Chapter 588: A little trick

Qinghe County, Funiu Mountain, in the Song family's deliberation hall.

An elder of the Song family at the ninth layer of Qi Refining had just walked to the entrance of the deliberation hall when he happened to run into Song Changze, who was walking in quickly. He hurriedly cupped his hands and bowed to him.

Song Changze greeted him with a smile, bypassed him, and came before Song Yuanfang, who was checking the family account books on the side of the hall.

"Sixteenth Uncle, Ninth Uncle just said you were looking for me. Is there any important matter?"

Hearing the voice coming from the front, Song Yuanfang, who was still busily looking at the things in his hand with full attention, hurriedly put down the account book in his hand and greeted Song Changze with a smile to sit on the wooden chair on the side.

"Changze is here. Don't be in a hurry; come and taste how the spiritual tea I just brewed tastes."

After picking up the spiritual tea handed over by Song Yuanfang and taking a serious sip, a trace of surprise appeared on Song Changze's face.

"Eh! Sixteenth Uncle, this spiritual tea truly tastes quite good. Where did you get it!"

Seeing Song Changze's appearance of liking the thing in the cup, Song Yuanfang nodded with a smile: "Hehe! You kid still know your stuff."

"This is the top-grade Snow Peak spiritual tea that your aunt brought back from the Huang family last month. In our Funiu Mountain, apart from the few old ancestors on the mountaintop, only I have it here."

"If you like it, I will have your aunt send you some later. However, you are not allowed to tell anyone else about this. Otherwise, I only have that little bit; if everyone comes to ask me for it, where would there be enough for everyone to share."

"Then the nephew will thank Sixteenth Uncle first!" Hearing this, Song Changze hurriedly cupped his hands to Song Yuanfang with a smile to express his gratitude.

Song Yuanfang waved his hand and smiled: "Hehe! We are all family; there is no need to be so polite."

"Changze, this time..."

"Sixteenth Uncle, what are you saying? What trouble or not trouble? I don't have any urgent matters recently. If you have anything to say, just order me directly. As long as the nephew can do it, I will definitely not refuse!"

Seeing Song Changze looking at him seriously, Song Yuanfang then satisfiedly spoke slowly: "Hmm! Actually, it's not a difficult matter. It's just that yesterday, Daoist Liu said she wanted to go to Jin Shan Market to walk around. You help me out and accompany her for a trip. You will be back in two or three days at most."

"What! Let me accompany her to stroll around the market? No, no... Sixteenth..."

Hearing Song Yuanfang's request, Song Changze, whose mind immediately conjured up Liu Yuxin's face, hurriedly shook his head and wanted to cup his hands to Song Yuanfang to say goodbye.

Seeing this, Song Yuanfang immediately put away his smile, pulled a long face, and put down the teacup in his hand.

"Look at you. You just said you wouldn't refuse. It's just such a small matter, and you are already unwilling."

Seeing Song Yuanfang a bit angry, Song Changze hurriedly shook his head and explained: "Sixteenth Uncle, you don't know. Ever since she came, she has always looked at me with displeasure. I estimate she hasn't said less bad things about me in front of Chen Chen Laozu Qingyu."

"You now even ask me to accompany her to stroll around the market. This is pushing your nephew into a fire pit! If she gets unhappy and goes to the Chen Chen Laozu to complain again, how do you want me to explain it then?"

Song Yuanfang listened and said with an unhappy face: "Alright! The misunderstanding you had before, didn't I help you explain it to Great-Aunt last time? When did you hear others say bad things about you again?"

"The matter of Yuanping and the others was decided by me and Great-Aunt; it has nothing to do with Daoist Liu. You don't need to guess blindly all day long."

"Last time she went to Qinghe Market, wasn't it me who accompanied her? Look, I came back just fine. What could happen."

"If it weren't for the fact that I happened to have matters to attend to and couldn't get away, and your Aunt Yuanxue was still in seclusion and not convenient, I wouldn't have had to ask you to help with this favor!"

"It's just a trip to Jin Shan Market; it's not a very far place. Can't we just find any Qi Refining cultivator to accompany her? Why must we, these Foundation Establishment cultivators, waste time accompanying her to wander around everywhere." After Song Changze finished speaking, a trace of displeasure also appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Song Yuanfang also shook his head: "I know you don't understand, but Great-Aunt has already spoken. Before the Clan Leader returns, no matter where Daoist Liu goes, we few must accompany her."

"With the Clan Leader not on the mountain now, it's better to complain less. The only Foundation Establishment cultivators in the family who can go on a long journey are left with you. There is no way; I can only trouble you for a bit first."

Under Song Yuanfang's good words of comfort, although Song Changze was a bit unwilling in his heart, he still nodded and agreed.

Half a day later, outside Funiu Mountain.

"Changze, you two be careful on the road. Take good care of Daoist Liu. Remember, don't cause trouble; go early and return early."

