Chapter 20: Kick the girl down and save her
A few days later, the two set out from Tiandu Sect.
Qi Qing looked back at the small courtyard where he had lived for three years. He felt a little reluctant to leave suddenly.
"Master."
Yue Ji waved to him while sitting on the crane.
The young man turned his head, tiptoed, and jumped onto the crane's back: "Let's go."
The crane spread its wings, dispelled the strong wind, soared into the sky, and flew far away to the west.
The Alchemy Conference will be held in two months. Xiwuzhou is located in the extreme west, and it would be too late to arrive in time just by flying a sword, so the leader borrowed their immortal crane which can travel thousands of miles a day.
In just half a month, the crane flew through the clouds and mist and brought the two to the border between Middle-earth and Xiwuzhou.
"Further ahead is Liucheng. The customs and people there are quite different from those in the Middle Earth. Xianhe cannot stay here, so I will take you here for now."
The voice of the sect leader came from the magic weapon on the crane's chest feathers. Without waiting for Qi Qing to reply, the crane flapped its wings and took off into the wind again.
"Hey! At least let me say goodbye!"
Qi Qing staggered a few steps due to the strong wind brought by the wings, and hurriedly grabbed Yue Ji by the back of the collar, fearing that he would be blown away.
The dust in Xiwuzhou was extremely heavy, and when the wind blew, both of them were covered in dust.
"Pah, pah, pah!"
Qi Qing brushed the dust off his face with his sleeve and looked up at the scene in front of him.
This is the main transportation route between the Middle-earth and Xiwuzhou. There are many tea shops and inns along both sides of the road. There is an endless stream of wandering cultivators and travelers coming and going. Many of them are wearing cool clothes that are very characteristic of Xiwuzhou, and they look at them curiously.
Qi Qing did not hide the fact that he and Yue Ji preferred the Middle-earth style of clothing. After all, the alchemy conference attracted cultivators from all over the world, so it was not surprising to see cultivators from the Middle-earth at this time.
A smart shopkeeper nearby immediately came forward and greeted them warmly in a heavily accented tone: "Dear guests, are you from the Middle Earth? This place is far from Liucheng. Why don't you stop by our shop to rest before leaving?"
"Sure, how much per night?"
Qi Qing asked casually, intending to find out some information.
On the way here, he re-watched the plots that had been unlocked in the past three years, especially this alchemy conference.
There are many large and small cities in Xiwuzhou, and the forces are numerous and chaotic, but the strength is not that good. To sum it up in Qi Qing’s own words, “there are many turtles in shallow water.”
Only Liucheng, relying on the strength of ten people in the Tribulation Crossing Stage and the wealth of a country, firmly sat on the top position in Xiwuzhou. The city lord rarely appeared, and was mysterious. He seemed to be a man with unknown cultivation and erratic behavior.
In the original novel, the "city lord's sister" rescued by Yue Ji was the city lord's blood relative.
Fortunately, there is such a blood relative.
Qi Qing thought seriously about his almost zero level of alchemy, and then compared it with the ridiculous threshold of the alchemy competition. He decided to follow the plot and get a place in the competition.
He compared the place where the incident occurred and it happened to be on the road leading to Liucheng.
The right time and the right place.
Qi Qing looked at the handsome and neat young man with confidence.
Well, harmony among people!
Noticing his gaze, Yue Ji suddenly had an ominous premonition behind him, "Master, what's wrong?"
Qi Qing smoothed down the hair on his head, curled the corners of his lips, and spoke in a tone that was not like his real self: "My good disciple, are you hungry after such a long journey? What do you want to eat?"
The boy was confused by his attitude and said cautiously, "I'll just eat dry food."
"It's okay, Master is treating us, let's go." Qi Qing put his arm around Yue Ji's shoulders and led him into the store without further ado: "Shopkeeper, I'd like to have one of your specialties as well!"
After eating and drinking, Qi Qing took his companion upstairs again, opened the storage ring in the guest room, and began to try it on Yue Ji one by one.
"This one is a bit dark, how about this one? Hmm... No, the color is too dark, it doesn't bring out your fair skin, let's go with this one..."
Yue Ji pursed his lips and let him compare. His eyes fell on Qi Qing's face and he asked tentatively, "Are you going to buy new clothes again?"
"Huh?" Qi Qing came back to his senses and denied, "No, the clothes here are leaking air from all sides, what's the point of this."
