The Age of Immortal Cultivation: I Have Mountains and Seas to Accompany Me

Chapter 124 Ambush
The cultivation world is made up of several states. Ye Muxue didn't know how it was managed in the past, but she had lived here after all. In her previous life... Bah! Not bad.

The political system here is somewhat like the vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Period. Most of them use the surnames of those in power as their country names, and the rulers of these vassal states are mostly from cultivation families. The only difference is that these vassal states vary in size. The largest one is composed of a dozen states, and the smallest one is only one state... Don't ever think that a country consisting of only one state is weak. If it were really weak, it would have been annexed by others long ago.

It seemed that these vassal states had some inside stories and would not easily start a national war with each other. Ye Muxue had a low status at that time, so there was no need for him to inquire about this information.

In the map in her hand, bordering the grassland is Tengzhou, one of the nine states of Yue State. It is the largest state in Yue State, but its level of wealth is second only to the capital Jinzhou.

It is located in the north of Yue State, with fertile land and geographical advantages. There is a canal passing through the state, so there is a wharf with a large throughput. It is a transit station for doing business with the barbarians. In addition, this place has always had good weather, and it is also the country's leading grain-producing area.

It is precisely because of this that the barbarians were doing business on this side and trying every means to occupy this place on the other side. However, they never took the opportunity of the transaction to defraud Tengzhou, and this place still belongs to Yue State today, all because of the strong city and the defense of the entire state.

After looking at the map, Ye Muxue chose a route that avoided all the barbarian tribes along the way and went straight to Ziwu City in Tengzhou.

Relying on the power of his spiritual sense, Ye Muxue could spot the barbarian priests from dozens of miles away, so he easily avoided some unnecessary troubles and got closer and closer to the edge of the grassland. Two days ago, he encountered a caravan from the Yue Kingdom. The owner of the caravan was a very talkative old man. According to his observation, the barbarians might be preparing to attack Tengzhou again, but he had already made an appointment to deliver goods to a tribe on the grassland, so he had to bite the bullet and make this trip.

Ye Muxue suddenly became nervous. The war between the barbarians and the vassal states was usually a king versus a king, a general versus a general, that is, a priest versus a monk, an ordinary person versus an ordinary person... Yes, there are ordinary people in the world of cultivation. Even if both parents are monks, the children born are not necessarily suitable for cultivation. Year after year, there are more and more ordinary people.

Before a war, cultivators from both the enemy and our side would sweep for enemy cultivators in their respective combat areas... Ye Muxue hadn't encountered one now because she was being careful, but it was still unclear whether she would encounter one in the future. She had just smuggled here, and didn't want to be dragged into an inexplicable war because of some ethnic dispute.

She regretted it now and felt the need to adjust her route and destination.

Generally speaking, when war breaks out, all monks in the city will be called upon to fight in the entire city, and even ordinary people cannot avoid it if necessary.

So Ye Muxue chose Youyang City, a city far away from the grassland, as his target, and he chose remote wilderness areas to hurry on his way... In this way, he traveled for three or four days in a row. When he was about to leave the grassland, a breath suddenly rose from the left... It was the breath of a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building!
The expression on Ye Muxue's face was a little uncertain. She was just a foundation-building cultivator. Even if she was facing a barbarian priest, she might be able to fight. But suddenly there was a loud thunder behind her, and a faint lightning flash was following her.

go!
Ye Muxue turned around and flew away without hesitation. The priest coming from the left was already prepared for a fight, but he did not expect her to run so shamelessly. He was slightly startled before he started to chase after her, cursing. However, his speed was not fast, and he probably did not have any flying magic weapon, so he was getting farther and farther away. Instead, the lightning flying from behind closely followed Ye Muxue's escape light.

Suddenly, Ye Muxue who was flying forward suddenly stopped, turned around and said nothing. The flying sword turned into a long rainbow and shot towards the lightning... The lightning was approaching, and it could be seen clearly that it was a flying chariot pulled by three thunderbirds, but those thunderbirds seemed like spirits. Sitting on the chariot was a priest, who was about forty years old and had a face full of flesh.

Seeing the sword light coming towards him with great force, the priest looked solemn. He quickly sacrificed a flying sword to meet the enemy, and then put away the flying chariot... The thunderbirds he used for Fei Lei Yu were indeed three spirits. Although they had the flying speed of thunderbirds, they did not have much of the attack power of thunderbirds. Moreover, he cherished this flying magic weapon very much and was afraid of getting hurt.

