TFHS: Chapter 42

The caravan leader had a headache and advised Su Wenfan, “Junior Brother, we have left Qingyun City and can’t go back immediately. Our caravan has a task, and it is impossible to go back until the task is completed.”

“You can only come with us to Gaoyang County first. After we finish our work, we will take you back with us. Of course, if you want to leave by yourself, then we will never stop you. However, if you encounter any danger after leaving then our caravan isn’t responsible.”

Su Wenfan was equally annoyed and scared. He didn’t understand why he was staying at home so well, only to end up thousands of kilometers away from home.

The people in the caravan said that he had a very good relationship with Miss Bai and that Miss Bai really accompanied him to Gaoyang County as she said. However, Su Wenfan couldn’t remember anything about it, no matter how hard he tried.

The memory of the past two months was blank. Su Wenfan felt that he had been very wronged. How could Miss Bai be provoked by a low-level person like him?

Bai Qiaoyu’s expression was extremely ugly. The person in front of her was completely different from yesterday. The more he came into contact with Bai Qiaoyu, the more she realized that they were two completely different people.

She asked with a dark face, “Then do you remember what we came out to do?”

Su Wenfan shook his head while looking confused. His memory was completely blank. How could he know what he was doing?

Bai Qiaoyu gritted her teeth and continued to ask, “Then do you remember Bai Qiaomo and Feng Ming?”

Su Wenfan asked strangely, “Bai Qiaomo is the proud son of the Bai family and the Kunyuan Sect. How many people don’t know him? Feng Ming? Who is that?”

Su Wenfan’s home was a relatively remote town. Feng Ming might be famous in Qingyun City, but not many people outside Qingyun City knew him.

Bai Qiaoyu almost crushed her teeth. She wished she could slap the man in front of her, but she was unwilling to just go back.

So after discussing it with Bai Qiaoyu, the people of the caravan decided to continue their journey.

As for Su Wenfan’s own opinion, it wasn’t that important. What the Fengle Caravan originally valued was Bai Qiaoyu’s identity and the guards who came with her.

During the rest of the trip, people from the caravan kept coming to talk to Su Wenfan. They were curious about his experience.

Miss Bai was unattainable, but the current Su Wenfan was very approachable.

So from these chats, Su Wenfan knew about his ‘great achievements’ during this time.

The people from the caravan had also come from Qingyun City. They all knew that Su Wenfan had hooked up with Miss Bai because he was a storyteller at Fengyu Tower.

So someone in the caravan asked Su Wenfan about the content of the story, wanting to know the next development of the story.

However, Su Wenfan’s mind was in a state of confusion. He didn’t know who the Monkey King was, let alone that he dared to challenge the young master of the Feng family and was thrown out of the restaurant by him.

The more Su Wenfan listened, the more pained he became. During the rest time, he squatted on the ground and held his head, wishing he could die.

He didn’t know before, but now he knew the identity of the young master of the Feng family. Compared with Bai Qiaoyu, this person was only higher, not lower.

What’s more, the young master of the Feng family had just become a distinguished first-grade alchemist. Even if Su Wenfan had several heads, it wasn’t enough if they were all cut off.

The more he listened to what others said, the more Su Wenfan felt that the behavior he had committed a short time ago was done by another person.

He suspected that his body had been occupied by a wandering soul in the past few months. This soul had done so many things with his body that had nothing to do with him. Otherwise, Su Wenfan wouldn’t have no impression at all.

The next day, Su Wenfan confirmed this even more. It was because when he woke up, he had an extra exercise in his mind and it was very complete.

This discovery made Su Wenfan ecstatic. People at the bottom wanted to cultivate and obtain a better technique. Now he actually had it.

This discovery made Su Wenfan fall silent. Of course, he wasn’t an active person originally.

Su Wenfan didn’t want to follow the Fengle caravan back to Qingyun City. He knew without having to think about it that he had offended Miss Bai. Based on this, he wouldn’t be able to gain a foothold in Qingyun City.

Since he couldn’t go home for the time being, he might as well go to Gaoyang County with the Fengle caravan to see if he had any chance to earn cultivation resources in Gaoyang County. He just needed to make some achievements in cultivating and he wouldn’t need to worry about surviving outside.

What Bai Qiaoyu did every day was to stare at Su Wenfan from a distance. She still held onto the hope of something unexpected, so she didn’t immediately take anyone back to Qingyun City.

