Chapter 54 It is the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan
——Thanks to East China Er Shao and ererdfsfs friends for the reward.
Shi Xuan didn't expect that the middle-aged woodcutter was not frightened, so he waved his sleeves in his face, and then smiled as he watched the middle-aged woodcutter wake up.
The middle-aged woodcutter first rolled his eyes slightly under his eyelids, and then opened them slightly. When he saw the young master still facing him, he quickly closed his eyes again and pretended to be unconscious.
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"Haha, if you don't wake up yet, don't blame Shi for throwing you into the wolf's den in front of you." The peaceful voice reached his ears, and the middle-aged woodcutter thought of something and hurriedly turned over and knelt down: "My hero, no
, No, Immortal, please spare the little one. The little one has an eighty-year-old mother on top and a three-year-old child on the bottom..."
Shi Xuan shook his head to stop his rambling: "Shi is just asking for directions, why should you be so panicked? As long as you tell Shi which market town is down there, Shi will leave immediately."
The middle-aged woodcutter gave a very ugly smile: "Reporting to the Immortal, below is Xinglong Town in Tiannan City, Jingjiang Prefecture, Yunzhou. Although it is a town, because it is close to the Shiwan Mountain, there are many people buying rare and exotic animals, precious trees, and strange things.
Merchants of exotic flowers and precious herbs come here, so it is extremely prosperous, no worse than an ordinary big city."
Shi Xuan nodded with satisfaction. If merchants come often, then he can follow a caravan to Yangzhou. This time he returned to the land of Middle-earth. First, he sharpened his Taoist heart in the world of mortals, and tried to lead the way to the North Sea.
When Qi is perfect, the second is to take a look at the cultivation status of several disciples. If they still want to see the immortal way, and they work hard and have a firm mind on the way, then take them to Huilong Temple and let them go to the Three Islands Sea Area.
Because it involves the inheritance of Xu Laodao, Shi Xuan did not think of bringing Xu Jinyi, Yan Jujian, and Ding Mingde under the Penglai sect. However, with his status in the Penglai sect, he found a good island in the Three Islands Sea to let him
It is not a bad idea for them to establish a small sect that relies on the Penglai Sect. After all, the resources and atmosphere of cultivating immortals in the Three Islands Sea are far superior to those in the Middle Earth.
Of course, all this depends on their own wishes and the current situation. Shi Xuan just does it casually. If it doesn't work, he won't get entangled and won't spend more energy.
Now that he had his purpose, Shi Xuan decided to first go to the Xu family in Yangzhou to find Xu Jinyi, then go to Ganzhou Jianya to find Yan Jujian, then go to the junction of Chuzhou and Mingzhou to find Ding Mingde, and finally go to the small towns around Luojing to find Chu Wan'er
, and then take those of them who are willing to go to the Three Islands Sea to Huilong Temple in Luojing. As for myself, I will return to Yangzhou, set sail to the sea, and cross the stormy sea to overseas countries.
Along the way, Shi Xuan will not use the escape method to rush, but will walk slowly in the world of mortals. It will take about two years to complete a large circle. By then, he should be not far from the completion of Qi Entrainment.
When the middle-aged woodcutter saw that his answer satisfied Shi Xuan, he immediately put down half of his worries. The young man looked dignified and did not look like an evil person or evil ghost.
Shi Xuan chuckled and said, "You gave a good answer, so Shi will give you some reward."
"Don't dare, don't be polite, Great Immortal." The middle-aged woodcutter said he didn't dare, but his eyes were shining with hot light.
Shi Xuan didn't answer, walked to the surrounding giant trees, tapped a dozen trees in a row, and then walked slowly towards the town without looking back.
The middle-aged woodcutter was dumbfounded: "I was just talking, how could the Great Immortal really leave?" As soon as he finished speaking, a gust of breeze blew by, and the dozens of giant trees suddenly made a creaking sound, and then rumbled together.
He fell to the ground and stirred up a huge cloud of smoke.
"This, this..." The middle-aged woodcutter opened his eyes wide and shouted in his heart that this was a powerful god and demon. However, he stuttered and couldn't speak. After a long time, he murmured: "How can I resist?
Move so many huge trees to get home.”
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Xinglong Town.
Shi Xuan just happened to find the Yangzhou Guild Hall and saw a long caravan parked outside the guild hall. There were more than a hundred carriages alone, and there were hundreds of guards around. It looked like a very big businessman.
