Author: The distant mountains are still there

A few days later.

Sanfeng Wenshi and Qi Guangxiang were entrusted by Fang Dushu to hire people at Bixue Peak, and agreed on a wedding date with Xuanjin Wenshi.

When this matter was finalized, Fu Chengxiang also returned from Wuyuan City.

Following Fang Dushu's instructions, he brought back dozens of direct members of the Fu family.

Fang Dushu looked at the number of people and asked, "Are there only this many direct descendants of the Fu family in Wuyuan City?"

Fu Chengxiang reported: "When Aunt Yuqing came back from Shangzong, she arranged for a group of children to move to Lishan. There is also a stronghold established by the Fu family in the imperial city. The patriarch is in charge of the overall situation there. In recent years, the direct descendants of the Fu family have all

They have moved there one after another, and there are not many direct descendants who are still stranded in Wuyuan City."

Nearly ten years of war have caused many aristocratic families to fall apart, and many even lost their families.

Relying on Fu Yuqing's relationship, the Fu family managed to avoid the flames of war and preserved the family's vitality. The direct lineage was almost unscathed.

Even if Fang Dushu does not give Wuyuan City special care, the Fu family will not suffer any loss.

After hearing this situation, Fang Dushu already knew what was going on. He didn't need to make any arrangements for the Fu family, he just needed to take these Fu family children to the imperial city.

However, there is a private matter that Fang Dushu still wants to find out: "Where are the ministers and stepfather? Have they also moved to the imperial city?"

Fu Chengxiang was startled for a moment, then told the truth: "My grandfather has been in the state for several years. Not long after he passed away, the great uncle Shiqing succeeded in building the foundation. However, the great uncle Shiqing left Wuyuan City after he came out of seclusion, and his whereabouts are still unknown."

He is two generations younger than Fu Shiqing, but because of his good qualifications, he joined the Zhenwen sect when he was young, so he established his foundation much earlier than Fu Shiqing.

Fu Shiqing was a few years younger than Fang Dushu, and had already lived for more than a century when he built the foundation. However, with Fu Shiqing's mediocre qualifications, it was not easy to rely on his own epiphany to break through and build the foundation.

When Fang Dushu returned from Shuanghe River Valley and passed through Wuyuan City, he met Fu Shiqing. At that time, Fu Shiqing was experiencing the pain of losing his wife.

Fang Dushu saw that Fu Shiqing's character had changed, and his Taoist mind was extremely firm, which seemed to be a sign of great enlightenment. At that time, Fang Dushu had a hunch that Fu Shiqing might be able to practice bravely and diligently in the future.

Now it seems that Fu Shiqing has indeed lived up to expectations.

Fang Dushu asked: "What did he do in the snowy field?"

Fu Chengxiang didn't know the specific reason: "He didn't mention it to the clan members. At that time, my aunt Yuqing and my uncle were all lost and trapped in the Evergreen Realm. The Fu family elders discussed it many times and said that they would send people to the snowy fields to search, but it happened that the Deer Slaughterer happened to be there.

Going south, the Hexi sects issued strict orders not to allow the monks to go north without permission. I don’t know if he sneaked into the snowy fields secretly to find the whereabouts of Aunt Yuqing and Master Uncle you!"

Fu Shiqing has been friends with Fang Dushu since he was a boy, and he and Fu Yuqing are siblings. It is entirely possible that Fu Shiqing went to the snowfield to find someone secretly.

Fang Dushu shook his head slightly: "If he really sneaks into the snowfield, with the current situation, trying to find him back will be like finding a needle in a haystack."

However, it is normal for monks to wander outside, especially for monks with mediocre qualifications like Fu Shiqing. If you want to improve your cultivation to a higher level, you must gain it through experience. If you stay behind closed doors, it will be useless until your life span is exhausted.

Fang Dushu stopped thinking about it and waved his hand to Fu Chengxiang: "Go and make preparations and accompany the Fu family members to Lishan Imperial City."

Everything has been done.

Fang Dushu will follow Qi Daoming's instructions and lead Qi Changzhen and his clan members to leave the main altar and go to settle in Lishan Imperial City.

Normally, he would need to use a river boat to travel.

