Minglong

Chapter 70 Big Pig Hoof
The next day.

The golden morning light shines down from the horizon, and the hustle and bustle gradually rises along the Chongming River.

Xie Jinhuan rode his little red horse along the street, occasionally hearing people talking and talking on the street:

"Xiaor Xie is truly amazing! He's only been in Danyang for a few days, yet he's already managed to kill all the demons and monsters..."

"What hero? I'm just a young hero, not even twenty years old..."

"At this rate, I'm afraid that within ten years, Wei Wuyi of Daizhou will have to abdicate and let others take over..."

……

Xie Jinhuan was determined to kill the local natives when he was three years old. All he wanted was to walk on the street one day, with everyone admiring and praising him. Ladies would be so weak in the knees when they saw him, and young ladies would marry him. Meiqiu would eat whatever he could find on the street.

The scene now was indeed similar to the one he had imagined in his childhood.

But thinking of his ghost wife who was about to appear, he really had no mood to be proud. He was thinking about where to find the lotus to make the elixir along the way. While he was daydreaming like this, the man and the bird arrived outside the clinic on Ning'an Street.

Meiqiu was already familiar with the place. He jumped up from his shoulder, landed at the window on the second floor of the clinic and looked inside:
"Goojigji?"

"Coal briquettes?!"

wow~
dong dong dong...

From the second floor came the sound of a chair being knocked over and hurried footsteps.

Then a beautiful face appeared from the window, and the eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses were full of anxiety.

Xie Jinhuan sensed Lady Lin's worry and dismounted, just as he was about to greet her, but Lin Wanyi's expression darkened again.
"You still know how to come back?!"

She looked like an angry woman who saw her husband not coming home all night!
?

Xie Jinhuan's smile froze, and he spread his hands slightly:

"I just went out for a walk, what's wrong?"

"You are simply..."

dong dong dong...

The figure disappeared from the window, and the footsteps passed through the corridor stairs at the speed of light and came to the first-floor lobby. Then he rolled up his sleeves and rushed over angrily, his chest trembling, making people dizzy.

Xie Jinhuan saw that this was not the time to throw herself into his arms and sob, so he quickly raised his hand:
"I'm injured, and it's not good to be dragged around on the street."

Lin Wanyi rushed forward, clenched her fists and asked:
"Why did you run away without saying hello yesterday? You just ran away without even waking me up!
"When I opened my eyes, I found myself lying on the bed. Dan Wang, Dean Zhang and a bunch of people were gathered at the door. Linghu Qingmo even scolded me like I was a useless vase. Do you know how I managed to get through it?"

Xie Jinhuan had not expected the Dan King to come to offer condolences, and apologized:
"I healed your wounds, but since you were sleeping so soundly I didn't wake you up. Didn't I leave a note? Didn't you see it?"

Lin Wanyi's clothes were bulging and she wanted to complain, but when she thought of the "two-headed dragon" plan, she held it back and instead pulled Xie Jinhuan's sleeve and walked towards Wencheng Street:

"Hurry up and pay your respects to the Pill King and learn the Divine Martial Arts Canon. The day before yesterday, I relayed your words to Lord Tie. The Pill King read your poem expressing his aspirations and was so moved that he burst into tears. He almost betrothed Princess Changning to you..."

Xie Jinhuan was stunned: "Princess Changning agreed?"

"You and Miss Linghu are not clear about each other. They are like sisters. If you agree to it, wouldn't it be stealing someone's love?"

"Oh……"

Lin Wanyi's eyes darkened: "Are you feeling quite regretful?"

"No, I like to grow in love over time."

"Humph……"

Lin Wanyi walked forward briskly, pulling up her sleeves:

"Anyway, the Pill King has a very good impression of you and is looking for you everywhere. You should go and see him immediately. As long as you mention that you want to learn the martial arts canon, you will definitely succeed..."

Xie Jinhuan really wanted to acquire the supreme divine skill, but no matter how powerful the skill was, it couldn't be mastered in just twenty days. He thought about it and asked:

"Although Zi Su's medicine isn't very reliable, it can certainly save lives in critical moments. How much does this Shenglong Huohu Pill cost?"

