Patriarch Fang was not angry and said calmly: "Don't worry, I have no intention of interfering with you. No matter who violates the sect rules, he will be severely punished. My disciples are no exception. Of course, some who slip through the net will be severely punished."
Fish, although there is no evidence for the time being, it may not be able to escape.*.*”
What he said meant something, and everyone looked at each other in confusion, not knowing who he was talking about.
Xia Chen's heart was shaken. The words of Patriarch Fang seemed to be aimed at him. Did he find out that he had killed Fang Ziqing and the others? Xia Chen couldn't help but feel guilty, but then he shook his head.
Don't trust yourself to leave any evidence.
Patriarch Fang added: "I just came back from the mountain and want to see my disciples. Of course, I also want to give these two unscrupulous disciples a good lesson so that they will not make the same mistake again in the future. If you are in trouble, I can talk to Senior Brother Ma."
greet."
Zhan Kongchen smiled bitterly. The Patriarch had already mentioned this, so how could he refuse? So he nodded and said, "Disciple, I will take away Junior Brother Yue and Junior Sister Xu."
"You guys wait here, I won't take too long." Patriarch Fang said calmly, "By the way, I haven't forgotten to congratulate you, little guy. The little girl back then has become a first-level magical monk. Time flies.
Hurry, my uncle will equip you with a generous gift."
His last words were addressed to Chen Qiushui, but his tone was calm and there was no congratulation at all.
Chen Qiushui's heart trembled. She was as smart as ice and snow. She knew that the slap she just slapped Xu Fang might have made Patriarch Fang unhappy. She said in a low voice: "Thank you, Master Fang, for your kindness. This disciple does not dare to accept this great gift."
Master Fang stopped talking. With an invisible spiritual thought, Yue Zifeng and Xu Fang immediately flew up. In an instant, they disappeared.
Zhan Kongchen and others still had to wait for the two of them to be grounded, so they had to wait on the spot, each with a wry smile and said nothing. Patriarch Fang said that he was strict and fair, and wanted to teach Yue Zifeng and Xu Fang a lesson, but as a master, how could he not say anything?
Why do you favor your own disciples? Patriarchs are also human beings.
"Master, my disciple's injury is not serious, so he will go back to the medicine garden to take care of himself." Xia Chen said softly. It was pointless for him to wait here, and he also felt an indescribable strangeness towards Patriarch Ma, so he wanted to leave as soon as possible.
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Han Dongyu nodded.
"Xia Chen, don't go back to the medicine garden yet. Go to my place first." Chen Qiushui came over and said. Xia Chen nodded, feeling much more at ease.
"Xia Chen, wait a minute. After I've met Zifeng and Fang'er, I still have something to ask you." Suddenly, Patriarch Fang's voice sounded again. His tone was calm and upright, and there was nothing unusual about it at all.
Xia Chen stiffened and couldn't help but feel a little flustered. He nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Patriarch Fang."
Zhan Kongchen and others also looked surprised, especially Han Dongyu, who looked a little nervous. They didn't know what Patriarch Fang wanted to do with Xia Chen. But since Patriarch Fang gave the order, they couldn't change anything, so they had to remain silent.
Chen Qiushui was stunned for a moment, then patted Xia Chen on the shoulder. He said softly: "It's okay."
Xia Chen looked at her and nodded silently. He was not afraid, but he always felt that this patriarch had a profound and unpredictable feeling. Moreover, the relationship between Yue Zifeng and Xu Fang's master also made him
He is extremely sensitive.
Everyone did not wait long, but less than half an hour later, Yue Zifeng and Xu Fang were sent back by Patriarch Fang's spiritual thoughts. Their expressions were calm, neither sad nor happy, and they could not tell what Patriarch Fang had said.
something.
"You can take me and my junior sister back to the cave for confinement." Yue Zifeng signaled to Zhan Kongchen. Without waiting for the other party's answer, he and Xu Fang turned around and left. From the beginning to the end, he did not even glance at Xia Chen.
Zhan Kongchen and others looked at each other, and although they were a little suspicious, they also followed.
Xia Chen watched everyone leave helplessly. He didn't know how to find Master Fang, and he didn't know whether this mysterious master would bring him there in the same way as he brought Yue Zifeng.
Just as he was thinking wildly, Patriarch Fang's voice rang out: "Xia Chen, come on."
Before Xia Chen could react, a powerful force wrapped around his waist, and with a whoosh, he was pulled into the air, heading towards the direction where Yue Zifeng and Xu Fang disappeared just now.
Chen Qiushui stood there, looking at the direction where Xia Chen disappeared from a distance, her eyes full of thoughts, and she didn't know what she was thinking. After a while, she turned around and walked in the other direction, but it was Zhan Kongchen and others.
The direction to go is completely different.
The cold night wind blew against my face. Seeing the familiar buildings passing by under my feet, Xia Chen couldn't help but feel refreshed. Suddenly I felt like the stars were moving. I thought to myself that it was better for my ancestor to take me flying, not like my senior sister.
, regardless of it, he grabbed me and threw me to the ground.
