Locust

Chapter 81 Red and White Stone Lotus Root
During the Shikui meeting, the hanging mirror enchantment can only be exited but not entered, so the three of them gathered in the rest area.

Fan Buchou was all smiles, and asked firstly: "How, can the two of you gain something today?"

Pei Donglai shook his head and said, "I have taken a fancy to a strange stone, but there are many bidders, and the price has reached sky-high prices, so I have no choice but to give up."

Cao Cuo replied: "I opened a stone ball, but I can't see the calendar, it can only be regarded as a strange thing."

Fan Buchou reassured: "It's okay, there are still two days left in the meeting, and there is still a chance."

The three of them sat in meditation and talked about Xuan Xuan until the second day.

……

On the second day, the stones placed in the venue were more expensive, and the number was only more than 200 pieces, and the competition became more intense.

Cao Cuo strolled in the courtyard, strolled around, kept walking on the road, and sensed that two stones were reacted by green locusts.

"If you are competing for two stones, you have to use the essence of jade. Once the news is leaked, it will definitely attract the attention of the magic building. You can only choose one of the two..."

Cao Cuo directly gave up the larger piece and chose the stone in front of him, which was only about half the volume of the previous one.

"Red and white stone lotus root, base price: [-] talisman coins."

The price of the previous stone is [-]. There are many monks bidding for it, and the price of the foundation is complete. If you participate in the competition, you will definitely attract attention.

And this piece of red and white stone lotus root is moderately priced, and there are not many bidders, and it will not attract attention if you win the bid, so it is more suitable.

The stone lotus root is as thick as an elephant's leg, seven feet five inches long.

"Three people have bid on the price. The highest price is [-] talismans."

Cao mistakenly read the price, and without hesitation, directly marked the price to [-] talismans.

"I still have nearly 12 talisman coins on hand, which should be enough to take down this stone..."

It was almost dusk, and the pricing time had passed.

Cao Cuo came back and saw that no one else had marked the price. It seems that this stone did not attract many people.

When the time came, Cao paid one hundred thousand talismans by mistake, and immediately began to interpret the stone.

After peeling off an inch of stone skin, Cao Cuo was overjoyed when he saw the stone clothes immediately.

The stone skin is all peeled off, and the jade essence wrapped in the stone coat is nearly three squares.

"The opportunity of the green locust depends on this knife."

"Crack!"

"Jade is born! Ten thousand years of blood jade!"

The red clouds are densely covered, the fragrance of blood is pervasive, and inside the stone clothes are all ten-thousand-year blood jades that are bright red and blood-beating. The amount of nearly three parties is worth more than 90 talismans.

Cao Cuo couldn't hide his joy, took out three stone boxes, disassembled the large blood jade, put it in one stone box, and put it in a storage bag.

Sudden.

Someone Cao frowned:
"There are a total of five alchemy investigations..."

Fortunately, my performance is not abnormal, otherwise I will be in big trouble...

The ten-thousand-year blood jade of the three parties is worth more than 90 talismans, and it is indeed worthy of the attention of Daoist Jiedan.

However, Shi Longweng, who hosted the conference, has a very good reputation, and he has made friends with the real person from Banshan in Shilongfang. The possibility of winning the treasure is not very high, and it is still safe...

"The ten-thousand-year blood jade has already been obtained. There is no need to participate in the Shikui meeting on the last day. At that time, quasi-shikui from various families will appear on the stage. There will be too many alchemy masters and foundation-building consummation monks..."

……

Back in the rest area, Cao Cuo shared his thoughts with his two friends.

Pei Donglai admitted: "I've already used up all the talisman money on hand, and there's no point in participating in the third day's meeting..."

Fan Buchou didn't want to leave now: "Brother Pei, Brother Cao, you should leave first, I still want to see the meeting on the third day..."

Pei Donglai said helplessly, "Anyway, I'm fine, so I'll spend one more day with you."

