Chapter 776
Chen Bai and Bai Wanxi! Lu Zhaohe appears again.
Zhang Lingshan hesitated for a moment, and Zhang Lingshe beside him hurriedly said, "Brother, hurry up and agree. I think they are good people, unlike those two soldiers before."
As he spoke, Zhang Lingshe pretended to be unable to move, and put on a fawning smile for the caravan members.
"Ok."
Zhang Lingshan sighed and said, "Thank you for your help, young lady. My brother and I are extremely grateful. My name is Li Xuanbing, and my younger brother is Li Xuanling. We thank you all."
"Young master, please don't stand on ceremony. Get in the carriage. Uncle Chen, would it be alright if the young master rode in the same carriage as you?"
"can."
Uncle Chen's voice rang out.
Then, the coachman lifted the curtain and said, "Please come in, gentlemen."
Thank you.
Zhang Lingshan led Zhang Lingshe inside, his brows furrowing slightly, but he didn't say anything more.
Uncle Chen smiled apologetically and said, "I am suffering from fire poison and cannot suppress it. It will be a bit hot and uncomfortable for you two to be in the same carriage as me. If you are not comfortable, I can ask Miss to help you change to another carriage."
Zhang Lingshan said, "You're too kind. We're the ones bothering you, and we wouldn't mind at all. Besides, I've never been afraid of flames. On the contrary, if you don't mind, I can take a look at this fire poison for you."
"Thank you so much."
Uncle Chen looked expectant.
Zhang Lingshan said, "However, I just dealt with those two soldiers, which took a lot of effort, and I need to rest for a while."
"Yes, yes, you need to regulate your breathing. I have some Immortal Elixir here that can help you, young master. If you trust me, you can take it without worry and refine it here."
Chen Bo touched his storage ring and handed Zhang Lingshan a bottle of pills.
Zhang Lingshan cupped his hands and said, "Thank you."
That's all.
Open the bottle directly and start taking the Immortal Elixir.
While Zhang Lingshan was refining the Immortal Elixir, Zhang Lingshe lay down beside him, pretending to be extremely tired, so as not to give away his secret by having Uncle Chen talk to him.
To everyone's relief, Uncle Chen didn't seem to be a talkative person. When he saw Zhang Lingshan begin refining the Immortal Spirit Pill without any precautions, he stopped talking and continued to suppress the fire poison in his body.
The caravan continued its slow journey.
Half a day has passed.
Finally, Zhang Lingshan slightly opened his eyes and said, "Old man, I've almost recovered."
"Alright. Then I'll trouble you, young man."
As Uncle Chen spoke, he extended his hand.
Zhang Lingshan raised three fingers together and placed them on Chen Bo's wrist. A faint coolness immediately entered Chen Bo's body along his wrist.
"Well."
Uncle Chen couldn't help but groan, a look of relief spreading across his face, as if a cool breeze had suddenly swept over him after he had been working under the scorching sun, drenched in sweat.
pity.
The comfort lasted only a moment before slowly disappearing, just as the breeze only blew for a short while and could not continuously dispel the heat.
"Feel sorry."
Zhang Lingshan said, "My abilities are limited, and I am unable to completely eliminate the fire poison for the time being. I can only proceed slowly, suppressing and peeling it away little by little."
Chen Bo said, "I understand. This fire poison is indeed troublesome. If it weren't for you, little brother, I don't know if I could have made it to Anyuan City."
Zhang Lingshan said, "Old man, you are blessed with good fortune. Even without me, you would have been able to overcome this difficulty. However, since we have met, it must be fate. If you trust me, I can slowly expel the fire poison from you and help you recover."
"Thank you so much."
Uncle Chen was overjoyed and said, "My name is Chen Baiyi. If you think highly of me, you can call me Uncle Chen, just like Miss does."
"Uncle Chen," Zhang Lingshan cupped his hands in greeting, "Miss is kind-hearted and willing to take us two brothers in, but do you know her name?"
Chen Bai said, "My young lady is named Bai Wanxi, and she is a third-generation member of the Bai family in Anyuan City. With our Bai family caravan as guarantor, Brother Li doesn't need to worry about being stopped and captured by those ordinary soldiers again."
Zhang Lingshan asked, "Has something happened around here? Why are they making such a big fuss about arresting people?"
Chen Bai said, "It is said that a lackey named Zhang Lingshan escaped from the Anning Army. The Anning Army was furious about this, so they blocked the roads around the area and were determined to capture this lackey. Therefore, whenever they encounter anyone suspicious, they will take action to arrest them."
Zhang Lingshan said, "So, I am the suspicious person."
Chen Bai smiled slightly and said, "Hehe, Brother Li, don't worry. Zhang Lingshan is skilled in the power of water and fire. He is tall and strong, with a fierce appearance and sharp features. Whether it is spiritual root, appearance, or physique, he is completely different from you. How can you be considered a suspicious person? Moreover, Zhang Lingshan ran away on his own. You have a younger brother, and you have even less reason to associate with him."
