"You are talking about Mr. Pi, no one else in this town has this surname except him," the man replied with a smile.
"Why are you looking for Mr. Pi?"
"I heard that his family has lived here for generations, and I want to ask him about Void Valley," Xu Zimo replied.
"Oh, then you asked the right person," the passerby laughed contentedly.
Said: "I can tell you that when Void Town was established, Mr. Pi was one of the first people to build the town.
Even before the town was established, he was already hanging out here.
Since his grandfather's generation, they have been selling Void Wood for a living, and they are the oldest people in our Void Town."
"Then where does he live?" Xu Zimo asked.
"If you go east from here, the old house with the largest area in the east of the town is his home," the man pointed in the direction and said.
"But he has stopped going to Void Valley in the past few years. It is said that it seems because his son and daughter died in it."
Xu Zimo nodded slightly and then walked towards the east side of the town.
He looked around and found that the people who could survive in this town seemed to be mostly homeless cultivators.
Use your life in exchange for the Void Wood, and then use the Void Wood to exchange for training resources.
When Xu Zimo came to the east, he saw a few scattered families here.
Near the entrance of the town, a courtyard made of bricks, tiles and earth comes into view.
Although this courtyard is large, it looks very ordinary.
Compared to other houses around it, it's quite chilly.
When Xu Zimo came to the gate of the courtyard, the wooden door was black and had been for some time.
Pushing open the wooden door, an awkward "creak" sound sounded in my ears.
After entering through the wooden door, there is a doorway. On the right side of the doorway are many farm tools for working.
The courtyard directly in front is very wide, with many edible vegetables planted, and a grape tree in the middle.
An old man was squatting half-crouched in the middle of the courtyard. There was an iron shelf supporting an iron pot on it.
The old man seemed to be making breakfast and sharpening a kitchen knife in his hand.
Seeing someone coming in, the old man raised his head and glanced at Xu Zimo with cloudy eyes.
Then he asked: "Is something wrong?"
"Are you Mr. Pi?" Xu Zimo asked.
"Everyone here calls me that," the old man nodded slightly.
"I want to ask you about Void Valley," Xu Zimo said with a smile.
"They say you are the senior one here."
"As I get older, I can no longer remember many things. You'd better ask others," Mr. Pi waved his hand and said.
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and began to sharpen the knife in his hand, concentrating on cutting vegetables.
"How about we negotiate some terms?" Xu Zimo said.
"You answer my question and I can help you do something."
"I have only one request. If you can bring me the head of the leader of Taixu Sect, I will tell you everything you want to know.
Even if it takes my life, I will not hesitate," the old man raised his head and said calmly.
"Taixu Sect?" Xu Zimo asked with some confusion: "The Imperial Immortal Sect?"
He seemed to have never heard of this sect.
"What nonsense, they are the only ones worthy of the Imperial Immortal Sect," Master Pi said with a cold snort.
"It's just a group of ragtag forces."
"Tell me briefly," Xu Zimo asked.
"Hundreds of years ago, the Imperial Immortal Sect had not yet taken control of this place, and the order in the Void Valley at that time was in chaos.
So a group of people with evil intentions formed the Taixu Sect, and they would rob those who obtained the Void Wood.
Robbery all the items that others have obtained with their lives, and those who disobey will be killed directly."
Mr. Pi narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly: "With the addition of the Imperial Immortal Sect in recent years, this phenomenon has become much less common, but it is still going on secretly."
"Where is Taixu Sect?" Xu Zimo asked.
"On Taixu Ridge, which is ten miles south," Master Pi replied with a slightly focused gaze.
"Wait for me and I'll be back before dark," Xu Zimo said and left.
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Strictly speaking, Taixu Sect is not a sect force.
If a group of people gather together for their own gain, if nothing changes, one day the interests will be gone, and people’s hearts will probably disperse.
Taixu Ridge is just an ordinary mountain, but since Taixu Sect came, this mountain has a name, and ordinary people don't want to come here anymore.
The breeze blew through the lush trees, and there was a village at the top of the mountain.
At this moment, in addition to the guards guarding the surroundings of the stockade, there were seven or eight people sitting in groups in the center of the stockade.
Among these people were burly men with unshaven beards, coquettish ladies, and elegant scholars.
They drank heavily, ate meat, and laughed wildly.
"Brother, I have already negotiated with Da Zhou.
Their manager said that if we can pay tribute to one hundred Void Woods every year, we can become a subsidiary force of the Great Zhou Dynasty." The elegant scholar said happily.
"It's so damn stupid. I only build a few hundred Void Woods a year, and so many brothers are waiting to practice," someone next to him snorted displeasedly.
"Third brother, please don't say this again," the charming lady next to you said quickly.
"The situation is pressing. We must get protection from the Great Zhou Dynasty. This is also a protective umbrella."
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While several people were talking, there were several thick wooden sticks inserted deep into the ground.
At this moment, there is a person tied to each of those wooden sticks, including women and children.
The faces of these people were full of fear, their hair was disheveled, and some of them were already crying.
There is a young man among these people. He does not look conspicuous, but if you look carefully, you will find that his eyes are as bright as stars.
It seems that nothing in the world can escape his eyes.
"Sister, don't cry, you are upset," the boy in white said with a natural expression even though he was also tied to a wooden stick.
The woman next to her was wearing a white one-piece dress, which was already stained with dust.
Her long hair was disheveled and covered her face, but her delicate face was vaguely visible.
"Xiao Yi, we are finished this time, we are dead," the woman said anxiously.
"Don't you understand the yin and yang of Bagua? Come and do the math for us."
"I have already calculated that there is no perfect path, and there will be noble people who will come to the rescue," the young man in white said calmly.
It seemed that the crying voices of these people angered the group of people, and a big man with an unshaven beard stood up.
Holding a serial machete in his hand, he looked at the tied people and said in a rough voice: "Brother, do you want to kill directly or play first?"
