Volume 2: Yun Ji Cang Hai Chapter 598: So Ignorant
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Everyone looked in surprise and saw two more monks, a man and a woman, in front of the city gate.
The woman came with a sword, wearing a pink dress, elegant and refined, and beautiful in appearance. This turned out to be a late-stage Jindan monk! The man was wearing a light-colored robe, but he was flying down from the sky. He was clearly a senior of Nascent Soul. His appearance is similar to that of the scholar just now, but his body is taller, his expression is cold, and he is not angry or intimidating.
The monks on duty at the city gate had already come out of the crowd, bowed and said: "I've met the Young City Lord, I've met Senior Lan!"
That man must be the young city lord of Lan City, and he ignored his subordinates' greetings. He and the scholar man nodded slightly, then frowned at Shang Yin and his party.
Seeing who was coming, Shang Yin's aura immediately disappeared without a trace. He cupped his hands and said, "Shang Yin of the Mosha Sect, I have met the young city lord and Miss Lan!" But the other party just cupped his hands in a casual salute and did not respond, looking arrogant. He snorted secretly, squeezed out a slight smile on his face, and said to the woman: "Lan Ruoyun from Lan City is more beautiful than an immortal, and there was a rumor for a while! I was lucky enough to see the girl's face today, and I know that the rumor is true , it’s amazing!”
"Haha! If you're not afraid of thieves stealing, you're afraid of thieves missing you! You need to be more careful..." The scholar man suddenly said something, which clearly meant something. Shang Yin's face darkened and he said angrily: "Fellow Taoist, please be careful what you say!"
The woman named Lan Ruoyun seemed unaware of Shang Yin's compliment. Before the words were spoken, she was already smiling beautifully! After a while, she said aloud: "Don't you want to know Brother Lin's name, Master Shang? Let me tell you on your behalf..." The scholarly man must be familiar with him, so he could only shake his head with a wry smile on his face.
Lan Ruoyun continued: "If this merchant hall master is really bitter and resentful, he might as well go to Qingyou Valley and look for Lin Jiangxian..." As he said this, the woman pursed her lips and smiled, with a moving expression.
"Haha! Ruoyun is so naughty! If my old man is disturbed, he will definitely kick me out! By then, I will become a homeless person, and I will inevitably stay in Lancheng..." The scholar man said It was Lin Jiangxian. To Lan Ruoyun, he was an elder, but they called each other very casually. He pretended to sigh, with a look of helplessness on his face.
Lan Ruoyun said with a smile: "Hehe! That just allows Brother Lin to refine a furnace of 'Infant Transformation Pill'. Ruoyun will have a little more success when she conceives a baby..."
Hearing this, Lin Jiangxian shook his head repeatedly and said: "'Huaying Dan'? Not to mention the shortage of medicinal herbs, even if my old man refined it himself, the completed pill is only 30%! You should spare me! Wandering around the world, you will have your own romance. Boundless…”
While the two were joking, Shang Yin's expression changed, and he asked Lin Jiangxian: "The Baicao Sheng from Qingyou Valley, whose Taoist name is Baicaozi, also known as Baicao Old Man, could he be your master?"
Lin Jiangxian didn't answer and asked instead: "Haha! You're not really going to cause trouble for me, are you?"
Shang Yin sneered, looked at the other three, and said secretly: "I didn't expect that this fellow Taoist Lin is actually a master of alchemy. Thank you for meeting me! I'll ask for advice another day, and I'll say goodbye... " He threw down his sleeves and led his two disciples towards the city. When he turned around, he nodded with the young city lord, glanced hard at Lan Ruoyun's graceful figure, and then walked away.
"But if someone from the Demonic Sect comes to Lan City, please report it at any time!" The young city lord and the disciples guarding the city gate gave instructions, and then said with a calm expression: "Fellow Daoist Lin, you might as well have a slow chat with my sister-in-law, Lan I need to take a step forward..."