Generally, large merchants with a large number of escorts will do some business of taking people on long journeys. Small merchants who cannot afford escorts, are in groups or are lonely travelers, can join the caravan after paying money. This is better than
It is much safer to travel alone.
Shi Xuan followed the traces and found the steward in charge of the business. He was a fat middle-aged man with a big belly. In the hot weather of Yunzhou, his face was dripping with sweat, and he kept wiping it with a white hand towel.
"Steward, I wonder where this caravan is going? If it's going to Yangzhou or the states in the south of the Yangtze River, I wonder if I can take Shi with me." Shi Xuan saw that several men and women in front of him had already paid money to go to the caravan's free space.
Several carriages are leaving.
The fat steward wiped his sweat and said, "We are just going to Yangzhou City. If you don't take care of the food, you will get twenty taels of silver per person. If you take care of the food, the meal will be settled every five days."
Shi Xuan had long since gone without food, and although he still felt a little greedy sometimes, that was only for food. The ordinary food provided by this caravan would definitely not meet Shi Xuan's standards, so Shi Xuan said: "Don't worry about the food.
Shi has something to eat."
"Yes, Chenghui ten taels of silver." The fat steward didn't care. He couldn't get the meal money, so another steward was in charge.
Shi Xuan put his hand into his arms, and then he realized that he had not used silver for twenty years and how could he still carry any with him. He was just thinking about whether to use illusion magic to change the ingot, when he suddenly remembered that there was something else in the storage bag.
So he took out the luminous pearl and handed it to the fat steward: "Shi has just run out of money. Why don't I sell this luminous pearl to you, the steward, in exchange for some money." As for the method of turning stone into gold, Shi
Xuan Ke didn't. The profound methods involving material transformation cannot be learned without Yuan Shen.
The fat steward's cheeks twitched violently before he took Ye Mingzhu and said: "Although Huang Shusheng is not very knowledgeable, there are many experts in our Jinfeng Trading Company. I will show it to them right away.
, you can't lie to me." After saying that, he did not leave immediately, but looked at Shi Xuan: "By the way, you have to show me your way to prevent bad people from getting into the caravan."
Shi Xuan didn't have a road guide, but it didn't bother him. He touched it slowly in his arms and pulled out a piece of paper with a swipe: "This is Shi's road guide."
A few feet away behind the fat steward, there was a young couple who was putting the package back on their backs. The handsome young woman said to her husband, "Mr. Master, please put away the road guide. You may need it on the way."
The husband said with a smile: "No need, no need. You won't lose it." But when he raised his hand, it was empty. He was startled: "Hey, where is the guide? I obviously had it in my hand." Then he said with a smile.
Look around.
The fat steward picked up the road guide and looked at Shi Xuan carefully: "Well, a person from Xia'an Mansion, whose surname is Shi Mingxuan. Hey, this portrait looks too similar!" The paintings on the ordinary road guide only have a few strokes, which can be said.
The features are probably good enough to identify whether it's a man or a woman, but the portrait on the road is very similar to Shi Xuan's. Although it is also very simple, it is lifelike, and it can be seen that it was someone's handiwork.
Could it be that the Xia'an Mansion hired a good painter? The fat steward could only explain himself in this way, and then returned the road guide to Shi Xuan: "Just wait, I will find someone to appraise this night pearl."
Shi Xuan calmly took Lu Yin and slowly put it into his arms without saying a word, making the fat steward wonder as he walked: "How could an ordinary person hand over such a precious luminous pearl to a stranger for appraisal?"
So calm! Could it be that this young man has a great background or great ability? Well, judging from his appearance, he is extraordinary." The fat steward originally had this night pearl in his heart. If it was really precious, he would have to pretend to be stupid and use his power to bully others.
The idea of taking the Ye Mingzhu into his pocket, but now he is a little hesitant. Over the years, he has seen countless managers who have offended people who should not have been offended, and their bodies have been wiped out.
The pretty young woman gave her husband a gentle slap and said with a smile: "Mr. sir, stop playing around. Isn't this a road guide?" She pointed to the corner of the paper exposed in her husband's arms.
The husband took it out in confusion and saw that it was his own road guide. He said to himself in great confusion: "When did I put it in my arms?"
