Those stall owners and shop owners naturally wanted to protect Wu Linzhi. Wu Linzhi had a conflict with the Yanxia Sect because of them, and if they didn't even dare to tell the truth, they deserved to be blackmailed.
Han Yu and others spent a few minutes asking people around them, and only then did they find out that it was their own disciples who were extorting shop owners and stall owners on the street under the pretext of demanding taxes.
Then they were questioned in public, and their disciples became angry and wanted to retaliate against the other party, so they sent people to besiege them. Finally, the disciples of Yunxia Sect came forward to stop them. This is roughly what happened.
After knowing the whole story, the people of Yanxia Sect were embarrassed, especially Han Yu, who was already full of anger, but now it was better because the crater was blocked by a large piece of ice.
Because the result now is that you are from the Yanxia Sect, but you don't follow the rules. If you don't follow the rules and go to the Yunxia Sect to talk, will others talk to you? It's good enough if they don't scold you.
"You guys are bastards. You are really bringing shame to our Yanxia Sect. Come on, capture them and punish them severely." After hearing this, the elder immediately gave an order in public to bring these disciples who extorted merchants back to the branch.
Han Yu also walked up to the leading disciple, raised his hand and slapped him hard in the face.
"Who gave you the guts to extort money on the street, you are ruining the reputation of our sect?" Han Yu could only vent his anger on this guy.
The guy was frightened by Han Yu and trembled uncontrollably, then stammered and explained the reason.
"Senior Brother Han, this, this can't be blamed on me. I have no choice. It was Senior Brother Yue who ordered us to collect taxes from merchants."
As soon as these words were spoken, Han Yu and the elder immediately understood that this Senior Brother Yue was also a direct disciple and a disciple who returned from Yun Sect. He was currently in charge of the management of the streets here together with Han Yu.
"Yue Jiang? WCN..." Han Yu was so angry that he started cursing.
Finally, he dragged his people back to the Yanxia Sect branch to find trouble with Yue Jiang. As for the elder in the Dao Palace realm, he personally apologized to the vendors and customers, and told the vendors that the Yanxia Sect would return all the spirit stones that were extorted from them.
There is no way. This kind of thing is fine if it is not exposed. Once it is exposed and everyone knows about it, you have to find a way to resolve the negative impact.
Looking at Ye Liuyun, Lin Aoxue and the others, they have already entered a relatively high-end spiritual food restaurant on Yunxia Street.
The food here is all made of monster meat and spiritual medicine. Judging from the price, some spiritual food, with the right combination of medicinal materials, is as effective as the Explosive Spiritual Pill. Of course, the cost price is definitely more expensive than the Explosive Spiritual Pill.
"Welcome to our inn, are you three guests?" As the three entered the restaurant, they were immediately greeted by a beautiful female monk.
"Well, three of us, find a private room for us." Wu Linzhi said with a smile.
This was the first time Ye Liuyun came to this place. She took a look at the situation inside and found it very noisy. There were many monks gathered together drinking and eating meat. The food they ate obviously had a strong spiritual energy.
"This! It smells so good?" As soon as Ye Liuyun entered the room, she smelled an unusual fragrance, which made her swallow her saliva.
She has been eating fasting pills for these years and has almost forgotten the taste of worldly food, not to mention that this is not worldly food.
"Okay, three girls, please follow me." The female monk said with a smile.
The three of them went up to the second floor and finally entered a separate room. This was no different from eating in the secular world, except for the food.
After entering the private room, the female monk who received the three of them immediately took out an exquisite booklet.
"Please order some spiritual food, sir. The things we have here are all made from monster meat and spiritual medicine. The more expensive the food, the greater the power it contains, which can increase your cultivation level." The female monk said with a smile.
Wu Linzhi took the booklet and took a look at it, then handed it to Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue. After all, it was her treat, so naturally she had to let the guests order what they liked to eat.
Lin Aoxue took the booklet, took a look at it, and then asked Wu Linzhi with a smile.
"Miss Wu, are you sure you want us to order? The things here are not cheap." Lin Aoxue said after taking a look.
"Haha, don't worry. I can afford this little money. You two can order whatever you want." Wu Linzhi replied with a smile.
Since she said so, Lin Aoxue directly handed the booklet to Ye Liuyun, because as soon as she saw Ye Liuyun's expression, she knew that Ye Liuyun was very interested in these things.
