Above a bustling market, four white horses pulled a cart, which contained eight round wooden barrels as tall as a person.
A finger-thick bamboo section is inserted into the bottom of the barrel to seal it tightly.
Thin water lines gush out from the eight bamboo joints on both sides of the cart. The strength of the water forms a gradient, which just covers the range from three feet away to the bottom of the rut.
Wherever the cart passed, vendors, shops, pedestrians, carriages and horses, and those with quick hands and feet quickly lifted up their headscarves and gowns to stay away; while those who were not very agile were soaked in water from the waist down.
As the capital of Nankang Shangguo, Yuchang City was very noisy and bustling with carriages and horses and people coming and going. If it were not cleaned with a water truck every morning and night, it would be inevitable that the dust would be like sand and cling to the body, which would harm the capital city of a big country.
atmosphere of dignity.
Just five or six feet behind the cart, a huge green bull walked leisurely, as if it was using the large water cart in front of it as its path-opening weapon.
Carrying on the back of the green ox was a very handsome young man in a green robe, and a teenage girl with bright eyes and white teeth.
The girl was originally sitting on the back of the bull, using the young man's broad back as a chair, and lay back leisurely. After a while, she seemed to feel unsatisfied, and she turned around and jumped hard.
He sat on the young man's shoulders. Then he took out two candied haws of water from somewhere, one in each hand, and wolfed them down.
Those who saw this scene on the street couldn't help but look sideways. They secretly thought that although this girl looked handsome and full of beauty, she was clearly over ten years old, but she was still riding on people's shoulders, which showed that she was a arrogant person.
He came from a wealthy family.
Someone who was experienced in the world looked at it and secretly guessed that the young man in front of him didn't look like a servant, and maybe he was the brother of the little girl's concubine.
He was blameless but didn't care. He had already made a three-part agreement with Huang Xiyin and let her ride for two more years. This kind of treatment would never happen again in the future.
As for Huang Xiyin, her appearance had always been about one or two years older than her peers at the beginning; but after she was promoted to spiritual form, this feature gradually reversed.
After taking the spiritual form, she can control her face and appearance a little more. After deliberate adjustment, today's Huang Xiyin is actually a little younger than children of the same age. At this time, her actual age is already thirteen years old, but judging from her appearance, she is only ten years old.
Looks like he's in his early years.
As early as several years ago, Gui Wujiu asked for the key to the secret realm of Yuqing Sect in North Donghua Realm. This time when he went out, he originally planned to go straight to the topic and get the two secret medicines first, and then talk about other things.
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But once out of the gate, due to a sudden change, Gui Wujiu felt strange in his heart, so he decided to follow his own wishes and cruise around for a while.
The passage that Gui Wujiu walked naturally led back to the Yunzhong Sect through the Hejie Grand Formation, and then connected to Nanyu in the Shiwanlian Cave through the Yunzhong Sect's secret teleportation array.
However, once Angelica Wujiu and Huang Xiyin appeared in the underground secret realm, they found that the place had already been deserted.
Not only was Nan Yuyi absent, but even the Demon Sect monks under his command were nowhere to be seen.
Nan Yuyi seemed to know that Gui Wujiu would return via this place soon, and he even left a special letter to Gui Wujiu.
The letter said that he had other important matters to follow the Great Demon Lord Jifuluo; the Demonic Way had other arrangements here; as for the underground secret realm of the Hundred Thousand Caves, he gave it to Gui Wujiu and used it as a business secret for him.
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The date of the letter is three years ago.
When Gui Wujiu first read this letter, he thought that the demonic forces had withdrawn from Donghua Realm. When he saw Nan Yu's words that the demonic forces had other plans, he couldn't help but feel a little strange.
The underground secret realm of Shiwanlian Cave has been operated by the devil for a long time. It is an extremely secretive latent foundation. It would be fine if the devil forces completely withdraw from Donghua Realm. Since there are new forces to take over, why not
Instead of taking over, it turned out to be nothing but a benefit?
Could it be that at the level of Nan Yuyi in the magic path, there are still some intrigues and scheming?
After experiencing the incident in Shiwanliancao, Gui Wujiu felt in his heart that there seemed to be people not far away who were related to him by fate, so he might as well go with his heart.
"Master, I want to go there."
While Gui Wujiu was thinking, a sweet voice came from his ear, and at the same time he saw a green-white finger pointing at a very prominent three-story building opposite the official road, with a green flag fluttering.
Above the gate, there are three characters written on the plaque: "Natural Residence."
But it is the most prestigious restaurant and inn in the city.
