After Li Heng finished speaking, the gate guards did not say anything else and continued to maintain order at the South City Gate. When it was Li Heng's turn, they were naturally let through smoothly.
"Boss! This scholar...doesn't he need to ask about his place of origin?"
"There is no need to ask too many questions about traveling scholars who are in the realm of soul warriors. If they are in the realm of great soul warriors, they will be subject to strict investigation. Besides, this person has no barbarian aura fluctuations in his body, so there is no need to investigate."
"Boss! Do you think this scholar really came here to seek talents and study? But recently, the only people who have entered our city are a few courtesans from Muhai City. There are no great talents..."
"Stop talking! Don't talk about other things. He is just a soul master in the soul master realm. He is nothing in Liliang City. Guarding the city gate is his official duty."
Originally looking at the back of Li Heng entering the city, the guards and soldiers were still discussing something, but when a soldier suddenly mentioned that there seemed to be only oirans in the city and no great sages, something suddenly occurred to him, and what happened next?
He didn't even finish his words.
Likewise, the guard squad leader seemed to have thought of something and immediately stopped his subordinates. While changing the topic, he asked the soldiers to continue guarding the city gate.
After successfully entering the city, the first thing that caught Li Heng's eyes was the bustling crowd.
Eighty to ninety percent of them are ordinary people wearing linen clothes, street vendors or carrying burdens, hawking goods among the endless flow of people.
The most abundant of them is all kinds of food.
The closest place to Li Heng was a noodle stall. The aroma of noodles wafted into his nose. He glanced at it and saw that the money he paid at the checkout was some kind of copper coins.
"It's different from Yue Xing University! This is the real ancient city!" Li Heng couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This kind of ancient city charm cannot be "imitated" by the style of Meteorite University. Li Heng immediately stood there and enjoyed the new experience that this ancient charm brought him.
Looking at the busy ordinary people, Li Heng gradually felt that there was something inexplicable in his heart. Just like the rain he encountered when he first entered the secret realm of the Desolate Moon Islands, he entered a very mysterious state.
But unlike before, this feeling came and went quickly. It only flashed in Li Heng's heart for a few seconds and then disappeared.
“Let’s go to the Scholars Club and have a look!”
As for the change in his own status, since there was no system prompt, Li Heng didn't know what happened, but he thought it was not a bad thing, so he didn't think much about it.
So after making some adjustments, I decided to take a good look around Liliang City first, and took advantage of the situation to lock in a target, which was the "Scholar's Guild Hall" mentioned by Ma Laoliu before.
Liliang City is very large, and many places are similar to the campus construction of Meteorite University. Li Heng also expressed his understanding of this. After all, the campus of Meteorite University is built on Liliang City. It is not natural that the facilities are similar.
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Eh?
Along the way, Li Heng browsed the scenery of Liliang City and asked passers-by how to get to the Scholars Club.
But gradually as he walked, Li Heng found that the road he was walking on seemed a bit familiar, as if he had walked it before.
Then he slowly realized that the place he had walked was like the road Wen Ruyan took him to the Xisha area when he was at Meteor University.
Although there were differences in some places, Li Heng generally recognized them. After all, these rows of single-family wooden houses with courtyards were really memorable to him.
Next to a row of single-family wooden houses, there is a seven-story building with cornices. The cornices are gilded. There are plaques on both sides. In the center of the building, there is a plaque that reads "Scholar's Guild Hall".
words.
Taking a deep breath, Li Heng took steps and walked into the clubhouse.
Unlike most people seen in the city, the names of the people in the guild hall are not as casual as "Lao Liu" and "Lao Qi", and at the same time, they are also very particular about their clothes.
Although there are still people wearing sackcloth, they are only a minority and they are alone.
Most of the people who looked like scholars were either in groups, drinking wine around a round wooden table, or there were some rice papers and bamboo slips placed on the round table, and three or five scholars gathered around to discuss and communicate.
When Li Heng entered the first floor of the guild hall, it did not cause any disturbance. The scholar-looking people who came and went just glanced at Li Heng, stopped paying attention, and continued what they were doing.
Instead, a man with a goatee and an indigo robe walked out from a counter on the first floor and came over to ask Li Heng.
"Brother, I don't know why you came to this guild hall..."
"A traveling scholar from a foreign country heard that there are great sages in Liliang City, so he came here specifically to study under him."
