The crossed scholar

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"Oh! By the way, what's the name of the assassin you ranked first? Is it really powerful?" Zhu Xiaobao suddenly turned around and asked.It seems that the serious damage suffered by the Assassins has attracted Zhu Xiaobao's extreme attention!The number one assassin just disappeared!This is really too scary!

"Hmm... To be honest, her name is 'One Arrow', and she is good at long-distance assassination. Since her debut, she has only used one arrow in every assassination, and she has never missed it! There is another reason for the shot once, that is, the other party has a peerless divine bow in his hand——Sky-shocking Bow!" The old man Fengyin hesitated a little, but still told the truth, since it is a cooperative relationship, there is no It is necessary to hide it!

"What? Shocking Bow? Then... who is the assassination target? What's his name? Is it a man or a woman?" Zhu Xiaobao cried out in surprise when he heard it.

Immediately, Wen Qing's delicate and indifferent appearance appeared in front of her eyes, she seemed to be full of thoughts all the time, but this woman suddenly disappeared when she was fighting for the lord of Wushuang City decades ago!The disappearance was very sudden, and there has been no news for these years!I didn't expect to hear the news about Tian Zhen Bow here again!So it's no wonder Zhu Xiaobao screamed!

"The other party! It's probably a pseudonym, what is it called 'Clear Eyes'! She lives in seclusion in the Qiandao waters. According to the information we have, she is also a cultivator of the 'Early Wonderland'! As for whether it is a man or a woman, we don't know. Because this person is wearing a mask all the time, so he can't tell the difference between male and female! Why, you know... the Heaven-shaking Bow?" The old man Feng Yin also said in surprise.

"It appeared in Wushuang City at the beginning, but then it disappeared. It has been decades, and there is no news, so I don't dare to decide whether this senior 'One Arrow' met her, and I don't know if it is her. That 'Shocking Bow'!" Zhu Xiaobao said very uncertainly. The cultivation base of 'First Immortal Realm' is two realms higher than his. According to Wen Qing's cultivation base, it is impossible to advance so quickly!

"Oh! So that's the case! Then... don't worry about it, we will send people to continue to investigate!" Fengyin said with a little disappointment.

Back at the inn, Zhu Xiaobao stayed in the inn for a whole day, thinking about the complicated things in front of him.With the growth of his cultivation base, many things began to connect slowly, but it was far from enough!

It seems that if you want to truly understand deeply, you still need to have enough cultivation to touch some more secret things!Because if your cultivation base is low, others will not tell you many things!I'm afraid you won't be able to keep a secret at all, and you won't be able to help you in any way!

A day later, Zhu Xiaobao got up early and went to the auction house to participate in several large auctions.However, the auctions these past few times did not disappoint him, indeed a lot of good things were bought!Among them, what satisfied him the most was that the top-level materials for refining the 'Shenshen Pill' were all together, and there were still two copies!

It's just a little displeased that many of the participants in the auction are casual cultivators from the Eastern Region, and they are also very generous. If it weren't for Zhu Xiaobao's wealth, he really wouldn't be able to take these materials and medicinal materials!Even so, Zhu Xiaobao felt a little uneasy, because his several arrogant shots had already attracted the attention of many powerful people!These are all cultivators of the 'false fairyland'!

So this made Zhu Xiaobao more determined to go to the Northwest Territories.After all, casual cultivators from the Eastern Region have not penetrated into the Northwest Region yet.Most of them are still active in the southwest region!

In the middle of the night, Zhu Xiaobao quietly left Black Wind Valley with Wei Zifeng and Jing Hui.After confirming again and again that he was not being followed, he ran all the way out of the Black Wind Valley, and when he stopped, he was already exhausted and out of breath!

"Hey! I've become a pauper again! I have to rely on robbing to survive along the way!" Zhu Xiaobao looked through his storage bag, and there were only more than 4 high-grade spirit stones left.This is the most impoverished time in these years...

