There are a total of nine counties and provinces in the Southland. Xuandao Sect and Tianjian Villa are located in the same county and province - Xiannan County, and the other two major sects are in another county and province.
It is precisely because of this that after the Tianjian Villa was wiped out, Xuandao Sect became the first suspect. After all, Xiannan County is rich in resources and can be said to be the first of the nine counties in the South.
After Tianjian Villa was wiped out, Xuandao Sect was the martial arts sect that benefited the most.
"Then let's have a sip of tea and rest. We're only a hundred miles away from Xuandao Sect, so there's no rush."
Fang Chen smiled and nodded.
Everyone soon entered the teahouse on the roadside. The place was full of people on their way because there was a big tree next to the teahouse, which made the place quite shady.
The traders, footmen, warriors, and merchants who were on their way all gathered here. When they saw Fang Chen and others, they immediately showed fear and moved away one after another.
There are more than thirty people in Fang Chen's group. Yuan Zhuang and other ministers have been working in Dahua Temple all year round, going in and out of prisons, apprehending criminals, and have already developed some temperament of being calm and self-reliant.
Although the detectives under their command are now in civilian clothes, they are all Qi-condensing warriors. Except for Yuan Yu, the rest of them look tall and strong, and they are not easy to mess with at first glance.
On the contrary, Fang Chen, Yu Xianzi, Master Qinghe, and Huangfujie looked the least threatening.
"Dear guests, I'm sorry, our place is too small. There are only five empty tables now. Can you please squeeze in?"
The shopkeeper of the teahouse personally greeted him with a flattering look on his face.
"Just squeeze it in."
Fang Chen smiled and nodded.
Then Huangfujie sat at a table with Yuan Zhuang and others, Fang Chen sat at a table with Yu Xianzi, and Master Qinghe, and the remaining three tables were occupied by the spies.
When the martial artist who was observing secretly saw this, he immediately knew that Fang Chen should be the financial owner.
They thought this was a security team, and Fang Chen was the son of a wealthy family.
"Everyone, here comes the tea."
After a while, the waiter had delivered tea to every table.
The Jade Fairy was a little surprised. The tea was emitting white smoke, but in fact it was not hot. Instead, it exuded bursts of chill, which was very refreshing.
"Your Majesty, why is this tea iced?"
Jade Fairy asked curiously.
In Kyoto, only high-ranking officials can afford to eat iced food. Who would have thought that a small teahouse in Sennan County could also use expensive ice cubes to make tea?
"You don't understand."
Fang Chen smiled and said, "This is a specialty of this place. There is a spring thirty miles away from here. The water in this spring is naturally cold. Use it to make tea. You can get all the flavor in the tea without boiling it.
By forcing it out, even the poorest tea can improve its quality."
Fairy Jade was a little shocked that there was such a magical spring here. Even Master Qinghe was a little surprised and looked at the spring thoughtfully.
"Your Majesty knows so much."
Yuan Zhuang and others looked at each other.
As Si Zhi of Dahua Temple, they never knew that there was such a magical spring in the south.
"If this is the case, why has this water never been seen in Kyoto?"
After Jade Fairy was shocked, she asked curiously.
"Because this water cannot be stored for long, you need to drink it within three hours after taking it out. Once the time has passed, it will be no different from ordinary spring water."
Fang Chen smiled lightly.
"I see."
Fairy Jade nodded slightly, looking at Fang Chen with unabashed admiration in her eyes.
At this moment, there was a sudden shout from outside the door.
"Whose horse? Move further away. You guys have taken up all the seats. Where can we put our horses?"
The shopkeeper hurriedly ran up to Fang Chen, with a forced smile on his face and whispered:
"Gentlemen, can your mounts be moved? The gentleman outside is not easy to mess with."
Everyone looked at each other.
Is that guy outside not easy to deal with?
Isn't it harder to offend than Daxia's number one military god?
"Yuan Zhuang, go and move the horse."
Fang Chen said.
"yes."
Yuan Zhuang nodded immediately, went out for a while and then came back: "Your Majesty, the matter is settled."
Fang Chen nodded, then ignored it, and tasted iced cold tea with Yu Xianzi and others. This sip of iced tea really made the feeling of scorching heat dissipate.
It's no wonder that the business of this teahouse is so good. This is a magical medicine for people who are on the road.
The group of people outside walked into the teahouse. When they saw that there were so many people in the teahouse, the leader frowned immediately. Before he could speak, a tall and strong warrior beside him shouted coldly:
"It's from the shopkeeper!"
"Coming, coming."
The shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him.
"There are too many people here. My eldest son doesn't like there being so many people. I'll kick some out and free up five tables."
The tall and strong warrior said coldly.
When the nearby guests heard this, their faces suddenly darkened, but some of them seemed to recognize their origins and whispered to their companions. In the end, these people also showed fear and did not dare to wait and see.
A look of embarrassment appeared on the shopkeeper's face, and he said nonchalantly: "Gentlemen, I can only spare one table at most. There are exactly five of you, can you squeeze in..."
"What a joke, you want us servants to squeeze in with the Crown Prince? Who do you think our Crown Prince is?"
The tall and strong martial artist was immediately furious. He slapped the shopkeeper and knocked him away several feet, and also smashed a tea table over.
The guests at the tea table were immediately furious. Judging from the way they were dressed, they were also people from the south, and they had a good aura. One of them had already reached the late stage of Qi Condensation.
He stood up and looked at the tall warriors and others, and said calmly: "You are too overbearing."
"Oh, there are some people who are not afraid of trouble."
The tall and strong warrior laughed strangely: "What's your background?"
"Heijiang School, Chen Da!"
The other party said in a deep voice.
"It's actually Chen Da of the Heijiang Sect!? This is the number one master of the Heijiang Sect!"
Everyone was a little surprised and confused.
The Heijiang Sect is also well-known around here, specializing in canal-related business. There are many disciples in the sect, with hundreds of them, and all of them are good hands.
Chen Da is recognized as the number one master of the Heijiang sect. There are rumors that he can even survive ten moves at the hands of an explosive martial artist without losing!
"It turns out he is from the Heijiang School, so awesome."
The tall and strong warrior chuckled and took out a token: "Since we are from the Heijiang Sect, do you recognize this token?"
Chen Da took a closer look, and then took a breath of cold air, "Fighting Sword Guard?"
Fierce sword guard?
Everyone was now panicking. These people were actually members of the Knife Guards!? This was a team under the personal command of the Emperor of Great Xia. Not to mention the warriors in the martial arts world, even the senior officials in the temple faced the Knife Guards.
Three points of respect!
Chen Da's expression changed, and finally he bowed his hands: "I was ignorant and bumped into you, please..."
"The person you bumped into was not me, but the heir apparent of my family."
The tall and strong warrior sneered.
Chen Da then looked at the young man behind the tall warrior, "I wonder who the prince is..."
"What a handsome nun."
The young man suddenly let out a chuckle and stared at Master Qinghe with a trace of greed in his eyes.