Heavenly Dao Formula

The two carriages moved slowly on the official road, and the surrounding scenery gradually changed from unfamiliar to familiar. When the dense forest was replaced by fields, it meant that Fenghua County was not far away.

"It's still half a day's journey at most, don't worry," the coachman said in a strong local accent, "as long as it doesn't rain suddenly, I promise to send you to the house before evening."

"Thank you." Wei Wushuang cupped his hands and got back into the carriage. This is the fourth time he has asked the same question in a day: how long will it take to reach Fenghua County.

"I've been walking for five or six days, so why rush for half a day." Xia Fan rubbed his forehead, and said weakly, "Since you don't get motion sickness, why don't you use this little effort to draw your breath and practice."

Although he called two carriages, he basically crowded with his fellow countrymen when he was on his way during the day—not because he didn't want to go with the fox demon, but because he was worried that Wei Wushuang might run into holes when he was bored and came to chat with him.

Traveling long distances in this era is definitely a time-consuming and labor-intensive chore. Even if there is a horse-drawn carriage, the experience is still not much better-the only buffer between the carriage and the potholes is the passenger's buttocks, and a slightly faster horse-drawn carriage can do it Shaking like it's about to fall apart. If it weren't for the alchemist's excellent physical fitness, he probably vomited several times.

"Brother Xia laughed, I'm just a little nervous." Wei Wushuang rubbed his hands.

"Why are you nervous?" Xia Fan straightened his waist and changed his posture to make him more comfortable. "You are already an alchemist officially registered in the Privy Council's Eight Classics, and the lowest is an eighth-rank official. Your father must be very happy."

"Brother Xia doesn't know something," Wei Wushuang smiled wryly, "I have a group of friends...no, I should say a group of people I know, the kind...that I often meet when doing business."

"I understand, Fenghua County's business circle." Xia Fan immediately understood that anyone who can play with Wei Wushuang must be of the same age, and which merchant doesn't have a few sons.

"Business circle? It's really interesting. No, that's not the point." Wei Wushuang shook his head, "In the eyes of ordinary people, my father's grain store may be a big business, but to them, it's just ordinary. Pass."

Xia Fan nodded silently, which probably means that this man looks ordinary.

"In addition, my talent is limited, I am more than successful, and I am not good enough. Compared with their achievements, they usually make fun of me. As for this time, they all agreed that it was impossible for me to take the exam. pass……"

"But you passed." Xia Fan said strangely, "Wouldn't this be a good way to break their prestige?"

"This is the problem." Wei Wushuang rubbed his head in annoyance, "We were only registered by the Privy Council, and there is nothing that can be used as evidence. The official appointment and removal order will not come down in half a month. If I say They will not believe that I was selected. I have been thinking about how to convince those people. If I don’t explain well, will I be ridiculed even more..." He raised his head when he said this, "Xia Brother... If they set up a banquet, can you go with me and prove it for me?"

Xia Fan rolled his eyes in his heart, "So what you are nervous about is that you want to show off, but you are afraid that no one will believe you?"

"Ahem, brother Xia, you are too straightforward."

"I'm not going." He said resolutely, "You are in the circle anyway, what about me? Why should they believe what a person with unknown origin said?"

Wei Wushuang's expression suddenly became more depressed.

"And I suggest that you don't have to think about how to explain it." Xia Fan continued, "You can even say the result, and don't answer the rest. Let them guess."

"Wouldn't I be their laughing stock..."

"The laughing stock spreads quickly. Only when they want to make you a laughing stock, they will try their best to spread the news. I think it will take only a week, and the whole Fenghua County will know the news." Xia Fan sneered, "But they also Laugh for half a month at most. How loud the ridicule is, the backlash will be huge. As long as you can bear it and handle it properly, they will never even think about raising their heads in front of you for the rest of their lives."

Wei Wushuang was stunned, "Are you sure?"

"Very sure." Xia Fan hugged his chest and said, "I have experience with this."

"Brother Xia, teach me!" Wei Wushuang quickly leaned over, "How can I handle it properly?"

"Simple. The order of appointment and dismissal will be sent to the government first, right? First of all, you secretly say hello to the government, and ask them not to send it immediately when they come, but to make an appointment, and then make a plan..." Xia Fan said in a persuasive way "In short, when everyone came to laugh at you again, the door suddenly opened, and the official arrived with the order of appointment and dismissal, and handed it to you in front of everyone. Isn't that kind of change very impressive? profound?"

Wei Wushuang had never received such a systematic guide on fork installation, and his eyes lit up when he heard it.

"From that moment on, all the sarcasm will be transferred to the mocker himself. At the same time, this matter itself is well-liked enough, so it will spread faster and wider than before. You just need to be careful not to add insult to injury." Xia Fan finally concluded , "The smoother you are throughout the whole process, the more you can highlight the level gap between you and the other party. Turn around and leave, leaving a back view for them, that's enough."

"Brother Xia..." Wei Wushuang took a deep breath, "You really know everything!"

