Chapter 13: The Country of Gentlemen ()

Five warships escorted Mr. Xu's merchant ship to the country of Junzi.

On the way, Mr. Xu thanked him for saving his life and wanted to send some gold, silver, pearls and jade to Tang Xiaofeng and Yan Zixiao. Yan Zixiao raised her eyebrows and said that since she had taken action to save people, she naturally did not seek rewards. If it was for money, why not learn from those pirates and rob the ship directly?

Tang Xiaofeng proudly stood up and said that it is natural for us to save the world and punish evil people. If you give us money, you will look down on us.

Yan Zixiao saw that Tang Xiaofeng was the same as she thought, and couldn't help but smile.

When she went out with Youyou, Tang Xiaofeng and Mr. Xu walked into the cabin with their arms around her back. When she came out, there was an extra bag in her arms. As for what was hidden in the bag, it was unknown. She only knew that she was shaking it, which was crisp and pleasant.

In the afternoon, the merchant ship arrived at the port of Junzi Kingdom.

Tang Xiaofeng saw that the island was surrounded by city walls, and the four big words "Wei Shan Shi Bao" were written in ancient seal script. There was a pavilion market outside the city, with crowded people, and buying and selling. Everything was in order. Mr. Xu booked an inn outside the city, moved the jewelry he had brought in, and invited Tang and Yan to live in together.

Tang Xiaofeng asked in confusion: "Since you want to live, why don't you find an inn in the city but live outside the city?"

Mr. Xu smiled bitterly and said, "A gentleman's country is simple. Gentiles like to come here to do business. However, Gentiles have all kinds of people, some are just doing business. There are also many thieves or profiteers who are stealing their own businesses. Later, because of the fact that they have made too many things, the king sets rules. Gentiles are only allowed to live outside the city at night."

After staying there, Mr. Xu went downstairs to pay a visit. Tang Xiaofeng and Yan Zixiao took Youyou and wandered around the city. Tang Xiaofeng saw a clothing shop and pulled Yan Zixiao into it. Yan Zixiao was hesitant because she had no money on her body. Tang Xiaofeng smiled and took out some silver from her pocket, saying that he had already borrowed some from Mr. Xu.

Yan Zixiao then felt relieved and entered the clothing shop with Tang Xiaofeng.

But she didn't know that this little silver was just a "tip", and she was carrying a whole bag of pearls in Tang Xiaofeng's arms.

The two of them came here from Dongkoushan. Because their clothes were no longer suitable, they each chose a set in the clothing shop. When asked about the price, they were not as cheap as they were. Yan Zixiao saw that the clothes were obviously good cloth and materials, but the boss's wife said that her goods were not as good as others'. As she said that she gave them 20% off, she thought: "No wonder they said that a gentleman country is easy to make a fuss. Wouldn't they lose money when doing business like this?"

At that moment, the proprietress tailored the modification for them and changed them directly with the single room in the store. When she walked out, Tang Xiaofeng was wearing a small Qingcona short shirt, which was extremely fit. She turned to look at Yan Zixiao, but saw that she was wearing a red silk short shirt on her upper body, a red silk jacket and trousers on her lower body, a red silk fish scarf on her head, a big red silk ribbon wrapped around her waist, and a pair of red embroidered shoes on her feet.

She inserted the red sword around her waist, and her pretty face was as red as a red rose, brightly red. Just looking at it makes people feel refreshed.

Youyou shouted: "Sister Yan is so beautiful."

Tang Xiaofeng thought to himself that this is the "female-middle hero" in the book who is amazing if he appears alone.

Yan Zixiao saw Tang Xiaofeng staring at him like a flower. Somehow, her face became hotter and she looked at him happily.

Tang Xiaofeng turned his head embarrassedly and walked forward with her.

The two have been alone in the mountains for two years, and they are like siblings. Now, although they are still close to each other, they have a rather ambiguous feeling.

After walking a few steps, Tang Xiaofeng suddenly turned around.

Yan Zixiao asked: "What's wrong?"

"I always feel that someone is looking at me." Tang Xiaofeng looked left and right, but found nothing abnormal.

Yan Zixiao sneered: "You are not a flower, who will come to see you?"

Tang Xiaofeng thought to himself: "Is it great if you are a flower?"

They took Youyou for a while and bought a sheepskin map and compass painting the islands of the East China Sea. Before they knew it, it was getting darker, and they returned to the inn outside the city and were with Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu handed them an invitation.

"This is..." Yan Zixiao asked in confusion.

Mr. Xu smiled and said, "This is the invitation from His Highness Yao Hua, the second prince of the gentleman country. The second prince held a banquet at Zhuhelou tonight. He heard about the two who killed the "Ghost Sword" on the sea to shock the mountain, so he invited the two to the banquet with me."

Tang Xiaofeng and Yan Zixiao came to Zhuhelou under the leadership of Mr. Xu.

A young man wearing a large kona silk and a long robe stood in front of the building. Mr. Xu brought Tang and Yan to the young man and introduced him to them: "This is His Highness the Second Prince."

"It turns out that the two are young heroes who kill the ghost sword on the sea who are shaking the mountain," Wang Zihua grabbed Tang Xiaofeng's hand, "Good luck, lucky luck luck."

Yan Zixiao saw that the second prince of the gentleman country had excellent fabrics, but the style was not gorgeous. When walking on the road, it was difficult to tell the difference between him and ordinary scholars. When he saw that he was elegant and had a demeanor, he felt a good impression in his heart.

