bookbashuk Chapter 6 There's Always a Scoundrel Trying to Harm Me
Chapter 6 There's Always a Scoundrel Trying to Harm Me
After watching the two leave, Jiang Chuan began to review the situation, with caution taking precedence over his rational thinking.
"No, it's completely wrong, absolutely wrong."
"They want to harm me!"
By working backward from the result to the cause, Jiang Chuan quickly discovered the problem.
First, he and Old Man Wang are not related, so it's not worth it for him to accompany him on an adventure to the Yunmeng Mountains. There is no such thing as love without a reason in this world.
Secondly, he never told Old Man Wang where he was staying, so how would the other party know?
Therefore, the other party must have ulterior motives and intends to do something bad to him.
Thinking back to the time when we encountered the disciples of the Biyang Immortal Sect while setting up a stall together, the outcome was already quite obvious.
It's a setup, it's definitely a setup!
The matchmaking was a pretense; the real purpose was to set a trap.
Rescuing his parents was a pretense; his real intention was to kill him.
......
Jiang Chuan cursed inwardly, "Damn it, I knew it! How could there be any good people in this world? They all want to harm me!"
"Luckily, I was cautious enough. I read a lot of online novels in my past life. What kind of tricks haven't I seen? How could I possibly fall for your tricks?"
Although he thought this way, he felt extremely uneasy and nervous after realizing that he was being watched.
We are in the open, the enemy is in the dark.
You never know when you might accidentally get infected.
Besides, there's no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.
This hidden danger that threatens one's own life must be eliminated as soon as possible.
"We need to find a way to get rid of them!" Jiang Chuan concluded.
But when he thought about his current strength, he sighed helplessly.
Wang Yuyan is at the third level of Qi Refining, while Old Man Wang is most likely at the middle stage of Qi Refining. He couldn't tell exactly what level of Qi Refining he was at.
Moreover, he knew nothing about what magical artifacts the opponent possessed, what spells they knew, or what trump cards they held...
All I can say is that ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh; for now, I have to just survive by farming and developing.
"Let's go to the market first and buy some useful spells, especially spells that can conceal one's cultivation level."
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Taihu Fangshi is nestled against the mountains and beside the water, with pavilions and towers standing in rows, and is shrouded in mist all day long.
It was more like a city than a market town, stretching over a hundred miles from east to west and seventy or eighty miles from north to south, with a population of over ten thousand. In later times, it was comparable to a small county town.
On Taihu Avenue, the core street of the market, goods and vendors are everywhere, and the market is bustling with activity.
"Candied hawthorn berries, delicious candied hawthorn berries, made with a unique secret recipe using spirit bee honey, nourishing yin and yang, prolonging life, even the fairy of the Demon Sect said they were good, only five spirit fragments..."
"The Qi-Gathering Pill, made with a secret family recipe, has low toxicity, high efficacy, and is affordable..."
"Don't miss out! Top-quality magical artifacts and talismans, excellent value for money, bulk discounts available..."
Jiang Chuan wandered through the market, nodding frequently as he looked at the various vendors hawking their wares along the street.
That's right, that's how it should be, that's what "a mortal cultivating immortality" should feel like.
However, he did not stop.
Instead, they headed straight for Biyanglou, the largest building in Taihu Market.
Biyang Tower is a property of the Biyang Immortal Sect. It contains all kinds of pills, magical artifacts, Taoist techniques, talismans, spiritual plants, spiritual medicines and so on. Although it is not exactly cheap and high-quality, it can basically guarantee that the products are genuine.
After entering Biyang Tower, Jiang Chuan headed straight for the Taoist and Legalist area.
Looking at the descriptions of various cultivation methods and spells, Jiang Chuan immediately spotted the ones he was practicing.
"Evergreen Skill": A low-grade, first-tier wood-attribute skill that can be cultivated up to the ninth level of Qi Refining. It is priced at 10 low-grade spirit stones.
Fireball: A Tier 1 Low-grade attack spell, priced at 2 Low-grade Spirit Stones.
