As a scholar, Mr. Bai also has a cage.
Mr. Bai put some food, a few old clothes, a few children's toys, paper, pen and ink in the cage.
After packing it up, I carried the box on my back.
As for money, keep it close to your body.
The baffles on the cage can provide shade from the sun and rain, which is very useful.
Similarly, this baffle will also block part of the yang energy on the forehead.
It’s no wonder that female monsters and ghosts like to look for scholars. Look at the way they dress. Not only do they have a sense of elegance, but they also block part of the yang energy. No wonder they easily attract evil spirits.
In addition to the literary spirit of a scholar, Mr. Bai also has a great sense of righteousness and is not afraid of evil, so it doesn't matter.
Ye Ming hid in Mr. Bai's cage, using Mr. Bai's awe-inspiring righteousness to shield him, so he was not discovered by anyone.
Mr. Bai is a scholar, but he is not weak and walks steadily.
After leaving the village, there are major roads along the way.
The sun was shining brightly today, and I didn't see any evil spirits along the way. It was very peaceful.
At noon, the sun was a little bit poisonous. Mr. Bai saw a teahouse on the roadside, so he sat down to rest, ordered a bowl of herbal tea, and put the box and cage aside.
There was also a group of people at the roadside teahouse, carrying swords and other items, and they looked like they were all on the street.
It's just that these heroes and heroines are far less happy and unrestrained than in the book, and their faces have traces of life.
They did not ride horses either, but rode in bullock carts.
The old cow was resting with these people, chewing hay by the thatched shed, and a bunch of mosquitoes were buzzing around the old cow.
The cage was a bit close to the old cow. The old cow couldn't bear the mosquito bites and shook his head.
The innocent cage was overturned by the old cow...
Seeing this, a man quickly stepped forward and helped lift the cage. While apologizing to Mr. Bai, he kicked the old cow.
Mr. Bai didn't take it seriously and said it was not a big deal.
The two sides started chatting, and the atmosphere was harmonious.
Only Ye Ming in the cage felt very unhappy. An old cow dared to hit him. It was simply too much!
Write it down in a small notebook!
Through conversation, I learned that these people were legendary bounty hunters who specialized in helping the court capture fugitives.
By the way...
Sell something.
When I went out recently, I didn't catch a wanted criminal, but I made some money selling goods.
Now that the goods are sold out, they have to go to Fucheng to get some more goods.
No, the point is to see if the court has issued a new wanted order. Selling goods is just a convenience.
There were five men and two women in this group, all with dark skin and rough appearance.
Those two women are even more masculine than men, and they don't have the charm of the Jianghu heroines mentioned in the book.
The two parties had a pleasant conversation, and since Mr. Bai was a non-threatening scholar, the man took the initiative to invite Mr. Bai to accompany him.
Mr. Bai readily agreed.
This group of people were very kind to Lao Niu. They were obviously pulling an empty cart, but they chose to walk instead of sitting on it to increase Lao Niu's load.
The leading man warmly invited Mr. Bai to ride in the bullock cart, but Mr. Bai refused.
Others are reluctant to sit down, so how can I sit down?
This actually made a few people take another high look at Mr. Bai.
In these days, in the eyes of ordinary people, scholars are all Wenquxing masters.
Seeing such a "grand master" for the first time, a group of people felt very proud.
Towards evening, a group of people finally arrived in Fucheng.
Yanhua City is high and deep, easy to defend but difficult to attack. The city is vast, with mountains, pools and swamps, and even some farmland.
Even though it was already evening, there were still people coming and going.
Mr. Bai and others also lined up under the command of the city guard.
In the eyes of ordinary people, this Yanhua City is prosperous and nothing else can be seen.
But Ye Ming, who was hiding in the cage, was extremely afraid of the mirror hanging above the city gate.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the mirror is not magical, but in Ye Ming's eyes, it is a big killer weapon exuding powerful magic power.
Whenever there are monsters and ghosts passing by, if they are looked at in the mirror, their skin will be destroyed, their flesh will be rotten, and their soul will be gone.
Although he was very confident in Mr. Bai's righteousness, Ye Ming still felt a little guilty when he saw the mirror.
Unfortunately, the sun has not completely set yet. If I leave the cage at this time, there is a high probability that something will happen.
Anyway, we are here, just trust Mr. Bai!
Although Mr. Bai does not know his existence.
The city gate guards had worked hard all day and were obviously very tired. They inspected the goods entering the city very casually and let people pass after a brief inspection.
When it was Mr. Bai's turn, the other party saw that he was a scholar and let him go without checking.
On the other hand, the group of bounty hunters were questioned for a while because they carried many weapons.
Although the Xu State does not prohibit ordinary weapons, the control of armor, bows and crossbows is still quite strict.
When Mr. Bai entered the city, Ye Ming's heart was in his throat, fearing that the mirror above would suddenly hit him.
Fortunately, nothing happened and we got through smoothly.
After entering the city, Mr. Bai separated from the bounty hunters.
Mr. Bai's family lives in Fucheng. When he arrived in Fucheng, he was very familiar with the roads here. He first bought a bunch of candied haws in his hand, and after walking for half an hour, he came to a not very wealthy door.
It was already dark now and the door of the house was closed. Mr. Bai came forward and knocked on the door.
