Chapter 17 How to withstand the sudden rain and strong wind

Ji Ruochen knew that there would be trouble when he went to Luoyang, but he still didn't expect that trouble would come so quickly.

He walked for seven days before he walked out of the vast Xixuan Mountains and entered the territory of Yizhou. There was no time limit for his trip to Luoyang. He could go quickly or slowly. Ji Ruochen simply walked slowly so that he could fully appreciate the glitz and glamor of the world after five years of absence.

Not long after leaving Xixuan Mountain, Ji Ruochen set foot on an official road. After identifying the direction, he walked ten miles further and saw the smoke rising from the stove in the distance, and a small town gradually emerged. There was an inn at the entrance of the town, with some lights on one side.

The tattered invitation flag fluttered in the wind.

Seeing this familiar sight, Ji Ruochen stood still for a moment before continuing to move. In the blink of an eye, he had crossed the wind and sand and appeared in front of the inn, where he found an empty table and sat down.

Of course, this small place is not much bigger than an inn, but it is just a little more glamorous than the Longmen Inn back then. There are six tables in the front hall, which is already overcrowded. There is a pine counter in the corner, and most of the paint has been peeled off.

, looks very old. Sitting in this small inn, whether it is the waiter who is smiling attentively in front of him, or the owner who is hiding behind the counter and trying his best to calculate, Ji Ruochen feels extremely friendly.

He randomly ordered four dishes and one soup, and ordered a pot of wine, and drank slowly while leaning on the table while observing the people passing by at the entrance of the inn. The custom here is that the dishes are spicy and numb, and although the wine tastes rough, there is still a hint of it.

It has a lingering fragrance, which is considered top-grade among home-brewed local wines.

At that time, the world was at peace, there had been no turmoil for a long time, the people were prosperous, and Yizhou was quite prosperous. Therefore, although it was a remote town, the people were leisurely and calm. Although they were not rich, they obviously did not worry about their livelihood.

Ji Ruochen called the waiter, handed him a piece of silver, and asked about the local customs and geography. There were five taels of this piece of silver. As soon as it was revealed, there was a swipe sound, and almost all the eyes in the inn fell on it.

When the money was handed over, the waiter was so excited that he could not even speak. He took the money with trembling hands and almost dropped it to the ground several times.

The waiter was so excited that he drank several large bowls of cold water before he could speak. There was nothing special around the town, and there were no monsters or ghosts harming the people. However, if you want to go to Dongdu from here, you must

We have to pass through a dense forest. This forest is called Black Wind Forest. It is said that wild beasts often appear in the forest, so ordinary travelers choose to pass through the forest during the day.

Ji Ruochen saw that it was getting late, so he immediately stood up and left the inn, ignoring the waiter's dissuasion. Soon after he left, the guests sitting around in the inn also paid their bills and left in a hurry.

Ji Ruochen walked leisurely through the small town. In the small town, chickens croaked and dogs barked, smoke was everywhere, and people were already busy with dinner. But in Ji Ruochen's consciousness, this peaceful and peaceful town seemed quite disharmonious.

The town is not big, with more than a thousand people living together. However, dozens of them carry extremely weak spiritual energy. These spiritual energies are so weak that they are not even as strong as the spiritual energy of some century-old trees. Ordinary ascetics are absolutely not allowed to do so.

You will be able to tell the difference. But after Ji Ruochen practiced the Immortal Dissociation Technique on his own, his spiritual sense was greatly enhanced, far beyond that of his peers. In particular, he was more sensitive to the spiritual energy attached to the materials of the magical weapons. Although the magical weapons of these people were concealed through many means,

But how could the little spiritual energy that escaped escape his pursuit?

It's just that these people's moral conduct is weak, which is not commensurate with the magic weapons they wear. You must know that it is not easy to cultivate a magic weapon to be powerful, and it is even more difficult to cover up the aura of the magic weapon. The aura of these magic weapons is very ethereal, but it is by no means nothing.

Everyday things with a useful purpose.

