Chapter 131: Ancient Profession

After exiting the space, he saw the sky; it was still early. Lin Zhangqing practiced the Thunder True Scripture again.

Every time he saw that he had made a little progress, his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

Therefore, cultivation is something that really makes people addicted, provided, of course, that one can feel the progress.

Of course, there are also many cultivators who have not made any progress for years and simply gave up on cultivation, only trying their best to maintain their existing cultivation realm without regressing.

These are the cultivators whose path ahead is cut off, as mentioned before. Such cultivators can only muddle along and wait for death, so Lin Zhangqing absolutely did not want to be this kind of person.

In the blink of an eye, another two or three days passed. Today was the day to set off for Jinzhou Prefecture.

Lin Zhangqing finished his practice early in the morning and, after bidding farewell to his grandfather, rushed to the guest ship landing field ten miles outside the South Gate.

Of course, before going out, Lin Zhangqing had already put on the Hidden Spirit Mask, but this time he had changed to another face. This face was that of an ordinary young man.

It was better-looking than the previous face, but it was also equally low-key, focusing on not attracting attention. Lin Zhangqing liked this.

When he arrived at the place, it was still early before the agreed Chen hour. He searched around but didn't see the figures of Senior Chen Jieyi or Chen Zi Ya. They should not have arrived yet, so he could only wait for them a little longer.

The guest ship to be taken this time could already be seen, because Lin Zhangqing recognized the Wanbao Pavilion logo on it, so he confirmed that this ship was the guest ship they were going to take.

The hull looked more than two or three times larger than the treasure ship his Great-Grandmother had ridden back then. The hull was slender and divided into five floors in total. It was blue and white overall and looked quite spectacular.

The number of cultivators taking this guest ship this time was really quite large! Visually, there were two or three hundred people, men, women, old, and young, all scattered in twos and threes around the landing field.

Basically, they were all Qi Refining stage cultivators. It seems this kind of guest ship is indeed the first choice for Qi Refining stage cultivators for long-distance travel.

Just as Lin Zhangqing was waiting for Chen Zi Ya, he didn't expect someone to come over to strike up a conversation. A beautiful young woman in her twenties with an outstanding demeanor walked to Lin Zhangqing's side, and suddenly a fragrant breeze blew over.

Then she greeted Lin Zhangqing, "This fellow Daoist, you look like you are alone. Where are you going? Do you want to be companions on the road so we can look after each other?"

Lin Zhangqing was very alert now. He maintained twelve points of vigilance toward those who took the initiative to strike up a conversation like this. Besides, the face he had on now was very ordinary.

Those who came to strike up a conversation for no reason like this must have some purpose.

Lin Zhangqing didn't want to attract trouble now, so he refused very cleanly, "Sorry, I have companions who will be here soon, and I don't need to find others to be companions."

"Fellow Daoist, you should go look elsewhere; there should be someone who likes to be companions with you."

The beautiful young woman didn't mind and chuckled at Lin Zhangqing, "That's a pity. I'm in Room Bing-Character Three-Two-Nine. If you change your mind, you can come find me. You're welcome anytime!"

After saying this, she even winked at Lin Zhangqing and then went to find the next single male cultivator.

Only then did Lin Zhangqing realize with a start; it turned out she was a young lady in this industry. It could be considered the most ancient industry, right?

With such a beautiful cultivator young lady doing this, the business should be very prosperous, right?

Lin Zhangqing sighed, but it really wasn't suitable for him, and it was better to provoke these people as little as possible.

After waiting for a while, finally, a purple sword light flew rapidly from the direction of Qingyun City, circled around the landing field, and then a high-grade cultivator's divine sense

swept unscrupulously over all the Qi Refining stage cultivators on the scene, as if looking for something. Finally, the purple sword light landed beside Lin Zhangqing.

The ones who came were Senior Chen Jieyi and Chen Zi Ya. Lin Zhangqing hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects and greet them, "Greetings, Senior, greetings, Junior Sister!"

Chen Zi Ya also paid her respects to Lin Zhangqing before chuckling, "This Senior Brother, how should I address you this time?"

Chen Jieyi raised her hand to set up a translucent sound-insulation restriction before chuckling, "You clever little brat, you've disguised yourself again. If it weren't for my high cultivation, I really wouldn't have been able to find you."

