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His base was even higher with six thousand words. Every day, he would add ten flowers and one flower. The next day, the Azure Sun duo finished their breakfast and continued to prepare for their journey. Shopkeeper Zhou was still as attentive as ever as he sent the two out of the inn. There was nothing amiss in his actions.

"This person's acting is quite good. He doesn't have any cultivation, and it's not easy for him to arouse suspicion. Fan Jing is also with him. It seems that this enemy of the Shangguan family is quite capable." Standing on the horse, Qingyang turned his head to look at the slave-looking Shopkeeper Zhou and thought to himself.

"Foreign Dignitary, let's set off immediately." Shangguan Mu turned to Qingyang with a faint smile.

"Mm. Sir Shangguan, we still need to rush to the Pinggu Mansion today. If we are late, I'm afraid we will have to stay overnight on the official road." With that loud and clear voice, Qingyang inadvertently glanced at Shopkeeper Zhou.

However, Shangguan Mu still couldn't detect anything. He nodded and sped away with Azure Sun.

"Ping Gu Manor? It is indeed the same route that the Lord had predicted. In that case, there is nothing for me to do once I reach the Pinggu Manor. " Qingyang's loud shout was naturally heard by Shopkeeper Zhou, who was standing not far behind him. He slightly frowned and thought for a moment. Since it wasn't within his own domain, Shopkeeper Zhou simply couldn't be bothered to think about it.

"..."

"Mu Er, do you know that Shopkeeper Zhou?" Qingyang suddenly asked after they had left the Gentle Stream Palace.

Mn, I've been here a few times before. It's also this inn that I live in. Although he didn't understand why Qingyang asked, Shangguan Mu still answered truthfully, "It's only a few years ago. I didn't expect him to recognize me."

"Oh, so that's how it is. No wonder it looks so familiar." Qingyang didn't say another word as he chuckled softly, "Then when did Fan Jing join your Shangguan Family?"

"About two or three years ago, why did Master suddenly ask about these two people?" Shangguan Mu couldn't see any changes on Qingyang's face, but he was curious as to why Qingyang suddenly asked about these two people.

"It's nothing. Just a casual question." Qing Yang shook his head and did not speak any further. However, he began to quibble with his plan in his heart.

The meaning behind Shangguan Mu's words was that they had met this storekeeper Zhou for the first time a few years ago, so at least several years ago, this storekeeper Zhou had begun monitoring the Shangguan family's actions.

Fan Jing, on the other hand, stayed in the Shangguan Family for two or three years, and when they heard Shopkeeper Zhou call Fan Jing by his name without any cultivation, even calling him trash, this person's status in their power shouldn't be low. At the very least, he was much higher than the Xiantian Immortal Medicine Master Fan Jing.

Who was behind this? Was it necessary to place so many people in the Shangguan family just for them? He even sold nails in the prefectures around him.

This confused Qingyang. Although the Shangguan family was a pharmacist family, but the Nan Rong family had already faintly restricted the Shangguan family. If Shopkeeper Zhou was referring to the 'Lord' as a member of the Nan Rong family, why did he need to spend so much effort to arrange so many people?

What was that thing she was talking about? Since it could be seized by force, why did it have to be like this?

It would be fine if he did not capture Shangguan Mu's disciple. After all, the Shangguan Family did not have a good relationship with him. However, since he had already made up his mind about Shangguan Mu's disciple, he could not just stand idly by.

When he thought of this, Qingyang decided to wait for Shangguan Mu to fall asleep before flying back to the Ci Residence. He wanted to capture Shopkeeper Zhou and ask him what they wanted to do with the Shangguan family.

Along the way, Qingyang didn't mention anything about Shopkeeper Zhou anymore. Instead, he explained to Shangguan Mu about the cultivation method of the Green Wood Pupil and his own experiences. Seeing that he was teaching seriously, Qingyang had the appearance of a follower.

