Chapter 11: Chance Encounters
"Dad, mother, go back, you don't need to send it."
Qingshan Village, the entrance of the village. Chen Ming waved goodbye to his parents.
Chen Ming went home this time and only stayed at home for a few days. In the past few days, he has rarely practiced without cultivation.
Every morning, Chen Ming went to work in the fields with his father. In the afternoon, he and his mother picked vegetables to water the garden, and in the evening, he helped his mother chop firewood and cook.
After a few days of comfortable life, Chen Ming told his parents that he was going to school in the Barak Kingdom.
The Kingdom of Barak sounds similar to the Kingdom of Paraguay where Chen Ming is located. In fact, there is a big difference between the two places.
The Barak Kingdom, located on the left side of the Star Luo Empire, is under the jurisdiction of the Heaven Dou Empire. Some of the cities in its south are directly bordered by the Star Luo Empire.
The Barak Kingdom can also be said to be the gateway to the Heaven Dou Empire.
The Kingdom of Paraguay, located on the right side of the Star Luo Empire. It is under the direct jurisdiction of the Star Luo Empire.
From the city of Aoyama in the Kingdom of Paraguay to the city of Soto in the Kingdom of Dabarak. You have to pass through first, the capital of the Star Luo Empire. Bypass the capital of the Barak Kingdom to reach the city of Sotho. It will take at least a few months to complete this journey.
Therefore, when Chen's father and Chen's mother heard Chen Ming say that he was going to go to school in the Barak Kingdom, they strongly opposed it. But in the end, Chen's father and Chen's mother couldn't resist their son. I had to follow his wishes and let him go.
"Chen Ming, remember to come to the Chamber of Commerce to play when you have time." A burly, plainly dressed middle-aged man in his thirties with a big beard said loudly.
Not far away, a young man about twelve or thirteen years old, about one meter seventy-five tall, well-proportioned, handsome, wearing a black suit. (ps: Don't ask me why I have 1.75 meters at the age of twelve or thirteen, the Tang San described by San Shao before is 1.7 meters at the age of twelve.) Maybe Douluo Continent has better nutrition, and the average height of twelve or thirteen years old is one meter seven. He turned his head and smiled and nodded to the big man with a beard.
This handsome young man is naturally Chen Ming. After he left home, he first found a caravan bound for the kingdom of Barak. Spend money and follow the caravan to the city of Soto.
Shortly after the caravan left the Kingdom of Paraguay, it encountered a robber. For his own safety, Chen Ming killed someone for the first time.
At that time, in that crisis situation, Chen Ming did not have much emotional reaction. It's just that when they were safe, Chen Ming not only vomited, but also didn't eat for several days.
I wanted to play the piano to calm my mood, but I couldn't calm down for a long time. You must know that in his previous life, Chen Ming was just an ordinary college student. He had not sinned or killed. The first time you encounter this kind of thing, you will inevitably be a little unbearable.
Later, the leader of the caravan's guards, the bearded uncle. After a few drinks with him, he slowly eased up.
After the caravan traveled day and night, it took almost three months to reach the city of Soto.
But fortunately, Chen Ming calculated the time. The registration period for Shrek Academy should be two days away.
After leaving the Chamber of Commerce, Chen Ming first found a hotel and stayed there. I'm going to go shopping for two days before I go to Shrek Academy to sign up.
Soto City is a big city, much larger than Chen Ming's hometown, Qingshan City. Commerce is also more developed.
This can be easily seen from the Martial Spirit Hall in the city. The configuration of the Martial Soul Hall in Qingshan City is the lowest-level, and the configuration of the Martial Soul Hall in Soto City is the third-level Martial Soul Main Hall.
Chen Ming walked around the commercial street of Soto City. It's not that he likes shopping.
He just wanted to see if he could find Flender's shop before Tang San.
Buy that one, which contains the 'Golden Dragon's Whisker Needle'. Then he inadvertently exposed this plate crystal in front of Tang San.
Tang San would definitely want to see this, and he was generously giving him this thing. Tang San must have a good impression of himself in his heart.
He was taking advantage of the trend, and since then he has hugged Tang San's thigh.
(It's a pity that he thought it well, but the author didn't let it.) He went through all the shops in Soto City. I couldn't find Flender's shop.
Chen Ming was not only a little disappointed, he was really not as lucky as Tang San, just go shopping. You can find the Xuantian Treasure Record Hidden Weapon Solution, ranked eighth, the hidden weapon, 'Golden Dragon Whisker Needle'.
The next day, Chen Ming, who was a little unwilling. Continue in Soto City in search of Flender's little shop.
