Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 134 Return to Mujiang City

The eldest sister was also very happy after hearing this, but she was obviously much more reserved. She did not join the third sister in making trouble. Instead, she walked slowly to the backyard under the guidance of the seventh sister and found that it was built very elegantly:
This place is not very big, but it has a feeling of winding paths leading to secluded places. Pavilions, terraces, towers, pavilions, springs, stones, flowers and trees are combined together to create a unique landscape.

After passing a flower screen, a milky white hot spring pool with a diameter of about three meters appeared in front of us.
This hot spring pool is placed in a pavilion. The hot spring water flows down from above, emitting curling hot steam and having a silky texture.
There was a faint smell of sulfur floating in the air, which smelled quite pungent. Fortunately, there were small light white flowers blooming on the vine wall next to it, and the fragrance released largely neutralized the smell.

Continue walking along the beautiful S-shaped path and you will come to a hill where there is a strange stone and some tables and chairs next to it.

Standing here, you can see that more than 20 meters away, there is a hot spring outlet built with rockery. The milky white hot spring water flows out happily from it, then winds along the clean and beautiful colorful stone stream in the garden, gathering into eight hot spring pools of varying sizes, and finally being drained out.

Each hot spring pool is cleverly separated into appropriate private spaces using green bamboo, strange stones, flowers and trees, which can be said to be quite elegant.

More importantly, the hot springs will occasionally release wisps of spiritual energy, which can greatly improve the efficiency of cultivation.

At this point the eldest sister couldn't help herself. After all, it was a well-known fact that the spider spirit liked to take baths. So, under the persuasion of the seventh sister, she went into the bath to enjoy it, washing away the dust from the journey.

Gong Tianwu didn't have any thoughts about this. After all, the female fairy was not so easy to deal with.

Look at those myths and legends. Apart from King Zhou, who else could have the time to do other things if he had an affair with a female demon?
Are you all staying at home quietly, fishing and playing with your bracelets?

It is said that three women make a play.

After the three female fairies gathered together, they became even more excited.

It only took two days for the third sister to come to Gong Tianwu and say that the entire two acres of yard at the back was wasted.

If your family wants to take a hot spring bath, just keep two pools, which will only take up one acre of land at most. It would be better to convert the remaining space into an inn, and not do low-end business, but only accept high- and medium-end customers.

Gong Tianwu did not comment on this. The two sisters-in-law could do whatever they wanted as long as they didn't cause anything like human meat barbecued pork buns.

It is worth mentioning that the eldest and third sisters did not come empty-handed this time, but also brought a lot of local specialties.
Among these specialties, one called formless spider silk is particularly popular because it is the best choice for refining binding magic weapons, without a doubt.

As the saying goes, every thing can conquer another. The famous Guangchengzi Yuanjiang Golden Boat was trapped by the spider silk spit out by the golden spider and was pulled out of the water bit by bit.

Although the formless spider silk can only be regarded as a poor version of the golden spider silk, how many people in the world can have magical weapons comparable to Guangchengzi's Yuanjiang Golden Boat?

This is a treasure left by the immortals, and is considered to be of upper-middle quality among many secret treasures.

This means that in addition to the specialties of Xiongbian Mountain, the store’s flagship products also include specialties from southern Xinjiang.

So Gong Tianwu simply gave some shares to the two spider spirit sisters-in-law to make them more motivated, and then they began to plunge into the cultivation plan.

As time went by, in just ten days, the inn behind was built, and it was built into a five-story building, which is very rare nowadays.

The reason why it can be repaired so quickly is of course that it can drive puppets such as the Golden Armor Warrior to carry out construction.
The reason why it can be built so high is because there is one more thing in the building materials that others cannot deal with, that is, the spider silk.

The people in Hulu Valley were quite critical of this, because before, selling monster specialties here had no conflict with others, but if they did the inn business, it would squeeze out the business of the other five or six inns.

But Gong Tianwu has two extremely powerful backers behind him, and he himself is a direct disciple of the Great Snow Mountain, so others can only criticize him in their hearts.

