Chapter 300 Tongyao City

Chapter 300 Tongyao City

Chapter 300 Tongyao City

White clouds are floating, the sky is clear and the air is fresh.

It is not yet the beginning of spring and the world is still cold, but today is a rare good day.

The sun feels warm on my body, and if there is no wind, I won’t feel cold, but rather comfortable.

The sound of horses' hooves tapping on the loess road, accompanied by the creaking of ruts, was a convoy of vehicles moving slowly.

The guard in front was wrapped in winter clothes, and his body was covered with frost from walking all the way.

The table owner rubbed his red nose and looked back at a carriage behind him.

He always couldn't help but keep an eye on the most special group of people in this caravan...

To be honest, when Old Man Sun came to him and wanted to let a group of people with unknown backgrounds join the caravan.

Shopkeeper Zhou had a thousand objections in his mind.

What traveling merchants do is buy low and sell high.

However, if you want to buy something at a very low price and then sell it at a very high price, you have to travel thousands of miles.

During the journey, one needs guards to protect his life and property, a horse-drawn carriage to carry goods, and useful and trustworthy companions, plus food, clothing and other expenses on the road. All the food and necessities for people and horses cost money.

Therefore, the caravan must have silver and money available at all times in case of emergency.

For a caravan that has goods, silver and guards, there is really no need to accept a group of people whose backgrounds are unknown and whose good and evil intentions are unknown.

This is undoubtedly bringing disaster upon oneself.

But it seemed that Old Man Sun told him that this group of people were different… Even if you gave away your life and property to others, as long as they could remember you for a favor, you would have gained something.

Shopkeeper Zhou was horrified and after asking, he found out that this group of people turned out to be a group of martial arts masters.

And he’s not even a master like Old Man Sun.

In fact, in the eyes of Shopkeeper Zhou, Old Man Sun is already a great master.

How many twists and turns did they go through along the way? How many dangers did they encounter?
Old Man Sun can either solve the problem directly or use some tricks in secret, and many dangers will be resolved.

But now, the old man Sun, who was great in the eyes of Shopkeeper Zhou, was praising others very much, which made Shopkeeper Zhou really curious about this group of people.

Finally, he agreed to Old Man Sun's request.

Later on this journey, Shopkeeper Zhou finally understood why Old Man Sun respected them so much.

It’s really strong!

Since we set out from Tongtian Town, for some unknown reason, there have been many more dangers along the way.

Shopkeeper Zhou remembered that when a man announced his name, old man Sun, who usually remained calm even in the face of disasters, began to sweat on his forehead and his fingers were shaking.

The hand holding the pipe was trembling.

At that time, Manager Zhou's heart was also trembling.

I feel like I'm going to be in trouble this time... I wanted to spend money to avoid disaster, but Old Man Sun said all the good words and the other party still didn't want to let me go.

Shopkeeper Zhou was filled with despair for a moment.

But just when the gang was about to take action, a voice suddenly came from the carriage, which had been silent all the time.

The man said only one word.

'roll'!
Shopkeeper Zhou felt that he would probably never forget this word in his entire life… because after he uttered this word, the bandits and bullies surrounding him actually ran away.

They didn't volunteer...it was like the word hit them on the head.

They rolled all over the place, their heads were covered in blood, and when they managed to steady themselves, they had all fainted.

Only the person that Old Man Sun was afraid of flew backwards three to five feet and spat out a mouthful of blood after landing.

Then he fell to his knees on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly for mercy.

He didn't even dare to run away... maybe he felt that he couldn't escape at all?

The person in the carriage did not speak at that time, but the cowering man driving the carriage summoned up the courage to shout:
"Young Master tells you to get out!"

The man felt as if he had been pardoned. He ran away in a panic, and only regretted that his parents had not given him two more legs.

Shopkeeper Zhou finally understood why Old Man Sun respected this group of people so much.

Such a master...I may never see him again in my life.

But this made him a little confused... He wondered what was there to be afraid of that kid who could drive a carriage for a master?

If I could be with such a master, I wouldn’t be afraid of anyone!
There are many such situations along the way.

The man in the carriage rarely shows up. Even if he encounters a problem that Old Man Sun cannot solve, he can make the other party piss and piss his pants with just two or three words.

However, this person is not always in the carriage, he will show up sometimes.

For example, not long ago, I met two extremely famous gangsters.

