I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

Tian Lin harbored doubts in his heart, but he had no intention of asking about Ninth Aunt's identity.

He only knew one Ninth Aunt, but Ninth Aunt had no dealings with this Day Patrol Deity, and Ninth Aunt's cultivation was too low to be the Jiuniang mentioned by the Day Patrol Deity.

"If the elder could sell me the wine, that would be best. If not, I would not dare to insist. As for helping, it is better to refrain."

Tian Lin was worried that his attitude was too aggressive; he had already planned to immediately yield should the woman in white become angry.

However, unexpectedly, the woman in white did not get angry, and she indeed did not ask Tian Lin for any help.

She gestured for a maid to pour wine for Tian Lin, and spoke to Sect Master Xun outside the boat: "Sail to the coast and send Mr. Tian back."

Tian Lin couldn't figure out what the other party was thinking. After the maid had poured him wine, he dared not drink it. Instead, he asked the woman in white:

"I don't know how much this wine costs in Youdu coins; I'm afraid I can't afford it."

The woman in white smiled and said, "This wine is my treat to Mr. Tian, naturally, I will not charge Youdu coins."

Her offer to give it for free made Tian Lin even more reluctant to drink.

Seeing Tian Lin's hesitation, the woman in white helplessly said, "If the master insists on paying, then twenty Youdu coins will do."

Twenty Youdu coins was not a small amount.

As far as Tian Lin knew, Huahua Lang of Pingyang City didn't even know what Youdu coins were.

Including Tong Shisan, who came from the Tong Family, knew very little about Youdu coins.

Fortunately, Tian Lin had saved over a hundred Youdu coins from the Ferryman, so paying twenty Youdu coins now left him with one hundred seventy-three usable coins.

The woman in white took the Youdu coins but saw that Tian Lin had just stored the wine back into his Storage Bag.

Her mouth opened in surprise, but in the end, she said nothing.

Tian Lin truly didn't dare to drink the Youdu Immortal Brew because, according to the hints on the Youdu Immortal Brew, this thing called the 'Heavenly One Immortal Brew' could allow a person to comprehend the laws of Dao.

Dao laws are cultivated during the Nascent Soul Stage and are even more powerful than Divine Skills.

Mortals seek Dao, and they seek the laws of Dao.

Tian Lin didn't know how effective this pot of Heavenly One Immortal Brew was, but he knew that things that could help one touch the laws of Dao were not easily obtained.

Obviously, this floating painting boat was not the time for enlightenment.

More urgently, he needed to figure out how to escape from the hands of the woman in white—even if she appeared to have no ill intentions.

At this moment on the painting boat, the woman in white was still singing.

Occasionally, one or two Night Patrol Deities would get on and off the boat.

Finally, half a quarter of an hour later, Tian Lin heard a clamor and splashing water outside the painting boat.

A maid said to the woman in white, "Miss, there's a boat blocking our way ahead, should we just sink those people?"

The woman in white replied, "We set out to sea not to kill people. Moreover, Mr. Tian is our guest on board, it would not be right to kill people when he is with us."

Tian Lin felt as if he had misheard, or else he wouldn't have heard such ludicrous 'bullshit' from the woman in white.

But the woman in white truly meant no harm to Tian Lin, and considerately said to him:

"Mr. Tian seems uneasy on my boat, and now we are close to the coast. If Mr. Tian wishes to disembark, he may leave now."

Tian Lin certainly did not wish to linger here; he quickly stood up and bowed sincerely to the woman in white:

"I previously thought the Day Patrol Deity was an Evil Spirit, hence I treated the elder as an enemy. Pondering it now, it seems I was delirious in my dreams, I hope the elder will not hold it against me."

The woman in white smiled and led Tian Lin to the bow, then said to the maid behind her, "Fetch a jar of Youdu Immortal Brew to gift to Mr. Tian."

Tian Lin was overjoyed inwardly, but on the surface, he refused, saying, "I do not deserve the reward without merit; how could I simply take the elder's possessions?"

Suddenly, the maid let out an exclamation, "Miss, our Youdu Immortal Brew has been stolen."

The woman in white's face turned stern, her menacing aura made Tian Lin shiver.

He instantly thought of the female elder from the Goddess Sect, who had entered the cabin before him when saving Mei Immortal.

By the time he entered the cabin, this female elder from the Goddess Sect had already scavenged almost everything inside.

"I did not steal the elder's Youdu Immortal Brew before."

Tian Lin feared the woman in white misunderstood him, but she shook her head and said, "This matter is not related to Mr. Tian; I just hope Mr. Tian won't blame me for breaking my promise."

Tian Lin quickly said: "The thief who stole the wine is to be blamed—besides, the Youdu Immortal Brew is the elder's, how could I get mad at the elder just because there's no wine to gift to me?"

He turned his head and looked outside the painting boat, indeed, there were dozens of boats moored outside.

As soon as the cultivators on those boats saw the painting boat approaching, those who could control swords did so, and those who could row escaped. Only dozens of empty boats remained floating there.

The woman in white respectfully returned a salute to Tian Lin, finally sending him off the boat.

And Tian Lin, upon reaching the shore, still felt somewhat incredulous in his heart.

Although he didn't think his death was certain, he also hadn't expected to escape so easily.

It was also when Tian Lin reached the shore that Tong Yao appeared; she frowned and asked him, "How did you survive?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Lin was filled with anger; this group had forced him to help them. But when it came down to it, they only looked out for their own, leaving him completely disregarded for his wellbeing.

