Chapter 213 Human nature is evil
At this moment, Su Ziyi's mood was very complicated.
He never thought that Su Yulang would say such words.
In his opinion, a well-behaved and soft child might cry or act coquettishly, but it shouldn't be as excited as it is now.
In short, no matter what, it's good that it didn't get ruined because of this incident.
In fact, Su Ziyi couldn't figure this problem out, but looking at it from Su Yulang's perspective, it was easy to figure it out.
Su Yulang has never been a very smart child, and the abuse and malnutrition in his childhood made him a little slow to react. Although he knew it was uncomfortable in his heart, he didn't know what to do. He could only endure it day after day, until Su Ziyi came to this world and replaced the original owner, and then he was freed.
But that still didn't solve the problem of his inner self. This article was compiled by Beig Youyu Dujia.
Although Su Ziyi's arrival has improved his living conditions, taught him how to read and practice, and given him expectations for the future, in the final analysis, what kind of person does he want to be? He himself didn't even have a vague idea. After experiencing Su Ziyi being in danger several times and his own experience in the Fallen Immortal Forest, he realized somewhat ignorantly that he wanted to become more powerful, even more powerful than his father.
Only in this way can he protect himself, Eminem and his father.
But what would it be like to be more powerful than his father? Su Yulang was not clear about this concept.
All along the way of cultivation, what he knew was instilled by Su Ziyi and Bian Qing. What he saw with his own eyes, heard with his ears, and touched with his hands was very little. Most of the people he met in the Fallen Immortal Forest were weaker than his mother, let alone compared with his father.
Therefore, this inevitably made him a little confused.
Su Ziyi and Bian Qing once told him that the immortals in the storybook do not exist now, and most of the powerful practitioners in the world generally have other magical powers. Therefore, he often thinks about what those practitioners who are more powerful than his parents will look like. Can he become that person?
Today's encounter, although it was very uncomfortable, actually answered some of Su Yulang's inner doubts.
He finally knew what a true Foundation Establishment cultivator looked like, and he also deeply realized that under Foundation Establishment, he and his parents were completely incompetent. The feeling of being dominated by others a few years ago had returned. . This made him a little trembling, but also a little excited, because he had begun to understand the path he was going to take.
Therefore, even when he talked to Su Ziyi, his tone couldn't help but be a little excited.
Compared to Su Ziyi, Bian Qing understood Su Yulang better, but he didn't tell Su Yulang's little thoughts. After all, the child was so old, so he should have his own thoughts in his heart. So after confirming that Su Yulang had no other problems, he began to discuss with Su Ziyi what to do next.
"Stay in the middle layer for a few days to see the situation -" It is true that with the help of the Five Elements Essence, they can enter the inner layer without anyone noticing, but they enter the inner layer to gain experience, so how can they get out? The sound will definitely alarm nearby people or monsters. Therefore, for the sake of safety, it is better for them to suppress their thoughts first.
One night passed, and after Bian Qing and Su Yulang fully recovered, Su Ziyi took them to continue hunting in the middle layer.
I don't know if it was because their luck had improved. In the next few days, they encountered several waves of monsters, and they were all the strongest among the second-order monsters. With Su Ziyi's guidance, Bian Qing and Su Yulang's experience increased rapidly. The insights Bian Qing gained when he was in danger were also constantly revealed in actual combat, which greatly improved Bian Qing's strength.
What is regrettable is that they still have not found a chance to enter the inner layer.
Perhaps it was also because of the heavy snow that closed the mountain. During this period, the family sent more people into the inner layer to hunt, so that they could not find a chance to enter and had to continue to wander in the middle layer.
So in the end, they simply gave up the idea of entering the inner layer. Anyway, the monsters in the middle layer were enough for Bian Qing and Su Yulang to experience.
As for the thing that Su Ziyi had newly figured out, he had to do it later.
But even so, they couldn't stay in the middle layer for a few more days, because - "
The weather is getting colder and colder."
