Qian Chao stayed alone in Ruixuan Town for five days this time, and during these five days, he stayed in Mr. Zhuang's teahouse, and the old shopkeeper arranged the living area for him. When they came out of a small room, Qian Chao told Mr. Zhuang about his "Five Elements Spiritual Formation" and also told Zhuang in detail about the "Five Elements Spiritual Formation" that he and several companions used in daily practice. Sir, I also told Mr. Zhuang what happened to Xiaolianhua Lake. After all, that experience was the beginning of this mysterious connection between the five of them. In addition, this time the five of them dealt with Wen Liang. of the process.
Five days later, Qian Chao left Mr. Zhuang's teahouse. These five days were very important for Qian Chao. Mr. Zhuang showed great interest in Qian Chao's formation. The old man and the young man were in the small courtyard. Sitting across from each other, they kept talking and studying. Sometimes Mr. Zhuang spoke and Qian Chao listened quietly. Sometimes Qian Chao was writing and drawing at the desk while Mr. Zhuang looked carefully behind him. Sometimes it was Qian Chao holding his chin. Mr. Zhuang was pacing back and forth in the small courtyard while thinking. After a long time, Qian Chao felt very sleepy and went to the small room to rest for a while. Mr. Zhuang had been meditating in the courtyard. After Qian Chao fell asleep, the two of them went to sleep. The conversation continued, and then the two of them often frowned in silence. Finally, starting from the fourth day, the two of them burst into laughter without warning in the silence. At this time, the old shopkeeper secretly When you check, you will find that when the old man and the young man are laughing hard, they are actually patting their own thighs, looking overjoyed.
It was not until finally Qian Chao noticed a trace of tiredness on Mr. Zhuang's face, and confirmed this in the old shopkeeper's eyes, that he stood up and left.
The harvest was huge, but when Qian Chao walked out of the teahouse, he was not happy but rather worried. He had guessed about Mr. Zhuang's cultivation and concluded that Mr. Zhuang must be a Nascent Soul-level monk. But a monk with such a level of cultivation actually showed fatigue on his face after just five days. This is what makes Qian Chao uneasy. I'm afraid...
Mr. Zhuang's life won't be long!
This thought caused a huge panic in Qian Chao's heart, but he was helpless about it. This made him feel that his steps were unusually heavy after walking out of the teahouse!
After gathering his feelings, Qian Chao had one more person to meet before returning to the sect.
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"Hey, Brother Qian, you are so boring," Zuo You started to complain as soon as he saw Qian Chao in Liu Feng's shop. "After all, I came all the way to deliver a message to you after being injured. It's all agreed upon." Yes, I had to get involved when you were dealing with that Wen Liang, but you defeated Wen Liang yourself without calling me. Hey, if you Five Spirit disciples hadn’t been talking about this in Ruixuan Town these past few days, I didn’t know yet, I thought your brother Qian would definitely come to me, and then we would deal with that guy Wen Liang together!”
Liu Feng listened, smiling and shaking his head gently.
Qian Chao didn't say anything. He smiled and took out a storage bag from his body and threw it to Zuo You.
"What is this?" Zuo You stopped talking, and after taking the storage bag and opening it, his eyes suddenly lit up, "There are so many!"
The storage bags contain human heads!
They are all the heads of casual cultivators whom Wen Liang recruited from the cultivation world at a high price this time.
"Originally, I thought of working with Brother Zuo to deal with Wen Liang, but this time things changed and the sect turned against them, so it was inconvenient for Brother Zuo to participate. Well, this is what I had with Ma Hu before dealing with Wen Liang. After Senior Brother Ma discussed it, the number of people who were assigned to him were actually not all, it could even be said to be a small number. Many of them were either injured beyond recognition or were swallowed by a big snake in Broken Star Lake. Only a few of them could be found. That's all. Oh, by the way, that Ge Chen was personally captured by Meng Huaifu and Brother Meng. Ge Chen had already become an evil cultivator when he showed up. Brother Meng also suffered some injuries when he caught him. According to the sect's rules , Ge Tan is bound to die, and Brother Meng will be the one to execute him when the time comes, so Brother Meng can be regarded as having his great revenge avenged."
