I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 268 - 232 Lady Qianshi

Except for a few people resting on the Tower Ship, no one stayed there.

Tian Lin and Zhou Jin chose to go to Huilong Village, and accompanying them this time were Zhou Mengjiao and a woman named Zhang Rou who was familiar with Zhou Mengjiao.

Because of Tian Lin and Zhou Jin, the people of Huilong Village were not so resistant and cautious towards Zhou Mengjiao and Zhang Rou.

Tian Lin and Zhou Jin, who were transporting two undead in black coffins, had borrowed them from Elder Ran, and now they had to compensate him with ten mid-grade Spirit Stones.

This made Tian Lin, who was already tight on funds, feel the pinch, as he was still trying to save up Spirit Stones to exchange for the Cold Fragrance Leaf from Wang Yanyu.

He had thought that catching undead could be exchanged for money yesterday, but instead, he ended up not only catching them for nothing but also losing a 'coffin capital'.

Hence, when Elder Ran suggested going back to the Chaotic Burial Forest, Tian Lin was quite tempted.

However, when he asked Zhou Jin for his opinion, Zhou Mengjiao stopped him.

Zhou Mengjiao said to Zhou Jin, "Brother, it's not easy for you to get back into Class C, you shouldn't waste time on such risky ventures. Besides, how many Spirit Stones can one undead earn? Is it more important than your cultivation?"

Zhang Rou also advised Zhou Jin, "Senior Brother Zhou, don't forget that the end-of-month assessment is not only about Funeral Science but also about sword skills, Alchemy, and Array Formation."

Zhou Jin said, "But the assessment is all based on Elder Gao's preferences, she might not focus on things like sword skills or Alchemy."

"Even if it's based on Elder Gao's preferences and you score high in every subject, once you're in Class B, can you just rely on Funeral Science to keep your position? You'll fall back down eventually."

Zhou Jin was sobered up by his sister's scolding and thanked her with a bow, "If not for my sister's advice, I would have almost strayed from the right path."

After speaking, he also advised Tian Lin, "Elder Gao has given us two days rest. During this time, let's thoroughly revise our sword skills and Alchemy."

Since Zhou Jin was not going to the Chaotic Burial Forest, Tian Lin had to choose not to go either.

Zhou Mengjiao and Zhang Rou obviously had their own cultivation plans and found a room from Elder Ran to cultivate in all day.

Tian Lin and Zhou Jin both stayed in one room, but Tian Lin did not review sword skills and Array Formation like Zhou Jin did.

He focused more on practicing the Sealing Soil Skill and in just one day, with about ten pieces of Cold Fragrance Leaf, he brought the Sealing Soil Skill to the Minor Success Realm.

Originally, Tian Lin was not in a hurry to get Cold Fragrance Leaves, but now he only had eight leaves left in his Storage Bag. He was all set to seek out Wang Yanyu for more after returning to Wendaos Sect.

Elder Gao gave them two days to rest, and Tian Lin had spent one night but still had a night and a day left.

He was not in a rush to continue cultivating, but instead followed Elder Ran to Yu Family Village, tens of miles away, to help Elder Ran deliver the black coffins and also to check out the sacrificial rites of Yu Family Village.

According to Elder Ran, each village under the jurisdiction of the Xiangxi Sect had its own local deity.

The deity of Huilong Village was placed under the sophora tree at the entrance of the village for villagers to worship.

By contrast, the deity worshiped in Yu Family Village, Lady Qianshi, was enshrined in a small temple, different from the local deity of Huilong Village.

The local deity of Huilong Village would not move with the villagers, but Lady Qianshi could move with the villagers of Yu Family Village by relocating the temple.

"In this land of mass burial, outer areas seldom see Evil Spirits or Undead visiting at night. Offering to the deity is more of a psychological effect."

Elder Ran said, "But closer to the center, in places like Yu Family Village, nights become dangerous. It's necessary to have deities presiding to protect the village from disturbances by Evil Spirits."

A few tens of miles was not considered far for the two of them.

When they arrived at Yu Family Village as the sun was rising, it was the safest time to travel through the woods.

Yu Family Village was larger than Huilong Village, with over a hundred families.

Yu Family Village also had more ancient wells compared to Huilong Village, with nearly every household having one small ancient well.

Although Elder Ran functioned as the Village Chief of Huilong Village, clearly his authority as Village Chief was incomparable to that of the Village Chief of Yu Family Village.

The Village Chief of Yu Family Village was a Golden Core powerhouse, while Elder Ran was only at mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

Such cultivation levels were nothing unusual in Yu Family Village.

When the two of them carried the black coffin into Yu Family Village, a boy of about thirteen or fourteen was sitting on the village millstone, smoking a dry cigarette.

This boy obviously recognized Elder Ran, calling out in a somewhat crisp voice, "Ran Family's boy is here, are you visiting your uncle?"

Elder Ran smiled at the boy and asked, "Uncle, is my uncle at home?"

The boy gestured with his cigarette holder towards the west side of the village, "Your aunt might be home, you can go and see."

Elder Ran continued carrying the coffin with Tian Lin and explained to him, "That person we just passed, despite his young age, belongs to the same generation as my mother."

Tian Lin smiled but did not delve deeper into these matters.

In fact, it was still Elder Ran's low cultivation level; if he had been in the Golden Core Realm, would that Qi Refinement Realm youth have dared to address him so casually?

