July, midsummer.

Qinglian Valley, outside the gate of Qinglian City.

A young man dressed in a black robe, with a sword all over his waist, followed by two beautiful young girls.

The three of them stood at the end of the road, looking at the magnificent gate of Qinglian City.

The young man was Qin Nian'an, and the two girls were naturally Gu Qingyue and Yiqiu.

At this time, a full week had passed since the day Qin Nian'an and Ning Zhuo competed, but not all of the time of the week was spent on the road.

It only took four days for the group of them to set off for Qinglian City, and the extra three hours were the time when Ning Zhuo taught Qin Nian'an's boxing technique.

Qin Nian'an's learning speed amazed Ning Zhuo, he originally thought that it would take at least a week to comprehend his boxing technique, but Qin Nian'an had already mastered it in just three days.

Qin Nian'an is also full of praise for Ning Zhuo's boxing method, his boxing method is much more flexible than Dong Nanguan's boxing method, and flexibility can provide more combat options and operation space during the battle, and can better deal with various situations in the battle.

Even though Ning Zhuo had a high opinion of Dong Nanguan's boxing technique, Qin Nianan still preferred Ning Zhuo's boxing technique.

Ning Zhuo's boxing style does not have a name like Dong Nanguan, he gave his boxing style a very high-style name, called "Eternal Style".

Qin Nianan was very satisfied with this set of boxing techniques, but it still did not prevent him from ridiculing the name of "Eternal Style". The boxing method is definitely a good boxing technique, but if you want to say that it is eternal, it is definitely an exaggeration.

Ning Zhuo's explanation for this name is that the name must be high, otherwise he will be embarrassed to report the name of the move when he becomes famous all over the world in the future.

He thought about it thoughtfully, and directly planned the route that would become famous all over the world in the future, but he didn't know how long he would have to wait until this later.

Qin Nian'an looked at the orderly queue at the gate of Qinglian City, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, this scene was completely different from what he imagined.

The terrain of Qinglian Valley is so complicated, it stands to reason that few people can find out the location of Qinglian City, why are there so many people coming in and out of the city gate?

Ning Zhuo couldn't help but laugh at this, if Qinglian City was really isolated from the world, then how far behind it would have to be now.

Being isolated from the world will definitely fall behind, Qinglian City cannot have all the resources it needs, it must interact with the outside world in order to keep up with the footsteps of other places.

Qin Nian'an must have understood the truth, but he still didn't understand how this group of people came to Qinglian City, he remembered that Ning Zhuo had said before that he was the only one who figured out the topography of Qinglian Valley.

Ning Zhuo just pulled out a word from his previous words to explain the problem, he said "the whole" before, and he was the only one who figured out the terrain of the entire Qinglian Valley.

Qinglian City is the core of Qinglian Valley, and there are not a few people who can figure out this part of the road of Qinglian City, and even from the beginning of entering the valley, there are marks everywhere on the way, and as long as you follow the guidance of these marks, you can reach Qinglian City.

Qin Nian'an suspected that Ning Zhuo was fooling him, he had never seen any markings along the way, not even a mark, not even a single figure.

Ning Zhuo could only explain with a smile that Qin Nian'an and the others had taken the wrong road at the beginning, and Ning Zhuo's location was not something that would pass through on a normal road, so the first time he saw them, he would recognize them at a glance as coming from other places.

After Qin Nian'an heard the explanation, he could only laugh stupidly.

Ning Zhuo took Qin Nian'an and the three of them to the position where they could see the gate of Qinglian City, and then returned first, before returning, he also said that there was something important to do, Gu Qingyue and Yiqiu might take it seriously, but how could Qin Nian'an not know what the important thing in his mouth meant.

Ning Zhuo didn't need to go up the mountain alone to collect medicine now, it was nothing more than squatting in the grass by the river to watch the scenery.

I don't have any hobbies in my life, just looking at the scenery.

Qin Nian'an tugged at the corners of his mouth, lowered his head and looked at the black stone ball in his hand, and casually took it into his arms.

This was left by Ning Zhuo before he left, and he was not so unrighteous, according to what he said, as long as he pinched the crushed stone ball, he could be notified. However, of course, he didn't mean to inform him when he encountered difficulties, and Qin Nian'an would definitely not think so, after all, Ning Zhuo's strength was really limited, and even if he rushed over, it didn't seem to be of much use.

Ning Zhuo meant to ask Qin Nian'an to inform him a few days before he was about to leave, and he would rush over as soon as he received the notice, take them to see the scenery of other places in Qinglian Valley, and send them away by the way.

Qin Nian'an shouted Gu Qingyue and Yiqiu, and then walked to the end of the line outside the city gate.

The black-robed man was in front, followed by two young girls.

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Qinglian City.

Inside a splendid shop.

"Didn't I say that your new arrivals are in too bad condition, are they?"

A man in green clothes was playing with a long sword in his hand, and after a while, he casually threw it back into its place.

A short and fat man hurriedly stepped forward and carefully picked up the long sword and examined it carefully, for fear that there would be any damage.