There are many monastic schools in the world, and there are also many ascetics, but in terms of absolute number, there are actually not many. There are so many ascetics gathered in this unknown town, even if their Taoism is not very good, it is definitely not ordinary. Ji Ruochen stood up

At the intersection leaving the town, I pondered for a moment and already had some ideas in my mind.

There are three thousand disciples of Daodezong. Based on Xixuan Mountain, they have always regarded the entire Xixuan Mountains as their own territory. Yizhou is close to Xixuan Mountain and is more or less half of the territory of Daodezong. The ascetics are not allowed to walk at will.

.If a large number of profound Taoist monks come to Yizhou and they are enemies, the Tao Te Sect will be alert. At that time, it is very possible for the Tao Tao Sect to encircle and annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop based on the geographical convenience. Since those who are friends have come here, they will not

It doesn't make sense to send a greeting. Only these low-level ascetics can come and go freely.

Ji Ruochen knew that these people had evil intentions, and if he moved, many of them would move with him, so the target would naturally be him. He assessed the behavior of these people, counted the number of people, sneered, and stepped forward

, disappeared at the end of the official road in a moment.

It wasn't until his figure completely disappeared that a pair of dazzling eyes left the window peeping out.

This is an ordinary house. There are six or seven strong men crowded in the dark and damp main room. There is a wooden table in the middle of the room, with an extremely ugly map spread out on it.

The person who was spying in front of the window was a skinny man who looked very wretched, with only one pair of surprisingly big eyes. He turned around and said to a powerful man: "Brother, he went to Black Wind Forest.

"

The big man nodded, measured the distance on the map with his hands, and calculated with great concentration. It seemed that he was a rough and tumble man.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly slapped the Black Wind Forest heavily and said in a deep voice: "Let's capture that kid right here!"

This sentence startled several companions around him, and someone immediately said: "Brother! Before leaving, Master told us to observe secretly to make sure that he is taking the Yizhou line, and we must not act rashly! Now the task has been completed.

This is the realm of Tao Te Sect, so we shouldn’t cause too many troubles, right?”

The big man sneered and said: "Third Junior Brother, you are just too timid to achieve great things! His Taoism is only half as good as ours. As long as we swarm him and flee as soon as we succeed, no matter how many people he has in the Taoist sect, what can he do to us?"

?Could it be that our Earthly Talisman is just a decoration?"

This big man has always been dignified, so when he said this, the others did not dare to have any objections. Then another person pointed to the side room and asked: "What should we do with this family of three? Let's kill them now!"

The big man pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "The bloody souls are too conspicuous, so let's spare them this time. Just tie them up more tightly and let them starve to death on their own."

At the other end of the town, a young man with an unattractive appearance hurriedly walked into a private house. In the narrow hall, an old man was playing chess with a girl, and there were two middle-aged men watching chess next to them.

The young man walked into the main hall, bowed and said, "Uncle Master, he went in the direction of Black Wind Forest."

The old man said oh, and said calmly: "You didn't let him find out, did you?"

The young man said: "Definitely not."

The old man said calmly: "These words are a bit full."

The young man's face turned red immediately. When the girl saw him, she quickly smoothed things over and said, "Senior Brother Shi gave up his Taoist practice for the sake of his disciples and has lived in Tao Te Sect for more than three years. How could he be discovered?"

The old man slapped his back hard and said: "There are as many strangers in the world as stars, how can you imagine them? The nine old ghosts of Tao De Sect have a good reputation, some are vicious, some are sinister, some are despicable. They are also overbearing and domineering.

Extremely, if no one is allowed to walk in Yizhou, how can such an important disciple be allowed to go to Luoyang alone this time? Apart from other things, how will he survive the dangers of the three Jedi? Just use your brains and think about it.

Bar!"

After admonishing the old man, he stood up and said: "There are at least five or six sects in this town lurking here. How could a disciple of the Daode Sect come down from the mountain and alarm so many sects? This is absolutely unusual! You guys

The days are long, so please stay here and return to the mountain early tomorrow morning. I don’t care about my old bones anymore, so I’ll go to Black Wind Forest to see what’s going on.”

