Chapter four hundred and fortieth finally found you
"Phew, I'm exhausted!"
Zhong Wen stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, placed the last spiritual crystal core of the "Nine Dragons Sky-holding Formation" at the designated position, and flashed simultaneously on the ground within a one-mile radius of the Piaohua Palace complex.
Intricate silver light patterns appeared, and then quickly disappeared.
Even in ancient times, if you wanted to set up such a large mountain-protecting formation, you would usually need more than ten formation masters, but Zhong Wen was able to complete it on his own, even though his body had been transformed by Earth Dragon's painstaking efforts.
But I was still out of breath from exhaustion.
What made him even more distressed was that such a formation actually consumed 9981 spiritual crystal cores and 1458 ordinary spiritual crystals.
Such a huge sum of money is by no means a small sum even for Zhong Wen who owns the Yaowang Valley Spiritual Crystal Treasury.
However, the moment the lottery information appeared on the bookshelf panel in his mind, he felt that all the efforts were worth it.
"Complete mission 3: Successfully draw the mountain-protecting spiritual pattern formation, scale: good; quality: good; please draw lots to get rewards: 1, Book of Ji Dao; 2, Zhou Yi; 3, Ten Thousand Beasts Spirit Art."
"Congratulations on getting the reward: Book of Speed!"
Zhong Wen felt happy when he saw the words on the panel in his mind changed.
"Complete mission 3: Successfully draw the Mountain Guard Spirit Pattern Array, scale: good; quality: good; please draw lots to get rewards: 1, Purple Void Dragon Shadow Step; 2, Meat Futon; 3, Book of the Imperial Way."
He put his hand on his forehead and was very speechless about the second option. It took him a long time to come to his senses and silently said "Draw lots!"
"Congratulations on getting the reward: Purple Void Dragon Shadow Step!"
"Huh!" Zhong Wen stretched out his hand to wipe his sweat, looked at the lottery prize in his mind, and instantly felt ecstatic.
As expected, the words about the Great Dao in the "Book of Rapid Paths" did not inspire much enlightenment for him. However, the "Purple Void Dragon Shadow Step" he drew for the second time actually lay in the "Xinhua Zang"
The "Holy Spirit Level" column of "Jingge".
After possessing extraordinary physical fitness, powerful attack methods and unparalleled combat deduction capabilities, Zhong Wen's body speed has become a shortcoming. This was reflected in his battle with Ghost Mandrill.
Incisively and vividly.
The emergence of this book "Purple Void Dragon Shadow Step" has undoubtedly made up for Zhong Wen's last shortcoming.
After running through this movement and spiritual skill in his mind, Zhong Wen slowly opened his eyes, and suddenly a purple dragon shadow flashed under his feet.
Almost at the same time, his figure appeared in front of the Piaohua Palace, effortlessly spanning a mile, and the "Zhong Wen" originally located at the foot of the formation had not completely disappeared, which was evident from his speed.
What a terrifying physical and spiritual skill!
Zhong Wen was secretly happy, knowing that with the body transformed by Earth Dragon's blood and this spiritual skill, he could come and go freely in most places in the world. As long as he did not encounter a saint, almost no one could threaten him.
Close your eyes and see the words on the taskbar on the bookshelf panel change again:
"Task 3: Successfully defeat the Saint one-on-one and get three lucky draw opportunities."
"Why!"
Facing this new task that could almost be called "harsh", Zhong Wen couldn't help but sigh.
For him who has not yet understood the Tao, wanting to defeat the saint is undoubtedly an idiotic dream.
Shaking his head and putting the unrealistic thoughts behind him, Zhong Wen stepped into the courtyard and found that the stone platform in the corner of the courtyard was extremely busy.
I saw the giant eagle and the white tiger sitting opposite each other, each holding a black and white chess piece and killing each other until the sky was dark and the earth was dark.
Next to the two "chess players" stood several figures, namely Xiao Loli, Zhuma, Ziyuan and Ji Weizhu.
