Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Suspicious but cute.
Zhongzhou, Feng'an City.
The carriage prepared by Gu Jingyun had a low-key and luxurious appearance and a spacious interior. It was equipped with a small table and a low couch. There was also hot tea and a few boxes of snacks on the table.
The carriage entered the city smoothly and drove steadily in the center of the road.
Jiang Yan sat by the window, lifted the bamboo curtain, looked out from the gap, and looked curiously at the scenery and people passing by in the city.
Seeing this, Gu Jingyun asked, "Do you want to go down and take a walk? We don't want to take the bus anymore."
Jiang Yan nodded and agreed, and the two of them got off the carriage and strolled slowly along the street.
"Where are we going today?" Jiang Yan asked.
"Yuyuan Chamber of Commerce." Gu Jingyun said lazily, "Go and get you a furnace and a scabbard."
Jiang Yan lowered his head in confusion. His right hand was holding the Demon-Breaking Sword wrapped in a long piece of black cloth - the cloth was cut from his robe.
"Is there anything wrong with the scabbard?"
"Too simple." Gu Jingyun said tactfully.
"But it is very practical and cheap. If the sword is dirty, you can clean it by wiping it with a cloth. The cloth does not need to be washed. Just tear a piece from the robe." Jiang Yan said.
Gu Jingyun: "...Is it the black robe you were wearing when I first met you?"
Jiang Yan nodded.
Gu Jingyun thought to himself, no wonder it looks so familiar! It turned out to be the burlap torn from the sack!
I have to change it today no matter what.
"Anyway, if we see something suitable, let's replace it. This cloth is practical and cheap, and the scabbard is not bad either." Gu Jingyun pondered Jiang Yan's train of thought and said, "When fighting an enemy, the scabbard can be thrown out to hit the enemy, but a piece of soft cloth cannot."
Jiang Yan was actually persuaded.
"You're right! The scabbard is better."
Gu Jingyun suddenly felt a little guilty. Wouldn’t this really teach Jiang Yan bad habits?
It is really rare to see a sword practitioner using his scabbard to hit people.
But when I thought that there would be another person in the world besides him, I couldn't help but smile.
Jiang Yan was unaware of Gu Jingyun's thoughts and only said, "The scabbard is fine, I already have the alchemy furnace."
"Just your little pot for cooking soup?"
"…It's a crucible. Moreover, I also have a proper alchemy furnace!" Jiang Yan took out a small three-legged alchemy furnace from his ring, the material of which was also of superior quality.
Gu Jingyun smiled slightly: "So you admit that the crucible is not a proper alchemy furnace."
Jiang Yan: “…………”
How could this person be like this!
"I won't tease you anymore." Gu Jingyun said with a smile, "I'll just walk around with you. You can buy whatever you like, and if you don't like it, just don't buy it."
They walked slowly side by side towards the Chamber of Commerce, passing many street stalls.
Jiang Yan mostly just looked around casually, rarely taking things for a closer look or asking prices. He did buy some things, but they were all very strange and odd, items that were either worthless or something that others would rather avoid.
During this period, Gu Jingyun kept smiling, but after Jiang Yan bought a black beetle at a low price for the third time, he finally couldn't hold it anymore.
"Why do you want to buy insects?" he asked hesitantly, "Do you want to make Gu?"
Jiang Yan shook his head: "I want to use it to prepare medicine... It's a different kind of alchemy."
Young Master Gu's expression looked even more complicated, his eyes full of confusion.
Jiang Yan thought about how furious he was yesterday and guessed that Young Master Gu probably didn't believe what he said.
He stuffed the beetle into a box and covered it, then took out a glass bottle filled with his special and highly effective recovery potion.
"Here, I give it to you." Jiang Yan said generously, "When you are short of spiritual power, take a sip. It can instantly restore some of your spiritual power and increase the speed of spiritual power recovery. It is a great tonic, but it is a bit bitter."
