"But, they are not just a family background, they are backed by the wealthy families in Beijing." Fang Xuemao said with a wry smile. He didn't know which county town this young man came from. He had a strong sense of justice, but unfortunately, he was not experienced enough to know how deep the waters of Beijing were.
"Old Patriarch Fang, I haven't had the chance to introduce him to you. This is Young Master Mu Hanyan, a descendant of the Mu family of Black Stone City. His ancestral family is the Mu family of the capital, and his grandfather is the patriarch of the ancestral family." Qu Shanling said with a smile.
"What, the Mu family in the capital!" Fang Xuemao was shocked.
"Master Qu, there's no need to elaborate on these matters," Mu Hanyan said modestly. Zirong and the others felt a pang of dismay. Truly, when it came to family background, few could rival Mu Hanyan. They also vaguely sensed that the alleged exile of Mu Hanyan's family to Blackstone City might have a hidden agenda. It wasn't that Mu Hanyan's grandfather disliked her; on the contrary, he probably valued her greatly.
Fang Xuemao suddenly realized that this was the case. No wonder he beat up the people from the Rong family without hesitation and mercy. It turned out that they were descendants of the Mu family in the capital, and the direct grandson of the head of the Mu family. What was the Rong family to him?
But… who said that just now? Something about how I hate people who look down on everyone just because they have a little family background, and who don't even care about the gods. And then there's the whole story: it's just a little family background, what's so great about that? Who said that?
Looking at Mu Hanyan's humble face, Fang Xuemao was speechless. Could this be the legendary low-key pretense?
Mu Hanyan ignored Fang Xuemao who was stunned and speechless, walked up to the young man and helped him up.
"Are you okay? Is your injury serious?" Mu Hanyan asked as she took out a bottle of healing medicine and handed it over.
"It's okay. Thank you for saving my life. I will repay you in the future." The young man didn't act pretentiously. He took out some medicine and swallowed a few of them. He cupped his hands and spoke seriously to Mu Hanyan.
Seeing him acting like a little adult, Mu Hanyan couldn't help but want to laugh, but she was afraid of hurting his self-esteem, so she had to hold it back.
"Laugh if you want to, but be careful not to hurt yourself." The young man was probably used to people looking at him in strange ways. He sighed and said in a mature tone.
"Hahahaha." Mu Hanyan and the others couldn't help but laugh out loud. It was so cute that Mu Hanyan really wanted to reach out and pinch the boy's pink face, but she was afraid of being misunderstood, so she held back.
"Mr. Mu, Master Qu, please go into the village and rest for a while. It's a bit simple, and I'm sorry to bother you." Fang Xuemao said embarrassedly.
"Sorry to bother you." Mu Hanyan was thinking about the vortex formed by the power of heaven and earth. She did not refuse and walked towards the village first.
Although the village has been abandoned for a thousand years, after being taken care of by the Fang family, it appears clean and tidy, and has a bit of vitality.
In addition to the Fang clan members, dozens of swordsmen who came from afar also gathered in the village. Seeing that the Fang family's troubles were over, they each took out the rare flowers and plants or meteorite gold ores they found in the Longyan Mountains and traded them on the spot, each taking what they needed.
Mu Hanyan took a closer look and found that the natural treasures they found were of very good quality, even better than those that appeared in the Nanyan Chamber of Commerce market.
Just as Mu Hanyan and his group walked in, more than a dozen dusty swordsmen entered the village one after another. Judging from the smiles on their faces and the bags on their backs, they had obviously gained a lot.
"Business in this market is quite good." Mu Hanyan had spent some time at the Nanyan Chamber of Commerce and had gained some experience. She knew that while the Fang Family Market's business couldn't compare to the Nanyan Chamber of Commerce, it could still generate a decent income over the long term, ensuring that the Fang family could live comfortably. More importantly, the natural treasures sold in the market were of high quality. Over time, as their reputation grew, business was sure to flourish.
"To be honest, over two thousand miles ahead is the Longyan Mountains, which also serves as the natural border between Anyun and Shangyue. Because of the steep cliffs in this section of the mountain range, it is extremely difficult to pass. The trade route outside the village also connects the two countries with a plank road. Since the war a thousand years ago, the trade route has been closed and the plank road has been destroyed, making it even more deserted.
However, just over ten years ago, someone discovered a shortcut into the Longyan Mountains. It was said that along this shortcut, there were countless rare flowers, plants, meteorite gold ores, and they were all of extremely high quality. Therefore, more people came to experience and hunt for treasures.
"Before our Fang family came, they would return to the capital to trade. Since we built this market, many people have become too lazy to travel back and forth and now trade here. We also use our spare money to buy some of their unused natural treasures and then resell them back to the capital. Without this, how could our Fang family have survived until now?" Fang Xuemao said frankly, without hiding anything.
"Old Patriarch Fang has a good vision. With this market, the Fang family will have a chance to make a comeback sooner or later." Qu Shanling praised.
"I'm afraid it's difficult. How could the Rong family give our Fang family a chance to turn things around? They will come knocking on our door sooner or later." Fang Xuemao said with a wry smile.
Mu Hanyan didn't say anything. Although she felt sympathy for the Rong family's plight and would help them if she couldn't bear to see it, she was not a great sage who could save the world. It was a good thing for a good person to do this. She couldn't stay here to guard the Fang family all the time and wait to help them.
"Old Patriarch Fang, don't be too pessimistic. There is such a talented person among the descendants of the Fang family. There will always be a day when they can make a comeback." Qu Shanling also knew that he did not have the ability to make decisions for the Fang family, and it was even more impossible to force Mu Hanyan to take care of this matter, so he glanced at the young man and said comfortingly.
"You mean Xiao Linzi?" Fang Xuemao looked at the young man and shook his head. "I actually hoped he was a descendant of our Fang family, but unfortunately, he's not. I picked him up."
"Picking it up?" Qu Shanling said in surprise.
"Well, it's been over a year now. I saw him wandering around the village in a daze, looking seriously ill. He was burning like a fire. I asked him who he was, but he couldn't tell me where his home was. A child this young, wandering alone, seriously ill, in this remote place, was bound to die sooner or later. I took pity on him and kept him.
At that time, I didn't find anything special about him. After he recovered from his illness, I discovered that his strength was growing day by day. Later, even masters of the sixth and seventh level swordsmen could not beat him in strength alone. So I tried to teach him some skills, and no one expected that in less than three months, he had reached the level of a fifth-level swordsman.
"Thankfully, his strength hasn't changed much since then, and his cultivation has also slowed down. Otherwise, I would have been scared to death by him," Fang Xuemao said.
"Didn't you try to help him find his family?" Mu Hanyan asked, amazed. A seven or eight-year-old child, after only three months of training, had already reached the fifth level of swordsmanship. If Mu Hanyan hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would have thought she was listening to a fairy tale.
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