Jiufeng City was not far from Shuiyunzong, but Wenxuan rarely settled here in the past. Now he stepped in with the mind of exploration, and it was the first time that he had looked at the city's customs so carefully.
Compared with Anfeng City, which had just left, Jiufeng City is slightly smaller, but it is not as sparsely populated. The streets are equally lively and bustling. You can see a small stall within two steps, shouting and shouting everywhere. kind of enthusiasm. Even Wenxuan passed by a certain inn, and there was a young man at the entrance of the inn, laughing and soliciting customers, "This immortal is a new face, do you need to stay for one night? We are in Juguang Inn, but we still keep the best ones. Go to the room!"
Wenxuan became a little interested and asked the little Er with a smile, "How did you know I was passing by? Could it be that the people in Jiufeng City are familiar to you?"
"How can it be, there are so many people in the city." Xiao Er quickly explained, "But if someone with extraordinary bearing like Xianchang lived in the city, I would never forget it."
Extravagant? Obviously, it's just a part of the cultivation base.
Although Jiufeng City is a fairy city, it has the most mortals, and only about 30% of the monks have entered the door. Among the 30% of the monks, 99% are still in the Qi refining period. As for the foundation-building stage, Wenxuan has seen a few along the way, but he can count them on one hand.
Wenxuan took off his Xuanjian sect's disciple uniform at this time, and he had a foundation-building cultivation base. Presumably this young man regarded him as a solo cultivator. No wonder he was eager to make money.
But at least it can be seen that this person is a good enough eye. Wenxuan thought for a while, then took out a few spirit stones and put them into this little second-hand. When the other party happily accepted it, he didn't mention the inn, but only asked, "Do you know that there was once a family named Jane in this city?"
"The last name is Jane?" Xiao Er weighed the spirit stones, "To be honest, there are not fifty or one hundred people in the city with this surname."
Wenxuan thought for a while, "It's a family that has been in the elixir business for generations."
Xiao Er held the spirit stone and didn't move, showing a thoughtful look. After a while, his expression changed slightly, as if he had thought of something, and it became not very good-looking.
"It should have opened a shop last year, it seems to be called... Yunling Zhai." Wen Xuan said again.
Xiao Er suddenly jumped up like he was stung, "Yunlingzhai?"
He slapped all those spirit stones back into Wen Xuan's hands at once, but then felt the pain in the flesh, and grabbed the spirit stones back again, and asked with a tangled face, "Xianchang, you, you, you...you want this family to do it. What?"
Wenxuan looked at his strange reaction with a confused expression, "Just because this guy is my friend, I want to visit on a whim. What's wrong?"
simple? Xiao Er suddenly jumped again, "Is that idiot Broom Star your friend?"
This is too unpleasant, Wen Xuan frowned in dissatisfaction.
But before Wenxuan could say anything, the little Er had already slapped those spirit stones back into his hands, slapped them firmly and without hesitation, without the slightest hesitation, "I don't know what Yunlingzhai is, no. What is easy to know! Immortal Chief, look for another place!"
As soon as the words were finished, Xiao Er even took two steps back, as if he was afraid to avoid it, and did not mention the matter of soliciting customers. If it weren't for Wenxuan's foundation-building cultivation, he would almost have driven him out.
Wenxuan was baffled by this battle, and his doubts were wave after wave. But since the other party did not welcome it, he did not intend to force it. Anyway, Jiufeng City is so big, where should I ask
So Wenxuan continued to walk through the streets, and when he found an opportunity, he asked someone on the side of the road. As a result, he asked for more than half of the circle, but there was really no one who was willing to tell him. No matter who was asked, the other party either shook his head and didn't know, or just like the little Er, when he heard Wenxuan's intentions, he retreated for fear of getting involved.
At first Wenxuan thought that Junior Brother Jian had a lot of extraordinary things about him. If there is any special life experience, it is not surprising that the people of Jiufeng City are so secretive about the Jian family, perhaps it has something to do with that magical way of deducing the secret. But after asking a few more people, he found that it didn't make sense. Because many people's attitude towards the Jian family seems to be not only taboo, but also a little bit of disgust.
What's going on? Under this heightened confusion, Wenxuan had to give up the practice of honestly admitting that he knew Jian Jian, and instead answered ashamedly when someone asked him what he was doing with the Jian family, "I entered Yunling Zhai two years ago. There is something wrong with a batch of elixir, so I came to have a look."
