Aqi's lips are so beautiful.
Yan Jiuge was lost in thought for a moment.
When he came back to his senses, his fingers trembled slightly and he subconsciously retracted them, but the touch was inevitable and the knuckles of his ring finger rolled over the corner of Chu Qi's lips.
Extremely soft to the touch.
The two of them each took a step back. The confusion just now lasted only a moment, and the heartbeat lasted only three breaths.
But those touches seem to last forever, spreading in the heart like a spring breeze passing over the lake, causing ripples.
Chu Qi felt his face was hot.
Although he is shy, he will not feel embarrassed about wearing an earring.
But just now... It was really strange.
Chu Qi's thoughts were in a mess. When he met Yan Jiuge's gaze, he blurted out in a hurry, "I, I'll go back to Zhongling Peak to pack my things first."
Yan Jiuge turned his eyes away from Chu Qi's lips.
"Zhong Lingfeng's things were moved here seven days ago." Yan Jiuge's voice was slightly low.
“…” Chu Qi was speechless.
In order to make it easier for him and Yan Jiuge to practice the Double Mental Method, he had already moved his things here, and it was Senior Sister Bai Xuan who helped him to organize them.
The daily necessities are all in the room next to Yan Jiuge.
The excuse he had finally found turned out to be embarrassing, and Chu Qi felt his face getting hotter.
"Would you like to try the effect of silver plating?"
At this time, Yan Jiuge spoke up and turned the topic to the earring.
The name of the earrings is Liuyin. As Yan Chi said, it took a lot of effort to refine such a "gorgeous but very solid" treasure. So it was given an extremely expensive name.
Although it is not very elegant, when it is engraved on the treasure, it represents that the name is in harmony with the object.
After hearing Yan Jiuge's words, Chu Qi came out of his embarrassment and turned his attention to the earring on his left ear.
This was given to him by Yan Jiuge.
A strange emotion flashed through his heart, Chu Qi let out a breath, then gathered his wandering thoughts and used his spiritual power to investigate the effect of the silver.
This earring-like treasure was extremely good in both gathering spirits and defending. It seemed to be tailor-made for Chu Qi's daily habits.
Chu Qi was pleasantly surprised. "What grade of treasure is this? It feels even more powerful than a fourth-grade treasure."
Treasures are divided into four levels according to their rarity. Going higher, ancient books divide them into three levels: heaven, earth, and man. Levels one to four belong to the human level, while the earth level and heaven level are legendary treasures.
"Not sure, but it should be OK." Yan Jiuge did not ask about the rank. Yan Chi was the most gifted weapon refiner in the Yan family, he was over a hundred years old, but he was one generation younger than Yan Jiuge. Whenever they met, Yan Chi would rather call Yan Jiuge Young Master than uncle.
"In the future, this refiner will also be the one who refines the mustard seed space for you."
"That's really a bother for him. I wonder how many spirit stones he will cost?" Chu Qi asked.
"No need for spirit stones, he still owes me money."
Yan Jiuge raised his eyebrows and spoke in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Ah?" Chu Qi had never heard Yan Jiuge talk about "borrowing money" before, so he was a little curious, "When did you lend it to him?"
In the past few years, Yan Jiuge has spent most of his time practicing in Tianxuan Sect. How could he have the time to lend money to a weapon refiner
Chu Qi was puzzled, but heard Yan Jiuge continue to answer.
"I have to give some money to my poor relatives every time I come home. I have owed them money for almost 20 years, and the debt keeps increasing. I still can't pay it back."
"?"
How could a weapon refiner be so poor
Chu Qi was somewhat curious about the person described by Yan Jiuge. As far as he knew, weapon refiner was a very lucrative profession. If the refiner was highly talented, the magic weapon he refined could easily cost millions of spirit stones.