Lin Wanyi frowned. "Don't count on the perilla medicine too much. Besides, if it's ten times more effective, the cost is definitely more than ten times. Putting aside the priceless lotus rhizome, the rest of the ingredients would cost at least that much."

Raise your left hand and make a three!
Xie Jinhuan paused slightly, his face darkening a little.

The way the girl with glasses gestures, it definitely can’t be Sanyin.

Thirty thousand taels of silver can be saved in twenty-one days, which means an average income of ten thousand taels of silver per week.

With such a huge sum of money, even if he worked as a mistress and used steel wool, he might not be able to earn even a fraction of it.

Even with the high intensity of confiscating illegal gains at a frequency of 997, it is still impossible to find so many generous Taoist friends with considerable wealth.

And this is just the ingredients, not even including the huge amount of Jiazilian...

"Jia Zi Lotus is only found in Zihui Mountain?"

"There are some in Zihui Mountain, but only the living ones. If you dig them up, you will destroy the foundation of the sect. Unless you destroy Zihui Mountain, you can't get them."

Lin Wanyi said this and looked at Xie Jinhuan:
"What? Are you really planning to make the Shenglonghuohu Pill?"

Xie Jinhuan didn't want to practice, but he had no choice.

The worst-case scenario of the ghost wife blowing up the grave is not blowing up the 32 states of Daqian, but losing control and blowing him up.

Therefore, before the worst happens, he must at least acquire enough strength to seal the Demon-Suppressing Tomb, just in case.

However, it was not easy to share these things with the girl with glasses. Xie Jinhuan just said: "Practice is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. If you have the opportunity, you must strive for it. If you can come across it, you will see."

Lin Wanyi didn't believe the recipe for a pill that said "ten times the efficacy, one pill to show results" at all, but Xie Jinhuan insisted, so she responded:
"Jia Zi Lotus is often used for cultivation by super-level masters. The naturally withered rhizomes are priceless treasures. Apart from the old sects with a long history, only the Daqian National Treasury has it. Without super-level strength, you can't possibly obtain this item."

As long as Xie Jinhuan knew where it was, he would have a chance to get it. After thinking about it, he asked again:
"We agreed to learn the divine canon in three years. If I deliver in six or seven days, don't you have to give me some extra reward?"

?

Lin Wanyi covered her small purse calmly and spoke timidly:
"You...what do you want?"

Xie Jinhuan took a quick look at Wanyi's voluptuous and graceful figure and felt that Wanyi would not give him any pleasure.
"Well... I'll figure out how to make the Jiazilian myself. Can you help me with the rest of the prescription?"

"I?"

Lin Wanyi covered her small purse and thought to herself: You kiss me, touch me, and even ask me to pay you money. Do you really think I’m your wife or your Taoist partner?

But Xie Jinhuan completed the task so quickly, it would be inappropriate not to give him some extra rewards. She hesitated for a moment and responded:
"The Southern Border wasteland is filled with precious materials. If you insist on refining the elixir, I'll have Queyue Villa search for the ingredients for you there. The herbs there are cheaper, and Queyue Villa can smuggle them over, saving us the taxes, freight, and middlemen. We can get at least an 20% discount."

Calculating the discount at 20%, that would save 6,000 taels of silver. Xie Jinhuan nodded:
"Okay, it's settled. I'll try to find a way to raise the deposit soon."

"I advise you not to do this, lest you spend a lot of money and end up getting sick, and then blame me for not advising you..."

"Ha ha……"

The two men were chatting along the way while leading the horse, and unknowingly turned into a side street and arrived at the entrance of Qingquan Lane.

Lin Wanyi originally wanted to go directly to the palace, but Xie Jinhuan's ears moved slightly and he found that there was a rustling sound in his yard, which sounded like someone was cleaning the courtyard.

The only person who can help him clean the yard is the beautiful, kind-hearted and silly Mo Mo.

Seeing this, Xie Jinhuan turned his head and looked deep into the alley, only to see a charcoal-red horse parked outside the Yang family's gate, and Yang Dabiao was hanging his luggage and sword on the side of the horse.

