Fa Kong was in a trance, as if he was in the divine city.
No matter it is Shenjing, Tianjing or Yunjing, they all seem to be the same place, with different architectural styles and different people, but they have the same atmosphere.
This is the atmosphere of drunkenness and wealth.
A string of lanterns hung high above the head, illuminating the streets and alleys brightly, but not as brightly as during the day.
Bright as day, but not as bright as day.
Under such light, people's hearts become restless, and their usually dull hearts are inexplicably agitated at this time.
Emotions become rich and intense.
It's like the reaction of a dull person after getting drunk.
There are all kinds of shops on both sides of the street. They are diverse and all-encompassing. There is always something that can attract your attention, stop you in your tracks, and forget to leave.
Fa Kong shuttled among the crowds, feeling the impetuousness and noise.
"good--!"
"Okay, okay!"
Suddenly, earth-shattering shouts and shouts came from the distance.
He walked over and saw a round platform one foot high.
The round platform is about five meters in diameter, and two people are fighting fiercely on it.
Crowds crowded around the round platform, excitedly staring at the two people fighting together and cheering from time to time.
Both are young men with average looks, one is slightly lame, but his body movements are more agile than normal people.
The other young man is a simple and strong man, but his body skills are a bit poor, but his fists are like hammers, swinging them like a tiger with wind, and his fists are like meteor hammers.
"Bang bang bang bang..." The two fists and feet exchanged, making a sound of defeat.
Both of them are skilled in kung fu.
"Bang!" The strong young man was suddenly hit on the back, staggered and almost rushed out of the round platform.
The lame young man took two steps back triumphantly. He suddenly moved quickly and jumped to the opponent's back, punching him hard and hitting him hard.
He clapped his hands proudly, waved his hand and said: "You are defeated, go down!"
The honest and strong young man opened his mouth unwillingly.
"Get down!"
"Failed!"
"Get down!"
"Go down, go down!"
"You can't afford to lose!"
"Shame on you, which faction are you from?"
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The people watching below were all cheering.
The honest and strong young man could only speak loudly to suppress the noise around him, and shouted: "I'll come back tomorrow!"
The lame young man curled his lips with a look of disdain: "Don't waste your efforts. Your body skills are far behind. No matter how strong you are, what's the use? You can't hit anyone. Go back and practice your body skills!"
The honest and strong young man took a few deep breaths in dissatisfaction, jumped up angrily, and stepped on a person's head in the air, causing the person to curse loudly.
Amidst the yelling, the middle-aged man jumped up and caught up with the honest and strong young man in the air, each throwing punches.
"Bang bang bang!" The two punched each other three times in the air.
"Okay——!" people around shouted.
"He should be taught a lesson!"
"Destroy him——!"
The honest and strong young man was no match for the middle-aged man. After three punches, his body fell straight down.
People quickly moved aside.
"Bang!" He fell firmly to the ground, his feet sank an inch, and blood was already bleeding from the corners of his mouth.
People stopped looking at him and turned to look at another young man who jumped onto the round platform.
Fighting soon broke out again on the round platform.
Fa Kong was thoughtful.
He opened his mind and saw that there were three such round platforms on this street, and four on the other street.
Within a radius of ten miles, there are sixteen such round platforms.
There were people fighting fiercely on the stage, people below were shouting, and the atmosphere was lively.
In addition to these round tables, there are also some restaurants and teahouses, which are all like this. Some people use fighting as a show, and the fighting is fierce. From time to time, some people are injured and withdraw.
Fakong shook his head.
This is indeed different from Shenjing.
The common people in Shenjing are more interested in listening to books and watching operas, dancing on fences, drinking wine and boxing, or talking loudly.
People are not allowed to do anything, otherwise the infantrymen of the four yamen will come to them. The lighter ones will give them a lesson, and the more serious ones will be thrown into jail and have to work hard for a while.
The folk customs on both sides are indeed different.
He walked around a few times and then came to the mansion where Li Xuanfeng was.
But it is a five-level courtyard.
This is the system of the Minister of Household Affairs, and there is no excess in etiquette. The officials in Yunjing are extremely luxurious.
The residence of a minister is as good as the residence of a prince in Shenjing.
One is that the two countries have different levels of affluence, and the other is that their customs are different.
Shenjing advocates frugality, although the officials are not frugal.
However, Yunjing advocates luxury, and all the officials intensify their efforts to become extremely luxurious.
Fa Kong couldn't help but think of those Middle Eastern oil countries in his previous life. They were all extremely rich and naturally luxurious everywhere.
Li Xuanfeng was reading in the study. Opposite him sat an old man with a pale face and no beard, a serious look on his face, and he was also reading a book.
The two of them sat in the study, not saying a word. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, except for the sound of turning the pages of a book from time to time.
Fakong looked at Li Xuanfeng and found that his appearance had changed, becoming more calm and calm.
This experience greatly stimulated him and made him mature quickly, which obviously made the old man opposite him quite satisfied.
Fakong saw Ah Da and Ah Er again standing around the study, hiding in the shadows, yawning lazily, looking extremely bored.
Fa Kong thought for a while, and then a voice rang in Ah Er's ears: "I am Fa Kong. We will meet at Jinghong Tower in an hour."
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Jinghong Tower is a large restaurant similar to Guanyun Tower, and is one of the top restaurants in Yunjing City.
One meal here can cover a family's expenses for a year.
Fakong has no feeling for money anymore, especially after the divine water came out, money is just a number.
