Chapter 74 Someone is missing
For Bian Qing, Su Ziyi's affirmation was very important.
Seeing Bian Qing's face turning pale, Su Ziyi hurriedly stepped forward to support him, took out a Qi Yi Dan from his arms and stuffed it directly into his mouth: "You need to meditate to recover first." His intimate gesture Bian Qing's cheeks felt hot, and he didn't dare to think too much, so he hurriedly sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes to meditate.
Su Ziyi, who looked away from Bian Qing's bloody and stained hands, searched for a long time but couldn't find the handkerchief.
Forget it, I guess I left it at home.
After a few weeks, Bian Qing's complexion improved a lot, almost like a normal person. And he was also thinking that Su Ziyi had not done anything since he went into the mountain today, so he did not want to delay. After the spiritual energy in his body recovered to 60-70%, he ended the practice. He opened his eyes and looked at Su Ziyi who was digging with a medicinal hoe by the pool.
"No more rest?" Su Ziyi's consciousness was always outside, so he knew it as soon as Bian Qing opened his eyes. But Bian Qing didn't answer him. He just walked over on the fallen leaves, got closer and said, "What are you digging for?" "Yunmingcao." Speaking of this, the smile on Su Ziyi's face became a little thicker: "Before, I haven't noticed that there is actually a spiritual grass hidden here. I just discovered it after walking
around casually." Bian Qing leaned over and saw that the Yun Ming grass was not as long as a finger and was buried in the weeds beside the pool. That's pretty inconspicuous. If it weren't for the faint ripples of clouds surrounding its leaves, he would have regarded the spiritual grass as a weed.
"Yunmingcao is the main ingredient in several yellow-grade second-grade elixirs. It is very helpful for cultivation." Su Ziyi knew that Bian Qing didn't know much about this area, so he took the initiative to explain, but the hoe in his hand had not been used. He stopped and carefully dug out the Yunming grass with its roots and soil: "This is still five years old. I will plant it when I go home. When it is older, the effect will be better." After that, he removed the Yunming grass. Mingcao was put into the bamboo basket.
"It's still early, why don't we look around for it?" Bian Qing was somewhat interested in Su Ziyi's talk and supported all Su Ziyi's actions, so he took the initiative to ask. But Su Ziyi shook his head and refused. He put the bamboo basket on his back and stood up: "Although it's not long after noon, we are too far into the mountain and it will take some time to get back. It's better to stop here.
" , he also added: "I don't know how Yulang is doing at home."
When he said this, Bian Qing also stopped looking for the spiritual grass, and he held the dead Wuyu in his hand , carrying the bamboo basket on his back, he followed Su Ziyi: "Just pick the herbs and spiritual herbs you encounter on the road." "Okay." This was what Su Ziyi meant, so Su Ziyi agreed without saying anything else. .
But it might also be because he spent too long digging herbs along the way. By the time they came down the mountain, the sun was already setting, and they hurried back home. Bian Qing was even more elated because he had hunted a monster for the first time today. He listed several Wuyu meat dishes in his heart and decided to celebrate it well.
And when they were only a field away from their home, they saw a man walking out of his yard, and behind him was Su Yulang, who was wearing a bun. The two of them looked intently, and Bian Qing couldn't help shouting: "A Lang! Yang Xu!" As soon as the two people standing at the door of the courtyard heard Bian Qing's voice, they quickly looked over, and then they saw Su Yulang's figure. It flew over happily like a little bird.
"Emma! Father!" Su Yulang rushed over, and just as he was about to hug Bian Qing, who was walking in front, he was frightened by a few drops of blood on his clothes.
"I'm fine, it's the blood of the monster." Looking at his son's slightly stupid face, Bian Qing said with a hint of pride in his tone, and he even lifted the body in his hand: "This is the blood of A Tian. We eat monsters at night." Meat." "Wow -" Su Yulang's eyes sparkled when he heard Bian Qing's words. He looked at Bian Qing with admiration in his eyes: "That's amazing." At this time, Yang Xu, who was walking behind, also had a big belly
. He walked over slowly, and when he saw the blood on Bian Qing's body and the monster in his hand, there was a bit of worry on his face: "When I came here this afternoon, I heard Yulang say that you have entered the mountain. I thought you were going to collect medicine." He looked at Wu Yu's body and his tone became serious: "Did the monster appear again?" Several people present still remembered that when Su Ziyi went to the mountains to inquire about it a while ago
, No monster was found, but after so long, the monster reappeared, which had to make people worry.