The people of the Fengle caravan secretly complained, but many people in the caravan preferred this Su Wenfan because he was very diligent and rushed to do all types of chores when it was time to rest. Compared to his previous temperament, he was more likable now.

After knowing about this situation, Feng Ming stopped having people stare at the two people and the Fengle caravan. Feng Ming also felt that Su Wenfan’s personality was more likable than that of the man who transmigrated into the novel.

Compared with Bai Qiaoyu, Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo’s days were comfortable. They were either resting in the RV, practicing, reading, or enjoying the scenery outside the RV. If they were tired, they would get off the RV, ride a wildebeest, and walk around the area a few times.

Since the mammoth beasts weren’t moving very quickly, it took them more than half a month to travel from Qingyun City to Gaoyang County.

Since they had plenty of time, the head of the Feng family didn’t mind wasting this small amount of time. Instead, he deliberately slowed down the schedule so that Feng Ming could have fun.

By the time they arrived at Gaoyang County, Feng Ming also mastered the fifth elixir and refined the best-grade pill. It was called the bone tempering pill and was also used to assist in cultivation during the body tempering realm.

Feng Ming’s RV often smelled of pills. The guards were surprised at first. Then they became more and more accustomed to it. Their young master was really a genius in alchemy.

Feng Ming would also distribute non-best-grade pills to them. Even if some of the guards didn’t need these pills themselves, most of the guards had families. They might need these pills, but their children would need them. Thus, it was very precious to receive these medium-grade or even top-grade pills.

Feng Yue was relieved. Feng Ming’s poor root bones had been something she was worried about. Now it was fine and Feng Ming was showing an extraordinary talent in alchemy.

The guards didn’t know it, but she knew that Feng Ming could easily refine the best-grade pills. His alchemy skills were higher than what outsiders knew.

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Anyone who came to Gaoyang County for the first time would be shocked when they saw the tall and towering city walls, but among the Feng family, Feng Ming was the only one who was a bumpkin. He was very shocked despite having memories of two lives.

Bai Qiaomo looked amused as he explained it to Feng Ming, “Among all the cities in our dynasty, our Qingyun City is the lowest third-grade city. Gaoyang County is a second-grade city. Above the second-grade cities are first-grade and super-grade. The only super-grade city in the Dongmu Dynasty is the Imperial City.”

Feng Ming had read the relevant introductions in books, but it felt different seeing it with his own eyes. “The city walls are really high, and the city gate is even bigger.”

Bai Qiaomo continued, “It is more than that. In addition to the stronger vital energy in the city, the second-grade city also has a complete city defense formation. This can be activated when a beast wave occurs to protect the safety of the city. Every time the city defense formation is activated, it consumes a huge amount of yuan crystals. A third-grade city doesn’t have a city defense formation. Even if it does, it can’t afford to consume so many yuan crystals.”

Feng Ming said, “So, in the eyes of people living in a second-grade city, those of us in a third-grade city are almost like country people.”

Bai Qiaomo laughed. “Pretty much. These people do think highly of themselves, but this world respects strength, after all. Strong cultivators are respected wherever they go, regardless of their origins.”

Feng Ming held his chin. “That being said, there are only a few people who might stand out. After all, people who live in big cities have enjoyed stronger vital energy since they were young and also have more cultivation resources. Their achievements are naturally higher than the people from small cities.”

Bai Qiaomo knew that what Feng Ming said was the truth. There was no solution to this problem.

Feng Ming spoke casually. He wasn’t really worried about being considered a country person. He turned around, happily pulled Bai Qiaomo out of the RV, and waited to enter the city. The mammoth beast was placed outside the city. It took too much space when entering the city.

The queue waiting to enter the city was long. The number of people leaving the city was relatively small.

Most of the cultivators who passed by them looked arrogant. It was as if they feared the mud from the country bumpkins from outside would get on them.

Finally, it was the turn of the Feng family. Feng Ming was stunned by the city fee they paid. Each person needed one yuan crystal. It must be known that in Qingyun City, one yuan crystal could allow ordinary people to eat and drink well in a month. Even if Feng Ming wasn’t bad for money, he still felt that this city’s entry fee was very high.

The group was let into the city after they entered the yuan crystals. The streets in the city were very wide, and there was no problem for two mammoth beasts to walk side by side. There were all types of animals being ridden on the street, and it was no longer dominated by wildebeests. It was bustling and lively everywhere.

