Chapter 165: Down-and-out scholar Shangguan Qian
Xiao Qingfeng left, heading to the west.
He didn't tell anyone, and once again quietly left. Of course, this silence is just his own feeling. In fact, both the people and demons of the shallow lake knew his whereabouts. After all, as long as he can speak, his cultivation is not lower than him.
Leaving the realm of the Yuanyang Sect, Xiao Qingfeng's first feeling was that the sea and the sky were vast, and the whole person seemed to be freed from a sense of bondage.
At the moment, he was a little excited and a little worried. I am excited that I will fulfill my dream of being a genius when I was young. The fear is that he will have no support in the future, and everything will be on his own and the three-headed spirit that follows him. However, it's okay for them to do some small things, and they are about to fight, so it is estimated that it will not be of much help.
No matter what Xiao Qingfeng thought, the matter had come to this point, he could only move forward bravely and march towards the Love Demon Palace.
Dongsheng Shenzhou is very large, and there is an incident recorded in the classics of the sect. There was once a bored Jindan monk who wanted to use his proud retreat technique to measure Dongsheng Shenzhou. The final result was that he flew all his life and never finished Dongsheng Shenzhou.
On the whole, the master of Dongsheng Divine Continent is the Great Sect. However, the territory of the sect is not large, and the cultivators are not secular gang disciples, and they are bent on occupying the territory.
The region does not have much significance for the sect, and it only needs to have a few spiritual mountain blessed places to practice. Therefore, many places in Dongsheng Shenzhou are not populated.
It is rumored that the Meditation Palace, one of the four strongest sects in Dongsheng Divine Continent, has only one hill. However, it was this hill that no one in the Earth Immortal Realm dared to ignore. Because, in this small mountain, there are several Earth Immortal Venerables meditating.
Dongsheng Shenzhou is very large, but the territory of the sect is not large, and the final result is that many places are not under the jurisdiction of the sect. In other words, a lot of places are empty spaces.
In these places, some are still the way of survival of primitive tribes, such as the remnants of antiquity; some build a big city, radiate the surroundings, and formulate order, and there is already a faint concept of establishing a dynasty; some are a family or even several families to dominate one side; and more, more commonly, more commonly, it is more common to establish a country, achieve a dynasty, unify the order, and promulgate the law.
However, it is worth mentioning that no matter where you are, you can't lack a guardian god. The mountain gods, the land, the river and even the city god are the most common, numerous, and most important gods in the world.
Heading west from the shallow lake, you will be greeted by a mountain range, which is empty for thousands of miles.
In this area, there are no people at all, let alone roads. As for the spirits, Xiao Qingfeng saw a lot. It's a pity that these spirits are wild and untamable, and after trying a few times to no avail, they don't have the heart to subdue them.
It took more than a month for Xiao Qingfeng to walk out of this empty land.
After leaving this area, he realized that the original domain name of this land was called Falling Dragon Mountain.
Falling Dragon Mountain, rumored to be a giant dragon in ancient times. Of course, Xiao Qingfeng didn't believe this kind of rumor, if it was really so mysterious, how could there be no record in the classics of the sect, and it was around the Yuanyang Sect.
Out of the Falling Dragon Mountain, there is no area under the jurisdiction of the sect, and this place is called Yuanzhou.
Yuanzhou is a very special region, the size of the wheel, it is estimated that there are two big Chu. However, the place is very closed, and to describe it in an easy-to-understand phrase, it is surrounded by mountains.
There is Falling Dragon Mountain in the east, Luohu Mountain in the west, Meteorite Mountain in the south, and Guiling Mountain in the north. These four mountains completely envelop the area of Yuanzhou, and there is no road leading to the outside at all.
Therefore, many people in Yuanzhou think that there is only Yuanzhou between heaven and earth, and Yuanzhou is the center of heaven and earth.
In Yuanzhou, there were no countries and dynasties, only five large cities and hundreds of small cities. And the five families who dominate this land are the five families.
These five families are called respectively, the Yan family, the Bing family, the Feng family, the Lei family and the Qilin family. Frankly speaking, Xiao Qingfeng had never heard of such a strange surname as Qilin, but this did not prevent him from understanding the five major families in Yuanzhou.
The five great families in Yuanzhou all belong to the cultivation family, Xiao Qingfeng specially inquired, the five ancestors cultivated to the highest, and there should only be the realm of foundation building.
And the five of them each established a big city, which was called Yan City, Ice City, Wind City, Thunder City and Qilin City.
The location of these five great cities is very interesting, and it is arranged according to the four elephant divine beasts plus the unicorn beast. Therefore, these five big cities can also be called Dongfeng City, South Yan City, West Thunder City, Northern Ice City, and Central Qilin City.
