Chapter 181: The Spiritual Plant

Tao Zi nodded. Li Xiu yawned and said, "Even if you leave, you have to let me sleep for a while. I can't remember how long it has been since I last closed my eyes."

"nature."

After breakfast, Xi Jing and the others went upstairs to rest. Hua Monk said, "I still have to go treat the patients. Where's Daoist Fellow Tao?"

Tao Zi smiled and said, "I'm going out for a walk."

The little fox's complaining voice sounded in his mind: "How long have you not slept? You're still wandering around."

"Practice is also a kind of rest."

The little fox was speechless, but secretly said in his heart: This man will die suddenly sooner or later.

Tao Zi walked onto the street. Zhaoyue Tower was still bustling and many teahouses were still full of customers.

She stood in front of a small stall, and the stall owner smiled and said, "Girl, feel free to take a look. They're very cheap."

She fiddled with the things on the stall, picked up a mirror, and asked, "How much is this mirror?"

"Fifteen cents."

“It’s not clear.”

The stall owner smiled and said, "Miss, you're joking. If it were clear, would it be this price?"

Tao Zi laughed in silence and paid for the mirror. The stall owner even stuffed it into a bag and his attitude was quite bad.

She wandered around some more and finally returned to the inn.

"Little fox, close your eyes."

"Ah?" The little fox looked at her blankly, "Why?"

Tao Zi was too lazy to explain and knocked it unconscious.

She opened the bag and found that in addition to the mirror, there were also a lot of spirit stones. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled, put the spirit stones into the storage ring, and took out the small mirror from the bag.

She dripped her own blood on it, and the mirror suddenly became clear. The blood gradually formed a line of very faint words: News from the City Lord, the spiritual plant appeared in Xuanling Valley.

There was a finger mark below where she had scratched her own hand and put it on.

Liu Yue's image appeared in the mirror, and she whispered, "Senior Sister."

"What is it?"

"Liu Yue was too carried away last night and didn't mention some important things."

Liu Yue told Wu Yue's story and promised, "I will rescue Wu Yue."

She pondered for a long time, then said slowly, "You mean, after I jumped off the cliff, I received the message 'stand still'?"

"yes."

The only person who could send messages to Liu Yue and the others in her name was Xing Zhan. From this point of view, she should have left a lot of information for Xing Zhan.

Liu Yue hesitated for a moment and continued, "Wu Yue disobeyed this order, which led to the arrest of some people in the teahouse. But according to the information I received, the Punishment Hall took the blame. However, the cultivators under Wu Yue's command were almost completely wiped out, and only a very small number escaped. Their current situation is unclear."

"Does this mean that Lan Zong still doesn't know that the teahouse has those people planted in secret?"

Liu Yue nodded decisively. "Yes, they still think Wu Yue is from the Punishment Hall, and the teahouse is just a place to spread the news, but they may not be able to hide it for much longer. The people planted in the Punishment Hall have spread new news that Xu Qianjia has arrested another group of people related to Wu Yue."

Tao Zi narrowed her eyes and said, "If Wu Yue cannot be rescued within ten days, you will temporarily take charge of the teahouse affairs. Protect those secret agents as much as possible. If necessary, kill all those who know the truth."

"Liu Yue understands."

"How is Xing Zhan now?"

Liu Yue said helplessly: "He is under surveillance, so it is basically impossible to contact him, but his life is safe. The rest of the information cannot be found."

After Liu Yue's figure disappeared, the mirror was still clear, and she put it into the ring.

About half an hour later, the little fox woke up. It was stunned for a while before it realized what had happened. It jumped on Tao Zi's head with its fur standing on end: "Tao Zi, you dare to knock me out!"

She said very honestly: "There are some things I don't want you to know, so this is the only way."

The little fox said with its fur puffed up, "I made a contract with you and I won't harm you. How dare you treat me like this? Where is the trust between humans and monsters?"

She calmly reminded him, "There is no trust between humans and demons."

The little fox was listless, but her fur was still standing on end. She sighed and said, "The contract between you and me must be dissolved eventually. What if you know too many things you shouldn't know..."

Hearing this, it jumped down from her head, stared into her eyes and asked: "Are you threatening me?"

"Of course not, I'm just telling the truth."

The little fox smoothed his own fur and said with a vicissitudes of life, "Where has the trust gone?"

"Who is the most powerful elder in your clan? Does the Nine-Tailed Clan have any plans for the coming years? Where is the current leader of the Demon Clan?"

The little fox stood there quietly, pretending that he heard nothing.

Tao Zi rubbed its head and said jokingly: "Hey, where is the trust between humans and monsters?"

It completely gave up the idea of ​​exploring the secret and said, "Next time something like this happens, please tell me in advance. I will get out of here on my own without you having to do anything."

Tao Zi said seriously: "Definitely."

At this time, someone came and knocked on the door.

"Come in!"

Li Xiu walked in, sat on the chair, and looked uncertain.

"What's wrong?"

"I just woke up and went downstairs to have a sip of tea, and heard some news."

Tao Zi said: "Tell me about it."

He said seriously, "The wind in Xuanling Valley has slowed down. The three sects and four schools are all preparing to enter to search for treasure."

Hearing this familiar place name, she paused and said, "Do you want to go and see it?"

"Yes." Li Xiu suddenly became excited. "That's Xuanling Valley! I don't know how many natural treasures are grown here. It's the dream place for medical practitioners!"

Tao Zi pressed her hands and said, "Calm down, don't get excited."

He excitedly held her hand and said, "Sister Tao, I must go to this place. There are too many medicinal herbs in it. Normally, there is a strong wind surrounding it, and I can't get in. But now it's different. I can go in, I can go in!"

She silently pulled her hand away and said, "I'll go too."

"Tao Mei, thank you very much."

Tao Zi pulled the corner of her mouth and said, "You're welcome. Protecting you was our agreement."

Li Xiu suddenly sighed and said, "But it must be very dangerous in there. There are still three sects and four gates. I don't think we can find anything good there."

She comforted him, "No, you will definitely find it."

"Thanks for your good wishes." Li Xiu became excited again, "I will go make pills and various liquid medicines that may be useful now."

Watching him rush out, Tao Zi pressed her head, feeling a little amused. This really saved trouble, she didn't even have to mention it.

After Xi Jing and the others woke up, Han Yueshan left again on his own, saying that he was going to see Huanle and tell her that he was leaving.

Li Xiu stood in front of the inn and said slowly, "Just go, and take a few pieces of gold with you. This trick of borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha is really good."

Tao Zi gave him a strange look and said, "When did you start caring about such vulgar things as gold?"

He said with a dull face, "I just realized when I was refining medicine that I'm running out of money."