Chapter 25: Separation
The three of them cleaned and dressed up, and they felt like they were people again, and when they went out to eat, they didn't recognize the shopkeeper who almost drove them away as refugees. After some gobbling up, the three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked comfortable.
"Old man Li, where are we going next?" After more than three months of mutual support, the relationship between the three homeless people has become very close, and Zhang Hao also called Li Ji Old Man Li with a big grin.
Zhang Hao and Lin Qian'er were obviously full of expectations for the next trip, and Li Ji smiled, "Don't worry, I'll take you around first, and it's not too late to plan after you know something about here." With that, he led the two of them out into the street.
As far as the eye can see, the streets are lined with neat rows of shops, and before you get closer, there is a burst of herbal smells wafting in, and nearly half of these shops are selling medicinal herbs, and people come and go, and it is very lively. "It is called the capital of medicine because of the abundance of medicinal herbs, many medicinal herbs that are rarely seen in other places are sold in bundles, and there are countless precious medicinal herbs, which is why it attracts people from many surrounding countries to buy and trade every day. ”
Zhang Hao saw that there were indeed many people in different costumes wandering the streets and alleys.
Li Ji continued, "So there are many families here who rely on the cultivation of medicinal herbs for a living, and Baiyaotang is one of the best, and the "medicine capital" It does not belong to any country, it is self-contained, and no country or force dares to invade, it is because there is the protection of Danzong behind, and it is rumored that there are countless immortal cultivators in Danzong, among which there are many great powers that can move mountains and reclaim the sea, so Qian'er, if you can enter it, you will be able to learn a powerful method of cultivating immortals, and that jade plate is the heirloom of this vein given to us by the ancestors in Danzong back then, and this jade plate is used as a recommendation, as long as the spiritual vein in your body is really a cultivator, you will definitely be able to enter Danzong. ”
Lin Qian'er's palms couldn't help but clench tightly, and her eyes nodded resolutely towards Li Ji and said, "Old Li, don't worry, I will definitely enter the Dan Sect." ”
"What about me?" Zhang Hao said hurriedly.
Li Ji glanced at Zhang Hao and said with a smile, "You can open a medical clinic here with me and help me get started." ”
Down, be a doctor, no, I can't do this, Zhang Hao hurriedly said, "No, I also have to go with Sister Qian'er, we can still take care of each other." ”
Lin Qian'er couldn't help but look at Li Ji, she was almost used to the life of the three of them, if this was suddenly separated, Lin Qian'er would still feel a little empty in her heart.
"It's not impossible for you to go in, it's just that you can only do some hard work as a mortal if you go in, so it's better to stay here and help me, and you can also learn a survival craft. Li Ji also didn't want Zhang Hao to do some sinful work, and it could be seen that he also cared about Zhang Hao.
"It's okay, it's okay, I just want to go in and see what those immortal cultivators are like, if I can't stay anymore, I'll come out myself." In fact, Zhang Hao didn't want to go in too much, but Xiaobai had already told him that he must follow in, and he said that he would experience the world of immortal cultivators, but Zhang Hao thought that it was not that simple, but since Xiaobai asked for this, there must be a reason for him, so he was still cheeky to follow Lin Qian'er in.
Seeing that Zhang Hao was determined to go in, Li Ji didn't persuade again, "Okay, then it's up to you, you come with me." After speaking, he took the two of them into a small alley, after four or five turns, asked a few passers-by, and after a few circles, the three of them stood next to an inconspicuous shop, and hung a small wooden sign at the door, writing the word Luo Ji, the shop still sells medicinal materials, but there is no one in this alley to trade, Zhang Hao can't help but wonder why such a remote location is still sold here.
Li Ji smiled embarrassedly: "I almost didn't find it, but fortunately, it hasn't changed much after so many years." Looking at the puzzled eyes of the two, he continued, "Although this place also sells medicinal herbs, this is the outer office of Danzong, and I only knew about it when I followed my father before." ”
"Is this the registration office?" Zhang Haohu looked at the shop suspiciously.
"You guys, so to speak, follow me, and don't talk nonsense. After saying that, he walked in with the two of them. The interior of the shop is simple and quaint, with a few medicinal herbs scattered on several tables, and a person sitting on a recliner in the middle is holding a book and looking at it, with an expressionless face. It should be the shopkeeper of the shop, and when he saw the three of them walk in, he didn't raise his head and asked, "What medicinal herbs do you want?"
Li Ji's face is straight, "one or two stone roots, two two Hu cores, three taels of white roots"
Hearing this, the shopkeeper put down the book in his hand, looked at the three of them, and asked, "What is this medicine for?"
"Cook with wine, give away drinks. ”
The shopkeeper who heard the answer made a gesture to Li Ji, then closed the door, groped around the wall behind him, and pushed hard, a secret passage appeared, and he said lightly to Li Ji, "Follow me." "It's to take the lead and walk into the dark passage.
A few people walked for a while and came to a courtyard, but they didn't expect the secret passage to lead to another house, the shopkeeper pointed to the stone table not far away, motioned for the three of them to sit down, and walked towards the courtyard room.
