24. The elder brother who was repaid
Before he came to Lancheng to take office, Jiang Han had a lot of expectations for it in his heart. And not just because it was already his jurisdiction, the place where he would live in the future. It's because this is his first real contact with the world, which is more immersive and real than recalling from the memory of the original owner, which is a good feeling and makes him feel very comfortable.
Therefore, after arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, under the leadership of the envoy of the sect, after getting to know the captain of the City Lord's Mansion, the housekeeper, and some people who must be known, and after getting familiar with the general structure of the City Lord's Mansion, Jiang Han said that he wanted to go out for a walk alone to understand the people's situation.
The people in the City Lord's Mansion are all affiliated with the Mingxin Sect, as early as ten years ago, when the new city lord had not yet taken office, they already knew everything related to the new city lord, and they knew that although the new city lord had lost his cultivation, he also had martial arts skills, and there was no problem at all in dealing with ordinary people, and it was absolutely impossible to encounter danger when walking in the blue city. Therefore, when Jiang Han said that he wanted to go out alone, they did not stop it, nor did they ask Jiang Han to take a few people out together. The housekeeper prepared some silver tickets for Jiang Han, and let Jiang Han walk out of the City Lord's Mansion alone.
The City Lord's Mansion sits alone in the center of the Blue City, covering an area of about 5,000 square meters, and the overall building is magnificent and magnificent. There are also eight small buildings of about 1,000 square meters standing around it, which are inhabited by the envoys of several other sects who walk back and forth in the world, as well as the disciples who have gone down the mountain to practice, and some elder venerables who sit in the world. Further beyond is an uninhabited open area. Because, in the city lord's mansion and the eight mansions, no other buildings are allowed to exist. According to Jiang Han's understanding, the reason why this happened was because the entire Blue City's protective array was buried here. Sitting at the center of the Great Array was a Yuanying Elder of their Mingxin Sect. The Elder Master had seen it, but he wasn't familiar with it. And after Jiang Han came here, he saw that there was no him among the people.
Although no other buildings are allowed to exist around the City Lord's Mansion, it does not affect its bustling and prosperous at all. Because, about a kilometer out of the city lord's mansion, the place where buildings are allowed is the most lively and high-grade main street in the entire blue city. In addition to the eight major sects, the people who can open shops on this street are some monks from the Scattered Cultivation Alliance, as well as some wealthy people from some countries, leaders among small sects, and some extremely powerful magnates in the world. Further down the streets, there are basically ordinary people gathered inside, and there are very few cultivators. By analogy, each street has a different level of people and business items, and the division is very clear.
The trading market where the original owner used to take his younger brothers and sisters to hang out was in the north of the City Lord's Mansion, commonly known as North Street. North Street was created for the convenience of all. The Dan Medicine Array Talisman Auction House jointly opened by the Dan Sect and the Array Fu Sect is located in the middle of North Street. With this auction house, it has greatly driven the economic development of the entire Blue City. As a result, many casual cultivators and outer disciples of other sects, as well as some miscellaneous disciples who are struggling to become true cultivators, and some people who are very rich but cannot cultivate and want to get the opportunity to cultivate often gather here, and over time, a trading market with people from time to time has been formed here. Even if it's not a seven-day trading day, there are a lot of people here, and it's almost the same as a trading day.
The ultimate purpose of Jiang Han's trip is that place. Judging by Jiang Han's current walking speed, he estimated that he would be able to walk there in two hours. So, he wasn't in a hurry, so he walked slowly and leisurely along the street closest to the City Lord's Mansion to the north, while strolling around. You know, this is the first time he has visited the world's commercial street. It was a novelty and a joy at the same time. Throughout the ages, who can have such good luck as him, after seeing the modern age where science and technology are rampant, and can also observe the ancient times at such a close distance. It's so sour.
It may be that Jiang Han's dress is too ordinary, and there is no spiritual power fluctuation on his body, but because he is walking leisurely on the streets that basically only cultivators come to, many people in the crowd cast contemptuous glances at him. In their eyes, Jiang Han was just a dirt bun who wanted to find a cultivation opportunity here. They look down on such people the most.
And Jiang Han, who was interested in shopping, didn't notice the glances of others at him, and was still watching there with great interest. From time to time, he would go to some shops he was interested in, but he didn't buy anything. has gained countless disdainful eyes in the dark.
