Chapter 243

Seeing this shopkeeper just opening his mouth without making a sound, Ye Zhangqing had a Black Line.

Despite this guy not being a cultivator, he couldn't even use Spiritual Voice Transmission; in the end they had to communicate by writing, and only then did Ye Zhangqing buy this bottle of Red Spirit Pepper.

How come even outside the lord's manor there are mutes? Ye Zhangqing was puzzled.

However, this doubt was soon answered; no one knows who damn spread it, but in just a few days, a craze for eating wood worms swept through Shu City.

Almost every restaurant launched fried wood worms, and thanks to their unparalleled deliciousness, as soon as they were introduced, they instantly became popular throughout the city, winning the love of countless people.

In any restaurant, as soon as you walk in, almost every table has a plate of fried wood worms; people eat them with great enjoyment.

Men, women, old and young all love it, but this scene is somewhat strange.

The tavern, which should have been lively, was now unusually quiet; although people were drinking, they just couldn't make a sound.

When their eyes met, they could only show a bright smile.

Now it's done—not just the lord's manor, but the entire Shu City has gone mute.

Furthermore, after observation, Ye Zhangqing discovered that ordinary people eating wood worms would become mute after just two or three.

It's similarly painless, but they just can't make a sound; cultivators fare better—the higher their cultivation, the longer they can hold out.

Ababa..........

Ababa...........

Wherever you go, you can see people who just open their mouths without making a sound; meanwhile, because they discovered the deliciousness of wood worms, in no time the wood worms that even dogs used to ignore turned into a sought-after delicacy.

Every restaurant is collecting wood worms on a large scale, and the price keeps rising—saying it changes by the Shíchén is no exaggeration.

This also led to the woodlands being packed with people catching wood worms.

The number of people looks like it's damn near catching up to the wood worms.

The wood worms, which were originally numerous, now seem to have become an endangered species.

This change over just a few days really left Ye Zhangqing somewhat bewildered; after returning to the lord's manor, the disciples had already washed the wood worms clean, dried off the moisture, and were just waiting to put them in the pot.

Seeing this, Ye Zhangqing no longer wanted to say anything more.

Anyway, it couldn't be persuaded; besides not being able to speak, there was no other effect, and as long as they didn't eat for two or three days, they would slowly recover.

After staying in Shu City for another three days, the disciples frantically collected wood worms; by the time they were ready to leave, Zhao Zhengping and the others had harvested several large Space Rings full of wood worms, estimated to be enough to eat for a long time.

At the farewell, similarly silent, the lord led the officials all the way to send the group outside the city, transmitting via Spiritual Voice Transmission.

Please, immortal masters, take your leave.

Lord, you don't need to see us off.

They bowed with clasped hands in greeting, but damn, there was no sound, looking extremely strange.

The crowd left, and Shu City remained completely silent.

As a result, people who later came to Shu City were initially completely bewildered.

Just as they reached the city gate, they were stopped by the guard troops, who opened their mouths saying 'Ababa' while gesturing wildly.

This left those entering the city each feeling doubtful.

What does that mean?

Ababa..........

Ababa?

Ababa..........

Damn, I can't understand.

Can you speak human language?

Ababa...... Ababa...........

After finally entering the city, they still complained, 'What a big city, why assign a few mutes to guard the gate?'

But later they realized they had oversimplified; stopping any random passerby on the road, they'd open their mouths and say 'Ababa'.

Everyone in Shu City was mute, leaving outsiders utterly unable to figure it out.

"Damn, I only came to Shu City last month; how did it suddenly become like this?"

Stop damn babbling, do you want this spiritual herb or not?

For a time, Shu City was filled with Ababa sounds and angry shouts, making communication impossible.

Worse still, some directly cursed.

"Damn, don't even call it Shu City anymore; call it Ababa City— a whole city of mutes, damn, what the hell is going on?"

As for these, the disciples of Dao Yi Sect naturally didn't know; after leaving Shu City, Ye Zhangqing continued his travels according to plan.

As for Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie, and many other disciples, they still couldn't speak— who let them forget those wood worms?

They journeyed on in silence, but secretly the disciples chatted happily using Spiritual Voice Transmission.

By evening, as the sky gradually darkened, the group arrived above a great river.

Xu Jie and Ye Zhangqing stood on the deck, transmitting via Spiritual Voice Transmission.

"Junior brother, this is the Heaven-Reaching River, the largest river near our Dao Yi Sect, with quite nice scenery."

Hearing that, Ye Zhangqing also surveyed the huge river below.

Extremely wide, with turbulent currents, nine bends and eighteen turns; moreover, looking ahead, one can see many villages on both banks of the river.

It seems this great river nurtures many people along its banks.

Anyway, there's nothing else to do; Ye Zhangqing planned to spend the night by the river and instantly take in the magnificent scenery of the Heaven-Reaching River.

After all, it's an outing for training; stopping wherever he likes for a few days is no big deal.

For this, everyone naturally had no objections; the fleet of flying ships slowly descended, and Hong Zun took out his Spirit City, whereupon a brand-new town quickly appeared out of nowhere by the riverside.

Everyone skillfully divided the rooms, and not far from where they chose to stay there was a village.

As for this suddenly appearing town, the villagers were also shocked beyond belief; curious, they gathered around and watched from afar.

Only after discovering that they were Immortal Masters of the Dao Yi Sect did the villagers finally dare to step forward.

One must say, the Dao Yi Sect's reputation in this area is truly excellent; at least all along, even ordinary people, upon seeing Dao Yi Sect disciples, while they feel respect, they do not have much fear.

They even dare to step forward and exchange a few words.

As for the disciples of the Dao Yi Sect, when facing ordinary people, they do not feel arrogant; on the contrary, they are very peaceful, and even though the two sides are not from the same world, the disciples of the Dao Yi Sect will not bully the weak.

「Immortal Master。」

The village head, an elder, came outside the town surrounded by the crowd; hearing this, Hong Zun smiled and nodded.

「Ah ba ah ba........... 」

Huh???

It was fine, but just opening his mouth directly left the old village head at a loss — no, this isn't an Immortal Master of the Dao Yi Sect? Why is he mute?

He then turned his head to look at Qing Shi beside him, and immediately Qing Shi opened his mouth.

「Ah ba ah ba............. 」

「Another mute? 」

He then looked toward Zhāng Tiānzhèn.

「Ah ba ah ba............ 」

Afterward, Bai Hua Xianzi, Zhao Zhengping, Xu Jie..........

「Ah ba ah ba............ 」

After going around, he discovered that all the Immortal Masters before him were actually mute; for a moment, the old village head's expression turned somewhat strange.

Are these people really Immortal Masters of the Dao Yi Sect, or are they impostors?

Otherwise, why would they be a bunch of mutes? How could Immortal Masters be mute?

In the old village head's understanding, Dao Yi Sect Immortal Masters are beings who can pluck stars and the moon with their hands; they certainly cannot be a bunch of mutes.

As soon as they open their mouths, it's just "ba ba"; where is there any Immortal Master bearing?