Chapter 155

"Then what did Seeing Ji You do after he went back?"

"Watched the scholar carry water for widows, took the little girl around, and harvested wheat."

"Harvested wheat?"

"He said it was harvesting wheat, but the little one felt that there must be fraud in it, so I wandered around for a few days and found it was indeed true. He pretended to harvest wheat, but was actually honing his sword path. It is said that the sword path is called joint harvesting."

Just as the master of the White Glow Immortal Villa said, although Seeing Ji You had the qualification to establish a noble family in Fengzhou, there were actually many dangerous passes.

Because ever since he stepped into the territory of Fengzhou, the outsider immortal villas stationed here had already been watching his every move in secret.

These immortal villas had already operated in Fengzhou for decades and had already treated this place as their private property.

Hand it over to others? They couldn't do it.

Some said Fengzhou was barren and sparsely populated, which was indeed true.

But at the same time, there were very few people sharing the spoils here.

What about the other eight provinces?

Noble families and immortal sects stood in great numbers, connected together, and in fact, the resources they could eat might not be more than what they ate in Fengzhou.

But if a local noble family were truly established, then the share in their hands would not be theirs. This was a situation that all outsider immortal villas did not want to see.

So they were now facing a very urgent problem.

If they stood by and watched, waiting for Seeing Ji You to become stronger, in ten years at the shortest or twenty years at the longest, his noble family would inevitably be established in Fengzhou.

And if they didn't want this, they needed to completely erase him during this period.

At the same time, the golden morning light of Yuyang County sprinkled over Fengzhou. Seeing Ji You came out of the Ji residence, closed the mansion gate tightly, and then walked to the outside of the city.

When he came, he said he was going to the Fengzhou government to register and establish a noble family, and take away the tax offering share of this place, and today was the day of departure.

At this time, a carriage was parked in front of the county monument of Yuyang County, and Cao Jingsong and Pei Ruyi were standing on both sides.

"Leaving now?"

"Hmm, let's go now."

Seeing Ji You whispered, then his gaze shifted slightly, looking at a farmer coming from the west of the city.

This was Uncle A-Qing from the west of the city. At this time, he was holding a white porcelain bowl filled with wild vegetable stewed meat, heading toward the south of the city.

Cao Jingsong and Pei Ruyi also saw this scene, thinking to themselves that people in the world said Fengzhou was barren, but the food was actually quite good.

And Seeing Ji You lifted his robes at this time and stepped onto the carriage.

At this time, multiple intelligence reports along the way had followed, constantly being transmitted between commanderies and cities, and sent to the hands of major immortal villas.

"Seeing Ji You is heading toward the Fengzhou government?"

"That's right, he set off early this morning and is heading straight there."

"I thought he would wait a few years to establish a noble family, I didn't expect him to come immediately?"

"The collection of tax offerings this year is about to begin. He is going to register and establish a noble family now, I'm afraid it's just for the tax offerings. It's too greedy!"

Thirty miles west of the Fengzhou government, the Qiyun Immortal Villa, Changqing Immortal Villa, Fuyan Immortal Villa... several villa masters sat in the high hall, their faces showing anger, and the sound of slapping the table was endless.

And the fifty or so people under their command all had solemn expressions, whispering to each other.

No one could have imagined that a Middle Realm of Profound Understanding practitioner, who had only entered the inner courtyard a few days ago, would directly want to establish a noble family.

Yes, local people returning to their hometown to establish a noble family after obtaining the qualification is what the Azure Cloud Immortal Rules stated.

But the Azure Cloud Immortal Rules were dead. Did he think that the dozens of mountain villas in Fengzhou today were also dead?

Greedy, truly greedy!

In fact, before this, several mountain villas did not agree to take action against Seeing Ji You.

On one hand, they feared the prestige of the Heavenly Academy, and on the other hand, they felt that Seeing Ji You establishing a noble family could also be befriended. After all, his physique for inheritance was something many immortal villas had heard of.

Especially some villa masters with daughters at home felt that they could take the ship to grow stronger in the future.

But this unexpected news at this moment made everyone's heart ring with alarm.

"Actually, people in the world thought you would inevitably practice in the inner courtyard for a few years, find a noble family daughter who could help you to become a dao companion, and then have the idea of establishing a noble family in Fengzhou, and I thought so too."

"But we are heading straight to the Fengzhou government at this time, so our thoughts are clear."

"The collection of tax offerings this year is about to begin. Whether it is immortal sects, noble families, or immortal gates, they have all opened their pockets wide. You coming to this place at this juncture will provoke the nerves of many people."

"Because you establishing a noble family in Fengzhou will snatch everyone's share, so from now on, no matter what we do, we must be extremely cautious."

The carriage traveled to Ancheng County, and Cao Jingsong, Pei Ruyi, and Seeing Ji You got off the carriage to rest here.

At this time, Cao Jingsong sat on the wide bench of the post station, giving Seeing Ji You all sorts of instructions, and saw Seeing Ji You nodding very obediently, swapping the teacup in his hand with his own.

Wang Jiaoxi Cao: "?"

Seeing Ji You raised his head with a solemn expression: "I'm afraid it's poisonous."

