Front garden, Mingxin Pavilion.
Lin Xuanzhi sat opposite a young man in his mid-twenties who was wearing a black suit.
The young man has a strong and well-proportioned body, a handsome face, and his angular face looks a bit cold and indifferent. His eyes are as dark as jade, with a few rays of fire flashing from time to time. He is obviously a man of cultivation.
Both of them had smiles on their faces, and they were chatting happily with each other. It was obvious that they were reunited after a long separation and had endless things to say.
"You've been away for two years, but you didn't expect that you would now have a breakthrough in Qi collection?"
Su Jincheng nodded slowly, curved the corners of his mouth slightly, took a sip of tea and said, "I followed Master to many places and saw the mountains and rivers of my country. I made a breakthrough on the way back not long ago."
The Zhongyong Count's Mansion and the Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion had a close relationship, and they often had marriages. Lin Xuanzhi and Su Jincheng also grew up together.
Especially after Lin Xuanzhi decided to practice Taoism, the relationship between the two became even closer.
And Su Jincheng was a "taoist friend" of Lin Xuanzhi in the divine capital.
However, compared with Lin Xuanzhi's grand plans and high ambitions, Su Jincheng had become a disciple of a guest minister from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion seven years ago. His master traveled far and wide to gain experience.
Lin Xuanzhi couldn't help but feel a bit of fascination in his eyes as he listened to Su Jincheng's story about his journey.
"If nothing happens when you come back, why don't third brother write a travel diary and send it to me?"
Su Jincheng glanced at Lin Xuanzhi, pretending to hesitate and said: "Okay, for the sake of today's Huangya Immortal Tea."
"By the way, the peach blossom banquet the day after tomorrow?" Lin Xuanzhi smiled with satisfaction.
"I'm going to go. If I had known earlier, I would have come back a few days later. I could have just missed it."
He was even more unwilling to deal with that kind of situation than Lin Xuanzhi, and he was physically and mentally exhausted just sitting around eating and drinking.
"You just came back yesterday and you came to see me today. I'm really flattered. Tell me, what's the matter?"
Not only do they know each other's shit by sticking their butts out, but they also know each other very well.
Su Jincheng was generous and said in a calm tone: "Two things. The first is that my master asked me to ask you to introduce Taoist Master Xuqing in your house."
"The second thing..."
"I passed by Changning County yesterday and learned that there is a temporary market held by casual cultivators tonight. I wanted to ask if you would like to experience it."
"You take Guan Peng, I'll take Xie Yi, and we'll ride away quickly, with plenty of time."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuanzhi looked at Su Jincheng with bright eyes and said, "Fangshi? I'm going to go then!"
Naturally, there are regular places selling monk supplies in the divine capital, but they are far less novel and exciting than this somewhat gray place.
"I guess you'll join in the fun."
"My master said that you can find some good things in random markets like this. You have a good sense and don't worry about your trip being in vain." Su Jincheng looked at Lin Xuanzhi and said with a smile.
Lin Xuanzhi did not refute, but instead asked about his master.
It is said that the master that Su Jincheng worships is a man who has been invited by the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion for more than a hundred years. His cultivation has already reached the level of jade liquid, and his strength is not weak. I don't know what he can do with Taoist Master Xuqing, who is an orifice monk. thing.
Seeing his doubts, Su Jincheng took the initiative to explain: "My master is traveling this time to collect materials to refine the Nine-turn Nine-Returning Jade Liquid Divine Pill. Now the materials are almost complete."
"Nine turns and nine returns of the Jade Liquid Divine Pill?" Lin Xuanzhi was stunned.
"Taoist Master Huo Ya is going to achieve the golden elixir?!"
There are three levels of elixirs, and those of the middle level need the help of the Nine-turn Nine-Returning Jade Liquid Divine Pill to achieve it, and for casual cultivators, this is not bad.
Su Jincheng shook his head when he heard this: "What are you thinking about? Even if you have the magic pill in your hand, you can't be sure."
Then he added: "There is no rush today, let's go to Changning County first."
It was just an introduction, so Lin Xuanzhi naturally made the decision.
After making some preparations and telling his family, Lin Xuanzhi mounted the dragon blood horse and Su Jincheng rushed to Changning County with their respective guards.
Although there is no official "no air" decree issued near the capital of the gods, there are still very few people who fly away with magic weapons under the emperor's feet without opening their eyes.
In addition to the divine capital, there are nine "upper counties" guarding the divine capital, with quite different statuses.
After leaving the south gate of the divine capital, we walked all the way along the official road. The 200-mile journey was completed in an hour.
