Chapter 14 Internal Strength and Mental Method
Obviously, the shopkeeper also saw that Li Pu was not sucked out of the scarlet sedan chair.
Then he will have the same conjecture.
Either Li Pu is a master of deep concealment and can resist the suction of the scarlet sedan chair, or Li Pu is in league with the scarlet sedan chair!
Under the electric thought, Li Pu let Tian Yuan let go of his control over his essence, and let some of his essence be pumped out by the scarlet sedan chair.
He immediately felt soft all over his body, and there was a feeling of pleasure ~ that he was fluttering. No wonder these people are addicted to it.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, staring at Li Pu for a long time before slowly turning his head.
Li Pu didn't dare to relax at all, pretending to be addicted while secretly observing the other party's every move. It's good if the shopkeeper and the scarlet sedan chair are not in the same group, if they are in a group, then he is definitely not an opponent!
The scarlet sedan chair faded away.
Everyone gradually woke up from their intoxication, and they all looked sluggish, but from the look of their expressions, they were very happy.
"Brother Li, how do you feel?" Lan Cang coughed lightly and patted Li Pu's shoulder.
What else could Li Pu say, of course, he had a grateful and satisfied expression: "Brother Lan, I've grown so big, today is the most exciting day!"
"Haha, Brother Li is straightforward. Lan Cang smiled, and suddenly coughed violently, almost collapsing to the ground.
"Brother Lan, are you okay?" Li Pu hurriedly asked.
Lan Cang waved his hand and said while coughing, "It's not a big deal, it's not a big deal." I'm sick for a long time, and I have to cough like this every night, and I'm used to it. โ
I'm afraid that the essence is absorbed too much, resulting in a deficit in the body. Li Pu secretly guessed.
It took a long time for Lan Cang to stop coughing. He took out a handkerchief and wiped it on the corner of his mouth, and said with a reluctant smile: "Everyone is almost down, Brother Li, let's go too." โ
Li Pu nodded.
Nothing was said all night.
Early the next morning, Li Pu left the guest room, did not say goodbye to Lan Cang, and left directly.
Lan Cang was confused by the scarlet sedan chair, and he was already deeply addicted, but he was afraid that his body was overdrawn. In this case, it would be in vain to talk to him more, and he would not be able to listen.
Moreover, in this town, I am afraid that there are ears and eyes of the sedan chair everywhere, and if the true face of the sedan chair is broken, I am afraid that there will be a catastrophe immediately. Li Pu's current strength is too insignificant, and it is really difficult to compete with the other party.
There is even an even more terrifying possibility that the town has been controlled by the Scarlet Sedan inside and out. The whole town is its hunting ground. In this case, it is all the more prudent in what we say and do.
The safest way is to be alone.
Li Pu left the inn and continued to walk west.
Gradually out of the scope of the town, according to the map, it is not far from Yunhe Mountain.
The further you go to Yunhe Mountain, the more sparsely populated it is.
At the foot of the mountain, there was no one to be seen.
Looking up, the entire Yunhe Mountain is shrouded in white clouds and mist, and the smoke rises, like a fairyland.
Li Pu climbed up for a while, and when he looked back, he was already shrouded in thick smoke behind him, and he couldn't see clearly from ten meters away.
For safety reasons, he drew his sword and began to walk with it.
The further up you go, the thicker the smoke becomes. Gradually, I couldn't even see clearly about three meters in front of me.
But Li Pu didn't want to give up just like that, he continued to walk.
I don't know how far I walked, but gradually, the road became smoother, and the smoke slowly thinned out, and I could see things more than ten meters away.
Li Pu's heart was excited, and his speed slowly accelerated.
Then he felt that something was wrong. Why does the scenery on the road feel more familiar the more you look at it?
After a closer look, he finally determined that he was back at the foot of the mountain!
What's going on here?
Could it be that the clouds and fog on the mountain were too thick, which led to a fork in the road, so I inadvertently walked down the mountain again?
Then try again!
This time, Li Pu cut down another branch and made a torch. Although the torch can not shine a lot in the thick fog, it is better than nothing.
As last time, the smoke was getting thicker and thicker, and Li Pu carefully identified the direction. He was sure that the general direction he was going in was straight ahead, with no major bends or forks in the road.
However, after walking for a while, he was disappointed to find that, just like last time, the road was slowly smoothing out, the smoke was slowly thinning, and the scenery became more and more familiar, and he was back at the foot of the mountain!
Could it be that you encountered the legendary "ghost hitting the wall"?
It had taken him a lot of time to make these two trips. If he goes again, I'm afraid he'll have to spend the night here.
He decided to go back to the town first and then make plans.
Even if there is a scarlet sedan chair in the town, at most it will only lose some essence, and who knows what will happen if you spend the night here?
I returned the way I came, and when I arrived at the town, it was already evening.
With no other choice, Li Pu returned to the inn.
Others turned a blind eye to this, and no one cared whether Li Pu checked out of the room and moved back in. However, Lan Cang was very excited to see him, and trotted over all the way and greeted him loudly.
Li Pu smiled reluctantly, which was a response. After a day of running around, in vain, and in the end I have to live back here, and no one will be in a good mood.
"Brother Li, I heard from the guy that you have checked out, why are you back again. โ
"I originally thought that I would be able to finish the business today, but if there was a small accident, I will have to continue tomorrow. Li Pu found a reason at random.
