Lu Xiangleng on the other end seemed a little stunned when she saw her take the jade bowl so openly. Then she nodded and smiled.
Seeing that he was not very thirsty, he just patted the little mink's head and signaled it to come down.
Little Diao tilted his head and immediately understood what Jianchou meant. He jumped from her shoulder, landed on the ground, stood on the huge white stone, and looked up at Jianchou.
Jianchou took the jade bowl, leaned over to get some water from the clear stone pool, then squatted down, put the jade bowl in front of Xiao Diao, and said with a smile: "That's good, drink the water quickly. After you finish, we can continue on our journey."
The little mink was quite delighted and actually walked around the jade bowl twice, wooooing and wagging its tail.
Its eyes were clearly sparkling as it looked at the jade bowl.
This is…
At that moment, Jianchou had a bad feeling.
The nature of the mink...
As soon as the thought came to her mind, before she could react, the little mink had already stretched out its tongue and licked the jade bowl!
"… "
There was silence all over the place.
Feng Li from Baiyue Valley had just handed the bowl to Jianchou and returned to Lu Xiangleng's side. He just stood there and turned around when he saw this scene. He immediately opened his mouth in shock.
Why did the little mink lick the jade bowl instead of the water in the bowl
Even though Lu Xiangleng was well-informed, she couldn't help but be slightly stunned at this moment, looking at Jianchou's little mink in surprise.
This mink gives people a feeling that it seems a little unusual.
Jianchou was silent for a long time, then slowly pressed his hand on his forehead.
Headache.
I love to pick up rags and collect things. I can’t help but lick the good things I see…
She should think about it, is the reason why the little mink likes to lick her because she is a "good thing"
No no no no, I'm not a thing.
“…Okay, stop licking and drink some water!”
Jianchou had fallen into strange thoughts and finally couldn't help it. He gently "kicked" the little mink with his foot and looked at it seriously.
"Woo woo..."
The little mink whimpered and felt a little aggrieved.
But under Jianchou's stern gaze, it didn't dare to embarrass Jianchou in front of so many people, so it could only lower its head and drink up the water in the bowl.
During the whole process, Lu Xiangleng's eyes were on Xiao Diao.
Jianchou watched it finish drinking and thought it should be over. He was about to reach out to grab the bowl, but unexpectedly, at this moment, two paws moved faster!
brush!
A gray shadow flashed!
When I looked again, the jade bowl was already tightly held in the little mink's two paws!
I'm going to...
Is it necessary to be so fast
Jianchou looked at Xiaodiao in almost shock.
“Woo woo woo…”
What a pretty little bowl. It looks like it must be a good thing. I really want it.
The little mink looked at Jianchou pitifully, hoping that Jianchou would be kind and let him take the jade bowl away.
Shame, shame, so shameful!
Jianchou really wanted to pick up Xiaodiao and throw him away. It was just a jade bowl that someone gave you casually, and you were so greedy for it!
She was just about to reach out and take the jade bowl out of its hand, but unexpectedly, a gentle laugh came from the side.
"Daoyou's Diao'er seems to be quite spiritual."
After Wen Wenran finished speaking, Lu Xiangleng could not help coughing twice. A layer of faint black air rose from her blood, but she frowned and raised her hand to suppress it.
Lu Xiangleng's eyes were fixed on the little mink, and she seemed quite curious.
After hearing what others said, it was difficult for him to snatch the bowl from Xiao Diao.
Jianchou sighed, shook his head helplessly, stood up, and said, "Spirit? Where is the spirit? I think it has more bad qualities. Not only does it not listen at all, but it always gets curious when it sees something and won't let go. It's nothing more than an ordinary little mink..."
That being said, Jianchou certainly didn’t think so.
But the little mink had no idea what Jianchou was thinking. When he heard that Jianchou dared to call him "ordinary", he immediately started howling while holding the jade bowl, looking so arrogant and ferocious.
The female cultivators who were resting in Baiyue Valley were all stunned.
The furry little mink with bared fangs and claws is undoubtedly the killer weapon to capture the hearts of the female cultivators. Some people immediately couldn't take their eyes off it and thought the little mink was cute no matter how they looked at it.
Even Lu Xiangleng's gaze softened.
