radicalducati Chapter 213: Flowers in the Royal Palace
Chapter 213: Flowers in the Royal Palace
A month later, from the north gate of Youyang Prefecture, a young man left Youyang Prefecture alone.
This young man is naturally Yang Qing.
The reason why I stayed in Youyang Prefecture for another month was mainly to ensure Shen Chan's safety, and also to wait for Di Tuhe to wake up.
After all, Shen Chan's previous battle was too amazing, and he was afraid that the elders and ancestors of the Tujia clan would have some special ideas.
Fortunately, the Tujia people's thinking is relatively religious.
After the high priest's mysterious divination and nonsense, they actually came up with the idea that Shen Chan was the reincarnation of a cultivator in the Heavenly Soul Realm, and that the Di Tu Raccoon was his soul soldier in his previous life, and was reincarnated with him.
In addition to Shen Chan's superb earth-based Taoist cultivation, the high priest searched through the classics and even found a title for Shen Chan: the reincarnation of a well-known ancestor of the tribe who was in the Heavenly Soul Realm in ancient times.
Because it was recorded in the classics that the old ancestor's soul soldier manifested as a cat-like appearance.
It's just that now the Tujia people are all specializing in the cultivation of earth-related Taoism, but have deliberately neglected the way of soul soldiers.
With this operation, Shen Chan's position as the saint was firmly established, and the tribesmen below loved and respected her very much.
As for the Di Tu He, it went straight into Yang Qing's altar platform after the battle, and then absorbed nearly three hundred of Yang Qing's filthy beads before it was done.
This Di Tu Raccoon rested for nearly a month and only woke up a few days ago.
Even after waking up from the altar platform, he descended directly to Shen Chan.
As a result, the altar platform on Yang Qing’s wrist turned out to be nothing more than a “charging station”.
Through the message passed between Jishuibao and Dituhe, Yang Qing silently said goodbye to Shen Chan, and told her to contact everyone through Xingxiu at any time if she had any questions.
Now, through the communication between the stars, Shen Chan has already become familiar with Chen Dangdang, Xia Wan and others.
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Good rain knows the season, when spring is here.
Sneaked into the night wind, moisten things silently.
The trails are all dark, and the river boat is bright.
Look at the red wet place and spend a lot of money in the official city.
This is the beautiful scene described by the great poet Du Fu, which is about Jinguan City in spring.
Although it was not spring at this moment, when Yang Qing finally arrived at Jinguan City after more than ten days of trekking, he was still shocked by its beautiful scenery.
The water system in Jinguan City is well developed. There are seven rivers flowing through the urban area, including Jinjiang River, Shengxianshui River, Anjiang River, Dongfengqu River, Pihe River, Qingshui River and Modi River.
On both sides of the river, the breeze caresses the willows, the grass is green, the blue waves are rippling, and the fragrance of flowers is intoxicating.
Climb up the Wangjiang Tower in the city at night and overlook the entire Jinguan City.
On the ground, doors are left open at night, the streets are bustling with people, and the ninety-nine blocks in the inner city are all brightly lit.
In the sky, there is a starry sky, and 3,600 sky lanterns are floating above the entire Jinguan City.
Wherever you look, you see a dazzling array of fireworks.
Looking through the reflection of the river, the entire Jinguan City looks like a palace in heaven. It is not an exaggeration to call it a paradise on earth.
It was only at this point that Yang Qing learned that there was a formation that could defend against evil spirits called: Sky Dome!
This formation is composed of 3,600 Kongming lanterns floating above Jinguan City, covering the entire Jinguan City.
These lights form a system of their own. Once an evil spirit falls from the sky into Jinguan City, it will immediately trigger an alarm, guiding the night watchmen to kill it.
This is roughly equivalent to an early warning system with no blind spots at all times.
There is no need to patrol the entire Jinguan City, just maintain sufficient guard force at all times.
This is also the reason why Jinguan City dares not to have a curfew at night.
However, this sky formation is extremely labor-intensive. The materials needed to produce 3,600 specially made Kongming lanterns every day alone is a huge expense.
This does not include other materials for setting up the formation.
Only a dozen or so major capital cities like Jinguan City have such financial resources and dare to spend like this.
After finding an inn in Jinguan City and staying for one night, Yang Qing began to look for the descendants of his cheap master the next day.
He remembered that when Old Man Nie entrusted him to deliver the jade slip back to Jinguan City, he said that he was from the Nie family in the south of the city, so Yang Qing set out directly to the south of the city.
But what disappointed Yang Qing was that after he arrived at the south of the city, he found out after some inquiries that there was no news about the Nie family in the south of the city.
Even many residents who grew up in the southern part of the city have never heard of a noble family calling themselves the Nie family of the southern city.
Yang Qing could understand this result. After all, Old Man Nie had left Jinguan City for a long time. Seventy or eighty years was enough time for several generations of families to change.
However, he was entrusted by his mentor before his death to send the jade slip back to the Nie family to give it to the younger generations of the Nie family, and at the same time to send his mentor's body back to the Nie family's ancestral tomb.
If the Nie family really has no descendants, then this matter will be difficult to handle.
"Hey, kid, are you looking for the Nie family in the south of the city?"
Just as Yang Qing was thinking about what to do next, a voice shouted at him from not far away.
Yang Qing turned around and saw a middle-aged man in a homespun robe waving at him.
The man was slovenly and his face was so dark that his original complexion could no longer be seen. His robe was also covered with patches. He looked like a thug who had been hanging around the streets for years.
This man had been following Yang Qing for a street, and Yang Qing had noticed him before.
"Do you know the Nie family in the south of the city?" Yang Qing asked.
"Oh, I don't know, but I am a member of the Pao Brothers Society. As long as it is a matter of the underworld in Sichuan and Shu, no one can bypass my Pao Brothers Society, let alone in Jinguan City.
Seeing that you have asked around, you dare to call yourself the Nie family of South City. Haha, I think you must have been a powerful family in the past, probably for dozens or even hundreds of years.
But don't worry, as long as I go to my Pao Brothers' Association to find out, I can find out for you even if it happened hundreds of years ago."
When Yang Qing heard this, his eyes lit up and he quickly expressed his gratitude.
"Then I'll have to trouble you, uncle."
"That's fine, we're all from the martial arts world, and everyone needs help sometimes.
It’s just that it’s already noon and I haven’t found lunch yet. I’ll help you after I find a way to eat.”
The middle-aged man looked at Yang Qing with a playful look, and his meaning was obvious.
"Thank you for your help, uncle. I should treat you to a good meal, but I am not familiar with this place, so you should choose the place."
It was just a meal, Yang Qing didn't care.
The middle-aged man didn't hesitate and went straight to a big restaurant and went in.
After they sat down, Yang Qing didn't need to order the dishes. He just ordered a table full of fish, meat, fine wine and delicious food.
Yang Qing didn't care. After all, he had fought his way out of Miaojiang and still had a lot of silver bills left from searching corpses.
Seeing that Yang Qing's expression remained unchanged, the middle-aged man laughed, and after the food and wine were served, he directly toasted Yang Qing.
"You're a good kid. If you start to be stingy, I might even have to extort some money from you.
But you are generous and I am also open-minded. Don't worry, I will find out everything about the Nie family in the south of the city for you.
Come on, let's go!"