Chapter 17
"Dan Yuan Conference?"
Xu Fu took the invitation sent by the visitor, with only these few words on it.
"Who is this for?" Xu Fu asked the person who sent the invitation.
"It's for the owner of the Li Mansion in Shaoshang City." The person who came was a young man with a humble face, as tall as Xu Fu, and with a very ordinary appearance.
"But Master Li has gone out and I don't know when he will come back." Xu Fu said.
"I'm just here to deliver the letter, I don't know anything else."
"Where is this Danyuan Conference held? What is it for?"
"This is a grand event jointly organized by the six major cities in the southeast. The venue is Shangyang City. Famous alchemists from the six major cities will be invited. It is very lively."
After hearing what the man said, Xu Fu thought for a moment, then thanked Jin Zhong and asked Jin Zhong to send him away.
According to Xu Fu's idea, since there is a gathering of heroes, maybe someone can solve the hidden dangers of his Qixin Dan. Even if it is not possible, he can buy some elixirs that can temper the meridians and widen the sea of qi. Moreover, the master had previously arranged to give a body-building elixir to an old friend. Wasn't that person in Shangyang City?
After finding the note left by his master, Xu Fu carefully confirmed it again.
Fu Songgang of Qingfeng Hall in Shangyang City.
There are names of places and people, so it should be easy to find.
Now that you have decided to go, you have to make some preparations. Xu Fu can now refine the body strengthening elixir freely, but it is incomparable with the first batch of super-grade elixir. After the servants took the body-building elixir that was refined later, the biggest change in these people was that they were stronger and their skin and flesh became more supple, but they were far from reborn.
Although Shaoshang City is a big city, it is not known that there are alchemists above the fourth level, so there are few spiritual grasses and spiritual items on the market. Xu Fukong has a lot of pill recipes, but he can only refine the body-building pills honestly.
A few days later, Xu Fu explained the matters in the mansion and took the little fox on the road. With the butler Jin Zhong taking care of the Li Mansion, Xu Fu felt relieved.
Xu Fu wore tailor-made casual clothes today, with his hair tied back casually, carrying a ubiquitous traveling bag, a square animal cage slung around his waist, and walked briskly out of Shaoshang Mall.
Walking on the road, looking at the passing pedestrians and cars, Xu Fu felt as if he was in another world.
A few months ago, he was just a cowherd boy, but now he has transformed into an alchemist who can refine fourth-grade elixirs. It can really be said that "the way of heaven is impermanent".
Although he was not short of money, Xu Fu did not take a carriage for this trip. His body felt stiff after staying in the Li Mansion all day, so Xu Fu planned to take this opportunity to go out for a walk and relax his muscles.
With his current physical strength and footwork, the distance between the two cities is really nothing.
I don't know how long this trip will take, Xu Fu is worried about leaving Yuehua in the house. If it is lost, there is really nowhere to find it. For this reason, he sent someone early in the morning to buy a bamboo cage specially used to hold the small beast. To avoid exposing it to the sun, Xu Fu also specially prepared a piece of green cloth to cover the beast cage tightly.
After leaving Shaoshang City, Xu Fu intentionally branched off onto a wilderness path. He had already inquired that this road would be closer to Shangyang City, but because the road was not easy to walk, there were very few pedestrians.
Xu Fu walked for a while, and when he saw no one around, he mobilized his spiritual energy to roam the meridians on his legs and used the Juechen footwork.
Xu Fu, who was using his footwork, seemed to turn into a cunning rabbit, running forward at high speed, and with one leap, he was able to jump several feet away. Xu Fu felt the wind blowing in his ears and his chest was so happy that he couldn't help but roar a few times in the mountains and startled many birds.
Not long after running, Xu Fu suddenly heard a noise behind him. When he turned around, he saw someone using his footwork to catch up quickly. He arrived in front of Xu Fu in a few breaths.
The person who came was a young man. He had a handsome face and was wearing a slightly loose light blue exquisite robe. He was carrying a large wooden box on his back, which was very conspicuous.
The man passed by Xu Fu quickly and glanced at Xu Fu very casually without any intention of stopping or even saying hello. Standing close, Xu Fu realized how advanced this man's footwork was. He was as light as a swallow, walking on grass, and in just a few breaths, he ran tens of feet away.
Seeing that the human body method was so fast, it aroused Xu Fu's desire to win, and he hurriedly exerted his strength on his feet and chased after him.
The handsome young man's movement was much faster than Xu Fu imagined. Xu Fu tried his best to catch up without stopping, but until he saw Shangyang City, he could not catch up with the young man, and his spiritual power was almost exhausted. .
"The spiritual power is still not enough!"
Xu Fu was once again dissatisfied with his spiritual power. He had not dared to use his footwork with all his strength along the way. Otherwise, let alone reaching Shangyang City, he would probably have to adjust his breath halfway.
"We must find a way to improve our spiritual power!" Xu Fu thought, the city wall of Shangyang City was in front of him.
