The national teacher does not practice

The figure...is it a human? !

The members of the hunting team breathed heavily at the same time, their eyes widened, and feelings of astonishment arose in their hearts.

People from the outside world? Could it be that he was a strong man sent by the barbarian royal city to escort the criminals?
  But according to the rules, the escort team should not appear in this direction, and there are never only two.

And judging from the other party's appearance, he doesn't look like a strong barbarian, but more like a person from the world further south.

All kinds of thoughts are swirling in the minds of these barbarians, but no matter what, the arrival of "outsiders" is always new to these criminals.

But they still didn't let down their guard, because they knew very well that those who could reach here across the entire snowfield were by no means weak.

In the silence, the fire in the field of vision got closer and closer.

Finally, the two figures became clear.

Walking in front was a young man wearing a blue cotton robe, with a calm expression and an extraordinary bearing.

He held a strange "torch" in his hand, spreading out a dazzling area around his body.

In the area, the wind and snow could not blow even half of it, and the flames did not waver.

A little behind was a barefooted woman wrapped in a cloak and covered with makeup.

Although the whole picture cannot be seen due to the black silk hair, the exposed skin is frighteningly delicate and fair, which is in sharp contrast to the rough barbarian woman.

Especially the pair of eyes illuminated by the firelight are translucent, weird and beautiful!
  At this time, the man and woman, who were obviously from the human race, had already approached the team. The young man glanced at them and asked with a smile:

"Ning Gucheng's hunting team?"

He spoke pure barbarian language.

The group of barbarians were at a loss, feeling nervous and curious. The bearded barbarian hesitated for a moment, then spoke first and nodded almost humbly:
  "Yes...the two nobles are..."

There was no need to fight. Just from the looks of the man and woman, they could tell that there was a huge gap in strength.

Being able to cross the snowfield without any injuries on their bodies, and looking so dazzling, coupled with the strange torches, all showed that these strange travelers were powerful.

Ji Pingan smiled and said:
  "People from Zhou Dynasty, come and visit Ning Ancient City."

The Zhou people... were not surprised. Although this group of criminals had been living here all year round, they had all seen the Zhou people before they were exiled here.

Moreover, because the Great Zhou Imperial Master defeated the barbarians, the barbarians were in awe of the Zhou people from the bottom of their hearts.

As for the reason of "shopping around", although it is a bit absurd, it is actually not uncommon in history.

However, many monks who have strong enough cultivation will travel all over Jiuzhou to explore the world. It is normal to be curious about the so-called "poles".

Although the Land of Exile is dangerous, as long as you are careful and well prepared, you won't be unable to leave once you arrive, but the number is just small.

Ji Pingan noticed that the barbarians looked at each other after hearing the reasons he gave.

This made him raise his eyebrows slightly, realizing that something was wrong - this reaction was slightly abnormal.

At this time, the young man named Ta finally spoke. He took the initiative to put away his weapon and said:
  "Visitors from the south, if you want to enter the city, just keep walking north and you will be there. Can I ask, is the direction you are coming from dangerous?"

Ji Ping'an glanced at the "strongest" young man and said with a smile:

"It was originally a bit dangerous, with many ferocious beasts entrenched there. It would be difficult for you to deal with it at least. If you want to continue moving forward, it would not be a wise move."

After a pause, he added:
  "But it should be safe now."

The implication is that he has solved all the dangers along the way...

This sentence was said plainly, without any boasting tone, but when it fell in the ears of these barbarians, it was nothing less than thunder...

Therefore, these two are indeed strong men, and they did not come here by luck...

The barbarians became more and more awed, and at the same time a little happy. If this was true, then they might indeed be able to gain greater gains.

But Ji Ping'an suddenly said:
  "I want to find out about the current situation in Ning Ancient City. Can you guys help me clear up my doubts?"

After a brief pause, he smiled and said:

"Of course, I won't teach you to help in vain. I can pay you enough."

"For example?" A barbarian asked bravely, with suspicion in his eyes.

In the barbarian stereotype, Zhou people in the south are always despicable and cunning.

