Chapter 288: Ask for an escort
After entering the White Crane City Mansion, everyone was greeted by an old Confucian with gray hair.
After the scholar got out of the carriage, he directly ordered: "Arrange a quiet place for this son, and then tell me about the recent situation in White Crane City." β
After speaking, he said to Li Xiuping: "I still have some things to deal with, and if I neglect it, I will invite my little brother Haihan." β
Li Xiuping waved his hand and said: "Sir, don't be so polite, there is Mr. Lao along the way, I don't know how to be grateful, I just hope it doesn't affect Mr." β
At this time, the old Confucian had already ordered one person to step forward and take Li Xiuping down.
Although Li Xiuping was a little curious about the scholar surnamed Su, he didn't particularly care about it, and after staying in the mansion, he once again used his divine sense to investigate, and found that there were really many strong people in this mansion, and then he took out the jade note that the sword saint senior gave him before parting, and continued to study the sword dao magic power above.
The part that was passed down by the Sword Saint senior, Li Xiuping has almost completely mastered it now, and the rest of this part can only be comprehended by himself.
That sword saint predecessor was of great help to him, not only took out the entire sword washing pool to protect him, but also taught him what he had learned all his life, especially these sword dao supernatural powers, so that Li Xiuping had a deeper understanding of the sword path, the sword that he had not been able to comprehend before, now he gradually grasped some doorways, and over time, Li Xiuping felt that he should be able to fully grasp it.
What is the power of that sword, the previous few casts can show that if he can completely master that sword, with his current strength, plus that jet-black dragon, it should not be a problem to kill a god transformation period powerhouse, if you let another one make a move, you can even easily kill the distraction stage powerhouse.
Although they are completely independent individuals, the supernatural powers mastered by Li Xiuping can be directly used by the other himself, and the same supernatural powers, when used during the foundation building period and the distraction period, the effect is naturally completely different.
It's that Li Xiuping can't directly obtain the ability of another self, for example, what the so-called inheritance is, Li Xiuping doesn't know at all, but Li Xiuping can be sure that the other self knows, as for why he didn't tell himself, Li Xiuping doesn't know, and because of this, Li Xiuping has always been a little worried.
However, the existence of that guy is not without benefits to Li Xiuping, such as the kind of powerful strength that he has when exchanging with each other, such as the magic power given by the other party at some critical times, such as the mutual conversion of sword intent, and the understanding of some magic powers.
You must know that Li Xiuping used to master a magic spell, which really took a long time, and because of this, Li Xiuping once suspected that he really had no talent for cultivation, but since he appeared with the guy, in some of the understanding of practice, when learning some magic powers, he can be completely handy, and it will come naturally.
For example, many things that he didn't know before, but now after seeing them, he can actually touch the bypass and understand it at once, which is really a magical thing.
As the time continued, Li Xiuping soon felt that people were rushing to the mansion one after another, and then walked towards the hall of the mansion.
Just in case, Li Xiuping did not go to investigate the situation in the hall, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.
This White Crane City is a mix of fish and dragons, everyone has it, too unscrupulous, it will inevitably get into trouble, and once his whereabouts are exposed, not only will he fall into a desperate situation, but this White Crane City will also be affected.
First of all, it doesn't matter how much involvement there is behind that Lord Su, but if it is up to the sky, it can only involve the level of the Yuan Infant Stage, and the involvement behind him is the two holy lands, at least they are all powerhouses in the Transformation Period, compared with his involvement, the involvement of that Lord Su is naturally not mentionable, once it is involved, how much involvement will be wiped out.
Li Xiuping planned to wait for tomorrow morning, then leave directly, and then continue to the east, striving to enter the boundary of Emperor Wu City as soon as possible.
But before that, you need to prepare a few things, such as a new map, some dry food on the road, and then money.
No matter where he goes, since there is a need, then money is essential, and when he was in Akabane Mountain before, he had already left all the gold and silver behind to forcibly buy the immortal source stone, and now on his body, although he changed some when he returned to that city before, but this way down, it was almost used, and he had to find a place to pawn some things.
