After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 285 East County

When her mind calmed down, she began to meditate again. This time it was not as difficult as before, and everything went smoothly.

Three days later, the restrictions on the cave were removed, and she had broken through from the middle stage of foundation building to the late stage of foundation building.

Because her inner demon devoured other inner demons, she advanced quickly even though she was not diligent in her practice.

If it were someone else, they would probably be so happy that they couldn't sleep for three days and three nights, but she had a vague feeling that something very bad was happening.

Those dreams, those confused memories, all gave her a bad feeling. Perhaps after the sect competition was over, she should find a way to find an answer.

But she didn't have time to think about these things right now. She had to set off immediately and go to Dongjun.

Xu Youan lost ten years of cultivation because of her. As far as she knew, only the Buddha Wood could make up for his cultivation, or even take it a step further.

However, pagoda wood is extremely precious. As far as she can remember, only Jinqiao Pavilion in Dongjun has auctioned a small piece of pagoda wood.

She had to set off immediately without delay.

Outside the cave, she pursed her lips, threw out a leaf boat and sat on it.

Dongjun, if it weren't for her junior brother, she would never want to set foot in that place again in her life.

Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, she still couldn't escape.

I just hope I won’t be so unlucky and meet people I don’t want to meet.

It took two days to get from Shuiwan City to Dongjun, even using the teleportation array to shorten the journey. After landing in Dongjun, Jiang Liqian bought herself a veiled hat to prevent spiritual detection in order to avoid attracting attention.

Seeing that she was a stranger, the shop owner raised the price. Jiang Liqian bargained with him and finally bought it with three medium-grade spirit stones.

It was too expensive. Jiang Liqian had wanted to dither a bit. Firstly, the auction hadn't announced a specific opening date yet. Secondly, no one's spirit stones were blown away by the wind, right? Thirdly, her junior apprentice brother was about to be injured, and she could only wait patiently for the auction. She was in a terrible mood, and she had a good outlet.

But she suddenly saw a familiar figure. In order to catch up with the person, she had no choice but to stop bargaining, gave the spirit stone, and hurried after him.

Unfortunately, after going around a dark alley, I still lost the person.

I was complaining in my heart that the man was walking too fast, not knowing where he was rushing to go, when I turned around and someone put a knife to my neck.

"Who are you? Why are you following me?" The cold voice was without any emotion.

Jiang Liqian was startled for a moment, raised her hand to indicate that she was not a threat, and then slowly pulled down the curtain in front of her.

The man raised his eyebrows in slight surprise: "It's you, Jiang Liqian."

Jiang Li smiled lightly: "Shouldn't I call you Sister Jiang? Sister Qingmu."

Qing Mu retracted his sword with a swish and turned to leave the dark alley: "Don't try to get close to me, we are not familiar with each other."

Indeed, I am not familiar with it.

She just liked her decisive style, and it was a pity that such a good seedling did not join the Qiankun Sect.

But after all, she had helped her at the disciple-recruiting meeting that day, so why was she so cold to her?

"Hey, Qingmu, where are you going?" She subconsciously chased after him for two steps, but he drew his sword and put it against her neck.

There was a threat in his cold eyes.

Jiang Liqian drew her sword at the slightest disagreement, so he smiled awkwardly and said that he would not follow her anymore.

Qing Mu then put away his knife and left.

Jiang Liqian patted his chest and put the curtain back on, feeling confused.

What was the eldest daughter of Shengxiaolou doing in Dongjun? Was she also out here to gain experience?

"Oh, I almost forgot!" She glanced in the direction Qing Mu left, but still chased after him.

As expected, when Qing Mu drew his sword this time, he already had murderous intent in him.

Jiang Liqian quickly stated her purpose: "Don't get me wrong, don't get me wrong, I'm here to buy information."

In terms of being well-informed, only Shengxiao Tower and Tianji Pavilion can be compared in the world of cultivation. Now that the young master of Shengxiao Tower is here, she can just ask about the specific time of the auction of the pagoda wood.

Qing Mu stared at her suspiciously at first, but when he saw that she didn't seem to be lying, he stopped and took her into an inconspicuous little shop and knocked on the shopkeeper's counter.

"She came to buy information."

“…”Is it so direct?

When the shopkeeper saw that it was his eldest daughter, he hurriedly sat up straight and asked Jiang Liqian attentively what news she needed to buy.

Jiang Liqian told him about the auction.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "In three days, the owner of Jinqiao Pavilion will come to Dongjun, and the auction will officially begin then."

Jiang Li nodded and asked him how many spirit stones he wanted.

The shopkeeper waved his hand quickly: "No, no, it's not any valuable information. You are the eldest lady's friend, so there is no need to give you such a small amount of spirit stones."

Jiang Liqian didn't expect that having Qingmu bring her here could actually save her some scouting fees. Now she has made back the money she lost on buying the curtain.

Qing Mu didn't say coldly that they were not familiar with each other as if they were in a dark alley. Instead, he waited until Jiang Liqian finished asking questions before turning around and leaving.

"Alas," the shopkeeper called from the back, "this auction is going to be very lively. If you, Miss, are going with friends, feel free to buy anything you like. Madam has instructed that I will cover all your expenses in East County."

Qing Mu acted as if he didn't hear anything and walked faster and faster. Jiang Liqian didn't have the nerve to take advantage of him. After telling the shopkeeper that she would bear the expenses herself, she turned around and there was no trace of Qing Mu.

She couldn't help but be filled with questions.

Why did she feel that this young lady seemed to have a bad relationship with her family?

"Excuse me, young lady. Although my eldest daughter has a somewhat arrogant temper, she is absolutely a good person. You must not harbor any grudges against her." Upon seeing this, the shopkeeper immediately spoke well of his eldest daughter and handed her a copy of "Miscellaneous Talks about the People of Dongjun", saying that it would help her better understand the customs and features of Dongjun.

Forget about the news of the auction, Jiang Liqian didn't dare to accept it shamelessly. After much persuasion, she gave him the spirit stones and only then did she leave the shop.

She first looked around for Qing Mu, but gave up when she couldn't find him.

Whenever there is a large auction, there will be a lot of people. All the inns, big and small, will be full, but there will still be a constant stream of people coming from all directions.

Although the security in Dongjun was good, Jiang Liqian still traveled all over the place and found a spare room in the kitchen of a slightly remote inn.

Although the room was simple, at least it was a place to stay. She didn't care about anything else and just stayed there.

There were many people upstairs and downstairs, but most of them were in their own rooms, so it didn't seem very noisy.

Following the principle that spirit stones should not be wasted, Jiang Liqian took out the book "Miscellaneous Talks from the People of Dongjun" and took a look at it.

The first line of the first article only has two words written on it - Jiang Family.

The second line had three words written on it - Jiang Junze.