Chapter 55 Taiqing Upstairs Nine Floors
Zhong Xiyan was also a little unsightly and said hesitantly: "Although Miss Xiao's strength is obvious to all, Mr. Bei is more comfortable. The outcome of this game is really hard to say, but I think with Miss Xiao's age and current cultivation, she should not be a match for Mr. Bei."
Ning Haoran didn't say anything, but just looked at the two people standing opposite the lake silently.
The practitioners behind them who were shocked by the aftermath of the battle were finally able to breathe, and they looked at each other in an even more puzzled way.
But there is no doubt that they came to the Wanli Plain from the capital, all with the idea of fighting with Miss Xiao from Yan State. At this moment, this idea had long disappeared. They were just glad that they did not say any unpleasant or provocative words, otherwise how could they withstand Xiao Zhinan's sword?
Xiao Zhinan, who was standing on the other side of the lake, was silent for a long time, then bowed to Bei Zang and said, "Thank you, Mr. Bei, for your advice."
Bei Zangfeng returned the gift, holding the book in his hand, and said, "Although he was forced to fight, it is a blessing to be able to fight Miss Xiao."
Xiao Zhinan glanced at him strangely and said, "Mr. Bei is an interesting person."
Bei Zangfeng shook his head and replied, "I'm very bored."
Xiao Zhinan was silent for a moment and said, "It seems that Mr. Bei doesn't know how to chat."
Bei Zangfeng was stunned and said, "I practice and study in the academy. I occasionally guide my junior brothers and sisters to practice. If it is purely a chat, there are very few conversations."
Xiao Zhinan was silent for a moment and said, "Then stop chatting, so as not to get awkward in the atmosphere."
Bei Zangfeng nodded, but he really stopped talking.
The people present remained silent as they listened to their conversation. Even though the conversation ended soon, they were still silent.
Although Zhong Xiyan was curious about who wins and loses, he did not forget his real purpose in appearing in the Wanli Plain. He immediately broke the strange calm and asked Xiao Zhinan: "I wonder if Miss Xiao came to my country of Jiang, but she just wanted to fight for the strong and complete her practice?"
Xiao Zhinan said: "No matter what the border between Jiang and Yan, my appearance here has nothing to do with the courts of both countries."
She naturally knew what Zhong Xiyan meant this question, so she gave them a reassuring answer.
Zhong Xiyan only needs to confirm this and continue, "Miss Xiao is willing to travel with me to the capital?"
Xiao Zhinan thought for a while and said, "No need."
Zhong Xiyan didn't say anything more and bowed and said, "Then let's leave for a while, see you in the capital."
Having fought with Bei Zangfeng, Xiao Zhinan had no idea of staying here. He nodded slightly, walked around the lakeside to the capital of Jiangguo and left straight away.
Seeing Xiao Zhinan's back disappearing from his sight, Ning Haoran, Zhong Xiyan, Xie Chunfeng and others turned to look at Bei Zangfeng.
"Mr. Bei, there should be no problem with Miss Xiao's answer. My country Jiang is hospitalized and has no reason to drive away the guests. And even if Miss Xiao causes any trouble in the future, someone in my country Jiang can solve it. But I am very curious, who won the battle just now?"
Bei Zangfeng held the book in his hand, flipped the page silently, and turned around toward the capital. The sound came with the breeze: "No one wins or loses, it's just very interesting."
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The capital city, facing Si Lane.
There was a slight yellow candlelight in the courtyard, and two figures sat quietly on the rattan chair under the eaves.
Gu Shiyan wiped the sword with silk cloth, and she was a prodigal girl.
Li Mengzhou held a pot of wine in his hand and smashed it from time to time. He looked up at the stars in the night sky and muttered to himself: "Yue Shiting has not made any abnormal movements in the past few days. He went up and down every day, and occasionally went to the South Street to buy a bag of bean cakes. He also loved his wife and children at home. It was extremely boring to stare at him day and night, and it also delayed his practice."
He was basically sure that Yue Shiting was not the enemy, but the list was lying quietly in the closet in the house, proving that Yue Shiting must be doing something behind his back, and it was very likely to be related to Qin Chengyi. If he didn't investigate clearly, Li Mengzhou would be a little uneasy to sleep and eat.
Gu Shiyan put his sword in her hair and said, "The Panlong Banquet is about to begin, and the outstanding people among the young monks in Jiang Kingdom have begun to gather towards the capital. In addition to the trivial matters of family affairs, Yue Shiting should also pay attention to the Panlong Banquet. After all, he is the highest ruler of the Censorate and must attend. Xu is not interested in paying attention to the affairs of Yanzi Town."
Li Mengzhou thought that there should be two other possibilities. One is that Yue Shiting arranged the Wei family to be among the dead wild cultivators, so Yue Shiting has not yet known what happened in Yanzi Town. The other is that he already knew about the Wei family in Yanzi Town, but he was still calm as usual.
He silently thought about his secret observation of Yue Shiting these days. This person was steady and had no temper, and even bargained in front of the vendors. Although this was the case, everyone knew that he was not really angry, but his attitude towards bargaining was a little cute, so in the streets he often went to, he had a good reputation and popularity.
As for whether Yue Shiting was deliberately disguising, he had contacted any dark things based on what Li Mengzhou saw and heard when he was a child, and dealing with all kinds of people. He could still see whether a person was disguised. Unless Yue Shiting's disguise technology has reached the point of being superb and extraordinary, he could hide it from Li Mengzhou.
