"Since Mr. Xu is unwilling to explain, I won't ask."
Seeing Mr. Xu hesitate for a long time, Qin Tian stopped asking.
"Haha, since my little friend is so destined to us, why don't we have a casual dinner together?"
Ancestor Bodhi inquired about the expressions of Qin Tian and Liu Xianxin from time to time, with a playful expression on his face.
Qin Tian looked at Liu Xianxin, thought for a moment and then nodded, "Okay, I'll treat you this time. It's a thank you to both of you for helping me twice." .??.
Patriarch Bodhi smiled.
"Hahaha, okay, I happen to know that there is a tavern in the city where the wine is rich and mellow. My disciple is not a big drinker, but today I can have a good drink with you, Zhang Xiaoyou."
"Then please ask Mr. Xu to lead the way."
…
At the same time, somewhere in the cloud.
Mr. Dao was lying on his side in the clouds, holding a wine bottle in one hand and a white chess piece between the fingertips of the other. Directly in front of him was a Xuanguang mirror.
In the mirror is the scene of Qin Tian and Patriarch Bodhi heading to the tavern in the city.
Opposite him, there was an old man in black robe. He looked at the Xuanguang Mirror and said thoughtfully, "Do you think your boss is a little unreasonable? His life is almost hanging by a thread. Why don't you help him?"
What the old man in black robe was talking about was that Qin Tian wanted to use the debt to leave.
The black-robed old man had known the Taoist Master for nearly thousands of years, so he naturally knew how to borrow money.
"Also, the same goes for Ao Jiao and Ao Bing. It was just a matter of clicking the screen. If it weren't for you, why would I be searching so hard now?" The old man in black robe clapped his hands to defend Qin Tian.
Mr. Dao said, "Debt A can only be an auxiliary for him. If he relies too much on Debt A and his identity token, what big things will he achieve in the future? I am doing this to train him."
After speaking, Mr. Dao glanced at the old man in black robes, and secretly changed a chess piece while he was not prepared.
"Hey, it seems you have good intentions."
The old man in black robe sighed and took out the replaced chess piece as if nothing had happened.
"Hey, you stupid old man, do you have eyes in your back? How did you know that I changed your chess piece?"
"Don't think that I don't know your thoughts. Isn't it just to distract me by drawing a mysterious light mirror here? If you are not good at chess and still use dirty tricks, I think you are being old and disrespectful!"
"This game doesn't count, we'll play it again!"
"I won't let you down, you old bastard!"
"..."
At the same time, in a corner of Yuan City.
Ao Jiao opened her eyes and looked around. There were solid and opaque walls on three sides. In front of her was an iron door made of black iron.
Outside the iron gate, there were several men in uniforms with a big word "prison" written in front of them.
"Sister, are you awake?" Ao Bing helped Ao Jiao up from where she was.
Ao Jiao stood up and asked, not knowing why, "Brother, where is this place?"
"A cell where prisoners are held." Ao Bing replied with a gloomy look.
"Cell?" Ao Jiao suddenly became excited. They were charged with the important task of obtaining the colorful stones. How could they have time to waste here now?
"What's the fuss about?"
At this time, a jailer heard the sound and walked to the door angrily. When he found Ao Jiao, he had a lewd smile on his face and looked her up and down.
"Hey, she looks pretty good."
"Look again, believe it or not, I will dig out your eyeballs!" Ao Jiao shouted with disgust on her face.
"He has a pretty bad temper, I like him."
The jailer smiled instead of being angry, and the lewd smile on his face became even worse.
"court death!"
"Sister, no!"
Ao Jiao's pretty face was covered with a layer of frost, and regardless of Ao Bing's obstruction, the energy circulated throughout her body.
But as soon as the true energy gathered in her Dantian, Ao Jiao suddenly felt weak in her limbs and collapsed to the ground.
Ao Bing held Ao Jiao up, shook his head, and signaled with his eyes.
"What...what's going on?" Ao Jiao was shocked.
The jailer laughed loudly.
"Hahaha, you want to circulate your true energy? Don't even think about it. This is a prison. There is a huge magic circle under your feet. All the prisoners locked up in this prison are not allowed to use magic! I advise you not to
It's all a waste of effort, the more you circulate your Qi, the weaker you will become!"
"If you don't believe it, you can ask your good brother..."
Ao Jiao looked at Ao Bing.
Ao Bing nodded, "That's true. I woke up a quarter of an hour earlier than you. I originally wanted to break out of this cell, but I found that I couldn't use the strength at all."
