I am immortal with scientific thinking

Chapter 13 Developments

It was nightfall again, and the luminous pearls inlaid on the various bronze street lamps emitted soft white light, illuminating the entire Yunlaifang City as bright as day.

In a restaurant, people in twos and threes are sitting in it. Most of them are wearing casual clothes, with bamboo baskets under their feet. It is the previous state of Qi training period.

They are herbalists.

Although Qing Yunzong occupies an extremely wide area, except for the main peak and the surrounding spiritual vein gathering places, other places are not included in the scope of the large formation, and naturally they are not within the jurisdiction.

And in this area, although there are few people and many dangers, but because of the vast land and abundant resources, there are undiscovered spiritual veins, so there are many valuable geniuses and land treasures in it.

As a result, the profession of herbal collectors came into being.They braved all kinds of dangers such as poisonous insects and beasts to pick all kinds of precious spiritual herbs and medicines, and then took them back to the square market and sold them to various shops.

However, even if this is the result of their labor at the risk of their lives, the prices are lowered by the joint efforts of shops from time to time, and they cannot obtain enough training resources at all. In addition, they are soft-spoken and not strong enough, so they have always been a vulnerable group in the market.

"Hey, have you heard? The old king who picked up the hundred-year-old elixir a while ago was killed by the blood cultivator."

On a small table, a boy of about fifteen or six years old, who was sinking his head into his meal, suddenly tensed up when he heard this sentence, and subconsciously touched his waist.Feeling that the things around his waist were still there, he let out a long sigh of relief.

"Really? I understand Old Wang, he has always been a cautious person, how could..."

"Hey, if the news leaks out, the blood cultivator will naturally follow him."

"He has always been a loner, so why did the news leak? But I heard in the market that it was Baibaolou who deliberately leaked the news..."

"Shut up! You don't want to die?!" The speaker's expression changed, he quickly stopped, and said in a low voice, "Some things can be said, and some things cannot be said. You have lived for so long, and you don't even understand this Is it? If you go on like this, don't blame me for alienating you and forgetting the old relationship!"

"Yes, yes, I know I was wrong." The other person smiled wryly, "I shouldn't talk nonsense, after all, the water here is very deep, we can't grasp it..."

"Uncle Zhou, excuse me to bother you, what you said just now..." The sudden voice made the two people who were talking about it suddenly quiet, and they relaxed after seeing who was coming.

"So it's Xiaoyu... We were just talking casually just now."

"Boy, I haven't stayed in Fangshi for a long time, and I still don't understand some things, so please give me some advice from the two seniors." Between words, Xiao Yu handed over a few coins.

This is talisman money, made of low-grade spirit stones, and it is used for low-level casual cultivator transactions. One low-grade spirit stone can make hundreds of talisman coins.

After receiving the benefit, the two of them calmed down and whispered the news they had heard.

"Reveal the news, let the blood cultivator rob and kill, and then divide it fifty-fifty... Really don't give us a way to survive for casual cultivators..." Xiao Yu gritted his teeth and touched the wooden box on his body.

This is a century-old elixir that he snatched from a monster at a considerable price. He originally wanted to sell it for a good price in exchange for resources for his own cultivation, but who knows...

'Baibaolou is like this, is it the same for other shops?But there is only this one market in a thousand miles around, and the hundred-year-old elixir will explode and die if you swallow it yourself, so what can I do..." Thinking over and over again, Xiao Yu still got up and walked to another shop.

The same scene also appeared in various places in Fang City.Some people may guess that the same is true for other shops in the square city, but there is only this one square city nearby, and without the help of Qingyun Xingzhou, they simply cannot cross the vast and dangerous area to trade in other square markets.

So they could only trade in other shops with the lucky idea that only Baibaolou had problems.

But no matter what they think, Lin Chen's goal has been achieved.The passenger flow of Baibaolou began to decrease invisibly.

But in the square market, because of this unknown rumor, undercurrents surged.

"In the peaceful world of the previous life, a rumor or collapse of a house was enough to affect or even destroy a store. Even if it survived, if you want to win back people's hearts, you don't know how much you have to pay..."

"And if you want to restore your reputation in this world of cultivating immortals, it is impossible to save a few people from dying..."

In a guest room, Lin Chen slowly opened his eyes, with a sneer on his face.

He looked to the west, which was the direction of Baibaolou.

"Three people become tigers, and people's words are formidable."You use the news to get the blood cultivator to chase me down, hoping to make a profit for the fisherman, a lucrative deal.Then I will use rumors to destroy the reputation of Baibaolou and force the people above you to do it...'

