Chapter 36: The Controversy of the Word of the Moon
It was getting dark, and the group was still waiting by the Blue Ice River. After Lu Baifeng and the Blood Pupil Purple Python sank into the water together, they never floated up again. There was calm on the river, as if nothing had happened.
Wang Dahai sat on a big stone, picked up the dry tobacco pinned to his waist, and just wanted to smoke, but found that the tobacco in his purse was soaked, and the flint in his arms did not know where it fell, so he had to take back the cigarette stick stupidly. Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Wang Dahai couldn't help but speak: "Everyone, I don't know what to say...... Alas, how do you know that the water ghost is such a powerful python? I hurt your senior brother. ”
Everyone had been rushing to the shore just now, but they didn't see the scene of Lu Baifeng fighting with the Blood Pupil Purple Python. In the end, when the giant python fled, the water on the river surface swelled and affected their vision, and they only thought that it was the blood pupil purple python that swept away Lu Baifeng. If he saw that it was Lu Baifeng who took the initiative to hug the python tail, maybe he wouldn't be so worried now.
"Senior Brother Lu, he'll be fine. Zhu Xiaomin looked at the calm water and said softly.
Wang Dahai sighed: "Girl, this may not be true, but none of the people who were taken away by the python came back." We've been waiting here for more than an hour, your senior brother, I'm afraid it's ......."
Tang Junhe interrupted Wang Dahai's words: "Uncle, you are wrong, you don't know my senior brother's ability. It's not a way to wait here now, let's go to Hanzhou first. Senior Brother Lu knows our itinerary and will definitely go to Hanzhou to meet us after we go ashore. ”
Tianxiao used his foot to draw a big "Han" character on the dirt ground, which was to leave a mark for Lu Baifeng.
"Thank you for saving my life this time, I won't go to Hanzhou with you, I can't leave that fishing village. If you wait for that uncle in Hanzhou, remember to fly to the fishing village and let me know. That...... I'll go first. Wang Dahai bowed to the people, turned and walked back along the riverbank.
Taiqingzong and his party also slowly marched in the direction of Hanzhou, and along the way, everyone was silent. Lu Baifeng has the longest seniority and the highest realm in the group, and after meeting him from the Green Cloud Swamp, it is he who has been leading everyone. With such a powerful senior brother by his side, no matter what difficulties and obstacles he encountered, he felt very relieved. Now that Lu Baifeng is gone, everyone feels empty.
The responsibility of leading everyone fell on Tang Junhe, and she comforted everyone as she walked: "You don't have to worry. Senior Brother Lu still has the Tyrannical Spirit Pill given by the Great Elder, even if he can't kill the Blood Pupil Purple Python, it will always not be a problem to escape. She said this, but in fact, she didn't know the bottom of her heart. The size of the Blood Pupil Purple Python is too big, and it has an advantage in the water. "Senior Brother Lu, you even broke through the level of Li Yanqing, but don't plant it on that demon beast......" Tang Junhe thought to himself.
Heading north from the shore to Hanju is not far, but it takes a lot of time to cross many small hills along the way. Therefore, when everyone came to the gate of Hanzhou, it was close to midnight. The guards guarding the city interrogated them for a while before letting them into the city.
Hanzhou City is located on the southeast bank of the estuary where the Blue Ice River joins the Lanyue River, and the terrain is relatively flat, with only some hills not far from the south of the city. To the east of the city is a vast plain, with many fishing villages along the Lanyue River, and this area is the most prosperous place in Youlong County.
Hanju City is the same size as Yanju City, and it is also one of the largest cities in Youlong County. There is also a port in the city, which is a major hub for waterway transportation on the Lanyue River. There is also a branch of Xueqing Inn in the city, and with Zhu Xiaomin's identity, everyone who entered the city in the middle of the night checked in smoothly.
The next morning, no one had the heart to go out into the streets. First, he was worried about Lu Baifeng, so he didn't have the heart to go out to play, and second, if Lu Baifeng came to Hanzhou, he would definitely come to Xueqing Inn to look for everyone first. So everyone stayed in the room and meditated. Unexpectedly, in the morning, the quiet Xueqing Inn suddenly became noisy.
"Our son-in-law has an order, we have all the moon-sized rooms of the Xueqing Inn!" a sharp voice sounded in the lobby.
Xueqing Inn is divided into four types of rooms: wind, flower, snow and moon, and the room furnishings of the wind are relatively simple, which is for ordinary people to live. The room with the number of flowers is for ordinary martial arts practitioners. The room in the snow number is already very luxurious, and it is for the wealthy gentry. Finally, the number of rooms in the moon number is the least, and it is also the most comfortable, which is prepared for dignitaries and dignitaries and immortal cultivators who occasionally come to invest in the store.
