Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 226 The Canal Gang of Maizhou
When Pei Lan carried Xun Fu to the Longevity Hall of the sect, the headmaster was arguing fiercely with Senior Brother Ding.

I heard from Xun Fu that Ding Jia's disciple was bullied by someone from another sect.

Pei Lan sighed inwardly. Could this be an argument with her senior brother about whether or not to take revenge?
Although she doesn't usually show off in the sect, she is one of the three Heavenly Consciousness Realm experts in the sect. If she were to suddenly appear now, she might be dragged into a dilemma where she would be caught between two equally unfavorable situations.

But since Senior Brother Xun had gone mad, he couldn't just ignore it... Pei Lan could only cautiously peer outside the main hall and secretly use her divine sense to infiltrate the area, preparing to listen to where they were arguing.

The main hall was empty. The elder in charge and the sect leader were arguing. Ordinary disciples would not dare to listen in. Only the voices of the two old men rose and fell, their tempers so intense that they were almost ready to draw their swords.

"I told you, it's wrong of you not to put oil in your soup!"

"Bullshit! Soup is meant to be refreshing. If you like oily food, then cook a couple more dishes!"

"If you're not going to add oil, why don't you just drink water?"

"No oil means it's just water? Then why don't you make soup without vegetables and just mix it with your oil and drink it!"

Pei Lan rubbed her temples, listening to the argument inside the room, and then glanced at Senior Brother Xun on her shoulder... For some reason, she felt a subtle sense of shame about being from Yunhu Mountain.

Taking a deep breath, Pei Lan carried Xun Fu into the Hall of Longevity and said loudly, "Senior brothers, stop arguing and listen to me. I think we can stir-fry the soup and vegetables together..."

The two turned their heads together and shouted, "You heretics!"

Xun Fu was stunned again, but he still had some influence. The two finally stopped arguing.

The headmaster, Luo Chen, with his full head of white hair and otherworldly air, examined his second junior brother's eyelids for a while, then waved his hand and said, "It's alright. He severed his connection with the Qi rail in time and didn't reveal it to anyone else, so the backlash isn't strong. He'll be stunned for ten or fifteen days, that should be enough."

Ding Jia sat to the side drinking tea. As always, his clothes were close to his body and his hair was neatly combed. He looked at his second senior brother on the ground and thought of the miserable state his disciple had in when he returned to the mountain during the day. He couldn't help but wonder why there were so many troubles today.

He pressed Pei Lan for an answer, asking, "What did your Senior Brother Xun calculate?"

“Oh, the Sea Patrol God,” Pei Lan said simply.

Ding Jia and Luo Chen exchanged a glance.

They had sensed the arrival of the Sea God, which was why Ding Jia sent his disciple Ye Baicha to check the situation nearby.

However, she ended up encountering people from some sect. According to Ye Baicha, those people suspected that she had arrived first and obtained some treasure, so they plotted against her.

Unfortunately, the other side had a large number of people and was too strong for Ye Baicha to deal with. She also had no way to find out their origins. She only heard one of them shout "elder", which should be from the Maizhou sect.

While helping his junior brother regulate his breathing, Luo Chen sighed and said, "The Great Demon of Returning to Emptiness is a creation of heaven and earth. Every drink and every bite is an opportunity. No wonder they flock to it. If you ask me, we shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing. Why send people to investigate? Why send people to calculate?"

Ding Jia put down his teacup, his face stern, and said, "Senior brother, next time you have such insightful opinions, could you please not wait until after the fact to share them?"

"How could I have known beforehand that one of them would get beaten up and the other would be considered an idiot?"

Luo Chen blinked innocently with his old eyes, then raised his whisk: "However, the fact that these things are happening one after another is indeed somewhat unusual..."

The three of them exchanged glances, their eyes seemingly all pointing to the same goal.

There's an old saying in the cultivation world of Kyushu: "A vegetarian master who's a dog"... no, it's more like "When something goes wrong, there must be a vegetarian master involved."

