GBP Chapter 222 Take Away
Chapter 222 Take Away
With a pale face, Fu Wenyao gave Ning Xiaoxi a hard push, gently enveloping Ning Xiaoxi's body with her spiritual energy and sending her to the group of celestial masters on the opposite side of the street.
Ning Xiaoxi suddenly opened her eyes wide and turned to look at Fu Wenyao. Fu Wenyao smiled and shook her head slightly at her.
The Spirit Guards, clad in silver armor and helmets, led their soldiers and a prison cart with a grim and solemn expression, quickly bypassing the pond in the center of the square and heading straight for the Fu family.
Fu Yuanbo suddenly appeared and stood in front of Fu Wenyao, coldly looking at the leading Spirit Guard.
"Master Fu, the King has ordered that you personally go to the royal court to report on your duties."
Fu Yuanbo stared intently at the Spirit Guard, while all the Celestial Masters present wore expressions of sorrow.
Ning Xiaoxi felt her hands and feet go numb. In front of so many Taoist masters, they were going to take away the head of the Fu family?
Tianji appeared beside Ning Xiaoxi and gently placed his hand on her shoulder.
Behind Fu Yuanbo, a group of people surrounded a cold-looking old man with a full head of white hair.
Upon seeing the old man, the Imperial Guard dismounted and respectfully said to him, "Elder Fu, the royal decree is to depart immediately. Please understand."
Fu Yuanbo turned around, knelt down in front of the old man, kowtowed three times, stood up, looked at the Fu family members behind him one by one, sighed deeply, turned around and walked to the Imperial Guard, raised his hands, and did not say a word from beginning to end.
The Spirit Guardian flicked his hands, and gleaming silver rings were placed around Fu Yuanbo's neck, wrists, waist, and ankles. The spiritual energy, though subtle, surged directly into Fu Yuanbo's body, forcibly locking his spiritual meridians and preventing the flow of spiritual energy.
"Uncle!" Fu Wenyuan shouted as he rushed out from the crowd.
“Go back!” Fu Yuanbo turned to look at his nephew. “Take good care of your grandfather.”
Fu Wenyuan stood at the bottom of the steps outside the door, his face showing no sign of grief. "Uncle, I..."
“If you say another word, you are no longer a member of the Fu family.” Fu Yuanbo’s voice was cold.
Fu Wenyuan gritted his teeth and lowered his head.
Fu Yuanbo turned and got into the prison cart. The Imperial Guards, along with the prison cart and the guards, quickly disappeared into the street, just as they had come.
The old man turned back with a sorrowful expression only after there was no one left on the street. All the members of the Fu family returned inside. Fu Wenyuan was the last to enter, turned around and closed the door, and then fell silent.
Throughout the entire process, not a single person from either the city lord's mansion or the Yanzhou prince's mansion came out.
The street was so quiet you could hear a pin drop; in the blink of an eye, it was deserted.
Tianji put his arm around Ning Xiaoxi's shoulder and silently led her back to the inn where they were staying.
Ning Xiaoxi sat in the chair, still lost in thought.
Tianji sat on the couch, leaned against the cushions, and closed his eyes to rest.
“I just resigned from the Fu family.”
"I met the head of the Fu family."
"They didn't say more than a few words."
Ning Xiaoxi spoke softly, obediently taking out the Fu family jade token she had just received, walking up to Tianji, and handing it to him, saying, "They gave me this!"
Tianji opened one eye and glanced at the jade tablet, then flicked his sleeve, took the jade tablet, and closed his eyes again.
"Lanting!" Tianji's voice was cold.
Sui Lanting gently pushed open the door, "My lord!"
"Take her to the trial entrance and register her directly. She is not allowed to leave these next few days."
Ning Xiaoxi asked in confusion, "My lord!"
Tianji ignored her, saying, "Have Su Yu go with you and keep an eye on her. If she escapes, neither of you will be my subordinates anymore."
Sui Lanting's face turned pale instantly, and he knelt down on one knee with a loud "bang," "Yes!"
A loud "bang" came from outside the door as well.
Ning Xiaoxi felt that the secret was a threat to her, and bit her lip, "Yes!"
Tianji rolled over, too lazy to even glance at her again.
Sui Lanting pulled Ning Xiaoxi out the door, and Su Yu, who was kneeling outside the door, also stood up, looking at Ning Xiaoxi with a pleading expression.
Ning Xiaoxi pouted, "It's not that I'm looking for trouble, I just want to follow you two, okay?"
Sui Lanting's complexion improved considerably, and Su Yu also broke into a big smile.
The entrance to the trial, to put it bluntly, is the entrance to the desert, located ten miles outside the west gate of Flame City.
This is the dividing line between the real desert and the oasis Gobi, where life lies on one side and death on the other.
A row of yellow rammed earth houses stood in a row; those were the places where the chief examiners rested.
Surrounding them were a cluster of tents of various sizes and colors, interspersed among them were yellow tents with earthen bases; these were general stores and food stalls where supplies and food could be replenished.
Ning Xiaoxi watched as Su Yu skillfully took out three tents from his spatial storage and set them up, clearly one for each person. After forming a triangle, he dug a deep pit in the middle of the tents, put three yellow mud balls into the pit, and then filled and buried it.
"Is that roast chicken?" Ning Xiaoxi's eyes sparkled. Was it cooked directly by the heat of the sand?
Su Yu nodded with a smile, "It's a local specialty. The shop marinates the chicken, wraps it up, and then buries it in the warm sand for an hour."
Sui Lanting walked over and said, "Xiao Xi, I've already registered you. You'll enter the trial grounds at 5:00 AM three days from now."
"Ah!" Ning Xiaoxi finally realized that Tianji had thrown her here to participate in the trial. "I'm already a nominal official under the adults, can I still sign up?"
"It's just a nominal position; I'm not actually your subordinate, so it's not against the rules."
You set all the rules, and whether they're violated or not is entirely up to you.
Ning Xiaoxi didn't want to argue anymore, so she secretly pulled Sui Lanting into the tent, took out two chairs, and they each sat down.
"Sister Sui, what will happen to the Fu family?"
Sui Lanting looked at Ning Xiaoxi warily.
"Oh dear, I don't know how to do anything, and I'm not familiar with them. But as Sister Sui knows, I'm just an unexpected addition to this group, and there are many things I don't understand. Now that I have this opportunity, I just want Sister Sui to help me clear up some confusion." Ning Xiaoxi smiled sincerely.
Seeing her obedient appearance, Sui Lanting relaxed a bit. "Families of Celestial Masters rarely commit crimes. At most, they are confined to their clan and sent back to guard their family mausoleum. They cannot leave unless they have made great contributions."
"They're all locked up guarding the tombs, where are they supposed to make a name for themselves?" This is a dead end with no solution.
"It's better than having no hope at all." Sui Lanting actually felt that the rule was unreasonable.
"It's better to have no hope and just stay there. If there's no hope, you won't act rashly, and if you don't act rashly, at least you'll still be alive, even if you can't become a master."
Sui Lanting stared blankly at Ning Xiaoxi. Yes, if she made a rash move, she would lose her life! She shook her head, shaking off the dangerous thought. "Xiaoxi, the Fu family hasn't reached that point yet. They've only had their patriarch taken away; they might not necessarily be convicted. If they were convicted, then the entire clan would be taken away."
Ning Xiaoxi pouted, "Let's use a soft knife to cut flesh, and slowly torture them!"
When Ning Xiaoxi saw Sui Lanting's expression, she automatically covered her mouth and shook her head.