Behind the little girl Zhuma, the golden-feathered Dapeng Xiaoming and the toad Bunta stood on the left and right. One was shining with golden light, and the other was as steady as a mountain. They were like two huge bodyguards, tightly protecting the little girl in the middle.
Beauty, lolita, tiger, eagle, roc and toad, as well as a backgammon board surrounded by different creatures, form a mysterious and unique picture.
In the corner on the other side, the bald eagle was pecking at the food in the basin alone, as if it was not interested in the fierce chess game at all.
At one glance, Zhong Wen couldn't help but have a dream-like feeling.
Although this feeling was strange, it was also full of nostalgia and warmth, making him fascinated and obsessed with it.
Why does she still stay here?
When his eyes glanced at Ji Weizhu, he instinctively felt a sense of rejection and resistance in his heart.
As if sensing Zhong Wen's appearance, Ji Weizhu turned her head and smiled at him. She was truly so charming that she would captivate the country.
Looking at Ji Weizhu's pretty face, Zhong Wen felt a little guilty.
To be fair, Ji Weizhu did not make any excessive demands. During the few days she lived in Piaohua Palace, she never pressed Zhong Wen. She just liked to chat with Lin Zhiyun, Xiao Loli and others, and made insidious inquiries about Zhong Wen.
Wen's living conditions in Piaohua Palace.
However, when he thinks about the connection between the other party and his original self, Zhong Wen will feel guilty and irritable for no reason.
This emotion comes from instinct. Although it is extremely irrational, it cannot be suppressed, leaving him helpless.
At this time, the white tiger cleverly caught the giant eagle's mistake and came up with a four-player chess pattern, deciding the outcome in one fell swoop.
It raised its head triumphantly and roared at the giant eagle, expressing the joy of victory.
"It's me, it's me!" Zi Yuan shouted excitedly.
To Zhong Wen's surprise, although the giant eagle showed an annoyed look, it did not stay where it was. Instead, it obediently gave up its seat, allowing Ziyuan to sit across from the white tiger, while little Loli and Zhuma
He cleverly put the black and white chess pieces on the chessboard into the porcelain bowl, making the scene orderly and orderly.
Isn't this going to start a league?
Zhong Wen burst into laughter, and watched the duel between Zi Yuan and Bai Hu for a while, then walked slowly to the backyard, came to a house, stretched out his hand and knocked on the door.
"Squeak!"
The door was opened from the inside, revealing the fairy-like appearance and figure of the palace owner Lin Zhiyun.
"Come in." Lin Zhiyun seemed to have expected this. She turned her delicate body slightly and led him into the room.
"Sister Palace Master, this is for you." When Lin Zhiyun closed the door, a milky white jade slip suddenly appeared in Zhong Wen's hand.
"This is?" Lin Zhiyun asked doubtfully.
"This is the key to controlling the mountain-protecting formation." Zhong Wen explained patiently, "It contains the blood of all Piaohua Palace disciples. Once the formation is opened, except for the disciples in the gate, outsiders will not be able to approach the surrounding area without sister's permission.
Within one mile."
"I'm interested." Lin Zhiyun did not refuse, but stretched out her slender hand, took the jade slip and shook it gently.
The jade slip that was originally in her catkin disappeared in an instant, and Zhong Wen knew that the secret key had been put into the storage necklace by Lin Zhiyun.
"Whenever a new disciple comes in the future, my sister only needs to drip her blood into the jade slip." Zhong Wen added.
"Yeah." Lin Zhiyun nodded slightly, "Are we still going to translate ancient books today?"
"That's natural." Zhong Wen grinned, "It took a lot of effort to get these many martial arts and spiritual skills from Tianjian Villa. If we can't add them to the library of our Piaohua Palace, wouldn't it be a waste of natural resources?"
After returning to Qingfeng Mountain, Zhong Wen took the initiative to approach Lin Zhiyun and requested to restart the translation of ancient classics in order to expand the library's reserve of exercises and spiritual skills.
