After a while, I saw a hunchbacked old man driving an ox cart and said hello: "The ox cart is crude, gentlemen and ladies, please give in."
"What do you mean, old man, that kid just now is your grandson?" Weisheng Suwen got on the bus first, then pulled Tong Yi, Yan Feiyue, and Longxin onto the bus one by one. Shen Tuqi and Qi Guanyu got on last.
"That little baby is the old man's youngest grandson." The old man said cheerfully.
"Old man, can I charge spirit beads for the fare?" Qi Guanyu was used to being direct, either not speaking, or when he spoke he would get to the point.
"Young master, it's serious. Copper coins are all you need, but you can't use a spiritual bead." The old man waved his hands quickly, but Qi Guanyu also confirmed his previous guess.
"Does the old man know about the Outer Continent?" Qi Guanyu asked again.
"I know, I know, how could I not know! That's where people who can become immortals live!"
"How far is it from the imperial capital?" Qi Guanyu asked.
Others knew nothing about this place and could only watch Guan Yu and the old man asking and answering questions.
"Our place is the northeastern corner of the mortal world. I heard from the shopkeeper in the town that our Yueqing Town is not far from the imperial capital, but it's not too close either. It's less than a month's drive away!" What the old man does is welcome people and send them off! I have done business in the past, so there are still one or two knowledgeable people I come into contact with.
Qi Guanyu nodded to Wei Sheng Su Wen, indicating that he had finished asking, and would leave the rest to him. Then Wei Sheng asked, "Old man, just put us in the best restaurant in town."
"Okay!" There was no chatter along the way, but after arriving at the destination, Shen Tuqi took out a spirit bead and placed it in the old man's hand.
The old man was about to refuse when he heard Shen Tuqi say: "Take this and buy some candy for your little grandson!"
Knowing that this was a special reward from the young masters and ladies, he retracted his outstretched hand, bent down and thanked me: "This is a reward from the young masters and ladies."
"It's okay." Tong Yi said softly as Wei Sheng Suwen was being helped out of the car.
The old man watched the group of them enter the inn and sighed: "They are all really fairy-like characters!"
As soon as the innkeeper raised his head, six jade-like figures walked in first. He quickly stepped forward in person, bowed and asked, "Are there any of you who are objectively top-notch or staying in the hotel?"
Although Wei Sheng Suwen came to ancient times for the first time, he had also seen it in modern TV series. He said very naturally: "Stay in the hotel, three of the best guest rooms."
"Okay, some guests please come to the third floor." The shopkeeper walked up the stairs and led the way.
After a few people disappeared from the sight of everyone on the first floor, the discussion spread instantly:
"When did these fairy-like figures come to our town?"
"Looking at this posture, I'm afraid it's not from above!"
"The people above have not been to our little place for many years."
"Who says it isn't?"
The shopkeeper first showed a few people the room, and then the six of Shen Tuqi sat in the last guest room. Qi Guanyu asked, "Has the shopkeeper heard of Xiahou's shop?"
"Why haven't you heard of it? The Xiahou family used to be one of the most powerful families in our star country, but they suddenly split up ten years ago, and one family even changed their surname, and now their surname is Wang."
Yan Feiyue was such a perceptive person. How could she not detect Qi Guanyu's focus, so she asked: "Does the shopkeeper know what happened to the other team whose surname is Xiahou who has not changed his surname?"
"The big family's affairs are far away, so the younger ones don't know. You can go to the imperial city to have a look." The shopkeeper became more cautious when he replied.
This result was as expected by everyone. Wei Sheng Suwen took out twenty spirit beads from the storage bag on his waist, placed them on the table, and said:
"Then could the shopkeeper please help me purchase food and fodder for carriages, horses, and provide me with a map to the imperial city and the inns along the way? We will set off the day after tomorrow."
The shopkeeper looked at the small, crystal-clear spirit beads on the table, and even his breathing became much lighter. His tone was more respectful than before, and he said:
"The little appointment should be completed on time, so as not to disturb the adults' rest." After saying that, he took the spirit beads on the table and walked out quietly.
"Now it's time to talk!" Wei Sheng Suwen tapped his fingers on the table and looked at Qi Guanyu expectantly.
I just pretended to be generous for less than two minutes, but I was interrupted impatiently by Godson: "Knock on what? It makes me upset!"
Wei Sheng Suwen was stunned for a second, and instantly transformed into the old shopkeeper from before, admitting his mistake and said: "Yes, I don't dare anymore."
"Coward!" Shen Tuqi looked at his cousin with disdain, then picked up a plate of melon seeds, placed it in front of the three girls, and said to please:
"Xinxin, Tongtong, and Ayue are eating melon seeds."
"..." Now not only Wei Sheng Su Wen, but also Qi Guanyu didn't want to see this shameless person.
"Guan Yu, it's time to tell us the truth!"
Qi Guanyu no longer concealed anything and explained: "The world of cultivation we are in is also called the Four-ring Continent. It is four ring-shaped continents of equal area, distributed up and down, and progressing in sequence.
The largest continent we are currently on is the outermost and lowest Mortal Continent. Going up are the Outer Continent, the Inner Continent, and the Middle Road. The higher we go, the stronger the spiritual energy is and the faster our cultivation speed is.
