Who said I practiced the exercises incorrectly?

The sun sets and the dusk falls.

There are very few people on the wide cobblestone street.

Many roadside stalls have closed down, leaving only empty stalls.

Some shops have already turned on their lights, emitting a dim glow.

From time to time, light white smoke drifted into the streets, carrying the scent of firewood and grass.

"Da da da."

Accompanied by a dull sound of footsteps.

Under the astonished gaze of passers-by, a group of warriors walked by with high spirits, carrying cold metal components on their backs.

The leader was a strong old man in a grey robe, with his hair and beard combed meticulously. The metal structure behind him was wider and thinner, like folded wings.

It was not until they passed by that a buzz of constant discussion could be heard from the street.

Listening to the discussions around him and looking at the backs of the group of people, Zhu Kexin said in confusion:

"What kind of flight experiment are these people from the academy trying to make? Can they really succeed simply by relying on wings made of various metals?"

"It's definitely not that easy to succeed. Rather, I hope they will fail."

Wu Xuantian replied with narrowed eyes.

"why?"

Zhu Kexin asked curiously.

"Because the leader is Jiang Qi, who once cheated me. He is the one who developed the invincible golden gun!"

Wu Xuantian said in a dark voice, unable to stop the resentment on his face.

"From a realistic perspective, there should still be a possibility of success."

Ning Yan pondered:
"I heard that Jiang Xuelu had designed more than a dozen flight plans before, but they all failed. However, he has learned a lot from those plans and has made great progress. Maybe this time the experiment will be successful."

To be honest, he felt a little strange when he saw this scene.

Because he had just given the "Vulture Flight Technique" to Kong Buhai. If the technique had been passed on to Jiang Qi, the other party should have chosen to practice the technique to try flying. Why is he still carrying these bulky-looking metal wings?
Could it be that he failed to cultivate successfully?

That doesn't make sense. He had clearly already greatly reduced the difficulty of practice when he was deducing.

Ning Yan was confused, but Zhu Kexin speculated:
"In my opinion, metal wings are still too heavy. Even if metal with good ductility and lightness is used, it is still difficult to maintain long-term flight. It is better to directly pluck the wings of many birds and beasts and use some materials with biological properties to imitate them. The success rate should be higher."

Wu Xuantian immediately shook his head:
"Brother Zhu, your method is not simple enough. Since you have already started to imitate the wings of birds and beasts, why don't you just put the wings of birds and beasts on your own body? Wouldn't it be more convenient this way?"

"I think you're being a little extreme. After all, those wings belong to birds and beasts, so they may not be suitable for you. Why not just let your body undergo a targeted mutation and grow wings directly? Wouldn't that be more convenient?"

"But these kinds of skills often have serious flaws and horrific side effects, right? Just like the Bear Eagle Sect's Human-Eagle Body-Swapping Skill."

"That's true. Perhaps this is why they use external objects."

"In fact, there are precious medicines in the Shinra ruins that can eliminate physical abnormalities. Even if they practiced evil skills and it is difficult for their bodies to change back, it doesn't matter. They can just take the medicine directly afterwards. I heard the discussions of the people around me in Meizhen Building before, and it seems that a lot of those precious medicines have flowed out this time."

"It looks like the harvest is really huge. It makes me a little tempted."

“Hahaha, although there are more opportunities in the Yellow Springs Road and the Sword Domain that will be opened soon, we should still follow our previous agreement and wait for Junior Brother Ning. With one more energy, our success rate will be higher when we go in for adventure.”

Zhu Kexin nodded and said in a deep voice:
"I will also practice hard from now on. I won't try to break through to the entry level, but I will try to break through to the peak of violent energy before entering, so as not to hold you back."

Ning Yan listened and couldn't help but smiled and replied:

"When Brother Meng's memories are completely integrated, I will teach you how to control the Life-Destroying Nail. With a spiritual weapon in hand, even if I use my internal energy, I may not be able to defeat you. Brother Zhu, don't underestimate yourself."

Zhu Kexin replied in a deep voice:
“No matter how powerful a spiritual weapon is, it is still just an external object. If you are not strong enough and only rely on external objects, you will lose the determination to make progress. I have decided that before I break through to the Jin state, I will not ask Junior Brother Meng for the method of controlling the Life-Destroying Nail. I want to get rid of all the luck-based mentality!”

Looking at Zhu Kexin's extremely solemn expression, Ning Yan and Wu Xuantian were slightly stunned, and then they were relieved.

They knew that it was their own promotion speed that put Zhu Kexin under tremendous pressure.

