There is a bustling scene at the entrance of Jiuli Village.
All the villagers who heard the news that Lu Qing and his friends had returned ran out of the village.
"It's really Ah Qing and the others who are back!"
"I haven't seen you for a few months. Ah Qing seems to have changed a little."
"Xiaoyan has also changed and grown up a bit."
"What are those two horses? Why do they have horns on their heads?"
"Who is that girl? She is so pretty."
"We have never seen such a pretty girl in this area!"
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The villagers were talking about it. Some were looking at the changes in Lu Qing and the others, while others were curious about the two dragon-blood horses.
Some were even surprised by Hu Zezhi's appearance.
Amidst the discussion, Lu Qing came up to Uncle Zhang.
"Grandpa Zhang, I'm back."
"Just come back safely, just come back safely."
Uncle Zhang's eyes were a little moist and his body was shaking with excitement.
"Did you encounter any danger during this trip?"
"No, everything is safe. The master is watching us. We are not causing any trouble, so how could there be any danger?" Lu Qing said with a smile.
The old doctor at the side: ...
But Uncle Zhang took it seriously. He immediately bowed to the old doctor and said:
"Thank you, old doctor, for taking care of Ah Qing and Xiao Yan along the way. Otherwise, Ah Qing's youthful energy would have caused who knows what kind of trouble he would have caused."
The old doctor paused for a moment, then smiled: "Mr. Zhang, you are joking. During this journey, it was Ah Qing and Xiao Yan who took care of my daily life and diet. I, an old man, did not do anything."
"That's what Ah Qing should do as a disciple. It's what he should do."
"Grandpa Zhang, let's go into the village first."
Seeing that Uncle Zhang seemed to want to thank him more, Lu Qing hurriedly said.
"Yes, look at me, I am old and confused. You have been traveling for such a long time, you must be tired. Go back to the village and rest first."
Uncle Zhang slapped his head and said.
"I'll go take off the red rope first."
Lu Qing walked to the letter tree and gently took off the three red ropes that were tied to it when he set out.
After months of wind and rain, the red rope had turned a little white, but Lu Qing still solemnly pressed it under the stone slab.
The villagers smiled when they saw this scene.
When he returned home, Lu Qing found that the weeds in the yard had been cleared cleanly.
The house was spotless and didn't look like it hadn't been lived in for months.
It was much cleaner than when Lu Qing and Xiaoyan left.
Lu Qing knew that it must be Uncle Zhang and his people who came to clean the house every day, so that there was no trace of dust in the house.
"Ah Qing, you just came back, I'm afraid you haven't had enough time to prepare food. I'll ask your uncle Zhang to come over later."
Uncle Zhang looked around and said.
Lu Qing was about to speak when a loud noise suddenly came from outside.
A voice called out, "Mr. Lu, I am here in the name of Master Ma to bring you some things."
"Brother Xiaotian?"
Lu Qing walked out of the house and found Xiaotian, whom he had not seen for a long time. He was standing outside the yard with a few people, each carrying a load on his shoulders.
"Brother Xiaotian, are you here from Daji?"
"Yes, I just received a pigeon message from Master Ma and learned that you, my dear, are back.
Master Ma asked me to bring some daily necessities to you and Doctor Chen."
Xiaotian said respectfully.
"Master Ma is really thoughtful. Please put the things in."
Xiaotian brought in a few of his men and carried all the loads.
There is everything available, including rice, flour, meat, vegetables, fruits, and even some daily toiletries.
"Mr. Lu, please see if there is anything missing. I will have someone send it over right away."
"No need, I think the things here are quite complete, thank you Brother Xiaotian."
Lu Qing took a look and found nothing missing, so he nodded and thanked him.
"In that case, I won't bother Mr. Lu any more."
Xiaotian asked, bowed respectfully, and left with his people.
Seeing this, Lu Qing shook his head.
After this trip, Xiaotian seemed much more reserved.
I don’t know what Master Ma said to him in the letter.
"Grandpa Zhang, you see, I have enough food here, so I don't need to bother you."
Lu Qing turned around and smiled.
Uncle Zhang looked at the things on the ground and laughed, "Qing, you are so lucky that someone gave you a gift right after you came back."
Uncle Zhang has seen quite a few Supervisor Xiaotian in the past two years.
Every once in a while, he would personally deliver some daily necessities to Lu Qing.
I just didn't expect that he was so well-informed.
