Chapter 88 Goodbye Mr. Crow
"Did I disturb your good time?"
A laughing voice came into the house as the window was opened.
Mr. Crow, who had not been seen for a long time, came in through the window with agility like a thief. His husky-like white dog also followed Mr. Crow and jumped into the room swiftly.
The uninvited guest was not polite. He picked up the teapot beside him, took a sip, and threw the pastries in the fruit plate to the white dog at his feet for them to taste.
He picked up an orange, peeled it, put a slice into his mouth, and said to Jiang Xia slowly:
"It must be very hard to endure it. If I hadn't come, would you have gotten along with that woman?"
"I'm not interested in staging a goblin fight in front of some big shot."
Jiang Xia curled his lips and threw the cigarette and lighter at hand over, which were caught by Mr. Crow.
The two old smokers started to smoke in the room. Jiang Xia leaned back on the armchair and said:
"Besides, I really don't like her. That woman looks ordinary, but there's something a little too weird about her eyebrows. I always feel uncomfortable in front of her."
"normal."
Mr. Crow sat on the chair on the other side, crossed his legs, blew a smoke ring, and then said:
“That woman has some special bloodline.
Her ancestors must have had some interactions with monsters. This kind of thing is not uncommon in your Ku Mu Territory. Her father must have been cuckolded by a monster.
Tsk tsk, so pitiful.
And if I am not mistaken, that bloodline and origin are somewhat interesting, it is a pity that this woman did not inherit the demonic power, otherwise you would not have been able to hold back just now."
Mr. Crow smiled an ambiguous smile that was unique to men, pouted at Jiang Xia, and said:
"Even with the personality and behavior correction chip, you can't help it. The natural charm of monsters can kill both men and women, and it directly affects the sexual instinct."
"How do you know so clearly?"
Jiang Xia narrowed his eyes and said in a playful tone:
"Mr. Crow, could it be that you are..."
"Hey, don't dare say that. I'm a married man. If my two beloved wives hear me gossiping, I'll be in trouble when I go back."
Mr. Crow quickly waved his hand to stop Jiang Xia from continuing his nonsense.
He took a puff of smoke and then explained:
"It's just that my disciple who stayed in my hometown had a similar experience. Alas, I have been away from home for too long. I don't know if my disciple and the descendant of the dog demon have any bloodline."
"So, do you think I should get rid of her?"
Jiang Xia asked:
"Since that woman is charming, leaving her here might cause some trouble."
"The girl is innocent. It was her mother who did this. What does it have to do with her? She has fallen into prostitution and has managed to keep her innocence with great difficulty. Now she has done nothing wrong and you are taking her life away."
Mr. Crow rolled up his sleeves, stared and said:
"How could you do such a thing that takes human life lightly?"
"I'm just saying."
Jiang Xia shrugged and said:
"I mean, send her away, anywhere."
“No need.”
Mr. Crow sat back in his chair and said casually:
"With her level of charm, as long as she doesn't take off her clothes in front of men, there won't be much of a problem. Besides, the woman's fate is okay, and she looks like she will bring good luck to the Lord.
He is not destined to have romantic relationships, but if you can find your destiny, he may be able to help you in the future.
Forget it, let’s not talk about her anymore.
Tell me about yourself. "
His eyes fell on Jiang Xia's raised left arm, as if examining it. After a moment, he said:
“Your arm has its spiritual core severed and its bones destroyed. Even if it can be reattached in the future, it will be useless. However, there is a miraculous elixir in the Bitter Wood Realm that can regenerate a severed limb, and it is not difficult to find.
I have some secret methods here. Would you like me to help you and cure you?"
"never mind."
Jiang Xia shook his head and said:
“I’ll go to the wasteland and solve all the problems, so there’s no need for Mr. Crow to help. Besides, I don’t have any extra money to ask you for help again.
The Hundred Spiritual Stones you requested have been prepared in Fengshan. It's a bit troublesome to raise the immortal money. The sale of the mines there has just started, and I only got more than a hundred pieces. I also want to keep some for my own use.
Give me a few more days and I will collect the money for you."
"It's okay. It doesn't matter."
Mr. Crow was easy-going. He waved his hand and said:
"Give me whatever you want. I'll go get it later. I'm leaving Kumu Territory tomorrow, so I won't wait for you. This is equivalent to the first transaction, so I'll give you a discount."
"Are you leaving now?"
Jiang Xia was stunned for a moment, and he said:
"Didn't you say you wanted to travel the entire Kumu Territory to see the local customs and people? How long has it been?"
"Who do you think I am? Do I need to walk when I travel, just like you?"
Mr. Crow snorted proudly and said:
"This amount of time is enough for me to go around. Besides, I encountered something on the way and I couldn't help myself and got into a fight with someone. It was quite a big fight.
If you don't want to be stopped and beaten up, you should leave.
But fortunately, I have seen everything I should see and gone to all the places I should go. For me, this world no longer has any secrets.
I came here just to ask you."
He sat up straight, looked at Jiang Xia, and said seriously:
"Have you thought about the idea I gave you? What do you want?"
Jiang Xia did not answer immediately.
He looked at his left hand, thought about it, went back to the bed, took something out from under the bed, and threw it to Mr. Crow. The latter took it in his hand, looked at it, and immediately showed disdain.