Compared with the endless flow of people on the street, those who entered the entrance of "Natural Residence" were in twos and threes, moving erratically, and were obviously much rarer. However, everyone who entered was dressed in luxurious silk and satin, or had a pipe in his hand.
, or hanging bird cages, or hand-twisted folding fans, holding incense burners, it is obvious that these are the homes of wealthy officials with high social status.
Gui Wujiu stretched out his hand to lean on the back of his head, touched Huang Xiyin's belly, and said dumbly: "You have eaten a lot in two or three hours in the morning, right? Haven't you eaten up yet?"
Huang Xiyin didn't answer, but looked up and saw two rooms with green tiles and white walls. The red door was ajar, which was the official toilet in the city, so he slipped in quickly.
Half a quarter of an hour later, when he came out, he touched his flat belly and said with a smile: "You can still eat it."
Gui Wujiu shook his head secretly, and then together with Huang Xiyin, they came to the door of "Tiantianju" and Shi Shiran entered.
The waiter standing in front of the door looked very smart. He was startled at first, then trotted up to Gui Wujiu in three steps and two steps, bowed and said loudly: "Your honor, please come to the second floor."
"Tianranju" has a strict door and has its own set of rules. If a guest comes with a hand, there are special procedures for leading the horse to drink water and feeding fodder. Just now, the waiter clearly saw two people riding a big green bull.
As he approached the door, he was ready to greet the cow; but when he took a closer look, he saw that the green cow in front of him was no longer there, so he couldn't help but be more respectful.
Gui Wujiu smiled in his heart, he did this intentionally, teach him to see.
However, judging from the attitude of this guy, although he was respectful, he was not flustered; it was obviously not the first time he entertained a monk.
Although Nankang Shangguo is a country of ordinary people, three thousand miles north of Yuchang City is where the mountain gate of Jiangyue Xuanzong is located. Those monks who have achieved nothing on the road, have poor qualifications, and finally live in seclusion in the mortal city.
In fact, it is not uncommon.
After they found a good private room upstairs and sat down, two more servants handed over copper basins and hot water. One of them held a menu and said with a smile: "I wonder what your distinguished guest would like?"
Huang Xiyin was already sitting on the chair. After hearing these words, she quickly jumped down and said loudly: "Cook up one of each of your store's specialty delicacies."
The waiter smiled apologetically and said, "There are 256 kinds of special dishes in our restaurant." After saying this, he looked at the blameless ones with eager eyes.
Although he knew that the one who really made the decision was not to blame, but if these dandy boys and unruly girls lost their temper, it would also create problems for them.
Gui Wujiu smiled slightly, opened the menu in his hand, flipped through it for a while, and said: "One each for sugar cake, chestnut cake, flower cake, bean cake, and milk cake; coconut wine, deer pear pulp, papaya juice, plum blossom wine
, one each of perilla drink; lactose dumplings, crispy abalone, raw and cooked lotus root, hundred-flavor soup, roasted kidney, rabbit with green onions, fried raw lung, fried quail, suckling sheep bone soup, roasted puffer fish, steamed mandarin fish
each one."
There are five kinds of cakes, five kinds of drinks, and ten kinds of dishes in total.
He turned to glare at Huang Xiyin and said, "Is that enough for you?"
Huang Xiyin naturally smiled widely, clenched his fists, and returned to his seat.
"Tian Tian Ju" provides food and accommodation. However, due to the shortage of rooms, according to the usual practice, if visitors need accommodation, they will take the initiative to call the number at the counter on the left as soon as they enter the door. No one will take the initiative to walk into the store.
The exceptions are diners.
This guy is also a smart man, and when he sees no blame, he makes a bold move. He actually musters up the courage and takes the initiative to say: "There are seven or eight good recreational places in Yuchang City. And our store is located in the center of the city, and there are many places to go.
It’s extremely convenient. If you want to see the worldly scenery here, our store also has an upper room waiting for you.”
Now that he was in the private room, he changed his title. Instead of being called "honored guest", he was addressed as "Shangxian".
Gui Wujiu thought for a while and said, "If nothing else happens after eating this meal, I will stay with you for three days."
The waiter felt that the words of blameless words were a bit strange, but he agreed anyway.
While the two were chatting, Huang Xiyin had already grabbed the pastries and cold drinks that were served earlier and started devouring them.
Those pastries cost six pieces per plate, totaling five plates and thirty pieces. But Huang Xiyin did not eat one piece of pastry, but took a bite here and there; in a short time, he devoured more than ten pieces of pastry like a dog.
Too average, with gaps everywhere.
The boy just thought that Huang Xiyin had been living in the open for a long time, and thought to himself: "They all say that cultivating immortals is hard work. It seems that in addition to a long life, there is also a world of flowers and flowers in the mortal world, and the life is more nourishing."
