It is a market jointly established and managed by the Taiqing Sect and the three surrounding families. It has been more than 80 years ago. Due to its unique geographical advantages, there is an endless stream of monks coming and going every day. Over time, it has formed a bustling city.
place of transit.
At this time, in an inn room in Taiqingfang, Bai Qingzhou and three people were sitting around a table, pointing at the large map on the table.
There is a small three-legged incense cauldron standing in the room, with a burning incense stick stuck on it, and the white steam is rising, and a special aroma fills the air.
Bai Qingzhou looked down at the address on the note in his hand and read it out softly:
"The Jiang family in the north of Enjiang City in the state of Chu, Jiang Beiyan."
After hearing the words, Ren Yi moved his fingers slowly on the huge map and began to search. While searching, he murmured to himself: "Chu State, Chu State..."
Yue Yuan on the side was also looking around, helping to search on the map.
After a moment, Ren Yishuang's finger suddenly stopped, pointed at a small dot on the map, and said happily: "The Kingdom of Chu is here!"
The voice immediately attracted the attention of the other two people, and they saw that on the huge map, there was indeed a thumb-sized area with the two small characters "Chu" written on it.
Because this map is so large, it covers almost the entire territory of the Zhulin Region, and within this area, there are countless dynasties, large and small, all densely distributed on this land.
After finding the address, Ren Yishuang simply painted a black dot on it with a brush to make a mark.
Afterwards, Bai Qingzhou continued to take out the next piece of paper and continued to read: "The Prime Minister's Mansion, the capital of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Wang Zhixing."
After hearing the new address, Ren Yishuang began to search slowly on the map again.
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A roll call, a search, the two of them divided the work and cooperated. Soon, they found the addresses of the seven slips of paper in the cave, and marked them with black dots with a brush.
Looking at the seven black dots on the map, Bai Qingzhou frowned, as if he felt there was some connection between them. After thinking about it, he asked:
"Fellow Daoist Ren, where exactly is the cave we just went to?"
After hearing the question, Ren Yishuang picked up the brush and looked at the map. After a pause, he directly used the brush to put a black dot on the map.
"Right here."
After Ren Yishuang marked the location of the cave, Bai Qingzhou's eyes suddenly lit up and he finally discovered the connection.
The distance between the cave and the seven black spots is actually about the same, and the cave is surrounded by a semicircle.
Seeing this scene, an idea flashed in Bai Qingzhou's mind, and he said slowly: "I see..."
"Old Bai, what did you find?" Ren Yi stared at the map and asked.
Bai Qingzhou pondered for a moment and guessed: "My guess is that the people who wrote these addresses are mortals, and they were all captured by the Hanyin old man from nearby. These addresses are their homes!"
Hearing this, Ren Yishuang nodded slowly, agreed with Bai Qingzhou's guess, and then asked:
"Then why did Old Man Hanyin go so far away to catch these people?"
Looking at the distance between black dots, although it is only one finger long on the map, in fact, the distance is very far.
Logically speaking, there are many villages, towns, dynasties, etc. near the cave. If you only want to capture some ordinary mortals, there is no need to travel so far.
Bai Qingzhou had many thoughts in his mind, and said slowly: "They should have something in common, otherwise Old Man Hanyin would not have gone far to catch these mortals. Only if we visit these addresses can we possibly be able to detect them."
"Okay, now that we have clues, let's set off!" Ren Yi clapped his hands and shouted excitedly.
"Um!"
Bai Qingzhou nodded heavily, and his expression was slightly excited, because things that seemed hopeless were ultimately due to his persistence, and now there was finally a slight chance, which made him feel that all the efforts were worth it.
And when he saw
Ren Yishuang, who looked excited, paused for a moment, thought for a while, and said softly:
"Fellow Daoist Ren, I will investigate this matter myself, so I don't need to trouble you anymore."
Hearing this, Ren Yishuang looked strange and confused, and asked:
"Why? Just let me help you! What's more, I don't have anything important to do now, so I am idle."
Bai Qingzhou shook his head helplessly and said: "This investigation is very dangerous. Old Man Hanyin is an evil cultivator of golden elixirs. I'm afraid that you will be involved..."
"Hey!" Ren Yishuang waved his right hand, with a relaxed expression, and said loudly: "Why are you talking about this? If I was afraid of danger, would I still participate in the evil-killing meeting? Besides, I was already unhappy when that beast escaped last time.
, now that there are clues to find him, how can I let him go?"
"But..." Bai Qingzhou still wanted to speak.
"There is no but!" Ren Yishuang waved his hand vigorously again and said angrily: "I mean, Lao Bai, we are in a life-and-death relationship after all. You have seen my whole body. Do you think this is a bit exaggerated?
Already..."
