Leaving Baiyu City, it was the morning of the third day after meeting Hua Tianxia.
Li Ye and Nalan Yu rented a carriage and quietly left the city gate.
"Don't you go say hello to Master Xuanbei from Qingliang Temple? Isn't he very nice to you?"
Nalan Yu looked at Li Ye who was leaning in the carriage and said.
Li Ye said calmly: "Since I decided to leave, I didn't think about saying goodbye. My master at the Great Buddha Temple said: People spend their lives constantly saying goodbye. After understanding this truth, I didn't say goodbye to anyone around me. of people said goodbye.”
"As a human being, the most important thing is to be happy. Haven't you seen me working hard to make money? If I have money, I will buy the best wine and enjoy the best food, no matter what happens tomorrow?" Nalan Yu grinned. smiled.
"Are you the second innkeeper in name only? With such a huge net worth, you are so poor that you have to work hard in the world." Li Ye said in surprise.
Nalanyu thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I also managed money at the beginning, but later I got addicted to alcohol for some things, so the big shopkeeper didn't allow me to manage money anymore. I only received monthly payment." For example, that money is not enough to buy a few jars of good wine."
The carriage ran happily in the morning breeze. Li Ye looked at Nalan Yu speechlessly and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
Nalan Yu looked at Li Ye who was in a daze, and said with a wry smile: "This is fate, this is the fate of both of us. I don't know from that day on, and I don't know when it will end."
"Brother, you are so worthless. Since you like Hua Louzhu, then go and tell her clearly that at worst you won't be the second shopkeeper! Or you two can leave Bai Jade City together and find a place to live in seclusion. With your two cultivations, Is it possible that there are still people in the five realms who may come to cause trouble for you?"
"Didn't you come down from Tianshan Mountain? You can go back again! Can such a big sect not be able to protect you two?" Li Ye asked in confusion.
Nalanyu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "This matter is not as simple as you think. You can go to the Prajna Temple to practice in peace. I will wait for you to help me when you come back! I am almost tired of this kind of life."
"I'll be here for at least five years. If things don't go well, I might be gone for ten years. I'm afraid that in ten years' time you will have become a complete alcoholic. If so, even if I come back then, I will be able to help you. What?" Li Ye frowned.
"I will control myself and try not to let myself become an alcoholic." Nalan Yu said with a smile.
"Can you control it? I think you are a complete drunkard now, brother!" Li Ye glared at him.
"Who said that? I haven't drank since I got up today." Nalan Yu thought anxiously.
"Do you promise not to touch a drop today?" Li Ye frowned.
"I promise!" Nalan Yu smiled.
"What about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow?" Li Ye gave him a disgusted look.
"...I can't guarantee this." Nalan Yu replied sarcastically.
"So, brother, you have begun to lose control of your emotions." Li Ye sighed.
"Don't worry, I'm a teetotaler when it comes to accepting jobs, and I won't kill myself." Nalan Yu looked at him and said in a condensed voice.
When killing people, they naturally don’t dare to drink. Otherwise, the opponent will fall down before he is dead.
"Alas! When I come back, I will definitely solve the matter with Hua Louzhu for you. If it can't be solved, I will find another one for you. The Five Realms are so big, there are many women suitable for you, brother!" Li Ye shook his head, He didn't believe it.
"It's just three thousand weak water, I only like that one scoop!" Nalan Yu laughed dissatisfiedly.
"How do you know if you haven't tried it?" Li Ye replied.
"Go away, you are still a little kid, what do you know?" Nalan Yu became angry.
"My mother had already arranged a marriage for me when I went to Tianshan Mountain to practice, even though I haven't seen her for several years." Looking at the angry Nalan Yu, Li Ye said softly.
"...You're cruel!" Nalan Yu closed his mouth!
On the way from White Jade City to Vientiane City, this kind of dialogue kept happening between Li Ye and Nalan Yu, so that sometimes Li Ye's thoughts would become a little confused, and he always felt that Nalan Yu was a fool.
In order to spend this impossible feeling in the world, I tightly suppressed my feelings, and let them go no matter how hard I said I would let them go.
The discussion that seemed to him to be pure nonsense was very important to Li Ye. This genius from the Five Realms of the Tianshan Sword Sect could not pass the love test of Hua Tianxia.
Gradually deepening the understanding of Nalan Yu and Hua Tianxia, and then as the carriage got closer and closer to the Universal Elephant City, Nalan Yu's expression became more and more worried and a little confused.
Li Ye stretched out his hand in front of him, smiled and said: "You don't think of Hua Louzhu, and you can't wait to have a few drinks when you get to Vientiane City? If so, I will really despise you. Got it!"
Nalanyu turned his head and glanced at him, closed his eyes and stopped talking.
Looking at Nalanyu's appearance, Li Yedi closed his eyes.
...
Stretching his hands and stretching his waist, he watched the catkins blowing down gently on the roadside. He looked up at the door number of an inn. Li Ye smiled and said, "Brother, you didn't even call me when you arrived at Vientiane City, so that I could take a look at this legend." The heroic city in the middle."
Nalan Yu smiled and said: "Isn't it just a city wall? What's so good about it? It's not as beautiful as the White Jade City."
Li Ye looked back at him and said seriously: "It's just that this is the center of the Five Domains, the legendary imperial city."
Listening to these words, Nalan Yu couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at the sky in the distance.
He thought that if it weren't for this ruined imperial city, his life would be much simpler. Maybe he would have conquered Hua Tianxia long ago, and would he be as miserable as he is today?
