Chapter 639: Climbing Xushan Again

"I am also not alone." He was never alone.

The power of Lingxu City and the Heavenly God is enough to make any individual ashamed of their own insignificance and humbleness. If there were no Panlongcheng as a backing, he wouldn't dare to act as he does now.

Panlongcheng is one of his pillars; even if it cannot be seen or touched, it can make him firm in moving forward, free from worry and no longer hesitant.

Isn't belief just like this?

The mirror was dissatisfied: "Your statement is a bit far-fetched."

"Then think again, why does Fang Canran have to stay in Lingxu City to make a living?" He Lingchuan laughed, "Everyone in the world yearns for Lingxu City, but he shouldn't. For Shao Jian's descendants, the risks here are far greater than the opportunities. Look at me, if not for a purpose, I must stay as far away from Lingxu City and the Heavenly God as possible."

This is the distance of the soul, the choice of instinct.

"You mean, the organization behind him sent him to be stationed in Lingxu City?"

"Is there any identity more convenient for inquiring about intelligence and carrying out actions than the Grand Manager of a famous family's business?" He Lingchuan raised his chin toward the distance, "A giant city of seven million people, how many foreign forces are hidden in it, I'm afraid it's countless."

The lights under the mountain are brilliant, surpassing the stars in the sky.

"Also, when he used the Earth Immortal Rope to catch me, the first sentence was asking which organization I came from." He Lingchuan laughed, "In other words, he subconsciously thinks I am also working for some organization."

This is Lingxu City, the heart of the empire. Who would be crazy enough to come here alone to cause destruction?

Hehe.

The mirror said "Ah": "That's true."

"I seem to be at ease in Lingxu City, but in reality, I am alone, and many things have to be done by myself, which is truly difficult." The Tongxin Guards are always watching him, making his actions tied up. If there were reliable partners to work together, the difficulty of his plan should drop a lot.

The mirror reminded: "Even if Fang Canran really belongs to another force, he might not be willing to help you."

"The enemy of an enemy has the necessity of contact." No matter how difficult things are, they have to be done step by step.

Just at this moment, a black shadow swept across the sky, following the light and flying toward the tower top.

He Lingchuan whistled, and the black shadow folded its wings and landed on his arm.

The goshawk finally returned.

This timing was too perfect, He Lingchuan was overjoyed.

After finishing a long journey, it opened its mouth and kept panting.

He Lingchuan took out a wine bowl from his arms, took the water bag and poured some clear water, and the goshawk buried its head and drank heavily.

After its movements slowed down, He Lingchuan asked: "How?"

"You are right. That guy is indeed still alive." The goshawk took out a sealed document from the storage ring on its claw and gave it to him, "This is the household registration certificate of Yangshui County."

"Hard work, go rest." He Lingchuan stroked its back feathers, "You have made a great contribution; I will ask for credit for you from His Highness tomorrow."

He held the sealed document, flipped it over and over, looked at it, and pondered for a long time.

The mirror worried: "Is there anything wrong with this document?"

"The document is fine, but this matter is not right."

"Ah?" It didn't want to ask "why" again!

"Since Xi Yunhe dared to let me investigate, this person should be alive." He Lingchuan muttered, "He is alive, that is what's not right."

The mirror was confused: "Disadvantageous to us?"

He Lingchuan laughed: "Unrelated to us."

……

The next day, He Lingchuan slipped out of Pianxiang Manor again.

The donkey cart sent by the long-armed ape Old Ge was already waiting at the back mountain, and as soon as He Lingchuan got on, it ran toward Dun Garden.

Fang Canran was prepared; not long after the servant went in to report, he rushed out and personally handed two storage bracelets to He Lingchuan: "Three hundred jin of Shaoling Ore are all here, the purity is very high, the recipient will like it; there are also five Soul-Shocking Bombs, the Heart-Piercing Mirror hasn't been repaired yet, I'll give it to you in a few days."

He Lingchuan's divine sense probed in to verify it was correct, and immediately cupped his hands: "Thanks, Brother Fang."

He didn't know much about minerals, but this batch of Shaoling Ore was shining, looking like good quality. He spent those 7,000-plus taels to buy coarse ore, not refined ore; Fang Canran upgraded the quality for him without increasing the price.

Fang Canran laughed: "Be careful on the road."

He Lingchuan thanked him and left, not heading directly north, but turning around in the main city with the donkey cart.

The little spider told him there were eyes behind.

The Tongxin Guards had been shaken off by him, and he had just gone to Dun Garden. Hmm, eight out of ten it was Fang Canran who sent someone to tail him, wanting to see if he was going straight up Xushan.

The two had a contract not to harm each other. But the act of "tailing" was a means for Fang Canran to increase understanding, not counted in the terms.

He Lingchuan wasn't in a hurry, got off the cart and entered a perfume shop.

There were naked men everywhere inside, and one had to take a hand tag before entering, which was inconvenient, so the people tailing him only waited at the front and back doors.

Who knew this wait was two hours.

They knew it was bad, searched inside, and He Lingchuan was indeed gone.

These people could only report back to Fang Canran dejectedly.

Fang Canran didn't show any anger after hearing this, just waved them away.

Of course, He Lingchuan had already arrived at his destination by this time.

