Chapter 12 Qizhou Fengyun
After two days of Pegasus, the three of them finally came to the city of Qizhou, looking at the towering city wall, Long Yun opened his mouth wide and did not close it for a long time. As the seat of Qizhou, Qizhou City is worthy of being synonymous with magnificence and wealth, the outer city wall stretches for more than ten miles, all are made of solid stones, the wall is three or four zhang high, the lower width is narrow and the upper is narrow, evenly scattered with square female walls, it can be seen to the naked eye that it is full of patrolling soldiers, it is simply the strongest barrier.
After entering the city, Long Yun knew that he was short-sighted, Qizhou City was more than several times larger than the Shangxin City he had seen two days ago, the streets were vertical and horizontal, and he inquired a little to know that there were several squares in it, each of which had a square wall in the city, only each square city was larger than the general city, and it had all kinds of food, clothing, housing and transportation, but due to the different crowds and urban functions gathered, it still had its own characteristics, such as Xingminfang is mainly a gathering place for major livelihood businessmen, and there are major grain, rice and meat shops in it. Farmers living outside the city were only allowed to sell their agricultural products in Xingminfang if they carried their agricultural products to the city. It is said that this is the most happy gold cave in Qizhou, and it is also a place where powerful people and scholars linger, the most famous is the story of Gu Huaniang and the poor scholar Xie Wanli in the slow flower building, which can be said to spread throughout Qizhou.
Long Yun has heard this story in Longwu Mountain, it is said that Gu Hua Niang is the most beautiful and charming woman in the Slow Flower Building, and there are countless powerful people who want to see the beauty of the house, but she only opens her voice in the Slow Flower Building on the fifteenth and thirty days of the month, and she has very strict rules, every time she takes the stage, she must cover her face with a light veil, and after three songs, she will brush her sleeves away, no matter how much the gold lord adds to the reward, she will never return, and I have not heard of anyone who can be her guest of the scene. However, this tradition was broken by one person, this person is neither a powerful man nor a peerless master who stands alone in the world, but a poor scholar Xie Wanli who broke into the Slow Flower Building drunk, but it was this scholar who moved this Gu Hua Niang, Gu Hua Niang used the silver she saved to pay off the wine debt for him, and let him live in the Slow Flower Building, all his expenses were Gu Hua Niang's dots, so that the men in Qizhou City hated him to the core. In addition to the land of fireworks, the center of Qizhou City is the inner city in the middle, it has a higher and thicker wall than the outer city wall, guarding the magnificent palace city inside, and those who can contact the high-level people in Qizhou know that Qizhou is controlled by a group of people in this palace city.
Long Yun and the three of them inquired a little and learned that this Qizhou Fengyun will be held in Juyingfang in the east of Qizhou City, where more big merchants gather, and what is sold is a treasure soldier with higher value. Juyingfang has wider streets and eye-catching treasures in the merchants on both sides, but there has been no theft here, and no one has dared to rob openly in the city, because Qizhou City has a powerful guard army - Eagle Yang Guard, this Eagle Yang Guard under the direct command of the three major families in the inner city has countless masters, and no one dares to openly violate the rules of the city under the patrol of Eagle Yang Guard. Entering Juyingfang, Long Yun and the three of them fully felt the impact of Fengyunhui, there were obviously many masters of sword and sword dancing on the street, and children selling tabloids ran back and forth on both sides of the street, shouting loudly about the latest news about Fengyunhui:
"What's new! What's New! The second young master of the Huang family in Qizhou has successfully set foot in the spirit master, and the family has passed on the Huang family's secret method of sand wind knife method! ”
"Come and see Qizhou Express, the strength ranking list of this Fengyun will be released, and Qizhou Express provides first-hand news!"
"Great news! The eldest young master of the Jiang family has arrived in Qizhou City, and he is the favorite to win the championship in this year's Fengyun Meeting! ”
This kind of street tabloid generally does not have any accurate news, and mainly relies on various gimmicks to earn the silver taels of curious people, but when he heard the eldest young master of the Jiang family, Long Yun frowned, he remembered that the person who had never shown up on the road when he came called himself the Jiang family of Qizhou, and he didn't know what it had to do with this young master Jiang. At this moment, with a snap, someone patted Long Yun on the shoulder, Long Yun turned his head suddenly, it turned out that it was the Howling Tiger Protector behind him, and finally saw an acquaintance, Long Yun also breathed a sigh of relief, Xiaohu didn't say much, and then took the three of them to an inn, the location of the inn was already a little remote, away from the noisy street, and when he entered the room, Xiaohu spoke to them: "Thank you for your hard work, the inn of Juyingfang has been booked by the people who came to attend the meeting, fortunately, we came to explore the road in advance and set the room, Otherwise, it will be inconvenient to live in other squares every day. Finding the Howling Tiger Protector at the appointed time, the tense nerves of the wandering and vulture were also relaxed, but Long Yun still couldn't rest assured, and hurriedly asked, "Uncle Xiaohu, is my father here?" Xiaohu didn't answer after hearing this, and after a while, he slowly spoke: "The situation this time is a bit complicated, the Dragon King has received an emergency secret guarantee, there are some things to deal with, and he can't rush back yet, and he won't show up for the time being this time." ”
Hearing that his father had not yet arrived in Qizhou, Long Yun was also worried in his heart, and after seeing it, Xiaohu on the side also hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry too much, with the strength of the Dragon King, any situation can be turned into a disaster." When Long Yun heard Xiaohu's words, it was inconvenient for everyone to be sad, and after a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, he also nodded to a few people.
