Part 1 Volume 14 Chapter 5 Selling Songs to Pay Debts
In January of the year 568 of the Altino calendar, the free city of Shangri-La
One of Shangri-La's famous performing arts venues in the "Magic City", Tianhe Senxie, whose main selling point is the performance of musical and dance dramas, is an open-air square made entirely of peelless tree trunks and branches and leaves. When summer comes, the cool evening breeze blows away the sultry humidity and the unique fragrance of pine trees and vines is always refreshed by the visitors to the square.
In particular, this is one of the best places in Shangri-La to gaze at the stars, dressed in cool linen clothes, and gaze at the stars shining above in the night breeze as they await tonight's show.
Compared with other high-priced places such as Fengxianglou, the price of Tianhe Senxie is quite common, and there are a few weeks to ten weeks every year, the merchants association that rules Shangri-La will invite popular entertainers or groups to sing for the people, at that time, the people can use their citizen cards, according to the turn of the day to enter the enjoyment, completely free, this is the Chamber of Commerce to Shangri-La citizens feedback.
Of course, after entering the venue, all cold drinks, fans, and flowers will have to be charged separately, otherwise it will be an insult to the reputation of the Shangri-La Chamber of Commerce.
Because Tianhe Senxie gives people a quiet atmosphere in the forest, they will naturally relax their body and mind, so when the artists present a high-level performance that can match it, the spiritual shock caused is extraordinary, especially in the last fourteen days, the Chamber of Commerce has invited the superstar singer who is now popular with half the sky, Leng Mengxue, with its own face and high remuneration in secret.
Offering her voice here and listening to her singing is not only shaking, but almost a kind of soul washing. Although there are thousands of listeners in the venue, none of them know what Miss Mengxue is singing, and more than fifty percent of the audience loses consciousness at the moment when the song enters their ears, and they only feel that the whole person is fluttering like they are in a fairyland, and they don't know what they are hearing, but the audience is still full of emotion, and the applause and applause before and after the singing are earth-shattering throughout the entire Tianhe Senxie.
Shangri-La is the most prosperous city on the continent of the wind, although it is located inland, but due to the convergence of water and land transportation, all kinds of races are active in it, affected by this, the language and culture circulating here are also colorful, and no one understands the songs sung by Leng Mengxue, which is not unusual, anyway, as long as it sounds good, this is the high acceptance of Shangri-La people.
By the end of the day, it was late at night, and the cleaning staff had begun to tidy up the venue in preparation for tomorrow evening's performance. Many fans who were looking forward to the audience waited outside the venue and refused to leave, hoping to catch a glimpse of Miss Leng.
Since her debut, Leng Mengxue has always maintained a mysterious image, except for singing on stage, she has never appeared anywhere else, and many people with a heart are even waiting backstage, but they still can't see it. And when the name of Leng Mengxue became popular and a large number of guards patrolled outside the private lounge, it was even more difficult for outsiders to get close and peep.
In fact, even the guards in charge of patrolling didn't know that the room they were ordered to guard was actually empty, and Leng Mengxue herself didn't appreciate the luxurious style that Shangri-La people were accustomed to, so after the performance, they all took off their disguises and wigs and went to the corridor or ordinary lounge to rest.
The media and fans who stared at the special lounge naturally couldn't imagine that the girl who was wearing a peaked cap, covering her beautiful face with the tip of her hat and bangs, holding a romance book in her hand, and sitting cross-legged on the seat in the corridor was the cold dream snow who upside down many listeners on stage not long ago.
However, if someone is particularly careful, they will find that no matter where Leng Mengxue performs, this girl will appear backstage, and the books in her hand have changed from romances such as "Lovesickness in the world has never been idle" and "Who is leaning on the floor alone" to recipes such as "Catch your husband's 100 good dishes" and "You can also become a medicinal food fairy".
During the period when the forty thieves of Ali Baba were destroyed and Lancelot fled in a hurry, Feng'er was by his side.
