Walking north from Chaomen Village is the Howling Wind Forest where Ning Zhishui originally wanted to go, and walking south is the Fire Valley.
A long way to the east is Luohua City, where the monks live. Although the city is small and dilapidated, it is at least a safe area for the monks. It is no longer like a training ground where monsters roam around freely.
Once you arrive at the neighboring city of Luohua City, you can take the teleportation array to other places.
Ning Zhishui had already heard about these things from his aunt.
On the surface, Ning Zhishui was walking towards the north, but in fact she turned east not far away.
Ning Zhishui picked a tree with the thickest trunk and the densest leaves, jumped up lightly, and then lay on it and waited patiently.
It was evening when we waited.
A man with a sword on his waist walked out of Chaomen Village in a hurry and headed straight to the east.
It was the old cow who wanted to give Manager Qu a pearl!
Lao Niu was supposed to deliver it yesterday, but Ning Zhishui tampered with it and he fell ill.
However, the Qin envoy invited a doctor for him today, and after taking the medicine, he can go out to work again.
Ning Zhishui followed behind this person, keeping a certain distance.
Lao Niu was a very carefree man. He didn't realize that someone was following him along the way. He didn't even look back, he was just in a hurry to get on with his journey.
Ning Zhishui followed him to Luohua City, then to the neighboring city, and then they took the teleportation array one after another to Chengyang City.
Nanfeng Village where Manager Qu is located is just south of Chengyang City. However, judging from the look of Lao Niu, Ning Zhishui probably did not go to Nanfeng Village to look for Manager Qu, but Manager Qu came to Chengyang City to look for him.
Lao Niu found a restaurant and ate his meal while quietly waiting for someone after sending a message to Manager Qu.
After more than half an hour, Manager Qu arrived.
Ning Zhishui sat opposite, watching the two of them talking and eating face to face.
As early as when Manager Qu arrived, Ning Zhishui quietly took out a talisman and placed it on the palm of his hand.
The talisman became transparent as soon as it touched the body, and a flash of spiritual light appeared.
This talisman only has the lower half. At first glance, you can tell that it is a "two-in-one" talisman, that is, a talisman is divided into two halves, and it can only be used after both halves are affixed to the person.
When this half of Ning Zhishui was activated, the old cow's back faintly lit up, and then everything returned to normal.
People were coming and going in the restaurant, and no one was staring at the old cow. Even if they did, they would just think it was the change in light outside, or that they were dazzled, and would not suspect anything.
But for Ning Zhishui, it was different.
She was clearly just drinking tea with her head down, but she could hear clear conversations in her ears.
"...Manager Qu, everything has been settled in Chaomen Village. The villagers will offer sacrifices every one or two days. This is the power from the incense accumulated over the past few days."
"Well, it's well done. You can leave in a few days."
Ning Zhishui secretly placed this talisman on Lao Niu while he was sleeping at night. Because he had never applied his own half, Lao Niu's half was not truly activated.
Now that this half of his body has been melted by the spiritual energy, the talisman has finally taken effect.
"Well, there's one more thing..."
"What are you hesitating about?"
"Old Xu is missing." Lao Niu said cautiously.
"What?!"
Ning Zhishui raised his head.
Manager Qu on the opposite side suddenly raised his voice, unable to control it, so loud that even he could vaguely hear it on his side.
He probably knew that what they were talking about now should not be known to others, so he immediately lowered his voice and said, "What's going on? Tell me in detail."
"We don't know either. He's still here during the day and behaves normally. Apart from drinking and some arguments with Brother Qin, there's nothing wrong with him these days..."
"But he's been a bit agitated these past few days, his eyes sparkling when he looks at women, but he still looks down on the women in the village... After this happened, Qin Ge Chuzi and I were terrified. We searched for him all day and asked all the villagers, but no one had seen him in the village."
"Brother Qin asked me to ask you, did he accept your private mission and leave the village?"
Ning Zhishui's eyes flashed.
Lao Niu didn’t even mention himself?
Also, these words seem normal, but in fact they are secretly complaining!
Although it was not said explicitly, the words implied that Old Xu was not working hard, and was either drinking or thinking about women. His disappearance this time was probably because he couldn't hold back and went out of the village to have fun!
Manager Qu asked some more details, and Lao Niu answered them in a seemingly honest manner, but the first sentence he said was not favorable to Lao Xu.
But these words were just his "personal guesses". Even if Old Xu came back alive in the future, it would not be the Qin envoy's fault.
Manager Qu was very angry after hearing this.
"What do you do, Lao Qin? Just a few of you can make someone disappear!"
"Manager Qu, you know that Old Xu and Brother Qin have always been at odds, and you've handed the task of collecting incense offerings to Brother Qin... That's why Old Xu always opposes Brother Qin."
"I know about this. Go back and continue looking for him. If you find him, let me know."
"Oh, I see. Manager Qu, will you be in Nanfeng Village from now on?"
"I won't be here for a few days. In a couple of days, the master will hand over the task of collecting spiritual blood to me." When he mentioned the word "spiritual blood", his voice was very vague, and only the two of them could hear it. "Then the matter of the incense will probably have to be temporarily handed over to Envoy Qin."
"Not enough spiritual blood again?" Lao Niu's voice also became lower.
"Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."
"Yes, I admit my guilt."
"Okay, let's go back after eating. I have to go back to Nanfeng Village."
Manager Qu wiped his mouth, put down the crystal, stood up and left.
He probably gave quite a few crystals. When Lao Niu saw them, his eyes lit up and he quickly stuffed them into his arms.
After staying in the village for such a long time, not to mention Lao Xu, even Lao Niu felt suffocated, but it was not because of the desire for women.
So after dinner, he didn't leave in a hurry, but wandered around the city.
As for Manager Qu, after he left, he went to the city to buy some things and was about to leave the city.
At this time, a female cultivator in black with her face covered ran past him anxiously, bumping into him and causing him to tilt his body and almost fall to the ground!
He was about to curse, but the female cultivator had already run away, which made Manager Qu curse and leave with a sullen face.
After the black-clad woman Xiu Ning Zhishui finished running, she did not look back or stop until she entered the next street.
Then, he walked towards the teleportation array.
Lao Niu wandered around the city to his heart's content before heading to the teleportation array.
After leaving Luohua City, what came into view was a desolate scenery, which made Lao Niu sigh.
When will this day end?
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