You arrived at Yuelai Inn with your two tufts of red hair.
This ti, the proprietress was still alive and well.
Because this ti, there was no demonic path martial artist waving a Ten Thousand Souls Banner to kill her relatives.
Clearly, by intercepting Old Liu's Ten Thousand Souls Banner, you had changed many people's fates.
Da Chun was still working as a helper at Yuelai Inn.
He was very happy to see you.
Da Chun was always like this, carefree, whether suffering or enjoying blessings.
Seeing him still fair and plump, dressed decently, you knew the proprietress had not mistreated him.
You gave the proprietress a sum of money as thanks.
The proprietress was so happy she couldn't close her mouth, repeatedly saying Da Chun had helped her a lot over the years.
You thought that in another three years, a Female Emperor would rise powerfully in the Southern Borderlands and launch a counterattack against the Central Plains.
Qingzhou, as a province in the southern part of the Central Plains, would bear the brunt of the war by then, so you reminded the proprietress.
"I ca from the south. The situation between the Southern Borderlands and the Central Plains is unstable now, and war might break out. If you hear any bad news, rember to flee north to avoid being caught up in the war."
Afterwards, you went to Third Sister's ho.
To your surprise, the small courtyard where Third Sister's family lived was now occupied by strangers.
Seeing your pure yang aura, ard with both a spear and a long sword, they knew you were not soone to be trifled with, so they answered whatever you asked.
From their mouths, you learned that they had bought this courtyard. The original owner had financial difficulties and sold it. As for where the original owner lived now, they didn't know.
You headed straight for the county governnt office.
Thirty years ago, you provided information to Zhang Miao, the Demon Slaying Lieutenant from the Prefecture Demon Slaying Division, exposing the collusion between officials and demons in Baiyun County.
The imperial court took this matter very seriously, executing a batch and replacing a batch of the entire Baiyun County bureaucracy.
You inquired and found out that Feng Yucheng was still at large to this day, and it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
You entered the county governnt office again. This ti, you weren't there to cause trouble;
you just hoped the county magistrate could help investigate where your Third Sister lived now.
You planned to reveal a little of your Soul Tempering realm strength.
In this world, martial artists were revered. The stronger you were, the more respect you received, and the easier it was to get things done.
However, when the county magistrate saw the red hair on your head, he recognized you on the spot.
"Could it be the Red-Haired Demon Slayer?"
Hearing this title from soone else's mouth was like soone shouting your online nickna in the street.
"Ahem, that's right."
"Ah! I have heard of the Red-Haired Hero's fine reputation even here in Baiyun County!
I heard you slay three hundred demons a year, more effective than the local Demon Slaying Divisions!
Even the imperial court's official gazette ntioned that His Majesty brought you up in front of high-ranking officials of the Demon Slaying Division!
He said, 'Since there are commoners who slay demons so efficiently, why do the various local Demon Slaying Divisions only report a few demon-slaying cases per year?'"
You didn't expect that you, a re Soul Tempering realm martial artist, would be known from local governnt offices all the way up to the imperial court.
So it turns out in ancient society, becoming famous was quite easy too.
You returned to the main topic and inquired about Third Sister's residence.
"Is that so? That Elderly Lady Chen Yun is your Third Sister?"
Elderly Lady?
Indeed, Third Sister was three years older than you, now already fifty years old.
According to the average lifespan of ordinary people, that was considered advanced age, truly an elderly lady.
The county magistrate imdiately had the chief clerk check, and the record was quickly found.
"Chen Yun sold the courtyard she inherited from Shen Qingshan five years ago and now lives with her daughter in Huowang Village in our county."
"Inherited from Shen Qingshan? What happened to this Shen Qingshan?"
The county magistrate kicked the chief clerk aside and personally explained to you. It seed he really wanted to get familiar with you.
"I know about this matter. It should have been ten years ago. At that ti, I had just taken office in Baiyun County for a few months..."
According to the county magistrate.
That day, two martial artists who could fly appeared in Baiyun County. They directly landed at Shen Qingshan's ho.
They seed to chat for a while, but no one could get within five hundred ters of their house, so no one knew what they talked about.
Afterwards, soone saw Shen Qingshan being taken away by those two martial artists, flying up into the sky.
"Flew where?"
"Into the sky."
"Which direction?"
"The sky."
"..."
After repeated confirmation, you were sure it was indeed into the sky.
Shen Qingshan was actually taken into the sky by soone!
Outside the simulation, Chen Yi's mouth hung open.
At this mont, he was separated from Shen Qingshan by only a single wall and could even hear Shen Qingshan's snoring.
"My Third Brother-in-law... is an immortal??"
Chen Yi didn't know what else besides immortals lived in the sky.
Third Brother-in-law's identity was probably extraordinary.
But it was highly possible he wasn't even aware of it himself.
The county magistrate led a team of fifty governnt officers and a professional gong and drum team, beating gongs and drums as they escorted you to Huowang Village.
He thought you were tired from slaying demons outside and were preparing to return ho in glory.
So he arranged a grand spectacle for you.
You didn't say much.
It wasn't that you particularly liked this rustic spectacle, but you felt you could use it to build montum for Third Sister.
You still had to continue roaming this world until the day you died of old age.
While Third Sister and the others could only live in the small Baiyun County, she needed so protection.
When you arrived at Huowang Village, a group of local ruffians were running rampant through the village.
They were the enforcers of an old landlord, violently collecting rent.
Any family that couldn't pay would be dragged out and publicly beaten by these enforcers, making an example of them.
Afterwards, these people's hos would be emptied by the ruffians, and situations of selling children might even occur.
Among the bullied villagers, you saw your own Third Sister, and also a young woman who sowhat resembled Chen Yun in her youth, probably your grown-up niece.
They were also tenant farrs who couldn't pay the land rent and were being publicly beaten by the landlord's enforcers.
The county magistrate, observing your expression and seeing your face darken, imdiately declared.
"Red-Haired Hero, please remain calm. Leave this to to handle!"
The landlord's enforcers, seeing the governnt officers appear, remained arrogant because they knew their landlord master had "connections" with the officials and hadn't skimped on regular tribute paynts.
"Isn't this the Honorable Blue-Sky Magistrate? What wind blows you here?"
Without another word, the county magistrate flipped his official robe and imdiately gave the order.
"Arrest these villains who bully our fellow villagers! Exile them to military service!"
The fifty governnt officers sward forward. Under the threat of the disciplinary rods, the ruffians finally panicked.
"Honorable Blue-Sky Magistrate! We work for Landlord Zhang! If not for our sake, consider the Buddha's face!"
The county magistrate was very firm.
"Today, no one who cos will make a difference!"
Having said that, he went to Chen Yun's side, personally helped her up, and brought her to you.
"Red-Haired Hero, this should be your Third Sister, right?"
Even after thirty years had passed, Chen Yun recognized you at a glance.
"Fourth Brother, all these years... have you been well?"
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