Chapter 73 Invisibility Talisman (1/2)

On the official road north of Anchang County, an old man and a young man rode tall horses and slowly moved forward.

"Master, I think these officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty are rotten to the core."

The young man had red lips and white teeth, a face like a crown of jade, and a slightly raised corner of his mouth, which made him look a little unruly.

But when he talked about these things, he was still angry and his eyes were red.

"The court allocated 1 million shi of disaster relief grain, but in the end not a single grain of grain entered the stomachs of the disaster victims."

"They all divided it up!"

"Even if you eat meat, at least leave some soup!"

The old man seemed much calmer, and he stroked his beard slowly, as if he had long been accustomed to it.

"As far as I know, Qingzhou Prefecture actually only received 500,000 shi of grain."

The old man sighed when he said this, and he couldn't continue to talk, because too much talk would lead to mistakes.

But the young man did not have so many scruples, and continued to say indignantly:

"The Great Zhou Dynasty has been established for tens of thousands of years, and it has long lost the vigor it had when it was founded. Now everyone only wants to get more benefits for themselves."

"If this continues, the Great Zhou Dynasty will also be finished."

"Don't say such things."

The old man hurriedly stopped the young man from continuing to speak, so as not to cause disaster.

"The kings of our Great Zhou have loved the people like their own children and are respected by the people of the world."

"Especially the current wise and wise, civil and military, virtue and people, longevity, supreme and holy emperor Longxing.

Since he ascended the throne, it has been 128 years. He has been close to wise ministers, far away from treacherous and flattering, and worked hard to govern. The court and the people are thriving.

The prosperity of the Great Zhou will surely continue to flourish for thousands of years!"

The old man was riding on a horse. When he talked about the current emperor, he was solemn and respectful, and bowed in the air in the direction of the capital.

The young man didn't care, but he didn't talk nonsense anymore.

The two men rode on their horses and continued to move forward silently.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..."

Suddenly, countless arrows flew from the distant sky, densely covering the entire sky.

Each arrow in the sky carried a powerful force, not weaker than a foundation-building attack.

So many arrows shot at the same time, equivalent to hundreds or thousands of foundation-building monks attacking at the same time, bombarding the two men.

"A trifle!"

Seeing this, the old man was still as calm as a mountain, without any waves.

He just waved his hand and cast a basic spell, a golden light shield.

A golden light shield protected the two men and two horses.

Countless arrows carrying powerful force fell on the golden light shield, making a "bang bang bang" sound.

Then these arrows exploded into countless small pieces, turned into pure spiritual energy, and dissipated between heaven and earth.

It was just this huge scene, and even the horses the two men were sitting on were not frightened.

When the strength is strong enough, the most basic spell can also produce terrifying power.

"Hide your head and show your tail!"

"Rat!"

"Come out!"

The old man shouted, and his voice spread more than ten miles away.

However, the surroundings were quiet and there was no movement.

After a long time, another dense burst of arrows came.

The old man also resolved it with a basic golden light shield.

But this time, the old man's expression became solemn.

In the distance, golden lights rushed up to the sky and gathered in the sky.

"Not good!"

"This is the Dragon Trapping Formation!"

"While the formation has not closed yet, I will use all my strength to send you away!"

The old man roared, and a powerful magic power wrapped the young man in it and threw him to the horizon.

"Master..."

The young man only had time to shout, and he turned into a meteor and flew dozens of miles away.

After the young man landed, he only looked back, then found a random direction and left quickly...

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On Shekou Mountain, Yushan, who was only three feet tall, was using his weak body to pull the thousand-jin millstone with all his strength to grind some medicinal materials into powder.

Er Gouzi was quite considerate to him. He found that Yushan was too small to reach the millstone, which was very inconvenient.

He also tailored a rack for him and hung it on Yushan's shoulders, so that it would be much more convenient to pull the millstone.

However, Yushan was also a person who did not know how to be grateful, and he did not even say thank you.

After Yushan ground the medicinal powder, he collected the medicinal powder together, mixed it evenly, added refined honey, and rubbed it into pills of Peiyuan Guben Pills.

Now Peiyuan Guben Pills are consumed in large quantities, and Yushan has to make a batch every morning.

Er Gouzi squatted in the place where the pills were dried, inspected the finished products, and picked out some unqualified ones.

"Yushan, these pills you rolled are not round enough, and these pills are of different sizes. Roll them again."

"Okay, Master."

Yushan sat down and stood up immediately, taking the unqualified ones in his hands.

After rolling the Peiyuan Guben Pills, Yushan found Ergouzi's clothes and washed them and dried them.

