From Dongyuan Village, hundreds of miles south, you will reach Hanyue City.
As a transportation hub to the north of the Dafu Dynasty, Hanyue City was very prosperous.
The population here reaches nearly millions of people, which is comparable to the modern cities on Aquamarine.
It only took Pei Laoliu less than half an hour to get here from Dongyuan Village.
He was quite proficient in sword control, and even with a small follower and a dog, his speed did not slow down much.
But for him, it was slowed down, but for Li Qiang, a native, it was simply a magical method that he could not even dream of.
Even the best hunter would take seven or eight days to walk the hundreds of miles of mountain road.
But when I arrived at the Immortal Leader's place, just one stick of incense was over.
He swore he would never forget the experience of flying in the clouds.
Now, he looked at Pei Laoliu with more eager eyes, and the desire called seeking immortality was almost written on his face.
Master Liu could naturally see what Li Qiang was thinking.
It's just that he doesn't know where to go now, so how can he make promises to others?
This kid seems to be quite smart, although because he has lived in the mountains for a long time, he is not familiar with the world and his knowledge is quite limited.
But he has a good character, at least he has courage and benevolence that ordinary people cannot possess.
This can be seen from the several choices he made when facing the snake demon.
Therefore, Mr. Liu was quite confused.
He deliberately wanted to cultivate this boy, and even accept him as a disciple.
However, due to some reasons of my own, I cannot agree at will, lest I make a promise but cannot fulfill it, which will make people sad.
Now, he brought Li Qiang to the city of Hanyue. It was a lie that he needed a guide, and he wanted to test him to be true.
After all, he is an ordinary mountain villager who has only been here once, so he can't be a guide.
The two of them settled on the outskirts of Hanyue City and headed into the city along the official road.
They didn't bring many salutes. Li Qiang just carried his own change of clothes and some travel expenses, and set off lightly.
Pei Laoliu didn't know how long the little bit of money in this kid's backpack would last. Anyway, it looked like it wouldn't last for a few days. His top priority was to find a way to get some money.
As the saying goes, money makes things easier, even for him, an "immortal".
After all, when you go out, you will inevitably need food, clothing, housing and transportation. If you don’t have money, you might have to rob everything.
The two walked south for about five miles, passed by a herbal tea shop, drank some tea to quench their thirst, and continued walking for another five miles before arriving at Hanyue City.
The walls of Hanyue City are five feet high, and the city gate is eight feet high. There is an endless stream of people walking down the city, and there are people shouting and selling. It looks very lively.
It was also the first time for Pei Laoliu to come to such a place. In the past, he could only see this scene on TV, but he didn't expect that one day it would actually be shown in front of his eyes.
If he had never heard of the name Dafu Dynasty, he would have thought that he had traveled back to ancient times.
"Chang Immortal, this is the north gate of Hanyue City. The people coming and going are villagers outside the city, and the number of people is not large. If there were three other gates, it would be really scary. Last time I I went to see it once with my father and almost got separated! I have never seen so many people in Dongyuan Village all my life!"
Li Qiang said from the side, his words full of yearning for the outside world.
Pei Laoliu imagined such a scene and felt very emotional in his heart.
I didn't expect that the Dafu Dynasty would be so prosperous. A frontier city could be of such scale. The city walls were as high as a modern five-story building, and the population was not far behind. So what would it look like if it were the capital here?
The two entered the city one after another, but the city gate was not blocked by the guards. Now the Dafu Dynasty's national fortunes were prosperous, the barbarians had retreated, the world was peaceful, and the entry and exit of various city gates was much more relaxed.
An old man, a young man and a dog walked around the city first, experiencing the excitement of the ancient market, and then went to the canal in the city to enjoy the local beauty, and then found an inn. Settlement.
It was now noon, which was the busiest time in the restaurant. Pei Laoliu and Li Qiang also searched many restaurants before finding a place with free seats.
"Exian Chang, I heard that this is the most famous restaurant in the north of Hanyue City. The food and wine inside are the best nowadays, and the chef's skills are also second to none. I have never eaten those things in Dongyuan Village..."