Before he knew it, it was noon, and Chen Ming, who had found nothing, gave up this search.
Just as he was about to go back to the hotel for dinner, his eyes were drawn to a small three-story building on the side of the road with a retro shape.
The building of this three-storey building is very distinctive, the area is not too large, octagonal cornices, dark green glazed tiles, vermilion windows, and the overall shape is retro.
This small building with a retro shape gives people a feeling of standing out from the crowd in this street full of commercial atmosphere.
The most important thing is that its name is called, Piaolanxuan. Chen Ming couldn't help but walk into this kind of small building.
When he entered the door, Chen Ming found that this small building was not the teahouse he imagined. It's an upscale hotel. Chen Ming couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
The interior of the hotel is the same as the outside. It's all in a classical vermilion style.
The waiters of the hotel are uniformly dressed in antique clothes. (Please refer to Hanfu)
The demeanor is very elegant. In the middle of the hall was a guqin, and a young woman dressed in white was plucking the strings with her white fingers.
Although the sound of the piano is beautiful, it is heard by Chen Ming, a master of piano art. There is still a lack of emotion, and the sound of the piano is relatively empty.
At this time, the polite and elegant waitress had already stepped forward to ask Chen Ming what he needed to order.
Chen Ming ordered a few dishes casually. Because there were more people in the restaurant, Chen Ming finally found an empty table to sit down. It didn't take long for the waiter to bring the dish up.
Just when Chen Ming was about to start eating. A young girl sat across from Chen Ming.
Chen Ming looked up, not only did he feel a little stunned. This girl is a little shorter than Chen Ming. Long jet-black hair draped over his shoulders. The skin is as white as milk.
The limbs are well-proportioned and the body is hot. The facial expression was cold, the black eyes did not show a trace of life, and the whole body exuded a deathly coldness.
The girl in front of her seemed to be a little dissatisfied with Chen Ming's staring at her. glared at Chen Ming fiercely, and turned around to leave.
Chen Ming came back to his senses and realized that he was a little rude, and hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, I was rude,"
Hurriedly lowered his head and ate his own food. The cold girl ignored him. But she also stopped and didn't leave.
The ashamed Chen Ming quickly lowered his head and finished eating, then turned around and left.
The cold girl, seeing Chen Ming leaving, did not have any fluctuation in her cold face.
Chen Ming suddenly had an idea at the checkout.
Chen Ming asked out loud: "Hello! I have a friend who is also eating here, and she doesn't seem very happy today, and I want to borrow your place to play a tune for her. I don't know if it's okay. ”
"Yes, no problem." The young lady at the front desk agreed to Chen Ming without thinking about it.
Because this restaurant is a high-end restaurant, most of the customers who come to eat here are highly literate. Occasionally, one or two people will be in the mood to offer to use the instruments in their shop.
Subsequently, Chen Ming, under the leadership of the young lady at the front desk, sat in front of the piano case in the hall.
Chen Ming summoned it, Haiyue Qinghui Qin. The body sits straight, engrossed, the eyes look at the nose, the nose looks at the heart, the heart of the dantian, the breath is evenly adjusted, sitting in front of the fifth emblem of the qin, the hand on the string lightly, the heartstrings in his heart and the strings of the Haiyue Qinghui qin fusion, at this time Chen Ming has seemed to have changed a person, and the expression on his face has become extremely serious and focused.
The left hand lightly pressed the strings, and the right hand raised the finger to raise the spring warbler out of the valley and play lightly. A song "Ode to Life" sounded quietly.
When the piano sounded, everyone in the hotel seemed to see a seed germinating tenaciously in the cracks.
Although there is not much water in the soil in the crevices, there is not much sunlight. But the seed still stubbornly grew into a small grass.
Just as the grass was thriving, a fire came. After the fire, the grass was burned clean. Just as everyone was sighing for the grass, a spring breeze blew, and a seed sprouted and grew again.
At the end of the song, many people in the hotel looked up at the young man who was playing the piano. only to find that the boy was long gone. Many delicate women were moved by Xiaocao's tenacious will and cried.
The cold girl didn't cry, everything seemed to have nothing to do with her.
"Miss, this is left to you by the gentleman who sat down with you to eat before. The piece he played for you was really moving. ”
The waitress with a tear-stained face, the young lady. With an envious face, he handed a note to the cold girl.
The girl was a little startled for a moment, and muttered to herself, "Do you want to play that tune for me?" "Originally, with her temperament, she wouldn't have taken the note left by others.
But for some reason, she reached out and took the note. Take it apart and take a look.
After a moment, the girl lowered her head slightly, and tears seemed to be rolling in her eyes.