In the early morning, there is a slight fragrance in the sky, and the night rain has washed away all the dust. The faint fragrance of flowers and plants is exaggerated in the dampness, drifting with the wind, and drifts into every pore of breathing.
The sun gradually rose, and the early morning sunlight slanted in front of the city gate, making the guards guarding the gate feel warm. People who got up early were walking back and forth at the city gate, which was really lively.
At this moment, the crisp sound of bells came. The guards looked over and saw a small team approaching the city gate from afar.
A young man in front of the team is sitting astride a tall horse, wearing a fiery red robe and a black crown. Two red ropes on the crown tie his feet in front of his head in a concentric knot shape. Put the remaining two feet on the bun and roll them behind your head, letting them hang down naturally.
Under the fiery red robe, two long legs wearing red trousers and high boots are hanging on both sides of the horse's back. A sheathed long sword hangs on the waist. The left hand slowly tightens the reins, and the right hand gently presses the long sword. , with his upper body upright, he was slowly walking towards the city gate.
Behind the young man, a two-wheeled carriage followed slowly. Camel bells, streamers, and dancing lights were hung on the carriage, which fluttered in the wind and made a sweet "ding-dong-dang-dang" sound. Inside the carriage, there was a light gauze curtain, and there seemed to be a slim woman sitting in it.
Behind the carriage, there were dozens more cargo vehicles, pushed by dozens of porters, following closely behind. The cargo on the car looked quite heavy, and the ground was pressed into deep ruts.
The captain of the guard who guarded the gate suddenly became cautious. Such a large scene was obviously a huge caravan. He hurriedly asked people to report it to the city lord's palace, and he was the first to greet it.
This caravan was dressed up by Cheng Ling and Xi Yan. Those saucy young men in red robes. Anyone who has watched the TV series knows that it is Nan Xia Zhan Zhao who is dressed up. This person was none other than Cheng Ling. He also put on some makeup. He looked a few years older, but he looked even more heroic.
The captain of the guard asked: "Who are you, your Excellency, and what important matters come to Luoye City?"
In the past few months, many major events have happened in the city. First, the He family, the second of the three major families, fought with the Chen family. As a result, the Chen family won and the He family was destroyed.
Immediately afterwards, it was reported that the Chen family intended to assassinate the Liu family's children in the south. The Liu family's children were defeated and fled, and even the city lord's palace was involved. The city lord and his son disappeared together. Currently, all matters related to the City Lord's Mansion are temporarily presided over by Deputy City Lord Feng Ping.
Since the He family was wiped out, many shops and sites in Luoye City were in a vacuum. The Chen family and the city lord's mansion fought with each other, with a small dozen every three days and a big one every five days. After fighting for a whole month, they finally settled down. The two parties compromised with each other and divided the He family's remaining interests 50-50.
The two parties have finally settled down, and Luoye City has only lived a peaceful life for a month. Now that such a huge caravan has arrived, I really don't know what kind of conflict will happen again. The captain of the guard guarding the gate was also an old man from the city lord's mansion, and he was even more vigilant.
Cheng Ling bowed and said, "My lord, I'm here to invite you. I'm from Canglanghai and want to go to the city to buy some elixir materials."
The captain of the guard breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he was just passing by, so that was fine. He said, "I see, but we in Luoye City also have rules. Caravans have to pay a lot of fees to enter the city."
Cheng Ling said: "This is natural. Please accept this small gift, and the cost of entering the city will be paid." After saying that, he threw out a storage ring.
The captain of the guard took it and took a look and gasped. There were 100,000 low-grade spiritual stones in this storage ring, as well as several bottles of Qi refining period elixirs. This time, he looked at Cheng Ling differently. I have never seen such a luxurious caravan before, and I received a generous gift as soon as I arrived.
He immediately said diligently: "Senior's extraordinary actions are indeed a true hero. I have reported this matter to the city lord's palace, and someone will come to greet him soon."
After speaking, he stepped forward to hold Cheng Ling's horse rein, and called the guards at the city gate to help push the trucks behind him into the city.
Cheng Ling smiled, let him hold the horse, and threw out a storage ring and said, "I wonder if these can cover the cost of entering the city?"
The captain of the guard took it, glanced at it with his consciousness, trembled again, and said hurriedly: "That's enough, that's enough, senior, please!"
With the help of the guards, Cheng Ling and his group quickly entered the city. At this time, I saw a middle-aged man in expensive silk standing in front of the city gate. He said with a long smile: "The distinguished guests are coming. Feng Mou is a little far away to welcome us. Please forgive me!"
The captain of the guard reminded Cheng Ling in a low voice: "This is our Deputy City Lord Feng. He is responsible for everything in Luoye City now!"
Cheng Ling seemed to have not heard the subtitle at all. He quickly dismounted his horse and walked forward quickly, holding Feng Ping's hand and saying: "It turns out it's City Lord Feng. How dare you? The lower class is just a merchant on Canglang Island." There is no need for the city lord to personally come to greet us."
With a movement of his hand, a storage ring was placed in Feng Ping's hand. Feng Ping's consciousness swept away and he was shocked. There were millions of spiritual stones in the storage ring, as well as some elixirs and spiritual fruits. He didn't recognize those spiritual fruits, but looking at the wisps of fragrance emanating from them, it was obvious that Not ordinary.
He was surprised, where did this caravan come from? It was so extraordinary when they met. Still smiling on his face, he said: "I am a guest from afar. How would you like to address me?"
"I don't dare. My surname is Zhan, and my name is Zhan Zhao. I am the guard leader of this caravan. The city lord calls me Zhan guard." After saying that, he looked at Feng Ping with pleading eyes, waiting for his name!