"Then why did those two soldiers arrest me?" Zhang Lingshan asked.
Chen Bai sighed and said, "The world is in chaos right now. The Dali Dynasty is eyeing us covetously from the outside, and treacherous officials are causing trouble from within. The armies in the cities near the capital may still have some discipline, but in Anning City and Anyuan City here, there is almost no discipline at all. Moreover, the war in Beijiang City is intense, and they are conscripting men every day. If you're unlucky, you'll just happen to be caught in the crossfire."
Zhang Lingshan suddenly realized, "So, even if that servant named Zhang Lingshan hadn't escaped, I could still be arrested just by being labeled a suspicious person?"
“That’s right,” Chen Bai sighed. “Fortunately, my little brother is very strong and scared them away. Otherwise, if he had been captured and taken into the Anning Army, he would either have been sent to grow spirit rice and use his blood to nourish the land and make fertilizer, or he would have been forcibly sent to fight in the Northern Frontier City.”
"It's so terrifying..."
Zhang Lingshan's face showed a look of lingering fear. His already handsome and fair face turned even whiter, clearly indicating that he had been frightened.
"Uncle Chen, if it weren't for your and Miss's help, my brother and I would probably be dead without a burial place."
Zhang Lingshan said solemnly, and then solemnly prepared to kneel down: "Uncle Chen, please accept my bow."
"Oh, young brother, why make such a grand gesture?"
Chen Bai quickly reached out to support Zhang Lingshan, saying, "I'm so grateful to you for helping me expel the fire poison. To be honest, I also have my own selfish reasons. Just now, you scared away the snowflake domain released by those two soldiers, which made me feel much better as the fire poison in my body was suppressed. That's why I suggested to Miss that we take you in. So, we're helping each other out. Don't feel too much pressure, little brother. You don't owe us anything."
Zhang Lingshan shook his head and said, "Even without me, Uncle Chen could have returned to Anyuan City to treat the fire poison. But without Uncle Chen and Miss, my brother and I would have certainly died this time. This great kindness is something that I can't repay with just a small act of expelling the fire poison."
"Young man, you're an honest man."
Chen Bai smiled and said, "If you don't mind, young brother, I can talk to Miss and recommend you to join the Bai family of Anyuan City. In this way, you will not only have a place to stand, but our Bai family will also have you as an asset."
Zhang Lingshan hesitated and said, "But my brother and I are both unregistered, and we've lost our travel permits. Joining the Bai family might cause trouble for Uncle Chen and Miss Bai."
"Hehe, it's no problem. Our Bai family is not a small family. It's not difficult for us to get you and your brother an identity."
Chen Bai smiled. Zhang Lingshan was overjoyed and said, "Uncle Chen, you have no idea how hard we've suffered along the way because we lost our travel permits and had no identities. Anyone could question us, and no one was willing to take us in. Meeting you today, Uncle Chen, is like meeting a savior for us brothers. If you don't mind, Uncle Chen, we brothers are willing to become your godfathers."
"No, no!"
Chen Bai quickly waved his hand and said, "You are also a Xuanxian, how can you take me, a mere Xuanxian, as your godfather? That's not appropriate. If you don't mind, you can call me Brother Chen, and I'll call you Brother Li."
"Brother Chen."
Zhang Lingshan quickly replied.
Chen Bai laughed and said, "Good brother. I don't have anything good here. I see that your aura is mixed and your immortal spiritual power is severely depleted, so I'll give you some immortal spiritual pills to help you recover. Don't worry about the fire poison on my body; I can suppress it myself."
“Brother Chen, you’re too kind. How could I not worry about the fire poison in your body? Let me give you some ice to cool you down before you recover.”
As Zhang Lingshan spoke, he placed his hand on Chen Baiyi's wrist again, beginning to help suppress and slowly peel it off.
On the rest of the journey, after each Immortal Elixir he took to recover, he would help Chen Bai remove the fire poison.
As time passed, the fire poison in Chen Bai's body decreased, and his overall spirit improved. His face became more hydrated, a far cry from the dryness and heat he had experienced before.
Chen Bai was overjoyed.
He thought that he would have to return to Anyuan City before half of the fire poison in his body could be removed.
Unexpectedly, the Li brothers were so powerful that they had already extracted almost half of the Immortal Spirit Pills from him after refining just the few pills he had given them.
However, it's still a third of the way to Anyuan City.
At this rate, I estimate that once I enter Anyuan City, I won't even need to return to the Bai residence before the fire poison in my body will be completely removed.
"Brother Li, you must be tired. Take a rest. The fire poison in my body is no longer a problem."
Chen Bai, feeling embarrassed that he had kept Zhang Lingshan busy, and also wanting to have a chat, said, "I see that Brother Li is exceptionally talented, possessing a rare ice-type spiritual root. Moreover, he refines immortal spirit pills very quickly and recovers just as fast, demonstrating his extremely high efficiency in utilizing immortal spirit pills. This also shows how pure Brother Li's ice-type spiritual root is. With such talent, how could he have fallen to this state?"
