Who let him join the Sword Sect!

Chapter 320 It’s not easy to grow up this big

Tianzong.

After ending her contact with Chen Qin, Lu Ning nestled back into her little sofa and began to enjoy her private time today.

But for some reason she just couldn't calm down, so she had no choice but to put on her pants, put on her Taoist robe, and leave her dark little house.

She wanted to find her master and ask about the matter of the ancestor Lu Chen.

Because her abnormal intuition told her that there must be something fishy going on. She always felt that the person who asked for information about the ancestor was not Zhang Ze, but that Junior Sister Chen.

"Strange, why does she care about our ancestor?"

Out of habit, Lu Ning ignored the inner sect's rule prohibiting flying, and directly stepped on the rosy glow and rose into the wind.

As expected, she was stopped halfway through her flight.

Seeing that it was an acquaintance, Lu Ning did not slow down and directly sent a token to the senior sister.

Although the token was as fast as lightning, it was still caught steadily by the senior sister.

A ring appeared in the senior sister's hand. After the token passed through the ring and heard two dripping sounds, she returned the token to Lu Ning.

"Lu Ning, your annual contract will expire in June next year. Do you want to make up for it?"

The Iceberg Senior Sister who was in charge of the sect's law enforcement asked after deducting the money according to the rules.

"To make up for it, you have to recharge for me for another three years. It's the same old rule, still a yearly package." Lu Ning replied.

Law Enforcement Sister, "The rules have changed. The Great Elder just said last month that annual contracts will be limited starting next year. The last one was bought by Senior Brother Shi Xiu yesterday. Now you can only buy a monthly contract."

Lu Ning, "Then I'll subscribe to a monthly plan. I have the money now."

Law enforcement sister, "Then my service fee."

Lu Ning, "?"
"No, no one else has a service fee, why do you have one?"

Law Enforcement Sister, "Didn't you say you were rich... and it's almost New Year, could you give me some?"

Lu Ning was speechless. "It's summer now."

Law enforcement sister, "Then lend me some money, I'm a little short of money recently."

Lu Ning, “.”

After sending away this unreliable and icy senior sister, Lu Ning quickly arrived at the Hanchuan Palace deep in the inner gate.

At this time, Tianzong Sect Master Lu Yuzhou was teaching and answering questions for the new disciples he had recently accepted.

Lu Ning stood quietly outside the hall waiting until nightfall. After her fellow disciples had left, Lu Ning stepped inside and told her master in detail what Chen Qin had asked her to inquire about today.

"Why are you asking me about this?" Lu Yuzhou thought for a moment and said, "Although this matter is a secret, you are my direct disciple, so there are some things you should know."

Lu Yuzhou raised her hand slightly, and a blue lotus lamp appeared in her hand, with a ball of blue flame lit at the wick of the lamp.

"That ancestor had indeed passed away for some reason before the founding of Dong Qi, but her spirit was preserved by someone."

"In this lamp?" Lu Ning asked in surprise.

Lu Yuzhou said, "No, the ancestor's soul was taken away by that person. This lamp is just a lamp."

Lu Ning, “.”

"But it is not an ordinary lamp. It is a life lamp, cast by the ancestor and that person together. The key point is the spiritual fire in the wick." Lu Yuzhou said.

"After that mysterious person handed the Life Lamp to the Lu family of our Tianzong for safekeeping, he left a message, saying that when the Blue Lotus Treasure Lamp is rekindled, that will be the moment when the ancestor Lu Chen awakens, and he will then come to Tianzong to retrieve the Life Lamp."

"Of course, girl, I heard this from my master, so I don't know the details.

"Who was the person who left the life lamp? Why did he do this? I don't know. Although Lu Chen is our ancestor, our Tianzong is only the custodian in this matter."

After Lu Yuzhou finished speaking, he placed the Green Lotus Treasure Lamp in front of him.

The faint green fire, like stardust falling into the earth, illuminated the clothes of the master and disciple.

Lu Ning looked at the burning Green Lotus Lamp in front of her, and suddenly she thought of a possibility. It was so unexpected that she gasped in shock.

Then, the light was extinguished by Lu Ning's deep breath.

Lu Ning, “.”

Lu Yuzhou, "."

Lu Ning, who had accidentally done something extremely treasonous, began to tremble all over.

Perhaps she was really panicked. She rubbed her fingers together, trying to light a fire to rekindle the old ancestor's life lamp.

But because she was too panicked, she tried several times but failed.