He has stored a lot of silver ingots in the Kalachakra Pagoda. When the time comes, he can just use the silver ingots to settle accounts, which is a drop in the bucket.
Li Er was dressed in a gray robe. After striding upstairs, he looked around. When he saw Fa Kong, he looked at him hesitantly.
Fakong came to see Li Er and restored his original appearance. He just changed his clothes and put on a hat, making him look more ordinary and less noticeable.
Fakong stretched out his hand and waved.
Li Er slowly came closer, looked him up and down, and chuckled: "Are you really a master?"
Fakong smiled and nodded: "How are you?"
"Hey, just like that, just goof around." Li Er waved his hand, sat down and called the waiter to come over. He ordered more than a dozen dishes casually, and asked Fakong what kind of wine he wanted to drink.
Fa Kong's lobbyists do as they please.
Li Er then asked for two more jars of wine.
When the waiter stepped back, Li Er said with a smile: "Master, why are you here in Yunjing? Are you here for fun, or is there something else?"
"Have fun." Fakong said, "See the local customs of Yunjing and open your eyes."
"Hey, you have to stay here for a while, otherwise you won't be able to appreciate the beauty of our Yunjing."
"I have realized it now." Fakong said with a smile.
The chopsticks are made of silver and the bowl is also made of silver. The luxury of this Jinghong Tower is evident.
"How long has it been since Master came?"
"It's been a day."
"One day is enough. After dinner later, I will take Master to a place to make sure you are satisfied." Li Er chuckled.
Fakong shook his head and laughed: "I am leaving after dinner. I came to see you before I leave."
"What can I see?" Li Er said, "If you eat well and sleep well, you will be in a daze all day long."
Fakong smiled and said: "Isn't this a blessing?"
Li Er chuckled.
The two chatted for a while, and Fakong mentioned his purpose of coming, asking Ah Er to bring a few words to Li Xuanfeng.
"After all, my identity is sensitive and it is not appropriate for me to meet Mr. Li." Fakong said, "Please tell me this on my behalf."
Li Er's expression suddenly became solemn.
Fakong said: "Master Li, are you still trying to find out who betrayed him?"
"Yes, the young master is definitely not willing to give in. There will be a pursuit later, all for revenge."
"Then tell Mr. Li that the people who intercepted and killed him are not the same people as those who betrayed him. One group is named Chen Lei, and the other is named Zhou Yunhao."
"Chen Lei...Zhou Yunhao..." Li Er nodded vigorously: "Remember, these two grandsons have caused misfortune to the young master, and we must deal with them."
Fakong smiled and nodded.
At this time, the food was served and the two of them started eating.
While Li Er was eating, he described some interesting places in Yunjing to him.
I emphasize that no matter how anxious you are to leave, you must go anyway, otherwise your trip to Yunjing will be in vain.
This is the sword dance of the lonely family.
Lonely Xia Qing's sword dance is one of the best in the world. It is said that after watching it, your understanding of sword skills will be improved to a higher level.
It is said that Dugu Xia Qing is already a great master.
The grand master has the grandeur of a grand master, so he should no longer perform sword dancing in front of others.
However, the Dugu family has always been famous for its sword dance and stood out in front of others, so the tradition must not be abandoned.
For swordsmen who come to Yunjing, if they don’t see the Dugu Sword Dance, then their visit to Yunjing is really in vain, so you must not miss it.
Fakong was so excited by what he said that he became curious.
"Hey, how about it, Master, go take a look tonight?...Master, you are lucky, the sword dance happens every ten days, and you just happen to catch it!" Li Er held the silver pot and filled the silver cup for him.
Fakong nodded slowly: "It's okay to take a look."
This Dugu Xia Qing aroused his curiosity. It was indeed rare to see a great master dancing the sword.
"Then let's go after dinner. Master, wait a moment. I want to find some connections to get a seat." Li Er picked up the silver cup and drank it all in one gulp, toasted Fukong, put down the silver cup and hurried away.
Fakong kept his eyes open, admiring the scenery of Jinghong Tower.
What is Jinghong? It means touching the flying dragon in the sky. You can imagine that its height is far higher than other restaurants.
Fakong estimated that this building was thirty meters high. In his previous life, it would have been just an ordinary small high-rise building.
When we got here, it was three floors and thirty meters high. It felt like it was blocking out the sky and the sun, and it was straight into the sky, creating a strong visual impact.
Fa Kong has been studying why this is the case, whether it is the beauty of the architecture or some other mystery.
The Jinghong Tower is either rich or expensive. The restaurant is in a ring shape, and the central patio is a high platform. On the platform, there are martial arts masters competing.
Fakong discovered that their cultivation level was only at the master level, but they were masters at a young age and were already geniuses.
However, the exquisiteness of the moves was far beyond the reach of ordinary masters. Fakong was amazed and surprised when he saw it.
Dayun martial arts is indeed unique and wonderful.
After a while, Li Er came back with a blushing face and said with a smile: "Master, you are really lucky. I really got a seat, and there are only these two seats left."
"Then go over and have a look?"
"Let's go." Li Er nodded quickly.
The two of them left Jinghong Tower and followed Li Er to the east until they walked out of the east city gate. There was a pier outside the city.
People were coming and going, and it was very lively.
They stepped onto a boat, sailed away from the pier and slowly headed towards the lake.
A quarter of an hour after the boat sailed out, several fire dragons were seen in the distance.
However, several corridors were built on the lake, and strings of lanterns were hung under the eaves. The lights were bright, and from a distance it looked like fire dragons straddling the vast lake.