22: Chapter 22 Outside the City

Upon hearing Old Huang's voice, Fu Yihang's heart skipped a beat.

Could Huang Qiang have some other trump card he didn't know about?

While doing missions together, Huang Qiang often came up with unconventional ideas that were usually quite effective.

Since Fu Yihang had been betrayed by Huang Qiang this time, he feared that Huang Qiang might have devised some countermeasure, fearing retaliation, to deal with him.

Before Fu Yihang could figure it out, Old Huang voiced his suspicion: "Young Master, not long after you left this morning, Miss Fu Yao's close friend, Qian Lu, invited her to go play at the manor outside the city. Could this have been instigated by Huang Qiang?"

Ever since the Old Ancestor of the Fu Family went missing, the Fu Family had been struggling to make ends meet.

Over these years, in order to support the cultivation of the Family Disciples, especially to provide for Fu Yihang's cultivation, the Fu Family had sold off all their properties in Cangjiang Prefecture, leaving only several dozen of the Fu Family's pavilions in their possession.

These absolutely could not be sold. Once the pavilions were sold, it would be basically impossible to redeem them.

As for outside the city, only two manors had been retained, used for planting some medicinal herbs and precious materials for Cultivate.

One of the manors contained a Rank 4 Spiritual Vein, which was incredibly precious; the remaining one only contained a Rank 2 Spiritual Vein, but it was still something that a Loose Cultivator could only dream of.

The Fu Family only had a hundred-year usage right for these two manors; they absolutely dared not sell them, and even if they did, no one would dare to buy them.

"The Qian clan?" Fu Yihang pondered for a moment and said confidently: "The Qian clan shouldn't dare to collude with Huang Qiang. Their Family only has seven or eight Martial Masters; they don't have the guts to do such a thing."

"Old Huang, just in case, I should head to the manor outside the city and bring my little sister back."

Miss Fu Yao was Fu Yihang's biological younger sister and ranked third among the female Disciples of the Family. The two siblings had been close since childhood, and every time Fu Yihang went out on a mission, he would bring back some novel items for her.

Since their parents passed away, Fu Yihang had given her all his affection, fearing she might suffer even the slightest harm.

Although he was confident that the Qian clan would absolutely not dare to harm his little sister, Fu Yihang was still uneasy and decided to make the trip himself to avoid any unexpected complications.

"Let me go instead. Young Master just made the Qi Family lose Face; you shouldn't leave the city for a while. I'm afraid the Qi Family might play dirty, and Second Master Qi Zhenglu is not a good person," Old Huang volunteered.

"Old Huang, don't fight me on this. When it involves my little sister, I won't be at ease unless I go myself," Fu Yihang said firmly.

Old Huang said anxiously: "Young Master, I know you and the Young Miss have a deep bond, but..."

Fu Yihang interrupted: "Old Huang, don't worry. It's just outside the city; I can handle it. I can't just stay in the city forever just because I offended the Qi Family."

"I still have five of the precious talismans my grandfather left for me; they are enough to deal with the Qi Family's schemes."

"Also, those few Rank 4 medicinal herbs at the manor should be mature by now. This is a good chance to harvest them, which can also relieve some of the Family's urgent needs."

"Besides, the Family still needs you to guard it. With you there, I can rest easy."

Upon hearing this, Old Huang stopped trying to persuade Fu Yihang. He had raised him; how could he not know his temperament?

"Alright, I will call Uncle and Uncle to go with you so there will be support. Go and return quickly, and be careful on the road."

Uncle was a Seven-Star Martial Master, and Uncle was a 6-star Martial Master. They were Fu Yihang's fifth Uncle and ninth Uncle, and both were over a hundred years old.

Their Dao of martial arts cultivation would likely end at the Martial Master stage in this lifetime. Although they still had several decades of lifespan, the hope of breaking through to Martial Ancestor was extremely slim.

Occasionally, they would go out to take on low-risk missions to earn Spirit Stones, accumulating wealth for the next generation.