Now the teleportation array between Zhenwen Sect General Forum and Lishan Imperial City has been set up, and you can travel between the two places at any time.

In fact, during the few days that Fang Dushu was in the main altar, Fang Qiongying, Lu Ding and others had already been introduced to the imperial city one after another.

After picking up the Fu family members that day, Fang Dushu and Qi Changzhen were the last to evacuate.

The teleportation array on the Imperial City side was built at the bottom of the Lishui River.

After emerging from the river, you can overlook the west gate of the imperial city. Several scribes from the Zhenwen School stationed in the imperial city are already waiting nearby.

Master Zang Jian and Master Lianzhen personally picked them up and escorted Fang Dushu and Qi Changzhen to the New General Altar.

Zang Jian Wenshi was the first true disciple of Qi Daoming. After Panshiqiao retreated, he was sent to the imperial city to be responsible for the opening of the new general altar. Every mountain, every stone, every plant and every tree of the new general altar was laid out by him. He was also a member of the city.

The leader of all Zhenwen disciples.

According to seniority, Master Lianzhen is Qi Changzhen's cousin. She was ordered to station in Lishan long before the war with the Gouye people. When Fang Dushu came to attend the Lishan Dharma Conference, he had contact with Master Lianzhen.

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It can also be said that Master Zang Jian is responsible for the internal affairs of the Zhenwen School, while Master Lianzhen is responsible for all foreign-related matters.

Master Lianzhen is well aware of the relationships between the various factions in the imperial city and the situation of the Dapan court.

As the group entered the city from the west gate and took a boat to the new general altar, Master Lianzhen introduced the layout of the imperial city to Fang Dushu and Qi Changzhen.

The entire imperial city was built with the Lishui River as the central axis. Originally, the average width of the river was only a few miles. Since all the sects' main altars were concentrated on both sides of the river, there were a large number of monks, and large Dharma boats and Dharma weapons were traveling densely on the river. In order to prevent

The river was congested, so the river was widened when the city was first built.

Fang Dushu and others were traveling in the city by boat. Wherever they passed, there were huge peaks on both sides of the river. There was no interruption at all. The rolling shadows of the mountains had covered the sky and the sun.

When Fang Dushu rushed back from the sea of ​​fire, he once looked at the mountains of the Imperial City from a distance. At that time, he just felt that there were many mountains in the city. Now that he was there, he felt majestic and shocking.

"The river in the imperial city winds for hundreds of miles. The original Hexi Three Kingdoms General Altar, except for the destroyed sects, has all been relocated to the city. New general altars have been opened on both sides of the river." Master Lianzhen pointed at the giant peaks on the bank, one by one.

Make an introduction.

"Are these new general altars still established in the form of sects?" Fang Dushu asked curiously.

"It is not the sect that names it, but the prince's palace!" Master Lianzhen replied: "Our Zhenwen Sect's general altar is now called Zhenwen Mansion!"

"Xiaoyuan Temple is a monastic monk. They did not follow the court rules and still opened the new main altar into a temple. The court gave them special treatment." Master Zang Jian added: "In the current imperial city, the highest standard is eighteen

The main altar of the Royal Palace and the Xiaoyuan Buddhist Temple!”

There is a Yuanying Patriarch sitting in every palace.

"Where is that place?" Qi Changzhen suddenly looked at a strange giant peak on the north bank. The lower half of the peak was tightly locked by prohibitions, and the upper half was submerged in the clouds. Even if the monks looked up and searched, they could not see the true appearance of the peak.

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"Dapan Palace! In order to show the status of the royal family, the Fu family has been raising the height of the palace's spiritual peak. It stopped a few months ago, but the palace has not been completed yet!" Master Lianzhen and Master Zang Jian answered in unison.

The two of them pointed to the south bank opposite the palace, where there was also a mountain as high as the palace's spiritual peak, towering into the clouds. However, there was no restriction in the mountains, so the environment on the mountain could be clearly seen.

The two introduced to Fang Dushu and Qi Changzhen: "That's Lishan Taoist Temple. The main buildings are the meeting hall and Dapan Taoist Temple. There is an alarm bell hanging on the top of the mountain. Once it rings, the elders of all the mansions will gather in the Taoist Temple."

