In the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed.
White Bell City.
The crowded and noisy streets were like a long, pale red river, stretching from the city gate to the depths of the city.
Most of the shops on both sides of the street hung red lanterns to celebrate this year's harvest.
"Five centimeters, give me five centimeters. Granny, I want it ~ ~ "
Beside an old woman on the street was a little boy with a ponytail. The two of them were standing in front of a candy vendor, unable to move even if they wanted to.
The old woman looked helpless. She didn't want to buy, but her grandson wouldn't let her go.
"Five centimeters for a bunch of candy, ten centimeters for a silver coin. Ten coins for one tael. " In a restaurant, Chen Quansong looked away and shook his head. "Prices are getting higher and higher. Back then, we only used two centimeters. "
Lu Sheng sat across from him. He had just returned from the Alliance Meeting when he received a message from Shangyang Family, asking him to meet with the person in charge of White Bell City, Chen Quansong.
Lu Sheng knew very well that his performance at the Alliance Meeting had alarmed Shangyang Jiuli.
As the person in charge of the entire White Bell City, Chen Quansong was very satisfied with Lu Sheng. Ever since Lu Sheng arrived here, he had never shown any intention of fighting for power with him. Instead, he showed the attitude of an independent cultivator.
This made him very close to Lu Sheng. When there was no conflict of interest, it was instinct for people like him to befriend outstanding people.
"Brother Chen, do you know why Lady Jiuli called me here?" Lu Sheng asked, puzzled.
"It's actually not a big deal, but it's not right to say it's not important. This concerns Brother Lu's future development, so Lady Jiuli asked me to inform Brother Lu first, in case you are unprepared and find it hard to accept."
"Oh?" Lu Sheng vaguely sensed a pair of eyes peeking at him from the shadows. But then he remembered that this was Chen Quansong's territory. Perhaps it was an expert guard under his command, so he paid it no heed.
"What is it? Brother Chen, can you tell me? "
"I can't say what it is, because it's not certain yet. But I believe that with Brother Lu's qualifications, there shouldn't be any problems." Chen Quansong smiled.
"Brother Chen, you flatter me." Lu Sheng was a little tired of this guessing game, so he simply ignored him and changed the topic. "I wonder if Brother Chen knows about the attack that happened after the meeting?"
"This … is the doing of the Lin Clan. Although most people don't know, as one of the Nine Great Families, we, the Shangyang Family, have our own intelligence channels. Brother Lu, just don't tell anyone else. "Chen Quansong sighed softly. "Recently, Lord Fei and Lord Jiuli have also been running around for this matter. The Lin Family's actions are too big, and they've almost crossed the bottom line of the sect. These sects are not to be trifled with … "He stopped there and said no more.
Lu Sheng wanted to ask but was immediately diverted by Chen Quansong.
"By the way, I'm planning to open a courier station near White Bell City. I wonder if Brother Lu is willing to join in?" Chen Quansong smiled.
"Relay station? Of course. " Lu Sheng smiled. "It just so happens that I have some connections in the Northern Lands. This route in the Northern Lands will be much more convenient." Nowadays, courier stations were the most profitable business in this chaotic world. Demons and ghosts roamed freely, and the only way for ordinary people to travel was to find a reliable courier station and carriage company that was strong and reliable, and then choose a route that had already been developed. Otherwise, if they walked out into the wilderness, they would run into all kinds of terrifying dangers before they could get far.
"I think so too." Chen Quansong laughed loudly. "Speaking of which …" Dong dong dong.
Suddenly, a series of urgent knocks on the door interrupted him.
"Milord, there's some progress on Young Master Quan Yi's side. The yamen wants you to hurry over, "the guard outside said hurriedly, seeming a little anxious.
The smile on Chen Quansong's face disappeared instantly. "I'll be right there." He forced a smile and said to Lu Sheng. "Brother Lu, I'm sorry. My younger brother ran into some trouble and is currently being dealt with. It's a pity that I can't drink with you this time. Looks like I'll have to do it next time. "
"It's fine, it's fine. Family matters first. Don't worry about it, Brother Chen." Lu Sheng couldn't wait for him to leave. Don't disturb him and waste his cultivation time.
"Sorry." Chen Quansong helplessly stood up and cupped his fists at Lu Sheng, then left in a hurry.
Lu Sheng sat on his seat and quickly saw through the window that Chen Quansong hurriedly boarded a carriage and left.
'Looks like as the manager of White Bell City of Shangyang Family, there are many troubles to deal with …' He sighed.
Wasn't Shangyang Family powerful enough? One of the Nine Great Families of the Central Plains. The entire Great Song was ruled by nine families, and Huang Family was actually the real royal family behind the scenes.
But even such a powerful and wealthy family would have their fair share of troublesome matters. After all, there were nine families, not one.
Raising his wine cup, Lu Sheng drained it in one gulp.
"Waiter, the bill."
The waiter outside the door hurriedly entered.
"Sir, the Lord has already paid the bill. Also, the Lord asked me to pass on a message to you: Sorry. Next time, please have a drink as an apology. "
"Sorry?" Lu Sheng was confused. Didn't Chen Quansong just apologize? Why was he doing it again?
In terms of strength, he was only a little stronger than the other. Of course, after the meeting, he was a little stronger, but not to the extent that he was being so respectful.
After all, in terms of position, they were both generals under Shangyang Jiuli.
One was in charge of White Bell City, the other in charge of the Northern Lands. Their positions were equal. Chen Quansong didn't have to be so humble.
Unable to find the reason, Lu Sheng was too lazy to think about it.
'Forget it, I'll go back. I still have Mental Energy to absorb. If the ones who attacked the caravan were Lin Family, then the so-called Wandering Gods from before should also be Lin Family.' He felt a little anxious.
