Chapter 433: Seven Autumn City

When Chu Shaoqiang took off his hat, He He Jiaqing finally recognized him.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't surprised. In Puluo Continent, everyone knew Chu Shaoqiang was dead, and most people thought he died in land reclamation, while a few knew he died at the hands of the Guanfang Envoy.

But almost no one knew he was still alive. He He Jiaqing certainly didn't know.

But He He Jiaqing knew one thing: meeting Chu Shaoqiang here shouldn't be a coincidence.

"Uncle Qiang, you came to Madame Wuqin Township to look for me?" Chu Shaoqiang was an elder, so He He Jiaqing spoke to him very politely.

Chu Shaoqiang laughed: "Eat noodles first, my treat."

Chu Shaoqiang ordered two bowls of noodles, ordered two side dishes, and a pot of wine.

The two ate a meal together. He He Jiaqing said: "Uncle Qiang, shouldn't we talk about business now?"

Chu Shaoqiang settled the bill and laughed: "Let's go out and talk. People here are not related; it wouldn't be good to implicate them."

The two walked and talked. Chu Shaoqiang said: "In Puluo Continent, I have heard quite a few rumors about you."

He He Jiaqing said: "If it's rumors related to Sage Peak, there should be quite a few misunderstandings here."

Chu Shaoqiang nodded: "I also feel there are misunderstandings here. I have also had some misunderstandings with Sage Peak recently. I am preparing to take you to Sage Peak to clarify the misunderstandings."

He He Jiaqing heard this, put both hands into his pockets: "Uncle Qiang, is this your purpose for coming to Madame Wuqin Township?"

"Not entirely, but since we've met, you'd better follow me."

"I cannot go to Sage Peak. The Sage on Sage Peak cannot tolerate me."

"He Jiaqing, I only intend to take you to Sage Peak, but I didn't intend to discuss this with you." Chu Shaoqiang looked at He He Jiaqing's hands. "You put your hands in your pockets—are you going to pull out a weapon?"

He He Jiaqing shook his head: "I am an honest child; how would I dare to be presumptuous in front of a senior?"

"It doesn't matter if you pull out a weapon. I appreciate juniors like you and also want to see your true skills." Chu Shaoqiang laughed. A hunting net fell from the sky and landed right on He He Jiaqing.

Chu Shaoqiang looked slightly regretful; He He Jiaqing's strength made him a bit disappointed.

He advised He He Jiaqing: "Child, don't struggle. You can't break free. Struggling blindly will only make you suffer more."

He He Jiaqing touched the material of the hunting net and sighed: "I really can't break free from this net, but Uncle Qiang might have a way."

Chu Shaoqiang frowned. He couldn't understand what this meant.

Could He He Jiaqing be a Thought Cultivator, capable of manipulating him to release the hunting net?

But according to the news from Sage Peak, He He Jiaqing should be a Traveling Cultivator.

Chu Shaoqiang didn't dare to be careless, concentrating his thoughts, guarding against Thought Cultivation techniques.

He He Jiaqing's hand pulled out from his pocket, holding a small knife.

He used this small knife to cut open the hunting net and quickly escaped from Chu Shaoqiang's sight.

"Impossible. How could his knife cut my hunting net?" Chu Shaoqiang didn't quite believe it.

Amidst his astonishment, he suddenly felt that something was missing from his body.

That small knife?

Was the small knife in He He Jiaqing's hand mine?

Chu Shaoqiang looked in the direction He He Jiaqing escaped.

He didn't chase. Thief Cultivators were good at escaping. Their speed and endurance couldn't compare to Traveling Cultivators, but they were much stronger than Craft Cultivators.

Chu Shaoqiang had Traveling Cultivator magic treasures, but He He Jiaqing had already escaped for a period of time, so even if he used the magic treasure, it would be difficult to catch up.

Moreover, Craft Cultivators were very restrained in front of Thief Cultivators, so Chu Shaoqiang didn't want to take unnecessary risks.

"Outsiders all say He He Jiaqing is both literary and martial, and Sage Peak says He He Jiaqing is a Traveling Cultivator. I really didn't expect him to be a thief."

Chu Shaoqiang walked in the town for a while and saw Ma Wu preparing a construction site by the street.

He glanced at the blueprint in Ma Wu's hand and learned that Ma Wu was going to build a restaurant.

Madame Wuqin Township didn't have many people, and the folk customs were bad. Could he make money by building a restaurant here?

But then again, Ma Ma Junyang was a genius at business; perhaps he could really make something of it.

