After being reminded by Zhu Changyang, Ying Shuangze also remembered something and said, "Some jade harp seafood were unearthed in Qili City before."
Qili City and Yuse Sea are actually not too far apart, just separated by a mountain, so it has always been regarded as a completely different place from Yuse Sea.
But in fact, ancient artifacts from the Yuse Sea are unearthed from time to time in the area of Qili City, and hunters sometimes find fossils such as pearls and shells in the mountains, but they are not as special as blood jade coral, so they have never attracted attention.
The mermaids had bought Yuse Sea antiquities in Qili City before, but they all assumed that they were left behind by previous merchants who had brought them across Yuse Sea.
What if these antiquities were not brought over by our ancestors, but were already there
The appearance of blood jade coral just proves this point.
The mermaids have never been able to find any clues as to how this treasure of theirs was lost.
Now it seems that perhaps it has never been lost, but has remained in its original place forever amidst the vicissitudes of life.
The more Qi Tongchen listened, the more he felt that this analysis made sense, and he immediately decided: "I will go to Qili City tomorrow."
Zhu Changyang said, "Jun Shu and I will go with you."
Qi Tongchen nodded: "Okay."
He has clearly felt that his fellow disciples, who have lived together for many years, actually have similar ways of thinking. On the contrary, Zhu Changyang, as an outsider, has very different ideas from them and often makes new discoveries.
The bright moon had already set, and seeing that they had almost finished talking, everyone stood up and prepared to leave.
Zhu Changyang stood up as well, but did not say goodbye immediately. Instead, he looked at Ying Shuangze, rubbed his hands and said, "Let's go pick up the goods now."
Ying Shuangze was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was talking about the stone fat water. He was silent for a moment and said, "Oh."
I don’t understand, what kind of mysterious magic does the asphalt water have that makes a weapon refiner with spiritual fire so fascinated by it
Jun Shu glanced at Zhu Changyang and said, "Do you want me to put some here?"
The space of a mustard seed bag is not infinite. High-level mustard seed bags are very expensive. Most monks use ordinary mustard seed bags that are only the size of a room.
Zhu Changyang had been acting like a rag picker all the way, putting everything into his bag. Just Gu Peng's pile of broken swords took up quite a lot of space, and now he had to collect so much lithotripsy water. Jun Shu doubted whether his mustard bag had enough space.
Zhu Changyang was moved when he heard this. Was this really the lazy Xiaoci who dozed off all day? She actually took the initiative to help him get something!
However, he still declined: "No, I can do it myself."
Although Pujiang is a pitfall, the space technology is good, and the workshop warehouse is large enough to store a mine. Besides, the crude oil still needs to be refined and processed, so it is more convenient to store it in the workshop.
Jun Shu didn't insist, he just looked at him strangely and said slowly: "Oh."
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The next morning, Qi Tongchen took Hai Qingshan, Zhu Changyang and Jun Shu to Qili City through the teleportation array.
As for the other disciples of Ji Jin Sect who are still staying in Yu Se Sea, after all, the evolution of the world is just a speculation, and no one can be sure that the area around Qi Li City is the location of the ancient Yu Se Sea. The safe approach is to split the troops into two groups.
Qili City has a special terrain, surrounded by mountains on all sides. It can be considered a basin, but there are no surface water sources such as rivers and lakes within dozens of miles of the entire basin.
There are only seven large wells in the city, which were dug in unknown eras. Legend has it that they were dug by immortals and the water in the wells is as sweet as spring water.
The locals lived together around these seven springs, hence the name Qi Li.
Because all water depends on these seven wells, Qili City is very small and more like a small town than other cities.
After coming out of the teleportation array, the group prepared to find an inn to stay first.
The local houses are densely packed and the streets are crisscrossed, but after walking for a while, Zhu Changyang felt something was strange.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but I always feel that this city has an inexplicably heavy feeling.
There were obviously a lot of people walking on the road, but there was not the kind of worldly atmosphere seen elsewhere, and many people had a numb look on their faces.
It makes people imagine some office workers on Monday morning.
Zhu Changyang thought to himself: People here must be under a lot of pressure, could they also be working 996
After arriving at the inn, they settled down for a while and then began to discuss the next itinerary.
Qi Tongchen called the waiter, gave him some change, and asked him about the situation in the surrounding area.
