I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 193 - 158: Wendaos Sect Moves North

Tian Lin was watching the boats on the opposite bank, and the large ship on the opposite bank also spotted Tian Lin.

A fish spear from a large boat came flying from afar, directed towards Tian Lin’s chest, imbued with True Qi, in an instant.

The fish spear arrived quickly, but Tian Lin’s reaction was not slow.

He raised his hand and grabbed the incoming spear, turning his gaze toward the large ship on the opposite bank.

As the large ship neared, he saw about a dozen Qi Refiners standing in a line on deck, led by a man in a square scarf.

The fish spear had been thrown by this man, who possessed a twelfth-tier Qi Refining cultivation, apparently the leader among them.

The man stepped on the boat’s rail, looking down from above he said, "Who are you, and do you have a sea permit from the Tong Family?"

Tian Lin flicked the fish spear in his hand; the spear was heavy to hold, both the prongs at the front and the handle at the back made from thousand-year-old wood.

The prongs were honed to an extremely sharp point, no less formidable than those made from mortal iron.

"Tong Family?"

Tian Lin, standing in his small boat, was unsure if this man from the Tong Family was referring to Tong Yao’s family, and replied, "What if I have a sea permit, and what if I don’t?"

The man in the square scarf did not speak, and a young man behind him stepped forward saying:

"With a sea permit, you may fish at sea. Without it, for every pound of fish caught, you owe that many Spirit Stones."

Tian Lin remembered that during his time in the illusion, although people used thousand-year-old wood for fishing, they never needed a sea permit.

But the current situation was clearly different from that in the illusion.

However, the events of the illusion were a thousand years ago; things might greatly differ now after a millennium.

"I don’t have the Tong Family’s sea permit, but I was only boating at sea, not actually fishing. Friends, you wouldn’t ask for Spirit Stones, would you?"

"Without a sea permit, even just boating is not allowed, you…"

The young man was cut off by the man in the square scarf.

The man in the square scarf smiled at Tian Lin and said, "Since our friend here is unaware of our marine rules, let’s not take offense."

After speaking, the man motioned with his hands to the surrounding boats, "All boats disperse, clear a path for this friend."

The words of the man in the square scarf displeased the young man behind him, who leaned in and whispered, "Big brother, we haven’t had a catch for a long time. This young man is clearly a cultivator—"

The man in the square scarf watched as Tian Lin’s boat departed, turning to glare at the young man, he said,

"I used my full strength with that spear, yet he caught it with ease, showing his cultivation is far above ours."

The young man argued, "He’s young; surely he’s not a Foundation Establishment Cultivator? Even if he is, with the Tong Family backing us, would he dare disrespect us?"

"The Tong Family is the Tong Family; we are ourselves. The Golden Core elder of the Tong Family isn’t ours."

While they spoke, Tian Lin, using the thousand-year-old boat, reached the shore.

Although he had visited the coast of Cangzhou a few times in the illusion, now arriving at the coast, he felt the stark differences wrought by the passage of time.

The Cangzhou coast of his memory did not have this many moored ships.

Nor were there so many inns and tea shops along the shore.

Intent on learning more about the situation in Cangzhou, Tian Lin was not in a rush and chose a tea shop to sit down.

As soon as he settled, several shoeless children ran over with broken bowls.

Before Tian Lin could speak, a man with a sword in the tea shop suddenly scattered a handful of Copper Coins outside.

The coins fell, clinking merrily on the stones outside the shop.

The children, who had been running towards Tian Lin, turned immediately to pounce on the coins on the ground.

"Take the money and scoot – if we start fighting here soon, I needn’t worry whether you’de blameless or not."

Though the man was speaking to the children outside, his gaze turned towards Tian Lin.

Tian Lin nodded to the man, saying, "Are you suggesting I should leave quickly?"

Tian Lin noticed the man only had a sixth-tier Qi Refining cultivation, guessing that a fight among Qi Refiners would likely not affect him.

His eyes sweeping around, there were many Qi Refiners near the coast. Most looked somber or ferocious, not the kind to converse with easily.

But this man, though looking fierce, was willing to spend money to ensure those children’s safety, which was indeed commendable.

"Are you also a Qi Refiner?"

Having said this, the man reached for the sword on the table and asked Tian Lin, "You aren’t reinforcement from the Sanhe Gang, are you?"

Tian Lin responded, "Sanhe Gang is?"

Before the man opposite could reply, someone entered the tea shop and said to the man, "Brother Qi, the Sanhe Gang has arrived."

Hearing this, the man put down his tea bowl, took out a piece of silver, placed it on the table, and told the tea master, "This gentleman’s tea is on me."

After speaking, he clasped fists with Tian Lin, took his knife, and left the shop, heading towards the thousand-year-old boat returning from afar.

Following the man out of the tea house, nearly forty Qi Refiners congregated behind or before him, standing densely along the coast, quietly awaiting the returning fishermen to disembark.

At this moment, Tian Lin understood in his heart, the so-called Three Rivers Gang were precisely those bandana-clad fishermen he had encountered at sea.

