Chapter 435 Seeing Old Friends Again
Perhaps in order to demonstrate the legitimacy of his accession to the throne, the new emperor Li Wei named the reign Tiande, which means “the Mandate of Heaven” and “his virtues are high”, and this was the first year of Tiande.

The existence of a reign title means that the generation of the old emperor Li Chengyuan has passed and now is the era of Emperor Tiande.

All the people of Xuanyang must submit to Li Wei, otherwise they will be sludge.

But none of the parties seem to buy it.

Among them, the eldest prince Li Kang had the most powerful momentum. He fought with the new emperor’s army in the Central Plains. The powerful forces behind him used all means possible, and corpses were everywhere.

They are all princes, and Li Wei is not the one with the most seniority, so of course there are many people who are dissatisfied.

“Brother Yuan~”

Xiao Qiaoniang called softly.

Bai Yuan’s first son, Bai An, finally celebrated his first birthday. Although little Bai An is still young, his talent has gradually emerged. His bones are so good that even Bai Yuan is envious. The transformation of genes by the Divine Mansion Technique is really unexpected.

If the Li royal family had obtained the Divine Palace Merit back then, they would have established a powerful cause that would last for generations, and would have been able to dominate the world without relying on luck, and would not have ended up like this today.

The world was in chaos, but Bai Yuan did not hold a grand celebration, only gathering some close friends.

To his surprise, Lu Yu actually showed up at his doorstep with his wife Fang Wan and his second apprentice Fang E.

When he saw Lu Yu, Bai Yuan’s eyes flashed with surprise.

Come to think of it, he hasn’t seen Lu Yu for several years.

“Xiaoyu, why did you come to Lingzhou?”

He looked Lu Xiaoyu up and down. After not seeing him for a few years, this guy actually broke through to the level of perception.

Lu Xiaoyu has good talent, and the reason he made such a breakthrough so quickly is obviously because he got a great opportunity.

But Bai Yuan saw Fang Wan again.

With a fortune-telling master like Fang Wan by your side, it would be hard to lack opportunities. Although the masters of the fortune-telling school are weak in fighting, they are the top assistants, and sometimes they are even more useful to the sect than the grand masters of martial arts.

“I calculated the date and my nephew is just turning one year old. How can I, as his uncle, not come to visit him?”

Bai Yuan happily punched Lu Xiaoyu in the chest: “We are brothers.”

Lu Yu touched his chest and said in a mean way, “It seems that Grandmaster Mingxin’s punches are not very powerful. When I go out in the future, I can say that I survived a punch from Grandmaster Mingxin. That’s quite heroic.”

“Then shall I give you another punch?”

“That’s not necessary.”

The two of them bickered as they did in the past. Bai Yuan turned to look at Fang Wan and said, “Sister-in-law, thank you for your concern over the years.”

Fang Wan smiled slightly: “Xiao’e and I are destined to be together. Xiao’e is a talented and hardworking child. It is my blessing to find such a satisfactory disciple.”

Accepting disciples has always been a big problem for the divination lineage.

For several generations, there were even situations where there were no disciples to accept, so the only thing they could do was ask the big clans to keep the skills for them and wait for the right person.

Perhaps God could not bear to see this lineage disappear completely from the world, so despite constant twists and turns, it has been passed down to this day and has not been lost.

Back then, Fang Wan’s master went to great lengths to find her as a disciple. In comparison, it was much easier for her to find Fang E as a disciple, which had a lot to do with Bai Yuan.

The girl Fang E was originally a beauty, and now she has become even more beautiful and charming.

She looked at her master with a smile: “Master, do you miss me?”

Bai Yuan gave Fang E a slap without any hesitation: “You are so disrespectful.”

Fang E pouted and rubbed her forehead.

“Alas, it seems there is no chance to fight back.”

Although a disciple does not have to be inferior to his master, the speed at which her master becomes stronger is so rapid that Fang E feels that she won’t even have the chance to bully the old man.

Bai Yuan glanced at the little girl Fang E, and suddenly felt that he had not hit her hard enough.

Just as he was thinking about whether to try again, his two disciples Murong Fu and Huyan Shan came over.

Murong Fu and Fang E had been together for some time, and their relationship was not very harmonious. Of course, most of the time it was the clever Fang E who teased the honest Murong Fu. But when they met again, Murong Fu was still happy from the bottom of his heart.

Another disciple, Huyan Shan, looked at Fang E curiously.

Both of them came here specially after hearing the news.

Bai Yuan pointed at Fang E and said, “Xiao Shan, this is your second senior sister, Fang E.”

“This is your fellow apprentice, Huyan Shan.”

Since Hu Yanshan came to Xuanyang, although he looked more ferocious, he also understood etiquette better. He clasped his fists and bowed: “Junior brother greets senior sister.”

