bookbashuk Chapter 65 The Banner of Searching for Relatives
Chapter 65 The Banner of Searching for Relatives
On the other side, the manager also had a furrowed brow.
They injured Xu Ping'an, lured Cai Fei home, and then Blood Hand carried out the kill mission on the shuttle.
A seemingly inescapable trap was thwarted by the simplest first step!
On a secluded hilltop near the bulletin board, the steward met the masked man again and bluntly demanded that he continue the assassination attempt.
"We failed in our mission and even alerted the enemy. Cai Fei probably won't leave, but Haixing is in two weeks. We still have a chance!"
Huaguo Mountain has a special product called Fairy Rock Fruit, which ripens once every three years. At this time, a large number of bird spirits and sea monsters come to eat it, which is the Haixing period of Huaguo Mountain.
At that time, the island's institutions will hire many Aolai cultivators to help guard the island, and the academy students will also have to cooperate in killing monsters. Inevitably, there will be a mixed bag of people, making it the perfect opportunity for those who want to harm others.
"The opportunity in Haixing is good, but we used it once three years ago, so the academy will definitely be careful this time..." The masked man hesitated for a moment, but he couldn't think of a better solution. After a while, he finally nodded. "In short, I can cooperate, but I won't take action. Go tell Xu Xiaolin that Cai Fei is quite capable, and if we want to be on the safe side, it's best to go find those three madmen in the north."
"Those three from Jingtianfang?" Manager Bao frowned. "They're certainly reliable. But these three have always been at odds with us. To get them to make a move, first, will one of them even agree? Second, we can't get all three for less than 200 million. With spirit stones in short supply these days, I doubt Boss Xu will agree."
"The second and third brothers have already reached the Qi Refining Perfection stage and are currently anxious for Foundation Establishment points. Giving them any location on Fangcun Mountain, plus two Foundation Establishment Pills, in exchange for one of their services is not difficult."
"Send them to Fangcun Mountain to establish their foundation? No way. The situation in the north is just right right now. Zongshan doesn't want to associate with such people and cause more trouble."
"Heh," the masked man sneered, "This won't do, that won't do," and unleashed his ultimate move, "Listen—that kid from the Feng family has reached the intermediate level in weapon refining."
"Feng Xiangguo?" Steward Bao's pupils contracted. "Where did you get this information?"
The best mines in Aolai have all been depleted, leaving a scarcity of resources for weapon crafting. As a result, most weapon crafters can only remain at the beginner level for their entire lives. There are only a dozen or so intermediate weapon crafters in the entire Aolai, each of whom is a treasure in the market.
Then Feng Xiangguo, a man in his early twenties, reached the intermediate level?
There is no way to guarantee that one will not be alarmed.
"The news is definitely true. You don't need to worry about where it came from," the masked man said calmly.
"One is my natal weapon, and the other is a mid-level weapon refiner. Heh, well, there's no other way but to go all out!" Manager Bao gritted his teeth.
"I need a spirit ticket worth 200,000, plus a cauldron. Prepare it within a month. Same conditions as before—she must be a virgin, at least at the fourth level of the Innate Realm, and her appearance must be decent. Also, go to Benshan and get a Wenjing Fruit; it'll be useful for opening the gate. Remember, it must be a Wenjing Fruit of Grade One or higher, and it must be produced in Fuyu Mountain. Choose a reliable person to handle it."
After giving his explanation, the masked man disappeared silently into the mountains once again.
The manager didn't linger, and continued down the mountain in a meandering manner. When he passed the bulletin board, he glanced at the two conspicuous 100s under Cai Fei's name, and disappeared into the crowd without expression.
Meanwhile, as the academy's mock exams came to an end, various messages quickly spread throughout Aolai via letters and messenger tokens.
Almost all the news mentioned that the "divination technique is extremely difficult" and that the only person to get a perfect score was Cai Fei; in many letters, those who were fortunate enough to witness Cai Fei's maneuvering technique also gave a guess - this person may have a destiny!
A natural-born genius! A 100% guaranteed top-tier expert in divination!
Surprised, many cultivators of Sushanfang recalled the begging poem posted on the bulletin board on the day the ban was lifted, and Cai Fei's somewhat arrogant signature—"Son of Aolai".
Information about Cai Fei was quickly unearthed, and Chen Jinghai and Chu Shanyun, two people who had been almost forgotten, suddenly returned to the center of public opinion, and their dramatic stories once again became popular.
