Volume I, Chapter 41: All the Way West
After He Zichuan and Mo Yan obtained the Azure Pearl, they asked Mu Qianqian to go west alone and wait for the convergence in the Lonely Bird City, one of the entrances to the Heavenly Dome Secret Realm. And the two of them continued to march eastward, showing their identities all the way, and fighting more than 20 battles against masters from all walks of life, which shook the entire Wuzhou. When they succeeded in attracting the ideas of most of the forces and led away the pursuers, the two quietly lurked again, disguised themselves, blended into the mortals, turned west, and jumped out of the encirclement of various forces.
At this time, eight knights were circling a carriage and were moving along the official road without hurrying. In the carriage, a middle-aged man with a plain appearance looked at the scenery all the way back and was slightly stunned, and behind him sat a bloated young woman with a somewhat moving eyebrows. These two people are He Zichuan and Mo Yan disguised as mortals.
Mo Yan put down the half-embroidered mandarin duck in his hand and asked He Zichuan, who was slightly stunned, "What are you thinking?"
He Zichuan came back to his senses and sighed faintly: "Seeing that it has been a month since the separation, I don't know what happened to Tianyu now." ”
Mo Yan thought of the fairyland master who had a few faces, and a sense of embarrassment also rose in his heart. Although she has known him for a short time and has not had a deep friendship, the capable and heroic Qingfeng Hall Inspector still left an excellent impression on her. Mo Yan knew that He Zichuan and Zhen Tianyu were intertwined, and he must be very worried about his safety at this time, so he explained: "Zhen Dutang is alert and old-fashioned, and he will definitely be safe." ”
He Zichuan smiled bitterly: "I'm not worried about whether he will be in danger, it's just that he has a good relationship with me, and now I have become the enemy of the entire Jinchuan, and I am very worried that he will be liquidated because of this." ”
Mo Yan shook his head and said, "Xiao Qi, you are too worried." Whether it's a mysterious organization or Jin Chuan, their target is only you and not him, maybe he will have a sad life now, but without your drag, it won't be long before a young talent like him will be able to take on the task again. ”
He Zichuan didn't know that Mo Yan was just comforting himself, but now that he was too busy to take care of himself, how could he have the energy to look for Zhen Tianyu again? And even if he could find him, going to see him in his current identity might not be a good thing for him. In fact, in hindsight, it was a wise move not to take him into the valley with him when robbing the treasure.
Thinking of this, He Zichuan's heart suddenly moved, his sleeves shook, and he shot out more than ten palm-sized array flags, and his hands played a magic decision in the air one after another, and secretly laid out three magic arrays in the carriage.
Mo Yan was stunned for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?"
With his right hand, He Zichuan held a jade box full of charms in the palm of his hand, handed it to Mo Yan's eyes, and said, "Mo'er, this is the strange treasure I took from Ji Yanlan, no matter what method I used before, it was difficult to open it. You cultivate higher than me, see if you can find any way. ”
Mo Yan had already heard He Zichuan talk about the process of seizing the treasure in detail, but he was in a hurry all the way before, and he didn't have time to take care of this matter at all. Since this treasure is a must-have thing for Ji Yanlan, it must be extraordinary. Mo Yan was suddenly full of curiosity about the strange treasure.
After Mo Yan took the treasure and looked at it carefully, He Zichuan added: "By the way, the fourth senior brother told me that Ji Yanlan once said that this treasure is the real dragon Vientiane Lotus. ”
Mo Yan, who was carefully examining each charm, was stunned for a moment, and then immediately carefully observed the jade box. She looked at the half-pillar of incense for a long time before she shook her head affirmatively and said, "Ji Yanlan is lying, this treasure can never be the real dragon Virinche Lotus!"
He Zichuan was stunned and asked, "How can you be so sure?"
