Chapter 192: The Ancient City of Zhongzhou
Chapter 192: The Ancient City of Zhongzhou
The strength of their group is already extraordinary, except for Su Aotian and Teng Yunqiang's entourage, everyone else is refining the void, and Teng Yunqiang even brought two monks in the late stage of refining as bodyguards. This strength has surpassed that of ordinary bandit gangs, so the journey has been quite smooth, and basically there are no bandits who are not open-eyed to attack them, and the limited two times were quickly defeated by them. More trouble lies with the monsters, and it's just a waste of time and energy.
It took more than two years along the way to get out of the Eastern Region and enter the Zhongzhou Mansion. After another year, after several dangers, I finally walked into the area radiated by Zhongzhou Capital. Although no one has specially maintained the security environment here, it is surprisingly good, and there are more monks coming and going, especially many nuns, and all of them are very beautiful. Along the way, the fragrant car BMW was often seen, and Brother Teng couldn't hold it back, so he had to hire a car. So they hired five chariots in a city called Shangyang.
According to Su Aotian's intentions, hire a car, Teng Yunqiang and the bodyguards sit, and the others walked by himself. The monk's foot is not slower than these demon beasts, after all, such a beast cart pays attention to comfort, and the demon beast that pulls the cart can be docile and not pursue speed. But as soon as Brother Teng made a move, he was not happy and not happy, everyone took the car, and he was too crowded, so he hired five cars at once.
This kind of long-distance beast cart is generally very wide, and it is not crowded with ten people per cart, and now they are naturally very comfortable to sit in. Teng Yunqiang insisted on being alone with Su Aotian, and discussed with him the development plan of Zhongzhou Mansion. Su Aotian originally wanted to cultivate quietly, but this time he was all in the soup.
Exempted from the threat of bandits, the speed of the journey was faster, and after walking for more than half a year, he arrived at the Zhongzhou Mansion. It has been more than seven years since I learned the news of the Elite Conference, and it is not far from the time for the conference to begin.
The last part of the road is simply full of traffic, and the river is endless. Except for the monks of Chengtian Prefecture, the monks of the other three states all set off early, and at about the same time, they gathered in the Zhongzhou Mansion, and the monks who rushed every day became narrow. There were also flying magic weapons flying in the sky from time to time, and the people on the ground were envious, especially the great monk Teng. When he saw the flying boat of the Tianya Sea Pavilion, his eyes widened, and he looked like that, he couldn't wait to drag it down from the sky and carry it back to Jingxiang City.
Except for Su Aotian, the others in this group saw the flying boat for the first time, and like the other monks on the road, they talked a lot and were greedy.
I finally saw the wide city wall of Zhongzhou Mansion, surrounded by dense monks, crowded and impassable. It took half a day just to queue up to enter the city, Teng Yunqiang sent the beast cart around, and everyone waited impatiently in the flow of people.
After finally entering the city, I walked along the main road, and on both sides were female cultivators with flowers, holding a crystal board, soliciting customers. In order to prepare for this conference, Nishang Yuntian mobilized all the residents in the city and encouraged the monks to donate their houses and turn them into temporary inns to entertain monks from afar. Some sects and families have also made room for their own residences for monks to live in, and the price is naturally rising.
The people who came to the conference were all so-called elites, and they all had some backgrounds, and these consumption was still not a problem. There are only a few small sect forces and scattered cultivators, and there are also a large number of people who come to see the excitement, and these people don't want to stay in the hotel, so they camp outside Zhongzhou Mansion. Ni Shang Yuntian had already prepared, and divided a number of areas outside the city, and someone else commanded and arranged. Su Aotian, Murong Qiubai and the others naturally belonged to the group who were sleeping outside the city, and now they were stained with the light of Monk Teng, and they could enter the city and stay in the hotel.
Yi Teng Yunqiang's meaning is naturally to find the best inn to stay in, but unfortunately these places have already been booked out by the big forces, and there are no inns that are even slightly inferior, so I had to negotiate with these female cultivators on the side of the road and find an expensive place to stay. It is precisely because of the high price that it has not been rented out, and if it is a year and a half late, it is estimated that it will not even be able to find such a residence.
This is a small courtyard with a single door, there are not many houses, only seven or eight, fortunately it is very close to the center of Fucheng, only four or five hundred steps out, and it is the center of Fucheng. The room was clean and tidy, and Monk Teng was not very satisfied, but Su Aotian felt very good. As soon as Teng Yunqiang made a move, he paid three years' rent and contracted the yard.
