There are three cities in Lizhou. The location where Liu Zheji and the others are now is the largest city in Lizhou, Dianque City.
Liu Zheji's original intention was to go directly to Gu Meng'er after finding out about Congyun Houfu, but after he asked around, the people he asked looked at Liu Zheji like fools, so he didn't dare to ask again at that time.
Already.
"Tell me, why do they look at me like this when I ask Congyun Houfu?" Liu Zheji couldn't help but pull the young man in Qingyi beside him and asked.
"Uh... maybe they don't know either," the young man in Tsing Yi said awkwardly.
Liu Zheji was quite speechless and could only find an inn to stay in for the time being.
"Are you young heroes? Are we looking for top jobs? Or are we staying in a hotel?" The waiter saw Wu Tianxing looking around, as if he had never seen the market before. Knowing that he had met a fat sheep, he walked away with a smile.
In front of a few people.
"It must be eating and then sleeping!" Wu Tianxing rolled his eyes at the waiter. What else could he do if he didn't eat or sleep when he came to the inn?
When the waiter saw Wu Tianxing's stupid look, the smile on his face became even stronger, "How many of them should I take to dine first?"
"Hurry up, hurry up, I'm almost fainting from hunger!" Wu Tianxing shouted.
"Okay! Everyone, please come upstairs."
When Liu Zheji and others were led to the private room upstairs and saw the menu brought by the waiter, they were immediately shocked.
"What...what are these?"
Wu Tianxing looked at the menu in front of him in surprise. There were many dishes on it, all of which were delicacies, but the prices marked on the back of the dishes completely confused him.
"Your dishes are all calculated according to Lingshi?" Wu Tianxing glared, he had never been to Fu Lingshi's restaurant.
When the waiter saw Wu Tianxing asking this question, he immediately sneered in his heart. "A group of bumpkins came from nowhere and dared to come in without even asking where the Immortal Pavilion was."
"All the dishes in our restaurant are prepared by the Xiantian Warrior chef. Do you think the Qi of the Xiantian Warrior is free of charge?" the waiter sneered.
"It can't be so expensive!" Wu Tianxing muttered to himself. The above dish called Braised Carp King actually cost eighty spiritual stones, which made him want to learn to be a chef.
The waiter at the shop glanced at the dish Wu Tianxing was looking at and said: "The Carp King is an innate carp demon caught by a late-stage innate master in Xiaoming Lake in Lizhou. It is then cooked with the true energy of an innate warrior. One dish is equivalent to ten days of cultivation by an acquired warrior. You
Tell me, is it worth the price?"
Liu Zheji heard that the waiter in the shop had a natural talent when he opened his mouth and a natural talent when he closed his mouth. How embarrassing would it be for him, an acquired martial artist, to stand here?
"Okay, big brother, big brother, just watch and serve us a few dishes and ignore him." Liu Zheji said to smooth things over.
"You're lucky, Carp King is on sale today. I don't want to eat it at any other time." After saying that, the waiter happily went to ask the chef to cook. They all recommended dishes and got a share. This is actually the case in Wenxian Pavilion.
It's not that they all cook such rare ingredients, but the waiter in the shop saw that these few faces were unfamiliar, and the journey was dusty. It seemed that they came from other places to Bazhou to seek enlightenment, so he blackmailed Liu Zheji and them.
"Hey! Wait! I haven't said we want Magikarp yet!" Wu Tianxing was surprised when he saw that the waiter ordered a portion of Magikarp without telling them.
"Don't be embarrassed!" Han Hongyi slapped her sword on the table. Wu Tianxing was so frightened that he immediately shrank his neck and did not dare to speak any more.
The efficiency of the kitchen was very fast. After a while, Liu Zheji and the others' dishes were brought out. Wu Tianxing saw that the matter had come to this and there was no room for regret. He simply leaned forward and picked up a large pair of chopsticks. "
Magikarp".
While Wu Tianxing and the others were eating, Liu Zheji thought for a while and walked out of the private room. As soon as he walked out of the private room, he saw the waiter. Liu Zheji pulled the waiter over and asked, "Brother, I came to Lizhou to find someone to look for."
Relatives, do you know where Congyun Houfu is?"
The waiter was suddenly pulled over by Liu Zheji, and he was still a little impatient, but when he heard Liu Zheji asked about Congyun Houfu, he opened his mouth in shock: "You...you...have relatives in Congyunhoufu?"
Liu Zheji thought for a while, couldn't it be that Congyun Hou's Mansion was so famous? Then he said: "Yes, my aunt is a disciple of Congyun Hou Gongsun Li."
When Liu Zheji finished speaking, the waiter's face suddenly became strange. He couldn't help but said: "Marquis Cong Yun has never taken a disciple, are you lying to me?"
