238: Immortal Dynasty!

Zhou Tie Zhu placed the egg soup by the bed.

He said awkwardly, "Looking at Brother Shen, you seem to be a Young Master from a wealthy family. I searched everywhere and only found a bowl of egg soup. Please don't mind it, Brother Shen."

Jiang Ning shook his head.

"How could I? In this famine year, Brother Zhou saving me is already something I'm endlessly grateful for. Now you're even sharing such good food.

If Brother Zhou ever needs help in the future, I will not refuse."

Jiang Ning looked at the bowl of egg soup.

He pretended to struggle to sit up, otherwise, he couldn't possibly let Zhou Tie Zhu feed him, could he?

He imagined the burly man holding the bowl, scooping a spoonful, blowing on it by his mouth, his stubble on his chin twitching slightly, and then bringing it to his lips.

And saying.

"Brother Shen, drink~"

Jiang Ning couldn't quite handle that.

Or perhaps.

Zhou Tie Zhu's wife, Hui Gu, would feed him? That would be too inappropriate. Someone saved him, and then to have their wife do that for an outside man, it wasn't suitable.

Although this place was more open than ancient times, there was no way one would use someone else's wife like that.

The egg soup in the bowl was diluted with water, and the yellow egg liquid had solidified and was floating.

In a famine year, to take out eggs from one's home for a stranger met by chance... Although Jiang Ning didn't need it, he still silently remembered such a great kindness.

Xiao Man watched from the side, swallowing her saliva.

Jiang Ning smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, get another bowl. Pour half a bowl for Xiao Man to drink. Children are at the age where they're growing."

"I don't want it!"

Xiao Man, however, waved her hands first. She adorably patted her stomach, "I've already eaten, and I'm still full!"

But while she said that, Xiao Man would always discreetly glance at Jiang Ning's bowl.

Jiang Ning sighed... After eating.

Jiang Ning chatted with Zhou Tie Zhu for a while.

After several inquiries, he learned that the place he was in was called Zhouguan Village, a small village in YunJian County, Yunhai Prefecture, Southeast Dao of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty.

Jiang Ning was slightly surprised. This was actually the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty!

In the original work, the Female Lead, Yun Qingyao's last stop in the Lower Realm was the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty!

This was a top-tier power in the Lower Realm.

Within the imperial family, there were even Old Ancestors at the Mahayana Realm.

When the Female Lead arrived here, she already had a Deity Transformation Realm level of cultivation.

According to the original plot, when the Female Lead Yun Qingyao came here, the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty was undergoing a power transition.

The old emperor was critically ill, and several of the Soul Transformation Realm princes below were vying for the throne.

This led to a series of conflicts.

After Yun Qingyao arrived, she mediated among the princes and ultimately successfully helped the prince she supported ascend the throne.

To thank Yun Qingyao, this emperor allowed Yun Qingyao to meet his own Old Ancestor and received news of the Upper Realm.

At this point, Gu Yanqing used this clue to open the Immortal Realm's gate and brought Yun Qingyao to the Upper Realm.

Jiang Ning clicked his tongue when he thought of this.

At this point, there was already some 'reincarnation' technique involved.

People in the Lower Realm who wanted to go to the Upper Realm could only do so through Ascension, and to Ascend, one had to reach Mahayana Perfection and undergo Tribulation.

But not everyone in the Upper Realm was an Immortal.

Children born to Immortals were naturally in the Upper Realm, and some servants, etc., were also in the Upper Realm.

The Male Lead Gu Yanqing himself was from the Upper Realm, which was why he could take Yun Qingyao directly without needing to Ascend.

But what gave Jiang Ning a headache was this.

Now... Yun Qingyao was still several decades away from reaching Soul Transformation!

At this time in Great Qian, the old emperor could still suppress the princes, and the plot at this time... the original author didn't write about it!

Jiang Ning's head ached... But in a flash, he stopped worrying.

Because by now, Yun Qingyao had been killed by him, the Male Lead's whereabouts were unknown, and Shen Jinhuan had not turned dark.

All the 'arrangements' in the original work had been messed up by him.

Even if he arrived at Great Qian decades later, things here would no longer follow the original plot.

For Jiang Ning, everything was unknown and a challenge.

However... Jiang Ning looked at Zhou Tie Zhu, who didn't have a trace of Spiritual Qi on him.

He wondered.

"Brother Zhou, are there Immortals here?"

"Yes!"

Zhou Tie Zhu's eyes shone with longing, "The county magistrate is an Immortal. I heard he's a Foundation Establishment Realm Immortal and can live for two or three hundred years!

Not only the county magistrate, but other officials, and even the yamen runners, are all in the Body Tempering Realm!"

Jiang Ning frowned.

Even Zhou Tie Zhu could eloquently describe these Realms, proving that here, cultivation and such were not secrets.

The county magistrate was a Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator, and there were also county lieutenants... With so many Cultivators, how could there still be famine and severe drought? A Rain Spell, even a Qi Refining Realm practitioner could cast it, and although the range wasn't large, it wouldn't have led to the current situation.

Was there some hidden reason behind this?

Jiang Ning didn't ask directly but grumbled, "I thought there were no Immortals here. I don't know what the Immortals are doing. Can't they cast Spells, bring down some rain, and solve the common people's livelihoods!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tie Zhu quickly stood up. He looked around, and after confirming no one was present, he let out a sigh of relief.

He admonished, "Brother Shen, you must not speak of Immortals like that!"

After saying that, Zhou Tie Zhu himself began to complain.

"How could Immortals care about us? They don't worry about food or drink, they don't even need to eat or drink, and they won't die... Why would they care about us...?"

Hui Gu entered the room just as she heard her man muttering like this.

She glared at Zhou Tie Zhu.

She said to Jiang Ning, "Actually, what my man said is not wrong. We ordinary people usually see snow in front of someone else's house and don't bother to sweep it, thinking it's not our business.

What's more, Immortals... What impact does this famine year have on them?

It's all because we're not capable. If we had the ability to cultivate, would we still be afraid of this famine year!"

Jiang Ning did not speak.

The Immortals here had been indifferent for so long that the common people were even self-pitying.

It was very normal.

At first, they might have thought, 'You are an Immortal, you should take care of us, right?'

Later, they would think, 'Well, they're Immortals, as long as they don't harm the common people, it's fine.'

It was like how people on Earth viewed food safety.

At first, they clamored for clean food, but now they just want to be ignorant is bliss... As long as it's worth the price, a little dirt is fine.

Humans, for survival, have always self-comforted and self-strategized... What surprised Jiang Ning the most was that this was actually the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty, that top-tier power.

It seems even the wealthiest places have their poor corners... No wonder there were so many teleportation arrays.

He would have to go and see where there were teleportation arrays nearby another day.

To see how they operated.

And to see how to return to the Xuanhuang Domain more conveniently.

It had been so long, and he missed the little girl terribly.