Chapter 110 Only the Unknown Pottery Jar Remains (8000)

When Yun Zihai came in, Xu Bai was about to continue working on the progress bar, and Chu Yu was also about to leave the room.

Hearing what Yun Zihai said, Xu Bai put down the book in his hand and asked Yun Zihai to sit down.

"After so many days, I finally waited for him. It's not easy." Yun Zihai just sat down, and the excitement on his face never stopped without even drinking a sip of water.

Because of being too excited, he started coughing violently, and his face became paler and paler.

Xu Bai felt that if he continued like this, he would not be surprised if Yun Zihai coughed up blood inexplicably one day.

The problem of congenital deficiency is a particularly serious matter for Yun Zihai.

"Are there any specific findings?" Xu Bai tapped the table lightly with his fingers and asked.

"Brother Xu, just come with me. We will talk while walking. When we get there, we should have almost finished talking." Yun Zihai said.

Xu Bai thought about it, and didn't say anything more. He walked out of the government office with Yun Zihai, and Chu Yu followed behind. She also wanted to join in the excitement.

After leaving the government office, under the leadership of Yun Zihai, they walked towards Yunlai Prefecture.

Xu Bai took a rough look, but didn't see anything.

It took more than half an hour to reach the destination.

It must be said that Yunlai Prefecture is really big. If it were Shengxian in the past, they would have walked more than half of it, but now they haven't reached the edge.

As they walked, Xu Bai also saw some signs.

The prosperity here is completely different from before.

The place where they were before was considered a relatively prosperous place in Yunlai Prefecture.

There were people coming and going in an endless stream, and there were many vendors hawking, and the surrounding houses were also exquisite.

But the situation here was completely different. The surrounding houses looked a little shabby. Although there were vendors hawking on both sides of the street, the things on the ground were slightly inferior to those in the prosperous areas.

And looking at the hawkers' clothes, they were also dressed very ordinary.

There were patches on the coarse cloth clothes, which looked very poor.

"This is a slightly run-down place in Yunlai Prefecture. The people here don't have a very good family background. It's a far cry from where we live." Yun Zihai explained as he walked.

At this time, Xu Bai's eyes suddenly bypassed the street in front of him and saw a person in the corner of the street, who was dressed completely differently from the scene here.

This was a young man in his twenties, wearing a brocade suit.

He walked with his head held high, which was out of tune with the poor and dilapidated scene around him.

In such a place, there was a young man in brocade clothes, which looked suspicious.

The young man in brocade clothes was walking on the street, holding a large bundle in his hand, and from time to time he took out some things from the bundle and handed them to the vendors on both sides.

These vendors also accepted it as they should, and there was a kind and different atmosphere in their eyes when they looked at the young man in brocade clothes.

The vendors around were all quite old, but they were setting up stalls here, which showed the living conditions here.

Xu Bai frowned slightly and turned to look at Yun Zihai, with a puzzled look in his eyes.

He didn't ask, because he knew that in this situation, Lin Zihai would naturally tell it.

"He is a direct descendant of the Chen family. Although he is not from the lineage of the head of the Chen family, he is also a direct descendant. He joined the Chen family recently." Yun Zihai explained.

"Oh?" Xu Bai raised his eyebrows: "Joined the Chen family recently, recently?"

He found the blind spot.

In the content of the previous communication, the word "recently" was highlighted, and it was recently joined.

In other words, before this, this young man in brocade clothes was not a member of the Chen family, or had not joined the Chen family.

There are many things in this.

"I have already inquired about it. This person's name is Chen Yan." Yun Zihai explained, "He is a branch of the Chen family. He was born outside and was not going to recognize him. But the person in this branch lost another son and had no choice but to recognize him."

"Before returning to the Chen family, Chen Yan had been living on this street with his mother. From childhood to adulthood, the people on the street took good care of him. So after living a life of luxury, he would come here from time to time to take care of the people who had helped them."

"Brother Xu, I think this may be the key to our breakthrough."

At this point, Yun Zihai's eyes also looked in the direction of Chen Yan.