Xueqing Inn has a total of "Yaotai Month", "Jade Rabbit Month", "Liang Chan Month", "Guigong Month", "Chang'e Month", "Guanghan Moon", "Silver Wave Moon", "Frost Wheel Moon", "Wangshu Moon", "Chanjuan Month" ten rooms, Taiqing Sect five people occupy the "Guanghan Moon" and "Silver Wave Moon" two, and "Yaotai Month", "Jade Rabbit Month", "Guigong Month", "Chang'e Month" and "Chanjuan Month" five rooms have already been occupied, so there are still three rooms left in the Moon Moon.
There was a commotion in the hall, and Zhu Xiaomin's curiosity was aroused, so he walked out of the room and looked at the ground floor hall by holding on to the railing. The lobby was crowded with people, and the shopkeeper of the Xueqing Inn was saying to one person with a smile on his face: "Manager Kong, look at this register, there are only three rooms left in the number of the month, why don't you use the snow number room except for these three rooms?"
Outside the counter, a short, sharp-beaked monkey cheek said: "No, no, no! Our son said that we must charter all the Yuezi rooms, how can Xuezihao do? I don't care who lives in the Yuezi rooms, let them all move out!"
The shopkeeper was very embarrassed: "Manager Kong, look at the guests in this room of the month, the small shop can't afford to offend!"
Mr. Kong took the register, glanced at it, and said sharply: "Just a few of them, and you still want to fight with my son-in-law? You just say that it is Mr. Kong's order, let them change rooms, I want to see which one dares to disobey!" As he spoke, his gaze swept to the last two lines of the register, and he sneered: "I said shopkeeper, you keep saying that the guests of the Yuezi room can't afford to offend, who are these Guanghanyue and Yinboyue living in? I didn't even write their names, hurry up and let them move out!"
The shopkeeper smiled and muttered in his heart: "My young lady still has to be named in the hotel, what are you kidding?" It's just that Zhu Xiaomin once told the shopkeeper not to tell the identity of their group, so now the shopkeeper is quite helpless.
"In another hour, Childe will arrive, and if you don't vacate all the rooms with the number of moons, you will have a good look. Let's go!" Mr. Kong left the lobby with a group of people behind him. The people who were waiting at the door of the hall immediately rushed up to reserve a room.
"Old horse, come up for a moment. Zhu Xiaomin shouted upstairs. The shopkeeper handed the register to the man, and after some advice, he went upstairs.
"Who were those people just now? They were so arrogant!" Zhu Xiaomin was most disgusted with people who were flying and domineering.
"Miss, those people are from the Dingjun Palace, Fengzhou, Shenglong County, and the one who just spoke to me is the chief butler of the Dingjun Palace, Kong Degui. The shopkeeper replied.
"Dingjun Wangfu, what is the way that came from?" Zhu Xiaomin asked suspiciously, she had never heard of the Dingjun King of Fengzhou.
"Ah, miss, you don't know?" Now it was the shopkeeper's turn to be puzzled, and after thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Oh, Miss was still young when she went to cultivate immortals, and she never went down the mountain, so it's normal to not know." The vast territory of the Blue Dragon Continent is divided into seven counties, each ruled by a king. Kong Yingren, the king of Dingjun, is the king in charge of Shenglong County in the northwest. The king's capital is in Fengzhou. ”
"Isn't it the lord of one county, and what about the other counties?"
"The other six counties: Youlong County, Qin Yongshan, King of Hanzhou Town, Feilong County, Bai Wenchao, King of Angui of Ningzhou, Zheng Xiangnan, King of Pingyu of Jianzhou, Kanglong County, Qi Sifan, King of Dongchang of Yuzhou, Qianlong County, Wang Yan Guangyu of Guangxing, Fuzhou, and finally Tenglong County, Meng Xiangwu, King of Ningjin of Qingzhou. ”
"I see. By the way, old horse, has the moon room here always been so sought-after?"
"How can there be, at the beginning, Miss's grandmother set the rules for wind, flowers, snow, moon and other rooms, and all Xueqing inns were set up like this. The moon room is for dignitaries and immortal cultivators, there are not many dignitaries, and immortal cultivators rarely come to the guest house, so the moon room is empty most of the time. During this time, the situation is special, so so many people lived, and even the snow and flower rooms were almost full. ”
"Could it be that there is something big in Hanzhou recently?"
