Chapter 40: Splendid City
The Valley of Hundred Flowers is located in the south-central part of the entire Northern Regions, and the city where its sect is located is called Splendid City.
Worthy of the name of a hundred flowers, the splendid city is full of flowers in all seasons. Now is the time of the junction of spring and summer, and it is the time when the flowers bloom freely.
Legend has it that the first valley lord of the Valley of Hundred Flowers looks like a fairy, coupled with the particularity of its exercises, the petals are flying all over the sky within a radius of thousands of miles when ascending, and the fragrance of flowers strikes people, and is called the Hundred Flowers Fairy by the descendants, and in order to commemorate her, the descendants of the valley will set the May 20th of her ascension as the Hundred Flowers Festival.
Every year on this day, every household in the city will put their favorite flowers in front of the door for people to see, and the highest-rated flowers will be rewarded by Baihuagu.
Of course, the most eye-catching is the selection of the new Hundred Flowers Fairy.
The disciples of the Valley of Hundred Flowers will take the lead in the selection round in the valley, leaving ten fairies to participate in the final general selection, which will be decided by all the monks in the city. In order to see the appearance of the fairies, many monks from other places rushed over to participate in this grand event.
So when Mo Ghost and a few people rushed here, they saw people coming and going at the city gate, so it was not lively.
"It's finally here, and we've been on the road for half a month. ”
Shen Kongming took out his signature fan and breathed a long sigh of relief.
When I first came out, I was delayed for a day in Guiyan Forest, and later, in order to participate in the Hundred Flowers Festival, several people discussed that they did not stop in the middle and went straight to Splendid City.
"There are too many people here. ”
As soon as I entered the city, I saw that the streets were full of people.
"Of course, don't you know? This Hundred Flowers Festival is the biggest event in the Northern Regions besides recruiting disciples at ease, and sometimes there are more people than we recruit disciples. "Shen Kongming is a native of the Northern Regions and knows better.
"Are we too late?
Mo Ghost swept towards the inns on both sides, which were basically overcrowded.
"It's okay, you don't need to find an inn, Shen Kongming has a courtyard here. ”
Huo Zijun looked very leisurely, and had the heart to take a look at the begonia flowers next to him.
"Oh, I can't see it! You have a suite here!" Wu Yan rubbed next to him, "Does this cost a lot of spirit stones?"
"Why are you so vulgar?" Shen Kongming squeezed him away and walked forward with a fan.
The little monk pursed his lips in the back, turned his head and asked Huo Zijun, "Why does he have a courtyard here?"
"When his father was young, he loved to watch the selection of the Hundred Flowers Fairy, and he came every year and bought a yard here. Later, he married a wife and did not dare to come again, and this courtyard was inherited by him. ”
"And this is a family inheritance!"
Hearing his words, several people couldn't help laughing, and Shen Kongming in front of him looked back when he heard the laughter, and his face was confused.
After a few moments, several people arrived at his courtyard.
It was located in the western part of the city, and it was an area specially opened for foreign monks, and there were many people like him. But the area is so big, and the yard is also fixed, which is enough to see how precious a suite is.
This set of yards is not big, as soon as you enter the door, there is a cobblestone path, and there are flowers and plants on both sides, which are always open in all seasons with the blessing of the formation. In the middle of the flowers and plants is a peach tree, which looks to be 100 years old.
At the end of the cobblestones is a gazebo, slightly larger than usual, with only one platform inside, which is a low platform that is relatively wide.
Further down from the pavilion is the living room, which has only three rooms in total.
Mo Ghost and Lin Shuyao chose the leftmost one, and when they pushed the door, there was a round table in front of them, and there was a half-hidden curtain on the left side, and they saw the bed when they crossed over. It's not a bed, it's just a 'kang' made of wooden planks, and it's not a problem to sleep three or four people.
The two went to see the other two, and they were all about the same.
"It's too rough, it's not delicate at all. Outside of the gold and jade, it is ruined. ”
After the visit, several people sat around the gazebo, took out their futon for meditation, and drank fruit wine.
"You think this is your own home, that is, for a short stay, how good can it be. Shen Kongming rolled his eyes when he heard Mo Ghost's words, "It's good to have it." ”
"Yes, yes, the young master is right. ”
Ever since he knew that he had a suite here, several people called him Young Master, and he himself had adapted well to this title.
"I've rested enough, young master, I'm going to go out for a walk. ”
Shen Kongming changed into a more coquettish purple robe, holding a fan with a high-grade magic weapon in his hand, and the whole person revealed the temperament of a local tyrant.
"Let's go, let's go out too!" The little monk pulled Zhen Hao Qin Yifan, pushed Huo Zijun, and followed Shen Kongming out.
"Shall we go?" Mo Ghost turned to Lin Shuyao.
"Yes, it's okay to go shopping. ”
It's a pity that the two of them thought very well, and after they walked out, they found that there were too many people here, and they couldn't stand it after only walking one street, and when they came back, they found that Huo Zijun was also there.
"Why are you back too?" Mo Ghost picked up the spirit fruit on the table.
"There are too many people. Huo Zijun looked disgusted, "I'll go back and meditate." ”
"I'll go too. Saying that, Lin Shuyao also got up, "What about you?"
"You add the formation, I'm going to practice the piano for a while. ”
Mo Ghost has been studying since he was resting on the road, and the flute can be played, and now it is his turn to play the piano. She bought the common twenty-one strings, and the Gayageum is also this, and the fingering is not too difficult.