"It seems that Brother Yun has already used the Ye family." Xu Bai smiled.

Yun Zihai knew this news clearly. In addition, Yun Zihai was actually busy with the affairs of the government office recently, but he was so well-informed. Someone must have helped him to find out.

Yun Zihai didn't have any background when he came to Yunlai Mansion.

Now he found someone to help him find out the news. Xu Bai quickly thought of the Ye family. Apart from this, he couldn't think of a second one.

Yun Zihai said: "Thanks to Brother Xu's advice, I can't let Brother Xu down."

It was Xu Bai who had instructed him that the Ye family was a family that could be won over, so he followed this step. Now it seems that the benefits have begun to manifest.

"Let's contact them." Xu Bai said: "From the current situation, the other party has the intention to return the favor. Let's contact them and see if there is any news."

While the two were chatting, Chen Yan had already walked to the corner of the street, and the bundle in his hand became smaller and smaller, and finally empty.

All the things inside were distributed. They were not valuable items, but they were all necessities of life. For example, rice, flour, grain and oil were also here. The quantity was not large, but for the people in this street, they could also eat for a period of time.

From this point of view, Chen Yan understood this principle very well. If he wanted to send any valuable items, it would instead cause the effect of holding a treasure and being guilty.

But if he changed his mind and sent some daily necessities, he could not only solve the needs in time, but also avoid a lot of trouble.

After delivering the things, Chen Yan put away the cloth that was originally wrapped in his hand, turned around, and prepared to go back the way he came.

Although he walked with his head held high, his eyes subconsciously looked down. From this small movement, it can be seen that Chen Yan sometimes appears to be very unconfident.

After walking two or three steps, Chen Yan stopped and looked at the three people in front of him, slightly surprised.

"Master Yun?"

He only knew Yun Zihai here. In fact, the big and small families in Yunlai Mansion had already explained Yun Zihai's appearance and the children in the family.

After all, this is the governor of a prefecture. Before coming, many families have done their homework.

Some even planned to establish a good relationship with Yun Zihai in advance, so it is very normal for Chen Yan to know Yun Zihai.

"Let's talk somewhere else." Yun Zihai just nodded slightly and pointed to the street next to him.

There is a small alley on the street that is unique. It looks remote and dilapidated, and no one passes by.

Chen Yan was obviously stunned and scratched his head. He didn't know why he met Yun Zihai here.

He didn't know why Yun Zihai suddenly came to him and asked him to go to a remote alley to talk.

But since the person in front of him had already spoken, Chen Yan naturally didn't dare to say much. He could only turn around and follow them towards the remote alley.

For most of the people in Yunlai Mansion, they had never seen Yun Zihai's appearance. After all, Yun Zihai had not been here for long.

What the people really care about is not these things, but some trivial matters such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, and more about life.

They don't care at all, let alone what the new mansion magistrate looks like.

So Chen Yan followed Xu Bai and the others, and the people around him just looked at him.

After several people walked to the remote alley, Chen Yan turned around, his eyes kept down, and asked the doubts in his heart.

"Master Yun, I wonder what you came here to find me for this time?"

Perhaps because he had been in this street for a long time, even after returning to the Chen family, he still maintained this humble appearance.

Sometimes people's personalities are formed from childhood, and so is Chen Yan.

Even if life gets better and he has fine clothes and delicious food, his personality will remain the same in a short period of time and will not change much.

Yun Zihai cast his eyes towards Xu Bai's position and winked, meaning that you should ask.

Xu Bai pretended to cough, looked up at the sky, put his hands behind his back, and looked indifferent.

He was just here to help, not to dominate. At this time, it would be better for Yun Zihai to ask.

Chu Yu looked left and right, took a step back, and hid behind Xu Bai.

"So boring..." Chu Yu thought.

She thought there was something new, but now it doesn't seem to be that new.

Yun Zihai saw Xu Bai's expression and could only helplessly say: "Do you deliver food, oil, rice and noodles here every day?"

Chen Yan was stunned and nodded subconsciously, which was considered an admission. After he reacted, he couldn't help but hesitate and said: "Sir, I don't seem to have violated the laws of the Great Chu Kingdom?"

