Xiaoyou Mountain is infamous, a fact known throughout the Nine Realms.
The cultivation world of the Nine Realms Continent has four major sects and four major families. The four major sects, ranked from lowest to highest strength, are Shanglin Sect, Tanmeng Palace, Mirage Tower, and Chongyang Palace.
The four great families, ranked from lowest to highest strength, are the Bai family, the Zhao family, the Han family, and the Shangguan family.
Among them, the overall strength and reputation of the four great families are higher than those of the four major sects.
However, there are two other forces that stand above the four great families.
They are, respectively, Hundred Flowers Forest and Secluded Hill.
The Hundred Flowers Forest holds a high status because it is said to house an ancestor who had already taken a step towards godhood during the war between gods and demons.
As for Xiaoshan You, it's because of their fearsome reputation for hating evil.
Regardless of whether they were from the Four Great Families or the Four Great Sects, they all received Xiao Shanyou's "eviction notice." Anyone who received a "eviction notice" from Xiao Shanyou would not survive past the next day.
Of course, the Bai family, also known as the Baili family, is an exception.
Because Xiaoshan You would kill any member of the Bai family he encountered without wasting a single household clearing token.
Of course, there are more than just this few cultivation forces in the cultivation world. However, since even the Bai family, which is in such a dilapidated state, has made it onto the list of the four major sects, one can imagine how weak the overall strength of the cultivation world has become.
It is said that this is a consequence of the war between gods and demons.
Therefore, when people heard of Xiaoshan You's fearsome reputation, they naturally avoided him like the plague.
Meng Xiuyi gently patted Meng Wanwan's back to calm her down.
The two senior brothers also stopped absorbing spiritual energy, stood up, and Chu You, from who knows where, produced a piece of candy and stuffed it into Meng Wanwan's mouth.
Yun Zhao looked at Meng Wanwan meaningfully.
Meng Wanwan raised an eyebrow.
Yun Zhao nodded slightly.
The heavy doors of the training ground opened once more, and the Shangguan family once again displayed their arrogance.
There were no opening remarks or closing remarks; the implication was that they could leave.
Some people were dissatisfied, but since this was the territory of the First Family, they didn't dare to say anything more, and people began to leave one after another.
Shangguan Jinghong ran over to Meng Xiuyi and asked, "Fellow Daoist Meng, the solution to this mystery was all thanks to you. May I ask if you gained anything extra?"
Meng Xiuyi shook his head; apart from the spiritual energy, he had not obtained anything else.
Shangguan Jinghong turned to look at Shangguan Linglong, who walked over and handed a small box to Meng Xiuyi.
"This is a gift from the Shangguan family to Fellow Daoist Meng... well, a token of gratitude. The family head instructed that if Fellow Daoist Meng did not obtain anything additional from the painting, this should be given to him."
Meng Xiuyi accepted the gift and said thank you: "Then please thank Patriarch Shangguan on my behalf."
The two nodded and left.
Meng Xiuyi put the box away and then said to everyone, "Let's go."
Meng Wanwan climbed onto Meng Xiuyi's shoulder and asked him, "Daddy, where are we going?"
Meng Xiuyi said, "Let's find a place to rest. We haven't had a proper rest in so many days. Besides, it's our first time in Jiutian City, don't you want to wander around here?"
Meng Wanwan: "Daddy, I want to buy a floral dress!"
Meng Xiuyi turned to look at her dusty clothes and suddenly felt a little guilty.
Come to think of it, Meng Wanwan is almost three years old now and has never had a new set of clothes bought for her.
She was wearing altered clothes that belonged to her two senior brothers.
Not to mention the robes worn by girls from those sects and aristocratic families.
The only time I dressed nicely was in the world of the painting, but I can't bring that out with me.
Meng Xiuyi: "Then let's find a place to stay first, and then I'll take you shopping."
The Meng family walked ahead, with Helian Xiao following behind. He continued to follow them all the way back to the mortal settlement.
Meng Wanwan turned around and looked at him with a questioning expression: "Why are you following us?"
Helian Xiao chuckled and said, "We've fought together before, no need to be so defensive, right?"
Meng Wanwan covered her storage bag: "Are you trying to steal something?"
Helian Xiao was amused by her: "What's there to steal? I bet the only thing of value in your storage bag is that little box I gave you."
Meng Wanwan became even more wary: "You want to go back?"
Helian Xiao's eyes rolled upwards.