"Fellow Daoist, you are too modest. I have been practicing for more than ten years and have seen many things. I have seen countless spiritual beasts and monsters like this one. It is rare to see a little marten that is as human as you. I have no way of judging its depth. At such a cursory glance, I think it is just an ordinary marten."
"oh?"
Hearing Lu Xiangleng say this, it seemed that he wanted to look at Diao'er with a higher regard.
Jianchou couldn't help but reach out his hand, grab the little mink by the neck, pull the little mink up, shake it left and right, and shake his head and say, "You're getting fatter and fatter... During the past few days when I was in seclusion, you've become more and more carefree. Master is right, it's just right for one pot..."
“Ooooooooooooooo!”
here we go again!
Start bullying Mink again!
The little mink kicked its legs angrily in the air, as if it was going to kick Jianchou, but it had only two short legs, and no matter how it swung, it couldn't kick Jianchou.
Why use legs
because…
The two paws are still holding the jade bowl!
He even wanted to kick his master but was reluctant to let go, which really left Jianchou speechless.
She slapped Xiao Diao directly, and immediately made Xiao Diao obedient. Then she put Xiao Diao on her shoulder, looked back at Lu Xiangleng, and said, "Xiao Diao likes this jade bowl. I'm afraid I can't get it back, so I have to shamelessly ask you to give me a bowl. If we have the chance to see each other again in the future, I will return this bowl to you."
"It's just a jade bowl, don't worry about it." Lu Xiangleng saw that Chou seemed to be leaving, and couldn't help looking towards the east. "We came from the west, and didn't meet you along the way. I guess you came from the east. Where are you going now?"
"Go west, settle down in Feitian Town, and then go west again."
Jianchou only gave a general route but did not specify where he was going.
Lu Xiangleng could naturally understand the meaning behind this. After all, they were just meeting by chance, so it was only right for them to be reserved.
After thinking about the recent situation in Feitian Town, Lu Xiangleng said, "When we returned to Feitian Town from the Herb Picking Peak, we heard that many cultivators in the town had died recently. I don't know who was behind it. Now some people in Feitian Town are in a state of panic. Most of the cultivators who died were below the Jindan stage. If you want to stay in Feitian Town, you should be careful."
"Herb Picking Peak?"
The first thing Jianchou noticed was this name.
Isn't this your destination
Lu Xiangleng naturally didn't expect Jianchou to pay attention to this insignificant detail. She frowned slightly, but still replied: "The Herb Picking Peak is called the Herb Picking Peak because although the mountain is small, it has a thousand climates, so it can grow many different spiritual herbs and flowers, which is extremely magical. There is even a Black Wind Cave under the cliff. In recent years, it has attracted many cultivators from the Nineteen Continents to explore. I have a basic understanding of pharmacology and can refine a few pills, so I went to the Herb Picking Peak."
"Is the Black Wind Cave at the Herb Picking Peak still there?"
He actually heard the topic that interested him again, and he was no longer in a hurry to leave.
Since I've run into Lu Xiangleng, I might as well take this opportunity to find out more.
Lu Xiangleng also understood it at once, and a smile appeared on his pale face: "So the place where Daoist friend is going is the Herb Picking Peak."
but…
He was indeed a cultivator who had just started practicing, or had been in seclusion for too long.
"The Black Wind Cave in the Herb Picking Peak is a place that some strange cultivators in the Central Region of Zuo Sanqian like to go to. I heard that someone picked up a magic weapon in it some time ago. In recent years, I don't know why there is a rumor that there is a treasure in the Black Wind Cave. Many cultivators went there, but all returned empty-handed. Did you go there for this too, fellow Daoist?"
"Half."
This is the truth.
Jianchou went to the Black Wind Cave, not for the so-called illusory treasure.
The news heard from Lu Xiangleng was different from what Jianchou learned from Fudaoshanren.
The Black Wind Cave in the Herb Picking Peak is so famous, so the Black Wind must be there too. Fudaoshanren hasn't been in the Nineteen Continents for three hundred years, and he has only been squatting on Yashan eating chicken legs recently, so he probably doesn't know what the news outside is like.
At first, Jianchou was worried that there was no black wind in the Black Wind Cave and he would return empty-handed.
Now after hearing what Lu Xiangleng said, she felt relieved.
