Chapter 103: Four people travel together, no one is my teacher
Chapter 103: Four people travel together, no one is my teacher
Midsummer has passed and early autumn has arrived.
The Yunmeng Ancient Lake has welcomed the most scenic season of the year. Countless tourists from all over the world have come here from far away, climbing up to overlook the lake and sky, and expressing their feelings about the past through poems and essays.
Yangzhou City is located near Yunmengze. As an important town on the border between Daqin and Southern Qi, it shoulders the important responsibility of exchanges between the two countries. With such beautiful scenery to look at, it is natural that it is prosperous.
In recent days, almost all the inns in the city are full of guests, and most of them are not short of money.
This was exactly the first problem that Gu Zhuo and Yu Sheng encountered.
After the summer festival ended, the two, who were senior sister and junior brother as well as uncle and nephew in terms of seniority, did not stay in the Divine Capital to practice for several years like other summer festival geniuses before officially starting to walk the world.
In response to this, the two explained to others that they were traveling to study.
Even though there is nothing behind them.
"Now how to do?"
There was no trace of anxiety in Yu Sheng's voice, but rather a hint of curiosity.
Gu Zhuo was silent for a while, then said, "As long as you and I are willing, there will always be a place for us to stay in Yangzhou City."
Yu Sheng thought about it, looked at him and said, "I heard that you can stay overnight in a brothel."
During this period of traveling together, Gu Zhuo had a deeper understanding of her temperament, or these strange words, and no longer took them seriously.
"That's too expensive."
He said honestly, "One or two days is fine, but I really can't afford to stay with you any longer."
Yu Sheng felt a little regretful and said, "What a pity."
Gu Zhuo said, "It's still early, let's just walk around the city first, and then we can think of other ways if it doesn't work."
Yu Sheng has no objection.
On the morning of the day after the summer festival ended, when the rainstorm had not yet stopped, her nominal uncle suddenly came to her and suggested that she go on a long journey.
Out of curiosity about what Gu Zhuo was doing, Yu Sheng agreed without hesitation. She didn't care that Gu Zhuo was using her identity to avoid the attention of the Sky Patrol Department - let alone the Sky Patrol Department, there were few people in this world who dared to keep an eye on her whereabouts.
But this also brings up a problem. For example, if they are short of money at the moment, it would be inappropriate for them to reveal their identities and ask for money and property, and then ask others to close their eyes and pretend nothing happened, right?
Gu Zhuo actually didn't care about it.
Yu Sheng couldn't do that because she still had to save her dignity.
"Where to go now?"
"I told you to just wander around."
"How about the gambling house?"
"The kind that you buy and leave?"
"Ah."
Gu Zhuo heard a "hmm" and turned his head to look at the girl who looked normal, thinking, is this considered having shame?
Yu Sheng could guess his thoughts without even looking at him, and said calmly, "Who can find out?"
The implication is very clear.
——As long as no one finds out or no one dares to find out, it is equivalent to nothing happening, just like what the two of them did in this year’s summer festival. The whole world knew that something was wrong with them, but did anyone dare to say anything afterwards?
Gu Zhuo didn't want to answer, so he said, "There are more people coming than I expected."
Yu Sheng said: "I'm not blind."
Even the inns are full, how could there not be many people in Yangzhou City?
What nonsense.
Gu Zhuo looked at her helplessly.
Only then did Yu Sheng understand what he meant.
The words did not refer to ordinary people, but to practitioners from various major sects.
"I'm sorry," she said.
Gu Zhuo thought for a moment and said, "Maybe there's someone I know here."
As early as the morning of the day he left the Divine Capital, he had a partially frank talk with Yu Sheng, stating clearly that he was going to make this journey for the Taoist master's inheritance. After all, this was something that could not be concealed.
The reason why he acted in this way was not only to determine the White Emperor's true attitude towards him, but there was a more important reason.
On the night when Pei Jinge told him that the Taoist master's inheritance had appeared in the world, Xiu Hu decided to leave the Divine Capital overnight despite the strong winds, heavy rain and the darkness of the night. This matter made him very concerned.
The Sky Patrol may not know that Xiu Hu is connected to the Tianming Sect, but he does know it.
The most likely reason why the Tianming Sect was willing to let Xiu Hu take such a huge risk and let the Patrol of Heaven take notice of him and still let the old man embark on the road back to Southern Qi was to use Xiu Hu's high reputation and influence in Southern Qi to compete for the inheritance left by the Taoist master. With this as an inference, the facts are already clear.
Among the inheritance that the Taoist Master left in the ancient Yunmeng Lake, there must be something extremely important in the eyes of the Tianming Sect.
Only in this way would it be worth it for the Tianming Sect to take the risk of exposing Xiu Hu's identity.
However, Gu Zhuo had no impression of that inheritance at all.
Yes, this is the most important reason that prompted him to make this trip.
……
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"You have a lot of friends?"
"rare."
"But you can still find your friends in this vast sea of people?"
"Ah."
Yu Sheng didn't ask any more questions.
She had long been accustomed to such conversations, just as he had long been accustomed to her temperament. As time passed, the two became more and more accustomed to each other's presence and had never had an argument since they got along.
Gu Zhuo listened to the sounds of heaven and earth. After being silent under the eaves for a long time, his expression suddenly became a little strange.
Yu Sheng looked at him and asked, "What's wrong?"
Gu Zhuo was quiet for a moment, then said, "How about you just find a random place to wait for me?"
Hearing this, Yu Sheng did not raise an eyebrow in anger or outrage, but smiled and said, "Who am I to you?"
Gu Zhuo stopped talking.
He was sure that these five words meant a warning.
If the next word he said was "disciple-mentary disciple", she would definitely be displeased.
He may not care if ordinary people are angry, but Yu Sheng is different after all.
"We're going to the brothel next."
Gu Zhuo paused and explained, "Because my friend seems to be in the brothel and has not left since yesterday."
Yu Sheng said: "Do you think I'm inconvenient?"
Gu Zhuo thought it was more than inconvenient. He glanced at her chest and said, "You are too obvious. Others will know at a glance that we are not here to do business."
Yu Sheng looked at him and asked curiously, "So you are going to take care of the brothel business?"
Gu Zhuo was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said, "No."
"Then why do you care about this?"
“Simple respect.”
"In order to give respect to the brothel, you let me wait alone. Isn't that disrespectful to me?"
"rational."
"Is there any problem now?"
"Nothing."
The conversation ends there.
The two walked in the quiet autumn day, smelling the sweet scent of osmanthus rising from the city of Yangzhou. They passed through countless streets along the way until they came to a beautiful lake in the city.
There are more than ten buildings about four or five stories high standing by the lake. It is still light in the sky and the buildings are quiet. Only the lanterns in front of the doors still retain the fragrance of last night.
"Is it here?" Yu Sheng asked.
Gu Zhuo hummed.
Then he walked to the door of a brothel and knocked.
(End of this chapter)