Wait a minute, where is my master?

Having stayed in Gusu City for another day, the young Taoist bid farewell to Li Mi and the three friends of the Cold Season.

There was no particular reason, mainly because he felt a bit homesick.

Since arriving in the Nine Provinces Realm, he had never lived outside Xuanxu Temple for this long.

Furthermore, Yu Yaoer also complained that the bed wasn't as comfortable as sleeping in the well...

Little White, on the other hand, was very happy living in Gusu City, as he could eat food directly every day without having to hunt with his little brothers.

But clearly, whether to return to Xuanxu Temple or not wasn't dependent on her wishes.

Noon.

Inside the watchman's quarters.

Knowing that Jin Xu was leaving, City Lord Su and Li Mi earnestly tried to retain him.

But it was of no use.

So, the two of them expressed their gratitude sincerely again, and City Lord Su promised that he would send a significant thank you gift to Jin Xu in the future.

However, it depended on the news from Shangjing City.

Su Liebo felt that since the man had saved the entire county with a mere gesture, ordinary items definitely wouldn't appeal to him, but after all, he had saved the lives of the city's common people and the empire's cultivators. Even if you are clueless, you should show some gratitude. Moreover, respecting the strong is an ancient and unchanging rule in the Cultivation World.

So he threw the problem over to Shangjing City, telling them to decide on how to properly thank him since after all, Gusu City belonged to the Xia family.

As for the news of the great chaos in Shangjing City and Xia Xuanmin's injuries, City Lord Su also knew.

But the Great Xia Imperial Family, which had been inherited for over two thousand years, certainly couldn't stop functioning just because the ancestor was injured.

The rest of the Xia family members weren't all incompetent.

The young Taoist just calmly nodded his head upon hearing their promise, not really expecting much inside.

The founding sovereign of Great Xia was in such a state, who knows what Shangjing City looked like now.

He thought that he would just listen to their promises of a significant reward later; besides, he hadn't helped Gusu City this time for a reward.

Jin Xu's spiritual pursuits had risen slightly higher than before now.

However, before leaving, he still made a small request.

"I wonder, City Lord Su, if you have any basic scriptures on the Flying Escape Skill."

"Flying Escape Skill?"

City Lord Su, puzzled and confused, didn't understand why the eminent figure in front of him suddenly asked about this.

"Um... just the basic ones, which can be freely taught to anyone, do you have such scriptures, City Lord Su?"

Jin Xu wasn't sure if this man was biased, but since he had indirectly saved the man's life, he surely wouldn't be so stingy as to not even impart the basic Flying Escape Technique.

And he had hinted that just the basic technique would suffice.

"Uh... I do have them. What do you intend to use them for, Taoist Jin Xu?"

Su Liebo reached into his belt, and a jade token appeared in his hand, which he handed over, still looking bewildered.

"Um, I'll just take a look."

Jin Xu received the jade token without any expression, his heart surging with excitement—now he was going to learn to fly!

Having obtained what he wanted, the young Taoist, along with Yu Yaoer and Little White, left the garrison and headed straight out of the city.

Going home!

Standing at the gate, Su Liebo watched the three figures moving away and said blankly, "What does Taoist Jin Xu want with the basic Flying Escape Technique?"

"I don't know; it might just be an odd quirk of a great man. My subordinate, Xu Qian, mentioned before that the young Taoist is particularly fond of gold and silver too," Li Mi replied from beside him.

"Fancying gold and silver, collecting basic magic, what's all that? Our old dean used to like... uh... uh..." Mei Shouyi seemed about to reveal some shocking secrets but was suddenly silenced by Mr. Song, who had already recovered from his injuries.

"If you want to return to the academy, you'd better speak less!"

"Uh... uh..."

Ignoring the two causing a ruckus, Li Mi coughed softly and changed the subject, "Elder Su, what is the Flying Escape Technique you gave to the young Taoist?"

"It's the one uniformly taught to the city defense forces; the young Taoist emphasized it just had to be basic."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Li nodded gently, then walked a few steps forward and suddenly said, "Elder Su, you handle the responsibilities of Gusu City for a few days; I'm heading to Shangjing City overnight..."

"Li Mi, you..."

Su Liebo held his tongue.

Standing aside, Xia Sunyang silently moved towards a corner, knowing well what the Fourth Grade night watchman of Great Xia intended to do.

With his natural standing as a royal official, it was inappropriate for him to say much.

Indeed, this official responsible for safeguarding the Seventh Princess remained in Gusu City to heal his injuries.

As for Xia Yunzhao, he had already set out for Shangjing City alone. It was said that someone else was to meet him halfway, which is why he was so leisurely here.

"Little Mimi, do you want us to come with you?"

Breaking free from Mr. Song's firm grip, Mei Shouyi called out loudly.

Li Mi, clutching his scroll, squeezed it slightly, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately turned and shook his head, declining Mr. Mei's kind gesture.

"I'll go by myself."

Resolve the issues between Qingmu Academy and Great Xia yourselves.

He was heading to Shangjing City only to ask the Imperial Family of the Xia family how they could treat all the cultivator residents of this city as mere pawns in their strategy!

Seeing his resolute expression, no one tried to persuade him further.

Especially City Lord Su, who had already discussed this with him privately several times.

...

The conversation inside the watchman's quarters unknown.

Jin Xu and Yu Yaoer were riding Little White, speeding along the suburban road like a streak of white lightning.

"Temple master, shall we take the rear mountain later?"

The little Taoist beneath queried with his husky.

"Yes, let's take the rear mountain."

Yu Yaoer blinked her clear, large eyes curiously, "Young Master, why take the rear mountain?"

"You'll know in a bit."

Jin Xu toyed with the jade token in his hand, absentmindedly responding as he was engrossed in his fantasy of flying.

The little Taoist had not checked the content of the jade token, waiting to return to the temple to study it carefully, giving it a sense of ceremony.

Besides, an item given by the city lord could hardly be fake.

Hearing Jin Xu's reply, Little Fish Demon scratched his head in confusion.

Previously, when Little White's subordinates came to deliver the message, she was not present, so it was normal for her not to know why they were taking the rear mountain.

A stick of incense later, she understood...

There were so many people! To what extent?

Yu Yaoer's Spiritual Sense swept over and discovered that from the main entrance of Xuanxu Temple, the queue stretched all the way to the foot of Little Platform Mountain.

There were people responsible for maintaining order and preventing queue jumping.

The person in charge looked like the owner of the Immortal Robe Pavilion, didn't she?

And even though the temple gate was not open, those who came to pray still brought incense and offerings, respectfully placing the items at the entrance of the temple.

What's more outrageous, they even brought food for the two watchdog wolves at the gate!

In just a few days, both wolves had noticeably swollen!

"Young Master, this...this..."

Yu Yaoer stammered, unable to grasp how her young master had suddenly become so popular.

"How would I know? Little White's subordinates who came to report the other day mentioned a large group of humans had arrived outside the temple, all carrying items, and some humans even tried to bribe them with food, though they didn't eat it."

As Jin Xu answered, he gestured for Little White to tone down its presence and sneak towards the rear mountain.

At first, he thought it might have been members of the two Great Immortal Sects showing up at his doorstep.

Only after sneaking a peek with his Spiritual Sense did he realize these were people coming to offer incense.

But he had told Li Mi not to spread the word about him saving Gusu City.

Yet, he still ended up famous!

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