Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 532 - 249, North of the River Gujiang_3

Lu Yuanfu is a legitimate descendant, and once he grows up, he will have a say in the Lu Family. It’s quite normal if he is not taken seriously.

"Then, Mr. Lu will respectfully comply, Brother Hou!"

Upon hearing the address ’Brother Hou’, a smile immediately spread across Hou Yuxiao’s face.

Given his background as a scion of a powerful family that made its wealth on water, Hou Yuxiao’s subsequent conversation with Lu Yuanfu was enlightening. The man was not only thoroughly familiar with all the locations along the Tongtian River to the middle reaches of the Gu River but also with the local customs and lands on both banks of the river. Moreover, due to his year-round responsibility for his family’s shipping business, he was extremely knowledgeable about the local customs and conditions of Xuzhou, Yangzhou, Zhongzhou, and even their own Yongzhou.

Of course, most importantly, Hou Yuxiao learned a lot of knowledge about waterways from him, such as:

Traveling on the river at night is slow because of the fear of demons underneath, which become unusually active during the night;

The fastest ship in the world can currently travel fifteen hundred li in a day. To increase speed further, one would need to be a Martial Artist with cultivation at the Yin and Yang Holy Realm or a demon of the fifth rank or above. However, neither Martial Artist nor demon of that caliber could fly continuously without rest. Therefore, ships remain the best choice for long-distance travel;

The three powerful families of the Gu River not only operate within their territories but also interact with each other. After all, people from the thirteen states of the world need to move around. People from upstream go to the middle and lower streams, and people from downstream go upstream. If the three families never interacted, it would be indirectly forcing these people to travel by land, ultimately affecting their own business.

Therefore, the three families signed treaties allowing each other’s passenger ships to operate freely in the areas they control;

Even Hou Yuxiao came to know that the idea of offering entertainment facilities on passenger ships originally came from Lu Yuanfu and was later adopted by the Lu Family.

Hearing this, Hou Yuxiao’s view of Lu Yuanfu changed.

This man was indeed talented—highly gifted in cultivation, skilled in the ways of commerce, nobly born yet not arrogant, and seemingly knowledgeable about all aspects of water transport.

This is what it means to be a legitimate descendant of a first-class powerful family—truly exceptional!

Thinking back on the many young people he had met before, the surprise in Hou Yuxiao’s heart subsided slightly as he thought of Sikong Yue, Tian Fazheng, Tuoba Huang, the Buyu Monk, and other successors from Sacred Lands. They were all far from ordinary. Even the least impressive among them—whom he believed to be Gu Chenfeng—was not lacking in strength.

And there was also Zhao QingXue.

That woman seemed not too bright either.

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After talking for a long time, upon realizing how well-versed Lu Yuanfu was in matters of water transport, Hou Yuxiao asked, "Brother Lu, how much longer until we can land?"

"Today is November 10. Our landing site is Baiming Ferry to the south of Jiangbei Path, which is still eleven thousand li away. It will take approximately twelve days. Master of Hou Family, your trip is to the capital, so there is still plenty of time. After reaching Baiming Ferry, you will need to ride north for twenty-seven thousand li to reach Zhongzhou on Jiangbei Path, and from there, it’s more than ten thousand li to the capital."

Knowing it would take half a month to reach the capital after landing, Hou Yuxiao was already mentally prepared, so he didn’t find it too bothersome. Now he just wanted to get away from the water, and knowing there were only twelve days left, he felt much relieved.

Learning that there were entertainment facilities onboard and considering the time was not overly long, the following days were not as hard for Hou Yuxiao.

New Yu Era 1324, November 22.

The ship finally docked, and everyone aboard rushed to the deck, looking at the land with expressions of relief on their faces.

Hou Yuxiao was no exception.