But Lin Qingyao herself was also puzzled. Why would that old man sell books from the Cultivation Realm in a place like this, where ordinary people gathered?

  Lin Qingyao thought about it over and over again, but still couldn't figure out the old man's intention. Cultivators of the path to immortality don't have much kindness, they won't pass on their skills to outsiders.

  To know that it's already the end of the law era, the earth's spiritual energy is exhausted, and the cultivation resources are barren. Which cultivator would want to create a competitor for themselves? It's just some big sects or families who, in order to carry on their legacy, will lead people with extremely high qualifications onto the path of immortality.

  As for those with mediocre qualifications, no one will pay attention to them. For these people to achieve success in their cultivation, the resources required are also enormous! No one would waste resources on cultivating these people!

  Could it be that old man wasn't a cultivator? But if he isn't a cultivator, where did these books come from?

  No matter what, Lin Qingyao still remembered that the old man's books had many basic books of the Xianxia world, including some elementary spells. These things, she would never let go! So we must find this old man!

  The vegetable vendor saw Lin Qingyao sizing up the old swindler, and looked at Lin Qingyao in surprise. This girl shouldn't be a fool, right? What is she doing with that poor, white-haired old swindler? She's not going to buy a book from him, is she? Tsk... Unexpectedly, this girl looks so clever, but has a bad heart.

  The vegetable vendor was enchanted by Lin Qingyao's beauty, and a surge of passion to be her savior arose in his heart. He absolutely couldn't let this little girl get cheated by the old swindler!

  "Girl, he's a swindler, what are you doing looking for him? Whatever you do, don't go buy books from him! That old swindler sits here every day, selling books and spreading superstitious ideas. If what he says is really that great, how did he end up so down on his luck instead of becoming a god through cultivation?" The vegetable vendor rattled off in a flurry, with only one goal in mind: to pull Lin Qingyao, the lost little lamb, back onto the right path.

  Lin Qingyao smiled slightly in disagreement and said casually, "I didn't buy the book, that was my grandfather."

  Sometimes some small, harmless lies can avoid some trouble, why not?

  "Ah, you're saying that old cheat is your grandfather? Young lady... is there something wrong at home? If you have any difficulties, just tell Uncle. Although I'm just a vegetable seller, my family still has some savings!" Of course, the vegetable uncle wasn't being so kind-hearted as to offer help with Lin Qingyao's expenses, but rather because he had heard that Lin Qingyao was the old cheat's granddaughter.

  What kind of person is this old cheat? He still doesn't know that he's so poor he can't even afford to eat!

  Well, in that case, a little favor should be enough to win her over. Even if it can't, just getting a taste of this tender girl is good too.

  Lin Qingyao didn't know about his sinister thoughts. If she had known, she might have slapped the vegetable uncle to death with one palm.

  Lin Qingyao didn't want to bother with the vegetable seller, her voice turned cold and carried a hint of a nun's authority: "I'll ask again, where is he? I don't want to hear any more useless nonsense!"

  The vegetable vendor suddenly felt a chill down his spine, as if an invisible pressure was weighing him down. He looked up at Lin Qingyao again, and the little girl in front of him seemed to have transformed into someone else. Her face was cold and calm, exuding an aura that made her seem superior to others, making him dare not look directly at her.

  The vegetable vendor suddenly realized that such a beautiful young girl must have already married into a wealthy family or been kept by someone from a wealthy family, and her demeanor was definitely much stronger than his own as a poor laborer.

  Because of the pressure, he even had some inexplicable fear of Lin Qingyao, so he didn't drag on and hurriedly said: "He came today, just left, a young man came to find him."

  "Do you know where he went?" Lin Qingyao's tone was slightly cold, after half a day, the uncle who was preparing to sell vegetables finally said something useful.

  "It's time to go home, I suppose?" The vegetable vendor somehow started sweating on his forehead, and he said while wiping the sweat.

  "Where is his home?"

  "This... I really don't know, I just vaguely heard about it before, he seems to live in Sanfeng Hutong." He no longer wants to talk to Lin Qingyao now, and only thinks about telling her everything he knows as soon as possible, so that she can leave quickly.

  This is not a tender little girl, but a female evil star! The vegetable uncle was young and also a ruthless man. He has a way of recognizing people. After Lin Qingyao released her pressure, he didn't understand at first, but later he felt that this little girl was someone he couldn't mess with!

  Lin Qingyao nodded, withdrew her imposing aura, and seemed to have transformed back into the weak and delicate little girl she was at first. She glanced at Xu Ran who was standing by like a wooden stake and said: "Go to Sanfeng Hutong."

  The vegetable vendor uncle didn't come back to his senses until Lin Qingyao and Xu Ran had walked far away.

