Refining Qi starts from repairing the panel.

Chapter 166 Tianyao Federation, Trouble

The sun leaped up from the end of the earth, and the morning light began to appear.

Yuncao City.

On the busy street, a group of dozens of people walked slowly along with the crowd.

"On the Dong'an Star, there is only one country, the Yuan Gu Dynasty, which has been passed down for 576 years. The population is over 765.3 million and is in a positive growth state. The average life expectancy is around 65 years old. It is very different from the current Tianyao Federation, and the language and writing are also very different."

Zhuo Xiu walked in the front. Without saying a word, his voice echoed clearly in the minds of every passenger through the chip implanted in the back of his brain.

"Yuncao City was the core transportation hub of the Yuangu Dynasty. Due to the backward productivity, water transportation could save a lot of costs, so the canal transportation flourished, and the waterways throughout the Yuangu Dynasty were well connected."

"Because it is a transportation hub, you can see the customs and practices of almost all parts of the Yuan Dynasty in Yuncao City. Seven days and six nights is more than enough for you to experience it all."

"On the Dong'an Star, there are cultivators who practice ancient martial arts. The best among them are as strong as the first generation of genetic evolutionists."

Hearing this, many passengers showed interest on their faces. The genetic evolvers are the elites carefully selected by the Tianyao Federation. With the boost of the Tianyao Evolution Fluid, their strength is inhuman.

It is actually quite difficult to achieve this through practice.

As we walked along, we suddenly heard the chirping of birds on the street. When we tilted our heads, we saw dancing sleeves of gauze, and fair and delicate skin was faintly visible between the colorful ribbons and pink silk.

The canal transport brought together rare goods from all over the world, naturally including beauties from all over the place. Brothels were almost the pillar industry in the canal transport city, a veritable den of money-consuming goods, with a considerable annual output.

Among the passengers, several men subconsciously slowed down their pace and their eyes were wandering.

"Brothels are an inevitable part of the development history of ancient dynasties. To some extent, the business status of brothels can reflect the rise and fall of dynasties. After all, this is linked to the consumption capacity of ordinary people."

"In principle, I do not recommend that you have sex with indigenous people. Due to differences in the antibody flora in the body and the interaction of body fluids, there is a risk of causing epidemics."

Zhuo Xiu was not surprised, he stopped and turned around to remind:

"Dong'an Star is currently the private property of our Xinghe Travel Agency. If an epidemic occurs, resulting in population loss and affecting the ecological environment, the travel agency will seek compensation according to the law."

"If you are very interested in a certain native, you can submit an application to Galaxy Travel Agency. Galaxy Travel Agency will collect their blood gene samples, customize a seventh-generation bionic doll, attach a second-generation smart chip, write your customized identity background, and ship it to your place of residence. It will enjoy a ten-year warranty and free repair. It is good value for money."

Hearing this, several passengers withdrew their gazes with some disappointment and gave up the opportunity to experience the customs and culture of Yuncao City.

Soon, the group found an inn to stay in. After settling in temporarily, Zhuo Xiu asked the travelers about their needs one by one.

After giving some instructions, Zhuo Xiu took a few travelers who were interested in learning more and started to tour Yuncao City.

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Water transport is related to a country’s livelihood.

From the dispatch of grain, the imperial court's taxation, military pay, palace expenses, and the salaries of officials to the movement of goods by merchants and the circulation of silver and money, all of them were inseparable from the water transport.

In Yuncao City, there are not only martial arts masters rarely seen in the world, but also elite troops stationed outside the city, ready to suppress unrest at any time.

This is a land rich in oil. If you touch it, you will see oil floating all over the river.

When wealthy businessmen are away from home, they always have trouble withdrawing cash, and that is why pawnshops exist.

There are dozens, if not hundreds, of pawnshops of all sizes in Yuncao City.

"Fukang Dang", where the Chu government was located, was not very noticeable among them.

Behind a counter that was more than a person's height, Chu Zheng supported his chin with one hand and dozed off with his eyes closed.

Ever since discovering the huge difference in the speed of time flow, most of Chu Zheng's attention has been focused on the incarnation.

With a pair of sharp eyes and his accomplishments as a restorer of cultural relics, he easily became the pawnbroker with the sharpest eyesight in Fukang Pawnshop in just one month.

Even if he spent a hundred years here, for the Cang Yun Realm, less than a year would have passed. This was also a rare opportunity for Chu Zheng himself to slow down and focus on improving his own state of mind.

Along the way, his cultivation level rose too quickly, and his state of mind had gradually become insufficient for him to perfectly control the surging power in his body, and some flaws appeared.

