Volume 1 Chapter 3: City Gate Signs, Passers-by Talking
Outside the gate of the Holy Immortal City
The city wall was surrounded by people.
A handsome boy dressed in plain brocade white, holding a folding fan, and full of elegance, also stepped forward:
"What's the big news today, it's rare to be so lively in front of this bulletin board!"
A young man in a blue cloth coat replied:
"This little fairy doesn't know anything, recently this Holy Immortal City has been spread all over, this Imperial Immortal Pavilion lost a small food species, secretly searched for three days and three nights but didn't find it, listen to rumors, maybe it was stolen by a bold thief! There's really no way to put up a sign!"
When the man in white heard this, he became interested: "Yo? Yusenkaku? Isn't that a place dedicated to preparing the Immortal Food for the Holy Maiden? Is there anything else to lose in this immortal food? It's so fresh! It stands to reason that this Imperial Immortal Pavilion should be the most heavily guarded place, but who is so bold as to dare to steal this holy woman's immortal food?"
As he was talking, a man with a beard and a strange appearance suddenly jumped out:
"Hey, you two must only know one thing, but you don't know the other, this little fairy food was not stolen by anyone, he escaped by himself!"
The man in white opened the folding fan and said:
"What? And the fairy food sneaked away by itself?! This shouldn't be, this immortal food species in the whole world, who doesn't dream of becoming the saint's royal immortal food? Those who can become candidates for this Imperial Immortal Food are all carefully selected and carefully cultivated by the major clans, how can they run away by themselves, you must be hearsay!"
The man said:
"Heh, you still don't believe me, this little fairy sees that you have just arrived in this Holy Immortal City, and I don't know that I am the first person in this city who is proficient in the gossip of the Immortal Clan! I'll tell you today, what can come out of my gossip essence is true!"
It turned out that this person was the first person in the city to gossip and gave him the nickname: Bagua Jing.
The young man in blue just now asked:
"Yo! Are you sure? Then tell everyone why this little fairy food is running away? Where did it come from? β
The crowd gathered around to join in the fun, and a strong man in brown linen jumped out of it:
"Yes, yes, tell everyone what is the origin of this little food species, and how can there be such a big battle!"
In the crowd there was a ragged, hunched beggar old man, who also limped into the crowd.
When the gossip spirit saw that so many people were around, he was also interested:
"Okay, I see that everyone is so interested, and I'll tell you about it today. You don't know the origin of this little fairy food, it's really not simple. This little fairy food was specially offered from the Hidden Immortal City! β
The man in white was shocked when he heard this:
"Hidden Immortal City! Isn't there a special order there and no need to make offerings! β
The strong man continued:
"That is, since our immortal clan was divided into two and more than one alien immortal clan came out in the previous dynasty, this hidden immortal city has become the most special realm, which is the only boundary with the alien immortal clan in the west, so the Holy Mother gave it the privilege not to make offerings!"
"That's what I said, but have you forgotten the most important thing, there is an iron decree that is retained, that is, anyone who finds a snow elf must make an offering, who dares to hide it privately, there is no mercy for killing!"
The strong man said:
"We all know this, but isn't this snow elf on the verge of extinction due to the massacre when she was on pilgrimage to the Virgin Mary?"
Speaking of this, the masses were restless and began to talk nonsense.
The young man in blue continued:
"Yes, it's a pity that this snow elf was slaughtered, the best of the best immortal food in the world, since the creation of the immortal clan, since the discovery of the snow elves in the immortal clan, because they are too precious and too rare, so they can only be enjoyed by the noblest people of the Holy Palace clan, even the four major clans of the four palaces of the east, west, south, north and south are not private, not to mention these other clans and our ordinary people!"
One of the crowd also shook his head, with a look of regret:
"Yes, yes! This kind of immortal food can delay the aging of our immortal clan and maintain our daily needs, but it is said that the blood of this snow spirit can make this face last forever, and it is said that it can also cure all kinds of diseases, and it is the elixir of all things! β
Hearing this, the man in white just now couldn't bear it:
"Moreover, I heard that they are very easy to recognize, because their whole body is snow-white, not only their hair and eyebrows, but even their eyelashes are snow-white, and what is even more peculiar is that their eyelashes are shaped like snowflakes, like a fairy in the snow, so they are called snow elves!"
