Volume 1: The Road Chapter 217: Chance Encounters
The Lingyuan Continent ushered in the rainy season for nearly half a month, and the unique climatic conditions were elusive, it rained during the day, but in the evening, the sky was also clear, which was very strange.
The trees of the Forest of Ten Thousand Beasts as far as the eye can see are the rain of the day, and when the sun shines in the evening, they are like delicate beads, hanging on the leaves and shining, which is lovely.
Shi Xiao obtained the qualification to enter the Lingyuan Chuangsen in the last imperial competition, but most of his time was wasted on cultivation, and he did not obtain any precious medicinal materials in this Lingyuan Chuangsen at all.
Therefore, if he entered this Spirit Source Creation Forest again this time, Shi Xiao thought about it, he would go inside to find precious medicinal materials, and then let the clansmen of the Tianji Clan help refine some top-grade pills.
There is only half a month left before the time of this empire's competition, which is also a reminder to Shi Xiao, after entering this spiritual source creation forest, he will have to find that other realm. Although Shi Xiao didn't know what the purpose of going to another realm was, more than one person had mentioned going to another realm.
It is also because of this that Shi Xiao has prepared a lot of things in the last half month, and it is still unknown whether the road ahead is safe.
A ray of early morning sunlight shone in, this is the last day, and tomorrow is the Imperial Contest. Shi Xiao got up in a hurry, washed up, and left the room, at this time Long Hao and Xiao Lin were ready, waiting for Shi Xiao in the teleportation array of the sect.
Shi Xiao saw that the two of them were in good spirits, although they looked a little nervous, but their faces were still excited. In this way, Shi Xiao was also relieved, and led the two into the teleportation array.
Emperor Huangdu, as usual, pedestrians on the road came and went, and it was busy early in the morning. Since Shi Xiao knew that cultivators would not be able to come out in the next ten days, Shi Xiao took the two of them to make a purchase.
It was already afternoon when he arrived at Elder Duyuan, and Elder Duyuan didn't say much when he saw the three of them, and directly led the three of them into the teleportation array.
I heard Elder Du Yuan say that this year's imperial competition is in the imperial capital of the Tai Empire, and the competition venue is also located in a place of academy, Shi Xiao is not a representative of the empire, so he can only hand over Long Hao and Xiaolin to Elder Du Yuan, and he will find a place to live in the imperial capital of the Tai Empire.
After everything was arranged, it was already evening, and Elder Wataru took the two of them to the closed academy.
Shi Xiao knew that if he wanted to inquire about information, he had to go to those teahouses and restaurants and other places, Shi Xiao changed into his usual clothes, went to a teahouse in a low-key manner, found a place to sit down, and asked for a pot of tea to eavesdrop on the information.
"There was an imperial competition, and the Yu Empire sent cultivators from the Scarlet Ancient Sect to participate, do you remember?"
Sure enough, as Shi Xiao expected, the table on the side was chatting happily, Shi Xiao smiled and took a sip of tea and continued to listen.
"Remember, it was quite lively, the two cultivators from the Huang Empire were not simple, especially the one named Xiao Yu, it was terrifying!" replied to the man across from the man who had just spoken.
"It seems that the people from the Scarlet Ancient Sect at the end of that competition have escaped, right?" asked another man on the side.
"Hmm... I heard that this time, there are two cultivators from the Yun Altar Sect from the Yu Empire, and their strength is terrifying..."The first man to speak said.
"Yuntan Sect, wasn't it almost destroyed by the Source Sect?"
"The sect master of this source sect is called Shi Xiao, I heard that Xiao and Xiao Yu are the same person at this time!"
The three of them were discussing hotly, and at the door of the teahouse came four mysterious people wearing navy blue robes and black gauze hats covering their faces.
The four mysterious people walked to a table behind Shi Xiao and sat down, asked for two pots of tea, gathered around the table, and said nothing.
At this time, all the people in the teahouse cast their eyes and looked at the four mysterious people, and a few people who were chatting at the table on the side also stopped talking and looked at these four people.
"Isn't this dressed person from the Sect?" a man at the table next to him whispered.
The other two nodded, affirming the man's statement.
"It seems that this sect is not ordinary, and it can come out of the competition venue at this time..."
