A group of soldiers arrived, and when they saw the shining weapons in front of their eyes, everyone dispersed in a hurry.
The two people who were fighting stood up, groaned, waved their sleeves and shook each other's faces. The other person smiled at the soldier and took out a handful of coppers and gave it to the shopkeeper as an apology.
"You don't have to be like this. The dishes, tables and chairs are all fine. You guys think about it and hold back."
The man was stunned when he heard this, then looked around and found that it was indeed as the store said. The wooden table that had been bumped before and the bowls and chopsticks that had been torn off and dropped were all intact.
Fortunately.
He confessed again and immediately took the two of them away.
The good show was over, and the place quickly became lively after the soldiers left the tea shop, but Chen Yu had already stood up and walked away, no longer paying attention.
Luo City occupies a large area, and the four urban areas in the east, west, south, and north have their own uses. For example, the north is dominated by merchants, while to the east of Xiushui Bridge are spacious houses, and the people inside are either rich or noble.
Except for the east and north, the west of the other two is close to the mouth of the Xiushui River, where the surging water flows into the Ming River. A port was built decades ago, and there are cargo ships. However, the number of ships has been much smaller in the past two years, and it is not as prosperous as in previous years.
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Nowadays, it is jointly controlled by several river gangs, and most of them are ordinary fishermen.
There are three small towns outside Nancheng, extending in all directions, so many foreign tourists, either traveling or seeking refuge, come from Nancheng and live in Nancheng.
The residence he decided to live in was in a secluded courtyard in the south city. It was a bit dilapidated and old, but fortunately it was still innocuous and would not hinder daily life after a few cleanings.
After leaving the tea shop, Chen Yu did not return immediately, but continued to explore and wander around the city.
I once heard that there is a first-class flower drinking party in Jinzhou, which is held in every city and prefecture. At that time, the winding water flows to drink wine and there are thousands of tourists. It is extremely grand.
It's a pity that we can't see it now, we have to wait for several months, and given the current turbulent situation, it may be difficult to recreate the grand scene in the rumors.
He walked and watched, and soon he grabbed a bunch of yellow balls in his hand. They looked similar to the candied haws in the previous life, but the taste was worse and the sugar juice was slightly astringent. However, some dried nuts were mashed in it, which was accidentally neutralized.
Sour and astringent, with a little more mellowness and sweetness.
After one bite, the top was round, soft and sticky, and after another bite it became crispy again. His eyes lit up, and he took out a few more skewers with his big hand.
"The Gongsun family became famous in the state sixty years ago, and now it is even more prestigious."
As I walked, I passed by a large courtyard. I paused for a moment in front of two huge stone lions.
Next to it, a healthy old man with a white beard held up a hanging cloth and wrote a few words on the Feng Shui destiny. There were several white bowls in front of him, and he twisted his beard at Chen Yu with the look of a stranger.
"In these troubled times, little friends, it is best to find someone to support you. You can enjoy the shade under a big tree, otherwise you will have no weapons when the turmoil breaks out."
The words were full of advice and goodwill. Seeing that he didn't answer, the old man thought he was moved, so he moved closer and quietly continued to talk.
"But aristocratic families don't support idle people. If idle people don't have some real skills, they won't be able to become my disciples."
Then the world is in turmoil, the future is gloomy, and there are endless natural and man-made disasters. At the last moment, every hall turns black and the blood shines brightly.
"I have a long heritage. I studied under Liang Yuzhen in Zhenwu Mountain. I am a disciple of the fourth generation of Zhenwu. Now I am traveling in the world of mortals and see my little friends who are kind. They must be destined to be my Zhenwu!"
After a pause of words, the old man looked sideways and slowly revealed his purpose:
"Zhenwu Mountain has the means to seize the wind and calm the water, even if you are close to your destiny. If you are willing, little brother, you can teach me Feng Shui skills with only a little money, one hundred and twenty coins, and I am guaranteed to be able to become a guest of Gongsun's family."
Dang Dang.
Chen Yu looked strange. The old man was still promoting his Feng Shui skills. He took out one book after another, and in his mouth, each one was a secret that had not been passed down and a peerless treasure.
He almost laughed out loud. Although he was young, he did not look like a three-year-old child. The other party was too fooled.
