Chapter 196: The Gathering of the Righteous Society Is Not Like the Youth (Please Subscribe)
"Ten years ago, when I said goodbye to Princess Qingluo, she gave me this talisman. Now... my term of guarding Chanming Cliff has expired. This "small teleportation talisman"... please ask Patriarch Zhao to take it back and return it to Princess Qingluo on my behalf..."
Wei Tu took out the "small teleportation talisman" from his sleeve, bowed slightly to Zhao Tinghai, and then handed the jade talisman to Zhao Tinghai with both hands.
Originally, he planned to return the small teleportation talisman to Zhao Qingluo in person. But Zhao Tinghai refused to let him and Zhao Qingluo meet again, and asked him to be a "stranger" in Zhao Qingluo's life.
So at this moment, he was too embarrassed to hold the small teleportation talisman tightly, and waited until later to return it.
"Small teleportation talisman?" Zhao Tinghai was shocked when he heard this. While he secretly cursed Zhao Qingluo for being a crooked person, he also felt sincere admiration for Wei Tu's character.
If it were him, he would return the small fortune, but he would definitely take away such a rare treasure as the "Small Teleportation Talisman".
Moreover, there would be no psychological pressure to take away the Small Teleportation Talisman.
After all, the Small Teleportation Talisman was a gift, and there was no need to return it.
"No need." Zhao Tinghai shook his head and did not take the jade talisman from Wei Tu's hand. He turned around, put his hands behind his back, looked at the cave where Zhao Qingluo was in seclusion, and said in a deep voice: "Although the Small Teleportation Talisman is valuable, since it is a gift from Qingluo, it is not convenient for me to take it back..."
"Fellow Daoist Wei, you should continue to take this Small Teleportation Talisman."
At this point, Zhao Tinghai paused and said in a firm tone: "The Zhao family of Qiyue is not the Huang family of Yunhe. The Zhao family... is not a greedy family. There is no reason to take back what has been given away!"
After this sentence fell.
The surrounding atmosphere was silent for a while.
Wei Tu was speechless. He didn't say much. After putting the "small teleportation talisman" back into the storage bag, he bowed deeply to Zhao Tinghai.
After a breath.
When Wei Tu finished bowing, he looked up and saw that Zhao Tinghai had disappeared in the clouds. In front of him, there was only a full moon, which fell from the sky and pressed on the top of Qiyue Mountain, connecting with the pavilions and towers in the mountains, and sprinkled moon frost all over the ground.
At this moment, the sky and the earth were like the same color.
"Last time, it was a crescent moon?" Wei Tu remembered the last time Wei Xian'er took him to the moon-watching platform and saw the scenery.
...
Wei Tu went down the mountain and left Qiyue Mountain.
In fact, with the relationship between Fu Zhizhou and Wei Fei, Zhao Tinghai would not stop Wei Tu from entering Qiyue Mountain. It was not difficult for Wei Tu to stay in Qiyue Mountain for a few days.
But Wei Tu knew what he meant.
He did not stay in Qiuyue Mountain for long. After Zhao Tinghai left, he took a step and flew down Qiuyue Mountain to find another place to live.
After settling down nearby.
Wei Tu sent a talisman to Wei Fei and Fu Zhizhou respectively.
One month later.
Yujing, the capital of Zheng State.
Juxian Building, No. 1 box on the third floor.
Wei Xianer, who was guarding outside the door, could not hide her surprise when she saw a female cultivator wearing a light blue long skirt and elegant temperament slowly walking towards her.
"Sister Hongying." Wei Xianer bowed with a respectful attitude.
In terms of seniority, she and Kou Hongying are of the same generation, so she should not be so humble. But seniority is just seniority. In terms of relationship, she and Kou Hongying are not close, and this is the first time they meet.
Since the relationship is not close, the behavior naturally depends on the status of both parties in the world of cultivation.
——Kou Hongying is a high-ranking immortal sect foundation-building cultivator, and her status is much higher than that of her father, who is an ordinary foundation-building cultivator. At this Yishe banquet, the only one who can rival her is her "Uncle Wei".
Thinking of Uncle Wei, Wei Xian'er showed a trace of admiration in her eyes.
As a "loose cultivator", she knew very well how much effort Wei Tu had put in to get to where he is today with his inferior spiritual root qualifications.
"Xian'er?" Kou Hongying raised her eyes and looked at Wei Xian'er curiously.
In the letters she exchanged with Wei Tu, she heard Wei Tu mention that Wei Fei had a daughter named Wei Xian'er.
"This is a meeting gift." Kou Hongying thought for a moment, then took out a first-grade superior magic weapon from her storage bag and handed it to Wei Xian'er.
"Thank you, Sister Hongying."
Wei Xian'er happily took the gift and thanked her.
At the same time, Wei Xian'er was also secretly grateful to Wei Tu for bringing her to Juxian Tower. If it weren't for Wei Tu, it would be difficult for her to be presented with a gift by Kou Hongying, a fellow cultivator whom she had never met before.
