Chapter 2 A Gentleman
Cambrian Town, as an ancient Xiuzhen town, has stood for hundreds of years, at this time the bluestone paved path, covered with moss, the houses on both sides, quiet and ancient, gray and white walls, carved doors and windows, everywhere are depicted with traces of the colorful years, but it is still full of vitality, the old houses sound from time to time, the laughter of the old people and children, the streets come from time to time, the bargaining between buyers and sellers, although the ancient town is old, it is still alive and will continue to live.
The materials here are abundant, the caravans come and go in an endless stream, most of the ordinary people are dealing in all kinds of medicinal materials and furs; some Xiuzhen families are mainly engaged in elixirs, refining tools and ores, here the fish and dragons are mixed, no matter what, the town is dominated by five major families, divided into spheres of influence, each family has a strong foundation to sit in the town.
Ling Feng asked the second uncle, about the various things in the realm of cultivation, Ling Bei was not a cultivator, but he was a child of the cultivation family, and his understanding and insight were quite extraordinary.
Originally, the cultivators of this heaven and earth were divided into: Qi into the body, Qi refining, foundation building, Jindan, etc., there are three layers of Qi into the body, and there are thirteen layers of Qi refining, and after the foundation is built, each realm is divided into four small realms: the front, middle and late stages and the consummation. Zhuji is a high-level monk, can live to be one hundred and twenty years old, and has already stepped into the category of immortals.
As for Jin Dan, he only knows his name, and there is no such strong person in the Ling family's ancestors.
Today, Ling Bei is going to the town to shoot the captured prey, Ling Feng desperately wants to follow, Ling Bei loves him the most, and it will make him unhappy. So early in the morning, the two went out together, more than 20 miles from home to the town, Ling Bei carried the prey on one end and the mountain goods on the other. Ling Feng wanted to help the second uncle carry the burden, but Ling Bei felt sorry for his nephew, so he was willing to let him follow behind.
To Ling Feng's surprise, the second uncle's feet were inconvenient, but his speed was not slow at all, and he could only keep up with it by walking fast.
The major families have been operating in the town for several generations, and the east of the town is the territory of the Shangguan family, mainly dealing in ores and elixirs, and the business is the largest and most powerful among the major families.
Zhennan is the territory of the Yu family, mainly refining, and many times, it is others who ask for the door, so the business of the Yu family is the easiest to do.
Zhenxi is the territory of the Zhan family, the Zhan family is very different from other big families, it is an alliance formed by several middle families together, the strength is the weakest, the Zhan family is one of the people, the business is complicated, and all walks of life are involved.
Zhenbei is the most mysterious, outsiders only know that it is a family with a horizontal surname, and there are the most masters, but they don't know what to do to make a living.
The town is the town official office, the mayor of the town has been the patriarch of the Chen family for generations, this generation of patriarchs, is a master in the later stage of the foundation building, to subdue the remaining four families by force, on the surface to order the Quartet, in fact, the major families also have many yang and yin violations.
After walking for an hour, the uncle and nephew finally arrived in the east of the town, and walked to a grocery store they knew each other, Ling Bei said with a smile:
"Shangguan shopkeeper, please give a good price today."
The old man with a three- or four-inch long scar on his face, a mouth full of yellow teeth, and a smooth chin, turned his head and smiled disdainfully:
"Second cripple, don't worry, we've known each other for five or six years, how can I make you suffer?"
Ling Bei's face inadvertently showed a look of helplessness.
A load of prey and mountain goods can be exchanged for five taels of silver, that is, five thousand copper coins, and one penny can buy a baked cake, which can be enough for the Ling family to live for half a year.
Ling Bei finally had a smile on his face, today is the birthday of his sister-in-law Shao, I remember that she loves to eat Granny Liu's sweet cakes, this time she got the money, buy some back, and give her sister-in-law a little surprise. For the Shaw Brothers, Ling Bei really respects each other in his heart, the two have supported each other for eleven years, and they gradually have different emotions in their hearts, but they can't get over that hurdle.
Ling Feng walked on the streets of another world for the first time, he was forty years old in his previous life and in this life, and he was completely an adult in his heart, but he couldn't stand too many novelties, and in the past few years, he really hadn't seen the world, and he was curious to look east and west, and he was interested in everything. Ling Bei was helpless for a while, and followed cautiously, for fear that his little nephew would have an accident.
"Driving...... Drive...... "A boy in brocade, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a red face and white teeth, a golden crown in his hair, driving a high-headed horse, rampage, one could not dodge, and the injuries on the ground were light, and the pedestrians on both sides of the street dared not speak out.
Seeing that he was about to bump into Ling Feng, Ling Bei hurriedly stepped out and hugged Ling Feng, rolling on a donkey, and luckily avoided the trampling of the horse's hooves. The evil boy's horse, because of this sudden change, the horse stumbled and threw the one to the ground, and the beautiful boy was immediately disgraced.
The wicked boy got up, pulled out an iron whip from behind him, and whipped it on the horse fiercely, the whip saw blood, and the horse was beaten to death by several whips, and he was still angry, and a whip was drawn towards Ling Bei.
