After Chen Chao crossed the river, he slowly rushed towards Jianqi Mountain.
The previous trip back and forth wasted a lot of time, but then Chen Chao was no longer in a hurry. On the way slowly to Jianqi Mountain, he went deep into the forest from time to time and started doing his old job of killing monsters.
In fact, compared to the other states in Daliang, Huanglong Prefecture has relatively few monsters here except for Changping Prefecture, where the divine capital is located. As for the reason, it is actually because of the existence of Jianqi Mountain, and the swordsmiths of Jianqi Mountain cast it.
Swords like to use monster beads to ignite fire. Throwing this thing with monster essence and blood into the sword-making furnace not only heats up the furnace quickly, but also makes the burning time extremely long. Therefore, many casual cultivators will gather together in small groups.
Hunt monsters in Huanglong Prefecture and then sell them to Jianqi Mountain at a high price to make a profit.
Although most of the swordsmiths in Jianqi Mountain are not high-level, and there are even many ordinary people, they have been casting flying swords for sword cultivators for generations, and they have already accumulated a considerable wealth. Therefore, Shan Zhongtian definitely has a lot of money.
Most of the money these days is used by them to purchase various sword-making materials, which has also boosted many local industries in disguise. Take the crystal sand that must be used for sword-making, for example, which has allowed Huanglong Prefecture to have several more buildings today.
Most of the crystal sand mined from the crystal mines, and even the several crystal mines under the control of the Daliang Dynasty, were sold to Jianqi Mountain every year.
Along the way, Chen Chao occasionally went into the mountains and saw several casual cultivators working together to search for monsters in the mountains and forests. In fact, this also made the people of Huanglong Prefecture feel better to a certain extent. Although the monks were not killing monsters for them,
But no matter what, with fewer monsters, they will naturally live a better life.
It's just that there are less monsters and more monks. In fact, there are more monks oppressing the local people. Chen Chao encountered several cases along the way. If it had been before, he would probably have turned a blind eye.
It has passed, but after what happened to the little girl Xie Ying, Chen Chao saw these scenes, and naturally he would not stand idly by. However, he would not just simply beat away the monks. After all, doing good things also requires
After careful consideration, if he simply took action and waited until he left, the monk would return to retaliate, which would be tantamount to catastrophe for the local people.
Therefore, Chen Chao's journey along the way, with stops and starts, was definitely not considered fast.
That night, Chen Chao rested in a small town. The only inn was overcrowded. Chen Chao failed to get a guest room. When he walked out of the inn, Chen Chao was hesitant to find an abandoned house with no one to live in. This was far from the capital of the gods.
There are many incidents of monsters eating people. In many towns and counties, there are houses vacated by people after they were eaten. Most governments will not take them back. In fact, even if they take them back, it is difficult to resell such houses.
, the local government will naturally not do such a thankless task.
Just when Chen Chaocai walked out of the inn, a thin young man, carrying a paper lantern, stuck his head out and asked in a low voice: "Do you want to stay in the hotel?"
Chen Chao was startled, looked at the young man who was covered in patches but had very lively eyes, and asked, "Isn't there just an inn in this town?"
The young man also opened the skylight and said frankly, "Although there is only one inn, I still have rooms available. If guests have no place to stay, they can come to my house. As for the price, it is also fair."
Chen Chao said oh, thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."
The young man nodded excitedly and approached Chen Chao with a lantern. But only for a moment, he saw the knife on Chen Chao's waist through the weak light of the lantern. Then he felt a little embarrassed and even annoyed for a while. He stood there blankly.
, some don’t know what to do.
Chen Chao also noticed the young man's expression, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Want to regret it?"
The young man who had this intention laughed dryly and said quickly: "How dare you do this to the immortal master?"
In a short moment, the title has changed.
Chen Chao smiled and pointed out the young man's thoughts, "You think I won't be able to get the money, so you can stay for one night in vain and have to buy some food, but you want to regret it but you are afraid that I will be angry?"
