Wuchang City
The city has unique scenery and landforms, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the scenery is beautiful. The Snake Mountain in the city winds up and down like a long dragon, while the Yellow Crane Tower stands on the top of the mountain, overlooking the vicissitudes of Jiangcheng.
Outside the city, the Yangtze River surges endlessly, forming a vast body of water where it meets the Han River, with vast mist and rippling blue waves.
The streets and lanes are bustling with activity.
The sun shines through the ancient sycamore leaves and onto the stone road, creating mottled light and shadow. The cries of vendors, the laughter of children, and the melodious Hubei tunes are intertwined into a beautiful piece of music.
Liu Xin, Liu Lang, Dugu Yueyue and Fan Sisi walked on the streets of Wuchang, each with different feelings.
"Elder brother, there is a huge difference between the outside of the city and the inside of the city!"
Rokuro spoke, his eyes unable to fully capture the grand scene in front of him, looking left and right, like a villager from the outer city who had just entered the city.
"This place is the core of the governor of Huguang. It is where resources gather. This Wuchang city has a history of thousands of years and is naturally prosperous."
Liu Xin was familiar with the records of Shengzong and had a deep understanding of the customs and landforms of various places.
"Senior Brother Liu knows so much," Dugu Yueyue said, holding in her hand a bunch of candied haws that Liulang bought for her when he first entered the city.
This was something they had dreamed of together as children.
After seeing it now, Liulang immediately bought it for Dugu Yueyue.
At this time, Dugu Yueyue was holding the candied haws of sugarcane, not eating it, just holding it on her chest, with a gentle and happy smile on her face.
This scene made Fan Sisi curl her lips.
The further away from Shaanxi, the throbbing in Fan Sisi's heart became more and more restless, but fortunately it was better during the day. Watching Liu Lang and Fan Sisi's green and affectionate behavior would make Fan Sisi temporarily forget the throbbing in her heart and become Feel better.
"Although the people outside the city are living in hardship, after all, there have been natural disasters every year in recent years, so there is nothing we can do about it." Fan Sisi said. She was slightly older than the other three, but she had her own general knowledge.
"Miss Fan, I don't agree with this." Liu Xin looked at the street in front of him. There should be some kind of activity being held there. There were crowds of people, and the sound was louder than the other. There was a little baby sitting on his father's shoulder, holding a hand like Dugu Yue. Yue held a unique candied haws in her hand, with a smile on her face.
Think again before entering the city, sitting on the boat, looking at the land on both sides of the Yangtze River, the flow of people carrying water in the cold river, and carrying water to the fields like ants, the dilapidated cottages and the people sitting on the black soil and white stones A dull child.
The two scenes actually happened in the same world.
This cannot be explained by a simple natural disaster.
“The most natural disasters in Zhengyang in recent years have been floods. In fact, the climate in recent years has become warmer than in previous years.
So there are some big environmental changes.
The northern barbarian grasslands are no longer so cold, so there are fewer northern barbarian invasions from the south.
The four major tribes seemed to be resting and recuperating.
Just like the case I solved in the imperial capital before, the northern barbarians were full and warm and lustful, so they started using their brains instead of using the knife.
As the weather gets warmer, the entire Yangtze River becomes turbulent, especially in the upper reaches.
The governor of Huguang is a land in the Central Plains. Although it has encountered some floods, it is definitely not as serious as the floods in the north.
Furthermore, even if the floods here are severe, the food production in the south should be abundant under such climate conditions. How could the governor of Huguang be short of food when he is so close to the South China Sea?
But the people outside are obviously hungry, but in Wuchang City, everyone has a big belly and a rosy complexion. Not to mention they are hungry, I think they are overeating! "
At first, what Liu Xin said made sense, and Fan Sisi nodded repeatedly.
After all, although Fan Sisi knew some of the world's situation, her channels for obtaining information were limited.
Unlike Liu Xin, he was initially the official document treasury of the Holy Sect, and later became the Jin Yiwei.
Both are the top intelligence organizations in the world.
One comes from Jianghu, and the other comes from the imperial court.
Liu Xin always checks this information unconsciously.
