Yang Kai could tell that Chang Sheng had something on his mind, but since Chang Sheng didn't say anything, it was inconvenient for him to continue questioning.
After Yang Kai finished reading the imperial list, Chang Sheng said, "Brother Yang, Longhu Mountain belongs to Jiangnan West Road, and your Qingyun Mountain is on Jiannan Road. Let's go separately to get the license plate, and we will meet here later."
Yang Kai nodded in agreement, and the two of them went to different sheds to get the number plates.
Since today was the first day that the imperial list was posted, there were long queues outside the fifteen pavilions. The crowds in the rivers and lakes were no better than the soldiers marching. The queues were crooked and uneven, and from time to time there were people cutting in the queue, causing others to be dissatisfied and scolded.
Not long after Chang Sheng entered the queue, he suddenly found someone speaking to the side, "Little Taoist Master."
There were no other Taoists around Changsheng. When he heard someone talking, Changsheng turned his head and looked around, but found that the people around him were not talking to him. When he lowered his head again, he saw the person who spoke. This person was only three feet tall and had short limbs. , with a huge head, turned out to be a dwarf.
This dwarf is just small, he must be quite a bit older, he must be around 20 years old, he has a smile on his face and looks quite festive.
Seeing that the dwarf was also dressed as a warrior, Changsheng asked, "My dear friend, is something wrong?"
The dwarf carried a baggage with him, but other people's baggage was carried on their backs, but his baggage was hung on his chest. The dwarf took out a palm-sized fold from the baggage and handed it over, "Little Taoist Priest, this is The rubbings of the Emperor's List and the original text of the Emperor's List are all in it, as are the thousands of Jianghu sects."
Changsheng took it casually and stretched it to read. As the dwarf said, this small book was a reduced version of the imperial list. The contents of the imperial list were recorded intact. However, this small book was not handwritten but copied. Printed, the ink smell is very strong.
"One or two, one or two for a portion." The dwarf said with a smile.
"This is too expensive for you. These few pages of paper are not worth a tael of silver." Changsheng handed back the small folder.
The dwarf waved his hand eagerly, "It's not expensive, little Taoist priest. I was waiting here at midnight last night. After the imperial list was posted, I had to copy it word for word, and I had to find someone to make rubbings. I earned hard-earned money. Buy it and keep it with you, all the sects in the world are among them, maybe you will need it one day."
Others in the team heard what the dwarf said, and several of them paid to buy it. Changsheng also felt that this small discount was useful, so he also took out his silver and bought one.
The dwarf was happy to receive the money, "Masters, my name is Datou, and I live in the inn in the south of the city. If you have anything that is inconvenient to come forward in person, you can go find me, run errands and deliver letters, welcome and deliver, and other trivial matters. Yes, just a few hard-earned money."
After the dwarf finished speaking, he went to the front of the team. There were soldiers near the pergola to maintain order. Seeing that he was peddling for profit and breaking the order, he shouted and chased him away. The dwarf nodded and apologized, took the opportunity to sell a few more copies, and then hurried after the soldiers. I ran to other teams before coming here.
After waiting in line for a quarter of an hour, it was Chang Sheng's turn to come forward. Registration was very simple. After reporting the sect to which he belonged, the clerk in charge of recording would check the register. The children's list and the main list were not issued together. This time, only the children's list was issued. The number plates are not numbers from front to back, but are entry signs. All the signs are the same, wooden, rectangular, with the word "Martial Arts" on them.
This thing doesn't have much use, and no one will pretend to claim it, so the guards just check the box and hand it out without questioning.
After taking the sign, Changsheng went to Jiannan Road where Yang Kai was, and happened to encounter the dwarf who was driven out of the Jiannan Road team by soldiers. The dwarf apologized to the soldiers with a playful smile, and took the opportunity to take out a small The discount was thrown to the buyer who had already paid.
"My dear friend, if you run around like this, you will be caught by them sooner or later." Chang Sheng said with a smile.
