Chapter 33: A Boat Like a Mountain (Part II)

Xiao Ziyang walked into the cabin, the inside is very spacious, divided into two rooms, inside and outside, there are beds, tables and chairs and other furniture in the inside and outside, but the inside is larger and more gorgeous and comfortable, I want to come to the outside room for the next person to live.

After looking at the cabin, Xiao Ziyang came to the side of the ship and walked towards the bow of the ship, only to see that the ship was busy, and the tower-like Zhao Dazhang on the bow of the ship was raising his voice and directing the crew to prepare for sailing.

With a sway, the ship slowly sailed away from the harbor.

Passengers took to the deck.

Standing on the deck of the Shun, which was seven or eight feet above the horizon, looking at the low buildings below that were gradually moving away, Xiao Ziyang actually had a feeling of seeing the mountains at a glance.

The boat slowly sailed into the wide Kashiwahara Lake, and the passengers walked around, the merchants gathered together to hand each other's names, and the scholars also reported their homes to each other.

Xiao Ziyang supported the side of the boat with both hands, looking at the water and sky in front of him, looking a little lonely.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ziyang, who had exercised all morning, was sweating like pulp, hungry, he took a cold shower in the bathtub, and planned to go out to the bow hall to worship the noisy Five Organs Temple.

Xiao Ziyang just walked out the door. The door next door also happened to be open. The neighbor looked up and saw Xiao Ziyang stunned for a moment, and then smiled kindly. This was the first kind smile Xiao Ziyang had seen since he got on the boat. This person is tall, has an elegant face, and is born with a good skin, which makes people have a good impression of him.

"This brother is going to eat. Xiao Ziyang smiled back and asked with a fist.

"Exactly, in Xia Tang Zheng, I don't know the name of my brother Taizun. ”

"Don't dare, under Chen Mo, Brother Tang, it's better to have a glass of water and wine together on a long journey. ”

"That's what I mean, please. ”

The two came to the front hall, ordered wine and food, and gradually became familiar with each other.

"I didn't expect the cooks on this ship to be really good. ”

Hearing this, Tang Zheng asked, "Brother Chen is sitting on the Great Dragon Ship for the first time, right?"

"Yes, why did Brother Tang ask this?"

"Brother Chen didn't know, taking this big dragon ship, from Yucheng, the easternmost point of the Jiuhu Plain, to Jin'an, the capital of the Jiuqu River estuary, the fare of the ship cost fifty taels, plus the food and drink along the way, each room will earn almost one hundred taels of silver for one trip, and one round trip is ten thousand taels of silver. This big dragon ship transports so much cargo, and the profit is only about 20,000 taels after a trip, not to mention the hard work, but also the risk; the money for carrying passengers is easy to earn, and the money is not lost, so the shipowners also attach great importance to this, and the cooks on the ship are all famous chefs who are collected from all over the world. Tang Zheng explained with a smile.

Xiao Ziyang smiled and said, "I see, it's rare for Chen." ”

"I don't know where Brother Chen is going this time?"

"I heard that the Qingyang Temple on Qingyang Mountain outside Xiang'an City has recently recruited disciples from the outer sect, and I want to try my luck. ”

"Oh, it's really like this, Qingyang Guan is the fourth thousand-year-old sect of the top ten sects in Xiliang, if you recruit disciples from the outer sects, I'm afraid the world will already spread it, why haven't I heard of it?"

"Don't hide it from Brother Tang, a friend of my father's childhood is now working as a miscellaneous worker in Qingyangguan, and I came back with a letter some time ago to tell my father about it, and I don't know if it's true or not. ”

Tang Zheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly arched his hand and said: "I see, it's really disrespectful and disrespectful, Brother Chen has such a relationship with Qingyang Temple, then this time you must worship under his door, don't forget the little brother then." ”

Xiao Ziyang was shocked in his heart, this Qingyang View has such a great majesty, and the relationship between a miscellaneous servant is impressive?

In fact, this so-called miscellaneous relationship of Qingyang Guan is just an excuse he made up casually.

Xiao Ziyang is just an executioner from a remote mountainous area, and he is an out-and-out low-level person in the martial arts, and the ten major sects of Xiliang are the superstructure in the Xiliang martial arts, and his understanding of them is very limited.

"My Uncle Lin is just an ordinary handyman in Qingyang Guan, so is it worth Brother Tang's high esteem?" Xiao Ziyang asked tentatively.

Tang Zheng glanced at Xiao Ziyang strangely, "Since Brother Chen has relatives working in the Qingyang Temple, don't you still know the origin of the Qingyang Temple?"

Xiao Ziyang pretended to smile bitterly, "Brother Tang doesn't know, my father wants me to take the test, and I have been locked up at home to study since I was a child, but I really am not that material, so this time my father was disheartened and went out to Xiang'an to try his luck." This Qingyang view was also mentioned by my father when he was leaving, and he only knew that it was one of the ten major sects of Xiliang Wulin, but his specific origin was really unknown. ”

Tang Zheng looked at Xiao Ziyang's extremely strong body and showed a knowing smile, "Then it's no wonder, if Brother Chen said just now that he was talking about any of the top four sects in the top four, not to mention that your Uncle Lin is a miscellaneous servant, he is a disciple of the outer sect, and he will not be in awe." ”

"The top ten sects of the Xiliang Kingdom always have to change their names every few decades, but the top six sects have never changed, and it is said that these sects have dominated Xiliang for thousands of years. ”

Tang Zheng drank a glass of wine and continued: "These six major sects actually don't interfere much in the affairs of the martial arts, if it weren't for the extremely clever martial arts taught in the sects, it would be more like a business house than a martial arts sect. These sects are located in various states, and they all have thousands of hectares of fertile land, all of them are engaged in medicinal materials, jewelry and jade, and other businesses, and even the Ming Dynasty generously exploited the mineral deposits privately, and the imperial court ignored them. ”

Xiao Ziyang gasped, "Privately opened a mine, there is such a thing, and the court still ignores it, how is this possible, isn't this tantamount to rebellion?"

Tang Zheng looked around, and seeing that no one could hear him, he poked his head over and said in a low voice: "So many people suspect that these six major sects should actually be the representatives of the legendary Immortal Master Sect in the mortal world, otherwise, how could the imperial court be so tolerant." As far as I know, this is not only the case in this dynasty, but also in the previous dynasty, these six factions have been immortal for thousands of years, if there is no legendary immortal support how to do it. ”

Immortal Master, Immortal Master Again!" Xiao Ziyang's face couldn't help but show an excited expression, "Brother Tang, have you seen an immortal master?

Tang Zheng looked at Xiao Ziyang, who was excited, shook his head and smiled: "There are countless rumors of immortal masters, but those who have really seen immortal masters have never heard of them. There is only a martial artist in the next place, how can there be such a blessing to be able to see the immortal master with his own eyes!"

Xiao Ziyang was about to inquire carefully, but found that Tang Zheng suddenly looked at the side behind him, his eyes were surprisingly bright.

Xiao Ziyang looked back and saw a girl dressed as a maid commanding a few subordinates, preparing to take away a few food boxes. It seemed to be the subordinate sent by the returning official who lived upstairs in the upper class cabin to get lunch.

Although the maid was dressed in a subordinate style, the fabric used in the clothes was quite luxurious, and she should be very favored by her commanding appearance.