He himself didn't know why.
Anyway, since he was a child, he especially liked watching these things.
Enjoy it endlessly and get stuck in it.
Therefore, Liu Xin is pessimistic about the overall situation in the world.
After all, he had been paying attention to this information since he was literate at a young age, and more than twenty years ago, there was no news in the Holy Sect's archives that the people in the world were hungry.
While in Jinyiwei, after becoming a member of Jinyiwei, Liu Xin gathered some intelligence from all over the world.
In those summaries, Liu Xin could always see words such as people living in poverty and not having enough to eat.
Because this is information obtained by Jinyiwei's secret agents, intelligence is about truly reflecting the situation.
It is completely different from the polished data intelligence reported by officials from various parts of the imperial court.
Therefore, it may not be a completely true reflection of the situation in various places, but it is much more true than those completely false intelligence.
The emperor also learned about the world from the information about Dongchang and Jinyiwei.
Rely on those officials from various local government offices?
Haha, forget it!
Several people walked all the way towards the depths of Wuchang City.
There is a darkness hidden in the bustling city of Wuchang.
Just like no matter how big the sun is, no matter how hot it is, there are still dark corners that it cannot reach.
The black market, the largest black market in the world, is hidden in Wuchang City.
In fact, this matter is extremely hidden.
Not to mention the imperial court, even among the Jianghu, few people spread it.
But as the saying goes, great hermits are hidden in the city.
This world-class black market is hidden in Wuchang City, the governor of Huguang and the most ancient city in thousands of years. Ordinary people may not believe it if you tell it.
Of course, it is not necessarily true that this place is so secretive that no one knows about it.
Someone in the court must know.
The people who knew about it were either dismissive of it, or they were extremely taboo about it and did not dare to speak out easily.
"Senior brother, this place is actually in the city?"
When he learned that the place Liu Xin wanted to take them to was in Wuchang City, Liu Lang was a little surprised.
"Why, do you think I brought you to Wuchang City just to have a look?"
"Wuchang City is also a big city, and there are countless spies in the city. If the place is hidden here, will no one know about it?"
"The little one hides in the forest, the big one hides in the city." Dugu Yueyue said tentatively.
"Look, Yueyue knows more than you."
Liu Xin laughed teasingly, then looked at where he was.
"Brother, don't you know where that place is?"
"Nonsense, I just haven't been here for too long.
that place. It was my Third Senior Brother and Second Senior Brother who brought me here. "
"Why is the third senior brother ranked in front of the second senior brother?"
"Because the third senior brother will tear my face off, but the second senior brother will not, do you understand?"
Looking at Liu Xin's grinning look, Liu Lang shrugged.
"Then when I talk about senior brothers, I will put the second senior brother in front of the first senior brother."
"Are you more afraid of Xiong Er than me?"
"Of course, Senior Brother, you are much smarter than Second Senior Brother. I'm not afraid of people with brains, I'm afraid of people without brains."
"Good guy, I remember this, I'll tell Xiong Er later!"
Watching the banter between Liu Xin and Liu Lang, Dugu Yueyue felt warm in her heart.
She hadn't felt like this for a long time, not since her father died.
Fan Sisi saw this scene again, her lips cracked again, and then she sighed slightly in her heart.
Another woman transformed from an individual into a community.
I just hope that Rokuro will not be unreliable, like her ex...
Two women, one immersed in unprecedented happiness.
The other one is immersed in the pain of the past, coupled with a trace of hesitation now, and the mood is extremely complicated.
Under the leadership of Liu Xin, Liu Langqi's eyes became more and more surprised, even... panic.
"Brother, you said the entrance to this black market won't..."
Rokuro suddenly stopped and looked at the building in front of him with disbelief in his eyes. When his senior brother brought him here, it meant that the building in front of him... was probably the entrance to the black market.
Liu Xin looked forward with a smile, and also stopped, with his hands folded across his chest, and a trace of nostalgia in his eyes.
"When I first came here, I was just like you!"
Rokuro: (；oдo)
Mukuro seemed to be struck by a thunderbolt, and his whole body was numb.