Chu Shaoqiang looked at Ma Wu's blueprint and said: "Little brother, this restaurant you are building is too luxurious; it's not very suitable for this place."

Ma Wu looked back at Chu Shaoqiang, feeling that this person was familiar, but he could never remember where he had seen him.

Being able to see the doorway from the blueprint proved that this person was an expert. Ma Wu had always respected experts: "I think this restaurant is still a bit plain; it's several levels worse than the Thousand Joy Building."

"Thousand Joy Building?" Chu Shaoqiang laughed. "That is one of the best restaurants in Green Water City. This is Madame Wuqin Township; how could it bear such a good place?"

"It can bear it!" Ma Wu was very confident. "This brother, from now on, this place is no longer called Madame Wuqin Township; this is Seven Autumn City."

"Seven Autumn City? Madame Wuqin Township has been called this for so many years. Who changed the name?" Chu Shaoqiang didn't understand at all.

Ma Wu laughed: "I say it was the Earth Deity who changed the name. Do you believe me?"

This was the name changed by Qiu Qiu Luoye. Li Li Banfeng felt it should be called Autumn Seven City. Qiu Qiu Luoye was the elder brother, and the elder brother's name should be placed in front.

Qiu Qiu Luoye said: "Autumn Seven City sounds like seven cities. We only have one city. When we have seven cities, we will call it Autumn Seven City!"

Seven Autumn City, that was it.

Ma Wu said to Chu Shaoqiang: "This brother, you are a person with real skills. Seven Autumn City is recruiting workers. If you are willing, you can come to me to find a job. For anyone with real skills, I will never treat them unfairly!"

"Fine," Chu Shaoqiang nodded. "I'll draw you another blueprint, even more decent than the Thousand Joy Building!"

Xiao Zhengong walked on the village road, listening to Liu Guocai introduce the ins and outs of the matter.

"Captain Xiao, there are misunderstandings in this. Trouble you to explain it to the superiors."

Xiao Zhengong sneered: "I've come all this way, and you tell me it's a misunderstanding? Sage Peak is still waiting for my reply."

"Then I have to trouble you to tell the Sage over there as well."

"How to tell? You teach me?"

"Don't dare, don't dare, Captain Xiao, you just need to convey the truth, and I will be very grateful."

"Let's see. Is what you say the truth? Let's wait until it's investigated clearly."

At night, Liu Guocai set up a banquet to entertain Xiao Zhengong and his party. Liu Guocai also repeatedly stated: "There is nothing in Madame Wuqin Township. The ingredients and the chefs were all sent from Green Water City."

Xiao Zhengong nodded slightly, his expression seemingly showing some appreciation.

To tell the truth, whether it was the wine or the dishes, Seeing Datou had never eaten such a high-end banquet.

But he didn't dare to move his chopsticks. Their mission this time was very special, and he wasn't familiar with Liu Guocai. Moreover, Liu Guocai's position was very high, and this humble attitude made Seeing Datou very uncomfortable.

"Eat, it's rare for Envoy Liu to be so hospitable!" Xiao Zhengong opened his mouth, so Seeing Datou didn't need to be polite anymore.

Just as he picked up his chopsticks, a woman wearing a dark blue cheongsam sat down beside Seeing Datou and poured wine for him.

In the Outer Continent, cheongsams weren't rare, but this was the first time Seeing Datou had seen such an exquisite cheongsam, which could show every detail so clearly.

Of course, the appearance was shown on the cheongsam, and the essence of the details came from the girl.

Seeing Datou's face turned red. Xiao Zhengong looked at Seeing Datou and laughed: "Eat, it's all delicious. In Puluo Continent, there aren't so many constraints."

Xiao Zhengong only stayed in Madame Wuqin Township for two days. Two days later, he set off for Jianren Ridge.

Upon arriving at Sage Peak, a checkpoint was set up on the mountain road, and everyone was forbidden to go up the mountain.

Xiao Zhengong looked at the man guarding the checkpoint and asked in a low voice: "Do you know who I am?"

The man really knew and responded in a low voice: "Senior brother, don't make things difficult for me. Not letting you go up the mountain is for your own good. There is an epidemic on the mountain, and dozens of junior brothers have died."

Xiao Zhengong was startled: "What kind of epidemic?"

"Blisters, blisters with green plasma. They can grow all over the body in one day, and after three days, the person is dead."

"I can guard the checkpoint here, so I'm considered lucky. The junior brothers on the mountain don't even know if they can live until tomorrow."

Xiao Zhengong left Sage Peak immediately. As a high-level Martial Cultivator, he ran at the speed of a Traveling Cultivator all the way.

