Chapter 102: Big and small dragon shapes, Shao Fangbai

Chapter 102: Big and small dragon shapes, Shao Fangbai

Chapter 102: Big and small dragon shapes, Shao Fangbai
The Pingjiang Grand Canal is the most magnificent project in Dayun in the past 1,400 years. It was built by diverting 16 natural rivers and runs through all the prefectures in Dayun.

Each state also diverted the water and brought it into the city to provide for the daily needs of the people.

On the fourth floor of the "Tiger Roaring Tower", Li Yuan leaned on the railing and looked out, feeling the scenery of this 3,000-year-old ancient city. From here, one can see the rivers introduced from the Pingjiang Grand Canal, which are distributed into many urban areas like blood vessels.

There are various buildings on both sides of the waterway. At this time, many people are fetching water along the streets.

"The city is so big!"

Yue Yunjin was also looking over, his eyes full of shock and longing.

Li Yuan looked across the street. Across the street, a nine-story wooden building covering a large area rose from the ground. A huge plaque with large gold-plated characters hung on the main entrance.

"Yunshu Tower."

Liu Zheng came out of the building holding a few books and walked back quickly:
"The Yunshu Tower is too big, and the goods inside are numerous and complete. There are also famous weapons for sale. A sword costs 6,700 taels of silver, and you have to spend a large sum of money in advance to be eligible to buy it!"

Liu Zheng was astonished and was quite excited when talking about what he saw and heard.

Wang Peiyao, Wen Yida and others came over and asked questions with great interest. After all, they were young men under 20 years old and had a natural yearning for novelty and prosperity.

"Where's the stuff?"

Li Yuan asked about the main business.

"Yes, I almost forgot."

Liu Zheng then handed over the books he had bought, his face full of pain:
"Just these three books cost me fifteen taels of silver. Damn it, why are things in this city so expensive?!"

"Five taels of silver for one book?"

Li Yuan was a little surprised.

Dayun’s books are not expensive. Classics, history, philosophy, and literature are all worth only three or five cents each. How could this list of books sold in batches be so expensive?
"It's not..."

Liu Zheng was a little embarrassed and took back one of the books:
"The price for the Oiran list is twelve taels of silver, and the price for the Ghostwriter list and the Divine Weapon list is three taels of silver in total..."

"…Oiran ranking?"

Wang Peiyao rolled her eyes, but Wen Yida and Yue Yunjin came over. Obviously, having eaten meat before, they were more interested in this.

Especially Yue Yunjin, after Zhao Xiaoming's death, he was distraught for several months.

"Hiss, there's also a portrait!"

Liu Zheng's eyes lit up.

Wu Mingze moved closer to Li Yuan:
"Number one on the ghostwriting list, Ghost-faced Prajna Han Chuijun! Is Elder Han so powerful?"

Lin Qingfa, who had just returned from ordering food, had a painful look on his face. Hearing this, he said, "Elder Han is one of the five inner sect elders of the Divine Weapon Valley. Who dares to rank him below?"

Most of the ghostwriters are wandering wanderers in the martial arts world, as well as disciples of the many small and medium-sized sects under the jurisdiction of the Zhelong Mansion. People of Han Chuijun's status do not do this.

"The most powerful ghostwriter should be the one below Elder Han, the mighty dragon Jiang Shaochong!"

Li Yuan turned to the second page.

Jiang Shaochong, ranked second on the list of ghostwriters, was once an inner disciple of Sanyuanwu. He had a top-grade six-shaped physique and was famous for his powerful palm, which had arrested more than a hundred murderers.

"An inner disciple of Sanyuanwu, with six-shaped root bones!"

Wang Peiyao took a look and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Why would such a person come to Zhelong Mansion to be a ghostwriter?"

"Six-shaped root bone?"

Liu Zheng and others who were browsing the list of the most beautiful girls also looked over.

Among them, except Yue Yunjin who had superior physique, the others were just above average at best.

"What is a dragon form?"

Yue Yunjin asked.

"Most of the best bones have two shapes, such as Senior Brother Yue's ape arms and bee waist. Among the best bones, those with six shapes are called small dragon shapes."

Li Yuan explained.

With a strong back and strong waist, he can be considered as a little dragon. The root bones that were changed after birth are only slightly different from the innate six forms.

"Superior root bones can actually be classified in this way..."

Inside the private room, some people knew and some didn't. Yue Yunjin was slightly dazed. He had always thought that he had a good physique, but now that he suddenly heard about the little dragon form, he felt a little disappointed.

"The reason why the six forms are called small dragon forms is because the real dragon forms are born with nine forms..."

Wang Peiyao explained:
"A few years ago, a young genius emerged from the Fire Dragon Temple in Dechang Prefecture. He possessed nine forms and had cultivated the power of a fire dragon at the age of only sixteen!"

"There are also nine forms?"

Yue Yunjin was a little confused.