Then he fed the geese and cooked...

Since he recovered Yushan, Ergouzi has been much more relaxed every day.

Facts have proved that Yushan really did not lie.

After cutting off his two wings, although his cultivation is still there, his magical powers are gone.

Every day, he is honest in the mountains and helps Ergouzi do some chores.

There were several times when Ergouzi fell asleep at night, Yushan even wanted to escape, but was caught by the big goose and beaten again.

He really didn't know how to be grateful for what he had. Living in such a good place, he didn't know how to be grateful, and he even wanted to escape.

Fortunately, every time he was beaten, he could stay quiet for a long time.

Yushan was hit by the sword of the county magistrate last time, and more than a dozen bones were broken and two wings were cut off in Shekou Mountain.

After a period of rest and recuperation, his injuries are finally gradually healed.

After losing his wings, Yushan has only a lot of cultivation, but he can't even cast an ordinary spell except for being stronger.

In order to let Yushan have work every day and not miss home, Ergouzi took time to reclaim five acres of wasteland on the mountain.

Plant one acre of Chaotian tribute pepper, two acres of crescent moon spirit rice, and two acres of ordinary rice.

I don't like to eat peppers, but this is a specialty of Anchang County and the most favorite tribute of Emperor Longxing. It should be able to sell for money and exchange for other spiritual objects.

As for the two acres of ordinary rice, it can be harvested once every ten days, and eight or nine stones of rice can be harvested in a month. In this famine era, it is still very useful.

The main reason is that Yushan is not working hard enough, otherwise he can plant more rice.

The total planting area of ​​Crescent Moon Spirit Rice has reached three mu, and it is harvested once a year.

I harvested it some time ago, but I didn’t have time to eat it because I was busy sweeping locusts outside.

I only had time to taste it recently, and found that after the Crescent Moon Spirit Rice was enhanced by the gourd, it tasted better and the concentration of spiritual energy was also greatly enhanced.

You only need to eat one liter of Crescent Moon Spirit Rice that has been enhanced by the gourd every day, and the effect is stronger than taking 10 Peiyuan Guben Pills.

Planting three mu of Crescent Moon Spirit Rice can harvest about 12 stone of spiritual grains a year. After removing the shell of one stone of rice, it can produce about seven dou of rice.

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These three acres of land are completely enough for him to eat.

Since he ate the crescent moon spirit rice every day, his cultivation speed has increased several times.

So far, Peiyuan Guben Pills have become dispensable and not very helpful to him.

Yushan was idle every day, so he bought some medicinal materials and asked Yushan to make Peiyuan Guben Pills.

He could use them to feed the geese, reward his subordinates, or sell them for money.

"Yushan, I'm going out for a while. You take care of the house and don't think about running away."

Er Gouzi ordered Yushan and rode on the big goose king to fly down Shekou Mountain.

This big goose that had been in prison with him was much larger than other big geese, and the aura it exuded was also stronger.

Its strength was comparable to that of a human cultivator in the middle stage of Qi training.

Er Gouzi rode the goose down the mountain. Now, the foot of Shekou Mountain has gathered into a village.

Not counting those who moved here temporarily for refuge, the more than a thousand people he bought back are the real residents at the foot of Shekou Mountain.

According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, they were all bought with money, and everything they had, including their bodies and wealth, belonged to Er Gouzi.

Er Gouzi was their master.

However, Er Gouzi never thought of occupying these hundreds of young ladies and wives alone and making them all his wives.

He didn't let them call him master, and all of them called him the host.

At this time, Qiuyue was holding a spear in both hands and practicing some basic stabbing movements.

Seeing Er Gouzi, he quickly put away his spear, tugged at his leaky clothes, and walked towards him.

"Boss."

"I'm fine, you guys continue practicing."

Looking at Qiuyue's back as she left, he found that the only single piece of clothing she had on had been torn a lot after more than half a year of tossing.

I remember that when I bought Qiuyue, she had a cotton jacket on her, which she took off by herself.

All the more than a thousand people bought back had only a few single clothes, and many children were in the same state as Er Gouzi before, wearing clothes that exposed their buttocks.

It's okay to be warm now, but people may freeze to death in winter.

Er Gouzi took a look and rode on the goose to fly towards the county town.

Winter is coming soon, and there may be major unrest, so he needs to stock up on a batch of supplies.

For example, salt, oil, cloth, iron, and some medicinal materials, especially the auxiliary materials of Peiyuan Guben Pills, are not so easy to buy now due to the drought.

Er Gouzi rode on the goose and planned to go to the black market in the county to see if he could buy some food supplies.

