Transcending the Nine Heavens

as you!”

“Big Brother Han, how have things been with the Shi Clan?” Chu Yang asked while walking.

“It’s a long story that I have been keeping from you.
We’ll come to this in the future.
Anyway, it’s extremely complicated,” said Han Xiaoran with a frown.

“Oh!” Chu Yang stopped asking.

As the two walked, they saw the crowd in front thickening.
All the pharmacists and families from houses and alleys from all directions swarmed into this wide street, forming a torrent.

“So many pharmacists, where are they from?” Chu Yang was slightly bemused.
“I didn’t see many people on the streets during the past few days.
How did all these people appear suddenly?”

“This is only from this small area.
Other areas have more than ten times of this,” Han Xiaoran was used to the scene and said without an ounce of bewilderment, “The Nine Heavens have so many people and so many pharmacists.
This is nothing surprising.”

Chu Yang was amazed.

The pharmacists moved forward in an orderly manner.
Although there was a huge number of people, there was hardly anybody talking.
Occasionally, familiar people would exchange a few words, before becoming silent again.

They all carried elixirs but even the closest friends did not know what medicine one another was bringing to the Medicine Banquet.

“Everybody aspires to enjoy the scenery from the very top, regardless of whether you are a pharmacist or a warrior, a poor man or a businessman.
Everyone wants to stand at the highest point of his own stratum!”

Han Xiaoran deeply sighed.
“Hence, the Medicine Banquet is the biggest opportunity in every pharmacist’s life!”

Chu Yang nodded.

Han Xiaoran spoke as he walked, “Over the last two months, 13 thousand people have entered Tianji City and met their silent deaths.
The elixirs that they brought with them… have also disappeared without a trace.”

He looked at Chu Yang thoughtfully and let out a sigh.

“13 thousand lives lost mysteriously…” Chu Yang was at a loss of words.

“Who knows how many evil crimes are taking place behind the prosperous and bustling facade of this Tianji City!” Han Xiaoran said solemnly, showing slight anger.

“But there is no evidence for these actions to be investigated,” Chu Yang frowned and said, “Why concern yourself with this matter?”

“No,” said Han Xiaoran, “There are traces.”

“Murders among pharmacists are ultimately rare occurrences.”

“I’ve observed the Nine Super Clans this whole time.
They are up to something almost every single day.
Especially the Lan Clan, it’s almost as if they are no longer trying to hide it,” Han Xiaoran said through clenched teeth, “What a disappointment it is that the legendary Nine Super Clans have stooped so low to doing such things!”

“The Lan Clan…” Chu Yang was dumbfounded.

He suddenly thought of the heaps and mountains of elixirs he had extorted from the Lan Clan in the Nine Tribulations Space… A sense of guilt crept over him.

In order to compensate for the huge loss of elixirs that day, the Lan Clan had resorted to killing and stealing…

Such talents.

At this moment, loud drum rolls were heard in front.

The two of them were startled and quickly made their way over.

They were stopped at the end of the road by some people dressed in white, fervently hitting on the drums and playing the trumpets.

Sounds of gongs reverberated through the sky.

Meanwhile, similar drum beats emerged from every corner of Tianji City.

Gong gong gong… “Ladies and gentlemen, we are from the Diwu Clan and we have an announcement to make!”

Gong gong gong… “Kindly spare us a moment, the Diwu Clan has good news to share!”

Gong gong gong…

Han Xiaoran frowned and said, “What is the Diwu Clan trying to do?”

Upon hearing the word ‘Diwu’, Chu Yang felt uneasy, and said, “Regardless, let’s remain quiet.
It doesn’t hurt to stay and listen.”

Finally, the drum rolls ceased, but the pounding sounds still lingered in the ears of the people.

“Everyone, on the ninth next month, which is the ninth of the twelfth month, it’s the old master of Diwu Clan, Diwu Qingkuang’s birthday! Let us all rejoice in the diamond jubilee! In order to express his good wishes, our Sir Diwu Qingrou has reserved the Shui Yue garden through his means for his big brother’s celebration.
Let us drink to our heart’s content! On that day, regardless of who you are, everybody who comes to the Shui Yue garden will be entitled to the drinks!”

Gong gong gong…

“Sir Diwu Qingrou has erected a stage in front of the Shui Yue garden.
On the ninth of the twelfth month, there will be plays to celebrate the diamond jubilee of our old master! May everything in life go smoothly for him! On the ninth of the twelfth month, there will be plays and operas!”

There were a few more drum rolls, followed by some shouts from these people, before the path was cleared for the crowd to move again.

“It’s just a sixtieth birthday and the Diwu Clan had to make it so grand.
They mustn’t have seen the world!” Han Xiaoran scoffed, “For the martial artists in the Nine Heavens, sixty years old is at the very most the age of learning to speak and walk, and yet they are making such a huge fuss? If he dies right now, it would still be considered a cot death! If the Diwu Clan are overdoing the sixtieth birthday to this extent, are they going to invite even the people from the lower three heavens for the six thousandth birthday? This is utterly ridiculous.”

“This Diwu Qingrou is also a parvenu, going to such great lengths to lick his brother’s boots… From what I see, the relationship between the two brothers must be rocky!” Han Xiaoran inferred.

On the other hand, Chu Yang was shocked, eyes quivering.

The ninth of the twelfth month? Diwu Qingrou?

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