Chapter 32 Bet
Xu Fu raised his head carefully. His eyesight was very good after taking the Qixin Pill. Xu Fu could see clearly even from a long distance.
In the attic, the man who was testing the elixir looked very young, with a slender figure and an elegant temperament. Standing in the attic wearing an exquisite light green robe, he actually felt like he stood out from the crowd.
Even when he was testing elixirs, Mu Xian always had a gentle expression and a faint smile on his face, which made people feel very easy to get along with. If Master Li Danxin hadn't told him personally, Xu Fu would never have imagined that such a person could do such vicious things.
Xu Fu had been refining the elixir wholeheartedly before. He didn't know when he came, but it should be after Qinglan refined the elixir. Xu Fu clearly remembered that he took a look at the attic and was in that seat at that time. Xing Shande was still sitting.
"He probably didn't see me refining the pill, right?"
Xu Fu was a little flustered, but he did not dare to forget his master's advice. Facing such a "behemoth" with deep thoughts, he still had to act with caution.
Soon, the six alchemists who had made the elixir, plus Xu Fu and Yu Qinglan, were led to the attic as the winners.
Xu Fu didn't know the other people. Xu Fu was just trying to talk to Yu Qinglan to tell her to leave soon when it was over, but he saw that she looked inexplicably depressed. Before Xu Fu could ask the reason, Xing Zhou spoke first. Voice
"Zhang Yu, refine six Qingyun Pills of the fourth grade."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Fu saw a dark-skinned alchemist walking forward and bowing with a proud look on his face.
"Liu Yuchang, refine one Qingyun Pill of the fourth grade, and three of the lower grades of the fourth grade."
"Wang Bai, refining..."
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Every time an alchemist's elixir grade is called out, a burst of warm cheers will burst from the stands. Such a warm atmosphere really makes the alchemist feel very happy.
"Yu Qinglan."
After Xing Zhou said his name, he paused deliberately, a bit like trying to whet his appetite at Yibaoxing. Everyone in the stands cooperated and there was a sudden silence. Everyone wanted to know how much this extraordinary young alchemist weighed. .
Xing Zhou was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. He cleared his throat and said loudly: "Refining the fourth grade... Qingyun Pill, three pills!"
Everyone in the stands exclaimed. There were three elixirs, and they were all top-grade elixirs. This was the only alchemist so far who had refined a fourth-grade elixir. I didn’t expect this young-looking alchemist to be so powerful. !
At this time, there were only two people in the stands with ugly faces. One was He Lang, who was seen tightly clutching the folding fan in his hand. Although he did not recognize Yu Qinglan, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this person was much younger than him. Duo, he actually has such attainments at such a young age, and he himself, in his thirties, has yet to break through to the fourth level. This makes the title of "Alchemy Genius of Shangyang City" unpopular in the future!
There was another person with flushed face and clenched teeth. It was Ji Qingrou beside He Lang. She naturally remembered that this person was with Xu Fu.
"Did that stinky beggar really become an alchemist?"
Ji Qingrou never wanted to believe this ridiculous idea, but her heart was beating very fast for no reason. Before the grade of Xu Fu's elixir was announced, she was so nervous that her palms started to sweat.
The last thing to check was Xu Fu's elixir. Under everyone's surprised gazes, the elixir king Mu Xian frowned slightly and took the jade box in front of him to examine it carefully. He seemed to have encountered some problem.
After a while, Mu Xian finally regained his smile and handed the jade box containing the elixir to Xing Shande while saying something.
Xing Shande took it with a solemn expression.
"Could it be possible to tell the inheritance from the spiritual elixir?"
Xu Fu's heart beat even harder. If he could really see it, that would be terrible!
Xu Fu began to look at the nearest exit. If Mu Xian wanted to catch him, he would quickly use his footwork to run. Although he didn't know how fast the Eighth Grade would be, he couldn't just catch him without hesitation!
"I just said it's impossible for him to refine the elixir, right?"
Ji Qingrou breathed a sigh of relief, with a proud smile on her face.
At this time, Xing Shande had put down the elixir and returned to his seat with Mu Xian and other guests.
"Xu Fu, the grade of the refined Qingyun Pill is...among the fifth grade!" .