"It's okay." Bian Qing knew what his friend was worried about at a glance. He handed the black feather in his hand to Su Ziyi behind him, wiped his hands on the hem of his clothes, and rolled up his muddy sleeves. , and then stepped forward to help Bian Qing walk to his home: "We walked a little farther today, so we met monsters, which are not found near the village." "That's it." Yang Xu frowned slightly when he heard this
. Zhan, with one hand protecting his huge belly: "What do you think is going on? Why did the monster suddenly appear again?" After he finished speaking, he reached out and patted Bian Qing's hand holding him, and spoke in a low tone. It was full of luck: "Fortunately, your husband is a cultivator, otherwise we wouldn't know what to do." Apparently he thought that this black feather was hunted by Su Ziyi. When Bian Qing heard what he said, he didn't even think about refuting it. After all, what he and Su Yulang were practicing had to be hidden from other people.
"You're about to give birth." Bian Qing didn't want to talk about this anymore, so he changed the topic, and this topic hit Yang Xu's heart, and then he said: "There are still three months." On his face With kindness, one glance showed that he was looking forward to the arrival of this child: "The doctor told me to move around more so that I can give birth easily, so why don't I come to your place today?" After saying this, he felt a little pity. He slapped his mouth and said, "It's a pity that you're not here."
"It's okay. We haven't seen each other for a while. You are having dinner at our house tonight and we can have a good chat." In the past, he would go to talk to Yang every few days. Xu talked about talking, but since he started practicing, his time has become less and less. After recently going to the mountains to spar with Su Ziyi, he hasn't spoken to Yang Xu for quite a while.
"No, Brother Yu will be back later. I have to go back and cook." "
It doesn't matter, just let Li Yu come to our house for dinner. Do you think so, husband?" Bian Qing pretended to turn around casually. Looking at Su Ziyi, his ears turned red quietly. But Su Ziyi didn't see his guilty conscience and nodded in cooperation with him: "Well, I'll just call him over after I tidy up my things later." At this time, Su Yulang was standing next to him, He tugged at the black feather in his hand with all his hands and feet.
"Excuse me for disturbing you." Yang Xu didn't get acquainted with them. After Bian Qing pushed open the courtyard door, he followed them into the Su family's small courtyard.
And Su Ziyi didn't say empty words. After taking care of the Wu Yu and spiritual herbs that he brought back, he looked at the sky and guessed that Li Yu would be back from the mine at the same time, so he directly washed his hands, said a casual hello to Bian Qing, and took the He followed Su Yulang and walked towards Li's house.
It was dusk, and the village road was full of villagers who had just returned from the fields and mines. When these people saw Su Ziyi, they did not dare to get too close. When their eyes met, they smiled awkwardly at Su Ziyi, and then ran away. Generally walks very fast. Su Ziyi didn't think anything of the villagers' behavior, but Su Yulang found it very funny and chuckled.
"Huh? So funny?" Su Ziyi didn't know much about Luoshan Village and was very indifferent to the villagers' feelings, so he didn't quite understand what Su Yulang was laughing at. Su Yulang was holding Su Ziyi's hand and walking wildly, smiling with his snow-white teeth: "That uncle said bad things about our family before. I thought he was so great, but I didn't expect him to be like a mouse when he saw his father." It's like meeting a cat." After saying that, he laughed again.
In response, Su Ziyi just shook his head helplessly and let him go.
Su Ziyi happened to have the right time. Li Yuzheng was standing outside his courtyard door, picking out the lock, when he was stopped by them. Even though Li Yu was tall, when he faced Su Ziyi, his shoulders shrank unconsciously, and he seemed to be a size smaller. He kept saying polite words and did not dare to refuse. He immediately followed Su Ziyi to Su's house. It was not until he saw his husband that he breathed a sigh of relief.
Like Yang Xu, Li Yu was shocked when he found out that what was on the table today was the meat of a first-order monster beast. He first sighed in his heart that his relationship with the Su family was now unclear. , then he raised his eyebrows and said stupidly: "It disappeared, why did it appear again." He muttered over and over again, and even the meat in his mouth no longer tasted good.