Lu Qing had just returned when he arrived.
"By the way, Uncle Zhang, I just came back today and haven't prepared anything yet, so it's not appropriate for me to invite you all to dinner.
Please tell everyone outside later that I will set up a banquet with ten tables in a day or two to celebrate with everyone."
"Okay, you have guests today, I won't bother you anymore, you can greet the guests first."
Uncle Zhang did not dissuade him. He knew that such a small amount of money was nothing to Lu Qing.
After all the villagers had left, Lu Qing said to Hu Zezhi and his daughter, "The villagers were concerned about Xiaoyan and me, so they made a lot of noise. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you two."
"No, the villagers here are simple and honest, which is rare. It is a blessing for Xiaolian and I to settle down here."
Hu Laosan said quickly.
"By the way, before I came back, I told Senior Wei in advance that Uncle Hu and you can stay in the Wei family's villa for the time being.
There are plenty of empty rooms there, and there are servants looking after them, so it won't be a problem." Lu Qing said.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Lu." Hu Zezhi thanked him.
So Lu Qing took Hu Zezhi and his daughter to live in the Wei family's villa.
After settling them down, he came to the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.
I want to help the master clean the house.
However, when he arrived at the courtyard halfway up the mountain, he found that the courtyard was also very tidy.
I don’t know whether it was done by the villagers or by Wei Shanhai, who often came here to pick plum tea, who sent people to clean it.
"Ah Qing, come here for a moment."
At this time, the old doctor's voice came from behind the house.
"What's wrong, Master?"
Lu Qing walked to the back of the house and was about to ask, but suddenly he was stunned.
Next to the old doctor, there was a small garden surrounded by a fence, full of lush greenery and exuding a strong vitality.
It was the medicinal field they had opened up before.
“This medicinal field…”
Lu Qing walked closer and was surprised to see many medicinal herbs growing thrivingly in the field.
Although only a few months had passed, these medicinal herbs seemed to have been growing for ten years.
The medicine is strong and can be used completely.
More importantly, he also felt that the local energy here was very strong.
It seemed as if the earth's energy from miles around was continuously converging here.
There is an extremely vigorous vitality lurking underneath.
"That thousand-year-old ginseng didn't run away?"
Lu Qing immediately recognized the source of that vitality and was immediately surprised.
Because that was the thousand-year-old ginseng that he had caught and that the old doctor had later placed in the medicine field to help dissipate the earth's energy in the medicine field. It was the one that had already developed intelligence.
Originally, we were leaving the village and heading for Zhongzhou that day.
Lu Qing was still thinking that by the time they returned, this thousand-year-old ginseng would have already run away.
But I didn't expect that it was still in the medicine field.
And judging from the current situation, he has been working very diligently to help manage and cultivate this medicinal field.
As if it sensed the movement outside, the vitality that was originally dormant underneath suddenly changed.
Floating up quietly, soon, a few leaves slowly emerged.
Seeing this, Lu Qing couldn't help but laugh: "You are so brave, aren't you afraid of being caught again?"
These words immediately made the leaves shrink back into the ground.
But soon, the thousand-year-old ginseng seemed to sense that something was wrong.
Suddenly, it crawled out from the ground again and came in front of the old doctor, with most of its fat body exposed. The few leaves on the top of its head, like human arms, were gesticulating excitedly, as if accusing something.
"This little thing seems to have become a little more intelligent?"
Lu Qing was a little surprised. Could it be that he was affected by the revival of spiritual energy?
"Okay, okay, I know I broke my promise, and I'll make it up to you now."
The old doctor apologized repeatedly, took out a jade bottle from his arms, and dripped a drop of milky white medicine on his body.
When the medicinal liquid fell on the body, the thousand-year-old ginseng's body stiffened suddenly, and then it slurped and absorbed the medicinal liquid.
The leaves above his head began to tremble, as if they were enjoying themselves very much.
The next moment, it disappeared and drilled into the ground to absorb the medicine.
I no longer have time to argue with the old doctor about his broken appointment.
"Master, you've invested a lot this time, giving it a whole drop of earth vein spirit liquid." Lu Qing said with a smile.
"Since it didn't leave, it means it recognizes this place. It has taken good care of this medicinal field, so it deserves some compensation."
When the old doctor first opened up the medicinal field, he had an agreement with this ginseng.
