Chapter 104: Searching Everywhere with No Result

  Li Wenjun stared at Qin Yue for half a day, and Qin Yue remained expressionless, with pure eyes, showing no private thoughts, as if allowing Li Wenjun to examine him freely.

  While observing Qin Yue, Li Wenjun thought a lot.

  If he was previously uninterested in controlling Sanshan County, then after experiencing the process of Sun's father and son almost being killed, Li Wenjun had to reflect on the possible constraints that worldly power might bring to him. If Sanshan County could be controlled by someone he trusted, this constraint would definitely be lessened.

  Thinking of this, Li Wenjun almost followed Qin Yue's words and agreed to occupy San Shan County for himself. Li Wenjun was very confident that as long as he was in charge here, San Shan County would become a paradise, and when he found his parents in the future, he could also bring them here to live and let them live a happy life.

  But then Li Wenjun gave up this tempting idea. In life, there are many constraints, with constraints come entanglements, and with entanglements come weaknesses.

  Po Jun Hou wanted to obtain his cultivation method by capturing and interrogating his relatives and friends, which gave him a wake-up call. If Po Jun Hou could capture the Sun family father and son, he would also think of capturing his parents and brothers.

  Even if Po Jun Hou didn't think of this, when Li Wenjun later came into contact with more and more cultivators, as the number of people he offended grew, his enemies might seize his parents and friends to coerce him into submission.

  If San Shan County is made into his turf, isn't that telling the world that if you want to deal with him, come to San Shan County?

  Thinking of this, Li Wenjun had some regrets. He shouldn't have put up posters everywhere to find his family members. At that time, he thought it was a good way to find people quickly, but now it seems that there are still many hidden dangers in this method.

  "Lord Qin, I still say the same thing. I support you in becoming the magistrate of Sanshan County, but I have no interest whatsoever in worldly power. Sanshan County may be whoever's, but it won't be mine."

  As he spoke, Li Wenjun's heart suddenly felt a sense of clarity and enlightenment. As long as he elevated his cultivation realm, not to mention a small county like San Shan, the entire Song Dynasty would tremble under his name. Moreover, compared to a lifespan of several hundred years or even longer, the allure of worldly power seemed utterly insignificant.

  Cultivate immortality, make yourself stronger, and let anyone be intimidated by your reputation, not daring to harbor evil intentions towards your parents and siblings. In this way, no matter where your parents and friends go, that place will be their paradise.

  "Master Xian, your humble servant..."

  Qin Yue wanted to show off his eloquence and persuade Li Wenjun, but the latter waved his hand to stop Qin Yue from continuing.

  "Magistrate Qin, I appreciate your kindness. As for the rest, I can't promise you anything. All I can say is that as long as I'm in Sanshan County, you'll be the magistrate of Sanshan County. Of course, if you get promoted and become wealthy in the future, I won't stand in your way." Li Wenjun said calmly.

  Qin Yue was overjoyed, he hastily kowtowed to the ground and gave Li Wenjun a head knock, expressing his loyalty: "Immortal Master, please be at ease. I will stay in Sanshan County forever, bringing blessings to my hometown. Even if the imperial court offers me a prime minister position, I won't take it."

  Qin Yue saw the situation very clearly, if he dared to leave San Shan County, it would be a dead end, outside there were countless people waiting for his life. Unless the power of Broken Army Marquis could uproot him, otherwise, he should just honestly do his county magistrate job.

  Li Wenjun waved his hand and said, "Alright, you can go rest now. Oh, right, Lord Qin, would you mind telling the friend I asked to help find my parents that I've already got a lead on them? I'll go look for them myself, so they don't have to bother."

  "Yes, I'll go and take care of it personally right away." Qin Yue responded with a sound, then retreated respectfully.

  Watching Qin Yue leave, Li Wenjun sat in the chair, closed his eyes and sank into thought. He was considering whether to leave Sanshan County immediately to find his parents.

  More than half a year ago, my hometown suffered from drought and Li Wenjun left his hometown with his family to escape the disaster. As a result, he soon lost contact with his family. In the vast crowd, where can I find them?

  After some thought, Li Wenjun had no clue at all, so he decided to go and see the Sun father and son to see if they had any news.

  Li Wenjun walked into the room where Mr. and Mrs. Sun were resting, found them all asleep, so Li Wenjun patiently waited until dawn before knocking on the door.

  Sun Baicao learned that Li Wenjun had been waiting outside the door for half a night, and suddenly became honest and fearful. For this matter, which was getting bigger and bigger with Li Wenjun, he could no longer look at it with an ordinary heart as before.

  Li Wenjun had a talk with Sun Baicao.

  After Li Wenjun left, Sun Baicao not only ran the medicine shop but also spent a lot of energy searching for Li Wenjun's parents. He visited one by one those merchants who frequently traveled between Sanshan County and other places.

  He has visited dozens of prefectures and nearly a hundred counties, covering an area of thousands of miles. Li Wenjun's hometown suffered from drought, with the affected area spanning hundreds of miles. According to common sense, they should have found him by now, but there is still no news of Li Wenjun's parents or siblings.

  Many people have judged that Li Wenjun's parents and brothers died on the road to escape famine, because the drought has not ended until now. There were people who passed through the disaster area and saw many refugees' corpses lying on the road, with no one burying them.

  Li Wenjun furrowed his brow, and as Sun Baicao spoke, his heart grew heavier. Could it be that heaven was truly blind? Was everyone in the family, except for him, gone?

  Sun Baisao finished speaking and said: "Wen Jun, if you're worried, I'll go visit a few more people now and ask them to search carefully everywhere."

  Li Wenjun sighed and said: "Forget it, Uncle Sun. Maybe my parents really did meet with disaster."

  Sun Baicao said: "Wen Jun, you should be filial and adapt to changes."

  Li Wenjun couldn't tell Sun Baisuo his true thoughts, so he changed the subject and said: "Uncle Sun, didn't you say last time I left that you were going to send Jianing away? How did Jianing end up getting caught with you?"

  Sun Baicao smiled bitterly and said, "When a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water can get stuck in their teeth. When the county magistrate sent someone to arrest me, Jianing happened to be returning home for a visit, so the county magistrate caught him red-handed. I regret it to death, if I had known something like this would happen, I should have stopped Jianing's mother from sending a message to Jianing saying she missed him."