HLnovel Chapter 374
Chapter 374
In the end, all the rescued people were placed by Zun Jin in the royal city and cared for by imperial doctors. After the storm had passed, he would find a chance to send these children back to their own homes.
Nan Lingjun used to live in a peaceful and stable environment where she had no worries about food and clothing. But when she saw groups of hungry people actually gathering near the royal city, it was a big shock to her.
During this period, Nan Lingjun used his ability to trick people into filling out college student survey questionnaires, and communicated with several refugees in return for small gifts, only to find that these refugees did not hate the Immortal Sect at all.
In other words, they don’t know that their current experiences are related to the Immortal Sect.
The immortal sect collects incense offerings in order to fight against the demons.
The reason why it didn't rain was that the immortal sect received too few offerings and was unable to stop the demons, which gave the demons the opportunity to take away the rain.
In short, the righteous ways of the immortals are deeply rooted in people's hearts, and all the evil deeds are done by the demons.
It is precisely because of this that when the Immortal Gate Conference begins, many people still choose to ascend to immortality, hoping that they or someone in their family can embark on the path of cultivating immortality and no longer suffer persecution from the demons.
Nan Lingjun informed Zun Jin of what he had discovered, believing that it was not a good thing for so many people to be kept in the dark by the Immortal Sect.
However, Zun Jin had no choice.
If Zun Jin dared to speak ill of the Xianmen to the people, or if someone reported Zun Jin to the Xianmen, the Xianmen would probably immediately label her as a demon and say that she was controlled by the demons.
By then, I’m afraid even the royal city won’t be able to be defended.
Thinking of Zun Jin's serious look at that time, Nan Lingjun sighed. Just as he was lost in thought, he heard Yu Xi ask Xing Lan, "Xing Lan, how did you meet Zun Jin and the others?"
Upon hearing this, Xing Lan said simply, "Coincidence."
But she raised her eyes slightly while speaking, then quickly looked away, obviously having something else to say.
Soon her voice was transmitted directly into Yu Xi's ears:
"After the chaos in Huanghui City, monks began to enter and exit Tonghui Bank abnormally, and the shopkeeper who came into contact with them also had contact with Zun Jin.
"I tried to follow the owner of Tonghui Bank, but he must have some special magical tool that could conceal his whereabouts, making him impossible to track. So I left Wu Mi behind to continue watching Tonghui Bank while I approached Zun Jin.
"Also, the people in Tonghui Bank are very unusual. They are clearly mortals, but they can use some magic. We need to be vigilant."
When reporting on serious matters, Zun Jin's tone was much more normal.
When Yu Xi heard that Zun Jin had contact with Tonghui Money House, she couldn't help but think of the copper coin that Zun Jin gave her when he was in Huanghui City.
Zun Jin told her that the owner of Tonghui Money House is Song Yangtian, and from his tone it seems that he has a good relationship with Song Yangtian. Now Song Yangtian is acting secretly. Does Zun Jin know about it?
Is Song Yangtian a friend or foe? How did she gain the trust of the cultivators and interact with so many people?
While Yu Xi was secretly communicating with Xing Lan, Nan Lingjun spoke on Xing Lan's behalf:
"Yu Xi, you don't know that Xing Lan helped us a lot! We were discovered on the road by several Yaotian Sect monks. They wanted to take the children back, but they couldn't beat me. I don't know what they were thinking, so they attacked the children directly. It was Xing Lan who appeared in time to block the sword energy.
"If Xinglan hadn't shown up, those children would definitely have been hurt."
Nan Lingjun still felt a little scared when he said this.
Zun Jin snorted coldly:
"I'm afraid they think that even if they can't get it, they can't let it go. When have they ever taken human life seriously?"
While they were talking, Gu An had already finished checking the room and went outside to instruct the waiter about the dinner dishes.
Ji Zhi was fiddling with the silk flowers on Yu Xi's head, pinching this one and touching that one, and he could never get tired of playing with them. He thought his sister's hair looked just as beautiful without her ears, and he could play with a single strand of hair for a whole day.
Seeing that Yu Xi and the others seemed to be planning to stay overnight at the inn, Nan Lingjun couldn't help but look at Zun Jin and said:
"Aren't we going to follow the crowd to ascend to heaven? Isn't it okay to stay in a hotel?"
On their way there, they encountered some vendors who were selling pamphlets on how to ascend to immortality that were said to give them high scores in the eyes of immortals.
These vendors said that someone in their family had successfully ascended to heaven and become an immortal monk, and they had booklets in their hands, so they wrote down their family members' experiences of ascending to heaven and sold them.
The more Nan Lingjun looked at these businessmen, the more they looked like the people who distributed cram school flyers and famous teacher's test books at the school gate before every exam. Based on the principle of buying them even if he didn't read them, he bought one despite Zun Jin's firm disapproval.
It says in it that sincerity is the most important thing. If you want to succeed in becoming an immortal, you must show your sincerity. No matter if it is windy or rainy, or how harsh the environment is, you must not indulge in the comforts of staying in a hotel and must endure the hardships.
In addition, there are more than a hundred points to note.
Listening to Nan Lingjun taking out the booklet and reading it vividly, Zun Jin pressed his forehead and sighed deeply, while Yu Xi coughed lightly and couldn't help but said:
"No, this sounds like a lie, right?"
I didn’t know what the Immortal Sect was like before, so it was understandable that I was deceived. But now I know how ugly the Immortal Sect truly is. Isn’t everything in this booklet just nonsense?
Zun Jin couldn't help but mutter, "I've always been curious. Nan Lingjun, you're an elder of a great sect, why on earth could you fall for such a trick? You're asking ten taels of silver for such a tattered booklet..."
"Ah?" Nan Lingjun was shocked: "But many people bought it?"
Yu Xi touched his chin and looked at Nan Lingjun with sympathy in his fox eyes. "I guess most of them are just shills, specializing in defrauding rich people. Ordinary people wouldn't spend so much money on such a booklet. After all, most ordinary people can imagine the things in it."
Just look at the crowded crowd outside.
Even if they didn't buy the booklet, many people were afraid to stay in the hotel for fear of angering the immortal.
Nan Lingjun felt that Yu Xi was about to say to her, "Clear and stupid, stupid and rich." Her face flushed instantly, and she quickly put away the booklet, waving her hands and whispering,
"No, I won't buy it again next time."
Zun Jin raised his eyebrows, stood up unhappily and glared at him, "Hey, I'm not saying this, why didn't you listen when I told you not to buy it? You just listened to Yu Xi as soon as she said it, right?"
Nan Lingjun replied hesitantly, "Isn't Yu Xi more reliable? You're so stingy that you wouldn't even buy water even if you were dying of thirst. You can point your finger at anyone and say they're a scammer. How can you be credible?"
Zun Jin: “…”
It makes so much sense, I can't refute it.
Seeing that Zun Jin also froze, Yu Xi burst out laughing.
Being stared at by Zun Jin and Nan Lingjun with unfriendly expressions, she quickly suppressed her smile and changed the subject:
"So you guys are planning to use the Ascension Ceremony to see if there are any problems with the Immortal Sect Conference?"
Zun Jin nodded: "I am a mortal and can only choose to ascend to immortality. Nan Lingjun and Xing Lan can hide their cultivation and are here to accompany me."