Xing Zhou's words stunned everyone who had originally planned to watch the joke. Shouldn't it be a waste pill? Why did it become a fifth-grade elixir? How can a fifth-grade elixir be made from a fourth-grade elixir and a fourth-grade elixir?
"Super-grade elixir!"
The precious folding fan in He Lang's hand was torn apart by his grip, and his face was filled with incredible anger. He comes from a family of elixirs, so he naturally knows how rare this super-grade elixir is. How could a rustic countryman actually refine a super-grade elixir?
"Super-grade elixir? What is a super-grade elixir?" Seeing He Lang losing his composure, Ji Qingrou hurriedly asked her brother beside her, but she saw that Ji Changhe was also dumbfounded.
"A super-grade elixir is an elixir that exceeds the existing grade. In other words, Xu Fu used a fourth-grade elixir to refine a fifth-grade elixir!" Ji Changhe said in a slightly trembling voice after being stunned. Such a passage.
Ji Qingrou felt her legs go weak and almost fell to the ground.
"Impossible! Impossible! Impossible!..." As he spoke, he pinched his face, and a red mark suddenly appeared on his pink face.
Xu Fu seemed as if he had not heard the results announced by Xing Zhou. At this time, he was concentrating on how to escape from the Eighth Grade Alchemy King, but he became the calmest one in the room.
It wasn't until the city lord personally handed over the rewards of this competition - a spirit fire discount and a fifth-grade spiritual elixir to Xu Fu's hands that Xu Fu came back to his senses.
Looking at the city lord in front of him who was smiling at him, Xu Fu suddenly remembered what he had done in the basement, and felt panicked again. He felt as if he was in a dense forest full of beasts.
Seeing Xu Fu in a panic, everyone just thought that he was flattered to see the city lord, and could not guess what he was really thinking.
"There are too many enemies in Shangyang City, so we can't stay here for a long time!"
Xu Fu forced a smile and took the elixir and fire. He had made up his mind. If the city lord knew what he had done, it would be easy to be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!
Xu Fu was about to pull Yu Qinglan and leave this place of right and wrong quickly, when he suddenly saw Mu Xian coming to a few people.
"The future is terrifying!"
Mu Xian looked at Xu Fu and praised him, then walked to Yu Qinglan.
"After playing and making trouble, isn't it time to go home?"
Mu Xian's voice was gentle and mellow, but to Xu Fu's ears it was like a bolt from the blue.
"go home?"
Xu Fu was shocked when he saw Mu Xian combing Qinglan's messy hair back with a smile on his face, looking kind and loving. However, Yu Qinglan was lowering his head at this time, wondering what he was thinking?
"father."
Xu Fu was stunned by Yu Qinglan's soft call. Although he guessed that Yu Qinglan had an extraordinary background, he never expected that Yu Qinglan was actually... Mu Xian's daughter!
"No wonder!"
Xu Fu suddenly understood, "No wonder he is a fifth-grade alchemist at such a young age. No wonder he possesses such superb swordsmanship and footwork. No wonder..."
It all made sense at once.
Xu Fu couldn't describe the entanglement in his heart at this time. He wouldn't mind if Yu Qinglan was a woman from any wealthy family, but why was it Mu Xian's daughter? If he really cleans up the family for Master one day, wouldn't he become her father-killing enemy?
Xu Fu listened to the congratulations from around him in confusion, and came to the city lord's mansion for the banquet in a daze, as if he had lost his soul.
Seeing Xu Fu losing his composure, many people frowned, privately thinking that Xu Fu was not smart, and couldn't help but feel a little more gloating about being "jealous of talents".
During the banquet, the city lord sent an invitation to all the alchemists attending the Danyuan Conference. Except for Xu Fu, who was extremely upset and did not agree, several other alchemists agreed to stay in the city lord's mansion for a few days to discuss their alchemy experiences with the city lord.
Yu Qinglan did not come to the banquet and was said to have been taken away by Mu Xian. The reason why the Dan King came to Shangyang City in person seemed to be to find her back.
Xu Fu didn't want to stay at the banquet for long, so he quickly excused himself and left, hurried back to the inn.
After sleeping for several days, Leng Ao, who was still a little resentful at first, heard that he was leaving the city. He immediately stopped complaining and walked out.
