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The boat traveled all night.

It was dawn and Hou Zi woke up.He leaned against the grain bag and opened his hands to catch the wind.In the wind there is the fishy smell of the river, the moisture of the reeds, and the smell of cooking smoke from the ferry in the distance.

The sound of oars paddling came from the stern of the boat, once, and again.

Shen Junbi sat opposite, with his back straight.Most of the bruises on his face were gone, but his eyes were still blue.He was stroking the ancestral jade pendant in his hand without saying a word, as if he was brewing something.

The sun rises over the river, and its golden light passes through the gaps in the cabin, casting a slender shadow on the floor.

Shen Junbi spoke.

The voice was very low, just enough to be heard by Hou Zi and not float to the stern of the boat.

"My name is Shen Junbi." He seemed to be announcing.

"The Shen family is a vassal family of Yunxiao Pavilion. There was a golden elixir monk in our ancestors. No one in three generations had awakened his spiritual roots and was abandoned by the sect. Three years ago, the Han family attacked the Shen family's ancestral home at night. I was lucky. Just because I had no spiritual roots, my father drove me to the Taixue Academy to prepare for the merit examination." There was a trace of self-mockery on Shen Junbi's lips.

"That night, more than 300 members of the Shen family, old and young, were wiped out. I was the last living member of the Shen family."

Hou Zi said nothing.He thought of Xiao Shitou. When Xiao Shitou was slapped to death in the ruined temple, it was the same way. He didn't even scream.In the eyes of monks, there is no difference between mortals and rats.

"I fled to Hankou Town and hunkered down for three years. I suffered for three years, waiting for a monk who was willing to take me to the upper world. Maybe there is a way for me to practice in the upper world. This is the only way out I can think of." Shen Junbi smiled bitterly.

"Last night at the pier, I saw you take action. You could control the wind, and you took action to save mortals. I can confirm that you are different from most monks. So I have a showdown with you."

Hou Zi knew it.Shen Junbi was telling the truth. Such a major secret could not be revealed casually, and he had the intention of risking his life.

He took out a spiritual stone from his arms and placed it on the grain bag between the two of them.

"What is this?"

Shen Junbi took a look."Low-grade spiritual stone. Monks use it for cultivation and as money. One piece is enough to stay in the best inn in Sanxiufang City for one night."

He paused and his voice became even lower.

"In the realm of immortal cultivation, those of Jin cannot even buy the lowest level Qi Gathering Pill."

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