Chapter 17: How can it withstand the rain and wind

Ji Ruochen knew that there would be trouble when he went to Luoyang, but he still didn't expect that trouble would come so quickly.

He walked for seven days before he walked out of the vast Xixuan Mountain and entered the boundary of Yizhou. There is no time requirement to go to Luoyang, but it can be fast or slow, Ji Ruochen simply walked slowly, so as to experience the glitz and glamour of the world after five years of absence.

Not long after leaving Xixuan Mountain, Ji Ruochen stepped on an official road, identified the direction, and then walked ten miles, and saw the smoke rising from the pillars and pillars in the distance, and a small town gradually emerged. There was an inn at the entrance of the town, and a somewhat tattered greeting flag fluttered in the wind.

Seeing this familiar scene, Ji Ruochen stood for a moment before continuing to walk, and in a blink of an eye, he had passed through the wind and sand, appeared in front of the inn, and found an empty table to sit down.

In this kind of small place, the inn is of course not much bigger, but it is a little brighter than the Longmen Inn back then. The six tables in the vestibule were already crowded, and in the corner was a pine counter, mostly painted and looking old. Sitting in this small inn, whether it was the shopkeeper who was laughing diligently in front of him, or the shopkeeper who was hiding behind the counter and desperately making calculations, Ji Ruochen felt extremely kind.

He ordered four dishes and one soup at random, and ordered a pot of wine, and drank slowly from the table, while observing the passers-by at the door of the inn. The customs of this place, the dishes are spicy and numb, although the wine taste is rough, there is still a lingering fragrance, which is considered to be the best in the home-brewed local wine.

At that time, the world was peaceful, it was not vivid and chaotic for a long time, the people were solid, and Yizhou was quite rich, although it was a remote town, the people were also leisurely and calm, although they were not rich, but obviously did not worry about their livelihood.

Ji Ruochen summoned Xiao Er, gave him a silver ingot, and asked about the nearby customs and geographical features. This ingot of silver is enough for five taels, as soon as it comes out, with a brush, almost all the eyes in the inn fall on the silver, and the little two is even more excited to red-faced, can't even speak, trembling hands to take the silver, several times almost fell to the ground.

Xiao Er was too excited, and drank a few large bowls of cold water before he could speak. There is nothing special around the town, and there are no evil spirits or other scourges among the people. However, if you want to get to the Eastern Capital from here, you have to pass through a dense forest. This forest is called the Black Wind Forest, and it is said that there are often fierce beasts in the forest, so ordinary travelers choose to cross the forest during the day.

Ji Ruochen saw that it was getting late, so he immediately got up, ignored Xiao Er's persuasion, and left the store. Soon after he left, the scattered guests in the inn also settled their bills and left in a hurry.

Ji Ruochen walked leisurely through the town. The town is full of roosters and dogs barking, smoke is everywhere, and people are already busy with dinner. But in Ji Ruochen's consciousness, this peaceful and calm town seemed quite discordant. The town is not big, but there are more than a thousand people living together, but there are dozens of people with a very weak aura. These auras were so weak, not even as strong as those of some hundred-year-old trees, that ordinary cultivators would never be able to tell the difference. However, after Ji Ruochen cultivated the Immortal Recipe of Dissociation, his spiritual sense was greatly enhanced, far beyond that of his peers, especially his sense of the aura attached to the magic weapon materials was more keen. Although these people's magic weapons have been covered up by many means, how can the squeal aura that overflows escape his tracking?

It's just that these people are weak in their Taoism, and they are not commensurate with the Dharma Weapons they wear. You must know that it is not easy to cultivate the magic weapon to be strong, and it is even more difficult to cover up the aura of the magic weapon. These magic weapons have an ethereal meaning, but they are by no means the kind of ordinary products that are useless.

