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Chapter 94: Ever Heard of 'Empty City Slash'?

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Along the way, the large yellow chicken paced in front of Qian Chen intentionally or unintentionally. When it reached the front of the pagoda forest, it finally couldn't help but rush in front of Qian Chen, pecking at the red-skinned gourd at Qian Chen's waist with its tender yellow beak, knocking out a 'da-da' sound to remind him. The gold and silver buttons tied to the gourd finally couldn't help it either, turning into gold and silver boys, angrily blocking it.

The gold and silver boys protected the gourd, making angry roars of 'ya-ya'.

Qian Chen had to go up to mediate and took down the gourd as promised, pouring out two spirit pills. The large yellow chicken's eyes lit up instantly, and its bean-sized small eyes vividly performed the effect of eyes lighting up.

The two gold and silver boys stood on the gourd, looking at it with grievance and indignation.

Ning Qingchen saw the quality of the spirit pills and was a bit embarrassed. She pushed them away against her will: "Fellow Daoist Qian, Master Feng is just naughty. These spirit pills are so precious..."

The large yellow chicken turned to look at the girl, a look of shock appearing in its eyes, very much meaning—'Who is this person? Do I know her? Why is she talking nonsense?'

The sword immortal girl had no choice but to pick it up, hold it in her arms, and carefully groom its feathers.

At the same time, she secretly stuffed the spirit grain balls into her hand and shook them in the direction of the chicken from her sleeve.

But how could spirit grain balls compare to the spirit pills carefully refined by the Supreme Dao? The spirit chicken remained unmoved... The girl let out a small wail, pleading: "Master Feng!"

Qian Chen saw it and found it interesting, smiling: "I am a disciple of the Supreme Dao. Spirit pills are not rare to me."

"And since I have already promised this Master Feng fellow Daoist, I shouldn't break my word."

The large yellow chicken's eyes lit up again when it heard this. It stretched its neck and waited, while its small head nodded frequently... The gold and silver boys and the Ear Dao God little person clung to Qian Chen's Daoist robe, shaking their heads frantically.

Qian Chen said this and directly reached out to place the spirit pills where the large yellow chicken could reach with one stretch of its neck. Sure enough, the large yellow chicken quickly stretched its head and swallowed the two spirit pills into its crop with a speed that Ning Qingchen couldn't stop at all.

This made the two gold and silver boys discouraged. They sat on the gourd in frustration, while the Ear Dao God started pulling Qian Chen's collar, 'yi-ya-yi-ya' begging for spirit pills... Qian Chen casually took a bit of spirit pill jade crumbs with his fingertips and gave them to the little things. The gold and silver boys took the jade crumbs and started gnawing on them in small bites, and their resentment gradually subsided. Only the Ear Dao God was still dissatisfied, pointing at the large yellow chicken's bulging crop and screaming 'wa-wa'.

Indicating that it also wanted a complete spirit pill.

Qian Chen reached out and flicked it, saying: "You are only good at eating. What counts as finding a corpse worm... If you could also practice a good skill like Master Feng, and be more diligent, don't wait for me to urge you to work every time... You little bean-sized thing, where did you get such a big appetite."

Although he said so, considering that the Ear Dao God had made a contribution by exploring news this time, Qian Chen still stuffed it a complete Jade Food Pill.

The Ear Dao God held a spirit pill larger than its body, looking conflicted, not knowing where to put it.

After thinking about it, it returned the spirit pill to Qian Chen, asking him to keep it for it, and continued to hold the jade crumbs and eat them. The Ear Dao God flew to the weeds beside the pagoda forest and ate with the morning dew on it.

Ning Qingchen hesitated several times. Seeing that the wood was already a boat, and the pills had entered the chicken's mouth, she knew she couldn't dig them out, so she had to thank Qian Chen.

Qian Chen was more straightforward, laughing: "Since it was my own promise earlier, it was my own idea. What are you thanking me for, Ning Ning Shimei Ning?" This guy climbed up the pole and called her Ning Ning Shimei immediately.

Ning Qingchen sighed: "Since Qian Yan Shixiong has spirit pills, you should use them on your own injuries. And Master Feng is greedy and naughty... it was also pestering you, fellow Daoist, and you had no choice."

"Oh!" Qian Chen reached out his finger to rub the Ear Dao God's head and smiled: "Who doesn't have a pestering little thing at home?"

Speaking of his own injuries, Qian Chen suddenly coughed violently again, his face showing a sickly flush: "Sorry for your concern, Ning Ning Shimei, but my injuries are purely because I was plotted against by that demon before leaving. I had to use cold air to suppress the demonic thoughts, and at the same time, my magic power had to be forbidden to suppress the divine magic dharma image, so as not to be taken away by him from a distance. That's why I only have one percent of my power left..."

"In this way, pills are useless. And I have many spirit pills prepared, and I don't forbid fellow Daoists from asking for them. If Ning Ning Shimei needs anything, just tell me!"

After hearing this, the sword immortal girl didn't show anything. The chicken in her arms looked like it was about to throw itself into his arms.

