Chapter 130 The Mortal of the Yan Family

These craftsmen were there to help tidy up the cave.

Although Mo Juren was already an immortal cultivator and had powers beyond the mundane, he did not have the ability to turn stones into gold or create anything with a wave of his hand like the immortals in the legend.

If low-level monks want to build houses or start construction, they still have to rely on mortal craftsmen, and some even need help from mortals for their daily life and meals.

The craftsmen were carrying a lot of tools and supplies, and they were not walking fast.

So Mo Juren first took out the map, pointed out the location of Mopan Mountain, and asked the Fifth Lady to arrange someone to take them there first.

As for Mo Juren himself, he had to wait for someone at Changping Ferry.

With the help of Anduo's fast horse, the man arrived at Ping'an Inn.

It was the old man whom Mo Juren met on the passenger ship when he returned to Lanzhou, who claimed to be a runaway from the Yan family, a family of immortal cultivators.

This man had white hair and was about fifty years old. When he entered the inn, he saw that the entire lobby was empty except for Mo Juren and Madam Five, who were sitting at the table by the window.

So he hurried forward to greet him.

"I am Wang Xu, here to see Madam Five. Who is this?"

The Fifth Lady smiled and said,

"Manager Wang, this is my husband, Mo Juren, the real leader of the Jing Jiao Society."

Wang Xu was shocked, obviously he had not known about this in advance, and hurriedly bowed again, bowed his head and said,

"So you are the famous leader of the Mo Gang. I am Wang Xu, and I am honored to meet you!"

"Manager Wang, there's no need to be so polite,"

Mo Juren did not stand up, but deliberately released a magical power from his hand, and with a move of "Manifesting Divine Hand", he created a palm shadow and lifted up Wang Zhang out of thin air.

"A cultivator!" Wang Xu was very surprised, with a look of doubt on his face.

Mo Juren was not trying to show off, but was going to speak frankly and directly state his identity as an immortal cultivator. He smiled and said,
"Manager Wang, no need to be so polite."

After that, he picked up the tea and drank it. The Fifth Lady continued,
"Shopkeeper Wang, not many people know that my husband is an immortal cultivator. I hope you can keep it a secret and not reveal it casually."

"This is nature, this is nature."

Wang Xu was already sweating as he spoke. He must have known that his true identity had been seen through.

The Fifth Lady continued,

"I think Manager Wang also knows that we in the Jingjiao Society trust people when we employ them, and we will not employ people we don't trust,"

"When we asked you to take charge of the No. 2 Medicine Hall of the Jing Jiao Society, we did a lot of research,"

"Why don't you ask Shopkeeper Wang to tell us what's going on between you and the Yan family?"

In fact, these were all told to her by Mo Juren. It is really impossible for the Jingjiao Society to investigate anything related to the immortal cultivation family.

But Wang Xu was obviously frightened by the Fifth Lady.
He answered tremblingly,

"Fifth Madam, I did not intend to conceal my origins, but the power of the Yan family..."

After saying this, he sighed and said with determination
"Hey, Fifth Madam, as long as you say a word, I will disappear immediately and will never hinder Mo Jingjiao in the slightest."

At this time, Mo Juren said,

"Manager Wang, you are worrying too much. If we want to drive you away, why would we reveal our identity as immortal cultivators in front of you?"

"Let me put it this way, Shopkeeper Wang, you can think of it as me, Mo Juren, making a deal with you. You help me with something, and I'll keep you safe. How about that?"

Wang Xu was still a little confused, so he said,
"Master Mo, please give me your orders. As long as I can do it, I will do it even if it means death."

Mo Juren took another sip of tea and said,
"I wonder if your lovely wife who escaped with you has any children now?"

Wang Xu sweated again when he heard this and replied,
"No... not yet..."

Mo Juren pushed out a small bottle and said to Wang Xu,
"Haha, at Shopkeeper Wang's age, it is indeed difficult to continue his offspring. This bottle of elixir may be just what Shopkeeper Wang needs."

"May I ask what kind of medicine it is?"

