In the nameless town at the foot of Zixiao Palace, the group was divided into two groups and lived in two different inns, because there were too many people, and the empty rooms in one inn were not enough.

Originally, this nameless town was at the foot of Zixiao Palace Mountain, and there were more people coming and going. Recently, it is almost time for the national fortune mission to begin, and many people will send special personnel to welcome the monks back to their country. Like the last time Ying Ying asked Tianyou to be a guide to cross Qingyuan Mountain, it was rare, but that time it was because King Qin was critically ill and had an emergency, according to the normal situation, Ying Ying would inevitably have to have a large group of people to respond if she wanted to return to Qin. After all, no matter what, Ying Ying is also the ninth princess of the Qin State, one of the strong contenders for the throne.

In fact, when Tianyou and his entourage went down to the bottom of the mountain, they ran into the Qin army that came to meet them, and the one who took the lead was the same general Lang who sent Tianyou to Zixiao Palace last time, and it is said that he seemed to be in charge of picking up and dropping off these Qin children between Qin and Zixiao Palace.

Of course, the general is coming, and there will certainly be no fewer soldiers. This time, in addition to General Lang himself, he also brought an elite army of more than 200 people. Among them, the average cultivation of the personnel is around the refining period of the body refining realm, and the team leader level is all out of the dust realm cultivation, and the lineup can be called luxurious.

Don't look at the cultivation of these people in Zixiao Palace, but you must know that this is an army, an army that prohibits uniformity, and an army that knows how to attack together. Such an army could completely defeat more than three times as many Zixiao Palace monks of the same cultivation head-on. Of course, there is no way to meet a monk who is too strong. Zixiao Palace's high-end combat power cannot be filled by numbers. This is also the reason why the major factions in the neutral zone can stabilize the head of the ten countries. The main reason is that all countries lack high-end combat power that can influence the situation of the war.

The army actually didn't enter the town, and all of them were stationed outside the nameless town, but General Lang also brought nearly eighty servants, maids and other personnel. These people are all in the town now, plus people from other countries or some family of gate lords in their own country, no matter how big the nameless town is, it still can't accommodate so many people. Fortunately, it is not the first year that Zixiao Palace has been like this, these people have experience, and they will bring all the tents and other materials when they come.

According to the personnel relationship, in the end, Ying Ying and the five sisters of the Bai family, plus Lu Meng, Yin Ruhua and Mu Ruyu, who were on the same road last time, all lived in an inn set by General Lang in advance, while Tianyou lived in another inn with Da Dahai, Zhao Gongming, Zhao Lingyun and Qi Xiaomei. This is still thanks to the fact that they descended the mountain relatively early, and if they set off with the rest of the Qin State, it is estimated that they will only be able to sleep in tents at night.

Considering that Ying Ying is a princess, General Lang booked in advance is naturally the biggest and best inn, God bless them, of course, they can only go to the surrounding inns to find vacant seats, but in the end they still found a pretty good inn on the edge of the town.

Although the inn is small in size, it is extremely neat. The decoration and furniture are not as luxurious as the big inns, but they have a kind of homely warmth. Moreover, all the objects in this inn are brand new, which makes people feel comfortable when they look at it.

When he stayed in the hotel, Tianyou also asked casually, but he learned from the shopkeeper that this was actually a new store that had only been open for less than half a month, and even the house had just been completed. It's no wonder that all the furniture in the store is new.

The two guys led the crowd apart, Dang Hai and Zhao Gongming were taken to the south side, Zhao Lingyun lived alone on the second floor of the lobby, and Qi Xiaomei and Tianyou were on the second floor on the north side. However, although it is divided into three directions and is two floors, the distance is not very far. The structure of the inn itself is a hollow shape, the first floor on the east and west sides is the lobby and kitchen, utility room, other directions and the entire second floor are guest rooms, and the corridor on the second floor is a ring, all of them are connected, and it is also very convenient to come and go.

Tianyou and Qi Xiaomei were personally led by the shopkeeper to the guest room, and after explaining the location of various things, the shopkeeper explained: "The kitchen on the first floor on the west side is manned, and you can also order food at night." If there is something, just come to the lobby to ask, I am there during the day, and there are children watching at night. In addition to the rooms of other guests, you can move freely in the store, but there is a third floor above the east lobby that is the owner's bedroom, so please don't trespass. ”

"Aren't you the shopkeeper?" asked Qi Xiaomei curiously.