Chapter 340 Destitute

In a very remote house in the Black Wind Valley, the old man Fengyin drifted into the house unknowingly, and then carefully walked into a basement of the inner house.There is an old man sitting inside, and there is a very young female cultivator beside him, if Zhu Xiaobao is here, he will definitely recognize it, it is the female assassin who assassinated him back then!

"I've met the sect master! You young masters have already left the Black Wind Valley overnight and headed towards the Northwest Territory!" The old man Feng Yin said with a respectful salute as soon as he entered the door.

"Hmm! Thank you for your hard work! Sigh, you said...do we really need to cooperate with this young master? With his cultivation level, he can't help us at all now!" The old man nodded, and then asked solemnly.

"Well! The subordinates feel that it is not only necessary, but also very necessary! Dare I say, within 20 years, his cultivation level will surpass that of the old man! The key is that the most powerful thing about him is not his cultivation speed, but his cultivation speed. His spiritual sense and connections! There are also various means emerging in an endless stream!" Feng Yin said with certainty.

"Hey! Well, let's continue to inform. If you encounter any troubles in the future, you will try to give him the greatest help! Including all information channels! In addition, you should immediately restore and rebuild the 'Baixiaomen' secretly as soon as possible! Then Find all the assassins and cancel all the orders! Go all out to track down the whereabouts of 'Yijian'!" The assassin's master is also a very decisive role, once he has made up his mind, he will not hesitate.

"Father! Don't worry, that little fat man is definitely worth cooperating with. I guarantee that this time I'm sure I've seen the right person!" The young female assassin beside her said a little coquettishly.

"Hehe! Good, good, you and your master said that, how can I not feel at ease? It's just that I'm really upset about your senior sister's "one arrow" recently! If "one arrow" is really What happened, how can I feel sorry for her mother!" The old man looked at his precious daughter lovingly, and became more and more worried about 'Yijian'!

"Master, please rest assured that I have sent a large number of spies to the Qiandao waters. Once I find the whereabouts of 'Yijian', I will definitely get the news as soon as possible! Moreover, with the cultivation base of 'Yijian', it may not necessarily be the case." He will be captured easily!" The old man Feng Yin immediately said respectfully.

"Okay! As long as there is a little bit of news, let me know immediately, no matter how high the price is, I will save 'One Arrow'!" The door master also said solemnly.

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Zhu Xiaobao and the others who had just stepped into the Northwest Territory were in a bad mood at this time. The weather here was sunny and sunny. Although the scenery was not as beautiful as the Southwest Territory, the mountains were tall and the trees were big, and there was a sense of pride everywhere.

He didn't encounter any troubles along the way, at most, he encountered a few casual cultivators who were only in the physical body state, and Zhu Xiaobao didn't bother to do it!This kind of casual practice is of no use to him to improve his cultivation, it is better to live in peace!

It's just that there is a small village and town in front of me. Judging from the smoke from the kitchen, there are at least a thousand households!And it was a mortal area, which made Zhu Xiaobao more relaxed.Generally speaking, there is basically no danger in this kind of place, and you can find an inn comfortably and rest for a day!

Along the way, Zhu Xiaobao was also looking at the scenery with great interest while pointing: "Hey! I didn't expect it to be here.

The folk customs here are very open, do they all bathe in this river?Are they all beauties? "

"Hey hey hey! Do not look at evil, this is your family law! Why do you look so energetic?" Wei Zifeng snorted disdainfully, isn't it, since Zhu Xiaobao saw this clear The river has never seen other scenery!

"Hey! You can't blame me? It's broad daylight, they don't wear clothes, can you blame me? I didn't stare at it, I just looked at one for another! I watched it with an appreciation, very pure ..." Zhu Xiaobao laughed shamelessly.

"Hmph! Don't say I didn't warn you! Because of Zixia Xianzun's relationship in the Northwest Territory, in this area, in most cases, the status of women is higher than that of men! So the women here are very fierce Sturdy!" Wei Zifeng said helplessly.

"Hehe! Aren't they all mortals? Can't we afford to provoke them or hide them?" Zhu Xiaobao didn't take it seriously at all. If you want to run away, it's not easy!

