Chapter 11: The Way Out
Mu Tianxiang constantly comforted the irritable black tiger in his arms. While thinking about the way forward. His cultivation is too low, and the path of a mercenary is not suitable for him. Hu Kui is dead, no matter what, he owes a favor, with this favor, then Sister Lotus's affairs must be managed, and his soul has improved a little with the help of Ouyang Xiaoweaving. The path of cultivation seems to have some hope, almost to the Xuan level, and at worst to the high level of the Yellow level, so that his lifespan can live to more than 100 years old, and he will not live this life in vain, but cultivation requires a lot of resources, how to get it...... Things are thinking and lingering in Mu Tianxiang's mind one by one.
"Hey, this fucking world can't make people live well. Mu Tianxiang sighed, no longer thinking about it, taking one step at a time, hoping to have a way to go.
After calming the black tiger, Mu Tianxiang began to check his body, although he suffered a lot of internal injuries, fortunately, it was not fatal, and he thought that he would recover slowly in a few days. Trauma is basically abrasions, and there is no injury to the muscles and bones, which is always a blessing in misfortune. You can't stay here for long, once other mercenaries see it, such a big battle scene can't be explained. aroused suspicion, and his life may not be saved.
Mu Tianxiang quickly cleaned the battlefield, and the mercenaries were still rich, not counting the family wealth left by Hu Kui. (This is to be transferred to Sister Lotus, which Mu Tianxiang has no other ideas.) Mu Tianxiang harvested a total of about 300,000 taels of silver tickets and some healing medicines, but unfortunately he never found anything like a storage ring or a Qiankun bag. These things look like a lot, if you are an ordinary person, you can live a lifetime if you save a little. But if you want to cultivate, it's a joke, take Hu Kui's Qiankun bag as an example, this is the lowest level storage magic weapon, but without a million taels of silver tickets, don't even think about it.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Mu Tianxiang dug a deep pit again and buried the bodies of Hu Kui and others. Fei worked so hard not because he was afraid that the corpses of Hu Kui and the others would be ruined by wild beasts. The corpse of every mercenary after death eventually becomes the ration of a monster or beast, which is the consciousness that every mercenary has. Mercenaries don't have cemeteries. The main reason for burying Hu Kui and the others was that Mu Tianxiang was worried that Hu Kui's death would be discovered, and he wanted to stay in Qingshan Town for a few days to deal with something, if the news of Hu Kui's death spread quickly, it would be very troublesome.
Do all this, Mu Tianxiang can't take a break. quickly left this place of right and wrong.
Along the mountain road, Mu Tianxiang set off towards Qingshan Town, although there were beasts on the road, but this was the periphery of the Yanming Mountain Range, there were very few monsters, even if there were low-level monsters, Mu Tianxiang's strength to avoid, it was really impossible to avoid, drive away, other beasts were no threat to Mu Tianxiang. On the way, he also encountered several mercenaries who robbed him, Mu Tianxiang showed Hu Kui's Qiankun bag and explained it according to Hu Kui's explanation. Mu Tianxiang saw the mercenary's eyes hot when he inspected the Qiankun bag. But this little thing is not enough to cause mercenaries to fight. After all, Hu Kui's notoriety is still the best one. Lu Mu Tianxiang didn't collect the elixir, so he returned to Qingshan Town in half a day, and when he entered the town, Mu Tianxiang breathed a sigh of relief, and he was finally safe for the time being.
Qingshan Town is still so prosperous, and there is an endless stream of people coming and going, but Mu Tianxiang feels a little strange, and all this seems to have nothing to do with him. Yes, I will leave here soon, and if I will not come here again in this life, I guess not.
With a sigh of emotion, Mu Tianxiang followed the flow of people to the middle of the town.
“...... I heard that the people of the Immortal Sect besieged and killed a ground-level flaming wolf and obtained a fire-attribute inner pill. Yes, yes, I also heard that the team of the Bloodthirsty Gate found a high-grade elixir jade bamboo flower, but there were too many people on the scene, and the Bloodthirsty Gate couldn't control the scene at all. The Bloodthirsty Sect was annoyed and angry, and sent three Taishang elders to lead the team to Qingshan Town urgently, and offered a reward of 10 low-grade spirit stones to find the person who grabbed the elixir, but such a master, how could ordinary mercenaries find out......"
The high-rollers in the crowd were loudly talking about what had happened in Qingshan Town recently, and their tones were full of envy and jealousy for the successful. The psychology of schadenfreude over the frustrated. Mu Tianxiang listened carefully for a while, and found that there were no people talking about the Hu Kui mercenary group, and I think it was also, the focus of people's attention now was mainly on the mercenary team that entered the depths of the Yanming Mountain Range. Lack of interest in a team of mercenaries who are begging for a living on the periphery. However, hearing that the bloodthirsty door was deflated, Mu Tianxiang was still secretly happy.
It's still early, there are still many people in the inn, and Mu Tianxiang hasn't figured out how to talk to the proprietress yet, so he is not in a hurry to go back to the inn, so he walks around the town.
Came to the west entrance of the town, Mu Tianxiang found that there were a lot of monks around, so he walked over, Mu Tianxiang was already an ordinary person, standing outside the crowd, he could clearly see what was happening inside.
