Chapter 145: Another World (16)
All of a sudden, there was a lot of fighting in the entire lobby.
In the face of interests, what husband and wife, father and son, have all become bullshit, at this moment, the selfishness of human beings is vividly demonstrated.
"It's quite lively down here. ”
Li Beixiang put down his chopsticks and said with a frown.
"This kind of thing in the rivers and lakes is like this, these people who break into the rivers and lakes, what they say is good, what kind of benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith, I see, in the face of absolute interests, all this is bullshit. ”
Zhao Sanwa said with a smile, obviously not taking those people to heart.
After a while, the shouting gradually became quieter. Li Beixiang picked up the wine glass, raised his head and drank it, then stood up and said: "Now that the shouting is gone, I see that let's go down and take a look, and see what kind of peerless treasure it is, which can attract so many people to fight each other." ”
When Li Sanpang heard Li Beixiang's words, he hurriedly put down his chopsticks and said urgently: "Uncle, no, what if I hurt you?"
Li Bei looked at Li Sanpang, his eyes narrowed, and he said coldly: "Hurt me? Lao Tzu doesn't even pay attention to Huang Daxian, and he will be afraid of a few little Jianghu people?"
Li Beixiang clapped his hands, and then walked downstairs by himself.
Li Sanpang and Zhao Sanwa glanced at each other, hurriedly stood up, picked up the knife that was placed aside, beckoned everyone to follow behind Li Beixiang, and walked down.
"Tut-tut, this is wonderful, I don't think there is anyone alive. ”
Li Beixiang looked at the lobby downstairs where there was a river of blood and corpses everywhere, and he was speechless.
Li Beixiang kept walking among the corpses, and suddenly saw a sword that looked good.
"This sword is sharp, could it be that these people are just fighting for this sword?"
Li Beixiang held the Sky Breaking Sword and kept watching.
"Buzz!"
At this moment, the Heaven Breaking Sword suddenly roared, and then the sword body trembled violently.
A stream of quintessential spiritual power went towards Li Beixiang's meridians.
"The spiritual power in this heaven and earth is very thin, but I didn't expect that this sword contains a lot of spiritual power. That's a strange thing. ”
Li Beixiang's eyes narrowed slightly, absorbing all the spiritual power in the Sky Breaking Sword.
"Hoo hoop
At this moment, the sound of chaotic footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.
"Bang!"
The gate was forcefully broken, and a black-faced man in iron armor led hundreds of soldiers with a long knife outside the door.
"Platform County, Platform Wei Qianhu is here, and the thieves are still arrested?"
The black-faced man looked at Li Beixiang and shouted.
The eyes of the black-faced man kept sweeping over Li Beixiang's body, and when he saw the sky-breaking sword in Li Beixiang's hand, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Put your sword down, or beware of your dog's life. ”
"Dog life?"
Li Bei narrowed his eyes, looked at the black-faced man and snorted coldly, and then said, "What's the matter? Now even the officers and soldiers are coming to join in the fun?"
The black-faced man sneered, took a step forward, and said, "If you let it go, you will let it go, where did you get so many words?"
"Do you mean this sword? Since you said put it down, then I'll put it down. ”
Li Beixiang grimaced and slowly lowered Po Tian down.
The black-faced man stared greedily at the broken sky in Li Bei's hand, and in an instant, he flowed to the ground, as long as the sword was in his hand. Will he still be a small Qianhu?
"Bang!"
Just when Potian was about to touch the ground, Li Beixiang's right hand holding the sword suddenly shook, and the Potian was instantly shattered into pieces by Li Beixiang's huge force and inserted into the ground.
"How is that possible?"
The black-faced man instantly broke out in a cold sweat, this sky-breaking is an ancient divine weapon, extremely hard, it is rumored that even if it is an armor made of stainless steel, it can be cut like cutting tofu, how did this become so unbearable in the hands of this young man, and it was directly shattered by this young man who looked weak, how is this possible?
"Oh no, this person is definitely a peerless master. ”
The black-faced man secretly said that it was not good, and then said: "I am clumsy in my eyes, and I have disturbed the hero, I hope you don't blame it." ”
As soon as the black-faced man finished speaking, he hurriedly turned around and led the soldiers and horses to quickly disappear into the darkness.
