noffsinger Chapter 278 Complicated Pattern
Chapter 278 Complicated Pattern
Chapter 278 Complicated Pattern
But Caizhulian is not an ordinary person, she continued: "What are you going to Xizhou for?"
"There is no clear goal, it's just Jianghu experience."
Caizhulian said: "Your swordsmanship is very sharp, and your sword intent is also extremely terrifying, but today's Xizhou is an extraordinary place. Skills like yours are like crucian carp crossing the river. You can't blindly show off your strength."
Lin Su was surprised: "Are you concerned about me?"
Caizhulian blinked her eyes: "Are you touched? Then give me some good things you have hidden..."
Lin Su slapped himself on the forehead, got up and went to the deck to look at the scenery...
Caizhulian also came out...
Those beauties also came out, and they were all very depressed. When they passed by Zhongzhou yesterday, they also went to buy perfume, and naturally they also failed.
The boat sailed for three days and passed the border of Zezhou. Xizhou was in front of it. The boat sailed against the current, the sails were blowing, and it walked very slowly, while the boats coming down the river were much faster. Passing by them, colorful pearls and lotus eyes , This is a cargo ship of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, which transports mermaids, so there are mermaids on the deck.
Lin Su's pupil of a thousand degrees passed through the space of a hundred feet and landed on the opposite deck. He saw several women gracefully pouring wine for a few wealthy businessmen. Weak and weak, in line with the ultimate imagination of men bullying women in the world.
The ship went far away, and the mermaid left the West Sea far away. Since then, it has been wandering in every corner of the world and has become the plaything of thousands of human races.
Today's journey will never return.
Lin Su suddenly felt that water was rolling eastward under his feet, with thick blood.
On the last night on the boat, the night was covered by dark clouds, without stars and moon, only the river water outside the window, gently slapping the side of the boat.
Lin Su came back from taking a bath in the river after sitting in meditation. The room was full of fragrance, including the autumn tears perfume from Caizhulian, and another fragrance, the fragrance of vegetables!There is a tray on the coffee table, and there are several side dishes in the tray.
Caizhulian smiled: "I've tried that soap, it's amazing to take a shower, and the things you wear... are really extraordinary."
"Have you just tried soap?" Lin Su looked at her, "I also smelled the sweet-scented osmanthus of Qiulei."
"I have a lot of them. It's enough to give my sister three or five bottles. I can't use it myself?" Caizhulian glanced at him: "These things are from you. I am a conscience and bring you some food. , drink with you."
"That's really conscientious..." Lin Su glanced, a little puzzled: "If I remember correctly, these small dishes should be provided for free on the ship, right?"
"Cough...it's not important! What's important is that I brought it here." Cai Zhulian raised her glass: "Have a drink! This is the parting between you and me..."
Three glasses of wine down, and we're separated
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Xizhou is the westernmost state of Da Cang with thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. It is also a state with poor mountains and bad waters. It borders Dachuan Kingdom across the high Yandang Mountain System. Yandang Mountain was also a thousand years ago. In the place of war, the mountains are thick with fog and countless ghosts. Even the monsters dare not occupy this mountain. Occasionally, people from the rivers and lakes enter this mountain, and none of them can come out. Occasionally, they bring back some ancient remnants, which proves this The site was once an ancient battlefield.
Such a state is destined to be different from the literary and elegant places like Quzhou.
Here, the way of writing is not prosperous, and what you can see with your eyes is full of shadows of practicing Taoism and martial arts.
Especially after the rise of the mermaid industry, practitioners and warriors from all over the world gathered here, and the entire Wufeng City was dominated by practitioners.
When Lin Su stepped into Wufeng City, he felt the strong breath of cultivation.
Most of the people walking on the street are warriors, and most of the supplies sold on the street are weapons or various strange materials. In the restaurants, there are also practitioners who talk loudly. What they say is all about Jianghu stories. .
Lin Su sat down at a table by the window, ordered a jug of wine, three small dishes, and listened to...
All kinds of information entered his ears, filtered and analyzed...
