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

Chapter 99: Visit from an Old Friend

"Are you two sure you're not joking with me, Xu Mu?" Xu Mu crossed his arms and looked at the two cultivators in front of him, smiling.

"Who the hell is joking with you? If you don't hand it over, I'll personally take action!"

Swoosh!

A willow leaf flying knife flew out from one of their storage bags, emitting a sharp aura, directly aimed at Xu Mu's face.

The other person held two second-grade talismans in their hand, staring at Xu Mu with an unfriendly expression.

"I don't like what you just said!" Xu Mu reached out and grabbed the flying knife, which fell into the palm of his hand. With a slight force from his five fingers, the flying knife, which was as sharp as cutting iron like mud, turned into a lump of scrap metal.

"You...!" The rogue cultivator who used the flying knife wanted to curse, but in the next moment, the spiritual pressure belonging to the Foundation Building stage in Xu Mu's body was released. The two of them knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Senior, we were just joking with you!" The two of them looked terrified.

It's really unfortunate that they picked on someone at the Foundation Building stage, like an old man eating arsenic.

"Joking? Unfortunately, I'm not someone who jokes!" Xu Mu's expression remained unchanged. He flicked his finger, and two golden thunderbolts appeared out of thin air, instantly striking the two individuals.

Before they could even scream in agony, their bodies trembled, their eyes lost focus, and their breath disappeared. They fell face-first onto the ground.

"Remember, don't joke around in your next life!" Xu Mu raised his hand and collected the storage bags of the two individuals. With a gentle tap, two black flames emerged, wrapping their bodies. In an instant, they turned into ashes, not even their souls were spared.

These two individuals were too weak, not worth the Ink Crow's devouring.

"It seems that pretending to be a pig is not a good thing!" Xu Mu sighed. He once again retracted his Foundation Building stage aura, but this time, he retained his Qi Refining stage aura.

As expected, he didn't encounter anything foolish on the short stretch of road that followed.

Lead-colored dark clouds floated in the sky, and a cool breeze blew on the ground, as if it was going to rain.

As he passed through Baihe Forest, scattered cultivators began to appear on the road. Some were collecting resources nearby, while others were hunting demonic beasts in the forest.

This made Xu Mu feel more at ease. With so many cultivators present, it meant that Baihe Market hadn't been completely destroyed. Perhaps there were still old acquaintances around.

Soon, the slum area where he used to live appeared before his eyes.

However, compared to when he left, the slum area had completely turned into ruins. Most of the houses had collapsed, and there were traces left by demonic beasts everywhere.

His divine sense swept through, but he didn't feel the presence of any living beings.

He stopped at the entrance of the alley where he used to live. The houses he had burned down with his own hands were still in ruins, with no one cleaning up or rebuilding them.

Xu Mu shook his head with a smile, not knowing whether it was a sigh or a reminiscence.

He continued walking forward and soon arrived at the entrance of the market. The number of cultivators on the road began to increase significantly, although it was still much less compared to when he left. However, their cultivation levels seemed to have generally improved.

Xu Mu didn't directly use his divine sense to scan. He learned from the passersby that a new Foundation Building family had moved to Baihe Market, and he didn't want to attract their attention.

Anyway, he had enough time to leisurely explore the entire market. There was no rush.

He first went to the market but didn't see any familiar figures. Then, he went to the wooden bridge alley where he used to live, but it was still filled with unfamiliar faces.

Finally, he arrived at the Snow Lotus Medicine Shop!

The door of the medicine shop was tightly closed, but--

With a sweep of his divine sense, Xu Mu's face showed a hint of joy.

"To think that you're still alive, and it seems like you're doing well!"

Xu Mu raised his right hand and forcefully knocked on the damp wooden door.

Bang bang!

"We're not open today, Fellow Daoist, please leave!"

A deep voice of a man came from inside the medicine shop, accompanied by faint crying of a child.

"Fellow Daoist Tu, an old friend has come from afar, isn't it inappropriate to refuse him at the door?" Xu Mu smiled.

"Old friend?"

The person inside paused for a moment, feeling that the voice was somewhat familiar, but couldn't remember for a moment.