"That's not the case. I just think you are a grateful person, but your approach is not quite right." Yun Zihai smiled and said: "It can only solve temporary needs, but this situation is always short-lived. Do you want to help them completely get out of their current predicament?"

Chen Yan was in a state of confusion and said dully: "I do want to, but I have no way to solve what you said, Lord Yun. I don't have such great ability at all."

What he said was the truth. He wanted to solve these difficulties, but he didn't have the ability. What he did now was just some trivial things, enough to do his little bit of strength.

"You don't have it, but I do." Yun Zihai said, "I can govern myself now, in order to solve the needs of the people, but now I need your help."

Hearing this, Chen Yan became even more confused: "How can I help Lord Yun when I am alone?"

He was just a person who had just returned to the Chen family. Before returning to the Cheng family, he was still a member of this place.

"Have you learned the art of paper-making?" Yun Zihai asked.

Chen Yan nodded: "I just started learning it these few days. I have already gotten started, but I am not very proficient."

"If I tell you that there is an unstable factor in the Chen family now, which will affect the crisis of Yunlai Mansion, and I need your help, are you willing?" Yun Zihai continued.

Chen Yan was stunned on the spot. After a long time, he recovered. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth and nodded vigorously: "Agree!"

Xu Bai stood by and listened to their conversation without interrupting.

He raised his eyebrows only after Yun Zihai directly expressed his thoughts.

"Brother Yun, you did a lot of homework before coming here." Xu Bai thought.

The man named Chen Yan in front of him, after the first contact, gave Xu Bai a feeling that this person was very simple and didn't have much thoughts.

It can even be said that his personality is not only not bad, but also very good.

This can be seen from the fact that after he got a life of luxury, he still did not forget to take care of those who had helped him.

Of course, these are the surface that Xu Bai saw. He could not see too much deeper, after all, this was the first contact.

Since Yun Zihai dared to explain it directly, he must have made sufficient preparations in advance, there is no doubt about this.

Someone who can make the emperor feel very good must have no problem in strategy.

But Xu Bai felt that Yun Zihai had been in contact with him for a long time, and often had to rely on him in turn.

And this situation indirectly caused Yun Zihai to behave completely differently from him.

Yun Zihai didn't know that Xu Bai had thought so much in this short period of time. When he saw that Chen Yan had agreed, he couldn't help but reach out and pat Chen Yan on the shoulder to show his affirmation.

After getting this affirmation, Chen Yan became more and more excited for some reason.

"This is Lord Yun!"

The governor of a prefecture now has the only important task for him, which makes him feel that God will send a great man to this person.

"Brother Xu, shall I start?" Yun Zihai looked at Xu Bai and asked.

Xu Bai nodded and asked Yun Zihai to start his performance.

When Yun Zihai spoke, Chen Yan subconsciously looked over and soon saw Xu Bai and Chu Yu.

He was a little surprised. From what Lord Yun said just now, it seemed that he should ask the young man for his opinion first.

"Well... he must be a higher official than Lord Yun." Chen Yan thought, and his eyes became more respectful when he looked at Xu Bai.

The person who could make Lord Yun ask for his opinion was not only a high official, but also must be more powerful than Lord Yun.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan became more respectful.

Xu Bai certainly felt this look. He knew very well that this guy must have made up something in his mind.

But now is not the key to discuss these.

Yun Zihai spoke again: "Recently, has your Chen family shown any unusual behavior, for example, different from before."

Chen Yan thought for a while and shook his head: "Nothing is too unusual, everyone is the same as before. Of course, I have only been here for a few days, so I may not know clearly. I can only say what I understand. I just feel that the head of the family seems to be a little bit abnormal."

He has only been back to the Chen family for a few days, which is also the reason why Yun Zihai found him. After all, the probability of a person who has just returned for a short time being assimilated is extremely low.

"What is abnormal about your head of the family?" Yun Zihai frowned.

