vstars Chapter 156 Arriving at the destination and meeting old friends
Chapter 156 Arriving at the destination and meeting old friends
Dingyu, Taiji Continent, Yifeng City.
Today, a dusty swordsman arrived in this bustling city.
The swordsman led the donkey through the spring and summer, and finally arrived at his final destination as autumn deepened.
He reeked of alcohol, as if he had just drunk a lot of wine. He had traveled across mountains and rivers from Lingtian Continent. Although he had gone through many dangers, he had at least been exhausted.
Looking at the big city at this moment, I saw the majestic mountain towering into the clouds in the city, and I felt quite happy. This whole year's journey was about to come to an end.
The swordsman led the donkey and approached the city gate. The soldier guarding the city conducted a routine inspection and questioning. When he learned that the purpose of the swordsman's trip was to attend the Ten Thousand Immortals Summit, his pupils shrank and he quickly pulled the swordsman to a corner.
The soldier received the secret information that the Ten Thousand Immortals Summit was a very serious event. All the people there were mysterious martial arts masters who were not to be trifled with. Of course, the superiors had also issued a death order that anyone who wanted to participate in the Ten Thousand Immortals Summit could choose a mask when entering the city gate. As a small gatekeeper like him, he naturally didn't know what the order meant, so he just had to do as he was told.
He brought the swordsman to a wooden house. The walls were hung with masks of various styles. He let the swordsman pick one at random and put it on his face before entering the city.
The swordsman probably understood that the purpose of this action was to cover the face and avoid conflict as much as possible. He walked closer, carefully observed the mask, and selected it seriously without being careless at all.
While he was choosing, another soldier guarding the city came with a few people, also to choose a mask before entering the city.
There were people of different ages, some young and some even looked like little boys. They were all ascetics, and one could tell they were fellow practitioners just by looking at their attire.
They looked at the masks hanging on the wall, but did not step forward to choose like the swordsman did. Instead, they sneered twice, threw their sleeves, and said, "This is simply deceiving ourselves. If I participate in this conference, I still have to hide myself. It's better not to come!"
After saying that, several people turned around and left. They could enter the city without receiving the masks.
The soldiers guarding the city saw this and sighed, feeling helpless.
The swordsman asked curiously, "Are there many people holding masks?"
The soldier said, "Not many. No more than ten people are willing to take the masks."
Li Changxiao, who was wearing white clothes and holding a long sword at his waist, nodded lightly when he heard this. He looked at the backs of the people leaving and fell into deep thought.
It's not that these people have too flamboyant personalities, but this mask can block the naked eye, but it can't block the pupil technique, etc. If someone intends to seek revenge, what's the point of wearing this mask? If no one is seeking revenge, what's the point of wearing this mask?
And the reason why they were angry was more out of annoyance and disappointment. Li Xundao, a man of great power and leader of the Dao Sect, actually came up with such a clumsy method.
Li Changxiao still picked out a mask and walked into Yifeng City, where he was greeted by all kinds of hawking sounds.
Full of worldly air.
In fact, the roots of Li Xundao, the leader of the Taoist sect, are not in Taiji Continent. The reason why he chose this place as the summit site is because there is a "Wanxian Peak" here, which is a mountain that is almost known to all the world and is known as one of the ten great immortal mountains, making it convenient for all cultivators to come.
From the beginning of their practice, monks have developed an indissoluble bond with "mountains".
This "Yifeng City" is the final destination of the Ten Thousand Immortals Conference and is a big city in the Great Yan Dynasty.
The Great Yan Dynasty is an ordinary mortal court that slowly rose after the spiritual energy was exhausted. There are several countries around it. Its strength is considered to be above average among mortal kingdoms, but there is nothing special about it.
Although "Yifeng City" belongs to the Dayan Dynasty, it is very different from other towns and has a special status.
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"Tsk tsk tsk, worthy of being the leader of the Dao Sect, it's really stunning!"
Not long after entering the city.
A sigh came into Li Changxiao's ears.
Follow the sound and look.
The person who spoke was a middle-aged man, wearing a Taoist robe. His clothes were neat and tidy. Judging from his attire, he looked a bit like a monk from the Taoist sect.
"Did you find out anything mysterious, fellow Daoist?" Li Changxiao asked.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man looked at Li Changxiao, bowed politely, and said, "Of course."
"Before I came to Yifeng City, I deliberately visited several nearby cities."
"After hearing so many secrets, I stepped into this Yifeng City again. My mind suddenly became clear. I can only sigh that the ways of gods and men are unfathomable. I was already shocked to see a little bit of them."
"Oh?" Li Changxiao cast a curious look.
The middle-aged man continued, "Look at the Wanxian Peak."
"The spiritual energy has been exhausted for three hundred years, but it can still maintain such momentum. There must be a great deal of knowledge in this."
"You are looking at the people in this city, the bustling atmosphere of the market."
"The layout here is indescribably wonderful!"
The middle-aged man continued, "The terrain within a few miles has condensed. In addition, as far as I know, there was no one living at the foot of Wanxian Peak before. Later, people moved and settled here, and then slowly formed such a big city. If you think about it carefully, you will know that it must be the work of the leader of the Dao Sect."
"Use popularity and terrain to support the peak!"
As the middle-aged man spoke, his expression became more and more excited. With such ability, perhaps it is possible to discover a new path.
Upon hearing this, Li Changxiao also showed admiration and said in his heart, "That's amazing."
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It was the first time for the little donkey to see so many pedestrians. His eyes widened as he felt he had learned a lot about the world.
It seemed quite excited, and had experienced many strange things along the way, which made it more curious about the world. However, it was timid by nature after all. Although it had its eyes on some rare toys, it still coaxed and bit the swordsman's sleeve to pull him away.
The swordsman had enough money, and he bought many things for the donkey, including a colorful stuffed animal. The little donkey liked it very much, but its hooves were clumsy after all, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not play with the stuffed animal as vividly as other children, so he soon became indifferent to it.
Its favorite thing was the bamboo windmill it had bought in the small town before. When it ran with it in its mouth, the windmill would whir. Along the way, apart from the swordsman, the bamboo windmill was the thing that accompanied it the longest.
It was a rare opportunity to come to this big city, so the swordsman had temporarily put aside things like the Ten Thousand Immortals Summit. Naturally, he had to first understand the local customs and culture.
The first target, naturally, was the remote wine alley. This had almost become the swordsman's muscle memory. The swordsman always believed that the folk customs and habits of a place would all be integrated into the wine. However, this time, the swordsman was destined to be disappointed. It was not that the wine in this alley was not delicious, but that the wine was not much different from that drunk elsewhere.
After strolling around the wine alley, the swordsman rode his donkey to the vegetable market and bought two radishes, which the donkey liked very much.
However, in the vegetable market, he actually saw a figure that he was quite familiar with before.
is a man.
Huge muscles.
It’s physical cultivation.
And the man also saw Li Changxiao.
His face suddenly brightened with joy.
"Old Li!"
"Don't think I can't recognize you just because you're wearing a mask!"