Chapter 12 The mountain city of Muping

Mangtang Mountain is not an isolated mountain, but a large mountain range, spring and summer, it is the season when poisonous snakes and beasts wake up. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

Li Xuanxin and Shen Wan have been walking in the mountains for two days, since two days ago when Shen Wan could walk without hindrance, they have given up the carriage, and the two of them each led their horses to walk on the rugged mountain road, but they really looked like a pair of wandering rangers.

There are many demons in the poor mountains and bad waters.

In the past two days of walking, this sentence made Li Xuanxin have a deep understanding, not to mention those jackals, tigers and leopards that are comparable to a realm cultivator, just some unheard of poisonous insects, snakes and ants, it is annoying.

Fortunately, the horses were no longer usable in the past two days, and both of them were cultivated, so the poisonous insects pointed their fingers at the horses, and the horses, which were originally quite strong, were already haggard for the rest of the day. If the horses were released here, they would be kissed by beasts, so the two had to continue to take them until they arrived at Muping City.

In two days, the two of them met the Miao people who went into the mountains to dig medicine, and Mangtang Mountain was the place where the most Miao people from the Han Dynasty were located, and they built camps and villages here, almost becoming a country of their own, and not performing in the world.

In the past, after the establishment of the great unification of the Han Taizu, he naturally could not tolerate the existence of people who were not subordinate in the territory, and where there were injustices, he sent a large army into the mountains and villages, and the invincible Han iron cavalry in the outside world unexpectedly folded here. The environment is harsh, the mountain road is difficult and dangerous, after several scuffles, in the end, the three major tribes of the Miao people together with dozens of Miao villages presented the table, and Taizu also generously handed over Mangtang Mountain to the Miao people to govern, only need to pay tribute every year.

After a few dynasties, the Miao people naturally let go of their hostility to the Han people, and the relationship between the two ethnic groups gradually became closer, and the Muping City, which represented the friendly coexistence of the people of the two ethnic groups, was also completed during the Xuanwu period of the previous dynasty.

Li Xuanxin and Shen Wan's purpose is Mu Ping City, they have inquired several times in the past two days, and finally got the news that now there is a barefoot Miao doctor holy hand 'Fu Lingzi' who practices medicine in Mu Ping City, and it is said that he once healed a seriously injured and dying cultivator of the Second Realm.

Since there is such a character, the two of them naturally want to find out, if they can cure Shen Wan, the future road may not be so difficult.

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Three days later, Li Xuanxin and Shen Wan came to a big city located between two mountains, the size of this city is about half the size of Yizhou, the capital of Jiannan Province, the city wall is a combination of mountains and bricks and stones, about five or six zhang high, only the front one, both sides are scattered mountains, the trees on the mountain are all cut down, revealing gray-black rocks.

There are only a few armored soldiers in front of the city gate, and because it is a city symbolizing friendship and coexistence, both Han and Miao people can enter and exit the city. And because there is no need to worry about someone attacking the city, there is no other armed force in Muping City except for a battalion of Han troops to maintain law and order.

After paying the entrance fee of two copper coins, the two slowly walked into Muping, the layout of the city is not much different from other cities, but because there is no need to build watchtowers for street battles in the city, it seems more wide.

It was still early, and the two settled in an inn near the city gate, Shen Wan stayed alone in the inn after that, and Li Xuanxin came to the street alone.

Although the Miao people are the majority in the city of Muping, the Han people also occupy a considerable number, and the street is full of vendors with stalls, and the Miao people are good at making Miao medicine, and Miao medicine is famous for treating incurable diseases.

Li Xuanxin walked on the street, carefully wrote down all the buildings and terrain of Muping City, this is a habit brought to him by many years in the army, in a strange place, you must first find a good way to retreat.

As the sun began to set in the west, he walked through Muping City and secretly wrote down several possible ways out of the city. During this period, he asked someone to inquire about the residence of the Miao doctor 'Fu Lingzi', but it was unfortunate that Fu Lingzi went into the mountain to collect medicine, and he could not return until two days later.

Then he took a prescription prescribed by Shen Wan and grabbed a few medicines that were said to be of some use to her recovery. It's just that when he entered a pharmacy with the prescription to grab the medicine, the shopkeeper looked at him with some confusion and puzzlement, and seemed to be a little eager to speak.

Li Xuanxin was also a little puzzled when he saw the shopkeeper's eyes, but he didn't understand pharmacology, so he didn't take this matter to heart. He walked into a tea shop, the tea shop business at this time was very good, and the people were buzzing, Li Xuanxin sat down by the window, asked for a few snacks and a pot of tea, and sat quietly.

The best place to inquire about the news is the tea shop tavern!

Although you can't hear some militaristic secrets, you can also learn about some gossip and scandals. Li Xuanxin is new to the city, and these are the things he needs to know urgently.

The tea shop was a little noisy, and Xiao Er returned to the counter to take a boring nap after serving his snacks. Li Xuan's heart moved slightly, and all kinds of voices suddenly came.

"Alas, I heard that there has been some unrest in the south recently, and the swamp tapirs in the place where the Borneo flowers grow have come out to harm people again, and many people have died......"

