XIII. The Road to the West 2 goes out and meets a noble rat

In an alley not far from the Four Seas Restaurant, five big men blocked the fortune teller.

"Ten miles senior, there is a deal, I wonder if you are interested?"

The leading man bowed, but looking at this frame, it didn't look like a business at all.

"Boss Xiong, I'm old, old man, I just want to live a peaceful life!"

The fortune teller looked blank, he didn't want to do anything with the bandits.

"Uh... Shili seniors should have misunderstood!"

Boss Xiong waved his hand, and the other four quickly retreated. Then he stepped forward and continued:

"Don't worry, our five brothers have long since stopped doing the business of killing people and setting fires. This time, you'll need to use your Tricks..."

"I'm not interested!" the fortune teller didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and got up to leave, because the more he heard, the more secrets he knew, and he couldn't leave if he wanted to.

"The relics of the Holy Monarch of Changsang... You're not interested?"

Boss Xiong's voice was so low that he said it almost close to his ear. After finishing speaking, he stepped back and clasped his hands on his chest, as if he was very sure.

"Long... Changsang Shengjun... You kid can't be drunk and haven't woken up, it doesn't matter if you want to die, but the old man hasn't lived enough!"

The fortune teller was startled, and his legs went weak at the thought of the forbidden place.

"Don't worry, the five of us brothers will go with you..."

This bear boss is so sure, it seems that he has done his homework, and it seems that he has a plan in his chest.

"Master... So you've been here all the time!"

A girl shouted loudly at the mouth of the alley.

The fortune teller didn't look back, and when he heard it, he knew that it was his precious apprentice.

"Qingyun, I have important things to do recently, so I can't take you with me. When the official road is opened, you can go back to the sect by yourself!"

The fortune teller was very nervous, for fear that the Xiong brothers would be unfavorable to her. However, the Xiong brothers didn't make a move, maybe they didn't want to make a difference.

Boss Xiong smiled playfully, took out a porcelain bottle from his corset, poured out a black pill and handed it to him, and whispered in his ear:

"The name of this pill is Seven Days, as long as you take it, the younger generation will never embarrass the disciples, how about it?"

The fortune teller took the pill, swallowed it without hesitation, with a bitter look on his face. Seven days to return, as the name suggests, if there is no antidote under the congenital realm, it will definitely return to the west after seven days.

This bear boss had already achieved the innate realm more than ten years ago, and there were countless martial arts knights who died under his thirty-six style cloud-chasing and moon-chasing sword techniques.

Now that he has fallen into the mouth of the tiger, he can't protect himself, but now he has chased a stupid apprentice.

Qing Yun didn't know why, so she walked over slowly and asked:

"Master, why are you always avoiding me?

Boss Bear smiled at her and replied:

"Our five brothers and Shili seniors are old friends, and we haven't seen each other for several years!"

If you continue to be entangled like this, if you go through the gangs, this stupid apprentice will either be taken away together or killed.

"Without further ado, let's go!" said the fortune teller, walking briskly out of the alley.

Seeing this, Boss Xiong waved his hand and led the four brothers to follow.

The stupid apprentice Qing Yun also secretly followed, and scolded angrily:

"Dead old man, don't you want to leave me again!"

But soon, she lost it...

... ...

Two days later, in the afternoon, inside the Tianxing Inn.

Xiao Yan, who had been pouring for a while, finally refined two dark brown pills.

This Qi Pill, if it is a medium grade, it is pure brown, if it is a top grade, it is light brown, if it is the best grade, it will be as crystal clear as glass, it seems that these few should be lower grade.

"Anyway, they all use some non-poisonous medicinal materials, so they shouldn't be able to eat the dead!" Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment, and finally put the pill in his mouth.

"Well, it tastes good, if only it didn't have this burnt smell!"

Xiao Yan didn't swallow the pill rashly, but took it in his mouth and melted it little by little. If something doesn't feel right, at least you can spit it out.

It didn't take long for him to feel a strong current of heat in his abdomen, and then he began to sit down, using his internal qi to guide the refining.

At this time, Chen Jiuge and the guinea pig happened to come back and were about to call Xiao Yan to have dinner together. Under the perception of spiritual power, he found that he was meditating and practicing, so he did not go to disturb him.

However, the guinea pig is not that honest, from the moment it passed by Xiao Yan's door, its little nose kept sniffing, and the air seemed to be wafting with the temptation of the best delicacy.

