"An innocent man gets into trouble because of his wealth!"
In the cave halfway up the cliff, Junior Leopard was sorting out the things left behind by Xue Wuya. He once again looked at the sword manual of the Silver Moon Sword Technique. Inadvertently, he saw a small seal stamped on the sword manual. On the seal were the words "He Yun of Yangzhou".
He thought that the reason why Xue Wuya was being hunted was because of the destruction of the He Family in Yangzhou. Thinking about it, the reason he destroyed the whole family was probably because of this sword manual.
This kind of thing that would obviously attract disaster on him, it was better not to use it. After thinking about it again, he simply used oil to seal the three inner cores that he had obtained, and then put the spirit stone and the strange pearl into the black cloth bag, burying them at the bottom of the small cave on the cliff.
"I definitely can't bring these things back to avoid trouble. Although I don't know what material this black cloth bag is made of, it can obviously cover up the spirit. If I bury it in this remote place, no one will find it. Even if someone finds it, there's nothing I can do about it. It's better than carrying it with me and being found out."
After burying the things, he clapped his hands and looked around. Then he left the cliff cave and jumped down.
Xue Wuya used the Bloodfire Gang to escape at an extremely fast speed. Although it didn't take long, he was already hundreds of miles deep into the Misty Mountain. Fortunately, Junior Leopard remembered the direction that Xue Wuya escaped to. Practicing Yanfu Inner Strength, his Lightness Skill improved greatly. During the day, he used the sun in the sky and at night, he used the stars. It took him five days to get out of the Misty Mountain.
Although there were some thrills during this time, relying on the sharpness of the coal dagger in his hand and the strangeness of the Three Realms Small Teleportation, it could be considered a daunting but not dangerous experience.
After getting out of the Misty Mountain, he didn't dare to delay. After identifying the road, he hurried home without stopping. After walking all night, he finally arrived at his home in the early hours of the morning.
Entering his own yard, Junior Leopard's heart was half relieved.
"Fortunately, the atmosphere here is still calm!"
Junior Leopard stroked his chest, but he didn't go home. Instead, he turned over and went into his firewood room. Leaning on the pile of firewood, he carefully thought about it.
"Are we going to pretend we just got home?"
"No, I'm now a celebrity in the village. Such a thing can't be hidden from others. As long as they check, they can easily find out about this one month's time difference. I still need to think of a reasonable reason!"
Old Zhou was not in a good mood today because Junior Leopard was back.
For Old Zhou, his other sons added up couldn't compare to Junior Leopard. But it was clear that his son's ability to cause trouble was directly proportional to his ability to make money. Early this morning, he opened the woodshed and saw a person sleeping inside. He was shocked and thought that he had been robbed. But when he looked closely, it was his own son.
Seeing his most promising son, he should have been overjoyed, but this was not the way he wanted to see him. In fact, when he saw his son lying on the pile of firewood in the woodshed, he had a very bad premonition. What happened later proved that his premonition wasn't wrong.
Of course, Junior Leopard wouldn't tell Old Zhou everything that had happened. He simply told Old Zhou that he was in big trouble and that he couldn't let anyone know that he had a one-month gap and needed his family's help to cover it up. He even spat out a mouthful of blood at the right time. Old Zhou was scared out of his wits.
Old Zhou was just a mountain villager and had never seen much of the world. His understanding of Jianghu was limited to hearsay. Now that he saw his son's dispirited appearance, he didn't need Junior Leopard to tell him how serious the situation was. He had no idea what to do and could only rely on Junior Leopard to bluff him.
What made Junior Leopard feel most fortunate was that in recent days, it had been raining continuously and the roads were impassable. Therefore, Wang Tianlei and the others had not gone to Qingyang Market. This was indeed extremely beneficial news for Junior Leopard. Not going to Qingyang Market meant that the news that he had not returned home for more than a month after leaving Qingyang Market had not spread out. If it hadn't spread out, then the chance of remedy would be much greater.
What Junior Leopard needed to do was much simpler. He only needed to make up a story.
"Old Zhou, where are you going so early in the morning?"
Passersby on the road asked curiously when they saw Old Zhou carrying a big pipe and a small hoe in his hand hurrying to the entrance of the village early in the morning.
