Chapter 44 Rumor has it that who allowed you to sleep here again
Is this something I can listen to?
[The morals of the cultivation world are really going downhill, and people’s hearts are no longer the same as they used to be. ]
[Which private child should you explain clearly! ]
Upon hearing this, Qi Qing immediately turned off the live broadcast and glared at him: "I never said that."
The two of them had just exchanged a few words when they were pushed several steps forward by the surging crowd.
"Excuse me! The Soul Mirror will be on sale soon!" A man dressed as a formation cultivator squeezed past them and rushed forward, muttering, "I will definitely be able to buy it today!"
Spiritual mirror?
Qi Qing and Yue Ji looked at each other and looked in the direction he was rushing towards.
Not far away, there was a line of people in front of an inconspicuous shop, but the door was still tightly closed. A waiter-like man was lazily leaning against the door, yawning from time to time, and ignoring the restless crowd in front of the door.
It was already 3 p.m., and the store hadn't even opened yet.
Qi Qing quickly grabbed a gray-robed monk who was about to rush over and asked, "Fellow Daoist, may I ask what treasure is being sold there?"
The monk glanced at him and asked in surprise, "New here? Haven't you even heard of the Spirit Mirror?"
Qi Qing took advantage of the situation and immediately showed a shy look. He cupped his hands and said, "This... to be honest, my brother and I are casual cultivators. We traveled here and heard people in this town talking about the rumors of spirit veins and spirit mirrors."
As he said this, he nudged Yue Ji with his elbow, "Right, brother."
Yue Ji didn't know what he was thinking about, he smiled softly and said, "Brother, you are right."
"No wonder." The monk suddenly realized and pointed to the eaves beside him: "Let's talk over here."
The three of them avoided the crowd, and the monk lowered his voice and said, "Half a year ago, a secret place happened in Yunzhou. Have you heard about it?"
Qi Qing said: "Of course, that's why I came here."
"It's strange," the monk continued, "the secret realm closed itself less than three days after it was created. According to the Taoist friends who escaped from it by chance, the spiritual energy inside was so dense that it could almost condense into water droplets, but every step was dangerous, but..."
Greed flashed in his eyes: "Even a weed on the roadside is a spiritual herb that is more than ten years old!"
Yue Ji's eyes moved slightly, and his fingers unconsciously groped for the hilt of the sword.
Qi Qing showed a surprised expression at the right time, and asked anxiously: "In that case, did they bring out..."
"Of course!" The monk clenched his fists excitedly. "The spiritual herbs they brought out have at least a hundred years of medicinal power. There are even rumors that there is a fire lotus that grows in the center of the secret realm that is rare to see in ten thousand years!"
He looked around, afraid of attracting other people's attention, and lowered his voice again and again: "That treasure is incredible! Not only can it be used to refine the legendary golden elixir, but just eating it raw can also allow people to break through several levels, at least directly enter the Mahayana stage!"
"There is such a magical object..."
Qi Qing's pupils suddenly shrank and he took a breath of cold air almost exaggeratedly.
The monk slapped his thigh and said, "Isn't it true? Among those who came out, someone said with certainty that this secret realm will be opened again within a year! Somehow this word got out, and everyone is heading to Yunzhou now!"
"So," Yue Ji narrowed his eyes and spoke, "This best-selling Spiritual Mirror is the treasure used to detect the spiritual veins of Yunzhou?"
The monk smiled mysteriously, and a tiny glimmer of light quietly appeared from his sleeves.
He whispered, "I already got one, and I'm buying it for my sister. You guys should go quickly, we only sell 30 noodles a day, if you're late they'll be gone!"
Just as Qi Qing was about to take a step forward, Yue Ji held him back and said, "Master, I'll be right back."
He moved very quickly, blending into the crowd like a ghost in the blink of an eye. Qi Qing raised an eyebrow and simply continued to talk to the monk: "Yunzhou must be overcrowded now. If we rush there now, I'm afraid we won't even be able to drink a bowl of soup, right?"
