When Ji Beichen rushed to the entrance of the valley, Mu Xiyao had been rescued by a disciple of the Cangxu Sect. He chose to escape when faced with his former classmates.
Ji Beichen hid behind a big tree and couldn't help but said angrily: "Haha, she's right, I'm just a useless person..."
The long sword fell from his hand, and Ji Beichen collapsed to the ground. The emotions he had accumulated for many days gradually collapsed. He closed his eyes weakly and stopped holding on.
Everything that happened in the past few months flashed before his eyes as if it were ordinary...
Lin Yuanfeng's fellow disciples betrayed him. He was seriously injured and his reputation was ruined. Yan Yuezong rescued him. Later, he was destined to be treated by the Ghost Doctor Tomb of Lihun Valley.
Now the muscles and bones of the physical body have returned to their former state, and the movements are no different from those of ordinary people. Coupled with the many "cares" of Yan Yuezong Yan Yueli, the apathy disorder after serious injury has also been cured.
In just a few short months, Ji Beichen went from being a peerless swordsman in the No. 1 Immortal Sect to a useless person who was unable to form elixirs and condense energy. It was like falling from the fairyland of Yaochi into the bottom of the ice valley. He actually gritted his teeth and survived. It was really sad. Sigh...
Giving Ji Beichen a brief respite was not a sign of compassion. Since he was lucky enough to survive in this world, there was no reason to continue to be decadent.
Ji Beichen took a deep breath, held the Cangxu Sword tightly again, straightened his blue robe, put the Cangxu Sword on his back, and walked out of the Soul-Living Valley resolutely.
Unknowingly, Ji Beichen had been away from the valley for more than half a day. The dense forest around him gradually became sparse, but he didn't know where he was going.
Ji Beichen felt a little tired, and then stopped, found an open space, and leaned over to sit on the stone slab in the middle of the open space. Cross your legs, raise your palms and concentrate, silently recite the all-too-familiar "Cangxu Dayan Heart Method", and feel the breath of the Dantian with your heart.
After a while, Ji Beichen opened his eyes, shook his head, and sighed softly: "There is really no hope at all! The sword's heart is damaged, and even the ghost doctor's tomb has no other way. I'm afraid no one in this world can medical."
Ji Beichen is not a person who expresses joy. He has long forgotten the feelings of joy, anger, sorrow and joy since he was a child. Just like the Cangxu Sword Jue, there is no self or other, no sadness or joy, and all emotions are just the expression of mortal desires.
Even after the war that year when the head master was dismissed, he never shed a single tear. At this time, facing the fact that he could no longer condense the elixir and build the foundation, he just felt regretful.
"Miss Shen has mastered the true legacy of Senior Shi and is a disciple of the Yan Yue Sect. How could he deceive her? She has such an arrogant temperament..."
Ji Beichen murmured softly, recalling again the way Yan Yueli insisted on going to the Soul-Living Valley despite knowing that he could not form the elixir. Inadvertently, a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Ji Beichen put his hands on the stone slab to support his slightly tired body. The rush all night left his mortal body a little overwhelmed, and his belly felt a little empty. He couldn't help but laugh at himself: "I have been fasting for a long time, but I have forgotten the feeling of hunger."
After Ji Beichen entered the golden elixir stage at the age of sixteen, he began to live without food and rarely ate. When he was recuperating at the foot of Jiujie Mountain, he never suffered from hunger. Now that he had only been away from the valley for half a day, he was already a little tired and hungry.
This made Ji Beichen couldn't help but laugh at himself: "For now, I can only temporarily enter the world, find food and clothing first, and then make other plans."
Ji Beichen had made up his mind at this time, so he stopped no longer and set off for Cangzhou City, which was not far away.
Dongcang has a vast territory, and the landscape of mountains and rivers complements the spirit of the gods. As for Cangzhou City, it is located in a plain and is extremely wealthy due to its unique geographical location.
Ji Beichen stood outside Cangzhou City, counted with his fingers, and felt the current direction and luck of Cangzhou City. He felt that it was different from before: "In front of the water and behind the mountain, sit north and face south. The Canglan Sea is in front, and the Jiujie Mountain is in front. Finally, the Azure Dragon position is the Soul-Living Valley, but this White Tiger position..."