That is the nightmare of many caravans. Once you encounter it, no matter who you are or what kind of guards you have, the result is the same... you will definitely die!
But this time, Shopkeeper Zhou didn't have a nightmare, and Old Man Sun didn't even take him seriously.

No one in the caravan said anything. They just looked at the carriage, waiting for the master in the carriage to say "get out" again!
As a result, the man came out without saying a word.

Then, the two evil villains, who were famous in the martial arts world, spread their fragrance far and wide...

They are almost cooked!
Afterwards, Shopkeeper Zhou couldn't help but ask Old Man Sun whether this master was a martial arts expert or an immortal who practiced Taoism?
If it was the former, how could he create raging flames with just a wave of his hand?

If it were the latter, how could he survive in this world?

Old man Sun scolded him for being ignorant, and Shopkeeper Zhou didn't dare to refute him... but it turned out that the old guy was also ignorant.

One can only guess and suspect that this master used an extremely advanced martial art to transform his internal energy into flames, integrating it into the sword's moves, so that whether he slashed horizontally or vertically, the flames followed.

So much so that the two evil villains were chopped to pieces by the flames before they even got close.

The flames burned the flesh, so that the aroma of barbecue could be smelled.

Old Man Sun told Shopkeeper Zhou that this was the most superior martial art, which showed that this master was definitely the best in the world.

Being able to make the acquaintance of such a person is the result of the good deeds of my ancestors, and their graves are filled with gratitude.

In the past, Shopkeeper Zhou had never commented on this, but as time went by, he had to admit that what Old Man Sun said was right.

This is indeed a rare opportunity!
Moreover, this master does not put on airs.

Although he stayed in the carriage all day long, he always appeared among the crowd when everyone set up camp at night.

He is not arrogant when talking and laughing, and is polite to everyone.

Even when talking to Old Man Sun, he called himself a junior.

Old man Sun is a wolf with a big tail, his tail is about to reach the sky.

Then they gathered together to chat, and Shopkeeper Zhou also wanted to join in the fun, but he was worried that he would have nothing to say and would annoy others.

But I didn't expect that this expert was so easy to talk to, and could chat with me about all sorts of things.

Looking back at that carriage now, I feel that this was a true master.

The master was sitting in the carriage, feeling bored.

Wenrou lowered the curtain, and Wu Qianhuan said:
"Tongyao City is not far away, we will arrive tomorrow at the latest.

"That bird Thirteen seems to be getting more and more scared..."

Chu Qing nodded. Bird Thirteen was timid and fearful, especially as he saw the surrounding paths becoming more familiar, his timidity became more obvious. He had obviously recognized the surrounding paths.

But when I think about it this way, I feel that this person was really capable at that time.

After escaping from Tongyao City, he ran hundreds of miles and broke into Tongtian Ridge. He struggled all the way and accidentally broke into Tongtian Villa.

This situation sounds bizarre.

Especially for Bird Thirteen, this was probably an adventure.

"During this period of time, I learned from old man Sun that Li Shengxing has never had a bad reputation.

"But all the monsters and demons we encountered along the way were obviously coming for Bird Thirteen."

Wu Qianhuan looked at Chu Qing:
"Could this Li Shengxing be another Shen Juke?"

"Painted painting difficult to draw tiger bone, Clothes make the man."

Chu Qing smiled dumbly:
"There are many people in this world who appear to be heroes but are actually despicable.

"I'm afraid that Li Shengxing is not as good as Shen Juke."

For the sake of a woman, Shen Juke killed the entire Chen family and framed Wu Chan.

But judging from the name Niao Shisan and the fragmentary information, something extremely terrible must have happened in Tongyao City.

But, what exactly will it be like?
What role does Li Shengxing play in this?
I'm afraid we can only know all this after we arrive in Tongyao City.

In the evening, we set up camp for the last time.

Shopkeeper Zhou said that they would be able to arrive at Tongyao City the next morning, and that they would set up a nice table in the restaurant to entertain Chu Qing in the evening.

Chu Qing smiled and declined, but Shopkeeper Zhou said:

"Brother Han, please don't refuse. Thanks to your help along the way, our caravan has avoided a lot of losses.

"You must ask me to express my gratitude.

"Besides, once you enter Tongyao City, you must go to Tianweilou to taste the delicious snow-melted meat!

"If I taste the 'Drunken Immortal' again, it will be worth the trip."

"Oh? Is this unique to Tongyao City?"