Yan Jiuge said that this person could refine a mustard seed space, so his weapon refining skills must be extraordinary. How could such a weapon refiner be poor and destitute
Chu Qi didn't quite understand, so he just followed Yan Jiuge's words and said, "Then I will give you the spirit stone."
"What are you doing for me? Do you want to share these worldly possessions with me?" Yan Jiuge was not very happy.
"… "
A small amount of spirit stones would be fine, but this is a large amount after all, it's not good...
Chu Qi glanced at Yan Jiuge and said, "Brothers in the mortal world must settle accounts clearly."
"We are not brothers." Yan Jiuge did not agree with this. He changed the subject and raised his voice slightly, "You don't have to settle accounts with me."
Chu Qi: “…”
None of your arguments make sense, and if you continue we're going to end up arguing.
Seeing his frown, Yan Jiuge sighed and softened his tone, "Okay Aqi, all your spiritual arts are mine. They are priceless. If we really want to settle the account, I owe you."
"All right."
Chu Qi softened his ears and let go of the matter of settling the score. There was really no need to worry too much about the friendship between him and Yan Jiuge.
"I'll continue packing. Can you see if there are any other herbs you want to take?" Yan Jiuge turned the topic back to what happened before.
The two of them got busy and started packing their things.
The headmaster had instructed that we should go to the Central Region to provide support quickly, because we didn't know what would happen next, and we might need to send more people.
Yan Jiuge's original plan was that after Yan Chi had refined the gilded silver, he would let him rest for half a month and then continue to refine the mustard seed space.
Among the people sent by the Yan family, Yan Chi also occupied a place.
Two months ago, the Yan family rushed to a town near Tianxuan Sect, settled there under assumed names, and waited for Yan Jiuge to send them at any time.
There was nothing to do in Tianxuan Sect before, so Yan Jiuge let them stay in a nearby town.
Now that I was about to go out, I had to take the Yan family with me. Before the evil spirits were completely eliminated, it was necessary to be more cautious and vigilant.
So Yan Jiuge sent a message to Yan Chi and others in advance, asking them to go to Qiucheng to meet up.
*
In the end, Yan Jiuge only brought ten Tianxuan Sect sword practitioners assigned by the sect leader with him.
The journey is long and the mountains are high, and we have to hurry back. Taking a low-level swordsman out to fly the sword will only be slow, so after thinking it over, I decided to give up.
Two Yuanying stage disciples went out together, and they were also medical and sword disciples who had practiced the Double Heart Method. It would not be a big deal if they did not bring the foundation-building disciples.
"If there is anything difficult to resolve, just send a message back immediately." The headmaster instructed.
"yes."
Everyone responded.
Elder Qingyue and Bai Xuan were refining medicine at Zhongling Peak today, so they didn't have time to come and see Chu Qi off. They had to prepare more spiritual medicines at this time, so that the disciples would not be left without medicines.
The atmosphere was not as relaxed as when they went out for training.
Unnecessary greetings were omitted, and the shadows of eleven spiritual swords swept from the Tianxuan Sect towards the Central Region.
*
Half a month later, Central Region.
There are many main cities in the Central Region, Qiu City is just one of them, and there are also many small cities.
However, the protective barriers of these small towns are all open, as if they are on guard against outsiders. The city gates are also tightly closed, and the situation looks extremely tense.
Tianxuan Zong and others did not know the exact location of Qiucheng, so they had to search while flying their swords.
"The spiritual energy here is so scarce. Even if I fly the sword and absorb spiritual energy to replenish it at the same time, I won't be able to keep it." Luo Wuci stuffed a Soul-Returning Pill into his mouth in distress. If he continued to consume it like this, his bottle of Soul-Returning Pills would be empty.
"The situation in the Central Region is like this. We need to find someone to ask where Qiucheng is. This will be faster." Liu Weiming suggested.
At this moment, Yan Jiuge, who was flying in the front on the sword, suddenly stopped in mid-air.
Yan Jiuge took off the jade pendant from his waist, and a soundproof barrier spontaneously floated around his body. He answered the message.