At night, the temperature in the middle layer dropped sharply, making the already cold weather even more difficult to survive. Put up with it. "Besides, there are not many Yimi Sans left. I'm afraid we have to go back in the next two days." Although Bian Qing and Su Yulang were satisfied with this experience, they thought that Su Ziyi would not have the chance to ponder his new understanding. Sometimes, it is inevitable that there will be some regrets.
"Then go back." Su Ziyi didn't care much about this: "You have gained a lot these days. It's good to go back and sort it out at this time." As for his own little understanding, actual combat experience is also an understanding. , theoretical understanding is also understanding, he is not so entangled.
Seeing that he was not forcing himself, Bian Qing felt relieved and agreed to start walking back tomorrow afternoon.
In the morning, under Su Ziyi's search, they found a lone third-level black iron horned ox at the outermost edge of the inner layer, and several people started fighting together.
"Among the third-level monsters, the Black Iron Horned Ox is not difficult to deal with." Blocking the charging Black Iron Horned Ox with a sword, Su Ziyi analyzed it calmly with the other two people: "But because of it It's big, has strong impact, and its skin is difficult to break, so you have to be careful when dealing with it, and you need to use some methods." After that, he pushed the black iron horned cow away with a push of his long sword. A few feet away, the tip of the sword was raised, and the eyes of the black iron horned bull were cut, making the opponent blind. He could only roar on the spot and vent his pain and anger.
Noticing the Black Iron Horned Ox's madness, Bian Qing and Su Yulang, who were still preparing to attack on both sides, quickly retreated to avoid being attacked by the other side.
Although the Black Ironhorn Ox, which had lost its eyesight, could still sense the positions of several people with its breath, its combat effectiveness was inevitably greatly weakened. Therefore, it immediately wanted to run away, but how could Su Ziyi allow the prey to run away like this? He kicked the ground and jumped onto the back of the black iron horned bull. Then with a slash of his sword energy, he cut open the opponent's skin and flesh, and large swaths of blood fell out.
Because of his attack, the Black Iron Horn Ox instantly lost most of its combat effectiveness, and its running speed immediately slowed down.
Taking advantage of this, Su Ziyi stepped back and gave Bian Qing and Su Yulang a look: "It's your turn next." Even though Su Ziyi was
half disabled, Bian Qing and the others could not be killed at will. So the two of them didn't care too much. They picked up the whips in their hands and swung them directly towards the parts that had been injured by Su Ziyi, grinding the black iron horned bull to death little by little. Although the process was a little thrilling, in the end they were still shocked. He killed the other party without any risk.
When the Black Ironhorn Ox took its last breath with great reluctance and fell down with a loud bang, the three of them all had smiles on their faces.
"Well done." Su Ziyi stretched out his hand to wipe off the blood on their faces, and Su Ziyi praised them without hesitation, which earned them more sincere smiles.
Now that the purpose of hunting this time has been basically achieved, they won't stay here much. After confirming that there were no other cultivators around, they directly put the body of the Black Ironhorn Ox into the storage bag and rushed out along the way they came. The rush of time and the cold temperature made them faster and faster. The faster, and successfully arrived at the outer area of the middle layer at nightfall.
However, as soon as they approached the outer area, a very faint smell of blood floated over.
This made them immediately vigilant, but when they let go of their spiritual consciousness and took a look, they found that it was not because of a certain reason, but because someone was dripping blood from someone who did not know whether it was a human or a monster. It landed on the muddy ground, leaving a faint fishy smell all the way down.
Instantly, they became suspicious.
After exchanging glances, the three of them began to slow down. They found that the blood stain was quite moist and fresh. It seemed that it had not been there for too long. When they scanned the end of the blood stain, they found that there was no corpse at the end of the middle layer. Instead, it was the one leading to the outer layer. In one direction, the smell of blood became stronger.
"Father?" Seeing that Su Ziyi only frowned and said nothing, Su Yulang couldn't help but asked in confusion.
"Let's be careful and go see what's going on." Although this thing seemed a bit weird, Su Ziyi's intuition was that it was not dangerous, so he didn't feel too panicked when he led the two of them there. On the contrary, after Bian Qing saw all this clearly with his spiritual consciousness, his eyebrows tightened and there was a bit of disgust in his eyes.
