017 Foggy Harbor is old
Many years later, as he reminisced about the past, he realized the meaning of this sea trip. Before this White Boat Discussion, although Flowing Fire had the ability of the Awakened, it did not have the heart of the Awakened. It was after this discourse that Liuhuo slowly came to his senses, officially opened his heart, and integrated into the ranks of the awakened.
Hou Wen later recalled, "When ordinary people become awakened, they will pass this hurdle from their hearts." This is actually a process of transformation from man to God. However, it is really difficult to pass this hurdle, and it may be that the kindness in his nature is too strong..."
But it is this innate kindness that ultimately makes the fire. Without his kindness, I can't imagine how long the Hundred Years' War would have lasted."
What will the flowing fire look like more than a hundred years later, let's not talk about it for now. Because the white ships were almost at their destination, the foggy harbor in the distance was their destination, the 'foggy port'.
Hou Wen looked at the port in front of him and excitedly called out the flow fire.
"It's here... We're almost there..."
"Do you know what is most famous in Fog Harbor? It's not fog, it's the crab in Fog Harbor..."
"Delicious, delicious, you can eat steamed, noisy, marinated in sauce, soaked in wine, and crab hot pot, with Tiandu's specialty osmanthus wine, you must not think of the taste..."
In Hou Wen's nagging, the three of them said goodbye to the housekeeper and came to Wugang.
Wugang is the largest port in the south of Chu and is foggy all year round. Some people say that the water vapor in the endless swamps outside the city is too large, while others say that it is formed by the cold air from the western snowy mountains pooling into the fog port. Anyway, Fog Port is famous, not only for his fog but also for his abundance.
Since the route of Wugang to overseas was explored, the Chu State and the Shanyin Kingdom had an additional financial route. In the past, caravans traveling around the steppe were not only slow, but also very dangerous, and the land transportation carried cargo was not large. With the sea route, everything is different, more goods, less manpower, although the climate at sea is a little harsh, but compared to the endless horse thieves on the grassland, it is still much safer.
What's more, the sea route can also connect the two big islands of Tianshan and Penglai, and the variety of goods is more abundant.
The flowing fire was dragged by Hou Wen to the most famous coastal building in Wugang, and he threw a piece of gold to the shopkeeper and went straight to the top of the building.
To eat crabs and see the sea view, you must go to the top floor of the coastal building, which is recognized by the people of Wugang.
Liuhuo couldn't help but move his index fingers when he looked at the table of crab feast in front of him, and he gluttonized together, asking while eating.
"I came all the way and found two or three awakened ones. The people around them also seem to know their identities, so why aren't they so surprised?"
Hou Wen sucked his finger and said.
"Chu is not a small country like Dongli and Shanyin, and I don't see a few people from the Creation Gate all year round. Here, the Creation Gate is closely related to the people, and they have lived together for a hundred years..."
It turned out that more than a hundred years ago, there was a Ming lord in the Chu State, and I don't know what method was used, but he actually said that the elders in the Creation Gate had settled in Tiandu City, and this monarch called him 'Ming Emperor' in later generations.
Emperor Ming spent 20 years to levy countless people and build a continuous 'palace' on Zhongzhou Mountain in the northwest of Tiandu City. The palace covers an area of nearly 10,000 acres, relying on the mountain, stacking layers, you can't see the end at a glance, this palace is the place where the gate of creation is settled.
When the palace was completed, the gate was officially settled. From that day on, the people of Chu have lived with the Awakened.
"And the Ming Emperor has an agreement with the Creation Gate, and the Chu State has worshiped the Creation Gate for generations. And the Creation Gate came to the aid when the Chu State was in crisis. Of course, it's only defensive, and there is no need for Chu to expand externally."
After speaking, Hou Wen picked up a fat air-dried crab leg and gnawed it.
The crabs in Foggy Harbor are indeed delicious, fresh and sweet, with an endless aftertaste. Liuhuo only ate crabs once in Wengang City, and the skill of peeling crabs is not skilled, so Shiratori saw the clumsiness of Liuhuo peeling and took the initiative to help. Hou Wen saw that his sweetheart was peeling crab meat for others, and his heart was full of 'vinegar', and he hurriedly grabbed it from the white bird.
Just as the atmosphere was joyful, a voice sounded from the three of them.
"Oh, isn't this Senior Brother Hou? I haven't seen you for a long time. If you don't go to Tiandu to participate in the Hundred Flowers Fair, but eat crabs here, are you hiding from your uncle?"
When the three of them heard this, they turned their heads to look, and it turned out that there were two new guests from downstairs.
The speaker was a young man in his twenties, dressed in a luxurious green shirt, wearing three or four huge gemstone rings on his hands, and there was a faint turn of vitality.
The person who came was full of wealth, but a pair of small eyes really couldn't be complimented. This is also too small, there are two black lines from a distance, which makes people look at how they reveal a sense of obscenity and evil.
There was a middle-aged man in gray standing beside the young man, and by looking at his humble posture and the position of taking a half step back, he knew that he was the young man's subordinate. However, Liuhuo does not dare to underestimate it, this middle-aged man's divine sense is very powerful, and it seems that he is also a small proficient and strong person.
"Oh, it turned out to be Senior Brother Li Feiyang... Oops, Uncle Qiang is here too, I haven't seen you for a long time..."
After speaking, Hou Wen stood up and bowed to the two. But no matter how you look at it, it seems that you only give a gift to that strong uncle.
The displeasure on Li Feiyang's face flashed, and he immediately smiled again: "Didn't Senior Brother go to the grassland? I heard that Senior Brother Yu and Senior Sister Yun have both returned to Tiandu, why don't you go back to Tiandu?"