Although Ye Muxue caught the enemy off guard, the priest's cultivation was almost one major realm higher than hers and he was already at the ninth level of foundation building. She was not afraid, so after meeting the enemy, she still had time to put away her flying magic weapon.

But at this moment, a dozen hands made of energy suddenly appeared behind the priest. They were in groups of two, holding a grenade launcher, and fired at the monk almost at the same time!
boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
The explosions sounded almost at the same time, and the priest's figure was instantly submerged in the flames... Ye Muxue could see clearly that when the grenade hit the priest, his face was panicked and a light surged on his body. It should be some kind of body-protecting treasure, but Ye Muxue used the grenade launcher to deal with this kind of situation. The body of the priest collapsed first before the protective treasure could fully take effect. The flying sword that was fighting with the Green Scale Sword suddenly disappeared and fell to the ground like stubborn iron.

Ye Muxue stood vigilantly in mid-air, not in a hurry to collect the spoils. She did not dare to be careless this time. After building her foundation, her spiritual sense could search for movements within a radius of hundreds of miles. The priest who first discovered her did not catch up with her. It was probably because he felt there was no need to catch up with her after seeing this priest.

She then condensed four hands of the Five Elements...one to pick up the flying sword, and the other three to touch the corpse. The cultivator was blown to pieces. Unless he had some secret technique, he must be dead.

Ye Muxue was in a new place and didn't like the feeling of being the center of attention. If this priest just wanted to hunt her down on a whim, then she could just get rid of him. But unfortunately... he had a flying magic weapon that was almost comparable to the Five Elements Escape Technique. Although he might not be able to catch up with Ye Muxue, he could easily keep up with her. If he attracted other priests to intercept her, she would be very surprised, so she set an ambush to kill him.

This priest... Ugh! His death was extremely frustrating. He was clearly quite powerful, but he did not expect the man who drew his sword to be so unethical.

However, at this time, this "unethical" person was touching the corpse excitedly, and the light at the time of the explosion was not a magic weapon... To be precise, it was not a magic weapon consciously sacrificed by the priest, but a defensive spell on his robe. It was a pity that its power was limited and it was broken in an instant.

In addition to the flying sword, the storage magic weapon on the priest was also found, which was a black jade ring... After Ye Muxue was sure that he could not find anything else, he quickly used the earth escape technique and left.

A moment later, a priest arrived here riding a flying sword. After seeing the scene, his face changed drastically and he walked in another direction without looking back.

Half a month later, the barbarian Tianniu tribe suddenly launched a large-scale attack on Ziwu City. The battle broke out suddenly. It was said that the son of a high priest of the Tianniu tribe was killed, so they launched the war in advance.

But this has nothing to do with Ye Muxue. After entering the territory of Yue State, she did not feel safe and continued to fly along the remote route for fear of being affected by the battlefield.

……

Beijing Airport.

An old man walked down the gangway with a cane, followed closely by a young woman with long legs and a girl wrapped in fur, and then a few muscular men. Some ordinary passengers got off the bus right after him, their eyes attracted by the girl wrapped in fur... No wonder, it's summer now, and even if there is a slight temperature difference between the north and the south, wrapping herself in fur is too exaggerated, right?

The old man was none other than Zheng Guangyuan's grandparents and Zheng Qinghui and their group. They ignored the surprised looks and got directly into the pre-arranged car and drove towards Tongluo Lane.

"Qinghui, how far is it?" Zheng Guangyuan frowned, wishing he could drive the car directly into the store.

"We haven't reached the city yet. No matter how anxious you are, you can still make a few steps." Zheng Qinghui rolled her eyes secretly.

Zheng Manli gently patted Zheng Qinghui's hand with her leather-gloved hand and gave her an apologetic smile.

"I don't bother with him."

Zheng Qinghui glanced at the old man and felt depressed when she saw that he pretended not to hear.

"Pause!"

When the driver passed a street near Wangfujing, Zheng Qinghui decisively called a halt and said, "Just walk in from here."

"Can't the road be opened?" Zheng Guangyuan felt sorry for his granddaughter.

“This is a commercial street and motor vehicles are not allowed.”

Zheng Qinghui pushed the door and got out of the car, calling out to Zheng Manli: "Manli, come down, be careful."

Nowadays, sedans are absolutely eye-catching, and Zheng Qinghui's long white legs attracted the attention of almost all men. They kept saying "the world is going downhill" while staring at her. When Zheng Manli got out of the car, they were left with surprise.

