Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 16 Fruit
"Master, look at that naked man in front of you. He's so ugly, and there's a huge snake coiled around his body!"

"Ruyi, look, there's a sister who doesn't seem to be wearing any clothes!"

As soon as we entered the gate of Linghe Market, we found that this market was actually very small, with only a few shops. It was just a gathering of several larger Qi training forces in the surrounding area, so they didn't even charge an entrance fee.

Among them, most of the people coming and going are low- and middle-level Qi-training cultivators. After all, there are not many late-stage Qi-training cultivators in the nearby counties.

But Changsheng and Ruyi, the two ignorant boys, were still frightened and started shouting.

After all, although Xuanwei City is big, Yuan Jin has not yet completed his apprenticeship, and the mother of the two children is just a mortal and rarely takes them out.

They probably spent most of their time playing in the cramped courtyard rented by Yuan Jin, so it was no wonder they were so excited.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Kang Dabao quickly covered the mouths and eyes of the two children. Fortunately, his hands were big and the two children's faces were small, otherwise his hands would not be enough.

"Master Kang, your child is quite cute." A young female cultivator with little cloth on her body and her shirtless male companion walked over with a half-smile.

"Excuse me, Miss Chong. Children speak without restraint. I'm sorry, but don't take it seriously." Kang Dabao let Jiang Qing pass and asked him to cover his eyes and mouth, then bowed and smiled apologetically.

"I don't care, but I wonder if my husband Shenlang is unhappy?" The female cultivator looked up at the ugly man beside her.

"I am Kang Dabao, the Chongming Sect Leader. May I ask for your advice?" Kang Dabao smiled even more.

"Zi Fenggu, review the map."

The ugly man who claimed to be a picture reviewer had a rather pleasant voice. A black-fanged viper was coiled around his body, constantly moving around him. The bright red snake's tongue made him look even more eerie.

This first-level, mid-grade demon beast has a violent temperament, and few people can tame it into a spiritual beast.

"It turns out to be Brother Shen, nice to meet you." Upon hearing this, Kang Dabao's smile reached a higher level.

"Well, teach your baby to talk. Huan'er, let's go." The picture examiner pulled an ugly face and put his arm around Lady Chong's slender waist and walked towards a shop.

"Brother, that drawing reviewer is no match for me." Jiang Qing's eyes flashed with a sharp light, showing that he was quite dissatisfied with the drawing reviewer's attitude.

"So what? Are you going to go up and cut him up? We are here to cultivate the Tao, not to be hooligans. If we look at each other incorrectly, do we have to fight to the death?"

Kang Dabao felt a headache when he saw Jiang Qing's appearance. If he was released like this, it would be really strange if the eldest brother of the He family didn't use him as a knife.

"And you two little ones, speak softly and don't let others hear you, otherwise you won't have any candy today, okay?!" Kang Dabao scratched the two little ones' noses and reminded them.

"But Master, Ruyi and I didn't lie."

Changsheng was older and seemed to have more ideas. He wrinkled his nose and retorted in a baby voice.

"It's because the truth doesn't sound good that I asked you to speak in a low voice!"

Kang Dabao smiled lovingly and gave Changsheng a pat on the head. Han Yundao and Duan Anle looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They did not have the temper to oppose their master's words.

Kang Dabao took everyone to find a familiar store to park the donkey cart, and after lunch they all went out for a leisurely stroll on the street.

"That insect lady just now is young, but she has a bad temper. She doesn't have any special abilities. She is unwilling to spend some hard work to practice the witchcraft skills of the Grass Witch Cult, which are not even as good as the wild fox Zen. Her killing methods are mediocre.

However, her master, Chen Ye, the leader of the Grass Witch Cult, was a great man. He had also tried to build his foundation by force in his early years, but unfortunately failed. He also suffered a serious hidden injury and had to recuperate for many years.

But even so, he was still considered a strong man among the cultivators in the late stage of Qi training. Another point was that this insect lady Diao Kai had close ties with many male cultivators.

I have also heard a little bit about the image reviewer just now. He is a core disciple of Zifeng Valley. That is a nearby foundation-building sect. It is not easy to become a core disciple. Maybe one day he will become a foundation-building seed at the bottom of the ranking.

It's not surprising that this kind of person is arrogant. As long as we don't offend them intentionally, they won't really bother you. In today's world, this kind of person is not difficult to get along with."

With nothing else to do, Kang Dabao started talking to his fellow apprentices about the couple who were dressed inappropriately in the morning.

"He doesn't necessarily look like someone who can build a foundation." Jiang Qing was still angry when he thought of Shen Tu's expression of looking down on Kang Dabao.

"If your words are the final word on this matter, I won't have to go out to do business anymore. I can just stay at home and indulge in luxury every day, waiting for your enlightenment.

Where does such a bad temper come from? You are such a grown-up, how come you still don’t know the truth of being kind to others and not making enemies with them easily.

This reviewer just heard a few bad words from the kid and showed off a bit of airs, and you couldn't stand it. If one day you meet someone who speaks ill of you without knowing right or wrong, will you rush into their sect and clan and kill them all?"

Kang Dabao frowned and started preaching again.

