Longevity Begins With The Birth Of A Daughter At An Old Age

Chapter 35: Tracking and Counterattack

"The shops are closed!"

Under the curtain of rain, Xu Mu looked at the tightly closed shop doors and believed Chi Feiyan's words a bit more.

These shops rarely closed before, but now they all closed at the same time. Even a fool would know something was wrong.

He had originally wanted to buy some defensive weapons, but it seemed like that was not going to happen now.

"No wonder there were so few people when I first entered the market!"

Wait!

Xu Mu suddenly realized that if there was something strange going on, wouldn't someone have noticed? This world is not lacking in intelligent people!

Xu Mu became alert.

He went to find Tu Zhanggui, hoping to inquire about the situation and remind him. However, Tu Zhanggui had also closed his shop and disappeared.

"They probably already received the news! Forget it!"

Xu Mu no longer paid much attention and quickly walked home after leaving the market.

Pitter-patter!

The sound of faint footsteps mixed with the continuous sound of raindrops reached Xu Mu's ears from behind.

They were only ten steps away from him!

Such a faint sound, combined with the interference of the rain, would go unnoticed by most cultivators. But Xu Mu, whose Body Refining cultivation had reached the Marrow Refining stage, easily distinguished it.

"Two mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators who have used invisibility technique! What does this mean? Are they trying to ambush me?"

Xu Mu frowned slightly, pretending not to know, and deliberately entered a nearby deserted alley.

The footsteps grew closer.

Seven steps!

Five steps!

...

Three steps!

Two steps!

Clang!

Before the two attackers could make a move, Xu Mu struck first.

The Crimson Gold Sword appeared in his hand, and the fifteen sharp golden formations were instantly activated, emitting a dazzling light and a scorching heat that forcefully pushed away the rainwater within several zhang.

Before the two assailants could react, Xu Mu's figure had already disappeared from the spot.

A streak of crimson lightning flashed through the void!

Plop!

A headless corpse appeared out of thin air, blood splattering as it stumbled a few steps before falling into the puddle.

Xu Mu held an umbrella in one hand and a long sword in the other, the sword suspended in the air.

A tall and thin man slowly revealed his figure under Xu Mu's sword.

The man had high cheekbones and a face filled with fear.

"Why did you target me?" Xu Mu asked coldly.

"Sir, we... we were just passing by... Ahh!"

The sharp blade cut through flesh, and the scorching aura made the flesh sizzle and emit a meaty fragrance.

"Speak!"

"I'll talk, I'll talk! We just saw that you were alone and not highly cultivated, so we thought it would be easy to attack you!" the man hurriedly explained.

"Sir, I was blind and foolish. Please spare me! I'll give you everything I have!"

"Weren't you afraid of the patrol team when you attacked during the day?"

Although the management in the slums was relatively lax, it was impossible for the patrol team to turn a blind eye to attacks during broad daylight. If they were seen by someone, it would be difficult to escape.

After all, the market was not that big, unless you were hiding in the mountains and forests all the time.

"Huh?"

The man probably didn't expect Xu Mu to suddenly ask this question. He hesitated for a moment before uncertainly saying, "That's because someone said that Qinghe Sword Sect had been defeated and the Soul Refining Sect was about to attack. We don't know if it's true or not, but the patrol team hasn't been patrolling for the past two days. Someone has already succeeded, so we wanted to give it a try!"

So the news had indeed leaked!

Xu Mu thought to himself.

It was likely that many people in the market had already received the news, but most of them were still unable to confirm it completely.

Everyone was testing the waters, just like these two bandits in front of him.

It was just a pity that they had picked the wrong target.

The strength of these two individuals was at the level of the Li brothers, whom Xu Mu could easily kill when he was at the fourth stage of Qi Refining, let alone now.

"Sir, please spare..."

Plop!

The long sword swept horizontally!

The man's body instantly separated into two!

Whether they wanted to ambush him or they saw his Crimson Gold Sword, their fate was already sealed.

Xu Mu collected the bodies into a special storage bag and quickly disappeared into the rain.

Back at home, he burned the bodies to ashes and scattered them into the sewer at the entrance of the alley. Xu Mu then opened the storage bags of the two men to check their contents.

Thirty-four low-grade spirit stones!

Two first-grade defensive weapons!

Over ten talismans!

Several bottles of elixirs!

Three offensive weapons!

Several spell manuals!

"Poor bastards!"

These were all worthless things. Xu Mu, who had long surpassed this level, just glanced at them and put them away.

"Ying'er, let's go to Fellow Daoist Lan's house!" Xu Mu found Ye Yingying, who was busy in the kitchen, and said.

"Husband, is there something wrong?" Ye Yingying asked in confusion.

"You'll know when you get there!"

"Oh!"

Ye Yingying picked up the sleeping Xiaoling and followed Xu Mu out of the house.

Bang bang!

"Fellow Daoist Xu, what is this?"

Lan Shijin, dressed in a blue brocade robe, looked at Xu Mu with surprise. It was the first time she had seen Xu Mu bring Ye Yingying to visit her.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, may I come in first? There is something important I need to discuss with you!"

"Sure!"

Seeing that Xu Mu was not joking, Lan Shijin opened the door and let them into the house.

Compared to Xu Mu's house, Lan Shijin's residence was not only cleaner and tidier, but also filled with various decorations, exuding an antique charm and a sense of elegance.

