It turned out that what Xu Wuxian saw when he looked back was none other than Zhu Wucan, who had big ears and was full of fat. At this time, a burst of dazzling sunlight shone in, piercing Xu Wuxi and almost couldn't open his eyes. Xu Wuxian woke up suddenly, but saw Zhu Wucan's big fan-like hands, which were tightly grasping his shoulders and shaking constantly, muttering to himself: "Big brother...... Big brother, get up soon, the sun is on your ass......"

Xu Wuxi sat up slowly, only to feel dizzy, and he didn't know where he was for a while, until half a moment later, he came back to his senses. He looked around, only to see that the bed was half-hanging, there was a large square table of rosewood next to it, and then looked at a white wall, on the wall a "Fu Lu Shou three-star picture" swayed slightly with the wind, the eyebrows of the three immortals in the painting were lifelike, with a vague kind smile in their eyes, undulating in the mottled light and shadow...... "Isn't this the Lianjiang Inn where I stayed last night?" Plum trees and the like, except for the rows of roofs, where can I find any trace of bamboo? Xu Wuxi realized that he had been in a dream all along, and he didn't really wake up until this moment.

"I thought I was waking up from a dream, but I was still in a dream, ancient and modern, how could there be a time to wake up from a dream?" Xu Wuxian couldn't help but sigh, as if he was lost......

At noon on August 18, the 70th year of the Great Qiankang Dynasty, in the southeast corner of Suzhou City, Zhu Wuneng was about to step into the gate of the City God Temple, and Xu Wuxian next to him hurriedly grabbed him and asked, "What did the second brother do in the City God Temple?"

Zhu Wuneng said: "Big brother, I have something to go in and lie down, you wait here for a while......"

Xu Wuxian said: "Second brother, it's important to hurry, don't go to this City God Temple." ”

Zhu Wuneng smiled and said, "Big brother, it won't be long before I go." ”

Xu Wuxian's face was displeased, and he said in a deep voice: "No!"

Zhu Wuneng couldn't bear to see his eldest brother angry, so he had to break off the idea of entering the temple in a daze, and continued to follow Xu Wuxi, but after walking a few steps, he was still unwilling in his heart, and suddenly picked up a small stone next to the road and threw it hard, only to hear the sound of "whew", the stone suddenly flew in the direction of the City God Temple as if it had eyes.

Xu Wuzhi was too late to stop him, thinking that the land was just telling my second brother not to enter the City God Temple, thinking that the stone should be fine, so he blamed a few words, and then continued to hurry with Zhu Wuneng, and the two of them went all the way north, and within an hour, they went out of the city gate of Suzhou.

There were a few horse-drawn carriages parked at the gate of the city, exclusively for passers-by to hire, it was the middle of autumn, the heat was still heavy in the south of the Yangtze River, and there were few pedestrians on the road, and the coachman saw that there was no business, so he leaned on the car and took a nap. Xu Wuxi touched his waist pocket, knowing that there was still some silver taels, so he hired the smallest carriage, and the two were about to get into the car, when they suddenly heard someone shouting in the distance: "Xu Gongzi, Xu Gongzi ......" Xu Wuxi looked back and saw an old man in the city trembling and walking. Xu Wuxian saw that the old man had a white beard and white hair, a rickety figure, and looked very familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he couldn't help but suddenly realize that he was the land of Suzhou City that he saw in his dream last night.

Xu Wuxian instructed Zhu Wuneng to get into the car first, and when the old man approached, Xu Wuxian hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "This old man is the father-in-law of Suzhou City?"

The white-bearded old man said slowly: "Little Lao'er is the land in this Suzhou city, it was really helpless to disturb Gongzi's dream last night, today fortunately Gongzi dissuaded, did not let your second brother enter my temple gate, so that we were saved from the doom of destruction, Xiao Lao'er came to thank Gongzi for his great kindness!" It's just that Xu Wuxian doesn't know anything, and he wants to ask the land ......."

The white-bearded old man said, "Childe wants to ask me why I am so afraid of your second brother?"

Xu Wuxian said: "Thinking of my second brother, he is young and ignorant, stupid and dull, just an ordinary teenager, why do you all call him 'Tianpeng'? Although he has a stout body and brute strength, since you are among the gods of this side, why should you be afraid of him, a mortal in this world?"

