Xuanxia

Chapter 247: Jianghu Grand Gathering
The sky was getting dark and the wind and rain were not stopping.

The tea shop's awning was leaking more and more seriously, and the tea in the bowls on the table became weaker and weaker.

Seeing that the rain showed no sign of stopping, Fu Qingzhou and Tang Jiao had no choice but to rush to Luoyi in the rain.

But sometimes God just likes to play tricks on people. When they arrived in Luoyi, covered in dust and rain, the rain stopped.

"It's sad."

Fu Qingzhou wrung the water from his sleeves and sighed, "It's almost dark now. I don't know if I can find a good room in the big inn. Otherwise, there won't even be a place to take a hot bath."

"Why do we have to go to the inn?" Tang Jiao asked curiously while cleaning her long hair that was wet from the rain, "Why don't we go directly to the Wulin League?"

"No, I'm afraid...I'll have to drink again."

Fu Qingzhou smiled bitterly and said, "I've drunk enough rain water today."

Tang Jiao giggled: "It's only a matter of time."

"Anyway, it's not tonight... let's delay it as long as possible." Fu Qingzhou shook his head vigorously.

After the rain stopped, Luoyi Street gradually became lively.

Lanterns were lit one by one and stalls were set up one by one.

But at this time, the majority of people on the street were not the ordinary people strolling around, but the wanderers.

It is only half a month away from the Mid-Autumn Festival. Whether it is the young heroes holding the Qianlong Tie, the spectators who want to come and watch the excitement, or some legendary martial arts alliances invited to be the judges of this conference... most of them have already arrived here one after another.

Unless there are special circumstances and no one is going to make it in time, no one would choose to arrive just a few days before the conference. It would be so tiring to attend the conference before you have recovered your physical strength.

As for those who come to watch the fun, with so many people from the martial arts world gathered together, countless things can happen every day. If you want to eat the melon, you have to eat the whole thing. It’s more lively if you come early!
In this way, it is understandable why there are so few people on the streets.

If it were you, and you went downstairs one day and looked around... you would see the streets full of tattooed men carrying machetes and iron bars, and you wouldn't be able to go shopping properly.

But these gangsters don’t just walk around the streets carrying swords...their behavior is no different from that of tourists.

They looked for local delicacies and purchased special products everywhere. Some educated people even recited a few poems at historical sites. Some young brothers and sisters with red faces held hands and squeezed in the crowd, just like students who had fallen in love prematurely in high school.

Fu Qingzhou and Tang Jiao had no interest in shopping, so they went into the largest inn on the street in the rain.

The reason for choosing this place is simple: it looks ridiculously expensive.

Most of the people in the martial arts world travel all over the country and have many places to spend money. Few people would be willing to stay in this kind of inn, so the rooms here are probably occupied.

Fu Qingzhou and his friends are different. Not only do they have some money on hand, but if they really can't make it, they can still ask Wulin League to sign the contract~
When we entered the inn, we found the lobby quite lively. At first glance, it was full of people from the martial arts world who were drinking from big bowls and eating meat with big mouthfuls. A big inn in the central block of a big city was made to look like the Dragon Gate Inn in the frontier.

The two of them walked through the bustling lobby and came to the counter. Fu Qingzhou bought a silver ingot without saying a word.

"Boss, do you have any rooms for upper rooms? Open two."

The shopkeeper picked up the silver ingot, weighed it in his hand, and immediately his eyes were full of crow's feet. Then he swept his eyes over Fu Qingzhou, and fixed his eyes on Tang Jiao behind him, and his smile became meaningful.

"Understood, sir."

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Of course there is one in the upper room, but there is only one."

Fu Qingzhou: “?”

Tang Jiao was startled, then she blushed and lowered her head.

"What do you know?" Fu Qingzhou was speechless: "You can have two of these!"

"May I have it?"

The shopkeeper was startled, then he clapped his hands and laughed, "Yes, yes, yes, of course! We have two rooms, but one of them is already occupied."

Fu Qingzhou was furious: "I want two!"

"Just two rooms?" The shopkeeper blinked, leaned close to Fu Qingzhou's ear, and whispered, "But young man, you're paying for one room."

Fu Qingzhou narrowed his eyes: "You are a profiteer, right? I saw the price on the sign behind you. I gave you the price of two rooms, and there is still extra!"

"Yup!"

