"There is a big tree in front of you, go and rest there!"
The team also discovered the existence of a big tree. Before they even got close, they saw the light of fire.
"Hey, is there someone?"
Even though there were people, the team still came closer.
But hearing the crunching sound of the snow underfoot, and the roar of unknown beasts, Ling Xiao sat with a bowl in his hands, looking happy.
I saw eight people walking slowly in the wind and snow, each holding a carriage.
The seven people were of varying ages and cultivation levels, with the highest being at the seventh level of Qi Refining, and the worst being only at the fourth level.
Those carriages were vague, and they all carried a lot of living animals. Some had sheds, some had fences, and some even dragged large water tanks in different shapes.
Ling Xiao couldn't help but take a few more glances at the carriage, and realized - this was a team carrying spirit beasts, and he didn't know which restaurant they were going to?
This type of team is very common in the world of cultivators. The monks' storage bags cannot carry living things, and the spirit beast bags cannot carry too many. Therefore, the only way to transport large numbers of spirit beasts over long distances is by driving.
Everyone was slightly startled when they saw a down-and-out Taoist priest sitting under the tree. Then they noticed that the Taoist priest only showed the fifth level of Qi Refining, so they didn't take it seriously.
"Taoist Priest, could you lend me some light?"
one person asked.
Before Ling Xiao could answer, everyone had already nailed the carriage to the ground and sat around under the tree.
"good."
Ling Xiao touched his nose and responded.
The seven people started the fire again, and the fire was so raging that the big tree behind them grumbled with dissatisfaction.
Naturally, the seven people couldn't hear it. After talking for a while, they suddenly smelled a strong fragrance. They couldn't help being surprised and looked to the side.
I saw Ling Xiao drinking the soup, and the strong aroma emanated from the soup. Even the frozen air could not suppress the aroma of the soup.
Everyone came from a good background, but they had never smelled such a mellow and fragrant soup. They all felt salivating and looked around frequently.
Ling Xiao drank the soup and felt a surge of spiritual energy in his belly, waiting to be refined. Suddenly, a man in ocher clothes stood next to him, strode over, cupped his hands and sang: "Duan Guangxiong, the Duan Chamber of Commerce, dare to ask what the name of the leader is?" "
Ling Xiao glanced at him and said with a smile: "A humble name is not worth mentioning. A poor man calls himself Minggu."
He is the 14th generation disciple of Qingfeng Temple and belongs to the "Ming" generation. After entering the school, he thought about his identity as Lingzhi's husband, so he took the title "Minggu".
It's just that in the past, among the sects, young disciples mostly knew each other by their real names, and neither of them knew the brothers' Taoist names in detail. He is also a lay disciple, so no one cares about him.
"It turns out to be Taoist Master Minggu. As the saying goes, a chance meeting is fate. I brought some good wine with me. How many drinks would you like to have with Taoist Master Minggu?" Duan Guangxiong smiled and asked.
The firelight flickered as he spoke, and Duan Guangxiong felt that Ling Xiao's appearance seemed to have changed.
This trick is exactly the "make-up" technique that Ling Xiao learned from Liu Junhuan. It is just superficial and can only slightly change his appearance. However, with his slovenly appearance, even if Kui Jieyuan and others come, in a short time I'm afraid I won't recognize him either.
Duan Guangxiong took a closer look and noticed some clues, so he immediately dismissed them.
When he saw that Ling Xiao was only at the fifth level of Qi refining and was down and out, he had a feeling of contempt, but the hot soup just now was obviously very good.
The Duan Chamber of Commerce owns a restaurant business, and Duan Guangxiong is the owner of the restaurant. He has eaten countless delicacies, and he knows that the cooking method of partridge soup is special. He has never seen it in his life.
He was curious for a moment, so he took the initiative to talk.
"Okay." Ling Xiao was not polite and came to sit in front of the fire.
Everyone looked carefully and saw that his face was covered with stubble, his hair was unkempt, and he looked like a wandering Taoist priest.
