Chapter 2 First encounter with Luoshui City
Yuzhou, one of the nine states of Dayu, adjacent to the imperial capital, Wuhua Tianbao, has been a resort of Tianfu since ancient times.
Luoshui City, three faces the water, five thousand miles to the south of a horse Pingchuan, the place under its jurisdiction, the fertile land is counted in 10,000 hectares, the rich households are countless, and there is "Tianhe three around Luoshui City, scattering all the gold and silver is not willing to go" said.
There are four main roads in the city, east, west, north and south, with busy traffic, shops, mules and horses, and restaurants and diners.
On North Street, a group of carriages and horses slowly went south, and in the center of the procession, a Chinese sedan chair was pulled by two horses.
The curtain hanging on one side of the sedan chair was gently lifted, faintly revealing a beautiful face.
Two willow leaf eyebrows are refreshing, and a pair of red phoenix eyes are shining. The forehead is like clotted fat, and the face is picturesque. The red lips opened slightly, and it was not said that he was emotional, and the black silk drooped down the waterfall, causing the breeze for no reason.
"County Lord, Luoshui City seems to have more human touch than the imperial capital..."A pretty girl sitting next to him said with a smile.
The county lord nodded lightly, "Yes, this time to the south, it belongs to the prosperity of Luoshui City, and compared to it, the imperial capital is like a resentful woman who does not eat the fireworks of the world..."
"Hee-hee... County Lord, this analogy is very appropriate, but you can't let the master hear it, his old man must know that you are open-mouthed, and he will definitely reward me with the board..."
The county lord smiled lightly, his eyebrows and eyes smart:
"Don't worry, my father won't embarrass me..."
Before they finished speaking, the two of them heard the sound of people not far away, as if something lively was happening.
The county lord's curiosity was great, but because of his identity, it was inconvenient to show up, so he called an accompanying servant to come forward.
"What do you command, county lord?" the little man bent down and sneered.
"What's going on up ahead?
The little guy answered and ran over.
A group of people seemed to be pointing around something, and the little guy finally squeezed to the front.
A tall young man, holding a red horse, walked slowly through the crowd.
The man was dressed in coarse cloth, his long hair was casually draped behind his head, and his steps were firm and heroic.
But what attracted so many onlookers was not the extraordinary momentum of this young man, but the precious animal skins tied on the back of the red horse.
Ten tiger skins, ten leopard skins, and more than a dozen beast heads, some of which are still dripping blood.
"Tsk... It's an eye-opener for so many fresh hides..."
"If he really killed these beasts alone, at least he would be a powerful martial artist, right?"
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The crowd was talking, and the object of their discussion was none other than Weitian. After half a month of traveling, Weitian finally came to Luoshui City on the west side of Panlong Mountain. As he passed through the Simon Mountains, he struck some wild beasts and stripped them of their skins in exchange for some silver taels.
The little guy looked up and down at Wei Tian and asked casually:
"Hey, boy, what's your name?"
Wei Tian ignored him and walked towards a pawnshop.
"Dare to ignore Lao Tzu? Are you tired of being crooked?"
Relying on the power of his master, the little guy didn't take Weitian in his eyes at all, rolled up his cuffs, and rushed up with his fists.
Seeing that the little guy was not good, and he was afraid that he would shoot him too hard, Wei Tian turned his mind and yelled at him:
"Who dares to look for death?!"
The little guy rushed to Weitian's body, and was about to make a move, but he was so frightened by this drink that his heart was broken, his ears buzzed non-stop, and at the same time, his head was full of gold stars, and he sat on the ground with his ass.
"Good!"
"What a boy hero!"
The onlookers applauded for Weitian, and after the little guy recovered, he slipped away from the gap in the crowd in a rage.
"If you dare to offend me, you kid is dead!"
Thinking so, the little guy hurriedly ran back to the county lord's sedan chair and hurriedly reported:
"Report to the county lord, there is a hairy boy who doesn't know the height of the sky, and he has obtained a few animal skins with brute strength, and he shows off his power there... The minion wanted to ask for his name, but this kid beat me up indiscriminately... It doesn't matter if the slave is injured, this kid can't let it go..."
The county lord thought about it, and then saw that there were no injuries on the little guy's body, and asked sharply:
"Are you going to trouble someone again? The county lord asked you to check on the situation, but he didn't let you get into trouble. Besides, according to what you say, that person is so strong that if he really wants to beat you, will you still be standing here alive?"
The little guy knew that the county lord had seen the clue, and he couldn't speak.