Yang's sister-in-law held the little girl who was over one year old in her arms, and kept nagging with eyes full of reluctance:
"Behave yourself when you're out. If I find out you're having affairs with other women, I'll take my daughter and remarry..."

"Stop talking! I'm going to work. Do you think I'm going out for a social event?"

"Why are there so many things going on in the government office? Seriously... Eh? Master Xie is back."

"Ok?"

Yang Dabiao quickly turned around and found two people standing at the entrance of the alley. He slapped his thigh:
"Oh! Have fun? You're finally back..."

At the same time, there was movement in the house.

Call ~
Linghu Qingmo, dressed in a snow-white dress, jumped onto the wall with a broom in hand, anxiously looking towards the alley entrance, and then, as if relieved, said angrily:
"I told you not to run around. Who told you to sneak out? Do you know how many people the government sent to look for you?"

His eyes were full of worry and concern.

Xie Jinhuan handed the reins to Lady Lin, turned around and walked into the alley:
"I originally wanted to go to Zihui Mountain, but my body couldn't handle the climb, so I ran back. I won't try to be so brave next time."

Linghu Qingmo was sure that Xie Jinhuan was fine, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing the 'first wife' standing at the entrance of the alley, he didn't dare to go over to check on her.

Xie Jinhuan came up and saw Yang Dabiao's appearance, and was a little confused:
"Brother Yang, are you planning to go on a long journey?"

"Oh, forget it."

Yang Dabiao waved his hands, his eyes full of distress:

"The case of the Crazy Corpse Flower has been solved, but the origins of the three skeletons unearthed by the Li family remain unsolved. Tai Shudan probably hadn't come to Danyang six months ago, so the victims might have been killed by other demonic bandits from the Nether God Cult.

"You should know about the 'Mummy Case' in the capital this year. Seventeen people died from the Yuan-stealing sorcery. The circumstances are similar to the three skeletons. The authorities suspect the three skeletons are related to the mummy case. They asked me to go over and take a look. I estimate I'll be back in four or five days."

When Xie Jinhuan heard about returning to the capital, he immediately became energetic and said righteously:
"I participated in the entire Taishudan case and know a lot about it. It would be convenient for me to go with Brother Yang on this trip..."

"no!"

Before he finished speaking, a delicate scolding came from the courtyard wall.

Seeing that Xie Jinhuan's old habit of being unable to sit still when encountering evil spirits had resurfaced, Linghu Qingmo could not agree to it again and flew down from the courtyard wall:

"You ran away again! You're injured and should be recuperating in Dan Hospital. What's the point of following him to the capital?"

Xie Jinhuan's return to Beijing would be of great help.

He has already cleared all the wild monsters in Danyang, and it will be difficult for them to refresh in a short time. He only has twenty days, and he can't just sit at home and wait for the evil demons to come to his house and give him money.

The capital city gathers rare treasures from all over the world, so it is certain that the Jiazi Lotus can be found there, and it can make money much faster than Danyang. Now he has something to do and he can't go with them. After a few days of rest, he can't go and rob Old Man Li.

"All good things must come to an end. I grew up in the capital. Now that the case is over, I want to go back early. It just so happens that Brother Yang can take care of me."

When Linghu Qingmo heard the phrase "All good things must come to an end," he couldn't help but shudder. He glanced towards the courtyard that was still being cleaned.
"You...you mean you're leaving Danyang and never coming back? You've only lived in the house you rented for a few days..."

Xie Jinhuan actually didn't have any relatives in the capital, and he went back purely to get money and kill people. Seeing Mo Mo suddenly lost, he responded:

"How is that possible? I followed Brother Yang over to take a look. Once Brother Yang finished his work, I naturally followed him back."

Linghu Qingmo heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this:
"You're injured, how can a rough old man like him take care of you? Well... first go see the Dan King and see if the prince will let you go."

Lin Wanyi also came over: "Yes, go to the palace first, I will help you clean up the house."

"also……"

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(End of this chapter)