But at this moment, there was a sudden sound of beating gongs from the other side of the river, and all the reasonable women hurried to the bank in panic, began to put on their clothes in a hurry, and then looked around. It is estimated that some powerful enemy has come!

"Catch those thieves! Don't let them escape..." Someone kept shouting, and there were crowds of shouting people around, confusing Zhu Xiaobao, where did this generation come from? So many people!

But what Zhu Xiaobao didn't expect was that the crowd surrounded from all directions aimed at the three of them.Wei Zifeng and Jinghui were better, almost everyone was staring at Zhu Xiaobao viciously, he was the only man!

"No way? They came after me? I didn't do anything?" Zhu Xiaobao was a little stunned. Does this count as being surrounded by others?And all of them are in the Body Refining Realm!It wasn't until I walked in that I could see clearly that the women who gathered here were led by a little bit of cultivation, and there were actually some who were in the God Transformation and Transcendent Realm...

"Um! Ladies and gentlemen, what is the meaning of this? We passed by here, and there was no offense at all?" Zhu Xiaobao didn't even think of running away at this moment, but asked with hands clapped in astonishment.

"Hmph! You bastard, how dare you peek at the women in our daughter's village taking a bath, and still want to deny it?" A female cultivator in red at the head of the God Transformation Realm was holding a spear, fully armed, and stood heroically. In front of Zhu Xiaobao, pointed the gun in his hand at Zhu Xiaobao and scolded.There is no fear of Zhu Xiaobao and Wei Zifeng's cultivation.

"Huh? This is the 'Daughter's Village'? I don't know! Besides, they are bathing in the river in broad daylight, and I happened to pass by. What kind of peeking is there? It's just looking at it openly!" Zhu Xiaobao Not to be outdone, he yelled.

"Hmph! I'm still arguing that no man is allowed to enter the border of the 'Daughter Village', don't you know? All the men in the Northwest Territory know this rule, and it was set by the 'Zixia Xianzun' himself ! Do you dare to disobey the decree of the Immortal Venerable?" the woman in the God Transformation Realm proudly raised the spear in her hand and scolded.

No wonder she didn't pay much attention to Zhu Xiaobao's 'True Martial Realm' cultivation base, it's because of the decree of Immortal Zixia, so no one has ever dared to violate this decree!

"Fuck! This map is actually fake?

It's hundreds of miles away!I am really wronged! "Zhu Xiaobao carefully looked at the map in his hand, his expression changed, and he shouted angrily, a map of the Northwest Territories that he temporarily bought in Black Wind Valley turned out to be a counterfeit product! These days it is also a fake Goods are flooding everywhere!

"Hmph! Stop talking nonsense, are you admitting punishment?" The female cultivator in red at the head was even more unreasonable!asked loudly.

"How do you say it's a fight? What about a punishment?" Zhu Xiaobao asked somewhat unreasonably, and his voice was much lower!

"Hmph! Let's admit it. That's the person who took a bath in the river just now. There are 80 people in total. Each person is counted as ten lashes. If they are so-so, they will receive 1 lashes. This matter is considered clean! Accept the punishment, just take a bath Each of my sisters pays one hundred spirit stones, we have a total of [-] people here, each with ten spirit stones! I will just let you go! Take your pick!"

"I... accept the punishment!" Zhu Xiaobao was about to receive [-] whips, which was too shameful, so he accepted the punishment boldly, but when he touched his storage bag, Zhu Xiaobao's expression changed immediately, There are less than [-] high-grade spirit stones in it.It's not enough at all!So Zhu Xiaobao asked with a bitter face: "Sister, can you discuss it and get a discount? I don't have enough money here!"

"What? Do you think you are doing business? Can you still bargain? No, pay quickly! After a while, it will not be this price!" the woman in red said forcefully.Moreover, the crowd surrounding Zhu Xiaobao got closer, it was very difficult to run now!

"Okay! Okay! Then... let's get together! Is this the head office?" Zhu Xiaobao said helplessly, and then got together with Wei Zifeng and Jing Hui, and the three of them collected all the Lingshi Take them all out, and there is still a shortfall of [-] pieces!

