by Zhi Bai
Great Mother Ye's body swayed a few times, then powerlessly sat down on the chair.
"I can still withstand the poison in my body for a few more years."
Mu Changyan's tone softened, "In these next few years, I will spare no effort to teach Xiao Qi Dao and pass on my father's abilities."
With that, he pushed open the door and left. His back looked so lonely. Great Mother Ye stood up with tears streaming down her face. She wanted to grab onto something, but that hand only grabbed onto air in the end.
On that day, he was poisoned too deeply. She wanted to help him extract the poison, but Mu Changyan didn't allow her, because the poison couldn't be cured. In the end, it was Mu Changyan who pulled the poison out, but she was still unable to save him. But Mu Changyan was also poisoned … No one knew when the poison would break out. Great Mother Ye cried. The heavens were too unfair to her … Two men who had been important in her life, one dead, one dying.
She turned around and glanced at the Xiao Qi Dao who was sleeping soundly on the bed.
Chapter 24 - Face-changing
Du Shoushou and Zhong Jiuge did not know about the matter of An Zheng returning to the Nanshan Street Inn alone.
After An Zheng returned, he also had some doubts in his heart about why he did not encounter any danger at all. He was once the head of the Ming Fa Si of the Da Xi Empire, how many dangers had he experienced? So he was very clear that the Nanshan Street would definitely not be at peace after Chen Pu's death that night. If he went back, he would be in danger seventy to eighty percent of the time. That was why he went to find the Great Mother Ye by himself. He planned to tell Du Shoushou after he succeeded, and if he did not succeed, he would not bring up this matter again.
But that night, the Nanshan Street was unusually calm.
An Zheng would never have known that a cloth-clothed scholar had appeared before him that night and killed two hundred and seventy-nine bandits on the street by himself. With just a few casual pointers and walking on the streets, he was able to slaughter everyone around him. There were those from the Chen family, those from the Great Gou Hall, and also those from other forces who wanted to take advantage of the situation. However, not a single drop of blood was left on that street. Scholars killed people and never bled. While An Zheng was walking past the Nanshan Street, he looked at every alley that he passed by, but he could not see that the deepest corner of the alley was littered with corpses.
An Zheng squatted on the tree branch and thought deeply while Du Shoushou squatted on one side of the tree.
"What are you doing?"
Du Shoushou asked.
An Zheng replied: "Where do you think we should go? If Great Mother Ye is not willing to help us cleanse our marrow, we won't be able to enter any sect."
He looked at Du Shoushou who was sitting on his butt, "What are you doing?"
Du Shoushou stretched his body, "When I used to wake up in the morning, the first thing I would do was go to the bathroom to squat for a while. Yesterday, I didn't eat anything, so I just squatted down and stopped pulling. "
An Zheng asked again: Then why don't you just squat there, what are you doing?
Zhong Jiuge leaned on a tree branch at the side and replied with his eyes closed: "Anzhu, you probably don't know about this.
An Zheng sighed, thinking that these two people really had a big heart.
"An Zheng, let me ask you a question."
Du Shoushou sat down on a tree branch, and the branch violently shook. An Zheng squatted there, like a small boat floating on the ocean.
"Speak."
"Have you ever had a girl you liked?"
"Nope."
"Why?"
An Zheng glanced at Du Shoushou: "There aren't many children in the Nanshan Street that are of suitable age, right? Even if they did, the girls wouldn't be running around in the streets. "You're only ten years old, what are you thinking all day?"
Du Shoushou: "My life's ideal is to find a beautiful woman to be my wife. There were at least a dozen stores in Nanshan Street, and every day, when they opened their eyes, they would count the money. In the morning, I opened the door and held my wife's hand as I walked down the street. Everyone was envious of my blissful life. She wiggled her hips and I helped her. "
Zhong Jiuge still spoke with his eyes closed: "You're so ugly, why do beautiful girls have to follow you?"