The white-bearded old man smiled bitterly and said: "The son doesn't know, since ancient times, all things in heaven and earth have their own responses, the way of heaven is prominent, the emperor of the earth, the heaven and the earth are mutually tolerant, the yin and yang are rooted in each other, the upper and lower circumferences flow, the cycle is endless, and it is the way for heaven and earth to live endlessly." Your second brother was the 'Marshal of Tianpeng' in the past, but today he is just a mortal in the flesh on the earth, just because he is disturbed by the earth's qi. Xiao Lao'er saw him and a little dragon swimming and playing in Taihu Lake, stirring up the water waves, and he was afraid that they would hurt the nearby fishermen if they played too much, so he reported to Heaven and provoked the Jade Emperor to punish him. The 'canopy' is holding a grudge from this, and today's coincidence coincides with his passing by, and it is also the fate of the little old man who deserves this calamity......"

Xu Wuxi listened to the old man's long talk, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed in his heart, and at this time, when he looked closely at the forehead of the land lord, the white hair like fluffy grass was blown away by the wind, but a purple bruise was faintly revealed. Xu Wuxi couldn't help asking, "What is the bruise on the forehead of the land lord?"

The white-bearded old man shook his head and sighed: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed! The fate is like this, the delicate mustard is a small injury, and it is insignificant! I can take advantage of this today, but this matter is rejoicing, and this little thing will be given to the son......" The old man said as he took out a small cloth bag from his breast pocket and handed it to Xu Wuxian's hand.

Xu Wuxi opened the layers of oilcloth, but saw that there was a small dark brown pot wrapped in it, which looked very old, but he didn't know what it was used for.

The white-bearded old man said: "Childe don't have to be suspicious, the name of this pot is 'Jingxing', although it is a demon refining pot, but in the "Heavenly Treasure List", it can only be regarded as a two-star medium weapon. Give this pot to your second brother, and he knows how to use it. After saying that, he bowed far away in the carriage, and disappeared in an instant.

Xu Wuxian knew that the old man was a land immortal, so he didn't care about it, but when he got into the car, the coachman asked in surprise: "Who was this son talking to just now?" Xu Wuxian replied: "It's an elder." The coachman smiled and said, "Childe, is it because I am blind? I obviously saw Childe talking to a beautiful woman here, but I saw that she suddenly disappeared, but I didn't know what was going on......" Xu Wuxian didn't feel funny in his heart, and said secretly: This land father-in-law is obviously an old man, but in the eyes of this coachman, he sees a beautiful woman, it seems that most mortals in the world are depressed by what they see in their eyes, so that they have delusions, and the Lingtai is blinded and confused.

The coachman shook his whip, and the carriage sped up on the official road north of Suzhou. Xu Wuxian and Zhu Wuneng sat in the car, although the space was cramped, but they saw the surrounding scenery moving backwards one after another, and a cool breeze blowing in their faces, and they didn't feel relieved. Xu Wuxian handed over the "Jingxing" pot to Zhu Wuneng, and Zhu Wuneng's eyes lit up when he saw this dark brown small pot with a thin mouth, as if he had seen an old friend who had not met for many years, and immediately held it in the palm of his hand and played with it.

Zhu Wuneng asked, "Big brother, this demon refining pot was given to you by that old man?"

Xu Wuxian said: "Yes, this pot is a gift from the land of Suzhou City, but I see this thing, if it is used as a teapot, it is too small, and it is too ugly as a wine pot, you all call it 'Demon Refining Pot', what is it used for?"

Zhu Wuneng smiled and said: "Hahahaha! Don't hide it from the eldest brother, this thing is my old pig's food, with its help, my old pig will have a good mouth in the future!"

Xu Wuxian wondered: "Second brother, how can this small pot made of clay help you eat?

Zhu Wuneng said: "Cough! Big brother, the things refined from this demon refining pot are much more delicious than the delicacies in the world......! This truth is not clear for a while, and the eldest brother doesn't have to pay attention to it. The old man of the land is still acquainted, this time I will look at the face of the eldest brother, and I will never look for the bad luck of the old man of the land again......"

Xu Wuxi looked at Zhu Wuneng as he spoke, and couldn't help drooling, and he didn't feel it in his heart. Knowing that the "Jingxing" pot was beneficial to Zhu Wucan, he no longer delved into its reasoning.

Xu Wuxian suddenly remembered something again, stared at Zhu Wuneng's eyes and asked with a smile, "Second brother, do you know what that 'Nine Ghost Prison Soul Soup' is?"