There are many cultivators in the world, and there are not a few cultivators, but when it comes to the absolute number, there are actually not many, and there are so many cultivators gathered in this nameless town, even if the Taoism is not very good, it is by no means ordinary. Ji Ruochen stood at the intersection of the town, groaning slightly, and already had some numbers in his heart.

There are 3,000 disciples of the Daode Sect, based on the Xixuan Mountain, and they have always regarded the entire Xixuan Mountain Range as their own territory. And Yizhou is close to Xixuan Mountain, which is more or less half of the territory of the Daode Sect, and cultivators cannot walk at will. If a large number of advanced cultivators come to Yizhou, if they are enemies, they will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the Daode Sect, and at that time, the Daode Sect will be able to encircle and annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop. Since you're here, you can't say it without handing over a sticker. Only these cultivators who are not highly attached, can come and go freely.

Ji Ruochen knew that these people had bad intentions, and when they moved, many of them would move with him, so the target was naturally himself. He estimated the Taoism of these people, counted the number of people, sneered, strengthened his feet, and disappeared at the end of the official road in a moment.

It wasn't until his figure completely disappeared that a pair of shimmering eyes left the crack in the window peeping out.

It was an ordinary house, with six or seven sturdy men crowded into a dark, damp main room, and in the middle of the room was a wooden table with a very ugly map spread out.

The peeping in front of the window was a scrawny man, who looked very obscene, with only a pair of eyes that were surprisingly large. He turned around and said to a mighty man, "Senior brother, he went to the Black Wind Forest. ”

The big man nodded, measured the distance on the map with his hand, and calculated intently, it seemed that he was a thick and fine person.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly slapped heavily in the Black Wind Forest, and said in a deep voice, "Let's take that kid away here!"

This sentence startled several companions around him, and there was a humane person at the moment: "Senior brother, before leaving, the master asked us to secretly observe, and make sure that he is taking the line of Yizhou, and we must not act rashly! Now that the task has been completed, and this is the territory of the Daode Sect, don't make more trouble, right?"

The big man sneered and said: "Third junior brother, you are just cowardly, and you can't achieve great things! He is only half a catty and eight taels with us, as long as we rush up and run away immediately after we succeed, no matter how many people in his moral sect are, what can he do with us? Could it be that our earthly runes are not ornamental?"

This big man is known for his majesty, and when he says this, the rest of the people dare not have any objections. At that moment, another person pointed to the wing room and asked, "What should I do with this family of three, let's kill it now!"

Dahan pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said, "The flesh and soul are too conspicuous, and spare them this time." You go and tie them up a little tighter, and let them starve to death. ”

At the other end of town, a young man who didn't look amazing hurried into a private house. In the narrow hall, an old man was playing chess with a young girl, and there were two middle-aged men watching chess next to him.

The young man walked into the main hall, saluted, and said, "Senior uncle, he went in the direction of the Black Wind Forest. ”

The old man sighed, and said unhurriedly: "Didn't let him find out, did you?"

The young man said, "Definitely not. ”

The old man said lightly: "This is a bit full. ”

The young man's face immediately turned red, and when the girl saw it, she hurriedly said, "Senior Brother Shi gave up the Tao for the sake of the master, and has lived here in the Daode Sect for more than three years. How could it be discovered?"

The old man slapped his back vigorously and said, "There are as many strangers in the world as there are stars, how can you come up with it?" The nine old ghosts of the Daode Sect are famous, or vicious, or vicious, or despicable. They are extremely arrogant and domineering, if Yizhou is not allowed to walk, how can such an important disciple be allowed to go to Luoyang alone this time? Not to mention, how can he get through the three major Jedi dangers? You can use your brains to think about it!"

After the old man reprimanded him, he stood up and said, "Now there are five or six sects of people lurking here in this town. How could a disciple of the Daode Sect go down the mountain to alarm so many sects? This is not unusual! You have been here for a long time, so I will stay here and return to the mountain early tomorrow morning. I don't care about my old bones anymore, so let's go to the Black Wind Forest to see what is going on. ”

Night finally fell, and the town that had been noisy for a day gradually fell silent, but there was an uproar in the black wind forest outside the town, and the birds were all startled.

