Under the East Meng Mountain, in a large courtyard, Mo Tian Ge saw Ye Jingwen take out a bag from his bosom, rummage through it and toss something onto the table. Immediately, over a dozen crystal-clear jade stones appeared on the table, each with different colors. The monks who were receiving them became even more enthusiastic, originally they had said that they couldnt reveal any information about the tenant, but now one of them immediately said: "Senior, not long ago there indeed was such a monk who came to rent the cave mansion, please be patient and wait for a moment, Ill go check."
Ye Jingwen just nodded and didnt say anything.
The monks sleeve brushed against it, and all the jade stones on the table disappeared. He asked the two to wait for a moment, then hastily went into the inner room.
Mo Tian Ge asked inexplicably: "Ye Da Ge, what is that thing? Why did he agree after being given it?"
Ye Jingwen said: "Can you see the spiritual energy above?"
Mo Tian Ge nodded, she didnt think it was strange, because in the past few days of following Ye Jingwen, everything she saw had spiritual energy, things from the immortal realm, how could they not have spiritual energy.
"This is the Ling Stone, which stores spiritual energy and can be used to replenish it during battles or for array repairs and cultivation. Its truly indispensable, thats why we cultivators treat it like gold and silver."
This was what Mo Tian Ge had seen in the book, only she had never known what a spiritual stone looked like. It turned out to be similar to ordinary jade stones, just containing spiritual energy.
Not long after, the cultivator came out from inside and politely said to Ye Jingwen: "Senior, a month ago, there was indeed a loose cultivator named Ye Jiang who came here and rented a cave, for... three months."
"Oh? Where?"
The monk said: "Senior, go to the square at the waist of the mountain, walk on the small road to the left, and the cave number is Gengzi 189. You can find it by following the word card."
Ye Jingwen nodded and said "thank you", then took Mo Tian Ge out of the door.
Like them, renting a cave mansion has a queue number like a guest house. With the number, its easy to walk. Following the guidance of that cultivator, the two searched for a while and found the cave mansion. This cave mansion is a bit far from the square, and the spiritual energy is also quite ordinary. It can be seen that Ye Jiang does not intend to stay long or has no valuable items on him.
"Is anyone there?" Ye Jingwen shouted, but there was no response for a long time. He pondered for a moment, took out the communication token that Lu Xi Shan had given him from his bosom, and infused some spiritual energy into it. However, he found that the jade token still remained dull and dim, and thus knew that Ye Jiang was not in this place.
"Mo Tian Ge asked: Ye Da Ge, whats wrong?"
Ye Jingwen said: "Your uncle is not here, probably some distance away from here, so the transmission jade symbol cant sense him and cant send it out."
"Oh." Mo Tian Ge couldnt help but feel a little disappointed, actually, she was somewhat nervous. She had never seen her father before, and her mother had left when she was seven years old. As for other relatives, not one of them had ever cared for her, so she was a bit afraid...
Ye Jingwen found her tense, but didnt take it seriously. A relative she had never met before would have to rely on each other in the future, and tension was normal.
Couldnt find anyone, so the two of them had no choice but to head back. However, they now knew where to settle down, and it would be easier to look for someone next time.
Before leaving, Ye Jingwen took a ordinary message paper symbol from Zhang Pu, left a message at the entrance of the cave mansion, and then brought Mo Tian Ge away, planning to stay in the Xuan Qing Men shop for a day and come back tomorrow to take a look.
As they headed back, Ye Jingwen said, "Dont worry, since weve already found the cave, youll be able to see your uncle soon."
In fact, Mo Tian Ge wasnt in a hurry at all. She hadnt figured out how to face the extra, and also the only elder in the future.
As soon as he entered the store, the Refiner who had given Ye Jingwen advice immediately came over, bowed and asked: "Master Ye, have you found the person?"
Ye Jingwen shook his head: "Only found a place to live, but havent seen the person yet. Is there still an empty room here?"
"There is. Dont worry, Master Shu, the spiritual vein here may not be as good as Taikang Mountain, but its not bad either. Even if you stay here for a few days, it wont have much impact."