The walls of Shangyang City are not as simple and thick as Shaoshang City, but the city is much more prosperous than Shaoshang City.
The shops in the city are lined up in rows, and I don’t know if it’s because of the Danyuan Conference. Looking around at this moment, the main street connected to the city gate is full of people, walking shoulder to shoulder, and the sound of hawking is endless.
As soon as he entered the city gate, Xu Fu was attracted by the prosperous scene in front of him. The depressed mood just now disappeared without a trace. Even the little fox was excitedly running around in the bamboo cage.
Xu Fu naturally would not let Yuehua out of the animal cage, but he still took off the green cloth covering the animal cage.
The street was wide. Xu Fu walked along the street stalls. He didn't go far before he saw the handsome young man carrying a big wooden box. The big wooden box on his back was indeed an obstacle in this crowded place. At this time, every step he took was a little difficult. His difficult appearance was completely different from his previous elegant and unrestrained appearance.
Xu Fu didn't want to come forward to talk, but suddenly he found a hand moving to the wooden box behind the boy. The owner of the hand was naturally not the boy.
"thief!"
This was the first time Xu Fu saw someone stealing on the street, and he was inexplicably excited. He didn't expect that the first time he met a thief was here.
Xu Fu pretended not to care and squeezed forward. When he got closer, he did not rush to warn him. Instead, he watched the thief use a sharp blade as long as a finger to skillfully cut the string around the seal of the wooden box.
There were many and mixed strings on the seal of the wooden box, which seemed to show that the things in the box were of high value. The thief also spent some time, but he did it so lightly that the young man carrying the box did not notice it at all.
Feeling that someone was staring at him, the thief turned around and saw Xu Fu with excitement on his face. To Xu Fu's surprise, the thief didn't panic at all. Instead, he made two gestures on his neck with the blade. His originally expressionless face became a little more ferocious.
Xu Fu looked at the thief with a fierce look and was a little surprised. This man was so arrogant when he stole on the street. He really didn't know where he had the confidence.
Seeing that the thief had cut the last rope, but the handsome boy was still unaware, Xu Fu had no choice but to step forward and grab the thief's left hand holding the blade.
"Catch the thief!"
Xu Fu didn't know how to remind the young man for a moment. Although the thief had been caught by him, he still shouted such a sentence.
The eyes of the people around were immediately attracted by Xu Fu's voice, and the handsome young man naturally turned around and looked at the two of them, slightly surprised, still unaware that he had almost been pickpocketed just now.
"Look at your box!" Xu Fu said helplessly to the young man.
"Box?" The young man was stunned and quickly put down the wooden box. When he saw the ropes that were cut in a mess on the box, he realized that the thief was originally coming for him.
"How dare you steal my things!"
The young man's voice was a little rough, and he stepped forward angrily. He slapped the thief hard on the ground first, or feeling that he still couldn't forgive his hatred, he picked up the blade that the thief had dropped, and cut it deeply on his forearm. A cut was made on the ground.
The thief had been struggling hard since he was caught, but his wrist was pinched by Xu Fu, as if he was locked in shackles, and he couldn't move at all. After being slapped down, before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his arm. Then he covered his wound and howled loudly.
The young man was startled by the blood pouring out of the thief's arm. He quickly threw the knife on the ground, took out a square towel from his arms and wiped his hands carefully. The thief took the opportunity to crawl on the ground and fled into the crowd. Before leaving, He did not forget to drop the vicious sentence "Just wait for me."
When the young man saw this, he wanted to chase him again, but he saw Xu Fu pointing behind him.
It turned out that while the young man was stabbing someone just now, two people emerged from nowhere. They didn't care about the captured thief and went straight to carry the box.
However, the box was much heavier than they thought, and it was very difficult to lift it up. After taking two steps, they saw that the young man had noticed it, so they quickly left the box and ran away.
The young man's steps were quick and he caught up with the two of them in just a few breaths. Just as he was about to take action, he was frightened by the black ash raised by the two thieves. He quickly backed away by a few feet. When he tried to step forward again, the two thieves had already squeezed into the crowd. , disappeared without a trace.
The thief was not caught, so the young man was a little unhappy, but he still came over to thank Xu Fu. When he lowered his head, he saw the animal cage on Xu Fu's waist.
"This fox is so beautiful! Where did you buy it from?" The boy squatted down, looked at Yuehua carefully through the gap in the animal cage, and exclaimed in surprise.
Xu Fu was quite happy to hear people praising Yue Hua, so he took off the animal cage and let the boy watch carefully, but Yue Hua didn't seem to like the boy and turned his head to the side, looking like he was ignoring him. This actually aroused the young man's interest even more, and he still didn't let go of his hand holding the animal cage.
"Baby, you'd better run away quickly!" an old man who set up a stall selling woodware said from a distance.
"Sorry, old man, am I blocking your business?" Xu Fu said while taking two steps towards the center of the street.
