Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Chapter 49 It's not giving me any face.

"Old Li, it's been several days since we last met. I've heard some rumors in Nanli City recently, so I'm writing to tell you and hoping you'll come soon!"

“A rare treasure will appear in Nanli. First, close the shops in Beixuan, and take some magical artifacts, talismans, and pills (if you have any). If we collude with each other and communicate secretly, we will surely get what we want.”

"Old Li, if you hadn't come, I would have been dead on my own!"

……

Gu Lang leaned over the table and wrote a brilliantly written letter.

After the ink dried, he folded the letter in half, put it in an envelope, carefully sealed it, and then put it in another envelope, and then another...

Then I put it back in the box and locked it.

He looked at the box with satisfaction; this thing looked very valuable!

Then, they secretly arrived at Gu's Escort Agency.

The person in charge here is still the same smiling, incompetent manager from last time.

Seeing Gu Lang approaching, he greeted him warmly:

"Seventh Young Master, Ink Trace Bookstore is making a fortune every day. You've managed it all very well!"

Gu Lang nodded with a slightly reserved air, hummed in agreement, handed over the box, and said:

"Deliver this to the Ink Trace Bookstore in Beixuan City."

The shopkeeper weighed it in his hand, then, recalling the recent rumors, narrowed his eyes and said:

"Yes, thank you for your patronage. It will be three hundred taels of silver in total!"

"What?! Three hundred taels!!" Gu Lang's eyes widened in anger, feeling that this guy probably thought he was a fool.

The shopkeeper remained calm and smiled as he said, "Yes, three hundred taels."

"Young Master Gu, last time you delivered a letter, but this time it's different. This time it's a shipment, so the price will fluctuate a bit."

Gu Lang snapped his fan shut, pointed at him, and remained speechless for a long time:

"you you……"

The shopkeeper nodded and bowed, smiling, "Yes, Young Master Gu, could it be that you're delivering a letter this time as well?"

Gu Lang snapped his fan shut and turned it on to cool himself down. As expected of the shopkeeper in Nanli City, he was good at taking advantage of people's misfortunes!

Seeing that Gu Lang was angry, the shopkeeper knew what was going on. Before Gu Lang could speak, he smiled and said:

"That's the price for outsiders. You are the young master of the Gu family, so the Gu Family Escort Agency can naturally be used without you having to pay."

That makes some sense!

Gu Lang sized up the shopkeeper, thought he was a sensible man, gave him some instructions to deliver the goods as soon as possible, and then left, fanning himself with his fan.

The manager stood at the entrance of the security escort agency, waving goodbye.

He wondered what Young Master Gu meant and who this letter was meant for.

Is it really going to be sent to Beixuan City, or... is it deliberately leaking the secret by using me, knowing I'll be watching?

However, it's always better to make a copy and send it to Miss Gu Ying, and then properly send someone to deliver it to Beixuan City.

Okay! Let's do it that way.

the other side--

Zhu Wuyao was also writing a letter at his desk.

"Brother Shen, the people of Nanli City are suffering!"

"Working hard day and night, barely making ends meet; a place to live requires risking one's life."

"However, natural disasters are merciless, and in an instant, all the business was overturned, and more than ten years of hard work went to waste."

"Fortunately, I foresaw the calamity that would befall Nanli City, and thus I hope you can help me."

"South of the city is very nice, the osmanthus blossoms fall on the streets and the air is fragrant, and people leisurely enjoy the cool air at the end of the alley."

"My cultivation is still shallow and my skills are insufficient. I implore Brother Shen to come, perhaps you can find a glimmer of hope for Nanli City. I will repay this kindness and favor with my life!"

……

The letter was set aside, and Zhu Wuyao picked up his pen to write a second one—

"Ye Xiaozhou, do you dare to come to Nanli to avert disaster and defy the heavens?"

That concludes the two letters.

She looked up and saw Ji Yuezhang also writing a letter at his desk.

Ji Yuezhang was very conflicted when she put pen to paper. She thought about it again and again before finally picking up her pen and writing a line.

"Grandpa, your granddaughter is unfilial, disregards her own life and betrays your kindness, and her actions are rebellious."

"Hey……"

Having just finished writing this line, Ji Yuezhang put down his pen and said:

“I am worried that Grandpa will not want to take the risk and will forcibly take me away, leaving you alone in Nanli. I am also worried that Grandpa will think this is a benevolent act and stay in Nanli with me, thus getting involved in this great karma.”

Zhu Wuyao leaned back in his chair.

He rubbed his temples and said, "Anyone who sees this letter will be involved."

She picked up the first dried letter and continued:

“Brother Shen is kind-hearted. Once he sees this letter, he cannot remain indifferent. If he does not come, and Nanli City suffers a disaster, he will surely regret it day and night and be heartbroken.”

Then he picked up the second letter:

“Miss Ye is unruly. If she comes to Nanli, she will surely test this destiny. If she does not come, it means she has retreated, is afraid, and her spirit has diminished.”

Ji Yuezhang, somewhat helpless, laughed and scolded:

"So you've become the most despicable person in the world?"

Zhu Wuyao held the two letters up to his eyes. In the sunlight, the Xuan paper was thin and light, faintly gleaming, yet it seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

It's so heavy I can't lift it.

smiled.

She stood up, folded it neatly, put it in the envelope, and said:

“I am the most despicable person in the world. What are these two letters? You are the first person I have ‘schemed’ into coming here.”

"You didn't even come up to hit me, and you even treated me to osmanthus wine. Maybe you've done a lot of evil deeds and never have to worry about food and drink?"

Then Ji Yuezhang crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it at him.

"What utter nonsense are you spouting!"

"Yes, and Gu Lang, and so many people at the auction. If each of them threw a crumpled piece of paper at me, they could bury me alive."

She dodged the crumpled paper, her words growing increasingly arrogant.

To be honest, Gu Lang is really pitiful. That whole drama that happened at the auction will probably damage his reputation!

Hopefully, that copy of "The Immortal in the Mortal World" can at least salvage some of the losses and earn him the reputation of "though foolish, he has good taste."

Since the auction, the two of them have gone their separate ways with Gu Lang and have not met up again.

Fearing discovery, the news of the "appearance of a rare treasure" that attracted countless cultivators to Nanli City was actually the work of three juniors.

Apart from pre-planned events, everything we've done recently has relied on tacit understanding.

Fortunately, the three are of similar age and there is not much of a generation gap.

I heard that a rogue cultivator read the novel "The Immortal in the Mortal World" and was so moved that he broke through his current cultivation level.

Once this news came out, the immortals of the mortal world no longer limited it to circulating among ordinary people.

In Nanli City, even when cultivators meet, their conversations inevitably revolve around this storybook.

Zhu Wuyao had also heard about it in the gossip on the street, but she guessed that it might be a rumor spread by Gu Lang.

Otherwise, where would this nameless, rogue cultivator come from, who just happened to read a storybook and leveled up?

Then wouldn't her "Immortal of the Mortal World" become an essential "experience book" for leveling up?

Use one book to gain some experience; use ten books to level up.

If leveling up were so easy, why would Zhu Wuyao, the author of this book, still be stuck at the second level of Qi Refining?

Speaking of upgrades—

I am truly saddened that I was not invited.

She has been afraid to go out these days and can only stay at home to rest and meditate.

I start my physical training every morning with the first rays of sunlight, practice the Swift Movement Technique with the evening breeze, occasionally try to conjure fireballs and comprehend the art of clairvoyance, and spend most of my time meditating.

I'll also take some time to poke at the unmoving pen in my spiritual sea.

But this calligraphy brush clearly doesn't give me any face!