However, what happened in the next second shocked this group of barbarian sinners.

Ji Ping'an just smiled and gently threw the torch in his hand towards the ground.

In an instant, the branch stood on the frozen soil, and the flames suddenly became blazing. The yellow and warm fire spread immediately, covering the entire surrounding ten feet.

The wind and snow in the sky retreated crazily as if they were avoiding gods and Buddhas, and were blocked from the light of the fire.

The snow in this area melted rapidly, leaving dry soil on the ground.

Then the frozen grass seeds began to sprout. In the blink of an eye, the surrounding grass grew wildly, and a large area of ​​green appeared on the ground, like a blooming painting.

green! green!
  The barbarians stared at this miraculous scene in disbelief, feeling the long-lost warmth and the breath of spring. Some people were so moved that they knelt on the ground and almost kissed the grass.

Trapped in this place, how many years have they not seen such a scene?

Ji Ping'an's action was not over yet. He raised his hand and instantly the corpses of dead beasts appeared on the ground, stacked up like a hill——

These were all casually killed by him on the road and included in the Taoist scriptures, both for his own consumption and as hard currency.

In Ninggu City, gold and silver are worthless. As long as there is enough food, it is enough for these barbarians to tell them all the information they want.

Although it can be done by using force, his purpose is to find out information, and he may stay here for a while. There is no need to kill a group of people.

Of course, this also involves taking care of Liuli.

After all, Liuli is a member of the Buddhist sect. Although she has completely broken the precepts, she still resists killing at will.

At this time, a group of barbarians could no longer control their emotions, and their desire for food made them lose their last bit of vigilance.

At the same time, the power Ji Ping'an showed made them completely lose their mind to fight.

In this ghostly place with few spiritual elements, he was able to use spells so easily and wantonly after crossing the snowfield safely.

This can only show that the other party is unimaginably powerful.

The spiritual essence accumulated in the Qi Sea is enough to be consumed in an environment without external supplies.

"Is this enough?" Ji Ping'an asked with a smile.

"Enough! Enough!"

The bearded barbarian's eyes almost turned red. If he weren't afraid, he would have wanted to pounce on the meat mountain and gnaw at it.

The rest of the barbarians were almost in tears. Taking these foods back and saving some would be enough to sustain the sparsely populated Ning Gucheng people for another two or three months.

At the same time, they looked at Ji Ping'an as if they were seeing gods.

The barbarians themselves lack strong men, let alone these low-level criminals.

After receiving the approval, they swarmed up and began to dismember the meat.

When Ji Ping'an saw this, he simply waved his hand, and the earth and rocks on the ground rose up automatically. A bonfire and stove were set up, and the barbecue started on the spot.

He took Liuli and sat down on the green grass. He raised his hand and pulled it out. The soil gathered into several "little people" and started cooking like servants. With a grab, the five elements gathered together and precipitated salt and other seasonings...

After a while, the aroma of food began to fill the air...

All these operations seemed to Ji Ping'an to be random.

Along the way, we were walking on bitterly cold snowfields.

But because he could absorb spiritual elements without restraint, he didn't suffer at all, and it was as comfortable as a vacation.

However, in the eyes of these poor, hungry, cold and deprived barbarians, there was unimaginable power.

"Is this the exiled criminal? A ferocious and brutal barbarian?"

Liuli remained silent the whole time. At this time, she finally pulled off her scarf and began to eat the meat handed over by Ji Ping'an in small bites.

As expected, her appearance stunned a group of sinners who had never seen the world.

Ji Ping'an smiled and said softly: "This is because we are strong enough, otherwise do you think we would become their food?"

eat human……?
  Liuli frowned and became a little colder towards this group of beast-like sinners.

Ji Ping'an was indifferent to this. Not to mention the different races, he had seen too many tragedies in the past thousand years.

Even if they are of the same race, there are still some who have a strong mentality when they are feeding each other...

At this time, as a group of barbarians had eaten and their spirits had relaxed a lot, Ji Ping'an also began to ask about the situation in the place of exile.

The young man named Ta began to tell.

