The old man was very talkative, and he answered all of An Honghan's questions in great detail. "That man... was probably in his fifties or sixties, with a head of gray hair, wearing a gray-white cloth shirt, tall and thin. The most striking thing about him was the large mole with hair growing on it under his eye. He seemed like a decent person, but who knew he would cheat people with fake gold? Next time I see him, I'll give him a piece of my mind."
master?
Xi Xizhi's heart pounded uncontrollably. The old man's description of her appearance was exactly like her master's.
When she was little, she used to pull the hair on the mole at the corner of her master's eye. Once, she accidentally broke off half of it and was punished by her master to kneel for a whole night.
Memories flooded back like a tide, and every scene of his master teaching him appeared in Xi Xizhi's mind.
Xi Xizhi's eyes welled up with moisture, but she didn't shed a tear.
Noticing the little ferret's unusual behavior, An Honghan stroked her thoughtfully, wondering what the relationship was between that person and Xi Xizhi. How could Xi Xizhi's eyes well up with tears just from hearing him rest?
"Sir, that's all I know. That person came to eat this morning and left several hours ago. If there's nothing else, I'll go help my wife start the fire and cook; I'm afraid she won't be able to manage alone." The old man stood up slowly, and after receiving An Honghan's nod of approval, he left.
Both Situ Feiyu and Liu Fuqing were civil officials, and after several days of long journeys, they were not in good spirits. However, out of respect for His Majesty, neither of them dared to utter a word of complaint or weariness.
"Master Liu, Master Situ, please have a seat." Lin En invited the two to sit down.
The old woman and her family run a tavern, and the wine they drink is all brewed by themselves, giving it a unique flavor.
Lynn got his hands on the two best jars; I heard the wine had been stored for over thirty years and was a very old vintage.
Xi Xizhi also took a few sips of wine, and found it to be very fragrant.
However, she was preoccupied with her master's affairs, and she wasn't as excited as before when eating. Whatever An Honghan fed her, she would open her mouth and take it.
She also wanted to pursue her master, but after the idea circled in her mind for a while, she dismissed it.
Before his ascension, Master could travel a thousand miles a day, not to mention his greatly increased power after ascension.
But was that really her master?
Xi Xizhi took another sip of wine, feeling extremely melancholy. They were so close, yet they had just missed each other.
After eating and drinking their fill, An Honghan and the others returned to the carriage and continued their journey.
As soon as he stepped into the carriage, An Honghan patted Xi Xizhi on the back and said, "Return to human form. I have something to ask you."
Because Lin En and Hu Qu were outside, An Honghan deliberately lowered his voice and spoke to Xi Xizhi.
Xi Xizhi shook her head and nodded in response.
A flash of silvery-white light appeared, and Xi Xizhi lay naked beside An Honghan, her eyes gazing intently at him.
An Honghan casually grabbed a cloak and draped it over Xi Xizhi. "What's your relationship with that person you asked about earlier?"
“That’s my master,” Xi Xizhi said softly, her head lowered.
A hint of surprise flashed in An Honghan's eyes. "Didn't you say he ascended to heaven? Why is he still in the mortal world?"
In fact, not only An Honghan was surprised, but even Xi Xizhi couldn't believe how her master had gotten here. Was he looking for her? Thinking of the latter, Xi Xizhi's eyes welled up with tears again.
“I don’t know either, but turning stones into gold is definitely one of his usual tricks.” Xi Xizhi curled up into a ball.
An Honghan organized his thoughts on what Xi Xizhi had said and quickly understood the reason behind it.
No wonder Xi Xizhi rushed out as soon as she heard the elderly couple arguing.
It turns out she had discovered news of her master...
An Honghan leaned closer to Xi Xizhi and gently kissed her forehead. "Don't worry, as long as he's within the borders of Fengze Kingdom, I will definitely find him for you."
Hearing An Honghan's promise, Xi Xizhi's mood gradually improved.
"Besides, your master is ahead of us, so maybe we'll meet him again in the future." An Honghan gently patted Xi Xizhi's back, letting her lie down in his arms.
“Fengzhou…” Xi Xizhi seemed to remember something, looked up and said, “Master is going to Fengzhou.”
This road is the only way to Fengzhou.
If Xi Xizhi wasn't mistaken, his master was definitely heading to Fengzhou, but something was attracting him, compelling him to go.
Xi Xizhi became increasingly convinced that there was something fishy about the floods in Fengzhou.
An Honghan's expression was also somewhat grave. For an ascended cultivator to go there, something extraordinary must have happened in Fengzhou. However, he did want to meet Xi Xizhi's master.
The carriage wasn't very spacious, and outside the carriage was only a wooden board. Fearing being discovered, after explaining the situation to An Honghan, Xi Xizhi chose to transform back into a mink.
Xi Xizhi lay limply, eyes closed, checking the spiritual energy within her body along her meridians.
Originally, the fight with Wu Jianfeng had damaged a lot of her spiritual energy, but Xi Xizhi discovered that after going to Qingyuan Pool with An Honghan, her spiritual energy had recovered to its original state and was even approaching saturation.
Once the spiritual energy is full, all that is needed is a favorable opportunity to form an inner core.
Xi Xizhi had been trying to break through her bottleneck and successfully form her inner core for the past few days, but no matter how she cultivated, her spiritual energy remained unchanged. After learning about her master's news today, she became even more determined to form her inner core.
A flood has displaced many people.
The carriage swayed and rattled along for another four days, occasionally spotting a few ragged refugees along the way.
Xi Xizhi braced her hind legs against An Honghan's thighs, while her front paws gripped the car window, watching the refugees drive away.
Whenever Xi Xizhi saw them, she would throw a few pieces of silver at them.
An Honghan initially didn't object to the weasel grabbing the silver and throwing it away. However, later, when several refugees started fighting over the silver, An Honghan slapped Xi Xizhi's bottom.
"There are countless refugees in Fengzhou. Do you really think our silver is enough to help them?" When people face a dead end, they will fight and grab for even the slightest hope of survival.
We're still a third of the way from Fengzhou. Fortunately, the number of refugees isn't large; otherwise, those people wouldn't just be robbing the silver on the ground, they would be outright robbing them.
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