This was his third time climbing Xushan; the scenery along the way hadn't changed, tourists were bustling, roughly estimated at least several tens of thousands.

This kind of tourist attraction only had the difference between peak season and peak-er season.

He Lingchuan didn't stop halfway, heading straight for his destination, Tianji Shanfeng.

Like last time, the road up the peak was shoulder-to-shoulder, the long queue could only move forward seven zhang every quarter of an hour, and the huge rock cave was crowded with people, the tree root deep pool was surrounded tightly.

Two guards stood on the left and right by the pool, expressionless, stopping all uncivilized behavior.

Queuing was slow and boring, and tourists were chatting. He Lingchuan's hearing was too good, passively listening to a pile of family trifles. Here someone said the dead ghost at home secretly went out to gamble again, there someone giggled that the young lady next door ran away with someone two days ago.

But he didn't expect that what he heard the most was actually the gossip about Qingyang National Master!

Behind him seemed to be a tour group of twenty or thirty people, and He Lingchuan heard several guests whispering that Qingyang National Master had several legs with her favorite student! "Think about it, how many young talents has the Qinggong absorbed in the past hundred years? Qingyang National Master flips cards to pick flowers; which one she wants to serve her doesn't work?"

"Almost two hundred years old and still has a technique to keep her youth; maybe she is good at harvesting and supplementing."

Speaking to the back, a group of people giggled.

Someone on the side couldn't stand it and interrupted: "Keep some virtue, you haven't seen it yourself!"

"Didn't Qingyang National Master admit it herself? She said the expelled disciple, the one who hunted demons and took beads in the Elixir of Immortality case, had non-fractional thoughts about her before!"

"Right, this guy surnamed Mai sought but couldn't get her, so he rebelled against the master." Another guest laughed, "With such a sect style, one can see what the Qinggong is like."

The previous person was refuted and had nothing to say.

"These wealthy giants in Lingxu City, which family doesn't have romantic affairs, which family doesn't have strange habits? I heard that Liu Changshi in the port specifically hired a nest of bee demons; when the concubine serves him or guests, he lets the bee demons sting the concubine."

Everyone was shocked and asked for details, and the topic branched off from there.

He Lingchuan scratched his head. No wonder the Qinggong used so many tricks, but still couldn't divert the attention of Lingxu City residents; it turned out there were wild histories of Qingyang National Master's romantic affairs spreading everywhere.

This kind of celebrity scandal spreads fast, has long timeliness, and after countless additions of oil and vinegar, it attacks the lower three paths as soon as it comes out.

Very eye-catching.

He Lingchuan didn't expect that National Master Shuangye would actually use this move.

These two great national masters have been fighting for more than a hundred years; National Master Shuangye finally caught the opportunity to win, and also used all means.

When life and death are at stake, what high style, what self-respect, are all thrown aside.

It was hard to squeeze into the rock cave; He Lingchuan didn't go to touch the tree roots, but squeezed to the position directly in front of the water pool, stood still, turned back to look at the cave entrance, and pointed.

In the crowded cave, no one cared about this action.

But He Lingchuan clearly remembered that when the Wood Spirit Venerable sat down, he was in this position, pointed forward like this, and said a sentence:

I will wait for him here.

This "him," who is it? Is it Dongli True Person, or He Lingchuan?

"Here," exactly where does it refer to? So He Lingchuan had to climb the peak himself and measure it with his own eyes.

He looked in the direction of his finger, hmm, front right of the cave? What's there? He Lingchuan lifted his leg and walked out of the cave.

He was moving against the human tide, squeezing very hard. But after exiting the cave, it suddenly opened up, because there was almost no road to the front right, only a narrow stone ridge faintly visible in the grass, five zhang long.

Below is the abyss.

This kind of small road hasn't been repaired, commonly known as the crucian carp back, uneven, narrow and difficult to walk, and the biting mountain wind can even blow people to the bottom of the valley. Normal tourists wouldn't go against their own safety.

Seeing him standing in front of the crucian carp back, someone kindly called out: "Hey, you, don't stand over there, it's too dangerous..."

Before the words fell, He Lingchuan jumped onto the stone ridge in two steps and nimbly jumped over this heavy natural danger.

Going around inside again, the tall and rugged mountain rocks blocked the view of the tourists on Tianji Shanfeng looking here.

Just these few dozen steps, the surroundings suddenly quieted down, with only the mountain wind whistling.

A natural "crucian carp back" completely isolated him from the noisy scenic spots and bustling tourists.

There was no road behind the giant rock, and the frost and snow covered the stones, making people walk deep and shallow, and if not careful, they would sprain.

He Lingchuan jumped onto the giant rock and identified the direction.

Looking from afar, the Questioning Tree was even more spectacular.

And looking down from his current position, one could find that the thick roots of the Questioning Tree actually extended downward, winding between the rocks of the whole mountain peak, and even faintly visible at the bottom of the stone ridge he just jumped over.

He still underestimated this tree; the Questioning Tree on Tianji Shanfeng is more than just a "tree wrapping a cave" wonder? It actually wrapped the whole mountain peak with roots that were developed to an outrageous degree, from top to bottom!

Even where he stood now was within the scope of Tianji Shanfeng, and the roots of the Questioning Tree also extended here!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 640 =====