Du Shoushou: "Look at those beautiful women strolling on the streets. They are mostly ugly men, ugly and fat. "So I must be able to do it in the future, because I'm even uglier than they are."
Zhong Jiuge gave a thumbs up, then suddenly opened his eyes: "Big... "Great beauty."
Du Shoushou curled his lips: "Are you dreaming?"
Then, he saw that An Zheng's eyes were also fixated in front of him, and there was some vigilance and doubt within them. Following An Zheng's line of sight, Du Shoushou saw the beautiful woman … The great beauty who had captivated many men in Nanshan Street, the owner of the tavern, Great Mother Ye. Today, Great Mother Ye was wearing a light yellow cheongsam, which added a bit of the youthful aura of a twenty-eight year old girl. This was a strange woman. As she wore different clothes, her temperament would also change.
Great Mother Ye raised her head and looked at An Zheng and the other two, and then asked: "What are you doing squatting on a tree branch so early in the morning?"
Just as Du Shoushou was about to open her mouth, An Zheng immediately sealed it, afraid that Du Shoushou would honestly say those words.
"We'll wait for the sun to shine, and then we'll tell you that the aunt is early."
An Zheng smiled mischievously, but he was a little worried in his heart. He went to the pub last night, but did not knock. He left a small package outside the tavern. He was not afraid of others taking it away because he could feel the murderous aura in the room. At that time, the Great Mother Ye had the intention to kill and now, he had come looking for him. An Zheng was not sure what his goal was.
An Zheng became more vigilant of Great Mother Ye, and the same went for Great Mother Ye. Mu Changyan saying that An Zheng's origin was unknown, also made the Great Mother Ye feel relieved. Why did he feel that there was something in this youth's eyes the first time he saw this youth, that did not belong to him?
"Let's talk seriously."
With these words, the Great Mother Ye turned around and left. An Zheng jumped down from the tree branch and followed behind him. Du Shoushou watched as the two of them walked away, one in the front and one in the back, and said somewhat regretfully: "This woman is not simple, I wonder if An Zheng can deal with her."
Zhong Jiuge: "You scoundrel."
Du Shoushou was startled, he did not understand why Zhong Jiuge called himself a scoundrel.
Great Mother Ye walked in front and An Zheng followed behind. The two of them maintained the same distance, and their steps were the same. This was the first time Great Mother Ye had felt this caution from a young man, so she was a little more convinced of Mu Changyan's guess.
After walking into the depths of the forest, the Great Mother Ye turned around and said, "I am somewhat interested in your background. After all, an orphan of the Nanshan Street is unable to write such a cultivation technique. But I won't ask, because everyone has their own secrets. It's like you have a request for me, but you don't even ask me why I'm hiding my cultivation. I didn't look at you like a child, so you don't have to pretend to be a child to make me let my guard down … It's better to be honest with each other. "
An Zheng laughed, revealing his pure white teeth, that smile seemed harmless: "Please speak."
Great Mother Ye said: "Then it's simpler and more direct. You want me to wash your marrow for you?"
An Zheng shook his head: "It's not me, it's us."
Great Mother Ye: "Two people? "Then your cultivation technique isn't enough as compensation."
An Zheng said: "I can write another set."
Great Mother Ye said: "There's no need. Although the high level tec
hnique is suitable for seven physiques, he is still so young. He might not be able to use it even after ten years. I plan to send Xiao Qi Dao to Phantom Institute. After I wash your marrows, you guys have to help me protect him and take care of him. I will think of a way to let you guys enter the Phantom Institute as well. and also receive care that ordinary disciples of the academy cannot receive. "
An Zheng didn't suspect anything, because he knew that the Great Mother Ye must have an extremely powerful background.
This was a deal, so there was no problem in talking about it. Regarding everything that had happened in the Phantom Institute, the Great Mother Ye was actually not too worried in her heart. The Phantom Institute was Mu Changyan's, she trusted him.