"Fate, Brother Li, if you leave today, you won't be able to see your sister. Speaking of which, I'm actually similar to Brother Li, and I came here for business. But I've been here for months......"
When Li Pu heard this, he couldn't help it: "Brother Lan, your sister still wants to come here?" Have you really not thought about it, the thing that appeared last night may not be a good way?"
Lan Cang sighed and said, "Brother Li, you misunderstood. My sister wasn't called by me, but ...... She's coming herself. โ
"Didn't you tell her that it wasn't peaceful here?" Li Pu tried to refer to the scarlet sedan chair in hidden words.
"I said it, but...... Alas, it's still my fault, I haven't been home for a long time, so my sister insists on coming to me. Lan Cang sighed.
"This ......" Li Pu was speechless. After all, he really has to blame Lan Cang, if it weren't for the pleasure of his own indulging in the extraction of essence~, how could he have wasted on this few months?
It's a shame that this strange thing is still rushing over to say what "fate"!
Thinking of this, Li Pu's perception of Lan Cang has been greatly reduced, and he is reluctant to talk to him more.
"Li Gongzi, my shopkeeper is invited. The innkeeper suddenly ran over and said to Li Pu out of breath.
Li Pu's heart moved, what should have come has come after all.
"Lead the way. โ
"Yes. Li Gongzi, you come with me. The man bent respectfully and turned to the west.
Li Pu didn't bother to say hello to Lan Cang again, so he followed the guy unhurriedly.
Lan Cang followed closely behind and said: "Then Brother Li, you are busy first, and you will finish chatting with the shopkeeper later, and we will talk again!"
Li Pu ignored him.
After following the guy for a few minutes, Li Pu came to the outside of a black stone house.
"The shopkeeper is inside, Li Gongzi, please go in by yourself." As soon as the man had finished speaking, he ran away, as if there was something in the stone house that frightened him so much.
Li Pu was not afraid. Regardless of whether the other party is friend or foe, he is already here, and it is useless to think too much.
"Li Gongzi, please come in, the door is not bolted. The shopkeeper's voice came from inside, a little hoarse compared to yesterday.
Li Pu drew his long sword and opened the door with the tip of the sword.
It was still lit outside, but dozens of huge red candles were lit inside. The shopkeeper sat alone in the deepest part of the room, his thin cheeks looking very gloomy in the light of the candlelight.
No wonder that guy was scared or something! Is your posture preparing to make a ghost movie?
"Feel free to sit down. The shopkeeper opened the corners of his mouth and smiled, but this smile was more ugly than crying, "Please forgive me for not being able to stand up to greet me." To tell Li Gongzi that I have a strange disease, I have difficulty moving during the day, and I can only walk normally at night. โ
Li Pu smiled disappreไธ้จly, there is still this strange disease, are you a liar?
Seeing that Li Pu didn't answer, the shopkeeper didn't care, and continued: "First introduce yourself, my surname is Wu, you can call me Wu Shopkeeper, or call me Wu Jiliang directly." If I'm not mistaken, Li Gongzi originally planned to go to Yunhe Mountain?"
"You're following me?" Li Pu said in a deep voice.
"Li Gongzi, you misunderstood. As I said just now, I have difficulty moving during the day, so how can I follow you Li Gongzi? The reason why I am so sure is because Li Gongzi's sword has the smell of Yaoguang tree sap, and in this area, only a small number of Yaoguang trees grow in Yunhe Mountain, and there are no other places. โ
That's an acceptable answer.
At the tip of his sword, Li Pu did smell the smell of some kind of plant juice. It must have been when he was traveling with a sword in the thick fog before, and he accidentally cut the bark of the tree, thus getting a small amount of sap.
"Is Gongzi Li looking for the ruins of the Ape Gate?" asked Shopkeeper Wu again.
Li Pu squinted his eyes, feeling that the person in front of him was really a dangerous person, and it seemed that what he did was nothing to hide in front of him.
"Li Gongzi doesn't need to worry too much. I am not your enemy. When the ghost sedan chair sucked the essence last night, I found that Li Gongzi was able to resist it very easily. Hehe, Li Gongzi, don't be in a hurry to deny it, I said, I'm not your enemy. Shopkeeper Wu took a deep breath and slowly uncovered the blanket covering his legs, "This is the 'gift' given to me by the ghost sedan chair, you say, I may be in the same group as it?"
Li Pu's eyes froze, and he found that the legs of the shopkeeper Wu, from the knees to the soles of the feet, were all black and shriveled like sticks, as if all the flesh and blood had been removed alive.
"I believe you. Why did you ask me to come here?" asked Li Pu.
"Presumably, the purpose of Li Gongzi's search for the Ape Gate is to get the internal strength of the mind, Wu is not talented, and there are just a few copies in his hand. Shopkeeper Wu opened the drawer on the right side of the chair and took out three booklets of different thicknesses, "As long as you are willing to do me a small favor, these three internal skills will all be yours." I assure you that these books are all genuine, and they are stronger than the internal strength of the Ape Gate. โ
Li Pu's eyes were very sharp, and he glanced at the top book, which seemed to have the word "Red Flame", and there might be other words before and after, but it was blocked by the palm of the shopkeeper Wu.