After landing outside the town, Zhang Cundao and Jin Susu entered the town on foot.
Now it is the beginning of the lantern show, and the houses and shops in the town are all lit up. Red, orange and even cyan lanterns are hung under the eaves, lighting up the town as brightly as blazing.
Zhang Cundao was used to the bright lights of big cities, and Jin Susu was also used to the bright lights at home. But when they entered this small town, they both discovered something unusual.
The lamps here are not lit by lamp oil or candles, but by balls of will-o'-the-wisps. Red, cyan, white, and orange will-o'-the-wisps burn in the lanterns, illuminating the streets and alleys here.
The streets of the small town were very lively, and there were many children running through the streets playing, but looking at their blurry bodies, you could tell that these were not normal children.
Jin Susu gently grabbed Zhang Cundao's hand, and then whispered: "I heard such a story, saying that someone was walking home at night. When he passed a mountain, he suddenly found a lively town. This man was very strange. He walked
After walking on this road for more than ten years, there was no small town on this mountain. So driven by curiosity, he walked into this small town."
At this point, Jin Susu paused and frowned. Zhang Cundao had just listened to the beginning and was about to hear the follow-up when he realized that Jin Susu stopped talking. So he asked: "What happened next? What happened next?"
"Later? Then it disappeared. The story ended abruptly here." Jin Susu said.
"What kind of bad story is this... third-rate novelists can write better than him." Zhang Cundao couldn't help but complain.
At this time, people in the town also discovered two outsiders. Several people walked towards the two of them. As they got closer, Zhang Cundao saw a faint ghostly aura on them.
Without saying a word, he released some of his body-protecting spiritual light, and a faint spiritual light enveloped him, indicating his identity.
These people paused for a moment, but still came closer. They stopped three steps away from Zhang Cundao, and then each of them bowed and said respectfully: "Excuse me, what is the purpose of your visit to our town? If it is a transaction, what the hell?"
The market is only open on the New Moon."
These ghosts were quite polite, so Zhang Cundao said: "I was just passing by here and saw the bright lights below, so I wanted to find a place to rest and ask for directions. I had nothing else to do."
The ghost glanced at Zhang Cundao and Jin Susu for a few times, and finally said: "This place is under the jurisdiction of the Yama Underworld. Unless the ghost market opens, outsiders will not be admitted. Please forgive me."
Zhang Cundao nodded after hearing this. Since it was inconvenient, it was not easy for him to bother him. He was about to leave with Jin Susu, but at this moment, a surprising voice sounded.
"Is that you? Is that you, Senior Brother Zhang?"
Hearing this voice, Zhang Cundao was stunned for a moment, and then he saw a bone horse running over in the night, with a girl in white on its back. He understood the moment he saw the girl.
This girl is from Huangquan Baigu Dao...
The girl jumped off the bone horse and immediately came to Zhang Cundao. She stared at Zhang Cundao closely, and then said happily: "You are Senior Brother Zhang!"
Jin Susu glanced at Zhang Cundao strangely. She seemed to be asking, why are there girls you know everywhere?
Zhang Cundao could only hug her and said, "You are the junior sister of Baigu Dao. Why are you here?"
The junior sister immediately said: "I am the guard here. I heard from my kid that a strongman broke into the town, so I came to take a look. Unexpectedly, it was Senior Brother Zhang! Do you know? Since Master Yun took us
We missed you after we left. Why didn't you stay with Master Yun?"
Zhang Cundao smiled and said, "It's a long story..."
The junior sister immediately said: "Oh, senior brother, come in quickly and go to my residence to talk." After saying that, she took Zhang Cundao's hand and walked towards the town.
When she did this, the ghosts in the town looked at each other, but they didn't say anything. This place was the most guarded, so they should continue shopping.
Zhang Cundao only had a vague impression of the junior sister of the White Bone Dao whose surname was Yang. At that time, he was only familiar with Bai Jingjing of the White Bone Dao. He was not familiar with Junior Sister Yang, but Junior Sister Yang was very familiar with him. He was the heart of all the White Bone Dao girls back then.
good.
Not long after, Zhang Cundao arrived at Junior Sister Yang's residence, and several female ghosts served them tea and water. Junior Sister Yang chirped and asked: "Senior Brother Zhang, I heard that you left the Huangquan Sect and Master Yun, what are you doing?
Where did it go?"
