I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 244 - 214: Reunion with Jingshan (Bonus - for 10,000 Accumulated Tips)
West of Baishui City.
Jiang Yuebai deliberately circled from the North City Gate to the West City Gate, pretending to come from the Fengxian Domain, as if she hadn’t passed through Immortal Traveling Mountain.
At this moment, it was early morning, and there were many people lining up to enter the city. Most of them were loose cultivators and sect disciples who had just arrived in Kongfang City and hadn’t registered yet.
Cultivators who had already registered could directly enter the city with Kongfang City’s temporary token.
When it was Jiang Yuebai’s turn, she handed over her Heavenly Interence Sect direct disciple token for the guard to verify and register.
Coming here to participate in the Wind and Cloud Meeting, she definitely had to reveal her true identity. There was no need to use the name Chenzhou Wanderer anymore.
"Are you Jiang Yuebai from the Heavenly Interence Sect, who is said to be the reincarnation of the Profound Bird?" The person registering saw her token and looked at her with shining eyes.
"Reincarnation of the Profound Bird?"
Jiang Yuebai was puzzled. What kind of absurd rumor was this?
A few guards gathered around, all excitedly scanning Jiang Yuebai.
"The events in the Land of Azure Flame have long spread across the Nine Domains. It’s said that on that day, you alone set the array to turn the tide and break the Ghost Clan’s plot, and that you stood under the bright moon with the phantom of the Profound Bird guarding you."
"That can’t be right; I heard she was the reincarnation of the Nine Heavens Profound Bird, plucking stars to subdue evil ghosts."
"What I heard was that she was the reincarnation of their Heavenly Interence Sect’s Patriarch..."
Jiang Yuebai: .....
The more they talked, the more ridiculous they became, and Jiang Yuebai hurriedly interrupted.
"I am myself, not anyone’s reincarnation. Also, our Heavenly Interence Sect’s Patriarch ascended; ascended, not died and reincarnated. Watch your words."
The guards awkwardly laughed along, as Jiang Yuebai was a direct disciple and a hot topic at this Wind and Cloud Meeting, someone they couldn’t afford to offend.
They efficiently issued Jiang Yuebai a temporary one-year pass, nodding and bowing as they sent her through the city gate.
As she walked down the long corridor, Jiang Yuebai frowned. Judging from those guards’ reactions, she was probably famous now.
She was very likely to be targeted by some interested parties before the Wind and Cloud Meeting even started, which was troublesome.
"No, I have to cover my face and try not to wander outside too much."
Next to the avenue at the city gate, there were people thoughtfully selling various masks, conical hats, and veils. Jiang Yuebai went over to pick some.
"Why are all these veils so transparent?" Jiang Yuebai asked in confusion.
The female vendor, with a look of ’you don’t understand,’ spoke softly and gracefully, with a strong local flavor.
"Wearing a veil isn’t to cover your face; it’s for a kind of hazy immortal aura. The more hidden yet visible, the more captivating it is, so the more transparent ones are prettier ~"
A veil that doesn’t cover the face... Jiang Yuebai was baffled!
In the end, Jiang Yuebai bought two white veils and layered them over her ears to finally make them non-transparent, matching well with her white robe with black ink patterns, the Hidden Sky Robe.
The vendor also gave her a map of Kongfang City, which Jiang Yuebai took to enter the city, admiring the city’s scenery.
Everywhere in Kongfang City exuded a sense of grandeur. The main street was spacious, made of massive white jade, with carriages and horses bustling without a hint of congestion.
Beside the road, the Qionglou Jade Mansions stood in rows, with various shops bustling with activity, lively and bustling.
Cultivators rode beasts and drove carriages on the street, displaying affluence, and the pedestrians were all dressed in luxurious clothes and jade crowns, exuding elegance and nobility.
The city was clean and tidy, with no large numbers of vendors setting up stalls by the road, nor loud hawking and selling.
Uniformly armored patrol squads guarded various areas, maintaining order in the city.
Jiang Yuebai bought a few steaming buns from the roadside and took a bite, only to find the meat filling unexpectedly sweet. Along the way, she saw a lot of sweet desserts, even sweetened tofu pudding sold with sugar.
Jiang Yuebai couldn’t quite get used to it; she still preferred the spiciness of the Chaotian Domain.
