Chapter 40: Gathering of Enemies

  "Who are they? Why are they at your place?" Lao Luo, who are you?"

  After the three of them left, Ji Changkong sat down opposite Luo Tian and asked in a low voice.

  After so long, Ji Changkong naturally sensed Luo Tian's extraordinariness. The three people just now were full of momentum, obviously not ordinary mortals, yet they treated Luo Tian with utmost respect one after another. From this, it can be seen that Luo Tian's identity is even more extraordinary.

  Lu Tian fell silent, meaning he didn't want to answer this question.

  The princess sighed helplessly and smiled bitterly: "You don't say anything, but how should I deal with these two things? Although I don't know what use they are, I also know that taking them from those two people shouldn't be ordinary objects. What do you think I should return to their owners?"

  "No need to return it, they owe you!" Luo Tian said.

  "I've never met them, what could they owe me?" Ji Changkong's bitter smile deepened, and he spread his hands, saying: "I'm penniless, from small to large I don't know many people, let alone those who are dressed so brightly and obviously come from a noble background! What could they possibly owe me?"

  "Of noble birth?" Luo Tian curled up the corner of his mouth and said disdainfully: "Your birth is much nobler than theirs!"

  Ji Changkong was stunned, staring blankly at Luo Tian, unsure of what to say.

  ……

  "Don't think too much, just thread the jade pendant onto a red string and wear it around your neck. The mustard seed bag can hold many things, keep it safe and don't let others know." Luo Tian instructed with an indifferent face.

  After finishing speaking, he stood up and brought out a jar of Huo Long Jiao from the backyard, throwing it to Ji Changkong: "There are still twenty jars of Huo Long Jiao left, you put them all in your mustard bag. Once these twenty jars of Huo Long Jiao are drunk, I'll be done too, and I don't plan on brewing anymore, so be frugal. Also, I'm going to leave Qingyan City for a while, it might take a long time before I come back, you be careful yourself, no matter what, you must protect yourself first!"

  Luotian rarely speaks so much at once, and only when he is with Jichangkong will his words be a little more. Once he says a lot of things, it must be because he has important things to entrust, and this time is no exception.

  "Lao Luo, how long will you be gone?" As soon as he heard that Lao Luo was leaving, Ji Changkong felt a strong sense of reluctance.

  "There will be a time, maybe, when I come back next time, you may not be in Qingyan City anymore. But you can rest assured that no matter where you are, if I want to find you, I'll always be able to find you." Luo Tian pulled the corner of his mouth and walked to Ji Changkong's front, hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand to touch Ji Changkong's head, his movements gentle and full of affection.

  ……

  Luotian left, leaving with a carefree air. Ji Changkong was still in the house, he patted Ji Changkong's head and then turned around and went out.

  As soon as he entered the street, a figure flashed by and disappeared from sight.

  The door of the three-story tile house was still open, and he didn't care about anything, as if he didn't care about Ji Changkong's movements inside the house, nor did he fear that thieves would come to steal things from his house, and he left so freely.

  Twenty cauldrons of fire dragon burning, such a small mustard seed bag, can it really hold?

  After Luo Tian left, Ji Changkong took out the mustard bag with a bitter smile and measured it. However, he found that the mustard bag was probably not even enough to hold a jar of Huo Long Shao.

  However, when Ji Changkong took out a jar of Huo Long Guo and forced it into the mustard bag, he found that a jar of Huo Long Guo flew instantly into the mustard bag.

  The mustard bag is still so big, but a jar of Huo Long Guo seems to have shrunk dozens of times!

  Huh?

  With a shout, Ji Changkong stretched out his hand and reached into the mustard seed bag. His arm seemed to shrink many times smaller, and with one movement, he pulled out that jar of Huo Long Guo. As soon as his arm and the jar of Huo Long Guo exited the mustard seed bag, they returned to normal size, just like usual. But once they entered the mustard seed bag again, they would suddenly shrink small once more.

  Amazing!

  Ji Changkong's face was filled with joy, and only then did he notice that the mustard seed bag was extraordinary.

  Twenty cauldrons of fire dragon burning all into the mustard seed bag, only occupied a seventh of the space in the mustard seed bag. A small mustard seed bag can hold more things than a large room, and after holding so many things, its weight does not increase. This truly gave Ji Changkong a huge surprise.

  That woman can casually give away such a treasure, what is her identity?

  Ji Changkong began to suspect the identity of that elegant noblewoman again, shaking his head and sighing. Ji Changkong found himself knowing very little about Luo Tian...and as for his friends, it was even more impossible to have any understanding.