"Don't worry too much." Su Ziyi gave Su Yulang a piece of meat with chopsticks and glanced at him casually: "I often go to the mountains. If anything happens, I will notify you in time." Although he couldn't tell why. , but he intuitively felt that the appearance of these monsters would not pose any threat to the people in Luoshan Village for the time being.
"I hope so." Li Yu said with a sad face. His thick eyebrows were pulled down, and he looked like a frustrated large dog: "I don't know what happened this year, but there is so much bad news." " Huh? Did something happen in the mine?" Bian Qing was greeting Yang Xu. When he heard Li Yu's words, he asked with great interest.
"Hey, it's not what I said last time -" Li Yu swallowed a piece of black feather meat in a few mouthfuls, not to mention that this monster meat is different from ordinary meat. Not only does eating it make people energetic and strong, , and particularly delicious.
"Last year, didn't we say that a few people went crazy in the mine? As a result, someone disappeared a few days ago." "What?" Before Bian Qing and Su Ziyi had time to react, Yang Xu here came out in a hurry. He said, "Why didn't you tell me about this?" He glanced at Li Yu reproachfully, and patted him with hatred: "This matter in your mine has never stopped. It went crazy last year. I'm embarrassed now! I think you don't want to go either."
"Hey, where is this?" When he heard that he was not going to work in the mine, Li Yu became anxious: "People were lost in the mine. That's right, but they don't get lost all the time, only once every few months, and who knows if those people disappeared in the mine? Maybe they caused some trouble outside." Facing the pregnant Yang Xu, Li Yu didn't have the confidence to speak, and his voice became lower and lower in the end.
"Didn't the owner of the mine invite the foundation-building monks to come and see him last time?" Su Ziyi didn't feel much at all, but he saw that the couple was about to quarrel, so he asked casually.
When Li Yu heard what he said, he immediately followed him for a long time and said loudly: "Yes, the Taoist also said that nothing happened. And apart from losing people from time to time, there have been no other incidents in the mine. Any questions." Hearing Li Yu describe the disappearance as a trivial matter, Su Ziyi found it interesting: "Then you are not afraid?" "What are you afraid of?" Li Yu twitched the corner of his mouth: "If you don't do bad things, you are not afraid of ghosts.
Knock on the door. We all work hard, and this kind of thing can't be found with us." After speaking, he lowered his voice and looked a little strange: "I heard other people say that those missing people are gone. It's a place that should be gone, so it's gone."
"A place that shouldn't be gone?" Yang Xu and Bian Qing on the side also became curious when they heard what they said.
"Well, you also know that the mine produces stones with spiritual energy." Li Yu stopped eating and directly talked about the secrets of the mine. These things seemed to make him even more excited: "But apart from those gravels, In fact, there are quite a few complete spiritual stones inside!" As he said that, he even pulled it with both hands.
"Spiritual stone?!" When he said this, Su Ziyi's expression changed. You must know that the complete spiritual stone is different from the fragments. It can really directly provide spiritual energy supply to the monks. But because the quantity is small, in the circle of ordinary people, a complete spiritual stone can be sold for ten thousand taels of silver!
"Yeah." Seeing that the other three people were attracted by his words, Li Yuyue said more enthusiastically: "I think so. You know, the owner of the mine comes from a wealthy family, and the noble family has always had a very high vision. , if the mine only produces some small spiritual stones, why do they bother to bother, it's not worth it!" "So, there must be spiritual stones in the mine, they just don't let us know." He was mysterious
. He said: "In that mine, not only our surrounding villagers are working, but also some manpower brought by the owner of the mine. I thought, those spiritual stones must have been dug out by them." After speaking, he licked Lips and eyes showed envy: "I haven't seen what a real spirit stone looks like."
Regarding Li Yu's longing, Su Ziyi just shook his head and did not comment. He just asked casually: "Who is the owner of the mine?" Home?"
"I heard the manager mentioned it." Li Yu frowned, thought for a while, and then said with some uncertainty: "It seems to be the Xiang family in Qingcheng, it should be." After that, he nodded.
What?
Qingcheng Xiangjia?
