Since Li Chaozong and others might be nearby, the two of them were careful when they were on their way. Li Chaozong had already reached the level of Taixuan, and his eyes and ears were clear. They not only had to guard against what was nearby, but also what was far away. Walking in shaded areas, the voices were lowered when talking.
While on the way, the two of them discussed the purpose of Li Chaozong's visit to Rongzhou. Li Chaozong was the leader of the martial arts community in the Western Wei Dynasty, and ordinary things were not worth his effort.
There were four underwater firearms on the carriage Li Chaozong was riding. These firearms were naturally used to attack water-type aliens. If inferred according to the five elements, it is very likely that turtle-backed longhorned beetles will appear in this area, and turtle-backed longhorned beetles belong to the five elements. Metal, among the five elements, metal generates water. Since Turtle-backed Beetle is called turtle-back, it must be somewhat similar to a turtle, and it is very likely to live in water.
As one of the five wonder medicines of ancient times, Turtle-backed Longhorn Beetle has miraculous medicinal properties, can withstand external forces, and is invulnerable to weapons. Its efficacy is somewhat similar to the protective effect of the eight-part golden body. If a fat person can take it, it will be stronger and better.
But this matter can only be thought about, not taken into action. Trying to snatch the turtle-backed longhorn beetle from Li Chaozong's hands is like snatching food from the tiger's mouth. There is no chance of winning. If you are not careful, you will be hooked. Go in.
Occasionally there would be passers-by passing by on the path, mostly barbarians, so the two of them avoided them as much as possible, trying to minimize contact with outsiders to avoid exposing their whereabouts.
It often rains in Rongzhou, sometimes twice a day. After it rains, the sun comes out. The climate is hot and humid. In the evening, there are rain clouds gathering in the sky. It looks like it will rain again. The two of them hurry up and speed up along the way. Find shelter from the rain.
The two of them were now on the north side of the main road. The main road was at the foot of the mountain and the small road was on the mountainside. There was no shelter on the small road, but there was a broken house on the right side of the main road. In desperation, the two had no choice but to come down from the mountain and go to the broken house. Take shelter from the rain.
The dilapidated house had a back window. They looked through the back window from the forest to make sure no one was in the house before they dared to enter. As soon as they entered the house, heavy rain started pouring down.
The house was very dilapidated and the beams were almost broken, but it was still clean and showed signs of simple cleaning.
"What the hell is the weather like? It's just hot. It's also humid, and I'm not dry. It's so uncomfortable." The fat man complained as he looked at the heavy rain outside.
Nan Feng was looking around the room at this time and did not answer the fat man's words.
"It's better to go to the north, it's not comfortable to live here." The fat man said again.
Nanfeng still didn't answer, but took a deep breath and smelled the smell in the room.
The fat man turned around and saw Nan Feng sniffing around. He was very puzzled, "What are you doing?"
"Come here." Nanfeng waved to the fat man.
The fat man came over doubtfully. Nanfeng knelt down and pointed at the crack in the wall, "Look."
The fat man took a closer look and saw a piece of shandy stuck in the crack of the wall. He reached out and pulled it out, frowning and looking at it, "Isn't it just mosquito coils?"
"Barbarians don't use this thing." Nanfeng said. Mosquito incense was rare at this time and was very expensive. People who were not rich could not afford it.
"Maybe he's a peddler." The fat man said.
Nanfeng waved his hand, "Salesmen are reluctant to use mosquito coils, unless they are foreigners who cannot tolerate mosquitoes in the mountains."
"Do you suspect that Li Chaozong and the others have rested here?" the fat man asked.
Nan Feng nodded, then stood up straight and looked elsewhere. Soon, he found the same Shanti in the cracks in the walls in the northeast and southeast corners.
"There's one here too." The fat man also found one on the right side of the gate.
"It's them." Nanfeng said. Li Chaozong and his party were accompanied by at least five people. Li Chaozong, Wang Zhong and his wife, Zhuge Chanjuan, and Mr. Gongshu from Momen. The four sections of Xiangdi explained that they were in different places when they rested.
"Whatever you're afraid of comes, it's really going west." The fat man was worried.
Nanfeng nodded. From just a few cuts of Shanti, he could only roughly judge that the people resting here might be Li Chaozong and others, but he could not deduce how long they had been away.
"When you recover your cultivation, we will go to Chang'an again and let Miss Yuan teach us the art of disguise." The fat man picked up a branch, walked to the door and picked out a flower snake that swam into the house.
"Someone is coming!" The fat man turned around eagerly, "Looks like he is a master of purple energy."