"Yes, the only daughter of the king of Zhentong will hold a meeting to recruit horses on the eighth day of the first month of this month, and she can participate in it regardless of her status. Therefore, the children of the official eunuchs of the Quartet, the people in the martial arts, and even the immortal cultivators of some small sects also came to Hanzhou. ”
"The King of the Town...... As the king of a county, why do you only have one daughter?" Zhu Xiaomin wondered.
"I heard that Qin Yongshan, the king of the town, was very emotional, and only married one wife, and never took a concubine, so he only gave birth to one daughter. With his status, this dedication is really rare. The shopkeeper was amazed.
Zhu Xiaomin nodded thoughtfully: "I know." Old horse, you go get busy. With that, she turned to go back to her room.
"This ...... Miss, wait a minute......" The shopkeeper hurriedly called out to her.
Zhu Xiaomin turned around, and the shopkeeper said a little anxiously: "Miss, the Kong family, the king of the Dingjun Dynasty, our Xueqing Inn can't afford to provoke it." I heard that Kong Gongzi is also a domineering and rude person, I'm afraid ...... Otherwise, how about the young lady and your classmates be wronged, how about moving to the two rooms of "Fenglin Xue" and "Hanjiangxue"? I will definitely send someone to take care of the inside as comfortable as the Yuezi room. ”
Zhu Xiaomin smiled: "If you don't say this, I forgot about it." It doesn't matter, we immortal cultivators don't pay attention to the conditions of the room, since that Dingjun King is so big, it's better not to mess with his son-in-law. You send someone to clean up first, and I'll tell my brothers and sisters. ”
"Hey, that's good!" The shopkeeper was relieved, he was most worried that Zhu Xiaomin would have to get into a fight with the people of the Dingjun Palace, although that Kong Gongzi didn't dare to do anything to the disciples of the Taiqing Sect, but the unlucky one afterwards was the Xueqing Inn.
"Where's the shopkeeper?" another voice came from the hall, and the shopkeeper answered loudly, and hurriedly went downstairs to receive the visitors.
"Shopkeeper, all the rooms of your Xueqing Inn, my Zheng Gongzi have all been chartered!" This new guest was exactly the same as Kong Degui, the head of the Dingjun Palace, just now.
The horse shopkeeper suddenly turned into two big heads, and the Zheng family, the king of Pingyu in Xianglong County, was also a first-class royal nobleman. Both of them named and wanted to charter the moon house, which is troublesome.
Before the shopkeeper could speak, a group of people came in at the door. The shopkeeper took a look and knew Bai Shizhong, the head of the Bai family of Angui King of Feilong County. The shopkeeper complained again and again in his heart, and the people from the three palaces came in a short time, and the blame was that the reputation of the Xueqing Inn was too loud.
In fact, there are as many as ten Yuezi rooms in the Xueqing Inn, even if the sons of the other six counties of the Qinglong Continent come to live, it is more than enough for one person. However, these aristocratic sons and brothers all pay attention to pomp and circumstance, and when they go out, they hug each other, and a large group of people such as housekeepers, coachmen, maids, servants, bodyguards, etc., and some even bring out cooks and doctors. There are only ten moon houses, where is there enough to live?
"Come on, I can't control this matter, you can fight for it yourself. The shopkeeper thought to himself. He said loudly: "Everyone, don't be impatient, the arrival of everyone in the palace really makes this inn shine." It's just that there are only ten rooms in total, but the prince of each palace says that it will be all-inclusive. Now there are still the sons of Qianlong County's Yanwang Mansion, Kanglong County's Qi Wangfu and Tenglong County's Mengwangfu have not come, what should they do when they arrive to fight for this month's number room? What do you think?"
Although it is reasonable, the housekeeper of Zheng Wangfu and the housekeeper of Baiwangfu both came to charter the room on the order of the son of the family, and it is difficult to explain if they can't complete the task and go back. So, they all stepped forward to negotiate with the shopkeeper, and in order to fight for the room, the two gangs almost fought, and the shopkeeper was caught in the middle, and they were in a dilemma.
"Okay, don't be embarrassed anymore. With only ten rooms, what can he do?" suddenly a loud voice came from the door. The noisy crowd quieted down, and when they looked back, they saw a young man dressed in gorgeous clothes and chic, with a paper fan in his hand and a sword holster on his back. It seems that he is very self-contained, and he is smiling at everyone.
Someone in the crowd recognized him and shouted: "This is the third son of Yan!" Everyone suddenly realized that it was the third son of the Yan Mansion of King Yan of Guangxing, Yan Haolin.