No wonder the Sage hadn't made any moves during this period.

Dozens of disciples were lost at once.

Sage Peak was severely damaged this time.

Who did this?

Green Flower Beggar?

When did he fall out with the Sage?

Xiao Zhengong looked at the farmers plowing the fields by the roadside. He hadn't seen any blisters on them yet.

Only attacking Sage Peak and letting go of the civilians in Jianren Ridge?

This didn't look like Green Flower Beggar's style.

Cui Ti asked for a bowl of water from a farmer and drank it in one breath.

Three days.

He had walked for three whole days, but still couldn't walk out of Jianren Ridge.

This was a technique used by the Sage, a high-level Joy Cultivation technique—"Layered Mountains and Ridges."

Cui Ti had seen this technique once, but he didn't know how to break it.

There were two paths in front of Cui Ti.

The first path: keep walking, try every possible way to walk out of Jianren Ridge. "Layered Mountains and Ridges" had an end, but whether he could choose the right direction depended on Cui Ti's luck.

Even if his luck was extremely good, choosing the right direction, walking for ten days or half a month, and reaching the edge of Jianren Ridge, the Sage only needed to change the technique once, and he would have to start all over again.

The second path: spread the plague directly in the village.

These villagers were the Sage's crops, and the Sage had to rely on them to live.

Cui Ti only needed to spread the plague to the village, letting one village after another die out, to force the Sage to let him leave.

But doing so would expose Cui Ti's whereabouts, and he could be captured alive by the Sage at any time.

Cui Ti was very conflicted. He had to choose one of these two paths.

Just as he was about to make a decision, a man wearing a white slanted-placket long gown, wearing a white hat, and holding a folding fan came to Cui Ti's side.

"From out of town? Don't know the way, right? I'll take you."

Cui Ti frowned: "What kind of person are you?"

The man laughed: "Now I am your benefactor, and in the future, we should be acquaintances. Your Ancestor wants to cooperate with me. He showed great sincerity, so I have to send a return gift to him."

"What cooperation, what return gift?" Cui Ti was unwilling to believe the man in front of him.

The man urged: "Let's leave here first. The place I should least come to in this world is Jianren Ridge."

This man really didn't deceive Cui Ti. He took Cui Ti and walked for two hours, and a valley appeared at the end of the mountain road.

Cui Ti had walked this mountain road many times, but he had never seen this valley.

"What technique did you use? Why can you find the way out?" Cui Ti didn't understand at all.

The man looked at the valley: "Let's walk and see. It's hard to say if this is the way out."

Passing through the valley, a wilderness appeared ahead.

Cui Ti said happily: "This is Hen Wuyou Ping."

The man nodded: "Hen Wuyou Ping, the former capital, and now the old land. Let's walk faster; it's best not to run into the Actor Prince."

Cui Ti said: "You know this place very well."

"Yes, the people here want to invite me over. If I didn't recognize the road, how would I dare to visit casually?"

Walking out of Hen Wuyou Ping, the man took Cui Ti onto the nearest train and returned to Green Water Bay all the way.

Arriving at Boundless Hospital, a doctor was reviewing medical records in Cui Ti's office.

"Ancestor, I have completed the mission." Cui Ti bowed to the doctor.

Green Water Beggar took off his mask, nodded, and laughed: "I have also been looking after your business."

After speaking, Green Water Beggar looked at the man in the white long gown: "He He Jiaqing, you are very trustworthy."

Cui Ti was startled. So this person was He He Jiaqing.

He He Jiaqing shrugged his eyebrows: "The Big Boss of Green Water Bay must also be trustworthy."

Green Water Beggar took a half-arched iron coupon from his bosom and handed it to He He Jiaqing.

He He Jiaqing accepted the iron coupon, checked it to be correct, and said to Green Water Beggar: "I really didn't expect that you would use such a precious thing to exchange for a disciple."

Green Water Beggar looked at Cui Ti and said: "He is worth it."

He He Jiaqing accepted the contract and said: "I believe we still have many opportunities to cooperate."

Green Water Beggar nodded: "There are quite a few opportunities right now. You know Chu Shaoqiang, right?"

PS: Green Water Beggar has an extra contract, which came from another beggar.

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Lvshui Gai looked at Cui Cui Tike and said, "He is worthy of it."

He He Jiaqing accepted the contract and said, "I believe we will still have many opportunities to cooperate."

Lvshui Gai nodded, "There are quite a few opportunities right now. You recognize Chu Shaoqiang, don't you?"

PS: Lvshui Gai has an extra contract in his hand, which came from another beggar.

(End of chapter)