"Ham, this is just the most basic."

"Is there something more powerful? Then what should I do?"

"This one of yours is called the youth version of Mo Yu, and that one is the version of the retired God of War...it's not suitable for you. But I can tell you."

"Brother Xia, please tell me!" Wei Wushuang nodded repeatedly.

"Daqi has a god of war. After returning home for many years, he found that his family had changed drastically. He ordered a hundred thousand soldiers to come..." Anyway, he was idle, Xia Fan simply started to harm his fellow villagers.

In the serious and lively teaching of fork loading, the carriage slowly drove into Fenghua County.

...

"Brother Xia...you really don't want to live with me?" Wei Wushuang reluctantly asked at the entrance of the street, "There are quite a lot of vacant rooms in my house."

Xia Fan returned to his carriage, and cupped his hands at the other party, "I'm used to being a wanderer, and I don't like to be restrained. In addition, you will probably keep criticizing me during this period of time, so I won't cause you any trouble." It would be good to eat and live for free, but unfortunately there was still a fox demon in the carriage that needed to be settled, so he could only reluctantly refuse.

"Since brother Xia is naturally unrestrained, I won't force it. When the turmoil subsides, I will treat you to dinner." Wei Wushuang said solemnly.

"It's easy to talk, I'll take a step first."

"There will be a period later!"

After bidding farewell to his fellow countrymen, Xia Fan asked the coachman to drive him directly to the "Yingsong Inn" - where the housing price is moderate, and it is not in the center of the county, it is very suitable for hiding someone quietly.

With the resettlement fee reissued by the Privy Council, he directly booked a large wing room with a separate courtyard. There are three rooms in the suite, and there is a bamboo forest outside the courtyard. Even if the fox demon is found, he can easily rely on the courtyard wall to escape.

"Before taking office, this is our temporary residence." After dismissing the store, Xia Fan found a free time to bring Li into the house, "You can choose one of the three rooms, and if you need anything else, just follow me directly. Just say it."

Li took off the layers of cotton cloth wrapped on the top of her head, stretched her hands while humming softly—obviously this kind of long-distance journey was not very comfortable for her, and she should not only lie as still as possible in the carriage to prevent the driver from noticing him. The "luggage" is different, and at the same time, the cloth strip on the head cannot be removed, so that there is no room for Zhou Huan in case of an accident. In this way, one can imagine what it feels like to be in a small and hot space.

However, the recovery ability of the fox demon is also surprising. Although her wound hadn't healed yet, she was able to walk on the ground, and the prognosis was very good, without any inflammation or infection. At his time, it was definitely a 100% medical miracle.

Li looked around the room and said, "I usually drink dew and dine, and it would be nice to have a place to hide from the rain, so there is nothing to be picky about."

No... At least you have to put on new clothes, Xia Fan couldn't help thinking.

He didn't pay much attention to the fact that the other party had been lying down and covered in blood, but now he realized that the fox demon's figure was a bit proud. Not only was he tall and slender when standing, but his exposed arms and shoulders were not as weak as ordinary women. Instead of bones, it has a natural muscular outline, which is well-proportioned and has a hint of tough beauty.

There are also those bare feet with distinct five fingers and harmonious and round arches, which are pleasing to the eye just by looking at them.

You must know that women in this era cover their feet more tightly than their bodies, and are always wrapped in rough cloth socks. There are only a handful of people like Fox Demon who don't mind bare feet.

If she was always dangling around the room in this ragged suit, he might be short of iron in a few days.

"What are you looking at?" Li suddenly asked.

"Cough, it's nothing..." Xia Fan quickly looked away, "I was thinking about what to eat for dinner."

"Hmph, that doesn't sound like the truth."

Can you tell the truth? He was about to change the subject, but Li Que said first, "Okay, don't worry about me, go and get on with your business first—I remember you once said that one of the reasons for taking the alchemist exam is to redeem your master?"

Xia Fan nodded.

"You have completed the first step, so you can't wait to rescue him now, right? Compared to this, we can talk about dinner later."

Indeed... It took almost a month for me to go to Qingshan Town for the exam. I am afraid that the master has suffered a lot. Even though he was a cheap master picked up on the side of the road, he at least brought himself into a whole new field, and just by virtue of this, he had the strength of a master and apprentice, so he couldn't leave it alone. It is better to liberate him from the evil forces as soon as possible.

I hope that after this lesson, Master will no longer be as gambler as before.

"I see. Then you wait here for my return."

Li let out a "huh".

When he reached the door, Xia Fan stopped again, and turned back with some hesitation, "About what I said about going to Gyeonggi..."

"Isn't this normal? With your ability, I didn't expect much." Li shrugged, "Don't worry, as long as you are still an alchemist, you will always have a chance to find out what I want."

Sure enough, it was still a familiar smell... Since she was in the mood to ridicule others, it seemed that she really didn't care much about it.

Xia Fan also felt relieved, carried the money bag on his back and left the wing room.