I have a little bit of talent

Chen Xian picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, then continued:

"I know I'm not young anymore, but love is a matter of letting things take their natural course, it can't be forced.

"Besides, I don't have such thoughts right now. I just want to practice hard and break through the realm of real person as soon as possible. In terms of talent, I am far inferior to your father. If I have to distract myself with family affairs, it will be difficult for me to move forward."

"That's true." Fang Mu nodded to show his understanding.

Although Chen Xian had already achieved Dharmakāya at the age of only forty and entered the realm of Grandmaster, and his talent was also excellent, not inferior to that of many holy places' orthodox teachings, he was still a long way from the realm of True Person where the Three Flowers are integrated into one. Even with the resources and opportunities provided by the Chen family and Fang Lu, if he did not practice diligently, he would have no hope of crossing the chasm and achieving the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top of the Head in this lifetime.

This is where the disparity in the world lies. When Fang Lu was his age, he had already achieved the state of enlightenment. In comparison, the gap is too big for him to help but work hard to catch up.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Since Mu Ge'er has come to Xishan City, I must treat you well. Xishan City is the capital of Yizhou. Although it is not as prosperous as the capital, it also has many interesting places. I will take you around tomorrow."

Chen Xian patted Fang Mu's shoulder with a half-smile on his face.

Fang Mu's face darkened. He understood very well that the fun places Chen Xian was talking about were brothels.

"Forget it. General Chen Xian's name is very famous in Xishan City. If I go with you, the news will spread all over the city the next day.

"But I really need your help with something. I just came to Xishan City and wanted to visit several nearby sects, but I didn't expect that all of them were closed to visitors.

"As the commander of the state capital, my uncle must have great status. I thought of asking him to take me to see the unique skills of his sect."

After saying this, Fang Mu couldn't stop laughing in his heart. He knew that the reason why these sects were closed was entirely because of his uncle. If it was for the sake of others' face, these sects might still give it. As for Chen Xian? It was good enough that he was not kicked out.

Sure enough, upon hearing Fang Mu's request, Chen Xian's expression changed several times, and he seemed quite embarrassed.

"It seems that my uncle's reputation is still not that good. How about I ask Mr. Shang for help? As a government advisor, he should have some face."

Fang Mu laughed secretly in his heart, further provoking Chen Xian.

"It's just a few sects, why bother looking for Lao Shang? I still have some face."

When Chen Xian mentioned asking Master Shang for help, he immediately got angry and slammed his hands on the stone table, causing the teapot and teacups to jump a few times.

"Well, why don't we go now?"

Fang Mu hit the snake with the right pole, smiling.

"Let's go, which one should we go to first?"

Chen Xian was in a dilemma and had to grit his teeth and respond.

"I have been staying in East City for the past few days, so let's go to the Banshan Sect in Wuyun Mountain first."

"Okay, let's go now." Chen Xian took the lead and turned around to leave, striding out of the courtyard gate with the gait of a dragon and a tiger. Fang Mu naturally followed him, trying hard to suppress his smile.

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After staying in the government courtyard for nearly two hours, it was already approaching evening. The sun was setting in the west, and the sunlight was not as hot as it was at noon. There were gradually more and more pedestrians on the street.

The two of them had profound cultivation and walked very fast. Even though they were talking while walking, they crossed the main road and arrived at the edge of East City District in just half an hour. They were located halfway up the Wuyun Mountain. Not far from there, they would enter the mountain gate of the Banshan Sect.

"Uncle, it's not too late for you to regret now. It will be embarrassing if you can't get in later."

Seeing that Chen Xian didn't show any sign of weakness at this time and insisted on going up the mountain, Fang Mu couldn't help laughing.

"Good boy, you already know the reasons why these sects are closed, right?"

Chen Xian also reacted after hearing what he said. He knew that his nephew knew everything and was just playing tricks on him on purpose. For a moment, he didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.

"After all these years, you are still such a scoundrel. You even dare to play tricks on me, your uncle!"

"Haha, uncle, please forgive me. I was wrong. How about going to the yard I rent and I will cook for you to make amends?" Fang Mu hurriedly bowed and admitted his mistake, still with a smile on his face.