The colder Lu Xiang felt, the more she felt that Jianchou exuded a mysterious aura.
First, although they know very little about the outside world, they remain calm and composed, and do not feel embarrassed or nervous at all because of what they don’t know.
Such a magnanimity is not something that everyone can have;
Second, no matter how ignorant you are, you should have heard of the Upper Five White Moon Valley.
After introducing himself, Jianchou's reaction was quite calm, as if he didn't think Baiyue Valley was anything special.
This only represents two possibilities: First, the other party's cultivation is higher than his own, so he doesn't need to worry about him, but it is obvious that Jianchou is only in the late stage of foundation building; so there is only the second possibility left, which is -
Jianchou came from a sect that was at least as powerful as Baiyue Valley.
Counting the three thousand sects in the Central Region, there are only a few that are not inferior to the White Moon Valley, and some of them basically do not accept female cultivators.
So after just a brief thought, Lu Xiangleng basically knew which sects Jianchou might have come from.
but…
That's all.
Lu Xiangleng's thoughts were all in her heart, and her mind was racing at a very fast pace.
Jianchou hadn't noticed anything yet, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with her attitude. She touched the little mink on her shoulder, and remembered what Lu Xiangleng had reminded her before, and suddenly asked, "Feitian Town is also a place where cultivators gather. That person only kills cultivators at the Jindan stage and below, so his cultivation level must not be very high. How come no one has brought him to justice?"
"I'm ashamed to say this." Lu Xiangleng coughed twice again and said with a bitter smile, "Feitian Town is close to Baiyue Valley, and people from Baiyue Valley should have been looking for the murderer. Unfortunately, the first person to die in Feitian Town was a female cultivator from Baiyue Valley. If I hadn't been poisoned by the scorpion this time, I should have investigated the matter. Unfortunately, I am unable to do so now."
I see.
It seems that the sects in the cultivation world have spheres of influence, and any place within the scope of Baiyue Valley should be protected by the nearest sect.
Jianchou understood something again.
Seeing Jianchou lowering her eyes in thought, Lu Xiangleng thought she was worried about what would happen after she went to Feitian Town, so she couldn't help but say, "Although Feitian Town is dangerous now, you don't have to worry. This matter has been reported to Yashan by my Baiyue Valley not long ago. Yashan is only a hundred miles away from Feitian Town, and we will arrive soon. No matter how cruel that villain is, he dare not fight against Yashan."
When mentioning Yashan, Lu Xiangleng's eyes were filled with a natural respect, without a trace of frivolity.
While here at Jianchou, she suddenly heard the name of Yashan, which gave her an indescribable feeling.
Perhaps, in everyone's eyes, Yashan is a very reliable existence.
Although only a name was mentioned, it was obvious that Chou could vaguely sense how much vicissitudes were engraved under these two simple words.
Lowering his eyes slightly, Jianchou directly bowed: "No matter what happens in Feitian Town, I must go this trip. Thank you for your guidance, Brother Lu. If we meet again in the future, I will return the bowl for you today. Goodbye."
Seeing Jianchou about to leave, Lu Xiangleng was a little stunned: "But I still don't know your name, or who your master is..."
When the many female cultivators from the White Moon Valley behind heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.
When did Senior Sister Lu become so concerned about an ordinary passerby
When Jianchou raised his hand, the inner and outer mirrors in his sleeves flew out, and the bright and gentle glazed golden light diffused out.
She stepped directly onto the magnifying mirror, turned around to look at Lu Xiangleng, and laughed: "What's your name, who is your master, why do you need to know? You are just a nobody."
After saying that, Jianchou didn't even bother to explain and simply turned into a stream of light and flew away.
On Baishishan Mountain, at the edge of the stone pond, Lu Xiang looked up.
After the light disappeared, Feng Li, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but ask, "Senior Sister...but what's wrong with this person?"
"Nothing wrong. Ahem..." Her two curved eyebrows frowned, and a black air rose up again, lingering on Lu Xiangleng's fair face. "I just made a rough guess about her identity, but I guessed wrong."
What she used was a mirror, not the ferocious axe as rumored. Besides, she had never heard that the eldest sister of Yashan kept a little mink.