——Wei Xian'er knew that the relationship between her father Wei Fei and Kou Hongying was not close.
Otherwise, she would not have known until today that she had a fellow cultivator of the same generation who had established a foundation in the immortal sect.
"A 41-year-old Qi training level 6, with good aptitude." Kou Hongying encouraged Wei Xian'er.
Although Wei Xian'er only had low-grade spiritual roots and her aptitude was only slightly better than that of the older generation such as Wei Tu and Wei Fei, the younger generation such as Wei Xian'er had a very different starting point from the older generation such as Wei Tu.
The Dharma, friends, wealth and land may not be rich, but compared with the older generation such as Wei Tu, they have everything.
Therefore, at the same age, Wei Xian'er's cultivation far exceeded that of the older generation such as Wei Tu and Wei Fei.
After exchanging a few words with Wei Xian'er, Kou Hongying pushed open the door of the box and walked in with her skirt lifted.
When she saw that Wei Tu had no injuries and looked relaxed, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She had been a guarding monk in Hongyan Mountain Market for a period of time, and knew the hardships and dangers of guarding monks.
If she had not gone to the underground auction of Jiuyun Chamber of Commerce during her guard period and avoided the "death calamity", she would have died long ago and become a ghost under the hands of the demon cultivator.
When it comes to danger, Cicada Cliff is even more dangerous than Hongyan Shanfang City. After all, Zheng State is now the main battlefield of good and evil, and the intensity and scale of the war are far greater than before.
"It has been more than fifty years, and you and I, the charity club, are reunited again." When Kou Hongying sat down, Fu Zhizhou said with emotion on his face.
Around fifty years ago.
For him, it can be said that the sea has changed, the sun and the moon have changed.
More than fifty years ago, in order to build the foundation, he "broke the promise" of a ten-year appointment at the charity society.
Unexpectedly, after that time.
The four members of their charity club will never have the chance to get back together again.
during these fifty years.
Wei Fei failed to build the foundation and became disheartened. He quit the charity society, married a female cultivator "Zhao Ting" and had children.
The Huang family's Yunze secret realm is opened.
Beast tides and demons in the Demonic Wolf Mountains invade Jingguo...
One thing made the four members of the charity club lose the chance even if they wanted to get back together.
Fortunately, fifty years later, fate turned around - Wei Fei succeeded in building the foundation, Wei Tu survived and returned from Cicada Cliff, and the others were "at home idle", so they finally had the opportunity to reunite.
After finishing speaking, Fu Zhizhou didn't wait for Wei Tu and others to express their feelings. He stretched out his hand to use his magic power to collect the wine pot, filled the glasses for Wei Tu and Wei Fei, and then without any explanation, he drank several glasses of wine.
"Drink!" Wei Fei didn't say much. After he had a drink with Wei Tu, he imitated Fu Zhizhou and drank one glass after another.
Wei Tu was not polite either. He said that a hundred years ago, Fu Zhizhou and Wei Fei were as good as wine drinkers.
The three of them took turns pouring wine, each with a full cup.
Kou Hongying on the side saw this scene, with a smile on her lips, silently looking at the three old brothers Wei Tu, without interrupting the three old brothers.
Occasionally she stood up, rolled up her sleeves and helped Wei Tu and the others pour wine, without any trace of impatience.
"If dad were still alive, I'm afraid he would be like Uncle Wei, Uncle Fu, and Uncle Wei, drinking like crazy..." Kou Hongying suddenly thought of this, and there was a hint of sadness in her eyes.
Among the four members of the charity society, she is the one who replaced her father Kou Liang.
A few hours later.
Fu Zhizhou burped and said, "Have a good time." The three of them immediately stopped drinking and used magic to force the alcohol out of their bodies.
In an instant, the room was filled with the smell of alcohol.
At this time, Fu Zhizhou's expression also returned to calmness. He looked at Wei Tu and asked, "This time, the third brother wrote a letter to invite our charity society to reunite. I wonder if there is anything important?"
More than a hundred years ago, they established a volunteer society to stay together and stay warm. Now, more than a hundred years later, the four members of the Yishe are all foundation-building monks and have a certain status in the world of immortality. Therefore... they no longer help each other, but are separated from each other.
In the past fifty years, the reason why the Yishe has not reunited again is not only because the timing does not allow it, but also because... there is no need for the Yishe to reunite again.
When practicing the Qi realm, they couldn't tell much apart.
Resources can complement each other.
But after the foundation was established, things were different.
It is difficult for their resources to continue to complement each other.
Cultivation is more of a matter between individuals!
Therefore, when Wei Tu invited them to reunite this time, Fu Zhizhou didn't need to think too much, and he knew that Wei Tu had something important to discuss.
"Fourth brother, what you said..." When Wei Fei heard Fu Zhizhou's words, he couldn't help but frown and scolded him.
