Chapter 9: Descending the Mountain
In the next two days, in addition to meditating and taking care of the little fox, Xu Chen still went to the medicine garden every day to have a look, hoping to see a miracle, but unfortunately the miracle did not appear, and the soul rejuvenation wood and all the medicinal materials quickly withered and yellowed at a speed visible to the naked eye, completely losing their vitality.
What kind of poison is in this feces, it is so powerful.
Xu Chen was puzzled, and it wasn't until the Third Elder informed him to gather at Chaoyang Peak that he put away his chaotic thoughts, stuffed the little fox in his arms, and then rode his sword over.
When Xu Chen arrived, the senior brothers and sisters who were still at the mountain gate had already arrived.
And everyone already knew about the medicine garden, so his mood seemed to be very low, and most of the people looked at him with complicated eyes, and even a trace of anger, but the three elders did not say anything to punish him in this matter, and a group of disciples naturally couldn't trouble him.
"The old man has been to investigate the matter of the medicine garden, and it is not clear what the reason is at the moment, so you should also pay more attention to the changes in the mountain gate, and be careful on weekdays, okay, the three of you will set off with the old man!"
The three elders explained briefly, and then released a flying sword, which grew to the size of more than a zhang in the wind, and with a roll of sleeve robes, Xu Chen, Zhao Xuan, and the Ninth Senior Brother took the flying sword, urging the vitality to turn into a streamer and break through the air.
Standing on the flying sword, Xu Chen was terrified, and in his ears was the howling wind and the primeval mountains and ravines flying under his feet.
The sensation is both thrilling and frightening.
The speed was several times faster than his usual sword flight, and he had already left the mountain gate for more than ten miles in the blink of an eye.
No one spoke all the way, and half an hour later, a mortal city appeared on the edge of the primeval forest in front of him, and the three elders pressed the flying sword and fell more than ten miles outside the city, leaving the three of them after a few words, and then returned to the mountain gate with the sword.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time, and Senior Brother Nine said with surprise on his face: "In the past, they all flew by themselves, and it took nearly two hours, and the three elders flew really fast. ”
Xu Chen sighed and rubbed Fa Mu's face vigorously and said, "If the Great Elder takes you to fly faster." ”
Zhao Xuan smiled and sorted out the windblown hair with her hands, and said: "If it weren't for the appearance of that third-order demon wolf, the third elder wouldn't have sent us, let's go, let's go to the city to inquire first, it's best to find a caravan to go to the capital division, otherwise the consumption of vitality will be too great to fly all the way, and it may cause trouble." ”
"Walk over there?" Xu Chen hadn't gone down the mountain, so he looked at the city more than ten miles away with some confusion and asked.
Senior Brother Nine shook his head and smiled: "We are immortal masters, how can we walk over, it is naturally Edgeworth!" ”
As he spoke, Senior Brother Nine released his flying sword and took off into the air with one step.
Zhao Xuan couldn't cry or laugh, but he also released his flying sword and stood up, Xu Chen could only sacrifice his flying sword, straddle it, and then the three of them walked towards the city at a height of dozens of zhang without being happy.
"Wow, look, the immortal master is here!"
"It must be the immortal master of Taiyuan Gate, what's so strange, I often see it."
"Haha, I often see it, but have you ever seen an immortal master riding a flying sword?"
"Where? Wha, that's true. ”
"Everyone, come and see, a sword-riding immortal master is here!"
Flying all the way, the pedestrians below cheered, and some people pointed at Xu Chen and laughed.
In the air, Senior Brother Jiu couldn't help laughing wildly, Zhao Xuan also covered his mouth and laughed all the way, although Xu Chen blushed a little, he didn't care, the ridicule of mortals is a fart, Dao Ye can fly, can you fly, although the action is indeed ugly, but this is the safest, and it can't fall at all.
Soon the three of them flew into the city, causing the people to cheer and laugh.
The three of them fell in front of the city lord's mansion, and the city lord who got the news ran out to greet him with a flattering face, welcomed the three into the mansion, and sent all kinds of melons, fruits, teas, and pastries to entertain them.
