From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

So I went in his place.

"My father has connections with Ghost Hand King?"

Ren Jiating was filled with doubt and surprise.

"Is that Master Ren your father?"

Jiang Liu asked in confusion, "By the way, who are you?"

Seeing that Jiang Liu didn't recognize her, Ren Jiating's eyebrows twitched slightly, and she said, "We met at the ceremony where your husband withdrew from Quanxing."

Jiang Liu: "..."

Sorry, I really can't remember.

# Chapter 45 Reunion with Ren Jiating

"My name is Ren Jiating."

Seeing that Jiang Liuzhen had no recollection of her, Ren Jiating suddenly suspected that the compliments her senior brothers and sisters had given her in the past were just empty words.

Otherwise, with her looks, how could Jiang Liu not remember her?

"Oh~"

Jiang Liu nodded vigorously, leaned closer to Lu Jin, and whispered, "Is this young lady also an extraordinary person? Does she need your escort?"

"She is a member of the Jiyun Society."

Lu Jin did not hide anything and recounted the details in detail.

It turned out that Ren Jiating had heard that her younger sister, Ren Tingting, had returned from abroad and that her birthday was in a month, so she asked Jiyun Society for a long leave to go home and visit her.

When passing through the territory of Sanyimen, I learned that the area was more turbulent than in previous years, with many warlords fighting each other. The skills of Jiyun Society were all in magic tricks, and in terms of combat ability, they were naturally no match for the extraordinary people of the major sects.

The Sanyi Sect was quite famous in the Jiangnan region. Warlords in neighboring provinces were unwilling to confront the Sanyi Sect and would give them some face.

Therefore, Ren Jiating hired people from the Sanyi Sect within the Sanyi Sect's territory.

Zuo Ruotong brought Lu Jin and Li Muxuan out to broaden their horizons.

In addition, the Lu family behind Lu Jin is also a prestigious and powerful clan. Any warlord who wants to take action against them will have to consider the power of the Lu family.

Therefore, the only people to deal with along the way are bandits and outlaws who make a living by robbing and plundering.

"Oh, it's you."

Upon learning that Ren Jiating was a member of the Jiyun Society, Jiang Liu recalled that she was the woman who knew paper doll magic and could control a paper monkey.

But what exactly are the paper monkey's abilities?

Because Jiang Liu performed a fire dragon dance at that moment, sending the paper monkey back into her hands, the performance ended before she even had a chance to show it off.

"Well, it's me."

Ren Jiating's gaze held a hint of resentment, but fortunately, she wasn't very familiar with Jiang Liu. In addition, as a disciple of the Jiyun Society, she often had to perform in public. With her cheerful personality, she quickly put the matter aside and asked enthusiastically, "Your cultivation must have improved a lot in the past year, right?"

The elders in the community all say that the future world of extraordinary people will be extremely exciting.

I definitely can't compare to you.

However, when it comes to magic tricks, I'm definitely better than you. After all, my senior brothers and sisters have said that your techniques aren't magic tricks at all.

Jiang Liu smiled and agreed with Ren Jiating's statement. After all, the Ghost Hand King troupe's magic tricks relied on the special ability of human magnetism, rather than skillful hand techniques.

In this respect, he, the adopted son of Ghost Hand King, is no match for the Machine Cloud Society.

Furthermore.

The two sides have completely different approaches, meaning they're not even on the same track, so there's no need to compare them.

With the addition of the lively Ren Jiating, the four of them made their trip to Renjia Town in Hunan Province anything but boring.

That's how it is.

The four traveled and stopped along the way, passing through impoverished villages and relatively prosperous towns. Along the way, they encountered bandits who made a living by robbing and plundering, and their hearts were filled with many different feelings.

Jiang Liu, in particular, gained a deeper understanding of the hardships faced by ordinary people during this era.

half a month later.

A small town appeared ahead of the four.

Goose City.

Outside the city, there is a stretch of green water that seems unfathomably deep, but it is actually not deep at all, only five or six centimeters deep. You can take off your shoes and walk across it barefoot.

"After passing Goose City, it's another seventy li to Renjia Town."

