Small Pond Town

Small Pond Town,

Jiang Ming entered the town and found that there were quite a few people living here. There were houses and shops along the roadside, and peddlers hawking their wares on both sides of the road, creating a lively and energetic scene.

Seeing the vitality of this small town, with its spirited pedestrians showing no signs of fatigue, Jiang Ming saw no indication of a demon fox invasion. He figured that the six-tailed fox injured by Shangguan Ce was still hiding with the three-tailed fox, and had not yet reached Small Pond Town. Thus, he only needed to see the Full Moon Well. However, Jiang Ming was curious about what he would see in the Full Moon Well on the night of the full moon.

Although he had been flying on his sword these past few days, catching wild animals for food when hungry and drinking from mountain springs when thirsty, it couldn't be considered arduous, but it was still a bit rough for Jiang Ming. Before coming to Small Pond Town to see the Full Moon Well, he needed to have a good meal first. So, Jiang Ming decided to find a restaurant, order a few dishes, and have a good meal, as well as wash up and refresh himself. After all, those bats in Kong Sang Mountain had disgusted him, and even thinking about it now, ugh, it was disgusting!

Arriving at the "Customers Welcome Inn," as soon as he entered, a very enthusiastic waiter quickly greeted him. After some conversation, he was arranged to a superior room in the backyard. After washing up, Jiang Ming changed into clean and bright clothes, went to the front yard, found a seat by the window, and ordered the waiter to bring some of their specialties.

After a while, the waiter brought several plates of stir-fried dishes to the table. Just as Jiang Ming was about to pick up his chopsticks and enjoy the food, he was suddenly interrupted by a voice, a voice with some anxiety and urgency, saying, "Ah, this young brother, you have dark clouds overhead, your Yintang is black, your face carries the aura of death, this is very bad!"

Hearing these words, Jiang Ming immediately put down his chopsticks and looked for the source of the voice. He saw an old man standing beside his table, holding a bamboo pole with a white cloth hanging on it, with the four words: Immortal Guides the Way. With white hair and beard, and an ordinary face, he looked somewhat like an enlightened master, inspiring a bit of respect at first glance. Beside the old man was a little girl about five or six years old, with two braids, who was lively and cute.

If the old man's words were said in Jiang Ming's previous life, absolutely no one would believe them. Nine and a half out of ten people who said such things were swindlers, and the other half were just trying to fool people. But this was the Zhu Xian world, and the only person who could say these words and be accompanied by a little girl was Zhou Yi Xian.

Speaking of Zhou Yi Xian, Jiang Ming believed that Zhou Yi Xian was likely the 13th Generation Successor of Ancestor Qing Yunzi, that is, the successor of the lineage of the missing one of the ten disciples of Qing Yunzi. Because Qing Yunzi, the founder of the Qingyun Sect, was originally a wandering physiognomist who had been down on his luck for half his life. He traveled around, passing by Qingyun Mountain, and discovered that Qingyun Mountain was a treasure land of Feng Shui. So he climbed the mountain to cultivate the Dao, and in a secret cave, he obtained an unnamed ancient scroll. After successfully cultivating, he founded the sect.

Moreover, Zhou Yi Xian had claimed more than once that he was related to Qing Yun, especially the books of physiognomy he gave to Zhou Xiao Huan, 'Nine Calculations of Fate' and 'Jade Pillar Physiognomy'. He also told Zhou Xiao Huan that these were passed down by our ancestor Qing Yunzi, which shows his relationship with Qing Yun.

Jiang Ming knew that Zhou Yi Xian could be called the "Zhu Xian Encyclopedia," there was almost nothing he didn't know. His Escape Technique was praised by even Dao Xuan, who said: In terms of this kind of strange technique alone, I'm afraid no one in the world can surpass you.

Speaking of Escape Technique, Jiang Ming was very interested in it, after all, it was a kind of Qimen Dunjia. Seeing Zhou Yi Xian standing by his table, looking at him with a look of impending doom, just as Zhou Yi Xian was about to say something, he was suddenly interrupted by Jiang Ming:

"You are Zhou Yi Xian and Zhou Xiao Huan! Jiang Ming, a disciple of Qingyun Da Zhu Peak, greets you, old sir." Before Zhou Yi Xian could react, Jiang Ming turned around and cupped his hands towards Zhou Yi Xian.

