I just wanted to ask where the Four Holy Sects were, but I didn't expect Old Man Gao to be able to analyze so many things in an instant.
Everyone knows that Lou is not simple, and this Old Man Gao is not simple either!
Liu Mang calmed down and thought that he couldn't be led away by Old Man Gao. He was here to ask questions, not to be cross-examined.
He said softly, "Does the father-in-law know the location of the Four Holy Sects? If not, I can only say goodbye."
Old Man Gao smiled and said, "This question is not difficult, just one tael of silver."
Liu Mang was a little surprised. He didn't expect it to be so cheap, so he readily took out the money.
Old Man Gao stroked his long beard gently and said slowly, "In today's world, apart from the imperial court, there should be ten top powers, namely one temple, two paths, three mountains and four swords.
The temple is Lantao Temple, the Tao is Qinglong Temple and Huanzhen Temple, the mountain is Bulao Mountain, Taiyun Mountain... the sword is Ba Jian Sect... In addition, there is also a ghost town with unpredictable strength and deep foundation, Mingjian Villa..."
Old Man Gao was talking about irrelevant things, but Liu Mang did not interrupt him. For Liu Mang, this knowledge is what he needs now, after all, he has never really stepped into the world of martial arts.
"The Four Saints Sect has been glorious in the past and is one of the top forces. The four internal powers of its sect come from the same source and complement each other. At that time, the Four Saints united into one and were invincible in the world. Even the Grandmaster could fight! It's a pity that thirty
The martial arts catastrophe many years ago caused it to decline rapidly, and now it can only be called second-rate."
"The sect is located on Huayang Mountain between Sucheng and Huaicheng, the big cities in the Central Plains, more than two thousand miles away from Jiangcheng.
If you want to find this sect, for ordinary people, just crossing the Taiyun Mountain Range is as difficult as climbing to the sky, not to mention there are many dangerous passes behind it."
Hearing this, Liu Mang's heart sank. The more he learned about the difficulty of finding the Four Holy Sects where Mr. Yin belonged, the more difficult it became. But for the precious inheritance of internal skills, he must face it no matter how difficult it is!
Next, he took out another half a tael and asked for the location of Tianhuo Mountain where Mr. Zhong was. Tianhuo Mountain was within the radiation range of the Seven Southeast Cities and did not need to cross the Taiyun Mountains. This was good news.
After asking the two questions, Liu Mang clasped his fists towards Old Man Gao and said, "Thank you very much, father-in-law, for clarifying my doubts, and I will say goodbye!"
After saying that, he left neatly, leaving Old Man Gao, who had prepared a lot of words, stunned in place.
"This kid is also a wonderful person!" Old Man Gao shook his head and laughed, walking towards the depths of Jizhi Tower with his hands behind his back.
Liu Mang returned to the seats. At this time, everyone knew that the people on the raised platform in the center of the building had been replaced by an old man playing the erhu and a young girl singing a cappella.
The erhu tune is melodious and the girl's voice is melodious. However, there are much fewer people on the first floor than before. Many people come here just for Old Man Gao. Why not go to the Red Mansion to listen to the music?
Liu Mang and Qi Quan also left quickly, wandering aimlessly on the streets of the inner city.
Compared with the outer city, the people in the inner city are not only dressed gorgeously, but also always have a confident and relaxed smile on their face. The young girls are talking and laughing with umbrellas, the scholars are talking wantonly with swords hanging on their waists, and the children are
They were running back and forth and making noisy noises.
A juggler in front of him would occasionally arouse applause from the onlookers, and sometimes he would receive a few copper coins in reward.
"This inner city is really comfortable." Liu Mang sighed.
"When Sir, you become the flag bearer, the gang will be given a house in the inner city." Qi Quan said.
"Oh? There are such good things?"
"I, the Golden Tiger Gang, have been building the gang for so many years, and have already established many connections in the inner city. We still have some methods. However, the rewards are usually ordinary houses, and the space is not big."
