Chapter 130: Joining the Group

"Why is Brother standing here alone? Are you waiting for a friend?" A clear and bright voice suddenly came from behind Han Li, giving him a start.

Han Li turned around slowly and saw six or seven people standing not far behind him. The one speaking was a cultivator in his late twenties, dressed as a Daoist priest. This person had a fair face without a beard, regular features, and a horsetail whisk draped over his arm, looking at Han Li with a smile.

"Does the Daoist have business with me?" Han Li didn't pay attention to the other party's question, instead asking back with an expressionless face.

"Hehe! Don't misunderstand; we have no ill intentions toward Brother. It's just that seeing Brother standing here alone, looking curious about everything here, we guessed that you are a rogue cultivator attending the assembly alone and wanted to come up and make your acquaintance. We are all rogue cultivators, just like you." The Daoist explained with a friendly face.

"You are all rogue cultivators?" Han Li was slightly stunned.

"That's right. If you are a rogue cultivator, it's best to travel with us so we can look out for each other at this assembly." This time, it was a delicate-looking young woman with a scar on her face who spoke. Beside her was a big, bearded man carrying a knife on his back; they seemed to be a married couple.

"That's right. In previous years, rogue cultivators who attended the trade assembly alone were often bullied by people from large families because they were weak and isolated!" The Daoist said with a solemn expression.

Upon hearing this from the two, Han Li understood their meaning a little.

These rogue cultivators attending the assembly were afraid of being bullied by people from cultivation families, so they automatically gathered together to form a small group, attempting to form a certain ability for self-protection, which was why they were looking everywhere for lone rogue cultivators like him.

Since he already understood the other party's intention, Han Li naturally wouldn't refuse such a good thing. After all, he did need a small group that could shield him from the wind and rain as a cover, even if it was just temporary, he didn't mind.

However, before this, he still had to ask the other party a few questions before he could safely join them.

"Since you have already seen it, I have nothing to hide; I am indeed a rogue cultivator. However, since you want me to join your group, could you introduce yourselves first? And tell me what I need to do after truly becoming one of you?" Han Li frankly admitted his identity as a rogue cultivator, but waited until the people in front of him just showed joy before putting forward his request.

"It seems Brother still has some concerns! Haha! That's nothing; the others said similar things when they first joined!" The Daoist and those people, upon hearing Han Li's words, not only didn't show any displeasure, but instead looked at each other and suddenly all burst into laughter, and then the Daoist said the above words.

"Let me introduce these friends to you!" The Daoist pointed to those few cultivators and said to Han Li with a smile.

"These two are biological brothers, Hei Mu and Hei Jin from Canglang Ridge." The Daoist led Han Li to a pair of young men with similar features and introduced them generously.

The two cupped their hands toward Han Li, and Han Li also returned the salute with a calm expression.

"This is Red Lotus Rogue Cultivator from Flying Lotus Cave and Master Ku Sang from Bo Lu Mountain." This time, the ones introduced were an ordinary-looking young girl and a little monk with a bitter face.

"As for this pair..."

"We are a married couple from Tianshui Stronghold, Hu Hu Pinggu and Xiong Xiong Dali." The Daoist pointed to the young woman and the big bearded man who had spoken to Han Li just now, but before he could finish, the young woman giggled and took over the conversation.

The Daoist wasn't angry at being interrupted; he just smiled indifferently.

"This poor Daoist is a wandering priest from Qingniu Temple on Woniu Mountain; my Daoist name is Song Wen. Hehe, I am the initiator of this small group and am temporarily pushed by everyone to be the leader, but I generally don't order everyone around; I only take the lead in speaking when dealing with external disputes!" The Daoist finally introduced himself modestly and roughly explained the nature of this small group.

This Daoist actually had quite a bit of bearing; he seemed like a decent person!

Moreover, the magic power of the others was mostly not weak; almost all of them had the appearance of having the magic power of the seventh or eighth layer of the Evergreen Technique! This Daoist Song Wen was even more formidable; although he hadn't reached the level of the blue-clothed person, he was much stronger than himself.

Han Li calculated in his heart and felt that being with these people was indeed all benefits and no harm, so he said:

"Since everyone is a rogue cultivator and it's indeed easier to get things done together, then I, Han Li, will temporarily join you!"

"That's great! With Brother Han's joining, the strength of our group has become even stronger!" Daoist Song Wen said happily upon hearing Han Li's words.

And the others also showed joy; after all, Han Li's magic power didn't look weak, and he could be of great help to them.

"Is everyone in our group here?" Han Li looked left and right at this time and asked.

"There are two others; one is sleeping soundly in the room, and the other has gone wandering around." Hu Hu Pinggu curled her lips, seemingly not very pleased with those two.

"It's not as bad as Lady Hu says; one is just a bit greedy for sleep, and the other is just a bit greedy for play!" This time, it was the bald little monk who defended the two.

"You..." Hu Hu Pinggu, hearing the monk Ku Sang say this, was somewhat unhappy and wanted to say something more.

"Alright! Everyone, don't argue. After all, everyone agreed at the beginning that except for when we have to act in unison and follow orders during fights with external forces, at other times, everyone is free and acts according to their own preferences!" Daoist Song Wen hurriedly stepped forward to mediate.

Seeing this, Lady Hu, besides being somewhat unhappy, didn't continue to make a scene; after all, Daoist Song Wen's strength was there, and she couldn't help but give him some face.

"When we gather tonight, Brother Han will see those two. I'll introduce you then; those two are indeed a little bit different!" The Daoist had a helpless look, seemingly quite troubled by those two.

Seeing this, although Han Li's curiosity was greatly aroused, he felt embarrassed to keep asking.

Next, Daoist Song Wen asked Han Li if he planned to act with them or wander around alone.

Han Li naturally chose the latter, and Daoist Song Wen wasn't surprised. Because people who had just entered Tainan Valley were naturally more curious about this place and mostly liked to act alone, but after they had seen enough, they would gather together and act like the few of them.

The Daoist was also very responsible; after telling Han Li about some taboos and common conventions, giving him a certain understanding of the Tainan Small Assembly, he gave Han Li a talisman.

He pointed to a small building among the pavilions and told Han Li that it was their lodging, and that if Han Li was tired, he could go there to rest, while this talisman was the key to breaking the restriction of the small building.

Then these few people bid farewell to Han Li and disappeared into the night, not knowing if they were continuing to search for other rogue cultivators.

Han Li kept looking at their backs, and only when they were truly far away and out of sight did he lower his head to look at the talisman in his hand. This yellow talisman had silver light flashing on it, and some talismans he couldn't understand were drawn on it; it looked like it truly had some marvelous uses.

Han Li pondered for a moment and then chuckled.

He folded the talisman paper, put it into his bosom, then took a deep look in the direction where Daoist Song Wen had disappeared, and then turned and walked toward the plaza without hesitation.

After entering the plaza, Han Li, like the other cultivators, walked slowly while checking the items on each stall one by one.

According to what Daoist Song Wen had just said, the transactions of these cultivators generally used two methods.

One was the primitive method of bartering; some cultivators hoped to exchange things they didn't need for items they urgently needed, so these people often set up stalls for several days without successfully trading a single item, which was also a common occurrence.

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