Although Fu Zhizhou said this in a gentle tone, it was extremely inappropriate - it seemed that Wei Tu was asking for help from them, and only then did he send out the letter to reunite with the charity society fifty years later.
"It was my fault."
Fu Zhizhou frowned slightly when he saw Wei Fei scolding him, but he seemed to have thought of something, so he didn't say more about the matter. After apologizing, he fell silent.
"Fourth brother, you've thought too much." Wei Tu smiled and said: "This time I invited second brother, Hongying, and you, fourth brother, just to celebrate your return from the front line of the battlefield... "
"It's not anything important."
Wei Tu waved his hand.
After hearing this, Fu Zhizhou's expression immediately changed. From these words, he could hear Wei Tu's dissatisfaction and distrust of him.
And after this sentence fell.
The atmosphere in the box has also changed. It is not as harmonious as before, but more tense.
"Fu Mou...resigned." Fu Zhizhou gritted his teeth. He stood up, bowed to Wei Tu, waved his sleeves and left the box.
Looking at the open door of the box.
The three people in the box were silent for a moment.
In the end, it was Kou Hongying who spoke first, breaking the silence in the box and closing the door.
"I believe Uncle Wei."
Kou Hongying's words are concise and to the point.
"I also believe in Third Brother." Wei Fei followed closely.
After getting along with him for many years, he understood Wei Tu's character and had seen Wei Tu help and support him when he was in trouble.
Compared with Wei Tu, Fu Zhizhou is far inferior in terms of character and friendship.
——He and Fu Zhizhou lived next to each other, but Fu Zhizhou had hardly seen him for many years. I have never given gifts for the four seasons.
In the past, Wei Fei could attribute this to the fact that Fu Zhizhou was an ascetic monk and was not good at dealing with people.
But after what happened today...
Wei Fei understood that Fu Zhizhou didn't know these things, but he didn't do them because they were not beneficial to him.
"Thank you, second brother and Hongying."
Wei Tu stood up and said thanks.
After thanking him, Wei Tu then got down to business and said: "This time I am writing to invite Hongying, my second brother, and my fourth brother to discuss something important. It is about... going to Kang State. "
"In addition, there is also good news... for you."
At this point, Wei Tu choked up and couldn't hide the look of disappointment on his face.
This time, he called the other three people from the charity society to come over. They obviously wanted to discuss something good, but Fu Zhizhou didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and decided that he had something to ask for, so he questioned him.
"How can a century-old friendship end like this?"
Wei Tu sighed secretly.
Back then, Fu Zhizhou guarded outside Danqiu Mountain and killed Jiexiu "Ying Bing" for him.
Later, we got along many times.
Fu Zhizhou also has a lot of emotions and righteousness, and is not a cold-blooded person.
Seeing this, Kou Hongying comforted Wei Tu: "Uncle Fu is the nephew's eldest son. Logically speaking, I shouldn't talk too much. But... when Uncle Fu abandoned his wife and son, he embarked on the path of immortality alone... Although this move can show that Uncle Fu He has a firm heart, but how can a person who doesn't even care about his wife be a person who values love and justice..."
Then, Kou Hongying added, "Uncle Fu is now in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, and he has cultivated both Dharma and Body."
"It's possible that...he will have another chance on the battlefield."
The implication of Kou Hongying's words is obvious.
Nowadays, Fu Zhizhou no longer needs the help of Wei Tu, a second-level talisman master, so he behaves coldly and questions Wei Tu.
At that time, Fu Zhizhou had no resources, no qualifications, and no opportunities. He was a monk with no resources. His "law couple, land and wealth" only had the word "mate", so he relied more on Wei Tu...
Wei Tu nodded when he heard this.
I felt a little relieved.
He understood that Fu Zhizhou was not as "cool" as Kou Hongying said. Otherwise, he would not have secretly given Fu Lin the ten spirit stones.
Same thing.
Fu Zhizhou didn't have any affection for him.
It's just that there are fewer places where he can be used, so he doesn't pay much attention to him. Only then did he lose his composure in his words.
And there was a reason why he didn't tell Fu Zhizhou about Kang Guo, which caused Fu Zhizhou to leave the meeting dissatisfied.
Smuggling into Kang State is no small matter.
A slight mistake would be fatal.
Since Fu Zhizhou was not fully trusted by him, he would naturally not tell Fu Zhizhou this secret.
"Xian'er's gift of perception can be used on the way to Kang State..."
"The choice is yours, and I won't force you."
Wei Tu calmed down and got down to business.
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After talking about the business.
Wei Fei took Wei Xianer away.
Kou Hongying and Wei Tu stayed alone in the box. Kou Hongying took out a tea set from the storage bag and cooked tea herself.
"This is the second-level spiritual tea "Ziyunwu". Uncle Wei can try it to sober up..." Kou Hongying poured a pot of tea for Wei Tu and said softly.
Wei Tu nodded, glanced at the empty seat left by Fu Zhizhou, and sighed: "I am no longer...a teenager anymore."
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