For some reason, after Ling Xiao sat down, he felt a sense of loneliness, separated from the world. Besides his downcast appearance, he also had a bit of a bohemian and unruly appearance.
Duan Guangxiong introduced everyone.
Ling Xiao chuckled, saying that he was a Taoist priest, and drank from the gourd behind his back.
Everyone only smelled a sweet fragrance coming from the gourd. They felt indescribably wafting and comfortable, and they were even more awe-struck and frightened. They no longer dared to underestimate Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao took a few sips of wine, grabbed some side dishes on the floor, ate them for a while, and then asked with a smile: "Everyone is rushing through the snow, where are you going?"
While talking, he secretly used the Huangting Sutra to dissolve the aura brought by the soup and wine.
The green wine in the gourd was brewed by him using excess green fruits. It was full of energy and was several times better than partridge soup. Unfortunately, the quantity was too small.
The Biqing tree was so stingy that every time it produced only ten or twenty pieces, Ling Xiao exhausted all his energy and only managed to brew fifty kilograms of Biqing wine.
Duan Guangxiong said with a smile: "Of course I am going to Beijing. Taoist priest Minggu travels freely and freely, has he ever been to the imperial capital to have a look?"
Ling Xiao said: "I am planning to go."
Duan Guang was slightly overjoyed and said: "It's fate, why don't you, Taoist Priest, come with us? The Duan Chamber of Commerce always likes to make friends. When Taoist Priest enters the imperial capital, we can arrange a place for you."
Ling Xiao sneered in his heart.
like to make friends?
He didn't pay when he came just now, why did he come here after drinking soup?
He knew that Duan Guangxiong had seen the magic of partridge soup and green wine, and thought about it in his heart. He immediately did not point it out and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it will bother you."
Duan Guangxiong laughed and said, "Taoist Priest is too polite!"
Everyone decided to go together, and slowly relaxed their vigilance, chatting all over the place.
After Ling Xiao entered the world of immortal cultivation, he had not been to many places. At this time, he was known as a wandering Taoist priest. Unwilling to lose his reputation, he talked about various customs and customs of the earth in his previous life, which made Duan Guangxiong and others listen with gusto.
"There are actually humans who are all black? It's amazing. I really want to visit this non-Zhou country!"
"Taoist Priest, what kind of game are you talking about chasing the ball?"
"The ball must be a magic weapon. It is probably some kind of test to train your body skills! Taoist priest, am I right?"
"..."
Everyone was talking and talking, and it was an eye-opener.
When the wind and snow subsided, everyone set off again.
Ling Xiao followed the caravan.
The little gray donkey ate the partridge meat and absorbed some spiritual energy. It became extremely energetic and ran wildly all the way without slowing down.
In the next few days, Ling Xiao always walked with the caravan, but unfortunately he never showed off his cooking skills. Duan Guangxiong was very excited, but he knew that it was not good to force things.
On the contrary, Ling Xiao learned a lot about the imperial capital through conversations.
Today, the imperial capital of the Northern Liang Kingdom is controlled by the five major immortal cultivating families: Xiao, Zhu, Duan, Chu, and Qiao. The ancestors of the five families were all born in Zifengtai, and later established their own schools and were highly regarded by Zifengtai.
In the beginning, the position of emperor of Beiliang was held by the five major families in turns. However, starting from 700 years ago, the power of the Xiao family gradually overwhelmed the other four families. Gradually, the rule of taking turns to be emperor no longer disappeared.
Nowadays, all the five major families have monks who are in the late stage of foundation building. Looking at the entire Beiliang Kingdom, they are all the first-class forces that do their part.
Starting from the five major families in the Imperial Capital, there are also hundreds of large and small Immortal Cultivation Families with varying powers, which together form the Immortal Cultivation Pattern of the Imperial Capital.
Duan Guangxiong is one of the five major families and a direct member of the Duan family.