The young girl Fang E looked at the burly Murong Fu, and then at her junior brother who was as strong as a beast, and felt very melancholy.

“It seems like I will only be bullied from now on.”

She learned divination from her second master Fang Wan, and although she had some martial arts skills, she was far inferior to her senior and junior brothers.

All three of them have the mentality of young boys and girls.

Murong Fu was especially kind-hearted and had long forgotten the grievance of being bullied and secretly wiping away tears. He naturally took Fang E into the courtyard of Shenfu Mountain.

Fang E was a little nervous at first, but with Murong Fu’s care, her worries completely disappeared.

Looking at the three people trotting away happily, Bai Yuan smiled knowingly.

Choosing Murong Fu as the eldest disciple was indeed a wise choice.

To be honest, Murong Fu originally had very good talent, but this pair of junior brothers and sisters were too amazing. Not to mention Huyan Shan, the fact that he was valued by the bearded man meant that his future prospects would be at least better than Mingxin.

Although Fang Wan is not good at killing, she has a great chance of becoming a master of divination in the future.

If a narrow-minded person had become the eldest senior brother, the sect would probably have been in turmoil long ago.

“A Yuan, you have three good disciples.”

Lu Yu looked at the boy and girl leaving, with envy flashing in his eyes.

Although his martial arts level is advancing rapidly and his status has been greatly improved because of Bai Yuan, a son-in-law is still a son-in-law after all, and the Fang family is too powerful, so he has never planned to accept disciples to avoid being wronged.

At this time, Xiao Qiaoniang came out holding the chubby Fang Ping.

“Brother Lu, Sister Fang, come in quickly.”

Only then did Lu Yu bring his wife Fang Wan into the courtyard.

As soon as he walked into the lobby, he saw his acquaintances Yang Fangyu and Li Huan. The three of them looked at each other and smiled with reminiscence.

Back then, because of Bai Yuan and his own efforts, Lu Yu also joined their small circle. Later, they went their separate ways, and when they met again, they couldn’t help but feel emotional.

The four brothers sat down and of course had a lot to talk about.

Yang Fangyu looked at Lu Yu and smiled: “Xiaoyu, you came to Lingzhou not just to celebrate our nephew’s birthday, right?”

Lu Yu’s mouth was bitter: “To be honest, I was forced to flee here.”

After hearing this, Yang Fangyu and Li Huan both looked surprised.

Although Lu Yu is just a son-in-law, Fang E is not only the legitimate daughter of the Fang family, but also a divination genius.

Could it be that something happened to the Fang family?

Now Xuanyang is in chaos. As the hinterland of Central Plains and Jiangnan, no sect or clan can stay out of it, and the Fang family is no exception.

Lu Yu: “The people from the Yan family wanted to invite Wan’er to the Yan family. Wan’er read her fortune and it was bad luck. We had no choice but to sneak out of Luzhou and come to Lingzhou.”

Li Huan frowned: “Yan family?” If we talk about the most influential force in Xuanyang in Jiangnan, apart from the Dragon and Tiger Sect and the two major academies, it is undoubtedly the Yan family.

And because the three major forces have all emerged, the Yan family’s control over the secular world is unmatched by any other force, not even the Fang family.

Yang Fangyu: “Can’t even protect the Fang family?”

Lu Yu nodded: “I couldn’t protect him. Even on the day I escaped, I was chased by the Yan family’s masters. If Wan’er hadn’t used divination to evade the enemy, the three of us might not have been able to reach Lingzhou.”

“So dangerous?!”

Yang Fangyu and Li Huan both took a breath of cold air.

Although they had been sending people to investigate the situation of the Yan family in Jiangnan, they were too far away and did not get much information.

The Yan family has been keeping a low profile since the chaos began.

Now it seems that they are clearly planning something big in secret.

Bai Yuan looked at Fang Wan: “Sister-in-law, have you figured out why the Yan family is looking for you?”

He also learned the art of divination, but compared to martial arts, divination tests talent more and requires too many strengthening points, so Bai Yuan chose to give up in the end.

Precisely because he understood, he was more aware of the power of Fang Wan’s lineage.

Fang Wan shook her head: “I once tried to tell a fortune, but I was attacked as soon as I had the idea. It must be because the matter was too complicated, so the secrets were obscured. If I force the calculation, I will definitely be attacked and die.”

Bai Yuan’s eyes became solemn.

How terrifying must it be that even Fang Wan doesn’t dare to calculate it!
What the Yan family is planning may be enough to change the situation in Xuanyang.

Fang Wan: “If Brother Bai doesn’t abandon us, please take me in. I will definitely assist Brother Bai with all my heart.”

Bai Yuan waved his hand: “Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Xiaoyu is my brother. Since we are family, there is no need to be so polite.”

With his current background, he is not afraid of the Yan family.

All the strong men in the Yan family except the Taibao Yan Shaoan can be ignored. As for Taibao Yan, if he really dares to attack Bai Yuan personally, then the master Xu Dingchun will not stand idly by.

