Chapter 18: The Void Wonderland
Gu Changsheng went back and handed over the jade pendant to Zhao Suer, Zhao Suer was very surprised and asked her where she found the jade pendant, although Changsheng felt unbelievable, he still told her truthfully that he had picked it up in the corner of the inn. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ info Zhao Suhe pinched the jade pendant hard, but her expression was not as hated for her father as Changsheng imagined, and she just murmured in a low voice, "I don't want to see us when I come back." β
The silver that Zhao Suer dug up, even if she didn't do anything, saving money was enough for her to raise her younger brother. But before leaving, she said that she had contacted people and would rebuild the Yunlai Inn. Since he has no talent for cooking, he spends money to hire a chef with good cooking skills to help, and he should still be able to run the inn, and he also said that in the future, the cost of staying in Changsheng will be halved.
Xi Zi smiled and said, "As far as your ability to run an inn is concerned, I'm afraid that all the money you invested will end up in vain." Do you know what to do first when the inn is rebuilt? How do you manage hired employees? Go to the largest inn in town and learn from the shopkeeper for a year and a half, and maybe it is more likely to succeed. β
Zhao Suer really lowered his head and thought about it, he should think that this was a good proposal. And Changsheng knows better than anyone that this starting point is just Xi Zixu's naked revenge.
The carriage went in the direction of Kunlun Mountain, Gu Changsheng sat beside Xi Zixu and said, "Young master, are you still angry with the rich girl." β
He actually admitted it unabashedly, "Why don't I send a plague god over when I'm not angry, I wish the person surnamed Zhao went to that inn to help more and more." β
"Miss Zhao is very capable." She has a family in her heart, a younger brother to take care of, and those who have sustenance are resolute and brave.
Xi Zi smirked, "If she really has the ability to steal the teacher, it will be better to rebuild the inn in the future and fight against the broken inn of the Sima family to rob his guests." β
Gu Changsheng was completely speechless, Xi Zixu gave her another way, and then stopped the carriage, took her burden and handed it to her, "Get out of the car, and go the rest by yourself." β
Along the way, you can see people who want to go up to Kunlun Mountain to apprentice, even if she doesn't know the way, even if she picks a random person to follow, she can go to the destination.
She took the burden, but she felt heavier, and wanted to open it to see, Xi Zixu pressed her hand, "Just your broken things, what's so beautiful." β
Gu Changsheng said goodbye to Xi Zixu, "Young Master, take care." She got out of the carriage, and Xi Zixu immediately turned the horse's head and left, without looking at her.
Also, a good-for-nothing maid like her, she can find seven or eight casually when she writes a recruitment notice on the street, nothing special, and naturally there is nothing reluctant.
She followed the crowd with her burden in her frustrated arms, and when she arrived at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, there were disciples of the Yuxu Sect waiting at the foot of the mountain to guide the way for those who came to apprentice. Gu Changsheng took out the token that Yan Wuming asked her to put away from his arms, which was the jade plate, and wanted to go over and ask the disciple of the Jade Void Sect to pass it on for her.
She said politely, "How can I meet the boss?" β
The disciple of the Jade Void Sect looked at her height, and it was a person who subjectively subtracted her age, and he asked in a soft tone, "Are you here to apprentice?" β
Gu Changsheng nodded.
"If you go up this stone step, you will see a view, and someone inside will tell you what to do in order to worship under the Jade Void Sect."
The father-in-law said that the head of the Jade Void faction owed him a favor, as long as he showed the head of the jade card, the head would accept her as an entry, she showed the jade card, "Can you help me give this to the head of the house?" β
The disciple of the Jade Void Sect glanced at the jade plate, and said righteously, "Little girl, you have to look at the opportunity to get started, it's useless if you want to bribe the master, I see that you are too young to pursue you, otherwise people with this kind of behavior in previous years would not even be qualified to go up the mountain." β
Changsheng wanted to defend, "No, I ......"
"Be upright and fair to others. You may be young, but you are no exception, so go up the mountain. β
There are many people who go up the mountain to worship today, and after the disciples of the Yuxu Sect said these words to guide people to the right path, they went to show the way to the next person who went up the mountain.
Gu Changsheng stood stupidly for a while, looked up at the long staircase that seemed to be connected to the sky, and there seemed to be a mist at the end, and he couldn't see anything clearly and didn't know what was waiting for.
Legend has it that this Kunlun Mountain is 11,114 steps high and 2 feet 6 inches, and it is the capital of the Emperor of Heaven in the Nether, which is specially controlled by Lu Wu, the god of heaven with a tiger body and nine tails and a human face and tiger claws.
Whether this mountain is really 11,114 steps and 2 feet 6 inches, she has no way to measure it. Part of the story between her father-in-law and her, including the legend of Kunlun Mountain, has been handed down from a long time ago, and she has no way to confirm whether there are still immortals living in the mountain who have not moved.
But she thought that if it was the abode of the gods, it would not be so easy for mortals to set foot on it, let alone such a large crowd of peopleβshe turned and saw a dense mass of black dots like ants, all of whom had a common purpose with her.
She exhaled, put the burden on her shoulders and began to climb up, I don't know how long she climbed, there were many people who were anxious to apprentice and passed by her, she still went up at the speed she thought was most suitable, neither fast nor slow.