Although the Dapan court nominally regarded the Fu family as the royal family, the Yuanying monks of the Fu family were too few and did not have the strength to issue orders to the various sects. Therefore, Lishan Taoist Temple opened a special meeting hall, and each royal palace had a seat.

, all important decisions related to the imperial court are made by the Yuanying Patriarchs of various governments through joint discussions in the meeting hall.

As for Dapan Dojo, it is mainly used for preaching in various prefectures.

After passing through the Imperial Palace and Lishan Taoist Temple, we traveled another thirty to forty miles on the river. The river boat docked at the shore. This is where the Zhenwen Mansion is. Hundreds of Zhenwen Sect disciples gathered on the shore, all waiting for them.

Welcome Fang Dushu and Qi Changzhen.

The Yi Tian Peak disciples were almost all here. Senior brother Qi Jianting stepped forward first and explained to Fang Dushu: "The fourth man's magic power has reached the foundation building stage. He is participating in the life and death barrier, and there is no way to greet you."

The fourth child is Gu Zunzen, second only to Fang Dushu in cultivation. He has been in seclusion for several months. He did not know that Fang Dushu had returned, and his fellow disciples did not bother him.

The fifth child, Xie Zhenshan, and the sixth child, Yuan Difan, followed Qi Jianting and greeted Fang Dushu respectfully. They had not had much contact with Fang Dushu and seemed a bit reserved.

In fact, since Fang Dushu formed the elixir, even if Qi Jianting came into contact with Fang Dushu, he could not let go. As a fellow disciple, Qi Jianting should go to the teleportation formation to greet Fang Dushu, but Master Zang Jianwen disliked him being in the way and did not let him go.

He went along with him, and he did not argue with reason.

After Fang Dushu greeted his fellow disciples, the elder Fang who was stationed in the imperial city came forward to talk to Fang Dushu.

Due to the noise on the shore, Fang Dushu didn't talk much.

It wasn't until he came to his own Wenshi Cave, and Wenshi Zang Jian and Wenshi Lianzhen left one after another, that he had time to catch up with the Fang family.

His cave is located on a spiritual peak behind the main altar. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can overlook the main altar building. He couldn't help but sigh: "The territory here is much smaller than Luoyan Gorge."

Fang Xianfu answered with a smile: "More than ten sects are all gathered in the imperial city. It is normal for it to be crowded, but safety is guaranteed."

Fang Xianfu lived in the Imperial City for several years, and every day was peaceful and peaceful, allowing him to practice as much as he wanted. He and the Fang family all felt that the environment in the Imperial City was much better than that in Luoyan Gorge.

Fang Dushu had no argument. In times of war, low-level monks only wanted stability, which was understandable.

He told Fang Xianfu: "I will bring a group of Fu family members to the imperial city. The third brother will make arrangements for them. If they want to join the Fu family, you can send them there in person. If they want to stay here, arrange a cave for them."

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Fang Xianfu said: "I'll do it right now!"

He noticed the group of Fu family disciples on the shore, and when he was about to leave, he remembered another thing: "Senior Song and Senior Tie from the Fengming sect have sent people over in the past few days to ask when you will come to the imperial city.

Do you want me to send a message to them?"

Senior Song must be Song Tongli.

As for Senior Tie, Fang Dushu subconsciously thought of Master Tie Shuangfeng.

However, not long ago, Fang Dushu ran into Song Tongli in the Fire Sea. He had heard Song Tongli mention Tie Ming, and he had already advanced to the golden elixir stage.

Therefore, the iron senior mentioned by Fang Xianfu may not be who he is.

He asked casually: "Senior Tie, is he Tieshuangfengshi or Tieming?"

Fang Xianfu was about to reply when he suddenly heard the sound of a sword whistling from outside the mountain. He immediately pointed to it and said, "Senior Tie is here."

Fang Dushu looked from a distance and saw that it was Tie Ming and Song Mozhu who were visiting hand in hand. They must have received the news that Fang Dushu had entered the city and rushed over immediately.

He turned to look at Qi Changzhen beside him: "You and Brother Tie are also acquaintances, and we just happened to get together."
To be continued...