Inside Brother Joe's house.
Brother Qiao was tied to the bed with a spiritual rope. He looked much haggard than two months ago.
He looked like he was overindulging.
There are many clearly visible stains on the skin on the face and back of the hands.
Apparently caused by toxins.
Seeing Chen Ping come in, he looked over pleadingly: "Fellow Daoist Chen, please give me a break while I'm still awake. It's hopeless. I've seen other monks with similar symptoms who couldn't be saved."
Brother He behind him cried again when he heard this.
"I have been cultivating immortals for a lifetime. I have no regrets about returning to Taoism at this age. The only ones I am worried about are my mother and I. Fellow Taoist Chen, please tell me all about my daughter. What do you think of my daughter?"
Chen Ping:.
"Just lie down first, you may not die yet."
Chen Ping sat down next to Brother Qiao, who was preparing to be orphaned, and held his wrist with one hand.
This toxin can only be spread through wounds, which has been verified by the City Lord's Palace.
Moreover, even the city lord can help suppress it to a certain extent in the middle stage of foundation building, so there is no need for him to worry about safety issues.
After a burst of spiritual power was injected into Brother Qiao's body, Brother Qiao's eyes rolled.
Fainted.
Chen Ping carefully sensed and observed that as his spiritual power continued to be injected, the spots on Brother Qiao's body became much darker, which meant that the power of his golden elixir alone could achieve a good suppression effect. .
As for whether the subsequent effects of the toxin can be completely eliminated, it is difficult to judge.
In view of the strength of his 'nine-level Qi training', Chen Ping had to stop channeling his spiritual power for a while because he was too 'weak'.
Chen Ping glanced at Brother Qiao, who had fallen asleep, and said to his fellow Taoist:
"The poison in Fellow Daoist Qiao hasn't penetrated into the bones yet, so it's not too deep. It should be possible to save him. From now on, I'll try my best to come over and treat Fellow Daoist Qiao every other day."
Brother He originally burst into tears when he saw his old Qiao starting to take care of him. Now when he heard what Chen Ping said, he couldn't react for a moment. When he knew that his old Qiao could still be saved, he quickly said yes, thanked him, and asked what Chen Ping should pay attention to. matters.
Finally:
"My family and I should bear in mind the great kindness and virtue of Fellow Daoist Chen. If Fellow Daoist Chen needs anything in the future, just ask as soon as possible."
After a pause, he said again:
"The girl has gone out to collect medicine for her father these days. When she comes back, let her visit Daoyou Chen at home."
Chen Ping couldn't laugh or cry.
This topic cannot be avoided.
"Then City Lord Xia of the City Lord's Mansion, what are your follow-up plans for this matter?" Chen Ping changed the subject.
"I heard that Senior Fu has left the city and gone to the nearest Immortal Cultivation Sect to obtain an antidote that can completely eliminate toxins. In addition, a herb collection team has been organized to collect a large amount of a spiritual material that is effective against this toxin. With a certain suppression effect, my daughter will go with the team to collect herbs. I don’t know about the rest." Brother He introduced.
Chen Ping nodded.
Without saying anything else, the city lord was willing to suppress the poison for the sake of the casual cultivators, and he was also willing to work hard to find a way out for the monks who were in trouble. Maybe it was for profit, but it could also be seen that this person was not bad.
It was already dawn when Chen Ping came out of Daoyou Qiao's house.
I saw that the city defense was checking the injuries of the injured one by one. The monks who were too poisoned were an uncontrollable source of danger and needed to be gathered in the city lord's palace.
The street where Chen Ping is located is a rich area in the casual repair area of Haohan City.
Most of the monks living here are monks with relatively high levels of cultivation or monks with certain skills.
It is precisely because of this that many monks participated in the last hunting operation of the red swordfish monster.
There were many wounded.
Just as Chen Ping was about to enter his yard, he suddenly heard an exclamation from diagonally opposite:
"Damn it, Fellow Daoist Xi has completely lost control."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "bang" sound, and the door of the house suddenly exploded, and a gray-robed figure jumped out from the flames.
"Hey hey hey, you all go to hell."
The gray-robed monk was clearly the Xi monk everyone was talking about.
After Brother Xi's toxin attack, not only did he go crazy, but his combat power seemed to have increased countless times. Several city defenses were not impressive in front of him, and they were only passively beaten.
"Fellow Daoist Xi, calm down."
"Don't talk to him anymore, he's completely out of control."
