Shi Tianci looked back, and it turned out to be the old monk beside the emperor. Shi Tianci hurriedly saluted and said, "Why did the old man come here?"

The old monk smiled and said, "My surname is Bao, my name is Bao Shujing, and I am the head of the royal monks' guard in the palace. I've come here with you to ask for your help. ”

Shi Tianci said: "It turned out to be Lord Bao, if you have something to order, don't ask for anything." ”

Bao Shujing smiled and said, "Have you ever heard of an underground ghost town?"

Shi Tianci nodded and said, "I've heard a little about it, and I've heard it talk about it." ”

The underground ghost city is the only gathering place of the ghost clan in Tianshui Kingdom, and it is in the Luohui Mountain on the outskirts of Luohui City. It is a huge natural underground cavern where hundreds of thousands of ghosts live. The reason why Tianshui Kingdom can tolerate the existence of underground ghost cities is because these ghost clans promise that they will never take half a step out of the underground ghost city without permission.

On top of that, the caves of the underground ghost town extend in all directions, and you can reach extremely deep underground. There are many valuable resources there, such as Chen copper for casting, earth fire trees for alchemy, and so on. These resources are buried very deeply, and there are either cold and biting, or hot and hot, and ordinary people can't dig down at all, only those monks can withstand such a harsh environment.

Bao Shujing said: "In the underground ghost city, not only the ghost clan lives, but there are also Taoist cultivators in it, do you know the Tao?"

Shi Tianci shook his head and said, "I don't know what to do, people can live in an underground ghost city for a long time?

Bao Shujing said: "There are not only human beings there, but there are quite a few of them. Most people go into business. The ghost clan can't come out, they need all kinds of resources, and the necessities of life, magic weapons, pills, talismans, etc. are all sought-after. Of course, there are also people who flee, hiding inside to escape the pursuit of the enemy, or to avoid the arrest of the officials. ”

Shi Tianci heard this, and said strangely: "Can't the official family go in and get people?"

Bao Shujing shook his head and said, "No, because we have a contract with the city lord of the underground ghost city, unless we have the permission of the other party, they can't come out, we can't go in, and we won't interfere with each other." Therefore, it is a sacred place for those who have fled. ”

Shi Tianci asked, "What do you want me to do in the underground ghost city?"

Bao Shujing said: "In the underground ghost town, there is a person named Shi Zhongya. This person is a monk from the Lingtai realm, who fled into an underground ghost town a long time ago and never came out again. He knew an important secret, and in order to dig out his secret, I sent several groups of people to infiltrate the underground ghost town, but they were all killed by him, including even the strong people who cultivated the law. ”

Shi Tianci was stunned for a moment and said, "This Shi Zhongya is so powerful?"

Bao Shujing said: "He was experienced in a hundred battles back then, had a strong Taoist skill, and he was very familiar with the environment in the underground ghost city, so ordinary people really couldn't help him." The people I sent before were all royal monks, and Shi Zhongya was originally a member of the monks' guard, so he was too familiar with them. That's why I want you, an outsider, to sneak in this time. ”

Shi Tianci asked, "Then do you want me to capture him alive, or do you want to ask him directly?"

Bao Shujing said: "It is best if he can be captured alive, but as soon as he leaves the underground ghost city, countless people will hunt him down." So, if it's really difficult, let him tell the secret. ”

Shi Tianci thought for a moment and asked, "What is this secret about? How do I know if what he said is true or false?"

Bao Shujing said: "You don't have to worry about these, I have a sealed jade slip here, as long as you hand it over to him, he will naturally know the problem of the Dao." As for the answer, he will write it in this jade slip, and you will bring it back, whether it is true or false, I will naturally tell it. The underground ghost town is in crisis, if you are willing to help, no matter whether you succeed or fail, I will thank you with a white dragon. ”

After speaking, Bao Shujing took out a sealed jade slip and a belt hook.

Shi Tianci thought about it, he had long heard that the underground ghost city was weird and strange, and he had always wanted to go and see it, and with this opportunity, he didn't want to miss it. Moreover, Bao Shujing said that no matter whether he succeeds or fails, he can get the white dragon hook, although he doesn't know what the white dragon hook is, but since Bao Shujing said that he is thankful, this thing should be extraordinary.

Therefore, he nodded and said, "I want to try it, but I have to make it clear first, when I get to the underground ghost town, I should do my best." However, if this is not within my control, I will get out immediately. ”

Bao Shujing said: "It should be like this. This white dragon hook is the heavy weapon of the royal family, it has only one function, when you take Dao damage, it will automatically counterattack. No matter what Dao technique the opponent uses to hurt you, this White Dragon Hook can automatically mirror that Dao technique and absolutely fight back. Absolute counterattack means that whoever hurts you will definitely be hurt by the same Dao technique and cannot dodge. ”

When Shi Tianci heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, with this thing, it is equivalent to having the ability to fight back, and this thing is really a heavy weapon. He happily took the white dragon hook and the jade slip, and asked, "When should I enter the underground ghost city?"

