Chapter 2077: 2077: He Calls Himself

[Vote for monthly tickets!]Can the words of the mysterious, crazy old man be trusted?

Honestly, anyone could tell that this old man was spouting nonsense, and his words were truly unbelievable!

However, Ye Tianchen had a gut feeling, or perhaps an intuition, that there was some truth in what the old man said, only it seemed like he was intentionally hiding something!

When Ye Tianchen was on the verge of half-believing and deciding to trust the old man this once, the burly man guarding the small market appeared again, and he didn’t have any kind words for the old man. Judging from the tone of the burly man holding the pitchfork, it seemed like the old man appeared here every time the market opened and always tried to deceive people!

Facing the burly man with the pitchfork, the old man kept a face full of forced smiles, not daring to hide anything, and directly admitted that he was selling the fake Immortal Medicine Root, deceiving both Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan. The so-called Immortal Medicine Root was actually the most ordinary radish root, deliberately smeared with some mud to cover it up and deceive them, which really made people laugh and cry. It made Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan want to beat him up!

"Pretending radish roots are Immortal Medicine Roots? I remember you were selling the Emperor Immortal Scripture last time, weren’t you? And the time before, it was the Emperor Treasure. Why aren’t you selling them this time?" the burly man with the pitchfork mocked disdainfully.

"Hehe, those things are hard to sell; it’s easier to deceive people with radishes disguised as Immortal Medicine," the old man said with an embarrassed smile.

"Get lost! If I catch you causing trouble in the market again, I won’t be polite!" the burly man with the pitchfork cursed harshly.

"Alright, alright, I’m leaving now, hehe!" The old man quickly packed up the tattered cloth on the ground and ran off without looking at Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan!

After the old man was exposed and scurried away dejectedly, the burly man with the pitchfork didn’t say anything to Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan; he just continued patrolling around with his pitchfork, leaving Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan both incredibly frustrated, standing in place!

"I told you not to believe that old man, yet you still wanted to trust him. Don’t you think your IQ is a bit low?" Princess Zi Xuan teased Ye Tianchen with a smile.

"I didn’t expect that old man to be so unreliable. Why do I always feel like he’s not so simple?" Ye Tianchen muttered to himself, feeling a bit annoyed.

"Don’t overthink it. We just encountered a scammer. From what I see, we shouldn’t try to find someone who can answer our questions like this. Let’s just ask everyone at this market; wouldn’t we find out that way? If no one will tell us, or they don’t know, then so be it!" Princess Zi Xuan thought for a moment and said.

"Then let’s give it a try!" Ye Tianchen also helplessly agreed.

Afterward, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan went around asking everyone, whether they were descendants of the Ancient Alien Race, the Demon Clan, or members of the Human Clan. They asked everyone they met, trying to find out the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass, but no one knew, or they remained silent, which really frustrated them!

Even when the two of them met after asking from opposite ends of the market, there was not a single clue, and they couldn’t help but feel anxious. Out of so many beings, not one knew the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass, which was truly strange!

"Not a single person knows; isn’t that too weird?" Princess Zi Xuan asked, somewhat incredulously.

"It seems Qiuqiu’s grandfather was right. Perhaps we must find someone named Tian Mu to learn the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass!" Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and said.

"You mean, we should now ask if anyone knows a person named Tian Mu and where they live?" Princess Zi Xuan asked.

"Yes, that’s the only way!" Ye Tianchen nodded and said.

Princess Zi Xuan thought for a moment, then smiled slightly, as if she had thought of a good idea. Immediately, she drew a flute from her back and spoke into it: "Could you please tell us who knows someone named Tian Mu? There will be a big reward!"

Buzz!

The flute was played, and the words Princess Zi Xuan uttered spread instantly throughout the entire market. Just as Princess Zi Xuan smiled contentedly, thinking her idea was a good one and would be effective, in the blink of an eye, all the beings in the market quickly packed up their things and fled!

Before Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan could react, the entire small market was deserted. Everyone had fled upon hearing the words "Tian Mu," as if "Tian Mu" was something ominous, something that made people run far away at the mere sound of it, leaving Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan utterly baffled!

"What happened? What’s going on?" Princess Zi Xuan regained her composure and put down the flute in her hand.

"It seems like after they heard the words ’Tian Mu,’ they all quickly left. Could those words be taboo and not to be mentioned?" Ye Tianchen frowned and muttered to himself.

