breathe!

The rich spiritual energy in the spirit-gathering formation swarmed in, constantly converging towards Xu Mu's body, and integrated with the running spiritual power.

The speed of spiritual power circulating in the meridians is getting faster and faster, and soon breaks through a certain limit.

Boom!

It was as if an invisible wall had been violently broken, the spiritual power increased rapidly, the meridians were rapidly widened, the spirit suddenly shook, and the range of flame perception increased.

In his perception, someone walked into the main room and was chatting with Ye Yingying.

"Fifth level of Qi training! Finally achieved a breakthrough!"

This speed of cultivation was something that I would have never dared to think about before.

After running it for several weeks and consolidating his cultivation, Xu Mu couldn't wait to walk out of the utility room, ready to share the joy with his wife.

As a result, as soon as she walked out of the bedroom, she saw Lan Shijin with a somewhat melancholy look on her brows.

Only then did I remember the person I had just sensed.

Temporarily suppressing the urge to share, Xu Mu asked, "Fellow Taoist Lan, could it be that you haven't bought the ferry ticket again?"

"No!"

Lan Shijin raised her head slightly, returned Xiao Ling'er in her arms to Ye Yingying, smiled bitterly at Xu Mu and shook her head.

From the beginning of spring to now, she went to the market almost every day to inquire, but every time she failed.

Either there is no place on the flying boat, or there is no flying boat leaving at the moment.

Even if she had some connections, it would still be useless.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Lan. It's probably because those big families are relocating more people. After this period of busy work, there will definitely be some." Xu Mu consoled him.

"I hope so!"

Lan Shijin sighed.

But judging from the information she had gathered during this period, it seemed that things were not as simple as imagined.

"Fellow Daoist Lan went to Fang City today. Did you find out any news about the Qinghe Sword Sect and the Soul Refining Sect?"

"No! It seems that no one has come from out of town recently, and several members of the Foundation Establishment Family are also living in seclusion. They have never mentioned the battle between the Qinghe Sword Sect and the Soul Refining Sect!"

This was also what worried her. She originally thought that the war was going to end, but now it seems that it is not that simple.

While the two were talking, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly came from outside the house.

Xu Mu went out to check, and Lan Shijin and Ye Yingying, who was holding the child, also followed them out to see what was going on.

In the alley, Jia An led several people from the patrol team, holding gongs in their hands and knocking on them as they walked.

Hearing the noise, almost every household opened their doors and came out to check.

"Dear Taoist friends and neighbors! I have something important to announce to you today!"

When Jia An saw someone coming out, he raised his hands and said loudly.

"Starting from today, Fangshi will no longer provide salaries to the patrol team. If you still want to be protected by the patrol team, you need to hand in the spirit stones yourself!"

"It's not much. Each household only needs one low-grade spiritual stone. If your family members join the patrol team, they can be exempted!"

"Of course, this kind of thing is entirely voluntary. If you feel you have the ability to protect yourself, it doesn't matter if you don't hand over!"

"After I finish notifying you of the news, I will start collecting spiritual stones from door to door. I hope everyone is mentally prepared!"

After finishing speaking, Jia An led the people out of the alley with a smile on his face, and continued to the next alley to inform.

As Jia An left, the whole alley exploded.

"Is there any mistake? The patrol actually wants us to keep it by ourselves? Is it possible that our monthly rent should be handed over to Night Weird!"

"Didn't they say it was all voluntary? Just don't hand it over!"

"That's right! We only have a few spiritual stones a month! After paying the rent, we can't even afford food, so we still have money to support them!"

"Don't you know who Fatty Jia is? There's also that old horse. They're just cowards. They're really in danger. It's good if they can protect themselves! We expect them to protect us! Bah!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

They are all in the same alley, and they don't say they know everything about them, but they also know something about Jia An and Ma Rui.

If they really fought, half of the people present would beat them both to the point where they would kneel down and beg for mercy.