His emotion was naturally not missed by Su Ziyi: "What's wrong? Have you discovered anything?" "No, I just heard about a
similar situation, I don't know if it is true or not." Bian Qing calmed down. Fan Xinxin said: "I once heard Zhang Wu say that every time during this season, some warriors or cultivators will spread blood on the middle layer to attract the monsters in the middle layer to the outer layer, and cooperate with what they have prepared in advance. Trap to capture monsters."
"However, because monsters are relatively valuable, and ordinary wild animals or fresh blood are rare, some such people will directly use human blood instead." At this point, the disgust in Bian Qing's eyes was already He couldn't cover it up anymore, and Su Ziyi finally understood the reason for his emotions.
"Then let's go take a look first." Regarding such a thing, Su Ziyi didn't have any fluctuations in his heart. After all, he had seen how the noble family used ordinary people as cannon fodder in order to capture a golden horned anaconda. Therefore, this situation really doesn't arouse him too much.
There must be limited blood. The three of them walked forward for less than a quarter of an hour before their spiritual consciousness captured the movements of the group of people.
As soon as their consciousness came over, they discovered that things were exactly the same as what Bian Qing had just said. A group of people were holding weapons and besieging a second-level monster that was caught in a trap. In the mouth of that second-level monster was half a pale-faced corpse. It was obvious at a glance that it had been dead for some time. , and the blood in the body has been drained.
But that was all. When Bian Qing took a clear look at the situation in that place, his expression suddenly changed and he said in a voiceless voice: "Why is Zhang Wu in there too!" Zhang Wu was not a hunter
.
At this time, his condition was not very good. He and several other people were tightly tied and thrown on the ground aside, and there were two practitioners of the sixth level of Qi Refining guarding them. And looking at Zhang Wu's listless look, it is not difficult to guess that these people used medicine on Zhang Wu, which made it difficult for Zhang Wu to use his spiritual power to escape, and he had to let the other party slaughter him.
Such a situation immediately caused a fire to rise in Bian Qing's heart.
Although his friendship with Zhang Wu was not very deep, they had been hunting together for so long, and he had already recognized Zhang Wu as his good friend. And now that his friend was tied up like bait and used to cut blood and fish for beasts, how could Bian Qing not feel angry? Immediately, he increased his speed and led Su Ziyi and Su Yulang in that direction.
Su Ziyi didn't say anything and just followed him silently.
This group of people is not large in number, only six people in total, but all six of them are cultivators, with cultivation levels around the fifth or sixth level of Qi Refining, and they all carry Da Yu's tokens, so their identities can be known at a glance. It's just that Su Ziyi and the others didn't expect that people in the Da Yue of the Rogue Cultivator Alliance would actually kidnap other casual cultivators who had not taken refuge with Da Yue and use them as bait to hunt monsters.
This is so disgusting.
Su Ziyi and the others were very fast. Before those people could react, Su Ziyi rushed over from the forest at the lead and kicked away the two cultivators who were guarding Zhang Wuji one by one. . Bian Qing and Su Yulang who were following him also jumped out and untied Zhang Wu as soon as they landed on the ground. It turned out that Zhang Wu was fainted and completely unconscious.
This made Bian Qing's face even more ugly.
The sudden change immediately alerted the others. When the evil Dayue cultivator saw his companion being kicked out, his face was furious at first, and then when he sensed the aura on Su Ziyi's body, he immediately put away his body. His arrogance became frightening. At this time, the monster hunted by them also breathed its last breath and fell down in anger.
"I don't know, senior, this is -" Su Ziyi and others remained silent as soon as they arrived, which made these cultivators who were unclear about Su Ziyi's strength feel a little panicked. As soon as Su Ziyi heard their voices, he glanced at them emotionlessly, making them freeze like popsicles in an instant, and they dared not move.
"Let's take the people away." Su Ziyi didn't think he was the savior, so he just cut the ropes on the other tied people and let Bian Qing leave with Zhang Wu.
After they left, the shocked few people dared to show their jealous eyes.
