Chapter 947: The Isolated Penglai
The old man's words made Duanmu Yuhan's face even redder, and she buried her head in Ling Yu's arms, like a child who had done something wrong and was afraid of being blamed by her parents. And Ling Yu generously grabbed Duanmu Yuhan's arm and walked towards the end of the ancient street with her. If you love, you love deeply, and you don't need to hide it.
Duanmu Yuhan is the saintess of Xuanmiao'an, and she has never seen such a bustling street in the market, so Ling Yu also temporarily put down everything and played with Duanmu Yuhan without distractions. The two of them went crazy from the beginning of the lantern to the moon into the hanging branches, eating while walking, playing and making trouble, and walking in the moonlight. The Duanmu Yuhan on the street is no longer a saint who is high above and icy and jade, and the word unstained dust seems to be a distant past for her. She is like a budding lily, full of spring, showing the beauty given to her by God to the fullest. And Ling Yu is no longer an unruly teenager, but a wild boy who indulges in the mountains and wilderness, leaving the troubles of the world behind. They were transformed into golden boys and girls in this big city, like lights in the night, attracting everyone's attention and becoming their focus. Life must be happy, perhaps it is the truest portrayal of Ling Yu and the others at this time.
It wasn't until the beginning of the night that Ling Yu and the others found a restaurant to rest. The restaurant, called Donghaique, is the most famous restaurant in the city. Moreover, listening to the words of the people nearby, it seems that Donghaique is not only open in this big city, but also has their branches in this Penglai. And Donghaique in this big city is also not the headquarters. The people also said that the owner of the East Sea Que was very mysterious, and although the East Sea Gate in the city had been open for thousands of years, the people in the city had not seen the owner of the city for generations. And the most important point is that the wine and meat in the East China Sea are not cheap, even a simple plate of fried shiitake mushrooms costs one or two silver. However, the food and wine of Donghaique are indeed delicious in the world. There is a saying among the people who live in the big city, if you want to live up to it in this life, you will drink a long song to the East China Sea. It can be seen that this East China Sea Que does have some heritage.
Ling Yu and the others walked into the East China Sea, and after looking around, they found a place near the window and sat down. As soon as the two of them sat down, a shopkeeper ran over attentively and asked with a respectful smile: "Two guest officers, what do you think you want? ”
Hearing the words of the shopkeeper, Ling Yu smiled slightly and said, "We have already eaten a lot on the street, so let's fry two light side dishes for me and bring me a pot of tea." By the way, get me a nice box. Ling Yu and the others were indeed not too hungry, so they only ordered two side dishes.
Hearing Ling Yu's words, the shopkeeper hurriedly agreed, and then couldn't help but peek at Duanmu Yuhan, turned around and left. Duanmu Yuhan's appearance is peerless, and with the nourishment of love, she is becoming more and more beautiful, no wonder the shopkeeper can't help but look at it twice. However, he also knew that the identity of the other party was not something he could provoke. Therefore, after Ling Yu ordered, he went to the back hall to report. The shopkeeper comes into contact with all kinds of people every day, and a pair of eyes have already been trained to be extremely vicious. Although Ling Yu and the others smiled and groaned, his intuition told him that Ling Yu and the others were not easy to mess with.
At this time, it was almost late at night, and there were not many people eating, so the back kitchen was not so busy. About a cup of tea passed, the shopkeeper went back with a square plate. On the plate is a plate of old vinegared peanuts and a plate of fried cucumbers with shrimp, in addition to a teapot and two teacups.
After the shopkeeper placed the dishes and tea on the wooden table, he left respectfully. Ling Yu and Duanmu Yuhan weren't actually hungry, but when they smelled the aroma of old vinegar peanuts and shrimp fried cucumbers, the gluttonous worms in their stomachs were hooked out. They picked up chopsticks, picked up peanuts and shrimp, and filled them into their mouths.
The shrimp are tender, the peanuts are crisp, and as soon as the two dishes are eaten, Ling Yu's face changes, and a deep smile appears in her eyes. When he looked up at Duanmu Yuhan, he found that the other party was the same as him, and seemed to see the unusualness of these two dishes. As cultivators, the strangeness of these two dishes naturally couldn't be hidden from them. It turns out that these two dishes seem ordinary, but in fact, every dish, even every ingredient, and every condiment contains a huge amount of heaven and earth essence. No wonder the people in the city say that the price of wine and meat in the East China Sea is expensive, and now it seems that it should be called super value for money.