"And this junior brother, who looks very good, but has a strong sense of God, and it seems that he is also a little proficient and strong. I don't know who it is?"
After speaking, Li Feiyang didn't need anyone to let him, and sat with Liuhuo and them in a big way.
Hou Wen was a little helpless, so he could only sit down and smile.
"This is my brother, Flowing Fire. Taught by Liu Da to worship..."
Li Feiyang was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Oh, I'm disrespectful, I didn't expect it to be Liu Lao's disciple." Liu Lao is known for his rigor in accepting apprentices, and the junior brother of Liuhuo must have great material, so that he can enter Liu Lao's eyes..."
"I don't know about this girl..."Li Feiyang turned his gaze to the white bird again, but in an instant, his small eyes were actually a little bigger.
Hearing this, Hou Wen hurriedly said, "Hehe, this is a newly recognized disciple of Senior Brother Liuhuo, called White Bird..."
After speaking, he hurriedly glanced at the flowing fire.
Liuhuo was a little surprised when he heard this, but Liuhuo was definitely a smart person, and hurriedly said, "Yes, I met it by chance, and I accepted it when I saw that my talent was good."
Li Feiyang smiled, didn't ask deeply, and turned back to Uncle Qiang.
"Tell the shopkeeper to change the table from the new one, and use the cutlery I brought... The food in the coastal building is very good, but the utensils are a little worse..."
After a while, a new table of crab feasts was served.
"Huoyun hot pot, a whole hot pot carved from Huoyun, you don't have to use fire, you can heat it yourself..."
"Chopsticks made of fish bones can improve the freshness of the ingredients themselves, try it..."
"Ice jade plate, this is the ice jade in the Great Snow Mountain, no ingredient will rot in it..."
"Don't be inhibited, let's try it together..."
Li Feiyang's self-cooking is innate, and his ostentatious temperament has penetrated deep into his bone marrow, completely ignoring the strange eyes of the three of them, and vigorously serving everyone with vegetables.
Hou Wen was a little embarrassed to see Liuhuo and White Bird, and quickly diverted the topic.
"Why did Senior Brother come to Wugang this time? The Hundred Flowers Meeting will be held in half a month?"
"There's no way, don't you want to collect some treasures in Wugang? Now the crystals on Tianshan Island are in demand, and Tiandu has long been out of stock, I just want to see if there is still stock in Wugang..."
"I'm lucky, though. There is actually a boatload of Tianshan treasures in this weather, I wonder if my junior brother is interested in going to see it together?"
Hou Wen smiled when he heard this, "Haha, senior brother is indeed lucky." This boat is the one the younger brother is on, the senior brother picks slowly, there must be satisfaction"
"Oh, my junior brother is so interested, I went to sea to travel. It must be a great gain, I wonder if I can let my senior brother see it?"
"Senior Brother Li is joking, I'm just a monkey with an unstable temper, so I'll go there if it's fun. It's not as rich as my brother's family..."
Liuhuo just watched the two exchange words, and he couldn't say a word. However, Liuhuo observed very carefully, and found that the corner of Li Feiyang's eyes was always looming towards the white bird.
Gradually, Liuhuo felt that the crabs in this foggy harbor were becoming more and more tasteless.
The banquet was eventually dispersed. In the reluctance of both parties, after meeting Tiandu, Li Feiyang finally left.
At this time, it was not early, and the three of them found a quiet courtyard in the coastal building. After settling the white bird first, Flowing Fire and Hou Wen spun around the streets of Fog Harbor at will.
With nothing to do all the way, Hou Wen said.
"Thanks to your cleverness, otherwise Shiratori's affairs would have been a goof..."
"Why do you say I'm Master Shiratori?" asked Flowing Fire, puzzled.
"It's not because of who she is..."
Under Hou Wen's explanation, Liuhuo gradually understood the reason. It turns out that in the Awakening Realm, it has become customary not to intermarry with mortals. It is said that the offspring between the Awakened and the Awakened are far more gifted than the children who are united with mortals.
Not only that, Hou Wen, as the descendant of the Seven Elders, is destined to take over the position of the patriarch of the family in the future, and this identity is even more casual.
"Seven Great Elders?" Flowing Fire had obviously heard of it for the first time.
"Yu Qilin's father Yu Fei, Li Feiyang's father Li Xiao, as well as Senior Sister Yun's master Lan Ji, my father Hou Tianhang, and Uncle Shi Zhongxing, Master Tongxuan of the Tibetan Library. These six are the current elders of the Creation Gate, and the affairs in the Creation Gate are decided by these six together..."
"Six, didn't you say the Seven Elders?"
"According to the rules, it is seven, but a hundred years ago there was an elder who disappeared, I asked my father, but he didn't tell me anything, I guess it involved some secrets inside the door. Don't ask too much about this, and quietly ask Liu Lao in the future."
"What are you going to do about Shiratori?"
"What else can I do, I'll teach her personally. You just have to put her name, I'll put her in Fog Harbor first, when she awakens, when will my father know. ”
"What do you think of Shiratori's talent?"
"Of course, the talent can't compare to you. You are the realm of self-realization, she can only rely on the assistance of heavenly and earthly treasures and precious medicinal materials..."
Speaking of this, Hou Wen sighed, "The awakened people who rely on the help of treasures have too little potential for improvement, and if they can enter the small mastery in this life, they will be considered geniuses, and many of them will be stagnant in the initial stage." ”
As the night deepened, the two walked and chatted, and returned to the coastal building.