But the man in the audience was the one with sleepy eyes. He also added: "Next time, I will change to a theater, and don't call it 'Picking Immortals'. Are immortals like peaches? They can be picked at will?"
Liu Baobao said with a smile: "This store was originally called 'Zhaixingtai', but later the owner thought that it would be better to do business with fairy characters. That is, we should call it whatever it is lacking."
He Lingchuan half-squinted his eyes: "Oh, Blackwater City is short of immortals?"
"No shortage, no shortage, Lord He is enough in Blackwater City!" Liu Baobao said quickly, "What the hell are immortals? Legends and misty things can only be written in storybooks. Who can lack it?"
He quickly changed the topic: "Then let's change to Mr. He's "Dingdao Mountain"?"
"Okay." His father's name was mentioned, how could He Lingchuan say no?
He leaned back and lay back on the soft couch with half-closed eyes. The middle-aged man waved away the surrounding attendants, and then asked him in a low voice: "Those nightmares again?"
"Tsk. How is that possible?" He denied with a chuckle, "Uncle Hao, let's watch the show."
Uncle Hao, a middle-aged man, didn't argue, just shut up and stood aside.
The famous actor's skills were so impressive that the audience applauded. He Lingchuan watched for a while, then moved his eyes to the curl of smoke on the incense burner, and subconsciously grabbed the sacred bone necklace on his chest in trance.
After taking the place of the original person for more than a month, except for the serious crime he suffered when he first woke up with blood all over his body, his days in Blackwater City could only be described as comfortable.
Jinzhou is located in the northwest corner of Yuan Kingdom's territory, and Blackwater City is only ten miles away from the border, guarding the country's gate for Dayuan. It sounds nice in name, but this geographical location is destined to prevent the Golden State from receiving the loving gaze of the monarch, not to mention that it has been quiet and warless in recent years.
But the advantage is that the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.
The He family is a standard earth emperor in their one-third acre of land, and as the eldest son of the prefect, He Lingchuan can get everything he wants in Heishui City and even the entire Qiansong County.
The standard for food, clothing, housing and transportation is just three words:
the best.
The delicacies on the table, the playthings in hand, and the daily income are all treasures from all over the world, but many mainland rich people may not be able to enjoy them.
He Lingchuan grew up to the age of sixteen in such a carefree environment.
how to say? He Lingchuan's evaluation of the original person was that he had a bad temper and was somewhat arrogant by nature.
This guy is usually high-spirited and likes to hunt with eagles and dogs, otherwise he would not have encountered a major accident on Hulu Mountain.
Although the skin has now healed, the new owner has no plans to resume the original hobby.
Over the past few months, He Lingchuan often thought of what happened at the bottom of the cliff, wondering whether the murderer of the Leopard Demon Clan would come after Blackwater City. But time passed little by little, and everything was calm outside the city.
Under the surface of a good life, there always seems to be an undercurrent surging. This made him, a hard-working wage earner who originally only deserved blessings, feel uneasy while enjoying the fragrance of privileges.
He Lingchuan took two sips of the warm wine and suddenly felt a little stuffy, so he motioned to Uncle Hao to open the window.
As soon as the window opened, the cool air rushed in. People on the second floor couldn't help but tremble. All the papers on the table in the next room were rolled downstairs. Two small-value banknotes immediately triggered a scramble in the audience.
No one paid attention to the commotion downstairs, so Liu Baobao tightened her clothes.
He Lingchuan took a deep breath and drove away all his emotions. Just when the play was finished, he took the lead in applauding and said happily: "Okay! Reward!" After that, he casually took off the jade necklace from his waist and asked others to take it off and reward him.
With the big brother on the list taking the lead, the atmosphere at the scene reached a high point, and the audience downstairs also gave their money.
Outside the window is the main street of Blackwater City. Once the window is opened, the sound of bustling comes in with the wind. He Lingchuan took a glance and saw that the market was bustling with traffic. The main street, which has been widened three times, can accommodate eight standard carriages running side by side, but now there is not even a two-foot square gap.
"Is it so lively?"
Uncle Hao stood next to He Lingchuan and heard the voice: "It's August now, and merchants must rush through the Hongya Trade Road as soon as possible before it closes, and transport the last batch of goods before winter."
This was the personal expert arranged by the head of the He family for Ai Zi after the Calabash Mountain accident to prevent him from suffering another accident.
He Lingchuan nodded.
Blackwater City is located on the edge of the Panlong Desert. It looks desolate, but it is an important road connecting the western countries to the outside and the Great Kite in the inside, because it is a must-stop check-in point for the famous Hongya Road.
Desert trading has always been dangerous, with changeable weather and frequent bandits, and the Panlong Desert is the best among its kind. Countless predecessors spent their blood, sweat and life to find a relatively safe passage through the Panlong Desert, namely the Hongya Trade Road.
However, Panlong Desert Center will change its face in September. At that time, even the Hongya Trade Road will no longer be safe, so experienced merchants must seize the opportunity to pass through as early as possible, so that they can still survive during the months when the Hongya Trade Road is closed. Raise the price and make a fortune.
The most lively time is New Year's Eve elsewhere, but Blackwater City is right now.
All wealthy merchants are here, all businesses are prosperous, hawking sounds are coming one after another along the streets, and there are no empty seats at the watering troughs in the inn. The taxes Blackwater City has collected in the past two months should be considerable, right?
He Lingchuan came back to his senses after thinking about this, and found that he was actually worrying about his father's work, which was funny.
At this moment, someone downstairs asked to see the eldest young master of the He family.
This person was sent by a local gang known as the Red and White Road to report the news. After coming up, he saluted without saying a word and just looked around.
He Lingchuan waved his hand, and the servant immediately stepped back three feet away; Liu Baobao was also very obedient and found an excuse to walk to other boxes.
Only Uncle Hao stood still.
"Tell me, what's the matter?"
This guy was summoned by his altar master, saying that two well-traveled outsiders had just walked into the Zhuzhi Tavern to inquire about something.
For a transportation fortress like Heishui City, there are as many travelers traveling from north to south as crucian carp crossing the river, so of course the best place to get information is the local restaurants, teahouses and Red House Square. These two outsiders did not do the same thing. Miscalculated.
But they obviously don't know the special local ecology.
Although organizations like Red and White Road talk about "it's not easy for brothers to make money" all day long, they actually occupy one of the most profitable local businesses: drinks.
Those two people were unlucky and happened to walk into the tavern of Changqi, a member of the Red and White Road.
"Tracing the injured sand leopard?" Hearing what he said, He Lingchuan felt his heart being severely pinched. "And you also specified it to be near Blackwater City?"
Trouble finally came.
"Exactly." The congregant glanced at him and quickly lowered his head. The eldest young master had veins popping out on his forehead, and he looked furious. "Both of them spoke with foreign accents, and everyone said they sounded like people from Yuandong. The wine seller said that sand leopards live in Xishan, far away from here." Quite. They don’t refute, they just ask people with clues to find them. No matter whether the target lives or dies, he will be rewarded heavily. "