The shopkeeper laughed wickedly and said, "If you don't want to get a room, why would you give me these extra things?"

Fu Qingzhou almost spit blood on the shopkeeper's face.

He snatched the silver ingot back, stretched out his hand and broke off a corner of it, and threw the rest back: "Two!"

The obscene smile on the shopkeeper's face gradually disappeared. After weighing the broken silver ingot again, he curled his lips in boredom and said, "Take the guests to the upper rooms!" Soon a waiter came with an apologetic smile to lead the way. Fu Qingzhou shook his head and followed closely.

"Big brother..."

Tang Jiao followed him and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by what you just said? Why was there only one room at the beginning, and then there were two?"

Fu Qingzhou waved his hands repeatedly: "Little girl, don't ask this!"

After the two of them entered their rooms, the waiter who led the way, without them having to say anything, saw that they were all wet from rain and immediately told them that they would be given hot water for a shower soon.

"The Grand Inn is indeed extraordinary. This is a bit like five-star service."

Fu Qingzhou came to the window and looked down.

By this time, the night was deep, the wind and rain had stopped for a long time, and Luoyi City was truly prosperous.

He had been in this world for many years, and the only two cities he had seen that could compare with Luoyi in prosperity were Shudu and Yu'nan. However, these two cities were large cities in Shu, close to mountains and rivers, with undulating terrain. They were exquisite and beautiful, but lacked some grandeur.

Looking from a high place at this time, one can realize how big Luoyi is.

The streets are brightly lit, like winding fire dragons, lighting up every corner of the city. Shops are lined up on both sides of the wide streets, and all kinds of shouting, talking and laughing can be heard one after another.

The night market in the distance was bustling with people, and there were all kinds of snack stalls, acrobatic stalls, antique stalls, etc., attracting a large number of people from all walks of life. The air was filled with the aroma of various foods, which could be smelled even from a distance.

Further away... is the huge headquarters of the Wulin Alliance.

In the night, the faint lights outline the huge outline of the Wulin Alliance headquarters, like a lion crouching on the plains.

"Such a city, hosting such a grand event..."

Fu Qingzhou was a little excited and said with a smile: "Although I laughed at Zhao Hao and said that this was just playing house before, but now that I really came here, I can't help but feel excited."

"That's right. When traveling in the martial arts world, how can we miss the martial arts conference?"

As they were talking, there was a knock on the door - it was the person responsible for carrying the bathtub and hot water.

Several strong men brought in a large wooden basin, along with a screen, and then brought buckets of hot water and poured them into the basin.

After they left, Fu Qingzhou took off his clothes with a smile and got into the bathtub.

"what……"

He sighed comfortably: "Great!"

As he spoke, he cast his eyes towards the jade pendant stacked with his clothes, and in his mind he called out, "Old man, why have you been so quiet during this period?"

"Stop making noise. I'm thinking about something." The smoker said irritably.

Fu Qingzhou: "What are you planning?"

"Hehe, don't ask about the affairs of seniors." The smoker said this to him sarcastically and soon fell silent.

Fu Qingzhou scratched his head, too lazy to care about it, and just took a comfortable bath.

As he was washing, he suddenly felt something was wrong... It seemed like there was someone standing not far from him? !

He turned his head suddenly and saw that there was indeed a figure behind the screen!
When did this person come? ! So quietly!
Fu Qingzhou instantly broke out in a cold sweat, stood up abruptly, and subconsciously reached out for the wave-cutting knife on the pile of clothes.

"take it easy."

At this moment, a low, steady and slightly vicissitudes of life voice was heard, and the figure flashed past the screen and appeared not far from the bathtub.

This was a man who kept himself very clean. He looked to be around fifty or sixty years old, but his skin did not look old at all. He was wearing a plain robe, with his hands behind his back, and his long snow-white hair tied up at his waist. Although he had a beard, the white beard was also very neat and clean.

He looked at Fu Qingzhou and smiled slightly: "Thank you for taking care of Wuying during this period of time."

Fu Qingzhou was startled, then reacted immediately.

"You are... Alliance Leader Jiang?!" he blurted out.

"good."

Jiang Baichuan frowned and nodded lightly.

Fu Qingzhou didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and sat back in the bathtub, hugging himself tightly: "Alliance Master Jiang, I'm taking a bath!"

(End of this chapter)