which was gradually declining.

However, every Zifu is not a fool, and Zhou Fujiao is a hero among heroes and a hero among heroes.

After the cave collapsed, he became the most influential Zifu in the Red Lantern Photo - all the other great cultivators stayed in the cave to practice, but he was the only one who was out there every day, so didn't he become the most influential Zifu?
Thanks to the activeness of Master Fu Jiao in recent years, the Zhou family has risen rapidly while many people are watching coldly.

In just over a decade, seven more people in the direct lineage had established their foundation, and Zhou Yingxi had also reached the peak of Qi training. He only needed to hone his cultivation to perfection before he could establish his foundation.

But the more this happened, the more she felt an indescribable fear in her heart.

Master Fu Jiao becomes Mang Xiang's apprentice, seemingly ensuring a secure future for his family after he leaves, but can he really become a Purple Mansion successfully?

Not every cultivator has the grand goal of becoming an immortal. Zhou Yingxi knows that her desire for cultivation is far from that high. This may be because everything she has wanted has always been too easy.

But in the end, based on her inner thoughts, Zhou Yingxi was somewhat resistant to becoming the center of the vortex.

But fate tortures every unsteady soul equally. No matter how much Zhou Yingxi wants to refuse to be the center of the storm, she cannot shirk her family's responsibility and the respect of her ancestors.

It can't be done and it shouldn't be done.

The first principle that disciples of a big family must understand is patience. The second principle that they must understand is that they must pay back the family’s future.

Having enjoyed the protection of her family and ancestors, Zhou Yingxi had no right not to repay them, so she could only feel guilty towards her friend Wang Yulou.

If you cannot be truly free, you cannot be considered to have escaped from the sea of suffering.

Zhou Fujiao was powerless in the face of the misfortune of the cave's collapse, and Zhou Yingxi was powerless in the face of his family's arrangements. Both were manifestations of the sea of suffering.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yingxi stood up from the quiet room.

She now lives in the backyard of Zhibao Zhenren's Mansion, and her residence is the most luxurious.

This place was originally the place for cultivation prepared by the Immortal Alliance for the Treasure Master of the West Sea.

But Zhou Fujiao no longer needs to practice. Her ancestor lies in the water every day just to nourish the dragon corpse with water element.

As if to show his respect for Zhou Yingxi, the ancestor gave the place of practice prepared for him by the Immortal Alliance to Zhou Yingxi.

Outside the gauze curtain, Cuiguo, who was reading a picture book, saw the young lady coming out, and hurriedly put away the picture book and stood up.

"Miss, today's ceremony is not complicated. There is no need to start preparing so early."

More than ten years have passed, Cuiguo has grown up, and her cultivation has reached the ninth level of Qi Induction. She is not far from breaking through to Qi Training, but in front of her young lady, she is still as caring as the little girl she was back then.

All the important figures in Xihai Fairy City were invited to Zhou Yingxi and Wang Yulou's wedding ceremony, but the ceremony itself was not complicated.

Zhou Fujiao doesn't believe in rituals, and Wang Yulou doesn't care about them either.

One of these two was her ancestor, and the other was her future husband. Zhou Yingxi could only look at the attitudes of these two people and pretend to be indifferent - only in this way could she act like a courageous practitioner.

No one knows or can define what kind of cultivator is the most powerful one, but everyone is trying hard to get closer to the image in their minds.

This is reflected in Zhou Fujiao's determination to live and face death. He cannot let his life disappear so hastily. In order to continue on his path, he is willing to become a slave to his old enemy.

What is shown in Wang Yulou is his tenacity of hiding his edge and wisdom. He cannot let his true self be revealed easily. In order to go further, he will endure even the greatest humiliation.

The first lesson that the Zifu families teach their disciples is patience. The Wang family does not have that level of ability, but Wang Yulou also accidentally embarked on the same path, the right path.

If you can't bear it, why would the vested interests in the world give you a chance?
Is it okay with your talent?

Forget it. The ancient method that relies on talent has been eliminated by the times. The great cultivators with natural talents stand at the top of the world, destroying the path to counterattack that belonged to the geniuses.

"Are all the things I asked you to prepare ready?"

There was no emotion in Zhou Yingxi's voice.

Cuiguo knew that this was a sign that her young lady was in a bad mood.

She vaguely understood that the increasingly weird atmosphere in the Zhou family over the years was caused by the ancestor, but she was just a little maid and could do nothing.

Therefore, she answered in a feigned cheerfulness, hoping that the young lady would be in a better mood.

"I'm ready. When the time comes, Wang Yulou will definitely like it."

Zhou Yingxi's beautiful peach blossom eyes moved as she gave a solemn warning.

"Don't call me Wang Yulou. Call me Guye from now on. It's ok once you're ready. Come on, follow me to the fairy city."

"Miss, if you go out now, will it delay the important things in the afternoon?"

