In the sky in the direction of the city gate, several people returned with swords.
The leading woman was unparalleled in beauty. Her sleeves fluttered as she wielded the sword, like a fairy flying in the sky. She attracted the most attention at once. She nodded to the people calling her name, then flew straight into the depths of the city, disappearing from everyone's sight. The end of the wandering.
Among the many sights, one came from Mu Qing, who was already standing dumbfounded by the people around the wine shop.
Mu Qing looked at the direction in which Ye Yun disappeared and started to chase after him, but at this moment a hand fell on his shoulder.
Du Qingquan stood beside him at some point, held him down with one hand, looked up at the direction where Ye Yun disappeared, and said with a look of reluctance: "Foreigners, since you come here, you must abide by the rules here. .”
Mu Qing frowned slightly: "What rules?"
Du Qingquan moved his hand, pointed at the sky and said: "Before the city lord went into seclusion, he ordered the whole city not to fly, not even with his body skills, unless he gave his permission."
Mu Qing nodded expressionlessly and was about to leave.
Du Qingquan smiled and took out a bottle of wine from his sleeve and gave it to him, "I think your eyes couldn't roll just now. Why is Qingyu Sword Immortal your Taoist companion? I think you should drink more." Forget about drinking, I’ll just find a place and fall asleep, and I’ll have everything in my dreams.”
Mu Qing's eyes moved slightly, he took the wine bottle and said, "The Qingyu Sword Immortal you mentioned seems to have come back from outside the city."
Du Qingquan nodded, with a very normal look, and said: "Didn't I just say that after the city lord retreats, only a few people can leave Xichuan City, and people like Qingyu Sword Immortal are among them. Because they are the ones who have received orders from the city lord and are responsible for exploring the realm of nothingness outside." @
Mu Qing frowned.
Du Qingquan looked at him and said in surprise: "You don't really think Qingyu Sword Immortal is your Taoist companion, do you?"
Mu Qing said: "Has Qingyu Sword Immortal been practicing in Xichuan City?"
Mu Qing looked at Du Qingquan's face, expecting to see some different expressions on Du Qingquan's face.
Du Qingquan smiled and said: "Qingyu Sword Immortal is also an outsider. She may be similar to the person you are looking for, but she is definitely not the Taoist companion you are looking for."
Mu Qing was confused: "Why?"
Du Qingquan hummed: "I can see that your kid is really young, but Qingyu Sword Immortal is the person who hugged me when I was a child. I advise you not to have those sweet dreams of reaching the sky in one step. Now that you have come to Xichuan Cheng should be down-to-earth and work hard. She has a bad temper. If you disturb her Qingxiu, don't say you have been to my Dujia Winery."
Mu Qing looked at Du Qingquan's serious face without comment.
Du Qingquan said helplessly: "Then go ahead. There are not one thousand but eight hundred people in Xichuan City who want to become Taoist companions with Qingyu Sword Immortal. Young people like you always don't know how high the sky is."
In the core area of Xichuan City, Wangchuan Inn,
Mu Qing exchanged a pill from Dushengshan for the best room in the inn.
He sat by the window, listening to the conversations of those downstairs, and looking at the blue-tiled pavilion not far away that towered over the red wall, silent.
That place is the residence of Qingyu Sword Immortal.
On the red wall, the ripples of the formation shimmer when intersecting with the skylight, isolating the noise of the bustling street and isolating the sight that wants to look deeper.
Ever since he learned about Qingyu Sword Immortal from Du Qingquan, Mu Qing has been collecting information about him.
At the moment when the city lord has not come out of seclusion, as the number one swordsman in Xichuan City, and actually the most powerful being, Qingyu Sword Immortal's status is unmatched by anyone.
Every time Mu Qing thinks about this, the suspicion in his heart increases. Is the other party really not Ye Yun?
Otherwise, who is the protagonist of the story those people downstairs are talking about?
At this time, the door to the room was suddenly opened from the outside.
Mu Qing frowned and looked at the inn's waiter, who used some magic to hold up plates of food and said, "Fellow Taoist, you didn't answer the door when I knocked on the door just now. The food you ordered has already arrived."
Everyone in Xichuan City is a cultivator, so the title has become much simpler. A Taoist friend can handle most situations, even in inns and shops.
The waiter talked a lot. While placing the dishes, he recommended: "Fellow Taoist, you ordered so many dishes but didn't order any."
As for wine, I recommend that you try our wine, which is exclusively produced by Lijia Winery and tastes very good. "
Mu Qing looked at the attractive food on the table and asked calmly: "In addition to collecting pills, what else does your inn collect?"
The waiter's eyes lit up, and he quickly said: "The spirit stones that are common in the North can be used anywhere in Xichuan City. Other than that, it depends on the preferences of the shop owners. Taoist friends are very lucky. Our boss is As an alchemist, if you come up with a few more elixirs like just now, you won’t have a problem living here for half a year.”
Mu Qing sat at the table and took a few bites of the food, feeling the real taste between his tongue and teeth, and the doubts in his heart deepened.
