Chapter 86: Furong's Tribulation (Part Three)

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“Hmph!” Fei Denan pulled out a jade stone from his storage bag, cast several hand seals at it, then spoke to the jade: “Junior Sister Qiu, this is Fei Denan. Please come here immediately.” After speaking, he crushed it in his hand. Then he took out another jade stone, performed the same technique, and shouted sternly: “Lan Bingxue, get over here!” The jade stone was crushed to powder.

After doing this, Fei Denan paced back and forth in the great hall, fuming with anger.

Yue Qianchou also came to his senses. He finally understood why Fei Denan had insisted on bringing him to Mulberry Grass Garden to tend spirit herbs – it was actually to take care of Furong. What exactly was this ugly girl’s identity? He looked speechlessly at the panicked Furong. The latter was probably afraid because she heard that Elder Lan was coming.

Before long, the voice of the gate-guarding disciple came from outside the hall: “Elder Qiu.”

An elegant and graceful woman entered, leading a delicate young girl. Yue Qianchou had seen this woman before and knew she was Elder Qiu, who specialized in treating injuries and illnesses for Floating Immortal Island disciples. He hadn’t seen the girl behind her before.

Yue Qianchou bowed: “Disciple Yue Qianchou greets Elder Qiu.” Furong also wanted to stand and bow, but Elder Fei pressed down on her shoulder, saying: “You shouldn’t stand. Elder Qiu won’t mind.” He then turned his head: “Junior Sister, please examine her. Both thighbones are fractured, and there should be some other injuries. It’s not convenient for me to examine her personally. You’re an expert in this field, so I had to ask you to come.”

Elder Qiu nodded: “Senior Brother, no need to be so polite with me.” She walked to Furong’s side, and seeing her face, was slightly stunned. She asked Fei Denan: “Is this Furong?” The latter nodded darkly.

Holy shit! What exactly is this girl’s identity? How does every big shot who shows up know her? Yue Qianchou had to reassess this ugly girl.

“Ninth Aunt Offering, Elder Lan.” The voice of the gate-guarding disciple came from outside again. Lan Bingxue entered with a cold smile, supporting Ma Jiugu.

“Ninth Aunt.” Fei Denan and Elder Qiu bowed.

“Ninth Aunt Offering, Elder Lan.” Yue Qianchou and the delicate girl bowed. Furong, who wanted to bow, was again held down by Fei Denan’s hand on her shoulder.

Lan Bingxue sneered: “Fei Denan, what do you want by calling me here?”

Fei Denan’s face was full of anger as he pointed at Furong and shouted at her: “Did you break her legs?”

Lan Bingxue glanced at Furong: “Did she tell you that herself?”

“I’m asking you – did you break them or not?” Fei Denan shouted again.

“So what if I did? Does it pain your heart?” Lan Bingxue said contemptuously: “I should have killed her along with that little slut back then.”

“Good, good! What did you promise back then?” Fei Denan’s chest heaved violently as he said angrily: “You promised in front of Ninth Aunt and me that as long as I never saw her again, you wouldn’t harm her. I’ve always kept that promise – what have you done?”

There’s an affair, there’s an affair, there’s definitely an affair! Yue Qianchou looked at Fei Denan, then at Lan Bingxue.

Ma Jiugu struck her walking stick heavily on the ground, and the great hall immediately fell silent except for Fei Denan’s rapid breathing. She walked to Furong’s side with her stick, casually touched Furong’s legs, then her half-drooping eyelids suddenly lifted. Her eyes flashed with sharp light as she stared at Lan Bingxue and said in a deep voice: “Girl Lan, what is this about?”

A flash of panic crossed Lan Bingxue’s face. She quickly walked over, formed a hand seal, and whispered softly near Ma Jiugu’s ear, pointing at Yue Qianchou from time to time as she spoke.

Yue Qianchou knew she was using a sound transmission technique that only the intended person could hear, but why did she keep pointing at him? He felt depressed. Now everyone was staring at him, and Fei Denan was glaring at him with bloodshot eyes as if he wanted to devour him.

After listening to Lan Bingxue’s explanation, Ma Jiugu’s eyelids returned to normal. She shook her head: “Girl Lan! I have my own plans for this matter. Why did you need to interfere? Since you’ve broken your original promise, Denan has the right to reunite with his daughter. Don’t target her anymore in the future, or I won’t forgive you.”

Daughter? Was she talking about Furong? Yue Qianchou understood about seventy to eighty percent. He figured Furong was the daughter born from Fei Denan’s affair with some woman, which was discovered by his wife, who killed his lover. Afterward, the two made some kind of agreement, and Lan Bingxue took away his daughter. But what does this have to do with me? Why does that shrew keep pointing at me?

