"That's right. ”

Xiaoshan remembers that when he first met Liu Yishou, Liu Yishou showed him a strange branch. Although he and Liu Yishou never studied how to use that branch, it was because the Yuan Power contained in that branch was too huge, and they didn't dare to try it easily, for fear of destroying the heavens.

It is said that the branch is from the 100,000 mountains in the western Xinjiang. From this point of view, there are not only demon beasts in the 100,000 mountains, but also many other heavenly and earthly treasures.

"Since you are a student of Mr. Liu, then you will definitely make other pills?" Qi Le'er seemed to smell a business opportunity.

"Ordinary pills such as hemostatic powder and Huiyuan Dan, as long as the materials are sufficient, I can quickly make a batch. However, high-grade pills like Yuyan Pill and Heart Protection Pill take some time even if they have the materials, and I can't guarantee 100% success. I have been studying with Mr. Liu for less than a year, and I may not be good at it. Xiaoshan scratched his head.

When Qi Le'er heard this, her eyes lit up, and she said excitedly: "It's okay! It's okay! Haha! We really picked up a treasure this time." ”

Seeing Qi Le'er so happy, Xiaoshan was a little puzzled: "Why are you so happy?

Qi Le'er sighed and said, "Not only do our adventure groups not have them, many adventure groups don't. You don't know how popular doctors and pharmacists are in Western Xinjiang! As long as you know a little bit about medicine and pharmacology, all the major adventure groups are rushing to ask for it. Not only that, but they will also treat you as an uncle, and the treatment is even better than that of the regiment leader!"

"Really, it's fake, I think my future is bright when you say that!" Xiaoshan laughed.

"Of course it's true, in the future, we will still point to your elixir to save our lives!"

Xiao Shan smiled again, he knew that Qi Le'er's words were not exaggerated. In this world where the strong are respected, people are trying to gain a foothold in the world, and the best way is to practice martial arts. As long as you are strong in martial arts, you will naturally be able to get ahead.

For so many years, people have been thinking about how to overcome others, but few people have studied how to cure diseases and save people. Therefore, doctors and pharmacists with their skills are highly respected by ordinary people.

No matter how big the adventuring group is, the main members are still some ordinary martial artists, and if there is a doctor or pharmacist in the group, it can save lives at critical moments.

"By the way, did you tell Sister Su that you would make pills?"

"Nope. Do you need to tell Captain Su?"

"That's right, we sometimes go on missions, and if we come across some medicinal herbs we know, we will collect them back. But because no one knew how to make pills, they had to sell them cheaply to drugstores, or sell them to other adventure groups. And then spend money to buy the finished medicine from them. That's thanks to that!"

"Now, with you, we can do it ourselves. If we can't use up our own people, we can sell them to others at a high level, which is quite a considerable income!"

This Qi Leer, don't look at the big people, but the brain is very good, and he knows how to make the best use of his talents and make the best use of things.

"That's it, Miss Qi, you can discuss this matter with Head Su, and I'll listen to you. ”

Xiaoshan is now a member of "Crane Song", and he feels that he has to correct his identity and still have to do what he should contribute to the team.

"You call me Miss Qi again, we are all comrades-in-arms of an adventure group now, why are you still separated from me! Also, don't call Sister Su by the head of the Su regiment, she doesn't like everyone to call her like this, you can call her Sister Su like me, it's okay. ”

Xiaoshan scratched his head and said, "Well, I see." ”

"So, that's it?"

"Good. ”

After a day of tossing on the horse, Xiaoshan also felt very tired, and fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed, and he slept quite steadily.

Early the next morning, Xiaoshan and the others set out on their way to the western frontier again.

I don't know what Qi Le'er said to Su Lianqing, anyway, Xiaoshan felt that Su Lianqing's eyes had changed when she looked at him, and it seemed to be faintly glowing green, as if Xiaoshan was a walking bank.

Ten days later, on the banks of the Heavenly River.

