More than an hour later, the two people's clothes were soaked through, as if they had just been fished out of the water. Their breathing became extremely heavy.
"Huhu..."
The two people stopped and sat down on the ground.
"Brother Gu...huhu...this technique and elixir are really not...huhu...wrong."
"Well, it's just this time of practice... Huhu... I feel that the tenacity of the main body... Huhu... there is a little improvement... Huhu... Qingqing, how are you?"
"Me too."
"My body is originally at the eighth level of out-of-body experience. It is estimated that in a month, I will break through to the ninth level of out-of-body experience."
"Brother Gu, your body is so much beyond your cultivation level?"
"It's not that much! Your body's toughness should also exceed your own cultivation, right?"
"Well, my cultivation is at the third level of Nascent Soul. But my physical toughness has reached the peak of the seventh level of Nascent Soul. I estimate that I will be able to break through to the eighth level of Nascent Soul in less than a month, maybe twenty days.
Brother Gu, are there enough pills?"
"It's enough for us to practice for three months. We'll just have to think of a solution then."
"Is it the same as last night?"
"Hahaha……"
Six days later.
Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing came to a small town. Gu Shuo bought two dragon horses, repaired them in the small town for a day, and then rode the dragon horses towards the city gate the next day.
The city gate was very crowded.
There were caravans that were about to leave. Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing led the dragon horses and lined up slowly approaching the city gate. In front of them and behind them were caravans, each with dozens of carriages and guards. The merchants behind them The boss of the team looked at Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing, who had dragons and horses, gorgeous clothes and long swords on their backs.
Could it be that the young master and young lady from some aristocratic family came out to practice?
There is a desire for friendship in my heart.
As a businessman, you need to make friends with people from all over the world.
Then he walked to the front of the team and bowed his hands to Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing: "I've met these two during my trip to Nanzhong."
Gu Shuo returned the courtesy and said: "I'm here, Gu Shuo, I've met Uncle Nan. This is Shi Qingqing."
"I am the shopkeeper of Nanji Trading Company. Master Gu, is this your experience in the world of mortals?"
"It doesn't count as experience in the world of mortals. We are just ordinary people in the world of mortals. We just want to be quiet and think about it, and go out for some travels."
A look of emotion appeared on Nan Zhongxing's face: "I really envy Mr. Gu. I've been busy all my life, passing through many places, but I don't have the mood to calm down and appreciate it. Where are you going, Mr. Gu?"
"Lake City!"
A smile appeared on Nan Zhongxing's face: "I'm going to Hucheng too, how about we go together?"
Gu Shuo pondered for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll trouble Shopkeeper Nan."
"No trouble, no trouble!" Nanzhong Bank waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Seeing that the young master and the young lady are very capable, I feel much safer traveling with them. But I am troublesome for you two."
The team slowly moved forward and finally walked out of the city gate.
Nan Zhongxing was also a man of cultivation, so he also rode a dragon horse, and the three of them walked side by side. Gu Shuo was willing to go with Nan Zhongxing, naturally because he wanted to find out some information.
"Shop Manager Nan, I have never been to Hucheng before. Could you please introduce it to me?"
"What's the trouble!" Nanzhongxing said with a smile: "Hucheng is one of the five major cities in Jingguo besides Jingdu. It is very prosperous..."
Nan Zhongxing is indeed a man who has been to many places. As he narrates, a picture slowly unfolds before the eyes of Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing.
"Shop Manager Nan, there should be many masters in Lake City, right?" Shi Qingqing asked crisply.
Nan Zhongxing nodded and said: "There are many masters. The Lord of Lake City is a master of the God Transformation Realm, and there is more than one God Transformation Realm in Lake City.
You have to know that Lake City is a big city with countless aristocratic families. But there are four major families. The reason why these four families are called the four major families is because each family has a god-forming ancestor..."
Hard journey!
The Travel hexagram in the I Ching Bagua is called the Bitter Journey, which shows how hard it is to travel long distances.
There were hardships such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, as well as unexpected hardships, such as robbers and even demon clan raids. Fortunately, the Nanzhongxing caravan was very powerful, and together with Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing, although there were dangers along the way, they made it safely.
Pass.
During every day's break, Gu Shuo would go out for a walk. Of course, Shi Qingqing never left, following behind Gu Shuo and watching Gu Shuo pick some herbs and put them into storage bags. At first, he didn't know what these herbs could do, because those herbs
In her opinion, the grade is very low and not much different from weeds.
