On the Avenue.

Chapter 182 With My True Qi

All around her were young men and women who were as sick as she was, lying on their straw mats, left to fend for themselves, waiting for death to come.

"Xiao Dingxiang, will Aunt Wei treat us?" A little boy in his teens next to the girl with pigtails asked while coughing.

"I will."

The girl with the hairpin hair looked pale, with whip wounds all over her body. The wounds were red and swollen. She said, "Aunt Wei told us to go to the back mountain to rest while she found a doctor to treat us."

They had entered the underworld too many times, and their souls and bodies had been invaded by negative energy. They were covered in injuries and sickness, and they didn't have enough food to eat. If they spoke a little more, their breath would become stunted.

The little boy muttered, "I heard her say behind our back that the money she spent on our medical treatment was enough to buy several children. I don't think she will hire a doctor."

Little Clove touched his head.

The little boy muttered, "Will Aunt Wei come? I saw Xiao Dun'er die yesterday, and she threw Xiao Dun'er's body off the cliff. Will I be thrown off the cliff too?"

Little Lilac didn't say anything. At this time, she heard the sound of birds singing. In the moonlight, she saw a skylark landed on the thatched mat, jumping around, and looking at her sideways, as if examining her condition.

"Little bird..."

She stretched out her hand, and the skylark fluttered its wings and flew away, disappearing into the moonlight.

Chen Shi controlled the skylark to fly rapidly, and soon arrived at the mountain in front of Taiping Gate, passed through a round hole, and entered the underworld.

Seeing this, the dozen or so monks from the Taiping Gate who had been casting the spell were shocked, fearing that the bird might disturb the gods and ghosts in the underworld, but they dared not make a sound and watched the skylark enter the underworld.

Chen Shi controlled the skylark to fly silently over the swamp, avoiding the light blue flames, picked up a white lotus, soared into the air, and flapped its wings to pass through the round hole.

The dozen or so Taiping Sect monks still didn't dare to make a sound. Two of them immediately left the shrine, jumped off the altar, offered up their golden elixirs and chased after Yunque.

"We must get the bird that can pick the Resurrection Lotus!" The two were delighted.

The speed of the golden elixir was extremely fast, but Chen Shi was even faster. He left the golden elixirs of those people far behind and quickly returned to the thatched hut.

When Little Dingxiang saw the skylark flying towards her again with a white lotus in its mouth, she was startled.

Yun Que jumped up to her side and put the white lotus in her hand.

Little Dingxiang's tears rolled down as she choked up and said, "Is it you? Are you the ghost boy in the underworld? I went to look for you, but I couldn't find you. I couldn't save you... Did you turn into a bird and give me this lotus?"

She had heard from the elders in her family that after death, people would become ghosts, and ghosts would be reincarnated as humans or other living beings.

Perhaps the boy who asked her for help did not wait for her, so he turned into a skylark with a white lotus in its beak to repay her kindness.

Skylark pecked the palm of her hand, signaling her to eat the white lotus, which would cure her illness.

Xiao Dingxiang looked at the white lotus in her hand, a little surprised.

Can Bai Lian cure her illness?

It was clearly because she picked this lotus that she got all these strange diseases. Could it be that taking this lotus can cure these strange diseases?

But, if taking the lotus could cure the disease, why didn’t Aunt Wei tell them?

They picked so many lotus flowers for Taiping Gate, could it be that they were reluctant to give up even one lotus flower?

Yun Que pecked her palm again. Xiao Ding Xiang did not swallow the white lotus directly, but gave it to the little boy beside her and said, "Xiao Tian, ​​eat this."

The little boy was in a daze. Under her persuasion, he swallowed the Resurrection Lotus whole. After he finished eating a white lotus, he felt much better. He said, "Little Dingxiang, my body hurts! Fortunately, I'm hungry!"

The Soul-Returning Lotus is indeed a magical medicine for treating injuries to the soul. Because they went to the underworld too many times, they were invaded by negative energy and their souls were damaged, which is why they developed all kinds of strange diseases. But after taking the Soul-Returning Lotus, their souls were stabilized and the symptoms naturally subsided.

As for the negative energy and other illnesses in the body, the Resurrection Lotus is helpless.

The skylark flew away again, and after a while, it flew back, this time also bringing a lotus of resurrection.

After taking the lotus, Xiao Dingxiang looked much better.

"Are you really the ghost boy?" she said to Skylark.

Skylark nodded.

Little Dingxiang's eyes turned red, and she asked, "Are you really dead and turned into a bird?"

The skylark hopped back and forth.

Little Dingxiang regained some strength and helped the other children in the thatched shop to move. There were two other children in the shop, barely breathing and seriously ill.

The skylark flapped its wings and flew away. Soon, a noise was heard in the mountains.

"The little bird that picks lotus flowers is nearby!"

Many Taiping Sect monks searched everywhere, and even the masters who had achieved the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages were alarmed and searched everywhere, but they still could not find the skylark.

