Two hours later, Xu Shouguang woke up in Jinguang Inn. Wang Jian sat in front of Xu Shouguang. Seeing that he was awake, he quickly helped him up from the bed. Xu Shouguang thought to himself: Didn't he faint from the Minjiang Dragon King's thundering roar just now? Why did he wake up here? Wang Jian saw the confusion on Xu Shouguang's face, so he roughly told how Monk Chu Hong subdued the Dragon King of Minjiang. Xu Shouguang's eyes lit up when he heard that, and he regretted why he fainted and missed the monk's superb method.
Seeing that Wang Jian didn't seem to be hostile to him at this time, Xu Shouguang asked: "Brother Wang, I don't think you look like an unreasonable bandit. Can you tell me why the government wants to take you?"
After Wang Jian heard this, he did not shy away and said bluntly: "In this world, no matter how reasonable you are, you will be forced to become a bandit. I am originally from Xuzhou, the eighth eldest child in my family, and I used to work hard at home. Later, because he was dissatisfied with the exploitation by the village officials, he had a fight with Nas and was detained in a prison. Later, he was rescued by an old friend, so he gave up his land and started banditry. The county government officials only dared to pick on their own people. , I didn’t dare to take care of the bandits when I encountered them, so the first few years I was a bandit were uneventful, until two months ago, I stole something from Wang Shu’s house, and I got into trouble from then on..."
As Wang Jian spoke, he took out a bundle from behind and untied the cloth above, revealing an exquisite small medicine stove. Xu Shouguang looked at the small medicine stove carefully and saw that it was made of bronze, two inches long and two inches wide. Half, there are three animal feet on the stove base, Taoist Liangyi is printed on the stove body, there are several air holes on the stove cover, and there is a circle of Bagua arranged neatly around the stove.
"It's the Medicine King Cauldron!" Xiao Bai shouted excitedly.
"Medicine King Cauldron?" Xu Shouguang heard Xiaobai shouting and repeated it subconsciously.
"Little brother, you are so knowledgeable! Yes, this is the Medicine King Cauldron used by Sun Simiao back then! At that time, I only heard that Wang Shu had obtained a treasure, so I went into his house at night to try my luck. I didn't expect that he would be killed by me. I found it. I took the Medicine King Cauldron out and went to the pawnshop to pawn it, but the pawnshop owner secretly reported it to Wang Shutong. Fortunately, I found it in time and escaped, but after that the government They gave me the name of a gangster and issued a sea arrest document, so I took this Medicine King Cauldron and fled all the way here..."
Xu Shouguang kept nodding his head as he listened. Presumably, the criminal thief Xu Shouguang's sea arrest documents had been plastered all over Jiazhou City.
When Wang Jian saw Xu Shouguang nodding his head, he quickly comforted him: "Little brother, don't worry about me. I have decided to return to my hometown to join General Yang and no longer live in exile! General Yang has never been accustomed to Wang Shu and Qin Zongquan. As such, I will be safe and worry-free in his army."
"Oh, all right..."
"By the way, little brother, I am going to join the army and it is not convenient to carry this treasure with me. You took the risk to save me in the Dragon King Temple. I admire you very much. Why don't I give this Medicine King Cauldron to you, little brother? , to repay the life-saving grace!" Wang Jian said, holding the Medicine King Cauldron in front of Xu Shouguang with both hands.
"Oh, I can't help it..." Xu Shouguang said, stretching out his hand to push the Medicine King Cauldron back. However, as soon as Xu Shouguang's fingertips came into contact with the cauldron, the patterns on it seemed to flow, and a series of pictures appeared like this. Green smoke floated from the Medicine King Cauldron into Xu Shouguang's eyes. Xu Shouguang's eyes suddenly lost color, leaving only black and white.
In black and white, Xu Shouguang saw an old Taoist wearing a Taoist robe with white hair and white beard writing and drawing at the table. Then he took out a deep black bead from his side. The surface of the bead was surrounded by traces of black air. It should be Demon elixir. The old Taoist carefully put the demon pill into the small medicine furnace in front of him and closed the lid. Then I saw the old Taoist sitting cross-legged in front of the small medicine stove, with his eyes slightly closed, and his hands quickly forming seals at the Dantian. After a while, I saw a stream of true energy slowly gathering at the old Taoist's fingertips, and flowing into the small medicine along the fingertips. In the furnace.
At this time, the demon pill in the small medicine furnace suddenly trembled violently. The demon pill hit the furnace wall crazily, as if trying to escape from it, but the old man did not notice it at all and continued to pour it into the small medicine furnace. Infuriated. After a while, the demon pill slowly stopped moving. At this time, the old Taoist opened the lid of the furnace and saw a bright white light ball floating from the small medicine furnace...
"Little brother..." The black and white in front of Xu Shouguang's eyes gradually dispersed, and he heard Wang Jian calling him.
"What?"
