Compared with the low-keyness of the Xiao family's mansion, the Chu family's mansion is much more luxurious. It is even rare in the Xishan area of Zhenwucheng where every inch of land is expensive.
The entire mansion is located on a slightly raised shallow mountain. Pavilions, terraces and pavilions are dotted along the mountain. It is estimated that there are nearly a hundred buildings. This does not include the part shaded by giant trees. A trickling mountain stream passes through the mansion.
Outside the high courtyard walls, there are many ordinary people or low-level monks, patrolling and guarding the safety of the mansion. It is now the early spring season, and the spiritual trees and flowers that have endured the whole winter are sprouting green and ready to bloom.
The flowers are pink here and light yellow there. From a distance, they look like clouds of various colors dancing in the wind, which is quite interesting.
As expected of the family that manages the spiritual land of Li Zong, it is obvious that they are rich.
Jiang Feng spent a little time researching whether the east gate or the south gate is the main entrance. Of course, there are more than these two gates in the Chu Mansion. But judging from the geomantic omen, these two are the most likely. The number of visitors from the two gates
After observing the situation for an hour, he finally chose the east gate and carefully handed over the greeting card.
"The Sixth Young Master has passed away." The Zhike who greeted the guests had a dull expression. He looked at Jiang Feng carefully and confirmed that he was not a frequent visitor to the house. He politely declined Jiang Feng's request for an audience.
"I knew something had happened to him, so I came here to express my condolences."
According to Jiang Feng's prior research, Chu Anlan had six wives and concubines and gave birth to many children. Chu Yiming ranked sixth, and he and Chu Yilin, who ranked second, were both prefecture-level monks. The remaining brothers and sisters were at most Xuan
For example, Chu Wenyin, who was ranked twelfth, cultivated to the seventh level of Xuan level; Chu Wenqian, the mother of Xiao Mingbao, who was fourteenth and married to the Xiao family, was deceased, but she was a mortal and had not yet awakened to the Dharma.
"Who are you?" After failing to dissuade Jiang Feng, Zhike asked about his origins.
"I am Jiang Feng, the head of the Qianshan Sect." Since he has "intersected" with Chu Anlan, the head of the Chu family, Jiang Feng naturally did not shy away from his identity. He was in a bad mood after being "prostituted for free" and planned to take this opportunity to...
Establish more or less some relationship with the Chu family so that you can have more choices in the spiritual world when you form an elixir in the future. The previous experiences of the Xiao family and the Yu family have proven that getting to know a big family is not a bad thing.
It's just that this kind of acquaintance is different from the previous thinking. It's a bit random. If it is discovered, there will definitely be a lot of trouble. But since Chu Yiming is already a living dead, there is nothing to be afraid of.
"Disrespect, disrespect!"
The middle-aged Zhike was a mortal, "I'm going to ask Manager Huang Donghuang to come over. He is taking care of the Sixth Young Master's affairs." He whispered a few words to the guard in brocade clothes next to him, and left in a hurry, and soon brought back a blue man.
A young man with a handsome face and a jade robe.
"Master Jiang?"
Manager Huang was a little confused. He didn't know Jiang Feng. He only knew the identity of the visitor after hearing the Zhike report just now. He usually followed Chu Yiming occasionally, so he still knew some of the Sixth Young Master's "friends".
The man in front of him was a little angry, but he didn't dare to neglect him. After all, the person who had been following Chu Yiming was his uncle, and he had already died in the accident a few days ago.
"My master has passed away. I will not accept condolences until the assassin is caught." The young intellectual explained, intending to dissuade Jiang Feng. In fact, he was from a small sect like the Qianshan Sect. Even if he was the leader, he had always been
Most of them will ignore it, but times have changed, one moment has passed, and the current situation of Chu Yiming is not a time when he is willful and arrogant, using his identity as a master to lose his temper.
"Is Yi Ming awake? Senior Chu said he is still in a coma. How is his condition?" Jiang Feng went straight to the point. He didn't know the person in front of him, and he would make mistakes if he said too much, so he just stretched the tiger's skin to cover all doubts.
He also heard a lot about Chu Yiming's death. They all said that he was attacked by a mysterious assassin and died of injuries. The story was very consistent. Therefore, he directly told the truth to show his relationship with the Chu family, especially the Chu family.
The head of the family, Chu Anlan, has an extraordinary relationship.
It was Chu Anlan who told me. I know him very well, and Jiang Feng’s meaning was very obvious.
Looking back on the scene at that time, maybe Chu Anlan was a little distracted because of the matter of the demonic shadow grabbing the pill, so he was deceived by himself and accidentally revealed the inside story. If he had changed the time and place, if he was in a peaceful state of mind, maybe he would have
There won't be this
Gaffe.