"Young City Master, please help yourself, haha!" Lin Jiangxian laughed. Lan Ruoyun waved her hand and said, "Brother will go on his own, but younger sister still needs to ask Brother Lin for advice on alchemy..."
The young city lord sighed proudly, rose into the air, crossed the city wall, and flew straight into the city.
"Brother is a serious man and has no interest in life!" Lan Ruoyun complained, then smiled sweetly and said: "Brother Lin rarely comes back to Lancheng, but it would be better if he stayed for a few more days! I am here for you. Leave a pot of 'Binglan Dew'..."
The two of them walked towards the inner city while talking. Lin Jiangxian shook his head and said: "My old man is in urgent need of some herbs for making elixirs. That's why he sent me to Lancheng to try my luck. I don't dare to delay any longer!" He added With a drooling look on his face, he chuckled and said, "You gave me a pot of 'Binglan Dew'. If your old city lord finds out, I'm afraid someone will suffer..."
Lan Ruoyun said with a disinterested smile: "Hehe! It's just a pot of fine wine. If I can exchange it for the 'Huaying Dan', my father will definitely say that this is a good deal..."
"I'm talking about Ruoyun! Brother, I have something to do, so I'm sorry to accompany you..." Lin Jiangxian walked forward quickly, and Lan Ruoyun chased after him: "Brother Lin, go slow, my little sister is here..."
A Nascent Soul master, a beautiful woman in the late Golden Core stage, completely lacks the reserve and majesty of the senior masters. Instead, she is as relaxed and casual as an ordinary monk. Watching the two joking people walking away, many junior monks in front of the city gate were filled with envy.
After watching the fun, everyone who was in a false alarm gathered together, and they looked concerned, whispering to each other. There are also those mortals who were frightened and dispersed. They returned to the streets and street stalls one by one, buying or selling, and the situation was the same as before.
Following the crowd, Lin Yi slowly walked towards the city gate. He didn't care about the young city lord, Ruoyun, and the Demon Sect, but he couldn't forget the 'Infant Transformation Pill'. As the name suggests, just as the woman said, with the pill, you can have a better chance of forming an infant...
Thinking back then, when many cultivators in Daxia were trying their best to form an infant, who would have thought that there was such a pill? If there was a 'Infant Transformation Pill', even if it gave a 10% chance of forming an infant, it would be a shortcut to heaven! Not to mention what the final result of this move would be, it could save decades or even hundreds of years of hard work! And for himself, if he wanted to cultivate into an infant within a hundred years, how could he let go of this great opportunity?
Although it was difficult to guess the depth of that Lin Jiangxian, he was still an easy-going and moral person! Thinking of what he had just seen and heard, Lin Yi couldn't help shaking his head and saying to himself: "Haha! This person is quite interesting..." Just as he was thinking about it, he stopped in surprise and saw that the plain-clothed woman in front of him didn't even turn her head and actually said in a voice transmission: "When you go out, you must be careful about what you say and do! Those masters are all moody, but you don't know what to do... You are really ignorant..."
Lin Yi smiled bitterly and still said in a voice transmission: "Thank you for the guidance of this Taoist friend..."
The woman hesitated for a moment and said in a voice transmission: "... Fights often occur in the 'Ghost Market'. In order to avoid causing trouble, they will change their doors and move to other places... You might as well ask more..." Before she finished speaking, she ignored Lin Yi behind her, but reported her name to the monk guarding the gate, showed a jade card, and went straight ahead.
Ruan Qingyu, a monk from the family? Looking at the woman's back going away, Lin Yi thought to himself, this is a kind person!
After waiting for so long behind the crowd, Lin Yi understood the gatekeeping rules.
Those who come to Lancheng for the first time and want to enter the inner city must take out a spiritual stone to buy an identity jade card. When you come again in the future, you only need to show it to show your identity. The gatekeepers of Lancheng will record the whereabouts of the past, so that if there is any unexpected situation, there is a trace to follow.