As a warrior, he has his own pride. He doesn't want to always rely on others for protection. He also wants to stand up and face the danger together.

"Junior Brother Zhu, when you advance to the next level, you must protect me well. I don't have any spiritual weapons."

"Brother Zhu, although I call you Brother, I won't wait for you in the Violent Qi Realm for too long. You have to work harder."

Ning Yan and Wu Xuantian put their arms around Zhu Kexin's shoulders and smiled heartlessly.

Zhu Kexin was speechless, then let out a bitter smile.

The three of them chatted along the way and soon returned to Zijing Hutong.

Half a minute later, a scream was heard from inside the house:
"Who the hell touched my aphrodisiac grass?!"

Hearing the sound, Ning Yan, Zhu Kexin and others all rushed over.

Wu Xuantian was squatting in the bushes behind the window, looking at the several aphrodisiac plants that had been trampled in the bushes, with a look of grief on his face:
"In order to prevent others from stealing the aphrodisiac grass again, I deliberately planted it in this wild grass with countless weeds. It was obviously hidden very well, but why... why was it destroyed again?!"

Looking at the grief-stricken Wu Xuantian, everyone could not help but look at each other.

Zhu Kexin suddenly said:

"I just returned to the house and found that it seemed to have been moved. During the time we were away, some uninvited guest must have visited my room."

"What a coincidence! My room has also been ransacked."

Ning Yan said in a deep voice:

"Fortunately, I didn't keep any special treasures in my house, and some of the more valuable items were hidden somewhere else, so the visitor left with nothing."

Zhu Kexin immediately asked several cadres who followed him, but these cadres who were in charge of guarding the inner courtyard all said with a confused look on their faces that they had never seen any thieves, nor had they seen anyone entering or leaving their rooms.

After using the lie detection technique to confirm that they were not lying, Zhu Kexin ordered them to go outside to investigate the situation.

After everyone had left, Zhu Kexin's face immediately darkened:

"Something's not right."

"Nothing was stolen from my house. Even the gold and silver that were clearly placed there were not touched. It was obvious that the person who came here had a specific purpose and wanted to steal some specific items."

"not only that."

Wu Xuantian had recovered by then, and while chewing the trampled aphrodisiac grass in accordance with the principle of not wasting, he continued:

"Although the cadres in the gang are not very strong, their violent state is there, and their perception is far beyond that of ordinary warriors. He was able to hide from all of them and walk around the three of us in the room when he was so close. He must be an Ru Jin! Or even an Ru Jin who is extremely good at body movement!"

Hearing this conclusion, everyone's heart sank slightly.

"But what do you want to steal from us?"

After a moment's silence, Ning Yan couldn't help but ask.

Zhu Kexin shook his head:
"It's hard to say. Maybe he wanted to steal the Art of Detecting Lies, or maybe he wanted to find the Life-Extinguishing Nail, or maybe he wanted to find the Energy-Condensing Technique. Anyway, there are too many possibilities. If you think too hard, you won't be able to come up with any conclusion."

"But since the other party only dared to steal here and not rob us directly, it shows that he must be afraid of something."

Wu Xuantian said in a deep voice:

“Whether he is afraid of my entry strength, Junior Brother Ning’s Red Gold Order, or the head of the Tianxiang Goddess Tower, Miaoyin, this can be considered a good thing for us for the time being, but we cannot become complacent because of this.

Because the other party didn't get what they wanted, they might take risks and attack us directly, so we must be on guard against this."

"There's no such thing as guarding against thieves for a thousand days. It's better to take advantage of the opportunity to find a chance to fish him out."

In response to Ning Yan's proposal, Zhu Kexin and Wu Xuantian both expressed their agreement.

In the following days, in addition to normal practice, Ning Yan was invited by various parties because of the Red Gold Order and actively went out to participate in various social activities such as banquets and cocktail parties.

Invisibly, he made many friends with the powerful people and learned a lot about the anecdotes and interesting stories of the powerful people and major sects in the city.

The most important thing was to use these banquets to reach some deals, such as helping some people to purchase martial arts, or selling some permissions that he didn't need, etc., such as recommending someone to participate in the violent teaching camp held regularly by Wanfa Pavilion.

In just half a month, he earned back all the more than one million taels he spent in Wanfa Pavilion, and even more.

Ning Yan finally understood the terrifying value of the Red Gold Order. This thing could not only be used to make a lot of money, but more importantly, it could accumulate some pretty terrifying connections.

Perhaps it can play a certain auxiliary role in his subsequent attempt to gather people to attack Yin Jue Lin.