Chapter 214 Hearing about the Su Mansion again
Those people thought they were not rich, so the medicine they gave Zhang Wu was just the simplest drug, which Su Ziyi easily solved.
In fact, even if Su Ziyi didn't take action, Zhang Wu would soon wake up from the effects of the medicine.
Therefore, after Su Ziyi took action, Zhang Wu woke up in less than half a cup of tea. As soon as he regained consciousness, his body shivered subconsciously. It wasn't until he opened his eyes and saw Bian Qing that his heart calmed down. But the next second his eyes suddenly turned red, and his lips trembled as he wanted to say something. But he didn't say a word for a long time.
Bian Qing naturally knew that he was still feeling uncomfortable, so he didn't force him, just waiting for him to calm down completely.
But after all, Zhang Wu had been through a lot more, and he calmed down soon after, and was able to sit up without Bian Qing's help. As soon as he sat up, he immediately said to Bian Qing with a trembling voice: "Thank you." He had never thought that he would survive this time, so when he opened his eyes and saw Bian Qing, all the grievances in his heart were instantly aroused and expressed. A vulnerability that has never existed before.
Therefore, when listening to his choked voice, Zhang Wudu blushed with embarrassment.
Bian Qing naturally couldn't guess what Zhang Wu was thinking. Seeing that Zhang Wu was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and started asking Zhang Wu what was going on. As a result, after asking this question, I naturally became angry again. I just felt that this Dayue's casual cultivator was acting too domineering and arrogant. Isn't he afraid of retribution?
But after all, they were weak, so after feeling angry for a while, they had no choice but to give up on this matter.
But this made them more aware of the importance of strength.
Now that it was getting dark, they didn't plan to go forward in the dark anymore, so they just raised a bonfire on the spot and spent the night. At night, there were monsters approaching, but as soon as Su Ziyi released his momentum, they took a detour and walked away without disturbing Bian Qing.
Early the next morning, they set off again.
Along the way, I don't know if it was because they were almost home, so they relaxed their minds. Therefore, Bian Qing and Su Yulang's mental state was soaring. They even led Zhang Wuyou to several first-order monsters, so they seemed very relaxed. . Seeing that they were not too affected, Su Ziyi felt relieved and let them go.
By the time they returned to Qixia Town, it was already evening.
Saying goodbye to Zhang Wu, the three of them returned to their homes.
Once they got home, Su Ziyi and the others completely relaxed. In the past, I didn't feel like staying at home every day, but after going out for more than ten days and sleeping in the wild, I was shocked to realize that it was better to be at home. So as soon as they got home, they couldn't wait to wash off the dust from their bodies, went out to have a meal, then went home and slept soundly all night.
Both Xiang Zuo and Dr. Wu knew that the Su family went hunting in the Fallen Immortal Forest, so it was already four days later when people from the Xiang Mansion came to visit.
After the beginning of winter, the weather got colder faster, so when Su Ziyi saw Xiang Zuo, Xiang Zuo had already put on a thin coat.
As soon as he walked in and saw Su Ziyi still wearing a robe, he couldn't help but click his tongue: "I felt a little cold when I went out in the morning. I wanted to put on more clothes, but I didn't expect that, little brother Su, you are still wearing a robe. Aren't you cold?" Su Ziyi agreed. It's okay, after all, a cultivator's ability to withstand cold will improve as his cultivation improves, so he really doesn't feel cold.
Xiang Zuo naturally thought of this quickly and felt that he had made a joke. Fortunately, Su Ziyi didn't care about such things and got down to business the next moment, which helped Xiang Zuo relieve his embarrassment.
Xiang Zuo came to visit this time, firstly to get the elixir, secondly to send a message to Old Doctor Wu, and thirdly, just for a little thought of his own.
"Brother Su--" After checking the elixir, Xiang Zuo's face showed a look of hesitation, allowing Su Ziyi to guess with his little finger that the other party had something to say, so he simply gave it to him directly. He walked down the stairs and said, "If you have anything to say to the housekeeper, you might as well just tell him. With the friendship between you and me, there's really nothing to hide." "That's right, I was confused -" Xiang Zuo looked apologetic before thinking about it
. He said: "Originally, even if I didn't say anything about this matter, Brother Su, you would know about it after a while, but I think it has something to do with you, so it would be better to talk to you in advance -" He was so casual Speaking of which, it really whetted Su Ziyi's appetite.