Shaking his head slowly, Lu Xiangleng dispelled some of his previous thoughts.
It was just a chance encounter, and I just felt that the other person was not that simple. I really shouldn't think too much about it.
A faint purple light floated up, and the dark energy on Lu Xiangleng's face was finally dispelled. However, when the black energy dissipated, the face became paler and paler.
"Let's go—"
The sound stopped abruptly, and Lu Xiangleng suddenly started coughing violently, and in an instant he spat out a small mouthful of blood.
The blood, stained her moon-white clothes, was actually purple-red in color, which looked extremely strange.
The female cultivators around were startled and said anxiously, "Senior Sister Lu!"
Feng Li came over to help her up. Seeing Lu Xiangleng staggering, tears welled up in her eyes. She cried, "Senior Sister Lu, please stop talking. Let's go back now. Maybe Master can find a way to remove the scorpion poison..."
What can Master do
Baiyue Valley was not a sect that was well versed in toxicology and pharmacology. Lu Xiangleng knew very well that he was the best in this area in the entire sect. Although his master had great skills, he was helpless against the scorpion poison.
"Forget it. I'm about to accept my fate. Why are you crying? Bingteng Yuqin has disappeared for hundreds of years and cannot be found anywhere. Maybe God has no mercy on me. Whether I live or die, I'll just let nature take its course. Let's go."
Lu Xiangleng said this with a smile, then looked down at the bloodstains on her collar, and surprisingly felt that she was beginning to not care.
"But… "
How can this be
Feng Li stared at Lu Xiangleng blankly: "But Senior Sister, won't you still have to go to Zuo Sanqian's small meeting in two years?"
Lu Xiangleng said nothing, but just walked forward.
Baishishan Mountain is to the west, facing the direction of the setting sun.
Jianchou stepped on the inner and outer mirrors leisurely, listening to the sound of the little mink licking the jade bowl beside him, and couldn't help asking: "Diao'er, do you think the scorpion poison in her body can be cured?"
This is an extremely strong and overbearing poison. Jianchou had experienced it before, and it has a great impact on a person's practice.
She couldn't see through the other party's cultivation level, but it must be higher than hers. However, judging from the situation, it was not much higher, and should still be in the Jindan stage.
It is hard to say what will happen in the future if affected by scorpion venom.
The little mink didn't understand what he said, or maybe he didn't listen carefully at all.
It purred a few times casually, then lowered its head and continued to lick the jade bowl.
When Jianchou looked back, he immediately realized that in ancient times there were scholars playing the lute to a cow, and now Jianchou was talking to a mink, both of them were in the same situation, with no tact and a waste of expression.
With a long sigh, she simply didn't bother to talk and just hurried on her way.
The red sun sank into the endless land in the west as Jianchou continued to move westward.
The mountains were all crawling at Jianchou's feet. Seeing the vast darkness that had already covered the entire earth, Jianchou finally climbed over the last mountain range under the last ray of light and finally saw a large town on the other side of the mountains.
Among the lands of the Nineteen Continents, the Central Region is the place with the most sects.
At the intersection of plains and mountains, few large sects were born, but instead there were many small sects; because of the mixed personnel and overlapping spheres of influence, many disciples would go down the mountain to gain experience, and gradually towns and cities similar to the mortal world were formed in some places.
There are many cultivators in the Nineteen Continents, but not everyone is suitable for cultivation. Some people spend their entire lives in the Qi Refining Stage, some spend their entire lives in the Foundation Building Stage, and of course there are also people who have no cultivation at all. This type of cultivators are basically concentrated in towns and cities, doing some small businesses to support themselves.
Feitian Town is such a place.
Backed by vast mountains and plains, with abundant resources, and near the White Moon Valley, the White Moon Valley usually protects it. It is also one of the top five sects in the Central Region, and few people dare to challenge the authority of the White Moon Valley, so Feitian Town has been very lively and prosperous over the years.
until…
The "murderer" who has recently mysteriously killed many cultivators below the Jindan level has appeared.
As soon as Jianchou put away the inner and outer mirrors and walked into Feitian Town, he heard several monks standing under a pavilion nearby talking.
"I heard that the cultivators of Baiyue Valley were also unable to deal with this villain, and they are asking Yashan to intervene."
