Chapter 381 Heavy losses
The moment he was teleported, a black shadow came from the surrounding area.
Before Su Ziyi could react, a pair of generous hands stretched out from the side, supported his shoulders and arms, and lifted him up from lying on the ground, making him comfortable with his eyes closed and his entire upper body shaking slightly a little.
"Are you okay?"
The tinnitus was so mixed and fragrant that Su Ziyi couldn't hear what the other person was saying at all, and only heard a buzzing sound. Seeing that Su Ziyi had no reaction, the other party probably guessed Su Ziyi's situation. He immediately released a hand and pressed it on Su Ziyi's vest. In an instant, a burst of spiritual power poured into his body, making Su Ziyi's complexion improve as quickly as he saw it. .
After nearly a cup of tea, the tinnitus subsided slightly, and Su Ziyi's consciousness became somewhat sober.
Blinking, he was still a little confused and obviously didn't like the current state, so he immediately shook his head subconsciously, which made him even more dizzy. After closing his eyes and resting his mind for a while, those negative situations slowly receded, and Su Ziyi remembered the previous things little by little. And the moment he remembered it, his eyes immediately widened and his head shook, trying to find Bian Qing and Su Yulang.
At this time, the person who injected spiritual power into Su Ziyi also noticed that he was awake, and immediately retracted his hand and said, "Are you okay?" Hearing the voice in his ear, Su Ziyi turned his head in hindsight. In the past
, it turned out to be Xia Zheng. He opened his mouth, and after a while he uttered: "It's not bad." What's going on with Xia Zheng? Although the two of them had no vengeance and even cooperated this time, he was still uncomfortable with the thought of the other party caring about him so much, as if there were bugs biting him.
Perhaps the awkwardness in his eyes was too obvious. Xia Zheng was stunned for a moment. After being stunned, he was inevitably a little angry. He let out a "hum" in his nose and his eyes became a little disdainful. As soon as he let go of his hand, Su Ziyi, who had lost his support, almost fell down. Fortunately, he had woken up and recovered a little strength, so he only swayed for a moment and immediately stabilized himself. He looked at Xia Zheng inexplicably. As a result, Xia Zheng walked away angrily.
Now, Su Ziyi was even more confused.
However, this matter is not important. He took out a Snowmelt Pill from his storage bag and drank it. His body immediately relaxed a lot. He put one hand on the ground and stood up with great difficulty. As soon as he stood up, he felt dizzy again and almost fell back. Only then did he regret letting Xia Zheng go just now.
There were people lying on the ground all around.
Although Xia Zheng brought many people to guard outside, they were still few, so before Su Ziyi could take two steps forward, he encountered a disciple lying on the ground. This person is not from the Xuan Cang Sect, because until now, no one has come to help him. On the contrary, other disciples saw Su Ziyi swaying and ran over immediately to help Su Ziyi.
Leaning on others, Su Ziyi felt a little more relaxed.
Looking around, Su Ziyi did not see Bian Qing and Su Yulang within his sight range, and because of his empty spiritual power, he felt extremely uncomfortable at the moment. Therefore, at the suggestion of the Qi Refining Stage disciple, Su Ziyi returned to the temporary residence of Xuan Cang Sect. As soon as he arrived at the residence, he saw Su Yulang and Bian Qing lying side by side on a mat.
He quickly moved his shoulders and urged the disciple who was supporting him: "Go over there." He walked in a hurry, but because his condition was not good, he turned his legs every step he took. Fortunately, the disciple was supporting him. , otherwise it would have fallen to the ground long ago. As soon as he reached Bian Qing and Su Yulang, he pushed his disciple's hand away and said hastily: "Thank you." After that, he knelt down and sat down next to Bian Qing.
After checking the situation of the two of them, he found that both of them were just like him, having overdrafted their spiritual power and fainting, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
It's just fine.
As an alchemist, he always had a lot of elixirs in his storage bag, so after giving the two of them the elixirs, sitting next to him, he saw that their conditions had improved little by little. He breathed a sigh of relief and then noticed how weak his body was at the moment. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, closed his eyes and sat up cross-legged to meditate.
I don’t know whether to call this incident good or bad.
While Su Ziyi was meditating, people were helped over one after another. After all the people from the Xuan Cang Sect were gathered, those disciples who still had some strength planned to get out the people from other sects. However, a lot of time had just passed, so before they took action, disciples from other sects followed the noise and came over, hurriedly looking for their fellow sects.
Seeing this, the Xuan Cang Sect disciples retreated again.
What happened this time was a heavy loss for any sect. Although Xuan Cang Sect was not nearly wiped out like others and a large number of disciples were saved, Qiao Yun and those disciples who were persecuted by Qiao Yun were still a serious loss to Xuan Cang Sect, so even if everyone is back safely now , but no one had a happy look on their face.