During this period, he took advantage of his constant outings and cooperated with Zhu Kexin and others, deliberately leaving gaps to set traps for the thieves in secret.

However, what discouraged them was that they set traps several times in succession, but each time they came to nothing. The thief never appeared at all, as if they were competing with the air.

But whether it was Ning Yan, Wu Xuantian or Zhu Kexin, they all knew very well that this did not mean that the thief in the dark did not exist. On the contrary, the other party was more cautious than they imagined.

If it doesn't start, it's fine; but once it starts, it will be like thunder and lightning.

This made Ning Yan suddenly feel a sense of crisis, as if a thorn in his back was hanging over him, and he wished he could break through in the next second.

"What are you thinking about, Brother Ning?"

In the quaint and exquisite pavilion in the middle of the lake, Pei Burang held a glass of fine wine and asked Ning Yan with a concerned look on his face.

The guests around were all in high spirits and looked towards Ning Yan at the same time.

Ning Yan collected his wandering thoughts and replied with a smile:

"I just heard that the refugee shelter in Cangming City has been basically completed. I wondered if other nearby counties would also experience similar incidents. After all, if there is one, there will be two."

A warrior who had just returned from the battlefield replied with a smile:

"Brother Ning, you can rest assured. Sect Master Duan has already formulated corresponding countermeasures. Now Jian Ji Sect has arranged a Ru Jin to garrison in each nearby county town, and organized Ru Jin from within the sect and independent cultivators to form patrol teams, which will visit various county towns from time to time to check on the situation.

In addition, there are multiple ways of communication and alerting between the various forces, ensuring that any problems can be detected immediately and counterattacked quickly. "

"This is perfect."

Ning Yan felt relieved a little, after all, he had many relatives and friends in Qingcang.

"Unfortunately, the Yellow Springs Road and the Sword Domain are about to open, and many people are preparing for them, which has reduced the number of patrol teams."

An elderly man sighed.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Another person in the team replied:
"After all, whether it's the Yellow Springs Road or the Sword Realm, there are countless opportunities inside, and it's rare to open them once. Many people must want to try their luck there. If they get some inheritance, it will be better than decades of hard training."

At this time, Pei Burang suddenly asked Ning Yan:
"The Yellow Springs Road and the Sword Domain are about to open. Brother Ning, do you want to go over and check it out?"

Ning Yan shook his head and said:
"I just got the Red Gold Token. I have all the skills and techniques I need, so I don't plan to take any risks."

After hearing this, many people laughed and joked:
"Brother Ning has the support of the Wanfa Pavilion, so of course he doesn't need to take unnecessary risks."

"Yes, if everyone could hold the Red Gold Order like Brother Ning, who would be willing to go to the Shinra ruins to explore?"

"The Shinra ruins have existed for so many years, and the resources that are easy to get have already been mined. The remaining things are not so easy to get even if you want to get them. At this point, you may have to fight for a serious injury to get a Jin Gong method. How can you just buy them like Brother Ning?"

"Ah, the more you talk about it, the more people will envy and hate you."

……

A group of people surrounded Ning Yan and kept yelling, Ning Yan responded with a wry smile.

No one noticed the disappointment in Pei Burang's eyes.

After searching the residence of Ning Yan and others, no secret map was found. In order to prevent alerting the enemy, he has made new preparations. On the one hand, he arranged for passers-by to spread the gains of many explorers in the Shinra ruins near the Anti-Fraud Gang, and on the other hand, he indirectly encouraged Ning Yan to go to the Shinra ruins.

Once Ning Yan really plans to go to the Shinra ruins, things will become simple.

If Zhu Kexin came with him, he could disguise himself and follow him in. With his familiarity with the Shinra ruins, he could easily kidnap Zhu Kexin. Even if Ning Yan was a master of the Silk Force, he would not be able to track him down.

If Zhu Kexin had not traveled with him, he would still be able to kidnap Zhu Kexin in the outside world. By the time Ning Yan received the news, he would have already run away to who knows where.

But who would have thought that Ning Yan had no intention of exploring the Shinra ruins.

Damn the Red Gold Order!

Damn Wanfa Pavilion!

Pei Burang was filled with anger, but later he became depressed.

At this point, we can only take one step at a time.

Make more preparations and wait for the right time.

Looking at Ning Yan who was chatting happily with the people around him, Pei Burang's eyes became gloomy.

Half an hour later, Ning Yan said goodbye to the people present and headed towards Zijing Hutong.

As a result, he returned to the courtyard and saw an unexpected visitor. (End of this chapter)