Chapter 28 Six Thousand Merits Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang blinked their eyes, one looked puzzled while the other looked completely bewildered. None of them are good, they are all pretending. People have explained it so clearly, and they also know the real inside story, so how could they not understand? They both understood what the Qi family was afraid of, and they were quite happy. They didn't expect that after being falsely accused, the bad thing would turn out to be a good thing. Their luck was so good that the dark clouds in their future actually dissipated. Now it seems that being thrown into jail and tortured was worth it. At this moment, a waiter from the building ran up, glanced at everyone, and reported: "Boss, the blockade of Zhixu City has been lifted, and the passage to the outside world has been reopened. The goods we have ordered can be shipped out at any time." Lan Qiaoyan nodded slightly, stood up, and gave the order: "Then let's go." "Yes." Old Tan agreed, and then looked at Shi Chun and the other two, "Do you two want to continue walking together, or do you want to stay and play?" Wu Jinliang hurriedly said, "Let's go, let's go." Shi Chun also nodded and said, "Let's go together, let's go together."
In this damn place, everything that should have ended had ended, and all the suffering that should have been suffered had been suffered. The two really didn't want to stay there any longer. The legendary colorful world outside had been longing for them for a long time, and at this moment, they couldn't help but light up in their eyes. Fortunately, he was not too happy yet. Shi Chun put on a gentle smile that he had practiced countless times, bowed to Lan Qiaoyan and said, "Thank you for your care over the years, Madam Boss. Shi Chun will take his leave now. I will repay you later!" "That..." Wu Jinliang, who also saluted, hesitated for a moment, but finally shouted out with his head held high, "Mom, I'm leaving, take care of yourself. The same goes for me, I'll repay you later!" Then he lowered his head in fear, picked up the big knife that had just been put on the ground, and didn't dare to look up. You still dare to call me mother? Lan Qiaoyan rolled her eyes again and wanted to scold him, but inexplicably, she didn't know what was going on. She felt a little sour in her nose when the big guy called her "mother". She pursed her lips and thought she had seen a ghost. She rarely scolded the big man. She turned around, moved to the window, and said with her back to him, "The living conditions outside are better than here, but people always want too much. You should take care of yourselves in the future. Okay, let's go, Lao Tan, take them with you." "Yes." Old Tan agreed and immediately extended his hand to invite the two. Shi Chun and the other man bowed again to the woman's back at the window, then turned around and followed Lao Tan. There were not many people delivering goods at Bowang Tower, only ten. They seemed to have empty hands and were not carrying anything on them. Old Tan handed Shi Chun and the other two over to them and saw them off personally. He only returned after he had escorted everyone to the entrance of the city wall. When he turned around, he found that Lan Qiaoyan had also come, and next to her was the shirtless and bearded blacksmith. Old Tan was a little surprised. It was okay that the boss lady was worried about the goods, but why did the blacksmith come here? He walked over, but before he could say anything, Lan Qiaoyan started to explain, "The blacksmith said he wanted to see the big guy off." Old Tan was immediately surprised and looked the blacksmith up and down. "Send Wu Jinliang? When did you become so close to that big guy?" The blacksmith blew his beard and glared, "What a bullshit friendship. When he was forging that sword, I said that he used too many materials and the sword was too heavy, and that fighting and killing in the exile land would be a death sentence. But he said I said the opposite, saying that not only would it not be a death sentence, but it would contain the secret of survival. I didn't believe it at the time, so he made a bet with me, saying that I would believe it when he left alive. The bet was that when he left, I would personally see him off." Now it wasn't just Old Tan who was curious. Lan Qiaoyan asked curiously, "So you lost?" The blacksmith said unhappily, "I lost to this big guy's shamelessness." Old Tan couldn't help it, "Tell me quickly, what secret of survival is hidden in his sword?" "Heh." The blacksmith showed an angry and amused look, "He came to the blacksmith shop to say hello and goodbye before. When I heard that he was leaving, I asked him to decrypt it, and then I found out that the bastard had forgotten the bet a long time ago. It was a pity that I had been thinking about it for all these years, and he only remembered it after I reminded him. The hateful thing is that after he remembered it, he actually regretted it. He didn't want to reveal the secret of Da Dao's survival, saying that it was just a joke and let it go. I am not that easy to play with, so of course I will count him as losing the bet and punish him. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he told the truth." When he mentioned the word "truth", his expression was a little distorted.