"When grandpa passed away, he only told me that finding this thing called ’Tian Mu’ is the only way to learn about the location of the Southern State Transmission Array Compass!" Tu Qiuyu thought for a moment and said.

Looking at the deserted small marketplace, with a passageway stretching for tens of thousands of meters suddenly left empty, both Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan felt a sense of helplessness. None of them expected to accidentally stumble upon the Southern State, nor did they expect that finding the Southern State’s Transmission Array Compass would be so difficult. These were all unexpected challenges!

"Let’s go, we have to keep looking for clues; we can’t afford to waste more time here!" Ye Tianchen sighed and said.

"Okay!" Princess Zi Xuan nodded in resignation.

With Tu Qiuyu in tow, Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan, along with their small party of three, walked out of the marketplace. It would be impossible to claim they weren’t feeling even a bit frustrated and disappointed. They initially thought amidst the many life forms in this marketplace, many should be living here in the Southern State and have a good understanding of the matters here. Even if they couldn’t uncover all the mysteries weighing on their minds, learning anything would still be worthwhile. But what’s happening in the Southern State city? Unknown; where is the Southern State Transmission Array Compass? Unknown; what is the background of something called ’Tian Mu’ and where is it? Still unknown!

Knowing nothing and not having gathered any intel from the multitude of life forms at the marketplace was a significant blow to Ye Tianchen and Princess Zi Xuan. Despite the saying ’never give up, never abandon,’ the most fearsome thing is having no lead, no goals!

Ye Tianchen walked at the front, while Princess Zi Xuan held Tu Qiuyu’s hand and followed behind. They walked out of the small marketplace, facing a desolate mountain range that seemed to lack any signs of life.

"Which direction should we head now?" Princess Zi Xuan asked.

"Just pick one randomly; we can’t stop here. We need to continue searching..." Ye Tianchen frowned and replied.

"Searching? Are you searching for me, this old man?" Suddenly, from atop a nearby large rock, the old man who sold fake Immortal Elixirs and had been exposed by the burly man with a steel fork, gazed at Ye Tianchen with a thick-skinned expression and asked.

"It’s you? I can’t believe you, you old lunatic, dare to show up here again. We haven’t settled accounts with you for swindling us just now! This Princess won’t let you off!" Princess Zi Xuan angrily rushed over and shouted at the old man.

"Hey hey, don’t call me old lunatic, old lunatic. It’s quite disrespectful to address seniors in such a manner. I have a name; you can call me Senior Bai Xiao because my name is Bai Xiaosheng, also known as Bai Xiao the Old Lunatic!" The old man grinned confidently and replied.

"Bai Xiao the Old Lunatic is still ’old lunatic,’ isn’t it?" Princess Zi Xuan, already harboring anger, sniped back without any kind words.

"You... I’m telling you, little girl, being disrespectful and impolite to seniors can be very dangerous. Luckily, I’m not the type to hold grudges and even wish to give you some guidance!" Bai Xiao the Old Lunatic laughed chucklingly.

Princess Zi Xuan’s anger surged at once upon hearing this, provoked further by the eccentric old man. At first, he swindled them in the marketplace, deceiving them, and now he was trying to fool them as if they were gullible fools. Anyone, no matter how docile, would have their temper fired up by such antics. Determined, Princess Zi Xuan decided to teach this old lunatic a lesson!

Bam!

A palm strike was launched, and a powerful force instantly slammed onto the rock where the old lunatic lay!

Bam Boom!

The entire massive rock was reduced to ashes, becoming dust. However, by the time the palm strike arrived, the old lunatic had long fled, scrammed from the ground, looking at Princess Zi Xuan with a very displeasing gaze and said: "Little girl, although the joke earlier may have upset you, let’s call it even since I didn’t return the favor for your palm strike. Please don’t be rude or disrespectful to seniors anymore; I’m quite formidable myself!"

"You think you’re impressive? How about we have a competition?" Princess Zi Xuan deliberately teased with a smile and asked.

"Let’s not... With my current Cultivation Realm, in the entire Barbaric Forbidden Land, or even Earth’s Cultivation Realm, there are no more than three people who could defeat me... Hey, you’re attacking! I wasn’t ready, hadn’t even begun to channel my cultivation yet..."

Before Bai Xiao the Old Lunatic finished speaking, Princess Zi Xuan had already struck a palm down, scaring Bai Xiao the Old Lunatic to shout while hastily fleeing... (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)