darknovel Chapter 62 Unsolvable
Chapter 62 Unsolvable
As dusk fell, Zhou Qiuyuan finally arrived at the south gate.
The guards found no problem and let him pass, which finally put Zhou Qiuyuan's mind at ease.
He returned to the city and went straight to the pharmacy in the south of the city.
Zhou Qiuyuan found the old pharmacist who ran the clinic and asked bluntly, "What's the cure for smiley face sores?"
"Who has been infected by this evil thing?" The old pharmacist's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly distanced himself from Zhou Qiuyuan: "This thing is a bit troublesome to treat... Please come with me to the back room."
The old pharmacist gave a wink to the apprentice beside him, and the apprentice hurriedly left.
Zhou Qiuyuan sensed something was wrong. A wisp of purple lightning appeared on his deadly sword, blocking the apprentice's path. "Where do you think you're going?"
The apprentice trembled with fear, his face contorted with terror, and said, "Master wants me to go to the yamen..."
The old pharmacist sighed. He had intended to use persuasive language to calm Zhou Qiuyuan down, but in reality, he wanted his apprentice to notify the authorities.
This person's death is not a pity, but allowing evil spirits to spread in the outer city will have unimaginable consequences.
"Laughing sores are a rare and almost indistinguishable plague."
"Unless one immediately removes the contaminated area upon infection, or uses the inner city immortal master's miraculous medicine against evil spirits, there is no other solution."
"Laughing sores will spread throughout the body until the host dies. Getting infected with laughing sores is like having one foot in the grave; the only difference is when you'll be buried..."
Anyone who hears that one foot is already in the grave will not look happy.
Zhou Qiuyuan thought that he would be fine if he was careful because he had only been stained with a little bit of the tumor's blood, but he ended up like this.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you."
"Tell me more about zebu cattle and laughing sores."
Zhou Qiuyuan realized he had failed, but he still had a chance to start over.
Knowing yourself and your enemy will prevent you from making a fool of yourself next time.
The old pharmacist explained in detail: "The ruddy ox is a strange beast with a yin nature, which likes to attract evil spirits. Eating its flesh and blood makes one susceptible to evil spirits, and it is also one of the ingredients for several forbidden pills."
"Laughing sores are a type of sore on the face, the most common being laughing sores and crying sores. After infection, it is difficult to control emotions, experiencing extreme joy or sorrow. Laughing sores are highly contagious; touching the sores, coming into contact with blood, or cooking and eating contaminated flesh can all lead to infection..."
"Never try to cut off the acne on your face, as it will spread rapidly, growing at a rate dozens of times faster than normal throughout the body."
Zhou Qiuyuan found a rope in the pharmacy and tied the two of them up. "Thank you for clearing up my doubts. Until then, please stay here safely."
He didn't want to deal with the government officials, and he certainly didn't want to die in a daze; he just wanted to get through the night.
Zhou Qiuyuan unleashed another powerful shockwave to suppress the human-faced sores, wrapped himself in hemp clothing to cover the sores that had just grown on his neck, and returned home.
He refused to have dinner with his parents and silently began practicing the Zhenxie Sound in the front yard.
This is completely useless...
The disastrous consequences of removing the human-faced sores became apparent: the number of human-faced sores increased, and unless a terrifying sound erupted every now and then, human faces would appear on the sores, emitting eerie laughter.
"What are you yelling about in the middle of the night? Don't you want anyone to get some sleep?!"
When the neighbor came to argue, he saw the terrifying creature with smiley face sores on its face, swallowed all the rest of his words, and ran home without hesitation to lock the door.
Overwhelmed with grief, Zhou Qiuyuan let out a roar.
boom!
It sounded like thunder from the heavens, echoing throughout the earth, and the demons scattered.
One by one, the smiley face sores disappeared, leaving only the remaining scabs.
A look of astonishment flashed across Zhou Qiuyuan's eyes. The Zhenxie Sound had finally been perfected!
……
Zhou Qiuyuan opened his eyes with lingering fear, looked at his unharmed body, and let out a long sigh of relief.
Laughing sores are disgusting!
Once infected, one can only watch helplessly as it spreads across the body; even the perfectly cultivated Zhenxie Yin technique cannot completely eradicate the poison.
After a while, the acne will recur.
No wonder the old pharmacist, upon hearing about the human-faced sore, instructed his apprentice to notify the authorities; this thing was indeed far too dangerous.
If someone were to use it as poison, the consequences would be unimaginable.
From now on, be careful when eating out, and never eat food of unknown origin.
Zhou Qiuyuan sat cross-legged, took out the Life-Taking Sword to cultivate, and swallowed the Savage Bull Bone Strengthening Pill and the Black Tiger Bone Tempering Pill to begin the second tempering of his Thunder Bones.
He cultivated until 1:45 AM before sheathing his deadly sword and striding out the door.
