In a blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed.
Bailing City.
The crowded and noisy streets, like a long reddish river, stretched from the city gate to the depths.
Most of the shops on both sides of the street hang up red lanterns to celebrate this year's harvest and reunion.
"Five cents, give me five cents. Grandma, what do I want?"
Next to an old woman on the street, there was a little boy with braids wrapped around him. The two were standing in front of a peddler who was buying sugar flowers, unable to move.
The old woman was quite helpless, and seemed to not want to buy it, but was dragged away by her grandson.
"A string of sugar flowers at five cents, ten cents is one tael. Ten cents is one tael." On the side restaurant, Chen Quansong looked back and shook his head slightly, "The prices are getting higher and higher now. At that time we only used two taels." Percent."
Lu Sheng was sitting opposite him. He had just returned from Huimeng when he received a message from Shangyang's family asking him to come and talk to Chen Quansong, the person in charge of Bailing City.
Lu Sheng knew very well that it was obviously his performance at the meeting that alarmed Shangyang Jiuli.
As the person in charge of the entire Bailing City, Chen Quansong is very satisfied with Lu Sheng. He has been here for so long since the other party, and has never intended to compete with him for power and profit. He is completely independent and penanced.
This made him very close to Lu Sheng. Without conflicts of interest, it is their instinct to make good friends with outstanding people.
"Brother Chen, do you know why Master Jiu Li called me here?" Lu Sheng asked suspiciously.
"Actually, it's not a big deal, but it's not right to say it's not important. It's related to Brother Lu's future development, so Master Jiu Li asked me to inform Brother Lu first, lest you are not mentally prepared and it will be difficult to accept it."
"Oh?" Lu Sheng vaguely felt that there was something peeping at him in the dark, but he thought that this was Chen Quansong's territory, or maybe it was his expert guards, so he didn't care.
"What's the matter? Brother Chen, can you tell me a thing or two?"
"What's the matter, I can't say it yet, because there is no definite date yet, but I believe that with Brother Lu's conditions, there shouldn't be any problem." Chen Quansong said with a smile.
"Brother Chen has won the prize." Lu Sheng was a little tired of this kind of guessing puzzles, so he simply didn't care about him and changed the subject, "I don't know if Brother Chen knows about the attack that happened after the alliance?"
"This... was done by the Lin family. Although ordinary people don't know it very well, as one of the nine families, our Shangyang family has its own information channels, so we understand this. Brother Lu, just don't spread the word." Chen Quansong Sigh softly. "Master Fei and Lord Jiuli are also working on this matter recently. The Lin family's actions are too big, almost offending the bottom line of the school. These schools are not so easy to mess with..." He stopped talking, no more to say,
Lu Sheng wanted to ask more questions, but was immediately diverted by Chen Quansong.
"By the way, I'm planning to open an inn near Bailing City recently. I wonder if Brother Dao would like to join in?" Chen Quansong said with a smile.
"Stay station? Of course." Lu Sheng smiled, "It happens that I also have some roots in the north, and the route in the north can be much more convenient." Nowadays, the post station is the most profitable industry in this troubled world, where demons and ghosts are rampant, and the only one for ordinary people The way to walk is to find a reliable post station and a car dealer with strong strength, and then choose a route that has been developed and matured. Otherwise, if you walk out of the wild, you will encounter all kinds of horrors and dangers within a short distance.
"I think so too." Chen Quansong laughed. "Speaking of..." dong dong dong.
A sudden knock on the door interrupted him.
"My lord, there is something to be said about Master Quan Yi's side. The yamen wants you to go there quickly." The guard outside said hurriedly, seeming a little anxious.
The smile on Chen Quansong's face suddenly subsided. "I'll be there right away." He forced a smile and said to Lu Sheng. "Brother Lu, I'm sorry, my sister-in-law has some troubles and is currently solving it. It's a pity that I can't have a drink with you this time. It seems that it will only be next time."
"It's fine, it's fine, my family matters are important, brother Chen, don't worry about it." Lu Sheng wished that he would leave quickly, and don't bother him to waste his practice time if he has nothing to do.
"Sorry." In desperation, Chen Quansong stood up and cupped his fists at Lu Sheng before leaving in a hurry.
Lu Sheng sat on the seat, and soon saw from the window below the restaurant, Chen Quansong hurriedly got into a carriage and left.
"It seems that as the head of Bailing City of the Shangyang family, he also has a lot of troubles to deal with and suppress." He was a little emotional.
Is the Shangyang family strong enough? One of the nine families in the Central Plains, the entire Song Dynasty was almost ruled by nine families, and the Huang family was actually the real royal family behind the scenes.
But even such a powerful and powerful family will have troubles. After all, it is nine, not one.
Picking up the wine glass, Lu Sheng drank it down in one gulp.
"Little Er, check out."
Xiao Er, who was guarding the door, hurried in.
"Guest officer, the lord has already paid the bill. Also, the lord asked me to tell you: I'm sorry. Next time I invite you to drink and apologize."
"Excuse me?" Lu Sheng was a little confused. Didn't Chen Quansong apologize just now? Why come again.
In terms of superficial strength, he was only a little stronger than the opponent. Of course, after the alliance, he was a little stronger, but it was not enough to make him so respectful.
After all, in terms of status, both of them are generals under the command of Shangyang Jiuli.
One is in charge of Bailing City, and the other is in charge of the Northland. The status and discourse power are equal. Chen Quansong didn't need to be so humble.
After thinking about it, he didn't find out the reason, Lu Sheng didn't want to think too much.
"Forget it and go back, there is still Jishen power that has not been absorbed. If the people who attacked the convoy were the Lin family, then the so-called wandering gods before should also be the Lin family." He was a little anxious.