The two of them entered an inn, and the waiter came up to say hello to Nalanyu.
Nalan Yu asked about the situation of his husband and Li Hongxiu. The clerk smiled and said: "The second shopkeeper's friend went to the central square of the city today. It is said that he was watching the Five Regions Talent Competition. Today is the last day. Miss Mu Mu has a seat. My friend will also participate in the finals today."
Li Ye was startled, looked at Nalan Yu and said, "How can my sister have any friends in Vientiane City?"
Nalan Yu took his hand and walked out, saying as he walked: "Don't you understand yet? This must be Tang Qiuyu's apprentice. I think she has already reached the third level of the Golden Core!"
"Are you talking about Xia Wutong? I think she is the only one. Sister Xiaoju's realm is still building foundation. How can she participate in the Tianjiao Competition."
Li Ye said, taking out the purple bamboo hat and putting it on his head.
Nalan Yu glanced at him and said with a strange smile: "Shall we go over and have a look? It can be considered as a way to join in the fun."
Li Ye nodded.
"The Talent Competition in the Central Region is held every five years. As long as they are under the age of fifteen or below the Nascent Soul realm, they can sign up for the competition." Nalan Yu walked in front and said with a smile.
Li Ye asked: "What's the benefit? Even Qingcheng has many disciples."
Nalan Yu looked at Li Ye like a monster and said with a smile: "Not all the disciples from the major sects who come to Vientiane City will participate in the competition. Many of them let the disciples at the Foundation Establishment Realm come and feel the atmosphere of the Tianjiao Competition, just like The same goes for your two brothers."
Li Ye nodded and said, "What next?"
"The top ten in the competition can join the Dragon and Phoenix Academy in the Central Region without taking the exam. The academy is located in a mountain range about two hundred miles west of Vientiane City. It is said that the mountain range is connected to Fangcun Mountain in the Western Region. The academy is funded by the Imperial City, so it is considered Royal Academy.”
"So it's just for the sake of wealth!" Li Ye shook his head.
"It is said that after graduating from the academy, you can choose to serve in the government, so each major sect will send outstanding disciples to participate in each session, in order to have the opportunity to enter the government in the five domains in the future."
Nalanyu blinked his eyelashes slightly and said softly.
Li Ye was extremely shocked. As long as he participated in the competition, he would have the opportunity to become an official. No wonder practitioners from the five realms flocked to it.
After a moment of silence, he looked at Nalan Yu and said, "Eldest brother also participated in the competition?"
"How is it possible? I like a free life, how can I stand the control of the government?"
I thought that even though I didn’t participate in the competition, I still fell into this pit in the end.
Li Ye nodded and said, "You have the same idea as me. I am determined not to participate, and I will not let my sister participate."
"It is said that the first place in the Tianjiao Competition has one Infant-breaking Pill and ten Spiritual Stones. As long as the Golden Pill is taken after practicing to the ninth level, there is a 70% chance of breaking through to the Nascent Soul Realm. The second place has fifty Qi Gathering Pills. , five spirit stones, and Qi Gathering Pills, you know they can increase the speed of cultivation in the Golden Core realm. The third place is thirty Qi Gathering Pills, ten thousand gold coins..."
Nalan Yu looked at Li Ye who was in a daze, helped him, and the two of them walked towards the central square of Vientiane City.
Li Ye withdrew his mind, looked at Nalan Yu and frowned and said, "Aren't there any rewards for martial arts in the competition? Just pills and spiritual stones don't seem to be enough, right? You must know that good martial arts are more valuable than pills and spiritual stones. "
Nalanyu shook his head, gestured to the sky with his finger, and said: "They are smart, they hope that you will enter the Royal Academy to practice for the sake of martial arts, so that they will not have to worry about talented disciples. As long as you join the academy , and I’m afraid there won’t be any techniques for you to practice.”
Li Ye smiled and said, "This is a kidnapping in disguise."
Nalan Yu smiled and replied: "Yes, it is a disguised kidnapping. Everyone who participates in the Tianjiao Competition knows this truth, but there are still many people who choose to join the Royal Academy in order to practice better skills."
The two walked and talked. Nalan Yu kept shocking Li Ye. He vaguely felt that the Central Territory was really a place of right and wrong, and he wanted to leave here as soon as possible.
After thinking for a while, he asked seriously: "Are there any top ten geniuses who will not join Dragon and Phoenix Academy?"
Nalan Yu was stunned for a moment, then smiled lightly and replied seriously: "Of course there are."
Li Ye rubbed his brows and said, "After putting in all the effort to compete and getting into the top ten, why would you choose not to join?"
Nalan Shi looked at him with a frown, as if he were looking at a monster.
He smiled and said: "Some are the geniuses in the sect, and they want to stay in the sect and cultivate themselves. There are also some people who are very proud in their hearts. Just like you, they just want to meet the geniuses in the five domains for a while, not for the sake of it." Join the academy or do it for the skills in the academy."
Li Ye said: "In this case, I should come here earlier to watch the competition between the geniuses of the five regions."
Nalan Yu looked at him and said sincerely: "I know you don't think so in your heart, so why do you have to ridicule me? I'll invite you to watch the game, and then we'll find a place to drink."
Li Ye stared at him with big eyes, looking at him inexplicably, and said, "Didn't you say in the car that you wouldn't drink today?"
Nalan Yu was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "I'm happy today, so I'll drink two less drinks, okay?"
