Hu Badao said: "His eighth achievement is Li Feng, the young master of Ganzhou Eighth Formation. Ganzhou Eighth Formation ranks sixth among the Ten Domains. The River King will give priority to the disciples of the Ten Domains this time. Also, it is said that Li Feng was ten years old.
At that time, he beat the leader of the Qingfeng Sect to pieces. His background and martial arts are so good, how could the River King not accept him?"
Chu Lang was surprised.
"You look like a sick man. When you were ten years old, you beat a boss until his teeth were all over the floor! So powerful!"
Hu Ba said matter-of-factly: "So in the arena, you must not judge people by their appearance. Not only can't you judge people by their appearance, but you can't look down on anyone. The world is full of lurking dragons and tigers, and the person you think is easy to bully may be the person who wants your life. For example, my brother.
I will hide it deeply."
Chu Lang asked with great interest: "Brother Hu, who are you?"
Hu Badao looked like he was keeping secrets. He said: "Since it is hidden, we can't reveal it casually. Little brother, there is a fork in the road ahead. You are going to the state capital and I am going to Wu County. We can't go the same way. There is no way in the world.
Let’s not break up the banquet, we’ll meet again later.”
Chu Lang said: "See you later."
Hu Badao said: "I see that you are extremely cautious along the way, as if someone is against you. Now you can rest assured. This is the territory of the River King, and there are many informants of the River King's Palace. Even the people from the Twelve Palaces and the Divine Blood Sect are
You have to give the River King some face and don't dare to cause trouble here easily. As long as you go to crowded places and don't go to remote places, nothing will happen. And..."
Hu BaDao said he wanted to leave, but he kept nagging, and Chu Lang suddenly seemed to understand something.
Chu Lang couldn't help but be dumbfounded. He took out a piece of silver and said, "Brother Hu, you told me a lot of stories and anecdotes about the world along the way. I will use this money to treat you to a drink."
Hu Badao immediately beamed when he saw the silver, and he took the silver and put it away. Hu Badao turned to another road with joy, and Chu Lang continued to walk towards Hezhou City.
At noon, Chu Lang entered Hezhou Mansion.
Dahe Prefecture is the third largest city in the dynasty. It is large-scale and prosperous. Various houses are lined up in rows, and the streets are crisscrossed and dense like spider webs. Teahouses, wine shops, pawn shops, casinos, brothels and tile shops are everywhere on both sides of the streets.
There are many small vendors with big umbrellas in the open space.
The sounds of various hawkers and the noise of busy traffic merged into a lively and prosperous scene.
Chu Lang went into a wine shop, prepared to have lunch, and went to Dahe Mansion after noon.
There were many diners in the wine shop, and while they were drinking wine, they were discussing the matter of the River King recruiting disciples.
Chu Lang chose a table and sat down. He ordered wine and food and listened to the diners talking while waiting for the food.
A middle-aged man at the southwest table was red-faced and excited. He said: "He King was the first one to take over Yu Wenle, the young prince of Qiong Palace. Yesterday, he took over Li Si from Baijia Pu. I wonder who the third one is?"
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An old man at the same table said in a serious manner: "WuZhi Gambling House has set up gambling games in various places in Hezhou. I heard that there are people from gambling houses in Dahe Prefecture, so every time the River King accepts a disciple, the gambling house will send people to announce it in various places in time. So.
Let's wait for the news. If my calculations are good, there will be news soon."
At this time, I suddenly heard an excited noise coming from outside the wine shop.
Someone shouted excitedly: "He King has accepted the third disciple! It's the fifth son of Ganzhou Eighth Array, Little Thunder God Li Feng! Little Thunder God..."
Just as Hu Badao speculated, the River King indeed accepted the little thunder god Li Feng.
After hearing the news, the drinkers were in high spirits and began to discuss who would be lucky enough to become the apprentice of the River King.
Yu Wenle, Li Si, and Li Feng became the disciples of the River King one after another, which made Chu Lang extremely envious. He could not calm down anymore. He drank one glass after another of strong wine.
Chu Lang also wanted to join the Great River King, but he was not qualified at all. First of all, he was not a disciple of a famous sect. Furthermore, he was the apprentice of the old monster Yin Feng. The Great River King would be extremely merciful if he did not kill him, let alone
Maybe take him on as a disciple.
This made Chu Lang feel an indescribable depression.
After eating, after noon, Chu Lang left the wine shop, took his horse and headed out of the city.
Chu Lang didn't expect that he would meet Zheng Yiqiao just after leaving the city.
Zheng Yiqiao was dressed in white, with a white ribbon in her hair. This was her mourning for her mother. There were two middle-aged men accompanying her. One was a tutuo, with long hair disheveled and a fierce face, and a sword hanging from his waist.
The other is a handsome Confucian scholar holding a fan.
Zheng Yiqiao's neck, which was cut by Chu Lang, was still wrapped in cloth.
Meeting Zheng Yiqiao here made Chu Lang happy, and he greeted him: "Miss Zheng, I didn't expect to meet you here. How are you?"
Zheng Yiqiao didn't expect to meet Chu Lang here. Thinking of the day when Chu Lang almost touched her neck in the mountains, Zheng Yiqiao couldn't help but touch her neck. She said with resentment: "I said I don't want to do it again."
see you."
Just as Chu Lang was about to explain that he had no choice but to do so that day, Toutuo, who was following Zheng Yiqiao, warned him coldly in a threatening tone: "Who are you? There's no need to waste any more words. My lady doesn't want to see you, so get out now!"
Zheng Yiqiao ignored Chu Lang again and rode forward. Toutuo and Confucian scholars also followed closely behind.
Chu Lang looked at her back and said: "You stupid girl who doesn't know what's good or bad, if I hadn't wiped your neck that day, the consequences would have been disastrous..."
Chu Lang also rode forward.
After walking for a while, Zheng Yiqiao reined in her horse and turned back. When she saw Chu Lang walking behind, she said dissatisfiedly: "Why are you following me?! Do you still want to wipe my neck?"
Chu Lang said: "I'm not following you. The road is facing the sky, so everyone goes to one side. I'm going to pay homage to the King of the River."
Zheng Yiqiao didn't believe in going to visit the King of Rivers. Just as she was about to say something, the Confucian scholar whispered to Zheng Yiqiao: "Miss, why bother with him? King of Rivers wakes up from his lunch break. It's important for us to go to Hefu to become a disciple. We can't delay.
event."
Zheng Yiqiao glanced at Chu Lang angrily, then turned around and continued to move forward.
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Dahe Palace is located eighteen miles east of Hezhou City, covering an area of one hundred acres and is magnificent.
The Hewang Mansion is backed by the rolling green "Yulian Mountain". Three miles in front of the mansion is the endless "Dahong River". This section of the river is more than 20 feet wide. There is a stone arch bridge on the river, and two carriages can go parallel.
.Because this bridge is eighteen miles away from the city, it is also called Shibali Bridge.
It is mid-autumn, the air is crisp and the sky is high.
The mountains around Dahe Prefecture are undulating, with various trees, flowers, and grasses on the mountains. Many colors are mixed together, forming a colorful picture. There is a rich and fragrant smell floating in the air.
Zheng Yiqiao and two followers came to Dahe Mansion. Later, Chu Lang also arrived. Chu Lang tied the horse and walked towards the gate of the mansion.
Two teams of majestic swordsmen stood on both sides of the entrance to the mansion, both from Dahe Prefecture.
Standing in the porch was a man in his fifties with a short beard. He was Xiao Chang, one of the two chief stewards of Dahe Prefecture.
At this moment, the open space outside the mansion was crowded with nearly a thousand people.