The moment the carriage slowly drove into Donghai City, Shen Jing's mood was mixed, and he didn't even know how to describe that feeling.

Shen Jing and Lin Wanzhao are both coming here for the first time, but unlike Lin Wanzhao, Shen Jing's heart seems to have infinite tolerance for this place, and he doesn't feel strange, even if this place is as strange to him.

The carriage passed slowly, and the scenes in the city were engraved in the eyes of the two.

Donghai City has gathered countless rivers and lakes families and sects, large and small, and since the Jianghu disaster more than 20 years ago, Donghai City has actually slowly faded out of the sight of the Jianghu people.

If there is a big river and lake outside the city, then the city is formed by the accumulation of small rivers and lakes.

Unlike other big cities, there are not shops selling a wide variety of goods on both sides of the road after entering the city, but more ironware workshops in Tokai City.

Lin Wanzhao had heard of Donghai City for doing business from south to north, and she explained softly: "I have heard that Donghai City is different from other places, and how lively the markets in other places are, but in Donghai City, I don't think so. Only one of the five major markets in the city can sell any goods at will, and the other four markets are all controlled by the big families in the city, and they sell the specialties of each family or other things sold by familiar families, so the trade here is not so prosperous."

Listening to Lin Wanzhao's narration, Shen was not surprised. In a place like Donghai City, where there are too many people in the rivers and lakes and it is a big city, the imperial court's constraints on this place will not be too strong, and more will choose to mediate from it, try to make a posture of control, and let the internal struggle of each faction be the most appropriate.

So as time goes by, especially in recent years, Donghai City has become more and more a mixed place.

Donghai City is very tolerant of outsiders, because there are at least ordinary people in the city from all over the world.

There are also a lot of people in Nanliang, Miaojiang, and even Nanzhao, most of whom come here, and later feel that the scenery here is suitable, and they have settled here over time.

The Great Wei people have been martial arts since ancient times, and the folk customs of Donghai City are the most fierce, so the martial arts halls in Donghai City can also be seen everywhere.

However, not everyone can open a martial arts hall in Donghai City, and the principles of this place need to abide by the principles of this place to open a museum, and it is generally necessary to invite a few respected seniors of Donghai City in advance, and then pass the three levels under the witness of everyone.

If it weren't for the deliberate embarrassment, it would have been a matter for the owner of the martial arts hall in the city to send a few high-ranking disciples forward.

But if someone deliberately makes it difficult, then these three levels are no better than the ghost gate.

After Shen Kuang and Lin Wanzhao entered the city, they did not rush to Shen's house, but first found a place to live and settled down at Shen Kuang's request.

There are many outsiders in the city, and there will be no shortage of teahouses, taverns and inns, which are all places that Jianghu people love to go.

The inn where Shen Kuang and Lin Wanzhao stayed was called Changqing, which was not a special place, and it belonged to the kind of one that grabbed a lot in Donghai City.

The innkeeper was an old man, about in his early sixties, but when Shen saw the old shopkeeper at a glance, he saw that he was in good spirits, obviously a practitioner, not an ordinary old man who could be compared.

In addition to the shopkeeper, the inn also has four or five running guys, plus a few people in the back kitchen.

The inn is not big, but it is a place to stay.

The old shopkeeper of the inn called himself Qian Jin, and his eyesight was also vicious, and he could see at a glance that Shen Guo's kung fu was not weak, and he called him a young talent.

Although the name is Qian Jin, the old shopkeeper is not stingy, and he is also very enthusiastic.

Both the carriage and the horse man were dragged to the backyard by the inn guys, and it was another guy who brought the two to the inn.

The old shopkeeper greeted the two of them when they entered the door, "The two guest officers are coming from afar at a glance, and there are still a lot of empty rooms in the inn today, what kind of room do you want?" Yohe, look at the little brother's aura is also two-hit."

When you go out, you don't casually ask someone to learn from you, which is the minimum respect, so the old shopkeeper is just such a boast.

When Shen heard this, he first asked for a first-class room, and then smiled and said that the old shopkeeper looked at it highly.