It quickly jumped off Chen Jiuge's shoulder, and then sneaked in through the window. After seeing the pill on the table, he swallowed it without hesitation, and after running back, he pretended to be indifferent.

Next, it's time for the guinea pigs to perform.

"I'm so hot... I'm going to take a shower...!"

The inexplicable performance of the guinea pig surprised Chen Jiuge.

"It's winter, it's going to be hot, what's going on..."

It didn't take long for the medicinal power in the mice's body to begin to explode. Flames began to spit out from the little mouth, and the arc of electricity flashed on the little paws. Mung Bean's eyes turned red, and he began to roll on the ground.

This situation is very similar to Chen Jiuge's appearance of drinking snake blood before.

"You snacker, did you steal something you shouldn't eat?"

Chen Jiuge didn't dare to be careless, and quickly poured a bowl of cold water on it.

"Whew... Wow", a hot breath quickly came out of the mouse's body, like a piece of red-hot iron meeting water.

Chen Jiuge hurriedly opened the window, jumped into the backyard of the inn with it, threw it into the snowdrift, and let it keep rolling and spitting flames...

"Hey...... How many times have I told you, don't eat indiscriminately! You have to hold on, don't die..."

After a pillar of incense, it fell asleep, but the breath in its body was still chaotic, and its body was still hot.

Chen Jiu Ge could only sit on the spot and stay by the side, not caring at all about the strange eyes of the people passing by in the inn.

After more than an hour, it was already dark, and the big lantern of the inn was hung. At this time, the guinea pig's breath seemed to be much calmer, and his body was not so hot, so Chen Jiuge took it back to the room.

Xiao Yan had already woken up from meditation and was eating supper downstairs. When I saw him go upstairs, I couldn't wait to follow, and before I could enter the door, I shouted:

"Brother Jiu, I have good news for you...!"

Chen Jiuge looked up at him and responded lightly:

"Congratulations, you've broken through!"

Because he had already sensed it under the perception of his spiritual power, the aura emanating from his body was obviously much stronger than before, and it should be the peak of the body refining realm.

Xiao Yan stepped forward and whispered mysteriously to his ear: "I have refined the Divine Pill..."

"Divine Pill, is it a divine pill in the scriptures?"

Chen Jiuge wondered if he had heard it wrong.

"That's right... It's the Qi Pill!"

Xiao Yan's tone was very affirmative, not like a joke at all.

"Qi Pill, impossible, most of the alchemy techniques in the scriptures need to be refined by innate true fire, and more than half of the medicinal materials have been extinct..."

"So, little brother, I am a genius, destined to be famous all over the world, destined to be famous through the ages, destined to..."

Xiao Yan took a step back, suddenly became a stinky fart, and spoke a lot louder.

"Ahem... Talking about the point..."Chen Jiuge's curiosity grew.

"Okay, there are a total of seven flavored medicinal materials in the Yiqi Pill, and although I can't find four of them, I replaced them, and the result is refined..."

"And you ate it... How many did you refine today?"

"There are two pills in total, I took one, the medicine is too strong, it is estimated that I can only take it once every day or two. There's another one on the table, I'm going to get it..."

"No need... That pill on your table, if I guessed correctly, it should have been swallowed by this snack!"

"Snack goods? Where is it? It's... Are you alright...?"

Xiao Yan realized that he seemed to be in trouble!

"Can it still be good? You dare to eat the pill that was refined by dispensing medicine indiscriminately? Why didn't you get poisoned..."

... ...

The next day, it was another sunny day.

The mouse still hadn't woken up, but his breath had stabilized, no different from falling asleep as usual.

Chen Jiuge was a lot relieved, and with his experience, he should be able to see that this snack was a blessing in disguise.

And Xiao Yan went out early in the morning, spent almost all the money on his body, and bought a big bag of medicinal herbs back. Looks like he's going to make a big deal today!

And Chen Jiuge was also very curious about his alchemy methods, and took the initiative to ask Ying to start with him...

... ...

As noon approached, the mouse woke up, feeling empowered and excited.

Then a white shadow began to scurry around the room, faster and faster, and finally floated in the air.

"I'll fly... I flew ... Squeak squeak!"

However, the mouse was handsome for only three seconds, and after a few breaths, he fell down. Then it stood upright, scratching its little head, as if remembering something important.

"I'm hungry, go out and find something to eat..."

Then it volleyed again and flew out of the window.

... ...