Zhang Lingshan sighed, "Alas, to be honest, Brother Chen, my family suffered a terrible calamity for no reason, but I don't even know who my enemy is. I was only spared because I was out traveling with my younger brother."
"After that, I dared not stay in my hometown any longer, lest I be targeted by my enemies, which is why I traveled all the way here."
"During that time, I hid my younger brother's talent and fed on demonic beasts, which allowed me to break through to the Xuanxian realm."
"Who knew that not long after the breakthrough, he was targeted by those two soldiers, and he had no choice but to expose his strength."
"If I hadn't met Brother Chen and Miss, I would have continued to hide."
After all, the world is full of treacherous people. I've heard of many geniuses with heavenly spiritual roots being used as cultivation vessels or having their bodies possessed. I fear I might follow in their footsteps.”
Zhang Lingshan said with a serious expression.
Chen Bai said, "Brother Li, don't be afraid. Our Bai family is not like that. That is the work of evil cultivators. Our Bai family has always followed the righteous path."
Zhang Lingshan said, "Yes, my brother and I hit it off immediately, and Miss is beautiful and kind-hearted, so she would never do such evil or crooked things."
Chen Bai laughed and said, "You've never seen Miss, so how would you know she's beautiful?"
Zhang Lingshan said, "Miss has a gentle voice and is willing to take me in, so she must be extremely beautiful."
"Haha, you're right. Miss is renowned throughout Anyuan City."
Chen Bai smiled, but his expression suddenly changed. He said, "Silence! There are strongmen from the Anning Army blocking the road and checking us."
Zhang Lingshan's face also turned pale. He said, "What should we do? Will they arrest me?"
Chen Bai waved his hand and said, "It's alright. Our Bai family has been trading with Anning City for many years and has also established relations with the Anning Army. This is just a checkpoint they set up specifically to prevent that lackey named Zhang Lingshan from escaping. There are actually several checkpoints along the way, and we've passed through them all without any problems. This time, there's just one more powerful person."
"What kind of powerful figure could make Uncle Chen so serious?" Zhang Lingshan asked.
Chen Bai, with a respectful expression, said, word by word, "A Golden Immortal!"
Whoa!
The coachman's voice rang out, signaling the horses to stop.
Then, Uncle Chen led Zhang Lingshan and Zhang Lingshe down from the carriage and said respectfully, "Junior Chen Baiyi greets Pavilion Master Lu."
at this time.
It wasn't just Chen Bai who led Zhang Lingshan and the other person down.
The others also dismounted one by one, their faces filled with utmost respect, heads bowed, not daring to look directly at the Golden Immortal powerhouse.
Similarly, Bai Wanxi, the young lady from another carriage, hurriedly stepped down and gracefully bowed, saying, "Junior Bai Wanxi greets Pavilion Master Lu."
"It's Xiaoxi."
Lu Zhaohe rarely smiled and asked, "How has your grandfather been lately?"
Bai Wanxi said, "Thanks to Pavilion Master Lu, my grandfather's health has improved a lot recently. It's all thanks to the excellent pills that Pavilion Master Lu makes. My grandfather often talks about it and even wants to invite Pavilion Master Lu to his home for a chat."
"Haha, I'll go whenever I have time."
As Lu Zhaohe spoke, her divine senses, like clusters of raging fire, swept across everyone.
Chen Bai couldn't help but let out a muffled groan, and the faces of everyone in the caravan also turned extremely ugly.
Several people who, like Chen Bai, were poisoned by fire, went limp and collapsed to the ground.
Already poisoned by fire, and then overwhelmed by Lu Zhaohe's imposing aura, it was a miracle they weren't crushed to death; what did it matter if they collapsed to the ground?
"What did you all do? How did you get poisoned by fire?" Lu Zhaohe asked.
Bai Wanxi said, "We encountered a Fire-Scaled Beast on the way, which was very troublesome."
As she spoke, she took out a bright red horn from her ring and said, "Grandma Lu, you are skilled in fire magic. This horn of the Fire Scale Beast is useless to us. Please accept it, Grandma Lu."
Lu Zhaohe's eyes lit up, and without any hesitation, she grabbed the Fire Kirin Beast's horn and said with a smile, "Good child, Grandma knew you were filial. Alright, go on over there."
As she spoke, she stepped aside and suddenly looked at Zhang Lingshan, saying, "You were able to deal with the Fire Scale Beast this time thanks to this kid, weren't you? Ice-type unique spiritual root, rare indeed, not bad!"
Zhang Lingshan's heart tightened.
It's gratifying that my method of transformation passed smoothly and Lu Zhaohe didn't see through my true colors.
However, Old Zamao seems to be interested in his own ice-type alien spiritual root as well.
If Bai Wanxi were to say now that she wasn't a member of the Bai family, she'd be in serious trouble. (End of Chapter)