After escaping from Tianao City, they did not dare to slow down, and ran all the way to the south. Since the horses summoned by the Horcrux could not eat, drink or rest, as long as they had the support of their soul power, they could run endlessly, so they galloped more than 400 miles in three days.
On the way, through the conversation with Meng Sheng, Jiang Chaoge roughly understood the distribution of power in Tianling Continent. In addition to the Yuren clan, the ruling family of Tianling Kingdom, there are hundreds of nobles on this continent. Among them, the four major clans are the most powerful, namely the Dongfang Que clan, the southern Su clan, the western Fan clan and the western clan. The Qi clan in the north, while the imperial capital Tianao City is located in the southeast, which is the most prosperous area in the entire Tianling Continent.
"The reason why these four major families are famous in Tianling Continent is because each of them has their own specialties." Meng Sheng took a sip of his homemade cigarette bag, "The Dongfang Que clan is good at making all kinds of soul weapons, especially soul weapons. He Soul Armor is the most famous, and the quality of the daily-use Horcruxes produced by their family is also well-known. The family has produced top horcrux masters from generation to generation; the Southern Su family is the most financially rich, and they are involved in any industry you can think of. The royal family is rich, and they are the only nobles who do business with overseas powerful countries; Western Fans are good at using ghosts and monsters to create weird Horcruxes, especially good at hidden weapons, poison weapons, magic weapons and soul medicine. Generally, no one dares to provoke them. The people of the Fan family, the Fan family has also produced powerful soul guides in all dynasties, and the soul guides are the doctors of this world; the Qi family in the north is the most powerful noble, with the most high-level soul soldiers and heaven-level soul weapons. The people of the clan are all brave and good at fighting, and women do not let men."
"Then where is your home?"
"The central area is more than 700 kilometers away from Tianao City. It is a trading city close to the inland canal. There are many floating populations. You won't attract attention if you go there. technique."
Jiang Chaoge nodded, "Meng Lao, I haven't officially said this yet, thank you." Although he started to be very wary of Meng Sheng, without Meng Sheng, his current fate can hardly be imagined. It is clear that he will repay ten times his kindness and a hundred times his revenge, and one day he will definitely repay Meng Sheng.
Meng Sheng smiled, "I'm old, I have no home and no fatigue here, I can live, and I'm not afraid of death. I'll risk my life to gamble to see if you can beat the great master and let us go home."
Jiang Chaoge clenched his fists and his eyes were burning, "I will definitely go back."
Zhi Xuan was leaning against a tree and basking in the sun comfortably. He half-squinted his eyes, "What is your world like?"
Jiang Chaoge thought about it, "Our 'horse' is several times faster than the horse here, and our 'bird' flies from the southernmost to the northernmost of the Tianling Continent. In just two hours, our palace can be built several hundred meters high. , I just need to move my fingers, and I can immediately talk to overseas aliens."
Zhi Xuan listened, his eyes became brighter and brighter, but he finally blinked, "You brag."
Jiang Chaoge curled his lips into a smile and glanced at Meng Sheng. Meng Sheng's return to him was full of yearning and nostalgia.
Zhi Xuan leaned over and looked at him with his neck raised, "Your world is really that strange?"
"Really, it's completely different from here."
Zhi Xuan pursed his lips, "Take me to have a look."
Jiang Chaoge smiled bitterly: "If I could go back, what would I be doing here?" Jiang Chaoge scolded in his heart who would care for you, a little bastard.
Zhi Xuan pouted, "Trash."
Jiang Chaoge pinched his tender face, "Master Ancestor, I can take you to play in my world, but you have to help me."
Zhi Xuan patted his hand away, "Don't touch me casually!"
"I must have a strong power to approach the Great National Teacher, and the Great National Teacher is the only person who knows how to return to my world."
Zhi Xuan rolled his eyes, "I have been dead for thousands of years, my strength depends on your soul power, the stronger your soul power, the stronger the power I can unleash. You can only let me use This kind of attitude is in the world, what face does it have to ask me to help you."
Jiang Chaoge sighed, "Ancestor, you are right."
Meng Sheng smiled and said nothing.
Jiang Chaoge glanced at the knife. He just knew that the name of the soul weapon was named after the soul beast, so the knife was called Zhi Xuan knife. He was not satisfied with the name at all, it sounded like this knife turned into a bear child. But this knife was his only hope.
Meng Sheng took another breath and put it out, "Go to sleep, we have to hurry tomorrow morning."
At this time, it was the season of summer and autumn, and it was a bit cold at night. First, they had no money, and second, they didn't dare to live in a hotel. They could only sleep in the wild. Jiang Chaoge leaned against the fire and folded his arms around his chest, still so cold that he couldn't sleep.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Zhi Xuan sitting beside the fire, with his little hand actually reaching into the fire! He grabbed Zhi Xuan's hand and pulled it out.
