Joining the Folk Research Association, or working for the local intelligence network for the Folk Research Association, had the greatest benefit of not having to worry about food and drink.
Collecting intelligence was not a way of making money using folk skills, so it would not attract heavenly punishment. The wages paid by the Folk Research Association to them started at twenty times the local average wage, enough for them to live quite comfortably in the area.
Of course, Xiao Que'er was an exception. She was a "volunteer." Uncle Qiu only gave her one hundred yuan a month, and the cheapest plane ticket from Jincheng to Rongcheng cost eight hundred yuan.
After meeting Uncle Qiu, everyone was arranged by Uncle Qiu to stay in a decent hotel.
According to Xiao Que'er, they would rest in Jincheng for one night and then take a bus to Emei Mountain the next morning. At that time, personnel from other sects would also gather at the foot of Emei Mountain, and they would go up the mountain together to investigate the situation.
At night, Yan Shouyi did not stay in the hotel. Instead, he followed Xiao Que'er to visit their intelligence network points.
Each intelligence network point was disguised as a Shaxian Delicacy restaurant. No one would have thought that a small Shaxian Delicacy restaurant could be the facade for a behemoth.
Near the Shaxian Delicacy restaurant was a street lined with food stalls. Upon learning that Yan Shouyi was coming, Uncle Qiu booked a table at the food stalls and invited all the inheritors of local folk sects whom he knew.
When these inheritors of folk sects saw Yan Shouyi, their reactions were very similar to Xiao Que'er's. Their eyes were full of reverence, their faces full of admiration, and they were nervous yet excited, even hesitant to speak to Yan Shouyi.
Yan Shouyi, with his approachable personality, quickly blended in with everyone after a few words. They drank and ate together, and everyone gradually relaxed. However, when Yan Shouyi left, they still found it incredible.
The man who had killed Ashura on live broadcast had actually walked out of the broadcast.
Some inheritors of folk sects were so excited that they couldn't sleep when they went home that night.
However, they did not post on the "Folk Research Forum" to show off that they had met Chairman Yan in person.
The "Folk Research Forum" was a forum website developed by Wang Jiwang and others, using the same link as the original broadcast.
After the live broadcast ended, the netizens were still eager to discuss various matters in the live stream room. This gave Wang Jiwang the idea to create the "Folk Research Forum," where inheritors of folk sects from all over the country could speak freely.
They could discuss strange occurrences they encountered, post for help when they faced difficulties, and make friends through the forum when they were bored.
In the past, inheritors of folk sects were scattered across various regions, lacking communication and exchange. Even if one or two people had attempted similar forums, they eventually fizzled out due to a lack of strong appeal.
This time, with Yan Shouyi's reputation as a backing and the attention from the live broadcast, the forum quickly attracted nearly ten thousand users and was lively every day.
It was rumored that someone had found long-lost brothers on the forum, and some people had met their online lovers in person, becoming a beautiful story.
The inheritors of folk sects in Jincheng did not post any news related to Yan Shouyi on the forum. This was specifically instructed by Yan Shouyi.
He was worried that there might be spies of Li Genmiao in the forum. If Li Genmiao knew he was coming to Emei Mountain, he would definitely make a move.
Fortunately, the inheritors of folk sects were cooperative and kept quiet about it.
Visiting the local inheritors of folk sects in Jincheng was actually a "mission" assigned to Yan Shouyi by Wang Jiwang.
Although Yan Shouyi was now famous and highly respected, there was still a sense of distance.
Wang Jiwang suggested that every city Yan Shouyi visited, he should meet the local inheritors of folk sects. This way, he could "win the hearts of the people." To put it more nicely, it was about uniting everyone.
Yan Shouyi did not resist this. His grandfather had always taught him that all folk sects in the world were one family. For him, meeting these people was no different from meeting distant relatives. His original intention was without any vested interests, and the results were the same as Wang Jiwang had expected. Why not?
Meeting these inheritors of folk sects also made Yan Shouyi feel deeply moved.
Most inheritors of folk sects did not live very well. Affected by the "three shortages and five drawbacks," they were likely to be poor and destitute.
Even some individuals dressed in suits and driving luxury cars were often alone, with a sense of loneliness in their expressions and sadness in their brows. Yan Shouyi knew that such people had often lost their most important loved ones.
The so-called "three shortages and five drawbacks," although seemingly having many classifications, were in Yan Shouyi's eyes essentially the same punishment, all leading to the unsatisfactory lives of inheritors of folk sects.
When would the inheritors of folk sects be able to escape the influence of the "three shortages and five drawbacks"?
This made Yan Shouyi think of his own death tribulation.
As a result, when he returned to the hotel, he seemed somewhat troubled himself.
Upon returning to the hotel, he saw Long Feicheng honestly smoking in the hotel corridor and curiously asked, "Little Long, this isn't like you?"
Long Feicheng asked in confusion, "What's wrong with me?"
"You didn't go looking for trouble alone in the alleys?" Yan Shouyi was extremely surprised.
Recently, Weng Qianxiang had stopped calling Long Feicheng a "lickspittle." Behind his back, he had quietly given Long Feicheng the nickname "Prostitute Wanli."
Wherever Long Feicheng went, he would visit brothels. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't.
Long Feicheng heard this and sighed, saying, "Actually, the entertainment industry in Jincheng is very developed, much more so than in Rongcheng."
"Then why didn't you go?"
"I'm afraid of encountering zero-profit incidents!"
Yan Shouyi didn't understand, "Supernatural incidents? Is Jincheng that chaotic? I didn't see any wandering ghosts on my way here. Besides, aren't you always hoping to be a great hero who slays demons and exterminates monsters? Wouldn't you be happy to encounter supernatural incidents?"
"The zero-profit incidents I'm talking about are not the supernatural incidents you mentioned."
Long Feicheng suddenly heard some noise and quickly pushed Yan Shouyi to the side. Soon, two good brothers wearing leather pants, with stubble on their faces, but moving very "gracefully" walked by.
Yan Shouyi took one look and felt his eyes burn so much that he couldn't open them:
"What, what kind of monstrous beings are these?!"
The two good brothers passed by and saw how good-looking Yan Shouyi was. They couldn't help but wink at him and pointed at him with their delicate fingers, saying:
"Oh, what a handsome young man. We're having a party at the bar downstairs tonight. Do you want to come and play?"
"Get lost!"
The polite Yan Shouyi couldn't hold back and almost kicked them.
Long Feicheng stopped him and said bitterly, "See? I wanted to go to the bar, but I was afraid of encountering male monopolization!"