"How old is the little girl?" A voice rang in her ears, and after getting no answer, she asked a second time, "How old is the little girl?" β
She turned her head to see that there was a teenager walking side by side with her at the same pace, and the question should have been asked of her.
The young man was different from others, that is, he didn't see a weapon on his body, his face was like a peach plum, and even his eyes were born with a pair of peach blossom eyes, holding a fan made of jade bones, fanning the heat brought to him by mountaineering, "Do you have twelve?" Although there is no age limit for the Jade Void Sect to accept apprentices, but at such a young age, your father and mother are also relieved to let you go up the mountain? β
Gu Changsheng said, "I'm sixteen." She doesn't remember the first time it was clarified.
The young man looked at her again in surprise before he said, "It's good to be young." When she reaches forty, she is still a girl's family in the eyes of others. β
She smiled, and the young man introduced himself, "My surname is Jiang, the beautiful Jiang, Jiang Qu." β
Gu Changsheng also reported his name. Jiang Qu folded the fan and inserted it into his waist, and said, "I'll help you carry the burden, I can't see the girl's family suffering the most since I was a child, you have to climb such a long staircase with so many things on your back, are you tired?" β
Changsheng shook his head, "No need. "She's used to rough work, and she can afford it.
Jiang Qukou laughed with her all the way until she saw the Taoist temple that the disciples of the Yuxu Sect were referring to, and that Taoist temple was different from the ones she had seen by chance when she followed Xi Zixu on the road. There is no plaque in the Taoist temple, and there is a stone statue at the door, which is also a tiger body and human face, with nine heads and a solemn expression.
Gu Changsheng was curious, "Could this be Lu Wu?" But doesn't Lu Wu have nine tails? "This statue has only one tail.
Jiang Qu said with a smile, "This is not Lu Wu, this is an enlightened beast, it and Lu Wu are one town guarding the northwest and the other town guarding the southwest." Legend has it that this enlightened beast is the spirit animal of the Queen Mother of the West, and has the ability to see all things and predict the future. He stepped forward and winked at the stone statue, jokingly, "Since you can see the future, it would be better if you could speak, and it would be better to tell me directly whether you can successfully enter the Jade Void Sect or be driven down the mountain." β
A female disciple came out of the Taoist temple, heard Jiang Qu's joke, and said solemnly, "If you are here to have fun, you don't have to speak to the enlightened beast, I can also tell you to go down the mountain while it is not dark." β
Jiang Qu walked up to the female disciple and said with a smile, "It's me who is not good, I don't know how to be dignified." It's just that I went up to the mountain to apprentice with a sincere teacher, but I hope that my sister will forgive me for my jokes. β
Changsheng saw that Jiang Qu raised his face slightly, and looked at the female disciple with his pair of peach blossom eyes for a while, and the female disciple blushed inexplicably, and said after his voice softened, "Since you are here to apprentice, come in with me." β
Jiang Qu and Gu Changsheng entered the Taoist temple, and the female disciples closed the two doors. The Taoist temple is not large, and even if it is crowded with people, it can only accommodate about forty or fifty people.
Changsheng was strange, because there were far more than this number of people walking in front of her who went up the mountain to apprentice, where did those people go?
In addition to the female disciple, there was another male disciple in the Taoist temple, and after coming over and asking Gu Changsheng and Jiang Qu's names to be registered, he said loudly, "There are countless people who want to worship under the Jade Void Sect every year, but there are very few people who can get started. β
There are very few, no wonder she just said a few words, the disciple of the Jade Void Sect regarded him as a bribe, presumably because it was difficult to enter, many people had used a lot of methods, including bribery.
The male disciple waved his long sleeves, and nine gates appeared on the walls of the Taoist temple.
Jiang Qu muttered, "If this is the legendary Nine Gates on Kunlun Mountain, it is too simple. He was smart this time, he didn't dare to say it loudly, but he was still heard clearly by Gu Changsheng beside him.
The male disciple picked up a lottery holder and said, "After a while, you will come up and draw lots, the bottom of the lottery is painted with colors, and the bamboo sticks of the same color will be drawn as a group, and the entrance will go to the Taixu Wonderland, and find the glass beads I placed in the four directions of the southeast, northwest, and north." This is to know your qualifications, and those who pass through will stay. β
Gu Changsheng stood on tiptoe, but he was too short, and he could only see the black head dangling in front of her eyes. The uncle had mentioned the Void Wonderland to her, but there was only one name, and even if she wanted to imagine what was in it, she couldn't imagine it.
She followed Jiang Qu and went up to draw lots in the direction of the flow of people.
The bottom of the lottery she drew was dotted with cinnabar, and Jiang Qu came over with a smile, "You and I are in a group, but there is a response." He took his slip and shook it in front of her eyes, and sure enough, there was cinnabar painted on the bottom. It's time to find someone in the same group. β
Changsheng nodded, and the people in the Taoist temple began to divide into groups, and the people who drew the same bamboo sticks consciously stood in one place, which provided a lot of convenience for them to find partners.
Jiang Qu took the bamboo stick and waited for a while, the number of people in each group was the same, it was five, so it would be a while to see which group with only three people was the group they were looking for. "It's supposed to be those three."
Gu Changsheng looked in the direction he was pointing, stupid, that wasn't who Qian Ruyue and her cousin were.