  The vegetable uncle was initially dismissive of him, just wanting to chat with Lin Qingyao a bit more. Now, he actually regretted his initial awkwardness!

  However, Lin Qingyao still brought him a lot of benefits. As soon as Lin Qingyao left, many people came to chat with him under the pretext of buying vegetables, and he sold out a lot of vegetables.

  Before long, the whole vegetable market knew that the pretty little girl was actually the granddaughter of the old book seller.

  Many men regretted it later, regretting that they didn't help the old scammer at first. If it was really like this, who knows, maybe there would still be a chance to get close to her!

  Everyone in the vegetable market was indeed too bored, Lin Qingyao's appearance was just their topic of conversation for the day, and no one would really go to disturb Lin Qingyao.

  But not everyone thinks so, in this world, there will always be a kind of person called scum.

  At first, Lin Qingyao taught a lesson to the little rascals in the vegetable market. These little rascals went back and scolded their big brothers. Later, these people gathered a group of people and wanted to come and take revenge. However, since then, Lin Qingyao never came to the vegetable market again.

  They thought Lin Qingyao was afraid, so they became even more arrogant.

  Nowadays, the leader is still Red Hair. He just took a look at Lin Qingyao's appearance and felt itchy in his heart. He spat out saliva and said to Huang Mao and several brothers who followed behind him: "Let's go! Follow me to Sanfeng Hutong! Let's take a look at this little girl's legs, are they straight or not? Is she soft when hugged?"

  People like them have bullied men and women for a long time, now they hear the red-haired man's words and burst out laughing.

  "Big brother, when you're full, don't forget to give us brothers some soup!" Huang Mao said with a big laugh.

  Red Hair slapped Yellow Hair: "If this girl is obedient, she will be your elder sister in the future, and no one is allowed to bully her! But if she is not obedient, we will taste her flavor one by one. I still have some imported soul-stirring oil, which can make this little girl want to live or die, and beg us to tease her!"

  Hongmao and Huangmao, the two of them, were speaking shamelessly about obscene topics, causing the merchant standing next to them to break out in a cold sweat. He couldn't help but feel sorry for Lin Qingyao, thinking it was truly a pity that such a tender young girl would be ruined by this group of beasts.

  But who has the guts to intervene in this trivial matter?

  Lin Qingyao didn't know yet that she had already been marked by a group of young thugs.

  She and Xu Ran, just the two of them, arrived at Sanfeng Hutong before long.

  Looking at that narrow alley, Lin Qingyao furrowed her brow, this place was really too dirty and chaotic!

  When she first moved into Liu Hutong, she thought her place was already quite desolate, but she didn't expect that this old man's place would be even more desolate than hers!

  Although it is said that the place where she lives is desolate, she is a nun and does not feel afraid at all.

  But look at this so-called Sanfeng Hutong?

  Lin Qingyao walked cautiously forward, her footsteps as light as a mine sweeper's, in the narrow alley just wide enough for two people to walk shoulder to shoulder, where cat and dog excrement was scattered all over.

  It's summer, and these things easily attract flies and the like. As Xuran and Lin Qingyao walked by, they startled a buzzing swarm of flies.

  Apart from this, there are also a lot of trash thrown out by people on the side of the road, it's simply disgusting!

  Even if Lin Qingyao was a cultivator, walking in here would still make her feel sick.

  Xu Ran furrowed his brow, it was clear he could hardly bear it either.

  Two people walked through this narrow alley, and let out a long sigh of relief because after passing through this alley, there were several alleys that went in all directions. Perhaps it was because people had already lived here, so relatively speaking, it was much cleaner.

  This is a typical urban village.

  The houses are all two-story small buildings, these small buildings have been around for some years, still exposing red bricks, the iron windows on top are already rusty.

  On the windows of the small building, some men's and women's underwear was hanging, fluttering in the wind, looking very indecent.

  Lin Qingyao looked at the three-sided road, in this alley, there were at least ten such small buildings, and in each small building, there lived more than a dozen families, she really didn't know where to find that old man.

  "Hey! Beautiful girl, are you looking for someone?" A shabbily dressed young man hesitantly approached and greeted her.

  Lin Qingyao was somewhat astonished: "How did you know?"

  The eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy scratched his hair and said, "You look so beautiful, if you were a local, I would definitely remember, but I haven't seen you before, so I say you must be looking for someone!"

  Lin Qingyao nodded and said: "You say you know someone who lives here, so I'll ask around for you. Do you know an old man who sells books?"

  "Oh, you mean him? I know him, he's got a mental illness and he brings out these tattered books to cheat people!" The young man blurted out, as if he really knew the old book peddler.

  "Little brother, can you take me to find him?" Lin Qingyao asked with a smile.