Xia Shang originally wanted to go up the mountain directly, but the timing was unlucky and he arrived at the foot of the mountain just as dusk was setting.
It was not wise to go into the mountain at night, and Xia Shang didn't know the way, so there happened to be several inns on the road leading into the mountain pass.
Xia Shang decided to stay one night first.
Coming out of Suzhou, Xia and Shang walked along the way and found that the closer they got to Wangyue Mountain, the fewer pedestrians there were. I heard an escort said that this place was originally an important trade route between Suzhou and Hangzhou, but due to the rise of Shuiyue Mountain Villa, the trade between Suzhou and Hangzhou was reduced.
The official road has been changed, and it makes a big circle around Wangyue Mountain. No one wants to pass by the boundary of Shuiyue Villa.
The name of Shuiyue Villa sounds like a manor, but the soldiers inside are not so hospitable, especially the female disciples inside. All of them are arrogant and fiery. If you accidentally provoke any disciple, you may cause death.
, so Wangyue Mountain is a sparsely populated place.
But when we arrived at the foot of Wangyue Mountain, the situation was not what we heard from hearsay.
There are five mountain passes into the mountain, and Xia Shang is located at the smallest one. There are three inns and some merchants pushing trucks at the mountain pass. At dusk, it is like a small market, with dozens of people coming and going.
, very lively.
However, the people who shop and stay here are all dressed as martial arts people, and everyone is carrying weapons, swords, guns and sticks.
Xia Shang stood alone for a long time. Suddenly a boy came beside him and asked Xia Shang to park his horse in the stable nearby.
"This hero, you must be tired from traveling all the way. Hurry and tie the horse to the villain, and find an inn to rest early."
Xia Shang was a little confused and instinctively gave the horse rope to the boy.
The young man was very skilled at leading the horse. As he walked, he said: "Leave the horse to us, so you can rest assured. No matter how long the young master stays in Wangyue Mountain, I will keep it for the young master and take good care of the horse."
They are fed good quality fodder every day, which will definitely keep the horses fat and healthy. And the price is reasonable, only five cents a day."
Xia Shang didn't listen to what he said, put down a piece of silver, didn't listen to the boy's joyful thanks, and quickly entered a nearby inn.
Xia Shang was anxious because he was worried that there were not enough rooms in the inn. There were only three inns, and it was very difficult to accommodate so many people from the world.
The results also verified that Xia Shang's worries were justified.
The first store was already full as soon as I came out.
When I went to the second house, the result was the same.
When we went to the third house, it was also full of people.
This put Xia Shang in trouble. Looking at the people inside and outside, Xia Shang felt strange. Even if the real situation here was different from hearsay, the scene in front of him was too abnormal!
In the third inn, Xia Shang did not leave. He looked around at the inquisitors who seemed to be inquiring, and casually laid a piece of silver on the ground: "Innkeeper, are there usually so many people here?"
The shopkeeper took the money, smiled brightly, and his tone towards Xia Shang became much better: "This knight, we don't usually have so many people here."
"It's just the beginning of the new year, and every household should be reunited. Why are there so many people from the martial arts community here in this wilderness?"
Upon hearing this, the store owner became confused and asked, "You don't know?"
"what do you know?"
The shopkeeper looked Xia Shang up and down: "Isn't it that the hero is coming to Shuiyue Villa now to become a disciple of Shuiyue Villa?"
"Become a disciple of Shuiyue Villa? Er Shuiyue Villa is now accepting disciples?"
"The annual opening ceremony of Shuiyue Villa is held on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. There will be a fiercely competitive test. Only those with excellent qualifications and character are qualified to join Shuiyue Villa and become disciples of Shuiyue Villa. Now
That’s why there are so many people from the world, all of whom are here to become disciples of Shuiyue Villa.”
"That's it." Xia Shang nodded thoughtfully.
On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, it will be the day after tomorrow.
It's true that arriving early is worse than arriving by chance, and we still encounter this kind of thing.
However, Xia Shang had no intention of running for any disciple, so he thought he would just go up to the mountain early tomorrow morning, go into the villa to inquire about the situation, and then leave quickly.
Xia Shang didn't ask any more questions about the recruitment of disciples at Shuiyue Villa. He took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and placed it in front of the counter.
When the store owner saw it, his eyes lit up.
"Housekeeper, do you think you can think of a way for me to move a guest room to the upper room tonight?"
This ingot is worth fifty taels of silver. This small shop owner in Shangadali is not a big boss like the wealthy people in Suzhou. Sometimes he can't make fifty taels of silver in two or three months. He looks so bright.
The shop owner was so happy that he swallowed his saliva, but he still frowned: "My hero, it would be fine if it were other customers, but the people staying in the hotel today are all charlatans, and I have provoked them.
Our business is not easy to do!"
Xia Shang frowned, took out another ingot of silver and put it on the counter: "Is it okay to do it now?"
No matter what age you are, money makes things easier.
Although the shopkeeper was in a dilemma, he bravely put the money into his pocket.
"The hero will be in the hall later."
After saying that, the store owner shouted and called a waiter, who asked Xia Shang to sit down at a table in the corner, served some snacks and left.
The food in this mountain was not very delicious, so Xia Shang tasted it casually, and then took some pastrami brought from home from the small bag to eat.
After eating half full by himself, the store owner finally appeared in front of Xia Shang again.
Compared with the previous embarrassment, the store owner's expression at this moment was full of joy and comfort. He bowed respectfully to Xia Shang, then pointed upstairs and said in a bright voice: "Hero, please come upstairs! Xiao
The store prepares the best room for you.”
The store's work efficiency was pretty good. Xia Shang followed him upstairs to take a look. It was really an upper room. It was almost the same as some small inns in Suzhou city. It was a ventilated and sunny place. Although it was simple inside, it had all the things that should be there.
Yes, and it's relatively clean.
The shopkeeper said a few words briefly and left. He probably couldn't sleep all night with two silver coins in his pocket.
Xia Shang sat on the bed and looked out the window at the mountains and forests. It was not dark yet, but he already felt sleepy, so he lay down and went to bed early.
While lying on the bed, Xia Shang smelled a faint feminine fragrance, and they were two different smells.
It is said that you know a woman by smelling her fragrance. Xia Shang has seen a lot of women, so he naturally understands a little bit about it. He expected that the people in this room before were two young female knights. Moreover, one was a young girl with a virgin fragrance, and the other was a virgin.
She is an elegant woman who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside.
Thinking about beautiful women always makes people feel happy. What a wonderful thing it would be if, in this wilderness, we could hug two women with different tastes to each other and fall asleep.
I was thinking wildly and didn't know when I fell asleep.
But Xia Shang was not asleep. Half asleep and half awake, he suddenly felt something cold on his neck.
When he opened his eyes suddenly, he saw a cold sword falling on his neck... (To be continued)