Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 69 Gold
"When did you take the medicine?"

Wei Xi jumped off the chair, took out two thumb-thick ropes from his Qiankun bag, and expertly tied the hands and feet of the two soldiers. "You were arguing outside, even when Gou Ye called for a halt."

"Lian Gouqie doesn't want soup, and you have a bad temper, so how could you eat with them? So I put it in the tea." Wei Xi moved very quickly. The two soldiers were tied together by her hands and feet. The more Lian Gouqie looked, the more familiar they looked.

"My grandma tied pigs like this," Wei Xi patted the knot. "It should be pretty strong."

Lian Gouqie suddenly understood, while Qin Feng admired Wei Xi very much.

"According to these two, the river sacrifice will start in two days. I think Qin Feng didn't see them go back to report even after such a quarrel with them, so they probably didn't have any agreement with the county magistrate to report their safety." Wei Xi sat down at the table again and started to eat.

"I plan to go to Huan River and investigate later," Wei Xi ate quickly. At her age, she didn't do anything else but eat three bowls of rice in one sitting. "I have to see what's so strange about Huan River."

"Well, then, even the hook cannot touch the water."

Wei Xi interrupted Qin Feng and said, "You and Lian Gouqie stay here to watch over these two people. I will go to Huanhe alone."

"No!" "Go early and come back early!"

Qin Feng glared fiercely at Lian Gouqie, who looked relaxed and innocent.

"We don't know how deep the water in Tangkou Town is yet. You'll have trouble protecting yourself if something happens. How can I let you go to Huan River alone?" Qin Feng naturally took good care of Wei Xi, and she was worried about Wei Xi's safety.

Wei Xi gave Qin Feng a reassuring smile, "I'll be careful. Besides, the people of Tangkou Town don't mind the Huan River, so I don't think there's any danger there."

Seeing Qin Feng gradually relax, Wei Xi continued, "These two people still need someone to guard them. Let's not talk about the county office for now. There's also the waiter downstairs who doesn't know who's friend or foe. Lian Gouyu hasn't recovered his strength yet, so you have to stay and take care of him."

Lian Gouqie cooperated very well and coughed twice.

"You are physically exhausted, not hurting your throat!" Qin Feng said angrily.

Lian Gouyu quickly tried to persuade her, "What Wei Xi said makes sense. Besides, it was Wei Xi who saved the day in the secret realm last time. I think if you or I were to do this kind of brain-intensive work, it would only hinder her performance!"

Qin Feng's two ears were persuaded by three mouths, and finally he gave in and agreed to let Wei Xi go to Huan River alone at night.

"Wei Xi, you really are this," Lian Gouyue gave a thumbs-up. "I came up with the idea of role-playing before entering the town. Now their attention is on Qin Feng and me, so it would be less noticeable if you go and find out."

The idea was finalized and the meal was almost over. Qin Feng dragged the person tied up by Wei Xi to the corner and moved two chairs over to create a base for tonight.

"What medicine did you give them?" Qin Feng asked as he looked at the two people who were sleeping soundly.

Wei Xi poked her head out to look at the two people she had tied up tightly. "I bought this medicine from Senior Brother Wei. I asked for something that could knock someone out, and nothing too expensive. He gave me a bottle of medicine, saying it was still under testing and the effectiveness might not be stable."

"Wei An? I heard that he is very good at refining medicine. This medicine should be good." Lian Gou Xie has been in Qingcheng Sect for two months, but Senior Brother Wei is obsessed with making money, and he has only heard of Senior Brother Wei's deeds.

Wei Xi hesitated and said, "Brother Wei said that one of the medicines here is from the fish raised by Chen Shuangli. He also said that it is not very effective. That's why I spent two medium-grade spirit stones to get this bottle of medicine."

"That's definitely unstable," Qin Feng answered truthfully, thinking of Chen Shuangli's yard full of strange fish. "This time, it can be considered a lucky break."

Wei Xi felt a little guilty. After all, he didn't have much money. He carefully budgeted and saved some money to buy this bottle of medicine. He really couldn't guarantee the efficacy of the medicine. Seeing that the two people had not woken up yet, he began to worry about the dosage.

Fortunately, although the two men were still unconscious, they were still breathing, so Wei Xi had not lost any lives for the time being.

It was already dark. Wei Xi took the talisman and pills Qin Feng had given her and climbed out of the window.

