It's just that refining this kind of elixir consumes a lot of energy, so Qingfengzi usually doesn't practice it. But today, in order to compensate Wang Zhiwu for his hard work, he can only use this as a reward. [This is just for Xiaopang. If it were another disciple, Qingfengzi would not have the leisure to do it!
"Okay, okay, don't refuse. In fact, I owe you a lot over the years. You have been in charge of the affairs of Xuantian Temple all along, so I have been able to spend the past ten years easily. This furnace of pills can be regarded as a reward for your hard work over the years!" Qingfengzi comforted gently.
Hearing that the master still remembered his contribution, Wang Zhiwu was immediately moved and said hurriedly: "It is the disciple's duty to share the master's worries. I dare not accept the master's reward!"
"Hey, that's just nonsense. You still have to take the reward!" Qing Fengzi then said, "Besides, although you, Junior Brother Song, can't be blamed for what happened this time, it did cause quite a bit of trouble!"
"Yes, yes, it's a huge trouble!" Wang Zhiwu was immediately annoyed when he heard this: "Now the ministers in the court are scared by my junior brother and are even dissatisfied with Xuantian Temple. If this continues, the work of Xuantian Temple will be difficult to do! Master, my junior brother really went too far this time. Even if you love him, you can't completely ignore his actions. At least let me give an explanation to the Blue Moon Country, right?"
Wang Zhiwu's meaning was very simple, that is, to punish Xiaopang to some extent, so as to give Blue Moon Country a way out, so that he can do his job.
After hearing this, Qing Fengzi thought for a moment and said directly: "Okay, you are right. How about this, your junior brother acted rashly, which obviously shows that his character is not cultivated enough. I will punish him to cultivate himself on this mountain and he is not allowed to leave the mountain without my order! How about this?"
Wang Zhiwu was almost angry to death when he heard this. He thought, even if it is the lightest punishment of 'house arrest', it should at least be confined to a small place? Not allowed to go down the mountain? My God, the area around Xuantian Temple is hundreds of miles away and is all mountains. Can this area be called house arrest? Besides, Junior Brother Song came here to help us deal with affairs. Now, he can openly practice in the mountains in the name of being punished. And he is under the guidance of a famous teacher. My goodness, how can this be called a punishment? It's simply a reward! So what we are looking for from the sect is not a helper, but a big Buddha! Isn't this too partial?
Although Wang Zhiwu was complaining in his heart, who told him to take someone else's money? Qingfengzi had already given away a furnace of elixirs, so Wang Zhiwu had to endure it no matter how dissatisfied he was! After pinching his nose and agreeing to Qingfengzi, Wang Zhiwu hurriedly said goodbye as if he was escaping. One reason was that he had to go back and deal with the matter in a hurry, and the other was that he was really angry when he saw Xiaopang, and he was afraid that if he stayed for a while longer, he would not be able to help but beat him up!
As soon as Wang Zhiwu left, Qingfengzi's face drooped. He frowned and said to Xiaopang, "My nephew Song! Can you take it easy in the future? Don't always take advantage of those big officials. Leave some room for Xuantian Temple, okay?" The last words were almost shouted by Qingfengzi, and it was obvious that he was really angry with Xiaopang.
Seeing that his uncle was really angry, Xiao Pang quickly said, "Yes, uncle, don't worry, I will practice honestly in the mountains from now on, and will never go out to cause trouble!"
Seeing that Xiaopang knew he was wrong, Qingfengzi didn't want to scold him too much. After all, this was his old friend's only bloodline, so he couldn't bear to scold him any more. He could only smile bitterly and said, "I hope you can do what you say! Okay, you go and have a rest first. I have to make pills for your senior brother! Oh, I owed you this in my last life!"
After saying that, Qing Fengzi sighed and turned away.
Although Xiaopang felt a little guilty towards Qingfengzi, he did not think he had done anything wrong. If he encountered this again next time, he would definitely not be polite. The path that Xiaopang pursued was to kill and make decisions, to do what he wanted, and to be true to himself. As for the rest, he ignored them all!
In other words, it means 'just kill my people and let all the dissatisfied people die'!
As the saying goes, time flies like lightning, and seven or eight days have passed in the blink of an eye. Although the incident of Fatty killing the Grand Tutor and beheading the Governor caused a turmoil, these things finally calmed down under Wang Zhiwu's full mediation. Of course, the biggest reason why the Blue Moon Congress gave up the pursuit of this matter was the strength of Xuantian Villa, which they could not provoke at all. They could only protest on the secular level, and Xuantian Temple responded by confining Fatty, which was also a face-saving measure for them. In addition, Wang Zhiwu sent some low-level elixirs to make friends with them, which eventually calmed the matter down.
Of course, this involved a lot of twists and turns, as well as compromises and disputes among various forces. This was because Wang Zhiwu had good political skills. If it had been someone else, it might not have been accomplished so quickly.
But even so, Wang Zhiwu was exhausted. He didn't sleep for several nights and argued with the ministers all night. In short, Wang Zhiwu spent a lot of effort for Qingfengzi's elixir.
On this day, Wang Zhiwu got up early in the morning and ordered his subordinates to clean the courtyard and prepare the incense table and utensils, because a distinguished guest was coming today. This distinguished guest was the father-in-law of the current emperor, who had made great efforts in handling the murder of the Grand Tutor and the Governor. Although Wang Zhiwu had a long-standing friendship with him, he didn't want to ask for help for nothing since he had made such great efforts, so he invited him to burn incense at Xuantian Temple.
Of course, burning incense is just a cover, the purpose is to treat guests. By the way, use magic power to dredge the other party's muscles and bones, which will make the mortal body comfortable and free from all diseases. This is the only reward that can make the father-in-law of the emperor take a fancy to.
The news that came yesterday said that the father-in-law of the emperor and his three sons, also known as the emperor's uncle, had arrived at the town at the foot of the mountain last night. As it was already late when they arrived, they did not want to disturb them, so they rested temporarily at the foot of the mountain and waited until early this morning to go up the mountain and play for a day.
Although Xuantian Temple had a high status, he was the father-in-law of the emperor, the father-in-law of the empress, and so Wang Zhiwu could not be too casual. He had asked people to prepare for the reception a few days ago. Just to entertain these four distinguished guests, Xuantian Temple had to deal with a lot of trouble.
He calculated that the time was almost up, and the other party should have already climbed the mountain and would arrive soon. Wang Zhiwu straightened his clothes and was about to ask his men to check the exact time for them to arrive. But at this moment, his apprentice, a middle-aged Taoist priest, ran over in a panic, even missing one of his shoes.
Seeing him like this, Wang Zhiwu's heart skipped a beat. He thought, didn't this guy go out to pick someone up? Why did he come back like this? Could something have happened?
Thinking of this, Wang Zhiwu hurried over and asked, "Where is he? Why did you come back by yourself?"
"Master, something terrible has happened! When I was leading the father-in-law and three uncles-in-law up the mountain, we were suddenly attacked by a golden sword light. The father-in-law and three uncles-in-law were cut into eight pieces on the spot! All kinds of followers were killed, at least forty or fifty people were killed!" The Taoist said in horror: "Fortunately, I was far away, otherwise I would be dead too!"