The jailer licked the corners of his mouth greedily, his eyes flashing lustfully.
"Little beauty, instead of being bored in this cell, why don't you play with me, my brother?"
"Where are the people? Where have all the people died?!"
Just when the jailer was about to enter the cell to tease Ao Jiao, a loud shout suddenly came from outside. The jailer's expression suddenly changed and he rushed over.
I saw a tall and burly man with cross-browed eyebrows and stern eyes walking in.
He also wore a uniform with the word "prison" on it, but the color of the uniform was different from that of the jailers.
This man is the warden of this prison, Gu Changjiang.
The jailer had a flattering look on his face and bowed forward, "Warden, why are you back?"
Although the jailer's face was full of flattery, his heart was filled with hatred.
I won't come back early, I won't come back late, but I just want to come back at this time.
Can't you come back half a quarter of an hour later when I'm done?
Of course, he only dared to think this in his heart and did not dare to say it in front of Gu Changjiang.
"If I hadn't come back early today, I wouldn't have known that you were on duty like this. Who asked you to go to the cell door to chat with the prisoners?"
Gu Changjiang said angrily.
The jailer smiled awkwardly and asked carefully, "Warden, did you lose money again today?"
Gu Changjiang has a hobby, which is gambling.
But his luck is notoriously bad, and he will lose every bet.
Seeing Gu Changjiang so angry, he didn't even think about it, he must have lost at the gambling table again.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to come back at this time.
When Gu Changjiang heard the word "lose", he immediately became furious and slapped the jailer on the face.
"Fuck you grandma, loser, loser, it's because you say behind my back every day that I will lose every time I bet, that's why I'm so unlucky! I've lost nothing now, and you still dare to come to me to seek bad luck, you are
Not looking for death?"
"Warden, spare your life. I have a way for you to get money and continue to recover."
The jailer held his swollen cheeks and stepped forward, trying to please Gu Changjiang.
"any solution?"
The jailer said, "I heard that Zhang San has arrived in Yuan City now. In order to capture Zhang San, the Lord of the Land issued a reward of 100 million. If you get the 100 million, are you still worried that you don't have enough money to recover the capital?
"
When hearing this, Ao Bing and Ao Jiao glanced at each other subconsciously.
"Brother, are they talking about Qin Tian?" Ao Jiao whispered.
"Shh, listen to what they say again." Ao Bing said with a gesture.
"Are you talking about the Zhang San who killed the Lord of Jiwu City?" Gu Changjiang asked.
"Yes, yes, it's him..." The jailer nodded repeatedly.
"Fuck you!" Gu Changjiang kicked out and hit the jailer on the chest. "Are you asking me to go find death? He is so capable, and you still asked me to go find him. Do you want me to go find him?"
He killed me too so that you could become the warden?"
"Warden, please spare my life, I really didn't think so!"
The jailer's continuous wails could be heard outside the door.
"It's really Qin Tian, brother, what should we do?" Ao Jiao asked anxiously.
Now that Qin Tian has come to Yuancheng, and there is such a high bounty, if something happens to him, let alone the five-colored stone, it would be good to be able to return to the God Realm with his life.
Ao Bing thought for a moment, and suddenly a bright light flashed in his eyes.
"Sister, do you still have the bag of gems that Miss Fan gave you?"
Ao Jiao nodded and asked puzzledly, "Why do you ask this?"
"Give it to me first." Ao Bing urged.
Ao Jiao took out the bag of gems from the storage ring and handed it to Ao Bing.
After Ao Bing got the gem, he shouted out the door, "Master Warden, I want to see you for something!"
Gu Changjiang then stopped beating the jailer and looked at Ao Bing with interest.
"What do you want from me?"
Ao Bing took out a gem and stretched it out the door.
"I just heard that you seem to be short of money, so I want to dedicate these gems to you."
Seeing Ao Bing give the gem to the warden, Ao Jiao couldn't sit still.
"Brother, you..."
Ao Bing glared and signaled her to stop talking, and Ao Jiao just shut up.
Gu Changjiang's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the gem in Ao Bing's hand.
"Is this a rare gem found only in the Cape of the Sea?"
Ao Bing nodded, "The warden really knows the goods, please accept it."
Gu Changjiang suddenly became cautious and asked with a sneer, "This gem is worth a lot of money. One gem is worth at least tens of millions of merit points. You gave me such a precious gem, so you must have something for it, right?"
"But I have agreed beforehand that you are criminals escorted here personally by the Imperial Master. I cannot let you out."
