Two men and two women, seemingly ordinary young people, followed a caravan to Kaifeng City, the capital of the Song Dynasty.
Looking at the towering blue-black city walls and the endless flow of cars and horses coming in and out of the city gate, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.
The trip went smoothly without any trouble.
It was the 100th birthday of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty. Naturally, the capital was bustling with excitement. There were dignitaries everywhere who came to celebrate his birthday. In addition, there were also a large number of foreign missions and monks from various immortal families.
Although the city gates are guarded by Imperial Guards, there are many people whom the Imperial Guards cannot afford to offend, and access control inspections are very lax.
Xu Chen and the others didn't want to reveal their whereabouts for the time being. After following the caravan into the city, they did not go to the palace to report first, but found a relatively remote inn to stay.
Brother Ninth casually threw a large pile of money to the innkeeper, ordered him to prepare four quiet rooms, and asked him to help buy some new clothes for the four of them.
The boss was so excited that he knew he had met a wealthy man. He not only arranged for his wife and daughter to come to help clean and organize the room, but also diligently called the owner of the clothing store to help measure the data.
After settling down for a busy day, the four of them finished washing and then gathered together to discuss.
Brother Ninth looked at Princess Xiyun and said, "We have done what we promised you. Now that you have arrived in the capital, you have to make your own arrangements on how to behave."
Princess Xiyun did not dare to force it, and kowtowed to the ground: "Zhao Qian will never forget the great kindness of the three immortal masters and the Taiyuan Sect. At present, although the matter of her father being framed for rebellion has been resolved under the pressure of King Pingxi,
There is a conclusion, but I think there are still some people who won't believe it. I will secretly go to look for and visit some of my father's close friends in the past. As long as they are willing to help, I can save my mother and family first, and there will be time and opportunity to turn around.
room."
Brother Ninth said: "Have you ever considered that these people may have been oppressed by King Pingxi or threatened to betray them. Once you show up, you may fall into the hands of King Pingxi."
Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment, her eyes turned red and she cried: "I'm not familiar with the capital, but right now I have no other choice but to do this."
Brother Ninth held his chin and pondered for a moment: "We are not familiar with the capital, and we are even less familiar with many dignitaries. There is really nothing we can do about this matter. You might as well go and test it first. In addition, regarding the Ziyang Sect and the elixir, I hope
You can keep your mouth shut. If there is a chance, we will mention this matter to the emperor, but we cannot interfere if it is possible."
Zhao Qian thanked her repeatedly and kowtowed to the three of them before getting up and leaving the room. Soon, she left the inn alone.
Seeing Princess Xiyun disappearing from her mind and disappearing into the crowd, Zhao Xuan shook her head slightly unbearably and said, "I'm afraid she won't be able to come back once she leaves."
Brother Ninth lowered his voice and said: "We must treat this matter with caution. Don't overflow with love. If we are not careful, we may all be involved. If the news about the Blood God Grass falls into the ears of other immortal sects, I am afraid that this will happen."
The emperor's birthday will turn into a big fight."
Zhao Xuan naturally knew, so this sentence was mainly meant for Xu Chen.
Xu Chen curled his lips and said: "Brother, please put your heart in your stomach. I believe in myself more than I believe in you."
The Ninth Senior Brother's face instantly turned red, he smiled dryly and rubbed his hands and said: "Since Junior Brother knows it well, I won't say more. Now that I have arrived in the capital, I still want to have some fun, and at the same time have some exchanges with fellow Taoists from other immortal sects.
This is a rare opportunity.”
Zhao Xuan also nodded with interest and said: "Indeed, this is only the second time I have come to the capital. The last time I came, I was with Seventh Senior Sister and the others. Although the capital is the capital of a mortal country, there are actually many people who practice among the people. In fact,
It can also be regarded as the land of crouching tigers, hidden dragons, and there are several fairy treasure trading venues inside and outside the city. I am afraid there will be no shortage of good things this time."
Xu Chen was also interested when he heard this, but he hesitated and said: "What about Princess Xiyun's affairs? We don't care about it?"
Brother Ninth said seriously: "We must take care of it, but we cannot blindly intervene. Instead, we must wait and see how the situation changes and step forward when we have the opportunity. In addition, our main task is to safely return the Blood God Grass to the mountain gate. This is the top priority.
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Zhao Xuan also nodded quickly and said: "Junior brother, you have also seen that King Pingxi was very powerful in the Song Dynasty. Even the emperor was very afraid of him. In addition, since he colluded with Ziyang Sect to arrange for masters of the True Yuan Realm to intercept and steal blood.
Divine grass, maybe there is a back-up plan secretly, we are currently very weak, even if we want to help, we still need to find some helpers, so we must not act rashly."
Xu Chen nodded. Although he had little experience and experience, and was a layman on the fights between the powerful and royal families in the mortal world, he had experienced more things in just over ten days since he came to the capital than in the previous ten years.
, and after a fierce battle, although he was just a helper, his mind matured quickly.
Naturally, they are not afraid of ordinary mortal kingdom dignitaries like King Pingxi, but if a large sect like Ziyang Sect is involved, and a rare treasure like the Blood God Grass is involved, the three of them are little shrimps in the world of immortality.
It will be wiped out in an instant, and even the Taiyuan Sect dare not say that it will be safe and sound.
After all, this elixir is so powerful that it is an irresistible temptation for any sect, even for those monks who have been in the late Danyuan realm for tens or even hundreds of years, just waiting for the years to wear away their lives.
, even if you risk your life, you still have to participate in the robbery.
Because this is their only chance of immortality in their lifetime.
"Oh, it would be great if the Ziyang Sect's storage bag could be opened!"
Brother Ninth couldn't help but sigh depressedly.
