Yi Yang wore a gray cloth cloak and walked to the end of West City Alley. He stopped outside the small courtyard where Lu Qinglan was hiding, raised his hand and knocked on the wooden door three times.
Dude, dunk, dunk.
Hearing the sound, the movement in the room suddenly became quiet. An old voice asked vigilantly from behind the door:
"Who?"
"People who buy medicine."
Yi Yang stood outside the door and responded in a low voice
Seeing a familiar voice, the door opened a crack, and the old servant Uncle Fu looked out along the crack. When he saw Yi Yang's face clearly, his whole body froze, and then he quickly opened the wooden door, stepped aside and said respectfully:
"It turns out to be Mr. Yi, please come in."
Yi Yang stepped into the courtyard and took off his cloak.
In the room, Lu Qinglan had changed out of her previous plain white Martial Garment and wore a black outfit that was easy for movement, making her figure more upright. Most of the bandage on her right shoulder had been removed, and it seemed that the injury had recovered to 70% to 80%, at least it would not be a drag.
Uncle Fu stood bent over in the corner, stuffing dry food and water into two cowhide bags. On the wooden table in the middle of the room, there was a hand-drawn local topographic map of the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains spread out.
Yi Yang walked forward, looked down at the tabletop, and saw criss-crossing ridge lines drawn on the rough jute paper, with three areas heavily circled by ink pens.
Yi Yang tapped the red circle on the table with his index finger. "What is this place?"
Lu Qinglan didn't look at the map. He put his right hand into the lining of the close-fitting clothing and took out a palm-sized piece. White Jade Command Token explained:
"The three circles above are the directions I found based on the soldiers who escaped from the army. Those soldiers were all survivors who were aware of the Profound Connection Realm battle at that time. At that time, my grandfather was hunted and escaped Ten Thousand Demon Mountains. The possible directions,"
"And this is Life Tablet who is directly connected by blood to me Lu Family."
Lu Qinglan handed White Jade Command Token over and said, "As long as the person who shed blood to identify the owner is still alive, the jade tablet will retain its residual warmth."
Yi Yang reached out and took the piece of White Jade Command Token, and saw a faint but real warmth uploaded from Command Token.
"As long as a person is alive, Life Tablet will remain warm." Lu Qinglan stared at the Life Tablet in Yi Yang's hand, a circle of light red appeared in her eyes, and she quickly suppressed it again.
"Five days ago, its temperature suddenly dropped once, but it quickly stabilized again. I guess grandpa must have experienced a life-and-death crisis at that time, but he survived in the end."
She paused and added another sentence.
"This thing can only sense life and death, but cannot determine the direction. After entering the mountain, we can only rely on the traces left by Uncle Fu's previous exploration, and... Mr. Yi's Divine Sense."
After Yi Yang listened, he flipped his wrist and handed White Jade Command Token back to Lu Qinglan.
Yi Yang didn't say anything after listening, and just handed Command Token back to her. It seemed that the difficulty of this errand was higher than he thought. Ten Thousand Demon Mountains was so big, and two people went in to search for it. Even if there were three possible directions, it was no different than finding a needle in a haystack.
He pondered for a moment, looked up at Lu Qinglan, and made his own conditions:
"First, Uncle Fu cannot follow us into the mountains. His cultivation of True Astral Realm Completion is a liability deep in the mountains. My strength can only protect you in that place."
"Second, after entering the mountain, follow my arrangements for all actions, including when to withdraw."
"If you agree to these two items, we'll be ready to leave now; if you don't agree, I won't want the armor anymore, and we'll settle the matter."
Hearing the conditions offered by Yi Yang, Lu Qinglan frowned and felt a little confused.
Uncle Fu was even more anxious and took a step forward. "Miss! How can this be done! I..."
"Uncle Fu."
Uncle Fu, who is the Housekeeper of the Lu family, opened her mouth and wanted to argue a few more words. Lu Qinglan raised her right hand and stopped him from speaking. She looked down at the white jade Life Tablet in her hand and rubbed the broken gap twice with her thumb.
Uncle Fu is an old man who watched her grow up. If she was really broken in the mountains, her grandfather would not be able to explain it when he came back. Moreover, what Yi Yang said makes sense.
Lu Qinglan bit his back teeth and raised his head to meet Yi Yang's gaze.
"Okay, Master Du Yiyi."
She turned to look at Uncle Fu and said in a firm tone, "Uncle Fu, put down the baggage, you stay in the city."
Uncle Fu's eyes were red, and the veins on the back of the hand holding the steel knife were bulging. Finally, he let go, took off the luggage from his shoulders, lowered his head and replied in a low voice, "Old slave... listen to the lady."
