After taking a short rest, Qi Yuan did not dare to stay for a long time and took Qi Yi to leave the place quickly.
Otherwise, if you wait too long, such a strong smell of blood may not attract many predatory beasts, so it is better to leave as soon as possible.
With the bright moonlight in the sky, they traveled quickly without encountering any accidents, allowing them to successfully leave Skeleton Mountain and find the road outside the mountain.
Only then did Qi Yuan let out a long breath.
Too many things happened today, which kept him busy running for his life. Now that he relaxed, he felt deeply tired.
At the same time, it also made him truly realize the cruelty of this world.
After all, he has lived in a peaceful society since he was a child. Although he knows that the world is full of crises, he spends most of his time in Chaoge City and has not experienced many dangers, let alone encountered vicious people like Ma Yuan.
When he first came out of Chaoge, he thought that this trip was just going from one city to another. In addition, there were twenty highly skilled guards sent to him by Huang Feihu, so he not only thought it would be a pleasant time
It’s a journey, and it’s also an opportunity for him to reap benefits.
As a result, the experience at Skull Mountain was like a bucket of cold water being poured down on his face, allowing him to see the cruelty of this world with his own eyes.
This is not a peaceful time!
The prehistoric land is full of dangers. Not only do monsters exist, but there are also vicious people like Ma Yuan who cannibalize people's hearts.
Even in the city, there are monsters that take the form of humans and hide in the dark. Every year, many people are devoured by such monsters. Not to mention that people like him running around the world, how can they not encounter danger?
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The deaths of Zhao Wu and others completely made him realize that he could no longer measure everything in this world by the standards of future generations.
You only have one life, so you must be more cautious when acting in the future.
What I do now cannot guarantee whether I can obtain the divine status.
Even now, Jiang Ziya has not started building the Conferred God Platform.
With Qi Yuan's meager moral character, once he dies, his soul will definitely be attracted to the underworld and reincarnated.
He is not like others, all of them are highly cultivated. Even if his physical body is beaten to death, his soul is still alive.
As for him, let alone the soul, he doesn’t even have the skills to cultivate the soul!
If he dies before the construction of the Conferred God Platform is completed, without the traction of the Conferred God Platform, his soul is weak and cannot exist in the world for a long time. Ninety-nine percent of the time, he will be reincarnated under the constraints of the laws of heaven and earth. Then his
All the plans were in vain.
So, it’s better to be careful.
Qi Yuan looked at Qi Yi and said: "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time. Let's go back to the city as soon as possible and have a good rest!"
Naturally, Qi Yi would not object to Qi Yuan's words, so he nodded obediently and followed him.
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After resting for three days, Qi Yuan finally recovered.
He was a little exhausted when he was running. After returning to the city and sleeping, he found that his whole body was sore when he woke up, so he had to rest for a few days before continuing on his journey.
This time, he was much more honest. He found a caravan going to Chentangguan and followed them on a detour to the south. The road was finally uneventful.
After more than ten days, we finally arrived at the boundary of Chentangguan.
Looking at the tall city wall of Chentangguan from a distance, Qi Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief.
Chentangguan is adjacent to the East China Sea. It has abundant rainfall and a pleasant climate. In addition, the land is relatively fertile. People living near the sea can also fish offshore. Although it is a bit dangerous, their lives are not bad.
This city occupies a large area. After all, tens of thousands of troops are stationed there. It is too small to accommodate so many people.
After entering the city, Qi Yuan said goodbye to the caravan members.
He naturally had his own plans for coming here, and it would be inconvenient to mix with the caravan.
He didn't dare to go to Skull Mountain at the moment. If he still wanted to meet Empress Shiji, he had to find a way from Li Jing and his son.
Qi Yuan has found out clearly that only the third son, Li Nezha, is present in the mansion beside Chief Military Officer Li Jing.
It seems that this kid's show of causing trouble in the Dragon Palace has not started yet, so he still has time to arrange it.
I took Qi Yi to stay in the post house first.
No way, Qi Yuan is penniless now.
All the belongings that were originally placed in the carriage were abandoned at the foot of Skull Mountain. Even the only jade pendant on his body was used as travel expenses when taking the caravan.
So he went to the post house and after revealing his identity, the postmaster did not dare to neglect and quickly arranged a room for them to stay in.
Although Qi Yuan was not an official, his reputation had spread throughout the official offices of the city that the Shang Dynasty still controlled through the exchange of official documents.
This was also the request he made to King Zhou after he refused the official position awarded by King Zhou. It was nominally to facilitate him to teach cooking skills elsewhere, but in fact it was just to make a name for himself.
However, except for Chaoge City, where his reputation is relatively loud, in other cities, it is currently only spread among upper-level officials.
After all, there are too few ways to transmit news in this era, and ordinary people basically rely on word of mouth, which is too slow, so the vast majority of people have not heard of his name.
How to get in touch with Li Jing?
Qi Yuan rubbed his forehead in distress.
If you go directly to Li Jing's house to visit him, I'm afraid they won't pay much attention to him.
When Jiang Ziya went to Xiqi, he did not go directly to Ji Chang to ask for an official position. Instead, he used some hard-to-get tactics and left a beautiful story about Jiang Taigong fishing and those who wanted to take the bait.
Although he can't learn Jiang Ziya's straight hook fishing method, he can continue to teach cooking skills in Chentangguan and build his reputation.
After his reputation spread, Li Jing would naturally come to visit him.
Qi Yuan thought for a moment and then decided to pay attention.
Anyway, it's still early now. I remember that Nezha only provoked the Dragon Palace of the East China Sea when he went to play in the river outside the city because of the hot summer.
In ancient times, it was easy for people to spread their reputation. The only difficulty was that the message was delivered too slowly.
However, as long as you have real skills, there are people who are willing to brag for you. Even if you don't have real skills, as long as no one can expose your tricks, you can still become famous.
For a person like Qi Yuan who is ahead of his time in cooking, it is not too difficult to spread his reputation throughout Chentangguan. What's more, he already has the reputation of a sage.
He first taught the cooks in the post house some cooking skills. After getting unanimous approval from everyone in the post house, his reputation spread among a small area.
Then, after some clever postmen learned that he was willing to teach people cooking skills for free, they immediately notified their family members to come and learn from Qi Yuan.
These people who studied with Qi Yuan are also good at seizing opportunities. Whether they run wineries and restaurants by themselves or are employed by large families, they can make a lot of money. After receiving such great benefits, they are of course willing to give Qi Yuan
Yuan Chuan promoted his reputation.
In this way, an upsurge of apprenticeships to learn cooking skills inevitably started in Chentangguan. Gradually, the food in all the wineries and restaurants in this city has been greatly improved, not to mention the many employees.
A wealthy family with a cook.
The house of Chief Military Officer Li Jing has recently introduced a lot of new food options, and the food is far more delicious than before. This made Li Jing, who was busy training recently, a little strange. After asking casually, he found out that there was a good reputation in Chaoge City.