Gui Wujiu only took a few bites of the side dishes, then opened the door and waited slowly.
The entrance direction of his private room happened to be facing the entrance of "Tianranju".
After wandering with the crowd for a few days, when he came to Yuchang City, Gui Wujiu felt vaguely that he seemed to have lost the direction of exploration. At this moment, Huang Xiyin suddenly wanted to come here and have a feast, which was exactly what Gui Wujiu wanted.
Guiwujiu believes that within two or three days at most, the right thing will be here.
"Where is the shopkeeper?"
While Gui Wujiu was thinking, a loud voice penetrated his eardrum, and suddenly a person walked in inside the main entrance of "Tianranju".
This person has a dignified appearance and a strong arsenal. He is extremely tall and has a two-foot-long beard on his chest, which makes people remember him. Of course, this is the image of this person as a foundation-building monk in Gui Wujiu's eyes - this person is not only
He is a monk who has just established his foundation, and he is also a demonic monk!
It's just that at this time, Gui Wu Guo felt that there was no difference between the past and the present, and there was no difference at all, so he was determined and convinced that this demonic monk was not the "destiny" he was looking for.
But in the eyes of those with naked eyes, this middle-aged man with a long beard, dressed in tatters and dusty from the world, was far from being compared to the celebrities and dignitaries who came to the restaurant one after another for dinner. He was probably a down-and-out and vulgar traveler.
Just because he was very tall and had a long sword on his back, "Tian Tianju" didn't dare to ignore him. After a while, a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper came out with a smile on his face.
Come to say hello, you have a face that has been tempered for many years.
After asking the reason, I heard this burly middle-aged man with a long beard say: "It's your store's good fortune. There is something. If the shopkeeper hangs it under our store's plaque, it can help you keep your store forever."
Luck will last for five hundred years."
The shopkeeper’s heart is that it has only been 276 years since Nankang came to the country. Although it is prosperous on the surface, it is already full of disadvantages secretly. I don’t know how much luck there is. Can you protect my "natural residence" for five hundred years?
Luck, isn't it nonsense?
However, he still had a smile on his face and echoed: "Excuse me, where is the treasure that suppresses luck that your distinguished guest said?"
The middle-aged man with a long beard stretched out his hand, took out an object from his sleeve, and held it up in front of him. The object was brown in color, square in shape, and had words engraved on it. It seemed to be carved from a piece of peach wood.
The shopkeeper's expression changed, he thought for a moment, then ordered the waiter to take the item, and said loudly: "Take two hundred taels of silver as a token of thanks and give it to this guest."
The clerk was stunned, then turned around and ordered to get the silver.
Naturally, the rules are very strict. Although the boy was dissatisfied, he still hurriedly agreed. It's hard to say how much he complained in his heart.
But this middle-aged man with a long beard suddenly burst into laughter. The sound shook the roof tiles and the sound was very sharp. Even the guests dining in the lobby were startled by it.
The shopkeeper's expression remained unchanged, his hands were folded into his sleeves without leaving a trace, and he said calmly: "Dear guest, do you have any other advice?"
The middle-aged man with a long beard said loudly: "I gave my friend five hundred years of fortune and such a great achievement, but you only gave me two hundred taels of silver. Isn't it true that this wonderful treasure of mine is sold at a low price?"
The shopkeeper showed no emotion or anger, but his voice became a little lower unconsciously, and he said calmly: "How much do you want, your honorable guest?"
The middle-aged man with a long beard said loudly: "I give good fortune, but I can't shorten my daily life. I draw one every hundred, and there is not much material. Since I have given your store five hundred years of luck, you can also use the five years of operating income of our store.
If you offer it, we'll settle the matter."
The guests in the store who were dining alone were in an uproar when they heard this. "Tiantianju" has made an income of two to three hundred thousand taels in five years. Is the person who came here lost his mind and gone crazy, or is it really a hard idea?
The shopkeeper's face finally darkened. He stretched out his hand, waved his sleeves, and shouted in a low voice: "Put it out!"
From an inconspicuous corner of the store, five or six strong men suddenly appeared, holding big sticks, and they were about to beat the middle-aged man with a long beard.
It's a pity that these five or six big men haven't reached him yet. The middle-aged man with a long beard waved his sleeves slightly, and a few strong winds were thrown out. The five or six people suddenly cried and howled, and fell to the ground. The wooden stick in his hand also fell to the ground.
All broken into powder.
The shopkeeper's expression changed, and he quickly turned to look at the corner of the store, as if begging for help.
ps: It's much better today. I will try to update again in the evening and resume the third update tomorrow.