Another old friend

  Mo Tian Ge naturally didn't know what Wei Jia Si was shocked about. At this moment, she couldn't care less about these things either.

  She has now cultivated her skills to a considerable extent and her alchemy is gradually improving. It's time for her to start building her foundation.

  She had one foundation-establishing pill and two foundation-refining pills in her hand. If she could refine the foundation-consolidating pill, then under the guidance of Master Xuan Yin, the possibility of establishing a foundation would be very high.

  The remaining materials for the solid foundation pill, she had been buying them one by one, only lacking a 500-year-old spiritual grass Lingjin, so she asked the inner door shop to help her pay attention.

  It's unclear whether the store had a sufficient stock of goods to begin with, or if it was due to Jinghe Daojun's influence, but in any case, she received a message talisman after just a few days, saying that the Qing Nie had arrived.

  Mo Tian Ge hastily gathered his things and went to the Inner Gate Market.

  This inner city is located on the main peak, not big, only two streets, however, there are many disciples of the sect, people coming and going. It's quite lively. Most of the shops here are opened by various peaks, and the disciples of this peak can get discounts in the shops. In addition, disciples who want to sell things can also set up a small stall directly on the street, very convenient.

  In this transaction, the law enforcement hall will provide protection. If there is a false or forced sale, once verified, they will be ordered to refund the money. In severe cases, they may even be expelled from the door faction. Therefore, all disciples of the door faction like to come here.

  Arriving at this small town, Mo Tian Ge didn't stay and directly went to the Dan Yao Hall opened by Qing Quan Feng who had notified her that the goods had arrived.

  This hall is not very large, but the business is extremely good. The disciples of Lianqi often come and go, and the foundation-building cultivators are also frequently seen. Luo Fengxue once told her that the Xuqingmen had more than 500 foundation-building disciples, which she believed to be true. In Taikang Mountain, it's obvious that there are many foundation-building cultivators, as you can encounter them just by walking around casually.

  "Brother," Mo Tian Ge stepped inside and called out to the busy attendant, "I'm here for the qing xian."

  This fellow was dressed in the attire of an ordinary junior brother, and his cultivation was only at the fifth layer of Qi Refining. Upon hearing her words, he turned his head around, looked at her clothes again, and shook his hand repeatedly: "Sister is really teasing me. Qingxian? Are you Qingquan Peak's Mo Tian Ge Mo sister?"

  Looking at the terrified expression of this fellow, An Tian Ge suddenly realized that her identity was different now, and she didn't have to be as humble and low-key as she was in Yunwu Sect. As a registered disciple of Jinghe and Zushi, this identity made even foundation-building cultivators jealous; in Xuqing Gate, she could afford to be a bit proud, but if she acted too humbly, people would look down on her instead.

  At this point, she calmly accepted it and said to the shopkeeper: "That's right. You sent me a message that the 500-year-old green fungus has arrived, and I'm here to pick up the goods."

  "Alright, sister, please wait here for a moment." The shopkeeper said and hurriedly ran towards the back.

  "Sister," another fellow brought up a pot of tea and smiled at her, "Please sit down for a moment. Have a cup of tea."

  Mo Tian Ge nodded at him and said, "Thank you."

  Just as I was about to take a sip of tea, another person stepped inside from outside the door.

  The tea shop owner's partner hurriedly came forward and greeted: "Master Ye, you've finally arrived!"

  The person who came in was a cultivator of the foundation stage, with a youthful appearance. He glanced around the store and asked, "Is the Seven Star Sea Peach available?"

  The shopkeeper smiled and said: "It just arrived today, please sit down for a moment, I'll go get it."

  As he spoke, the shopkeeper called out and invited the young man to sit down beside him, offering him a cup of tea.

  The man took a sip of tea, seemingly aware of Mo Tian Ge's gaze, turned his head around, smiled kindly at her and continued to drink tea with his head down. This person had an even-tempered attitude, obviously unaware of her identity, yet didn't scold her for being rude, apparently he was a gentle and warm-hearted person.