"What's the point of delaying? The ceremony is just a formality. You don't understand."

"Hehe, Cuiguo actually understands. Isn't it just that the ancestor wants to take advantage of this? Well, Cuiguo said too much again."

"It's okay, the ancestor won't care what a little maid like you says."

The master and servant came out from the back door of Zhibao Zhenren's Mansion. As soon as they walked out, they bumped into Zhou Fangming who was entangled and intimate with a female cultivator on Mingyueye outside the back door.

"Yingxi, why are you here?"

Seeing Zhou Yingxi suddenly coming out from the back door, Zhou Fangming awkwardly let go of the female cultivator Mingyue Ye in his arms and greeted her awkwardly.

Although he was in the foundation-building stage, he was already over 140 years old when he did so. Without the strong support of Master Fu Jiao, he would not have been able to obtain the family's resources.

Compared to Zhou Yingxi, who has a bright future, Zhou Fangming, who lives for the moment, is the representative of the Zhou family. Zhou Liangzhuo, who does not look like Zhuo Liang, is even the pillar of the Zhou family.

"Well, let's go out for a walk." After nodding to the elder of the clan, Zhou Yingxi left with Cuiguo.

Seeing Zhou Yingxi walking away, Zhou Fangming smiled lewdly and hugged the female cultivator Mingyueye.

"Fifty spirit stones is not a small amount. How much can you earn in a year? I will give you this amount of spirit stones directly, but Mingyueye, they are all yours."

"No, Mr. Zhou, I'm still a young girl." The female cultivator on the moonlit night pretended to be shy and pulled the eggs without any psychological burden.

Is she a little girl? Yuehua Sect has its own secret method, which can make a 90-year-old woman who has given birth to 18 children become a "little girl".

Hearing the seductive words of the beauty in his arms, Zhou Fangming's eyes suddenly lit up. He swallowed and said.

"Then fifty-five, sixty, or sixty should be fine, right?"

"How could he do that? Doing that in front of the gate of Zhibao Zhenren's mansion is too much!"

Cuiguo followed the young lady and said indignantly.

Zhou Yingxi did not answer. There were many things she could not say and she was not qualified to say.

The cave of Master Fu Jiao did not collapse in one day; the whole process lasted for many years.

During those years, Zhou Fujiao was busy saving Dongtian and had no time to manage the younger generations of his clan.

Therefore, Zhou Liangzhuo, Zhou Fangming and other generations were so unbecoming.

"Let's go to the donkey meat restaurant. Cuiguo, you used to go to Zhiweifang to pick up food for me, and it was always so expensive. I thought you took some secretly. Now, I..."

"Ah? Miss? How can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air?"

Cuiguo felt like the sky was falling when she heard Zhou Yingxi's words. At most, she just ate a few bites out of greed. How could she possibly be greedy for the spirit stones?
"No, no, I just found out yesterday that the head shopkeeper of Zhiweifang in Xihai Immortal City is a traitor. All the extra spirit stones I gave him were taken by him."

Zhou Yingxi explained with a smile.

"Miss, are you saying that the shopkeeper deliberately charged me more spirit stones and then got greedy?"

"Correct."

Cuiguo suddenly became anxious.

"Then quickly arrest her. She must return the extra spirit stones she took from us!"

Touching Cuiguo's face and looking at her lively expression, Zhou Yingxi could feel that his mood had improved.

"I've already retired. Your uncle is a formidable man. From now on, you must respect him as much as you respect me."

"What does it have to do with him?" Cuiguo was puzzled.

Zhou Yingxi smiled and didn't explain. Instead, she took Cuiguo into a jewelry store.

She is naturally beautiful and has never liked these complicated things. However, Senior Sister Lin from Wang Yulou is extremely beautiful and knows how to dress up.

It is difficult to be a Taoist companion, it is even more difficult to be the Taoist companion of a powerful cultivator, and it is even more difficult to be one of the Taoist companions of a powerful cultivator.

And Wang Yulou is that kind of most powerful cultivator.

Wang Yulou’s cultivation level is not high, but that is compared to Lao Deng and the others. Among his peers, Wang Yulou is already a genius among geniuses.

That would be fine, but the most distinctive thing about Wang Yulou is the mysterious aura around him. Zhou Yingxi is very sure that she has never understood Wang Yulou.

He seldom reveals his true feelings, as if he is afraid of the consequences if he does.

It was like this more than a decade ago, and it is still like this today.

He is clearly a monk in his prime, but he lives like an old man.

Zhou Yingxi thought that perhaps this calmness and self-control was one of the reasons why Wang Yulou had been able to get to where he is today.

Cuiguo only saw her young lady holding the lavender bracelet motionlessly, looking at it seriously for a long time, and finally putting it down reluctantly.

"Let's go and eat."

Catching up with her young lady, Cuiguo asked cautiously.