Healing Spell: Tier 1 Low-grade Auxiliary Spell, Price: 2 Low-grade Spirit Stones.
……
After looking around, Jiang Chuan's face turned green. The cultivation techniques and spells he was currently practicing were all at the lowest level.
"When I have enough lifespan in the future, I will eventually raise my cultivation method to the highest level."
Jiang Chuan muttered to himself and began searching for suitable spells in the deserted low-level areas.
He quickly found several.
"Concealing Qi Technique": A first-tier, low-grade spell. If cultivated to perfection, it is difficult to detect within the same realm. Price: 5 low-grade spirit stones.
"Lifting Technique": A first-tier, low-grade spell, priced at 3 low-grade spirit stones.
"Blinking Sword Technique": A common martial art, priced at 2 low-grade spirit stones.
"I'll buy these three books for now. Spirit stones are hard to come by, so we should be careful with them."
Jiang Chuan reluctantly paid the money, then returned to the Spirit Field with the three cultivation manuals in his arms.
……
Time flies, and more than a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
In a house on the corner of Emerald Street,
Old Man Wang and Wang Yuyan had been waiting for over a month, but Jiang Chuan still hadn't agreed, and they were getting impatient.
"...Old man, that bastard has been holed up at home and won't come out. What should we do?" Wang Yuyan said angrily.
Old Wang frowned, looking quite annoyed. Today, he went to find Jiang Chuan again, subtly offering to accompany him to the Yunmeng Mountains to rescue Jiang Chuan's parents. However, Jiang Chuan kept making excuses, saying that he was at a crucial moment in planting Dragon Blood Rice...
"...Do you think we've already been exposed?"
Old Wang was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head: "It shouldn't be possible. We did it so discreetly, and the excuses we used were reasonable. He has no reason to suspect us."
"unless……"
Wang Yuyan asked curiously, "Unless what?"
Old Wang murmured, "Unless he's afraid of death!"
Thinking of the potential opportunity to establish one's foundation, Wang Yuyan spoke with a reluctant expression:
"Are we just going to give up like this?"
A cold glint flashed in Old Wang's eyes, and he sneered, "To not seize a gift from Heaven is to suffer the consequences. Such a tremendous opportunity is laid out before us; how can we let it slip away?"
"I have an idea, but it requires a sacrifice from you..."
Then, Old Man Wang revealed his plan.
Wang Yuyan glared at Old Man Wang with a shy expression, and spat out, "You old lecher, are you really willing to push me onto someone else?"
Old Wang reached out and pulled Wang Yuyan into his arms, his rough hands squeezing her full breasts as he chuckled wickedly:
"Hehe, it's not the first time, you seem to be enjoying it, don't you?"
"Hmph, old man, I'm hungry!"
……
Lingtian Wooden House.
Looking in the mirror at his temples, which had turned even whiter, Jiang Chuan's face hardened.
Since Old Wang and his companion first came to find him, the other party had come twice more. Although he had covered it up with various reasonable excuses, he could guess with his toes that the other party was probably getting impatient and was preparing to make a move against him.
After all, Wang Yuyan has started using her beauty as a weapon.
This already speaks volumes.
"This time, I sacrificed another 8 years of my lifespan to cultivate the 'Concealment Technique' to its perfect state. I hope the plan will work!"
Jiang Chuan got up and walked towards the Lingtian guard post.
He had originally planned to tell Zhang Hao directly, asking them to stop Old Man Wang and Wang Yuyan from coming in to look for him.
However, considering the negative consequences of his cultivation level being exposed to Zhang Hao, he hesitated to take action until he finally decided to dedicate his life to cultivating the "Hidden Qi Technique".
After all, in less than a year, he, a rogue cultivator with a low-grade spiritual root, broke through from the first level of Qi Refining to the third level of Qi Refining, which was indeed an astonishing speed.
If this attracts the attention of Zhang Hao, or even the disciples of the Biyang Immortal Sect, then it will be a huge problem.
They might extract souls and refine spirits, kill and plunder treasures...