Ji Beichen visited this Cangzhou city when he went down the mountain for training. He remembered that junior sister Lu Xinrui secretly followed her because she was worried about him. At that time, he also met Yan Mingxiu, his younger brother, and his disciple Yan Nianxin.
The four of them stayed in Cangzhou City for a few days for fun. Senior Yan forgot to report to Fifth Master Lu Shenji. After returning to the mountain, the two of them were inevitably punished by Master Lu. Thanks to Master Yan Mingxin's intercession all night, he and Xiao were allowed to leave. Junior sister was spared the physical pain.
This time he was seriously injured and had been away from the mountain for some time. He didn't know what the situation was like at Qingtan Peak, and he didn't know what Lu Aotian said about Yan Yueli's rescue of him. Should I send a message back?
Ji Beichen then thought that he was now a "waste". The sword's core was damaged, he could not form elixirs, and there was no hope of returning to the mountain. How others comment on me seems to no longer matter, it is better to stay in this world.
After thinking about it like this, Ji Beichen no longer struggled, and felt a little calmer in his heart. Although he has no true energy in his body, he still has some means of making a living in the world, and there is no difficulty in surviving.
During his training in the mortal world, he had read many books on the mortal world and learned some methods of deduction and diagnosis, which came in handy now.
Originally, sword cultivation came from the Taoist lineage of cultivating immortals, so he was considered half a Taoist. In addition, Ji Beichen is now dressed in a blue robe, with his hair tied up, and carrying the Cangxu Sword with its sword gleam hidden on his back, making him look like a Taoist cultivator.
Thinking about how to fill his belly, Ji Beichen moved his feet and strode towards Cangzhou City.
In Cangzhou City, there were crowds of people. I don’t know what festival it is, but people are bumping into each other on the street, so it’s really lively. The shops on both sides of the street have their doors open, people are coming and going, and business is extremely busy.
When Ji Beichen was in Jiujie Mountain, there were only the headmaster and the elders and brothers of each peak in the mountain. He had never seen such a scene. He was suddenly infected by the joyful atmosphere and his mood improved a lot.
Ji Beichen casually walked around the street and did not see a divination stall. He originally thought about finding a colleague to observe and learn, but due to the unbearable hunger, he had no choice but to put away these thoughts.
Ji Beichen immediately went into a drugstore called Xuanji on the corner of the street, borrowed paper, pens and tables and stools from the clerk, and set up a Gua stall in front of the drugstore.
"Hey, where does this Gua stall come from? He's still a Taoist priest. Is that correct?" A loud shouting came from far away. Ji Beichen didn't expect that as soon as his Gua stall was set up, Business is coming.
He followed the voice and looked over. He saw that the person was wearing brocade clothes. He looked like he came from a wealthy family, but his appearance was extremely ugly.
I just saw that the man had a crooked mouth, triangular eyes, a sunken nose, a hook at the tip of his nose, and pockmarks all over his face. There is a saying in facial appearance that "if the nose has three curves, the person will be a traitor". At first glance, this person is not a good person.
Look at the man holding a knife in his hand, with a lot of evil energy on it. Ji Beichen thought to himself, is this person planning to enter the drug store?
It stands to reason that people who come to the drug store are either here to get medicine or to see a doctor, but this man is holding a knife in his hand, fearing that the visitor is evil.
While Ji Beichen was looking at "Triangle Eye" carefully, "Triangle Eye" had already crossed his legs and sat down opposite him and said: "Talking!"
"Triangle Eye" raised his arm, put his right hand into his left cuff, dug inside the sleeve, took out five cents, and slapped it on the table with a "pop" sound.
When Ji Beichen saw that "Triangle Eye" had already sat down, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. After all, this was his first sale. He calmly straightened his robe, cleared his thoughts, sat upright, tightened his voice, and said loudly: "Split the characters or criticize the eight characters?"
When "Triangle Eye" saw the Taoist priest in front of him speaking like this, he saw that he was a person who often divines, and immediately replied: "Split the words."
He immediately threw down a few copper coins, without raising his head to ask more questions, picked up the knife in his hand and started stroking it.
Ordinary people would have been frightened into cold sweats when they saw this posture, but Ji Beichen was not afraid. He raised his finger and pointed at the pen and paper on the divination table, indicating to the "Triangle Eye" to write down what he was thinking.
