Half a year later, Helian City.

Wencheng stood on the shore of the White Wave Pond, looking at the charming scenery of early summer around him, and exhaled slightly.

Now Wencheng seems to have returned to normal ancient life, there are no ghosts, no disasters, and even he deliberately tested it and found that the people here have not even heard of ghosts. Whoever tells the people here that it's haunted somewhere, they'll think you're telling a story.

It was the first time for Wencheng to enjoy a peaceful life like this, taking a breath of the air of Helian City, he felt comfortable physically and mentally, if possible, he was willing to live this life in peace as a rich man, but unfortunately, the surging internal force in his body reminded him of the cruelty of this world at all times.

If he really had the idea of coveting stability, maybe one day he would be turned into ashes by the aftermath of someone else's fight.

After escaping from Iron Mountain City, Wencheng's family settled down in Helian City. There are several shops of the Wen family here, which is the southernmost point of the Wen family's industry, and further south, the Wen family does not even have a single shop.

Wencheng took more than half a month to heal his injuries. In this way, he still used the skill points obtained from the dagger and some tomb items he found in several antique shops in Helian City, and he was able to cultivate the Red Demon Gong to the sixth layer, that is, the highest level. Then, with the strong internal qi, the yin qi was completely expelled, and he was cured. Otherwise, the yin qi was wrapped around his wounds, and he didn't know when he would be able to heal.

The Red Demon Skill of the sixth layer not only further improved the quality of the internal qi, but also the amount of internal qi was directly twice as much as that of the fifth layer, and of course, the consumption of skill points was also huge, costing one hundred and thirty-three points. However, Wen Cheng had cultivated the sixth layer of the Red Demon Skill, and how to cultivate it next stumped him.

In addition to a Red Demon Skill, the Inner Strength Mind Method is Changchun Gong, but Changchun Gong is a health preservation exercise, and even if he smashes into the skill points, it may not be able to help him much for the enemy ghosts. The same is true for external skills, Wencheng's means of eliminating ghosts along the way rely on internal qi, and the role of external skills is very limited, anyway, Wencheng feels that the current few sword techniques are barely enough, and taking precious skill points to practice external skills is about a waste.

"Unlimited. ”

Name: Wencheng.

Skill points: 114 points.

Skills: External skills, greedy wolf knife method (greedy wolf stab, greedy wolf killing, greedy wolf howling, can be deduced), swallow knife method (swallow sweeping, swallow folding, swallow return, swallow flying, can be deduced)

Internal Gong, Red Demon Gong (Sixth Layer, Deducible), Changchun Gong (Fourth Layer,)

One hundred and fourteen skill points, this is the harvest of Wencheng in the past six months, running through all the antique shops in Helian City. But looking at the gray deducible icon behind the Red Demon Skill, Wen Cheng looked bitter, this consumption was too great.

Wen Cheng now understands that this skill modifier deduction technique is completely based on his own knowledge reserves. The more martial arts he cultivates, the easier it is to deduce the corresponding exercises, and the smaller it is, and vice versa, the more difficult it is to consume more. Wen Cheng has only seen three kinds of internal strength and mental methods now, one of which is health maintenance, in this case, he wants to continue to deduce the Red Demon Skill, and the consumption is naturally amazing.

Skill points are hard to find, this is Wencheng's deepest feeling. When he was in Iron Mountain City, he didn't actually find many skill points, and most of the skill points were obtained after he killed ghosts. But it is not easy to kill ghosts, and it is possible for him to lose his life if he is not good.

Therefore, Wen Cheng plans to find skill points first, and at the same time try to see if he can buy some more internal skills, if he really can't buy the internal skills in the end, he will use the skill modifier to directly deduce.

There is a river outside Helian City, which is called Tsing Yi. Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a goddess dressed in green clothes, who suffered from drought in the world, so the goddess leaned over the ground and turned into a long river to nourish all living beings on both sides. In order to commemorate this goddess, the world called this river Tsing Yi River.

The Tsing Yi River is ten zhang wide, there are more than two zhang in the depth of the water, it leads directly to the Central Plains, it is an important lifeline of Helian City, and the vast majority of the exchanges between the entire northern border and the Central Plains are completed by relying on river transportation.

As the saying goes: draught by water.

Relying on the Tsing Yi River, the people of Helian City naturally tried their best to use the river water. So, some people led the river water into the city, and as a result, in this low-lying place, a huge pool was formed, and the pool swayed all year round, like a rolling white wave, so it was named Bailang Pool.

The White Wave Pool is one of the major attractions in Helian City, and there are many people who come to visit it during this season.

Ordinary tourists naturally take a walk around the white wave pool, which is considered a tour.

For a rich person like Xiang Wencheng, it is to take a boat to visit the Bailang Pond to enjoy it.

When the Wen family passed through Iron Mountain City, although everyone held on to their lives, their property was greatly damaged. What was brought out of Iron Mountain City was some floating wealth, and the real family pillars, mines, and shops and workshops were all destroyed. Even if the Wen family had been prepared, they probably lost nearly seventy percent of their wealth.

The only good news is that although the industry is gone, the huge expenses of the past have also disappeared with the disappearance of the industry. Without the workers in the mines, the craftsmen in the workshop, and the guards in the family, there are only a few people in the Wen family now, although there is only thirty percent of the wealth left, but it is enough for the Wencheng family to live a decent life.

After Old Man Wen saw the destruction of Tieshan City with his own eyes, the whole person was a little disheartened, and after coming to Helian City, he was also seriously ill, and it took more than a month to get better. Although the disease has been cured, the domineering spirit of the monopoly party in the business field of Mr. Wen in the past is gone. The whole person seems to have seen through life, and no longer has the courage to fight, only the posture of getting by and passing this remnant life is left.

