89: Chapter 89 A brief rest, the old stories of Fallen Maple
[In the night sky, Chu Sheng flew with the three women using Qi.]
["Big Brother Chu," Li Zhiyi suddenly spoke, "Where exactly are we going?"]
[Just as Chu Sheng was about to answer, a screen of light suddenly popped up before his eyes.]
[Key choice triggered: A place to settle, where should we go?]
[1. Jin Xiao City. A major border city with complex factions. With the Liu family's support, it is possible to be targeted by Fengxian Prefecture's spies.]
[2. Yan Kingdom. Travel far away to join the Crown Prince's faction, but the journey is long and requires crossing border checkpoints.]
[3. Other. Find a secret place to lay low for a while.]
Chu Sheng scanned the options and began to calculate in his mind.
Jin Xiao City? No.
Liu Qingyan is there, but he had just saved her and hadn't settled her in yet. Bringing three people there now would make the situation too chaotic.
Furthermore, spies are everywhere, and Fairy Lanyue just visited; it's not safe.
Yan Kingdom? Too far.
He had already reached Condensing True Essence, and taking three ordinary people across the border was too risky.
Moreover, he hadn't made contact with the Crown Prince yet; it would be unwise to go there rashly.
Other...
He suddenly remembered a place.
In the second simulation, that quiet little town.
Luofeng Town.
["Got it." The corners of his mouth curled into a smile, "We are going to Luofeng Town."]
[Li Zhiyi blinked, "Luofeng Town? Where is that?"]
["A very quiet place."]
[Chu Sheng looked into the distance, "It's even smaller than Qingshi Town, and even Qi Induction cultivators are rare there. It's just right for taking refuge."]
[Lin Wanqing opened her eyes and asked in a low voice, "Is it safe there?"]
["Safe." Chu Sheng nodded, "I know someone there."]
To be precise, he knew the proprietor of the House of Joy there.
In the second simulation, he had brought Lady Liu to settle in Luofeng Town and became the deputy proprietor of the House of Joy.
The proprietor, Zhao Tianxiong, was a righteous man who had called him "Brother Chu" for over a decade.
Now, however...
["It's time for him to call me Big Brother Chu. No, Master Chu."]
[Chu Sheng smiled.]
[After flying for a while, Chu Sheng slowed down.]
[He turned to look at Lin Wanqing and Li Zhiyi and cleared his throat.]
["Um, there's something I need to confess to you."]
[Both women looked at him in unison.]
["My current cultivation..." He paused, "is Condensing True Essence."]
[Lin Wanqing was stunned.]
["Con...densing True Essence?" She widened her eyes, "Isn't that even stronger than my father?"]
[Her father, Lin Tiannan, was at the Ninth Grade of Qi Induction and was already a pillar of the Lin family.]
[Li Zhiyi was also stunned, but quickly reacted, her eyes sparkling with stars.]
["Wow! Doesn't that mean I've found a super amazing husband?"]
[Chu Sheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.]
["Keep it low-key, keep it low-key."]
[Li Zhiyi suddenly thought of something, and the smile on her face stiffened.]
[She opened her mouth and asked in a low voice.]
["Then... what about Lin Hao..."]
[Before she could finish, Chu Sheng covered her mouth.]
[Lin Wanqing had sharp ears and had already heard. She looked at Chu Sheng with complex eyes.]
[Chu Sheng sheepishly let go and gave a dry cough.]
["Um... about Lin Hao, we'll talk about it later."]
[Lin Wanqing was silent for a moment and sighed softly.]
["Lin Hao... hasn't liked me since we were young. When he was in power, he often bullied me and my mother."]
[She raised her head and looked at Chu Sheng.]
["If he wants to harm you, even if he dies..."]
[She couldn't continue.]
[Chu Sheng held her hand and said softly.]
["Let's not talk about him. From now on, as long as you are with me, no one will dare to bully you."]
[Lin Wanqing's eyes turned slightly red, and she nodded.]
[Xiao Huan mumbled in the back.]
["Big Brother Chu is so amazing..."]
[At dawn, a small town appeared in view.]
