Soul Eater Book

Before Zhao Ying could answer, Lan'er rushed to reply: "Fellow Daoist, there is no need to doubt, we have no need to lie to Fellow Daoist, this time we were also betrayed by some evil servants, that's why we ended up like this."

After hesitating for a while, Lan'er said: "I don't know about fellow daoists and the Zhao family..."

"I don't know." Chen Zhi admitted generously, and after taking a look at Zhao Ying, he said lightly: "Although I rescued you this time, it is easy, but it is not for nothing. I am planning to go to Beiling this time. Since you are from the Wanbao Zhao family, you should know the people from Wanbaozhai in Beiling City."

"Oh? That's it." Lan'er couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, forced a smile and said, "Before I was abrupt, I hope Fellow Daoist will forgive me."

"No problem." Chen Zhi waved his hand.

At this moment, Zhao Ying, who was suffocated at the side, finally found a chance to speak, rushed to Chen Zhi's side, and asked curiously, "Senior, are you going to Wanbaozhai, Beiling City?"

"Exactly, I'm going to sell some things, and I'll buy some magic weapon pills by the way." Chen Zhi said.

"Ha, that's very good. Zhao Sihai, the current head shopkeeper of Wanbaozhai in Beiling City, is my uncle. This time, Ling'er and I are preparing to deliver a batch of goods... Well, since we are going to Beiling City, it's better to go with us Go together?" Zhao Ying couldn't wait to say, but he was only halfway through when Lan Er pulled his clothes very covertly, and at the same time looked at Chen Zhi vigilantly, as if he was afraid that Chen Zhi would kill someone Treasure thing.

Chen Zhi naturally saw all this in his eyes, although he was quite moved by this batch of "goods" in his heart, after all, it could attract the enemy to bribe the ghosts to hunt down and kill them. He has no idea of ​​killing people to seize treasures. He is not the kind of person who only cares about immediate interests. Zhao Ying is extremely simple and honest, and obviously has a high status in the Wanbao Zhao family. A heavy treasure is much better.

However, after making up his mind to make friends with Zhao Ying, Chen Zhi didn't intend to make it too obvious, and immediately thought about it pretendingly.

Chen Zhi's appearance dispelled some of Lan'er's concerns. In her opinion, although Chen Zhi came from an extremely dangerous sect, he was powerful. Now that she was seriously injured, Zhao Ying was a Qi-refining cultivator. It would be troublesome if she was chased again. If Chen Zhi was with her along the way, she would be able to take care of her. After some struggles, she finally chose to put Zhao Ying's safety first, and said with an embarrassed smile: "Fellow Daoist, if it is convenient , let’s go with us, and when we arrive at Wanbaozhai, let us thank fellow Taoists for saving our lives.”

"Yes, senior saved our lives, and also helped us Wanbaozhai a lot, you know this time..." Zhao Ying answered honestly when he heard it, but before he finished speaking, Lan Er Stopped it with a fierce look.

Chen Zhi smiled lightly, pretending he didn't see it, and said following his words: "Well, that's fine. Speaking of which, it's the first time I've gone to Beiling City, and I'm not very familiar with Beiling. good."

"It turns out that senior is going to Beiling for the first time. Along the way, I will give senior a good introduction to Beiling City. I don't know what to call senior." Zhao Ying laughed happily when she heard it, as if she hadn't grown up. same as children.

Chen Zhi shook his head and said: "You don't need to call me senior, you and I are about the same age, just call me by my name Chen Zhi."

"Then I'll call you Big Brother Chen, haha, you can also call me Zhao Xiandi, I think that's how it is called in those secular worlds." Zhao Ying immediately interjected, and immediately put on the appearance of a worldly prince. , but made Chen Zhi quite helpless.

