on the way!
Someone is on the way to the pilgrimage!
This is a heavenly road to the Holy Land!
How many people dream of it?
I hope to reach this holy place in my heart!
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"Yongzhou City is ahead!" Hearing Xia Qinghou's voice in his ear, he slowed down a little, and Liu Jixing, who was with Xia Qinghou, couldn't help but calm down.
At this time, the four people were standing outside Yongzhou City, on a hillside close to the river. There seemed to be a faint smell of river water in the air. Xia Qinghou let go of Liu Jixing, obviously seeing that Liu Jixing's breath was not disordered, but rather long, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
Even though Xia Qinghou was surprised, his pride and calmness also made him restrain himself. When Dao Zun knew that he had encountered a bottleneck, he naturally took care of his most proud disciple. After some calculations, he decided to find an opportunity for Xia Qinghou. However, Tao Zun himself was in urgent need of promotion and had no time to take care of Xia Qinghou at the last moment.
Happening to encounter something like Liu Jixing, this not only helped Dao Zun, who was anxious about his ascension, but also made Dao Zun more prepared, and his state of mind truly reached another level. This also gave Tao Zun new calculations. After learning about Liu Jixing's current situation, he decided to send Xia Qinghou to assist him so that Xia Qinghou could find opportunities in the secular world.
Based on Xia Qinghou's original thoughts, if he wanted to make a breakthrough in this life, he would have to have a great opportunity. He hid in the mountains and fields to seek nature, and was even more surprised when he learned that Zhidun had not ascended.
After receiving the Taoist Master's order, Xia Qinghou was naturally surprised and surprised, but felt a little more alive in his heart. It is a rare thing for a young man to be praised by Tao Zun. Based on Xia Qinghou's understanding, among the people he came into contact with in this world, only a few people were praised by Tao Zun.
When he saw Liu Jixing, Xia Qinghou, who had always been conceited, felt for the first time that Liu Jixing was like a mystery! If the Liu family didn't have Liu Yan as a precedent, most people might be surprised. But when Liu Yan was still in his teens, he helped his brother conquer the Lingnan lands.
Therefore, Liu Jixing's talent and intelligence did not make others feel too strange or surprised. On the contrary, I feel that Liu Jixing is the real successor and another contemporary genius of the Liu family. It is true that the family has talents throughout the generations.
At this point, Xia Qinghou was not immune. He also believed that Liu Jixing inherited Liu Yan's advantages. Seeing this young man with a very bad reputation was completely unexpected, so he decided to stay and see if he would find inspiration in this young man. Of course, there is another important reason, and that is Tao Zun's eyesight.
Although I knew that Dao Zun washed Liu Jixing's essence and gave Liu Jixing great adventures, what I didn't expect was that Liu Jixing's progress would be so rapid. Xia Qinghou was trained by his father when he was young. He joined the school when he was young and became the best disciple in the school.
Firstly, it was because Tao Zun was selfless and generous and never cared about the identity of his disciples. Secondly, it was because Xia Qinghou himself was excellent. Before reaching his prime, Xia Qinghou had already become the youngest master of the Taoist sect's innate realm.
However, Dao Zun did not let Xia Qinghou be proud of the world. Instead, he personally taught him for half a year, allowing Xia Qinghou to make rapid progress in a short period of time, and also letting Xia Qinghou know the extent of Dao Zun's improvement. So from then on, Xia Qinghou followed Tao Zun's example. He actually surpassed his master and became the number one disciple of Dao Zun before he was thirty years old.
This is Xia Qinghou's glory, and it is also an obstacle that is extremely difficult to get rid of in Xia Qinghou's heart. But seeing Liu Jixing's achievements at this time, Xia Qinghou had a doubt in his mind for the first time. Could it be that Liu Jixing was an obstacle set by Tao Zun for himself? Or give yourself an inspiring partner on the way to pursue the way of heaven?
Xia Qinghou was not afraid of Liu Jixing's progress, but was afraid that no one in the world could surpass him and that the path of spiritual practice would be too lonely. Xia Qinghou deeply understood this truth. If there is someone who can be the same as me, or even surpass me, that would be such an exciting thing.
Looking at the majestic mountains and the slow river, Xia Qinghou's heart remained calm.
Gao Yangyi on the side also opened Hua Rui's sleeping hole, and Hua Rui seemed to have a good sleep. Last night, I had my first spring night with Liu Jixing. Although Liu Jixing adopted the Taoist double cultivation method, it did not damage the vitality of Hua Rui's body. Instead, it nourished the Hua Rui's physique, but it also made the Hua Rui's bones soft and fleshy.
Gao Yangyi didn't care about Hua Rui's shyness. After living for such a long time and reaching this level of cultivation, there was nothing he didn't understand. Seeing that she was so shy that it seemed hard to speak, her eyes slightly raised, and she gave the stamen to Liu Jixing with a faint smile.
