Chen Taizhong and Wang Yanyan drove for more than thirty miles, and it was already dark. They found a relatively flat and wind-proof place at the foot of the hillside not far from the roadside, and set up a tarpaulin.
Then Wang Yanyan started preparing dinner, while Chen Taizhong took out various formation materials and began to set up the spirit gathering array and defensive array.
With his current level of cultivation, the mid-level spiritual formation is still enough, and it is enough for his own servants.
However, the spiritual array is portable after all, and its coverage is limited. Chen has learned how to set up the array, and he can practice it from time to time to increase his proficiency.
As for the consumption being much greater, it doesn't matter. There is only one scar beside him and there is no family to support, so naturally there is no pressure.
After he had set up the formation and Scar had prepared the food, the two of them picked up the bowls and were about to start eating. The sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, and not long after, the eldest lady and her group appeared in their sight again.
The two of them ignored them and engrossed themselves in eating with their bowls in hand.
The group of people suddenly saw the light of fire in the field. When they got closer, they didn't find it strange, but they were a little embarrassed - the eldest lady had been very angry for a while because her hair was messed up.
However, after the eldest lady got angry, she put the matter aside and saw the two of them camping here, so she ordered, "This place is good, let's camp too."
There was still a distance of 200 meters between the two groups of people. Wang Yanyan's ruthless killing just now put some pressure on these people.
But other than that, they didn't have much vigilance. It was obvious that the master and servant met them accidentally, and there was absolutely no suspicion of intentionality - if they had traveled less, they wouldn't have run into them.
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The eldest lady was waiting for someone to cook, and she glanced at Wang Yanyan from a distance from time to time. After several glances, she couldn't help her curiosity, so she took the initiative to come over and ask, "Little maid, let me ask, what did you release just now?"
.What kind of spiritual beast is it?”
Scar rolled his eyes at her, "Why should I tell you? So that you, a third-level fairy, can kill people and steal goods?"
"Tch, I still don't care about your little possessions," the eldest lady snorted disdainfully, "I just want to ask, I didn't see clearly just now...is it a spiritual beast?"
Wang Yanyan didn't answer. Instead, Chen Taizhong spoke up, "It's a spiritual beast."
The eldest lady nodded, "I knew it was a spiritual beast. The greedy cat that can scare me is definitely a spiritual beast... Which family do you belong to?"
Wang Yanyan still didn't answer, so Chen Taizhong raised his head. He glanced at her and replied with a smile, "Rogue cultivator."
"Let the ghosts go," the eldest lady waved her hand disdainfully. She would never think that these two people were casual cultivators, a seventh-level and a ninth-level wandering immortal. Not only did they dare to wander around at night, they also dared to act unscrupulously
kill.
How can casual cultivators do this?
Of course, the most important thing is, how can a wandering immortal cultivator possess a spiritual beast? Only the core disciples of a large family can be given spiritual beasts for protection by their clan during the wandering immortal stage.
"If you don't believe it, there's nothing you can do about it," Wang Yanyan replied.
"Even if you are a casual cultivator, I will not rob you," the eldest lady waved her hand proudly, "I, the inner disciple of Bai Yao Valley, cannot afford to lose this person."
"From Baiyao Valley?" Chen Taizhong and Wang Yanyan were both startled.
"Here, this is the waist badge," the eldest lady saw that the two of them had a big reaction, so she had to pat a small jade plaque on her waist, which was the symbol of a medicine pestle.
"What are you people from Baiyao Valley doing here in Yupingmen's territory?" Chen Taizhong frowned.
"This is already the territory of the Kit Kat Sect, okay?" The eldest lady rolled her eyes at him and then looked at Wang Yanyan, "Little maid, just tell me what the name of your spiritual beast is."
Scar pondered for a while, then raised his eyelids, "Is there any benefit?"
"How vulgar," the eldest lady shook her head, smacked her lips, turned and left.
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, people on both sides got up. After washing themselves, they made breakfast. Someone from the eldest lady's side took the initiative to invite, "Let's go together?"
"Our master and servant are just walking, and we have to visit mountains and rivers along the way," Wang Yanyan flatly refused.
"Don't think that just because you killed a few farmers is a big deal," the eldest lady also spoke directly, "It's really not peaceful along the way. With your level of cultivation, it's very dangerous."
Wang Yanyan really didn't want to talk to her, but after thinking about it, she asked, "In a while, your Hundred Medicine Valley will be redeeming the thousand-year elixir, did you know?"
"I know." Upon hearing this, the eldest lady immediately became interested and was no longer in a hurry. "Do you have a thousand-year elixir?"
"Not now, maybe there will be in a while," Wang Yanyan replied with a half-smile.
"If there is a magic medicine, just say that I recommended it," the eldest lady immediately became excited and walked over quickly, "My name is Lei Xiaozhu. If you can implement it, I recommended it. I will help you get good conditions."
"Aren't you eating the inside out?" Chen Taizhong said coldly.
"What do you know?" Lei Xiaozhu waved his hand with a look of disdain, "I recommended you, and the sect will contribute."
She was not afraid to say it outright. The sect's contribution was only useful to the disciples of Bai Yao Valley, and it would be useless if outsiders took it.