When other sects who came with high hopes found that they could not find any of their own disciples in the entire area, their mentality suddenly collapsed. Their cries and noises mixed together, making the entire ruins noisy.
As for these things, Su Ziyi, who was in meditation, had no idea at all.
When he opened his eyes, the sky had begun to get dark, and there were many more people coming to the ruins than before. In addition to people looking for people, there were also people who came to inquire about the situation. In short, by the time Su Ziyi saw Bian Qing and Su Yulang waking up, this place was already as busy as a market.
He leaned forward and asked with concern: "How is it?" He pushed Bian Qing back, who wanted to get up, and let him continue to lie down: "There are still many disciples who are not awake, and the surrounding situation is a bit complicated. Think about it today. We won't leave here anymore, you two should take a rest first." Bian Qing and Su Yulang were already very tired, but upon hearing his words, they instantly felt relieved, nodded and closed their eyes again.
Although I have not fully recovered from meditation this time, my physical and mental state have improved a lot.
Because he was worried about the status of Bian Qing and Su Yulang, even if nothing serious happened at this moment, Su Ziyi did not get up and walk outside, but frowned and looked at the messy outside. He saw some people from other sects pestering the Xuan Cang Sect disciples and saying something excitedly, while the Xuan Cang Sect disciples looked at each other in embarrassment and did not interrupt or embarrass them.
Looking at the appearance of those people, Su Ziyi thought that there were probably no disciples or elders from these sects who entered this time.
However, these evil cultivators must have suffered heavy losses.
When the crowd gathered before, Su Ziyi was still meditating, so he didn't know whether the evil cultivators had come. However, now that he has released his spiritual consciousness, he has not seen anyone. It must be that those people had already determined that none of their fellow sects could win, so they left early in order to avoid confrontation with the orthodox sect.
In short, what happened this time was a heavy lesson for the entire Dai Kingdom's cultivators.
Because they have always been at the leading position of an upright sect, those sect cultivators who suddenly burst out emotionally were quickly calmed down by the disciples present, without disturbing the elders at all. Under the persuasion of the disciples of the Xuan Cang Sect, the people in the sect also calmed down, knowing that they could not blame the Xuan Cang Sect for this matter at all, they could only blame themselves for being too greedy.
Suddenly, the entire ruins were filled with mournful expressions.
Everyone gathered together to spend a silent and sad night. After one night, all the disciples woke up, and most of them had recovered a little strength. So early the next morning, with the help of other disciples, everyone began to move to the inn in Adali City.
Adali City was still the same as when they came before.
After settling Bian Qing and Su Yulang, Su Ziyi went down from the wing to the hall, intending to have something to eat, but happened to see Xia Zheng and Zhu Lian sitting around the table, with a glass of wine sitting next to them. Half of the tea was probably due to people leaving temporarily. As soon as he thought this, Cui Yu walked out from under the stairs and sat down in that position. As a result, because his position was facing the stairs, he saw Su Ziyi who was going downstairs and immediately stood up. , greeted Su Ziyi warmly.
Su Ziyi nodded, walked over, and sat in the last available seat.
Seeing Su Ziyi, Xia Zheng immediately thought of what happened yesterday and couldn't help but turn green. However, his attitude towards Su Ziyi had always been bad, so the two people next to him didn't find anything wrong and continued to greet him warmly. Su Ziyi. Su Ziyi pretended not to see Xia Zheng's dark face and greeted Cui Yu and Zhu Lian.
Before Su Ziyi came, the three of them were talking about yesterday's events together. Now that Su Ziyi came, the four of them talked more deeply.
It was also at this time that Zhu Lian and Cui Yu learned what had happened to Su Ziyi and Xia Zheng. Involuntarily, the two of them were stunned for a moment, but after exchanging glances, they were relieved and understood why Xia Zheng's attitude was even worse than before. Su Ziyi also took this opportunity to return the Tongsheng Bell to Xia Zheng.
After talking for a while, Xia Zheng's face became less stiff, but when he looked at Su Ziyi, he was still a little cold.
After the four of them talked about the losses of other sects over the food that the waiter had just served, Su Ziyi accidentally asked about Qiao Yun. After all, Qiao Yun came to Adali City for a reason. Spirit mine. And now that Qiao Yun is gone, will this matter continue or not?
Unexpectedly, as soon as he asked, the face of Zhu Lian, who had always been the best-tempered, darkened.
Chapter 382 She is still alive
"What's wrong?" Su Ziyi was very confused and even stopped picking up vegetables.
Zhu Lian exchanged glances with Cui Yu and Xia Zheng, and finally Zhu Lian spoke. His voice was low, and there was a layer of sinisterness in his words: "Yesterday, we used secret methods to contact the sect and learned that Elder Qiao Yun's soul card is not broken."