Qingyun searched for another morning, but there was still no news about the master, and she could no longer suppress the grievances and anger in her heart.

"This dead old man, bad old man, stinky old man...!"

He cursed as he walked.

Inadvertently, a white shadow swept overhead, then fell to the ground with a "bang", appearing in front of her eyes.

"White... Mouse: Who threw it?"

Qing Yun curiously touched it lightly with her toes, wanting to see if it was still alive. Suddenly, the mouse came to his senses, stood upright on his feet like a human, looked at her stupidly, and kept scratching the back of his head with his little paws.

"Squeak" the mouse croaked crisply.

"Why did I fall again?"

"What a cute guinea pig, it can stand upright! The wool is like a little ball of meat! It can't be broken, right?"

Qingyun is a little overflowing with love, and wants to catch it and give it a good check. She seems to have forgotten that she is usually the most afraid of mice.

"Squeak", this time the mouse cry means:

"I'm going to find something to eat, goodbye!"

Then the mouse took off again in the air and flew over the courtyard wall and disappeared.

"Flying guinea pigs? Oh my God! What did I see... A cute little mouse, it's... Can fly!"

Qingyun was very excited, she felt that she must have a relationship with this magical guinea pig!

On a whim, she took out the three copper coins she was carrying and threw them on the ground, and then looked at them carefully:

"When you go out and meet a nobleman, big... Daji... Ha... Hah!"

Qingyun said to herself, she was very happy, because this time the whim was a good thing!

"But the rat is not a human, so is it a nobleman? Master didn't teach me... It's not bad to go out and meet a precious mouse... Well, look for it...!"

If someone asked her now which was more important, looking for a mouse or looking for a master, she would answer without hesitation: Find a mouse!

The children of the Qianyan Sect are all of this dead virtue...

"Tianxing Inn..."Qingyun looked up at the plaque of the inn, and then walked straight in.

The innkeeper greeted him with a smile and asked:

"This guest officer, are you sharpening or staying in the hotel?"

Qingyun returned the salute and replied:

"The little woman is here to find someone!"

Without waiting for the guy to continue questioning, Qingyun threw him a piece of broken silver, and then walked straight towards the backyard. Money can be channeled, and sure enough, the guy quickly got out of the way after taking the money, and never came forward to bother again.

As soon as she entered the backyard, she smelled a faint smell of herbs. Following the direction of the herb smell, she came to the door of the firewood room in the backyard.

"The fire can be extinguished..."

Xiao Yan quickly sealed the lid of the furnace while commanding. If nothing else, this furnace will be of better quality than yesterday. Because of the abundance of medicinal materials, at least six pills can be refined.

"Shhhh There's someone out there, I'll go out and have a look!"

Chen Jiuge had already discovered that there was someone outside the door. The man was carrying a weapon, presumably a warrior with a hidden aura, and he had been standing motionless at the doorway for a while. So he didn't dare to be careless, and walked to the door gently.

"Squeak... The wooden door was suddenly opened, and Qingyun outside the door was startled. But soon she calmed down, staring straight at the mouse on Chen Jiuge's shoulder, and didn't speak for a long time.

"This girl, is there something wrong?"

Chen Jiuge looked at her vigilantly and found that she was not hostile. And he was very handsome, especially those big eyes, which were very good-looking. is dressed as a ranger, and at first glance he is not an ordinary person.

"Did you raise this little white mouse?"

Qingyun was very direct, pointing to the guinea pig on his shoulder and asking. Maybe it's because he's facing a peer of the same age as himself, and he's dressed plainly, and he doesn't feel the breath of a martial artist at all. A harmless and approachable look for humans and animals.

"I didn't raise it, it just likes to follow me...!"

This line is very familiar with it, maybe he just wants to test his guess. Xiao Yan in the room was stunned at first when he heard it, and almost laughed out loud after he realized it, such a dialogue is really memorable!

"Oh! I was going to ask you to buy it...!"

Qing Yun began to think carefully, thinking about how to abduct the mouse.

Sure enough, she came for the guinea pig.

Chen Jiuge glared at the mouse, obviously blaming it for not provoking this girl.

"It's just an ordinary guinea pig, it's useless except to be greedy!" Chen Jiuge replied lightly.

Qingyun took out a small packet of preserved fruits from her waist bag, then took a small piece, put it in the palm of her hand, and stretched it out to the mouse's mouth.

"You said that you didn't raise it, if it is willing to follow me, then will you be reluctant?"

