Two years ago at about this time, also at Jade Emperor Pavilion, Zhang Laodao personally came forward to preside over the double cultivation ceremony of Chu Yangcheng and Zhu Qigu. At that time, the Jade Emperor Pavilion was full of distinguished guests and successful friends. In front of Zhang Laodao's face
There are so many great people who have come to witness this.
Nowadays, the double cultivation ceremony held by Dongfang Jing and Miss Ning is also very lively. But it is lively and there are many guests, but the level is not as high as before. The congratulators attending the ceremony are mainly from Sichuan and the woman’s Shaanxi.
There were also greeting guests from the southwestern provinces.
From the Sichuan Province Pavilion, there were more than 300 people present to congratulate them. Among them, the Zongsheng Pavilion had the fewest visitors, but it was also the most present. There were also more than 200 people from Shaanxi Province, plus other guests, the total
Reached more than 600 people.
The Zongsheng Hall was still assigned to receive Yu Zhiyuan, but Dongfang Li often came to take care of him, and he was more attentive in terms of etiquette.
Yu Zhiyuan met Lin Zhijiao again. Faced with Lin Zhijiao's extremely polite but distant attitude, his self-harm and self-pity broke out again. He got drunk in front of Zhao Ran. When they came to meet him the next day, Zhao Ran
I saw a hint of displeasure on Uncle Lin's eyebrows, and then Yu Zhiyuan got drunk and cried for the second time that night.
Zhao Ran was unable to persuade him, looking at Yu Zhiyuan in front of him who was complaining about everything, he secretly thought that this person is useless...
When Dongfang Li came to Yunshui Hall to visit Zhao Ran, Zhao Ran pulled him back and said, "Senior Brother Li, I have known this senior brother for twelve years. I really can't bear to see him like this. Is there any good way for Senior Brother Li to make this happen?"
Does he cheer up?"
Looking at Yu Zhiyuan who was as limp as mud at the table, Dongfang Li shook his head: "Ever since he met Tong Lao two years ago, he has fallen deeper and deeper into alcohol. There is nothing I can do about it."
"Tong Baimei?"
"Exactly, the boy at this moment is just like him."
"What's wrong boy?"
Dongfang Li sighed: "It's not like my junior uncle and his aunt are getting married. The young boy always feels that others are laughing at him. What does it actually have to do with him? As everyone knows, people in this world are extremely forgetful. He is the only one.
It’s always on my mind, who else is thinking about it?”
Zhao Ran was also speechless, saying that he could not understand Tong Lao's heartache at all, so he changed the topic: "How is Senior Brother Jing? Are you still so depressed?"
Dongfang Li said helplessly: "What else can I do? I have been fighting with others these past two days."
Zhao Ran said: "It's a pity that I have been with Senior Brother Yu these two days and was unable to go and watch the battle."
Dongfang Li shook his head: "What's there to see? We fought five games in a row and lost all five games, including Luo Mumu, who is watching from your building. I went to watch one game, and he didn't play well at all, and he had no plan at all."
"That's not the case, is it? With Senior Brother Jing's ability, we won't lose everything, right? Who are the people we're asking to fight?"
"Fang Fufu from Shaanxi, Lu Jiuzhen from Yunnan, Lu Xixing from Fujian, Yu Tenglong from Guizhou, and Luo Zhiqing. Fang and Lu are both alchemists, Lu and Yu are all great mages, and the one with the lowest level is Luo Mutou."
"In this case, it's not unfair."
"Why are you not unjust? Fang Fuxun and Lu Xixing just paid it back. What's the matter with losing to Lu Jiuzhen and Yu Tenglong? As for your Luo Mutou, he is really interesting. I want to have a fight with him, haha."
Zhao Ran thought for a while and said: "Senior Brother Jing is like this, can we still get married tomorrow?"
"We must get married!" Dongfang Li said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "In the past, he could wait as long as he wanted, but now, he can't."
In the past, Yuhuang Pavilion delayed the marriage. This was a matter between the two younger generations. It was a family matter and a private matter. The adults on both sides would only smile bitterly when they met and not think too much about it. Even if the engagement was terminated in the end, it still belonged to the younger generation.