Ao Bing said quickly, "My lord, you are too worried. I just want to live a comfortable life in prison so that my little sister can not be bullied."
Talking room
, Ao Bing glanced at the jailer who was covered in bruises.
Gu Changjiang followed Ao Bing's eyes and immediately understood the meaning.
As the jailer's boss, Gu Changjiang naturally knew that he was a lecherous person.
And this bearded sister is so pretty that anyone who looks at her will become lustful.
It's not wrong for the bearded man to do this.
It's just that Gu Changjiang is a little dissatisfied. Only one gem is not enough for him to lose for two days.
There was a sinister curve in the corner of his mouth, and he said, "It's not impossible if you want me to keep you safe, but there are too few gems, and your girl is too charming, so I'm afraid I won't be able to keep you safe!"
"you……" .??.??
Ao Bing's face turned red with arrogance. If Ao Bing hadn't stopped him, he would have scolded her.
Ao Bing smiled and handed all the remaining gems to Gu Changjiang.
"This is my brother and sister's savings. Please take care of us."
When Gu Changjiang saw these hundred or so gems, his eyes almost popped out, and the corner of his mouth almost reached the back of his head.
He took the gem and promised, "Don't worry, I will keep you safe!"
After putting the gems into the storage ring, he looked at the jailer lying on the ground, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
I saw him condensing a zhenqi in his palm and giving it a fierce palm strike.
boom!
Before the jailer could react, he was slapped to death by Gu Changjiang, his eyes widening.
Obviously die with eyes open!
"Huh, trash, if you dare to bully my noble man, this is your fate!"
"Someone is coming!"
Several jailers came in after hearing this. When they saw the jailer dead on the ground, they all looked shocked.
"Warden, what are your orders?"
Gu Changjiang pointed at the jailer on the ground and said sternly, "From today onwards, I will entertain the two people in the cell and give them food and drink. Anyone who dares to bully them will suffer the consequences!"
The jailers turned pale with fright and nodded repeatedly.
Gu Changjiang waved his hand with great satisfaction, "Okay, you can carry him down."
After everyone left, Gu Changjiang turned to look at Ao Bing and said proudly, "How about it, are you two satisfied with what I did?"
Ao Bing raised his hand and thanked him, "Thank you very much, warden. I just have something I don't understand."
"What's the matter?"
"It's not like there's a magic circle set up in this prison, so why can you still gather your true energy?" Ao Bing asked in confusion.
"Of course we, as prison managers, can gather our energy, but I cannot tell you two prisoners the reason for this. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
After saying that, Gu Changjiang left impatiently.
After everyone left, Ao Jiao said with a look of enlightenment, "Brother, you gave him so many gems, is it just to avenge my little sister?"
"It's just a jailer, why do you need so many gems?" Ao Bing replied.
"Then what's your reason?" Ao Jiao was puzzled.
Ao Bing smiled and explained, "I want Qin Tian to know where we are being held."
"How to let Qin Tian know?" Ao Jiao was like a monk who was only two feet tall, confused.
Ao Bing patiently explained to Ao Jiao.
"The gems that Miss Fan gave you are all gems from the Cape of the Sea. They are rare on the mainland of the Cape of the Sea, and these gems are highly recognizable."
"Then after the warden gets the gem, he will definitely take it to a pawn shop to pawn it as soon as possible. Even if he doesn't pawn it, he will take it to a gambling house to mortgage it."
"This gem is very rare in the land of the Cape of the Sea. After changing hands from the warden, I believe it will be sold again soon. As long as this gem circulates in Yuan City, Qin Tian will definitely be able to discover these gems when he is in Yuan City.
gem."
"Qin Tian has seen these gems. He knows that these gems were given to us by Miss Fan. So when Qin Tian sees them, he must also know that these gems are from our hands."
"At that time, he only needs to follow the clues to know where we are being held."
"That's it, brother, you are really smart!" Ao Jiao had an epiphany and couldn't help but praise.
"It's just..." Ao Jiao looked sad again, "What if Qin Tian knows that we are imprisoned here? A magic circle has been set up here. If he comes, isn't he throwing himself into a trap?"
Ao Bing said helplessly.
"This is also what I'm worried about. It would be great if I could find out how to use Qi spells in this magic circle."
"There will always be a way." Ao Jiao patted Ao Bing's shoulder to comfort her, looked in one direction, and prayed, "I just hope that things can develop as we said."
…
I have to say that Ao Bing is really good at predicting things.