Zhi Xuan frowned, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Chaoge put the tender paw in front of him and saw that his skin was fine.
Zhi Xuan withdrew his hand and said disdainfully, "Fool, how many times have you said that you are not allowed to touch me casually, you are so stupid, no wonder your soul power is so weak."
"Aren't you afraid of fire?"
Zhi Xuan let out a light snort, his little claws twitched on the fire, and the flames swayed along with his movements, but the amplitude was very weak. He withdrew his hand depressedly and glared at Jiang Chaoge.
Jiang Chaoge waved his hand, "I know, I understand, I am a waste, and I can't let you show your true power."
Zhi Xuan gave him a white look and turned his head away. From Jiang Chaoge's point of view, he could only see the half of his face that was reflected by the firelight. The drooping eyelashes and the slightly flat corners of his mouth made him look a bit lonely. .
Jiang Chaoge said, "You don't sleep."
"Sleep a fart."
"Why is your body temperature so high?" Zhi Xuan's body was about the same as a person with a fever, and his skin was always hot.
"I'm not human."
Jiang Chaoge stared at his back like a gas bag for a while, then suddenly reached out and hugged him.
Zhi Xuan angrily said, "What are you doing!"
"Lord Ancestor, I'm too cold to sleep. I can hold you warmer."
"A lowly human like you... let go of me!" Zhi Xuan slapped Jiang Chaoge's face unceremoniously.
Jiang Chaoge was stunned by the beating, his heart was angry, but he didn't dare to attack. He thought to himself, he thought it was his son, but then he thought again, no, if it was his son, it would be so rebellious, he would have been beaten to death. Forget it, let's be ancestors. No matter how Zhi Xuan struggled, he hugged that warm body into his arms, and suddenly felt close to a small heater.
Zhi Xuan opened his mouth to bite Jiang Chaoge's collarbone, and the two rows of small fangs secretly exerted force.
Jiang Chaoge let out a painful "hiss", raised his slap and wanted to beat him, but he still held back, only when Zhi Xuan's teeth were sore and let go, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you happy?"
Zhi Xuan gritted his teeth, his golden eyes were like flaming flames, "Sooner or later I will eat you to the bone."
Jiang Chaoge taunted: "I will work hard to cultivate my soul power, summon the real body of the ancestor, and let you eat me to the bone."
Zhi Xuan gave him a white look, then turned around and pointed his butt at Jiang Chaoge.
Jiang Chaoge was holding a fluffy stove, and suddenly felt sleepy, and soon fell asleep.
The next day, when he opened his eyes, Jiang Chaoge met a pair of bright golden pupils. He was startled and leaned back, only to see Zhi Xuan sitting beside his head, staring at him pitifully. Sheng was sitting on the side, eating steamed buns with pickles.
Zhi Xuan said: "The spirit power you summoned me will soon disappear."
Jiang Chaoge got up and shook his head, "What?"
Zhi Xuan increased his tone, "I, right away, will disappear."
When Jiang Chaoge thought he didn't have to face his little ancestor, he almost laughed out loud, he coughed lightly, "Oh, you should sleep for a while, wait for me to practice..."
"No." Zhi Xuan said unceremoniously, "When you arrive at the old man's house, you must summon me."
"But it's not that you don't want to look like this..."
"You dare to talk back?"
Jiang Chao said shyly: "I don't have soul power, so I borrowed it from Elder Meng."
Zhi Xuan turned to look at Meng Sheng. Meng Sheng hurriedly said: "It must be sure, Master Zhi Xuan, don't worry."
Zhi Xuan lowered his head and stroked the knife made of his own horn with his small hands. He stopped talking, but his body disappeared little by little.
Jiang Chaoge watched his small body gradually become transparent, and suddenly felt a little sympathy for this little beast.
At the moment of disappearance, Zhi Xuan raised his head sharply and said viciously, "If it exceeds five days, you will be dead!"
The sympathy in Jiang Chaoge's heart instantly vanished, and not even a bit of scum remained.
After Zhi Xuan disappeared, Jiang Chaoge let out a long sigh, as if he had turned into a serf.
Meng Sheng smiled and said, "You can relax for a few days."
Jiang Chaoge wiped his face, "Do you really want to summon him? He has no other use other than being rude and calling me a 'trash'."
"It's because you're useless that he's useless." Meng Sheng threw a steamed bun to Jiang Chaoge, "Once he's been summoned, he won't be in a sleepy state like before, if you call him again after too long , he will take revenge."
"But I don't have soul power." Jiang Chaoge bit his bun viciously.
Meng Sheng said helplessly, "I'll lend you one more time."
Jiang Chaoge frowned, "When I get to your place, I will start practicing right away."
Meng Sheng nodded, "Let's go."