In the Baibao Building, in a room.

After a busy day, Fang Mingyuan sat on a chair to rest.But he didn't look relaxed. Instead, he frowned, and his knuckles knocked on the table unconsciously.

"Still no news?"

"Yes." The confidant standing beside him replied.

"Is that so..." Fang Mingyuan stood up and walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

"It shouldn't be... With Wang Ping's strength, even if the interception fails, he won't even have the ability to escape... Could it be that Taoist Zhang is really so dangerous? '

boom!
Fang Mingyuan paced back and forth, feeling a sense of uneasiness rising in his heart. Just when he was about to give some orders, there was a sudden noise outside, and then, the door of the room was knocked open!

"It's not good, Steward Fang, something happened!"

"What's the fuss about, how decent is it?!" Fang Mingyuan scolded.

"Yes, yes!" The person came panting heavily, and hurriedly said, "Steward Fang, something has happened! Now there are rumors everywhere in Fangshi that our shop has murdered and seized treasure!"

What? !Fang Mingyuan's expression changed.

Have things been exposed? !

"Hurry up and tell me the specific news!" "This is how it happened..." Fang Mingyuan's face turned ashen when he heard what happened.

It is true that Sanxiu sold elixir in Baibaolou, but he was robbed and killed by the blood cultivator and had nothing to do with him!After all, he still doesn't like this benefit!

But the problem is that there are rumors spreading everywhere in Fangshi, even if he comes forward to prove it, it will not help, it will only deepen the suspicion of the monks.

As a man matures, Fang Mingyuan naturally knew and deduced that the news must have been revealed by that Taoist Zhang.

He expected that the other party would retaliate if he survived, so he planned to stay in Fangshi for a long time, but he didn't expect the other party to fight back in this way!

Now the reputation of Baibaolou has been damaged because of him. He is stationed in Fangshi and is in charge of the store management of Qingyunzong. He can guess what he will do with his ass!
'Damn it! ... If the other party's stores in the Propaganda Square City are related to Xuexiu, I can also cooperate with other store managers to suppress the matter, but the other party only targets Baibaolou. Now let alone help other store managers, it is likely to make things worse ...'

Fang Mingyuan's face was grim.He knew very well that no matter how widely the rumors spread among these low-level monks, it would not have much impact on him. At most, they would just resign from their managerial positions on the surface and continue to operate secretly.

The real danger is that his old opponents will take this opportunity to kill him in the name of righteousness!
And in this situation, Fang Mingyuan knew what other people would do after thinking about it!

The more Fang Mingyuan thought about it, the more irritable he became, his wrinkled face gradually revealed a ruthless look.

'Just push this matter to Wang Ping and let him be the scapegoat!If he died, it would be all over!It would be better if he didn't die, just use his life to solve this matter! '

"Of course, that's not enough. Those who opposed me in the past will surely fall into trouble. It's not enough to find a scapegoat. You have to make things worse and drag others into the water, so that I have a chance to escape..."

Thinking of this, Fang Mingyuan directly called his confidants: "Go out, find some people, and spread the news about the collusion between the shops in Fangshi and Xuexiu. Remember, no matter what the cost, we must make this matter public. point!"

"This..." The confidant's expression changed.

He naturally knew that if this matter got serious and the scene got out of control, it would definitely cause a lot of casualties!
"Why, you don't want to?" Fang Mingyuan stared at him and said coldly.

"...Yes, I'll do it right away!" Ben's confidant was a little hesitant, but when he saw the cold light in Fang Mingyuan's eyes, he was alert.

He had no doubt that if he said no, he would definitely be killed by Fang Mingyuan on the spot!

After all, he is just a servant, no one will care whether he lives or dies!

Seeing the departing figure of his confidant, Fang Mingyuan's ferocious face showed a hint of madness.

He naturally knew the consequences of doing so, but so what, as long as the person who died was not himself, no matter how big the disturbance was, it was just a trivial matter for him!
"As long as I can survive this time, it's nothing to die. Anyway, these casual cultivators are just ants. It's their honor to make some contributions to me before they die!" '

In Fang Mingyuan's view, those low-level casual cultivators are just leeks for cutting, and they are born to serve the upper class like them!
"Not only that, but also that Taoist Zhang..."

He thought about capturing him alive.If he cooperates, Fang Mingyuan doesn't mind donating some resources to him to practice when he is full of money, but who knows that he is so ignorant, so don't blame yourself for being cruel!