The most handsome and shameless male cultivator in Sushan, and the most devoted and thick-skinned female cultivator in Sushan, gave birth to a once-in-a-century genius with a destiny on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, the time when it is least appropriate to give birth.
Exceptional births are often associated with legendary figures.
The people of Aolai especially believe this, because the last person to have a unique birth was none other than the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, Sun Wukong!
As a result, Xu Ping'an suddenly became a celebrity. One after another, cultivators from Sushanfang visited him to inquire about everything concerning Cai Fei and to ask if Cai Fei's immigration expenses had been covered.
However, since the assassination attempt, Xu Ping'an has moved to Chu Family Village and is currently staying at Rotten Peach Peak, where Chu Shanyun used to live.
Chu Family Village was soon visited by many cultivators, and the old mountain lord repeatedly explained Cai Fei's financing plan to them.
If Cai Fei obtains Group A qualification and wins more than 1000 migration permits in the Illusionary Realm, he will sell them to Aolai people who are willing to immigrate, at a price of 1000 spirit stones per permit.
As the news slowly spread, the cultivators, who were used to living in clans, began to calculate how much money they would need to relocate enough of their clansmen to the Great Wilderness. This was because ordinary people had to rely on cultivators to survive, and the rate of those who entered the Dao was fixed; relocating too few people would be meaningless.
Most people just inquired, but few actually took action. Until that evening, a weathered rogue cultivator landed at the entrance of Chu Family Village.
"I don't have much money, I only managed to scrape together 3000 spirit stones. I don't need any relocation permit, I just need your word, Elder Xu."
This man, surnamed Sun and named Juxian, spends his days in the deep mountains and dense forests, living a life of constant struggle for survival against beasts. He has a face as hard as stone, with several deep furrows on his forehead, deeply etched with weariness. After entering, he didn't waste any words, immediately kneeling on one knee and offering 3000 spirit tickets.
"Tens of thousands of my Sun clan members have been sold into slavery in the desolate wilderness. If Elder Xu can help me find out about my people and do his best to save them from this suffering, I am willing to die for you and take your bullets and swords for you!"
3000 spirit stones, just to buy a single sentence from Xu Ping'an.
Upon hearing this, Chu Huihui was filled with emotion: "Uncle Ping'an is known for his benevolence and righteousness, which has been ridiculed by Sushanfang behind his back. Who would have thought that at a time like this, he could raise the banner of 'benevolence and righteousness'?"
With such trust from others, Xu Ping'an naturally agreed, not only promising to do his best to find the Sun clan members after arriving in the Great Wilderness, but also agreeing to issue three migration permits.
Grateful, Sun Juxian moved to Rotten Peach Peak that very day, dug a small hole outside Xu Ping'an's house to live in, and took on the role of bodyguard.
From that moment on, a banner of "Searching for Relatives in the Wilderness" was raised.
A century ago, millions of Aolai Mountain people were sold to various vassal worlds by the Xingyue Sect, with the largest number going to the Great Wilderness. Those who were sold still have remnants in Aolai, most of them struggling on the edge of life and death, powerless to find or save their relatives in distress.
Most of the people of Aolai are fierce and cunning, and it is extremely difficult to find someone trustworthy to rely on.
The only exception is perhaps the Xu family of Wujiazhai.
Xu Ping'an, this useless good-natured old man, an old farmer who only knows how to farm, a weakling who only has a way to survive thanks to Kong Fande's protection, has always been the object of ridicule and contempt in Sushanfang.
He adopted orphans and widows, and took in the disabled. He did good deeds all his life. Even thieves and robbers never missed Wujialing. Over the years, Cai Fei alone has killed dozens of thieves.
The reason why Wujialing has not suffered any major disasters is entirely because Wujialing is poor, and big thieves and bandits have no interest in visiting it.
But at this moment, Xu Ping'an's decades of hard work finally paid off.
You can't trust anyone in this world except Old Xu from Wujialing!
If you don't believe me, go ask around: Over the years, in my hometown, some people have been swallowed by snakes, some have been bitten to death by tigers, some have been eaten by monsters, and some have been killed in fights...
But which of them died of disease or starvation?
Throughout Aolai, there is only Xu Ping'an who cares so much about ordinary people of other races; there is no one else like him!
Therefore, this search for relatives in the Great Wilderness can absolutely be entrusted to you!
So one cultivator after another came to Chu Family Village, and upon meeting, they immediately took out money to pay a deposit, ranging from several thousand to ten thousand, for a few spots, plus a promise from Xu Ping'an.