Li Heng learned from the system information that this person was the person in charge of the first floor of the Scholars Guild, but ordinary people were not soul masters, but Li Heng still remained polite.
"Brother, are you a soul master? If you are not a soul master, you can only move on the first floor. If you are good at poetry and singing, you will be given preferential accommodation and food. If you are a soul master, please come up.
Someone will receive you on the second floor."
"Thanks!"
After Li Heng thanked him, he walked up to the second floor. When he saw Li Heng going up to the second floor, some of the scholars on the first floor changed their expressions, and some were a little annoyed. Why didn't they catch up with Li Heng originally?
this line.
The person in charge on the first floor with a goatee said nothing, only had a serious expression on his face, and then continued to do the original thing.
The second floor of the Scholars Club is different from the first floor. Although there are also tables, the second floor is no longer a round wooden table, but a square Eight Immortals table.
There were fewer people than on the first floor, and the things on the table, although they were also poems and rice paper, were mostly soul materials.
Li Heng saw that everyone on this floor, including the person in charge next to the counter, were all soul disciples. Seeing this, Li Heng had a suspicion, but did not take the initiative to tell the truth and waited for the person in charge on the second floor to come over.
As expected, within ten seconds of Li Heng ascending to the second floor, the person in charge of the second floor came over and asked, in a slightly more polite tone.
The content of the inquiry was basically the same as what the person in charge on the first floor asked, except that he asked one more question at the end, asking if Li Heng was a soul warrior. If he was a soul warrior, there would be a receptionist on the third floor.
After thanking him in the same way, Li Heng walked up to the third floor of the Scholars Club.
Seeing the scholar Li Heng, he was able to move up to the third floor. The faces of the scholars on the second floor also showed more complicated expressions.
When I stepped onto the steps to the third floor, I was only halfway through when I heard bursts of discussion coming from above.
"This inscription must be the original work left by layman Qingfeng!"
"No, no, no! The soul energy fluctuations between the papers are too weak. Although the handwriting is similar, it's hard to say whether it is authentic or not!"
"I agree! The fluctuations in soul energy are too weak, and it doesn't look like an authentic handwriting left by a great layman at all, but there is nothing wrong with this handwriting."
"Whether it's authentic or not, is there anyone who wants to take over this thing? In exchange for it!"
…
Judging from the information I heard, the scholars on the third floor of the Scholars Guild seemed to be having a series of discussions over whether an item was authentic.
Li Heng paused for a moment, then climbed up to the third floor.
On the third floor of the Scholars Guild Hall, there are only two long tables, and the two long tables are pushed together. At first sight, there are only about ten people, all of them soul warriors.
Moreover, every scholar in the spirit warrior realm either holds a fan in his hand or wears a long sword. The oldest one is probably only in his early 30s.
The third floor, which was still buzzing with discussions, became quiet for a moment when Li Heng climbed up, and then glanced at Li Heng.
However, these scholars have not spoken yet, waiting for the person in charge at the counter to take action.
The inquiry process is similar, except that the last question is whether you are a soul and energy master. If you are a soul and energy master, please go to the fourth level.
"I am only in the soul warrior realm now!" Li Heng said frankly.
"Brother, look at you. Did you just enter Liliang City today?"
"Yes! I came here from other places to study!"
It was also after Li Heng admitted that he himself only had the realm of a soul warrior, the scholar sitting near the long table began to talk to Li Heng, and Li Heng was also polite.
"Scholars in the spirit realm can move around freely on the third floor of the guild hall and below, and food and lodging are free. It's a bit rude, but I would like to ask you to present an item to prove your identity as a scholar. Please forgive me for being presumptuous. After all, this belongs to the guild hall.
rule."
The person in charge of this floor closed the fan in his hand, hugged Li Heng, and then waited quietly for Li Heng's next words.
Li Heng, on the other hand, did not expect that he would have to prove his identity. Although this was unexpected, he still quickly searched for the information in his mind, recalling that there was something in the medium-sized space stone that was related to the scholar.
Got the hook.
After a while, Li Heng thought of something that should be considered good. He inadvertently raised his eyebrows slightly, then took out the wolf bone brush from the medium-sized space stone, and responded calmly: "I only brought one pen with me.
.”
"Wait! This is..."
Li Heng had just taken out the wolf bone brush, and before the person in charge of the guild hall could react or give an answer, a man named "Zhou Hua" took the lead and "pounced" on Li Heng, staring closely at Li Heng.