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"Huang Shusheng, you are going to make a fortune!!" A little old man with a sharp mouth and a tall hat looked at the fat steward with envy and shock.
The fat steward was overjoyed, and he asked again, worried about gains and losses, "Really, is this Ye Mingzhu really good at managing money?"
The little old man slapped his thigh: "Why am I lying to you! This is produced by giant clams in the Stormy Sea. You also know that the Stormy Sea has violent storms all year round, and no sea ship can enter it! Only occasionally dead giant clams are washed out,
Only then can I get one of these luminous pearls. I’m afraid it’s worth a thousand pieces of gold! Hey, if you get it, you must share it with me, otherwise don’t blame me for talking nonsense.”
The fat steward nodded in ecstasy, then turned around and got out of the carriage, thinking in his mind: I am going to get rich, I am going to get rich.
But as soon as he thought about it, the fat steward remembered that he didn't have a few hundred taels of gold to buy the pearl. In his annoyance, greed came to his mind.
How big can his background be? Why not just give him dozens of taels of silver and forcefully buy it.
After making a decision, the fat steward felt comfortable all over, and he strode forward to where he was before. But as he walked, the fat steward saw the guards, grooms, and handymen all looking at him with funny eyes.
I looked myself up and down, and there was nothing wrong with me. Then I looked around me, and all the hairs on my body suddenly stood up. It turned out that I was still standing still after walking for so long!
Ghost, ghost is beating the wall! The fat steward only had this thought in his mind and wanted to shout, but he couldn't even hear the voice. He was so panicked that he was sweating profusely from fear. He prayed to God and chanted: "Great Mercy, Great Mercy"
The Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Bodhisattva Purdue will bless you. If you can go out as a kid, you will definitely kill a pig to reward the gods."
After chanting for a long time, but to no avail, the fat steward recited all the gods, bodhisattvas, and saints he knew, but he was still spinning in circles and almost collapsed. Suddenly, an idea emerged in his mind, maybe he was greedy.
Only then will encounter evil spirits blocking the way.
As soon as this thought came up, he couldn't stop it. After hesitating, the fat steward said in his heart: "Young Huang Shusheng should not be greedy. Please ask the immortal to go around him. He must be a good person in the future and do it every day."
A good deed, eh, a good deed today is not to accept money from that young master!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the fat steward's body leaned forward and he rushed forward. He staggered a few steps and almost fell down. However, the fat steward was not angry but happy. He bowed to the void again and hurriedly walked over.
In front of Shi Xuan, he returned the luminous pearl to Shi Xuan, and then said: "Scholar Yuna, I made a vow in front of the Bodhisattva to do one good deed every day. Seeing that you are destined today, I will spare your money and go to that car."
Take the carriage."
Shi Xuan pretended to thank him and then got into the empty carriage. The fat steward was extremely heartbroken when he saw the twenty taels of silver, but he was not a fool. He reacted after a while, only in awe and fear.
, staring at the carriage with adoring eyes.
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A few months later, it was midsummer in the south of the Yangtze River where the lotus leaves touching the sky were infinitely blue, and the lotus flowers reflected the sun were exceptionally red, with small bridges and flowing water, and the scenery was beautiful.
The Jinfeng Trading Company's motorcade was walking slowly on the official road, when suddenly the sound of horse hooves came from the opposite side, and soon two white horses, surrounded by dozens of other horses, rushed towards the trading company's motorcade.
An old man in his 60s said tremblingly: "No, it can't be a robbery, right?" This is Du Yifu, an old man who has returned from visiting relatives in Xinglong Town. He likes to talk about things without saying anything about monsters and gods. He is sitting at this moment.
Next to Shi Xuan.
A small businessman standing next to him sneered, "Old Master, I'm afraid you have never seen anyone from the Jianghu. This Jinfeng Trading Company is a large trading firm downstairs in Xiaoyu Building, and the two young heroes who came there are Xu Tianqi and Daxia Xu, the deputy building owner of Xiaoyu Building."
How could his son be a robber? They are top-notch masters at a young age, and there are countless chivalrous women in the world who have dreams of love for them every night. Gee, their future prospects are limitless. This is the item that I came to pick up from Jinfeng Trading Company in a hurry.
The goods, I heard, are for the birthday of his great aunt!" This is Chen Ke, a local businessman in Yangzhou who loves to show off his extensive knowledge.