"Xiao Cen, please introduce me to Qingxiafang City. I will do something useful for you later."
Li Mu slowly followed Cen Ming and gave him alms.
Cen Ming shook his head, "That's no need. This is the duty of a junior."
He was quite knowledgeable, and his words were clear, accurate, and very organized. He soon gave Li Mu a clear understanding of the city.
Qingxiafang City has a history of hundreds of years.
But compared with Guiyi Pavilion or Qianxin Building, it is a completely different world.
Compared with the lofty Guiyi Pavilion and Qianxin Tower, Fangshi is much more down-to-earth. It is a trading place for casual cultivators and low-level disciples, and Jindan realm cultivators don't even bother to go there. It’s complicated, noisy, and even dirty, but it has more people than Guiyi Pavilion and Qianxin Tower combined.
The goods are also diverse and all-encompassing, but to find the right one, you need to rely on everyone's vision.
Li Mu nodded slightly. Such a place was just right for him. Compared to his eyesight, nothing seemed to be as good as the pagoda.
"Xiao Cen, what are you doing in there?"
Cen Ming smiled helplessly, "It's not worth mentioning. This junior is just running errands for others, attracting customers in the shops in Fangshi, introducing treasures and so on."
"Haha, are you doing favors for others?" Li Mu said with a smile.
Cen Ming shook his head quickly with a serious look on his face, "No, I can do whatever I want, but I will never deceive the guests."
"That's it, then I guess you won't be able to do this job for long." Li Mu smiled. He had some knowledge in this area in the past. In this kind of place, honest people cannot stay.
"well."
Cen Ming shook his head. "Senior, have you noticed? Just do it reluctantly. If you don't do this, I really have nowhere to go."
Li Mu smiled without saying a word and nodded slightly.
"We're here, senior." Cen Ming pointed to a square in front of him.
The market is located at the edge of the city. It is very large and chaotic. There are many fixed or temporary stalls set up. There is an endless stream of practitioners and the noise is endless.
As soon as the two of them entered Fangshi, a stout man walked over with a raised eyebrow. A beard almost covered his entire face. He glanced at the two of them, stretched out his hand to grab Cen Ming, and cursed, "Cen Ming, do you still want to do it, come so late again? Half of this month's spiritual stones will be deducted!"
Cen Ming quickly took two steps back and explained, "Manager Zhang, I'm just a little late today. And it's not even time to start work yet. How can you just deduct it as you say?"
"Still talking back? I not only want to dunk you. I also want to beat you up. Come with me!"
Manager Zhang blew his beard and glared, and when he should have grabbed it, he swung his big palm-like hand towards Cen Ming.
Cen Ming's cultivation was insufficient and he could only let it be slaughtered without moving. However, his body was very straight and his eyes showed a lot of unyielding.
It can be seen that he has experienced many such things.
Li Mu showed slight displeasure, but without moving, a dark force quietly blew out, pushing Cen Ming away several meters away.
"How dare you hide, how dare you hide! Have you taken the courage of a leopard today?"
Manager Zhang was completely unaware of Li Mu's anger. He became even more angry, his face turned blue, and his slaps immediately turned into fists, and he struck hard at Cen Ming.
The fist wind transformed into a fist light, and the cold breath could be felt from a long distance away.
Everyone could see that this punch was going to be a real one, and Cen Ming would have to lie down for at least a few months.
Li Mu would not let it go, and with another burst of true energy, he scattered the fist light in the air and turned it into nothingness.
At this time, no matter how stupid Manager Zhang was in the late stage of Pulse Condensation Realm, he could tell that someone was helping Cen Ming. Apart from Li Mu, there were only some cultivators watching. They were all acquaintances in the city and they definitely did not dare to go against him.
His face became darker, but he laughed out loud and said to Li Mu, "Who are you to dare to interfere in the business of our Zhang family shop?"
Li Muli ignored him and asked Xiang Cenming sideways, "What is Zhang's Shop?"
A trace of worry appeared on Cen Ming's face, "Senior, Zhangjia Shop is nothing. It is an old merchant in Qingxiafang City. It has dozens of shops and many Pulse Condensation Realm cultivators. It has a high status in Qingxiafang City. Very high..."
Li Mu waved his hand and interrupted him, "Then don't take me to this house. Go somewhere else. Let's go."
The two of them were talking, completely ignoring Manager Zhang who was glaring at them from the side. When the onlookers onlookers saw this scene, they immediately started pointing and talking.
"Cen Ming brought someone here today, which is a little different from usual."
"So what if I bring a Pulse Condensation Realm cultivator here? How can I compete with the powerful Zhang family? It's self-defeating."
"You can't say that. Cen Ming is still married to the fourth daughter of the Zhang family."
"Hey, who still takes that marriage seriously? Sooner or later, they will have to cancel it."
These words fell into Li Mu's ears, and he started to care about them. He ignored everyone, his face was calm, and he called Cen Ming to continue moving forward.
Manager Zhang looked at Li Mu's calm expression and felt a little confused. After thinking for a while, he still jumped in front of the two of them and said in a deep voice, "Stop."
Li Mu looked indifferent, "What do you want to do?"
Manager Zhang snorted, "You can leave, but leave Cen Ming behind. He is our buddy."
Li Mu ignored him, looked at Cen Ming, and said slowly, "Are you still willing to be their buddy now? Tell me whether you do or not."
Cen Ming fell into silence.
He seemed to feel something.
Maybe now is his chance to get away from the Zhang family.
His parents died early, and his family was in a state of decline. When he was young, his family's property was embezzled by outsiders. He relied on the relatives he had formed in the past and lived a life of being dependent on others and being bullied by others. But he also knew that this marriage would be terminated by the Zhang family at any time. It was just that the Zhang family saw that he could still do things now and deliberately kept him to exploit him.
But he was still hesitating. He knew that if he left the Zhang family and Qingxia City, he would have nowhere to go. A cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Realm is nothing in the vast Qingyun Domain.
Li Mu shook his head, "Since you are willing to be a buddy, then continue to live like this. It has nothing to do with me."
He smiled and slowly walked out of the crowd.
He only communicated with Cen Ming for a while, but he could also see that Cen Ming was a good talent, and Qishan needed such talents very much now. But unfortunately, it seems now that the ambition is really lacking, and if it needs to be broken, it will inevitably be disturbed.
"Senior, wait!"
Cen Ming looked at Xu Mu's back, his expression gradually became firm, and he shouted loudly, "Senior, I am not a member of the Zhang family, and I have nothing to do with the Zhang family!"
There was a sudden uproar on the side, "Wow, this guy really dares to say that. Without the Zhang family, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat."
"Everyone has his own ambitions, no matter what, but this kid is quite decisive."
"But look, he's breaking off the engagement in person. The Zhang family will never let him go."
Manager Zhang's expression changed drastically, and his face was so gloomy that it could drip. He glared at Cen Ming, "This is what you said, don't regret it!"
"I will not regret it! You have wanted to withdraw from this marriage for a long time. Rather than let you insult me, it is better for me to speak first!"
Cen Ming didn't care much anymore and directly went back to Manager Zhang.
"Okay, you wait!"
Manager Zhang didn't dare to take action directly. He looked at him bitterly and turned to leave.
Li Mu smiled lightly, looked at Cen Ming and nodded lightly, "Well done."