"Miss, don't you want to buy it?"

The Zhou family now has a special symptom, that is, they look normal, but they are extremely sad in their hearts. Sometimes they even fall into a bitter silence inexplicably.

The Zhou family's servants and maids were also infected with the symptoms and served very carefully.

"There's nothing to buy."

After hearing what Zhou Yingxi said, Cuiguo thought she was sick again and didn't dare to say anything more. She thought about ordering an extra plate of donkey intestines when she got to Zhiweifang.

In fact, Zhou Yingxi didn't have any worries. She just couldn't be as indifferent as Zhou Fujiao, or treat it as normal like Wang Yulou.

Get married and become a lifelong companion.

To achieve enlightenment, he used Wang Yulou's foundation to build his own Purple Palace.

Fulfillment, the ancestor's arrangement actually fulfilled her wish.

But when these three things were mixed together, Zhou Yingxi knew that it would be difficult for her to cope with it.

She wasn't ready, she didn't want to be so fast, she didn't want to be so hasty.

But Zhou Fujiao couldn't wait any longer. No one dared to ask their ancestor how many years he could live, not even Zhou Fujiao's most beloved descendant.

Therefore, Zhou Yingxi had no choice but to accept the ancestor's decree and marry Wang Yulou, whom she had always had a different opinion of, so hastily.

Carrying the green fruit, Zhou Yingxi was not in a hurry and slowly walked from the North City to the South City. Zhiweifang of Xihai Fairy City was in the South City.

But not far from the entrance of Zhiweifang, she suddenly stopped. Cuiguo, who was following behind her, did not notice and accidentally bumped into her young lady's back.

"Ah it hurts!"

"Shh~" Zhou Yingxi hid by the wall and whispered.

Cuiguo rubbed her forehead suspiciously and looked in the direction her mistress was looking, only to see Wang Yulou greeting several cultivators standing at the entrance of Zhiweifang.

Fellow Daoist Yingxi's gaze was reserved, but Cuiguo did not know how to hide her gaze. Almost the moment she looked over, Wang Yulou and another cultivator with dark skin and wearing worn magic armor looked over.

"Uncle Zheng, please wait a moment. I'll be back soon." Yulou retracted her gaze and said to Zheng Yan.

"Yulou can do whatever he wants, hahaha."

Wang Yulou called him Uncle Zheng, and Zheng Yan just listened, not daring to move even a little bit to build the foundation.

In the near future, Wang Yulou is the leader of the next generation of the Wang family and will be the leader in the future.

In the long run, Wang Yulou is about to marry a girl from the Zhou family and become the true master of the Red Lantern, an achievement that he will never be able to achieve in his lifetime.

Wang Yulou called Zheng Uncle out of courtesy. If Zheng Yan really dared to regard himself as an elder or senior, he would not be able to achieve the foundation.

The big families can train Zhou Fangming, Zhou Liangzhuo and others to build the foundation, but for the independent cultivators, those who are a little dull and obscure may not even be able to succeed in practicing Qi.

Seeing Yulou walking towards her, Zhou Yingxi no longer hid. She walked forward and took the hand that Yulou extended.

"My lady, how about playing a show with me?"

Yulou said with a smile on his face, after all, anyone who sees a beautiful woman will feel happy, and in terms of grace and temperament alone, Fellow Daoist Yingxi is still very capable.

Under Wang Yulou's guidance, Zhou Yingxi followed him and walked towards the people he had just talked to. She even smiled and nodded slightly to those people.

Although Zheng Yan couldn't see Zhou Yingxi's face, he could still understand Zhou Yingxi's intention from the changes in her bright peach blossom eyes and the nodding of her head, and he quickly nodded in return.

"How dare Yingxi disobey my husband's order?"

Pulling his Taoist partner who had not yet married him to stand in front of Zheng Yan, Yulou briefly introduced them and then took Zheng Yan and his demon-hunting cultivators to the second floor of Zhiweifang.

Today, Wang Yulou hosted the dinner, Wang Rongwen accompanied them, Wang Rongchuan served, Zheng Yan, a foundation-building cultivator from the Wang family, was the guest of honor, and his demon-hunting monks were responsible for sitting aside and eating and drinking for free.

“Senior Zheng, hunting monsters is the Immortal Alliance’s grand plan for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, but you and I both know that the Immortal Alliance’s grand plan has nothing to do with little cultivators like us.

Going deep into the West Sea to participate in monster hunting is for two reasons: one is military merit, and the other is the materials of monsters.

The former can be exchanged for methods of cultivation and many treasures in the War Merit Court, while the latter can be exchanged for resources for cultivation.

But hunting monsters is always dangerous. I don’t like taking risks. I have been cultivating for so many years and have never taken the initiative to fight with humans or monsters.”

Zheng Yan thought to himself, you don’t like taking risks, but you have the protection of the Wang family and the future Zhou family, so you don’t need to take risks.

