From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

"That's true, but your house will most likely be raided by another group of people."

"Who?"

"do not know."

Jiang Liu smiled mysteriously, "The world is so big, there are probably other people who think similarly to me."

Li Muxuan scoffed, "Playing hard to get!"

Lu Jin began to seriously consider this possibility. If the Lu family didn't leave wealth for their descendants, could they be considered "landlords"?

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After leaving Goose City and traveling for more than a day, the four of them, plus Xiuhua Bai, finally arrived at Renjia Town.

Although it is a town, it is no smaller than Goose City. People come and go on the streets. While not every household is wealthy, most of the people walking on the street are neatly dressed and have a much better appearance and spirit than the people of Goose City.

"Aside from the addition of a few more Western-style restaurants and changes in the style of people's clothes, this place is not much different from the scene I remember."

As Ren Jiating spoke, following the direction in her memory, she led Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan through the main streets and alleys, until they arrived at a manor.

The manor is in a European style, with an iron fence surrounding it and an openwork gate with two bronze lion reliefs about five millimeters thick.

Is anyone there?

Ren Jiating called out, "Dad! Are you home?"

A short while later, a man dressed in a simple blue shirt with a brown leather jacket over it, and with a plain face, walked to the door.

Upon seeing Ren Jiating, he was taken aback: "Jiating? Weren't you inside just now? Why are you suddenly outside?"

# Chapter 76 Lin Jiu

"Are you the new housekeeper of the Ren family?"

Looking at the man with the bowl cut in front of her, Ren Jiating was somewhat puzzled—

His clothes were a bit too plain.

"Me? No, no!"

The man shook his head hurriedly, looking a bit dazed. "My master needs to discuss some things with Master Ren, so I came along."

"I see."

Ren Jiating nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and asked him to open the door.

The other party did as instructed.

"Aren't you Tingting?"

"No."

Ren Jiating shook her head, "She and I are sisters."

"Oh, is that the older sister or the younger sister?"

He asked curiously.

【...】

To be honest, Ren Jiating was speechless. This guy with the dull-looking bowl cut and the dull-talking manner seemed rather dim-witted.

"By the way, my name is Wencai."

Literary talent?

To be honest, when Jiang Liu first saw this person, he was guessing whether this person was Wen Cai, and he didn't expect that he really was!

He's not quite the same as the movie characters he saw in his past life, but his simple and honest nature is exactly the same.

"Mr. Ren, we'll discuss the specifics at the Western Tea House tomorrow."

At this moment, two figures walked out of the gate of the European-style building. One was big and fat, with a prosperous look on his face; while the other was dressed in a simple gray and white cloth, with bright eyes and some gray hair, but he looked quite energetic. In particular, his eyebrows, which were connected in a line, added a touch of humor.

Jiang Liu recognized him at a glance—this was the Taoist priest from Maoshan! Uncle Nine!

"Tingting?"

Upon seeing Ren Jiating, the portly middle-aged man was taken aback at first, then reacted and immediately stepped forward to hug her, saying, "It's Jiating! You're back!"

"Dad, it's been so long."

Ren Jiating was overjoyed to see her father, but she didn't forget the important matter at hand. She told him about Xiu Huabai's experiences and introduced Jiang Liu, Lu Jin, and Li Muxuan.

"Master Ren."

Jiang Liu clasped his hands in a respectful bow and explained his origins: "My master, Wang Yaozu, recently retired from the martial arts world. In addition, he is already old and it is inconvenient for him to travel a long distance, so he asked me to come in his place. Please rest assured, Master Ren, although I am young, I have already inherited his true skill of reversing the eight directions!"

"Excellent! A great teacher produces outstanding students!"

Master Ren patted Jiang Liu on the shoulder and laughed heartily. He didn't mind at all and arranged accommodations for Jiang Liu, as well as for Lu Jin and Li Muxuan. He hoped that these two outstanding disciples of the Sanyi Sect would stay until his other daughter's birthday was over before leaving.

Landlords and gentry of that era, especially those in business, were somewhat familiar with the methods of extraordinary people, and because they had more experience than ordinary people, they were willing to befriend righteous and extraordinary individuals.

Making things convenient for others is also making things convenient for yourself.

Afterwards, Mr. Ren comforted his cousin Xiuhua Bai, expressing his sympathy for her hardships. He asked Ren Jiating and Ren Tingting to arrange rooms for her and take her to explore Renjia Town to ease her mind before going off to attend to other matters.

As the wealthiest man in Renjia Town, Master Ren wasn't just responsible for enjoying himself; he had to personally manage many of the Ren family's businesses.

"Greetings, Daoist Master."

After Master Ren left, Jiang Liu turned his gaze to Lin Jiu, who was reprimanding Wen Cai, and bowed respectfully.

As disciples of the Sanyi Xuanmen, Lu Jin and Li Muxuan naturally had to show the same respect to the disciples of the Shangqing Maoshan Sect, and said in unison, "Greetings, Daoist Lin Jiu!"

