It was noon, the sun was shining brightly, the sky was clear and blue, and there was no cloud in the sky.
A forest covering an area of dozens of acres is distributed on both sides of the official road that is about 10 feet wide, with lush branches and leaves, providing a shade.
A luxury carriage pulled by two pure white horses was parked on the left side of the woods. A groom in gray clothes was feeding the two white horses water and fodder.
Around the carriage, there were more than twenty people standing or sitting, vaguely protecting the carriage, their eyes full of vigilance.
Most of these people had blood stains on their bodies, but their wounds had been bandaged. They were now in groups of two or three, eating dry food and sitting on the ground to rest.
Under a big tree not far from the carriage, a tall young man in black clothes was folding his arms in front of his chest, leaning on the tree trunk with his eyes closed and meditating. Two long weapons wrapped in black cloth were crossed behind him.
The young man is none other than Shi Mu.
But at this time, his shoulders were empty, and Cai'er the parrot was not by his side.
At this moment, a handsome-looking man in his thirties walked towards Shi Mu from under another tree.
This man was dressed in a moon-white robe, with sword-shaped eyebrows and bright eyes. A silver cloth band was wrapped around his forehead. His long blood-colored hair was smooth and hanging down, casually hanging around his back. He looked like a handsome man.
"Brother Liu, do you know how far we are from Tianyu City now?" Shi Mu heard the footsteps, opened his eyes, and asked.
"There's still about a month to go."
The handsome man said, walked to a tree not far from Shi Mu, also leaned on the trunk, and asked:
"By the way, Brother Shi already has innate cultivation at a young age. Is he going to Tianyu City to participate in the Immortal Ascension Ceremony this time?"
"Brother Liu is joking, I don't have such a magical destiny. I just want to travel and gain experience." Shi Mu shook his head.
"It seems that Brother Shi is here for the Shengxian Auction just like me," Liu An said.
"Shengxian auction?" Shi Mu was stunned.
"Oh, doesn't Brother Shi know about this?"
"Appreciate further details."
"Actually, it's not a secret here. Since every Immortal Ascension Ceremony will gather most of the genius disciples from the entire Dongzhou Continent, and there are also many people who come to observe, it will naturally create an event that happens once every thirty years in Tianyu Capital.
Unprecedented grand occasion. Tianwu Chamber of Commerce, as the first chamber of commerce in the Lushan Dynasty, held a grand Shengxian auction half a year before each Ascension Conference. It is said that at this auction, as long as you
You can buy anything you want there. The only thing is, this Shengxian auction does not accept two silver notes, only spiritual stones." The handsome man said with a smile.
"I see, thank you Brother Liu for telling me." Shi Mu felt a little moved in his heart after hearing the handsome man's words.
He wanted to ask something more, but at this moment, there was a commotion from the luxury carriage.
The two looked around and saw that the carriage door had been opened, and a 12 or 13-year-old boy in gorgeous clothes stepped out of the carriage. Then, with the support of a dignified-looking middle-aged man, he walked towards Shi Mu and the handsome man.
Come.
This majestic middle-aged man has a vast aura, and he is clearly an innate warrior and the leader of this convoy.
In comparison, the little boy looked much weaker and smaller, not only thin in stature, but also slightly pale in face. His expression looked a little shy, but there was a hint of stubbornness in his eyes.
When Shi Mu and the handsome man saw this, they stood up straight.
"Two righteous men, our young master Hong insists on personally thanking you two!" The majestic middle-aged man helped the young man to stand in front of Shi Mu and the two, and said, his voice was like a bell, full of energy.
Shi Mu and Shi Mu were startled and couldn't help but glance at the little boy. Speaking of which, this was the first time they saw him coming out of the carriage.
"The convoy was attacked a few days ago. I would like to thank my two benefactors for drawing their swords to help and saving Hong'er's life. My two benefactors, please pay homage to Hong'er." The thin little boy insisted on breaking away from the middle-aged man's support and insisted on asking Shi Mu.
I gave a big salute to the handsome man.
"What did Mr. Hong say? It was fate that we met that day." The handsome man gently moved his right hand to support the thin little boy and said with a slight smile.
"It's a simple task, Mr. Hong, you don't have to do this." Shi Mu also smiled slightly.
After the thin little boy said a few more words of gratitude, he seemed to be a little exhausted, so with the help of the majestic middle-aged man, he returned to the carriage again.
"Seeing Mr. Hong, I can't help but think of myself when I was a child." After the little boy left, the handsome man murmured to himself.
Hearing this, Shi Mu couldn't help but look him up and down.
He really couldn't connect the handsome and handsome man in front of him with the thin little boy who needed help when walking.
Speaking of the encounter with this handsome man, the little boy and others, it was indeed a chance encounter.
Just the day before, when he was passing through a narrow and rugged valley, he encountered the little boy's convoy.
At that time, the convoy was being attacked by more than twenty masked men in black clothes. Among the besiegers, there were four innate strong men, and the rest were all of late acquired strength or above.
From the scolding words of the middle-aged people, it was revealed that they should be people of considerable status in Tianyu City.