"There is not much change from before, and his behavior has not changed much, but I can feel that the head of the family is getting worse and worse." Chen Yan said, wanting to describe it, but after turning his head for a long time, he could not think of an adjective.

"Poor spirit, kidney deficiency?" Xu Bai said as a joke.

But as soon as this joke fell, Chen Yan's eyes lit up and nodded affirmatively.

"Yes, yes, yes, what the lord said is right, it's that kind of empty feeling."

Xu Bai: "..."

"Besides this, there is nothing else?" Yun Zihai asked again.

Chen Yan shook his head, indicating that there was nothing else.

After all, he had only joined for a few days, and he could see a lot, which was already very good.

"Then you go back first, remember, you must be careful, tell me any news in time, but when you tell me, you should focus on saving your own life." Yun Zihai saw that Chen Yan couldn't say anything else, so he gave Chen Yan a task, which was equivalent to planting a nail in the Chen family.

Chen Yan looked left and right, and finally agreed, and hurriedly left the street.

After Chen Yan left, only Xu Bai and three others were left here.

Chu Yu looked left and right, her face full of confusion, and scratched her head: "Aren't you worried, what if he is someone who has betrayed, wouldn't we be trusting the wrong person?"

In fact, just now, she had been thinking about this problem, and she didn't say it until Chen Yan left.

Xu Bai smiled and said, "First of all, he has only joined the Chen family for a few days, which can reduce his probability. Secondly, even if it is, so what? I guess Brother Yun wants to show his hand directly."

Yun Zihai nodded and said, "Brother Xu knows me well."

Chu Yu still didn't understand. She stared at Xu Bai with puzzled eyes and a curious expression on her face.

"If it's not, then we have made a profit. If it is, we haven't lost much." Xu Bai explained, "Think about it. After the man in white died in my hands, the other party would have the idea of ​​being exposed. So if he really betrayed us, there is no loss for us."

Chu Yu nodded as if she understood.

After a while, she seemed to feel that she had explained it in such detail. If she still didn't understand, she would look stupid.

"Oh~ So that's it~" Chu Yu nodded vigorously, pretending that she understood the expression very well.

You have to understand it even if you don't understand it.

If you follow Xu Bai, you will be disliked if you are too stupid.

"Brother Xu, it seems that we just need to wait." Yun Zihai said: "Just now Chen Yan said that their patriarch's health is getting worse day by day, which may be related to the woman named Hongfen."

Gui Qi said before his death that Hongfen was best at charm and escaping.

As for what escaping is, this is already obvious.

The poor health of the Chen family patriarch may also be related to escaping.

"Let's go back first, we will wait for news slowly." Xu Bai said.

The few people did not stay in this alley and walked towards Yunlai Mansion.

...

Then, there was no new movement for several days.

The Chen family was very stable and had no intention of showing up. It seemed that they were afraid of being hit by a storm after showing up.

And taking advantage of the free time of these few days, Xu Bai has been staying in the government office and has not gone out.

He did not have other gains, but he did have one gain.

After these days of crazy liver, the nameless sword scripture was finally perfected by him, and the progress bar on it reached a perfect position.

Looking at the light blue smoke in front of him, Xu Bai showed a satisfied smile.

After the light blue smoke appeared, it slowly gathered and gradually gathered into a line of text.

[You observed the nameless sword scripture and comprehended the twenty-four armor-breaking styles (incomplete). ]

When this line of text appeared, it quickly disappeared, and new text appeared again.

[Found a fusion option, fusion is in progress. ]

[Twenty-four armor-breaking styles (incomplete) + two-breaking styles = three-breaking styles. ]

Xu Bai: "..."

This name is really simple and easy to understand, popular and not tongue-twisting.

After the new text appeared, it no longer disappeared, but instead drilled into Xu Bai's mind.

A large amount of information poured in, and Xu Bai had already mastered the subtleties of the three-breaking styles.

In addition to the increase in the power of armor-breaking and the previous ability to cause serious injuries, the power of the swordsmanship itself has also grown significantly.

Light blue smoke appeared and gathered into the latest panel.