"Oh, I'm digging up some medicine for Little Shiba. He caught a cold and is now lying at home!"
"Little Shiba, isn't he an apprentice in Qingyang Market? Oh, by the way, I heard that he is now a master in the blacksmith shop. Even the Black Dragon Triad has to give him some respect. How promising he is! "
The passersby said with a tone of surprise and envy.
"Hey, it's nothing. He's just a little smart and diligent!" Old Zhou waved his hand and said with a blush. He then quickened his pace.
"When did he come back?"
"He's been back for a while. He caught a cold and has been staying at home. He hasn't gone out!" Old Zhou said vaguely. After a few words, he had already left the village and plunged into the old woods.
When he came out at noon, he always carried a pile of herbs with him. These herbs were the native medicine used in the mountains to cure cold. Along the way, he inevitably met with the villagers and repeated the same conversation.
A few days passed like this.
Almost everyone in the village knew that Little Shiba had returned home from Qingyang Market for a period of time. It was just that he had caught a cold and did not come out.
Inevitably, it aroused a lot of discussion. As the discussion went on, it became that Little Shiba was appreciated by the big boss of the Wu's blacksmith shop in Qingyang Market. He wanted to find a better job elsewhere, so he left Qingyang Market. This trip might take a long time, so the big boss allowed him a month's leave. However, on the way, Little Shiba caught a cold and lay down as soon as he arrived home. He had been lying down for a month, and now he was just getting better.
With the spread of this story, Little Shiba's figure occasionally appeared in the fields at the entrance of the village. However, the timing of his appearance was very strange. Every time he appeared, someone would see him. However, those who saw him were either too busy or too far away, so they did not say a word to him. Until the first day of the New Year, when the weather cleared up, Little Shiba appeared at the entrance of the village with the hunters who had gone to Qingyang Market.
"Phew, I've finally passed this hurdle!" Arriving at Qingyang Market, Junior Leopard treated Wang Tianlei and the others to the best restaurant in Qingyang Market for a good meal. After saying goodbye to them one by one, Junior Leopard finally let out a long sigh of relief. In the end, he had barely passed this hurdle.
When he returned to the Wu's ironware shop and met Qin Xuanlong, he had to explain it to him.
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Half a year passed in this way. Junior Leopard shut himself in the Wu's ironware shop and paid no attention to the outside world. He only focused on forging and practicing, and his cultivation had improved a lot. In the blink of an eye, it was late autumn. There were only two months left before the Selection Contest of the Wu's. Since Qingyang Market was nearly a thousand miles away from the headquarters of the Wu's, Yunzhou Qinlingjun City, Junior Leopard had to set off in advance.
Junior Leopard was not the only one participating in the Selection Contest in Qingyang Market. There were two other people, both of whom were over 30 years old. Their cultivation was the same as Junior Leopard's, having reached Level One. Moreover, their attainments in forging were more profound, comparable to Junior Leopard's. Of course, considering their age, Junior Leopard was naturally the focus of training. Regarding this, the two of them were very clear. Although they were jealous and envious, they were already in their thirties and had long become familiar with the ways of the world. They would not show any hostility towards Junior Leopard. It could even be said that they took good care of Junior Leopard along the way. When facing such a potential stock, of course it was necessary to build a good relationship with him before he developed. Therefore, although the journey was a little long, Junior Leopard was quite comfortable.
After more than a month, the group of travel-worn people finally arrived at the center of Yunzhou, Qinlingjun City.
Looking from afar at the black city walls that were dozens of feet high, Junior Leopard's eyes could not help but flash a trace of excitement.
It had been ten years, ten years since he came to this world. For ten years, he had been holed up in a small mountain village, almost suffocating him to death. In his heart, he could not help but think of the benefits of living in a metropolis in his previous life. In these two months, although there were some cities along the way, they were too small. Compared to a small town in his previous life, they were slightly inferior. Suddenly seeing such a majestic city wall here today, he suddenly felt a kind of broad-minded feeling, and his mood greatly improved.
"So this is Qinlingjun City. No wonder it is the center of Yunzhou, it really lives up to its reputation!"
