In the fifty-second year of Qi Guang's reign in the Great Zhou Dynasty, March Spring, Thirteenth.
Spring Dust Festival.
Bang! Bang bang bang bang!!
Large circles of firecrackers exploded in the streets and alleys, and white smoke rose up noisily in the light of the fires, spreading and filling the alleys.
Immediately afterwards.
Plop! Plop!
There was another rapid burst of firecrackers.
Red, blue, yellow and other colorful meteors trailed and shot into the sky. The next moment, the dark night sky was suddenly illuminated.
Countless colored light spots spread out, some dissipated and dimmed, some continued to split, and then fell.
A series of colorful stairs are formed in the sky, and the stairs extend upwards, as if they will lead to the rumored White Jade Palace where the immortal lives above the nine heavens.
In fact, the real name of this firework designed by Gong Shujun, the master of pyrotechnics of Gongshu family, is the ladder to heaven.
In the past, performances were held in Wangjing, but this year, at the invitation of Zhou Mu Chen Tianxi, there was a rare fireworks display in Wanyicheng.
For a moment, the ‘ladder’ stretched continuously in the sky, the firecrackers kept ringing on the ground, and accompanied by the laughter of children, many sounds came together,
It seems that all the hard work of the past year has been dissipated.
The dust of the old year ends and the spring of the new year begins. This is the origin of the Spring Dust Festival.
Yifo City, a restaurant.
Lin Mo, Wu Ziyang and other people from the Seven Seas Alliance were sitting in a private room.
This restaurant has a very good environment and high standards. Each private room is equipped with a viewing terrace, from which you can have an unobstructed view of the scenery downstairs.
"Yizhou is indeed Yizhou. Even the Spring Dust Festival before this new year has a stronger atmosphere than the New Year Festival in Qihai.
And these fireworks... are really extraordinary, and their maker must also be an expert in concealed weapons and artillery!" Wu Ziyang, who was watching the fireworks in the night sky, couldn't help but sigh softly.
He placed the black sword he brought with him in front of his knees. After all this time, his injuries were still not healed, and there was a strong smell of medicine on his body.
Wearing a loose robe, the bandages wrapped around the entire body can be vaguely seen.
Sun Lang next to him was in the same situation. He was wearing a loose robe, his waist was covered with bandages, and he couldn't hide the smell of medicine. The only difference was that he was younger, more energetic, and had a stronger spirit.
In fact, this is normal. A martial artist can only stretch his muscles and bones for a hundred days, which is never a lie.
The two of them were seriously injured at Fenqiu Lake. Even though Lin Mo spared no effort, even planted a curse seal, and there was no shortage of medicine resources, after so much time, they could barely recover to 50-60%.
The rest need to rest.
This is also the reason why the group returned to Wanyicheng.
"Brother Angkor, you are indeed right. In the eyes of the world, Gongshu Jun of Gongshu is just a famous pyrotechnics master, but in fact he is the master of Gongshu's Fire Arms Hall.
Wei Gongshu's direct lineage can be ranked among the top three! There was a record of setting up a thunderous and earthly fire formation alone to ambush the poisonous dragon beast king in the Tai'a Mountains!" Sun Lang looked out the window and reflected in his eyes.
Looking at the colorful light spots, I couldn't help but explain:
"Speaking of which, the Yizhou Prefect has a great reputation. You must know that for the leader of the Fire Soldier Hall, fireworks are just a pastime.
I was once invited by people from other states, but he also responded that he would not perform in Wangjing.
I didn’t expect to be invited by him.”
In Chi County, the Beast King is a rare beast that is rarely seen compared to the True Lord Wufu. As for the Big Beast King, it is like the Big Beast King of the Seven Seas.
They are the kings of beasts, and their number is very small. In recent years, due to Yang Chao, there have been more and more of them. It is difficult for ordinary true kings to deal with them.
"When it comes to face, Buddha's head is not weak in face. Who would have thought that he could actually have a relationship with the Shuhou Mansion." Suddenly, Wu Ziyang looked at Lin Mo and said with a smile.
"Yes, Foshou, I remember, didn't you have a conflict with the Xiang family before? How did this happen, and the other party came to help us?" Speaking of this, Sun Lang also asked curiously.
Although Lin Mo was transferred back to Wanyi City, there was no corresponding guard in the fifteenth realm, except for Liu Yanfa of Phoenix Forest, Fenqiu Lake and Dead Grassland.
The taxation and management rights of both places are in Lin Mo's hands.
It's just that he has been transferred away from Ten Thousand Bones Forest, and Wu Ziyang and others are injured again. In fact, there is no one available at all.
But what was originally considered a very troublesome matter, not long ago, the Xiang family from the Shuhou Mansion suddenly came to discuss it, and sent people to come forward to guard the grassland and Fenqiu Lake.
The two great masters only charge 20% of the income, which is not very cost-effective.