Zhang Hao looked around at the courtyard, everywhere flowers, picturesque pavilions and pavilions stood in the center, such a beautiful scenery Zhang Hao only thought of one question, "How much does this cost, if the demolition will not make a fortune!" Before Zhang Hao calculated how much the demolition money was, two people walked out of the attic, and the shopkeeper led the way respectfully on the side, followed by a middle-aged man, with a steady pace and a smile on his face.
The middle-aged man was the first to speak: "The three of them are a bit of a noodle student, I don't know where the teacher is?"
Li Ji hurriedly stood up and made a gesture, and then slowly took out the jade card from his arms and handed it to both hands, the middle-aged man saw the jade card in his eyes flash, took it and observed it carefully, the expression on his face changed constantly, "This is the jade card that the elders of the inner sect of the Dan Sect specially use to refine and store one-time spells, and it has not been refined more than ten years ago, how did you get it?" Speaking of the back, the body exuded a faint spiritual power and pressed towards the three of them.
Zhang Hao and the three of them instantly felt as if a big stone was pressing on their bodies, and they couldn't breathe, and Li Ji, who bore the brunt of the attack, was even more cold sweat that suddenly broke out from his back, took two deep breaths and said calmly, "This is given by the elders of the family, and it was passed to me thirty years ago." ”
The middle-aged man's deep eyes kept looking at Li Ji's face, wanting to find something on his face, and finally collected his spiritual power, and said lightly: "Then what is the purpose of you coming here with this jade plaque now?"
Feeling relieved that the three people who had withdrawn their spiritual power, Li Ji slowed down for a while before saying, "The family is in the middle of the road, but fortunately, God has mercy, and only a few days ago did I find out that my granddaughter was pregnant with a spiritual vein, so in order not to delay her, but also to save the family, I brought this jade to visit." Li Ji also made up a story with half-truths and half-truths.
Hearing that the middle-aged man with a spiritual vein was also shocked, he looked at Lin Qian'er and said, "Stretch out your hand and let me take a look." Lin Qian'er was also a little nervous at the moment, her knuckles were white, for fear that Li Ji's guess before was wrong, if it wasn't for the spiritual vein, then it was really hopeless to take revenge, so after hesitating, she slowly let go of her palm and stretched out her hand.
The middle-aged man held Lin Qian'er's wrist, closed his eyes and probed the spiritual power along the palm of his hand, and suddenly the expression on his face became richer, first expressionless, then a little puzzled, and then surprised, Lin Qian'er's palm was pinched in pain and exclaimed, interrupting the man's rich facial performance.
The middle-aged man smiled embarrassedly, coughed lightly, and said, "I'm sorry I just lost my temper, and my strength was not controlled." It turned out that just now because of being too excited, I unconsciously increased a little bit of strength in my hands, and pinched Lin Qian'er's wrists.
Li Ji hurriedly asked, "How is her condition?"
The middle-aged man laughed heartily and said, "Okay, very good, I don't know how long it has been since I've been so happy, she not only has a spirit vein, but also a rare fire spirit body." Forget it, I told you that you won't understand, to put it simply, she is a good seedling, and she will definitely be cultivated by the sect!"
The three people who heard these words finally put on a smile, and Lin Qian'er put down her heart.
"The three of you will stay here first, and I will report to the sect later, no, I will go now, and when the sect people come, you can follow them into the sect, and those elders may have to fight for you." The middle-aged man smiled and galloped towards Danzong.
As soon as the man left, Li Ji picked up Lin Qian'er and said, "Qian'er, it seems that you can really enter the Danzong to study this time, and I am relieved, I don't know how long it will take to see you again, you take good care of yourself, don't be in a hurry about the affairs of the Lin family, you are alive, it is hope." Li Ji saw that Lin Qian'er wanted to speak, waved her hand to interrupt her, and then said, "You don't have to worry about me, although I am a little older, I still have the ability to live here, I will open a medical center near the inn where we live at Yaodu Wharf, and when you want to come and see me, you can find me." ”
After speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhang Hao, "And you, follow Qian'er in, don't make trouble for her, if you can't stay, remember to come to me." Li Ji's eyes moistened as he spoke, and now there are only these two little guys who can be regarded as familiar.
At this time, the atmosphere was a little sad, Zhang Hao also had a sour nose, he couldn't remember this kind of elders' concern, although they didn't get along for a long time, they still had deep feelings for Li Lao.
"Okay, you have to grow up, learn to face these things yourself, I won't say anything, although my appearance has changed greatly, but I still have to be careful, I will be gone, you take care of yourself." After speaking, he walked outside without looking back, for fear that he would be soft-hearted and reluctant to leave.
Zhang Hao and the two watched Li Ji walk out of the courtyard and disappear from sight, Lin Qian'er couldn't help but hug Zhang Hao and cry, the two spent an afternoon in this slightly sad atmosphere, and in the evening they still couldn't wait for Danzong to come, so they had to wash up and fall asleep.