The other disciples of Tianxuan Sect stopped behind Yan Jiuge, waiting with their swords suspended in the air.
Only Chu Qi, who was flying the sword with Yan Jiuge, heard a few words.
"Young Master, we have found clues to Qiu City, but this place is a little far from Qiu City, so we can stay here temporarily. Young Master, why don't you come over first?"
A lazy voice came from the other end of the jade pendant, followed by a yawn.
It didn't sound like the tone of a servant at all, and it sounded like he was familiar with Yan Jiuge.
"I understand. I'll be there right away."
Yan Jiuge responded and then hung up the message, and the soundproof barrier surrounding him faded away.
Under the expectant gazes of the other Tianxuan Sect disciples, Yan Jiuge spoke.
"My fellow apprentice brothers, I have obtained some clues about Qiucheng from my good friend at home. Please follow me to that place to find out what's going on."
Family friend
The person who just transmitted the message to Yan Jiuge
Chu Qi felt a little curious.
The other disciples of Tianxuan Sect had no objection, and they followed Yan Jiuge and changed their route, flying towards the east on their swords.
After flying on the sword for about half an hour, Yan Jiuge and everyone landed in front of a small town.
This town cannot be described as prosperous. In fact, due to the recent unrest, it looks quite depressed, with only a few lonely figures scattered on the avenue.
Yan Jiuge asked all the disciples of Tianxuan Sect to change into ordinary people's clothes so as not to disturb the ordinary people living in the town.
Many people in the Central Region do not have spiritual roots, while the cultivators with spiritual roots can call the shots in this tiny area and fight for resources, which makes the common people very afraid.
Furthermore, hiding their identities would also help them investigate the tragic news in Qiucheng.
However, even if they were wearing ordinary clothes, as sword cultivators, they had to wear a spiritual sword on their waists, and they did not look gentle. Occasionally, mortals who passed by them would avoid them from a distance.
Yan Jiuge followed the sensed breath and led everyone from Tianxuan Sect to find an inn to stay.
"How much does it cost to stay overnight?"
The innkeeper didn't even bother to raise his eyelids. "One tael of silver per room."
The Central Region is not as populous as other main cities in terms of cultivators, and most transactions here are conducted with silver rather than spirit stones.
If a spirit stone was thrown out, the shopkeeper would probably be horrified and terrified.
So, Yan Jiuge threw out a gold ingot.
“Bang!”
The gold fell on the front counter, interrupting the sound of the shopkeeper's abacus. He looked up, and when he saw the gold, he smiled happily and said in a more attentive tone, "Sir, how long will you stay?"
Yan Jiuge: "I want to ask a question first."
The shopkeeper followed his words and said, "Ask whatever you want."
"Do you know where Qiucheng is?"
“Bang!”
This time, the golden gold rolled from the shopkeeper's hands and fell to the ground.
When the shopkeeper heard Yan Jiuge's question, he panicked at first. After coming to his senses, he didn't even want the gold anymore. He shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "Our inn is full. We are closed today and cannot accommodate anyone. This young man should find another inn. We cannot accommodate anyone."
His original enthusiasm turned into fear, and he even wanted to drive Yan Jiuge and others out.
Just because - they asked where Qiucheng was.
Chu Qi frowned, thinking that either this inn or this Qiu City was weird.
"You just asked us where we were staying." Luo Wuci also spoke in dissatisfaction. "Just now, you didn't ask me that—" The shopkeeper stopped talking halfway.
Cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his eyes were wide open, like a rooster with its neck stuck. He was stiff for three breaths before he slowly came back to his senses.
After coming back to his senses, the shopkeeper said with lingering fear, "Don't ask, don't ask. Isn't it good to live with money?" Why did he have to ask Qiu Cheng
The shopkeeper did not say the second half of the sentence, but everyone could infer it from his words and actions.
(End of this chapter)