Shangguan Xiuqi kicked open the door angrily, only to find his mother, Mrs. Jiang, and a woman of similar age sitting in front of the hall chatting. The situation suddenly became awkward.
"Mom, I'm back." She quickly lowered her eyebrows and suppressed her anger. She didn't know where to put her raised right foot. She recognized this woman. She was a distant relative who often visited. According to her seniority, she should
Call her "aunt".
"Xiu Qi is still so heroic."
When the door to the room was suddenly kicked open, the half-aged lady looked stunned for a moment, then regained her energy and smile, said something to ease the embarrassment, and then stood up and left with a smile.
"Sister, walk slowly."
Smiling carefully, she sent Shangguan Xiuqi's "aunt" away. Mrs. Jiang turned around and glared at Shangguan Xiuqi fiercely, "It's neither serious nor serious. I've caused a wildfire somewhere. Come back."
Venting? Look at what you're wearing, you look like a wild boy. You don't want to imitate women who wield swords and swords. When will you be able to get married like this? I'm really pissed off."
"Mother" Shangguan Xiuqi said coquettishly, "What is she doing here?"
"I'm not here to say goodbye to you."
"Didn't I get engaged?" Shangguan Xiuqi casually threw the sword in his hand on the table, picked up a bowl of herbal tea that someone had drunk, and drank it, asking in surprise.
"It's still the same marriage, the sixth young master of the Chu family, Chu Yiming."
"I won't do it!"
Shangguan Xiuqi suddenly remembered Yu Xiaozheng's words, "It's natural to dislike the figure." He thought about Chu Yiming's visit to a place like "Manyuelou", where he hung out with those Yingying Yanyans for so long.
I don't know how many people my hands have touched, and every inch of my body suddenly felt uncomfortable.
"Why don't you want to? Although the head of the Chu family is newly deceased, he is still much better than our family. I heard that Chu Yiming was handsome and well-connected. It is said that he was still able to practice after the last accident. He will be here soon.
It is very possible to reach the spiritual level, return to the profound level, or even restore the original cultivation level. If you marry her, you will definitely enjoy happiness."
"I just don't want to! I don't want to marry him!" Shangguan Xiuqi refused subconsciously, and suddenly caught something, "What, you said Chu Anlan is dead?"
"How can you call me that? Yes, it is said that he died in some Ruoshizi ruins. Who knows? It's strange for an earth-level monk to die just when he said he was going to die. When you get married, I must advise your husband to take less risks."
, just do some mundane duties in the sect, wouldn’t it be nice if you gave birth to a boy and a half girl earlier?”
As she was persuading one sentence after another, suddenly there was a slight cough from outside the house. Jiang quickly opened the door, only to see the head of the house, Shangguan Bashuang, standing outside the door with a cold face, and quickly saluted:
"Father."
"Has the lobbyist sent by the Chu family come?" Shangguan Bashuang had no intention of coming in.
"yes."
"The Chu family has a new funeral. After the three-month mourning period is over, Xiuqi will marry her. I think September 26th will be a good day, so let's make a decision."
"Yes." Jiang could only obey the words of the head of the family, but she still turned around and pulled Shangguan Xiuqi over, "Father, do you think we should prepare more dowry for Xiuqi so as not to suffer the consequences of marriage?"
"Suffer?" Shangguan Bashuang snorted, "Chu Anlan is dead, who can make her suffer? The situation has changed. If there is no big shot to come to the matchmaking, I would not be willing to marry my granddaughter to him again."
"Grandpa, I don't want to get married either." Shangguan Xiuqi boldly replied.
"This matter is not a child's play, you cannot be willful." Shangguan Bashuang ignored her perverse temper this time, "Don't go out recently, and don't associate with random people, or do any investigations." He turned around and glanced at Mrs. Jiang, "
Take care of her for me. She is not allowed to go out before she gets married. I have to clean her up like a woman!"
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Li Zong, Tuoyuan City.
"Zhu San, why did you choose such a ghost place?" The light in the secret room was dim, and the turbid smell of various smells lingered, making people breathless.
"Otherwise, I'm not like you. I have a few profitable markets in my hands. I can only take care of the mule and horse markets. Tuoyuan City, which is next to the Red Dragon Gate, is the best territory in my hands.
, and there are so many animals here, they won’t talk nonsense.” Zhu San complained and ridiculed, and even meant to criticize Sanghuai.
"Don't complain, we are all on the same line. What's wrong with the Lue Horse Market? There are 'beast ships' passing by here on the left and right. Did any of you spend some spiritual energy to fly here?" Another person's voice was loud, in the middle.
He persuaded, "Now that Chu Anlan is dead, we can finally restart our plan. We must speed up, otherwise none of us will be able to repay the debt accumulated by 'Uncle Feng'."
"Bai Shiduo, can he still force us?" The man known as "Zhu San" sneered, "If this matter is leaked, regardless of his high cultivation level, the boss will kill him."
"Crow's mouth!" said more than one person.