After all, Fang Mingyuan has more than one Blood Cultivator under his command. After he survives this time, he must send someone to hunt down and capture Lin Chen alive, and then use him to death!
boom!
"Why, the matter is settled..." Fang Mingyuan turned his head, and just about to speak out, his pupils suddenly shrank.

Because it was not his confidant who opened the door, but Wan Guanshi, who had always competed with him!

Not only that, but the opponent rushed into the room with a team of monks.Its actions are well-established, and there are rules in every move. Obviously, this is the guard of Baibaolou!

"Surnamed Wan, what do you mean?!" Fang Mingyuan changed color in vain, and snapped.

"Take it!" Wan Guanshi did not pay attention to Fang Mingyuan's questioning, but waved his hand and ordered.

"I'll see who would dare!" After all, Fang Mingyuan had been in charge of Baibaolou for many years, and Fang Mingyuan yelled, but the monks at the side still had some scruples and stopped in their tracks.

"Surnamed Wan, what do you mean, rebellion?!"

Wan Guanshi had a gloating expression on his face, and said, "I just captured you, the guy who caused harm to this building!"

"Are you kidding me!" An uneasy premonition rose in Fang Mingyuan's heart, "The old man has always been loyal to Baibaolou, and has never thought of anything wrong, so don't spit blood!"

"Loyal? Heh!" Guanshi Wan sneered, "Don't you know what you did yourself? If you don't want to say it, it doesn't matter. Of course someone will say it for you!"

Afterwards, Guanshi Wan clapped his hands, and a person came out from behind him.

"It's you?!" Fang Mingyuan opened his eyes wide in vain.The person in front of him was Wang Ping who he thought was dead!
"Wang Ping, you dare to betray me!"

Wang Ping was expressionless: "Boss Fang was joking, Wang has always been loyal to Baibaolou, not any one of them!"

After the ambush, Wang Ping, who realized that Lin Chen was not simple, did not return to Baibaolou immediately, but observed in Fangshi for a period of time, but accidentally discovered the rumors that were spreading more and more widely.

He immediately sensed something was wrong, and under the circumstances of being unable to contain it, he guessed Lin Chen's calculations and Fang Mingyuan's countermeasures, so he decided to act first without hesitation.

"Hehe, Fang Mingyuan, it's better for you not to struggle, just obediently grab him with your arms tied!" Wan Guanshi said with a smile.

"Wait, I'm the manager of Baibaolou, you are not qualified to arrest me!" Fang Mingyuan naturally knew what the other party was thinking.

He and Wan Guanshi have been fighting openly and secretly for many years. Although they can't say they hate each other, they are not much better!This time, if I die, the other party will definitely add insult to injury!

"Do it!" Wan Guanshi obviously didn't want to continue talking nonsense with Fang Mingyuan, so he ordered brazenly.

"I'll see who dares!" At the critical moment, Fang Mingyuan actually took out a token from the storage bag, on which the word 'Li' was written impressively, and the most important thing was that it was surrounded by a spiritual pressure that did not belong to the refining period. !

"This is!" Wan Guanshi and Wang Ping's expressions changed dramatically, "This is Elder Li's token!"

Elder Li is the real leader of Yunlaifang City. He is not only the boss of many shops in Fang City, but also a genuine foundation-building monk!
"How could you have Elder Li's token!" Guanshi Wan's face was livid, he never thought that Fang Mingyuan would be in touch with Elder Li!

"You don't need to know, you just know that you are not qualified to arrest me, so you should quickly back down!" Fang Mingyuan said forcefully holding the token.

"This..." The two turned their heads and glanced at each other, revealing a ruthless expression.

They naturally knew that they had offended Fang Mingyuan to the end, if they backed off at this time and let the other party slow down, then they would be the ones who would suffer!
"Kill!" The two of them saw this meaning from the eyes between each other.

People die like a lamp goes out, they really don't believe that the dignified elders of the foundation establishment period will beat and kill them because of the death of an old man who has no blood relationship!

"You dare!" Fang Mingyuan is no fool, seeing this situation quickly understood, and immediately took out the defensive spirit weapon to protect himself!

For a moment, in the room, the battle was on the verge of breaking out!
However, at this moment, a voice that sounded like a wind chime but was full of heroism came from behind Wang Ping and the others.

"Wan Guanshi is not qualified, so am I?" As soon as the words fell, a powerful spiritual pressure surged out and enveloped everyone in an instant!

(End of this chapter)