"Sister, you order." Lin Aoxue gestured.
Ye Liuyun took the booklet and took a look at it. She was not polite, but she had never eaten anything on the list, so she could only order while asking.
"Eh? What is this spiritual rice? Can you give me a brief introduction?" Ye Liuyun asked.
When the female monk saw Ye Liuyun asking, she knew that it was the other party's first time to come to the spiritual food restaurant, so she was very patient and began to introduce these things to Ye Liuyun one by one.
After listening to the introduction, Ye Liuyun wanted to try almost everything, so he started ordering after asking. His reaction looked like he had never seen the world, and of course he really had never seen the world.
"Here, this, that, this one too..."
In less than a moment, Ye Liuyun ordered more than twenty kinds of spiritual food. Just this meal cost several thousand spirit stones. If it were an ordinary cultivator, it would probably take a long time to collect several thousand spirit stones.
But looking at Wu Linzhi's reaction, it seemed that she had no reaction. It seemed that Wu Linzhi was not an ordinary cultivator and did not seem to care about the thousands of spirit stones.
"Okay, okay, stop ordering. Are you a pig? Ordering so much." Lin Aoxue couldn't stand it anymore and quickly stopped Ye Liuyun from ordering spiritual food.
“Lin Aoxue snatched the booklet and gave it back to the female monk.
"That's about it, that's about it." Lin Aoxue said.
After the female monk took the booklet, her heart was filled with joy. Just from this meal, she earned nearly ten thousand spirit stones.
"Oh my! You are really like the eunuch who is anxious when the emperor is not. Look at Miss Wu, the guests didn't say anything, but you, the one who is eating, are so anxious." Ye Liuyun first glanced at Wu Linzhi out of the corner of his eye, and when he saw that Wu Linzhi didn't react, he complained to Lin Aoxue.
"Hey? Miss Wu, you are being polite. You are being impolite. Miss Wu, don't bother with this girl. She is childish." Lin Aoxue said with an awkward smile.
But Wu Linzhi still shook her head.
"It's okay. I can afford this little money. If Miss Ye feels it's not enough, you can continue to order after you finish eating. You can order one portion of each spiritual food here. It's all fine." Wu Linzhi said generously.
"How generous and nice." Ye Liuyun immediately praised.
After ordering the spiritual food, the female monk who received them left first. It would definitely take time to serve the spiritual food, so this time was the time for them to communicate.
"Mr. Ye's personality is really interesting. This is the first time I've seen a cultivator who changed from a man to a woman accept the reality so calmly." Wu Linzhi said with a smile.
She didn't see any sign of Ye Liuyun being uncomfortable with his current identity.
To be honest, compared to Ye Liuyun, she felt that Lin Aoxue beside Ye Liuyun was more like a male cultivator in disguise, with a sharp heroic aura, while Ye Liuyun had a gentle, weak, and harmless vibe.
Chapter 177 The First Friend
However, Ye Liuyun is harmless because her appearance is so deceptive, and it may also be related to her personality.
When he was a man, Ye Liuyun was a casual and playful person. After becoming a woman, his personality did not seem to change much.
But so far, except for showing his mischievous temper in front of Lin Aoxue, he generally does not reveal his previous personality in front of other people.
But occasionally when you meet an interesting stranger, his true character may be revealed.
For example, Ye Liuyun admired the character of Wu Linzhi in front of him very much. She thought that she was a kind person, at least much kinder than most practitioners in this world.
But even so, she would not casually provoke a powerful enemy for the sake of a stranger, because it was not cost-effective and thankless. Her kindness can only be described as a small kindness, while Wu Linzhi's kindness can be considered a great kindness.
Lin Aoxue is a person who is decisive and ruthless. Although she is a woman, she rarely shows mercy when facing her enemies. At the very least, she will teach her enemies a lesson and punish them severely. If she is to kill an enemy, she will kill him.
Lin Aoxue is also quite selfish. To be precise, Lin Aoxue doesn't have any big ambitions in life. Her idea is very simple. She just wants to live happily in this world with Ye Liuyun.
In other words, Ye Liuyun is everything to her, and she can do anything for her lover.
When encountering problems that need to be solved, things related to Ye Liuyun must be put first, and all other things will come second.
In other words, Ye Liuyun is more important than anyone else in this world.