Of course, the people who secretly despise the white-eyed Jiang Han are all people who don't know him. has a certain relationship, and the person who really knows Jiang Han and knows that he is the new city lord will not despise him, but will befriend him with a friendly attitude. You must know that befriending Jiang Han, the new city lord, is of great benefit. If Jiang Han waives a big pen and exempts them from some taxes, it will be all benefits that can be put into his own pocket. Even if you don't exempt taxes, even if you casually reveal a little other resources from your hands, it will be a lot of money. No matter how you calculate it, it's a sure-fire deal.
No, a person who had seen Jiang Han and got the news that Jiang Han was the new city lord and that he would most likely take office in the near future, after seeing Jiang Han walk into his shop, didn't he come forward and stammered Jiang Han?
This person is Ye Huan, the descendant of the Ye family, the head of the four major families in the Blue City, with a fat head and big ears, a strong waist and a round body, and with his white and fat round face, it really looks like a big ball of meat, just looking at it makes people feel an inexplicable sense of joy.
However, he also wore shiny red boots, a shiny red robe, a red jade crown on his head, and a ruby forehead ornament on his forehead, which made his whole person exude a sense of joy of 'I am the best wonder'. What's even happier is that he twisted his ball-like body, and he was about to trot to Jiang Han's side. It's just that before he could walk to Jiang Han's side, he didn't have time to talk to Jiang Han and show his charming demeanor, so he tripped himself up because he was too excited, and then he rolled forward several times like a ball. And coincidentally, he happened to roll to Jiang Han's feet. knocked the unsuspecting Jiang Han into a few steps forward.
After Jiang Han stood firm, he couldn't help but turn around and look back. At this glance, he was red, and he almost blinded him. Before he could get used to the dazzling red color and see what it was, the red arch rose from the ground. After getting up, under Jiang Han's expression that seemed calm, but in fact he had been shocked and didn't know what to react, he clapped his hands, straightened his forehead, straightened the jade crown, and rubbed to Jiang Han again, shy with that super big bun face, blinked his big dripping eyes, and said: "Brother Qinghan, let's meet again, this is really a great fate." You don't know, since you saved me fifteen years ago, I have been fasting and bathing for you every day, burning incense and worshiping the Buddha, bless you with peace and smoothness, and ascend to heaven as soon as possible. I also prayed night after night that I would see each other again and repay you for saving my life. I didn't expect God to have mercy on me, and he really made me get my wish. As he spoke, he left a few tears.
Bah, little fat man, are you sure you're repaying the favor? Not revenge? Is there such a blessing for your benefactor? It's still up to the sky soon! You will ascend to heaven as soon as possible, and your whole family will ascend to heaven as soon as possible. Fortunately, I have a big heart, otherwise I would have been by you. Jiang Han complained in his heart.
However, has this little fat man who is so strangely dressed and looks so personality really saved by the original owner? Why am I not impressed at all? No matter how Jiang Han looked through his memory, he couldn't find anything that matched this little fat man.
Ye Huan's little fat man saw that Jiang Han didn't speak, and continued: "Big brother, you can't stop me from repaying your kindness this time." I've grown up. "After speaking, he looked at Jiang Han with tears in his eyes, and said, 'If you don't promise me to repay the favor, you will hurt me deeply.'" 's pitiful appearance, how people look at it and how they are happy.
I really couldn't remember where I had seen this little fat man, so in order to get out, Jiang Han had to say, "This ...... Belch...... Small...... Well...... Brothers. You may have mistaken your benefactor, I don't remember that I saved you. I still have something to do, so I'll take my leave. Faced with such a tonnage, such a strange hobby, and a strange person, Jiang Han suddenly felt a lot of pressure. He deeply felt that he had made a mistake by going out for a walk today. He decided to correct the mistake. Today he doesn't go shopping. Go back to the Sect Master's Mansion and rest. Read a book, listen to a little song, and enjoy the life of being a city lord.