Compared with the Lin family, the Shangyang family is actually slightly inferior. In terms of overall strength, the Huang family is number one, but its successor is weak, followed by the Lin family, and then the Shangyang family.
This is the situation Lu Sheng has collected and understood for so long.
And if it was really the hands of the Lin family, and they lost so many masters, they would definitely become angry and place heavier bets.
And the Shangyang family will never compete with the huge Lin family just because he is an ordinary subordinate. At most, they will give him up after some benefits are transferred.
So Lu Sheng understands that once he is exposed, he can only completely rely on himself.
"When I used the Yinhe Net to control Zhanhongsheng before, the effect seemed to be good, and the control was deeper. Once it backfired, the internal energy mixed with the devil energy, and the power was stronger than before. For those who have blood, as long as they do not exceed my level, they can It’s safe. And the most important thing is that it’s concealed enough. You don’t have to worry about it for the time being. But you need a completely safe way.” Lu Sheng walked out of the restaurant, thinking about the feasibility of using Yinhe Net to develop eyeliner.
But after thinking about it for a while, there was no way to avoid the result of the stronger one finding out behind Yinhe's net.
All the way out of the city, the speed of Lu Sheng's feet gradually increased. When he stepped on it lightly, the ground cracked and a lot of dust flew up. He swept hundreds of meters away in the blink of an eye, faster than a galloping horse.
After a while, they arrived at the headquarters of Yuan Mozong, the big cave on the cliff.
There were two more gatekeepers at the entrance of the cave, both young men in black suits.
Seeing Lu Sheng, the two quickly stepped forward to salute.
"Second senior brother, hello."
"Thank you." Lu Sheng nodded, and quickly walked into the cave.
Recently, due to the promotion of the ranking in the alliance, the Yuan Demon Sect has attracted many young people to join, and the joining of many children from dilapidated families has brought the number of Yuan Demon Sect to another big increase.
From the previous two disciples, there were as many as a dozen in one go.
Simply Liu Shanzi arranged for someone to guard the gate, which was also regarded as a reception and a test.
After entering the cave, Lu Sheng didn't go to the teacher's cave, but went directly to the stone forest deep in the river of poisonous mist where he usually practiced.
He came to the side of the stone forest with ease, and the small opening on the cave wall still had the traces left by him when he was practicing.
This is the deepest part of Yuan Mozong's cave, and apart from the slow flow of the poisonous mist river, there is no other sound.
Lu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, slowly took out the jade box from his arms, and put it on the ground.
This trip came here because his magical heart was about to hatch again. In the past few days, he hatched three hearts one after another, adding the previous three, there are already six. Of the nine hearts, there are three more that will be completely hatched.
"Soon....soon... I don't know how far my physical body can reach when the Demon Heart Dao is completely completed. Can I resist the root power..." He looked at the jade box, as if looking at some kind of scourge generally.
What was placed in the jade box was the remnants of the holy soldiers he had scraped off before, that kind of white powder. The jade box can effectively prevent the powder from losing power. But not completely isolated.
Put the jade box on a small table beside him, which he manually cut out of stone.
Then Lu Sheng took out the ring he got from killing the python demon.
It was a light blue gemstone ring, a women's ring made of oval-shaped sapphires inlaid on silver metal with a snake pattern.
At first glance, it seemed that there was nothing special about it, but Lu Sheng gently held it in front of him, and a trace of devilish energy from his body spread out and stained the ring.
hum... .
A circle of delicate and intricate patterns suddenly appeared on the sapphire of the ring, which turned into a wreath, slowly turning and shining on the gem.
The light blue halo made Lu Sheng's face look blue.
"Absorb the spiritual power first." Lu Sheng stretched out his hand and squeezed the gemstone hard.
Hiss... .
Immediately, a strong divine power poured in from his hand coldly and coldly.
Up to now, he can absorb it without cutting his body to bleed, just focus and a little contact, and he can absorb the spiritual force in it, but if there is a lot of it, there will be visions after all.
Just like now, traces of black air constantly permeated Lu Sheng's hands, and there was a blue light shining in it, faintly visible.
This vision lasted for several breaths before it gradually faded away.
"More than sixty units." Opening his eyes, Lu Sheng let go of the ring. The sapphire ring that might have had some mysterious effect had changed from brand new to dilapidated.
Putting the ring away casually, Lu Sheng sat down cross-legged and began to examine the condition of the magic heart in his body.
The six magical hearts that were awakened before are:
The Serpent of Envy, with the ability to disturb the mind for chaos.
The lion of wrath, the ability is poisonous fire, and assists in fighting.
The shadow of madness, the ability is to accelerate the body's healing and recovery ability.
Anxious Deer, the ability is to accelerate the speed of movement, and strengthen the movement and jumping in a small range.
The dog of panic, the ability is to enhance the sense of smell, and the other five senses are slightly improved.
The Lonely Sheep's ability is to strengthen the body's absorption and improve its resistance to poison, such as faster absorption of poisonous mist river water, and stronger resistance to other poisonous gases.
Although the ability of these six magical hearts to produce hatching is not very strong, it still greatly improves Lu Sheng.
Especially in adapting to combat in various environments and continuing to fight, there has been a significant improvement.
Among them, poison fire and chaotic mind are to enhance group combat ability; healing, moving and jumping, and body absorption and resistance to poison are to enhance continuous combat ability; as for the enhancement of smell and the slight improvement of five senses, it is to improve hunting ability.
It can be said that for Lu Sheng, although these abilities did not directly improve his strength, they also made him more comprehensive.