Chapter 111: The First Lesson of Life

  "Huang Shulang? Does fellow Daoist think I'm a demonic cultivator?" Huang Shufei said.

  Huang Shu's body didn't have any demonic aura, no matter how you looked at her, it was impossible for her to be a demon cultivator. Jiang Feng naturally wouldn't miss it, he just associated the name Huang Shu with the yellow weasel.

  "That's not it, it's just that your name is the same as a character in a story, that's why I said that." Jiang Feng said.

  Huang Shu nodded slightly, seemingly understanding yet not quite, and didn't say a word, as if lost in thought. Jiang Feng looked at Huang Shu, pondering in his heart, how come after hearing his name, this Huang Shu wasn't surprised at all? Didn't she know about his affairs?

  "Is Fellow Daoist cultivating nearby?" Jiang Feng asked.

  "No."

  "That's just passing by."

  "Yes."

  "Do you have a good place to go?"

  "No."

  Jiang Feng took a deep breath, thinking to himself, how could he ask one question and get such simple answers. Could it be that they didn't want to bother with him? No way, someone as elegant and refined as himself, a young cultivator, how could anyone not want to bother with him?

  "If you count as a handsome man, then there's no ugly man in the world." Lan Wu said.

  Jiang Feng naturally filtered out Lan Wu's words, and after thinking for a moment, he said to Huang Shu: "I just got out of the pass too, and I was thinking of going for a walk. If Fellow Huang doesn't have anything important to do, why don't we travel together?"

  "Alright." Huang Shufen smiled in response. Her eyes narrowed into a slit when she smiled. However, this smile and such a quick response made Jiang Feng somewhat unable to see through Huang Shufen. He didn't know if she was really willing or had other intentions.

  The magic treasure that Jiang Feng needs to refine has been completed, and the formation method of the painting has also been completed. Even if Huang Shu didn't come, Jiang Feng planned to leave after resting for a while. Now with an additional beauty accompanying him, Jiang Feng wants to hurry up even more.

  She put away the array disc used for the formation, and Jiang Feng left the abandoned mansion with Huang Shu. When putting away the array disc, Jiang Feng carefully checked it again. The array disc was obtained when going to the tomb of the Bandit King, and in the space where the tomb was located, all the magic treasures could only be used once. Now the array disc is still intact, without any signs of damage or decay. Jiang Feng thought that maybe it was because of the space where the Bandit King's tomb was located, which made the magic treasures there can only be used once.

  After leaving the mansion, Jiang Feng suggested going to have a big meal first. Huang Shu, who had just come out of the wine building, did not refuse. Jiang Feng then took Huang Shu quickly towards the direction of the wine building.

  When they arrived at the bustling place, Huang Shu saw a sugar gourd vendor and seemed very curious. She went up to grab one, mimicking the actions of other children buying sugar gourds, and then walked away. The vendor chased after her, but fortunately Jiang Feng threw a piece of silver over just in time.

  As she passed by the kite vendor, Huang Shu Nu took a kite and left. As she passed by the sugar figurine vendor, Huang Shu Nu took two sugar figurines and left. As she passed by the bun vendor, she lifted the lid of the steamer, took out a bun, pinched it, smelled it, then threw the bun away, and continued walking...

  Jiang Feng followed behind Huang Shu Nu, throwing pieces of silver onto the stalls she passed by. Otherwise, the owners of those small stalls would definitely go and grab Huang Shu Nu, and then they might get beaten up by her.

  "Wait a minute, wait a minute." Jiang Feng said as he pulled back Huang Shu.

  Huang Shu Nu, who was just happy, looked at Jiang Feng with a puzzled face, seemingly not understanding why Jiang Feng had grabbed her. And also seemed to be even more perplexed as to why Jiang Feng had taken the rattle drum out of her hands.

  "That... everyone is just trying to make a living, relying on this to support their family. You took someone's things and threw some money down, it doesn't hurt you much, right? You can't just take something because you want it. And look at the things you took, aren't they a bit childish?" Jiang Feng said to Huang Shufang. As he spoke, Jiang Feng also shook his rattle drum slightly.

  Huang Shu didn't say a word, but looked at Jiang Feng with a thoughtful expression, as if she didn't understand what he meant. Jiang Feng waited for a while, but still didn't get a response, so he could only guess and ask: "When you buy something, you need to pay money, do you know that? What does it mean to buy something, do you know?"

  For this question, Huang Shufen thought for a moment and then nodded her head saying: "I know about the money, it's just this. But what does 'buying things' mean?"