The young man's thoughts were revealed, so he simply nodded and said weakly: "It's true that we have encountered this kind of thing quite a lot."
Chen Chao shook his head and said, "Don't worry, I'm not an immortal master. Carrying a knife is just for scaring people. In fact, it's just an embroidered pillow."
The young man was dubious, but then he laughed, but if they were really the gods on the mountains, where would they be?
He is so easy to talk to.
However, he quickly and kindly reminded: "The guest can't tell others casually. The most important thing to scare people is to keep calm."
Chen Chao nodded and then asked: "What's your name?"
The young man chuckled and said, "My family calls me Erhu, what do I call my guests?"
"Surname Chen."
Chen Chao didn't want to say more.
Erhu was startled, and then said: "Chen is the surname of the country, the young master is definitely not an ordinary person."
Chen Chao smiled and said, "If you are really not an ordinary person, can you still go out alone?"
The young man named Erhu then thought about it and realized that this was also the case. If he was really the son of a big family, he would probably be surrounded by many followers and would not go out alone.
But he didn't say much, he just led Chen Chao toward his home with a lantern in hand.
Chen Chao followed him for a short walk around the town, and finally came to a small house. On the door were two long-faded portraits of door gods, and the locks were rusty.
The young man took out the key and opened the door, leading Chen Chao in. Then he stopped in front of a room and pushed open the door. The young man opened his mouth. Just as he was about to discuss the room fee with Chen Chao, Chen Chao had already gotten out of his arms.
He took out a piece of heavenly money and handed it to him.
"Just one night is enough."
Chen Chao glanced at the young man.
The young man received the money from the sky and was overjoyed, "Not to mention one night, even a month's stay is enough!"
"Don't bother getting some food. Just make whatever you usually eat. By the way, you're the only one in your house?"
Chen Chao stood in front of the house and did not open the door immediately and enter the house.
The young man nodded, "My parents passed away early, so they left this house behind."
Chen Chao nodded and didn't say much. He just opened the door and entered the room, lighting a tung oil lamp in the room.
Then I looked around and saw that there was only one bed in the whole room. On the bed was a decent-looking quilt neatly folded, but it had been washed too many times and was a little white.
The young man scratched his head in embarrassment, "It's a bit crude, Mr. Chen, don't dislike it."
Chen Chao nodded, and the young man went out to get food for Chen Chao.
Not long after, he returned again with food. There were only two steamed buns, a plate of side dishes, and a meat dish, which was stir-fried shredded pork with pumpkin, but the shredded meat was pitiful.
Chen Chao smiled and said: "The craftsmanship is not bad."
The young man was embarrassed to speak.
"Don't come over tonight. The empty plates will be collected tomorrow morning."
After Chen Chao gave the instructions, he closed the door.
After the young man left, General Chen Chao ate some food, then sat cross-legged on the bed and began to adjust his breath.
I walked up Qingshui Mountain alone before and suffered serious injuries. Then I killed many monsters after burying the little girl, and my injuries became even more serious. Although I got better afterwards, I kept stopping and taking many shots along the way.
The recovery of the injury was delayed several times, and now, it is only six to seven points better, far from being fully recovered.
So now every time he takes a break from his busy schedule, he has to use his qi machine to repair his injuries. He doesn't know what the situation is like at Jianqi Mountain, but he has to wait until he recovers before he can be sure... 5
Feeling the white mist in his body accompanied by the flow of qi, Chen Chao's face gradually turned rosy. The white mist method obtained from the ancient sect, he still doesn't know what it should be called, but it has a complete method of operation, which can pass through the body.
The circulation of Zhou Tian can make the white mist in the body become more powerful, and as a martial artist, he can also practice this white mist method, which makes Chen Chao have to doubt that if this method is not created for martial artists, it is really like the elixir.
Jing said that warriors might actually be able to practice Taoism in ancient times, which made Chen Chao have to look forward to it.