"What can I do? As long as I don't want to die, even if I'm a cultivator, I have to live one day at a time, let alone me. Sigh!" Ye Liuyun couldn't help but sigh when he thought of his immortal body.
The reason why she accepted it so quickly was that she had no next life. She could not die and could not change back, so she could only accept the reality.
"That's true. I do want to become a man. It's not very convenient for a woman to travel in the world of cultivation. There are also many restrictions. Unfortunately, after being a man for a while last time, I suddenly changed back. By the way, I'm curious to ask, why are you two willing to help me get out of this situation?" Wu Linzhi asked curiously.
This question was asked quite directly, but Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue also answered it directly.
"It's very simple. Miss Wu, your behavior is worthy of our help. Since we entered the cultivation world, it is really difficult to meet people who are willing to bring trouble to themselves and speak for the disadvantaged groups. To be honest, we two can't do such a thing." Ye Liuyun glanced at Lin Aoxue, then said directly.
When Wu Linzhi heard this, she didn't expect that Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue helped her for this reason. It can only be said that Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue themselves are the kind of people who hate evil and hate it, but they are cautious because of the world and their own abilities.
But she is alone now, and those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, so she is braver.
"Is that so? Alas! I left home and traveled outside for a few years, but I seldom met fellow Taoists with similar personalities and cognition to me. Most of the cultivators I met were selfish. You two can say such words, so at least you are kind people." Wu Linzhi said.
"Being kind can sometimes harm yourself." Ye Liuyun said with a serious expression.
This month's experience taught her that when vicious people become evil, they can be very scary, such as the Blood Demon Cult. However, the evil of the Blood Demon Cult is pure evil.
"It seems that Mr. Ye has also experienced some unpleasant things. But there is nothing we can do. People's hearts are unpredictable. I have also encountered things that made me feel disheartened." Wu Linzhi also said so.
Lin Aoxue didn't say anything. She just watched quietly as Ye Liuyun and Wu Linzhi talked. She found that Ye Liuyun and Wu Linzhi seemed to get along well. At least on some things, they had the same ideas.
The two of them were like-minded people, and the more they talked, the more excited they became. Lin Aoxue rarely saw Ye Liuyun act so happy towards strangers other than her.
When in Yunxia Sect, although Ye Liuyun always greeted people with a smile every day, she could see that the feeling Ye Liuyun gave people was purely an illusion. Who knew Ye Liuyun better than her?
As they chatted, Wu Linzhi also talked about her background. She was from a practicing family named Wu in Nanling.
Some forces in the cultivation world are composed of families. Many cultivation families are very powerful, and there are families that are more powerful than the Yun Sect.
However, cultivation families generally do not participate in the struggles in the cultivation world. They are between the secular world and the cultivation world, but are not completely separated from the secular world.
By the way, Wu Linzhi is quite interesting. Her experience is similar to Ye Liuyun’s. She also left home to escape her marriage.
A cultivation family is different from a cultivation sect. They do not prohibit intermarriage.
Wu Linzhi's father was the young master of their Wu family. A few years ago, he wanted to marry Wu Linzhi to another family.
As for Wu Linzhi, she doesn't like men. She likes girls more than men.
What is going on? It's hard to say. It may have something to do with her personality, but she can't really say that she likes women.
She just doesn't like having contact with men. It might be because when she was fifteen or sixteen years old, she was almost bullied by a male of the same age from another practicing family. Since then, she has had a great resistance and vigilance towards men.
So I can't have any feelings for men at all.
She also told Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue about this matter. After listening to her explanation, Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun finally understood why Wu Linzhi looked at them in a special way, not like the way a same-sex person looks at another same-sex person. This made sense.
At least Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun could understand it.
As the three were talking, the monks from the Spiritual Food Restaurant brought the spiritual food they ordered. In a short while, the table was full. Ye Liuyun looked at these long-lost foods and immediately said something.
"Ever since I entered the world of cultivation, I have been eating plain food and only taking fasting pills. To be honest, I think worldly things are more delicious. Miss Wu, I won't be polite. Let's talk while we eat." Ye Liuyun was like a glutton. He grabbed a barbecued piece of unknown monster and started eating it, not caring about his image.
Wu Linzhi was stunned when she saw Ye Liuyun like this. She had originally suspected that Ye Liuyun was lying to her, but after seeing the way Ye Liuyun ate, she basically believed that Ye Liuyun was a man before. She had never seen a woman who didn't care about her image so much when eating. Of course, it's not absolutely impossible, but at least it's rare in this world. Even among men, it's rare to eat so casually.
