You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 101 Entering Youzhou (4000 words)
The autumn wind brings coolness and the leaves turn yellow.

The Youzhou Pass is a little far from Xuzhou. On the way, he has to cross several mountains and several long rivers. It took him some time to see stone walls connected to stone walls and soldiers connected to soldiers.

There is an open space behind this checkpoint. At this moment, Zuo Chen is sitting on the back of a donkey and says to the young soldier in front of him:

"Brother Bing, why are there not many people at the Youzhou checkpoint?"

"Young sir, what are you saying? Who are we defending against with so many soldiers here? Are we defending against the refugees coming from Xuzhou?"

The young soldier guarding the gate laughed and poured a bowl of water from the jar beside him and handed it to Zuo Chen:
"King Kang has made Xuzhou uneasy, and so many people are displaced. If we stop them here, wouldn't it be too inhumane? No matter how many refugees there are, our King Wei will accept them! As long as you are willing to work, you will not starve to death in our Youzhou!"

Zuo Chen drank half a bowl of water and handed the remaining half to Caiyi. After hearing what the young soldier said, his eyebrows raised slightly.

When he arrived at the border of Youzhou just now, Zuo Chen found that the defense here was indeed very lax, much worse than that of Qingzhou.

There are less than a hundred soldiers in the entire pass. There is a small village far away, which should be the logistics support for these soldiers.

When Zuo Chen came to pass the checkpoint, these soldiers first came up to check whether there was anything dangerous in the truck. After finding that he and Caiyi were indeed clean and did not look like bad people, they became very enthusiastic.

They even invited the two of them to rest here.

Apart from anything else, the level of enthusiasm far exceeds that of Qingzhou.

Zuo Chen even felt like he had entered a fellow villager's home and was being treated.

"With such a loose defense, aren't you afraid that King Kang will send troops over?" Zuo Chen asked doubtfully.

"Hahaha, young sir, please stop joking with us!" Unexpectedly, the soldier burst into laughter after hearing Zuo Chen's words:

"Everyone knows that our King Wei has eight thousand cavalrymen, and his elite soldiers are all experts in their own fields. The army and the people are united, and the generals are powerful. No one in the world can be a match for King Wei.

"Now our King Wei is not moving because he still cares about the friendship between relatives and is unwilling to use cavalry to attack the younger generation. If King Kang really doesn't have eyes to send troops over and angers King Wei, I'm afraid that within seven days, King Kang will be tied up and thrown to Kyoto to be punished!"

Then he looked at Zuo Chen and Cai Yi and asked curiously:

"You two are from Xuzhou, and I don't think you are starving. Aren't you here to escape?"

The time was still short and the soldiers had not received many detailed information, so they thought Xuzhou remained in its original state.

"Really not. Xuzhou didn't suffer such a big disaster." Zuo Chen smiled but didn't reveal too much about Xuzhou: "King Wei is really a good man."

"That's right!" The young soldier really no longer cared about Xuzhou: "The world is so chaotic now. I dare say that even Kyoto cannot compare to the peace and tranquility of Youzhou! If King Wei and Immortal Liu were here, the people would be able to live a good life!"

Caiyi, who was returning the bowl beside her, became excited after hearing the word "Great Immortal" and said, "Great Immortal Liu? There is such a person in Youzhou? Who is this master?"

"You two are really from other places and know nothing about the affairs of Youzhou." The young soldier seemed to like showing off what happened in Youzhou. He simply set out a large bench, sat on it and planned to talk to the two men.

The old soldier behind him glanced at him but didn't stop him. He just wiped his weapon and tapped the dent on the armor with a hammer to flatten it.

I guess what happened with Liu Daxian is not some secret that cannot be told to others.

"Liu Daxian is a close friend of our King Wei. It is said that he was originally a mountain god. He is very powerful! He can reach the sky to pick stars and dive into the sea to catch the moon. He is at the level of a land god. He used to live on Qiubai Mountain in Dabeitou and lived a god-like life.

"Later, the world was in chaos. King Wei was worried about the people of Youzhou. He heard about Liu Daxian's story and went to Qiubai Mountain to have a secret talk with Liu Daxian for three days. After three days, King Wei and Liu Daxian came down the mountain. Daxian officially became King Wei's guest of honor and helped King Wei to benefit the world.

"Go to any city, town, or even village in Youzhou now and ask a few people who are good at speaking. They will tell you: 'Youzhou has two saints who are enough to pacify the world.'"