After repeated inspections, no signs of damage were found, and the short and fat man was also relieved.

The man in Tsing Yi didn't care, and sneered: "Even such a broken sword needs to be paid so much attention? ”

With a flattering smile on his face, the short and fat man explained: "Young Master Qing's side is full of famous swords, and the swords in the villain's shop are all ordinary goods, so they must not be able to enter the eyes of Young Master Qing." ”

The man in Tsing Yi was still not satisfied, and said in a deep voice: "Then you don't know how many famous swords to come over?" Do you think that Young Master Ben will lose your money? ”

The short and fat man hurriedly lowered his head and said respectfully, "Don't dare." ”

The man in Tsing Yi smiled but did not speak.

The short and fat man secretly glanced at the man in Tsing Yi, and said with a wry smile: "There are so few famous swords in the world, not to mention that most of the famous swords in Qinglian City have been collected by Young Master Qing, and the small ones really can't find other famous swords." ”

The man in Tsing Yi sneered, didn't continue to pay attention to the short and fat man, turned his head and walked straight out the door.

As soon as the man in Tsing Yi moved, the three middle-aged men behind him followed closely.

Although the short and fat man said that the man in Tsing Yi had collected a large number of swords in Qinglian City, the man in Tsing Yi at this time did not wear a sword, but the three middle-aged men behind him each carried a sword.

The reason why the man in Tsing Yi dared to look at no one in his eyes was because his status in Qinglian City was the same as Qin Nian'an in Chang'an City.

Qin Nian'an is the eldest son of the Shangzhu State of Zhou, and he is the eldest son of the valley lord of Qinglian Valley, and he is also the descendant of the Qing family, his name is Qingminghao.

Although Qing Minghao has the same status as Qin Nian'an in Qinglian City, there is actually a big gap between the true status of the two.

Qin Nian'an left Chang'an City, and his fame was never a little lower, so that not long after he left Chang'an, he was besieged and killed. But if Qing Minghao leaves Qinglian City, then his status will be greatly reduced, and it is estimated that not many people have heard of the name Qing Minghao.

After all, the name of the valley lord of Qinglian Valley is only good in Qinglian City, he is not like the Shangzhu State of Zhou, he is just one person, and the whole world is breathless.

This valley lord of Qinglian City, although he is nominally a valley lord, is actually a city lord. He can manage Qinglian City, but he can't manage the entire Qinglian Valley at all.

How big a place is Qinglian Valley, let's not talk about it for the time being, according to the meaning of Ning Zhuo's words, we, the valley master, don't even know the topography of the entire Qinglian Valley.

From this point of view, in fact, the name of the city lord of Qinglian City is more suitable for this valley lord, but as Ning Zhuo said, everyone loves to compete for fame and fortune, and the name of a city lord is comparable to the atmosphere of the valley lord.

However, the premise of all this is outside Qinglian City, as long as he Qingming Hao is still in Qinglian City, then his status is equivalent to Qin Nian'an in Chang'an City.

Qing Minghao is different from most people in the world, some people in the world chase fame and fortune, some people chase wealth, and some people chase beauty, but these are not what Qing Minghao is pursuing.

Qing Minghao only loves to collect famous swords in the world in this life, although his swordsmanship is not very good, but it still can't stop his love for famous swords.

There was a separate collection room in his mansion, which displayed rows of delicate and beautiful swords, each of which attracted the scramble of the people of the rivers and lakes.

For Qing Minghao, everything in the world is inferior to his collection room, and the swords in it can no longer be regarded as simple swords, they are more like Qing Minghao's best friends, and even his wife.

A famous sword is like a friend, and a famous sword is like a wife.

Although Qing Minghao loves to collect famous swords, he never wears them on his body. Every time I travel, I will carefully select a few famous swords from the collection room and hand them to the guards behind me, and it is clearly stipulated that you cannot wear swords, but only allow them to carry them behind your back, as a way to show respect for famous swords.

Qing Minghao, who had just walked out of the store, happened to meet Qin Nian'an, who had just entered the city.

Qin Nian'an noticed the flickering gaze in the eyes of the man in Tsing Yi in front of him, and subconsciously took a step forward, blocking Gu Qingyue and Yiqiu behind him.

However, Qin Nian'an's actions not only did not arouse Qing Minghao's disgust, but made his eyes even more excited.

Qin Nian'an frowned slightly, he couldn't understand the intention of the man in Tsing Yi in front of him, he originally thought it was another disaster, but now it doesn't look like it.

Qing Minghao tidied up the placket on his body and strode towards Qin Nian'an's side, and the three middle-aged men behind him also followed closely.

Qin Nian'an stared intently at the four people who were coming towards him, although it was still unclear what they were coming for, his arm had been moved to the position where he could draw his sword the fastest.

He is ready to be unkind to the other party, and he is ready to face the enemy at any time.

Qing Minghao soon came to Qin Nian'an's side and said with a smile: "Brother Tai doesn't need to be nervous, there is no malice in the next place." ”