"Objectively laughed. I'm just the shopkeeper. It's just that the owner of our store is a woman and doesn't like to be born, so he rarely walks around the store. ”

Qi Xiaomei asked casually, and after listening, she waved her hand to let the shopkeeper out. When the door closed, Qi Xiaomei immediately ran to her room to check the environment.

They lived in an en-suite room with a bed inside and outside, but shared a common door. This design seems to be popular, as the other inns in the nameless town were also houses of this structure.

"Godless, there are bronze mirrors here. Qi Xiaomei's excited voice came from within.

Tianyou walked in with a smile and glanced at it, and sure enough, he saw a bronze mirror of a small size on the dresser next to the bed. The productivity of the Shenzhou Continent is low, and the price of metals is very expensive, so it is good to say that it is better to use it in weapons, and things like bronze mirrors are relatively rare. Generally, it is only used by large households.

In fact, there is glass in the Shenzhou Continent, and it is not too rare, but because the technology is not up to par, it is not transparent enough, and no one thought that glass could be made into a mirror. After all, even the bronze mirror is only used by dignitaries, and the market is too narrow. The rich don't bother to study it, and the poor don't think about it at all.

"It's just a bronze mirror, look at what excites you. ”

Qi Xiaomei retorted: "This is a bronze mirror, but it's rare." In the past, my family also had a side, but unfortunately I couldn't eat anymore, so I had to sell it for some food. When it came to the back, Qi Xiaomei was obviously a little depressed, but when she thought of her current life, she quickly regained her vitality. "By the way, will we pass through Qingyuan Village when we go back this time? I want to see where you lived. ”

Tianyou thought for a moment before nodding and said, "No problem, we will go separately from the big army in the middle." Let's take a shortcut, and I'll take you to see Qingyuan Village. ”

After chatting for a few more words, Tianyou arranged for Qi Xiaomei to sleep in the room, came outside by herself, took out the paper roll from the worry-free bag she carried, spread it on the table and began to draw. If he wants to help Ying Ying gain the throne of Qin, the psionic gun is a good bargaining chip, and he must make good use of it. But the premise of all this is that the psionic gun must be more concise and easy to use, and it must be suitable for ordinary people who have not cultivated. Of course, it would be nice to reduce the cost a little. So now he's tweaking the design to make the structure a little simpler.

Before an hour passed, Tianyou suddenly heard movement outside the door. He didn't say anything at once, but quietly looked in the direction of the gate. I was wondering if it would be a thief at such a late hour, and the next moment I heard a low knock on the door, as if I didn't want to be heard. Now Tianyou suspects that there are thieves outside, because some thieves will deliberately make some noise before burglarizing, so as to test whether the owner of the house has fallen asleep. If someone is still awake, they will most likely respond to the knock on the door, at which point the thief will leave.

This nameless town is right next to the mountain gate of Zixiao Palace, and the security is not to mention in the neutral zone, even if it is considered to be within the territory of the Ten Kingdoms, it is excellent. Tianyou didn't expect that there were thieves in this place, and he was a little curious, so he didn't respond, but lightly touched the door.

Xu didn't get a response for a long time, and suddenly there was a second knock outside the door, the sound was a little louder, but it was still not a normal volume, and it was difficult to find if you didn't pay attention.

The person outside the door seemed to have lost patience after this knock, and suddenly a dagger reached through the crack in the door, and the bolt was lifted lightly, and then the door was slowly pushed open. It seems that he is worried that the door shaft will make too much noise, and the other party moves very slowly and gently. But the candle in the room was not extinguished, and Tianyou could clearly see the tip of the dagger sticking out of the door.

As the crack in the door opened wider and wider, Tianyou was also ready, and at the moment when the other party just entered the door, Tianyou suddenly took a step forward, pinched the opponent's wrist, and then twisted and pulled the dagger in the opponent's hand. When someone came to suffer, his body instinctively turned in the direction of Tianyou, and it became a posture with his back to Tianyou's arm being screwed behind him. It is said that ordinary people are controlled at this time, but this person is not only extremely flexible, but also has amazing waist strength, and he actually turned half a circle more with the power of Tianyou, and wanted to twist Tianyou's wrist behind him with his backhand, and at the same time hooked the dagger that fell down with his toes, kicked it up again, and planned to snatch it back.

Tianyou saw the dagger, and simply took advantage of the opportunity that one of the opponent's feet had not yet landed to raise his foot to hook the other party's other foot, but he didn't expect the other party's body to be too soft, and with the twisting of his waist, he was stunned to maintain his balance when his feet were tilted, and he still planned to subdue Tianyou after catching the dagger.