Although her martial arts, courage and loyalty helped a lot in battle, whenever she had a meal in the field, Lancelot smiled bitterly at the food she served, and Feng'er, who had a strong sense of responsibility, felt that she had failed in her duty.
Lancelot will be happy if he can cook a dish with one hand, and if he learns how to cook and nourish himself, if Lancelot is injured in battle, he will be able to replenish his vitality while eating. For this reason, with the dignity of the inheritor of the six yangs of the Oriental family, she has to learn the cooking craft well.
Because she wanted to delve into the way of pharmacology and food supplements, she had made a special trip to ask her sister who was also in the free city for cooking secrets. The senior sister replied quickly, and also showed rare kindness, but the handwritten manuscript sent was a bit strange, "Super nirvana! The ultimate dish that poisoned the dragon in one bite", the effect is unknown, but it really doesn't look like something for people to eat.
"Toot, toot, toot!"
The rapid sound of three piccolos interrupted Feng'er, who was engrossed in the picture of the fifth watch, (suspected to be wrong or missing) This is a signal that there is a distant communication. Putting away the book, a few flashes, she has entered a lounge next to her, after confirming that there is no one, she uses magic tools to open the blocking barrier for secrecy, and then turns on the water mirror equipment, and then, the smile of Lancelot's chief staff is full of vitality on the water.
"Sister, how are you? How about today's concert, it's still a success! Have you seen Old Man Cao Shou again? Don't be angry, just rush to kill him with a sword, without a person like him, Altino will become very difficult to deal with!"
As was the usual communication four days ago, Xiaocao greeted Feng'er and confirmed that they were safe, while handing her the newly compiled song script to her.
The reason why Leng Mengxue's singing can have such an effect is that in addition to Feng'er's own superb singing skills and talented clear sound quality, Xiaocao's lyrics written in ancient magical language are also a major reason. Magic aside, the lyrics carefully written by this generation of talented women are quite surnamed, but every five sentences, there will be repeated hints such as "listen to me, listen to me, listen to me", which makes the listener crazy and unable to extricate themselves.
"Miss, how are you doing in the city, you look tired?"
"Tired? hahaha, how is it possible, sister, don't forget, I'm a ghost, a ghost! ”
It's easy to laugh, but Maple can still easily glimpse the tiredness on Grass's face, which isn't too difficult, because in some ways, Maple even knows Grass better than Lancelot. The soul body does not have to replenish energy through diet and sleep like a creature with **, and the burden is smaller than that of normal creatures, but it does not mean that it will not be tired at all.
Even if he is a heavenly master, he has been busy all night for more than ten consecutive days, and the consumption is enough to withstand a fierce fight, and in this regard, Lancelot's staff can be said to be friends with exhaustion every day, and fight against the boundless official documents. Gengoro once complained: "Speaking of which, I really envy Generalissimo Zhou, he is busy going in and out, at least he has a faint king, what about us?
Xiaocao, who strictly adheres to her own position, has never made any criticism or complaints to her husband, and every day she laughs and lets herself be buried in the pile of documents, and she admires her husband's ability to create trouble, so that one trouble after another will never end.
(It seems to be worse than when she was a queen...... Well, things always have to be worked out, though. Okay, let's get it up and stay up until midnight today...... )
As everyone knows, while Prince Lancelot has nothing to do and wanders around, his chief staff Cang Yuecao has become the busiest person in the new political axe. Although Feng'er was not in Ji'er, she learned about these things from the intelligence channel of the Qinglou every day, and she was naturally worried in her heart.
"Miss, are you busy by yourself, do you want me to go back and help......
During the time when Feng'er still took Dongfang as her surname, in addition to practicing martial arts, she also studied literature, and also went to Bailu Cave to study.
Although he didn't dare to call himself both civil and military like Gengoro, if she was by his side, it would be able to relieve some of Xiaocao's work.
It's just that Xiaocao's answer to this request has always been the same.
With his palms together and a wry smile on his face, Xiaocao said, "I'm sorry! Sister, please bear with me a little longer, okay?"
We really need to have a good relationship with Qinglou now, so we can only put you over there for diplomatic ......"