Liu Zheji felt bad when he heard it
, Logically speaking, Gongsun Li had already rescued Gu Meng'er and accepted her as his disciple. Could it be said that the waiter didn't know about this? Or that Gu Meng'er didn't come to the rescue... Thinking of this, Liu Zheji couldn't help but
Dare to think about it again.
Liu Zheji returned to the private room and sat down with a heavy look on his face.
Seeing Liu Zheji's appearance, the others couldn't help but ask why. When they heard what Liu Zheji said, they all frowned.
"Brother Zheji, don't worry. Maybe this Marquis Cong Yun keeps a low profile. Your aunt has been accepted as a closed disciple. It's not necessarily because he didn't make any announcement."
"I hope so." Liu Zheji sighed.
In the evening, Liu Zheji and others still chose to stay here, while Mr. Qingyi and Han Hongyi went outside to find out the news. Wu Tianxing's behavior was exactly the same as his character, and he lay down in the room and slept.
Liu Zheji couldn't sleep because of Gu Meng'er, so he decided to find the waiter on duty in the store to find out the news.
As soon as Liu Zheji walked downstairs, he discovered that the waiter on duty was actually the same store waiter.
"Brother, I have something to ask you." Liu Zheji patted the waiter who was dozing off against the counter.
The waiter was interrupted from his nap and almost fell down in shock. Fortunately, Liu Zheji helped him. When he saw Liu Zheji coming again, he immediately asked impatiently: "What do you want to ask?"
Liu Zheji asked the waiter about Gongsun Li's acceptance of disciples, and also about the fact that he had asked for a long time during the day but could not find out where Cong Yunhou's mansion was.
After hearing this, the waiter rubbed his head with a headache. He couldn't block Liu Zheji's "Spiritual Stone" attack. Seeing that there was no one around, he took Liu Zheji to a remote location in the store and whispered: "I'm telling you,
Don't say it was me who said this, Marquis Cong Yun is a taboo in Lizhou."
"Why?" Liu Zheji couldn't help but speak louder.
"Keep your voice down!" The waiter hurriedly covered Liu Zheji's mouth.
"You just came from out of town, so you may not know that Marquis Cong Yun used to be the vice president of Zhongxu Academy, but after he came back from his travels, his old enemy, the current vice president, replaced him. Marquis Cong Yun
In anger, he surrendered to the imperial court, and now everyone in Zhongxu Academy regards him as
He is a traitor, do you know that? Zhongxu Academy is the number one force in Dianque City. Who dares to talk about Marquis Cong Yun outside now? So I said, your aunt should stop looking for her now. Let her look for her.
You, otherwise you will be in danger if someone from Zhongxu Academy discovers you."
After listening to what the waiter said, Liu Zheji realized that there were so many things going on here, but the waiter still didn't tell him where Cong Yunhou's mansion was...
"Xiao Dingzi! Where are you!" At this time, a loud voice shouted from upstairs, which frightened the waiter in front of Liu Zheji and shivered. He pushed Liu Zheji away and rushed over with a flattering look on his face.
Go out.
"Lady boss! I'm here! I just went to the toilet."
"Stop making up lies! Next time I see you being lazy, I will deduct this month's dividend!"
The boss lady's words were indeed lethal. When Xiao Dingzi heard that he was about to be deducted, he hurriedly stood at the counter and scanned the passing diners with vigilant eyes.
Liu Zheji wanted to ask again, but was turned back by the other party's warning look.
In desperation, Liu Zheji had no choice but to go back to the room and wait for the two young masters in Qingyi.
In the evening, Mr. Qingyi and Han Hongyi returned to the inn exhausted, and they also brought back some not-so-good news.
Although Cong Yunhou Mansion is located in Dianque City, no one here knows its specific location. Obviously, Gongsun Li does not want others to know where he lives, so this is why Liu Zheji cannot ask.
Now Liu Zheji is in trouble. Gu Meng'er's life and death are unknown, and Gongsun Li's reputation is so bad that no one knows where he is. This makes Liu Zheji two big.
"It seems that we can only save the country through curveballs."
The second news brought by Han Hongyi and Young Master Qingyi is that Zhongxu Academy will hold a disciple recruitment meeting in three days, and all warriors under the age of eighteen can participate.
This disciple recruitment meeting is different from the formal disciple recruitment. To put it bluntly, this is a gimmick done by Zhongxu Academy. The academy only has geniuses, and real geniuses may be able to gather their innate talents around the age of fifteen. These geniuses are
The children of some big families and powerful forces have been immersed in medicine jars since childhood. Even if they are not very talented, with the support of strong financial resources, they can be turned into geniuses.
The disciple recruitment conference is different. What Zhongxu Academy does is for civilians.
