novelaction Chapter 51 The Ancestor, Full of Curiosity
Chapter 51 The Ancestor, Full of Curiosity
After returning from the Shaling Abyss, Tao Tao rested for a while. During this time, she hardly left the Immortal Spirit Valley because her senior brothers and sisters came to find her every day and asked her about her experiences along the way.
Tao Tao only talked about some unimportant things, and didn't mention a word about what happened during her short separation.
However, You Yunzi had already guessed most of this. After all, so many good things couldn't have appeared out of thin air. It was true that there were spiritual materials in the Shaling Abyss, but the magic weapons couldn't have been taken from the hands of demonic beasts, could they?
Hearing about the bandits in Xiaobietian, he was both amused and exasperated. Their little darling from Immortal Spirit Valley was much more capable, secretly getting his hands on those treasures and taking them away, leaving a group of people to fight over them, and in the end, no one benefited.
"But how did she break through the restrictions inside?" You Yunzi stroked his beard in confusion. Mu Chen, who was meditating beside him, shook his head slightly. "I don't know. My little disciple has many secrets. Perhaps she obtained them from the True Dragon Ancestor?"
"That makes sense. Looking across the entire Fengyuan Continent, only Tao Tao has this opportunity."
You Yunzi smiled with satisfaction, growing more and more fond of Tao Tao the more she looked at her. Immortal Spirit Valley also adhered to its consistent style, regarding Tao Tao as the group's darling. Offending her was tantamount to offending the entire Immortal Spirit Valley, which meant that disciples from other sects dared not do anything to Tao Tao.
Fairy Valley had high hopes for Tao Tao, though she herself was unaware of it.
Right now, Tao Tao is in her little room muttering to herself about the pendant hanging around her neck. She wants to call Bai Yan out, but there's no response after she calls him several times.
"Ayan, are you still there?"
She was inexplicably worried that Bai Yan might suddenly disappear. After all, he didn't belong to the human realm, so it was normal for him to leave. But she had gotten used to having him by her side all the way, and the thought that Bai Yan would leave her one day made her feel empty.
"Ayan, Ayan, Ayan!" She called several more times, but there was still no response. She wondered if it was because he hadn't completed the mission. Bai Yan had sent his clone to accompany her in order to find the soul of his deceased friend, but now he had only sensed the existence of the soul and hadn't found it at all. Would he be disappointed and therefore plan to find someone else?
That's absolutely unacceptable! This is their only connection, and once it's severed, she'll never see him again.
Who are you calling?
Song Chaofeng finally finished his work and came to find Tao Tao. As soon as he entered the door, he heard Tao Tao calling out an unfamiliar name repeatedly.
"Nobody..." Tao Tao slumped his head, looking disappointed.
"Why are you so listless? I came here today specifically to take you somewhere. You'll definitely be interested in the auction in Wude Town. It'll be a good opportunity to sell all your junk and put your mind at ease."
"An auction?" Sure enough, Tao Tao immediately perked up upon hearing this. "Is there food?"
"Yes, yes, yes, the steamed buns in Wude Town are very famous, you can eat your fill."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's set off now."
Tao Tao excitedly grabbed Song Chaofeng and ran away, completely forgetting her previous sad expression.
Wude Town is located at the foot of Nanshan Mountain. Although it is just a town, it is quite large, with more than 10,000 people of varying cultivation levels. In addition, the town is surrounded by two major cultivation sects, Yanhan Sect and Fuyun Mountain, making it exceptionally prosperous.
There are countless smaller cultivation families, especially the Yan family located in Wude Town. Although they are not among the most prominent cultivation families, they are considered local powerhouses and have almost monopolized all resources.
After descending the mountain, Tao Tao and Song Chaofeng decided to keep a low profile. Instead of flying on their swords, they found a carriage at the foot of the mountain and planned to enter Wude Town as ordinary people.
"Gentlemen, we've arrived at Wude Town. Would you like to visit the annual auction, or would you like to stroll through the market first?"
The carriage was about to arrive at Wude Town. The driver inquired about their destination in advance. There were not only Tao Tao and Song Chaofeng on the carriage, but also three other people. One of them was an ordinary person with no cultivation. As for the other two, Song Chaofeng roughly checked them and found that they were only at the third or fourth level of Qi Refining, which was nothing to worry about.
"Put us at the door, we'll go explore on our own," Song Chaofeng said, taking out some copper coins and handing them to the driver. The driver took the coins and dropped them off at the door.
After they got off the bus, the people on the bus finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I didn't expect to run into two seniors as soon as I arrived in Wude Town. Luckily, they didn't plan to do anything, otherwise we would definitely be doomed."
"Judging from their appearance, they must be from a cultivation sect. We can't afford to offend them."
Hearing the conversation between the two, one of the ordinary people didn't dare to breathe and silently hugged his bag tightly.
"Is this Wude Town? Where's the food?" Tao Tao stared wide-eyed at the bustling market, frantically searching for something to eat. Song Chaofeng pointed helplessly at the market and said, "It's all inside. You can find whatever you want to eat. Let's take our time."
"Okay." Although she readily agreed, she had already dashed into the market and, in a short while, had bought a bunch of steamed buns and was munching on them.
"Candied hawthorn, sweet and fragrant candied hawthorn..."
"I want it! I want it!"
As soon as she heard someone calling out, Tao Tao ran over in the blink of an eye, waving excitedly at the uncle selling candied hawthorns. The uncle treated her like an ordinary little girl and asked cheerfully, "How many skewers do you want?"
At that moment, a clear, cold voice rang out, "I want them all."
"Okay, okay." The uncle glanced at the handsome man who had suddenly appeared next to Tao Tao, and involuntarily swallowed. He silently handed the candied hawthorn stick to him, and Tao Tao quickly took it, took out some silver from his pocket and stuffed it into his hand. "Thank you, uncle."
"You're welcome, you're welcome. I should thank you. I can go home early today."
The uncle touched his nose, looking incredibly happy.
When Song Chaofeng arrived late, he was so shocked by what he saw that his jaw almost dropped to the ground. He wondered who the man who had suddenly appeared next to Tao Tao was. He stood there in a moon-white robe, and although it was just his back, he gave people a sense of sacredness and inviolability, making people want to kneel down and worship.
"Ayan!? You actually came out?" It took Tao Tao a while to notice the familiar presence beside her. She excitedly turned her head and saw Bai Yan. She forgot about the food in her hand and only had eyes for him.
She thought Bai Yan had stopped paying attention to her, but she never expected him to show up.
Bai Yan didn't say anything, but calmly took a skewer of candied hawthorn from the stick in her hand and examined it carefully.
The Primordial True Dragon Ancestor is a god born from the beginning of chaos. He was born in the God Realm. Although he has affiliated sects in the Human Realm and the Immortal Realm, they are only for preaching. He comes and goes in a hurry and has never strolled around the Human Realm like this.
Therefore, despite his advanced age, he is full of curiosity about many new things in the world; otherwise, he would not have appeared so openly in the market.