Chapter 22 The Beginner's Place
"I was seriously injured at this moment, and all the pills I carried on my body were lost on the road. You can help me find some pills, which will also benefit you."
Although Luo Xiao had just helped Zhang Yan to avoid a disaster in advance, Zhang Yan still refused flatly, "No! You should not go out at this time. Ning Chongxuan had not searched you this time. Zhang concluded that he must have not left, and maybe he was waiting for you to fall into the trap at this moment."
Luo Xiao shook all over. After thinking about it, he felt that what Zhang Yan said was reasonable. He couldn't help but curse: "Ning Chongxuan is not a good guy. I think he had a chance to save those disciples, but he sat down to me and killed them before he took action. It can be seen that he has a ulterior motive."
Zhang Yan shook his head. The water in the lower court of Yancang was so deep, let alone the upper court? However, before he opened his meridian, these things were still too far away from him, and he was too lazy to think about them.
Luo Xiao wandered around the cauldron for a few irritable times, and suddenly thought of something, and asked, "I ask you, since you are a disciple of the lower yard of the Cang Sect, do you have any friends in the introductory disciple?"
"Introduction disciple?" Zhang Yan smiled slightly and said, "That's right."
Luo Xiao was stunned and then said angrily: "Are you an introductory disciple? You must be from a noble family, why is there a lack of elixirs? Could it be that I can't bear to give up? I'm just telling you the secret of heaven to help you practice. If I had known this, I would rather die with you!"
Luo Xiao’s reaction was so intense that Zhang Yan did not expect that it would cause a misunderstanding. He immediately explained: “I am not from a noble family, and I just started three days ago.”
"You are not from the Xuanmen family?" Luo Xiao was stunned, but after learning the whole story, its eyes suddenly became complicated. Can a cultivator who has no background start from the lower court of the Cang Sect? This seemed too incredible to it. After a while, it hummed and said, "That's easy."
"How is it easy to deal with?" Zhang Yan was puzzled.
Luo Xiao laughed and said, "I have sent the introductory disciples of the lower court. I don't know how many princes and nobles in the world want to curry favor with you. What do you think?"
Zhang Yan couldn't help but be surprised. Just as he was about to ask again, he heard someone outside the door saying, "Senior Brother Zhang, you can be here, and the old friend Zhao Yuan is here to visit."
"Is it Senior Brother Zhao?"
As soon as he heard the sound, Zhang Yan realized that it was Zhao Yuan. He glanced at Luo Xiao, and the latter immediately shrank into the cauldron. Zhang Yan covered the cauldron, tidied up his clothes, and walked to the door to open the door.
It was Zhao Yuan outside the door, but he looked a little restrained when facing Zhang Yan at this moment, and bowed and said, "Senior Brother Zhang, I'm polite."
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Senior Brother Zhao hasn't come to visit me for a long time."
He looked at Zhao Yuan again and saw that he still had no chance to build Yuan, his cheeks were inwardly, his eyes were dull, and his temples were full of gorgeous hair. He seemed to be anxious to achieve something and hurt Daoji. I was afraid that there would be no further hope in his life. He couldn't help but say a pity in his heart.
Seeing that Zhang Yan's attitude was still the same as before, Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appeared on his face, and said, "Junior brother, I've been here the last time, but Senior Brother Zhang has been in seclusion since he came back from the Guanzhong. I think he is comprehending some excellent Taoist Dharma, so he dare not disturb him."
Zhao Yuan is older than Zhang Yan, but he calls him "junior brother". Zhang Yan did not deliberately correct it. Now that the status of the two has changed, he is an introductory disciple. How dare Zhao Yuan regard himself as his senior brother? However, he dare not say anything more if he calls Zhao Yuan.
"It was me who was in seclusion and practicing secretly, but I was neglecting Senior Brother Zhao." Zhang Yan turned sideways and asked, "Senior Brother, please speak inside."
Zhao Yuan walked into the cave, and the two of them sat down with guests. He looked around and sighed: "This place is pure, but the senior brother is now in a different status, so it's time to find a few people to manage the common things."