As soon as these remarks were made, the person in front of him finally did not retreat, but sighed, "There is a problem with the spirit medicine, I advise you to add another batch, it is better than getting involved with the disaster star. ."
"Disaster?" Wen Xuan's expression changed, "How do you say it?"
The man first looked around, as if someone was listening to him somewhere. Then he raised his hand and pointed upwards, and said with all seriousness, "That family has offended Tiandao."
Wen Xuan's expression suddenly became subtle. A person who cultivates self-cultivation goes against the sky, naturally there is such a situation. For example, a simple deduction of heaven's secrets is a thing that offends the heaven's way. But the way of heaven has no form or substance, and everything is only in the dark, and it is not something that people can comprehend. And this attitude of everyone in Jiufeng City towards the Jian family has also been pushed to the way of heaven, which seems very unreliable.
"Don't believe it." Seeing Wen Xuan's expression, the man said in a hurry, "I kindly remind you that none of the people who have a relationship with that family have fallen into good hands!"
This is even more unreliable. I have never heard of Heavenly Dao talking about sitting together. Wen Xuan asked with a tangled expression, "Why did they offend Tiandao?"
"Then who knows." The other party said decisively.
Wen Xuan couldn't help but twitch his cheeks.
But this person didn't plan to say anything more, shook his head and persuaded two last words, and hurried away.
Wen Xuan stayed where he was and sighed to himself. He really thought that the simple life experience was as simple and clear as it looked, but he did not expect to encounter this strange situation at the beginning of his exploration. Now he still feels like a cloud and fog, so he has to continue to find others for inquiries.
But after asking around, other people's opinions are roughly the same, and it's really hard to ask anything.
It took about half an hour for him to hear a new message from a street vendor, "That family, Lady Qin is also a good one. The rest are all disaster stars, and he has been punished by heaven. Not to mention, it also caused all the people involved to be in peace."
Lady Qin
After Wenxuan asked carefully, he realized that the so-called Lady Qin was referring to the eldest sister of Jane's father, and the aunt of Jane. But no matter how much more, this hawker is also very secretive and reluctant to say it.
Where else can I ask? While thinking about it, Wen Xuan suddenly heard a noise not far away.
He raised his eyes and saw that at the door of an inn, a few people were driving a dirty old man out, "Fuck you old beggar! Don't be rude here, there's no food for you here!"
Cursed to the point of excitement, one person even raised his foot and kicked the old man's butt hard. The old man staggered suddenly and rushed forward, and two white and white steamed buns fell out of his arms.
"Wow!" Those people suddenly exploded, "I said what are you doing here, and you really stole something!"
Cursing like this, these people didn't even want the last bit of politeness, and their fists and soles began to greet the old man. The old man only shivered and protected the two white-faced steamed buns in his arms, and murmured in his mouth, "I'm hungry... I'm just hungry..."
There were a lot of onlookers around, but they just stood there and pointed, "Look, it's this old rogue again."
Occasionally, there are those who can't see it and want to stand out, but they will also be stopped by the people around them, "Don't pity this old guy, you help him today, he can rely on you for several years."
Before he finished speaking, the person who spoke saw his white sleeves fluttering in front of his eyes. One person walked past him and stopped in front of the people who were kicking and beating. "This person is so old, can you show mercy?"
Is there really someone stupid enough to meddle with this business? Everyone immediately turned their sympathetic eyes to the young man in white—naturally, it could only be our Senior Brother Wen.
Those people in the tavern also looked at Wenxuan and frowned, "What do you know? This is a thief!"
Wen Xuan lowered his eyes and looked at the two white-faced steamed buns still protected by the old man in his arms, "Does he still steal other things?"
Everyone in the tavern was asked for a while, and it took a long time for someone to answer, "That's why he is afraid of being beaten now, and he is timid! In the past, as long as someone beat him next to him, he could touch the purse!"
Many onlookers around nodded again and again, obviously this is true.
Wen Xuan frowned and shook his head, feeling helpless in his heart.
"Do you understand?" the people in the tavern shouted, "If you understand, go away and mind your own business!"
As a result, Wen Xuan not only did not walk away, but also took out a spiritual stone, "No matter how many mistakes he made in the past, since I only stole those now, I will pay him back. So, can I let him go this time?"
