Tao Qian jumped to a conclusion hastily, but he was actually not sure.

After all, up to now, although he has secretly touched on things related to the supernatural, he has not yet communicated with a real practitioner.

Although Tao Qian knew from the minds and memories of the lofty idealist and the scholar, there were definitely many practicing people in the world.

If he goes looking for it in a big way, there is a high probability that he will find something soon.

But that would probably be a way to die.

He told Tao Qian the experiences of the senior time travellers, and the only way is to be honest.

"The Unknown Residual Technique involves corpses, decay and other smells. It is like a very heretical thing. Some of the costs are normal. The Baiqinxi has a similar logic."

"But this [Fairy Fish Technique], judging from the description, looks very similar to the Taoist Immortal Technique, but it actually has a more terrifying cost of practice..."

Tao Qian's mind was filled with thoughts.

Although he was not sure, Tao Qian felt that the law he guessed was probably true.

There are thousands of doubts in my heart that I want to solve, and I also want to carefully study the two secret books I got, but this is obviously not the right place.

Tao Qian gathered his thoughts and looked as usual as he picked out a few copybooks from the pile of books, and then showed them to the intern book boy together.

Immediately, dozens of copper plates were handed over.

The book boy accepted it happily. Tao Qian thought for a while, and did not bother the two masters. He took out the book list of Cedar No. 1 from his sleeve and bought all the illustrated magazines and books that he had already liked.

Although the transaction was still just a few silver dollars, to the intern book boy, Tao Qian was considered a big customer.

Not long after, the book boy came out of the cabin carrying a large package with difficulty.

He handed over the book with one hand and took the eight silver coins that Tao Qian reluctantly handed over to him with the other hand.

When I arrived, my money bag was quite big, but when I left, I only had a few cents left.

Tao Qian got off the Cedar with a package full of books on his back, and followed the path back to his Chengyou Bookstore.

Before leaving, I happened to see a few girls on the "Huanxi" with fair-skinned skin leaning against the window chatting. The atmosphere looked very good and made people want to join in.

A slightly bolder girl wearing a red bellyband also spotted Tao Qian from a distance.

Maybe she saw that he had just gotten off the book boat, or maybe she felt that this guy was pretty good-looking, so she lightly raised her lotus root arm, which was obviously a gesture to invite Tao Qian to come over.

Tao Qian made a scissor gesture to others, then walked forward with a look of pity on his face, and said with certainty to himself as he walked:

"I can't get on the flower boat for two reasons."

"The first is that he is poor, and the second is that this matter is an insult to politeness."

While teasing, Tao Qian quickened his steps and tried to turn around the bookstore as quickly as possible.

Although he spent almost all his wealth, the purpose of his trip can be said to have been successfully achieved.

Getting the book you purchased is not worth being so happy about.

What really excited Tao Qian was naturally the two secret books of practice, "The Fragments of a Hundred Animals" and "The Unnamed Secret Book".

Although both methods require a huge price to pay.

But Tao Qian knew that he was different. He could completely exempt most or even all of the price, which could be said to be a free prostitution.

Let me ask, who in this world can refuse free prostitution?

In other words, Tao Qian's temperament is relatively calm, otherwise he would have been running away long ago.

But maybe he didn't run ahead of time, so he didn't miss another familiar and throbbing feeling.

At the next moment, Tao Qian first heard a burst of shouting and yelling coming from the front of the pier, and then he had a familiar feeling.

The originally crowded crowd seemed to be torn apart by someone.

Tao Qian saw that all the pedestrians around him looked frightened, and he consciously retreated to both sides of the road. While retreating, he warned others in a low voice:

"Get away quickly, they are from the Cao Gang."

"Oops, something must have happened. The helmsman of Cao Gang's Xunxian Rudder came in person, and he looked very angry."

"Don't talk nonsense, step back and bow your head."

As a poor bookstore owner, listening to these voices, Tao Qian chose to do what is good.

He lowered his head slightly and retreated behind everyone.

It is extremely natural and blends into the crowd.

Not long after, he saw the real owner.

A group of hundreds of big men in fancy clothes, showing off their muscular bodies, were opening the way with a ferocious look.

There were seven or eight people surrounded by them in the middle, and each one gave Tao Qian a terrifying feeling like a beast.

But what really frightened Tao Qian was that he almost lost his composure.

He is an old man who is the leader of this group of people.

He was said to be an old man, but apart from his half-white hair and facial wrinkles, the rest of his appearance had nothing to do with "oldness".

He is at least 1.9 meters tall, wearing a silk robe woven with gold. He has extremely thick limbs and a pair of somewhat turbid but extremely sharp eyes. Anyone who is stared at by him will immediately feel like a sharp knife has been added to his body.

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This old man, in this era, at this dock.

Walking among the crowd, the scene is no different from that of a wild and ferocious beast walking among the sheep.

But these were not the reasons that frightened Tao Qian.

What really made him unbelievable was his perception:

The source of that throbbing feeling was not a certain book, it was clearly the old man.

"That's right, my extraordinary perception has never been limited to the secret manuals of exercises."

"Am I not classified into the [weird] category due to that weird pattern?"

"According to the information description, the so-called weird refers to a life form that has acquired some extraordinary characteristics."

"What about this old man? What kind of person is he?"

"I need to touch his body in order to make my perception more tangible and gain insight into more secrets?"

At this moment, Tao Qian's inner thoughts could not be contained at all.

All kinds of questions and ideas pop up like crazy.

If anyone who is close enough observes carefully, they will find that this poor bookstore owner seems to be in a state of excitement and nervousness.

excited?

Of course.

Just like a giant beast, walking step by step, the identity of the old man is "the helmsman of the Xunxian branch of the Caobang".

Surprisingly, he was the second human being related to transcendence and spiritual practice that Tao Qian sensed besides himself.

If Tao Qian hadn't considered that his own life was at stake, he would have wanted to rush up to the old man and touch him to see if he could sense the detailed information.

Unfortunately, he can't.

Just by looking at the reactions of the people around him, you can tell that this old man is definitely not a good person.

Tao Qian, like everyone else, was confused about the current situation.

I don’t know what happened at this pier and what these “violent people” are here to do.

However, this doubt did not last long.

The next second, a huge change occurred.

boom!

Without any warning, a loud noise appeared in the largest warehouse in the main area of ​​the dock.

Along with this big explosion, thick smoke, fire, and various cargo fragments scattered in all directions.

In just a moment, the dock fell into chaos.

The crowd dispersed like a pack of frightened rats, running around in all directions. Screams, shouts, cries for help, and roars were mixed together. For those with slightly bad ears, it would be as if they were deaf on the spot.

But soon, all the noise was suppressed by a deep roar like a dragon and a tiger.

Not surprisingly, it was the old man who spoke out.

He didn't seem to care about the chaos at the dock at all, and only looked in the direction of the ruined warehouse with a sneer.

"Come out, you are immature and don't understand the hidden murderous aura. I can already smell it from across the street."

As soon as the old man finished speaking.

However, I heard the sound of clothes breaking through the air at the same time from all over the pier, and about a hundred figures wearing various types of robes, but all with red ribbons tied on their foreheads, appeared.

Everyone's impression of Tao Qian was actually stronger than that of the Caobang group.

There is even an extremely slight "thrilling" feeling.
To be continued...