"Senior Jia was nowhere to be seen just now. I thought you had forgotten?" On the second floor of the attic, in a room somewhere, a middle-aged man in a brocade robe came forward with a smile on his face. It was none other than , it was the monk who was in charge of the auction before.
"Those are thousands of spiritual stones, how could I forget them?" Mo Juren replied angrily, which perfectly complemented his short, stocky image at the moment.
"What the seniors said is true, but the juniors were mistaken." The man in brocade robes smiled coquettishly, but secretly thought in his heart, is a few thousand spiritual stones a lot? This store is not going to destroy its own sign just for this little spiritual stone.
Naturally, I can only think about this, it is impossible to say it. While thinking about it, I have already taken a storage bag and handed it to the front.
"This is the price after the auction of the materials and magical artifacts entrusted by the seniors, minus a certain handling fee, and the rest is included. You can count them."
"I believe that the reputation of Ruyilou will not be such that even this spiritual stone must be falsified." After taking the spiritual stone, Mo Juren inspected it for a while, then bowed his hands and said goodbye, and turned around without waiting for the other party to stay. Leave.
"This senior really has a unique personality!" Looking at the figure disappearing in the wind and fire, the man in brocade robes chuckled.
At the same time, an old man with silver hair suddenly walked out slowly from behind. He looked at the closed door and muttered in a low voice,
"He's discovered me."
"Probably not. You are a monk in the late stage of pill formation. Moreover, there is a powerful formation on the second floor of the attic. Especially in terms of shielding spiritual consciousness, its power is extremely extraordinary. Under this premise, unless he is a Yuan A strong person in the infant stage, otherwise he would never be aware of your existence." The man in brocade robes was a little surprised.
"I don't know about this, but my intuition tells me that he must have noticed it." The silver-haired old man shook his head slightly and said,
"This person is by no means as simple as he seems on the surface. He is most likely an old monster in disguise, but I don't know who he is? Suddenly sending rare materials and a magic weapon to us should not be without purpose. Maybe There is some hidden purpose.”
"Not to mention the materials, haven't you checked the Purple Pearl Magical Artifact? Didn't you find anything special about it?"
"Perhaps my cultivation is not enough." The silver-haired old man frowned and continued,
"I had been secretly observing during the previous auction, and I really discovered some strange things."
"What's strange?" The man in brocade robe thought for a moment, then said,
"I remember that the thing was photographed by a foundation-building monk. I happen to recognize this person. He is a casual cultivator born and raised in Liyang Valley. His name is Liu Yuan, and he is somewhat related to my Ruyi Tower."
"This is the person I want to talk about. Not long after the magic weapon fell into his hands, it was suddenly replaced by a monk in the alchemy stage next to him, and it seemed that a higher price was given. More importantly, Unfortunately, that rare material also fell into the hands of the latter."
"This is happening!" The man in brocade robes looked slightly surprised. He had only been presiding over the auction before, so he really didn't notice this. After thinking about it, he asked again,
"You are really mistaken about that thing, are you?"
"I'm not sure, but I always feel like there's something fishy about it."
"It's easy. Just call Liu Yuan and ask, and everything will come to light naturally."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." The silver-haired old man shook his head slightly and said,
"You should send someone to find Liu Yuan. I hope I am overthinking it."
The man in brocade robe nodded, immediately summoned his subordinates, and ordered them to go find someone in the valley.
I didn't wait for too long, but within a quarter of an hour, the subordinate had returned, and at the same time he brought back some bad news. Liu Yuan fell into a coma for unknown reasons half a month ago, and is still being taken care of by one of his nephews.
"What!" The look of the man in brocade robe suddenly changed, he waved his hand to ask the other party to step back, and then he said solemnly,
"It seems that your guess is correct. There is indeed some ulterior conspiracy in this. Even I, Ruyilou, may be a chess piece used by the other party."
"There's no need to worry too much. The soldiers will cover up the water and the soil. We are not easy to mess with." The silver-haired old man snorted coldly and continued,
"Well, I'll go see Liu Yuan's situation personally, and maybe I can make other discoveries."
"Please be old..."
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Half a month later, Qiling Mountains.
In a certain cave in the southern area, there was an old man with a dove face in a green robe sitting cross-legged and practicing with his eyes closed. It was surrounded by bursts of cyan aura, and it was obviously at a critical moment.
