If you don't give up, I'd like to be your adoptive father.

Chapter 370: Spying on the Great Rift Valley of Guaizi Mountain
"Fairy Yu, I am the brother of Chen Laoshi from Qinghe Village. My full name is 'Chen Laoqin' and my nickname is 'Chen Lao Da'."

After the three elders finished discussing their business, the middle-aged village man standing behind them stepped forward nervously and bowed.

After hearing his self-introduction, Xiao Yu immediately understood something, took him outside, and asked, "Have you heard about the 'Qiao Shi Sword'?"

Chen Laoqin nodded repeatedly, and the ridge-like wrinkles on his face, which were formed by time and suffering, suddenly stretched out. He looked much more relaxed and natural, and his eyes flashed with gratitude for being understood.

"Clang~" Xiaoyu pulled out the Qiaoshi sword and handed it to him, "Feel it."

"Your brother and sister-in-law were killed by the kidnapper Shanyin ghost. I accidentally helped a little and saved them. They swore that they would repay anyone who helped them."

While Chen Laoqin held the sword in both hands and twisted his face to feel it, Xiaoyu recounted in detail the process of the creation of the Qiao Shi Sword.

"Your brother and sister-in-law are about to be conceived and born as sword spirits. Can you feel it?"

Chen Laoqin handed the sword back to her with some disappointment, and shook his head, saying, "I just feel that the sword is a little hot."

——The sword is warm because there is a Fire God Talisman inside it.

"Now that you have seen the Qiao Shi sword, what do you think?" Xiao Yu asked.

Chen Laoqin scratched his head and said, "After Fairy Yu wiped out the Ghost Country in Guaizi Mountain, the story about you spread all over the place.

Among them is the Ghost Legend where you obtain the Sword of Takumi.

Many people in Qinghe Village know my brothers, and my father has also heard about it.

When our brother Chen Laoshi passed away, he fell seriously ill, thanks to the miraculous treatment of Doctor Min.

Now that he knows that our brother's spirit is still there, he keeps talking about wanting to see the youngest one again. "(ps)

Xiao Yu thought for a moment, handed him the Qiao Shi sword along with its scabbard, and said, "Take this sword home and let your father take a good look at it. Perhaps your brother will show up and meet him."

"But this is your sword."

Chen Laoqin was at a loss, his face was anxious, and sweat began to appear on his forehead.

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "It's not like I'm giving you the sword."

After a pause, she continued, "If Chen Laoshi's soul can be awakened, it would be fine if he is willing to stay in the Chen family to accompany his old father."

Chen Laoqin became even more anxious, and his voice and speed increased significantly. "How can this be possible? The Qiaoshi Sword is a fairy sword. You carry the fairy sword with you every day, which shows that the fairy values ​​it very much. How can my Chen family take it away?"

Xiao Yu pondered and said, "You are right, I carry it with me every day because it is a spiritual sword and it has helped me a lot.

It is because your brothers and sisters have helped me many times and have long since repaid my kindness that I let them go. I am not giving it to the Chen family.

But your father is old and I don’t know how long he can live.

He misses his son. If he had a spirit, I would like to fulfill his filial piety.

What happens next depends on what the sword spirit says. "

Xiaoyu has always believed that if a story has a good beginning, then as the writer and participant of the story, it should also have a good ending.

Helping Chen Laoshi and Zhang Xiaoqiao was just a casual act.

It was an unexpected surprise to obtain a spiritual sword.

The Qiao Shi Sword is the core of the story in this article.

She helped the ghost out of kindness, and the story of the ghost repaying her kindness had a beautiful beginning.
If, because the Qiao Shi sword was so useful, she forgot her original intention and only coveted its power, she would treat it as her own treasure and completely ignore its own will.

In the end, the sword may be gone, and the story will have a dark and depraved ending.

After all, the reason why the Qiao Shi Sword is so useful is that there is a major premise that is easy to overlook but must not be ignored: the sword spirit is extremely obedient to her, completely accepts her will, and actively cooperates with her.

Use the Immortal Martial God to control the Qiao Shi Sword. Even if the God is defeated, only the sword body will be injured.

The sword body is indestructible, Xiaoyu's spirit will at most be torn apart, but the main god will not be annihilated.

how so?

The spirit sword is actively protecting her!

If the sword spirit really wanted to leave, she would force it to stay. The sword spirit has thoughts and consciousness, how could it not harbor resentment after a long time?