"Get the shopkeeper, clean up this place, and then rest in all kinds of ways, I've been tired all day, and I'm tired. ”
Li Beixiang patted the corner of his clothes and said indifferently.
............
After the lobby was completely cleaned up, Li Beixiang was taken to his own house by the shopkeeper.
"Go down!"
Li Beixiang waved his hand casually, then closed the door and sat cross-legged on the bed.
"The Death of the Dead"
Li Beixiang muttered in his heart, and then started to exercise.
Every time that spiritual power passes through a meridian, it becomes refined once, and after seven or eight times, that spiritual power is already refined, almost turning into substance, gathering in the dantian.
Li Beixiang slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of turbidity.
"Why is this realm improving so slowly, it's been so long, why hasn't there been any movement at all. ”
Li Bei said secretly, and then looked out the window.
The magpie outside the window was jumping around in the tree, chattering non-stop, Li Beixiang got off the bed, washed his face casually, and then pushed the door open and walked out.
An hour later, after they were full of wine and food, everyone went back to the official road and headed towards Yangzhou City.
After nearly ten days of trekking, Li Beixiang and the others finally came to the outside of Yangzhou City.
"Yangzhou!"
Li Beixiang looked at the wide city wall engraved with the word Yangzhou and let out a sigh of relief.
"Just send me here, I'll go in myself, you can go back." ”
Li Bei turned around, looked at Zhao Sanwa and Li Sanfat, and waved his hand.
"Uncle, don't leave it at that. ”
Zhao Sanwa and Li Sanpang arched their hands towards Li Bei, and then led the men and horses to turn around.
To tell the truth, Zhao Sanwa and Li Sanpang are looking forward to this day when they are looking forward to the stars and the moon, along the way, Zhao Sanwa and Li Sanpang were almost not tossed to death by Li Beixiang, how can Zhao Sanwa and Li Sanpang, who are usually pampered, stand it?
"Well, what about you, what about Lu Yin?"
A soldier stopped Li Beixiang and scolded.
Li Bei didn't raise his head, and took out a small wooden strip two fingers wide and the head of the fourth village from his arms and handed it to the soldier.
"People from Huaiyang County, Li Beixiang, went to Zhoucheng to participate in the continental examination. ”
The soldier also knew a few words, and when he read the contents of the wooden stick, he hurriedly changed his expression.
"It turned out to be a talented master, and the little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and I hope the uncle will forgive me. ”
The soldier bowed his body and said with a flattering face.
Li Beixiang took the road guide back from the soldier, and left without looking back, without looking at the man.
"Isn't it just a scholar, what is a cow?"
Another soldier saw Li Beixiang's arrogant appearance and said disdainfully.
"You big fool, you know what. How can we touch the dignity of a scholar, who is a star in the sky, not something that you and I can compare. ”
The man reprimanded the man, and then stood at the gate of the city in an orderly manner.
"This uncle is a talented man who went to the city to take the exam?"
Not long after Li Beixiang entered the city, he met a middle-aged man with a short figure.
Li Beixiang frowned, looked at this person, and did not speak.
"I'm the second shopkeeper of the Jiuju Inn in the city, and I specially greet the scholars who come into the city to take the exam. ”
The shopkeeper was afraid that the business would be ruined, so he hurriedly explained.
"Does the uncle have a place to live? If not, then you might as well go to the Jiuju Inn to have a look, and the uncle will be satisfied." ”
The shopkeeper looked flattering and said with a smile.
"Let's go!"
When Li Bei first arrived in Zhoucheng, he didn't think about a place to live, so he followed the shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, a guest is coming. ”
The shopkeeper led Li Bei back and forth to the door of a five-story inn and greeted inside.
"Hey, this uncle, please. ”
The shopkeeper hurriedly surrendered his hand and invited Li Beixiang in.
It wasn't a meal yet, but the lobby of the inn was full of people. Obviously, these people are the talents who came to Zhou City to participate in the Zhou Examination.
"Uncle, we have three kinds of rooms here, this is ......"
"Go to the room!"
Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Beixiang.
"Shhh
In an instant, the entire lobby was filled with the sound of gasping cold air, and countless eyes fell on Li Beixiang's body.
"This is really extravagant, and he actually lives in a house. ”
A young gentleman in a white robe and a square scarf sighed in a low voice.