The potion is as tranquil and blue as the deep sea. When it is shaken, gurgling bubbles rise up, like the bubbles exhaled by fish. At least it looks beautiful.
But everyone knows that the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is.
Gu Jingyun: "..."
He took it doubtfully, uncorked the bottle, and took a quick sniff.
Almost died on the spot.
Gu Jingyun's face turned ferocious for a moment, but for the sake of his image, he had to pretend to be calm.
Only from the action of immediately pushing the cork back in, could one glimpse Young Master Gu's panic.
Jiang Yan was bewildered: "It's drinkable. If you don't believe me, I'll take a sip and show you..."
"No need! No need!"
Gu Jingyun hurriedly tried to stop him. What if Jiang Yan was too confident in himself and fainted after taking a sip?
It will take some time for a doctor to come to rescue.
Jiang Yan defended himself, "The taste is a bit strange. I think it's worth sacrificing part of my taste buds in exchange for a higher efficacy."
Hearing this, Gu Jingyun said silently: "You will probably have a lot in common with the people in Qingfeng Valley..."
"who?"
"A group of medical practitioners with extraordinary medical skills who can bring the dead back to life. The medicine they brew can even make people wish to die again with their eyes open." Gu Jingyun was still frightened.
Jiang Yan was somewhat tempted to meet him: "It sounds amazing."
"No, it's better if you don't meet them."
Gu Jingyun immediately ended the topic and took the person to the Yuyuan Chamber of Commerce.
The two walked for a while, and before they knew it, they had arrived at the door of Yuyuan Chamber of Commerce.
As soon as I entered, the shopkeeper came to greet me.
"You two——"
Gu Jingyun shook the jade token casually.
The shopkeeper was shocked when he saw the words engraved on the jade plate.
"Young Master!"
The shopkeeper bowed respectfully and asked, "Why are you here, young master?"
"Just hanging out with friends." Gu Jingyun gestured, "This is Jiang Yan, Jiang Xianjun."
"Greetings to the Immortal Lord." The shopkeeper understood what he meant and immediately changed direction, asking earnestly, "Does the Immortal Lord Jiang need anything?"
Jiang Yan took out a magic wand from his sleeve and asked, "Is there a similar magic weapon here?"
The shopkeeper looked at it carefully, thought about it, and said, "Yes, but most of them are relatively long. It is rare to find one as short as the one in the hands of the Immortal Lord."
"Take it out and let us see it." Gu Jingyun said.
"Yes." The shopkeeper bowed and said, "Please follow me."
The shopkeeper led the way, and Jiang Yan and Gu Jingyun followed behind. Jiang Yan turned his head, and Gu Jingyun understood, slightly lowered his body, and whispered in his ear.
Jiang Xianjun is so adorable, as he can clearly transmit messages through voice and still speak so intimately.
Gu Jingyun felt secretly happy and delighted.
But he didn't know that Jiang Yan had simply forgotten about it. In the magic world, there was no voice transmission, only soundproofing spells and silencing spells, and Jiang Yan's mindset hadn't completely changed.
"What's wrong?" Gu Jingyun's tone softened.
"Why is the shopkeeper so respectful to you? That jade token..." Jiang Yan asked.
Gu Jingyun showed the jade token to Jiang Yan. His name was clearly engraved on it, and on the back was a sword and a zither.
"The sword is my father's sword, and the harp is my mother's harp."
"This is my property, so of course he has to treat it with respect."
Gu Jingyun knew that Jiang Yan knew nothing about the outside world, so he explained, "The Yuyuan Chamber of Commerce was founded by my mother. At first, it was only active in Dongzhou, but later it was handed over to me to manage. Now the Chamber of Commerce has spread all over the world and has branches everywhere."
Jiang Yan exclaimed: "Oh, you are amazing." After a pause, he realized what was happening and asked: "Since you are the boss, why does he still call you Young Master?"