The skylark brought two more soul-resurrecting lotus flowers and asked the child in the thatched bed to take them.

"Xiao Dingxiang, it's haunted again!" screamed the child named Xiaotian.

Little Dingxiang was trembling with fear, and several children in the thatched bed hugged each other and shivered.

Chen Shi controlled the skylark to fly out and landed on the thatched mat. He saw groups of ghost lights floating around, disappearing in an instant and then reappearing in the distance.

He could see clearly that those will-o'-the-wisp were children of the same age as Xiao Dingxiang, with a ball of fire on their heads. They ran around in the mountains and forests, and the flames also ran around.

Some children hid behind trees, some hid in the grass, as if they were avoiding something.

They were also lotus pickers. They must have fallen ill and were abandoned in the back mountains, where they died.

They are tainted with too much negative energy and cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation.

On the Misty Ridge, Chen Shi raised his hand, and the skylark flew back, landed in his palm and turned into a small knife.

He looked at the food that Li Tianqing had not eaten, and his heart moved slightly. He heated up the food, wrapped it in yellow paper, and offered it to the paper crane. The paper crane turned into a fairy crane, picked up the food in its beak, and flapped its wings to fly to the back mountain of Fenghuangling where Taiping Gate was located.

Little Dingxiang was worrying about the lark's safety when she suddenly heard the sound of flapping wings. She saw a crane that was much taller than her land and walk into the thatched bed.

The crane had a paper bag hanging from its beak and placed it in front of her.

Xiao Dingxiang opened the paper package and found food inside, which was still hot to the touch!
She was surprised and happy, and quickly called Xiaotian and the other two sick children in the thatched hut to eat together.

The four of them were already starving, and they felt that this was the best meal they had ever had in their lives.

Little Dingxiang suddenly remembered that she had not yet thanked the crane, but she saw that the crane had already arrived outside the thatched shop and flapped its wings and flew away.

"First it was the skylark, and then the crane came. Are they all repaying the boy who asked for help?" she thought to herself.

At daybreak, the crane flew over again, bringing more food and placed it outside the thatched bed.

At noon, when the cranes came to deliver food, their complexions had improved a lot. Chen Shi was a medicine jar, carrying a lot of medicinal herbs on his wooden cart, and he also added some herbs to their meals to drain pus, reduce inflammation and promote wound healing. At night, the children in the thatched bunk could get up and walk, but they were still a little staggering.

The night is getting darker.

At this time, the call of the skylark was heard again. Little Dingxiang looked and saw a skylark landing on the ground outside the thatched bunk with two resurrection lotus flowers in its beak. It put down the lotus flowers and flapped its wings and flew away.

Little Lilac went forward to pick up the Resurrection Lotus. After a while, Skylark came back with more Resurrection Lotus.

The monks of Taiping Gate searched the whole mountain for the skylark that could pick lotus, but the skylark avoided them again and again, entered the underworld, stole the white lotus, and quickly flew away, which made the monks of Taiping Gate very anxious, but they could not catch the bird no matter what.

Chen Shi controlled Yunque and picked a dozen soul-resurrection lotus flowers and gave them to Xiao Dingxiang and the others.

The four children in the thatched bed looked much better, their souls were stable, and they no longer looked like they might die at any time.

On the third day, the crane brought all kinds of food, which flattered the four children.

On the third night, the skylarks came again, stealing white lotus and feeding them.

On Wuling Ridge, the two elders Han Qian have been hiding in their own void realm these days, teaching Yu Tiancheng how to practice. They have not gone out for three or four days in a row, and only occasionally met with a few old friends.

For people like them, it doesn't matter much whether they attend the gathering of the scattered people or not. They come to the gathering just to meet the newcomers and maintain order to prevent foreign enemies from invading, or trouble from people like Chen Yin who would kill a few scattered people at will.

Fortunately, this year's rally went peacefully and no one caused any trouble.

"After Wuhu Sanren's death, the Sanren gatherings are not as lively as before." Hanshan Sanren sighed.

He was also idle, and thought to himself: "What has Chen Shi been doing these days? This little guy's temper is not like his grandfather. His grandfather is a troublemaker, but Chen Shi is an honest child."

He secretly observed Chen Shi, and saw Chen Shi performing magic again and again, turning the paper crane into a fairy crane and going to Phoenix Ridge to deliver meals to some skinny children.

"What a good boy."

Hanshan Sanren was filled with emotion, twisting his beard, and said to Qianke Sanren, "Daoyou, Chen Shi is really a good kid. He has great talent. In just a few days, he has understood the magic I taught him and has mastered it!"

Qianke Sanren also observed Chen Shi and was quite moved by his actions. He said, "This child has a kind heart and was not led astray by Wuhu Sanren. God has opened his eyes. Otherwise, if he wanted to do evil, I'm afraid he would be a Creator Xiaowu again in a few years."