"Quickly, retreat quickly. Neighbors, hide quickly. Brother Xi is originally at the ninth level of Qi training. At this moment, the toxin is active and his strength is greatly increased. Don't confront anyone head-on." A woman wearing a robe with a Xia family symbol tattooed on her chest Xiu shouted.
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Brother Xi killed everyone with just a few moves. He picked up a severed arm on the ground, took a bite out of it, chewed it, smiled, and launched another attack.
"Retreat, retreat quickly." The female cultivator shouted.
But in the next breath, after running a certain distance, she realized something was wrong. She glanced back while running and found that Brother Xi had fallen in the yard.
There was a pool of blood underneath him.
"Ancestor?" The female cultivator shouted subconsciously.
But there was no response from City Lord Xia.
She quickly ran back to the courtyard where Brother Xi was, only to find that Brother Xi was completely dead.
I didn't know what happened for a while.
Diagonally opposite, Chen Ping shook his head and walked into his house.
The reason why Chen Ping didn't take action immediately was because he was checking whether Brother Xi could still be saved.
Judging from the performance of Brother Xi later, it seemed that there was no hope of saving, so he took action.
This kind of thing is not dangerous to Chen Ping, it is simply a piece of cake.
He doesn't mind taking action in secret.
Back at the house, Chen Ping continued to draw talisman.
The same was true for the next few days, during which I occasionally went over to suppress toxins for Brother Qiao.
A few days later, the city lord appeared in his house.
After the ceremony, the city lord expressed his intention:
"The red swordfish monster is still in the sea outside the ferry. After thinking about it for many days, we decided to set up an ambush and kill it."
"Once we obtain the corpse of the red swordfish monster, we may be able to solve the mystery of the toxin. At the very least, it will help to find an antidote, which will help the recovery of the poisoned monks in the city."
"Secondly, if the red swordfish is not removed, there will always be a sword hanging in the sky of the vast city, and the monks here will not live in peace. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Chen is willing to participate. I, the Xia family, should be very grateful."
Chen Ping could understand City Lord Xia's invitation.
Nowadays, there is a shortage of high-end combat power in Haohan City. Fellow Daoist Fu went out of the city to obtain elixirs. Apart from City Lord Xia himself, the highest combat power in the city is with 90% Qi training.
Since the last encirclement and suppression of Red Swordfish, a group of late-stage Qi-training monks have lost their combat effectiveness.
This made Haohan City, which was already not rich in combat power, even worse.
What Chen Ping just doesn't understand is why the red swordfish is still there?
"Didn't they say in the past that monsters would only stay for a month or two at most and then leave? Then why is the red swordfish still there?" Chen Ping asked.
"Not only did it not leave, but it also continued to attack the monks near the sea. It even left the water and entered the land area of Haohan City to attack monks like us. This time is unusual. We killed its cubs. The red swordfish has a grudge again. I'm afraid You won't leave so easily." City Lord Xia shook his head.
Chen Ping never expected that so many things would happen outside while he was drawing talisman in the house every day.
He nodded:
"Although I don't live in Haohan City permanently, since I have lived here temporarily, I can be regarded as a member of Haohan City, so I should contribute. It's just that I have only practiced qi 90%, which is not enough to stand out in front of the late second-level monsters. . Does City Lord Xia have a plan?"
Seeing Chen Ping agree, City Lord Xia quickly said:
"My Xia family has been in charge of Haohan City here for hundreds of years, and I still have some background. This time, even if I use all the Xia family's trump cards, I still have to fight for it."
Chen Ping asked:
"When will City Lord Xia plan to encircle and suppress Red Swordfish?"
"This can't be too urgent. We need to form a strong enough team, which will take about ten days. Fellow Daoist Chen will be notified then."
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"Thank you again, Fellow Daoist Chen." City Lord Xia thanked him before leaving.
"City Master Xia, there's no need to be polite, it's just a small effort."
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Two days later, Chen Ping, who was drawing talismans in the house, put down the talisman.
For the first time in two days, I saw the late second-order red swordfish monster appear.
The vast city is not too big, and the range of his spiritual consciousness reaches nearly a thousand miles. Even if a person is in a house, he can cover a considerable area of the sea.
At this moment, the red swordfish is cruising only a hundred miles away from the coastal cliffs.
Chen Ping did not move, but released the snow falcon in the spirit beast bag.
Although Snow Falcon's beast control skills are still at the 'entry level' level, they are still at the early stage of the third level, almost as strong as the third level of the Golden Core.
Fighting a second-level monster is simply not easy.