After everyone saluted, Yan Haolin said loudly: "In this way, the sons of our six major princes have a moon number room for each person, and none of the remaining four rooms will be occupied by any of us, leaving them for immortal cultivators." After a while, I will repair a few letters and send them to the princes of the palace, I believe that they will not have objections. ”
When the two housekeepers of King Zheng's Mansion and Bai Wang's Mansion saw that Yan Gongzi had said this, they stopped arguing and went back to report it.
Yan Haolin's personable demeanor, mellow and smooth voice, and gentle and elegant conversation all made everyone praise.
The shopkeeper praised in his heart: "I have heard that the third prince of Yan Wangfu Yan is kind-hearted, and when I see it today, it is much better than those domineering and rude officials and eunuchs." It's just that in this way, the six major palaces are all coming to stay in the inn, and I'm afraid that I will have to be wronged again, ala......s, "Zhu Xiaomin didn't allow the shopkeeper to reveal her identity as an immortal cultivator, if she lived in the remaining moon room, others would definitely be suspicious."
The room in Xuezi also had to be reserved for the people of the six major palaces, and as a last resort, the shopkeeper had to discuss with Zhu Xiaomin again, and arranged for the five people of Taiqing Sect to live in the two rooms of "Allure Flower" and "Dream Pen Flower".
"The shopkeeper, the daughter of the king of Zhentong is so popular, and it actually attracts the sons of the other six princes to apply for the horse?"
The shopkeeper said: "She is the only daughter of Qin Yongshan, the king of the town, so her status naturally goes without saying." If anyone becomes a colt, this Youlong County will be his in the future. The other six princes also want to obtain this county land through this method. In addition, I heard that the daughter of the king of Zhentong herself is also beautiful and beautiful, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and has also cultivated immortals, and her temperament is extraordinary. "It turns out that the cultivation of immortals in the Qinglong Continent is prevalent, and those with good roots and bones will directly worship the sect, and the powerful people with bad roots and bones will also find a small sect to cultivate for a few years to strengthen their bodies and cultivate their temperament.
Tianxiao asked, "Have the seven county kings always been kind to each other?"
The shopkeeper smiled: "How is it possible? Except for the immortal cultivators, who else can resist the temptation of power and wealth? The Seven Great County Kings had fought for many years in the early years, and the young lady was not born at that time. Later, the people quit, and none of the seven county kings could subdue anyone, so they could only live in peace. ”
Tianyao also smiled and said: "You are wrong, the people who cultivate immortals are not all pure-hearted, and there are many power struggles among the seven major sects, not to mention the small and medium-sized sects." In addition, for immortal cultivators, although money is nothing, good immortal swords, cheats, and pills are also precious things that everyone wants. Therefore, whether it is an immortal cultivator or an ordinary person, there are people who are greedy for money and power. The Seven Great County Kings, just like the Seven Great Sects of Cultivating Immortals, are at odds with each other. ”
"Yes, the face and the heart are not in harmony. Okay, I can only temporarily wronged you, if you have any requirements, just ask. The shopkeeper exited the room.
Zhu Xiaomin was sullen: "I don't know when Senior Brother Lu will come." Now, I'm not in the mood for anything. ”
Tang Junhe comforted: "Wait for Senior Brother Lu in peace of mind, I believe he will definitely come to us." If he still doesn't come after ten days, you will go back to the mountain to report to Master, and I will stay here alone and wait for him. ”
At this time, the hall outside was noisy again. Listening to the voice, it is the sons of the major princes who have arrived one after another. Then for a whole day, there was an endless stream of guests, which can be said to be the most prosperous day of business since the opening of Hanzhou Xueqing Inn. Wulin Mingsu, wealthy businessmen and gentry, and the children of official eunuchs poured into Xueqing Inn one by one. The road is also bustling with pedestrians, shoulder to shoulder, there are only a few days before the election of horses, people who come to participate in the election and people who come to see the excitement of Hanzhou City are crammed.
Zhu Xiaomin, who originally wanted to retreat, was disturbed by the noise of people coming and going in the inn, so they simply asked the guy for a pot of good tea and got together to chat. Zhu Xiaomin originally wanted to go shopping on the street, but when he saw that the street was crowded with people, he was so frightened that he came back.
The noisy day was finally coming to an end, and after dinner time, the inn hall gradually quieted down. After a tiring day's work, the shopkeeper went back to his room early to rest, leaving only one guy at the counter, "crackling" with the abacus, counting the money in and out of the day.
Zhu Xiaomin was about to go back to his room to meditate, but he heard the guys in the hall driving people out: "Get out! Get out! Where are the beggars? This is not the place where you can come!"