After settling in, everyone naturally has to go out and take a look at this famous and prosperous Zhongzhou Mansion. The group walked to the center of Fucheng and slowly wandered along the street. After walking for a while, Su Aotian discovered the difference of Zhongzhou Mansion: the shops here are not for cultivating utensils, all of them are some restaurants and teahouses, and then there are casinos and singing and dancing places, it seems that the monks here do not cultivate, they just eat, drink and have fun all day long. In every shop, there are all beautiful female nuns soliciting dots, the fragrance is curling, graceful and colorful, which is fascinating.
After walking along the street for a while, Su Aotian found that in addition to being extremely magnificent, there was nothing else strange about the buildings here, and there were no cultivation tools, talisman blades and the like, you could go in to appreciate and play with them, so he had no interest in leaving. A few people walked into a restaurant, intending to taste some local delicacies. It was also overcrowded, so I finally waited for an empty table and ordered food and drinks. After waiting for a long time, the wine and food came up, and it was really delicious, although the monks didn't care about the food, but they were not lacking in interest in the taste, Su Aotian was even more good, and he was very happy to eat it.
Naturally, there are auction houses and mercenary unions in Zhongzhou Mansion, but now there is no auction, and the mercenary union is also in a state of closure. In short, the current Zhongzhou Mansion is basically only in and out, and the monks who arrived here were infected by the bustle and noise here, temporarily put down their cultivation, and plunged into the bright lights, indulged themselves, and enjoyed the prosperity of the red dust.
Murong Qiubai and the others seemed to have returned to the decadent era of Jingxiang City, following Monk Teng, eating and drinking, and lingering every night. It is Fan Ling'er, who is also attracted by the prosperity here, especially some exquisite magic weapons and ornaments, etc., which have no practical value, but the appearance is really beautiful, carefully carved by skilled craftsmen, inlaid with several decorative functions of the magic circle, with a dazzling appearance on the body, adding a bit of style. The female cultivators here have spared no effort in decorating and dressing up, and some of the costumes are ingenious, making them much more beautiful than the female cultivators in other places, and Fan Ling'er is also deeply attracted and obsessed.
Only Su Aotian, after seeing the novelty for the first time, returned to nature and began to meditate and cultivate. Murong Qiubai and the others were surprised, but also advised him to relax, and it was rare to enjoy a few days, but he was all smiling and silent. They were too embarrassed to say more, so they left him to look for pleasure on their own. Su Aotian is rare and quiet, and he has practiced diligently. However, he never imagined that someone would come to the door.
In the evening of this day, everyone else went out, Su Aotian was meditating, and suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, and then heard a delicate and sweet female voice asking: "Su Aotian's son is here to visit, and I ask my son to take the time to see him." ”
When Su Aotian heard this voice, he was slightly surprised, and when he groaned slightly, he remembered that it was a beautiful woman in the sky with a neon dress, Yuan Hengbo!
Although this is the territory of Ni Shang Yuntian, there are too many monks here at present, and she can find herself so quickly, it is really amazing!
Hurriedly opened the door, unconsciously brightened, this woman was originally the best in the world, this time I don't know if she was deliberately dressed up, her face was as delicate as a painting, a well-tailored brocade dress, gorgeous and dignified, more and more luxurious and elegant.
Seeing Su Aotian staring at him stunned, Yuan Hengbo was happy and ashamed in his heart, and said, "Why doesn't the prince invite me in to sit down, isn't it welcome?"
Su Aotian realized that he was a little out of shape, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Where is it, it's just that the fairy is more beautiful than last time, and Su can't recognize it for a while." ”
Yuan Hengbo smiled and said, "I only said that Su Gongzi is an honest person, but I didn't expect to say some sweet words to women." ”
Su Aotian said: "It's just telling the truth, fairy, please come in." After speaking, Yuan Hengbo let him into the house.
The two sides sat down, and Su Aotian had nothing here, so he had to say embarrassedly: "I'm ashamed, this is just a temporary place for friends to stay, and I don't have a sip of tea, so I can only snub the fairy." Yuan Hengbo said with a smile: "Why should the son be polite, Hengbo is here to meet the son and see the real person, and he is already very happy." ”
The two said a few more words, and Su Aotian asked: "The fairy is really powerful, we have only been here for a few days, and the place where we live is also remote, so the fairy can find the door." ”
Yuan Hengbo pursed his lips and smiled: "The Elite Conference is such a major event, I don't talk about it once in ten thousand years, but I am all the talented and handsome people of the Chengtian Continent, if something goes wrong, I can't explain it to everyone, I have already made a lot of preparations." No matter where Childe and his entourage live, they must register their names, sects, where they come from, and other information in detail, all of which will be collected in the sect and handled by a special person, so that once something happens, it can be dealt with in a timely and proper manner. Hengbo was already waiting for Childe to arrive, but there were too many people coming, so he didn't immediately learn that Childe had come to Zhongzhou Mansion, and he came two days late, and he had to ask Childe for forgiveness. ”