Not long after, the team finished lighting the fire and started preparing ingredients for cooking.
Zhang Rongfang also patted his robe, found a shady place aside, and sat down cross-legged to rest.
The official road they were on was on the mountainside of a deep mountain.
The convoy was surrounded by a steep gray mountain wall on one side and a high mountain cliff on the other. The location Zhang Rongfang was looking for was under an old pine tree between the official road and the cliff.
Thick pine needles fell from the bottom of the pine tree, with yellow and dark green mixed together, and occasionally some other leaves and branches scattered, which were soft and comfortable to step on. He sat down cross-legged and looked at the distance under the cliff.
At the foot of the mountain in the distance is a large lake. The surface of the lake is blue and black, and the surface is covered with mist, making it difficult to see the details. Farther away, the lake, green mountains, and clouds are all connected into one, with distinct layers from bottom to top.
Zhang Rongfang took a deep breath, feeling the clear air and the warm breeze blowing, making his heart relaxed and happy. Looking at the huge lake under the cliff, even he felt a sense of open-mindedness and comfort.
When he was feeling happy, Zhang Rongfang planned to use the attribute points he had saved for the month. In one month, he accumulated four attribute points. He could then upgrade the level of foreign medicine by one level.
Close your eyes, enter concentration, and adjust your state. Then add a little bit. The practice is so easy and freehand, simple and natural.
Amidst the subtle clicking sounds of bones, Zhang Rongfang once again felt changes taking place throughout his body. His body seemed to be getting heavier again.
The few people on the side were a little surprised at first, but later they discovered that there would be such movements every once in a while. The three of them thought it was caused by the special martial arts practiced by Zhang Rongfang.
It's just that the state of martial arts practice is very similar to the state of the body when external medicine is stimulated and strengthened.
No one would have thought that Zhang Rongfang was not actually practicing martial arts, but actually making a breakthrough... Not long after, he waited for his condition to stabilize.
"Speaking of which, Brother Chen Han, when you were taking external medicine, how long was the interval between each dose?" Zhang Rongfang asked aloud. Chen Han was right behind him, always keeping him safe.
After hearing the inquiry, he recalled. "It should be once a year. Of course, not everyone can take nine times of external medicine. Most people can't continue after five times.
After five times, there is another threshold. After breaking through, you can successfully enter the inner method. If you cannot break through, you will stop here. Prepare to consider worshiping gods. "Is five times a threshold?" Zhang Rongfang understood clearly.
"To be precise, many super products are only successful with foreign medicine once. After that, their potential is exhausted.
These super-grades are almost always sent to various places to guard the internal affairs of the church.
Chen Han replied, "Those who can break through the foreign medicine once are two to five times. This part of the super grade has very good strength."
With proper cooperation, even I can only deal with two. Experts at this level are usually middle- and high-level people from major forces.
"Brother Chen, does he know how many super masters there are in our Taoist sect?" Zhang Rongfang couldn't help but asked curiously. "This..."
Chen Han also frowned slightly, "I don't know, but according to the standard configuration, each road in each province should be equipped with at least one super grade.
"That's really a lot..." Zhang Rongfang sighed. The Great Spirit had one leader, four auxiliaries, and five major countries. He had nothing to do during this time, so he probably calculated it based on the map.
Discovered... The territory of the Great Spirit is basically equivalent to one and a half to two Chinas in the previous life. Its hugeness and ethnic complexity are unimaginable.
And most of them are only the capital of the suzerain country, and the other four sub-states have the same capital. The coverage of Dao Dao Sect is mainly in the suzerain state, and the remaining four sub-states have not spread much, mainly Buddhism and Zhenyi Sect, as well as other sects.
A rough calculation shows that the number of super-grade Daoist disciples is already in three digits.
"But Daozi, don't worry. In Dadu, a super-class is really nothing, but a super-class in other places is usually a person in power and will not risk his life easily.
Even if Citong is the number one port in the world and its strength far exceeds that of ordinary cities, it cannot be as exaggerated as most of them.
"Chen Han said in a deep voice. He thought Zhang Rongfang was worried about what to do if Citong was found. "It's best for Zhang Rongfang to nod.