"Who said no, Borneo is the main material of most medicines, and the production has been reduced all of a sudden, and I am afraid that the seedling medicine that will be paid to Emperor Shenwu this year is a little nervous!"

"By the way, I heard that the barefoot immortal 'Fu Lingzi' went into the mountains to look for medicine, and wanted to refine an elixir that could cure his disciple's innate stubborn illness. ”

"How can it be so easy, I'm not saying that Master Fu's medical skills are not good, it's just that his disciple's illness is not good. ”

Hearing the news about Fu Lingzi, Li Xuanxin's eyes suddenly lit up, and he focused his attention on the group of people who were talking.

A middle-aged man with a silk belt on his head and wide clothes and narrow sleeves said: "Master Fu has been running around for his disciple's affairs in the past few years, and he also said two years ago that as long as someone can provide the medicinal materials he needs, whether it is to find him to refine medicine or ask him to make offerings. You must know that the Liu family in Hezhou invited Master Fu before, but Master Fu directly refused at that time. ”

"The Hezhou Liu family, the commander-in-chief of the Hezhou military and political power, the Hezhou Mu Liu family?" someone next to him was surprised.

Exactly, it can be seen how much Master Fu loves his disciples. The middle-aged man replied.

Li Xuanxin also felt a little surprised, Hezhou Liu Jianai is a real feudal official, such a gate valve actually invited this Fu Lingzi, it can be seen that this person does have some skills, it should not be in vain.

Li Xuanxin stood up and walked towards the table where he spoke, and when he got closer, Li Xuanxin bowed and said: "In Xia Li Mu, I just heard that a few people said that Master Fu was seriously ill because of his family, and he came to Muping City this time because he heard that Master Fu was here recently, and he wanted to ask for a medicine. ”

After Li Xuanxin finished speaking, he took out three ingots of silver from his arms and put them on the table.

Those people looked at the silver on the table, and then looked at Li Xuanxin, feeling a little surprised, the sound of their conversation just now was not loud, seeing that the place where Li Xuanxin walked over just now was obviously by the window, at least three or five zhang away from here, and it must not be an ordinary person who could hear their conversation from such a distance.

At the moment, those few people did not dare to slack off, and accepted the silver generously, Miao people are more informal, and they will inevitably pay if they get it, the man wearing typical Miao clothes hurriedly invited Li Xuanxin to sit down, poured a pot of tea, and said: "Master Fu is compassionate, there is no medical class, if there is a patient who asks for the door, most of them will not refuse." ”

"It's just that Master Fu's doctors don't accept medical fees, only medicinal materials, spiritual materials for serious illnesses, and ordinary materials for minor illnesses. If you have money, you can buy it, no matter how your medicinal materials come from, Master Fu never asks. If there are no medicinal materials for the time being, Master Fu can also treat the disease first, and then you can find the medicinal materials to pay for the consultation. ”

The man took a sip of tea, smiled slightly at Li Xuanxin, and said again: "Brother Han, if you go to find Master Fu, it is best to bring medicinal materials first, otherwise you will have to queue up, although there are no medicinal materials Master Fu can be cured, but you need to wait, after all, there are so many sick people, there must always be a first come, first come." ”

"The one with the consultation money will come first, and the one who will come later if there is no medicinal material?" Li Xuanxin picked up the tea, took a sip, and said.

"Yes, yes. By the way, there is another point, that place in the west of the city is only the place where a few of Master Fu's named disciples are located, Master Fu is generally not there, if you don't go out to collect medicine, Master Fu will open a consultation in the north of the city, and there will be a lot of people there at that time, you can see it as soon as you go. "The middle-aged man

"Thank you for informing me, if it weren't for a few, I can't say that the illness of the inner person would have been delayed again. Li Xuanxin stood up, bowed to express his gratitude, and then took his leave.

After learning the news he wanted to know, Li Xuanxin prepared to go back to the inn and accompany Shen Wan to wait for two more days. As soon as he walked to the door of the tea shop, a breeze blew by, and a few low words came over.

"Big brother, is that news really true? Xue Jinnan, that guy won't cheat us, and then make a profit for himself, right?"

"Probably not, don't forget, he has the handle in our hands, and it won't do him any good to do that. What he did in the Muping Trading House will not be revealed in a long time, and he is also trying to find a way out for himself this time, once he succeeds, he should run away. ”

"Big brother, then when are we going to find 'Grandma Jinhua', Jiazi Beast is a spirit beast of the second realm, even if it has just been produced now, its strength has dropped greatly, and it only does not exceed the level of refining truth, it is not easy to deal with." ”

"Come on, we've got in touch over there......"

The sound grew lower and lower until it was no longer audible. Li Xuanxin turned his head slightly to look at the place where the voice came from, and saw that in the innermost part of the tea shop, two figures who hid themselves in wide robes were sitting at a table, whispering something non-stop.

As if sensing something, one of the two had thin eyebrows, and a man in his thirties, turned his head and looked at Li Xuanxin, who immediately stepped out of the tea shop without squinting. Quickly shuttled through the crowd and disappeared.

The man looked at Li Xuanxin's back as he disappeared into the sea of people, and was a little puzzled, but he thought that it was impossible for the other party to hear something from such a distance, so he no longer worried and left the matter behind.

"Is it interesting!" Li Xuanxin laughed softly.