Discovering this situation, Tianyou simply pressed all the strength of his body with a single blow. If you can't compare to the other party in terms of physical flexibility, then simply use your strength.

Sure enough, Tianyou's strength was no longer able to stabilize his body, and he was led astray. At the same time that the two of them fell, Tianyou exerted force on his waist and forcibly twisted himself to the top against the force of the place, and then the two of them fell to the ground together, making a loud bang.

Most of the buildings in the Shenzhou Continent are wooden structures, and even if they are newly built houses, they will make quite a lot of noise when they are smashed up by this blow. Especially now at night, in this world without electricity, once it gets dark, it is really terrifyingly quiet. The sound of the two of them smashing on the ground was even louder in such a dark night.

Originally, Tianyou had follow-up actions after knocking down the other party, but in the process of falling, he smelled the faint body fragrance on the other party's body, and then the coquettish hum under him at the moment of falling to the ground and the touch brought by the two bodies colliding together further proved that the other party was a woman.

Just after smashing on the ground, the two became face-to-face, and Tianyou held the ground a little distance, and immediately saw each other's faces clearly through the candle flame that was not too bright.

"Pandora?"

The other party also stopped acting at this time, and was about to speak, but the door of the inner room was suddenly opened. Qi Xiaomei rushed to the outer room, and then was stunned.

The movement just now was so loud that it was estimated that the whole building heard it, not to mention that Qi Xiaomei was in the middle. Qi Xiaomei, who thought that she had been attacked by someone, immediately rushed out of the room, and saw Tianyou and an unknown woman lying on the ground together, and Tianyou was still pressed on others. It doesn't look like it's going to fight. As for the dagger...... Due to God's interference, Pandora failed to catch it, and as a result, the dagger was nailed directly to the roof beam. Qi Xiaomei didn't see it.

"...... you?"

"Shhhhhh turned around to look outside, and found that the doors of several guest rooms around were opened one after another at this time, and hurriedly arched his hand: "I accidentally tripped over the threshold just now, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

Hearing this explanation, the people around them retreated sleepily, only a few people complained, and the others did not speak. After all, the Shenzhou Continent is not like in the peaceful era on Earth, many people have become a little too proud because of the wealth of their living environment, and they have to ignore people at every turn, and they like to make a lot of noise. Here, everyone pays attention to harmony. After all, this world is already very dangerous, and those who are arrogant and domineering and make enemies everywhere can only be the children of the powerful.

In the Shenzhou Continent, dead people are really a common thing.

Closing the door, Tianyou didn't ask Pandora, but said to Qi Xiaomei first: "I'll introduce you, this is Pandora, it's me...... A friend I knew before. She had just come to visit late at night, and I thought it was a thief, but there was a misunderstanding. So saying, he jumped up again, pulled the dagger down from the roof, and returned it to Pandora. Seeing this thing, Qi Xiaomei naturally didn't have any misunderstanding, after all, who has ever seen a male and female tryst with a murder weapon?

Tianyou introduced Pandora here: "This is Qi Xiaomei, a poor child. Now follow me, you can be regarded as my little junior sister. ”

If it is not necessary, Tianyou will generally introduce Qi Xiaomei as a junior sister or a godsister whom he recognizes, so as not to discriminate against her after others know that she is an undead servant. Qi Xiaomei is also extremely grateful for this, and Jue's Tianyou will think about her, indicating that she is not with the wrong person. Of course, the "with" she understands is the "with" of a woman and a man, not the relationship between an employer and a subordinate as God thinks.

After the words were spoken, the two sides relaxed, but there was no misunderstanding between them. After all, the two of them are not God's daughters, so how can there be so much flying vinegar delicious. Of course, this is also what God blesses himself.

"By the way, why did you come here in the middle of the night, and you are still wearing ......" Tianyou asked curiously after the three of them sat down, and he had already noticed the clothes on Pandora's body. It's not a night garment, but it's not an outerwear either, it's a bit like a dressing gown, but a little more solemn, the kind of regular wear that you wear at home. Of course, this kind of clothing may still be a bit unethical in the eyes of some people, because the cultures of the ten kingdoms are not exactly the same, such as the Qin and Zhao kingdoms are more open in this regard, and there are very few restrictions on women. The Wei State was particularly strict, and the woman's skin was not allowed to show clothes except for the wrists and the neck above. It's even worse to wear clothes with a little translucent like this, and if you get caught, you have to dip in the pig cage.

