Under the clear water, bits of blue blood overflowed, spreading like splashing ink.

Qiao Chen'an smashed the crab spirit's big ao with one punch, his expression was indifferent, with his current physique, breaking stones and jade is not a problem, not to mention that the other party is just a little demon who has not yet transformed, so it is naturally difficult to resist.

The crab spirit received this blow, and instead of retreating, he fiercely waved his other claw, stirring the river and striking him in the head.

Qiao Chen'an's face was pale, he raised his fist to greet him, and with a pop, the crab crushed and splashed a circle of ripples, and the crab spirit knew the power of the person in front of him at this time, and a pair of small eyes showed a touch of humanized fear, and he wanted to slip away.

Qiao Chen'an was about to cast a spell to kill him, but he heard Huangfu Xuan on his shoulder side say, "Brother Qiao, come slowly!" The aura in his hand gradually faded.

Turning his head to look at Huangfu Xuan on his shoulder, he saw that his pair of fox eyes were narrow and narrow, overflowing with a trace of evil brilliance, and suddenly opened his mouth, and a violent suction burst out of his mouth, enveloping the crab essence that wanted to escape, and shooting it backwards, seeing that the latter's body was getting smaller and smaller, and finally submerged into the mouth of the white fox.

The white fox flipped over on Qiao Chen'an's shoulder, squatted on his shoulder like a human, with a satisfied look in his eyes, stretched out his two front paws and touched his bulging belly, and saw Qiao Chen'an looking at him inexplicably, so he explained: "Brother Qiao, you have to be weird, I swallowed this crab essence just to increase Taoism!"

Qiao Chen'an nodded, after listening to his explanation, there was no doubt in his heart, the law of the jungle is the eternal law of the jungle, especially for demon cultivators.

It is rumored that in ancient times, when the ancestors were not civilized, the big demon in the universe was rampant, there was the power to call for wind and rain, and the power of moving stars and fighting each other, almost every day was staged to fight each other, and the end of the losing side was death, the stronger the stronger, the weaker the weaker, during that time, there were many peerless demon lords who looked at the eight wildernesses, but it was precisely because of this chaos that the power of the demon race was greatly reduced, and the human race could seize the opportunity to rise between the micro ends, and after countless years of development, finally turned over and became the master of the continent.

Qiao Chen'an said: "Is it possible that as long as you keep swallowing ** monsters and the like, your cultivation can continue to improve?"

Huang Fuxuan replied, "It stands to reason that this should be the case, but I haven't tried it, and this is the first time I've devoured other spirits. ”

Qiao Chen'an was thoughtful, just about to leave this place, a glance out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the crab spirit was lying on the blue and white pebble that seemed to have colorful light flashing, he separated the river, stepped forward, and found that it was actually a mussel bead the size of a pigeon's egg, Ambilight, the glow was extinguished, and it was constantly escaping out wisps of aura, and his heart suddenly knew that the crab spirit was nourished by the aura of this mussel bead, and after accumulating over time, he gradually had Taoism.

Removing the mussel beads, his hands were as cold as jade, and the wisps of cold air went straight into the flesh and blood, Qiao Chenan smiled slightly, no longer stayed, and harnessed his spiritual power to escape in the direction of the boat.

Fortunately, it took him a very short time to kill this crab spirit, and he left a means on the deck in advance, so no one noticed anything unusual. The boat went along the river for about ten miles, and finally came to the outskirts of Qiantang, and the river became narrow again, and the big boat could no longer move forward.

Qiao Chen'an and Xu Xian got off the boat, and then changed to another boat, and soon they had entered Qiantang County, only to see the houses on both sides row upon row, high and low, willows and willows, spitting out new green; there are pedestrians in the alley, from time to time you can hear the laughter and slapstick of children, all of them are heard, Qiao Chen'an stands on the bow of the boat, as if infected by the surrounding scene, and his mood unconsciously becomes distant and indifferent.

It wasn't until a stone arch bridge appeared in front of him, and a few clusters of new lotus stretched on the surface of the water, that he suddenly realized that he had reached his destination, which was the stone bridge where he was often in a daze as a child.

After getting off the boat and landing on the shore, Xu Xian was in a hurry to go home to inform Li Gongfu, hurriedly bid farewell to him, and walked to the end of the alley, leaving Qiao Chenan standing alone at the head of the bridge, his eyes were clear, looking at the scenery in the distance, the canopy boat sailed back and forth, and a woman was washing clothes by the river, and a gust of wind blew through, lifting a few strands of hair.

Vaguely, he seemed to be the teenager again.

After a long time, he sighed softly, that carefree time can't go back after all, he can only hide it in a corner of his heart, take care of it, and wait for it to be aroused again in the future.