In an instant, Ling Bei couldn't dodge, the whip brought up a blood mark that was deep and visible to the bone, and Ling Feng in his arms obviously felt that the second uncle's whole body was trembling, it was enduring extreme pain, and even more so enduring extreme humiliation, the trembling that came out, the cold sweat of the bean was down Ling Bei's cheeks, flowing to Ling Feng's eyes, and wet Ling Feng's eyes.
Ling Feng, who was in Ling Bei's arms, suddenly went berserk, one flew and grabbed the whip directly with his hand, and the other shook his hand, and the evil boy fell to the ground with his head. Under the guidance of Yu Jue, Ling Feng has been cultivating for several years, and he can be regarded as half a monk, even if the second uncle fails to make a move in time, he can avoid it, and his previous negligence caused the second uncle to be seriously injured, and he blamed himself in his heart.
"Don't hurt my son-in-law"
In the crowd, six black-clothed men ran over viciously, four surrounded Ling Feng, and two helped up the evil son, all of them rubbed their hands, eager to eat Ling Feng's flesh and peel off his skin.
As domestic slaves, they are so humiliated today, and when they go back, they will be severely punished. Thinking of this, they don't get angry, and the young man who provoked the son became their target of venting, and they didn't want to think about it, it was a bad son, who was wrong first, and made mistakes again and again, and acted recklessly.
A sturdy man in black stepped forward and asked:
"Do You Know Who He Is"
The strong man asked and answered himself, completely ignoring Ling Feng's ridicule.
"This is Shangguan Hao, the son of the Shangguan family, and he is a genius who wants to enter the Dao Sect."
Shangguan Hao stood up, supported the golden crown on his head with both hands, and the two house slaves cleverly patted the dirt off his body, he looked good, and became a good son again.
I saw Shangguan Hao, the corners of his mouth smiled viciously, his eyes were fixed, and he made a movement to wipe his neck in his hand, and the four strong men in black were about to step forward, Ling Bei suddenly blocked in front of Ling Feng, and the two sides were about to break out.
"This son's name is Shangguan Hao, right, dare to compare with me with a poor civilian child, just fight, you can't do it just now, and now it's even worse."
The corners of Ling Feng's mouth raised slightly.
Shangguan Hao is pampered, he is only fourteen years old this year, which is the age of a newborn calf, as soon as he hears others say that he can't do it, he will do it if he rubs it, if it weren't for the public, he will definitely let the house slaves go together, not all the gentlemen are fools, they also know how to contain the threat in the bud.
But today this happened on the street, the Shangguan family is not only a son, but now he is favored, all because his mother is being favored, everyone who is a person who is sexual, and loves to love, and love is graceful, there is no shortage of women around the head of the Shangguan family, and his mother is almost thirty years old, and she is only a concubine.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Hao suddenly calmed down, looked at the poor young man in front of him, and felt a little appreciation.
"Then what do you want to compare, what can you compare, what else do you have"
Shangguan Hao asked aggressively with a posture of a superior at this time.
Ling Feng was neither humble nor arrogant, and looked directly at Shangguan Hao:
"It's just three months later, who can enter the Dao Sect between me and you, if I can't get started, I'll give you three years as a servant, and vice versa."
The six black-clothed house slaves were furious when they heard that this young man actually asked Gongzi to be a little servant for him, and they stepped forward to do it.
"Slow" Shangguan Hao waved his hand to stop his subordinates,
"You can't get started and be my little servant for three years; if you enter the door, the Shangguan family will not only not trouble you, but can also take care of your family for three years, how?"
"Yes, but how can my second uncle's injury be counted" Ling Feng thought about it, the Shangguan family would not allow their children to be other people's little servants, even if they bet with others, they couldn't.
Shangguan Hao was bored for a while, he had already lowered his head, and the other party was still chasing after him, and ordered someone to take a hundred taels of silver and give it to the other party, temporarily ending the matter.
The uncle and nephew found a medical center, properly medicated Ling Bei, bandaged it, and hurried home. Ling Feng was worried about the second uncle's health, hired a carriage, and rushed home.
On the way home, Ling Feng understood that judging from Shangguan Hao's calmed performance, his mind was deep, he was able to control anger at a young age, and he had the posture of a hero, he was not afraid of running away at all, in Cambrian Town, the eyes of the Shangguan family were all over the town, and everything he was under his control.
In case he failed to enter the Daoist Sect, the Shangguan family could easily kill a small servant; on the contrary, the Shangguan family made a young talent, which increased Shangguan Hao's prestige in the Shangguan family, as for a hundred taels of silver, in Shangguan Hao's opinion, it was a trivial matter.
This incident was just a small episode, and the people of the Shangguan family didn't take it to heart at all, but many years later, it changed the fate of a family.
There was nothing to say all the way, the uncle and nephew sat in the carriage, hurrying slowly, but they still couldn't catch up with the dinner prepared by Shaw Brothers, only to see her standing alone at the door, anxiously looking into the distance.
A carriage was coming slowly, and Ling Feng was already sitting on the handlebars, waving to his mother from afar.