Two days later.
The weather is calm and sunny.
At 4 o'clock in the morning, Zhong Yan and the others arrived in Yangquanfang City.
Yu Qingyao and Zhou Yunning changed their costumes, and the women disguised themselves as men. They had two mustaches on their lips. They had red lips and white teeth, which made them look heroic.
In fact, if you look closely, you can still tell. After all, the chest muscles are well developed, no matter how they are tied, the curvature is still there, and the body shape is slim.
The entrance guard has been replaced. He is a middle-aged man in black, with a dark cyan mark on his right cheek.
It is said that he is from the Five Elements Sect, his name is Duan An, he is at the ninth level of Qi refining, and he has never been here before to do duty.
In the northwest of the Yan Kingdom, there were three sects, led by the Huoyun Sect, and the other two were the Five Elements Sect and the Qingyu Sect. They were about the same strength. They were all small sects with less than ten thousand people. They competed with each other and there was constant friction.
There used to be a Danxia Sect with female cultivators as the main body. It was the sect that Yu Qingyao once belonged to, but it was annexed by the Five Elements Sect.
"Fellow Daoist Duan!"
It’s not surprising that there are so many people here. Zhong Yan stepped forward with a smile and handed over the gift of a spiritual stone. “I’m Zhong Yan from Qingyang City. Please take good care of me, Fellow Daoist Duan!”
Duan An looked up and down, then returned the courtesy with a serious smile and said: "It turns out to be Master Zhong, whose name I have admired for a long time!"
Have a warm chat.
The three of them entered Fangshi.
Walking on the street, Yu Qingyao asked in a low voice: "Zhong Lang, is it because you are the retinue mage that he is so polite?"
When she met the later monks, they were like mice, cautious and cautious.
Many high-ranking people look strong when facing low-ranking people, especially the disciples of the sect family. It would be nice if they don't point their noses at others.
Zhong Yan said with a smile: "There are reasons for this, but the main reason is that Fangshi is on duty in this position, and there are many monks who come and go. In order to expand connections, sects and families generally send people who are quick-thinking. As long as If you have value, they will naturally treat you differently."
He still remembered the first time he came to Fangshi when he settled in Qingyang. Ma Zhida didn't even raise his eyelids. He gave him three spiritual stones and then looked sideways and said a few words of 'mention'.
Zhong Yan asked casually: "Why didn't you go to the Five Elements Sect in the first place?"
Judging from Qingyao's stubborn nature, it is actually much more suitable to stay in the sect than to be a casual cultivator.
After all, her qualifications are not bad, she has spiritual veins in the mountain gate, and fixed resources are distributed, so maintaining daily practice is not a problem.
The only thing you have to worry about is the basic training tasks of the sect, but you can also choose less dangerous ones.
Yu Qingyao simply said: "If you don't like it, you have more freedom as a casual cultivator."
Zhong Yan smiled, but he also guessed that her original state of mind was probably just the justice and self-esteem in her heart. A little girl in her teens, whose sect was broken up and so many sisters were killed, naturally did not want to Go to the enemy sect.
However, in fact, there is no such clear opposition between forces, especially for the disciples at the bottom.
Time passes, the sea turns into dust, some sects decline and fall, and some sects are born and rise.
As the giant in the northwest, Huoyun Sect has fought, merged and separated with many sects, and it has experienced ups and downs countless times before it reached its current level.
"Sure enough, there are a lot of people missing. They all went to Wangcheng."
The streets were sparsely populated, much less than usual.
In the past, it was difficult to find a place to set up a stall on West Street, but now it is also completely empty.
Yu Qingyao glanced around with great interest and said with a smile: "In the past years that I have been in Qingyang, I have never been to many places in this market, and I have not even entered a few shops."
I thought I had no money.
Zhong Yan glanced at her and said, "Don't be in a hurry this time. You can go shopping more."
"As a monk, you should know as much as possible about anything related to practice. The more you gain knowledge, the more your overall strength will improve..."
"For example, all kinds of magical weapons in the store have introductions and explanations. You will understand them only after you have seen them. If you encounter them in battle in the future, if you know yourself and the enemy, your chances of winning will increase..."
"There are also all kinds of side things, poisons, poisonous elixirs, and elixir prescriptions. You know it. When you encounter it, you won't be at a loss. You won't be in a situation where you see the treasure but don't know it..."
