Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

Half a day later, in Baiyao City, in front of the majestic city gate.

"Everyone line up. Each person needs a spirit stone. Only after you pay it can you enter the city." said an armored officer.

Many people in the crowd complained, and someone said, "Wasn't it still 20 spirit coins two days ago? How come it went up so fast!"

"If you think it's too expensive, then don't go in. No one is threatening you with a knife." said the armored officer.

At the end of the crowd, Mu Shaofeng raised his eyebrows and said, "The fog sea has changed drastically, which has made this Hundred Monster City lively."

"Yes, it's such a long line! Uncle-master, didn't the ancestor give you a token?" Duanmu Ting leaned sideways, her face full of impatience.

Mu Shaofeng pulled her back and said, "The ancestor told us not to reveal our identities easily, so we should keep a low profile."

"Oh!" Duanmu Ting paused for a moment, then rolled her eyes and said, "Uncle Master, I have an idea."

"I think this team will last at most a quarter of an hour... where are you going?" Mu Shaofeng was speaking when Duanmu Ting ran forward like the wind.

She walked straight up to the officer, clasped her fists and said, "My fellow Taoist, my uncle has been poisoned and needs to go to the city to buy an antidote. Could you please make an exception and let us go in first?"

The officer's eyes lit up when he saw Duanmu Ting's beauty, but he looked down on her because she was only in the Qi training stage. He said, "There are so many people here, and they all say that their uncle-master has been poisoned. What should we do?"

"This..." Duanmu Ting was speechless, but she did not intend to give up. She had just made big promises to her uncle, and it would be so embarrassing to go back now.

She secretly made a magic gesture, her eyes suddenly became like a god, and she said, "Daoyou, how could I tell a lie."

The officer's eyes blurred, as if he was being dragged into a mysterious world.

At this moment, Mu Shaofeng suddenly appeared. He put one hand on Duanmu Ting's shoulder and handed her a brocade bag with the other hand, saying, "Fellow Daoist, please help us. We really have something urgent to do."

The officer shook his head, thinking that he was dazzled. When he saw the brocade bag, his face lit up with joy and he said, "Your situation is indeed quite special, so I will make an exception this time, but it won't happen again."

He put away the brocade bag and gestured to the two of them, indicating that they should follow him.

He led the two to the wing door on the side, waited for a while, then tapped the iron ring and said, "It's me, an old friend, please help me."

After a moment, the wing door opened a crack.

The officer made a gesture of invitation and said, "Please come in, both of you. I won't see you off."

Mu Duan and the other two didn't say anything and slipped in.

As soon as they entered the city and walked onto the street, Duanmu Ting asked, "Master, why did you stop him? And what did you stuff in there? He actually let us in."

Mu Shaofeng's face turned serious and he said, "Didn't I tell you to keep a low profile? How can you use the Sky Eye Technique in public?"

Duanmu Ting stuck out her tongue and said, "I told you that you were poisoned and were about to die, but he showed no mercy at all, so I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

Mu Shaofeng shook his head and said, "You are about to die. The world below the mountain must use the methods below the mountain. What I stuffed into him just now was a spirit stone."

Duanmu Ting snorted and said, "Humph, then why didn't you stuff the spirit stones earlier?"

Mu Shaofeng said solemnly, "I'm not kidding you. We have reached the edge of the fog sea. You must not mess around anymore. If something unexpected happens, how can I explain to my master when I go back?"

"So you're concerned about me!" Duanmu Ting was very happy and said, "I know! I'll be good. Let's find out the news!"

Mu Shaofeng smiled and said, "The fog sea has just changed dramatically, and the news of the Demon Emperor's treasure map has spread everywhere. There must be something strange. So our first step is to find out who spread the Demon Emperor's treasure map."

Duanmu Ting frowned and thought, "Auction house! Let's check the earliest client. We will definitely be able to follow the clues and find the mastermind behind the scenes."

Mu Shaofeng nodded and looked approvingly.

After asking around in the market, the two of them found out the location of the auction house, and without delay, they headed straight for it.

About an incense stick of time later, we arrived at the door of the auction house.

"Two seniors, are you here to entrust an auction or to participate in our auction?" a waiter came forward and asked.

Mu Shaofeng did not hide his state of great perfection in foundation building, and said: "I have a batch of elixirs that I want to sell. I wonder what the rules are here?"

The clerk was extremely terrified and respectful. He explained, "Senior, our auction house has a professional appraiser. If it is really a good item, we will arrange a session for you. If you are in a hurry, we can also take it in advance, but the price will be lower."

Mu Shaofeng flipped his hand, took out a pill bottle and said, "I am indeed in a hurry. Can you arrange it immediately?"

The guy smiled and said, "No problem, just follow me, there is a master who is good at alchemy."

As the waiter spoke, he led the two of them inside to a private room.

In the ten-foot square room, there was a large sandalwood table in the middle, with a row of shelves on each side, filled with various magic weapons and elixir bottles.

Behind the big table, a female nun was wearing a green wide-sleeved shirt and a crabapple flower skirt, with a smile on her face.

The moment Duanmu Ting saw the other person, her brows furrowed. The other person was wearing exactly the same clothes as her.

"Well... not as pretty as me. She's older and younger than me. She's the clear winner!" Duanmu Ting glanced around, looking at the other person from head to toe.

The female cultivator was also startled when she saw Duanmu Ting, but then she smiled professionally, made a gesture of invitation, and said:

"Please take a seat, my dear guests. What kind of elixir would you like to entrust me with? I can help you identify any elixir below the Golden Core Stage."

Mu Shaofeng sat on a stool, put a pill bottle on the table, and said with a smile: "This pill of mine has no name yet, Daoist friends can guess what its effect is first."

The green-shirted female cultivator smiled unchanged, picked up the pill bottle, and said, "Although I cannot identify pills by their scent, I can still taste their general effects."

As she spoke, she had already uncorked the bottle.

A crystal red pill rolled out of the pill bottle, and instantly a faint medicinal fragrance filled the entire room, lifting people's spirits.

The green-shirted female cultivator was delighted at first, but soon her brows slightly furrowed and she began to think seriously.

After a moment, she took out a short whip that looked like crystal and placed it on the red pill.

Green, red, yellow, white and black, the five colors light up on the short whip in turn, and finally return to a transparent appearance, but the front part turns gray, like burnt incense.

The green-shirted female cultivator took out a small guillotine and gently cut off the gray part. She sighed and said, "My two fellow Taoists, please wait for a moment. I cannot taste this elixir, so I can only call for help."

Mu Shaofeng smiled unchanged and said, "Please go ahead, fellow Daoist. We will wait here."

The female cultivator in green stood up, bowed, and walked outside.

When Duanmu Ting saw the other party leave, she immediately came to Mu Shaofeng and asked, "Uncle Master, is this sister pretty?"

"This... why are you asking this?" Mu Shaofeng looked hesitant.

"Nothing, answer me quickly, does it look good?"

“Hmm… looks good, doesn’t it?”

"Who is prettier, her or me?"