In one of the inconspicuous streets crisscrossed by the thousands of streets in Xingqing City, the scorching midday sun sprinkled on the potholed stone slabs of the road, and several ox carts drove slowly through this small street.

There is a small inn on this inconspicuous small street, with the book "Xianyun Inn", and the decoration is only the window lattice and a few small lanterns hanging on the wall that ordinary inns should have, and small wooden signs and other things, which look simple and unpretentious. But it is such an inconspicuous small inn, but it is a special place for monks in Xingqing City, and laymen without a door cannot enter this place at all.

In a simple room, Xu Huaigu was in a complicated mood, and drank all the slightly herbal tea in the cup in one gulp, a little surprised by the unusual taste of this tea, which was more fragrant than the red finch taste, mixed with a little bitterness, and lingered on the tip of the tongue for a long time.

But he didn't have Yaxing who was tasting tea now, but pointed to Yu Qin on the bed and asked, "Sister Bai, are you really unable to save her?" ”

Bai Xiaoyu was still dressed in plain white clothes as always, lying lazily on the chair, and her two light green pupils also looked a little distracted.

She held an oil-paper umbrella standing on the chair next to her, knocked on the ground again and again, sighed, and said, "Not really." The poison in this girl is really weird, it is a very mysterious poison in the ghost road, and it is related to the flower on the other side. That kind of flower is very mysterious, and I don't know much about it, but it's obvious that this incident is definitely related to the incident of Xingqing's ghost Taoist last night. ”

Xu Huaigu anxiously asked, "What about the ghost man?" Presumably, as long as you find her, there must be a way, right? ”

Bai Xiaoyu's eyebrows drooped slightly, shook his head and said, "Impossible, that person was killed by Ling Li yesterday afternoon, and she is already dead." ”

Xu Huaigu hurriedly said, "Then let's go and ask more powerful monks to help, right?" The ghost path is just a small path, presumably those monks who have seen a lot of knowledge will definitely have a panacea to save them! ”

"Well, there is some truth to this, but where to go to ask for a monk? Those martial artists in the palace must not understand this, where are the monks of the Eight Realms and Nine Realms in Xingqing City today who are willing to take that precious pill to save an ordinary person? Originally, my master would definitely be able to rescue him, but my master went to the south to deal with some affairs, and it is estimated that it will be a few days before he returns. ”

She glanced at Yu Qin's pale face and said, "But with her condition, her vitality is constantly draining, and she can survive for two days at most, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for my master to come back." Alas, there is really no way to do this, destiny is like this, you better give up on her. ”

In fact, it's not that there is no way, it's just that it's really hard to find a way, Bai Xiaoyu wants to take this opportunity to take a peek at Xu Huaigu's current state of mind.

Although Xu Huaigu was a little frustrated, he said firmly: "No, you can't abandon her no matter what!" She is a simple and good girl, and her father is a lifesaver for me, and it was his father who entrusted her to me before he died, and I can't let her have an accident under any circumstances! ”

Bai Xiaoyu's eyes lit up a little, and he said, "Since your attitude is so resolute, then I will take you to try your luck in the monk bazaar in Xingqing City." There are often some strange things that appear there, and there are also some talented people from all over the place, maybe there is a way. ”

Xu Huaigu nodded in agreement, then got up and prepared to leave immediately.

Bai Xiaoyu stopped him and reminded: "That place is very chaotic, there are many people fishing in troubled waters, it is very dangerous, you must take the sword first." ”

Xu Huaigu took out two swords, and instead of wearing "Cangshui", he took the long sword "Xiaoyu" sent by Bai Xiaoyu.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the sword and remembered a lot of things from the past, but then she sighed deeply and threw these useless things behind her.

Xu Huaigu walked to the bed where Yu Qin was lying, carefully spread out the quilt, covered Yu Qin, and carefully tucked the corners of the quilt.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at Xu Huaigu and suddenly felt a little distressed.

She asked, "How have you been all these years, are you okay?" ”

Xu Huaigu's nose was sour, and his tears were about to be drawn out by this sentence.

But he still held back his tears and replied as if nothing had happened: "Fortunately, I have seen many people, walked through many places, and seen many things, which are quite interesting." It's just that I didn't learn to drink, and I almost died a few times, a little regret, in addition to these, Jianghu Road is still good. ”

Bai Xiaoyu didn't say any more, and Xu Huaigu didn't ask Bai Xiaoyu where he had gone all these years.

Bai Xiaoyu was afraid that Xu Huaigu would ask that question, and she didn't know how to explain it to Xu Huaigu. And Xu Huaigu was afraid that Bai Xiaoyu would say the result he didn't want to hear the most, so he didn't dare to ask.

Xu Huaigu and Bai Xiaoyu stepped out of this small inn and went to the monk market in Xingqing City.

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On the bustling streets of Xingqing City, there is a lot of traffic, and a large number of shops and vendors are crowded into the bustling crowd, shouting to buy all kinds of goods.

A good-looking man walked past a roadside shop with his hands behind his back.