But the besieging men in black clothes and masks turned a deaf ear and launched wave after wave of brutal attacks, the target of which seemed to be the carriage.
The majestic middle-aged man led his men to resist desperately. Although he was powerful, the convoy was still clearly at a disadvantage.
At the critical moment, the handsome man appeared out of nowhere and joined the convoy without saying a word. He entangled an innate strong man on the other side, and the situation suddenly eased.
After a moment of hesitation, Shi Mu released Cai'er, and he also drew his sword and joined the battle group, also facing off against an innate powerhouse on the other side.
With the participation of Shi Mu and the handsome man, the convoy quickly gained the upper hand. The incoming masked man in black finally retreated after leaving behind several corpses of acquired warriors.
Then the majestic middle-aged man made a request for the handsome man and Shi Mu to escort the convoy to Tianyu City, and promised a generous reward.
The handsome man said that he happened to be on the same road and agreed immediately. Shi Mu pondered for a while but did not refuse.
From then on, Shi Mu became a member of the team, and later learned that the handsome man's name was Liu An.
At this moment, a burst of noise brought Shi Mu back to reality from his memories.
He looked up and saw that the convoy was ready to start again.
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One night a few days later, dark clouds covered the moon, and there was silence and darkness between heaven and earth.
The luxurious carriage stopped at the edge of a wilderness, with more than a dozen tents of different sizes scattered around, surrounding the carriage like stars holding the moon.
At this time, except for the two night watchmen, most of the people in the convoy were asleep.
At this moment, in an inconspicuous tent at the edge of the motorcade, Shi Mu turned over and sat up, opened an opening outside the tent, moved his body, and quietly sneaked in a certain direction.
A quarter of an hour later, he appeared on a river bank.
At this time, the clouds opened and the moon rose, and the moonlight shone faintly on Shi Mu's face.
His body was like lightning, and he quickly searched the trees around the river, but nothing was abnormal.
At this time, he stood in the open space by the river, clasping his hands and muttering something in his mouth.
Since the last time he exchanged flowers for Yanluo's green flower, Yanluo had been ignoring his calls, which made Shi Mu quite depressed.
This time, not long after the incantation sounded, a burst of black gas suddenly appeared not far in front of him.
Shi Mu was overjoyed, this was the prelude to Yan Luo being summoned soon.
It seems that Yanluo is finally willing to forgive himself.
Soon, a skeletal figure holding a bone gun emerged from the black mist, and walked out with a movement.
But the next moment, an unexpected scene happened!
Yanluo's figure blurred and suddenly disappeared on the spot.
Before Shi Mu could react, there was a sudden flash of black air near the bushes not far away, and smoke appeared out of thin air. The white light on the bone gun in his hand flowed, turning into a white misty gun shadow, and suddenly pierced somewhere in the bushes.
.
A silver sword light sprang out from the trees in time, just in time to block Yan Luo's attack.
A loud "clang" sound!
The silver and white light flashed and then disappeared, and Yan Luo's figure paused for a moment.
"Brother Shi, it's me!" A familiar voice rang.
At the same time, a white figure sprang out of the trees like lightning. After a few flashes, it arrived not far from Shi Mu.
At this moment, a black energy flashed beside the figure, and a bone-white spear stabbed out with dozens of afterimages. The sharp sound piercing the air was like a ghost's shrill laughter, which was terrifying.
The white figure was agile and swayed a few times to avoid all Yan Luo's attacks. Then his figure blurred again and appeared in front of Shi Mu.
Yan Luo, who had just appeared, had a flash of white light and was about to pursue him again.
Seeing this, Shi Mu quickly issued an order with his spiritual consciousness to stop him.
Yan Luo looked at the white figure standing in front of Shi Mu, his eyes flashed with soul fire, but then he turned around and disappeared out of thin air once again as the black energy around him enveloped him.
When Shi Mu saw this, he smiled bitterly in his heart, but soon his eyes stayed on Liu An in front of him and said:
"Brother Liu, could it be that you are following me?"
"Brother Shi, please don't misunderstand me. I couldn't sleep the next night, so I went out to the river to get some fresh air. Unexpectedly, I met Brother Shi here by chance. I just wanted to come over and say hello. Who would have thought that Brother Shi's spiritual pet is so powerful?
I almost suffered a big fall when I took action." Liu An shook his head and said.
"That's it." Shi Mu said.
"Haha, I didn't expect that Brother Shi is not only not weak in martial arts, he is also a soul master. Speaking of which, I also have several soul master friends. If there is a chance in the future, I can introduce you to them and exchange more cultivation experiences.
As far as I know, soul masters are very rare." Liu An said with a smile.
"Brother Shi, don't worry, I will keep this matter a secret for you." Before Shi Mu could speak, Liu An suddenly blinked at Shi Mu and lowered his voice.
Seemingly realizing that Shi Mu was not in the mood for small talk, Liu An immediately found an excuse and left.
Shi Mu stood there, looking at Liu An's disappearing back, with a thoughtful look on his face.