Nearly two hundred years have passed since Ji Ping'an last came here, but only a few decades have passed here. The ancient city of Ning, as well as the entire place of exile, has not changed much, and is almost the same as in memory.

The difference is that these people are poorer and have more difficulty finding food.

"Are there any special changes recently?" Ji Ping'an asked.

Hearing this, Ta was silent for a moment and then said:

"Yes. Not long ago, a storm suddenly appeared in the polar region, accompanied by abnormal light, which alarmed the entire Ning Ancient City."

Is there really a change? Ji Ping'an and Liuli looked at each other and saw each other's surprise.

"Be more specific."

However, Ta shook his head and said:

"I don't know. The storm in the polar regions is too big, very different from the outside world, and there is a mysterious force blocking it, so we can't get close at all."

According to his account, the change probably occurred more than half a month ago.

The city lord was surprised at first and tried to lead people to investigate many times, but all failed.

I also thought about contacting the barbarians, but I couldn't communicate with the outside world.

Half a month... Ji Ping'an was startled. Considering the difference in time flow, it was probably the time of the "black sun", and he asked:
  "What about three months ago? Has there been any change?"

What he was referring to was probably the period when the stars returned to their alignment.

Ta thought for a moment, shook his head and said:
  "I don't remember. It seems that the sky was particularly bright for a while, but this kind of thing is not unusual. The Barbarian King sent people to escort the criminals in the middle, but the strong men didn't find anything."

It is not unusual for the polar regions to occasionally experience celestial phenomena similar to "aurora".

Ji Ping'an asked thoughtfully:

"Other than that, is there anything special?"

After finishing his words, Ta hesitated for a moment and then said:
  "One more thing is that about five days ago, several Zhou people came to Ning Ancient City."

! !
  At this moment, Ji Ping'an and Liuli were really shocked. This was something they didn't expect.

This is also information that was not given in the deduction.

Were there Zhou people who came here before them? Coincidence?
  Ji Pingan narrowed his eyes and stared at him:
  "How many specifically? Who are they? Why are they here?"

Ta said:
  "They came from the snowfield just like you, but they were not as relaxed as you. They obviously spent a lot of effort. After entering the city, they inquired about information and asked about the situation here. They were very interested in the changes in the polar regions. Before we came out, the other party Just trying to get to the pole and failing.”

After a brief pause, he continued:

"As for how many people there are, it's hard to say. It could be one, or it could be three."

What kind of description is this... Ji Ping'an frowned.

Ta waved his hand and described it in poor language:

"At first, one person entered the city, but he suddenly broke in, arousing everyone's alert, and a conflict almost broke out. As a result, the Zhou man was carrying a strange bronze lamp with a purple flame in the lamp, and then the flame Two human girls sprang out..."

Ji Ping'an listened to the other party's description, suddenly froze for a moment, and asked:

"Is that Zhou man dressed as a Taoist priest? He is blind, quite old and thin?"

Ta was surprised and nodded sharply:
  "Does the guest know the Taoist priest?"

Ji Ping'an was silent for a moment, with a complicated tone:

"It should be counted as acquaintance."

Next to her, Liuli used her spiritual consciousness to communicate and asked about the situation. She also spoke roughly in barbarian language:
  "Who is that?"

"A monk from the Soul Lantern Sect." Ji Ping'an replied.

He was equally astonished.

When he was in Lanzhou, he went to Heishui Lake to rescue "Xue Ji", pretending to be a disciple of the calligrapher, and attended the meeting of the Four Holy Sects.

At that time, I met an old Taoist priest from the Soul Lantern Sect and had a brief encounter with him.

after that.

He rescued Xue Ji and summoned a large group of monks to destroy the Four Saints on the island. Later, he tallied the results and learned that the "blind old Taoist" had escaped.

didn't care either.

After all, he is just a strange person in the world, with a cultivation level of no more than nine, and he is not a core figure of the Four Saints. He is just a casual cultivator who was deceived and recruited into the world.

He just ran away... and there was no intersection after that. Ji Ping'an almost forgot about this little person.

