There was no chance to pick up a bargain, and the real secret book was not allowed to be seen. Xu Lian could not find any loopholes to exploit, and there was no profit to be made, so he prepared to go back.
But he remembered that the city gate was closed and would not open until dawn, so he could only wander around.
Waited until the sky turned pale.
Xu Lian left the valley, took the horse and rode it.
He rode his horse back to Pingyang County.
Suddenly, he heard a rustling sound in the woods beside the road. He immediately became alert, grabbing the reins with his left hand and holding the one-star long sword he had bought with his right hand.
While riding, he kept an eye on the movements in the mountains and forests. It might be some ferocious beast, or some demon or monster. No matter what it was, he must not be careless. This was his life creed.
He saw it vaguely.
It turned out to be a black leopard. On the leopard's back was a man with a bow and arrow on his back.
"call out!"
A sharp sound was heard, and the arrow feathers cut through the air and shot towards Xu Lian!
Before he arrived, he felt a slight tingling in his skin, a dangerous feeling.
This reminded him of the time when Pei Zhaoxi, the hot pepper, shot a cold arrow at him. He caught the hot pepper, shot the arrow back at her, and they became lovers.
However, Pei Zhaoxi had not reached the level of a warrior, and the power of the cold arrow was limited, which could not cause such a strong sense of danger to him. Obviously, the man riding a leopard and shooting arrows at him was a warrior.
"who!"
Without time to think, Xu Lian slightly turned sideways on his horse to avoid the arrow, and shouted loudly, hoping to scare away the attacker.
However, what responded to him was the sound of "swish, swish, swish!" of arrows being released.
His eyes focused and he saw three arrows coming at him in the shape of a Chinese character "品" with tricky angles, blocking his space to dodge.
Since we can't avoid it, let's fight.
Although he is cautious, he is also very decisive once his life is threatened.
He stretched out his hand and pressed the horse's back, then jumped up and at the same time pulled out the one-star long sword hanging on the saddle.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Yixing swung his sword and knocked away the three arrows.
Xu Lian did not retreat but advanced, holding a long sword, and charged into the forest.
The man riding the leopard was surprised and turned around to run away, obviously underestimating Xu Lian's strength.
"call!"
Xu Lian ran in pursuit, holding a long sword in his hand, and used the Wind-Breaking Sword Technique to chop out a gust of sword wind!
It has to be said that weapons with star ratings are different. He could clearly feel that they felt very good and smooth... and the wind from the sword was even more fierce.
"puff!"
In an instant, a flower of blood bloomed, the head of the man riding the leopard fell off, his body lost control, and he fell off the leopard.
The leopard was so frightened that it fled into the depths of the forest in panic.
Xu Lian did not chase after it. The leopard was of no value to him and he did not want to ride a leopard to show off. Moreover, he understood the principle of not chasing after a desperate enemy, so he wanted to prevent any ambush in the deep forest.
However, he still had to touch the corpse... He searched the headless corpse and found a few spirit stones. He quietly put them into his arms and spat at them.
"You are still young and you don't learn well. You dare to follow others like a pervert with your strength in the tendon training stage."
Xu Lian took a look at the head rolling in the grass and saw that it was a young man. He guessed that he was the person who followed him from the black market.
Maybe because he didn't wear a cloak before, the other person knew that he was a rookie who came to the black market for the first time, so he wanted to kill him and rob him.
Without stopping for long, he walked out of the forest, rode his black horse, and continued to return to Pingyang County.
Just after he left, a black mist emerged from the young man's head and condensed into the shape of a human face. It glanced in the direction Xu Lian left, and then went deep into the forest... probably to look for the leopard.
Obviously, the young man was possessed by some demon or monster.
Xu Lian didn't know all this. He returned to Pingyang County in less than half an hour, just like when he came here.
At this time, the city gate had not been opened yet, so we could only wait.
In addition to him, there were people returning from the black market one after another.
Those who go to the black market are either those who sell fake goods or those who want to get a bargain. There are very few people who truly trade fairly. Everyone is not a good person, and everyone knows it... They are wary of each other, and it is quiet, and no one speaks.
After a while, many civilians came one after another, and the place became lively.