"There are more than nine forms. I heard that the thirteenth form is called the Great Dragon Form. However, such a person is hard to find even one among the tens of millions of people in Zhelong Mansion..."

Wang Peiyao knew a lot, and when she said some of it at this time, it attracted everyone's attention.

Miss Wang enjoyed this very much and revealed another piece of news:
"In the past few decades, there have been many disciples in the Small Dragon Form in the Divine Weapon Valley, but there seems to be no Dragon Form disciples. As for the Great Dragon Form, we have to go back eighty years..."

"Elder Han?"

Wu Ming blurted out, extremely shocked.

"That's not the case. Elder Han is said to have nine forms. As for the dragon form, I heard it belongs to the Lord of Gongyang Valley..."

"Six forms, nine forms, thirteen forms... I thought the best root bones were the best root bones."

Wu Ming smiled bitterly, feeling deeply shocked.

Looking at the dozen or so people in the private room, Wu Ming felt sad.

He only has an upper-middle level physique. Among all the people present, only Li Yuan has a lower physique than him, but he has extraordinary talent...

"Dear guests~"

At this time, the waiter came with the tray of dishes, bowing and smiling.

"Captain Lin will be back soon. Let's treat this meal as a gift to you!"

Putting the "Oiran List" into his arms, Liu Zheng asked everyone to sit down:

"It's not easy to live in a big city. This table is not even the best, but it costs eight taels of silver..."

Young Master Liu was wealthy, and the table that could seat more than a dozen people was filled with all the common hot and cold dishes, as well as two pots of top-quality autumn honey water.

"Brother Li, try this. It is said to be the favorite honey water of the people in the prefecture. It is much sweeter than honey water!"

"I'll try it."

Li Yuan also put away the two books, took it and poured a cup. It had a floral aroma and a sweet aftertaste:
"good."

Naturally, there are more people who like to drink sweet water than those who like to drink alcohol. After Wang Peiyao tasted it, everyone at the table poured a small cup.

“The wine in Fucheng is also very good!”

Lin Qingfa poured a glass of wine and sipped it carefully: "Thanks to Mr. Liu, I have been to the city several times, but this is my first time in a restaurant..."

Huxiaolou was just an ordinary restaurant. He could certainly afford to eat there if he wanted to, but he couldn't bear to spend the money he earned from escorting goods here.

He even didn't want to spend the night in the city. After eating this meal, he had to leave the city and cross the bridge before dark.

"What are you talking about, Lin Biaotou? If you hadn't led the way, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been so smooth. It's because the cost of the city is too high. Otherwise, Liu would definitely invite you to the 'Bai Xiang Pavilion'..."

Liu Zheng picked up his glass and said with a smile:

"Even though I can't meet the Oiran, I can at least see the world, right?"

Baihua Pavilion is the largest brothel in the city. There are ninety courtesans on the list, and thirty of them are in the pavilion. But if he wants to invite one of them to be his concubine, the cost would be so huge that he would tremble in fear.

"How can Lin be so lucky?"

Lin Qingfa smiled and raised his glass to toast:
"Lin wishes you all a successful start and hope you can enter the Divine Weapon Valley in one fell swoop!"

"I would like to ask for your good wishes, Chief Lin!"

"drink!"

The atmosphere at the table became heated, with hope and longing on everyone's face, and Li Yuan was no exception.

He recalled that glimpse again...

"Eleventh level!" After the banquet, Lin Qingfa counted the carriages and horses, and hurried out of the city before it got dark.

Li Yuan and others returned again and settled down in the Huxiao Tower. A room cost three coins of silver a day. Except for Li Yuan and Wang Peiyao, everyone else chose to squeeze together.

Master Liu was no exception. Slightly tipsy, he shouted that he wanted to save money to go to Baihua Pavilion.

……

In the room, Li Yuan stuffed the little field mouse into a birdcage he bought on the way. The capital city is different from the county town, and the inn is especially particular. If it is let out, it might be beaten to death.

"There are only forty days left until the mountain gate opens. If we want to gather the nine forms, we can't waste any time!"

After seeing the Sea-Splitting Black Whale Hammer, Li Yuan became more interested in the Nine Forms.

He still didn't know where the eleventh-rank divine weapon was, but obviously the higher his status, the easier it would be to find it in the mountains.

"It does hurt a bit, but just bear with it. It's only forty days or so and will pass quickly."

He took out the pills and rags. Although it was not dark yet, he did not want to waste any more time and prepared to continue changing his bones.

"Crazy Lion Blade, Swimming Fish Step, Wind Wolf Sword Technique... these three martial arts are inferior to the White Ape Hammer. There is only one form of Great Perfection, so it should be much faster to change them."

The conditions for controlling these volumes of the fundamental maps had already been gathered and planned by Gao Liu Liyuan. As for the elixirs, they had also been prepared on the way.

He planned not to go out for more than 40 days, and to gather all nine forms in one go...