"I, an introductory disciple, have only been sitting for three days, and it is too late to accumulate slaves and servants. Besides, I am dedicated to practicing Taoism, so I don't have time to think about these trivial matters."
The introductory disciples keep slaves to show their identity, and they can handle common affairs and family exchanges for them. These people are brought from the family and can be trusted, but Zhang Yan has a shallow foundation, so how dare he recruit some servants who are not clear about the foundation?
Zhang Xi is a good choice, but he is old and the lower court is in a strange way. Being an introductory disciple himself will inevitably arouse some people's dissatisfaction, but he does not dare to attack him, so he will not vent his anger on the people around him, so he has no plans for the time being.
"How can Senior Brother Zhao have time to come here today?"
Zhao Yuan sighed, showed an apology on his face, and stood up and said, "The younger sister caused a lot of trouble for Senior Brother Zhang last time..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Yan reached out and pressed him down, and smiled and said, "Why should Brother Zhao take some small things to heart? It's not Ling Mei, I might not be able to get this far."
This is not wrong. If Zhao Ying hadn't had a quarrel, maybe Bian Qiao wouldn't have come to Qianzhangyan to find trouble for him, and Ai Zhongwen wouldn't have come to the door on his own initiative. The world is so strange that ordinary people are unpredictable.
I don’t know what Zhao Yuan thought of, but he sighed slightly and said, “That’s the opportunity for senior brother.”
Zhang Yanwei frowned, and Zhao Yuan fell on the word "opportunity". However, since he had no hope of practicing Taoism, he didn't have much to say, so he opened the topic and said, "Last time Xuanwen seemed to have seen Ling Mei on Dangyun Peak, I wonder who she studied under?"
Zhao Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't know either, junior brother, I only know that it is a Kundao who lives in Tai'an Temple. I have never seen the true appearance."
Nowadays, practitioners teach in Taoism are divided into two categories: one is the inheritance of aristocratic families, and the other is the inheritance of masters and apprentices. In Donghuazhou alone, all major sects are controlled by the Xuanmen family. After Zhao Yuan said this, Zhao Ying is likely to be the inheritance of masters and apprentices.
The Taoist nun seemed to be his elder of Zhao Ying's master. Zhang Yan always remembered the favor he owed and always wanted to pay it back, but Zhao Yuan seemed to have no hope of practicing Taoism, and he might find this opportunity again in the future.
At this time, Zhao Yuan coughed and said with a slight embarrassment: "Senior Brother Zhang..."
"Senior Brother Zhao, you have something to say but it's okay."
Zhao Yuan showed a slight cautious expression and said slowly: "My Zhao family has been merchants for generations. My grandfather's generation was once taken care of by a noble man. Now the noble man's son and nephew want to meet Senior Brother Zhang, but I don't know..."
When he said this, he couldn't help feeling uneasy. He kept observing Zhang Yan's expression, afraid that he would show some unhappy expression. He knew his own affairs. When it comes to helping, Zhang Yan was mostly helping him. Zhao Ying even caused some trouble for Zhang Yan. What he said before was just polite words.
But this man really had kindness to the Zhao family, so he had to beg for him to come.
Zhang Yan smiled slightly and said, "Senior Brother Zhao doesn't need to come in person next time, just write a book."
Zhao Yuan was stunned. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yan was so easy to talk, and his expression became a little excited. "This person is waiting at the foot of the mountain. If it is convenient for junior brother, can you call her up to see him at this moment?"
After saying that, he looked at Zhang Yan, afraid that he would refuse.
"oh?"
Zhang Yan couldn't help but be surprised. The "noble man" Zhao Yuan said must have a good status, so why did he wait at the foot of the mountain to see him?
In fact, he was a little bit self-deprecating.
He was an introductory disciple of the lower court in the Cang Sect, and his identity was enough to make people in the secular world look at him.
What is the lower court? It is where the sect cultivates future backbone disciples. In the future, elders and even leaders of the Cang Sect may appear among these people. Many people would rather not practice Taoism than make friends with these introductory disciples here.