Senior Brother Nine and Zhao Xuan often went down the mountain to practice, so the hospitality of these mortal officials also felt average, symbolically thanked them a few words, and then each tasted a few melons and fruits and snacks, but Xu Chen was an eye-opener.
It had been five years, and he had not eaten a hot and full meal for five years, and he usually drank cold water to fill himself in the mountains, except for wild fruit and animal meat and some multigrain dry cakes, or he meditated on Bigu for several days in a row, and after a few years, he was already a little hungry and thirsty for delicious food, and immediately devoured it unceremoniously.
So under the frightened eyes of the city lord and a group of servants and maids, Xu Chen opened his bows left and right and ate for nearly two moments before slowly stopping, and he ate most of the melons and fruits on the table alone, and finally began to rub his belly with a full burp.
I ate too much, and I was a little stretched.
"Uh......h Yikes......"
As if smelling the smell of food, the little fox in his arms let out a weak cry and slowly arched his little head.
"Wow, what a pretty little fox!" One of the maids exclaimed excitedly.
"What kind of fox, that's the spirit pet of the immortal master, do you know that the spirit pet can fly to the sky when you grow up." The city lord hurriedly reprimanded the correction.
"Can the spirit pet also ride and fly?"
"That's nature, this spirit pet is extraordinary at a glance."
The City Lord's Mansion was full of excitement and sycophants, and Xu Chen finally realized the true meaning of immortals, as long as it was an immortal's thing, even if it was a fart, it was fragrant.
What a tall figure the city lord is, when he was still collecting dung for the rich family, not to mention the city lord, it was an ordinary town at that time, and he was not even qualified to see the officials in the town, and the biggest official he had ever seen was the lieutenant chief and the patrolman, and he didn't dare to speak.
But right now, a city lord who managed tens of thousands of people could only stand and watch them eat in such a low voice in front of him.
"By the way, my spirit pet wants milk, go get some!" Xu Chen ordered unceremoniously.
"The immortal master's spirit pet wants to drink milk, go and send the best nurse in the house!" The city lord hurriedly commanded loudly.
As soon as Xu Chen heard a sip of tea squirting out, he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Goat's milk and mare's milk are fine, and human milk is not needed!" ”
The city lord nodded flatteringly and said: "How can it work, goat's milk and mare's milk are all drunk by sluts, how can the immortal master's spiritual pet be drunk, if it weren't for the fact that several concubines in my family have no milk at the moment, they would definitely be called to serve the immortal master." ”
Xu Chen's face turned black in an instant, there was too much ambiguity in his words.
Zhao Xuan lowered her head and covered her mouth to eat and laugh, and Senior Brother Jiu also endured it uncomfortably, kicked Xu Chen with his foot and said in a low voice: "Little junior brother, it's enough to stop, we just stop and leave, we just know that you can't eat well on the mountain on weekdays, so I specially brought you here for a long time." ”
Xu Chen smiled bitterly: "I didn't know they were so attentive. ”
Soon, a bewitching young big-breasted nurse followed the maid in, heard that it was to feed the fairy master's spirit pet, and her face was full of surprise, and she undressed on the spot, Xu Chen hurriedly handed the little fox to a little maid beside her, and said, "Take it to the side to feed, feed it and send it over." ”
"Yes, Immortal Master!" The little maid was suddenly excited and nervous, her hands were like holding the ancestral spiritual seat, and her body stiffly carried the little fox to the next hall.
Only then did Senior Brother Jiu explain a few words to the city lord, and asked him to help find a caravan to go to Beijing, and after speaking, he took out a thumb-sized porcelain bottle from his arms and said, "This is a grain of Qingshui Dan, which can be regarded as a reward for your work!" ”
The city lord was overjoyed, and the excited Putong lay on the ground and knocked his head a few times, and then took the porcelain bottle with trembling hands and thanked him: "Thank you for the reward of the immortal master!" ”
Senior Brother Jiu nodded slightly and said: "Nanyang City is the closest to Taiyuan Gate, there are few contacts in the past, as long as you are diligent, there will be no shortage of elixir magic weapons, go and arrange it quickly, okay, come and inform us quickly!" ”
"Obey the Immortal Master's decree!" The city lord got up, carefully put away the porcelain vase, and then retreated to arrange it himself.