Zhang Cundao said: "After I left you, I traveled around, and then I went to the Immortal Realm. By chance, I understood the charm of Taoism in the Immortal Realm and achieved Yun Tao. Then I left the Immortal Realm again and came to the Wilderness Realm. This time I want to go
I collected some medicinal materials, so I came here."
He briefly talked about some of his experiences, and then asked: "You guys, what happened to you?"
Junior Sister Yang said: "Master Yun understood the Tao Yun and was directly promoted to the Yun Dao realm. He became the leader of the Huangquan Sect. However, the Huangquan Sect existed in name only at that time. Several elders and most of the disciples joined Baixiang City. And Master Yun
Then she brought us under the command of Yama Demon Lord. She is now one of the ten kings of hell in Yama Demon Palace and is known as the Spider Mother Hell. We disciples practice the White Bone Way under her and also earn money by doing things in Yama Demon Palace.
resource."
It turns out that this is the case, Yun Ruo has also come to the wild world.
The Wild World is like a big city in a foggy world. It always attracts elite talents from all walks of life. It is not surprising that Yun Ruo, an ambitious and powerful woman, came here.
Junior Sister Yang looked at Zhang Cundao, and then whispered: "Senior Brother Zhang, do you want to go back? In fact, we all know that Master Yun likes you very much. We don't know what happened to you, but please beg her.
If you say something soft, Master Yun will probably accept you. Then we can practice together, wouldn't it be great?"
Zhang Cundao smiled bitterly. He and Yun Ruo really couldn't go back. He shook his head and said: "The matter between Master Yun and me is very complicated, so don't ask about it. I have no intention of going back. And I am now
Joined the Thousand Fantasy Sect."
"Qianhuan Sect? Isn't this the sect that is at war with us?" Junior Sister Yang was stunned, but she immediately said nonchalantly: "They beat theirs, we punish ours, you are still my good senior brother."
These disciples of the White Bone Dao have no sense of belonging to the Yama Underworld. They are Yun Ruo's personal disciples.
Junior Sister Yang sighed, she was a little sad that Zhang Cundao could not come back, but she was already very happy to see Senior Brother Zhang again, what more could she ask for. She took out a bone bead and said to Zhang Cundao: "This is my natal bone
Bead, Senior Brother Zhang, take it, you can communicate with me with this."
Zhang Cundao took the bone bead, turned it over on his body, and took out an earth-photographing talisman and said: "If you hold this talisman, you can also contact me." This is considered to have left each other's contact information.
Junior Sister Yang happily took the talisman. She carefully put it away, and then asked: "Senior Brother Zhang, if you have anything to do here, just ask me. Our junior sisters have people in various places in the underworld, and we can all help you."
Zhang Cundao smiled slightly and said: "Speaking of which, I really have something to ask for. It is said that your underworld is rich in Ganoderma lucidum, and I just need Ganoderma lucidum to make medicine. I wonder if you can help me get it?"
When Junior Sister Yang heard this, she smiled and said: "How difficult is this?" She thought for a moment and said: "Senior Sister Bai Jingjing has a suitor. She is in charge of a coffin field, and the quality of Ganoderma lucidum produced there is very good. I
I can get it for you."
Zhang Cundao was overjoyed. This was an unexpected surprise. He was still thinking about how to contact the people in Yan Mo's underworld, but he didn't expect that the problem would be solved here. He was about to take out some Tongbao as a deposit. But he immediately remembered that he had
Not even a penny.
He looked at Jin Susu next to him. He had already asked her to borrow Ten Thousand Tongbao, and he felt a little embarrassed to ask her again. So he said to Junior Sister Yang: "Junior Sister Yang, I don't have any money now, so I may need you to advance it. Don't worry.
, I won’t treat you badly.”
When Junior Sister Yang heard this, she immediately said grandly: "What's the matter? Senior Brother Zhang doesn't need to worry about this. If Senior Brother Zhang doesn't chip in for a while, it's fine if I don't give you the money." At worst, she will just be a local girl for a year or two. With this money
She can still get it.
When Jin Susu on the side heard this, her expression became very exciting again. She glanced at Zhang Cundao, he was very skilled in borrowing money. Did he often ask women to borrow money?
…
After finishing talking about the business, the two started chatting again. They hadn’t seen each other for many years, but there were actually quite a lot of topics to talk about. The female cultivators of White Bone Path are passionate and bold, which is determined by their practice. From passionate to ruthless, this is how they
The practice of White Bone Path. But many times, they will fall into passion and cannot escape. How many people are truly passionate and ruthless?