After chattering for a while, the two summoned the flying sword and flew towards the south. Along the way, Chen Zhi and Zhao Ying chatted while driving the flying sword, and Lan'er, perhaps because she was afraid of Chen Zhi, stayed honest. Standing on Zhao Yingfei's sword, only when Zhao Ying asked her would she answer.

However, it is obvious that Lan'er must have been specially arranged by Zhao Ying's elders for Zhao Ying, a green head. Whenever Zhao Ying mentioned something more important, Lan'er would always tug on Zhao Ying's clothes, Even so, Chen Zhi and Zhao Ying had a very happy chat. Through the chat, Chen Zhi found that although Zhao Ying looked simple and honest, when it came to business, he was very clear and honest. He was obviously obsessed with it, and Chen Zhi After talking about a few business ideas before his rebirth as he liked, he was immediately introduced by Zhao Ying as a confidant, and soon the two became brothers. From the chat with Zhao Ying, Chen Zhi not only took advantage of Zhao Ying's mouth He came with the secret technique to cover up his cultivation that he had been coveting before, and he also had a certain understanding of Wanbao Zhao's family.

This Wanbao Zhao family has survived for thousands of years, and has become one of the best big families on the mainland, which obviously has something unique.

In the Zhao family, if they were born as children of mortals or children of Huang-level spiritual roots, they would be trained as businessmen since they were young, and then assigned to work in the Wanbaozhai branches of the major cities in the Tianwu Continent. The disciples of Lingen can basically be regarded as the core members of the Zhao family. They can practice a kind of technique that never forgets. The children of super spiritual roots are often sent to the sects that the Zhao family has made good friends with. Such a seemingly loss-making business, in fact, these sects often become potential allies of the Zhao family, allowing the Zhao family to control the sects controlled by the major sects. Unimpeded traffic in the city.

Moreover, the disciples of the Zhao family were extremely united. When Chen Zhi heard Zhao Ying's account of being chased and killed, he subconsciously asked whether it was the Zhao family who wanted Zhao Ying's life, but not the simple and honest Zhao Ying, who was anxious because of this sentence. His face turned red, and after some explanations, Chen Zhi understood the reason why the Zhao family was able to prosper for thousands of years.

It turns out that every core member of the Zhao family will practice a special secret method. If they have the intention of harming other members, this secret method will break out, and they will be in pain. This also makes the children of the Zhao family extremely united. Over the internal friction between the Zhao family's children.

When Chen Zhi heard about it, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion the foresight and foresight of the founder of the Zhao family.

Walking and chatting along the way, the three of them soon entered the range of Xuanshui Lake. Zhao Ying pointed to the misty lake in front of him and said loudly:

"Brother Chen, Beiling City is ahead."

Chapter 18 Wanbao Zhao Family

According to Zhao Ying's introduction along the way, Chen Zhi has a certain understanding of Beiling City.

Among the several secular empires in the entire Tianwu Continent, the Tianding Empire is the most powerful. The Tianding Empire is located in the southwest of the Tianwu Continent, facing the sea in the west, with a mild and humid climate and abundant rainfall. In addition, the land is vast and fertile. The food production is abundant, so the population of the Tianding Empire is the largest among the secular empires in the entire Tianwu Continent.

The larger the population base, the more people with spiritual roots. Therefore, the largest sect in the Tianding Empire, the Jiuding Sect, ranks first among all sects in the entire continent in terms of the number of disciples. The resources are abundant and the land is vast, so the Nine Cauldrons are naturally rich and powerful. They spent a lot of money to build the Beiling City, which is famous throughout the continent, on Xuanshui Lake.

This Beiling City, also known as Beiling Turtle City, is located on an island shaped like a giant turtle in the center of Xuanshui Lake, the largest lake in the northern part of the Tianding Empire. Xuanshui Lake occupies a very large area and is surrounded by forests. There are monsters infesting, and there are a lot of water-type monsters living in the lake, so the secular people can't reach here, and the rich resources also attract a lot of casual cultivators, making Beiling City a A city of monks!