"I think back when I was brought here by the old man... ah no, third senior brother and second senior brother, I almost thought they wanted to trick me. These two people are traitors to the imperial court."
Liu Xin: e=(′o｀*)
Liu Xin sighed.
"Then senior brother, how are you sure this is still the entrance to the black market? What if it's not..."
Rokuro was still a little worried, and because the sight in front of him really surprised him, he didn't hear the mistake Liu Xin said.
In fact, Liu Xin had not only been to this ghost place once, nor had he only met the ghost doctor once.
Before the third and second senior brothers took him to the black market to meet the current ghost doctor, his master, the leader of the Holy Sect, once took him as a child to meet the predecessor of the current ghost doctor.
The ghost doctor at that time was hunted by the whole world because of his outrageous actions. However, the old master later saved the ghost doctor's life and gave him a place to stay.
After that, the ghost doctor washed his hands in the golden basin, and later brought out an apprentice, who is now the ghost doctor.
And she also came to this black market and has been staying here all these years.
It was not until later that the third senior brother and the second senior brother came here with Liu Xin.
According to rumors, the ghost doctor's master, the ghost doctor of the previous generation, is studying animals in a secret place.
Thinking of this, Liu Xin wondered whether he should introduce this ghost doctor to the Beast Control Sect.
It is also possible that they have been connected for a long time.
Various thoughts flashed through Liu Xin's mind, and Liu Xin's eyes fell on the building in front of him again.
The two women have now come to their senses. After hearing the conversation between the two senior brothers, he immediately cast his gaze forward.
There was a hint of surprise in Dugu Yueyue's eyes, but she restrained herself.
Because she believed in Liu Lang, and Liu Lang believed in Liu Xin.
This is a closed loop of trust.
Fan Sisi, on the other hand, looked at Liu Xin and Liu Lang as if they were looking at fools.
Fan Sisi: (￢_￢)
"You two, didn't you say that the government dungeon ahead is the entrance to the so-called black market?
If you are stupid, please feel free to do so, but don't take me and Yueyue with you. "
Fan Sisi held Dugu Yueyue's hand and was about to turn around and leave.
Isn't this a joke? The place in front of us doesn't look like a dungeon. The three-class government officer standing at the door can't do anything fake.
Moreover, this location and this street are already in the center of Wuchang City, but they are not at the core. It is barely considered to be on the edge of the inner city of Wuchang City.
Generally speaking, key buildings such as government offices and dungeons will be located in this location.
Because this kind of place is the core of the entire city.
The guards are the tightest and the defense force is the strongest.
"Miss Fan, don't worry, just take a look and then talk."
The confidence in Liu Xin's mouth made Fan Sisi murmur in her heart, no way, no way, now even the government dungeons have become a black market.
However, the scene in his imagination where Liu Xin walked forward and entered directly from the dungeon entrance did not appear.
Fan Sisi, Dugu Yueyue and Liulang just stood on the street, watching Liu Xin stride towards the dungeon, and then stood in front of the two stone beasts at the entrance of the dungeon.
There are four government officials at the entrance of the dungeon, with simple knives at their waists.
Seeing Liu Xin approaching, all four pairs of eyes looked at Liu Xin involuntarily.
Although they were not afraid of these four government officials, Liu Lang and others were worried about Liu Xin for no reason.
It is impossible to get into trouble, but it is possible to lose face.
However, Liu Xin only stayed where he was for a moment and then turned back.
There was suspicion in the eyes of the four government officials. Liu Xin's behavior was really abnormal.
But looking at Liu Xin's appearance and the aura of the latter, it is not difficult to tell that he is not an ordinary person.
The four yamen servants were not very strong, but they had a good eye for seeing people, so they were not too troublesome.
Liu Xin returned to the crowd and said with a smile:
"We are lucky, the black market will be open tonight."
"Senior brother, is there something wrong with those two stone beasts?" Liu Lang suddenly had an idea and realized what the problem was.
Liu Xin nodded and said:
"The two stone beast eyes at the entrance of the dungeon can be moved and removed. If the black market is to be opened, they will be replaced with eyes made of different materials. If the black market is not open in the near future, they will be ordinary stones.
