The years when I explored the fairyland

You want to ask, what has Chu Zhou been doing these days?

He can only say that "socializing" is also a very tiring thing.

Yes, when the Xue family was attacked by everyone, Wei Jinkui, like a real elder, took Chu Zhou to wander among the major families and forces in Baisha City.

They first visited the county master, followed the most formal procedures, presented a visiting card, and had a meal with this fat and bookish county master.

It took only half an hour, and they talked about some family matters and past experiences, without mentioning anything about the Xue family or Baisha City.

But some things have been decided in an invisible tacit understanding.

From now on, Xuanzhen Temple is the power of the county master, and both sides will prosper and suffer together.

Then Wei Jinkui hosted the martial arts hall in the name of the Iron Spear Martial Arts Hall and began to invite people to drink in the martial arts hall.

For example, Wang Fulu, the county lieutenant, is a martial arts practitioner who looks quite old. He is capable and has a hot temper. When he saw Chu Zhou, he was very angry.

But Chu Zhou did not indulge him. After a few words, the two started fighting. Although neither of them used killing moves, they fought for a hundred rounds before Wei Jinkui separated them.

Then, old man Wang was very easy to talk to.

The county lieutenant's duties are military affairs, supervision and corvée. He has 800 most regular soldiers in the entire Baisha City.

Therefore, this position is also a military position, and naturally likes to speak with force. Since Chu Zhou showed enough strength, he also showed respect.

As for the chief clerk, it is Gu Jianming from the Gu family. He looks like a young man in his twenties. It seems that because of his superior life, he has no scheming. He likes to be pretentious and always holds a folding fan in his hand, regardless of the weather.

Of course, he may not be very scheming, but Wen Xiucai's reputation is not fake. He was promoted to the position of chief clerk after his father retired.

The Gu family may not be as old as the Xue family in terms of age, and not as rich as the Wang family in terms of foundation, but they have someone behind them!

It is said that the Gu family in Baisha County is just a branch, which was separated from the Gu family in Chishui Prefecture a few decades ago.

Relying on this relationship, even if Gu Jianming is really stupid and dumb, there are still many people willing to play with him.

And this Gu Zhubu seems to be very interested in Chu Zhou, especially in the secret technique. He keeps asking about this aspect, which makes Chu Zhou very annoyed.

Then there is the wealthy Zhao family, that is, the Zhao family where the one-horned ghost caused chaos and took the life of Xuanzhen Laodao.

Last time, although Xuanzhen Laodao was beheaded, the one-horned ghost also disappeared, which is an alternative solution to the problem.

It is worth mentioning that Mr. Zhao of the Zhao family is also one of the most favorable competitors for the position of county magistrate this time.

Then there are several martial arts schools, such as the Sky Eagle Martial Arts School, the Wu Family Martial Arts School, the Black Lion Martial Arts School, the Spirit Bird Martial Arts School, etc.

These martial arts schools are all peers of the Iron Spear Martial Arts School. Although their strengths vary, the masters of the martial arts schools are at least at the level of bone training, and they are more or less connected to larger sects.

When a group of martial artists gather together, there are not so many twists and turns. After meeting, they shake hands without thinking about anything and take a peek at the strengths of martial arts.

As long as the strength is reached, they have the right to speak; if the strength is not reached, there is nothing worth their respect.

In this regard, Chu Zhou is of course no problem. With his perfect body tempering, he dares to fight even if he faces a martial arts master.

There is actually nothing to say about these.

After shaking hands, the masters of each school exchanged, performed martial arts, talked about the martial arts of each school, and talked about the experience of practicing martial arts. Chu Zhou gained a lot and saw many kinds of martial arts techniques.

When it was Chu Zhou's turn, he wanted to promote his own martial arts philosophy, but was interrupted by Wei Jinkui.

Chu Zhou still remembers the look he gave him at that time, as if to say, how dare you say anything?

In any case, after meeting these people, even if they are familiar with the upper class of Baisha City.

First, Wei Jinkui invited these people to a banquet, and then they invited them back. This back and forth, just eating and drinking every day, made Chu Zhou helpless.

He didn't like this kind of socializing, but this is life. Before you have absolute strength that surpasses everyone, you have to learn the ways of the world.

Of course, eating and drinking is one aspect, and negotiating is another.

They are not as particular as the county master, who talks about things at the dinner table.

For example, how many fields the Xue family has, where is it located, which family is close to it, how many shops there are, and how many industries are involved.

For example, which shop is the most profitable, which industry is convenient to get involved in, which street has the most traffic, and which rent can be collected the most expensive, etc.

And, the most important point is the part they care about and the price they have to pay to get it!

There are only so many good things. If you take more, I will take less. We always need to negotiate and compromise.

Therefore, the banquet is also a process of discussion and bargaining, and it is also a precursor to division. Maybe we have to show our muscles and use some tricks.

Chu Zhou was indifferent. As the "head horse" of the county lord, his part was fixed and no one dared to reach out.

However, he also found that in the whole Baisha City, any industry with some money-making potential was held in the hands of these dog tycoons.

Ordinary people, that is, they run some menial jobs, or they have lost a part of their money under the hands of these dog tycoons to make a living.

Even so, there are gangs in almost every street, and they have to scrape a part from them.

In a sense, the life of these low-income people is not easy.

As for Chu Zhou?

He almost became a humble citizen before, but now, he is also one of the 'Big Dogs'.

Oh, that’s okay!