People have to grow up after all.

Turning around and walking towards home, through a few alleys, Qiao Chenan pushed open the simple courtyard door, and a familiar scene appeared in front of him, a stubble of green vegetables was planted in the courtyard, some household things were piled up in the corners, and dried vegetables that had been dried not long ago hung on the papier-mâché windows.

In front of the door of the house, there was a figure in a coarse linen dress with her head down, concentrating on embroidery, but she hadn't seen it for a few months, and the white hair on her head seemed to be more, and she couldn't help but have a sour nose, and shouted, "Mother!"

When his mother heard his shout, she raised her head, and a trace of surprise flashed on her face at first, but then it was replaced by a strong sense of joy, and she said happily: "Xiao An, aren't you studying in the academy?

Perhaps because he was too excited, the embroidery needle in his hand accidentally stabbed a little blood on his fingers, and he couldn't help frowning slightly.

The needle seemed to be stabbed in Qiao Chen'an's heart, he felt so uncomfortable, he hurriedly took a few steps, grabbed his mother's hands, and said with a smile: "Isn't the child homesick, come back to see you and your father?"

No matter how far he walked outside, how glorious and difficult it was, home was the only constant warm harbor, and even though he was scolded by the whole world, there were still two people who would stand behind him.

The flapping bird will get tired of flying one day, and when it turns back, there will always be a warm nest waiting for it.

When his mother heard his words, a look of relief appeared on her face, her eyes were full of tenderness, and she hurriedly put down her work and pulled him into the house.

Qiao Chen was relieved, and only after a moment did he open his mouth and ask, "Mother, where is my father?"

His mother patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Xiao An doesn't have to worry, your father went out to sell some things and will be back soon." ”

Qiao Chenan nodded silently, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw his mother's palm that had become much rougher, and he made up his mind that he would never let the second elder suffer any more hardship.

At dusk, my father returned in the sunset, and the family of three reunited, so happy, so lively, and my mother specially killed a chicken, and when Qiao Chenan took out the thousand taels of silver tickets in his arms, his parents were inevitably surprised, and then worried about whether he had gone astray.

Qiao Chenan only said that he had partnered with Qian Duoduo to do a business, and made up some reasons, so he got these dividends, the second elder lived in Qiantang, and naturally knew that the Qian family was rich, and he was overjoyed to see that he had such a friendship with the son of the Qian family.

Just happy, his father inevitably told him a few words, he must focus on his studies, and he must not be wasted, Qiao Chenan naturally responded. His mother even praised him for his prowess, but she couldn't help but shed tears as she spoke.

Pity the world, parents' hearts.

It was night, a round of silver hooks hung in the night sky, accompanied by a little starry, radiating a trace of light, Qiao Chenan had no intention of sleeping, standing quietly in front of the window, the moonlight pulled down a long shadow behind him.

A white fox lay quietly on his shoulder, and during the day, Huangfu Xuan had been hiding in his house, so his parents did not know about Huang Fu Xuan's existence.

Qiao Chen'an's eyes showed a brilliant and heart-warming brilliance, a pair of pupils looked very deep, like a black hole, he recalled the scene with his parents during the day over and over again in his mind, the voices and smiles of the two were all deeply imprinted in his heart, he thought, he would never forget it in his life.

Compared with the ethereal, charming and changeable love, the family affection that blood is thicker than water is even more precious.

But there is a faint worry in his heart, if he is just an ordinary scholar, he may be able to enter the court as an official in the future, and his parents can also enjoy the blessings, but his identity is more than that.

He felt more and more that sooner or later he would be drawn into a struggle between cultivators, and that he might be fearless under that kind of wave, but his parents might be in danger because of it.

If that were the case, he would be an unforgivable sinner.

The night passed, the golden crow broke through the clouds, and Qiao Chenan also stood in front of the window all night, thinking about it, but he didn't come up with any good way.

After breakfast, Xu Xian took Li Gongfu to the house, Qiao Chenan saw that Li Gongfu's face was full of sadness, with wisps of blood in his eyes, and his hair was messy, so he knew that he was tortured by the theft of the treasury silver.

But Qiao Chen'an felt different to Li Gongfu, when he first saw Qiao Chen'an, he just felt that the other party had a temperament different from that of a scholar, calm and confident, but after a few months, when they met again, he almost couldn't recognize Qiao Chen'an.

Although the person in front of him is still the same as when he left, he has a natural and strange power that makes people calm, his eyes are deep, like stars, so that people dare not look at him, with a strong confidence in his expression, indifferent, floating like a fairy, there is a feeling of standing out from the crowd, and he is secretly surprised in his heart.