The monk shook his head and sighed, "It's hard to say. In the past few months, many major sects have sent people there, and even the Alchemy Association of Xiwuzhou has been alerted, but nothing has been found so far. I'm afraid we really have to wait until it shows up on its own."
Qi Qing's heart moved, and he asked, "Xiwuzhou?"
"Have you heard of the Alchemy Association? It is very famous among the alchemists." The monk whispered, "I heard that the person who came is an elder of the Alchemy Association, an old senior who has been in seclusion for many years!"
...This is interesting.
As they were talking, Yue Ji had already turned back. Qi Qing exchanged glances with him, and the two of them quickly left the street against the flow of people and returned to the Cat and Dog Hall.
"Brother, you're back so soon?" Xie Tang came forward.
Qi Qing shook the bronze mirror in his hand: "I got the stuff."
He placed the mirror on the table, and several people came over to study it. Even Xie Di, who couldn't see, gathered around.
This bronze mirror is only the size of a palm. There is a faint glow flowing on the mirror surface, and it is covered with complex and unfamiliar array patterns that are difficult to understand at first glance.
Xie Tang took a closer look and pouted, "Is this the little thing? Many people in town buy it every day, saying that it can see spiritual veins, but I don't believe it."
Xie Di also nodded: "The group selling mirrors suddenly appeared in the town two months ago. They are not from Guanshan Town. Brother, be careful of fraud."
Qi Qing touched his chin, looked at the mirror over and over again, and suddenly smiled.
He said: "There is no wind without waves. It seems that there is something special in Yunzhou."
Since the Alchemy Association in Xiwuzhou was mobilized, this must be true. His mind raced, and he suddenly remembered that in the original story, when Yue Ji became a disciple of the old monster, the old monster mentioned that there was a great fortune in a secret realm...
Could it be this one?
Now that things are like this, it's a bit troublesome.
Qi Qing fell into deep thought, his fingertips stroking the patterns on the bronze mirror.
I don’t know whether the old monster has come or not. In the original book, will the opportunity that should have been enjoyed by Yue Ji alone be taken by someone else now?
To be honest, he didn't really want to get involved in this mess.
Unfortunately, fate always seemed to like playing jokes on him - just like he couldn't avoid being associated with Yue Ji no matter what, there were some things that he probably couldn't avoid.
If you don't take what heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences... Instead of waiting passively, it is better to prepare early.
Thinking of this, Qi Qing's thoughts disappeared, his expression returned to normal, and he looked up at Xie Tang and his brother: "There are all kinds of people in this town recently, you have to be careful and don't let cats and dogs run around, or they will be targeted."
As he spoke, he took out something from his sleeve: "This is my communication talisman. If there is any emergency, crush it and I will know."
Xie Tang took it curiously, and Yue Ji's eyes also fell on it.
It was an ice crystal in the shape of a four-pointed star, with smooth edges and crystal clearness. It refracted tiny rays of light in the sunlight, just like a tiny star.
"It's getting late. We should go back to the mountain." Qi Qing stood up and said goodbye to Xie Tang and Xie Di gently: "I'll come to see you next time."
Although the brother and sister were reluctant to let them go, they were afraid of delaying their work, so they obediently sent them to the gate of the courtyard.
As soon as they walked out of the Cat and Dog Hall, Yue Ji grabbed Qi Qing's wrist and said, "Master, I want one too."
Qi Qing was startled: "What do you want?"
"Communication Talisman." He pursed his lips, his eyes wandering back and forth on Qi Qing's face, and whispered: "You gave it to them, but never to me..."
Qi Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You and I are together almost every day, how can you use this?"
The four-pointed star shape was just a spur-of-the-moment idea of his, as he thought that since Xie Tang and his sister were young, they might like such a delicate and cute thing.
Yue Ji refused to give in, acting like a kid who didn't get any candy: "I want it, they all have it!"
Seeing that Qi Qing was unmoved, he lowered his eyelashes and lowered his voice: "Could it be that in Master's heart, I am not as good as them?"
Qi Qing had no choice but to pinch a four-pointed star with his bare hands and handed it to him, saying, "Here, are you satisfied now?"