Ling Yu had carefully inquired before, whether it was the people in this city, or the guys in the East China Sea, or even the royal family in this city, they were all ordinary people who didn't know how to cultivate. But if they were all ordinary people, why would they make such a delicacy that was rich in spiritual power and suitable for cultivators?
Thinking of this, Ling Yu raised his head and called the shopkeeper just now. When the shopkeeper came to Ling Yu with a puzzled expression, Ling Yu stared at the other party's eyes tightly and asked softly, "Little Second Brother, your dishes in the East China Sea are really delicious, I don't know if they are from the hands of that master in the cultivation world?"
The shopkeeper was slightly stunned, and a puzzled look appeared on his face. After losing his mind for a long time, the shopkeeper finally came back to his senses, he smiled and explained to Ling Yu: "This guest officer, don't make fun of us. Everyone in the world knows that there are no cultivators in our city, and the chef is also an ordinary person, so how can he be a master in the cultivation world. The gods and goddesses in your mouth are saints who come and go, and they disdain to stay in a small place like ours. If you want to find an immortal who knows how to practice, I'm afraid you have to go to Penglai Immortal Mountain. There is the headquarters of Donghaique, and there may be people who know how to practice. ”
"Oh, Penglai Immortal Mountain......" Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Ling Yu pondered for a while, and then continued to ask: "Then, little brother, I don't know where you found all the ingredients in the East China Sea? Did you collect them in the nearby mountains?" Seeing that the shopkeeper's eyes were clear, he shouldn't be lying.
"Hey, guest officer, you are a foreigner at first glance! Although our Penglai Immortal Island is rich, there is only one shortcoming, that is, it can't grow a dealer. Because Penglai is an island land, there is a lot of salt in the earth, and it is rare to grow healthy ingredients. As for the ingredients you enjoy, they are all shipped from our headquarters in Donghaique. But where they got it, I don't know. I'm just a small person, only responsible for running the hall and serving food, and the rest has nothing to do with me. Seeing that Ling Yu seemed to be very interested in the ingredients of Donghai Que, the shopkeeper was also very talkative, and couldn't help but open the conversation.
"The headquarters of Donghaique?" The words of the shopkeeper made Ling Yu find the secret of Donghaique's wine and food, and some people said before that although Donghaique's dishes were expensive, they tasted very delicious. Ling Yu now knew that the deliciousness they were talking about should be caused by the spiritual power rich in the wine and food that nourished their bodies. And the shopkeeper also said that their ingredients were all transported here from the headquarters of Penglai Xianshan, that is to say, it was not the chef of the Middle East Sea in this city who was responsible for cultivation, he just cooked the ingredients in his own way. What really makes these delicacies stand out is the headquarters of Donghaique.
Ling Yu thought for a while, and continued to ask the shopkeeper: "Little second brother, we are indeed foreigners, from Zhongzhou, Huaxia, and this time we also passed by Guibao Land by chance, because we are not familiar with the place, so we want to ask you about some things." I don't know which direction Penglai Immortal Mountain is in, how can I get there?"
"Huaxia Zhongzhou? What kind of place is that? Is it also in Penglai Immortal Island? But I have lived here for more than 30 years, and I have never heard of such a strange name! As for the Penglai Immortal Mountain you asked, it is far from here. Penglai Immortal Mountain is the place where the immortals on Penglai Island live, and it is said that the four seasons are like spring, like paradise. Penglai Xianshan is about 3,000 miles away from here, and if you two use horses to move forward, it is estimated that it will take half a month to arrive. The shopkeeper carefully chewed the four words of Huaxia Zhongzhou in Ling Yu's mouth, his face was full of doubts, and he explained softly.
"Haven't you heard of Huaxia Zhongzhou? There are five regions in Huaxia, which are divided into the East China Sea, the Western Desert, the Southern Wilderness, the Northern Regions and Zhongzhou. And the place where we are now standing is Penglai in the East China Sea. Don't...... Haven't you heard of this?" This time it was Ling Yu's turn to be surprised, he looked at the shopkeeper and asked softly.
"Guest officer, you are really joking, although I have never seen much of the world, but I am not stupid. There is only one land in Penglai in this world, and the rest of the world is the vast sea, how can there be any places like the Northern Regions and Zhongzhou that you are talking about!" Dian Xiaoer shook his head and said affirmatively.