  Mo Tian Ge didn't show the usual respect towards a Foundation Establishment senior like ordinary Qi Refining disciples, instead, his eyes revealed a hesitant look as he tentatively opened his mouth: "May I ask, is this... Senior Master?"

  Hearing her voice, he looked up.

  She took a closer look at the man's very English face, and thinking of what Ye Shifu had said earlier, Mo Tian Ge was already 50-60% sure, but she still needed to confirm: "Sir, are you surnamed Ye, named Jingwen?"

  As soon as she finished speaking, the person opposite her looked puzzled: "Really, you know me?"

  It was indeed him! Ye Jingwen's appearance had changed very little, and ten years was nothing for a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage. He still looked like a young man, and she recognized him at a glance.

  Looking at the familiar face, Mo Tian Ge only felt that many past events floated to the top of his mind: "......Master Uncle, do you remember, ten years ago, Jin State's Lian Cheng, Mo Family Village?"

  Ye Jingwen's expression was taken aback, then somewhat surprised, carefully sizing her up, finally realizing: "You... you're that little girl?!"

  Mo Tian Ge smiled and nodded, stood up, and gave a bow: "In the past I didn't understand your good intentions and left without saying goodbye. Today I'm making amends to you."

  Seeing her so solemnly saluting him, Ye Jingwen hastily stood up and returned the salute: "Don't be so formal, it's also my fault for not explaining clearly..."

  He had only said half a sentence when the porter ran back, shouting: "Master Ye, Master Mo! Your spiritual grass - Ah, you two know each other!"

  This fellow was obviously confused and even forgot to pass over the key.

  Another clever fellow took over and handed it to the two of them: "Master Ye, Master Mo, take a look, is there anything wrong with this?"

  Mo Tian Ge and Ye Jing Wen exchanged a smile as they each took what they wanted.

  "Not bad, this green tea is old enough - how much?"

  "Alright, that's a total of 300 spirit stones. As a disciple of Clear Spring Peak, I can give you a 10% discount. That'll be 270 spirit stones."

  A 500-year-old spiritual herb, even if the Qinglian wasn't a rare thing, this price was already extremely cheap. Mo Tian Ge didn't say another word and paid with the spirit stone.

  As she put away the Ling Grass, Ye Jingwen had also finished his transaction and walked towards her: "This... Tian Ge?"

  Mo Tian Ge smiled and nodded.

  Ye Jingwen also smiled. The two walked out of the store, and Mo Tian Ge heard him say: "I was in seclusion for a while, and I only heard that you had arrived at Xuan Qing Men two days ago after I came out of seclusion. I didn't have time to greet you - you've really grown up, I couldn't recognize you."

  No wonder he wasn't too surprised, it turned out he had already heard about it.

  "Uncle Ye..."

  "Hey, don't call me that," Ye Jingwen shook his head to stop her, "I already know that Qing and Master took you in as a nominal disciple. Even if nominal disciples don't have ranks, you're now being taught by Master Xuan Yin, right? According to the rules, it's enough for you to just call me 'Shixiong' (older brother), let alone back then when you used to call me 'Ye Dage' (Big Brother Ye)."

  "Ah..." Mo Tian Ge thought for a moment and very decisively changed his form of address, "Big Brother Ye."

  Upon hearing her call out to him, Ye Jingwen sighed: "In the blink of an eye, so many years have passed and you've grown into a young lady - Tian Ge, how have you been all these years?"

  This question, Mo Tian Ge was momentarily at a loss for words. If she said it was good, in fact she had suffered a lot, if she said it wasn't good, Second Uncle treated her like his own life, she really felt happy.

  "It's... passable."

  Ye Jingwen could see the complexity of her expression, and thought she had been through a tough time over the years. He sighed: "I blame myself for not making it clear back then. After you two went missing, I didn't understand what was wrong until two days ago when I heard your news, and only then did I know there was this reason..."