Su Ziyi and Bian Qing looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
Chapter 75 Entering the Mountains
"I really didn't expect it." After seeing off the Li family and his wife after having a good meal and wine, Bian Qing said with emotion while cleaning up.
"That's not surprising." Apart from being a little shocked at first, Su Ziyi figured it out later and didn't find it strange anymore: "Shuiyun Town is not prosperous. If it weren't for some obvious benefits, the family would be We won’t send anyone here, at most we’ll have a steward.” But judging from what Xiang Zuo and Dr. Wu said in the past, the owner of the Xiang Mansion in Shuiyun Town is definitely not just a steward, he might even be a member of the master’s family. .
"That's right." Bian Qing knew the face of the aristocratic family better than anyone around him. He frowned slightly, with a hint of displeasure in his tone: "But there are so many things happening in the mine, and they haven't thought about closing the mine to solve it. It's really too much." It shouldn't be." He said with rare anger: "Aristocratic families like theirs never treat ordinary people as human beings." "
This is normal." Su Ziyi sat at the table and sipped tea, but he didn't feel angry at all: "But , Butler Xiang and Dr. Wu are both okay with us, we must not take our anger out on them." "I know." Bian Qing said casually, how could he have so much thought to sympathize with others: " The young master of Xiangfu is also kind-hearted." He still remembered the kindness that young master of Xiangfu had given to their family.
"Yeah." Su Ziyi didn't have much contact with the young master of the Xiang Mansion. He only heard Xiang Zuo mention a few words, but he could also tell that he was naughty.
"In my opinion, it's better for Li Yu to come back. However, I don't know what to do when he comes back. After all, there really can't be much money dug out of the ground." After washing the dishes, Bian Qing wiped them with his bib. Hand, while walking towards Su Ziyi, and just when he poured himself a cup of tea and was about to sit down, his sharp eyes discovered that a hole was torn in the right elbow of Su Ziyi's coat.
His hand turned subconsciously, pinched Su Ziyi's sleeve with his fingers, and tugged: "Where did it hit? Such a big hole." "Huh?" There was a hole in his clothes, but Su Ziyi didn't notice it
. , when Bian Qing said this, he raised his hand and went around to look: "It should be hung on a branch on the mountain." In addition to this hole, there was also a thread pulled out next to it, and it seemed that it had been scraped open: "Can you please sew it up for me later?"
"Forget it, you've been wearing this dress for a long time, don't want it anymore." Bian Qing let go and sat down, pouring himself a cup of tea. The black shorts on Su Ziyi were made by him in the autumn last year. They were not made of good materials. In addition, Su Ziyi usually wore this one when he went to the mountains in the past, so it was a bit old after being washed, so it was time to change it: "I made you new clothes and put them in your suitcase. You can try them on later." "
Okay." Bian Qing's words made Su Ziyi feel at ease. Since he came here, he has never worried about what he should wear. All his clothes are covered by Bian Qing. And Bian Qing's craftsmanship is also good. Every time Su Ziyi wears it, he feels that the clothes are more comfortable than the clothes he spent thousands of yuan on before.
The incident of monsters in the mountains surrounding Luoshan Village has not come to an end.
Since that day, Su Ziyi took Bian Qing into the mountains from time to time. Sometimes he would go not far away, and he would also take Su Yulang to dig herbs together. But during this period of time, Su Ziyi and others have encountered monsters several times. Just because they are not very powerful, they can be easily solved every time without breaking the bones. Bian Qing's actual combat ability has also been improved. Improved rapidly.
And because Su Yulang was the only one in the family who needed first-order monsters, Bian Qing directly took the initiative and sold the extra first-order monsters to the Xiang Mansion. Although he could not make a lot of money, it did help his family gradually become better friends with the Xiang Mansion.
"We won't go into the mountains recently. I want to prescribe more medicine at home." It's already the end of June, and the weather has become hotter at an obvious speed, and the clothes of the Su family have also changed into thin clothes. He said: "After I finish practicing, I want to go into the mountains." When he said this, Su Ziyi's eyebrows were tightened and he looked very serious.
"Deep in the mountains?" Bian Qing, who was sewing clothes at the side, stopped moving when he heard this and looked at Su Ziyi with some confusion.