Shen Kongming walked around outside, very disappointed, he heard that the ten fairies who would be running for tomorrow had come to Splendid City in advance, but unfortunately he couldn't meet them.
Holding the flowers in his hand that I don't know which little girl gave me, he pushed the door open casually.
"Boom!"
Shen Kongming turned sideways, and when he turned his head, he saw that the flowers in his hands were broken.
"Hey, ghost, do you have a sense of sound?"
When he came in, he naturally heard Mo Ghost playing the piano, but he didn't take it seriously, she practiced more than once, and she didn't expect to have a sense of tone so quickly.
The path of sound cultivation and sword cultivation is no different, they are all three stages, first the sense of tone, then the meaning of sound, and finally the heart of sound, the difference is that sword cultivation can fight without sword qi, but if you can't cultivate the sense of sound, you can only talk about the song.
"Not yet, almost not. Mo Ghost didn't expect that she had just touched the sound sense of a momentary movement.
"But you are an ordinary piano, go buy one after the Hundred Flowers Festival tomorrow, so you can get a high-quality magic weapon." ”
Mo Ghost nodded, although other musical instruments are not yet available, but you also have to use magic tools to get started, and it is time to have one. It's just that there are very few musical instruments, and they generally need to be customized, so I don't know if I can buy them.
"It seems that the ghost is indeed very talented in sound cultivation, and it took me more than a year to cultivate the sense of sound at that time. Lin Shuyao felt the fluctuations outside and got up to come out to look.
"Hehe, don't boast. Mo Ghost smiled embarrassedly, she felt a little floating.
"I'll go with you tomorrow at the end. ”
"Good. ”
"Oh, by the way, take this token to the Sky Pavilion, you can buy good things, he won't fool you. Shen Kongming took out a black token from the storage bag, with a pattern of auspicious clouds on it, "Return it to me when you run out, this thing has been counted in the entire continent, and it is precious." ”
After taking it and looking at it carefully, Mo Ghost only felt that this thing was hot, of course she knew what it was.
As the No. 1 trading store in the mainland, Yunxiao Pavilion naturally has its own set of systems. All customers who have consumed will be divided into five levels: black, purple, gold, silver, and bronze. Mo Ghost also has one herself, but it is only a silver medal, this is because she is a disciple of the Mo family, otherwise she will be a bronze medal during her Qi refining period.
And as far as she knows, the black token is the highest level in the Sky Pavilion, not only with discounts, but also with the right of priority over others. This is something that can only be possessed by the Avatar Ancestor, and even the Yuanying Cultivator rarely has it, where did this Shen Kongming come from?
Mo Ghost looked at him carefully, she had read the records of the family, if she remembered correctly, the pavilion master of Yunxiao Pavilion twenty years ago was surnamed Shen, could it be that it had something to do with this thing? Then he is really the eldest young master!
"Take it yourself, and come with me tomorrow. ”
This thing is too precious, she doesn't feel at ease when she holds it herself, and she doesn't know why he has such a big heart, so she takes it out casually. What's more, there are a number of people who will be given this black token, and Mo Ghost will buy something with it on his front foot, and his back foot will be targeted by Yunxiao Pavilion.
Shen Kongming thought about it, and that's right, anyway, after watching the Hundred Flowers Festival, there is nothing to do, so it's okay to go shopping.
Early the next morning, several people went out.
The Hundred Flowers Fairy begins to be judged, when the entire street is closed, and all the candidates will take a float around the main street and finally stop in the square in the center of the city to receive the final selection.
"Where are we going?"
Mo Ghost pulled Lin Shuyao to walk at the end, following Shen Kongming in front.
"Of course, it's a good place to watch the ceremony, follow me, you can be lucky, others don't have a good place to see it. ”
After going around and around, I finally came to a restaurant called Dust Mist directly opposite the square. The pursuit of delicacy everywhere in the splendid city, the courtyard of each family is elegant and extraordinary, quite meaningful, the highest is a two-story small building.
The restaurant in front of you is probably the tallest building in the city, with six floors, built specifically for the ceremony.
As soon as you enter the door, there is a small white stone bridge, with gurgling water below and a few lotus flowers. However, this flower should be because of the formation, the water is crystal clear, and there are even a few koi, obviously they can't raise lotus flowers, but this view is really good.
Shen Kongming was greeted when he entered the door, and even the waiters here were dressed in crescent white robes, more like a scholar.
"Distinguished guests, please come with me, your private room is on the fourth floor. ”
At this time, there were many guests who came, but the hall was not flustered at all, and it was rude to speak loudly when they came in, not to mention that the people who could book a private room here could not be provoked.
A few people followed up the wooden staircase, and the handles were still wrapped around vines of unknown species, and occasionally a few small yellow flowers bloomed, which was elegant. The private rooms on each floor here are only on one side, facing the direction of the square.
On the fourth floor, the waiter stopped at the room called Dai Lan and opened the door with the sign Shen Kongming had just given.
"A few people inside, please. ”
When seven people entered the door, the waiter gently closed the door.
"My mother, no matter how quiet it is here, I don't dare to speak. The little monk pinched his throat.
"There is a formation here, and no one can hear you when you speak now. Shen Kongming looked surprised, and skillfully picked up the fruit wine on the table and took a sip.
Before everyone entered the door, there were all kinds of dishes on the table, which were exquisitely arranged, and there were different kinds of wine and spiritual fruits on one side for everyone to choose from.