"Little friend Ge, can you share a cup of this fragrant tea with me?"
Ge Xuan didn't notice anyone coming in at first. His small space and its secrets were difficult for ordinary practitioners to discover. Only those who practice more profoundly than yourself can discover and enter.
"Yu Zhenren! Oh, there are few visitors, Ge Xuan is polite." When Ge Xuan saw the appearance of the visitor, his originally indifferent expression suddenly became more exciting. He immediately stood up and bowed deeply.
The person who came was none other than Yu Ji, and he returned the gesture with a smile.
Ge Xuan immediately made a cup of tea carefully and handed it to Yu Ji respectfully. He took a sniff and said, "Well, Ge Xiaoyou, you spent a lot of money and effort in cultivating this Taiqing tea, but it does smell delicious."
"It's rare for this humble tea to be praised by a real person." Ge Xuan was quite proud when he heard the praise.
"Haha, can you see Song Xin today?"
"Well, I saw it. As expected, your cultivation qualifications are excellent, and he didn't take the initiative to reveal your name. But, Mr. Yu, where have you been in these years?"
Yu Ji said: "I'll tell you this slowly. I'm actually here for Song Xin. His cultivation is still weak at the moment, so I'm afraid he needs to continue to take care of him secretly."
Ge Xuan said solemnly: "Well, I think he acts calmly and low-key. He is not a troublemaker. He should be able to avoid a lot of trouble. I am also surprised that he can train you in the Qi training method of a real person."
"I was also surprised when I found out that he could learn this method of moving qi. Moreover, it took him less than two years to master the key. His qualifications are much higher than mine. And he can adapt to real situations. I'm really surprised that Qi is used so skillfully," Yu Ji said.
"Yes, I hope he can go on smoothly. In the past, there were many amazing and talented people, but in the end they failed to make it to the end due to various reasons." When Ge Xuan said this, his expression was slightly sad. He should be thinking Something sad happened.
"Well, so I just warned him to keep a low profile and practice more in the world." Yu Ji said.
"It seems that Song Xin is also following your warning." Ge Xuan said.
Yu Ji suddenly said: "Moreover, the suppression of him by Heaven's Punishment is much lighter than ours."
Ge Xuan was shocked and asked: "I heard a rumor among practitioners that once obtained, there is a treasure that can alleviate the oppression of heaven's punishment...?"
Yu Ji said: "You said the jade seal is true?"
"It turns out this legend is true!!"
"If I hadn't followed him all the way, I wouldn't have believed that the thing I got by accident turned out to be such a treasure."
"Then why doesn't Yu Zhenren take it as his own?"
"The dissatisfaction with fellow Taoist is not that I don't want to, but that I can't. This jade ring is intelligent. It is absolutely impossible to merge into the sea of consciousness if it is not the person it recognizes. Forcing the fusion will only make you a soulless fool. .”
"I see, so Yu Zhenren is protecting him secretly to protect Yu Qian?"
"If the old guys from those sects knew this, what do you think they would do?"
Ge Xuan was silent for a while and said, "Indeed, if you hadn't warned me, I would have thought twice about it."
Yu Ji nodded and said: "Yes, if the jade ring is discovered and used improperly, I don't know what harm it will cause. I secretly left a talisman in his hand. I will know when his life is in danger. But Ge Daoyou , I can't stare at him all day long. No, I feel tired, so I came to you to ask for a drink of water. "
Ge Xuan understood what Yu Ji meant, and asked him to help covertly protect him, "It's easy to say, Yu Zhenren can rest assured that in Jiangnan we are too clear and will not let his life be threatened. But if we interfere too much, it will Will it affect his practice? Cultivation is inherently risky, and if he doesn't experience the struggle of life and death, it may be difficult to make progress," Ge Xuan said.
"I will only help him when his life is in danger, or when someone is plotting against him. Fellow Daoist Ge, you usually don't care about him because of his experience. Sometimes it's not a bad thing to watch him get beaten up. "Yu Ji replied.
"Well, Ge Xuan knows."
Yu Ji took a sip of tea and said, "Well, this tea is so fragrant."
"Hahaha."
Song Xin and the others got up early in the morning, said goodbye to the store, and walked for a few hours before they saw Chai Sang. This place was an important military town in Soochow, and Sun Quan's frontline headquarters was located here at this time.
"Near Chaisang is Chaisang Mountain with beautiful scenery. There is Gantang Lake, which is a lake formed by Ganjiang River, Po River, Yu River, Xiu River, Gan River, Xu River, Shu River, Nan River, Peng River and Jiu River. Ze, the scenery is also very pleasing to the eye. During the reign of Emperor Gaozu, the great general Guan Ying built the city here."
Song Xin sighed: "The scenery is indeed beautiful. I have never seen such beautiful scenery in the north."
"Brother Song, you see, the two of us travel with our senior brother. Not only can we eat delicious food, we can also know the origins of the beautiful scenery, and there are beautiful ladies who pay for the shop." Zhang Xiuyang winked at Song Xin and teased.
Zhang Moyang rolled his eyes at him. This junior brother of his had known him for many years and always spoke naughtily. Most of the time, he had no choice but to just shake his head and smile bitterly.
