Chapter 160: Three Thousand Miles of Reed Marsh
However… before we can fight against foreign enemies, we must first stabilize the country.

It is enough to prepare a few plans, and the rest can only be done by improvisation.

in this way.

Three months later, it was the end of September, the fifth year of Wang Yu’s career as a deacon.

The Feiyun boat arrived at a vast and unfamiliar area. At first glance, countless green reeds were swaying in the wind. They grew in very shallow waters.

The shallowest part is just above the toes, while the deepest part only reaches the neck of an adult.

This area is a full three thousand miles.

It is also known as——【Three Thousand Miles of Reed Marsh】!
The water is wide and shallow, clear but not fertile. Only thumb-sized fish and shrimps survive in this area of ​​water. Occasionally, a large fish weighs less than ten kilograms, and there is also the unique thick fog of Yunling.

From a distance, it seems as if you have really arrived in fairyland.

Thick fog clung to the water surface, and fishermen paddled their canoes as if rowing in the sea of ​​clouds. The scenery was breathtakingly beautiful, and any casual glance was like a brilliant landscape painting!

“Great place~”

Wang Yu was fascinated at the first sight, and was itching to try his hand at it. He took out the ghost flute and almost forgot its characteristics. He quickly replaced it with an ordinary flute.

He was playing the flute in the sky, and the fishermen were boating on the sea of ​​clouds.

There is an inexplicable fit between stillness and movement.

His soul seemed to be cleansed, and as his flute skills became more and more sophisticated, he seemed to have vaguely found a way to incorporate emotions into the notes.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

When Wang Yu woke up at dusk, the three soul-sound dual-taoist techniques inherited by Master Yin Ya all took a big step forward.

He suddenly realized and murmured.

“It turns out to be so simple. Just blend in the corresponding emotions…”

Below, the fisherman who was rowing the boat had long gone away. Wang Yu sighed, but a smile appeared on his face. This scene just now was exactly the legendary “enlightenment”.

Only a very small number of people have the opportunity to encounter this.

Unfortunately, he only had a superficial understanding for one day and failed to enter a deep state of enlightenment. If he could understand for ten days or half a month, it would not be impossible for him to enter the state of perfection.

Wang Yu has mastered more perfect techniques and his understanding of legal principles is indeed much better than that of other cultivators of the same level, or it can be said that they are on a completely different level.

After his mood calmed down, Wang Yu finally had the mind to continue moving towards Guiling City. The three thousand miles of reed pond was not far from the destination, and he would reach it in another thousand miles.

We will definitely arrive before sunrise.

Just as the Feiyun Boat was speeding up, a soft voice suddenly sounded behind Wang Yu.

“Fellow Taoist, please stay.”

Wang Yu was shocked. He had just arrived in Yunling Prefecture and encountering such a thing was not a good sign. When he was about to speed up and leave, he found that the other person’s flying boat was of higher grade and faster than his!
In the blink of an eye, it blocked his way.

It is much larger than the Feiyun boat, about twelve or thirteen meters long, and is a typical flower boat style with a vermilion two-story attic in the middle.

I saw a corner of the second layer of pearl and jade gauze curtain was pulled open.

The soft voice sounded again.

“Fellow Daoist, you have made great achievements in the art of Yue. I wonder if I could invite you to join my Yunmeng Pavilion. Our faction was split from the Hehuan Sect and is proficient in the great art of Yin and Yang.

“If you wish to join me, and play wonderful music in my building while we are doing the bed thing, I will grant you magical stones, magical techniques… or even beauties.”

Hehuan Demon Sect? Wang Yu frowned. Why are their people everywhere? The principles of yin and yang and human ethics are really popular everywhere.

Confucius once said that this is human instinct and there is nothing to be ashamed of.

Looking at the direction this ship is heading, could it be… ?
Wang Yu clasped his hands and replied:

“Fellow Daoist, you are too kind to me. I wonder if you are heading to Guiling City?”

“Of course, fellow Daoist is cautious by nature, so even if you don’t want to join us, how about we go together? Yunmeng Pavilion is located in the northern city of Guiling.”

“That’s okay.”

After responding, Wang Yu was also thinking.

North of the city? Isn’t this the area under the jurisdiction of the City Lord’s Mansion? This is a good opportunity to find out the situation. Wang Yu moved the Feiyun Boat close to the second-floor window of the building ship.

“I wonder if you can tell me about the situation in Guiling City. I came from Xueyuanzhou. I have just arrived and plan to settle down nearby and concentrate on my cultivation.”

“newcomer?”

The voice inside paused, then spoke again.

“If you are confident, then come aboard my Rouge Boat. Yunmeng Pavilion is open for business, including intelligence business. It all depends on what level you want.”

While thinking, Wang Yu decisively put away the Feiyun Boat and stood directly at the railing on the second floor.

Throughout the ages, casinos, brothels, and restaurants must be the places with the most well-informed information. It is normal for Yunmeng Pavilion to be engaged in both flesh trade and intelligence.

It just so happens that the information provided by the Third Young Master is already very detailed, and the secret information known by the locals is more reliable and more timely.

When I walked inside, I saw a beautiful mature woman with a Chaoyun Jinxiang bun lying on her side on a soft couch. In front of her was a low table with a set of tea sets on it. There was wisp of smoke floating in the jade cup.

Her slender hand supported her chin while the other hand stroked the beads.

The outer garment was a red peony and phoenix pattern with gold beads, and the inner garment was small and tight, a plain short skirt with white transparent tulle trouser legs extending from the hem.

The inner garment brings out the roundness of her chest, creating eye-catching grooves and revealing a large area of ​​snow-white skin, like a baby’s granary.

The whole outfit is charming but not lewd, seductive but not dissolute.