By the way, the amount of money that Xiongbianshan Jubao Store pays to Baita Villa on time every month is already quite good. It at least increases the total income here by one third, and it is a steady and long-term cash flow.

There is no such person who can make a name for himself by practicing hard in the mountains and secluding himself for ten years. Every practitioner needs to consume a lot of resources.

Gong Tianwu always believed in one thing: no matter how deep the friendship is, it cannot compare to the connected interests. Of course, the most ideal way is to have both deep friendship and related interests.

Take the current situation for example. If someone makes trouble at the Xiongbian Mountain Jubao Store, he doesn't have to show up at all. He can just find someone to go to Baita Villa and tell them, and naturally someone will come to help as soon as possible.

This is the scene that Gong Tianwu most wants to see.

***
There are no years in the mountains, but the years on earth are long.
Eight months passed quickly.

During these eight months, Gong Tianwu, who was immersed in seclusion, has made further progress in strength. His Invisible Sword has been upgraded to the lower level of the Profound Rank, and has become a powerful weapon for killing people, robbing goods, and ambushing people.

After he returned to Baita Villa, he asked to see his master again. This time, he only met Master Wei, as Master Liu had gone into seclusion to practice.

After asking for advice on a few cultivation issues, Gong Tianwu said to Master Wei:
"My disciple may have to go on a long journey recently."

Elder Wei frowned and said:

"Why are you running around instead of practicing hard to achieve a breakthrough as soon as possible?"

Gong Tianwu smiled bitterly and said:

"There's nothing we can do about it. The stock in the store was about to be sold out several months ago, but unexpectedly, a few more of my concubine's family members came and brought a batch of goods from the Spider Demon, which is why we are able to hold on until now."

"At the same time, I calculated the time. It's time to capture the Satin Butterflies in Mujiang City. If I rush over in time, I should be able to get a few."

After hearing the name "Satin Butterfly", Elder Wei was suddenly moved.

The satin butterfly that Gong Tianwu brought back last time was also given to the two of them as a gift, and the effect was very obvious.

Elder Wei immediately said:

"If possible this time, bring more back. This stuff is very good."

Gong Tianwu smiled bitterly after hearing this:

"This stuff is limited in quantity in Mujiang City. It's common that you can't get it. I can only try my best."

Elder Wei nodded and said:
"Okay, your own safety is the most important thing."

Gong Tianwu continued:
"There is one more thing I need to report to Master Wei."

Elder Wei said with a pleasant expression:
"You said."

Gong Tianwu said sincerely:
"It is said that fathers and sons always fight together. We who practice Taoism have abandoned the secular world, so the only thing that can be compared to the relationship between father and son and brother is the relationship between master and apprentice, and between fellow apprentices."

"I was lucky enough to find a way to make money, and I'm short of manpower, so I want to bring a few brothers and sisters with me this time and ask them to help me."

"Our Great Snow Mountain is vast, and within a radius of several thousand miles, we can find at least five or six important transportation routes like Hulu Valley. Brothers, you can take the goods and go to other places to do business."

"Whether they want to open a store or sell products, it has nothing to do with me."

After hearing this, Elder Wei said approvingly:
"Good! You're fine!"

"It's not enough that he has worked hard to find a way forward, and he is not shy about it, and he also takes care of his fellow apprentices around him. Apart from anything else, this kind of thought alone is very good."

"I've agreed to this. Go ahead and call someone. If you have any questions, you can come to me."

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu immediately went to look for someone.

He had stayed in the Snow Mountain for a long time, but he didn't have any close friends. After all, he was in seclusion most of the time. However, he was quite familiar with the personalities of his fellow apprentices.

At this time, Gong Tianwu had been setting up a shop in Hulu Valley for nearly a year, and he came back almost every month to pay tribute to his master.

It had long been a rumor in Baita Villa that Senior Brother Xu's concubine's clan was very powerful among the demon clan, so they were able to get a lot of demon clan materials to sell and made a lot of money.

