After performing his inspection duties in a boring manner, Gu Zuo began to think about the next cultivation matters.

Because he knew that he started too late, he maintained a state of hunger and thirst in his practice, wanting to catch up with the "normal level" as soon as possible. Cultivation is also a ladder for him to change his life, without cultivation, he doesn't dare to imagine what he will be like, and the days of wandering before coming to Shanyin County almost made him a starvation in the Tao.

He had already absorbed eleven spirit stones, which allowed him to consolidate his cultivation at this stage of the Qi Refiner's initial realm, but this was far from enough, he needed more spirit stones.

Yesterday, he handed over the consistent monthly case to Chen Liu, and Gu Zuo himself still had the same thing left, and he always wanted to buy another spirit stone.

After thinking about it, Gu Zuo still decided to go to Luo Xiandi. After going back to Xiaogu Mountain to get the money first, Gu Zuo rushed to the gate of Liulin Sect, waited for an hour, and entrusted a disciple of Liulin Sect to invite Luo Xiandi out.

Gu Zuo handed the burden to Luo Xiandi, and the copper coin in the burden swayed, making a tempting impact and friction sound.

"Senior Sister Luo, this is the money I owe you for the last time I bought the spirit stone, and I ask Senior Sister to order a little. ”

Luo Xiandi smiled and said, "Senior Brother Gu is too polite, and he said that he didn't have to pay it back." ”

This "junior brother" is not his "junior brother", it is just a commonly used title among fellow monks, but after all, it represents Luo Xiandi, a senior disciple of the Liulin Sect, who recognizes himself, and when he finally calls himself "Senior Brother Gu", Gu Zuo is full of emotion in his heart.

"Senior sister can give me spirit stones to help me practice, it has already helped me a lot, if senior sister doesn't accept it, I Gu Zuo will have trouble sleeping and eating, and it will not be good for my practice, and please ask senior sister to fulfill it. ”

Luo Xiandi praised: "Poverty is not greedy, with this Dao heart, the future cultivation can be expected." ”

Gu Zuo hurriedly bowed down to be taught: "Thank you Senior Sister for your encouragement, I will always remember Senior Sister's teachings." ”

When bowing down, Gu Zuo silently recited: "There is still the following, and there is the following......"

Sure enough, in anticipation, Luo Xiandi's following came along: "The last time my junior brother came was ......" raised his head slightly to recall.

Gu Zuo immediately replied: "Twenty-three days ago." ”

Luo Xiandi nodded and said with a smile: "Remember clearly...... Have you run out of spirit stones?"

Gu Zuo hurriedly took out the two spirit stones that were already dull in color: "This should be used up, right? Senior brother, I don't have a teacher's guidance, so I can only ask the senior sister, I'm afraid that the senior sister will be troublesome." ”

Saying that the disciple without the guidance of the teacher is the most pitiful, Luo Xiandi's compassion was hooked again, and she sighed softly and said: "If there is anything to come to me, I won't be troublesome." Your two spirit stones have been used up, you look at this color, if there is no warm fluorescence of white jade, and there is no aura when absorbing, it is considered to be used up, it is a waste stone, you can discard it, and you don't need to carry it on your body all the time. ”

Gu Zuo put the spirit stone back into his sleeve: "It's better to keep it for a thought." ”

Luo Xiandi was stunned, looked at Gu Zuo for a moment, and took out a spirit stone from his arms: "Your cultivation speed is still very fast, you use this spirit stone first, it should be enough for you to practice until the end of the month, and come to me next month, I will find a way for you." ”

Gu Zuo hesitated and said, "How is this appropriate? Senior Sister also needs to cultivate......

Luo Xiandi smiled proudly: "I still have some heads in the sect, and it is not difficult to get some spirit stones." ”

Gu Zuo took it and bowed again: "Then thank you Senior Sister, Gu Zuo is grateful." Next month, I will give you the same resources, so as not to embarrass my senior sister!"

Luo Xiandi said: "Whatever you want, don't worry." ”

After Gu Zuo returned to Xiaogu Mountain, he immediately began to practice, and it took three days to absorb the spiritual power in the spirit stone, and he left the house satisfied.