Feng Ping was puzzled by what he saw, so he had to say: "It turns out to be Zhan Guowei. I have admired him for a long time. Do you have a place to stay when you come here?"
Cheng Ling immediately felt as if he had been in a sauna. His whole body felt so comfortable and transparent, and he felt indescribably happy. The title of "Zhanwei" was really exciting!
"When we first came to Luoye City, we were able to meet the city lord. We are really lucky. We are about to ask the city lord for advice when we settle down!"
Feng Ping understood and said: "In that case, let's go to my house for a while and ask for a guard!"
Cheng Ling said: "Don't be surprised, City Lord, I want to ask my lady for instructions first, please wait a moment!"
Feng Ping had already seen the woman in the carriage, but there were differences between men and women, so he didn't dare to ask. He was about to ask Cheng Ling indirectly, but when he saw him taking the initiative to reveal his identity, he hurriedly said: "It doesn't matter, just guard Zhan as you like. "
Cheng Ling came to the carriage, bowed and said, "Miss, I went to the City Lord's Mansion to decide on a place to stay. You can stay here later!"
"Go! Guard Zhan can make the decision on all matters!"
Her voice is clear and melodious, and her words are well-spoken. She looks like a lady, but I don’t know what she looks like. Feng Ping heard the sounds inside the car and nodded secretly.
Cheng Ling then turned around and said, "My lady will allow me to make the final decision. The city lord will ask you to finalize it as soon as possible so that we can have a rest soon!"
"Okay, guard Zhan, please!"
After saying that, Feng Ping took the lead and led Cheng Ling towards the city lord's mansion.
Soon, the two came to the hall of the city lord's palace. After the guests and hosts were seated, Feng Ping said: "Guard Zhan is so young, but he has the perfect cultivation level of the Golden elixir. It is really commendable!"
At this time, Cheng Ling looked to be only twenty-seven or eight years old. It was considered a rare minority to reach the Golden Elixir Perfection at such an age.
He smiled slightly and said: "City Lord Liao Zan, I have been an orphan since I was a child without a father or mother. Fortunately, I was adopted by my master and became his disciple. Canglang Sea has poor resources. Fortunately, the master went out to experience and obtained some spiritual fruits. Careful Only through cultivation can you achieve this level of cultivation."
"Oh, could it be those fruits you gave me before?"
"Yes, City Lord, please see, this is the Xuanyang Fruit and this is the Blood Essence Fruit. These two fruits are very helpful to the improvement of the Golden Pill monk's cultivation level, and they are better than the pill." After that, he added He gently pushed a few spiritual fruits in his hand in front of Feng Ping.
Feng Ping smiled without hesitation and said, "Oh? Why is that?"
"These fruits can be swallowed alone, or they can be used to refine city elixirs. However, my master's alchemy cultivation was not high at that time and could not be refined, so I swallowed them alone. elixirs are different from spiritual fruits. If you take too much medicine, it will somewhat reduce the purity of the true essence and produce erysipelas."
"But these spiritual fruits are pure natural, pollution-free, and absolutely do not add any preservatives! Oh, the preservatives are equivalent to other matching herbs!"
Cheng Ling murmured secretly, there is no way to fool around with this, this problem needs to be improved!
"Essipelas? I've never heard of this. What is it?"
"City Lord, have you ever tried to consume a large amount of true energy in a short period of time and then swallowed elixirs to replenish it? Then the power of the moves you hit will be greatly reduced. That is the result of the erysipelas entering the body and the purity of the true energy in the body being reduced."
Feng Ping seemed to understand what he said, but when he thought about it, such a situation had indeed happened before. Seeing that he had a serious look on his face, his cultivation level was high, and his true energy seemed to be very pure, I believed him a little.
He then asked: "As far as I know, this Canglang Sea is more than ten thousand miles away from Luoye City. Why are your master and servant here?"
Cheng Ling said: "The city lord doesn't know something. The master is old and his life is approaching. He wants to train the young lady to be his successor. It is also a kind of experience for me, so he asked us to come to the mainland to run the caravan. This time, we are here." I came here because I heard about the prosperity of Luoye City."
"Oh! So according to you, are you planning to stay here permanently?"
"Yes, I brought some elixirs with me this time. Many of these elixirs are refined by Canglanghai's unique alchemy techniques, and the effect is better. Of course, City Lord Feng is the master, and he should show due filial piety. I'll definitely deliver it on time."
After saying that, he blinked twice at Feng Ping, looking secretive.
Feng Ping's heart moved. In Luoye City, the Chen family was the largest merchant of elixirs. The city lord's palace only collected taxes and operated gambling houses, treasures and other items. With this caravan stationed, they would definitely be able to attack the Chen family, not to mention that he had a An additional benefit.
He pondered for a moment and said: "In that case, your settling in Luoye City is also a blessing for the monks in my city. I can't stop you. I wonder what Zhan Guards' requirements are for the shops?"
"The shop needs to be big enough, preferably with a courtyard. As you know, the young lady is a woman after all. It's not very convenient, but we can still store some goods!"
Feng Ping was right when he thought about it, but such a shop is difficult to find. It also needs a stronghold facing the street and a courtyard, unless it is the land of a big family. He thought hard for a long time, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and an inexplicable smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He said to Cheng Ling: "I know the place you mentioned. It's also a mansion. It's just expensive. I wonder if you are willing."
Cheng Ling asked: "How many spirit stones are needed?"
"Five million low-grade spiritual stones!"
"What? What kind of store has such high prices?"
Feng Ping smiled and said: "That's not just a shop, but a mansion, located in the most prosperous east part of the city!"
Cheng Ling's heart moved. Could it be that he was talking about the He family's clan?