"Don't panic, my disciple. Don't panic. You don't have to worry about it." Her master Lu Yuzhou comforted her calmly.

"Ah? This..." Lu Ning, who had gotten into trouble, looked at his master in confusion.

"When the light first came on, I was startled too and I blew it out.

"But it will reignite on its own after a while, so it's okay." Lu Yuzhou said calmly.

"Oh, so that's the case. The ancestor is really lucky." Lu Ning said dryly.

Sure enough, after about half an hour, just when Lu Yuzhou began to panic, the flame in the Green Lotus Lamp reignited.

"Whoo~"

The master and the disciple both breathed a sigh of relief.

When exhaling, tilt your head to the sides.

"But your disciple, what did you just think of that made you so surprised?"

Lu Yuzhou turned his head to look at Lu Ning, and carefully moved the life lamp aside, wondering whether he should find a lampshade to cover it later.

"No, not even a lampshade. It must be a top-level protective array."

When Lu Ning heard this, her mind, which had already been full of evil, started working immediately.

After organizing her words, she said, "Do you think it's possible that I am the reincarnation of that ancestor Lu Chen?"

Lu Yuzhou, "?"

Lu Yuzhou raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Ning with a caring look as if to ask, "Disciple, are you seriously ill?"

But Lu Ning was unaware of it and continued talking.

"Look, my name is Lu Ning, and the ancestor's name is Lu Chen. I have two water drops, and he has three, so both are related to water.

"Also, ever since I first came in, you've been calling me girl or apprentice. In private, you've always called me Xiao Ning and Lu Ning.

"Are you avoiding something?

"And I have another guess. That mysterious person who left the ancestor's life lamp hasn't come yet. Could it be that he has also been reincarnated...

"And he is the last emperor of Dong Qi.

"Although he was reborn, he had forgotten everything! For me, he would not hesitate to destroy the world, and for me, he would not hesitate to make everyone his enemy!
"It's a pity that I came ten thousand years late, and my heart in this life has already been occupied by someone else. Ah, I am such a sinful woman."

Lu Yuzhou sighed when he saw his apprentice adding too much to his role.

She reached out and flicked Lu Ning's forehead, sending her flying and knocking her out of her delusional state.

"I've already told you to read less of the Qianji Pavilion's vernacular novels and use less Little Walnuts." Lu Yuzhou lectured like an old woman, "You're overthinking it. You have nothing to do with that old ancestor."

"Then why don't you call me Lu Ning, or Xiao Ning?" Lu Ning asked puzzledly after crawling back.

"Because your name is indeed a bit similar to that old ancestor, I was afraid that I might have called you the wrong name and couldn't tell them apart." Lu Yuzhou replied.

"See, it's really like this. Master, don't lie to me. I will bear the sins that belong to me."

Ding Er~

Lu Yuzhou knocked on Lu Ning's head again.

Looking at his apprentice squatting on the ground with his hands covering his head, Lu Yuzhou continued to explain.

"That life lamp was lit eighteen years ago. By then you had grown up and could even fly. As for how you got your name."

Lu Yuzhou hesitated for a moment, "Do you really want to know?"

"You tell me, I can handle it." Lu Ning hadn't actually gotten over the fantasy of the ten-thousand-year-long love triangle.

Lu Yuzhou sighed.

"Well, since I picked you up, you didn't have a name at first. I had no idea what to name you, so I called all your brothers and sisters over and asked them to brainstorm and come up with a name for you.

"But your brothers and sisters each hold their own opinions and argue endlessly."

"In the end, your Senior Brother Shi Xiu was the wisest. He said drawing lots was the right approach. It was both fair and in accordance with God's will."

"So?" Lu Ning asked.

"So, I picked a name for you. It was chosen by your Senior Brother Shi Xiu. It's just Ning, the character for tranquility," Lu Yuzhou replied. "Ning? But... why did you change it later?" Lu Ning was puzzled.

"Because we have the same name. Lu is a well-known surname here. In our Tianzong inner and outer sects alone, there are dozens of men and women named Lu Ning."

Lu Yuzhou continued calmly, "Because I thought this name was a bit common, I wanted to draw again and said whatever I drew would be it. I didn't expect that the second time it was Lu Ning.

"Then I opened all the sticks and found eighteen sticks, sixteen of them were named Lu Ning, one was named Lu Xiaoning, and one was named Lu Xiaozhou.