Dian Xiaoer's words made Ling Yu and Duanmu Yuhan's hearts move, and the two could see that Dian Xiaoer really didn't know about the Huaxia Continent, let alone that there were four regions in China: the Western Desert, the Southern Wilderness, the Northern Regions, and Zhongzhou. It seems that for the shopkeeper, this Penglai is the world. Could it be that he has never left Penglai since he was born? But when Ling Yu thought about it, he felt that something was wrong. Even if the shopkeeper never left Penglai, someone would mention the vast territory of Huaxia to him! Now it seems that there is only one possibility, that is, someone deliberately concealed the fact of Huaxia from the people here. Because Penglai Immortal Island is surrounded by the sea on all sides, if you don't cultivate, and only rely on flesh and blood to control the ship, it is indeed difficult to leave here. Ling Yu's words were like a fantasy to the shopkeeper. As the saying goes, summer insects can't talk about ice, and well frogs can't talk about the sea, it should be the situation of the shopkeeper.
So, after figuring out the truth, Ling Yu continued to ask, "So, junior second brother, just now I heard you say that there are immortals living in Penglai Immortal Mountain, so they don't recruit disciples?" Ling Yu knew that if someone worshiped under the cultivators there, they should know about the Huaxia Continent.
"Alas, guest officer, are you really a resident of Penglai Immortal Island? Why do I feel as if you don't know anything? Those immortals have their own Taoist system, they are the masters of this heaven and earth, even the royal family of Penglai Immortal Island, if you want to see those immortals, they are all blessed by eight lifetimes, how can we worship under their door? Moreover, those immortals are born into immortal fetus, and we ordinary people, even if we can enter Penglai Immortal Mountain, we are just serving tea and pouring water for those immortals. If you don't do it well, your life is in danger, who is so bold to take this risk!" replied Xiao Er.
The shopkeeper's words made Ling Yu cry and laugh, obviously the shopkeeper didn't know anything about this world, but he looked confident. Ignorance is not terrible, but what is terrible is that people do not know that they are foolish. Will Ling Yu refute the shopkeeper? The answer is no. Ling Yu knew that he and Dian Xiaoer were people from two worlds, and the other party had already decided that his world was real, and he thought that there was only one area in this world, Penglai Immortal Island, and this cognition was deep-rooted and could not be changed. In fact, it's not just the shopkeeper, people like him are not uncommon in the world, but they don't know it.
Ling Yu shook her head secretly and continued, "Maybe, it's because I have too little knowledge. By the way, little second brother, can you please prepare two good fast horses for me tomorrow, we want to go to Penglai Immortal Mountain to pay homage to the glory of the immortals. The reason why Ling Yu bought the horse from the shopkeeper was because he didn't want the other party to feel that he wanted to rush with his feet. As for Ling Yu's cultivation, don't mention it to the shopkeeper. People like Dian Xiaoer actually live quite chicly, although Ling Yu seems to be a little ignorant, but in today's complex and dangerous world, how can ignorance not be a blessing?
"There are horses, but if you go to Penglai Immortal Mountain now, I'm afraid you'll miss that event. It is estimated that by the time you arrive at the Immortal Mountain, those immortals will have already returned to the Immortal Mountain. Seeing that Ling Yu was about to go to Penglai Immortal Mountain, the shopkeeper thought that the other party wanted to participate in the world-famous wedding, so he muttered.
"Grand event, what grand event, will the immortals of Penglai Immortal Mountain also appear at that grand event?" Seeing that the shopkeeper seemed to remember something, he stopped talking, Ling Yu turned his head to look at Duanmu Yuhan, and asked the shopkeeper.
"Don't you know? The great immortal of Penglai Immortal Mountain is preparing for his son's marriage! It's just ......" Speaking of this, the shopkeeper seemed to be a little jealous, he looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "It's just that the woman who the great immortal's son likes doesn't seem to agree to this marriage." Alas, but what can you do if you don't agree? People are high immortals, even if that woman has some backbone, I'm afraid she can only swallow her anger and marry into the fairy gate. But this is not a bad thing, how many women in the world want to marry into the fairy gate, but they don't have that opportunity, and that woman is really in the blessing and doesn't know the blessing......"
In fact, Ling Yu didn't take the words of the shopkeeper to heart. He had already guessed that the so-called immortals in Xiao Er's mouth should be just a hidden sect. They were able to cover the sky in Penglai Xianshan with one hand, blinding the cognition of the people of Penglai, and now forcing other people's women to marry his son, this kind of thing, it seems that they have indeed done it. It's just that the next words of the shopkeeper shocked Ling Yu's body, and the anger of the bears came out of Ling Yu's heart, straight to the heavenly spirit.
The shopkeeper didn't look at Ling Yu, but said to himself: "That woman is also very strange, I heard that she seems to be the same as you, saying that there is not only Penglai in this world. By the way, I've heard the woman's name, like, it's Ling What Nuo......"