Fairies Are Fierce

Chapter 36

Donghua City is built along the river. As the capital of a country, it is also a transportation hub between the north and the south. The Bailu River Channel is open day and night, and ships enter the water gate of Linhefang all the time.

On the branches of the moon, in the Tangjia Restaurant on the dock street, several regular customers exchanged glasses for each other. Tang Jingxuan went around in it day after day. No one noticed that a small merchant ship floated silently. Crossed the wide river outside the door.

The merchant ship was not big, but its draft was very deep. There were no lights or fires on board, and the entire cabin was covered with linen. It looked like it was fully loaded with cargo.

Standing at the stern of the boat was a boatman wearing a raincoat, holding a bamboo pen, and sailed the boat deep into the capital.

The rivers in Donghua City extend in all directions and can reach any city.

The merchant ship traveled along the river for a long time, and finally came to Changningfang, the busiest place, and stopped in a secluded place.

It was a dark night, and in the brothel restaurant on Xinghua Street in the distance, there could be faint sounds of laughter and people changing glasses of wine.

The boatman in a raincoat put down his pennant, walked to the bow of the boat and sat cross-legged. After waiting quietly for a moment, a small carriage stopped on the shore.

The driver on the carriage, carrying a knife at his waist, began to patrol the surrounding area after getting off the carriage.

In the carriage, Wang Zheng, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, walked out with his waist bent. He was wearing an ordinary officer's robe. After getting off the car, he looked around twice before quickly walking down the riverside stairs and arriving on the merchant ship. On the linen-covered Looking at the cabin:

"Zhao Ze, what is it this time?"

"Golden Retriever Roar."

Zhao Ze is dressed as a boatman, with a flute stuck in his waist. He has an ordinary face, looks to be in his forties, and has excellent skin. He is exactly the same as the monks who have been practicing Qi Refining in Qihuang Valley all year round. He walked outside the cabin, raised his hand and patted:

"This thing is not ordinary. It roars like thunder, and its claws can break stones. Even ordinary practitioners can't resist it. Tiger bones also have miraculous aphrodisiac effects..."

Wang Zheng stood with his hands behind his back, looking slightly dissatisfied:

"Which time did you not say that? Last time, you said that a hundred and eighty people couldn't stop that 'four-legged dragon', but in the end, there was a big fuss in Linhefang, and a small policeman died. The next day I When I mentioned it in court, the eldest princess revealed it lightly."

"After all, they are beasts and have no spiritual communication. It is normal for them to be killed. This one is more powerful. There are many people on the street in front of it. If it goes crazy and bites dozens of people to death, it won't be a big problem."

"Don't 'think', be sure. Unless something big happens in the capital, King Lie and the Zong clan will not impeach the eldest princess and Qihuang Valley; if the princess doesn't return power, how will Prime Minister Li take power? There is no pressure in Qihuang Valley, how can you find out about the national preceptor? What is the truth? How to change the brand name of Qihuang Valley to 'Hundred Saints Valley'?"

"Lord Wang, please calm down. I am also thinking of a solution. Your national master Yue Pingyang is also the ancestor of the sixth level of Linggu after all. He is higher than our Heavenly Venerable. Without knowing his situation, how can we dare to operate in secret without restraint. If Yue Pingyang suddenly shows up, Heavenly Venerable can just slap his ass and leave, and all of us disciples and disciples will die. This matter cannot be rushed."

Wang Zheng snorted lightly but did not refute.

Zhao Ze thought for a moment and looked at the imperial city in the distance:

"Master Wang, you forced the eldest princess to choose the consort, what happened?"

"The prince-in-law has been chosen, but the eldest princess will definitely delay her decision to return power to the young emperor for a while."

"That's good. As long as Prime Minister Li is in power and Yue Pingyang's cultivation is as damaged as we thought, there will be no obstacles for us, Heavenly Venerable, to enter Qihuang Valley."

"It's quite simple. If nothing serious happens in the capital, how can we force the imperial master to show up? The prime minister has worked so hard to open a way for you and transport these beasts into the capital, not for you to pay tribute to the imperial court. …”

When Wang Zheng said this, he looked towards the cabin again:

"By the way, is this Golden Retriever Roar really aphrodisiac?"

Zhao Ze grinned: "Also known as 'Golden Spear Roar', it is famous for its domineering nature. Used to make wine, an eighty-year-old man can regain his prominence."

"Okay, the arresting department will kill them later, get some, um... give them to Prime Minister Li as a filial piety. Prime Minister Li is old, and sometimes he is unable to do what he wants. It's normal..."

