Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 117 Emperor's Slurry (1000 votes plus more)
"It's useless to just endure. The sword's heart has not been refined by you, and it is not connected to your blood. It can't take the initiative to protect you. So as you continue to absorb blood, you will gradually become an immortal, immortal, and indestructible zombie that gathers the resentment and bad luck of heaven and earth." Taoist Bao said in a deep voice:

"There is only one solution, and that is to stop relying on blood. Relying on blood to relieve corpse poison is actually drinking poison to quench thirst."

"Then what method can be used to replace it?" Ren Yuan asked.

"Zombies suck blood in order to absorb the essence in the blood, so we have to find a way to absorb the essence without using blood." Bao Ren replied.

"Eat Polygonatum? Or absorb yang to replenish yin?" Chen Baxian asked.

The senior sister glanced at him coldly, and Chen Baxian immediately covered his mouth. After thinking for a while, he plugged his ears again.

"Those methods are just a drop in the bucket. Eating cartloads of Polygonatum odoratum is not enough, let alone that thing..." Taoist Bao shook his head and explained to his benefactor.

"Where is the Emperor Liujiang?" Su Xiaoxiao suddenly asked.

"What is Emperor Liujiang?" Ren Yuan was puzzled.

"The moonlight on the night of Gengshen contains the Emperor's fluid, which is shaped like countless olives and tens of thousands of golden threads, which are strung together and hang down to the human world. Plants, birds and animals absorb its essence and are able to become spirits." A Yao replied softly.

"The Emperor's Blood is very good," Bao Ren replied, "and it is a hundred times stronger than blood."

"But what?" Ren Yuandu was already used to Lao Bao's way of speaking, so he asked directly.

"But it takes sixty days to form a Gengshen month, so the Emperor's Liquid only occurs once every two months. If your senior sister relies on this to survive, she will starve to death, right?" Bao Ren said.

"Is it possible that there is no Emperor Liujiang at ordinary times?" Ren Yuan asked.

"The moonlight on ordinary days is not as strong as that on Gengshen night, so it is impossible to condense the Emperor's Serum, unless..." Bao Ren said.

Everyone rolled their eyes and ignored him.

Bao Ren had no choice but to reveal the answer: "Unless there is a magic weapon that can condense the moonlight, Daoist Ayao can enjoy the Emperor's Flowing Juice every night. In this way, not only will the body not deteriorate, but it will continue to become stronger."

"Then where can we find such a magic weapon?" Ren Yuan had to ask.

"It's far away and yet it's right in front of us. You two have met it today." Bao Ren said to Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian.

"Three Lives Stone?" Ren Yuan and Chen Baxian blurted out.

"Yes, it is the Three-Life Stone." Bao Ren nodded and said, "It was originally the most precious treasure of our Taoism, which embodies the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. But it was later stolen by the bald donkeys."

"Master, are you saying that the Three Lives Stone doesn't grow out of the ground?" Ren Yuan asked.

"It's so fresh. Let me see it growing in your field." Bao Ren said, "It's just that the Buddhists don't know how to refine it, so they just leave it in the yard as it is."

"So the Taoist priest can refine it?" Chen Baxian couldn't help but ask.

"Of course." Bao Ren nodded and said, "I am the disciple taught directly by the Heavenly Master."

"Then why didn't you refine it at that time?" Chen Baxian asked.

"Isn't that nonsense? Can such a big stone be refined in an instant?" Bao Ren said unhappily, "It will take at least three days and three nights, understand?"

"Then there's no hope..." Su Xiaoxiao sighed. "In three days and three nights, even the divine monks from the capital can come here."

"As long as it doesn't grow out of the ground, maybe I have a way." Ren Yuan said softly.

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At the same time, Yang Zhong and Zu An also arrived at Qiantang County at a leisurely pace.

It was getting late, so the two of them found an inn in the city that was neither too bad nor too bad to stay in. After they went in, it was Yang Zhong's job to check in and pay the bill.

"Boss, please bring us two upper rooms."

"Okay, sir. One room is two hundred coins per night, and two rooms are four hundred coins. How long would you like to stay?" The shopkeeper greeted him with a smile.

"So expensive?" Yang Zhong frowned and said, "We were only 150 coins per night in Changxing."

"There's nothing we can do, sir. Prices are skyrocketing. Maybe tomorrow it will cost 250 coins a night." The shopkeeper said with a smile, "When the court changes back to copper coins, our store will immediately reduce the price back to the original price."

"Alas, this life is unbearable." Yang Zhong took out a string of iron coins from his bag and pushed them to the shopkeeper, saying:

"Stay for two days. I'll give you one thousand coins, and you give me a receipt for two thousand coins."

"No problem." The shopkeeper agreed immediately. This would only benefit him and not cause any harm. Why not do it?
"After thinking about it, it's OK for the two of us to stay in one room." After getting the receipt, Yang Zhong said calmly, "So let's cancel one room."

As he said this, he put half of the iron coins back into his pocket...

The shopkeeper was stunned. He didn't expect that this decent young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes was also an expert in reimbursement.

But he didn't dare to complain, the reason was simple, these days only officials staying at the hotel would ask for a receipt...

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While Yang Zhong was issuing false invoices, Zu An pretended not to see anything and chatted with the waiter, asking if there was any big event happening in Qiantang County recently.

After Yang Zhong got the key, the waiter sent the two of them to the guest room and then went out to boil water and cook for them.

"Hehe, I thought those two troublemakers would also cause trouble in Qiantang County." Zuan sat cross-legged on the mat and said, "I didn't expect them to be quiet."

"Hehe..." Yang Zhong smiled and didn't want to talk, but Zu An insisted that he express his opinion, so he had to choose his words carefully: "They are not crazy, and no one in the county is bothering them. Why do they want to cause trouble in Qiantang County?"

"But in this case, it will be difficult for the two of us to find them." Zuan sighed.

"Well, let's go to the county government office tomorrow and recruit some people," Yang Zhong suggested.

"You can go alone for this kind of thing." Zuan shook his head and said, "I have more important things to do, so I won't go."

"What's the matter?" Yang Zhong asked hurriedly.

"To pay tribute to Su Xiaoxiao." Zu An said leisurely and yearningly: "If I don't pay my respects to Su Xiaoxiao's grave, how can I say I have been to Qiantang?"

"I didn't expect the deputy team leader to be such an elegant person." Yang Zhong naturally had no objection. He strongly supported Zuan's sightseeing and even suggested a tour around Taihu Lake, but Zuan was not so bold...

"Of course, I was a student of the Imperial Academy back then." Zuan said proudly.

At this time, the waiter brought hot water and dinner. The two of them washed and ate and drank their fill. When they finished, it was already night, so they went to bed.

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As soon as Yang Zhong got on the boat in his dream, he saw the young monk Faxiu chasing Chen Baxian.

"You are a ungrateful person, you will go to hell!" The little monk was so angry that he even cursed people to go to hell.

Chen Baxian dodged and explained with a smile: "Young Master, you misunderstood. I was just repaying a favor."

"Is that how you repay a favor? You hit me with a big iron rod!" The little monk said angrily, "If I hadn't practiced the Iron Head Skill, I would have cut your head open, do you understand?"

"Don't worry, I know my limits." Chen Baxian said with a smile, "If I don't knock you out, you won't be able to clear your suspicion, you know? You may not even be able to get on the boat tonight."

(End of this chapter)