After paying the spiritual stone, reporting your name, holding the jade card engraved with Lin Yi of Yushan Tianzhenmen, and passing through the city gate, you have entered the inner city!
Turning back to look at the city wall, and then looking up at the sky, Lin Yi walked forward with his hands behind his back.
The streets in the inner city are orderly, but it is still a place where immortals and mortals live together, but there are more monks. And those who come and go are all in accordance with the rules, some strolling leisurely, or walking with their heads down. No one casts spells and flies around. Compared with the outside of the city, this place seems much quieter. Come to think of it, the entire city is protected by formations. Only those with the status of the young city lord can act recklessly. Others really don't dare to be presumptuous.
The further he went, the slower Lin Yi's steps became, all because of the shops on both sides of the street. In addition to the inns, wine shops and teahouses, there were mostly various fairy shops on the roadside. He did not go to each store to see what was new, but wrote them down one by one, waiting to go shopping again the next day.
Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Yi came to the door of an inn - Xiaolanju! What an elegant name!
This inn was no different from the ones Lin Yi had seen before. The two-story restaurant facing the street was simple and elegant, and quite impressive. It was almost time for the lights to be turned on, and a string of fiery red lanterns lit up in front of the door, which was very festive. There were guests welcoming and seeing off, and the shopkeeper leaned against the counter and shouted something.
The lobby on the first floor was brightly lit. There were exquisite screens separating the wine tables, and the shadows of people drinking and changing cups were swaying. There were both monks and mortals, and it was very lively.
Lin Yi was welcomed in by the waiter, but the shopkeeper came out from the counter, calling him senior, and asked him whether he wanted to have a drink or stay in the hotel...
The shopkeeper was a wealthy middle-aged man, who was actually at the fifth level of Qi Refining. He could tell the identity of the guest at a glance, and he did not dare to neglect him. Lin Yi explained his purpose and learned the rules of the inn. Both monks and mortals can stay in the hotel, but the guest rooms are different. However, the price of staying in the hotel is not cheap.
Ten spirit stones can be used to stay for a month, and even if you want to stay overnight, you have to pay a month's rent first.
Perhaps because Lin Yi was reluctant to pay the spirit stones, the shopkeeper smiled and said that it takes monks ten days to meditate, so it is not good to ask for the rent at a critical moment! In addition, you, the senior, want a place to practice meditation, not to sleep in the inn, so why bother about the price!
We will have to leave after staying here for only a few days, but we have to pay a month's rent for nothing. Lin Yi was a little reluctant, but still took out ten spirit stones. The shopkeeper showed a happy expression, and after presenting a jade card, he called the waiter to take the guests to rest. Then, he did not forget to kindly remind him that the monks' meals were free.
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Lin Yi thought to himself that this rule was not bad! He raised his hand and grabbed a jar of wine from the counter, and followed the waiter to the backyard without looking back.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper was startled, then stamped his feet and waved his hands, and hurriedly said: "The meals are free, but the price of the wine is calculated separately..."
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This is a small courtyard with a separate door behind the inn, which is quite quiet.
There is only one room in the courtyard, which is refreshing and bright. Its furnishings are simple, with only a wooden couch besides the table and chairs. However, there is a small spirit gathering array in the corner of the room, which can be used as long as the spirit stones are applied. In addition, there is a simple formation around the courtyard, which is used for precaution and can also block spiritual consciousness.
Lin Yi strolled around the house and the courtyard, paying attention to the movements around him. Unconsciously, most of the jar of wine was gone. He put down the jar of wine and sat cross-legged on the couch.
This inn doesn't refuse immortals or mortals, and treats all comers as guests. It also specially sets up such a small courtyard for monks to live in. This inn really knows how to do business!
Thinking of the shopkeeper asking for wine money just now, Lin Yi couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
After sitting quietly for a while, Lin Yi turned his palm and two jade slips appeared in front of him. One was a map of Lancheng, and the other was bought on the way to the inn, which was "Jiuzhou Xianzhi". Holding the latter in his hand, his expression became focused...
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