Li Xianghong stared at the sword, then stared at the person whose acupoints were tapped, took the sword fiercely, and then pierced their chest with the sword in the horrified eyes of the men in black.
Bang, Li Xianghong couldn't hold on anymore, he knelt on the ground with the sword on one knee, and vomited a mouthful of blood.
He said vaguely, "Thank you, Girl Shen."
Zhao Ning didn't move, her eyes were calm, "You are going to die. I can't save you even if I don't want to."
Li Xianghong did not respond. Instead, he said to himself, "I didn't expect that the Art of Rejuvenation would fall into your hands. You jumped off the cliff and survived."
Zhao Ning turned around and saw him slumped on the ground, his face extremely pale, but his expression was extremely relaxed.
"When I saw you in the library, I thought you were just a lonely little girl, but I didn't expect that you had a great opportunity." He looked at Zhao Ning with the same expression he had when he saw her in the library, "You Do you know what happened to the Qingyun Gang later?"
Even if Zhao Ning didn't answer, he continued, "The gang leader was caught. The young gang leader died inexplicably, and the Rejuvenation Art disappeared. They searched the Qingyun Gang and only found the body with the same wounds as the young gang leader. In order to survive, several little guys said that you did it. They sent people across the county to search for you, and even went to Jinpeng Mountain to look for them. As a result, they brought back half of the burned secret book and the news that you jumped off the cliff. Hahahaha, you didn't see it The faces of the top ten gangs are so popular."
He laughed and coughed up half a mouthful of blood. The blood was filled with debris, which was the contents of his internal organs.
Zhao Ning stared, "Why are you still alive?" Normally, if his internal organs are damaged, he will definitely die. How can he still speak with a breath?
"This is the method of gods." He wanted to get closer to Zhao Ning, but couldn't crawl, so he had to raise his head and said, "If my disciples and I didn't have spiritual roots and couldn't practice the Rejuvenation Art, how could we let this girl like you take advantage of us? It’s cheaper.”
Zhao Ning frowned, "Spiritual roots?"
"Little girl, you don't understand. Hahaha, even Tai Ke doesn't understand this thing. Cultivation of immortality is not that simple. It requires spiritual roots, understanding, bones, and opportunities. Cultivation alone is not enough. It requires elixirs. Medicine requires spiritual weapons, talismans, and more importantly, heavenly materials and earthly treasures. What you girl knows is too little, haha, too little."
Zhao Ning knelt down and said, "Why do you know this?"
Li Xianghong finally caught her, "Because of me, my Li family is the most orthodox inheritance of immortality in the entire Nanjun. Fifteen hundred years ago, my ancestors of the Li family founded the mountains and split the mansion, and lived in seclusion in the mountains of Nanjun. What can I do? The Li family declined and could not protect the place where their ancestors were buried, so the Muro village stole half of the tomb treasures."
His eyes were red, his voice was extremely hoarse, and he was out of breath, "Now that the Rejuvenation Secret is gone, they actually have the idea of my Li family's ancestral tomb again. They can't even think about it! Without the key, even if they open it, they will die. !”
"Good girl, if you survived the catastrophe, you will have a great opportunity. I will tell you where the key is. If you protect my Li family lineage, all the tomb treasures will be yours. How...how!"
Zhao Ning broke free from his grasp and stood up, "No need. Besides, your key, which was given to Feiyazhai for safekeeping, has been stolen."
Li Xianghong's eyes widened.
Zhao Ning looked calmly, "Immortals point the way, don't they?"
"you……"
"Not here." Zhao Ning turned away, "I don't want to get into any trouble."
Li Xianghong stared at her back, and for a while he burst into laughter.
"You can't avoid it, you're in the middle of it."
"If you don't want to get involved in the 'immortal guide', I will give you a way directly. Master Baiyun of Qingfengguan in Nanjing Prefecture, he is... he is the guide -"
Zhao Ning suddenly turned around.
His throat was covered with blood, and with an unknown smile, he said word by word, "He pointed to the road to the world of cultivating immortals - the only road in the whole of Nanjing - hahahahahaha -"
Chapter 023
Zhao Ning found a teahouse, asked for a remote location, leaned against the window and looked at the map of Nanjing.
Three days had passed since the encounter in the temple, and Li Xianghong's words were still ringing in his ears. Zhao Ning had to admit that his last words did attract her attention.
"The guide of Southern Jingguo."
"The only way to the world of immortality in Nanjing Kingdom."
These two restrictions forced Zhao Ning to be cautious. The most important thing was that Zhao Ning looked at the Nanjing map in his hand again. The entire Nanjing did not appear, any place names or iconic mountains and rivers written in Tai Ke's travel notes.