"Hehe, this, Miss Wu, please excuse me for making fun of you." Lin Aoxue looked at Ye Liuyun's anxious look and smiled awkwardly.
"He is a man of temperament and unconventional. I quite like Mr. Ye's character." Wu Linzhi stood up, picked up the spiritual fruit wine and poured a glass for Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun.
"You two girls please leave me alone. I'll eat my food and you guys chat about yours. By the way, Aoxue, please try this. It's really good. It contains strong medicinal power and tastes more authentic than worldly food. I have decided that when we go out in the future, I will not take fasting pills. We will hunt and cook by ourselves." Ye Liuyun said with a chuckle.
This really opened her eyes.
Lin Aoxue rolled her eyes immediately.
"Just eat your food. These things were ordered by you. You'd better eat them all for me, otherwise it would be a waste of Miss Wu's spirit stones. By the way, Miss Wu, we hit it off right away. So don't call me girl all the time. You seem to be a little older than me and her. I'll call you Sister Wu, and you don't have to call me Miss Lin. Call me Aoxue." Lin Aoxue said with a smile.
"And me, don't call me Young Master Ye anymore. With my current identity, it's not appropriate. You can call me Liuyu in public, and Liuyun in private." Ye Liuyun also said.
Wu Linzhi did not refuse. She had been traveling for so long, and meeting Lin Aoxue and Ye Liuyun felt like meeting old friends in a foreign land.
If they hadn't known each other for such a short time, Wu Linzhi would have wanted to become sworn sisters with the two of them.
But life is still long, as long as they can continue to get along, they will trust each other sooner or later.
Look at Ye Liuyun again. Ye Liuyun's body digestion ability is invincible. When these foods enter her stomach, they immediately turn into pure energy. Therefore, she will never be full and does not need to be taboo like normal cultivators.
Worldly food contains impurities, so monks generally do not eat it. Eating too much will leave impurities in their bodies, which is not conducive to cultivation.
Spiritual food is too expensive, and ordinary monks cannot eat it often.
"This? Sister Aoxue, Sister Liuyu, how come they can eat so much? These things are all very nutritious. If you eat too much at once, you'll easily get full. But looking at Sister Liuyu, she doesn't seem to react at all." Wu Linzhi asked curiously as she watched Ye Liuyun sweeping the spiritual food on the table.
Lin Aoxue knew that Ye Liuyun had a special physique, which was definitely not that of an ordinary person, but she didn't know the specific reason.
"She has a special physique, so Sister Wu, don't worry about her. By the way, where are you planning to go next, Sister Wu? Are you going to train in the Liuyang Mountains for a while?" Lin Aoxue asked.
"Eh? I just came here not long ago, so of course I have to stay here for some time. You two should also stay here for a while. By the way, how about we go out and gain experience together." Wu Linzhi suggested with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, Ye Liuyun on the side paused for a moment, then looked at Lin Aoxue.
Lin Aoxue was also stunned, but she quickly shook her head at Wu Linzhi.
"We came to Liuyang Mountains on a sect mission, so it may not be very convenient. I'm sorry." Lin Aoxue said bluntly.
She and Ye Liuyun both have secrets. Although she can get along well with Wu Linzhi, she has not yet reached the point of complete trust.
When Wu Linzhi heard the two of them say this, she didn't mind at all. After all, they were disciples of the Yunxia Sect, and she was not a cultivator of the Yunxia Sect, so it was indeed not very convenient.
"It's okay, I was just saying it casually. It was me who was rude and inconsiderate." Wu Linzhi shook her head.
Although the three of them cannot fully trust each other at present, they have at least established a preliminary friendship. If there are opportunities in the future, they can go further.
Friendship needs to be based on fate and cannot be forced. If you force friendship, others will think you have other intentions.
But Wu Linzhi got into trouble after all. The Yanxia Sect just decided not to cause trouble for Ye Liuyun and Lin Aoxue, but did not say not to cause trouble for Wu Linzhi. Wu Linzhi finally challenged the dignity of their Yanxia Sect.
Look, in the branch of Yanxia Sect, Han Yu and another arrogant young man are standing in front of the second-level elder of the Taoist Palace, discussing how to deal with Wu Linzhi.