If you're asking which vegetarian master could provoke the Sea Patrol God, then it would probably require the abilities of someone at the Eighth Realm. It's hard to say whether there are still any vegetarian masters at the Eighth Realm in the mortal realm.

But within the Liancheng Fire Vein, there is indeed something powerful enough to shake the Sea Patrol God.

Luo Chen muttered, "Our Yunhu Mountain's quota for the Liancheng Illusionary Realm this year..." Ding Jia replied, "It hasn't been decided yet. We plan to start competing next month. If things go slowly, we can select the candidates in three months."

After a moment of silence, Lao Luo made a decision: "Ding Jia, you will personally lead the team for the Liancheng Illusionary Realm event this year... Junior Brother Lan, you will also go."

The two men's expressions hardened: "Won't sending two Heavenly Consciousness Realm cultivators cause misunderstandings with other sects?"

The sect leader had thought it through carefully: "It's better if it's a misunderstanding. It will force them to send out their experts, which is actually safer."

……

The North Pole is Hanzhou, the South Pole is Zhenhai, and taking Yueyang, which is in the middle, as an example, Shuzhou is to the west, Canglu is to the south, Qinzhou is to the east, and Youzhou is to the north. These are the seven continental states.

For the people of the Seven States, the land across the sea, located at the easternmost point of the world, was collectively called the Eastern State.

But everyone knows that there is no such thing as Dongzhou in Kyushu. It is actually Maizhou and Yuezhou, which are located at the junction of the north and south.

Both states are vast in area, especially Yue State, which is the third largest of the nine states, after Han and You.

Maizhou followed closely behind, but because it was located in the north, or as Pei Xia said before his transmigration, it straddled the North Frigid Zone and the North Temperate Zone, so its geographical environment was more complex and its ecology more diverse. In addition, it was not affected by the Liancheng Fire Vein, so overall it was much more prosperous than Yuezhou.

For example, Qingcheng, a major city in the eastern border of Xiaochen Kingdom, was prosperous and thriving, comparable to some towns in Shuzhou.

Han Youzhi stayed here for a few days. Sometimes, when he woke up in the middle of the night, he would see the lights still on outside the window and even have the illusion that he had returned to Beijing Normal University City.

How did I get here? How did I end up in this place, which is practically the opposite of Shuzhou?

She sat up in bed, her clothes slipping off, her long hair flowing freely. It seemed like a long time before she slowly came to her senses.

Shake your head, get up and wash up.

A month has passed since Zhao Jia and Jin Lingmen parted ways.

With travel expenses, the three of them traveled much more easily. They first rested in nearby villages and towns, and then went to the nearest large city to exchange Pei Xia's Northern Barbarian silver notes. They suddenly had more than 500 taels of silver in hand, which was quite comfortable.

Then they prepared provisions and horses, and traveled all the way to Qingcheng, the easternmost city of the Xiaochen Kingdom.

The reason for coming here is simple—the headquarters of the Long Whale Gate is located here.

Han Youzhi tilted her snow-white neck back, tied her long hair into a high ponytail, and then took the jade pendant with her. Before leaving, she picked up the sword that Pei Xia had given her.

She's now quite used to carrying this sword, and with the disguise of the magical artifact, she appears as a graceful and alluring female knight-errant when she's out and about.

As I pushed open the door, I saw Pei Xia from across the hall also coming out.

He had tried his best to tidy his clothes, but Pear was clinging to his waistband and drooling as if she hadn't woken up yet.

"Are you just going to Changjingmen like this?" Old Han asked.

Pei Xia didn't seem to care much: "I'm not going there to become their disciple. I'm here to repay a debt of gratitude. Even if I go naked, they can't possibly refuse to see me, can they?"

Han Youzhi chuckled and tossed his ponytail across his face: "Don't blame me for not reminding you, the predecessor of Changjingmen was Maizhou Canal Gang. They have a huge influence in waterway shipping, even spanning multiple countries, and have connections in the Ministry of Works and Ministry of Revenue of various dynasties. Although their status in the martial arts world is at the bottom, if you want to take advantage of them, be careful not to get yourself into trouble."

(End of this chapter)