Most of the time, they stayed within the Family, teaching the Disciples of the Family to Cultivate.

Not long after, the three of them gathered in the front courtyard, mounted their demonic horses, and galloped towards outside the city.

...

Ye Yisong looked at the few people who were eating until their mouths were oily and scolded with a smile: "All of you, wipe your mouths; drool is about to fall out. You guys can really eat; one meal cost me five hundred Spirit Stones."

Uncle Jiefu, Ye Yitian, and Ye Yifan were all a bit embarrassed, their Faces slightly red.

"It's rare to fleece a rich guy; we have to eat our fill," Ye Yiguang, who was thick-skinned, said with satisfaction after letting out a burp and picking his teeth with a toothpick.

After the meal, amidst the clinking of glasses, Uncle Jiefu and Ye Yisong and the others became familiar with each other again, exchanging contact information for their long-distance communication talismans.

Uncle Jiefu was now a deacon in the Formation Hall, and his daily routine was making Formations to sell to the Family to obtain contribution points and Spirit Stones.

Ye Yisong couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Ye Yiguang, who was acting smug after getting a free meal, and said to the others: "I plan to go to the trading area to exchange for some resources for Cultivate, and after that, I plan to return to Luomu Mountain. What about you all?"

Ye Yitian said without hesitation: "I also plan to take the Family's precious ship back later. The Martial Examination starts in a few months; I need to prepare well."

Uncle Jiefu and the others also said: "We are the same."

Hearing that everyone had the same idea, Ye Yisong nodded and said softly: "Let's go, to the trading area, and we'll leave the city together later."

Yuelai Pavilion was not just a restaurant for dining; it was also a large-scale trading platform.

Trading at Yuelai Pavilion was very safe, and customer information was kept absolutely confidential. Even for the managers of Yuelai Pavilion, accessing customer information was very troublesome.

The only downside was that Yuelai Pavilion was too greedy.

Yuelai Pavilion stipulated that for any business transaction concluded at Yuelai Pavilion, the seller had to pay a ten percent tax.

Therefore, except for extremely precious treasures, others basically would not come to Yuelai Pavilion to trade.

After the group arrived at the trading area, they separated and walked towards the shops where they wanted to purchase resources.

The entire trading area was basically operated by Yuelai Pavilion itself.

Ye Yisong took Uncle Jiefu and Ye Yiguang to the Pill Pavilion on the second floor.

Ye Yisong spent 1,300 Spirit Stones to buy two High Grade Rank 2 spirit ascension pills, and Uncle Jiefu spent 700 Spirit Stones to buy one High Grade Rank 2 barrier-breaking pill, preparing to use it to break through to the Late Stage of Martial Warrior.

Ye Yiguang was a pauper and couldn't afford to buy anything.

Ye Yisong and Uncle Jiefu exchanged glances, both seeing the pain of spending money in each other's eyes.

Purchasing High Grade Rank 2 Medicinal Pills at home only required 500 Spirit Stones.

Spending several hundred more Spirit Stones here, how could it not hurt?

The Family is still the best! Supplying Family Disciples with internal prices for Cultivate, although often out of stock, if you wait patiently for a while, you can always get a turn.

Thinking of this, both Ye Yisong and Uncle Jiefu felt warm inside, feeling proud of their Family.

They became even more determined to Cultivate seriously, for themselves and also for the Family.

After buying their things, the group did not linger, as the few paupers really couldn't afford to browse anymore.

After leaving Yuelai Pavilion, they headed straight for outside the city and boarded the Family's precious ship to fly towards Luomu Mountain.

Because they were not in a hurry on the way back, the precious ship did not fly too fast.

None of them went back to the cabin to rest; they gathered on the ship's deck, chatting about some gossip and interesting stories of various families in Cangjiang Prefecture.

It was mainly Ye Yiguang and Uncle Jiefu talking, while Ye Yisong and the other two were listening.

"Thirteenth Brother, isn't that Fu Yihang we saw at Yuelai Pavilion? That kid seems to be in trouble," Ye Yiguang suddenly said, looking down.