Looking at the newly awakened stamens, it seems that the sweetness of Begonia after its spring sleep is even greater. No matter how many beauties Liu Jixing has seen in this life and the next, he can't help but look at her with surprise. This is a true imperial sister-level beauty that is rare to see even in later generations. No wonder the Zhao brothers of the Song Dynasty were crazy about her and Meng Chang, the leader of the Communist Party of Sichuan, died for her.
She combines the beauty that many people of this era can accept. She has a slender and plump figure without being fat, and her curves are graceful and uneven without making people feel thin. Her beauty is completely a model of Liu Jixing's later generations' aesthetics, and it is not just a deformed beauty with a simple skinny feel.
This kind of rare beauty, even among the many women around Liu Jixing, few can compare with her. So when Liu Jixing saw the flower stamens for the first time, he couldn't help but be moved. Of course, in this era when people don't have enough to eat, beautiful women like Hua Rui are not available everywhere.
Although Mrs. Hua Rui of the Fifth Generation has the same name, her beauty and wisdom are indeed one of a kind. Sichuan has always been a place where beauties come out. Not to mention Wu Meiniang and Yang Guifei later, Hua Rui is now the most beautiful woman in the past five generations for decades.
The history of later generations has recorded beauties from various countries in the Five Dynasties, but the only one who can catch the eyes of the public may be the Hua Rui Huifei in Sichuan. Liu Jixing analyzed and researched it in his spare time. This may also vary by region.
Liu Jixing analyzed it, and of course he also combined the information collected by his secret agent organization. This information introduced and compared people from various places in detail. From their appearance to living habits and living conditions, Liu Jixing never tired of intercepting various such resources. Others didn't understand what Liu Jixing was thinking, but they completed the tasks one by one.
After all, there were too many wars in this era, and many people moved around to survive. People in the Central Plains area moved to remote places, forming the famous Hakka clan in later generations. In order to prevent the loss of personnel, the separatist forces in various places forced most of the men to join the army, which firmly locked the population in their own sphere of influence.
Therefore, life in different regions varies greatly, and people's appearance changes greatly. Only a very small number of people can be lucky enough to escape to where they want to go. Perhaps because of the corruption and incompetence of the late Tang Dynasty, many emperors in the past dynasties were forced to flee to Shu, thus leading the women in the palace to move westward.
During the palace chaos in the late Tang Dynasty, many nobles and palace people followed the emperor and fled to Shu. In addition, many noble women and maids took refuge in Shu with Emperor Tang. In the end, Emperor Tang was unable to bring them all back to Xijing and Dongdu, so they stayed in Shu forever.
And among these women, it can be said that more than 90% were both beautiful and talented at that time. Because the women from noble families have received a good education, the appearance of the women in the palace cannot be said. Due to the political situation, they stayed in Shu to survive, and naturally left many excellent bloodlines in Shu.
Liu Jixing naturally believes in fine varieties, because only good seeds can produce good fruits.
Since the Five Dynasties, it can be said that there are not only many celebrities in Shuzhong, but also beauties. Even at the end of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, because the population in Shu was greatly reduced, there was no way to fill Sichuan with Huguang, which also led to many talented and beautiful women in Shu in later generations.
The stamens are obviously the descendants of these women in the late Tang Dynasty. People in this era matured early, and their reproduction over the past few decades could have continued for four or five generations. Now, from Liu Jixing's perspective, the beauty of the flower's stamens is obviously all in one.
Liu Jixing also sent people to the south of the Yangtze River and learned about many so-called beauties. They would pale in front of the pistils. Including the Queen of the Zhou Dynasty, the wife of Li Congjia of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Liu Jixing had seen it with his own eyes, and she was obviously worse than Hua Rui by more than one level.
Now that I think about it, this woman sent people to escort her all the way, trying her best to avoid being caught by the eyes, and she even did not hesitate to use the name of a member of the Wang family to bring her from Jinguan City in the middle of Sichuan. I don’t know if she can survive here. The failure.
At this time, to put it in a vulgar way, Hua Rui's appearance is the kind of woman who makes people's blood boil with excitement just by looking at her. Liu Jixing was a man in two lives, and there was no shortage of women in this life, so he felt that he would be unable to restrain himself. This is just human nature when faced with such a beautiful woman like Hua Rui.
He is a human being, not a god. No matter what future generations say about him, Liu Jixing doesn't bother to care about living in this era.
After all, I come from later generations. Although this body is from this era, my thoughts are that of a real person from later generations. Liu Jixing really dismissed the so-called ethics of this era.
