The Uncle Chen who answered was a middle-aged drug dealer whom Qingyun met in the official circles.
This man has a kind heart, and is slightly stout. He is wearing a robe of high-quality fabrics. His mustache is elegantly written on his lips like official script. He has trimmed it neatly. At first glance, he looks like a good old man.
Seeing that Qingyun, a frail young man, was walking alone on the official road, he couldn't help feeling pity and chatted with him. If the destination was the same, he invited him to be his companion to relieve his boredom and help Qingyun avoid some troubles.
Moreover, Qingyun has tied up his hair now, and his extremely handsome face makes people fall in love with him at the first sight. In addition, he was a well-educated and kind-hearted person, so the drug dealer liked him very much after just two sentences.
If his daughter hadn't grown up in Qingyun, Lao Chen would really have wanted Qingyun to be his son-in-law.
"No, Uncle Chen, I'm just curious. My father is a hunter in the mountains. Our family has lived in the mountains as long as I can remember, so we have never traveled far."
Qingyun smiled and shook his head. He did not completely deceive the drug dealer, nor did he tell the truth completely. After all, he understood that in this world, at least for the time being, there was no one he could trust.
He didn't want to cause trouble to others. The tragedy in Liangren Village was still dripping with blood.
"Although Uncle Chen has been to many places, I don't know how big this world is. I only know that our Qianzhong City is located in the south of Liangzhou, past Yiren Mountain and Banren Mountain, and there are dense Shiwan Mountains. . The government has explicitly prohibited us ordinary people from entering. As for the nearest one, it is Wufang City, which is northeast of Qianzhong City. Uncle Chen and I have only been to a few surrounding cities for most of my life. I’ve never been to Liangzhou!”
When Uncle Chen said this, his face showed a look of pride at first, but there was also a hint of awe, and he didn't know if he was remembering those past experiences.
But in other words, even the drug dealers who travel all over the world are so self-effacing, which shows that a state is so big that it is beyond the reach of ordinary people. At this time, I heard Qingyun sincerely praise:
"Uncle Chen, you are so awesome. When I grow up, I will travel thousands of miles like you and take a good look at this vast world!"
Nearly ten days have passed since he left Liangren Village. Although he didn't know if there was a detour on the official road, it was really far away from the nearest Qianzhong City, and he met all kinds of people on the road, and even some There are some strange birds flying through the sky.
I heard from people around me that they were goblins that fed on humans and were enemies of humans. I don’t know if it was true or not. Anyway, their group had not been attacked by so-called goblins.
As the time away from the village became longer and longer, Qingyun felt that the people he had seen in the past few days might be hundreds of times more than he had seen in his whole life, making him full of curiosity about everything he saw.
But this can't be blamed on him. Yi Qing stopped him from leaving Liangren Village until he had to urinate, which made Qingyun's knowledge really limited. Fortunately, following Uncle Chen along the way, he also learned a lot of knowledge and rules, and he kept them all in his heart.
"Little Qingyun, please eat a piece of dried meat. I see you've eaten the fruit buns along the way. It's time for you to grow. You need more nutrition, otherwise you won't be able to grow taller."
Uncle Chen patted Qingyun's head like a doting parent. Although Qingyun was almost as tall as him, he still felt that Qingyun was so thin because of lack of nutrition.
"It's okay, Uncle Chen. I've been a vegetarian since I was a child with my parents, so I'm used to eating wild fruits, but I'm not used to eating meat. Thank you, Uncle Chen, for your kindness."
Qingyun politely declined the dried meat offered by the drug dealer, and at the same time he was also thinking about how he could settle down in Qianzhong City first.
From Uncle Chen, he learned that the sky is divided into nine states. Liangzhou, one of the nine states where he is now, is just like what the medicine dealer said, with a circumference of tens of thousands of miles, and no mortal can cross it with the utmost of his life.
Of course, this may be a bit exaggerated, but the Immortal Sword Sect knows that it is an immortal residence just by hearing the name. This kind of place gives people the feeling that it is elusive, and it is impossible to find it without a certain amount of savings.
So Qingyun decided to stay in Qianzhong City for a while to inquire about the news, and see if he could find a suitable job and save some money to make ends meet. After all, dry food and potions would always run out, and he couldn't just sit back and have nothing.
"Hey, I wish I had known that I should have learned blacksmithing or something like that with Tie Zhu. This way I could be an apprentice and earn a living. It's better than starving to death."
Qingyun, who had no clue, couldn't help but become depressed. He knew nothing, he didn't even have the ability to make a living, but the most important thing was to think of the deceased Tie Zhu, which made his eyes suddenly filled with sadness.
Carefully, Uncle Chen noticed Qingyun's sudden depression and asked with concern:
"Qingyun, what's wrong? What's bothering you? Tell Uncle Chen."