Actually, his purpose was just to get Chen to come to the small courtyard he rented first, otherwise he would not have said before that he would come to Wuyun Mountain Banshan Sect first. It was the first time for him to see his relatives after being away for so long. Fang Mu, who believed that his cooking skills had greatly improved, wanted Chen to taste his cooking skills first.

"Now that we are here, how can we not go up? Do you really think that your uncle is the commander of the state capital for nothing?

"Although the Banshan Sect closed down because of me, it doesn't necessarily mean that they have a bad relationship with me! Let's go on."

Hearing that Fang Mu wanted to cook for him personally, Chen Xian's eyes lit up, but he still shook his head and refused, saying that he would continue to go to Banshan Sect. Seeing that his words were true, Fang Mu had no choice but to follow Chen Xian and continue climbing the mountain.

Going up from the mountainside outside Dongcheng District, you have already left the scope of Xishan City. The road suddenly becomes rugged. The steps up the mountain are extremely high and steep, with a two-meter drop between each step. It is difficult for ordinary people to move forward, but in front of Fang Mu and the others, they treat it as flat ground.

With each step, he covered a distance of several meters, and with three or two steps, he climbed several hundred meters. In just a few minutes, he arrived at the gate of the Banshan Sect.

"My two friends, our sect leader is still in seclusion. The sect does not accept outsiders. Please return."

The mountain gate of the Banshan Sect was built in a grand style, several dozen meters high, with a disciple stationed on each side. When they saw two people climbing the mountain from afar, one of them shouted to stop them.

"Senior brother, that's General Chen Xian, send a message quickly!" The other person was sharper-eyed and saw Chen Xian's appearance, his expression changed immediately.

"It's really Chen Xian!" The Banshan Sect disciple also saw clearly that it was indeed Chen Xian who came here. He hurriedly took out something from his arms and threw it. There was a loud bang and five-colored smoke burst out.

"Uncle, you are really well-respected. People set off fireworks to welcome you as soon as you arrived."

Fang Mu saw that the disciple of the Banshan Sect immediately sent a message upon seeing the two of them arriving. It was obvious that he was very afraid of Chen Xian, and he almost couldn't laugh.

Chen Xian had a gloomy face and did not reply. He did not expect that he would be so "welcome" when he arrived.

Apparently, the Banshan Sect's methods were quite effective. Within just a few breaths, a figure flew down the long steps and landed in front of the Banshan Sect's gate.

"What on earth happened that caused the release of five-colored fireworks?" The person who came was an old man with white hair and beard. He was wearing a green robe, with a simple and serious face, and was extremely majestic.

The old man was about to ask the two disciples guarding the mountain gate, but suddenly he saw Chen Xian right in front of him. He was stunned at first, and then he turned around and ran away.

"Master Yue, I'm not here to fight this time, there's no need to panic."

When Chen Xian saw the old man coming, he was about to greet him with a smile on his face, but he didn't expect that the old man would run away very fast without saying a word when he saw him. He had to shout loudly to stop him.

It's true, when the old man heard that Chen Xian was not here to fight, he really stopped, turned around and returned to the front of the mountain gate, staring at Chen Xian with a strange expression.

"General Chen is definitely not here to cause me trouble?"

He had dealt with Chen Xian quite a lot in the past few years, and he knew that although this man was extremely warlike, he was an upright person and kept his word, otherwise he would not have returned and would have hidden away long ago.

"If there was a fight I would have come alone. This is my nephew. He is new to Xishan City and wants to see your clan."

Chen Xian said unhappily, extending his hand to introduce Fang Mu.

"Junior greets Sect Master Yue." Fang Mu bowed with a smile.

"It's good that they didn't fight. I had to run around right after I came out of confinement. I'm so tired." The old man saw that there was indeed a young man next to Chen Xian, and he breathed a sigh of relief and bowed slightly.

"Since you are General Chen's junior, please come in with me."

After saying that, the old man ignored Chen Xian and turned around and walked up the mountain. He even glared at the two disciples guarding the mountain when he passed by them.

"General Chen is not a bad guy. How could you set off the five-colored fireworks? If you do it again, I will not let you off easily!"

The two disciples could only bow their heads and nod, not daring to speak, but crying out in their hearts that they were wronged.

You ran faster than anyone else just now, but now you are blaming us.