Putting away the buns, Jiang Yuebai saw at the entrance of several high-end looking shops, employing the Flowing Light Illusion Technique to project the magic treasures for sale at the store entrances, with constantly changing displays and small annotations for passersby to see.
"The Flowing Light Illusion Array consumes a fair amount of spirit stones daily; the people here are truly wealthy."
Overall, Kongfang City was great, but there were also things that made Jiang Yuebai uncomfortable.
It seemed trendy here to enslave Extraordinary People; visiting cultivators were okay, but cultivators from local families almost always had an Extraordinary Person with tattooed faces at their side.
They served as bodyguards, handled chores, and were even used as footstools for getting on and off beast-drawn carriages.
In various shops as well, Extraordinary People did the sweeping and carrying, often bullied and scolded by the shop assistants.
As an Extraordinary Person herself now, Jiang Yuebai felt somewhat uneasy.
Taking a breath, Jiang Yuebai searched for the inn where she agreed to meet Lu Nanzhi on the map and walked ahead with her head down.
After crossing two streets, Jiang Yuebai didn’t see the inn’s sign and turned her head, looking around.
"Xie Jingshan!"
The sudden voice made Jiang Yuebai turn abruptly, seeing a young man in his early twenties standing under a small two-story building by the street.
Holding a longsword, clad in a blue brocade robe, standing tall like a bamboo, his side profile with distinct edges exuded an elegance amidst the handsomeness.
It was indeed Xie Jingshan. After seven or eight years, the boy who once hugged a wine jar on the hillside, crying snot and tears, had now reached the age of adulthood, looking mature and steady.
Jiang Yuebai smiled, just about to call out to him, when suddenly, a man of the same age as Xie Jingshan walked out from Fengman Tower, rudely pushing Xie Jingshan.
"Xie Jingshan, I’ve told you before, Fengman Tower is now owned by my Fang Family. No one from your Xie Family, not even dogs, can enter. Don’t you have ears?"
Behind the man, a Tiger Head Extraordinary with a robust physique and towering stature walked up, looking at Xie Jingshan with unfriendly eyes, guarding that man’s side.
Jiang Yuebai saw Xie Jingshan tighten his grip on his sword but didn’t get angry, speaking calmly.
"Young Master Fang, I’m here today just to buy a jar of Spiritual Rhinoceros Wine for my grandfather. I don’t want to tangle with you."
Fang Mingyi, high and mighty, sneered, "Do you want to scare me with your grandfather? Is being Half-Step Divinity Transformation so great? In the Upper Realm, my Fang Family has an Old Ancestor in the Refining Void Stage. Your Xie Family is small in numbers and barely qualifies as a family, merely owning a few crappy stores with a bit of money, so what’s there to be proud of?"
Xie Jingshan still endured. Jiang Yuebai could hardly believe this was the Xie Jingshan she knew.
Seeing Xie Jingshan pursing his lips in silence, Fang Mingyi chuckled smugly.
"You better burn more incense for your grandfather, hoping he lives two more years. Without him, there’s no Xie Family in Kongfang City!"
Fang Mingyi bumped Xie Jingshan’s shoulder as he left, with the Tiger Head Extraordinary following closely behind.
Even after Fang Mingyi had gone far, Xie Jingshan still stood there, continually clutching his sword, finally closing his eyes and taking a deep breath.
This scene left Jiang Yuebai feeling restless, harboring a sort of frustrated anger!
She shot a deep look at the departing Fang Mingyi, secretly remembering this person.
Adjusting her mood and expression, Jiang Yuebai took off her veil, smiling and vigorously waving her hand.
"Xie Jingshan!"
Jiang Yuebai’s voice made Xie Jingshan shudder all over, suddenly raising his head to look over.
Jiang Yuebai, clad in white, danced in the wind, smiling with crescent eyes, lively and elegant.
"You...you..."
Xie Jingshan, inexplicably bewildered, with cheeks inexplicably blushing, trembled as he retreated.
"Don’t come over!"
Xie Jingshan suddenly shouted, turning his head to run, almost crashing into a wall in his haste.
Jiang Yuebai, utterly confused, raised her hand to touch her face, wondering what madness had overtaken Xie Jingshan.
"If you run again, I’ll break your legs! Stop!"
Jiang Yuebai directly used Sky-Breaking Flash, chasing after Xie Jingshan.
