Chapter 154: A Strange Old Man Meets in the City
As the only city on the border of the northeastern part of the boundary, Wangbei City lives up to its name, and most of the monks who come here are there to go to the north of the Jiebei, and due to the special chaotic situation there, there will not be too many good men and women in Wangbei City.
Even the uncle who kindly called Gu Xuyao to get on the flying boat secretly asked if there was any benefit after getting off the flying boat.
"Hmph, Xu Yao, that person is too much, I have been staring at me in a daze as soon as I go up, and after seeing that I ignore him, I went to Wangbei City and asked us for benefits, this flying boat is not his, even if he is at the helm, what ......"
Not to mention that once a woman is stable and has a belonging, she will return to the philistine, which is not wrong at all, and because of Ru Limeng's character, this point is even more vividly brought into play.
"Limeng, there are many people here, so it's better to be silent for the time being. The transmission stopped Ru Limeng's nagging, and the three of them left the dock, and through the non-strict guards, they officially entered Wangbei City.
Although the Jiedong monks have no quarrel with the world, their basic face is still good, so the scale of this Wangbei City is still quite large, slightly larger than the medium-sized city, and this is a very special city, he is not subordinate to any sect management, but is directly under the jurisdiction of the monks appointed from Zhongzhou, the only and highest authority in the city is nothing else, it is the border government that can approve transit permits.
Due to the lack of sectarian management, the entire Wangbei City, whether it is the layout of the city or the scene of the streets, is very different from the general city, everywhere you can see the sanctimonious or thief-eyed charlatans, all kinds of inns that feel like black shops at a glance are even sent out to the shopkeeper to tear and shout. The shop that sells miscellaneous goods has put out a small cabinet directly, and whenever a monk passing by, anyone who is not fierce will stop and ask you to see if there is anything you like.
These are nothing, if you want to say something special, it is the "Heavenly Maiden Tower" that can be seen everywhere.
Or in this place it shouldn't be called the Heavenly Maiden Building, in short, it is generally a red-toned building, and there are women standing at the door, and they don't speak, but just look at every monk who looks like a fool with affection. It was as if he was crying out for help. Many monks who had not been involved in the world to come here could not help the blood in their hearts and went in.
As for what happened in the end, it is unknown.
"Xu Yao, this place is so lively......"
See this street scene. Ru Limeng can be regarded as an eye-opener. In fact, this is not uncommon in the mortal zone. There are towns in some large mortal districts, and there are also mortals who have a relationship with the monks, such as landlords and wealthy merchants, although Gu Xuyao has never seen them. But he could feel the feeling of being oppressed.
Realizing that such a scene made Meng Meng see too much may not be good, he walked quickly through the narrow streets, and soon came to a more spacious urban area, where there was a lot less shouting and selling sounds, and the shops were much more standardized, but the "heavenly maidens" that could be seen everywhere still did not disappear.
Since there is no inner city, the center of the city can only be the location of the border house, and the closer the place around the border house, the more advanced the setting, and when you can see the border mansion, the surroundings are already as quiet as an ordinary monk city.
Although this city is big, it is nothing under the steps of the monks, even if they have to take care of Ru Limeng's body, the three of them quickly came to the gate of the border mansion, reported their intentions to the guards, paid a large amount of yuanshi, and the answer they got was to wait.
"Take this white-bellied fly, go back and wait for news, when it dies, it's your turn to approve it. β
After saying this, the guards no longer paid attention to the three of them, it seems that there are really many monks who ask to cross the border, otherwise this border mansion would not have such a high profile.
"Brother, did we buy this fly for so many stones......?
Staring at the white-bellied fly in Gu Xuyao's hand, Meng Meng showed a sad expression, in fact, Meng Meng's worry was not wrong, after paying a large amount of yuan stone as a "communication" fee, the remaining yuan stone on Gu Xuyao's body may only be able to maintain the three of them living in Wangbei City for three days, and looking at the attitude of the border mansion, I am afraid that three days will not be their turn.
As if seeing the worry in the man's eyes, Ru Limeng diverted the topic at the right time, chatted with Mengmeng, smiled faintly, looking at the virtuous Ru Limeng, Gu Xuyao's heart warmed, and he quickly came up with a way to solve the current problem of "food and clothing".
In fact, when a monk has no Yuan Stone, it is definitely not a desperate time, how difficult is it to force a small cultivator to a corner?
"Xu Yao, are you sure this path can work?"
Looking at the dilapidated shop in front of him uncertainly, Ru Limeng was still not at ease.
Like many women who have experienced hardships, although their greatest support is by their side, they are accustomed to the horror after persecution, and they still have a lot of fear of something new.
