A few days later, in a private room of an inn in the south of Lingyue City, a tall man in black attire was sitting at the table. He was tall, with thick eyebrows and small eyes, a face full of flesh, and an unusually fierce look.
The window of the private room is wide open, and you can see the scene of people coming and going on the street. The wine table is filled with various kinds of meat. If you look closely, you will find that they are all pork side dishes. There is also a bird on the table that is more than a foot tall. The little monkey is eating all kinds of food crazily.
This big man was Lu Kun. He and Xiao Jin came directly to Lingyue City after leaving the valley. After entering through the south city gate, they came to this inn. At Xiao Jin's request, they took out a lot of wild boar meat for the chef here to cook. , that’s why we had this pork feast.
Lu Kun's appearance was very different at this time. After completing the Vajra Technique, he could change his facial muscles and change his face in a short time.
When Lu Kun was experimenting on the road, he discovered that if he used all his spiritual consciousness to assist him, he could maintain this different face for a long time, but the price was that his spiritual consciousness could not be used.
There was a waiter beside him, who was telling Lu Kun vividly about this, and looking at the monkey on the table from time to time.
Lu Kun looked at the flow of people outside the window and listened to the waiter's description, slowly learning the details of Ling Yuecheng.
Lingyue City is a medium-sized city located in the west of central Luzhou. The city itself does not have any special goods, but it is located in the transportation hub of western Luzhou. It is connected in all directions and has various official roads. There are also many herbs and minerals in the surrounding cities. Grain, animal skins and other specialties.
Among them, south of Lingyue City are many towns with Huayuan City as the center. There are a large number of injured herbs. Some merchants from the Iron Fist Sect also have to pass through Lingyue City for their final transportation of goods.
To the southwest is the entrance to a huge mountain range. The mountains here are endless and there seems to be no end in sight. They are called Lingming Mountains. As for why they are called this name, it is impossible to verify.
The southern part of the Lingming Mountains leads to the Luyang Mountains. A large number of ferocious beasts live in the Lingming Mountains. There are many mountain villages and small towns near this mountain range, and the villagers make a living by hunting these beasts.
The skins and meat of these beasts are then sold to Lingyue City, and then transported to various places in Luzhou by Lingyue City's trading companies.
To the west of Lingyue City is one of Luzhou's major mining industries, mainly iron ore and copper mines, which are controlled by several big families and the royal family of Wei State, and are all transported manually by these big families.
As for a large area to the north, there are terraced hilly farmlands. The towns there are one of several grain producing areas in Luzhou. Food transportation teams will also pass through Lingyue City, and sometimes they are sold directly in the city.
Whether it is caravans from other states in Wei or traders from the central city of Luzhou, they will all pass through Lingyue City. The prosperity of Lingyue City comes from these business travellers. There are numerous inns, brothels, and casinos in the city, and the business is excellent.
Of course, the biggest business is the freight and warehousing business. Due to the huge cargo throughput, there are several freight warehousing firms here. These firms have also built a small town in the east of the city specifically to handle these businesses.
After listening to the waiter's description, Lu Kun took out an ingot of silver and threw it on the table, saying, "As long as you answer the following questions satisfactorily, this ingot of silver will be yours!"
Looking at this silver ingot, which was equivalent to more than half of his annual income, the waiter's heart skipped a beat, and his words became eloquent: "Uncle, I, Li Er, am famous for being well-informed about information in Lingyuecheng. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!"
"What kind of forces are there in Lingyue City and how strong are they?" Lu Kun asked.
"Uncle, you have asked the right person. I grew up in this market and know these things best. There are three local forces in Lingyue City, one is the Five Poison Sect, one is the Qinglong Gang, and the other is the Black Tiger Hall."
"As for strength, if it were a few years ago, of course the Five Poison Sect would be the dominant one, but I don't know why. The strength of the Five Poison Sect has been greatly reduced recently, and the strength of the three families is now about the same."
After hearing this, Lu Kun frowned with his thick black eyebrows and asked, "You said local forces, are there also foreign forces?"
"Uncle, these three forces only control the inns, brothels, casinos, and some small animal skin and herbal medicine businesses in Lingyuecheng. Those freight businesses are controlled by the big forces in the state capital. The Five Poison Sect and others have no way to interfere."
Lu Kun nodded. No wonder the Five Poison Sect wanted to attack the Iron Fist Sect, but would not attack the caravan entering Lingyue City. It turned out that the power of the state government was protecting it, so the Five Poison Sect had the idea to control the business of Huayuan City. To enhance his strength, he then asked: "Where is the location of the Five Poison Sect?"
When the waiter heard this question, something strange flashed in his eyes. He paused and then said: "Uncle, the Five Poison Gate is at the end of the street in the south and west of the city. You can see it as long as you go there."
Lu Kun saw the expression on the waiter's face, sneered in his heart and said, "Take this ingot of silver!"
"Thank you, sir. I'll take my leave!" The waiter nodded and bowed while retreating.
The next thing left in the box was Lu Kun, who was staring blankly out of the window, and the little monkey who kept eating. After a while, the little monkey suddenly squeaked at Lu Kun a few times.
After Lu Kun heard this, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he said to himself: "It seems that this restaurant is the property of Wu Du Sect. No wonder the waiter looked strange when I asked where Wu Du Sect was!"
He said to the little monkey: "Xiao Jin, after eating, let's stay in an inn to avoid unnecessary trouble. After all, I am here to find something, and it is not suitable to alert others."
"Squeak!"
"I just know how to eat. Don't worry, there is still a lot of wild boar meat. You have almost eaten it. Let's go. We still have one afternoon to take a brief stroll around Lingyue City."
Seeing the monkey desperately stuffing food into his mouth, Lu Kun knew that Xiao Jin ate this kind of higher-level meat in order to quickly increase his cultivation of the Vajra Art.
Xiao Jin listened to Lu Kun's words, laughed playfully, jumped on his shoulders, and then they walked out of the box and went downstairs.
After Lu Kun paid the bill and left the inn, the two gray-clothed men outside the door looked at each other and followed him secretly.
Lu Kun took Xiao Jin and slowly wandered down the street in the south of the city. Looking at the pedestrians coming and going, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up, and he turned around and walked to a dead end, crossing his arms with his chest.
Not long after, two big men in gray came to the entrance of the alley and looked at Lu Kun as if they were waiting for them.
"Do you two have anything to ask me?"
One of the big men with slightly dark skin felt a little uneasy and hesitated: "Brother, you are a relatively unfamiliar face. As soon as you came to Lingyue City, you asked about the location of the Five Poison Sect. What is your purpose?"
"Old Wang, why are you being so polite? You can tell at a glance that this man is not very skilled. He happens to be in this dead end. Take him back and torture him."
The big man in gray clothes next to him was a little dissatisfied. Then he saw Lao Wang's face became very frightened. Just as he was about to say something, he lost consciousness.
