Chapter 64: The Rise of the Old Land

The cloud-winged bird was flying not far in the sky. Mo Juren summoned it, handed it two yellow millet pills, and after calming it for a while, he let it flap its wings and fly high into the sky, following the boat.

In a blink of an eye, a man and a woman, leaning against each other, also walked to the stern of the ship.

The man had blackish white hair, was about fifty years old, looked energetic, and had bright eyes. The woman was dressed in plain clothes, but was a beautiful girl in her twenties, with charming eyes and a rosy face.

The two of them probably didn't expect that there was someone here. When the woman saw Mo Juren, she turned her back to the white-haired man and whispered shyly,

"My dear, there are outsiders here, let's go back to the room..."

The white-haired man glanced at Mo Juren and whispered to comfort him,
"It's okay. This place is quiet and has a good breath of fresh air. There are more people at the bow."

When Mo Juren heard the voices, he knew they were the couple in the next room. Seeing how infatuated they were, he thought they were newlyweds or a couple in love, but unexpectedly they were such an old-young couple that it would not be an exaggeration to say they were a father-in-law and daughter-in-law.

So the two of them went to the other side of the stern and admired the scenery as if no one was around, ignoring Mo Juren as if he were air.

Mo Juren wanted to leave, but he didn't want to leave immediately as it would be even more awkward. Unexpectedly, the two people's whispering caught his attention.

The two of them paid no attention to the ignorant boy Mo Juren at the stern. They just huddled in a corner, talking in low voices.

"...Don't worry. After all, even if we have no merits in the Yan family, we have worked hard. This time we spent a lot of money to ask Liu Gongfeng to intercede for us. As long as we pass the test of being a member of the family..."

"...We can stay in Jiayuan City peacefully in the future. With our vision and experience, wouldn't it be easy to open a medicine shop and make a living?"

"I heard that Lanzhou belongs to one of the seven major sects. No matter how powerful the Yan family is, they dare not conflict with the seven major sects. As long as we find out which of the seven major sects supports us and join them, we will be safe..."

"...On the way south, many states were not peaceful, with frequent banditry and disasters. Lanzhou seemed to be the most peaceful..."

"...Don't worry, this is the border of Yue State. If there is any trouble, it will not affect here at the latest. From now on, you can just have children and expand our Wang family..."

"...Yes, yes, it's alright, my dear. I'm not afraid of being heard... It's so embarrassing..."

The Yan family? The worshiper? The family members? The seven major sects? It couldn't be such a coincidence that I heard the news about the immortal cultivation family as soon as I came back to Lanzhou.

However, Mo Juren guessed that the old man surnamed Wang was probably not an immortal cultivator. He had no idea that immortal cultivators had such sharp ears and eyes that they could hear their whispers clearly.

Of course, it is also possible that he underestimated Mo Juren, thinking that this ordinary boy of sixteen or seventeen years old would not be a rare immortal cultivator.

Mo Juren stared at their backs, memorized their appearance, and then slowly left from the other side of the ship.

From the conversation between the two, Mo Juren heard a familiar term again - family walking.

I had heard from Jin Guang before that the so-called family patrols or sect inspections were inspection messengers regularly sent out by the immortal cultivation families or sects to specifically inspect the territory to prevent low-end immortal cultivators from interfering in the secular world.

If any wandering cultivator or evil cultivator of unknown origin is discovered, he will be expelled or killed to ensure that ordinary mortals will not be influenced by the cultivators.

This is also the reason why Mo Juren, as the leader of the Jingjiao Society, whose tentacles spread almost throughout Lanzhou, knew little about immortal cultivators.

If the immortal cultivators did not show up on their own initiative, mortals would not be able to touch the world of immortal cultivators at all. They could only hear about the deeds of immortal cultivators from some story books or stories passed down by word of mouth. Thinking of this, Mo Juren began to ponder silently.

Before this, he had somewhat imagined that he would return in a high-profile manner as an immortal cultivator. With his powerful magic power, those who obey him would prosper, and those who oppose him would perish. He would kill anyone who stands in his way, and kill anyone who stands in his way. He would kill everyone until the ground is covered with blood to wash away the hatred in his heart.

After all, one cannot act arbitrarily in reality. If he was just the real Han Li, coming alone, he could certainly be so unscrupulous.

But he is Mo Juren, and he has his family, wife, daughter, relatives, and subordinates in Lanzhou. It is not as easy as coming and going as he pleases.

This requires constant attention. Once you enter Jiayuan City, you must not expose your identity as a cultivator at will.

Just at this time, the passenger ship docked at Changping Ferry, the last stop before the final destination, Jiayuan City.

Changping Town, near Changping Ferry, is one of the important towns near Jiayuan City, and it is also the place where Mo Juren and his sworn brother Sikongtian became sworn brothers.

The Jingjiao Society, which the two of them founded here, grew from a gang of more than a dozen people into a large gang that controlled the entire Jiayuan City. It can be said that this was where Mo Juren made his fortune.

Moreover, this place has always been a place he has not forgotten. After years of painstaking efforts, it has become the backup base for the Jingjiao Society.

When Mo Juren left more than ten years ago, the Jingjiao Society was ostensibly handed over to the Fourth Madam to manage, but in fact the most core secret rudder force had long been secretly transferred to Changping Town and handed over to the most trusted Fifth Madam to secretly manage.

I wonder if things and people have changed after so many years.

Mo Juren suddenly decided not to return to Jiayuan City, but to settle down here first.

So without informing the boat owner, he followed several other passengers down to the ferry.

Surrounding the ferry is a circle of various shops, including shipping companies, warehouses, transport companies, pharmacies, restaurants, hotels, etc. It is late noon now, and many ships are docking, so there are people coming and going, and it is quite prosperous.

The most eye-catching ones are two two-story buildings, one is Changxiang Restaurant and the other is Ping'an Inn.

Mo Juren found the "dragon playing in the waves" pattern hidden on the edge of the embroidery on the fluttering poster of Ping'an Inn, which was the logo of his Jingjiao Society.

With this mark, we know that this is the property of the Jing Jiao Society, and it can convey messages. After so many years, I wonder if the rules set here have changed.

So Mo Juren walked into the lobby of the inn, ready to find out what was going on.

There was an old shopkeeper standing behind the counter and two or three waiters running errands in front of the hall, who were busy serving the two groups of guests staying in the hotel in front.

The guests had just disembarked and were carrying a lot of luggage, so the two young waiters were a little overwhelmed. The shopkeeper kept shouting at them from behind the counter, and calmly gave orders while registering them. After a burst of hurried but orderly work, he finally settled all the guests.

Mo Juren observed at a leisurely pace from behind for a while. After seeing the old shopkeeper handle the affairs in an orderly manner, he walked forward, slightly bent three fingers of his left hand, tapped the counter twice, and asked,

"Boss, do you have three upper rooms facing east?"

(End of this chapter)