Of course, not every time you take a break, you will be able to find the herbs Gu Shuo needs, and the search is often fruitless.
However, after a month in a row, when she saw Gu Shuo picking the fourth herb, Shi Qingqing felt a little familiar. Shi Qingqing was a peerless genius. Peerless geniuses are usually arrogant, so they read very complicated books and have a wide range of interests.
Shi Qingqing also read a lot of prescriptions. Each prescription was flowing in her heart, and suddenly she remembered a prescription.
Strictly speaking, that is not a prescription, but...
"Brother Gu, are you trying to refine the Confused God Powder?"
Gu Shuo glanced at her in surprise: "You also know about Mi Shen San?"
"Well, I happened to see it."
"Yes, I just want to refine the Mi Shen Powder, but I still need some herbs."
Shi Qingqing rolled his eyes: "Do you want to use the Confusion Powder to make the guard of the treasure house unconscious?"
"Yes!" Gu Shuo nodded and said: "It's simpler this way. Once there are too many people, just kill them roughly. Once one is missed, it will be bad."
"Then...I'll help you find it too!" Shi Qingqing became excited.
Three days later, Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing finally gathered enough herbs. After entering a small town, the two left the caravan, rented a courtyard, and then bought a small alchemy furnace. Gu Shuo refined it in half an hour.
A batch of Mishen Powder came out. He quickly put it into the jade bottle and closed the lid.
Because once this Mi Shen Powder comes into contact with the air, it will volatilize into a five-color, odorless gas.
Gu Shuo took out several more herbs, which he also picked to refine the antidote for Mi Shen Powder. It took him more than half an hour to refine a batch of antidote, then he packed it up and left.
Xiaoyuan, returned to the trading house.
After walking again and again, we finally entered Lake City.
At this time, four months had passed, and Shi Qingqing's body toughness had reached Nascent Soul Consummation, and then got stuck there. Gu Shuo's body toughness was stuck at the peak of the ninth level of out-of-body experience. Shi Qingqing
What they are facing is the big hurdle from Nascent Soul to leaving the body, and what Gu Shuo is facing is the peak of leaving the body. It is much more difficult to break through. Moreover, the two of them have been without elixirs for a month.
Entering Lake City, at the invitation of Nanzhong Bank, Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing moved into Nanji Trading Company. After everything was settled, night had fallen. After Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing washed up, Nanzhong Bank personally hosted a banquet for the two of them. After all, one day
On the way, Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing killed robbers and monsters, and contributed a lot to their caravan.
During the banquet, there was a faint sound of commotion from outside. The three people stood up, jumped up to the ridge of the roof, and looked outside.
There seemed to be fierce fighting in the distance. The fighting was moving quickly, then moved away, and gradually became silent.
The three of them returned to the restaurant, and Gu Shuo asked: "Shop Manager Nan, is Hucheng such a big city so chaotic?"
"I have sent people to inquire." Nan Zhongxing said: "Such things have happened before, but they are rare. After all, this is Lake City, but every time something like this happens, it is not a trivial matter. I just don't know this.
Are they bandits or monsters? What do they want?"
About two-quarters of an hour passed, and the three of them were full. A servant came in to remove the food and wine, and served tea. The three of them drank tea while waiting for news.
About a quarter of an hour later, a middle-aged man walked in: "Master, I've found out clearly. It was a group of robbers who kidnapped the only son of City Lord Yu."
"This... how could the young city lord be arrested?"
Gu Shuo asked in shock. In his opinion, the son of the lord of a big city like Hucheng, and also an only son, must have no shortage of training resources, and his strength should not be weak. Moreover, it is impossible to be without guards, and he is not in the wild, but in Hucheng.
How could he be caught?
Are all the guards in Lake City made of paper?
The housekeeper from Nanzhong Bank who came here glanced at Gu Shuo and said in a low voice: "Young City Master competed with others for Miss Xianxian in Baihua Tower, and then was captured. Young City Master... his cultivation level is not high..."
Baihualou...
You knew it was a brothel without asking, and the Young City Master didn't need to ask either. You could tell from the tone of the housekeeper that he was probably a dandy.
"Has the young city lord been rescued?" Nanzhong went to the temperate zone.
"Not yet... That group of people is very strong. After capturing the young city lord, they escaped very quickly. They are still searching, but they haven't been found. I guess this is not a coincidence. The robbers have done a good job in advance. I guess
It’s just for the young city lord, and it’s not a small plan.”
