Chapter 12: Born with Haoran and Zhengqi

"Ah! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to..."

The petite figure quickly retreated from Qin Jun's embrace, continuously apologizing.

Qin Jun couldn't help but size her up. She turned out to be a dirty-faced girl, dressed in old gray clothes, looking about fourteen or fifteen years old, like a startled little rabbit.

"It's okay." Qin Jun glanced at her and then withdrew his gaze, leading Daji and the others into the city.

This little incident did not attract the attention of the crowd.

"Leaving the city costs five copper coins per person!"

A soldier stopped the girl in the shabby clothes and said, and upon hearing this, the girl in white widened her eyes and scolded in a tender voice, "Five copper coins? Since when did Qingtan City have such a rule? Why didn't I know?"

"You don't know a lot of things! If you don't have money, get lost! Don't think about leaving the city!" the soldier angrily scolded, frightening the girl in shabby clothes, who had to leave with gritted teeth.

Walking into an alley, the girl in shabby clothes stomped her feet in anger, cursing non-stop, "The fish rots from the head! Damn it! How am I supposed to leave..."

On the other hand, Qin Jun and the others entered an inn. After a day's journey, they planned to rest for the night in Qingtan City.

Qin Jun couldn't help but sigh. Along the way, he found that Qingtan City was extremely similar to ancient Chinese cities, even the attire of the common people was the same.

Most importantly, people were speaking Chinese, and he had no idea what the connection between this world and Earth was.

If possible, Qin Jun still wanted to go back, after all, he had a family on Earth, and his disappearance would surely cause his parents grief.

"Daji, we need one room," Qin Jun said firmly.

"No, Daji sister has to stay with me. I can't sleep alone at night," Chang Qianqian quickly grabbed Daji's arm and said, making Qin Jun twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Damn it!

The third wheel!

Qin Jun suppressed the urge to explode and looked at Daji, who shrugged and said, "Master, I'll stay with Qianqian."

Qin Jun felt embarrassed at Daji's smiling face. Although Daji's loyalty was at ninety, it didn't mean she was willing to sacrifice herself for Qin Jun. Perhaps full loyalty could, but it wasn't guaranteed.

After all, the system didn't specify that full loyalty wouldn't drop, so Qin Jun didn't dare to force it, lest Daji's loyalty plummet and she ran away. But judging from Daji's attitude towards him, Qin Jun felt he still had hope!

So, Qin Jun and the Hellhound shared a room, Daji and Chang Qianqian shared another, and Chang Hao had a room to himself.

After dinner, Qin Jun took the Hellhound to wander around, while Daji and Chang Qianqian were not interested in the market and didn't follow.

"Selling candied haws!"

"The best silk, come in and have a look, sir!"

"All the girls from the Fireworks Tower are here today, gentlemen, come in quickly!"

"Hotcakes! Specially made hotcakes from the Northern Frontier!"

At night, the lights of Qingtan City lit up, and the streets were bustling, making Qin Jun and the Hellhound linger.

The most attractive thing to Qin Jun was the Fireworks Tower, well, he was just curious!

As a modern person, Qin Jun hadn't seen such prosperity for a long time. In the urban cities on Earth, there were all kinds of loudspeakers or music everywhere, which was extremely noisy.

But he noticed one thing. Although the main theme of human strength was cultivating and immortality in the cultivation world, there weren't many cultivators in Qingtan City. Even the memories of the previous owner didn't provide much help in this regard, as most of his time was spent on leisure activities, so his memories weren't of much help to Qin Jun.

"When I ascend to the throne, I will let the common people cultivate and become immortal too!"

Qin Jun began to daydream, imagining how strong the Qianyue Kingdom would be if all the common people were cultivators. Maybe it could surpass the imperial dynasty!

"Master, there's a situation ahead," the Hellhound's voice suddenly brought Qin Jun back to reality. He looked up and saw a crowd of commoners surrounding a thin young man lying on the ground. His right cheek was swollen, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth, clearly having been slapped.

Standing in front of the thin young man was a handsome young man dressed in gorgeous clothes, with two servants behind him, all of them at the third level of Qi Refining Realm.

"Chen Shuli, you're so stubborn. I told you to apologize to me, but you refused. Now you're lying on the ground like a dog. Are you comfortable?" the handsome young man sneered disdainfully. The thin young man, known as Chen Shuli, gritted his teeth and stood up, enduring the pain. Seeing this, the handsome young man suddenly kicked him in the chest, knocking him to the ground again.

"If you have the guts, stand up again!"

Qin Jun couldn't help but frown. He couldn't stand the arrogant and domineering behavior of the handsome young man.

At that moment, a petite figure squeezed out of the crowd and stood in front of Chen Shuli, shouting, "Cheng Jie, don't go too far! If you bully my brother again, I'll make my father hold your Cheng family accountable!"

Lord Qin felt that this girl looked very familiar. Upon careful consideration, wasn't she the young lady he bumped into when he entered the city today?

"Oh, isn't this the young lady Chen Miaoyin, the daughter of the city lord? Why is she so unkempt? She's really embarrassing the city lord!" Cheng Jie exclaimed with disdain, his face full of contempt, which made the commoner girl tremble with anger.

"Sister, step aside, this is none of your business!" Chen Shuli stood up again and pulled Chen Miaoyin behind him.

"Ding! A potential genius with innate righteousness and integrity has been discovered!"

At this moment, a system prompt suddenly sounded in Lord Qin's mind, and he couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What is innate righteousness and integrity?"

"In this world, there are all kinds of geniuses, not just in cultivating immortality. This person naturally possesses righteousness and integrity, with a character that is inherently upright and incorruptible. In this world, those who possess innate righteousness and integrity have far superior talents in academics and politics than ordinary people. Once they grow up, they are all talents for governing the world. In addition, when innate righteousness and integrity is stimulated, it can also deter evil spirits!"

It sounds impressive.

Lord Qin's eyes suddenly lit up. His goal was to become the emperor, and having talents for governing the world was definitely worth cultivating for him.

And it can also deter evil spirits, which is not simple at all!

"Could it be that the mythological system can sense talents?" Lord Qin couldn't help but continue to ask in his mind.

"Yes, but only within a certain range. After all, the main purpose of the mythological system is to assist the host's growth. Any talents that are useful to the host will be prompted by the system!"