Walking on the streets of Qinlingjun City, Lin Hailong, who had come with Junior Leopard to participate in the selection. Lin Hailong was 32 years old this year, and lived in Qingyang Market. He had entered the Wu's ironware shop at the age of nine, and now it had been a whole 23 years. He was forthright and straightforward, and seemed to be carefree. In fact, this was the common problem of all blacksmiths. They basically put their minds on smelting and forging, and were not good at scheming and scheming. In addition, along the way, Junior Leopard deliberately made friends with him, as well as another participant of the selection, Wu Lin.
Lin Hailong was the same as Junior Leopard. This was the first time in his life that he had seen such a big city, and so many people. He could not help but exclaim in surprise.
"Almost, it is comparable to a lively county!" Junior Leopard took in everything around him, and the corner of his mouth pulled up a trace of a smile. "Yes, there are so many people here. In Qingyang Market, you can't see so many people!"
"It's not just Qingyang Market. We have passed through several big cities along the way, but none of them have such high walls and so many people like Qinlingjun City!" Wu Lin was also excited. "As long as we pass the selection, we can stay here!"
"That's not necessarily true!" Looking at the three excited people, Qin Xuanlong poured cold water on them. Even if you pass the selection, if your potential is not enough, you will be assigned to other places. It's not that I want to discourage you, but among the three of you, the only one who might stay here is Junior Leopard! "
"Teacher Qin, you are joking again!" Junior Leopard's mouth slightly curved, and a trace of a slightly shy and helpless smile flashed across his face. "I don't have such great ability!"
"Junior Leopard, you don't need to be modest. I know that you have an epiphany once, and you have an extremely high talent in forging smelting intent. Passing this time's selection will not be a problem. Your most important task is to perform as well as possible in the selection, and attract the attention of the Elders. If you can win the favor of the Elders and be accepted as a disciple, your future achievements will be limitless!"
"Elders?"
Thinking of the word "Elders", Junior Leopard's mind involuntarily came up with the image of a group of seventy or eighty old men, emaciated and almost dead.
"I don't know the strength of these old men, and whether they are at the level of Xue Wuya!" Thinking of Xue Wuya's ferocious expression before his death, Junior Leopard fiercely shivered. "Damn, why did I suddenly think of that horrible guy? Impossible, those Elders can't be as strong as Xue Wuya. The strongest guy in the Wu Family is only at the level of Level Seven, and his Gang Qi is not necessarily condensed. How could he compare with that guy Xue Wuya!"
Thinking of the benefits he had obtained from Xue Wuya, Junior Leopard could not help but laugh. Yanfu Inner Strength, Silver Moon Sword Technique, Nine Dragons Heavenly Fire Technique, Blood Evil Harden Bone Fist, and the Three Realms Division that he had been lucky enough to obtain. Which one of them was not snatched by the martial artists of the world?
However, it was good to use it as a cover. The strength of the Wu Family was not bad. If I could become an Elder, my life would certainly be much better!
He was not a person with too much ambition, and he did not have too many thoughts about the legendary days of Jianghu where swords and sabers flashed and swords flashed. His biggest wish was to practice a good martial art and use it as capital to live a stable and comfortable life for the rest of his life. It would be best if he could marry a few beautiful concubines and enjoy the happiness of having multiple partners. Anyway, in this world, it was not against the law to marry a few wives.
Thinking about it again, if he could really be accepted by an elder, then it would definitely be of great help to his cultivation. Not to mention anything else, he would also have the qualifications to enjoy the Bone Forging bath medicine. Although he wouldn't be able to enjoy a lot of it, he had the Bone Forging Pill's formula in his hands!
A portion of the Bone-Forging Decoction could be used to make hundreds of Bone-Forging Pills, and each Bone-Forging Pill's effect was ten times that of the decoction. Thinking about it this way, as long as he had the opportunity to get the medicinal herbs for a portion of the decoction, the effect would definitely be much stronger than others' lifetime medicinal baths. Coupled with the Bone-Forging Fist Skill that he had learned, he could at most reach the Level Four Bone Forging Realm by the age of 20, and even go further.
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Finally out of the damn Misty Mountain!
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