After running for several weeks, Chen Chao opened his eyes and took out the cultivation experience of Tianyi Zhenren that he had gained in Qingshui Mountain.
Although Chen Chao would not follow the path he had studied for this warrior who wanted to open up a new path, he was somewhat curious about his novel ideas and wanted to gain some benefit from them.
In the blink of an eye, it was already midnight.
Chen Chao glanced out the window, feeling a little tired.
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In the yard, the boy walked into the firewood shed and pulled out a wooden board from a pile of dead firewood. There was a cellar here.
He glanced around to make sure no one was around before walking into the cellar.
Go down the wooden ladder and finally come to the cellar, where a girl has been waiting for a long time.
"elder brother."
The girl shouted softly.
The young man responded softly and then lit the oil lamp in the cellar.
After seeing the girl in front of him, the boy took out two steamed buns from his arms and handed them to his sister. The girl took them and took a bite. Before he could speak, the boy handed him a piece of heavenly money that Chen Chao had given him before.
My sister smiled and said, "This is not small money."
The girl took the Heavenly Money and dug out a box from the ground. After opening it, there were many copper plates inside, but there was only one pitiful Heavenly Money.
"There are two now."
"That man is really a good person."
The girl was a little happy and couldn't take her eyes away from the money in her palm.
The young man nodded and said: "When we save enough money, we will go to the capital of the gods. Life will be better there. Even the so-called gods on the mountains will not dare to do anything wrong."
The girl was a little confused. She didn't know what a good place the so-called City of Gods was. But since her parents were killed by the gods on the mountain, she only knew that the young man in front of her was her only relative. She would go wherever her brother told her to go.
where.
But soon, the girl sighed and said worriedly: "But brother, if we leave, who will burn incense and kowtow at our parents' tombs? If we don't burn paper money for our parents during the Qingming Festival, what will happen if they don't have money to buy food down there?"
The young man's face also darkened, but he quickly shook his head and said, "I asked the old people in the town, and they said that as long as you think of your parents when you burn paper, they can receive it no matter where you are.
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The girl laughed when her brother said this, but soon thought of something, and asked with some worry: "What if the yellow paper in Shendu is expensive? Should we buy some yellow paper to take away?"
The young man waved his hand. He didn't care much about this. "No matter how expensive it is, how expensive can it be?"
The girl didn't think so, she just whispered: "It's always good to save something."
The young man frowned, thought for a while, and took out a box from a corner. After opening it, there was a bright green bead inside.
It's a demon bead.
The young man couldn't help crying when he looked at the monster bead.
It was because of this monster bead that my parents were killed.
The young man suddenly asked: "Do you think if I give this demon bead to that person, will he spend money to buy it?"
The girl also had some confusion on her little face, "He should be a good person, right?"
She couldn't hold it and was a little hesitant.
The young man took a deep breath and said softly: "If we can really sell it, we will have enough money to go to the capital of the gods, and we can set off immediately, but I don't know if he will just snatch the demon bead. This is
My parents paid for it with their lives."
The girl said weakly: "I think he is a good person."
The young man was startled, and then said angrily: "You haven't even seen him."
The girl was not angry after being reprimanded by her brother. She just whispered: "But when he makes a move, he is worth a piece of gold. It's not like those gods on the mountain who just grab whatever they want."
The young man wanted to refute something, but he opened his mouth and no words came out.
"I also think he seems to be a good person, but I don't dare to bet."
The young man felt a little melancholy. It was true that he had no ability. If the other party really made up his mind to rob him, he would have no other choice but to watch.
"Why don't we keep it and go to the gods to sell it? It's the emperor's territory. There shouldn't be so many people who are unreasonable, right?"
The young man was also a little hesitant. Although it was said that there was a divine city in every word, to him, the divine capital was just a place he had never been to before.
The girl nodded and said, "It all depends on my brother."
This chapter has been completed!