Chapter 56: Meeting Wu Lang

  After leaving the Wang Fu, Chu Hao only let Xiao Si follow him and came to the Jiang Jun Fu.

  They arrived at the main hall, and after a few minutes, the general's servant went to report. Sun Haoran finally came out with a bad face, waving his hand to dismiss the servant. Looking like he hadn't woken up yet, Chu Hao chuckled and walked over to pat him on the shoulder, saying: "What's wrong? Won't you be forced by General Sun to recite military laws again and can't sleep?"

  "Hao Ge... " Sun Haoran cried with a sad face, saying: "You were too ruthless that time, I didn't dare go out for three days because of this face!"

  Chu Hao smiled slightly and then glared: "We are all men, this little injury is nothing, I've prepared some good medicine for you. In two days, let's gather everyone together and have a good time at Cuiyue House!"

  Sun Haoran immediately became spirited, changing his previous dull and drunken appearance. He smiled with his eyes open, nodding repeatedly: "Indeed it's a good medicine, I was just waiting for Brother Hao to say so!"

  Chu Hao chuckled and put his arm around his shoulder, saying: "There's good news, how could Little Wang possibly forget you? Tell Little Wang about it, what's with the sleepy look on your face?"

  "Ah, never mind." Sun Haoran shook his head and said, "The other day at that Tao Ran Ju auction, my dad bought three solid pellets, saying they were second-grade elixirs. Now I have to train until I'm half dead before I can rest, and during the day I still have to get up early to recite military laws. Tell me, isn't my life bitter?"

  Chu Hao didn't expect that the solid dan he had sent as a gift was actually bought by Sun Ye. He found it somewhat amusing, but since the Sun and Wang families were closely related, the money was all within the family, so Chu Hao didn't plan on returning it. All he saw was him nodding his head, speaking seriously: "General Sun is also doing this for your own good, you ungrateful kid, do you know that those dan medicines are worth tens of thousands of taels per grain!"

  "Who believes those rumors, anyway? Only my father, that roughneck, would believe them! Spending so much silver, and who knows how many tongues of the imperial courtiers it will attract." Sun Haoran rubbed his arm with a bad temper, looking extremely dissatisfied.

  Chu Hao said strangely: "What? You took the Solid Dan, didn't it have any effect?"

  "There is, my inner strength has increased a bit...” Sun Haoran sighed and said: “I was originally a six-layer bone-refining warrior, how could I break through so quickly? My old man even said I wasn't working hard enough. Now I really have no words to express my suffering.” He paused for a moment, then said: “Hao-ge, if you don’t come and rescue me from this desperate situation, I’ll be exhausted to death.”

  Solid Dan was personally refined by Chu Hao, and it should not have been ineffective. Chu Hao had earned money from the Sun family, so he naturally had to provide after-sales service. He asked Sun Haoran to stretch out his hand, and in Sun Haoran's confusion, he injected a thread of internal energy, only to find that something was wrong.

  He cried and laughed as he asked Sun Haoran, "Did you eat all three solid pellets at once?"

  "Yes." Sun Haoran was skeptical and asked: "Hao Ge, how did you know?"

  Chu Hao shook his head and said, "You're really lucky to be alive. You think this is a fruit that you can just eat for fun? This is your first time taking the pill, how could you swallow three at once? Fortunately, the effect of the medicine hasn't spread yet, but if you were in the fifth layer or below of the Bone Refining stage, eating three pills at once would have killed you directly."

  Sun Haoran suddenly became alert and stuttered: "So serious?"

  "What do you think then?"

  Sun Haoran suddenly turned around, dropped Chu Hao and ran towards the backyard, saying without looking back: "Hao Ge, you go back by yourself, I won't see you off! After I've fully dispelled this medicinal effect and gotten benefits from my old man, I'll come to drink your flower wine!"

  Chu Hao couldn't help but flip the bird, silently cursing in his heart, and put back the Hu Jin Wan he was about to take out. He then slowly walked out of the Wang Fu.

  As they walked on the street, Xiao Si saw that Chu Hao's mood wasn't bad and asked: "Young Master Wang, where are we going now? Are we going for a spring outing?"

  "No, I won't go." Chu Hao shook his head. He didn't have the mind to go for a spring outing now. What he wanted to know more was the situation with the young prince lately. However, since he had no spies in the palace and couldn't get any news, it would be better to go sit at the tea house, listen to the voices from the streets, and see how things were.