“All three of you are outstanding individuals, there’s no need for such formalities.”

Despite this, Lin Jiu's unibrows twitched slightly, as if he enjoyed being called "Taoist Master." However, after glancing at Wen Cai's foolish face beside him, his good mood came and went quickly.

He couldn't understand why the gap between his apprentices was so large.

"Then I'll call him Uncle Nine."

Jiang Liu was certain that Lin Jiuzhen was similar to the image he remembered, and their personalities were also quite alike. She had a bit of vanity, so he tried to get close to her.

"Ninth Uncle."

Ignoring Lin Jiu's objections, Jiang Liu immediately called out to him.

His practiced manner caught Lu Jin's attention, made Li Muxuan look at him with disdain, and even surprised Lin Jiu, who then clicked his tongue in amazement and said, "I recently learned from other fellow disciples about Ghost Hand King's withdrawal from Quanxing... Meeting you today, you truly are a dragon among men."

“Master, you’ve said the phrase ‘a dragon among men’ twice now,” Wencai suddenly interjected.

"Speak up!"

Lin Jiu's eyes bulged with veins as he glared fiercely at Wen Cai.

If there hadn't been other people around, he would have kicked him.

"Please excuse my poor disciple. He's utterly useless. His kung fu is terrible, his magic is awful, and he even has a duck-like beak that makes his words unpleasant to hear," Lin Jiu said, criticizing Wen Cai.

Wencai was just quiet by nature, not stupid. He realized that his master was angry, so he quickly lowered his head and shut his mouth, but his small eyes were still peering forward, looking rather cheerful.

“Ninth Uncle, I think Brother Wencai is honest and strong. He’s the kind of person who will achieve great things later in life,” Jiang Liu praised.

Upon hearing this, Wen Cai became excited and said to Lin Jiu, "Master, I am a late bloomer."

"Ok?"

Lin Jiu drew out the sound, which startled Wen Cai into shutting up again.

Seeing this, Lin Jiu shook his head helplessly. Looking at the worldly-wise Jiang Liu, and the seemingly young but well-behaved and sensible Lu Jin and Li Muxuan, he was filled with envy and said, "Brother Jiang, don't praise my disciple. He's a simpleton. If you keep praising him, he won't even recognize himself anymore."

So Jiang Liu stopped talking about it and asked Lin Jiu about another matter, saying, "Uncle Jiu, I came here this time to pay off my master's debt."

"How to say?"

Lin Jiu frowned, recalling how he had taught Ghost Hand King a lesson years ago, and suspected that Ghost Hand King had come to ask him for advice.

That's right.

Noticing the slight change in Lin Jiu's expression, Jiang Liu suspected that he had misunderstood, so he said, "My master once helped this Master Ren teach a feng shui master a lesson and helped him take away the feng shui master's ancestral treasure land."

When my master left the Quanxing Sect, the feng shui master didn't show up...

After receiving Master Ren's invitation, my master remembered this matter and asked me to pay off his debt. He also said that if Master Ren were still alive, I should invite him to retire at the Ghost Hand King's opera troupe.

"Hey."

Knowing that Jiang Liu wasn't there to ask for advice, Lin Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, but after recalling for a moment, he shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I did hear about that incident back then, but that feng shui master disappeared after that. I didn't investigate it in detail at the time, and now I have no way to find out."

Jiang Liu understood.

After all, that feng shui master came from Yemaoshan.

What is Yemaoshan?

He is unaffiliated with any sect or school, yet possesses extraordinary skills and Taoist magic. He is not from the Shangqing or Maoshan schools, but calls himself a Maoshan.

This type of person is neither righteous nor evil. Compared with the major orthodox sects, their style of doing things is only a line away from that of Quanxing. In fact, due to the uneven quality of some, many of the wild Maoshan people do things that are even worse than those of Quanxing.

Therefore, righteous people are not very willing to contact Yemaoshan. Even the Jianghu Inn, which often comes into contact with people from all walks of life, finds it difficult to find out exactly where a Yemaoshan person is because the classification of Yemaoshan is too general.

"However, I also saw that treasure land. Ordinary people would think it's a feng shui treasure land, but I could clearly see that it was an excellent place to raise corpses."

Lin Jiu's expression turned serious. "The patriarch of the Ren family buried his father in that underground cave, and he might be turned into a zombie."

The feng shui master once told him that if the family fell into poverty, they would have to move the graves, so he invited me here to discuss the matter…”

# Chapter 77 Lin Jiu's Guess

"Does Uncle Jiu think that the feng shui master did it on purpose?"

Jiang Liu narrowed his eyes slightly.

As someone from the Shangqing Maoshan School, how could Lin Jiu not go and check out the land beforehand if he knew he was going to help someone move a grave?

But once you go and see it, you'll inevitably have doubts in your mind—