Lin Zhiyun had no objection to this move that could increase the strength of Piaohua Palace. Little did she know that Zhong Wen's main purpose was to maximize the time spent alone with the palace owner's sister, and to complete the "Xinhua Sutra Pavilion"
assigned tasks.
"Brother Chef, Brother Chef!"
Seeing Lin Zhiyun laying out the pen and paper skillfully, Zhong Wen was about to dictate Jian Qingmei's "The Silk-wrapped Sword of Rouyun" when Shen Xiaowan's voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"What's wrong, Xiaowan?"
Zhong Wen opened the door and asked pleasantly.
"Brother Chef!" Shen Xiaowan beamed with joy and jumped up to Zhong Wen, "There is an uncle outside looking for you."
"Uncle?" Zhong Wen looked confused.
Nowadays, he is used to having all kinds of beauties come to his door. When he suddenly heard the word "uncle", he couldn't tell which old friend he was.
He greeted Lin Zhiyun apologetically and followed Shen Xiaowan to the front yard.
I saw a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman standing at the entrance of the courtyard. He had a thin face and short stature, but he had a warm smile on his face, which made people feel close to him unconsciously.
"Brother Ma Yun!" Zhong Wen looked at the middle-aged man's face for a long time and suddenly blurted out.
It turned out that this person turned out to be Ma Yun, the vice president of the "Tianmao Chamber of Commerce" who had expressed goodwill to him at the gate of Wendao Academy.
"We haven't seen Mr. Zhong for a long time, but he has become more energetic and extraordinary." Seeing Zhong Wen, the smile on Ma Yun's face became even bigger, "Mama has taken the liberty to come here to disturb me. Please forgive me, Young Master."
"Brother Ma's face is glowing. Since the fall of Yinhuan, your firm has been doing well." Zhong Wen laughed, walked up to Ma Yun affectionately and held Ma Yun's hands, "Don't let me, young hero,
To be polite, just call me Zhong Wen."
Zhong Wen still had a good impression of this middle-aged man.
"Brother Zhong Wen, unfortunately President Sun of our chamber of commerce died in the Xiao family rebellion. Ma was appointed as the president of the 'Tianmao Chamber of Commerce'." Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, Ma Yun's face changed.
There was a faint flash of embarrassment, and he said with a wry smile, "It's just that without President Sun's many connections, 'Shengyu Trading Company' stepped on the corpse of 'Yinhuan Chamber of Commerce' and rode on the wind. One family is the only one. Today's '
Tianmao Chamber of Commerce' can be said to be unable to move forward!"
"Is this happening?" Although Zhong Wen knew that the Shangguan family had benefited a lot from the war in the imperial capital, he did not expect that it had forced other chambers of commerce to such a predicament, and he sighed for a while.
"In order to feed the large number of people in the chamber of commerce, Ma has no choice but to shamelessly come to you for help." Ma Yun said rather embarrassedly, "Please be sure to help me."
"Brother Ma, I will always remember your righteous words that day and will never forget them for a moment." Zhong Wen said with a smile, "Since I am in trouble, I should do my best, but I don't know what I need to do?"
"To tell you the truth, there is not much cake to be divided in Daqian today." Ma Yun looked around mysteriously, and then lowered his voice and said, "Brother is putting all his money into the Chamber of Commerce this time.
I have all my assets and plan to go to Fulong Empire for a trip."
"You want to collaborate with the enemy?" Zhong Wen was surprised.
"No, no, no matter how greedy Ma is, he will never commit treason with the enemy." Ma Yun shook his head like a rattle, "Brother, you don't know something. Now the Fulong Empire is fighting against Jingyu in the north.
The empire has gone to war. In order to stabilize the situation in the east, it has reached a non-aggression agreement with Daqian and opened up trade channels. After two wars, the Fulong Empire is currently extremely short of supplies, which is an excellent business opportunity. As long as this is completed
With one transaction, our chamber of commerce can definitely come back to life and create greater glory."
"Another war?" Zhong Wen sighed, "The emperor of the Fulong Empire is really a troubled master."