What? !
Su Ziyi almost dropped the chopsticks in his hand. He looked at Cui Yu and Xia Zheng in confusion, only to see ugly and incomprehensible expressions on their faces. In an instant, he himself thought about it in his mind. When he took Bian Qing and others in another direction, he never saw the weapon-refining genius again. He only knew everything about her from Zhu Lian.
Therefore, when he learned that Elder Qiao Yun actually broke away from Zhu Lian's protection and plunged into the black ghost when the black ghost broke out, he had already concluded that the other party was definitely dead.
But now -
Zhu Lian told him that Qiao Yun was not dead?
He had no idea whether they underestimated Qiao Yun's strength or whether Zhu Lian had lied in the first place. But the second possibility is slim. After all, after the Xuan Cang Sect leader and the others came to the restricted area, they found no other living person for several days. No matter how strong Qiao Yun was, it was impossible to escape the detection of the golden elixir stage's spiritual consciousness.
And when the restriction was broken, everyone bounced back to the place where they disappeared. If Qiao Yun were alive, she would naturally be squeezed out. When she appeared, it was impossible for Xia Zheng and others not to miss her. After all, they were not blind.
So, what is going on?
Su Ziyi asked directly, but Zhu Lian and the others didn't know the answer. This time, what Qiao Yun did within the restriction was a big taboo. It is impossible for the Xuan Cang Sect to just let go. It is estimated that after the leader of the Xuan Cang Sect returns to the sect, a pursuit order will be issued for Qiao Yun. , by then, whether Qiao Yun is dead or alive, it will no longer matter to Xuan Cang Sect.
Anyone who betrays the Xuan Cang Sect’s beliefs will be killed!
Before returning to the sect, the matter regarding Qiao Yun could no longer be dealt with in the next step. Therefore, the four people quickly changed the topic to other things. The ban this time was originally caused by Xia Zheng and others discovering the dirty work of the Red Scarf Army and Miao Dian. Now that the ban has come to an end, it is impossible to ignore Miao Dian, the Red Scarf Army who instilled ordinary people into Yong people.
Therefore, in the future, Xuan Cang Sect will definitely leave a group of people to conduct investigations in Adali City.
Zhu Lian thought about it for a while and said to Su Ziyi: "Now, your husband and your children are almost the only people left in Qingcang Peak, so they probably need to stay and help with the search for the spiritual mine." Su Ziyi He nodded, but he didn't feel unhappy at all, because he knew that Bian Qing had been looking forward to this mining trip, and he would be very disappointed if he returned empty-handed.
Therefore, he only said: "Then I will stay too."
Zhu Lian was not surprised by Su Ziyi's choice. After all, Su Ziyi chose to come to Adali City just for Bian Qing and Su Yulang. Now that everyone had just experienced something bad, it was normal for Su Ziyi to be worried. From this, he just stated that he knew about it and would inform the sect leader and others later.
After finishing the meal, Su Ziyi went back to the room and waited for Zhu Lian to inform him when the arrangements were made.
What happened this time cannot be resolved in a day or two.
While Su Ziyi and the others were staying at the inn, people from other sects kept coming to visit. They didn't want to get any benefits from the Xuan Cang Sect, but they just wanted to know more details from the Xuan Cang Sect. . When they knew that the forbidden area was filled with black ghosts and turbid air, no matter how unwilling they were, they had no choice but to say goodbye honestly with pale faces.
However, there are also some small sects, so the losses this time are too great, so they want to join the Xuan Cang Sect in a new way to obtain the blessing of the Xuan Cang Sect, so as to have a chance to breathe and avoid being harmed by other sects. Swallowed in one gulp.
But Xuan Cang Sect rejected all such requests.
Not to mention that the rise and fall of the major forces in Dai Kingdom is inherently unstable. The character and beliefs of these people are different from those of the Xuan Cang Sect. Therefore, it is impossible for the Xuan Cang Sect to accept such people into the sect. Fishing in troubled waters. Therefore, in the end, these people could only leave in disappointment and despair.
By the time everything was settled, it would be five days later.
In these five days, Su Ziyi never saw the leader of the Xuan Cang Sect again. Even on the day he left, he only glanced at the person from afar and then disappeared. The disciples who were going back to Xuan Cang Sect all followed Zhu Lian back, leaving Xia Zheng and Cui Yu to deal with the affairs of the Red Scarf Army and Miao Dian.
As for Su Ziyi? Others have no requirements for him who has never participated in sect affairs. They only hope that he can help the Xuan Cang Sect disciples here to refine more elixirs.
It was also at this time that Su Ziyi really had time to take a good look at Adali City.
