EFB Chapter 1572: Weird Things
Chapter 1572: Weird Things
Chapter 1572: Weird Things
Peng Yukui smiled and glanced at Mao Gong: "Bai Ziqi's anti-detection ability is very strong, and he soon found out that he was being targeted. Fortunately, we still have some tricks."
He Lingchuan followed his gaze and looked at Mao Gong, and saw that the latter had a blank expression on his face.
"Being able to keep an eye on Bai Ziqi is really an extraordinary skill!" The emphasis is on the last sentence, "Mr. Peng, where have you been with Bai Ziqi?"
"After leaving Baimao Mountain, they headed northeast, but they turned to Peiguo and Keshan on the way, as if they were looking for something else."
The word "Keshan" made He Lingchuan's heart skip a beat: "Keshan? That's a deep mountain and old forest."
"Yes, they found a ruin in Keshan and investigated it for a long time. It looked like both a tomb and an underground palace."
He Lingchuan took a deep breath. That was the place where Luo Shengjia came into being. No wonder Bai Ziqi found out that Luo Shengjia was related to Emperor Jiuyou.
This is not fun.
Peng Yukui asked He Lingchuan casually: "Have you been there?"
"There are two trade routes passing through Yangshan. Although the mountains are a bit high, crossing the mountains can save more than ten hours compared to the flat land." He Lingchuan did not give a direct answer.
Peng Yukui continued, "We sniped Bai Ziqi at Keshan and killed two of his men, but he ran away and headed straight north. We chased him through Dingsheng Rock, Yuanhai, and the territories of many great monsters, and finally fought him at Qianxing Mausoleum. However, Bai Ziqi's pace became slower and slower as he went north. I guess he didn't calculate the true location of the Upside-Down Sea, so he turned around and came to Yao Country."
He Lingchuan pondered for a while before asking, "Have you studied the formation that Master Qianhuan set up on Baimao Mountain?"
"Of course." Peng Yukui said, "I was transferred here when I passed through Ya Country. The month after the formation failed, I arrived at Xiaoyao Sect. Later, I went back to Mou Country for business. When I came back, I ran into Bai Ziqi in the town at the foot of Baimao Mountain. Oh, he came at a coincidence, choosing to come when I was not stationed at Baimao Mountain."
"Does that formation really point to the hiding place of Master Qianhuan?" He Lingchuan said, "I think it shouldn't be that simple, right? Otherwise, once the formation disguise is discovered, Master Qianhuan's cave will be exposed without a doubt."
"Master Qianhuan possesses great magical powers, and the formation is not simple either. To be honest, I am ashamed to say that—" Peng Yukui shook his head, "The direction of the formation is ambiguous, and I still haven't figured out the reason."
He Lingchuan said, "But Master Wang Guo said that the mountain had sent people to look for Master Qianhuan twice before, but they didn't come back. Can they find the entrance to the cave?"
"Before they disappeared, they sent messages saying they had arrived in Beihai," Peng Yukui explained. "We don't know what happened to them afterwards."
What this meant was that they didn't know whether the two groups before them had found the cave of True Man Qianhuan.
He Lingchuan secretly shook his head. This Master Qianhuan was really suspicious, no wonder he had survived until now.
"Then, Bai Ziqi fled directly south from Qianxing Mausoleum to Yao Country?"
"Yes, they went straight to Tianshui City after entering the country without any hesitation." Peng Yukui said, "It's difficult to attack them after they enter the territory of Yao Country. We can only endure it."
He Lingchuan nodded: "Mingzhi, if you show up, he will join forces with the Yao people to deal with you."
Peng Yukui and Mao Gong looked at each other, and the former said, "This is why we are looking for you."
They are unfamiliar with Tianshui City and really need an old hand to cooperate with them.
"You are well-informed and have many connections in Tianshui City. You plan your actions thoroughly and have even performed a duet with Bai Ziqi. Therefore, you are the best candidate."
He Lingchuan accepted the compliment with a smile.
"In addition, we have another question: How much do you know about the recently famous Emperor Jiuyou?"
He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows. After the Nine Nether Emperor became famous, Lingshan sent two messages to inquire about this matter, but he dealt with it with a sloppy eye.
"Not much, just some rumors. I'm a businessman, and I'm focused on Yao Country. I don't care much about the fighting and killing on the Shining Gold Plain. In addition to hunting down Bai Ziqi, are you also going to find the Nine Nether Emperor this time?"
"Lingshan is somewhat interested in this new force."
He Lingchuan had said before that he "didn't care much", so he didn't ask any more questions now. He just said, "Okay, I'll collect more clues in this regard."
At that moment, the three of them talked about what they had seen during this trip. He Lingchuan asked, "Have you two been to the Shining Gold Plains before?"
Mao Gong shook his head, while Peng Yukui raised his right hand: "I came here once 20 years ago. I was young and ignorant at that time, and I almost had my right hand chopped off near Chigu. It left a deep impression on me."
He Lingchuan smiled. In the past, people who first arrived at the Golden Plains would often be hit by reality as soon as they landed at Julu Port. Stealing, robbing, kidnapping, and killing were the norm in the no-man's land. "What did Mr. Peng do in the plains twenty years ago?"
"We are here to buy the silver agent for refining equipment." Peng Yukui said, "This material can only be found in the northern part of Beijia. The rest can only be found in the Shining Gold Plains."
If Mou State wants to purchase the silver agent from Bega, it will of course be restricted. It is better to buy it from the Shining Gold Plain.
Weiyin Agent is one of Yaoguo's flagship products for foreign trade. It can make manufactured armor and weapons lighter and stronger. Yaoguo even has mastered multiple formulas.
The Gold Plains is an interesting place, rich in resources but with extremely poor people.
"I felt something strange right after arriving at Julu Harbor. The Golden Plains were still in chaos, but the road was easy to travel. We traveled more than 200 miles northeast from Peng Country, and everything was peaceful." Peng Yukui took a sip of vanilla milk. "On the contrary, we were robbed twice after entering Yao Country, and we also encountered a robbery on the road. It was said that the crimes were committed by refugees."
"By the way, food is incredibly expensive. We passed Tuwang Town, which is more than a hundred miles north of Tianshui City. We ordered two bowls of noodles and it cost us nearly a hundred dollars!"
"It only cost a dozen cents two years ago." He Lingchuan asked casually, "Is business in this town slow?"
"It's in a recession. Only two out of ten shops are open. The noodle shop we found said they couldn't get any meat or vegetables. People were stealing from their kitchen all day long, and they were robbed once. So they're going to close in two days." Peng Yukui shook his head. "With prices rising like this, how can they continue to do business?"
Food prices soared and the number of restaurant customers dropped sharply.
Mao Gong also said: "We also saw a conflict between the police and the villagers in Tu Town. It seems that the villagers came to the town to sell mountain products, but they were forced to buy them and were beaten seriously. So all the men and women in the village took part in the fight and performed a full-scale fight."
"We've seen a lot of weird things along the way south. Tianshui City is better, after all, it's where Yao Ting is." The two of them sighed, "How can the current Yao Kingdom compare to the Shining Gold Plains?"