Chapter 124: Young and Brave
“Hua… ” The guests who were talking were filthy and wet. Their hair was on their faces and their clothes were wet and stuck to their bodies, which made them feel extrely awkward. The food and drink in front of them were also dampened.
“It is bad to waste food… “ ng Qi needed to follow the rules in Changhua Temple and to keep a good example of a monk in front of Duan Xiangfei and the other people. It had been two months in total since he last ate at. He just slipped out at night sotis and caught a beast for barbecuing. However, he was not good at cooking and did not have any essential seasonings so his cooked food did not taste delicious.
After he returned, he and Gu Changqing hurried on their journey to the Imnsity Sea and only ate dry food. They had not eaten at for a long ti and they almost forgot how it tasted. They arrived at the “Imnsity Sea Hotel No.1” and the sll of the at made them hungry and swallow their saliva.
Qu Jiuniang looked at the soaked food quickly and snorted. “Eat or get out.”
Then, she went upstairs and did not turn back.
ng Qi slowly took back his eyes and told himself, “I will eat delicious food soon.” Then he followed Jiuniang.
Those guests were businessn and often ate at the Imnsity Sea Hotel No.1, where they were frequent visitors. They looked at each other without surprise and then they burst into laughter.
“Haha. I like Jiuniang, such a spicy girl!”
“Yes. Those little girls were not so mature and spicy like Jiuniang. It wasn’t her slops! What a pity.”
ng Qi stood aside and felt frightened for them. “If they continue to talk about it, their dead bodies will be seen in the Imnsity Sea tonight.”
Qu Jiuniang pretended not to hear their talking and walked into a room. She sat by the bedside and watched ng Qi and Gu Changqing closing the door with caution. Then she said with a slight smile, “How dare you! How dare you return to Quicksand Town while being listed on Ze Luoju’s Evil Sword Hunting Order. Let tell you the truth. There are five horse bandits among the guests in the hall and two of them work for Ze Luoju.”
ng Qi knew he was not good at disguising himself. He knew it was hard to deceive Qu Jiuniang, who saw him face to face. She was at the Exterior anyway. ng Qi said, “I ca back to ask which direction my Junior Brother left in. Where are my Master and the Crying Elder?”
Qu Jiuniang did not change her expression. Her eyes were pretty and attractive. Her target was not ng Qi but the erald diamond. She said, “A diamond for a question.”
“Why don’t you steal!” ng Qi cursed in his heart. He took out a blood-colored diamond and a green diamond. Then he said, “Three questions.”
It is a monopolistic business! If I ask more, they might know where I am.
Qu Jiuniang stared at those three diamonds and said, “They fought in ‘Bo Mi’. It is a dangerous place of the Imnsity Sea, a lot of bad guys gather there. The little monk ran toward the west. He might have run after them… ”
Suddenly, a fragrant wind blew through and ng Qi lost his attention. Then, Qu Jiuniang took those three diamonds.
“One more question.” ng Qi fought for his rights and wanted to ask more.
Qu Jiuniang played with the jewels with a low look in her eyes. She said impatiently, “Go ahead!”
“What is the Evil Sword Hunting Order? What is the result of the battle between my Master and the Crying Elder?” ng Qi asked with great concern.
Qu Jiuniang suddenly raised her head. Her expression seed to say: you do not want to fool . She said, “You asked two questions.”
ng Qi coughed and took out a jade. He threw it to Qu Jiuniang. Now, almost all of the jewelry from An Guoxie had been given to her.
Qu Jiuniang’s black eyes shone brightly. She stared at the jade and caught it in her hands. ng Qi thought secretly. “Few n can defend against such enchanting eyes and her mature and beautiful face and figure.”
“In the ‘Bo Mi’ fight, they were both hurt and they lost energy. However, they seed to be able to have another fight. As for what happened later, who knows!” Qu Jiuniang took back the jewel, “The Evil Sword Hunting Order is the symbol of Ze Luoju’s domination of the Imnsity Sea. When he doesn’t want to waste ti on hunting soone, he will use it. Once he released the Evil Sword Hunting Order, horse bandits and thieves in the Imnsity Sea would hunt for the man on that list because Ze Luoju would et the hunter’s one need.
“Ze Luoju released the Evil Sword Hunting Order five tis before, and only one survived among those five n. It was because he was at the edge of the Imnsity Sea and then he ran quickly and returned to North Zhou Dynasty. The remaining four people were all killed. The strongest one of them had opened Eight Apertures… ”
ng Qi felt sothing was wrong when he heard Qu Jiuniang’s introduction. “The Imnsity Sea is endless. Even if the number of horse bandits was 10 tis larger than it was now, it was smaller than Jianghu and couldn’t make a difference. Those four n just needed to avoid the main route and pass through the Gobi Desert, and they would have escaped from the horse bandits.”
Qu Jiuniang jeered at him, “Although the Imnsity Sea is endless, actually, only a small part of it is available for people to walk. Only if you were an Exterior Master could you gather the wind and rain to make water by the combination of the earth and sky. Otherwise, lacking fresh water can beco a hindrance to your way forward.”
Gu Changqing and his family had lived in this Imnsity Sea Oasis for a long ti. He was familiar with this situation. “She is right. Water is an important, but scarce resource in the Gobi Desert. Horse bandits know the water sources so they dare to hunt for other people. ng Qi, don’t worry about it. Water is a small part compared to the whole Imnsity Sea. Horse bandits cannot know all the water sources and use all of their energy to protect them. They also need to maintain daily life.”