In the room, Leng Yue Ning, dressed in a white brocade robe, sat on a chair, still practicing ice cone technique. When she saw Xu Mu and Ye Yingying enter, she immediately released the spell, her beautiful face thawed, and she instinctively reached out to hold Xiaoling.

At this moment, Xiaoling, with her sleepy eyes, had already woken up.

"Ling'er! Come, let sister hold you!"

Leng Yue Ning's voice was crisp and pleasant, like wind chimes ringing in the ears. It was completely different from her cold appearance and sounded very comfortable.

After a long time of contact, Xu Mu discovered that Leng Yue Ning was actually a person who appeared cold on the outside but was warm on the inside.

It was just that she had very few interactions with others, so she behaved cold and proud to protect herself.

Unfortunately, this warmth was usually only directed towards Xiaoling.

"Dad... Dad..."

As soon as Ye Yingying put Xiaoling down, she stumbled and ran towards Xu Mu, tightly hugging his thigh.

She completely ignored Leng Yue Ning.

Since she could walk, she had been acting out of character, suddenly clinging to Xu Mu. As long as Xu Mu had free time, she would hang onto him, even during meals.

Xu Mu, who had been a little frustrated because his daughter was not close to him, didn't know whether to cry or laugh now.

"Come on! Come on! I'll give you candy to eat!"

Leng Yue Ning pulled Xiaoling a few times, but when she saw that Xiaoling refused to let go, she took out a malt candy from her pocket and started teasing her.

Xiaoling looked at her father's thigh, then at the malt candy in Leng Yue Ning's hand. Her black eyes rolled back and forth, and her fair little face began to hesitate and struggle.

Xu Mu ignored the playfulness between the two and said, "Fellow Daoist Lan, I just went to the market..."

Xu Mu told Lan Shijin everything he heard from Chi Feiyan and his own observations.

"How could this happen!"

After listening, Lan Shijin's face was full of shock. She sat dumbfounded in her chair, unable to speak for a while.

Obviously, she hadn't been to the market for a while, and now she suddenly heard such a change, which was difficult for her to accept.

Originally, she had planned to take her daughter back to her parents' home after the war ended, but now it seemed that her parents' home was in great danger.

She found it even harder to accept than Xu Mu.

It took a while for her to recover!

Leng Yue Ning and Ye Yingying were also shocked, but not as much as Lan Shijin.

Only Xiaoling, holding the malt candy, happily nibbled on it, carefree and unconcerned, with saliva sticking everywhere, her pigtails swaying.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, I have decided to leave with the Chi family tomorrow. I'm not sure what your plans are for the future."

While there are certainly many dangers in following the Chi family, Xu Mu is unwilling to leave his life in the hands of others. The people of the Soul Refining Sect are not as cruel as the legends say.

At the same time, it is also for future development.

After the Soul Refining Sect is swept away, it will probably take a long time for Baishi Fang City to recover its current prosperity. Xu Mu is already not young, and he doesn't have much time to wait.

The earlier he reaches the ninth level of Qi Refining, the greater the chance of breaking through to Foundation Building. If he delays until he is eighty or ninety years old, even with the help of the system, he doesn't have much confidence.

Lan Shijin hesitated for a long time, but in the end, she didn't make up her mind to go with them.

She still doesn't believe that the Qinghe Sword Sect will be defeated so easily.

"In that case, I'll take my leave! If Fellow Daoist Lan changes her mind, you can find me anytime before we depart tomorrow!" Xu Mu said with some regret.

He still hopes that the other party will follow along, at least there will be someone familiar to take care of each other, and Lan Shijin's strength is not too bad, she is also proficient in formations, which can be very useful on the way.

As for the Chi family, he is not familiar with them at all!

If it weren't for being forced, he would never have gone with them.

Even if they go together, he will be cautious and guard against them on the way.

Leaving Lan Shijin's house, he coincidentally ran into Li Moqing who was returning from outside in the alley.

Now she was wearing a Daoist robe, heavily made up, and dressed elegantly.

It's unclear whether she has attached herself to some important figure or if her business has been doing well recently. Not only has her appearance improved, but her cultivation has also reached the third level of Qi Refining.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, Yingying, it's been a long time!" Li Moqing immediately smiled when she saw the two.

Then she looked at the little Ling'er in Xu Mu's arms and her face showed joy.

"Isn't this little Ling'er? Let Auntie hold her!"

Li Moqing reached out to hold her, but Xu Mu stopped her with his hand.

Without even looking at Li Moqing, he turned and entered the house with his wife and daughter.

"Hmph!"

Seeing Xu Mu's reaction, Li Moqing's face instantly fell, she snorted coldly, and angrily returned to her own courtyard.

Back at their residence, Xu Mu immediately started packing.

"Husband, are we really leaving?" Ye Yingying asked with a disappointed face, still somewhat incredulous.

Their family's life had just turned for the better, and she had just adapted to the current life. Now suddenly following a group of strangers to an unfamiliar place was really hard to accept.

"Don't be sad, nothing will happen with me here!" Xu Mu hugged her and comforted.

"Mine...mine..." Little Ling'er desperately pulled her mother away, her father is hers.

Time passed quickly and it was already evening!

After Xu Mu's family had dinner and played with little Ling'er for a while, they were about to go inside to rest when a piercing scream suddenly came from the direction of the market.

(End of this chapter)