I will tell you about the doorway here later. While we have time now, why not take a tour of Wuchang City and see the prosperous places in the world. "
Then a few people started walking around Wuchang City.
When they came to a certain street, the four of them were blocked by a crowd again. This time, the four of them did not take a detour, but went straight forward to see what was so lively and attracted so many people.
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!
The four of them were all highly cultivated, so it was not difficult to squeeze through the crowd.
Arriving at the front of the crowd, waves of gongs and drums sounded, and the four of them saw the scene ahead.
"Lion dance?"
"This is the parade that concludes the lion awakening competition."
Liu Xin asked, and this time he finally encountered something Liu Xin didn't know about. Fan Sisi immediately spoke proudly.
"Isn't the lion awakening competition a specialty of the governor of Guangdong?" Liulang asked.
"Don't you understand this? In previous years, the lion awakening competition was of course a specialty of the governor of Guangdong, but this year is different.
I heard that the governor of Guangdong, the governor of Nangan and Fujian jointly organized this year's lion awakening competition, with generous rewards.
It even attracted many Jianghu sects to participate. "
"To be able to interest all the sects in Jianghu, this reward is really generous!"
"That's natural. I heard that the lion awakening team that comes out on top will receive imperial-level inner armor."
"Such a big gesture!" Liu Xin was a little surprised. It was just a private lion awakening competition, but it paid such a heavy price. Why did it feel like there was something fishy in it.
"This lion awakening competition is so grand, maybe it has something to do with pirates!"
Just when Fan Sisi was about to continue answering Liu Xin, an old man beside the four of them suddenly spoke.
Although the voices of the four people speaking were not deliberately concealed, it was difficult to hear them clearly amidst the noise of gongs and drums.
However, the old man was always beside the four of them, and the four of them squeezed through the crowd and were too embarrassed to squeeze against the old man when they came to him, so Liu Xin and others did not doubt his intentions.
"Old man, what do you say?" Liu Xin was secretly surprised when he saw the old man's attribute panel, but his face was calm and curious.
[Name: Sang Yao
Age: 65
Cultivation: High Grade Dacheng Realm
Specialty: Poison
Root bone: 9.5
Physical strength: 8.8
Intelligence: 10.4
Combat ability: 1.68
Comprehensive ability (combat power value): 869.44
Final combat power: high-grade Dacheng realm initial coefficient*65;
Combat power: .8
Character rating: Genius of a generation
Qualification: [Poison Pulse] [Medical Pulse]
Specialized in Kung Fu: Bai Shi Fang (top, Dzogchen), Nine Needle Technique (top, Dzogchen)
Evaluation: One of the most outstanding men under the command of the King of Xuzhou County. Known as the "Seven Heroes of Xuzhou" Du Gui. He was once a top-notch medical expert in the world, and even a royal physician. Later, he was innocently implicated and his family was exterminated. He left the imperial city and concentrated on studying poisonous techniques. It only took him half a year to turn his top medical skills into top poison skills. He poisoned the people who had harmed his whole family, but he was also hunted down by the royal family. Later, he was rescued by the king of Xuzhou and became one of the Seven Heroes of Xuzhou. He is best at poisoning with non-toxic or even highly tonic things, making it difficult for people to guard against them.
Faction: Neutral]
Master of poison!
Du Gui, one of the Seven Heroes of Xuzhou!
Liu Xin did not expect that in Wuchang City, he would meet one of the Seven Heroes of Xuzhou.
I don’t know if he came here on purpose or if it was just a chance encounter.
However, I can see through the other party, but the other party cannot see through me, so the drama still has to go on.
Of course Sang Yao didn't come to Liu Xin on his own initiative, but fate pushed Liu Xin in front of him, so he took the initiative to speak.
"In recent years, natural disasters have continued all over the world, and the people have suffered. Food production has decreased, and the pirates are not much better.
Since last year, they have been constantly harassing the South China Sea, and the officials in the government have been trying to find ways to deal with these pirates.
But those military households in the South China Sea can hardly support themselves. How can they go out to fight? They rely on the lion awakening competition to win over a martial arts master. "