After Gu Changjiang left the prison, he went straight to a pawn shop .
Within a moment, he grinned and walked out of the pawn shop holding a crystal card.
I think it must have been sold for a good price.
In the pawn shop, the shopkeeper held the gem and looked at it carefully as if he couldn't put it down.
It happened that this scene was seen by Fan Shiren who was walking by outside the door.
He looked at the gem in the shopkeeper's hand and frowned.
I thought to myself, isn't this a gem from the Cape of the Sea? The quality is so good, I don't know if Xinxin will like it.
Involuntarily, Fan Shiren walked into this pawn shop.
"Shopkeeper, how do you sell the gems you have?"
Seeing that Fan Shiren looked noble and was from the Shark tribe, the shopkeeper greeted him warmly.
"My guest, you have such good taste. I just received this gem."
"No further nonsense, here are 30 million, give me the gems."
Fan Shiren threw down a crystal card, took the gems and left.
When leaving the pawn shop, Fan Shiren still looked around from time to time, as if he was hiding from someone.
Seeing that there was no one around to catch up, he left with peace of mind and murmured, "I don't know where Xinxin is now."
At this time, Liu Xianxin, Patriarch Bodhi and Qin Tian came to the tavern.
When they entered the tavern, they immediately attracted a lot of attention.
"Isn't this Zhang San?"
"How come you haven't been caught yet?"
"Aren't the two people around him also wanted criminals?"
"A wanted criminal is allowed to act so recklessly in Yuan City?"
"If you have the ability, go catch him. There is a reward of 100 million, and even the organizations that offer the reward don't dare to take action easily. What do you have to be afraid of?"
"Let's catch him together and get a reward of 100 million."
"..."
Those people became more and more enthusiastic as they talked, but no one dared to take action.
Just because Qin Tian and the three of them provided too much deterrence.
Ancestor Bodhi listened to those discussions and jokingly said, "Young friend Zhang, you are so famous. I'm afraid everyone in Yuancheng knows you."
Qin Tian scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Mr. Xu, please stop making fun of me. This is not famous."
While talking, the three people found a seat and sat down.
I ordered a few side dishes and a few bottles of wine.
At the dinner table, Qin Tian and Patriarch Bodhi drank wine, ate side dishes, and chatted.
When he was halfway through drinking, Qin Tian suddenly asked curiously.
"By the way, Mr. Xu, who is the Zong Yi you asked about earlier?"
Judging from the way Patriarch Bodhi questioned Manwu at that time, I guess coming to Zongyi must be very important to him.
"Zhang Xiaoyou wants to know who this Zong Yi is?" Ancestor Bodhi had a gleam in his eyes.
Qin Tian raised his eyebrows, looking at Mr. Xu's eyes, he always felt like he was digging a hole for himself.
"Forget it, I don't really want to know yet, so I just asked casually."
Patriarch Bodhi smiled meaningfully.
"Actually, Zong Yi is not only related to me, but also to my disciple Xi'er."
"Master!"
Liu Xianxin glared at Patriarch Bodhi angrily and instantly understood his intention.
Patriarch Bodhi simply wanted to use himself to arouse Qin Tian's curiosity.
"Oh? What should I say?"
As expected, Qin Tian's curiosity was aroused by Patriarch Bodhi's words.
Patriarch Bodhi showed a smile like an old fox and explained to Qin Tian.
"My disciple and I were entrusted by someone to come to this land in the corner of the sea to search for Zong Yi's whereabouts. My disciple has now reached the bottleneck of cultivation. If we can leave here sooner, we can break through sooner."
"So, if I help you find Zong Yi earlier, you can leave earlier?"
Qin Tian looked at Liu Xianxin with complicated eyes.
In my heart, I hope to help her break through, but I don't want her to leave.
Qin Tian didn't know why he had such thoughts. He had only met the other party twice, but he felt like he missed him day and night.
Is it because she looks similar to Xinxin?
Qin Tian couldn't help but curse himself secretly, "Qin Tian, Qin Tian, you are really thinking about something different. While looking at Xi'er, you are still thinking about Liu Xianxin."
Patriarch Bodhi nodded and continued to explain, "Moreover, if this Zong Yi cannot be found, it will be a great threat to the Three Realms."
"Why?" Qin Tian was puzzled.
"Xiaoyou Zhang, please listen to me slowly..."
Patriarch Bodhi informed Qin Tian of Zong Yi’s ins and outs.
After listening to this, Qin Tian realized the seriousness of the matter.