The big proprietress behind the Qinglou Alliance is extremely important to Feng'er, and also for the sake of her face, she has given a lot of convenience to Lancelot's side in terms of transportation and intelligence transmission, if it weren't for this, the civil war has been going on so far, and the situation in Jixia City will definitely be much worse than now.
There is another thing that must be hidden, she has mentioned a lot of Reyns secrets to Feng'er, if she learns that Bai Qi's eldest brother is out of the customs, she will definitely rush back desperately, with her fierce surname of protecting the lord, the consequences of bumping into the eldest brother will be very miserable......
“...... Besides, sister, you can help more over there than staying here. Xiaocao sighed: "To put it mildly, we are now relying on your sister to make money to support, without your hard work outside, we may have starved to death......" For Leng Mengxue's concert, the Qinglou Alliance pays attention to the interests behind it, but it doesn't care much about the ticket income, and it happens to be used as bait to lure Feng'er, who is like an arrow in her heart but desperately needs money, to stay in Shangri-La for one performance after another.
People who don't know the investigation will definitely be very stunned, Rao is making a lot of money every day, but Leng Mengxue's own life is so simple that it is almost boring, and it is only one step away from becoming bitter.
"I should have sent a lot of money back! Why is it still not enough? How much more? I have a specific goal, and I have a direction to work harder......
It can be heard that Feng'er has been working hard to make enough money and rush back to Reins, otherwise wouldn't it be pointless to study the recipe here? In addition, although it is impossible to compare with the forces of the Seven Great Sects, in terms of pure personal income, Leng Mengxue should also be a little rich woman on the Wind Continent.
However......
"I'm sorry, sister, the money you sent is mainly used to pay for the current expenses, our husband is too good at spending money, not counting other arrears, just the amount owed to the Taiyan Institute, there are 60,000 gold coins......
"Six...... Sixty thousand gold coins?!"
It was like being hit by a heavy stone, and with Feng'er's usual calmness, there was also a wavering in her voice at this moment.
"It's... This one is a bit harder...... I'll try a little longer......"
It's not just difficult, even with Leng Mengxue's high salary, 60,000 gold coins are still as far away as astronomical.
As the saying goes: behind every successful man, there is an outstanding female surname.
While Lancelot was profligate and his wife was buried in a pile of official documents, there was also such a female surname, who was overwhelmed by debts in Shangri-La, and tried to move towards an unattainable goal......
When Lancelot was partying at the bar, Ailing was dancing with the old man at the table, and Maple and Xiaocao were crying at each other, there was a man who was in the middle of an endless hell......
"Nuclear fusion fist, missile potential!"
"Look at the world and protect yourself!"
With the full support of the purple electric energy, the electric light flew around the body like a thousand golden snakes, and the hardness of the talisman gold was doubled, and the whole body was plated with a layer of metallic light, and the momentum was amazing.
"Drink!"
With this extreme drumming, Han Te blocked the bombardment of the nuclear fusion fist, and instantly turned rigid into soft, opening the unique field of the palm, slowing down the enemy's retreating movement, and revealing the flaws.
"You dead dwarf, send me to hell!"
Catching the flaw, he took this opportunity to the limit, and the Hongyi Knife that extended from the palm was once again effective, and Han Te waved his hand to send out the Hongyi Guillotine Knife, cutting the white head in front of him far away.
The enemy showed a painful expression, as if he wanted to do something to struggle, but the separation of his body and head, even if he used the power of the peak of the small heaven rank to urge the ether immortal body, it was only in vain. In the end, I only heard a roar of rage, and it disappeared.
"Hmph, rampant dead dwarf, this time I finally know how good I am!"
After a long period of fierce fighting, the physical exertion is quite large, and Han Te can't help but show fatigue while being complacent. It's just that this mood didn't last long, and almost at the same moment when Bai Qi disappeared, the sound of a rapid wind sounded behind Han Te.
(Oops!)
