Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 135 Xuan Shui City

Du Fan turned around abruptly, and the moment he saw the person in front of him, he was struck as if by lightning. His mind was shaken, his face changed drastically, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.

"Why are you here again?" Sun Yu asked in a cold voice, her face as cold as ice.

"Hehe, business has been slow lately, please forgive me, Miss Sun." The man chuckled, his face full of flattery.

Both his appearance and demeanor were exactly the same as Liu Wei, the unlicensed driver Du Fan had encountered in the carriage and horse shop in Licheng, Tianxiang Kingdom, who had once ripped him off!

"It's you!" Du Fan finally recovered from his shock and shouted, his voice sharp and shrill, as if he had seen a ghost.

"Eh? Elder Du, you recognize this person?"

"Eh? Young Master Du, you recognize this fellow?"

Two voices came from the mouths of the two women at the same time, both of them filled with surprise and doubt.

However, Du Fan had no intention of explaining anything to the two women at this moment. His eyes were fixed on the ordinary-looking young man in front of him, his face full of disbelief.

The distance between Qingzhou and Zhongzhou is beyond description, and the other party is just a mortal—no! In any case, this person could never be a mortal!

However, even if he were a cultivator, it would be impossible for him to do this, unless there are two situations.

First, this person is a different person from Liu Wei, the unlicensed taxi driver I encountered before; they just look exactly alike, are the same height, and have the same demeanor…

Well, judging from Sun Yu's expression just now, they probably have the same profession, but the possibility of that is extremely slim.

Second, the other party is a truly powerful individual, possessing at least the strength to freely utilize a super teleportation array. Moreover, he enjoys making a little extra money by driving unlicensed taxis in his spare time, and has a peculiar penchant for swindling people along the way...

However, this possibility seems rather low...

Moreover, judging from Sun Yu's appearance, it was clear that this "Liu Wei" hadn't just been driving an unlicensed taxi here for a day or two. The other party probably wasn't deliberately messing with him. For a moment, Du Fan went from being shocked to being speechless.

"Brother, do you recognize me?" Upon hearing this, the man paused slightly, his expression showing a hint of confusion.

"You're not Liu Wei?" Du Fan's mouth dropped open.

"No, no, no, my name is Yang Wei. Are you going to Xuan Shui City, brother? Take my carriage. I'll only charge you ten taels of silver for the two of you. Is that alright?" Yang Wei smiled slightly, bowed slightly, and said.

"So they mistook me for someone else." The two women realized at the same time.

In either case, how could Du Fan dare to ride in this person's car again? Wait, why did he say "again"...?

He immediately cupped his hands in greeting to Yang Wei and prepared to leave with Chen Ru.

"Fellow Daoist Du, perhaps you haven't had enough of your two-day trip to Pengcheng? Those forces have been in a terrible mess because of you. If it weren't for the rational people who have been keeping things in check, the Central Plains would probably be in chaos."

"I suggest you take my carriage, fellow Daoist. I will personally transport you two to Xuan Shui City within seven days. Of course, the travel expenses will be ten taels of silver, no less."

Suddenly, these words popped into Du Fan's mind, startling him. He looked at Yang Wei abruptly, only to find that the other man was just smiling at him without saying a word.

He instantly realized that this was a sound transmission technique, and a rather advanced one at that, because the other party hadn't even moved their lips.

Du Fan paused, his mind racing. After a long while, he took a deep breath, looked at Yang Wei, bowed deeply, and said respectfully, "In that case, I'll trouble you, senior."

Chen Ru was very puzzled. She had already noticed something was wrong. Her eyes flashed, and she was about to speak when Du Fan grabbed her wrist and stopped her.

Next, to Sun Yu's utter bewilderment, the three of them walked out of the Longmen Carriage and Horse Shop courtyard and boarded a very simple carriage.

Half an hour later, the carriage left Pengcheng and traveled on a wide official road.

Yang Wei rode four fine horses outside at breakneck speed, occasionally singing a few lines of a folk song that was seriously off-key. Du Fan and Chen Ru sat in the carriage, looking at each other in silence.

Chen Ru felt a little uneasy. Recalling what had just happened, there were many things that didn't seem right. At this moment, she frowned slightly and looked at Du Fan sitting opposite her, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Miss Chen, you don't need to worry. If this senior wanted to make things difficult for us, he wouldn't need to go to such lengths. Since we're here, let's make the best of it and enjoy the scenery along the way. After we get back, we'll have to start our arduous training day and night again."

At this moment, Du Fan completely relaxed, putting his arm behind his head, crossing his legs, and leaning back without any regard for his image. He pulled back the carriage curtain and began to look at the scenery along the way.