When mentioning Creator Xiaowu, Hanshan Sanren's face couldn't help but change slightly, thinking of the situation twenty years ago when Creator Xiaowu massacred the Sanren gathering.

At this time, he found Chen Shi bringing the wooden cart and the black dog down the mountain, urging the wooden cart to go straight to another place. He couldn't help but wonder: "What is he doing?"

His mind followed Chen Shi and went with him.

Chen Shi ran along the mountain road for more than a hundred miles, climbed over several hills, and finally arrived at Taiping Gate. He asked Hei Guo and Mu Che to wait outside, and calmed down before coming to the mountain gate.

The Taiping Sect disciple guarding the mountain gate shouted, "Who is coming?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "I am Chen Shi, from the Li family in Quanzhou. I came here with Master Li Tianqing. Master Tianqing heard that your family has the rare treasure, the Soul-Restoring Lotus, so he asked me to come and buy a few Soul-Restoring Lotuses to present to my elders when I return home."

The Taiping Sect disciple laughed and said, "Does the Quanzhou Li family also know about the rare treasures of our Taiping Sect? Come with me."

He led Chen Shi into the mountains to see the steward.

The steward was a rather shrewd middle-aged man. He smiled and said, "My dear guest, you may not know that these Resurrection Lotuses are the private property of a certain young master in Yudu. Although we occasionally sell a few, the price is also high."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "May I ask how much it is worth?"

"Three hundred taels a flower."

Chen Shi hesitated and said, "The price is a bit high. I'm afraid my son can't afford to buy a few flowers. I can't make the decision on this matter. I will go back and tell Master Tianqing."

The manager also knew that although the sons of wealthy families had a great reputation, the financial management within the wealthy families was also extremely strict, with a fixed amount of silver every month. Those who could afford it were often the sons of wealthy families who became officials and had more money.

But even if Chen Shi didn't have much money, he wouldn't offend him, and said with a smile: "In that case, let's wait until you ask Young Master Tianqing."

Chen Shi saw that there were not many disciples in the Taiping Sect, but there were many children. He smiled and said, "Excuse me, sir, do you have any servants for sale? My son is away from home, and I want to buy a few servants to serve him."

The steward shook his head and said, "Our boys and girls were all purchased, so it is impossible to sell them."

Chen Shi said: "Is there anyone who is sick? If you don't want it, make it cheaper. My son Tianqing really needs it."

The manager smiled and said, "Brother, you don't know that the boys and girls we eliminated from Taipingmen basically don't live for more than a few days. If I sell them to you, I'm cheating you. We value integrity in doing business and cannot cheat people."

Seeing that he refused to give in, Chen Shi had no choice but to give up.

The steward said, "If we have any surplus, we can sell you some to be your servants. But we bought them from the Tianmu Society. For some reason, the Tianmu Society has not sent anyone over these days, and we don't have much left. Please forgive us, brother."

"Tianmu Society?"

The corner of Chen Shi's eye twitched and a fierce look appeared in his eyes.

At this time, a fat lady came over and shouted from a distance: "Lao Xu, those girls and boys who were thrown in the back mountain are not dead! I just went to see them, they are alive and kicking. I brought them here and arranged for them to go to pick lotus tonight!"

Chen Shi looked in the direction of the sound and saw a few thin young men and women following the fat aunt, led by Xiao Dingxiang.

"Goodbye." Chen Shi bowed.

The manager was also surprised that Xiao Dingxiang and the others were able to survive. He did not bother to see them off and hurried over to check.

Chen Shi walked down the mountain, his face becoming increasingly gloomy.

"Will Tianmu... Black Pot, let's go!"

He took the black pot and the wooden cart and went to the nearby villages and towns.

"What is this kid going to do?" Hanshan Sanren had been paying attention to him and was surprised when he saw this scene.

It was still more than an hour before dark.

Chen Shi arrived in the town and found the blacksmith's shop. He said, "Shopkeeper, do you have any daggers or short swords in your shop? Iron sticks are also fine. I want them all!"

He paid for all the short knives, short swords and sharp-pointed iron skewers in the blacksmith shop, a whole box of dozens of them, which he placed in a wooden cart.

Chen Shi took some more of the black pot's blood and buried his head in drawing talismans. After drawing more than twenty talismans, the sky gradually turned red and the sun closed its eyes.

Chen Shi had dinner in the town again, bought a few pounds of exotic animal meat for Hei Guo, and then set off for Taiping Gate.

When they arrived at the foot of Taipingmen Mountain, about a mile away from the gate, Chen Shi stopped and took out a basket full of iron swords, iron knives and iron sticks, and at the same time lined up more than twenty talismans in a row.

He took a long breath and cast the spell.

Seeing this, Hanshan Sanren's face suddenly changed: "This kid wants to use the magic I taught him to kill people! But I didn't teach him the third move, where did he learn it from?"

Just as he thought of this, Chen Shi exhaled, and a breath of true energy spurted out!
"With my true energy, I will destroy your entire family!"

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