But why don’t I practice under the protection of my family like you? Is it because I don’t like it?
"Yulou is right, monster hunting is indeed dangerous, but we casual cultivators don't have many options. Being able to join the Wang family is already one of our best options.

For someone like me, Old Zheng, who has lived for hundreds of years and knows nothing except hunting monsters, it is difficult to change even if I want to." Zheng Yan said.

The Wang family, a branch of the Immortal Alliance, serves as a buffer zone between the sects and independent cultivators. Zheng Yan, who has the foundation-building cultivation level, can join the Wang family to make up for his own shortcomings at a lower cost. While gaining certain organizational support, the obligations he bears are much smaller than if he joined a sect.

Therefore, joining the Wang family is not a simple choice. The independent cultivators know clearly where their upper limit is and will not dream of joining a sect to achieve the Purple Mansion.

"The opportunity to change is now. My marriage to Yingxi was arranged by Master Fu Jiao. You are also aware that there are two masters with red lanterns in the West Sea, Master Fu Jiao and Master Hai Kuo.

The Immortal Alliance in the West Sea only has three real people~"

While directing the conversation, Wang Yulou picked up a piece of donkey intestines for Zhou Yingxi.

Looking at the donkey intestines, Zhou Yingxi was very annoyed - I am a serious beauty, how can I eat donkey intestines?

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, so she pinched Wang Yulou's thigh.

hiss.
It hurt a lot, but Yulou still managed to keep his facial expression under control.

He also understood that he had given his sincere heart to nothing.

No, the silly donkey even knows to bray after eating grass, and Zhou Yingxi even twists Yulou's hips after getting a headache.

She is worse than a donkey!
"Yulou, what do you mean?"

In front of him were dishes that he usually wouldn't eat, but Zheng Yan had no intention of eating them at all. Yulou didn't make any promises, but instead raised a question that a casual cultivator like him would never think about.

Yes, there are only three real people in the Immortal Alliance in the West Sea, and now two of them are under red lights. How could this be an accident or coincidence?

Information is priceless in the world of immortal cultivation. The complete monopoly of information about Zifu is an example. As a disciple of the Mangxiang lineage, Wang Yulou is exposed to information that is completely unimaginable for those who are building a foundation like Zheng Yan.

It is already quite good for a casual cultivator like Zheng Yan to be able to truly understand the Immortal Alliance's usual decrees and rules.

However, Wang Yulou pointed out the unusualness of Zhou Fujiao and Li Haikuo taking office in Xihai, which was the most crucial inside information.

Perhaps this kind of insider information that is easier to detect will be noticed in the future, but Yulou pointed it out at this time, which is like a ray of hope for Zheng Yan.

But the clouds parted and the sun came into view. What Zheng Yan saw was indeed the scorching sun, with its brilliance reaching thousands of feet high. However, it was difficult to see clearly what the sun looked like exactly.

“With the two Red Lantern Immortals entering the West Sea, it will be a great time for us, the sect’s supporters, to make great achievements.

I asked Uncle Zheng to come here today, on the one hand because I wanted to meet him properly, and on the other hand, I wanted to invite you to attend the wedding ceremony of Yingxi and I.

Although Yulou was appointed by the family as the manager of Wang's family in Xihai, many things were difficult to do.

However, the ancestor has already agreed to accept me as his disciple. When Yulou is ranked among the true disciples of the Red Lantern, some things will be easier to do."

His eyes flickered slightly and then retracted. Zheng Yan realized a lot from the familiar embrace between Wang Yulou and Zhou Yingxi.

He was not familiar with Wang Yulou, but he understood that Wang Yulou's words were not a request or an invitation, but a request.

It is a requirement.

"I understand. Uncle Zheng is old now. There are many things that he can't keep up with. I hope Yulou can give him more advice."

As he spoke, the outsider of the Wang family who had established his foundation raised his wine glass and stood up to toast Wang Yulou.

Cultivating immortals, cultivating immortals, how can this not be cultivating immortals?

What is avenue?

At least Wang Yulou and Zheng Yan didn't know.

For Wang Yulou, apart from being forced to become a cauldron, the most important thing is to lay a solid foundation for himself and his family in the West Sea. This is the most important thing that can provide a backup for himself and his family if needed.

The favor of a real person and the big pie may not be real, and many things may not develop as expected - for example, the cultivation path arranged by the family for Yulou was completely disrupted by the move of the ancestor. For great monks like Mangxiang, Shenguang, and Qingrui, they stand at the top of the world, which means they want to control the fate of everyone and squeeze all the resources within the power, so that they can live up to their status as great monks.

Otherwise, why would you have tried so hard to move up in the first place?

In such a complex and difficult world of immortal cultivation, if Wang Yulou wants to go far, he must prepare more and prepare early.