There was no time to respond, Lancelot, who suddenly appeared in the rear, had already made a move, casting the Demon Dragon Emperor Fist of the Demon Clan, and the Heavenly Demon Gong brought up a cloud of black qi, and at the weakest moment of the talisman Jin Jue, it pierced Han Te's chest from behind, and the erosion of different energy came out in a steady stream.
"Animal, animal! I won't lose the battle like this......"
Even if he was unwilling, the weakened Hant could only sit back and watch his chest gradually dry up, and the flesh and blood essence with life energy was all absorbed by Lancelot. The enemy who has won a great victory has a wicked sneer on the corner of his mouth, followed by a string of heads on the door of his head...... (Suspected Error or Deficiency)
After the eyes went dark, the ancient words "gameover!youloser!" appeared, but the terrible screams like dying only happened now.
"Wow, ahhhh
The source of the pain was not the Heavenly Demon Gong, but an electric shock from the super power. For Han Te, who cultivated Purple Electric Gong, electric shocks were originally the attacks that had the least impact on him, but if these electric shocks were drawn from him and then issued, if he attacked himself with all his strength with Purple Electric Gong, the effect would naturally be different......
"He's xx, I'm gone!"
There was another roar, and as a large pile of ancient magic equipment was electrocuted into scrap metal, Han Te broke through the barrier, and his helmet, blindfold, and heavy wrist handle (suspected wrong or missing) were all smashed to the ground. The tense face was full of anger, as if he was going to go to someone angrily to settle the score, but when he stepped out, his facial features were distorted, and he knelt on the ground as soon as his legs were weak.
It is not surprising that there will be such a situation, because sixty percent of the electric shocks made by the system just now are concentrated in the groin, and they attack their own weakness with their own strength, and they are violently killed, even if they are masters with heavenly power, they can't bear it.
Several technicians who approached couldn't help but laugh secretly when they saw Hante's embarrassed appearance, but they still didn't forget to convey the message they had just received.
"Lord Hante, my eldest young master is invited, saying that after you leave the simulator, go see him immediately!"
"Open...... What are you kidding, he said that if he goes to see me, I will see me, and I won't do anything that has no money to take!" He spoke weakly, his expression was distorted into a ball, and his wrinkles were as many as a thousand-year-old tree, so that people could imagine his pain.
"I'm afraid this ^ can't help you, the eldest young master said, the toxin in your body can't last long, if you don't go to see him, it's very dangerous. ”
The sore spot was pinched in someone else's hand, and although he didn't want to, Hante could only give in and go to the convening place in a huff. It was in the corner of the daytime camp, and a completely enclosed factory was set up, and nearly a hundred technicians who were temporarily called up assembled the Taigu Demon Dao equipment under the command of the convener.
This was also one of the main reasons why there had not been a large-scale attack in several months: to cooperate with the battle plan, the Ancient Demon Dao weapons were needed, but the inventory in the White Lane camp was simply insufficient. To be correct, there is no primeval demon path creator in the Bai Xing camp, and he can't create his own weapons, and he cooperated with Ailing before, but the equipment that was transported each time was only enough for one use, and after the attack, the rest were just some parts that no one would use, although there were technicians, but no one knew how to reuse these parts, which was also deliberately reserved by Ailing.
It wasn't until Bai Qi came out of the customs that the situation finally changed. To everyone's surprise, this Bai family master is not only a master with heavenly cultivation, but also has considerable achievements in the ancient demon path, he summoned a team of technicians, and after inquiring about the current situation of the resources at hand, he immediately handed over a few design sketches that night, ordered everyone to start assembling, and personally served as the commander.
For the part of the materials that were lacking, Heng Zhi had sufficient military funds, so he directly purchased the equipment they obtained from excavating the ancient ruins from the Qinglou Alliance, and shipped them as quickly as possible. After Bai Qi announced that he would recruit volunteers, about 40 technicians reported for duty, all of whom were members of the Taiyan Academy, but who left because they were dissatisfied with the style of the new prince, but now they were given the opportunity to contribute their efforts and worked hard under the strict supervision of the instructors.
Compared to his arrogant attitude, Hunter was undoubtedly depressed now, and when he dragged his body, which was exhausted by excessive special training, into the center of the factory, he saw dozens of mechanics busy assembling objects, while the commander sat at a table.