"Little brother, what I mean is that this Medicine King Cauldron is a treasure in the eyes of others, but it is a disaster here. Ever since I took this Medicine King Cauldron, disasters and dangers have followed one after another. So, you take this Medicine King Cauldron." Yes, you are actually helping me..."
After hearing this, Xu Shouguang thought for a while. He had heard about the bad reputations of Wang Shu and Qin Zongquan. Rather than the possibility that this treasure would eventually fall into the hands of evil people, it would be better for him to accept it first. Thinking of this, Xu Shouguang stopped refusing and accepted the Medicine King Cauldron.
Seeing that Xu Shouguang had collected the Medicine King Cauldron and nothing was serious, Wang Jian stood up and picked up his luggage, said goodbye to Xu Shouguang and hurriedly set off for Xuzhou.
After sending Wang Jian away, Xu Shouguang looked at himself. Although Xu Shouguang did not suffer any external injuries during today's fight, his clothes were torn in many places. He borrowed needle and thread from the store, and after returning to the room, he took off his clothes and mended them. As soon as he spread the clothes on his legs, he heard a thud and a purple bead fell to the floor. Xu Shouguang picked it up and saw that the bead was surrounded by a trace of black air.
"This is the demon elixir of the Minjiang Dragon King," Xiaobai's childish voice sounded, and then he added, "I just don't know when the old monk secretly stuffed this demon elixir into your clothes..."
"That old monk is quite good. He helps fight monsters and doesn't get paid..." Xu Shouguang really wanted to meet that monk Chuhong. He was holding the demon pill in his hand, and suddenly he remembered the scene in the black and white picture where he saw the old Taoist using the Medicine King Cauldron to refine the demon pill, so he took out the Medicine King Cauldron, put the demon pill into the Medicine King Cauldron, closed the furnace lid, and then Sit down cross-legged like the old man, close your eyes slightly, and quickly form seals on your Dantian with your hands. Soon, Xu Shouguang felt that his Dantian was gradually heating up, and it seemed that there was a stream of true energy coiling back and forth in his Dantian. He followed his memory and tried to guide this stream of true energy to his fingertips. The true energy was obedient and slowly moved towards Xu Shouguang's fingertips. It flowed over and then flowed into the Medicine King Cauldron along the fingertips.
When Minjiang Dragon King's Demonic Pill met the true energy, he immediately began to struggle and bumped into the Medicine King Cauldron. However, Xu Shouguang had already seen the process of refining the Demonic Pill by an experienced expert, so he ignored it and just continued to pump the true energy into it. . As the true energy continued to pour in, the demon pill gradually calmed down in the Medicine King Cauldron, and finally there was no movement.
Xu Shouguang opened the lid of the furnace and saw streaks of golden light instantly emerging from the cauldron, followed by a golden ball of light slowly emerging. Xu Shouguang stretched out his hand to take the light ball closer and take a closer look, but as soon as his fingertips touched the light ball, the light ball seemed to be attracted and drilled into his body along the fingertips. Xu Shouguang was startled. He jumped up and shook his arms vigorously, trying to shake off the ball of light, but in the end he failed.
"Look at your ignorant look!" Seeing Xu Shouguang's embarrassment, Xiaobai said disdainfully: "I'm taking advantage of you, kid. This light ball is the most essential part of the demon pill. As long as you absorb this light ball, you can master it." This is a unique skill of the master of the demon pill. You just absorbed the ball of light, try activating the true energy and see."
After hearing Xiao Bai's words, Xu Shouguang tried to mobilize his energy. He heard a bang, and suddenly many translucent blue-green armor pieces appeared around Xu Shouguang. These armor pieces formed a ball around Xu Shouguang, covering Xu Shouguang's body. In the center. But just when Xu Shouguang wanted to study the ball composed of armor pieces carefully, the ball suddenly shattered, and the green transparent armor pieces fell one after another, but disappeared without a trace before they hit the ground.
"The special skill you have mastered is 'Phantom Scales', which can help you withstand attacks in a short period of time." Xiaobai explained.
"Oh, that's it. It's a pity that it collapsed before I could see it clearly. I'll take a closer look after I recruit it..." After Xu Shouguang said that, he activated his energy, shouted "Huan Scale", and then... ..and nothing happened...
"I'm really ignorant. These stunts are not ordinary moves. They require a lot of energy and energy. There is a limit to using stunts every day. With your current level of cultivation, you can only do it once a day... "Xiao Bai said in a contemptuous tone.
"I see, that means that as long as my cultivation grows, I can use more stunts every day."
"Yes."
"Then what are you waiting for? Come and practice with me..."
The next day, Xu Shouguang paid for the hotel early in the morning. Before leaving, Xu Shouguang asked the shopkeeper if there was a demon in the area nearby. He also wanted to unlock the secret of the jade pendant as soon as possible. Although the shopkeeper looked ferocious, he was actually quite kind. When he saw Xu Shouguang was young, he advised him: "My guest is in his prime years. He has done nothing wrong, but he has gone looking for monsters..."
