According to what the old fisherman said, the two of them walked eastward after leaving the woods.
The distance of fifty miles is not close, but Lu Jing and Xia Huai are both martial arts masters, so they can travel quickly using Qinggong.
However, Lu Jing noticed a small detail on the way, that is, Xia Huai did not use the light body technique.
Light body technique is one of the most commonly used minor spells among practitioners.
It is simple to perform and consumes not much secret power, but the effect is outstanding.
Putting one on when you are on the road can not only speed up your own progress, but also reduce the consumption of internal energy to some extent.
But this time Xia Huai did not use this spell. In other words, she felt that it was not cost-effective to use this secret power to exchange for the saved internal power.
Lu Jing thought for a while and said, "Is it already so... difficult?"
"What?"
"Practitioners want to draw secret power from heaven and earth."
"Aren't you a practitioner yourself? Don't you feel that the secret power in the world is being lost at an accelerating rate? If everyone could increase one point of secret power through daily practice in the past, then if you want to increase one point of secret power now, you have to practice more. It's been three days, and we're still in the academy.
"If you leave it outside, it will be even more troublesome to restore the secret power." Xia Huai sighed, "So now everyone can only use it sparingly and not use spells if necessary.
"In contrast, elixirs that can accelerate the recovery of secret power have become more and more valuable recently. The higher the level of elixirs, the higher the price will rise. It is not a problem to double or triple the price."
"Is that so?"
Lu Jing scratched his head. He was a pure insulator of secret power. He could not feel the changes in the secret power between heaven and earth. In addition, he had been in seclusion for a while and concentrated on practicing martial arts. He was not very clear about the current situation.
It wasn't until he heard what Xia Huai said that he realized that the Age of Dharma Ending had really arrived.
I just don’t know if Si Tianjian, headed by Guo Shouhuai, is ready.
Wouldn't it be true that in the end, he would be the only practitioner left in the world of spiritual practice?
Lu Jing suddenly felt a little sore in his balls.
History tells him and experience tells him that anything that is too rare is not a good thing. Besides, Lu Jing has not forgotten that there is a dragon that needs to be dealt with.
He had always reassured himself that if something really happened, tall people like Guo Shouhuai, Su Tixue and Huang Supervisor would be the first to attack.
But now maybe they were struggling and finally turned around to find that Lu Jing had become the tallest one.
It seems that I have to keep a low profile recently.
Lu Jing thought to himself.
He also slowed down a bit, and it took him and Xia Huai about an hour to finally arrive fifty miles away.
This is a small ferry. It was quite lively earlier. There were many tourists and merchants coming and going, and it even formed a small market.
But then the world became chaotic and there were more water bandits on the river. This place seemed to be affected and became a lot deserted.
Lu Jing found a small tea stall, ordered a pot of tea, and asked Xia Huai to adjust his breathing and take a rest.
And he himself finally opened the letter that the old fisherman gave him.
There was nothing written on the letter.
Lu Jing turned it over and read it several times, but there was indeed not a single word.
? ? ?
Guo Shouhuai, what does this mean? Are you playing charades with him?
Damn it, the most annoying thing about doing tasks is this kind of mysterious guy.
Can’t the Riddler get out of Gotham City?
Seeing that it was impossible to tell what was going on, Lu Jing could only think of some other way to solve the mystery. Roast it with fire? Water?
Or put some blood on it?
At this time, Xia Huai on the side said, "How about... try the secret power?"
"That makes sense." Lu Jing made a hand gesture and performed a lightening technique on the white paper. Then he saw the white paper move and folded himself up.
It was folded very carefully, with every corner aligned, and finally turned into a paper frog that jumped from the table to Lu Jing's hand.
Then he opened his mouth in the direction of the dock.
"It's the paper-cutting technique, plus the guiding technique. Thanks to Mr. Guo, I didn't expect these two spells to be so useful." Xia Huai's eyes lit up and he sighed.
"I hope he can write down the place we are going to and the people we are going to meet in a practical way." Lu Jing said, "And by doing this, is he helping us attract attention?"
Although this small ferry is not as lively and prosperous as before, there are still many people coming and going. Now the two of them are sitting in the open-air tea shed on the roadside.
Seeing a piece of white paper folded into a paper frog, several people around him immediately cast curious eyes over him.
Fortunately, Lu Jing reacted quickly enough. Upon seeing this, he grabbed the empty bowl from which he had finished drinking tea, stood up and walked towards them.
So those miserly people turned their eyes and pretended not to see what happened just now. Apparently they were afraid that Lu Jing would come to ask for reward from them.
Lu Jing turned around and found that the bowl was still clean, so he walked back swaggeringly.
Now that the paper frog has pointed the way, he and Xia Huai will definitely continue on their way.
So Lu Jing took out a few pennies from his body and was about to pay and leave, but at this moment, there were several ding-dong-dong sounds coming from his empty bowl.
A seven-foot-tall middle-aged man wearing an ear-piercing hat cupped his hands at Lu Jing and Xia Huai and said, "You two are good craftsmen, can you tell me how you did that trick just now?"
"No." Lu Jing said, "This is our way of eating, but thank you for the copper. It just paid for the tea."
After saying that, he winked at Xia Huai on the table, and the two of them were about to leave.
But the man wearing the ear-piercing hat still refused to leave, "Where are you two going?"
"I have no idea."
The man in the ear hat thought Lu Jing was joking and didn't care. He just said, "Friends, if you want to take a boat south, maybe I can give you a ride. As you know, the canal has not been peaceful recently. It’s safer with more people.”
"Are you the ship owner?" Lu Jing was a little surprised.
"No, I am a member of the Heroes Association. Thanks to the favor of my brothers, please call me Mr. Bai."
"What is Qunying? A Jianghu gang?" Xia Huai asked, "Why haven't I heard of it?"
"No, no, no, there are no martial arts people who fight and kill in the group of heroes. We are actually a group of people who take advantage of others. We get together to play bombs, dance, cross-dressing, Cuju, sumo wrestling, kites, etc. , they often traveled around performing arts and earning some hard money. In order to take care of each other, they got together.
"I just saw that my two friends were very good at tricks, so I wanted to make friends. I hope you won't be offended."
Mr. Bai paused and continued, "Although I am not the owner of the ship, our Heroes Association has indeed chartered a ship and is preparing to go south. If you two plan to take the ship, you might as well come together."
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Thanks to Wu Tong Shape and other children’s boots for the reward~