The waiter took the money and smiled warmly, "Dear guests, please feel free to ask any questions you have. I dare not say anything else. I know the local area very well."
Qi Tongchen got straight to the point: "I want to know if there has ever been an earthquake in your area?"
"Earthquake?" It was the first time the waiter had encountered such a strange question. He thought he was going to do some work in the surrounding area and was worried about the situation, so he quickly replied with a smile, "No, no, our Qili City is a famous Feng Shui treasure land. It has been safe and sound for hundreds of years. There has never been a natural disaster like an earthquake. Don't worry, sir."
Afraid that Qi Tongchen would not believe it, he added, "Sir, you should have heard that there are seven wells left by immortals in our city. These seven wells are a very powerful magic array that has been protecting the safety of our entire city."
Qi Tongchen nodded: "I've heard a little bit about it."
The seven wells in Qili City are well-known because they not only benefit the entire city, but also contain magical powers left by the people who dug the wells. They can resist attacks from some low-level magic weapons. They can be regarded as having their own city-protecting magic circle, and the locals are very proud of it.
But this was not the answer Qi Tongchen wanted. He asked a few more questions but still did not get any useful information.
Although I didn't hold out much hope, I still felt a little disappointed.
Qi Tongchen had no choice but to give up and finally asked, "By the way, is there a person named Wang Quanyi in your city?"
Wang Quanyi was the person who pawned the blood jade coral to the pawnshop that day, and he was the only clue they currently had.
Unexpectedly, when the waiter heard Wang Quanyi's name, his smiling face suddenly fell, and his tone became a little stiff. He asked: "What do you want to see Wang Quanyi for?"
Sensing the hostility in his tone, Qi Tongchen was a little puzzled and said, "We heard that he got a blood jade coral. We are very interested and want to find him to learn more about it."
"Oh, is that so?" The waiter's expression softened a little, and he said, "You are too late. He had already pawned the coral to the pawnshop. I heard that it has been bought by the mermaid from Yuse Sea."
As he spoke, he spat in dismay, "He's that kind of person. Who knows where he got the treasure from?"
Zhu Changyang thought this was quite meaningful, raised his eyebrows, and asked curiously: "What's wrong with this Wang Quanyi?"
Speaking of this, the waiter's face changed several times, and he seemed to be a little worried, but he couldn't hold back his anger after all. He moved closer and lowered his voice and said, "I advise you not to deal with Wang Quanyi. This man is not a good person. He has caused trouble for all the people in our city!"
It is said that Wang Quanyi was originally a lazy second-rate person who spent his days stealing, drinking and gambling. He also owed a lot of gambling debts and was hated by everyone.
Unexpectedly, such a scoundrel got a cluster of coral from somewhere a few months ago and pawned it to a pawnshop to make a fortune.
When his creditors found out about this, they came to collect their debts one after another. However, Wang Quanyi not only refused to pay back the money, but he also suddenly started to make a big fuss, saying that the seven wells in the city were built by a Taoist priest invited by his ancestors and that they were his family's private property. He demanded that people in the city must pay him to buy water from the wells if they wanted to use them.
Naturally, no one paid attention to such words. The residents of Qili City had lived here for hundreds and thousands of years, relying on well water for generations, and had never heard of anyone's private property being these wells.
Unexpectedly, Wang Quanyi had acquired a great skill at some point, and then he used magic to seal the well, making it impossible for others to open the well cover no matter what method they used.
The people in the city were shocked and quickly asked monks from other places for help. However, the monks were also unable to do anything and said that the spell cast on the seven wells was very powerful and ordinary people could not break it unless they could invite senior masters from famous sects.
But Qili City is full of mortals, far away from the immortal gate, so how could there be such a way
From then on, the seven wells were completely controlled by Wang Quanyi. If people in the city wanted to use well water, they had to pay him.
Those who are more well-off are better off, but those poor people who can only barely make ends meet are now even worse off and are suffering terribly.
Zhu Changyang suddenly understood. No wonder he had seen so much gloom along the way, with even the leaves of the grass and trees wilting.
It goes without saying how important water is. Moreover, there is no other water source within dozens of miles of Qili City, and everyone relies on these seven wells for daily life.
Controlling the water well is like having one's throat strangled.