So this time, Gong Tianwu spread the word that he would help his junior brothers to get rich, and everyone was eagerly waiting. The three junior brothers that Gong Tianwu finally selected were Lin Wenguan, He Shu, and Song Jingyuan.

Lin Wenguan was chosen because he was the nephew of the sect leader. The sect leader was lazy and unwilling to teach his disciples, so he sent him to Master Wei's school.

Moreover, this person has high emotional intelligence and wide sociable network. If there is any problem in the future, we can find his connections through roundabout ways.

He Shu was chosen because he is simple-minded, has a reckless personality, and is quite grateful. Gong Tianwu will be away from Baita Villa for a long time, so he needs such a desperate guy to protect his own interests in the sect.

Song Jingyuan was chosen because of his different identity. He is the prince of Beikang Kingdom, which is under the jurisdiction of the Great Snow Mountain. By establishing an alliance of interests with him, most of the mortal resources of Beikang Kingdom can be mobilized when necessary.

Ordinary cultivators regard mortals as insignificant, but Gong Tianwu knows very well that if the power of ordinary people is used well, it will be of great help.

Soon, Gong Tianwu brought his three fellow apprentices and headed to Mujiang City in Xiongbian Mountain again.

In fact, Gong Tianwu didn't want to bring his seventh sister with him this time, because her identity was always a hidden danger. If it was exposed, it would be a big trouble.

But who is the Seventh Sister? When she heard that she would not be taken with her, she stood there in a daze. After a few seconds, her eyes turned red and she said with tears in her eyes:
"I can't sleep at night without my brother!"

After hearing such a cute clip sound, Gong Tianwu had no choice but to surrender and let his seventh sister, who was wiping her tears, turn into the little jade-white spider and jump onto his chest.

***
This time the journey to Mujiang City was safe and sound. The four disciples from the Great Snow Mountain traveled together, and they were no match for ordinary monsters and evil cult monks.

Those who are able to deal with them often have their own followers, and they must consider the crazy revenge that will follow from the other side's backers.
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If you bully the weak and take advantage of your power to kill my disciples, I can kill your whole family, destroy your mountain gate, and behead your disciples!
So I have to add a side note: The reason why Qingshi Rong Jian is notorious and feared by everyone is because he is extremely cruel and has no bottom line.

More importantly, he has no friends, no sect, and no disciples.

After arriving at the outskirts of Mujiang City, Gong Tianwu was already familiar with the route and walked directly towards the patrol team outside, then handed over the badge he got from Hua Shilang.

The demon patrol team had seen four people coming together and they looked like they were not easy to mess with, so they were on high alert, but they were relieved when they saw the badges.

After all, if the two sides fought, it was not known whether Gong Tianwu and the other four would be safe or not, but this patrol team would definitely be wiped out.

The leading demon general was a leopard spirit, but he was a chatterbox. Gong Tianwu also wanted to find out about the situation in the city, so he stuffed a snuff bottle into his hand first - this has been popular in Mujiang City in recent years.

When the Leopard Demon saw that the snuff bottle was quite exquisite and beautiful, he immediately smiled and started chatting with Gong Tianwu.

After chatting with him for a few words, Gong Tianwu said:
"My dear brother, the last time I came here, I saw that you had mobilized a lot of people and the atmosphere was very tense. Later, I heard a vague rumor that it was related to the Yuan family."

So this is the good thing about being a chatterbox. When Gong Tianwu started teasing him, the leopard demon immediately said:
"Oh, you mean that matter. I heard that Yuan Ming, the head of the Yuan family, went out for retreat and handed over the power to his third disciple."

"It turned out that this guy was greedy for money. He even attacked the relatives of several adults in our city. In the end, I heard that even the Demon Saint Grandpa from Meishan came to calm the matter down."

Gong Tianwu was still complaining in his heart after hearing this, and was still trying to find a scapegoat, but he said:

"Oh, that means the Yuan family's villa is still in Mujiang City."

The leopard spirit nodded and said:

"That's right? It's just that now everyone in the villa is staying at home and rarely goes out. Apart from those who come out to buy things, there is almost no one coming in or out."