Zuo Chen nodded, understanding.

After resting for half an hour, the donkey cart continued to carry the two men towards the depths of Youzhou. The soldier guarding the pass also gave them a map with the locations of several major cities in Youzhou specially marked on it.

The car was shaking on the road. Zuo Chen held up the map and showed it to the donkey. After making sure the donkey understood it, he let the donkey drive automatically while he chatted with Caiyi:
"I heard from the soldiers that this King Wei is quite good."

"Not necessarily." Caiyi shook her head while teasing the boy and the girl. "It's always said in Qingzhou that Prince Shou is a great good man, but in fact, he has done a lot of things in private. A bad river breeds evil people, and anyone who has been in the underworld knows it!"

When saying this, Caiyi showed a disgusted expression on her face, as if she had seen some of Prince Shou's annoying actions before.

Prince Shou attached great importance to his own reputation and even had a group of scholars under him who wrote tabloids specifically for him.

However, if the tabloids hadn't covered up what Prince Shou did in private...

I’m afraid his reputation won’t be much better than King Kang’s.

As for what kind of person King Wei actually is, we will have to visit him in person to find out.

And there is that Immortal Liu.

Zuo Chen still remembered Liu Laizi saying that the princes had a fairy in their homes. If King Kang didn't have one, then the one he should be talking about was King Wei.

After learning that his foundation building was different from the usual foundation building, Zuo Chen did not expect that this Immortal Liu would have any exquisite methods of cultivating immortals. But from the description, the other party was indeed a capable person. He would like to meet him when the time comes. If he is indeed a good person, he would make a cup of tea and have a good discussion on Taoism.

The wheels creaked as Caiyi was flipping through her little notebook, which was filled with what Zuo Chen had said, reviewing what she had learned and learning new things.

Zuo Chen counted the number of times the wheel turned, looked at the distance he had just walked, and calculated the speed.

Estimating that it would take some time to reach a nearby county and there was nothing to do on the way, Zuo Chen took out the ice stone and played with it in his hand.

He rubbed this thing between his fingertips twice, and a hint of coolness passed into Zuo Chen's palm. If he held this thing in the summer, it should be quite comfortable.

Then Zuo Chen found that the two little kids, Golden Boy and Jade Girl, came up to him, lay on Zuo Chen’s wrist, and stared at the stone curiously.

He wanted to reach out and touch it, but he didn't dare, so he could only stare at Zuo Chen.

He burst out laughing and said, "You two should be careful. It's very cold. Don't get frozen."

Put the small stone next to the golden boy and jade girl.

Jintong blinked his big eyes, stretched out his finger and touched the stone.

His golden little finger touched the deep blue ice jade. The next moment, the entire stone turned from iron stone into a cold current and flowed directly into the body of the golden boy!
Jin Tong staggered to his feet as if he was full and drunk, turned around in Zuo Chen's palm, and sat down on it.

A faint blue light also appeared on his golden body, and wisps of cold air flowed out from his body.

Jintong showed a satisfied smile on his face and then shrank his body.

Fell asleep.

"Huh?" I'm afraid Zuo Chen was also slightly stunned by the scene in front of him.

Can both of them absorb this stuff?
After using his spiritual energy to sense it a little, he discovered that there was indeed a pure cold current in Jintong's body. If used properly, it could turn into a north wind in December and cover the ground with snow.

After getting the Golden Boy and Jade Girl, Zuo Chen did think about letting the two little kids practice to make them stronger. However, he tried to teach them several times, but the two little kids seemed not to understand. Often when Zuo Chen said the third sentence, they would either turn their heads to the left or right or fall asleep.

Zuo Chen gave up after trying twice. But he didn't expect that these two kids could actually strengthen themselves by swallowing treasures.

After witnessing everything, the jade girl next to him grabbed Zuo Chen's thumb, began to shake it coquettishly, pointing at Jin Tong with an expression that said "get one for me too".

Zuo Chen rubbed the girl's head with his index finger and could only promise helplessly: "If I come across a ball of innate fire in the future, I will take it off for you."

After receiving this promise, the Jade Girl nodded with satisfaction, then squatted beside the Golden Boy and began to sing a lullaby.

The interaction between the two little ones was quite interesting. Zuo Chen just smiled and didn't care which little stone he lost.

It is also a good thing that the Golden Boy and Jade Girl can improve their cultivation. At least in the future, if there are any chores and Caiyi is too busy, these two little ones can handle them.

