Chapter 9: The Storyteller in Hidden Cloud City
In front of Suzaku Gate, two teenagers stood in the summer wind, smiled at each other, and then parted.
The story between the little prince Zhao Tian's destiny and the young Chen Linci has come to an end, even if there will be a meeting in the mountains and rivers in the future, but everyone has to go to a different path after all.
In fact, in Zhao Tianming's heart, he still had some envy for Chen Linci, why didn't he want to go to the country with a sword to indulge in the rivers and lakes? Why didn't he want to go to the immortal to visit the Tao and learn the art of cultivation? It's just that he can't, he still carries the entire Great Chu State on his shoulders, and this country will always be his solid backing, but isn't it a cage or a shackle in another sense?
Looking at the back of Chen Linci riding away on a white silk horse, the little prince's heart was full of emotion, and he couldn't help but sigh.
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Outside the Vermilion Bird Gate, there is the road to the south, Li Qinghai Li Fuzi and Fang Bozhou are full of smiles, waiting for Chen Linci's arrival, this time Qingfeng Dojo came to Yingtian City, and did not receive any disciples, because Li Qinghai's purpose is very clear, that is, it is to run Chen Lin's resignation, since the treasure has been obtained by himself, then everything else is naturally no longer so important.
Seeing Chen Lin quit and drive out of the city, Master Li Qinghai greeted him and asked with a smile: "The affairs in the city have all been resolved?"
Chen Linci nodded, and said with some concern: "There are not too many things in the first place, everyone who should be seen has been seen, and everything that should be said has been said, so it can be regarded as settled." ”
Master Li Qinghai can understand Chen Linci's mood at this time, going to the country and leaving his hometown, he is about to live in an unfamiliar environment for a long time, and no one can adapt to it immediately, he left Chen Linci a little time to ease his mood, and then continued to ask: "Then let's leave now?"
"Good. Chen Linci nodded.
The reins of the horse tightened the neck of the white silk horse, and Chen Linci did not look back, and followed Li Fuzi and Fang Bozhou towards the southern avenue.
In fact, he still can't let go of his homeland in his heart, this country, this city, left him too many fetters and memories, he thought about whether to go to the master's grave to worship before leaving, but in the end he didn't go, in fact, after Master Yang Xiudao was buried by His Majesty the Emperor with a national ceremony, Chen Linci never went to his mausoleum again, first, Master Yang Xiudao told him not to expose the relationship between the two before his death, and secondly, Chen Linci's heart also held his breath, he must take the dog heads of the group of people on the mountain of retreat, and then put them in front of the master's mausoleum one by one, and worship him well。
When Chen Linqi left Yingtiancheng, it was already in the afternoon, and after the hottest time, on the avenue to the south outside the Suzaku Gate of Yingtiancheng, both sides were planted with thick poplar trees, and the rich leaves blocked the sunlight completely, so the three of them walked on the road, not only did they not have any discomfort, but the cool breeze was also a little comfortable.
But Chen Linci's mood has not been comfortable, although Master Li Qinghai is looking for topics to communicate with him along the way, and Senior Brother Fang Bozhou is also trying to find a way to get close to him, Chen Linci can clearly feel the kindness released by the two, so he slowly eased up a little.
Two hundred miles south of Yingtian City, there is a small city called Qianyun, and the mounts of the three of them are all famous horses in a thousand, so before nightfall, Master Li Qinghai took Fang Bozhou and Chen Linqi to stay in an inn in the city.
The three of them are all cultivators, in fact, even if they rush day and night, it will not have any effect, but Li Fuzi will inevitably feel a little uncomfortable considering that Chen Linci left his homeland for the first time, and although Qingfeng County will be a little unpeaceful compared with the past recently, Master Li Qinghai thinks that the forces of Shiyuan Temple and Zhenyuanguan do not dare to make any excessive moves in a short period of time, so he is not in a hurry to go back, so he chose to stay in Qianyun City.
The territory of the Great Chu State is vast, but the capital city of Yingtiancheng is standing in the southernmost part, Qianyun City is actually the border of the Great Chu State, when the capital of the country should be Tiancheng, all the civil and military generals raised objections to Emperor Taizu, but Emperor Taizu is such a hero, he spoke directly in the court, I Great Chu State is mighty with force, why fear foreign enemies? If the country is turbulent, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the Ninety-Five Respect rely on the people to feed on weekdays, at this time they should stand up to protect the people of the Great Chu State. The male son of the Zhao family can't produce a bad emperor.
So this tradition has continued for thousands of years until today, in the millennium, the royal family of the Zhao family of the Great Chu State has not had a faint tyrant, but even those mediocre and cruel kings, no one has ever put forward the idea of moving the capital, which is the decision of Emperor Taizu, which appeased the restless hearts of the people at the beginning of the founding of the country, and also cultivated the martial spirit of the Great Chu State for thousands of years in the world.
