Distinguishing the True Face
Seeking Revenge in the Celestial Market
Zhang Yan found the right direction, and after a few turns, he arrived in front of the Treasure Jade Tower. However, when he stepped inside, the person who greeted him was not Steward Wang, who he had seen five years ago, but a middle-aged scholar with white hair at the temples and a green robe.
Seeing Zhang Yan, he greeted him with a smile and said, "Honorable guest, I wonder what item has caught your eye in our tower?"
Zhang Yan asked curiously, "Is the original steward not here?"
"Honorable guest, are you talking about Steward Wang?"
The middle-aged scholar frowned and his eyes showed vigilance.
He sized up Zhang Yan for a moment, and his enthusiasm from before had slightly decreased as he said with a slightly stiff tone, "I'll let Honored Guest know that this person is insatiably greedy. His younger brother stole an external technique of my Jizhang Tan Clan, and he was despised by his Fellow Daoists. Now, he's fled without a trace, and his whereabouts are unknown."
He was only at the level of Clear Qi, so he could not tell the depth of Zhang Yan's cultivation. Previously, there were also people who came to pick a fight with Steward Wang's old friend. Through their words, they subtly pointed out that he had the backing of the Tan family, so he could not be bullied by others.
When Zhang Yan heard this, he only felt a little emotional and was not surprised.
When Wang Huan told everyone about how he knew how to raise White Whiskered Rats, he knew that such a day would come.
Needless to say, the Tan Clan must have coveted this technique of the Wang Clan and took it by force.
Without the corresponding cultivation, no matter how good the external technique was, it would be like a child holding gold. It would be difficult to protect it and in the end, it would become a wedding dress for others.
He shook his head and asked again, "When did this happen?"
The middle-aged scholar frowned and looked at him. Judging from his extraordinary bearing, he could tell that he was not an ordinary person. Thus, he answered patiently, "About four to five years ago."
Zhang Yan nodded and did not pursue the matter further. He said, "I have many demon birds here from Shen Du Peak. Does the innkeeper accept them?"
Speaking of business, the middle-aged scholar suddenly became spirited. The smile on his face returned, and he said, "I wonder how many demonic birds you have brought? You should know that our restaurant does not do small business."
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "I don't know the exact number. Roughly estimating, there are about seven hundred demon birds."
This was different from normal cultivators who could only capture them one by one. Back then, he had swept the demonic beasts into the True Light in groups. These seven hundred or so demonic beasts were undoubtedly a shocking number. If he was still a Mystic Light Realm cultivator, he would have to be careful, but now that he was at the Core Formation Realm, he didn't have to worry about this.
"Over seven hundred?"
The middle-aged scholar was calm at first, but after hearing the number, he was shocked. He almost thought he had heard wrong. He stared at Zhang Yan and couldn't help but ask again, "How much?"
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "Only more, not less."
The middle-aged scholar's eyes revealed a surprised expression. He subconsciously took two steps back and stared at Zhang Yan. After a moment, he came back to his senses. He lowered his head and thought for a moment. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Honorable guest, the number of demon birds is quite large. I can't make the decision. Please wait for a moment. I will go and invite the owner here."
Zhang Yan nodded slightly and said, "Please go ahead, innkeeper."
The middle-aged scholar hurriedly entered the inner hall. Not long after, he returned with a young cultivator.
This person was a Mystic Light Realm cultivator, and his expression changed slightly after seeing Zhang Yan. He had good eyesight and could tell that Zhang Yan was a Core Formation Realm cultivator when he saw the faint smoke coming from Zhang Yan's nose. He didn't dare to be slow and quickly caught up. He cupped his hands and said, "I'm Tan Zhong, a disciple of the Ji Zhang Tan Clan. May I ask your name?"
Zhang Yan said faintly, "My surname is Zhang, and I'm a disciple of the Qincang School."
Tan Zhong was shocked and hurriedly bowed again. He said hurriedly, "Your presence brings light to my humble abode. Please come in and have a seat of honor."
As he spoke, he moved to the side.
Although he was a disciple of the Tan Clan and could be considered to be from a Xuan Gate Family, he was born of a concubine, and his bloodline was far from the main family. His talent wasn't high, and after entering the Mystic Light Realm, he had wasted dozens of years and his cultivation hadn't improved at all. This was why he was thrown here to guard this new property.
In the past, there were disciples of the Qincang School who came to the Celestial Market, but most of them were disciples of the same master and disciple branch. However, in his eyes, no matter what master and disciple family they were from, the Qincang School was a monster he couldn't easily offend.
However, Zhang Yan smiled and waved his hand. He said, "Fellow Tan, there's no need to go through so much trouble. I still have important matters to attend to. If you can buy all of these demonic birds, I'll give them all to you."
Tan Zhong couldn't help but feel troubled. He didn't know if these demonic birds were dead or alive, good or bad, so how could he offer a price?
He had once taken care of the clan property for the clan, so he knew that among the ten great sects of the Celestial Sect, some disciples would often bring some worthless magical tools over and force people like them to buy them.
If it was a shop with a small background, in order to not offend the other party, they would be willing to suffer a bit. He thought that Zhang Yan was the same.
