Chapter 45 Zhiling County
Towards Zimo, twilight on the red dust.
When you see the sun, you go, and when it rains, you rest.
The horses were drawn to carry the steel spear, and the horses were dismounted and the long sword was carried away.
Tired of crossing mountains and mountains, crossing rivers and boats, the water is getting wider.
Xiao Qingfeng had a topographic map of the Yuanyang Sect's territory in his mind, which was told to him by the second senior brother Xinshou.
The boundary of the Yuanyang Sect is 80,000 miles from east to west and 50,000 miles from north to south, and the overall presentation is like an ellipse. There are four major gateways, the Ziling River in the east, the shallow lake in the south, the Demon Beast Forest in the north, and the Qifeng Mountain in the west.
In addition, there are seven small sects, four major powers, and more than a dozen small countries within the boundary. The seven sects are the Wuzhen Sect and Qiulan Valley located on the west side of Yuanyang Mountain, the Jindaomen in the northwest, the Shenjian Villa in the northeast, the Xingyue Gate and Wenxin Temple in the east, and the Dachen Imperial Family in the south.
The four great powers include Great Chu in the west, Great Qi in the east, Great Chen in the south, and Great Liang in the north. More than 10 small countries, such as Lu, Song, Wei, Cao, Cai, Zheng and so on.
And Xiao Qingfeng walked from Great Chu to Yuanyang Mountain, and he needed to go through Great Chu, Weiguo and Cao. It is necessary to go from the realm of the Wuzhen sect to the realm of Qiulan Valley and then to Yuanyang Mountain. Because this road is considered a trip, naturally you can't rush it.
He also walked for more than a month before he just walked out of Dachu. But even at this speed, he felt fast. At this rate, he would be able to reach Yuanyang Mountain in a few months, but this was not what he wanted.
Although he didn't understand why Shizun wanted him to go to Yuanyang Mountain, he knew that Shizun had his own reasons. He has also encountered a lot of injustices along the way, unless it is an extremely unbearable thing, he generally will not take action. There is no so-called chivalrous righteousness and the mind of relieving the world.
He sometimes asks if he is right or wrong to do this, and he doesn't have the answer, and he doesn't know the answer. Go with the flow, but beware of the time when the mind is really calm and unmoved by external objects. At this time, the conformity is ruthless in the eyes of others, should I cry or laugh at this time?
"Old pig, do you think I'm doing this right or not?"
At this time, Xiao Qingfeng had already entered the realm of the Patriotic Kingdom, which was also the realm of Qiulan Valley. Sitting on Brown Fur, let Brown Fur walk slowly, next to the black eagle flying very low and the wild boar spirit walking lazily.
When the wild boar spirit heard Xiao Qingfeng's words, he snorted a few words, anyway, Xiao Qingfeng didn't understand. After getting along during this time, Xiao Qingfeng knew that this guy was simply a typical example of being lazy. He suddenly understood why Brother Monkey always bullied the old pig in that mythical story. Just this laziness, it really feels like breaking through the bottom line.
At the end of the day, Xiao Qingfeng drove his horse to a county seat.
The county seat looks like an ancient county seat, and there are three gilded characters of Zhiling County on the head of the city. As the sun sets, the slightly dazzling sunlight shines on the body and gives people a sense of warmth. The ancient city walls, the heavy city gates, the small moat, and the iron suspension bridge, these things are put together to create a unique view.
Of course, this view may only be appreciated by himself. It was August, the weather was hot, and there were not many people who could survive the heat and cold like him. Occasionally, a few people walked by, but they were all in a hurry, and they didn't have the heart to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Xiao Qingfeng climbed the mountain and dismounted, leading the brown hair into the ancient city. Looking left and right at the ancient city, he didn't know that not far behind him, a figure was also looking at him. Seeing him walk into the city, the corners of his mouth curled, and his figure disappeared in a flash.
The ancient city looks dilapidated and decayed on the outside, but it is bustling with activity inside. After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Qingfeng suddenly realized. Today is August 15th, no wonder there are so many people. In this world, only two festivals are the most grand, the first is the Lantern Festival, and the second is the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the Mid-Autumn Festival. It has been a tradition since ancient times that every household worships the moon. In addition to worshipping the moon, it is moon appreciation. On this day, the shops and restaurants will redecorate their facades, tie silk and hang colors on the archway, and sell specially made fresh fruits and exquisite food. And tonight's night market is also extremely lively, people climb the platform more, and some rich families enjoy the moon on their own pavilions and pavilions, and put exquisite food.
In addition, there are some regional customs, such as burning incense, Mid-Autumn Festival, lighting tower lanterns, putting sky lanterns, walking the moon, dancing the fire dragon and so on.
Seeing that everyone in the world was lively, Xiao Qingfeng still had to find an inn to live in first. In this Mid-Autumn Festival, there are not many people staying in the inn, and Xiao Qingfeng didn't have much effort to find a two-story inn. Tethering the brown fur to the door, Xiao Qingfeng walked in, and there were a few tables on the first floor, but there was no one. Only a man on the counter was holding his hands in a bored daze.
This man is in his fifties, with a strong figure and a green robe, and at first glance, he has a majestic posture. It's hard to imagine that such a person is actually a shopkeeper.
"Shopkeeper, but there is still a room?" Xiao Qingfeng asked as he approached.
Xiao Qingfeng's words startled the shopkeeper, and when he saw the figure clearly, he immediately said attentively: "Hey! Yes! There is an upper room upstairs." ”
"Take me to see the room. Xiao Qingfeng had a smile on his face.