Even if the preparations made today may not be used in the future, there is no problem with this decision at the moment.

As long as you have not become a great monk at the forefront of independence, nothing is inevitable and everything is a possibility. You have to admit this even if you don't want to!

The elder monk can change the fate of the younger monk with just one decree. Does that mean the younger monk doesn't have to persist in his struggle to achieve his own goals?
No, on the contrary, the more this is the case, the more troublesome it will be.

Make changes and create value!
As for Zheng Yan, he didn't understand what the great way was.

In fact, the period before he broke through the foundation-building stage was the most desperate moment in his long life of cultivation.

The independent cultivators did not understand the rules of the Immortal Alliance, nor did they understand the cruelty of the great cultivators. When Zheng Yan stood at the threshold of foundation building, he realized that his path might be a dead end.

But he has struggled for most of his life and is already standing at the threshold of foundation building. Can he just give up on building the foundation and not break through?
If you can't do it, you still have to break through.

But this breakthrough could not change the fact that he had nowhere to go, so he chose to join a marginal force like the Wang family. After making up for the deficiencies in his secret techniques, he came to the West Sea to lead a demon hunting team to make a living.

Wang Yulou can see the direction of the avenue, but Zheng Yan is in the foundation-building stage and cannot see it.

The way he stood up to toast Wang Yulou looked funny, but he knew that he was never funny.

The difficulty of a casual cultivator's struggle cannot be explained in a few words. Along the way, there are scams and sickles everywhere.

Up to now, the Wang family is actually the most law-abiding force that Zheng Yan has ever come into contact with, so he naturally wants to seize the opportunity.

He didn't understand why the Red Lantern Society sent two real people to the West Sea, but he understood Wang Yulou, who had reached the peak of Qi training at a young age and married the daughter of the Zhou family to become the true disciple of the Red Lantern Society.

Therefore, at this moment, Wang Yulou is the clearest direction that Zheng Yan can see.

He raised his glass to toast, not to Wang Yulou, but to his own yearning for the great way.

A mayfly cannot shake the heaven and earth, but every independent cultivator who has fought his way out from the bottom has never given up the charge to shake the shackles of fate.

Zhou Fujiao's living towards death can be applied to Zheng Yan, and it will not disgrace the word in the slightest. He has come from the front line of monster hunting and has come to where he is today. How can this not be a living towards death?
Zheng Yan was charging towards the shackles of fate, from ordinary Qi training while hunting monsters in the West Sea to building a foundation as a foreigner of the Wang family. He still wanted to keep going.

Wang Yulou is also charging towards the shackles of fate. He doesn't know what the outcome of his efforts will be, but he still has hope.

As Wang Yulou bid farewell to Zheng Yan, Fellow Daoist Yingxi realized that he was being used as a tool by Wang Yulou.

"The wedding is going to be held this afternoon. Why are you coming out at noon? Aren't you afraid of delaying it?"

On the way to send Taoist Fellow Yingxi back, Wang Yulou smelled the refreshing fragrance of the beauty and asked with a smile.

"You're not in a hurry at all, I learned that from you."

Wang Yulou's hands were very well-behaved, just gently supporting her waist, but Zhou Yingxi still felt an inexplicable anger in her heart.

Only when you have expectations will you care.

He was concerned because Wang Yulou was twisting his hips when he clamped the donkey intestines for him, and he was also concerned because Wang Yulou was calm when he pushed back.

Yulou understood that this girl was still the same as before. Her feelings for him might not reach the level of love, but she definitely cared about him.

"Xiao Xi, stretch out your hand."

Hearing Wang Yulou's slightly ambiguous address, Zhou Yingxi suppressed the restlessness in her heart and raised her left hand. Her right hand was still somewhat uneasily pressed on the green-haired fox's back.

A hug does not necessarily bring a 100% sense of security. At this moment, Xiao Zhou is still wary of Wang Yulou.

They should exchange feelings, but exchanging feelings twice does not mean that they can be completely close. Zhou Yingxi does not understand Wang Yulou, so she cannot completely trust Wang Yulou. The right hand pressing on the back of the green-haired fox is an example of this distrust.

Zhou Yingxi could feel that one of Wang Yulou's hands had left her waist, and he seemed to have taken out something.

Then, Wang Yulou put a beautiful magic bracelet made of mirror silver on her left wrist.

The bracelet is extremely beautiful. Wang Yulou is a genuine master of fire magic and metal and stone refining. Well, he is a half-master.

In short, in the art of refining gold and stone, he followed the legacy of An Ning, a well-known foundation-building master in Wunan, and his level was extremely high. He also learned the mosquito-leg magic weapon refining technique from Hongmei.

The mirror silver bracelet given to Zhou Yingxi looked no different from the bracelets worn by ordinary female cultivators. It was just as slender and beautiful, and was embellished with many fine gemstones.

