"Then give them all to spiritual stones for me!"
Ye Ling's original Jasper Ring is not with him, so he has not been able to practice in the past few days without the help of spiritual stones, so his speed is very slow. He already needs more spiritual energy than others, so the consumption of spiritual stones is even greater.
There are a lot of spiritual stones in the storage rings of Xu Haochu and the others, which are probably enough for Ye Ling's recent cultivation. It's just that if he wants to attack the Ying Chong realm, he will definitely need a large amount of spiritual stones to pass the level, so he needs to prepare for a rainy day.
After hearing this, the old man said: "Please wait a moment, I will get you the spiritual stones." After saying that, he collected these Taoist artifacts and turned around to go to the room behind.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ye Ling's spiritual sense penetrated into the three storage rings to check the contents inside. The space for storing Taoist rings is very small, only a few feet in diameter. In addition to some commonly used elixirs and spiritual stones, there are some fairy medicines and precious materials.
Ye Ling thought for a while and decided to exchange all these things for spiritual stones.
Not long after, the old man came out, handed a storage ring to Ye Ling and said, "Here are three hundred high-grade spiritual stones."
Ye Ling collected the spiritual stones and returned the ring. Then, he transferred the various items in the three rings to one, handed it to the old man and said, "Please exchange all these items for spiritual stones."
The old man nodded and took the ring over to check the calculation carefully. This was very energy-consuming, so it was a bit slow.
The waiter brought a chair for Ye Ling to sit and wait. Ye Ling was not in a hurry and closed his eyes to rest.
After a while, the old man took out a piece of broken copper and put it on the table. He also took out a broken piece of crystal and handed it to Ye Ling. He said, "The contents of this ring can be exchanged for 544 high-grade spiritual stones. If If you want to exchange items of equal value, you can choose from the second and third floors.”
Ye Ling glanced at the two fragments on the table, put them away, and said to the old man: "Exchange them all into spiritual stones."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
After a while, the old man handed the spirit stone to Ye Ling. Ye Ling thanked him and turned around to see Hua Xinfeng walking toward him with a smile.
Ye Ling bowed his hands and said, "Why is Brother Hua here?"
Hua Xinfeng said: "You didn't come to me for a long time, so I had no choice but to come look for you."
When Hua Xinfeng approached, he said to Ye Ling: "Since you are here at Wanbao Pavilion, why not meet my father? He has always been thinking about you."
Ye Ling was confused, but out of etiquette, he followed Hua Xinfeng upstairs. The two came to the fifth floor. There were not many guests here, but there were more rooms with closed doors. I don't know what they were for.
Arriving at the door of a room, Hua Xinfeng knocked on the door, then opened the door and walked in: "Father, Ye Ling is here."
As he spoke, Hua Xinfeng let Ye Ling in, but saw that there were only a few chairs inside, and a fat middle-aged man wearing commoners sat in front of him.
Ye Ling was taken aback and blurted out: "Tea shop owner?"
Hua Yuanquan smiled and said: "Young man Ye, we meet again!"
This Huayuanquan was the fat owner of the teahouse where Ye Ling often went to listen to books in Yunlan Town!
"Young man Ye, sit down quickly!" The toothless old man next to him grinned. He was the storyteller.
Ye Ling was shocked and sat down with a calm expression on his face, a little wary of them.
Hua Yuanquan smiled and said: "I have invited you many times, but you are even more difficult to invite than your eldest brother Xu Zheng."
Ye Ling chuckled when he heard this: "Who would have thought that the dignified president of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce would actually open a wild teahouse in a remote town?"
Hua Yuanquan smiled and said nothing, and Ye Ling continued: "President Hua, could it be that there is something valuable in Yunlan Town that made you mobilize so many people?"
"A rare find!"
When Ye Ling heard this, his thoughts changed, and he stood up and said, "I still have things to do. President Hua, I'll take my leave!"
After saying that, Ye Ling turned around and walked away, going downstairs in a few steps. Hua Xinfeng looked at his father, then at Ye Ling, and hurriedly chased after him.
After the two left, He Zudao said with a smile: "This person has a bad temper. He may have guessed that you are here for him."
"But he still doesn't know why I care about him so much," Hua Yuanquan said with a smile, "That's good. The more alert he is, the more safe he will be."
He Zudao stood up and looked downstairs at Ye Ling and Hua Xinfeng, who had left Wanbao Pavilion and were walking to the west: "I hope he can leave smoothly this time, otherwise your wishful thinking will not work."
Hua Yuanquan shook his head helplessly: "Like Wei Lao, you still don't believe that Baili Longteng can succeed."
He Zudao raised his head and looked at Yunkong: "Is the way of heaven broken so easily?"
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In front of the Sixth Prince's Mansion, Ye Ling and Hua Xinfeng stood at the door. Not long after, Baili Hanran came out to greet them and said, "You two are coming, and you don't even want to say hello. Please come in and talk to me."
Ye Ling knew something about Baili Hanran and was wary of him. He looked calm and said: "Sixth Prince, there is no need to say more polite words. I am here to find my third brother. Please invite the Sixth Prince." Let him go."
"It's natural," Baili Hanran said with a smile, "I never dare to neglect my brother's visit to the house. Please come into the house first, and we will talk in detail."
After entering the mansion, they came to the central hall. The three of them were seated as guest and host, and Baili Hanran ordered tea to be served.