In any case, more than ten days of eating, drinking, socializing, and Wei Jinkui's almost selfless help allowed Chu Zhou to initially integrate into the upper class circle of Baisha City.

At this point, Xuanzhen Temple has its own name in Baisha City.

Chu Zhou, an eighteen-year-old bone-training perfection warrior, the contemporary master of Xuanzhen Temple, and the Chu Xiaodao Priest among everyone, is also well-known in Baisha County.

…

Time, unknowingly, has arrived in March.

All things are revived, vegetation is reborn, buds are sprouting from the branches, and the wind blowing in the air brings a bit of warmth.

At this time, a new tomb was built next to the old Taoist Xuanzhen's grave. The tombstone was engraved with the word "Dong Bo", but no one knew what his original name was.

In front of the tombstone, three animal sacrifices were arranged neatly, including fruits and cakes, and there were also two bottles of good wine, which Chu Zhou sprinkled in front of the tomb.

Xu Cheng, Yi Huai and Fan Tiehu stepped forward one by one, kowtowed and saluted with solemn expressions.

The concierge Dong Bo had already been buried long ago, but Chu Zhou never came to pay homage. He was just waiting for today, for the Xue family to be destroyed, and for the centuries-old family to be destroyed, before he felt worthy enough to come here.

Standing in front of the grave, Chu Zhou was silent and stood quietly for a long time before saying: "There are already two graves here, and I don't want more to be added in the future.

Therefore, if you mess around in the arena in the future, you should be careful! "

"I understand, Senior Brother!"*3

"Then let's go, there is still a ceremony waiting for us at Xuanzhen Temple!"

…

The renovation and expansion of Xuanzhen Temple took more than a month, cost nearly five hundred taels of silver, and employed a team of fifty craftsmen. It was finally completed.

The new Xuanzhen view, not to mention how majestic and majestic it is, also occupies a deep and quiet place.

At the end of Yuchi Road, between the mountains, there is an archway suddenly visible. It is made of pure stone. It is not very grand. Only in front of the archway, two stone lions look majestic.

After passing the archway, there is a brand new bluestone road. All the way up, after walking a hundred or ten steps, you arrive at the vermilion gate of Xuanzhen Temple.

After entering the gate and passing through the front yard, you arrive at the front hall of Xuanzhen Temple. There are three characters written on the plaque - Lingguan Hall.

What is enshrined is a nine-foot-tall, mighty and fierce god with a red face, one eye on his forehead, three round eyes, serrated fangs, an angry beard, wearing armor and holding a whip.

It is the head of the Lingguan, Wang Lingguan.

There are clay sculptures and stone sculptures on the surrounding murals, with different shapes, all showing powerful postures, holding swords, guns, swords and halberds.

There are eighteen in total, eighteen strong men under Wang Lingguan.

After passing the front hall and entering the atrium, you will see an incense burner as tall as a person. It is said that Taoist Xuanzhen spent a lot of money and used a lot of iron for this incense burner.

Opposite the incense burner is the main hall of Xuanzhen Temple, which is also the main deity enshrined, Emperor Xuanwu.

This one, also known as the Dangmo Tianzun, is the Northern Xuanwu Emperor. He has two generals, turtle and snake, who are best at purging demons from the world.

Xuanzhen Temple is really not big. There are only two so-called main halls, and there are only two gods worshiped.

Further back, there is the residence of Chu Zhou and the others. There are houses lined up in a row, as well as a kitchen, a canteen, a hut, and a stable. It can be regarded as the backyard of Xuanzhen Temple.

Then, at Chu Zhou's request, another yard was added, that is, a large area was leveled out behind the residence.

I built a loft, cultivated flower beds, transplanted a big tree to provide shade in the summer, and then built several houses.

When there are no conditions, that's it. Chu Zhou can't ask for too much, but when there are conditions, he is not willing to treat himself badly.

Therefore, these houses use a lot of "black technology", such as building a fire pit, setting aside a small room specifically for bathing, and building a heated medicine pool.

There is no way, just soak it for two hours. If it is not heated, the medicinal effect will not be evaporated. The most important thing is that it is too cold in winter.

Chu Zhou was deeply touched by this.

In addition, there is another room, which was decorated by Chu Zhou in the style of an ancestral hall, called the Patriarch Hall.

The portrait and tablet of Master Xuanzhen have been brought in, and three pillars of fragrance every day are indispensable.

However, only Chu Zhou knew that the incense was not for Xuan Zhen, but for the ghost in the wooden sign in the incense burner.

At this time, in the Patriarch Hall, under the memorial tablet, Chu Zhou was sitting upright and said calmly: "Let's get started!"

On the side, Fan Zhong, Xu Cheng, Yi Huai and Fan Tiehu stood on the left, also with solemn faces. On the right, there were only two people - Wei Jinkui and Wei Fangjie and his son.

After hearing Chu Zhou's words, Fan Zhong immediately shouted: "Kneel down and serve tea!"

Wei Fangjie looked reluctant, but was pushed by his father and walked out.

He held the tea cup, knelt down, raised the tea cup high, and said loudly: "Master, please drink tea!"

Chu Zhou took it, took a sip, and said: "Today, I, Chu Zhou, accept a disciple on behalf of my master, and accept Wei Fangjie of the Wei family into the lintel of Xuanzhen Temple. I hope you can practice martial arts diligently and progress bravely and diligently."

"Okay, get up!"

"Well, call someone first..."

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