I just don’t know where to find the flame that I promised to the Jade Girl.

……

"Hiss? Where did you come from? Is this still Xuzhou?"

When the young man riding the white horse saw the revitalized Xuzhou, he was a little confused about where he was for a moment.

He received the order from King Wei and set out from Youzhou to handle miscellaneous matters near Youzhou and Xuzhou. At that time, he saw that the situation in Xuzhou was too chaotic, so he came in and took a look, thinking about saving as many people as he could.

After going around in a circle, he led several families to Youzhou, and then put his own peach pit on it to protect the ghosts in the city.

Now that I have finished my work, I am thinking of going back to that ghost town to take a look.

I didn’t expect that when I entered Xuzhou again, I found that the place had changed completely!

The mountains and rivers are beautiful now, and it is breathtaking. Where is the desolate look from before?
The young man was not shocked for long before he came to his senses.

I guess some expert appeared in Xuzhou and dealt with the shit-pot-like Wu Xiangwang.

What about ghost towns?

Wouldn't he have been eliminated as well?
Thinking of this, the young man rode his horse towards the direction of the falling mountain. His white horse was also a divine horse, and it completed the journey that would have taken a long time in just a few days.

When he arrived near Luoshan, he found that the entire city had disappeared.

Before the young man could come to his senses, he saw a peach tree on the flat ground where the mountain was supposed to fall.

This peach tree is basking in the sun. The warm sun falls on the peach tree, and the light passes through the leaves and falls on the ground, turning into pieces of lazy gold.

The young man only took one look at the peach tree and realized:
Isn’t this my peach pit?
It actually grew out!
He spent so many years, consulted so many famous experts, and studied day and night with his master, but in the end he was unable to grow the peach pit into a peach tree.

The result is now?

What kind of ability is this?

Although he was shocked, the young man's face showed an expression of wild joy.

"Great! It's grown!"

In great joy, the young man cheered, flew off the white horse and ran towards the peach tree.

The white horse seemed to be accustomed to its master's sudden startles. After walking around twice, it began to eat grass.

The young man's behavior scared the little peach tree!
The little peach tree originally saw that the young man did not have any evil spirit and was considering whether to open the door to the mountain for him. But when it saw the other party rushing towards it, it was so frightened that it swung its two branches and hit the young man.

Like a little girl swinging her fist with her eyes closed.

But the young man did not stop even after being whipped. Instead, he started laughing:
"Very energetic! Very energetic! That's a good thing!"

He was hit several times and grimaced in pain, but he still smiled.

It even scared the tree so much that it trembled!

This... is this the pervert that the Taoist priest told me to be careful of before he left?

"Stop hitting! Lady Peach Tree, stop hitting! This is a good man, this is a good man!"

Finally, a familiar voice helped the young man out of the predicament. When he looked up, he found that the old man from the city was standing next to the peach tree and persuaded him to stay calm.

The peach tree then stopped moving, but it was still hiding timidly behind the old man, looking just like a little girl who had seen a villain.

After pacifying the peach tree, the old man came to the young man with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Old man, long time no see. Which immortal helped the peach tree to bloom these branches?" The young man's eyes were shining and he kept rubbing his hands, looking eager to try.

The old man wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead with his hand.

This reaction was not what he had imagined.

"Please go into the city first. This is a long story."

……

After walking for a whole day, I took in all the scenery of Youzhou.

It is autumn now, and the wind is refreshing but also a little cold. Unlike Xuzhou, Youzhou has many mountains.

Some are steep and towering, some are rugged and rocky, some are like surging waves, and some are like sharp cones, all of which have a vast momentum.

Some of the peaks are high enough to have a pure white line painted on the top, while the color below is not green but light red and yellowish, as if it was painted by the setting sun as black as ink, or as if the mountain was wearing old clothes and the color had been worn off.

Suddenly the wind blew and a light rain fell. Thick fog gradually rose on the road. Zuo Chen drove the donkey cart to find a place to shelter from the rain.

I found a tea stall on the side of the road. After entering, I discovered that many travelers were resting there, some were chopping wood, some were on their way, and some were scholars.

After Zuo Chen arrived here, he found that there were too many people, especially a group of woodcutters who seemed to have been waiting here for a long time, with anxiety on their faces.

He glanced sideways at the thick fog outside.

It seemed like a strange shadow was moving in the fog.

His brows moved slightly, and he understood.

No wonder.

There is something in this fog!

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