The Tianhe, also known as the Holy River, originates from the 10,000-year-old Snow Mountain in the northernmost part of the Tianyuan Continent. The people of the Eastern Continent called that snow-capped mountain Kunlun, and according to legend, the mythical beast Phoenix once inhabited that mountain. The people of the western frontier call it "Gaia", which means the place where the gods are born.

Xiaoshan, they set off from Fengyun City, ran non-stop for more than ten days, and finally came to this watershed between the eastern continent and the western frontier.

"I've only seen the description of Tianhe in books before, but today I finally see the real face. ”

Xiaoshan looked at the rushing river and sighed.

"The Tianhe River is the dividing line between the Eastern Continent and the Western Frontier, and she divides the entire Tianyuan Continent into two. It is said that the source of the Tianhe River is a huge waterfall, and from a distance, the water of the Tianhe River seems to fall from the sky, so it is called the Tianhe. ”

Although it was not the first time he had faced the Tianhe, every time he saw this river, which could be said to be the "mother" of all human beings on the entire Tianyuan Continent, Qiu Xiaotian still couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"What does the end of the river look like? I remember reading a book that only said the birthplace of the river, but not where the river ended up. ”

After getting along for more than ten days, Xiaoshan has become completely familiar with the people of "Heming". He wasn't a person who liked to play music in the first place, and it was easy to get along with them.

Qiu Xiaotian also likes this scary boy with high cultivation and equally famous scary, but very approachable.

"No one knows what the end of the heavenly river looks like. Because people don't know if there is an end to the Tianhe at all. Qiu Xiaotian shook his head and sighed.

"Why? Isn't there anyone who has ever been to the end of the Tianhe River in history?" Xiao Shan said curiously.

"Just as no one knows whether there is an end to the 100,000 mountains in Western Xinjiang, no one knows where the Tianhe River eventually flows from ancient times to the present, because there is no way to reach the end of the Tianhe River with manpower. ”

"Some people say that the southernmost tip of the mainland is also the sea, and the Tianhe River eventually flows into the sea. It is also said that the Tianhe River connects the Nine Shadows, and the end of the Tianhe River is the source of the Yellow Spring. ”

Xiao Shan nodded, although humans had been living on the Tian Yuan Continent for tens of thousands of years. Now he claims to be the master of this continent, but humans have not really conquered this continent.

Not to mention the 100,000 mountains west of the Western Frontier, nor the boundless sea to the east of the Eastern Continent. The southern part of the continent is a vast primeval forest, and no one knows what the primeval forest is further south. Again, what is north of the Arctic Ice Sheet, no one knows.

There are still too many mist on the continent that the human race has not yet cleared, and even those half-immortals who have cultivated to the peak have places where they can't go. So it's not surprising that people still don't know what the end of the Tianhe River looks like.

"Brother Qiu, how should we cross the river?"

"Of course it's by boat, so we can still fly over!"

Qi Le'er walked over.

"Don't say it, Chiju might be able to fly over. Qiu Xiaotian said with a smile.

"Can you really fly over?" Qi Le'er looked incredulous.

Although this Tianhe is quite wide, it is not a matter for the hill that has already stepped into the realm of contemplation, and it is still possible to fly a distance of the imperial qi.

The location of the hill is a relatively narrow section of the Tianhe River. Western Xinjiang and the Eastern Continent have had trade since ancient times, and after the Western Xinjiang was incorporated into the territory of Great Qin a thousand years ago, trade exchanges became more frequent. Therefore, crossing the river is not a difficult task.

Early this morning, after Xiaoshan and the others arrived at Tianhe Town, which was closest to Tianhe, Su Lianqing went to contact the ferry boat that crossed the river. Xiaoshan couldn't hold back his curiosity, and said that he wanted to go to see what Tianhe looked like first, so Qiu Xiaotian and Qi Le'er came with him.

"Brother Qiu, Sister Su is back. ”

"So fast, it seems that Su Su has already contacted the ferry, let's go back first!"

After greeting Xiaoshan and Qi Le'er, Qiu Xiaotian took the lead in walking towards Tianhe Town.

"What do you mean, why are you holding my price so low? Thinking I don't know the market, fooling me?"

"How could it be, look at what you said! Sister Su, it's like this..."