Everyone on the streets of Tangkou Town was rushing home, making Wei Xi seem less conspicuous. The city gates were already closed, so Wei Xi wouldn't bother going there.

When Wei Xi first arrived at Tangkou Town, he noticed the wide Huan River at the city gate, but there were no gold panning tools on the riverbank.

But the words of the loud-mouthed waiter and the gold of County Magistrate Cheng reminded Wei that there was still gold sand in Xitangkou Town.

Tangkou Town is a small town. Although it controls the Longhu Mountain Pass, it is located in the hinterland of Suzhou. There has been no war for more than a hundred years, and the city wall of Tangkou Town is not built high.

Compared to walking through the door, Wei Xi is more accustomed to climbing over the wall, but she is shorter now. However, Qin Feng took out the flying claws and gave them to her.

In the past, Wei Xi might not have been able to throw it accurately, but she was also a cultivator in Qi training, so at least the flying claw was thrown onto the wall. As Wei Xi climbed up the wall, she envied Qin Feng immensely. To be able to climb the wall in just a few steps showed his physical fitness and martial arts skills were indeed strong.

But when Wei Xi was lying down and his life was safe, he would never think about exercising or practicing hard.

So she just stayed at the level of envy. If she really wanted to study and practice as hard as Qin Feng, that would be a dead end.

Wei Xi turned the flying claw upside down and was about to go down the rope. She saw some people patrolling the riverbank with torches in the distance while riding on the city wall.

Wei Xi quickly climbed down the rope and immediately retracted the flying claw when he landed.

In order not to attract attention, Wei Xi deliberately hunched her body and hid in the half-human-high weeds, slowly approaching the river. She also grabbed a handful of mud and smeared it on her face to prevent anyone from recognizing her.

Wei Xi sneaked among the weeds, trying her best not to make any noise. Fortunately, she had often crawled in the weeds when she was in Tianshui Village.

After drilling for a while, Wei Xi suddenly realized that this place was a little too quiet.
There was not even the sound of crickets in such a large patch of grass; Wei Xi could only hear the sound of the river.

Thinking of what happened in the secret realm, Wei Xi pressed the dagger in his sleeve and resisted the urge to lift his feet.

Wei Xi cautiously approached the patrol area. As she got closer, she realized that the patrolmen were dressed the same as the soldiers from the county government office. A rough calculation by Wei Xi revealed that, including the people from the county government office, there were probably fifty or sixty soldiers in Tangkou Town.

How could such a small town need so many soldiers?

Moreover, based on the observations of the three of them while leaning against the window, the population of Tangkou Town was not that large.

"It's so annoying. I only get to work the night shift once every ten days!"

Wei Xi quickly stopped moving, half-crouched in the grass, and listened to the soldiers' conversation.

"One shift tomorrow night, one the night after tomorrow, and the river sacrifice the day after tomorrow, so that means we'll have to endure three more nights."

The complaining soldier was now only a little over ten feet away from Wei Xi, and Wei Xi was grateful for the lush weeds by the river.

"I have to go to the room where the sacrifices are prepared later. It's not enough trouble."

"Only by offering sacrifices to the river can Tangkou Town produce gold. Isn't it good to have worked hard for these past few nights?"

The sound gradually faded away. Wei Xi noted that there was a place where sacrifices were prepared nearby and planned to go and take a look later.

Opportunities are rare and will never come again. Wei Xi seized the opportunity and approached the river beach where the soldiers were patrolling.

There was no one on the riverbank at this time, the moon was bright in the sky, and it was silent.

Wei Xi thought he had found the gold in Tangkou Town.

To be precise, it is the Golden River Beach in Tangkou Town.

The river beach facing Tangkou Town is the first bend of the Huan River out of the mountain pass. The moonlight shines on the water surface, and the Milky Way flows on the river beach.

And those motionless stars are gold nuggets of varying sizes sinking to the bottom of the water.

Only now did Wei Xi understand what "a stream of water across gold" meant.

It turned out that someone reminded them that all the gold in Tangkou Town was on the riverbank.

　Important reminder: yesterday’s unfinished chapter has been completed in the previous chapter!

　　A previous loophole was also corrected: in Chapter 66, when Qin Feng poured tea for Lian Goujie, the original text said that Lian Goujie took a sip, but after the revision, he did not drink it.

　　Thanks to: JUCK0, Jihanxiao V, Robin Hong, Jugendjoj, Yeyuqinglin, and book friend 399412 for their recommendation votes!

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