Of course, if the sword spirit really harbors resentment, the owner of the sword will most likely get rid of it as soon as possible.

This is Li Qianyue’s idea.

But Li Qianyue’s thoughts are not the same as Yu Fengxian’s thoughts.

Even without the Qiao Shi sword, she still has the sword bone.

She had truly felt the power of the sword bone.

If the sword bone is truly recast, the Qiao Shi sword will not be relegated to the second line, but it will be far less indispensable than before.

At Xiaoyu's insistence, and under the shocked and puzzled gazes of Steward Wang and the three elders, Chen Laoqin took the Qiao Shi sword and set out on the journey home.

Xiaoyu declined Manager Wang's invitation to stay for dinner.

Before the sun completely set, she went to the "Black Dragon Temple" ten miles away from the East City Gate.

The Black Dragon Temple is a royal Taoist temple. It is not open to the public and does not accept wandering Taoists to stay here. Its gates are not often opened.

There are only strange people who have close relations with the Li family.

When Xiao Yu arrived at the gate of the Taoist temple, he saw a long convoy transporting magical medicines and herbs into the temple.

The carriages are of uniform style.

The frame is wide and the body is made of yellow wood riveted with fine iron. It looks very solid and there is almost no shaking.

The car was loaded with large wooden boxes, which were covered with waterproof and sun-proof black oilcloth.

The oilcloth has a strong smell, the kind of tung oil that smells like.

But Xiaoyu could smell a faint medicinal fragrance coming from under the oilcloth with her tip of nose.

According to the medicine identification skills she learned at Bao'an Hall, they are all precious medicines that are more than a hundred years old!
A moment later, Black Dragon Temple, Yunxia Palace.

"Master, what kind of treatment do you receive in the Black Dragon Temple?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

"Food and lodging are provided, and the spiritual materials needed for cultivation are basically enough." Taoist Shuilong said vaguely.

Xiao Yu smiled and said, "When I came in, I saw 17 or 18 carriages transporting medicinal herbs to the Taoist temple. How much can you get?" Taoist Shuilong said, "I hope I can't get any medicinal herbs at all.

Once they are distributed to me, I will have to refine them into the elixir that the prince needs.

But those pills that strengthen the body, replenish blood and invigorate qi are not for me to take.

I am not a warrior, so I don’t need drugs like the Immortal Abdominal Filling Pill, Bone Strengthening Soup, Blood Replenishing Pill, and Qi Replenishing Pill.”

Xiao Yu thought thoughtfully, "If it is a real elixir that has lasted for thousands of years, it wouldn't take more than a dozen carriages.

Most of what can be brought in by the convoy are ordinary spiritual medicines that meet the needs of the army."

In fact, Yiqi Pills are not ordinary at all, and the market price is one hundred gold coins per pill!

Taoist Shuilong nodded and said, "The real magic medicine and elixir will not be kept in the Black Dragon Temple for refining but will be sent to Wanshou Mountain."

He said the last sentence in a low voice and gave Xiaoyu a look that said "you know".

"It's been so long since we fought against the ghosts at Guaizi Mountain, but the old master Qingfeng from Wanshou Mountain that Prince Xianzhi mentioned hasn't come yet." Xiaoyu complained.

Not only did the Master Qingfeng, whom she had been thinking about for a long time, not come.

It seemed as if the Divine Mace Guardian had died suddenly, and he has not yet delivered the arrangements made by the Qin court to her.

"Don't worry, there is news from Wanshou Mountain. Taoist Xuanyin is currently in the south doing things for the prince. He will come to Tianmen Town to see you as soon as he is done." Taoist Shuilong said.

"Master Xuanyin, didn't you say Grandmaster Qingfeng?" Xiaoyu's face was full of disappointment.

Taoist Shuilong said sternly: "Don't underestimate Master Xuanyin, he is an earthly immortal who has lived for nearly ten thousand years!"

"Hiss, a ten thousand year old earthly immortal."

Xiao Yu was startled at first, then asked in confusion: "The Wansui Earth Immortal has gone down the mountain, why didn't Grandmaster Qingfeng come?"

"How would I know? Wait until you see Xuanying Zhenren and ask him yourself." Taoist Shuilong shook his head, "But I think that Wansui Dixian is not necessarily more noble than Qingfeng Daotong."