Yue Ji raised the corners of his lips quickly, took it, and played with it in his hands like a treasure, stroking the round edges of the four-pointed star, and asked again: "In Master's heart, can I compare with them?"
"Why bother about this?" Qi Qing asked.
Yue Ji insisted on pestering him to get a satisfactory answer.
Qi Qing was so annoyed that he coaxed her, "You are my only disciple. Who else should I love if not you?"
Yue Ji's eyes lit up slightly, and his fingertips gently brushed the four-pointed star, saying with an ambiguous meaning: "Well... then Master must love me more."
Qi Qing didn't want to discuss the issue of who to love with him at all, so she pretended not to hear. Yue Ji didn't get angry either, but just put the four-pointed star against his chest, gently covered his clothes, and when he took Qi Qing's hand again, his tone had returned to calm: "Do you want to find out some other information?"
Qi Qing shook his head: "Right now, everything around me is related to Yunzhou. I won't get any new ideas if I ask more."
It’s better to find the answer from the original book. It’s time to use points to unlock the subsequent plot.
The master and his disciple strolled to a farmer's house on the edge of the town to collect some fresh vegetables and eggs, and returned to the sect before dark.
That night, Qi Qing personally cooked a table full of delicious dishes, and even dug out the good wine that he had secretly buried two years ago to liven up the atmosphere.
Two years of fasting almost killed him. He originally just wanted to have a few drinks, but the more he drank, the more excited he became. In the end, he held the jar of wine tightly and refused to let go.
The young man was drunk and his face was full of sadness as he drank. "The last time I drank such delicious wine... was the last time... burp!"
"Master, stop drinking." Yue Ji's voice seemed to come from a distance.
Qi Qing pushed his hand away and said with a stern face, "How dare you control your master? I'm sober, have another drink!"
He said one cup after another...and another and another.
Qi Qing felt that the more he drank, the more sober and rational he became. The double images around him disappeared, and Yue Ji also disappeared. Fortunately, the wine jar was almost full.
He was about to refill his glass when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark figure walking in from the door.
It was a man in black. He sat down next to him, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank with him silently.
It would be fine if he was just an uninvited drinking buddy, but he kept looking at Qi Qing from time to time with such a sinister look that it made people feel a chill down their spine.
Qi Qing forced himself to drink a few sips. He felt a little scared by the look on his face, so he couldn't help but ask carefully, "Who is this brother...?"
The man glanced at him and asked coldly, "Have you had enough to drink?"
Qi Qing wanted to deny it with confidence, but for some reason, he felt a chill in his back and nodded his head against his will, saying, "I've had enough."
The man put down his glass upon hearing this, and a creepy smile slowly appeared on his lips: "Now that you have had enough to drink, let's get going, brother."
Before he finished speaking, the man in black suddenly dissipated into countless thick black air, like ropes and poisonous snakes, which wrapped around Qi Qing's body from all directions and pressed him to the ground.
"you!"
Something unexpected happened suddenly, and Qi Qing was caught off guard. While struggling, his limbs were tightened by the black air, and he sobered up immediately.
The cold air moved along his skin, lifting the hem of his clothes like some living thing, picking up his leather belt, and even lightly brushing away his scattered hair - as if teasing before enjoying its prey.
But this tenderness was fleeting.
The next second, black air suddenly wrapped around his neck and tightened in an instant!
Qi Qing's breath choked, darkness exploded in front of his eyes, and he woke up immediately.
He suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, cold sweat soaking his back, and there seemed to be a phantom pain in his throat as if it was being tightened.
The young man panted violently for a few times, his fingers unconsciously touching his neck. There was a rustling sound from the quilt, and a hand reached out and gently stroked his back, "What's wrong, Master...Brother?"
Qi Qing had not yet fully awakened from the nightmare, and subconsciously wanted to answer, but suddenly realized something and lowered his head abruptly -
"Yue, Ji?"
He stared at the person beside him in disbelief, feeling absurd: "Who allowed you to sleep here again?"
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