"Well, okay, Xiao Meng can finally make that woman rest in peace. Hehe, I'll ask him for the head of that guy Ge Chen later. There are quite a few here. With these, I can exchange for a large amount of spiritual stones. It's enough." I've been trying for a while, oh, by the way, Brother Qian, have you found that Yan Ding?"
"I was just about to talk about this," Qian Chao said, taking out a piece of paper from his body. On it was a portrait he drew by himself. "Hey, this person is most likely the Yan Ding you are looking for, Brother Zuo, and We have also reviewed the captured casual cultivators, and according to them, Yan Ding was not among those recruited by Wen Liang this time, but..."
When Qian Chao said this, he tapped the portrait on the desk with his hand.
"This person's name is Ding Yan. Ever since we faced Wen Liang, I noticed that this guy has been following Wen Liang closely. He escaped Wan Jianlin's arrangement and did not die in Broken Star Lake. Orochi's Mouth, in the end, when he was in Dacanze, he whispered to Wen Liang for no reason and then left. It was very strange to disappear without a trace. Moreover, according to some casual cultivators, this Ding Yan seemed to be very valued by Wen Liang. Sometimes Wen Liang When I go out, I only have this Ding Yan with me. Brother Zuo, you don’t know Yan Ding’s appearance, and I certainly don’t know either. If Yan Ding’s head is no longer in the bag, and it’s not the person in the portrait, then there is only There are two possibilities, either he didn't go to Wen Liang at all, or he died in the Wuling Sect and his body is difficult to identify."
"Ding Yan, Yan Ding, hum! Based on what brother Qian said, I concluded that this person must be Yan Ding." Zuo You said.
"Oh? Why is Brother Zuo so sure?"
"Well, this is also old news in the cultivation world, and even if there are some people who know about it, most of them are far away. Not many people here know about it. It happened decades ago or even longer. It is said that Yan Ding The Yan family was destroyed because of people sent by the Suo family. However, people also said that the Yan family was related by marriage to the Suo family, so people were very confused about the Suo family's annihilation of the Yan family, haha , Brother Qian, this must involve some internal fighting in the Suo family. I don’t know much, but when you say it, I feel that this person must be Yan Ding, even..."
"Even Yan Ding and the person who took away Wen Liang are still blood relatives, right?"
"Not bad." Zuo You replied.
"Then he should still be by Wen Liang's side now..."
"Hey, Brother Qian, the fun in your Five Spirits Sect is far from over. I heard that the five of you have become the leaders of Qi Refining Disciples and can command many Qi Refining Disciples. That's why it's not convenient for you to take me with you. It’s okay to just deal with Wen Liang and Yan Ding, right?”
Qian Chao did not answer the question, but asked:
"Brother Zuo, how many spiritual stones can this Yan Ding allow you to get?"
"Well, let's put it this way, if I can really capture him, and there is something that can prove his identity, the spiritual stones I have obtained are enough to support a not-so-small family for twenty or thirty years. Hehe, if this can really be done, I will close the mountain and find a blessed place to concentrate on my cultivation, just waiting to build the foundation."
"There are so many!" Not only Qian Chao, but also Liu Feng was a little surprised.
"Of course, he has a lot of real evil deeds!"
Wen Liang was injured and escaped, and Xing Rang escaped with a broken arm. Both of them were on the territory of the sect. In Qian Chao's opinion, the safest hiding place for Wen Liang and Xing Rang should be the cold pool. Now there is another Yan. Ding, moreover, the elders in the inner hall also want him to directly eliminate the threat of Hanchichi to the sect, and then take action against Wen Liang and Xing Rang. I am afraid that not only Qian Chao and the five people will participate, but they will also summon those in the sect. Only elite disciples can do it. If so, Zuo You really can't participate. After all, he is a casual cultivator.