The hidden beauty is discovered to the extreme, especially the plump legs under the gauze, which makes people can’t help but look upwards and explore into the absolute realm.

Wang Yu’s face was calm, except for his appreciation of beautiful things. He was willing but unable to do anything. That was him! “What’s your name, fellow Taoist?”

“Wang Yu.”

“Mrs. Chao Yun.”

“Nice to meet you~”

After the greetings, they got down to business. Chao Yunniang then sat up and took the initiative to pour a cup of tea for Wang Yu.

“Friend Wang is really handsome. I wonder what you would like to ask about this intelligence business.”

“The situation of Guiling City, the forces inside and outside the city, the opportunities and treasures nearby… etc. The more comprehensive the better. Wang has just arrived and needs to be careful not to offend the local tyrants.”

“Too–“

He nodded to Yunniang and took out three jade slips.

“I have three pieces of information here, low, medium, and high, and the prices are one thousand, three thousand, and five thousand low-grade spirit stones. You can choose which one, Fellow Daoist Wang.”

“Excellent intelligence.”

Wang Yu threw out a storage bag, picked it up and began to check it, which made Chao Yunniang smile.

“It seems that Fellow Daoist Wang is quite capable.”

“It’s OK. I just have a skill to rely on.”

It didn’t take a moment to digest the information in the jade slip, and it turned out that there were many things in it that could not be found on the surface.

The three families are Bai, Guan and Jiang.

Among them, the Bai family is proficient in spiritual plant techniques, owns the most spiritual fields, and grows a kind of spiritual rice called “Blood Tooth Rice”. The family has a deep heritage and produces nearly 200,000 spiritual stones every year.

The Guan family owns a spiritual bamboo forest and a mountain of strange stones. They run the paper, ink, pen, and inkstone business in the cultivation world. The Guan family ranks second among the three families. They have many strong people and produce nearly 150,000 spiritual stones every year.

The Jiang family has inherited the four major cultivation skills of alchemy, weapon refiner, talisman master, and formation master. There are several levels of each, and most of them are first-level, only the alchemy inheritance is second-level.

Ranked third, their annual output of spirit stones is close to one hundred thousand, but their expenditures are much higher, and there are already signs that their income is not enough to cover their expenses.

Fortunately, this is only one of the ways for the three major families in Guiling City to make money. Although it is the main way, there are also other ways to earn spirit stones.

Among them, the Bai family secretly had a deal with the Huangquan Temple, and seemed to be helping them collect the souls of the dead monks, which was also a huge gray income.

In addition to the three major families, there are many small forces founded by the foundation-building masters in the city, evenly distributed in various urban areas. Yunmeng Pavilion is also among them, but there are not many mentioned in the intelligence.

As for the information about the City Lord’s Mansion, there is very little, and only a few managers who often appear are introduced.

At this time, Wang Yu was somewhat glad to have met Chao Yunniang.

The financial reports, intelligence on small forces, transactions between the Bai family and Huangquan Temple… etc. were not recorded in the official intelligence.

Five thousand spirit stones are well worth it.

In addition, many forces outside the city were mentioned. The Jindan forces [Shui Mo Men], [Zilongshan], and [Wen Xiang Sect] were the overlords near Guiling City.

They also have branches in Guiling City, almost all in the northern city area.

In other words, North City is a divided territory with fierce competition. Although it is said to be under the jurisdiction of the City Lord’s Mansion, it is probably powerless.

However, no matter how satisfied we are, some questions still need to be raised.

Wang Yu asked doubtfully.

“Why is there so little information about the City Lord’s Mansion? We don’t even know how many people there are.”

Hearing this, Chao Yunniang hesitated.

“This……”

Wang Yu threw out another storage bag with an expressionless face.

“Three thousand spirit stones.”

No matter how much you have spent now, you have to make it up to me when you arrive in Guiling City. Three times the compensation is just a token of your appreciation. He is not a devil.

After getting the spirit stone, Chao Yunniang also started talking with a smile.

“The Guiling City Lord’s Mansion is directly under the Niling Blood Sect. Apart from the city lord who is appointed by the Holy Sect, the managers, servants, and staff members inside must all be recruited by the city lord himself.

“It has been nearly a hundred years since the last mayor of Guiling City returned to his clan, and there has been no news of him since then. The people in the city only know General Tuoba of the City Lord’s Mansion, but they don’t know there is a city mayor.

“The Tuoba family has only been rising for a short time, and its foundation is far less than that of the three major families, but its strength is very strong. I heard that it has broken through to the eighth level of foundation building and is expected to form a pill.

“The entire City Lord’s Mansion is also controlled by the Tuoba family. There are about 300 Qi training cultivators and two foundation building cultivators.”

Wang Yu immediately understood. The previous city lord was named Zhuo Kuangsheng. He had reached the peak of foundation building, but something went wrong when he was returning to form the elixir. He died in the cave without even triggering the thunder tribulation.

This is a very rare situation among the three Yuanying families with profound cultural heritage. Even if it is worse, it should be able to attract a thunder tribulation.

This also led to him still looking for opportunities outside the outside world. He waited for thirty or forty years before discovering the problem, and the affairs of Guiling City were then disputed by internal factions.

The situation did not come to an end until Zhuo Shouqing secretly sent people to help Wang Yu capture him.

He knew this.

As for the Tuoba family who have usurped the throne, let alone the eighth level of foundation building, even if they are in the early stage of core formation, they will have to kneel down. Why not occupy the city lord’s mansion?

He is tired of living, so he uses this opportunity to establish his authority.

No wonder the three young masters didn’t think there would be any big trouble when they came. With such a target, things will indeed go a lot smoother.

(End of this chapter)