Of course, this era has not yet had the development of Neo-Confucianism in the Song Dynasty. This era still adheres to the customs of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Most people in the world do not pay attention to the boldness and boldness of women. It may have a lot to do with the sharp population decline in this era and people's pursuit of population growth.
But Liu Jixing had also maliciously thought about how his ministers would feel if they knew that he had used the power of the secret party and special forces for a woman.
Although he had only been in contact with Huarui for a few days, Liu Jixing discovered a problem. The reason why he wanted to see her and have a good impression of her was influenced by the description of her in later history books. But Liu Jixing was too lazy to think about it at this time. When he saw her beside him, he couldn't help but grab Hua Rui's veins and draw a ray of true energy into her body.
Liu Jixing heard Yang Jiong and others say that if a person's acupuncture points are sealed for too long, if they are not released in time, or if the blood is not pushed out after being released, the body will be affected in the future. Who would have thought that after a try, he discovered that not only were the Qi pulses in Hua Rui's body unobstructed, but there seemed to be an extra stream of Qi running around.
Obviously this was done by Gao Yangyi conveniently. Liu Jixing looked at Gao Yangyi with a hint of embarrassment. Gao Yangyi seemed to understand that Liu Jixing would do this and did not look towards Liu Jixing to save Liu Jixing from embarrassment. Instead, he and Xia Qinghou looked at the long roar that the demon dragon had just emitted, and where the last sound fell.
Obviously, the demon dragon is on the mountain range in front. It is not far away from here. For the two of them, they can reach it in a moment. Both of them obviously felt that there were some powerful auras over there. What was surprising was that these powerful auras showed that these people were very powerful, but they didn't understand that none of them concealed the exposure of their auras.
I don't know if it was because of the appearance of the demon dragon that those people were particularly nervous. Although the two people didn't rush over immediately, they were looking forward to it.
It seems that the mountains there are mostly stone. Although there are many big trees, they are not as overgrown as here. And in the direction facing everyone, you can see a stream winding directly down into Yongzhou City.
Looking at the gurgling water, Xia Qinghou and Gao Yangyi were silent, but they also looked calm and didn't know what they were thinking. Liu Jixing was like a bystander. Although he knew that he had no energy, his skills were not worth mentioning in front of them.
Hua Rui on the side seemed to have just slept. Thinking of the ups and downs she had with Liu Jixing last night, and seeing Liu Jixing's thoughtfulness by her side, she couldn't help but feel a little shocked and scared. She is no longer a little girl. She has lived in the palace of Shu for many years and can be said to have extensive knowledge.
Although she has not seen through Liu Jixing's identity and has never heard anyone mention it, Hua Rui knows that Liu Jixing is not just a leader of the Youth Hall. What's more, such a young boy can move forward and retreat freely in front of Xia Qinghou and Gao Yangyi. Seeing the methods of Xia Qinghou and Gao Yangyi, they concluded that Liu Jixing was not an ordinary person.
After knowing that he was being escorted and arriving in Lingnan after several twists and turns, the trace of longing he had in his heart was finally extinguished. As a woman who controls everything in the contemporary palace, for Hua Rui, this may be the cruelest punishment, not to mention the unknown future.
Although she didn't know what Liu Jixing's intentions were for her, Hua Rui knew that she had to take a gamble. Seeing him holding her hand and smiling, I felt a little sweet and a little disappointed.
Seeing the city surrounded by mountains and rivers, Liu Jixing felt a little excited at the moment. It's not because of the flower stamens on my arm, but because I am relatively familiar with the place in front of me in future generations, because I have a third brother who works and lives here, and I often come here to play for a while.
However, looking at the direction of the river and the direction of the mountain, it is obvious that the later city in central Hunan was not built here. But looking at this huge city now, Liu Jixing couldn't help but sigh with excitement. It deserves to be a famous amphibious city in Chuland in this era.
This place is obviously more than three times larger than the Qianyang City we just left. In terms of scale and layout, they are two places that are incomparable. The buildings in the city here stretch halfway up the hillside, and tall buildings and pavilions can be seen everywhere.
In the river, the water stronghold that had been destroyed due to He Xiaoyao's previous attack was quickly repaired again under Ma Huateng's supervision. At this time, it was also surrounded by many fighting ships, which made it feel very grand.
Although he received a detailed report from the secret party, he knew that Yongzhou City had achieved a great victory, giving him an important base between Chudi and Wuxi. But seeing this Yongzhou City and the situation around Yongzhou City with his own eyes, Liu Jixing couldn't help but feel even more proud. Such a situation and scene are of great benefit to me, and it is indeed not what I expected.
It seems that He Xiaoyao is not only a good warrior, but also a talent who is good at management. He followed his preemptive strike strategy and implemented his military strategy of setting up an ambush, which greatly enhanced the stability of Yongzhou City. There was no foolishness in holding on to the city, so that the people did not feel the big changes.