"Hey, old man, I heard that the Yu family is investigating your Huang family, how's it going?" Before they finished speaking, the three of them looked at the old man in the corner.
"It doesn't matter, they were just helping a little bit, but now they just want to take credit for Chu Anlan's death and want a share of the pie." The old man just moved his body lazily, "I have already contacted them, and they have their
If people cover up, we can do it for a longer time."
"Then how do I change the share?"
"Since the situation has changed, let's change the plan. Uncle Feng still accounts for 30%, and we will reduce the rest. Zhu San, our Huang family, Bai Shiduo, and your Guangji Hall each have 15%. Now there is more.
Family, they divide it into seven points, leaving three points for the boy from the Chu family, so that he can shut up, and it will be easier to change places when the spirit stone mine is exhausted. The management of other related families will be handled by our Huang family." Corner.
The old man inside said.
"Uncle Feng, this old guy, doesn't do anything and still wants 30%!"
"Don't talk nonsense! Do you think we can cover this matter with just a few of us? Without Master Feng to protect us, we will end up dead in a ditch in a few days!"
"Yes, yes, you are right, everything you said is right. Speaking of which, is your brother also related to this matter?"
"Bai Shizai is looking for death on his own, and he can't blame anyone else. However, we asked someone to do a divination, but there is no news at all. It is very likely that his soul will be destroyed, and he will most likely be killed by a monster."
Several people gasped at the same time.
…………
"Raptor, Yufeng Sect Nanfeng City, thirty-six people, one Earth-level, one Jindan, thirteen Xuan-level, six foundation-builders, two of whom have perfect Xuan-level, one has perfect foundation-builder, female
Xiu two people..."
"Raptor, Yufeng Sect Nanfeng City, thirty-six people, one Earth-level, one Jindan, thirteen Xuan-level, six foundation-builders, two of whom have perfect Xuan-level, one has perfect foundation-builder, female
Xiu two people..."
Kuang Shucai kept repeating a long sentence, and his head almost exploded, when he heard Li Dabang next to him emphasize again, "Remember, your answers cannot be wrong. If you are asked something wrong, all your efforts will be wasted."
.If you ask a question that I haven't thought of, just improvise. If you can, make it a little vague, or just say it's a secret. Do you understand?"
"Where did I carry it?"
Kuang Shucai was not happy to be interrupted. Of course, he was only unhappy. The copper ring on his arm was still there, "By the way, can you get the spiritual stone like this?"
"Of course, being in a hurry is what I, Li Dabang, am good at. The Biyun Sect is now eager for revenge, but cannot rush to raise troops, so it secretly recruits capable casual cultivators. And you are the member of the 'Raptor Society'
Vice president."
"The fart raptor knows how to do it!" Kuang Shucai complained, "Then why am I not at the prefecture level, nor am I a golden elixir?"
"Because you are responsible for making money, but your power is not small at all. You can directly influence the president's decision, do you understand?"
"You know a thing." Kuang Shucai curled his lips and said dissatisfiedly, "You said you would help me, but you want me to go with you to cheat? It would be a death if the secret is exposed."
"Then what else can you do? You are neither a prefecture-level nor a golden elixir." Li Dabang answered him in the same words as Kuang Shucai just now, "This is not called cheating, this is called a game. He gave us spiritual stones and hired us to loot.
Beijianmen, we took the spirit stone and left. We made money without killing anyone. Isn't it wonderful? Then we will find a way to get the list of other casual cultivators and sell them to Beijianmen, and we can make another profit.
Bi, of course, I guess their name for dealing with Beijianmen is just a false name, the real purpose is not Beijianmen, but Jincheng Sect."
"I only owe you one thing."
"Okay, after you help take care of the Biyun Sect, I will help you remove the copper ring and do what I say."
"Where's the damn waterweed?"
"Didn't you say you only owe me one thing?"
At that moment, Kuang Shucai really wanted to kill Li Dabang, but then he felt an itching sensation on his ankle. He knew that this was the waterweed that was growing again. Once he had the intention to kill, the waterweed would grow inexplicably. It was really a damn thing.
thing.
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Li Zong, Nanluocheng.
Qiu Nanjia resumed her appearance covered by black gauze. She sat at the top and listened to the reports of several stewards on this month's affairs. Her mood was very chaotic. Even the person reporting the report could see through her lazy expression.
Her posture showed that she was absent-minded, so after the hurried report, all the stewards did not stay, for fear of causing trouble, and left in a hurry.
"Ni Dabao, please stay for a while!"
"yes!"
Ni Dabao, whose belt was getting wider and wider, was suddenly called by his name. He was surprised and happy in his heart. He was surprised that he was left alone to face the right envoy, who seemed to be in a bad mood. He was happy that he finally entered the sight of the higher-ups.
"Who would be better to investigate that mass of black energy that turned into golden light?"
Ni Dabao was about to answer the question, but he heard the right envoy ask an inexplicable question, what is the black energy? What is the golden light? How to investigate? Who to send to investigate?
He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He raised his head and glanced at the expressionless Liao Shenchang above him. He didn't even have any intention to speak. In his panic, he heard another monk above him take over the conversation.
