The Tamsui River area near Rongzhen is the main birthplace of "Tide Fish", and its prosperity is much better than other nearby towns. When it was most prosperous, it was full of shops and inns, and there was an endless stream of merchants coming and going.
However, as too many people were hunted, the number of strange fish dropped sharply, the resources gradually depleted, and the town gradually declined, losing its former glory.
After hearing what the boss said, Gongsun Yan was also filled with emotion. This is not the case in many places. There are many examples of things that prosper because of things, but things that prosper and then decline. Over-exploitation of resources will always lead to depletion.
After the boss cooked the vegetables, he served them to Gongsun Yan and served him three bowls of wine.
Gongsun Yan invited him to eat and drink with him, but the boss was obviously very "ethical" and understood the rules. He took out a small wine bottle with him, brought a plate of nuts, placed it on another table, and sipped the wine while accompanying him.
Gongsun Yan chats.
Seeing him like this, Gongsun Yan didn't force him. He asked while eating and drinking:
"Boss, I see that other small towns around here are quite lively now, and there are many shops. Why is this?"
"Alas! It's not because the taxes here are too high. The cost of doing business is too high, so all the merchants have left." The boss sighed.
"Oh, are the taxes you pay here different from other places?" Gongsun Yan asked.
"Well, our place is more than twice as high as other places." said the shopkeeper.
"Why? Then why do you still stay here to do business?" Gongsun Yan asked curiously.
"Alas! We don't know why. For decades, we people in Rongzhen are not welcome when we go out to do business. We are discriminated against everywhere." The boss sighed.
"Don't you want to appeal? Who will take care of your place?"
Gongsun Yan was even more curious.
"Hey, sir, your tone is the same as the young man who came here a few days ago. You are not together, right?" The boss looked at Gongsun Yan with some suspicion.
"Haha, how could it be? We are together so we wouldn't ask the same questions."
Hearing this, Gongsun Yan was moved in his heart, someone actually came here before him!
"Alas, appeals are of no use. Our place is under the management of Jia City. Many of their regulations seem to be aimed at our Rong family. They do not allow our family to do business in Jia City."
The boss sighed.
"Why? Do you all have the last name Rong here?" Gongsun Yan asked tentatively.
"Yes, they all have the surname Rong. There used to be some foreign surnames here. Seeing the decline of the town, they all ran away. Even many young people from the Rong family left. They never came back after leaving." The boss said lonely.
"Boss, to tell you the truth, I am also a cultivator of immortality. I heard from people of the previous generation that your Rong family has a great person named Rong Yu. How come the family has fallen to this point now?" Gongsun Yan pretended to be confused.
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"Alas! That was all a hundred years ago. I heard about it when I was a child. At that time, there were great masters in the Guixu realm in the family. Now most of them are in the Qi training realm. The highest cultivation level is even a guest officer.
You are worse than that." The boss said.
"Why is this happening? After so many years in the family, has there never been a good youngster among the children?" Gongsun Yan asked.
"Alas! I don't know why. Once someone in the family breaks through to the realm of god transformation, it seems that they will be punished by God. They either disappear inexplicably or die of strange diseases, which makes the family members no longer dare to break through casually."
The boss said, with a look of fear on his face, and he continued:
"Besides, the family also lacks the resources to practice! Later, even if they wanted to break through to the realm of gods, they were unable to do so. In addition, every time the Immortal Kingdom selected talents, no one came to notify the Rong family to participate in the selection. Even if they went, they would be
If you brush it off and go back and forth, the decline of the family will be inevitable."
The boss said sadly.
Hearing this, Gongsun Yan was secretly shocked, knowing that this must be the "genocide" plan implemented by Jia Yan's descendants against the Rong family. This was killing people with a "blunt knife"! Jia Yan's people are so vicious, it seems that Rong Yu
After the immortal master's son ascends to heaven, he may also suffer from his plot.
After thinking for a while, he asked again:
"Then Immortal Master Rong Yu was so talented and beautiful back then that he didn't leave any descendants? His parents should be here, right? Don't he have any brothers or sisters?"
"Guest, you are talking about my ancestors. Both ancestors are in the Qi training realm. Of course they are both here, but they rarely go out. They usually practice at home. They say they are practicing, but they are just resting. There are no resources for cultivation.
, it’s hard to make any further progress in your cultivation.”
The boss replied and continued:
"As for great-uncle Rong Yu, he has never returned since he disappeared a hundred years ago. It is said that he left behind descendants, but he has ascended. Originally, the family wanted to erect an 'ascension monument' for him, but then Jiacheng intervened.
It was said that he was just a follower of the Ascended One, and in the end it was ignored. Now more than half of the family are descendants of the ancestors," the boss said.
The two chatted for a while, and after Gongsun Yan finished eating and drinking, he went back to the house to rest. During this chat with the boss, he gained a lot of information. First of all, Rong Yu's parents were still alive, but they rarely went out because of their old age.
Furthermore, Rong Yu has many brothers and sisters in the Rong family, and the direct descendants of the Rong family account for almost half of the family.
Gongsun Yan decided to help the Rong family. He planned to take Rong Yu's parents to Xuanyuan Peak, but he had to obtain the consent of his wife, Yue Qing, in advance. Yue Qing had not taken Rong Yu's parents to Xianhua Gate for so many years.
There must be some hard reasons.
Secondly, he wanted to select some children of the Rong family to practice in the name of guards and servants at Xuanyuan Peak, and then focus on training them when they met good ones. Except for Ge Yuan and a few people, there were almost no mortals in Mishan, even maids and cooks.
As a cultivator, it is not out of the ordinary to do so.
Of course, while Gongsun Yan was preparing to repay his kindness, he also did not forget to avenge Rong Yu. Since so many years have passed, the Jia family still has no intention of letting the Rong family go, so he will make the Jia family suffer a little.
The next morning, Gongsun Yan asked his boss to take him to see Rong Yu's parents in the name of an admirer. The boss was very surprised when he heard this, and asked suspiciously:
"Guest sir, is my great-uncle Rong Yu so famous outside? A few days ago, a young man came to see my ancestor and said that he admired great-uncle Rong Yu. Aren't you really the same person?"
Hearing this, Gongsun Yan was sure that Yi Qiqiang had been here. He was most likely responsible for the murders in Jiacheng. Unexpectedly, the Wuji Sect was looking for him everywhere, but Yi Qiqiang came to this place. The key is that he
How to find him.
Gongsun Yan followed his boss to a house not far from the river in the town. The inside looked shabby but still clean. After the boss informed his family, an old man in the late stage of Qi training came out to receive Gongsun Yan and listened to his conversation with the boss.
According to the conversation between them, they should be cousins.