Liu Jixing admired the great men of later generations very much. He knew how to employ people, and Liu Jixing wanted to learn from him. I hope that I can make a difference in this era, which is to gather some talents around me and let them develop freely according to their own ideas.
Stabilizing people's hearts, mobilizing people's hearts, and complying with public opinions were Liu Jixing's war strategy for sending troops into the Chu region. Only by winning the support of the local people can an army last long and the corresponding political power last long.
Although I haven't had time to understand it yet, just looking at the bustling people in Yongzhou City at this moment shows that after the change of ownership in Yongzhou City, there is no obvious rejection, and there is no chaos or uneasiness.
This is He Xiaoyao's ability. Although I haven't met him yet, I have heard a lot of strategies reported by him, and the secret party also keeps sending personal news about him. Liu Jixing absolutely believes that in the future development of Chu Di, he will be another rising star after Guo Jing.
Liu Jixing absolutely believed that He Xiaoyao would become another effective assistant for him to advance the war situation in Chu. Thinking of his plan for Chu Di, Liu Jixing couldn't help but become even more confident.
"There may be many uncertainties over there, so please stay in this city for a while!" Xia Qinghou faced the hilltop over there, and naturally understood that with masters like Demon Dragon rushing over, something big would definitely happen. matter.
What's more, the few masters showing Qi at the moment may all be ancient antiques. Although Xia Qinghou is arrogant and confident, he knows that if he rashly takes Liu Jixing there when the enemy and we are unknown, he may not be able to take care of him. Liu Jixing.
Liu Jixing seemed to understand what Xia Qinghou was thinking, and nodded slightly to him who was calm and calm. However, Xia Qinghou and Gao Yangyi looked at each other slightly. When Liu Jixing came to see him again, he saw that Xia Qinghou was already facing Gao Yangyi. Speeding away. Looking at them, they seemed to be as fast as jets, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
It turns out that the two of them were galloping with themselves just now, but they still retained some strength. Now facing so many masters, although they still don't know what they are doing, since they have released their energy with all their strength, there must be something important.
Naturally, strength speaks for itself among masters. If you don't use your strength, you may not even have a chance to get close. Facing them at this moment, there was no need to hold back at all, and it was obvious that he wanted to let the mysterious demon dragon know that the two of them were already here, and they actually showed off their strength without restraint.
"Don't run too far! I'll save you the trouble of looking for you later!" Gao Yangyi's laughter sounded in his ears at the same time. Although Liu Jixing was a little surprised, he understood that she was not worried about running away, but that she was worried about any danger around her. Although this was just a strange feeling, Liu Jixing had a clear and strange feeling that Gao Yangyi seemed to care about him more than Xia Qinghou, a free bodyguard.
It's not even noon yet, but the hot temperature of the sun is already a bit strong. Although the flower stamens are not sweating, they seem to be unable to open their eyes. Liu Jixing thought that she had always been pampered, so he couldn't help but hold her soft soft hand, and said with a smile: "This Yongzhou City does have a bit of history, how about I take you in for a walk!"
"Is this the Lingling mentioned in the book?" Huarui asked in surprise, turning her head to look at the big city down the mountain, and then looked at Liu Jixing who looked very interested.
Liu Jixing was slightly stunned. He did not expect that Hua Rui would also know about this. He remembered the details of following Wang Yu in Prince Xing's Mansion to make up for the history. Among them, she also mentioned Yongzhou City, which is what Hua Rui said.
Then he said with a smile: "Yes, Yongzhou City was originally called Lingling! It was named after Emperor Shun's southern tour and the collapse of the nearby Jiuyi Mountain! But today's Lingling City refers to It is a large county under its jurisdiction. Today’s Yongzhou City was originally located in Lingling City, but the previous dynasty expanded the capital and strengthened water conservancy, so Yongzhou City was moved here!”
Hua Rui was stunned for a moment, and suddenly her heart was full of thoughts. Thinking that I had traveled thousands of miles from Shuzhong to Lingnan, I thought I would end up in Lingnan in my life. But he didn't expect Liu Jixing to be so bold as to take him away from Guangning City and walk from Lingnan to Chuxi in a few days.
Liu Jixing didn't pay attention to Hua Rui's thoughts, and talked to her about Liu Zongyuan's allusions with relish.
But what Liu Jixing was talking about was not the famous "Eight Notes of Yongzhou" in later generations, nor the famous eight sceneries of Yongzhou such as Chaoyang Rock, Liuzi Temple, Pingzhou Night Rain, Xiangling Misty Rain, Enyuan Fenghe, Yuxi Viewing Snow, and Caosheng Washing Inkstones. , the evening bell of the mountain temple. Instead, he told Huarui about the delicious food in Yongzhou City, which was the chilling snake soup.