When he said this, he couldn't help but feel a little lonely on his face. He recalled that when he came here with his father, he only dared to take a look at it from a distance at the door. How could he dare to come in to eat and drink?
But it's different now. As a member of Dongyuan Village, I have to entertain this distinguished guest who saved the village, so naturally I won't be reluctant to give up some money.
Moreover, the Immortal's magical power can reach the gods, and it only takes a moment to come and go from a hundred miles away. Such a method is simply unheard of in him.
He had the intention to become a disciple of the Immortal Chief and seek the path to immortality, so how could he be so timid in these aspects?
Although Li Qiang is poor, he is not stupid. He knows what to do at what time.
Pei Laoliu stroked his beard, sat on the mahogany bench, squinted his eyes slightly and sipped the wine in the bowl, looking leisurely and contented.
"Tsk tsk, I always feel like something is missing. It turns out that my old goose is gone..."
He shook his head slightly, thinking it was a pity.
First of all, I am in this ancient restaurant. There are a few side dishes on the table and a pot of wine in my hand. Wouldn't it be more beautiful if I could serve such a two-pound old goose?
"It's a pity, it's a pity..."
Liu Ye sighed and took another sip of wine, but it became less and less flavorful the more he tasted it.
"In such a beautiful time, with wine and meat, and servants standing around, I wonder why this senior keeps sighing?"
Suddenly a voice from the side intervened.
Pei Laoliu turned around and saw a young man in white.
After the man finished speaking, he cupped his hand. The sword in his hand was gorgeous and noble. You could tell at a glance that it was not an ordinary thing.
"I, Yan Jiantong, may I sit here?"
When Pei Laoliu heard this, he looked around and found that the restaurant was already full of people. The person in front of him turned out to want to share a table with him.
He nodded, raised his hand and said:
"No need to be polite, just sit down."
The man nodded, sat down, and asked the waiter to order a few dishes. Then he looked at the two people in front of him and looked at them carefully.
The combination in front of me is strange, an old man, a young man and a dog. Although Hanyue City is very big, such a strange combination is rare.
That young man was lucky enough to say that he looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. His clothes were simple and unpretentious, and he looked like a mountain man from the mountains.
On the contrary, it was the old man who had a glowing face, strong energy, and wore gorgeous but indistinguishable clothes. He was very extraordinary and gave him an unfathomable feeling.
Even the black dog was the same. Although it was just lying tightly at the old man's feet, its ears were erect and its muscles were tense. It looked like it was ready to go, giving people a sense of danger.
Yan Jiantong looks young, but he is already a famous master in the world. Even when facing some top-notch warriors, he never feels like this.
Now he felt this dangerous aura in one person and one dog, which made him angry and full of curiosity.
"Senior, we met here recently, it is considered a fate. I don't know your surname, senior, so why did you sigh just now?"
Pei Laoliu looked at him and became interested in this young man.
This man looked more like a young man in white, but he had a sword on his waist and kept calling himself a senior.
This immediately reminded him of scenes in some martial arts TV series. The people in front of him looked very similar to those in the martial arts world.
After coming to this world, he would not be able to go back for a while. Now he simply relaxed and experienced the ancient happy life that he had imagined.
Now that I saw such a person who looked like a warrior, I naturally became interested and planned to chat with him.
"Pei Daoyi, a descendant of the poor Taoist Taiyi Sect, used to travel when I was young. My fellow Taoists all liked to call me Liu Ye."
"Sixth Master...?"
Yan Jiantong muttered softly, but he could not remember that there was such a famous person in the world.
"Wait, senior, you just said, are you a Taoist priest?"
After he realized what Pei Laoliu had just said, he didn't expect that the person in front of him turned out to be a Taoist priest.
"No, no, I am a Taoist, not the Taoist priest you know."
Pei Laoliu said on the ground.
"People who practice Taoism..."
Yan Jiantong looked strange when he heard this.
The person in front of him said that he was not a Taoist priest, but he was a cultivator. This was a bit beyond his expectation.
Now he began to wonder if he had made a mistake today.
The person in front of me is not a senior expert at all, just a liar who travels around the world.