As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of noise around, and most of them were lamenting that such a human-like foundation-building cultivator was actually a fool.
Everyone in the tavern was also stunned. Then the other person took the spirit stone over, checked the authenticity, and sneered, "Since someone is willing to take the blame for this, we naturally don't bother to bother with him anymore." Then the person greeted him and wanted to turn around and go back.
Wenxuan stopped these people again, and handed over a few more spirit stones, "Give me another good meal."
The spectators showed strange expressions again.
Wen Xuan smiled kindly at the sloppy old man who was still lying on the ground, "Aren't you hungry? I'll treat you to this meal."
Everyone in the tavern twitched their cheeks. But when the business came, they didn't refuse, they just chose the most remote table in the corner. However, the food came to the table in a short time, but it was without restraint, and it was too rich.
The old man was unceremonious, and he ate the sea plugs, and his mouth was full of things, and he thanked vaguely, "Benefactor, you are really my benefactor!"
Wen Xuan smiled and watched him eat, occasionally reminding him not to choke. After waiting for a while, the old man finally couldn't eat anymore, and the speed of stuffing things into his mouth was a little slower, and Wen Xuan said, "If you really take me as a benefactor, then I have encountered several problems now, you Can you help me with one or two?"
Yes, Wenxuan decided to help this person, not from the white gang. The fact that a man can become such a notorious old rascal at least shows that he has been in the local area long enough and has a wide range of scourges. Although he is so unpopular, what Wenxuan needs now is exactly this kind of person.
"Just ask the benefactor!" The old man patted his chest and assured.
Wenxuan then mentioned the Jian family who had opened Yunlingzhai.
The old man's expression changed, and he obviously knew about the Jane family. He did not answer immediately, but showed a lot of hesitation on his face.
"What?" Wen Xuan couldn't help crying and laughing, "Are you also afraid of divine condemnation?"
The old man shook his head and shook his head, "Since the benefactor also knows about the curse, why bother..."
Before he finished speaking, Wen Xuan threw a spiritual stone in front of him with a thud. The old man's eyes slammed, and he finally regained his senses, but with a thud, Wen Xuan threw another spiritual stone in front of him.
Wenxuan just put them out one by one, until he had placed twenty or thirty grains, the old man's eyes never turned, but he still didn't answer.
Then Wenxuan took these spirit stones into his arms, "If you don't want to say it, forget it."
"Hey!" the old man said hurriedly, "Wait for the benefactor! Wait for the benefactor! The benefactor asked, why would I not say it? I was just thinking just now! I was just thinking!"
Wen Xuan shook his head and couldn't help but feel amused, "Have you made up your mind now?"
The old man nodded like pounding garlic, and hurriedly poured out beans and said what he said he knew.
"Difficult labor?" Wen Xuan frowned.
The old man started from an easy birth. It turned out that more than ten years ago, on the night of the simple birth, Jiufeng City was suddenly covered with dark clouds, wind and rain, and all the trees on the roadside were knocked down by lightning. Under such circumstances, the simple mother gave birth to this son, but she closed her eyes forever.
"There were rumors at that time that this child was a disaster star from the sky," said the old man, "but not many believed at that time. Until the child grew up, he turned out to be a born idiot."
"A born idiot?" Wen Xuan was stunned again.
He suddenly thought of what Qin Shiyu said when the two met Qin Shiyu in the ancient relics mansion. At that time, he saw that this was just a simple act of provocation, and he didn't take it to heart. But now it seems that Jian Yi is really a born idiot? So he is so smart now, is it really his father who asked someone to cure him
"But even if you're an idiot." Wen Xuan asked, "What does it have to do with Calamity?"
"I haven't finished talking yet." The old man blew his beard. "This disaster star killed his mother when he was born, and then killed his grandmother when he was two years old."
This "killed grandmother", to elaborate, but that year, he simply fell into the water for no reason. The grandmother went into the water to rescue him, but he drowned in the water.
Such a thing, it is not difficult to understand if someone takes anger on Yi Jian. But it would be incredible for everyone in the city to agree that Jian Yi is a disaster star. Wen Xuan's brows could not help but wrinkle even tighter.
"Don't be in a hurry, benefactor." The old man said slowly, "If it's just this, it really won't prove anything, and it has to be connected to the later things. Please wait for me to speak slowly."