Xi Zhong went downstairs again in the evening and asked the shopkeeper about some details of the so-called "recruiting marriage through literary competition".
Of course, this time Xi Zhong did not dare to ask the shopkeeper to answer his question for free, but instead threw down a couple of silver coins.
It was great to have Sister Ren as the backstage. The pocket money handed over to Xi Zhong alone reached several hundred taels.
In this small country, five taels of silver is a month's expenses for a family.
One tael of silver is only worth a bottle of wine in this most luxurious inn in Lingtian City.
The shopkeeper accepted the money, and he was willing to chat with the young man anyway.
Xi Zhong smiled and asked: "Then what's the point of recruiting a bride?"
The shopkeeper thought for a while and then said slowly: "It's nothing special. When you enter the Xu family's door, you have to hand in a poem you wrote and show it to the talented man guarding the door. If he nods, it will be regarded as a certificate of entry. You can't
Plagiarism.”
Xi Zhong nodded, "What about after entering?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said with a smile: "I didn't know after I went in. After all, I have never been in there. My son is often stuck outside. The few poems he wrote are not for those talented people to read, even for me.
People who don’t write much will think it’s nonsense.”
This shopkeeper was ruthless in harming his own son.
Xi Zhong asked with a smile: "Is there a monk in the Xu family?"
"Monk? Young man, are you talking about those immortal masters?" The shopkeeper was stunned at first.
Xi Zhong smiled and nodded, "Yes, those immortal masters."
The shopkeeper said: "Yes, I heard that there is an old god in his seventies who is in charge of the Xu family."
Xi Zhong felt something in his heart.
The shopkeeper didn't notice Xi Zhong's expression, and after taking a sip of wine, he continued: "Although the old immortal is said to be an old immortal, I have never seen this old immortal flying in the clouds, and I heard that
Shu and Xu Rou were quite disrespectful towards the old immortal. The reason was that they wanted the old immortal to perform a performance of flying in the clouds and riding the mist. However, the old immortal refused to do so, and then they were resented by the brother and sister. Fortunately, the head of the Xu family treated him so well.
This old god trusts Youjia, otherwise this old god will be tortured to death by the brother and sister."
Xi Zhong wanted to laugh when he heard this, "How come the old immortal is also a cultivator of immortality and has no temper at all?"
"I guess so. Maybe you just don't want to vent your anger on the Xu brothers and sisters?"
At this point, the middle-aged shopkeeper came over and said secretly, "I suspect that the old god is not like the old god. Where can there be such a god who doesn't look like a god at all? He has been bullied to the end.
Counterattack, I suspect he is fake!"
He lowered his voice until the end.
Xi Zhong still smiled and nodded, "That's a coincidence. I also plan to go see Biwen to recruit a bride tomorrow to see if I am lucky enough to meet this immortal master."
The shopkeeper warned: "Then you have to be careful. Although the old gods of the Xu family may be fake, the big guards there are real. If they commit any crime, they can easily be maimed."
Xi Zhong smiled and said: "Okay, I understand."
After Xi Zhong understood it clearly, he went to the shopkeeper to get a bottle of wine and returned to the room.
In my mind, I have a rough understanding of the so-called marriage recruitment.
Then he stuffed several talismans into the storage bag he took from Han Lue, just in case of emergencies.
Early the next morning, Xi Zhong entered the dream world and collected experience points. He took Han Lue's storage bag, said something to sister Ren Jingshan, and went out.
This is the good thing about Sister Ren Jingshan. She will never ask about things that she is not interested in. Even when she saw an extra storage bag that was inexplicably found on Xi Zhong's body, she was not surprised, and she did not ask about it.
The origin of the bag.
And even if he asked, Xi Zhong was not afraid. He would just make random nonsense. At worst, tell the truth. Sister Ren Jingshan is not a Zen sect anymore. She must not be complaining about Han Lue who has disappeared for who knows how long, right?
Even if he really wanted to fight against injustice, it should be because of me, Xi Zhong. After all, I was the victim at that time, and Han Lue was just accidentally killed by Long Yuan.
Xi Zhong walked to the street, looked at the crowds of people on the streets in front of him, listened to the cries of the early vendors, the boasts of the vegetable vendors, and the chopping of pork butchers with their kitchen knives. Xi Zhong liked it very much.
I haven't been exposed to this smell of human smoke for a long time.
I didn’t have much communication with the villagers in Hujiacun before. Then I came to Luochan Sect, and the senior sisters around me were all fairies. Now I am traveling with Sister Ren Jingshan, and I met the oasis town and Qingshan Sect in the middle.
The door doesn't even smell like a human being.
Xi Zhong looked at the simple buildings around him and sighed in his heart: "This is what the ancient world of cultivating immortals should be like."
Xi Zhong came to the shop where he was yesterday again.