"Triangle Eyes" looked embarrassed, he couldn't write! I was thinking about asking the little Taoist priest opposite to write for me. Unexpectedly, when he raised his eyes and looked at the opposite side, he was really surprised.
This little Taoist priest is so handsome!
With fair skin, pink lips, handsome and prominent facial features, and smiling eyes, she is handsome, majestic, and has an extraordinary appearance.
Facing him holding a big sword, the little Taoist priest sat there neither humble nor haughty. Although he only wore a blue Taoist robe, his whole body exuded the spirit of immortality and righteousness.
"Triangle Eyes" knows that he looks ugly, even if he is wearing rich clothes, he seems to be trapped in a monkey's body. Now that I saw Ji Beichen smiling but not smiling, I just felt that he was "laughing" at me, and I suddenly lost my temper.
"Triangle Eyes"'s tone immediately became colder and he began to laugh: "Little Taoist priest, people just pick out characters to separate them. Why do you let people write it by themselves? Do you understand or not?"
Ji Beichen didn't expect that "Triangle Eyes" couldn't write, and now he stared at him angrily, worried that the business he had won would be lost.
He quickly reassured: "Customer, please be patient. In this way, I will write what you are thinking on this piece of paper. If I make a mistake, I will apologize to you. If I write it correctly, you will Let’s see if we can add two cents more!”
Seeing Ji Beichen's confidence, "Triangle Eyes" became interested in him and replied loudly: "Okay, don't say a few pennies, I can even afford a tael of silver!"
As he spoke, he raised his right hand, pulled off his sleeve, and slapped it on the table without even noticing how many taels of silver he took out.
Ji Beichen saw that "Triangle Eyes" was a forthright person, so he didn't say anything more. He raised his hand and took the pen and paper, wrote the word "knife", then handed it to "Triangle Eye".
"Triangle Eyes" was a little unconvinced, raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Oh, I really made you, a little Taoist priest, fool you. But it's nothing. I'm holding this knife clearly in my hand. Anyone with any brains can You can guess it! How to solve it?"
This "Triangle Eye" is a person who can't keep his temper. The reason why he kept the knife in his hand today is because his master asked him to go to Xuanji Pharmacy to "invite" people this time, and asked him to do everything possible to invite people there. . He didn't think of a way along the way. According to his usual method, he would have just gone in with a knife and "invited" him.
Ji Beichen already knew the hexagrams well, but he still had to be careful in his appearance. I saw him making calculations in front of the "triangle eye".
He calmly raised his right hand, the fingertips kept touching, thought for a moment, raised his wrist, picked up the pen, and wrote a delicate "wood" character on the paper, and then said: "When swordsmen meet, they must guard against danger. You may gain something. Patrons need to be cautious in their behavior these days. You might as well try other methods, such as..."
"Triangle Eyes" hadn't finished listening to Ji Beichen's words. He slapped the table and suddenly realized: "Mu! Why didn't I think of that! Little Taoist priest, you have been a big help!"
I don't know what he was thinking of. Before he finished listening to the hexagram, he didn't care about the money on the table. The monkey jumped up from the stool in a hurry and ran away in a hurry.
To talk about this divination thing, it all depends on observing words and colors.
Ji Beichen knew at a glance that this person was here to cause trouble for Xuanji Pharmacy. By coincidence, this person did not go directly to the medicine shop, but came to ask for divination.
Ji Beichen knew that the medicine shop owner was a kind person. He had just entered the store to discuss the business of the Gua Gua stall. The shopkeeper saw that he was a foreigner and had no suspicion at all. He was not afraid that his Gua Gua stall in front of the store would hinder his family's fortune. Instead, he very enthusiastically lent him something.
Now that divination can save the medicine shop, how could Ji Beichen not help?
After "Triangle Eye" left, several more female patrons came to Ji Beichen's Gua stall. They were nothing more than matchmakers and women seeking marriage.
They saw that Ji Beichen had outstanding appearance, and several matchmakers insisted on providing him with a matchmaker, regardless of his identity as a Taoist priest. This made Ji Beichen dumbfounded, and they all refused.
Seeing that at noon, the sun was rising high and scorching the earth, and the noisy street gradually returned to calm. Ji Beichen felt unbearably thirsty and hungry. I thought that since the sun was so poisonous, no one would come to do divination, so I got up and closed the divination stall, intending to find some food...
