The sound insulation effect in this inn is not very good. Xu Huaigu could hear the sounds of crying and fussing from the table downstairs, as well as the sound of the teapot hitting the table. It took a while before it stopped.
Xu Huaigu was dumbfounded downstairs, but he was still the person involved and was too embarrassed to laugh, so he had to suppress his laughter, which actually made him sad.
Not long after the sound stopped, Chu Xiuyang and Chu Wenze finally walked down. Xu Huaigu looked up and saw Chu Xiuyang's red eyes and tears on her cheeks. He grinned at her and made Chu Xiuyang stomp her feet in anger and gave him a fierce look.
Although she was still wearing the black robe at this time, she also put down her bow and arrow. This woman looked like pear blossoms with rain after crying, which was a bit endearing. So Xu Huaigu stopped opposing her and turned his head away, waiting for the two of them to come down.
Chu Wenze carefully pulled Chu Xiuyang down all the way, as if he was afraid that if he let go, the pampered princess would run back immediately.
He walked up to Xu Huaigu and said sheepishly: "Brother Yu is making a joke. It has wasted a lot of your time. Let's set off immediately."
Xu Huaigu waved his hand, indicating that it was okay. So Chu Wenze took Chu Xiuyang and walked outside the inn, Xu Huaigu followed, and the two old men walked at the end.
Along the way, Chu Wenze was looking for some topics to chat with Xu Huaigu. Xu Huaigu answered everything he knew. As for some things he didn't know, Xu Huaigu listened to Chu Wenze explain in detail.
When they climbed over the mountain behind the small town, the two of them had already talked a lot. Xu Huaigu was surprised to find that Chu Wenze was not just a nerd, he knew a lot of things. He knew many things that Xu Huaigu had never heard of, especially the history and customs of East Fuyao Island, and what he said was not just simple knowledge. It was usually mixed with Chu Wenze's strange ideas, which made The man sounded very interesting, which greatly increased Xu Huaigu's liking for the scholar in green shirt.
Chu Xiuyang, who was beside him, remained silent all the way and seemed still angry about the morning. But Xu Huaigu clearly saw the corners of Chu Wenze's mouth raised when she mentioned several interesting things. However, the girl seemed to be thin-skinned and unwilling to forgive her brother so quickly, so she pretended to be angry.
Xu Huaigu thought to himself, this woman is also a smart person.
After crossing this mountain, it was already past noon, but now it was the Qingming Festival, and the weather was not hot. Even at noon, it only made people feel very comfortable.
The hilltop where Fuyao Sect is located gradually appeared. This is just the outermost mountain, towering into the clouds and reaching the sky.
Xu Huaigu looked at it from the bottom of the mountain. The mountain was shrouded in mist from about halfway up the mountain. It should be a bit higher than the Hangxun Mountain he had seen before. As for the mountains of Qingfeng Valley and Zixia Sect, compared with the height of this one, they can only pale into insignificance, far less than that.
However, this mountain has a more significant difference compared to other mountains of the Xianjia sects that Xu Huaigu has seen, that is, it is much more lively. Xu Huaigu saw a bustling crowd gathered at the foot of the mountain. It seemed that many people came from Dongping Town and other surrounding towns and gathered at the foot of the mountain to prepare for climbing.
What made Xu Huaigu curious was that most of the people in this group had no cultivation and turned out to be ordinary people. However, judging from their appearance and clothing, most of them were scholars in Confucian shirts and young beautiful women.
The two old men who followed the Chu brother and sister beside him were both monks, and they guarded them every step of the way. The two brothers and sisters were obviously of extraordinary origins. It was understandable that they had something to do with the Fuyao Sect, but many ordinary people also climbed the mountain. do what? Without cultivation, he could not even enter the Fuyao Sect. This was something Xu Huaigu had never seen in other Xianjia sects.