The anger on Fei Denan’s face instantly turned to joy, as if he couldn’t believe this was real. Lan Bingxue’s face changed color, her whole body trembling as she stared fixedly at Furong. Faint white mist emanated from her body, and the temperature in the entire hall immediately dropped.

“What? Girl Lan, do you disagree?” Ma Jiugu struck her walking stick.

Lan Bingxue shook her head: “I wouldn’t dare.” But her eyes were full of hatred as she stared at Yue Qianchou, making him jump with fright. He knew it was probably because he had ruined her plans. Great, he had carelessly made another powerful enemy.

“Good then. This child Furong doesn’t need to return to Mulberry Grass Garden anymore. Denan, don’t pursue Girl Lan’s matter of injuring someone. From today on, you two should act as if this never happened and stop making trouble.” Ma Jiugu turned her head: “Denan, Ten Thousand Fragrance Garden is your domain. Can you agree to my decision?”

Fei Denan said joyfully: “Everything is up to Ninth Aunt’s decision. Fei Denan thanks Ninth Aunt for her kindness.” Naturally, he was happy to get his daughter back.

Furong on the side was timid but not stupid. At this moment, her eyes were brimming with tears as she bit her lips tightly.

Yue Qianchou was thinking about how to get along with Lan Bingxue in the future when he suddenly heard Ma Jiugu’s voice in his ear: “Yue Qianchou, I heard you’ve refined quite a few Foundation Establishment Pills. You must have successfully established your foundation by now!”

Yue Qianchou’s face darkened as he looked at her. He heard her say again: “Don’t worry about others hearing. I’m using divine sense transmission – only you can hear it. Don’t worry about others listening in.”

It seemed that what he had told Yan Zixia hadn’t worked – she had still told Ma Jiugu about this matter. This woman… A slight flash of disgust passed through his heart. Yue Qianchou was very unhappy but nodded, acknowledging that he had successfully established his foundation.

Ma Jiugu said to him again: “Then this old woman congratulates you. If anyone asks about your foundation establishment in the future, you can tell them that this old woman gave you the Foundation Establishment Pill.” Yue Qianchou nodded again, knowing this was a gesture of goodwill on her part, helping him avoid many troubles. By rights, this was exactly what he had hoped for, and he should be happy. But thinking that it was his woman who had leaked the secret, he couldn’t feel happy at all.

“Denan, Yue Qianchou has successfully established his foundation. Report it for him!” Ma Jiugu suddenly spoke aloud.

“What? He’s successfully established his foundation? He… I understand.” Fei Denan was somewhat surprised, but since Ma Jiugu had said so, it probably wasn’t false. Besides, he knew what should and shouldn’t be asked.

In the great hall, apart from the uninformed Elder Qiu, the young girl, and Furong, even the informed Lan Bingxue looked at Yue Qianchou with some surprise, not knowing when he had successfully established his foundation.

She’s really going all the way with her good deed, sending Buddha to the west! Why is she giving me such a big favor? Yue Qianchou sighed inwardly. Thinking that such a high-cultivation person was scheming something from him made him feel somewhat chilled to the bone.

“Your daughter has returned to your side. What do you plan to do with this Yue Qianchou you borrowed?” Ma Jiugu asked.

Fei Denan pondered: “I borrowed him from Elder Guan, and I promised to return him. If you have use for him, Ninth Aunt, he could naturally continue staying at Mulberry Grass Garden. I think Elder Guan wouldn’t object either.”

Ma Jiugu shook her head: “Wouldn’t that be forcing someone against their will? I think we should let Yue Qianchou decide for himself! If he wants to return to the Alchemy Pavilion, let him go back. If he wants to stay at Mulberry Grass Garden, I’ll speak to Weiwu and have him transfer this disciple directly to Mulberry Grass Garden.”

Elder Qiu and the young girl both looked at Yue Qianchou, sizing him up endlessly, not knowing why Ma Jiugu valued him so highly.

“We’ll do as Ninth Aunt says.” Fei Denan nodded and said to Yue Qianchou: “Yue Qianchou, do you want to stay at Mulberry Grass Garden or return to the Alchemy Pavilion?”

Yue Qianchou finally understood the reason for Ma Jiugu’s goodwill toward him – she wanted him to stay at Mulberry Grass Garden. What exactly did he have that was worth her scheming for? After a moment of silence, he said slowly: “Once a teacher, always a teacher. I want to return to my master’s side.”