'Go ahead and kill the red swordfish and throw its body near the shoreline. '
As City Lord Xia said, after obtaining this alienated red swordfish, they might be able to more easily find a solution to the toxin.
This monster was full of toxins and was of no use to Chen Ping.
After receiving the order, the Snow Falcon flew out like a stream of light.
Two hours later, two city guards patrolling the coastline discovered the floating corpse of the red swordfish.
The news spread quickly in the city.
"Have you heard? Fellow Daoist Chen, the red swordfish monster was killed and died inexplicably under a cliff. If the waves hadn't been too big and washed up its body, the city defense might not have discovered it. Got it." When Chen Ping went to cast a spell on Brother Qiao, Brother Qiao said excitedly when he saw Chen Ping coming.
"Who killed him? Who is so capable?" Chen Ping said in surprise.
"I don't know, so it's inexplicable to say that it died. Xia City's main cultivation level is the highest in this city, but it's not like he can kill the late second-level monster alone. This morning, there were monks who saw its attempt on the coast. Attacking the offshore monks, I never expected to be fished out in the afternoon." Under Chen Ping's treatment, Brother Qiao has recovered more than half of his body during this period.
He looked human again.
Brother Qiao once wondered why Chen Ping could suppress his toxins. Chen Ping casually explained that when he fell off a cliff, he was hung by a branch and was lucky enough to enter a cave where a blind old man was imprisoned. When the old man saw that the two were destined to be together, he taught him two unique secret techniques for suppressing toxins.
Although Brother Qiao had doubts and felt that even the legend novels would not dare to write like this, he did not ask any more questions.
"Probably there was a fight with other monsters."
"That may be true. No one in this vast city can fight with that red swordfish alone and survive the monk. Hey, I didn't expect that there was no movement at all, and he just died like that." Brother Qiao was quite emotional.
"What? Fellow Daoist Qiao still thinks it's a pity that it dies?"
"Haha, that's not true." Brother Qiao smiled and looked at Chen Ping:
"When the girl comes back, I will talk to her about this matter. From now on, Fellow Daoist Chen does not need to change his title, and there is no need to stick to red tape. You and I can still call each other Fellow Daoist."
Chen Ping:? ? ?
Why are you still thinking about this?
I saved you as a co-author, but you still want to take advantage of me in terms of title?
"You don't have to be like this, Fellow Daoist Qiao. It's just a simple effort to save Fellow Daoist Qiao. Besides, to be honest with Fellow Daoist Qiao, I actually already have a Taoist companion."
Brother Qiao said nonchalantly:
"Harm, Fellow Daoist Chen is a ninth-level qi-training monk. What does it matter if he has three wives and four concubines? It won't be a problem."
Chen Ping:.
Some dumbfounded.
I didn't know that this fellow Daoist Qiao could be so generous.
"Friend Qiao, there is no need to mention this matter again. This matter between a man and a woman is about your own will. How can you obey the orders of your parents? Let's just let this matter go."
"This" Brother Qiao didn't know what to say for a moment.
From his words, it seemed that Chen Ping didn't want to marry his daughter.
He asked himself, his daughter is pretty, sensible, and well-behaved. Over the years, countless monks have come to chat with her and want to marry his daughter.
But he just refused.
Seeing Chen Ping say this now, he couldn't hold on any longer and said nothing more.
at the same time.
In the City Lord's Mansion, City Lord Xia looked at the red swordfish for a while, but he couldn't find any external injuries on the red swordfish.
The internal organs are also intact.
This means that the red swordfish was probably attacked by the spirit, or died of poisoning.
Who could kill this red swordfish so quietly?
This kind of death can only be a crushing kill.
I listened thoughtfully to the detailed report from my subordinate again.
He thought of someone inexplicably.
After thinking about this, he actually felt relaxed. City Lord Xia stood with his hands behind his hands and walked out of the hall with a smile.
A moment later, he appeared in the palace of his great-granddaughter.
That granddaughter was the female cultivator who was investigating the situation of the poisoned monks that day and encountered Brother Xi going crazy.
"Ancestor? Why are you here?" The female cultivator saw City Master Xia coming in and hurriedly greeted him.
"Yes." City Lord Xia walked in and smiled:
"Xiao Xun, do you want a Taoist companion?"
The female cultivator who was called Xiaoxun was stunned. She didn't know why her ancestor suddenly asked about this matter today. She smiled and said:
"What? Is there a young talent that my ancestor likes?"
"There is one, do you want it?" City Lord Xia asked with a smile.