Mo Yan handed the jade box to He Zichuan's eyes, pointed to the spells on it and said, "You see, the charms on this jade box are all superb, and they are powerful, and they are complementary to each other, and they are obviously a complete set of suppression charms. And with your eye and experience, I have never heard or seen it, so it can be seen that this set of charms itself is invaluable. ”
Speaking of this, Mo Yan paused for a moment, and when he saw He Zichuan nodding in agreement, he continued: "The True Dragon Vientiane Lotus has a high value to Ji Yanlan, but for cultivators who practice other exercises, it is actually not so precious. Even for Ji Yinglan, the value of this set of spells should be above that of the True Dragon Vientiane Lotus. If it is really a real dragon Vientiane lotus inside, it can only be said that Ji Yanlan did a stupid thing to buy and return the pearls. ”
Listening to Mo Yan's explanation, He Zichuan immediately believed seven or eight points. It's just that he felt that it was difficult to conclude that it was not the True Dragon Vientiane Lotus based on this alone, so he asked again: "There are no wonders in the world, and it cannot be ruled out that some strange people have sealed it with a charm that is much more valuable than the True Dragon Vientiane Lotus. ”
Mo Yan nodded and said, "Xiao Qi, you are right, what Fang just said is just a guess, but what makes me really sure that it is not the real dragon Vientiane Lotus is the jade box itself." ”
"What's wrong with this jade box?"
"Take a closer look. ”
He Zichuan carefully looked at the jade box for a long time, and even played a few legal decisions, but he still couldn't see any doorways, so he had to shake his head and look at Mo Yan.
Mo Yan was not surprised by He Zichuan's loneliness, he just smiled slightly and said, "This jade is the best shrouded jade from the East China Sea. ”
"What?!" He Zichuan was shocked when he heard this. As the name suggests, shrouded jade is specially used for shrouding corpses, and is mostly used by people who practice demonic skills to store corpses, but it has no other effects, and its appearance is no different from ordinary jade, and it is not very precious in itself. Although He Zichuan knew the efficacy of the shrouded jade, and even saw it with his own eyes a few times, he had not cultivated demonic skills, so it was difficult to recognize it for a while. What really surprised him was that the Shroud Jade was used to wrap corpses because it could isolate all animosis and prevent corpses from decomposing or transforming. If the strange treasure is multiplied by the shroud jade, then it will definitely not be the true dragon Vientiane Lotus, unless the person who seals this thing is not afraid that the True Dragon Vientiane Lotus will turn into a useless hay.
"Then what will this strange treasure be?" After confirming that the material of the jade box was really as Mo Yan said, He Zichuan couldn't help but ask.
Mo Yan handed the jade box back to He Zichuan, shook his head and said: "I tried several secret methods just now, but I couldn't open the jade box, it seems that the effect of this set of charms is still above our expectations, and it is likely to be the best of the first and second grades." ”
He Zichuan looked at the jade box in his hand, and said with a cloudy face: "In this way, the value of this strange treasure may be very high, and it is likely to be the key to solving a series of mysteries in the extreme north, but unfortunately it cannot be opened." Is it really Destiny?"
Mo Yan was not as pessimistic as He Zichuan, and said calmly: "Since ancient times, treasures have a mandate of heaven, since it can reach your hands, it means that it is destined for you, and when the days come, it will naturally be opened, Xiaoqi, you don't have to think too much." ”
He Zichuan sighed, nodded slightly, and re-incorporated the treasure into his own small world. At this time, there was a sound of horses' hooves from outside the carriage, and a knight guarding the carriage approached the window and asked: "Host, it will be dark in more than an hour, and the next big city is still nearly a hundred miles away, and it will be difficult for us to arrive before dark, why don't we rest overnight at the inn in front of us, and set off again tomorrow morning?"
He Zichuan waved his sleeves, withdrew the three magic circles, and asked the knight outside the car window through the curtain, "Is there still a place to stay after this inn?"
The knight replied, "After this inn, we will have to walk more than fifty miles before we have another place to stay, and at our current speed, I am afraid that it will be late at night when we arrive." ”
He Zichuan pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "In that case, I will stop at this inn tonight." Brother Zhang, you go and arrange it. ”
When the knight heard this, he said happily: "Well, you come slowly, boss, I will go first and arrange the food, lodging, and forage." As he spoke, the sound of the horse's hooves suddenly quickened, and the effort of three or two breaths overtook the carriage and went away.