Bai Qiaomo explained, “This is just the outer city. Gaoyang County also has an inner city. It should be said that except for third-grade cities, the big cities are divided into inner and outer cities. The qualification to live in the inner city is very rare, but it is still yearned for by many cultivators. It is because the inner city is covered with Yuan Gathering Formation.”

Feng Ming rolled his eyes and asked in a low voice, “Then the Feng family of Gaoyang County lives in the inner city, right?”

Bai Qiaomo nodded. “Not bad. The position they occupy is quite good.”

Feng Ming felt a desire for gossip. “Besides the Feng family, what other major forces are there in Gaoyang County? We have to be careful in Gaoyang County, right?”

Bai Qiaomo had a smile in his eyes. He didn’t think Feng Ming really needed to be scrupulous, but he still made introductions.

“The strongest force in Gaoyang County is the City Lord’s Mansion. The city lord of Gaoyang County has the title of marquis granted by the dynasty. The city lord’s surname is Zong, and he is known as Marquis Zong. He is from the imperial family and is a master in the late stage of the essence dan realm. Therefore, no one dares to overstep in Gaoyang County.”

Feng Ming knew that the Dongmu Dynasty’s imperial family had the surname of Zong. But even if they were born into the imperial family, if they had no skills, then they could only stay in the Imperial City and rely on the imperial family’s favor to live. If this person was sent out to serve as a city lord then he naturally wouldn’t be incompetent.

Bai Qiaomo continued to introduce the others. “Below Marquis Zong are the four major families. In addition to the Feng family, the major families are the Gong family, Wan family and Yuan family.”

“The strength of the mercenaries in Gaoyang County isn’t weak either. There might be no mercenary groups who can match the strength of the four major families, but if these mercenary groups gather together, the four major families don’t dare to rashly face them.”

“By the way, the Kunyuan Sect’s power in Gaoyang County isn’t weak. The sect might not be located in the city, but it still has some properties in the city.”

The Feng family’s caravan often traveled between Qingyun City and Gaoyang County, so they had a temporary place there. It wasn’t very far from the city gate. It didn’t take long for them to reach their destination while riding on a wildebeest. The people staying at this place hurriedly settled the head of the Feng family and his group.

As a young couple, Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo naturally had to live in the same room. Feng Jinlin had nothing to worry about. He knew the two of them stayed together along the way, and it was obvious that Bai Qiaomo was very measured.

Feng Ming was also used to it. When resting at night, he didn’t feel there was anything wrong with staying in the same room with Bai Qiaomo.

In addition to the bed, there was also a couch. It didn’t matter if they slept on the same bed.

Feng Ming felt that after their previous heart-to-heart talk on the road, he and Bai Qiaomo were already good buddies.

Good brothers should sleep together and talk all night long. How else could they show their deep feelings?

Fortunately, he just thought about this idea in his mind and didn’t say it in front of Bai Qiaomo. Otherwise, the latter’s calm expression would collapse again.

The night passed. On the second morning, Feng Jinlin personally took his child and son-in-law outside for breakfast.

As for Feng Yue and the others, they had other things they were busy with.

Gaoyang County was Feng Jinlin’s birthplace and the place he grew up. He had been away for many years, but Gaoyang County hadn’t changed much over the years.

Feng Jinlin took the two of them to a breakfast store and sighed. “I didn’t expect this store to still be open, and the owner is the same. Come on, let’s go in. Breakfast here is delicious.”

After arriving at the store, Feng Jinlin asked the store owner to serve breakfast. Then he ate with Feng Ming until their mouths were full of oil.

Bai Qiaomo watched from the side and felt that the head of the Feng family and Feng Ming were indeed father and child. They looked exactly the same.

Feng Jinlin didn’t forget to take care of his son-in-law. “Qiaomo should eat more. By the way, Qiaomo is familiar with Gaoyang County. You must’ve been here before.”

Bai Qiaomo thanked Master Feng for his kindness and shook his head. “In the past, I rarely paid attention to food and drinks. I have never been here.”

Feng Ming reached out and patted Bai Qiaomo sympathetically. “Sure enough, geniuses don’t have it easy. You probably didn’t have much free time before to go out to look for delicious food.”

Bai Qiaomo smiled and said nothing. Feng Jinlin also looked amused.

Feng Ming said proudly, “But there is a difference between geniuses. For a genius like me, there is no difference between cultivation and enjoyment.”

Bai Qiaomo followed his words and said, “Yes, I will learn more from Junior Brother Ming in the future.”

After eating and drinking, Feng JInlin took his chin and son-in-law shopping. Feng Jinlin acted as both a guide and a guard.