Bao Shujing said: "When to go and how to go, it's up to you to decide." There is just one thing, in the underground ghost city, you must not use your real name, let alone easily expose your imperial armor and white dragon hook. Moreover, it's best not to let anyone know about your trip to the underground ghost town. ”

Shi Tianci said curiously: "Do you want to be so secretive?"

Bao Shujing said: "Your reputation is too famous now, although the underground ghost city is closed, it does not mean that the news is closed. Once the story of your infiltration there is passed on, there is no place to bury. By the way, what the underground ghost town lacks the most is the elixir. If you can make alchemy medicine, even if it is of average level, it will be very popular there, and it will be more convenient for you to get close to Shi Zhongya. ”

Shi Tianci couldn't help but smile bitterly, his alchemy level was not even average. It seems that you have to make up for it before you go. He asked again: "Did Shi Zhongya use his real name in it, or did he change his surname?"

Bao Shujing said: "He uses his real name, and he is very easy to recognize, and on his left arm, there is a wolf head tattoo, which is the symbol of the royal monks in the palace." This tattoo is tattooed with a special pigment and cannot be removed at all. ”

After speaking, Bao Shujing rolled up the sleeve of his left arm, revealing a swarthy wolf head. This wolf's head bared its teeth and glared, very hideous.

Shi Tianci nodded and said, "With this mark, it is easy to recognize." ”

After the two said goodbye, they parted ways, one went back to the palace and the other went back to the monks' guild. The next day, Shi Tianci found all kinds of information about the underground ghost town and learned more about it. Bao Shujing said well, what is most lacking in it is the pill. Having said that, the elixir is also a rare thing in the monk world of Tianshui Kingdom, and it is naturally even more scarce in the underground ghost city.

In order for a monk to take refuge in an underground ghost town, he must pay a large amount of spirit stones to the lord of the city. To come out, you also have to pay. Moreover, there are many Jedi in the underground ghost town, and if you enter it, you will definitely die, so it is very dangerous, and people who are not familiar with the environment are prone to problems.

However, there are always opportunities and dangers. In the deepest part of the underground ghost town, there is a place called the Valley of the Fire River, where the Earth Fire Tree is abundant, which is an extremely precious elixir. What's even more rare is that there are fire veins there, and it is possible to give birth to fire spirits in the fire veins. After ordinary people fuse the fire spirit, they can produce the fire spirit root. After the monk fuses the fire spirit, he can greatly increase the grade of the fire spirit root.

The fire spirit was what Shi Tianci was most interested in, he had always suffered from mediocre qualifications, and his cultivation was very difficult, if there was no supply of piles of pills, his cultivation would have stagnated long ago. If you can get the fire spirit, you will have a big harvest.

He was learning about the situation in the underground ghost city, and the third prince, Su Jingshan, hurriedly came to him. Shi Tianci handed him a sweat towel and said, "Wipe your sweat first, what's so urgent?"

Su Jingshan said: "The leather boots you remade for Princess Dehui yesterday made many princesses and concubines in the palace red-eyed, and they can be so tall in the blink of an eye, who is not greedy? They all entrusted me to let you restructure it, then, these are their leather boots, don't shirk it, these women are like wolves, and if you don't change it, everyone will have to eat me." ”

Shi Tianci smiled bitterly: "No, it's just a pair of shoes, they can change it themselves." It's really not good, it's okay to find a shoemaker in the palace. ”

Su Jingshan shook his head and said, "They really tried it themselves, but they are clumsy, and their shoes are not comfortable." Moreover, they also looked for the shoemakers in the palace, but the shoemakers said that they had never seen such shoes and did not dare to do it easily. Come on, don't push back, just when I beg you, I'll ask you to go to the Red Courtyard when I go back. ”

Shi Tianci smiled helplessly, and was about to make a move, but suddenly a flash of inspiration occurred. He asked King Zhennan: "It's only been a day, and so many people in the palace know about this kind of shoes, and they are looking for you to restructure them, does this mean that women like this kind of shoes?"

Su Jingshan said: "Do you still need to ask? Let me tell you, these are still the ones I have a good relationship with on weekdays, if all the people who want to change their shoes bring their shoes, let me tell you, you don't have to do anything this month." ”

Shi Tianci slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, now I have money to make!"

Su Jingshan was startled and said, "Make money, they are not outsiders, how can they ask for money? Besides, we are not short of these little money?"

Shi Tianci said: "Who said that you want their money? Think about it, if the women of Tianshui Kingdom, and even the women of Jiangxia Kingdom, wear these kinds of shoes, how much money can we make?"

Su Jingshan grinned and said, "Come on, won't it tire you to death?"

Shi Tianci said: "Of course it's not me who makes shoes, we can find a shoemaker to do it." ”

King Zhennan finally got his senses, and he suddenly realized: "So, this may be the same as tobacco, a big deal?"

Shi Tianci said: "Not only is it a big deal, but the profit is not much smaller than that of tobacco." ”

Su Jingshan slapped his thigh and said, "Cheng, I'll find someone to hire a shoemaker, and we'll make this ...... in batches What kind of shoes are they called?"

Shi Tianci said: "This is simple, it's called high heels." ”

Su Jingshan said: "Okay, it's called high heels!"