He was carried by the invisible power of Patriarch Fang, and it looked like he was flying by himself. Although it was cold at high altitudes and the wind was blowing in his face, Xia Chen naturally didn't care with his cultivation level, and even put on different poses to match.
Flying, it looks really majestic, like an immortal controlling auspicious clouds, walking slowly, but flying at night, it looks a little wrong.
Although Zhengxuan Mountain is huge, he flew so fast and reached his destination in a matter of seconds. With his spiritual thoughts collected, Xia Chen landed immediately. Before he could see clearly where he was, he had already plunged into a curtain of flowing water.
Inside the crystal light.
This is a protective restriction... Xia Chen immediately judged it. After experiencing two restrictions in a row, he was familiar with the arrangement and combination of the forbidden patterns and had a certain understanding of the types of restrictions.
The forbidden patterns were arranged in an orderly manner, taking him forward. Obviously, this protective restriction was placed by Master Fang, that's why it was so easy to enter.
Soft light hit his face, and Xia Chen's eyes suddenly lit up. He suddenly realized that he seemed to have arrived in a paradise, like a cherished natural landscape.
The exquisite small bridge, the gurgling stream, a few small golden carps swimming in the clear water, and the weeping yellow willows are pleasant and interesting. Not far away, there are the mountain peaks, which look lush and green, and are extremely pleasing to the eye.
On the green lawn, there is a thatched hut made purely of bamboo. The roots are green and crystal clear, just like in the painting, which looks very pleasing to the eye.
A middle-aged scholar stood in the middle of the grass with his hands behind his back, his body as majestic and motionless as a mountain, just like the figure in the painting.
Beautiful... Xia Chen couldn't help but marvel. He had never seen such a beautiful and exquisite scenery. Perhaps only the ink paintings of the earth before traveling could outline such a beautiful little world.
Could this be Master Fang's cave? It's really good. Compared with this paradise, even the medicine garden has become a vulgar place, not to mention the courtyard where he used to live.
Xia Chen originally thought that his living conditions were good, but now he knows what it means to move to the next level.
Plop! Xia Chen suddenly fell onto the grass. His butt hurt from the fall, and his whole body was trembling with heart, liver, and lungs.
Originally, the power of his spiritual thoughts brought him down slowly, and he could land safely on the ground. But for some reason, when he was about a few feet away from the ground, his spiritual thoughts suddenly disappeared. While Xia Chen was still sighing and admiring the beautiful scenery, the result was
He suddenly accelerated and fell down awkwardly.
"My surname is Fang, and my name is Fang Qingran." The middle-aged scribe suddenly turned around, looked at Xia Chen, and said.
Xia Chen quickly got up, not daring to show any signs of neglect. He bowed his head and saluted: "The day after tomorrow, disciple Xia Chen, I pay my respects to Master Fang."
Before he lowered his head to salute, he had secretly glanced at the middle-aged scribe. This Patriarch Fang Qingran seemed to be young, and his appearance was not outstanding. He looked like a weak man, and he did not look like a second-level monk who was accomplished in spiritual cultivation.
.There is only one pair of eyes, which are so clear and transparent that people can’t help but be attracted by them once they take a look at them.
However, Xia Chen knew that those who had reached the second level of supernatural power and could already change their appearance to a certain extent. What they saw with their eyes was often very different from reality.
And if you practice to the third level of magical power and use magic to control your magical power, you can not only change your appearance, but even your age and gender. It can be said to be ever-changing.
Fang Qingran said calmly: "I know practitioners don't do complicated rituals, but even Zifeng and Fang'er, as my direct disciples, have to kneel down in person when they see me. Do you think it's appropriate for you to just perform ordinary rituals now?"
Xia Chen's body stiffened. Unexpectedly, Patriarch Fang's first sentence was to introduce himself, and his second sentence was to give him a blow. How could he, a small acquired disciple, be compared to the first level monk of magical power when he met the Patriarch? Naturally, he should kneel down.
Kneel down and apologize in fear.
But Xia Chen did not kneel down, nor did he show fear. Instead, he said: "Forgive me, Patriarch Fang, but I think that etiquette does not lie in the actions, but in the heart. If you cannot respect your elders, even three bows and nine kowtows will be in vain. But if the heart
Keeping kind thoughts, even if it is blunt and disrespectful, is the greatest respect for the ancestor, don't you think?"
What this means is that if you insist on me kneeling down, I may not respect you. If you don’t force me, you will get my greatest respect. How you choose depends on you.
Fang Qingran stared at him for a while, then slowly said: "If I don't care whether you respect me or not, I just want you to kneel down."
Xia Chen raised his head, looked directly into his eyes, and said: "Master Fang, I dare to ask you a question. If the ancestor doesn't care whether you pay respect to him or not, but just wants you to kneel down, what will you do?"
"I won't kneel." Fang Qingran said.
"Now, you know my choice." Xia Chen lowered his head again and whispered.
Fang Qingran didn't speak, and his expression didn't change. After a long time, he smiled faintly: "Gu Yuan Holy Body, it's interesting. Xia Chen, do you know what I want to say to you when I see you?"
Xia Chen thought for a while and whispered: "If I tell you, you won't blame me."