[Name: Xu Bai. ]

[Realm: Fifth-grade wanderer. 】

【Three Breaking Styles (Level 4): Full Level. 】

【Reversing the Yin and Yang of Purple Sky Strong Wind (Level 5.5): Full Level. 】

【Maple Leaves Like Rain (Level 2): ​​Full Level. 】

【Four Steps (Level 3): Full Level. 】

【Star Shift (Level 4): Full Level. 】

【Vajra Heart Demon Body (Level 4); Full Level. 】

【Kidney Strengthening Method (Level 4): Full Level. 】

【True Solution to Hundred Poisons (Level 3): Full Level. 】

【Comprehension (Full Level). 】

The fourth-level Three Breaking Styles did not perform unexpectedly, and Xu Bai had another powerful means of attack.

However, looking at this skill called Three Breaking Styles, he had a new idea.

According to previous understanding, the creator of the Nameless Sword Scripture divided this sword scripture into 24 parts and scattered them all over the world.

When all the sword scriptures are collected and integrated, you can enter the realm of the first grade.

According to the skills Xu Bai has acquired now, there is no mental method. If there is no mental method, how can he enter the first level?

So Xu Bai has a guess, maybe the later part involves the mental method.

But it is still far away now, he only has three books.

Xu Bai stretched and moved his body, and did not think about the nameless sword scripture for the time being.

Compared with the nameless sword scripture, he still has work to do now.

There is a pottery jar on the table next to him. There are complicated patterns on the top of the pottery jar, and it is impossible to tell what is described.

This pottery jar was obtained from Yinyi, and it is also the most unknown gain of Xu Bai during this period.

The so-called unknown means that we don’t know what the result will be. We can only look at the progress bar above and can’t guess what skills will be obtained in the end.

But no matter what, this pottery jar gave Xu Bai a lot of expectations.

"There is no news from the Chen family. It is estimated that they are either stable or they are planning some bad tricks. We have to hurry up and finish this last progress bar." Xu Bai thought.

Thinking of this, he took the pottery jar in his hand and stared at it intently while it was still early.

To be honest, the process of working on the progress bar is very boring. Only when you harvest it is the best time.

After staring for a while, Xu Bai yawned.

For him, the slow growth of the progress bar is the most perfect time.

Looking at the constant changes in the progress bar, Xu Bai continued tirelessly, and unknowingly, he was slowly fascinated.

At this moment, she heard footsteps coming from outside the door.

Xu Bai stopped temporarily, raised his head, and looked at the backyard outside the door.

At the door, Chu Yu poked her head out and looked at Xu Bai nervously, like a kitten who had done something wrong and was afraid of being punished.

When she saw Xu Bai's eyes staring at her, she quickly retracted her head and prepared to turn around and run away.

"Come back." Xu Bai said lightly.

Perhaps it was because Xu Bai had been teaching every day during this period of time that he had a special aura on him, called the majesty of a teacher.

Chu Yu, who was about to run away, stopped immediately after hearing Xu Bai's words, then turned around and walked in from the door with a forced smile on his face.

"Master, I came to see you. I have something to say." Chu Yu twisted her hands together.

Xu Bai raised his eyebrows and said, "What is it?"

Since they have been together for a long time, Chu Yu has become more and more normal, no longer as restrained as before.

But now, Chu Yu's expression made Xu Bai think that it might be something important.

"It's like this, my mother asked my cousin to come, but he didn't walk to Yunlai Mansion. It was a lake not far from Yunlai Mansion. I don't know the name. It seems to be stuck somewhere. He sent me a pigeon letter." Chu Yu finished speaking in one breath, as if he was afraid that he would not be able to speak if he spoke slowly.

"Hmm... Hmm?" Xu Bai was stunned: "Didn't your mother pass away?"

This was what he accidentally heard before, why did it become like this now?

Chu Yu's face was dull: "No, my mother is still alive. She is the head of Gu Yue Sword Sect. There is something important. The cousin who came now is from my mother's side."

Xu Bai: "..."

Good guy, it turns out that he only listened halfway and didn't listen to the whole thing.