The wolf bone brush in hand.
"Damn it! Real thing! Wolf bone writing brush!"
"It's really...the wolf bone brush from the southern land?!"
"It is really a wolf bone brush! There is a faint blood color on the brush body. Only the blood wolf bones from the southern border have such a texture!"
"I remember that the year before last, a wolf bone brush was auctioned, and the price was far more than 100,000 soul crystal coins!"
“What a great pen!”
"What a pen! It's really a good pen!"
"This brother, he carries a good pen with him!"
As Zhou Hua suddenly pounced on him and revealed that the pen Li Heng was holding was a wolf bone brush, the surrounding scholars rushed over to him.
And they all exclaimed that what Li Heng took out was a genuine wolf bone brush! Then a series of discussions started around the wolf bone brush.
"Brother, what is your surname?"
The person in charge on the third floor of the guild hall was also shocked when he saw Li Heng taking out the wolf bone brush. However, due to various reasons, he was not as emotional as the scholars around him and continued calmly.
"If your surname is Li, and your given name is Heng, you will be disturbed a lot in Liliang City."
"Welcome to the Liliang City Scholars Club! I have to say that Brother Li Heng's wolf bone brush is of really good quality, so the calligraphy is naturally excellent too!"
I can calligraphy with a hammer!
Li Heng complained silently in his heart. Since he came to this world, as his school years have increased, the number of times he has used a pen has become less and less. After high school, he did not use a pen very much.
Not to mention going out of his way to study calligraphy.
"Everyone here must be a master of calligraphy, so I won't show my disgrace! But I am still relatively new to Liliang City, and I would like to know a little more about it."
Li Heng's attitude was very low-key and his words were very polite.
And since Li Heng took out the wolf bone brush, the attitude of the surrounding scholars towards Li Heng has also changed, and they have become more or less "closer" to him.
After all, not to mention anything else, just this wolf bone brush is enough to show that Li Heng is a scholar who loves calligraphy, and at least he is a wealthy scholar.
How could a person who shares common interests, be kind and polite to others, not to mention have money, be unpopular? And he seems to have a lot of money!
Li Heng deliberately wanted to ask about Liliang City and surrounding matters, but all the scholars, including the person in charge, were very interested in his wolf bone brush.
Li Heng could only smile helplessly when he saw this, and then slowly sorted out the collected information in his heart.
"Brother Li Heng, let's be honest! Due to the barbarian problem, the output of wolf bone brushes in the southern land has been declining year by year thirty years ago. This time when I saw the wolf bone brushes, I felt itchy and unbearable. I don't know.
Brother Li Heng, are you willing to lend me this pen so that I can write something below?"
While Li Heng was slowly sorting out the information he had heard, Zhou Hua, who was the first to rush towards him, had a worried look on his face and humbly asked Li Heng in a low voice.
"Well, Zhou Hua! Don't make those lies. Who doesn't know that you took over a task and wrote the "Devil's Heart Sutra" for a mountain owner in Mozong Mountain? Your "Devil's Heart Sutra" is only missing
With the last bit of ferocity, the writing can be completed! But how can a treasure like a wolf bone brush be borrowed so hastily?!"
Without waiting for Li Heng to reply, a scholar next to Zhou Hua spoke first, saying something bad about Zhou Hua, and directly labeled Li Heng's wolf bone brush as a "treasure".
When Li Heng first heard this, he thought that this person had a conflict with Zhou Hua, so he stepped in to stop him. However, after Zhou Hua spoke next, he suddenly understood that the person just now was secretly speaking for Zhou Hua.
"Mr. Li Heng! I think since you have a wolf bone brush, you must be a good calligrapher, so I won't show off. If you like it, I am willing to use this thing in exchange for a day's writing opportunity with the wolf bone brush!"
Li Heng saw Zhou Hua and took out a carved and gold-inlaid invitation from his arms, with the word "hundred flowers" embroidered with gold thread on it.
Without waiting for Li Heng to think or ask, a system prompt sounded in his ear at the right moment.
[Ding! You have triggered the "Li Liang Hundred Flowers Conference" mission]
[Task requirement: Lend the wolf bone brush to Zhou Hua for one day!]
[Task reward: Xueyu Tower in Liliang City, admission to the Hundred Flowers Conference. 】