The people at the next table came from a small village called Wuyunzhai. If there is no accident, it is a den of robbers. In other state capitals, robbers keep their necks down, but here, they are full of spirits. They used to rob some Passing merchants have been tossing around for several years, and they have also been suppressed by the government for several years. Brothers died one after another, and they didn't save a few taels of silver. Caught two mermaids and sold them for more than 1000 taels, and each of the four people shared more than 200 taels, which is better than being a robber in that small valley.
These people also blamed one of the one-eyed dragons, saying that if the one-eyed dragon hadn't spoiled one of the mermaids on a whim, the mermaid could have sold for an extra 800 taels of silver.
The one-eyed dragon also regretted it, he didn't know there was such a taboo, otherwise, how could he do that? 800 taels, enough for the four of them to spend a full three months in Zuixianglou, wouldn't it be nice for him to play with a hundred brothel girls?It's all caused by ignorance of the market...
Lin Su listened to it for a long time, and over and over again, it was all about the mermaid, oh, and the past "heroic" deeds of this group of scum...
Suddenly a voice came from the front, it was a rough and loud voice: "There is no seat on the first floor, so you can arrange for me to go to the second floor, so it's over?"
Lin Su raised his eyes and saw a rough man throwing a temper tantrum. It should be that the first floor was full, and the waiter refused him and made him feel angry.
The shop waiter said: "I'm sorry, brother, the second floor is reserved for literati. Those literati masters don't like us Jianghu people disturbing us. You should wait for a while, brother, and a seat will be withdrawn later..."
"Why?" The man was furious: "Is there a special seat for literati when opening a restaurant? My third son, He, was born and raised in Wufeng City, and I have never heard of your stinky rules..."
Suddenly, Lin Su stood up by the window: "Brother, I find it boring to eat alone. If you don't mind, how about sitting at the same table with me?"
As soon as these words came out, the second child was relieved, and the third child He was also happy, and came to share the table with Lin Su.
Lin Su added a pot of wine, added a few side dishes, and clinked glasses with He Laosan, and He Laosan became friends with him.
"Little brother, is he also here to catch mermaids?"
"It's really not... I just went to Lifu to do something." Lin Su said: "Brother He, you are a local, do you know how to get to Lifu?"
"Lifu..." He Laosan smiled: "I really believe you now, I didn't come here for the mermaid."
What do you mean?
He Laosan explained that among the eight prefectures in Xizhou, only Li Mansion banned mermaid fishing.
Mermaid fishing banned?why?
Because there is a trading market in Lifu to trade with the sea people. This market is promoted by Ren Taiyan, the prefect of Lifu. Through this market, the human race can get all kinds of seafood from the West Sea, and the profits are also huge. To protect this market Normal operation, Ren Zhifu issued a ban, banning mermaid hunting within the jurisdiction, once a murderer is found, it is the same crime as murder.
Lin Su pondered: "Does that mean there are also many people who oppose this ban?"
He Laosan took a big sip of wine: "That's natural. On the side of the West Sea, merman fishing and selling for money have existed for many years. How many families have made their fortunes? The magistrate's ban has cut off these people's financial resources..."
Lin Su's heart really brightened, and he found the real reason why the squire informed the government.
The prefect's arrest order has moved their cheese!
"Then... what is Master Zhizhou thinking?"
"Zhizhou? Hehe, he is different. The biggest force hunting mermaids is Tianquan Villa, and Tianquan Villa is the guest of Lord Zhizhou..."
Tianquan Villa, what kind of villa is it?Is it very powerful?
Tianquan Villa is very mysterious. It is rumored that it is related to many powerful forces. The business is huge, and all kinds of businesses are done. The daily needs of the Yandang Mountain Garrison are all delivered by Tianquan Villa. Tianquan Villa has a large number of goods Transportation, sending troops to escort her at every turn, is awesome, and what's even more frightening is that the mistress of Tianquan Villa is a member of the Holy Family.
"Holy family? Which holy family?" Lin Su was slightly startled.
"Little brother, is this really the first time you have come to Xizhou? Xizhou, which other holy family is there? Naturally, it is the Taoist holy family of Hangu."
The holy family of Taoism is located in Hangu. It is said to be a valley, but in fact, it is thousands of miles away, and there is more than one valley?
