In the early morning, a ray of sunlight shines into the cave, bringing a touch of warmth.

Xia Qing woke up faintly, and after opening his eyes, he looked left and right for the first time, for fear that the Lord of the Hundred Ghost Sect was hiding in a corner on a moonlit night. There are still some blood stains on the ears, but the hearing has returned to normal, and even the internal injuries left by the previous battle with Ouyang Wankang and other family disciples are so good that they all seem to have healed themselves when they wake up, Xia Qing is secretly surprised, and his physique has undergone a metamorphosis unconsciously.

"It's okay, young master, the great devil at the peak of the Heavenly and Human Realm has gone. ”

Butler Zhao comforted, his complexion became even more ugly, and he seemed to have been by Xia Qing's side all night.

"Cloudy and moonlit night, old and evil ......"

Xia Qing muttered, remembering this big devil, and remembering that terrible zombie face vividly, "Butler Zhao, can you teach me the mental method?"

The sword moves of the Nine Swords of Heaven and Earth were extremely powerful, and they had killed many demons in the Monk Realm with their sword moves alone, which made Xia Qing himself unbelievable. However, last night's battle with the Lord of the Hundred Ghost Sect on a cloudy and moonlit night made him understand that it was not enough to have sword moves, and he also needed the corresponding mental method.

Butler Zhao shook his head and did not promise Xia Qing.

"Steward Zhao, if you don't have a heart, if you encounter a big devil like Yin Lao Evil again, we will die. ”

Xia Qing pretended to be pitiful, her face was full of sadness, "I don't want to die, I want to return to Fufeng City alive to see the old lady and teach me the mental method corresponding to the nine swords of heaven and earth, okay?"

"No, I can't. Butler Zhao continued to shake his head.

"That's really no way to go on, Steward Zhao, you have been poisoned, my cultivation is weak, I don't have strong combat effectiveness, and if I walk strongly, I can only find death. Xia Qing lamented, pretending to be pitiful, and quickly changed his strategy, "The sunshine outside is so good, but unfortunately, this is only our last day in the world, and we won't be able to enjoy the sunshine of tomorrow." Steward Zhao, aren't you afraid that the heart of the Nine Swords of Heaven and Earth will be lost?"

"Little master, there is an opportunity, don't worry. ”

Butler Zhao smiled and looked at Xia Qing, who had been full of ideas since he was a child, "It's not that I don't teach you, but it's not time yet." ”

"When will it be taught? a month later, or a year?" Xia Qing asked.

Steward Zhao shook his head, "It has nothing to do with time, as long as you pass the assessment, you can do it at any time." If you want to cultivate the top-level exercises of my Heaven and Earth Alliance, you must have all five hearts! Now, you have filial piety, kindness, perseverance, and wisdom, but you only lack the last item, the wit. ”

"Five-hearted?"

Xia Qing was thoughtful, and in retrospect, he found that Steward Zhao seemed to have been assessing himself. Knowing that it is a bait, he continues to move forward, and lures away many cows, ghosts, snakes and gods for the stability of the Xia Palace, which is filial piety; after the Zhao Steward was poisoned and seriously injured, he was chased and killed and did not give up, this is kindness; he was forced to a dead end, and his legs and feet were numb, and he still carried the Zhao Steward to climb the mountains and mountains, which was perseverance; and quickly comprehended the first form of the Nine Swords of Heaven and Earth, so as to kill many disciples of the Five Poison Sect and the Hundred Ghost Sect who broke in, this is Huixin.

seems to be a casual event, but in fact it has another deep meaning, is this the arrangement of Zhao's housekeeper, or is it a coincidence?

Xia Qing became more and more unable to see through Grand Butler Zhao, feeling that the latter's identity in the Heaven and Earth Alliance was definitely not simple, and his cultivation, knowledge and means were far beyond ordinary masters, "Butler Zhao, what is cleverness?"

"To be a man must be kind, but in the face of evil people to know how to protect themselves, let alone blindly brute, to know how to be flexible and properly handled, it takes great wisdom. This wisdom is called wit. Grand Steward Zhao explained, "Xia Qing, you are very smart, and you have comprehended the first form of the Nine Swords of Heaven and Earth in a short period of time, but to cultivate the corresponding mental method of the Nine Swords of Heaven and Earth, you still need to hone and show your talents thoroughly." ”

Xia Qing blinked, "So, I'm still too honest and kind." ”

"Haha, you......"

Butler Zhao was also amused, coughed a few times, and his body seemed to be weaker than last night, "God...... It's dawn, let's go. ”

"Let's go!"

Xia Qing squatted down and walked away with Zhao's housekeeper on his back.

