It is said that on the afternoon of the day before the Lunar New Year, Mu Qitian called four people to come and guide them in their cultivation on a whim, and was talking about the rise, when he suddenly received a message from Shang Chenxi saying that he would come over immediately.

After a while, Shang Chenxi pushed the door in, and everyone saw that although he was in good spirits, his face was a little yellow, and Mu Qitian couldn't help asking, "What's the matter?

Shang Chenxi smiled: "It's okay, it's okay, it's almost alive, this time thanks to your echo wall, otherwise I might not be able to see you." As he spoke, he took out the heart shield from his arms, only to see that it was full of cracks and was already scrapped.

Mu Qiwei was shocked and said, "What's the situation? Who hurt you!"

Shang Chenxi looked at the four small places in the construction place, meaning that a few people needed to avoid it. Mu Qitian said: "It's okay, if there is nothing too evasive, you can say it, let them know that the rivers and lakes are sinister, and if you really need to keep it secret, I will let them go down first." ”

Shang Chenxi said: "It's okay, let them listen to it, just remember not to spread it for the time being." ”

"You know that last time I accompanied the people of the Blood Moon Black Sand Sect to worship the mountain, and the three parties made some deals. I don't know the specific content of the negotiation between the Blood Moon Black Sand Sect and you, I only know that the little girl I brought with me later stayed in your sect, and after I completed the transaction with your sect, I went down the mountain with the people of the Blood Moon Black Sand Sect. As an intermediary person, I have the obligation to escort them out of Shuxuan Immortal Continent.

The operation was carried out in secret, so the walking route was also kept secret. Due to the high value and large amount of money traded, we temporarily changed the route back to the end of the day, but even so, our group was ambushed before we reached the last waypoint. ”

Mu Qitian's face became even more solemn when he heard this, and asked: "You mean that only the three parties know about this matter, and you also changed the route halfway, but you encountered an ambush, that is, someone leaked the secret, who is the other party?"

Shang Chenxi replied: "We don't know about changing the route on the way, so the person who leaked the secret won't be you." And the final return route I only reported to a few people in the merchant, and the people of the Blood Moon Black Sand Sect didn't have time to report it to their sect, but the other party was able to set up an ambush in advance, which is very strange, I haven't found out yet. Let's not talk about this first, let's talk about the process first. ”

"That day, the convoy was attacked when it walked to a remote valley near the river, the other party was not only many but also powerful, led by two masters of the rebirth realm of several people who returned to the Dan and the Wenyang realm, the two sides launched a vicious battle, we couldn't resist the enemy while fighting and retreating, and the casualties were not small, and finally the Fusheng Bo led by the Blood Moon Black Sand Sect this time was joined by many people to fall off the cliff and fall into the river, and now life and death are uncertain, it is estimated that it is difficult to survive, and I received a palm from the master of the other party's rebirth realm, if it were not for this heart guard, it would be difficult to escape death at that time. ”

"Fortunately, we thought about Zhou Xiang before, the convoy was in the light, and the merchants and the Blood Moon Black Sand Sect each had a dark road, and they were behind us at a long distance to follow and protect and respond. At the moment of crisis, the two people arrived in time to save me, and I forced the other party back. ”

"But even then, we didn't have an advantage, the opponent walked away, we couldn't capture even one of them. They are all masked in black scarves, and their kung fu is mixed, and some of them are obviously not from the Shuxuan Continent, so it is impossible to tell which sect they are from. The only clue left was that he had said something when he left, saying that the Blood Cloud Demon Dao Sect would not give up. ”

Mu Qiwei said, "I've never heard the name of the Blood Cloud Demon Dao Sect before, how are you loss?"

Shang Chenxi replied: "Our merchant has also been investigating and secretly visiting in the past few months, but we haven't gotten too much useful information, and we can only judge that there have been several small robberies in recent years that are similar to this attack, but this is the first time that the other party has beaten the name of the Blood Cloud Demon Dao Sect." As for the losses, in addition to casualties, the goods on the truck were all there, but some of the valuable trading items kept in Fu Shengbo's pocket were never recovered because his body was washed away by the river. ”

"In the past few months, I have been presiding over the investigation and recuperating at home, and I only came to discuss with you in person yesterday how to deal with it. In addition, as an intermediary, the matter is in the Xuanshu Immortal Continent, and we must trade some resources to compensate the Blood Moon Black Sand Sect. ”

Mu Qitian said again: "Being able to silently gather so many masters who can't find their origins is not something that ordinary sects can do. ”

Shang Chenxi said hatefully: "Yes, this attack is obviously organized and premeditated, and the other party dares to break ground on the head of our merchants, the Blood Moon Black Sand Sect and the Freedom Vientiane Gate, and the plan must be not small." Since the other party's plot is big, sooner or later it will show its feet, this time the merchant and the Blood Moon Black Sand Sect have suffered a lot of losses, whether it is for themselves or to give an account to the Blood Moon Black Sand Sect, I can't let them go. ”

Mu Qiwan sighed: "It seems that the Xianzhou is not peaceful again. Since the other party dares to show his name, he must have something to rely on. That's it, you come out with some spirit stones, I'll ask someone to build another back shadow wall, the last time it was a beginner can only be passively defended, this time to make a mid-level one that can counterattack, I'm okay inside the door, you often go out to walk to save your life is not too much. ”

Shang Chenxi's face relaxed at this time and said with a smile: "That's good, but we have been afraid of who will come for so many years, and your family also attaches great importance to this matter, maybe after a few years, you and my brother can join forces to fight the enemy again." ”

After talking for a while, Shang Chenxi got up and said goodbye and left. The four small ones in the construction place here were thrilled and fascinated one by one, but they let Mu Qitian scold a few words, and let them go back to practice hard, so as not to become heroes in the future, but to become cannon fodder.

