Chapter 15 Inquiry
After leaving the alley, Mo Ran followed the route guided by the hotel clerk and came to Renhou Antique Store. When he walked to the door of the store, Mo Ran was unnaturally excited, "Maybe we can find out the news about the old man here." He walked into the antique store and saw that two old and young men in the store were busy with something. He called a young man and asked, "Is Fang Tang here?"
Hearing Mo Ran’s words, the young man looked at Mo Ran carefully, and then said, “Fang Tang? There is no such person.”
"No? It's impossible, think about it again." Mo Ran asked unwillingly.
"It's really not. If you buy something, you can take a look. If you don't sell it, please don't disturb us in business." The young man was a little impatient and began to issue an order to expel customers.
"Oh." Mo Ran shook his head and thought, "How is it possible, is the old man lying to me?"
At this moment, another old guy came over and asked, "What's the matter?"
"This person is here to find someone named Fang Tang." The young man replied with a finger.
"Well? Go and move the goods over there, be careful, I'll greet this person." After saying that, the young man walked towards him, and then the old man smiled at Mo Ran and said, "Brother, are you looking for someone?"
"Well, look for Fang Tang. Do you know Mr.?" Mo Ran immediately replied when he heard the old friend's inquiry.
"Little brother, I will talk." As he said that, the old guy pulled Mo Ran to the store.
"My little brother, do you have any tokens?" the old guy asked.
"Token? Oh, there is." As he said that, Mo Ran took out the dark green sign and handed it over.
After taking the sign, the old guy looked at it carefully, with a trace of intriguing light in his eyes. He returned the sign to Mo Ran and said, "Little brother, please come with me." After that, he shouted to the guy, "I'll talk to this gentleman about some business, look at the store."
"Okay!" the young man replied happily.
The old guy turned his head and said politely to Mo Ran: "Please!" Mo Ran replied to the old guy, and then followed the old guy to the inner courtyard.
When he entered the inner courtyard and walked to the center of the yard, the old guy stopped and said to Mo Ran: "Little brother, please wait." After that, he walked to the door of a room, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door rhythmically.
At this moment, a voice came from it: "What's the matter?"
"Shopkeeper, someone is looking for it." The old guy replied.
"You go out first." The voice inside came out again.
"Yes." Immediately afterwards, the old guy ignored Mo Ran and quietly left the inner courtyard. He threw Mo Ran alone in the center of the yard.
After a while, the door of the house opened and a middle-aged man in his thirties walked out from it. He was a thin figure, with steady steps and gleam of his eyes. He was obviously a cultivator. Judging from the momentum he showed, his strength should be higher than Moran.
"Huh? He's a master." Mo Ran thought to himself.
"Are you looking for me?" The middle-aged man stood at the door, and suddenly a hint of undetectable surprise appeared in his eyes, and he looked at Mo Ran and asked.
"You are Fang Tang?"
"I am, who asked you to come to me?"
"Old...hehe, Old Fang." Mo Ran replied.
"What certificates are there?"
"This is what he gave me." As he said that, he threw the dark green sign over.
After taking the sign, Fang Tang looked at it, then nodded and said to Mo Ran, "Speak inside." After that, he entered the room. Mo Ran followed him in.
The decoration and decoration in the house are very ordinary: there is only one table, two chairs, a bed inside, a landscape painting hanging on the wall, and a cabinet next to the bed, and a few antiques placed on the cabinet.
"Sit." While looking at the room, Fang Tang spoke out.
"Thank you." Mo Ran said politely and sat down.
"Is there anything wrong with me?"
"It's nothing, actually I just want to ask, do you know where he is now?" Mo Ran asked a little embarrassedly. In fact, it's no wonder he was embarrassed. Originally, Mr. Fang gave him this brand because he was afraid that he would not be able to solve anything when he was outside, so he came here to seek help. As a result, Mo Ran actually used this brand to find Mr. Fang's whereabouts.
Fang Tang looked at Mo Ran and said, "I can't tell you this."
When Fang Tang heard Fang Tang's answer, it was not beyond his expectations. Fang Tang did not tell him whereabouts of Mr. Fang. In fact, Mo Ran already knew the answer when he came. If Fang Tang could tell him, then Mr. Fang would not have to hide his whereabouts when he left.
He shook his head with a wry smile, lowered his head and said softly: "I knew that you couldn't tell me. But I still want to ask, how is he doing now?"
Feeling the true feelings revealed in Mo Ran's words, Fang Tang's expression that had been cold on his face finally melted a little: "He is very good now."
Mo Ran was silent for a while, and then asked: "I heard that Shangwu Academy recruits students here every year. I wonder if this is the case."
Fang Tang was slightly stunned and replied: "It's because of this. Shangwu Academy recruits students from all over the empire every year. This has become a routine. What are you asking about this?"
Mo Ran did not answer Fang Tang’s question, and then asked: “When was the last time I recruited students?”
Hearing that Mo Ran did not answer his meaning, Fang Tang didn't care and said to Mo Ran in detail: "There are four months left. Shangwu Academy will recruit students around February every year. The number of people recruited in different places each time. A big city like Ziyun City will recruit 100 people every year. Due to the limited number of places, it will be screened in designated places in the city when enrolling. As long as you can enter less than 100, you can be admitted to Shangwu Academy and become a student there. What? Do you want to go to Shangwu Academy?"
"I want to go and have a look." Mo Ran nodded affirmatively.
Although he was affirmed by Mo Ran, Fang Tang obviously didn't believe it. According to the information given by the organization, Mo Ran obviously could not cultivate internal energy. It was impossible for such a person to enter Shangwu Academy. However, looking at Mo Ran's firm expression, it didn't look like he was talking casually. Moreover, when Mo Ran first entered the yard, he also felt a faint aura on Mo Ran's body. Although it was not like the internal energy he was familiar with, under his pressure, Mo Ran not only did not feel any discomfort at all, but was more energetic, as if he was fighting him.
Thinking of this, Fang Tang asked, "What level are you now?"
"I don't know." Mo Ran's answer made Fang Tang stunned again.
Looking at Fang Tang's puzzled eyes, Mo Ran smiled bitterly and said, "I really don't know, maybe it's an innate warrior."
After hearing this, Fang Tang's eyes were shocked in addition to doubts. In fact, Mo Ran really didn't know what level he was. He just came to Ziyun City and drove away the robbers, and then he roughly estimated his current strength.
Innate warrior? How is it possible? Is there any error in the information above? It’s wrong? According to the information, Mo Ran should be over ten years old this year, less than eleven years old. He is a congenital warrior at such a young age? He is in his thirties and has barely been promoted to level five innate warriors. Although his talent is very ordinary, he seems to have only heard of ten-year-old acquired warriors, and has never heard of anyone who can reach the level of innate warriors at the age of ten. If it is true, then isn’t he a genius? No, even a genius is unlikely. Mo Tianxing, the ancestor of the Mo family, has been considered a genius and has advanced to the level of a warrior at the age of nineteen. But it seems that when Mo Tianxing was ten years old, he was just an acquired warrior.
Anyone who practices knows that the accumulation of internal energy is quite difficult. Starting from the lowest level of acquired martial artists, people with good qualifications may only be able to improve one level in half a year or a year, and people with poor qualifications may not be able to improve in a few years. If the level reaches level 9, when you think of entering the innate warrior stage, ordinary practitioners will prepare a lot of elixirs and use the power of elixirs to help them break through. What's more, like the children of various major families, there will be senior experts from the family to help them check, help them overcome the level at critical moments and successfully advance.
Chapter completed!