[Luofeng Town.]
[It was much smaller than Qingshi Town, with only two streets and a few dozen households. In the morning mist, smoke curled from chimneys, and the sounds of chickens and dogs could be heard.]
[Chu Sheng brought the three women to land outside the town, restrained his aura, and walked into the town.]
[Just as they entered the town, they ran into an old man with a goat-like beard.]
[The old man was wearing a silk robe with a jade pendant hanging at his waist, pacing back and forth at the town entrance with his hands behind his back, looking like a local tyrant.]
[Meng Changqing, the mayor of Luofeng Town, at the Seventh Grade of Qi Induction.]
["Where did these ants come from?"]
[He saw Chu Sheng's group and habitually sized them up. He had seen many such outsiders.]
[Then, his gaze fell on Chu Sheng.]
[Just one glance.]
[He was stunned.]
[His legs began to shake.]
[His Seventh Grade of Qi Induction divine sense instinctively probed Chu Sheng's aura.]
[He couldn't detect anything.]
[It was bottomless.]
["Fly, flying with Qi..."]
[The old man muttered, his face turning pale.]
[Chu Sheng glanced at him and smiled slightly.]
["Mayor Meng?"]
[Meng Changqing bowed and scraped.]
["Sen, Senior, you have arrived! This old man failed to welcome you!"]
[Chu Sheng was amused by him.]
["Get up, I'm not here to cause trouble."]
[Meng Changqing stood up trembling, his waist bent like a shrimp.]
["What are Senior's instructions?"]
[Chu Sheng waved his hand.]
["It's none of your business, go do your own thing."]
[Li Zhiyi watched, dumbfounded.]
["This... is this the mayor?"]
[Lin Wanqing covered her mouth and giggled.]
[Xiao Huan whispered: "Big Brother Chu is so majestic..."]
[Chu Sheng led the three women to the busiest building in the center of the town.]
[House of Joy.]
[A three-story building with red lanterns hanging, and two clerks standing at the door, lazily basking in the sun.]
[Chu Sheng stepped inside.]
[There were a few customers scattered inside, and a middle-aged man was napping in the back.]
[Zhao Tianxiong.]
[Qi Induction Second Grade, proprietor of the House of Joy.]
[Chu Sheng walked over and tapped on the counter.]
[Zhao Tianxiong raised his head groggily and saw a strange face and three beautiful women behind him.]
[He was stunned for a moment and instinctively used his divine sense to scan them.]
["Sen, Senior..."]
[Chu Sheng looked at him and smiled.]
["Little Zhao."]
[Zhao Tianxiong was stunned.]
[Lit...Little Zhao?]
[He hadn't been called Little Zhao by anyone for twenty years.]
["Senior, do... do you know me?"]
[Chu Sheng didn't answer, just took a bag of spirit stones from his bosom and threw it on the counter.]
["Prepare three superior rooms and also acquire a courtyard. These sisters-in-law of mine need to stay here."]
[Zhao Tianxiong stared at the bag of spirit stones, his eyes fixed.]
["Yes, yes, yes! Senior, please wait! This small one will handle it right away!"]
["Senior, may I ask how to address you?"]
[Chu Sheng looked at him with a meaningful gaze.]
["Just call me Big Brother Chu."]
[Zhao Tianxiong nodded repeatedly.]
["Big Brother Chu! Big Brother Chu, please have a seat, this small one will arrange it immediately!"]
Chu Sheng watched this scene.
"Little Zhao... that's an interesting form of address."
He chuckled, "But this Zhao Tianxiong is indeed a righteous man; he helped me a lot in the past simulations."
"Luofeng Town..."
He murmured, "In the second simulation, he and Liu Qingyan lived a peaceful life there for a while."
In this lifetime, it was replaced by Li Zhiyi, Lin Wanqing, and Xiao Huan.
"That's fine too."
He smiled, "Anyway, 'Many Children, Many Blessings', the more the better."
He stretched and continued reading.
[Zhao Tianxiong had already efficiently arranged the rooms.]
[Chu Sheng took the three women upstairs to rest.]