Qianyun City is located at the junction of Chu and Cai, and Cai is the only way for Chu to Nanming, Chen Linci understands in his heart that Master Li Qinghai chose to stay here for one night, but he left himself some time to say goodbye to the motherland, so looking at Master Li's gaze, there was also a little gratitude.
The inn is located in the southern half of the city of Qianyun City, compared with the prosperity and liveliness of Yingtian City, Qianyun City is much worse, it is not long after nightfall, Yingtiancheng must still be brightly lit and full of people at this time, and there are not many pedestrians on the streets of Qianyun City. But fortunately, the inn chosen by Master Li Qinghai is quite lively, the shopkeeper's ingenuity opened up a small pavilion in the main hall, and invited a storyteller in the teahouse, who is talking about the past of Tianbo Mansion in a colorful voice, many dart men and traders who come and go to do some small business gathered together, ordered a plate of snacks, called a few pots of sake, and began to immerse themselves in the world described by the storyteller。
On the endless continent, the legendary story of the Yang family in Tianbo Mansion has been adapted into countless art forms, which are transmitted in the mouth of the storyteller, in the opera hummed by the singers on the stage, in the shadow puppet show on the street or in the legendary legend in the bookstore, and is widely loved by the public。
Today's storyteller has a nickname, called Guanzhong Yeke, which is the shopkeeper who just spent a lot of money to hire everyone, the shopkeeper said that this gentleman is a family, but everyone has not heard of his name, so some people are running for the gimmick of Tianbo Mansion, and some people want to see how many catties and taels this gentleman has
From the beginning, it captured the hearts of all the listeners.
Chen Linci had been in Linxi City in the early years, and he had already heard these stories by heart, so even if the old gentleman in Guanzhong Yeke told the story no matter how tempting, he couldn't catch Chen Linci's ears, but Fang Bozhou listened to it with relish, and the emotional department would slap the table and applaud like those vendors, Master Li Qinghai didn't like this noisy environment very much, so he went back to his room early, Chen Linci sat at the table and was stunned, and sometimes he would clink glasses with Fang Bozhou and drink some wine, time passed slowly, and soon it was late at night。
"Bang" A waking sound came out, and the wild guest in the middle of the pass finished speaking, leaving a suspense, and looked at everyone with a smile and said: "I want to know what will happen next, and listen to the next decomposition!"
Chen Linci heard that today's story had been told, so he raised the wine glass in his hand, and was about to go back to rest after drinking with Fang Bozhou, but unexpectedly, not far from the outside of the pavilion, a rugged and sturdy man directly slashed the big knife in his hand towards the table.
"Tie!" the blade was slashed a few inches deep into the table, and the rugged man stood up and shouted, "You old fellow, you can't finish speaking, it's enough to whet Grandpa's appetite! I don't care, you have to finish this passage today, or you don't want to leave here!"
Chen Linci lifted his spirits, and when he saw that there was a good show, he put down the wine glass in his hand and cast his eyes on it.
Guanzhong Yeke was not flustered, his face was as usual, he was old at a glance, he was used to this kind of big scene, only to see him sitting upright, and said with a smile: "The old man can understand the curiosity of this visitor, but this bookstore has the rules of the bookstore, and there is no reason to break the rules because of your selfish desires!"
The big man knew that he was wrong, but he had already stood up, and it seemed that he was very faceless to sit down like this. So he said forcefully: "Lao Tzu still has to deal with things tightly, I will leave here tomorrow, I don't have time to listen to you tell the story, it's a big deal that Lao Tzu pays you more money, you have to say it today, you have to say it if you don't say it!"
Guan Zhongye stood up as soon as he woke up, pointed at the big man and said angrily: "Your Excellency, do you really think that literati are not arrogant? The old man will not say anything today, even if you are the king of heaven, it is useless!"
"You!" The big man saw that Guanzhong Yeke didn't give him face like this, and his face immediately turned red with anger.
Guan Zhongyeke's face was as usual, but everyone present was boiling, and they all echoed the words of the big man and said: "Old man, this man is also so excited when he listens to your book, or you can say a few more paragraphs to relieve the itch in everyone's hearts?"
"Don't talk about it. "The temper of this old gentleman is stubborn.
Seeing the unhurried appearance of the wild guest in Guanzhong, Dahan knew that he was in trouble with hard stubble, but the words had already been put out, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "You can continue to finish the next paragraph today, and I won't leave if I don't finish speaking!"
"It's up to you kid, if you want to keep the old man, I'm afraid it's still a little hot. Guan Zhongye smiled and said disdainfully.
The big man couldn't get down the steps in the first place, and Guan Zhongyeke's words made him even more faceless, and all kinds of forms added up to impact his fragile self-esteem, and finally pierced the boundary at a certain moment, the big man couldn't bear it anymore, and took out the long knife on the table and threatened: "If you want to leave, you can pass my pass first!"
With that, he kicked away the surrounding tea tables, freeing up a small area for the fight.