Zhao Ning does not doubt the integrity of this map. Ludong City is the most prosperous city in the entire Nan County and it is also the county government. If you can't find what you want here, you won't be able to find it in the entire Nan County.
Going to Nanjing Mansion seems to be on the agenda.
This trip to Nanjing Prefecture is even further away. It is thousands of miles away and is crisscrossed by mountains and waterways. It will take several months to get there. If you want to go forward, you need to prepare for some travel expenses.
Snapped--
The storyteller in the teahouse knocked on the table, disturbing Zhao Ning's thinking.
She followed the sound and saw that the storyteller was talking about the wonderful points with great emotion.
"...But the heroine was dressed in white as snow, with a veil fluttering in the veil. Under the veil, there was a face that would make a country fall. She solved the besieging people in Bi Mansion with just a few moves. The men, women, old and young in the mansion were all dead. After escaping, everyone bowed down and asked who the heroine was. The heroine laughed and left a sentence, "The wind below Jinpeng Mountain is a ghost, and the Qingyun Gate is pretending to be an immortal." Then she turned into a stream of light and flew away. It’s actually a fairy descending to earth!”
"Okay!" Everyone at the tea table applauded, and the broken silver was thrown onto the desk one after another, and the storyteller happily picked it up.
The audience was minding their own business and chatting away.
"I know about the Qingyun Gang in Jinpeng Mountain. It is located in Yong'an County in the northwest. I heard that the Qingyun Sect suffered a disaster because of this. I don't know if it is true or not."
"I've heard it too. It's said that people in the world thought that the fairy's words were a hint that Jin Pengshan and the Qingyun Gang had a way to become immortals, so many people went to Yongning County to investigate, but they didn't expect that a month later, news of the gang's annihilation came. .”
"Although it is strange that the Qingyun Gang was suddenly wiped out by the top ten gangs a year ago, the Qingyun Sect is entrenched in Yongning County, privately occupies the Jinpeng Mountains, and is arrogant and domineering in the northwest of Nan County. Common people like us are oppressed by them There is no way to survive..." The speaker waved his hands happily, "Whether or not the Qingyun Gang's annihilation of the family has anything to do with this white-clothed fairy, it is a good thing, a good thing."
The rest are all about boasting about fairy tales and chivalry.
After the storyteller collected the scraps of silver, he happily agreed, "Of course it's a good thing. After this incident, in the name of the fairy, the Bi Mansion opened a warehouse to release food and help the refugees. It was really a way of repaying the kindness and accumulating good fortune for the fairy - "
"The Bi family went to this extent to repay their kindness!"
"No, no. After the fairy left that day, everyone in the Bi Mansion stood there, lost in thought for a long time. Later, they heard the woman from the Bi Mansion call out 'Yan Yan' in a low voice. Maybe they recognized it, but they didn't know it anymore. He also kept silent. You will know that this fairy and Bi Mansion still have a connection. As for the connection, let the judges think carefully. "
The storyteller sighed and stopped speaking.
The tea guests also started chatting, saying that the storyteller was very interesting.
Zhao Ning found it boring, so she rolled up the map and looked out the window. The scenery here was just right, and she could see the prosperity of the entire street, with neat street stalls and a dazzling array of products.
In the distance, a carriage turned from the corner into the long street. The carriage was steady and the horse walked leisurely. The outside of the carriage was engraved with relief patterns, painted with hair-thin gold threads. The curtains were made of fine Nanjing silk brocade. , there is a soft luster in the sun, and the beautiful underground palace lanterns are hung on the car, with golden patterns and auspicious clouds painted on them.
Wherever the carriage passed, it attracted countless eyes. Even the bustling teahouse murmured for a moment. The crowd looked out the window and asked, "That palace lantern looks like the style of Nanjing City. The auspicious clouds engraved on it are the symbol of which noble mansion?"
"I don't know."
"Not like an official."
"Where are they going?"
"It's like going to East Street."
"..."
There were noisy voices and people crowded around the window. Zhao Ning instantly had no place to hide. She put away the map and stood up. The waiter came over and Zhao Ning handed him enough broken silver. The waiter happily He greeted, "Sir, please go slowly."
"Do you know where the medical center is in the city?"
The waiter blinked and said, "Your guest must be new to the city. To talk about medical clinics, in Ludong City, you have to go to Tonghetang, which is on East Street. Turn left three blocks along the street. That’s it.”
"Thank you." Zhao Ning nodded slightly and handed him another piece of broken silver.
The waiter immediately became happy and quickly added, "The nobleman's carriage in front is passing by. Everyone passing by wants to take a look. I'm afraid the street will be blocked for a while. If the girl doesn't want to wait, she can take the road next to the weaving workshop. Just go through the alley and you'll be there in no time."