The introductory disciple went to the upper courtyard, and each person occupied a blessing in the world. He could also select several friends from the lower courtyard to go to the upper courtyard to be his future team.
In the eyes of outsiders, Zhang Yan is destined to be a true disciple of the Yancang Sect in the future. Once he opens his meridian and goes to the upper court, he will definitely marry a Xuanmen family. Even if he stays in the sect, he will give elixirs, Taoist books, magic weapons and spiritual weapons, and his cultivation will also rise. Such people can't even curry favor with them. Zhang Yan is willing to give them a look. Those who come to show their respect can step on the mountain road of Dangyun Peak.
Since Zhang Yan practiced Taoism, almost everyone said that he was not of high qualifications, and even he himself believed so. However, in fact, there are no one in thousands of people who can practice Qi and Taoism, and even fewer people can cultivate to this level.
In the territory of Donghua Continent, except for the sixteen major sects, there are still countless small sects, and even some small sects can exhaust the power of the entire sect to open their meridians. Even so, they can call the wind and rain in one state and a county, and are regarded as the superior.
Zhang Yan couldn't help asking, saying, "What is this person's identity?"
Zhao Yuandao: "This person is Cao Ying, the daughter of the Duke of Song of Wei Dynasty, and he came here to pay homage to Senior Brother Zhang."
When Zhang Yan heard that this "noble man" was his identity, he didn't care much. He is now a native of the Xuanmen. The emperor and generals can only control ordinary people, but not his head. As long as he is not a monk, his status is no different in his eyes.
Zhao Yuan owed a word and hurried away. To Zhang Yan, this woman's identity is irrelevant, but to Zhao Yuan, she is the daughter of the Duke and cannot be neglected. He must go to meet him in person.
About two hours later, almost noon, Zhao Yuan took a woman in a man's outfit and walked up.
The woman was about twenty-seven or eight, tall, with her phoenix eyes and eyebrows, and a faint majesty between her eyes. In addition, the hundreds of servants and guards behind her seemed even more noble, and it was Princess Linya Cao Ying.
"You are waiting here, and you are not allowed to summon, or come forward at will, so as not to anger the immortal master."
Everyone leaned over to salute, but did not dare to respond, as they had already given instructions.
"Princess, please follow me." Zhao Yuan led the way ahead.
Cao Ying's face was slightly reserved and nodded, "It's a blessing for Mr. Zhao."
Walking through the plank road, Cao Ying stepped into the cave and saw Zhang Yan sitting upright on the cushion, he stepped forward and bowed respectfully, saying, "All female Cao Ying has seen Master Zhang."
Zhang Yan ignored her first, but instead said to Zhao Yuan: "Senior Brother Zhao, come here to sit down."
Cao Ying was shocked. It seemed that Zhao Yuan's position in the heart of Master Zhang was far beyond his imagination, and the way he treated the Zhao family in the future might change.
Zhao Yuanlian said he didn't dare, but in the end he could barely stand beside Zhang Yan after Cao Ying's persuasion, but refused to sit down.
Zhang Yan could do it and then looked at Cao Ying and said, "Are you Cao Ying?"
Cao Ying bowed again and said, "It's an ordinary girl."
As the princess of Linya, he is usually domineering in the Duke's mansion. She disdains many princes and princes, but she is trembling in front of Zhang Yan and dares not show off.
She also knew about Zhang Yan's affairs, and she defeated three introductory disciples of the Guangyuan Sect's lower court with one man in a row under Dangyun Peak, resulting in a huge loss of face and had to be defeated in advance. What kind of ability is this?
In her opinion, the Guangyuan Sect is already a great immortal sect, and the Cang Sect is even more unattainable in her eyes. Sooner or later, Zhang Yan will be a true disciple of the upper court. He can actually meet this person through Zhao Yuan before the other party goes to the upper court. It has to be said that it is a blessing for the family.
Zhang Yan nodded slightly and said, "What are you asking for me?"
Cao Ying raised his head and said, "I heard that Master Zhang is already an introductory disciple. All women are willing to offer a thousand pounds of Five Elements Divine Sand to worship."
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Chapter completed!