"Okay!" the shopkeeper answered, and then walked out and took Xiao Qingfeng upstairs.
"Shopkeeper, your inn environment is good, didn't you recruit a little guy?" While going upstairs, Xiao Qingfeng asked, it stands to reason that the shopkeeper generally will not lead the way to see the house, unless the other party is noble, Xiao Qingfeng himself does not feel noble.
"Yes! Why not! It's just that today during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he has already gone home. Actually, I didn't want to open the door, but two guest officers came yesterday, so I stayed here. As he walked, the shopkeeper replied.
"Shouldn't there be a lot of guests today? and it's still closed?" Xiao Qingfeng was a little puzzled.
The shopkeeper glanced at Xiao Qingfeng and explained: "Hey! When I see that the guest official is an outsider, we don't want this in Zhiling County." Everything else is fine, but the inn restaurant is the worst today. There is a Yin Mansion in the west of the city, and every year today there will be a lot of fine food to entertain outsiders, everyone can eat for free, and there is no limit to the number of people. Therefore, the most lively place today is the Yin Mansion, and if the guest officer has nothing to do, he can also go to see it. ”
"Everybody eats, and there's no limit to the number of people, so it's expensive. Who is this Yin Mansion?" Xiao Qingfeng asked curiously, there are such good people in the world, which really made Xiao Qingfeng a little unbelievable.
"We don't know who this Yin Mansion is. On weekdays, they don't live in Zhiling County, and they will only come back during the Mid-Autumn Festival. However, this Master Yin and Young Master Yin are both great and kind people, as long as they are at home, anyone who comes to the door for help, they will help. If the guest officer is fine, he can go and have a look. "The shopkeeper is very respectful of the old man and young master of the Yin Mansion, and he can't help but praise it in his words.
"Guest, this is your room. Are you satisfied?" As he spoke, the shopkeeper took Xiao Qingfeng to a room in the innermost part of the second floor, the room environment was okay and quite spacious.
"That's it. I still have horses tied up outside, so please help me feed some fodder. Xiao Qingfeng put the package on the table and said to the shopkeeper.
"Okay Rat, wait a minute. With that, the shopkeeper prepared to withdraw.
"By the way, please make some more food, don't bring it up, just eat it below. Xiao Qingfeng commanded.
"Okay!" the shopkeeper withdrew.
After everything was cleaned up in the room, Xiao Qingfeng went downstairs. As soon as I went downstairs, I was facing two girls. The two girls were armed with long swords and dressed in pale green clothes. The person at the head is beautiful and refined, with a beautiful face, exuding a breath of tranquility and elegance on his body, and a faint fragrance of tranquility in his body. The other person is also beautiful, but he is a little arrogant, and he looks at people as if he is looking at people obliquely.
The two girls looked at Xiao Qingfeng with some surprise, and the girl at the head just nodded kindly and went straight upstairs. The girl in the back snorted coldly and followed upstairs. Xiao Qingfeng remembered the guest officer who was in charge of the shopkeeper just now, it should be the two of them.
After waiting for a stick of incense, the shopkeeper brought out the food. After all, he is not a professional cook, so he can only say that he can eat it, but he can't say how delicious it is.
Xiao Qingfeng didn't care, and ate all the things in three times and five by two. Then he said to the shopkeeper who was settling accounts on the counter: "Shopkeeper, I'll go out, I don't know when I can come back, remember to help me keep a door." ”
"Telat, don't worry, guest officer. The shopkeeper looked up and said.
When I went out, I saw a bustle outside. They walked in groups, and he seemed a little lonely by himself. Xiao Qingfeng shook his head and smiled, and was ready to walk casually.
"This son!" a pleasant voice sounded in Xiao Qingfeng's ears.
When I turned my head, it was the two girls I had just seen, who had just returned to the inn, and they had come out again without knowing why. Xiao Qingfeng politely bowed and said, "I don't know what the two girls are calling to live in?"
The little woman Liu Ruyan. The girl at the head introduced herself, and then pointed to the girl next to her and said, "This is my junior sister Zhao Ruyun." ”
After the introduction, Liu Ruyan said: "I called Gongzi because our sisters saw that Gongzi was alone, and in this Mid-Autumn Festival, it was inevitable that they would be a little lonely, so they took the liberty of inviting Gongzi to go to Yinfu with our sisters?
"Yin Mansion?" Xiao Qing muttered in his mouth, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Xiao is fine, it's okay to go and have a look." ”
Xiao Qingfeng didn't know where the Yin Mansion was, so he only followed the two girls. Of course, it is impossible to just go all the way along the way, and we will get to know each other briefly.
According to Liu Ruyan, the two of them have been practicing in the sect and rarely go out, and this time they came out to walk the rivers and lakes on the orders of their teachers and experience some training. And they also came to Zhiling County yesterday.
"Xiao Gongzi shouldn't be from Zhiling County, right?"
The words were general inquiries, but looking at Zhao Ruyun's gritted teeth, Xiao Qingfeng was also inexplicable. Along the way, Zhao Ruyun has been raising eyebrows at him, eager to pull out the long sword behind him and pierce a few holes in him.
"When I arrived today, I still stayed at the guest house, and naturally I am not from Zhiling County. Xiao Qingfeng replied with a smile. He could feel that these two sisters should not be ordinary people in the rivers and lakes, either with noble status, or they were cultivators.
"Are you calling me stupid?" Zhao Ruyun's eyes widened, and her hand was already holding the hilt of the sword.
"I don't have that idea. Xiao Qingfeng shrugged helplessly, although he didn't like the arrogance of this girl very much, it was undeniable that he didn't have any dislike for this girl.