A few people decided to go to the city to eat delicious food. After all, for Zhang Xiuyang and Song Xin, food was the first reason for coming to Jiangnan. Zhang Moyang had no choice but to agree to visit Chaisang City now and then go to Chaisang Mountain.
After all, Chaisang was the seat of Sun Quan, with a high city and a large population. Several people entered the city from the west gate. The streets in the west of the city were spacious, with a galloping track in the middle for carriages to walk on, and two grooves in the middle of the road for carriage wheels to get stuck in. Pedestrians and soldiers walked on both sides of the street. To the north of the city is the residence of Sun Quan and other civil servants and generals, which is heavily guarded. It is also the second tallest building in the city.
The tallest ones are the dozen or so watchtowers that stand in the city, with soldiers patrolling them to observe fires and apprehend bandits.
The east and south of the city are mostly residences of wealthy households and common people, and there are many shops and wine shops. It is currently a war, and there are many soldiers in the city. There are also trucks transporting grain and grass on the road, making it very busy.
A few people arrived at the south of the city first. There were many wine shops here, and there were rappers and jugglers performing on the roadside. They all made jokes and short jokes about current events to entertain everyone.
Song Xin even heard some artists playing tambourines and singing the story of the Battle of Jiangling that happened not long ago.
"Dong dong dong. Governor Zhou gave the order to 'encircle the Northern Army.' All the athletes from Jiangdong will be counted as ten. Dong dong dong." The artist sang while beating the snare drum.
"Dong-dong-dong. Our army's cry moved the sky, and everyone in the Northern Army was terrified. Dong-dong-dong."
"Dong dong dong. A young general from the Northern Army rushed out. I saw that he was young and had excellent swordsmanship."
At this point, the artist suddenly stopped singing.
The audience was anxious and asked: "Hey, what's wrong with the young general? Tell me quickly."
"Everyone, I am thirsty and tongue-tied right now. How about you give me a few bucks and let me buy some tea and then continue singing for everyone?" said the artist. Only then did everyone realize that he wanted money.
"You just want money for singing just a few lines, so let's go." Several audience members were unhappy and cursed a few words before leaving.
Some wanted to continue listening, so they threw a few coins to him. The artist put away the money with a smile on his face and continued to sing passionately:
"The young general was so courageous that he rushed into our army's formation. (Dong Dong Dong) The Commander-in-Chief gave an order: How can Jiangdong's athletes be afraid? Surround them. (Dong Dong Dong Dong) When the young general saw the momentum of our army, he was like The waves of the Yangtze River made me timid, and I thought: 'What should I do?' (dong dong dong)"
When the artist sang this line, he also made an exaggerated and suspicious expression, which made everyone laugh.
Song Xin was on the side, and the more he listened, the more weird and embarrassing he felt, "Holy shit... Isn't it me who is singing this... Could it be that it has spread to Chai Sang."
Zhang Xiuyang seemed to have heard something. He turned to look at Song Xin and saw the embarrassment on his face, and he laughed evilly. A message was sent to the two of them: "Song Xin, look, your name has spread here. But don't worry about what these entertainers say, they are just asking for food."
Zhang Moyang said: "Ordinary people have no chance to know the situation on the front line. The news they hear are all the legends of these traveling artists. They are often half-truths and half-false. Maybe the same thing becomes a completely different story when it comes to the north. "
Song Xin chuckled and said, "Thank you both, I didn't feel any discomfort, I just found it interesting and unexpected."
A few people stopped listening to the artist's rap and continued looking for a good-looking wine shop.
"Yeah. This one looks good. 'Gantang House' looks big and there are a lot of diners inside." Zhang Moyang said. Song Xin and others followed him in and found a seat by the window to sit down.
"What do you guys want to order?" the shopkeeper asked with a smile on his face.
"Do you have any signature dishes and good wines here?"
"Guest, you are here. We have fresh carp here, and we recently purchased a batch of Western wine and spices. The pork roasted with spices is a rare delicacy."
"Oh? In that case, let's have a steamed carp, pork cooked with Western spices, wine, and some wild rice. What else do you two brothers want?"
"Is there any seabass clam here?" Song Xin heard that it was delicious and asked.
"Customers, it's not the sea bass season now, and the sea bass produced here is not suitable for this dish, please Haihan." The store owner said politely.
"Then I want some meat soup." Zhang Xiuyang said.
"This is available. Customers, please wait a moment." The store owner said and went to give instructions to the chef.
Song Xin and the other three were chatting about what they had seen and heard in Jiangnan in the past few days. At this moment, they suddenly heard someone at the table next to them say: "You know, someone died in that big house again. This time, the person just bought it less than a month ago." , several people died."
"What, is there anyone else buying that house?"
"That is, it is said that they were rich people who fled from the north. When they saw the price was cheap, they were tempted to buy it. As a result... ugh..."
"The person selling the house has a really dark heart. He knew the house was dirty and yet he sold it to others..."
"But this family was smart. After asking someone about it, they realized they had been deceived, so they quickly moved out and lived in an inn."
Zhang Moyang and Zhang Xiuyang looked slightly stern when they heard this, and their eyes quickly looked at each other, as if they were confirming something.
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