Journey to the West: Cultivation Begins at Jindou Mountain

Chapter 310 Jinhua City

The next morning, as soon as the west gate of Jinhua City opened, Niu Yi led the still somewhat sleepy Guo Hai into the bustling city.

The humidity in the city was quite high in the early morning, especially since Niu Yi and Guo Hai had slept outside all night, and Guo Hai even started sneezing.

"Haha, yawn!!!"

Niu Yi looked at the listless boy beside him, who was carrying a box and rubbing his nose, and sighed softly.

Guo Hai is his father in this life, Guo Kun. During the drought, he bought Guo Hai from a family for two ounces of rice. At that time, Guo Hai was so hungry that he was skin and bones and was probably not far from starving to death.

It could be said that he was bought, or it could be said that Guo Kun saved his life. After that, Guo Hai was given the surname Guo by Guo Kun and sent directly to him to grow up together. Although he was a pageboy, his relationship with him was no different from that of brothers.

Although this boy is young, he has experienced a lot and is extremely sensible. He treats him as someone he wants to serve for the rest of his life, but following him has also caused him a lot of hardship.

"Let's go, Xiao Hai, to the inn."

"Eh? Young master, with the current prices in Jinhua, the money we have is probably only enough for ten days' inn expenses. There's still more than a month until the exam."

Niu Yi, however, said leisurely:
"If everything goes smoothly, it won't take more than ten days. As for the exam, let's just skip it."

"what???"

Niu Yi ignored Guo Hai, who was staring in disbelief behind him, and stepped into an inn by the roadside.

"Waiter, a guest room, please!"

"Alright, sirs! Please come in!"

In Jinhua City, Yan Chixia, who was leisurely sunbathing on the eaves of a house, suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, looking around with some surprise and uncertainty.

He stroked his long beard, then took out three copper coins and a tortoise shell engraved with runes from the bag beside him. He put the copper coins into the tortoise shell and shook it.

"Splash, splash~~"

A moment later, three copper coins quickly fell out and landed in front of Yan Chixia.

"Strange, I clearly felt someone was watching me just now, so why couldn't I sense it?"

Yan Chixia looked at the seemingly normal hexagram revealed by the copper coin, his expression quite puzzled.

Having cultivated to such a level, his spiritual senses were already extremely sharp, and his intuition shouldn't be wrong, so why couldn't he calculate even the slightest thing?
"Regardless, I've just arrived in Jinhua City, and I'm afraid trouble is already on my way."

After a moment's thought, Yan Chixia grinned, put away the tortoise shell and copper coins, slung the sword box over his shoulder, picked up the wine gourd beside him, and leaped down to the ground of the alley, wandering aimlessly through the city.

Avoidance is not in his nature. If someone really comes looking for him, he will find that person and see who they are and what their plans are.

Just as the swordsman was aimlessly wandering around the city looking for someone, Niu Yi, who had settled down with Guo Hai at the inn, also walked out of the inn.

Guo Hai wanted to follow, but Niu Yi pressed the boy down on the bed, and he soon started snoring again.

Guo Hai was still too exhausted. Niu Yi was worried that the young man's body wouldn't be able to hold up and he would fall ill. Even though he wouldn't let anything happen to the young man with him around, it would still be quite painful if he got sick.
Therefore, it's best to let him rest peacefully at the inn.

As for Niu Yi himself, he planned to go out and try to find Yan Chixia. Even if he couldn't find him, he could still earn some money outside. After all, Niu Yi didn't know if this year's exam in Jinhua was the same year Ning Caichen and Yan Chixia came to Jinhua together. If not, he would still need to make some money to survive.

He is now a mortal man, completely and utterly mortal. After spending the night in the forest yesterday, he is still aching all over, but his willpower allows him to accept it all without batting an eye.

As for how to make money, for him, a divine healer who became a god through the art of medicine and was favored by most of the fortune of the medical profession in the three realms, it was both simple and difficult.

You should know that his medical skills started from the most basic pathology. Treating ordinary people is a piece of cake for him, even without any supernatural powers.

However, there are also difficulties.

At this moment, he looked like an eighteen-year-old young scholar, very young and inexperienced, making it difficult for anyone to trust him.

Furthermore, each place has its own local rules and regulations.

If he were to set up a table outside to provide medical consultations, without any powerful backers in the city, he would likely be beaten up and thrown out of Jinhua within half a day by the local TCM clinics that had lost their customers.

When Niu Yi was in the Three Realms, he had actually seen many such things. Many times, even though the worlds are different, some principles remain the same.

Therefore, when one is weak, it is best to be extra careful.
Niu Yi wandered aimlessly through the city, constantly scanning his surroundings, searching for someone to treat and for Yan Chixia.

Niu Yi wasn't sure what Yan Chixia looked like in this world, but if he actually saw him, his temperament would definitely be quite different from that of ordinary people.

As for the goal of treatment, that depends on the situation.
Jinhua City is quite large and prosperous. With the exams approaching, many scholars have brought their families to Jinhua City, which has greatly boosted the prices of goods in Jinhua.

Along the way, Niu Yi saw many scholars gathering together, either engaging in lofty discussions, composing poems and essays, or going to brothels together, talking about some 'refined' matters.
Of course, although Niu Yi was dressed in scholar's attire and had an extraordinary temperament, he was still too young, and most people didn't think much of him, so naturally no one bothered him.

Along the way, he would occasionally stop by a herbal medicine shop to examine the various medicinal herbs.

Niu Yi wandered around from morning until noon, but just as he was about to go back, he slowly stopped and looked at the figure in black robes setting up a stall in the alley.

Niu Yi sniffed twice and instantly discerned the nature and composition of the medicine the black-robed man was using.

After a moment's thought, Niu Yi slowly walked towards the man in black robes in the alley.

Niu Yi stood in front of the black cloth stall in front of the man in black robes, looking down at the strange little things on the stall. However, what attracted him the most was a pitch-black book.

The Book of Witchcraft

Niu Yi sniffed again, thinking to himself that the person in front of him was truly ruthless.

These little things in front of us all have hidden poisons, especially the witchcraft scripture. If someone takes it, it will probably turn into pus and blood before nightfall.

Niu Yi sighed inwardly at the treacherous nature of the martial world, when he heard the black-robed man say in an impatient, hoarse voice:

"If you're going to buy, hurry up and choose; if you're not going to buy, get out of here!"

Niu Yi gripped the bronze mirror in his hand, maintaining a certain distance from the black-robed man before him. He silently pondered whether this man and the *Witchcraft Scripture* were worth the risk of taking the mirror.
"I still suggest you stay away from this scholar."

Upon hearing the bold voice coming from behind him, Niu Yi's eyes lit up, and he turned around to look in the direction from which the voice came.

(End of this chapter)