The treasure he got from the powerhouse of the Transformation Stage in the Stargazing Tower couldn't be taken out yet, so he could only pawn his own things, but because of the huge losses caused when he subdued the fire dragon before, what he could take out and pawn now was nothing but those Qiankun bags.
As time went on, Li Xiuping found that there was a quarrel in the hall of the mansion, so that the atmosphere of the entire mansion became a little heavy.
At this time, naturally no one would care about Li Xiuping, who was brought back by Master Su halfway, but focused on the side of the hall.
Feeling that the focus of those strong people was not on him, Li Xiuping released his divine sense and went to investigate the situation in the hall.
There were a lot of people gathered in the hall, including monks in the foundation building period, monks in the Jindan period, and many forces in the open and in the dark. It should be that Master Su made some request, and one of them, Jin Danqi, was not satisfied, so he quarreled.
What Li Xiuping didn't expect was that the seemingly weak and kind Lord Su actually had a thunderous side, and directly called out two strong men at the peak of the Jindan period to join forces to kill the opposing Jindan stage monk.
Everything was in such an instant, that even the Jindan stage powerhouse didn't react, and he was already beaten to pieces.
With the killing of the Jindan monk, the entire hall suddenly became extremely quiet, and everyone lowered their heads, and there was no more opposition.
At this point, Li Xiuping also roughly understood some of the situation, behind that Master Su, there are many strong people who can be driven, this should be the guarantee left to him by his husband, which is also the biggest foundation of that Lord Su.
Although the various forces in Baihecheng are intertwined, most of them are actually disrespectful, and they all hope to be protected by this government official to avoid some troubles, as for the identity of the court official of Lord Su or something else, it is unknown for the time being.
All in all, in that Lord Su, there are things that those people want, and for this, those people can naturally only obey the orders of this Lord Su.
Li Xiuping withdrew his divine consciousness and no longer paid attention to the situation in the hall.
Since this Lord Su can solve it, naturally he doesn't have to worry about it, so what is the situation in this White Crane City, he doesn't need to worry about it anymore.
After all, it's a little ridiculous that he is in a bunch of troubles now, and he hasn't even solved his own problems, so he worries about others.
Li Xiuping waited quietly in the room, judging from the previous situation, the situation on the side of Master Su should be solved soon, and after the matter over there is resolved, Li Xiuping plans to ask the government to help and get some maps and other things, so that he will not have to run out to find it, and he has to worry about whether it will be exposed.
The map must have the most accurate existence, far better than buying from those vendors, mainly to save time, otherwise he would have to continue to stay in this White Crane City tomorrow morning.
As Li Xiuping guessed, the Master Su quickly settled the matter at hand, and then came to Li Xiuping's residence, knocked on the door, and said apologetically: "Let the little brother wait for a long time." β
Li Xiuping opened the door and greeted him politely, and Master Su smiled and said, "If the little brother doesn't dislike it, let's have two drinks?" β
Li Xiuping nodded and did not refuse the proposal.
In fact, along the way, in order not to be discovered by those strong people in Taiyi Pavilion and Stargazing Tower, the place where Li Xiuping walked was almost uninhabited, and now he is really hungry.
After that, Master Su asked people to prepare wine and food, and the two sat opposite each other, chatting while eating.
After two glasses of wine, Master Su looked at Li Xiuping and said with a smile: "I know that the little brother is not an ordinary person, but since the little brother is unwilling to say it, he will not ask below." β
Li Xiuping ^_^ couldn't help but be vigilant.
With his current ability, he can naturally see that this Master Su is indeed just an ordinary person, because even if he is a strong person in the Distraction Period, it is impossible for him to have no flaws in front of him, unless this person is a great power in the Tribulation Period.