But it is actually a genuine magic weapon, and it is a magic weapon with six levels of restrictions.

"The ceremony tonight is for outsiders. This is my gift to you, Xiaoxi. No matter why we are connected, fate always exists. As my Taoist partner, I will never treat you unfairly."

Rotating her wrist, the silver bracelet emitted a faint glow, Zhou Yingxi's lips slightly curved as she asked.

"How much spiritual stones is this bracelet worth?"

“Priceless, look at those broken gems above, they are all collected bit by bit from the broken materials after I failed in refining the weapon.

It looks like an inconspicuous bracelet, but it actually hides the path I took.

From Qingxifang more than ten years ago to Xihai Fairy City today, you and I have walked a lot together.

We will walk many more paths together in the future, Xiaoxi, are you willing to accompany me?"

Zhou Yingxi knew he was lying, but lies were not entirely evil, stupid, immoral, and meaningless.

There cannot be no lies in the world. Lies arise out of human cowardice, escapism, stupidity, and greed. It is an inevitable product of competition and a means and method of survival.

Isolated, one-sided, and mechanical denial of the meaning of lies will lead to the same end in stupidity, cowardice, escapism, and greed.
In short, Zhou Yingxi knew that Wang Yulou was lying, and Wang Yulou also knew that Zhou Yingxi knew that he was lying, but the two smart children from wealthy families cooperated tacitly, demonstrating the warmth of turning a blind eye to the lies.

Zhou Yingxi saw Wang Yulou's attitude at the moment from his lies, so she loosened her right hand and leaned her body completely against Yulou's chest.

"Wang Yulou"

When the words came to her lips, Zhou Yingxi didn't want to act anymore.

In silence, Yulou took the initiative to reach out and hold Fellow Daoist Yingxi's left hand.

Her hands were very slender, like five thin white shallots.

Appearing somewhat powerless under Yulou's big hands, Zhou Yingxi tried to break free but failed, so she stopped moving.

The green-haired fox's footsteps were very light. Of the two people on it, one was looking at the road ahead with a deep gaze, and the other was looking at the bracelet with a complicated look, or perhaps at Wang Yulou.

Cuiguo ran behind him breathlessly, and in her heart, she had already hung Wang Yulou up and beaten him a hundred times.

"See you this afternoon?"

At the gate of Zhibao Zhenren's Mansion, Wang Yulou smiled and took the initiative to say goodbye.

After jumping off the back of the green-haired fox, Fellow Daoist Yingxi walked up the steps of the mansion and gave instructions in a somewhat condescending manner.

"Don't be late. Even if you're just going through the motions, do it well."

"clear."

The two said goodbye, and Cuiguo finally caught up with her young lady.

Fellow Daoist Yingxi entered the mansion and went back to her own boudoir without stopping.

"Miss, why are you walking so fast?"

Cuiguo complained in a dissatisfied voice. She had a very good relationship with Zhou Yingxi.

However, Zhou Yingxi did not reply to her.

Cuiguo went forward to take a look, and saw her young lady holding a bracelet and looking at it intently.

"When did you buy it? Why don't I remember?"

"I didn't buy it, I picked it up." Fellow Daoist Yingxi put away the bracelet and explained.

Cuiguo became even more confused.

"Huh? Where did you pick it up?"

Not knowing what she remembered, Zhou Yingxi answered with a smile.

"One day, I saw a dog passing by the roadside and a bracelet fell off its body. I picked it up because it was a magical tool after all."

Cuiguo was confused at first, but then she understood.

It was given by the son-in-law, and the young lady too, but she is always so stubborn.

It used to be 'I have four more like you'.

Now it says 'a dog fell down on the roadside'.

Maybe this is the interest between Taoist couples?
Cuiguo couldn't figure it out, so she took out the picture book and continued reading.
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In the afternoon, all the prominent cultivators in the West Sea gathered at the Zhenren Zhibao Mansion.

Xihaihu once said that Zhou Fujiao held a wedding ceremony for his daughter just to collect tribute.

Now, this matter cannot be said to be the main purpose of Master Fu Jiao, but it is definitely one of the purposes.

The team brought by Wang Yulou was very long.

Leading the way were two foundation-building masters riding on spirit beasts. One was the deacon of the Western Overseas Courtyard of the Red Lantern and Wang Jingyi's junior fellow apprentice; the other was a lifelong friend of the Wang family and a foundation-building master from the Yan family, also a disciple of the Mangxiang lineage. These two were considered the 'elders' of the Yulou and played the role of clearing the way.

Two senior foundation-building masters led the way, riding on great demon mounts, which were already very majestic.

Wang Yulou, the groom, is even more special. The robes he wears are the Wan Ye Yong Ming robes that only the true disciples of Hong Dengzhao can wear, and the mount he rides is the great demon Black Dragon Horse.