"That's good too." Liu Mang smiled.
The household registration in this inner city is much more valuable than the BJ household registration in the previous life.
The outer city lacks supplies, has rugged roads, and has poor medical conditions. It is far incomparable to the inner city. The most important thing is that bandits would attack from time to time in the past years, but the inner city is protected by city walls, and the security is completely different.
When he becomes the flag-bearer, the first thing he will do is to ask me to move to the inner city. Liu Mang thought so.
The two of them walked along the street from the west to the east of the city. The environment here is quiet and there are many mansions. It is like coming from the downtown area to a residential area.
"Why are there so many people?" Qi Quan asked in surprise.
There were about a few hundred people, men, women, old and young, gathered together in the front. But strangely, everyone was very quiet, no one spoke, and instead looked in one direction from time to time.
Liu Mang and his two men walked among them and followed their gaze and looked forward.
There were many children queuing up outside a big house ahead. Most of the children were around ten years old. They looked nervous and did not dare to make any noise. The queue was very long, and it looked like there were hundreds of people, and the number was still increasing.
There is a plaque on the door of the house with three large gilt characters: Gate of Immortality.
Next to the gate, a man in black brocade clothes who looked like a steward shouted: Next!
A child entered the house anxiously. On the contrary, the child who came out had a depressed face and red eyes.
"Is this an apprenticeship?" Liu Mang also understood a little bit and asked Qi Quan in a low voice.
"Yes, the Changsheng Sect is also one of the several sects in the inner city, but its reputation is not as good as the Fire Crane Sect, Ice Soul Sect, and Ji Fist Sect. It should be recruiting disciples now."
"Next!" the steward shouted again.
The child who had just entered also came out with tears on his face.
"Inner martial arts place great emphasis on qualifications, and few people can satisfy them." Qi Quan said. Because he did not lower his voice, he was glared at by several people next to him.
At this moment, a carriage stopped nearby, and a young man in gorgeous clothes with a purple and gold crown inlaid with jade in his hair got out.
He looked proud and waved, and several servants beside him carried two large red wooden boxes to the door of the Changsheng Gate.
When he opened it, he found that it was filled with bright white silver ingots, and everyone onlookers was in an uproar.
Just listen to the young man say: "This young man came from Jingcheng to seek martial arts sincerely, and offered three thousand taels of silver in order to be admitted to the high gate!"
After saying that, he gave a long laugh and showed off his posture.
Unexpectedly, the steward of the Changsheng Sect didn't even look at the money, and just sneered: "Let me ask you, how old are you?"
"This kid is actually sixteen years old this year." The young man looked a little unhappy.
"We don't accept anyone over the age of twelve."
Regardless of the young man's ugly face, the steward continued: "I think you have enough energy. Have you ever practiced external martial arts?"
The young man said: "That's the iron fighting skill passed down from our family."
The steward shook his head: "I don't accept anyone who is just starting out in art."
Then he added: "Besides, our disciples are required to have a clean family background. You are from Jingcheng, eight hundred miles away. How do we know whether you were planted by enemies and what your background is?"
"As for the money, you should take it back. Although our Changsheng Sect is not a great sect, the most important thing we lack is money!"
Every time the steward said something, the young man's face turned pale. By the time he finished speaking, the young man's face had turned pale.
"Let's go!" Knowing that he would be humiliating himself by staying any longer, the young man hissed and ordered the two servants to move the money away, and left without looking back.
The onlookers shook their heads and whispered.
"This kid is really humiliating himself. I can get a mere three thousand taels at home, and you still think that you can become a member of the sect with this?"
"Internal skills and mental skills are so precious, how can they be measured by just a mere amount of money?"
"Why do people from Jingcheng come to Jiangcheng? They can't even enter the sect in Jingcheng, so they can just come to Jiangcheng?"
Seeing such a scene, Liu Mang felt a little blocked in his heart.