Of course, this is impossible, not to mention a strong person in the Tribulation Period, even if it is a strong person in the Yuan Infant Period, he will not go to such a place to be an official of the imperial court.
In the final analysis, the Yuan Infant Stage powerhouse is already a very powerful existence in the mundane, even if it is a superpower like the Xia Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty, what the royal family can drive, that is, the Yuan Infant Stage powerhouse, such an existence can easily settle the situation of this small White Crane City, there is no need to do as much as he is now.
It should have felt Li Xiuping's vigilance, and the Master Su said with a smile: "Little brother don't be nervous, when I came before, it was a Jindan period monk who reminded me, otherwise I don't know that the little brother turned out to be a cultivator, I just thought that the little brother was the same as me, just a scholar." β
Li Xiuping frowned and said, "Sir, why do you think I look like a scholar?" β
Su Dingfang said with a smile: "I can't see it, but I can feel it, this may be a connection between the reader and the reader." β
Li Xiuping said bitterly: "Actually, I can't be considered a scholar, how can I say it......"
He paused for a moment, and then said, "Sir knows about Guanchao Academy, right?" β
Su Dingfang nodded, his eyes couldn't help but stare at Li Xiuping, as if he had thought of some possibility, and his face was incredulous.
Li Xiuping said with a smile: "I am from Guanchao Academy, and please keep it secret." β
Su Dingfang was surprised: "Could the little brother be Li Xiuping, the little uncle of Guanchao Academy, who has been rumored recently?" β
Li Xiuping was stunned, he didn't expect that this Master Su would also know about him, but he soon understood.
Although this Master Su is just an ordinary scholar, he actually has a lot to do with the cultivation world, so it is not a strange thing to know about him.
Li Xiuping nodded lightly, in fact, he didn't mean to hide it from this Master Su.
Although Li Xiuping himself can't say it, when he first saw this scholar, he was actually not too wary, which is probably what Su Dingfang said, a wonderful connection between a reader and a reader.
He Li Xiuping is indeed not a scholar, as for why this Master Su thinks that he is a scholar, it should be related to the so-called inheritance, that is, the hosta on his head, it is precisely because of this inheritance that he has become the little uncle of Guanchao Academy, so although he has not read a few books, he was forced to be pushed into the ranks of scholars.
Seeing Li Xiuping nodding, Su Dingfang suddenly became a little unsettled, and almost jumped up directly.
It's not because of how powerful Li Xiuping is, but because Li Xiuping is from Guanchao Academy and is the junior uncle of Guanchao Academy.
Guanchao Academy, which is a holy place of Confucianism, is a place that all scholars dream of touching, because there are not only Confucian saints, but also countless Confucian classics and countless saints.
Looking at this Master Su's expression, Li Xiuping asked with a smile, "Does Mr. regret bringing me back?" β
Su Dingfang was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly shook his head and said: "In front of Li Gongzi, I don't dare to call Mr. Gongzi, according to my seniority, I should call Mr. Gongzi." β
Li Xiuping was stunned, and then said bitterly: "If you want to talk about learning, I can't compare to one of Mr. ten, my title of little uncle, was actually forcibly stuffed by the two guys in the academy, just so that I can represent the Guanchao Academy and get the ownership of the relics of the seven holy lands." β
Su Dingfang said: "Anyway, the number of rituals can't be messed up, since I am a protΓ©gΓ© of Confucianism, I should perform the junior rites when I see the heirs of the Holy Land." β
As he spoke, he got up directly and bowed to Li Xiu.
Seeing this scene, Li Xiuping was helpless.
He had actually felt it when he was in Guanchao Academy and Shanquan Academy before, these scholars just like to pay attention, the key is that this kind of attention is still very contradictory, saying that the disciples do not have to be inferior to the teacher, in the matter of doing learning, not only can they deviate from the norm, but they can also oppose the teacher, but they are also very particular about respecting the teacher, and the younger generation will not be less at all when they meet the elders.
Li Xiuping could only accept this gift happily.