The Panlong Banquet is a feast for young practitioners in Jiang Kingdom. As a Jin native, Gu Shiyan was not qualified to participate, but if she was bystanders, no one would drive her away. However, Gu Shiyan didn't seem to have the intention to watch the Panlong Banquet.
The spring is getting deeper and the days of the Panlong Banquet are getting closer and closer, and the capital is more lively than usual.
Li Mengzhou walked on the streets of the outer city and found many strange young practitioners, but basically they did not break into the fourth realm. It is normal. Except for those with evil talents who are qualified to reach extremely high levels at a young age, monks with four realm cultivation are generally middle-aged or elderly people.
Before his twentieth crown, he could be called a genius after reaching the top level of the third level. After wandering around, Li Mengzhou noticed many young people with peak cultivation in the third level.
Before I knew it, I came to the central street near the inner city, where most of the people living here were powerful and powerful families in the outer city.
Yue Shiting lives in the inner city and occasionally goes to the outer city to buy things. However, the grand censor goes out to purchase things himself. It is always a very strange thing, and he can only be attributed to Yue Shiting without any particularity. Li Mengzhou observes day and night and often passes through this central street. He is really just wandering around at this moment and has no purpose.
While passing through a large mansion, Li Mengzhou accidentally saw a familiar figure walking out of the mansion. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward and greeted: "He Zhengrong, why are you here?"
It was He Zhengrong who walked out of the mansion.
He and Shen Jiyue and all the disciples of the Sword Cliff who climbed the Sword Cliff had found their own natal sword from the Sword Cliff. I believe that it will be possible to break the realm in no time.
He Zhengrong was carrying two swords behind him, one was the long sword he often used, and the other was something that Li Mengzhou had never seen before. It should be the flying sword obtained on the sword cliff.
The natal sword needs to be nourished to a certain extent before it can be stored in the Dantian Qi Sea. There are also many sword cultivators who keep the sword on their bodies. It just depends on their own preferences.
When he met Li Mengzhou here, He Zhengrong was stunned for a moment and said in a muffled voice: "This is my home."
Li Mengzhou suddenly looked at the two big words "He Mansion" engraved on the plaque of the house.
He Zhengrong was the concubine of the He family, a former famous family. This is well-known in the capital, but Li Mengzhou did not know where the He family was, nor did he pay special attention to He Zhengrong's affairs, so he did not react for a while.
He thought that He Zhengrong had a bad relationship with the He family. He had only returned home once because he had just been admitted to the Li Palace. In addition, he basically lived in the sword courtyard. He couldn't help but ask curiously: "Shouldn't you practice in the mountain gate at this time?"
Li Mengzhou has no habit of discussing other people's family affairs, so he is relatively tactful.
He Zhengrong didn't care about his identity as a concubine. As long as someone didn't deliberately provoke this matter, he ignored it and said calmly: "I had a playmate from my childhood visiting the capital and had to come back."
Li Mengzhou groped his chin and said, "I didn't expect you to have friends."
He Zhengrong glanced at him, wondering if he should be angry or pretended that he hadn't heard it, why can't he have friends?
However, thinking of the playmate he was a child, He Zhengrong's expression became a little gloomy and said, "I really have no friends."
Li Mengzhou looked at him and said, "You are only fifteen years old. You should be innocent and play with mud. Why do you have to accumulate so many worries? The dull and naive style are mostly childish and frivolous, which makes you look inappropriate, and of course you can't make any friends."
He Zhengrong said shamelessly: "I am fifteen years old, not five years old, why are you playing with? Besides, what I do and what I think, does it have anything to do with you?"
Li Mengzhou smiled and said, "Don't be so irritable, but you should have the attitude you should have when you are fifteen years old."
He Zhengrong was silent for a while and walked forward without saying a word.
The central street is full of merchants, and the shops lined up on both sides of the avenue are even more lively. There are many pedestrians coming and going. As the capital welcomes many strangers, the prosperity has risen to another level.
Li Mengzhou stopped for a moment and followed.
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As the largest restaurant in the capital, Taiqing Tower has almost half of the Jiang Kingdom's business. Its interior decoration is extremely exquisite. The ink and paintings of famous people are hung on the walls. There are excellent porcelain bottles in the corner, and all kinds of strange flowers and plants are inserted in the mouth of the bottle, which is fragrant and magnificent, quiet and elegant.
The decoration of each floor of Taiqing is different. Even if you can climb the nine floors, you are not qualified to climb the nine floors. Unless you lose everything, no businessman is willing to spend all his money just to climb the nine floors.
At best, Taiqing Tower is just a restaurant. The nine-story building represents the highest status of Jiang Kingdom. If there is no diamond, why should I take on porcelain work?
It was Li Mengzhou's first time to come to Taiqinglou, but he also knew how exaggerated the consumption here was. He looked at He Zhengrong with a calm expression in front of him and secretly wondered how rich this guy is? Aren't the He family all ruined?
At this time, a waiter who was about teenagers walked out. The waiter looked at Li Mengzhou and He Zhengrong's clothes, his eyes lit up, and he smiled and said, "It turns out that he is the immortal from Ligong Sword Courtyard. How many floors do you have to go to?"
The consumption of each floor of the nine floors is different, and the status of the guests who can go up are also different. The practitioners are naturally different from ordinary people. Even if they don’t have money, they are qualified to climb the second floor directly. However, if they want to go to a higher floor, they will need to spend some money.
And the mountain disciples with extremely prominent and powerful backgrounds like Ligong Sword Court and Zhaixing Mansion can directly climb to the fifth floor, so the waiter asked this after recognizing their identities.
Chapter completed!