This Wang Quanyi actually holds the lifeline of the entire city and makes ill-gotten gains. No wonder the waiter was so indignant when he mentioned him.
Hai Qingshan was furious when he heard this and asked, "Is there no one in the city who can make the decision?"
"Who dares to make this decision?" The waiter sighed. "The city lord originally wanted to take care of it, but Wang Quanyi sealed the well, leaving the city lord's family without drinking water. In the end, the city lord had to beg him for mercy."
Hai Qingshan: “…”
Since no one in the city could break Wang Quanyi's magic, no one dared to offend him, let alone do anything to him, for fear that he would seal the well and the whole city would suffer.
Hai Qingshan was still puzzled and asked again: "Can't you dig another well?"
The waiter shook his head. "If we could have beaten him, we would have done it long ago."
It turns out that the geology of Qili City is special. The underground within a radius of dozens of miles is covered with a thick layer of rock. It is difficult for mortals to dig it out, and it requires the help of magical tools.
Unfortunately, the magic circle formed by these seven wells covered the entire city, and ordinary magic weapons were unable to break the power of the magic circle, so it became a dead end.
In the past, people in the city were always proud of this, saying that it was because of this special geology and formation that together formed the barrier of Qili City, that this place had not experienced any earthquakes or natural disasters for hundreds of years, making it as solid as a rock.
It's a pity that this was once a legend that people in Qili City talked about with relish, but now it has become a rope around their necks.
The seven fairy wells were controlled by evil people, and they could not dig another well.
After hearing the reason, Zhu Changyang and the others looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
Hai Qingshan cursed: "That Wang Quanyi is a piece of shit."
Zhu Changyang was even more puzzled by another question and asked, "This place is so special, why did the immortal choose to dig a well here?"
There are many things to pay attention to when digging a well in the mortal world. First of all, you have to make sure there is water underground. For example, songs such as "There are many pebbles on the floodplain, and the underground is like a dark river" and "There is a ditch between two mountains, and there is water flowing in the ditch and rocks" are all the basis for judging the water source.
There is no water source within dozens of miles of Qili City, and the underground is all rock. What was the mentality of the immortal who wanted to dig seven wells here
How do you know that water can be pumped out from this place
The key point is that these cultivators don’t drink water.
Speaking of this, the waiter became proud again and said, "Because the feng shui here is good. It is said that this place is a place where winds gather and energy gathers, and it is a place where spirits gather, so it attracts immortals."
Zhu Changyang: “…”
Although he had never studied the art of Feng Shui, he knew that the so-called Feng Shui was that getting water was the most important, and hiding wind was the second most important.
As for the Qili City, he didn't know whether it was windproof or not, but it was obviously very difficult to get water.
Even a black-hearted developer would not build a real estate in such a place.
The waiter didn't get much information, so Qi Tongchen and Hai Qingshan went out to find someone to draw a map. There were no ready-made maps for sale in a small place like Qili City, so they needed to find someone familiar with the local area to draw one.
Zhu Changyang was thinking about refining something, so he did not go with them. Naturally, Jun Shu stayed in the inn with him.
As soon as Qi Tongchen and the other two left, Zhu Changyang stood up and prepared to go back to his room. Jun Shu followed him boredly and suddenly said, "I want to live in the same room with you."
Zhu Changyang looked at him in confusion and said, "We can afford two rooms now."
Jun Shu said confidently: "You said before that you wanted to sleep with me."
They had clearly agreed to sleep together at the Yuse beach, but after the incident with the mermaid, they didn't even get much sleep. They just made do with each other last night, and they still slept together.
This is different from what we agreed.
Zhu Changyang sweated a little. The situation was different, wasn't it? He felt that Jun Shu was a little weird, but it wasn't a big problem, so he nodded: "Okay."
Jun Shu's eyes narrowed: "You can choose to sleep outside or inside."
Zhu Changyang: “…”
Brother Jun is quite generous.
Zhu Changyang looked at the sky outside and said, "It's not time to go to bed yet. I want to refine something. How about you help me do something very important first?"
Jun Shu: "What's up?" "Want to take the cat for a walk?"
"Take the developer for a walk." Zhu Changyang took out a black cat covered in jewels from his pocket and stuffed it into Jun Shu's hand. "How about it, can you finish this job?"
Jun Shu held the cat: "...Oh."
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