"Isn't that right?" Ma Yun said enthusiastically, "Although we can trade, after all, we have just fought a war, and the atmosphere between the two countries is not friendly. Most chambers of commerce dare not go to Fulong Empire to do business openly, for fear of losing.
If we, the Chamber of Commerce, take this step, we will be deprived of both human and financial resources, and we will definitely be able to seize the opportunity and gain a lot."
Zhong Wen had a look of surprise on his face, but he still didn't understand what Ma Yun's request was.
"This trip to the Fulong Empire is quite dangerous." Ma Yun continued, "If there are no masters accompanying us, I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed. When I mention strong men, the first thing I think of, brother, is you.
"
"Me?" Zhong Wen seemed to understand Ma Yun's appeal, "I think I think too highly of my little brother."
"How is that possible?" Ma Yun shook his head and said with a smile, "Not only are you a famous Tianlun master in the list of heroes, but you have also personally killed a spiritual leader like the traitor Sima Gu. Among the practitioners I know, you are the best.
Definitely number one.”
"My record is partly due to luck." Zhong Wen asked curiously, "Brother, why don't you invite a real spiritual master to accompany you?"
Seeing that Ma Yun thought that he was still in the Heavenly Wheel realm, Zhong Wen did not correct him.
"How noble is Mr. Lingzun?" Ma Yun said with a wry smile, "Aside from the top three 'Jingdong', 'Shengyu' and 'Yinhuan', which chamber of commerce can invite him?"
"Brother Ma means..."
"Zhong Wen, Mr. Ma is willing to offer three thousand spiritual crystals for you to come out." Ma Yun said bluntly, "accompany the convoy of our 'Tianmao Chamber of Commerce' to the Fulong Empire."
Nowadays, Zhong Wen will naturally not take this mere three thousand spiritual crystals seriously, but Ma Yun's words still made him deeply entangled.
He had been away from Qingfeng Mountain for so many days and had only just returned. He was planning to spend time with a few confidante and seize the opportunity to cultivate a relationship with the palace owner and sister. Zhong Wen was naturally resisting in his heart when he was asked to "go on a business trip" at this time.
.
However, the trace of tiredness that could not be concealed in Ma Yun's eyes deeply touched Zhong Wen's compassion.
In front of the Wendao Academy, Zhong Wen was ridiculed by everyone, but Ma Yun was the only one who kindly offered help. Now that the other party is in trouble, if he ignores it, he will probably have trouble sleeping and eating in the days to come.
"Now that the Chamber of Commerce is in trouble, it can only take out so much for the time being." Seeing his hesitation, Ma Yun quickly added, "When this transaction is over, my brother will have a generous reward."
"Brother Ma." Zhong Wen scratched his head and said, "I wonder when your caravan will set off?"
"Three days later." Ma Yun's eyes showed hope.
"Brother Ma is in trouble, so of course I can't stand by and watch." Zhong Wen said softly, "Why don't you stay in the mountain for one night first and let me discuss it with everyone in the palace?"
"Of course, of course." Ma Yun nodded repeatedly, "After all, we are going to another country. The journey is long, so we naturally need to think carefully about it."
"Brother, it's rare for me to come to Piaohua Palace, just in time to try my craftsmanship."
"I've heard for a long time that the 'Miracle Doctor and Demon Chef' has superb medical and culinary skills, so I just wanted to see it." Ma Yun laughed.
"Brother please!"
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At this time, a snow-white messenger bird flapped its wings, drew a graceful arc in the air, and jumped into the library of Piaohua Palace.
The little bird circled and flew back and forth in the building twice, and finally fixed its gaze on Ye Qinglian, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground.
"After all these years, you still receive letters from home?"
Ye Qinglian slowly opened her eyes, stretched out her jade-like right hand, took off the letter paper from the bird's leg, and took a glance at it.
"Bitch, I finally found you!"
Her beautiful eyes suddenly radiated with anger and hatred, and with a rub of her hand, the letter turned into powder and floated in the air.?