Chapter Seventeen: The Ungrateful Person

  "Is your place far from here?" Ning Cheng asked again, after a period of adaptation, Ning Cheng could vaguely see that the place was a stone cave.

  "Very far," An Yi said hastily. "I've looked for Tianxiang Lüzhi in many places, but I couldn't find her anywhere. The farther I go, the more distant it is from where I live. I estimate it's about five or six days' journey away."

  "What is Tianxiang Lüzhi?" Ning Cheng was completely unaware of these spiritual grasses.

  "Tianxiang Lüzhi is a third-grade spiritual herb, said to be able to extend one's lifespan by 12 years. I want to find this herb for my master to extend her lifespan. My master has said that after she wakes up from her closed-door meditation this time, she will bid farewell to me. I'm worried about Master, without Master, I don't even know where I should go..." An Yi's voice became softer and softer as she spoke, until she almost cried out loud."

  Ning Cheng was speechless. Although he didn't understand the spiritual grass, he also knew that third-grade spiritual grass was an extremely high-level existence. If An Yi could find Tian Xiang Lu Zhu so easily, then everyone would have come out to search for it, how could she be the only one?

  Thinking of this, Ning Cheng comforted himself, "I think what's most important for you right now is to stay by Master's side. That third-grade spiritual grass shouldn't be so easy to find. Besides, since that spiritual grass is called Tian Xiang Liu Zhi, it must give off a fragrance. Would such a spiritual grass wait for you to come and search for it?"

  "No." An Yi hastily refuted Ning Cheng's words, "Tian Xiang Zhu Zi only emits a fragrance after being picked, if it is not disturbed, it has no scent. Don't believe me? Take a look at this." An Yi said as she handed Ning Cheng a somewhat thick book.

  Ning Cheng didn't understand the spiritual grass at all, and now he received An Yi's book. He quickly put it away and said, "An Yi, it's too dark to see clearly now. Can I borrow this book for a few days? I'll return it to you when you come back, okay?"

  "Okay," An Yi said after finishing speaking, seemingly remembering something and hastily asking, "Ning Cheng, are you going to go with me?"

  Ning Cheng felt his body recover some strength, and immediately said, "Of course, I not only want to go with you, but also want to leave now. After dawn, we may not be able to leave."

  Ning Cheng is not just An Yi, he must have thought that Gu Yi Miao would not let him go, as long as Gu Yi Miao knew that he killed Gu Fei, he would definitely unite with the Qing Qin country to surround and kill him. Not to mention that the Ning family was defaulted to be destroyed by the Qing Qin country, even if the Ning family was not defaulted to be destroyed by the Qing Qin country, with Gu Yi Miao's and the Gu family's status, it would be easy to find people in the Qing Qin country to seal off this place.

  "Those who are after you may not be able to find this place. I've stayed here for two nights, it's very safe." An Yi wasn't stupid at all, in her opinion, this place was surrounded by mountains everywhere, and the people chasing Ning Cheng would absolutely not be able to find this place.

  Ning Cheng could only tell the truth, "An Yi, I'm not a bad person, and those who want to kill me are not ordinary people. It's the King of Cang Qin who wants to kill me, so he sent troops to find me. If we stay here, there's only one dead end."

  An nodded, "Mm, I believe you're definitely not a bad person. Then I'll listen to you, how do we get out of here?"

  "Let's go to your place first." Ning Cheng saw An Yi agree with his words and immediately stood up and said. He planned to send An Yi back first, then go to the Mang Ocean alone.

  An Yi is really too naive, not to mention that someone has wild ideas and wants to go out to find Tian Xiang Liu Zhi. Even if she finds Tian Xiang Liu Zhi, it's strange that she can bring it back. A fragrant spiritual grass placed on the body, it's hard not to be coveted by others.

  "My master has been in seclusion for seven or eight days, he should be coming out soon, I also want to go back early, but I haven't found Tian Xiang Lü Zhu." An Yi's tone was low and dejected, obviously still worried about not finding Tian Xiang Lü Zhu.

  "Let's go, don't get hung up on this." Ning Cheng stood up first and beckoned to An Yi. An Yi followed closely behind Ning Cheng, temporarily putting aside the matter of Tian Xiang Lüzhi.

  It's just as An Yi said, the mountains stretch on endlessly, one peak after another. Ning Cheng was seriously injured, but thanks to An Yi's treatment, he has recovered a lot and with his cultivation at the third layer of Qi gathering, his speed is not slow.

  An Yi was also gathering energy in three layers, and since she had already gone through it once, her speed was very fast. The two of them rushed overnight, and by the time the sky was slightly bright, they were already extremely far away from the mountain cave where they originally hid.

  "I'll carry you." An Yi said with some concern as she saw Ning Cheng covered in blood and exhausted.

  Ning Cheng waved his hand and said, "No need, if you carry me, your speed will definitely slow down. Why don't you go first? If we are really blocked later, you will also be affected by me."

  An Yi looked at Ning Cheng with some confusion and asked, "You mean we haven't escaped to a safe place yet?"