However, Xu Huaigu didn't want to ask questions, so they continued to move forward. After entering the woods at the foot of the mountain, a white marble step was revealed in the woods. Looking from a distance, the steps went all the way up, and the clouds and mist penetrated directly at the other end, just like a path from the clouds.
The snow-white ribbon hanging down from the center looks holy and beautiful.
Chu Wenze pointed to the white marble steps and said with a smile, "Brother Yu, does he know the origin of this step?"
Xu Huaigu shook his head and said, "I came to Fuyao Sect for the first time, and I have never heard of this before.
Know. "
Chu Wenze said eloquently: "It is said that this white marble step is the only way to enter the Fuyao Sect. From the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, there are a total of 1,542 steps. The number of these steps has an origin. It is said that The founder of the Fuyao Sect back then, when he ascended, he faced the thunder of the heavenly tribulation and fired a total of 1,542 swords before he cut through the sky and ascended to immortality. So later people built Climbing such a step, this number symbolizes climbing to the top.”
He smiled and pointed at the people around him, and said: "These are all here to visit this white jade staircase. After climbing to the top, there is the world-famous plaque, which is the "Swordsmanship of the World" engraved by an ancient swordsman. ", Heavenly Swordsmanship" eight characters. Although they are not monks, they still want to admire the sight of the Sword Immortal, so this place has almost become a tourist attraction. It's just that it's not yet within the Fuyao Sect. If you want to truly enter the Fuyao Sect, you need other credentials. I thought before, Brother Yu, you just came to see the steps and the plaque, but since you know people in the Fuyao Sect, it must be easy to get in. "
Xu Huaigu suddenly realized that this was what was going on. Most of these climbers were probably literati and their relatives. No wonder there were so many scholars and beautiful women in Confucian shirts before.
Seeing that Xu Huaigu knew nothing about the Fuyao Sect, Chu Xiuyang seemed to have finally found a reason to tower over him, and said in a show-off manner: "These scholars are useless, those more than a thousand steps, and so on." Their weak bodies can’t make it through the day! It’s a waste of money!”
Xu Huaigu asked curiously: "What kind of money is wasted?"
When Chu Xiuyang saw that Xu Huaigu was still asking her questions, she unconsciously thought that Xu Huaigu thought he was a head shorter than her. She immediately lost her temper and pointed to the bottom of the steps and said, "Did you see that? There are two Fuyao Sect members standing at the bottom of the steps. Disciple, I’m here to collect money, one bead at a time! Otherwise, you think they have such a beautiful staircase and you can go up it if you want!”
Xu Huaigu couldn't help laughing, and teased: "Is the Fuyao Sect so short of money? All the money you make from gods has gone to the common people, so you just lost sight of money! I have to talk to them properly when I go back. .”
Chu Xiuyang raised her eyebrows and said triumphantly: "What do you know? Making money is secondary. If there are no restrictions, do you think the climbers will not trample the steps to pieces? Then the Xianjia sect will be good, If you have been ruined into a complete mess, where can you get the immortal energy?"
Xu Huaigu thought to himself: "If the Fuyao Sect is afraid of too many people, wouldn't it be better to just seal off this step? Why bother collecting money? But it seems that there are hundreds of people climbing the mountain at the end of the day, every day With the money of hundreds of Wuyuan Water beads, you can make a net profit of several colored beads a year. Moreover, one bead is not expensive, one hundred taels of silver, and a slightly richer person can get it with just a few bucks. It’s coming out, so it’s wonderful.”
Xu Huaigu secretly wrote down this good money-making idea in his heart, and told Qingfenggu about it when the time came, so that they could imitate it. After all, what's wrong with free money from the gods? You can't make trouble with anyone but money, too?
Xu Huaigu was in a good mood and continued walking forward with the Chu brothers and sisters. Soon he reached the bottom of the steps and saw two Fuyao Sect disciples standing there. But at this time, there were many people standing around the two disciples, who seemed to be arguing fiercely about something.
Xu Huaigu noticed something was wrong and frowned slightly. Chu Wenze also felt strange and said, "Come on, let's go over and take a look!"