"Let's go." Nan Feng was furious when he heard the sound, picked up his baggage and wanted to jump out of the window.
"He's from the east. He's not tall. He's not Li Chaozong." The fat man said.
"Coming from the east?" Nanfeng stopped and turned around.
"He seems to be a Taoist priest." The fat man said.
As soon as the fat man finished speaking, a figure appeared on the road in front of the broken house. After landing, he immediately ran towards the broken house where the two of them were.
It was too late to run away at this time, and the two could only hide in the northeast corner.
The fat man was right. He was really a middle-aged Taoist, wearing Taiqing Taoist robes.
The moment he saw this person, Nanfeng hurriedly lowered his head. He actually recognized this person. He was one of the purple energy masters of Taiqing Sect.
Just when Nanfeng was thinking about countermeasures, the middle-aged Taoist spoke first, "There is a disturbance."
Nanfeng lowered his head and said nothing, and the fat man hummed.
The middle-aged Taoist man was carrying a huge baggage. After greeting the two of them, he eagerly inspected the contents of the baggage.
Nanfeng tilted his head and glanced at it. The middle-aged Taoist's bag was full of magic weapons.
Seeing that the other party was not coming for him, Nanfeng felt relieved. He had only stayed in Taiqing Sect for only a year, and he didn't know many people, and not many people knew him. This middle-aged Taoist was not one of Tianqizi's group. , but I didn’t find that this person was very close to Tianmingzi. He had no official position and was only seen once or twice in Taiqing Sect.
The rain seemed to have wetted the talisman papers in the bag. The middle-aged Taoist man eagerly removed the wet talisman papers to avoid soaking other talisman papers. I don't know what the middle-aged Taoist man wanted to do, but he brought two bundles of talisman papers. One bundle of talismans usually contains ninety-nine talismans, and two bundles contain nearly 200 talismans. Ordinary rituals do not require so many talismans.
The two of them brought a lot of clothes and drinks. These sundries and the tiger skin that the fat man had bought earlier provided a good cover for the two of them. The middle-aged Taoist just thought that the two of them were profit-seeking salesmen, and he concentrated on tidying up after entering the house. They don't care much about the things they carry.
Nanfeng kept his head down because he was worried about being recognized by the other party, but he kept his head down because he was worried that the other party would become suspicious. If he stayed here, he would be in danger of being recognized by the other party at any time. But it's still raining outside. If you leave at this time, it will also make the other party suspicious. It's neither leaving nor staying. It's uneasy and uneasy, like sitting on pins and needles.
Fortunately, the rain stopped not long after, and the middle-aged Taoist picked up his baggage and went out to leave.
As soon as the middle-aged Taoist left, the two of them felt relieved and took a deep breath in unison.
"What are the Taoist priests of Taiqing Sect doing in the barbarian territory?" The fat man looked out and saw that the middle-aged Taoist priest got on the road and headed west.
Nan Feng shook his head. The middle-aged Taoist brought a large number of magical tools. It was obvious that he was going to set up the altar to perform rituals, and it was not an ordinary ritual. He had seen the Taoist priest a few times before when he was packing his baggage. Almost all of them were used by Taoist priests. I brought all the instruments.
"Are you still going west?" The fat man asked again. Li Chaozong had already made the two of them fearful, and now there was a master from the Taiqing Sect, which added a few more variables.
Nanfeng thought for a while and said, "We finally got here, so we can't turn around and go back. Besides, we stole Li Chaozong's things, and the city is more dangerous now. Cheer up and keep walking."
"Okay then, how far is Hua Cinger's Orc Valley from here?" the fat man asked.
"We still have two days to go." Nanfeng took a jar of wine, opened the mud seal and drank to calm down his shock.
After Nanfeng had taken a few sips, the fat man took the wine jar and went over, "Do you think this Taoist priest is also here for the turtle-backed beetle?"
"Probably not." Nanfeng shook his head.
The fat man grabbed the wine jar and took a sip, "Why?"
"Although the turtle-backed beetle is magical, it is still a foreign object and is of little use to Taoist Ziqi." Nanfeng explained.
"If it's not to catch the turtle-backed longhorned beetle, why is he carrying so many outfits? Looking at his posture, it's clear that he wants to do something big." The fat man handed the wine jar to Nanfeng.
Nanfeng took the wine jar in his hand, but did not drink. What the fat man said was exactly what he was confused about.
"The rain has stopped. Should we go on the road now or stay here all night?" the fat man asked.
"It's not safe here. If that person thinks about who I am, he might turn around and come back." Nanfeng stood up, "Let's go and drive all night..."