"It's a bit of a big deal to alarm Yashan over such a small matter, isn't it?"
"Well, who knows?"
"Is it true that Zuo Sanqian's meeting is imminent, and all kinds of demons and monsters are coming out?"
"It's hard to say. The fact that someone was a bad guy is just one of them. Just this morning, someone saw Miss Lu from Baiyue Valley coming down from the Herb Picking Peak."
"Medicine girl Lu Xiangleng?"
"It's her. I wonder if she has found something good at the Herb Picking Peak again."
"I'm afraid that this time, the Zuo Sanqian small meeting in Baiyue Valley will also make a big splash. Lu Xiangleng is also a favorite to take the stage alone!"
…
There are three thousand people on the left in the middle domain, and Kunwu is one person on the platform.
Baiyue Valley, Lu Xiangleng, the popular candidate to take the stage alone
Seeing Chou walking past the street, ripples of emotion appeared in my heart.
The noisy crowd brings a sense of this worldly feeling.
For a moment, Jianchou actually felt like he had returned to an isolated island on earth.
Just by looking up, I saw that the signs hanging above the shops were all selling all kinds of magical herbs, elixirs, and spiritual energy, which were obviously different from ordinary ones.
Jianchou came back to his senses and laughed.
Laugh at this illusion, and also laugh at your own weird thoughts.
Because at that moment, she was actually thinking, could it be that the annoying Qu Zhengfeng and the hated Xie Buchen have already started fighting
***
Outside the hidden gate of Qingfeng Temple.
The huge ball of light had stopped rotating. The thirty-meter-high gate was covered with deep cracks, and there was a deep sword mark in the middle of the door. It seemed that some powerful monk had swung his sword in anger, leaving such a horrible mark.
Xie Buchen stood in front of the huge door and frowned slightly.
Before coming here, Zhenren Hengxu once said that Shanren Fudao once killed the monster in the gate with one sword.
I don’t know, what is the situation now
"Chichichichi..."
A gray-haired mouse suddenly emerged from a pool of water not far from the platform in front of the door. In this remote and sparsely populated place, the mouse did not notice the presence of anyone at all. It was only when it ran into someone that its fur stood up in fear!
The originally ordinary cry immediately became sharp.
“Chichichichi!”
Xie Buchen looked down, smiled slightly, and actually took a step back, moving his feet away to make way for the gray-haired mouse, allowing the mouse that had bumped into him to run back into the pool.
"Hua La La..."
There was a sound of water, still carrying the panic of the mouse.
"It is rare that Kunwu has such a kind-hearted disciple..."
A laugh suddenly came from behind.
Xie Buchen heard the sharp sarcasm hidden in these words, and couldn't help but frowned and looked back.
The visitor was dressed in a black robe with golden patterns on the edges, and had a sea-blue sword under his feet. He landed lightly outside the gate of the hidden world.
It’s Qu Zhengfeng.
The teleportation array here was broken, so Qu Zhengfeng had to rush all the way from the Thirteen Islands of the Immortal Road. He did some things on the way and was delayed for a while. But he really didn't expect that it would be such a coincidence that he would meet Xie Buchen outside the door.
interesting.
This took a whole month, and whether it was Yashan or Kunwu, they had only just reached the gate of the hidden world.
Qu Zhengfeng was curious about what Xie Buchen had done during this period of time, but Xie Buchen had the same suspicion.
The two had never met before, but they had heard of each other for a long time.
One is the most popular new talent in Kunwu, and the other is the former senior brother of Yashan who is invincible below the level of Out-of-Body and has countless glorious achievements...
Xie Buchen put his hands behind his back, his heart as calm as a lake, without any wavering. He smiled calmly and said, "Big rat, big rat, it's no problem for me. I should forgive it when I can. Why should I make things difficult for a small rat?"
Qu Zhengfeng listened but did not say anything else.
He looked at the deep sword mark left on the huge door.
This is the trace left by the wooden sword.
Even though his master's cultivation had declined, his attack power was still terrifyingly strong...
One step, two steps.
Qu Zhengfeng walked towards the giant gate and finally stopped two feet in front of it. He slowly raised his right hand, and a transparent blue color like the deep sea suddenly emerged and stuck to the giant gate.
"Boom..."