"Yes." Su Ziyi pressed his left hand's wrist with his right hand, and the look on his face clearly showed that he had something on his mind: "It has been almost a year since I broke through to the sixth level of Qi Refining. These days, I have been accumulating through meditation and elixirs. But there is still something missing." He exhaled softly and turned to look at Bian Qing: "I am now at the late stage of the sixth level of Qi refining. I want to go to the mountains to explore and see if I can find a breakthrough. An opportunity to reach the seventh level of Qi refining."
"But -" Bian Qing subconsciously wanted to object, but as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt like he couldn't say anything.
Today is different from the past. He didn't practice before, so from the perspective of an ordinary person, Su Ziyi's desperate efforts are really inexplicable. But now that he has started to practice, he naturally knows that the improvement of a cultivator is all about gambling, gambling with oneself, gambling with others, and gambling with heaven! Therefore, as Su Ziyi said, if he wanted to improve further, he could only choose to go to the mountains to find opportunities. By then, he might be able to encounter a second-level monster, allowing him to successfully advance to the seventh level of Qi Refining.
So, after thinking about it, Bian Qing couldn't say anything against it, and just said dryly: "Then I'll go with you." "Not this time."
Su Ziyi refused without thinking: "I don't I’m sure I’m going to go for a few days this time, and I still have Yulang at home, so it’s impossible for both of us to go. And I’ve never been to the mountains, so I’m not sure how risky it is. In this case, what if? Whatever happens, I can't protect you."
I can't protect you either...
When Bian Qing heard this, although he knew that Su Ziyi was doing it for his own good, his heart still couldn't help but ache. He looked straight at Su Ziyi, but he only saw worry in the other person's eyes, so he stopped being persistent and took a step back: "Okay, but you have to pay attention to safety." In this matter, It's because my strength is too low and I shouldn't hold on to it.
"Well, I know." Su Ziyi's expression softened when he heard Bian Qing agreed: "I will be fully prepared this time. If anything unexpected happens, I will run away directly. You Don't worry too much." He smiled at Bian Qing: "I know that if your life is gone, you have nothing, so I will never joke with my life." "Besides -" At this point, he
He said narrowly to Bian Qing: "I also promised to take you and Yulang to go outside for a look. How could you fall here and break your promise?" Although he knew that Su Ziyi didn't mean anything, he still It made Bian Qing's heart tingling and made him a little shy. He glared at Su Ziyi, lowered his head and continued to work: "As long as you know what you are doing." He said fiercely, but the acupuncture technique in his hand was still a bit messy. .
After discussing with Bian Qing, Su Ziyi prepared to come in without any delay.
He first went to Dr. Li's house and asked in detail about all the problems he had encountered in alchemy in recent days. Then he went to the town to purchase the missing medicinal materials, and then he calmed down and started refining alchemy. When Bian Qing saw that he had decided to go, he didn't ask any more questions and just silently started to prepare other luggage for him.
In this way, within ten days, Su Ziyi opened a total of thirty furnaces, and finally refined a total of fifty-eight Qi Replenishing Pills and one hundred and twenty Rejuvenation Pills. In addition, he also prepared some ordinary antidote potions, just because they are ordinary medicines, so they can only deal with some ordinary poisoning. If it is the poison of monsters, the effect will be very weak, but no matter what In this way, be prepared.
Bian Qing also prepared a lot. He prepared two strong and stain-resistant coats for Su Ziyi. He also went to the town to buy a water bladder made of leather from outside the wall, and also made some food that was durable in storage... In short, On the day Su Ziyi set out, the bamboo basket behind him was full of food.
"It would be nice if there were storage props." Looking at the things on Su Ziyi's back, Bian Qing sighed: "You are too tired like this." However, his words were just words, how can storage props be so It’s easy to get, the lowest standard storage bag can easily cost tens of thousands of taels, which is still too expensive for their family at this stage.
"It's okay." Squatting in front of the stairs, Su Ziyi put the bamboo basket behind his back and stood up: "You always have to use it when you go to the mountains." At this time, it was just dawn
. Bian Qing handed the Qingjiao knife and a newly made dagger to Su Ziyi, and tied a cloth bag under the strap of his bamboo basket: "I put some sugar and food in this bag. You can take it anytime you are hungry." Come out to eat." He had a sad look on his face and was quite worried about Su Ziyi: "This time, you-" He paused with his hand in the air, but still patted Su Ziyi on the shoulder: "You have to pay more attention."