Lin Zhangqing laughed, "There was no other way! The Lin family is weak and small, and I didn't want to bring trouble to the family, so I could only do this!"

"Oh, by the way, Zhang Dejun greets Senior Chen Jieyi, greets Junior Sister Chen!"

"Zhang Dejun!" Hearing this name, they couldn't help but associate it with the previous name "Gao Deshuai!" Chen Jieyi and Chen Zi Ya both couldn't help but laugh, "He, he, he," for a good while before stopping.

Lin Zhangqing was full of helplessness. He didn't understand what was so funny about this name; it was clearly a very serious name, wasn't it! Perhaps there were no serious jokes in the cultivation world, so their sense of humor was a bit low! Chen Jieyi still appreciated Lin Zhangqing very much—smart, clever, strong in combat, and most importantly, thick-skinned; when it was time to take advantage, he never hesitated.

So Chen Jieyi sometimes really didn't treat him as an ordinary junior, "Alright, alright, I know you're called Zhang Dejun."

"Now Xiao Ya is handed over to you. You must bring her back to me safely. If the task is completed well, I will give you an extra reward at that time."

"Also, I have booked Room Jia-Fifteen and Jia-Sixteen on the top floor for you. The voucher I gave you also has the room numbers; you'll understand once you take a look. You can go up directly later."

"Then thank you very much, Senior. Senior, please rest assured! This junior will definitely do his best to protect Junior Sister Chen. I will definitely get this reward you gave, Senior."

"Also, when we pass through various prefectures, we will also walk around and take a look at the markets everywhere."

"Experience and understand the local customs and practices, just to gain some experience. Senior, what do you think of this arrangement? Is it appropriate?"

Chen Jieyi was quite happy in her heart after hearing Lin Zhangqing's words. Sure enough, he was a clever ghost; he had guessed what she hadn't said.

She nodded with satisfaction and said, "You can arrange this yourselves. When you are out, just handle things as you see fit. Anyway, my only requirement is that people return safely."

Lin Zhangqing grinned, "Senior, rest assured. This time, even if this junior himself can't return, I will let Junior Sister Chen return safely."

"It's just that I don't know what your extra reward is this time? Can you tell this junior first, so I have something to look forward to!"

Chen Jieyi couldn't help but laugh after hearing Lin Zhangqing's words, "I thought you wouldn't ask! I didn't expect you still couldn't help it."

"Alright, I'll tell you. The extra reward is to let you go to my collection room and choose any treasure you want. How about it? Is this reward okay?"

"What if I don't see anything suitable when the time comes?" Lin Zhangqing asked weakly.

Chen Jieyi was angered by this and directly raised her hand to give Lin Zhangqing a loud rap on the head, which made Lin Zhangqing grimace in pain.

"He, he, he," Chen Zi Ya couldn't help but laugh out loud this time.

"You brat, you must have wanted to say just now, 'Are you going to hide the good things first and not let me choose?' right?"

Lin Zhangqing rubbed his head and denied it repeatedly, "No, no, this junior wouldn't dare; I absolutely wouldn't dare to think that."

Chen Jieyi rolled her eyes and "hummed" before saying, "Xiao Ya knows best what is in my collection room. When the time comes, let her accompany you in to choose."

"Of course, the premise is that your task this time must satisfy me."

"Yes, yes, this junior will definitely go all out. Senior, please rest assured!" Lin Zhangqing hurriedly promised.

"Humph!" Chen Jieyi ignored Lin Zhangqing and turned to instruct Chen Zi Ya, "Pay attention to safety when you are out."

"If there's anything, discuss it more with this cunning brat. Don't go out alone. If there's anything, just try to be with this brat as much as possible."

"Grandmother, this granddaughter understands. This granddaughter has cooperated with Senior Brother Zhang once in the secret realm, so there won't be any problems, and I won't cause trouble casually. Grandmother, please rest assured!"

Chen Jieyi nodded, "It's good that you understand. Then I'll go back first."

"The time is about right; you should be able to board the ship."

She turned to Lin Zhangqing again and said, "Cunning brat, Xiao Ya is handed over to you. I look forward to you coming to me to collect the extra reward."

Lin Zhangqing grinned, "Senior, take care. This junior will definitely come to you to collect the reward when I return."

Chen Zi Ya also said goodbye, "Grandmother, take care. This granddaughter will return soon."

Chen Jieyi nodded, transformed into a purple sword light, and flew away.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 132 =====