Zhu Wuneng replied casually: "What is the 'Nine Ghost Prisoner Soul Soup'! It's just the bowl of lake fresh chowder soup I drank last night, some dead fish and shrimp in it are not very fresh, I ate a little too much, and I had a few stomach troubles last night......

Xu Zhu couldn't ask: "Then what Brother Fool saw in the bamboo forest by the lake last night wasn't all a dream?" Second brother, do you have something to hide from me?"

Zhu Wuneng saw that he accidentally slipped his mouth, so he had to reply: "Big brother, these things ...... I couldn't tell for a while...... Still is...... Don't say it, big brother just needs to know that everything I do is for the good of big brother......"

Xu Wuxian saw that although Zhu Wuneng's words were vague, his appearance was sincere, not like a fake, and although he had many questions in his heart for a while, he immediately held back and stopped asking more.

......

Xu and Zhu went all the way north from Suzhou Mansion, sometimes riding horses, sometimes walking, sometimes hiring cars, sometimes taking boats, but the silver taels on Xu Wuxi's body were quickly exhausted, and Zhu Wu's inability to eat was huge, and he had to eat dozens of times more than ordinary people's food at every meal to be full. In desperation, Xu Wuxian had to take out the Tsing Yi Wei Baihu waist card that Wang Meng gave him from time to time, and also learn the method of "half-understanding the book fairy" to cheat some silver taels for eating and drinking. After doing this for more than a month, the two finally arrived in the capital.

The name of the capital of the Qianguo is "Chang'an" - taking the meaning of "long-term peace and stability" in the world. This Chang'an has a population of no less than one million, and it is not only in Qianguo, but also in the entire Shenzhou, which is also the most prosperous and wealthy place. When Xu Wuzhi and Zhu Wuneng first arrived in Chang'an, they were immediately fascinated by the magnificent atmosphere of the capital. Xu and Zhu walked and stopped at will in the city, only to see that the market was lined with shops, silk and satin, ornaments and department stores, everything, people and cars came and went in the streets and alleys, bustling, endless...... Xu Wuxian has never been out of the house since he was a child, and when he first entered the capital at this moment, he couldn't help but sigh when he saw this grand scene: "What a 'Chang'an Avenue is even narrow, green ox and white horse seven incense car' - this prosperous scene of Chang'an, if you don't see it in person, it's really hard to imagine!"

Xu Wuxi lingered in Chang'an's Dongshikou, looking left and right, looking up, feeling that everything was something he had never encountered in his life, and when he was amazed, he suddenly felt that someone pulled his sleeve, one side, and saw Zhu Wuneng pulling his sleeve while stroking his belly, looking quite uncomfortable, so he smiled and said: "Second brother, are you hungry again?"

Zhu Wuneng nodded desperately and said, "Big brother, if you don't eat something, the five brothers in my stomach will start fighting!"

......

Xu Wuxian found a "Yunqi Inn" in Changle Fang, Chang'an East City, and set a room with a C number without illness, and called for wine and food, after the two were full of wine and food, they called the shopkeeper and asked: "Little second brother, do you know where the Tsing Yi Wei is?"

The shopkeeper looked Xu Wuxi up and down a few times, and replied: "What is the guest officer going to Tsing Yi Wei for?" I heard that your accent seems to be a southerner, our Chang'an is not as good as you in the countryside, you have to be careful in everything. In Chang'an City, there are some places where even a few glances may cause trouble. Tsing Yi Wei that place...... Ordinary people don't dare to go! This little brother is young and dignified, I advise you not to go to that place if you have nothing to do......"

Xu Wuxian said: "It's okay, I have to go to Tsing Yi Wei to lie down if I have something important, you just need to tell me the place." ”

Seeing that Xu Wuxian insisted repeatedly, the shopkeeper said helplessly: "That place is not far away, it is in the root of the imperial city, next to the Yongxing Gate, you go north along here, connect the two square gates, and then turn east to see ......."

Xu Wuxian thanked the shopkeeper, turned around and told Zhu Wuneng a few words, to the effect that Zhu Wuneng would rest in the inn and go to an important place to do something by himself, so that he would be able to come back in a short time, and let him not go away and wait here for him to come back Yunyun. Zhu Wuneng had to follow at first, but when he saw Xu Wuxian's face, he had to give up, and muttered in his mouth to agree. Xu Wuxian put down the package, walked out of the store alone, and headed north.

The shopkeeper watched Xu Wuxian's figure walk out of the store, gradually moving away, and unconsciously shook his head and sighed: "It's a good person, I want to go to that kind of place, you go, but I don't know, can you come back......"