You must know that the asking price of this room is very expensive, at least one or two silver a day. That's just the housing, not the food expenses. And for ordinary people, this tael of silver is a month's food for a family of three. How is this not expensive?
And these scholars, although they are worth a lot of money, are not luxurious enough to live in this kind of room.
After all, one or two pieces of silver a day is really a bit much.
If you simply live, you can still afford this asking price. But this is to participate in the continental test, pen, ink, paper and inkstone must be indispensable, and this ink, paper inkstone is a valuable thing, plus meals, human contacts, and a series of things, this cost is definitely not small.
Come to Zhoucheng to catch the exam, the people who live in the guest house are basically students from other places, how many silver taels can you bring on this long trip? If you bring more, if you are targeted by thieves, it is not a good thing. So, I didn't have much silver on him.
The students sitting in the lobby basically live in the lower room, and there are few in the middle room.
How can this cold appearance of a person who lives in the upper room not be surprised.
"Uncle, we ask for ...... price for this house"
"That's not enough. ”
Before the shopkeeper finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Beixiang again.
"Dangchang!"
A silver ingot with a silver glow was thrown on the counter by Li Beixiang, gurgling and gurgling.
"Ten days is enough?"
As soon as the shopkeeper saw the silver, his eyes lit up instantly, and he hurriedly picked up the silver on the counter and weighed it in his hand. is twenty taels of huge, such a bold student, it is the first time I have seen the shopkeeper.
"Enough, enough, this uncle is really bold. ”
The shopkeeper's smiling eyes disappeared for a moment, and he said with a smile.
"In Xia Liu Changqing, this son is a little blind, I don't know where he is?"
A richly dressed scholar walked over with a folding fan, arched his hand at Li Bei, and spoke.
"What the hell is going on with you?"
Li Bei looked at the man, frowned slightly, and said coldly.
"What?"
Liu Changqing's smile stiffened on his face, he really didn't expect this person to be so faceless.
"Ahem, I'm asking you if you're from there, and I don't mean anything else. ”
Liu Changchun stood there awkwardly, and he couldn't get off the stage for a while.
"I'm just talking about your, and I don't mean anything. ”
Li Bei turned his head and didn't look at the man again, and then said to the shopkeeper: "Why don't you take me to the room quickly, there are too many flies here." ”
"Yes, uncle, please. ”
The shopkeeper didn't care about the scene in front of him at all, and he didn't take the scene in front of him to heart.
"How can it be!"
Liu Changqing looked at Li Bei's departing figure, his face flushed, and his fists clenched only with a clucking sound.
"Who is this person? He dared to save Liu Gongzi's face. ”
A young student in a black robe looked at Li Bei's departing figure and said in a low voice.
"Who is Liu Gongzi?"
A student sitting next to him who was eating looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"You don't know this? Are you stupid to read? This Liu Gongzi is the son of Yangzhou Zhoumu, and he is the most popular candidate for Xie Yuan in this Zhou Exam. (The first place in the Zhou Examination is Xie Yuan, the first place in Qiu Yu is a member, and the first place in the Palace Examination is the champion)"
"What turned out to be Zhou Mu's son, didn't that one just now have no good fruit to eat?"
"Who's to say it isn't?"
Liu Changqing looked at the eyes of everyone in the entire lobby on him, and instantly walked out with a red face and a flick of his sleeves.
"You wait for me. ”
Liu Changqing looked at the plaque of the inn where he had lived for a long time, scolded angrily, and then left.
"Dad, you have to make decisions for me, I was insulted today. ”
Liu Changqing returned directly to the mansion and said aggrievedly to Liu Wenzhi, who had just arrived at home.
"Okay, okay, I'm going to try it soon, you still don't want me to worry? I've been busy for a day today, can you let me rest for a while? I'm such a big person, why do you still want to be like a child? I ran to me and cried when I was wronged outside?"
Liu Wenzhi sat on the Taishi chair on all fours, and said weakly.
"Daddy!"
"Alright, alright, you go down first. Besides, there are still five days to go before the continental test, and you can't be a little sloppy, your father and I have been busy with this for the past few days, can you still let me save some snacks? Besides, there are still five days before the continental test, and you don't study hard at home, and go outside to wander around, what kind of system is this?"
Liu Wenzhi looked at Liu Changqing, looking like he hated iron but not steel.