Jiang Qing was obviously not very convinced by Kang Dabao's words, but he just didn't want to hear him continue nagging, so he didn't say anything else.

"I really don't know how a family like ours could raise someone as ignorant as you."

Kang Dabao became even angrier after seeing this, and after cursing, he went into a talisman shop.

All the stock on hand was used up in the last fierce battle, and I need to replenish some. Next time, the black-glazed gourd that sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t may be able to save my life.

Kang Dabao was a man who was used to being cautious in his life. Even after making a fortune, he still did not change his nature and haggled with the shop owner for a long time about the price.

The old shopkeeper stroked his gray beard with an unpleasant look on his face, and his fellow apprentices blushed, before the old shopkeeper lost a few spiritual stones, and Kang Dabao left with great satisfaction. "Why? Do you embarrass the young masters?"

After going out, Kang Dabao took the two children in his hands and lifted them up high. He turned around to look at his junior and apprentice brothers whose faces were still blushing, and said jokingly.

After saying that, he led the way to a spiritual medicine shop, picked up some good medicinal herbs for body building, and took two sets of top-quality medicine for injuries. He walked out of the shop and dangled them in front of Jiang Qing and the two young masters.

"Young Masters, see, this is what I exchanged for the Spiritual Stones I saved just now. Is it worth it?"

"This..." Jiang Qing's face turned red and white, and it was unclear what he was thinking. Han Yundao and Duan Anle repented and admitted their mistakes one after another.

"Third brother, for us, it's not only breathing exercises and sword practice that count as cultivation, these are included as well."

Kang Dabao handed two sets of medicine to Jiang Qing.

"I wish everyone in our sect could be like a god who eats wind and drinks dew. That would be so wonderful. But we can't become gods. If we are unlucky, we will be taken into the small banner of an evil cultivator and become a ghost!"

Before Jiang Qing could say anything else, he threw the herbs to his two disciples and said, "Go back and boil them according to what I taught you last time. This time the herbs are more potent, and I think they will help you draw the spirit into your body sooner."

"Master, please stop talking. There are sweet and oily fruits ahead."

Ruyi pulled Kang Dabao's hair hard. The monk child had a good body, so he actually pulled out a small bunch of hair.

"Okay, Xiaobao, stop pulling. Uncle doesn't have much hair left." Kang Dabao had a grim expression on his face and immediately stopped lecturing.

"Changsheng! Why are you learning from your brother? Stop pulling, stop pulling."

"No, Ruyi has already pulled uncle's hair down, so I can do it too!"

"My dear, what's the point of comparing this? Stop it, the sugar-coated fruit stall is about to close!! How much is the sugar-coated fruit? What! Five gold leaves for one? Damn, you're more ruthless at making money than me!"

After buying some odds and ends for Han Yundao and Duan Anle, Kang Dabao and his party headed back.

Kang Dabao decided to go to Xuanwei City with his three brothers in a few days to see if they could use anything.

Linghe Market is too small, there are basically no good things there, and even if you find something, the price is too expensive.

When passing by a grocery store, Kang Dabao suddenly stopped, turned around and said, "Wait for me outside, don't come in."

"squeak"

Kang Dabao pushed open the old wooden door, rummaged through the storage bag for a while, took out the red mountain fruit and threw it onto the high counter.

He raised his head and said, "Let me identify it."

The one-eyed shopkeeper showed a surprised look in the counter, "You are such a stingy person, and you are willing to spend five spirit stones to identify this rotten fruit."

"Don't say too much, I'll give you the money anyway." Kang Dabao said in a bad tone.

"An unknown tree grows an ordinary fruit of no rank and no grade. Are you giving me money?" The one-eyed shopkeeper raised his eyebrows in the dim shop.

"Is it poisonous?"

"No."

"Take a serious look at it."

"You are wrong. I will give you all the groceries in this store."

"Okay." Kang Dabao waved his hand to take back the fruit, and threw another spirit stone onto the cabinet.

"Hey, Mr. Kang, you're breaking the rules." The one-eyed shopkeeper stood up with a sullen look on his face, his head almost hitting the roof.

It turned out that he was sitting inside just now. The one-eyed shopkeeper was much taller than he looked from outside the cabinet. What a burly giant!
"Bullshit rules, you are right, I am here just to give you some spirit stones. Such a good thing can't be found anywhere in the whole Yunjiao Province."

Kang Dabao cursed without mercy, turned around and walked away without paying any attention.

The one-eyed shopkeeper's face turned green and red for a while, and there was a struggle between his conscience and his desires in his heart. He didn't know what he was afraid of, but in the end he just sat down.

"This isn't considered breaking the rules. This bastard is just here to give me some spirit stones."

Kang Dabao looked much happier after he went out. He broke the red mountain fruit in half and was about to throw half of it to Jiang Qing, but he took it back halfway.

He broke the smaller piece a little more and then stuffed it into Jiang Qing's hand: "You've grown up, so I can give you a little more this time."

Ignoring his junior fellow disciple's puzzled look, Sect Leader Chongming threw the remaining fruit into his mouth and started chewing it.

The crisp flesh is sweet, with a hint of green flavor.

"At least the fruit you left for me is still clean."

(End of this chapter)