Just as An Zheng was discussing this with the Great Mother Ye, in the Chen family courtyard, a youth came out from the fake boulder in the backyard. Very few people knew that there was a secret passage in the fake mountain rocks at the Chen family's backyard that led directly to the secret room. And all of the Chen family's true treasures were hidden in the secret chamber. After Chen Pu's plan succeeded, the first thing he did was to send his son Chen Qi into the secret room, and leave the majority of his subordinates there to protect Chen Qi in the dark. Otherwise, he wouldn't have appeared in An Zheng's courtyard alone.
Outsiders had no idea how powerful the Chen Clan was. However, Chen Pu had worked hard for the Chen family for so many years, and he was well aware of how many good things the Chen family had. The things inside the secret room were much better than the things Zhong Jiuge took away from the warehouse while pretending to be Chen Pu.
Chen Qi carried a rather large sack as he waved his hand. The Death Soldiers that he had groomed over the years rushed over from all directions, waiting for Chen Qi's orders.
"Take me to hell with Nine Hands."
Chen Qi only said two sentences, the second was, "Halfway through, tell me in detail about my father's death."
There were all sorts of people in Fantasy City, and the reason why most of them came here was the same. It was either because he was being chased down, or because he had nowhere else to go. The Ninth Master of the Ghost Hand was one of the people in the Chen Clan who had been trying to win him over to their side all these years. Right now, Chen Qi was carrying a bag with a namelist, inside it was the record of the strange people from Nanshan Street that the Chen family had controlled for the past few years.
With this list, it was as if Chen Qi had obtained a gigantic network of people. The true inheritance of the Chen Clan was in his hands.
Chen Pu's trusted aide flew outside while carrying Chen Qi, and said while running: "Young Master, the old master should have died in the house of that child called An Zheng. Our men were searching for the body, but there was a force holding them back that we didn't know for the moment, so it wasn't going very well. We need to hide ourselves now, and then think about revenge. Furthermore, since everyone in Nanshan Street knows your appearance, you should be more careful. There are many who are coveting Chen Family's treasures. "
Chen Qi nodded his head: "Uncle Deng, I know what to do, that's why I asked you to bring me to find Ninth Elder Ghost Hand."
After a moment's hesitation, he said: "Young Master, then you are another person with a different identity."
Chen Qi acknowledged: "It's just a name, it's not a big deal. As long as I can avenge my father, it doesn't matter if I have the same surname as my enemy. Besides, it wasn't just about revenge now. Father has given you both to me and me to you. If we fail to live up to Father's hopes, then what face would we have left? We want to become the strongest power in Fantasy City and let everyone kneel at my feet. "
"Don't worry young master, your subordinate will protect you no matter what happens."
The group of people quickly passed through a small alley before they stopped outside an unremarkable small courtyard.
Chen Qi came down from his seat at the entrance of the courtyard, tidied up his own clothes, walked to the door and stood still. After clearing his throat, he said: "Junior Chen Qi, requests to see Ninth Elder."
The door creaked open, and a skinny old man with a rosy nose and red eyes stood there, looking at Chen Qi with squinted eyes: "A member of the Chen family?"
"Junior is. Junior ran into some trouble, so I wanted to collect some favors from Lord Ninth."
"Where are the items?"
the old man asked.
Chen Qi took out a jade token from his chest pocket and shook it: "This is the Chen family's guest token, Ninth Elder should recognize it."
The old man acknowledged, then turned around and walked inside, "Is the Chen family finished? Only a child half grown up like you is left to take charge."
Chen Qi entered from the back, and said while walking: "Senior, you don't have to care about all this, just do what you should do."
The old man's footsteps paused for a moment, then he coldly said, "You're right, I owe your Chen Clan. Just return the favor, you shouldn't say anything more."
"Speak, what do you want to do?"
the old man asked.
Chen Qi pointed to his own soft arm: "Help me restore this arm."
The old man looked at Chen Qi's arm, and shook his head: "I can't recover, my tendons are broken, and I have been injured for a long time, if I had come a day earlier I would have been fine."
