Chapter 42 Cangwu
After Jiang Tan fully recovered, Jian Anning and his party did not delay any longer and set off for Cangwu.
Cangwu is surrounded by mountains to the west of Yingzhou and is very far away from Yingzhou. Even if there are no ancient restrictions in the waters near Yingzhou Island, it is difficult to fly there directly.
So this time they still used the ultra-long-distance teleportation array near Yingzhou Island and came directly to Mingzhou City, the most prosperous city in Cangwu.
Mingzhou City is located in a valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing water on one side. It is an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack city.
The Ye family has been operating here for countless generations, and they have made the city, which is already like a fortress, even more impregnable.
However, the Ye family's business is mainly focused on the waterside area in the south of Mingzhou City. After all, the other three sides are surrounded by towering mountains, and the ultra-long-distance teleportation array that can transport people through the air is also outside Mingzhou City. As long as you are careful about the occasional monsters coming down the mountain, there is nothing to worry about.
Jian Anning and his group were standing far away outside Mingzhou City when they saw a long line of people in front of them.
Jian Anning's expression suddenly turned bitter. She asked, "Could it be that Mingzhou City is also issuing passes like Yingzhou?"
Although they waited in line for a long time, Jian Anning and his group finally saw the light of hope. Only then did Jian Anning realize why people entering the city had to wait in such a long line.
I saw flags of various colors placed at the city gate, forming a magic circle. The function of the magic circle was to extract a certain amount of pure spiritual power from the cultivator's dantian or meridians and condense it into crystals.
The notice at the city gate also clearly stated that anyone entering the city must provide a spiritual power crystal.
Such an entry fee is not a problem for Jian Anning and his group of people with abundant spiritual power, but this method is similar to the pass of Yingzhou, and even worse.
It's just like the method used by demon cultivators. After all, only demon cultivators like to take things from people.
Jian Anning frowned in thought, but still did as she was told. She then chatted with the guard familiarly, slipping a purse into his hand quite smoothly and complainingly, "It seems that there wasn't this rule for entering Mingzhou City before. Has anything happened recently?"
The guard decisively put the purse away and whispered, "It's because the Ye family has suffered heavy losses recently in exterminating the monsters in the mountains. Even the old patriarch died in battle, so the tax burden has been increased."
Then, the guard quietly moved closer to Jian An Ning and whispered, "Because of the previous losses, the Ye family has finally agreed to a marriage with the Lu family. The wedding is taking place in the next few days, so the rules are being tightened everywhere in Mingzhou City."
Jane Anning understood.
Jiang Tan watched Jian An Ning's skillful movements silently, and doubts arose in his mind.
Isn't Master a Nascent Soul cultivator? Why bother being so polite with the guard? Besides, they could just pass through the Mingzhou City formation. It's not as difficult as the ancient restrictions above the Yingzhou Sea. Why bother standing in such a long line with the crowd and even having to give up some of their hard-earned spiritual energy?
But Jane Anning seemed to have some plans in mind, so she couldn't ask the question in the end.
With a clear goal in mind, she led her disciples to an inn and said to them, "Ye Qingzhou is a member of the Ye family, so he is most likely at the Ye family right now."
"Then why don't we just go directly to the Ye family?" Lu Fei said in a low voice.
He really didn't want those trivial matters to disturb Jane Anning's thoughts.
"It's not that simple," Jian Anning said with an unusually calm expression, no longer as unruly as usual. "At least logically speaking, if there was only a small cultivator like Ye Qingzhou, he would never have appeared in Silver Moon City, or even disguised himself as Jiang Fuzhou."
Fan Qingyue figured something was wrong and said, "Does he have help?"
"Perhaps," Jian Anning didn't dwell on this question and continued to say to her disciples, "And from what I know, the situation in Cangwu is different from that in Fuyu, Yingzhou, and Dongchang."
"In terms of aristocratic families, Fuyu, Yingzhou, and Dongchang all have a prominent family with ancient heritage as their leader. Other families can't stir up any trouble at all, but Cangwu is different."
"There are at least eight hundred aristocratic families, big and small, in Cangwu. You also heard what the guard said just now about the marriage between the Lu and Ye families."
"Once there are more and more forces, it will form a very complex and treacherous situation. When we act, we must be careful not to get involved."
Jian Anning looked at her disciples with a serious expression and said, "However, the Ye family has been deeply rooted in Mingzhou City for many years. This place should be dominated by the Ye family, so there is no need to worry too much."
"Remember, all we have to do is find Ye Qingzhou and bring him back to Qingyun Sect."
After Jian An Ning finished giving the instructions, she continued, "Since the priority is to find Ye Qingzhou, we might as well split our forces into two groups, using the long street in Mingzhou City as the boundary. If there is any news, we can communicate using sound transmission notes."
Fan Qingyue, Jiang Tan, and Lu Fei naturally had no objection.
So the two teams naturally divided into Jian An Ning and Lu Fei and Fan Qingyue and Jiang Tan, and then they walked north and south of the long street respectively.
Jian Anning and Lu Fei headed north.
Looking north, you can see rows of shops, the streets are busy with traffic, and the crowds are all crowding in one direction.