The night finally fell, and the town that had been noisy all day gradually fell into silence. There was a roar in the dark wind forest outside the town, which frightened all the birds.

After all the birds had flown away, an extremely suppressed voice sounded in the dark wind forest, but even so, it could not conceal the anger of the speaker: "Third brother! You want to die!"

Another very low voice trembled: "I'm sorry, Daoxing has been blocked by 70%. I really can't adapt..."

Next, the Black Wind Forest fell into silence again.

In the middle of the silence and darkness, there shines a soft pearly light. This gleaming and moist halo, even if it is reflected on the weeds and rocks, it also coats them with a layer of precious light. The halo

In the center is a small box carved from amethyst, which is about an inch square. Amethyst is already a rare spiritual material, but just from a cursory look, you can tell that the small box is a work of extraordinary craftsmanship, and the carving may not be as good as

This amethyst is cheap.

The small amethyst box was half opened, revealing a pearl with a diameter of half an inch. The soft and precious light came from this pearl.

Night Pearl!

The Luminous Pearl is not only a priceless jewel, but also an extremely rare spiritual object. It can be used to make elixirs and make weapons. If it is in the hands of a real master, it may be possible to create a magic weapon that is as good as an immortal weapon. This Luminous Pearl is round and flawless, and it is also a pearl.

The best of the best.

The small amethyst box fell sideways to the ground, as if someone had accidentally lost it.

In the darkness, I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at this luminous pearl, and I don't know how many throat joints are trembling up and down.

A black ten-foot-long whip shot out of the wind, breaking the suffocating silence, and rolled towards the night pearl on the ground like a poisonous dragon! Just when the tip of the whip could barely touch the amethyst box, another one appeared

A big hand suddenly stretched out from the darkness and grasped the long whip! No matter how the long whip shook, the hand remained as still as a rock.

On the black night, a black trail quietly appeared.

A featherless short arrow traveled ten feet like lightning, inserted into the big man's throat, then passed out from the back of the neck, and was nailed to the trunk of an ancient tree with a clang. The big man's face was full of shock, his lips opened and closed, but

He couldn't make any sound. Finally, he let go of his hand and let the long whip fall from his hand. Then he fell to the sky and fell next to the luminous pearl. The soft pearl light happened to shine on his face, and those hidden in the darkness

People can clearly see that he has not closed his eyes.

Standing on a towering ancient tree was a man wrapped in black clothes. He sneered, put down the short fine gold crossbow in his hand, and grabbed the handle of the ten-foot-long whip.

However, the moment his five fingers touched the handle of the whip, a four-foot-long knife that was completely covered in ink quietly appeared and passed by his neck silently.

On another ancient tree, a man in Taoist attire had his eyes closed. A seven-inch steel needle between his fingers was already glowing slightly. Just as he was about to fly out from his finger, a hand suddenly held it.

He grabbed his wrist, and then a man in black came close to his ear and whispered: "Brother, the guy named Ji is already surrounded by people on the other side!"

The Taoist priest was shocked, and reluctantly glanced at Ye Mingzhu again, weighed the importance, and finally gritted his teeth and followed the man in black to the east end of the Black Wind Forest.

There is an open space with a radius of more than 20 feet at the east end of Black Wind Forest, and Ji Ruochen is standing in the center of the open space.

There were dense lead clouds in the sky, but there was an empty space, just in time for the moonlight to fall like a waterfall and fall on Ji Ruochen, making him look like a fairy. Ji Ruochen stood with his hands behind his hands, looking up to the sky, staring at the round

The half-curved bright moon paid no attention to the people lurking in the surrounding forest.

He put his hand into his arms.

As soon as he moved, he heard a snapping sound. Deep in the forest, a dead branch had been trampled off!

Ji Ruochen pretended not to hear, took out a silk scarf from his arms, then smiled slightly, and even covered his eyes while surrounded by powerful enemies!

After tying the silk scarf, Ji Ruochen slowly raised his right hand and pointed to the sky.
Chapter completed!