The fragrance of tea filled the air, and Baili Hanran smiled and said, "I bought this tea when I was touring Nanyue with my eldest brother. The tea is produced in the territory of the Monster Clan in the Southern Region. There is little trade with each other. Please taste it."
Ye Ling was not in the mood to drink tea, so he stood up and said, "Where is my third brother?"
"Right under the roof," Baili Hanran frowned and said, "It's just that he is currently cultivating something important and cannot leave with you for a while."
"Oh?" Ye Ling raised his eyebrows, as if he didn't believe what Baili Hanran said: "At least I should be allowed to see my third brother to make sure that he is still safe."
"This is natural, come with me."
So, Baili Hanran led the two of them through the front hall and into a small wooden house in the back garden. Through the door, Ye Ling could feel the thick spiritual energy of heaven and earth surrounding him, and an invisible Tao force spreading around. But this familiar aura is none other than the third brother Wu Qing!
After so many years since they were separated from Title Moon Pavilion, Ye Ling was worried about the safety of his third brother every day. Now that he was so close, he couldn't wait to open the door and saw Wu Qing sitting cross-legged on the ground, her whole body wrapped in spiritual energy. Magnificent.
"This is an attack on the Lingxu realm!" Hua Xinfeng blurted out.
Baili Hanran nodded and said: "Wu Qing's innocent heart is in line with the great road, so he has made rapid progress in cultivation. He is at the critical moment of passing the test, so he must not make any mistakes."
Ye Ling reached out and closed the door again, turned around and sat outside the door, and said, "I am here to protect the third brother. I also ask the sixth prince to agree."
Baili Hanran smiled and said: "Brotherhood is so deep, how could I stop it? In that case, if you need anything, just come to me."
After saying that, Baili Hanran and Hua Xinfeng left. Ye Ling slowly closed his eyes, feeling relieved now that his third brother was safe and sound. However, the whereabouts of his junior brother Bai Wuyu are unknown, and his hanging heart has not yet completely let go.
In the front hall, Hua Xinfeng chatted with Baili Hanran for a few words, then stood up to leave. After turning a corner, Feng Qing and Lei Rong appeared behind Hua Xinfeng.
Hua Xinfeng said: "Mr. Feng, please keep an eye on Ye Ling and Wu Qing secretly. If anything happens, please notify me as soon as possible."
"Don't worry, young master!" After saying that, Feng Qing's figure disappeared like the breeze.
Lei Rong frowned and asked, "What secret does this young man Ye have that both the young master and the president value him so much?"
Hua Xinfeng smiled and said: "Father only sees interests, but I only regard Ye Ling as a friend, and a life and death acquaintance."
Lei Rong's face moved slightly: "Young master can say these words, I am really happy for you."
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In the sixth prince's house, Baili Hanran was sitting in the hall. A man in black robe appeared and said to Baili Hanran, "Do you want me to kill him now?"
"Let him die in my house?" Baili Hanran raised an eyebrow: "How about you just go all over the world and say that I want to kill Ye Ling?"
The man in black robe was silent, and after a long time he said: "Are we going to let them go like this? What about Xu Zheng's side..."
"I have thought it through," Baili Hanran stood up and said, "Xu Zheng only cares about that one person. Unfortunately, that person's life is in Baili Longteng's hands. Even if we capture Ye Ling and Wu Qing, it will be of no avail. It’s better to just give him a favor.”
"It's not like you can say this," the man in black robe sneered: "They have a deep brotherly love, does it impress you?"
Baili Hanran raised the corners of his mouth and said with a half-smile: "You're right, this shouldn't be something I can do. It should be very interesting if the deep love between brothers turns into antagonism between brothers!"
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In the land of mountains and deserts, tens of millions of troops are encamped, with the sound of wind and cranes and flags covering the sky.
Located at the forefront of the Daqian defense line is the Qishan Pass. The terrain here is dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack. The new general Han Shi led his troops to station here. If the Han army comes to attack, this place will bear the brunt.
In the Chinese army's tent, Han Shi, dressed in white, chatted happily with Gu Shuci, who had recently joined the army.
Gu Shuci went to the Sixth Prince Baili Hanran for help because of his father Gu Tinglan's incident. Baili Hanran asked him to put all the blame on Gu Tinglan, and then arranged for him to join the army and come to the front line.
Han Shi himself was young and dropped out of school, but he respected scholars the most in his life, especially Gu Shuci, the son of Gu Tinglan, the leader of the Daqian literary circle. He admired him even more and treated him with great courtesy.
Gu Shuci also used his three-inch tongue and sharp teeth to teach Han Shi the art of war, astronomy and geography, and hundreds of schools of thought. He was even more admired by Han Shi and entrusted or negotiated with him most of the matters in the military camp. .
Gu Shuci also responded well and was considerate in every aspect, which made Han Shi very happy and wished he could marry Jinlan forever.
On this day, Han Shi was chatting with Gu Shuci in the Chinese military tent. The outpost officer came to report: "The Han army seems to have been mobilized recently."
Han Shi was a little confused when he heard this, so he and Gu Shuci came in front of the sand table and checked several unusual movements of the Han army that the outpost said.
However, Han Shi didn't notice anything strange, so he asked Gu Shuci: "What do you think, sir?"
Gu Shuci smiled and said: "This was done deliberately by the Han army. General, you see, they are bluffing. In fact, the soldiers and horses retreated. It seems that Zhuge Ce is about to withdraw."
"Sure enough!" Han Shi laughed and said, "This is great news!"
