Immortality: Starting with a grave, I'm invincible when burying corpses.

Jiang Yunzhi's departure did not have much impact on Mu An's life.

The two Supreme Elders of the Fire Feather Sect would still come to the shop from time to time to chat with Mu An about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and buy some small items.

One's cultivation level can be concealed, but one's temperament and speech will not change as a result.

Even a few words exchanged during a conversation can reveal a person's style.

Even though Mu An never deliberately showed off, in the eyes of the two Supreme Elders of the Fire Feather Sect, Mu An was an extraordinary expert.

In the Nine Realms, there is no shortage of cunning old foxes who love to overthink.

A few words exchanged during casual conversation, and his unchanging appearance over six years, were enough for the two old foxes to make their judgment.

Mu An is at least a master of the same level as them.

You can make friends, but you must not make enemies.

The Fire Feather Sect has grown to its current state by only provoking the weak and never offending those it might not be able to afford to offend.

An old man wandering the world alone, a woman traveling the world with a child, a Taoist priest who shouts "Fortune telling" every day, a scholar carrying a book box across the battlefield, a ragged ascetic monk, a boy with strange cultivation...

All of these things were included in the Fire Feather Sect's list of those who should not be provoked, and the relevant content was even written into the sect's prohibitions.

Mu An had heard a female disciple who often visited his shop mention that these prohibitions were personally compiled by Chu Tian, ​​the former chief disciple of the Fire Feather Sect and now the Third Elder, and initially caused quite a bit of controversy within the sect.

Because of his sharp mind, exceptional talent, and deep understanding of the ways of the martial world, Chu Tian was highly regarded by the two Supreme Elders of the Fire Feather Sect and became the de facto leader of the sect.

With Chu Tian's advice and strategies, the Fire Feather Sect has gradually dominated the entire Huangzhou over the years, becoming the de facto overlord of Huangzhou.

……

When Chu Tian was mentioned, Su Yun, the female disciple who always lingered in Mu'an's shop, had rather complicated emotions.

Besides her admiration for her seniors, Su Yun's words also carried a hint of sour disdain and contempt.

In Su Yun's words, Chu Tian was portrayed as a talented but womanizing man with no moral bottom line.

According to Su Yun, almost all the attractive female disciples in the sect have had affairs with Chu Tian. The complexity of their relationships is comparable to that of an emperor's harem, with daily power struggles and infighting. If one is not careful, one could offend a whole bunch of people.

It was precisely because she disliked the strange atmosphere within the sect that Su Yun always frequented the Chang'an Trading Company, seeking only peace and quiet.

Mu An didn't know if Su Yun was telling the truth or not, nor did he know why Su Yun always stayed in his shop for half a day, but he knew that Su Yun really loved gossip.

Not just the Fire Feather Sect, Su Yun was quite knowledgeable about anything related to gossip.

Mu An even heard gossip about the Five Elements True Lord from Su Yun, saying that the Five Elements True Lord had an ambiguous relationship with Bai Mengran, the Huaqing Loose Immortal of the Bai family, Shen Yunwei of the Lingbei Empire, Wan Shu, the second-generation Dao Master of the Datong Dao, the current Empress of Dongqi, and the Dragon Queen of Linjiang...

It is precisely for this reason that the Five Elements True Lord has tacitly allowed several forces to fight against the Great Spirit Empire until now.

When describing these gossips, Su Yun spoke with great enthusiasm, her stories and emotions fully conveyed.

Even Jiang Yunzhi, who was eavesdropping nearby, believed her and remarked with emotion.

"This is what a man should do!"

If Mu An hadn't been absolutely certain that he had nothing to do with these people, he would have started to doubt himself.

Looking back, Mu An was quite the ladies' man in his youth, often spending a few days in brothels.

But as his cultivation level rose, he lost interest in these things and had no chance of having any interaction with them.

To be honest, for a fleeting moment, Mu An considered slapping this Fire Feather Sect female disciple who was spreading rumors everywhere to death.

But then he thought about it again and realized the crux of the problem.

The gossip certainly didn't originate from Su Yun; it was mostly stories fabricated by people in the martial arts world. As it was passed down by word of mouth, it became increasingly outrageous, to the point that even killing Su Yun wouldn't change anything.

It can only be said that Su Yun's mouth is quite sharp, a completely different style from the taciturn Jiang Yunzhi.

If it weren't for the fact that Su Yun always bought a small item before leaving each time she came, and that Su Yun alone contributed a third of the shop's current profits, making her the shop's biggest spender, Mu An felt that she should have kicked her out long ago.

Putting all that aside, Su Yun did bring Mu An some intelligence.

Although Mu An had never met Chu Tian, ​​whom she mentioned, she felt that he must have been brought from the "Skillful Realm" by the Old Master.

As far as Mu An knew, decades ago, the Old Celestial Master had been planning to integrate the "Skillful Realm" into the Nine Realms.

However, because the "Skillful Realm" is too far from the Nine Realms and the differences in their world rules are too great, the Old Celestial Master's plan has made little progress.

The laws of the "Skillful Realm" are too fragile. If it is forcibly brought close to the Nine Realms, it will completely collapse the moment the two worlds come into contact.

Mu An had thought that the old master had given up, but now it seems that the old master has not given up his plan and has recruited a lot of people over the years.

……

It's March again after all this time.

For some reason, ever since Jiang Yunzhi left, Su Yun has stopped being as generous when it comes to buying things.

Occasionally, I might buy one or two small items, which are cheap goods costing only a few or tens of coins.

As a result, three whole months passed and Mu An still hadn't reached the final quota.

Until one calm and peaceful morning, Lin Yu, dressed in tattered clothes, carried the unconscious Jiang Yunzhi into the shop.

The moment Lin Yu saw Mu An, the breath she had been holding onto all the way suddenly released, and she collapsed to the ground with a dull thud.

Before Mu An could say anything, Su Yun, who had been standing in a daze in the store, rushed out and caught the fallen Jiang Yunzhi in her arms.

Three months have passed, and the once spirited young man seems to have lived through an incredibly long time. His once silvery white hair has now turned completely gray.

What's even more alarming is that his left arm disappeared from the elbow down, leaving only an empty sleeve hanging on the ground.

There was also a shocking knife wound on his abdomen.

Gray hair, missing left arm, deathly pale face, a knife scar running across his entire abdomen...

Every mark on Jiang Yunzhi's body made Su Yun's face grow increasingly pale. She clenched her slender wrists tightly, trying to hold back the tears that were about to fall.

She stroked Jiang Yunzhi's cheek again and again, murmuring to herself over and over.

"Fool, fool, what a fool..."

This was followed by soft sobs.

After a long while, Su Yun carefully picked up Jiang Yunzhi and placed him on a rattan chair to the side. She then walked back to Mu An and knelt down.

"Su Yun, a visitor from another land, begs the immortals to save her!"