Chapter 23: East Lake County
"Mother, mother, mother, scared to death, there is a beggar lying in the small flower garden that we just passed by. Zhao Yingluo, who had a splitting headache, was awakened by a burst of exclamations and shouts in a daze.
Reaching out with difficulty and touching the soft hay under him, he looked at the green evergreen low shrubs around him dimly, and Zhao Yingluo tentatively moved his legs and feet. Thankfully, although the trauma was severe, it did not hurt the muscles and bones. He sat up slowly, looking at his ragged and bloodstained clothes. Now he finally smiled bitterly and understood, the beggar in the mouth of those two children, isn't it him Zhao Yingluo?
After having a general understanding of his current situation, Zhao Yingluo tried to run the "Cold Flame Turning Earth Technique" to mobilize the mana in his body. After nearly half an hour of hard work, he finally admitted a fact—his cultivation had fallen from the late stage of cold dew to the early stage of atomization.
The mana that was originally filled in his own Qi Sea Dantian has now become a thin hairspring, and it is almost impossible to check. The cold dew that had been condensed after a lot of hard work had shattered into a cloud of mist.
The only thing that could comfort him was that after countless attempts, he was now able to drive the "tide tripod" as hard as he could.
I simply applied some external wound medicine and cleaned up my messy hair. Zhao Yingluo took a new padded jacket from the Qiankun bag of the accessories he carried with him.
He walked through the garden, which had become relatively quiet at night. After passing through a few flower beds with flowers and trees, passing through several winding corridors, and passing by a few waves of people who came out for activities after dinner. Next to the rockery flowing quietly under the ice, Zhao Yingluo walked out of this open garden.
Since then, Zhao Yingluo, who has limped out of the garden, has completely changed into another general appearance.
Thick eyebrows and big eyes, slightly thick lips, giving people a general honest and simple feeling. Right now, even if it is his friend Yuwen Shuoyue in person, he can't find even the slightest clue.
This is his old grandmother in the past, with the "Thousand Faces Technique". One of the three identities that he has painstakingly created is enough to mess with the truth - Yu Wenying, who was born in Banqiao Town, Beiyi Kingdom.
After the honest young man walked out of the open garden, he blended into the bustling crowd in the streets and alleys in front of his door. In a tailor's shop, when he was buying a few new clothes, he quietly learned from the mouth of the guy there that the specific location of this place was Donghu County, Beiyi Kingdom.
As the little prince of Beiyi Palace, he is not too unfamiliar with this county town named after the lake. As far as he knew, this big city, which was located in the eastern part of the Northern Yi Kingdom, was now the sphere of influence under the jurisdiction of the Broadsword Gate.
It was getting late, and Zhao Yingluo, who was physically and mentally tired, stayed in a small inn that looked quite elegant. The main reason why he chose such a place near East Lake, in addition to its elegant environment, is that most of the tenants here rent here in advance to participate in the autumn examination more than half a year later.
He lived here in an attempt to recover his fallen cultivation realm, which might take a little longer. There are these secular scholars who often rent for more than half a year, a year or two, and hide their eyes and ears on their behalf, even if they live here for a long time, they will not attract too much attention.
When doing business, we hope for prosperity. Most traders still understand the truth that a rising tide lifts all boats. For this inn, the guest is water. Asking for a good fortune for them to participate in the autumn test is also what the branch should do, so it was called the "Champion Pavilion" here.
Zhao Ying fell in the guest room, took a comfortable hot bath, and trimmed his long hair, especially after harvesting the clumps of green and hard stubble, the whole person looked much more energetic.
As he sat cross-legged on the bed and performed the exercises, feeling the pleasant sensation of the faint mana flowing through his body, there was a knock at the door.
A wisp of displeasure disappeared in a flash on his face. At the door opened, standing in front of him was an old, vicissitudes of life hunchbacked old woman. She's old, and she's in good spirits. Zhao Yingluo knew that this was the shopkeeper of the inn who greeted him when he just entered the store.
On this cold spring night, the old woman in thin clothes stood in front of him with an apologetic face. I only heard her say hoarsely: "When you entered the store just now, the old man forgot to inform the son." Due to the small size of our restaurant, we will no longer provide food after the child. And the restaurant that operates all night here is also far away, and the old body is afraid that after the night, the son has nowhere to eat when he is hungry, so he reminds one or two, and the disturbing place is also looking at Haihan. ”
Hearing the old man's general remarks, Zhao Yingluo immediately said: "It's okay to bother, let the old lady make a special trip for this matter, it should be Xiao Ke who should be embarrassed." In this way, stir-fry two plates of light side dishes, and warm a pot of spirits. ”
Eating warm special dishes and drinking hot liquor in the cold night, Zhao Yingluo's heart was warm. As a result, he was also full of confidence in his cultivation in Donghu County.
After eating, Zhao Yingluo took out a map of the mountains and rivers about the Northern Yi Kingdom from the Qiankun bag of the accessories he carried. From a geographical point of view, Donghu County, where he is located, is located in the southeasternmost part of Beiyi Kingdom, and is far away from the westernmost point of the Sichuan Sea Continent across the East Lake.
Although Donghu County is under the jurisdiction of the Broadsword Gate, it is Li Delong, the chief shopkeeper of the East Lake Shop, who actually exercises power in this city. For Li Delong, Zhao Yingluo has heard Yu Wenshuang mention it more than once. For example, in the Lian Swamp Village, the Lord of the Spirit Puppet Peak of the Hundred Refining Pavilion, Fu Jiuling and Leng Lie, and for example, in the Nine Ding Peak of the Hundred Refining Pavilion, he was defeated by Mrs. Fu Jiuling, Shi Caiyu's flying talisman.
The only thing that puzzled Zhao Yingluo was that he was as shrewd as Shui Yun'er, how could he arrange a person who sounded so brave and unscrupulous to be in charge of a big city like Donghu County. Could it be that the famous Water Venerable is also trustworthy?
Habitually touching his right ear, Zhao Yingluo remembered that the ice thorn was no longer there. I don't know if Nangong Huixue will be affected by that earth-shattering sword. I don't know what Yuwen Shuang and Yuwen Shuoyue will be anxious about after being involved in the void that was torn apart by the collision of that huge mana, and I don't know if Venerable Leng will be safe and sound under that sword.
When Zhao Ying fell into a thousand thoughts, it was difficult to stop the tide of sleepiness.
At this moment, the silver-gray ice spikes were quietly suspended in his Qi Sea Dantian, and across it were several shocking cracks.
The side inside the ice spike is shattered into the heavens and the earth. The stream still flows slowly, but the stone walls on both sides of the canyon seem to have been hit hard, and rolling stones and broken branches can be seen everywhere. Several courtyards hidden in the flowers and trees have also suffered varying degrees of damage, with broken columns and broken beams and collapsed walls, which are unsightly.
Even Tingyu Xuan, who had the strongest aura in heaven and earth, was not spared, but the soul tree burning with ice blue flames in his courtyard became more and more luxuriant. When the ice-blue fire clouds rose, a beautiful melon seed face was reflected in the spiritual eye spring in the courtyard.