"Sister, that's all. Do you think you can use another weapon or high-quality medicine and materials to make up for the lack of spirit stones?" Zhu Xiaobao asked pitifully.

"Hmph! No, we don't lack weapons, and we don't need any medicinal materials. Our bank is originally for processing medicinal materials! How about this, you will work to pay off the rest, and you can leave when you have earned enough debts. ! As for your two companions, they are women, but they live and eat in our village for free!" said the woman in red seemingly generously.

"What? What do you want...to do? I'm a showman but not a person!" Zhu Xiaobao got nervous, shrank his neck and called out vigilantly.

"Bah! Are you selling yourself with your appearance? You are still beautiful! You go to our village to drive carts, and the price is calculated by the piece every day. When will you pull enough [-] pieces. You can go!" The woman in red was very disdainful. hummed.

"Well! Well, this is reasonable! Just follow what you said!" Zhu Xiaobao rolled his eyes, nodded and said.He figured that with his own cultivation, as long as he took advantage of the silence of the night, it would not be a problem to escape quietly!With a dignified 'True Martial Realm' cultivation base, can he still be stumped by these mortals?

But what happened next surprised Zhu Xiaobao. The other party tied a very thin chain around his ankle. The range is only three to five meters around the carriage...

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Facing the dense circle of women around him, Zhu Xiaobao was also a little dazed!Can't hide, can't escape, the key is that he is still in the wrong!The most important thing is that most people are still in the 'Body Refining Realm'. With his cultivation base in the 'True Martial Realm', he can't use martial arts, right?

Our sons have always been the most opposed to bullying others and solving problems with force!

"Sisters! Aunts, aunts, aunts! Let's discuss it again, okay? I can really get money! How about I write you an IOU first, and the amount will be doubled! As long as you let me leave here first Or else I'll leave a follower as a hostage, right?" Zhu Xiaobao bowed in a circle in a panic, bewildered.This is the first time I have encountered this situation, and it is even more difficult than meeting a strong opponent!

"Stop talking nonsense, if it weren't for seeing how young you are, I would have paraded you through the streets a long time ago!" The leader of the nuns in red snorted impatiently.

"Then it's okay if I do something else? For example, I open a restaurant or something! I'm a professional cook!" Zhu Xiaobao also wanted to fight for a decent way of punishment for himself!No way, who told him to offend a large group of old women!

"Open a restaurant? Do you have money? Pots, pans, tables, chairs, benches, and rent, which one is free? Besides, there are too many beautiful cooks in our 'Daughter Village', who would want to eat what you cook!" The female cultivator in red counted them one by one with her fingers, and she immediately ran out of words for Zhu Xiaobao!Only then did he realize deeply, never argue with a woman, because you will never win!

"That's right! Let's go! Hey, hey, we can warn you, don't ask your two followers to help, or the punishment will be doubled!"

"Ah! Ah! Sisters, aunts and aunts, discuss it again. I really didn't mean to peek. In fact, I didn't see anything clearly..."

"Yeah, if you really don't want to do coolies, that's fine too! We have walk-in marriages here, and you go to the house every day. It's okay to go door-to-door! You can pay off your debts in about two or three years! You don’t have to work, just sleep during the day and work harder at night!”

"Whoosh!"

Before the words were finished, Zhu Xiaobao had already consciously jumped into the carriage, and began to run while driving the carriage!Marriage system?One more day?Open all year round?How many years will he not be a mummy?

Wei Zifeng and Jing Hui were also dumbfounded. With Wei Zifeng's temper, he would have made a move a long time ago, but the world is still very warm and polite to them. The key is that Zhu Xiaobao is still tied to the carriage by others !She didn't dare to act rashly, and Zhu Xiaobao also repeatedly signaled Wei Zifeng not to be impulsive!

After entering the village, as expected, all the people I saw in this village were women. When I saw Zhu Xiaobao driving the carriage, they all wanted to see rare species, pointing fingers, some people were still whispering, some even Cover your mouth and have fun!

But there are also many kind-hearted people, some brought water to Zhu Xiaobao, some brought food, and some boldly asked quietly: "Can you come to our house tonight? Yes. I will spare you a day of hard labor!"