If you misjudge yourself, it may just be because the other party's camouflage skills are too strong.
After all, there are no Taoists in this world. This has been confirmed by the current Holy One.
I heard that the Holy Spirit has longed to practice Taoism since he was a child, and he would always find some so-called Taoists to develop immortality medicine.
After he took power, he even ordered the whole country to search for Taoist masters, pouring a lot of manpower and material resources into almost the entire Dafu Dynasty's famous mountains. This also became one of the few places where he could suffer. A place that people criticize.
However, even with such a nationwide search, no trace of the monks could be found in the end.
Those monks hired by the palace were found to be deceiving His Majesty.
The elixirs refined are actually mixed elixirs, and some even contain toxins. Long-term use will cause great harm to the body.
In anger, the emperor killed all the monks who worshiped him, burned the alchemy books they had circulated, and left behind ten words:
There is no justice in the world. If anyone talks nonsense again, he will die!
This move immediately spread throughout the Dafu Dynasty. Some loyal ministers burst into tears, lamenting that the emperor had learned the lesson and reined in his horse, instead of following the ancient foolish king's vain path to immortality.
Some enemy spies secretly lamented that it was a pity that the rise of the Dafu Dynasty was really unstoppable.
The most unlucky ones are those monks who claim to be monks. Including some serious Taoist priests, these people have been labeled as liars. Many of them have even been arrested or arrested by the government after old accounts were dug out. Beheaded or sent to the frontier.
In this way, almost the entire Dafu Dynasty people now know that there are no ascetics in this world, let alone any immortals.
After all, His Majesty the Emperor has already said so, how can it be false?
Of course, the imperial power in this world is different from that in ancient China.
What they pay more attention to is blood and strength.
Otherwise, how could His Majesty, the "Emperor", say the words "There is no way in the world" like this.
At this time, after Yan Jiantong heard that Pei Laoliu claimed to be a monk, the expression on his face became more and more strange.
This feeling is like a wanted criminal standing on a high platform in the city center, shouting that he has killed someone, because he simply thinks he cannot die fast enough.
But Pei Laoliu didn't know this at all. He was still squinting his eyes slightly, shaking his head and sighing.
"Hey, although this restaurant does not have the salted goose from my hometown, even the most delicious side dishes will be tasteless without a hint of the flavor of my hometown."
As he said this, he threw a piece of chicken bone to Dahei, who was afraid of him.
The latter took the bone and ate it with relish, making a series of "click, click, click, click" sounds.
Yan Jiantong came back to his senses, smiled awkwardly, eased the stiff look on his face, and followed Mr. Liu's words and said:
"Yan also left his hometown for many years and never returned. What the Taoist priest said made Yan a little sad... By the way, may I ask where Changxian Township is? Where are you from?"
Pei Laoliu took a sip of wine and said:
"Me? My hometown is in a place you haven't heard of. Before midsummer, viburnum flowers bloom there, which is extremely beautiful. There is also delicious salted goose, which is my favorite taste in my life. It's a pity that You can’t eat it here…”
"Then, if that's the case, why doesn't the Taoist priest go back?"
Pei Laoliu put down his wine glass and looked at him deeply.
"I can't go back. It's no longer the same world as this place. How can I go back?"
"Isn't it the same world? Could it be that the Taoist priest's hometown is in the fairy world?"
"Is it the fairy world... yes or no... to you, what difference does it make?"
Yan Jiantong saw his unfathomable look, but he started to worry in his heart. The old man must be playing tricks on him. He must be telling him about some bloody disaster later.
After all, there are not even ascetics in this world. What else are you talking about about the fairy world? It's just so insulting.
However, Li Qiang on the side did not know this.
As a villager in Dongyuan Village, he had little contact with the outside world, let alone the monasticism incident a few years ago, and he had never heard of it at all.
So when Pei Laoliu said that he was a monk, he and the villagers of Dongyuan Village had no doubts.
Now, after hearing about Liu Ye's hometown, he also showed a thoughtful look, and then asked:
"Chief Immortal, could the map you showed us earlier be related to your hometown?"
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