Mo Yan listened to the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and said, "After a day or two, we should be out of the core encirclement, and then we can march towards Lonely Eagle City at full speed." ”
He Zichuan showed a smile and said, "Yes, we have to disguise ourselves as mortals all the way, and we are walking too slowly, if we continue like this, your anxious little maid will probably have to wait impatiently." ”
On the vast official road, an inn stood alone on the side of the road, smoking smoke. The scale of the inn is not large, there are only about a dozen rooms, one or two stables, and it provides a place for passing Kuhaha and outsiders to rest by a deep well. But anyone who has a little status, or is familiar with the road, can either reach the destination in one day with the help of faster carriages and horses, and do not have to suffer here, or hurry early to rest in the big city, so as to save the entanglement on the way.
Therefore, although this inn is located between two relatively distant cities, the business is barely enough to make ends meet.
The guards surnamed Zhang, who arrived first, were very experienced, and they didn't need to say anything more from the host, so they arranged the food and accommodation of the group and the forage for the livestock properly. In order to save a sum of money for the owner, Zhang Huwei only needed two rooms, one for the owner and his wife, and the other eight Lian family members lived in the other room. On the other hand, Zhang Guard specially instructed the innkeeper to put the best forage on them, and carefully told him to take care of them so as to ensure his leg strength in the coming day.
By the time He Zichuan and Mo Yan arrived, the handymen and shopkeepers of the inn were already waiting at the door, pulling horses and leashes, so that the two of them didn't have to bother at all.
He Zichuan led Mo Yan down from the carriage, thanked the shopkeeper who personally led the horse, and slowly walked into the inn, looking like a small businessman from other places. It was funny in Mo Yan's heart.
There were only nine tables in the lobby of the inn, and two groups of coolies were drinking and eating meat shirtless, and the high, noisy drinking orders and shouts were endless, and the scene was also lively.
As soon as he walked into the inn, a sour smell of sweat, rancid water and musty smell mixed together, and it came to his nose, although for the monk, this was just a slight trick to trouble, but it still made the pampered Mo Yan frown slightly. He Zichuan, who was walking in front, had already prepared, and his face was not abnormal, as if he was really at peace.
Seeing the two of them enter the lobby, the inn ran hall immediately piled up a flattering smile, and led the two upstairs with a sloppy body, He Zichuan glanced at the fingers of the little guy indiscerningly, nodded slightly, and followed behind the little guy with Mo Yan, walking towards the second floor unhurriedly.
Walking to the second floor, the little guy pushed open the door of a room and said with a sneer: "Two guest officers, the small shop is located in a remote area, the conditions are simple, and the two of you will stay here for one night. ”
He Zichuan arched his hand and smiled: "Where is it, where is there so much attention when going out, it would be good to have a place to rest." ”
The little guy bowed down again, and was about to retreat with a smile on his face, but he heard He Zichuan say again: "Little brother, look down at your bones and long breath, have you ever practiced martial arts?"
The little guy in the running hall was stunned for a moment, and then said with a wry smile: "The villain was originally an orphan, thanks to the shopkeeper's acceptance, he was only here to run a hall, not to mention martial arts, to have another craft, he can also go out to have a good time, so as not to eat here and wait for death." Don't make fun of the villain. ”
Mo Yan saw that this little guy had a very poor root, and there was no immortal relationship at all, he could neither cultivate immortals nor practice martial arts, and he didn't understand why He Zichuan had such a question, and looked at him suspiciously.
He Zichuan's face was completely colorless, and he arched his hand to the little guy again, and said sincerely: "That is to make a mistake, and there is no intention to make fun of it, and please ask the little brother Haihan." ”
How dare the little guy be apologized by the guest, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he bowed down and retreated.
Walking into the room, a confused Mo Yan said to He Zichuan: "Xiao Qi, is there something wrong?"
He Zichuan sighed softly and said, "I'm afraid we will have a hard fight tonight." ”
Mo Yan was shocked: "You mean there is something wrong with this inn?"
He Zichuan nodded slightly, and said: "If my expectations are correct, we are already in the midst of a big killing situation, if it is dangerous, it is ten times worse than the night when the temple was broken!"