Some people carried backpacks; some pushed carts and wheelbarrows; the baskets and carts were filled with vegetables. They were obviously villagers from nearby villages, coming to the city to attend the market.
Even more people came with nothing but a bamboo kettle hanging on their belts, probably going to the city to work and earn food.
People talked in groups of three or five, looking forward to earning more food today.
The people in Pingyang County and the villages near the county lived relatively better than the people in the town. At least they didn't have to bleed for the night watchmen.
With a creaky sound, the heavy city gate was pushed open from the inside. A team of officers and soldiers walked out, shouting loudly to maintain order.
"queue!"
"queue!"...
The civilians outside the city had already lined up, scrambling to enter the city.
The earlier you enter the city, the more opportunities you have to earn money and food. Everyone understands this simple truth.
Xu Lian and the people who came back from the black market couldn't compete with the common people, so they had to line up at the back.
After waiting for a while, it was Xu Lian's turn. He took out a copper coin with a chip on it and threw it into the basket, then led the horse into the city. This was his personal habit. Even though he was rich now, he would still keep some copper coins on him for emergencies.
The officer guarding the basket looked at the missing copper coin with disdain, muttering a little dissatisfiedly, "They are well-dressed and have horses, but they still use bad coins to enter the city. How stingy."
Xu Lian pretended not to hear, rode his horse and headed towards the third street.
Pingyang County is centered on the spiritual tree, and each street is like a circle. Those living on the first street are all wealthy families, those living on the second and third streets are families with some strength, those on the fourth and fifth streets are wealthy families, and those beyond the sixth street are ordinary people.
Return to Lin’s house.
The wing room in the west courtyard.
Xu Lian immediately took out the Qi Condensation Pill and prayed in his heart, hoping it wasn’t a counterfeit product.
Hold the Qi Condensation Pill in your hand, recite silently, and add the raw materials.
Added Qi Condensation Pill, advanced successfully
When the prompt appeared, he was overjoyed and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was not a parallel import product. His repeated considerations and comparisons when buying it were not in vain before he decided to buy this Qi Condensation Pill.
In an instant, the Qi Condensation Pill turned into ashes.
At the same time, a surge of energy flowed through Xu Lian's body. When he clenched his fist slightly, a small explosion of energy occurred in the palm of his hand.
Refining the skin, tendons, bones, and marrow all belong to the level of strengthening the physical body. The Ming Jin stage has risen to the level of strength and energy, which is a qualitative change.
He grasped the one-star long sword and tried it. As expected, he could infuse his energy into the sword, and the tip of the sword even emitted a white mist-like sword light.
Name: Xu Lian
Level: Ming Jin Stage 1
Skills: Wind-breaking Sword Technique (Volume 1)
Props: Long Sword (a rusty one-star long sword made of cold iron, relatively solid, relatively sharp, and can enhance strength)
Note: You currently have no available advancement points.
Looking at the attribute panel, Xu Lian began to ponder.
The Ming Jin period is obviously different from the previous levels, and there are actually several levels of division.
So, how many levels are there? This is a question.
The second problem is that using the first volume of the Broken Wind Sword Technique all the time is not a long-term solution. It is okay to deal with some low-level practitioners, but once you encounter a small master, it will be difficult to deal with. Don’t even think about meeting a big master... Use the Purple Jade Card to ask for help quickly.
The third problem is that he now has no available advancement points. He has to find a way to increase his favorability in order to obtain advancement points!
Sister Xiya's favorability towards him is 93/100, which is already very high. It would be very difficult to improve it any further. It would be great if Sister Xiya could get pregnant. Sister Xiya is a woman who is good at giving birth. Unfortunately, he doesn't have this function yet.
Yang Chaner's favorability is 90/100, which is a bit difficult to improve. As for offspring, don't even think about it, as neither of them has this ability.
Chuntao's favorability is 60/100, and there is still some distance to 90/100.
Pepper Bae So Hee’s favorability is 50/100, so the distance is even greater.
After much thought, Xu Xiaomei is the only one, with a favorability of 85/100. If she goes higher, she will get advancement points.
"I have to make time to go to Stone Town."
Xu Lian has his next plan... to become a master of time management.