Zhi Qiu climbed out of the ground with a face full of dirt, holding several dim relics in his hand: "I went to check underground. There are indeed underground palaces dug under several pagodas. But inside are some Buddhist scriptures and relics of high monks... There are no clues to the Seven Demon-Subduing Treasures."

"Could it have already been taken away by that demon?" Zhichiu asked, his expression shifting.

"Could it have been taken away by that demon?" Zhi Qiu's expression moved.

Yan Shu's eyes lit up: "That's good. We will kill our way into the demon cave, wash that cave of demons clean from top to bottom, and then search slowly."

Qian Chen shook his head and vetoed: "If the demon had already obtained the Seven Demon-Subduing Treasures that might be hidden in Lanruo Temple, why would it make such a big fuss because we stopped at Lanruo Temple? And when the wolf demon attacked the temple, it obviously had scruples. There must be a reason for this..."

Yan Shu sighed: "The wolf demon has been searching here for decades and should know more than us. If only we had left one alive!"

A strange look appeared on Yan Shu's face as he looked at Qian Chen with some suspicion: "Qian Shidi, you don't have another setup, do you?"

Yan Shu's face showed a strange look, looking at Qian Chen with some suspicion: "Qian Shidi wouldn't have made arrangements again, right?"

"I sprinkled the magic tool Golden Sand in the courtyard earlier. When the wolf demon attacked, it seemed that a grain accidentally stuck to the hidden pei demon." Qian Chen took out a Geng Metal God Sand mother the size of a golf ball: "This thing can sense the God Sand. Following the induction, we should be able to find the wolf demon's lair!"

Under a cliff on a desolate mountain not far from Lanruo Temple, Qian Chen and his party came to a hidden stone cave. Smelling the faint fishy smell at the cave entrance, Ning Qingchen frowned slightly. This stone cave wound nine times, and she didn't know how big it was. When she searched with the Spirit Light Mirror, she was blocked by the restrictions in the cave, but judging from the range covered by the restrictions, the scope of this stone cave affected several nearby mountain peaks and was extremely deep.

It is conceivable that without such a large place, how could it accommodate hundreds of wolf demons gathering?

Yan Shu saw that Ning Qingchen was a girl after all, and said kindly: "Junior Qian Yan Shixiong's injuries are not yet healed, so don't easily enter the demon cave to avoid being ambushed. Ning Ning Shimei Ning, please take care of my junior brother here."

Zhi Qiu laughed and said: "Qian Yan Shixiong's spirit pills are miraculous. I have regulated my breath for a day and have recovered well. After a battle last night, the ancestor's talisman method has improved even more, and I am just about to use the heads of those demons to verify it."

Ning Qingchen was about to agree, but Qian Chen suddenly said: "I still have one percent of my power left, so I don't fear ordinary demons. And we cannot divide our forces at this time. The demon who subdued the samsara travelers has not yet revealed its tracks. Once we divide our forces, I am afraid we will be ambushed by this demon. At that time, we will be divided into two paths and will not be able to respond to each other, which will be troublesome."

"Then Qian Shidi, you come down with us?" Yan Shu hesitated. He always felt that this was not a good idea.

"Great... and then the demon blocks the entrance of the demon cave, and we will immediately become turtles in an urn. If the remaining wolf demons in it act up, or if the demon sends subordinates in from other demon cave entrances, we will still be mice in a bellows, suffering on both sides."

Yan Shu said angrily: "Qian Shidi, there are no good words in your mouth. It's turtles and mice."

"Then you tell me what to do!"

"Leave me alone at the cave entrance to respond. That demon will be even more unclear about our reality and will not dare to act easily..."

Yan Shu stared at Qian Chen with round eyes for a long time. If he didn't know that this junior brother had more tricks in his stomach than him, and that he might have some calculations at this time, he would have slapped him unconscious and taken him away long ago. He whispered: "Are you really only left with one percent of your power?"

Qian Chen coughed a few times, panted slightly, and said with difficulty: "Of course, why would I lie to you, Yan Yan Shixiong?"

"Then do you want us to leave any magic tools to help you defend yourself?"

Qian Chen waved his hand: "No need. If you must leave something, do you have a qin in your hand, Yan Yan Shixiong?"

"I am a rough person and don't have the patience to manipulate those things." Yan Shu wondered: "What do you want a qin for?"

"Singing an empty city strategy, not learning from Zhuge Qin Demon, I always feel like something is missing." Qian Chen sighed: "Giving me an erhu is also fine!"

"Who is Zhuge Qin Demon?" Yan Shu muttered, shook his head, and called Ning Qingchen and Zhi Qiu to go down to the demon cave.

Before Ning Qingchen went in, she stared at Qian Chen for a long time, making him feel hairy in his heart, before holding the yellow chicken and turning to enter the cave.

After they left...

Qian Chen sat cross-legged at the entrance of the wolf demon's demon cave, facing the steep and rugged desolate mountains and wild ridges, carrying the Luo Umbrella on his back, his fingers twitching unconsciously. He always felt that his knees were placed with an erhu. The gold and silver little monsters jumped down from the gourd and played around beside him. Qian Chen sat with his back to the cave, smiling, looking very relaxed.

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