In the night, the Liu family slowly walked away. Looking from a distance, Liu Yubo's waist, which had always been straight, suddenly became much more rickety.
When the other party completely disappeared, Xu Wen immediately used several cleaning techniques, and together with the transparent cold jade pen sent by the Liu family, he carefully cleaned everything.
The other party probably won't come to trouble him again, but even so, he doesn't want to be targeted by the phoenix kiwi again.
After everything was done, he immediately activated the Invisible Cloak and Thousand Illusionary Faces and hid in the wilderness outside the east gate.
When it was daylight and people started coming and going at the entrance of Qingfeng City, he Shi Shiran entered the city.
As soon as I entered the city, I felt something was wrong. Today's Qingfeng City was particularly lively and exciting. The news about the Foundation Establishment Pill had completely spread, and almost everyone was talking about it.
Among them, Zhang Jiuting's name appears in people's discourse from time to time.
The matter of his smuggling across the country last night was originally very secret, but now everyone knows it for some unknown reason.
Everyone is talking about this bold guy, envying his good luck, and at the same time making malicious speculations about his possible fate:
Captured and executed by Qingfeng City... killed by a certain force, the Foundation Establishment Pill was robbed... devoured by monsters, and the precious Foundation Establishment Pill fell into an unknown ravine until it was stolen by a certain person decades later. Lucky guy found out...
These are normal, but the "Xu Wen" that appears from time to time in some people's words makes Xu Wen a little frightened.
I found an opportunity and got close to a middle-aged man who had been talking for a long time and was taking a break to drink some tea and replenish his saliva.
He handed over a spiritual stone and whispered:
"This Taoist brother has invited me. I heard you talking about the Foundation Establishment Pill, but I don't know which guy has such good luck..."
The middle-aged man has a plump figure and an unconcealed sense of depression and frustration in his expression. At first glance, he looks like someone who is scolded by his wife at home, scolded by his boss at work, and laughed at by his colleagues at work.
After hearing this bit of news this time, everyone gathered around him. It was probably the most glorious moment in his life as an adult.
After looking at the spirit stone, his dry mouth suddenly became moist again. He grabbed the spirit stone and stuffed it into his pocket. He said loudly:
"I, Wang Laosan, never lie to others. If you don't believe me, just ask."
"Last night, I was just getting up for convenience..."
"What's the convenience for you? Why don't you just pour a chamber pot?"
Someone in the crowd immediately booed, and Wang Laosan was not angry. He waited until the laughter subsided a little before saying:
"I heard someone fighting outside, shouting 'Xu Wen, three Foundation Establishment Pills, do you want to take them all by yourself'..."
"Actually, I think that Xu Wen is a disciple of Master Li Xian, so he should have Foundation Establishment Pills, but three pills for one person, isn't it a little... a little bit too much!"
A person who has always been a coward, he doesn't even dare to gossip loudly behind his back, for fear of offending someone he can't afford to offend.
After patiently listening for a long time with the others, Xu Wen quietly left while no one was paying attention to him.
His face didn't look the same at all, but his heart was filled with rage.
You can tell at a glance that this kind of thing is deliberately framed and fabricated by someone, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it.
But things like rumors have the ability to grow and be fulfilled automatically.
After continuous processing and improvement by various people, no matter how absurd the rumor is at the beginning, it will gradually become reasonable.
And those people who have the mentality of hitting a shot if they have a date or no date are even more humane.
Asking himself, if he heard that a certain person had several Foundation Establishment Pills, Xu Wen would inevitably be a little moved and would give it a try.
In Qingfeng City, the only person who has the ability and willingness to do such a thing is Qiu Yunchang, but Xu Wen really has no good solution for the time being.
Spreading rumors only to refute them, and the effort and cost are not equal at all.
Moreover, it is impossible for him to openly spread rumors.
After wandering around Qingfeng City for a long time, changing his appearance several times, and making sure that no one was following him, Xu Wen returned to his residence.
He has made up his mind that unless Li Xiuning comes back or successfully builds the foundation, he will never reveal his true identity again.
The idea is beautiful, but the reality is never as expected. An hour later, Xu Wen, who had just entered the cultivation state, was awakened by the fluctuations coming from the formation.
This is not because someone touches the formation from the outside, but the formation itself is driven by the controller.
Soon, a cold voice came from the formation:
"Zhang Jiuting violated the recruitment order and escaped from the city. From now on, he is no longer a resident of Qingfeng City."
"Whoever kills Zhang Jiuting will not take any of the loot from Qingfeng City, and will be rewarded with three thousand spiritual stones."
"Zhang Yu, who assisted Zhang Jiuting in escaping, will be executed directly. The rest of the Zhang family who have cultivation will have their cultivation abolished and demoted to mining slaves. All mortals will move to the secular world..."
Xu Wen was shocked when he heard this. He did not expect that the Zhang family would be punished so harshly.
Zhang Jiuting is not a casual cultivator. His ancestors also came from the Zhiyuan Sect. His uncle can still serve as a city guard in Qingfeng City, so he must be an outer disciple of the Zhiyuan Sect.
Unexpectedly, Qiang Qiang was punished so heavily for helping Zhang Jiuting escape, and his family was almost wiped out.
This kind of decision is definitely not something that Qiu Yunchang can push, but the result of the joint decision of all the foundation builders in Qingfeng City.
It is impossible to do such a cruel thing just for a foundation-building pill, but for the treasure of the Xishan ruins.
Before this, Xu Wen always felt that Qingfeng City was a very friendly place.
The city is in good order, with basically no fighting and no chaos and disorder like other places, which is extremely beneficial to the growth of casual cultivators and ordinary people.
But at this moment, he suddenly realized that all of this had a basis, which was to maintain absolute respect for the Zhiyuan Sect and obey its orders.
Otherwise, the Zhiyuan Sect itself will turn into a judge and enforcer, crushing anyone who disobeys its orders.
In the midst of shock and anger, the token around his waist suddenly fluctuated.
After becoming a disciple of Li Xiuning, in addition to the original token for entering and exiting the city, he also had a token for becoming a disciple of the Zhiyuan Sect.
Compared with the Qingfeng City token which only represents identity, the disciple token has many more functions. It can not only identify the identity, but also has functions such as sound transmission, phone calls, and positioning.
Thinking that Li Xiuning was back, Xu Wen hurriedly activated the token, but it was Ruan Cishan's voice:
"Master Nephew Xu, the Xishan ruins have gradually stabilized and are about to be entered again. I would also like to ask Master Nephew to go to the City Lord's Mansion to talk..."
Without waiting for the other party to finish speaking, Xu Wen immediately turned off the sound, put the token into a wooden box, and affixed the sealing charm.
The disciple token has a positioning function. Although in theory, the owner must agree before the other party can locate it, but who knows if those foundation-building experts have any other way to determine his position.
Thinking about it, he still felt uneasy, so he simply put the box containing the token into the black jade ring.
Unless Jin Dan takes action himself, no one can sense the token's information through the storage ring.
As for the City Lord's Mansion, it was absolutely impossible for Xu Wen to go there. Before Li Xiuning left, he had told Xu Wen not to go to the Xishan ruins again before he came back.
(End of chapter)