Fortunately, Xiang Zuo didn't intend to continue hiding it, and said directly: "I don't know the specific reason. I only know that in another month, many children from aristocratic families will come to Qixia Town, including The Su family in Chucheng." After saying this, Xiang Zuo stopped talking and just looked at Su Ziyi who was in a daze with inquiring eyes.
Su Ziyi was indeed in a trance, because his first reaction was, why did Xiang Zuo tell him this? What does this matter have to do with yourself?
When he came to his senses, he only frowned slightly and did not change his expression drastically. From Xiang Zuo's eyes, it was Su Ziyi's calm and steady performance, and he looked at Su Ziyi more and more highly.
Xiang Zuo realized that Su Ziyi would be upset because of this incident, so he didn't plan to bother her any more. He stood up and left, taking his things with him and leaving.
However, Su Ziyi really didn't take this matter too seriously. Firstly, more than ten years have passed. How many people in the Su family can remember the Su Ziyi who was kicked out? Second, after he came, he practiced diligently, and his whole temperament has changed a lot. If you don't get along with him day and night or have a deep understanding of him, it may be difficult to tell the clues for a while.
Therefore, Su Ziyi had no feelings, no fear, and no yearning for the cold and unfamiliar Su Mansion.
If they want to come, then come.
After all, the legs grew on them, and he couldn't stop them.
Because the weather is getting worse, the Su family goes out less and less often. Su Ziyi went to the house several times again because of the invitation of Dr. Wu and Granny Weng to discuss alchemy issues with them. Thanks to being with them, Su Ziyi has learned more and more things these days, and he has learned a lot about alchemy. Progress is accelerating.
However, I don't know if it was his imagination. These two times when he went out, there was always a vague gaze on him behind him, but when he looked back, he was gone again.
He once thought it was just a boring thing done by some good guy, so he hid his body and got away as soon as possible, but he met him again the next time he went out. This made him wary, and he tried to catch the other party several times, but there were people coming and going on the street, and the malice in his eyes was not obvious, so even if Su Ziyi released his consciousness, Su Ziyi still found nothing in the end.
However, he still kept this matter in his mind.
In addition, what Xiangzuo said that day also emerged in Qixia Town.
Walking on the street, you can see that the number of practitioners wearing clothes from aristocratic families has increased, and the street has become more lively. Even the government, which has always been indifferent to things, has begun to interfere in the affairs of ordinary people. The street gangsters who used to catch chickens and fight dogs with nothing to do in the past are gone, and the smiles on the merchants' faces are more like those carved with templates... In short, everything looks good on the display.
This made Su Ziyi start to think about what happened this time?
Although Xiang Zuo only said that it was related to the aristocratic family, looking at the government's positive appearance, it must be related to the people in the government, so this time the matter may be a bit big. It's just that in Qixia Town, apart from the surrounding Meteor Immortal Forest, what else is there to plan for? Moreover, it is freezing cold today, so it is not a good idea to go deep into the Meteor Immortal Forest. Practitioners with a lower level of cultivation may be directly exposed.
...
When he went out this morning, a small amount of ice had already formed on the eaves, so when he returned home, the temperature was not very high.
But he didn't expect that as soon as he stepped into the store, he saw several people sitting in his store, each holding a cup of tea without saying a word, which made Bian Qing standing aside very embarrassed.
He lowered his eyebrows and found something interesting. Except for the old man who was at the eleventh level of Qi Refining who was the leader, he had seen a few of the others. It was the man who kidnapped Zhang Wu that night. several people. Therefore, when he saw these people coming to his store in a grand manner, Bian Qing's face was quite ugly. He was just afraid that the other party was Da Yue's person, so he could only endure it for the time being.
Su Ziyi's return really made Bian Qing relieved.