Who made his ger weak and his son-in-law abolished? He didn’t feel at ease when he let Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo go out alone. After all, this was Gaoyang County. Not everyone would recognize Feng Ming and be afraid of the strength of the Feng family.

Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo walked in front, with Feng Ming looking at the stores on both sides. Feng Jinlin walked behind them with his hands behind his back. Every time Feng Ming stopped, he would wait patiently.

Bai Qiaomo knew that the head of the Feng family loved his child, but he had rarely seen someone so doting on their children in his two lifetimes.

Fortunately, Feng Ming was someone who awakened knowledge of his past life. Otherwise, the head of the Feng family might’ve spoiled Feng Ming too much. Bai Qiaomo had met many truly arrogant and domineering children in his past life.

Once tired from shopping, the three of them found a nearby teahouse to sit down and rest. They sat in the teahouse and looked at the people and scenery outside.

As a second-grade city, even the consumption in teahouses was higher than that in Qingyun City. However, Feng Ming didn’t need to worry about these things.

Just after drinking a cup of spiritual tea, Feng Ming saw movement on the street outside the teahouse. After looking out the window, he saw a group of people on the street, causing many passersby to stop and watch.

Among this group of people, there were several cultivators carrying the body of a giant python covered with black scales. The cultivators look proud.

“Ah, this is a third-level desolate beast, the black-scaled python.”

Feng Jinlin and Bai Qiaomo also came over to take a look. Feng Ming had only seen pictures, but the other two had seen the real thing.

Feng Jinlin said, “It is indeed a third-level desolate beast, the black-scaled python. It isn’t easy to hunt it down. These cultivators aren’t weak. Looking at their clothing, they should be a mercenary team.”

Bai Qiaomo recognized it instantly. “They are the Tiger Mercenary Team. The captain is a cultivator at the peak of the essence liquid realm. It is indeed a good mercenary team in Gaoyang County, but not the strongest.”

Feng Ming asked curiously, “Brother Bai has dealt with them?”

Bai Qiaomo nodded and smiled. “I met them before when I was out hunting. I even cooperated with some of them. The atmosphere of the Tiger Mercenary Team is pretty good.”

The blood and meat of the black-scaled python were good things. So when the Tiger Mercenary Team carried it, people in the teahouse where Feng Ming’s group was and other nearby teahouses and restaurants started shouting to ask the Tiger Mercenary Team about this black-scaled python. They asked if the black-scaled python was going to be sold and what the price was.

The most indispensable thing in Gaoyang County was the rich and powerful people. Therefore, this Tiger Mercenary Team didn’t go very far and already attracted several bids for this black-scaled python that was over ten meters.

After someone shouted the high price of 80,000 yuan crystals, Feng Ming could clearly tell that the leading cultivator was tempted. At this moment, another voice sounded from their teahouse. “100,000 yuan crystals. Our Wan family wants it.”

The moment this voice rang out, several people walked out of a box, led by a young man in his 20s.

The moment the Wan family’s name was mentioned, there was no other sound from the scene. Even if this black-scaled python was rare, they had to give face to the Wan family, one of the four major families.

The same was true for the Tiger Mercenary Team. The moment they heard the words ‘Wan family’, they knew who owned the black-scaled python this time. They were very satisfied with the bidding up to this point.

Thus, the leader of the team immediately shouted, “I didn’t know Young Master Rong of the Wan family was here. Then this black-scaled python belongs to Young Master Rong.”

From the discussion of others, Feng Ming knew that this person was called Bairong. He came to the window and threw a storage bag down directly. Then the people around him went down to collect the black-scaled python. He didn’t need to go in person.

He stood in front of the window and watched with arrogance on his face. He turned around and was about to go back to his box when his eyes swept across Feng Ming’s table. Then he changed directions and headed over.

Feng Ming secretly screamed. Sure enough, this person came for the three of them, or to be more precise, for Bai Qiaomo.

After this person took a few steps forward and stopped, he looked at Bai Qiaomo and sneered.

“Who is this? It turns out to be an old acquaintance. I thought I would never meet you again, Bai Qiaomo, in Gaoyang County.”

“I heard that you got married in your hometown. Why? After becoming a son-in-law, you still ran outside alone? Aren’t you afraid of neglecting your wife?”

“No, no, I heard that you didn’t marry a wife. You married into a family, and it is a good-for-nothing ger who can’t cultivate. The two of you are really suitable for each other.”