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu felt a little relieved. People from the Yuan family rarely showed up, so the chance of running into Seventh Sister was small.

Then I heard the leopard spirit muttering some nonsense, and then I heard it suddenly say:
"By the way, if you four are here to look for General Hua (Manlou), then there is no need to rush into the city. Just wait in the rest shed under the tree over here."

Gong Tianwu said:

"Oh? Is there something going on with General Hua today?"

Leopard spirit said:

"Recently, the demons in Xiongbian Mountain have been active nearby. Many of our people in Mujiang City have suffered. Even Cangliwa, which is 40 miles away from the city, was completely slaughtered."

"You know, the old cormorant monster in Cang Er Wa is a great monster with a cultivation of nearly 400 years. He has 20 to 30 capable descendants, and he controls hundreds of fish monsters!"

After hearing this, Gong Tianwu's expression changed slightly, because defeating and killing everyone are two completely different concepts!
Xiang Yu defeated Liu Bang dozens of times, but failed to surround and annihilate him. Otherwise, how could the Han Dynasty exist?

But the leopard demon continued:

"So the little city lord has issued a strict order. Recently, several generals have to lead their troops to patrol the area day and night to prevent the monsters from attacking. We encountered General Hua once two hours ago."

"If you calculate the time, it will take at most a pee to meet him again."

Gong Tianwu nodded, and called his three fellow apprentices to sit down in the rest shed over there, while secretly observing their reactions when facing the demon clan.

Lin Wenguan was just like himself, chatting and laughing with the little demon next to him without any scruples, and soon became friends with it.

He Shu had a sullen face, as if facing a formidable enemy, and looked as if he was ready to fight at any time.

As for Song Jingyuan, he was smiling the whole time. At first glance, his smile seemed refreshing, but if you looked at him a few more times, you could sense a kind of arrogance and alienation.

It probably only stayed here for about ten minutes, and suddenly a whistle arrow was shot into the sky from five or six miles away!
Wherever this thing passed, a sharp whistling sound could be heard in the air. Then it soared up hundreds of meters and exploded into a ball of red mist with a "bang".

Upon seeing this, the leopard demon immediately jumped up as if he had been stabbed, and cried out in a choked voice:
"Bloody whistle arrow!! Go, go, go!"

Then the members of this patrol team, who had been sitting lazily in the rest shed, quickly stood up and formed a team, and it seemed that they were going to rush over there with all their might.

Gong Tianwu said in surprise:
"what happened?"

The leopard spirit said anxiously:
"When the blood arrow is thrown, something big will happen!"

"The City Lord's Mansion has issued a strict order that anyone who can still move must be rushed over immediately, otherwise they will be killed!

Gong Tianwu immediately had several thoughts in his mind, and then he said decisively:

"It's possible that General Hua was attacked, so we should go with him!"

The leopard demon was a little stunned, then nodded and said:

"it is good."

A group of people/monsters quickly rushed over there to provide reinforcements.

While on the way, Gong Tianwu discovered that the leopard demon and his men were deliberately keeping a distance from his group. After a thought, he immediately understood what was going on. He smiled faintly and didn't say much.

The group ran for about six or seven minutes, when the leopard demon suddenly heard a strange sound on the left. He turned around and was immediately frightened out of his wits! !
It turned out that there was a bloodstained hand axe flying towards him! !

In just a blink of an eye, the hand axe was chopped in front of him.

At this moment, time seemed to have stopped. The leopard demon could even clearly see the mottled gaps on the axe blade and the dark blood scabs on the axe handle.
His own hands and feet seemed to be frozen in ice, and he could not obey any command at all!
Even at this moment, the leopard demon saw the way he would die.
The skull will be broken, the person will fall to the ground, brain matter and blood will gush out, and then the body will quickly stink, attracting a large number of flying mosquitoes and flies.

But just when the hand axe was about to touch the leopard demon's eyebrows, a hand suddenly stretched out from the side.

(End of this chapter)