The young beggar was frightened by Luo Jiuyan's aura, but he was still not afraid of death, and stared at the buns in his hand with eager eyes.
"When did you hear this news?"
Luo Jiuyan stuffed the bun into the beggar's hand and seemed to be asking casually.
When the young beggar got the bun, he let out a howl and started eating it in big mouthfuls.
While eating, he answered Luo Jiuyan's question vaguely: "It was last night. I heard it from a beggar who was driven out of Sanshan City."
Xiao Qingran and Luo Jiuyan looked at each other.
Something is wrong.
The two found a sheltered place and looked at the gate of Nanlin City.
Many people who had entered the city gathered there.
The soldiers at the city gate were dispersing the crowd, but they didn't tell them why the city was sealed.
"Luo Jiuyan, I always feel like something is fishy. From the moment we entered the ancient martial arts world, it seems like an invisible hand is urging us on. It's as if the person behind the scenes has prepared a huge net for us, waiting for us to fall into it."
Luo Jiuyan raised his eyebrows slightly: "You mean, the person behind this knows you're coming?"
Xiao Qingran nodded and smiled bitterly: "If I'm not mistaken, the Ping family and Ping Shuang were both implicated by me."
"Um?"
Luo Jiuyan was puzzled: "Do you have enemies in the ancient martial arts world?"
Xiao Qingran shook her head, then nodded: "I underestimated the intelligence of the people in the ancient martial arts world. I had people erase all traces, but they still found it."
Xiao Qingran briefly told Luo Jiuyan how she had helped Chu Dongsheng to take revenge, used Pingshuang to lure Wang Qi and his mother out of the ancient martial arts world, and used others to kill Zhou Wenxiu.
After saying this, he couldn't help but laugh: "I thought it would be foolproof. I didn't expect that after so long, they still found Ping Shuang."
"If the Wang and Zhou families join forces, they can indeed deal a heavy blow to the Ping family. But they can't completely seal off the entire ancient martial arts world. I guess it must be the power of a hidden sect behind this."
Luo Jiuyan knows more about the ancient martial arts world than Xiao Qingran.
The area of the ancient martial arts world is only one tenth of the secular world.
There are twenty-one cities in total.
The population of each city is only a few hundred thousand.
This is still a feudal society where men are superior to women.
On the surface, the entire ancient martial arts world is controlled by four major families.
In fact, hidden families and sects hold more power.
It depends on which hidden family or sect the Wang and Zhou families invite this time.
"Let's just use the teleportation talisman and go to Jindu City! With Song Yueqi and the others providing cover, we can catch them off guard."
Although Xiao Qingran has always been troubled by the aftereffects of the teleportation talisman, the most urgent task now is to save people.
"I hope it won't spread to the wild mountains and wilderness this time."
Xiao Qingran said as he tore open a teleportation talisman.
In an instant, the two disappeared from the spot.
When they reappeared, the two found themselves in a vegetable garden.
The two were about to leave when they heard a loud roar from Hedong Lion: "Oh my god, you have to compensate me for my food!"
Xiao Qingran and Luo Jiuyan looked down and couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
The two of them were currently stepping on a few large cabbages.
Although the cabbage was not trampled to pieces, it was stepped on and fell all over the place.
An old lady with a dark complexion, holding a kitchen knife in her hand, rushed towards the two men.
Luo Jiuyan suddenly had a handful of copper coins in his hand.
When the old lady rushed in front of the two men, she saw Luo Jiuyan holding a handful of copper coins and stopped in her tracks. Her eyes gleamed brightly, and something suspicious flowed from the corner of her mouth.
"Is that enough?"
Luo Jiuyan pulled Xiao Qingran aside.
The old lady nodded repeatedly: "Enough, enough, enough."
After saying the word "enough" three times in a row, he reached out to grab it.
Luo Jiuyan withdrew his hand and looked at the old lady coldly: "Tell me where is this place?"
The old lady looked at the two of them strangely: "Isn't this a vegetable garden?"
Luo Jiuyan and Xiao Qingran: "..."
"Auntie, we're lost. How long does it take to get from here to Jindu City?"
Xiao Qingran could only patiently ask.
The old lady glanced at Xiao Qingran, then turned back and pointed at the copper coins in Luo Jiuyan's hand: "If he gives me all those coins, I will tell you."
Xiao Qingran nodded to Luo Jiuyan.
The old lady took a handful of coins from Luo Jiuyan, her face flushed with excitement. She immediately opened her mouth and bit a coin.
Xiao Qingran: "..."
Can you answer the question first, what is this behavior of biting money?
"Is it true? This much money really belongs to me?"
The old lady's eyes narrowed with excitement.
Seeing Luo Jiuyan nod, the old lady quickly stuffed the coins into her sleeves and pointed in a direction: "See, there's a small path over there? Go straight ahead and turn right when you see three dead trees. After walking for another half a day, you'll reach the city."
Xiao Qingran: “?”
Are they in the suburbs now?
The two of them quickly set off from the small road and headed for Jindu City. This time they didn't dare to ride an electric bike.
Although it is a small road, there are still many people on it.
Some were pushing carts of firewood, while others were carrying cabbages to sell in the city. The sky was overcast, with no sunlight at all. Xiao Qingran glanced at her phone furtively, realizing it was only a little after nine in the morning.
When he arrived at the gate of Jindu City, Xiao Qingran discovered that the city was not closed.
People came into the city in groups of three or four, without even having to register.
What is going on here?
Why is it different from what they had guessed before?
"We'll go into the city separately."
Luo Jiuyan whispered something in Xiao Qingran's ear.
Xiao Qingran nodded: "Then I'll wait for you at the gate of the Ping family."
As she spoke, she walked towards the crowd at the city gate. Soon, she and everyone else entered the city. The soldiers at the city gate only glanced at her and then looked away.
It was already past ten o'clock when we arrived near the Heike clan.
Xiao Qingran asked several people before finding this place.
Pingfu was a large city, covering several thousand hectares. The large red iron gate was tightly shut, and four men in black were guarding the entrance.
She stood at the corner diagonally opposite Ping Mansion and waited for a quarter of an hour, but no one came out from inside or went in from outside.
After a while, Luo Jiuyan appeared beside her quietly.
"No need to wait any longer, let's just use the invisibility charm and go in and take a look."
Xiao Qingran sighed softly, "This is the only way. I've noticed quite a few experts hiding in the shadows around Ping Mansion. I'm worried there might be someone with super powers among them, so I don't dare to use my mental power to investigate."
The two men went around to the back door of Ping Mansion, put on an invisibility talisman, and then jumped in from the nearly two-meter-high wall.
The yard was clean and quiet. They walked for a long time but didn't meet anyone.
Just as the two were about to go to the front yard to take a look, they suddenly heard footsteps.
Xiao Qingran and Luo Jiuyan looked over quickly.
They saw a group of young men and women wearing black brocade robes, with swords hanging around their waists, looking very fairy-like, walking towards them while talking and laughing.
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