"Brother Zuo, why don't we continue to search within the sect, and why don't Brother Zuo wait here in Ruixuan Town? If Yan Ding wants to escape, Brother Zuo can take advantage of it, and if we can capture him, Don’t worry, he will be sent to Brother Zuo, okay?”
"Well, that's fine, but Brother Qian, don't think that Wen Liang summoned Yan Ding just to help him. If there is any other reason, Brother Qian, you should investigate it carefully."
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"Hey! Mr. Qian, where have you been these past few days? I've been here several times, but every time you're not here, even Brother Lu has come to see you."
On the morning of the second day after returning to the sect, Tang Ping came to the door. When she saw Qian Chao reading in the courtyard, she immediately started asking questions like a barrage of questions.
"Haha, I went to Ruixuan Town and stayed with Mr. Zhuang for a few days."
"You're the only one. Wen Liang and Xing Rang are still here. Aren't you worried about being caught by their joint forces on the way?"
"Originally, I wanted to ask Brother Li to go with me, but after all, Brother Li was injured and it would take a while to recover. How could I disturb him? I simply went alone. Don't worry, Wen Liang and Xing Rang Xinbai, And each of them is injured, so even if you give them the courage, they wouldn’t dare to show up right now.”
"Then you should say it in advance, and hit the empty door again and again. Hey, the sect's reward has already been distributed, and this is your share."
Qian Chao took it, opened it and looked at it, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"So many, much more than the rewards I gave before!"
"Of course. Hey, you seem to have stayed with Mr. Zhuang for many days this time. You have never done that before. Did you learn any new methods?"
"Well, being by Mr. Zhuang's side these past few days has indeed been a blessing. Speaking of which, I envy you. As long as you are in the sect, you can listen to the teachings of your master..."
Next, Qian Chao thought about telling Mr. Zhuang's situation to Tang Ping, but at this moment, his courtyard was knocked away with a "bang"!
It had been a long time since someone had been so rude. When they heard the "bang", both of them looked in the direction of the door.
Someone walked in slightly staggeringly, it was Chu Yuan!
It was Chu Yuan who promised Qian Chao to be his internal correspondent in the Cold Pool in the previous article!
At this time, Chu Yuan was a little staggered, his face was a little pale, and his eyes were a little dull. He had to turn his head to glance left and right. Then when Qian Chao and Tang Ping both stood up, Chu Yuan finally turned around and saw. Qian Chao immediately focused his eyes and said:
"Junior Brother Qian..."
Then "Wow", a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the person fell down weakly. Before he fell, he had already passed out!
Qian Chao and Tang Ping were shocked and rushed over for treatment. Tang Ping grabbed Chu Yuan's wrist for a moment and said:
"There's still hope, Mr. Qian, get him into the room, I'll go find Sister Yan now!"
"good!"
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When Chu Yuan finally woke up, he was lying in Qian Chao's room. The robe on his upper body had been removed, and many parts of his body were carefully bandaged with fine linen. There was also a stream of medicinal ointments and pills on his body. Mix up the flavors. His vision blurred for a while, and he felt the lights in the room were dazzling, and he couldn't help but tilt his head.
"Hey, wake up, wake up." A loud voice said, making Chu Yuan's ears buzz.
"Sure enough, I'm awake." A woman's voice said beside him.
"He has been unconscious for a long time."
"Well, the injury is a bit serious, there's nothing we can do about it..."
Chu Yuan gradually remembered where he was. He escaped desperately after being injured before returning to the sect with a sigh of relief, and then found Qian Chao. So this must be the residence of junior brother Qian.
"Junior Brother Qian..." Chu Yuan said weakly.
"I'm here, Senior Brother Chu, what's going on? Who hurt you like this? Could it be that others saw through what you did for me?" Qian Chao's voice sounded, but in Chu Yuan's eyes, Qian Chao's face remained It's a blur.
"No...no, yes...yes...it's Wen Liang..." Chu Yuan said intermittently.
"What!"
"Wen Liang... led his men... and fell out with Xing Rang, injured him... and seized... the cold pool!"
After saying this laboriously, Chu Yuan fell into coma again.