Until a moment later, his hands suddenly raised up to pinch a mysterious magic spell, and the permeating cyan aura suddenly rotated at a high speed, and finally disappeared into his body like hundreds of rivers returning to the sea.
As he slowly finished his work, he seemed to suddenly notice something, and his eyes suddenly opened. He raised his arm again and moved lightly in a certain direction, and a ray of fire shot out, and the next moment it was directly absorbed into the palm of his hand.
The purpose of this retreat was to practice a secret technique, and I had already given instructions not to be disturbed. As his most trusted son, he naturally knew this very well, but now a communication talisman was suddenly sent to him. Could it be that there was something urgent?
After looking at the spiritual talisman in his hand, his spiritual consciousness immediately penetrated into it. There isn't much content, so I finished it in a blink of an eye. At this time, a strange look appeared on his face.
"Mysterious magic weapon? What could it be?" The dove-faced old man murmured, with some interest in his heart. It happened that the secret technique had just been practiced, and it was time for him to leave the seclusion, and then he got up and walked directly out of the secret room.
After a while, I walked to the front hall and saw a familiar figure standing there respectfully. The moment I saw him, the other person suddenly smiled and saluted respectfully:
"Is it disturbing you to send a message to my father rashly?"
"It doesn't matter, my father's secret technique has just been cultivated!" When he sat down at the main seat, Gu Shuangpu asked immediately without talking nonsense,
"Tell me, what exactly is going on? And what is the mysterious magic weapon you mentioned?"
"Congratulations, father, for your great achievement!" Gu Yushan saluted again without hesitation. A purple light flashed in his hand, revealing a purple ball the size of a fist. He then respectfully handed it to the front and said:
"This is it. It's a coincidence. I got it accidentally when I was looking for a rare material this time. Although I can't see anything, I always feel that this bead is not simple, or maybe my father can see it."
"Really?" Gu Shuangpu took the purple pearl and looked at it carefully. After all, he was a monk at the Nascent Soul stage. He quickly discovered a clue and then smiled and said,
"This bead does have some secrets. It contains a wonderful ancient restriction. It is extremely concealable. Unless the consciousness reaches the level of a strong person in the Nascent Soul stage, it will never be discovered."
"Ancient prohibition! So that's it!" Gu Yushan suddenly showed a look of astonishment and murmured to himself,
"I said that I couldn't see anything before, and it turned out to be this reason. In this way, this thing is indeed not simple."
"Jian is not simple, you have to read it to know." Gu Shuangpu did not hesitate. While speaking, the purple beads in his hands slowly floated up. His expression straightened, and his hands began to pinch quickly, and unknown seals continued to enter. in.
At the beginning, there was no change in the purple pearl, but as it absorbed more and more seals, when it suddenly reached a certain critical point, it suddenly shook slightly, and then the purple light exploded.
Seeing this, the movements in his hands also stopped, and his huge spiritual consciousness penetrated into the purple pearl, seeming to be observing something. Until a moment later, when he regained his consciousness, his face had already become extremely surprised.
"Is there really something inside?" Gu Yushan also looked surprised and asked curiously.
"Yes, it's an unexpected surprise." Gu Shuangpu couldn't suppress the joy in his heart and laughed. Immediately after a burst of cyan spiritual power was shot out, the purple light above the purple pearl changed, and it vaguely condensed into an illusory map. It was still blurry at first, but soon became clearer.
"This is..." The moment he saw the map, Gu Yushan was startled for a moment, and then said with great joy,
"Could this be an ancient ruins?"
"Nine times out of ten." Gu Shuangpu nodded, but his expression became serious again.
"Tell me again, how did you get this thing?"
"Father, don't worry, there is absolutely no question about the origin of this thing..." Gu Yushan understood what the other party was worried about, and immediately began to tell everything that had happened in Liyang Valley before.
Gu Shuangpu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that he got it from a small secret shop, and at the price of a top-level magic weapon. However, he still did not relax his vigilance.
"So, you didn't buy this thing on your own initiative, but you exchanged it from a foundation-building monk?"
"That's right, and if I wasn't really bored and moved for a moment, I wouldn't have the idea of exchanging." Gu Yushan nodded. In fact, on the way back, he also observed the purple bead again, that kind of The special feeling never appeared again, so it was just a whim.
