Mr. Gao's birthday

  Jiping City is a large city with a population of nearly 10 million, very prosperous. Jiping City's transportation is also very developed, with as many as 18 major roads connecting Jiping City. The merchants and travelers who come and go in Jiping City every day are also in the tens of thousands, these mobile people have brought great wealth and all kinds of information to Jiping City.

  On this day, on a major road northeast of Jiping City, a strange young man appeared. What's strange is that this young man didn't use any means of transportation at all and was walking solely on his two legs. To put it into perspective, the nearest village on this road is over 100 miles away. Walking on just two legs, even if he walked for an entire day and night, it would be difficult to reach Jiping City.

  What's more, this young man is walking so leisurely, as if he were taking a stroll.

  However, if you look closely, you will find that although this young man walks slowly, every step he takes seems to mysteriously transport him tens of feet away. The speed at which the young man walks is actually faster than many horse-drawn carriages on the main road.

  "Jiping City? How can there be so many people entering the city?" The young man arrived at a hundred meters outside Jiping City and saw the ancient, thick city walls with a majestic aura rushing towards him. The city gate was as high as ten zhang, and on the city wall were written three bold and powerful characters: Jiping City. Travelers under this massive city wall looked particularly small.

  This young man was Jiang He. After three years of secluded cultivation in the Qianji Cave Mansion, his cultivation had finally reached the 11th layer of the Refining Qi stage, and he could freely draw third-grade spiritual symbols. It had been more than three years since he came to this world, but except for some people, Jiang He still didn't have much sense of integration with this world.

  "Everyone entering the city must pay one large dragon coin." The soldiers guarding the gate shouted this out at intervals. Jiang He didn't know what a large dragon coin was, but he had enough gold and silver in his storage bag that were circulating as hard currency in the mortal world, so he casually tossed a small piece of white silver to the soldier and followed the group of people in front of him into Jiping City.

  As soon as he entered the city, all sorts of noisy voices suddenly rang out and filled Jiang He's ears.

  "Is there still some kind of restriction on this city wall? Such a noisy sound, yet not even a hint can be heard outside the city wall." Jiang was shocked in his heart.

  "Come and take a look, freshly baked five-grain buns, fragrant and savory..."

  "Stinky tofu family, stinky tofu, no smell no pay..."

  "Seven-tenths cooked donkey meat slices, fragrant to your tongue..."

  All sorts of hawkers' cries made Jiang He feel dizzy for a moment, as if he had returned to his own world.

  "What's wrong with me? If I've come, then I'll make do. In a world like this, I can live just fine." Jiang He shook his head and smiled wryly. A deep sense of loneliness invaded him at every moment when his thoughts wandered, as he walked on the earth of this world, Jiang He always had an unreal feeling.

  If it weren't for this world's mystical cultivation and spirit symbol crafting, he wouldn't know how to get through such loneliness.

  "Wu Lao Da, three days later is Old Man Gao's 100th birthday, what gift have you prepared?" A rough voice came from the left side of the river.

  "Heh heh, this time I'm in luck, I found a thousand-year-old Huang Jing at a medicine shop. If I present it as a gift to High Lord Gao, maybe I can win his favor and become a guest of the Gao Manor... Heh heh..."

  Jiang turned his head and saw two stout middle-aged men chatting there. Both of them were dressed in a very neat and tidy manner, with ferocious facial features. However, at this moment, one of the men had an extremely smug expression on his face, which was quite nauseating. This person should be Wu Lao Da.

  "That little brother is congratulated first." The other man had a fierce and poisonous glow in his eyes, but on the surface he was extremely hypocritical. He said: "It's possible that Wu Lao Da can still obtain the cultivation of Xian Fa, and in the future, he can live to be over 100 years old."

  Jiang He originally didn't want to listen to these two despicable people's talk, but as soon as Wu Lao Da mentioned the immortal method, he became curious and wondered how this ordinary city could have an immortal method circulating.

  "Haha, Zhang Lao Da, who on this road doesn't know your reputation for being ruthless and cunning? You must have saved up a lot of money over the years. I suppose you're taking advantage of this opportunity to wish Master Gao a happy birthday and also making preparations to ingratiate yourself with him. I wonder what gift you've prepared, Zhang Lao Da?"