The descendants of those big families look down on this disciple recruitment meeting, so they will not come to compete for places. Those who come to compete for places are children from ordinary people's families and some individual monks. Since these people have not been cultivated by power, they generally do not have very strong strength.
Okay, but their talents are usually good. Coupled with the saying that "children of common people become masters early", these people have one characteristic, that is, they are willing to endure hardship!
With the emergence of Zhongxu Academy, it not only gained a reputation, but also gained a group of honest and hard-working disciples. It really made a lot of money.
Three days later, accompanied by Han Hongyi and others, Liu Zheji arrived at the gate of the branch of Zhongxu Academy, where thousands of young warriors who had come to become apprentices had already lined up.
It is said to be a branch, but it is actually a stronghold of Zhongxu Academy in Dianque City. Usually, the academy's handyman disciples live here, but the real academy is on Luofeng Mountain outside Dianque City. There is a formation in Luofeng Mountain.
Dharma Protector, ordinary people cannot break in. Only those holding the token of a formal disciple of the academy can pass, and this screening was also presided over by several disciples of the academy.
"Hahaha! Little guys! Listen up! Our Zhongxu Academy is recruiting thirty outer disciples today. Remember! There are only thirty places. All warriors under the age of eighteen can sign up.
The registration fee is 300 spirit stones. If you want to register, please come and pay!" A bearded man who looked more like a bandit than a scholarly disciple yelled at the door with his teeth and claws.
Behind the big man, three girls in white stood proudly aside. Their skin was like cream, they had long eyebrows, and their figure and appearance were of the highest quality. They formed a sharp contrast with the young men in white clothes next to the big man.
"Three hundred spirit stones??? Wasn't it a hundred last year?" someone in the crowd exclaimed.
"How can we get three hundred spirit stones? This is equivalent to how it took my whole family to save up for three years without eating or drinking!"
The people who came to sign up were all commoners. When they heard the big man said that the registration fee required three hundred spirit stones, they all started shouting, trying to get the big man to reduce the registration fee.
"What are you arguing about? This year is different from previous years! Jiangnan County of Han Dynasty suffered a disaster. The extra two hundred I have to hand over to the academy, and the academy will allocate it to Jiangnan County for disaster relief. If you don't want to take it, forget it. Anyway, there are still many disaster victims in Jiangnan County.
If you take less from our people, they will suffer one more day."
"I'm so angry!" When Wu Tianxing heard the big man talking nonsense with Jiangnan County, he couldn't help but wanted to rush up and beat him, but Miss Han behind him hugged his waist and said: "Brother Tianxing, you
Don't be impulsive, look at what the three little sisters behind him are like? Why can't I see through them?"
After Wu Tianxing heard this, he frowned and looked at the three girls. When he saw that the lowest girl among them was at a similar level to him, he immediately closed his mouth.
"Hahaha! Isn't it only three hundred? Don't worry about breaking the halberd! I've got this spiritual stone! It's a joke!"
Wu Tianxing made Liu Zheji roll his eyes. Now he admired Wu Tianxing's shamelessness more and more.
"Senior Brother Ge, our Zhongxu Academy has never collected any registration fees? This disaster relief matter is not our academy's responsibility, right?"
Among the three girls, the youngest one with the shortest hair couldn't help but ask from behind.
The bearded senior brother Ge's face froze when he heard the girl's question. He turned around and made a look at the other two, who immediately understood after seeing her.
"Little Junior Sister Lianhua, it's not easy for Senior Brother Ge to survive in the Courtyard. The academy doesn't take much care of them. Senior Brother Ge has been in charge of the Courtyard all year round and has even neglected his own cultivation. These spiritual stones are what the senior sisters agreed to collect.
, In the future, when the conditions in the Servant Academy improve, more junior sisters and junior brothers will be promoted from the Servant Academy. By the way, Junior Sister, haven’t you always been envious of Senior Sister’s sword? Senior Sister will give it to you today!”
"But..." Lianhua was still a little hesitant when she heard the two senior sisters say this, but then when the senior sister handed a sword with a light cyan halo to her hand, her eyes straightened.
Lotus no longer interferes with the matter of recruiting disciples.
"Another one fell."
Beside them, a young man with a bitter look on his face sighed silently. Over the years, every disciple who has come down from above has not been bribed. He has been in the courtyard for five years. From the beginning,
From full of longing to now indifferent, who knows what he has experienced in these years?
The price of Brother Ge's three hundred spirit stones is actually at the extreme of the psychological tolerance of the following participants. Over the years, Brother Ge has mastered the art of controlling people's hearts. He has bribed and intimidated everyone he can in the handyman's courtyard.
With inducements, big sticks and sweet dates, now almost all the more than 300 people in the courtyard belong to him, which is why he dares to deceive others and hide them from his superiors.