The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

"Forget it."

After laughing, Ren Woxing shook his head.

"You'd better focus on your work. I won't treat you unfairly from now on."

The four immortals of Peach Valley were all uglier than the last, and older than him. Ren Woxing really didn't want to recognize these four old and ugly adopted sons.

Regardless of whether he admitted it or not, the Four Immortals of Peach Valley finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Safe.

Before meeting Ren Yingying, the four of them were always on tenterhooks and dared not come to see her, but when Ren Yingying sent someone to find them, they knew that they could not escape the matter in the end.

Fortunately, they had seen a play about Lü Bu recognizing his adoptive father before they came, so they learned from it.

They originally intended to use this move on Ren Yingying, but Ren Yingying ignored them, so the Four Immortals of Peach Valley used it on Ren Woxing instead.

"Rest assured, Master. The four of us brothers have always been loyal to Yingying. And since you are Yingying's father, we will be even more loyal to you."

Tao Genxian quickly replied.

"Okay, let's go down."

Ren Woxing smiled.

Upon hearing this, the Four Immortals of Peach Valley stood up abruptly, bowed repeatedly to Ren Woxing and Ren Yingying, and picked up all the papers that Peach Leaf Fairy had scattered on the ground before leaving.

"Master, if you want to win over the people in the sect, I have a suggestion."

After the matter of the Four Immortals of Peach Valley was settled, Xiang Wentian brought up the real business.

"We can try to win over Shangguan Yun of the White Tiger Hall and Jia Bu of the Azure Dragon Hall."

Xiang Wentian had been with the Sun Moon Sect for quite some time, and he had a good sense of who could be won over.

Ren Woxing nodded without much thought upon hearing this.

"Hmm, no rush for now."

Ren Woxing said, "Wait until I recover my strength before doing these things. Before that, don't make too many moves, lest Dongfang Bubai find out that I have already come out."

"Yes, Master."

Xiang Wentian nodded.

"Father, I won't be staying here for the next while."

At this moment, Ren Yingying stepped forward.

"Where are you going?"

Ren Woxing was surprised.

Ren Yingying said, "Since we'll have to confront Dongfang Bubai later, I'll go and contact my men."

She has a lot of people under her command, but they are scattered. She needs to inform the most powerful members of her team first.

Ren Yingying planned to go to Tianhe Gang to find Huang Bolu first.

Ren Woxing pondered upon hearing this.

"Master, Yingying, you don't need to trouble yourself with such a small matter. Let me do it."

Xiang Wentian then said, "The sect leader has not seen Yingying for many years, and I'm sure the sect leader misses her a lot. Let Yingying stay by the sect leader's side, and I will do this for Yingying."

Ren Woxing looked at him in surprise, and after a moment, nodded.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you, Brother Xiang."

After saying that, Ren Woxing looked at Ren Yingying and said, "Yingying, since you've already told your uncle this, then let him go."

Ren Yingying frowned slightly, but still nodded.

"Ok."

Ren Yingying looked at Xiang Wentian: "Uncle Xiang, I'll give you some names later, you can go find these people."

"no problem."

Xiang Wentian nodded.

After saying that, Ren Yingying got up and left to make a list, and Lan Fenghuang followed her.

Only Ren Woxing and Xiang Wentian remained in the hall.

"Brother Xiang."

Ren Woxing looked at Xiang Wentian and said, "I was betrayed by that treacherous Dongfang Bubai and spent more than ten years in West Lake Prison. As the saying goes, people leave and tea grows cold. Many of my former subordinates have turned to Dongfang Bubai, but you alone have remained loyal to me. I will remember this kindness."

Ren Woxing spoke with great sincerity: "Although Yingying is my daughter, she is still a girl and cannot inherit my position as the leader of the sect. Don't worry, after I defeat Dongfang Bubai and take back the sect, I will appoint you as the next leader."

"what?"

Chapter 307: Drink Up Before You Go On Your Way

Lanfeng.

After leaving Mount Tai, Jiang Ning followed the river to Lanfeng, which was already within the territory of Kaifeng and very close to Dengfeng.

Mount Song is located in Dengfeng.

However, Jiang Ning did not plan to go to Mount Song now, as Zuo Lengchan would not welcome him if he went too early.

After leaving the river, Jiangning hired an oxcart and headed towards Lanfeng.

The Central Plains, also known as the Central Land.

It refers to the area within Henan province.

Thousands of years ago, Yu the Great used nine tripods to divide the land into nine provinces. Henan was designated as Yuzhou, the central hub of the land and the economic and cultural center from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Northern Song Dynasty. Its importance is self-evident.

Henan is very prosperous; I've already seen it in Jiangning.

When Jiang Ning first went down the mountain to travel, he bid farewell to Yue Buqun in Xiangyang and went to Luoyang. Later, he went to Huaiqing Prefecture, but never came to Kaifeng.

Jiang Ning has now arrived in Lanfeng, which is only a little over a hundred miles away from Kaifeng. Jiang Ning plans to rest in Lanfeng for the night and then set off for Kaifeng tomorrow.

He had already inquired and found out that the Tianhe Gang's headquarters were in Kaifeng.

"Moo~"

A cow stopped in front of the gate of a county town.

"Sir, it's here."

The old man turned to a boy resting with his eyes closed on the oxcart and said something.

Thank you.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes, thanked the old man, and then got out of the car.

"Don't thank me."

The old man chuckled and said, "I just gave you a ride along the way, and besides, you paid for the ride, young master."

Jiang Ning smiled upon hearing this, bid farewell to the old man, and then entered the county town.

As soon as we entered the county town, we were greeted by a bustling crowd, with people coming and going on the streets.

Jiang Ning walked down the street, where people came and went, and the road was very crowded. All sorts of people brushed past Jiang Ning.

"It's much more lively than Huayin County."

Jiang Ning looked around, surveying the county town, and couldn't help but say something.

Since leaving Shaanxi, every county Jiangning had visited had been far more bustling and prosperous than Huayin County.

This is normal, as Jiangnan and Henan are both prosperous areas.

bang~

A man rushed past Jiang Ning with his head down, as if he had something urgent to attend to. He didn't notice Jiang Ning and bumped into him.

Jiang Ning remained completely still, but the other man felt a sharp pain in his chest.

"Ouch."

The man clutched his chest, his face contorted in pain.

"Are you made of iron? You bumped into me and it hurts so much."

Hearing this accusation from the villain, Jiang Ning laughed.

"You hit me first."

"unlucky."

The man continued to curse and swear.

"When I'm down on my luck, I run into a lump of iron."

After saying that, the man was about to leave, but was caught by Jiang Ning the next second.

"What, are you going to hit me?"

This man had a rascal-like appearance, with his slanted, triangular eyes looking at Jiang Ning with an air of utter indifference.

"I don't usually hit people."

Jiang Ning looked at him with a smile.

"Then why are you grabbing me?"

The rogue struggled as he spoke, but when he began to struggle, he found that Jiang Ning's hand was like an iron hoop, tightly gripping his wrist, and he could not break free no matter what.

"You took my things."

As Jiang Ning spoke, he took out a purse from his waist behind his back.

This is Jiang Ning's money pouch; that rascal stole it when he bumped into him.

"Hey, why are you taking my things?"

When the rogue saw Jiang Ning take the purse, he panicked and tried to snatch it back. However, Jiang Ning applied a little force, and the rogue cried out in pain.