At this moment, a burst of sobbing and crying suddenly came from the official road ahead. The cries of women and children were gradually approaching.
Zhang Rongfang squinted his eyes and looked forward. He saw a group of people in tattered clothes on the winding official road, slowly walking along the road in the opposite direction to them.
There were more than ten people in the team, including five women, two children, and the rest were old people.
The clothes they wore seemed to be made of good quality materials, but they were dirty and tattered. They were torn into pieces and hung on their bodies, like rags.
"They were robbed," someone in the convoy said softly. Zhang Rongfang also noticed that these people had more or less signs of injury, and some had even become inflamed and suppurated.
Some had a broken arm, and there were children with one eye wrapped in cloth and bleeding slowly. It was obvious that these people had not received medical treatment for some time.
In addition, Zhang Rongfang noticed that most of the old people among these people were wearing black clothes. Not only that, they also mostly wore green hats.
Princess Yongxiang's convoy and others saw this and did not make any move. Several people lowered their heads and couldn't bear to look. Especially the children. One boy was only seven or eight years old, and one of his eyes was broken.
Another little girl about five years old had a rotten hole the size of an egg on her shoulder. The rotten hole almost penetrated one of her shoulders, and the black and red flesh could be seen inside.
She still had a confused look on her face, grabbing the corner of her mother's clothes with her dirty little hands. "It seemed to be an ulcer from an arrow." Ah Yi whispered, he had seen such wounds before.
Zhang Rongfang sighed and nodded. Then he saw the group of people coming to the front of the motorcade, kneeling down and kowtowing silently one by one. The two most seriously injured children were pushed to the front row and knelt on the ground.
While these people were kowtowing and bowing, they kept crying and speaking some kind of dialect, or some difficult-to-identify Daling Mandarin. Zhang Rongfang heard that they were asking for help. He looked at the princess's motorcade in front of him.
The two wanted to go out,
But he was stopped by the people around him. "Why doesn't the team want to help? It's just to give some medicine and food." Zhang Rongfang asked in surprise. He was a kind-hearted person and could not bear to see such a situation.
Just root out the hostile people. But why don't you want to show a trace of mercy to someone who has no conflict of interest? "It should be that Princess Yongxiang doesn't like the identity of these people.
"Chen Han replied. "Identity?" Zhang Rongfang frowned slightly. "What identity? You can tell your identity after only a few dozen seconds after meeting?
"Before Da Ling issued a full set of clothing color regulations in Tianyi Pavilion, there were rules." Chen Han said, "In a house of prostitutes, family members are only allowed to wear black clothes and cuckolds.
No other colors of clothing are allowed. Otherwise, if found out, the family property will be confiscated and dozens of whippings will be imposed. It is very strict." Zhang Rongfang was slightly stunned.
He suddenly remembered that in ancient times in his previous life, the rules seemed to be like this. Is this the origin of cuckoldry?
"Even if they are prostitutes, many things are not of their own free will. Why can't we help them if they suffer from this?" Zhang Rongfang shook his head and sighed. "Daozi is right." Chen Han nodded. Ah Er, go and give them some injuries.
Medicine and food." Zhang Rongfang ordered.
"A'er is the most silent among the three, but he is also the most honest. He does whatever he is told and works hard without complaining.
The food and medicine carried by Zhang Rongfang and others were not enough at all, and they were all gone quickly. So Ah Er asked the princess's convoy to buy some. But they were rejected.
Fortunately, this team didn't stick around. After receiving partial rescue, they thanked Zhang Rongfang profusely and kowtowed to Zhang Rongfang many times. Then they asked for their names and whereabouts. After carefully writing them down, they got up and saw this.
The team members came to the front of the motorcade and knelt down one by one, kowtowing silently.
The two most seriously injured children were pushed to the front row and then knelt on the ground. While these people were kowtowing and bowing, they kept crying and speaking in some dialect or some difficult-to-identify Daling Mandarin.
Zhang Rongfang heard that they were asking for help. He looked at the princess's motorcade in front. Two people wanted to go out, but were held back by people around them. "Why doesn't the motorcade want to help? It's just to give them some medicine and food." Zhang Rongfang
Asked in surprise.