Yi Yang walked to the table, picked up the luggage Uncle Fu put down, weighed it, and put it away in Storage Ring.
"Staying in the city will not leave you idle."
Yi Yang looked at Uncle Fu and continued, "From today on, you will go out to buy vegetables and get medicine as usual every day, and when you come back, you will boil medicine in the yard."
"You have to pretend that Miss Lu has suffered repeated injuries and is still in bed recuperating in the house, so as to provide us with a good cover."
"The more we hide it for one more day, the safer we will be in the mountains."
Uncle Fu helplessly bent down and clasped his fists and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Yi, I don't have to do anything, I won't reveal any flaws!"
After the matter was settled, Lu Qinglan took out the Azure Cloud Flowing Light Armor from Storage Ring.
"Master Yi is stronger than me. I still wear this Spirit Weapon. If I encounter danger, I can react faster."
She handed over the soft armor.
Yi Yang glanced at the light blue soft armor in front of him, and without saying any polite words, he reached out and took it. In front of Lu Qinglan, he directly untied the dark-colored Martial Garment, took off his outer robe and put it on the corner of the table, revealing his muscular and strong upper body.
Then, he shook off Azure Cloud Flowing Light Armor and put it on his body.
When the soft nails touch the skin, not only are they not cold, but they feel a warm warmth.
The light cyan fluorescence on the surface of the nail blades flowed along the lines, and the entire soft armor seemed to come alive, shrinking and extending automatically, fitting perfectly on his chest, abdomen and back, leaving not even a single wrinkle.
Yi Yang moved his shoulders, and the soft armor was as light as nothing, without any hindrance to swinging the knife or punching.
He ran "Wood True Yang Scripture", calling out a ray of green Profound Mystery True Qi, pouring it into the soft armor along the acupuncture points on the chest.
Buzz.
The fish scale pattern on the surface of the soft armor lit up with a circle of blue light.
A layer of cyan light film as thin as a cicada's wing shines from the nail leaf and is firmly held three inches away from Yi Yang's body. There are fine cyan streams of light traveling on the surface of the light film, completely isolating the cold air outside.
"Good baby."
Yi Yang sighed in his heart, then dispersed the True Qi light film and retracted into his body. He picked up the dark Martial Garment from the corner of the table and put it on again, tied the belt, and completely covered the luster of the soft armor inside.
After fastening his buttons, Yi Yang raised his head and looked at Lu Qinglan who was standing three steps away.
"I gave it to Golden Sun Snake Heart Fruit a few days ago, and today I handed this life-saving soft armor Spirit Weapon directly into my hands."
"Miss Lu, aren't you afraid that I'll put on this armor, go out and leave, and just let you go?"
Lu Qinglan stood there, his hands hanging naturally by his sides, his dark brown eyes staring at Yi Yang for three breaths before slowly saying:
"If Mr. Yi were the kind of scoundrel who sees nothing but profit, he would not have rushed into the Shaman Kingdom's hundred-man army formation outside the city of Qinggang County alone."
"I believe in my own vision, and I also believe in Mr. Yi's character."
Yi Yang After hearing this, he twitched the corner of his mouth, a smile appeared on his face, and did not answer any more words.
"Believe in character?"
After living two lives and chopping firewood in Three Trees Village for decades, the thing he didn't believe in the most was this thing.
Lu Qinglan A girl who grew up practicing boxing with an old man in the mountains. She looks innocent and can defeat the top ten Heroes Ranking in ten moves. She is not stupid at all.
This Azure Cloud Flowing Light Armor is the ancestral treasure of the Lu Family. Lu Qinglan does not have any counter-attack in his hands. Yi Yang would not believe it even to death. However, he does not intend to be greedy for this piece of armor and use other people's money to eliminate disasters for others. As long as the risk is within control, acting according to the rules is the safest way.
"One more question."
Yi Yang mentioned the most difficult thing. "How to get out of the city?"
"Nine Rivers Sect Elder named Zhang Feng is probably still squatting outside the city. He definitely has no intention of letting me go. Just walking out like this is no different from throwing ourselves into a trap."
Lu Qinglan frowned, and gently rubbed the callus on his palm with his right index finger, thinking:
"Nine Rivers Sect's people are indeed difficult to deal with, but didn't Jiang Deputy Garrison Commissioner teach him a lesson that day? He still dares to do something outside Crossing Peak Stronghold?"
"What's wrong with that?"
Yi Yang sneered.
"Of course he has to keep his tail between his legs while Jiang Zhongtian is in town."
"Now Jiang Zhongtian is going to fight Tooth-Copper City. The top experts in the city are either seriously injured or in retreat. Heaven Patrol Office's elite have all been mobilized."
