Chapter 2079

This morning, Xiao Feng was fishing with Yao Rang again.

They said they were fishing, but really it was just to make chatting easier.

"Brother Yao, you must be quite old, right?" Xiao Feng hung a blade of grass in his mouth, half-reclining on the grassy slope, his fishing rod utterly still.

With his strength, all it would take to hook a fish is a single thought, but that would be boring.

Yao Rang replied, "Yeah, I'm over six hundred years old this year; if I can't break through, my demise is not far off."

"Over six hundred years... No wonder your state of mind is so good; you must have experienced many things." Xiao Feng was somewhat surprised.

Yao Rang laughed, "People definitely experience many things in life. I used to be in Yu Emperor City, where I was considered a minor notable figure. My master is an Immortal, several of my senior fellows are also experts, and my ancestry can even be traced back to the ancient emperor Yu Shun. But those prosperous days are gone; now I'm just an old disciple under an Immortal who can't break through, incapable of anything, only able to protect Xiao Chen so that ignorant people don't hurt him."

"So you have such a background—no wonder you don't take Ma Boshan seriously. If we really fought, the entire White Sword Sect, young and old, probably wouldn't be a match for you." Xiao Feng then realized his background and understood just how strong Han Zichen's protector was.

Yao Rang smiled without speaking.

His cultivation level is the same as Ma Boshan's.

But the gap between an Immortal's disciple and an ordinary cultivator is huge.

Ma Boshan isn't exceptionally talented; reaching the Spirit Transformation Realm was already a stroke of luck, so compared to Yao Rang he naturally falls short. Moreover, the differences in their techniques and arts mean that one Yao Rang could take on three or four Ma Boshan without trouble.

After a while, Yao Rang said, "How do you plan for the future"

"? If this incarnation is going to stay here long-term, then I don't need to meddle here."

This meant he wanted Xiao Feng to take over protecting Han Zichen.

Xiao Feng shook his head. "I'm afraid that won't do; I intend to travel around the Nine Provinces, meet more people, visit my ancestors, and also get to know some of the controller Immortals here, to see if they can inspire my cultivation."

"Alright, then I can only fish for a few more years. Anyway, it'll be at most eleven or twelve years before the hegemony ends. By then I'll take Xiao Chen to Yu Emperor City, and you can come along." Yao Rang said.

"Me too? If I go to Yu Emperor City now, could I see the Yu Emperor and the various ancestral sages?" Xiao Feng asked him.

Yao Rang smiled, "I can't guarantee that. The gap between Immortals is huge too; the Yu Emperor is hard to see. My master has lived over ten thousand years and has only met him twice. But your status is special; you might have privileges—you'll have to try it yourself to know."

Xiao Feng nodded to show he understood, then asked, "How many Immortals are there in this world? And what about Yu Emperor City?"

Yao Rang was speechless, "You've stumped me. No one knows how many Immortals there are—not even the Yu Emperor—only the Dao Ancestor knows everything. But from what I know, just the Immortals in Yu Emperor City number in the hundreds, and across the Nine Provinces there should be over a thousand."

Good grief!

One city has hundreds of controllers!

All of the Nine Provinces has over a thousand Immortals!

Xiao Feng was dumbfounded—no wonder, as the most important ancestral land of the human race, this plane is truly extraordinary!

It's no wonder that, on his journey so far, just passing in a straight line and sensing the controllers had happened several times already. That's still not a careful

investigation; in reality there could be more, but he didn't notice.

"Ten or so years... that's still a long time."

Xiao Feng felt some anticipation for the future.

His years of cultivation have been short, so for now he can't feel Yao Rang's sense of vicissitude.

"Actually it hasn't been long, oh, I got a bite!" Yao Rang chuckled, twitched his rod, a fish took the bait, he swiftly lifted the rod, and a one-foot-long grass carp broke the surface.

"What a coincidence, mine hooked too." Xiao Feng was envying Yao Rang's luck when his own rod twitched, and he immediately lifted it.

He also pulled up one, likewise a grass carp, and a bit larger.

"Not bad, not bad, quite a big one. I fish this river every day; I rarely see such a large grass carp normally." Yao Rang put the fish in the basket; this will be tonight's side dish.

"Looks like my immortal aura attracted the fish, haha." Xiao Feng shamelessly boasted.

Yao Rang actually agreed, "It's quite possible; Immortal spirit aura attracts all beings. If you stay somewhere long enough, plants, trees, fish, bugs, and even people will take a liking to you."

"There's such a saying?" Xiao Feng felt surprised.

"That's for sure; don't believe me, you'll find out soon." Yao Rang confidently laughed.

As they spoke, they both sensed a door opening sound coming from a small courtyard not far behind.

Xiao Feng instantly understood; the fishing guy was referring to this.

"Brother Xiao Feng, sorry to keep you waiting!"

Just then a girl's voice rang out, and a fit white-clad girl leapt straight out from the courtyard wall nearby.

Han Zichen's skills were also not bad; she hopped over the wall with ease.

"Master is here too; did you catch any fish?"

She came to the riverbank with light steps.

Yao Rang calmly replied, "I caught a fish; tonight you can cook a few more dishes and have a few more drinks with Young Master Xiao."

"It's still early; we'll talk about tonight later. Master, I'm taking your fishing buddy away—you won't be angry, will you?" Han Zichen said with a grin.

"I can't control you, and I certainly can't control an immortal." Yao Rang chuckled and sat there by himself.

Xiao Feng's mood was slightly complicated.

Still, he put away his fishing rod and stood up.

"Let's go," he said.

"Mm!"

Han Zichen nodded happily, and the two left together.

Yao Rang glanced at their retreating backs, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"Worry-free, worry-free, hehe..."

"Are the people from Bai Jian Sect still here?"

On the way, Han Zichen asked Xiao Feng.

"They've all left; before leaving, they specially came to ask me whether I wanted to give you the Bai Jian Sect's Di Pan. I asked your father, and he said no, so I didn't accept it." Xiao Feng replied.

"Ah, that's a pity; Bai Shi Mountain is still quite nice." Han Zichen said regretfully.

You can go take it now if you want; although the White Sword Sect has left, its prestige remains, so probably no one will dare to occupy that place for a short time.

Forget it; our Han family doesn't have that many experts. If we went, we'd provoke others' envy and fighting over it, possibly leading to deaths. My father's decision wasn't wrong; it's better to stick to our duty.

Hmm.

While speaking, they walked along a road and headed toward the fields outside the town.

Han Zichen was in a good mood today; she casually picked up a withered bamboo segment and led Xiao Feng toward the fields by the river.

From here, go past this, cross a mountain, and beyond that is Moon-watching Mountain.

She walked along, tapping the weeds beside the road with her bamboo staff.

It doesn't seem far... what are you doing? Xiao Feng pointed at her action.

Han Zichen said: "Oh, this is called beating the grass to startle the snake. It's summer now, and there are many poisonous snakes around here."

With your strength, you're still afraid of snakes? Xiao Feng couldn't help but be speechless; her physique was near supernatural—even if a five-meter-long giant python came, she could tear it apart with her hands, and a tiny snake couldn't even catch up to her shadow.

Afraid, of course I am; that kind of soft, long-bodied creature is the most disgusting—I get a numb scalp just seeing a snake, which is why I 'beat the grass to startle the snake'!" Han Zichen explained.