Tu Nian took the yellow paper, which had a map drawn on it and the details of a shop marked on it.
She looked at it carefully and couldn't help but frown. Du Juan was very attentive and asked immediately, "Why, you don't like it?"
"It's not that I don't like it." Tu Nian pursed his lips and looked up and asked, "Why doesn't the boss of this company want to do it anymore?"
It was a shop selling rare furs. Tu Nian had passed by it a few times before and had noticed it. It was an old shop. It was well-decorated and not far from Xunxiang Pavilion. Apart from being a little smaller, it looked quite good in every way. With such a good location, how could the owner just quit?
"Master Liu, please don't tell me," Du Juan blinked, "I really don't know the answer to this question."
Tu Nian's eyebrows twitched slightly, "Is there anything in Wozhou that I don't know?"
Du Juan raised her lips, her expression bright, "Not entirely. It's just that there are some things he's not easy to talk about."
"Ha ha."
Tu Nian smiled calmly, took out a stack of talismans from his pocket, and handed them to her, "This is my brother's most valuable treasure. I beg you to be kind and give it to me, sister."
"Look, Master Liu, you're being polite, aren't you?"
Du Juan said this, but her hands swiftly put away the stack of talismans. Then she tucked her hair behind her ears, leaned over, and said mysteriously, "Master, it's not that I don't want to tell you the truth, but the person who shut down this business doesn't allow us to say any more."
Tu Nian frowned and said, "There are people like this?"
“This is the first time I’ve seen someone like that.”
Du Juan's beautiful eyes turned, her expression hazy, as if she was recalling something. "That night, Mr. Sun, the boss on the street, asked me to go out for a drink. Not long after I left, I saw those people dressed in black."
Black clothes?
Tu Nian narrowed his eyes immediately, and couldn't help but think of the men in black at the apprenticeship ceremony.
Immersed in memories, Du Juan didn't notice Tu Nian's change and continued, "At first I didn't think anything of it. I thought they were just petty thieves. Until they surrounded the store like ghosts, knocked the owner unconscious and took him away..."
At this point, she gave a wry smile. "Come to think of it, I used to have quite a few dealings with that boss, and we had a pretty good relationship. But when faced with something like this, what can a woman like me do? I can only watch him being taken away, and those people warned me not to tell anyone about it, or I'll be the next one to suffer."
"Don't be too sad, sister. No one can predict this kind of thing."
After briefly comforting Du Juan, Tu Nian paused for a moment and asked, "But sister, have you ever heard of these people before? Could it be that some family has a grudge against the boss and hired these thugs?"
"Won't."
Du Juan said firmly, "They are definitely outsiders. Feuds in Wozhou are never resolved in such a stealthy way. And those people... when they approached to warn me, I noticed that they seemed a little strange."
Tu Nian's eyes flashed, "What do you mean?"
Du Juan thought for a moment and said, "They are all very strong. Not muscular, but with a sense of wildness. They also exude a terrifying aura. When you are stared at by them, it is like being stared at by a wild beast..."
“That’s right!”
Speaking of this, Dujuan suddenly realized and said, "And their eyes seem to be yellow-brown."
"They...Okay, I get it."
Tu Nian was about to ask more, but Bo Qiu reminded her to leave. The moment their eyes met, she immediately changed her tone, smiled lightly, and said to Du Juan, "Sister, please keep an eye on this shop for me. If conditions permit, I'll leave it to you to buy it."
Nie Yanchen let Tu Nian go out on the condition that he had to return to the sect before sunset that day. Tu Nian was pressed for time and had a heavy task, and with Bo Qiu urging him, he flew away from Wozhou on his sword after chatting about business with Du Juan and headed towards Tianzhu Mountain where Xie Chi was.
On the way, Tu Nian asked Bo Qiu, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
Resting his chin on her shoulder, Bo Qiu half-closed his eyes and said, "The characteristics that person described highly overlap with the image of a group of people I know. I'm afraid if they are really them, you will be in danger."
Tu Nian was surprised, "What you mean is that they are coming for me?" Could it be that her Tushan bloodline was exposed?
Bo Qiu yawned lazily and said incoherently: "If you can be allowed to enter and leave Wozhou like this, it probably won't happen."
"?" Tu Nian pinched him unhappily, "You're just talking nonsense, aren't you?"
"hiss."
Bo Qiu gasped as she twisted him awake, dodging him. "I only knew it wasn't true after I tried it. The group of people I remember haven't appeared in the world of immortal cultivation for nearly a thousand years. Now that Tushan has fallen into decline, those people might have been wiped out long ago."
Tu Nian was confused, "Why is it related to Tushan?"
Bo Qiu smacked his lips, paused for a moment, and said, "It's a long story."
"…You can say it if you want."
Tu Nianbai glanced at him and concentrated on flying the sword. She didn't care whether he said it or not. Anyway, it might not be true if he was so frightened. She might as well ask Xie Chi.
Seeing that she was determined to ignore him, Bo Qiu didn't say much. He just curled his lips, found a place beside her neck, rested his chin on it, and took a nap with his eyes closed.
Bringing up the past would only add to his troubles. If he hadn't been sure of the identities of those people, he wouldn't have wanted to tell Tu Nian about such troublesome matters. Besides, as long as he was by her side, those "people" wouldn't be able to detect the aura of her bloodline. That way, she would be safe.
Ever since she severely held back several of her senior brothers when she flew to the Demon Tribe on a flying sword last time, Tu Nian suddenly realized that without Bo Qiu's spirit attached to the Xuan Sword, the Xuan Sword was just a harder hammer to her, and it was useless except for hitting people.
Therefore, Tu Nian announced the retirement of the Xuan Sword and officially replaced it with the first trophy she had extorted from Yuqing - the Bixuan Sword.
It has to be said that the Bixuan Sword is worthy of being Yuzhe's former sword. It is outstanding in both spirituality and practicality, especially the pure wind spiritual attribute, which makes it the best choice for flying the sword.
Although it was Tu Nian's first time to travel from Wozhou to Tianzhu Mountain, it took him less than an incense stick of time, which was enough to show the power of the Bixuan Sword.
Tianzhu Mountain is backed by the long Xiqu Mountain Range and faces a clear river. At the foot of the mountain is the mortal village where Xie Chi temporarily lives. A clear mountain stream runs through it, and the source is a not-so-large waterfall.
Slowly descending from the sky, Tu Nian took in the scenery of Tianzhu Mountain perfectly. He couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect that Yan Chi really knows how to enjoy life. This place is perfect for retirement."
Bo Qiu chuckled after hearing this and teased her, "Don't you prefer the bustling streets? Why has your taste changed so quickly?"
Taking a deep breath of the fresh mountain air, Tu Nian said leisurely, "After eating too much meat, you need to eat some grass to relieve the greasiness. When I earn enough spirit stones, I will build a house in Wozhou, and also build one in a village like this, so that we can have a balanced diet of meat and vegetables and live a healthy life in old age."
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