Although the city of God is extremely prosperous, rich and charming, it also has its own majesty and mystery, which makes the people of the Zhou Dynasty and overseas countries yearn for it.
But after living there for many years, Lin Xuanzhi only felt that there were layers of invisible constraints, invisible and intangible, but making people feel heavy in their hearts.
Changning is a county directly under the capital of the gods. It is more prosperous than many other prefectures. The streets are clean and tidy, and the people's clothes are clean and unpatched, and they look good in spirit.
After handing the horses to Guan Peng and the others and letting them go for a walk, Lin Xuanzhi and Su Jincheng went shopping happily.
Near the divine capital, Changning County is not bad in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, as well as all kinds of exquisite gadgets.
The spacious and clean streets are lined with restaurants, teahouses, clothing stores, cloth shops, silver shops, jewelry shops, and various places to eat, which is simply dazzling.
Pedestrians were passing by, chatting and laughing.
There were women in ordinary clothes and their small children selecting clothing materials at the cloth shop; there were ladies who stepped on their heels and brought a group of maids and servants to sweep around the major shops, looking crazy and satisfied.
There are also richly dressed young men hugging several handsome men and beautiful women in the jewelry store, choosing and spending money like water.
From time to time, there are also small vendors and flower girls sneaking into this street, selling some exquisite gadgets that can attract the money of young men and ladies from wealthy families.
Lin Xuanzhi was playing with a bamboo butterfly in his hand, but it was bought by Su Jincheng just now.
"Where are we going?"
Su Jincheng pointed to the end of the street and said with a smile: "There is a tavern there, just go there and wait."
Lin Xuanzhi nodded, and then said rather strangely: "You didn't ask Sister Qing to come with you?"
Su Jincheng shook his head with regret and said, "She has not been in the house these two days."
In a blink of an eye, we arrived at the tavern he was talking about.
Lin Xuanzhi saw a three-story restaurant standing there. At a glance, he could see that the decoration of the restaurant was exquisite and thoughtful.
It was even more so when I entered. The first floor was spacious and open. The wood used for the tables and chairs was actually a relatively good quality pine wood, which naturally has a delicate fragrance. There was also a three-foot-high platform in the middle, and there was a person sitting on it. Mr. Storyteller, telling something vividly.
"More than half a step?" Lin Xuanzhi was curious about this strange name.
Seeing this, Su Jincheng smiled lightly and explained: "My master said that the landlady treasures a kind of wine that even immortals would be unable to move after tasting it. It's a pity that no one has been able to taste that wine."
"Then what are we doing here? Is Nafangshi in this restaurant?"
As soon as the two of them had taken more than half a step, they saw a tall, thin old man who looked like a shopkeeper coming towards him: "It's Mr. Su? Come on, please come in. Do you want to go to the private room on the second floor?"
Seeing that there were not many people on the first floor, Lin Xuanzhi simply pointed to a corner.
After sitting down, the shopkeeper Bai Fu exchanged a few words with Su Jincheng, and then called the waiter to come over and serve them.
Su Jincheng ordered a few signature side dishes and a pot of Beauty Tears wine. After getting bowls, chopsticks and cups for Lin Xuanzhi, he said: "There is a small formation set up outside about half a step away, which can make ordinary people subconsciously ignore this place."
Lin Xuanzhi felt like he had heard it before. Muggle shielding spell?
"So basically everyone here has some cultivation level."
"The market is not within half a step, but you can go directly from here. We just wait here for the market to open."
"And if you want to cover up your image before going there, the landlady also has something here."
Lin Xuanzhi suddenly realized. He moved his eyes to observe carefully and found that it was indeed what he said. He saw that the storytellers on the stage were all accomplished.
Counting his own side, among the five tables of guests on the first floor, the people at three tables had significantly stronger auras than the two of them.
Monks also have different "Tao charms", which are actually within the scope of the moon's capture and analysis.
But after all, it is no better than dead objects such as books. Not only is it difficult, but it is also easy to be detected by people with high cultivation and keen spiritual sense.
"Ahahaha~"
"Oh, I'm late, and I didn't greet the distinguished guest. Mr. Su, please don't blame me."
As the two of them lowered their heads and whispered, Lin Xuanzhi heard a clear and wild yet somewhat charming laugh coming from the backyard of the restaurant.
"Okay! It turns out that I hooked up with the boss lady here."
Noticing Lin Xuanzhi's seemingly enlightened look, Su Jincheng immediately stared and shook his head.
"I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"
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