Liu Yunqing asked a very ordinary question, and as soon as she spoke, Tu Feng smiled and casually replied:
"What story does the Red Moon need? Isn't the magical spectacle and the legendary miraculous effects enough to attract people?"
After saying that, seeing Liu Yunqing remain silent, Tu Feng realized that if someone could come to Red Moon City, they must know the importance of Red Moon City.
The story of the Red Moon Day that Liu Yunqing asked about was clearly not the kind that everyone knew.
To be precise, what Liu Yunqing wanted to ask was probably the story of Red Moon City.
"Fellow Daoist Zhenru, did you come to Red Moon City this time to find someone or to retrieve something?"
When you go to a place specifically, there are generally only two directions: looking for people or finding things. Tu Feng's question wasn't wrong, but Liu Yunqing found it difficult to answer.
After a long while, he carefully considered his words and said:
"They're probably looking for someone, but it's not certain yet. Just tell me some secrets about Red Moon City."
Seeing the confusion on Liu Yunqing's face, Tu Feng believed that the other party was not just bluffing him. After thinking for a moment, he said:
"Red Moon City is a melting pot of all sorts of people, and its secrets are as numerous as the stars in the sky. Even if I knew them all, I still couldn't tell them all. Why don't I first tell Fellow Daoist Zhenru about the power structure of Red Moon City?"
Upon hearing this, Master Mingxin put down his teacup and asked curiously:
"Although Red Moon City is a no-man's-land, isn't it still officially under the jurisdiction of the City Lord's Mansion? How come such a small city is involved in the division of power?"
Mingxin Zhenren wouldn't be interested in the resources that a city that's not under anyone's jurisdiction could possibly generate.
Tu Feng glanced at Mingxin Zhenren, smiled slightly, and neither refuted nor explained. Seeing that Liu Yunqing also had a knowing smile on his face, he continued speaking.
"The revenue of the city lord's mansion is no different from that of other ordinary cities. The only difference is that most of the revenue that reaches the city lord ends up in his private pocket, and he doesn't care much about the life or death of Red Moon City."
"Those who truly control the fate of Red Moon City are the several factions that have divided it up."
"They are the Lin, Chen, Ding, and Qiu families from the southeast, northwest, and southwest."
"These few companies almost monopolize all the revenue in Red Moon City. They usually keep to themselves and do not interfere with each other. Although they occasionally fight among themselves, they can unite to resist if there is an external enemy."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yunqing slightly raised her hand in greeting, and after Tu Feng stopped, she directly asked about the point she was concerned about:
"So, among these four families, are there any that are particularly unique?"
Tu Feng looked into Liu Yunqing's eyes, thought for a moment, and said:
"The families that can establish themselves in Red Moon City naturally all have their own special qualities, but I don't think that the special qualities of those families are really what you are looking for."
Liu Yunqing tapped the table with his fingertip, thought for a moment, and said to Tu Feng:
"How about this, Fellow Daoist Tu, please have someone or something you find interesting recorded on the jade slip for me, or inquire about it so that I can see it before the Red Moon."
"Let's heal Fellow Daoist Tu's injuries today."
Since it involved the Tai Xuan Sect, Liu Yunqing couldn't say many things too explicitly and could only remain vague.
Fortunately, gathering information and discussing city secrets was easy for Tu Feng. However, he was overjoyed to hear that Liu Yunqing was going to heal him right away.
You should know that Tu Feng himself had tried many methods to keep his cultivation level from dropping too much, almost exhausting all his options.
However, Tu Feng's control over his injuries has basically reached its limit. If he doesn't receive effective treatment soon, his previously suppressed cultivation level will likely plummet to an unknown level.
Liu Yunqing did not understand healing techniques. Her so-called healing was simply using her fire to burn away the disharmonious power within Tu Feng's body.
However, that force is very cunning and stubborn, and cannot be eradicated in one or two attempts.
Liu Yunqing controlled a wisp of healing red mist, as thin as a hair, within the Golden Crow Space, mixing it with her own spiritual power and sending it into Tu Feng's body.
"It will be quite painful. Don't resist my spiritual power. Take it and circle around the most severely injured area."
Tu Feng naturally knew he couldn't resist, but the pain of Liu Yunqing's fire spiritual power entering his body far exceeded his imagination. He couldn't help but scream in agony and instinctively tried to fight against Liu Yunqing's spiritual power.
Seeing that the situation was not going well, Liu Yunqing spoke calmly:
"If you can't endure this pain, then you're just waiting to die."
Having endured so much pain over the years, there's no reason for him to die on the way to treatment. Upon hearing Liu Yunqing's words, Tu Feng forced himself to endure the pain and, with his last bit of consciousness, pushed that ball of golden-red spiritual energy straight into the location where the power was most concentrated!
...
Three hours later, the pain on Tu Feng's face disappeared. Although he looked disheveled, he exuded a silent sense of comfort.
"This pain has tormented me for many years. Although it is not completely gone, I feel a sense of ease that I have not felt in many years. Thank you, Fellow Daoist Zhenru!"
As Tu Feng spoke, he was almost in tears, and in the end, he bowed deeply to Liu Yunqing.
Liu Yunqing waved his hand and said:
"There's no need for that. This was a collaboration we had already agreed upon. Since Fellow Daoist Tu Feng is satisfied, I hope you will take my matter to heart even more."
Tu Feng didn't stand on ceremony. After bidding farewell to Liu Yunqing and the other person, he left the inn and used his connections in Red Moon City to dig out all sorts of secrets, big and small.
However, despite his rugged appearance, Tu Feng was meticulous and thoughtful in his work. He didn't make a big fuss and his methods of borrowing other people's stories were also very clever.
Before nightfall, before the clear, cold moon had even risen into the sky, a rumor was already circulating in Red Moon City.
"Hey, have you heard? This year's Red Moon Festival is supposedly different!"
"How are they different?"
"I heard that this year's Red Moon Festival is the same as that one!"
Which time?
"Tsk, when else would something unusual happen on the day of the Red Moon!"
"Really? But I know of at least three times that anomalies have occurred on the day of the Red Moon!"
"..."
The crowd chattered excitedly, and some of them were so loud and boisterous that they spilled out everything they knew in no time.
Others appeared surprised, but in reality, they had already begun to make plans and even started asking others about the unusual red moon days.
The city was already bustling with activity because the Red Moon Festival was approaching, and now this scene of widespread discussion has made it difficult to trace the source of the news.
For example, in a secluded inn in Red Moon City, a person was speaking angrily through a curtain:
"idiot!"
"Is it really that hard for you to just investigate who leaked the information?"
"If you ruin my plans, none of you will live!"
The person kneeling on the ground trembled with fear, not daring to breathe, until the person behind the curtain relayed the tasks to him in a telepathic message. Only then did his eyes light up, and he retreated as if granted a pardon.
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