Vol 2 Chapter 156: Lost

Chapter One Hundred and Fifty Six
Zhong Qinglu raised her arm and patted a few times on the stone gate, and several low voices rang. She waited for a while, but found that there was no movement in the cave. Zhong Qinglu was taken aback, then raised her hand and knocked a few times. Shimen stood still, without any reaction.
"Is it going to other places on the mountain?" Zhong Qinglu thought to herself, that is, at this moment, a man's voice suddenly came from behind her, saying: "Don't knock, the stone is not there."
Zhong Qinglu turned around, only to see a person standing behind Zhang Xuyuan, it was Sun You, and what he said just now. Zhong Qinglu took two steps forward, with some doubts, and said: "Is he not in the cave?".
Sun You was silent for a moment, and said calmly, "No, he is not on Jinhong Mountain. He went down the mountain yesterday."
Zhong Qinglu was stunned, and a look of disappointment flashed across her eyes. Sun You looked at her eyes and sighed softly in her heart, but there was no change in her expression on her face and said, "Why? No? Wrong? , Are you looking for a stone?".
Zhong Qinglu was silent for a while, but shook her head, and said: "It's nothing big, but there are some trivial things that I wanted to come over and talk to him, it doesn't matter."
Sun You said: "He may not be able to come back after a while, and he should come back to me at that time. If necessary, let me tell him for you?"
Zhong Qinglu smiled, sighed softly, smiled and said: "No, you just need to tell him when that happens, I've come to him before."
Sun You said "Oh" and nodded in agreement.
Zhong Qinglu walked forward and prepared to leave. Sun You stepped aside and walked away from the road, watching this beautiful and moving woman walk by, stepping onto the mountain road and heading out of the valley.
It’s just that Zhong Qinglu walked, not knowing why, suddenly the pace gradually slowed down, not long after, she stopped at a place not far from Sun You, and stood there without turning around. , Facing Sun You just like this, standing motionless, as if suddenly falling into a strange state of trance.
Sun You was a little stunned for a while. After waiting for a while, he saw Zhong Qinglu still looks like this. He couldn't help but said to Zhong Qinglu's back: "Hey, what's wrong with you?"
Zhong Qinglu didn't turn around, just stood quietly, and suddenly said: "Sun You, do you often come to this valley on weekdays?".
Sun You casually said: "Nor, but I have visited him several times when the stone was there...eh?"
His face suddenly changed, and his words suddenly stopped, as if he was aware of something, but Zhong Qinglu had already turned around at this moment, looking at Sun You, her face was cold and flat, except that there seemed to be two lines in those eyes. The strange light is average, and it is unusually bright.
She looked at Sun You and said, "In that case, you just knew that Shen Shi was not on Jinhong Mountain, so why did you come to this valley and Jedi that no one patronizes at all?" Zhong Qinglu stared at him coldly, every word. The words are slowly and authentic,
"Are you here because of me?".
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Floating Cloud City, the north hut.
Shen Shi got up in the morning and walked around in the small courtyard outside the house for two laps. After moving around, he returned to the house and sat down at the desk, then took out a talisman pen and paper and cinnabar, and placed it neatly on the table. After calming down, he took the talisman pen and dipped it with cinnabar, and began to draw runes on the copy.
There was a sound of thin footsteps behind her, and Ling Chunni also came over. Seeing Shen Shi's concentration, she didn't dare to bother, so she stood quietly and watched.
Shen Shi drew it all the way, his movements were skillful and steady, and almost no errors appeared, but runes were difficult and complicated things after all, so after about ten shots, he put down the rune pen in his hand and gently rubbed his right wrist. , Then his gaze fell on the ten rune papers on the desktop. After examining it, a satisfied smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he nodded slowly.
At this time, Ling Chunni walked to his side, and while taking his arm to help him rub it, he glanced at the talisman paper with a little curiosity, and said, "Are these the talisman?"
Shen Shi smiled and said: "It doesn't count, these are just rune patterns I drew on the rune paper, and they can't be used as a talisman. I only have to wait until I finish the last spirit filling and condense the five-element spell Only when it's done, it becomes a talisman that can be sacrificed and used."
Ling Chunni said "Ah", with a little surprise and a little smile, and smiled at Shen Shi: "You can actually make talisman, so powerful. I have heard people say that Fulu is extremely difficult to cultivate. It’s a Taoist art."
Shen Shi laughed and said, "It's okay. Actually, I was forced to practice by my father for many years, so I have a good foundation." He said that he suddenly felt something, and got up and looked at Ling Chunni. At a glance, there was a bit of concern in his eyes, and he said, "Hey, why are your hands so cold? Are your clothes not enough to catch cold? Let's not add one more."
Ling Chunni shook his head and chuckled, but he pulled his hands together, rubbed them hard, and smiled: "I'm not cold, maybe it's because of the washing before I got up. You see how much I wiped. Next, don’t your hands get hot?"
Shen Shi shook his head and laughed. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Ling Chunni's white and soft hands in his palms. He smiled and said, "Then let me warm you up, maybe even faster."
Ling Chunni stuck out his tongue, leaned over, leaned against Shen Shi's chest, and said after a while: "Stone, you made these talisman, are you planning to go out of the city to fight with monsters and beasts for hunting?".
Shen Shi said with an "um" and said: "Yes, although many people look down on the five elements magic, in fact, I think this kind of Taoism magical power is still very strong, coupled with the help of Fulu, it will make me hunt It's a lot easier when killing monsters."
Ling Chunni nodded and said, "That's good, anyway, you must be safe, otherwise... By the way, when are you going to leave the city?"
Shen Shi thought for a while, and said, "Tomorrow and the next day."
Ling Chunni was taken aback, and said: "So fast? Didn't you say that you still wanted to comprehend the two new spells your master gave you here yesterday?"