I cursed a few words in my heart and shook my head to reject the wonderful Feng Shui skills that the old man took out from his arms. These thin booklets had obviously been tricked. They looked quaint from the outside, but unfortunately after a quick glance at them, it was clear that they were brand new inside.
"Hey! Don't leave, little friend! There are also the Seventy-Two Hands of Plum Blossom from Lingxuan Palace of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and the Xuanyunzong from Yuqiong Temple. If that's not enough, how about Master Yuzhi's "Yunzhongmei"? Fangzhongshu.
I’m also proficient!”
"..."
Chen Yu walked away quickly. The old man was just talking nonsense. He had already understood all the 'secrets' on the other party. Unfortunately, none of them were genuine. However, it seemed that he had deceived many people, otherwise he would not have kept them forever.
Wait around here for the next one to come.
"The Feng Shui of Zhenwu Mountain... Tsk, unless the old practitioner Yu Qimeng went to was a fake Zhenwu."
I feel more and more funny in my heart. You must know that Zhenwu Mountain Xiuhesha has only developed a line of alchemy cauldrons in recent decades. As for the mountain talismans, it has never been involved.
After walking around for two hours, Chen Yu visited all four cities. Chen Yu was not just wandering around. He was also paying attention to some interesting things, including the relationship between Qian Xuanzhong and Yuanyang Gate, as well as the news from teahouses and restaurants.
All kinds of news that are difficult to distinguish between true and false.
While inquiring, he also paid attention to places in Luo City that might have interior locations.
After searching for several hours, I finally sensed it at a simple stone bridge. I cast a spell to cover my body, stepped into the void, and found a world where the sky and water were upside down.
"Bizarre! Different from all previous interior scenes!"
This is an interior location that Chen Yu has never seen before. I wonder if it has something to do with the water flow. The scene reflected by the beautiful water is upside down in the interior scene, flowing into the sky, but beneath his feet is the familiar dark void.
The surrounding fields were filled with gray, and even the river above the head was extremely dim. A spiritual light overflowed from the quiet world, and after sinking from a high place, it was swallowed up by the pitch-black void.
Obviously, this is an inner scene that is about to be destroyed and broken. It is similar to those seen in Qingtai Mountain.
It is quite different from the interior locations in Yining, Tongzhou and other places.
"The sky and the earth are upside down, and the river is flying into the sky. These special manifestations may also be related to the fact that the interior scene is about to sink. The essence of some depths is changing and distorting, so the reflected scenery is amazing."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Chen Yu tried to touch it, but the water in the river was solid, and like other things in the interior, it was unable to move, and it was completely dead.
He looked around, thought for a moment and backed away.
"The new spirit is still being recast, and the spirit that can be called upon at this moment is limited, and we cannot guarantee that we can move freely in the interior locations."
The left and right interior scenes couldn't be escaped, so Chen Yu was not in a hurry. After writing down the location, he continued to search in the city.
There are many factors that contribute to the formation of interior locations. According to his long-term observations, they can be roughly linked to whether there are rich people and a long history.
However, not many places with a long heritage can encounter interior locations, and not every interior location can obtain secret treasures.
"Speaking of it, the spirituality of the body was cocooned and turned into a bag. I haven't paid attention to it for a long time. I wonder what it is like now."
He once saw a spiritual cocoon wrapped around the outside of the body in the special interior location brought by Cao Dan. There were traces of dryness on the outside, but it was brewing inside, and he didn't know what could be conceived.
Chen Yu invested a lot of things in the process, and later found that the ground secret treasure powder had the most obvious effect on the growth of cocoons. However, because the secret treasures at hand were limited, he paid little attention to it over time.
At this time, he remembered that he wanted to take a look, but entering there required grass pills as a support, and it was very taxing on the spirit. Even a few activities would consume a lot of energy, and there was really no energy left at the moment.
He sighed and realized that there were a lot of grass pills planted on Qingtai Mountain. However, as various spiritual plants were cultivated and grown, they were left idle for a long time.
After that, it was rarely cultivated again. On the contrary, spiritual plants such as fumigator and mountain awn had been cultivated for the second time, and Yuanlinggen was put into use for the third time not long ago.
"Fortunately, I brought some seeds with me before I left, so I can plant some in the wonders... Forget it, it's better to plant them on the floating fields first. The wonders are still filling up the remaining 80% of the area, and they may not continue to change during this period. The planting spirit
Planting may have an impact.”
