Aura II

"Teacher Meng Hui?" Zhang Rongfang looked at the old man in front of him. "Where is Huanqing? I've come to see him."

"He's not the same person he used to be; you can't just see him whenever you want," the old man, Meng Hui, said calmly. "Go back."

"???" Zhang Rongfang didn't know what he was talking about. "Teacher Meng Hui, as his uncle, I only have this one nephew, so it's necessary to keep an eye on him to see if he's going astray."

He looked at the other person with a puzzled expression.

"So, what do you mean by that?"

"He doesn't want to see you. So..." Meng Hui frowned.

"What nephew wouldn't want to see his uncle? Teacher Meng, you've been fooled." Zhang Rongfang's eyes flashed, and he immediately laughed.

"That's the problem with that kid; he doesn't mean what he says. Actually, he misses me terribly. He's just too shy to say it."

Whoosh! In an instant, his figure blurred, and he suddenly brushed past Meng Hui.

In just a moment, he was beside Zhang Huanqing.

"Right? Little Huan Qing? You really want to see me?"

He gently placed his hands on Little Huan Qing's shoulders.

The latter felt his hair stand on end, like a little white rabbit being stared at by a ferocious beast, too afraid to move.

This time, it wasn't just Little Huan Qing who felt a shock and fear in his heart.

Meng Hui and the Righteous Lineage were secretly protecting him were also deeply shocked.

From the shadows surrounding the courtyard, sharp auras unconsciously leaked out.

These were all people sent by the Righteous Lineage to protect Zhang Huanqing.

Meng Hui's initially indifferent gaze suddenly turned unusually serious.

He didn't even have time to react to that last movement. He hadn't expected the other person to brush past him so easily.

He turned around and stared at Zhang Rongfang.

"I misjudged your excellent footwork." He had always heard that Zhang Rongfang's uncle came from a humble background. Although he had good talent from a young age, he started learning martial High Grade.

But now it seems that this is not just High Grade, but Super Grade! They all misjudged it! Zhang Rongfang just smiled slightly.

"Little Huan Qing, come here, tell your uncle. Do you want to see me?" He gently ran his fingers across the child's smooth cheek.

The cold, sharp nails, even when touched with the back of their blades, intensified Little Huan Qing's fear.

"I miss him." Little Huan Qing gritted her teeth, then suddenly revealed a sincere smile. "I miss my uncle so much!"

"Really? That's good." Zhang Rongfang also showed a sincere smile.

In one year, he has improved everything that could be improved to the extreme.

All the skills and martial arts on the Attribute Panel have reached their limits; the remaining ones are basically due to unmet conditions and cannot be improved further.

His health points have finally surpassed 1,000. Now, he truly feels that he can start trying to build a safe haven that is entirely his own.

This was his initial goal, and his ultimate goal.

Define spheres of influence.

This is what he intends to do this time.

By using the killing of Sea Dragon as a pretext, they could demonstrate their power and strength, and then confirm that Wushan Prefecture had truly become their sphere of influence.

Instead of hiding and only managing to settle down with the help of Master Yue, as before.

Now, he has completed the compilation of the Human Immortal Temple Canon, revised it several times, and forcibly brought back most of his Blood Descendant. He is ready to try to truly establish his own sect.

"I heard you're leaving?" Zhang Rongfang asked again.

"Yes. Father is being transferred to Rong Prefecture, and we have to go with him." Little Huan Qing seemed to understand everything.

"Rong Prefecture isn't too far from here, only five or six hundred li away," Zhang Rongfang said.

"Rong Fang, are you a disciple of the Human Immortal Temple?" Meng Hui suddenly asked from the side.

"You know?" Zhang Rongfang looked at the man.

"Of course, we and the Human Immortal Temple keep to ourselves and do not interfere with each other. We underestimated you, sir. We apologize for what happened before." Meng Hui clasped his hands and bowed.

"Your Righteous Lineage... are you leaving too?" Zhang Rongfang asked.

The Human Immortal Temple and Confucian Sect are actually well aware of each other's existence, but the Human Immortal Temple closes its doors to do business and its members mostly practice seclusion.

The Confucian Sect Righteous Lineage is completely hidden, with its members appearing and disappearing mysteriously, and the two have never had any contact or interaction.

"Of course. Wherever the successor is, that's where we are. The successor who has been recognized is our hope for the future," Meng Hui replied.

"The future?" Zhang Rongfang suddenly seemed a little disinterested.

This is what my sister hoped for, and what she pursued.

He gently pinched Zhang Huanqing's cheek.

"It's good to leave this place. It's a troublesome place. Your uncle will come to visit you often from now on. Don't worry."

Little Huan Qing: "Thank you." He didn't really want his uncle to visit, but feeling the large, iron-claw-like hand on his shoulder, he knew that if he didn't speak properly, he would definitely be hit by the iron fist of love.

He could tell from his uncle's eyes.

They had initially thought their uncle was just an ordinary High Grade genius, but they had far underestimated his strength. Even Grandpa Meng was easily brushed past and couldn't stop him.

In other words, his uncle might be even stronger than Grandpa Meng Super Grade! At this moment, Little Huan Qing had roughly calculated his uncle's strength. He was increasingly shocked and dared not make any rash moves.

"Rong Fang, you've arrived!?" Suddenly, a voice came from the courtyard gate again.