  Looking at the golden ingot held in Huang Shu's outstretched hand, Jiang Feng's face turned slightly red. After a while, Jiang Feng said: "You won't be deliberately teasing me, will you? We can't have that kind of thing, it's too boring."

  Huang Shu still looked puzzled, seemingly not quite understanding what Jiang Feng was saying. Jiang Feng couldn't tell whether Huang Shu was pretending or genuinely confused. He could only think to himself that either Huang Shu was playing him or she had a screw loose in her head.

  "Alright, you tell me, what do you know?" Jiang Feng asked while continuing to walk with Huang Shufang.

  Not far from where they had walked, Jiang Feng stopped. He stared at Huang Shu in surprise for a long time, and Huang Shu was about to hit him when he exclaimed: "You've been following your master since you were two years old, and for the past eighteen years, all you've done is cultivate. You've never gone out before, and you don't know anything about the outside world? This is your first time coming to a place with people, your first time seeing so many people? Your entire childhood was spent cultivating, without any playmates, game consoles, or even a first love?"

  After Huang Shu Nu nodded, Jiang Feng felt that Huang Shu Nu was deceiving him while feeling sorry for the poor Hua Zi in the dark passage. He really didn't dare to believe that a person who grew up so big would do nothing except cultivate and not know anything about outside things. The strangest thing is that her master didn't tell him anything.

  "Let's not care whether it's true or false. Let me teach you the first lesson of life," said Jiang Feng, pulling Huang Shufang along as they walked. As they walked, he continued to say, "From now on, don't let anyone hold your hand unless you want them to. Especially men, you should know the difference between men and women, right? Even if you know someone, you have to consider who that person is...and whether or not you're willing..."

  In a certain wine house, Jiang Feng ordered a big table of dishes and ate while instructing Huang Shu Nu who was sitting across from him. Jiang Feng spoke seriously and Huang Shu Nu listened seriously as well. After speaking for a long time, Jiang Feng felt that Huang Shu Nu probably really didn't know anything. He couldn't help but secretly ask about Huang Shu Nu's master.

  After dinner, Jiang Feng took Huang Shu to shuttle through the streets and alleys. Whatever they came across, he would explain it to her. Whatever happened, he would also explain it to her. The two of them were busy like this until nightfall, until the whole city had fallen asleep. Jiang Feng felt parched too.

  "My goodness, I've probably spoken more words in my entire life than today. Can't help but say, I've met a weirdo." Jiang Feng muttered to himself while drinking diluted Kaoliang wine to soothe his throat.

  "How come I always feel like you have a mind to deceive innocent girls?" Lan Wu said to Jiang Feng.

  Jiang Feng, who was drinking, choked and coughed repeatedly, while also refuting Lan Wu. Huang Shu, a woman who was watching the various subjects that Jiang Feng had brought over in the evening, found Jiang Feng to be strange, but couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

  In this city, Jiang Feng and Huang Shu stayed for three days before leaving. Jiang Feng also told Huang Shu as much common sense as possible. In addition to the various things she saw in these few days, Huang Shu was no longer a blank sheet of paper. She yearned even more for this rich and colorful world.

  "In this world, the most dangerous things are not those forbidden places or powerful enemies. The most dangerous thing is the human heart. Don't easily believe in someone. Just like these past few days, I told you to go somewhere and you went, I told you something and you believed it, aren't you afraid that I'm deceiving you? It's best to keep a watchful eye on yourself and protect yourself." Jiang Feng continued to instruct Huang Shu as they flew along.

  "But you don't seem like a bad person," said Huang Shu Nu.

  "Whether someone is good or bad, it's not about appearances. To really understand a person takes a long time. You must always be vigilant and have your own perspective, not being swayed by others, in order to survive better." Jiang Feng said.

  Huang Shu nodded and didn't say anything. Jiang Feng asked with a curious face, "I really want to know, who is your master? Why doesn't he tell you anything?"

  "My master said his reputation isn't very good, and told me not to tell others." Huang Shu said.

  Jiang Feng had a resentful look on his face, pointing at Huang Shu and saying: "Since you all say that the reputation is not good, then don't mention it. You can just say it's inconvenient to talk about, isn't that enough? Why must you bring up what your master said? As long as you don't speak of it, who would know who your master is? And who could know that your master has a bad reputation?"

  Huang Shu nodded, Jiang Feng was about to continue speaking when he suddenly stopped, and even the flight stopped. Jiang Feng slightly turned his body to look to his right side. After looking for a while, he pointed to the right and said: "We should go this way, it seems like there's something fun over here."