Chapter Forty-Seven: The City of Anhui
Anhui City is a small city under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Fortune Sect, in which martial arts cultivators and ordinary people live together, and there are many shops opened by various martial artists and mortals, of course, a good location must be occupied by martial arts cultivators.
Today, the inspection of entering the city is extremely strict, all kinds of small merchants and vendors pushing wooden carts have lined up outside the city, some of these people have dark faces and hold a dry tobacco stick, some sit on the back of a donkey with a sad face, some talk to people with a smile on their faces, and some people are impatient and extremely distant from people.
Chen Zijing was in the ranks of mortals entering the city, and it took him his turn for half an hour, and the guards who entered the city were several junior martial artists, and under normal circumstances, they needed to pay a little "filial piety" when entering the city, but the big man led by him saw that Chen Zijing was so young, so he didn't feel embarrassed.
Of course, it's not the guards' favorites, but the merchants behind them who are pushing carts, which are the ones who have enough oil and water and need to be focused on "taking care".
Entering the city, Chen Zijing walked around, the buildings here are mainly wooden structures, there are all kinds of shops everywhere, and the goods are also dazzling, and all kinds of cries are endless.
"Baimu Flower, only ten second-level yuan crystals are one or two! Come and see!"
"Quenching Body Pill! Twenty-two Yuan Crystal! Martial artists who want to come here, the number is limited, and they want to buy it as soon as possible!"
"Rouge powder, high-grade rouge powder!
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Chen Zijing was dazzled in these dazzling commodities, because he didn't know which were the industries of the sect and which were the industries of other forces, Chen Zijing did not rush in, but chose to visit the mortal shop, bought a map of Anhui City, and had a good understanding of the customs here.
During this period, he actually met the "flower shooter" who found him, this person treated Chen Zijing as a child who was separated from adults, for this kind of blind thing, there was nothing to say, and he was directly led by Chen Zijing to the alley to break his limbs, giving him a life that is better than death.
"It seems that my age is really easy for people to misunderstand, if you let the people of the sect know about it, you have to make people laugh to death!" Chen Zijing said to himself helplessly, and then simply used the disguise technique to change his appearance and become a little more mature.
The most famous restaurant in Anhui City is the "He Yang Building", which has a history of nearly 100 years and has all the local food, but the price is by no means cheap.
The sky was overcast, and it was drizzling, blowing and trembling gently on the yellow apricot trees in the city, at this time Chen Zijing was sitting in a window position in He Yang Building, sipping the famous apricot tea here.
Looking at the scenery in the distance, he sighed softly and read: "When the red apricot blooms, it rains brightly in a flash. I slept and was silent, and I couldn't find a place to find my dreams...... "I closed my eyes and sipped tea, feeling the different tastes."
"Since practicing martial arts, there have been few such leisurely moments, I actually remembered the poems, if the old man Wang was still there, he should have let him drink tea with me and enjoy the blessings, it's a pity"
Chen Zijing was silent for a while, as if tears were flashing in his eyes, but it didn't take long for him to open his eyes, take a deep breath, turn his head and squint at the shopkeeper, it was not a meal at this time, the shopkeeper was not busy, seeing Chen Zijing looking over, the shopkeeper hurriedly walked over.
"This little brother doesn't know what to order?" asked the shopkeeper softly, he was an extremely clever person, otherwise he would not have stayed on top of the number one restaurant in this Anhui City.
Chen Zijing took out a piece of Yuanjing from the Qiankun bag and said, "On a few good dishes, you can keep this piece of primary Yuanjing for yourself."
Seeing that this little guest was so generous, Xiao Er immediately smiled and said: "This little brother, you are too polite, you have no merit, how dare I take your Yuan Jing casually?", although he said so, his hand had already stretched forward.
"Do you want it?" Chen Zijing asked speechlessly, making a gesture to put Yuanjing away.
Xiao Er hurriedly shouted: "Yes, not grandson!" After that, he took Yuanjing into his arms for fear of flying out again, and at the same time scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly, this look really made Chen Zijing feel ridiculous.
Shaking his head, he looked at the shopkeeper and said, "That's right, I didn't give you this Yuan Jing for nothing, you have to answer me some questions."
Xiao Er was a little nervous: "I don't know what questions the guest officer wants to ask, there are some things I have."
"Don't worry, it's all about what you can say, and it won't make you embarrassed. ”
Chen Zijing waved his hand, picked up the tea bowl, took a sip and said, "You can first introduce the basic customs of Anhui City to me."
"It's good to say, Anhui City belongs to the sphere of influence of the Tianyun Sect, and half of the martial arts shops in the city are operated by the Tianyun Sect, including the entire city defense, with a population of less than 500,000, and the streets are in the shape of a chessboard."
The shopkeeper introduced the basic situation and power distribution of Anhui City in a sprinkled manner, this city belongs to a small city among the many cities belonging to the Tianyun Sect, so the highest cultivation of the city defenders is only in the early stage of the martial arts, and Yu Jie of Broadsword Peak is the city guard of this year.
Chen Zijing continued to ask: "I see that the guards at the city gate are so tight, is something wrong?"
Shopkeeper replied: "This matter is complicated, we have to start with the forces near Anhui City, although this Anhui City is small, but because it belongs to the very edge of the Tianyun Sect's sphere of influence, and is not far from the 'Broken Bone City' to which the 'Blood Ghost Sect', one of the six evils of the Demon Dao, belongs, so certain conflicts often break out outside the city or even inside the city. ”
"Are you saying that the conflict broke out recently? Didn't the high-level leaders on both sides come out to stop it?" asked Chen Zijing with a frown.