  "Alas, Wu Lao Da, you've got it wrong. I didn't come to celebrate Old Man Gao's birthday, but rather because I was being targeted by the wild dogs of the Shun Tian Alliance and had to flee to Ji Ping City to avoid trouble. It just so happens that Old Man Gao's birthday is approaching. I also wanted to prepare a big gift, but after running around all the medicine shops, pawnshops, jade stores, and slave markets in Ji Ping City, I found out that everything presentable has been snatched up by others."

  "Hmm, is that so? The old master's 100th birthday is a rare occasion, who would want to miss it? It's normal that you can't buy anything suitable, Zhang Lao Da. I wonder what you plan to do?" Wu Lao Da had a serious expression, but Jiang He, now in the 11th layer of Qi Refining stage, had eyes that were even sharper after being tempered by thunder and lightning, clearly seeing the schadenfreude in his eyes.

  "I have no choice, I can only offer a hundred taels of gold. Although I know that Master Gao dislikes such things the most, it's still better than coming empty-handed." said Zhang Lao Da.

  "One hundred taels of gold! This value exceeds that of my thousand-year-old golden essence!" Wu Lao Da exclaimed.

  "Wu Lao Da, why must you mock me? At this time, even if I were to offer 200 taels of gold, would you be willing to sell me the Thousand Year Old Golden Essence?" Zhang Lao Da said with a sullen expression.

  "Zhang Lao Da shouldn't give up, aren't there still three days left? You can search again, maybe you'll gain something in these three days."

  "It can only be like this. If I couldn't take refuge under the noble's gate, I'm afraid I'll be trapped in this Ji Ping City later on. Those damn bastards from the Shun Tian Alliance, what business is it of theirs that I kill people and rob them? They just have to meddle in other people's affairs." Zhang Lao Da said with hatred.

  "Keep your voice down, if the people from the Tian Xiang Alliance hear us, it won't be good." Wu Lao Da looked around cautiously and reminded in a low voice.

  "What's wrong with you, still daring to make trouble in Gao Taiye's territory? Is there a fairy master among Gao Taiye's descendants?" Zhang Lao Da said, although his voice had also become much softer, as if he was extremely afraid of Shun Tian Meng.

  Gao Fu? Xian Shi? Is it related to the highlands? It can't be that coincidental, right? Jiang He stood in front of a small stall selling exquisite pendants, with countless thoughts swirling in his mind.

  "Old sir, I heard that tomorrow is Gao Taiye's birthday. I don't know what he likes, but I want to buy a gift to express my good intentions." Jiang He said with a smile.

  The vendor was a man in his fifties or sixties, with wrinkles on his face telling the story of years of wind and frost. The old man looked at Jiang He and smiled: "Young man, I'm just an old fellow, how would I know what Old Master Gao likes?"

  "Alas, what can be done?" Jiang He said with a disappointed face.

  "Don't lose hope, young man. Although I don't know what Old Man Gao likes, there's always a clue to follow. Think about it, half of the industries in Jipeng City are under Old Man Gao's control, and those wealthy things, he might not like them too much. Moreover, all of Old Man Gao's sons, nephews, and grandsons are disciples of the Xianjia Sect, what precious things don't they have? In my old man's opinion, he should like strange and unusual things. Look at these small decorations I have, each one is unique, buy a few more, maybe one of them will catch Old Man Gao's eye."

  "Alright, alright, old sir is right. Then give me some more. By the way, among Gao Taiye's descendants, which immortal gate did they worship?" Jiang He asked while picking up the pendant.

  "I heard it's the Tianfeng Sect. The Tianfeng Sect is also a very large sect in the world of immortals." The old man said slowly while efficiently decorating Jiang He.

  It's indeed related to Gaoyuan! I was just about to return to Tianfeng Sect to trouble Gaoyuan, now I'll just collect some interest first. This birthday, I'll go and take a trip, give this Old Man Gao a big congratulatory gift! Jiang He thought to himself.

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