"Back." The first time he saw Su Ziyi, Bian Qing greeted him and secretly gave Su Ziyi a look. Su Ziyi nodded and reassured him with her eyes, then motioned for him to go to the back and leave this place to him. After Bian Qing obediently went to the backyard, Su Ziyi turned around and looked at those people expressionlessly.
He finally knew where the eyes on him were coming from.
The other party didn't speak, and Su Ziyi didn't speak either. He walked around the counter and sat on a high stool. He took out a pen and paper and started recording everything he had gained today, ignoring the group of people as if they didn't exist. And those people have always been proud of their status. Apart from bending their backs in front of the government and aristocratic families, when have they ever received such anger? So his expression changed immediately, but Su Ziyi's cultivation level was there, and their identity as a small gangster was not enough, so he had to look at the old man in front of him angrily.
This old man is obviously calm and calm.
People who didn't know better thought he was here as a guest. He drank a cup of tea calmly and then raised his head to look at Su Ziyi, who was still immersed in work. Across the counter, he could only see the top of Su Ziyi's head and could not see clearly the expression on Su Ziyi's face, but this did not prevent him from having complicated feelings for Su Ziyi.
He stood up, walked to the counter, squinted at Su Ziyi with a pair of cloudy eyes, and noticed that his breath was approaching. Only then did Su Ziyi raise her head and look directly at him, and asked in a nonchalant manner: "What kind of elixir do you want to buy?"
The old man was choked by his words and couldn't speak for a while.
Su Ziyi hated to see people like this who pretended to be in front of him. In order to avoid the other party having to waste words, he directly released the aura of his Qi Refining Dzogchen. The old man's face instantly turned ugly, and the other people looked at Su Ziyi with panic on their faces.
At this time, the old man also knew that this matter might not be so easy to solve.
Originally, this matter did not involve the old man, but those few people had a grudge against Su Ziyi and the others after they suffered at the hands of Su Ziyi that day. So when they returned to Qixia Town and accidentally saw Su Ziyi on the street, they couldn't suppress the anger in their hearts, and tried to follow Su Ziyi to find Su Ziyi's home and encircle it.
But they didn't expect Su Ziyi to be too keen.
The first time they tried to follow Su Ziyi, they were discovered and thrown away by Su Ziyi. After guarding Su Ziyi at the same place several times, they were also thrown away again and again. This left them with no choice but to seek out the cultivator they had made friends with in Da Yue, which was the old man they invited today. After all, in their opinion, at Su Ziyi's age, it was not difficult to be better than them, but it was harder to be better than the old man. It would be too difficult to be strong.
As a result, reality slapped them hard in the face.
The old man did not track Su Ziyi, but in that moment, he had already realized that Su Ziyi's cultivation level was superior to his, so he did not want to cause more troubles and warned others not to think about revenge. matter. Unexpectedly, they turned around and discovered Bian Qing's whereabouts, and followed Bian Qing to the Sujia Danfang.
As soon as he arrived at Sujia Danfang, he was shocked because he actually found third-grade or even fourth-grade elixirs on the shelves of Sujia Danfang!
You know, there are already a lot of alchemists in Da Yue, let alone alchemists who can refine third-grade or even fourth-grade elixirs?
Therefore, the old man immediately decided to stay and inquire before making a plan.
But he didn't expect that when Bian Qing saw the group of people who came with him, his face suddenly became very ugly. No matter how much he made innuendo, he could only say those few words over and over dryly. It made him a little annoyed, but considering Su Ziyi's strength and the alchemist behind this shop, he had to endure the anger.
And this patience lasted until Su Ziyi came back.
Even though Su Ziyi's attitude was not very good, he was afraid that Su Ziyi was stronger than him, so the old man did not dare to show off at all. After all, he was not one of those stupid young men who thought that they were Da Yue. If you practice cultivation, you will respect them. He has lived for too long, so he knows that Da Yue's face is not worth anything at all. It is best to shrink your head and think twice when walking outside, that way you can live longer.
Therefore, at this time, there was no trace of annoyance on his face. Instead, he asked in a very polite tone: "I wonder if I could ask if fellow Taoist is an alchemist?"