The black dragon horse carried the Wang family's genius wearing golden robes, followed by a team of hundreds of people, carrying various gifts, all the way to the Zhibao Zhenren Mansion.

In Xihai Fairy City, many shops where the team passed were completely empty - everyone came out to look.

However, both Wang Yulou in the team and Wang Jingyi who was the main force understood that the ceremony was just a formality.

They walked all the way to Zhibao Zhenren's residence, entered the residence and arrived in front of the main hall, and then Yulou dismounted the black dragon horse.

Mu Chunze had already been standing in the middle of the hall, looking dignified and imposing.

The two foundation-building masters who paved the way for Wang Yulou had a brief meeting with the Zhou family members, and the gifts they brought were placed outside the hall.

The boxes were made of spirit wood, and the things inside plus the spirit wood boxes themselves were worth a total of 10,000 spirit stones. If there were more, Wang Yulou would be afraid of losing money.

After all the communication was completed, Yulou was called into the hall by Mu Chunze.

The main hall of Zhibao Zhenren's Mansion is very spacious, but it is full of people at the moment.

Wang Yulou walked forward step by step.

The place closest to the main hall door was filled with low-level disciples from the core circle of the West Sea Fairy City. Qiu Lianpu, Mo Yunshu and others were among them. People from the West Sea Outer Courtyard of the Dripping Cave who came to support Yulou were also crowded here.

Yulou nodded slightly to them and continued moving forward.

Further ahead is the backbone of the core circle of Xihai Fairy City. Here Yulou saw Feng Jianxian and Xihaihu.

Such a senior foundation-building expert cannot stand at the forefront here. This is the embodiment of the hierarchical order of the Immortal Alliance rules.

Only those who are close to being real people are the true core of the Immortal Alliance.

And, if you can't become a Purple Mansion, you will ultimately be a vassal and a beast of burden.

Yulou walked slower here, constantly greeting the seniors and peers he knew on both sides.

Continue forward and you will find the real celebrities of Xihai Fairy City.

Mu Chunze, who is at the top, is a disciple of Zhou Fujiao and a capable descendant of the ancestor Hong Dengzhao Mangxiang.

On both sides, the first one on the left is a senior foundation-building master with a temperament as gentle as the breeze and bright moon. There are two other senior foundation-building masters following him, one looks like a fierce general, and the other has a kind face.

The three are Xihai Qingfeng, Xihai Longhu and Xihai Zhongcheng.

Xihai Qingfeng, the owner of the Demon-Suppressing Tower, a disciple of the Immortal Lord, and the grand elder of the Jishan Hall.

He is the one who supports the Dragon and Tiger of the West Sea and the South City Development Department. He is the disciple of the Immortal Lord and the second elder of Jishan Hall.

Xihai Zhongcheng, the owner of Wanfayuanliushu, a disciple of the Immortal Lord, and the third elder of Jishantang.

The fourth person on the left was an old man with a tired look on his face, wearing the robes of the Affiliated City Law Enforcement Team. Yulou knew clearly that this was Zhang Heng.

Zhang Heng, the captain of the Fucheng Law Enforcement Team and the leader of the Loose Cultivators Alliance, is not a disciple of the Immortal Lord, but everyone knows that he is the Immortal Lord's man.

The first one on the right is Jiuqu, the young disciple of Li Haikuo, the real person of Miaofeng Mountain. This foundation-building cultivator had some connection with Yulou in the past. When Wolongfang was attacked, he was the leader of the monks guarding Wolongfang.

Now he has indeed reached the foundation-building stage and followed Li Haiping to the West Sea. He is currently employed at the West Overseas Institute of Miaofeng Mountain. In fact, he is the eyes and ears of Master Hai Kuo.

The second person on the right is Mo Xunzhou, the foundation-building master of Master Hansong’s family, Wang Yulou’s boss and the deputy seal-holder of Feng Wenting.

The third person from the right is Gu Qilang, the owner of the Gu Family Teahouse in Xihai Fairy City. Behind him is the Gu family led by Gu Qiyuan.

There are four forces, from the Immortal Lord Shenguang, to the Immortal Lord Mangxiang, to the local immortals in the West Sea, and the neutral special force Gu Family Teahouse.

The complexity of the situation in the West Sea is obvious.

The people of the Immortal God of Light are listed on one side, and the rest of the people added together are barely equal to the people of the Immortal God of Light. (Here we have selected representative individuals, and will not go into details)

However, Yulou realized something was wrong through observing the guests - none of the people from Dragon Tiger Master Jinshan came!
It is impossible for a great cultivator like that to have any opinion on a small character like Wang Yulou, so the only answer may be that Zhou Fujiao and Li Haiping are not liked by Jinshan.

Jinshan once had a quarrel with Li Haikuo. Now it seems that many things had already shown signs of happening.

Thinking about the open and covert struggles among these great monks, Yulou was thinking about how to find opportunities from them.