Cao Cuo didn't plan to stay longer. After the green locust produced the Ten Thousand Years Blood Jade, the green locust was extremely restless, and his emotions began to affect him.

Moreover, with a heavy treasure in his body, and being probed by Daoist Jiedan's spiritual consciousness, it is not safe to stay here, so he must leave this place as soon as possible before the news spreads.

I can only say that I have something important to do, so I bid farewell to the two of them and left.

After handing over Shi Kui, Cao Cuo broke away from the enchantment and ended the trip to the Shi Kui Conference ahead of schedule.

……

The hidden place of Xuanjing Stone Square.

Cao Cuo cupped his hands and said, "Qing Yi, thank you."

Qing Yi replied with a smile: "Senior Cao, you are too polite, this is what I should do."

As soon as Cao Cuo came out of the enchantment, he found Qingyi directly and asked her to arrange a secret room for herself. After changing her appearance, she left Xuanjingshifang through the secret door...

Be careful, there is no big mistake, I have earned so much at the Shikui Conference, there is no guarantee that I will not be noticed, in order to avoid unnecessary disputes, of course I have to be conservative.

Fortunately, Shilongweng is full of prestige, and the Shikui Conference held by him is very reputable, and there are no accidents along the way...

……

"what?"

Someone Cao was about to leave Xuanjing Street, when he suddenly sensed a person, he became suspicious:

"Lian Jin, he is a member of the killer organization, why does he stay here all the time?"

Through symbiotic induction, the trajectory of Lianjin's activities in the past few days was retrieved.

"This person has been wandering around, and has been to many places more than three times...It's really suspicious..."

After about half an injection of incense.

Sensing that Lian Jin started to move and began to walk towards Xuanjing Street, Cao Cuo squatted directly at the intersection he must pass...

A yellow-faced young man appeared at the intersection. He was not Lian Jin on the surface, but the green locust Gu in his body could not be faked. It was obvious that he used some kind of magic to disguise himself.

Passing the intersection, the yellow-faced young man's expression changed, he turned around and shouted, "Who?"

At this moment, he has pinched a communication talisman in his hand...

Cao Cuo strolled in the court, and said kindly:

"This fellow Taoist, did you lose these ten talisman coins again?"

"Fellow Daoist, why did you say 'again'..."

Lian Jin was in a trance...

……

After a while, the yellow-faced young man walked out of the intersection with his usual expression...

"Illusory Building... Formation... Xuanjing Avenue..."

"Huanlou actually set up formations on Xuanjing Street?" Cao Cuo looked solemn.

He has just finished interrogating Lian Jin with illusion, but this person's cultivation level is too low, and the information he knows is limited. He only knows that in the past few days, the upper management of the illusion building has contacted some mysterious people, and they discussed setting up a formation on Xuanjing Street , I don't know the rest...

But the arrangement of the formation must involve the participation of the real person of Dandan. It is conceivable that there will be big moves in the illusion building.

Today is the second day of the Shikui Conference, and tomorrow is the last day. There are Daoist Danjie and many monks who have completed the Foundation Establishment. What do you want to do when the magic building is setting up a formation?
There is a lot of fog, there must be some kind of conspiracy, and it is likely that more than the Huanlou family is involved...

"No matter what kind of conspiracy they have, it's all the plan of Daoist Jiedan, and it's not something I can participate in at the early stage of foundation establishment..."

When Cao Cuo learned about this secret matter, he didn't have the idea of ​​being a hero. He had self-knowledge, which was far beyond his ability at this time.

"However, you can't just do nothing, Fan Buchou and Pei Donglai are still inside..."

Having made a decision, Cao made a mistake to return the same way, disguised himself as an ordinary stone guest, and re-entered the Xuanjing Stone Workshop.

Qingyi noticed the person coming, and just wanted to say:
"..."

Cao Cuo shook his head, and pointed to an elegant room after the voice transmission from his secret spiritual sense.

The illusion building and the mysterious forces have actions, there must be someone watching in the dark, and any suspicious actions may be noticed.