Putting aside the fact that the other party was a disciple of the Qincang School, he couldn't afford to offend a Core Formation Cultivator. He gritted his teeth and said, "If it's just a single demonic bird, it's worth around twenty spirit shells. Seven hundred demonic birds, rounded up to ten thousand spirit shells. How about it, Immortal?"
However, after saying this price, his heart was bleeding. He hoped that the other party wouldn't go too far.
One had to know that the longer a demonic bird cultivated, the more valuable the marrow it contained would be. However, these demonic birds were also very difficult to catch. In his opinion, seven hundred demonic birds weren't anything good.
However, Zhang Yan smiled and nodded. He said, "Let's go with this price. “
Tan Zhong immediately heaved a sigh of relief. He smiled bitterly in his heart. "Fortunately, this person's appetite isn't big. Otherwise, if the clan blames me, it will only be my fault."
He calmed himself and cupped his hands. "Immortal, where do you keep these demonic birds? Do you need me to send someone to retrieve them? "
Zhang Yan smiled and clapped his hands. A cloud of smoke rose up. Tan Zhong only felt that there was a vast expanse of whiteness in front of him. He couldn't see anything clearly. When the thick fog dissipated, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
In the entire hall, there were already hundreds of unconscious Demonic Birds piled up. He was absent-minded for a moment, then cried out involuntarily: "Sky Crane? Hong Hu? "
The demonic bird species in front of him were some of the most difficult to catch. He instantly knew that he had gotten a great bargain this time.
At this moment, in a flying building in the celestial market, Priest Sima sat on a praying mat. His brows were tightly furrowed as though he was in a difficult situation.
Previously, when Zhang Yan passed through the signboard gate, he saw from the mirror that this person was the person Hou Boxu and Lady Xu were looking for. According to the previous agreement, he should have immediately sent someone to inform them. However, he was somewhat hesitant at this moment.
Originally, he didn't know who Hou and Xu were looking for. Because the two of them offered a lot of rewards, he was in urgent need of spirit shells. Also, he owed the Hou clan a favor back then, so he couldn't refuse. Thus, he agreed.
However, afterwards, he felt that something wasn't right. How could the person that the two of them were looking for be an ordinary person?
Thus, he secretly sent someone to investigate the identity of this Zhang Yan. The report that came back shocked him. He felt that he had jumped into a pit.
"A direct disciple of the Qincang School."
He frowned. From the mirror, he could see that Zhang Yan was still a Core Formation cultivator who had succeeded in concocting medicine. Of course, he knew how important this was. Although he was willing to help Hou Boxu, he didn't want to get himself into trouble.
After a while, he finally made a decision. He shouted in a deep voice, "Come in."
Immediately, a rather capable young cultivator with bright eyes walked in. He cupped his hands and said, "Servant Sima, what orders do you have for me?"
Priest Sima first instructed in a low voice. Then, he said, "When you see him, tell him that someone is looking for trouble with him. Let him be on his guard."
The young cultivator didn't dare to ask any more questions. He bowed and left with the order.
Not long after, Hou Boxu and Lady Xu, who had received the news earlier, also hurried over. Lady Xu shouted impatiently, "Brother Sima, has that little thief appeared?"
Lady Xu's unique sharp voice made Priest Sima frown. He coughed and said, "An hour ago, I found that person here. After careful investigation, it was indeed the person you two are looking for."
Hou Boxu's expression instantly became excited. Lady Xu also widened her almond-shaped eyes. She gripped the ribbon in her hand so tightly that her nails seemed to be digging into her flesh.
The two of them had waited on God Crossing Peak for many years, but they didn't see Zhang Yan. Instead, they offended many people and even had disagreements with each other. If it wasn't for Hou Boxu's persistence and promises, Lady Xu would've left long ago. Now that she heard this news, she couldn't help but be overjoyed. Lady Xu felt that her revenge was about to be avenged.
However, Hou Boxu was much more cautious. After the excitement passed, he asked doubtfully, "Are you sure you didn't see wrongly?"
Priest Sima's expression was calm as he said, "If the description is correct, then it's this person without a doubt."
"Good!" Hou Boxu cupped his hands at Priest Sima and said seriously, "No matter if we can kill this little thief or not, we still have to thank you for your kindness."
Priest Sima waved his hand lightly and said, "You don't have to be so polite. I have also benefited a lot from you two, but I have something to tell you."
Hou Boxu said, "Please speak, Fellow Daoist."
Priest Sima cupped his hands at the two of them and said, "This is the Flying Boat Celestial Market. If you two want to take revenge, please give me some face and wait for this person to leave the celestial market. What do you think?"
Hou Boxu looked at Lady Xu and saw that she didn't have any objections, so he nodded and said, "Okay, Fellow Daoist Sima has helped us a lot these years. It won't be too late for us to make a move after this little thief leaves the celestial market!"
Lady Xu gritted her teeth and said, "Today is the day this little thief will be beheaded. I will kill this thief with my own hands and take revenge for my son."
Hou Boxu laughed and said, "Don't worry, Lady. With the two of us, no matter how strong he is, he is just a Mystic Light Realm cultivator. We will definitely succeed. However, according to what we said before, this person's head will belong to me."
Priest Sima watched coldly from the side. No one knew if he forgot or did it on purpose, but he didn't tell the two that Zhang Yan was now a Core Formation cultivator.
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