Lan Qiaoyan was so eager that she asked, "Tell me quickly, what's going on?" The blacksmith sneered again and shook his head, "He said that he had been through many battles over the years. Every time two groups of people charged, he was the first to jump out and shout for battle. Everyone praised him for his bravery, but in fact, he was always the last one to rush in. There was nothing we could do about it. Everyone could understand that. It was because his sword was too heavy and he couldn't run fast enough." Lan Qiaoyan and Lao Tan were choked with speechlessness and understood instantly. Lan Qiaoyan, in particular, could not help but feel a chill. This was the cheap son who called her mother. She had just felt a lump in her throat and could not help but follow the blacksmith to see him off. "He said that if he ran at the back, he could avoid strong enemies and fight opponents who were advantageous to him. He said that the sword played a great role in his survival. He even asked me to keep it a secret for him, and told me that if I met someone I liked in the exile place in the future, I could teach him this life-saving method. This shameless fellow, I'm convinced by him. I admitted defeat and followed the bet to see him off, but he forgot again. I ran over and didn't even see his back, I just saw his butt." "Forget it, don't be angry." Old Tan, who couldn't help laughing, hurriedly persuaded him to calm down, "Maybe it's not that he forgets. He was caught by the city guards before and was tossed around. He was injured all over. It's normal that he can't remember this for a while." "Hmph." The blacksmith walked away. Lan Qiaoyan looked up at the sky and left with a stern face. Only Old Tan was still watching at the door, preparing for anything that would prevent them from leaving normally. When Lan Qiaoyan returned to Bowang Tower, she found that there was a distinguished guest in the room. Du Huoguan was standing alone in front of the window with his hands behind his back, and the shadow of the window pane was on his face. Lan Qiaoyan waved her hand to dismiss the people below and said with a smile: "What brings the prison inspector here?" Du Huoguan did not turn around, but said calmly with his back to him: "If we really talk about the big and small things in the twelve cities of Shengyu, even I may not know as much as you do. This is also your ability in Bowang Tower. You usually don't interfere in matters other than buying and selling, especially when it comes to the city guards. You won't speak rashly without knowing the depth of the matter. Since you mentioned the supplies, you should have known how the supplies came in. Tell me, who is the traitor in the city guards?" The smile on Lan Qiaoyan's face disappeared. After her eyes flickered for a while, she smiled again and said, "The prison inspector is too kind. I really didn't know that." Du Huoguan: "The reason why I came here alone is that I don't want a third person to hear it. You can feel free to tell me." Lan Qiaoyan smiled and answered firmly, "I really don't know." Du Huoguan turned around and stared at her coldly, "You came to me, I gave you face, but if you do business like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it for long." Lan Qiaoyan was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Who is the traitor? The prison inspector already has a target in mind. Why is he making things difficult for me? I really don't know." Du Huoguan's eyes flashed with thought, and he strode away without saying anything else. Lan Qiaoyan respectfully sees you off. Inside the city wall, the deliverymen from Bowang Tower took out the Qiankun bags hidden on their bodies and poured out a large amount of things for inspection. Shi Chun and Wu Jin exchanged glances. It was not the first time that they had seen the Qiankun bag. They had seen it in Qi Ziru's hands. The cargo was not as much as that in Bowang Tower, and the inspection was slow. The two men only had the stuff on them, and it was cleared after someone cast a spell and randomly swept it a few times. Afterwards, the two men followed the instructions and went to a small yamen at the foot of the wall. An old man with a white beard sat inside. He verified their identities and asked them to confirm whether the merits they had recorded were correct. The merits accumulated by the two of them were exactly six thousand. In the previous distribution, the two of them gave all the other merits to other people in Dongjiuyuan and kept an integer for themselves. The amount of merit sufficient to leave is five thousand. After the two confirmed the amount, the old man with a white beard took out a large roll of something that looked like gauze and white silk, spread out a part of it on the table, and immediately revealed densely packed and neatly stuck gold sand.
Each grain of golden sand is the same size and shape, like a grain of osmanthus, golden and reddish yellow yet with a hint of purple flame. The two's eyes lit up. Although it was the first time they saw it, they had heard of it for a long time. They knew that this was the currency used by the outside world of cultivation. It was called Nanfu Tanjin, commonly known as Tanjin. The purple flame on it could be used to distinguish the authenticity, and it was also a frequently used item in refining treasures. It could also be used for lighting. One pill in hand could illuminate a dark room. The old man with a white beard pointed at the gold dust on the white silk and gestured up and down, saying, "This vertical strip is worth one hundred gold. Cut it into sixty strips and give them to you, which will be six thousand gold." He counted out sixty pieces in front of him, then cut them off and handed them to Wu Jinliang first, asking him to count and sign on the spot. If he left here and found that the number was less, he would not acknowledge it. Shi Chun's marks were naturally not to be missed either, and he also drew sixty marks for him. After confirming that everything was correct, both of them expressed their gratitude to the old man. After that, they just waited, waiting for those people from Bowang Tower to leave. Although Lan Qiaoyan said that the Qi family would not dare to act rashly again, who knew whether the Qi family knew about it or not. The two thought it was better to be safe. There were too many goods in Bowang Tower, and the two of them waited for an hour or so before they could set off together. The exit was a wide corridor inside the city wall. The deeper you went inside, the darker it became, until you couldn't see your hand in front of you, but there was always a little white light in front. Although it was the first time for Shi Chun and the other two to walk this road, they had heard about it countless times before. The white light was the exit to the outside world. The two of them were filled with excitement and became more and more excited as they walked... (End of Volume 1. Preview of Volume 2: Unmovable as a Mountain!) (End of this chapter)