Even in the secular world of the Heavenly Cauldron Empire, there are legends about this city, which is called "Heavenly Court" by ordinary people.

In the dense fog, Chen Zhi finally saw the appearance of this Beiling City clearly. Beiling City was built on top of a circular island. There was a protruding land at the front and back of the island, and with the surrounding ports, it was far away. It looks like the limbs, head and tail of a gigantic tortoise, and the topography of the island is high in the middle and low on the four sides, plus the tall city walls around the island, it is indeed somewhat similar to the shell of a tortoise.

However, this city wall is mostly used to stop some monsters in Xuanshui Lake, and it has no protective effect on monks.

Standing on the flying sword, Chen Zhi quietly looked at Beiling City not far away. The more he looked, the more strange he felt this city was.

"Brother Chen, you must have seen something."

Zhao Ying said at the side, Chen Zhi looked back and found that this kid was eager to try, knowing that Zhao Ying wanted to show off in front of him again, he immediately smiled and said: "I can only see that this island is quite a place. A powerful formation, as for the others, forgive me for my superficial cultivation, so I can't see anything."

As if waiting for Chen Zhi's words, Zhao Ying couldn't wait to say: "Brother Chen, don't underestimate yourself. Although my cultivation level is not high, I still have good eyesight. My elder brother's strength can be regarded as the best even among some disciples of the sect. It’s too late, but this sea of ​​fog formation has a great background. The reason why Jiudingzong chose to build the city in Beiling City was because of two main reasons. One is that there is a medium-sized spirit stone vein on this island. It is basically comparable to the mountain gates of some small sects. Secondly, it is the natural dense fog here. The Jiudingzong got a copy of the ancient formation map from somewhere, and arranged it with the help of the natural dense fog here. With a set of sea of ​​fog formation, even a monk at the golden core stage will be trapped in the formation if he tries to attack the Beiling City in vain."

Chen Zhi nodded lightly. He had seen the Great Mountain Protector Formation of the Hehuan Sect before. Although this Sea of ​​Fog formation sounded powerful, it was obviously inferior to the Great Mountain Protector Formation of the Hehuan Sect that could besiege Yuanying monks. Beiling City is not where the Nine Cauldron Sect's sect is located. Randomly setting up such a large formation in a city is enough to show the financial strength of the Nine Cauldron Sect.

The three of them flew towards Beiling City while chatting. As they approached, there were more and more monks driving flying magic weapons around them. The sword flew towards the lake, and many monks could be seen fighting with water monsters on the lake.

Soon, the three of them landed at Port No. [-] to the east of Beiling City. There is also an air ban on the sky above Beiling City. After all, monks live in this city. If they are allowed to fly freely in the city, it will cause serious damage. Management is inconvenient, and private fighting is also prohibited in the city. With the strength of Jiudingzong, few monks dare to commit these two prohibitions for the first time.

As soon as Chen Zhi, Zhao Ying, and Lan'er landed at the port, a disciple dressed in the costume of the Nine Cauldron Sect came forward and said coldly: "The No. [-] port only allows monks above the foundation to stay, don't you know? ?”

Although this disciple was concentrating on his cultivation, he looked at Chen Zhi and the other three with strong arrogance, and the gaze that glanced at Lan'er was even more blazing.

Lan'er frowned slightly, stepped forward and turned her palm, and a round token suddenly appeared in her hand.

Seeing the token in Lan'er's hands, the disciples of the Nine Cauldron Sect were stunned for a moment, then their expression changed, and they forced a smile: "So it's Wanbao Zhao's family, but although Wanbaozhai has a good relationship with our Nine Cauldron Sect, the entrance fee..."

"We know." Lan'er frowned, and casually handed over a small bag of spirit stones. After a cursory look, Chen Zhi concluded that there were at least thirty low-grade spirit stones in the bag of spirit stones.