After a few words of gossip, everyone hurried to the main topic, and they all began to understand the situation of this Fengyun meeting around the Howling Tiger Protector. Xiaohu is worthy of being the protector of the mountain, everyone gave him the nickname Zhihu on weekdays, he came to Qizhou City a few days in advance, and he felt the situation of this Fengyun meeting, according to his understanding, this Fengyun meeting attracted outstanding young children of major forces in Qizhou, and even people from outside Qizhou came, it was the largest number of participants in recent years, so that the old man of the Su family in Qizhou City was very happy. Referring to the Su family in Qizhou City, Xiaohu explained to the three of them several major forces in Qizhou, it turned out that Qizhou was located in the east, and the east was the sea of smoke, the sea was boundless, and it was covered with dense fog all year round, so it was named the sea of smoke, and no one had been able to cross the ocean to explore. With the protection of the sea of smoke, Qizhou naturally has a barrier, which is relatively more stable on this continent, and the rule of Qizhou is the three big families of Qizhou City, namely the Su family, the Tian family and the Jiang family, their ancestors came to settle in Qizhou, the inheritance is endless, the family has many talents, and they can not annex each other, so they have made an agreement to take turns in charge of Qizhou for three years, and this year it is the turn of the Su family to take power. Spent a lot of money to do it!
After a general understanding of the situation, the three of them couldn't help but be overshadowed in their hearts, there were so many young masters participating in the conference this time, the competition was inevitably quite fierce, and it became more difficult to get good results on behalf of Longwu Mountain. After a few words of gossip, I learned from the Howling Tiger Protector that the preliminary round of the Fengyun Club would start in three days, and the three of them had already registered in advance, waiting for the results of the lottery to come out, and they were about to compete on stage, the three of them hurriedly put away their luggage and began the final preparations, all hoping to polish and refine the Yuan Force before the competition, although everyone knew that cultivating the Yuan Force was not an overnight effort, but they were all making the final effort.
The night was dark, but Long Yun couldn't sleep for a long time, he didn't know if it was because of the ring that was about to start in three days or because he was worried about his father's situation, this worry was mixed with the amazement generated by seeing such a majestic city for the first time, which made Long Yun have a strong unknown emotion. Just as he was tossing and turning, there was a gentle knock at the door, and the voice of the Howling Tiger Protector came: "How is it, have you slept?" Long Yun got up with a grunt, and hurriedly went to open the door, only to see the Howling Tiger Protector approving a large piece of law, looking at him with a smile. Long Yun welcomed the Howling Tiger Protector in, and sat down at the table, this room was quite plainly furnished, but some furniture was still readily available, just sat down, the Howling Tiger Protector said: "I'm afraid that you won't be able to sleep on the first night of coming to Qizhou City, so I came to see you, and sure enough, your little guy hasn't slept yet." Long Yun was also quite moved, the Howling Tiger Protector's concern for the younger generation was indeed famous, and he was still caring about himself in his busy schedule. Long Yun couldn't sleep at all, so he hurriedly grabbed the Howling Tiger Protector and asked, "What level are the three of us at this Fengyun Meeting?" ”
"Hehe, I guessed that you would ask this question, I went to the past few days, inquired through various channels, and also got a lot of information." Looking at Long Yun's eager eyes, the Howling Tiger Protector couldn't hide a smile from the corner of his eyes, and continued: "Then I will tell you about the current situation, this Fengyun meeting can be said to have gathered the major young talents who have emerged in recent years, and at the same time, the descendants of the three major families in Qizhou City have all signed up for the competition, they have been practicing since childhood, and they are practicing the top exercises in the family. At the same time, it is rumored that the royal family of the Jin Kingdom also sent people to participate in the competition, and the competition is not small. Hearing the words of the Howling Tiger Protector, Long Yun's brows furrowed involuntarily, the three major families that rule the entire Qizhou, the descendants they have cultivated, the strength is definitely not bad, coupled with the rumored masters from the royal family of the Jin Kingdom, this time the ring is definitely a tough battle.
The Howling Tiger Protector also noticed Long Yun's worries, and laughed out loud: "So that makes your little guy afraid?" You are in Longwu Mountain, but you are not afraid of the sky and the earth. You must know that your cultivation with the Wild Lion and the Dragon King is not as easy as that of any family member, and you are practicing the top-level Dharma Decisions from the Dragon King. The words of the Howling Tiger Protector also made the corners of Long Yun's eyes light up, through the battle in the ring of Longwu Mountain, he built a strong confidence, he is also a young generation, and he has no reason to lose to any of them!
After opening Long Yun's heart knot, the Howling Tiger Protector nodded with satisfaction, and after chatting a few words, the Howling Tiger Protector left Long Yun's room. But after covering the door, the indifferent smile that Xiaohu often hung on his lips slowly disappeared, and a trace of wrinkles appeared on his forehead, the Dragon King was not there, this time Fengyun will be under his leadership, what kind of results can Longwu Mountain get? Xiaohu himself was also worried in his heart, it turned out that he was far from being as calm as he seemed on the surface, and after a few breaths, he calmed down and then knocked on the door of Youlang's room......