In the Cultivation World, respect and hierarchy are not determined by generational seniority but by strength or social status.

"Why is Lady Qianshi called Lady Qianshi?"

Tian Lin had already seen the bustle of Yu Family Village by now. For this god-worshiping ceremony, all the villagers had stayed within the village, dressed in bright red and draped in colorful decorations.

In the land of mass burial, a gathering place for corpse chasers,

dressing up and playing joyful music were rare.

"I'm not very clear about the origin of Lady Qianshi's name. Although my mother was from Yu Family Village, her cultivation was too low, and she married into Huilong Village in her teens.

She never participated in Lady Qianshi's god-worshiping ceremonies, so she knows very little about it."

Tian Lin smiled, thinking to himself that Elder Ran's words clearly implied that his only connection to Yu Family Village was through his late mother.

After his mother died, no one from Yu Family Village had any contact with him. His uncle, despite being a relative, rarely mentioned anything about Yu Family Village to him.

The two arrived at the western end of the village at Elder Ran's uncle's house, where only an old woman, a few middle-aged women, and several children were present.

When Elder Ran knocked on his uncle's door, the woman who answered frowned and said, "Isn't it not the day yet? Why are you coming home at this time?"

Elder Ran quickly explained, "Cousin, please don't misunderstand, I'm not bringing a dry corpse this time, but an Undead."

In the courtyard, the old woman came over: "Undead? Where did you get an Undead?"

The old woman had the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Realm, so Tian Lin then performed a respectful greeting to her.

However, the old woman ignored Tian Lin and asked Elder Ran, "I heard that the Wu family from Wuliang Mountain lost some Undead, your Undead wouldn't happen to be stolen from the Wu family, would it?"

Elder Ran awkwardly said, "How could that be? Even if my nephew had the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard, he wouldn't dare target the Wu family's Undead.

The Wu family lost some Undead because an elder from the Wendao Sect intercepted their coffin, leading to an accident. But the Undead I have here has nothing to do with those of Wuliang Mountain."

"Alright, bring the coffin inside first, and we'll talk when your uncle comes back tomorrow."

She opened the door wide, and Tian Lin helped Elder Ran carry the coffin into the courtyard.

In the courtyard, there were bamboo poles hanging everywhere, but instead of clothes, there were human skins drying on them.

Several children ran out of the main house, chasing and frolicking. When they saw Elder Ran, they clung to the hem of his garment asking for gifts.

Elder Ran, with a joyful smile, took out the sweets and snacks he had prepared and handed them out to the children one by one.

Elder Ran's sisters-in-law began cooking and lighting the stove, then Elder Ran introduced Tian Lin's identity to the old woman:

"This Tian is an Immortal Disciple from the Wendaos Sect, here to observe the god-worshiping ceremony in Yu Family Village, I wonder if my aunt could make an exception."

The old woman then began to seriously consider Tian Lin, and quickly performed the respectful greeting in return.

Why were the people of Huilong Village initially wary of Tian Lin and Zhou Jin?

They were only Immortal Disciples. If that weren't the case, why would Huilong Village have kept them overnight?

They would have turned them into Undead for profit long ago.

"The old lady couldn't recognize a great figure, please don't take offense."

After saying this, the old woman glared at Elder Ran, blaming him for not introducing Tian Lin's identity sooner and causing her embarrassment.

However, now was not the time for that, she looked somewhat troubled and said:

"The worship of Lady Qianshi is exclusive to the people of Yu Family Village. Thus, I am not in a position to allow Tian to participate in the god-worshiping ceremony."

After finishing her speech, she spoke to the woman cooking in the kitchen, "Cousin, don't bother yourself. Go to the west end of the village, and ask someone to call back your father."

The woman, obviously having heard the conversation in the courtyard, showed a different attitude towards Tian Lin.

After paying her respects to Tian Lin, she nodded to Elder Ran and then left the house.

Tian Lin followed the old woman and Elder Ran into the main house, where Elder Ran's second cousin's wife came in with tea.

While Elder Ran was helping to serve tea to Tian Lin, the old woman asked Tian Lin, "I see you have no one attending to you, it seems like you are lacking a sword holder or a Sword Slave?"

Tian Lin read between the lines; the old woman was so polite not only because he was a 'prodigious youth' but also because of his status as an Immortal Disciple.

He thought about it and didn't feel that observing the god-worship ceremony at Yu Family Village was worth recruiting people for the Wendaos Sect on behalf of Yu Family.

"You jest, Tian is perfectly fine by himself. I do have two Qi Refinement Realm sword holders, but currently, I am worried about their Foundation Establishment."

Tian Lin was not lying, as the Outer Disciples of the Wendaos Sect had early-stage Foundation Establishment sword holders.

Yet he himself was only at early-stage Foundation Establishment, and both Yu'er and Cui'er were still Qi Refiners.

At this moment, the sound of a door opening came from outside, and an old man entered.

Both Tian Lin and Elder Ran stood up, with Elder Ran greeting the old man in mourning clothes, "Nephew is greeting uncle."

Tian Lin, of course, would not give a grand salute to the man in mourning clothes, but instead bowed slightly and said, "Tian has come uninvited, please do not take offense, Yu."

The man in mourning clothes gestured for Tian Lin to sit back down, then signaled to the woman outside, "Bring in the ginseng soup that your oldest cousin brought from the banquet, to welcome my nephew and Tian."