Under the grass, when people think of Bai Wuji, the head of the Bai family, there will always be a scene in their minds of him wearing white clothes, stepping on clogs, smiling leisurely at the corners of his mouth, and tapping and walking in the school palace - and at this moment, the scene that Han Te saw will be active in his memory as the most vivid scene in the future.
He sat cross-legged on a four-legged wooden table, with a hat on his head, a pack of drinks in his left hand, sipping the ice drink inside with a straw, and at the same time constantly issuing various commands, with a set of special high-speed keyboards on his knees, and his right hand on top of it, inputting a lot of data into the system, and then revising the values of various deviations.
The square bag of drinks in Bai Qi's hand was transported by courier, a strange thing called "aluminum foil packet", and I am afraid that only Xixi Kejia Island is producing it in the whole continent, according to his own explanation, it was the five-color flag that transported supplies to the North Gate Tianguan at the same time, and airdropped a copy here by the way.
He was so thin that he sat on the table like this, and he was so inconspicuous that Han Te couldn't even believe that he had lost to such an unremarkable dead dwarf a few days ago...... Of course, the other side used unsightly means, and this was the main reason for his defeat.
On the day when Bai Qi single-handedly broke into the camp of Bai Xing, Hante had fought him. Although he was at a disadvantage at the beginning, he gradually equalized, and when he was about to turn the situation around in one go, he was beaten to the point that he was unconscious and fainted.
I remember that the scenery was vast, as if I was in the boundless sea, and my last consciousness was in that vast sea, and I suddenly sensed the breath of the seven gods of the world, and the power was overwhelming, especially compared to my own practice.
When he woke up again, there was no significant injury on his body, but there was a dull pain in his chest, and the dead dwarf faintly announced that he had poisoned his body, and if he did not obey his orders and could not get the antidote, he would die of injuries and miserable death.
I am used to seeing strong winds and waves in my life, how can I take this kind of intimidation to heart, but this toxin is indeed extraordinary, I have tried various methods, but I can't find the location and solution of this toxin, whenever I use the power of heaven to try to drive away the poison, it instantly hurts into the bone marrow, and a mouthful of blood spurts straight out.
Alas! I don't know what kind of poison this is, so domineering and powerful, in short, since his fate hangs in the hands of others, for the sake of his salary paid last month, it doesn't matter if he gives in to him for the time being, but he is very unwilling in his heart, because he later found that the scars on his body are mostly from the nuclear fusion fist, and there is no trace of the seven gods of the world, in other words, this dead dwarf just used some kind of trickery or illusion, so that he mistakenly thought that he was performing the Seven Gods Attack, and under the shock, he would lose and lose, giving him the opportunity to poison.
(Wait!As long as I have the chance, one day I'll break your dead dwarf into pieces!)
Full of resentment and giving in for the time being, Han Te scolded all the vicious words in his heart, and the other party didn't care about his emotions, and after some consideration, he spoke aloud.
"Okay! From today onwards, you are slave A, work hard!"
After living in seclusion for many years, this person seems to have developed the habit of omitting his real name and calling people by his code name, so he can't help but give Han Te this harsh title, and at this moment, when he noticed Han Te's arrival, he only spoke lightly.
"It's so slow!
"Don't just give people such bad codenames!"
Every time I heard it, I felt that my heart was on fire, and Han Te yelled back, but the other party had an expression that didn't take him in his eyes at all, and said coldly: "The defeated person is you and not me, what's wrong with being called like this?"
"That's because you used despicable means, and if it weren't for that, I would have cut off your dog's head long ago. Thinking of failure, Han Te was still unwilling to do so.
"But no matter what means I use, if you fail, you fail. Life and death are only in a moment, and if you die at that time, you can only complain to the Deep Blue Demon King. Bai Qi said: "You from Alcatraz Island, you shouldn't say such ignorant words, not to mention that although I use illusion, you still can't find a way to crack it, right?