The mouse has no interest in following the script, and its interest is naturally food! It hasn't eaten since last night.

Qingyun only saw the white shadow flash, felt the palm of her hand warm, and then the piece of preserved fruit disappeared, and she didn't even see the guinea pig's chewing action clearly. And the little mouse, still standing on the young man's shoulder, with a pair of small eyes like mung beans, looked at her with a stagger.

Chen Jiuge didn't answer Qing Yun's question immediately, he was busy training rats.

"You can't just eat what strangers give, what if you meet a bad guy and poison it?"

"But I'm hungry... I can feel she's not a bad person!"

Well, the guinea pig has learned to be reasonable, and Chen Jiuge can rarely talk about it.

"You're quite capable, can you tell if she's a good person or a bad person?"

Chen Jiuge was deeply suspicious of this, this little guy had already learned to lie when he followed Pu'er in the hidden mountain.

"You should be able to do what I just learned!"

The mouse replied solemnly.

Chen Jiuge was speechless!

At this time, Qingyun took out a larger piece of preserved fruit. She wanted to see again what kind of quick way this little mouse was.

This time, the mouse was unexpected by the boys and girls. I saw it jump up quickly, take the small packet of preserved fruits in Qingyun's hand in its mouth, and then fall to the ground, and eat the free lunch beautifully.

"Uh... If you can give it to me, I can give you money... How much do you think is appropriate?"

Qingyun looked at this cute little guy, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it.

"This girl, I told you that she didn't raise it, she just followed me to eat and drink! If you want to play with it for a while, I have no problem, if you want to take it away... It's up to him to see if he's willing to go with you!"

Chen Jiuge didn't know which nerve was wrong, or he was bored and wanted to have some fun, or he thought that other little girls were good-looking and easy to deceive?

"Don't lie to me!"

Qingyun was obviously skeptical, but suspicion was suspicion, and it did not affect her rat abduction plan in the slightest. I saw her stretch out her hands, hold the mouse in her arms, and then feed it the preserved fruit piece by piece. But the mouse is unusually well-behaved, allowing her to brush the white mouse hair on her body.

At this time, Xiao Yan in the house happened to have finished alchemy. The incense of the furnace wafted out of the door, and the mice were refreshed after smelling it. quickly jumped out of Qing Yun's arms and ran to Xiao Yan's shoulder, his eyes staring straight at the pill in his hand, and his little mouth was still "squeaking".

It is estimated that if it weren't for Chen Jiuge's presence, this goods would have been robbed a long time ago! Frightened, Xiao Yan hurriedly put the pill into the porcelain bottle that had been prepared earlier, and then held it tightly in his hand, for fear that he would be stolen and eaten by it again.

"You don't have your share today! Last night you stole food without my consent, and almost lost your life, and you still don't have a good memory?"

Chen Jiuge quickly lifted the mouse off Xiao Yan's shoulder.

"Your words don't count, you said I would give me whatever I wanted to eat!"

The guinea pig "squeaked" louder in his hands, like a mischievous child.

Chen Jiuge didn't remember saying anything like that, and he didn't refute it, after all, he had amnesia.

"Because you don't have the corresponding refining exercises, you can only eat them once every few days, at most half a pill at a time, and eating too much will hurt your body!"

Chen Jiuge put it back into Qingyun's arms and said to her, "If you like it, play with it for a while, I don't think it will go with you... I won't accompany me if I have something to do!"

"Uh...!" Qingyun was a little confused, or happiness came too suddenly, and felt that her IQ was a little insufficient, so she asked again:

"Then I really took it away, you wouldn't be joking with me, would you?"

Chen Jiuge didn't pay attention to her this time, but took the medicine bottle from Xiao Yan's hand and went back to the room to take medicine!

Xiao Yan saw that it was still early, and continued to prepare for refining the next furnace of pills.

"Hey... Did I really take it away... Snacks, they don't seem to want you anymore! Ha, from now on, you're mine...!"

Qingyun stroked the mouse in her arms, smiled as brightly as a June flower, and then turned around and left, for fear that they would regret it if they were one step late.

Sure enough, it's an honest person who can deceive people and deceive the dead...

Xiao Yan had already seen the magic of the guinea pig, and he had no doubt about Brother Jiu's words. But he still glanced back at her, then scratched the back of his head, and said to himself:

"Snack girl, no one seemed to tell her the name of the little guy just now, how did she know..."