"Yuehua, Yuehua!"
Xu Fu searched around and found that Yuehua was missing.
The shopkeeper heard Xu Fu's shout and hurriedly came out to speak: "Are you looking for the silver fox, sir? It was taken away and he left a message."
"Who did this?" Xu Fu frowned and asked sharply.
"I don't even recognize him, I just remember that the man's face looked like there was a layer of frost on it, it was frighteningly white, and he had a very long braid. He just raised his hand and smashed the table here to pieces."
The shopkeeper was still a little frightened when he said it, so he naturally didn't dare to hide anything from Xu Fu.
"What words did you leave?" Xu Fu said, but something was wrong in his heart.
"The man said that if he wants to get the fox back, he should go to Queqiao Mountain on the seventh day of July next year."
"On the seventh day of July, Queqiao Mountain?"
Xu Fu frowned and secretly noted it, then asked: "Is there more?"
"Gone."
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Xu Fu did not dare to delay. After calling Ling Ao to leave the inn, he hurried out of the city.
At this time, it was the Danyuan Conference. The city gates were wide open and there were many people coming and going. Xu Fu was worried about being noticed by interested people, so he bought two more black gauze hats that could hide his face.
After the two of them left the city, they ran quickly towards the west, looking back from time to time to see if anyone was chasing them. However, they stopped just after walking more than ten miles.
The reason for stopping made Xu Fu a little annoyed. The young master of the Leng family actually said that he was tired?
"Your family is so rich, have you never practiced cultivation?" Xu Fu looked at the panting Leng Ao and asked in disbelief. This place is not far from Shangyang City, and it cannot be said to be safe.
"My family has plenty of money and plenty of guards, so why do I need to suffer so much?" Leng Ao replied with a heavy breath. He couldn't help but think of the two old people who died unexpectedly, and thought to himself: "I must let my father go when I get home." Find out the murderers, avenge them, and then cut those thieves into pieces!"
"Since your family has so many guards, why are you running around like this?"
"Since your family is so rich, why do you have to suffer like this?"
"Do the people who want to kill you know that your family has money? Do they know that your family has guards? You have no ability. Who can you count on when you die?"
The more Xu Fu talked, the more annoyed he became, almost like a scolding. This made Ling Ao stop, and he was too scared to look Xu Fu in the eyes. In his eyes, Xu Fu has always been very kind, but why did he suddenly become so angry?
Xu Fu ignored Ling Ao and sat down on the ground. He was angry in his heart and hated himself for being incompetent. He didn't expect that he couldn't even protect his senior sister's most beloved spiritual pet. How could he have the nerve to look for her? This would be worse than cutting him with a knife. Uncomfortable.
Ling Ao didn't dare to speak, fearing that Xu Fu would abandon him in anger, so he had to sit quietly on the grass to rest, not daring to express his anger.
The two of them had just had a cup of tea when Xu Fu suddenly looked up. He vaguely heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the direction of Shangyang City.
"Come on, someone is coming this way on horseback!" Xu Fu picked up Leng Ao and ran forward, using Juechen's footwork at full strength.
"Are you here to catch us?" Leng Ao asked.
"I don't know, do you want to ask?" Xu Fu said angrily.
The two of them did not dare to take the main road and chose an inconspicuous path to run. Soon they came across a forest. Xu Fu took Ling Ao and hurriedly hid in it.
After entering the woods, Xu Fu immediately sat down and recovered. Not only was his walking skills a lot slower, but the damage was too great, and he could not travel for a long time. Facing the pursuit that could come at any time, Xu Fu knew that he must maintain his best posture. Good condition. Ling Ao also lay down in a bush very alertly, observing the situation outside the woods.
"Coming after me!"
Xu Fu practiced for a while and then heard the faint sound of horse hooves. If he was not sure of the purpose of these people just now, he should be sure now that these people are coming for the two of them.
Without having time to think about how they could follow him, Xu Fu took out the elixir he won at the Danyuan Conference.
At this time, the situation is urgent and the only way to restore spiritual power is through spiritual pills.
Xu Fu put the elixir in the palm of his hand, folded his hands, held them flat in front of him, and started to use the Chaos Mind Technique.