As soon as they met, the three of them said some polite words, and Li Gongfu said with a sad face: "Young Master Qiao, I guess you also heard from Hanwen that when the treasury silver was stolen, I hate that the county magistrate who killed that day was incompetent, but he shifted the responsibility to me, I really want to take off this clothes and stop drying!"

Qiao Chenan knew that what he said was just angry words, if he really didn't catch heads, what would he do to support his family, and he would have to pay for his brother-in-law Xu Xian to study, and said with a smile: "Don't worry about Li Toutou, tell me what the situation is when the treasury silver is stolen?"

Li Gongfu said: "I also feel strange about this, just last night, the treasury lost a few hundred taels of silver, but we are all guarding outside the treasury, patrolling constantly, the door of the treasury has not been opened, the door lock has not been moved, but the silver stored in it is missing, you say, this thing is not strange? What can I do?"

When he said this, his face became even more sad, and he said: "Young Master Qiao, you still need your help in this matter, if you can avoid the disaster of killing, I will definitely be grateful!"

Xu Xian on the side also said: "Yes, Chen'an, if you want to come to Nazhi County, I will definitely sell you a little face......

Qiao Chenan smiled and said, "Li Zhutou, I wonder if the thief who stole the treasury silver will come again tonight?"

When Li Gongfu heard this, his expression was slightly sluggish, and he said: "This thief is very arrogant, he has been stealing silver for several days, if there is no accident tonight, he will definitely come!"

But seeing a smile on Qiao Chen'an's lips, he raised his feet and walked out, Xu Xian and the others hurriedly followed, but he didn't know what he meant, so he had to explain: "Li Zhutou, let's go and ask the god of Ku now." ”

In this world, although those immortals who are high in the Nine Heavens will not easily descend to earth, there is a way to let them down, which is "please God", with the power of incense and fire talismans to hook the gods to descend to earth, but whether the gods invited by this method are powerful or not, it depends on the level of the person who invites the gods.

However, a small god like the Kushen is very easy to invite.

In the incomprehensible gaze of the two, Qiao Chenan first bought a statue of the gods, and then pasted them in the treasury, and led a group of people to burn incense and pray, and said respectfully: "The silver in the treasury here has been stolen repeatedly, and tonight I will trouble the true monarch to take action to arrest the person who stole the silver, and I will definitely worship it from time to time in the future, so that the god monarch will enjoy the incense forever." ”

After saying this, he raised his head, and sure enough, he saw a faint flash of spiritual light on the statue, which became extraordinary, and the person in the painting seemed to blink his eyes, conveying a wave of emotion.

Li Gongfu glanced at Qiao Chen'an, his face was somewhat unnatural, and he said in his heart, Could it be that the other party refused to speak for him, so he thought of such an unreliable way to fool himself? But in his heart, Qiao Chen'an was not like such a person, and he was extremely contradictory in his heart, and he had mixed tastes for a while.

The rest of the two servants all looked at each other, their faces were surprised, this godly method was also a loss to Qiao Chen'an could think of, and he was still a scholar, what is the use of asking that Raushzi's broken god? It is not as effective as these big living people who rushed up.

Li Gongfu tried to ask, "Gongzi Qiao, are you sure this method is feasible?"

Qiao Chenan only glanced at him, and knew that he didn't believe it in his heart, but it was not good to talk to him about it, so he only said: "Li Zhutou waited with peace of mind, and he would see it at night!"

But in his heart, he was thinking secretly, and he didn't know what kind of cultivation Xiaoqing was, if it was a great monk who had cultivated to the Yin God or even the Yang God realm, he would still have slipped away early, but looking at the original plot, Xiaoqing didn't seem to be very powerful, and it was best to just build a foundation and cultivate like himself, but thinking about it, he felt unlikely.

In any case, although this library god is not good at cultivation, he can finally create some trouble for Xiaoqing, and he may not have no chance of winning if he waits for an opportunity to make a move.

If you can't beat Xiaoqing, then you can only escape.

Everything was ready, in the anxious waiting of everyone, the sky gradually darkened, the golden crow disappeared, the moon rabbit hung high, sprinkling a bunch of light silver light, Qiao Chenan not only managed to invite the god of the library, but naturally found a reason, and it took a lot of effort to dismiss all the officials, including Li Gongfu, leaving himself to guard outside the warehouse, waiting for Xiaoqing to enter the urn.

The moon enters the silver hook, hanging high in the sky, and the voice of the watchman sounds, and before you know it, it is already the third watch, and it happens that a dark cloud floats from nowhere, completely covering the moonlight, and the sky and the earth fall into darkness for a moment.

In the courtyard, a whirlwind suddenly blew!