  In fact, it was a matter of that year. Mo Tian Ge felt very sorry for Ye Jing Wen and had always suspected that he had ulterior motives. Now hearing him say that he had been in the dark for ten years, he couldn't help but feel apologetic: "Sorry, Brother Ye, my second uncle was just worried, and it ended up harming you and preventing you from completing your task."

  Ye Jingwen said, "There's no need to be like that. You all left of your own accord, and Zheng Shixiong from Dongmeng Mountain can vouch for me. I didn't receive any punishment, and Shoujing Shishu even gave me many benefits - if not for that, how could I have entered the mid-stage of foundation building so quickly?"

  "Ah, congratulations to Brother Ye then." Mo Tian Ge knew that Ye Jing Wen was not very old, probably only around thirty years old back then. Now he should be around forty years old? At this age, he had already reached the middle stage of foundation building, which was quite young.

  Ye Jingwen smiled and shook his head: "It was just luck, not my own skill. On the other hand, it's you, who was only at the second layer of Qi refinement back then, but now after ten years, your Qi refinement is complete, isn't that comparable to the elite disciples of the Dà Mén Pài?"

  Mò Tiān Gē just smiled and said, "You've simply eaten too much Dan Yao." This was the truth; if it weren't for her Second Uncle letting her use Dan Yao as food, she would at most be at the sixth or seventh layer of Qi Refining right now, and wanting to establish a foundation was still far off.

  "Don't be so modest, if you had been in Xuan Qing Men all these years, I wouldn't have praised you."

  Mo Tian Ge couldn't help but laugh and said, "That's also true. Others may not know her qualifications, but Ye Jingwen is very clear. With a Five Spirits Root qualification and no backing from a major sect, being able to lay the foundation in just ten years is quite rare."

  "By the way, how did you meet Shou Jing Shi Shu? This is also too coincidental."

  "Huh?" Mo Tian Ge wondered, "I didn't meet Shou Jing Sheng Shu, but I met Qin Xi Qin Shixiong. My second uncle used the Wan Li Transmission Symbol to ask for help from Shou Jing Sheng Shu, and it just so happened that he was nearby, so he came to rescue us on orders."

  "Qin Xi?" Ye Jingwen was puzzled in his heart. This name... hadn't been heard of before, and although there were many people at Qingquan Peak, this person should have been one of the inner disciples if he could be entrusted with such a task by Guardian Jing.

  "Really? Do you know Big Brother Ye? Qin Shixiong is a younger generation of blood relatives of Master Jing, I think he should be from the same generation as you."

  Blood relatives? Although Ye Jingwen still didn't understand what was going on, he instinctively knew that there must be a problem here. As for him, he wasn't even clear about the real name of Shoujing Shu, could it be...

  Thinking of this, Ye Jingwen asked again: "The Qin brother you mentioned, is he about the same height as me, not fond of speaking, with very few expressions, and only likes to cultivate every day?"

  "Hmm... so that's how it is. But Qin Shixiong isn't someone who doesn't like to talk, after getting familiar with him, he often smiles too."

  “……”

  "Big Brother Ye, what's wrong?" Mo Tian Ge was somewhat puzzled. Did Qin Shixiong have poor relationships? Why did everyone who knew she was acquainted with Qin Shixiong have this expression?

  "Nothing," Ye Jingwen wiped away the sweat on his face and changed the subject: "Now you should be building your foundation, shouldn't you?"

  Moy Tian Ge nodded: "About right, after a while of preparation, it's time to close the door and make a breakthrough in building the foundation."

  "Uh-huh, being more prepared can only be beneficial for building a foundation, there's no harm in it - if there's anything I can help with, just let me know."

  Seeing him so serious, Mo Tian Ge laughed and said: "Thank you."

  By the way, I made some changes in the last chapter~