I Am Immortal In The Cultivation World novel Chapter 33

Chapter 33 Tattered Soldiers and Defeated Generals

The government office of Barren City followed the rules very well. After receiving the money, they immediately got to work.

The eight members of the Wei family registered on the spot and got their identification documents. The dossier recorded that the Wei family had been doing business in Barren City for generations.

Wei changed his surname to Wei, and his name was also given the same pronunciation. (The first Wei is the same word as State of Wei in the Three Kingdoms, the second Wei has the same word as the guard, Wei.]

Zhou Yi wondered, “Will there be any slip-ups?” “Mr. Zhou, don’t worry. The northern border is too barren, so it’s very easy for things like this to happen.”

Manager Sun explained, “These dossiers are burned clean every year, so no one will be able to find anything. Besides, who would dare to investigate the people who came to apply for household registration?”

Zhou Yi nodded slightly. This method was somewhat similar to the Sky Prison.

There were also methods to secretly change the people in the Sky Prison, but they were extremely secretive and careful, unlike here where they did things without restraint. Even the imperial power did not infiltrate the countryside, let alone the remote Barren City.

Barren City did not even have a restaurant. The government office’s kitchen hosted a banquet. There were more wild game than vegetables. They drank the unique hard liquor of the northern border and bragged about various truths and lies. The atmosphere was quite lively.

The county magistrate also appeared during the meal. After all, there were only a few orders a year for a big business that cost more than ten thousand taels of silver.

The county magistrate’s surname was Zhao and his name was Tai. He was fat and greasy and did not look like a scholar.

No matter how poor he was, he could not be a poor official. Zhao Tai was from Jiangnan. He built a small bridge in the back office and bought many beautiful servants. He ate, drank, and was carefree every day.

The government office was really no different from the palace!

Zhao Tai recalled the past in the Divine Capital and couldn’t help but sigh. “I still remember when I went to the capital to take the exam. I won first place in reciting poems and painting at the Spring Breeze Tower. I told Miss Ruirui about my feelings. I wonder how she is now?”

“Married to a wealthy businessman in Jiangnan. Rumor has it that Miss Ruirui wants to see if the Jiangnan scenery is as good as described in the painting.”

Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows. He did not expect to see the real person.

Miss Ruirui was the Flower Queen back then and had once been famous in the Divine Capital. She might be able to enter any unofficial history in the future.

She was most famous for being obsessed with the man surnamed Zhao. She even rejected the heir of the Marquis’s Residence because of this. Some said that he was a member of the royal family, while others said that he was a young master of an aristocratic family. She waited in the Divine Capital for two years before finally going to Jiangnan to marry with a cold heart.

Unexpectedly, the heartless man was actually a fat man. When he smiled, his eyes were only

slits!

Zhao Tai sighed at the change in fate. After drinking a few cups of strong wine, he returned to the back office to vent his worries.

They enjoyed their meal.

After the banquet.

Manager Sun ordered his men to look for a courtyard with Zhou Yi and the Wei family.

“Mr. Zhou, there are a few large mansions in the east of the city.” The officer touched the silver in his hand. As expected of a wealthy guest from the Divine Capital, he was really generous.

The Wei family quickly chose a residence not far from the county office.

Most of the words on the door plaque had fallen. Judging from the word “bow”, it should have once been the Zhang residence. Most of the houses in the courtyard were still intact, but the houses were empty without any furniture.

It was already late, and they were all rough men, so they casually tidied up a few rooms for tonight.

Zhou Yi activated the Dust Cleaner Talisman, and the room instantly became tidy. He sent a voice transmission to Wei Jun to ask him questions.

Wei Jun bowed and said, “Benefactor, what can I do for you?”

Zhou Yi asked, “Do you know which cultivation technique Sir Wei relied on to dominate Yuzhou back then?”

Wei Jun’s gaze froze. He subconsciously thought that Zhou Yi might have saved the Wei family for his father’s cultivation technique inheritance, but he still answered obediently. “My father relied on an unknown incantation and a Flying Rainbow Sword Technique.”

No matter how important cultivation techniques were, they could not compare to the lives of family members. After a few more years of digging iron ore, the Wei Clan would be extinct.

Zhou Yi nodded and said, “Looks like you’re really the descendant of Sir Wei.”

“Do you want that chant?” Wei Jun recited word by word, “Men of Heaven and Earth, give birth to Yin and Yang, transform into all things…”

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