Tian Lin turned his head, speaking to the tea master: "I heard that the Three Rivers Gang possesses a sea permit from the Tong Family; it seems they are Tong Family’s men. But why did that bravo just now seem to want to oppose the Tong Family?"

The tea master explained to Tian Lin, "Those who rely on the sea for a living along this coast are all Tong Family’s men, and all hold a sea permit. In previous years, the sea was teeming with fish demons that seemed inexhaustible no matter how they were fought.

However, in recent years, only a few fish demons remain, and the catch is not enough for all families to share. To secure the opportunity to fish, the families engage in such battles each year.

The Tong Family does not care if they fight to the death or not, as long as these gangs pay their tribute each year, anyone can go out to sea to fish."

Is it the Tong Family of Pingyang County?"

Tian Lin asked, and the tea master, seeing there were no other patrons inside the shop, told Tian Lin: "It’s the Tong Family of Tiannan, don’t get it mixed up."

Tian Lin was puzzled, and the tea master explained:

"How long ago was it the Tong Family of Pingyang? The current Tong Family has produced an elder of the Shuiyun Sect in the Late Stage of Golden Core. How could the small Pingyang City contain such a high and mighty figure as the Tong Family?"

Hearing this, Tian Lin was now sure that this ’Tiannan Tong Family’ was the same Tong Family that Zhou Qing almost successfully married into in the illusion.

He just didn’t know whether this elder of the Tong Family in the Late Stage of Golden Core was Tong Yao or not.

While he pondered this, on the other side, the contest had begun.

Clearly, while both factions were fierce, they restrained their emotions, not wishing to kill anyone.

The contest between the two sides involved selecting several people to compete in Dao techniques.

As for the rest, they were mostly there to add to the numbers.

Tian Lin glanced over briefly and quickly lost interest.

He pulled out a Silver, smiling as he spoke to the tea master, "Thanks for talking so much with me, this is for the tea."

The tea master immediately waved his hand, "Sir, you’ve forgotten, but Mister Qi has already paid for you."

But Tian Lin said, "I have no relation to him, help me give him back the money for the tea later."

At this point, Tian Lin paused, then asked the tea master, "I need to visit the Wendaos Sect, do you know where I can find a nearby Transmission Array to directly reach Tianbei County?"

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"Cangzhou is called a state, but it’s much larger than the whole Yulong Continent.

In the illusion, Tian Lin had once, under the guise of the Elder Moon-Inviting, inquired about the distance from Pingyang County to Tianbei County.

From Tiannan County to Tianbei County alone, with his Foundation Establishment cultivation, it would take him over a year of flight.

The Elder Moon-Inviting’s travel to Tianbei County was indeed through a Transmission Array.

And using a Transmission Array, one could traverse millions of miles in an instant, much more convenient and safe than risking travel with a flying sword oneself."

"After the Tong Family prospered, there indeed became a Transmission Array in Pingyang City, built inside the county government.

However, the Wendaos Sect has moved to the North Wilderness a long time ago. The locality you speak of is millions of miles away.

Sir, if you wish to use a Transmission Array, I’m afraid it would cost you dozens of top-grade Spirit Stones."

Tian Lin nodded, then frowned and said, "As far as I know, wasn’t the Wendaos Sect in Tianbei County?"

The tea master looked strangely at Tian Lin and said, "How many years ago was that? It’s been nearly a thousand years since the Dao Bell of Wendaos Sect was stolen overnight, and the sect was relocated to the North Wilderness—"

Having said this, the tea master couldn’t help saying, "Sir, you are not from Cangzhou, are you?"

Tian Lin smiled slightly, uncertain how to excuse his error.

The tea master added, "I don’t care where you are from, sir, but the court nowadays strictly controls cultivators. It’s no longer like old times when one could travel around without a guide."

Tian Lin was momentarily stunned and asked, "Even for immortal disciples, is a guide required?"

The tea master replied with a laugh, his demeanor becoming more deferential:

"For immortal disciples, of course, no guide is needed. As long as the identity is verified by the county government, they can use the Transmission Array without using Spirit Stones."

Having finished speaking, they heard the sound of cheering from afar.

Tian Lin and the tea master both turned their heads toward the coast, seeing the two factions dispersing at that moment.

The man who invited Tian Lin for tea earlier strode towards the tea house, impatiently brushing aside the few who followed.

As the man entered the tea house, the tea master smiled and poured him a cup of tea, comforting him, "Qi, losing a contest doesn’t matter, you can always come back next year."

Qi’s face was sullen as he replied, "If you can’t speak, then don’t—Wait another year? In another year, should my gang’s brothers go drink northwest wind? Don’t you know how hard it is to earn Spirit Stones now? If I weren’t born a man, I might as well sell this flesh of mine at the Drunken Flower House to earn Spirit Stones."

The tea master placed the tea beside Qi and also returned the Silver he had initially given, saying with a smile,

"Qi, the gentleman beside you has already paid your tea money."

Qi, clearly suffering a setback, was in need of venting, so he followed the tea master’s lead, saying,

"You call me Qi, but you call him sir. Seems like in your eyes, I am younger, right?"