"Your distinguished guest, please come this way."
As soon as Huang Dong heard this, he quickly waved his hand to signal Jiang Feng to be silent. The news that the Sixth Young Master was not dead was restricted to a very small area. It was limited to monks above the mid-level Xuan level in the family and very close attendants, and even the Zhike next to him.
Even at this level, he doesn’t know the reason for doing this, but he must follow the instructions and keep his mouth shut. Since the person who came knows this from the head of the family, he is undoubtedly a friend of the Sixth Young Master, and he must be very close.
Although, in his opinion, the Sixth Young Master's friends were just casual acquaintances who used each other but were as close as brothers on the surface, as evidenced by the fact that no one had ever come to express condolences to the Sixth Young Master in the past few days.
and!
As usual, he smiled contemptuously in his heart, and then felt a little sad in his heart. Although he looked down on and even despised the Sixth Young Master as a person, including his recent "free prostitution" incident, which made friends around him laugh at him, but this Sixth Young Master
Hanging with half a life and about to be buried, all the servants like him are also facing a desperate situation. Usually, with the prefecture-level reputation of the Sixth Young Master, they do many things to oppress good people. Now that the building is about to collapse, only
There are only orphans and widowed mothers left, and I am afraid that no one in the house will be willing to take in the "doglegs" like myself.
"Hello, Miss Fifth!"
The two of them entered the inner palace along the red lacquer corridor with carved beams and painted beams. There were not many people along the way, but they met a Chu family member. Huang Dong stepped aside and saluted, and Jiang Feng could only lower his head and step aside to let this woman go first.
.Fifth Miss? Jiang Feng was worried. According to the information he had gathered, wasn't the Fifth Miss Chu Wenyin who was ranked twelfth? He couldn't help but raise his head slightly and secretly looked at her with his peripheral vision.
This woman is much younger than she thought. She originally thought that as Xiao Mingbao's aunt, she would be very old, but the one in front of her seems to be well-maintained. She is slightly older than Hua Xin, with shiny white hair shawl, and a few curls on her temples.
The strands were dyed black, and she wore a white skirt with a little pink and white. Her body looked a bit weak, but like her father Chu Anlan, her sword eyebrows were thick and slightly raised. Combined with the rumors heard earlier, it shows that this person may be different from what he saw.
, she should be a woman with a strong heart.
"Who is this?" Her voice was light and elegant, with a hint of stern warning.
"Jiang Feng, the head of the Qianshan Sect, has met Taoist friend Chu. I heard that brother Yi Ming was seriously injured, so I came here to visit." Jiang Feng took the initiative to salute and introduce himself. If there is really a way to cure Xiao Mingbao in the future, maybe there will be a relationship with him in the future.
It is always good to have further interactions, get to know each other initially, and become familiar with each other.
"It's rare for him to have a few friends left now." Chu Wenyin glanced at Jiang Feng suspiciously, said nothing, and walked away. Among the news that Jiang Feng had inquired about before, it did not involve the younger brothers of the Chu family.
After all, this is a family matter of the Chu family, and it rarely goes outside. But judging from Chu Wenyin's attitude, the relationship between the two is usually relatively cold.
"Let's go!"
Seeing that Huang Dong was slightly embarrassed, Jiang Feng reminded him. The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They talked more along the way. During the chat, Jiang Feng learned that this man's name was Huang Dong, and he had just been promoted to the position after his uncle died in an assassin's attack.
The steward handles a lot of follow-up matters. He is said to be a steward, except that everything needs to be kept confidential, but he does not have any rights, and he is not even qualified to receive daily necessities. After the sixth young master Chu Yiming left the family and lived in the "Manyue Building",
The Chu family had already paid very little attention to his room, and now in this situation, they were even more helpless and confused about their prospects.
Jiang Feng gave a few symbolic words of comfort and visited the Chu family. He originally wanted to consolidate his "friend" relationship with Chu Yiming, and then try to get into his circle and seek possible benefits.
Huang Dong's words made him feel a little worried. He was worried that almost everyone had abandoned Chu Yiming. This worry was soon verified. Facts have proved that prostitutes do not deserve friends.
Chu Yiguang, Chu Yiming's half-brother, is about five years old. He is the only child of the same clan who is guarding the sick bed. Moreover, he is still a mortal, at least that's what it looks like now. With the Eight Dharma Appearances, even among this wealthy family,
The possibility of awakening is also low. His face is stained with dirty tears, and he seems to have just cried. From this point of view, he is quite close to Chu Yiming. Apart from this, the only
The person who really misses Chu Yiming is his biological mother, Zhao, who is eating fast and praying in the backyard.