  Ning Cheng nodded solemnly, he was certain that he wasn't safe yet. With the power of the Cang Qin Empire, the distance he had escaped so far was still within their control. Originally, he thought that if he could see a vast forest along the way, he would hide in it, but now it seemed that this idea was impossible. This road was all mountain ranges, although they could also be used to evade people, they were not as safe as forests.

  "Then let's run away again." An Yi said hastily.

  Ning shook his head, "It's useless, even if we can escape for another night, it will still be like this. And in our current situation, we can't make a full-speed getaway either."

  She paused for a moment, Ning Cheng took out the spiritual grass book that he had previously taken from An Yi's hand and handed it back to An Yi. "An Yi, you have a kind heart. If your master leaves, don't leave your residence easily. I'll give this book back to you instead. It would be a pity if I get caught and those bastards take this book away."

  "No..." An Yi hastily pushed him away. She and Ning Cheng weren't close, but his words gave her an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

  "Thud thud thud..." A sudden burst of horseshoes interrupted Ning Cheng's actions, and his first reaction was to grab An Yi and escape.

  But he was too exhausted, and the hoofbeats were too fast, only a short time had passed before they arrived at Ning Cheng's side.

  "Master Ning..." A familiar voice came, and Ning Cheng immediately recognized the person driving the carriage. The man's face was covered in scars, and he was the father of the child he had saved back then.

  "Is it you?" Ning Cheng asked with some surprise, and immediately thought of why this person came here in a horse carriage so early.

  The middle-aged man immediately understood what was going on when he saw the bloodstains on Ning Cheng's body, and hastily stopped the horse carriage, saying, "Young Master Ning, I've already heard about your situation at the previous relay station. Quickly change into a new set of clothes and get in my horse carriage, I'll take you away."

  Ning Cheng's heart warmed up, when he saved that little boy earlier, this middle-aged man was so frightened that he didn't even say a word of thanks. Now that he's really in trouble, the other person is willing to lend a hand without hesitation, and you know, getting caught means certain death. The phrase "great kindness doesn't require thanks" wasn't just spoken by this middle-aged man, it was embodied through his actions.

  "It's too dangerous, I'll hide in the mountains. Once you're caught driving a car like yours, you'll be killed." Ning Cheng still politely declined the middle-aged man's kindness.

  "This middle-aged man saw Ning Cheng refuse and hastily said, 'You are the benefactor who saved my child's life, you are the benefactor of my whole family. How can you say such a thing that would implicate us?'"

  After finishing speaking, the middle-aged man directly took out a set of clothes from in front of the horse carriage and handed them to Ning Cheng, saying: "Sir, please change into some clean clothes first, your clothes reek too much of blood."

  Ning Cheng gratefully accepted the clothes and asked, "Where are you going so early?"

  "I go to Dibi Town every month, where many adventurers return from the Mangoe Ocean with a large number of beast skins and various things. Because many beast-drawn carriages cannot directly enter Canglan City, they all stop at Dibi Town. Those adventurers will rent our horse-drawn carriages to return to Canglan City. I and several familiar drivers know that the road here is shorter, so we take this route, unexpectedly meeting you, sir." The middle-aged man rubbed his hands, speaking with gratitude.

  "Wait a minute..." Ning Cheng's mind flashed with inspiration, and he hastily asked, "You said it's not far from here to the Dingbi Town Post Station? Also, you passed by another post station when you came here earlier?"

  The middle-aged man said solemnly, "Yes, I came from the front station, and it's only been three hours. Even if we go to Dingbi Station, it will take at most one day."

  Ning Cheng's heart sank, he didn't think that he and An Yi had spent a whole night wandering between two post stations, what a joke. This An Yi was too naive, actually searching for third-level spiritual grass between two post stations, if this got out, it would be laughable.

  As Ning Cheng fell silent, the middle-aged man hastily said, "There will be another horse carriage coming soon. Sir, get on my horse carriage and I'll take you out of this place through a very secluded road that bypasses Dingbi Town Station."

  Ning Cheng knew this wasn't the time to hesitate, so he quickly changed his clothes. An Yi also realized that she seemed to have taken a wrong turn and somewhat embarrassedly took Ning Cheng's clothes to burn with fireballs.

  That middle-aged man saw An Yi actually cast a fireball technique, and his eyes showed even more respect.

  As soon as Ning Cheng and An Yi got on the carriage, the man immediately whipped the horse to speed away. After more than a dozen minutes, the carriage turned a corner and entered a narrow mountain path.

  Another half an hour passed, and after the sky brightened up, the horse carriage had entered a more secluded mountain path. The mountains on both sides were continuous, even blocking out the sun. The driver's skills were extremely proficient, and the horse carriage was getting faster and faster. He must have walked this winding road countless times.

  Ning Cheng let out a silent sigh of relief, knowing that this time he was probably on the right path. In a place surrounded by mountains everywhere, without someone familiar with the road to guide him, it would be really difficult to get out.

  "Excuse me, sir, what's your name? Thanks a lot this time." Although Ning Cheng knew they were still in danger, he was grateful to the middle-aged man who had rushed over.

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