"We need to broaden our horizons. In the future, we will not be limited to Qingyang and Yan Kingdom. When our realm goes up, we may go to Dachu, go out to the Eastern Region, and go to a holy land of cultivation like Zhongzhou. How can we do it without any knowledge?"
Yu Qingyao nodded, her eyes bright, "Yeah!"
Zhong Yan looked at Zhou Yunning again, "Ning'er, you have the foundation and talent. After the master, there will be the great master. Once you reach that level, you can conquer all the world!"
Zhou Yunning: "Yes, Ning'er will definitely work hard to keep up with her husband!"
The three of them were not in a hurry.
I walked through almost every store.
Buy whatever you need. Yu Qingyao was frightened. She had never seen such a flower spirit stone before.
She used to buy spiritual rice for one or two spiritual stones, each weighing one hundred kilograms, but Zhong Yan directly bought thirty thousand kilograms.
Various nourishing medicinal materials, tea leaves, spiritual wine, monster blood, etc. cost another 800 spiritual stones.
There is no need for the monster meat, Li Henian left a lot of it.
Five days later.
The three of them walked out of a formation shop. Yu Qingyao took Zhong Yan's arm and said distressedly: "Mr. Zhong, you have to keep some spiritual stones just in case."
In just five days, more than 4,000 spiritual stones were spent, and the family's fortune was almost wiped out.
Zhong Yan smiled and said: "Why don't you use the spirit stone? If you keep it, you can lay eggs?"
Arrive at the small square on the main street.
Zhong Yan paused and glanced at Feixian Pavilion, "You go to Huoyun Pavilion for a walk first. I'll do some errands and I'll come to you in an hour. Buy whatever you need."
There are 500 spiritual stones in Yu Qingyao's storage bag. Judging from the way she digs and searches, it doesn't cost much.
"good."
Under the gaze of the two people, Zhong Yan stepped into Feixian Pavilion.
Zhou Yunning noticed the gorgeous woman at the door, blinked and asked, "Sister Qingyao, is that a brothel?"
Yu Qingyao pursed her lips and nodded, a little speechless, "There are so many women at home, why go to a place like that!"
Zhou Yunning said a little uncertainly: "Husband, I guess he is looking for a girl, are we waiting here, or are we?"
Staying at the Fangshi Inn these days, Zhong Yan is busy making talismans at night. He has not had sex. It is possible to go to a brothel to find a different kind of excitement.
"Walk!"
Yu Qingyao turned around, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Zhou Yunning smiled and followed up: "Sister, don't worry about it, men are like this. I heard that brothel cultivators have many tricks that ordinary women can't learn."
"I don't care."
Yu Qingyao looked nonchalant, but she was thinking about how hard she should work on the bed in the future to win her husband's heart.
the other side.
Zhong Yan entered the hall of the outer courtyard and glanced around. It can almost be described as "a deserted place".
There were only less than ten guests in the huge space, and they were all girls chatting and laughing in twos and threes.
"Sir!" Several girls swarmed over enthusiastically.
Zhong Yan found a table and sat down, ordered food and drinks, and left behind a familiar face. I think his name was Mei'er.
"Miss Meier, this business is a bit deserted!"
"Master Zhong still remembers my sister!" The girl was overjoyed and said with a smile while squeezing her legs: "No, it's been half a month since they all gathered to watch the city!"
"Is Miss Ruoyun here?"
"Sister Ruoyun has left Feixian Pavilion for a long time."
Zhong Yan was startled, "Leaved?"
"Well, I don't know the details. I heard that he was arranged by the elders to go to a brothel elsewhere."
Zhong Yan pondered for a moment, "Is Narcissus here?"
Meier's eyes showed resentment, "No business, Sister Narcissus should be practicing, can I help you call her?"
"never mind."
Zhong Yan estimated that last time Jiang Yunruo passed by Qingyang City to take a look, but since he left, he didn't bother to investigate further and took the initiative to cause trouble.
After drinking and listening to music and inquiring about some news about the market and surrounding areas, Zhong Yan left.
He had just walked less than a quarter of an hour when Narcissus appeared and was told by Meier that he had come.
"What specifically did you ask?"
"I didn't ask much. I casually asked if Ruoyun and my sister were there, and then talked about other things."
Narcissus' eyes flickered for a while, and he shook his head secretly.
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