Chapter 78: Meeting Again

These two had quite a few magic tools, but most were relatively ordinary and of no use to Song Qingming. Song Qingming directly gathered these magic tools and the miscellaneous spirit items into one storage bag, intending to find a time to slowly sell them for spirit stones after returning to Guiyun Market.

Only the black gourd that the Ghost-Headed Man had used at the beginning and the cyan dagger that Zhao Tiepao had been using had some special functions, so Song Qingming put them into his own storage bag.

After dealing with these things, Song Qingming took out his Black Gold Shield again. After carefully observing this magic tool, he carefully removed the silver iron block that was stuck to it.

Sure enough, just as he expected, after the silver iron block was removed, the spiritual sense within his body instantly restored its connection with the Black Gold Shield.

He did not know what kind of object this silver iron block was; it actually had the strange effect of isolating a cultivator's spiritual sense. Even though he had read quite a few classics in Guiyun Market, he could not think of what material this thing was made of for a moment.

At that time, Zhao Tiepao had used this inconspicuous silver iron block to suddenly disable the Black Gold Shield in his hand, which had given Song Qingming a big shock. Fortunately, he still had a top-grade defensive magic tool, the Heavenly Net Umbrella; otherwise, he would have truly suffered a great loss.

He carefully put this thing into his storage bag. This thing had some unexpected effects, and keeping it on his person to deal with those powerful magic tools in the future would surely have some unexpected results.

After taking a long detour carefully and spending three or four extra days, Song Qingming finally returned to Guiyun Market smoothly.

This time, Song Qingming had spent nearly a month in total going out. Most of the time on the road, he had kept his nerves tense. Only now, as he walked into Guiyun Market, did he slowly relax.

After returning to Guiyun Market, Song Qingming did not immediately return to the Flying Cloud Guard station but came to a restaurant within the market called the Heavenly Wind Tower.

The Heavenly Wind Tower restaurant mainly operated various delicious spirit foods and had been open in Guiyun Market for over a hundred years. It could be considered a somewhat famous restaurant in Guiyun Market. Song Qingming had occasionally come here to treat himself over the past two years in Guiyun Market.

Ordering a few of his favorite spirit foods, Song Qingming spent some time trying hard to comfort his stomach.

After entering the Heavenly Wind Tower, Song Qingming walked directly to the second floor, familiar with the path, and found a private room by the window. Not long after he sat down, a young cultivator dressed in the Heavenly Wind Tower's uniform came into Song Qingming's private room with a smile on his face.

"Big Brother Song, I haven't seen you for a few months. I thought you had returned to Qinghe County."

Seeing the person who had arrived, Song Qingming stood up and said with a smile, "Old brother, I don't have the good fortune of you, Little Brother Hu, to be with these delicious delicacies every day. Coming here is a very luxurious thing for me."

This cultivator from the Heavenly Wind Tower was named Hu Daozhen, and he was one of the people Song Qingming had saved on the magic altar during the battle against the demonic cultivators in the Floating Cloud Mountain Range two years ago.

Hu Daozhen had also only come to Guiyun Market a few years ago. His cultivation was not high, only at the fourth layer of Qi Condensation. This person had a good skill in spirit cooking and had been at the Heavenly Wind Tower for over three years.

Ever since Song Qingming saved his life two years ago, the two had become good friends in Guiyun Market. It just so happened that Song Qingming was also a person who loved spirit food. Ever since he met Hu Daozhen, he would come to the Heavenly Wind Tower to splurge once every period of time.

"Big Brother Song, is it the same as before this time?"

Song Qingming shook his head and said, "Please add a few more dishes for me, and then bring a pot of Jade Dragon Spring. A few good friends will be coming later. Don't hold back today; you must bring out your best spirit food."

"Rest assured, Big Brother Song, leave it to me. I definitely won't let you lose face." Hu Daozhen promised Song Qingming with a serious face, then left the private room to arrange the wine and food.

The efficiency of the Heavenly Wind Tower had always been fast. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, seven or eight delicious spirit dishes were delivered to Song Qingming's private room. Just as the spirit food and wine were in place, the private room welcomed two people familiar to Song Qingming.

"Little Brother Song, it's truly great to see you safe and sound. Both Fellow Daoist Yu and I have returned safely. It's just that I haven't received any news from you, which made me very worried. Fortunately, Heaven protected us, and today I have finally seen you."

The people who arrived were Shi Chun, who had parted ways with him after being attacked a few days ago, and that somewhat delicate-natured Qin Yuniang.

When the two parted ways at that time, Shi Chun had specifically sent a voice transmission to Song Qingming, telling him to go find him at his cave dwelling after escaping the enemy and returning to Guiyun Market.

On his way to the Heavenly Wind Tower just now, Song Qingming had used some silver taels to hire a mortal guide in the market to send a message to Shi Chun, inviting them here.

Seeing Shi Chun, who was safe and sound and glowing with health, Song Qingming did not feel very surprised in his heart. However, the fact that the black-clothed woman could escape from the hands of that robber leader did surprise Song Qingming somewhat.

When Shi Chun heard Zhao Tiepao shouting about wanting to avenge his spirit beast, he decisively chose to separate and flee in the way most beneficial to himself. Naturally, this was to increase his own probability of escaping. This was absolutely in line with his shrewd style; he would not let himself fall into danger for the sake of two ordinary friends.

In Shi Chun's view, regardless of whether the opponent went all out to chase Song Qingming or that black-clothed woman who killed the Earth-Splitting Bear, his own probability of escaping was naturally the greatest among the three. The reason Song Qingming was targeted by Zhao Tiepao and the Ghost-Headed Man later naturally had reasons related to this as well. Song Qingming was naturally very clear about this in his heart long ago.

After Song Qingming greeted Shi Chun and Qin Yuniang to sit down, he said, "Brother Shi, seeing that you are safe, I am also relieved. The reason I invited you here to meet is also to take advantage of the delicious spirit food of the Heavenly Wind Tower to thank you for your help to me back then. Please don't be polite."

"Hehe, I didn't expect that after not seeing you for a few years, you, Song San, are much more generous than back then. With such a big table of delicious food and wine, I won't be polite to you. It's just a pity that Brother Zhang couldn't come."

A few years had passed, and Qin Yuniang's personality was still as direct as ever. Seeing a table full of spirit food and wine, her eyes shone with light.

"Tieyang just broke through his realm and needs some time to stabilize his cultivation, so he didn't come this time." Seeing Qin Yuniang mention Zhang Tieyang, who could not come together, Shi Chun hurriedly explained to Song Qingming.

"Since it's inconvenient, let's make another appointment to meet Brother Zhang another day. Anyway, I am living in Guiyun Market now, and there will be opportunities at any time." After finishing, Song Qingming poured two cups of spirit wine for Shi Chun and the other.

After a cup of spirit wine went down, Shi Chun asked, "Little Brother Song, that day I saw two people go to chase you, and I thought you were in great danger. I don't know how you escaped later."

Song Qingming gave a bitter smile and said, "I was just lucky to escape a disaster. That day, those two people were relentless in chasing me. I also relied on a top-grade spirit talisman I bought from White Dragon Mountain to finally shake them off by luck. It was also because of this that I deviated from the direction of returning, which is why I was a few days late returning to Guiyun Market."

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