Zhao Xuan and Xu Chen also smiled helplessly.
On the way to the capital, the three of them had taken turns studying these two storage bags. The formations inside were extremely complex and exquisite, and they could not be opened without the secret techniques of the Ziyang Sect.
In other words, it takes extremely powerful spiritual consciousness and vitality to break through the soul restriction set by the monk.
According to the black-robed Taoist's spiritual consciousness blockade, at least a person in the late stage of the True Yuan Realm or even the Alchemy Realm is required to do it.
"That's all, let's go. Let's go shopping in the city first, have a good meal, and then go find some fellow immortals to communicate with each other."
The three of them left the inn together, and were quickly attracted by the bustling bustle of the capital of the Song Dynasty. They started shopping like ordinary people to eat and drink, and they would also buy some things they liked.
Therefore, the three of them could not walk far. Brother Ninth bought a fine steel sword that was said to be as sharp as clay and carried it on his back. Xu Chen bought a cowhide satchel for the convenience of carrying the little fox, especially for the little fox.
A wooden bowl and a pile of dried fruit biscuits and snacks. Although Zhao Xuan was a fairy, she was also a woman. She was interested in silk scarves, hairpins, jewelry and other decorations, and bought several of them.
The three of them were chatting and laughing, eating snacks and shopping. Xu Chen was dazzled by the dazzling signs all over the street. Suddenly his eyes lit up and he pointed in front of him and said in surprise: "Hey, there is a seller selling elixirs in front of you!"
Brother Ninth curled his lips and said: "This bullshit elixir is just a boast by some folk medicine men."
Zhao Xuan also took a look and smiled and said: "Anyway, if nothing happens, let's take our junior brother in to have a look. Forget about the elixir, but maybe we can get one or two common herbal medicines that are useful, and then we can refine some ordinary herbs."
Dan can also be used as money."
Brother Ninth smiled and said: "That's fine. Although they are ordinary pills such as Qingshui Pill and Peiyuan Pill, they are still very tempting to the court and private cultivating families, and they can be exchanged for a lot of things."
So the three of them quickly entered the elixir shop. However, as the Ninth Senior Brother and Zhao Xuan said, they smelled a strong aroma of herbal medicine when they entered. However, when their spiritual consciousness swept over, they actually saw that the medicine cabinet was filled with porcelain and jade bottles.
The seemingly luxurious elixirs had no aura at all. Although the elixirs were ordinary, the price made Xu Chen stunned. Each item cost dozens or even hundreds of taels of silver. One of the crystal clear jade bottles was enshrined in the center of the lobby.
In the medicine cabinet, there was an earth-yellow pill labeled "Peiyuan Dan", and the price was as high as one thousand taels of gold.
"Hiss~" Xu Chen couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Although he is a monk and has left the mortal world long ago, he was just a lonely cowherd boy and dung picker in the past. Copper coins were rarely seen a few times throughout the year. As for gold and silver, I heard that he had never seen them. Only this time he went down the mountain to Nanyang City Lord.
I gave him a few hundred taels of silver as a means of payment, and I had a lot of luxury along the way to satisfy my desire to spend a lot of money. But one thousand taels of gold converted into ten thousand taels of silver, which was so heavy that it could almost kill a cow.
Such a large amount of money, let alone a wealthy family, even princes, princes and ministers would not be able to easily get it.
"Brother, is this Peiyuan Pill so valuable?" Xu Chen opened his mouth wide in surprise and was stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses.
Brother Ninth laughed and said: "Otherwise, although Pei Yuan Dan is not a top-grade pill, it is known as the best pill among elixirs. Just one pill can almost create an ordinary master of the innate realm. In the eyes of the folk world, it is the same as
As long as the elixir exists, everyone will fight for it."
Zhao Xuan also said beside him: "The preciousness of Peiyuan Dan is that the herbs used are almost all top-notch medicinal materials in ordinary medicine. It is very difficult to collect them all. Even one of them, Three Days Flossom Grass, has a magical effect."
The medicinal breath can be used as a medicine in elixirs, so it must be valuable. Two years ago, the Third Elder asked me to go down the mountain to look for it, but I was not lucky. I went to Xiling Gorge and couldn't find it."
The three of them pointed at the Pei Yuan Pill, which attracted the attention of the medicine shop shopkeeper. Seeing that the three of them were dressed in an extraordinary manner, they quickly strode over and bowed their hands, saying, "Do you want to buy the Pei Yuan Pill?"
The Ninth Senior Brother's breath was rising and falling slightly and he curled his lips and said, "What's there to buy from Fandan?"
Although the shopkeeper was not a monk, he had a foundation in martial arts. He instantly felt his soul shaking violently. His legs went weak and he almost fell to his knees. He immediately knew that the three people in front of him were immortal masters. He quickly and cautiously raised his hands and said, "Young man, really."
I didn’t know that three immortal masters were coming, so please forgive me for any offense I may have caused.”
Brother Ninth waved his hand and said: "Ignorance is not a crime. We were shopping and stopped by to see if there are any elixirs for sale in your pharmacy."
The shopkeeper suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "The immortal master thinks too highly of us. How can a small shop like ours have a magical medicine?"
"Then you still dare to put up a sign selling elixirs?" Xu Chen interjected.
"Um..." The shopkeeper kept wiping sweat with his sleeves and replied bravely: "Forgive me, Immortal Master, most pill shops in the world are like this. After all, our shop still has a Peiyuan Pill, and other pill shops have more
Oops, Qingshui Dan is not even listed as an elixir for sale..."
Seeing the panicked look on the shopkeeper's face, Xu Chen suddenly felt bored, so he said: "Brother and sister, let's go!"