Seeing this, Zhou Yi Xian's face changed drastically, as if he had seen a ghost, with an expression of disbelief. He then said to Jiang Ming: "You know us? ... That's not right, how would a disciple of the Qingyun Sect know this old man? That shouldn't be! This should be our first time meeting, right?"

"Sir, please sit down. Your granddaughter must be hungry too. I have some food and wine here. If you don't mind, you can join me." Jiang Ming ignored Zhou Yi Xian's surprise and simply invited Zhou Yi Xian and his granddaughter Xiao Huan to sit down.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Seeing that Jiang Ming did not answer directly, but instead invited him to sit down, Zhou Yi Xian looked at Xiao Huan, who was not afraid, and pulled Xiao Huan to sit opposite Jiang Ming frankly, looking at the untouched food and wine on the table with a look of longing.

Seeing Zhou Yi Xian sit down, Jiang Ming felt relieved. It is said that those who eat someone's food will be soft-spoken, and those who take someone's things will be lenient. If I treat you to a meal, then coax you a little, then give you some money, and finally make my request, wouldn't you obediently take the money and do things?

"Let's eat first! We'll talk about any questions after we finish eating." Then Jiang Ming stopped looking at Zhou Yi Xian and continued to pick up his chopsticks and eat heartily, not caring about his image at all.

Seeing this, Zhou Yi Xian quickly pulled Xiao Huan, clipped some dishes for Xiao Huan, and joined the ranks of diners. Half an hour later, after finishing the meal, Zhou Yi Xian and Jiang Ming began to look at each other.

Zhou Yi Xian finally couldn't bear Jiang Ming's gaze and had to speak first, saying, "Boy, can you talk now? If you don't speak, I'll have to leave."

"How I know you, sir, is not important. What's important is that I have this...? I would also like to ask sir to do me a small favor." Jiang Ming then took out a large sum of money from the Storage Ring, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards Zhou Yi Xian.

Seeing the large sum of money being pushed over, Zhou Yi Xian instantly lost his mind, his eyes glowing red, looking like he couldn't restrain himself, but he said in his mouth: "How can I be so embarrassed? Tell me, what do you want this great immortal to help you with?"

"I want a distribution map of various spirit beasts and exotic beasts and... your Escape Technique." Jiang Ming looked extremely simple, as if it was just a matter of lifting a hand, directly ignoring Zhou Yi Xian's shocked old face, and sat leisurely on the chair.

"You actually know this old man so well? And you even know that I know Escape Technique." Zhou Yi Xian's face changed slightly, and he signaled a color to Zhou Xiao Huan, then grabbed his granddaughter Zhou Xiao Huan's hand, looking like he was ready to run away at any time.

Seeing that Zhou Yi Xian was a little surprised and was preparing to activate his Escape Technique to escape the restaurant, a huge sword intent emanated from Jiang Ming and locked onto Zhou Yi Xian, but he said in his mouth: "Old sir, I have no malice, I am just always curious about spirit beasts, exotic beasts, and strange techniques, and I want to see and learn more. I also ask the old sir to satisfy my little request for the sake of being from the same ancestor. Of course, the reward will not be small. Xiao Huan has been wandering around with you since she was so young, she must have suffered a lot!"

Although Zhou Xiao Huan was young, she had been traveling north and south with Zhou Yi Xian since she was a child, wandering the world, and her knowledge was not shallow. Moreover, she had been practicing physiognomy since she was a child, and her attainments were quite deep. She then said to Zhou Yi Xian: "Grandpa, I see that this big brother's 'eyes are big and round, his eyebrows are soft, his nose is round, and his cheekbones are full' is not a bad person, and your broken Escape Technique often can't control the direction, it's nothing rare, let alone those ferocious spirit beasts..."

"...Well...then...okay." Seeing Jiang Ming said so sincerely, and his granddaughter Zhou Xiao Huan also said that Jiang Ming's face was not that of a bad person, and his broken Escape Technique was indeed nothing rare, Zhou Yi Xian agreed to Jiang Ming's request.