236: C236 reencounter

C236 reencounter

"The things on his body are all gone!"

Yang Junshan and Wu Shuo hastily buried him, and Wu Shuo said, "It looks like he was indeed robbing money to kill him, but do you have any clues regarding the last words he left?"

After burying him, Yang Junshan clapped his hands and said, "Compared to his last words, I am more interested in his killer."

Wu Shuo frowned and said, "Could it be that he isn't robbing money for his life, then what is the motive for the murderer to kill him?"

Yang Junshan smiled and said: "It was not the murderer's intention but his killing technique. You forgot what that man said before he died, that murderer's escaping technique was like a ghost, his fatal wound was in the back of the killer's back, he could sneak behind a Martial Disciple to attack without being discovered, and was also a teenager. His surname is Chu, Brother Wu, don't you think that this person is very familiar?"

Wu Shuo was startled and blurted out, "The member of the # 13 Squad, Chu Yuan?"

Yang Junshan nodded with a smile, "It was just a guess. But don't forget, Brother Wu, you were quite sure that there were Ghost Clan people around here."

Wu Shuo narrowed his eyes and said, "You suspect that Chu Yuan is from the Ghost Clan?"

Yang Junshan smiled, and didn't give his an affirmative answer. Instead, he said, "I've already informed her to come here, and we are on the border guard team. We usually act in private, but with her help, things are much more convenient."

Wu Shuo nodded, his expression changing as he thought about something. Yang Junshan heaved a sigh of relief and thought to himself, Now, the activities of the foreign forces are becoming more and more blatant!

After dealing with the merchant's corpse, the two returned to the discussion hall. On the way, Wu Shuo asked, "Do you have any clues as to what that person said before he died?"

Yang Junshan shook his head and said, "I am afraid that only by finding the approximate location, would we be able to confirm his words."

When the two of them returned to the discussion area, they could see from afar that a lot of people had gathered in front of the warehouse in the Western Mountain Village. The two of them hurriedly walked over, but it turned out to be because the Spirit Valley brought by the Western Mountain Village had encountered a fight with the people there.

Currently, the market price for the Spirit Valley was extremely high. However, a village like the one in the Western Mountain Village that had spent several thousand stones to buy the Spirit Valley could be considered a huge deal. After the news spread, it also attracted the attention of many large grain merchants.

There were already many big grain merchants that had entered the warehouse to discuss the matter of buying and selling the Spirit Valley with Yang Tian. The majority of the people gathered outside the warehouse were the attendants of these grain merchants.

Yang Junshan and Wu Shuo were about to enter the warehouse when they suddenly heard someone greeting Yang Junshan from afar. When they turned around, they saw Ouyang Xuling walking towards them.

Yang Junshan asked with a smile, "Brother Ouyang, how's the progress in the market these two days?"

Ouyang Xinlin shook his head and said, "There are a lot of different species, but most of them aren't high quality. The harvest is not small, and there aren't many things that would make one's eyes shine."

Yang Junshan smiled and said, "That's because your brother Ouyang has high standards."

Ouyang Xuling smiled but didn't deny it. Instead, she asked, "This is your warehouse, it seems to have good business!"

Yang Junshan said, "He's from our village. Oh right, Brother Ouyang, about the chess game …"

Ouyang Xinlin nodded and said, "Let's talk inside!"

Just as the three of them were about to enter the warehouse, they heard a familiar voice ask from not too far away, "May I ask if this set of array flags is for sale? What's the price?"

Because in order to discuss business with the Spirit Valley, all of the Western Mountain Martial Realm cultivators had participated in the trade, leaving behind only the villagers to watch over the market. When Yang Junshan heard the sound, he stopped and turned around to look at the source of the sound.

Yang Junshan averted his eyes and asked, "Does the lady want to buy this set of array flags?"

Yan Qingxi's gaze turned. The moment she met Yang Junshan's gaze, a familiar feeling rose from the bottom of her heart: I really want to meet this person somewhere before.

Hearing Yang Junshan's question, Yan Qingxi did not answer directly. Instead, she smiled and asked, "This brother looks familiar. Have we met before?"

Yang Junshan was stunned for a moment. He was somewhat astonished when he heard this from a young girl, but when he thought about the identity of the person in front of him, he felt that it was only natural for her to ask him in such a tone.

"I wish that I have met this lady once before, but I think it's best if you don't lie to me!" Yang Junshan laughed. Naturally, he would not reveal his identity.

"Humph!" Suddenly, a cold snort came from behind the girl. A young man with a grave and arrogant expression was standing there. He was also someone she knew. However, Fang Xuesheng was clearly dissatisfied with Yang Junshan's glib reply.