"Me! Helian Xiao! The young master of Xiaoshan You! Am I the kind of person who gives things away and then expects them to come back?"
Meng Xiuyi glanced at him and said, "Does Young Master Helian have something to say?"
The real world is quite different from the world in the painting, and Meng Xiuyi was obviously much more cautious than when she was in the painting.
Helian Xiao finally realized that this was the problem with poor people.
They always felt like someone was trying to steal their things.
The younger one thinks this way, and the older one certainly thinks the same way.
So he said, "Alright, you don't need to go to the inn. Come with me to Xiaoshanyou's house here. I really have something to say."
Sure enough, he saw the same look on the father and daughter's faces that said, "You really do have the heart to kill and steal, and now you're trying to lure us into a trap."
Helian Xiao was speechless. He pointed at Meng Xiuyi and asked, "Brother, do you think I can beat you?"
What are you afraid of, you're at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage?
Don't think he doesn't know how dangerous the Golden Core Great Perfection stage is!
Meng Xiuyi nodded: "That's true."
Helian Xiao...
Meng Xiuyi looked up at him again and asked, "Is food provided?"
Helian Xiao didn't understand: "Huh?"
Meng Xiuyi pointed to the three children: "I don't care about food. I have to go buy things first. I took all the food out of the painting. I have to cook for them."
Helian Xiao: "...Meng...Shu?"
He pointed at the three children, his face filled with disbelief: "They've already reached the Qi Refining stage, haven't they? Don't they have any fasting pills?"
A monk cooking for three children?
What an absurd character design!
Meng Xiuyi spread her hands: "I have no money."
Helian Xiao was truly impressed this time.
no……
So what are they afraid of being robbed?
What are they afraid of?
What are you robbing? Their smelly socks?
Helian Xiao waved his hand weakly: "No need to buy, we have everything, we have everything. Let's go, we'll stay in the mortal dwelling area."
Meng Xiuyi wore a gentle and refined expression.
"Then thank you very much for your hospitality, Young Master Helian."
Helian Xiao felt that something was wrong, but even after they were already inside the house, he still couldn't figure out what it was.
Just as Helian Xiao had said, the house was indeed filled with servants and supplies.
Helian Xiao arranged accommodations for the Meng family members before approaching Meng Xiuyi and asking, "May I see the box in the little girl's hand?"
Meng Xiuyi frowned, while Meng Wanwan had a "I knew it" look on her face.
Helian Xiao was speechless: "Don't think so much, okay? I saw in the scroll that when Bai Changxue was killed, the person who killed him was holding that box. Little girl, didn't you see it?"
Meng Wanwan didn't take it seriously: "I saw it, but if it really was Baili Chuan who killed him, isn't that normal? This box was taken from the Baili family, wasn't it?"
Helian Xiao shook his head: "I feel it's not that simple. Baili Chuan went there for Zhuting. Could what he got be something simple?"
He stroked his chin and said, "Do you think it's possible that the box appearing in the Xun family is related to the Scroll of All Heavens? Or that the box contains the Scroll of All Heavens? Considering Zhu Haishan's affection for Zhu Ting, and the truth about the marriage proposal that the Xun family head told us, would Zhu Haishan use a fake Scroll of All Heavens to orchestrate all this in order to protect Zhu Ting?"
At the time, everyone thought that Baili family wanted to seize the Scroll of the Heavens, but judging from the mystery of the scroll, he felt that Baili family wanted Zhu Ting.
Therefore, he felt that it was not abrupt for Zhu Haishan to use the Zhutian Scroll to exchange for the fate of Zhu Ting.
When he and Meng Wanwan rushed into the back room of the Xun family's house, it was empty. At the time, they thought it was a scam. It seems that Baili Chuan had already gotten there first and taken the things.
Meng Wanwan reminded him, "The Baili family has fallen to such a state that they definitely haven't obtained the Scroll of All Heavens."
Helian Xiao laughed: "So, that box was empty from the beginning, and it must have been empty when Baili Chuan got it. That's why he killed Bai Changxue in a fit of rage."
Meng Wanwan took out the box with her other hand: "As you said, Zhu Haishan used the real Scroll of the Heavens to exchange for Zhu Ting's fate, but this box is empty. So, where did the Scroll of the Heavens go?"
Meng Wanwan gently pulled open the lid of the box, and a huge wave of spiritual energy rippled out.
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