In this place of Yuanzhou, although the ruling layer is a little strange, the life of the people below is no different from other places.
In this place, there are still scholars, Taoist priests, monks, martial arts, restaurants, and inns. Except that the imperial court has become several city lords' mansions, and the emperor has become the city lords, there is no difference.
According to Xiao Qingfeng's opinion, this place in Yuanzhou is actually an alternative situation in which the princes are combined. When the day is truly unified, it is estimated that someone will stand up and call the emperor the emperor.
This is not Xiao Qingfeng's crankiness, but because thousands of years ago, Yuanzhou was a unified place, and it was a unified country. It's just that later the rise of the Five Families split the unified country into fragments.
"It's such an interesting place, if you are not in a hurry, you really want to experience a different kind of life. β
Touching his chin, Xiao Qing muttered in his mouth. At this moment, he was sitting in a restaurant in Dongfeng City, with a few exquisite side dishes on the table and a pot of good wine. And he, drinking himself.
He was interested in this place, not because of the different layouts, but because of the four mountains.
Falling Dragon Mountain, Luohu Mountain, Meteorite Mountain, Turtle Spirit Mountain, just listening to the names of these four mountains, there is an ancient atmosphere. Maybe this place has a really good history. Of course, this was just a flash of inspiration for him, and he didn't pay much attention to it.
"This brother, don't mind sharing a table, right?"
Just as Xiao Qingfeng was drinking himself, a voice suddenly sounded in his ears. Hearing the voice, his first reaction was that trouble was coming, and he still remembered that the last time he accosted him like this was the commander of Da Cao's forbidden army.
No matter what he thought in his heart, Xiao Qingfeng still looked back politely.
But I saw that the person talking in front of me was a scholar in his twenties, who was quite handsome, and his eyes were also bright, but his face was pale and bloodless, and his eyebrows were full of sorrow, and his clothes were disheveled, and there was a smell of rancidity on his body. Beside him, there was a little scholar with a bookbasket on his back, about eleven or twelve years old, he was even more miserable, his eyes were foggy, and he was almost unsteady on his feet.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Qingfeng probably understood the situation of the two people in front of him. It's just that he is not a saint, and it is impossible for him to help everyone. Glancing around, seeing that there were still many empty tables, Xiao Qingfeng shook his head slightly.
"I don't really want to be with peopleβ" Xiao Qingfeng just wanted to refuse, but before he finished speaking, the scholar scrambled to speak.
"Brother Tai is not from Yuanzhou, does he?
Xiao Qingfeng was slightly stunned, but he didn't care, and still said: "I said, I don't want to be with people-"
Looking at Xiao Qingfeng's attitude, the scholar was a little anxious, and said quickly: "Brother Tai, anxious about what people are anxious about, although Xiaosheng is downcast now, he will definitely soar in the future, as long as Xiaosheng gets ahead, he will definitely thank Brother Tai in the future!"
"I said, I-" Xiao Qingfeng stared at the scholar and said word by word.
The scholar was in a hurry, leaned forward, leaned over, and said very quickly: "Brother Tai, Xiao Sheng is quite good at face recognition, if you don't mind, Xiao Sheng will give Brother Tai a hexagram." Brother Tai is worried, and what he is going to do is dangerous, but he can't help but do it. β
"You-" Pointing to the scholar, Xiao Qingfeng just wanted to scold.
However, at this moment, his eyes flickered, and he saw that the eyes of the little scholar behind the scholar lit up, staring at the dishes on the table, his throat swelling, and his fingers unconsciously moved.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Qingfeng hesitated slightly, and finally sighed slightly, thinking about it in his heart: Everyone may have a time when they are down, and they may also fall into Pingyang in the future. Forget it, it's not a big deal to help him.
Thinking of this, Xiao Qingfeng's body suddenly relaxed, and said lightly: "Come on, sit down!"
"Thank you, brother!"
After receiving Xiao Qingfeng's answer, the scholar was unceremonious, and immediately sat down, and beckoned the scholar next to him to sit down as well. After sitting down, his eyes looked straight at Xiao Qingfeng, pointed to the dishes on the table, licked his face and said, "Brother Tai, I-"
Xiao Qingfeng helped his forehead, he had to admit that it was indeed not easy to be a scholar. Exhaled lightly, and shouted to the busy little guy: "Little second brother, help me add two more pairs of dishes and chopsticks." β
"Good Rat!" Xiao Er replied in a loud voice.
"Brother Tai, thank you!" the scholar arched his hand slightly, with a smile on his thin and pale face, and praised, "Xiao Sheng saw that Brother Tai was handsome and chic, and his instrument was extraordinary, so he knew that Brother Tai was warm and anxious. Sure enough, Xiaosheng's prediction was right, brother-"
"Okay, can you talk less nonsense? Aren't you hungry? Save your strength and wait for dinner!"