"A Returning to the Profound Realm Elder sneaked into the city at night and killed a lone Heaven Patrol Office military attache. Be clean and die without any evidence. Who can do anything to him?"
Lu Qinglan fell silent.
She had been practicing hard in the mountains all year round and had little exposure to such secretive schemes. Only after being exposed by Yi Yang did she realize that the situation outside was more sinister than she thought.
"Then how do we get out? Crossing Peak Stronghold There are sergeants guarding the four walls of the city, and there is an open space outside the city, so it is easy to be targeted by spies."
Yi Yang saw that she had no choice, so he continued:
"Follow me later. I'll cover our whereabouts with Divine Sense. Be careful and you won't be discovered."
"After he joins Ten Thousand Demon Mountains, it will be difficult for him to find someone."
Lu Qinglan nodded, feeling that this was the only way at the moment.
At night, at three o'clock in the morning.
Yi Yang and Lu Qinglan left from the back door of the house. Uncle Fu stood at the door and watched the two figures disappear into the alley. He could only pray in his heart that nothing would happen.
Three days later, at noon.
Crossing Peak Stronghold South City The door is wide open, and there is an endless stream of caravans and warriors coming and going.
Three figures wearing Nine Rivers Sect flowing water pattern Martial Garment, without any cover-up, swaggered along the flow of people and walked towards the city gate.
The ones at the front are none other than Nine Rivers Sect Returning to the Profound Realm Elder, Zhang Feng.
In the past few days, he had been adjusting his breath at the inn outside the city with all his strength. The internal organs injured by Jiang Zhongtian had completely healed, and there was a faint aura that was threatening to him.
Wei Xinyuan and Wang Guci followed behind. They held out their chests and swept away the depression of the previous few days.
The gatekeepers Heaven Patrol Office Squad Leader recognized Nine Rivers Sect's clothes, and felt the unfathomable pressure on Zhang Feng. They looked at each other, but no one dared to step forward to question them, and they let him go directly.
Jiang Zhongtian has left. There is no one in the city who can suppress him. Zhang Feng no longer has any worries.
From the mouths of several small sect disciples hanging out in the city, Zhang Feng easily asked for the address of the courtyard where Yi Yang rented. Zhang Feng dropped a word and led the two disciples straight to East City.
After lighting a stick of incense, the three of them stopped in front of the gate of the compound.
The courtyard door was closed tightly. Wei Xinyuan took a step forward, drew his sword, and kicked the wooden door without looking.
Bang!
The two wooden doors slammed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
"Yi Yang! Get out and die!"
Wei Xinyuan rushed into the front yard with his sword and shouted angrily, but the yard was quiet except for the sound of the wind rustling through the dead branches and leaves.
Not to mention Yi Yang, even No. 30 Pacification Guard, who usually guards the yard, didn't even see a ghost.
Wang Guci walked into the main room, walked around in a circle, ran out quickly, and faced Zhang Feng, who was standing in the center of the yard, cupping his fists and saying in panic:
"Elder, there is no one in the house, all the things have been emptied out, it looks like it has been gone for at least two or three days!"
Zhang Feng's face was so gloomy that it could drip. He didn't expect that he was a step too late. At that time, he thought that without Jiang Zhongtian's support, there was no need to be vigilant. Unexpectedly, the other party actually ran away. But this can further prove the other party's crime. Why did you run away if you didn't have a guilty conscience?
He didn't know that as early as three days ago, before Yi Yang went to West City to find Lu Qinglan, he had already given Xu Min a death order and asked him to take him. Thirty Pacification Guard were broken into pieces, put on civilian clothes and hid in South District's underground Black Market and various major inns. No one was allowed to show up without his warrant.
Wei Xinyuan stood aside and asked cautiously.
"Elder, what should we do now?"
"What to do?"
Zhang Feng snorted coldly, with a fierce look in his eyes.
"You can run away from a monk, but you can't run away from a temple."
"He is a mud-legged guy from out of town. He is not familiar with Crossing Peak Stronghold. Where can he go?"
Zhang Feng turned around and walked towards the center of the city.
"Follow me to a place."
"I don't believe it. With my Nine Rivers Sect face, Crossing Peak Stronghold can't even ask for this bit of information."
Wei Xinyuan followed behind and couldn't help but ask.
"Elder, where are we going?"
Zhang Feng's footsteps did not stop, and he squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth:
"Follow me to the residence of the Heavenly Heart Sect and visit Chu Tiankuo!"
"Nine Rivers Sect and Heavenly Heart Sect have always been on the same page. I visited him before I came here last time. I will visit him again this time. As the strongest man in the city, he will definitely be able to help us find that guy."