"Well, I can guess that you must have been humiliated by your insulting remarks again... My father has taught you many times, don't just because you are a member of the Virtuous King's Mansion, you think you are great, and you can press on the heads of the people to make a blessing, have you forgotten?"
A cold sweat broke out on the little guy's forehead, "County master, the slave should die, I won't dare to do it again..."
"If there is a next time, the lord of this county will definitely not be spared... You stand down..."After the county lord finished speaking, he looked into the distance, and happened to see Wei Tian carrying animal skins on his back and walking up the steps of a pawnshop.
For a moment, Wei Tian felt that someone was watching him, and he couldn't help but turn around and look back.
The county lord in the arrogant son was just about to look back on Weitian, so he quickly lowered the curtain, and his heart chuckled, and he was very nervous.
"County Lord, what's wrong with you?" asked the pretty girl worriedly.
"No... Nothing..."
The county lord was a little embarrassed, although he didn't see the person's appearance clearly, but he was a little familiar.
The convoy never stopped, and walked through the streets of Luoshui City in a grand manner.
On the other hand, Wei Tian didn't notice anything abnormal, shook his head with a wry smile, raised his feet and entered the pawnshop.
In the pawnshop, there are quite a few people of all colors, all of whom take things or wait to redeem them.
Everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Wei Tian, also because of the animal skin behind him.
Azure Sky found a free window and threw the thick bundle of hides onto the countertop.
"Come on, I want to be something!"
A middle-aged man from a pawnshop hurried to the other side of the countertop, and when he saw the animal skin, his little eyes immediately lit up.
"Excuse me, do you want to be these hides together?"
Azure nodded:
"Yes, there are a total of twenty hides here, plus a dozen skulls, how many can they be?"
The middle-aged guy rolled his eyes, "If the color is good, it can be fifty taels, but I have to test it carefully..."
After speaking, the middle-aged man began to check them one by one, and after a while, he said to Wei Tian with an embarrassed face:
"I'm sorry, the condition of your animal skin is good, but unfortunately most of them are stained with blood, and the valuation will be reduced a lot, at most it can only be twenty taels..."
Wei Tian thought about it and replied briskly:
"Okay, twenty taels is twenty taels, the beast bones are given to you, take the silver..."
"Okay, you wait a moment, and the silver will be delivered immediately. Huh..."
The middle-aged man counted twenty taels of silver, wrapped it in a cloth and put it on the countertop.
Wei Tian grabbed the silver and was just about to leave, when suddenly someone behind him stopped him:
"This brother, you are so deceitful..."
Wei Tian turned around, and in front of him was a young man, dressed in white, holding a long sword in his hand. His eyes were as clear as autumn water, his face was handsome, his skin was fair, and his thin lips were slightly upturned to add a bit of playfulness.
The man in white is personable and heroic, and immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Wei Tian was stunned for a moment, and asked casually:
"What do you mean by that?"
A smile appeared on the corner of the white-clothed man's mouth:
"These animal skins are more than twenty taels, and the market will cost two hundred taels, and if it weren't for the blood, the price would have doubled... This pawnshop really eats people and doesn't spit out bones..."
When the middle-aged man saw that the man in white had exposed himself, he was immediately furious, and shouted with a black face:
"I said you little white face, since this son agrees to be twenty taels of silver, just twenty taels, what are you mixing blindly!"
The man in white snorted coldly, "In broad daylight, you blatantly deceived the guests, I don't think you want to do this pawnshop?"
"Oops... Little white face, you are very angry, our pawnshop belongs to the Imperial God Villa, have you heard of the Imperial God Villa? Any swordsman can take your life!" The middle-aged man wanted the man in white to know that he was powerful, and deliberately threatened.
"Hehe, I didn't expect it to flood the Dragon King Temple, I'm very familiar with the Royal God Villa, look what kind of ?... this is"
The man in white took out an ivory brand from his sleeve and threw it on the countertop, and the sign fell down lightly without making a sound.
"It's a master...", Wei Tian's expression was grim.
The middle-aged guy was also taken aback, not because of the beautiful kung fu of the boy in white, but because the ivory sign clearly read the four big characters "Yushen Villa".
"Royal... Mijin Sanso? Are you from the Imperial God Villa?" The middle-aged man looked panicked, and the four big characters of the Imperial God Villa made him break out in a cold sweat.
The pawnshop shopkeeper who was drinking tea inside noticed the strangeness of the front desk, trotted over, and was surprised to see the sign on the countertop.
"The ivory brand, either the owner or the direct line, it's bad..."