Waving his hand, Xiao Qingfeng said impatiently. Based on his cultivation, it can naturally be seen that this scholar is just an ordinary person. Generally speaking, he would not be too deeply involved with ordinary people, but this scholar found him directly, and he was so shameless, which can be regarded as some fate.
Now, Xiao Qingfeng's heart suddenly had a feeling of being a master traveling. It's a good feeling!
"Hey, hey, good!" the scholar replied with a rare blush, a little embarrassed.
It didn't take long for Xiao Er to bring the dishes and chopsticks. Adhering to the principle of good people doing it to the end and sending the Buddha to the west, Xiao Qingfeng ordered some more dishes. Anyway, the money on his body was taken from the bandits on the road, and he didn't feel heartache.
After the dishes were served, the two scholars were like hungry tigers. That look, the two starving ghosts who escaped alive were reincarnated. At first, I was a little reserved, using chopsticks, and finally I simply threw them aside.
"I said, how long have you not eaten?" put down the chopsticks, wrinkled his nose, picked up the wine glass, Xiao Qingfeng asked curiously.
The scholar hurriedly ate and replied, "Two days or three days?"
"Dongfeng City attaches great importance to Confucianism, as long as Confucianism goes to the City Lord's Mansion, not to mention how much gold and silver will be given, but food and clothing must be worry-free, you can be so hungry, it's really rare!" Xiao Qingfeng teased after drinking all the wine in the cup in one gulp.
Traveling all the way from the east, he also learned about the situation of many towns in Yuanzhou. Dongfeng City is heavy on Confucianism, South Yan City is heavy on the road, West Thunder City is heavy on Buddha, North Ice City is heavy on soldiers, and Qilin City is heavy on law.
These five great cities are fighting endlessly every year, and it is completely the posture of the princes competing for hegemony. Moreover, this kind of thing has been going on for hundreds of years.
"Xiaosheng, Xiaosheng came out of the City Lord's Mansion. β
After trying to swallow the food in his mouth, the scholar replied. After finishing speaking, he began to stuff the things on the table into his mouth, and after a few strokes of his cheeks, he swallowed all the food in his mouth.
"You were swept out of the house?" Xiao Qingfeng raised his eyebrows, a little surprised, and looked the scholar up and down carefully.
Although this scholar is down, judging from the situation just now, he is also a capable and shameless person. This kind of person, no matter how bad they are, won't be like this? Could it be that they have offended some big man?
"How come, Brother Shangguan came out on his own. Otherwise, how can we starve!" These words were not said by the scholar, but by the little scholar who had been gobbling them up.
"Oops!" Hearing the little scholar's words, the scholar slapped his forehead violently and said, "The little student forgot to introduce himself. Xiaosheng's surname is Shangguan, and his single name is a humble character. β
Speaking of this, Shangguan Qian pointed to the little scholar and said, "This is my little scholar, Xiaobo, whose name is Shangguan Bo." β
"There is no need to introduce it so solemnly, it's just a meeting in Pingshui. I'm just passing through here, and I'm going to leave early tomorrow morning. β
Although this scholar was a little unusual, Xiao Qingfeng was not interested in learning about it. He still has a very important thing to do now, and that is to hurry.
After finishing speaking, Xiao Qingfeng took out the silver from the package and shouted to Xiao Er: "Little Second Brother, pay the bill!"
"Come on!" Xiao Ergao shouted and immediately walked over.
Handing a certain amount of silver in his hand to Xiao Er, Xiao Qing said, "Help me make a few more pots of good wine, and you don't have to look for the rest of the money." β
"Good at it!" Xiao Er replied and left.
After sorting out the package and thinking about it, Xiao Qingfeng still took some loose silver and put it on the table, and said to Shangguan Qian: "Meeting is fate, this bit of silver, I hope to help you." β
"Brother Tai, I-" Looking at the silver, Shangguan Qian wanted to postpone it with some difficulty.
"Come on, stop talking nonsense, I'll go first!"
After speaking, Xiao Qingfeng left the table with the package, walked to the counter, and after taking his good wine, he left the restaurant directly.
When Shangguan Qian looked at Xiao Qingfeng's back in a daze, the little scholar Shangguan Bo said: "Brother Shangguan, that big brother is a good person!"
"Yes, he's a good guy!" Looking at Shangguan Bo, Shangguan Qian had a heartfelt smile on his face.
Shangguan Bo looked at Shangguan Qian blankly and asked, "Brother Shangguan, are we really going to Qilin City? Didn't you say before that Dongfeng City is the best place?"
Shangguan Qian was stunned, and finally affirmed: "Right now, Qilin City is the best place!" (To be continued.) )