Zhao Ning thanked her again. She left the teahouse and saw the weaving shop diagonally opposite. There was a passage on the left side of the weaving shop. It was said to be an alley, but there were many people coming in and out. Zhao Ning passed by it. , and within a moment you will arrive at a broad new street.
What caught the eye was the wealthy and powerful family - Bi Mansion.
There were many people standing at the door. The leader was wearing a luxurious robe and had a big belly. He should be Mr. Bifu. He walked anxiously and happily, looking towards the end of the long street many times, followed by most of his family members, who were also standing anxiously, with faces that were either happy or surprised.
The servants on both sides of the steps were holding spears and guarding them with great momentum.
This mighty momentum is probably for the whole family to welcome a big shot.
Zhao Ning didn't pay much attention. She wandered around and found Tonghetang. The entrance of the hall was very grand. When she entered the door, she saw drawers of medicinal materials covering the entire wall behind the counter, including common and rare ones.
The shopkeeper was memorizing something behind the counter when he heard a voice coming from behind the counter, "Is the little girl feeling unwell? Unfortunately, the doctor has gone out for consultation, so it may take some time."
Zhao Ning shook his head, "I wonder if you guys are buying medicinal materials?"
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, looked Zhao Ning up and down, and then said, "The ones collected are just ordinary medicinal materials..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhao Ning took out a small box. Inside the box was a century-old ginseng plant.
The shopkeeper was startled and quickly wrapped it in red cloth from the counter. He subconsciously said, "We can't let it escape." After saying this, Zhao Ning saw a smile on his lips. The shopkeeper was embarrassed, so he quickly explained, "This is a hundred years old." Ginseng is precious. Old people often say that a hundred-year-old ginseng doll will grow long and run away. It must be wrapped in red cloth to hold it. It is not... to take it by force..."
Zhao Ning understands, but there are dozens of these plants in Jiling Mansion, so he doesn't care much about it. "I know, shopkeeper, don't worry about it. Can I exchange this ginseng for some silver?"
The shopkeeper hesitated again. He pressed the ginseng and tried to withdraw his hand, but was reluctant to do so. He looked hesitantly and said, "This century-old ginseng is not... it is not random. The girl can't blame the old man for asking. It's just the origin of this century-old ginseng." "
"Don't worry, shopkeeper, since I took it out so openly, it won't be something shady."
"That's good, that's good." The shopkeeper smiled again, "Then I'll go get the things to inspect and weigh them..."
Zhao Ning handed the ginseng to the shopkeeper, "The shopkeeper does whatever he wants."
"Okay, wait a moment, wait a moment." He said happily holding the ginseng and entering the inner room.
Zhao Ning did not follow. She looked at the medicinal materials on the wall and saw some rare medicines. She thought it would be better if there were live plants that could be transplanted into the House of Silent Spirit.
At this time, there was a noise outside the store. Zhao Ning looked back, but she didn't know that many people had gathered on the street, but the luxurious and low-key carriage had stopped at the door of Bi Mansion.
A group of people from Bi Mansion had already respectfully descended the steps and walked under the carriage. Mr. Bi Mansion raised his hand respectfully towards the carriage door. A young man came out of the carriage, but his back was slightly flinching. If he looked closely at his robe, he found it was somewhat tattered. For some reason, Zhao Ning felt a bit familiar.
Bi Fu was also stunned for a moment, but soon the young man got out of the way, and everyone noticed another person coming out of the carriage.
It was an old man, octogenarian, but full of energy. He was wearing a white rimmed robe with auspicious cloud patterns embroidered on it.
Everyone in the Bi Mansion bowed when they saw it, but they didn't expect the old man to quickly help him up and salute instead. The two of them went back and forth, making people confused.
It was the people of Bi Mansion who were clever and wanted to lure the old man into the house, so this incident ended.
The master of Bi Mansion led the way, the old man followed with his beard, and the young man lowered his head in shame and did not dare to stay away.
When he reached the high door steps, the old man suddenly paused and turned to look at Tonghetang.
Chapter 024
"girl."
The shopkeeper came back and shouted softly. Zhao Ning turned around and said with a smile, "There are 200 hundred-year-old ginseng in total. The quality is excellent. The estimate is 500 taels of silver. What do you think, girl?"
"That's five hundred taels." Zhao Ning nodded slightly, unwilling to bargain more. In fact, her back felt cold at this time, and she was sweating coldly. She didn't want to stand in this transparent lobby.
Zhao Ning didn't know who the old man was, but when he looked at him, he felt an overwhelming pressure coming over him. In an instant, his legs became weak and he almost knelt down.