"Shangguan City Lord recruits private soldiers, and the treatment is good, our City Lord is a personal disciple of the three elders of the Scattered Cultivation Alliance, a high-level ...... at the ground level" A table was set up in the middle of the crowd, and three or four monks were seated, and one of the old men shouted loudly to the crowd.
Come to think of it, the Heavenly Wind Country has just been destroyed, and the Che Split Country does not have such a big appetite to completely grasp such a large piece of heaven and earth. The surrounding powerful powers saw the opportunity, and they were all expanding their territory, developing to a certain foundation, finding a sect as a backing, plus a little opportunity, they may not be able to become the king of a country. Enjoying the glory and wealth of the world is also one of the choices for many cultivators whose cultivation potential has reached the end and cannot go any further.
Although the army is like cannon fodder, this world is mainly a world run by monks. Each sect controls several kingdoms or powers, but the kingdom or city lord is the manager of the bottom, and the army is indispensable. Maintaining the management of the human world, collecting taxes, consuming the opponent's vital strength during war, etc., are all necessary for the existence of the army, and the cost of raising an army is relatively low compared to the huge resources required for the cultivation of monks, which is why every country is willing to build a huge army.
Although the old man is hoarse and exhausted loud propagandists. However, very few applicants. Every monk who has the slightest idea will not consider joining the army. Once you join the army, you won't be too free to move, which will greatly affect the cultivation of cultivators, and once a war breaks out, the army is often cannon fodder rushing to the front line, and your life is not guaranteed at all.
Joining the army, Mu Tianxiang did not exclude him, he came out of the army. It's dangerous, but it's okay to be careful. And Mu Tianxiang has no other way to go now, it doesn't matter if he is alone, but he promised Hu Kui to take care of the lotus girl, and this favor will always be repaid. After joining the army, there is always a place to stand, and the army will also provide some cultivation resources, although there are not many, it is better than nothing. After a little hesitation, Mu Tianxiang separated the crowd and walked in.
"Little brother, do you want to join our city lord's private army?" finally saw someone coming, which old man asked happily.
"Yes, if the conditions can. Mu Tianxiang replied.
"Our conditions are very favorable, what rank is the little brother, has he been a soldier before?" the old man asked kindly.
"I used to be a soldier in the Heavenly Wind Country for three years, a centurion, and a sixth-order yellow rank. Mu Tianxiang did not hide it, and replied truthfully, although the middle level of the yellow level is a scum in the cultivation world, but in an army composed mainly of ordinary people, it is not a weak person.
"It's been three years, that's a veteran, we are short of such people, you come and I'll give you a thousand-commander to be a commander, and I'll give you a low-grade spirit stone every month. At this time, a young man in a royal blue samurai costume next to him said.
Mu Tianxiang looked back at the old man.
"This is our young master, what do you think of the conditions. The old man said with a smile.
To tell the truth, Mu Tianxiang is very satisfied with this condition, and he has a lower grade spirit stone every month, which is the treatment of the original generals of the Tianfeng Kingdom, and the generals are basically Xuan-level monks.
"Yes, but I can't go with you right away, I still have some things to deal with, and I can take care of it in two days at most. Mu Tianxiang said.
"Yes, we're going to stay here for three more days, and when you're done, come here to find us. The old man readily agreed.
Mu Tianxiang nodded, signed his name on the recruitment book, and said goodbye to the old man.
Time was very tight, Mu Tianxiang did not waste time, and quickly returned to the inn.
"Yo, our hero is back," the proprietress was still dressed very coolly, although the weather was already a little cool.
"Sister Lotus, I have something to do with you, can we find a place to talk about it?" Mu Tianxiang said anxiously.
"What's the matter, got rich, or what's wrong?" the proprietress teased Mu Tianxiang, but she still turned around and twisted her good-looking waist and took Mu Tianxiang to the back hall.
Mu Tianxiang took out Hu Kui's Qiankun bag and handed it to the proprietress .
"What's wrong with Hu Kui, is there something wrong," the proprietress asked nervously as she dodged the Qiankun bag.
"There was a traitor in the team, and Captain Hu was seriously injured and didn't survive. Mu Tianxiang picked up what he could say, and simply told Sister Lotus about it, but he didn't say anything about the Tianji Warcraft. is also afraid of accidents, Sister Lotus is just an ordinary person after all.
"I knew that something was going to happen sooner or later, and he didn't listen to him, he left, leaving us two behind, how can we live?"
"Commander Hu wants you to leave the town, after all, he has offended too many people here, and if the news of his death spreads, you may be in danger. Mu Tianxiang persuaded softly.
"Where can we go out of here, where are we safe?" said the proprietress crying.
"If you don't have a place to go, you give it to me first, this is also what Captain Hu said. Mu Tianxiang said.
"Where to follow you, you can't even take care of yourself, how can you take care of us. The boss cried.
"I signed up for the Shangguan City Lord's private army today and was appointed as a commander. When I arrived at the territory of the Shangguan City Lord, I thought there would always be a place to live. Get out of here first, take one step at a time, there will always be a way to live. You don't rush to say yes first, you think about it again, and we'll talk about it tomorrow. You rest first. I'm leaving. After speaking, Mu Tianxiang stood up and left Sister Lotus's room.
Sister Lotus, who was in great pain, did not keep Mu Tianxiang, and was crying in a low voice.
"This fucking world really doesn't let good people live," Mu Tianxiang cursed in a low voice and returned to his room.