"clear."

Zhao Ze understood this and turned around to lift the oilcloth covering the cabin.

Wang Zheng was about to leave, but he remembered something again, raised his hand and said:

"Wait a minute. When I chose the consort this time, I wanted to be an informant around the princess, but the princess chose an outsider. Li Xiang kept urging me to find a way to replace him with one of his own. This matter is a bit difficult to handle."

When Zhao Ze heard this, he understood the meaning:

"Master Wang, you want me to take action to settle this matter? It's simple. Just tell me your name and address, and I'm sure to disappear completely."

Wang Zheng looked like an idiot:

"You cultivators are very conscientious in everything you do. The princess's newly chosen prince-in-law died in an unknown manner, so the princess will definitely be alert. If she uses this as an excuse to refuse to return to power without finding out the cause of her prince-son's death, wouldn't it be a big deal?"

Zhao Ze thought for a while and then looked at the cabin: "Why don't you put this Golden Retriever in the Prince Consort's house? If you died in an accident, you princess can't find an excuse, right?"

Wang Zheng raised his hand and touched his beard. He thought this was a good idea. He thought about it:

"Forget it this time. It's too abrupt to let him go home, so he won't necessarily die. I'll keep an eye on him when I get back, and I'll let you know when I get the chance."

"That's fine, Mr. Wang, go slowly."

After Zhao Ze watched the carriage leave, he untied the linen covering the cabin.

Under the linen is a large iron cage, with the outline of a giant beast faintly visible inside.

Zhao Ze looked around and took out the jade flute from his waist; the quiet flute sound came out and merged with the music and songs on the street. After a moment, the sleeping giant opened its scarlet eyes...

——

The remaining clouds cover the moon.

Xinghua Street is full of lanterns, and the singing of orioles continues all night long.

In the brothel, Lao Lu, who was in despair, stared at the wine glass in his hand.

The remaining wine in the cup reflects the graceful dancer; the piano, flute, drum and harp compose a piece of bliss in the world in the ears.

Lao Lu had seen all the scenery of the Immortal Family and had long forgotten about these scenes. Now that he experienced it again, he did not realize the joy of his youth. Instead, it made the depression in his heart a little deeper.

Everyone was young, and so was Lao Lu.

Lao Lu was originally a young farmer. He accidentally bumped into the immortal Transcending Tribulation in the mountains and learned that there are immortals in the world. I didn’t even say goodbye to my parents when I got home, so I took a hiking pole and a passion and embarked on a long road of spiritual practice.

The road was difficult to walk, and after more than ten years of wandering around, I found a fairy mountain where I could get started.

Enter the outer door, carry water and sweep the floor, cook and wash rice...

A book of Qi Refining, from a passionate person to a gray-haired person.

Fortunately, Huangtian paid off and finally found a chance of immortality before his life was about to expire; after that, there were a hundred years of high spirits.

Kill people and seize treasures, ask for swords in the imperial city, capture monsters from all over the world, travel through the nine heavens...

He went through everything a monk could go through, but in the end he discovered that he was still a human being after all, and he still had not become an immortal.

When he reached the end of the road again, he looked back on the past and suddenly realized that he had missed a lot of things on the way here.

Before I died, I still looked at the entrance of the village and made the promise to 'walk hand in hand' with my Taoist companions...

In the past, he felt that he was born to be an immortal, and one person and one sword were enough to cut off the world of mortals.

When he was about to die, he discovered that he was just a poor man who died alone.

I wanted to find my former confidante, but all I saw was a lonely grave.

I wanted to go back to my hometown and say goodbye to my parents, but found that even the grave was missing.

After much searching, he was the only one left in this vast world.

This was the first time that Lao Lu felt that he deserved to die. After all, everyone around him had already gone to the other side.

With this idea, the path to immortality, which was already difficult to advance, was completely cut off in my heart.

This is also the reason why Lao Lu is sitting here, drinking wine with a little kid - besides taking things as they come, what else can he do?

"Lao Lu, you...why are you in a daze...have another drink..."

In the elegant room of the brothel, the enchanting singer played the piano music.

Zuo Yunting, who was drunk, was lying on the table, holding a wine glass in his hand, and shook it with Lao Lu.

Lao Lu sighed, stood up and walked to the window, looking out at the secular city.

The only regret in this life is the sword at my waist.

The reason why Lao Lu stopped here was just to find the junior who drew the sword in the mountain and see what these geniuses were like.

