A Chat

Jiang Youfu patted his little belly and sighed:

"I never imagined that Senior Liao told us about the people and things in the Immortal Cultivation Realm was actually true. I thought he was just making it up to scare us."

Fang Manliang had never returned to his sect, so he asked him:

Who is Senior Liao?

Jiang Youfu looked at him with an inscrutable expression and said:

"Senior Liao is a highly accomplished elder in our sect. He loves telling us stories. If you ever return to the sect and see someone whose appearance is most striking, that's Senior Liao. Be polite, understand?"

Fang Manliang nodded in agreement, looking completely bewildered.

From time to time, screams could be heard from the valley.

Jiang Youfu felt a shiver run down his spine upon hearing this, and he turned to ask Qin Jianghe:

"Jianghe, did you cast Body Immobilization Technique to freeze that person?"

Qin Jianghe nodded calmly:

"Don't worry, I've crippled that man. Now we just wait for Yuxiao to avenge his father so we can go back. This remote valley is too good for these wicked bandits; it's just a waste of their time to become their grave."

Fang Manliang scratched his head and asked:

"Aren't you going to hand it over to the government?"

"It's inconvenient." Hearing the screams inside cease, Qin Jianghe took a handkerchief from his Storage Bag.

"If we report it directly to the authorities, they might not be able to catch these thieves. If I catch them all and report it to the authorities... In short, it's very inconvenient. Let's just forget about it. If we report it to the authorities, and they take advantage of that person's status as a cultivator, or even collude with him, and give him special treatment, letting him go back to his old ways, that would be real trouble."

"Oh..."

In the mountain path, Gu Yuxiao had personally avenged her father's death, emerged, and Qin Jianghe handed her a handkerchief.

Gu Yuxiao took it somewhat listlessly and wiped her hands, which she had already cleaned with her Dust Removal Technique.

Before leaving, Lin Xiao put all the Concealment Formation plates and the money, food and valuables in the mountain stronghold into his private treasury.

Then, the five of them left the valley deep in the mountains.

Before long, the strong smell of blood in the valley attracted many wild animals.

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In the evening, the five of them returned to Songyang County in Lin Xiao's spirit boat.

Fang Manliang accompanied Gu Yuxiao to offer incense at Escort Chief Gu's grave, while Lin Xiao and Jiang Youfu followed Qin Jianghe back to Lingxiao Escort Agency.

Fang Mancang was guarding the escort agency, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Qin Jianghe had returned safely.

Then he closed the door of the security agency, and the four of them went inside to talk.

Lin Xiao had already briefly explained the sect's recent affairs to Qin Jianghe through Sound Transmission Talisman brought back by Gu Yuxiao. Now, he was simply telling him about the events of the past month.

Upon hearing that Lin Xiao had actually gone to Guchuan Dam to guard the area and even ran into Sun Yigao, Qin Jianghe couldn't help but smile.

"No wonder you two did this."

Afterwards, Lin Xiao also told him about the gift that Prefect Tong of Liaoju Prefecture had given him, and then he took out a stack of Location Sound Transmission Talisman and handed them to him.

"Jianghe, this is a newly made Location Sound Transmission Talisman. It contains the Spiritual Power of me, Tuzi, and Yigao. If you need to contact us, you can use this to transmit your message directly to the three of us."

Apart from the few that Sun Yigao, which were from when he was making Location Sound Transmission Talisman at Guchuan Dam, the rest were all made by him last night.

Qin Jianghe took it and examined it in his hands.

"This will make it much easier for me to send you messages in the future!"

Seeing this, Jiang Youfu looked at Lin Xiao with some surprise:

"Brother Xiao, why didn't I record your Spiritual Power Location Sound Transmission Talisman?! I want one too!"

Lin Xiao knew he would definitely ask, so he prepared in advance and took out ten more Location Sound Transmission Talisman that recorded his own Spiritual Power and handed them over:

"I know, I know, it's all yours."

As he spoke, he pulled out a stack of blank Location Sound Transmission Talisman that had not yet been recorded with Spiritual Power and handed them to Qin Jianghe:

"Take out five of these and record your Spiritual Power for me to take back later. Keep the rest for yourself."

Then he took out a stack of books and a bundle of Spirit Stone from his private treasury and handed them to him:

"These are the four new books on cultivation techniques recently added to our sect. Although you don't have the tools right now, you can read them in your spare time. As for these, they are some Spirit Stone and talisman-making tools that I mined from our sect's Spirit Stone mine. You can use them for cultivation or to learn new skills."

I will send you some cultivation supplies every now and then. However, the other three—alchemy, weapon crafting, and array inscription—require a lot of tools and space. If you can free up here anytime, it would be best to take some time to return to the sect to cultivate."

Suddenly, Qin Jianghe, who was being stuffed with a bunch of things, was stunned. For some reason, he suddenly saw the figure of his mother on Brother Xiao before he left home.

Jiang Youfu patted his shoulder and said:

"Jianghe He, let me tell you, those four arts of cultivation are so much fun! Brother Xiao's spirit boat was forged by him in the Artifact Refining Hall! And let me tell you..."

Jiang Youfu chattered on and on to Qin Jianghe about the fun things he'd been doing recently while learning the four arts of cultivation in his sect. Then, out of the corner of his Yu Guang, he spotted Fang Mancang sitting to the side, trying his best to hide his presence. He slapped Fang Mancang and said:

"Brother Mancang, when are you going to ask Jianghe to give you both a break so you can go back to the sect? We'll build you and Brother Manliang a house at Returning to the Garden Mountain Dwelling. Hehe, let me tell you, our sect is so much fun! I'll introduce you to Fellow Xiaoluan; watching it train its disciples is really interesting..."

Although eighteen-year-old Fang Mancang didn't know why watching this fellow Daoist named ' Xiaoluan ' instructing his disciple was so interesting, it didn't stop him from nodding excitedly.

Although he got married last year, it doesn't stop him from having a youthful spirit.

He planned that once things calmed down at the escort agency, he would take a leave of absence to go back and see his wife, and then make a trip to the neighboring Xiushui Village to visit the sect he had never met before.

Now, the Fang Mancang brothers, Fang Manliang, along with Gu Yuxiao, are all considered disciples of Qin Jianghe, and naturally, they are all members of their Lingxian Sect.

At this moment, Fang Mancang's stomach began to rumble because he had left early in the morning and returned at noon to wait for news from Qin Jianghe, completely forgetting about eating. The other three cultivators with keen hearing present heard it clearly.

Fang Mancang had only recently advanced to the Qi Refining First Layer, was still experiencing hunger.

Qin Jianghe laughed heartily:

"We've had a long day, let's go out to eat! We can bring back some food for Brother Manliang and Yuxiao later."

Jiang Youfu immediately volunteered:

"I'll cook! I'll cook! Jianghe, do you have any vegetables here?"

Qin Jianghe was taken aback, seemingly not expecting that Fuzi, who usually only ate, would volunteer to cook. He nodded subconsciously and said:

"Yes, there's a hired old woman in the kitchen who buys groceries every day..."

So Jiang Youfu enthusiastically rolled up his sleeves and Fang Mancang, went to the kitchen to start cooking.

When Gu Yuxiao and Fang Manliang returned, the food was just ready.

That evening, all six of them ate and drank their fill, feeling incredibly stuffed.