"No, no, no! Auntie, I'm not yet an adult, can I find your daughter?"

"Go away! You're still picking and choosing? You just stay in the carriage!"

"Hey, hey, why did you take the buns away again? I haven't eaten yet!"

When passing by a house, the servants inside took Wei Zifeng and Jing Hui in and let them live here.Then he closed the door abruptly!

"Hey! Then where do I live at night? I can't be tied to the carriage all the time, can I?" Zhu Xiaobao became anxious immediately, and hurriedly asked.

"Hmph! You figure it out, you are the one being punished now, it would be nice to have a carriage for you to sleep in! Do you still want to stay in an inn? Do you have money? Starting tomorrow, I will start buying goods from this one, and when the meal arrives If you drag it to someone's house, they will provide you with meals!" At this time, there were fewer and fewer people watching the excitement, and a strong woman behind shouted loudly.Then he casually threw a copper basin to him, probably for washing...

"Elder Sister...Elder Sister...There are three urgencies in people, and it's impossible to be in the carriage conveniently!" Zhu Xiaobao cried out dumbfounded when he saw it.

"It's not easy. Why don't you drive a carriage and find a place where no one is around? When drinking horses and washing the car, can you also wash yourself clean?"

"Ah? You are really thoughtful!"

"Of course, you're not the first one! Some people have worked here for five years! In the end, the boy who pulled a cart away, our village head was kind enough to give him the cart too!"

"Damn it! That must have been a walking marriage! How could he get out alive?"

"It's okay! Anyway, I walked with a stick when I left! Little fat man, is your heart moved? Why don't you come to my house tonight?"

"No no no! I'm more suitable for driving!"

I drove the carriage to the small river, fetched a basin of water, washed up, and took some food from the storage bag!Zhu Xiaobao was sitting in the carriage, thinking hard.Who is it?Hiding in such a village?Is it really an old man in this village?

Because when he was negotiating with the female cultivator in red, he clearly felt the sweep of two divine senses, at least with the cultivation base of the 'primary fairyland' or above!So Zhu Xiaobao hurriedly signaled Wei Zifeng not to act rashly.

Look at the thin chain on his wrist, it's also very weird, with his 'True Martial Realm' cultivation base, he can't stop it!That's not counting, now that I use a kitchen knife, I haven't been able to cut this chain!This chain is worth a fortune!No wonder no one is staring at him now, because they know that he can't break free from this chain!Fortunately, the chain is long enough, and he can move freely within ten steps around the carriage!

After much deliberation, Zhu Xiaobao couldn't think of who would be targeting him.Moreover, only the Assassins knew about his plan to go to the Northwest Territory!Could it be that he wanted to take the opportunity to assassinate himself?It's not like, just relying on the masters of those two divine senses, he can easily kill his own!There is no need to be so troublesome!

After thinking for a long time, Zhu Xiaobao couldn't think of a reason!He simply lay down on the carriage and fell asleep!He can handle it, even sleeping soundly in the carriage!

On the second day, Zhu Xiaobao honestly came to the house where Wei Zifeng was taken in, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Wei Zifeng and Jing Hui were already waiting there with water and face towels. Wait until Zhu Xiaobao finishes washing.A middle-aged woman directed the servants to start loading packs of medicinal materials onto the cart, and when it was full, she thoughtfully gave Zhu Xiaobao an address and a simple map.That's where it's going to be delivered!

In one morning, Zhu Xiaobao had already become familiar with the whole delivery process, and delivered to more than a dozen households non-stop.Not to mention, this 'Daughter Village' really processes medicinal materials, and all the medicinal materials or processed waste are sent back and forth.For every kind of medicinal material given, one will be left to Zhu Xiaobao as a reward.At the same time, press it on the shaft to make a mark, which is equivalent to clearly calculating Zhu Xiaobao's daily workload...

"Damn, don't you pay at all? It's all billing! He can't even buy something!" Zhu Xiaobao cried in his heart very depressed.However, Zhu Xiaobao was a little surprised after harvesting these medicinal materials. They were all quite rare medicinal materials, and even some of them had never been used before, and the age was very high. The medicine that a mortal village should have!Zhu Xiaobao became more and more curious!