"Five-seed Rejuvenating Pill! As for its efficacy, I cannot elaborate on it. Shopkeeper Wang, you will know something after you try it yourself when you go back." The so-called five seeds refer to Cuscuta seed, fried leek seed, Alpinia oxyphylla seed, fennel seed, Cnidium monnieri, etc. They are all secular medicinal materials, but their efficacy is quite good.

The golden spear is unbeatable, and the pear blossoms overshadow the crabapple tree, which is just right for him.

Wang Xu was obviously worried about this matter. He also heard that Mo Juren was well-known for his superb medical skills, so he believed it a little more and decisively took the pill in his hand.

Mo Juren and the Fifth Lady first expressed their sincerity, and Wang Xu also had something to ask for, so things became much easier.

Mo Juren finally learned some things about the Yan family, a cultivation family, from him.

It turns out that the Yan family is known as the only one outside of the seven sects that has a Jindan cultivator in charge, and is the largest immortal cultivation family in Yue State.

The Yan clan has about 100 to 200 monks, which is equivalent to half of the sect.

Its base was called Yanling Fort, located in Yanliang Mountain in Linzhou.

There are tens of thousands of mortals living in Yanling Fort. These mortals live in the fort and are protected by the monks of the Yan family.

They don't have to worry about worldly chaos such as soldiers, bandits, corvee labor, famine, etc., and their living conditions are well guaranteed.

However, these mortals also have to endure two disadvantages when living in Yanling Castle.

One is that once you enter the castle, you can never get out.

Fortunately, there are many people in the castle, which is equivalent to a town. There is nothing missing, so there is no need to go out.

The second is that mortal women must marry men from the Yan family, and similarly, mortal men must marry women from the Yan family.

Both of these rules are to ensure the reproduction of the Yan family's descendants and to guarantee that there will be an endless supply of Yan family members with spiritual roots and the ability to cultivate immortality among mortals.

Wang Xu was a herbalist in his early years. He fled to Yanling Fort because of famine. With his knowledge of medicine, he worked diligently for the Yan family pharmacy for many years.

Wang Xu is also a passionate man who will never compromise on the most important things in his life.

But he never got a good marriage. The girls from the Yan family who were arranged for him were all ugly and he didn't like any of them.

Finally, when Wang Xu was old, he met a good match, and they were attracted to each other.

Unfortunately, that person was a maid from the Yan family and her surname was not Yan.

The two knew that they were destined not to be able to get married in Yanling Castle, so they tried every possible means to spend all their savings and bribed a powerful figure in the Yan family, and finally found a chance to escape.

Finally, they changed their ways, and went down along the canal to Jiayuan City, settling down in this place far away from Yanling Fort.

I want to branch out from now on and become a real mortal.

It happened that the Jingjiao Society unified Jiayuan City and needed a large number of talents, so he volunteered to do his old job.

With his rich experience, he became the owner of a drug store, and things went more and more smoothly.

Mo Juren also asked him about some details such as how the Yan family managed the medicinal materials used by immortal cultivators, how to set the prices, how to identify them, whether they can be stored, etc.

Wang Xu's reply was very logical and it was obvious that he had the real talent.

Seeing that Wang Xu does have talent in this area, if there are any extra medicinal herbs produced by the magical porcelain pieces in the future, they can be safely handed over to him to take care of.

Mo Juren revealed that he planned to build Changping Town into a resource distribution center for the Jingjiao Society and let Wang Xu be in charge.

Wang Xu nodded repeatedly, saying that he would do his best for the Jingjiao Society.

After sending Wang Xu away, Mo Juren said to Madam Wu,
"In the future, we can select a few daughters of clean gang members and introduce them to Manager Wang as concubines. He wants to have more children anyway,"

"With the addition of these bloodlines to restrain us, they will naturally be more dedicated to our Jing Jiao Society."

"Yes, my husband." The Fifth Lady replied obediently.

Mo Juren thought of something else and asked,
"Have you found a suitable maid to take care of your daily life?"

The Fifth Lady said half-truthfully,

"There is no suitable candidate yet. If you don't mind, let He'er go back to her old job and serve in the cave, how about that?"

Mo Juren laughed and said,
"Naughty!"

(End of this chapter)