Humph~
But just as he was about to change the steering wheel, he heard footsteps coming from outside the door:
"Sir, there is someone outside looking for you..."

"Looking for me? Who is it?"

Li Yuan frowned slightly and stopped changing the steering wheel. He pushed open the door and the waiter bowed slightly:

"I don't know about this either..."

Who is it?
Li Yuan closed the door and told the waiter not to touch the birdcage in the room before he walked out.

He had just arrived and the only people he knew were Han Chuijun and three others. At this moment, he was wondering if Sha Pingying had come to collect a debt.

But he was not panicking now. Although it hurt to pay five hundred taels of silver, he could still afford it.

But after coming out, I found that they were several men dressed as servants, and there was a rather large gray sedan next to them.

"who are you?"

Li Yuan frowned slightly.

These servants are strong and muscular, with abundant vitality and blood. They are actually better than Yue Yunjin. I am afraid they only need to develop internal strength.

The servants acted respectfully:
"Master Li, we are following the Master's orders to invite you to the Hundred Flowers Pavilion for a banquet."

"Who is your young master and why did you invite me to the banquet?"

Li Yuan was a little surprised. Did his fame spread so quickly?

He had only been in the city for less than half a day, and someone invited him to a banquet?
"The young master heard of your reputation, so he held a banquet."

One of the servants answered, with a smile that carried a hint of pride:

"My young master, Shao Fangbai."

"Shao Fangbai?"

Li Yuan was slightly startled.

During this period of time, Wang Peiyao and others have collected some information about the opening of the gate of Shenbing Valley.

Naturally, we pay more attention to the geniuses among them.

Shao Fangbai was one of them. He was from Yunjing County and possessed six forms. His reputation was even greater than that of the forging genius himself.

"please!"

Several servants bowed deeply.

"Please get into the sedan chair, Master Li. Don't keep my young master waiting for too long."

The leading servant said in a deep voice.

The other servants also dispersed, surrounding Li Yuan, as if they were going to force him to leave if he didn't agree.

"Um……"

Li Yuan looked at the sky, and sensed some military talismans, and the four heavy soldiers were shining brightly.

"Master Li, please!"

"Brother Shao Fang is hosting a banquet, so how can I not go? However, the Hundred Flowers Pavilion seems to be quite far away. I wonder if I can make it in time if you carry me?"

Li Yuan was not angry, he just smiled.

"Master Li, don't worry. The six of us brothers have already mastered the Bull Power. Each of our arms has a strength of 600 kilograms. It is more than enough to lift the statue!"

After hearing this answer, Li Yuan said no more and immediately got on the spacious sedan chair that could accommodate eight people.

"rise!"

Four servants worked hard to lift the sedan chair, but the two leading ones did not even help.

"Ok?"

The two leaders led the way quickly. After walking a few steps, they suddenly turned back and saw that the four people carrying the sedan had red faces and were staggering as if they were drunk.

"A thousand-pound weight?"

The two looked at each other, put away their contempt, stepped forward to join hands, and their blood boiled:
"rise!"

……

……

It was almost dusk, and although it was not completely dark yet, lights were already on in many places in the city.

The brightest ones are naturally the ones with hundreds of flower pavilions.

Baihua Pavilion is located in 'Shenwei City', on the riverside, covering a large area. There are many carriages and sedan chairs parked in the open space in front of and behind the gate.

A beautifully dressed girl greets guests at the door. People coming and going are all dignitaries wearing luxurious silks, or wanderers with swords on their backs.

The sixteen-story Hundred Flowers Pavilion was filled with the aroma of cosmetics, wine and meat.

In the private room on the third floor, Shao Fangbai stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the street.

He was wearing a loose robe made of fine brocade embroidered with cloud patterns. A noble sword hung from his waist. The breeze came in through the window, blowing the corners of his clothes and his long hair.

"Brother Shao Fang, I am just a poor kid with a low level of talent. Even if Elder Han values ​​me, why should I wait for you here?"

Inside the private room, there were a few people sitting or lying down, with a dozen graceful women surrounding them, dancing gracefully or pouring wine and smiling.

The speaker was a young man with a face as red as a date, about thirty years old, wearing a loose martial arts robe.

"Brother Yunsheng is right. Elder Han has quite a few disciples, but which one of them has become a great one?"

Someone echoed.

"Within less than a year of martial arts training, you have already mastered the hammer technique to perfection. What does this talent mean? Brother Yunsheng, don't you understand?"

Shao Fangbai didn't even look back.

"So what if you have good talent? Can a kid from a poor family afford a few pills?"

Zhao Yunsheng looked at the sky:

"You haven't come for so long. It seems that he doesn't give you face!"

"He will come."

Shao Fangbai frowned slightly. According to the speed of his servants, they should have arrived long ago...

"Ok?"

Suddenly, his brows relaxed and he saw his sedan chair, but immediately frowned again.

Why is the sedan so shaky...

(End of this chapter)