If they weren't wearing the patrol team's skin, no one would look down on them at all.

When I heard someone commenting like this, everyone burst into laughter.

Especially some of the sharp-tongued women, each of them was more insulting than the other when they teased her.

"If you ask me, since there is no salary in the city, why don't we just disband this idiot patrol team? We don't have to hang around in front of our eyes, let my mother pour water on my feet, and have to wait for them to leave!"

"Not bad! Not bad! I have to avoid them even when I pee..."

The more people talk, the further they go.

The reaction was full of contempt for the patrol team. Judging from their attitude, no one was planning to hand over the spirit stone.

However, I can’t blame others!

I don’t know if it’s because they all had the same relationship with Jia An, but compared to the patrol teams in Fang City, the newly established patrol team is indeed a straw bag among straw bags.

Compared to others who didn't care, Xu Mu couldn't help but frowned when he returned to the room.

Maybe it was persecution paranoia, maybe he was too cautious, Xu Mu always felt that things were not that simple.

Jia An is definitely not a fool.

He should know very well what kind of image he has.

But when Xu Mu saw Jia An's reaction just now, he didn't seem to care too much, and he felt confident.

"Fellow Daoist Lan, please help me take care of Yingying. I'm going to Fangshi!"

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Xu!"

Lan Shijin probably guessed what Xu Mu wanted to do, and nodded happily.

Taking the elixir he had refined in the past month, Xu Mu walked out of the alley and walked quickly towards Fangshi. On the way, he met Jia An who was promoting the propaganda again, but the other party didn't see him.

After arriving at Fangshi, Xu Mu went directly to the Song Family Pharmacy and found Su Qing.

"Fellow Daoist Su, do you know anything about the patrol team?"

Xu Mu told Su Qing what he heard about the situation.

"I heard it! It's because the Sword Sect is preparing to launch an attack on the Soul Refining Sect recently. All the major families in our city have mobilized a large number of manpower for support. For a while, they don't have enough energy for management, so they divided their rights.

Let them maintain themselves!" Su Qing said.

"Self-sustaining?"

It is equivalent to saying that the patrol team in the shanty towns has become an independent organization, or a force.

Xu Mu never expected that such a situation would occur.

"What about the spirit stone? Do you think Fellow Daoist Su should hand it over or not?"

"Fellow Daoist Xu should not be short of those spiritual stones!" Su Qing said with a smile: "In my opinion, it is better to spend money to eliminate disasters! Although the major families do not control the patrol team, there are still many close relatives of the major families in it.

There is no need to offend them for a few spiritual stones! And when the war is over, they will definitely be included. If you offend them now, there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the future!"

"Fellow Taoist, do you think you will win this time?" Xu Mu said in a low voice.

As for the spirit stones, he actually didn't care too much.

Just like Su Qing said, he is not short of these spiritual stones.

On the contrary, he was more interested in the battle between Qinghe Sword Sect and Soul Refining Sect.

The Qinghe Sword Sect was actually preparing to counterattack the Soul Refining Sect. To be honest, he really didn't expect it.

A few years ago, the Qinghe Sword Sect was so beaten that it could only shrink and lose a lot of territory. To be honest, if it can remain undefeated, it should be a high-profile event.

As a result, at the beginning of the new year, I was actually able to fight back.

The contrast between before and after is really surprising.

"It should be no problem! I heard that the Tianhe Lord Sect has sent experts over!"

A bright smile appeared on Su Qing's face, and the beauty marks at the corners of her eyes, along with her raised eyebrows, revealed a different charm.

If the Qinghe Sword Sect wins, it means the Song family wins, and her job and life will be saved.

"I see!"

Xu Mu also had a smile on his face.

With the addition of the main sect, even if the war situation does not get better, at least it will not get worse.

In this way, he can continue to steadily improve his strength.

After replacing the elixirs with spiritual stones and medicinal materials, before leaving the house, Su Qing suddenly handed him a communication talisman.
To be continued...