"I can't help it. I'm the sect leader, and I can't break my promise. I had no choice but to draw lots and vote. I gave you the name Lu Ning, but to distinguish you, I changed Ning to Ning."

"What about the word Ning?" Lu Ning's fantasy was completely shattered at this moment.

"It's simply because it has so many strokes that it looks good. Yeah, that's how it is.

And if I hadn't stopped you, your Senior Brother Shi Xiu would have called you "Ning" because he said you were just like a kitten.

Lu Ning, “.”

Lu Ning suddenly felt a little regretful, thinking that she shouldn't have asked too many questions. It seemed that knowing too much would indeed make her unhappy.

She decided that after she left, she would go to Shi Xiu and snatch the annual fine contract away.

Although it is the Nascent Soul that is facing tribulation, the revenge for the name must be avenged!

Before leaving, Lu Ning looked at the quietly burning life lamp again.

Qianji Pavilion.

Chen Qin was sitting on a chair, with the tentacles of Fuji all around him. Lily and A'li were like two old veterinarians, one on each side, taking Chen Qin's pulse.

Ahri was fine, it touched the right place and its technique was correct.

But Lily was just messing around, she was almost touching her belly.

"I'm fine, really!" Chen Qin was speechless.

"How is that possible? You scared me to death just now. You suddenly became weak. If you were not still alive, I would have thought you were going to die." Lily was talking nonsense.

"I'm really fine. It's just a minor problem. I had this problem when I was born. My mother said that I almost died at the time, but I came back to life after a while."

Chen Qin said indifferently.

"This shouldn't be a minor problem, right?" The little phoenix Rongrong standing above Chen Qin's head was a little confused.

"Oh, okay, okay, do I need to ask anymore? I'm fine. I'm going to take a shower. Fu Ji made me sticky." Chen Qin pushed everyone away, pulled off Fu Ji's tentacles, and walked towards the back house with the little phoenix fluffy on her head.

But as she walked, Chen Qin was still thinking about Zhang Ze and Lu Chen.

"That woman is so annoying!"

In fantasy.

"That woman is so annoying."

At this time, Zhang Ze, who had transformed into Xiao Zezi, was standing at the door of a cabinet office, bowing and serving.

The woman he was talking about was not Lu Chen, but a concubine of the Liang Song royal family. Just now, the concubine passed by here and saw that Zhang Ze was handsome, so she wanted to take him away from here and keep him by her side as a decoration.

However, for some unknown reason, the concubine seemed to suddenly lose interest and the matter was dropped.

Zhang Ze was speechless at the time. It was not only because the Liang Song royal family was extravagant and corrupt, and could not distinguish between the inner and outer courts, but there was also another hidden story.

A great battle had just taken place in Bianjing, and half the city was destroyed. Yet, the concubine was still so careless as to wander around, asking for eunuchs, and even wandering into the office of this foreign minister, without any hesitation.
Moreover, the layout of the imperial city is also strange. Many government offices that should have been set up in the outer city have been moved into the imperial city, and the eunuchs and palace maids can move around freely.

What are they going to do?
Just as Zhang Ze was thinking about these things, a man riding a green ox came towards the government office.

Liu Daozi has been dissatisfied with everything lately.

Because I am troubled by everything.

The matter of the Human Emperor Flag, the matter of the young emperor and his concubine, and the matter of the two ancestors all gave him a headache.

As a rare capable person on the broken ship of Liang and Song, Liu Daozi was highly valued by the Liang and Song royal families because of his own golden elixir cultivation, knowledge of political affairs, and willingness to serve the imperial family. Although he was an outsider, he was highly valued by the Liang and Song royal families.

As a result, he knew many secrets, but the more he knew, the more confused he became.

Although he worshipped the two ancestors as gods, he still felt vaguely uneasy in his heart.

Because, for some reason, he always felt that the Human Emperor Flag was somewhat evil.

As he was walking towards the yamen in this tangled manner, the old blue ox under Liu Daozi suddenly bumped its hoof, almost making him fall to the ground.

"You old fellow..." Liu Daozi wanted to scold, but he didn't say anything in the end.

Because this old blue ox is really too old.

Although it is a spiritual beast, this blue ox has been following Liu Daozi since he took office as a county magistrate. It was already quite old then, and now it is nearing the end of its lifespan.

After entering the imperial cabinet, Liu Daozi could have changed to a more luxurious dragon colt, lion or tiger like other people, but Liu Daozi was reluctant to part with his old friend. Thinking of their old friendship, he still rode it to and from get off work every day.

