This is a city on the edge of the sea. It is the place where Chen Guo’s fishery is most developed, and it is also a major economic lifeline of the country.
At the city gate, a large number of carriages come and go from time to time. The goods in the city will be transported to all parts of the country through these carriages.
At this moment, on the official road outside Nanyang City, three carriages were pulling goods, gradually approaching Nanyang City.
"Immortal, Nanyang City has arrived." A voice sounded from the carriage of one of the carriages.
He was a middle-aged man, his face was full of marks left by the years, and his hands were also covered with calluses.
At this moment, he was looking respectfully at a young man in white clothes in front of him.
Five days ago, he led his men from Linmu to Nanyang to transport goods, and accidentally encountered a vicious beast in a dense forest. At that time, it was the profound immortal in front of him who rescued them.
The ferocious beast was helpless against the immortal. The immortal just waved his hand slightly, and the ferocious beast lost its breath.
You must know that only the imperial guards of the imperial capital have the ability to deal with such ferocious beasts, and even if they are successfully dealt with, they will suffer heavy casualties.
In comparison, aren't the methods of the man in front of me just like those of the legendary immortals?
"Yes." The young man nodded slightly, then looked out the window, a trace of reminiscence flashed in his eyes.
The young man was Xu Yue who put on a disguise after getting rid of his pursuers.
This Nanyang City in Chen State is his hometown, and he has been living in this place before he embarked on the path of cultivation.
Going to the mortal world to hide was a method he suddenly thought of some time ago.
The Southern Territory is very large. In addition to the gathering places of monks, each continent also has a large number of mortal kingdoms. Although the places where these mortal kingdoms are located have thin spiritual energy and it is difficult to provide enough spiritual energy for monks to practice, these ordinary places,
But it is the guarantee of the number of monks in the cultivation world.
In the cultivation world in the Southern Territory, nearly 80% of the monks came from the mortal world. Although most people have stopped at the first two realms, there are still many people with the support of the huge personnel base in the mortal world.
People can reach a higher realm, become the overlord of a party, and then establish a sect and recruit more monks from the common people.
However, there is still a big difference between the secular world and the cultivation world, so unless it is very necessary, monks generally rarely show up in the secular world. Just like myself, it was also a very coincidental situation.
I learned about the existence of monks and the cultivation world.
This is an important guarantee for the smooth implementation of Xu Yue's plan.
In the process of escaping, generally monks will choose to go to places with rich spiritual energy to recover. However, the spiritual energy in the mortal world is thin and completely unable to support the consumption during escape. Moreover, inducing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in such a place will become extremely conspicuous.
If you are not careful, you may be noticed by nearby monks and cause trouble.
But correspondingly, as long as you hide your cultivation well in these places and don't use your own power easily, it will be difficult to be discovered by the pursuers.
The pursuer's energy is also limited. It is impossible to release his spiritual consciousness to conduct a full-scale search of that place every time he encounters a mortal country. If you do that, your own spiritual consciousness will take the lead before the person is found.
Exhausted.
After a while, after undergoing an interrogation, the carriage he was in entered the city smoothly.
Although with his strength, he would not be discovered by anyone here if he entered the city quietly. However, this is his hometown after all, and it always feels a bit wrong to come back secretly like that.
"Don't mention my affairs to anyone." Xu Yue looked at the middle-aged man, his words seemed to be filled with some kind of magic.
Under the influence of Xu Yue's spiritual power, the middle-aged man began to look dazed. When he came to his senses again, Xu Yue had disappeared from the carriage.
"Huh? I actually got distracted. Is it because I'm too tired from traveling these days?" the middle-aged man said to himself.
At this time, he had forgotten the existence of Xu Yue.
After getting off the bus, Xu Yue also processed the memory of the people on the other two carriages. After that, he changed his clothes again, and then walked to the streets of the city and blended in with the pedestrians.
The prosperous scene in front of me gradually overlapped with the memory of the past, but it was very different from what I remembered.
"It's been almost ten years since I left here!" Xu Yue couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
For monks who have a long life, ten years may be just a period of retreat. However, for these ordinary people who are unable to practice, ten years can be regarded as a small period of their lives.
After a while, Xu Yue walked into a remote alley.
Compared with his memory, this place has not changed much.
After taking off his disguise, Xu Yue came to the door of a certain house.
Boom, boom, boom.
"Who is it?" A moment later, a voice sounded from behind the door.
The door of the room gradually opened, and a middle-aged woman appeared in front of him.
"Are you...Xiao Yue?" The woman stared at Xu Yue's face for a while, and soon, an expression of surprise appeared on her face.
"Didn't you say you went out to make a living? It's been more than nine years since there was any news. It's made me anxious all these years..."
The woman pulled Xu Yue into the house, opening up a chatterbox and talking endlessly about the past few years.
Xu Yue kept wanting to say something, but was quickly suppressed by the woman's words, and a bitter smile appeared on his face.
Aunt Chen has always been like this, and this has not changed after so many years.
After a long time, Xu Yue finally found a chance to interrupt and asked: "Aunt Chen, isn't Uncle Liu at home? Where has he been?"
"Your Uncle Liu? What else can he do? He went to sea. He said he wanted to save more money..."
"Oh, by the way, when Uncle Liu comes back, we have something to give you. You must be tired from the rush back now. We have been cleaning your room. Now go in and have a rest!"
"Okay." Xu Yue nodded and immediately entered the familiar room.
The layout of the room is exactly the same as it was nine years ago, without any changes.
Xu Yue lay on the bed and took a deep breath.
After being a monk for many years, he rarely felt sleepy. But at this time, the strong sleepiness appeared again for a long time, and soon he fell into sleep.