The power of the medicine continued to pour into the body along the meridians in the palm of his hand. Xu Fu felt that the sea of qi was rapidly filling up, and he sighed in his heart: "The fifth-grade elixir is indeed extraordinary."
The elixir was quickly refined, Xu Fu's spiritual power was almost restored, and the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder.
"It's coming! It's coming!" Leng Ao retracted his head and shouted tremblingly, regretting that there was no hole to hide here.
"I know, hide it first!" Xu Fu responded, but seemed to forget the approaching danger and stared at the palm of his hand.
Xu Fugang had just finished refining the elixir, and was shocked to find an insect egg in the medicine residue in his palm, and a tiny insect was emerging from the egg.
The insect was only as thick as an embroidery needle, less than half an inch long, and all white. It squirmed in Xu Fu's palm, looking for gaps to get in.
This bug is actually hidden in this elixir!
"This is... a Gu worm!"
Xu Fu was shocked and suddenly remembered the Gu pill that Zhu Ye gave him in the Yuntian Gang's basement that day. Fortunately, I learned the Chaos Mind Technique and could refine the elixir with my hands. If I swallowed it, wouldn't the insect burrow directly into the five internal organs?
Xu Fu stretched out his hand and tried to crush the bug to death, but found that the bug's body was extremely tough and it could recover quickly after being crushed and resume its normal activities.
The sound of horse hoofbeats reached his ears. Xu Fu had no intention of studying the bug. He took out the spirit fire folder and burned the bug on the red beard fire. The bug was finally not indestructible and immediately turned into flying creatures in the spirit fire. Ash.
Xu Fu secretly opened some grass and trees in front of him and saw that not far away, several guards from the City Lord's Mansion had dismounted from their horses and were looking around. The leader turned out to be the big man in black armor he met on the street that day.
"It's indeed them!"
Xu Fu knew that he had been targeted by the City Lord's Mansion. He didn't know whether he was discovered by the City Lord's Mansion because he had refined the super-grade elixir or because of the matter in the basement.
I saw that the big man in black armor was still dressed as before. His whole body was covered tightly by armor, with only a pair of eyes exposed. Under his crotch was a black horse with four white hooves. This horse was an unknown species and was larger than ordinary. The horse is much taller.
"This bug should have attracted it." Xu Fu secretly guessed that once the bug died, these people seemed to have become headless flies. At this moment, they could only search separately. Although this forest is not big, the vegetation is lush, and it is not easy to find two people out.
Xu Fu was just thinking about how to get rid of these people when he suddenly heard an exclamation beside him.
"Ah! Snake!"
Xu Fu turned his head and glared at Leng Ao fiercely, and couldn't help but curse in his heart: "If you fail to succeed, you will fail!"
It was very quiet in the forest. Ling Ao suddenly made such a sound. As long as the big man in black armor was not deaf, he would naturally hear it. Everyone in the City Lord's Mansion immediately followed the sound and surrounded him.
Knowing that his whereabouts were exposed, Xu Fu had no choice but to get up, kicked away the finger-thick grass snake, tightened his black gauze hat, and went forward.
"Master Xu, the city lord invites you!"
The big man in black armor was not surprised at all when he saw Xu Fu, and his tone was very polite, but the sound coming through the mask sounded a little strange.
"I have something urgent and I can't go!" Xu Fu stared at the big man in black armor and replied in a deep voice.
"The city lord has ordered that Master Xu must be brought back today!"
As soon as the big man in black armor finished speaking, two guards stepped forward to arrest him.
Before these two people could reach Xu Fu, their eyes were blurred, and they all flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground.
Xu Fu saw the two of them vomiting blood and lying on the ground moaning. He was secretly glad that he did not use his full strength. With the help of Qixin Dan, Xu Fu's physical strength has now reached a terrifying level, and ordinary warriors cannot resist his full punch.
"return!"
The black armor shouted back the remaining guards who were holding weapons and wanted to attack him. He took a few steps forward and stood like an iron tower in front of Xu Fu.
Xu Fu frowned. This was the first time he felt such a strong sense of oppression. This "Black Iron Tower" was by no means an ordinary person!
"Make a bet!"
The voice of the big man in black armor sounded again, "If you lose, follow me."