"Has Fellow Daoist ever been to the Nanxuan Swamp?" Yan Qingxi suddenly asked. Fang Xuesheng, who was behind her, was startled when she heard this. A hint of suspicion soon appeared on her face as she sized up Yang Junshan once again.2

"Nanxuan Swamp?" Yang Junshan smiled and said, "I know about that place. It's at the border between Chenyu County and Tan Xi County, but I'm from Mengyu County. I've never been there."

Yan Qingxi did not seem surprised by Yang Junshan's reply. Instead, she carefully examined each of the array flags in her hands and said, "May I ask if this set of array flags was created by you personally?"

"Fellow Daoist, do you know that this is the Immovable Mountains Battle Formation!" Yang Junshan nodded, but did not acknowledge his identity as an array master.

Yan Qingxi did not pursue the matter any further, but it seemed that she had already decided that Yang Junshan was the Array Master. She continued to ask, "May I ask how I should address you, friend? Where is the people of Mengyu County and how expensive is this chess piece?"

Yang Junshan raised his head and glanced at her, only to find that Yan Qingxi was staring at him with bright and clear eyes. That familiar gaze seemed to bring Yang Junshan into the distant past.

"My surname is Yang, and I'm from Wasteland Town of Mengyu County. This formation flag is not for sale, it's for exchange!" Yang Junshan said resolutely. The warehouse of Xishan Village was here, so there was no need to conceal his true identity here.

A hint of curiosity appeared in Yan Qingxi's eyes as she asked, "For what?"

"A magical equipment!" Yang Junshan's speech became more concise.

"Ridiculous!" Fang Xuesheng took a step forward and said, "This set of battle formations is definitely capable of setting up a spirit rank Immovable Mountain Formation, but it's still far from enough to exchange for a magic tool!"

"Two sets!" Yang Junshan nodded to the villagers in the warehouse, and immediately took out the magic array flag of the other battle array formation.

"A battle array formation is useless after using it. Even if there are two array formations, it cannot compare to a single magic tool!" The more Fang Xuansheng acted this way, the more Yang Junshan was convinced of their urgent need for the two sets of formations.

These two array formations were only used for combat. The arrangement was simple, even if one wasn't a formation master, they could still be arranged according to the order of the array formation plates. Their power was naturally far from that of an array master's.

However, the key problem was sometimes, not whether or not it could be changed, but whether or not it had!

Yang Junshan asked Fang Xuansheng straightforwardly, "Do you have any magical equipment to exchange with me?"

Fang Xuansheng was stunned. He did have a magical equipment with him, but it was something she had obtained with great difficulty under the care of a senior from her sect. How could she possibly exchange it? According to what he knew, even Yan Qingxi would not have an additional magical equipment with her.

He said straightforwardly, "Although two array flags are not comparable to one magic item, we have our own methods to compensate for it. However, Sir, you don't have any magic tools on you to use in exchange, so there's no need to quibble over whether or not I can exchange for one magic tool with two array flags."

Fang Xuansheng was at a loss for words, but Yan Qingxi spoke up, "Do we have to change the magical equipment? You have to understand that if it wasn't for some great sects and sects, no one would have had the spare energy to trade their magic tools for two sets of array formations.

Yang Junshan was startled, he naturally understood this principle. Previously, he had just seen Yang Tian's desperate request for a magic artefact, so using these two array flags would be much more reliable than exchanging them for a low-rank magic artefact from the Spirit Valley with over a thousand stones.

However, when he saw Yan Qingxi, Yang Junshan couldn't help but think that this deal would be completed. Others might not know, but Yang Junshan knew that Yan Qingxi was the future proud daughter of heaven of the Tan Xi Sect.

Seeing Yang Junshan's expression, Yan Qingxi smiled and said: "Fellow, you should exchange for something more practical. We truly want to exchange with you, if you insist on exchanging magical equipment, I think that even after the end of this discussion, we might not be able to do so."

Yang Junshan pondered for a moment, looked at Ouyang Xuling beside him and said, "That's good, I would like to ask Brother Ouyang to clap his hands on the side when the time comes."

Ouyang Xuling had already thought of what Yang Junshan wanted to trade, and said with a smile, "It's our responsibility!"

After leading Yan Qingxi and Fang Xuesheng to a guest room in the warehouse to serve tea, Yang Junshan grabbed Ouyang Xulin and said, "Brother Ouyang, about the chess game …"

Ouyang Xuling nodded and smiled, "As long as you can gather all forty-nine spirit materials, I'll invite my respected master to work with me to craft a complete formation board!"

Yang Junshan was stunned, "Brother Ouyang's teacher?"

"Please forgive me Brother Yang, I've already told my benefactor about this matter, because I really don't want to miss the opportunity to make chess. But Brother Yang is very desperate for chess right now, so I can only ask for your help."

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The cold continued and he slept all day. The only good thing about the cold was that he no longer had to go out.

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