Chapter 179 Jinan City
On the west side of the Boundary Mountain Range, there is a Jin'an City. The city wall is twenty feet high and five feet thick.
It is reinforced with dense formations and runes, and teams of monks are patrolling back and forth on the city wall.
This formation is the most forward position to resist the monster race. Although the scale of this city is not as large as Qingxu City, and the population is not as large as Qingcheng, the strength of the city is by no means weaker than Qingxu City.
This city has a population of less than 50,000, which is about the same as some small towns.
But there are no mortals in the city. There are at least 2,000 Foundation Establishment monks stationed all year round, and more than ten Jindan monks sit here.
Foundation cultivators kept coming in and out at the gate of the city. Most of them went out of the city in groups of several to hunt monsters, and then returned to the city to rest.
At this time, two Foundation Establishment cultivators, a man and a woman, appeared at the gate of the city. They were Wang Hong and Tian Qing. After three days of driving, they finally arrived at Jin'an City.
Jin'an City is not like Qingxu City, which belongs to Qingxu Sect's forces alone. In this city, a Jindan monk from each major force serves as an elder, and an elders' council is formed to jointly manage all affairs in the city.
Each faction will have a resident in this city, which is the representative of one faction and is responsible for all affairs of the faction in this city.
The two found Qing Xuzong's residence in this city, and after reporting, they were led into a hall.
The two of them only waited for a while, and then a monk in the late stage of Foundation Establishment came out from the back hall.
"Hahaha! I, Shen Jian, have lost a long way to welcome you. The two juniors and sisters have come from afar. Thank you for your hard work!"
This person is tall and slender, wearing a purple gold Taoist crown on his head, and the three long strands of beard on his chin are a foot long, and they are neatly groomed without any mess.
"Senior Brother Shen, you are being polite. Wang Hong met you next time."
Wang Hong said and handed over the sect token to Shen Jian for inspection. This is a necessary procedure to prevent spies from getting in.
At the same time, Tian Qing also introduced himself and handed the token to Shen Jian.
After Shen Jian checked that the token was correct, he asked, "The sect sent five people this time, why did only two arrive, and the other three? Besides, Junior Sister Tian seems to be still injured?"
"Is such that…"
The two of them told exactly what happened along the way.
Wang Hong handed over Xu Gang's body to Shen Jian.
Of course Wang Hong did not mention the details of his own battle. In order to protect everyone's privacy, this is allowed by the sect. Otherwise, the disciples may choose to hide many things in order not to reveal their cards.
"There is such a thing! You two wait a moment, I will report to Uncle Song."
After Shen Jian finished speaking, he hurriedly left the hall.
A moment later, Shen Jian returned and said to the two of them, "You two, Mr. Song has an invitation, please come with me."
The two followed Shen Jian and walked outside an attic. Shen Jian was about to salute and report.
"Come in, everyone!" A somewhat vague voice came from inside.
Shen Jian pushed the door and entered. Inside, a chubby monk was sitting in front of a table, holding an oversized pig's trotter in both hands, and was biting hard.
"Sit! Sit whatever you want!" The fat man raised his head, his face and nose were covered with oil, and his mouth was still stuffed with meat, he still said in a vague tone.
"Do you want to eat something?" the fat man asked. There was only one big pig's trotter on the table, and he didn't intend to share the food among the three of them at all.
"Thank you Uncle Song, we are not hungry."
All three replied in unison.
"You two tell me what happened in detail."
Wang Hong and Tian Qing recounted their respective experiences.
After listening to the two, the fat man chewed the food in his mouth carefully, as if he was thinking.
After a while, he opened his mouth and said, "Do you still have that kind of blood contract? Show me."
Wang Hong quickly took out a few blood deeds from the storage bag of the stout man, and placed them on the table in front of the fat man.
The fat man observed carefully for a while, but he still didn't stop gnawing on the pig's feet.
"This is a special kind of blood contract, which is equivalent to recognizing the master. When signing it, it can break some not-so-strong blood contracts on the target."
Then he waved his hand at the three of them and said, "I already know about this, you guys go down."
The three of them exited the attic and returned to the previous hall.
"Don't worry, both of you, the elders will handle this matter. Let's do our own thing." Shen Jian stroked his beard and said.
"I don't know what the senior brother has arranged?" Wang Hong asked.
"Junior Brother Wang is a second-tier alchemist in the alchemy hall, so he naturally went to the elixir shop of the sect to serve as a resident alchemist.
You can go to Chengdong Street, there is a Qingxu Building over there, which specializes in selling various special products of our Qingxu Sect.
You take this jade slip and go directly to the treasurer of Qingxulou, Wu Dayong. "Speaking of this, Shen Jian handed Wang Hong a jade slip.
"Thank you, Brother Shen!"
"You are welcome, Junior Brother Wang."
Shen Jian waved his hand with a smile, and said to Tian Qing: "Junior Sister Tian can go to recuperate first, come to me in a month, and then arrange tasks for you."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Shen!" Tian Qing quickly thanked.
After the two left the Zongmen residence, Tian Qing said to Wang Hong: "Thank you, senior brother Wang, for taking care of me during this time, and my junior sister will never forget it. I will leave you no longer when I go to Qingxulou, senior brother."
"You're welcome Tian Qingmei, let's just say goodbye!" After the two said goodbye, Wang Hong left for the east of the city.
There are only four main streets in Jin'an City, namely Chengdong Street, Chengxi Street, Chengnan Street, Chengbei Street, and some small alleys.
Wang Hong quickly found the Qingxu Building on Chengdong Street.
Wang Hong walked into the Duxu Building, and immediately a maid greeted him.
"I'm looking for shopkeeper Wu!" Before the maid could speak first, Wang Hong showed the token of Qing Xuzong and said first.
The maid froze for a moment, then realized that it was the sect senior who had arrived.
"Uncle, please!" The maids and servants in this shop can all be regarded as peripheral disciples of Qing Xuzong.
The maid took Wang Hong to the top floor and knocked on a door.
There was an old man in the middle stage of foundation establishment. After seeing Wang Hong, he greeted him with a smile on his face, probably thinking that a big business was coming.
"Senior Brother Wu, I am an alchemist from the Zongmen. Here is my Zongmen Token and Senior Brother Shen's Jade Slip, please have a look!" Wang Hong took out the token and Jade Slip.
Wu Dayong's smile restrained a little, and then bloomed again.
"Why do you have to do this, junior! Why do you have to do this!"
Wu Dayong said no need, but took the two items in his hand, and looked at them more carefully than anyone else.
Wu Dayong returned the token to Wang Hong after carefully checking that it was correct.
"You really can't be judged by appearances! Junior brother Wang is already a second-tier alchemist at a young age, and his future is limitless!"
Wu Dayong was amazed that Wang Hong could become a second-tier alchemist not long after he established his foundation.
"Senior Brother Wu won the award, it was just a fluke. I don't know how to arrange the alchemy in the store in the future. I also ask Brother Wu for advice."