After walking around the city, he used his keen sense to discover two interior locations at two other locations. Chen Yu also noted the locations and gave up exploring temporarily, waiting for the new spirit to be successfully cast.
While searching for interior scenes, he 'accidentally' met Jiang Qin'an and Yue Haiping who had just entered the city on the way to the Dongcheng area.
The two of them were dressed plainly, with a simple blue-grey gown on the outside and soft armor on the inside. The quality seemed to be good, and they didn't know where they got it.
The two Taoists had martial arts skills at their disposal. Chen Yu first took advantage of the conversation to check the soul seeds that had been put into their bodies in the Wuming Mountain Formation. The result was that they had withered away. It must have been too long, several months.
It is not replenished, so it dies and dissipates on its own.
The two of them were unable to gather their energy and awaken themselves, but the muscles and bones of their bodies were well connected and their membranes were tough. Especially when Yue Haiping stepped forward, his feet and waist and arms seemed to be in harmony, and the internal organs in his body were constantly vibrating and exercising.
It seems that the latter has gone a long way in the interaction between dragon and tiger, and his skills have become more and more sophisticated.
As for Taoist Jiang, he has not wasted his time. He has surpassed Tongjin Dacheng in one fell swoop after not seeing him for several months. He is only half a step away from reaching the second-rate dragon and tiger realm like his senior brother.
"Congratulations to Taoist brother, you have become proficient in the art of protecting the Tao. You are much more advanced than during the Pingcheng Dharma Conference."
"Where is it? Daoyou Chen is full of energy and strong in muscles and bones. He is Shiya's rising star."
The three of them exchanged innocent compliments, and the three of them were all frank, so they went to find a nearby restaurant together, went to the room, ordered a table of tea and vegetarian food, and chatted about the current situation while thinking about it.
Jiang Qin'an had been in contact with Chen Yu several times, and had even sent letters to Yunhe Temple in Qingtai Mountain. Not long ago, he was invited to go down the mountain to eliminate bandits, so he was familiar with the temperament of this young Taoist.
"It is quite unexpected that fellow Taoist disciples will walk down from Qingtai Mountain and travel thousands of miles to Luocheng, Jinzhou."
Taoist Jiang took a sip from his tea bowl. Meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign country made the gloom on his face dissipate a lot, and a rare smile appeared on his face.
Yue Haiping also smiled and agreed. Along the way, he often heard his elder brother mention that there is a Taoist temple with a long history in Qingtai Mountain in Shiya County. The temple owner is a young junior who is superb in the art of protecting Taoism.
Moreover, the principles of Taoism are not inferior to those of others.
Gentle and polite, most of them live alone in the mountains to meditate.
"This time I went down the mountain, but I was very quiet and restless. I felt a lot in my heart along the way. I wanted to go to Zhongyuan Zhenwu, Zhengyang and other major Taoist sects to visit. On the way, I happened to hear that there were ten Dharma gatherings in Jinzhou. I knew I couldn't miss it.
That’s why I came here.”
Chen Yu said casually that he was really thinking about it, but the ten Dharma conferences were nothing to him now, and he would not gain much. The reason why he was waiting for the Dharma conference to be held was because he wanted to pick some.
Good seedlings, if there are people who are born with strong spirituality, or who have outstanding talents in their bones, energy and blood, they may be able to pass down some Dharma texts and let the way of practice bloom in this land.
It also lays the groundwork for the exploration and construction of the road ahead.
Now, with the opening of the blood orifice, the solidification of the wonders, and the recasting and solidification of the soul, he has some ideas about the path forward for his own method, and he is no longer like the headless fly in the past.
It's just that it's still difficult to find a broad road that can really go far from all the clues, unless more Yu Qimeng can open it up together.
The two people on the opposite side naturally didn't know very well what Chen Yu was thinking, but they also knew the name of the Ten Dharma Assembly. It was rumored that it was very grand, and the two Taoists also came for this purpose.
I only heard Jiang Qin'an say: "From entering Jinzhou all the way to Luocheng, everyone has been discussing this matter. I heard that there are big factions involved in the organization. Zhenwu and Zhengyang's walking may end up."
"There is also Wufeng Mountain, and people are expected to come there too."
Yue Haiping added.
Wufeng Mountain, also located in the territory of Nanliang, is one of the five great sects in the world. It practices the method of combining evil spirits by collecting gas and transforming evil spirits, and the mountain talisman method of catching wind and water.