"It's a low-level magic weapon, and it's too crudely made."
He placed the black silk gauntlet in front of his eyes, looked around professionally, and said as if commenting:
“In order to make it strong and light, we used ice jade silk.
Unfortunately, this silk is not a wood-attributed treasure. If it is forcibly used as a wood-attributed magic weapon, it will not only waste the silk's unparalleled toughness, but also cause its most precious ice-attributed spiritual energy to dissipate.
It's really like burning the piano and cooking the crane.
Let’s talk about the Green Silk Sword Net that is activated by the conversion of spiritual energy.
It's even more of a failure.
Since it can produce a cutting effect, why should we insist on the mesh sword energy?
Apart from looking good when activated, this thing is not as good as a claw blade in terms of penetration and destructive power.
The focused spiritual energy was simply dispersed, so that the spiritual energy that could have caused great damage was dispersed into hundreds of beams, which looked like a group attack.
In fact, the power that could have broken through the defense has turned into scraping damage."
Mr. Crow, who was talking eloquently, wore the green silk gauntlet on his right hand and waved it lightly. In the misty light, aura flowed like fallen leaves.
It transformed into leaves and wrapped around his body.
"Tsk, this leaf defense is useless except for its good looks!"
Mr. Crow's tone was even more disdainful.
He said:
“The main body of the hand armor is made of middle-grade Qifeng spiritual wood, taking a trace of its vitality and spirit. It has the potential to become a middle-to-high-grade magic weapon, but it was randomly matched by a beginner, wasting good materials in vain.
If a friend of mine who is not very smart saw this thing, he would probably get angry and beat someone with a stick.
Where did you get this garbage?"
"I picked it up, it didn't cost me a penny."
Jiang Xia smiled proudly.
Mr. Crow also laughed when he heard this. He took off his gauntlets, returned them to Jiang Xia , and said:
“That’s all right.
Even if the magic weapon you got for free is terrible, you have made a fortune."
Jiang Xia did not take the green silk wooden armor. He blinked and said to Mr. Crow:
"You seem to know a lot. I just heard your comments, and you sound like a master. Why don't you ask Mr. Crow to help me modify this thing?"
"Tsk, why do I have that much time to waste?"
Mr. Crow rolled his eyes and threw the wooden armor on the table. He glanced at Jiang Xia and said:
“From your expression, I know you don’t know what to choose, but I’ve said before that you don’t have the talent to learn superior martial arts.
His cultivation potential is also so-so. If he follows the orthodox cultivation method in the Ku Mu Realm, he can only practice for a hundred years at most, and then he will end up in the Xun Dao Realm, which is neither up nor down, and is very embarrassing.
Why not, let's practice ink magic."
He pulled out a book from his sleeve and placed it in front of Jiang Xia.
It was a very ancient book with several combinations of symbols on it. Jiang Xia could not understand these symbols, but when he saw the combination of symbols, he understood its meaning in his mind.
"Heavenly Secret"
There are only two words, and the tone is quite loud.
Jiang Xia took it, opened it and looked at it, then raised his head and said with a strange look on his face:
"Why is there only the entry-level ticket? Where are the rest?"
Mr. Crow did not answer.
He just raised his left hand, pinched a few fingers, and made a gesture that was common to all the stars in front of Jiang Xia.
"This is all you get in exchange for helping me."
He narrowed his eyes, smiled broadly, and said:
"If you want more, you have to... Hey, you know, I'm traveling all over the stars, and it's not easy to make money to support my family."
"That's not nice of you, Mr. Crow."
Jiang Xia said dissatisfiedly:
"More than 200 miles from here is the Mo Shuang Mountain Immortal Gate, and they are also disciples of the Mo School. If I want to learn the introductory Mo technique, why not go there?"
"them?"
Mr. Crow showed a disdainful expression, snapped his fingers and said:
“They also call that ink art?
Stop ruining this name.
It's just some marginalia, plagiarizing other people's ideas. The three techniques of Mohism only pass on one true meaning, and most of them are missing. Relying on these mediocre skills, one can still make a name for himself in the Immortal Alliance.
Your Immortal Alliance in Kumu Realm may look powerful, but it is actually very weak and has all kinds of monsters and demons .
Just tell me whether you want it or not?"
"Yes! How can I refuse a gift from a friend?"
Jiang Xia took the introductory scroll of Tianji Ink Art in his hand and put it into his arms.
The atmosphere in the room became quiet again in an instant. Mr. Crow stopped talking and Jiang Xia also fell silent.
Both of them seemed to be waiting.
A few minutes later, Jiang Xia relit another cigarette. When the smoke rose and covered his face, he flicked the ash and asked:
"Mr. Crow is going on a long journey, and I should have given him a farewell banquet, but there is one thing I have wanted to ask you for a long time, so why not ask it today?"
He raised his head and looked through the smoke at Mr. Crow, who was sitting opposite him with his legs crossed and drinking tea.
explain:
"You weren't trapped in the wasteland before. You were waiting for me there , right?"
After a few breaths, Mr. Crow, who was as still as a mountain, put down the tea bowl. He took out a pair of high-tech frameless glasses from his coat pocket and put them on his face.
As the lens reflected light for a moment, he replied:
"right."
"You're really smart, Pigeon. You can think of this answer on your own initiative. I was right about you."
