109: Baojing, are you a virgin?

In this Chihong Province, even a top-tier sect like Zhenwu Pavilion has to rely on such primitive methods to record and store information.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan suddenly remembered something else.

“Oh, right, do you have a map here? Not the whole thing, just a map of the nearby region would suffice.”

The middle-aged man was startled, but quickly nodded and replied:

“Yes, we have detailed maps of the nearby ten countries for two hundred Contribution, and of the nearby thirty countries for one thousand Contribution. They mark countries and places where demons frequently appear.”

Jiang Lan's eyes lit up.

That's it!

He had only asked on a whim, never expecting there would actually be one.

He quickly said:

“I want a map of the nearby thirty countries.”

“No problem, give me your token and Contribution ledger.”

Jiang Lan handed back the items he had just received.

“Please wait.”

With that, the middle-aged man took out a mold, placed the token in it, then took a small hammer and struck the token a few times.

Jiang Lan clearly saw that, apart from the section with his name, the rest of the token quickly became smooth, as if nothing had ever been there.

Immediately after, the man picked up the ledger again, wrote another line on it, stamped it again with the Zhenwu Pavilion seal, and handed the items back to Jiang Lan.

“Brother, wait a moment, I'll go get it for you.”

Jiang Lan nodded and took the ledger.

‘Exchanged for a detailed map of the thirty countries near Wu Country, one thousand Contribution deducted, zero remaining.’

Jiang Lan understood; it was like carrying a personal account book.

It was a bit troublesome, but besides this method, there didn't seem to be any better alternative.

After all, there was no internet in this era where you could just type in information and everything would appear.

Not long after, the middle-aged man returned, holding a rolled-up paper scroll.

Handing the scroll to Jiang Lan, the man said:

“Here's the map you wanted. Little Brother, are you planning to travel around the various countries?”

“I'm thinking about it, just looking for now.”

“Alright.” The man nodded, “Many countries have Zhenwu Pavilion branches, and they're all marked on the map. You can check them out when you go. If you slay any demons along the way, you can exchange them for Contribution at a branch, or even take on missions.”

“Thank you.” Jiang Lan nodded in gratitude.

After chatting for a couple more sentences, Jiang Lan turned and left.

Stepping out of the main gate of Zhenwu Pavilion, he took a deep breath.

Today, Zhenwu Pavilion had once again brought him no small shock.

However, Jiang Lan was quite happy.

At least he had a goal now.

Hunt demons, improve his Realm.

At the very least, he needed to raise his Realm to Soul Transformation first, and kill that Green Lantern Goddess who was hiding somewhere unknown.

Jiang Lan had never forgotten that dream.

He usually didn't hold grudges much, because those who had grudges with him generally didn't live for many days.

But Green Lantern Goddess had been etched into Jiang Lan's heart.

He had to avenge that one glance.

Furthermore, the things done by the Green Lantern Sect were truly too outrageous and angered both heaven and man.

Once their master died, the Green Lantern Sect would pretty much be destroyed.

Lost in thought, Jiang Lan unconsciously returned to the Inn.

There was still no movement from the room next to his.

It seemed Bao Jing hadn't returned yet.

Jiang Lan didn't think much of it and returned directly to his room.

Sitting at the table in his room, he unfolded the map he had just acquired.

The map was nearly two feet long and wide; although it wasn't as large as the one in Old Man Huang's room, because it only covered nearby countries, it was much more detailed and almost completely filled.

Jiang Lan examined it carefully.

Wu Country was in the center, with Yan Country to the north.

Further south were Yue Country, Sheng Country, Yuan Country, Mo Country, and Ling Country.

Of these five countries, the first four were not large, only slightly larger than Yan Country, and even smaller than Wu Country.

However, the last one, Ling Country, was quite large, about the size of the previous four countries combined.

Below Ling Country was a small blank area.

A line of small red characters was marked on it.

‘Demons run rampant, dangerous, enter with caution!’

Jiang Lan raised an eyebrow.

This map was well worth the purchase.

Not only was it much more detailed, but the general terrain of each country could also be seen.

Unlike the Zhenwu Pavilion map, which only had tiny, sesame-seed-sized dots.

Estimating by scale, to traverse these countries and reach the area where demons ran rampant, even in a straight line, it would likely be at least ten thousand li away.

Ten thousand li was a conservative estimate; twenty to thirty thousand li was not impossible.

If the straight-line distance was already so far, if one were to take the winding official roads, the distance might even double.

Jiang Lan twitched the corner of his mouth.

It looked quite close on the previous map, so why was it so far again now?

Goodness, if he had to walk it himself, how long would that take?

Currently, his normal speed using Flood Dragon Swim was about one hundred seventy to one hundred eighty li per hour, or two hundred li if he pushed it.

Converted to modern terms, that's one hundred li per hour, or fifty kilometers.

If he needed to travel twenty thousand kilometers to reach the demon-infested area, that would be four hundred hours.

If he walked ten hours a day, he could reach it in forty days.

“Eh?”

Jiang Lan was a little surprised.

After calculating, it didn't seem so unacceptable?

Forty days, that's just over a month.

Moreover, at his current Realm, not sleeping for a few days wouldn't affect anything, so if he traveled day and night, he might even arrive in less than a month.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan felt a little amused.

He was perhaps too idealistic.

If only it were that easy.

Right now, it was just calculations, so he naturally didn't feel anything.

But once he actually started walking, he would know how tiring it was.

Shaking his head, Jiang Lan rolled up the map again.

In any case, he had to return to Great Yan first.

As for the rest, he would worry about it then.

Putting away the map, Jiang Lan lay on the bed and closed his eyes for a nap.

He napped until the next morning.

It was a knock on the door that woke Jiang Lan.

“Benefactor Jiang?”

Hearing the voice outside the door, Jiang Lan flipped over and sat up from the bed.

“Come in.”

Bao Jing pushed the door open, his eyes filled with a smile.

“Good morning, Benefactor Jiang.”

Jiang Lan didn't reply, instead scrutinizing Bao Jing from head to toe.

After a long moment, he asked with some suspicion:

“You've lost your virginity?”

As long as one wasn't practicing virgin boy cultivation, whether or not one lost their primordial yang didn't really matter to a Martial Artist.

But there was a difference between having lost it and not.

At the very least, after becoming a Martial Artist, it was very easy to tell.

And Bao Jing, in his current state, had clearly lost his virginity.

Hearing this, Bao Jing's face flushed slightly.

“Benefactor Jiang possesses a Wisdom Eye as sharp as a torch.”

“Tsk tsk.” Jiang Lan stood up and again appraised Bao Jing from head to toe, “Where's your sister-in-law? Not planning to take her back to Great Yan?”

Bao Jing's face turned even redder, but he said nothing.

Jiang Lan continued:

“Bao Jing, you really shouldn't call yourself Little Monk anymore. You've broken every precept a monk can break. If you keep calling yourself Little Monk, when you go to the Pure Land in the future, wouldn't the Buddha crack your skull open?”

Bao Jing: “...”