He lacked a wise master to guide him, so he could only rely on his own exploration and his own feelings to find out and fill in the gaps in his own cultivation.

Ding--

The wind chimes hanging on the door rang softly, and a man in his thirties of medium build walked in, his behavior somewhat obscene.

"How much is this worth?"

The man lowered his head, raised a handkerchief above his head and placed it on the counter.

Chu Zheng raised his finger to lift the handkerchief, took a glance, and frowned slightly.

Wrapped in the handkerchief was a jade ring, stained with blood and rimmed with gold thread, revealing an obvious hint of yin energy.

The ring had a strong earthy smell. Even without looking at the information given by the panel, Chu Zheng could tell from his own years of experience that the ring had just been unearthed.

The man in front of me is most likely doing the work of a scoundrel, rolling around in a pit of dead bodies looking for gold.

In his previous life, Chu Zheng really disliked this kind of people, because most of these people had very limited knowledge. Some valuable clay inscriptions were not worth much in the eyes of these people, so it was normal for them to destroy them.

However, Chu Zheng now is too lazy to bother with such people. He has killed countless people along the way. In terms of karma, it is likely that his karma is much heavier than those who dig graves.

"An old ring and three ounces of silver."

After a rough estimate, Chu Zheng casually quoted a price and gave a discount.

The ring is of decent quality and could be sold for thirty to fifty taels of silver.

"So little? Can you add a little more? I can die."

Hearing this, the man suddenly raised his head with a hesitant look. After seeing Zheng's face clearly, he was stunned for a while. After taking a closer look, he suddenly let out a strange cry, as if he had seen a ghost:

"root?!"

Hearing this, Chu Zheng raised his head, narrowed his eyes, and after thinking for a moment, he recognized the person in front of him.

That day, he first arrived at this planet, and this person happened to be among the three people who dumped corpses.

There was a gleam of light in Chu Zheng's eyes, and the panel quickly sent out information.

[You Dawu (Level 0): Bone age 32, tomb robber, often goes in and out of tombs, internal organs corroded by Yin Qi, can't live past 40. (Repairable)] Thinking of the thirteen knives behind the tree root, Chu Zheng was thoughtful. Combined with the existing information, it is likely that the killing was caused by internal strife due to uneven distribution of spoils.

At this moment, You Dawu's expression was extremely complicated, with fear, disbelief, and a hint of murderousness in his eyes.

The Qi cultivator's perception was so sharp that the fleeting murderous intent naturally did not escape Chu Zheng's perception.

How can someone who deals with graves all day long be merciful?

Chu Zheng stared at You Dawu quietly, then suddenly stood up, reached out from behind the counter, grabbed You Dawu's neck with one hand, and dragged him behind the counter.

Now, more than two months have passed since he started practicing the Qi Refining Method, and there are less than twenty days left until the Hundred Days Spiritual Transformation. His strength has approached ten thousand pounds, which is simply not something a mortal like You Dawu can contend with.

Chu Zheng stepped on You Dawu's neck, raised his head and glanced at the closed door, then lowered his head and said:
"I ask questions, you answer. If you tell me half a lie, I'll send you to a mass grave. Do you understand?"

You Dawu's mind was a mess at this moment, and it took him a while to react.

Feeling the shoe sole almost breaking his neck, he did not dare to hesitate and squeezed out a word from between his teeth:
"Understand."

"Why kill the tree roots?" Chu Zheng asked casually.

"I didn't want to kill you, it was Yan Lang who wanted me to kill you. He was the one who killed your mother and set fire to the old house. It has nothing to do with me!"

"Did you really stab me thirteen times?" Chu Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly and put more strength into his feet. He was just asking tentatively, but he didn't expect You Dawu to confess so quickly.

Facing a boy who was no more than fourteen years old, and stabbed him thirteen times, with each knife striking directly at his internal organs, he did not see any sign of mercy on You Dawu's part.

You Dawu obviously couldn't keep up with Chu Zheng's thinking logic. He was a little confused for a while, until he couldn't breathe smoothly. Then he growled with a red face:
"I can't remember how many times I stabbed you. I have no choice. I have elderly parents and children at home. How dare I refute Yan Lang?"

The congestion in the brain obviously made You Dawu's mind more confused and his thoughts unclear. Without waiting for Chu Zheng to ask any more questions, he talked about this and that for a long time and told most of the situation.

There were five tomb robbers working with You Dawu. Yan Lang was the leader. He was very skilled in martial arts and was originally a member of the imperial guards of the Yuangu Dynasty. However, he offended the son of a powerful official and was wrongly imprisoned.

While being sentenced to exile, Yan Lang took advantage of the guards' carelessness and killed the escorting soldiers. He then escaped and recruited a few followers to become a pirate.