"It's just a transaction." Lin stopped holding the wine glass, shook his head, and drank it all in one gulp.
He thought of the shadow of the little princess of the Xiang family he had met before, and the housekeeper of the Xiang family who came to the door not long ago. He also didn't understand why she showed her kindness.
But at his level, these things don't matter anymore. Good intentions will be rewarded, and bad intentions will be killed. As long as the exchange is equal, it will be clear in the heart.
"It's just a transaction... Hehe, Buddha's head, I heard that the little princess of the Xiang family has been visiting you a lot these days, but she is not yet married." Sun Lang said discerningly.
Adding wine to the pot, he whispered.
"But I already have children." Lin Mo said angrily. "It's just a transaction."
There are a lot of resources involved in the two secret areas. Naturally, it cannot be finalized with just a few words. It requires various negotiations. And the Shuhou Mansion also proposed that they can help resell them in exchange for resources, which is naturally excellent.
The person in charge was Xiang Xiaomeng, who naturally visited more frequently. In order to avoid suspicion, he directly let Wu Ziyang be responsible for most of the things in the future.
"This is indeed... I have to say that it is a little early for the Buddha to marry a wife, otherwise there may be a chance..." Sun Lang felt a little regretful when he heard this. Just now, he had many thoughts in his mind: "Master, don't run away, rich lady."
"The Road to Chasing Her Husband at the Risk of Her Life", "The Road of a Famous Princess to Chase Her Husband" and other novels.
It's a pity that Lin Mo is married and they have a very good relationship. As the little princess of Shuhou Mansion, Xiang Xiaomeng has absolutely no chance of cheating. It is impossible for the two to make a decision.
"With Foshou's potential and strength, why would there be any regrets? Give him time, Lingtai Sect may not be able to grow beyond the Shuhou Mansion. If you really regret it, it will only be someone else." Wu Ziyang said coldly from the side.
"This also means that with Buddha's talent, even in ancient times, he would have become a real big shot in the world of martial arts!" Sun Lang nodded in agreement, looking at Lin Mo with eyes full of reverence.
Even now, recalling the scene when Lin Mo appeared on the stage, he still couldn't help but tremble and get excited.
Whether it's his power to overwhelm a large number of enemies with every move he makes, or his courage that changes the color of the world when he talks and laughs.
They all demonstrated incomparably what it means to be invincible, what it means to stand high in the sky, and look down upon thousands of warriors!
Coupled with Lin Mo's usual friendliness and kindness, this huge contrast and such indescribable charm immediately convinced him.
"I believe that the Buddha's head will be able to compose his own legend in this era!" Sun Lang stood up respectfully and poured wine again.
"But Foshou, how long do we have to stay in Yizhou? There is news that there seems to be some disagreements between the Shangmeng and the imperial court, and the public's perception of us is not good either..." Sun Lang
After pouring the wine, he suddenly thought of something and whispered.
As he spoke, he looked at the others and lowered his voice a little lower. "Furthermore, I heard that Xiao Wenhu, the deputy leader of the Haichao Gang, and Xiaoxiang Sword Luo Daxia, the deputy leader of the Double Swords Alliance, are still locked up, even during this Spring Festival.
Outsiders come in and out,
I don’t know how long we will be detained, let alone what will happen next..."
Lin Duan picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
Naturally, he also knew about this matter, and the latter was undoubtedly implicated by the land and sea festival.
Although normally, the imperial court knew that Xiao Wenhu, Luo Qi and others were fine, but now that things have come to a point, they cannot do nothing.
On the one hand, it stabilizes the people's hearts, and on the other hand, it puts pressure on the Seven Seas Alliance and orders them to assist in the investigation.
Even why the investigation on Qihai Jinluo Island was so fast may not be due to this reason.
As for why Lin Mo and the others were not rounded up and imprisoned.
It is probably due to the special nature of his identity. Lingtai Sect is originally a Jiuzhou sect.
Lin Mo's mind was wandering.
‘No, that’s not right. It should be more for the sake of strength. Imprisoning a few great true kings is completely different from imprisoning a great sage and warrior.
No matter how powerful the Yizhou court is, it is impossible to restrict the freedom of a martial artist, and it does not have the ability to send a special envoy to protect it...'
Therefore, there is no penalty for drinking. I can only give him a toast and use gentle methods.
Lin Mo couldn't help but think.
Obviously, killing and killing allowed him to enter a new class, but he did not fully enter it.
Otherwise, the ones who negotiated with him would not be a few young magicians, but the commander of Zhou Shengjun, the Buddha of Landa Temple.
With his talent and hard work day and night, his strength improved extremely quickly. In less than ten years, he reached the true upper level of Chixian martial arts.
But there still seems to be an invisible distance between him and the top masters and top bosses.
This distance seems not far away, but it is extremely void and unreal.
It means that a slight difference can make a thousand miles.
Just like the ice water in an extremely cold place, it may be only a few degrees away from the real black ice, but the difference of only a few degrees makes the two things completely different in nature.