He is a kind-hearted person and hates this kind of situation. He can just eradicate the enemies. But why don’t you want to show a trace of mercy to someone who has no conflict of interest? "It should be that Princess Yongxiang doesn’t like these people.
Identity." Chen Han replied.
"Identity?" Zhang Rongfang frowned slightly. "What identity? You can tell your identity after just a few dozen breaths after meeting?" Da Ling had rules before Tianyi Pavilion issued a full set of clothing and color regulations.
Chen Han said, "In a house of prostitutes, family members are only allowed to wear black clothes and cuckolds. No other costumes are allowed. Otherwise, once caught, the family property will be confiscated and beaten dozens of times. The law is very strict."
Zhang Rongfang was slightly stunned. He suddenly remembered that in ancient times in his previous life, there seemed to be such rules. Is this the origin of cuckoldry?
"Even if they are prostitutes, many things are not of their own free will. Why can't we help them if they suffer from this?" Zhang Rongfang shook his head and sighed. "Daozi is right." Chen Han nodded. Ah Er, go and give them some injuries.
Medicine and food.”
Zhang Rongfang ordered, "A'er is the most silent among the three, but also the most honest. He does whatever he is told and works hard without complaining.
The food and medicine carried by Zhang Rongfang and others were not enough at all, and they were all gone quickly. So Ah Er asked the princess's convoy to buy some. But they were rejected.
Fortunately, this group of people did not stick around. After receiving partial rescue, they thanked Zhang Rongfang profusely and kowtowed to Zhang Rongfang many times. They then asked for their names and whereabouts, and after carefully writing them down, they got up and continued on their way. Until this point
The group of people left completely and disappeared at the end of the road. Zhang Rong just looked away. At this time, the princess had already prepared vegetable rice soup.
A young maid, carrying a large dark red food box, approached Zhang Rongfang.
"Master Zhang, this is the meal given by my princess. Your food was given to those beggars before, but it may not be enough now. "Thank you very much, princess."
Zhang Rongfang cupped his hands and motioned for Ah Er to come forward and take the food box. After Ah Er took it, he raised it to Zhang Rongfang and opened it gently. The food box was divided into four layers, just enough for each person.
There are four partitions evenly divided inside, with three dishes and one rice. Braised lion head, lychee meat, steamed mandarin fish. All meat and vegetables.
The mandarin fish is extremely fresh, with chopped green onions and soy sauce pouring on the cut fish meat, and the white and tender edges exude a rich and mellow aroma. The sight of it will make people want to eat it.
It's just... Zhang Rongfang frowned slightly and smelled it carefully. He always felt that there was a very light smell in this dish. It seemed to be the aroma of some kind of spice.
If he hadn't already had a good foundation in alchemy skills, which was comparable to that of an ordinary alchemist, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect this smell at all. However, after looking at the attribute bar, he saw that his life had not changed, so it was obviously not poisonous. After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Rongfang turned his
The food was thrown to Chen Han aside.
He asked him to help him eat them all. He himself took out the Bigu Pills to eat, "Aren't you hungry, Daozi? Doesn't it taste bad just eating the Bigu Pills?" Chen Han asked doubtfully,
"Nothing, I think it tastes good, and it saves time." Zhang Rongfang replied with a smile. After a while, the food was swept away. Chen Han and the other three took a step, packed up the food boxes, and were about to send them over.
The maid from before came over again and took the food box from Ah Shou. This time, the maid seemed to be coated with some special fragrance, which was mellow and fragrant.
The smell immediately drifted to Zhang Rongfang. He frowned slightly, feeling that the smell was a bit too fragrant. At this moment, Zhang Rongfang suddenly realized that something was wrong.
The movements and behavior of Chen Han and the three people beside him seemed to have slowed down! Not only them, but also the princess's convoy and others not far away.
Most of them were swaying, something was wrong. "Poison!?" Zhang Rongfang noticed something was wrong immediately and looked at the maid holding the food box. The woman smiled slightly, and her muscles swelled rapidly.