"Who's your eldest sister?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Captain Su! My Grand Master Su! This is always okay! You don't know, the recent market is really bad, it's not that I deliberately pressed your price, it's really no way!"

At the door of the inn, Su Lianqing seemed to be arguing with someone.

"Susu, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Qiu Xiaotian and Xiaoshan coming back, Su Lianqing changed her fierce and vicious appearance just now, and changed her expression to Qiu Xiaotian with a pitiful expression: "Husband, this guy bullied me, he deliberately pressed the price of our horses." In the past, it was always twenty silver coins to collect our horses, but now he only gives ten silver coins, which is half less!"

It was a middle-aged man who quarreled with Su Lianqing, and when he saw Su Lianqing telling Qiu Xiaotian about his case, he had to say hello to Qiu Xiaotian with a wry smile: "Brother Qiu, I really don't want to suppress your price, it's just..."

"I believe Brother Ma, so let's go back to the inn for a cup of tea first, and talk while drinking. ”

Back at the inn, after Qi Leer's explanation, Xiaoshan also had an understanding of this man surnamed Ma.

Most people don't cross the river with horses, and it's not that there are no special boats, but it's not necessary. Because the freight of horses is more expensive than that of people.

There was no need to bring it over, and it could not be thrown away in vain, so there was a group of people like Ma, who specialized in collecting the rides of those who needed to cross the river, and then sold them to those who needed mounts when they returned.

Although his practice of buying and selling is not too serious, it is really convenient for those who are in a hurry to cross the river, and it cannot be said that they are profiteers.

"Brother Ma, what's going on?"

The surnamed Ma put down the teacup in his hand, sighed and said, "Brother Qiu, you also know that we have been earning hard money all along. In the past, as long as your horses were fine, I would take you for twenty silver coins each. To be honest, I can't make a few from changing hands. ”

"But this time is not good! I don't know who did it, someone recently brought a large number of wind beasts from the western Xinjiang here. As you know, this wind beast is a lot stronger than a normal horse. Moreover, they kept the price quite low, which had too much impact on us. We can't do our business!"

Qiu Xiaotian frowned and said, "The Wind Beast is indeed stronger than ordinary horses, if the price is not high, most people will definitely choose the Wind Beast." It's just that, although this Wind Beast is not very rare, according to you, it can affect your business, so how many Wind Beasts must be transported, who has such a big hand?"

The surnamed Ma shook his head and said, "I don't know, we have also inquired, and they are all some unfamiliar faces." It seems to be an adventure group, but it's an adventure group that I haven't heard the name of, and it should be newly formed. ”

"What's the name of that party?"

"It's like it's called... What is it called 'Phantom', yes, it's 'Phantom'. ”

"Phantom?"

Qiu Xiaotian had really never heard of this name, he turned his head to look at Su Lianqing, and Su Lianqing also shook his head and said that he didn't know.

After being silent for a moment, Qiu Xiaotian spoke: "Since this is the case, we are not embarrassed by Brother Ma." It's not easy to go out and do business, and ten silver coins are one silver coin. Susu, I think let's let Brother Ma take our horses away. ”

"But..."

"You listen to me first!" Qiu Xiaotian patted Su Lianqing's hand and soothed: "According to Brother Ma, since this 'Phantom' adventure group has brought the Wind Beast to the East Road, then there must be one on the Western Frontier side." Brother Ma had no choice but to reduce the cost of collecting horses, and I think it should be a lot cheaper for us to buy horses in Western Xinjiang. ”

Su Lianqing thought about it, it seemed that this was the case, and she didn't say anything more.

"Thank you Brother Qiu for your understanding. The surnamed Ma arched his hand to Qiu Xiaotian.

"Why are you so polite! Qiu Xiaotian smiled and waved his hand.

The matter of the horse has been discussed, and Qiu Xiaotian chatted with the surnamed Ma again. Before leaving, the man surnamed Ma suddenly thought of something again.

"Brother Qiu, have you heard, the river has been a little uneven these days. The surnamed Ma said in a low voice.