The person in the house heard a knock on the door, but did not open the door directly. The voice of a young man came out.
"Who is it?"
"Yao'er, it's me."
When the people in the room heard Mr. Bai's voice, they were very surprised and quickly opened the door.
The person who opened the door was a boy of eleven or twelve years old, who looked somewhat similar to Mr. Bai. He saw Mr. Bai standing at the door with a suitcase and cage on his back and smiling at himself.
The little boy excitedly shouted "Daddy", took the candied haws in Mr. Bai's hand, and shouted into the room, "Grandma, Mom, Daddy is back."
People in the house also heard the noise outside. Knowing that Mr. Bai was back, they all hurried out to greet him.
Mr. Bai's mother is in her fifties this year. From Ye Ming's perspective, she has some old illnesses, but they are not serious. She should not be a problem if she lives for a few more years.
Mr. Bai's wife is about the same age as Mr. Bai and has a pretty face.
It is extremely lively when the whole family meets.
Mr. Bai's son, named Bai Yao, took the box and cage from his father, carried it aside, and started rummaging around without saying a word.
He rummaged through it and found several wooden tops, bamboo dragonflies, rattles, and feather shuttlecocks that the village children liked to play with. Bai Yao was very happy to get new toys.
But he didn't know that when he opened the cage, a cloud of black smoke flew out.
The one who came out was of course Ye Ming. He had been hiding in the cage for a day and only came out now.
Seeing Mr. Bai's family reunited, Ye Ming was not interested in seeing their happy family, but paid attention to the situation in the city.
From a long way from here, Ye Ming can feel the strong incense and power of the Chenghuang Temple.
This also provided guidance for his next actions, to avoid getting close to the City God's Temple.
Now that I enter the city, my first destination is naturally the bookstore.
On Mr. Bai's way home, Ye Ming secretly wrote down the locations of two bookstores along the way.
At this time, he flew quietly against the wall and headed towards the bookstore.
Along the way, Ye Ming was cautious.
While flying, suddenly, Ye Ming got into a tree on the side of the road and hid.
As soon as Ye Ming escaped, he saw a gust of wind coming, and a sinister man wearing the uniform of the City God's Temple landed here.
The Yin Cha looked left and right and found nothing unusual. He lingered in place for a while and then left.
Seeing Yin Chai leaving, Ye Ming was about to come out and continue moving forward, but suddenly felt something was wrong again, so he continued to hide in the tree and wait silently.
After a while, the mysterious thing happened again and landed here. There was no suspicious target anywhere.
"Strange, is it really an illusion..."
The Yin Chai muttered to himself and flew away again.
Ye Ming waited in the tree for another incense stick, and when he didn't see the mysterious thing coming back, he came out cautiously.
Mom, this Fucheng is indeed the base camp of the City God. It’s so scary. We were almost discovered not long after we entered the city.
Ye Ming was more careful this time, flying almost close to the ground against the wall. If there was any disturbance, he would immediately hide.
Along the way, Ye Ming saw no fewer than five waves of undercover patrols, which scared him to death.
Finally, we arrived outside a bookstore, but it was hard to get in.
If it were an ordinary building, it would be a disembodied demon that could enter directly through the wall.
But this is not the case with this bookstore, because the bookstore is shrouded in culture. Although it is not offensive, it is not easy to get in, at least for this devil.
At this time, Ye Ming missed the power of incense and wish. If he had the power of incense and wish, Wen Qi would never stop him.
It's just a pity that it's not within the scope of my wish. It's really a pity.
Ye Ming didn't expect that he would be blocked by Wen Qi, which was really a bit ridiculous.
What should I do?
Ye Ming thought about it and suddenly remembered that Mr. Bai said that the Confucian sage believed that all things could be taught without distinction, as long as they were willing, all things could be taught.
Thinking of this, Ye Ming had an idea.
Moving forward a little, following Wen Qi, Ye Ming finally began to mutter something.
"The Confucian sage said: A friend comes from afar..."
As Ye Ming began to recite Confucian sage classics, he could clearly feel that Wen Qi's resistance to him began to weaken.
Ye Ming felt happy and continued to recite the Confucian classics...
After a while, Ye Ming successfully passed through the cultural wall and entered the store.
There is no one in the store at this time, and those gentlemen will not come to the bookstore to patronize.
Ye Ming entered the bookstore, flew directly to the highest bookshelf, and began to look for the book he wanted.
After searching around, I found that they were all articles, poems and songs, but there were no secular stories or market novels.
It shouldn’t be. With so many people in Fucheng, most of them are mediocre people. It stands to reason that those secular novels are the mainstream, but why haven’t I seen any of them?
It wasn't until Ye Ming saw the sales records in the ledger that he knew the reason.
Just because ordinary people prefer those vulgar things, these vulgar things are all sold out.
It's just that those classic articles didn't sell much, so they're all left here.
But the good news is that Ye Ming saw that the ledger records showed that there was still a lot of goods in the warehouse.
The warehouse is in the backyard of the bookstore, so close that Ye Ming can easily find it.
All popular novels and stories on the market are available here.
Ye Ming was very satisfied when he saw this.
After finding the book, Ye Ming was naturally not polite.
Well, Mr. Bai said that stealing books by scholars is not stealing.
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