As for Zi Zhu, although she no longer had that feeling, she still thought that it would not be simple anymore, so she asked her father to take a look before he felt relieved. Sure enough, his persistence was right, and he really made a discovery.
"If that's the case, then there should be nothing wrong with this thing." Until this moment, Gu Shuangpu felt a little relieved, and then began to think about treasure hunting. It was obviously not enough to just have a map, he had to find a place.
This is a map left over from ancient times. It has gone through many changes and has become completely different from what it is now. It is not easy to find the exact location.
As he expected, although the map was detailed, it was extremely unfamiliar. Moreover, the area of Tiannan is not small, and the geographical environment is even more complicated. It is extremely difficult to find the answer in a short time.
He is not worried about this. After all, the sect has detailed map information of all the countries in Tiannan. He can compare it at will. Even the information of Mulan Grassland is also available.
He still doesn't believe it. As long as he spends enough time, he won't be able to find it?
In fact, the search process went much smoother than he imagined. After just observing for a moment, he suddenly noticed a special area on the map, which turned out to be a place he knew.
"Yuanwu Kingdom, Panlong River!" Gu Shuangpu compared them again. The more they looked, the more similar they became. Although the directions of this river and the Panlong River are slightly different, the overall outlines are very similar.
Once this is determined, it will be much easier to find the specific location of the ruins. Of course, it is not easy to do this on this map. You must conduct on-the-spot investigation in person.
"You pack up and we'll set off tomorrow."
"So urgent?" Gu Yushan was a little surprised, but saw his father put away the purple beads directly and explained,
"In half a year's time, the succession ceremony of Senior Brother Dongmen will be held. As the person he trusts most, my father cannot miss it. I just want to take advantage of this free time to go to Yuanwu Kingdom, and finish exploring the ruins early so that I can return as soon as possible. .”
"Uncle Dongmen has succeeded as the Great Elder. With the relationship between you two, my father's status within the sect will also rise. I would like to congratulate you in advance." Gu Yushan suddenly looked happy when he mentioned this.
"It is indeed a gratifying thing, but don't get too carried away and forget our identities." Gu Shuangpu also showed joy, but did not relax his vigilance.
"What my father said is true, it's my son Meng Lang." The other person's reminder was like a basin of cold water being poured down, and Gu Yushan suddenly woke up.
"Just think about it. Be sure to remember that even if there is no reason for your identity, if you want to live longer in the spiritual world, you must always be cautious no matter where you are. Otherwise, if you are careless, you will lose everything." Somehow, Gu Shuangpu suddenly had an idea today and wanted to seriously mention his only son.
Seeing the submissive look on the other party's face, his heart suddenly softened. Because of his own reasons, he had to follow him in "fear", which was indeed a bit difficult for the other party.
He suddenly remembered Gu Yushan's mother, his Taoist companion, a strange woman with stunning appearance, gentle personality, and extremely intelligent.
Given his status, he had no intention of getting married and having children. After all, having one more person would be an additional burden and carry uncertain risks.
Unexpectedly, fate is always unpredictable, and marriage is determined by fate. The moment he saw the other person, he couldn't help but be moved. After some pursuit, he finally got what he wanted and became a Taoist couple with the other person.
Before meeting his wife, he was lonely inside and had no one he could trust. After meeting each other, everything changed. It was as if his heart, which had been wandering for many years, had found a harbor, making him feel unprecedented peace and happiness.
The two spent an unforgettable time together, but unfortunately, everything good in the world is always short-lived.
Because of her poor qualifications, something went wrong during one of her retreats, which led to her going crazy and destroying her foundation.
Although his life was saved, he would never be able to practice again in the future. Such a blow was so cruel to a monk. In the end, he couldn't hold on for long despite the depression in his heart, leaving two father and son to pass away.
At that moment, he felt lonely and helpless again, as if there was no color in the world. And his wife's instructions before her death were something he could never forget in his lifetime.
As a pillow person, it turns out that the other party has already known his identity through every detail of life, but he has never taken the initiative to mention it or even reported it.
In the words of the other party, since she has married him in this life, she will not regret it. Even if there is an abyss ahead, as a wife, she will jump down together.
It's a pity that she can't stay with him anymore, so she has to take the first step.
Naturally, she couldn't worry about the two father and son, especially Gu Yushan, and asked him to take good care of each other.
Thinking of this, when he looked at the only son in front of him again, his eyes became softer.
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(End of chapter)
