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Chapter 241 A Special Small Town

The carriage moved slowly along the way. At noon, when the sun was at its hottest, Ning Ji stopped the carriage beside a shady forest and let the horses rest and eat some grass. The weather was too hot and the horses could not bear it.

Some pedestrians on the road also stop here to rest and escape the heat, waiting until the hottest period is over before continuing on their journey, otherwise they will definitely get heatstroke.

Ning Ji originally wanted to let Si He eat something, but seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he did not wake her up.

He sat in the carriage, in the dim light, quietly looking at her sleeping face, his eyes as deep as water, his gaze affectionate, as if he could never tire of looking at her. Occasionally, he reached out and touched her head, his movements gentle and doting.

The carriage was filled with the cold air of the bronze tripod, and it was chilly. The temperature inside the carriage was very different from that outside, but this chill was creepy rather than purely cool.

In this world, apart from evil things, perhaps only someone with a physique like hers can withstand the evil spirit entering the body without being harmed.

It was precisely because it was beneficial to her that he allowed her to use this thing to avoid the heat.

At this time, the bronze tripod was not wrapped with talisman cloth, but only with talisman paper wrapped with gold thread to seal the entire bronze tripod, so a trace of evil energy would still leak out, causing the carriage to be filled with gloomy air.

However, there were talisman papers with runes drawn on them on the four corners of the carriage, so the evil spirit did not leak out, otherwise the horses would be frightened.

Because of the evil aura surrounding him, the runes on the talisman on Ning Ji's waist kept lighting up slightly.

Although he was protected by the talisman, he would eventually feel uncomfortable after smelling the evil aura for a long time. He sat for a while, then stepped out and sat outside the carriage, eating dry food and drinking water.

After resting for half an hour, he drove his horse back on the road. It was not until near nightfall that Ning Ji found a place to rest.

The two of them traveled like this for three days before arriving at Kro City, which was near the Tianshan Mountains.

This is also the border area of ​​Beisha Kingdom. Compared with the relatively peaceful small towns before, this place is much more chaotic, with various forces mixed together and serious banditry.

When Ning Ji drove his carriage into this area, he encountered two waves of bandits who wanted to rob him, and they did so on the official road in broad daylight.

However, although it is a chaotic place, generally speaking, the bandits here only rob things and do not kill people. If they encounter tough guys, they will retreat wisely, making it difficult for the government to control them.

So when those bandits didn't get what they wanted from Ning Ji, they decisively retreated, and Ning Ji was too lazy to chase them.

Kro City is a big city, but the entry inspection is not very strict. It is precisely because of this that the city has a large population and various forces are mixed together. It looks quite prosperous and lively, but in fact there are undercurrents.

Moreover, although this is a city near the border, it is surrounded by mountains and has complex terrain, far away from the turmoil brought by the war, so many trades have not been affected much, including both legal and illegal businesses.

The reason why Ning Ji came to this city was, firstly, that it was close to the Tianshan Mountains, and secondly, that it was close to the Black Forest.

The Black Forest is vast, second only to the Tianshan Mountains, and is equally full of dangers.

Deep in the Black Forest, there are several ancient tombs.

The tomb blueprint that was taken from the black-clad guard beside Old Man Jiang had a mark on it that there was a nourishing body cultivated by Old Man Jiang in this black forest.

Although I don't know whether the spiritual essence in those nourishing bodies has been taken by Old Man Jiang, it doesn't hurt to go and take a look. If there is no spiritual essence, I can go to tombs elsewhere. Anyway, there are drawings, so it's easy to find.

Ning Ji planned to first go to the tomb in the Black Forest to get the spiritual essence, and then go to the Tianshan Mountains.

However, before entering the Black Forest, we have to go to the city of Kro first, rest for a night, prepare some things, and deal with the carriage.

Because we couldn't use a carriage for the rest of the journey, we could only travel on horseback.

When we arrived at Kro City, it was almost evening and there were many people entering the city. The officials guarding the city only did a simple check and asked everyone entering the city to pay a small entry fee before letting them in.

The rule of paying a fee to enter the city is indeed a bit rare, because there is no such thing in other places, but the officers guarding the city said that this is to protect everyone's safety to the greatest extent. There are more officers patrolling in this city than in other cities.

Those who wanted to enter the city had no choice but to pay money, not too much, not too little, one or two taels of silver per person.

There is no other way but to go into the city. There is no inn outside the city where we can rest. This area is very chaotic. We can encounter robbers during the day, not to mention how dangerous it is at night.

Many people curse in secret after paying the money.

Compared with outsiders who come into the city, local people in the city do not have to pay this fee. This is considered a preferential treatment for local residents.

As they entered the city, they heard all kinds of shouting, it was very lively. Si He lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the streets outside.

"This is top-quality ginseng. Passersby, please come and take a look. This is picked from the Black Forest. It's a hundred-year-old ginseng, so the price is very good. If you are interested, come and have a look."

"Top-grade fragrant blood Ganoderma lucidum, selling at a low price. Anyone passing by, come and take a look..."

"Selling furs! Selling furs! The best fox furs..."

"This is a pill furnace refined by a famous master, a top-grade alchemy treasure, and it's in perfect condition. It effectively increases the success rate of alchemy. It only costs three hundred taels of silver. Once you sell it, it's gone."

"The miasma-avoiding pill refined by Master Guo can ward off evil spirits, miasma, and corpse qi. It's very effective and can both prevent and resolve them. It's an essential elixir for entering the Black Forest, and it only costs twenty taels of silver per pill!"

"Talisman~Talisman~Top-grade talisman for exorcising evil spirits, made by a renowned master, five taels of silver each~"

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There are all kinds of stalls on both sides of the street, which is very lively. The items sold in the stalls are somewhat different from those in other cities. Most of them are mountain products, elixirs, exorcism drugs, and pills.

These things were either taken from the Black Forest, or prepared as a defense for people going to the Black Forest.

On the streets, people come and go. Most of the pedestrians are not ordinary people. They are basically warriors and knights carrying swords, or businessmen and passers-by walking in groups of three or five.

Many people are interested in the things sold on the street. At this moment, there are customers in front of many stalls looking at the goods and bargaining, and it is very lively.

As there were many pedestrians on the street, the carriage moved very slowly. Si He stayed by the window, looking at the goods sold by the stalls along the way. She was a little curious because this was rare in other cities.

When she heard Ning Ji say that they were going to the Black Forest, she knew it would be very dangerous there, but she didn't expect that many people in this city seemed to have been to that dangerous forest, and it seemed that they were well prepared, even selling elixirs and talismans.