But this is just a small misunderstanding, and the problem is not big.

Soon, the topic returned to normal.

"You just said that your cousin is in a lake not far from Yunlai Mansion? What does it mean to be stuck?" Xu Bai was a little confused: "Did he encounter any difficulties or meet an enemy?"

Chu Yu said helplessly: "I don't know. When I was in the palace before, my cousin came to see me. He was also stuck twice, but he was rescued by people in the palace. This time he suddenly called me, and I don't know how he got stuck."

While speaking, Chu Yu gestured, indicating that he didn't know the specific situation.

"Then he meant to ask you to go and save him." Xu Bai touched his chin and said.

Chu Yu nodded vigorously, indicating that it was indeed the case.

At the end, she said, "My cousin said that only if I go there, he can get out of there."

It was so mysterious that Chu Yu couldn't figure out what was going on, so she could only repeat it as it was said.

"How far is it from Yunlai Mansion?" Xu Bai asked.

Chu Yu rolled her eyes, roughly figured out the distance, and then answered, "Go northwest, and after leaving Yunlai Mansion, it won't take long to get there."

Xu Bai listened to the distance Chu Yu said and fell into deep thought.

After a while, he came out of his deep thought.

"Let's go, I'll go with you." Xu Bai carefully hid the pottery jar and said.

As I said, it's not a big problem to take money to do things and protect Chu Yu.

"But we need people here too." Chu Yu said.

Xu Bai smiled and said, "It's only such a short distance, it won't take much time to go back and forth, and if you really leave, you can deliberately expose a flaw."

There was no falsehood in what he said.

It only takes so long to go back and forth. Even if it takes some time in the middle, he will try his best to control it, not to mention that he can also sell a flaw.

If the other party does not fall for it, then he has no loss. If he falls for it, then it is a huge profit.

Of course, if it exceeds the control time, he thinks it is more important to come back first.

Seeing that Xu Bai had said so much, Chu Yu did not refuse anymore. Instead, he was very happy. He took a few steps forward, pulled Xu Bai's sleeve, and said in a hurry: "Then let's go now, the sooner we go, the sooner we come back."

Xu Bai did not waste any words, stood up, and let Chu Yu pull him away.

Before leaving, he also went to find Yun Zihai and told him his itinerary.

Yun Zihai said that it was just a short time, so there was no big problem.

After everything was said, Xu Bai took Chu Yu and walked towards the destination.

The unknown lake was not far from Yunlai Mansion.

There were no obstacles along the way, and they reached their destination easily.

But before that, they had to go through a forest.

In the forest, the closer they got to the lake, the more Xu Bai felt something was wrong.

Logically speaking, if something really got stuck, there should be at least traces of fighting around.

But now it seems that the surrounding forests are well preserved, and even the grass on the ground is clean.

Not to mention any traces of fighting, there are no traces of people walking, as if there is no one in the world.

"Is your cousin really stuck here and encountered difficulties?" Xu Bai asked, looking at Chu Yu who was jumping around.

Chu Yu turned around and said, "Yes, he must be stuck. When he was in the palace before, it was my uncle who sent people to rescue him, and my uncle also said that if no one was sent, he might be stuck there for the rest of his life."

Stuck for a lifetime?

Xu Bai's mouth twitched slightly, and he seemed to think of something bad.

Lake?

Stuck?

Why was he stuck?

Xu Bai grinned, and looked at the quiet scenery around him, which seemed like a paradise, and his guess deepened.

The two continued to walk, without saying anything in the middle. When they passed through the woods, a small lake appeared in front of them.

It was a lake whose name was unknown. It was pitifully small.

In the middle of the lake, there was a leaf.

A young man in blue stood on the leaves with his feet, floating on the water.

The sky-blue water was like a mirror, and the young man floated on the water. This artistic conception was quite fitting.

On the young man's back, there was a long sword. Although the long sword was not unsheathed, the sharp feeling came to his face.

All this was not the most important thing in Xu Bai's view.

The most important thing was the man's hands.

When Xu Bai looked at the young man's hands, he finally understood why the man was stuck on the lake.