In the dream, memories of the past emerged one by one. Although they were monotonous, they were extremely beautiful.
After an unknown amount of time, the sudden appearance of a strong fragrance pulled him out of his dream.
"Xiao Yue, your Uncle Liu is back and is ready to eat."
Along with the knocking on the door, Aunt Chen's voice also came from outside the door.
"Okay." Xu Yue said, and then stood up from the bed.
After experiencing the deep sleep just now, the mental fatigue caused by his long period of escape seemed to be gone.
Now, he is in high spirits and his cultivation has vaguely touched the threshold.
"Uncle Liu, long time no see." Xu Yue looked at a middle-aged man who was already sitting at the dinner table.
When the man saw Xu Yue, he immediately made a serious face: "You brat, you dare to run out alone at such a young age, and you talk about making a living, what kind of fame have you made now?"
"It should be considered a small achievement." Xu Yue said in a low voice.
Even though he was a monk in the spiritual realm, he was still a little out of breath when facing the man in front of him.
He knew that his departure without saying goodbye must have broken their hearts.
But even so, the two of them still waited year after year for his return.
"What are you talking about? It's hard for Xiao Yue to come back and say some nasty things!" Aunt Chen gave the man a fierce look.
"Xiao Yue, these are your usual favorites. Today you are back and I have prepared a portion for you." Aunt Chen looked at Xu Yue with a smile on her face.
Xu Yue picked up the bowl and chopsticks and started eating silently.
After fasting, he had not tasted food for a long time. Unknowingly, he had cleared most of the food on the dinner table.
Having been in the cultivation world for many years, he has not experienced this feeling of peace of mind for a long time.
"You brat, come here with me." After dinner, Uncle Liu left these words and walked into Xu Yue's room.
"Xiao Yue, don't worry. Your Uncle Liu and I have never blamed you for that matter all these years." Aunt Chen smiled and put her hand on Xu Yue's shoulder and patted her gently.
"Yeah." Xu Yue responded softly and walked into his room.
In the room, Uncle Liu sat beside the bed and said nothing.
Xu Yue walked over silently and sat next to Uncle Liu.
"You are such a good boy. You sneaked out without saying a word and made your Aunt Chen sad during that time..."
"But since that is your own ambition, we don't have to worry about it. After all, you will have to face life alone when you become an adult. There are advantages to starting early."
"When we picked you up from there, we didn't want you to suffer too much, so we restrained you in every possible way. Now it seems that we were overly worried."
"But now that you are out in the world, remember to be careful at all times and don't fall into the trap of someone with bad intentions."
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Xu Yue listened quietly to Uncle Liu's chatter.
Uncle Liu has always cared about him very much, otherwise he would not have said so many words to him like he did now.
"Finally, we have something for you." Uncle Liu said, got up and went to a cabinet. After opening the cabinet, he came back holding a wooden box.
"Here is the silver we have saved over the years. If you go out to make a living, you may need it." Uncle Liu said, pushing the wooden box in front of Xu Yue.
"Uncle Liu, I don't have any use for these silver coins, so you two should use them!" Xu Yue showed a surprised expression on his face and immediately pushed the wooden box back.
"This is what your Aunt Chen and I decided together. We can make do without these coins, so you don't have to worry." Uncle Liu said, pushing the wooden box back.
Seeing the determined expression on Uncle Liu's face, Xu Yue sighed helplessly: "Okay, I'll accept it."
Uncle Liu was a stubborn man and never gave up on something he was determined to do.
"Uncle Liu, I have been traveling abroad all these years, and I have something to give you." Xu Yue said and took out two bracelets.
They were two jade bracelets. At first glance, they looked like ordinary jade bracelets.
"This thing is good, you guys are really interested in it." After playing with it for a while, Uncle Liu put away the two bracelets.
He didn't know that the two bracelets Xu Yue took out were made of spiritual jade. If ordinary people carry them around for a long time, they will have the effect of warming and nourishing the body and prolonging life.
"Uncle Liu, you should always keep these two bracelets by your side. It is said that they can prolong your life." Xu Yue reminded.
"You kid, how can you extend your life so easily?" Uncle Liu scolded with a smile, but took out a bracelet and put it on his hand.
Soon, night fell.
On the streets of Nanyang City, more and more people began to appear.
Although it is already night, there is not much difference between day and night in this bustling city.
As the night progressed, this bustling city gradually became deserted.
Xu Yue was lying on the bed, thinking about something quietly.
"Father, mother, now that I have successfully cultivated, I have the ability to avenge you!"
"I have been waiting for this day for too long!"
Xu Yue's eyes flashed with deep hatred.
After a while, Xu Yue left a letter in his room after finishing packing his things, and once again left the home that had raised him for many years.
Late at night, city guards patrolled the streets from time to time.
However, these guards were completely useless to him. Soon, he appeared outside Nanyang City.
He walked quickly along the path, and half an hour later, a quiet small town came into his sight.
Looking at this small city that has been engraved in his mind, Xu Yue's breath also fluctuated a little.
Xu Yue continued to approach and soon arrived outside the city. At this time, he did not enter the city immediately.
Divine consciousness quietly released from his body and gradually enveloped the city.
The sleeping mortals were swept by his consciousness one by one. Soon, his consciousness had swept across a large area. However, the person he was looking for had not yet been detected by his consciousness.
"Is it possible that he has already left?" Xu Yue frowned and continued to expand the scope of the investigation.
After all, more than ten years have passed since that day. If that person was not too persistent, he would probably leave this place. In that case, it would be more difficult for him to search.