"Then I'm going to find someone to recommend me. Maybe... I'll get more?" Chen Taizhong looked at her thoughtfully.
In fact, what he was thinking was, come and kill people and buy goods. I heard that you are very rich in money...
"Then you go ahead and give it a try. Don't regret it if you suffer a loss," the eldest lady disagreed. "Not everyone is like me. If I promise to help you, I will do it."
"You have to give it a try to find out," Chen Taizhong said with a confused look on his face.
"Hey, you," Lei Xiaozhu didn't bother to say any more, climbed on the Lightning Leopard, and galloped away with his family.
After walking a long way, someone asked her, "Miss, why didn't you search them just now?"
The eldest lady was stunned immediately, and it took a long time before she snorted, "Do you know whose family he is from?"
"In the worst case, we'll kill them both," the man who spoke had a look on his face.
"It's just a thousand-year-old elixir. I'm not that cheap." The eldest lady snorted disdainfully. There were many bullies among the disciples of the sect. But there were also some who were truly proud.
"There are two more spiritual beasts," the person who spoke seemed to be deliberately adding to the problem.
"Are you done?" Lei Xiaozhu's face sank, and he turned around and looked at him fiercely, "I, Lei Xiaozhu, earn what I should earn and never do those crooked things... Are you trying to break my Taoist heart?
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"Miss, you are still too kind," another person sighed and shook his head helplessly, "The Fenghuang World is a world where people cannibalize people. If you are too kind, you won't be able to get far."
"Stop talking nonsense to me," Lei Xiaozhu snorted coldly, "How many examples have there been of carelessly reaching out and leading to family ruin? I don't care what other people do. All I want is a clear conscience."
Chen Taizhong and Chen Taizhong didn't know that they were still having such an argument. The two of them walked for about twenty miles. Scar shouted happily and ran towards a hillside far away from the road.
Chen Taizhong was stunned for a moment, and then walked over. He saw her running to a small bush on the edge of the hillside, happily picking the black fruits on the bush.
Seeing her owner following her, she explained with a smile, "I used to eat this kind of wild cherry when I was a kid. It's sour, sweet, and very delicious... Do you want to try one too?"
"Is this... edible?" Chen Taizhong looked at the small round fruit that was full of lumps and bumps. He was a little confused, but he still threw the fruit into his mouth.
There was only a thin layer of pulp, so he spit out the core and said with a frown, "It has no taste, it's boring."
"I grew up relying on these things," Wang Yanyan replied with a smile, but there was a lot of emotion in her tone. "Whenever I can pick wild cherries to eat, I will feel full of happiness."
Chen Taizhong threw another wild cherry into his mouth, chewed it twice, and spit out the core, "Do you still think...it tastes good?"
"What I eat...is an experience, right?" Wang Yanyan raised her eyebrows. At this moment, she acted like a poet.
"Haha," Chen Taizhong smiled nonchalantly. It was still early to trade the thousand-year elixir anyway, so it didn't matter if he wasted a little time on the way.
Moreover, on the way, they accidentally met a disciple from Bai Yao Valley, and they really couldn't find any other opportunity to take this route.
However, Chen Taizhong has a deep-rooted prejudice against people in his family and sect, and his encounter with the eldest lady last night was not pleasant, so he was too lazy to take the initiative to get close to the other party, but hoped that the other party would steal him, so that he could react
Rob.
With this mentality, the two of them traveled all the way, and it took them almost forty days to arrive at Meiya County. Of course, they also met some uninterested people on the way, and they were all sent away.
The county seat of Mae Ya County is Mae Shui City. The city is surrounded by mountains on the north and south sides. It is known as a city sandwiched between two mountains. There are many rivers and the land is fertile. There are a large number of planters outside the city.
Chen Taizhong, his master and his servant, did not go into the city. Instead, they came to a nearby town called Sanxi and asked the people in the town where the Xie family lived.
This Xie family is a friend introduced by Ning Shufeng. It is a small family in Sanxi Town. It was established by the five brothers of the Xie family from outside. These five brothers are all ninth-level immortals. They have been recuperating for two generations and have two children.
First-level immortals are still very young.
This can truly be called a family.
The elder of the two immortals is called Xie Mingfeng, the younger is named Xie Mingxian, and there are several brothers who are still young, but they also have the attitude of fighting against the immortals.
Because their foundation is too shallow, the Xie family clings to the thigh of the City Lord's Mansion, and these two immortals are the backbone. They usually have to carry them when they go out to do tasks, deliver goods, etc.
It is precisely because of this that the two brothers have a lot of dealings with ordinary people, so it is normal for Ning Shufeng to know them.
When Chen Taizhong and others came to Xie's house, Xie Mingfeng was out on business, and Xie Mingxian was at home. Hearing that a man named Chen from Qingzhou was coming to look for him, he brought a maid with him, so he came out immediately to welcome him.
"It turns out that Mr. Chen is here," Xie Mingxian faced the two visitors and cupped his hands with a smile, but he was muttering in his heart: This man is a bit like a young master, not quite like a master.
(The autumn rain continued, and I suddenly felt excited. I wandered around the community square for forty or fifty minutes without an umbrella. My hair and clothes were a little wet. I felt that the air was very good, and it was quite poetic. But... why do others look at me?