Chapter 7: The Storm Rises

The streets of Chang'an City in the evening exude a strange beauty under the reflection of the setting sun. The streets are bustling with people, not as noisy and crowded as in the morning, but they are also very crowded.

"Outside the number, outside the number, the first grandmaster in the world, Chongyang Zhenren Feather Dengxian!"

"Outside the number, outside the number, the Taoist bull ear, a generation of supreme grandmaster Chongyang real person feather ascending immortal!"

Suddenly, a crisp children's voice sounded from the corner of the street, breaking the noise on the street and making the lively street market instantly enter a silent world. For a moment, the pin drop could be heard, and everyone involuntarily looked sideways at the source of the sound.

I saw two newspaper boys about 10 years old waving newspapers and shouting loudly in the street.

"Bring me one."

"I want one too."

"Give me three copies!"

After a brief dead silence, the streets erupted in shouting. A person dressed as a scholar in a Confucian dress, or a businessman with a big belly, or a person with a sharp sword, all kept waving their big hands and shouting with a look of urgency.

In just a few cups of tea, hundreds of newspapers in the hands of the two newsboys have been completely sold.

The streets were full of people standing on the street reading newspapers, which once made the traffic crowded. The taverns and teahouses on both sides are full of restless guests.

"Hey, there has been no news of Chongyang Zhenren for a while, and I never thought that now it is separated by heaven and man."

"News hasn't come out of this True Sect yet, so it can't be fake, right?"

"Oh, ridiculous. Let's not mention that there has never been fake news in Chang'an Daily, and the news of Chongyang's real person feathering and ascending to immortals, who dares to fake! ”

"Hey, Chongyang Zhenren Feather Ascending Immortal is really a big loss to my northern land. From today onwards, chaos will break out in the Northland. A shabby-dressed literati with a sad face, tears in the corners of his eyes, slapped the table and sighed with grief.

Seeing this, the others frowned, but seeing that his face was full of sadness, thinking of the record in the newspaper, they sighed and did not say anything to refute. An old man with gray hair came to the side and said in surprise: "What did the gentleman mean by this?" ”

The scribe shook his head slightly and sighed: "The Jin people and the Western Xia are afraid of real people, so they don't dare to attack my Great Song Dynasty. Now that the real people are gone, the two countries will inevitably invade in a big way in the near future. At that time, how can we still have the peaceful life we have today, once the war breaks out, hey! ”

At this point, the scribe sighed with a sad face, and did not continue.

When everyone heard this, many people's expressions changed, revealing a look of worry.

The old man shook his head and said, "The old man hasn't read any books, and he doesn't understand too many big truths. The affairs of the Jin people and the Western Xia, it is not the turn of the old man to worry about it. The old man only knew that when Chongyang Zhenren was alive, he used to treat poor people such as us for free, and in the year of disaster, he even sent Taoist people down the mountain to give porridge to save their lives.

When a real person is alive, he doesn't need an old man anything. Now that the real immortal has passed away, if the old man can't go to his spirit in person to put a stick of incense, he is actually not a son of man. ”

As the old man spoke, his still sturdy figure bowed up, and his face was full of sadness. He stood up, walked out tremblingly, and muttered, "It's getting late, I hope the old man can rush to Zhongnan Mountain as soon as possible to see the real person for the last time." ”

The scribe suddenly stood up and said firmly: "Old man, wait a minute, and I am willing to go to Zhongnan Mountain with the old man." I, Yang, have also received the favor of the Quanzhen Sect, and I am even more impressed by the great sentiments of Chongyang Zhenren. Before the real life, it was a great pity that he never had the opportunity to meet him. If you miss it again this time, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life. ”

The old man glanced at the scribe appreciatively and said, "In the future, you will not forget your roots, and you will understand benevolence and righteousness, which is very good, very good." ”

The scribe bowed his hand, but did not speak.

The two left together, disappearing from the corner of the street in the blink of an eye. After they left, the teahouse was silent for a moment, and then there were bursts of crying: "Woo, my old lady was seriously ill back then, and it was the master of the Quanzhen Sect who helped to heal her." Not only did they not accept a penny, but they also left a copper coin of 200 yuan. Now, now, woo. ”

"Hey, when my family of four fled from the north to this place, if it weren't for the help of the real people of the Quanzhen Sect, they would have starved to death on the side of the road. Today, the real person is feathered, and I can't help the sixth person, I just hope to put a stick of incense in front of the real person's spirit and knock on the head nine times, so that the real person knows that my sixth person will always remember him. ”

Everyone bowed their heads silently, and several people stood up one after another, and arched their hands: "You are willing to go to Zhongnan Mountain together and light a stick of incense in front of the real soul." ”

"I'm the sixth one."

"Woo, and me, and me. If I let my mother know, I didn't go to Zhongnan Mountain to worship the real person first, and I would not have been beaten to death. ”

Everyone smiled slightly, and then more than a dozen people stood up and made an appointment to go to Zhongnan Mountain to worship soon after.

It's just that no one knows that the old man and the scribe who left earlier have continued to stage this scene in another restaurant. At the same time, the entire Chang'an City, as well as the restaurants and inns in the nearby villages and towns, are all people who publicize this matter.

Although it was getting late, there were still more than 3,000 people who were not afraid of the difficult and dangerous roads, the severe cold weather, and the long distances, and rushed towards Zhongnan Mountain.

Chang'an City, an ordinary house.

Zhang Shang stood with his hands in his hands, and sat on the steps of the backyard with a pensive face.

The two guys dressed in gray servants' clothes, their eyes were rolling, and they didn't look like honest people, and said respectfully: "Young Master, the things you asked us to do have been done, there are already at least a few thousand people rushing to Zhongnan Mountain today, and it is expected that there may be more than 10,000 people tomorrow." ”

Zhang Shang bowed slightly, revealing a faint look of emotion.

Chongyang Zhenren is worthy of being a Taoist master, and this kind of prestige is really enviable.

It's spring, but the nights are still quite cold. Thousands of people are not afraid of the cold, the mountains and roads, and they also have to see off Chongyang Zhenren as soon as possible, which shows the prestige of Chongyang Zhenren in the north. Even if there are people who have arranged their own arrangements to add fuel to the fire, after all, Chongyang Zhenren is still highly respected, otherwise how can others be bewitched.

If you have such a prestige, even if you sit at home every day, the faith points you gain can make you laugh and wake up, right?

Soon, soon, soon, though.

Zhang Shang thought of the big events and plans in the near future, and showed a gentle smile.

This day will change because of me. The world will be noisy because of me!

Zhang Shang glanced at the two of them and said, "You guys are doing a good job, each of you will go to the account room to receive a reward of twenty taels of silver." In addition, Young Master Ben still has something that you need to take a trip, and you will be rewarded with 100 taels of silver per person if you do it! ”

When the two of them heard this, their eyes suddenly lit up, and when they heard the reward of one hundred taels of silver, they even breathed a little faster.

One hundred taels of silver, what kind of concept is this, dozens of acres of good fields!

If you follow the salary of the two of you, that's a few years of income!

The two of them blushed with excitement, and bowed down excitedly and said, "Young master, please command, the two of us will go to the soup and die without giving up." ”

"You immediately go to other towns around Chang'an, and continue your actions today everywhere you go, but be careful not to let people notice anything." Zhang Shang looked solemn and said in a condensed voice.

The eyes of the two lit up, their hearts were full of excitement, and they thought that why something difficult, they didn't expect it to be such an easy job. As for not being discovered, it's simply too simple.

The two said excitedly: "Young master, don't worry, we will definitely complete the task you assigned." ”