After traveling to the world of cultivation, I rely on the game system to survive

After booking three rooms, Pei Nianyi and the other two were not in a hurry to meet up with Xia Chen. Instead, they found an empty table in the lobby and sat down. They ordered tea and snacks and listened to the other cultivators around them talking.

Places like inns, restaurants, and teahouses are always the best places to gather intelligence.

The two of them sat there for several hours, and many guests came and went. After sitting there for so long, they naturally received all kinds of information. However, the information was very messy and the truth was unknown, so it needed to be verified.

"Let's go, let's go back to the room first." Pei Nian stood up and motioned Su Huaining to go back to the room with him.

Su Huaining stood up, took Pei Nianyi's arm, blinked and said, "Xiaoyi, Xia Chen hasn't come to look for us yet."

Pei Nian frowned, a hint of worry rising in his heart. He quickly took out a communication talisman in his hand and sent a message to Xia Chen.

After a moment, Xia Chen replied: "Xiaoyi, I met a disciple from the Qionghua Sect at the market."

Pei Nianyi and Su Huaining arrived at a small courtyard in the north of the city. The address Xia Chen sent should be here.

Pei Nianyi guessed that this disciple of the Qionghua Sect must have brought his family members here, which is why he rented a separate courtyard here.

"Is this Fellow Daoist Pei? Please come in." A female voice sounded, and a rustling sound came from the yard. After a few breaths, the wooden door of the yard opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was a gentle woman with an ordinary appearance, but she looked very comfortable. She smiled and invited Pei Nianyi and Su Huaining to walk into the yard.

"I'm A'Luo. Jingsi and Fellow Daoist Xia are in the room. Please follow me."

The yard was well-maintained. There were several vegetable plots in the yard, a well in the corner, and a pomegranate tree next to the well with red pomegranate flowers in full bloom.

A mischievous little girl hid behind the pomegranate tree, secretly watching Pei Nianyi and Su Huaining, her pretty face full of curiosity.

"This is my daughter, Xue Ru." A Luo waved her hand and gently said, "Ruru, come here."

After hearing her mother's greeting, Xue Ru ran over with a smile, not afraid at all. She tilted her head and asked, "Big sister, are you also a sword cultivator?"

Pei Nian's eyebrows curved, and he touched Xue Ru's head and said, "Sister knows a little swordsmanship, but she is not a pure swordsman."

"You know swordsmanship!" Xue Ru exclaimed, putting his hands on his hips and looking at Pei Nianyi proudly: "You are definitely not as good as my father. My father is the number one swordsman in the Qionghua Sect."

The little girl held her head high and was very proud.

Ah Luo turned around and explained to Pei Nianyi, "This girl worships her father the most. She thinks her father is the best in the world and no one can compare to him."

Xue Ru put her hands on her hips, pointed at Pei Nianyi, and retorted, "My father is really good, definitely better than her."

"Yes, yes, your father is the best in the world, the most powerful." Pei Nianyi was not annoyed, but agreed with a smile.

People just think that their own father is the most powerful, just like me, I also think that my uncle Xie is the strongest in the world.

"Xiaoyi, what are you doing dawdling in the yard?"

Pei Nian looked up and saw two people standing at the door, one with a strong build and the other with a thin build. They were Jing Si and Xia Chen who had been waiting for them in the house for a long time.

Jingsi stepped forward and introduced himself: "I am Xue Jingsi of Qionghua Sect, A'luo is my Taoist partner, and Ru'er is my and A'luo's daughter."

Pei Nianyi cupped his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist Xue, I am Pei Nianyi from the Tianshu Peak of the Sword Sect, and this is Su Huaining from the Yuheng Peak of the Sword Sect."

After they entered the house, A'Luo brought them tea, and Xia Chen began to talk about his encounter with Xue Jingsi.

It turned out that Xue Jingsi was at the market and saw Xia Chen surrounded by a group of demon cultivators. He recognized Xia Chen as a disciple of the Sword Sect, so he rushed in and pulled Xia Chen away. He went around several times before he avoided those demon cultivators, and then brought Xia Chen home to settle down.

Xia Chen stood up and clasped his fists to Xue Jingsi in gratitude. When he was surrounded and at a loss, it was Xue Jingsi who pulled him out.

The three of them left not long after staying there, and agreed that Xue Jingsi would take them to the black market in the city tomorrow.

Before leaving, Xue Jingsi said solemnly, "I have an unwelcome request. If you encounter Senior Brother Xue Jingheng from the Qionghua Sect, please do not tell him that you saw me here."

The three of them were slightly stunned, but seeing Xue Jingsi's sad face, they could only suppress their curiosity and say goodbye and leave.

As night fell, lanterns were hung in front of the shops.

The snow in the city had been cleared long ago, but the ground was still a little icy, so pedestrians had to walk very carefully.

In the dark and cold alley, there was a brightly lit place. After lifting the door curtain and giving the secret signal, you were allowed to enter.

The dice made high and low sounds when they hit the bowl wall, the Pai Gow tiles were pushed and the sound of people shouting and cursing was loud and noisy.

This is the gambling house.

Several Jindan cultivators stood by the wall, staring intently at every move of everyone in the place.

A shorter boy behind Xue Jingsi couldn't help but twitch his lips and asked in a low, hoarse voice, "Are you sure it's here?"

Xue Jingsi nodded: "That's right."

The short boy pondered for a while and said, "Alright, now that we're here..."

Xue Jingsi then took a few steps forward and lifted the door curtain. A smartly dressed young man came forward and greeted them with a smile: "Are you two here to stop by or stay the night?"

Obviously, the scene in the store had nothing to do with staying overnight, but the waiter spoke with confidence, his eyes wandering around the few people, as if he was sizing them up openly.

The thin boy was a little displeased with such scrutiny. His lips moved slightly, as if he wanted to speak, but he held back.

Xue Jingheng lowered his voice and said, "I don't want to stay overnight or stay overnight, I don't want to cross the mountain or go down the sea, I just want to find a way."

The young man was startled, his eyes rolled slightly, and he asked again: "I wonder what it is?"

"A night owl is lighting a lamp and setting up a temple." Xue Jingsi replied.

"So that's the way. No problem." The waiter said with a smile, "Please come this way." He made a gesture of invitation with his hand.

Several people followed without hesitation.

These people were Pei Nianyi, Xia Chen and Su Huaining who had changed their appearance.

The three of them changed out of their Sword Sect robes and dressed in low-key and ordinary clothes.

The young man entered the gambling house first, led everyone through the crowd, went around most of the house, and finally stopped in front of a wall. He made hand seals and gestured for a while, and then a door in the wall opened, revealing a road behind the gambling house.

The young man smiled and said, "This is the way. No matter where we came from or where we are going back from, please come in."

Another waiter took over at the door to let people in, and his attitude was the same as the previous waiter.

Pei Nianyi muttered to himself, "Since I'm here now." Then he continued to follow.

"This gambling house is just an open business. Behind the gambling house is the black market in the city." Xue Jingheng explained softly beside Pei Nianyi.