After a moment, the door was opened a crack, just enough for one person to pass through.

A middle-aged man with slightly dark skin, appearing to be in his thirties or forties, stuck his head out from inside, staring at Xu Mu up and down.

"You are..."

The middle-aged man blinked his eyes, suddenly realizing, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Xu?! How are you still alive? No, how did you come back alive? No, how didn't you die outside... ah, ah! What nonsense am I talking about!"

Xu Mu was speechless as well.

This guy's habit of foul language seems to have not changed at all.

The middle-aged man in front of him was none other than Tu Shan, the shopkeeper of the medicine shop. His real name was Tu Shan. When they were in Baihe Fang Market, the two of them were partners for many years.

"Come in quickly! Come in quickly!"

Tu Shan reached out and completely opened the door, excitedly inviting Xu Mu inside.

"I say, how did you suddenly appear? Did you come back on Chen Family's flying boat? But I haven't heard of any flying boats returning recently?"

After Xu Mu entered the house, Tu Shan closed the door and kept talking.

"I flew back by myself!" Xu Mu smiled.

"Flew back by yourself?"

Tu Shan stared at him, looked him up and down, and suddenly burst into laughter. "You, this guy, your habit of bragging hasn't changed at all. Even if you're a Foundation Building cultivator, you wouldn't dare to fly back alone from Liyang Sect. You're not going to say that you're even stronger than a Foundation Building cultivator, right? Haha!"

"..."

Xu Mu was speechless.

How come I didn't know that I have a habit of bragging?

You're just slandering me!

Xu Mu was about to speak up and defend himself when two gentle-looking women, each holding a baby, walked out from the inner hall.

"Husband, who is this person? Why are you so happy?"

One of the women, with beautiful eyebrows and eyes like a crescent moon, smiled at the corner of her mouth.

"He's a good friend of mine! I've told you about him before!"

Tu Shan pointed to one of the women and introduced, "Fellow Daoist Xu, this is my wife, Liu Feifei!"

Then he pointed to the other woman and said, "This is also my wife, called Qin Siyu!"

..."

"Do you mean both are extraordinary?" Xu Mu chuckled and bowed to the two of them, saying, "I am Xu Mu, nice to meet you, Fellow Daoists!"

"Xu Fellow Daoist, you're too polite!"

The two women, holding their children, couldn't stand up, so they just nodded slightly.

The two women were very sensible. After greeting each other, they returned to the inner hall.

"I say, Fellow Daoist Tu, didn't you used to say you wouldn't get married? How come now not only did you get married, but it's two at once!" Xu Mu teased with a smile.

In the past, Tu Shan's greatest pleasure was going to the brothel to listen to music. Not only did it cost a lot of spirit stones, but it also seriously affected his enjoyment of the music. So every time it was mentioned, he firmly insisted on not getting married.

"This is a long story!" Tu Shan smiled bitterly.

From Tu Shan's mouth, Xu Mu learned that not long after they left, the people from the Soul Refining Sect had massacred the entire market. However, Tu Shan was lucky enough to hide in the Baihe Forest in advance and escaped the disaster.

However, although he escaped the disaster, after the market lost the protection of Foundation Building cultivators, it quickly became a paradise for demons and beasts. In order to protect themselves, the remaining cultivators began to band together for warmth.

Both women were courtesans who sang in the brothel, and Tu Shan happened to be their regular customer, so they were familiar with each other. They ended up together, and over time, it was inevitable that they would have children.

"Fellow Daoist Tu, it seems like you're really fortunate!" Xu Mu laughed.

"What fortune! These two children either poop or pee every day, it's so annoying!" Tu Shan complained, but his face was full of smiles.

"By the way, where is your wife?"

"She didn't come with us."

"Oh!"

Tu Shan thought that Ye Yingying hadn't left the house, so he said, "Have you found a place to stay? There happens to be an empty house nearby, it's unoccupied now. Do you want to move in together?"

Xu Mu shook his head.

"I just came to take a look, I'll leave soon."

"Leave? Where are you going?" Tu Shan didn't understand.