"Initially, Ambassador Li Zuo was in charge of this matter. I don't know the source of the black energy. The earliest black energy was sealed in a bottle by Li Zuo using special means. Later, it was handed over to you, sir. Only a few of it landed in Moqiuquan.
It was in my hand, but later Mo Qiuquan died and was lost."
"I know this." Qiunanjia said, "I also know that this black gas comes from a mysterious cave in Zongfuyuan Town, Qianshan. For this reason, many of us died. Who has dealt with this before?
What's the matter?"
"You still need to ask Ambassador Li Zuo."
"Okay, I will naturally go to the president to discuss this matter." Qiu Nanjia stood up, "Before that, let's settle the matter in Fuyuan Town. Are you talking about this matter, Ni Dabao?"
"Yes, my subordinates are in charge!"
"Finalize this matter as soon as possible!"
"Yes, we have reached terms with the Qianshan Sect in the name of mining, Fuyuan Town and..."
"This is not important. What is important is that I hope to be able to legitimately send a lot of additional manpower to Fuyuan Town as soon as possible. Do you understand?" Qiu Nanjia interrupted Ni Dabao's words.
"Yes, yes, I will do it now."
Ni Dabao originally wanted to take the opportunity to demonstrate his ability to do things, but he did not expect that the right envoy was not interested at all. Fortunately, he had already finalized the matter, but what does "many manpower" mean? Is it not limited to cultivation level? He seems to still have this problem
He needed to communicate with the Qianshan Sect as soon as possible. Although he believed that the Qianshan Sect was not capable of resisting, it would be troublesome if it made the right envoy unhappy.
Moreover, it was possible that Fuyuan Town was hiding some secrets. This was the first time he knew about it. After reporting the conclusion that the mineral resources in Fuyuan Three Towns were poor, the senior officials still approved the cooperation between Fuyuan Three Towns. It seemed that this
Secrecy is the main reason.
With these speculations in mind, he walked out of the living room tremblingly, and suddenly remembered something that he had not reported: Jiang Feng, the head of the Qianshan Sect, had not appeared for a long time recently, and something seemed to have happened. Even the chaos among the casual cultivators in Donghu County was...
No action was taken.
The situation in the Qianshan Sect has changed. I don't know if it will affect the senior management's decision on Fuyuan Town. He hesitated for a moment, but still did not go back. Now the right envoy is obviously uneasy, so it is better not to get into trouble.
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The winding path leads to an unknown distance, but Jiang Feng feels a hint of familiarity. Mixed in the chaotic gravel mud on the left and right are dry vines as thick as an arm. It was the same dry vines that trapped him after he escaped from the Yuanchu Dao Palace.
Jiang Feng remembered the smell of the strange vine and carefully dug out a piece to confirm his guess.
Does this lead to that small third-order spiritual land?
Jiang Feng vaguely suspected this, and his steps couldn't help but slow down. Two hours later, he saw a building that seemed to be put together temporarily from a distance.
The tower-shaped building was three to four feet high and was made of gravels of different sizes. Its surface was scattered and ugly, lacking the order and beauty that a normal building should have.
Is this the Xindao Palace of Yuanchu?
The result is obvious. Judging from the ruins of the previous Dao Palace and this new Dao Palace, Yuan Chu was indeed seriously injured, and perhaps he was recuperating deep in the Dao Palace at this time.
Jiang Feng thought for a while, found a remote corner, drank the remaining "Yungui Medicinal Oil" and lurked. At the same time, he released his shadow and quickly entered the Dao Palace, which was unobstructed and showed no signs of formations. The medicinal oil was
The effective time is short, and he must quickly detect the danger here.
There is no light in the Taoist palace. The entrance is an empty hall. There is a simple white jade altar with six black secret boxes placed on it. They are the remaining six that I saw in the Taoist palace before. With experience,
Jiang Feng naturally wouldn't touch it, but looked at the simple cave deep underground. : :
The shadow drifted deep into it, and soon I felt the fullness of the spiritual energy here. This new Dao Palace, just as I expected, was built on the small third-level spiritual land. The spiritual spring not far away was also at the same time.
This is proven.
The walls here are rougher than those outside, as if they were pushed open by brute force. They are not carved or decorated, and the space is not large. It seems to be only half of the upper level, about two hundred steps square, and is supported by dozens of ferocious stone pillars.
This space also separates this place.
In the center of the room, there is a round black altar, surrounded by black crystal gravel. The surface of the altar is carved with complex patterns, like some kind of formation. Because it is incompatible with the surrounding environment, Jiang Feng guessed,
Perhaps this altar was also moved from the previous Taoist palace.
Each of the six corners of the altar has a place where a spiritual stone can be embedded. Judging from the size, it must be at least a third-level spiritual stone. Could the formation engraved here be the formation that was spread here?
Jiang Feng was waiting to look for other clues, but his eyes were suddenly attracted by a voice. On a special stone pillar covered with a large number of black stone fragments, a woman with short hair was trapped.