My family, the Qi family, is in the inner continent, and my grandma’s natal family, the Xiahou family, is in the outer continent. If we want to return to the inner continent, we have to go through it one by one. "
"Just now the shopkeeper said that the Xiahou family in Fan Continent changed their name ten years ago -" Godson said before he realized something was wrong. It had only been ten years since Qi Guanyu traveled to the modern continent.
"Now it seems that my disappearance has indeed caused a series of impacts. Even my grandmother's family has been affected. It should be said that they want to completely cut off the possibility of me returning home." Qi Guanyu did not deny Longxin's hesitation. , but nodded and said.
"The Xiahou family in the Mortal Continent has undergone such a big change, not to mention the Xiahou family in the outer continent and the Qi family in the inner continent. So the question goes back to the beginning, how did you fall into the modern continent?" Wei Sheng Suwen looked at Qi Guanyu and asked.
Yan Feiyue took Qi Guanyu's hand on the round table and called softly: "Guan Guan?"
Qi Guanyu looked at the concerned eyes of everyone and slowly said:
"The monks on all continents in the world of cultivation exist in a collective manner. The highest level of the Zhongda Road are all cultivation sects, and the hierarchy is strict. There are 4 first-level sects and 15 second-level sects. There are 30 third-level sects and 50 fourth-level sects.
In the Inner Continent and Outer Continent, cultivation is conducted as a family unit. The inner continent has 30 large families, 180 middle families, and no casual cultivators; the outer continent has 20 major families, 200 small families, and some casual cultivators. From high to low, there are two types of relationships between the forces in the four continents: middle, inner, outer, and mortal. They are either cooperative relationships or subsidiary relationships. "
"What size is the Qi family?" Shen Tuqi asked curiously.
"The 30 major families in the inner continent are divided into high, middle and low levels. Before I was born, the Qi family had fallen from a high-level family to a medium-level family because no single spiritual root monk had been born in the past hundred years.
Fortunately, children with dual spiritual roots are constantly being born and awakening in the family. In addition, the children of the Qi family are all keen on practicing, have superb cultivation, are good at leapfrog challenges, and have excellent results in the family rankings every forty years, so they will not fall into the trap. It is the last big family.
And my birth and the awakening of the mutated thunder spirit root made the Qi family return to the ranks of high-ranking families. Now I can only say that before I fell, I was still a high-class family. As for after I fell, it’s hard to say——"
"That's it! Then your level is really strict." Loong Xin sighed.
"The resources in the world of cultivation have always been obtained by those with ability. The higher the level, the greater the proportion when allocating cultivation resources. The original accumulation of the family is not included, but the newly discovered spiritual veins, newly unearthed Lingbao, as well as the quota to enter the secret realm, are all divided according to level." Qi Guanyu explained.
"If that's true, we still have to compete for family rankings. If you can't keep up, you won't be able to keep up." Tong Yi really didn't expect that the survival mechanism of the cultivation world is so calm and cruel.
"It's so cool!" Longxin was distressed. Her biggest dream was to be a salted fish, but since A Yue was reborn, she has been living in a dilemma.
"When our great revenge is avenged, you can practice with peace of mind and become a salted fish." Yan Feiyue patted Longxin's shoulder and drew a wonderful pie.
"Pie!" Godson slapped Yan Feiyue's little hand away, she wouldn't be fooled!
"Back to the topic, Guan Yu, tell us how powerful the enemy is! We have a plan in mind." Shentu put a hand on Qi Guanyu's shoulder, looking very excited and ready to fight.
"The number one sect in the Central Continent, Situ Si, the head of the Tan Chong Sect, the Jinghong Sect, the second-level sect, and the Li family, the tenth-ranked high-ranking family in the Inner Continent, our family ranked ninth that year. As for the return I don’t know if there are other forces." Qi Guanyu said.
"Hey! There are quite a few of them, and they all have great backgrounds." Shen Tuqi was slightly surprised!
"Then we can only remain anonymous now, and then keep a low profile, a low profile, and a low profile again." Loongxin felt that he summed it up well.
"That's not entirely true. Only Guan Guan needs to remain anonymous, and no one here knows us, so we can be generous." Yan Feiyue's rebuttal was very reasonable.
"That's right." Tong Yi made the final decision, otherwise the two of them would continue to fight endlessly.
"Every time you cross the continent, you have to go through many checkpoints to check your identity. We must first find the branch of the Xiahou family that has not changed its name before making further plans." After so many years, Qi Guanyu felt that things should be better than he thought. Be complicated.
"Understood!" Several people exchanged fist bumps and cheered each other up!
The next day, after breakfast, several people gathered in a room to meditate.
When we arrive in a new environment, we all have to adapt to the new density of spiritual energy, meditate for a few large Zhoutians, plus small Zhoutians, and adjust the rhythm of our practice.
Day and night alternated, and the morning light showed slightly. Shen Tuqi drove a spacious and comfortable luxury carriage and set off with a few people. They planned to travel for seven days and stay for a while in Tongcheng, which was several times larger than Yueqing Town. It turned out that there was a Xiahou family shop there.
"Second update report!"