At the same time, his body was moving little by little along with the procedure, going through the motions.

Soon, the not-too-complicated ceremony was over.

Mu Chunze took his daughter's hand and said to Yulou with some sigh.

"Yulou, I watched you grow up, and now that you and Yingxi have become Taoist companions, I am happy to see it happen.

You are a smart child. Yingxi sometimes does things stupidly. Can you be more tolerant of her? "

His words fully revealed Mu Chunze's reluctance and worry for Zhou Yingxi.

Wang Yulou naturally agreed, and then stood beside Zhou Yingxi.

This time the beauty did not wear a veil, but was covered with red silk cloth. She was holding a red flower in her hand, and there was even a little trace of dew on the flower.

Taking a deep breath, Yulou reached out and lifted up the red veil of Fellow Daoist Yingxi.

The thing he was most worried about did not happen. Behind Fellow Daoist Yingxi's veil, there was neither a pig's nose nor a deer's nose, but a normal human nose. This made Yulou breathe a sigh of relief.

What a nice nose! What a nice nose!

He had many opportunities to use his spiritual sense to see Zhou Yingxi's true face before, but that was too impolite, so he had never seen it. Now that he saw the beauty's true face for the first time, he sighed in his heart.

Bright, cool, enchanting, fragile, and majestic.

Zhou Yingxi's mood at the moment was clearly revealed when she looked at Wang Yulou.

Mingmei is a subtle brightness. She is blooming, but it is a subtle bloom because she is afraid that this flower will be destroyed by fate.

She was cold because she was afraid. The fear made her subconsciously reject the world, so she became cold and longed for warmth.

She is enchanting because she is ambitious. After all, she comes from a prominent family and has seen the best things in the world. She seems to have found her goal in the whirlpool, so she wants to take action. Her exposed ambition is conveyed through her beautiful face, and she becomes enchanting.

She is fragile because she knows how difficult this road is. Her desire to protect herself has turned into an adventurous move forward. Her heart longs to reach the end of this road, and her body fears the unknown storm, so she appears fragile.

Generosity is a demeanor she has cultivated over a long period of time. She is a smart girl who understands how important family responsibilities and personal future are. As the most respected junior of Zhou Fujiao, she has a magnanimous demeanor.

Noticing Chen Ning in Wang Yulou's eyes, Fellow Daoist Yingxi thought that her nervousness seemed a little weak in front of such a Chen Ning, so she lowered her brows slightly again.

"I bow to the Immortal Alliance."

"Bow to Heaven and Earth twice."

"Three bows to the high hall."

"The ceremony is over!"

The ceremony was performed for outsiders to see, and the process was so simple. Wang Yulou's task was more complicated. He also had to bring his bride to toast to his fellow Taoists and seniors who came to attend his wedding ceremony today.

Zhou Yingxi held the wine pot, Cuiguo held the cups and plates, and Wang Yulou drank one cup after another.

Master Fu Jiao has too much face, and there are more than 700 guests coming today, all of them are the core figures of the Immortal Alliance in the West Sea. Yu Lou dare not neglect them and can only toast to them table by table.

After everything was settled, Wang Yulou, who was so drunk that he could hardly walk, was supported by Zhou Yingxi and entered their bridal chamber.

During this time, some ignorant people wanted to come forward to help, but Cuiguo drove them away with her eyes.

The young maid had no idea how complicated the relationship between Wang Yulou and Zhou Yingxi was. She only understood that the young lady had had a crush on this cheap son-in-law for more than ten years.

In the bridal chamber, Yulou was sitting on a chair, but saw Zhou Yingxi looking at Cuiguo, who asked back in surprise.

"Today"

"Go quickly!" Zhou Yingxi said in a firm tone.

Wang Yulou immediately became interested—what should we do today?

It’s not impossible. Wang Yulou can still fight even when he is drunk.

However, just as he was holding the hand of his newlywed partner and was about to take a step further, Cuiguo came back and brought ten beautiful girls with her.

Each of these girls was as beautiful as a flower, at least a beauty of Qin Churan's level, each with their own beauty. After coming in, they stood shyly in the room.

“Wang Yulou, these people are all daughters of my Zhou family’s vassal families. They have at least four spiritual roots and will be able to cultivate Qi in the future.

It is always inevitable for cultivators to separate, and the same goes for Taoist partners. In the future when you and I cannot be together, there must always be someone by your side.

Therefore, I intend to give you two as your concubines, you can choose. "

Looking at those pretty and shy little girls, Wang Yulou looked at Fellow Daoist Yingxi and asked.

"You can only choose two?"

Zhou Yingxi frowned, realizing that the problem was not that simple.

"Why, how many more do you want?"

"All!" Wang Yulou said with a smile.

Zhou Yingxi's fist suddenly hardened.

Wang Yulou, you are a beast!

(End of this chapter)