Without saying anything, Jian An Ning pulled Lu Fei and walked in that direction, saying righteously, "Where a crowd gathers must be something special. Let's go and take a look. It's definitely not just for fun."
Lu Fei: ...
They squeezed to the front of the crowd.
I saw a circle of red silk isolating the crowd far away from an embroidered building. A girl seemed to be standing on the building, holding something in her hand and with her back to the crowd.
Jian An Ning was quite keenly aware of something and pulled Lu Fei to leave, but the crowd was like a tide, all crowding towards the embroidery building, making it very difficult for them to leave.
On the other side of the embroidery building, a clear female voice was heard saying, "Whoever accepts this embroidered ball will be my husband."
After saying that, the girl on the embroidery building threw the red hydrangea ball hard behind her, and then she saw the red hydrangea ball forming a smooth arc and falling in a certain direction.
As luck would have it, it hit Lu Fei on the head. As luck would have it, Lu Fei caught the thing that was inexplicably hit at him in his hand, trying to find out who had attacked him.
The crowd suddenly burst into exclamations.
The girl in the embroidery building had her back to the crowd, and she didn't know who had caught her embroidery bouquet.
However, she knew that even if the person who received the bouquet was an old and ugly beggar, she would accept him. She would not listen to her elders and marry someone from the Lu family.
Lu Fei looked at the fully armed followers coming from both sides with a confused look on his face. The one leading him asked him to go to the embroidery building.
He actually hadn't realized what was happening yet, so he instinctively wanted to move forward.
Until Jian Anning dragged him away with a strange look on her face, and asked, "What were you doing there?"
Lu Fei said blankly: "Because they let me pass?"
"Do you know what you did in the past?" Jian An Ning asked in a low voice.
Lu Fei continued to shake his head.
Jian Anning sighed, rubbed his forehead helplessly and said, "Yes, I will marry her."
Lu Fei was confused, Lu Fei was puzzled, and Lu Fei widened his eyes in shock.
"ah?"
"I don't want to marry anyone else. I, I, I..." Lu Fei's face turned red, and she couldn't finish the rest of the sentence.
At this time, the woman in the embroidery building had already rushed over and heard Lu Fei's stuttering voice. Her face suddenly changed.
She certainly hadn't considered the possibility that the person receiving the hydrangea might have some kind of disability.
After all, since the advent of "Qing Jue", such cases of disability have become very rare, and they can only occur due to congenital injuries.
But it doesn't matter. She absolutely doesn't want to be manipulated by her family. She's had enough. She would marry him even if he was a mute.
"You will be my husband from now on, do you understand?" the woman in the embroidery building said bluntly.
"No, no, no!" Lu Fei waved his hands, shook his head and stepped back.
Jian Anning took the opportunity to step forward, standing between the two of them, and said with a smile, "My apprentice is not very willing."
The woman in the embroidery building obviously didn't understand any of the hints and asked bluntly, "Are you a Taoist couple?"
Just one sentence was enough to cause Jane An Ning's computer to crash.
It is obvious that she and Lu Fei are not Taoist partners.
Jian An Ning was offline for a while before she found her voice and said, "I am his master."
"That's perfect." The woman in the embroidery building said as a matter of course.
"Master is like a parent, and the embroidered ball is a matchmaker. You and I have both our parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. It's better to choose a day than to wait for one, so let's get married here today."
Lu Fei's expression was horrified. He continued to retreat and said, "Girl, I don't even know your name."
The woman continued to press on, saying, "Isn't it hard to say? My name is Ye Huange."
"No, no, no," Lu Fei still tried to refuse, "Miss Ye, you don't even know my name?"
Ye Huange didn't take it seriously and continued to ask, "So what's your name?"
Lu Fei said with a bit of despair: "It doesn't mean that we can get married and become Taoist couples just by knowing each other's names."
"You don't need to tell me that," Ye Huange said nonchalantly, "Since you accepted my bouquet, you are my husband."
Lu Fei subconsciously looked down at the red hydrangea in her hand, and then quickly threw this hot potato away.
Jian An Ning caught the embroidered bouquet thrown by Lu Fei, and leisurely walked between the two of them again, still smiling and saying: "But our family is for retreat and cultivation, not marriage."
Lu Fei:?
When did this rule come about? How come he doesn’t know it?
"Then return to secular life," Ye Huange said, wanting to pull Lu Fei over directly, and said, "Rules are dead, but people are alive."
"But my apprentice has already said that she doesn't want to marry you. Please go to the embroidery tower again and try again to find another good match. We have something else to do, so we'll leave first." Jian An Ning said, turning around and leaving with Lu Fei.
"No!" Ye Huange finally grew impatient and ordered his followers to block Jian Anning and Lu Fei. "I'm the eldest daughter of the Ye family and the younger sister of the current patriarch. Joining me is definitely better than joining your obscure sect!"
Jane Anning: ...
I feel like I'm being ridiculed for no reason.
"We are cultivators from the Qingyun Sect."
At this point, Ye Huange wanted to use his power to overwhelm others, and Jian An Ning had to reveal her identity directly.
Ye Huange's expression clearly revealed a hint of fear, but he then said confidently, "So what? Qingyun Sect can't stop people from getting married!"
Jian Anning's expression finally began to darken. She took a step forward and said to Ye Huange in a deep voice, "But he doesn't want to."
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