Shen Shi shook his head, and said: "I read the two tactics once, one is the third-order spell and the other is the second-order spell. They are not instantaneous to learn, and even if you have a thorough understanding, it takes a lot of time to practice proficiency. Time. So in the near future, I may still not be able to use these two new techniques, so I should go out of the city to hunt first, and then practice. When I was on the Golden Rainbow Mountain, my master said the same to me."
Ling Chunni nodded silently, did not say anything, but couldn't help but moved closer to Shenshi's chest again, as if there was a warm breath there, which made her feel a little nostalgic.
Shen Shi smiled and patted her on the head, held her for a while, and said, "Well, I still have to go out today to go to the Chengnan Immortal Association, and to retrieve some spirits that existed there. Jing, secondly, you still need to buy more of these spirit materials for making charms. By the way, you can also ask acquaintances over there for information."
Ling Chunni nodded, let go of his hand and stood beside him, looking at Shen Shi with clear eyes, and said softly: "Then you go, remember to go early."
Shen Shi smiled, took her hand, gently rubbed it twice, and then walked out, but after two steps, suddenly turned back and said: "Chunni, if you feel that it is still a bit cold, add more A piece of clothing, don’t freeze."
Ling Chunni smiled and said: "Okay, I know."
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Leaving this safe and secluded small house, Shenshi walked through the aisles, and all the way to Nanbaofang in the south of Flowing Cloud City. From a distance, the golden signboard and high-rise pavilion of the Shenxianhui are still as eye-catching as before. It is tall, and at the same time, there are still countless past cultivators crowded, coming and going in and out of the shops of the Shenxianhui, making it more prosperous here.
Shen Shi followed the crowd into the spacious and bright lobby of the Fairy Club. After looking at the spiritual goods on a few counters at random, he suddenly saw a familiar face in front of the crowd. Chen Li.
When he was hesitant to step forward to say hello, Chen Li, who was looking around with his sleeves, also glanced over his side. Chen Li was startled at first, then showed a slight smile, and walked over quickly. It seems that he has also remembered Shen Shi.
Shen Shi didn’t need to entangle this time. He smiled and greeted him. After two greetings, Chen Li smiled and said,
Master Shen, after the auction in the other courtyard that day, he didn’t see him coming again. Today Do you want to pick something?"
Shen Shi nodded and said, "Well, I want to buy some Tier 1 and Tier 2 talisman spirit materials, by the way..." He groaned for a while, and he spoke slowly, but Chen Li was a character who raised his eyebrows and glanced at Shen. Shi seemed to have a hesitant expression, stepped forward and lowered his voice for a few minutes, and said softly: "The son, does he want to visit our shopkeeper, Gu?"
Shen Shi thought for a while and said, "If she is not busy, I would like to see you."
Chen Li smiled slightly and said, "Well then, the son will look around again later, go downstairs and report to the shopkeeper Gu and give a briefing to the son, how about you?"
Shen Shi quickly folded his hands and said with a smile: "It's the best, thank you Brother Chen."
Chen Li smiled and waved his hand, then turned and went straight.
Shen Shi watched him leave, and then wandered around in the hall of the Fairy Hall. Looking here and there, I found that the spiritual materials here are still as complete as before, and there are many rare treasures among them. He was very tempted to read everything, but it was a pity that he touched the wishful bag, he was shy in his pocket, and the poor have short ambitions.
Not long after, Chen Li came downstairs again and found Shen Shi at a counter, saying that Gu Lingyun invited him upstairs to meet. After thanking Chen Li, Shen Shi walked up the stairs all the way to the large room on the fourth floor dedicated to Gu Lingyun, and knocked on the door.
"Come in." A gentle woman's voice came from the room.
Shen Shi pushed the door in, and saw Gu Lingyun sitting behind the large desk, the desk was full of files and documents, as if he was dealing with affairs.
Seeing Shen Shi coming, Gu Lingyun first smiled at him from a distance, and then said, "Come and sit down."
Shen Shi walked over and sat down on the other side of the desk. Gu Lingyun put a file aside in his hand, then smiled and looked at Shen Shi, and said, "It's rare that you will come here. Why, is it something I entrusted? Are you looking up?"
Shen Shi said apologetically: "Aunt Gu, I've been to Shuhai for some time on the mountain, but there are too many ancient scrolls in it. I really haven't found the record of Huang Ming you mentioned."
Gu Lingyun shrugged and looked a little lazy and strangely beautiful, but with a different style, and smiled: "I also know this is not anxious, it does not matter, as long as you are willing to help me read a book."
Shen Shi nodded, and then said what he had come for today. Gu Lingyun seemed to be indifferent. He casually found someone and ordered to help Shen Shi prepare the corresponding spiritual crystals and spiritual materials. At the same time, he watched Shen Shi glanced at him and said: "Do you want to go out of the city to hunt monsters? Have you decided where to go?".
Shen Shi said: "I have seen Haizhou Dizhe, and I don't want to be too far away from Floating Cloud City this time, so I plan to go to'Centipede Mountain' for a while."
Gu Lingyun gave an "Oh", thought for a moment, and then nodded: "Although there are many monsters in Centipede Mountain, they are not too high in rank. Most of them are low-rank monsters. Those above Tier 3 are very rare. It's quite appropriate."
Having said that, she paused for a while, as if thinking of something, and then said, "By the way, during this period of time, I heard that this area does not know why, in addition to the original monsters, it seems that there are some ghosts in the depths of the mountains. It hurt the lives of some casual practitioners who had honed and explored in the past. However, this news has just come out and may not be credible. In short, you have to be careful.
Shen Shi nodded, smiled and said, "Okay, thanks aunt Gu for reminding me."
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