The shop was a silver jewelry store, with the book "Inch Heart Inch Silver", and inside there was a sharp-beaked monkey cheek and mustachioed boss standing at the door, looking out vigorously, his eyes were constantly turning, a typical profiteer.

In order to sell silver jewelry, the boss didn't care about his face, and when he saw someone who was more well-dressed, he would greet him.

The boss saw this man coming at this time, and his temperament was quite good, so he hurriedly greeted him, and said with a flattering smile: "This son, do you want to buy some silver jewelry?" I think Childe is such a talent, there must be many girls who like Childe, right? It's better to send some silver jewelry out, which can enhance the relationship, and the silver jewelry is not expensive, and it doesn't cost a few dollars, what do you think? ”

The man stopped, looked inside, and then prepared to leave.

When the boss saw that the guests were leaving, he hurriedly said, "Don't tell the boy that the silver in my store is the silver from the old Buddha Mountain in the west." You know the old Buddha Mountain, right? It is the place where the monks sit, and the silver that comes out there is blessed by the Buddhists, which can ward off evil spirits and drive away ghosts, and is the best silver in the world. ”

The man was a little interested.

He knew that the old Buddha Mountain was a Buddhist sect in Dongfuyao Continent a long time ago. And that mountain is good at producing Mithril, and it does have the effect of being invulnerable to ghosts, but Mithril has always been made into a magic weapon of the immortal family, how can it be returned to such a small shop?

After a moment's thought, the man knew that the boss was boasting, but he simply replied, "Okay, then I'll buy some." ”

The owner of the silver jewelry shop stretched out his hand and said, "Okay, Childe, please come in." ”

Then he led the man into the shop. The man seemed to be a rich man, and he chose nearly ten silver ornaments in one go, including bracelets, necklaces, and a small silver bowl, and finally took out a large ingot of gold in the ecstasy of the boss and settled the account.

The boss reached out in a panic to catch the big ingot of gold, grabbed it in the palm of his hand, took a bite, and made sure it was real gold, before he smiled at the man and said: "Childe, don't be surprised, our small business can't stand the toss, and the gold must always be tested." ”

The man left without saying a word, and the boss happily made another big deal, and carefully looked at the gold in his hand before proudly putting the gold into the cupboard.

But when the piece of gold entered the cabinet, it began to slowly deform into a small insect, and then crawled out of the cracks in the wood of the cabinet, spread its two small wings and flew away silently.

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The man who bought the silver ornaments took the dozen or so silver ornaments at random, fiddled with them in his hand, and walked through the streets of Xingqing as if no one was around.

On the corner of the street sat two children, a boy and a girl, the boy was about ten years old, his clothes were tattered and his hair was disheveled, and the girl was younger, only six or seven years old, with a pigtail, and she looked more cool than the boys.

In front of the two of them sat a brown porcelain bowl with a missing corner, which was full of dirt, and a few dirty little copper coins.

The man glanced at it casually, and felt that the girl was quite pleasing to the eye, so he walked up to the girl, took a silver bracelet and a silver necklace in his hand, and squatted down.

The boy was a little anxious, stopped the little girl, and said, "Our brother and sister are just begging, people are not for sale!" ”

The man was used to it, so he pushed the little boy away and said, "What does it matter to me if you sell her or not?" Even if you sell it, I won't buy it. But if I want to buy it, even if you don't sell it, I can make you sell it. ”

The little boy was in a hurry, and hurriedly rushed over, pounced on the man, and bit the man's arm. People passing by around looked sideways, but no one came up to stop them.

But the man did not even change his expression, and still put the bracelet and necklace on the hand and neck of the panicked little girl, and took out a small green bead and threw it to the girl.

The little green bead was one size smaller than the copper coin, but he said to the girl, "The bracelet and the necklace are real silver, if you are hungry, go to the pawnshop, you can exchange it for twenty taels of silver, and don't take out one tael less." Also, if you are really hungry, or it is too cold in winter, go to the plum blossom garden on Sanzhu Street and use that green bead, and it should be enough to change to a small house. Remember, you can only go to the Plum Blossom Garden, and don't go anywhere else. ”

The little girl was a little confused, staring at the strange man blankly. And when the little boy heard that the little bead could change houses, he also let go of his mouth in surprise and stared at the man incredulously.

The man said nothing more and left.

The destination of his visit to Xingqing this time was also the monks' market, and he didn't want to waste too much time, so after helping the two children, he began to go straight to his destination.

On the way, he remembered the little green bead that was sent out, his face was a little more sad, and he sighed and said: "Alas, Huang Shan, Huang Shan, you are a loser, no wonder the master gave you a single good word." After so many years of wild cultivation and killing so many people, how can you still be soft-hearted when you see these children? There are so many poor people in the world, and if you continue like this, you will have to go bankrupt sooner or later. ”

He shook his head as he walked calmly towards the bazaar under the bewildered eyes of the passers-by.

Just as the little insect landed on his shoulder, Huang Shan smiled again: "It's good to have you by my side, at least I won't die of hunger." ”