"Go down too!" Zhao Xuanyu waved her hand slightly, and a large group of maids and servants also hurriedly saluted and exited the hall.
"Little junior brother, how is it, it's fun under the mountain!" Senior Brother Nine frowned and smiled.
Xu Chen nodded with affection: "It's indeed much more fun than on the mountain!" ”
Senior Brother Nine lowered his voice and said, "There is something more fun, do you want to play?" ”
"Senior brother, you're going to die!" Zhao Xuan stepped on Senior Brother Nine fiercely, and hummed with a red face.
Senior Brother Nine said with a dry smile: "The first time the junior brother went down the mountain, I have to feel everything, after all, my identity is different from before, and the fifth senior brother took me down the mountain for the first time to practice, which is much more exciting than this." ”
Zhao Xuan stepped on him again, gritted his teeth and said: "Anyway, if I'm here, I'm not allowed to do those messy things, the little junior brother is still young, don't take him badly." ”
Xu Chen roughly understood what Senior Brother Nine was talking about, so he asked seriously with a serious face: "Senior Brother Nine, are you an immortal or a hooligan?" ”
"This ......," Senior Brother Jiu's face turned red.
"Kuku!" Zhao Xuan covered her mouth and laughed wildly.
Xu Chen said again: "I heard that cultivation can't break Yuanyang before building a foundation, otherwise the immortal path will be broken." ”
Senior Brother Jiu drank tea to calm his mind, and at the same time pouted and said: "Don't believe those nonsense, our cultivation emphasizes going with the flow, yin and yang are harmonious, and occasionally relaxing, it is actually more beneficial to experience the Dao heart." ”
This time, Zhao Xuan did not refute, but frowned and said: "Even so, you need to find like-minded people, what's the use of you looking for some ordinary women, just like the little junior brother said, what is the difference between being a hooligan!" ”
Senior Brother Jiu didn't dare to speak anymore this time, and said after a pause, he finished a cup of tea and said: "Since the little junior brother is not interested, then let's stop less on the road and go to Jingshi as soon as possible. ”
Speaking of this, Senior Brother Jiu pinched his chin and thought for a while and asked Zhao Xuan: "Senior sister, do you know the Taoist friends of Zhengyangmen?" ”
Zhao Xuan nodded and said: "Last year, I went down the mountain to experience and went to Xiling Gorge to pick floating grass for three days with three Taoist friends from Zhengyangmen, and I am quite familiar. ”
When Senior Brother Jiu heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "That's right, when I go to Jingshi, you can help me introduce the Taoist friends of Zhengyangmen." ”
Zhao Xuan asked suspiciously: "What are you looking for them for, Zhengyangmen is similar to our Taiyuan Gate, there is nothing worth trading." ”
Senior Brother Jiu smiled and said: "It's not a deal, I want to know the Taoist friend of Zhengyangmen, I met her once a few years ago, and I feel that she is a like-minded person with me, suitable for being a Taoist couple." ”
Zhao Xuan couldn't cry or laugh, but he didn't refuse, but nodded and said: "Senior brother wants to find a Taoist couple, the Taoist friends of Zhengyangmen are indeed quite suitable, but Su Bei'er I also know that he looks like a country and is fragrant, and his own cultivation is also very good, but it is said that he is about to build a foundation and step into the True Yuan Realm, senior brother, your cultivation is a lot worse, I'm afraid that if you think about it, others won't look down on it!" ”
Senior Brother Jiu suddenly stroked his chin with a bitter face, and said: "Originally, my qualifications could also build a successful foundation, but the elixir couldn't keep up, and I did some chores in the mountain gate guard house every day, and now the medicine garden is ruined again, I'm afraid that this gap will get bigger and bigger, alas, it seems that I can't find my mother-in-law in this life!" ”
Xu Chen wanted to ask a few more words, but when he thought of the matter of the medicine garden, he instantly lost his mood.
The lively conversation of the three of them suddenly became cold, and their faces and eyes were gloomy.