Old Man Wen didn't even enter Helian City, so he bought a small mansion outside the city and stayed there. Then he gave the two brothers Wencheng, one person and one shop for them to run by themselves, and there was a situation of letting them fend for themselves.

Of course, Daddy didn't cut off Wencheng's money, if he opened his mouth, he could still ask for money from Daddy, but he was already an adult, and it was not easy to open his mouth until he had to.

"Brother Wen, let's go. ”

Wen Cheng came back to his senses and saw a slightly chubby figure wearing a brocade crown, a brocade robe, and a piece of jade hanging from his waist beckoning him. This benevolent brother's name is Hu Kaibin, and he is a friend he met by chance after Wencheng came to Helian City. The family runs a porcelain business, and it is also a wealthy family in this Helian City. After Wencheng got acquainted with Hu Kaibin, he found out that this person was a self-acquaintance with a bold personality.

Another tall and thin man standing next to Hu Kaibin is named Peng Geluo, whose family is in the timber business. He often holds a fan in his hand, and he is a scholar himself, and now he is studying poetry and books in the academy, preparing to gain fame in the future.

This person is a friend of Hu Kaibin, and Wencheng also met him through Hu Kaibin. Although when they first met, Peng Geluo's eyes looked at Wencheng with a feeling of looking up at the countryman, but after a few contacts, Wencheng found that he was not a bad person, but had a warm heart, and there was an excessive concern for friends, at least for Wencheng. In general, Peng Geluo is the kind of person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside, no matter who meets him for the first time, he has an attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away.

Wencheng walked up to the two of them and clenched his fists in apology.

"I lost my mind for a while and forgot the time, please don't blame Brother Hu and Brother Peng. ”

"Alright, alright. I said Brother Wen, don't you learn well from Peng Nerd, I just can't stand his sourness, so I brought you to help me share a little. If you get sour again, then I'll turn around and leave, no more invitations. ”

Hu Kaibin is about to leave.

Peng Geluo opened the fan in his hand with a snap, and said while shaking: "What is sour, this is called etiquette, Daxian has a cloud ......." ”

"Stop, stop, stop! If you preach to me again, I'm really not going to be a treat. ”

Hu Kaibin really couldn't stand Peng Geluo's chatter, so he simply raised his hands and surrendered, making a threat at the same time.

Wen Cheng was accustomed to watching the two of them playing treasure noisily, and the three of them walked up to the painting boat together.

This painting boat is a serious painting boat, which is used to visit the white wave pool and be used for people to eat and drink for banquets, not the kind of wind and moon place where warblers and swallows are swallowed.

The three of them raised it together and drained the first glass of wine in one gulp.

Peng Geluo picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of the white fish that must be ordered for this white wave pond tour.

The whole body of the white fish is silvery, there are no scales and few spines, the taste is delicious, and eating the white fish on this white wave pond has a unique flavor.

Naturally, this white fish was not produced by Bailang Pond itself, but was salvaged from the Tsing Yi River outside. Although there are white fish in the white wave pool, but how big is this white wave pool? If all the white fish eaten by the whole city rely on the white wave pool, then let alone fish, I am afraid that the water in the white wave pool would have been scooped up long ago.

Peng Geluo put down his chopsticks, "Brother Wen is young, why don't you go to the academy to study, so that you can make a name for yourself in the future?"

Eh, here we go again? Wen Cheng was speechless to Peng Geluo. This man is good everywhere, and there is nothing wrong with his love of reading. Peng Geluo himself loves to read, the key is that he also likes to persuade people to read. Since Wen Cheng met him, he has been persuaded by him several times.

Peng Geluo was a scholar in the academy, and in his opinion, how good and simple reading is, and if you spend a little time reading it, you can seek fame, is there such a shortcut in this world? Is there anything better than this?

The full man didn't know that the hungry man was hungry, so he didn't think that what was extremely simple for him was even more difficult for others than going to the killing field. For example, Hu Kaibin.

As soon as Hu Kaibin heard Peng Geluo mention the word reading, he lowered his head deeply, chewed carefully and slowly swallowed half of the white fish tail in the bowl. worked hard to reduce his sense of existence, for fear of making Peng Geluo notice him.

Wen Cheng glanced at Hu Kaibin, it seemed that he was also deeply poisoned by Peng Geluo. Wencheng is very strange, these two people have obviously opposite personalities, and they can actually become friends. Even if Hu Kaibin's familiar personality can be mixed with anyone, but Peng Geluo is only arrogant, and such a person can actually interact with Hu Kaibin on an equal footing, which is really a big world, and there is no wonder.

"Brother Peng, reading is easy for you, but it is difficult for me to go to the sky. It would be nice if I could keep my family business and live a good life. ”

When Hu Kaibin heard Wen Cheng's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he kept nodding and said, "Yes, yes, what Brother Wen said is reasonable." Studying is even more uncomfortable for me than a thousand cuts, so I don't have the luxury of hoping for any fame or fame, and it would be good to be able to keep my father's family business for me in the future. Peng nerd, didn't you scholars say that keeping a job is more difficult than that?"

"It's harder to keep a business than to start a business. If you don't learn, you can't learn!" Peng Geluo looked at Hu Kaibin's proud appearance, shook his head and sighed. Anyway, he has given up on Hu Kaibin now, but he feels that Wencheng still has a little rescue value.

Although Wencheng is not interested in reading in this era, he has also been systematically taught since he was a child. In addition, he comes from the era of information explosion, and in terms of knowledge and conversation, he is not comparable to people like Hu Kaibin.