With the operation of a special method, the ball above the head, which had stopped rotating a long time ago, started rotating again.
The colorful rays of light gradually rose up, dazzling and brilliant...
—The hidden world of Qingfeng Temple is opening.
***
Nineteenth Continent, Feitian Town.
Jianchou was thinking as he walked forward and had already walked a long way.
People were talking on both sides of the road from time to time. It seemed that the recent events in Feitian Town were quite sensational. Jianchou also learned a lot of news that he didn't know before.
The appearance of the entire Nineteen Continents gradually began to take shape in her mind.
She needed to find a place to rest, and preferably a recent detailed map before exploring the Batu Caves.
As the thought flashed through his mind, he heard a series of shouts in his ears.
"Black Wind Cave, Black Wind Cave! Anyone want to go explore the Black Wind Cave together? Just form a team of five and go. If you collect the Wind Swallowing Stone, you will be rewarded with ten Spiritual Stones. It's a generous reward! Anyone want to go together?"
It was a mercenary and slick voice, like that of a typical businessman in the mundane world.
and…
There is a hint of familiarity.
“Pah pah pah pah…”
The sound of the abacus shaking is particularly clear.
Jianchou followed the voice and looked over.
A slightly fat man with a small mustache on his lips, shaking a shiny golden abacus in his hand, was so tacky that it was surprising: there was such a thing as a golden abacus in the Nineteenth Continent!
The man was shaking a golden abacus constantly, standing under a big crooked willow tree, and shouting at the passing monks.
"Hey, fellow Taoist, would you like to go with me? Ten spirit stones! Ten spirit stones! Just go a hundred feet into the cave, pick up a wind-swallowing stone and leave. There is absolutely no danger. Golden Abacus is short of money, and we are honest and trustworthy!"
Golden abacus, lack of money.
Jianchou glanced at the little mink on his shoulder and suddenly whispered, "Don't make a sound unless I tell you to. Do you hear me?"
"Woo?"
The little mink was extremely confused. He held the jade bowl with his two short paws and thought for a while. Finally, he understood. He nodded quickly and covered his mouth with the jade bowl.
very good.
Jianchou smiled with satisfaction.
At this time, Qian Que was still shouting in front. She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She suddenly realized that the Nineteen Continents were really big, but the world was still very small.
If this isn’t the guy who tricked Gu Qingmei in Shahong World, then who is it
Step by step, Jianchou slowly walked over.
At this moment, Qian Que is shouting at the top of his lungs, but he hasn't found a single person. He's really anxious and angry.
In fact, only five people are needed. Five people can form a formation to prevent the black wind from harming the human body. They can also barely hold on to the place where they can mine the wind-swallowing stone. But I don’t know if it’s because of evil spirits today, no one seems interested.
Damn it, I’m new here in Feitian Town, and it seems that the golden signboard of Golden Abacus is not working anymore.
Qian Que was extremely depressed.
He wiped the sweat off his head and was thinking about whether to increase the price. As a result, he looked up and suddenly saw a pretty female cultivator walking towards him. She was slender and seemed to be looking around curiously. She looked at him with a confused look. The little mink squatting on her shoulder was even more adorable...
Oh, the clothes he is wearing are made of Yin-Yang spider silk!
I was so short of money that I almost slapped my thigh!
Fat sheep!
You can tell at first glance that he is a second-generation rich man from a big sect, with low cultivation and no experience. He is curious about the world of pleasure and is easily seduced. It is even more suitable to be deceived and ripped off!
In just a moment, Qian Que's mind started to calculate.
Seeing the other party approaching, he did not hesitate, shook his abacus and walked up to him: "Fairy, Black Wind Cave, do you want to go to the Black Wind Cave?"
Fairy... Fairy
Jianchou stopped and stared in shock at the slightly plump face with a flattering smile that suddenly appeared in front of him.
She silently raised her hand and touched her cheek.
In the killing world of Red, who was it that shouted at the top of his lungs, "Senior, you are a real man"
As soon as Qian Que saw Chou's actions, he almost burst out laughing. It seemed that he was flattering the right person!
It turns out that he is a second-generation rich man who just graduated!
Hohohoho…
Your Grandpa Qian’s knife for slaughtering fat sheep is thirsty for food!