As long as it helps to comb the earth's energy every day, he will give it a drop of medicine diluted with the earth's spiritual fluid every three days.
Later, they were going to Zhongzhou, and this agreement could not be continued.
I thought the thousand-year-old ginseng would leave, but I never expected it to stay here.
"Since it is willing to stay, that's perfect. I want to study the art of formations for a while when I come back this time.
Then we will see if we can use the formation to gather the earth energy and spiritual energy and open up a real spiritual medicine garden."
Lu Qing said seriously.
He has had this idea for a long time.
As the world changes and spiritual energy revives, all things in the world have entered a period of mysterious changes.
With this gradual evolution, some magical beasts and magical medicines that only exist in ancient legends will probably appear one after another in the future.
But for Lu Qing, it was still a little too slow.
So he wanted to try whether he could use what he had learned to cultivate a batch of spiritual medicines in advance and seize the initiative.
"That's great. The world is changing drastically right now, and the disease may also change in ways that are difficult to predict.
If we can develop a magical medicine, we won’t be helpless when we encounter those difficult diseases in the future.”
The old doctor was very happy to hear this.
As a compassionate doctor, he was already worried about the current changes in the world.
Lu Qing's idea can help them prepare for a rainy day.
"Also, Master, I want to go into the mountains tomorrow to see what the situation is like there.
Xiaoyan and the others will need you, Master, to take care of them for a while."
"Okay, go ahead and be safe."
The old doctor said solemnly.
He knew his disciples' concerns.
Although their trip to Zhongzhou this time was extremely rewarding, they all gained great opportunities.
But at the same time, it also planted a lot of troubles and offended a lot of people.
Needless to say, Xuankong Mountain is already a mortal enemy.
There is also the Holy Mountain, although the Holy Mountain has always stood in the world in the name of justice.
But people are selfish.
The third Holy Lord was defeated by Lu Qing in front of so many powerful people that day.
No one can guarantee whether he will have any resentment.
Otherwise, when they left that day, the Holy Mountain would not have ordered the Lord of Tianji Tower to invite Lu Qing to the mountain.
In addition, there is the mysterious demon cultivator who was seriously injured by Lu Qing, as well as the possible remnants of the Qi family, etc.
These are all potential threats.
This time when they came back, they drove the wind-controlling chariot all the way and returned at a speed that ordinary people could hardly achieve.
But there are still traces to follow.
Others may not know their whereabouts for a while, but as long as they are determined, it is hard to say whether they will find Jiuli Village.
So it’s better to be careful in everything.
"Disciple will be careful." Lu Qing nodded.
The next day, Lu Qing took Xiaoyan to his parents' grave to pay their respects, then took her and Xiaoli to a small courtyard halfway up the mountain, and then he entered the Shiwan Mountains alone.
Along the way, Lu Qing carefully sensed and observed the changes in the mountains.
Then, through the dual investigation of spiritual perception and supernatural powers, Lu Qing discovered that there had indeed been significant changes in the mountains.
First, the plants.
The plants in the mountains are obviously growing more vigorously, especially the vitality of the wood, which has become very rich.
If a practitioner who cultivates wood-type true qi or spiritual power comes to this deep mountain to practice, his cultivation progress will probably be much faster.
And then there are animals.
The animals in the mountains have also changed a lot, especially the poisonous insects and snakes, which have become much more ferocious.
The toxicity contained in the body has increased greatly.
If an ordinary person enters here and is bitten, he will probably die on the spot.
Even if a warrior is in the acquired realm, if he is poisoned, he will not be able to survive for long if he is not treated in time to drive out the poison.
"It seems that the defense of the village needs to start soon."
Feeling the changes in the mountains, Lu Qing felt a little heavy.
The poisonous insects and snakes in the deep mountains naturally posed no threat to him.
But for the villagers, it was very scary.
If you get bitten accidentally, it would be a big problem.
While thinking, Lu Qing unknowingly arrived at a familiar place.
“The changes here aren’t that big.”
Looking at the gorgeous and charming valley with blooming flowers in front of him, Lu Qing smiled.
This time when he went into the mountain, in addition to wanting to check the situation in the mountain, the most important thing for him was to see if there were any changes in the Yuhua Cave.
Now it seems that the changes are not as big as he imagined.
As usual, after paying a brief tribute in front of Li Weitian’s tomb, Lu Qing crossed the waterfall and entered the mountain.
(End of this chapter)
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