It is a contradiction. So Dongfang Jing can escape from Qingcheng Mountain and wander around the world, in the name of earthly experience and sharpening his Taoist heart, and escape from marriage openly.
But after Ning Zhenren failed in the fight for the throne, if he continues to delay like this, there will be problems, because the nature has changed. If Dongfang Jing continues to escape, what will the Ning family think during this most sensitive period? What if the Ning family suffers from this?
If you take the initiative to terminate the engagement, the Dongfang family will be embarrassed in front of the comrades in the world. How will the outside world talk about and evaluate the Dongfang family?
Therefore, Dongfang Tianshi's attitude was very clear this time, and he did not dare to delay any longer. He took the initiative to set a date for the wedding with the Ning family. Dongfang Jing, who received the news, rushed back to Qingcheng Mountain without saying a word and accepted the arrangements of his elders.
To your own "Oriental Lady".
However, only the person involved knows the bitterness involved.
Zhao Ran could only sigh: "It would be great if lovers could finally get married like Senior Brother Li."
Dongfang Li smiled bitterly: "I have been waiting for twenty years."
He and his junior sister were childhood sweethearts, but due to the Taoist plan, he was sent by Sanqing Pavilion to work as an undercover agent in Tianlongyuan. Even his junior sister hid it, and they had been there for twenty years. Fortunately, his junior sister was not married, otherwise he would still be there after he came back.
What a tragedy.
After returning to the Ming Dynasty, Dongfang Li and his junior sister held a double cultivation ceremony, but it was only witnessed by relatives and friends in a small area. Even Zhao Ran was not invited. Of course, Zhao Ran and Dongfang Li were not that familiar at that time.
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After talking about emotional issues, Dongfang Li turned to the murder case of Uncle Aqi at the beginning of the year: "Zhiran, let me tell you some good news, or rather good or bad news."
Zhao Ran's heart moved and he asked: "Is there any clue to the case?"
Dongfang Li said: "The monks from Dongji Pavilion, Sanqing Pavilion, Qifu Pavilion, Baojing Pavilion, and the four pavilions took action together. The stone was broken down, restored by the magic circle, and then identified through the analysis of magic symbols and magic tools.
We have preliminary results.”
Zhao Ran quickly asked: "What are they?"
Dongfang Li said: "There are animal teeth. It is initially suspected that they are wolf teeth or canine teeth. They are strung into bone rings or bone pendants, but they are ordinary animal teeth. They have nothing to do with spiritual beasts and are of no use. There are green copper, which are also ordinary objects.
; There are also ashes of animal skins and linen cloth; in addition, most of the stone is composed of human ashes. We suspect that this stone is the result of a person being burned. The tooth bone ring, copper ring and animal skin are all on his body.
What you wear, what you wear.”
Zhao Ran felt horrified and shuddered: "This means that Jing Zhiwu burned a man to death, then crushed him into stones and threw them at my feet? Is this still a human being?"
Dongfang Li suddenly smiled: "Whether it is Jing Zhiwu or not, this matter has not yet been determined. It is also possible that the person who was burned to ashes is Jing Zhiwu instead?"
Zhao Ran was startled, then laughed and said, "Then this matter is even more complicated."
Dongfang Li said: "In short, it is possible until the matter is determined. Next, Dongji Pavilion will find out who the deceased who was burned to ashes is."
Zhao Ran asked: "Is it just a pile of ashes? How to check this?"
Dongfang Li said: "Junior Brother Jing made a very good suggestion - a large-scale investigation. Dongji Pavilion plans to ask each pavilion to report the current situation of all the monks in the Ming Dynasty, including the casual cultivator families. It can be regarded as a large-scale calculation.
, let each house check on its own to see if any monk is missing. Then check one by one among the missing ones, or those who cannot be contacted."
This method is very familiar. Zhao Ran couldn't help but laugh. When he smiled, Dongfang Li also laughed: "Junior Brother Jing said that I first learned this method from you."