Clan Cultivation: The Ye Clan

Ye Shiqing glanced at his grandson Ye Zhendong with concern, walked to the courtyard gate, pasted an invisibility talisman, and left the courtyard.

Ye Zhendong followed Ye Shiqing to the door, watching his grandfather's movements, and silently added in his heart, "You should also be careful."

Watching Ye Shiqing's figure disappear, Ye Zhendong felt worried, but did not do anything unnecessary.

Whether we can get through this ordeal depends on what happens in the days to come.

Ye Zhendong took out the jade slip that Ye Anbo had prepared earlier, carefully reviewed the information on it, and began to live a normal life like the person in the information.

Occasionally, I would go out to inquire about news from the outside world.

The other five were doing the same thing, each busy with their own research and gathering information.

Three days later, news of the secret realm reached Yunxi City.

That day, He Ruonan took his mute daughter Ye Zhenzhen out to Yunxi City to sell talismans at a stall.

As soon as He Ruonan stepped out, he ran into his gossipy neighbor, Sister Ma.

Sister Ma is a social butterfly; there's nothing in this neighborhood that she doesn't know.

Seeing He Ruonan leave, Sister Ma greeted him, "Dashan, going out? Going to sell talismans again?"

He Ruonan has been going out frequently these past few days and has gotten used to exchanging a few words with Sister Ma every day.

"Yes, I drew a few more talismans. I'm thinking of selling them at the market to buy some monster meat for my daughter to nourish her and increase her spiritual power."

Hearing this, Sister Ma looked at He Ruonan with regret, "Your daughter's spiritual root is so poor, Dashan, you really need to focus more on yourself..."

He Ruonan knew that Sister Ma meant well, so he smiled but did not respond.

Seeing that He Ruonan was completely unmoved, Sister Ma didn't continue.

He Ruonan smiled and said goodbye, "Sister, you're busy, I'll take my daughter and head out first."

As the two left, Sister Ma muttered, "This girl has dragged the mountains down with her. Oh well, it's all fate!"

Heronan heard it, but pretended not to.

Ye Zhenzhen heard it too, and glanced back at Sister Ma. She was kind-hearted, but a bit superfluous.

As they walked, the two observed the situation in the city. These past few days, many people seemed to be in a hurry, which didn't look good!

The two walked to the stall area, paid a stall fee of one spirit stone, and found a spot in the middle.

Heronan cast a cleaning spell, tidied up the place a bit, placed a black cloth on it, and took out several talismans, placing them on top of each other.

Finally, take out the wooden board that was prepared in advance, place it in front of you, and clearly write the price on it.

It was already past mid-morning, and the number of people in the street vendor area was gradually increasing.

He Ruonan glanced at Ye Zhenzhen and said, "Daughter, you watch the stall. I'll go check out the pills at that stall over there."

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, understanding that her father meant to go out and gather information.

At this time, she especially "misses" her uncle Ye Anbo. If it weren't for him, Ye Zhenzhen wouldn't have to pretend to be mute as soon as she goes out.

Ye Anbo, who was staying in the Ye family's courtyard, had been experiencing nasal discomfort and urges to sneeze every few days.

Ye Zhenzhen smiled sweetly as she watched the cultivators coming and going.

Some customers even squatted down to ask the price. Ye Zhenzhen earnestly played the role of a well-behaved, mute girl who couldn't speak, pointing to the prices on the board for the customers to see.

A short while later, He Ruonan returned, bringing several rice balls made of spirit rice, which he handed to Ye Zhenzhen.

Ye Zhenzhen smiled sweetly as she took the spirit rice dumpling and ate it in small bites.

Although I was eager to know something, I also knew that this was not the right place to talk about it, and I could only wait until I got back.

By noon, all 100-plus talismans that He Ruonan had brought had been sold out, and He Ruonan took Ye Zhenzhen back.

I ran into Sister Ma as soon as I walked into the alley in front of the courtyard.

Sister Ma looked at He Ruonan with a strange gaze, while both He Ruonan and Ye Zhenzhen had inexplicable expressions.

He Ruonan asked with a smile, "Sister Ma, what's wrong? Don't you recognize me after not seeing me for so long?"

Hearing this, Sister Ma finally smiled, "It's you who doesn't recognize me!"

"Didn't you just come back and find that you couldn't get into the yard, so you called the housing rental office to break the formation?"

"Why are you back so soon? Where is the person you were looking for?"

When He Ruonan and Ye Zhenzhen heard this, they were horrified; the original owner had actually returned.

He Ruonan was flustered inside, but he didn't show it on his face. He smiled and said, "I didn't find the person, so I was just planning to come back and try again."

Upon hearing this, Sister Ma seemed unsure whether to believe it or not. "Oh, I see. Well, I won't keep you any longer. You can continue with your work."

After saying that, he went back to his own yard.

He Ruonan and Ye Zhenzhen exchanged a glance, and the relaxed look on their faces vanished instantly.

I walked quickly toward the courtyard.

Unbeknownst to the two, a sound transmission talisman quietly flew out of Sister Ma's yard.

Once inside the courtyard, He Ruonan carefully surveyed the alleyway to make sure no one was watching.

Turning to Ye Zhenzhen, he said, "Zhen'er, we can't stay here any longer; we have to leave."

Ye Zhenzhen's expression was serious. "Yes, we're going to the Ye family's courtyard."

He Ruonan put some of the things they had acquired over the past few days into his storage bag. Ye Zhenzhen quickly put away the array she had set up in the courtyard. It was this array that prevented the original owner from entering the courtyard, which gave the two of them a chance to escape.

After a short while, the two looked back at the courtyard one last time, each affixed an invisibility talisman, and leaped away, leaving the courtyard.

Just as the two reached the alley entrance, an angry-looking man led a group of people and stormed into the alley.

The two quickly left the alley, found a secluded corner, tore off the invisibility talismans from their bodies, changed their clothes, and put on a shapeshifting talisman.

The two walked to the stall at the entrance of the alley, ordered two bowls of noodles, and waited to eat, but their eyes were fixed on the alley.

The angry man had just reached the entrance of the courtyard when he saw Sister Ma from next door come out. The two of them talked for a while, and the angry man gave a wink to the people behind him. A group of people then surrounded the entrance of the courtyard.

The furious man stood at the entrance of the courtyard, glanced at the prepared helpers, pushed open the courtyard gate, and rushed inside.

Just then, the noodles were served, and He Ruonan and Ye Zhenzhen lowered their heads and began to eat.

To be honest, the noodles were just average, but the soup was really good. It looked like it had been simmered with bones for a long time, and the flavor was rich.

After the two finished their noodles, Ye Zhenzhen noticed that there weren't many people at the stall, so she chatted with the owner, "Sister, I just saw a group of people rush in, what's going on?"

Seeing that the customer wanted to inquire about the news, the proprietress smiled and said, "It seems that someone has taken over someone else's yard, and that person was so angry that they brought people from the housing rental office to arrest them."

"Judging from this, they probably didn't catch them."

Ye Zhenzhen feigned surprise at the opportune moment, "What's going on? Why aren't you staying at an inn? Why are you staying in someone else's courtyard?"

The proprietress said, "I don't know. There are too many strange people and events in this world."

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, put down a spirit stone, and the two left.

He Ruonan looked at Ye Zhenzhen, "Back to the Ye family courtyard?"

Ye Zhenzhen shook her head, "No"