The dwarf recognized that Changsheng had bought something from him and was particularly friendly to him. "No, who would make things difficult for a three-and-a-half-foot man? My name is Datou. I live in the inn in the south of the city. If you have any errands, just call me." I."
Three and a half feet is the common name for dwarfs in the world. The dwarf's claim to be three and a half feet is really self-deprecating.
Seeing that he didn't have a Chang'an accent, Changsheng asked casually, "Are you also here to compete on orders?"
"Yes, yes, I am the current sect leader of the Tiancan Sect, and I belong to Hedong Road." said the dwarf.
"Tianzhanmen?" Changsheng was quite unfamiliar with this name.
"It's a small sect, it's hard for the imperial court to remember us." The dwarf said with a smile.
"My dear friend, are you participating in the children's list or the main list?" Changsheng asked again.
"Actually, I am already twenty-five years old, so I should participate in the main list, but the main list is full of masters, and I can't beat them. I'd better join the children's list, and maybe I can get some silver." The dwarf said with a smile.
"This person will only be given an official position and will not be rewarded with any silver." Changsheng said.
The dwarf said casually while sorting out the remaining small things in his bag, "I know, but I was born with a disability. With my appearance, wouldn't it be humiliating for the imperial court to appoint me as an official? But if I win, they will If you drive me away, you must give me an explanation."
Changsheng had a good impression of this dwarf, so he said with a smile, "Haha, dear brother, I wish you a place on the list."
"Hey, I also wish the little Taoist priest will be ranked among the top three." After the dwarf finished speaking, he carried the baggage and went elsewhere.
While the two were talking, Yang Kai also received the wooden sign, and the two left together.
Since there was nothing urgent, Chang Sheng and Yang Kai wandered around the city. Chang'an was already prosperous, and it was time for the imperial court to convene warriors from all over the world to gather for a competition. The city was even more lively. Almost all the inns were occupied, and the streets were full of all kinds of people. Many people in the rivers and lakes in remote frontiers not only dress and look different from those in the middle-earth, but also ride on all kinds of horses, some use deer as horse, some use tiger as horse, and some use cow as horse. However, This kind of cattle is different from the cattle in Middle-earth. The horns are not on the top of the head, but on the nose. Only after asking knowledgeable passers-by can they know that they are rhinos.
Since it was dinner time, not only the inn and restaurant were full of people, but there were also many diners at the street stalls. Chang Sheng chose a stall and invited Yang Kai to dinner.
Yang Kai's temperament is very withdrawn. He is not as curious about everything as Chang Sheng is, nor does he look around, he just lowers his head to eat.
Changsheng is still young and does not understand the affairs between men and women, but he is still quite curious about the foreign women in the past. Most of the foreign women are taller and taller than the Chinese women. Some of them have yellow hair and blue eyes. There are also red-haired ones, which is hard to say. Good-looking, but at least not ugly, but there are exceptions. A foreign woman passing by carrying a jar was more than seven feet tall, with a dark complexion, the kind that would not be found in a heap of ashes, and her teeth were white all over her body. Fortunately, she was It was daytime, so if we encountered him at night, we would probably have to recite spells and draw talismans.
Just when Changsheng was looking around curiously, he suddenly spotted a familiar figure, which was the dwarf he met earlier. The dwarf had just come out of a bank shop. The baggage was already deflated, and the small discount must have been sold out.
There was a seller selling sesame cakes on the roadside, which cost a penny each. The dwarf took out a copper coin and discussed buying two. Baggage, one held in hand and chewed.
Changsheng had seen the dwarf sell a lot of silver before. Seeing how thrifty he was this time, he was curious and stopped him and wanted to treat him to a meal.
The dwarf was polite, but he still came over. Changsheng brought him a bench and asked the stall owner to give him a bowl of broth.
Now that we sit down, we always tell each other our names. There is a name for longevity. This dwarf is even worse than him. He doesn't even have a name, so he knows that his name is Big Head. This is definitely not a name, but just a nickname given to him by others. Haoer.