"To a very far away place."

"..."

Tu Shan was speechless.

After not seeing each other for a few years, why did they start playing dumb riddles again?

"Alright, let's not talk about this! It's better to come early than to come late. Come in and have a meal before you leave!"

Tu Shan pulled him to go inside, but Xu Mu politely declined with a hand gesture.

"I'm already happy to see an old friend! I have something to do, so I don't need to eat!"

Xu Mu smiled and bowed, ready to leave.

"Hey hey! Why are you being polite to me again?"

Tu Shan wanted to keep him.

"I really don't need to!"

Seeing that Xu Mu insisted on leaving, Tu Shan could only give up helplessly.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, remember to come by often in the future. There aren't many familiar faces in the market now!"

"Definitely!"

Xu Mu smiled and left the medicine shop.

As soon as he left, the two women came out from inside. Among them, the woman named Liu Feifei was about to speak when she suddenly noticed that there were several bottles of elixirs and several pieces of spiritual stones on the counter, which she didn't know when they appeared.

"Mid-grade spiritual stones!! Husband, could it be left by your good friend?" Liu Feifei exclaimed in shock.

"Mid-grade spiritual stones?"

Tu Shan looked back in confusion and indeed saw mid-grade spiritual stones. He was equally shocked.

However, just now, he didn't notice Xu Mu taking out anything.

But there were only two people in the room, besides Xu Mu, it seemed that no one else would put spiritual stones and elixirs on the counter.

Could it be that he didn't lie just now, and someone really flew over?

When Tu Shan opened the medicine bottle and smelled it, his shock on his face became even heavier.

"This, this is a fourth-grade elixir!"

"What?!!"

The two women were so shocked that they could hardly speak.

Their own husband is really generous, isn't he?

This adds up to several thousand low-grade spiritual stones, almost equal to the entire wealth of a late Qi Refining cultivator.

Damn it!

When the three of them didn't know how to deal with it, a piercing scream suddenly came from the sky above the market, and the faces of the three of them changed suddenly.

"Damn it! How come that monster beast is back again? Didn't it just leave two days ago?!"

Tu Shan complained and quickly handed the spiritual stones and elixirs to his two wives, saying, "You two, take Xiang'er and Xi'er and hide in the cellar!"

"Husband, what about you?"

"I'll go and see if Fellow Daoist Xu has left. If he hasn't, let him come in and hide! Don't say anything, hurry up!"

After speaking, Tu Shan ignored the obstruction of his two wives and ran out of the gate.

However, when he looked around, there was no sign of Xu Mu on the street.

"This old Xu, he runs so fast!"

Tu Shan complained, considering whether to go nearby to look for him. Just then, a screech came from the sky again. Looking up, a giant bird with a wingspan of over ten zhang, filled with green spiritual light, was diving down from the sky with a violent momentum.

The streets were filled with fleeing cultivators, cries of alarm, and shouts, creating a chaotic scene. Various defensive formations also lit up one after another.

Tu Shan was equally frightened, his face pale, trembling, and he crawled back home using both hands and feet.

This giant bird is a fifth-grade monster beast. Even the newly arrived Foundation Building families in the market can only defend passively and dare not provoke it. For someone like him in the mid Qi Refining stage, encountering it means certain death.

Every time the giant bird comes, many people die in the market. The cultivators in the market hate it to death, but they have no way to deal with it.

Boom!

Just then, a thunderous sound suddenly came from the ground. Tu Shan instinctively turned his head and saw a dark golden light shooting up into the sky, tearing through the air, and rushing towards the giant bird. The terrifying momentum was like a surging tide, shaking the earth.

"Beast! I spared your life just now, and you dare to cause trouble again!"

A domineering voice instantly spread throughout the market.

The arrogant giant bird, upon seeing that figure, was frightened and screeched, immediately turning around and fleeing.

One bird, one person, one fleeing, one chasing, quickly disappeared into the sky.

"Just now, why did that voice sound a bit like Fellow Daoist Xu?"

Tu Shan sat paralyzed on the ground, muttering to himself.

(End of this chapter)