The shopkeeper's eyes kept rolling, and he suddenly slapped the middle-aged guy in the face:
"Bastard thing, you don't know Taishan with eyes! This must be the young owner of the Royal God Villa, you have eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall, and dare to make a mistake in front of the young owner?!"
The middle-aged guy knew that he had offended the most unoffended person, and covered half of his swollen face to apologize to the man in white again and again.
"The little ones should be damned, the little ones should be damned..."
The shopkeeper kicked the middle-aged guy's buttocks, "Get out of here, don't get in the way of the young owner's eyes..."
The middle-aged man retreated in a gloomy manner, and the shopkeeper turned to the white-clothed man and Wei Tian, and immediately changed his face to a warm face.
"Young owner, and... And this young man, that guy is a newcomer, he has never seen the world, how much offended, how offended..."
The man in white accepted the sign and pouted at the bundle of animal skins: "Shopkeeper, don't re-evaluate it? don't make a mistake this time..."
"Okay, right away, right away..."
The shopkeeper trembled and re-examined the hide, and nodded:
"Although it is stained with blood, the skin is intact and in good condition... It's only four hundred taels, what does the young owner think?"
The man in white nodded slightly and glanced at Weitian.
"Brother, what do you think?"
Wei Tian thought for a moment and decided not to take advantage of the person in front of him:
"Thank you Gongzi for speaking below, but four hundred taels is still too much, I have already discussed twenty taels with the guy before, so let's press twenty taels..."
The man in white opened his eyes slightly, and looked the person in front of him up and down again, showing an incredible look.
"I said you, this son has fought for you so hard, are you still so ignorant?"
Wei Tian bowed to the boy in white, "Thank you, Childe, but since you agreed to the previous deal, how can you deny it... Four hundred taels is really too much for me... With these twenty taels, it is more than enough to buy a piece of clothing, a suitable weapon, and find a place to eat and lodge to rest..."
"You..." the man in white still wanted to argue, but after thinking about it, he swallowed the words on his lips, "Hmph, that's it, kindness is treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, it's the first time I've seen you weird!
The shopkeeper answered, and presented the silver taels that had been wrapped on the countertop with both hands respectfully.
Wei Tian took the silver, received it directly in his arms, and turned to the boy in white again:
"In Xia Weitian, when you first came to Luoshui City, dare to ask if you are really the young owner of the Yushen Mountain Villa on Panlong Mountain?"
The man in white smiled slightly and replied:
"Brother Wei, the name of the young owner is not good, I still prefer the nickname 'White Death', and my name is Luo Fanchen. ”
Wei Tian originally wanted to take out Lao Liu's letter and let the young owner of the Royal God Villa look at it, and save a lot of trouble, but after thinking about it, this seems to be a little inappropriate. It's really not his style to ask for a first-time meeting person so easily, and besides, it is unknown whether this Gojin Villa is a temple or a haunt's nest.
With a twist of thought, Wei Tian said:
"It turned out to be Luo Gongzi, and I will definitely visit Yushen Villa another day. ”
By the way, tomorrow morning, in front of the North Street Theater in Luoshui City, there will be a kendo competition, is Brother Wei interested in watching the guidance?" Luo Fanchen sent an invitation to Wei Tian.
"Is it a sword competition? Could it be that Young Master Luo wants to fight in the ring with someone?"
"Fight in the ring?... It can also be said that in fact, it is actually competing for the top spot on the list of newcomers in Yuzhou. This time last year, I finished fifth, and this year I was lucky enough to make it to the final. How about it, do you want to watch the battle? Seeing that Brother Wei is also a person who practices martial arts, he shook that little guy with a bang, and his internal strength must be amazing, and he doesn't know how the swordsmanship is..."Luo Fanchen looked at Wei Tian with some provocation.
Wei Tian didn't hide it, and said with a wry smile:
"I'm not going to hide it, I'm just good internal strength, and it seems that I can do swordsmanship before, but I forgot it all..."
Luo Fanchen was a little surprised, "What? swordsmanship can also be forgotten, it's the first time I've heard of it, is it possible that Brother Wei has reached the realm of winning without moves?"
Wei Tian was extremely embarrassed, there was no trick to win, he really didn't know how to use a sword.
"Uh... Luo Gongzi, it's not too early, I'm going to say goodbye, I wish Luo Gongzi a successful start tomorrow..."
Wei Tian hurriedly gave Luo Fanchen a salute, and left the pawnshop without waiting for the other party to reply.
"What a strange person... It's kind of fun, though..."
Luo Fanchen looked at the back of the sky and muttered.