The Tiancan Sect was a small sect, and its members were all disabled. Because they often begged on the streets, they robbed the Beggar Gang of their business. A few years ago, the Tiancan Sect was destroyed by the Beggar Gang's left guardian Gong Sun Chengwei and his men, and the old sect leader was also killed. He was beaten to death, but Datou never thought about avenging the sect leader, because the sect leader was not kind to him when he was alive, and his martial arts was not taught by the old sect leader, but by his father-in-law.
Changsheng became more and more curious when he learned that he still had his father-in-law. After asking, he found out that Datou was married. He not only had a beautiful wife, but also a smart son.
Datou seemed to be in a hurry to do something, so he ate a sesame seed cake with broth and stood up to say goodbye, "Thank you, Taoist Priest. If there is anything I can do, just go to the Chengnan Inn and find me. I won't charge you any money."
"Thank you." Changsheng smiled.
Datou turned to leave, but suddenly remembered something, "By the way, Duke Ni of Qi is going to compete for his daughter's bride. They are two talented people, so you might as well go and try your luck. The Ni family is rich enough to rival the country. If they can succeed in getting married, they will not only get a beauty, but also a lot of money." Money that will never be spent in a lifetime.”
"You are quite well informed." Changsheng said casually.
"It's not very well-informed," Big Head pointed to the southeast, "The notice of Ni Mansion was posted at Chenshi. The date of the competition is set on the day before the court competition. It will start at the beginning of Mao Shi and end before You Shi."
"Has the notice been posted?" Changsheng frowned slightly.
Datou didn't know why, nodded and said, "Yes, young talents from Nian Zhixue and even Lili can participate."
Hearing Da Tou's words, Chang Sheng nodded. Zhixue was fifteen, and Li was thirty. It was already autumn and he could be counted as fifteen years old. This rule was not set up to eliminate him.
Datou added, "However, the Ni family's martial arts competition to recruit a bride is different from the imperial martial arts competition. It is a round-robin competition. Not only does it require strong martial arts, but also pure and deep spiritual energy cultivation. You must know that the spiritual energy cultivation is not enough for a round-robin competition." I can’t make it to the end.”
Datou didn't know that Ni Chenyi had been a Taoist priest in Longhu Mountain, nor did he know the relationship between the two. He continued, "But you don't need to wait until the end. The Ni family is the richest in the world. The first victory will get a hundred taels of silver, and the second victory will get two One hundred taels, three wins equals four hundred taels. If it is four wins, it is eight hundred taels, and there is no cap. This is amazing. I have carefully calculated that if I can win eight games in a row, I will finally lose. , and you can get ten thousand taels of silver."
Seeing that Datou was salivating and envious, Changsheng said casually, "With such a big reward, I might as well go on stage and give it a try."
"I would like to make some money, but the notice clearly states that you must have an upright figure and a dignified appearance," Datou said with a smile, "I'm three feet tall and weigh sixty, so I'm not qualified."
After finishing speaking, Da Tou left with a smile.
When Chang Sheng was talking to Da Tou, Yang Kai never spoke. When Da Tou left, Yang Kai asked, "Is it Taoist Ni who is competing to recruit a bride?"
Changsheng nodded.
"You want to go?" Yang Kai asked again.
Changsheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at Yang Kai, Yang Kai finally no longer needs to call him by you.
"I'll play a few games with you first," Yang Kai said.
"We'll talk about it then." Changsheng said. He originally wanted to go to Ni Mansion to see the situation, but after Datou said this, he no longer had to go to Ni Mansion.
And Yang Kai's suggestion just now also indirectly reminded him that any method that Yang Kai can think of, his potential opponent must also be able to think of. If nothing else happens, the opponent will summon a large number of experts to stand ready, and they will take turns to come on stage to protect and sweep away those who want to marry Ni Chenyi. Clear obstacles...
