"What do you mean, Comrade Gum-Hui? What are you talking about?" Elder Hai-Tu asked Elder Gum-Hui, feeling even more dazed.

"Master Hai-Tu, the quiet introvert who doesn't care about the world might not know that Young Master Zheng-Fu is very famous in Blueland right now. And not only Blueland, but other kingdoms also paid attention to Young Master Zheng-Fu. Anyway, in recent months, Young Master has disappeared."

"Very famous!?" Elder Hai-Tu still did not understand and had a curious expression, staring back and forth between Zheng-Fu and his comrades before continuing, "Is he really that famous?"

"It can be said that he's on the same level as the young geniuses of the large sects. But the story of Young Master Zheng-Fu is even more awesome because he has united dozens of families in In-See City."

"I don't see anything great about that. Just gathering several families into the same city. As long as someone has power, he can do anything," Elder Hai-Tu interrupted in disagreement.

But at that moment, Elder Gum-Hui's voice rang out in displeasure, "Listen to me first, I haven't finished speaking. You really don't know the good manners of the listener." He scolded him seriously.

"I'm sorry... Hehe. You can continue."

"Huh… Don't interrupt me again! Well, I'll continue... After the clans were gathered, a small town developed rapidly. From a small town that couldn't be compared to a village of a large kingdom, In-See City is now as big as their empire's capital..."

"And it's in just less than a year, too. It's quite difficult to do this. At least it would take many years. But because of Young Master Zheng-Fu being a supporter, everything is possible. Not only that, but In-See City has also established a Martial Arts Cultivation Sect called Beyond Earth Sect."

"Beyond Earth Sect!? What a self-proclaimed name," Elder Hai-Tu said softly upon hearing the name of the sect.

"That's true, as you said. What a boast! Many masters, including many sects, felt and had such opinions, but... everything wasn't what they thought..."

"In as short a time as the city developed, the Beyond Earth Sect developed as well. From the lowest level, it had evolved to become the top sect of the kingdom. At this moment, it could be said that even the sects that had been established for a long time were unable to do so. They possessed many high-level skills.

Which, if it's a normal newly founded sect, would take at least a hundred more years to reach this point."

Elder Gum-Hui told the story with excitement and frenzy. He always put emotion into every detail he described. It was an emotion that clearly showed respect and admiration. It was very rare that someone who had been through the world like Gum-Hui would react like this.

"Is that so?" As for Elder Hai-Tu, listening to Elder Gum-Hui, he could not believe it. He had never imagined that Zheng-Fu, at this age, would be able to do this.

"Elder admired me too much. How can I do so so fast? You must have heard some fake news," Zheng-Fu immediately denied that it was all because of him. His face was still calm as before, showing no emotion.

"Don't be humble, Young Master Zheng-Fu. Everyone knows that Sect Master Dong-Kuang is your close friend. As for the guards and security of the city, they're all your subordinates. How could this be fake news? One more thing, Young Master, don't worry; I didn't think badly of you.

I only admire you for being able to transform a small town into a powerful and majestic city in such a short amount of time."

Elder Gum-Hui continued to speak with the same smile on his face. And the thoughts in his heart were exactly what he had said. Nowadays, he had lost interest in competing and lived only for his descendants and the next generation.

"Zheng-Fu, please tell the truth. I want to know too." Elder Hai-Tu, who had previously always been calm and solemn, now had the same attitude as a child who wanted to hear stories from his parents.

"Sigh... For the sake of you taking me across the sea, I'll tell you that the news you have received is true. But all that happened was not because of me alone. It's because everyone was working hard together, so the result came out like that," Zheng-Fu let out a long sigh of helplessness before nodding his head in acknowledgment and telling the two elders.

"Is that true!? Is it really you? By the way, Zheng-Fu, where did you find so many resources and money? Just building a city to be bigger like that would require quite a bit of investment. Plus, you've established the sect... It takes a lot of capital, doesn't it?" Elder Hai-Tu asked curiously about the capital Zheng-Fu had raised for establishment and construction.

"I can't tell you about this. I can only say that I have it... Well, I've already told you the whole story. Can we go to the Artsy Water Sect now?" Zheng-Fu said with a faint smile. He had told two elders everything he could reveal, which was the part that others could know without any damage.

"Al... al... alright, let's continue our journey." Upon hearing Zheng-Fu's words, Elder Hai-Tu's face suddenly reddened, embarrassed in his curiosity like a child, so he stammered a bit.