The strong man was even more excited:
"Yes, yes, that's because of this, there was once a fever of imitating snow elves among the people! Those black-hearted food dealers deliberately made ordinary fairy food like that to deceive us ordinary people, it's really hateful to think about! β
The man in white fanned the folding fan and smiled:
"They can imitate the outside, but they can't imitate the inside! The most valuable thing about these snow elves is that their blood is blue! This food seller has great ability, and he can't imitate it! And it has to be purebred, if it's a half-ass (half-blood), it's not enough! β
The young man in blue nodded hurriedly:
"It's not, that's why it's only exclusive to the royal family! But I also heard that the Baihou clan that discovered the snow elves back then, because they were specially responsible for managing the snow elves, secretly started a business of buying and selling snow elves, so there are also a small number of people, but most of them are only half-baked. β
The strong man pursed his lips:
"Hey, that's why there's a big disaster behind, and now this pilgrim is also the most unspoken generation, I heard that I have been searching in the folk for many years, and I haven't found a purebred, and it seems that I only found a half-hanger. . . ."
When the crowd said this, the gossip spirit suddenly jumped out and interrupted.
"Hey, you're very wrong, I dare to give you a thorough explanation, this one on this notice, that's it!"
When the strong man heard it just now, he became anxious:
"What?! This is simply impossible, it was already on the verge of extinction in the previous dynasty, you are fooling us! Hanging people's appetite for nothing!"
The young man in blue also followed:
"That's it!"
The crowd was agitated again.
"Hey, everyone, be quiet! Today, I gossip to vouch for my credibility, and if I say half a lie, I will. There are five thunderstorms in the sky! You think, although this was on the verge of extinction in the previous dynasty, it was only on the verge of extinction, and it didn't say that it was all dead!?"
The young man in blue thought for a moment:
"Seems to be such a reason!"
The gossip essence went on to say:
"And didn't you say it yourself, it's because the Baihou clan smuggled back then, and some of them went to the people! Although most of them should not be pure anymore, but this one, it is definitely a pure product! And it is estimated that ninety percent of them are the last pure one, otherwise, they wouldn't have made such a lot of effort, would they!"
The crowd was convinced.
"And, do you know who the person is going to find this time?"
The young man in blue asked curiously:
"Who is it?"
"Hey, she is the Nangong Shangqing of the Nangong clan, the famous Gongqing clan, and the Holy Maiden Sect Mother went out by herself!"
Gossip said with a grin.
The strong man couldn't help but exclaim:
"Yikes! Are you sure? This Nangong clan is the head of the four main palaces! β
The man in white said:
"But I heard that she is also in charge of managing these little immortal foods that have not yet entered the Holy Immortal Palace!"
The gossip essence replied:
"That's true, everyone thinks that losing food seeds is such a big thing, and she should be responsible as a godmother and person in charge, but there is another person who everyone can't guess!"
The strong man asked curiously:
"Who is it?"
Gossip Essence Triumphant:
"She, she is the second lady of the Nalan clan, the personal holy protector of the holy woman, Nalan Qiongqi!"
The boy in white was shocked when he heard it:
"Nalan Qiongqi!"
The young man in blue said:
"This Nalan clan is the most prosperous of the four major clans today, and it has always been closely linked to military power."
The gossip essence raised the corners of his mouth:
"Yes, this Nalan Qiongqi can be said to be a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows, she went to the battlefield with her brother Nalan Qingzheng back then, and later because her father Nalan Rongxuan took pity on her, this saint grew up with her, so she deliberately kept her by her side as a holy protector. It is said that the godmother sent someone to send a letter to ask for a secret invitation overnight, because she was with the saint during the day, and naturally she could not let the saint and others know about it. said that he just found it last night, and it was in a small bamboo forest not far from the Holy Immortal City!"
Finally, he added:
"If you still don't believe me, just wait here, and it won't be long before their carriage returns!"
The young man in blue said:
"Hey, I really don't believe it, let's wait and see!"
The strong man and the man in white also stayed to find out.
The rest of the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving only a part of the interested people waiting to see the excitement.
I saw that in this crowd, the old beggar man was limping on crutches and shook his head,
Slowly walked to the city gate, chanting and singing something as he wentγγγγγγ