Fortunately, Zheng Qinghui and Zheng Manli were not ordinary people. The former was bold and aggressive, while the latter was used to it. As for Zheng Guangyuan... very few things moved him. The group marched in a mighty manner, with the momentum of an army. Wherever they passed, there were passages ahead, and passers-by looked around curiously.

“That’s the store just ahead.”

Zheng Qinghui suddenly perked up, "I heard that many people wanted to cooperate with the store owner, but were rejected."

"Why not make money?" Zheng Manli was very interested.

"Because they have been making money all the time, it's just a matter of how much money they make. What the shop owner said is very interesting. The money he earns now can buy the best food and daily necessities. He doesn't have two mouths and two bodies, so the argument that the more money the better doesn't hold true for him." Zheng Qinghui replied.

"But doesn't he care about his future generations?" Zheng Guangyuan was also a little curious.

"He said that his children and grandchildren have their own blessings, and he can't control too much. Besides, as long as this store is there, it will continue to make money. How can his descendants go hungry?" Zheng Qinghui imitated the owner's tone and made Zheng Manli next to her laugh.

Zheng Guangyuan nodded slightly: "This is what an open-minded person says. Without a certain amount of experience and life experience, it would be impossible to say it."

Zheng Qinghui looked at him strangely: "Dad, you may have misunderstood. The owner is only in his twenties and has not yet married."

Zheng Guangyuan raised his eyebrows. He had never expected this. He didn't say anything, but became more interested in the shop owner.

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the door of a small shop. There were about ten customers in the shop. Seeing this group of people, they all felt a little uncomfortable, but the owner continued to entertain the customers in an orderly manner.

Zheng Guangyuan did not interrupt, but took a look at the nuts over there, then turned to the fragrant tea egg pot and sniffed: "This tea egg is really authentic."

He looked up and asked, "Boss, how much is this tea egg?"

"One dollar each." The boss replied, and he turned around and called out, "Ding Pei, come out and help, there are some guests from Hong Kong coming over."

The prices nowadays are not as inflated as they were decades ago. One dollar per piece was definitely a high price. But there is a small shop that is like this. The prices of everything are higher than those outside. You can buy it if you want, but the things here are really good, so customers can only accept it with a pinch of their nose.

Ding Pei pushed the door open and walked out. A very comfortable breath blew against her face. Others felt it a little slowly because of their poor health, but Zheng Manli was very sensitive to it because she had been suffering from illness for many years... She felt a warmth blowing against her face. Although it was only a momentary feeling, she felt so comfortable that she wanted to moan out loud.

"Grandpa, the air in that yard is very comfortable!"

She whispered to Zheng Guangyuan how she felt.

The air in the yard?

Zheng Guangyuan didn't react for a moment... What's the difference between the air in the yard and the air in the store?
"Old man, what would you like to buy?" Ding Pei asked.

"Manly."

Zheng Guangyuan asked Zheng Manli to take out the cracked Buddha statue: "Did you buy this Buddha statue from your store?"

Ding Pei took it and looked through it: "It is indeed sold in our store. Congratulations on escaping a disaster!"

"Oh? Why wasn't it broken?" Zheng Guangyuan asked deliberately.

"The jade ornaments sold in our store are not easily broken."

Ding Pei smiled, reached out to take off the Buddha pendant she was wearing, and then threw it to the ground with force...bang!

Zheng Guangyuan stretched out his hand to stop it, but it was too late. The jade Buddha statue fell down, causing him and the people around him to feel shocked... The Buddha statue was fine!

"See? This is the quality of the jade jewelry in our store." Ding Pei picked up the Buddha statue and put it on.

"Girl, you misunderstood."

Zheng Guangyuan said sincerely: "This is my granddaughter. She survived a car accident yesterday, thanks to this Buddha statue... But this Buddha statue is cracked now. Can I buy another one from you?"

"sorry!"

Ding Pei smiled awkwardly: "This kind of jade ornament is not common, it depends on fate."

"Then when can the goods be shipped?" Zheng Manli asked anxiously.

"It's hard to say... maybe in a month or so, maybe in a few years."

"Well... Comrade, how about you sell this to us first... double the price, and when the goods from your store arrive, you can buy it at the original price, okay?"

Zheng Qinghui is still quick-witted.

Ding Pei showed an embarrassment on her face: "This... You may not know that I have been raising this Buddha statue for several years. I really can't help it."

Zheng Guangyuan sighed: "Qinghui, let's find a hotel to stay in first."

Given his status, it would be inappropriate for him to bargain on the street, so he decided to stay there first.

Zhu Tao quickly asked everyone to leave the commercial street. He was Zheng Guangyuan's assistant and had already arranged everything.