Pandora didn't react much to what she was wearing. Her mother is an orchid, and she spends more time without clothes than with clothes, and even if she has something to wear, most of them can't cover it up or anything. Although Pandora was not trained by orchids, she was a very strong woman who admired freedom, so she didn't care about any of this. After all, she is a killer, and there won't be many opportunities to appear in front of people. Does anyone dare to gossip...... Slaughtered is.

Although Pandora herself didn't care about going out in such a dress, since Tianyou asked, she didn't mean to hide it. "I saw your name when I just checked the accounts and found out that you lived in the store, so I came down to see if I could collect my accounts. ”

"Auditing?" Tianyou was stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted. "This ...... Is this your shop? We're in the black spot?"

Pandora immediately raised her eyebrows and reproached, "What is a black store?

Tianyou nodded. "A store opened by a killer, I said it's not a black store, does anyone believe it?"

Pandora looked at Tianyou, and then said: "Now that I am being hunted down by the Night God Temple, I can't take on any more tasks with Ben, so I have to find some livelihood to support myself." At this point, she suddenly stretched out her hand to Tianyou. "When exactly are you going to pay me back?"

Tianyou didn't say a word, he directly took out a gold ingot from the worry-free bag and slapped it on Pandora's hand. "I have a business here, I wonder if you're interested?"

"What business?" asked Pandora, absentmindedly, playing with the gold ingot in her hand.

"I'm going back to Qin to participate in the National Games mission, but the situation is a little complicated at the moment. So I need a pair of eyes that can spy on everything in the shadows, to provide me with information that I can't see, and maybe to help me do things that I can't or can't do. How's that? It's basically your old job, so it should be a good fit for you. ”

Pandora thought for a moment and asked, "What about the pay?"

With a bang, Tianyou slapped two more gold ingots on the table. "It's a deposit, and half of it is paid afterwards. ”

Pandora shook her head. "The stakes are too high, and the reward is not worth the risk. This girl is now a woman of a good family, and she doesn't want to provoke you who are not careful. ”

"Puff...... Tianyou couldn't hold back and laughed directly, "You're still a good woman, then what is she?"

Pandora glanced at the little sister Qi pointed at by Tianyou and asked, "What is an angel?"

"Uh...... A humanoid youkai with wings. That's not the point, though. Tell me how much you're going to have to help?"

Pandora looked at Tianyou playfully, and only slowly stretched out a finger when the other party was a little impatient.

"A hundred gold ingots, are you kidding?"

One hundred taels of gold ingots, one hundred ingots is ten thousand taels of gold. Bai Qi led the army to resist the invasion of the Song and Zhao coalition forces, pitted the 100,000 troops of the coalition army, and after returning to the dynasty in triumph, he was only rewarded with 10,000 taels of gold. That time, Bai Qi killed 100,000 coalition prisoners, and the beheadings were not counted. Even if Pandora cuts all the young talents from other countries this time, it will definitely not be enough to make up 100,000 people, and this price is not expensive. Is this clearly a big deal!

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

Seeing that Tianyou was angry, Pandora suddenly laughed. "If you don't have the money, you can change something else. ”

"What do you want?" Looking at Pandora, Tianyou already knew in her heart that she didn't want money with her, and I was afraid that the next request was her real purpose.

Sure enough, Pandora was visibly serious this time. She looked at Tianyou and said, "I want to be stronger." ”

"What do you mean?"

"You're a monk, aren't you?" Pandora said seriously, "I need to cultivate the Mind Method. Nothing in this world is trustworthy, only its own strength is the most reliable. So I need a high-end mental method that suits me. I know that this method of mind is very valuable to ordinary people, even if there are 100,000 gold and 100,000 gold, I can't even think of buying it. But you are a disciple of Zixiao Palace, and what others can't get shouldn't be difficult for you. How's this business going?"

Tianyou didn't answer immediately, but silently weighed it in his heart. Pandora didn't rush him, just waited.

Soon, Tianyou seemed to have made a decision. "You say you can't trust anything in this world, but I don't think so. I think you're a credible person. So, I'll help you find the mental method, but you won't have a chance until you come back from this mission. Moreover, I hope to establish a long-term cooperation so that you can gather all kinds of useful information on my behalf. I know you won't be completely convinced of what I say to you now, so we'll let time tell. If you believe me, go with me to complete the national sports task first, and when you come back, I will help you find the right way for you. Will you trust me one more time?"

Pandora stared at Tianyou for a while, and suddenly held up the ingots she had just received. "For its sake, I will believe you again. Don't make me wait as long as this time. ”