The mountain road was rugged, and after walking for a while, Xia Qing simply took the official road, and after asking for directions, he went straight to the nearby town. Steward Zhao's health is getting worse and worse, and he must go to the city to find someone for treatment, otherwise he really won't be able to hold on. After walking for more than an hour, there were gradually more pedestrians on the official road, and there were many suspicious people among them, who were likely to be the eyes and ears of the Hundred Ghost Gate or the major families, but Xia Qing didn't care so much, and went straight to the small border city of Xihaiyuan.

Xihaiyuan is not large, and most of the buildings are dilapidated, but because of the sand sea in and out of the vicinity, there is an endless stream of caravans, and the market is quite lively.

Xia Qing came directly to Xu Ji Commercial Bank, the largest pharmacy in the city, and there was a rich old man in brocade clothes in the pharmacy, who just glanced at Manager Zhao and shook his head, "No, this person is dead, what are you doing with your back?"

Chief Manager Zhao leaned on Xia Qing's back motionlessly, his face was dead gray, and he looked like he had lost his breath. Xu Tianfu in the old man secretly scolded the bad luck and beckoned the shopkeeper to drive people.

"My uncle is not dead yet, doctor, please help me see, please. Xia Qing was sad, worried that Steward Zhao really couldn't hold on.

Xu Tianfu's face was cold, without the slightest pity, "Go, this person is already hopeless, go quickly!"

Xia Qing no longer insisted, and looked up and down the pharmacy, "Do you have any good ginseng, purple river car, dansha and cockscomb vine?"

The journey to Wuzhou was far away, and Xia Qing was forced to do alchemy in person. When he went to Wuzhou to play when he was a child, he learned from his aunt for a while, although he was not very sure of the craft, and now he can only try his best.

"Yo, boy, do you still know how to do alchemy?"

Xu Tianfu was a little surprised, looked up and down at Xia Qing, who was in the dust, and smiled coldly, "Boy, we have five hundred years of ginseng, but can you afford it?"

Xia Qing ignored Old Man Xu's contemptuous gaze, "How many silver taels?"

"One thousand taels of silver, for your pitiful sake, I will give you eight hundred taels. Xu Tianfu's voice was cold, "Pay the money with one hand and deliver the goods with the other, eight hundred taels of silver, and the rest of the medicinal materials will be given to you, and you will take it together with the ginseng." If you have a silver tael, take it out, and if you don't, go quickly!"

"Hmph, isn't it just eight hundred taels of silver?"

Xia Qing snorted coldly, disdainful of seeing the old man, and reached into his arms, but the next moment, his face changed. The silver ticket that I put in my arms before going out is gone, and I don't know where it fell.

"Where did you come from, a boy from the mountains and wilderness, carrying a dead man to seek medical treatment, and he has no money and wants good ginseng, get out! Look at you like this, I'm afraid that I haven't seen anything like a silver ticket!" Old man Xu's face sank, and he directly raised a broom to drive people away. When the people around heard the movement, they rushed over to see the excitement, and in a blink of an eye, a large group of people were around.

Xia Qing stretched out his hand to hold the flagpole of the Soul Flag, and his heart began to be angry.

"Little ...... , little master, forget it. Even the best ginseng is useless, go...... Let's go. Steward Zhao tried hard to stop it, not wanting to embarrass Xia Qing.

"Old guy, take care of the people's insurance, I'll come again, soon!"

Xia Qing settled Zhao's housekeeper, quickly walked around the bazaar and came back, sat down at the door of the pharmacy, took off the burden on his back and took out the paper and pen and ink.

Passers-by were surprised and stopped to watch, not knowing what Xia Qing was going to do, and even Steward Zhao was puzzled.

Xia Qing lowered his head and wrote, writing two big words 'selling paintings', and then writing a line in the lower left, 'one piece for one or two silver'.

"A tael of silver, who wants it?"

People shook their heads, living in a small place like Xihaiyuan is poor, ordinary people can eat well, there is no pursuit, no one has much interest in calligraphy and painting. There are also people selling calligraphy and paintings in the bazaar, and ten paintings can be sold for one tael of silver, thank God, and one tael of silver is a sky-high price here. Xia was young, his shoes were worn out, and no one believed that he could have much attainment.

Xia Qing ignored people's pointing and added a line of words at the bottom right, "The price will be increased three times every half hour, and it will end before sunset, and it will not wait for it to be outdated." ”

The crowd was in an uproar, and some people had already turned around and walked around.

The initial price is one or two silver, and the price is increased three times every half an hour, and it is still outdated?

People talked a lot, I don't know if Xia Qing is in a hurry to ask for money or crazy, no matter how he looks like a painter.