You cultivate immortality, I cultivate merit

Chapter 535: Troublesome Things in This Area
At night, Shi Xiaoliu and the other two sat in the yard of their rented house looking at the stars. They all felt very happy.

"It's still much more comfortable and free to rent a small courtyard."

Shi Xiaoliu said with deep emotion, Shi Zelan looked at him: "But when we leave, we need to take a lot of things with us."

Xia Yu nodded and said, "Yes.

And we had to get up early to fetch water, so there was always smoke coming out of the kitchen roof throughout the day."

"I have to buy some food and vegetables tomorrow."

Shi Zelan repeated what they were going to do the next day, and Shi Xiaoliu added, "Remember to buy a cart of firewood."

But compared with these inconveniences, the three of them thought that nothing else mattered.

The next day, the three went to the well to fetch water. They deliberately lined up behind their neighbors and listened to their gossip for a while.

When the neighbors learned that Shi Xiaoliu and his two companions were traveling and renting a house here for a short period of time, they all curiously inquired about their situation.

"You have passed the imperial examination?"

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two slowly shook their heads: "We just like to travel and are not good at studying."

Seeing the expressions of their neighbors, Shi Xiaoliu and the other two no longer dared to say that they were scholars.

After hearing what they said, the neighbors looked at the three of them with eyes that seemed to indicate something was not right.

"Are you the sons of merchants?"

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two shook their heads: "No.

No one in my family runs a business.”

"Are you the children of a wealthy family who love to play?"

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two thought carefully about what their neighbors said and felt that there was some truth in it. They all nodded silently.

The neighbors were curious about where Shi Xiaoliu and his two companions came from, so Shi Xiaoliu directly told them the name of Shijiazhuang.

The neighbors looked at the three of them in confusion: “Where?
How come we haven’t heard of this place name?”

Shi Xiaoliu then mentioned some big place names, and the neighbors all gasped after hearing them.

"You three are really good at having fun. How many years have you been traveling from home to our place?"

"Five years."

Shi Xiaoliu thought about it and decided to give a safe number.

After Shi Xiaoliu and the other two returned to the yard, Shi Zelan breathed a sigh of relief: "We have passed the most difficult stage."

Xia Yu smiled and said, "Fortunately, Brother Xiaoliu is standing in front of us."

Shi Zelan nodded and said, "Next time I go out, I won't talk, I'll just smile."

The three of them quickly went out of the yard, bought a cart of firewood, and some vegetables, and then smoke rose above the kitchen.

In the afternoon, people from the government came to ask Shi Xiaoliu and the other two about the matter of Wuming City.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two told them the truth. Shi Zelan curiously asked the government officials, "Will your government ask the inn owner about the situation in Wuming City?"

The young official glanced at Shi Zelan, nodded and said, "Yes."

After the officials left, a neighbor stood outside the open gate of the yard and looked inside.

Shi Xiaoliu walked over and greeted the neighbors, so someone asked, "Kids, did you get into trouble outside?"

Shi Xiaoliu smiled and shook his head: "We didn't commit any crime, we just passed by Wuming City, and the official came to ask us about the situation in Wuming City."

"You've been to the Nameless City. What did that place look like after it burned down?"

"What kind of burning?

we do not know.

When we left, the Nameless City was still fine."

"Do you have any relatives in Nameless City?" "No, we just passed by Nameless City while traveling and stayed in the inn."

Shi Xiaoliu told his neighbors about his experience in Wuming City. They were shocked and asked, "They were fighting in the street, and the government didn't care?"

"We didn't see any officials, so we left quickly."

"That is, you stay here with us for a few more days.

Even if there are fights in our city, the government will intervene.”

Three days later, the courtyard gate of Shi Xiaoliu and the other two calmed down and they could do their own things in the courtyard.

Shi Xiaoliu was looking through the medicine book, Shi Zelan was drawing talismans, and Xia Yu was setting up a formation in a corner of the yard.

Occasionally, the three of them would get together and talk about the difficulties they encountered during their cultivation.

What Shi Xiaoliu was most concerned about was Shi Zelan's progress in cultivation. He knew that Shi Zelan's progress was slow, but there was no stagnation.

He was very pleased and said, “It’s good.

Sister Lan, I'm fine."

Shi Zelan understood what he meant and said with a smile: "After coming out, I feel less heavy."

Xia Yu smiled and said, "In fact, the curse turned out to be a good thing for Lan Jie'er.

If Sister Lan slows down her cultivation progress, she can consolidate her foundation more firmly."

Shi Zelan looked at Xia Yu curiously: "Are you practicing too fast? Have you been warned by your elders?"

Xia Yu nodded silently. Shi Xiaoliu saw this and said enviously, "I don't have the same troubles as Xia Yu."

At night, they each meditated and practiced in their rooms.

They didn't go out for several days, which made their neighbors worried.

When they went out to fetch water in the morning, a neighbor asked, "You haven't been out for a few days. Do you have enough food?"

Shi Xiaoliu smiled and nodded, saying, "We'll go out to buy groceries soon."

When the three of them returned, they decided to leave the yard door open during the day so that the neighbors could see what they were doing.

From that day on, the yard gate was opened, and when neighbors passed by outside, they would see Shi Xiaoliu reading and Shi Zelan writing.

Xia Yu was cleaning the yard, and he would also go up to the roof to repair it.

The neighbors' eyes turned normal again when they looked at Shi Xiaoliu and the other two.

More than ten days passed like this. One day, Shi Xiaoliu and the other two felt like going to a teahouse to drink tea and listen to the news.

In the evening, when they came out of the teahouse and walked near their own yard, they found someone waiting outside the yard gate.

Shi Xiaoliu and the other two thought they were neighbors and didn't take it seriously.

But when the three of them approached, they saw the waiter of the Wuming City Inn and the strange man in green robe beside him at the gate of the courtyard.

Shi Xiaoliu was surprised and asked, "Xiaoer, are you here to look for relatives?"

The waiter smiled bitterly and said, "Okay, gentlemen.

I am not here to visit relatives, but to find you to prove that our two families... "

"snort.

You said a little more.”

After the green-robed man spoke, the waiter smiled bitterly and said, "Then I won't say anything, sir. You can ask the three masters yourself later."

Shi Xiaoliu opened the gate and welcomed them into the yard.

Shi Zelan went to the kitchen to light the fire, while Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu stayed in the yard to accompany the guests.

The man in green robe revealed his identity. Shi Xiaoliu and Xia Yu looked at the waiter and said, "Sir, what do you want to ask us?"

Shi Zelan brought some water out from the kitchen and said to the man in green robe and the waiter, "We only have cold boiled water now."