Moreover, that junior stays in such a small place and has too little experience. No matter how good his understanding is, he will eventually be dusted.

No swordsman in the world can bear to see a famous sword covered in dust, and the same goes for Lao Lu.

It's a pity that Lao Lu searched all over Qihuang Valley and couldn't find anyone who could match the conditions.

Lao Lu didn't know if he had made a mistake or if the junior had already left. There was definitely no point in searching like this. In order to save time, he had to lure the snake out of its hole.

After thinking about this, Lao Lu took out the sword-engraved jade plaque from his sleeve robe. Without moving his lips, he just said in his heart:

"Qi Jia, help me with something."

Infused with True Qi, the magic circle hidden in the jade tablet shimmered, but after a moment, a response came;

"Hey, Lao Lu, I'm drinking with the fairy on the terrace. How is it? Have you found the genius you mentioned?"

"I have found nothing, but there is a good prospect. He is only seventeen years old, and his body is close to the twelfth level of Qi Refining. He is only one step away from breaking through. I feel that his future achievements will be higher than yours."

"Hey - I don't like hearing this anymore. It's such a big place, and there are still two people who are better than me. Do you think I'm a cabbage on the roadside? There's no need to look for it. It must be that kid. Just take him. Just come back.”

"The conditions are too different. It doesn't look like it. We have to look again."

"Hey, digging seedlings from other people's gardens is equivalent to free prostitution, so why bother? Lao Lu, you are getting older, and your temper has become mother-in-law, and you are not like a swordsman at all. Forget it, forget it, I want to What should I do?"

"Nine sects are exchanging disciples at the end of the year. You can find a way to move around and ask Jingpai to give three places to this place to see if you can attract the swordsman. At the same time, you can also stimulate the good seedling to see if you can help him break through the situation..."

"I know, well... I told you it must be the same person..."

…

After a moment of chatting, the jade plaque disappeared.

Lao Lu put away the jade token and turned around, only to find that Zuo Yunting, who was lying on the table, had gotten under the table and was snoring.

Lao Lu walked over, knelt down, and patted Zuo Yunting on the face:

"Little friend Yunting, where is your home? I will take you back."

Zuo Yunting, who was completely drunk, opened his eyes unsteadily, then got up and put his arm around Lao Lu's neck:

"I'm not drunk, keep going... Where did you just say it?"

Lao Lu didn't mind the younger man's arm around his shoulders. He took out a piece of gold from his sleeve and put it on the table, then supported Zuo Yunting down the stairs.

Zuo Yunting was so drunk that he couldn't stand still, but he didn't forget to say goodbye to the old madam, then he staggered and climbed onto the donkey with the help of the servant.

Lao Lu put on his bamboo hat, turned to look at the darkness of Xinghua Street, and led the donkey towards there.

Although it was already late at night, Xinghua Street was still crowded with pedestrians. Two people and a donkey passed among the pedestrians, which caused a lot of sneers.

However, the laughter soon stopped.

"Aw--"

After the donkey walked a few steps, a deafening tiger roar came from the street in the distance, which shocked many pedestrians and fell to the ground.

Zuo Yunting, who was lying on the donkey, trembled all over and fell down. He scrambled to get up and looked into the distance. He saw a big tiger with golden fur suddenly jumping out of the street a hundred feet away.

The big tiger is more than two feet long, its limbs are like beams and pillars, and its tail is like a steel whip. It sweeps past the houses on the street at will, bringing up a piece of rubble.

"Oh my god——"

Zuo Yunting suddenly woke up and sat down on the ground in fear.

Lao Lu deliberately walked this way because he wanted Zuo Yunting to sober up. Now that his goal was achieved, he used his fingers to make a sword, hoping to crush the little tiger that was causing harm to the common people.

Just when Lao Lu was about to take action quietly, the world suddenly started to spin.

Zuo Yunting, who was so frightened that his face turned pale, actually stood up and crawled to the ground, carried him on his back and ran back, saying:

"You old immortal, are you scared out of your mind? Run away quickly, you have lived enough, but I have not lived enough..."

As he spoke, his legs flew up, and he took a dozen steps in the blink of an eye.

Lao Lu was carried on his shoulders, and his eyes, as deep as springs, showed a little surprise:

"You're so brave. I thought you were so scared."

But Zuo Yunting was running away in a panic, so he had no intention of listening to this.

Lao Lu stopped talking and moved his fingers slightly. The giant tiger writhing a hundred feet away also fell to the ground at the same time, with no injuries on its body except for a blood mark the size of a pinprick on its forehead...

(End of chapter)