  Chu Hao casually entered a teahouse, ordered a private room and walked in with Xiao Si. The teahouse was not of high grade, but the crowd was diverse, making it an ideal place to gather information. Chu Hao sat on the soft couch in the private room, sipping tea while mobilizing his internal energy to listen to the discussions from outside.

  Half an hour later, Chu Hao walked out of the teahouse with a smile all over his face, while Xiao Si returned to the Wang Mansion with a bewildered expression.

  In the room, Chu Hao sat for a while before going to the martial arts arena to find Huang Hongjin. After exchanging blows, he was defeated by a single move and pretended to praise him with a few words of admiration before slinking back to the courtyard in defeat.

  Thinking of going to Yuzhu Mountain tomorrow, Chu Hao felt it was necessary to prepare, and found the black cloak in his room. In his mind, he said: "Chen Honghong, don't refine the elixir today. Prepare more spiritual energy, just in case something unexpected happens tomorrow, we can escape." Chen Honghong replied indifferently: "Aren't everything under your control? Why are you still worried?"

  "Hey, do you understand the meaning of being prepared? Chu Hao smiled slightly and then his eyes narrowed, saying: "This Wu Cang is someone Tao Ranju arranged for me to meet, if I go see him, Tao Ranju as the middleman will definitely be present. Hu Dong is just a minor official who won't amount to much, maybe tomorrow it'll be that Foundation Establishment cultivator you sensed last time."

  "Are you so sure?" Chen Honghong was also stunned by the words, and couldn't quite grasp why Chu Hao was so certain. However, since this matter involved the Black Crystal Ore, which was a material for repairing the Hunyuan Cauldron, Chen Honghong wouldn't be negligent either.

  "Don't say that the intention is vast, how can you dare to owe a plan?" Chu Hao smiled slightly and didn't say much. After finishing dinner, he thought of Sun Haoran eating three solid pellets during the day and disdainfully curled his lips, saying: "That kid Haoran thinks he's the great and powerful Lord Ben himself!" As he spoke, he took out five tiger tendon pills and swallowed them directly like peanuts.

  Darkness swallowed the capital city, and night fell at this moment.

  The next day.

  Chu Hao stood up again and continued to cultivate for a while. He felt that at this moment, the distance from the Bone Refining Great Perfection was not much different. The accumulation of elixir and actual combat tactics over the past few days had indeed played a certain role. Chu Hao was also relatively satisfied with his current speed.

  Before long, Xiao Si came to knock on the door. After washing his face, Chu Hao went out of the yard to take a look at the sky and then went to the martial arts arena to see Liu Li and others. Unexpectedly, they got up even earlier than themselves, with 180 kilograms of weight, they already had it on their backs.

  As for Liu Li's training, Chu Hao was still relatively at ease. These people were all men of their word, and once they decided on something, they would see it through to the end. And up until now, the input of Hu Jin pills had not been interrupted for them, even though Chu Hao hadn't refined any pills yesterday, he still took out nine of them and handed them over, giving a few instructions before going to eat breakfast.

  It's already around 7:00 AM, and the timing is about right. Chu Hao put on his black robe and walked out of the Wang Fu alone. After leaving the wealthy district of the capital city, Chu Hao turned into an alleyway. He wasn't sure if Old Liu was following him, so he changed clothes in the alleyway and used his shrinking bone technique to wait for Chen Honghong's confirmation. Only after ten minutes did he come out.

  Outside the city of Shenglong, there is Yuzhu Mountain. Chu Hao had just crossed over into the Second Heaven World and was hunting in the depths of that mountain forest. At this early hour, the city gate was still bustling with people, and many merchants had already begun their daily business. As soon as Chu Hao left the city, he headed in the direction of Youxia Court.

  The weather is getting into autumn, the cool breeze in the early morning is refreshing, with flowers everywhere, and occasionally a few pieces of fallen leaves drifting down. Walking on the grass, it feels quite comfortable. Chu Hao strolled slowly on the mountain slope, appreciating the scenery, and only quickened his pace after a while.

  Youxia Ting is one of the scenic spots in Yuzhu Mountain, and many officials and scholars in Shenglong City like to come here to recite poems and show off their skills. However, Chu Hao has already made an appointment with Wu Cang, and he believes that this imperial craftsman will definitely handle these things well.

  From a distance, I saw the Yu Xia Ting, and only two figures were seen swaying in the deep courtyard.

  Chen Honghong was shocked and said: "You little scoundrel, you really hit the nail on the head. That Foundation Building cultivator has indeed arrived."

  Chu Hao smiled slightly and walked over.