"Master, I'm not too familiar with the Pinggu manor. Let's find an inn and stay there." In the afternoon, the two of them had arrived at the Pinggu Manor. Shangguan Mu suggested.

"Don't worry. We will arrive at the Southern Rong Country tomorrow. Today, we will have a good rest." Since Qingyang had already come up with a plan, he naturally agreed to it.

The two of them went along the street and found an ordinary tavern of the second floor. After eating some food, they both returned to their respective rooms to meditate and cultivate.

Not long after they entered the inn, Qingyang sensed an ordinary middle-aged man watching them. However, this person's cultivation was not high, and he had the ability to conceal himself; he ate not far away from the table where Qingyang had their meal like the ordinary customers. If not for Qingyang's Qingyang Pupil having reached the peak of the Fiery Eyes of Truth, it would be difficult to discover him.

However, that person was only monitoring and did not make any other movements. Qingyang also pretended not to know but secretly locked onto that person with his consciousness.

After the two returned to their rooms to rest, the man stayed in the inn for a while before leaving. He thought to himself that perhaps he had gone to report to the overseer.

After making seven turns and eight turns, the middle-aged man unexpectedly turned around in the small Pinggu Manor for over an hour before entering a pawnshop. Qing Yang couldn't help but admire this mysterious organization's vigilance.

"I'll look for your boss and tell him that I have good officials here." The middle-aged man and the pawn shop assistant softly said one sentence and sat to the side, not saying another.

"Please wait a moment." The shop assistant nodded, turned around and ran towards the backyard, and returned a moment later: "The boss invites you."

Unexpectedly, this small pawnshop was actually filled with hidden secrets. Circling around the shop's backyard, the middle-aged man walked over to a fake mountain on the pavilion, looked around and, after confirming that there was no one around, lightly patted the fake mountain rock on an unremarkable protruding rock.

boom rumble rumble *

A portion of the fake mountain rock sank into the ground and revealed a dark tunnel. From the looks of the staircase, it seemed to lead straight to the ground.

After a while, the fake mountain rock automatically closed again, as if it had never changed. Even so, the hidden secret passage was still caught by Qing Yang's spiritual sense, and he sighed to himself, "This little pawnshop really has a lot of mysterious knowledge."

The middle-aged man took out the fire piston he had prepared and walked for a while before arriving at a passageway with oil lamps embedded in the walls. Although it wasn't very wide, it was much brighter and the middle-aged man's pace was even faster.

"Interesting. I didn't expect that this mysterious organization would be so well-organized in the Pinggu Mansion." When he saw the middle-aged man's every move, Qingyang couldn't help but become even more curious. He covered up his presence and walked straight towards the pawnshop.

At the end of the tunnel, there was a somewhat dark room. Four oil lamps flickered faintly. A person covered entirely in a black robe, whose face could not be seen, sat with his head lowered. He only raised his head slightly when he saw the middle-aged man walking quickly towards him.

"Sir, today, the new medicine master from Shangguan family has come to the Pinggu Mansion and is staying at the Lucky Inn on the west side of the city." The middle-aged man walked up to that person and knelt down, and said respectfully.

"Mm, then what's the strength of the new pharmacist?" The man in black nodded and replied in a low voice.

"He should be at the level of the Foundation Establishment stage of the Innate Realm. There is nothing special about him." After pondering for a moment, the middle-aged man answered, "But that Shangguan Mu has broken through to Foundation Establishment."

"Yes, I already know all of this. It seems like that new alchemist really isn't the divine alchemist Yang Chou that Fan Jing mentioned. We don't need to worry too much about him coming here." Covered in a black robe, the expression of that person could not be seen, "I reckon they will rush to Nan Rong if they stay in the Pinggu Manor for a night."

"Then, Lord, when do you want us to make our move?" The middle-aged man raised his head and looked at the man in black.

A moment later, a voice that was as cold as ice came from within the black robe, "You can kill that alchemist tonight."