"Ah?!" Hearing Ren Yishuang's words when he looked at his body, Bai Qingzhou looked stunned for a moment, then turned red and said in shock: "This, this..."
"Hehe!" Ren Yishuang grinned in a low voice and said cheerfully: "When I fainted that day, I remember that my clothes were all torn, but when I woke up, there were your clothes wrapped around me, so it must be...
Wuwu, you have taken a look at my body, what should I do..."
Hearing Ren Yishuang's fake cry, Bai Qingzhou's head turned dark and his embarrassment was relieved a lot. But suddenly, he noticed someone looking at him and couldn't help but look down.
Turning his gaze, he directly bumped into Yue Yuan, who looked curious. At this moment, his doubtful eyes kept swinging back and forth on Bai Qingzhou and Ren Yishuang, looking confused.
"Haha, don't listen to your master's nonsense." Bai Qingzhou explained with a smile.
He didn't expect Ren Yishuang to be so bold as to say this in front of Yue Yuan, which made him feel a little ashamed and embarrassed.
After noticing Bai Qingzhou's expression, Ren Yishuang laughed loudly, then walked over and patted Bai Qingzhou on the shoulder, and said cheerfully:
"Okay, okay, I don't care, why are you blushing, hehe!"
Bai Qingzhou looked at her speechlessly and said nothing.
Ren Yishuang waved his hands, put away the map on the table and put it into the [storage bag], and then said seriously:
"Okay, let's go. Where is the best place to go first?"
When it came to business, Bai Qingzhou became a little more serious, and thoughts rose in his mind again. After thinking for a moment, he picked up one of the notes and said:
"Let's go find this Jiang Beiyan first!"
"Okay!" Ren Yishuang readily agreed.
After deciding on the next journey, the three of them simply checked out of the room without delay, walked to the bustling Fangshi, had a meal, and then left Fangshi and flew towards the so-called Chu Kingdom.
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The State of Chu is located in the northern part of the Zhulin Territory. The royal family surnamed Zhang has ruled the entire territory for more than three hundred years. The people in the territory live and work in peace and contentment, the folk customs are simple, and the commerce and trade is prosperous.
In the south-central part of Chu State, there is a large city called Enjiang City with a population of more than 100,000 people.
It is said that this city was specially built when the emperor rewarded a general named Jiang for his heroic fighting. Now, after decades of development, the city is now filled with wealthy businessmen and is extremely prosperous.
When it comes to the richest family in Enjiang City, all the people in the city will blurt out that it is the Jiang family in the north of the city.
Today, three visitors suddenly came to the door of the huge Jiang family.
"Who are you three looking for?" A servant wearing servant clothes at the door asked respectfully.
After looking at the plaque on the door that said "Jiang Family", Bai Qingzhou knew that he was on the right track, so he whispered back to the servant:
"I'm here to look for Jiang Beiyan."
Upon hearing this, the originally respectful servant's expression changed instantly, his back straightened slightly, and he said coldly:
"Isn't this Taoist priest here just joking? Who in the entire Enjiang City doesn't know that my young master has been missing for several years! What do you mean when you come here and say such sarcastic words?!"
As the servants' cold shouts came out, several serious-looking servants suddenly ran out of the concierge and surrounded Bai Qingzhou and the three of them, as if they would never walk out of the door if they didn't give an explanation.
But Bai Qingzhou didn't care at all. He heard the servant admit that Jiang Beiyan was his young master and had been missing for several years. He instantly understood that the person who wrote this note was most likely the missing Jiang Beiyan.
Seeing a crowd of people gathered around, Ren Yishuang flicked her fingers. In just a moment, a huge flame burst out from her fingers. The powerful flames even illuminated the faces of the surrounding servants.
red.
The temperature of the flames shocked several servants present.
"Ah! Sorcery!"
"This is a monster! Let's go!"
"Hurry up!"
After a while, several people realized what they were doing and started to retreat one after another, shouting and yelling. Even the servant who had a gloomy face at the beginning now looked panicked and looked like he couldn't believe it.
Seeing that the servant was frightened on the spot, Ren Yishuang said calmly: "We are just cultivators passing by. We are here to inquire about something important. Don't talk nonsense and take us to find the master of our family!"
Hearing Ren Yishuang's words, everyone looked at each other in silence. After a pause, the servant who had just started speaking reacted quickly and stepped forward and stammered:
"A few, some immortals, please come with me."
After saying that, he turned around and started leading the way.
Without saying much, the three of them lifted their legs and began to follow the servants' footsteps towards the mansion.
Not long after, they arrived at a living room and began to sit and wait. The servant looked nervous and quickly walked out of the living room, apparently to report information to the head of the family.
Bai Qingzhou and the other three didn't care at all. They sat in the hall and chatted simply.
Soon, six or seven nervous old men walked in through the door of the living room and bowed to the three of them. This chapter has been completed!