Who would have thought that we would encounter him again here?
  And this thing is full of weirdness. Why did a little person travel all the way from Lanzhou to the place of exile?
  There is a problem, there is a big problem!

"Can we leave now? We are preparing to enter the city as soon as possible." Ji Ping'an stood up and said.

How could a group of barbarians dare to disobey?

Now that there is food, there is no need to continue hunting. He immediately picks up the corpse of the beast and leads the way back for the two of them.

……

With Ji Ping'an's protection, the return speed was extremely fast, and not long after, a dilapidated city appeared in front of him.

It is said to be a "city", but in fact it is extremely shabby, with only one more city wall than a bandit's village.

The hunting team's return with a full load immediately caused a sensation. Many sinners in tattered clothes and sallow faces walked out of the slum-like houses made of earth and stone.

Seeing Ji Pingan and Liuli, they were very surprised.

While part of the hunting team went to distribute food, Ta and the bearded barbarian were left behind, leading the two of them to a temple-like building in the center of the city to visit the city lord.

The city lord is an old barbarian.

Wearing clean robes, holding a cane, with gray hair and one of his two horns broken, he looked extremely weak.

But Ji Ping'an clearly sensed with his spiritual consciousness that this old barbarian with an unattractive appearance seemed to have the highest level of cultivation, with a vague strength that could exceed six.

To be able to maintain this level of cultivation in this ghostly place shows that he was most likely a strong man sitting on the well before being exiled.

The meeting place was in the temple, in one of the best-preserved and most decent temples.

"When distinguished guests come to visit, the old and old people are shining brightly. It's a pity that the city is poor and has no food to eat, so there is no food or wine to entertain them."

The old city lord received the report from the "Tower" and learned about the power of the visitor. He behaved extremely politely and humbly, with a smile on his dark face.

Ji Ping'an glanced at him and didn't recognize him. He should be a strong man who had been exiled in recent decades.

Interesting to say.

Due to the different flow rates of time, there are many barbarians belonging to different eras in Ning Ancient City.

It's a pity that it's too difficult here, and the life span of the criminals is extremely short, and only a few can survive for decades.

When Ji Ping'an came here, most of the barbarians he met did not survive the long winter.

"It's okay. We came here on this trip because we heard about the magic of the polar regions and came to visit." Ji Ping'an and Liuli sat down, not bothering to chat with the old barbarian and went straight to the topic.

The old barbarian was not surprised either. Apparently he had learned the story from "Tota" and showed a confused look on his face:
  "It is natural for distinguished guests to visit the polar regions. However, there was a severe storm in the polar region half a month ago, and there are powerful obstacles. Now I am afraid that I will not be able to set foot. A few days ago, another Zhou man also came. In the past few days, he has repeatedly tried to enter in the city. , all failed to do so.”

Ji Pingan nodded and asked:

"I wonder where the Taoist leader is now?"

After finishing his words, the old city lord was about to speak when he suddenly heard the sound of iron chains shaking from outside, and the three of them looked at it at the same time.

I saw three figures walking towards the door:

The leader was a blind old Taoist priest wearing an apricot Taoist robe, a Taoist bun, a string of silver bells around his waist, and holding a strange lantern.

The handle of the lantern was light at the front and heavy at the back, curved in shape, polished smooth and translucent.

An iron chain hangs from the end, and an octagonal oil lamp with a black iron frame is suspended. The wick is burning with a cluster of faint purple flames, with streams of radiant light, coiling around.

Behind the Taoist, on one left and one on the right, stood two girls about seven or eight years old.

Apparently he had heard the news and hurried over. As soon as he entered the palace, he looked at the two "Zhou people" at the table with his blind eyes.

When he "saw" Liuli, he was a little confused. He obviously didn't recognize her, but he felt that the features were familiar, as if he had heard them before.

The moment he "saw" Ji Pingan, the arrogant old Taoist priest suddenly stiffened!
  His glasses widened, and the soul lamp in his hand suddenly shone brightly. He was stunned and lost his voice:

"season……"

Ji Ping'an smiled and said: "Taoist Master, farewell to Lanzhou. It's been a long time." (End of Chapter)