  After some thought, he untied a hemp rope wrapped around his arm, strung together the beautiful jade pendant sent by the fierce giant, and wore it close to his neck as Luo Tian said, covering it with two layers of clothing so that others couldn't see anything.

  Everything was ready, and Ji Changkong left with a heart full of doubts, closing all the doors and windows of Luo Tian's three-story tile house. He reluctantly bid farewell and headed in the direction of the City Lord's mansion.

  ……

  Castle Lord's Mansion.

  The guard at the gate recognized Ji Changkong and smiled as he let him pass. Before, he and Ji Yuanyun often came to the city master's mansion, but once inside, they would separate, with Ji Yuanyun going in to see Nie Ruolan, while he waited for Ji Yuanyun to come out in the guest hall area, avoiding meeting Nie Ruolan.

  As soon as he entered the city master's mansion, Ji Changkong still came to the guest hall area with ease, sat down on a wide and comfortable rattan chair, quietly waiting for the arrival of Ji Wanyun and others, while touching the beautiful jade on his chest, thinking about what this beautiful jade was used for.

  That beautiful woman can send out a treasure like the mustard seed bag, and the jade sent by the villain with the same identity should also be extraordinary.

  His fingers touched the warm and smooth beautiful jade, he could clearly feel that there was a faint mysterious yuan force fluctuation in the jade, those yuan forces seemed to be locked by the beautiful jade, no matter how Ji Changkong searched, he found that he couldn't use the yuan force inside.

  After playing with it for half a day, Ji Changkong still couldn't figure out what this piece of jade was used for.

  "What? Is that Long Kong? How did you end up at the City Master's residence?" The steward of the City Master's residence, Shao Kang, happened to be passing by and spotted Ji Changkong doing nothing in particular, so he asked aloud.

  "Ah, Shao Bo." Ji Changkong stood up, smiling as he performed a junior's courtesy.

  More than two months ago, Ji Yu Sheng had mentioned to Ji Chang Kong that Shaokang wanted to take him as an apprentice. Ji Chang Kong was very happy at the time, but he and Ji Yu Sheng waited for a long time at the Ji residence, yet they didn't see Shaokang come back to the Ji residence to bring up this matter again. Ji Yu Sheng then thought that Shaokang had just been speaking casually at first, so he comforted Ji Chang Kong with a few words.

  Goodbye Shao Kang, Ji Changkong didn't immediately think of this matter, but he didn't take the initiative to mention it.

  Shaokang's eyes were sharp, and with just one glance at Jia Changkong, he seemed to have seen something. He hesitated for a moment before speaking: "Changkong, you've already cultivated the Tian Shi Secret early on, so your foundation is solid. At this point, cultivating other Tian Shi Secrets would do more harm than good. As for secret techniques, your family's Cang Jing Lou has plenty of them too. I thought about it and realized that I don't have much to teach you, which is why I didn't bring up the matter again..."

  "Still have to thank Shao Bo." After listening to his explanation, Ji Changkong thought for a moment and it seemed that it was indeed the case. Moreover, in the past two months, he had already cultivated the Jing Tian Lei Jin and Xing Taoyan, so he didn't feel too disappointed about Shao Kang's sudden change of heart.

  "However, if you encounter any difficulties in your practice, feel free to ask me anytime, and I will explain it clearly to you as long as I know the answer."

  "Thank you, Mr. Shaw."

  ……

  "We're back!" came Ji Yuanyun's voice from outside the door.

  Apologizing with a smile to Shao Kang, Ji Changkong stood up and left, walking towards the outside of the City Master's mansion. Outside, Ji Yusheng, Ji Yuexing, and Ji Yuanyun were all there, waiting for Ji Changkong to come out before the four of them headed out together.

  "Auntie, is everything settled?" Ji Changkong asked on the way.

  Xiangyun's face was clouded with worry, her brow deeply furrowed. She sighed and said, "The Jia family wants us to prepare twice the amount of rare flowers and grasses, and then they won't mention this matter again."

  "It's outrageous! The jade stone that Jia's family gave to Luo and Zhao is not worth this price at all!" Ji Yu Sheng's face was filled with indignation.

  "At this critical moment, why is the Jia family suddenly making a big fuss? We've never had any conflicts with the Jia family before, and what we returned to them should be enough. What does the Jia family want to do?" Ji Yu Xing also looked worried and sighed.

  "It's her, she's come to Qingyan City, it must be her who is secretly causing trouble!" Suddenly, Ji Wanyun's face changed abruptly, and her eyes turned red in an instant. She pointed at a figure gradually disappearing around the street corner and shouted loudly.

  "Who?" shouted Ji Changkong and Ji Yusheng in unison.

  "Tú jiā, Zhào Méi Lán!" Ji Wǎnyún's eyes welled up with tears.

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