Chen Zhi couldn't help taking a deep breath, but seeing that neither Lan'er nor Zhao Ying had any fluctuations on their faces, he suppressed his shock.

The disciples of the Nine Cauldron Sect took away the spirit stones, took out three tokens and handed them to the three of Chen Zhi respectively, and said: "Please wear this token with you, this token can allow the three of you to live in this city for a month. If one month is up or the three want to live in this city for a long time, please go to the Nine Immortals Pagoda in the center of the city to reapply for the token."

"Got it." Lan'er took the token and walked into the city gate first.

"Brother Chen, what's the matter?" Zhao Ying, who was on the side, saw that Chen Zhi's expression was a little weird, so he couldn't help asking.

Chen Zhi shook his head and said: "The Nine Cauldron Sect is too dark, ten low-grade spirit stones can only stay in this city for a month..."

Zhao Ying couldn't help shaking her head after hearing this and said: "Brother Chen's words are wrong, maybe the elder brother is from the Hehuan Sect, and he doesn't know much about the importance of this spiritual vein. On the Tianwu Continent, monks from a sect like Brother Chen naturally have sects The mountain gates can be cultivated, but for some casual cultivators, even if a city with spiritual veins needs ten low-grade spirit stones a month, it is extremely cost-effective. Occupied by the leisure family, it is difficult for casual cultivators to find a place with strong aura, and speaking of it, the fees in Beiling City are already quite a bargain.”

After listening to Chen Zhi, he thought about it carefully, and it was indeed the case. When he was still in the Outer Sect, some outbound missions were often rewarded with high rewards but few people were willing to take them up. It was because the aura in the mundane world was thin, and cultivation was often half the effort. This is why every time a sect recruits people, a large number of casual cultivators want to join the sect.

But now his situation is basically the same as that of a casual cultivator, and he is not going to return to the Hehuan Sect to be angry for the time being. This Beiling City is a good place to live.

Zhao Ying and Lan'er were obviously very familiar with Beiling City, so they took Chen Zhi to the south of the city. Beiling City was divided into five areas, of which the south of the city and the central area were directly under the jurisdiction of Jiudingzong. Since they were located above the Lingshi vein, The aura here is more intense, and it is naturally occupied by the Nine Cauldrons. However, these two areas are not completely closed. For example, there are a large number of residences in the south of the city. These residences are extremely luxuriously decorated, and even equipped with spiritual fields and ground stoves. The Nine Cauldrons use these residences for rent, but the cost is unambiguous. If you choose some high-end residences, you will often need hundreds of thousands of spirit stones a month, which is not affordable for ordinary monks.

Of course, there are many rich monks, such as the Wanbao Zhao family, which owns a house with a size of more than ten acres in the south of the city, and even a five-story shop on the most central street in the city, which shows its financial strength. Strong, has a deep relationship with Jiudingzong!

Zhao Ying originally planned to go directly to Wanbaozhai in the city, but Lan'er thought that they should be careful when they were assassinated this time, so she pulled Zhao Ying and walked towards Zhao's house in the south of the city. Of course, Chen Zhi saw Lan'er He was still a little wary of him, but he didn't care, and slowly followed behind the two of them.

After entering the southern part of the city, Chen Zhi couldn't help but be amazed when he saw tall houses one after another. This Jiudingzong is very good at doing business. These houses are all hung with house numbers, and they have obviously been rented out, not to mention those who entered the city. The cost, these houses, may bring Jiudingzong an income of one million spirit stones a year!

Looking left and right, Chen Zhi suddenly heard Zhao Ying calling him not far away.

"This way, Brother Chen!"

Hearing this, Chen Zhi looked towards the voice, and saw Zhao Ying and Lan Er standing at the gate of an extremely luxurious mansion, surrounded by a large circle of people, hearing Zhao Ying's voice, many people looked at Chen Zhi Persistence, but most of these gazes carry a hint of vigilance.