Ren Jiating glanced at the setting sun and said to Jiang Liu, "Brother Jiang, Brother Lu, Brother Li, it's getting dark. Let's go to Goose City, find an inn, rest for the night, and set off again tomorrow morning, what do you say?"

"Indeed, it's hard to walk in the dark."

Jiang Liu nodded slightly.

"Alright, let's go to Goose City and rest for the night!"

Lu Jin echoed Jiang Liu's words.

"I think it's better to travel under the cover of night."

Li Muxuan sang a different tune.

But Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Ren Jiating had already headed towards Goose City on their own.

Nobody cared about his thoughts.

Li Muxuan: "..."

Helpless, he could only follow. He couldn't possibly run to Renjia Town by himself, could he?

We entered the city.

Jiang Liu discovered that the city was indeed not large. A main street ran north to south for nearly two kilometers, and anyone with good eyesight could see the end of it at a glance.

A watchtower with a European style stands directly in front of us.

The buildings on both sides of the street are relatively short, two stories high, between ten and sixteen meters.

One thing puzzled them: the small town was sparsely populated. Aside from the street vendors, who were dressed somewhat decently—wearing patched-up jackets—the rest of the people on the streets wore only trousers of varying lengths for the men, and the women…

She wore only a bellyband, so she rarely walked on the streets.

"Aren't the people here too poor? Can't they even afford clothes?"

Along the way, Li Muxuan saw many poor families, but at least they had tattered clothes to cover their bodies.

But most of these city residents don't even have a decent shirt?

Although it's the height of summer and incredibly hot, this isn't the countryside, it's the city!

So unrestrained—

Is it really good?

“Miss Ren, are you aware of the situation in Goose City?” Jiang Liu asked.

"Brother Li guessed right, the people here are so poor that they can't even afford clothes."

Ren Jiating sighed, "Unlike other towns, the administrator of Goose City is not the county magistrate, but the largest local wealthy family: the Huang family."

The current head of the household is Huang Silang, who is called Silang because he is the fourth son. He is extremely ruthless and is said to have taken power by killing his three older brothers.

He also had a relationship with a local warlord, known as Commander Luo, nicknamed "Old Man Luo".

Therefore, he was able to amass wealth through methods that righteous people could not tolerate but were unable to intervene in.

“He’s powerful and influential, a tyrant. No wonder the people here suffer so much.” Li Muxuan sneered. “His encounter with us is Huang Silang’s unlucky moment.”

Lu Jin replied, "It's not as simple as you think—"

Coming from the Lu family, he naturally understood better than Lu Jin, who came from a wealthy merchant background, how difficult it was to deal with the city's thugs.

Unlike the bandits and outlaws they had encountered before, the local bullies were law-abiding citizens. Even when they oppressed the people, they acted within the rules.

If they were to attack Huang Silang, even if it were to uphold justice for the people of the city, they would be breaking the rules themselves.

Even if you report it to the authorities, they will side with Huang Silang.

Not to mention that Huang Silang, with his power, must have colluded with the local county magistrate.

At that time.

Even if they try to reason with them afterward, they are the ones in the wrong, and the Sanyimen and Jiyunshe are unlikely to support them in this matter. The best approach is to minimize the damage and let it go.

Huang Silang is a local tyrant and the landlord of Goose City. He may also have connections with minor sects in the area. Taking action rashly could cause unnecessary trouble.

Moreover, when extraordinary individuals attack ordinary people—

It's one thing to deal with bandits and outlaws.

They targeted the city's wealthiest people...

Then they wouldn't be much different from Quanxing.

Moreover, to be honest, among the many patrons who support the Sanyi Sect, there are also those who amass wealth through the common people... Such matters really cannot be investigated in detail!

of course.

Seeing the people in the city suffering and living without any dignity, Lu Jin himself felt bad.

but--

They really couldn't do anything about this.

"So troublesome?"

Upon hearing such secrets, Li Muxuan frowned.

"Whether it's the best way or not."

Ren Jiating sighed again, "My master once said that in this day and age, even for people like us, it's good enough if we can just stay out of trouble."

There's no problem dealing with bandits and outlaws.