After saying the words continuously, it was like pouring a bucket of cold water on his head, and Han Te was silent, and his expression became serious and heavy.
Bai Qi is not wrong, the duel that is related to life and death, there is no complaining about the surplus, no matter what method the enemy uses, the victory or defeat is the victory or defeat.
In the past, I realized this and was able to defeat and kill opponents who were stronger than myself repeatedly, but since when did I forget this ever-tight spirit? After the great improvement of the skills of Alembat Mountain, I seemed to be much more relaxed, and when I entered the heavenly position and possessed the legendary earth-shattering power, did I get carried away by the unbeatable satisfaction?
Thinking back to the battle with Bai Qi before, his illusion was so real, even if he pushed his Tianxin consciousness to the limit, he still couldn't recognize his illusion, but was even more confused by it, if the two fought again, he was not sure that he could crack it, then the result would be a repeat of the old thing.
It's really strange, this guy in front of him is obviously only in the middle of his martial arts, and he is short, why is he always pressed in front of him and can't raise his head? Moreover, what he said just now is very strange, "Go and complain to the Deep Blue Demon King", this is not a general idiomatic expression, usually people say "Go and complain to the God of Death", "Go and complain to the King of Yama", the name of the Deep Blue Demon King is a forbidden word in general dialogue, and usually no one will mention it except for the Demon Master and the like, so why......
"What do you mean by that?" the stakes were high, and Hante's expression was so serious that it was almost gloomy.
Onlookers may not know what Hunter is asking, but the person in question knows it perfectly. Glancing at Han Te, Bai Qi said:
"Appearances can only blind the ears and eyes, and for me, who can control everything, these things have no secrets. ”
Although his expression did not change, the shock in Hante's heart was not simple to describe, and he almost jumped up the moment he heard Bai Qi's answer clearly. My biggest **, how can it be so simple to give people a glimpse?!
Flustered, and didn't care about any dignity, he hurriedly changed the topic, Han Te said: "By the way, didn't you say that you want to fight? Why haven't you made any moves yet, I can't wait to go into battle and cut that mountain monkey with a thousand knives!"
Bai Qi's eyes swept over General Han, as if mocking his cowardice after being peeked into the secret, and said: "It's not enough, the production line here will be on the progress, and it will take two and a half more days, with your current level, it's not enough to be sent into battle, I want you to practice for two more days." After being defeated by Bai Qi and forced to bow down to his orders, Han Te was arranged to undergo training, using the Ancient Demon Dao equipment to simulate the image of the enemy, and locked him in the simulation training machine, where he continued to train. Using such a simulator for training is a common equipment for the soldiers of the Five-Color Banner on Alcatraz Island, but it is a difficult job to create a simulator suitable for the Heavenly Master, especially the current level of the system, which cannot keep up with the efficiency of the Heavenly Master's operation of the Heavenly Heart Consciousness.
In the decisive battle, knowing the enemy's martial arts, Han Te gradually won more and lost less, and cut off the dead dwarf's head several times in a row, so he was full of confidence, as long as he found a way to remove the toxins in his body, he would immediately kill him to vent his anger. Bai Qi didn't seem to care, and still strictly urged Han Te to conduct special training.
"The ultimate goal you want to defeat is my short-lived brother-in-law, and I will help you set up your training mode, and you can try to practice a few more times. ”
"To be correct, the ultimate goal I'm going to take down is you dead dwarf. Hant shrugged his shoulders and said, "But I also hate that mountain monkey, and it's not bad to kill him before I take you down." And...... As long as you and I join forces, are you still afraid that you won't be able to kill him?"
"For a person of such status as me, it would be a loss of my identity to fight with that kind of mountain monkey, so I took you as a slave. Dealing with monkeys, just leave it to the slaves to do. Bai Qi said: "But slave A, you shouldn't underestimate the enemy, that mountain monkey is not so easy to deal with, and he has many potentials that even he doesn't know have been untold." The half-life cultivation of the sage hidden in his body, as long as he can fully absorb and use it, it is enough to be invincible in the small heavens, and you alone rely on the current ...... Hit him though. ”
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