Qingyi is also a smart person, so she quietly led Cao Cuo into the private room.

Inside the room.

Cao mistakenly threw out the Qingshen Baoding and sealed it around.

Qingyi asked: "Senior Cao, what happened?"

Cao Cuo said directly: "Yes, something big is about to happen, where is the real person in Banshan now?"

"Uncle is in the Xuanjing enchantment, he is one of the five alchemy masters who host the conference."

"Do you have a way to directly contact the Banshan real person."

"Can't you go directly through the barrier?"

"For the past three days, I can only go out and not enter the barrier. Passing through the barrier is too conspicuous."

Qingyi's face was solemn when she heard the words. Senior Cao's being so cautious only showed that the matter was of great importance, and she dared not neglect it.

Taking out a simple stone mirror from the storage bag, Qingyi poured in nine magic powers, the stone mirror was full of light and smoke curled up.

Not for a moment.

The phantom of Banshan Zhenren appeared in the stone mirror, and there was a white-haired young man beside him.

Qingyi called out: "Uncle Banshan, Daddy."

Cao Cuo was taken aback, the white-haired young man stood side by side with Shan Zhenren, obviously the status of the two was on the same level, could it be that he is also a Dan Zhenren?Or Qingyi's father?
This little girl has such a big background?
The phantoms of the two in the mirror communicated with Qingyi first.

The white-haired young man was the first to ask: "Little friend, I am Stone Dragon Weng. If you have any important matters, you can tell them directly."

"Meet two real people."

Cao Cuo calmed down and said frankly: "I accidentally found out that the magic building colluded with mysterious forces, and set up a large formation on Xuanjing Street. I am afraid it will be detrimental to the Shikui Conference. I am here to tell you..."

Shi Longweng's expression remained the same, and after asking some more details, he and Zhenren Banshan looked at each other

Banshan Daoist disappeared directly into the mirror, and after a quarter of an hour, he reappeared with a dignified expression and nodded to Shi Longweng.

After the two exchanged their spiritual senses, Shi Longweng spoke again:

"Thank you, little friend, for taking the risk to tell the truth, so that the two of us will not be plotted against. I owe you a favor for this matter..."

Immortal Banshan also said at the right time: "Little friend, the agreement between you and me is still valid, but in the future, I will exchange the crimson magic pill with something of equivalent value..."

"Thank you two real people."

Cao Cuo opened his mouth to express his gratitude, passing this information on would not only add to the obstacles in the illusion building, but also establish a friendship with the two real people of knotting alchemy. Invisibly, it also avoided an accident at the Shikui meeting and ensured the safety of the two friends. Well, nothing more than that.

After the exchange, Shi Longweng gave Qing Yi a few words and disappeared into the mirror.

Cao Cuo immediately bid farewell to Qingyi, and left through the secret path again...

A quarter of an hour later.

Cao Cuo, who went around seven or eight roads, finally walked out of Shilongfang.

Sudden.

Huang Mang flashed.

Cao Cuo directly activated the ground escape talisman and disappeared in place instantly...

Two consummated foundation-building monks flew away to investigate where they disappeared, but found nothing.

"What a cunning boy, you should have discovered us a long time ago. As soon as you left Shilongfang, you activated the earth escape talisman. It seems to be a top-notch talisman..."

"Damn it, the host said that the ten-thousand-year blood jade worth more than 90 talismans on this person, the boiled duck just flew away..."

"It's a pity, if it weren't for the fear that Shilongfang's attack would arouse Shilongweng's vigilance, and he missed a big deal, how could this person escape so easily..."

"Hmph! Better not let me see him again..."

"Let's withdraw, tomorrow's big event is important..."

……

The two left directly and turned back to Shilongfang.

……

After a stick of incense, two green locusts flew out of Shilongfang, and a green locust emerged from the soil where Cao Cuo disappeared...

It turned out that along the way, there were green locusts lurking on the side to investigate.

The three green locusts turned into green lights, and flew away in the direction of Tijianfang...

(End of this chapter)