Later, due to the strict supervision of the imperial court on water transport, the court often sent out martial arts masters with elite imperial guards to eliminate bandits. The water bandits' business became increasingly bleak, so they became tomb robbers.

It was purely accidental that Shugen got involved with such a vicious person.

Shugen's ancestors had passed the military examination, but the family fell into poverty. When his grandfather was alive, he still had some martial arts skills, so he found a job as a tomb keeper for his descendants. Although they were not rich, they could at least have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

Unexpected things happen in life. His father died early due to an old illness, and his mother was also frail and had been bedridden for many years, so life became increasingly difficult.

Tomb keepers need to enter the tomb frequently to maintain the tomb passage mechanisms to prevent them from falling into disrepair and being taken advantage of by tomb robbers.

Yan Lang set his eyes on this tomb. After some investigation, he got the layout of the mechanism from Shugen in exchange for helping his mother to cure her illness, and then killed him to silence him.

His methods were very clean and efficient. After killing people to silence them, he even burned down the old house to create the appearance of embezzlement.

Chu Zheng already knew what happened afterwards.

Yan Lang was cunning, cautious and suspicious by nature, and was careful in almost everything. After robbing the tomb, it was more than two months before he started to sell the stolen goods.

In fact, in the past few days, You Dawu had visited many pawnshops and sold more than 20 burial objects. Until he met Chu Zheng today, nothing unexpected had happened and everything went smoothly.

It can only be said that it was a coincidence. If Chu Zheng had not entered the body of the tree root, no accident would have happened at all.

After hearing this, Chu Zheng was silent for a while before speaking:
"How many of you are still in Yuncao City? Where are Yan Lang and his companions now?"

You Dawu was already barely breathing, his eyes dull, and upon hearing this, he whispered:
"They are all in Ping An...Inn."

Ding--

Before Chu Zheng could continue thinking deeply, there was a slight sound from the wind chimes on the door, and another guest arrived.

Chu Zheng stood up and took a glance. There were five people in total, two women and three men. They were dressed very brightly and their clothes did not show any signs of having been washed. They looked surprisingly new.

The woman in the lead looked to be about twenty years old, full of heroic spirit.

"Young shopkeeper, bring me a few treasures to take a look. If they are suitable, I will buy them. The people behind me are all well-off."

The woman looked at Chu Zheng, her eyebrows curved and a hint of smile appeared on her face.

Chu Zheng looked at a few people and frowned slightly. These people in front of him gave him a strange feeling of being out of place. A light flashed in his pupils, and the panel soon sent a message.

[Zhuo Xiu (Level 1): Bone age 52, second generation genetic evolver of Tianyao Federation, senior tour guide of Xinghe Travel Agency, rich experience. (Details)]

[Detailed information: The fourth generation chip of the 'Tianyao Genesis Series' is implanted behind the brain, with the Tianyao Star Domain Network login permission, advanced language simultaneous translation function, transmission and recording function, and an emergency alarm system. Within one minute, the alarm information can be uploaded to the 'Galaxy No. 1' central processing station. ]

Chu Zheng looked at the information of several people in succession and soon understood that these people in front of him did not belong to this world, or in other words, did not belong to this planet.

Looking at the information given by the spiritual eyes, Chu Zheng fell into deep thought for a moment.

It seems that what he saw from the starlight was not an illusion. The star under his feet was indeed under the jurisdiction of a very powerful civilization.

However, he still lacked some information, which was not enough for him to analyze the current situation.

"Young shopkeeper, why don't you speak?"

Zhuo Xiu came forward with a smile, stood on tiptoe, put one hand on the counter, and suddenly turned over and sat on it, with a hint of frivolity in her tone: "If you don't have any treasures to show, we'll leave."

She especially liked to tease teenagers like these, who were about fourteen or fifteen years old. The shyness of teenagers was always touching.

Before she finished speaking, Zhuo Xiu saw You Dawu standing under Chu Zheng's feet. At the same time, a red light flashed in her eyes, and a light curtain appeared:
[Warning: The target indigenous forces are approaching the first generation of genetic evolutionists and are carrying out criminal activities. ]

[Danger rating: A]

Zhuo Xiu's smile froze at the corner of her mouth in an instant.

Chu Zheng's expression remained calm as he suddenly increased his strength.

click-

Hearing the voice, You Dawu, who had begun to struggle suddenly, suddenly went limp.

The crisp sound of the broken cervical bone clearly entered Zhuo Xiu's ears.

Chu Zheng lowered his eyes and spoke calmly:
"What would you like to buy?"

(End of this chapter)