In this world, there are only a very small number of practitioners.
In the world of ordinary people, they dine on the beauty, drink the dew, sleep in the wind and sleep under the moon, and do not eat the fireworks of the world.
As for the practitioners, the battles between them will not be easily known to ordinary people.
One is that the battles between practitioners are extremely destructive and can easily injure innocent people; the other is that practitioners do not want to let ordinary people know easily, and they will act like gangsters and chop with a watermelon knife.
Practitioners naturally don't bother to do such unqualified things!
Therefore, when Zheng Xuancheng and Yu Youquan visited the Zhao family manor, it really felt like a visit.
As soon as he arrived at the boundary of Zhao's manor, he was welcomed in by the Zhao family's steward, who served him delicious food and drinks without any disrespect or neglect.
The choice of words and sentences is even more refreshing. It is hard to believe that this old steward is receiving "evil guests" who come to the door.
Although these manors are newly purchased properties after the Zhao family moved south, the level of wealth is indeed different from the areas where ordinary people live.
The fields are almost all mature fields, and even the fields are scattered, and there are scenes of crops after harvest everywhere.
For ordinary people, the farming season is the most important, and they dare not delay at all for fear that the crops will rot in the fields due to any accident.
After the rush to harvest, the crops will be harvested as soon as possible. There is very little time for real slack.
Threshing mainly relies on flails, and windmills are used to remove shells and impurities.
But compared with farmers in other places, farmers belonging to Zhao's manor look obviously better.
The core reason is that these tenants mainly farm the land of the Zhao family, and they can avoid court taxes as long as they pay enough rent.
The burden was also heavy, but compared to the various exorbitant taxes and levies imposed by the imperial court, the Zhao family was quite benevolent and righteous!
This is the so-called "escape" and "population hiding".
The troubles for the imperial court are endless. After all, the taxes collected are less, and it is only a matter of time that the finances become unsustainable.
But at least the people can survive!
As for the biggest winner, naturally it is a family like the Zhao family, and these methods are actually just entry-level methods for poaching corners of the imperial court.
Yu Youquan's expression did not change.
He had seen a lot of similar scenes recently, and he didn't bother to think too much about it.
If there were no practitioners, he might still think about making a revolution and trampling all the bones of ministers in the streets, but in a world where there are practitioners, such an idea is just a joke!
If you can't beat it, join!
Yu Youquan has decided that when his life stabilizes, he will spend money to buy a few mountains and then build a large manor of his own.
Even the little nun and monk in the imperial court can touch it. There is no reason why I, the Taoist Master, can’t touch it!
As soon as I think about it, I suddenly feel that the world is vast.
After arriving at the core area of the Zhao family's manor, the master and the apprentice finally met the core members of the Zhao family.
The older ones were okay and managed their emotions and expressions quite well. On the contrary, the younger ones, no matter how mature they pretended to be, were still a little less enthusiastic after all.
In a short period of time, Yu Youquan felt the hostility that was almost gushing out!
If looks could kill, both master and apprentice would have died countless times by now.
Yu Youquan didn't react much to this. After all, he was here to slap him in the face and cause trouble. How could he expect his enemy to greet him with a smile?
To be able to reach this point is already quite patient and well-educated!
As for Zheng Xuancheng, it's even more...not haunting!
Not long after, the master and apprentice met the head of the Zhao family and the old lady.
Old Mrs. Zhao has gray hair and beard, and is very old. Even her back is a little rickety, and there is even a hint of turbidity and vicissitudes in her eyes.
but.
Yu Youquan's sixth sense kept warning that the old man in front of him was extremely dangerous, extremely dangerous. He might die just by looking at him!
This made Yu Youquan alert, and he became more and more low-key, not daring to pry into anything.
The head of the Zhao family gave Yu Youquan another feeling - very icy, cold, and sharp, as if just looking at him would sting his spirit.
but.
The feeling he gave Yu Youquan was not as deadly as Mrs. Zhao!
Obviously, Old Madam Zhao has cultivated Yun Qiang's Spear Intent to the point where he can send and receive it freely, while the Zhao Family Patriarch's Spear Intent is sharp, but it is obviously still a little behind in terms of how freely it can be sent and received.