Chen Qi asked: "How can I use this arm?"
The old man replied, "Take it down. Change it to something else."
Chen Qi frowned, he thought for a moment, then nodded: "Then take it down, change it."
The old man asked, "Aren't you afraid of the pain?"
Chen Qi laughed coldly: "My heart hurts, so I'm not afraid of any other pain."
The old man's expression changed, then he let out a long sigh, "Switching arms is not as simple as you think, it requires at least three mid-grade spirit stones, and it also requires a fresh arm that has been cut off. Moreover, the owner of this arm must have a similar bloodline to yours."
Chen Qi turned his head to look at Deng Qun, "Go and find some arms of children around my age, the more the better. If it's not going to work, we'll just start with the older people. If we have to be fast, I can't wait. "
Deng Yan nodded his head: "This subordinate will go and do it, even if I cut off all the children's arms in Nanshan Street, this subordinate will go and chop them off somewhere else."
Then he turned and walked away.
Chen Qi was silent for a while, before he said: "Help me change my face."
Chapter 25 - I Follow You
The Phantom Institute was very big, but there were not many people who could study here. At the very least, in this place, Phantom Institute was the highest ranked cultivation sect. As for why he wanted to call it a academy, the truth was that it was simple and straightforward … Because the city lord of the Fantasy City, Mu Changyan, felt that he was a scholar, this place had to be called the Academy.
Zhong Jiuge stayed on the New High Street to buy a shop to do business. He was not too far from the Academy, and was, of course, just a resting place for himself. An Zheng and Du Shoushou, who had received help from the Great Mother Ye in Purification, successfully brought the three of them to the entrance of the Phantom Institute.
Generally speaking, sects had strict rules for recruiting disciples, and it was held at a fixed time every year. The expectant parents sent their children to the various sects for selection at this fixed time. The lucky ones among them would stay, while the majority of them would be eliminated. "Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu." Compared to the Great Xixi, the 16 states of the Youlan were a barbaric and barbaric place. Every year, many people would die in battles. Furthermore, each sect was closely related to their own country's imperial power, so sometimes, becoming a sect disciple was not necessarily a good thing.
On the other hand, why would so many people stay in such a vicious place, and so many more people come here to settle down?
No matter ho
w cruel this place was, as long as they followed the rules, they would at least survive. The war between the sixteen kingdoms on the other hand, was like a fire that never stopped burning, devouring the lives of people at all times. In truth, the people who died the most in battle were the ordinary people.
The Xiao Qi Dao was very strong, he didn't let An Zheng carry him, and walked towards him on his own path. An Zheng asked him why. He said that his mother said that a man must be strong.
An Zheng laughed, and scratched Xiao Qi Dao's nose: "Cultivating, is not as simple as you think, it's not as simple as being strong. But strength is the most important point, so you have already succeeded in more than half of them. "
The Xiao Qi Dao was very happy to be acknowledged by An Zheng. He felt that he was really great.
When they reached the gate, they saw two familiar faces. Mad Qu of the Nanshan Street Medical Hall and his disciple Qu Liuer. As for the overseer at the entrance of the academy, he was swearing with a ferocious expression.
"Scram!"
The academy manager pointed at Mad Qu and scolded, "You think the academy is a shelter? If you are a person, you can come? "
Mad Qu said with a humble expression, "Great sir, listen to me. Didn't the mayor previously announce that as long as they could pay the full fee, they could send their children to the academy for testing. After passing the test, he would be able to stay in the academy to study. Look... "You see, I've worked so hard to save up enough silver, why don't you just give us a chance?"
The overseer spat, "Scram, I have seen many poor people like you. Do you think you can change your child's life just by saving up enough money? This is not a place where you guys can come from. Scram quickly, or else I'll let the dogs bite you. "
He held a huge mastiff in his hand. It was about the same height as the overseer, just like a cow. The mastiff looked at Mad Qu and Qu Liuer sinisterly, as if it could eat them all up with its mouth.