Chen Ru lowered her head and pondered for a long time before finally sighing, smiling gently, and saying softly, "You're right. This may be our last period of freedom. We should let go of all our worries and cherish it."

Three days later, Du Fan and Du Fan each held a bottle of wine and clinked them together for a small drink.

At the same time, through the car window, one can see rows of willows, rice paddies, and distant green mountains and clear waters passing by, all reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, creating a natural melody of freedom and harmony.

"If only we could keep going like this forever..."

Chen Ru's eyes seemed dazed as she murmured to herself. Due to the alcohol, a captivating blush rose on her fair cheeks, making her the kind of woman any man would be moved to tears.

Even Du Fan, the moment he looked at this woman, was stunned, his breathing became rapid, his eyes gradually became hazy, and finally a look of infatuation appeared. After a moment, he suddenly raised his arm, as if to caress her.

Upon witnessing this scene, Chen Ru's heart raced, her cheeks flushed instantly, her body trembled slightly, and she looked extremely nervous. In the end, however, she did not dodge.

But just as Du Fan's hand was about to touch Chen Ru's face, his eyes instantly cleared, his expression changed, and he quickly withdrew his hand, coughing awkwardly.

"Elder Du, you've mistaken me for someone else again..." Chen Ru shook her head, a fleeting bitterness in her beautiful eyes.

"I'm sorry..." Du Fan sighed and looked out the car window again.

"That's not right. At this speed, how could we possibly reach Xuan Shui City within seven days?" Du Fan's eyes flashed, and a question suddenly arose in his mind.

Four days later, the carriage appeared on a hillside. From this vantage point, one could see the outline of a city hundreds of miles away. Judging from its size and scale, it was undoubtedly the Xuan Shui City.

At this moment, Du Fan had a strange look on his face. Ever since he had a doubt in his heart four days ago, he had been paying attention to the speed of the carriage and the scenery outside the carriage. Everything was normal and there was nothing different.

Although the carriage was traveling at a decent speed, it wasn't as fast as he was running at full speed. Theoretically speaking, it would be absolutely impossible for them to arrive here in seven days, but they had actually arrived not far from Xuan Shui City. This was too strange.

The carriage suddenly stopped. Du Fan seemed to have expected this, so he didn't say anything. Before Yang Wei could call out, he and Chen Ru got out of the carriage without hesitation.

"Hehe, this brother is indeed a reasonable person. I still have to rush to another city, so I'll leave the rest of the journey to you." Yang Wei got off, cupped his hands to Du Fan, and said apologetically.

"It's alright, here's ten taels of silver, please accept it, senior." Du Fan gave him a slight bow and tossed him a money pouch.

"Haha, no problem, brother, please make yourself at home. I won't see you off." The young man actually opened the bag in front of Du Fan and carefully inspected it. After a moment, he laughed and said.

Upon seeing this, Du Fan's lips twitched. After clasping his hands in a fist salute, he and Chen Ru left the place and headed towards Xuan Shui City.

After Du Fan and the other man had gone far away, Yang Wei still had a smiling expression. Before long, the void around him rippled, and a seemingly illusory figure appeared.

The figure solidified instantly, revealing an ordinary-looking young man whose build and face were exactly the same as Yang Wei beside him and Liu Wei from Tianxiang City in Qingzhou!

"What do you think of this boy?" Yang Wei asked with a smile without turning his head.

The man's expression was slightly cold, his eyes deep and unfathomable as he gazed in the direction Du Fan had left. A dark light flickered in his eyes, as if he could ignore the distance and gaze at him from afar. After a long while, he spoke, "Is this the person Second Brother spoke of?"

"Exactly." Yang Wei nodded.

"This lad is not bad." The young man spoke calmly without expression, and then his figure became ethereal again, disappearing in an instant.

After a short while, Yang Wei smiled slightly and waved his hand. The carriage behind him twisted and changed, transforming into a black light.

As the beam of light shot into his hand, it subsided, revealing a palm-sized black wooden statue carved with four horses and a chariot.

The statue is exceptionally exquisite and lifelike, and it even faintly glows with a dark light. Its style and shape are exactly the same as the previous carriage.

……

"Why are there so many cultivators?"

Du Fan and Chen Ru were queuing to enter the city like ordinary people. However, when Du Fan scanned the queue with his divine sense, he found that there were more than just the two of them as cultivators. In the long queue of two or three hundred people, cultivators accounted for about 30 to 40 percent.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he quietly released a special wisp of divine thought. This wisp of divine thought was exceptionally powerful, no less than that of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator. It was his strongest divine thought in his unreserved state.

Therefore, the Qi Refining stage cultivators who were swept by this wisp of divine sense would not have any reaction unless their divine sense was as strong as Du Fan's. In an instant, this wisp of divine sense locked onto the two cultivators.