A few days later, it is the Lunar New Year, and there are various celebrations on Chinese New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year. Subsequently, the sixty generations of disciples were all excited because of a piece of news, it turned out that all the peaks had been notified, from the first to the fifteenth day of the new year, each peak could organize disciples to go down the mountain on vacation and go to nearby towns for a day of fun.

Shuxuan Xianzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and the densely populated areas are relatively far apart, but there are inevitably towns of different sizes around some large sects, and these towns are generally guarded by families close to the local sects, and are formed by a large number of scattered cultivators and ordinary people.

There are no other sects around the Vientiane Gate, but several towns have naturally formed outside the mountain gate. The sixty generations of disciples have been practicing penance in the mountains for half a year since they started, and they all want to be able to go out to see the cultural scenery in Xianzhou, and buy some daily necessities by the way.

Mu Qiwei sent someone to spread the word, arranged for the four of them to go down the mountain on the fifth day of the new year, and said that the senior brother said that the surroundings of Mengbisheng Huashan had always been peaceful, and no one dared to make trouble nearby, so let the four of them go down the mountain on their own at that time, first report to Zhou's house in Yuehe Ancient Town, go early and return early, and each of them issued a jade plate with a quota of 2,000 spirit stones.

Yuehe Ancient Town is the nearest town from Mengbi Shenghua Mountain, only dozens of miles of road, located on the road of the mountaineering gate, there is a tributary of the Wenyu River in the town, the Xiaoyue River, the Teng family in the town and the free Vientiane Gate for generations, so the town is one of the peripheral strongholds of the free Vientiane Gate, the guests who come to the door will stay here for one night, and there are masters in the door all the year round.

The Freedom Vientiane Gate is a famous sect in Xianzhou, so it has also attracted many casual cultivators and ordinary people to settle here, and Yuehe Town has become more and more prosperous and lively.

On the fifth day of the first month, the four people woke up, it was already a night of light snow outside the house, the sun was dazzling, everywhere was covered in silver, the yellow tiles of the vermilion wall were scattered with a little bit of bright silver, the green pine and white water were covered with white snow, and the four of them jumped down the mountain together.

Coming down the mountain and staying at the level, the four of them rose up and galloped towards the ancient town of Yuehe, running and stopping all the way, and after a while, they had reached the front of the ancient town.

At the entrance of the ancient town, there is a simple and upright three-gate, four-pillar seven-floor wooden archway, there are two block letters "Hanxu" above the front, and the back is engraved with "Gongxiu", which means that after entering this gate, the mountains are high and the water is wide, and the beautiful color can be expected.

The ancient town is not too big, with a population of thousands, all of whom live around the banks of the Xiaoyue River, which runs through the town, and along both sides of the river is the most lively main street. The streets on both sides of the river are densely populated with houses and shops, and the cries of selling are endless.

Because it is the Chinese New Year, the road is full of people coming and going, rubbing shoulders one after another, a prosperous scene, and from time to time you will see people wearing Tengzi armbands patrolling the streets. On the street, there are not only restaurants, wine shops, and various grocery stores, but also the shops selling weapons, pills, exercises, and martial arts, reminding people that this is an important town for cultivating truth. The four of them seem to have returned to the world, and they all have a feeling of being in a different world.

The four of them first found the Teng family mansion to report, each of them with the entry disciple hand card and each received a jade plate that recorded the amount of two thousand spirit stones, and then wandered along the riverbank, focusing on each Xiuzhen shop to see what was sold, occasionally buying some personal belongings, at noon at the roadside stall ordered a sumptuous barbecue feast, one by one the stomach was full of fat and satisfied, and in the afternoon turned to the street across the river to continue to stroll.

At that time, the sun was slanting westward, the sky began to darken, due to the cold winter weather, the pedestrians on the street gradually became scarce, the four of them walked to a street corner, was thinking about the time to return, and suddenly heard someone in the alley next to him lazily shouting: "One Yuan Dan, one Yuan Dan, build the foundation of the wonderful product, the formula is authentic, the selection of materials is exquisite, and the breakthrough is necessary." ”

The four of them have all received the benefits of the One Yuan Pill, and they are all curious in their hearts, although many shops along the way today sell pills that speed up the absorption of spiritual energy, but there is no one who directly shouts out the One Yuan Pill.

The four of them looked inside, and saw a sign erected at the mouth of the alley, which read "Beekeeping Clip Road", and there were several courtyard gates with red lanterns hanging not far from each other on both sides of the lane.