Chapter 30 Snow-white hair

"Do you want to become immortal masters?"

In a valley outside Wuliang Mountain, a large group of mortals gathered.

The people were whispering among themselves when a voice suddenly rang in their ears, and in an instant, everyone looked up in disbelief.

At this moment, someone recognized the figure standing on the high place as Xu Xuanting, the great immortal master of the Xu family.

"The Grand Elder?"

"Immortal Master, Immortal Master, is what you're saying true?"

"Can we become immortals? Can we become immortals?"

"I think, Elder, you've forgotten. You held me when I was little. I'm Zhenling's youngest son. I spent my childhood on Wuliang Mountain."

You said that as long as we have spiritual roots and can cultivate, we can stay on the mountain forever and never be separated from our parents. I really want to know if our parents are doing well.

The elder standing on the high place trembled and turned his head to look incredulously at the old man below who looked even older than himself.

"Are you from the Jin family?"

He landed on the ground and grabbed the old man's hand. It was cold and damp, and the back of his hand was covered with ugly age spots.

He looked up in shock, his eyes wide, desperately trying to see his childhood self reflected in the hunched, ashen-faced old man before him.

How did that chubby, rosy-cheeked, and adorable child suddenly turn into this?

"Elder, it's been over sixty years since anyone called me by my childhood nickname, haha!"

He grinned broadly, revealing that all his teeth had fallen out.

"What happened to you, Jin family?"

"Elder, this is what mortals are like."

He wiped his eyes with his sleeve and then spoke.

"Birth, old age, sickness, and death are sufferings; which mortal hasn't gone through them?"

Upon hearing this, the elder had an idea and grabbed his arm, pulling him outside.

"Jin Mansion, go back, go back. Your life should be filled with children and grandchildren, a house full of descendants..."

Xu Jinfu, seemingly unleashing a power from nowhere, stood firmly in place, prompting the Grand Elder to turn and look at him with some confusion.

"Elder, the Jin family is not blessed. I started a family at a young age and had many children and grandchildren by the time I reached middle age. However, by the time I was fifty, my wife, children, and elderly parents had all passed away. I have nothing left to cherish. I hope that you will not stop me."

The Grand Elder looked at Xu Jinfu's resolute face. His few words revealed the bitterness of his life. Without a wife or children, what was there to miss?

After a long pause, he could only sigh; he couldn't stop it.

"Alright, Jin family, the Grand Elder will accompany you."

He grabbed Xu Jinfu's hand and waved his hand, at which point several people behind him released golden beetles.

These golden beetles, the size of mustard seeds, quickly enter the bodies of ordinary people.

"Jin Mansion, I will stay with you, the Grand Elder will always be with you."

……

"That's enough!"

Xu Zhenguang, who had been silent in Jiangjiafang Market, suddenly spoke. His voice was exceptionally loud, and the two people's eardrums hurt as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Yuan Lang is right. Since the family has requirements, then we should do as the family requires."

"Zhenyao, don't blame me for not informing you if the family investigates this later."

Xu Zhenyao could ignore Xu Yuanlang, since the other party was a junior, and he could deflect blame if anyone pursued the matter later.

But Xu Zhenguang was different. He was stronger and had a higher status than him, so no matter how dissatisfied he was, he had no choice but to accept it unwillingly.

"yes!"

After saying that, Xu Zhengguang almost turned and left. Xu Yuanlang breathed a sigh of relief when he saw his back.

"I'm afraid Uncle Zhenguang needs to be more careful lately. I'm worried that Uncle Zhenyao may seem to agree, but he may actually be dissatisfied."

After I escort the spirit wood back, I will tell the Grand Elder to replace it with a new manager as soon as possible.

"Escorting the spirit tree?"

Xu Zhenguang scratched his head with a strange expression, then looked at him with a puzzled look.

"You're not talking about the spirit wood used to build spirit boats, are you?"

Xu Yuanlang suddenly had a bad feeling. He had sensed something was wrong with the mission on the way there. It seemed that the Grand Elder was deliberately trying to get rid of them.

"Yes, is there no such mission?"

"No, no, there is such a mission!"

Xu Zhenguang quickly shook his head. He had received the notification before, but he didn't know the specifics of Xu Yuanlang's mission.

"The problem is that you've arrived a bit too early. The Jiang family does indeed produce spirit wood that can be used to build spirit boats."

However, the spirit wood suitable for building spirit boats is still growing on the Jiang family's mountain. They only harvest it when the leaves turn white and then transport it down via the land bridge outside the market.

"Snow-white hair?"

Xu Yuanlang muttered the words "snow-white hair" with some confusion, and Xu Zhenguang explained with a smile on his face.

"Look, the two mountains outside the market are shaped like human figures and are usually called General Mountain."

The so-called "Snow White Head" refers to the mountaintop being covered in snow, which, when viewed from below, resembles two white-haired generals, hence the name "Snow White Head."

Only once every few decades will there be one or two years of exceptionally heavy snow and freezing weather, with even the mountaintops covered in snow.

Only on such days will the Jiang family harvest spirit wood, because spirit wood is much larger and heavier than other ordinary wood.

The Lu Liang River outside usually doesn't have enough water to transport the spirit wood. Only in years when the snow-white branches turn white, after spring thaw, when the water overflows, can the spirit wood float downstream.

So that's how it is? Xu Yuanlang was somewhat surprised, not expecting that even cultivators had to follow the natural order.

"But then again, I don't expect to wait decades in Jiangjiafang before my hair turns white, do I?"

He immediately sensed something was wrong. Had his own elder suddenly sent him decades into the future?

"No, the last time my hair turned white was thirty years ago. According to the timeline, it will only be two or three years before my hair turns white again."

Moreover, Uncle Guang, just like you, is also escorting spirit wood.

Generally, the family's personnel are arranged in advance; it's rare for someone like you to join on short notice.

"Perhaps the Grand Elder doesn't want me to know something. By the way, Uncle Zhen Guang, before the spirit wood arrives, can I move around freely?"

After all, if he stayed in this Jiang Family Marketplace indefinitely, he wouldn't be able to cultivate anymore.

Xu Zhenguang nodded; he understood the young man's thoughts.

"Of course, but we have to return to the market during the coldest days of the year to see if we can achieve the condition of having snow-white hair."

If the agreement is reached, one cannot leave the market town and must remain there until the following spring.

That was to be expected, and he had no objection. The two chatted for a while longer before evening arrived, and then Dian Xinqi brought a food box to their door.

"Zhen Guang, Yuan Lang, this is a treasure I bought from Fei Yun Lou with most of my savings."

There are five dishes of spiritual food in total, and they smell incredibly delicious. Zhen Guang, have you prepared the wine yet?

"Of course, even within our Xu family, there isn't much of our own Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Wine, which is made through five distillations and five brewings."