Without Zhi Xuan, they traveled even faster, and in less than two days, they arrived at Hu'an City in the middle of Tianling Continent. Relying on the Zhouqu Canal, the largest canal in the inland, the city of Juan is prosperous and lively. There are merchants from all over the world all year round. It is one of the wealthiest cities in the central region.
When the two entered the city, Jiang Chaoge was shocked by the bustling street scene in Hu'an City. The outer gate of Tian'ao City was not a problem compared to this place. The streets were lined with shops, crowds of people, and small merchants and hawkers could be seen everywhere. What were they selling? all have. On the street, there were blatantly spirit soldiers who brought the strange-shaped spirit beasts they summoned around, and the citizens seemed to be accustomed to it.
Meng Sheng pointed to a three-story bamboo building in front of him, "This is the largest soul weapon shop in Hu'an City, where you can buy very good Xuan-level soul weapons and soul armor."
"Where's the god-level soul weapon?"
"Where are the heaven-level soul weapons bought with money? Generally speaking, there are two types of heaven-level soul weapons. One is handed down from the ancients. Most of these heaven-level soul weapons are family heirlooms that are passed down from generation to generation. Some of these reasons are left to the people, or bought by nobles at sky-high prices. Anyway, ordinary people don’t want to get it. There is another one, which is newly manufactured. Because the heaven-level soul weapons are drawn from exotic beasts over a thousand years old, their soul power is extremely high, and they are not super strong. Soul tool masters with soul power and technology dare not make them even if they have the raw materials of alien beasts. If they are not careful, they will be sucked out of their soul power and die. Therefore, usually only those who are already well-known soul tool masters have the opportunity. After coming into contact with the corpses of the thousand-year-old alien beasts sent from various channels, some horcrux masters may never have the opportunity to touch the thousand-year-old alien beast in their entire life. Heaven-level soul weapons are not something you can get if you have money or soul power, you have to You have the right. Generally, if you find a heaven-level soul weapon, it will be selected by the royal family and the nobles first. If the soul consciousness does not match, you will expand the scope to find a suitable soul soldier. A heaven-level soul weapon can buy a city-state, A nation, this is no exaggeration. So how lucky you are, think for yourself."
Jiang Chaoge suddenly felt a little emotional, thinking that this broken knife on his back was worth a fortune, it was really mixed, so it seemed that the prince would never let him go.
Meng Sheng could see through his thoughts: "Prince Shu was originally the highest spirit power among all princes. Last year, he even obtained a heaven-level spirit weapon, and now he is in the ascendant, and his status is close to that of the prince. It's a pity that this little prince is too dispositional. Too arrogant is not for the emperor."
"How do you know how to gossip?"
Meng Sheng glared at him, "This is the city of Hu'an where traders from all over the world come and go, and all the news from the whole country can be heard here."
The two walked and walked into a dark alley. Meng Sheng stopped in front of a dilapidated bungalow and opened the lock on the wooden door.
Jiang Chaoge took a deep breath, "Is it still necessary to lock it?"
"I don't have the five-star hotel treatment, I'm so sorry, Boss Jiang." Meng Sheng pushed open the door, and the door panel creaked, as if it would fall off at any time.
Jiang Chaoge stepped into the yard and looked around for a week, thinking about being under the fence, and he lost his temper.
Meng Sheng pushed open the door of a hut, covered his nose and fanned the dust flying on his face, "Clean it up by yourself and live here."
Jiang Chaoge couldn't help but ask, "Can you tell me how much can I sell my ring and watch for?"
"Have you lost your mind?"
Jiang Chaoge shrugged, "I'm just kidding."
Meng Sheng slapped his back, "I have to go to sleep, don't run around, I'll talk about everything when I wake up."
Jiang Chaoge stood in front of the hut, which was not much bigger than a latrine.
Depressed, he drew a bucket of water from the well in the yard, grabbed a broom and a rag, and cleaned the shabby house. There was barely a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and he had no choice.
After cleaning, it was already night, and he had been tired all day, but he was not sleepy.
After lying on the bed for a while, he got out of the bed, took apart the layers of cloth, and took out the Zhi Xuan knife.
The knife is still the same knife, mottled, worn, and lifeless, but the heavy texture in his hand makes people feel strangely at ease.
Jiang Chaoge came to the yard with the knife in hand.
After a few years of wandering on the streets, he was forced to join a local organization. The second eldest brother of the organization is a traditional martial arts enthusiast, especially fond of dancing knives and guns. His level is far superior to the amateur level. The fists and swords of 2016, but at that time mainly daggers were the main ones. He was very good at daggers. He was not proficient with such wide-handled swords, but this did not prevent him from recalling the memories of his youth. How to practice splitting, chopping, picking and stabbing with a wooden knife.
He danced the heavy Zhi Xuan knife, and the sound of the blade breaking through the sky revealed a hint of coldness under the quiet moonlit night. Jiang Chaoge's focused and quiet eyes had an unshakable firmness that transcended the limitations of time and space, and would eventually shine.