After Song Yuanfang exhorted the two, until he watched the two escape lights disappear before his eyes, he shook his head with relief and returned to Funiu Mountain.

Not long after they left, two escape lights suddenly appeared in the sky in the distance, landing on a small hillside not far outside Funiu Mountain in the blink of an eye.

As the escape lights dissipated, two beautiful figures were immediately revealed.

Among them, a young woman dressed in green, looking at the somewhat tall Funiu Mountain not far away, said with some excitement: "After rushing on the road for so long, we finally arrived!"

Beside the green-clothed woman was a woman in white. Her face was covered with a white veil, and her appearance could not be seen, but her eyes were bright and moving, seemingly a bit curious about the Funiu Mountain before her eyes.

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Song Changze accompanied Liu Yuxin. The two traveled north, passed through a few high mountains, and very quickly entered Pingyang County in the north.

Because Song Qingming led the cultivators of Jiangling County to hold Jin Shan Market during the beast turmoil decades ago, the losses suffered by the entire Pingyang County in the beast turmoil were much smaller than over a hundred years ago, and it didn't take long for it to recover.

After decades of development, the current Pingyang County had even more population than before the beast turmoil, and even Jin Shan Market was a bit more prosperous than before.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the market, Song Changze, who was a bit afraid that Liu Yuxin would cause trouble, immediately walked in front and took the initiative to show his identity to the cultivators guarding the market.

The few Qi Refining cultivators guarding the entrance, seeing that Song Changze and the other were Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Song family of Funiu Mountain, hurriedly put on a respectful and humble attitude and enthusiastically sent the two of them into the market.

I don't know if it was because she had come out, but Liu Yuxin's mood immediately became a bit better once she arrived in the market. She took Song Changze and wandered around Jin Shan Market with excitement.

Although always following behind the other party was indeed a bit boring, fortunately, this time they came out, up to now, Liu Yuxin had not lost her young lady temper, and the tension on Song Changze's face slowly relaxed.

After the two wandered around the market, Liu Yuxin very quickly lost interest and took Song Changze out of the gate of Jin Shan Market.

Originally thinking that this trip would take at least a day or two to return, seeing that the other party finished so quickly, Song Changze was also a bit happy in his heart.

Just as Song Changze took out his flying sword and was preparing to take Liu Yuxin back to Funiu Mountain, the other party blocked his way with an unhappy face.

"Daoist Song, your Jin Shan Market is also too small. I have only strolled for less than an hour and haven't bought a few things. Are there no bigger markets nearby?"

Seeing that the other party seemed dissatisfied with this trip, Song Changze shook his head with a calm face directly:

"Jin Shan Market is already considered the largest market closest to our Funiu Mountain. Those larger markets are relatively far from here, and I have never been to them myself."

"What! You have grown up to this age and have never been further than here? You are, after all, a dignified Foundation Establishment cultivator, and you have never even been to a market bigger than Jin Shan Market? This truly makes me a bit surprised?"

Hearing the other party's mocking words, Song Changze shook his head slightly: "Congratulations, you guessed right. I have truly never been. If you are satisfied with this answer, then follow me back."

Seeing that the other party remained unmoved by her mocking words, Liu Yuxin's bright eyes turned, and her expression changed. She smiled at Song Changze and said:

"Just now in the market, I heard someone say that there is a Guiyun Market in the west, which is much bigger than here. How about it? Accompany me to take a look?"

"I only promised Sixteenth Uncle to bring you to Jin Shan Market. He didn't order me to follow you to other places. If you want to go somewhere, go yourself. I have no obligation to keep accompanying you."

After Song Changze finished speaking, he stopped paying attention to Liu Yuxin on the side and stepped onto his flying sword, flying into mid-air.

"When you were fighting with me, weren't you quite capable? How come as soon as you come outside, you become so timid? I will go myself if I want to. Don't think that without you, I can't go anywhere."

After Liu Yuxin stomped her feet on the ground, she stepped directly onto a cyan flying sword, flew into the air, and went west.

"Wait! You... where are you going?"

Seeing that the other party really didn't care and flew directly towards Guiyun Market, Song Changze, who had hesitated for a moment in mid-air, thought about it and still turned the flying sword under his feet and followed.

Although Liu Yuxin was not a member of the Song family, this woman had been deeply loved by Chen Chen Laozu Qingyu on the mountaintop ever since she came to Funiu Mountain. If something were to happen to her while in his hands, he wouldn't be able to explain it to the Chen Chen Laozu in the family later.

Liu Yuxin, who was forging ahead on her flying sword in front, saw Song Changze, who had already chased after her not far behind, and a trace of triumph immediately appeared on the corner of her mouth.

In her heart, she had actually already calculated that the other party would not dare to easily abandon her and leave just like that...

Just by using a little trick, Song Changze immediately followed obediently. Everything was obviously still in her calculations.

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