The shopkeeper obviously has a good memory. When he saw Xi Zhong coming here, he frowned and said, "Sir, you haven't left Lingtian City yet?"
Yesterday, he had already reminded this young man to take his beautiful sister and leave Lingtian City as soon as possible.
Although Xu Shu and Xu Rou are not bad people, they are not good people either. The people they covet almost always end up marrying into the Xu family.
If the pink-carved and jade-carved little girl who looks cute continues to stay in Lingtian City, there will only be two consequences.
Either, she is conquered by Xu Shu, or she becomes Xu Rou's sister maid.
If you don't want to do it, then leave Lingtian City quickly.
Listening to the shopkeeper's caring words, Xi Zhong smiled slightly and said, "Shopkeeper, just don't worry, my sister has been sent out of the city overnight. I spent a lot of money on relations last night and asked a trusted friend to escort my sister.
I have gone home, so now I am the only one wandering around Lingtian City. I believe that the Xu family will not be shameless and forcefully detain me, right?"
The shopkeeper then nodded, "Well, although the Xu family brothers and sisters don't have a good reputation, they are not the kind of unreasonable people. You are safe now, right?"
Then he asked: "What do you want to eat?"
Xi Zhong threw down the silver and said with a smile: "Bring me some meat buns and a night of fragrant broth."
The shopkeeper smiled arrogantly and said: "Great!"
After having breakfast, Xi Zhong got up, left the shop, and followed the talented people on the street who were dressed like dogs.
At this moment, if you observe carefully, you will find that almost all the talented people on the street are converging in the same direction.
That direction is where the Xu family is.
Xi Zhong was walking on the road, looking at this group of talented people who didn't have a thousand or even a few hundred, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
The talented men had a heavy look on their faces, as if they were preparing to face the imperial examination.
What is this?
Is it even better to recruit a bride through literature than to take the imperial examination?
Of course, while Xi Zhong despised others, others also despised Xi Zhong.
Because Xi Zhong looks like a country boy, not suave at all.
Moreover, Xi Zhong actually walked in the same direction with them, which meant something.
This kid obviously also wants to participate in the Nabiwen Competition, and the toad wants to eat swan meat.
This makes people very angry.
You're a young boy with slim legs, why are you joining in the fun?
A talented person who relied on Xi Zhong recently opened the folding fan in his hand with a snap, and sneered in a voice that was not big but could be heard by Xi Zhong: "When did a person with weak legs participate in Wenzhaoqin? This is not the case.
Are you insulting Miss Xu Rou?"
As soon as this statement came out.
Others agreed one after another.
"Brother, although it seems that this young man is not very good, you don't have to slander him like this. What if his little heart can't bear it anymore?"
"Haha, that's right, but you don't have to worry. The person guarding the Xu family's gate is a famous old talent in our Lingtian city. When the gate poems are submitted later, he will definitely be eliminated."
"This kid, let alone introductory poetry, I'm afraid he can't even write a word, right?"
"..."
Listening to the sarcastic words around him, Xi Zhong felt very calm.
In his previous life, he worked overtime as a game planner, didn't have a girlfriend, and didn't like playing games. After all, he faced games every day.
Therefore, Xi Zhong in his previous life could be described as a person with a pure heart and few desires. In his free time, he only wanted to drink tea and practice calligraphy.
Therefore, Xi Zhong must be confident in his calligraphy.
The fonts imitated by Xizhong in the previous life were those of the calligraphy sage Wang Xizhi.
Although he is certainly far behind Wang Xi's predecessors, compared with these inferior talents, Xi Zhong dares to say that he can write better than their father.
He is so confident and inflated.
It's a pity that the materialistic desires in the previous life gradually caused the loss of this calligraphy culture. Very few people would specialize in learning this kind of calligraphy, which made Xi Zhong feel very uncomfortable.
At this moment, Xi Zhong wanted to copy a poem on the spot and scare these talented people who knew nothing about the world.
I, Xi Zhong, don’t plagiarize, do you really think I have no education? Huh?
Anyway, there is no such thing as Li Bai and Du Fu in this ancient world. When the time comes, can I just copy a few songs and pass the test casually?
Of course, when Xi Zhong came here today, he didn’t actually want to participate in the so-called competition to recruit a bride, but wanted to meet the legendary old immortal about you.
Well, actually there is a very unknown secret.
This secret is also very damaging.
That is, Sister Ren Jingshan threw too many defensive and attack talismans to her. There are all kinds of talismans. They can resist the attacks of the Consecration Realm, and they can destroy the monks of the Foundation Establishment Realm at will. The power of these talismans can be controlled at will.
When my sister said it, it was so refreshing.
No, Xi Zhong wanted to commit suicide and meet the old immortal of the Xu family.
It would be best for the old god to start a fight if he disagrees with him after seeing him.
In this way, Xi Zhong can confidently throw out all the talismans in the storage bag.