Almost became a huge country.
This Hangu is just on the border of Xizhou. Judging from the jurisdiction of the government, it belongs to Xizhou, but the local officials of Xizhou cannot control the Daosheng Holy Family. Hangu does not listen to the imperial power and forms its own system.
Lin Su raised his wine glass and offered a toast to He Laosan who met by chance.
The clues of several characters gradually converge...
Tianquan Villa, the garrison, Zhang Chun, the magistrate of Xizhou, happened to be connected to another Taoist family who had a close relationship with the Zhang family.
After he stepped into Xizhou, his opponent was very tough...
The highest local chief executive Zhizhou...
The Daoist Holy Family that can stand alongside the royal family...
The troops stationed in Yandang Mountain...
The Secretary of the Ministry of War who was charged remotely in the capital...
Tianquan Villa, the leader of the poaching gang that integrates people from all corners of the world...
Any one of these five mountains can crush anyone into powder!
The capital of Xizhou is called Wufeng City. This name is not very auspicious. Is it Wuzhishan that crushed his grandson monkey?
"By the way, Brother He, is there an official named Cai in the state capital?"
"Yes! The Xizhou regiment trains General Cailie, does the little brother have friendship with General Cai?"
"I just met his young master once... What kind of person is he?"
Give He Laosan another toast...
He Laosan said that General Cai and Zhang Zhizhou were at odds with the regiment training envoy. I heard that there was a big quarrel some time ago. Marriage, this is the truth, his daughter is getting married next month...
Lin Su finished his glass of wine and bid farewell to He Laosan.
He spent a tael of silver in the restaurant, and he roughly felt the pulse of Xizhou...
He figured out the opponent.
He also has a general understanding of Caizhulian's father.
Now, he needs to go to Lifu for a walk
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To the west of Wufeng City, there is a large manor, which is the manor of the regiment training envoy Cailie.
Cai Lie, with amazing achievements in martial arts, was appointed as a training envoy of Yizhou Regiment, commanding [-] soldiers from Xizhou, responsible for the security of the whole city, supposedly a high position.
But like all the warriors in the world, he doesn't want to get involved in the literati circle. Some time ago, he had a heated argument with the magistrate.
His daughter's wedding was approaching, and the preparations were already in place, but he suddenly felt uneasy.
Master Zhizhou, do you want to relax? Otherwise, the consequences will be a bit serious. Zhizhou can choose not to attend his wedding banquet. If he doesn't come, how many officials in the whole state dare to come?He was marginalized in the officialdom, and he was a little bit untenable in Xizhou, but if he was to take the initiative to subdue Master Zhizhou, he felt that he couldn't let go of this old face. He had never been insulted like last time in his life...
Just when he was in a dilemma, there was a flash of colorful light in the sky, and a figure appeared, accompanied by a loud cry: "Daddy!"
Cailie suddenly looked up, and saw his little daughter, Caizhulian...
Cai Lie turned a blind eye to the little daughter who fell from the sky with a joyful expression on her face, and her face even sank slightly.
Caizhulian is embarrassed...
She knew that her father was still angry with her. Ever since she rejected the marriage proposal of the legitimate son of the Dao Sheng Sheng family on the grounds that she was the saint of Wushan and devoted herself to Tao, her father never said a word to her.
Caizhulian held up a small box with both hands, and brought it in front of Cailie: "Daddy, this is the Yiqi Pill that my daughter brought back from her master's school, and I made a special trip to honor Daddy..."
Cailie waved her hand and turned her back.
"Daddy... are you still angry with your daughter? The daughter really..."
Cai Lie interrupted her: "Since you are devoted to the Tao, why are you coming back?"
"Daddy... I know that Daddy is still angry about his daughter's rejection of the son of the Holy Family, but Daddy, that son of the Holy Family is really a waste, and in the name of the Holy Family, he actually knows nothing about Wen Dao. I can’t even read a basket of Dou Da’s characters! What else can my daughter do if she refuses because she is wholeheartedly devoted to Taoism?…”
Cailie interrupted again: "You don't know a fart! Go go...don't bother me!"
The joy of Caizhulian's return home plummeted...
(End of this chapter)