"How can it not be peaceful in Tianhe?" Qiu Xiaotian said puzzled.

"I've heard that three days ago, a nobleman chartered a boat and had to cross the river at night. But the next day the ship was missing. Those who have heard it say that when the boat was in the middle of the river that night, something came out of the river and smashed the boat. A boatload of people, all dead!"

"How is it possible! The boats that can cross the Tianhe River basically have a certain scale, and they are not small boats. Although there are a lot of big fish in the Tianhe, they are far from being able to sink the boat. Monsters?" Qiu Xiaotian was surprised.

"It's not clear, there were people who investigated after the accident, but they found nothing. And, oddly enough, only the wreckage of the ship was found, but not a single body was found. Now, everyone in the town is saying that there are monsters in Tianhe, and eighty percent of the people in that boatload have been eaten by monsters. ”

Xiaoshan and the others frowned when they heard this, they didn't believe that there were any monsters in Tianhe. Eighty percent are the work of monsters. But for so many years, there has been no statement that there are demon beasts in Tianhe, and there is no similar record in the history books.

"Anyway, thank you Brother Ma for the reminder. Qiu Xiaotian arched his hand.

"Whether it's true or not, if you're crossing the river, don't choose to take a boat at night, it's always good to be careful. ”

"Brother Ma, don't worry, I've written it down. ”

"Then I'll take my leave, and we'll talk next time you come back. ”

"Please. ”

After the man surnamed Ma left, Xiaoshan and the others sat down.

"Susu, didn't you go to contact the boatman? How did you decide, do we spend the day or night?"

Su Lianqing was a little embarrassed and said: "I haven't heard anything about what the surnamed Ma said, when I went to contact the boatman, a boatman told me that the fee would be cheaper if I had an evening, so I chose the evening." ”、

Qiu Xiaotian frowned, but he didn't blame Su Lianqing, after all, no one expected this kind of thing to happen, and they hadn't been on a boat at night before.

"It's okay, I'll contact other boatmen again, it's a big deal to stay here for one night now, and it's not too late to cross the river tomorrow." ”

"However, I have already paid the deposit..."

"This..."

Looking at Su Lianqing like this, the deposit must not be as simple as a few silver coins, otherwise she would not be so distressed.

"It's okay Brother Qiu, it's night at night. Don't forget that we have a great man here, not to mention whether there was a monster in the river that day, even if there is, can that monster be more powerful than Daqin's ice phoenix?" Qi Le'er said with a smile.

Qiu Xiaotian was stunned at first when he heard this, and when he saw Qi Le'er set his eyes on Xiaoshan, he patted his head and said, "I forgot about this stubble, we are not what we used to be now." With Qianzhong and Shi Changfeng and the two big masters here, there is really no need to worry about any monsters. ”

"Brother Qiu, don't say that, I think it's better to ask everyone. Xiaoshan hurriedly waved his hand.

After calling everyone over, Su Lianqing explained the purpose of calling them over, and then waited for everyone to express their position.

Su Lianqing didn't feel sorry for those deposits, mainly because she felt that when someone said that casually, her gang of people were so frightened that they didn't dare to cross the river by boat at night.

Except for Xiaoshan and Shi Changfeng, the rest of these people have been following Su Lianqing for a long time, and naturally they all understand her thoughts, so they all express their attitudes to listen to her arrangement.

Seeing that Su Lianqing and Qiu Xiaotian set their eyes on him again, he smiled and said, "Since everyone has no opinion, then I will also listen to Sister Su's arrangement." ”

"Well, in that case, then we'll cross the river at night. I'm going to see if there's really a monster in the river that day. It's just that if there is, let's let Chiju catch it, so that we can all open our eyes!"

"Ah, Sister Su, why me?" Looking at Su Lianqing's playful eyes, Xiaoshan deliberately said with a bitter face.

"In our group of people, you are the highest in cultivation, not who else can you be. Besides, I'm not giving you a chance to perform! Everyone only knows that you have fought against Emperor Wufang, but they have never seen your true strength. It's just right, take advantage of this opportunity, you can perform well, and let everyone be convinced!"