"Ha ha ha! Master Hai-Tu, it's been a long time since I've seen you act like this. Um… How long has it been...? But anyway, now I'm glad to see you can smile and laugh again. I probably wouldn't be able to go anywhere. But you still have a chance..."

"I know that you want to go out into the outer world again. But you stuck with the matter of your son, Hai-Sen-Long, right? It's been several decades now. You should just let it go," Elder Gum-Hui said sympathetically to Elder Hai-Tu, who had suffered mentally from the loss of his son at that time.

But since he saw that Elder Hai-Tu was starting to get better when he was with Zheng-Fu, Elder Gum-Hui introduced him as an old friend.

"I… I know it's been a long time, but... Sigh... Because of what happened at that time, I had to become a traitor to my family, and they have always labeled me as a selfish one. And I accepted it indifferently because I considered that I'd done a lot for my family…"

"But today, when I met this kid, he made me recall my son, who passed away. Makes me want to follow him to the Artsy Water Sect too. This is the reason why I am still confused and do not understand what to do next."

Ha ha ha!!

"Your habits are still the same; they haven't changed at all… How about this? I'll speak on your behalf. But if you..."

Zheng-Fu, who was listening to the two of them talking, suddenly said with a grin on his face, looking at Elder Hai-Tu, "Elder Hai-Tu, are you willing to travel with me? If it weren't for being disrespectful, I'd like you to be my travel companion this time. I hope you don't mind."

Huh...?

"You want me to go with you, Zheng-Fu?" Elder Hai-Tu immediately turned to look at Zheng-Fu, asking him once more to make sure he heard him correctly.

"Yes, Elder," Zheng-Fu repeated the same words.

"Say yes, Master Hai-Tu. It's Young Master Zheng-Fu. He's inviting you himself," Elder Gum-Hui added quickly when he saw Elder Hai-Tu hesitate.

"Huh! Alright, I'll go with you, kid. But not because I want to. It's because I'm afraid that you'll encounter some danger along the way, and it'll damage my reputation if I'm the one who leads your path at first, and then you get into trouble," Elder Hai-Tu raised his head and replied in a deep tone as if he was quite unwilling.

But everyone could tell how much Elder Hai-Tu actually wanted to go with Zheng-Fu. The way he acted like that was just pretending. Because he was a high-ranking elder who was quite famous and also because his energy level was high enough to be considered quite a high-class person, he could not quickly and easily accept that.

"Thank you, Elder Master Hai-Tu, for agreeing to be my companion and also thinking of helping me get out of danger," Zheng-Fu said with a smile at the corner of his mouth, beneath which his face was filled with hilariousness. He almost burst out laughing, but he still suppressed it.

"Alright, let's go. We still have to travel nearly three hundred lis to reach the main entrance," Elder Hai-Tu immediately changed the topic, taking a step forward in front of Zheng-Fu without hesitation.

"Yes, sir!"

Zheng-Fu immediately nodded in response to Elder Hai-Tu. But before he left, he turned towards Elder Gum-Hui and clasped his hands in a respectful gesture before saying goodbye politely and humbly, "Elder Gum-Hui and everyone, I have to say goodbye. If there's a chance, I'll come and visit you again." After saying that, Zheng-Fu immediately turned and followed Elder Hai-Tu.

"See you later, Young Master Zheng-Fu," Elder Gum-Hui and the villagers waved farewell to Zheng-Fu in a very warm and friendly demeanor.

After saying goodbye, Elder Hai-Tu led Zheng-Fu to the exit of this Mysterious Stream Village, which was only a hundred lis away. It took only a few minutes to arrive. When they arrived, Elder Hai-Tu made some gestures in the air in front of him before the emptiness split up like a hollow in the air for them to pass through.

"Alright, let's go before the entrance closes," Elder Hai-Tu said, telling Zheng-Fu to hurriedly pass through the hollow in the air.

"Yes, sir!"

As the two passed through the air hollow, Zheng-Fu found that the surrounding conditions were no different from the ones he had traveled past. Both the sea and the two mountains that symbolized the Artsy Water Sect's water entrance were still the same. Only the Mysterious Stream Village and Elder Hai-Tu's ship were missing.

"Just like Old Gum-Hui said. Their village is a mysterious village that no one can find because it is in another dimension that overlaps."

"Yes, sir!"

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