After working for a whole day, Zhu Xiaobao also felt very tired. Only then did he realize that he hadn't done such hard work for a long time, and he was far away from the working people!

The most irritating thing is that I don't have any money in my pocket, and I can't even eat some street food!The most popular street food here is porridge cooked with lotus leaves, plus other red dates, nuts or fresh meat and vegetables, sweet and salty, it seems to be a popular delicacy.

It is often seen that women bring their children, buy a bowl, sit on the side of the street to eat, and of course there are various snacks such as dim sum.Although the method is very simple, it is fresh and hot, full of fragrance, and very attractive.Especially for a cook like Zhu Xiaobao, he really wants to try the snacks here!

The next day, Zhu Xiaobao ran for another day and got a few more herbs.It's just that he wanted to exchange these medicinal materials for snacks with others, but was rejected by the aunt who set up the stall!

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"Hee hee! Senior sister, how long does it take for this little fat man to pay off his debts? To regain his freedom?" On the third floor of an elegant hotel, two female teachers in silver skirts stood beside them. Drink tea and chat.

"Hmm! If you run like this, it will probably take five years!" Another female cultivator called Senior Sister also said with a slight smile.

"Hmph! It seems that the legend has gone too far. This little fat man is not smart at all! Isn't he just working hard?" The junior sister said a little disappointed at this time.

"Don't worry! We are waiting for a few days!"

"Senior sister, you said we did this to tease him, will Master blame us?"

"This is what the master meant. Who told him that his skin was itchy! Want to be punished?"

"Heck heck! This is the funniest task I've ever received!"

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After seven days, suddenly on this day, many houses were decorated with lanterns and festoons, as if it was Chinese New Year, and many women also put on the most beautiful clothes, and drove out of the village in a fragrant car like a festival, as if to participate in the festival. What rally.It was only at night that they rushed back bustlingly.

Although it was night, the village was brightly lit, and there was a festive and cheerful atmosphere. The restaurants, restaurants and street snacks that had closed their stalls earlier continued to operate.The street was bustling with people coming and going, and what was even more unbelievable was that there were many more young men, each of whom was accompanied by a happy-looking woman, playing together...

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This is a walking marriage once a month!Zhu Xiaobao understood after a little inquiring.In the middle of every month, the special products produced by the 'Daughter Village' will be traded at that time, and then they will bring back the men who have a good eye from other villages and live in their own home for up to three days.The seats are all dressed up beautifully this day, and every woman in Huaichun is full of excitement, like a festival.

Of course, this kind of walking marriage is only limited to mortals, and any female cultivators who have broken through the 'Body Refining Realm' will not participate in it!Most of them will still go out to practice!

"Oh! What a beautiful and romantic life! It's a pity that I'm not qualified to participate!" Zhu Xiaobao couldn't help sighing as he looked at the couples walking by, cuddling and intimately.He really wanted to call Wei Zifeng, but the family that took Wei Zifeng was not allowed to come in and out at night!

However, this beautiful walking marriage process disturbed Zhu Xiaobao's clean life. Those couples specially chose such places with few people, or walked along the more romantic river, which made Zhu Xiaobao extremely annoyed.

What's even more exaggerated is that there are still people who want to hire his carriage, sit in the carriage and kiss me!This made Zhu Xiaobao even more depressed!Originally, I wanted to earn some extra money, but I didn't expect these men and women to be too enthusiastic and unrestrained, and finally got up in the carriage to 'Hi Shoo', and made unscrupulous noises!

The key is that Zhu Xiaobao can't hide far away, he is tied by that iron chain!I had to passively listen to the sound of these dry sticks burning...

But what's even more exaggerated is that after the two of them finished their work, they actually carved a mark on the shaft of the car. Is this also a bookkeeping thing?Zhu Xiaobao was furious!

"Pay in cash! I need to pay for this matter?" Zhu Xiaobao grabbed the two of them furiously and refused to let go.