Chapter 300: Wujiang Water Mansion
Just when Gao Jingfei and the others cautiously approached the building that seemed to be a post station and the three people without shadows, they were suddenly surprised to find that the three figures with blank expressions came to the door of the post station and were illuminated by the light of the two dim lanterns, and they instantly became vivid.
The newly pale skin also changed from a black and white photo to a color photo, and although the skin looked dark and yellow, it was a black and yellow with life.
And the three of them also looked like living people, and they talked to each other, and then happily walked into the gate of the post station together.
"What's going on?"
Shang Siyang's eyes widened and said the common question of everyone.
Gao Jingfei didn't know why, but he didn't see too high-end power or danger in the post station, but the pair of lanterns at the entrance of the post station were a little magical, and the entire building was also shrouded in a faint spiritual light, which seemed to be obviously different from the surrounding environment.
So he didn't feel so scared, but chose to be vigilant but bold enough to do it, and said to the rest of his teammates:
"What the hell is going on, why don't we go up and see for ourselves?"
Others thought that if they wanted to understand the world and complete the task of dispelling the fog, they had to have some contact with the local presence.
It doesn't matter if it's a human, a ghost, or some other monster.
As for the issue of leaving, everyone is not too worried, because this world is not like the last mist incident that Gao Jingfei and they experienced in the magic capital, the fog behind entering the fog disappeared instantly, but still existed by the river, so that they could return through that side at any time.
What is the difference, Gao Jingfei himself can't figure it out, but he just vaguely guesses.
Therefore, when the members of the third team approached the gate of the inn and walked into the area shrouded in the light of the lantern, everyone found that they had come to another world, and the whole environment in front of them came alive, as if they had returned to reality.
Of course, this is just their illusion, Gao Jingfei immediately perceived the difference between the environment here and reality, and several other veteran players who have entered the ranks of transcendentals, although they are not as obvious as Gao Jingfei perceived, they have also found some problems.
Just when everyone was amazed, two light coughs came from inside the gate, and then an old man who looked to be forty or fifty years old walked out of the gate.
That's right, it's really an old man, because this person's face is relatively old, and the life span of the ancients is shorter than that of modern people, and he can usually call himself an "old man" when he is over forty years old.
However, in Gao Jingfei's opinion, this person's clothes are much brighter than the three "people" just now.
Although it is gray and black in color and has no ornamentation, it is a kind of ancient Middle-earth dress with wide robes and large sleeves, with a turban on his head and a pair of black cloth shoes on his feet, which in ancient times could only be worn by wealthy people or officials.
And in addition to dressing up, this old man looks like a different bearing from ordinary people, which is very familiar to the members of the third team, and it is a kind of appearance that can only be seen in their leaders.
This kind of bearing is what everyone calls "official authority", right?
It shows that this old man should be an official or an official.
Before everyone could speak, the old man first bowed his hand with a smile on his face.
"I've seen all the strong men!"
They couldn't understand the accent of what the old man said, but they could understand the meaning, and after everyone was surprised, they thought that it was not the real world, so they were not so surprised.
Gao Jingkun, as the captain, also stood up and stepped forward and asked:
"My husband is invited, dare to ask where this is?"
The old man replied with a smile:
"The contemptible person is the chief of the Wujiang Pavilion, and this place is the bank of the Wujiang River."
Then the old man didn't wait for Gao Jingkun to ask again, and immediately said:
"This is the underworld, all the strong men are the living, they should have strayed into this place, please leave quickly!"
As soon as these words came out, although everyone had already guessed before, they really knew that they had come to the legendary underworld, and they couldn't help but be shocked in their hearts.
Wujiang, pavilion chief?
After everyone was shocked, they noticed the key words in the old man's words.
Most people should have heard of the term pavilion chief, even if they are not familiar with history, watching TV or any work with themes such as the Three Kingdoms or the dispute between Chu and Han, they will mention that Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was originally born as a pavilion chief.
This is actually a kind of ancient local petty officials, the pavilion is similar to the ancient military buildings such as post posts, during the Warring States period, between countries to defend against the enemy, set up pavilions on the border, and set up pavilions.
In the Qin and Han dynasties, the imperial court set up a pavilion every ten miles in the countryside, and the pavilion had a pavilion chief, who belonged to the administrative prefect who was lower than the county level, in charge of public security and guards, and also in charge of staying passengers, governing civil affairs, and mostly filling the posts with people whose military service had expired.
In addition, it is called "all pavilions" located in the city or in the city box, and the "gate pavilions" are located at the city gates, and the pavilion chief is placed equally, and its position is the same as that of the rural pavilion chief.
That is, the pavilion chief is similar to the modern director of public security, although the status is not high in ancient times, but the power is still not small, not only in charge of public security, but also in charge of civil affairs and has the responsibilities of the post station in later generations.
During the Qin and Han dynasties, the power of the pavilion chief is probably equivalent to the power of the Ming Dynasty to inspect and add the post to the three minor officials of the main book, in addition to the post Cheng is more crotch-pulling, the inspection and the main book are all lowly and powerful officials, especially the main book is called "three masters" in a county, although it is only nine products, but it is also the third official in a county, and when the county and the county are not there, they can preside over the county affairs on behalf of the two.
And the traversers think more about the identity of this person, and they have basically learned or seen the historical stories of the Battle of Qixia, so they have further guesses about the old man.
Gao Jingkun asked again on behalf of everyone:
"The old man is the chief of the Wujiang Pavilion who persuaded the overlord to return to the east?"
When the old man heard this, the smile on his face suddenly became even stronger, and he also returned the salute and said:
"No, it's just a contemptible person, I never thought that I didn't know how many years later, this yang world still remembers the old things of the past!"
This old man turned out to be the Wujiang Pavilion Chief who persuaded the overlord of Western Chu who had been defeated and broke through the siege to return to Jiangdong in order to make a comeback. Although it belongs to a historical figure who doesn't even have a name, it is also the kind that has been recorded in history, and one day it really appears in front of everyone's eyes, so that everyone also has a sense of dream.
Gao Jingkun hurriedly asked again:
"Then the river outside is the Wujiang River that the overlord killed himself back then?"
The old man arched his hand to the east and said:
"Yes, you strong men have come here, don't you know that this radius of a hundred miles is under the rule of Wujiang Water Mansion?"
This Wujiang Pavilion Chief was very respectful in his words, and it was obvious that the owner of the Wujiang Water Mansion was either his immediate boss or a person he respected very much.
Gao Jingfei suddenly had a conjecture, stood up and learned from the old man and asked:
"Dare to ask the old man, the lord of Wujiang Water Mansion is the famous Chu overlord back then?"
The old man looked at Gao Jingfei with some surprise, as if he had seen some big man, he straightened his robe and replied to Gao Jingfei:
"What Yu Shi said is that my lord overlord fell into the underworld from the battle under the wall, lingering in the land of Wujiang in the underworld, and the king of Taishan Mansion was helpless, so he gave the golden seal to allow my lord to open the house and crack the earth, and call the king in the underworld, and the contemptible people died after more than three years, fortunately the king recruited him, and then set up the Wujiang Pavilion on the bank of this river, leading the way for the exiles......"