After walking around the yard twice, I suddenly turned my head and saw a strong man hurrying up from under the mountain road in the distance.

At first glance, it was a little strange, and then I looked at it for the second time, and I remembered that the strong man I saw in Chen Liu's house a few days ago was practicing martial arts with Chen Liu, and I vaguely remembered that Chen Liu called him "Lao Jiu".

When he opened the firewood and walked out, the strong man saw it, quickened his pace and came closer, hugged his fists and said, "I've seen the Gu Pavilion Master!"

Gu Zuo said: "I've seen you, you are a ...... nine"

The strong man said: "Villain Chen Jiu, the sixth brother is my cousin." ”

Gu Zuo asked, "Brother Chen, Sixth Brother asked you to come to me?"

Chen Jiu's eyes suddenly turned red, and he choked up, "Sixth brother...... Dead ......"

"What?"

"Sixth Brother is dead!"

Gu Zuo was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What about Jiang Qi?"

Chen Jiuhu had tears in his eyes: "I'm also dead!"

Gu Zuo couldn't believe it for a while, and a chill suddenly arose in his heart, and he asked, "When, how did you die?"

Chen Jiudao: "Early that morning, the sixth brother went to me and told me that he was going to do something, and if there was any accident, let me come to Xiaogushan to find the owner of the Gu Pavilion." I asked him what was the matter, and he didn't say anything, just said that it was not a big deal, but just in case, he didn't let me follow, just said that you know, Master Gu. In the evening, I received news from the brothers that when he and his seventh brother were taking a boat on the Xijiang River, the boat capsized!"

Gu Zuo suddenly remembered the scene when Chen Liu and Jiang Qi left by boat at Hejia Wharf that day, but he didn't expect that the slight nodding at that time turned out to be goodbye.

I only heard Chen Jiuhong staring and saying: "The brothers all said that the sixth brother and the seventh brother had an accident, but I knew that it must not be! ”

Gu Zuo digested for a moment in shock, came back to his senses, and asked, "Have you found the corpse?"

Chen Jiuhong said: "The brothers searched for a day before they found it at the east beach, and when I rushed over, it had already been collected by the county, and the pretence said that he had drowned. I went to Yamen again yesterday, and Zhang Xingcao said that the corpses soaked in water were prone to epidemics, and they melted after verification. Pity my sixth and seventh brothers, they have no bones......"

Gu Zuo greeted: "Brother Chen, don't worry, come in first to speak." ”

Chen Jiu followed Gu Zuo into the door, sat on the stone pier and begged: "How did my sixth brother die, please tell the owner of the Gu Pavilion, Xiao Jiu is grateful!"

Gu Zuo pondered for a moment and said, "I don't know what is going on here, so I can only give a rough idea." The He family lost two tanuki and asked me to find one of them. The day before your sixth brother and Jiang Qi's accident, they came to me and said that Ji Bantou had found another one and asked them to send it back. I was recruited in the fast class of the county monks to prevent demon cultivation, and I was on duty to inspect the section on the north bank of the river. In the morning, when I inspected the Hejia Wharf, I also saw your sixth brother and Jiang Qi, they had just come out of the He family, the matter was done, and I didn't find anything unusual, I also watched them board the boat and leave. I haven't gone out since I came back, I've been practicing in the house, I didn't know how to ......"

Chen Jiu suddenly got up: "Did the He family do it?"

Gu Zuo hurriedly stopped: "Don't speculate, according to me, this matter has nothing to do with the He family." ”

Chen Jiu pressed the waist knife in his hand: "That's Ji Bantou?"

Gu Zuo said: "It's hard to say whether it's Ji Bantou or not, we can't rely on others without credentials! You just said that there is a group of brothers...... How many people can be mobilized now?"

Chen Jiu sighed helplessly, and shook his head angrily: "They are all busy competing for the position of the leader of the North City, where will they care about the rest of the matter, they are all helping the white-eyed wolf." ”