"Afen, Afang, why don't you all go together? Don't let an old man like me ruin your future!"
While Xuanming was thinking, a white-haired old man suddenly squeezed out of the crowd. He looked at his two daughters with sad eyes and an apologetic expression.
"Dad, what are you talking about? You raised us when we were young, and we will take care of you when you are old. This is just a matter of course."
"Yes, Dad. Lambs kneel to suckle, crows repay their parents. Even animals know to be filial and support their mothers and fathers, let alone humans. How could we leave you alone at home and go on such a long journey?"
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Looking at the three people, the father was kind and the daughter was filial, Xuanming narrowed his eyes slightly, stroked his beard and thought for a moment, then stepped forward and said to the two sisters of the Xue family: "Show me the token!"
"Old sir, please!"
Xue Fang hesitated for a moment and then handed the token in his hand to Xuan Ming.
Xuanming took the token, touched it, and examined it carefully. It was undoubtedly the pass issued by Miaoshou Huichun to enter Xuanyi Valley. Then, Xuanming gently raised his right index and middle fingers and drew a few strokes down the middle of the token. As everyone watched in astonishment, the token suddenly split in two with a "snap." He then handed one of the split tokens to the two Xue sisters.
"Old man, this is..."
Xue Fang was dumbfounded upon seeing this. Originally one token, but after this white-haired old man passed it around, it actually became two identical pieces?
"You two sisters are so kind and filial, so I will reward you with an extra token! The 'Xinglin Conference' in Xuanyi Valley will last for a maximum of one month. As for your old father, you can leave him to the care of your husband at home." Xuanming said with an unfathomable look on his face.
"It must be the old immortal who has come down to earth!"
"Thank you, old immortal!"
The Xue sisters looked at Xuanming, who had an immortal look and great supernatural powers, and then bowed to him to express their gratitude.
"Now that the matter has been resolved, why don't you quickly make way!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Old Immortal, I'm sorry!"
Xue Fen and Xue Fang, who each received a token, then worked together with the woman who had just spoken to Xuan Ming to disperse the onlookers, allowing Mu Lige and his group's carriage to continue moving forward.
"Second Grandfather, was that a magical technique you just performed?"
Xuanming's actions just now were seen by everyone in the carriage. Shan You looked at Xuanming with admiration.
Although Shan You and Han Yichen weren't actually master and apprentice, he had always worked alongside Han Yichen during his time at the Hua family, and in his heart, he had long respected Han Yichen as his master. So, what was wrong with calling Xuanming "Grandpa," referring to his master's master?
"It's a bone-removing method that splits an object in two!"
Mu Lige glanced at Xuan Ming, who was dozing off beside him, and a smile played on his face. His third brother's second master might not be as accomplished in martial arts as he was, but he truly felt inferior to him in possessing these bizarre abilities.
"You are quite knowledgeable, boy!"
Xuanming opened one eye, glanced at Mu Lige with admiration, then closed it again and continued to doze off.
Around noon, Mu Lige and his group's carriage stopped at a small restaurant in a small town on the border of Chaoyang Province. After getting off the carriage, everyone sat down at a square table at the door.
"Waiter, bring me a plate of roast chicken, a roast duck, a plate of braised pork, stuffed tofu, stir-fried seasonal vegetables and shredded pork soup." After sitting down, Xiao Lengyu immediately called the waiter to order the dishes.
"I'm sorry, sir! We don't have any of the things you mentioned." said the waiter embarrassedly.
"Waiter, please bring over six servings of the dishes you have."
Mu Lige glanced at Xiao Lengyu speechlessly from the corner of his eye, then gave his orders. They were currently in a poor borderland, and this young master of the Xiao family was ignorant of the sufferings of the world!
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment, I'll be there soon!"
After a while, the waiter quickly brought out six servings of the restaurant's dishes: six coarse flour buns, six plates of pickled vegetables, and six cups of water.
Under Xiao Lengyu's astonished gaze, Mu Lige calmly and leisurely ate a coarse flour bun with pickles and drank water, his manners graceful and elegant. Although it was a simple meal, Mu Lige inexplicably gave people the feeling that others could not afford such noble food.
"When hungry, chaff tastes like honey; when full, even cooked meat has no fragrance."
Mu Lige held food in awe. When he fled from Zhaoyang to Laifeng, he often suffered from hunger. Even having a bite to eat, let alone a coarse flour bun, was a blessing. Therefore, even when his circumstances improved, he would never waste a single grain of rice or porridge.
"Waiter, give me two steamed buns and a pot of wine."
"Okay, sir, I'll be right there!"
Just as Mu Lige and his group were having lunch, a woman in her thirties suddenly came to the next table.
She was dressed in a gray robe, her long hair tied high, a half-silver mask on her face, and a black iron sword slung across her back. She exuded a sense of awe and looked incredibly cool. The only flaw was that her left sleeve was empty.
"Yang Aoxue, God will reward those who work hard. I finally found you! Sixteen years ago, you broke my mother's hands and feet, causing her to be paralyzed in a wheelchair for sixteen years. Today, I will avenge her!"
Shortly after the armless woman sat down, a young man holding a sharp sword rushed out from the intersection ahead and angrily stabbed the armless woman in the heart. In a flash, the armless woman drew out the black iron sword behind her, and with a "clang" sound, she blocked the fatal blow.
"Back then, your mother, Tian Qiufeng, committed all sorts of evil, including rape and robbery. I only cut off her hands and feet, and spared her life. This was already a great mercy!"
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