I sighed slightly in my heart.
Putting down the wine glass, Sun Lang wanted to step forward to pour the wine, but he waved his hand to stop him.
"Don't worry, the matter in Qihai will be settled soon, and the same will happen here. There will be no problem." Lin Mo said calmly.
On Golden Turtle Island in the Seven Seas, even if the Hai Clan didn't find any problems, he would personally take action.
On the one hand, you can only commit a thief in a thousand days, but you cannot prevent a thief in a thousand days.
On the one hand, it is also a good time to test the waters, to see what the so-called number one person in the Seven Seas Inner Sea is like, and to find out how far that invisible distance is.
After all, the number one person in the Seven Seas and Inner Seas, placed in Yizhou, how could he be ranked in the top ten and included in the top batch.
Seeing that Lin Mo was confident, Sun Lang, Wu Ziyang and others also relaxed, stopped mentioning this incident, and began to enjoy this year's Spring Festival.
From time to time, we chat about some interesting anecdotes from the world or some secret gossip.
Everyone was extremely relaxed.
During these days, apart from healing their wounds, these few people had nothing else to do, and Lin Mo was not stingy with money, and they were paid a lot for their offerings.
You have no worries about food and clothing, your safety is guaranteed, you have no worries, and you are naturally in a happy mood.
It's tea time again.
There are fewer and fewer fireworks, and the 'ladder to heaven' that continues into the night gradually dissipates, as if it has disappeared deep into the clouds.
There were only sporadic sounds of firecrackers.
Some people on the street began to use big brooms to clear away the confetti waste. Only some children were still unwillingly picking unlit firecrackers among the confetti piles.
A group of people walked downstairs.
When approaching the lobby on the first floor, there was suddenly the sound of clinking glasses, and then a deep male voice came:
"I don't know when this day will end. I heard that there was a thunder cloud on Baishi Street in the south. Lei Daxia's son also disappeared. He was playing at the door, but in the blink of an eye, he disappeared.
There is only a puddle of water on the ground, and there are so many people along the street, but no one can be seen! It’s like they disappeared out of thin air!”
Immediately, there was a hissing sound that sucked in air.
The people speaking in this group are a group of big and thick men, with strong blood and rugged faces. They are full-fledged knights in the world. These people have very good ears and eyes.
"I remember that Mr. Lei broke through the Grand Master two years ago. Something happened to his son? Doesn't this turn this neighborhood upside down?"
"Haha, what is the Grand Master? I heard that there was even a true gentleman's heir missing in Yixiang City! The big boss was furious, mobilized manpower and material resources, made a lot of favors, and conducted a vigorous search. In the end, wasn't it all in vain?" among the crowd?
, a slightly older and more elegant man shook his head and said.
"I heard that it also disappeared inexplicably. No one was around along the way, and there was also a pool of water on the ground."
"Isn't it really the work of those beasts from the Sea Tribe? Damn it!" One person couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know, but I think it's possible that those guys who practice the new method are responsible. They break through quickly, but the breakthrough method is weird. I heard that evil sects often use living people to do it, just like Qianyu World!
"One of them said mysteriously, but there was a hint of envy in his eyes.
"You are just talking nonsense. Both the Daoxing Party and the Alien Alliance have explicitly banned that kind of leftist method. Once someone reports it, if it is true, it will not matter life or death, and the reward will be extremely generous. Who dares to mess up?
Do it?
By the way, brother, what you said must not be said nonsense, someone had spread rumors about this before and was arrested by the government..." A bald man said with a smile.
"I just heard about it, just talking..." The man who spoke before said hurriedly, "By the way, I heard that the murderer of this mysterious child's disappearance is the same as the previous murder case of Huangye Valley, Litao Town, and Zhizhixi Family.
people,
And the second of the four great hunters from Wangjing, Ruthless and Iron Hand, has already found clues and dispatched many good men. They are setting up a dragnet, but they don't know whether they can succeed and catch the murderer...
Let’s see if they are from the Sea Clan!”
"So what if it's the Sea Clan? Now that the alliance between the imperial court and the Seven Seas Alliance is the general trend, I guess even if it is, it will be severely condemned at most, and it will take the opportunity to find some benefits. Is it possible that it can turn against it?" Some people disagreed.
"Brother Ming, be careful what you say!" As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man in front of him immediately reminded him.
The former had a complex look on his face when he heard this, shook his head and stopped talking.
"Come, come, have a drink, and then queue up. I heard that the government and merchants have decided to release grain, and open some medicinal materials and yuan stones for sale. Go grab some early to avoid price increases again."
The bald man spoke, his status was obviously not low, and he tried to change the topic.
"Yes, I was lucky last time. I just grabbed a batch of Blood Mill Pills, and they were sold out as soon as I grabbed them. The price on the black market has doubled, which is outrageous!"
"Me too, I hope my luck will be better this time..."