Several people walked forward and finally squeezed to the front in the crowd. Xu Huaigu couldn't help but be surprised when he heard that the two Fuyao Sect disciples were about to start a fight with the middle-aged women in front.
there is a woman
Pointing at the two disciples fiercely, he said in a displeased tone: "Why didn't we let us in today when these steps were fine before? It's not like I don't pay, so why don't you let me in!"
One of the disciples made an apology and said, "Madam, it's not that I didn't let you in. As you saw just now, a man came over and said this. That was my senior brother's message from the elder, saying that today If there is an emergency, the steps and the plaque are not open to the public. I am just a young disciple, so I can only listen to the arrangements from above. Please don't embarrass me. How about you come back tomorrow? Tomorrow will definitely be fine."
The woman was unwilling to give up. She put her hands on her hips and gritted her teeth. Come out to make dirty money from us poor people! Forget it, you are not allowed in. If you come tomorrow, you will have to stay one more night. Who will pay for the room and food? Will you come out! That makes sense!"
This woman was so arrogant that she immediately got the support of several middle-aged women around her. The two disciples were left speechless for a while, their faces flushed and they didn't know how to answer.
When Xu Huaigu saw what was going on, he immediately gave up the idea of making money. For the sake of a few colorful beads that come down in a year, it is not worth the gain to ruin the purity of the sect and ruin the hearts of the disciples. But he still felt funny in his heart. Those two disciples were clearly monks, and those women working together couldn't defeat one of them, but now they were forced to say nothing, and they had the upper hand.
Although he has some cultivation skills, he is still a child in his teens or 20s. Compared with those women in their forties or fifties, their shame is far inferior.
So when the women saw the two showing weakness, they simply didn't want to give the money and rushed forward, thinking of breaking in.
Those two disciples were usually very reasonable people in the sect. The brothers and elders were very reasonable people. How had they seen such a battle before? Both of them were immediately frightened. Just as a group of women were about to break through the defense line, a disciple finally drew out his sword angrily and stopped them.
The clanging sound of the sword being drawn out of its sheath immediately frightened the women to a halt. But the scene was only quiet for a moment. The woman who had made the most noise before simply sat down on the ground, burst into tears and said, "Oh, hey, this is amazing, this is amazing! The Fuyao Sect's The monk is going to kill someone! I, Wang Cuihua, have been upright and upright in my life. I have never done anything bad. I have never even picked wild fruits on the roadside. I am worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth! I didn’t expect to be killed by you bad monks today! I am not afraid of death. , if you can, kill me, kill me!"
This commotion aroused the excitement of the crowd below and began to curse. When the two disciples saw this scene, it was really eye-opening. The swords in their hands could not be drawn out or drawn back, and they were at a loss for a moment.
After such a farce, Xu Huaigu and his group would no longer be able to go up the mountain. But Xu Huaigu has no intention of getting involved in this shabby affair. He can't go up the mountain today. The worst he can do is go up tomorrow. But if he offends those women who are thicker than the city walls, they won't be able to get rid of them even if they are sticky with brown sugar. Lost.
Xu Huaigu knew how to weigh things, but he knew how to tolerate it, but some people couldn't.
I heard a sharp female voice ringing like thunder in my ears, scolding: "You are so unreasonable! Why do you need to be aggressive when someone else is in trouble? You are so shameless!"
Xu Huaigu looked around and saw that it was indeed Chu Xiuyang who stood upright and cursed with indignation. I saw Chu Wenze looking at his sister and couldn't help but interject. His mouth opened wide in shock and he was so anxious.
This was great, everyone in the audience looked at Xu Huaigu.
Looking at the looks in those women's eyes, Xu Huaigu felt as if he was being targeted by a group of leopards, and his heart felt cold.
Xu Huaigu couldn't help but sigh and thought to himself: "Not only do I have to guard against enemies and villains, but I also have to fight with the old lady. It's really hard to walk in the world!"