"Okay, take me for a rest first. If Zheng Shixiong comes back, just tell him."
"Yes."
The monk led two people who were about to enter when they heard a voice coming from the entrance.
"Brother Ye, please."
Ye Jingwen turned his head and saw that it was indeed the shopkeeper Zheng Xuan here, along with another thin old man. This persons hair was white and his eyebrows were deeply furrowed, also a foundation-building cultivator.
"Brother Ye? He didnt even have time to think much, Zheng Xuan had already seen him, a look of surprise on his face: "Young Master Ye, how did you come?"
Zheng Xuan Zheng also happened to be a disciple of Qing Quan Feng, and was acquainted with Ye Jing Wen. Ye Jing Wen also burst out laughing: "Brother Zheng, youve finally returned."
Seeing that his younger brother had something to say, Zheng Xuan turned back to the old man with a smile and bowed his hands: "Brother Ye, please go up first and sit for a while, Ill be right there."
The old man didnt have much of a smile on his face, nodded and followed another Qi Refining disciple upstairs.
Ye Jingwen took another look at him.
Zheng Xuan smiled and looked at him, then looked at Mo Tian Ge who was holding his hand, and asked: "Ye Shidi, could it be that you are not successful in recruiting disciples after going down the mountain?"
Ye Jingwen smiled wryly: "Elder Zheng is joking, let alone that we foundation-building disciples dont have the qualifications to accept apprentices, just those little brats from Qingyuan Peak are already giving me a headache, whats with accepting more apprentices? Im here on orders from Master Jing, looking for someone, does Elder Zheng know anything about it?"
"Oh?" Zheng Xuan was also a fellow disciple of Qingyuan Peak and was more concerned about his own masters uncle, so he immediately asked, "Who is it?"
"He was a loose cultivator in the foundation building period, about the same age as his senior brother, named Ye Jiang."
As soon as the words fell, Zheng Xuans face had become incredibly shocked.
Ye Jingwen furrowed his brow: "Zheng Shixiong, whats wrong?"
Zheng Xuans face broke into a smile: "The guest Ive brought back is indeed named Ye Jiang, but I dont know if hes the one youre looking for."
Ye Jingwen was overjoyed. It was truly a case of "treading on iron shoes without finding the place, and getting it all without effort". He immediately asked: "Is he from the Ye family of Qing Meng Mountain?"
"Not bad, but Yejias last cultivator of the Congealation stage has fallen and no longer exists."
Having obtained this answer, Ye Jingwen became even more certain that this was the person he was looking for and immediately said: "Please introduce me to your senior brother."
Zheng Xuan smiled and nodded: "Go up with me."
The old man stood up as they entered the guest room upstairs.
Zheng Xuan said: "Ye brother, this is my fellow disciple and younger brother in the same school, also with the surname Ye, named Jingwen. Younger brother, this is Ye Jiang, Ye brother."
After exchanging greetings, Ye Jingwen got straight to the point: "May I ask, fellow Taoist, are you surnamed Ye and named Jiang, originally a cultivator of the Ye family from Qing Meng Mountain?"
Ye Jiang didnt understand what was going on, but since the other person was being so serious, he also answered seriously: "Thats right, but now there is no more Qing Meng Mountain Ye family." His face was gloomy, and it was clear that he felt depressed about the Ye family legacy ending with him.
Ye Jingwen asked again: "So, is Ye Daoyou the younger brother of Ye Haoye?"
Ye Jiangs face showed a look of surprise. If someone had asked him this in the past, he wouldnt have been surprised, because his older brother was famous and many people in the Western Kunwu region knew Ye Haisheng from Qingmeng Mountain. But now it was different, his older brother had gone missing on Tianmo Mountain ten years ago, and news of his death had also come out some time ago, even the Ye family had disappeared, so how could there still be someone asking about him?
"Thats right."
He listened intently, and Ye Jingwen let out a sigh of relief, pushing Mo Tian Ge forward: "Brother Ye, I have been ordered by our sects Shengu Master to come down the mountain in search of the descendants of Ye Haoye, and to hand them over to you."