"Perhaps because of the junior's status as a Ferryman?"

Tian Lin blurted out, "Or maybe, because the junior paid money?

As far as I know, the Day Patrol Deity only solicits customers at sea, and after receiving the Youdu coins, they would never forcefully trouble anyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, an Elder of the Goddess Sect exclaimed:

"Nonsense, if that Evil Spirit was truly kind, there wouldn't be so many wrongful deaths."

She walked up to Tian Lin, grabbed his shoulders, and scolded, "Speak, what exactly have you hidden from us?"

Tian Lin's shoulders ached from her grip.

But being under the eaves, what could he do, lament about 'thirty years east of the river, thirty years west'?

"If the senior doesn't believe my words, why not go to the painting boat and ask that Day Patrol Deity?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the Elder of the Goddess Sect crushed Tian Lin's shoulder blade. Then she grabbed the Storage Bag by Tian Lin's waist and forcibly erased the Spiritual Sense on the Storage Bag.

Fortunately, Tian Lin was prepared before disembarking. Aside from a flying sword, about ten Low Grade Spirit Stones, and a drawing, the only other items in his Storage Bag were the Ferryman's boat, bamboo pole, and wooden tag.

After the Elder of the Goddess Sect erased the Storage Bag's Spiritual Sense, she didn't care about Tian Lin's pained frown from the backlash.

She emptied everything from the Storage Bag, and finally, reached for the drawing inside.

The Elder of the Goddess Sect unfurled the scroll, only to see a faceless woman depicted on it.

Though the woman was faceless, her entire being emitted an aura of immortality.

The Elder of the Goddess Sect looked towards Tian Lin and asked, "Whose portrait is this, and why is there no face drawn?"

This portrait was of the Nine-Life Real Person that Tian Lin had drawn on the small boat before boarding the painting boat.

He remembered when he was in Pingyang City, he had Yu'er and her sister draw the Nine-Life Real Person, and the drawing of the Nine-Life Real Person almost came to life.

Tian Lin did not know if he would die on this journey, so he prepared an incomplete portrait on the small boat, planning to use it to perish together with others in a critical moment.

Tong Yao, who was standing nearby, glanced at the portrait and told the Elder of the Goddess Sect, "Sister Qiu is unaware, this is a portrait of the Nine-Life Real Person."

The Elder of the Goddess Sect looked at Tian Lin again and asked, "Why did you draw the Nine-Life Real Person?"

"I heard that great beings like the Nine-Life Real Person should not be heard of or spoken about. So I wanted to leave a portrait, in case of danger on the painting boat, to evoke the Nine-Life Real Person, so as to perish together with the Day Patrol Deity."

The Elder of the Goddess Sect sneered, "Ridiculous, countless people in the world remember her name and draw her; you are no extraordinary person, do you think she would pay attention to you?"

As she said this, the Elder of the Goddess Sect ultimately believed that Tian Lin had no involvement with the Day Patrol Deity.

But she still felt that there were many uncertainties around Tian Lin, so she wasn't ready to let him go.

Tong Yao then spoke up, "The pressing matter now is to revive Master-Niece Mei."

Upon hearing this, the Elder of the Goddess Sect's expression turned ugly, and she left without uttering a word.

Tong Yao swept a glance at Tian Lin and said lightly, "Elder Qiu is in a bad mood because Master-Niece Mei was injured. You should understand her and not bear any resentment."

Tian Lin replied, "How dare I? I am also deeply concerned about Mei Immortal's safety."

Tong Yao nodded, gathered up the discarded Storage Bag and gave it back to Tian Lin, then left with a worried look.

Once she left, the others dared to come closer.

These people looked at Tian Lin with some confusion and suspicion, as they had witnessed him disembarking from the painting boat.

"Tian, what happened to you—?"

Tribute Rong tried to inquire, but Tian Lin shook his head and said, "If you see that I've sustained such injuries, you should allow me to go back and recuperate."

The crowd glanced at Tian Lin's severed arm, momentarily lost for words.

"Truly an unjust misfortune for Tian—If it wasn't for Mei Immortal's injured Divine Soul, Elder Qiu would not have vented her anger on Tian."

"Quiet, your choice of words might be misunderstood."

These people whispered among themselves, but did they really care about Tian Lin's life and death?

In fact, some even felt a schadenfreude due to Tian Lin's injury.

Luckily, Yu'er and her sisters arrived soon after; they had previously gone to the old mansion, looking for Tong Shisan to inquire about Tian Lin's situation.

Later, after hearing that Tian Lin had returned, they hurried over from the county city.

Accompanied by the two was Master Longdan.

When Master Longdan saw Tian Lin's severed arm, his expression changed involuntarily, "This injury, even if healed, might leave a chronic ailment."

Tian Lin smiled and said, "Elder Qiu was merciful. Otherwise, would I still be alive?"

After speaking, Tian Lin asked Master Longdan, "Has Mei Immortal's Divine Soul woken up?"

Master Longdan nodded then shook his head, "She has awoken, but recovery might take a year or more."

"If she can wake up, then that's the best outcome."

Tian Lin sincerely expressed his sentiment.

After all, Mei Immortal had promised him that if he went to sea to confront the Day Patrol Deity, she would help him acquire the Heavenly Water Breathing Technique.

Tian Lin hoped that she would not die before fulfilling her promise.