In the previous conversation between the two, Qingyun avoided talking about his background, which allowed the experienced drug dealer to guess something, so he still wanted to see if he could help this frail young man.
Many years of trading in medicinal materials have allowed Lao Chen to accumulate considerable wealth, and he is also willing to accumulate some blessings for himself. Qingyun frowned and said somewhat:
"To tell you the truth, Uncle Chen, my father just passed away. Before he died, he asked me to seek refuge with an uncle I had never met. But the family didn't have much money. I only knew his name but I didn't know where my uncle was. I was thinking about what to do when I got there. Zhongcheng, let’s see if we can find a job so we can save some money.”
Qingyun's words were indeed what Lao Chen expected. This young man who was alone was probably due to something unexpected happening in his family.
Looking carefully at the heroic Qingyun, Lao Chen also felt anxious about Xiao Jiujiu.
Ordinarily, considering his daughter's age, he is no longer suitable to recruit Qingyun as his son-in-law, but with the skill of recognizing people that Lao Chen has developed over many years of traveling around the country, he can still be sure that Qingyun is definitely a good young man with good character.
Judging from his conversation, he has been studying for several years, so he plans to train this young man and form a good relationship. No matter how difficult it is, he can first become an apprentice in his own medicine shop. If he can really succeed in his studies in the future, he can become a shopkeeper, which will be a good starting point for him.
Maybe when Qingyun grows up, his daughter changes her mind and gets married to Qingyun. It would be best for this handsome boy to marry into the Chen family, but his precious daughter has always given him a headache.
As for Uncle Qingyun, he wasn't worried at all.
The world is so big, trying to find someone by just one name is like looking for a needle in a haystack. When Qingyun gets used to the life here, he will still stay. After all, people have feelings, especially a pure and kind person like him.
So Lao Chen didn't hesitate at all and asked directly:
"Xiao Qingyun, you also know that Uncle Chen and I sell medicinal materials. I see that you have read books and know how to read. If you are willing, Uncle Chen, I will take care of your food and housing. I will cook at the medicinal material shop in my city. As an apprentice, as for the monthly payment, we can discuss it in detail when we get to the city, what do you think?"
Lao Chen's words really played into Qingyun's hands.
Although he really doesn't want to stay in Qianzhong City for a moment and just wants to find the Immortal Sword Sect, but without clues and information, it is simply nonsense. Besides, he can't ask anyone at will. The conditions offered by Lao Chen are still very tempting to him. Powerful.
So Qingyun quickly replied:
"Really, Uncle Chen! That's so embarrassing!"
It would be unreasonable to just save some money and leave, so the words "sorry" came from his heart.
Because Qingyun could hear that Lao Chen wanted to keep him by his side, but he would definitely leave here in the future. From a conscience point of view, he did not want to deceive this kind-hearted medicine merchant.
"Of course. Uncle Chen thinks you are very talented and talented, but I only have a daughter who is a few years older than you. After many years of business, although this family fortune is not big, it can be regarded as a small fortune in Qianzhong City. , can ensure that the family has enough food and clothing, but there is no helper around me. It is too hard for me alone, I will count on you in the future!"
Lao Chen's words sounded really obvious to others, but Qingyun was still young, not very experienced in the world, and thirdly, out of gratitude, he kept nodding his head like a chicken pecking at rice, which was coaxing. De Lao Chen was elated.
The old man and the young child just kept walking, talking to each other. During this period, Lao Chen repeatedly tried to find out where Qingyun lived and whether there were any other relatives alive, but Qingyun passed them by. This also made Lao Chen Chen mistakenly thought that Qingyun really had no one to go to, so he felt relieved.
This man, once he was in a happy mood, time passed quickly. In a few days, Qingyun, Lao Chen, and Lao Chen's team of servants arrived at the "legendary" Qianzhong City, talking and laughing.
In this borderland of Qingxu Tian, Qingyun will start a new life. He doesn't know how long he will stay. It may be very long or very short.
If it was really short, then he wanted to help Uncle Chen do what he could to repay him for taking care of him along the way.
Of course, all of this must start as an apprentice.
Not long after Qingyun entered Qianzhong City, on a forest path in Yiren Mountain, a young man wearing a simple Confucian shirt was walking slowly up the mountainside.
There was no sadness or joy in his face, and he was just walking leisurely. If you look carefully, you will find that he is actually floating in the air without touching the ground.
Although the young man's eyes were slightly closed at this time, it did not affect his direction at all. If Qingyun was here, he would be shocked, because this man was walking in the direction of his own wooden house, and the direction was exactly the same! .
Within a moment, the elegant man arrived at Qingyun's house. Obviously, the person who came was none other than Wu Renfu, the leader of the Shenhuatian Sect.
When Wu Renfu approached the cabin, he suddenly stopped slowly, then opened his eyes and looked carefully at this ordinary mountain cabin.