Through the information provided by Sima Yi, he was sure that there was food in the government warehouse, and the quantity was not small.

However, the officials in the county government were now in great demand. In order to sell at a higher price, they strictly controlled the food and only sold a little at a time, so that everyone could scramble for it.

Er Gouzi rode on the goose's back and could not see any green along the way.

Some of the original forests have now become bare, with no grass left.

First, they were eaten by locusts, eating up all the edible things on the ground.

Then the refugees dug three feet into the ground, dug out the roots of trees and grass, and ate them again.

There was nothing edible on the mountain except soil.

There was a mountain along the way, because it was rich in a kind of Guanyin soil, which attracted many refugees to come and eat.

Some naive refugees saw the goose flying in the sky and actually picked up stones and threw them into the sky.

A goose can fly hundreds of feet high, how can they hit it with stones thrown by bare hands.

After entering the city, they went directly to Huichun Hall.

Sima Yi did not give out porridge today, and there were no beggars at the door. Er Gouzi felt a little strange.

"Why are there so many beggars at your door?"

"Haha! It's rare for me to have a relaxing day."

Sima Yi laughed and seemed to be in a good mood.

"Today is a good day. I will take you to have a meal in the evening."

"To have a meal?"

Er Gouzi was a little confused. Sima Yi was not the kind of person who could not afford to eat.

Even if the whole Anchang County was starving to death, their Sima family would not starve.

"Today is the county magistrate's birthday. A banquet will be set up in Hongyan Tower. You just need to come with me to eat."

"Now all the beggars and refugees in the city are waiting at the back door of Hongyan Tower, waiting for the leftovers dinner in the evening."

It turned out that it was the county magistrate's birthday. If there was a chance, they would definitely go to eat.

And you have to eat as much as you can to get back some of your money.

While it was still early, Er Gou went to the black market first.

Unexpectedly, the black market was so lively today, and there were many more people than usual.

After asking around, I found out that it was because the county magistrate was going to celebrate his birthday today.

Many people came to the black market to find a suitable gift.

If you give a gift and win the favor of the county magistrate, there will be many benefits, needless to say.

Er Gou naturally didn't have the idea of ​​giving gifts, so he went to the grain store first.

Ordinary grain can still be purchased in the grain store, but each person can only buy one stone at a time, 50 taels of silver per stone.

This price is not cheap, and one stone of grain is not much help to him, it is dispensable.

But since he was here, he still bought one stone, even if it was given to Sima Yi to give porridge.

After paying the silver, he took the bill to the county government warehouse to collect the grain.

If you go to the county government to do some serious business, you will be harassed in various ways, but if you take the ticket issued by the black market to the government warehouse to collect grain, not only will you be able to go smoothly, but you will also get the full weight, not a single grain will be missing.

Er Gouzi left the grain store and didn't walk far before he saw a crowd of people in front of him. He also squeezed into the crowd out of curiosity.

It turned out that there was a street stall with three yellow talisman papers for sale.

I have seen people from Daoxuan Sect and cults use talisman papers before, but this is the first time I have seen it in the black market.

"What kind of talisman is this?"

Someone asked curiously.

"These two are invisibility talismans, and this one is a breath-retaining talisman."

The stall owner pointed to the talisman paper in front of him and introduced it.

"Generally, the invisibility talisman can hide your body. People who have not produced divine consciousness below the fourth level of Qi training cannot find you."

"If you meet a cultivator with divine consciousness, your breath will be discovered by a sweep of divine consciousness, so you need to match it with a breath-retaining talisman."

Talisman paper with such magical effects is naturally what everyone wants.

Just stick it on your body when you have nothing to do, steal a chicken, touch a dog, peek, kill a few people, it's very useful.

When the onlookers heard the introduction of these three pieces of talisman paper, they had already thought of countless wonderful uses in their minds.

They couldn't wait to experience it now.

"How much does it cost?"

"No money, just Peiyuan Guben Pills."

"1,000 Peiyuan Guben Pills for a piece of talisman paper."

Everyone was very interested, but the price offered by the stall owner poured a basin of cold water on everyone's head.

If you have 1,000 Peiyuan Guben Pills in your hand, you can improve your cultivation by a lot, how can you use it here.

A few people offered thirty or fifty pills, or 100 pills, trying to bargain, but the stall owner was also stubborn and couldn't give up a single pill.

In the end, many onlookers could only shake their heads and sigh and leave.

Almost everyone had left, and Er Gouzi came forward. It happened that Yushan had made a lot of pills recently and had some goods in his hand.

"I'll buy all three."