When the old shopkeeper heard this, he said, "

Little brother, don't be humble, little old man, I have been working on this street for so many years, and I have never seen any kind of guests coming from south to north, and I have never looked away. The little brother and his wife are also here to join in the excitement of tomorrow?"

Hearing the old shopkeeper bluntly call himself Shen Guo's lady, Lin Wanzhao's cheeks immediately turned red, but she didn't refute it.

The old shopkeeper has a vicious eye, and he doesn't know the twists and turns in this look, but his name is not wrong.

Hearing the lively words, Shen Jing also asked curiously: "Our husband and wife came here to play, but we haven't heard of this excitement yet, and I ask the shopkeeper to explain it in detail."

Hearing the word play, the old shopkeeper didn't know that it was Shen Qian's prevarication, most of them were not good to disclose, and the old shopkeeper didn't care and explained: "Many years ago, the Shen family, one of the five major families in the East China Sea, the little brother should have heard of it, and everyone in the rivers and lakes knows how miserable it is to be targeted by the imperial court. The people in the rivers and lakes originally thought that the Shen family was dead, but since the child named Shen Kuang made a big fuss in Kangzhu City last year, everyone knew that the Shen family was not only dead, but also a young man who was not weak in the Shen family's prestige. And the most important thing is that after the incident in Kang Zhucheng, the court's attitude towards the Shen family has also changed, and now the Shen family has turned over, but except for the young man named Shen Jing, I haven't heard of anyone else for the time being.

But some time ago, a person named Shen Qingzuo suddenly appeared in the city, only known to be a sturdy man in his early thirties, who also claimed to be the Shen family. He also said that he would reopen the museum and establish a faction in the city, and he would go through the three levels in an unknown day.

At first, everyone was skeptical about the identity of Shen Qingzuo, who suddenly appeared, but not long ago, the government came forward to confirm the identity of this person, saying that he was a member of the Shen family's side branch back then. When the tragedy happened, he was still young, and he escaped because he was playing outside, and he has been hiding his identity incognito all these years. Because of this person's special identity, I am afraid that tomorrow's three levels will be a good show."

The old man spoke energetically, and Shen Jing also listened carefully.

For this Shen Qingzuo, Shen Kuang had never heard Master and Uncle Han mention it, and as for the authenticity of the other party's identity, it would not be discussed for the time being, but he chose to reopen a museum in Donghai City in the name of the Shen family, and Shen Kuang felt that he naturally wanted to support it.

Shen Guo then said: "Shopkeeper, I heard that the Shen family used to have a lot of influence, and if this person wants to open a museum to revive the reputation of the Shen family, there should be many people who support it."

The old shopkeeper glanced at Shen Qing when he heard this, it was the hairy boy who couldn't see everything thoroughly, and the old shopkeeper said lightly: "Little brother doesn't know, some people support it, but there are many people who oppose it. This is naturally questioning his identity; Second, even if the identity of the man is true, his move is undoubtedly to get a piece of the pie, how can people from other families let him succeed so easily?"

When Shen heard this, he also realized that he was too serious, even if the influence of the Shen family was great back then, so many years have passed, and now the situation in Donghai City is a different situation, some people want to play old chess, and the new profit party will naturally not buy it.

It's all a game behind the scenes, Shen Jing is not interested, he wants to meet this Shen Qingzuo even more.

"Anyway, little brother, you can go and have a look tomorrow, and you won't be disappointed." The old shopkeeper laughed.

Shen Guo responded when he heard this: "Then thank you to the shopkeeper, I will definitely go to join in the fun tomorrow."

The old shopkeeper laughed, "Small things, small things, these days and eat and drink well, if you have any requirements, tell the buddy." Although my inn is not big, it has everything it should have, and I won't disappoint my little brother."

After a brief greeting with the shopkeeper, Shen Jing and Lin Wanzhao went down to the room they wanted under the guidance of the guy.

The old shopkeeper just told Shen Guan about the breakthrough, and Lin Wanzhao listened to it with peace of mind, she knew that as long as it was about the Shen family, Shen Gu was very concerned.

Before entering the room, Shen Jing didn't forget to tell the guy to bring a few side dishes casually.

He and Lin Wanzhao had been on the road for a long time before they had time to rest, and it was time to eat two bites of food.