He held up the two pieces in a tangled manner and asked Yue Ji for his opinion: "Do you think the blue one looks better, or do you prefer the white one?"
Yue Ji took the clothes from his hand and asked in confusion: "Why do you suddenly care about this? I will wear whatever Master thinks is good-looking."
Qi Qing waved his hand: "My opinion is not important."
What matters is which one the city lord's sister likes.
No matter how he looked at his own apprentice, he was a handsome man. With the filter of Long Aotian, Qi Qing picked for a long time but still couldn't choose the clothes that best suited Yue Ji's temperament, so he decided to follow the original novel.
Simple is the best. He thinks the white clothes on Yue Ji are good!
Having made the decision, Qi Qing stood up suddenly. Before leaving, he patted Yue Ji on the shoulder and told him, "Go to bed early, don't get dark circles under your eyes."
The first meeting image is very important.
Yue Ji pulled him and frowned, "Master, where are you going?"
"Go to the next door." Qi Qing pointed: "I booked two rooms - remember, you must get a good rest tonight."
Yue Ji still held on to him and asked in surprise: "Aren't we sleeping together?"
Qi Qing pushed his hand away, and said with a hint of teasing, "You're already this old, and you still want to sleep with your master? It's fine in the sect, but if you go out and travel the world, if people see you, won't they laugh at you for not being weaned?"
The young man frowned, looking unhappy: "Others can laugh if they want to, why should Master care about these things?"
Qi Qing shook his head and sighed: "I'm doing this for your own good."
When he went out, Yue Ji followed closely behind him, as if he would sleep wherever Qi Qing went.
Qi Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he pulled him forward and said, "Which disciple is as attached to the master as you are? If I find a Taoist partner in the future, will you still let me sleep between you two?"
"How could that be?" Yue Ji said seriously, "Of course, Master and I will sleep together."
I would rather sleep with him than be with my Taoist partner. Is this right?
Qi Qing realized belatedly that he seemed to have raised Long Aotian in the wrong way.
...No, I have to correct it when I go back this time.
He thought so, and was afraid that Yue Ji would not cooperate tomorrow, so he let the person in anyway.
The two stayed in the inn for a day and a half. Qi Qing inquired about some gossip and secrets of Liucheng, and set off again at noon the next day.
He had calculated that if they set out at this time, they would definitely pass by a valley in the evening - that was the place where the city lord's sister was kidnapped.
The countryside of Xiwuzhou is not peaceful. Wild beasts and bandits appear frequently at night, and there are no outsiders in the valleys.
Next is the time for Long Aotian to play freely.
Qi Qingchong winked at Yue Ji: "Are you ready? Your destiny is coming soon."
The carriage swayed, and the boy glanced at him suspiciously without responding.
Two hours later, dusk arrived as expected.
Qi Qing lifted the curtain of the car. After most of the setting sun had disappeared into the clouds, the sky became dim. The mountains on both sides were undulating, and the valley was right in front of them.
He couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and he kept thinking about what he was going to do next.
From which direction would the city lord's sister call for help? Should he give up his seat by the window? What if he blocked Yue Ji from breaking out of the window?
Just as he was thinking about it, the carriage suddenly jolted violently.
Yue Ji reacted quickly, and immediately stood in front of the car door, supporting Qi Qing who was leaning forward with his shoulder, and frowned, "Master, do you feel that the spiritual energy around here is unusual?"
Qi Qing took a closer look and found that the spiritual energy was spontaneously gathering slowly not far ahead.
Are you here? The city lord's sister from the original novel!
He perked up and was ready to kick Yue Ji down to save the beauty at any time.
“Help—”
"Master, I..."
Two voices sounded at the same time. Before Yue Ji finished speaking, Qi Qing had already raised his leg reflexively.
——Ready, kick!
With a "bang", the young man was caught off guard and was kicked off the carriage.
He staggered a few steps and turned back in shock, "...Master?"
Looking at the obvious footprint on Yue Ji's white clothes, Qi Qing retracted his leg, intending to hide his merit and fame.
The cry for help rang out again, loud and powerful: "Help! Is there any brave man who can save me?"
wrong.
...No! Why is it a male voice!
Qi Qing's heart skipped a beat.
He lowered his head stiffly and met Yue Ji's gloomy gaze.
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