Her dress fell apart, and her face, which was delicate and generous before, suddenly became bulging with blood vessels and meridians. Her height increased from 1.7 meters to 1.8 meters. Her arms and legs expanded rapidly and became bigger.
"Death!" Bang! A small pit exploded on the ground. The maid swooped forward, opened her hands like eagle claws, and screamed with her sharp five fingers, grabbing Zhang Rongfang's head.
This move is extremely fast. If it hits, Zhang Rongfang's head will explode like a watermelon in the blink of an eye.
Unfortunately, this move failed. The claw fell a little distance in front of Zhang Rongfang. Zhang Rongfang turned around and ran, running more than ten meters away in the blink of an eye. At this moment.
Chen Han on the side finally reacted, roared, and moved forward to block. Bang! The maid's claws grabbed Chen Han's chest hard, but it only broke a layer of skin. As a spiritual collateral, his whole body had already been greatly strengthened and his defense was extremely high.
High, unless you use heavy weapons or firearms, ordinary moves can't do much damage at all.
But Chen Han didn't wait until he could breathe a sigh of relief.
Bang! There was a muffled sound, and he was shot in the head on the spot, leaving a round hole of flesh and blood on the right side of his face.
The round hole penetrates the skull, and you can clearly see the gray mountain wall in the distance behind. The maid actually has a gun!
She raised her hand and aimed at Zhang Rongfang. Unfortunately, before she could continue shooting, Ah Yi suddenly rushed up from the side and hit his right arm with a heavy hand. There was a crisp sound and the arm was broken. The woman was facing Chen Han.
He didn't even notice Hajime's attack and was injured on the spot.
She screamed and tried to change her hand to grab the gun, but it was too late. Chen Han grabbed her throat, took the gun away, and lifted her up.
"Daozi, how should we deal with it?" He turned to look at Zhang Rongfang. The gunshot hole in his head quickly healed, filled with silver filaments, and returned to its original state.
Just now, he was sluggish for a few breaths because of the poison, and he almost made a big mistake. Now that he came back to his senses, he suddenly felt scared.
Zhang Rongfang was also frightened. The speed of the woman's attack just now exceeded that of Ah Er, and she was at least a master of three external medicines.
These masters suddenly attacked, and the others were still numbed by the poison. Fortunately, I dealt with it well and pretended to be good enough. If they were successful, I would have to expose my true strength to fight against them.
At that time, I couldn't explain how I could go from taking one external medicine to five external medicines in such a short period of time.
Thinking of this, Zhang Rongfang's eyes turned cold and he looked at the woman who was still struggling. "Kill." Chen Han immediately used his hands hard to crush the woman's neck bones.
"Stop!" Suddenly, a figure appeared beside Chen Han like lightning, holding one hand.
A huge force surged out, knocking Chen Han's arm soft and making him relax.
The woman was also untied and fell to the ground. "I've seen the princess." Chen Han was about to fight back when he saw the person standing in front of him was Princess Yongxiang in a purple skirt. He immediately clasped his fists and saluted.
What does the princess mean?" Zhang Rongfang frowned. This person suddenly assassinated me and should have been shot dead on the spot. Why did you stop him?"
Princess Yongxiang glanced at the maid.
"The man in black was unable to find the source before, but now he has finally caught one alive. It's time to follow the clues and find the culprit.
If killed like this, wouldn't the clues be broken again? Zhang Rongfang stared at the other party, but Yongxiang's eyes were cold and stern, and he couldn't see any other profound meaning.
"I am the one who assassinated this woman. If you want to ask, I should be the one to ask, right?" "This person is lurking in my motorcade and should be interrogated by this princess. What?"
Do you have any objections?" Yongxiang's tone suddenly dropped. The two looked at each other, paused for a few breaths, and Zhang Rongfang suddenly smiled, "Since the princess is determined, I should obey it.
However, I also ask the princess to give a clear answer to Pindao after thorough interrogation." "Okay." Princess Yongxiang grabbed the maid's shoulders, turned around and tapped her lightly, and disappeared at the end of the official road not far away in the blink of an eye.