Fang Wan’s divination skills were indeed of great use to him.

In this way, Lu Yu and Fang Wan moved into Shenfu Mountain.

Five days later.

In a corner of Shenfu Mountain, two middle-aged men were hiding in the woods. They had eyes like hawks and long breaths, and they were obviously martial arts masters.

In fact, these two are indeed masters of perception.

One of the men with goatees looked towards the direction of the gate of the Divine Palace with fear: “It’s really troublesome. That Bai is the Grandmaster Mingxin. We can’t afford to offend him.”

The other tall man also sighed: “If we leave now, it will be difficult to explain to the head of the family.”

The head of the family they were talking about was not Yan Shaoan, but Yan Shaoan could replace the head of the family with just a few words.

Yes, the two of them were the strong men from the Yan family who had chased all the way from Luzhou to Lingzhou.

“It’s too dangerous to go in.”

A look of confusion flashed across the goatee’s eyes.

The position where they stood was very important. According to legend, Grand Master Mingxin could see fifty miles at a glance, and the position where they stood was exactly sixty miles away from Shenfu Gate, ten miles more.

“Fang Wan must be taken away. I’ll go in and take a look. If I can’t come back, remember to take care of my wife and children.”

The tall man gritted his teeth and finally made a decision.

The man with the goatee raised his hand, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn’t say anything.

“it is good.”

Seeing that the man with goatee agreed, the tall man was about to take a step forward.

But at this moment——

A figure appeared in front of them out of nowhere.

When they saw the person in front of them clearly, the goateed man and the tall man’s pupils shrank sharply and the hair on their bodies stood up.

“Master Bai.”

Goatee bowed with gritted teeth.

The person who appeared before them was Bai Yuan.

They never expected that the real master would appear in front of them so suddenly before they even went to Shenfu Mountain.

Bai Yuan glanced at the two of them calmly and said, “Leave now, or die.”

The man with goatee looked at Bai Yuan with fear.

Even though he was far away in Jiangnan, he had heard too many rumors about this Bai Jiedushi. Three Grand Masters of Mingxin died at his hands, the most in the world at that time.

There might be people in Mingxin Pass who are stronger than Xuanyang, but they certainly haven’t killed as many people as he has.

At least that’s the case on the surface.

In addition, because this Bai Jiedushi had previously committed the crime of exterminating an entire family, his image among the people of Jiangnan had long since become that of a Shura with a green face and fangs who kills without blinking an eye.

Of course he was afraid, but when he thought of the punishment he would receive after returning, he gritted his teeth and said, “Master Bai, you and my ancestor are old acquaintances. The Yan family asked Miss Fang not to harm her life. I hope Master Bai will give us a favor.”

Bai Yuan just shook his head and said, “Fang Wan has left the Fang family and is now a staff member of my Jiedushi Mansion. You two should go back.”

Hearing this, both of their faces turned ugly.

The tall man was about to speak, but was stopped by the goateed man: “Thank you, Lord Bai. We will take our leave now and will not stay in Shuofang.”

After saying that, he pulled the tall man, who was still somewhat unwilling, away.

After the two of them had walked a hundred miles until late at night, the tall man finally spoke: “How are we going to explain when we return this time?”

The goatee man smiled and said, “Fool, Lord Bai is clearly giving us a reason to live. We went to the Fang family to bring back the girl, but now that we are the staff of the Shuofang Jiedushi, we naturally have to go back and report. The head of the family will make the decision.”

The tall man was delighted.

This seems to be the reason.

Since they didn’t have to die, the two men were unwilling to stay in Lingzhou any longer, fearing that Bai Yuan would change his mind, so they left Shuofang a few days later.

In the small courtyard of Shenfu Mountain.

Yu Hui from the Divine Palace Army came to Bai Yuan and said, “Master, those two have already left Yuzhou.”

Although Bai Yuan is no longer the leader of Shenfu Sect, Yu Hui is still used to calling him the leader.

Bai Yuan nodded: “It’s hard work.”

After all, those two people were members of the Yan family, and he had no intention of completely breaking off relations with the Yan family now.

In order to delay time and not to implicate the Fang family, Fang Wan resolutely decided to cut off all ties with the Fang family and was no longer a member of the Fang family.

The Yan family’s attitude towards the Fang family and the Shuofang family will definitely be different, and they will definitely have to discuss countermeasures again.

This back and forth can buy a lot of time.

Of course, this is mainly because Bai Yuan is stronger than the head of the Fang family, and his background is too strong, so even the Yan family has to deal with it carefully. Otherwise, if Bai Yuan is forced to surrender to the eldest prince or the third prince, the Yan family will regret it by then.

Bai Yuan finally lived the luxurious life of a third-generation rich man with his own abilities.

(End of this chapter)