Compared to Lin Family, Shangyang Family was actually slightly inferior. In terms of overall strength, Huang Family was first, but had no successors. Next was Lin Family, and then Shangyang Family.
This was the conclusion Lu Sheng came up with after gathering information for a long time.
And if it was really Lin Family who did it, they would definitely be angry after losing so many experts, and bet more heavily.
And Shangyang Family wouldn't go against the great Lin Family for an ordinary subordinate like him. At most, they would give him up after some transfer of benefits.
So Lu Sheng understood that once he was exposed, he could only rely on himself.
'When I used Yin Crane Web to control Zhan Hongsheng, it seemed to work well. The control was deeper, and if it backfired, the inner Qi mixed with Devil Qi would be even stronger than before. For those with bloodline, as long as they don't exceed my level, they're safe. And most importantly, it's discreet enough. I don't have to worry about it for now. But I still need a completely safe method. 'Lu Sheng walked out of the restaurant, thinking about the feasibility of using Yin Crane Web to recruit more spies.
But after thinking for a while, he still couldn't avoid the consequences of stronger experts discovering Yin Crane Web.
Along the way out of the city, Lu Sheng's speed gradually increased. With a light step, the ground cracked, and a large amount of dust flew. In the blink of an eye, he was more than a hundred meters away, faster than a galloping horse.
Before long, he arrived at the headquarters of the Prime Devil Sect, a huge cave on a cliff.
There were now two more gatekeepers at the entrance of the cave. They were both young men dressed in black.
Seeing Lu Sheng, the two hurried forward and bowed.
"Greetings, Second Senior Brother."
"Thank you." Lu Sheng nodded and walked quickly into the cave.
Because of the rise in the ranking in the Alliance Meeting, the Prime Devil Sect had attracted many young people to join. Many disciples of ruined families joined, increasing the number of people in the Prime Devil Sect.
From the previous two disciples, there were now more than ten.
So Liu Shanzi arranged for someone to guard the door, which was also a reception and a test.
After entering the cave, Lu Sheng didn't go to his master's cave. Instead, he went straight to the stone forest in the depths of the River of Poisoned Fog where he usually trained.
He came to the side of the stone forest with great familiarity. The small hole in the wall of the cave still had traces of his training.
This was the deepest part of the Prime Devil Sect's cave. Other than the sound of flowing water in the River of Poisoned Fog, there was no other sound.
Lu Sheng let out a long sigh. He slowly took out the jade box from his robes and put it on the ground.
He had come here this time because his Devil Will Heart was about to hatch again. In the past few days, he had hatched three hearts in a row. Adding the three from before, he now had six. Of the nine great hearts, there were still three more to hatch.
"Soon … soon … when Devil Heart Dao is completely mastered, I wonder how strong my body will be. Will it be able to resist the power of the source … "He looked at the jade box as if he was looking at some kind of dreadful beast.
Inside the jade box was the white powder left behind by the Holy Weapon he had scraped off earlier. The jade box could effectively prevent the powder from losing its power. But it couldn't completely isolate it.
He put the jade box on a small table at the side. This table was cut out by hand from a rock.
Then, Lu Sheng took out the ring he got from killing the Python Demon.
It was a light blue gem ring. It was made from an egg-shaped sapphire embedded in a silver metal with a snake pattern. It was a woman's ring.
At first glance, there didn't seem to be anything special about it. But when Lu Sheng gently brought it to his face, he separated a bit of Devil Qi from his body and touched the ring.
"Buzz …"
The sapphire on the ring instantly had a circle of intricate and intricate patterns. It turned into a garland that slowly rotated and glowed on the gem.
The faint blue glow illuminated Lu Sheng's face, making it seem as if it was a watery blue.
"Let's absorb the Mental Energy first." Lu Sheng reached out and pinched the gem hard.
"Hiss …"
Suddenly, a thick wave of Mental Energy surged into his body from his hand.
Now, he didn't need to cut his body and bleed to absorb it. He could absorb the Mental Energy just by concentrating and touching it a little. However, if he absorbed too much, there would eventually be a strange phenomenon.
Just like now. Threads of black Qi spread out from Lu Sheng's hand. Blue light shone faintly in and out of sight.
This strange phenomenon lasted for a few breaths before it slowly faded and subsided.
"More than 60 units." Opening his eyes, Lu Sheng let go of the ring. The sapphire ring that might have had some kind of mysterious function had now turned from brand new to tattered.
Casually putting the ring away, Lu Sheng sat down cross-legged and began to inspect the condition of the Devil Will hearts in his body.
The six Devil Will hearts that he had awakened before were:
The Snake of Jealousy had the ability to confuse the mind.
The Lion of Rage had the ability to poison fire and assist in close combat.
The Shadow of Insanity had the ability to speed up the body's healing and recovery.
The Deer of Anxiety had the ability to speed up movement and strengthen short-range teleportation and jumping.
The Hound of Panic had the ability to strengthen the sense of smell and the other five senses.
The Sheep of Loneliness had the ability to strengthen the body's absorption and resistance to poison. For example, it could absorb the water of the River of Poisoned Fog faster and was more resistant to other poisonous gases.
Although the hatching ability of these six Devil Will hearts was not very strong, it was still a significant improvement for Lu Sheng.
Especially in terms of adapting to various environments and fighting continuously, there was a significant improvement.
Among them, the poison fire and confusion of the mind strengthened his ability to fight in groups; the healing and jumping, as well as the body's absorption and resistance to poison, strengthened his ability to fight continuously; the strengthening of the sense of smell and the other five senses improved his ability to chase and kill.
It could be said that these abilities did not directly improve Lu Sheng's strength, but they made him more well-rounded.
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