Accompanied by two maids, Zhang Rongyu strode into the courtyard. Upon seeing Zhang Rongfang, a look of surprise and delight appeared on her face. She hurried over to him.

"How long has it been since you last came?" She was still as gentle and beautiful as ever, and her worried voice was like a clear spring, making people feel a sense of goodwill just by hearing her tone.

"It has been a long time," Zhang Rongfang nodded. By this time, he already knew about his sister's current situation from the intelligence networks of the Human Immortal Temple and the Reverse Time Society.

Zhang Rongyu has now risen in status thanks to her son, becoming a core figure in the Confucian Sect Righteous Lineage. She doesn't know how it happened, but she's even managed to connect the Righteous Lineage with the Academy.

It seems that the entire Confucian Sect is brewing something now.

Even Dongfang Mu left Wu Mountain not long ago, supposedly to take care of an important matter.

The great Confucian scholars, the Academy, the Seven Lineages —all the Confucian Sect forces seemed to have forgotten their past grievances overnight and began to make frequent contact.

"Did I do something wrong? Why do you only come to see me once in so long?" Zhang Rongyu asked softly.

Her career is going well now. She has successfully integrated into the Noble Lineage of the Spirit Person, helped her husband rise in rank, and after completing this major event, her own status will also rise accordingly.

Even if you slightly provoke other enemies, it doesn't matter. Compared to what you gain and reap, this little bit of effort is nothing.

"I just came to check on things before I left because I had to go out on business." Zhang Rongfang smiled but did not answer.

This time, the Reverse Time Society intends to truly begin its operations and retrieve something from the Western Sect.

He also planned to settle accounts with the Western Sect, the powerful noble Noble the Spirit Person People, and others, formally establishing the territory and sphere of influence of the Human Immortal Temple.

This time is different from before; he wants the entire Wu Mountain, along with the territories of all surrounding forces, to have only one voice.

"Are you leaving too?" Zhang Rongyu sighed. "We've stayed in Wu Mountain for so long, we've actually developed some feelings for it. Who knows when we'll be back?"

"There will be opportunities," Zhang Rongfang said. "I will stay here."

"Really? That's great." Zhang Rongyu smiled. "Then it's a promise, let's find a day to come back here together. Okay?"

She held up her finger.

"Of course." Zhang Rongfang smiled, and also extended his finger to hook with hers.

Zhang Rongyu moved because the movements of the Rebel Alliance Army around Wushan Prefecture were frequent, and the relationship between the Seven Lineages and the Rebel Alliance was rapidly deteriorating, with the possibility of an impending attack. Therefore, under the orders of the Familie Leader, he had no choice but to leave to avoid the risks.

Unbeknownst to her, the root cause was the previous Reverse Time Society annihilated a Spirit General and an Academy Headmaster, resulting in significant losses for the Spirit Person Noble and the Divine General Imperial Clan Family.

Now the two sides are at loggerheads and are finally seizing the opportunity to have a real fight.

The Seven Lineages and the Academy have reconciled, and now, to show their sincerity, they have officially joined the Academy's camp to jointly resist the pressure from the impending Reverse Time Society.

After chatting casually with her sister, Zhang Rongfang suddenly felt as if she could never go back to the way things were before.

As they talked, the two gradually fell silent.

"I'm bringing this for you." Zhang Rongfang took out a black jade pendant and handed it to Zhang Rongyu.

"I also have something for you." Zhang Rongyu was also taken aback. He took out a small, irregular gray-white stone from his sleeve. A rather complicated traditional Chinese character was engraved on the stone.

That is the word "righteousness".

"Remember to keep this with you at all times. I went through a lot of trouble to get it. It can protect your life in critical moments!" Zhang Rongyu earnestly instructed, handing over the small stone.

"Mine is the same. You have to be careful carrying it and not lose it. If you're lucky, it can save your life in a critical moment," Zhang Rongfang said earnestly.

The two exchanged items and looked at each other simultaneously.

"Sister, I hope you won't regret this," Zhang Rongfang said. He had a premonition that this operation by the Reverse Time Society might involve his sister. Therefore, he sealed a drop of his blood in the jade pendant, so that all Blood Descendant would avoid the pendant.

"No matter what, this is what I want. Neither I nor Huanqing will regret it in the future!" Zhang Rongyu answered earnestly. This time, the Seven Lineages masters joined forces with the Academy, unleashing the Seven Gentlemen's Swords together, and that token was the mark that could evade the Gentleman's Sword's attacks.

Zhang Rongfang gave her a deep look, then turned and left.

Watching her younger brother's departing figure, Zhang Rongyu's smile slowly faded.

"He's really grown up."

"Madam Yu, your brother," Meng Hui whispered from the side, "He should be from the Human Immortal Temple. The Human Immortal Temple is very likely to participate in this operation as well."

"Yes, that's right." Zhang Rongyu nodded slightly. "I guessed it a long time ago, but what could I do?"

This conflict will certainly be short but comprehensive.

All she could do was to obtain a token that would grant her brother immunity to sword attacks.

To avoid losing one's life in a large-scale battle.

That's all.

"It's time to set off, Madam. You must bring the successor to your destination within ten days," a maid behind Zhang Rongyu suddenly said.

"Yes, I understand." Zhang Rongyu nodded.