Taiping Inn

Jiuhe Prefecture is located in the north-central part of Luzhou, on the bank of the Yangtze River. It is named Jiuhe Prefecture because there are nine rivers passing through it. Because it borders Jingzhou and Zhongzhou, it is also known as the "throat of Zhongzhou and the barrier of Jiangnan".

Because Luzhou is the location of Taiping Sect, Jiuhe Prefecture is adjacent to Huainan and Fengyin Prefectures where Taiping Mountain is located. There is no sect there, and there are many wanderers in the world, so Chen Guhong chose to live in seclusion here to avoid being hunted down by the masters of Zhengyi Sect.

After so many years of hard work, Chen Guhong has accumulated a considerable fortune. Twenty miles outside the city of Jiuhe Prefecture, he owns a magnificent manor called Nanshan Garden, which covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres and is built in imitation of Jiangnan gardens. It is exquisite and elegant. In the manor, a large formation is built with the art of Qimen Dunjia. In addition, the many wanderers in the world that Chen Guhong has recruited over the years should not be underestimated.

The capital of Jiuhe Prefecture is about 600 miles away from Fengyin Prefecture. Li Xuandu and his three companions avoided the official roads and crossed mountains and waded through water. It took about two days to reach the territory of Jiuhe Prefecture.

Nanshan Garden is built on the hillside of the south side of Lingxiu Mountain in Jiuhe Prefecture. Before climbing the mountain to the manor, you have to pass through a small town at the foot of the mountain, called Lingxiu Town, which is very lively with people coming and going.

After arriving in the town, Hu Liang couldn't resist the urge to drink, so he borrowed a few pieces of silver from Li Xuandu and bought two pots of the top-quality Huadiao wine in the town, which was said to be authentic in Jiangnan. Li Xuandu went to buy some dry food that was easy to carry, but it was not prepared for the two of them, but for the little girl. After buying drinks and food, the three of them left the town and headed for Nanshan Garden, which was halfway up the mountain. However, when they arrived at the gate of Nanshan Garden, Li Xuandu realized that he had miscalculated because there were a lot of people and vehicles here, and there were wanderers everywhere, including some masters who had entered the realm of the gods, and these were all people who wanted to visit.

Hu Liang asked someone about it and found out the reason. It turned out that Chen Guhong had been generous and generous over the years, and liked to accept heroes from all over the world. He was known as Mengchang of Jiuhe Prefecture, which made many wanderers join Nanshan Garden, making Nanshan Garden very famous, and it was like the first family in Jiuhe Prefecture. With a big reputation, the arrogance naturally rose, so these people were all people who came to seek refuge.

A group of three people went directly to the door to ask for an audience. The person who received the three people was a middle-aged steward, who probably had the cultivation level of Guishen Realm and was very good at dealing with people. However, when he heard that three unknown people wanted to see the local owner, although he did not show any expression on his face, he was a little unhappy in his heart. You must know that the master is a veritable Xiantian Realm cultivator. Looking at the huge Jiuhe Prefecture, they are all top-notch masters. Even if the master is praised as the reincarnation of Mengchangjun, most of the time he only sends a steward to receive one or two people, and then arranges accommodation in the garden according to the needs of the visitors, or sends a travel expenses. The master does not often show up. If anyone can see it, does it really think that Nanshan Garden is an inn that entertains guests from all directions?

In the final analysis, what kind of identity will receive what kind of treatment. Unless a famous hero in the world comes to visit, you can't see the owner of Nanshan Garden at all.

So the three people hit a nail that was neither soft nor hard, and suffered a big and small rejection.

The Jianghu of Luzhou is not too big, because it is just between Jiangnan and Jiangbei. It is not as big as Jiangnan where the eight sects of the righteous path are located, nor as big as Jiangbei where the Qingwei Sect, Jingchan Sect, and Miaozhen Sect are located. With Hu Liang's Xiantian realm cultivation, he can already run rampant in Jiuhe Prefecture. In addition, with the great master in his hands, there are few rivals.

If Hu Liang is willing to show his true cultivation, he can naturally meet Chen Guhong easily, but the current barrier is that there are many people here, and it is not good for the three people who want to avoid the pursuit of Qingluan Guards to be too ostentatious. Moreover, there are many formations in the garden. If you enter it without notification, it may cause a bigger commotion.

Li Xuandu thought about it and said helplessly: "If it really doesn't work, you can only hand in a visiting card."

As he spoke, he took out a business card inlaid with gold thread from the flowing beads on his wrist, with the two big characters "Zifu" written on the front.

Hu Liang saw the post and couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect you still kept this thing. I once heard someone say that when the Purple Mansion Sword Immortal challenged the Jiangbei heroes, he would first send such a post and then go to challenge them. During that time, everyone was terrified and called this post the 'Purple Mansion Post', and the Purple Mansion guest's bad reputation came from this."

Li Xuandu's face showed a bit of embarrassment for the first time, "I was young and frivolous at the time, and I was a little self-righteous. I made such a bluffing gimmick, but in the end I shot myself in the foot."

Hu Liang took the 'Purple Mansion Post' from Li Xuandu unceremoniously, "Leave this matter to me. Anyway, this place is not considered Jiangbei Heshuo. Just say that we are the disciples of the Purple Mansion Sword Immortal, there should be no problem."

Li Xuandu nodded and said, "That's the only way."

This time, Hu Liang no longer deliberately concealed himself, showing his cultivation level of about the Baodan realm, and strode forward.

The Jianghu is actually a circular lake, with a big circle inside a small circle.

The closer you are to the shore, the larger the area of ​​the circle is, and the closer you are to the center of the lake, the smaller the area of ​​the circle is. On the contrary, being close to the shore means that the water is shallow, and the probability of drowning is slightly smaller. The center of the lake is the deepest place, and if you rush over without sufficient skills, you will only end up drowning.

Therefore, there are more people who have just begun to understand the ways of the rivers and lakes, and fewer people who have mastered the ways.

Of course, when you reach the center of the lake, it becomes extremely difficult to escape from the rivers and lakes and get ashore.

At this time, the Jianghu wanderers outside the gate of Nanshan Garden were actually just floundering in the shallow water on the shore. There were no old turtles at the bottom of the lake, no dragons swimming in the river, and even few big fish, mostly small fish and shrimps. At this time, Hu Liang showed his cultivation in the Baodan realm, which was very imposing. The Jianghu wanderers from all sides who came from afar took the initiative to make way.

The reason why Hu Liang was asked to do this job was that his beard was more in line with the traditional sense of Jianghu heroes and would not be too eye-catching.

Li Xuandu and Zhou Shuning followed Hu Liang and came to the gate of Nanshan Garden again.

The manager was a little impatient when he saw that there were three of them again, but he was impressed by Hu Liang's momentum and quietly hid his impatience. He bowed his hands and apologized, and returned to the villa.

Soon, a middle-aged woman in brocade came out to greet them. She was a Xuanyuan realm cultivator. She walked straight towards the three people, bowed gracefully, and then asked with a smile, "I wonder what brings you to my Nanshan Garden?"