A horse bandits’ daily life was robbery.
To avoid exposing his identified, ng Qi did not use his Dharma na. He used his original na and felt at ease.
“It doesn’t matter. Horse bandits live in different areas of the Imnsity Sea. They co in groups. Why would I be afraid of them?” ng Qi comforted Gu Changqing with great bravery.
Qu Jiuniang laughed, “Most horse bandits of Ze Luoju raise whitehead birds for sending ssages. Once they find you, you are soon to be surrounded by horse bandits. It’s so hard for you to compete against them, as at least 30 of them are above Seven Apertures.”
ng Qi nodded slightly. He was brave and cautious. If it was not necessary, he would not fight against the horse bandits directly. However, he did not ask Qu Jiuniang about the warnings of the horse bandits. “Gu Changqing is a disciple of the Imnsity Sea. He must know a lot about it. Why did I waste my jewelry? I just hastily asked the question about the Evil Sword Hunting Order!”
Qu Jiuniang did not say more. She beca serious and said, “Go downstairs. Leave here as soon as you finish eating.”
“Shit! Without jewelry, she changed her attitude so quickly.” ng Qi scolded her in his head. He went back to the hall with Gu Changqing. They ordered roast lamb legs, donkey at, and so on. They ate a full mouthful of oil.
Gu Changqing held his chopsticks and looked at the food dumbfoundedly. “I rember that disciples of Shaolin Temple should stop eating at after Enlightening all of their Apertures.”
After eating, ng Qi did not linger and went out of the Imnsity Sea Hotel No.1 with Gu Changqing.
Qu Jiuniang lazily braced her chin and watched their backs. She whispered in a low voice, “You changed a lot within a few days, and seem to be advancing a lot in martial arts. You said you are fine, but I don’t believe you. An Guoxie is probably dead with his eyes open.”
She said it in a calm voice.
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ng Qi brought enough food and fresh water and left Quicksand Town. He looked at the Gobi Desert and said, “Childe Gu, Ze Luoju has released the Evil Sword Hunting Order. On my way forward, it will be full of danger and difficulties. Please go back. I rember the landforms of the Imnsity Sea that you told about before.”
Gu Changqing stopped and thought for a while. He beca serious and his face seed to light up brightly. He said, “I am a brave man and I just do the right thing. I am not afraid of anyone.”
ng Qi turned his head and looked at him in surprise. “Childe Gu. You are really a brave man but you also need to think about yourself and the situation.”
This kind of innocent swordsman could only be seen in stories.
Gu Changqing smiled. “I know and I won’t do anything without consideration. It is a dangerous trip but there are also so opportunities for hiding. Horse bandits live in different parts of the Imnsity Sea. What’s more, you aren’t a recklessly bold person.”
“What?” ng Qi was quite confused.
Gu Changqing lifted the whip and pointed to the west. “You now have such a strong enemy and you have lost contact with your Master and Junior Brother. You can directly go back and return to Shaolin safely and ask for help and no one would bla you. However, you decided to enter the dangerous Imnsity Sea to find your Senior Brother. You have great personal loyalty. You deserve the title of ‘Xia’.”
ng Qi froze for a mont and laughed. “We are such brave n!”
His heart was full of pride. He drew the Red Sun Evil Blade and pointed toward the Imnsity Sea.
“Horse bandits, you are not worth ntioning. Clean your necks and wait for my sword!”
Gu Changqing was moved by his pride and laughed. “Horse bandits, you aren’t the powerful chiefs of the Imnsity Sea. You can’t dominate the Imnsity Sea all the ti. Let’s see who will be the winner!”
While laughing, they ran their horses fast toward the Imnsity Sea.
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ng Qi and Gu Changqing went west directly and arrived at the first oasis. They did not go to the inn directly to collect information, but just hid in the forest behind the community and watched the path of the town.
“ng Qi, why don’t you go inside? Why do you let sobody search for information for you?” Gu Changqing asked confusedly. He was a newcor to Jianghu and lacked experience.
ng Qi had more experience of Jianghu than he did. He explained in brief. “This is not the Imnsity Sea Hotel No.1 here. Qu Jiuniang is a mysterious woman who isn’t afraid of horse bandits and she wouldn’t lie to us. However, other people and inn bosses are afraid of Ze Luoju and don’t dare to annoy him. Besides, spies of the horse bandits often work here. If we search for information about my Master and Senior Brother without consideration, we will be easily found.”
He left the dead body of An Guoxie on purpose, and the one reason was that if he had burned him, he would have easily attracted the attention of the horse bandits. It also would have delayed him in leaving. Besides, if the dead body was found, the traces on the body would be misleading.
“I see.” Gu Changqing suddenly understood. “These people might have been found and killed after they had collected information.”
They were brave but not foolish. They absolutely did not want to co across any horse bandits.
ng Qi was about to say sothing but he suddenly stopped. A middle-aged man in a long frock was moving toward them in fear. He was the man who had been sent to collect information about Zhen Ding and Xuan Bei.
ng Qi did not look at the middle-aged man directly, but glanced at the surroundings.
When the man walked near the forest, ng Qi’s eyes beca bright. He saw a Black Face Man with a felt hat who used trees and stones as a disguise and followed him.
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