Gu Jingyun smiled and evaded the question, "Because I haven't inherited the position of the head of the family yet, and... I'm just managing it for my mother temporarily, and I'll return it to her in the future."
Jiang Yan said "Oh" and realized that there was something else behind Gu Jingyun's words.
The shopkeeper led his men inside, and along the way they could see various objects placed in the glass cabinets, most of which were protective jewelry, small weapons and magical instruments.
"This is the area that sells magic tools." The shopkeeper introduced, "My Lord, the magic staff you want is right in front."
Jiang Yan stepped forward and saw several different styles of staffs hanging on the wall. The longest one was as tall as a person, and the most common one was about ninety centimeters long.
Not like a wand, more like a walking stick.
There is a magic wand similar to the one in Jiang Yan's hand (about 25 centimeters, 10 inches), which is placed in the cabinet in the corner.
Jiang Yan went straight for the short stick.
He wanted to see whether these were magic wands or staffs.
If it is the latter, it at least proves that there are other magicians who have traveled through time in this world, and maybe they can use this to find a way to go back.
Jiang Yan was full of expectations, but when he saw these short sticks, he stopped in his tracks.
He picked one up at random and felt it carefully.
After a moment.
"...No." Jiang Yan murmured.
These short staffs can only receive spiritual power and cannot be driven by magic power.
They are staves, not wands.
Jiang Yan put the short stick back into the cabinet without saying anything, but there was a look of disappointment between his brows that anyone could see.
The shopkeeper hesitated, "Is it not to your liking? We are a branch here, why don't you go to a larger chamber of commerce and have a look? Maybe you can find the magic weapon you want."
Jiang Yan nodded: "Thank you."
Gu Jingyun asked: "Do you want to go shopping again?"
Jiang Yan shook his head.
Gu Jingyun: "Then let's buy a scabbard and go."
Jiang Yan was in a bad mood, so Gu Jingyun took charge of the whole process and quickly identified several suitable scabbards for Jiang Yan to choose from.
One is solid color and low-key, while the other has a gem inlaid on the scabbard, which looks more high-profile.
To Gu Jingyun's surprise, Jiang Yan chose the latter.
Gu Jingyun threw a bag of spirit stones to the shopkeeper and paid. Even if it was his own shop, he still had to pay.
The shopkeeper personally escorted them out of the Chamber of Commerce and watched them go away.
"When did the young master have such a gentle and graceful immortal by his side? He is truly a man of heavenly appearance."
The shopkeeper suddenly reacted and slapped his lips. As a servant, it was not right for him to interfere in his master's affairs.
…
The other end.
Jiang Yan removed the rags wrapped around the sword one by one and sheathed the sword.
"It fits perfectly, thank you."
"Thank you again." Gu Jingyun sighed, "You are obviously not happy."
"……No."
"Hard-mouthed."
Gu Jingyun laughed, straightened his expression, and asked, "What are you looking for?"
Jiang Yan said nothing, just shook his head.
"You can't even tell me? If you want the exact same one, I can help you find it, or I can hire someone to forge it for you." Gu Jingyun said.
"Even if they are exactly the same, no one except me can confirm whether it is the magic...staff that I want." Jiang Yan almost said it off the cuff, but fortunately he changed it in time.
Gu Jingyun suspected that he heard the word "magic". He paused and asked, "Magic wand?"
"Staff."
"You just clearly——"
"Young Master heard wrong."
"I have sharp ears and eyes, I won't hear it wrong."
Jiang Yan said calmly, "Young Master just heard it wrong."
Gu Jingyun said with a half-smile: "Usually you address me as 'you', but once you get angry and feel guilty and need to be polite, you change the address to 'young master'."
"I have no guilty conscience," Jiang Yan said stubbornly, "I sometimes call you 'Young Master', but it's just a title."
Gu Jingyun did not comment. He raised his hand and pinched Jiang Yan's cheek, restraining his strength. It was more like an intimate interaction than a fierce intimidation.