After the birds flew away, a very suppressed voice sounded in the Black Wind Forest, but even so, it couldn't hide the anger of the speaker: "Third child, I want to die!"

Another extremely low voice trembled: "I'm sorry, the Dao line has been blocked seventy percent, it's really not suitable for ......"

Then, silence fell again in the Black Wind Forest.

In the middle of silence and darkness, there was a soft pearl light. This glittering halo, even if it is reflected on the weeds and stones, also gilds them with a layer of precious light. In the center of the halo is a small box carved from amethyst. Amethyst is already a rare spiritual material, but just a rough look, it can be seen that the small box is really a work of magic, and the carving may not be cheaper than this amethyst.

The amethyst locket was ajar open, revealing a half-inch pearl inside, and the soft treasure light came from this pearl.

Pearl of the Night!

The Night Pearl is not only a priceless jewel, but also an extremely rare spiritual object that can be used for alchemy. If it is in the hands of real people, maybe you can play a magic weapon that is close to the immortal weapon. This night pearl is round and flawless, and it is the top grade in the pearl.

The amethyst locket fell diagonally to the ground, as if someone had accidentally lost it.

In the darkness, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at this pearl of the night, and I don't know how many throats are quivering up and down.

A black ten-zhang long whip burst out of the wind, breaking the suffocating silence and rolling towards the night pearl on the ground like a poisonous dragon! Just as the tip of the whip could touch the amethyst locket, another big hand suddenly stretched out from the darkness and grasped the long whip! No matter how the long whip trembled, that hand remained like a rock, immovable.

On the black night, a black trail was quietly added.

A short arrow without feathers crossed a distance of ten zhang like lightning, plunged into the throat of the big man, and then pierced through the back of the neck, and nailed to the trunk of an ancient tree with a thud. The big man's face was full of astonishment, his lips opened and closed, but he couldn't make any sound. Finally, as soon as he let go of his hand, the long whip in his hand fell, and then he fell to the sky and fell next to the Night Pearl. The soft pearlescent light shone right on his face, and those who were hidden in the shadows could clearly see that he was still blind.

On a towering ancient tree, there was a man who was wrapped in black. He sneered, put down the pure gold short crossbow in his hand, and grabbed the handle of the ten-zhang long whip again.

However, the moment his five fingers touched the handle of the whip, a four-foot-long knife with all over his body quietly appeared, silently passing between his necks.

On another ancient tree, a man dressed in Taoist clothes was closing his eyes, and a seven-inch steel needle between his fingers had lit up with a slight light, and when he was about to fly out of his fingers, a hand suddenly grabbed his wrist, and then a man in black approached his ear and whispered: "Senior brother, the one surnamed Ji has already been surrounded on the other side!"

The Taoist priest was taken aback, and reluctantly glanced at the Night Pearl, weighed the weight, and finally gritted his teeth and followed the man in black towards the eastern end of the Black Wind Forest.

There is a clearing with a radius of more than 20 zhang in the east of the Black Wind Forest, and Ji Ruochen is standing in the middle of the clearing at this moment.

The lead clouds in the air were dense, and a piece of it came out, just so that the moonlight sprinkled down like a waterfall and fell on Ji Ruochen, which made him flutter like a fairy. Ji Ruochen stood with his hands in his hands, raised his head to the sky, and was staring at the half-curved bright moon, not paying attention to the people lurking in the surrounding forest.

He reached into his arms.

As soon as he moved, he heard a snapping sound, and in the depths of the forest, a dead branch had been trampled off!

Ji Ruochen just didn't hear it, took out a silk scarf from his arms, and then smiled slightly, surrounded by strong enemies, he actually blindfolded himself!

After tying the silk scarf, Ji Ruochen's right hand was slowly raised and pointed to the sky.

In an instant, all eyes were on his hand.