Xu Shouguang knew that the shopkeeper was also thinking about himself, so he smiled, thanked the shopkeeper and went out. After only a few steps out the door, he heard someone calling him from behind: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Xu Shouguang looked back and saw the innkeeper. The clerk caught up and approached Xu Shouguang and said with a smile: "I just heard that the guest officer is going to hunt for monsters. I heard the merchant from Dazhou said..."
"What did you say?" Xu Shouguang asked. Seeing that the waiter didn't answer, but kept stroking it with his right finger, Xu Shouguang took out two pennies, took one of them and stuffed it into the waiter's hand.
"Tell me..."
The waiter looked at the penny in his hand, his expression suddenly fell, and he said with disgust: "The haunted bird in Dazhou is gone!" After that, without waiting for Xu Shouguang's reply, he went back to the inn without looking back. .
"Dazhou... ghost bird... then go to Dazhou and have a look..." Xu Shouguang said to himself.
A few days later, Bazhou was in Bazhou, which is the only way to reach Bazhou from Chengdu. Bazhou is mountainous and stretches for thousands of miles. Along the way, there are undulating peaks, gurgling streams, waterfalls, and clouds and mist. Xu Shouguang has been walking in the mountains for a long time, but he has not seen anyone. Unfortunately, his stomach is already hungry, and the dry food he brought has been eaten up. Xu Shouguang is worried about where to go to get some food, when he sees a valley ahead, which is full of people. There are apricot trees, a winding stream runs through the entire valley, and a wisp of smoke floats over the apricot grove in the distance.
Xu Shouguang was secretly happy when someone handed him a pillow when he fell asleep. He ran all the way into the valley and came to an apricot tree. He picked the largest apricot, wiped the peel with his sleeve, and stuffed it into his mouth. . As soon as the apricots came into his mouth, Xu Shouguang felt that the roots of his teeth were sore. With a few "bah, bah, bah" sounds, Xu Shouguang spit out all the apricots in his mouth.
"I've never had anything so sour..." Xu Shouguang frowned. He remembered that he had just seen a wisp of cooking smoke in the valley. There must be people living here. It would be better to go there to beg for food than to eat sour apricots here.
So Xu Shouguang walked along the stream and soon found a wooden house in front of him. In front of the wooden house is a small peach forest, with large and juicy peaches hanging on the branches. Xu Shouguang's mouth was drooling with greed and he kept licking his lips with his tongue. Xu Shouguang trotted all the way to a peach tree and reached out to pick it. Suddenly he heard a loud shout: "Stop!"
Xu Shouguang was startled and quickly retracted his hand. Following the sound, he saw an old man standing under the wooden house in front of him. This old man was tall and straight, with a red face, fair hair and a childlike face. He had a foot-long silver-white beard around his mouth. He should be the owner of this peach forest.
Seeing his master coming out, Xu Shouguang went up to him with a smile, bowed and said, "Old man, excuse me for disturbing you."
The old man just looked at him silently but did not reply.
"Old man, I have been walking in the mountains for a long time and I am really hungry. I hope you can give me some food." Xu Shouguang said.
"Please take some of these on the table." The old man pointed to the basket of apricots placed on the table in front of the wooden house, replied coldly, and turned back to the wooden house.
"Apricots..." Xu Shouguang looked at the basket of apricots and couldn't tell how disgusted he was.
"This old man is really stingy. He doesn't let me eat the sour apricots even though he has so many peaches. Humph! If you don't give them to me, I'll just eat them! Let's see what you can do to me!" Xu Shouguang The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. When he saw that the old man had returned to the house, he simply turned around, ran to the peach tree, picked a few big peaches in one go, and put them in his mouth. This peach was so sweet. After one bite, the juice immediately exploded in Xu Shouguang's mouth. The juice was fresh, sweet and moist, fragrant and delicious. The flesh was soft, glutinous and sweet, and melted in the mouth. Xu Shouguang ate several of them in a row.
Suddenly, a strong feeling of dizziness filled Xu Shouguang's brain. Xu Shouguang felt his stomach churn, and a wave of nausea also came up. Xu Shouguang hurriedly knelt down on the ground, opened his mouth as wide as possible, and wanted to eat the contents of his stomach. He spat it out, but it was just a bout of retching. Xu Shouguang wanted to put his fingers into his mouth to pick it out, but a feeling of weakness prevented him from lifting his arms. Soon Xu Shouguang's legs became weak, and he fell to the ground with a snap. Gradually, Xu Shouguang felt that he could no longer breathe, and his face turned red from holding back.
At this moment, a cold light shot out from the wooden house and hit Xu Shouguang's chest. Xu Shouguang tried his best to look at his chest. It was a silver needle! Suddenly, a strong feeling of sleep rushed into his brain, and Xu Shouguang's eyelids couldn't help but close.