Jiang Yan broke free from his hand, covered his face, and stepped back cautiously.
"Why are you moving your hands?"
Gu Jingyun let him run away, crossed his arms, and asked lazily:
"Earlier, you claimed that you lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years... I won't ask which mountains you live in or which tribe you belong to. I only have one question, please tell me the truth."
"You ask." Jiang Yan said calmly.
"Jiang Xianjun, Jiang Shaoxia, you are always hesitant, as if you are hiding a lot of secrets."
Gu Jingyun walked leisurely in the garden and pushed the man into a nearby deserted alley.
It was not until Jiang Yan's body was stiffly pressed against the wall with no way to escape that he approached step by step, leaning close to Jiang Yan's ear. His deliberately lowered voice sounded like a light feather, tickling Jiang Yan's ears.
"...You should have nothing to do with the demons, right?"
Jiang Yan was pressed against the wall by Gu Jingyun. He subconsciously held his breath and turned his face to the side. The roots of his ears gradually turned red, which was seen by everyone, but he was still unaware of it. He only felt that his earlobes were a little hot and a little itchy.
Jiang Yan thought this was easy to understand.
Gu Jingyun suddenly came close to him, and he was startled. His ears were sensitive because of his blood, and when he was suddenly touched by the breath of Young Master Gu and the air he exhaled when he spoke, he would react to the stress. This was normal, normal.
"Huh? Why aren't you talking?" Gu Jingyun chuckled softly, but there was no smile in his eyes.
"The answer is that it doesn't matter."
Jiang Xianjun's expression was normal, his voice was clear, and he was as calm as ever, as if the two of them were just chatting about daily life rather than testing each other.
Gu Jingyun said, "I didn't want to bring it up so soon. I should have at least waited until I finished shopping with you today. I was afraid that the atmosphere would become awkward. I didn't expect that you, a little idiot, were like a colander. I heard it. It was such a clear word that I had to ask."
Jiang Yan: "But I accidentally said the word 'demon'. Is it not allowed to say this word?"
"Of course." Gu Jingyun said, "Then please explain to me why there are demon characters in your crucible."
"...What words?" Jiang Yan was stunned.
Gu Jingyun saw that the surprise on his face was not fake, frowned, and let go of him: "You don't know?"
Jiang Yan shook his head like a rattle.
Gu Jingyun was silent for a few seconds and told him: "Yesterday, I went back to my room and checked the ancient books. I was worried that you were deceived and that the runes were randomly carved by a liar. If it was a curse rune, it would have a bad effect on you."
"Unexpectedly, this search led me to see similar characters in the books that record demonic words and spells. Although they are different, I can confirm that they are demonic runes."
Gu Jingyun confirmed again: "You really don't know?"
Jiang Yan was shocked: "I really don't know! What demon clan? Is this a mistake? This kind of bonus rune is very common in my hometown. The only difference lies in the ability of the mage who carves the rune and the quality of the equipment used."
Jiang Yan said: "Even the lowest level wizards can carve it, but at most it will be crooked and not very beautiful!"
"Master..." Gu Jingyun was at a loss for a moment. He always felt that the master Jiang Yan was talking about was not the kind of master in the temple.
Jiang Yan nodded frantically: "Yes!"
Gu Jingyun: "Then why is it so similar to the demonic writing?"
Jiang Yan was at a loss: "I don't know the reason either. But the world is so big, there are so many things, it's not impossible that the writing is similar, right? Otherwise, you can show me the book later, so I can study it!"
"Research, research" - Jiang Yan said these four words in a sonorous and powerful voice, which made people inexplicably understand his excitement.
Gu Jingyun: "..."
He was silent for a moment, "So you are really not a demon."
Jiang Yan: "Master Gu, I assure you, I am a human."
Gu Jingyun: “……?”
You spoke fluently in the beginning, but why did you stutter at the end? It sounded so unconfident.
What a suspicious yet cute little piece of wood.
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