"You're afraid it's poisonous? Oh, I'm not afraid it's poisonous?"

"How can a great man be afraid of everything? Then what kind of ghost immortal are you cultivating?"

Seeing Ji You muttered, then frowned slightly, then picked up a piece of vegetable and put it in Cao Jingsong's bowl: "The disciple was indeed rude just now, now I am fulfilling filial piety for you."

Cao Jingsong's mouth twitched: "You really filialized me to death..."

"What are you afraid of? There is almost no poison that can kill a practitioner instantly, and I have plenty of connections in the Pill Sect. The instructor doesn't need to worry. If it is really poisonous, it only takes three days to invite a direct disciple of the Pill Sect for you."

"Then why don't you eat it?"

Seeing Ji You suspended his chopsticks over the bowl and plate: "Heaven, Earth, Monarch, Parent, Wang Jiaoxi, naturally the elder eats first. How dare the junior overstep."

Pei Ruyi listened to the two of them going back and forth and couldn't help but purse her lips: "Practitioners don't have to eat, and there's no need for someone to die..."

After saying this, Zhengxin Xianzi Ruyi thought of another thing and couldn't help but raise her eyes to look at Seeing Ji You: "Not eating or drinking is fine, but there is one most critical point that Ji Shidi must remember. This matter will cost lives."

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Hearing this, Cao Jingsong and Seeing Ji You couldn't help but become more serious: "What matter?"

Pei Ruyi put down her chopsticks: "If Ji Shidi sees silver rolling over from the ground, you must not pick it up."

Seeing Ji You stared at Zhengxin Xianzi Ruyi, silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help but knit his brows, holding the teacup in his hand tightly: "Wild silver is not allowed to be picked up, is there any law in this?"

Pei Ruyi sighed: "I know this approach violates your Dao heart, but special times require special treatment."

"I'll just pick up the first two or three. If they throw a few more to lure me, I won't pick them up."

"Once you pick up the first one, you will never be able to stop."

Seeing Ji You's expression gradually became heavy, feeling that what the senior sister said was indeed true.

Cao Jingsong put down his chopsticks at this time and couldn't help but sigh: "Actually, we can still wait. Your talent is excellent, and your cultivation speed is extremely fast. When you enter the Merging with the Dao Realm, or even the Responding to Heaven Realm, the grasp will be much greater."

"I can't wait."

"Why?"

"Establishing a stronghold is my dream. At that time, I will write on the land of Fengzhou: This road was opened by me, this tree was planted by me. If you want to pass from here, leave the road money, and become a stunning and talented peerless bandit."

Cao Jingsong and Pei Ruyi looked at each other, then said nothing more.

This person, Seeing Ji You, never had a proper shape, saying all day long that he was clear-hearted as a bandit, but in fact, most of the silver wasn't spent on himself.

It was as if this time he returned to Yuyang, the silver he exchanged with spirit stones was actually partly given to the school.

Him being able to establish a noble family here was indeed a good thing for the people of Fengzhou.

But in Cao Jingsong's view, the current situation in Fengzhou was not cast in a day, and he really didn't need to be too urgent.

Wait until the cultivation base is higher, and it will be endless, and some things will be natural.

And now taking risks, it is truly not very cost-effective.

Seeing Ji You usually calculates accounts the most clearly, I don't know why he just can't understand this truth.

Afterward, the carriage continued on its way, galloping constantly on the road where yellow dust flew.

When passing by a small village thirty miles southwest of Ancheng County, the three of them saw a ragged farmer on the side of the road again, holding a bowl, filled with some dishes, heading toward the farmland.

Cao Jingsong and Pei Ruyi frowned slightly, looking in the direction he was heading, and saw a newly built grave there.

The grave was semi-circular, but the grave entrance was only blocked halfway, and there were scattered bricks beside it.

When the farmer approached the grave and called out "Mother" softly, a face stacked with wrinkles suddenly appeared at the unblocked grave entrance, and also replied "Son".

This scene made Cao Jingsong and Pei Ruyi open their eyes wide, somewhat confused.

The two of them, although from Fengzhou, actually had good family backgrounds, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to become practitioners, so they naturally hadn't seen such scenes.

"Old Age Pavilion, haven't you seen it?"

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"The elderly in the family have lost their ability to work, but they have been alive for a long time, and just because she is still alive, they have to pay an extra tax offering. The children cannot afford it, so they can only send her here, and build a brick every day when delivering food, until the grave is completely sealed, and then it is considered the end of old age."

Seeing Ji You looked at this scene and said: "And when building the last brick, there must be meat in the bowl."

Cao Jingsong and Pei Ruyi suddenly remembered the farmer they saw in front of the Yuyang County gate when they set off, and couldn't help but turn their heads to look at Seeing Ji You.

"Three years ago, I was lost in the mountains because of some things, was saved by a group of farmers, lay in the medical hall for a long time, and then was cancelled the marriage by Fang Ruoyao. You know about this..."

"Later, after I got better, I often went to the mountains to stroll, and saw many such graves, new and old, all over the mountains. At that time, my expression was exactly the same as yours."

(End of chapter)