He ignored Gu Lin's surveillance and arrived at his sect's residence at 9:45 AM, where he took the Thunder Blade and began cultivating.
His trip outside Black Swamp City made him realize the powerlessness of body cultivators, and he desperately wanted to become a cultivator. Before that, he needed to increase his strength.
Wei Jin walked out from the backyard and looked at Zhou Qiuyuan, saying, "Disciple, your family is not well-off, so it is not easy for you to cultivate to the minor success of the Body Tempering Realm. You will need to spend even more money on cultivation in the future."
"Once you reach the minor completion stage of Body Tempering, you can find a powerful organization to register under your name and receive a monthly allowance, which will help you go further on your cultivation path."
Zhou Qiuyuan was inclined to refuse. His self-created Dark Night faction made money extremely quickly, so he had no time to work for others.
However, since the Dark Night forces could not be exposed, he had no choice but to agree.
Wei Jin continued, "The government office has been dealing with the troubles in Tianqiao City lately. The body refiners nominally employed by the government office have started working, and since you don't have a suitable lightning spirit tool, you're doing a lot of work for little pay."
"Currently, there are two forces that are most suitable for nomination. One is the Wang family. The Wang family possesses a large number of lightning spirit tools, can earn 12,000 coins per month, and also has handy lightning spirit tools at their disposal."
"The rest is a small family, who only serve as figureheads and rely on my reputation as their teacher. They don't have to do any work and only receive six thousand coins a month."
Zhou Qiuyuan remembered that Brother Luo's nominal salary was eight thousand coins, so why was his monthly salary two thousand coins less?
Ultimately, their strength was weak, and they received less money.
Taking money without doing anything, six thousand coins is not a small amount.
Zhou Qiuyuan replied without hesitation, "Senior Brother Lu has always been at odds with the Wang family. I don't want to make Senior Brother feel bad, so let's choose another family."
Just as Lu Chengping felt a surge of emotion, he remembered something and his expression turned strange.
"Another family called the Ji family is skilled in alchemy and has several pharmacies in the city, so they are a decent choice."
The nominal power is only used to leverage the master's prestige; the city is relatively safe and generally nothing will happen.
Take the eldest disciple, Luo Tong, for example. Since he joined the sect, he has never been seen handling miscellaneous matters.
"This is my token. Take some time to visit the Ji family mansion, and they will resolve this matter." Wei Jin took out a jade pendant engraved with the character "Wei" and handed it over, coughing again.
Zhou Qiuyuan quickly helped him back into the house.
"Junior Brother Zhou, the Thunder-Nourishing Pill is indeed precious. I'm willing to raise the price this time. How about 150 taels of gold plus this Thunder-Listening Sword?"
Lu Chengping doubled the price he offered and was exceptionally sincere.
Things are different now. Zhou Qiuyuan now possesses a deadly sword that far surpasses the Thunder Listening Sword. Although 150 taels of gold is not a small sum, it is no longer out of reach for him.
"Thank you for your kind offer, Senior Brother. Please allow me a few days to consider it." Zhou Qiuyuan finished his cultivation and declined as usual.
Lu Chengping left his master's residence and went to a restaurant.
Yunnu and Gu Lin served her carefully by her side.
"From this day forward, there's no need to follow the week for matchmaking."
Gu Lin looked bewildered and terrified. He said humbly, "Young master, I have never been negligent."
Yunnu, puzzled, asked in a muffled voice, "Does Young Master intend to take action directly?"
Lu Chengping took a deep breath and said, "If my guess is correct, Junior Brother Zhou should have secretly pledged allegiance to the forces of Tianqiao City."
Zhou Qiuyuan remained unmoved by the 150 taels of gold and a substandard Thunder Spirit Tool. Coupled with his rapid progress, Lu Chengping concluded that Zhou Qiuyuan possessed the Thunder Spirit Tool.
Since the people of Tianqiao City entered the city, Zhou Qiuyuan's cultivation speed has advanced by leaps and bounds, and he reached the minor success of body refinement in just over ten days.
This isn't just a matter of money. Without a mid-to-high-grade lightning-type spiritual tool and a large amount of money to support cultivation, progress wouldn't be so rapid.
Money aside, it's not easy to buy a mid-to-high-grade lightning spirit tool. Someone must have taken a liking to Zhou Qiuyuan's talent and secretly provided financial assistance.
Considering Zhou Qiuyuan's change in attitude today, upon careful consideration, he definitely had a solid foundation.
A portion of Tianqiao City's forces originated from the inner city, and their strength should not be underestimated. This tiger lurking in the shadows is still sharpening its teeth, plotting to take a big piece of meat from a certain force in Black Swamp City.
Although Lu Chengping was interested in raising Lei Dan, he did not want the Lu family to become a hunting target for Tianqiao City.
Even if the guess is only one in ten, he is unwilling to take the risk.