"It's not all, it's just some sporadic conflicts at the moment, and both sides of the main demon seem to be weird, it may be related to the news that the Great Elder Shouyuan of the Heavenly Fortune Sect is approaching, and the 'Blood Ghost Sect' may be a little ready to move. The shopkeeper made his own assumptions, but he didn't worry about anything, after all, no matter how the martial artists of the two cities clashed, they would not do anything to mortals.
The two chatted for a while, and Chen Zijing basically felt the situation in and around the city, and saw that the time was not short, so he raised his hand and said, "Little second brother, thank you!"
He got up and gently put the meal money on the table, lifted his legs and left He Yang Tower, and walked towards the Chengwei Mansion.
The Chengwei Mansion is located in the northeast of Anhui City, covering a vast area, there is no city lord in Anhui City, the highest manager is the chief of the guard, each chief of the guard is stationed by the Tianyun Sect, the shortest period is one year, and the time is freely determined by the high-level of the sect according to the needs and the ability of the manager.
Although it is only the captain of the guard of a small city, because there are many industries in the city, there is definitely a lot of oil and water, and for martial artists and martial apprentices, it is definitely the fat of the fat! So basically every guard chief is the result of the struggle and compromise of the sect forces, and they all have their own background.
At this time, a guard outside the city guard mansion of Anhui City shouted at a young man and asked, "Stop! Who are you? What are you doing in the city guard mansion!?"
The person who came was Chen Zijing after the disguise, and without saying much, Chen Zijing stretched out his hand and threw his mission token into the guard's hand, the guard glanced at the token, put it on his head, and immediately whispered after a while: "It turns out that it is a martial artist newly sent by the Tianyun Sect to practice, forgive me for being unreasonable, I will report to the guard chief!"
Chen Zijing is a genuine disciple of the Heavenly Fortune Sect, and after learning that Chen Zijing's cultivation has reached the sixth level of martial arts and is a new disciple sent by the sect to complete the task, the guard's attitude immediately took a 180-degree turn, flatteringly appeased Chen Zijing, turned around and ran towards the mansion.
After a while, the guard ran out, nodded and said, "Little brother, please go to the inner hall and sit down for a while, the chief guard will be there soon." Then he led Chen Zijing towards the inner hall.
Before he walked to the inner hall, Chen Zijing heard a hearty laugh: "It turned out that Brother Chen was here, but I don't know, I missed it!"
I saw a middle-aged strong man walking out of the mansion, this person was tall and thin, with bronzed skin. With a beard on his face, a shrewd aura flashed out in the blink of his eyes, this person actually has the early stage cultivation of a martial artist!
Chen Zijing was extremely puzzled at this time: "I think this person is the guard chief Yu Jie, he is a person from Broadsword Peak, he should be able to make things difficult for himself in every way, why did he greet himself in person as soon as he came up?"
But he didn't show it on his face, but politely replied: "Don't dare, don't dare, I think this senior is my Tianyun Sect's guard chief Yu Jie, junior brother, I have just arrived, there are many things I don't understand, and I ask the seniors to take care of me!"
"Haha, where, let's go into the back room and talk!" Yu Jie heartily led Chen Zijing to the inner hall.
I saw that the inner hall was spacious and spacious, the decoration was antique, the servants and maids were separated on both sides, waiting for the call at any time, the two guests and hosts were seated, and the maids in the house immediately made a cup of fragrant tea, and the tea fragrance in the house was immediately overflowing.
"How is it? Brother Chen, how does it feel to come to my Anhui City? Although we have a small city here, we have all kinds of organs, the tea in your hand is our top specialty here, 'Phoenix Whisker', and the water is also the mountain spring water of Yuxiao Mountain outside the city, and the tea brewed is very rare. Dahan proudly introduced to Chen Zijing.
Chen Zijing hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Thank you for the care of Senior Yu, the junior brother came here to complete the task of guarding the sect, you better assign me the task first, the junior brother can't afford to enjoy this kind of enjoyment." ”
Yu Jie waved his hand and said with a smile: "I won't tell you, I am short of manpower here, and everything that can be used has its own things, I think you have heard that we often clash with the "Blood Ghost Sect", but recently the conflicts have become more and more frequent, and our spies in the "Broken Bone City" have not been able to send back useful information, I don't know what happened, so I hope to arrange you to the dark guard camp, specifically responsible for exploring all kinds of information, I think Brother Chen will definitely be able to complete the task smoothly." ”
Chen Zijing secretly said in his heart: "Sure enough, this surnamed Yu first gave me a lot of care, treated me like an old friend for many years, and then assigned me a task, so that I couldn't refuse at all, this is to push me into the wolf's den......"
After thinking about it, he immediately frowned and replied: "Brother Yu assigned such an important task, and the younger brother is really afraid, I am afraid that my cultivation is not enough, and I will not be able to complete this task and delay the plan of the sect......"
Yu Jie waved his hand arrogantly and said: "Where, the little brother is young, his cultivation has reached the sixth level of martial apprentices, and his cultivation in the entire dark guard camp is also very high, if he advances to a martial artist in the future at this age, the chance of coming is also very big, I believe that the old brother will definitely be able to complete the task!"
Yu Jie didn't give Chen Zijing any chance to shirk at all, and Chen Zijing's position didn't allow him to shirk more.