"Yes, I know." Seeing the gray cloth bag, Su Ziyi felt that Bian Qing had thought it through. He led Bian Qing to the courtyard door, leaned over and said, "I'll ask you to take care of it at home."
" Hmm." Bian Qing was depressed and in a low mood.
"If everything goes well, I should be back in a few days." Su Ziyi smiled at Bian Qing, trying to make him relax, but Bian Qing twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled very reluctantly, which made Su Ziyi give up the idea: "Then I'll leave now." "Okay, please pay attention to your safety." At this time, Bian Qing had to face reality. He took a deep breath and calmed down slightly.
"Okay, I'm leaving." After saying that, Su Ziyi turned around and left. When he walked through a few fields and looked back, he saw Bian Qing standing at the entrance of the courtyard looking over. He couldn't help but feel weak in his heart. He stood there. He shouted: "Go back quickly!" Then he turned around and walked quickly out of the village.
And just after his back was hidden at the end of the road, in the small courtyard of the Su family, the bedroom door was suddenly pushed open, and Su Yulang ran out in a panic without even wearing shoes, with a small face. Full of annoyance: "Eminem, where is father?" He ran to Bian Qing with his clothes scattered. Looking at the direction Eminem was looking, he knew that his father must have gone: "Ah, I got up late!"
" It's okay." Bian Qing looked down at Su Yulang this time. Seeing that his son was not wearing shoes, he frowned in disapproval, but in the end he was still in no mood to scold him and just hugged him: "Your father will be here in a few days. Back." "But -" Su Yulang was still very depressed about missing the farewell to his father: "I shouldn't have slept so late yesterday." "It's okay, your father knows you didn't mean it." Since he and Su Ziyi
After going into the mountains and having to leave Su Yulang alone at home, Su Yulang worked even harder on his cultivation. He kept practicing even at night until he was too sleepy. He and Su Ziyi had also warned him about this, but Su Yulang would always go against it. He even chose a bedroom and started sleeping alone in order to practice.
"If anything happens, we'll discuss it after your father comes back."
"Yeah." Su Yulang puffed up his cheeks and hummed while holding Eminem's neck with one hand.
Su Zi was not the first to escape from the house. The men who went to work in the mines in Luoshan Village went out before dawn. The remaining women and children were only at home feeding pigs and doing housework. The lazy ones hadn't gotten up yet, so they didn't get up. Someone is going out. This allowed Su Ziyi to go all the way to the bottom of the mountain without meeting anyone.
Although it was bright outside, it was very dark inside the mountain. But even so, it didn't slow down Su Ziyi's pace. On the previous section of the mountain road, Su Ziyi walked very fast, and he didn't use his spiritual energy. But because of his improved physical fitness, even if he ran, he didn't pant at all, and he didn't even blush.
Su Ziyi rushed to the place where he and Bian Qing last hunted Wu Yu in one breath. Judging from the sky, it was only three o'clock in the morning, so it was still very early.
But when he got here, Su Ziyi didn't dare to rush as before, because walking from here, there would be traces of the activities of monsters, so he had to be careful.
He took off the sheath on the Qingjiao knife and hung it on his waist, holding the knife tightly in his hand. When choosing the route, he didn't choose a place with thick bushes, but chose the side of the big trees with thick moss. From time to time, he would squat down and dig out some useful herbs for Lingcao and stuff them into Bian's bed. In another empty bag Qing prepared for him.
I don't know if it was because he didn't go deep enough, but Su Ziyi was cautious all the way and drove in. He walked very far into the mountains and even reached places he had never been to before. He could not see a single monster, only occasionally. Some wild animals are jumping around in the mountains. This gave him some peace of mind, but at the same time he did not dare to let down his guard.
But seeing that Shen Shi was about to pass without encountering a single monster, Su Ziyi had no choice but to give up his thoughts on searching for monsters today. He summoned his spiritual power and walked quickly in the direction of the sound of water. After a while, he found a stream wide enough for a person in the forest. The stream went straight down from the top of the mountain. The surrounding river beach was full of pebbles, very clean, and The stream water splashed as white as milk due to the drop in the mountain, which looked quite beautiful.
Su Ziyi looked at this scene while holding on to the tree trunk, and decided to settle here tonight.