Chu Qing was a little curious.

"Exactly!"

Shopkeeper Zhou smiled and said:

“Don’t be ridiculous, I haven’t eaten it either, but I’ve heard of it and longed for it.
“I heard that this Snow Melt Fragrant Meat needs to be soaked, roasted and steamed three times before being stewed in broth. It takes a total of eight hours to complete.

“Once the meat is served, the moment the lid of the casserole is opened, the aroma spreads a hundred miles away, and everyone can’t help but salivate.

“Not only does it taste wonderful, it also melts in your mouth and is extremely soft.

“Some even say this is the most delicious meat in the world!”

As Shopkeeper Zhou spoke, saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth. He realized that he had lost his composure and quickly wiped it with his sleeve.

Chu Qing was a little surprised. The most delicious meat in the world?

He didn't know much about this kind of thing, but he knew that the fragrant meat was dog meat.

I heard that it is rarely eaten, but Chu Qing has never been interested in dog meat in his past or present life.

Although I am not a dog lover, I don’t really want to try it.

But after hearing what Shopkeeper Zhou said, I really became curious.

Even Old Man Sun nodded repeatedly:
“I have also heard about this matter, old man. There is also a saying that no dog can leave Tongyao City.

"I don't know whether it's true or not..."

"it is true."

Shopkeeper Zhou said:

“This is strange, the meat eaten in Tongyao City is the most authentic and delicious.

“Once you take out Tongyaocheng, the taste changes.

“And in Tongyao City, Tianwei Tower is the best!

"So you must not miss this trip."

Chu Qing burst out laughing, and unable to refuse the kindness, he had no choice but to nod and agree.

There was no further conversation and they arrived at Tongyao City the next day.

This is the largest city within a hundred miles of Tongtianling. According to geographical division, it belongs to Liaoyuan Prefecture, one of the three prefectures, three gates and three sects.

In fact, the three prefectures, three gates and three sects mainly refer to the three major families.

Liaoyuan Mansion belongs to the Ouyang family, Liexing Mansion belongs to the Han family, and Tianyin Mansion belongs to the Liu family.

These three families developed their family power to the peak, and were able to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sects and schools, leaving a strong mark in the entire northern Lingnan region.

The city lord of Tongyao City is a master from the Ouyang family branch of Liaoyuan Prefecture.

As soon as Tangtang stepped into the city, everyone smelled a fragrance.

Chu Qing and the others passed the window and found that they could see dog meat sellers everywhere on the street...

The words written on the sign are either "Liu Family Fragrant Meat" or "Li Family Fragrant Meat". The proprietress warmly invites every passerby to come and eat meat, and she looks very busy.

Chu Qing noticed that there was a stove at the door of each of these shops selling fragrant meat, with a large pot of soup cooking on the stove.

The soup is bubbling and fragrant, and there is both cooked meat and bones bubbling in the soup.

As the carriage moved forward, the sound of shackles could be heard again.

When the curtain was opened, a group of people were seen dragging a group of men and women whose hands and feet were shackled.

These people were hunched over and had pale faces.

His hands and feet had been shackled for a long time, and they were bleeding. They healed and then broke again, and he looked very miserable.

Chu Qing frowned slightly...knowing that this was a group of slaves.

I had heard from Old Man Sun before that among the three prefectures, Liaoyuan Prefecture and Liexing Prefecture could buy and sell slaves freely. Liexing Prefecture even had a special slave-catching team that specialized in capturing those helpless people as slaves, selling them to slave traders at low prices, and then being sold by these slave traders.

This matter is not secret; it is open and allowed in Liaoyuan Prefecture and Liexing Prefecture.

However, for the remaining three sects, three schools and Tianyin Mansion, openly buying and selling slaves were punished differently according to different regulations.

Among them, Tianyin Mansion is the most severe. If you dare to do this business in Tianyin Mansion, you will be sentenced to death by slicing.

However, Old Man Sun said that the profits in this business are so huge that many people would take risks and operate in secret.

Some people even sneaked into the territories of Tianyin Mansion and the other three sects and clans, secretly captured them, and then brought them to Liaoyuan Mansion and Liexing Mansion for sale.

In this respect, there is a world of difference between it and the Nanling Mountains.

Finally, the group settled down in a "Donglai Inn", and Chu Qing took Wenrou and Wu Qianhuan directly to the residence of the Little Knife King Li Shengxing.

(End of this chapter)