Nan Zhongxing pondered: "To capture the young city lord directly, the goal is certainly not small. Has anything happened in Lake City before?"
The middle-aged man was the steward of Nanzhong Bank. He thought for a moment and said, "Aren't they here for tribute?"
Nan Zhongxing looked stunned, then shook his head and said: "Impossible, they are not that bold, nor are they that strong. Unless there are several robber gangs joining forces..."
"Tribute? What tribute?" Gu Shuo asked.
Nan Zhongxing explained: "Every year, Hucheng transports a batch of elixirs to Jingdu. Hucheng is suitable for the growth of herbal medicines and is a herbal base. Therefore, Hucheng has become the alchemy center of Jingguo. Every year, a batch of high-quality elixirs are transported to Jingdu.
Send the elixir to Jingdu."
"a lot of?"
"Well, it will take more than a dozen cars. Don't go out these two days. If something like this happens, it will definitely be chaotic."
Gu Shuo nodded.
That night.
The defenders of Lake City were noisy all night.
The next day, the city lord personally ordered that Hucheng had closed the city gates from last night and began a door-to-door search.
Everyone in Lake City also knew that the young city lord had been captured, and some wealthy families began to be on guard. The servants of the house patrolled day and night. Once they went out, they each strengthened their security guards.
The same was true for Nanji Trading Company. There were a lot of guards in the shop, and Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing were told not to go out. They ordered fine wine and delicacies from the restaurant to entertain the two of them.
City Lord's Mansion.
City Lord Yu Chen's face turned pale. He didn't know why the robbers wanted to kidnap his son. Is it really because of the tribute?
He didn't believe that the robber had the courage. Even if he had the courage, he didn't have the strength.
At this time, in the meeting hall of the city lord's palace, Yu Chen was at the top, with civil and military officials sitting on both sides. Yu Chen frowned and said:
"Everyone, do you think the robbers' goal is really to pay tribute?"
A civil servant on the left thought: "City Lord, no matter whether the purpose of those robbers is tribute or not, we must be more vigilant and guard the tribute more closely."
Yu Chen waved his hands and said: "The question now is whether we will transport the tribute? We originally planned to transport the tribute tomorrow, but now that something like this has happened, should we leave as planned?"
The civil servant said: "We have to set off. If we delay, it will attract the wrath of the Holy One. But we need to increase the number of troops to transport the tributes to ensure that the tributes go smoothly.
Also, now that the tributes have been loaded onto the truck, they must be carefully protected tonight."
Nan Kee Trading Company.
Three-story building.
Gu Shuo and Shi Qingqing stood side by side in front of the window, opened the window a crack, and looked out at the street. Shi Qingqing lowered his voice and said:
"Brother Gu, do you think those robbers are indigenous robbers from this space, or are we monks from outside?"
"I don't know!" Gu Shuo said seriously: "But I know that whether it is the local aboriginal robbers or us foreign monks who became robbers in history, they are not worthy of trust."
Shi Qingqing was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "I know."
Then he said: "Brother Gu, do you think they are paying tribute to Hucheng?"
"I don't know, it's possible, but it's unlikely."
"Brother Gu, I think that regardless of whether the purpose of those robbers is tribute or not, the current tribute must be heavily protected."
Gu Shuo turned his head and looked at Shi Qingqing: "What do you want to say?"
Shi Qingqing's eyes were shining brightly: "Since the tributes need heavy protection, does this mean that the protection in other places is weak?
For example, the treasure house of the city lord’s palace!”
Having said this, Shi Qingqing stretched out her slender hand, and then shook it suddenly in the air: "Then can we go visit the treasure house of the City Lord's Mansion?"
The reason why Lake City is called Lake City is because this big city is built on the shore of Weiyang Lake. It is fifteen miles away from Weiyang Lake.
Weiyang Lake is so vast that you can't see the edge at a glance. There are countless islands in the lake, and there are countless robbers hiding among them. At this time, in a reed swamp, there are several people sitting in a awning boat.
"Now Yu Chen in Hucheng will definitely think that our purpose is tribute. Even if he has doubts, he will not dare to take risks. He will definitely send troops to protect us.
But this is not enough, we need to mobilize some more of his soldiers. In this way, the soldiers in Lake City will be divided into three groups. One group will come out to search us, one group will protect the tribute, and one group will search the city.
As a result, the defense of the city lord's palace's treasure house has been greatly reduced, and this is the time for us to take action."