Coming from a small family, he had fallen out of favor a long time ago. He was caught off guard by this sudden change and was at a loss. He could only rely on his only sincere prayers to protect his son from going through this difficult time.
"Can you save my brother? He is still angry."
Just standing ten steps away and observing the unconscious Chu Yiming for a moment, the colorful-faced boy spoke more than once, repeatedly asking Jiang Feng in the same sentence, feeling aggrieved and helpless, and heartbroken. It seemed that regardless of Chu Yiming,
What kind of person is Ming? He has always been very kind to his half-brother.
"Master Guang, this Senior Jiang is not a doctor, but a close friend of the young master." Huang Dong whispered soothingly, "Why don't you go to the backyard to have a meal first? Madam will be sad if you do this."
"I don't, I want to save my brother."
Huang Dong sighed secretly. Chu Yiming was the backbone of this house. After he died, the sky seemed to have collapsed. At the moment, he didn't have the time to carefully comfort Chu Yiguang, a half-year-old child. He could only watch silently.
Although Chu Yiming's breathing was steady but there was no sign of waking up, thoughts were already flying in his heart.
"Manager Huang, the fifth lady has invited the young master to come over to the house. Let's take care of him for the next few days." A female voice came from outside the door. The two of them turned to look, but it was a fat maid.
"I won't go, I don't need anyone else to take care of me, I want to save my brother!" When Chu Yiguang saw this fat maid, he couldn't help but twist his whole body, beat his chest and stamp his feet, and ran out of the room, running towards his mother's room in the back hall. Although the maid
He was fat, but his little feet in flower shoes ran very fast. He picked up Chu Yiguang in a few steps, picked him up and coaxed him for a while, and took him away without asking Huang Dong's opinion.
It seemed that Chu Wenyin was a kind-hearted person. Without Chu Yiguang's muttering questions, Jiang Feng calmed down and turned to look at Chu Yiming on the sick bed.
Chu Yiming has messy white hair, which seems to be due to the blood of the Chu family. Compared with his father Chu Anlan, his shoulders are narrow and pointed, his face is pale and haggard due to excessive blood loss, and he has short and scattered beards.
It must be due to the recent growth that has not been taken care of. His chest and abdomen are randomly tied with bleeding linen, and the blood has long solidified. There is an unhealed foot-long scar on his right hand that extends to his upper arm. It should be
As a result of the previous fight, there was a black long sword thrown on the desk in front of the bed. The blood was dried, and there was a faint blue-purple light shining under the exquisite treasure light. It should be between the second-order high-grade to the third-order mid-grade. This was further verified.
Those who come here are not looking for money.
His breathing is still stable for the time being, but the speed of healing of his injuries is extremely slow, which shows that he has lost the ability to recover quickly like an earth-level monk, and his remaining cultivation is only slightly better than that of an ordinary spiritual-level monk.
Then use the phase separation technique to check. Outside the Dharma Space, there is a round hole in the white fog mask as thick as gel. It seems that the other party used special means to break Chu Yiming's Dharma Barrier and directly hit the Dharma Appearance.
exerted influence, severely injured Chu Yiming, and took away the inner elixir.
The "Ice Cutting Blade" dharma image is still there, but due to the damage caused by the bombardment of the dharma image barrier, the dharma image has been thrown out of the turbid spiritual pool by external forces and is about to wither. The place is not only in a mess, but also lacks vitality.
But this man didn't die.
"Brother Yi Ming, have you ever taken any pills?"
"No, no one can open Master Six's storage bag, and no one can help in other rooms." Huang Dong's expression became darker when he talked about this.
It's really strange. It stands to reason that if one's appearance is destroyed and one's inner elixir is taken away, one must die suddenly, but this person is still alive.
Jiang Feng got closer and looked carefully, constantly using the phase separation technique to check, and was shocked to find that on the edge of the spiritual pool, there were still fine roots of the "Ice Slashing Blade" method. Although there were only a handful of them, they could indeed
Ensure the immortality of the Dharma.
What surprised him even more was that there seemed to be a pale, empty bean-sized bead floating above Chu Yiming's spiritual pool, like a miniature inner elixir, constantly stimulating the pool of Dharma, trying to make it emit more spiritual energy.
It can be transported to Dharma and repair the damaged Dharma space barrier.
What's this?
With only Huang Dong beside him, Jiang Feng didn't have to worry about it. He secretly wrapped a ray of spiritual power around the pale bean bead, but a weak cry for help suddenly sounded in his mind: