Chapter 48: Scenery
Trantor: Sparrow Trantions Editor: Sparrow Trantions
Vige Chief Meng Bai had difficulties even opening this mouth. The air of savageness emitted by the Blue Fire Wolf’s body had even caused his body to tremble.
Blue Fire Wolf, the real Blue Fire Wolf skin, there is no second one in the entire Cang Ling Mountain outskirt!
Why did it suddenly appear in Fang Zhengzhi’s basket? Zhang Yangping just said that, said that Fang Zhengzhi... Fang Zhengzhi killed the Blue Fire Wolf?!
"This, this... how can it be possible?!" Vige Chief Meng Bai thought of the predicament of the Southern Mountain Vige these few years, and thought of all the fateful asions when the hunting squad encountered the Blue Fire Wolf.
Yet today, the King of the Cang Ling Mountain outskirts, had quietly appeared right in front of him. Except, he had just exiled the person who killed it from the Southern Mountain Vige?!
"Today, vige chief! You have made the dumbest decision ever!"
"The dumbest decision ever!"
"The dumbest decision ever!"
Zhang Yangping’s words echoed about his ears. Vige Chief Meng Bai sat,pletely unable to move, on the floor, the cigar on his hands had already fallen somewhere far away....
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Once they have walked out from Vige Chief Meng Bai’s house, Zhang Yangping had followed tightly behind Fang Zhengzhi.
"Little brother Zhengzhi, the Southern Mountain Vige exiling you, that is a good thing!"
"Oh... sorry, I didn’t mean that. What I meant was, the Southern Mountain Vige might not be the best ce, why not you consider our Northern Mountain Vige?"
"Our Northern Mountain Vige has verdant hills and limpid waters, as long as you are willing toe to the Northern Mountain Vige, I promise I will give... Hey, hey, little brother Zhengzhi, don’t go away..."
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t reply Zhang Yangping, and quietly followed beside Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian.
The family of three returned to their door of their small mud house in silence. Qin Xuelian patted Fang Zhengzhi’s hair, the expression in her eyes was somewhatplicated. "Zhengzhi, did you really kill the Blue Fire Wolf?"
"Yes." Zhengzhi nodded.
"Good, very good!" I, Fang Houde, am truly satisfied to have a son like you! But, sigh..." Fang Houde looked at Fang Zhengzhi, then looked at the rising chimney smoke around him with a deste look in his eyes.
Qin Xuelian’s gaze swept across the mud house, and discretely wiped away the moisture at her eyes with a handkerchief, then, quickly began to pack.
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t say anything further, and only quietly observed. He understood very clearly his Dad’s current feelings. Growing up in the Southern Mountain Vige since young, his dad had contributed and sacrificed everything for this Southern Mountain Vige.
Even after losing an arm, he still continued to participate in the hunting squad’s mountain expeditions.
But in the end...
He was chased out of the vige.
Even though Qin Xuelian didn’t grow up in the Southern Mountain Vige, but, in this era, women that were married out were like water that was thrown out, who would have the face to return back to their mother’s house?
In reality, Fang Zhengzhi knew, after Zhang Yangping took out the Blue Fire Wolf skin, the situation could still be salvaged. As long as his dad opened his mouth, everything would return back to normal.
But, once a person’s heart had been broken to such an extent, could it still return back to normal?
"Mum, dad... let’s leave!" Looking at the setting sun, Fang Zhengzhi shot a meaningful nce towards Zhang Yangping, and walked to Qin Xuelian and Fang Houde’s side.
"Let’s leave!" Fang Houde once again looked back, and sighed.
"Actually, we indeed haven’t returned home in some time!" Qin Xuelian tried to make herself happier as she packed her luggage.
"Dad, mum, do you wish to learn the Law of Dao?"
"Good son... The Law of Dao can’t be learnt so easily, normal people like us wouldn’t be so fortunate!" Fang Houde looked at his arm, and shook his head.
"What are you saying? Isn’t our son already reading the Law of Dao? Isn’t that right, Zhengzhi?" Qin Xuelian instantly became somewhat unhappy.
"Yes, mum is right! Not only am I reading the Law of Dao, I can even understand everything that is written on it. I can even memorise an entire portion the Law of Dao. Dad, mum, I can really teach you to learn the Law of Dao!" Fang Zhengzhi looked at Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian with an earnest look on his young face.
The expression on Fang Houde’s face instantly froze.
Qin Xuelian also looked at Fang Zhengzhi, her face filled with shock. She absolutely couldn’t believe it, but they were words that came from her own son. But, as his mother, how could she doubt them?
Fang Zhengzhi began to recite.
"This, is the Six Combinations Travel Tactics from Law of Dao and The Art of Bing Invisible Chapter!" When Fang Houde finished reciting, he patiently exined it to Fang Houde and Qin Xuelian.
"My son... had sessfully self-studied?!" The bag Qin Xuelian held in her hands instantly fell to the ground.
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"I never expected sister Xuelian’s hometown was actually the Northern Mountain Vige?! Ha ha ha... this is excellent!" Zhang Yangping eximed happily as he helped to pack the luggage.
"Going to the Northern Mountain Vige, I have one request!" As Fang Zhengzhi looked at Zhang Yangpingugh delightedly, he couldn’t resist dampening his enthusiasm.
"Little brother Zhengzhi, if you have any request, please say it. As long as the Northern Mountain Vige can do it, we will definitely ept!" When Zhang Yangping heard this, he instantly thumped his chest, expressing that he would guarantee it.
"I want to have the entire Law of Dao!"
"The entire Law of Dao?!" Zhang Yangping was taken aback. Collecting and amassing the entire Law of Dao wasn’t a small sum of money. It required the effort of the entire vige to achieve that.
"As a form of repayment, I am willing to make an edit to the Rock Formation Illustration that Li Zhuangshi gave to you!" Fang Zhengzhi knew that collecting the entire Law of Dao was indeed rather difficult, hence decided to make an exchange.
"That illustration can still be further edited?!" Zhang Yangping asked in disbelief.
"Yes, I just have to add something on top of it, make some changes, then... all the rock formations the Southern Mountain Vige created on the Cang Ling Mountain will belong entirely to the Northern Mountain Vige!" Fang Zhengzhi exined.
"Really?!" Zhang Yangping instantly became excited.
"Yes!" Fang Zhengzhi nodded.
"Good, good good... this is great! If this was really possible, I will definitely convince the entire vige to work together and put together the entire Law of Dao for little brother Zhengzhi!" When he thought of the expressions of the Southern Mountain Vige people when all the rock formations they had put in so much effort to set up turned into the Northern Mountain Vige’s overnight, Zhang Yangping felt a wave of delight.
This period of time, because of the rock formations, the Northern Mountain Vige had suffered quite a lot, even their weapons were almost entirely gone.
"Thank you!" Fang Zhengzhi was willing to believe Zhang Yangping’s promise.
"Right, little brother Zhengzhi, what do you want the Law of Dao for?" After the terms were settled, Zhang Yangping became slightly curious.
"Of course, it is to participate in the Law of Dao examinations."
"Law of Dao examinations?! Then I suggest you give up, the Law of Dao examinations is too hard. Furthermore, there is still a theory exam, and there is no Hall of Dao in our Northern Mountain Vige. You can’t possibly self-study, can you?"
"Yes."
"Yes... wait a minute, what is yes supposed to mean? You really intend to... self-study?!"
"That’s right!"
"..." Zhang Yangping stared at Fang Zhengzhi’s expression of calm, and suddenly was at a loss for words. Self-study? Participate in the Law of Dao examinations?
Can he not make such a humorous joke?
Fang Zhengzhi didn’t exin further, and looked back at the already faraway vige behind him. "Southern Mountain Vige, the next time I see you, I wonder what kind of scenery I will see?"
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Not too long after Fang Zhengzhi and the rest left the Southern Mountain Vige, a squad of soldiers d in bright, shining armour guarding a huge sedan quickly marched in.
Vige chief Meng Bai was sitting within the courtyard, holding the cigar in his hands, sighing in despair as he stared at the setting sun.
"Fang Zhengzhi, Fang Zhengzhi... what a good child, if this didn’t happen, what would happen if he could enter the Hall of Dao?! In the future... sigh...."
Vige Chief Meng Bai understood that it was already toote to regret. He could only hope that the choice he made was a right one. After all, the Hall of Dao and the Law of Dao examinations, were what really changed a person’s destiny.
"Vige chief, vige chief... quick, quick! The Divine Constabry people are here, and ... the Missus from the Divine Constabry, has also... alsoe personally!" Right at this moment, a vige hurriedly ran over and shouted, panting heavily.
Vige Chief Meng Bai was stunned, Divine Constabry? The Missus from the Divine Constabry came personally?! Bless the Heavens, hopefully great fortune woulde this time!
He prayed silently in his heart, then recalled the previous incident when the Divine Constabry’s Missus tested Li Huer.
"Go, call along the Old Li family, ask them to bring along Huer and wee the Divine Constabry’s Missus together!" Vige Chief Meng Bai kept his cigar, as if having found thest glimmer of light in the abyss of darkness.
"Okay!"
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