Adali Chenggen is different from any place Su Ziyi has ever been to before. Perhaps because of the mix of forces and the close proximity to Miao Dian, the folk customs here are very strong, and ordinary people don't have that deep awe of cultivators. Some low-level Qi refining cultivators here are even worse than some. Ordinary people with connections live a prosperous life.
In short, everything here makes Su Ziyi very curious.
While walking on the road, Su Ziyi's shaking hands made a "clang-clang-clang" sound. This was the sound made by a small bamboo gadget he had just bought at a stall. This thing is quite delicate. It obviously has no spiritual power to move it, but it makes a sound by relying on a few bamboo pieces. At the same time, the little man made of bamboo pieces on it also made a beating motion. Obviously the maker is also useless. A lot of thought.
Su Ziyi found it interesting, so he bought it back and planned to take it back to Su Yulang to play with.
He was shaking the things in his hands and looking at both sides of the road. Along the way, he discovered that although Adali City was far less wealthy than the Xuan Cang Sect, it still had some things that the Xuan Cang Sect did not have, and even some spiritual herbs that were difficult to see in the Xuan Cang Sect. They are all available and very cheap.
So he walked and bought all the time, and soon there was a pile of things in the storage bag.
"Hurry up!" Suddenly, a childish and crisp voice sounded from behind. Before Su Ziyi noticed it, his whole body was hit from behind, and the small thing in his hand that was not held firmly "clanged" fell to the ground. It's just that this "clang" sound was too small on this street, so the person who bumped into Su Ziyi didn't notice it at all. Just because he bumped into someone, he glanced at Su Ziyi one more time, and then stabbed away. ran away.
He is a young man of thirteen or fourteen years old.
After the dark-skinned young man ran over, five or six other boys and girls of about the same age passed by Su Ziyi. They were all thin and thin, wearing coarse linen clothes with half of their arms and calves exposed. He yelled and chased after the young man in front of him, causing pedestrians on the road to stare at him.
Su Ziyi stepped forward and picked up the gadget.
And just when he straightened up, he heard the boss of the stall next to him spit. He stared in the direction where the group of young people were leaving with a look of disgust. When he noticed that Su Ziyi was looking over, he immediately changed his face. It wasn't until Su Ziyi turned his head and stopped looking at him that he complained secretly: "These gangsters." Although
his voice was very soft, Su Ziyi was already a foundation-building practitioner, how could he not hear it? However, Su Ziyi didn't take this matter to heart, and immediately forgot about it.
When we returned to the inn, the house was empty, and Bian Qing and Su Yulang had not returned yet.
Since recovering, the two of them couldn't wait to run out of the city every day. Although Qiao Yun is no longer here, the search for the spirit mine was originally a matter for the entire Qingcang Peak, so they are not just running into each other headlessly now, but their progress is a bit slow.
Since he hasn't come back yet, Su Ziyi can only meditate and practice.
By the time Bian Qing and Su Yulang came back, the sky was completely dark. The door opened with a creaking sound, and a humanoid figure was seen sitting upright on the couch by the window. The two of them were not in a hurry. Bian Qing walked in and said: "It's already this time, why?" Don't you want to light a lamp?" As he spoke, a small fireball popped out from his fingertips and lit the lamp.
Only then did Su Ziyi open his eyes.
Looking at the tired looks of the two of them, Su Ziyi guessed that they had gained nothing today, so he couldn't help but said with some distress: "Have you had dinner? I'll go down and ask the waiter to bring some food." "Okay." Bian Qing rubbed his shoulders and said, although they have now left the restriction, Su Ziyi has not started refining the pills in the past few days, so they do not have Bigu Pills in their hands and can only continue to eat three meals a day.
It's just that compared to Bigu Pill, these three meals a day are much more delicious, so a few people don't reject it.
Under the yellow light, the three of them finished the meal hastily. But until they finished the meal, the expressions on Bian Qing and Su Yulang's faces never relaxed. Su Ziyi couldn't help but said: "Isn't it going well?" He thought for a while and then said: "Well, how about I follow you tomorrow?" You go together, more people can help."
Bian Qing hesitated for a moment. Although the proposal was very tempting, he still refused: "No." It was not because he was afraid that Su Ziyi would think too much, but he just wanted to remind Su Ziyi, and said : "I see that Fellow Daoist Xia and Fellow Daoist Cui have started investigating the Red Scarf Army in the past few days. Just in case, you should spend more time here to help them refine some elixirs."
"Moreover, we can't stay in the inn all the time. "
"When we came back today, we heard from other disciples that they had found several houses as temporary places to stay. You need to take care of the place where we will live in the next few days." Since Bian Qing said this, Then Su Ziyi couldn't say anything else, so he nodded: "Okay."