How could Ye Huan's little fat man watch this great opportunity slip away from his eyes, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Jiang Han, who wanted to leave, and said, "Brother Qinghan, if I recognize the wrong person, how can I remember your name?" I know that you are the chief disciple of the ninth peak of the Mingxin Sect, Jiuyang Zhenren, and you have three junior brothers and one junior sister, and you like the little junior sister the most. I don't recognize anyone. ”
"Oh, I remembered, I must have grown up, not what I was when I was a child, that's why you didn't recognize me, Brother Qinghan. It doesn't matter, I sue you, Brother Qinghan, you rescued me from a gang of traffickers when I was six years old. I was thin and small. You bought several large meat buns for me to eat. He also said that as long as I eat more, I can become stronger, and I won't be caught and bullied. He also personally sent me home and told my father to take good care of me. Do you remember? If the person in front of him couldn't remember, Ye Huan's little fat man decided to keep chattering until the person in front of him remembered. He wouldn't keep the person in front of him away from him. This man is his nobleman.
After Ye Huan's little fat man's reminder, Jiang Han finally turned out such a memory from a pile of memories. Looking at that memory, and then looking at the little fat man in front of him, who was dressed in red and round like a meat ball, Jiang Han couldn't find the image of the weak child in his memory at all.
That's a big difference, isn't it? Jiang Han muttered in his heart. said in his mouth: "I remember who you are, you are Ye Huan, the son of Ye Wentian, the head of the Ye family." Right? ”
Ye Huan's fat man nodded violently and said, "Yes, yes, yes." Brother Qinghan, you finally remembered. It's just wonderful. ”
Jiang Hanpi smiled and said, "It's just a trivial matter, it's not enough to worry about, you don't have to take it so seriously." I ......"
"Brother Qinghan, how could I not take it seriously? You saved me. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know how many times I'd died. For me, Brother Qinghan, you are the one who gave me a new life. I will never forget your kindness. Brother Qinghan, don't say anything else. Talking too much hurts feelings. Ye Huan's fat man's expression was very serious.
We have no feelings, and we are not afraid of hurt. So, little fat man, you let me go, don't say anything. I'm not interested in you repaying the favor. Besides, if you want to report, you are also looking for the original owner to report, what kind of favor do you repay me to an outsider? Yes? Jiang Han felt melancholy in his heart.
After being silent for a while, Jiang Han said, "Brother Ye Huan, I really don't need your repayment. I still have something to do, so I'll go first. After speaking, Jiang Han skillfully broke free of Ye Huan's hand and walked out without looking back.
He still has a lot of serious things to do, if a person comes out and says that he is a savior of people, so he has no skin and no face to pester him, does he want to do anything else? Besides, don't think he can't see the glint in the little fat man's eyes. Like this, a person who approaches with a different purpose in the name of the head, he has seen a lot in his previous life, this little fat man is not good enough, and he is too tender.
Thinking in a mess, Jiang Han had no interest in continuing to wander, and went back to the City Lord's Mansion directly.
Leaving Ye Huan squinting slightly at his distant back, he thought in his heart: Although this change of new city lord is not a big deal, and several other high-ranking sect people don't care, but the city lord's mansion should also issue a notice to inform everyone. Anyway, this person is also a disciple of one of the eight major sects. But why hasn't any news from the City Lord's Mansion been revealed, and the imperial court has not said anything that this new city lord has already arrived? Do you take this new city lord too seriously, or do you value this new city owner too much?
Thinking of this, Ye Huan said to the entourage behind him: "Go and send a message to the City Lord's Mansion, I will visit the City Lord tomorrow." ”
"Yes, young master." The attendant answered, and turned away.
He wanted to see what was in there. If this new city owner is a good person and can bring him practical benefits, he doesn't mind making a long-term investment and spending more thought and resources on this new city owner. If this new city lord can't do it, he will continue to guard his one-third of an acre of land, and ignore this new city lord. Anyway, he is also the young master of the head of the four major families in the Blue City, the family background is very deep, and there is also a venerable person in his family, so there is really no need to do this kind of thing to lick people's stomachs.
Speaking of which, this new city lord is not necessarily richer than him. Even some of the disciples in the eight major sects may not be able to have such good resources as him. I can't help it. Who calls a person a disciple of an immortal, but he can only be a waste person who will stop at the Qi refining period forever? Just thinking about it makes him feel depressed. If he could break through the Qi refining period and become a true cultivator, why would he spend all day calculating such trivial matters?
Men, it's time to do big things. I really hope he can do something big one day.