Old Mrs. Zhao had a very keen sense. After looking at Yu Youquan, he said, "Who is this young man?"
Zheng Xuancheng said with a stern look on his face, "Ju Li, why don't you hurry up and pay homage to the senior White-headed Spear King!"
Old Mrs. Zhao shook his head, "There is only one gun king in the world, and that is the Lihen Gun. The white-headed gun king just paints his face with makeup. The old man just likes to play tricks. The future still belongs to you young people. !”
This bad old man is very bad!
If you really believed him, you would really think of him as a decrepit old man who died without even knowing how he died!
Yu Youquan didn't take Old Mrs. Zhao's humble words seriously. He just greeted Old Mrs. Zhao obediently and shouted "Senior Gun King" one after another, even the words "Baishou" in front of him.
This is like the word "vice" in front of leadership, just like Schrödinger's cat. It can be there or not. The magic of using it lies in one's mind.
Old Mrs. Zhao smiled and nodded, praising, "It's true that famous teachers give birth to great disciples. The noble disciples have such strong perceptive abilities, but the few incompetent nephews of our clan are far inferior!"
This ability to attract hatred...
As soon as Old Madam Zhao finished speaking, many of the most outstanding young nephews and nephews of the Zhao family present looked at Yu Youquan with hostility.
I have to say that "other people's children" are extremely hateful no matter which world they are in!
Zheng Xuancheng laughed and said modestly, "Senior Gun King has given you too much praise. Everyone in the world knows the name of Yun Qiang. But I don't know the heights of heaven and earth, and am guilty of greed and hatred. I still ask Senior Gun King to give me some advice!"
Old Mrs. Zhao's arm on crutches swayed slightly, like a bad old man who had suffered a stroke, falling down with a push, but Yu Youquan still keenly sensed that Old Mrs. Zhao had become more dangerous.
As for his master Zheng Xuancheng, at this moment, his aura is becoming more condensed and his fighting spirit is rising.
Zhao Zhiyuan took the initiative to stand up and said, "My father is already old, why don't you let me see Brother Pi Xian's clever tricks?"
Zheng Xuancheng smiled and nodded, "Brother Qingqu is willing to give you some advice. I naturally ask for it, please!"
Zhao Zhiyuan was about to speak, but Mrs. Zhao stopped him, shook the crutch in his hand and cursed, "What? Do you think the old man can't dance with his gun anymore?"
Zhao Zhiyuan was shocked and quickly admitted his mistake and said he didn't dare.
As shrewd as he is, he also realizes that the old father may really think that he is not as good as Zheng Xuancheng, and he must take action himself!
Zhao Zhiyuan felt a chill in his heart and immediately corrected his attitude.
After the small interlude, Zheng Xuancheng and Mrs. Zhao slowly walked into Zhao's Fufeng Hall.
The competition was held behind closed doors, and neither Yu Youquan nor Zhao's nephews were allowed to watch.
Of course, when it comes to a battle at the level of the Venerable, it may not be a good thing for them to be forced to watch!
The only thing Yu Youquan could feel was the generosity of Zhao's Fufeng Hall.
From the outside, the tiles are lined up in rows, like pieces of upside-down dragon scales.
As for the grooved water lines and various exquisitely carved eaves beasts, they all demonstrate the style and profound heritage of the Yunzhou Zhao family.
Of course, what surprised Yu Youquan the most was the height and size of Fufeng Hall.
It was still made of wood, but he didn't know if it was because of the thousand-year-old wood used. The house was so tall that it reminded him of the reinforced concrete buildings in his previous life.
Only then did Yu Youquan realize that wooden houses and palaces could be built as tall and magnificent as long as the wood was old enough!
Perhaps Old Mrs. Zhao has left and is no longer restrained. Yu Youquan can clearly feel that the hostility towards him from the Zhao family's nephews around him has deepened a lot.
boom!
At this moment, Yu Youquan suddenly felt two extremely powerful and sharp "intentions" rising into the sky.
Obviously he couldn't see anything, but Yu Youquan had a vague feeling that there were two more unattainable mountains in Fufeng Hall in front of him!
Is this what is called...meaning?
Really majestic!