"Be quiet, go back to eat after drinking!"
"I heard that the sect master of this sect seems to have been killed by a disciple... I heard about it the other day..."
Boom!
At this time, one of the four mysterious people behind Shi Xiao slapped the table, and one rushed to the table next to Shi Xiao, grabbed the man who was gossiping just now, and picked it up.
The man was suddenly frightened, with a panicked expression on his face, and the two people on the side had disappeared from the table at this time. Not only the two of them, but everyone in the teahouse hurriedly fled when they saw this.
Shi Xiao didn't think so, and continued to taste this year's morning tea.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper ran over as soon as he saw this, and hurriedly said:
"This uncle, I'm really sorry, this store has only been open for a few days, don't scare my customers away..."
The man in navy blue took off his black gauze hat, revealing his delicate side face, turned his eyes to look at the shopkeeper, and continued to look at the man who was picked up and said:
"Next time, if you hear you say something that harms our sect, you will definitely have good fruit to eat!"
With that, he threw the man out of the door, and the man hurriedly got up, patted the dust off his body, and fled in a hurry.
Shi Xiao put down the teacup in his hand and was about to get up to check out, but accidentally, he bumped into the man who was walking back. At this time, Shi Xiao saw the man's appearance clearly, although the side face looked delicate, but the front was very different, a long scar extended from the right eye to the right cheek.
Coupled with that cold look, it gives people a cold feeling.
The man who was hit frowned coldly and stared at Shi Xiao, who also hurriedly apologized and walked towards the shopkeeper.
The man seemed to see something, and his originally fierce eyes immediately eased a lot, frowned, sat directly at the table, and whispered something.
Shi Xiao finished settling the account and was about to leave, when a voice behind him stopped Shi Xiao, Shi Xiao turned his head to see that it was the four mysterious people dressed in navy blue.
"Brother Xiao, I didn't expect to meet you here!" a man laughed, and then took off his black gauze hat, revealing his true face.
Shi Xiao frowned and looked at it, a little familiar, but he didn't know when he had seen it, and walked straight over.
Shi Xiao glanced at it again, then remembered, and said with a smile: "Brother Yi!"
This person was the first strong man to fight against Shi Xiao when he was competing in the empire, and now it seems that his face is a little more mature, but the vicissitudes of life can't hide his tired look.
"Why, you didn't participate in the Imperial Contest this year?" the man asked.
"If I participate again, wouldn't it be too much!" Shi Xiao said with a smile, and then looked at Ye's face and knew that he had something on his mind, and continued:
"What, you didn't go this year?"
Yi shook his head, took a sip of the teacup, and then a man on the side gave up a seat, Shi Xiao was not polite, and sat down directly after thanking him.
"Last winter, a big event happened in our sect... It made the whole sect restless... There was a spot, but no one went...", he sighed.
Shi Xiao comforted: "It's okay, it's all over..."
"No!" said firmly, interrupting Shi Xiao's words.
Then his expression changed suddenly, looking at the side and speechless, Shi Xiao didn't say anything when he saw this, got up and said with a smile: "Everyone hasn't eaten, let's go and have a meal together!"
Except for Ye, the other three looked at each other, they were from this empire, and they hadn't proposed to invite guests to dinner, Shi Xiao had brought it up, which made everyone a little embarrassed.
Shi Xiao saw that the three of them were a little hesitant, and said with a smile: "It's okay, Brother Yi and I have known each other for a long time, and today I should give Brother Yi a thought!"
Shi Xiao walked out of the teahouse with everyone, and it happened that a plaque of 'Shixianglou' appeared in front of Shi Xiao not far away, Shi Xiao smiled, the imperial capital is the imperial capital, and you don't have to worry about not eating anywhere.
led the four people to the door of this 'food fragrance building', which was lively and lively, and there was an endless stream of customers coming and going, at this time, a shopkeeper saw these five people, and immediately walked up, and asked with a smile:
"How many?"
"Just five people, find a quiet place!" Shi Xiao replied.
"Okay, five masters, please come inside!" the little guy said with a smile, glanced at a few mysterious people behind Shi Xiao, and then shouted towards the store:
"Private, five!"