After greeting the old shopkeeper, Shen Jing's mood was actually relieved a lot, and his original restrained state was relaxed, this is not Longtan Tiger's Den, it is just his home, he doesn't need to be afraid.

After the two sat down in the room, Lin Wanzhao asked Shen Guan when they would leave for the Shen family's house, and Shen Guan heard it

He said, "Let's go over and have a look after we finish eating later."

In fact, Shen Kuang also wanted to meet the old servant who had been staying behind.

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The person who entered Donghai City after Shen Jing and Lin Wanzhao was naturally Su Yao, who had traveled all the way from the capital city of Nanliang.

After separating from several senior sisters in Jinling, the senior sisters returned to Fengjiao Mountain the same way, while Su Yao went north to Donghai City.

Since leaving Kang Zhucheng and following the master back to Fengjiao Mountain, Su Yao's original many troubles in her heart no longer need to be considered.

The younger brother who is dependent on him is also doing well in the mountains, and everything is going in a good direction.

But Su Yao's heart did not completely settle down because of this, and the more dull her life was, the more she felt empty in her heart.

It's like a swaying dandelion drifting in the wind but can't find a place to stop for a long time, not because of the outside world, but because of herself.

Su Yao thought that she had owed a lot to someone, and she also knew that it would be difficult for the two of them to see each other again in this life, and it would be difficult to repay those debts in this life.

As time passed, there became more and more depressed in my heart.

For all this, the master saw that this time Su Yao returned to Donghai City in the hope that she could untie those knots by herself, which was also for Su Yao's cultivation.

Cultivation gradually ascends, if there is always a knot in the heart that cannot be untied, the heart is difficult to decide, and it will only be more difficult to break the mirror.

Similar to Shen's situation, those feelings of homesickness did not appear in Su Yao anymore.

For Donghai City, she and Shen Jing have complicated feelings in their hearts, and they want to see it, but they dare not see it.

Donghai City is a strange home to them, although they yearn for it, but more to untie the knot.

Su Yao, who was wearing a black veil behind entering the city alone, led the horse slowly, and she was not in a hurry to go to the Su family's house, so she began to wander aimlessly in the city.

Every grass and tree in the city made Su Yao feel strange, and she watched all this silently, but she felt that everything was somewhat familiar.

Shen Kuang and Lin Wanzhao's room was facing the street, and the window happened to be open when the two were eating, so they could see the noise outside the market.

While eating, the two looked at the layers of buildings in the distance, the architectural style here was quite different from that of the Central Plains, but it was not unfamiliar to Shen Jing, because there were the same ones in the red mud alley.

The two sat and laughed at each other, but neither of them noticed a girl in black walking on the street outside the room.

The girl in black didn't know either.

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Han Zhongjing took Shi Yu and Xiang'er to leave Qiuluo City aimlessly, occasionally looking for a few old friends on the way, and drinking a few glasses of wine is one of the main things.

Han Zhongjing had already heard about the situation in Guanfeng County, but he didn't care, and later passed through Guanfeng County all the way and took Shi Yu and Xiang'er to settle in Donghai City, and they even came seven days earlier than Shen Jing and Lin Wanzhao.

Shi Yu and Xiang'er were very excited when they knew that this place was Shen Qian's hometown, but later the master stopped leaving and chose to stay here.

They had a rough ride, and this was the first time they had stopped for a long time.

Han Zhongjing found a small farm courtyard in the west of the city, and the three of them lived there, not only that, but Han Zhongjing also opened the door to practice medicine in his residence, which won a lot of praise from the surrounding people.

Shi Yu once asked the master if he would leave in the future, Han Zhongjing only said that he would wait for someone here, and he would continue on the road when he arrived.

In addition to the three of them, Dugu Nanqiao, who went down the mountain with Yun Qingyou, actually followed the master to Donghai City.

Nan Qiao didn't know that Shi Yu and Xiang'er were also there, but Yun Qingyou and Han Zhongjing both knew that the other party had also arrived in Donghai City.

As for the purpose, only they know.

But there was only one thing, the middle-aged man they were waiting for in their hearts would not appear here.