"When will Master Xuanyin come to Tianmen Town? Isn't the prince still recuperating from his injuries? What is he busy with now and when will things be done?" Xiao Yu asked again.

Taoist Shuilong hesitated for a moment, but lowered his voice and said, "The prince is looking for a great opportunity that will allow him to ascend to heaven immediately. This is a matter of great importance. Don't be anxious, just wait patiently."

"What kind of great opportunity can allow one to ascend to heaven instantly?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

Taoist Shuilong waved his hand and said, "This is the most confidential matter of the Li family. I can't tell you, and you don't have to ask.

Other people's chances have nothing to do with us, and knowing too much is of no benefit at all."

Xiao Yu nodded in approval and asked, "Is your Yin Shen injury better?"

Taoist Shuilong immediately showed his gratitude, "Thanks to the Soul Nourishing Pills you sent me, I didn't finish them all, I only took two pills, and now I am almost back to normal."

After the Water Dragon Taoist priest met with an accident at the Wang family, Xiao Yu came to the Black Dragon Temple to visit him.

Use the pure Yang power to help warm the Yin Spirit for a while.

Later, when she received a big gift package from her ghost son, she waved her hand and directly gave him a bottle of ten pills.

Not only the Shuilong Taoist, Min the Divine Doctor and the Dog Meat Taoist, everyone has a share.

She couldn't be so extravagant with other things, but the Soul-Nourishing Pill was made by Chi Miao herself.

Even if you finish eating, you can ask for it again.

Xiao Yu moved the cushion and whispered to Shuilong Taoist's ear: "Have you recently had your spirit leave your body and go to Guaizi Mountain to investigate the situation?"

Taoist Shuilong didn't understand why, but seeing how cautious she was, he lowered his voice unconsciously, "Go there every three days, don't go into the blessed land, just look around outside.

The task assigned by Prince Xianzhi is to continue searching for the Thirteenth Princess.

I have almost no hope, but the changes in the Guaizishan blessed land are still worth paying attention to. "

"What happened?" Xiaoyu asked.

"I suspect someone is repairing the Great Rift Valley on the second level of Purgatory." Taoist Shuilong said.

Xiao Yu remained calm, "Can you accurately observe the repair status of the second-level Purgatory Great Rift?"

Taoist Shuilong was stunned for a moment, and he understood something in his heart, but he didn't say it, and only spoke softly, "I only took a glance outside and left immediately, so I couldn't determine the specific situation of the Great Rift Valley.

But if you want to know, I can find a vein outside Guaizi Mountain that is connected to the blessed land of Guaizi Mountain.

Because the ground veins between the two ends are connected, just like a river, the dredging conditions of the upstream river channel can be judged from the water flow in the downstream.

As long as I use the method of the Seven Hells Yin Pond to make a small hole in the 'downstream' earth vein, I can infer the restoration status of the underworld blessed land of Guaizi Mountain through the fluctuations of the earth vein energy."

Xiao Yu hesitated and said, "The Seven Hells Pond is making quite a commotion."

Taoist Shuilong said: "There are definitely risks, but I am willing to give it a try."

"Good work."

Xiao Yu did not dissuade him. He stood up from the mat and bowed to Taoist Shuilong.

She really needed to stay on top of the immediate repair progress of the Great Rift.

I came here to look for Taoist Shuilong for this very reason.

Taoist Shuilong whispered: "I have received a mission from the prince. Even if my spirit leaves my body every day and I go to Guaizi Mountain once, it will not arouse suspicion.

But if you come to Black Dragon Temple to see me frequently, it will arouse suspicion from others.

How about this, every day after returning from exploring Guaizi Mountain, I will make a mark under the old banyan tree south of Qinghe Villa. The length of the mark will indicate the status of the repair of the Great Rift Valley.

Don’t you have a demon dog? Let it go to the underworld and check under the old banyan tree.”

"Well, Taoist priest, you have thought it through very thoughtfully. Let's do it this way." Xiao Yu bowed to him again.

(ps: Chen Laoqin is the man who asked for medicine for his father in "Bao'an Hall, Chapter 124". Doctor Min also told him that his wife might have a difficult delivery next year.

At that time, I got the last name wrong and wrote Chen Laoshi as Zhang Laoshi.

The surnames of Zhang Xiaoqiao and Chen Laoshi are reversed.

Later, a reader reminded me that I wanted to make some changes, but I found that the chapter had been published for too long and the author no longer had the permission to make changes. Sorry.)
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