Gradually, the sky turned white. A two-and-a-half-year-old rooster in the town also began to crow. When Junior Sister Yang heard the rooster crow, she immediately said: "Oh, it's almost dawn, and the ghost town will hide at dawn. I can't
I’ve told you more, I’m going to activate the hidden formation.”
Zhang Cundao also stood up and said: "In that case, I have to continue on my way. Junior Sister Yang, we are destined to meet again."
Junior Sister Yang nodded, and then her body slowly disappeared in front of him. The next second, a dark wind blew, and all the lights in the town suddenly went out, and the whole town fell into silence. Then the scenery in front of Zhang Cundao changed, and the people in front of him changed.
The seat turned into stone, and the room he was in turned into a cave.
He stood up and walked out of the cave, only to find that there was a messy forest outside, with no sign of a town. Jin Susu beside him also stretched at this time, and then said: "Okay, we should continue on our way."
He had already asked for directions last night. From here, you can walk a hundred miles east to Qingyong Road, and the Li family is in the Black Stone City of Qingyong Road. This is a local noble family with many monks in the family, which is considered a well-known family in Fusang Kingdom.
A relatively large force.
Zhang Cundao and Jin Susu continued to fly towards the east. After flying for a short time, they saw scattered villages and towns. These towns that could be seen in broad daylight were all normal towns. After flying for a while, they finally saw a small city, which was Qingyong.
Let’s talk about the Li family’s city—Black Rock City.
Zhang Cundao's target was the leaves of the loquat tree in the Li family's old house.
After entering the city, Zhang Cundao found that the houses here were low, much shorter than those in the Tang Dynasty. He observed and found that the people here were generally shorter, so the houses were also built low. This made him somewhat uncomfortable.
Adaptation, can’t short people live in taller houses?
In fact, this is related to the customs here. People here pay attention to tailoring their clothes and living according to their ability. Even the houses are built just enough to accommodate people... Therefore, many things here are small, and even meals are rationed.
As long as you can stay alive.
The Li family is the largest family in Black Rock City. Zhang Cundao came to the door of the Li family and immediately took out a greeting card and handed it over. The guard at the door saw a tall Tang man coming, well-dressed and with a good face. He immediately gave up.
Dare to neglect, directly welcome Zhang Cundao into the living room, and then go to report to the owner of the Li family.
In the low living room, Zhang Cundao was sitting a little restrained. The low roof gave him the illusion that he would hit his head when he stood up. In fact, he would not hit his head when he really stood up. It was at least a foot long.
the remainder.
After a while, the head of the Li family came. He took Zhang Cundao's invitation and said politely to Zhang Cundao: "The guest is Master Zhang from Qianhuan Sect?"
Zhang Cundao nodded and said, "That's right."
Qianhuan Sect can be considered a big sect, and it still has some respect outside the country with this name. After the head of the Li family confirmed it, a smile appeared on his face, and he quickly said: "This is a distinguished guest. If you are not well received,
Please forgive me."
The two chatted for a while, and Zhang Cundao said what he wanted to say: "I came to visit your mansion this time because I want to get some loquat tree leaves. I heard that there is a ten-thousand-year-old loquat tree in your mansion, which can already turn into a human form." This is a euphemism for becoming a spirit.
statement.
The head of the Li family nodded and said: "According to your status, asking for some leaves is not an excessive request. However, something happened at home recently, and the loquat tree is a little troubled. I'm afraid it will be difficult to obtain these leaves."
As soon as Zhang Cundao heard this, he understood in his heart that this was an excuse and he was obviously trying to raise the price. But this is human nature. He has no friendship with the Li family. Everything is just business.
He smiled and said: "I am willing to buy it at the price of two treasures per leaf, and I am an alchemist. If you need it, I can help you refine a furnace of elixirs."
He inquired about it and found out that the leaves of the loquat tree are not as good as the fruit. The fruit is a spiritual fruit and the price is high. But the leaves are not valuable here. Even if they are the leaves of the loquat tree spirit, the price of these two treasures is very reasonable.
Unexpectedly, after listening to Zhang Cundao's words, the owner shook his head and said, "This is not a matter of price."
Zhang Cundao frowned. This is not a matter of price, which means that the price is still low. This man is so greedy. Liangtongbao accepts a leaf, but he still thinks the price is low?
Zhang Cundao said calmly: "Master Li, if you are too greedy, you will have no friends."