The wretched old man was sweating profusely, and his courage was about to break. This Xiao Chen is really not that easy to deal with. At this moment, he deeply regretted it.
Even his trump card, Strange Poison, could not cause harm to Xiao Chen. No wonder it's someone who can enter a mirage. Such people, in addition to being lucky, also have a few tricks up their sleeves.
The wretched old man fell down and shot himself in the foot.
He begged, hoping Xiao Chen would let him go. He even betrayed his associates.
His voice was frightened and he said, "I can tell you what those people have arranged in Longtan. As long as you don't kill me, I can tell you."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he became interested and said, "Okay, tell me."
It's obviously a cliché.
The wretched old man was not stupid, "Then let me go first."
Xiao Chen's voice was cold, "Do you think it's possible?"
This childish question attracted Xiao Chen's ridicule.
Both people want to trick each other, which is obviously impossible to achieve results.
The wretched old man swallowed, "I have a way to get the best of both worlds. I can write out the arrangements of those people in Longtan. As long as you let me go, I will give you the things. How about it?"
Xiao Chen said coldly: "I'm sorry, you'd better die."
With that said, Xiao Chen was about to take action.
The wretched old man panicked, "No, I said it, I said it all."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Xiao Chen's lips, "Just tell me."
The wretched old man broke out in a cold sweat, "They set up in Longtan..." Before he could finish his words, black smoke came out of his body, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a puddle of black water.
It was obvious that someone had placed a taboo on him. Once he tried to reveal the situation in Longtan, he would die.
Xiao Chen looked at this pool of foul-smelling black water and couldn't help but darken his face, "It seems that the other party is bound to win. I have to be more careful."
He turned around and left in the other direction.
Half a day later, he came to a market. This is a place arranged by all the forces that entered the Death Land. The monks could buy and sell here. Everything you want is available here.
Xiao Chen walked in, and people were coming and going on the street, which was very lively.
Both sides of the street are lined with small merchants and hawkers. They put some rare treasures on the street stalls, waiting for someone to ask the price.
Xiao Chen stopped in front of a street stall. A puppet on the stall caught his attention.
This puppet looked familiar to him. It is exactly the same as the spirit puppet that was snatched from Yuan Yan. So, he stopped, just to see how the puppets on the street stall were doing.
He squatted down, took the puppet in his hand, and looked at it for a few times.
The stall owner is a blind old Taoist with a bamboo pole in his hand. He tapped his bamboo pole on the ground a few times, and said in an unhurried voice, "Dear guest, have you fallen in love with this spirit puppet?"
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "Brother, what's the price of this puppet?"
If nothing else, this spiritual puppet and Yuan Yan's spiritual puppet were originally a pair. Xiao Chen thought about what would happen if he got them all together.
Therefore, I asked the blind old man the price.
The blind old Taoist pondered for a moment and quoted the price, "If you sincerely want three top-grade barrier-breaking pills, I will give them to you."
Hearing this, Xiao Chen took out three top-grade barrier-breaking pills from his arms and threw them at the blind old man, "Deal."
After getting the spirit puppet, Xiao Chen planned to leave. But the blind old Taoist stopped Xiao Chen, took out a spiritual talisman in his hand, and said, "My little friend, I'm glad that this spiritual talisman is given to you. It can help you get rid of the filth on your body."
The odor on your body?
The blind old Taoist's words aroused Xiao Chen's suspicion.
He asked tentatively: "Brother, are you telling me that I smell foul?"
The blind old Taoist stretched out his palm and said in a calm voice: "I will tell you five top-quality barrier-breaking pills."
Is this price more expensive than a spiritual puppet?
Most people would just shake their heads and refuse after hearing this. But Xiao Chen became suspicious. The strange death of the wretched old man just now made him a little uneasy.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Chen took out five barrier-breaking pills from his arms and handed them over, "Please tell me, brother."
The blind old Taoist raised his hand and put the talisman on Xiao Chen's body, and soon the talisman burned.
A cloud of black energy emerged from Xiao Chen's Tianling Cap.
This mass of black energy carries countless filth. It's very similar to the smell of a wretched old man dying.
Obviously, before his death, the wretched old man planted these dirty tricks on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen bowed to the blind old man respectfully, "Thank you very much."
With that said, he left.
After Xiao Chen left, the blind old Taoist continued to sell things at a street stall. Xiao Chen observed in secret for a while, but found nothing unusual about this blind old man.
Only then did he leave with peace of mind.
This time, after he really left, the blind old Taoist raised the corners of his mouth slightly and gave a faint smile.
Xiao Chen found an inn and stayed in it.
Entering the room, he sat cross-legged on the bed and fell into deep thought. He murmured to himself: "Damn it, is this filthy smell really caused by that wretched old man? Or am I being fooled by a blind old man? Is this just a cover-up?"
For, he is not easy to handle.
He slowly closed his eyes and started to use the body refining technique of Returning to the Ruins. His body was like a bottomless pit, swallowing the spiritual energy of the world around him.
He tried to communicate with Gu Jian, but Gu Jian ignored him.
He was slightly disappointed and tried to communicate with Tai Chi Tu again. This time, Tai Chi Tu responded to him.
I saw the Tai Chi diagram above Dantian moving slowly. The filthy odor in his body emerged and was sucked into the Tai Chi diagram.
The Tai Chi diagram absorbed all the foul energy in Xiao Chen's body.
This time, Xiao Chen felt indescribably relaxed. The blind old man's magic talisman just now did not dispel the foul odor in his body.
Of course, he was not sure when his body became contaminated with foul smell. He didn't know whether the filthy old man inflicted this filth on him, or the blind old man inflicted it on him.
In short, he was very cautious and did not jump to conclusions so easily.
After staying in the inn for one night, Xiao Chen went shopping early the next morning. Since he knew it was a trap, Pang Qi would not be in danger as long as he had not arrived at Longtan.
Therefore, for Xiao Chen, there is still a lot of time and he can do many things.
He was wandering on the street, planning to buy a map so that he could determine his next walking route.
He must figure out Longtan as soon as possible.
Soon, he purchased a detailed map. The location of Longtan and the situation around Longtan are clearly marked above.
Now, Xiao Chen was more confident.
He returned to the inn, studied the map in the room for a long time, and finally decided on the next walking route. He also made a preliminary plan to rescue Pang Qi.
But at this moment, someone knocked on his door.