Follow the true path.
Chen Yu briefly recalled that in his memory, the so-called Five Great Dao Sect were mainly the leaders of Taoism recognized by the world, including Zhenwu, Zhengyang, Wufeng from Nanliang, and Yuqiong and Lingxuan from Northern Qi.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Not long ago, the old man used the names of the latter two to deceive, making sure that it would be difficult for others to verify. After all, Northern Qi is now confronting Daliang, and they are separated by another.
Wan Li, it's really hard for most people to tell the difference. Coupled with the other person's eloquent mouth, he got confused.
There are similarities and differences among the Taoist lineages adhered to by the Five Great Dao Sects. Taiping, Zhenyi, Qingwei, and Qianyang are the only four Daoist lineages that only flourish in the middle and lower classes. Taoists from the five sects are rarely involved.
As for the four major Dharma sects, the division is not so clear and clear. For example, Zhenwu Mountain adheres to the Qingwei Way, which is mainly based on Jingming Dharma, but what it really practices is the Hesha Dharma. Jingming also has Jingming Dharma, but in terms of prosperity, it is even less clear. It's not as good as the Danding Dharma sect that has carved out a separate peak in the mountain.
Speaking of which, Yunhe Temple where he was born still has some connection with Lingxuan Palace in Northern Qi.
Today, the atmosphere in the Taoist sect is dominated by Hesha, Jingming gradually falls silent, Danding is in the ascendant, and mountain talismans are like burning fire cooking oil - and the Taipingdao that is making a fuss is the handful of oil stars poured into the pot.
Hearing that people from the three major sects in Daliang were coming to attend the meeting, Chen Yu was curious, what was different about this Dharma meeting?
After asking the two people in front of him, Jiang Qin'an shook his head and said that he and others didn't know, and most of them were just hearsay. Yue Haiping came up with some guesses, but he was a little unsure, so he didn't say much.
A few people chatted about everything, from south to north. In the past few months, Jiang Qin'an followed his senior brother through mountains and ridges, wading across rivers, and saw a lot.
So much so that when facing my old friend at the table, I couldn't help but be indignant, either hating the officials in the temple for their indifference, or feeling sorry for the misfortune of the people below.
"...Senior brother and I went to Dongping and walked the waterway with the boatmen. Fellow Taoist, do you know what is happening with the waterway that used to be smooth and developed in the past? It is blocked! The floating corpses are almost ten feet tall!"
"Walking through Wangqiao and passing through Nanlin Prefecture, it turned out that there were not even a single farmer left, the fields were barren, and jackals with green eyes were running rampant."
"The Seizing Moon Pass has not been repaired for a long time, and the local garrison is in terrible condition inside and out. They actually gave up the important town pass to a group of bandits!"
"There are constant natural disasters and man-made disasters. Changing children and eating food is no longer just attached to books, it really falls before our eyes."
"Too many, too chaotic! These are just a few states in the west. After setting foot in the Central Plains, I thought it would be better, but it turns out that Yunzhou and Tongzhou are also in a bad situation. A group of gangsters dare to carry knives and commit murder! They are rampant in the countryside and do evil!"
Chen Yu listened and had the same experience with this. He encountered many things along the way. Some of them were dealt with easily, while others were left a little late. The thieves left only ruins on the ground mixed with bloodstains, which was very disturbing. Burning with rage.
Bandits are actually secondary. There are very few government offices that act like Jinzhou. When it comes to the political system, not to mention the entire Daliang, at least more than 70% of the places are quietly on the verge of collapse.
Officials were not officials, people were not people, and people were not treated as human beings, so everything became chaotic.
The reason why it is still difficult to maintain the last dignity is because Jianye was taken back not long ago, and several rebel rebels were put down and wiped out.
The east wind is gradually picking up, but some people are still the same as before. I am afraid that this wind will not only blow the old dreams, but also the endless wildfires. Just waiting for a little spark to ignite may completely detonate this huge powder keg.
Thinking of this, he raised his eyes and looked out the window. Through the air through the carved wooden window, he seemed to see the imperial city in the distance that had been baptized by swords, guns and arrows.
And the people in the city who are addicted to the dream of fighting for power and profit.
Inexplicably, Chen Yu felt that that day would not last long.