"How dare you hurt the people of the Yuntian Gang? They won't let it go. Get out of the city quickly. It's too late!" After saying this, the old man sighed and stopped talking.
"Hurry out of the city and hide." Xu Fu said to the young man. He was not even afraid of horse thieves, so naturally he would not be afraid of a small gang of thieves. However, the young man in front of him looked inexperienced, so Xu Fu thought it was better to be careful.
"What are you hiding from? I'm still afraid of them!" The young man teased Yue Hua through the animal cage without raising his head.
It was getting late, and the two of them did not stay where they were for long. When they heard that Xu Fu was looking for an inn, the young man insisted on inviting Xu Fu to stay at the best inn in Shangyang City as a token of his gratitude.
The two introduced themselves to each other on the road, and Xu Fu learned that this young man's surname was Yu, his first name was Qinglan, and he was also an alchemist.
Along the way, Yu Qinglan teased Yuehua with bright eyes, not even looking at the scenery on the roadside, but Yuehua didn't show any dignity at all, curling up in the cage without responding.
After checking four or five inns, I finally found one with a vacant room. Unexpectedly, Yu Qinglan searched all over her body and couldn't find even half a copper. Only then did she know that the money bag had been stolen at some point.
Xu Fu didn't care, took out the banknotes from his arms, not only booked two upper rooms, but also asked the waiter to prepare a large banquet.
Xu Fu has always had a huge appetite after taking the Qixin Dan. The two of them ate all the food that was originally enough for a dozen people, and drank a large jar of wine.
Compared with Xu Fu, that boy's appetite can be described as insignificant. The food tasted average, not as good as that of the cooks in the Li Mansion, but fortunately the portions were sufficient, and Xu Fu enjoyed the meal.
The two of them were full of wine and food, and one of them was carrying a wine bottle, leaning on the chair and drinking and talking.
"Qinglan, what's in your box?" Xu Fu asked curiously, pointing to the huge wooden box.
"See for yourself." Yu Qinglan was reluctant to put down the wine bottle, and her tongue was already a little unruly when she spoke.
"Then I can see it."
Xu Fu was full of curiosity when he first saw it in the market. He had been embarrassed to ask before, fearing that it was something inconvenient to show to others. After hearing what Yu Qinglan said, he immediately walked to the box.
The rope sealing the lid was almost cut, and Xu Fu opened the lid easily.
"This is……"
When the lid was opened, Xu Fu was shocked by what was inside.
"This is... an alchemy furnace?" Xu Fu looked at it carefully. This alchemy furnace looked more exquisite than the one in Li's house, and the color was also very special, a rare light red.
"What's all the fuss about the alchemy furnace?" Yu Qinglan muttered: "The Danyuan Conference doesn't bring an alchemy furnace, is it like you to bring a spiritual pet? By the way, where is Yuehua?"
"I didn't even know I had to bring the alchemy furnace with me." Xu Fu tried hard to recall what the person who sent the letter said, but he really didn't remind himself to bring the alchemy furnace with him.
"There was an alchemy furnace for use during the competition. I thought their alchemy furnace was too dirty, so I brought my own." Yu Qinglan said as she poured a bowl of wine and pushed it in front of Yuehua, "This It tastes good, try it.”
"Yuehua has a very tricky mouth." Before Xu Fu finished speaking, he saw Yuehua sniffing the bowl, stretching out his light red tongue and licking it, then smacked his lips twice, and his eyes lit up. Then he dove into the bowl and licked it clean in a moment.
"You see, it also likes to drink!" Yu Qinglan shouted excitedly, then shook a jar of wine and poured another bowl for Yuehua.
"I wish I were you." Yu Qinglan looked at Yuehua who was drinking, and suddenly muttered blankly.
"Can a fox drink so much wine? Don't let it drink." Xu Fu was also a little dizzy at this time, but he was more sober than Yu Qinglan. He had never heard of a fox drinking before. He drank so much all at once. A lot, but don't drink it and get sick.
"Don't care! You have to care about everything! You have to care about eating, drinking, and going out! I just don't want to take medicine! I just want to drink! I just don't want to stay at home! Even if I don't rely on this family, I won't starve to death. ..." Yu Qinglan's words became more and more slurred. At the end of the sentence, she tilted her head and fell asleep on the table.
"What a bad drinker!" Xu Fu ignored Yu Qinglan's drunken words. He rarely drank alcohol on weekdays, but this time he seemed to be a little drunk. Although she was very dizzy, she still held on and carried Yu Qinglan to the bed.
"You are a well-fed man and don't know how hungry a man is. I wish someone would take care of it!" Xu Fu looked at Yu Qinglan who was blushing, curled his lips and said, then shook his head, how many young people of this age know? The difficulty of having a father without a mother.
Xu Fu was already about eighty percent drunk. When he put down Yu Qinglan, he felt dizzy as soon as he bent over. He simply pushed Yu Qinglan in, lay down on the side, and slept with his clothes on.