He looked at the waiter who had not left yet and said, "What should I do if I can't get the spirit stone or other valuable things?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment, then reacted and smiled: "Fellow Taoist, you want to ask how you can survive in Xichuan City in this situation, right?"
Mu Qing nodded.
The waiter's eyes were a little more proud, and he pointed at himself and said: "Then you have indeed found the right person. I am in the situation you said. As long as you embark on practice, Xichuan City will definitely have a place for you. place."
Mu Qing asked: "What about practice?"
The waiter said: "The boss is my master."
Mu Qing frowned in thought, and the doubts that had been growing in his heart suddenly had a clear direction at a certain moment, and asked: "I heard that few people can leave Xichuan City, so where do the supplies of Xichuan City come from?"
Judging from his experience as a city lord for a period of time, even if everyone is a monk, they consume a lot of materials, and it is impossible to be self-sufficient in all aspects.
There is indeed something wrong with this city.
The waiter shook his head: "Fellow Taoist, you won't forget. We are all practitioners. The way you order dishes today seems to me... it is really a very extravagant move."
Mu Qing frowned: "Don't you usually do this?"
The waiter nodded: "Of course not. They usually don't order much. The best seller in our inn is always Huangliang wine."
The waiter smiled and said: "The city lord has already considered that our Xichuan City is different from the secular city. We do not need these supplies to be able to operate normally, so we have made up our minds to single-handedly integrate the entire city into the Sumeru Mustard Seed." among.”
"Of course, in my opinion, this has indeed changed a lot of things. No matter where you are, things are rare and valuable."
Mu Qing could not find fault with Xiao Er's words for the time being. He looked at the food in front of him, but what he was thinking about was the guard at the city gate who looked like he was from the Wu clan.
When the waiter walked to the door, Mu Qing couldn't help but ask: "Why are there no patrolling soldiers in such a big city?"
"Soldier?"
Mu Qing saw an expression of disgust on Xiao Er's face for the first time.
The waiter shook his head and said: "Xichuan City has clear records. The reason why the Northern Territory collapsed so quickly was definitely the military disaster. Therefore, in Xichuan City now, except for the big man of the Wu clan guarding the gate, Tall, there isn’t a single soldier or guard.”
Mu Qing asked curiously: "What if a fight breaks out?"
The waiter smiled happily: "Fights in Xichuan City happen every day. After all, they have drunk so much. But if they are deliberately bullying the weak, then you have to ask Qingyu Sword Fairy's sword."
When Mu Qing saw Xiaoer take the initiative to mention Qingyu Sword Immortal, he seized the opportunity and asked, "Do you have any chance to meet Sword Immortal on weekdays?"
Upon hearing this, the waiter looked Mu Qing up and down and asked curiously: "Did you become stupid because of your retreat? Don't you know what day tomorrow is?"
Mu Qing looked calm and asked: "What day?"
The waiter rolled his eyes and said: "Every time Qingyu Sword Immortal explores the outside world, she will appear in the thatched cottage by the Xichuan River on the second day after returning safely. At first, she probably just wanted to visit the city lord and his old man, but she couldn't help it. Everyone wants to see her, so it has turned into a question-and-answer session."
"Tomorrow, as long as we ask her about the outside world, she will answer seriously. This is also the only opportunity for us to communicate with her. For tomorrow, I have already asked for leave from Master."
Mu Qing silently remembered the news and said to the waiter: "
Thank you. "
The waiter said with a smile: "I'm a Taoist friend, verbal thanks are so insincere. If you order two bottles of the best wine, maybe I can get off work early."
Mu Qing's eyes moved slightly, nodded and said: "Okay, let's have two pots."
On the table, Mu Qing had asked the waiter to remove the plates of "luxury" delicacies, leaving only three bottles of wine.
Mu Qing also took out the wine Du Qingquan gave him.
Mu Qing poured a glass of the inn's wine and Du Qingquan's wine respectively. Looking at the clear and clear wine in the glass, Mu Qing did not notice any significant difference.
He picked up Du Qingquan's wine, brought it to his mouth, hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and drank it all.
The refreshing aroma of wine instantly spread from his throat to his whole body. Mu Qing didn't expect the wine to be so intoxicating. He put his hands on the table, trying to resist the alcohol.
All the things he experienced in the city today turned into clouds in Mu Qing's heart, taking advantage of the fermentation of wine.
The wine chatter in the inn and the conversations on the street were all clearly heard at this moment, but Mu Qing suddenly felt that he had never been sober before.
He remembered the conversation he had with the Witch Clan guard when he entered the city.
He said that he was from the Dainichi Sect and came to Xichuan City to find a Taoist companion.
But people from the Dainichi Sect have no Taoist companions, so why didn’t the other party have any suspicion?
He thought of Du Qingquan at the hotel by the river. He was the only one who directly said that he was an outsider, but he was not curious about how he came to Xichuan City.
All these things, like the clouds that suddenly dispersed in his heart, supported Mu Qing to find the answer he wanted.
Without any hesitation, Mu Qing ignored Du Qingquan's warning and flew directly out of the window towards the red-walled pavilion not far away.
"Yun'er, I'm here to take you home."