"Don't be anxious, old friend. Just hold on a little longer and you'll be able to enjoy happiness with me soon." Liu Daozi comforted the blue ox while touching its horns.

The green ox raised its head and looked at its master, feeling that the words sounded familiar.

This has been said countless times since Liu Daozi was still a county magistrate.

In fact, the old blue ox has no interest in enjoying life now. It just wants to retire, find a place where no one will disturb it, rest, and wait for death quietly.

The old blue ox snorted and wanted to kick, but because it was too old, it had lost its former bravery and could only moo as a response.

"Old friend, you still understand me. Come with me to Xishan in a while. Xishan is not far away, only about 800 miles away." Liu Daozi continued to stroke the horns of the blue ox.

Green Ox, "."

After "appeasing" the old blue ox, Liu Daozi silently recited the nonsense of seeking immortality in the flag of the Human Emperor in his heart, and he came to the gate of the yamen.

"Who are you?" Liu Daozi asked the unfamiliar face standing in front of the door.

"Your Excellency, I am Xiao Zezi from the laundry department.

"Just now, our ancestor fought off the enemy with great bravery. However, due to the cunningness of the thief cultivator, the laundry department was also affected by the thief cultivator's magic, causing chaos for a while. Later, when order was restored, a master transferred me here."

Zhang Ze calmly told Liu Daozi the excuse and identity that Lu Chen had made up.

"Give it to me." Liu Daozi said.

Zhang Ze obediently extended his hand.

Liu Daozi looked at Zhang Ze's hands, which were cracked and rough from years of washing clothes, and nodded, but suddenly reached out and grabbed Zhang Ze's face again.

After kneading for a while, Liu Daozi said, "Well, there's nothing for you to do now. Go take care of my cow."

Liu Daozi pinched Zhang Ze's face hard, not realizing it was a fake face. He threw the reins into Zhang Ze's hand and turned to enter the yamen.

Zhang Ze and the old blue ox looked at each other and saw the same emotion in each other's eyes.

'That man is really sick.'

"Let's go, Brother Niu. You are so old, but you still need to be ridden. I will take you to eat something good." Zhang Ze led the old blue ox to an animal shed behind the yamen.

Zhang Ze is really good at raising cattle. Before, A'li went to the Beast Taming Sect and worked as a cattle-raising king for a while. After coming back, she boasted to him for a long time. Zhang Ze's ears were callused from listening to A'li's nagging. Under A'li's nagging, he also became a half-master of cattle-raising.

After settling the blue ox in a stable, Zhang Ze transformed himself into Egg Superman, adding thirty eggs and half a bag of spirit beans to the old ox's fodder. He even added a few golden cordyceps, which he had obtained from somewhere.

Don’t ask. If you’re wondering, I’m just a laundry worker. Who knows what this is? If Brother Niu likes to eat it, then eat more.

"It's just that we don't have the equipment right now, otherwise I would make some French fries for you, Brother Niu. They're delicious." Zhang Ze said to Lao Qingniu while adding ingredients.

Old Qingniu looked at Zhang Ze who was getting high with the added ingredients, and a tear flowed from the corner of his eye. He felt like he had met a relative.

It has never eaten so well in its life.

However, just as Zhang Ze was adding ingredients to the box and Lao Niu was also starting to show off his food, Zhang Ze's ears suddenly moved and he noticed that two people were walking towards him.

The two of them were talking and laughing, looking very happy.

"Congratulations, Brother Song, you've been able to enter that flag and enjoy happiness before us."

"Alas, no, no, it's all thanks to the legacy of our fathers that I'm so lucky to be favored by our ancestors. If I were to say, my brother is the role model for our generation. Even if I go ahead, I'm just going to reserve a seat for him in the Human Emperor Banner."

"Brother Song, thank you for your compliment."

"Brother Wang is too modest."

The two of them were leading their respective spiritual beasts, dragon horses, bragging to each other, and both were in a good mood.

And this good mood continued until they saw Zhang Ze and the empty bag of spiritual plants in Zhang Ze's hand.

They were also from this government office, and the extra meal Zhang Ze had just given to Brother Niu was the extra meal for his two dragon colts for two months...

"How dare you! What are you doing? Do you think you can touch that thing?" The prince lost his gentlemanly demeanor and pointed at the empty bag in Zhang Ze's hand and said angrily.

Zhang Ze looked at the king who was already a little anxious and asked in confusion.

"The younger one is just a cowherd, can't you see?"

(End of this chapter)