After this Master Su sat down again, Li Xiuping said: "Since Mr. Su knows my identity, he naturally knows my current situation, so please keep it secret for a while, and then I can't stay here for too long, I will leave early tomorrow morning, so I need to prepare something in advance." β
Su Dingfang frowned and said, "Mr. Xiao refers to the Stargazing Tower and Taiyi Pavilion?" β
Li Xiuping nodded.
Su Dingfang said bitterly: "This matter is too big, I really can't help Mr. Xiao, but Mr. Xiao has any needs, as long as the disciple can do it, he will never postpone it." β
Li Xiuping looked at him with a solemn look, helpless in his heart, and said with a smile: "There is no big need, just prepare a map that is accurate enough, and prepare some food that can be eaten on the road, and it is inconvenient for me to show up, so I want to ask Mr. Su to help exchange some money." β
As he spoke, he took out a Qiankun bag and said his request.
Su Dingfang didn't postpone anything, all agreed to come down, and then got up and left directly, not even drinking.
Li Xiuping looked at the wine and food on the table, smiled bitterly, and then ate it himself.
It didn't take long for Master Su to prepare all the things Li Xiuping needed, and then he stopped disturbing Li Xiuping's rest and said goodbye and left.
Early the next morning, after Li Xiuping ate the breakfast prepared by the government, he left directly and continued to the east.
According to what I knew before, from here to the east, you will encounter demon beasts.
Originally, it was just some ordinary demon beasts, and with Li Xiuping's current strength, even if he didn't make a move, just released his breath, those demon beasts didn't dare to approach, but although he now has a skill, he really didn't dare to use it easily.
With this way, he found that whether it was the Stargazing Tower or the Taiyi Pavilion, there were more and more strong people, and there was a possibility that they might meet at any time.
The only thing that can make Li Xiuping feel relieved now is that from the map prepared by Su Dingfang, he finally has the accurate direction and distance of Emperor Wu City.
According to the current distance, according to his previous speed, he only needs to go east for about half a month, if nothing else, he should be able to enter the realm of Emperor Wu City, and even if he is really captured by the powerhouses of Taiyi Pavilion and Stargazing Tower, there should not be much danger.
It should be getting closer and closer to Emperor Martial City, so there are so many powerhouses in Stargazing Tower and Taiyi Pavilion, because they don't dare to make a move in the territory of Emperor Martial City easily, so they can only find out Li Xiuping before Li Xiuping enters the boundary of Emperor Martial City.
Now whether it is Taiyi Pavilion or Stargazing Tower, it should have been determined that Li Xiuping has not entered Emperor Wu City, because with their speed, it is impossible to catch up with Li Xiuping, but until now there is no trace of Li Xiuping, so there is only one possibility, Li Xiuping is still behind.
In this way, they only need to block the only way to go to Emperor Wu City, then if Li Xiuping wants to enter Emperor Wu City, he will inevitably encounter them, if Li Xiuping does not enter Emperor Wu City, with the power of Taiyi Pavilion and Stargazing Tower, Li Xiuping will be able to find out sooner or later.
If you can't make a move, and you have to pass through the place where the demon beast exists, the only way is to find some people in the city to accompany you according to what Master Su said, and it is best to find the kind of strong person who can escort the merchant through the rivers and lakes where the demon beast is located.
This is also the main reason why Li Xiuping needs to exchange for gold and silver.
An existence that can even be fought against by the powerhouses of the Transformation God Stage, now it is necessary to spend money to invite some ordinary Jianghu people to protect it, and I am afraid that no one will believe it when this is spread.
Li Xiuping found a courtyard according to the address given by Master Su, and then walked in directly.
The courtyard is not big, but there are many people in it, most of them are some merchants, and there are many people in the rivers and lakes with weapons hanging from their waists.
Seeing Li Xiuping coming in, a person immediately stepped forward to receive him, and after figuring out Li Xiuping's intention, he arranged Li Xiuping into a caravan.