Tang Xiaofeng complained in his heart: "You are a man, and I am also a man. Why are you holding my hand? Isn't you heard that men and women are not kinship, and men are even more kinship?"

Wang Zihua personally introduced the two into the building and introduced the others to them. In addition to Wu Zhixiang, Wu Zhihe, Wu Zhihe, also was on the seat, and there was also a Qishuo Guotong Envoy named Zhimu, as well as several local merchants.

The "ancient style" is popular in the country of gentlemen, and naturally they sit on the ground at the banquet. This way of sitting is not popular even in the current Central Plains after a thousand years. Since the Five Barbarians invaded China, Hu Feng has flowed into the Central Plains, and all kinds of customs have changed. People always sit on stools in daily life, which is what is commonly called "Hu Sitting". For this reason, Tang and Yan were not very adaptable to it. However, everyone sat like this, and it was difficult for them to change their posture.

Several people toasted each other and talked about Tang and Yan's feat of killing pirates. They took turns to toasting. Yan Zixiao didn't drink much at first, but her pretty face turned red for a moment, making her look cute. Tang Xiaofeng was not as honest as Yan Zixiao. He took advantage of the opportunity to go to the bathroom and used his sword energy to force the wine out. After coming back, he went back to his favor, so everyone said that he was a huge amount.

After drinking for three rounds, he talked too much, and he couldn't help but talk about the customs of various overseas countries. He also learned that Tang and Yan came from Zhongtu. Wu Zhihe said: "I heard that there is a custom in the Celestial Empire. Whenever a child is born, it will be slaughtered by a hundred days. In the years, pigs and sheep will be slaughtered, and Zhang Yan will act. I wonder if it is not?"

Tang Xiaofeng thought to himself, and he smiled and said, "It does have this custom."

Wu Zhihe sighed, "I heard that 'God has the virtue of loving life'. Now that God has given children and people, people do not know the intention of loving life. Instead, because children and children kill many creatures, it is God who gives one life and hurt countless creatures. Is it the fault of heaven or human beings?"

Tang Xiaofeng opened his mouth to answer, but Wu Zhixiang asked first: "I heard that when guests are in a banquet, they often like to list delicious food, which is extremely luxurious, right? What's more strange, regardless of the taste of the dishes, the price is the most expensive, and some people even paste gold and platinum on the dishes. Isn't this the owner spends money and the guests chew wax? Or use this waste of money to help the poor, I wonder how many people are grateful, and I don't know if I think I'm right?"

Tang Xiaofeng nodded and smiled: "It's reasonable!"

Seeing Tang Xiaofeng agreeing, these two brothers were talking and saying it. Yan Zixiao heard them say "The Supreme Country of the Heavenly Kingdom", but there were many criticisms, and they felt a little unhappy. However, every word and sentence of these two people stood on the commanding heights of morality, citing the system of Yao and Shun, and using the Four Books and Five Classics below, all of which were the current drawbacks, which made people irrecognizable and irrefutable.

Fortunately, the two brothers saw that they didn't refute, and after a long time they felt bored, they turned around to criticize other countries. After listening to one sentence, they only made people think that other countries were just bad and bad, and their gentleman country was good. The Zhitong Envoy of Qishe Country had a few words, but they criticized the various policies of Qishe Country from top to bottom. Zhitong Envoy was criticized so much that his face was blushed, but he couldn't tell them.

The banquet dispersed, and everyone bid farewell to Wang Zihua and Wu brothers. Tang Xiaofeng carried Yan Zixiao, who was drunk, and walked to the inn outside the city with Mr. Xu and Zhitong. Mr. Xu sighed: "The country of gentlemen is worthy of being a country of rituals and music. After listening to their words, it is indeed majestic and magnificent. All of them are warned and famous sayings, which makes people feel ashamed of themselves."

Tang Xiaofeng rolled his eyes to the sky and said nothing. The Zhitong envoy sneered, and did not answer the topic, but asked, "I wonder when Mr. Xu will leave here?"

Mr. Xu said: "The royal family of the gentleman king urgently needs pearls and jade. I have negotiated with His Highness the Second Prince and the two prime ministers to exchange pearls and jade for their gold, silver and silk. I will probably leave in the next few days."

Zhitong said lightly: "Congratulations to Mr. Xu for doing a big business, but a foreign country is not a place to stay for a long time. Mr. Xu might as well leave earlier. Brother Tang, Shi Zhongtian of Guifu Mountain, and Hu Erniang are not easy to mess with. You and Miss Yan should also be careful. This gentleman country should not be able to stay for a long time."

Mr. Xu said in surprise: "Why is this? The country of gentlemen has always been politically clear. Even those pirates and bandits are afraid of the power of the country of gentlemen, and they only commit crimes abroad. However, as the emperor wants, they seem to think it is not safe for me to stay here?"

Zhitong did not say much, but turned around and bowed, saying, "I will talk casually, Mr. Xu, don't take it to heart. If Mr. Xu passes through Qishe Country in the future, he will go east and have other important things in the future. He needs to rush back to the country overnight. Please let me say goodbye first."

After saying that, he left with great strides.

Mr. Xu and Tang Xiaofeng looked at each other in surprise. The words of the Zhitong Envoy were clearly warning, but they just clicked and refused to say more, which made them a little confused.
Chapter completed!