"Don't worry, it's the so-called small bet, we will place a small bet, win and leave, and it's okay if you lose. β
Gambling is the fastest way for human beings to obtain wealth, thinking of his experience with Feng Changshan in Haili City, Gu Xuyao decided to try his luck again, and the more chaotic the place, the more there is no shortage of gambling houses.
When the courteous man at the door heard the other party say this, the enthusiastic smile on his face immediately froze, looked Gu Xuyao up and down over and over again, and finally snorted coldly and stopped greeting.
"Hehehe, little brother, you said you wanted to try your luck, but the old man advised you not to go to the gambling house, why don't you come to the old man's shop, maybe there will be any big gains undecided?"
The gambling house will not be in any elegant place, on the contrary, the more chaotic it is, the more people like to gamble, so most of the gambling houses are distributed in the outermost part of Wangbei City, returning to the chaotic situation, and the crowd is also surging.
There were a lot of haphazard stalls next to this gambling house, and the person talking to Gu Xuyao at this time was an old man, and there was a small movable cabinet standing in front of him, on which many strange things were listed, including tattered shoes, sunflower fans without handles, I don't know what kind of animal teeth, and all kinds of stones.
Compared with gambling, Ru Limeng seemed to be more trustworthy in Taobao, pulled Gu Xuyao to the stall, and smiled enthusiastically at the old man: "Senior, we just came to Wangbei City, the first time I have seen such a thing, can you give me some pointers for this first calf?"
glanced at the wrinkled old man, and then looked around, there were a lot of such Taobao stalls.
"Haha, the old man likes a beautiful and lovely girl like you the most, well, since you have said so, then the old man will tell you, you can rest assured that if you buy this thing, it will definitely make you turn evil into good fortune. β
The old man's thin fingers pointed to a plain stone, like the black pebbles that are common by the stream, and if you want to say that there is no characteristic, it is completely absent.
"Really?" Ru Limeng didn't care about the truth of what the other party said, and picked up the stone to look at it carefully. "But I don't seem to be able to see anything, and besides, you said that when evil turns into good fortune, will we encounter any calamity?"
The old man didn't know how many years he was old, and the thin Cheng DΓΉ was as good as Ling Thirty, but his spirit was full, and he didn't look at the little gray robe with thousands of patches, and he actually had a sense of grandeur.
"You and this little brother each have a catastrophe, all of them are your fate can not escape, one death and one life, the will of heaven has been determined, whoever dies, eternal fall into darkness is irreversible, who is born, the future of the dragon is immeasurable. β
The old man smiled and looked at Gu Xuyao, who was frowning on the side.
"Ah, this, is it really......" Not only Ru Limeng, but even Meng Meng was frightened, opening her mouth and looking at the old man in surprise.
"Limeng, let's go, this old man's words are just a common trick used by some street vendors, and in order for you to buy this stone, I'm afraid he will even say that he is your son. β
Things are man-made, how can there be things that have been decided a long time ago, even if there is really a day when Gu Xuyao dies, in his opinion, it is just a matter of his own strength.
"Hehe, Xiaoyou, if you don't believe it, you take this stone away, the old man won't accept a penny from you, but if the old man says everything is true, I hope you return to Wangbei City and do something for the old man, okay?"
Gently moving the ordinary stone over, the old man smiled indifferently, as if the other party's contempt could not affect his mood at all.
"Xu Yao, why don't we take it first, anyway, I don't want money, I'm still ......"
"Ridiculous. β
Since he was a child, he has been named "uncultivateable waste material" for a long time, and he has suppressed this kind of definite statement in his heart for a long time, which is even more intensified under the stimulation of Xianyuan, at this time he does not believe in the "Heavenly Dao" and "Heaven" at all, and the only thing he can believe in is the fist in his hand.
Regardless of Ru Limeng, Gu Xuyao directly pulled her out of the old man's stall and disappeared into the sea of people, while the old man watched them leave with interest, always with an indifferent smile on his face.
After paying for three days of Yuan Shi, Gu Xuyao comforted the two of them to sleep, and he returned to the room to start meditating and planning how to get Yuan Shi, but in the dead of night, there was an uninvited guest in Ru Limeng's room.
The night was quiet, the fog gradually dispersed, and the black shadow condensed in front of him, Yi Zheng was calm, and suddenly felt that the breath was wrong, and suddenly opened his eyes, and saw an old face.
"It's you!"
Almost exclaiming, the old man smiled and raised his index finger in front of his chapped lips.
"Senior, why do you know that we live here, you better leave quickly, if Xu Yao senses that you are coming, I'm afraid he will kill you!"
When the old man heard this, he was moved by Ru Limeng's kindness, touched his mustache and nodded helplessly, and took out the stone from his sleeve that he was trying to "sell" today. (To be continued......)