Xia Xiaoxun sat down opposite the ancestor, put his hands on the table, and said with interest:
"Of course. Ancestor, tell me, which young talent can actually catch the eye of Ancestor?"
City Lord Xia leaned forward:
"You often hang out with Brother Qiao's daughter in the west of the city, right? There is a monk living next to their house who just came here a few months ago. Do you recognize her?"
"Ancestor is talking about him, right? I recognize him. I met him once or twice during the patrol." Xia Xiaoxun suddenly realized, and then looked at his ancestor with a smile:
"This guy is at the ninth level of Qi training. He's just ordinary. How come the ancestor likes him so much?"
City Lord Xia rolled his eyes:
"Just asking if you want it?"
"No." Xia Xiaoxun said angrily.
"Seriously don't want it?"
"No." Xia Xiaoxun also glanced at his ancestor.
City Lord Xia was not angry and moved closer:
"If I tell you that he may be a great foundation-building monk, and he is probably even more powerful than your ancestor and me, would you believe it?"
"Really?" Xia Xiaoxun's face was full of disbelief.
"What is true or false? Your ancestor has been running the vast city for hundreds of years. How can he keep the Xia family safe? What do you rely on?" City Lord Xia leaned back.
"It depends on strength." Xia Xiaoxun answered quickly.
City Lord Xia slapped her on the head:
"Strength? Strength is nothing. My strength is nothing in this area. It depends on my eyesight. Have I been wrong about people in these years?"
"Ancestor really thinks so?" Xia Xiaoxun shrank his neck.
City Lord Xia said angrily:
"I can only give you this point. You have to be really serious and get in touch with it yourself. Whether you have a chance or not depends on yourself."
He was actually not lying.
But based on intuition, I really thought that Chen Ping might not be simple.
First of all, he continued to suppress the toxins for each poisoned monk, and Brother Qiao was no exception. He knew very well that Brother Qiao's condition was not optimistic, but when he helped suppress it several times later, he actually found that Brother Qiao's toxin symptoms were slowly weakening. .
Of course, he didn't originally think about Chen Ping.
But before that, Brother Xi happened to die inexplicably in that area.
Moreover, Xia Xiaoxun died inexplicably under the nose of Xia Xiaoxun, who was in the late stage of Qi training. Xia Xiaoxun and several other monks had no idea what happened at that time.
After that, he came to ask Chen Ping to go out to hunt down the Red Swordfish. Unexpectedly, the Red Swordfish died inexplicably again.
Of course, all this is just his suspicion.
But there was one thing he experienced personally.
When Chen Ping first came to Haohan City, he personally came to invite Chen Ping to serve as guest minister. At that time, because he was still wary of Chen Ping, he secretly released his spiritual consciousness in an attempt to spy on Chen Ping's house. Unexpectedly, he found that his consciousness could not enter Chen Ping's house at all.
A monk in the Qi Refining Stage would generally not think about guarding against the prying eyes of others.
Because if you really want to offend a monk with the ability to spy on the spirit, no matter how much precautions you take, you will only die.
All the signs made him think that Chen Ping was probably a foundation-building monk.
But he didn't want to talk more about this with Xia Xiaoxun.
If Chen Ping is really a more powerful foundation-building monk than him, and Xia Xiaoxun really approaches Chen Ping with an obvious purpose, I am afraid it will only arouse Chen Ping's resentment.
On the contrary, it is counterproductive.
If he really meant it, it might be better for Xia Xiaoxun to get to know each other on his own when he was done.
Whether you have a chance or not depends on yourself.
Seagull City.
"The Red Swordfish is dead?" City Lord Meng was shocked.
"Yes, the information received by this junior is not wrong. It is said that the corpse is parked in Xia Mansion. Rumor has it that the Red Swordfish may have encountered a more powerful monster in the sea and was killed by the monster." The young monk Very sorry.
"City Lord Xia never took action?" City Lord Meng frowned.
"No, the information is accurate." The young monk said firmly.
City Lord Meng stood up and walked around:
"They are really lucky. But the time is almost up. How long will it take for the ghost cultivator invited from Senluo State to arrive?"
"The latest summons has been received. It may take up to two months to arrive here." The young monk replied.
City Lord Meng nodded:
"Two months is enough time. Even if the poisoned monks in Haohan City find the antidote now, it is unlikely that they will be able to regain their fighting strength within two months. But no matter how long it takes, it's hard to say. You arrange it secretly, We must be fully prepared, and when the ghost cultivator shows his value, we will attack the city immediately."
"Yes, ancestor."
(End of chapter)