Liu Changqing was scolded by Liu Wenzhi, and lost his temper in an instant, so he had to leave in a huff.
"By the way, your brother-in-law came here today and just arrived at the house. Go and entertain you. ”
Liu Wenzhi stopped Liu Changqing.
"Brother-in-law, when is King Zhenbei coming? Why don't I know?"
The frustration on Liu Changqing's face disappeared instantly, and was replaced by a look of surprise.
"I arrived this morning, you weren't at home at that time, and I sent someone out to look for you, and I didn't find you. ”
Liu Wenzhi looked at Liu Changqing and said angrily.
This morning, Liu Wenzhi spent most of the day entertaining Zhao Yuntian, the king of Zhenbei, otherwise. It is impossible for Liu Wenzhi to be tired like this by that little thing in the yamen.
"You entertain me first, and I'll go over as soon as I'm washed. ”
Before Liu Wenzhi could finish speaking, Liu Changqing trotted to the backyard.
"Brother-in-law?, is it really you?!"
Liu Changqing looked at the middle-aged man in the four-clawed golden dragon robe sitting in the hall and was pleasantly surprised.
"Xiaoqing, why did you go this morning?"
Zhao Yuntian shook the folding fan and said with a smile on his face.
"I went out to meet friends, but I didn't receive my brother-in-law. I hope my brother-in-law will take care of me. ”
Liu Changqing hurriedly saluted and confessed.
Although Liu Yuntian is his brother-in-law, he is also the king of Zhenbei and the prince of Yipin of the Huayang Empire. He is the uncle of the Holy Beings today.
This ritual is not costly.
"Do you still need to do this in front of me? ”
King Zhenbei put down the folding fan in his hand and helped him out.
"I haven't seen you in a few years, and I've grown so tall that I'm almost catching up. ”
King Zhenbei said with a smile.
"If your sister saw you like this, she might be so happy!"
"My sister? By the way, what about my sister? Did she come?"
As soon as Liu Changqing heard his sister, he instantly looked around.
Liu Changqing's mother died early, and his sister Liu Changxiu was seven years older than him. In addition, when Liu Changqing was young, Liu Wenzhi was often away from home because he was busy with business, so the eldest sister was like a mother and had been taking care of Liu Changqing.
Liu Changxiu is more like a mother to Liu Changqing.
"Your sister didn't come, this time I came alone. ”
King Zhenbei shook his fan and said softly.
"Didn't come?"
Liu Changqing instantly became depressed.
"Why, shouldn't I come to visit you on behalf of your sister?"
"Why, brother-in-law, I'm very happy to come, it's just ......"
Liu Changqing didn't say anything more halfway through his words.
"Just what?"
"Alas, I was bullied and humiliated today. ”
So, Liu Changqing added fuel and vinegar to the scene of his long-lived inn.
"How can this be reasonable, who is so bold as to dare to insult the emperor's relatives and relatives. ”
This Liu Changxiu is the princess of the king of Zhenbei, so this Liu Changqing is the wife and brother of the king of Zhenbei, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a relative of the emperor.
"I don't know who this person is, I only know that he should also be a scholar who came to participate in this continental examination, and I don't know anything about the rest. ”
Liu Changqing is now next to King Zhenbei, like a little daughter-in-law who has been angry.
"Eagle, go and get that man for me, I want to see who is so arrogant. ”
King Zhenbei's eyes showed a murderous intent, and then he said to a thin man wearing a black robe next to him.
"Yes!"
The man answered, and then disappeared into the hall.
"The king of Zhenbei has been waiting for a long time, and he is late to come down. ”
Not long after, Liu Wenzhi walked in wearing a plain robe with a guilty face.
Don't look at Liu Wenzhi as the father-in-law of King Zhenbei, in front of King Zhenbei, Liu Wenzhi doesn't dare to put on a score. After all, this king of Zhenbei is not only the uncle of today's saint, but also the real power of the prince with heavy troops.
"What did my father-in-law say? ”
When King Zhenbei saw Liu Wenzhi walking in, he hurriedly stood up and said with a smile on his face.
"Xiaoqing, you go down first, I have something important to discuss with the king of Zhenbei. ”
Liu Wenzhi waved his hand at Liu Changqing and said in a low voice.
After Liu Changqing walked out, King Zhenbei looked at Liu Wenzhi and said in a low voice: "Go to the study and say." ”